cape

forms:
cape
capes (plural)

glosses: A cape is a long piece of cloth tied around the neck and worn down the back.

glosses: A cape is a long piece of land that sticks out into a sea or lake.

enpr: kāp

ipa: /keɪp/


capes

pos: noun

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

noun

cape

expansion: [POS TABLE]


oblations

forms:
oblation
oblations (plural)

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

oblation


variant

forms:
variant
variants (plural)

glosses: A varient of something is a bit different than the original.

text: The anthem is a varient of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".

enpr: vâr'ē-ənt

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


variants

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

variant


anthem

forms:
anthem
anthems (plural)

text: Please stand for the national anthem.

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


anthems

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

anthem


memo

forms:
memo
memos (plural)

text: I have an urgent memo from the CEO.

ipa: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/

ipa: /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/

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


memos

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

memo


agonic

forms: agonic (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: A shape, line, etc. that is agonic doesn't have an angle.

glosses: Something that is agonic has a lot of agony.


agon

forms:
agon
agons or agones (plural)

glosses: An agon is a fight or argument in books, between the main character and their enemy.

text: The agon in It is between the kids and It.

glosses: Agon is a game that is played on a hexagonal board.

text: Agon was played in Britain.

hyphenation: a‧gon

agones


agons

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

agon


agones

agons


agonics

forms:
agonic
agonics (plural)

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

agonic


alpenglow

forms:
alpenglow
alpenglows (plural)

glosses: An alpenglow is a red glow that shines from mountains.

text: The alpenglow can be seen at sunrise or sunset.

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

hyphenation: al‧pen‧glow


alpenglows

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

alpenglow


indelible

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

glosses: A stain, smear, etc. that is indelible is hard to remove.

text: This stain on my shirt is indelible.

ipa: /ɪnˈdɛləbl/

adj

more: true


oniochalasia

forms: oniochalasia

glosses: Oniochalasia is when a person buys things to relax themselves.


problematic

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

etymology_text: problem + -atic

ety-suffix

problem

atic

expansion: problem + -atic

glosses: If something is problematic, it is causing a problem.

text: Rush hour at the train station was very problematic.

ipa: /ˌprɒblɛˈmætɪk/

ipa: /ˌprɑblɛˈmætɪk/

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


tripod

forms:
tripod
tripods (plural)

glosses: A tripod is a stand that supports cameras.

text: I put my camera on the tripod so that I can capture better pictures.

glosses: A tripod is a seat or table that has three legs.


tripods

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

noun

tripod


humble

forms:
more humble (comparative)
most humble (superlative)
humble (positive)
humbler (comparative)
humblest (superlative)

glosses: If you are humble, you are aware of your own weaknesses and do not want or accept recognition of your good qualities or successes.

text: You can tell he's very quiet and humble and he keeps to himself.

text: I have a family that certainly keeps me humble.

glosses: A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special.

text: In my humble opinion, we need to make these changes quickly.

text: From humble beginnings, she rose to fame.

ipa: /ˈhʌmbəl/

adj

humble

humbler

humblest


humble

forms:
humble (canonical)
humbles (third-person singular)
humbled (past)
humbled (past participle)
humbling (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you humble someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage.

text: The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be humbled.

glosses: If you are humbled, you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.

text: I was also honored and deeply humbled to see the great work that my students are doing.

text: I often felt humbled by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.

verb

humbl

e


disband

forms:
disband (canonical)
disbands (third-person singular)
disbanded (past)
disbanded (past participle)
disbanding (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + band

ety-prefix

dis

band

expansion: dis- + band

glosses: If a company, group, etc. disbands, it breaks up.

text: The Beatles disbanded in 1970.

text: The president disbanded the agency.

ipa: /dɪsˈbænd/

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


disbands

glosses: The third-person singular form of disband.

verb

disband


disbanded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disband.


armory

forms:
armory
armories (plural)

glosses: An armory is a place where weapons are made.

ipa: /ˈɑrməri/

ipa: /ˈɑːməri/

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

noun

armories


armories

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

armory


misconception

forms:
misconception
misconceptions (plural)

etymology_text: mis- + conception

ety-prefix

mis

conception

expansion: mis- + conception

text: You're under the misconception that you're better than him.

text: It's a common misconception that George Washington had wooden teeth.


misconceptions

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

noun

misconception


veil

forms:
veil
veils (plural)

glosses: A veil is a thin piece of cloth that hides a woman's face.

text: Her hair fell over her face like a veil.

glosses: A veil is something that hides important information about a situation.

text: The election lifted the thin veil and fully exposed the truth about America.

ipa: /veɪl/

homophones: vale vail


veil

forms:
veil (canonical)
veils (third-person singular)
veiled (past)
veiled (past participle)
veiling (present participle)

glosses: If you veil something, you make it hard to see or understand.


veils

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

veil


prescribe

forms:
prescribe (canonical)
prescribes (third-person singular)
prescribed (past)
prescribed (past participle)
prescribing (present participle)

glosses: If a doctor prescribes you a medicine or treatment, they tell you what medicine or treatment to use.

text: The doctor will prescribe me some tablets.

glosses: If someone prescribes a rule or a way to do something, they are telling people to follow that rule or do something a certain way.

text: We have to follow what the law prescribes.

ipa: /prɪˈskrʌɪb/

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

verb

prescrib


prescribes

glosses: The third-person singular form of prescribe.


prescribed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prescribe.


councilmen

forms:
councilman
councilmen (plural)

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

noun

councilman

councilmen


mansion

forms:
mansion
mansions (plural)

glosses: A mansion is a large house that is usually really expensive.

text: The rich live in mansions.

ipa: /ˈmæn(t)ʃən/

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


mansions

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

mansion


cultivate

forms:
cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)

text: By 3,600 years ago, farmers were cultivating cereals at a high altitude.

glosses: If you cultivate land, you grow crops on it.

text: The government gave farmers the right to cultivate more than one million hectares of unused farmland.

glosses: If you cultivate a relationship, an image, or a skill, you develop it.

text: An additional important strategy noted was the importance of cultivating relationships with people.

ipa: /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

hyphenation: cul‧ti‧vate

verb

cultivat


harmonious

forms: harmonious (positive)

etymology_text: harmony + -ous

ety-suffix

harmony

ous

expansion: harmony + -ous

glosses: If something is harmonious, it sounds pleasant and tuneful.

text: The music sounded harmonious.

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

hyphenation: har‧mo‧ni‧ous


cultivates

glosses: The third-person singular form of cultivate.


cultivated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cultivate.

ipa: /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/

hyphenation: cul‧ti‧vat‧ed


ballot

forms:
ballot
ballots (plural)

glosses: A ballot is a piece of paper or a card that is used in voting.

text: The ballot listed three candidates.

ipa: /ˈbalət/

ipa: /ˈbælət/

hyphenation: bal‧lot


ballot

forms:
ballot (canonical)
ballots (third-person singular)
balloted (past)
balloted (past participle)
balloting (present participle)

glosses: If you ballot, you vote or decide by ballot.

text: to ballot for a candidate


ballots

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

noun

ballot


ballots

glosses: The third-person singular form of ballot.


origami

forms:
origami
origamis (plural)

glosses: Origami is a type of art where people fold paper.

text: Origami came from Japan.

glosses: Origami is a piece of art that is made of folded paper.

text: I can fold origami cranes.

ipa: /ˌɔrəˈɡɑmi/

ipa: /ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ/

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


origamis

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

origami


discriminatory

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

glosses: Something that is discriminatory discriminates against someone or something.

text: The laws are discriminatory towards Asians.

ipa: /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnət(ə)rɪ/

ipa: /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnəˌtɔri/


aftermath

forms:
aftermath
aftermaths (plural)

etymology_text: after- + math

ety-prefix

after

math

expansion: after- + math

glosses: The aftermath of a flood, shooting, etc. is what happens after it. It is usually bad, not good.

text: The aftermath of the flood was devastating.

text: The prices of food was very high in the aftermath of the drought.

ipa: /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/

ipa: /ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/


aftermaths

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

noun

aftermath


drought

forms:
drought
droughts (plural)

glosses: A drought is when there is less water in an area than normal.

text: The drought in California began in 2012.

text: Because of the drought, we couldn't use our sprinklers.

ipa: /draʊt/

ipa: [drʌʊt]

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


droughts

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

drought


collector

forms:
collector
collectors (plural)

glosses: A collector is somebody who collects things, usually things that are rare and interesting.

text: A collector would be willing to pay a lot of money for that painting.

glosses: A ticket collector is somebody who checks your ticket on a bus or train.

text: After you get on the bus, be ready to show your ticket to the collector.

glosses: A debt collector is somebody who tries to make people pay their debts when payment is late.

text: Life was very difficult when a debt collector started calling daily.

enpr: kə-lĕk'tər

ipa: /kəˈlɛktɚ/

ipa: /kəˈlɛktə(r)/

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


paraphrase

forms:
paraphrase (canonical)
paraphrases (third-person singular)
paraphrased (past)
paraphrased (past participle)
paraphrasing (present participle)

glosses: If you paraphrase something, you say it again in different words.

text: When paraphrasing books, don't copy everything in it; instead, use your own words.

ipa: /ˈparəfreɪz/

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

verb

paraphras


paraphrases

glosses: The third-person singular form of paraphrase.


paraphrased

glosses: The past tense and past participle of paraphrase.


integers

forms:
integer
integers (plural)

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

noun

integer


earbud

forms:
earbud
earbuds (plural)

glosses: An earbud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.

text: I use earbuds for listening to music.


ear bud

forms:
ear bud
ear buds (plural)

glosses: An ear bud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.

text: I use ear buds for listening to music.


earbuds

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

earbud


ear buds

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

ear bud


sabotage

forms:
sabotage (canonical)
sabotages (third-person singular)
sabotaged (past)
sabotaged (past participle)
sabotaging (present participle)

glosses: If a building, event, etc. are sabotaged, they are damaged so that they can't work properly.

text: Her rival sabotaged the concert.

ipa: /ˈsæbətɑʒ/

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

verb

sabotag


sabotages

glosses: The third-person singular form of sabotage.


sabotaged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sabotage.


favela

forms:
favela
favelas (plural)

glosses: A favela is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.

text: 6% of people in Brazil live in favelas.

ipa: /faˈvɛlə/


favelas

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

noun

favela


slum

forms:
slum
slums (plural)

glosses: A slum is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.

text: The slums of Rio de Janeiro don't have proper sewage treatment.

ipa: /slʌm/


slums

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

slum


novella

forms:
novella
novellas (plural)

glosses: A novella is a short form of a book. It has between 7,500 and 40,000 words.

text: Animal Farm by George Orwell has 30,000 words and would be considered a novella.

enpr: nəvĕlʹə

ipa: /nəˈvɛlə/


novellas

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

novella


sleeted

forms:
sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sleet.

verb

sleet


earthworm

forms:
earthworm
earthworms (plural)

glosses: An earthworm is a type of worm that lives in the ground.

text: When it was raining, the earthworms came out.

ipa: /ˈɜː(r)θˌwɜː(r)m/

hyphenation: earth‧worm


earthworms

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

noun

earthworm


enthrall

forms:
enthrall (canonical)
enthralls (third-person singular)
enthralled (past)
enthralled (past participle)
enthralling (present participle)

glosses: If someone is enthralled, they get a huge fascination with a person or thing.

text: The singer was able to enthrall audiences with her unique voice.

ipa: /ɪnˈθrɔːl/

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


enthralled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enthrall.

verb

enthrall


enthralls

glosses: The third-person singular form of enthrall.


confront

forms:
confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)

glosses: If you are confronted with something, you come face to face with it.

text: The man confronted the burglar.

ipa: /kʌnˈfrʌnt/

hyphenation: con‧front


confronts

glosses: The third-person singular form of confront.

confront


confronted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of confront.


enclose

forms:
enclose (canonical)
encloses (third-person singular)
enclosed (past)
enclosed (past participle)
enclosing (present participle)

glosses: When you enclose something, you force it into a certain area and keep it there.

text: The sheep flock was enclosed by the fence.

glosses: When you enclose something with a letter, you put it in the same envelope as the letter.

ipa: /ɪnˈkləʊz/

ipa: /ɪnˈkloʊz/

ipa: /ənˈkloʊz/

enclos


holler

forms:
holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)

glosses: If you holler, you yell or scream as loud as you can.

text: Hollering at your enemy will not help you.

hyphenation: hol‧ler


holler

forms:
holler
hollers (plural)

text: Give a holler to call Jim.


cucumber

forms:
cucumber
cucumbers (plural)

glosses: A cucumber is a vegetable that is grown on a vine.

text: There are cucumbers in the salad.

ipa: /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbər/


hollers

glosses: The third-person singular form of holler.

holler


hollers

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


hollered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of holler.


cucumbers

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

noun

cucumber


encloses

glosses: The third-person singular form of enclose.


enclosed

forms: enclosed (positive)

glosses: If A is enclosed within B, A surrounded by B.

ipa: /ənˈkloʊzd/

enpr: ən-klōzdʹ

ipa: /ənˈkləʊzd/

hyphenation: en‧closed


enclosed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enclose.


imaginative

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

glosses: If you are imaginative, you have many new and interesting ideas.

text: As an artist, she's wildly imaginative, and each new show is completely different.

glosses: An imaginative action, idea, or creation is one that is new and interesting.

text: As the boys grew up, the tree was the centre of many hours of imaginative play.


stiffen

forms:
stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)

etymology_text: stiff + -en

ety-suffix

stiff

en

expansion: stiff + -en

glosses: If you stiffen, you stop moving and make your muscles hard.

text: The mouse stiffened when the shadow went by.

glosses: If your muscles or joints stiffen, they become painful to move.

text: By the morning after the accident, my hand had stiffened so much that I couldn't move it.

glosses: If you stiffen something, you make it stronger or harder so that it is more difficult to bend.

text: We'll have to stiffen the airplane wing or it could break in flight.

ipa: /ˈstɪfən/

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


entrée

forms:
entrée
entrées (plural)

glosses: An entrée is a dish served before the main course of a meal; it may be the first dish served, or it may follow a soup or other small dishes. In the United States and parts of Canada, an entrée is the main dish or the only dish of a meal.

glosses: An entrée is the right to be part or join a particular group or organization.

text: He received an entrée to the Berlin Botanical Garden.

ipa: /ˈɒntreɪ/

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


entrées

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

noun

entrée


stiffens

glosses: The third-person singular form of stiffen.

verb

stiffen


stiffened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stiffen.


fumed

forms:
fume (canonical)
fumes (third-person singular)
fumed (past)
fumed (past participle)
fuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fume.

ipa: /fjuːmd/

fum


fuming

ipa: /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/


compulsion

forms:
compulsion
compulsions (plural)

glosses: If you have a compulsion to do something, you really want to do it even though there is no good reason.

glosses: If someone is under compulsion to do something, they are being forced to do it.

enpr: kəm-pŭl'shən

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


irresistible

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

etymology_text: ir- + resistible

ety-prefix

ir

resistible

expansion: ir- + resistible

glosses: If something is irresistible, it's so good that it can't be ignored.

text: That pie is irresistible!

ipa: /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl̩/

hyphenation: ir‧re‧sis‧ti‧ble


compulsions

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

noun

compulsion


hasten

forms:
hasten (canonical)
hastens (third-person singular)
hastened (past)
hastened (past participle)
hastening (present participle)

etymology_text: haste + -en

ety-suffix

haste

expansion: haste + -en

glosses: If you hasten to do something, you try to do it very soon and very quickly.

text: After the play ended, she hastened to leave.

glosses: If you hasten an event, you try to make it happen very soon and very quickly.

text: We've known for a long time that loneliness hastens death, but haven't been able to explain how.

hyphenation: has‧ten


talkative

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

glosses: If you are talkative, you like talking or you talk a lot.

text: The class is talkative during recess.

ipa: /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

ipa: /ˈtɑːkədɪv/

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


transversal

forms:
transversal
transversals (plural)

glosses: A transversal is a line that goes through multiple lines.

text: Euclid's paralell postulate uses a transversal.

ipa: /trænsˈvɜːsəl/

ipa: /trænsˈvɝsəl/


transversals

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

noun

transversal


CEO

forms: CEO

pos: abbrev

glosses: CEO is a short way of saying "chief executive officer".

text: The CEO runs the company.


chief executive officer

forms:
chief executive officer
chief executive officers (plural)

glosses: The chief executive officer is the person in a corporation or company that has the most power.

text: The chief executive officer passed a new rule for the company.


MVP

forms: MVP

glosses: MVP is short for saying "most valuable player".

text: He was named the MVP of the team.


topple

forms:
topple (canonical)
topples (third-person singular)
toppled (past)
toppled (past participle)
toppling (present participle)

glosses: If you topple something, you push it over or defeat it.

text: Germany toppled Canada in the hockey match.

glosses: If something topples, it falls over or it looks like it might fall over.

text: The pile of pennies began to topple

ipa: /ˈtɑpl̩/

ipa: /ˈtɒpl̩/

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

hyphenation: top‧ple

verb

toppl


curling

forms:
curl (canonical)
curls (third-person singular)
curled (past)
curled (past participle)
curling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkərlɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈkɜː(r)lɪŋ/

curl


curling

forms: curling

glosses: Curling is a type of sport where people slide stones across ice.

text: Curling came from Scotland.


standoff

forms:
standoff
standoffs (plural)

glosses: A standoff is a competition between two sides in which neither side is making progress.

text: A standoff between the protesters and the police began.


chief executive officers

glosses: The plural form of chief executive officer; more than one (kind of) chief executive officer.

noun

chief executive officer


to the contrary

forms: to the contrary

pos: phrase

glosses: You use to the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.

text: He did not refuse. To the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.


on the contrary

forms: on the contrary

glosses: You use on the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.

text: He did not refuse. On the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.


in contrast

forms: in contrast

glosses: You use in contrast when you want to stress the difference between two things.

text: January was beautiful. In contrast, February was cold and wet.

text: In contrast to what I know about you, you’re not as bad as I thought.


Godspeed

forms: Godspeed

pos: intj

glosses: You say Godspeed when you want something to go well.

ipa: /ɡɒdˈspiːd/

ipa: /ɡɑdˈspid/


azalea

forms:
azalea
azaleas (plural)

glosses: An azalea is a type of plant that grows flowers.

text: I have pansies, roses, and azaleas in my garden.

ipa: /əˈzeɪliə/

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


PlayStation

forms:
PlayStation
PlayStations (plural)

glosses: PlayStation is a brand of gaming console.


bungs

forms:
bung
bungs (plural)

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

bung


bungs

forms:
bung (canonical)
bungs (third-person singular)
bunged (past)
bunged (past participle)
bunging (present participle)


bunged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bung.


churn

forms:
churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

glosses: If you churn something, you stir it quickly and multiple times.

text: To make butter, we churn the milk.

glosses: If something churns, it moves around a lot.

text: I was so nervous my stomach was churning.

enpr: chû(r)n

ipa: /tʃɜː(r)n/

ipa: /tʃɚn/


churn

forms:
churn
churns (plural)

glosses: A churn is a machine that churns things.

text: Put the milk in the butter churn.


churns

glosses: The third-person singular form of churn.

verb

churn


churns

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


churned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of churn.


pry

forms:
pry (canonical)
pries (third-person singular)
pried (past)
pried (past participle)
prying (present participle)

glosses: If you pry, you ask too much about a person's private affairs.

text: I don't mean to pry, but are you single?

text: We need to keep this safe from prying eyes.

ipa: /praɪ/

pr

y


excellence

forms: excellence

glosses: Excellence is the quality of being very, very good.

text: We're aiming for more than quality. We're aiming for excellence.

text: The National Teacher's award promotes excellence in education.

ipa: /ˈɛksələns/

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


tighten

forms:
tighten (canonical)
tightens (third-person singular)
tightened (past)
tightened (past participle)
tightening (present participle)

etymology_text: tight + -en

ety-suffix

tight

expansion: tight + -en

glosses: If you tighten something, you make it tighter.

text: Can you tighten the lid on the jar so it doesn't leak?

text: His hands tightened when he heard the terrible news.

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


perfection

forms: perfection

glosses: Perfection is the state or quality of having no mistakes, problems, or negative aspects.

text: I don't expect perfection from teachers, but I do expect honesty and hard work.

text: The painting represents an ideal of human perfection.

glosses: Perfection is the process of making something perfect.

text: In the perfection of the show, a number of significant changes were made.

ipa: /pɚˈfɛkʃən/

noun

perfection


waist

forms:
waist
waists (plural)

glosses: Your waist is the narrow point between your hips and your chest.

text: She turned and slipped her arms around his waist.

text: A terrible car accident had left her paralyzed from the waist down.

ipa: /weɪst/


kangaroo

forms:
kangaroo
kangaroos (plural)

glosses: A kangaroo is a jumping animal with a pouch that is native to Australia.

enpr: kăng-gə-ro͞o'

ipa: /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈru/


buffalo

forms:
buffalo
buffalos or buffalo (plural)

text: Buffalo used to live in the plains of North America.

enpr: bŭf'ə-lō

buffalo


darken

forms:
darken (canonical)
darkens (third-person singular)
darkened (past)
darkened (past participle)
darkening (present participle)

etymology_text: dark + -en

ety-suffix

dark

expansion: dark + -en

glosses: If something darkens, there is less light.

text: In the evening, he went walking and watched the sky darken.

text: She darkened the lights and sat quietly.

glosses: If your mood, face, or eyes darkens, you become less happy.

text: As he told her the story, he could see her face darken.

ipa: /ˈdɑrkən/

ipa: /ˈdɑːkən/

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


heighten

forms:
heighten (canonical)
heightens (third-person singular)
heightened (past)
heightened (past participle)
heightening (present participle)

etymology_text: height + -en

height

expansion: height + -en

glosses: If a sense, awareness, or risk heightens, it increases or becomes stronger.

text: The music heightened the tension in the film.

text: Security was heightened before the meeting.

text: Her heart beat faster as the drama heightened.

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


loosen

forms:
loosen (canonical)
loosens (third-person singular)
loosened (past)
loosened (past participle)
loosening (present participle)

etymology_text: loose + -en

loose

expansion: loose + -en

glosses: If you loosen something, you make it looser.

text: Can you loosen the lid on this jar for me.

text: His grip on the gun loosened, but only for a second.

text: Before you plant the seeds, lift the soil to loosen it without actually turning it over.

glosses: If somebody loosens up, they become more relaxed.

text: She loosened up after she'd had a glass of wine.

glosses: If your joints or muscles loosen up, they start to move more easily.

text: I took a deep breath, and I could feel the muscles in my chest loosen.

glosses: If you loosen somebody's tongue, you make them talk about something they would not talk about before.

text: But what truly loosened my tongue was knowing I was on home ground.

ipa: /ˈluːsn̩/


thirst

forms:
thirst
thirsts (plural)

glosses: Thirst is the feeling that you want to drink.

text: She took a long drink to ease her thirst.

text: All that work has given me a thirst.

glosses: Thirst is the state of not having enough to drink.

text: When the river stopped running, the animals began to die of thirst.

text: During the war, many suffered from hunger and thirst.

glosses: If you have a thirst for something, you want a lot of it regularly.

text: Their thirst for knowledge was too much for the small school library.

enpr: thûrst

ipa: /θɜːst/

ipa: /θɝst/


kangaroos

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

noun

kangaroo


sweeten

forms:
sweeten (canonical)
sweetens (third-person singular)
sweetened (past)
sweetened (past participle)
sweetening (present participle)

etymology_text: sweet + -en

glosses: If you sweeten something, you make it sweeter.

text: They offer me hot milk sweetened with sugar.

text: Honey not only sweetens this bread but also makes it moist.

glosses: If you sweeten a deal or an offer, you make it better for the other person.

text: I might agree to that if you sweetened the deal.

ipa: /ˈswiːtən/


heavenly

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

etymology_text: heaven + -ly

ety-suffix

heaven

ly

expansion: heaven + -ly

glosses: Heavenly things are related to heaven in some religions.

text: Every day, we thank our heavenly father for all that we have.

text: Heavenly choirs sing the praises of Jesus.

glosses: If something is heavenly, it is extremely pleasant.

text: The smell of that coffee is heavenly.

glosses: Heavenly things are related to outer space or located there.

text: In 1609, Galileo made his first observations of heavenly bodies with a telescope.

ipa: /ˈhɛvənli/


attentive

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

glosses: If a person or animal is attentive, it is trying hard to notice things.

text: An attentive audience, both young and old, was listening for any change.

text: Our server was attentive but not very knowledgeable about the food.

text: He was especially attentive toward his wife, and didn't want to leave her side for long.

ipa: /əˈtɛntɪv/


buffaloes

forms:
buffalo
buffalo or buffaloes (plural)

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

noun

buffalo

buffalo

buffaloes


patriotic

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

glosses: If you are patriotic, you love, support, and believe in your country.

text: During the war, it was common to hear patriotic songs on the radio.

text: It is your patriotic duty to vote in the election.


bison

forms:
bison
bisons or bison (plural)

glosses: A bison is a large animal related to cows.

text: The Yellowstone animals make up the last wild bison herd.

ipa: /ˈbaɪ̯sən/

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

bison


porcupine

forms:
porcupine
porcupines (plural)

glosses: A porcupine is an animal (a rodent) with sharp needles all over its body.

ipa: /'pɔːʳkjʊpaɪn/


macaque

forms:
macaque
macaques (plural)

text: We saw macaques in the zoo.

ipa: /məˈkæk/

ipa: /məˈkɑːk/

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


ounce

forms:
ounce
ounces (plural)

glosses: An ounce (oz) is a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or 28.35 grams.

text: Add 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces).

text: She was born around 5:00 a.m. this morning, weighing in at 9 pounds, 10 ounces.

glosses: An ounce is a very small amount of something.

text: He was still in great shape, with not an ounce of fat on him.

text: She didn't show an ounce of emotion when he left.

glosses: A fluid ounce (fl oz) is a unit of volume equal to 1/20 of a pint or 0.028 litres in Britain, and 1/16 of a pint or 0.030 litres in the US.

ipa: /aʊns/

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


fl oz

forms: fl oz

glosses: fl oz is an abbreviation for fluid ounce.


indoor

forms: indoor (positive)

glosses: An indoor event happens in a building, not outside.

text: The gym has an indoor swimming pool.

ipa: /ˈɪndɔː/

ipa: /ˈɪndɔr/

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

hyphenation: in‧door


redden

forms:
redden (canonical)
reddens (third-person singular)
reddened (past)
reddened (past participle)
reddening (present participle)

etymology_text: red + -en

ety-suffix

red

expansion: red + -en

glosses: If something reddens, it becomes more red.

text: There were still tears in his reddened eyes.

glosses: If a person or a person's face reddens, they are embarrassed.

text: His face reddened as he realized nobody was laughing at his jokes.

ipa: /ˈrɛdn̩/

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

hyphenation: red‧den


woolen

forms: woolen (positive)

text: She wore a woolen sweater.

ipa: /wʊl/


fraud

forms:
fraud
frauds (plural)

glosses: Fraud is a trick for the purpose of gaining money or other valuables illegally.

text: He faces punishment for the fraud that lost $1 million.

ipa: /frɔːd/

enpr: frôd

ipa: /frɔd/

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


elucidate

forms:
elucidate (canonical)
elucidates (third-person singular)
elucidated (past)
elucidated (past participle)
elucidating (present participle)

glosses: If you elucidate something, you clarify or make something clear.

text: George was able to elucidate his son on proper procedures to cook.

enpr: ĭ-lo͞o'-sĭ-dāt

verb

elucidat


persuasion

forms:
persuasion
persuasions (plural)

glosses: Persuasion is the process of making somebody agree with you or do what you want them to do.

text: A great leader has vision and the power of persuasion.

glosses: A religious or political persuasion is a belief system.

text: He was of a religious persuasion that said "no work on Sundays."

ipa: /pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/

ipa: /pɚˈsweɪʒən/

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

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


volley

forms:
volley
volleys (plural)

glosses: A volley of bullets, arrows, etc. is a group of them fired at the same time.

text: The army fired a volley of bullets.

glosses: A volley is when a ball is hit before it touches the ground.

ipa: /ˈvɒli/

ipa: /ˈvɑli/


volley

forms:
volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)

glosses: If a ball is volleyed, it is hit before it touches the ground.

text: The tennis player volleyed the ball over the net.


omission

forms:
omission
omissions (plural)

glosses: An omission is a failure to do or include something.

text: The story is misleading because of all the lies and omissions.

text: The police did not tell them their rights, which is a serious omission.

text: Omission of the English plural -s is common among these students.

ipa: /oʊˈmɪʃ ən/

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


gaiety

forms:
gaiety
gaieties (plural)

glosses: Gaiety is the feeling or atmosphere of fun and happiness.

text: The air was full of gaiety and sunshine and the sense of singing birds.

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

noun

gaiety

gaieties


scorn

forms: scorn

glosses: Scorn is a strong feeling, attitude, or comment that something has very low quality or low value.

text: The teacher was often the object of the students' scorn.

text: The idea drew scorn from the community.

ipa: /skɔːn/

ipa: /skɔrn/

scorn


scorn

forms:
scorn (canonical)
scorns (third-person singular)
scorned (past)
scorned (past participle)
scorning (present participle)

glosses: If you scorn something, you you show that you strongly think it has very low quality or low value.

text: They began to consider ideas they had previously scorned.


scent

forms:
scent
scents (plural)

text: The scent of fresh bread filled the house.

text: The dogs followed the scent to a hole in the ground.

enpr: sĕnt

ipa: /sɛnt/

homophones: cent sent


scent

forms:
scent (canonical)
scents (third-person singular)
scented (past)
scented (past participle)
scenting (present participle)

text: The flowers scented the room.

text: He gave her a scented card.

glosses: If you scent something such as danger or a story, you have a feeling that it exists.

text: When the president didn't appear, the newspapers scented a story.

glosses: If an animal scents something, it smells it.

text: The deer ran when they scented the hunter.


volleys

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

volley


volleys

glosses: The third-person singular form of volley.


volleyed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of volley.


discord

forms:
discord
discords (plural)

glosses: Discord is disagreement and bad feelings between people.

text: The idea created discord among them.

glosses: Discord is when notes in music don't sound good when played at the same time.

ipa: /ˈdɪskɔrd/

ipa: /ˈdɪskɔːd/

hyphenation: dis‧cord


discord

forms:
discord (canonical)
discords (third-person singular)
discorded (past)
discorded (past participle)
discording (present participle)

glosses: If you discord, you disagree with someone.

ipa: /dɪsˈkɔrd/

ipa: /dɪsˈkɔːd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-discord2.wav


conquer

forms:
conquer (canonical)
conquers (third-person singular)
conquered (past)
conquered (past participle)
conquering (present participle)

text: Alexander conquered most of Europe and North Africa.

glosses: If you conquer a problem, a fear, a disease, etc. you overcome it.

text: With the help of a councilor, she was able to conquer her fear of flying.

ipa: /ˈkɒŋkə/

ipa: /ˈkɑŋkɚ/


sometime

forms: sometime

pos: det

glosses: You use sometime for a time in the future or the past that is unknown or undecided.

text: We should get together sometime soon.

text: He must have left sometime after the party started.

glosses: A sometime editor, president, minister, etc. is someone who used to be in that position.

text: Downey's uncle is a sometime actor and screenwriter.

glosses: A sometime actor, friend, teacher, etc. is someone who is not usually in that position.

text: Jackson was a teacher and sometime actor who appeared in many TV commercials.

enpr: sŭmʹtīm'

ipa: /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/

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

hyphenation: some‧time


bearskin

forms:
bearskin
bearskins (plural)

glosses: A bearskin is a hat that is worn by British soldiers for special occasions.


ostrich

forms:
ostrich
ostriches (plural)

glosses: An ostrich is a large bird that cannot fly.

text: The ostrich can run up to speeds of 70 kilometres per hour.

enpr: ŏs'trĭch

enpr: ôs'trĭch

ostriches


ostriches

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

ostrich


reindeer

forms:
reindeer
reindeers or reindeer (plural)

glosses: A reindeer is a type of deer that lives in the Arctic.

text: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.

ipa: /ˈreɪndɪr/

reindeer


gorilla

forms:
gorilla
gorillas (plural)

glosses: A gorilla is an ape that lives in Africa.

text: Gorillas are related to chimpanzees, orangutans and humans.


gorillas

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

gorilla


reindeers

forms:
reindeer
reindeers (plural)

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

reindeer


dissatisfaction

etymology_text: dis- + satisfaction

ety-prefix

dis

satisfaction

expansion: dis- + satisfaction

glosses: Dissatisfaction is the feeling that something are not as good as it should be.

text: She has recently expressed some dissatisfaction with the amount of progress.

ipa: /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/


rivalry

forms:
rivalry
rivalries (plural)

etymology_text: rival + -ry

ety-suffix

rival

ry

expansion: rival + -ry

glosses: A rivalry is a situation in which two groups see themselves as being in long-term competition.

text: The rivalry between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact heated up this weekend.

text: Rivalry can be useful for motivating sports teams.

noun

rivalries


impound

forms:
impound (canonical)
impounds (third-person singular)
impounded (past)
impounded (past participle)
impounding (present participle)

glosses: If something is impounded, it is taken away and put in a pound.

text: The car was impounded for seven days.

glosses: If documents, vehicles, etc. is impounded, a court holds on to it.

text: The court impounded a document to keep it safe.

ipa: /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/

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

verb

expansion: [POS TABLE]


impound

forms:
impound
impounds (plural)

glosses: An impound is a place where things are impounded.

ipa: /ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impound2.wav


flamingo

forms:
flamingo
flamingoes or flamingos (plural)

glosses: A flamingo is a pink bird that lives near water.

text: We saw flamingoes in the Zoo.

ipa: /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/

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

noun

flamingo

flamingoes

flamingos


complication

forms:
complication
complications (plural)

glosses: A complication is something that makes your job more difficult.

text: When the switch broke, it added a new complication.

glosses: Complication is the process of making something more difficult.

text: Let's aim for simplification, not complication.

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪʃən/


congratulations

forms: congratulations

glosses: You say congratulations when a happy event happens, such as somebody winning a game, getting a new job, or passing a test at school.

text: So you can drive now. Congratulations!

ipa: /kənˌɡræt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/


disappearance

forms:
disappearance
disappearances (plural)

etymology_text:
dis- + appear + -ance
disappear + appearance

ety-affix

appear

ance

glosses: The disappearance of something is when it is gone and we can't find it or it doesn't exist anymore.

text: Detroit Police say they are still investigating the children's disappearance.

text: We still don't understand the disappearance of Flight 804.

text: The rate of disappearance of species in Hawaii continues to increase.

ipa: /dɪsəˈpɪərəns/


koala

forms:
koala
koalas (plural)

glosses: A koala is a small mammal that climbs trees and lives in Australia.

text: Koalas usually eat eucalyptus leaves.

enpr: kō-ä'lə

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-koala.wav


heptadecagon

forms:
heptadecagon
heptadecagons (plural)

glosses: A heptadecagon is a shape that has 17 sides and 17 angles.


avoidance

forms:
avoidance
avoidances (plural)

glosses: Avoidance is the process of staying away from or not doing something.

text: Tax avoidance is also high among business owners.

text: Behaviors including the avoidance of challenging activities increased.

text: We wonder what her avoidance of the topic meant.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪdn̩s/

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


octagon

forms:
octagon
octagons (plural)

glosses: An octagon (⯄) is a shape that has 8 sides and 8 angles.

enpr: ŏk'təgən

ipa: /ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/

enpr: ŏk'təgŏn

ipa: /ˈɑktəˌɡɑn/

hyphenation: oc‧ta‧gon


rejoice

forms:
rejoice (canonical)
rejoices (third-person singular)
rejoiced (past)
rejoiced (past participle)
rejoicing (present participle)

glosses: If you rejoice, you act in a way that shows that you feel very happy about something.

text: An event like this gives everyone an great opportunity and reason to rejoice and celebrate.

ipa: /rɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/

verb

rejoic

e


dissatisfied

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

glosses: If you are dissatisfied with something, it is not as good as you think it should be.

text: I was very dissatisfied with the results of the test.

ipa: /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/


inclusive

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

glosses: If something is inclusive, it is open to all the people or all the things that it could be open to.

text: Our school has a very inclusive culture so that nobody feels left out.

glosses: If a price is inclusive, it is the total price and there are no other charges.

text: It's $127, inclusive of tax and delivery.

glosses: You use inclusive at the end of a list to say that the first and last items also belong.

text: The race is open to anyone 16 to 24 inclusive.

ipa: /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/


walkout

forms:
walkout
walkouts (plural)

glosses: A walkout is when workers suddenly stop working.

text: Teachers in Oklahoma are going to do a walkout.

glosses: A walkout is when many people leave a place to protest something.

text: Students took part in a high school walkout to protest gun laws.

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


metronome

forms:
metronome
metronomes (plural)

glosses: A metronome is something that musicians use to make sure they are playing on time.

text: Set your metronome to 104.

ipa: /ˈmɛtrəˌnoʊm/

ipa: /ˈmɛtrəˌnəʊm/


homemade

forms: homemade (positive)

etymology_text: home + made

compound

home

made

expansion: home + made

glosses: Homemade bread, sweaters, cookies, etc. are made at home.

text: We always have homemade cookies for lunch.

enpr: ˌhōmˈmeɪ̯d

ipa: /ˌ(h)əʊmˈmeɪ̯d/

ipa: /ˌhoʊmˈmeɪ̯d/

hyphenation: home‧made


well known

forms: well known (positive)

etymology_text: well + known

multiword term

well

known

expansion: well + known

glosses: A person or thing that is well known is someone who many people recognize.

text: After the war, the general became well known for his bravery.


well-known

forms: well-known (positive)

glosses: If a person or thing is well-known, many people know it or know about it.

text: That area is well-known for their restaurants.

ipa: /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/

ipa: /ˌwɛlˈnəʊn/


procession

forms:
procession
processions (plural)

glosses: A procession is a number of individuals moving together in one direction.

text: A funeral procession snaked through the streets of Toronto.

text: The pilgrims are going to Utah by the millions, an endless procession of them.

ipa: /prəˈsɛʃən/


chimpanzee

forms:
chimpanzee
chimpanzees (plural)

glosses: A chimpanzee is an ape that lives in Africa.


jealousy

forms:
jealousy
jealousies (plural)

glosses: Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody else has something that you want.

text: I felt great jealousy towards them and their successes

glosses: Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody you're interested in shows interest in another, or when the other person shows interest in them.

text: Men act violently out of sexual jealousy more than women.

ipa: /ˈdʒɛləsi/

hyphenation: jeal‧ous‧y

noun

jealousies


ram

forms:
ram
rams (plural)

enpr: răm

ipa: /ræm/


ram

forms:
ram (canonical)
rams (third-person singular)
rammed (past)
rammed (past participle)
ramming (present participle)

glosses: If you ram something, it means that you hit it hard, causing damage.

text: The racer rammed into the barriers when turning.

glosses: If you ram someone during sexual intercourse, it means that you thrust your partner forcefully.

verb

ram

m


messy

forms:
messy (positive)
messier (comparative)
messiest (superlative)

etymology_text: mess + -y

ety-suffix

mess

expansion: mess + -y

glosses: Something that is messy is very chaotic and not organized.

text: His sister's bedroom can be a bit messy at times.

ipa: /ˈmɛsi/

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

hyphenation: mess‧y

adj

messy

messier

messiest


homecoming

forms:
homecoming
homecomings (plural)

glosses: Homecoming is the event of returning home after a long time away, and the celebrations that go with it.

text: Everyone was at the house for her homecoming.

glosses: Homecoming is the yearly event of returning to the school that you went to, and the celebrations that go with it.

text: Did you see the homecoming game?


conform

forms:
conform (canonical)
conforms (third-person singular)
conformed (past)
conformed (past participle)
conforming (present participle)

glosses: If you conform to something, you behave in that manner, especially as a result of social pressure.

text: He changed his clothes to conform to local tastes.

ipa: /kənˈfɔːm/

ipa: /kənˈfɔrm/

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

hyphenation: con‧form


cockatoo

forms:
cockatoo
cockatoos (plural)

glosses: A cockatoo is a kind of parrot from Australia.

ipa: /kɒkəˈtuː/


gruelling

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

glosses: Something that is gruelling is very tiring and difficult.

text: The climb lasted a gruelling twenty minutes.


grueling

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

glosses: Something that is grueling is very tiring and difficult.

text: It took five grueling hours to finish running the marathon.


werewolf

forms:
werewolf
werewolves (plural)

glosses: A werewolf is a mythical creature that is sometimes human and sometimes a Wolf.

ipa: /ˈwɛːwʊlf/

ipa: /ˈwɛərwʊlf/

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

noun

werewolves


whiten

forms:
whiten (canonical)
whitens (third-person singular)
whitened (past)
whitened (past participle)
whitening (present participle)

etymology_text: white + -en

ety-suffix

white

en

expansion: white + -en

glosses: If you whiten something, you make it white or lighter in colour.

text: I got my teeth whitened at the dentist.

ipa: /ˈ(h)waɪtn̩/

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


cultivation

forms:
cultivation
cultivations (plural)

etymology_text: cultivate + -ion

cultivate

ion

expansion: cultivate + -ion

glosses: Cultivation is the process of growing or improving something, especially in farming.

text: There is a long history of rice cultivation in the region.

ipa: /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/

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


cut out

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

glosses: If you cut out something, you cut it and separate it.

text: Cut out the letter and place it on my desk, please.

glosses: If you cut out doing something, you stop doing it.

text: He had to cut out smoking so that he could run the marathon.

glosses: If something cuts out, it suddenly stops working.

text: The engine of the plane suddenly cut out.

verb

cut out

cuts out

cut out

cutting out


companionship

forms:
companionship
companionships (plural)

glosses: Companionship is the state of having a friend with you.

text: She keeps a dog for companionship.

text: The women support each other and provide companionship and humor.

ipa: /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/

hyphenation: com‧pan‧ion‧ship


weekday

forms:
weekday
weekdays (plural)

glosses: The weekdays are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday.

text: I can't sleep late on a weekday.

enpr: wēk

ipa: /ˈwiːkdeɪ/


modesty

forms:
modesty
modesties (plural)

glosses: Modesty is the attitude of not talking about or not trying to make people notice your abilities and achievements.

text: Two things were obvious: his intellectual honesty and the modesty with which he spoke.

text: Without false modesty he knew he was the best teacher in the school.

glosses: If you dress with, modesty you cover most of your body and do not wear sexy clothes or bright colours.

text: There were also all sorts of rules about modesty in dress, you know, no pants for women.

noun

modesties


brighten

forms:
brighten (canonical)
brightens (third-person singular)
brightened (past)
brightened (past participle)
brightening (present participle)

etymology_text: bright + -en

ety-suffix

bright

expansion: bright + -en

glosses: If something brightens, it becomes brighter, less dark.

text: As the sun came up, the room brightened.

glosses: If someone brightens, they become happier.

text: She brightened when she thought about the holiday plans.

glosses: If you brighten someone or something, you make it brighter.

text: Having the grandchildren visit brightened their day.

ipa: /ˈbraɪtən/

ipa: [ˈbraɪ̯ʔn̩]


airstrike

forms:
airstrike
airstrikes (plural)

glosses: An airstrike is an attack by the military that is done by using airplanes or missiles.

text: President Trump ordered airstrikes against Syria.


tusk

forms:
tusk
tusks (plural)

glosses: A tusk is a long tooth that goes outside of the mouth of an animal.

text: Elephant tusks were a large part of the ivory trade.

ipa: /ˈtʌsk/

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


ambient

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

glosses: Something that is ambient is in the background and is on all sides of an object.

text: The cup of tea cooled down to the ambient temperature.

glosses: Music that is ambient is very relaxing and peaceful.

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


moderation

forms:
moderation
moderations (plural)

etymology_text: moderate + -ation

moderate

ation

expansion: moderate + -ation

glosses: Moderation is the quality of doing things at a reasonable level, not too much or too little, too hard or too gently, etc.

text: It's OK to have some sweets, as long as you do so in moderation.

text: I try to remember that a healthy path is balance, variety and moderation.

text: The president, widely respected as a voice of wisdom and moderation, has died.

enpr: mŏd'ə-rāʹ-shən

ipa: /ˌmɑdəˈreɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: mo‧de‧ra‧tion


deafen

forms:
deafen (canonical)
deafens (third-person singular)
deafened (past)
deafened (past participle)
deafening (present participle)

glosses: If a sound deafens you, it is so loud that it makes you lose your hearing.

text: The flash temporarily blinded him, and he was deafened by the roar.

text: He was suddenly awakened by a deafening crash.

glosses: A deafening silence is failure to get a reply or reaction when one is needed or expected.

text: My request for additional funds was met with a deafening silence.

ipa: /ˈdɛfən/

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


punctual

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

glosses: If you are punctual, you generally do things on time, not late.

text: Bobbie, always punctual, walked into the restaurant at exactly 7:00.

text: We find that workers with young children tend to be less punctual than those without children.

ipa: /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/

ipa: /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/


hurrah

forms: hurrah

glosses: You use "hurrah" when you are happy and want to cellebrate.

text: Hurrah! We won.

ipa: /həˈrɑː/


uppermost

forms:
upper (positive)
uppermost (superlative)

glosses: The uppermost point, layer, floor, etc. is the one at the top of something very high.

text: Birds sat in the uppermost branchs of the tree.

glosses: If something is uppermost in your mind, it's the main thing you're thinking about.

text: The changes at school were uppermost in her mind.

ipa: /ˈʌpəməʊst/

ipa: /ˈʌpɚˌmoʊst/

adjective

upper

uppermost


troupe

forms:
troupe
troupes (plural)

glosses: A theatre, circus, etc. troupe is a group of dancers, actors, or singers that perform on tour.

text: The Haiyuza theatre troupe is on tour!

ipa: /truːp/

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


conqueror

forms:
conqueror
conquerors (plural)

glosses: A conqueror is a country, army, or leader who wins a war and takes complete control of the area.

text: The first Spanish conquerors defeated the native Americans by infecting them with diseases.

ipa: /ˈkɒŋkərə/

ipa: /ˈkɑŋkərɚ/


hindrance

forms:
hindrance
hindrances (plural)

glosses: A hindrance is something that makes something more difficult.

text: He long hair was a hinderance, always falling in her face.

ipa: /ˈhɪndr(ə)ns/

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

hyphenation: hin‧drance


stethoscope

forms:
stethoscope
stethoscopes (plural)

glosses: A stethoscope is a tool that doctors and nurses use to listen to sounds inside the body.

text: The doctor checked the patient's abdomen with a stethoscope.

ipa: /ˈstɛθəskəʊp/

ipa: /ˈstɛθəsˌkoʊp/

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


saucer

forms:
saucer
saucers (plural)

glosses: A saucer is a small plate that goes under a cup.

text: His tea arrived in a small white cup with two packets of sugar on the saucer.


madden

forms:
madden (canonical)
maddens (third-person singular)
maddened (past)
maddened (past participle)
maddening (present participle)

glosses: If you madden a person or animal, you make them angry or crazy.

text: She fought like a maddened animal.

text: I couldn't block out the maddening noise.

ipa: /ˈmædən/

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

hyphenation: mad‧den


window shopping

forms: window shopping

glosses: Window shopping is the act of going to stores with the plan of looking but not buying.


retail therapy

forms: retail therapy

glosses: Retail therapy is the act of shopping to make yourself feel better.


motherhood

forms: motherhood

glosses: Motherhood is the state of being a mother.

text: Balancing marriage, motherhood and her career will not be easy.

text: Most of my women friends have walked down the expected path from marriage to motherhood.

ipa: /ˈmʌðəhʊd/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚˌhʊd/

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

hyphenation: mo‧ther‧hood


sadden

forms:
sadden (canonical)
saddens (third-person singular)
saddened (past)
saddened (past participle)
saddening (present participle)

etymology_text: sad + -en

ety-suffix

sad

expansion: sad + -en

glosses: If something saddens you, it makes you feel less happy.

text: I was saddened by the news of his illness.

text: It saddened her to see him crying.

ipa: /ˈsædən/

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


headdress

forms:
headdress
headdresses (plural)

glosses: A headdress is anything that is worn on the head, but especially something very decorative.

noun

headdresses


possessor

forms:
possessor
possessors (plural)

etymology_text: possess + -or

ety-suffix

possess

or

expansion: possess + -or

glosses: A possessor of something is someone who has it.

text: You are now the proud possessor of a university degree.

text: Intelligence is a gift over which its possessor has little control.

ipa: /pəˈzɛsə/

ipa: /pəˈzɛsɚ/


motherly

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

glosses: If you act in a motherly way, you are caring and helpful, like a mother.

text: She spoke in a soft motherly voice.

ipa: /ˈmʌðəli/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚli/

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


bribery

forms:
bribery
briberies (plural)

glosses: Bribery is the crime of paying someone in power to use their power to help you.

text: The company was under investigation for bribery in the awarding of a government contract.

ipa: /ˈbraɪbəri/

noun

bribery

briberies


cultivator

forms:
cultivator
cultivators (plural)

glosses: A cultivator is a tool or machine that breaks up the earth for farming or gardening.

text: He drove the cultivator around the fields before seeding.

glosses: A cultivator is a person who helps plants grow.


alas

forms: alas

text: I thought you'd be here, but alas!

text: Alas! I wasn't able to make it.


inceldom

forms: inceldom

etymology_text: incel + -dom

ety-suffix

incel

dom

expansion: incel + -dom

text: Her inceldom made her feel lonely.

ipa: /ˈɪnsɛldəm/


scrutinize

forms:
scrutinize (canonical)
scrutinizes (third-person singular)
scrutinized (past)
scrutinized (past participle)
scrutinizing (present participle)

etymology_text: scrutiny + -ize

scrutiny

ize

expansion: scrutiny + -ize

glosses: If you scrutinize something, you look into it very carefully.

text: The group scrutinizes the government's actions.

ipa: /ˈskruːtɨnaɪz/

enpr: skro͞otʹn-īz

ipa: /ˈskrutn̩ˌaɪz/

hyphenation: scru‧ti‧nize

verb

scrutiniz


scrutinise

forms:
scrutinise (canonical)
scrutinises (third-person singular)
scrutinised (past)
scrutinised (past participle)
scrutinising (present participle)

etymology_text: scrutiny + -ise

ety-suffix

ise

expansion: scrutiny + -ise

glosses: If you scrutinise something, you look into it very carefully.

text: The group scrutinises the government's actions.

hyphenation: scru‧ti‧nise

scrutinis

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shotgun

forms:
shotgun
shotguns (plural)

glosses: The shotgun seat in a car is the seat that is next to the driver seat.


cancan

forms:
cancan
cancans (plural)

glosses: The cancan is a dance where people stand in a line and kick their legs high in the air.


foreshadow

forms:
foreshadow (canonical)
foreshadows (third-person singular)
foreshadowed (past)
foreshadowed (past participle)
foreshadowing (present participle)

etymology_text: fore- + shadow

ety-prefix

fore

shadow

expansion: fore- + shadow

glosses: If an event is foreshadowed, it is hinted that it will happen.

text: The downfall of the company was foreshadowed by the stock market crash.

ipa: /fɔːˈʃadəʊ/

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

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

hyphenation: fore‧sha‧dow


title: germany

redirect: Germany

pos: hard-redirect


heptadecagons

forms:
heptadecagon
heptadecagons (plural)

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

noun

heptadecagon


a whole nother

forms: a whole nother

glosses: You use "a whole nother" thing to say that something is completely different from the previous topic.

text: We already speak Spanish. Why do we have to learn a whole nother language?

glosses: You use "a whole nother" thing to say that something to say that it's off topic.

text: That's interesting, but that's the subject of a whole nother program.


postscript

forms:
postscript
postscripts (plural)

glosses: A postscript is a message that is put at the end of a letter and is put after the author's signature.

text: He added a postscript to the end of the letter.

glosses: A postscript is something that is added to a story or play after it is finished.

text: The author explained in the postscript of the book why she wrote the book.


skidmark

forms:
skidmark
skidmarks (plural)


sawgrass

forms:
sawgrass
sawgrasses (plural)

glosses: Sawgrass is a type of grass in the Cladium species, it has long sedges with saw-like sharp, serrated edges,

sawgrasses


chainsaw

forms:
chainsaw
chainsaws (plural)

text: He used the chainsaw to cut through the tree.


versatile

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

glosses: Something that is versatile is able to change easily and do different things.

text: The writer is versatile because he can write romance stories, science fiction stories, and action stories.

ipa: /ˈvɝsətl̩/

ipa: /ˈvɜːsətaɪl/

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

hyphenation: ver‧sa‧tile


flank

forms:
flank (canonical)
flanks (third-person singular)
flanked (past)
flanked (past participle)
flanking (present participle)

glosses: If an attacking group flanks someone, it comes from both sides.

ipa: /flæŋk/


flank

forms:
flank
flanks (plural)

glosses: A flank is the part of the body between the ribs and the hip.


Lewis

forms: Lewis

pos: name

ipa: /ˈluːɪs/

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

hyphenation: Lew‧is


Ebenezer

forms: Ebenezer

ipa: /ɛbəˈnizɚ/

ipa: /ɛbəˈniːzə/

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


nonagon

forms:
nonagon
nonagons (plural)

hyphenation: non‧a‧gon


heptagon

forms:
heptagon
heptagons (plural)

enpr: hĕp'təgŏn

enpr: hĕp'təgən


cuboid

forms:
cuboid
cuboids (plural)

glosses: A cuboid is a 3D shape with rectangular sides.

ipa: /ˈkjuːbɔɪd/


hexagon

forms:
hexagon
hexagons (plural)

glosses: A hexagon (⬢) is a shape with six sides.

enpr: hĕk'səgən

enpr: hĕk'səgŏn


commend

forms:
commend (canonical)
commends (third-person singular)
commended (past)
commended (past participle)
commending (present participle)

glosses: If you commend someone, you praise or give them credit for something good.

text: The president commended the soldier for their bravery.

ipa: /kəˈmɛnd/


billboard

forms:
billboard
billboards (plural)

glosses: A billboard is a large advertisement that is usually beside a road or highway.

text: On the side of the road, we saw a billboard advertising shoes.

ipa: /ˈbɪlbɔːd/


valedictorian

forms:
valedictorian
valedictorians (plural)

glosses: The valedictorian of a class is a student that says the valedictory speech. They usually have the highest marks of the class.

text: The highest placing person in the exam was chosen as the valedictorian.

ipa: /vælədɪkˈtɔrɪən/


valedictory

forms:
valedictory
valedictories (plural)

text: The valedictorian delivered the valedictory speech.

ipa: /ˌvælɪˈdɪktəri/

ipa: /ˌvæləˈdɪktəri/

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

hyphenation: va‧le‧dict‧o‧ry

valedictories


farewell

forms: farewell

glosses: You use farewell when you are leaving or departing.

text: Farewell! I will miss you.

ipa: /fɛrˈwɛl/

ipa: /fɛəˈwɛl/


farewell

forms:
farewell
farewells (plural)

glosses: A farewell is when a person says "farewell" to someone else. This means to wish for happiness and safety.


quindecagon

forms:
quindecagon
quindecagons (plural)

glosses: A quindecagon is a shape with fifteen sides.


ruthlessness

forms: ruthlessness

etymology_text: ruthless + -ness

ety-suffix

ruthless

ness

expansion: ruthless + -ness

glosses: Ruthlessness is the property of being ruthless.


ruthless

forms: ruthless (positive)

etymology_text: ruth + -less

ruth

less

expansion: ruth + -less

glosses: A ruthless person tries to achieve their goals despite knowing that it will cause pain or damage.

glosses: A ruthless action is carried out despite knowing that it will cause pain or damage.

ipa: /ˈruːθləs/

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


humanity

forms:
humanity
humanities (plural)

text: Have we lost all humanity?

text: The worker was praised for his humanity and respect.

ipa: /hjuˈmænɪti/

noun

humanities


haggle

forms:
haggle (canonical)
haggles (third-person singular)
haggled (past)
haggled (past participle)
haggling (present participle)

glosses: If you haggle, you bargain to find a price that is acceptable for the seller and the buyer.

text: I haggled on the price for the shoes.

ipa: /ˈhæɡəl/

verb

haggl


novice

forms:
novice
novices (plural)

glosses: A novice is a person who is new to a field or activity.

text: I was once a novice at football.

ipa: /ˈnɒvɪs/

ipa: /ˈnɑvɪs/

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


den

forms:
den
dens (plural)

glosses: A den is a place where a wild animal lives.

text: The wolf went back to his den to sleep after a day of hunting.

glosses: A den is a small cave in the side of a hill.

ipa: /dɛn/


flick

forms:
flick
flicks (plural)

text: With a quick flick of his wrist, he threw the ball.

text: She gave a flick of her hair and left the room.

text: The newest flick is Solo: A Star Wars Story.

text: My favourite flick is It's a Wonderful Life.

ipa: /flɪk/


flick

forms:
flick (canonical)
flicks (third-person singular)
flicked (past)
flicked (past participle)
flicking (present participle)

glosses: If you flick something, you move it or hit it very quickly.

text: She flicked his hair affectionately.


dale

forms:
dale
dales (plural)

glosses: A dale is a big valley that is very broad and open.

text: It took the hiker a day to walk through the dale.

ipa: /deɪl/

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


dean

forms:
dean
deans (plural)

glosses: A dean is the head of a department of a university or college.

text: The dean welcomed the students to another year of study at Humber College.

enpr: dēn

ipa: /diːn/


incels

forms:
incel
incels (plural)

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


genitalia

forms: genitalia (plural)

glosses: Genitalia are the body parts used for sex and reproduction, especially the parts on the outside of the body.

text: His pants were down, and his genitalia were clearly visible.

text: The law makes it illegal to show female breasts and genitalia.


hendecagon

forms:
hendecagon
hendecagons (plural)

glosses: A hendecagon is a shape with eleven sides.

ipa: /hɛnˈdɛkəɡ(ə)n/

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


untied

forms: untied (positive)

glosses: A string, rope, etc. that is untied is not tied.

text: Your shoelaces are untied.


untied

forms:
untie (canonical)
unties (third-person singular)
untied (past)
untied (past participle)
untying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of untie.

untie

unties

untied

untying


deaf-mute

forms: deaf-mute (positive)

glosses: : A person who can not hear and can not speak (excluding sign lenguage). In modern times some people consider the word offensive and prefer just deaf.


deafmute

forms: deafmute (positive)


timeout

forms:
timeout
timeouts (plural)

glosses: In sports a timeout is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

text: The coach of the home team is asking for a timeout.

glosses: A timeout is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

text: I need a timeout from this meeting.

hyphenation: time‧out


time-out

forms:
time-out
time-outs (plural)

glosses: In sports a time-out is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

text: The coach of the home team is asking for a time-out.

glosses: A time-out is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

text: I need a time-out from this meeting.


weld

forms:
weld (canonical)
welds (third-person singular)
welded (past)
welded (past participle)
welding (present participle)

glosses: If two things are welded together, they are joined together, usually using metal.

text: The workers welded a piece of steel to the bridge.

glosses: If you weld two things, you bring them together very closely.

ipa: /wɛld/

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


weld

forms:
weld
welds (plural)

glosses: A weld is the piece of metal that joins two things together.


ratings

forms:
rating
ratings (plural)

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

noun

rating


assuage

forms:
assuage (canonical)
assuages (third-person singular)
assuaged (past)
assuaged (past participle)
assuaging (present participle)

glosses: If you assuage a feeling, you make it less intense.

text: We tried to assuage her anger about the damage.

ipa: /əˈsweɪdʒ/

hyphenation: as‧suage

verb

assuag


boomerang

forms:
boomerang
boomerangs (plural)

glosses: A boomerang is a curved weapon made of wood that you can throw and it returns to you.

ipa: /ˈbuːməræŋ/

ipa: /ˈbuməræŋ/

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

hyphenation: boo‧me‧rang


surreptitiously

forms: surreptitiously (positive)

etymology_text: surreptitious + -ly

ety-suffix

surreptitious

ly

expansion: surreptitious + -ly

glosses: If you do something surreptitiously, you do it in secret.

text: As they were speaking, he surreptitiously took the diamond.

ipa: /sʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli/


amulet

forms:
amulet
amulets (plural)

glosses: An amulet is an object a person keeps because he thinks it gives him good luck.

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

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


defiant

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

glosses: If you are defiant, you refuse to do what you are told to do.

ipa: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/

ipa: /dɪˈfaɪənt/


defiance

forms:
defiance
defiances (plural)

glosses: Defiance is the state or act of refusing to do what you are told to do.

ipa: /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/


idolize

forms:
idolize (canonical)
idolizes (third-person singular)
idolized (past)
idolized (past participle)
idolizing (present participle)

etymology_text: idol + -ize

ety-suffix

idol

expansion: idol + -ize

glosses: When you idolize something, you love and admire it very strongly.

text: He idolized his mother.

ipa: /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/

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

verb

idoliz


compulsive

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

glosses: If someone is compulsive, they are doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it.

text: Her compulsive gambling was causing a lot of problems in her life.

glosses: If something is compulsive, it’s uncontrollable.

ipa: /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

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


daunting

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

glosses: If something is daunting, you feel that should not try it because it will be very difficult.

text: The from the bottom of the hill, the ride up looked daunting.

ipa: /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈdɔntɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: daunt‧ing


regolith

forms:
regolith
regoliths (plural)

glosses: A regolith is a layer of loose material such as dust, soil, and broken rock which covers solid rock. It can be found on planets and the moon.

ipa: /ˈrɛɡəlɪθ/


expedition

forms:
expedition
expeditions (plural)

glosses: An expedition is a long trip that people go on for a specific reason.

text: The expedition across the Alps lasted two weeks.

ipa: /ɛkspəˈdɪʃən/


intently

pos: adv

etymology_text: intent + -ly

ety-suffix

intent

expansion: intent + -ly

glosses: If you do something intently, you are very focused on doing it.

text: He listened intently to his grandfather's stories.

text: The students, intently studying, did not see the teacher enter the room.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛntli/

hyphenation: in‧tent‧ly


contronym

forms:
contronym
contronyms (plural)

glosses: A contronym is a word with two different meanings, which are the opposite of each other. The meaning can only be understood in the context of the sentence.


fistfight

forms:
fistfight
fistfights (plural)

glosses: A fistfight is a fight that is fought using bare fists.

text: The two men got into a fistfight behind the bar.

ipa: /ˈfɪstˌfaɪt/


fistfight

forms:
fistfight (canonical)
fistfights (third-person singular)
fistfought (past)
fistfought (past participle)
fistfighting (present participle)

glosses: If you fistfight, you fight using your bare fists.

verb

fistfight

fistfights

fistfought

fistfighting


thrive

forms:
thrived (past)
thrived (past participle)
thrive (canonical)
thrives (third-person singular)
throve (past)
thriven (past participle)
thriving (present participle)

glosses: To thrive is to grow or develop well or vigorously.

text: In its new place on the windowsill, the plant is sure to thrive and bloom regularly.

ipa: /θraɪv/

thriv

thrive

thrives

throve

thriven

thriving


prick

forms:
prick
pricks (plural)

glosses: A prick is a short pain from a small sharp object like a needle.

glosses: A prick is an annoying or rude person, usually a man.

text: Nobody cares, prick.

ipa: /prɪk/


prick

forms:
prick (canonical)
pricks (third-person singular)
pricked (past)
pricked (past participle)
pricking (present participle)

glosses: If you prick something, it means that you pierce or poke it slightly.

text: John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the nurse gave him an injection.


North Korea

forms: North Korea

text: The capital city of North Korea is Pyongyang.

ipa: /norθ ˌkəˈri.ə/

ipa: /nɔːθ ˌkəˈriː.ə/

audio: en-us-North Korea.ogg


Republic of China

forms: Republic of China

glosses: The Republic of China is a country in east Asia.

ipa: /rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/


gorge

forms:
gorge
gorges (plural)

glosses: A gorge is a narrow valley and normally has steep rocky walls and a stream.

text: The Kali Gandaki Gorge is the deepest in the world.

enpr: gôj

ipa: /ɡɔːdʒ/

enpr: gôrj

ipa: /ɡɔrd͡ʒ/


gorge

forms:
gorge (canonical)
gorges (third-person singular)
gorged (past)
gorged (past participle)
gorging (present participle)

glosses: If a person gorge themselves, they eat greedily and in large quantities.

text: They gorged themselves on chocolate and cake.

gorg


tributary

forms:
tributary
tributaries (plural)

glosses: A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water, such as a river or lake.

glosses: A tributary is a state that pays another state, often in return for protection.

noun

tributaries


myometrium

forms:
myometrium
myometria (plural)

glosses: The myometrium is the thick wall of the uterus made of smooth muscle.

text: The cells of the myometrium get larger during pregnancy.

ipa: /ˌmaɪəʊˈmiːtriəm/

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

myometria


fallopian tube

forms:
fallopian tube
fallopian tubes (plural)

glosses: The fallopian tube is a tube in female mammals that moves the egg from the ovary to the uterus.

fallopian tube


menstruation

forms:
menstruation
menstruations (plural)

glosses: Menstruation is the flow of blood and fluid out through the vagina.

text: She had her first menstruation at age 13.

ipa: /ˌmɛnstrʊˈeɪʃn/

ipa: /ˌmɛnstruˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

audio: menstruation US.ogg

audio: menstration US.ogg

hyphenation: men‧stru‧a‧tion


enterprise

forms:
enterprise
enterprises (plural)

text: The enterprise grew every year and now earns millions.

ipa: /ˈɛntəˌpraɪz/

ipa: /ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/

hyphenation: en‧ter‧prise


get up

forms: get up

text: I get up very early to go swimming."


monkey business

forms: monkey business

glosses: Monkey business is time improper or dishonest behaviour.

ipa: /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/

ipa: /ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/

audio: en-au-monkey business.ogg

hyphenation: monk‧ey busi‧ness


citation

forms:
citation
citations (plural)

etymology_text: cite + -ation

ety-suffix

cite

ation

expansion: cite + -ation

glosses: A citation is a notice given to a person who has to go to court.

glosses: A citation is the paper notice given to a person who has to go to court.

glosses: A citation is the act of citing a section of a book, or from another person, in their own words.

ipa: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/

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

hyphenation: ci‧tat‧ion


blender

forms:
blender
blenders (plural)

etymology_text: blend + -er

blend

er

expansion: blend + -er

glosses: A blender is an appliance used to crush food into smaller pieces.

text: I used the blender to make your smoothie.

ipa: /ˈblɛndɚ/

ipa: /ˈblɛndə/


pentadecagon

forms:
pentadecagon
pentadecagons (plural)

glosses: A pentadecagon is a shape with 15 sides.

ipa: /ˌpɛntəˈdɛkəɡən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-pentadecagon.wav


scoff

forms:
scoff (canonical)
scoffs (third-person singular)
scoffed (past)
scoffed (past participle)
scoffing (present participle)

glosses: If you scoff at someone or at something, you laugh at someone or something with contempt.

glosses: If you scoff your food, you eat it very quickly.

ipa: /skɒf/

ipa: /skɔːf/


they're

forms: they're

pos: contraction

text: They're just sitting around all the time.

ipa: /ðɛə(r)/

ipa: /ðeɪɚ/

homophones: their there


denominator

forms:
denominator
denominators (plural)

glosses: The denominator is the lower number of the fraction.

text: In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3 and the denominator is 4.

ipa: /dɪˈnɒmɪneɪtə(r)/

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


voyages

forms:
voyage
voyages (plural)

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

noun

voyage

voyages


hmm

forms: hmm

glosses: You use hmm when you are thinking about what to say or what to do.

text: Hmm... What should I do?


hype

forms:
hype
hypes (plural)

glosses: Hype is excitement for something that is upcoming in the future.

text: After a storm of hype, the group's debut album was finally released.

ipa: /haɪp/


hype

forms:
hype (canonical)
hypes (third-person singular)
hyped (past)
hyped (past participle)
hyping (present participle)

glosses: If someone hypes about something, they are promoting or advertising heavily.

text: They started to hype about the new album weeks before its release date.

verb

hyp


garrison

forms:
garrison
garrisons (plural)

glosses: A garrison is a group of soldiers who stay in a place, such as a fort, usually to defend it from a possible attack.

ipa: /ˈɡarɪs(ə)n/


weren't

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

text: They weren't doing anything to upset you.

ipa: /ˈwɜːnt/

ipa: /ˈwɝnt/

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


slime

forms:
slime
slimes (plural)

glosses: Slime is a moist soft, sticky substance.

glosses: Slime is mucus-resembling or viscous substance.

enpr: slīm

ipa: /slaɪm/

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


peel

forms:
peel (canonical)
peels (third-person singular)
peeled (past)
peeled (past participle)
peeling (present participle)

glosses: If you peel a fruit, you remove its skin.

text: I am going to peel this banana.

glosses: If you peel something thin and flat off, you remove it.

text: After peeling off this old wallpaper, I can add new wallpaper.

ipa: /piːl/


peel

forms:
peel
peels (plural)

text: Banana peels are slippery.


deduce

forms:
deduce (canonical)
deduces (third-person singular)
deduced (past)
deduced (past participle)
deducing (present participle)

glosses: If someone deduces something, the person reaches a conclusion based on a logical process.

ipa: /dɪˈdjuːs/

ipa: /dɪˈdʒuːs/

ipa: /dɪˈduːs/

deduc

e


lightbulb

forms:
lightbulb
lightbulbs (plural)


consequently

forms:
consequently (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: consequent + -ly

ety-suffix

consequent

expansion: consequent + -ly

glosses: The word consequently is used show what happened as a result or consequence of an event.

text: He did not wake up early in the morning. Consequently, he was late to work.

text: The man looked at a pet shop nearby. Consequently, he remembered the dog he had left at home.

ipa: /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/

ipa: /ˈkɑːnsɪˌkwɛntli/


consecutive

forms: consecutive (positive)

glosses: Consecutive events follow one another with no other in between.

text: We were given homework over five consecutive days.

ipa: /kɒnsɛkjʊtɪv/

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


faeces

forms: faeces (plural)

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

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

ipa: /ˈfiːsiːz/

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


beep

forms:
beep (canonical)
beeps (third-person singular)
beeped (past)
beeped (past participle)
beeping (present participle)

glosses: If something beeps, it makes a short high-pitched sound; it is a sound that sounds like "beep".

text: He is an impatient driver. He kept beeping at the car in front of him.

enpr: bēp

ipa: /biːp/

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


beep

forms:
beep
beeps (plural)

glosses: A beep is a short high-pitched sound that sounds like "beep".


blister

forms:
blister
blisters (plural)

glosses: A blister is a painful bump on skin that is caused by excessive rubbing or because of extreme heat.

ipa: /ˈblɪstɚ/

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


blister

forms:
blister (canonical)
blisters (third-person singular)
blistered (past)
blistered (past participle)
blistering (present participle)

glosses: If someone blisters, they develop a blister.


dubious

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

glosses: A dubious decision or opinion is one that you don't believe is honest, safe, or reliable.

glosses: If you are dubious about something, you are not sure if you should believe or trust it.


secondhand

forms: secondhand (positive)

glosses: A secondhand item is one that was owned by somebody before.

text: That car retailer sells secondhand cars.

ipa: /ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand/


second hand

forms:
second hand
second hands (plural)

glosses: The second hand is the clock hand that shows the number of seconds passed.


fluctuate

forms:
fluctuate (canonical)
fluctuates (third-person singular)
fluctuated (past)
fluctuated (past participle)
fluctuating (present participle)

glosses: If something fluctuates, it changes often but not regularly.

text: The price of gasoline has been fluctuating wildly.

ipa: /ˈflʌktʃʊeɪt/

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

verb

fluctuat


writ

forms:
writ
writs (plural)

glosses: A writ is a document form a court that says you have to do something.

text: The writ was given to tell information to everyone.


filth

forms: filth

glosses: Filth is the dirt that appears on objects.

glosses: Filth is someone or something that is disgusting.

noun

filth


stew

forms:
stew
stews (plural)

glosses: Stew is a dish that is made with meat and/or vegetables cooked in liquid.

glosses: A stew is an add-on to staple foods such as rice and pasta, usually in the form of soup, vegetables etc.

ipa: /stʃʉː/

ipa: /stjuː/

enpr: sto͞o

ipa: /stu/


stew

forms:
stew (canonical)
stews (third-person singular)
stewed (past)
stewed (past participle)
stewing (present participle)

glosses: If you stew something, it means that you cook by slowly boiling or simmering.

text: I'm going to stew some meat.

text: The meat is stewing nicely.

glosses: If you stew tea, it means that you brewed it for too long that the flavour becomes too strong.


shorthand

forms: shorthand (positive)

glosses: Shorthand is a shortened or simplified way of referring to something.

ipa: /ˈʃɔːthænd/

ipa: /ˈʃɔrthænd/


prong

forms:
prong
prongs (plural)

text: The broccoli was stuck on one prong of my fork.

ipa: /prɒŋ/

ipa: /prɑŋ/

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


deflect

forms:
deflect (canonical)
deflects (third-person singular)
deflected (past)
deflected (past participle)
deflecting (present participle)

glosses: If you deflect something, you hit it to change its direction.

text: I was able to deflect the ball coming at me.

ipa: /dɪˈflɛkt/

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


spine

forms:
spine
spines (plural)

glosses: Your spine is the set of bones down the middle of your back.

glosses: Spines are sharp, pointy parts on an animal or a plant.

glosses: The spine of a book is the narrow, hard part that joins the pages together.

ipa: /spaɪn/

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


interrogation

forms:
interrogation
interrogations (plural)

glosses: Interrogation is the process of asking someone questions to get information from them.

text: The police use interrogation to investigate people suspected of crimes.


mortar

forms:
mortar
mortars (plural)

glosses: A mortar is kind of large gun that fires explosive shells.

glosses: Mortar is a type of paste used to stick bricks together.

glosses: A mortar is a bowl used with a pestle to crush food or drugs into smaller pieces.

ipa: /'mɔːtə/

ipa: /'mɔrtər/


mortars

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

mortar

mortars


denominators

forms:
denominator
denominators (plural)

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

denominator

denominators


blunder

forms:
blunder
blunders (plural)


blunder

forms:
blunder (canonical)
blunders (third-person singular)
blundered (past)
blundered (past participle)
blundering (present participle)

glosses: A blunder means to make a clumsy or stupid mistake.

text: She made a blunder while preparing the customer's order.


skewer

forms:
skewer
skewers (plural)

glosses: A skewer is a long piece of wood or metal used to hold pieces of food, typically meat, while cooking.

text: He used a skewer to put pieces of meat together for his kebab.

ipa: /ˈskjuːə/

ipa: /ˈskjuːər/

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

hyphenation: skew‧er


skewer

forms:
skewer (canonical)
skewers (third-person singular)
skewered (past)
skewered (past participle)
skewering (present participle)

glosses: If someone skewers pieces of food, they pierce them through a skewer.

text: He skewered pieces of meat to make his kebab.

glosses: If you skewer someone, you criticize them strongly, often in a humorous way.


inflict

forms:
inflict (canonical)
inflicts (third-person singular)
inflicted (past)
inflicted (past participle)
inflicting (present participle)

glosses: If you inflict something on someone, you cause an unpleasant situation for them.

ipa: /ɪnˈflɪkt/

hyphenation: in‧flict


toasty

forms:
toasty (positive)
toastier (comparative)
toastiest (superlative)

etymology_text: toast + -y

ety-suffix

toast

y

expansion: toast + -y

glosses: Something that is toasty is cooked in a way that resembles toast.

text: These roasted marshmallows look toasty.

glosses: If you feel toasty, you feel comfortably warm.

text: I am feeling toasty with that new fireplace.

ipa: /ˈtoʊsti/

adj

toasty

toastier

toastiest


an apple a day keeps the doctor away

forms: an apple a day keeps the doctor away

glosses: An apple a day keeps the doctor away means that healthy food keeps you healthy.

ipa: /əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkiːps ðə ˈdɒktər‿əˈweɪ/

ipa: /əˈn‿æpəl‿ə ˈdeɪ ˈkips ðə ˈdɑktɚ əˈweɪ/

audio: en-us-an apple a day keeps the doctor away.oga

hyphenation: an ap‧ple‧a‧day‧keeps‧the‧doc‧tor away


brandy

forms:
brandy
brandies (plural)

glosses: Brandy is a type of spirit produced by distilled wine.

enpr: brănʹdē

ipa: /ˈbrændi/

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

noun

brandy

brandies


smear

forms:
smear (canonical)
smears (third-person singular)
smeared (past)
smeared (past participle)
smearing (present participle)

glosses: If you smear a substance on a surface, you spread it by rubbing.

glosses: If you smear a person, you say bad things about them, that are false.

text: There is a online campaign to smear the president.

enpr: smî(r)

ipa: /smɪə(r)/

enpr: smîr

ipa: /smiɚ/


spoonbill

forms:
spoonbill
spoonbills (plural)

etymology_text: spoon + bill

compound

spoon

bill

expansion: spoon + bill

glosses: A spoonbill is a type of water bird with a spoon-shaped beak.

ipa: /ˈspunˌbɪl/

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


contempt

forms: contempt

glosses: Contempt is the feeling that a person or a thing is useless or deserves to be looked down upon.

glosses: If you treat someone with contempt, you treat them as inferior or worthless.

ipa: /kənˈtɛmpt/


bling

forms: bling

glosses: Bling is expensive clothes or jewelry of high prestige.

enpr: blĭng

ipa: /blɪŋ/

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


pricey

forms:
pricey (positive)
pricier (comparative)
priciest (superlative)

etymology_text: price + -y

ety-suffix

price

expansion: price + -y

glosses: If something is pricey, it costs a lot of money.

ipa: /ˈpraɪsi/

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

adj

pricey

pricier

priciest


rip-off

forms:
rip-off
rip-offs (plural)

glosses: A rip-off is something that costs much more than it is actually worth.

text: $200 for a pair of shoes!? That is a rip-off.

glosses: A rip-off of something is a poor imitation of it.

text: This cheap company produces rip-offs of the popular Nike shoes.


swindle

forms:
swindle (canonical)
swindles (third-person singular)
swindled (past)
swindled (past participle)
swindling (present participle)

glosses: If you swindle someone out of money, you trick them into giving you the money.

ipa: /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/

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

verb

swindl


swindle

forms:
swindle
swindles (plural)

glosses: A swindle is the deception of money-related items.


nah

forms: nah

glosses: You use "nah" as a casual way of saying "no".

text: Nah, I'm not gonna make a funny prank at the teacher. You should do it if you are wanting me to do that.


goosebumps

forms: goosebumps (plural)

glosses: Goosebumps are bumps on your skin that appear whenever you are cold.


wonky

forms:
wonky (positive)
wonkier (comparative)
wonkiest (superlative)

glosses: Something that is wonky it is not straight or level.

adjective

wonky

wonkier

wonkiest


obese

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

text: The man with the obese belly walked to the nearest McDonalds.

text: That guy in the restaurant is so obese.

ipa: /oʊˈbis/

ipa: /əʊˈbiːs/

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


necromancer

forms:
necromancer
necromancers (plural)

glosses: A necromancer is someone who summons dead people.

ipa: /ˈnekrə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/

ipa: /ˈnekrəˌmænsɚ/

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


skillful

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

etymology_text: skill + -ful

ety-suffix

skill

ful

expansion: skill + -ful

glosses: A skillful person is someone who is skilled in doing something.

ipa: /ˈskɪlfəl/


chaotic

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

glosses: Someone or something that is chaotic is unpredictable.

ipa: /keɪˈɒtɪk/

ipa: /keɪˈɑtɪk/

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

hyphenation: cha‧ot‧ic


rip-offs

glosses: The plural form of rip-off; more than one (kind of) rip-off.

noun

rip-off

rip-offs


px

forms: px

glosses: "px" is an abbreviation for pixels, usually used to show that a widget (such as an image) on the computer is a number of pixels long.

text: We need an image that is 400px long to place into this program.


pixel

forms:
pixel
pixels (plural)

text: If you look close enough at an image on the computer, you can see pixels on the picture. They are shaped like squares.

ipa: /ˈpɪksəl/

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


shuffle

forms:
shuffle (canonical)
shuffles (third-person singular)
shuffled (past)
shuffled (past participle)
shuffling (present participle)

glosses: If you shuffle, you drag your feet along the floor without lifting them up.

text: He shuffled out of the room.

text: I shuffled my feet in embarrassment.

glosses: If you shuffle something, you rearrange something in a random order.

text: The dealer will shuffle the playing cards to make the game fair.

text: I shuffle all of the music in my playlist.

ipa: /ˈʃʌfəl/

verb

shuffl


shuffle

forms:
shuffle
shuffles (plural)

glosses: If you make a shuffle, you drag your feet along the floor without lifting them up.

text: The sad young girl left with a tired shuffle.

glosses: A shuffle is the rearrangement of something in a random order.

text: You don't do very good shuffles. Why not make me do it instead?


auto-

forms: auto-

pos: prefix

glosses: "auto-" is a prefix that is related to yourself.

text: Autobiographies are written biographies about yourself.

glosses: "auto-" is a prefix that describes something that automatically does something.

text: An automobile moves by itself without needing you to make it move.

text: Autotune is a type of program that automatically tunes your recorded voice.


periodic

forms: periodic (positive)

glosses: Something that is periodic happens regularly.

adjective

periodic


screw driver

forms:
screw driver
screw drivers (plural)

etymology_text: screw + driver

compound

screw

driver

expansion: screw + driver

glosses: A screw driver is a tool used for twisting screws to make them go into or come out of something.

text: I need a screw driver to take out these screws.

text: Oh shoot! This is the wrong type of screw driver for these screws.

glosses: A screw driver is a cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.

ipa: /ˈskruːdraɪvɚ/


smudge

forms:
smudge
smudges (plural)

text: He rubbed the smudge off the glass.

text: There was a smudge on the boy's homework.

ipa: /smʌdʒ/


smudge

forms:
smudge (canonical)
smudges (third-person singular)
smudged (past)
smudged (past participle)
smudging (present participle)

glosses: If you smudge something, you rub something in or make it dirty.

text: The painter accidentally smudged his painting.

text: She smudged her makeup when she rubbed her eyes.

verb

smudg


two thousand

forms: two thousand

glosses: ordinal two thousandth) Two thousand (2000) is a number that has two thousands.

text: The number two thousand can be written as "2000".

text: Julius Caesar lived about two thousand years ago.

text: Just over two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ died on a crucifix.


Ron

forms: Ron

glosses: Ron is a male given name. It is usually short for Ronald.


Mark

forms: Mark

ipa: /maːk/

ipa: /mɑː(r)k/

ipa: /mɑrk/

homophones: mark marque


Jimmy

forms: Jimmy

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

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

hyphenation: Jim‧my


Brett

forms: Brett

ipa: /brɛt/

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


Wally

forms: Wally

glosses: Wally is a nickname given to the male given name for Waldo.


first name

forms:
first name
first names (plural)

glosses: Your first name is your given name, not your family name.

text: John Smith's first name is "John".


Greg

forms: Greg

glosses: Greg is a male given name; it is often, but not always, a shortened form of Gregory.

ipa: /ɡrɛɡ/


boiler

forms:
boiler
boilers (plural)

glosses: A boiler is a large container where water is heated, usually for the purpose of heating a building.

text: The water from the boiler heats the whole building.

ipa: /ˈbɔɪlə/

ipa: /ˈbɔɪlɚ/

hyphenation: boil‧er


trump

forms:
trump
trumps (plural)

glosses: In a game of cards, a trump is a card of the most powerful suit.

glosses: If you have a trump card (or just a trump), you have something that gives you an advantage.

ipa: /trʌmp/

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


trump

forms:
trump (canonical)
trumps (third-person singular)
trumped (past)
trumped (past participle)
trumping (present participle)

glosses: If someone or something trumps another, it matters more or is more powerful.