initiative

forms:
initiative
initiatives (plural)

glosses: If you have or take the initiative, you are in control and can decide what to do next.

text: It's good to see someone take the initiative and start doing something about this problem.

text: It appears that the army was acting on its own initiative and not on orders from the president.

glosses: If you have initiative, you do things without needing to be told to do them.

text: We're looking to hire somebody with initiative because I won't be able to supervise them much.

glosses: An initiative is an effort to start doing something to solve a problem.

text: The town has no new initiatives to deal with garbage.


eventually

pos: adv

etymology_text: eventual + -ly

ety-suffix

eventual

ly

expansion: eventual + -ly

glosses: If something will happen eventually, it will happen but it will be in the future, not soon. Some day it will happen.

text: I'll clean out my closet eventually.

text: Eventually we'll find a better way to do this.


forthcoming

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

pos: adj

glosses: An event that is forthcoming is something that will happen soon. It's coming in a short time.

text: The forthcoming publication of her book will help her get status and respect.

glosses: A person who is forthcoming is someone who tells what they're thinking.

text: I asked him what his plans are for next year but he wasn't very forthcoming.

ipa: /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/

ipa: /fɔrθˈkʌmɪŋ/

hyphenation: forth‧com‧ing

adj

more: true

expansion: [POS TABLE]


crucial

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

glosses: When something is crucial, it is very important. It will make a big difference. You cannot succeed without it.

text: To write a great book, it's crucial to have the person in the book change and develop.

text: It was a crucial time in the battle when the king dropped his sword.

text: The development of this company is at a crossroads, and we need to make some crucial decisions.

text: Iron plays a crucial role in moving oxygen around the body.

text: The new doctor was crucial to the success of the operation.

hyphenation: cru‧cial


allocation

forms:
allocation
allocations (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: An allocation is the amount that is given out or shared.

text: Our department's allocation of computer time is too small.

text: We need to increase the allocation of funds to fix the roads problem.

glosses: Allocation is the act of giving out or sharing something.

text: The budget allocations are becoming less and less frequent.

text: With the new focus on the environment, governments are rethinking their resource allocation plans.

text: The broad allocation of contracts means that we don't depend on any one company.

ipa: /æləˈkeɪʃən/

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


exceed

forms:
exceed (canonical)
exceeds (third-person singular)
exceeded (past)
exceeded (past participle)
exceeding (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If x exceeds y, x is or becomes larger or better than y.

text: The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.

text: The quality of her essay exceeded my expectation.

glosses: If you exceed something, you go beyond (farther than) the limits, beyond the regular level or beyond what is allowed.

text: Your user name may not exceed eight characters.

text: The length of the soldier's hair exceeds the allowed length.

ipa: /ɪkˈsiːd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-exceed.wav

hyphenation: ex‧ceed


intervention

forms:
intervention
interventions (plural)

etymology_text: intervene + -tion

ety-suffix

intervene

tion

expansion: intervene + -tion

glosses: An intervention is an activity designed to change or stop a situation.

text: To prevent government intervention, the companies agreed to stop advertising cigarettes.

text: The teachers planned a reading intervention for the students who were having trouble.

ipa: /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/

ipa: /ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧ven‧tion


definite

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

glosses: Someone is definite if they are sure. They have no doubt about what they're saying.

text: She was definite that this is the right place.

glosses: Something is definite if it has defined limits.

ipa: /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/


voluntary

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

glosses: Acting of one's own free will. Something that somebody does is voluntary if the person is doing it because they want to do it, not because someone orders them to do it.

text: Helping to wash the dishes is voluntary.

text: I have a voluntary position helping children learn to read.

hyphenation: vol‧un‧ta‧ry


release

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + lease(to lease again)

ety-prefix

re

lease

expansion: re- + lease

glosses: If someone releases something, they let go of it; they stop holding it and set it free (let it be free).

text: He released his grasp on the lever.

text: He was released after two years in prison.

glosses: Someone releases something when they put it out into the world (discharge it).

text: They released thousands of gallons of water into the river each month.

glosses: A company releases something when they let the public start using it.

text: They released the new product later than they wanted to.

glosses: To lease again; to agree to a new lease of; to let back, sublet or rent again.

text: I leased the house from the owner, and released it for a year to another person.

ipa: /rɪˈliːs/

verb

releas

e


release

forms:
release
releases (plural)

glosses: In software, a version of something that is put up for sale or that the public can use.

text: The video store advertised that it had all the latest "releases".

glosses: That which is released, untied or let go.

text: They marked the occasion with a release of butterflies.


wealth

forms: wealth

glosses: Wealth is when one has a lot of money. Wealth is a lot of money or a lot of things of high value like land, houses, factories, jewelry, etc.

text: His wealth is so great that he wears new shoes every day.

ipa: /wɛlθ/


holy war

forms:
holy war
holy wars (plural)

glosses: A holy war is a war fought for religious reasons. Examples include jihad and crusades.


title: scizzors

redirect: scissors

pos: hard-redirect


collapse

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

glosses: Something collapses when all its parts fall down loosely. A building or a bridge collapses when it breaks and all its parts fall down. A person collapses when they are tired and they fall into a chair or onto a bed and are too tired to get up.

text: He was so tired, he just collapsed onto that chair.

text: The bridge collapsed, but no one was hurt.

ipa: /kəˈlæps/

collaps


collapse

forms:
collapse
collapses (plural)

text: The collapse of the bridge means we can't go over the river any longer.


colleague

forms:
colleague
colleagues (plural)

glosses: A colleague is a person who works together with another person or who does the same kind of work.

text: I like to talk about the science with my colleagues from the other university.

ipa: /ˈkɑliɡ/

ipa: /ˈkɒliːɡ/

hyphenation: col‧league


levy

forms:
levy (canonical)
levies (third-person singular)
levied (past)
levied (past participle)
levying (present participle)

glosses: If you levy a charge or a tax, you legally make people pay it.

text: The government levies a tax on all wood entering the country.

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

lev

y


levy

forms:
levy
levies (plural)

glosses: A levy is an extra charge on top of the basic price, usually a tax.

text: The levy on fuel went up this year.

glosses: Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.

noun

levy

levies


nonetheless

forms:
nonetheless (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: When x is true, and nonetheless y is true, then x being true didn't stop y from being true.

text: It's raining, but we're going to eat outside nonetheless.

text: The British were very interested in starting talks. Nonetheless, it was the Americans who actually got things organised.

ipa: /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/


integrity

forms: integrity

glosses: Integrity is the quality of being honest and of doing only good things.

text: I liked the integrity she showed when she wouldn't let someone from the other company pay for her lunch.

glosses: Integrity is the quality of being whole, not broken.

text: We need to test the integrity of the bridge.

hyphenation: in‧teg‧ri‧ty

integrity


tonight

forms:
tonight
tonights (plural)

glosses: Tonight is the night that comes between today and tomorrow.

text: Tonight is when the party is scheduled.

text: We will talk tonight.

ipa: /təˈnaɪt/


seconds

forms:
second
seconds (plural)

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

text: The clock shows the seconds.

glosses: A second serving of food for one person.

text: I'm so hungry that I'm going back for seconds.

text: This tastes so good. I hope there's enough for us to have seconds.

enpr: sĕʹkəndz

ipa: /ˈsɛkəndz/

hyphenation: sec‧onds

second


seconds

forms:
second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

glosses: Seconds is the present third person singular of second.

text: If Bill seconds the motion, I'll vote for it.


today

forms:
today
todays (plural)

glosses: Today is the current day, the day that is happening now, the day between yesterday and tomorrow.

text: Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

text: I have classes today.

text: Today's meeting should be short.

glosses: Today is modern times; the present in general.

text: Today we don't have many of the old problems but we have many new ones.

ipa: /təˈdeɪ/


too

forms:
too (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you say I am too tall, I am taller than I should be.

text: You can't come in. You are too dirty.

glosses: After someone says something, you can use too to say that something else is the same.

text: "It's nice to meet you." "It's nice to meet you, too."

text: I speak Japanese and Korean too.

text: I like it, and she likes it too.

ipa: /tuː/

ipa: /tu/

sampa: /tu/

homophones: to two


ordinal

forms: ordinal (positive)

glosses: If something is ordinal, it tells the order.

text: "Fifth" is an ordinal number.

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


ordinal

forms:
ordinal
ordinals (plural)

glosses: An ordinal number such as first, second and third.


assembly

forms:
assembly
assemblies (plural)

glosses: A group of people who came together for an event.

text: She stood in front of the assembly and started to talk.

glosses: The act of people or things coming together.

text: It took a few minutes for the assembly of everything she needed to bring with her.

glosses: The act of making something by putting parts together.

text: We bought a desk, but we didn't know it needed assembly at home.

assemblies


adjacent

forms: adjacent (positive)

glosses: If x has adjacent y, there is no other thing between x and y.

text: The house has an adjacent garage.

text: It's a lovely room, complete with adjacent shower and rest area.

text: In the word "house", the letters "h" and "o" are adjacent.


adjacent

forms: adjacent

pos: prep

glosses: If x is adjacent to y, there is no other thing between x and y.

text: The cinema was immediately adjacent to our house, so that every night we could hear the film.


cent

forms:
cent
cents (plural)

glosses: A small coin of little value, also called a penny; 100 cents make a dollar.

text: This gum only costs five cents.

enpr: sĕnt

ipa: /sɛnt/

sampa: /sEnt/

homophones: scent sent


straightforward

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

etymology_text: straight + forward

compound

straight

forward

expansion: straight + forward

glosses: If something is straightforward, it is simple. It is easy to understand and easy to know how to do it.

text: The instructions for how to put this desk together are straightforward.

text: What we need to do now is straightforward.

text: Making tea is pretty straightforward.

ipa: /streɪtˈfɔːwəd/


enormous

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

text: That's the most enormous watermelon I've ever seen.

text: Elephants are enormous animals.

ipa: /ɪˈnɔːməs/


intrinsic

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

glosses: x is intrinsic to y if x is an important part of y. y must always have x as a part.

text: Being able to think is intrinsic to being human.

text: Finding a way to stop being angry is intrinsic to the problem of making your life better.

text: Food has intrinsic value, while gold only has value because other people want it.

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


duration

forms:
duration
durations (plural)

glosses: The time something takes, or how much time it takes.

text: In the duration of his speech, ten more people came into the room

text: The duration of this event will be three hours.

text: For the duration of the work painting the rooms, you'll have to sleep in a different room.

ipa: /djuːreɪʃn̩/


whereby

forms: whereby

text: This hammer is the tool whereby I hammered in that nail.

text: Learning is the method whereby we improve our minds.

enpr: wâr-bī'

ipa: /wɛəˈbaɪ/


inclination

forms:
inclination
inclinations (plural)

etymology_text: incline + -ation

ety-suffix

incline

ation

expansion: incline + -ation

glosses: Someone has an inclination to do something if the person wants to do it or often does it.

text: I have an inclination to eat some ice cream right now.

text: He has an inclination to forget his umbrella at other peoples' houses.

glosses: Something has an inclination if it's on a slant or angle.

text: The inclination of the road was just enough to make the car roll by itself.


fifth

forms: fifth (positive)

etymology_text: five + -th

five

th

expansion: five + -th

glosses: The fifth thing is something that is number five (5) in order.

ipa: /fifθ/

sampa: /fifT/


fifth

forms:
fifth
fifths (plural)

glosses: A fifth of something is one of five equal parts of that thing.

text: Three is one fifth of fifteen.

glosses: A fifth of an alcoholic drink is a bottle of it.

text: They drank a fifth of vodka last night.


user

forms:
user
users (plural)

glosses: A user is someone with an account and username that lets them log in to a computer and do things on the computer.

ipa: /ˈjuːzə/

enpr: yo͞o′zər

ipa: /ˈjuzɚ/

hyphenation: us‧er


motto

forms:
motto
mottos (plural)

glosses: A motto is a favorite phrase or saying, often telling a principle or belief. Individuals and groups can have mottos.

text: "Early to bed and early to rise" is a motto.

ipa: /ˈmɒtəʊ/

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


protocol

forms:
protocol
protocols (plural)

glosses: A protocol is a rule, guideline, or document about how certain activities are done.

text: I don't know the protocol for talking to the President.

glosses: A protocol is a set of rules that describes how data is transmitted.

text: To get the domain name from the domain name server, the other computer has to send the right protocol.

ipa: /ˈproʊtəˌkɑl/

ipa: /ˈprəʊtəˌkɒl/

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

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

hyphenation: pro‧to‧col


overlap

forms:
overlap (canonical)
overlaps (third-person singular)
overlapped (past)
overlapped (past participle)
overlapping (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + lap

ety-prefix

over

lap

expansion: over- + lap

glosses: Something overlaps on another thing if part of it is on top of, or at the same time as, the other thing.

text: The shingles of a roof need to overlap to keep rain out.

text: The shifts of the two workers (periods of time when they're working) need to overlap so that one worker can tell the other one what is happening.

enpr: ō'və-lăpʹ

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

enpr: ō'vər-lăpʹ

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/

verb

overlap

p


overlap

forms:
overlap
overlaps (plural)

glosses: The act of overlapping. The amount that two things overlap on each other.

text: More overlap keeps the rain out better, but needs more shingles to cover the roof.

enpr: ōʹvə-lăp'

ipa: /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/

enpr: ōʹvər-lăp'

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/


attain

forms:
attain (canonical)
attains (third-person singular)
attained (past)
attained (past participle)
attaining (present participle)

glosses: Someone attains a status if they reach it and start to have that status.

text: My brother attained first place in the race.

text: After 4 years at university, she attained her degree.

ipa: /əˈteɪn/

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


sphere

forms:
sphere
spheres (plural)

glosses: A sphere is a shape that is round in all directions, like a ball. Every point on a sphere is the same distance from the centre (a point in the middle) of the sphere.

text: The Earth is almost exactly a sphere.

text: A drop of water can be a sphere while it's falling.

ipa: /sfɪə/

enpr: sfîr

ipa: /sfɪr/

sampa: /sfIr/


route

forms:
route
routes (plural)

glosses: A route is the way someone goes from one place to another place.

text: Could you tell me a route to the store from here?

text: The road was rough. I should have taken a different route.

ipa: /ruːt/

ipa: /raʊt/


route

forms:
route (canonical)
routes (third-person singular)
routed (past)
routed (past participle)
routing (present participle)

glosses: To send something or someone on a specific route.

text: While the road was being fixed, the workers routed the cars along a different road.

text: This computer routes email to the main computer.

rout


arrogance

forms:
arrogance
arrogances (plural)

glosses: Arrogance is an attitude that someone may have that he/she is better than other people.

text: He treats us so badly because he is full of arrogance.

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


background

forms:
background
backgrounds (plural)

glosses: The background is what can be seen or heard behind other things that are closer or louder.

text: I was talking to Mary, but I heard the phone ringing in the background.

text: The play was good, and I especially liked the backgrounds that were used.

glosses: The background of a person is his/her history.

text: The police checked his background to see if he had been in jail.


background

forms:
background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)


blank

forms:
blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

glosses: If you blank something, you make it empty.

ipa: /blæŋk/


blank

forms:
blank (positive)
blanker (comparative)
blankest (superlative)

glosses: If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.

text: I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.

text: I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.

text: The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.

adj

blank

blanker

blankest


blank

forms:
blank
blanks (plural)

glosses: A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.

text: Fill in the blanks on the legal form.

glosses: A blank is a cartridge that contains gunpowder but does not have a bullet. It used usually used for training or as a signal.


controversy

forms:
controversy
controversies (plural)

glosses: When there is a controversy about something, people don't agree about it and there is a lot of talking about it.

text: There's a controversy about whether cars should be allowed to drive in this part of the city.

text: Newspapers love to write about controversies.

ipa: /kənˈtrɒvəsi/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrəˌvɝsi/

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

irrnoun

controversies


simulation

forms:
simulation
simulations (plural)

etymology_text: simulate + -ion

ety-suffix

simulate

ion

expansion: simulate + -ion

glosses: A simulation of an event is when people make something that looks like the event happening, but it isn't real.

text: Before we watched them land on the moon, we watched a simulation so we would know what it would look like.

text: Doctors sometimes learn surgery in a simulation of a real operation.

text: To make movies you have to set up a lot of simulations.

ipa: /sɪmjuːˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

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

hyphenation: si‧mu‧la‧tion


inherent

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

glosses: A part of something that is natural and cannot be separated from it.

text: There may be problems inherent in hiring part-time staff.

text: Everybody understands the inherent value of education.

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


afternoon

forms:
afternoon
afternoons (plural)

etymology_text: after- + noon

ety-prefix

after

noon

expansion: after- + noon

text: I didn't finish that work in the morning, so I had to do it in the afternoon.

ipa: /ˌæftəˈnuːn/

ipa: /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/


awful

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

glosses: Very bad. So bad that people don't want to think about it.

text: When all the children were crying, it was just awful.

ipa: /ˈɔːfʊl/

ipa: /ˈɔfəl/


agree

forms:
agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

glosses: When two people agree about something, they have the same ideas. They both think the same things are true.

text: We agree that it will probably rain this afternoon.

glosses: When two people agree to do some things, they say something like "if you do this, then I will do that." After they agree, then they must do the things they said.

text: We agreed to pay him $100 to paint the walls.

enpr: ə-grē'

ipa: /əˈɡriː/

ipa: /əˈɡri/

hyphenation: a‧gree

verb

agree

agrees

agreed

agreeing


away

forms: away

glosses: When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close.

text: Go away! You're bothering me.

text: Keep the machine away from water.

text: The store is far away from my house.

enpr: əwā'

ipa: /əˈweɪ/


arrogant

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

glosses: If Dan is arrogant, he thinks he is better or more important than other people.

text: He is arrogant and that is why he is rude.

text: When you walked past her without talking to her, she thought you were being arrogant.

ipa: /ˈærəgənt/


deaf

forms:
deaf (positive)
deafer (comparative)
deafest (superlative)

glosses: Somebody who is deaf, cannot hear or cannot hear well.

text: She did not hear what I was saying because she's deaf.

ipa: /dɛf/

homophones: death def

adj

deaf

deafer

deafest


deafness

forms: deafness

etymology_text: deaf + -ness

ety-suffix

ness

expansion: deaf + -ness

glosses: Someone with deafness cannot hear or cannot hear well.

text: My mother's deafness keeps her from hearing me.

text: Getting sick with the measles can cause deafness.

ipa: /ˈdɛfnəs/

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


niece

forms:
niece
nieces (plural)

glosses: A niece is the female child of someone's sister or brother and is a part of their extended family.

text: My brother has a daughter. She is my niece.

enpr: nēs

ipa: /niːs/

ipa: /nis/


partisan

forms:
partisan
partisans (plural)

glosses: A partisan is a person who is a supporter of a political party, or of an idea. He or she may also be militant, ready to use force to fight for his or her cause.


savoury

forms:
savoury (positive)
savourier (comparative)
savouriest (superlative)

glosses: Savoury means "not sweet". Food that is savoury does not taste sweet. The savoury course of a meal may have meat or fish and vegetables. This may be followed by a sweet course (called "pudding" or "dessert").

glosses: "Savour" can also mean the characteristic taste of something. It can also mean to enjoy something: "He savoured every moment of it".

ipa: /ˈseɪvəri/

adj

savoury

savourier

savouriest


purge

forms:
purge (canonical)
purges (third-person singular)
purged (past)
purged (past participle)
purging (present participle)

glosses: To purge an organization or an object means to clean it up of something bad.

text: His attempt to purge our country of minorities was met with international criticism.

ipa: /pɝdʒ/

ipa: /pɜːdʒ/

verb

purg


purge

forms:
purge
purges (plural)

glosses: When a purge occurs, an organization or an object is cleaned up of something bad.

text: His purge of our country's minorities was met with international criticism.


visible

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

glosses: If something is visible, it can be seen.

text: The car had no visible signs of damage.

text: Many stars that are not visible in the city are still visible from the countryside.

text: Mount Fuji is clearly visible from Tokyo after a rain storm.

text: Italy has an active and highly visible environmental movement.

enpr: vĭz'ə-bəl

ipa: /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/


finite

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

glosses: If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.

text: This problem has a finite number of correct answers.

text: There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.

ipa: ˈfaɪnaɪt


publication

forms:
publication
publications (plural)

etymology_text: public + -ation

ety-suffix

public

expansion: public + -ation

glosses: Publication is the act of making a book or other thing publicly known or available where the public can use it.

text: The Report itself and the debate that followed its publication have been useful.

text: This letter is personal and not for publication.

glosses: A publication is a book, magazine, paper, song, etc. that has been or will be published.

text: Women's Strategies from Around the World, is a new publication from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

ipa: /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/


disturbance

forms:
disturbance
disturbances (plural)

etymology_text: disturb + -ance

disturb

ance

expansion: disturb + -ance

glosses: To disturb means to stop someone or something by interrupting them.

ipa: /dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/

ipa: /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/

hyphenation: dis‧tur‧bance


clumsiness

forms:
clumsiness
clumsinesses (plural)

etymology_text: clumsy + -ness

clumsy

expansion: clumsy + -ness

glosses: Clumsiness is a lack of coordination; it is the condition of being clumsy.

noun

clumsinesses


thesis

forms:
thesis
theses (plural)

glosses: A thesis is a long paper that university students at the masters or doctoral level write.

text: I finished my coursework and have been working on my thesis for about a year now.

text: She's writing her thesis on the effects of TV on children.

glosses: A thesis is a main idea or argument that is developed or explained.

text: This book has three major theses.

text: If you're going to write about this, you're going to have trouble supporting your thesis.

ipa: /ˈθiːsɪs/

ipa: /ˈθisɪs/

hyphenation: the‧sis

thesis

theses


knives

forms:
knife
knives (plural)

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

text: I keep all my knives in the kitchen.

text: Which of these knives should I use to chop the onions?

knife

knives


set

forms:
set (canonical)
sets (third-person singular)
set (past)
set (past participle)
setting (present participle)

glosses: If you set something somewhere, you put something into a place.

text: She sets the lamp on the floor.

text: I was setting glasses on the table when I heard a noise.

glosses: If you set something, you put it into some state or condition.

text: After changing the batteries, you have to set the clock again.

text: They set the house on fire

text: His utter naturalness at once set me at ease.

text: He sets the CD player to play.

text: The guard had never set a prisoner free before.

glosses: If you set something, you define it or to fix its value.

text: The teacher set a time limit of two minutes for this exercise.

text: The date for the exam was set to next Thursday.

text: The microwave was set to 400 watts.

glosses: If you set the table, you put dishes, forks and knives on it.

text: I set the table for five people, but only three came.

glosses: When the sun or moon sets, it moves toward the horizon.

text: The sun sets every evening.

glosses: If something sets, it dries and becomes solid.

text: The concrete needs to set before a car can drive on it.

text: This glue needs two hours to set.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of set.

enpr: sĕt

ipa: /sɛt/

sampa: /sEt/

set

sets

set

set

setting


set

forms: set (positive)

glosses: Something that is set is fixed. It cannot be changed easily.

text: Don't argue! The rules are set.

text: The time for the race is set.

text: Are you set?


set

forms:
set
sets (plural)

glosses: The set is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc.

text: The Metropolitan Opera's set for Aida is spectacular.

text: I was painting a wall on the set when the director arrived.

glosses: A set is a group of things that are similar or can be used together.

text: This chess set is too expensive to play chess with it.

text: I have a set of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays.

glosses: A set is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain purpose. All of them are needed to perform a certain operation.

text: To play poker, you need a set of playing cards and chips.

text: A mason has a set of tools.

glosses: Persons that have something in common may be called a set.

text: That rich chick is a member of the Jet Set.

text: Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater set.

text: The Long Island Horsey Set plays polo on weekends.

glosses: A set is a machine which gets radio or television programs.

text: This television set is broken.

text: This radio set can receive programs from Australia.

glosses: In many sports, a number of sets make up a game. An example of this would be in tennis or table tennis.

text: The tennis player won the first two sets, but lost the game.


khaki

forms:
khaki
khakis (plural)

glosses: A dull yellowish-brown color, the color of dust.

glosses: A strong cloth that is made of wool or cotton; khaki is often used for making military uniforms.

enpr: kä-k'ē

enpr: kär-k'ē

enpr: kă-k'ē


khaki

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


invoke

forms:
invoke (canonical)
invokes (third-person singular)
invoked (past)
invoked (past participle)
invoking (present participle)

glosses: When someone invokes a rule, they use the rule in a specific situation.

text: For the government to do that legally, they would have to invoke the "notwithstanding" clause of the constitution.

enpr: in'vōk

ipa: /ɪnˈvoʊk/

sampa: /In"voUk/

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

verb

invok

e


invoked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of invoke.

glosses: When a rule is invoked, it is being used in a specific situation.

text: That rule was not invoked during that meeting.


likewise

glosses: When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said.

text: I used one of the little spoons to eat my soup, and my friend did likewise.

text: "I'm happy to see you!" "Likewise!"

ipa: /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

hyphenation: like‧wise


so-called

forms: so-called (positive)

glosses: When someone uses the word "so-called" to talk about something, they mean that other people talk about the thing that way, but they don't agree.

text: When are we going to leave this so-called party? (The person saying this thinks it should not be called a party. Probably they think the party is not fun.)

adjective

so-called


brilliant

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

glosses: If something is brilliant, it gives off a lot of light.

text: It was evening with the brilliant colors of sunset shining through the trees.

text: The sun's light was so brilliant that I needed to close my eyes.

text: The sky was a brilliant blue that day, and the air was cold.

text: He noticed a brilliant star in the sky.

glosses: If something is brilliant, it is very good.

text: Truly brilliant ideas can sound crazy at first.

text: She wrote a book about her brilliant career in television.

glosses: If a person is brilliant, they are very intelligent.

text: He was a brilliant teacher.

ipa: /ˈbrɪljənt/


disposal

forms:
disposal
disposals (plural)

glosses: Disposal is the act of getting rid of or throwing out something.

text: There is no long-term plan for nuclear waste disposal.

text: After a strange package was found, bomb disposal workers were called in.

glosses: If you have something at your disposal, it is available for you to use.

text: Some of the students seem to have a lot of money at their disposal.

ipa: [dɪsˈpəʊzəɫ]

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


solely

forms:
solely (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: sole + -ly

ety-suffix

sole

ly

expansion: sole + -ly

glosses: You use solely to say that somebody or something is the only one like that or that did it.

text: It is not good for a country to rely solely on one energy source.

text: You are solely responsible for this problem.


deny

forms:
deny (canonical)
denies (third-person singular)
denied (past)
denied (past participle)
denying (present participle)

glosses: If you deny something, you say it didn't happen or isn't true.

text: He denied charges that Vietnamese troops participated in the fighting.

text: There can be no denying that the Cobra is an extremely exciting car to drive.

text: The report that came out earlier today has been denied by the White House.

glosses: If you deny somebody something, you stop them from having or doing it.

text: A quick dive by the goal keeper denies Beckham the goal.

text: Why would you go to work and deny yourself a little rest?

ipa: /dɪˈnaɪ/

ipa: /dəˈnaɪ/

hyphenation: de‧ny

verb

den

y


bear

forms:
bear
bears (plural)

glosses: A bear is a big animal with a short tail. They either eat only meat or meat and plants. There are many different types of bears, for example brown bears and polar bears.

text: Polar bears are white.

text: Grizzly bears live in North America.

glosses: Someone who acts rough and lacks manners could be called a bear.

glosses: A large, hairy, homosexual man is called a bear.

ipa: /bɛə/

ipa: /bɛɚ/


bear

forms:
born (past participle)
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
borne (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

text: This wall bears half the weight of the roof.

text: The chieftain bears a spear.

glosses: If someone bears something bad, they accept it or deal with it.

text: He has to bear insults because of his appearance.

text: I cannot bear looking at the news.

text: The pain is so bad, I can hardly bear it.

glosses: If a baby is born, it comes out of its mother.

text: The woman bore a little boy.

text: He was born on October 22, 1983.

glosses: If something is born, it is newly created.

text: This idea was born out of boredom.

glosses: If something bears fruit, flowers, etc., it grows them.

text: This apple tree is 100 years old, it does not bear apples anymore.

text: Peter bears a small scar on his forehead.

text: The flag bore a white lion.

text: The sign bears the words "Hey there!".

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing

borne


big

forms:
big (positive)
bigger (comparative)
biggest (superlative)

glosses: If something is big, it is large in size; tall, wide, long, or fat.

text: He's bigger than me.

text: I would like a big glass of milk.

text: The tree was so big that you could see it over the top of the house.

text: That's a big problem!

glosses: Someone's big brother or a big sister is one who is older than the person.

text: I have a big brother who's stronger than you!

enpr: bĭg

ipa: /bɪɡ/

adj

big

bigger

biggest


large

forms:
large (positive)
larger (comparative)
largest (superlative)

glosses: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, long, or fat.

text: I would like a large glass of milk.

text: I need a larger piece of paper to fit all these pictures onto it.

ipa: /lɑːdʒ/

ipa: /lɑrdʒ/

sampa: /lArdZ/

large

larger

largest


compile

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: Someone compiles some things or ideas when they bring them together into one place.

text: I need to compile a list of reasons not to go ahead with the project.

text: She compiled a good set of books to read about the history of that place.

ipa: /kəmpʌɪl/

ipa: /kəmˈpaɪl/

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

hyphenation: com‧pile

verb

compil


panel

forms:
panel
panels (plural)

glosses: A panel is a flat piece of wood or other material, used as part of a wall or on the side of something.

text: The house has aluminium panels covering the outside.

glosses: A panel is a group of people who come together at a table to talk or to judge, usually in front of many other people.

text: The panel made a decision that Paul had won the dance contest.

text: I went to listen to a panel talking about global warming.

ipa: /pænəɫ/


panel

forms:
panelled (past)
panelled (past participle)
panelling (present participle)
panel (canonical)
panels (third-person singular)
paneled (past)
paneled (past participle)
paneling (present participle)

panel

l


device

forms:
device
devices (plural)

text: She has a device in her kitchen for cutting garlic.

glosses: A device is a machine or part attached to a computer, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer etc.

text: The mouse is an important device for using the computer.

glosses: A device is a clever way of doing something.

ipa: /dəˈvaɪs/

hyphenation: de‧vice


yet

glosses: When something hasn't happened yet, it didn't happen, but it might happen in the future.

text: Is she there yet?

ipa: /jɛt/


yet

forms: yet

pos: conj

glosses: Used to join words, phrases, and clauses that contrast.

text: It's cold outside, yet I don't see you wearing a coat.

text: I've never tried so hard yet accomplished so little.


ambiguous

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

glosses: If something is ambiguous, it has more than one possible meaning, state, or explanation.

text: I think he fills his speeches with ambiguous words on purpose.

text: The goal of the challenge remains rather ambiguous.

hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu‧ous


ongoing

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

etymology_text: on + going

compound

on

going

expansion: on + going

glosses: Something is ongoing if it's continuing to happen without stopping in one long period of time.

text: The growth of bones is still ongoing at age 12.

text: The development of the new way of doing this is ongoing.

ipa: /ˈɒnɡəʊɪŋ/


conceive

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: If you can conceive of a certain situation, you can imagine it.

text: I just can't conceive of life without you.

text: Can you conceive what life would have been like in that time?

glosses: Someone conceives of an idea when they think of the idea for the first time, and it's their idea: they thought of it themselves, no one told them.

text: The planners first conceived of the idea of making a large, curved building here in 1998.

text: I can't conceive of any way of getting there before 5:00.

glosses: A woman conceives a baby when she becomes pregnant (starts to carry a tiny baby inside her).

text: The baby was conceived the day we went to Niagara Falls.

ipa: /kənˈsiːv/

verb

conceiv


notwithstanding

forms: notwithstanding

glosses: If something is true notwithstanding something else, it is true in spite of that other thing.

text: We're going ahead with the event as planned, notwithstanding the heavy rain and wind.

text: He's really a terrible man, his excellent work notwithstanding.

text: Notwithstanding, the problem is a significant one.

text: You live an eternal life notwithstanding that your seat of consciousness is currently physical.

ipa: /ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/


submit

forms:
submit (canonical)
submits (third-person singular)
submitted (past)
submitted (past participle)
submitting (present participle)

glosses: If you submit something, usually a piece of writing, you give it to somebody to be checked or accepted.

text: They submitted their final report together with recommendations to the president.

text: Students will submit their application with examples of work already done by March 31.

glosses: If you submit to some authority, you accept that they have power over you.

text: At least up to 1985, the British government submitted to the threat of violence from the terrorists.

text: Although most people submit willingly to this process, very few of them have any choice in the matter.

enpr: səbmĭtʹ

ipa: /səbˈmɪt/

hyphenation: sub‧mit

submit

t


trill

forms:
trill
trills (plural)

glosses: A consonant sound made by vibrating the tongue against the part of the mouth where the sound is being made, looser than a fricative such as "s" in "sit", but tighter than an approximant such as "w" in "well".

text: The word arroz, meaning "rice", contains the alveolar trill (trill made on the roof of the mouth).

ipa: /trɪl/

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


somewhat

forms: somewhat

pos: det

text: What happens in the classroom can be somewhat different from the lesson plan.

text: She was somewhat surprised to find her name in the morning paper.

text: His guitar playing has changed somewhat since the band's first CD.

text: That's somewhat of a problem.

ipa: /ˈsʌmwɒt/

ipa: /ˈsʌmwɑt/


empirical

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

glosses: If something is empirical, it is based on or can be checked by observation or experience.

text: Simply because there is no empirical evidence to support this does not mean it's wrong. It simply means we haven't looked hard enough.

text: This hypothesis has been challenged on both theoretical and empirical grounds.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/

hyphenation: em‧pi‧ri‧cal


phenomenon

forms:
phenomenon
phenomena or phenomenons (plural)

glosses: A phenomenon is a fact or event that you can observe (see or hear or sense), especially one that is not fully understood.

text: But this explanation is not enough to explain the observed phenomena.

text: Football violence is not a particularly new phenomenon, and it isn't only a British problem.

text: These scientists study such phenomena as storms and changing climate.

glosses: A phenomenon is a person, show, book, etc. that is very popular.

text: 'N Sync was something of a pop music phenomenon in the late 90s.

text: Snakes as pets are not a new phenomenon, but they do seem to be growing more popular.

ipa: /fəˈnɒmɪnən/

ipa: /fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/

ipa: /fəˈnɒmɪnə/

ipa: /fəˈnɑmənə/

hyphenation: phe‧no‧me‧non; phe‧no‧me‧na

noun

phenomenon

phenomena

phenomenons


patriarchy

forms:
patriarchy
patriarchies (plural)

glosses: A patriarchy is a society where the oldest male is considered to be the leader of the household.

ipa: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)riɑrki/

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

patriarchies


italics

forms:
italic
italics (plural)

glosses: Italics are a style of letters written slanted. In English, they are usually used for stressing a word in a sentence or for foreign words.

text: The sentences written in italics have been added or changed.

italic


via

forms: via

glosses: You use via to mean the path that something takes when it goes somewhere (the places it goes through before it gets there).

text: We can send video, audio and data from any point in the UK, via satellite.

text: This became part of our route from Liverpool to Manchester via Runcorn.

text: John sent the message to Yoko via Hamid.

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


et cetera

forms: et cetera

pos: phrase

glosses: Et cetera means "and more of the same kind of thing". It is often written etc.

text: There are pens, pencils, paper, etc., in the bag.

text: 1, 2, 3, et cetera.

ipa: /ˌɛt ˈsɛtərə/


title: etc

redirect: etc.


centimeter

forms:
centimeter
centimeters (plural)

glosses: A hundredth of a meter; 100 centimeters is one meter.

text: This pencil is 18 centimeters long.


break

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

glosses: If you break something, you make it come apart in a way that cannot easily be put back together, usually by force.

text: He injured his leg and broke his foot during the crash.

text: When my brother died, my family broke apart.

text: The airplane broke apart in the sky over Hawai'i.

text: When the ice broke underneath me, I said to myself, I'm in trouble.

glosses: If something such as a machine breaks, it stops working because something is wrong.

text: My car breaks down about once a week.

glosses: If you break a law, rule, promise, etc. you do something that you should not do.

text: The police can't do anything if no laws are broken.

text: These are the rules. Don't break the rules and I won't send you home.

glosses: If you break a surface, limit, record, etc., you go beyond it.

text: In 1954 he set a new record of 3:59.4, breaking the old record by more than five minutes.

text: Wilson broke barriers for women in journalism at a time when newsrooms were mostly male.

glosses: If you break free or out of something, you could not leave but now you leave.

text: The police are looking for some prisoners who broke out of the jail.

text: One of the dogs broke loose and ran at her.

text: When she closed the door, everyone broke into laughter.

glosses: If you break, you stop for a short time to rest.

text: We break for coffee at 10:00 every morning.

text: The day was breaking as they packed up the tent.

text: Dawn was just breaking when Helga Schneider climbed out of bed.

glosses: If you break something, you stop it suddenly.

text: The sound of the door closing broke the silence.

text: I didn't know my father, but with my son, I want to break that cycle of fathers leaving their sons.

text: The show had been so magical that people didn't want to leave the theater, didn't want to break the spell.

text: Smoking is such a hard habit to break.

text: Mike had to leave to break up a fight between Ronni and Bridget.

text: The rain finally broke on Monday evening.

glosses: If your voice breaks, it changes because you are almost crying.

text: "I wanted to say goodbye before he died", she said, her voice breaking.

glosses: If you break some money, you change a note into coins.

text: I don't want to break a twenty just to buy matches.

enpr: /brāk/

ipa: /breɪk/

sampa: /breIk/

break

breaks

broke

broken

breaking


break

forms:
break
breaks (plural)

glosses: A break is a time when something stops before starting again.

text: We get a 15-minute break in the middle of the morning.

text: I'll phone you during my lunch break.

text: We're going to take a one-minute commercial break and we'll be right back.

glosses: A break (up) is an end of a relationship.

text: We didn't see each other for years after the break up.

glosses: A break is a space between something continuous.

text: The sun shone through a break in the clouds.

glosses: A break is a situation in which things are not as difficult.

text: That job opening up just when she finished school was a lucky break for her.

text: Give me a break.

text: The new law would give middle-income families a $2,000 tax break.

glosses: A break is a place where something is broken.

text: The break in his leg could be seen clearly on the x-ray.


people

forms:
person
persons or people (plural)

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

text: Who are these people at the party?

glosses: A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language.

text: Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people.

text: This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines.

ipa: /ˈpiːpəl/

ipa: /ˈpipl/

person

people


people

forms:
people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

glosses: If a place is peopled, people live there.

text: It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers.

glosses: If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people.

text: He liked to people his books with simple folk.

verb

peopl


cathedral

forms:
cathedral
cathedrals (plural)

text: The new bishop took control of his cathedral.


fifty

forms: fifty

text: There were fifty people in my class.

ipa: /ˈfɪfti/


fifty

forms:
fifty
fifties (plural)

text: Five tens is fifty.

noun

fifty

fifties


forty

forms: forty

text: He was forty minutes late.

ipa: /ˈfɔrti/

hyphenation: for‧ty


forty

forms:
forty
forties (plural)

text: Four tens is forty.

forty

forties


registry

forms:
registry
registries (plural)

glosses: A registry is an official list of names.

ipa: /ˈrɛdʒɪstri/

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

registries


paradigm

forms:
paradigm
paradigms (plural)

glosses: A system of beliefs, ideas, values, and habits that is a way of thinking about the real world.

text: At the time, this way of thinking was the dominant paradigm for social scientists.

glosses: A paradigm is an example, model or pattern, especially the most basic or central one.

text: For fifteen centuries Aristotle remained the paradigm of knowledge itself.

text: It provides paradigms of action and role models through which we interpret `real life'.

glosses: (Grammar) A paradigm is the set of all word forms.

text: The complete paradigm for boy is: boy, boy’s, boys, boys’, boyish.


channel

forms:
channel
channels (plural)

glosses: A channel is a path that carries or directs flow or movement, especially of TV & radio signals and water.

text: He only watches two television news channels.

glosses: The bottom and sides ("banks") of a river or other place where water moves.

glosses: The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.

glosses: The part of a river where boats can pass.

text: We have to keep our boat in the channel.

glosses: A narrow body of water between two land masses.

text: The English Channel lies between France and England.

glosses: A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.

text: The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree.

glosses: The part that connects a data source to a data sink.

text: A channel stretches between them.

glosses: A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals.

text: We are using one of the 24 channels.

glosses: A path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.

text: The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.

glosses: A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.

text: Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line.

glosses: A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

text: KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.

glosses: A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.

text: NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose.

glosses: The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.

text: This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.

glosses: The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.

text: The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.

ipa: ˈtʃænəɫ


channel

forms:
channeled (past)
channeled (past participle)
channeling (present participle)
channel (canonical)
channels (third-person singular)
channelled (past)
channelled (past participle)
channelling (present participle)

glosses: If you channel something, you direct its flow.

text: We will channel the cars to the left.

glosses: To take on the personality of another person.

text: When it is my turn to sing Karaoke, I am going to channel Ray Charles.

verb

channel


pose

forms:
pose
poses (plural)

text: What kind of pose is best for this photograph?

ipa: /pəʊz/


pose

forms:
pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)

text: The emcee will pose the tie-breaking question.

text: Will you pose for a photograph?

text: Have you posed for your portrait?

text: Some celebs spend too much time posing for photographs.

pos


encounter

forms:
encounter
encounters (plural)

glosses: An encounter is a meeting, usually one that you don't expect.

text: I had a pleasant encounter yesterday: an old friend of mine visited me.

text: My job was really the result of a chance encounter with an old friend, now my boss.

glosses: An encounter is when two people or groups meet to play a game or fight a battle.

text: I hope there will be no encounter with other soldiers tomorrow.

text: This is the fifth World Cup encounter between these two teams.

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntə/

hyphenation: coun‧ter


encounter

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: If you encounter problems, difficulties, etc., you experience them.

text: When he did encounter problems, he always knew how to fix them.

glosses: If you encounter someone, you meet someone, usually unexpectedly.

text: In the store I encountered my teacher.

glosses: If you encounter someone, you meet them to play a game or fight a battle.

text: At night the battle ship encountered enemy planes.


persistent

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

etymology_text: persist + -ent

ety-suffix

persist

ent

expansion: persist + -ent

glosses: If someone or something is persistent, they continue and do not give up quickly.

text: She has had a persistent cough for weeks.

text: There was a persistent knocking on the door.

text: Many youth who spend time in jail actually become persistent offenders.

text: There have been persistent rumors for years.

glosses: Lasting past maturity without falling off.

text: Pine cones have persistent scales.

ipa: /pɚˈsɪstənt/

ipa: /pəˈsɪstənt/

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

hyphenation: per‧sis‧tent


undergo

forms:
undergo (canonical)
undergoes (third-person singular)
underwent (past)
undergone (past participle)
undergoing (present participle)

etymology_text: under- + go

ety-prefix

under

go

expansion: under- + go

glosses: If you undergo something, it happens to you; often it is not nice.

text: The country has undergone great changes in the last decade.

text: She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.

text: The bridge is currently undergoing tests to see if it can be reopened.

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/

ipa: /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/

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

hyphenation: un‧der‧go

undergo

undergoes

underwent

undergone

undergoing


convince

forms:
convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)

glosses: To make someone believe, or feel sure about something.

text: We have to convince her that the world is a sphere.

ipa: /kənˈvɪns/

verb

convinc

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


disambiguation

forms:
disambiguation
disambiguations (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + ambiguation

word parts

dis-

ambiguation

expansion: dis- + ambiguation

glosses: If I work on disambiguation, I am helping to get rid of things that are so similar that they cause confusion.

text: This page is a disambiguation page.

ipa: /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧am‧big‧u‧a‧tion


absolute

forms:
absolute
absolutes (plural)

glosses: An absolute is something that will always exist.

text: Death is considered to be an absolute.

hyphenation: ab‧so‧lute


absolute

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

glosses: If something is absolute, it is complete or total.

text: The light went out and he was in absolute darkness.

text: The sergeant has absolute power. His soldiers must obey him.


active

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

glosses: Something is active if it is turned on or started.

text: One of the computers was active: its screen was bright.

glosses: If someone is active, he or she does exercise often or participates often.

text: She was such an active 80-year-old that she ran the Boston Marathon.

text: Jenkins is an active member of the Rotary Club since he goes to all the meetings.

glosses: A sentence is active if its subject does the action.

text: "Athena helped Odysseus" is an active sentence because Athena is the one who helped.

ipa: /ˈæktɪv/

sampa: /"{ktIv/


banyan

forms:
banyan
banyans (plural)

glosses: A banyan is a tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

ipa: /ˈbænjən/


ultimately

etymology_text: ultimate + -ly

ety-suffix

ultimate

ly

expansion: ultimate + -ly

text: We will all help, but it is you who are ultimately responsible.

text: The events of 1962 ultimately lead to the end of his government.

text: Ultimately, the choice depends on what you like.

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

hyphenation: ul‧tim‧ate‧ly


extract

forms:
extract
extracts (plural)

glosses: An extract is something that has been taken out of something else, usually something that it was part of.

text: Just because a cream contains plant extracts doesn't mean it's good for your skin.

text: I'll read a short extract from his speech.

text: Many scientists were interested in other tissue extracts.

enpr: ĕks'trăkt

ipa: /ˈɛkstrækt/

hyphenation: ex‧tract


extract

forms:
extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

glosses: If you extract something, you take it out of something else.

text: Computers are becoming more useful in helping us extract useful information from the data.

text: The dentist will have to extract two of my teeth.

text: The roots of the plant extract water from the earth.

enpr: ĭkstrăkt'

ipa: /ɪksˈtrækt/


survive

forms:
survive (canonical)
survives (third-person singular)
survived (past)
survived (past participle)
surviving (present participle)

glosses: If you survive something, you experience it and you did not die.

text: They survived the war but died two years later.

text: Some of the factory's equipment from 1827 still survives.

text: I went to a lecture on surviving in dangerous situations.

text: These last few months have been hard, but we'll survive.

ipa: /səˈvaɪv/

ipa: /sɚˈvaɪv/

verb

surviv


convert

forms:
convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)

glosses: If you convert something, you change it so that it has a different function or form.

text: They wanted to convert the room into a study.

text: The factory was powered originally by water, then converted to steam in 1811.

text: The electric engine is extremely efficient at converting electrical energy into movement.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːt/

enpr: kənvûrt'

ipa: /kənˈvɝt/


convert

forms:
convert
converts (plural)

glosses: A convert is a person who changed their beliefs or religion.

text: Mr Kinnock is a relatively recent convert to Buddhism.

text: And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion.

enpr: kŏn'vûrt


transmission

forms:
transmission
transmissions (plural)

glosses: Transmission is the sending of something from one place to another, usually something like electricity, a message or a disease.

text: Washing before touching food can prevent the transmission of disease in food and drink.

text: The new communication lines and will be able to support data transmission at speeds four times faster than today.

text: The National Transmission System is a network of thousands of kilometres of wire.

glosses: A transmission is a signal, such as TV or radio, that is sent from one place to another.

text: Radio stations have promised live transmission from the concert.

glosses: A transmission in a machine is the parts that transfer the engine's movement to the wheels or other moving parts.

text: The car comes with a four-speed automatic transmission.

enpr: trănsmĭ'shən

ipa: /trænsˈmɪʃən/


infer

forms:
infer (canonical)
infers (third-person singular)
inferred (past)
inferred (past participle)
inferring (present participle)

glosses: If you infer something, you begin to believe it based on indirect information.

text: We can infer from the old bones that this animal probably walked on two feet.

text: From the evidence, we can infer the existence of a third child.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɝ/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɜː/

infer

r


guarantee

forms:
guarantee
guarantees (plural)

glosses: A guarantee is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: The phone is covered by a six-month guarantee on parts and labour.

glosses: A guarantee is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: The builders will now give performance and completion guarantees and will cover the costs of any problems.

text: Constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

text: The plan only operates for five years, with no guarantee of continuation.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/


guarantee

forms:
guarantee (canonical)
guarantees (third-person singular)
guaranteed (past)
guaranteed (past participle)
guaranteeing (present participle)

glosses: If you guarantee something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: All of our products are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

glosses: If you guarantee something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: the European Convention on Human Rights, guarantees the right to give and receive information.

text: When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guaranteed.

text: The Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace.

text: If you go fishing with me, you're almost guaranteed success.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

guarantee

guarantees

guaranteed

guaranteeing


guaranty

forms:
guaranty
guaranties (plural)

glosses: A guaranty is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: The phone is covered by a six-month guaranty on parts and labour.

glosses: A guaranty is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: The builders will now give performance and completion guaranties and will cover the costs of any problems.

text: Constitutional guaranties of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

text: The plan only operates for five years, with no guaranty of continuation.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

noun

guaranties


guaranty

forms:
guaranty (canonical)
guaranties (third-person singular)
guarantied (past)
guarantied (past participle)
guarantying (present participle)

glosses: If you guaranty something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: All of our products are guarantied against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

glosses: If you guaranty something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranties the right to give and receive information.

text: When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guarantied.

text: The Americans said they could not guaranty his safety in Iraqi airspace.

text: If you go fishing with me, you're almost guarantied success.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

verb

guarant

y


advocate

forms:
advocate
advocates (plural)

glosses: An advocate is someone who recommends something.

text: She is a strong advocate for children's right to education.

glosses: An advocate is someone who speaks for someone else, especially a lawyer in court.

text: Volunteers are needed to act as advocates for people with mental health problems.

text: Only qualified lawyers may act as advocates in the Crown Court.

enpr: ăd'vəkət

ipa: /ˈædvəkət/

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


advocate

forms:
advocate (canonical)
advocates (third-person singular)
advocated (past)
advocated (past participle)
advocating (present participle)

glosses: If you advocate something, you recommend it.

text: We wish for freedom, but cannot advocate the use of violence.

text: The Government wants to adopt the approach advocated by Professor David Pearce.

enpr: ăd'vəkāt

ipa: /ˈædvəkeɪt/

advocat


dynamic

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

glosses: If something is dynamic, it is changing, usually quickly.

text: Communication is a dynamic process in which the changing situation affects what you say and how you say it.

glosses: If someone is dynamic, they take charge and get things done; they have a lot of energy.

text: He was a good worker, but often unnoticed because of his more dynamic coworkers.

text: Picasso obviously had a more forceful and dynamic personality than Braque.

text: We tested the bar's strength in both static and dynamic tests.

glosses: A dynamic verb describes an action with a clear end point.

text: Dynamic, but not stative, verbs can take progressive aspect.

ipa: /daɪˈnæmɪk/


dynamic

forms:
dynamic
dynamics (plural)

glosses: The dynamics of a situation or group are the ways in which everything effects everything else.

text: We talk about what doctor should do without any real understanding of the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship.

text: Team dynamics also have an influence on the outcomes and the contribution of members.

glosses: Dynamics is a kind of mathematics that deals with motion and forces that cause changes in a system.

text: They built a computer model based on the mathematics of fluid dynamics.

glosses: Dynamics are changes in the loudness of music.

text: The dynamics of the performance are lost in this poor recording.

glosses: A dynamic is a force that causes change.

text: This is where we need the dynamic of God's transforming presence.

text: This view puts the dynamic of police racism in the norms and values through which the police define their roles.


dynamics

forms: dynamics (plural)

text: Work includes full-scale experiments, wind tunnel studies and computational fluid dynamics.


insert

forms:
insert (canonical)
inserts (third-person singular)
inserted (past)
inserted (past participle)
inserting (present participle)

text: The company inserted a new clause into the contract.

text: Insert a wood screw into each hole.

text: Doctors removed part of his brain and inserted a silver plate.

text: A song was inserted into the opening ceremonies.

enpr: ĭnsûtʹ

ipa: /ɪnˈsɜːt/

enpr: ĭnsûrtʹ

ipa: /ɪnˈsɝt/

hyphenation: in‧sert


insert

forms:
insert
inserts (plural)

glosses: An insert is something that is put into something else.

text: The bathing suit top comes with foam inserts to make your breasts look bigger.

text: The three-page advertisement was included as an insert in today's newspaper.

enpr: ĭnʹsût

ipa: /ˈɪnsɜːt/

enpr: ĭnʹsûrt

ipa: /ˈɪnsɝt/


reverse

forms:
reverse (canonical)
reverses (third-person singular)
reversed (past)
reversed (past participle)
reversing (present participle)

glosses: If you reverse something, you make it act or move opposite to before (in the other direction).

text: The new president reversed the decision to expand the factory.

text: There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work.

text: She reversed the car into the parking space.

text: When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her.

text: Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left.

ipa: /rəˈvɜː(r)s/

revers


reverse

forms:
reverse
reverses (plural)

glosses: The reverse of something is its opposite.

text: Female professors are often married to male professors, but the reverse is not as common.

glosses: In a machine, reverse is a setting that makes it act or move opposite to before.

text: As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop.

text: When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse.

glosses: The reverse of something is it's other side.

text: Details can be found on the reverse of this paper.


comprise

forms:
comprise (canonical)
comprises (third-person singular)
comprised (past)
comprised (past participle)
comprising (present participle)

text: The United States comprises Hawaii and Alaska.

glosses: If x comprises y, y is all the things that, together, make x.

text: The United States comprises 50 states.

glosses: If x comprises y, x is all the things that, together, make y.

text: Fifty states comprise The United States.

text: The United States is comprised of 50 states.

ipa: /kəmˈpraɪz/

hyphenation: com‧prise

compris


assertive

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

etymology_text: assert + -ive

ety-suffix

assert

ive

expansion: assert + -ive

glosses: self-confident; having a habit of talking strongly about, and asking for what one wants, needs, deserves etc.

glosses: Very confident; the person who is assertive is clear and direct.

ipa: /əˈsɝtɪv/

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


self-confident

forms:
self-confident (positive)
more self-confident (comparative)
most self-confident (superlative)

etymology_text: self- + confident

ety-prefix

self

confident

expansion: self- + confident

glosses: Being self-confident is being confident about one's self.

text: Sally is self-confident, and she thinks that she can do anything.


confidence

forms:
confidence
confidences (plural)

glosses: Confidence is the state of trusting something, and being sure that something is going to happen.

text: I know you're trying to gain confidence in what you're doing.

enpr: kŏn'fĭdəns

ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/


state

forms:
state
states (plural)

text: I am worried about her. She is in a constant state of depression.

glosses: Any sovereign nation (nation that rules itself) is a state.

text: The United States is a country with many sovereign nations united with each other.

ipa: /steɪt/

sampa: /steIt/


state

forms:
state (canonical)
states (third-person singular)
stated (past)
stated (past participle)
stating (present participle)

glosses: To state something is to say it as a fact.

text: He stated that he hasn't slept in 2 days.

glosses: To state something is to let it be known.

text: Please state your name and place of business.

verb

stat


hierarchical

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

glosses: If something is hierarchical, it has levels, with higher levels being larger, more important, more powerful, etc.

text: The rules show the hierarchical structure of the company.

text: The society was rigidly hierarchical with priests, nobles and slaves, and a highly organised army.

ipa: /ˌhaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl/

ipa: /ˌhaɪˈrɑːrkɪkəl/


comprehensive

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

glosses: If something is comprehensive, it includes everything that is related.

text: The book includes the most comprehensive list of existing government programs.

text: This chapter is not intended to provide a detailed and comprehensive documentation of the aids available in the UK.

hyphenation: com‧pre‧hen‧sive


mode

forms:
mode
modes (plural)

glosses: A mode is a specific way of doing something.

text: The study combines two different research modes: oral history and written history.

text: The machine is in warm-up mode right now.

text: A modern city offers many different modes of transport from bicycle lanes to high speed trains.

text: Modern medicine must be seen as part of the capitalist mode of production.

text: There is a difference in English between casual and formal modes of speech.

text: She was always dressed in the latest mode.

glosses: A mode is a specific type or form of something.

text: Heat is a mode of energy transfer, like work, not a substance or other seawater property.

text: The Mixolydian mode is a good way for inducing a bluesey kind of mood.

glosses: The mode is the number that occurs most often in a group of numbers.

text: In a normal distribution, with large sets, the mean, median and mode will typically be the same value.

glosses: A mode is specific a kind of clause that shows how the speaker feels about it. Modes show whether something is true, probably true, a wish, etc. Usually called mood.

text: In Finnish, for example, the conditional mode is used both in the main clause and the subordinate.

glosses: The mode of a rock is the different minerals in it.

glosses: A mode is a specific pattern of wave movement.

text: Under normal circumstances, there is no coupling between the two modes, which have different propagation constants.

ipa: /məʊd/

ipa: /moʊd/

sampa: /moUd/


differentiation

glosses: Differentiation finding or showing the differences between things.

text: In the shop, there was no differentiation between product from Asia and product from Europe.

glosses: Differentiation is the process of becoming or making something different.

text: As the cells grow and divide, differentiation takes place. You can begin to see some as muscle cells, some as blood cells, etc.

glosses: Differentiation is acting different towards different people or situations.

text: Schools tend to have little formal curricular differentiation between the sexes, except in physical education.

glosses: Differentiation is the process of obtaining the derivative of a function.


eliminate

forms:
eliminate (canonical)
eliminates (third-person singular)
eliminated (past)
eliminated (past participle)
eliminating (present participle)

glosses: If you eliminate something, you make it go away or disappear, or you kill it.

text: The recent fixes have eliminated the problems we were having.

text: Canada was eliminated in the first round of the world cup.

text: He was at risk of being eliminated by the other gang members.

ipa: /ɪ'lɪməneɪt/

eliminat


priority

forms:
priority
priorities (plural)

glosses: A priority is something that is important; you want to do it first or spend more time or money on it than other things.

text: Learning the language is a high priority for all people who move to the country.

text: The nineteen national priority areas will receive 70 per cent of the funding.

glosses: If something has or is given priority, it should go before other things.

text: The Government needs to give a higher priority to the quality of life.

text: Teachers need to give priority to science over less important subjects.

ipa: /praɪˈɒrɨti/

enpr: prī-ôrʹĭ-tē

ipa: /praɪˈɔrɪ̈ti/

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

hyphenation: pri‧or‧i‧ty

noun

priorities


ideology

forms:
ideology
ideologies (plural)

glosses: An ideology is the set of beliefs behind a movement, religion, political group, etc.

text: Schools reflect clearly the dominant political ideologies of their countries.

text: For many years the ideology of the Catholic church had a crushing effect on science.

ideologies


foundation

forms:
foundation
foundations (plural)

glosses: The foundation of something is the basic ideas or work behind it.

text: These early inventions laid the foundations of modern radio technology.

text: Her education gave her a solid foundation in all the major subjects.

glosses: The foundation of a building is the solid base that is under it and that supports it.

text: They dug solid foundations, spending a lot of time pouring concrete into four pits.

glosses: A foundation is an organisation that collects money to do good things.

text: The Open Software Foundation has opened up laboratories to test software.

glosses: The foundation of a group, business, country, etc. is the act of starting it.

text: The company has double in size every year since its foundation.

glosses: Foundation is the first layer of cream or makeup.

text: Dot the foundation over the face-on the nose, the cheeks, the chin and spread working from the face outwards.

ipa: /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/


depravity

forms:
depravity
depravities (plural)

glosses: The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.

text: He was a very bad man, lost in depravity.

text: Susan's depravity was her husband's murder.

glosses: Evil that is part of human nature, contamination by sin.

text: Our depravity is the result of Adam's fall.

ipa: /dəˈprævɪti/

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

depravities


ductile

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

glosses: If something is ductile, it can be stretched into wire, usually metal.

glosses: If something is ductile, it can easily be molded into a new shape.

glosses: If someone is ductile, they are easily lead; they are prone to follow.

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


adaptation

forms:
adaptation
adaptations (plural)

glosses: An adaptation is a change to fit a different situation or the result of that change, especially when a story goes from book to TV or movie.

text: The new film adaptation of the classic book Little Women is quite wonderful.

text: He is also disabled and requires special adaptations to his home.

glosses: Adaptation is the process of changing to fit a different situation.

text: These products undergo a constant process of change and adaptation.

ipa: /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/


edible

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

glosses: Something is called edible if it can be eaten by humans and animals without danger to their health.

text: These mushrooms are edible.

ipa: /ˈɛdɪbəl/

ipa: /ˈɛdəbəl/

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


edible

forms:
edible
edibles (plural)

glosses: An edible is something that you can eat.

text: The apple is an edible.


quotation

forms:
quotation
quotations (plural)

glosses: A quotation is a sentence or phrase that was said by someone and is now being used or referred to by somebody else. Quotations can be from books, movies, speeches, television shows, songs, etc.

text: This chapter began with a quotation from Monica Furlong.

text: Consider the following quotation from the Bible: Job 16:18: "O earth, cover not thou my blood."

glosses: Quotation is the act of using somebody else's exact words.

glosses: A quotation is a report of the cost or value of something.

ipa: /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

hyphenation: quo‧ta‧tion


quote

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

text: Did he quote me in the newspaper?

ipa: /kwəʊt/

verb

quot


quote

forms:
quote
quotes (plural)

glosses: A quote is somebody's exact words used by somebody else.

text: In the following quote, a young woman describes her experience with drugs.

text: I might also include a quote from Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players".

glosses: A quote is a report of the cost or value of something.


absent

forms: absent (positive)

glosses: If something is absent, it means to be not in a place or missing.

text: John is absent from school today.

enpr: ăb'sənt

ipa: /ˈæbsənt/

hyphenation: ab‧sent


absent

forms:
absent (canonical)
absents (third-person singular)
absented (past)
absented (past participle)
absenting (present participle)

glosses: When you absent yourself from something, you do not turn up for it and not appear.

text: John absented himself from the meeting as he had something on.


absent

forms: absent

text: Absent any problems, we should be finished in two hours.

enpr: ăbsĕnt'

ipa: /æbˈsɛnt/

sampa: {b"sEnt


effective

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

glosses: An effective strategy, treatment, method, etc is one that works well as planned.

text: Teachers are using instructional strategies that are most effective in helping students learn.

glosses: If you have effective command, consent, control, etc., you have it in practice but not officially.

text: The students had effective control over what the teacher would include on the test.

glosses: If a law, agreement, change, etc. becomes effective, it officially begins.

text: The new rules about ball size are effective next season.

ipa: /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

hyphenation: ef‧fec‧tive


effective

forms: effective

glosses: You use effective to tell when something starts officially.

text: Effective next week, all employees will wear the new uniform.


preliminary

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

glosses: If something is preliminary, it is a preparation for a main matter.

enpr: prĭlĭmʹĭnĕri

ipa: /prɪˈlɪmɪnɛri/

enpr: prĭlĭmʹĭnəri

ipa: /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/

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


preliminary

forms:
preliminary
preliminaries (plural)

glosses: A preliminary is a preparation for a main matter.

noun

preliminary

preliminaries


preliminary

forms: preliminary

text: Preliminary to the main discussions, perhaps we could introduce ourselves.


regardless

forms: regardless

etymology_text: regard + -less

ety-suffix

regard

less

expansion: regard + -less

glosses: If x happens regardless of y, y does not change x.

text: She left, regardless of him asking her to stay.

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


contrary

forms: contrary

glosses: If an act or idea is contrary to something, it is against it.

text: The president's actions are contrary to the constitution and therefore illegal.

glosses: You use contrary to x when x is different from the truth.

text: Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies cannot control the price of crude.

text: What she told me was contrary to everything I had ever heard.

text: Contrary to popular myth, women are not worse drivers than men.

ipa: /ˈkɒntrəri/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrɛri/

hyphenation: con‧trary


contrary

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

glosses: A contrary view, sentence, etc. is opposite to other ones.

text: The contrary view is that these kind of projects are a waste of money.

text: The only thoughts he had were contrary ones.

glosses: A contrary person tries to be different from other people or does not often agree with others.

glosses: The contrary is the opposite of an idea, sentence, etc.

text: It is best to believe people are good, at least until the contrary is shown.

text: This is not necessarily bad; on the contrary, it is sometimes quite useful.


successive

forms: successive (positive)

glosses: Successive things follow in order, one after another.

text: Successive governments have refused to make the changes.

text: Edward Kawak won in four successive years (1982–1985).

text: Cancers were developing at younger and younger ages with each successive generation in each family.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsɪv/

hyphenation: suc‧ces‧sive


innovation

forms:
innovation
innovations (plural)

glosses: Innovation is the process of making something new and original.

text: Our company has stayed in the lead largely by encouraging innovation.

glosses: An innovation is something new and original.

text: The number of technical innovations is growing at a faster and faster rate.

ipa: /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/

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


prohibit

forms:
prohibit (canonical)
prohibits (third-person singular)
prohibited (past)
prohibited (past participle)
prohibiting (present participle)

glosses: If you prohibit something, you say that it must not be done.

text: The laws were changed to prohibit the use of certain tools.

text: Company policy is to prohibit dogs from entering the store.

glosses: If x prohibits y, y is not possible because of x.

text: The use of a password prohibits access to outsiders.

ipa: /prəˈhɪbɪt/

ipa: /proʊˈhɪbɪt/

verb

prohibit


isolate

forms:
isolate (canonical)
isolates (third-person singular)
isolated (past)
isolated (past participle)
isolating (present participle)

glosses: If you isolate something, you make it so that it does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: We want to isolate ourselves from everyday worries.

text: The prisoner was isolated to protect him from attack.

text: Britain is isolated from the rest of Europe by the Channel.

ipa: /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

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

isolat


isolate

forms:
isolate
isolates (plural)

glosses: An isolate is something that does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: A total of 296 isolates were recovered from 105 patients, 79 (75%) of whom were infected with mycobacteria.

glosses: An isolate is a language that has no known relatives.

ipa: /ˈaɪsələt/


isolated

text: We went to isolate ourselves from everyday worries.

ipa: /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

hyphenation: iso‧lat‧ed


isolated

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

text: As she got older and her friends moved away, she became more and more isolated.


problem

forms:
problem
problems (plural)

glosses: A problem is something that is difficult to do, understand, or believe.

text: If you have a problems with the computer, I can probably help.

text: You should see your doctor if you think you have a health problem.

text: This book tells you how to deal with drinking problems.

text: If you are regularly late, it can cause problems.

text: Today, we are concerned with some serious problems with the product.

text: I solved the problem by replacing a broken part.

text: It's a good idea to discuss your problems with a friend.

text: Problems like these arise from a lack of care.

text: We've identified a number of problem areas that need to be looked at.

text: Most students got the right answer for the first problem.

glosses: You say "no problem" to agree to do something.

text: "Could you open the door for me?" "Sure, no problem!"

glosses: You say "no problem" after somebody thanks you or apologises to you.

text: "Thank you so much for all your help." "No problem! Any time!"

ipa: /prɒbləm/

hyphenation: prob‧lem


eat

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

glosses: If you eat something, usually food, you put it in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.

text: I always eat too much good when it's Thanksgiving.

text: My 2 year old accidentally ate chalk that she found on the table.

glosses: If you eat the cost of something, you pay for it.

text: The supplier will have to eat the cost of returning the goods.

glosses: If you eat someone, you give them sex with your mouth (oral sex)

ipa: /iːt/

audio: en-uk-to eat.ogg

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


sarcasm

forms:
sarcasm
sarcasms (plural)

glosses: Humor that is not serious but is meant to mimic. Saying something you don't mean, to be funny or to make someone feel bad.

text: "No, I don't want any food, I'm just standing here holding an empty plate to make my fingers stronger," he said with sarcasm.

ipa: /ˈsɑːrˌkæzəm/


think

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

glosses: If you think that something is or may be true, you feel that it is or may be true.

text: You know you can't do that. What were you thinking?

text: Some people think this is a good idea, but I don't think so.

text: I think the best thing to do now is to go home.

text: I just thought you might want some coffee.

text: I really think you should stop seeing her.

text: What do you think about the new teacher?

text: Vancouver is thought to be a good place to live.

text: I think he's a doctor.

text: I think she wants us to go that way.

text: I thought I saw something.

text: "Is this right?" "I think so."

glosses: If you think about something, you use your mind to give it your attention.

text: "What's the best way?" "I'm not sure. Let me think."

text: All day I was thinking about my sister in Lisbon.

text: I don't want to think about that right now.

text: Just think how nice it will be when we're finished.

glosses: You use think when you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud.

text: "It's no good," she thought.

glosses: You use think in suggestions and requests.

text: I was thinking we could go out tonight.

text: Do you think you could help me here?

glosses: If you don't think to do something, you don't remember to do it.

text: I didn't think to ask her.

text: I can't think where my keys are.

enpr: thĭngk

ipa: /θɪŋk/

sampa: /TINk/

think

thinks

thought

thought

thinking


think

forms:
think
thinks (plural)

glosses: If you say you'll have a think about something, it means you'll give it your attention.


highlight

forms:
highlight (canonical)
highlights (third-person singular)
highlighted (past)
highlighted (past participle)
highlighting (present participle)

glosses: If you highlight something, you make it more noticeable or obvious.

text: I usually use a pen to highlight the important section in my textbook.

text: Let me just highlight this point since many people misunderstand it.

glosses: If you highlight your hair, you make some parts a lighter colour.


highlight

forms:
highlight
highlights (plural)

glosses: A highlight is a particularly good part.

text: The chicken was the highlight of the dinner, just amazing.

text: I didn't see the game, but I watched the highlights on the news.

text: The shirt was blue with yellow highlights.


inspection

forms:
inspection
inspections (plural)

etymology_text: inspect + -ion

ety-suffix

inspect

ion

expansion: inspect + -ion

glosses: An inspection is a careful look at something, usually for problems.

text: Before the flight, the pilot did a complete inspection of the airplane.

text: It seemed that he had not been paid, but upon closer inspection it was found that he had indeed.

text: An inspection of the prison was planned for next week.

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/


termination

forms:
termination
terminations (plural)

glosses: Termination is the act of ending something.

text: We will continue to do business in Asia after termination of the Japan program.

glosses: The termination is the end point, time or limit of something.

text: Three years after the termination of war in 1945, France was fighting another war in Indo-China.

text: The company will cut costs through the termination of 150 employees.

glosses: Termination is the act of killing something.

text: The group is against the termination of these sick babies.

glosses: A termination is a suffix or the end of a word.

text: The termination of a verb in the past tense is usually "ed".

ipa: /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

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


displacement

forms:
displacement
displacements (plural)

etymology_text: displace + -ment

displace

ment

expansion: displace + -ment

glosses: Displacement is when something is made to move out of its place.

text: The war has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

text: The displacement of folk music by western pop music has happened in many countries.

glosses: Displacement is the amount of liquid or gas that is moved when something floats in it.

ipa: /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/


restraint

forms:
restraint
restraints (plural)

glosses: Restraint is the quality people show when they don't do something they shouldn't do.

text: You already ate too much cake. Now please show some restraint.

glosses: A restraint is a strap or other thing that holds a person in place, like a seatbelt in a car or handcuffs that the police use to hold someone.

text: A baby needs the right kind of restraint to ride safely in a car.

glosses: A restraint is something that stops people from doing something.

text: A legal restraint prevents him from going to meet his ex-girlfriend.

ipa: /rɪˈstreɪnt/

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


reinforce

forms:
reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

glosses: If you reinforce something, you make it stronger.

text: Recent mistakes only reinforce the view that nobody cares.

text: Hitting a child can reinforce his tendency to use violence.

text: This meeting has helped to further reinforce the links between the colleges.

text: The steel is used to reinforce the building's walls.

text: The extra men will reinforce the army in Iraq.

verb

reinforc

e


denote

forms:
denote (canonical)
denotes (third-person singular)
denoted (past)
denoted (past participle)
denoting (present participle)

glosses: If x denotes y, x is a sign of or has the meaning of y.

text: The term "sales mix" is used to denote the percentage of total sales of each product.

text: In this text, ungrammatical sentences are denoted by an asterisk (*).

ipa: /dɪˈnəʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈnoʊt/

hyphenation: de‧note

denot


offset

forms:
offset (canonical)
offsets (third-person singular)
offset (past)
offset (past participle)
offsetting (present participle)

etymology_text: off- + set

ety-prefix

off

set

expansion: off- + set

glosses: If x offsets y, the loss (because) of y is balanced by x.

text: The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.

text: Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.

text: The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.

glosses: If you offset x against y, you compare of contrast them.

text: All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of offset.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-offset1.wav

ipa: /ɒfˈsɛt/

ipa: /ɑfˈsɛt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-offset2.wav

offset

offsets

offset

offsetting


offset

forms:
offset
offsets (plural)

glosses: An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.

glosses: A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.

glosses: The image produced by this kind of printing.

glosses: An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.


obedience

forms:
obedience
obediences (plural)

text: Obedience is very important in any army.

glosses: behavior in which you do what good person, father, boss, teacher, tells you to do.

ipa: /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/


cowardice

forms:
cowardice
cowardices (plural)

glosses: Someone who shows cowardice is being afraid, not having courage, not doing something they should do because they are afraid.

text: He showed cowardice when he ran away and left his friend to fight the other children.

ipa: /ˈkaʊədɪs/

ipa: /ˈkaʊɚdɪs/

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

hyphenation: cow‧ard‧ice


exploitation

forms:
exploitation
exploitations (plural)

glosses: Exploitation is the use of something, usually for profit.

text: The commercial exploitation of Alaska for oil could lead to serious environmental problems.

glosses: Exploitation is the use or treatment of someone unfairly.

text: Today, most countries have laws against the exploitation of children in factories.

ipa: /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/

hyphenation: ex‧ploi‧ta‧tion


detect

forms:
detect (canonical)
detects (third-person singular)
detected (past)
detected (past participle)
detecting (present participle)

glosses: If you detect something, you use your senses to find or notice it.

text: Some insects can detect changes in temperature as small as 0.003 degrees Celsius.

text: These animals have a smell that even a human nose can easily detect.

text: The chemical has been detected in lakes and rivers, in fish and birds, and in human breast milk.

text: Our instruments are not sensitive enough to detect it.

ipa: /dɪˈtɛkt/

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


abandon

forms:
abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

glosses: If you abandon something, you go away from it with no plan to return.

text: Many teens abandon all chances of a successful future when they drop out of school.

text: After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.

text: The government abandons after-school programs when money is tight.

glosses: If you abandon something, you give up control of it.

text: They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.

text: The woodcutter and his wife considered abandoning Hansel and Gretel in the forest.

ipa: /əˈbændən/

hyphenation: a‧ban‧don


abandon

forms: abandon

glosses: Abandon is a state where you do not control yourself.

text: In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.

text: The man dove into the pool with reckless abandon.


RAM

forms: RAM

pos: abbrev

glosses: RAM is the acronym for random access memory.

ipa: /ræm/


random

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

glosses: If something is random, there is no purpose, reason, or pattern.

text: I have to sit there like typing in random keywords to see if it's a keyword.

text: Why don't you get organised instead of just contacting random people.

glosses: If a process is random, every option has an equal chance of happening.

text: 20 per cent of the random sample of the libraries were public in any normal sense of the word.

text: Banks use random numbers to make codes to keep your computer banking safe and secret.

enpr: răn'dəm

ipa: /ˈrændəm/