tiny

forms:
tiny (positive)
tinier (comparative)
tiniest (superlative)

text: A single grain of sand is tiny.

ipa: /taɪniː/

adj

tiny

tinier

tiniest


tick

forms:
tick
ticks (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A tick is a mark, used to show that something is right.

text: The teacher put a tick on the correct answer.

text: The dog was scratching because it had a tick in its ear.

glosses: A tick is a clicking noise that keeps going.

text: It was very quiet, and the only sound she could hear was the tick of the old clock.

glosses: A tick is small line used to show a measure or a count.

ipa: /tɪk/

sampa: /tIk/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


tick

forms:
tick (canonical)
ticks (third-person singular)
ticked (past)
ticked (past participle)
ticking (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If something ticks, it is making clicking noises.

text: The clocked ticked on as I waited.

text: Its a ticking time-bomb. (It is like the clock on the bomb is ticking as time runs out.)


scorpion

forms:
scorpion
scorpions (plural)

glosses: A scorpion is a small animal with eight legs, pinchers, and a tail that stings.

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


arachnid

forms:
arachnid
arachnids (plural)

glosses: An arachnid is a type of small animal with eight legs.

text: Spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites are arachnids.

ipa: /ərækinɪd/


arachnids

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

arachnid


ticks

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

tick


grandchildren

forms:
grandchild
grandchildren (plural)

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

grandchild

grandchildren


mothers

forms:
mother
mothers (plural)

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

mother


mothers

forms:
mother (canonical)
mothers (third-person singular)
mothered (past)
mothered (past participle)
mothering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mother.


nephews

forms:
nephew
nephews (plural)

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

nephew


uncles

forms:
uncle
uncles (plural)

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

uncle


nieces

forms:
niece
nieces (plural)

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

niece


stepchildren

forms:
stepchild
stepchildren (plural)

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

stepchild

stepchildren


sons

forms:
son
sons (plural)

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

son


Asians

forms:
Asian
Asians (plural)

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

Asian


European Americans

forms:
European American
European Americans (plural)

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

European American


Greeks

forms:
Greek
Greeks (plural)

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

Greek


tinier

pos: adj

glosses: The comparative form of tiny; more tiny.


tiniest

glosses: The superlative form of tiny; most tiny.


militaries

forms:
military
military or militaries (plural)

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

military

military

militaries


busier

forms:
busy (positive)
busier (comparative)
busiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of busy; more busy.

adjective

busy

busier

busiest


busiest

glosses: The superlative form of busy; most busy.


busies

forms:
busy (canonical)
busies (third-person singular)
busied (past)
busied (past participle)
busying (present participle)

verb

bus

y


busied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of busy.


necessaries

forms:
necessary
necessaries (plural)

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

noun

necessary

necessaries


glyphs

forms:
glyph
glyphs (plural)

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

glyph


peregrine falcons

forms:
peregrine falcon
peregrine falcons (plural)

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

peregrine falcon


hairier

forms:
hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of hairy; more hairy.

adjective

hairy

hairier

hairiest


hairiest

glosses: The superlative form of hairy; most hairy.


months

forms:
month
months (plural)

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

ipa: /mʌnθ/

noun

month


decades

forms:
decade
decades (plural)

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

decade


plainer

forms:
plain (positive)
plainer (comparative)
plainest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of plain; more plain.

adjective

plain

plainer

plainest


plainest

glosses: The superlative form of plain; most plain.


honeys

forms:
honey
honeys (plural)

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

noun

honey


kennels

forms:
kennel
kennels (plural)

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

kennel


kennels

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of kennel.

verb

l


eagles

forms:
eagle
eagles (plural)

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

noun

eagle


eagles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of eagle.

verb

eagl

e


paintballs

forms:
paintball
paintballs (plural)

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

noun

paintball


paintballs

forms:
paintball (canonical)
paintballs (third-person singular)
paintballed (past)
paintballed (past participle)
paintballing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of paintball.


paintballed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of paintball.


coins

forms:
coin
coins (plural)

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

coin


coins

forms:
coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)


presidents

forms:
president
presidents (plural)

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

president


guitars

forms:
guitar
guitars (plural)

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

guitar


coining

ipa: /ˈkɔɪnɪŋ/


organs

forms:
organ
organs (plural)

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

organ


players

forms:
player
players (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈpleɪɚz/

ipa: /ˈpleɪəz/

hyphenation: play‧ers

player


demagogues

forms:
demagogue
demagogues (plural)

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

demagogue


demagogues

forms:
demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of demagogue.

verb

demagogu


demagogued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of demagogue.


guitar

glosses: A guitar is a stringed musical instrument, usually with six strings, but sometimes more. It is used to play many kinds of music, including classical, rock, jazz, and bluegrass.

text: John played the Edvard Grieg song "Morning Mood" on his guitar.

ipa: /ɡɪˈtɑː/


likes

forms:
like (canonical)
likes (third-person singular)
liked (past)
liked (past participle)
liking (present participle)

ipa: /laɪks/

lik


likes

forms:
like
likes (plural)

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

noun

like


stepson

forms:
stepson
stepsons (plural)

etymology_text: step- + son

ety-prefix

step

son

expansion: step- + son

glosses: A stepson is the son of a person's husband or wife. A stepson is a male child from an earlier marriage.

text: When I married my wife I got two stepsons.

ipa: /ˈstɛpsʌn/

hyphenation: step‧son


stepdaughter

forms:
stepdaughter
stepdaughters (plural)

etymology_text: step- + daughter

daughter

expansion: step- + daughter

glosses: A stepdaughter is the daughter of a person's husband or wife. A stepdaughter is a female child from an earlier marriage.

text: When I married my wife I got two stepdaughters.

hyphenation: step‧daugh‧ter


deliberate

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

glosses: Deliberate means done intentionally; on purpose, not by accident.

text: She walked up to her brother and gave him a deliberate kick.

enpr: dĭlĭ'bərət

ipa: /dɪˈlɪbərət/

enpr: dəlĭ'bərət

ipa: /dəˈlɪbərət/

adj

more: true


deliberate

forms:
deliberate (canonical)
deliberates (third-person singular)
deliberated (past)
deliberated (past participle)
deliberating (present participle)

glosses: If you deliberate something, you think about it carefully.

text: The jury deliberated about the innocence of the person on trial.

enpr: dĭlĭ'bərāt

ipa: /dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/

enpr: dəlĭ'bərāt

ipa: /dəˈlɪbəreɪt/

verb

deliberat


carp

forms:
carp
carp or carps (plural)

text: A goldfish is a small carp.

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

text: We fed the carp at the boat dock. We saw many carp there.

ipa: /ˈkɑːp/

ipa: /ˈkɑrp/

noun

carp

carp

carps


carp

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


dwarves

forms:
dwarf
dwarves (plural)

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

dwarf

dwarves


dwarfs

forms:
dwarf
dwarfs (plural)

dwarfs


dwarfs

forms:
dwarf (canonical)
dwarfs (third-person singular)
dwarfed (past)
dwarfed (past participle)
dwarfing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dwarf.


stepsons

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

stepson


stepdaughters

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

stepdaughter


numbers

forms:
number
numbers (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈnʌmbɚz/

ipa: /ˈnʌmbəz/

hyphenation: num‧bers

number


numbers

forms:
number (canonical)
numbers (third-person singular)
numbered (past)
numbered (past participle)
numbering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of number.


variables

forms:
variable
variables (plural)

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

text: Which seats to select and which snacks to buy are the variables to consider when going to the movies.

variable

variables


numbered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of number.

enpr: nŭmʹbərd

ipa: /ˈnʌmbɚd/

ipa: /ˈnʌmbəd/

hyphenation: num‧bered


Jesus freaks

forms:
Jesus freak
Jesus freaks (plural)

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

Jesus freak


Fridays

forms:
Friday
Fridays (plural)

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

Friday

Fridays


Fridays

forms:
Fridays (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

adverb

Fridays


united

forms: united (positive)

glosses: I some things (two or more) are united they are together. These act as one thing. This is often used for people of groups of people.

text: We are united in our goals.

text: John as Sue were united in holy matrimony (marriage) last week.

text: We stand united against our enemies.

ipa: /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

enpr: yo͞o-nīʹtĭd

ipa: /juˈnaɪtɪd/


united

forms:
unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of unite.

verb

unit


John

forms: John

pos: name

ipa: /ʤɒn/

sampa: /dZQn/

ipa: /ʤɑn/

sampa: /dZAn/


toilet

forms:
toilet
toilets (plural)

glosses: A toilet is something you may put human waste (feces and urine) into.

text: Excuse me, I need to use the toilet.

text: Where is the toilet?

hyphenation: toi‧let


km

forms: km

pos: abbrev

text: It is a about 100 km from here.

text: We were driving about 50 km/hour.


popular

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

glosses: If something is popular many people like, love, or enjoy it.

text: Beth is one of the popular girls in my class.

text: Hamburgers are more popular than hot dogs with teenagers.

text: Kyle is the most popular boy in the senior class.

ipa: /ˈpɑpjulɝ/


Japan

forms: Japan

glosses: Japan is an island country in East Asia.

text: Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

ipa: /ˌdʒəˈpæn/


zest

forms:
zest
zests (plural)

glosses: If you have zest, you are full of excitement or enthusiasm; you are full of life.

glosses: If food has zest, it has a lot of flavor. It might be spicy.

text: The hot peppers add zest to the soup.

glosses: If music has zest, it is fast and lively.

text: Play it with more zest this time.

glosses: The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring.

ipa: /zɛst/

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


zest

forms:
zest (canonical)
zests (third-person singular)
zested (past)
zested (past participle)
zesting (present participle)

glosses: If you zest something, you take the zest off of the fruit.

zest


agency

forms:
agency
agencies (plural)

glosses: An agency is a group of people called agents working together, or a place where agents work.

glosses: An agency is a company (business) which usually represents other people. The people at the agency work as agents to represent (stand for) their customers.

text: Our agency works to help people find jobs in music.

glosses: Agency is a company that does something specific.

text: Our ad agency has made advertisements for many important businesses.

glosses: An agency is a certain part of a government.

text: He works for the real CIA, the actual Central Intelligence Agency.

hyphenation: agen‧cy

noun

agency

agencies


pad

forms:
pad
pads (plural)

glosses: A pad is a material that is packed together, usually to be between two other things.

glosses: A pad is a flat thing you can sit on; a cushion.

glosses: A pad is something worn in some sports to protect athletes (players).

glosses: A pad is the thick skin on an animals foot.

glosses: A pad is a stack of paper for writing on.

glosses: A pad is a piece of cloth used to stop menstrual blood from leaking.

glosses: A pad is the place you live; it is your home.

glosses: A pad is a low pitched musical sound that fills in the music. This is often in electronica or blues.

ipa: /pæd/


pad

forms:
pad (canonical)
pads (third-person singular)
padded (past)
padded (past participle)
padding (present participle)

glosses: If you pad something, you add pads to it.

glosses: If something pads something else, it blocks force or hitting.

text: The cushion padded my fall.

glosses: If something pads something, it covers all or most of it.

text: The walls were padded with cloth.

text: The walls were padded so the crazy person who was kept there could not hurt himself.

verb

pad

d


pad

glosses: If you pad along a road, you travel down it.

glosses: If you pad, you walk quietly, usually without any shoes on.


agencies

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


toilets

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

noun

toilet


wiener

forms:
wiener
wieners (plural)

text: Can you please pass me that wiener?

text: In New York I bought a wiener for 5 dollars.

text: He showed me his wiener, even though I didn't want him to.

ipa: /ˈwiːnə(r)/


title: Dr

redirect: Dr.

pos: hard-redirect


Dr.

forms: Dr.

glosses: Short for doctor. Used as a title before a doctor's name.

text: I went to see Dr. Smith for some medicine.

text: Dr. Schwarz has a Ph.D.


golden

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

glosses: If something is golden it is made from gold.

glosses: If something is golden it is the same color as gold:

glosses: If something is golden it is a color between yellow and brown.

text: Her hair was a golden blond.

text: It was a golden age, when everything seemed beautiful.

text: I use to be a golden boy like you. -- Don Henley, "The Garden of Allah"

glosses: Your golden years are when you are old and retired from work.

text: I use to watch a show about old ladies. It was called "The Golden Girls."

glosses: The golden anniversary is the 50ᵗʰ anniversary.

text: Her grandparents were celebrating the golden anniversary of their wedding.

hyphenation: gol‧den


golden

forms: golden

glosses: Golden is a color between yellow and brown.

golden


ad

forms:
ad
ads (plural)

text: I saw an ad in the newspaper for a job at the factory.

ipa: /æd/


Ph.D.

glosses: A short way of saying Doctor of Philosophy, the highest degree you can get at a university.

text: The laboratory Erika worked at wanted her to work on their most important projects, but she did not have enough education, so they paid for her to get a Ph.D. in [[|]].


M.D.

glosses: A short way of saying Medical Doctor, the degree you must have to give medicine.


mount

forms:
mount (canonical)
mounts (third-person singular)
mounted (past)
mounted (past participle)
mounting (present participle)

glosses: If you mount something you get on to it.

text: They mounted their horses and rode off.

glosses: If you mount something you attach it to something else.

text: I need someone to mount this diamond on a ring.

text: The show was mounted in Montreal and New York.

ipa: /maʊnt/


mount

forms:
mount
mounts (plural)

glosses: Mount is another word for mountain. This may be shortened to "Mt." to name a mountain.

text: Jesus gave us the Sermon on the Mount.

text: We were all worried when Mount Saint Helens exploded.

glosses: A mount is an animal you ride, often a horse.

text: The policemen sat on his mount watching the park.


Roman numeral

forms:
Roman numeral
Roman numerals (plural)

glosses: A Roman numeral is a way of writing numbers used in Rome a long time ago. We do not write numbers like this much now. This is most often used to name parts of a series. Example are "I" (1), "II" (2), "III" (3), and "IV" (4).


Roman numerals

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

Roman numeral

Roman numerals


remain

forms:
remain (canonical)
remains (third-person singular)
remained (past)
remained (past participle)
remaining (present participle)

glosses: If something remains it stays. It does not go away.

text: I'll remain here as wait for you.

text: He remained at home.

glosses: If something remains it does not change.

text: She remains is pretty as ever.

text: I remain loyal to the my friends.

ipa: /rɪˈmeɪn/

hyphenation: re‧main


remain

forms:
remain
remains (plural)

glosses: The remains of something are parts of something gone that are still here. This is often used for what is left of dead person whose body was damaged or decayed.


IV

forms: IV

glosses: Intravenous therapy; putting medicine or special food into the blood with a tube.


mother tongue

forms:
mother tongue
mother tongues (plural)

glosses: Your mother tongue is the first language you learned or grew up with.

text: English is not my mother tongue.


mother tongues

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

mother tongue


descendant

forms:
descendant
descendants (plural)

glosses: A descendant is something or someone that comes after something or someone (ancestor).

text: Dogs are descendants of early wolves.

text: You are a descendant of your grandparents.

text: I am a descendant of Grover Cleveland.

ipa: /dɪˈsɛndənt/

hyphenation: des‧cen‧dant


-ness

forms: -ness

pos: suffix

glosses: When -ness is added to the end of an adjective, the word becomes a noun. The new noun can mean either what the original adjective was like or what comes from having the original adjective.

text: If you're good, you have a lot of goodness

ipa: /nəs/

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


pure

forms:
pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

glosses: If something is pure, it is not dirty or covered by anything that makes it unclean.

ipa: /ˈpjʊə/

ipa: /ˈpjʊɚ/

adjective

pure

purer

purest


twice

forms: twice

pos: det

glosses: If something is done twice, it is done two times.

text: I have been to the shop twice today.

text: He was working twice as fast as I was.

text: Twice three is six.

ipa: /twaɪs/


prince

forms:
prince
princes (plural)

glosses: A prince is the son of the king and queen in a country, and brother of the princess. The prince can also be the husband of a princess.

text: Our great-great-great-great-grandfather is a prince.

glosses: A prince is a man of high nobility but not of the royalty.

enpr: prĭns

ipa: /prɪns/

sampa: /prIns/


princess

forms:
princess
princesses (plural)

glosses: A princess is the daughter of the king and queen of a country, and sister of the prince. The princess can also be the wife of a prince.

text: The soldier is going to marry the princess.

ipa: /prɪnˈsɛs/

ipa: /ˈprɪnsɛs/

noun

princess

princesses


warn

forms:
warn (canonical)
warns (third-person singular)
warned (past)
warned (past participle)
warning (present participle)

glosses: If you warn someone about something, is to make them aware of a danger approaching.

text: I warn you, lions are dangerous.

glosses: If you warn someone can also be to make them aware that something they do is not accepted.

text: It is not allowed to steal, I warn you.

glosses: If you warn someone, you give a warning.

ipa: /wɔːn/

ipa: /wɔrn/


gentleman

forms:
gentleman
gentlemen (plural)

glosses: A gentleman is a man that treats other nicely, or a man of higher class.

glosses: To call someone a gentleman is also a polite way to talk to someone.

text: Please come with me, gentlemen.

ipa: /ˈʤɛntlmən/

gentleman

gentlemen


anything

forms: anything

etymology_text: any + thing

compound

any

thing

expansion: any + thing

glosses: Any one of all things. You use this when there is no limit to what might be meant. You might be able to change "anything" to any other word.

text: I'll do anything you want.

text: Is there anything he has not done?

text: I don't have anything left.

hyphenation: an‧y‧thing


anyone

forms: anyone

etymology_text: any + one

one

expansion: any + one

glosses: Any person. You use this word when there is no limit to who might be meant. You might be able to change anyone to any person's name.

text: Help! Can anyone hear me?

text: I don't know anyone here.

text: Anyone who saw the accident should phone the police.


Norwegian

forms: Norwegian

glosses: Norwegian is a language spoken by around 5 million people, mainly in Norway.

text: I can not understand a word Norwegian, but I think it is a very nice language.


Norwegian

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

glosses: If something is Norwegian, it is about Norway or the people living there.

text: I think Norwegian food is good.

text: I am Norwegian.


Norwegian

forms:
Norwegian
Norwegians (plural)

glosses: If someone is a Norwegian, he or she is from Norway.

text: I am a Norwegian.


mainly

etymology_text: main + -ly

ety-suffix

main

ly

expansion: main + -ly

text: In England, they speak mainly English.

ipa: /ˈmeɪnli/

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


title: ii

redirect: II


title: iii

redirect: III


title: iv

redirect: IV


vowels

forms:
vowel
vowels (plural)

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

noun

vowel


parakeet

forms:
parakeet
parakeets (plural)

glosses: A parakeet is a tropical bird often kept as a pet. It is a small parrot.

text: My pet parakeet's name is Polly.

ipa: /ˈparəkiːt/

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


budgie

forms:
budgie
budgies (plural)

glosses: A budgie is a type of bird from Australia and often kept as a pet; a budgerigar.

text: Budgies are kept in cages by people.

ipa: /ˈbʌd͡ʒi/

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


parakeets

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

parakeet

parakeets


budgies

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

budgie

budgies


parrot

forms:
parrot
parrots (plural)

glosses: A parrot is a type of tropical bird sometimes kept as a pet.

text: Movie pirates always seem to have parrots.

text: I had a pet parrot named Peter.

enpr: părʹət

ipa: /ˈpærət/


parrot

forms:
parrot (canonical)
parrots (third-person singular)
parroted (past)
parroted (past participle)
parroting (present participle)

glosses: If you parrot someone, you say exactly what that person says.

text: I want you to parrot back what I just said, so I know you heard me right.


headwords

forms:
headword
headwords (plural)

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

headword


incompetent

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

etymology_text: in- + competent

ety-prefix

in

competent

expansion: in- + competent

glosses: If you are incompetent you are not good at what you are doing. You might not know how to do it. You might not be able to do it.

text: He is an incompetent driver, and cannot keep a car on the road.

text: He died because of medicine from an incompetent doctor.

glosses: If you are incompetent you are stupid or crazy.

text: The incompetent fools ruined my whole day.

glosses: In some countries if you are incompetent the law says you are not able to decide things. This means you are not allowed to do some things but do not do need to do other things. This is often because the incompetent person is insane (crazy).

text: He was found incompetent to stand trial.

text: The contract is no good because she was legally incompetent when she signed it.

ipa: /ɪŋˈkɒmpətənt/

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


competent

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

glosses: If you are competent at something you can do it. You are good at doing it.

glosses: In some countries, if you are competent the law says you are not insane (crazy). This means you can decide things, and may be allowed to do somethings that crazy people are not allowed to do.

ipa: /ˈkɒmpətənt/


heal

forms:
heal (canonical)
heals (third-person singular)
healed (past)
healed (past participle)
healing (present participle)

glosses: If you heal your wounds or diseases leave you. Your body repairs itself, so you get better.

glosses: If you heal another person or animal you repair their body. You make wounds or diseases leave them.

ipa: /hiːl/


healer

forms:
healer
healers (plural)

etymology_text: heal + -er

ety-suffix

heal

er

expansion: heal + -er

glosses: A healer is someone who helps other people get well from disease or injury.

text: I saw a local healer when I got sick on my trip.

ipa: /ˈhiːlə(r)/

ipa: /ˈhilɚ/

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


professor

forms:
professor
professors (plural)

glosses: A professor is a teacher at a college or university.

text: Dr. Erickson and Dr. Karrow are my favorite professors.

ipa: /prəˈfɛsə/

ipa: /prəˈfɛsɚ/


learner

forms:
learner
learners (plural)

etymology_text: learn + -er

learn

expansion: learn + -er

text: A good teacher learns from the students too, so everybody in the class is a learner.

ipa: /ˈlɜrnər/

ipa: /ˈlɜːnə/

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

hyphenation: learn‧er


lamp

forms:
lamp
lamps (plural)

glosses: A lamp is something that makes light (either from electricity or by burning fuel).

text: It's getting dark so I'll switch on the lamp to read by.

text: Oil lamps have wicks that can smoke as they burn.

ipa: /læmp/

sampa: /l{mp


fuel

forms:
fuel
fuels (plural)

text: My car uses gasoline for fuel to make it go. My body uses food for fuel, it's what makes me go.

ipa: /ˈfjuːəl̩/


fuel

forms:
fueled (past)
fueled (past participle)
fueling (present participle)
fuel (canonical)
fuels (third-person singular)
fuelled (past)
fuelled (past participle)
fuelling (present participle)

glosses: When you fuel something, you add on to it.

text: His words fuelled my anger.

verb

fuel

l


locker

forms:
locker
lockers (plural)

glosses: A locker is a cabinet to keep things in, usually with a lock.

text: I put my jacket in my locker when I get to work.

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


instep

forms:
instep
insteps (plural)

glosses: An instep is the middle of the foot, between the toes and the ankle.

text: He stepped on my shoe right where the laces are, but I was wearing them so he hurt my instep.

ipa: /ˈinˌstɛp/

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


hoof

forms:
hoof
hoofs or hooves (plural)

glosses: A hoof is a foot of an animal with hard feet.

text: The horseshoes are nailed to the horse's hoofs.

ipa: /hʊf/

sampa: /hUf/

noun

hoof

hoofs

hooves


hoof

forms:
hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)

text: My car is broken so we'll have to hoof it. We'll only be walking 3 blocks.


anchor

forms:
anchor
anchors (plural)

glosses: An anchor is a large heavy weight, attached to a boat by a rope and dropped to the bottom of the water, to hold the boat in place.

ipa: /ˈæŋkə/

enpr: ăngʹkər

ipa: /ˈæŋkɚ/


anchor

forms:
anchor (canonical)
anchors (third-person singular)
anchored (past)
anchored (past participle)
anchoring (present participle)

glosses: If you anchor something, you hold it in place with an anchor.

text: We'll anchor the boat tonight so we don't go anywhere while we sleep.


injure

forms:
injure (canonical)
injures (third-person singular)
injured (past)
injured (past participle)
injuring (present participle)

glosses: Injure means to hurt someone or an animal; causing harm to a person or an animal.

ipa: /ˈɪndʒɚ/

verb

injur

e


lake

forms:
lake
lakes (plural)

glosses: A lake is a place with a lot of deep water. A lake not always have salt in it.

text: We went swimming in the lake.

enpr: lāk

ipa: /leɪk/


pond

forms:
pond
ponds (plural)

enpr: pŏnd

ipa: /pɒnd/

enpr: pänd

ipa: /pɑnd/


wade

forms:
wade (canonical)
wades (third-person singular)
waded (past)
waded (past participle)
wading (present participle)

text: I waded into the water just a little ways so that I could feel the temperature of the water.

text: Roy was able to wade into the water for several feet before the water reached his waist.

ipa: /weɪd/

sampa: /weId/

homophones: weighed wayed

wad


alligator

forms:
alligator
alligators (plural)

glosses: An alligator is a large reptile that lives on land and in water.

ipa: /ˈælɪgeɪtə/

enpr: ălʹĭ-gā-tər

ipa: /ˈælɪgeɪtɚ/

hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tor


crocodile

forms:
crocodile
crocodiles (plural)

glosses: A crocodile is a big reptile that lives mostly in water.

ipa: /ˈkrɒkədaɪl/


anywhere

forms: anywhere

etymology_text: any + where

compound

where

expansion: any + where

text: I don't have anywhere to go.

text: Victor has never been anywhere outside Chengdu.


arc

forms:
arc
arcs (plural)

glosses: An arc is electricity that is jumping from one place to another. This is very bright and looks like lightning.

enpr: äk

ipa: /ɑːk/

enpr: ärk

ipa: /ɑrk/


arc

forms:
arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)

glosses: If something arcs, it makes an electrical curve.

glosses: If something arcs, it goes along a curved path.


solar system

forms:
solar system
solar systems (plural)

glosses: A solar system is made of planets moving around a star (a sun).

text: It is a long way to the next solar system.

ipa: /ˈsəʊl.ə ˌsɪs.təm/

ipa: /ˈsoʊ.lɚ ˌsɪs.təm/

hyphenation: so‧lar sys‧tem


title: PhD


alligators

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

enpr: ălʹĭ-gā-tərz

noun

alligator


crocodiles

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

crocodile


healers

forms:
healer
healers (plural)

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

healer


lockers

forms:
locker
lockers (plural)

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

locker


semantics

forms: semantics (plural)

glosses: Semantics is the study of how languages (ways people talk) show meaning.

text: We were studying the difference of semantics for both words and sentence between cultures.

text: After his injury, he could not remember what words belonged together because of a problem with semantics.

glosses: If an argument is based on semantics it is based on different meanings of words, not different ideas. Or, someone might use different meanings to be difficult.

text: I've heard you talking about it, and it sound like its all semantics to me.

ipa: /sɪˈmæntɪks/

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

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


semantic

forms: semantic (positive)

glosses: If something is semantic it is based on semantics. It is about meaning in language.

text: Were his errors semantic, like calling a horse a deer or a saddle? Or were they based on the sound of the word?

text: Your whole argument is semantic, based one what you think the word "life" means.

ipa: /sɪˈmæntɪk/

sampa: /sI"m{ntIk/


conjugation

forms:
conjugation
conjugations (plural)

etymology_text: conjugate + -ion

ety-suffix

conjugate

ion

expansion: conjugate + -ion

glosses: Conjugation is how a word changes based on several things. In English and European languages this word is usually a verb. It might change because of what time is talked about, who is talked about, or what part of the sentence the word is in.

text: I find German conjugation hard to remember.

text: Some linguists do not talk about conjugation because they think it is just an example of morphology.

glosses: A conjugation is the ways a word changes.

text: The conjugations of "to do" are "does," "did," and "doing."

ipa: /ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

hyphenation: con‧ju‧ga‧tion


conjugate

forms:
conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

glosses: If you conjugate a word, you change it because of time, person, or place in a sentence.

text: If you don't conjugate right, people may still understand you but they will think you talk funny.

ipa: /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪt/

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

verb

conjugat


conjugate

forms:
conjugate
conjugates (plural)

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


conjugate

forms: conjugate (positive)


practical

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

glosses: If something is practical, it works and is not more difficult that it should be. It makes sense and is good for real life.

glosses: If something is practical, it comes from actually doing something, not from theory.

glosses: If you are practical, you do practical things and think in a practical way.

ipa: /ˈpræktɪkəl/

hyphenation: prac‧ti‧cal


pragmatics

forms: pragmatics (plural)

glosses: Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in real life. It is about practical language use.

text: Examples of English pragmatics included saying, "Could I have a cookie?" or "Those cookies look good," to mean "Give me a cookie."


spread

forms:
spread (canonical)
spreads (third-person singular)
spread (past)
spread (past participle)
spreading (present participle)

glosses: If you spread something, you make it cover a larger area.

text: I spread butter on my bread.

text: They are spreading their religion to new countries.

glosses: If something spreads, the area it covers gets larger.

text: The spilled water spread over the table.

text: The disease spread through the whole city.

glosses: If you spread two or more things, you move them away from each other.

text: She spread her arms as wide as she could.

text: My brothers and sisters spread to different places, all over the country, after we grew up.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spread.

ipa: /'sprɛd/

spread

spreads

spread

spread

spreading


spread

forms:
spread
spreads (plural)

glosses: A spread is something you put on food. Margarine and mayonnaise are spreads.

glosses: A spread is a piece of cloth you put over furniture. For one, a "bed spread".

glosses: A spread is a large amount of something spread in front of you. This is most often food of many types.

glosses: A spread is a large plot of land used for farming or ranching.


spreads

glosses: The third-person singular form of spread.


spreads

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


republic

forms:
republic
republics (plural)

glosses: A republic is a country that has leaders elected that are by the people.

text: Many have pointed out that the United States is a republic, not a pure democracy.

hyphenation: re‧pub‧lic


align

forms:
align (canonical)
aligns (third-person singular)
aligned (past)
aligned (past participle)
aligning (present participle)

glosses: If you align some things, you make them point the same direction.

glosses: If you align with another person or group, you are on the same side; you become allies.

text: Japan decided to align itself with Germany in World War II.

ipa: /əˈlaɪn/

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


album

forms:
album
albums (plural)

glosses: An album is a record, tape, or CD, with many songs on it.

text: He loved the Beatles, and had bought all their albums.

glosses: An album is a book for keeping photographs.

text: She loved to look through the family photo album and see her childhood pictures.

glosses: An album is a book for keeping collectable things like stamps or coins.

text: He put his new coin straight into the album to keep it safe.

ipa: /ˈælbəm/

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


Roman

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

glosses: Similar to something from Rome or the Roman Empire.

enpr: rōmən

ipa: /ˈroʊmən/


composer

forms:
composer
composers (plural)

etymology_text: compose + -er

ety-suffix

compose

expansion: compose + -er

glosses: A composer is a person who writes music.

enpr: kəm-pōzʹər

ipa: /kəmˈpoʊzər/

ipa: /kəmˈpəʊzə/


singer

forms:
singer
singers (plural)

etymology_text: sing + -er

sing

expansion: sing + -er

text: She is a very good singer.

ipa: /ˈsɪŋə/

ipa: /ˈsɪŋɚ/


empire

forms:
empire
empires (plural)

glosses: An empire is a large country that has taken control of many other countries.

glosses: An empire is a country led by an emperor or empress.

glosses: An empire is a large amount of property and power that a person might have.

text: No mater how rich he got, he kept trying to build his empire bigger.

ipa: /ˈɛmpaɪə/

ipa: /ˈɛmpaɪɚ/


Japanese

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

glosses: If something is Japanese, it comes from Japan.

text: I had a Japanese car once.

text: We had a Japanese girl in our class.

glosses: If something is Japanese, it is typical of Japan.

text: I like Japanese food.

ipa: /ˌʤæpəˈniːz/


Japanese

forms: Japanese

glosses: Japanese is the language that is spoken in Japan.

ipa: /ˌʤæpəˈniːz/


BC

forms: BC

glosses: A short way of saying Before Christ; before the Common Era (CE). Originally said to before the birth of Jesus, thus before AD.

glosses: A short way of saying British Columbia, a province of Canada.

glosses: A short way of saying Baja California, a state of Mexico.


china

forms: china

glosses: Very good dishes. They are often expensive and decorated with a design.

text: We only get out the good china for special guests.

enpr: chī'nə

noun

china


pope

forms:
pope
popes (plural)

glosses: The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

enpr: pōp

ipa: /pəʊp/

ipa: /poʊp/


named

forms:
name (canonical)
names (third-person singular)
named (past)
named (past participle)
naming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of name.

glosses: What you are named is what people call you.

verb

nam


names

forms:
name
names (plural)

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

noun

name


emperor

forms:
emperor
emperors (plural)

glosses: An emperor is the male leader or monarch of an empire.

text: The coronation of the Japanese emperor happened this year.

ipa: /ˈɛmpərə/

ipa: /ˈɛmpərɚ/

hyphenation: em‧peror


empress

forms:
empress
empresses (plural)

glosses: An empress is the female leader or monarch of an empire.

ipa: /ˈɛmprəs/

empress

empresses


dictator

forms:
dictator
dictators (plural)

glosses: A leader of a country who has total control over everything.

text: Hitler was a terrible dictator.

glosses: Someone who dictates (tell others what to write or what to do).

text: It would take a very good secretary to follow such a bad dictator.

ipa: /dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/

ipa: /ˈdɪkteɪtər/


Chinese

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

etymology_text: China + -ese

ety-suffix

China

ese

expansion: China + -ese

glosses: If something is Chinese, it comes from China.

text: Many Chinese goods are sold in the U.S.

text: We had a Chinese girl in our class.

text: Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people.

glosses: If something is Chinese, it is typical of China.

text: I like Chinese food.

enpr: chī-nēzʹ

ipa: /tʃaɪˈniːz/


Chinese

forms:
Chinese
Chinese (plural)

glosses: A person from China or of Chinese descent.

noun

Chinese


Chinese

forms: Chinese

glosses: Chinese is any of the languages (ways people talk) in China.

text: Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese are forms of Chinese.


trail

forms:
trail
trails (plural)

glosses: A trail is a way to get to a place, usually made of dirt and used by hikers or horse riders.

text: That trail leads into the woods.

glosses: A trail is a path that is followed by a hunter.

enpr: trāl

ipa: /treɪl/

sampa: /treIl/


trail

forms:
trail (canonical)
trails (third-person singular)
trailed (past)
trailed (past participle)
trailing (present participle)

glosses: If you trail someone, you follow that person.

text: If you don't know the way you can trail me when I go.

text: The thief must have trailed me home.

glosses: If you trail something, you drag it or drop it behind you.

glosses: If you leave a trail of something, you leave material behind as you move.

text: The snail left a trail of slime.

text: The tail of a comet is trailing gas and dust.


audit

forms:
audit
audits (plural)

glosses: An audit is an when something is examined by an independent person or group.


audit

forms:
audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

glosses: If you audit something you examine it, and it is not yours.


audit trail

forms:
audit trail
audit trails (plural)

glosses: An audit trail is a record of an audit. This is often a computer record.


dirt

forms:
dirt
dirts (plural)

glosses: Dirt is what the ground (land) is made of.

glosses: A dirt is a spot that is dirty on clothes and makes it look ugly.

ipa: /dɜːt/

ipa: /dɝt/


dictate

forms:
dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)

glosses: If you dictate a document (something written), you say the words so another person can write or type them.

text: I dictated the letter to my secretary.

glosses: If X dictates Y, X requires Y, or X causes Y.

text: Circumstances dictate that we must be ready to fight.

ipa: /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/

ipa: /ˌdɪkˈteɪt/

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

hyphenation: dic‧tate

verb

dictat


dictation

forms:
dictation
dictations (plural)

glosses: The act of dictating; telling someone else what to write or type.

text: Can you take dictation?

glosses: The words you tell someone to write or type.

text: You need to slow down so I can take your dictation?

ipa: /dɪkˈteɪʃən/

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


biology

forms:
biology
biologies (plural)

glosses: Biology is a type of science that studies living things like plants and animals.

text: It is required for students to study biology.

glosses: The biology of an animal, plant, or other living thing is how its body works.

text: The biology of cats is different from that of dogs in several ways.

noun

biology

biologies


botany

forms: botany

glosses: Botany is the science of learning about plants.

text: My mother studied botany in college.

ipa: /ˈbɒtənɪ/


visions

forms:
vision
visions (plural)

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

vision


dictators

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

dictator


empresses

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

text: The two empresses were very good friends.


hoofs

forms:
hoof
hoofs or hooves (plural)

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

hoof


hoofs

forms:
hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)


hoofed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hoof.


audit trails

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

audit trail


dirtier

forms:
dirty (positive)
dirtier (comparative)
dirtiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of dirty; more dirty.

adjective

dirty

dirtier

dirtiest


dirtiest

glosses: The superlative form of dirty; most dirty.


conjugations

forms:
conjugation
conjugations (plural)

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

noun

conjugation


nicotine

forms: nicotine

glosses: Nicotine is a chemical in tobacco that might make you want to smoke.

text: I needed to smoke because I was addicted to nicotine.

ipa: /ˈnɪkətiːn/

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


rot

forms:
rot (canonical)
rots (third-person singular)
rotted (past)
rotted (past participle)
rotting (present participle)

glosses: If something rots it spoils. Rotting is how something turns into dirt (soil) because of bacteria and fungus.

text: We threw out the fruit that rots.

text: The police found the rotting body of someone who was killed.

ipa: [rɑt]

verb

rot

t


rot

forms: rot

glosses: Rot is material is decaying (rotting) and has decayed (rotted) a lot already.

text: The log was full of rot so it broke easily.

text: We put our food in the freezer to avoid rot.


spoil

forms:
spoiled (past)
spoiled (past participle)
spoil (canonical)
spoils (third-person singular)
spoilt (past)
spoilt (past participle)
spoiling (present participle)

glosses: If something spoils it becomes no good. This is often due to rotting.

text: If found my lunch was spoiled.

glosses: If you spoil something, you ruin it, you make it no good.

text: I think I spoiled my presentation by forgetting my data.

glosses: If you spoil your child, you overpamper them and harm the character of them.

enpr: spoil

ipa: /spɔɪl/

sampa: /spOIl/

spoil

spoils

spoilt

spoilt

spoiling


decay

forms:
decay (canonical)
decays (third-person singular)
decayed (past)
decayed (past participle)
decaying (present participle)

text: The body decayed.

text: My teeth were decaying because I ate too much sugar.

glosses: If something decays it gets weaker and is destroyed slowly.

text: Their empire decayed because the leaders were fools.

ipa: /dɪˈkeɪ/

enpr: dē-kāʹ

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


decay

forms: decay

text: Nothing could stop the decay at the time.

glosses: Decay is material (stuff) that is decaying or has decayed.

text: My teeth were full of decay.

noun

decay


decompose

forms:
decompose (canonical)
decomposes (third-person singular)
decomposed (past)
decomposed (past participle)
decomposing (present participle)

etymology_text: de- + compose

ety-prefix

de

compose

expansion: de- + compose

glosses: If something decomposes it changes back into what it was made from. The things it was made from separate from each other. This things are most often chemicals.

glosses: If you decompose something you separate the things it was made from. You change it back into those things.

text: Water can be decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen.

text: Don't try to decompose my thoughts into other motives.

enpr: dē"kəm-pōz'

ipa: /ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/

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

verb

decompos


decomposition

forms:
decomposition
decompositions (plural)

glosses: Decomposition is the act of decomposing.

ipa: /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/


interact

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

glosses: If you interact with someone or something, you communicate or work with someone or something else.

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

hyphenation: in‧ter‧act


interact

forms:
interact
interacts (plural)

glosses: A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude.


actions

forms:
action
actions (plural)

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

hyphenation: ac‧tions

noun

action


yellower

forms:
yellow (positive)
yellower (comparative)
yellowest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of yellow; more yellow.

adjective

yellow

yellower

yellowest


yellowest

glosses: The superlative form of yellow; most yellow.


denser

forms:
dense (positive)
denser (comparative)
densest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of dense; more dense.

dense

denser

densest


densest

glosses: The superlative form of dense; most dense.


ash

forms:
ash
ashes (plural)

glosses: Ashes are what is left of something after it has burned (been destroyed by fire).

text: The was nothing left of the wood but ashes.

text: He was covered in ash from the fire.

text: After the funeral we kept his ashes in a vase on the table.

glosses: Ash is a light gray color. The color of wood ashes.

text: My sister loved to wear ash-gray cloths.

text: I had an ash growing in my yard.

text: There are several ashes in the lot across the street.

glosses: The letter Æ (capital) / æ (lower case). This letter is not used often in modern English. It is found in Old English and some other languages, and is an IPA symbol.

enpr: ăsh

ipa: /æʃ/

noun

ash

ashes


ashes

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

enpr: ăshʹĭz

hyphenation: ash‧es


title: B.C.

redirect: BC


rawer

forms:
raw (positive)
rawer (comparative)
rawest (superlative)

adjective

raw

rawer

rawest


spoils

forms: spoils (plural)

glosses: The spoils of something (such as a war) are what winners take from losers.

ipa: /spɔɪlz/


spoils

glosses: The third-person singular form of spoil.


councils

forms:
council
councils (plural)

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

noun

council


acceleration

forms:
acceleration
accelerations (plural)

text: As the plane took off, the acceleration pressed her into her seat.

glosses: Acceleration is by how much a speed or velocity goes up.

glosses: Derivative for velocity, has formula a= lim _(Δx→0)(Δv)/(Δt) .

enpr: əksĕlərā'shən

hyphenation: ac‧cel‧er‧a‧tion


accelerations

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

acceleration


stallion

forms:
stallion
stallions (plural)

glosses: A stallion is a male horse that is not castrated .

text: We are mating our stallion with our mare.

hyphenation: stal‧lion


stallions

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

stallion


familiarise

forms:
familiarize (canonical)
familiarizes (third-person singular)
familiarized (past)
familiarized (past participle)
familiarizing (present participle)

etymology_text: familiar + -ise

ety-suffix

familiar

ise

expansion: familiar + -ise

glosses: If you familiarise, you make yourself or someone else familiar with something.

text: You need to familiarise yourself with the rules so you won't have to look them up later.

ipa: /fəˈmɪliəraɪ̯z/

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

hyphenation: fa‧mil‧iar‧ise

verb

familiariz


familiarises

forms:
familiarise (canonical)
familiarises (third-person singular)
familiarised (past)
familiarised (past participle)
familiarising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of familiarise.

familiaris

e


familiarised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of familiarise.


familiarising

text: He enjoyed familiarising new users with the rules of Wiktionary.


blackboard

forms:
blackboard
blackboards (plural)

glosses: A blackboard is a large, flat piece of slate, typically hung in a classroom and written on with erasable chalk.

text: The teacher wrote the day's lesson on the blackboard.

ipa: /ˈblækbɔrd/

ipa: /ˈblækbɔːd/

hyphenation: black‧board


opera

forms:
opera
operas (plural)

glosses: An opera is a story told by actors singing instead of speaking, along with an orchestra.

text: The couple dressed up to go hear their favorite opera at the theatre.


measures

forms:
measure (canonical)
measures (third-person singular)
measured (past)
measured (past participle)
measuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of measure.

measur


measures

forms:
measure
measures (plural)

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

noun

measure


measured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of measure.

text: I measured the length 3 times and I think I still did it wrong.

ipa: /ˈmɛʒɚd/

ipa: /ˈmɛʒəd/

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

hyphenation: meas‧ured


measured

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

glosses: If something is measured, it has been determined by measurement.

text: He ran over a measured mile.

glosses: Something that is measured is deliberate but restrained.

text: He argued in measured tones.

glosses: Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.


hermaphrodites

forms:
hermaphrodite
hermaphrodites (plural)

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

hermaphrodite


stickier

forms:
sticky (positive)
stickier (comparative)
stickiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sticky; more sticky.

adjective

sticky

stickier

stickiest


stickiest

glosses: The superlative form of sticky; most sticky.


returns

forms:
return (canonical)
returns (third-person singular)
returned (past)
returned (past participle)
returning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of return.

ipa: /rɪˈtɜːnz/

ipa: /rɪˈtɝnz/

hyphenation: re‧turns

verb

return


returns

forms:
return
returns (plural)

glosses: The returns on an investment are the profits earned from it.

text: This year's returns are the highest ever.

text: The returns from farming keep going down.

glosses: Returns are items that customers bring or send back because they are unwanted, broke, or don't fit.

text: Our returns policy allows for returns within 30 days of purchase.

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

glosses: If you wish someone many happy returns, you wish them a happy birthday and a long life.

text: She wished him many happy returns on his 50th birthday.


returned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of return.

ipa: /rɪˈtɜːnd/

ipa: /rɪˈtɝnd/


returning

ipa: /rɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/

ipa: /rɪˈtɝnɪŋ/

hyphenation: re‧turn‧ing


presumes

forms:
presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of presume.

presum


hundreds

forms:
hundred
hundreds (plural)

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

glosses: "Hundreds" is used to refer to lots of something.

text: There's hundreds of cool stuff I can do!

noun

hundred


flatter

forms:
flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of flat; more flat.

ipa: /ˈflætɚ/

ipa: /ˈflætə/

hyphenation: flat‧ter

adj

flat

flatter

flattest


flatter

forms:
flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

glosses: To compliment someone, sometimes insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

glosses: To enhance someone's vanity by giving them praise.


flattest

glosses: The superlative form of flat; most flat.


flattering

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

glosses: If something is flattering, it makes you look good; attractive.

text: The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.

enpr: flă'tərĭng

ipa: /ˈflætərɪŋ/


flattering

verb

flatter


flatters

glosses: The third-person singular form of flatter.


flattered

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

glosses: If you are flattered, a comment or action has made you feel good about yourself.

text: I'm flattered that you called to offer me a job so soon, but I would be more flattered if it were a job in management instead of production.


flattered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flatter.


doctored

forms:
doctor (canonical)
doctors (third-person singular)
doctored (past)
doctored (past participle)
doctoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of doctor.

doctor


layers

forms:
layer
layers (plural)

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

noun

layer


layers

forms:
layer (canonical)
layers (third-person singular)
layered (past)
layered (past participle)
layering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of layer.


layered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of layer.


boxes

forms:
box
boxes (plural)

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

enpr: bäksĭz

ipa: /ˈbɑksɪz/

ipa: /ˈbɒksɪz/

box

boxes


boxes

forms:
box (canonical)
boxes (third-person singular)
boxed (past)
boxed (past participle)
boxing (present participle)

verb

es


boxed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of box.

ipa: /bɒkst/

sampa: /"bQkst/

enpr: bäkst

ipa: /ˈbɑːkst/


floored

forms:
floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of floor.

floor


flooring

ipa: /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/

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


flooring

forms:
flooring
floorings (plural)

glosses: Flooring is any material that is used to make floors.


jumps

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

jump


jumps

forms:
jump
jumps (plural)

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


belted

forms:
belt (canonical)
belts (third-person singular)
belted (past)
belted (past participle)
belting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of belt.

belt


demonstrates

forms:
demonstrate (canonical)
demonstrates (third-person singular)
demonstrated (past)
demonstrated (past participle)
demonstrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of demonstrate.

demonstrat


demonstrated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of demonstrate.


Canada

forms: Canada

glosses: Canada is a country in North America. Canada is north of the United States.

text: There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada.

ipa: /ˈkænədə/


blackboards

forms:
blackboard
blackboards (plural)

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

noun

blackboard


gelding

forms:
gelding
geldings (plural)

text: Our gelding is much easier to ride than our stallion.

ipa: /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gelding.wav


gelding

forms:
geld (canonical)
gelds (third-person singular)
gelded (past)
gelded (past participle)
gelding (present participle)

verb

geld


geldings

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

text: He sold his geldings to the riding school.

noun

gelding


mare

forms:
mare
mares (plural)

ipa: /mɛː/


mares

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

text: Both of our mares had foals last year.

mare


foal

forms:
foal
foals (plural)

text: Our mare had a foal last year.

ipa: /fəʊl/

ipa: /foʊl/


foals

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

text: Both of our mares had foals last year.

foal


terminals

forms:
terminal
terminals (plural)

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

terminal


kidney beans

forms:
kidney bean
kidney beans (plural)

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

kidney bean


megaton

forms:
megaton
megatons (plural)

glosses: A megaton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion made by a bomb is. The unit is based upon how many million tons of TNT it would take to make a similar explosion.

ipa: /ˈmɛgəˌtʌn/


fuchsias

forms:
fuchsia
fuchsias (plural)

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

fuchsia


adders

forms:
adder
adders (plural)

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

adder


prostitution

forms: prostitution

text: She was arrested for prostitution.

ipa: /ˌprɒstɪˈtʃuːʃn/

hyphenation: pros‧ti‧tu‧tion


prostitute

forms:
prostitute
prostitutes (plural)

glosses: A prostitute is someone who has sex with people for money.

ipa: /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/

ipa: /ˈprɑːstətuːt/

hyphenation: pros‧ti‧tute


prostitute

forms:
prostitute (canonical)
prostitutes (third-person singular)
prostituted (past)
prostituted (past participle)
prostituting (present participle)

glosses: If you prostitute (yourself), you take money to have sex with people.

text: I'm not desperate enough to prostitute myself yet.

glosses: If you prostitute another person, you force them to have sex with other people for money.

text: He was arrested for prostituting his own daughter.

verb

prostitut


prostitutes

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

noun

prostitute

prostitutes


prostitutes

glosses: The third-person singular form of prostitute.


theft

forms:
theft
thefts (plural)

glosses: A theft is when someone steals something.

text: We were the victims of a theft last year.

text: Theft is on the rise in the city.

ipa: /θɛft/

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


rape

forms:
rape
rapes (plural)

glosses: Rape is when someone has sex with a person who does not want to have sex.

text: 6 years ago my ex-boyfriend raped me, and I had to call the police.

text: A person who commits the crime of rape can be either male or female.

glosses: Rape is when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.

ipa: /reɪp/

sampa: /reIp/


rape

forms:
rape (canonical)
rapes (third-person singular)
raped (past)
raped (past participle)
raping (present participle)

glosses: If a person rapes someone, he or she makes the other person have involuntary sex with him or her.

verb

rap


megatons

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

noun

megaton


thief

forms:
thief
thieves (plural)

enpr: thēf

ipa: /θiːf/

ipa: /θif/

thief

thieves


thieves

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

enpr: thēvz

ipa: /θiːvz/


thieves

forms:
thieve (canonical)
thieves (third-person singular)
thieved (past)
thieved (past participle)
thieving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of thieve.

verb

thiev


misdemeanor

forms:
misdemeanor
misdemeanors (plural)

glosses: A misdemeanor is a crime that is not serious.

text: Back in Michigan he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in a domestic violence case and was given probation.

ipa: /ˌmɪsdɪˈmiːnə(r)/

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

hyphenation: mis‧de‧mean‧or


felony

forms:
felony
felonies (plural)

glosses: A felony is a serious crime; this is something a person can be put in prison for.

text: Somethings that might be called felonies are robbery, rape, murder, treason, threats, spousal abuse, child abuse, or sexually molesting a child.

enpr: fĕ'lə-nē

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

irrnoun

felonies


felon

forms:
felon
felons (plural)

glosses: A felon is a person who has committed a felony or been convicted of a felony.

ipa: /ˈfɛlən/

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


thieve

glosses: If you thieve, you rob something; you make a theft.

enpr: thēv

ipa: /θiːv/

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


protector

forms:
protector
protectors (plural)

glosses: A protector is someone that protects or guards something. This can be either because of a job, or as their own decision.

glosses: A protector is a device that is made to protect something.

glosses: A protector is someone who stops interference.

enpr: prə-tĕk'tər

ipa: /prəˈtɛktɚ/

ipa: /prəˈtɛktə/

hyphenation: pro‧tec‧tor


protectors

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

noun

protector


deci-

forms: deci-

pos: prefix

glosses: Deci- is a prefix meaning one tenth as much.

text: There are 10 decimeters in a meter.


dynamite

forms: dynamite

glosses: A type of explosive; dynamite is nitroglycerin mixed in special clay (dirt).

text: They used dynamite to blast the rock from the mountain.

text: Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel.

glosses: If something is dynamite is it is very exciting or dangerous.

ipa: /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/


dynamite

forms:
dynamite (canonical)
dynamites (third-person singular)
dynamited (past)
dynamited (past participle)
dynamiting (present participle)

text: That building was dynamited last week and as soon as the rubble is cleared they are going to begin rebuilding.

verb

dynamit


explosive

forms:
explosive
explosives (plural)

glosses: An explosive is a material that explodes and is used to make explosions.

ipa: /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/


explosive

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

glosses: If something is explosive, it can explode easily.

glosses: If something is explosive, it is become dangerous or bad easily.

glosses: If something is explosive, it is very exciting.


explosion

forms:
explosion
explosions (plural)

glosses: An explosion is when something explodes.

text: The explosion destroyed the building.


clay

forms:
clay
clays (plural)

glosses: Clay is a type of mud or dirt that can be made into bricks and pots.

enpr: klā

ipa: /kleɪ/

sampa: /kleI/


mud

forms: mud

text: I slipped and fell in the mud.

enpr: mŭd

ipa: /mʌd/

sampa: /mVd/

noun

mud


nitroglycerin

forms: nitroglycerin

etymology_text: nitro- + glycerin

ety-prefix

nitro

glycerin

expansion: nitro- + glycerin

glosses: Nitroglycerin is a type of explosive that is made by mixing nitric acid and glycerol.

glosses: Nitroglycerin is a medicine used by people with heart disease.


axis

forms:
axis
axes (plural)

glosses: An axis is the imaginary line that an object spins around. This is the middle of the circle of the turn, and at a right angle to it.

text: The Earth rotates once a day on its axis.

glosses: The second cervical vertebra of the spine.

ipa: /æxɪs/

noun

axis

axes

expansion: [POS TABLE]


axis

forms:
axis
axises (plural)

axises


centi-

forms: centi-

glosses: Centi- is a prefix meaning one-hundredth (1/100ᵗʰ) as much.

text: There are 100 centimeters in a meter.


chemistry

forms:
chemistry
chemistries (plural)

etymology_text: chemist + -ry

ety-suffix

chemist

ry

expansion: chemist + -ry

glosses: Chemistry is the science that studies matter (material).

text: We studied acids in chemistry.

glosses: Chemistry is when someone likes, or is attracted to someone else, but does not know why.

text: We had perfect chemistry since we first met.

glosses: Something's chemistry is how it works in a chemical way.

text: My body chemistry may be different from yours.

irrnoun

chemistries


crying

forms:
cry (canonical)
cries (third-person singular)
cried (past)
cried (past participle)
crying (present participle)

verb

cr

y


chemistries

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

text: Metals and non-metals have very different chemistries.

noun

chemistry

chemistries


clays

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

clay

clays


explosions

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

explosion

explosions


right angle

forms:
right angle
right angles (plural)

glosses: A right angle is a 90 degree angle (π/2 radians). This is the type of angle in the corner of a square.


right angles

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

right angle

right angles


portrait

forms:
portrait
portraits (plural)

glosses: A portrait is a painting or picture of a person's head and shoulders.

text: The portrait of the former queen sold for several million dollars.

glosses: If you print something in the portrait setting, whatever is printed will have a shorter width and a larger height.

ipa: /ˈpɔːtrɪt/

ipa: /ˈpɔːtreɪt/

ipa: /ˈpɔrtrət/

ipa: /ˈpɔrtreɪt/


acute angle

forms:
acute angle
acute angles (plural)

glosses: An acute angle is an angle of less than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).


obtuse angle

forms:
obtuse angle
obtuse angles (plural)

glosses: An obtuse angle is an angle of more than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).


pi

forms:
pi
pis (plural)

glosses: Pi is a number that is found by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. Pi is constant, it is always the same (close to 3.14159 , also accurate approx as tfrac 355 113, or rough approx as tfrac 22 7). It is usually written as "π"

text: The distance around a circle is twice the radius times pi; C = 2πr.

enpr: pī

ipa: /paɪ/

sampa: /paI/


title: π

redirect: pi


radian

forms:
radian
radians (plural)

etymology_text: radius + -an

ety-suffix

radius

an

expansion: radius + -an

glosses: We sometimes measure an angle using radians. All the way around a circle is 2π radians.

ipa: /ˈreɪdiən/

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


axes

forms:
axe
ax
axes (plural)

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

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

enpr: ăk'sĭz

poses:
noun 1
verb

sampa: /"{ksIz/

noun

axe

ax


axes

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

enpr: ăk'sēz


axes

forms:
axe (canonical)
ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

verb

e


axe

forms:
axe
axes (plural)

glosses: An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood.

enpr: ăks

ipa: /æks/


axe

forms:
axe (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

glosses: If you axe something, you chop it with an axe.

glosses: If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way.

text: The government announced its plans to axe public spending.

text: The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.

glosses: If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job.

text: He got axed in the last round of firings.


hulls

forms:
hull
hulls (plural)

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

noun

hull


hulls

forms:
hull (canonical)
hulls (third-person singular)
hulled (past)
hulled (past participle)
hulling (present participle)


hulled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hull.


camped

forms:
camp (canonical)
camps (third-person singular)
camped (past)
camped (past participle)
camping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of camp.

ipa: /kæmpt/

verb

camp


camping

forms:
camping
campings (plural)

glosses: Camping is the recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent.

text: Camping is a favorite summer activity.

ipa: /ˈkæmpɪŋ/

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


tent

forms:
tent
tents (plural)

glosses: A tent is similar to a house or building that is made of cloth or skins.

text: We slept in a tent all week.

enpr: tĕnt

ipa: /tent/

sampa: /tent/


tent

forms:
tent (canonical)
tents (third-person singular)
tented (past)
tented (past participle)
tenting (present participle)


tents

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

ipa: /tɛnts/

noun

tent


web-site

forms:
web-site
web-sites (plural)

glosses: A web-site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web-site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

text: My favorite web-sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.

ipa: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

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


crawl

forms:
crawl (canonical)
crawls (third-person singular)
crawled (past)
crawled (past participle)
crawling (present participle)

glosses: The way an animal or baby might walk. If something crawls, it walks on four or more legs. For a person, this means using the hands and arms like legs.

text: I crawled through the tunnel.

text: Yesterday seemed so long, like time was crawling.

glosses: If your skin crawls. you feel bugs are crawling over your body. This is often a way of saying you are afraid or disturbed.

text: Just hearing about that makes my skin crawl.

glosses: If a place is crawling with something, that thing covers that place.

text: The club was crawling with people I'd like to meet.

enpr: krôl


crawl

forms:
crawl
crawls (plural)

glosses: A crawl is when something crawls on more than two legs.

text: If was a long crawl though the bushes.

glosses: If something is moving at a crawl, it is going slowly.

text: We were making progress, but only at a crawl.

text: The first stroke we learned in swimming class was the crawl.


imaginary

forms: imaginary (positive)

glosses: If something is imaginary, it is not real. It is only exists in a person's mind.

text: Characters in films and television are imaginary people.

glosses: If a number is imaginary, it is the square root of a negative number. Imaginary one is written as i.

ipa: /ɪˈmædʒɪn(ə)ri/

ipa: /ɪˈmædʒɪˌnɛri/

hyphenation: im‧a‧gin‧a‧ry


exit

forms:
exit (canonical)
exits (third-person singular)
exited (past)
exited (past participle)
exiting (present participle)

glosses: If you exit you leave, you go to another place.

text: Please wait until the lights are on to exit the theater.

ipa: /ˈɛgzɪt/

sampa: /"EgzIt/


exit

forms:
exit
exits (plural)

glosses: An exit is a way out of a room or building. This usually means a door that people are expected to leave through.

text: Excuse me. Do you know where the exit is?

glosses: An exit is a small road that takes you off a highway. This is often used for a way off the interstate roads in the United States.

text: The store is just off exit 245.

text: He made a grand exit, bowing deeply before leaving the stage.


ax

forms:
ax
axes (plural)


ax

forms:
ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)


good morning

forms: good morning

pos: phrase

glosses: A greeting you might use in the morning.

text: Good morning, I'm glad to see you.

ipa: /ˌgʊd ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌgʊd ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/

audio: en-uk-good morning.ogg

audio: en-us-good morning.ogg


goodnight

forms: goodnight

glosses: A greeting you might use in the evening, as if it were goodbye or bye.

text: I had a good time, but I need to go. Good night.

audio: en-us-good night.ogg


bye

forms:
bye
byes (plural)

glosses: A bye is a position given to a player in a tournament when the match the player is supposed to play has no opposers playing against the player that gives them a free win.

enpr: bī

ipa: /baɪ/

sampa: /baI/


bye

forms: bye

pos: intj

glosses: Short for goodbye; you say bye when you leave a person or people.


goodbyes

forms:
goodbye
goodbyes (plural)

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

goodbye


migrations

forms:
migration
migrations (plural)

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

migration


good night

forms: good night

audio: en-uk-good night.ogg


politer

forms:
polite (positive)
politer (comparative)
politest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of polite; more polite.

text: Susie is politer than her sister Cindy.

adjective

polite

politer

politest


politest

glosses: The superlative form of polite; most polite.

text: Susie is the politest child I have ever met.


title: good-morning

redirect: good morning


hire

forms:
hire (canonical)
hires (third-person singular)
hired (past)
hired (past participle)
hiring (present participle)

glosses: If someone hires you, they agree to give you a job and pay you money.

text: I was hired at Food City several years ago.

text: I heard the new factory was now hiring.

enpr: hīr

ipa: /haɪə/

ipa: /haɪr/

verb

hir


hire

forms:
hire
hires (plural)

text: We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.


hiss

forms:
hiss
hisses (plural)

glosses: A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.

text: You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing.

ipa: /hɪs/

noun

hiss

hisses


hiss

forms:
hiss (canonical)
hisses (third-person singular)
hissed (past)
hissed (past participle)
hissing (present participle)

glosses: If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.

text: The air hissed as it left the tire.


geology

forms:
geology
geologies (plural)

glosses: Geology is the science that studies the earth. In geology you might learn about how mountains are made or how continents move. This is sometimes used for similar things on other planets.

text: Geology is not required for most students.

text: The geologies of different types of mountains tell why they look different.

text: The geology of Mars is different from that of Earth because Mars does not have a liquid center.

enpr: jē-ŏlʹə-jē

ipa: /d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/

hyphenation: ge‧o‧lo‧gy

geology

geologies


geography

forms: geography

glosses: Geography is how a place is on a map. It is about where things like rivers, mountains, cities, and countries are.

text: I know the geography of the area because I once lived there.

text: Our geography was pretty easy.

ipa: /dʒɪˈɒgrəfi/


good-looking

forms:
better-looking (comparative)
best-looking (superlative)
good-looking (positive)
more good-looking (comparative)
most good-looking (superlative)

glosses: If someone or something is good-looking, it is looks attractive.

text: That was a good-looking car you had.

text: I'd sure like to meet a good-looking girl who was single.

text: I'm afraid I'm not very good-looking.

adjective

good-looking

better-looking

best-looking


goldfish

forms:
goldfish
goldfish or goldfishes (plural)

glosses: A goldfish is a type of small fish that is orange, or orange and white.

text: My pet goldfish died soon after I got it.

text: A goldfish is a type of carp.

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

enpr: gōld'fĭsh

ipa: /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/

hyphenation: gold‧fish

noun

goldfish

goldfish

goldfishes


gardener

forms:
gardener
gardeners (plural)

etymology_text: garden + -er

ety-suffix

garden

er

expansion: garden + -er

glosses: A gardener is a person who works in a garden to care for plants. This could also be someone who takes care of a yard that has many plants.

text: The gardener planted several trees, watered the flowers, and trimmed the bushes.

ipa: /ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/

hyphenation: gar‧den‧er


glacier

forms:
glacier
glaciers (plural)

glosses: A glacier is similar to a mountain or river made of ice.

ipa: /ˈglæsiə/


sailor

forms:
sailor
sailors (plural)

glosses: A sailor is a person who works on a ship.

ipa: /ˈseɪlɚ/

ipa: /ˈseɪlə/

hyphenation: sail‧or


volt

forms:
volt
volts (plural)

glosses: A volt is the unit used to measure electric potential and electromotive force (voltage).

text: This needs a 9 volt battery to work.

text: The socket has 110 volts.

ipa: /vɒlt/

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


electromotive force

forms: electromotive force

glosses: Electromotive force is what pushes electricity through something (such as a wire). It creates electric current and is measured in volts.

noun

electromotive force


voltage

forms:
voltage
voltages (plural)

glosses: Voltage is an amount of electromotive force; a number of volts.

ipa: /voʊltɪdʒ/

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

hyphenation: volt‧age


media studies

forms: media studies

glosses: Media studies is a academic discipline. It deals with the content, history and effects of mass media, especially newspapers, radio, television and the internet.

text: He is a professor of media studies.

ipa: /ˈmiːdiə ˈstʌdis/

sampa: /"mi:di@ "stVdis/

media studies


afterthought

forms:
afterthought
afterthoughts (plural)

etymology_text: after- + thought

ety-prefix

after

thought

expansion: after- + thought

glosses: An afterthought is something that is thought about after an act; it was not thought of originally.

text: She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.


seaman

forms:
seaman
seamen (plural)

glosses: A seaman is someone who works at sea, or on a boat.

text: The seaman sailed from coast to coast.

glosses: A seaman is the lowest rank in the United States navy.

ipa: /ˈsiːmən/

noun

seaman

seamen


beds

forms:
bed
beds (plural)

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

ipa: /bɛdz/

bed


beds

forms:
bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)

verb

d


bedded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bed.


dialogues

forms:
dialogue
dialogues (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒgz/

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

noun

dialogue


equestrian

forms: equestrian (positive)

glosses: Related to horseback riding or horseback riders.

text: She will compete in a horse show to test her equestrian skills.

text: The equestrian soldiers rode down the hill into the battle.

glosses: Showing a person sitting on the back of a horse.

text: Children like to play among the metal legs of the equestrian statue in the park.

ipa: /ɪˈkwɛstrɪən/

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


equestrian

forms:
equestrian
equestrians (plural)

text: The equestrian brushed his horse before the race.


capillary

forms:
capillary
capillaries (plural)

glosses: A tiny tube in the body that blood travels through. It connects the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein.

text: Blood cells have to go through each tiny capillary one by one.

ipa: /kəˈpɪləri/

ipa: /ˈkæpɪˌlɛri/

capillary

capillaries


capillary

forms: capillary (positive)

text: The capillary cracks in the old plate of glass made me think that it would break if I touched it.

text: The body's capillary system must reach every cell.


boycott

forms:
boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

glosses: If you boycott something, then you stop using a product or buying from a store on purpose. People mainly boycott as a form of protest.

text: When the newspapers reported that a major clothing company had used child labor, many people boycotted the company.

ipa: /ˈbɔɪkɒt/

sampa: /"bOIkQt/

ipa: /ˈbɔɪkɑt/

sampa: /"bOIkAt/

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

hyphenation: boy‧cott


boycott

forms:
boycott
boycotts (plural)

glosses: A boycott is when people stop using a product or stop buying from a store on purpose. Boycotting is a form of protest to prove a point and avoid buying things from companies that have done wrong.

text: The boycott against fruit grown in foreign countries lasted two months.

text: Martin Luther King Jr. led a boycott against the Montgomery buses because the bus drivers gave priority seats to white people. So, instead of taking the bus, African Americans walked so the bus company would sell fewer tickets and lose money.


manganese

forms: manganese

glosses: Manganese is a hard, fragile, gray metal that is an element on the periodic table with an atomic number of 25 and the symbol Mn. It is added to steel to make it stronger.

ipa: /ˈmæŋɡəniz/

ipa: /ˈmæŋɡəniːz/

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

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

hyphenation: man‧ga‧nese


harvestman

forms:
harvestman
harvestmen (plural)

glosses: A person who works in the fields to bring in the ripe crops.

text: When the corn was ripe, the farmer hired extra harvestmen to help bring in the crop.

glosses: An arachnid from the order Opiliones that has very long, thin legs.

harvestman

harvestmen


simplify

forms:
simplify (canonical)
simplifies (third-person singular)
simplified (past)
simplified (past participle)
simplifying (present participle)

etymology_text: simple + -ify

ety-suffix

simple

ify

expansion: simple + -ify

glosses: If you simplify something, you make it easier; you make it less complex.

ipa: /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-simplify2.wav

verb

simplif

y


blond

forms:
blond
blonds (plural)

glosses: A blond is a person with blond colored hair.

ipa: /blɒnd/

ipa: /blɑːnd/

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

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


blond

forms:
blond (positive)
blonder (comparative)
blondest (superlative)

glosses: If something is blond, it is pale golden brown in color.

text: He had blond hair.

adj

blond

blonder

blondest


blonde

forms:
blonde
blondes (plural)

glosses: A blonde is someone who has fair (light colored) skin and hair and is usually a woman.

glosses: Blonde is a light yellowish brown color.


blonde

glosses: If hair is blonde, it is a color lighter than brown and not red. It may be yellow, golden, or almost white.

glosses: If you are blonde, you have blonde hair.

glosses: Blonde has been used to name other things the are a lighter color than usual.

text: We made blonde brownies yesterday.


hero

forms:
hero
heroes (plural)

glosses: A hero is a person who is very brave and does great things. The hero may be real or not real, and often defeats dangerous enemies of the people.

text: The hero Hercules was said to have killed the nine head snake called "hydra."

text: I'm sorry your son died in battle, but he died a hero.

glosses: Your hero is a person you greatly admire. This may also be someone you want to be similar to.

text: Leonardo DaVinci used to be my hero.

glosses: Your hero is someone who saves or defends you.

text: "Oh, my hero!" she said to her rescuer.

glosses: A hero is the main character in a story or film (movie).

text: A female hero is a heroine.

glosses: A good person with special powers; a superhero.

ipa: /hɪroʊ/

ipa: /hɪərəʊ/

noun

heroes


blondie

forms:
blondie
blondies (plural)

etymology_text: blond + -ie

ety-suffix

ie

expansion: blond + -ie

glosses: A nickname for a blond person, usually this is a blond woman or girl.

text: My name is Jenny, but most people just call me Blondie.

text: Hey, blondie, how are you.

ipa: /ˈblɑndi/

ipa: /ˈblɒndi/


nickname

forms:
nickname
nicknames (plural)

glosses: A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself.

text: My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname.

text: The name "Jenny" started as a nickname for "Jennifer."

ipa: /nɪk neɪm/

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

hyphenation: nick‧name


nickname

forms:
nickname (canonical)
nicknames (third-person singular)
nicknamed (past)
nicknamed (past participle)
nicknaming (present participle)

glosses: If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.

text: My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.

verb

nicknam

e


comic strip

forms:
comic strip
comic strips (plural)

glosses: A comic strip is a short story written with pictures, often in newspapers and often meant to be funny.

audio: en-us-comic strip.ogg


United States

forms: United States

ipa: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˈsteɪts/

enpr: yo͞o-nī'tĭd stātsʹ

ipa: /juˌnaɪtɪ̈d ˈsteɪts/

audio: en-us-United States.ogg


heroine

forms:
heroine
heroines (plural)

ipa: /ˈhɛroʊɪn/


heroic

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

etymology_text: hero + -ic

ety-suffix

hero

ic

expansion: hero + -ic

glosses: If something you do is heroic is like something a hero would do; it is very brave or difficult to do.

text: To win while wounded was truly heroic.

text: Though his efforts were heroic, his failure could not be avoided.

glosses: If you are heroic you are a hero or like a hero; you do heroic things.

text: The soldiers who fought in World War II were heroic men.

glosses: If story or poem is heroic, it is about a hero or heroes doing great things.

text: "Beowulf" is the best known heroic epic of early British literature.

glosses: If a society is heroic it is at a stage where stories of great heroes are common and wars are won by single heroic warriors. This is often a society with tribes or technology is bronze age or iron age.

text: Comparisons have been made between the heroic societies of ancient Greece and modern heroic societies such as the Zulu.

glosses: A heroic age is a time when great heroes were said to have lived. This is often early in history.

text: Homer's heroic age was hundreds of years before Homer live, around 1000 B.C.E.

hyphenation: he‧ro‧ic


heroism

forms: heroism

etymology_text: hero + -ism

ism

expansion: hero + -ism

glosses: Heroism is the act of doing something heroic.

text: They showed true heroism by risking their lives to save us.

glosses: Heroism is the quality of being heroic; if you have heroism you are a hero (or are similar to a hero).

text: The heroism of firemen, who run into burning buildings for people they don't know, is inspiring.

ipa: /ˈhɛrəʊɪzəm/

ipa: /ˈhɛroʊɪzəm/


superhero

forms:
superhero
superheroes (plural)

etymology_text: super- + hero

ety-prefix

super

hero

expansion: super- + hero

glosses: A superhero is a good person who has special powers and does heroic things.

text: There have been many movies about superheroes in recent years.

ipa: /s(j)upə(r)hɪroʊ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superhero.wav

noun

superheroes


hero sandwich

forms:
hero sandwich
hero sandwiches (plural)

hero sandwiches


sandwich

forms:
sandwich
sandwiches (plural)

glosses: A sandwich is meat or other food between two pieces of bread.

ipa: /ˈsæn(d)wɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈsænˌ(d)wɪt͡ʃ/

sandwiches


sandwich

forms:
sandwich (canonical)
sandwiches (third-person singular)
sandwiched (past)
sandwiched (past participle)
sandwiching (present participle)

glosses: To put one thing between two other things.

verb

sandwich

es


submarine sandwich

forms:
submarine sandwich
submarine sandwiches (plural)

glosses: A submarine sandwich is a long sandwich, shaped like a submarine.

noun

submarine sandwiches


sub

forms:
sub
subs (plural)

enpr: sŭb

ipa: /sʌb/

sampa: /sVb/


sub

forms:
sub (canonical)
subs (third-person singular)
subbed (past)
subbed (past participle)
subbing (present participle)

text: I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.

glosses: To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

text: Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.

text: Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.

glosses: To replace (a player) with a substitute.

text: He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

verb

sub

b


basement

forms:
basement
basements (plural)

glosses: A basement is part of a house or building that is under the ground.

text: After work I like to come home and relax in my basement.

ipa: /beɪsmənt

hyphenation: base‧ment


super

forms: super (positive)

glosses: If something is super it is better than average, better than usual.

ipa: /ˈsupɚ/


super

forms:
super
supers (plural)

text: We asked the super to fix our window last week but he still hasn't done it.

glosses: Short for supervisor; a manager or boss.

text: We were just talking to the super about the problem.


super

forms: super

glosses: You say super! if you are very happy or excited about something.

text: You got the prize, super!


unsung hero

forms:
unsung hero
unsung heroes (plural)

glosses: An unsung hero is a person who does heroic things, but that not many people know about.

text: I'd like to salute all the unsung heroes who made a difference but never became famous.

noun

unsung hero

unsung heroes


comic

forms:
comic
comics (plural)

glosses: A comic is a person whose job is telling jokes or trying to be funny.

ipa: /ˈkɒmɪk/

sampa: /"kQmIk/

ipa: /ˈkɑmɪk/

sampa: /"kAmIk/


villain

forms:
villain
villains (plural)

glosses: A villain is a very bad person, often a criminal.

glosses: A villain is the enemy of the main character in a story.


builder

forms:
builder
builders (plural)

etymology_text: build + -er

ety-suffix

build

er

expansion: build + -er

glosses: A builder is a person who builds things. This is most often a person who makes houses or buildings.

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

hyphenation: build‧er


burner

forms:
burner
burners (plural)

glosses: A burner is something that fire comes from. A burner uses fuel (such as propane) and is often found on old stoves.

glosses: A burner is the thing on a stove that makes heat, even if it is electric.

text: Take the kettle off the burner please.

ipa: /ˈbɜːnə/

ipa: /ˈbɝnɚ/


bark

forms:
bark
barks (plural)

glosses: The outside part of a tree; the skin of the tree.

text: I made the tea from sassafras bark.

text: I heard a bark and turned to see the dog.

ipa: /bɑrk/

sampa: /bArk/

ipa: /bɑːk/


bark

forms:
bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)

glosses: When an animal barks it makes a loud, sharp sound.

text: I couldn't sleep because the dog was barking all night!

text: He barked out orders, one after another.


beard

forms:
beard
beards (plural)

glosses: A beard is hair that grows on a man's face.

text: After living in the woods for three months, Tom had grown a big, bushy beard

glosses: Hair on the face of some animals, such as a goat's beard.

glosses: A woman who goes on a date with a gay male so that others will think that he is heterosexual.

ipa: /bɪəd/

ipa: /bɪrd/


blackberry

forms:
blackberry
blackberries (plural)

etymology_text: black + berry

compound

black

berry

expansion: black + berry

glosses: A blackberry is a type of black fruit that grows on vines that have thorns.

text: The blackberries have a great taste.

ipa: /ˈblækbəri/

ipa: /ˈblækbɛri/

hyphenation: black‧ber‧ry

noun

blackberries


thorn

forms:
thorn
thorns (plural)

glosses: A thorn is a sharp thing on part of a plant.

glosses: A letter used in Old English and some other languages, but not used in English today. Thorn is written as "Þ."

ipa: θɔːn/

ipa: θɔrn

sampa: TOrn


vine

forms:
vine
vines (plural)

glosses: A vine is a long, thin plant. Vines might grow along the ground, or up things such as walls or trees.

glosses: If something is "of the vine" it is made from grapes.

enpr: vīn

ipa: /vaɪn/

sampa: /vaIn/


grape

forms:
grape
grapes (plural)

glosses: A grape is a type of fruit that grows on a vine and is often used to make wine.

glosses: A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of grapes.

ipa: /ɡreɪp/


alcoholic

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

glosses: If something is alcoholic, it contains alcohol.

text: This wine is very alcoholic.

ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/

ipa: /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/

hyphenation: al‧co‧hol‧ic


alcoholic

forms:
alcoholic
alcoholics (plural)

glosses: An alcoholic is a person who drinks too much alcohol and cannot keep from drinking alcohol; someone who is addicted to alcohol.

text: The alcoholic was caught driving dangerously on the road several times.


Old English

forms: Old English

glosses: Old English is the language in England from 1500 to 1000 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.

glosses: Old English is any English that does not sound like how we talk now. This is often used for Early Modern English (the way people talked 500 to 350 years ago).


Middle English

forms: Middle English

glosses: Middle English is the language in England from 900 to 500 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.


Modern English

forms: Modern English

glosses: Modern English is the language in England from 500 years ago until now. The English we use now is a type of Modern English.


comedian

forms:
comedian
comedians (plural)

glosses: A comedian is someone who makes people laugh by telling funny stories.

ipa: /kəˈmiːdiən/

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


comical

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

glosses: If something is comical it is funny, it makes you laugh.

ipa: /ˈkɒmɪkəl/

ipa: /ˈkɑmɪkəl/


superior

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

glosses: If x is superior to y, x is better than y.

glosses: If x is superior to y, x is above y in the body. (This might not be true if the person or animal is not standing.)

ipa: /supɪriɚ/


superior

forms:
superior
superiors (plural)

text: "Always listen to your superiors."

glosses: The senior person in a monastic community.


Early Modern English

forms: Early Modern English

glosses: A type of Modern English that was used from 500 to 350 years ago. This is still different from the English we use now.

text: "Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Early Modern English.


Elizabethan English

forms: Elizabethan English

glosses: The way people in England talked when Elizabeth I was queen of England.

text: "Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Elizabethan English.

ipa: /əˌlɪzəˈbiːθən ˈiːŋglɪʃ/


antihero

forms:
antihero
antiheroes (plural)

glosses: An antihero is a bad person who is the principal (main) character in a story. A bad or evil hero.

ipa: /ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.rəʊ/

antihero

antiheroes


anti

forms: anti

pos: prep

text: I'm anti the idea of moving the couch there. I think that's a horrible place for it.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-anti.wav

homophones: ante auntie