measurement

forms:
measurement
measurements (plural)

etymology_text: measure + -ment

ety-suffix

measure

ment

expansion: measure + -ment

glosses: Measurement is the act of measuring something.

glosses: Measurement is the amount of something which is found by measuring it.

text: The measurement of flour you need is four cups.

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


face

forms:
face
faces (plural)

pos: noun

text: His face was red with embarrassment.

text: He made a face at the bitter medicine.

text: A dodecahedron has twelve faces.

enpr: fās

ipa: /feɪs/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


face

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If x faces y, the front of x is pointing in the direction of y.

text: Please face me when I speak to you.

text: The store faces the bank.

text: It's hard to face the fact that his wife is gone.

text: You have to face the bully.

verb

fac

e


kind

forms:
kind
kinds (plural)

text: Bread is a kind of food.

enpr: /kīnd/

ipa: /kaɪnd/

sampa: /kaInd/


kind

forms:
kind (positive)
kinder (comparative)
kindest (superlative)

pos: adj

text: I admired them for being so kind, helping me when no one else would.

adj

kind

kinder

kindest


happy

forms:
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)
happy (positive)
more happy (comparative)
most happy (superlative)

glosses: When you feel happy, you feel good, usually because something nice has happened.

text: He was happy.

glosses: A happy situation or event makes people happy.

text: It's such a happy day when we can be together again.

text: It was a happy chance that they met there.

ipa: /ˈhæpi/

ipa: /ˈhæpiː/

hyphenation: hap‧py

happy

happier

happiest

more: true


knowledge

forms:
knowledge
knowledges (plural)

text: He shared his knowledge with you.

ipa: /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/

sampa: /"nQlIdZ/

hyphenation: knowl‧edge


thing

forms:
thing
things (plural)

text: She sent her things to New York.

enpr: thĭng

ipa: /θɪŋ/


things

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

text: I packed my things.

ipa: /θɪŋz/

noun

thing


plough

forms:
plough
ploughs (plural)

glosses: A plough is a tool used to cut ground before planting.

text: He took the plough out of the shed.

ipa: /plaʊ/


plough

forms:
plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)

text: He will plough the field by sundown.


plow

forms:
plow
plows (plural)

glosses: A plow is a tool used to cut ground before planting.

text: An old plow was stuck in the field.


plow

forms:
plow (canonical)
plows (third-person singular)
plowed (past)
plowed (past participle)
plowing (present participle)

text: Aaron plowed the field in the spring.


knee

forms:
knee
knees (plural)

glosses: Part of the leg between the thigh and the shin.

text: I hurt my knee in football.

enpr: nē

ipa: /niː/


knee

forms:
knee (canonical)
knees (third-person singular)
kneed (past)
kneed (past participle)
kneeing (present participle)

glosses: To hit someone or something with the knee.

text: He kneed me in the leg.

verb

knee

knees

kneed

kneed

kneeing


opinion

forms:
opinion
opinions (plural)

glosses: An opinion is a personal idea, a person’s thoughts on a topic.

text: You gave your opinion of the case.

ipa: /əˈpɪnjən/

hyphenation: o‧pin‧ion


start

forms:
start
starts (plural)

glosses: The beginning of something in place or time.

text: We went back to the start.

text: I surprised him and he gave a start.

text: She gave him quite a start.

ipa: /stɑːt/

enpr: stärt

ipa: /stɑrt/

audio: en-uk-to start.ogg


start

forms:
start (canonical)
starts (third-person singular)
started (past)
started (past participle)
starting (present participle)

glosses: To begin; to do something for the first time.

text: They started the race in first place.

text: I will start the car.

text: When I touched his arm, he started.


gray

forms:
gray
grays (plural)

glosses: One of the colors people can see. It is halfway between black and white.

text: I like the darker color of gray.

text: They look out into the gray.

enpr: grā

ipa: /ɡreɪ/

sampa: /greI/


gray

forms:
gray (positive)
grayer (comparative)
grayest (superlative)

text: That is a gray whale.

adj

gray

grayer

grayest


gray

forms:
gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)

text: My hair is starting to gray.


grey

forms:
grey
greys (plural)

text: I like the darker color of grey.

text: They look out into the grey.


grey

forms:
grey (positive)
greyer (comparative)
greyest (superlative)

text: That is a grey whale.

grey

greyer

greyest


grey

forms:
grey (canonical)
greys (third-person singular)
greyed (past)
greyed (past participle)
greying (present participle)

text: My hair is starting to grey.


heliocentric

forms: heliocentric (positive)

text: Copernicus' model of the universe was heliocentric.

enpr: hē'lē-ō-sĕnʹtrĭk

ipa: /ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk/

ipa: /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntrɪk/


awake

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

text: It was 1:00 AM and Gerard was still awake.

ipa: /ə'weɪk/


awake

forms:
awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

text: She awoke with the dawn.

glosses: If something awakes a feeling, it makes it happen.

text: He awoke their resentment.

awake

awakes

awoke

awoken

awaking


daughter

forms:
daughter
daughters (plural)

glosses: A daughter is a female child of someone.

text: I am her father and she is my daughter.

enpr: dô'tər

ipa: /ˈdɔːtə(r)/


keep

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

glosses: When you keep something for someone, you make something safe.

text: I will keep your money for you.

glosses: When you keep something, you do not give it back.

text: Keep the change.

glosses: When you keep safe, happy, quiet, etc, you stay that way.

text: Keep quiet.

enpr: kēp

ipa: /kiːp/

keep

keeps

kept

kept

keeping


keep

forms:
keep
keeps (plural)

glosses: A keep is a special safe area of a castle.

text: The king lived in the keep during the battle.


jewel

forms:
jewel
jewels (plural)

text: Mary keeps her jewels in a safe.

ipa: /ˈʤuːəl/

ipa: /dʒuɬ/


army

forms:
army
armies (plural)

glosses: The people and organisation, normally in a government, which fights wars.

text: The army fought in Iraq.

text: He joined the army when he was 19.

glosses: A large number of people working towards the same thing.

text: It took an army of people to build that bridge.

hyphenation: ar‧my

noun

army

armies


bridge

forms:
bridge
bridges (plural)

glosses: Anything which avoids something which blocks a path, usually water, by going over the top of it.

text: The Golden Gate Bridge connects the two sides of California.

text: The bridge let cars go over the road, to avoid the traffic.

ipa: /brɪdʒ/

audio: en-uk-a bridge.ogg


bridge

forms:
bridge (canonical)
bridges (third-person singular)
bridged (past)
bridged (past participle)
bridging (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

verb

bridg


vessel

forms:
vessel
vessels (plural)

text: She poured the milk into another vessel.

text: It was the best vessel in the water.


say

forms:
say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)

glosses: When you say something, you share it in words.

text: He says he is hungry.

text: "Do you know this song?" Mr. Akello said.

enpr: sā

ipa: /seɪ/

sampa: /seI/

say

says

said

said

saying


able

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

glosses: If someone is able to do something, they can do it.

text: I'm busy tomorrow, so I won't be able to see you.

glosses: If a person is able, the person is good or skillful at what he does.

text: She is an able teacher.

ipa: /eɪbl/

sampa: /eIbl/

adj

able

abler

ablest


this

forms: this

pos: det

glosses: You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you.

text: This trip was a great idea.

text: Which book is yours, this one or that one?

glosses: The thing indicated without mentioning the noun.

text: This is my hand.

glosses: You use this in stories, jokes etc to introduce a person or thing into the story.

text: So this guy walks up to me and asked if I have any fish.

ipa: /ðɪs/

sampa: /DIs/


iron

forms:
iron
irons (plural)

glosses: An element with the symbol Fe and the atomic number 26.

text: A way to melt iron at very high temperatures to make steel was developed in Sri Lanka in 300 BC.

text: About 20% of women have low levels of iron in their blood.

text: An object that has iron in it is attracted to magnets.

text: That door is made of iron.

glosses: A tool which uses heat to remove wrinkles from cloth.

text: She used the iron on her skirt.

ipa: /ˈaɪən/

ipa: /ˈaɪɚn/

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


iron

forms:
iron (canonical)
irons (third-person singular)
ironed (past)
ironed (past participle)
ironing (present participle)

text: He irons his shirts.


kiss

forms:
kiss
kisses (plural)

glosses: The act of placing your lips on something, usually to show love or affection.

text: She gave him a long kiss on the lips.

glosses: A cone-shaped piece of chocolate made by Hershey.

text: I will give you a chocolate kiss.

enpr: kĭs

ipa: /kɪs/

sampa: /kIs/

noun

kiss

kisses


kiss

forms:
kiss (canonical)
kisses (third-person singular)
kissed (past)
kissed (past participle)
kissing (present participle)

glosses: To place your lips on something to show love or affection.

text: The man and the woman kissed each other.

text: His car kissed the bumper of the car in front of him.

verb

es


knot

forms:
knot
knots (plural)

text: He put a knot in the rope.

enpr: nŏt

ipa: /nɒt/

sampa: /nQt/

homophones: not naught nought


knot

forms:
knot (canonical)
knots (third-person singular)
knotted (past)
knotted (past participle)
knotting (present participle)

glosses: To create a tied place in a cord or rope.

text: They knotted the ends of the rope together.

knot

t


leg

forms:
leg
legs (plural)

glosses: Your legs are the two long parts of your body that you move to walk, or a similar body part on an animal.

text: I lost a leg in the war.

text: The footballer broke a leg during the game.

text: The bus stopped and everybody went out to stretch their legs.

glosses: A leg is part of a piece of furniture, such as a table, on which the furniture stands.

text: I can see an ant crawling up the leg of the table.

text: The band had to cancel the German leg of their European tour.

ipa: /lɛg/


man

forms:
man
men (plural)

text: He was a young man with blue eyes.

text: Two men waited at the bus stop.

text: The old man smiled at the child.

text: Four men carried the heavy box upstairs.

text: Man landed on the Moon in 1969.

text: Early man painted pictures on cave walls.

text: Has man changed the climate of the Earth?

text: Do you think man will live on Mars one day?

ipa: /mæn/

noun

man

men


man

forms: man

pos: intj

glosses: You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.

text: Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!


man

forms:
man (canonical)
mans (third-person singular)
manned (past)
manned (past participle)
manning (present participle)

glosses: If something is manned, it has people to look after it.

text: The ship was manned with a small crew.

glosses: If you man something, you take up position to operate it.

text: Man the machine guns!

verb

n


addition

forms:
addition
additions (plural)

glosses: The part of arithmetic where numbers are added together.

text: He learned addition quickly.

text: An example of addition is 2+2=4.

text: The addition of 5 more topics will make the meeting very long and boring.

text: He put an addition on the house.

ipa: /əˈdɪʃən/


about

forms: about

pos: prep

glosses: You use about to say what subject something is related to.

text: Let's not talk about her problems.

glosses: If something moves about, it moves in many directions.

text: He walked about the place, looking everywhere.

glosses: Having to do with, concerning, regarding.

text: I will talk about dogs.

text: They're about the same.

text: We're here just about every week.

text: About two years ago, I started skiing.

ipa: /ə'baʊ̯t/


about

forms: about (positive)

glosses: If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon.

text: Please be seated. We're about to begin.


across

forms: across

text: I walked across the bridge.

text: I can see him across the street.

text: The bridge is across the stream.

enpr: ə-krŏs

ipa: /əˈkrɒs/

enpr: ə-krôs

ipa: /əˈkrɔs/


cut

forms:
cut (canonical)
cuts (third-person singular)
cut (past)
cut (past participle)
cutting (present participle)

glosses: If you make something shorter or divide it in pieces, you cut it.

text: Jared cut the meat using his knife and fork.

text: In the lumber mill, the logs are then cut into boards.

text: I cut my hand.

text: They cut the electricity.

text: The film was cut by ten minutes.

glosses: If you remove something to put it somewhere else, you cut it.

text: Ben cut the text from the Word document and pasted it into another.

glosses: If the picture changes from one scene to another, the scene cuts to another.

ipa: /kʌt/

sampa: /"kVt/

cut

cuts

cut

cut

cutting


cut

forms:
cut
cuts (plural)

glosses: A scratch, opening in the skin or a surface.

text: She had a cut on her arm.

text: There was a cut in prices.

glosses: A small piece removed by cutting is a cut.

text: I will take a cut of beef.


fact

forms:
fact
facts (plural)

glosses: A fact is a piece of information that is true.

text: That is not just my idea, it is a fact.

text: He collects little-known facts.

ipa: /fækt/

sampa: /f{kt/


idea

forms:
idea
ideas (plural)

text: It was a good idea.

glosses: An idea is something abstract (not concrete).

text: Love is just an idea.

glosses: An idea is a way to see something, a view.

text: He changed her ideas on religion.

ipa: /aɪˈdɪə/

ipa: /aɪˈdiːə/


insect

forms:
insect
insects (plural)

glosses: A type of small animal with an external skeleton and six legs.

text: I killed a large insect in the bathroom.

text: Crickets, ants, ladybugs, and flies are insects.

text: The mayor thought of her as a mere insect.

ipa: /ˈɪnsɛkt/

hyphenation: in‧sect


ink

forms:
ink
inks (plural)

glosses: Ink is a tint, often black, used to write.

text: The ink on the paper has dried.

enpr: ĭngk

ipa: /ɪŋk/

ipa: /iŋk/


ink

forms:
ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

glosses: If someone inks something, they make a mark or write using ink.

text: He inked his name.

glosses: If someone inks things like a pen, they fill with ink.

text: She inks her pen.


important

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

text: That is an important point.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/

ipa: /ɪmˈpɔrtənt/


ill

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

glosses: Sick, not well. If you are ill, you have bad health, you might have a disease.

text: One boy died and the other is seriously ill in the hospital.

glosses: If you are ill you are angry or disturbed.

text: You are making me ill with your attacks.

ipa: /ɪl/


ill

forms:
ill (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


ill

forms:
ill
ills (plural)


wrong

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

glosses: If something is wrong, it is not right. If something is wrong it may be incorrect, not true, or bad.

text: That answer is wrong.

text: "2 + 2 = 5" is wrong.

text: What you did was wrong.

ipa: /rɒŋ/

ipa: /rɔŋ/


wrong

forms:
wrong (canonical)
wrongs (third-person singular)
wronged (past)
wronged (past participle)
wronging (present participle)

glosses: If you wrong someone, you do something that hurts a person.

text: He wrongs you by his actions.


wrong

forms:
wrong
wrongs (plural)

text: They accused him of wrongs against humanity.


sail

forms:
sail
sails (plural)

glosses: A sail is a large piece of fabric (cloth) to catch wind, used on a boat or a ship.

text: They folded the sail.

ipa: /seɪl/


sail

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

glosses: If you sail, you move by catching the wind, usually by ship on water.

text: They sail around the world every year in their boat.

glosses: If you sail, you travel on a boat or ship.

text: We sailed across the Atlantic to reach Spain.

text: We sailed the ship to the east of the island.


very

glosses: Much; quite. Using very makes the adjective or adverb stronger.

text: He was very young.

ipa: /ˈvɛrɪ/

sampa: /"vEr\ɪ/

ipa: /ˈvɛri/

sampa: /"vEr\i/


very

forms: very (positive)

text: It was the very boy who helped me.

text: This man is the very one for the job.


join

forms:
join (canonical)
joins (third-person singular)
joined (past)
joined (past participle)
joining (present participle)

glosses: If someone joins two or more things, they bring them together.

text: Their lives were joined.

text: They joined hands.

glosses: If someone joins someone else, they do something together.

text: I will join you on your walk.

text: Hey, James! Come and join in. We're having fun.

glosses: If someone joins a club, school, etc. they become a member.

text: Would you like to join our club?

glosses: If someone joins two or more things, they make a connection between them.

text: The new building is joined to the school by a short hallway.

ipa: /ˈdʒɔɪn/

sampa: /"dZOIn/


kick

forms:
kick
kicks (plural)

text: I gave the door a kick.

text: I get a kick out of talking to her.

ipa: /ˈkɪk/


kick

forms:
kick (canonical)
kicks (third-person singular)
kicked (past)
kicked (past participle)
kicking (present participle)

glosses: If you kick someone or something, you attack or hit it with your foot.

text: She kicked the door down.

text: She was kicked in the face.


journey

forms:
journey
journeys (plural)

text: Timothy left on a long journey.

ipa: /ˈdʒɜː(r)ni/

audio: en-uk-a journey.ogg


journey

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: If you journey to somewhere, you travel there.

text: We journeyed from town to town.


jump

forms:
jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)

glosses: If you jump, you leave the ground completely.

text: He jumped for joy.

text: She jumped to her death from the bridge.

text: The children jumped the water to get to the other side.

glosses: If you jump something, you make it leave the ground.

text: He loved jumping his bicycle.

glosses: If you jump, you move suddenly because you are surprised.

text: I scared her and she jumped.

glosses: If you jumpstart a car, you use the battery power from another car.

text: We used his car to jump ours.

enpr: jŭmp

ipa: /dʒʌmp/

sampa: /dZVmp/


jump

forms:
jump
jumps (plural)

glosses: A jump is a movement from the ground to the air.

text: She took a run before the big jump over the water.

text: He went off the jump at full speed.

glosses: A jump is a jolt or shock used to start a car.

text: He used his car to give me a jump.

glosses: A jump is a sudden movement of surprise.

text: It seems I surprised her, because she gave a little jump.


quality

forms:
quality
qualities (plural)

text: This cloth is full of quality.

glosses: Quality is how good something is, as opposed to how much of something there is.

text: The meat was of poor quality.

glosses: A quality is something about a person or thing, like intelligence, beauty or transparency.

text: Being truthful is his best quality.

hyphenation: qual‧i‧ty

noun

qualities


quality

text: Here is a quality computer.


narrow

forms:
narrow (positive)
narrower (comparative)
narrowest (superlative)

glosses: If something is narrow, it is not wide; it is thin.

text: The bridge was narrow.

text: She has a narrow waist.

text: He has a narrow knowledge of math.

ipa: /ˈnæroʊ/

ipa: /ˈnærəʊ/

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

adj

narrow

narrower

narrowest


narrow

forms:
narrow (canonical)
narrows (third-person singular)
narrowed (past)
narrowed (past participle)
narrowing (present participle)

glosses: If something is narrowed, it becomes thinner; it becomes narrower.

text: He narrowed his eyes in anger.

text: The road narrows near the lake.


value

forms:
value
values (plural)

glosses: Something's value is how good or important it is; how much money someone will exchange a thing for; an amount of money.

text: The value for me of this food is $100.

text: Human life has very much value.

glosses: Your values are your ideas about which things are good.

text: He has strong values.


value

forms:
value (canonical)
values (third-person singular)
valued (past)
valued (past participle)
valuing (present participle)

glosses: If you value someone or something, you think that they are good and you don't want to lose them.

text: I value your help.

glosses: If you value something judge how good or important it is.

text: They valued it at $600.

verb

valu

e


question

forms:
question
questions (plural)

glosses: Something someone says to have someone else say an answer.

text: The question is: "How much money do we have?"

text: It was a question of right and wrong.

ipa: /ˈkwɛsʧən/

hyphenation: que‧stion


question

forms:
question (canonical)
questions (third-person singular)
questioned (past)
questioned (past participle)
questioning (present participle)

glosses: To say questions to someone; to ask someone questions.

text: She questioned him fully.

glosses: To have an idea that something may be true or may not be true.

text: They questioned whether he was right .


verse

forms:
verse
verses (plural)

glosses: Words that use rhythm and good sounds, like the words of a song but with no music.

text: It was a book of verse.

text: That is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse sixteen.

ipa: /ˈvɝs/

ipa: /ˈvɜːs/


verse

forms:
verse (canonical)
verses (third-person singular)
versed (past)
versed (past participle)
versing (present participle)

glosses: If you verse, then you study a subject in depth.

text: He has become well versed in the classics.

vers


new

forms:
new (positive)
newer (comparative)
newest (superlative)

text: They had a new car.

text: In 1900, the idea was very new.

glosses: If somebody is new, they are not experienced.

text: They hired a new worker.

ipa: /njuː/

ipa: /nuː/

homophones: gnu knew nu

adj

new

newer

newest


quick

forms:
quick (positive)
quicker (comparative)
quickest (superlative)

glosses: Using very little time; moving far in little time.

text: You are able to run very quickly.

text: I will wash quickly.

text: He learns quickly.

ipa: /kwɪk/

quick

quicker

quickest


quick

forms:
quick (positive)
quicker (comparative)
Superlativequickest

text: He finished quick.


quite

forms:
quite (positive)
Superlative–

text: The dog was quite little.

text: She was quite good to me.

text: The evening was quite dark and I saw a small frog jump across the road.

enpr: kwīt

ipa: /kwaɪt/

sampa: /kwaIt/


quite

forms: quite

text: "Is the answer correct?" "Quite!"


billion

forms: billion

glosses: ordinal billionth) The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage).

text: In 2006, China had about 1.3 billion people.

ipa: /ˈbɪljən/


billion

forms:
billion
billions (plural)

text: Billions of dollars have been spent on the war in Iraq.


trillion

forms: trillion

glosses: (US, modern British and Australian, short scale) Trillion refers to the number 1,000,000,000,000 (10¹²)

text: There are about one trillion (10¹²) bacteria on the surface of the human body.

glosses: (older British and Australian, long scale) The number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10¹⁸).

text: There are about one trillion (10¹⁸) insects on Earth.

enpr: trĭl'yən

ipa: /ˈtrɪljən/


trillion

forms:
trillion
trillions (plural)

glosses: (US, modern British and Australian, short scale) The number 1,000,000,000,000

text: In the United States, one million millions is a trillion.

glosses: (older British and Australian, long scale) The number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000.

text: In the long scale, one million millions is a billion. One million billions is a trillion.

text: A British trillion used to be one million American trillions, but they are mostly the same now.


sugar

forms:
sugar
sugars (plural)

glosses: Sugar is a small white powder. It looks like salt, but it tastes sweet. Some people put it in tea.

text: This cookie recipe says you should use two cups of sugar, but I think that will be too sweet. One cup is enough.

ipa: /ˈʃʊgə/

enpr: sho͝ogʹər

ipa: /ˈʃʊgɚ/


sugar

forms:
sugar (canonical)
sugars (third-person singular)
sugared (past)
sugared (past participle)
sugaring (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


profit

forms:
profit
profits (plural)

glosses: A profit is money made that is over the total amount spent on the thing being sold.

enpr: prŏfʹit

ipa: /ˈprɒfɪt/

ipa: /ˈprɑfɪt/

hyphenation: prof‧it


profit

forms:
profit (canonical)
profits (third-person singular)
profited (past)
profited (past participle)
profiting (present participle)

glosses: If someone profits from something, they benefit from it; they gain from it.


bad

forms:
bad (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

text: The man who killed his wife was very bad.

text: Skipping school is a bad thing to do.

text: Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt.

text: Could things get any worse than this?

text: This is the worst time I've had all year!

ipa: /bæd/

ipa: /bæːd/

ipa: /bɛd/

bad

worse

worst


door

forms:
door
doors (plural)

glosses: A piece of a wall that can be opened (leaving a hole in the wall to walk through) or closed (covering the hole). Some doors are on hinges; others slide.

text: Please open the door for him. His hands are full.

enpr: dô

ipa: /dɔː/

enpr: dôr

ipa: /dɔːr/


down

forms: down

text: What goes up on earth must fall down.

glosses: Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.

text: I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

ipa: /daʊ̯n/

sampa: /daUn/


down

forms:
down
downs (plural)

glosses: Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.

text: That pillow is full of down.


down

forms:
down (canonical)
downs (third-person singular)
downed (past)
downed (past participle)
downing (present participle)

glosses: If you down a liquid, normally an alcoholic drink, it means you drink it very quickly.

text: Harry downed a glass of beer in five seconds.


price

forms:
price
prices (plural)

glosses: The amount of money you need to pay to buy something.

text: The price of this book is ten dollars.

enpr: prīs

ipa: /praɪs/

sampa: /praIs/


price

forms:
price (canonical)
prices (third-person singular)
priced (past)
priced (past participle)
pricing (present participle)

verb

pric


spell

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

text: C, A and T spell cat.

glosses: To say or write all the letters that make up a word, in the right order.

text: Jack says: "Spell cat for me, Jill."

text: Jill says: "C-A-T."

glosses: To spell all the words in a language correctly.

text: Jack says: I thought cat was spelled K-A-T.

text: Jill says: That is because you cannot spell very well.

enpr: spĕl

ipa: /spɛl/

sampa: /spEl/

spell

spells

spelt

spelt

spelling


spell

forms:
spell
spells (plural)

text: He stayed in his house for quite a spell.

text: We've had a bad spell of weather.

glosses: Words supposed to have a magical power, or the effect they are supposed to have.

text: He cast a spell on us.

text: The witch cast an evil spell on the princess.


weather

forms: weather

glosses: The weather in a place is the air temperature, the number of clouds, and the amount of wind and rain or snow.

text: The weather conditions at the airport are bad. I don't think the plane will be able to fly.

text: The radio says the hot summer weather is going to continue for a few more days.

ipa: /ˈwɛðɚ/

hyphenation: weath‧er


weather

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

glosses: To weather is to be changed by the effects of sun, wind, ice or rain.

text: The old house had weathered badly.


rain

forms:
rain
rains (plural)

glosses: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky.

text: I do not like going outside in the rain.

enpr: rān

ipa: /reɪn/

sampa: /reIn/

homophones: reign rein


rain

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

glosses: If it is raining, water is falling from the sky.


tax

forms:
tax
taxes (plural)

text: The city is raising taxes again.

enpr: tăks

ipa: /tæks/

noun

taxes


tax

forms:
tax (canonical)
taxes (third-person singular)
taxed (past)
taxed (past participle)
taxing (present participle)

glosses: If you tax someone, you make them pay a tax.

text: Some people say governments tax poor people too much.

glosses: If an activity is taxing, it causes difficulty or makes you tired.

verb

tax


city

forms:
city
cities (plural)

glosses: A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.

text: Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.

text: There's too much crime in this city.

glosses: The city is the government that has power over a city.

text: A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.

text: The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.

text: The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.

glosses: The city is the people who live in the city.

text: The city is afraid of the change.

ipa: /ˈsɪti/

sampa: /"sIti/

noun

city

cities


car

forms:
car
cars (plural)

glosses: A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine.

text: I just drive around in my car all day.

text: The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street.

text: Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident.

text: Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car.

text: We flew into Miami and got a rental car.

text: Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt.

text: Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable.

text: They stopped us at a red light and stole our car.

text: Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house.

text: I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car.

text: The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW.

text: Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years?

text: When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes.

text: Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats.

glosses: A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away.

ipa: /ˈkɑː/

audio: en-uk-a car.ogg


building

forms:
building
buildings (plural)

glosses: A building consists of walls, a foundation and a roof that together close in some space.

text: I work in the Chrysler Building.

ipa: /ˈbɪldɪŋ/

hyphenation: build‧ing


building

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

text: He is building a skyscraper.

build

builds

built

built

building


home

forms:
home
homes (plural)

glosses: Where a person lives. Usually, where people keep their things that they are not carrying, and where they sleep.

enpr: hōm

ipa: /həʊm/

ipa: /hoʊm/

sampa: /hoUm/


home

forms: home

glosses: If you go home, you go to the place where you live.

text: He brought the money straight home to his mother.

glosses: If you are home, you are in the place where you live.

text: I'm home all evening, so give me a call.


verb

forms:
verb
verbs (plural)

glosses: A verb is a kind of word that usually tells about an action or a state and is the head of a sentence. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense. See verb examples.

text: In the sentence My father works on a farm, the verb is works.

ipa: /vɜː(r)b/


verb

forms:
verb (canonical)
verbs (third-person singular)
verbed (past)
verbed (past participle)
verbing (present participle)

glosses: To verb a word is to turn it into a verb.

text: The word "access" used to just be a noun, but then it got verbed.


farm

forms:
farm
farms (plural)

glosses: A piece of land where people work growing plants and animals. Usually, a farm makes food for its owners to eat or sell.

text: We grow cows and apples on our farm.

glosses: A farm is a group of coordinated servers.

text: A server farm.

enpr: färm

ipa: /fɑːrm/

ipa: /fɑːm/


farm

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

glosses: To grow plants or animals on a piece of land.

text: My father farms on a large parcel of land for a living.

glosses: If you farm in an online game, you engage in repetitive activity for a particular item.


food

forms:
food
foods (plural)

glosses: Food is what people and animals eat for nutrition or pleasure when they are hungry.

text: We grow our own food.

text: He eats many foods from other lands.

text: I'm going to get the children some food from the restaurant because they're hungry.

enpr: /fo͞od/

ipa: /fuːd/


father

forms:
father
fathers (plural)

glosses: The father of a person is the man who is one of that person's parents.

text: The father of Bill Smith IV is Bill Smith III.

enpr: fäthə

enpr: fäthər

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


father

forms:
father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)

glosses: To have children (only applies to males)

text: He fathered six children in six years.


fertile

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

glosses: Fertile land is land on which crops can grow well.

text: That field is fertile.

glosses: A fertile person, animal, or plant is one that can produce children or offspring.

text: The average fertile female cat gives birth once or twice a year.

glosses: If someone has a fertile imagination, brain, or mind, they create a lot of interesting new ideas.

ipa: /ˈfɜːtaɪl/

ipa: /ˈfɝːtəl/

ipa: /ˈfɝːtaɪl/


crop

forms:
crop
crops (plural)

text: Our farm's crops are corn, apples and potatoes.

enpr: krŏp

ipa: /krɒp/

sampa: /krQp/

enpr: kräp

ipa: /krɑp/

sampa: /krAp/


crop

forms:
crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)

text: I cropped the picture to a size of 4 centimetres by 5 centimetres.

glosses: To cut off the top of something, often a plant.

verb

crop

p


available

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

glosses: If something is available, it exists and you can use it.

text: We can't answer the question with the available information.

text: These forms are available from the local office.

hyphenation: a‧vail‧a‧ble


financial

forms: financial (positive)

etymology_text: finance + -ial

ety-suffix

finance

ial

expansion: finance + -ial

glosses: A financial problem, issue, activity or other thing is about money or business.

text: Our sales are down and we have serious financial problems.

text: The government is giving financial help to people buying houses.

ipa: /faɪˈnænʃəl/


process

forms:
process
processes (plural)

glosses: A process is a series of steps that you take for a particular purpose.

text: Let us look at the factors considered during the formal decision-making process.

glosses: A process is an outward extension of bone from a larger bone or piece of tissue.

text: The xiphoid process is located beneath your sternum.

ipa: /'prəʊsɛs/

ipa: /'prɑsɛs/

hyphenation: proc‧ess

noun

processes


process

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

glosses: If you process something, you change it from its natural state into something that's ready to use.

text: The oil companies process much of the crude oil into gasoline.

text: The processed sugar is now completely white.

text: There's too much information. I can't process all of it right now.

ipa: /prɒˈsɛs/

verb

process

es


individual

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

glosses: An individual person or thing is looked at separately from others.

text: This office assists whole families rather than individual family members.

glosses: An individual right, need, etc. belongs to one person, not to a group.

text: The government should protect not only individual rights but also group values.

ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/


individual

forms:
individual
individuals (plural)

glosses: An individual is a single person, looked at separately from others.

text: One of the most difficult parts of growing up is learning to form your own ideas--to become an individual.

text: A country must balance the rights of individuals with the rights of groups.

ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/


assist

forms:
assist (canonical)
assists (third-person singular)
assisted (past)
assisted (past participle)
assisting (present participle)

text: She assisted the doctor.

text: Nurses are available to assist the healing process.

ipa: /əˈsɪst/

hyphenation: as‧sist


assist

forms:
assist
assists (plural)

glosses: In basketball and some other sports, a pass to another player to let him or her score.

text: He had eight assists in that game.


assistance

forms:
assistance
assistances (plural)

glosses: If you give someone or something assistance, you give help or support.

text: The company may also provide financial assistance to single mothers.


family

forms:
family
families (plural)

glosses: A family is a group of people with a blood or marriage relation.

text: My parents and my two brothers are my family.

glosses: A language family is a group of languages that is believed to have came from the same language.

text: The Indo-European language family is a family of languages spoken by 3 billion people.

ipa: /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/

ipa: /ˈfæm(ə)li/

ipa: /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/

hyphenation: fa‧mi‧ly; fam‧ily

noun

family

families


sixth

forms: sixth (positive)

glosses: The sixth thing is the one that is number six (6) in order.

text: He ran in the marathon and came in sixth.

ipa: /sɪksθ/

sampa: /sIksT/

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


sixth

forms:
sixth
sixths (plural)

glosses: A sixth is one of six equal parts of one whole.

text: He gave me a sixth of his orange.


sector

forms:
sector
sectors (plural)

glosses: A sector is a part or division of an area, especially part of the economy.

text: Service sector jobs, such as restaurant jobs, are often low paying.

text: The government is placing a large number of private businesses in the public sector.

text: I am going to go patrol the south sector.

enpr: sĕk'tər

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


specific

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

glosses: If you talk about a specific idea, person, group, or thing, you mean that it is different from or more interesting than other things like it; you might also mean that you know exactly which one you are talking about.

text: The interviewer uses a checklist to make sure that specific areas are covered.

glosses: If something is specific, it is detailed, clear, and limited.

text: Last time, he was happy to do anything, but feels this time he has to be more specific.

text: First I will talk about farming in general, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.

hyphenation: spe‧cif‧ic


principle

forms:
principle
principles (plural)

glosses: Principles are personal rules that tell you what is right and wrong.

text: It goes against my principles to ignore her.

text: One principle I follow is not to have regret.

glosses: A principle is the general idea that explains or supports something.

text: The basic principle of his chair is that the knees should be below the hips.

text: Police must not accept money because it could affect their judgement. The same principle applies if gifts, etc, are offered.

ipa: /ˈprɪnsɪpəl/

hyphenation: prin‧ci‧ple


estimate

forms:
estimate
estimates (plural)

glosses: An estimate is a judgement of a size, value, amount, cost, etc., which is based on incomplete information.

text: British Telecom will give you an estimate of the cost before doing any work.

ipa: /ˈɛstɨmɨt/

hyphenation: es‧ti‧mate


estimate

forms:
estimate (canonical)
estimates (third-person singular)
estimated (past)
estimated (past participle)
estimating (present participle)

glosses: If you estimate the number, size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something, you guess based on incomplete information.

text: It's difficult to estimate how long it will take to get to London because we don't know how bad the traffic will be.

ipa: /ˈɛstɨˌmeɪ̪t/

verb

estimat


variable

forms:
variable
variables (plural)

glosses: A variable is something that may not always be the same.

text: In life insurance, sex is an important variable because men generally die younger than women.

glosses: A variable is something used in mathematics for an unknown value.

text: In "x = 1 + 2 +...n = ((1 + n) × n)÷2", x is the variable.

glosses: A variable is something used in computer programming languages that stores data, such as a number or words.


variable

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

glosses: If something is variable, it changes often.

text: The temperature in the area is highly variable.

glosses: If a group is variable, there are big differences between things in the group.

text: The expected height of children in 3rd grade is variable.


method

forms:
method
methods (plural)

glosses: If you use a method to achieve a goal, then you use a planned process.

text: It is quite simple to use the method described in Section 7.2 to find the solution.

text: My preferred method for contacting friends overseas is on the Internet.

ipa: /'mɛθəd/

hyphenation: meth‧od


brother

forms:
brother
brothers (plural)

glosses: Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents.

text: Two sisters and their brother played in the park yesterday

enpr: brŭth'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈbrʌðə(r)/


all

forms: all

glosses: All of something is 100% of it, or the entire amount.

text: Well, you could stay in bed all day on Friday. And I could take the kids to school.

text: You know, you can't see all of the moon.

text: "There was a problem." "Yes, I know all about it."

text: No! You did it all wrong.

text: Can you tell me all this tomorrow?

text: I think we all know we have to change.

text: The shirt is almost all white.

text: Is that all you can do?

glosses: All of some things is 100% of them, or every one.

text: And then you can go and tell all your friends about it.

text: Not all of them are as wealthy as you imagine.

ipa: /ɔːl/


all

glosses: If you give your all or put your all into something, you make the maximum effort possible.

text: He puts his all into every game.

noun

all


money

forms:
money
moneys or monies (plural)

glosses: Money is the coins or notes that are used to pay for things.

glosses: Money is a tool that is used to pay for goods or services.

text: You don't want to spend your money on an ice cream. You can buy something else.

ipa: /ˈmʌni/

sampa: /"mVni/

ipa: [ˈmʌn.i], [mʌn̩iː]

monies


data

forms:
data or datum
data (plural)

glosses: Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc.

text: A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.

enpr: dā'tə

ipa: /ˈdeɪtə/

enpr: dă'tə

ipa: /ˈdætə/

enpr: dä'tə

ipa: /ˈdɑːtə/

data

datum

data


absolutely

etymology_text: absolute + -ly

ety-suffix

absolute

ly

expansion: absolute + -ly

glosses: If something is absolutely true, correct, etc., it's 100% so.

text: I agree. You're absolutely right.

text: I'm not absolutely sure, but I think it's OK.

glosses: If something is absolutely beautiful, brilliant, etc., it's very much so.

text: "It was wonderful," Martha said. "Absolutely wonderful! The best!"

glosses: You say there is absolutely nothing, to emphasise that there is nothing.

text: I have absolutely no idea why he said that.

hyphenation: ab‧so‧lute‧ly


doubt

forms:
doubt
doubts (plural)

glosses: A doubt is a question or uncertainty about something.

text: His mind was full of doubts about the phishing website.

enpr: dout

ipa: /daʊt/

sampa: /daUt/


doubt

forms:
doubt (canonical)
doubts (third-person singular)
doubted (past)
doubted (past participle)
doubting (present participle)

glosses: If you doubt someone or something, you do not believe them completely.

text: The girl I met at the pub said she would call me, but I doubt she really will.


art

forms:
art
arts (plural)

glosses: An art is a skill that produces works of creative expression and can be mastered through study and practice. Arts are often contrasted with sciences.

text: Painting, music and writing are arts.

text: She has making baskets down to an art.

glosses: Art is creation by means of an art. Common examples of art are paintings and photographs, but songs and even buildings can be art, too.

text: The gallery has many pieces of art.

ipa: /ɑːt/


cold

forms:
cold (positive)
colder (comparative)
coldest (superlative)

glosses: If something is cold, it is low in temperature.

text: The wind made her hands cold.

text: It's going to be very cold today so wear a jacket.

text: She's always so friendly to everyone, but she's really cold to him.

glosses: If you have cold feet, you are nervous about something you planned to and you feel like not doing it.

text: I almost took the new job, but in the end I got cold feet.

glosses: If you give someone the cold shoulder, you ignore them or you are unfriendly towards them.

glosses: If you stop cold, you stop very suddenly.

glosses: If you are out cold, you are unconscious.

glosses: A cold light or colour is a one, often with some blue, that makes you feel cold or empty.

glosses: If you do something cold, you do it without any preparation.

glosses: Cold cash is coins and bills, not promises to pay.

glosses: If something leaves you cold, it doesn't interest you at all.

glosses: If someone's or something's trail is cold, you can't find them because they have been missing for too long.

ipa: /kəʊld/

enpr: kōld

ipa: /koʊld/

sampa: /koUld/

adj

cold

colder

coldest


cold

forms:
cold
colds (plural)

glosses: A mild sickness. It gives your trouble with your nose and throat.

text: He has a cold, so he stayed in bed, kept warm, and took some medicine.


cook

forms:
cook (canonical)
cooks (third-person singular)
cooked (past)
cooked (past participle)
cooking (present participle)

text: Darren will cook dinner today.

ipa: /kʊk/

audio: en-uk-to cook.ogg


cook

forms:
cook
cooks (plural)

text: Emily is a cook.


current

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

glosses: Something that is current is up to date.

text: This news is current.

text: We bought our home 20 years ago, but we wouldn't be able to buy it at current prices.

ipa: /ˈkʌrɛnt/

ipa: /ˈkɝrɛnt/


current

forms:
current
currents (plural)

text: There is a strong current in that water.

text: It has a current of nine amperes.


same

forms: same (positive)

glosses: Two things are the same if the two things have one size, and one shape, and one color, etc.

text: Sometimes we wear the same shirt.

glosses: The one that was talked about before. A thing is the same thing if there are not two things, there is only one.

text: That man there is the same man I saw yesterday.

ipa: /seɪm/

sampa: /seIm/


secretary

forms:
secretary
secretaries (plural)

glosses: A secretary is a person who works in an office, helping with typing letters, filing, and other simple tasks.

text: I will ask my secretary to write to them.

enpr: sĕk'rətĕrē

noun

secretaries


safe

forms:
safe (positive)
safer (comparative)
safest (superlative)

glosses: If something is safe, it is not in danger.

text: I feel safe when I am at home.

ipa: /seɪf/

sampa: /seIf/

adj

safe

safer

safest


safe

forms:
safe
safes (plural)

glosses: A safe is a metal box, often locked with a combination lock, for guarding valuable things.

text: She put her jewelry in the safe.


ship

forms:
ship
ships (plural)

text: We sailed by ship from England to Italy.

enpr: shĭp

ipa: /ʃɪp/

sampa: /SIp/

audio: en-uk-a ship.ogg


ship

forms:
ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)

text: They will ship the package by mail.

verb

ship


skin

forms:
skin
skins (plural)

text: Her skin is soft.

glosses: The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable; a peel.

text: He ate the onion, but not the onion skin.

ipa: /skɪn/

sampa: /skIn/


skin

forms:
skin (canonical)
skins (third-person singular)
skinned (past)
skinned (past participle)
skinning (present participle)

text: He skinned the bear and froze the meat.

skin

n


sneeze

forms:
sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

glosses: If you sneeze, a feeling in your nose makes you suddenly blow air out of your nose and mouth.

text: He sneezed until his nose was red.

text: You'll give everyone your cold coughing and sneezing like that.

ipa: /sniːz/

ipa: /sniz/

sneez

e


sneeze

forms:
sneeze
sneezes (plural)

glosses: A sneeze, is a sudden blowing of air out of your nose and mouth because of a feeling in your nose.

text: She held her finger under her nose to stop a sneeze.


snow

forms:
snow
snows (plural)

glosses: Snow is precipitation (falling water) that is white and frozen.

text: I like to ski on the snow.

glosses: A snow is a time when snow falls from the sky.

text: The snows of winter will soon come.

ipa: /snəʊ/

enpr: snō

ipa: /snoʊ/


snow

forms:
snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)

glosses: If it is snowing, snow is coming down from the sky.

text: It snowed last night and everything is white now.


son

forms:
son
sons (plural)

text: I am his son.

ipa: /sʌn/

sampa: /sVn/


table

forms:
table
tables (plural)

text: He sat at the table to eat.

glosses: A list of information in rows and columns.

text: He looked at the data table.

ipa: /ˈteɪbəl/


table

forms:
table (canonical)
tables (third-person singular)
tabled (past)
tabled (past participle)
tabling (present participle)

text: We will table a new motion.

text: I vote to table discussion.

tabl


early

forms:
early (positive)
earlier (comparative)
earliest (superlative)

glosses: If something is early, it is sooner than expected.

text: It was an early end to the meeting.

glosses: If something is early, it happens in the first part of a time period.

text: He didn't like going to the early classes.

ipa: /ˈɜːli/

ipa: /ˈɝli/

adj

early

earlier

earliest


early

text: He was at the meeting early.

text: She got up early in the morning.


east

forms: east

glosses: The east is a place that is closer to where the sun rises than another place.

text: My parents live in the east.

ipa: /iːst/


east

glosses: One of the four compass directions: 90º clockwise from north. The sun rises in the east.

text: I drove east from Chicago.


edge

forms:
edge
edges (plural)

text: His speed gives him an edge.

ipa: /ɛʤ/

sampa: /EdZ/


edge

forms:
edge (canonical)
edges (third-person singular)
edged (past)
edged (past participle)
edging (present participle)

text: He edged the grass.

text: She edged away from him.

verb

edg


brunette

forms:
brunette
brunettes (plural)

text: My mum has brown hair and I am a brunette too.

ipa: /bruˈnɛt/

ipa: /bruːnɛt/

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

hyphenation: bru‧nette


brunette

forms: brunette (positive)

text: My sister is brunette, but she pretends she is blonde.


brunet

forms:
brunet
brunets (plural)

text: He is a brunet.


brunet

forms: brunet (positive)

glosses: (Of a man or boy) Brown or black-haired.

text: His hair is brown. He is brunet.


woman

forms:
woman
women (plural)

text: My wife is a good woman.

ipa: /ˈwʊmən/

noun

woman

women


worm

forms:
worm
worms (plural)

glosses: A tube-shaped animal with no legs that lives underground, under water, or inside another animal.

text: He found a big worm to use for fishbait.

text: They found a worm in his stomach.

text: Worms must be eating him by now.

text: They found a worm in the tree.

text: Saint George fought the worm with all his strength.

glosses: A worm is a type of dangerous software that can go across networks of computers.

ipa: /wɜːm/

enpr: wûrm

ipa: /wɝm/


worm

forms:
worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)

glosses: To move like a worm; to wriggle in order to move.

text: He wormed along the sand.


window

forms:
window
windows (plural)

glosses: A piece of glass in a wall to let people see through it.

text: He looked out the window.

ipa: /ˈwɪndəʊ/

enpr: wĭnʹdō

ipa: /ˈwɪndoʊ/

sampa: /"wIndoU/


French door

forms:
French door
French doors (plural)

glosses: A French door is a door with a window in it, often used in the plural.

text: He left through the French doors.


title: BE850

redirect: Wiktionary:Basic English alphabetical wordlist

pos: hard-redirect


cup

forms:
cup
cups (plural)

glosses: A cup is deep round container open at the top, normally used to drink out of.

text: I'll bring you another cup of tea.

text: Please pour the water into the cup.

glosses: A cup is a measurement of food or liquid for cooking and baking (about 237 milliliters).

text: Add 2 cups of sugar.

text: There are two cups in a pint.

glosses: A cup is an award for the winner of a sports competition.

ipa: /kʌp/

audio: en-uk-a cup.ogg


cup

forms:
cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

glosses: If you put your hands together in a round bowl-shape, you cup your hands.

text: Jean cupped her hands under the faucet to catch the water.

verb

cup


lie

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lay (past)
lain (past participle)
lying (present participle)

glosses: If you lie down, your head and whole body are at the same level. You lie down when you want to rest or sleep.

text: She lay on the bed and went to sleep.

glosses: If something lies somewhere, it is there and it is not moving.

text: His dirty shirt was lying on the floor and old socks were everywhere.

ipa: /laɪ/

sampa: /laI/

lie

lies

lay

lain

lying


lie

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

glosses: If you lie, you say or write something that you know is not true.

text: "How old are you?" he asked. "Twenty-one," she lied. She was actually eighteen years old. Examples given in the old Webster dictionary says, why do you lie to me vs why do you just lie there. In past tense the word "lier" perceived in the new dictionary does not exist. It has been deleted from context to be depicted as "liar" when in fact they are two different existing words that have two different meanings all together. In example, to be a "lier" is to be a noun in context and to be a "liar" would be as a verb form. One depicts a person or being while the other depicts an action.

lied

lying


lie

forms:
lie
lies (plural)

glosses: Something not true, a falsehood, an untruth.

text: I told a lie.


tomorrow

forms:
tomorrow
tomorrows (plural)

text: Tomorrow is my day off.

text: I'll see you tomorrow evening.

text: I will go to school tomorrow.

text: Tomorrow's meeting should be short.

text: The city of tomorrow will be much cleaner than cities now.

text: Let’s hope for a brighter tomorrow.

ipa: /təˈmɒrəʊ/

ipa: /təˈmɑroʊ/

ipa: /təˈmɔroʊ/


preposition

forms:
preposition
prepositions (plural)

glosses: A preposition is a member of a group of words, or part of speech, that usually show where something happens. Typically a preposition is followed by a noun.

text: In the sentence, "I come from Canada," "from" is a preposition.

enpr: prĕp-ə-zĭsh'ən

ipa: /ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən/


preposition

forms:
preposition (canonical)
prepositions (third-person singular)
prepositioned (past)
prepositioned (past participle)
prepositioning (present participle)

etymology_text: pre- + position

ety-prefix

pre

position

expansion: pre- + position

glosses: If you preposition something, you place it in a location before some event occurs.

ipa: /ˈpriːpəˌzɪʃən/


albatross

forms:
albatross
albatrosses (plural)

glosses: A type of seabird that is usually found in the Southern Ocean and in the North Pacific, with a curved beak and long, thin wings.

text: The albatross flew over the ocean.

glosses: A long amount of time where one is continually worried.

glosses: A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole.

noun

albatross

albatrosses


burden

forms:
burden
burdens (plural)

ipa: /ˈbɜːdn/

ipa: /ˈbɝdn/


burden

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)


heavy

forms:
heavy (positive)
heavier (comparative)
heaviest (superlative)

text: This suitcase is very heavy.

enpr: hev'i

ipa: /ˈhɛvi/

sampa: /"hEvi/

audio: EN-AU ck1 heavy.ogg

adj

heavy

heavier

heaviest


eagle

forms:
eagle
eagles (plural)

text: He saw an eagle perched on top of that tree.

glosses: An old gold coin in the United States worth $10.

text: He showed me his coin collection. He even had an old eagle.

text: I got a birdy and you got an eagle on that last hole.


eagle

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

glosses: If you eagle a golf hole, you score two under par on it.

text: I eagled the last hole with 3 strokes on a par 5.

verb

eagl


shop

forms:
shop
shops (plural)

text: He bought a hat from the shop.

ipa: /ʃɒp/

sampa: /SQp/

enpr: shäp

ipa: /ʃɑp/

sampa: /SAp/


shop

forms:
shop (canonical)
shops (third-person singular)
shopped (past)
shopped (past participle)
shopping (present participle)

glosses: If you shop for something, you look for it in a store because you want to buy it.

text: I need some new shoes, but I've been shopping for them for a week and I can't find any I like.

shop

p


golf

forms: golf

glosses: Golf is a game where a person uses a club to try to hit a ball into a hole with the fewest strokes.

text: He played golf with a friend.

glosses: Golf represents the letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

ipa: /ɡɒlf/

noun

golf


golf

forms:
golf (canonical)
golfs (third-person singular)
golfed (past)
golfed (past participle)
golfing (present participle)

glosses: If you golf, you play a game where a person uses a club to try to hit a ball into a hole with the fewest strokes.


seabird

forms:
seabird
seabirds (plural)

text: The pelican is a seabird.

ipa: /ˈsiːbɜː(r)d/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-The Editor's Apprentice-seabird.wav


sea

forms:
sea
seas (plural)

glosses: A place with a large amount of salt water.

ipa: /si/

homophones: see c


skill

forms:
skill
skills (plural)

glosses: Being able to do something well. Unlike abilities, skills must usually be learned.

text: I go to a class every weekend to help me improve on my writing skills.

ipa: /skɪl/

sampa: /skIl/


heart

forms:
heart
hearts (plural)

text: He has a problem with his heart.

text: You broke my heart.

text: We get to the heart of the problem.

text: He has a lot of heart.

ipa: /hɑːt/

ipa: /hɑrt/

sampa: /hArt/


zebra

forms:
zebra
zebras (plural)

glosses: An animal that somewhat looks like a horse, but has black and white stripes.

text: We saw zebras while we were in Africa.

glosses: By extension, any black and white stripe pattern that looks like a zebra.

text: I want to paint the room with zebra stripes.

ipa: /ˈzɛbrə

ipa: /ˈziːbrə/

hyphenation: ze‧bra


alphabetical order

forms: alphabetical order

glosses: If something is in alphabetical order, it is in the order of the letters of the alphabet.

text: I will put the list in alphabetical order.

alphabetical order


waiting

forms:
wait (canonical)
waits (third-person singular)
waited (past)
waited (past participle)
waiting (present participle)

text: We were tired of waiting for him.

ipa: /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

verb

wait


death

forms:
death
deaths (plural)

text: Death and destruction are a part of war.

text: The Bible teaches that death and suffering came into the world because of Adam's sin.

text: She looked happy, even in death.

text: The death of my wife was hard to accept.

text: She has seen many deaths.

text: My uncle's death made the whole family feel sad.

text: No one knows where a person will go after death.

enpr: dĕth

ipa: /dɛθ/

audio: en-au-to death.ogg


fork

forms:
fork
forks (plural)

glosses: An instrument for eating, with 3 or 4 sharp points called tines, all in the same direction.

text: I ate with my fork.

text: She came to a fork in the road.

glosses: A situation where two or more enemy pieces are in danger from the same piece.

text: He moved his queen and caught me in a fork.

ipa: /fɔːk/

audio: en-uk-a fork.ogg


fork

forms:
fork (canonical)
forks (third-person singular)
forked (past)
forked (past participle)
forking (present participle)

text: The road forks there.

text: He forked food into his mouth.


west

forms: west

glosses: The direction that the sun sets; from north, 90º to the left.

text: He is from the west.

ipa: /wɛst/

sampa: /wEst/


west

glosses: One of the four compass directions: 270º clockwise from north. The sun sets in the west.

text: England is west of France.


identify

forms:
identify (canonical)
identifies (third-person singular)
identified (past)
identified (past participle)
identifying (present participle)

glosses: If you identify something, you say what it is.

text: I showed him the picture and he identified the man as his brother.

text: The management has identified the key areas of concern.

text: The study identified three options.

glosses: If x identifies y, x makes it easy to know what y is.

glosses: If you identify with someone else, you understand and share their feelings.

glosses: If x is identified with y, it is closely connected to it.

hyphenation: i‧den‧ti‧fy

identif

y


back

forms: back

text: He went back behind the stands.

text: I didn't like it, so I sent it back.

text: He went back to the same house.

text: They came back again.

ipa: /ˈbæk/


back

forms:
back
backs (plural)

glosses: The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.

text: I went to the back of the house.

glosses: The back is the rear part of the human body.

text: He had a scar on his back.


back

forms:
back (canonical)
backs (third-person singular)
backed (past)
backed (past participle)
backing (present participle)

text: The Republicans backed the bill.

text: He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.


non-comparable adjective

forms:
non-comparable adjective
non-comparable adjectives (plural)

text: "Iron" is a non-comparable adjective.


less

forms:
little
less (comparative)
least (superlative)

text: He does less of the work than she does.

text: I want less soup.

text: It costs less than $10.

text: As we build new roads, these small ones will become less important.

text: He wore a dark colour that was less likely to be seen.

ipa: /lɛs/

sampa: /lEs/

determiner-comp

little

less

least


less

glosses: If you do x less than y, you do not do x as much as y.

text: I read less than I used to. = "reading now < reading before"

text: He works less than she does.

text: My leg really hurts, but my arm hurts less. = "my arm hurts < my leg hurts"

glosses: If you do something less often, easily, well, etc., you do not do it as often, easily, well, etc.

text: I go out less often than before.

text: He plays piano less than she does.

glosses: If something is less likely, expensive, important, etc., it is not as likely, expensive, important, etc.

text: This book is less expensive than that book. ="the price of this book < the price of that book"

text: You should go out. Studying is less important.


less

forms: less

text: Seven less four is three. (7-4=3)


beach

forms:
beach
beaches (plural)

glosses: A large area of sand (or very small stones), next to an area of water.

text: People sometimes lie on beaches when they are on holiday, to get a suntan.

ipa: /bit͡ʃ/

ipa: /biːt͡ʃ/

noun

beach

beaches


beach

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

glosses: If something is beached, it has run onto a beach or sandbar.

verb

es


trinitrotoluene

glosses: Trinitrotoluene is a yellow explosive material that is made up of crystals that are gotten through a reaction with nitric acid and toluene.


can

forms:
can (present)
could (past)
can't (negative)

glosses: If someone can do something, they are able to do it.

text: Most birds can fly.

text: Can you speak English?

text: I can't see it. It's too small.

text: "Can you come?" "Yes, I think I can."

text: This is a service that anyone can easily afford.

glosses: If someone can do something, they are allowed to do it.

text: You can't smoke here.

text: Can I go now?

glosses: You use can to ask somebody to do something (if you know the person well).

text: Can you open the door for me, please?

text: Can I have the salt, please?

glosses: If something can happen, it is possible.

text: It's so small that it can't be seen.

text: There can't be any difference.

text: Can the plan work?

text: That can't be right.

text: Imagine how bad it can get.

glosses: If someone tells you something can't happen, they think it's not a good idea.

text: You just can't keep smoking.

text: You can't think things are going to get better.

glosses: If something can happen, it happens sometimes.

text: I can get really busy here on weekends.

text: Her classes can be really interesting or really boring.

enpr: kăn

ipa: /kæn/

ipa: /kən/

can

could

can't


can

forms:
can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)

glosses: If someone cans something, they put in a can or jar to keep for a long time.

text: We canned the peas for the winter.

glosses: If someone cans something, they stop working on it.

text: The idea was canned.

glosses: If someone gets canned they have lost their job.

glosses: If you tell someone to can it, you want them to stop talking.

text: Can it, would you? I'm trying to watch TV.


can

forms:
can
cans (plural)

glosses: A can is a metal container, usually for holding food or drink.

text: I drink cola from a can.

text: Spaghetti hoops come in a can.


wash

forms:
wash (canonical)
washes (third-person singular)
washed (past)
washed (past participle)
washing (present participle)

glosses: When you wash something, you clean it with water.

text: I wash my car every day.

ipa: /wɒʃ/

sampa: /wQS/

ipa: /wɑʃ/

sampa: /wAS/

audio: en-uk-to wash.ogg

wash


wash

forms:
wash
washes (plural)

text: He gave the dog a wash.

glosses: The items for washing, before, after, or during the washing.

text: He threw his dirty clothes in the wash.

text: She brought the wash in from the clothesline.

text: The program was a complete wash.

text: His project is a wash.

glosses: With up: to be washed up is to be completely discouraged and burnt out.

text: The Starcraft 2 servers were down and I was all washed up.

noun

washes


trousers

forms: trousers (plural)

glosses: Trousers are clothes worn over the lower body, with two legs.

text: He put on his trousers.

ipa: /ˈtraʊzəz/

ipa: /ˈtraʊzɚz/

hyphenation: trou‧sers


town

forms:
town
towns (plural)

text: She went to a town called Beaverton.

text: People from England call London "town".

ipa: /taʊ̯n/

sampa: /taUn/


thunder

forms: thunder

text: He heard thunder in the distance.

text: The thunder of the train was very loud.

text: The battlefield was full of the thunder of gunfire.

enpr: thŭn'dər


thunder

forms:
thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)

text: The bowling ball thundered down the lane.


thought

forms:
thought
thoughts (plural)

glosses: When you have a thought, you have an idea or concept in your mind.

text: I have a thought about the answer to that problem.

text: I will give your words some thought.

ipa: /θɔːt/

ipa: /θɑt/

sampa: /TAt/


thought

forms:
think (canonical)
thinks (third-person singular)
thought (past)
thought (past participle)
thinking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of think.

text: He thought of his mother.

text: I have thought of everything.

text: She thought that you were gone.

think

thinks

thought

thought

thinking


strong

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: Having big muscles; physically powerful.

text: Arnold is very strong.

glosses: Having a smell or flavor that is easy to notice.

text: She wore strong perfume.

text: The taste of cinnamon was strong in my drink.

glosses: Having a specified number of people or units.

text: The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

enpr: strŏng

ipa: /strɒŋ/

sampa: /strQN/

ipa: /strɑŋ/

sampa: /strAN/

adj

strong

stronger

strongest


strange

forms:
strange (positive)
stranger (comparative)
strangest (superlative)

text: My brother is so strange that he can turn his eyelids inside out.

text: Gerald saw a strange car parked in his driveway.

enpr: strānj

ipa: /streɪndʒ/

sampa: /streIndZ/

strange

stranger

strangest


stiff

forms:
stiff (positive)
stiffer (comparative)
stiffest (superlative)

glosses: If something is stiff, it is not able to be bent.

text: My arm was very stiff this morning after bowling yesterday.

text: The bar is too stiff; I cannot bend it.

ipa: /stɪf/

stiff

stiffer

stiffest


stiff

forms:
stiff
stiffs (plural)

text: She went to the morgue and saw some stiffs.


stiff

forms:
stiff (canonical)
stiffs (third-person singular)
stiffed (past)
stiffed (past participle)
stiffing (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


stick

forms:
stick
sticks (plural)

text: Gerard picked up a stick.

text: He gave her a stick of gum.

enpr: stĭk

ipa: /stɪk/

sampa: /stIk/


stick

forms:
stick (canonical)
sticks (third-person singular)
stuck (past)
stuck (past participle)
sticking (present participle)

text: The food stuck to the pan.

text: You stick your clothes in the dryer.

stick

sticks

stuck

stuck

sticking


spade

forms:
spade
spades (plural)

text: I took my spade to the garden.

text: He had three spades and two hearts.

glosses: Spade is an extremely offensive word for a black person.

ipa: /speɪd/


spade

forms:
spade (canonical)
spades (third-person singular)
spaded (past)
spaded (past participle)
spading (present participle)

text: She will spade the garden.

verb

spad

e


sharp

forms:
sharp (positive)
sharper (comparative)
sharpest (superlative)

text: He has a sharp knife.

text: That girl is sharp.

text: That lemonade is sharp.

text: I would like sharp Cheddar cheese.

ipa: /ʃɑːp/

ipa: /ʃɑrp/

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

adj

sharp

sharper

sharpest


sharp

forms:
sharp
sharps (plural)

glosses: A blade, especially a sword used in fencing, with a sharp tip.

text: Jesse preferred to practice with sharps.

glosses: A sharp is a note that is one half step above the one that is named.

text: The last note that she sang was a D sharp, not a C flat.


run

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

glosses: If you run, you go quickly, with both feet off the ground at one time.

text: I must run.

text: I like to run in the afternoon.

text: The car runs well.

glosses: If you run from someone or something, you try to get away from them.

text: He ran from the cops.

text: He ran the hotel together with his beloved wife.

ipa: /rʌn/

sampa: /r\Vn/

run

runs

ran

run

running


run

forms:
run
runs (plural)

glosses: A trip made by a runner; compare to walk.

text: I’m going for a run.

glosses: A run in baseball is when a batter safely touches home plate.

glosses: A run in cricket is scored when the batsmen run between the two wickets.

glosses: An unbroken course of performances or showings.

text: The musical had a long run on Broadway.


of

forms: of

text: His name was Simon of Cyrene.

text: He wants a piece of that pie.

text: It is a house of cards.

text: Call the office of the school president.

enpr: ŏv

ipa: /ɒv/

sampa: /Qv/

enpr: ŭv

ipa: /ʌv/

sampa: /Vv/

enpr: əv

ipa: /əv/

audio: en-us-piece of cake.ogg


right

forms:
righter (comparative)
rightest (superlative)
right (positive)
more right (comparative)
most right (superlative)

text: You did the right thing.

enpr: rīt

ipa: /ˈraɪt/

homophones: rite wright write

right

righter

rightest


right

forms:
right
rights (plural)

glosses: When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.

text: He takes a right at the library.

text: She made a right turn on Oak Street.

glosses: When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.

text: You have the right to remain silent.

text: Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.

text: Two wrongs don't make a right.


right

forms:
right (canonical)
rights (third-person singular)
righted (past)
righted (past participle)
righting (present participle)

glosses: When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.

text: He righted the boat.

glosses: When you make something right, you correct it.

text: He tried to right a wrong.


right

text: He does it right.

text: I want to talk to you right now.

text: But John, the letter is right there.

text: She turned right.


open

forms:
open (canonical)
opens (third-person singular)
opened (past)
opened (past participle)
opening (present participle)

glosses: To move something to the side to allow entrance.

text: I will open the door for our guests.

text: She opened the store.

enpr: ō'pən

audio: en-uk-to open.ogg


open

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

text: The door was open.

text: The shop is open.

glosses: Available for the public to see and change (of code).

text: This software has open code because it was released under an open-source license.


battery

forms:
battery
batteries (plural)

glosses: A battery is a device for storing or keeping electricity. Batteries are used to power flashlights, laptop computers, cell phones, and many other devices.

text: I put a new battery in the flashlight.

text: I threw away the old, dead battery.

glosses: A battery is a coordinated group of artillery weapons.

glosses: Battery is the act of hitting or striking a person.

text: My brother was sent to jail for assault and battery.

ipa: /ˈbætəri/

hyphenation: bat‧te‧ry

noun

battery

batteries


flashlight

forms:
flashlight
flashlights (plural)

etymology_text: flash + light

compound

flash

light

expansion: flash + light

glosses: A flashlight is a device for making light. Flashlights are usually small and shaped like cylinders. The electricity for the flashlight often comes from a battery.

text: It was getting dark, so he used his flashlight.

ipa: /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/

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


cylinder

forms:
cylinder
cylinders (plural)

glosses: A cylinder is a shape consisting of two circles connected to a tube.

text: Cans, pens, and flashlights are usually shaped like cylinders.

ipa: /ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/

ipa: /ˈsɪləndɚ/


because

forms: because

glosses: You use because to show the reason for something.

text: I bought the book because I wanted to read it.

text: We have to raise our prices because of rising costs.

text: There's no class because it's Sunday.

ipa: /bɪˈkɒz/

sampa: /bI"kQz/

ipa: /bɪˈkəz/


because of

forms: because of

pos: phrase

glosses: You use because of to show the reason for something.

text: There's no class because of the holiday.

text: We couldn't leave the island because of the bad weather.


international

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

etymology_text: inter- + national

ety-prefix

inter

national

expansion: inter- + national

glosses: An international event, situation, idea, etc. includes two or more countries.

text: In soccer news, France beat Japan in international competition.

glosses: An international student is a student from country A studying in country B.

text: The United States has more international students than any other country.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃnəl/

hyphenation: inter‧nation‧al


international

forms:
international
internationals (plural)

glosses: An international is a game or contest between two or more countries.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃnəl/


attention

forms:
attention
attentions (plural)

glosses: If you pay attention to something, you focus your mind on it.

text: Pay attention to me when I'm speaking to you.

text: He waved to draw attention to himself.

text: She couldn't keep her attention on her books.


education

forms:
education
educations (plural)

glosses: Someone gets an education if that person learns something or if somebody teaches that person something, usually at school.

text: More and more people are starting work with a university education.

text: He studied German by himself, but he has no formal education.

ipa: /ɛdjuːkeɪʃn/


abroad

forms: abroad

glosses: If somebody goes abroad, they leave their home country and go to another country.

text: They sent their children to school abroad.

text: He is going abroad to travel in France and Germany.

glosses: If somebody lives abroad, they live in another country.

text: She spent four years abroad before returning to Brazil.

ipa: /əˈbrɔːd/

ipa: /əˈbrɔd/


bicycle

forms:
bicycle
bicycles (plural)

etymology_text: bi- + cycle

bi

cycle

expansion: bi- + cycle

glosses: A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels. You use your legs to make it move.

text: I learned to ride a bicycle when I was six years old.

ipa: /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/

audio: en-uk-a bicycle.ogg

hyphenation: bi‧cy‧cle


bicycle

forms:
bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

verb

bicycl


a lot of

forms: a lot of

glosses: A lot of something, is a large number or a large amount of it.

text: We paid a lot of money for that car.


swim

forms:
swim (canonical)
swims (third-person singular)
swam (past)
swum (past participle)
swimming (present participle)

glosses: If you swim, you move through the water using your arms and legs.

text: Let's go swimming at the beach.

text: I don't like boats because I can't swim.

ipa: /swɪm/

swim

swims

swam

swum

swimming


swim

forms:
swim
swims (plural)

text: We all went for a swim in the lake.


government

forms:
government
governments (plural)

etymology_text: govern + -ment

ety-suffix

govern

ment

expansion: govern + -ment

glosses: A government is a group of people who make the laws and control a country or other place.

text: The local government announced a 5% cut in taxes.

ipa: /ˈgʌvənmənt/

ipa: /ˈɡʌvɚnmənt/

hyphenation: gov‧ern‧ment


formal

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

glosses: If something is formal, it is official and/or public.

text: He studied German on his own, but he has no formal language education.

glosses: Formal behaviour or dress is used in polite situations.

text: Please wear suit and tie because the restaurant is quite formal.

ipa: /ˈfɔrməl/

ipa: /ˈfɔːməl/

hyphenation: for‧mal


pool

forms:
pool
pools (plural)

glosses: A pool is hole that holds water. Usually, it is for people to swim in.

text: Our hotel had a large indoor pool.

ipa: /puːl/

ipa: /pul/

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


pool

forms:
pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

text: Let's pool our money together to buy a gift for Mom.


perfect

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

glosses: Something that is perfect has no mistakes, problems, or damage.

text: She answered him in perfect Japanese.

glosses: Something that is perfect is exactly what was needed or wanted.

text: "Here's the knife." "Oh, yes! Thanks, it's perfect."

text: That's a perfect example of how to start a business.

glosses: In a perfect tense, a verb is used for a situation that is finished before another point in time.

text: I believe that in French the passe compose is equivalent to the present perfect tense in English.

ipa: /ˈpɜːfɪkt/

poses: adjective noun

ipa: /ˈpɝːfɪkt/


perfect

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

glosses: If you perfect something, you fix all its problems or make it as good as possible.

text: Our leaders have perfected the art of sounding good while saying nothing.

ipa: /pəˈfɛkt/

ipa: /pɚˈfɛkt/


perfect

forms:
perfect
perfects (plural)

glosses: The perfect is a verb tense used for a situation that is finished before another point in time.

text: This verb should be in the present perfect.


nice

forms:
nice (positive)
nicer (comparative)
nicest (superlative)

glosses: If something is nice, it's good and people probably like it.

text: I didn't know him, but I hear he was a very nice man.

text: Thank you, sir; have a nice day yourself, sir.

text: It's great. It's much nicer than your old place.

text: Thank you for coming! It was so nice to see you again.

enpr: nīs

ipa: /naɪs/

sampa: /naIs/

adj

nice

nicer

nicest


fun

forms: fun

text: Thanks! I had a lot of fun today. Let's do it again.

glosses: If you do something for fun, you do it because you enjoy it.

text: It's not my job; I just write Wiktionary articles for fun.

ipa: /fʌn/


fun

forms:
more fun (comparative)
most fun (superlative)
fun (positive)
funner (comparative)
funnest (superlative)

glosses: A fun activity, time, person, etc. is enjoyable.

text: I really like soccer. It's such a fun game.

fun

funner

funnest


custom

forms:
custom
customs (plural)

glosses: A custom is an activity that happens traditionally or regularly.

text: Almost everyone there eats rice every day, but there are different local customs about how to cook it.

text: My mother's custom is to have breakfast in the garden with her newspaper.

glosses: A custom is a long-established practice; considered as unwritten law.

text: It was a custom in medieval times a woman could not marry without her parents consent.

ipa: /kʌstəm/


custom

forms: custom (positive)

glosses: A custom piece of clothing or other item is created for a specific person or use.

text: He only wears custom suits, made to fit him perfectly.


correct

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

glosses: Something that is correct has no mistakes.

text: For question #5, only 5 people got the correct answer.

text: When you type, the correct hand position is very important.

ipa: /kəˈrɛkt/


correct

forms:
correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

glosses: When you correct something that is wrong, you make it right.

text: I corrected the mistakes on your test.


especially

etymology_text: especial + -ly

ety-suffix

especial

ly

expansion: especial + -ly

glosses: You use especially to say that something is special, or somehow different from others.

text: Nobody was old, but Paulo was especially young.

text: I like running, especially in the morning when the air is fresh.

text: Japanese cities are famous for their size, especially Tokyo.

ipa: /ɛsˈpɛʃəli/


discussion

forms:
discussion
discussions (plural)

glosses: A discussion happens when two or more people share ideas about something, usually by talking.

text: The company held detailed salary discussions with all employees.

text: There have been ongoing discussions about the new rules.

ipa: /dɪˈskʌʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧cus‧sion


bus

forms:
bus
buses or busses (plural)

glosses: A bus is a vehicle that carries a large number of people on roads.

text: He ran to catch the school bus, which had stopped at a corner to pick up more kids.

text: This bus makes ten stops before arriving at Union Station.

text: I woke up late and missed my bus this morning.

text: Tourists didn't usually ride the local bus.

text: The bus driver took out tickets as we got on at the station.

text: The two young men boarded a crowded city bus to go home.

text: She was the first and only passenger at this bus stop.

text: Round-trip bus fare to and from the ferry terminal was $1.

glosses: A bus is part of a computer; it moves information.

ipa: /ˈbʌs/

sampa: /bVs/

audio: en-uk-a bus.ogg

noun

bus

buses

busses


bus

forms:
buses (third-person singular)
bused (past)
bused (past participle)
busing (present participle)
bus (canonical)
busses (third-person singular)
bussed (past)
bussed (past participle)
bussing (present participle)

glosses: If you bus people somewhere, you take them there on a bus.

text: The children are bused to school every morning.

glosses: If you bus tables, you take away dirty dishes in a restaurant.

verb

es

busses

bussed

bussed

bussing


practise

forms:
practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

glosses: If you practise something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.

text: The class was going to practise writing skills for homework.

text: When I got my first guitar, I practised until my fingers fell off.

enpr: prăkʹtĭs

ipa: /ˈpræktɪs/

sampa: /"pr{ktIs/

practis


practice

forms:
practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

glosses: If you practice something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.

text: The class was going to practice writing skills for homework.

text: When I got my first guitar, I practiced until my fingers fell off.

glosses: If you practice a subject (specially law and medicine), you pursue it as a career.

text: She practiced law for several years.

practic


practice

forms:
practice
practices (plural)

glosses: Practice is an activity you do again and again to improve your ability.

text: I can go to the party because I have soccer practice that night.

text: My driving is getting better, but I still need practice.


clothes

forms: clothes (plural)

glosses: Clothes, such as shirts, pants, socks, etc. are things that people wear on their body to cover it.

text: He took off his clothes and got into the shower.

text: There was no money to buy clothes, so we got our cousins' old shirts and jeans with holes in the knees.

ipa: /kləʊðz/

ipa: /kloʊz/


clothes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of clothe.

ipa: /kloʊðz/

cloth

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


title

forms:
title
titles (plural)

glosses: The title of a book, movie, song, etc. is its name.

text: "I just finished the best book." "Really, what's the title?"

glosses: A title is a word or name that describes a person's job or status.

text: His title was Director of Science Education.

text: The proper title for an unmarried woman is "Miss".

glosses: A title is a legal document that proves you own something.

text: He put the title to his house in a bank for safe keeping.


title

forms:
title (canonical)
titles (third-person singular)
titled (past)
titled (past participle)
titling (present participle)

glosses: To give a title to someone or something.

text: I titled my essay "The History of Japan".

titl

e


informal

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

etymology_text: in- + formal

ety-prefix

in

formal

expansion: in- + formal

glosses: If something is informal, it is friendly and casual; it is not official.

text: Can we get together for some informal talks before the meeting?

text: School is generally quite informal. Many students even call their teacher by their first name.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔrm(ə)l/

hyphenation: in‧for‧mal


advice

forms:
advice
advices (plural)

glosses: If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do.

text: Thanks so much! I took your advice and it really helped me get the job.

text: Excuse me! I'm looking for advice on how to get a loan. Can you help me?

ipa: /ədˈvaɪs/

ipa: /ædˈvaɪs/

hyphenation: ad‧vice


engineering

forms: engineering

glosses: Engineering is a job or a science about designing and building things.

text: She worked for a civil engineering company, that makes portable bridges.


engineering

forms:
engineer (canonical)
engineers (third-person singular)
engineered (past)
engineered (past participle)
engineering (present participle)

verb

engineer


program

forms:
program (canonical)
programs (third-person singular)
programed (past)
programed (past participle)
programing (present participle)

glosses: When you program a computer, you use code to tell the computer what to do.

text: The student can program the computer to calculate all of his statistics.

text: All of the math students know how to program.

ipa: /ˈprəʊɡræm/

enpr: prōʹgrăm'

ipa: /ˈproʊˌɡræm/


program

forms:
program
programs (plural)

glosses: A program is a number of steps that are followed to reach a goal or end.

text: His new exercise program gets more difficult every week.

text: Oxford College has an excellent English language program.

glosses: A program is a guide to a dramatic or theatrical performance.

text: After he entered the theatre, he bought a copy of the program.

glosses: A (television or radio) program is a broadcast.

text: Star Trek is her favorite program.

glosses: A (computer) program is the code that tells a computer what to do.

text: Microsoft Word is one of the most popular programs in the world.

text: The new program has a lot of problems. My computer crashes every time I try to run it.


programme

forms:
programme (canonical)
programmes (third-person singular)
programmed (past)
programmed (past participle)
programming (present participle)

glosses: When you programme a computer, you use code to tell the computer what to do.

text: The student can programme the computer to calculate all of his statistics.

text: All of the math students know how to programme.

programm


programme

forms:
programme
programmes (plural)

glosses: A programme is a number of steps that are followed to reach a goal or end.

text: His new exercise programme gets more difficult every week.

text: Oxford College has an excellent English language programme.

glosses: A programme is a guide to a dramatic or theatrical performance.

text: After he entered the theatre, he bought a copy of the programme.

glosses: A (television or radio) programme is a broadcast.

text: Star Trek is her favourite programme.

glosses: A (computer) programme is the code that tells a computer what to do.

text: Microsoft Word is one of the most popular programmes in the world.

text: The new programme has a lot of problems. My computer crashes every time I try to run it.


loan

forms:
loan
loans (plural)

glosses: A loan is money that you borrow and pay back later. Usually, you take a loan from a bank.

text: We've almost finished paying off our car loan.

text: We can't afford to buy the new TV without taking a loan.

text: I'd like to take out a loan for $5,000.

ipa: /ləʊn/

ipa: /loʊn/


loan

forms:
loan (canonical)
loans (third-person singular)
loaned (past)
loaned (past participle)
loaning (present participle)

glosses: If you loan someone something, you lend it to them.

text: Please loan me your lawn mower.

glosses: Loan in Hollywood studio speak means an actor is under contract to one studio and loaned to another studio to make one of their films.

text: He was loaned to MGM to make MGM's newest movie.


institution

forms:
institution
institutions (plural)

glosses: A custom or practice of a society or community.

text: The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.

glosses: An institution is a large group of people who work together for a specific purpose. Examples include hospitals, universities, and banks.

text: Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are already offering internet services.

ipa: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/

ipa: /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/


culture

forms:
culture
cultures (plural)

glosses: A culture is a common history, set of beliefs, or way of life within a group of people.

text: Rock and roll is a central part of American popular culture.

text: When I moved to China, it took me a long time to start to understand the culture.

ipa: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/

ipa: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/


culture

forms:
culture (canonical)
cultures (third-person singular)
cultured (past)
cultured (past participle)
culturing (present participle)

glosses: If you culture bacteria or cells, you grow them.

cultur


facilities

forms:
facility
facilities (plural)

glosses: The facilities in a building include the equipment, services, or places that are available.

text: How much does it cost an employer to provide childcare facilities?

text: The hotel is cheap, but it still has a lot of facilities for guests.

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

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪdiz/

hyphenation: fa‧cil‧i‧ties

noun

facility

facilities


lecture

forms:
lecture
lectures (plural)

glosses: A lecture is a talk about a specific topic. Usually, it is a planned talk and it often lasts a long time.

text: My teacher is giving a lecture on human rights tonight at the university.

hyphenation: lec‧ture


lecture

forms:
lecture (canonical)
lectures (third-person singular)
lectured (past)
lectured (past participle)
lecturing (present participle)

glosses: If you lecture someone, you teach them something.

verb

lectur


academic

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

glosses: An academic topic, lecture, idea, etc., is one that is connected to education.

text: The academic staff at the college generally don't teach during the summer.

text: There is a lot of political disagreement about it, but there is general academic agreement.

ipa: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

hyphenation: ac‧a‧dem‧ic


academic

forms:
academic
academics (plural)

glosses: An academic is a researcher or university teacher.

text: The government has begun jailing journalists and banning academics from travel.

text: The book is very popular for one written by an academic.

glosses: Academics is the part of school related to learning.

text: This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.

ipa: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/


instructions

forms:
instruction
instructions (plural)

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

text: If you do not follow the instructions carefully you will make a mistake.

text: I'll never figure out how to build this shelf--the instructions aren't in English!

noun

instruction


instruction

etymology_text: instruct + -ion

ety-suffix

instruct

ion

expansion: instruct + -ion

glosses: An instruction is a command or a step that helps you achieve a goal.

text: Before he died, he gave the hospital instructions about how to deal with his body.

glosses: The instructions that come with a new machine, computer, or product tell you how to use the product.

text: I couldn't figure out how to set the temperature in the fridge, so I read the instructions.

ipa: /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/


assign

forms:
assign (canonical)
assigns (third-person singular)
assigned (past)
assigned (past participle)
assigning (present participle)

glosses: When you assign a job to someone, you tell them to do it.

text: That teacher always assigns too much homework.

glosses: To attribute or sort something into categories.

text: No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life.

ipa: /əˈsaɪn/

hyphenation: as‧sign


fee

forms:
fee
fees (plural)

glosses: A fee is the money you pay for some kinds of services, such as legal advice, education, or club membership.

text: School fees have increased again this year.

glosses: An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord in return for certain services.

text: He held his lands in fee of the Earl of Chester.


computer

forms:
computer
computers (plural)

etymology_text: compute + -er

compute

er

expansion: compute + -er

glosses: A computer is a machine that helps you store, organize, and use information.

text: If you're looking at a web page, you must be using a computer.

glosses: A computer is a person whose job is doing computations.

ipa: /kəmˈpjuːtə/

ipa: /kəmˈpjutɚ/

hyphenation: com‧pu‧ter


similar

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

glosses: If two things are similar, they are almost the same, or the same in many, but not all, ways.

text: Canadian English is similar to American English, but there are some small differences in pronunciation, and spelling.

text: My sister and I have very similar ideas.

glosses: If two shapes are similar, they have the same shape, but might be different sizes.

text: These two triangles are similar because they have the same angles, but they are not congruent because one is bigger than the other.

ipa: /ˈsɪmələ/

ipa: /ˈsɪməlɚ/