induction

forms:
induction
inductions (plural)

glosses: A formal ceremony where a person is inducted into an office or into military service

glosses: Making an electric current by using a varying magnetic field.

glosses: The derivation of general principles from specific instances.

glosses: A proof of a theorem by first proving it for one integer and showing that if it is true for one integer then it must be true for other integers.

glosses: The use of rumors to confuse and complicate the story of a play or to tell the story without giving facts.

glosses: The development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/

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

hyphenation: in‧duc‧tion


vortex

forms:
vortex
vortexes or vortices (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A vortex is a whirlwind, whirlpool, or something else that moves in a spiral or column.

glosses: A vortex is anything with on-going violent or chaotic activity around a center point.

glosses: A vortex is anything which brings nearby things into its current.

ipa: /ˈvɔrtɛks/

noun

vortex

vortexes

vortices

expansion: [POS TABLE]


khan

forms:
khan
khans (plural)

glosses: After Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongolians in the Middle Ages.

glosses: A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

glosses: A resting-place for a travelling caravan.


terror

forms:
terror
terrors (plural)

text: I never felt such terror as when I was robbed at gunpoint.

text: The rabid dog was the terror of the neighborhood.

glosses: Violence or the threat of violence for political reasons; terrorism.

text: The United States has declared a war on terror.

glosses: An annoying or unpleasant person, often a naughty child.

text: My little brother can be such a terror!

ipa: /ˈtɛrɚ/

ipa: /ˈtɛrə/


peripheral

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is on the periphery or boundary of it.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is beside the point.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is not important; it is unimportant.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is auxiliary to it.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is found on the peripheral nervous system.

adjective

more: true


peripheral

forms:
peripheral
peripherals (plural)

glosses: A peripheral is a machine that is connected to a computer, such as a printer or scanner.


title: on behalf

redirect: on behalf of

pos: hard-redirect


innocent

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

glosses: If you are innocent you do not know evil.

text: How could he hurt an innocent child?!?

text: I was innocent once, but I've seen too many bad things since then.

glosses: If you are innocent of a crime you did not do that crime.

text: I swore to the police that I was innocent.

ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩t/


innocent

forms:
innocent
innocents (plural)

glosses: Someone who is innocent. That is, someone who lacks evil or the knowledge of evil.

glosses: If something bad happens to an innocent it means that the person did not deserve it.

text: He was a total innocent.

text: If you don't help save them, the blood of the innocents will be on your hand. (meaning, "...it will be your fault innocents have been hurt or killed.")


innocence

forms: innocence

text: I miss the innocence I lost growing up.

text: He claims his innocence even after being in prison for years.

glosses: It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."

text: She lost her innocence when she was seventeen.

ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩s/

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


innocents

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

noun

innocent

innocents


wicked

forms:
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)
wicked (positive)
more wicked (comparative)
most wicked (superlative)

glosses: If you are wicked you often do evil things. More than that, a wicked person enjoys evil.

text: The wicked witch terrorized the peasants of the village.

glosses: A wicked act is something someone does that is very evil.

text: He will be punished for his wicked acts.

glosses: If something is wicked, it is excellent.

text: That was a wicked guitar solo!

glosses: If something is wicked, it has a wick in it.

hyphenation: wick‧ed

adj

wicked

wickeder

wickedest


wicked

forms:
wick (canonical)
wicks (third-person singular)
wicked (past)
wicked (past participle)
wicking (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wick.

enpr: wĭkt

poses:
adjective 2
verb

ipa: /wɪkt/

sampa: /wIkt/

verb

wick


synonym

forms:
synonym
synonyms (plural)

etymology_text: syno- + -onym

confix

syno

onym

expansion: syno- + -onym

glosses: A synonym is a word with the same meaning as another word.

text: The word big is a synonym of the word large.

glosses: A synonym is a word that does not have the same meaning, but the meaning is very close to the other word.

text: Good and right are synonyms, even though they do not mean exactly the same thing.

ipa: /ˈsɪnənɪm/


antonym

forms:
antonym
antonyms (plural)

etymology_text: anti- + -onym

anti

expansion: anti- + -onym

glosses: A word that means the opposite of another word.

text: Good is the antonym of bad; high is the antonym of low.

text: The words schadenfreude and epicaricacy are antonyms of confelicity.

ipa: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/


synonymous

forms: synonymous (positive)

etymology_text: synonym + -ous

ety-suffix

synonym

ous

expansion: synonym + -ous

glosses: If two words are synonymous they are synonyms to each other.

glosses: If two ideas are synonymous they are almost the same idea.

text: Communism is often thought to be synonymous with socialism, though there are a few differences.

glosses: If two ideas are synonymous then if one is true the other has to be true, so that claiming one is the same as claiming the other.

ipa: /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/

ipa: /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/


synonyms

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


antonyms

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

noun

antonym


etymology

forms:
etymology
etymologies (plural)

glosses: Etymology is the study of the history and change of words.

enpr: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē

ipa: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/

hyphenation: e‧ty‧mo‧lo‧gy

irrnoun

etymologies


pronunciation

forms:
pronunciation
pronunciations (plural)

text: There are two different pronunciations for the word either.

text: Pronunciation sections are helpful in a dictionary.

text: His French pronunciation is horrible.

ipa: /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

ipa: /prəˌnaʊnsiˈeɪʃən/


pronunciations

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

noun

pronunciation


etymologies

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

etymology

etymologies


title: Voodoun

redirect: voodoo


voodoo

forms: voodoo

glosses: Voodoo is a small religion from the Caribbean, most common in Haiti and Louisiana. Voodoo comes from west African shamanism (called Vodu). In voodoo many gods and spirits are called to do magic.

ipa: /ˈvuːduː/

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

voodoo


title: Voodou


title: vodu

redirect: Vodu


zombies

forms:
zombie
zombies (plural)

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

zombie


Gila monster

forms:
Gila monster
Gila monsters (plural)

glosses: A poisonous lizard from the deserts of the southwest United States and northern Mexico.

ipa: /'hiːlə 'mɑːnstɚ/


Komodo dragon

forms:
Komodo dragon
Komodo dragons (plural)

glosses: A Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, and comes from Indonesia.

text: The Komodo dragon is the official national animal of Indonesia.

ipa: /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdræɡən/


dragonfly

forms:
dragonfly
dragonflies (plural)

glosses: A large insect with four wings and a long body. Dragonflies hunt other insects, such as mosquitoes.

ipa: /ˈdrægənˌflaɪ/

dragonfly

dragonflies


lizard

forms:
lizard
lizards (plural)

glosses: Any of many kinds of reptiles that has four legs, a long tail, and no shell.


lizards

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

lizard


abuse

forms:
abuse
abuses (plural)

glosses: Abuse is touching or acting towards someone in a way that will likely hurt them.

text: The girls suffered terrible physical and sexual abuse from their father.

glosses: An abuse is an act of using something in the wrong way.

ipa: /əˈbjuːs/

enpr: əbyo͞os'

ipa: /əˈbjus/


abuse

forms:
abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)

glosses: If you abuse something, you misuse it; you use something improperly.

glosses: If you abuse something, you injure it; you hurt it; you treat it with cruelty or damage it.

glosses: If you abuse somebody, you rape them; you assault them.

glosses: If you abuse somebody, you berate them; you insult or revile them.

text: Child abuse is prohibited in America.

ipa: /əˈbjuːz/

enpr: əbyo͞oz'

ipa: /əˈbjuz/

verb

abus

e


accent

forms:
accent
accents (plural)

glosses: An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds.

text: I can speak French, but I do it with an English accent.

enpr: ăkʹsĕnt

enpr: ăkʹsənt

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


accent

forms:
accent (canonical)
accents (third-person singular)
accented (past)
accented (past participle)
accenting (present participle)

glosses:
:
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adjust

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

glosses: If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better.

text: I had to adjust the cupboard door so that is would close easily.

glosses: If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation.

text: I had to adjust to the way of living here.

text: They found it hard adjusting to life in a new country.

ipa: /əˈdʒʌst/

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


advantage

forms:
advantage
advantages (plural)

glosses: An advantage is a condition or circumstance that favors success.

glosses: An advantage is when someone has superiority over someone else.

glosses: An advantage is a benefit, gain, or profit.

hyphenation: ad‧van‧tage


advantage

forms:
advantage (canonical)
advantages (third-person singular)
advantaged (past)
advantaged (past participle)
advantaging (present participle)

glosses: If you advantage a person, you provide them with an advantage.

advantag


advise

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

glosses: If you advise someone to do something, you tell them that they should do it.

text: I'd advise you to study for the exam.

text: The coach advised the athlete to work harder.

ipa: /ædˈvaɪz/

hyphenation: ad‧vise

advis


aircraft

forms:
aircraft
aircraft (plural)

etymology_text: air + -craft

ety-suffix

air

craft

expansion: air + -craft

glosses: An aircraft is a flying vehicle, usually an airplane.

text: The army wants money to buy various aircraft, including helicopters and jets.

noun

aircraft

aircraft


airport

forms:
airport
airports (plural)

etymology_text: air + port

compound

port

expansion: air + port

glosses: An airport is a place where airplanes land and take off.

text: I took a taxi to the airport for my flight to London.

ipa: /ˈeɪrpɔrt/

sampa: /"eIrpOrt/


audience

forms:
audience
audiences (plural)

glosses: An audience is the person or people who watch a performance, listen to you speak, or read what you write.

text: The audience at the concert was dancing on their chairs.

ipa: /ˈɔːdiəns/


bang

forms:
bang
bangs (plural)

glosses: A bang is a short loud noise like the sound of a door closing or a gun being shot.

text: The two cars hit with a big bang.

enpr: băng

ipa: /bæŋ(ɡ)/

enpr: bāng

ipa: /beɪŋ(ɡ)/


bang

forms:
bang (canonical)
bangs (third-person singular)
banged (past)
banged (past participle)
banging (present participle)

glosses: If something bangs, it makes repeated sudden loud noises.

glosses: If you bang someone, you engage in sexual intercourse with them.


bathroom

forms:
bathroom
bathrooms (plural)

glosses: A bathroom is a room that has a bathtub or a shower.

text: In our house, the bathroom is very busy in the morning.

text: Excuse me, my son has to go to the bathroom. Is it upstairs?

ipa: /ˈbɑːθruːm/

ipa: /ˈbæθruːm/


title: Voodoo


razor

forms:
razor
razors (plural)

glosses: A razor is a type of knife that is used to shave hair.

ipa: /ˈreɪzə/

ipa: /ˈreɪzɚ/

hyphenation: ra‧zor


shave

forms:
shave (canonical)
shaves (third-person singular)
shaved (past)
shaved (past participle)
shaving (present participle)

glosses: When you shave hair, you remove all of it with a sharp object such as a razor.

text: After getting up in the morning, Trevor shaved off a day's growth of beard.

glosses: When you shave meat, you cut it into very thin slices.

text: The butcher shaved a quarter pound of roast beef, which I put in a sandwich.

enpr: shāv

ipa: /ʃeɪv/

sampa: /SeIv/

verb

shav


shave

forms:
shave
shaves (plural)

glosses: A shave is the act of shaving (hair being removed).


stake

forms:
stake
stakes (plural)

glosses: A stick or rod with a sharp point. A stake is usually hammered into the ground. Often, the stake is tied to rope to connect something (like a tent) to the ground.

text: We used four stakes to hold down our tent.

text: It is said a stake though the heart will kill a vampire.

text: The heretic was burned at the stake. (He was tied to very large stake (a pole) to be burned to death.)

glosses: If you have a stake in something it is important to you. Usually, this means it will affect you in some way, so you have a good reason to be interested.

text: I had a personal stake in hunger relief, since family had no food.

text: We all have a stake in finding peace.

text: Our company has a big stake in the findings, since we spent a lot of money on the research.

ipa: /steɪk/


stake

forms:
stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

glosses: To put a stake into something. Most often, you would put the stake in the ground, but it could be put in something else.

stak


stake a claim

forms: stake a claim

pos: phrase

glosses: If you stake a claim you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

glosses: If you stake a claim to something, you make people know that it is yours.

text: I staked my claim on the icecream.

text: You should stake your claim to that title.


stake your territory

forms: stake your territory

glosses: If you stake (out) your territory you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

glosses: If you stake (out) your territory you make people know what authority or responsibility is yours.

text: I made a point to stake my territory in the office.

text: He spent most of last year staking out his territory.


stakeout

forms:
stakeout
stakeouts (plural)

glosses: A stakeout is when people (usually police) sit and secretly watch a person or place.

text: The police had a stakeout in a place where they expected the crime to occur.


stakeholder

forms:
stakeholder
stakeholders (plural)

glosses: Someone who holds a stake for others. The holder has no interest in the stake.

glosses: Someone who has a stake in something. This means that the issue is important to that person, and will affect that person.

ipa: /ˈsteɪkhoʊldə(r)/

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


burn at the stake

forms: burn at the stake

glosses: If someone is burned at the stake they are tied to a wooden pole and killed by being burned alive. This was a punishment for crimes in Europe a long time ago.

text: A witch was burned at the stake here.

glosses: If someone burns at the stake they are being burned while tied to a pole.

text: Joan of Arc burned at the stake after the English caught her.


title: stake holder

redirect: stakeholder


at stake

forms: at stake (positive)

glosses: If something is at stake it is in danger. Often is it likely to be lost, destroyed, or gone for some reason.

text: My job is at stake if the factory closes.

text: Do you have any idea what is at stake here?


stakes

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

glosses: Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.

text: The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.

text: The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.

ipa: /steɪks/

noun

stake


stakes

glosses: The third-person singular form of stake.


useful

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

etymology_text: use + -ful

ety-suffix

use

ful

expansion: use + -ful

glosses: Good for a purpose. If something is useful it can be used for something.

ipa: /ˈjuːsfəl/


unwind

forms:
unwind (canonical)
unwinds (third-person singular)
unwound (past)
unwound (past participle)
unwinding (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + wind

ety-prefix

un

wind

expansion: un- + wind

text: I just need to unwind after work.

glosses: The opposite of wind (verb). If you unwind something like a string or a scarf, you make it so that it is not around and around something anymore.

text: You need to unwind the string from the ball.

ipa: /ʌn'waɪnd/

unwind

unwinds

unwound

unwound

unwinding


usually

pos: adv

etymology_text: usual + -ly

ety-suffix

usual

ly

expansion: usual + -ly

glosses: You use usually to talk about what happens most of the time.

text: He usually takes a long time to get ready, but he can be fast too.

text: Usually they come by car so I don't think they'll walk.

ipa: /juːʒʊəli/


stake out

forms: stake out

glosses: If you stake out the limits or edges of something, you mark them.

text: stake out land; stake out a new road.

glosses: If you stake out in croquet, you end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.


sex organ

forms: sex organ

glosses: A sex organ is an organ used in sexual reproduction.


creek

forms:
creek
creeks (plural)

glosses: A creek is a kind of waterway. It is like a small river.

enpr: krēk

ipa: /kriːk/

ipa: /krik/

audio: EN-AU ck1 creek.ogg

homophones: creak crick


Creek

forms: Creek

pos: name

glosses: The Creek are a Native American tribe from the southern United States.

glosses: Creek is the language spoken by the Creek tribe.

glosses: A person who is a Creek is part of the Creek nation.


Creek

forms: Creek (positive)

glosses: Something that is Creek is about the Creek people.


stream

forms:
stream
streams (plural)

glosses: A stream is a very small river or creek.

glosses: A stream is something that comes in an order without stopping (like water in a stream).

text: Stop interrupting me, you are breaking my stream of thought.

text: The data stream from Florida suddenly stopped.

ipa: /strim/

sampa: /strim/


stream

forms:
stream (canonical)
streams (third-person singular)
streamed (past)
streamed (past participle)
streaming (present participle)

glosses: If something streams, it comes in a flow, usually in order and often not stopping.

text: The website offered streaming music and video files.


dumbledore

forms:
dumbledore
dumbledores (plural)

text: "A shaded lamp and a waving blind, / And the beat of a clock from a distant floor: / On this scene enter – winged, horned, and spined – / A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore" — Thomas Hardy, ‘An August Midnight’, 1899


-ly

forms: -ly

pos: suffix

glosses: Adding -ly to the end of a noun turns the word into an adjective thus adding further information about the word and the meaning you are giving it. The adjectives now have the extra meaning of "like (the noun), as in something that is characteristic of (the noun)".

text: If you say "He has manly facial features" you are saying that his facial features are typical facial features for a man.

glosses: Adding the suffix-ly to the end of an adjective turns the word into an adverb. The meaning of the word does not change, and still conveys the same idea. But it is a shorter and, sometimes, more elegant way of saying or writing it.

text: You can say, "Those are his usual clothes" or "That is how he usually dresses".

glosses: However, this tiny two letter suffix is versatile because it can also be used to change the meaning, most often when it is applied to verbs.

text: "Likely" ("it looks likely to rain") does not mean the same thing as when "like" is used here ("It looks more like drizzle than rain"). So, just through adding two letters to the end of a word, you can convey two totally different meanings.

enpr: lē

ipa: /li/

sampa: /li/


Prometheus

forms: Prometheus

glosses: A god who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans so they could use it. The god of fire and craft. Prometheus had three brothers - Epimetheus, Menoetios and Atlas.


equality

forms:
equality
equalities (plural)

glosses: The state of being equal, of having the same value.

glosses: The equal treatment of all people even if they are different.

enpr: ĭʹkwŏl-ĭ-tē

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

irrnoun

equalities


suffix

forms:
suffix
suffixes (plural)

glosses: A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word. In English this can change the meaning. Also, it can be required by grammar but not change the meaning; this could be to change the tense, the number, or for other reasons.

ipa: /ˈsʌfɪks/

suffixes


prefix

forms:
prefix
prefixes (plural)

glosses: A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word. In English this usually changes the meaning.

ipa: /ˈpriːfɪks/

prefixes


infix

forms:
infix
infixes (plural)

glosses: An infix is an affix that is added to the middle of a word (in some languages). English does not use infixes. (Note: some vulgar words, most often fuck, are used as infixes in informal English.)

ipa: /ˈɪnfɪks/

infixes


affix

forms:
affix
affixes (plural)

glosses: An affix is a sound or sounds added to a word. They can be added to the beginning, middle, or end of a word. This might change the meaning of the word, or it may be needed for grammar. (Note: In formal English, affixes are added only to the beginning or end of the word.)

noun

affix

affixes


affix

forms:
affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

verb

es


un-

forms: un-

pos: prefix

glosses: You add "un-" to the front of an adjective or adverb usually to mean the opposite of the original word making an antonym.

text: You could say, "He is not happy", "He is unhappy", or "He is sad".

glosses: When "un" is added to the front of a verb it means to do something in reverse. That is, put something back the way it was before.

text: First he wound the string on the stick, then he unwound it—so it was like he had done nothing.

ipa: /ʌn/

ipa: /an/


spectrum

forms:
spectrum
spectra or spectrums (plural)

glosses: Specifically, a range of colors representing light of various frequencies.

glosses: The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation that is made by a substance when it is put in contact with an energy such as radiation, heat, electricity, etc.

ipa: /ˈspektrəm/

ipa: /ˈspɛkt(ʃ)rəm/

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

noun

spectrum

spectra

spectrums


napalm

forms: napalm

glosses: A very flammable, thick liquid that is made to stick to things while burning; napalm is used during war to cause a lot of death and destruction, especially in wooded areas.

text: The soldiers dropped napalm on the enemy to destroy their camp.

hyphenation: na‧palm

napalm


napalm

forms:
napalm (canonical)
napalms (third-person singular)
napalmed (past)
napalmed (past participle)
napalming (present participle)

text: The soldiers napalmed the enemy to destroy their camp.


manure

forms:
manure
manures (plural)

glosses: Animal feces, especially the feces of farm animals such as cows, horses, pigs and chickens; manure is often used as a fertilizer.

ipa: /məˈnjʊə/

ipa: /məˈn(j)ur/


manure

forms:
manure (canonical)
manures (third-person singular)
manured (past)
manured (past participle)
manuring (present participle)

verb

manur


pollutant

forms:
pollutant
pollutants (plural)

etymology_text: pollute + -ant

ety-suffix

pollute

ant

expansion: pollute + -ant

glosses: A pollutant is something that makes the air, soil or water dirty or polluted.

text: Insecticides, herbicides, and detergents are all examples of water pollutants.

ipa: /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/


anchovy

forms:
anchovy
anchovies (plural)

glosses: A small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family; anchovies are often used as food, especially on pizzas and in Caesar salads.

irrnoun

anchovies


BOB

forms: BOB

pos: abbrev

glosses: A short way of saying "battery-operated boyfriend"; slang for a vibrator.

glosses: A short way of saying "back-of-the-book"; refers to stamps in a catalog that are not used on mail and are displayed near the end of a catalog.

glosses: A short way of saying "bottom of basket", often used as a reminder to empty shopping carts.


Bob

forms: Bob

glosses: Bob is a male given name. It is usually short for Robert.

glosses: In cryptography and physics, Bob is sometimes used as the name for the person or system that receives a message from another person or system, which is usually known as Alice.


mayhem

forms:
mayhem
mayhems (plural)

glosses: A state of chaos, disorder, or disruption.

text: She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.

text: The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.

text: What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century?

glosses: The crime of intentionally disfiguring or injuring a person.

ipa: /ˈmeɪhem/

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


alone

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

glosses: If someone is alone, they are not with other people.

text: She looked around to make sure that she was alone before opening the desk.

glosses: If someone is alone, they have no friends or people they know.

text: He felt very alone in Canada and wanted to go home.

ipa: /əˈləʊn/

ipa: /əˈloʊn/


alone

forms: alone

pos: prep

glosses: If you do something alone, you do it without other people.

text: She went walking alone because she wanted to think.

glosses: When you talk about something alone, you mean only that thing.

text: It will take weeks for the planning alone.

text: We can't open it. The owner alone has the key.


disclaimer

forms:
disclaimer
disclaimers (plural)

glosses: Words that say that a person or group does not own or is not responsible for something

text: You are not able to return the toaster to the shop. You should have read the disclaimer.

glosses: A denial or waiver of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust.

glosses: Saying, in front of everyone, that you do not own something, or that you are not responsible for something.

hyphenation: dis‧claim‧er


objectionable

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

etymology_text: objection + -able

ety-suffix

objection

able

expansion: objection + -able

glosses: If something is objectionable, you are likely to object to it.

text: Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people.

ipa: /əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbl/

hyphenation: ob‧jec‧tion‧a‧ble


requests

forms:
request
requests (plural)

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

noun

request


requests

forms:
request (canonical)
requests (third-person singular)
requested (past)
requested (past participle)
requesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of request.


yea

forms:
yea (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: Yea can be used to tell how much. In this way it can either mean about or exactly "this much." (Often while by a showing how much with your hands.)

text: The pony was yea high. (While holding a hand where the top of the pony's head would be.)

enpr: yā

ipa: /jeɪ/

sampa: /jeI/


yay

forms: yay

pos: intj

glosses: You can say "yay!" when you are very happy or excited. People usually say this loudly, to show great emotion.


baggage

forms: baggage

glosses: Another word for luggage; bags and other containers that people use to carry things when they travel. Also, the things (most often clothes) carried in the bags.

glosses: Things you keep with you from the past. Usually this means emotions or memories, most often bad feelings.

glosses: An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.

enpr: băg'ĭj

ipa: /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/

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

hyphenation: bag‧gage

baggage


Shinto

forms: Shinto

glosses: The first religion of Japan. Shinto teaches that there are more gods and spirits than can be counted (call "eight-million gods"). These gods and spirits are called kami and are led by three gods: The sun goddess, the moon god, and the storm god.


Shintoism

forms: Shintoism

glosses: Another word for Shinto, a religion of Japan.


altogether

forms:
altogether (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use altogether to emphasize that something was done or happened completely and in every way.

text: He plans to cut back on smoking slowly and not stop altogether.

text: The road got smaller and smaller until it disappeared altogether.

glosses: You use altogether to emphasize that something is like a description in every way.

text: I still dream, but my dreams are altogether different from my teenage dreams.

text: It is not altogether clear what happened to them in the police car.

glosses: You use altogether to show that a number or amount is the total.

text: It includes nine new programs: five half-hour sitcoms, one half-hour drama, a half-hour fantasy adventure and two one-hour dramas. Altogether, 5 1/2 hours of new shows will be introduced.

glosses: You use altogether to bring together a number of points that you have talked about.

text: So each idea is different in some way, but altogether, they seem to point to the same thing.


voodoo doll

forms:
voodoo doll
voodoo dolls (plural)

glosses: A magic doll that you can do things to. Things you do to the doll are said to happen the person the doll stands for. These dolls are also used in witchcraft (witches call the doll a poppet).


wank

forms:
wank (canonical)
wanks (third-person singular)
wanked (past)
wanked (past participle)
wanking (present participle)

glosses: If you wank, you have sex alone, and touch your penis or vagina or breasts; you masturbate.

glosses: If you wank, you touch another person's penis in a sexual way; to give a hand job.

ipa: /wæŋk/


wank

forms:
wank
wanks (plural)

text: He’s having a wank.

text: You utter wank!

text: This opera is wank.

text: Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.

text: This shit is a whole lot of wank.


glasses

forms:
glass
(pair of) glasses
glasses (plural)

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

glosses: Glasses are worn over the eyes to help you see.

text: I've had to wear glasses since I was nine years old.

glass

glasses

(pair of) glasses


employee

forms:
employee
employees (plural)

etymology_text: employ + -ee

ety-suffix

employ

ee

expansion: employ + -ee

glosses: An employee is someone who works for a company or another person.

text: He is an employee of this store.

text: I was declared "employee of the month" by my boss.

text: I was at lunch with my fellow employees.

ipa: /ɛmplɔɪˈiː/

hyphenation: em‧ploy‧ee


feelings

forms:
feeling
feelings (plural)

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

noun

feeling


electrical

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

etymology_text: electric + -al

ety-suffix

electric

al

expansion: electric + -al

glosses: When something is electrical, it is related to electricity or electronics.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl/


electrician

forms:
electrician
electricians (plural)

etymology_text: electric + -ian

ian

expansion: electric + -ian

glosses: An electrician is a person who fixes things related to electricity.

ipa: /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/

ipa: /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪʃən/

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


oval

forms:
oval
ovals (plural)

glosses: A building that is the shape of an oval.

ipa: /əʊvəl/

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


expression

forms:
expression
expressions (plural)

glosses: An expression is a way your face can look that shows how you feel. Smiles and frowns are expressions.

text: I could tell he was lying by the expression on his face.

glosses: An expression is a group of words, like a phrase or sentence, often one that is used by many people.

text: "Read between the lines" is a common expression for knowing meanings that are not written or spoken.

glosses: An expression is a group of numbers and variables.

text: The expression "2x + y - 3" was set equal eight in the equation.


expressions

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

noun

expression


triangle

forms:
triangle
triangles (plural)

glosses: A triangle (▲) is a shape that has three sides and three angles.

glosses: A triangle is an instrument that is made out of metal and is shaped like a triangle.

ipa: /ˈtraɪəŋɡəl/

enpr: trī'-ăng-gəl

ipa: /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

hyphenation: tri‧an‧gle


employees

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

employee


economics

forms: economics

glosses: The study of money and how goods and services get value.

text: Economics shows us that people use too much when the price is too low.

ipa: /ikəˈnɑmɪks/

ipa: /ˈikənɒmɪks/


polygon

forms:
polygon
polygons (plural)

glosses: A polygon is a type of two-dimensional shape. It has three or more corners , which are connected by lines.

ipa: /ˈpɒlɪɡən/

enpr: pälʹē-gän

ipa: /ˈpɑliɡɑn/

sampa: /"pAligAn/

hyphenation: pol‧y‧gon


jobless

forms: jobless (positive)

etymology_text: job + -less

ety-suffix

job

less

expansion: job + -less

glosses: If you are jobless you do not have a job.

ipa: /ˈdʒɒbləs/

hyphenation: job‧less


doll

forms:
doll
dolls (plural)

glosses: A doll is a small model of a person. Dolls are often used as toys for children (most often girls).

glosses: A girl or woman, most often an attractive young woman.

ipa: /dɒl/

ipa: /dɑl/

audio: EN-AU ck1 doll.ogg


dolls

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

noun

doll


sadism

forms: sadism

glosses: Enjoying causing pain to people or animals.

text: The noble was well known throughout the region for his sadism. He would often torture prisoners in the cruelest of punishments just for the joy of it.

glosses: A sex game where someone hurts someone else during sex.

ipa: /ˈseɪdɪzəm/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-sadism.wav


zinc

forms:
zinc
zincs (plural)

glosses: Zinc is a type of metal, (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30 on the periodic table.

enpr: zingk

ipa: /zɪŋk/

zinc


zinc

forms:
zinc (canonical)
zincs (third-person singular)
zinced (past)
zinced (past participle)
zincing (present participle)

glosses: If you zinc something, you cover it with zinc.


questionable

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

etymology_text: question + -able

ety-suffix

question

expansion: question + -able

glosses: If something is questionable it is easy to question. That is, it is not likely to be true, and might be false.

ipa: /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/

hyphenation: ques‧tio‧nable


waiter

forms:
waiter
waiters (plural)

glosses: A waiter is the person at a restaurant who takes your order and brings the food to you.

text: I'm trying to get the waiter to bring our bill but he isn't looking this way.

ipa: /ˈweɪtə/

ipa: /ˈweɪtɚ/

hyphenation: wait‧er


voting

forms:
vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/

verb

vot

e


vow

forms:
vow
vows (plural)

glosses: A vow is a promise. Often, a vow is a special promise that is made formally or in front of other people.

text: I took a vow never to hurt anyone.

text: They said their wedding vows, promising to love each other the rest of their lives.

text: The monks took a vow of silence.

ipa: /vaʊ/

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


vow

forms:
vow (canonical)
vows (third-person singular)
vowed (past)
vowed (past participle)
vowing (present participle)

glosses: If you vow, to do something, you make a promise to do it.

text: We vowed never to betray each other.


perennial

forms: perennial (positive)

glosses: If something is perennial it is there every year, or through many years.

glosses: If a plant is perennial it live through the winter and may live for many years. A tree is perennial.

ipa: /pəˈrɛniəl/


perennial

forms:
perennial
perennials (plural)

glosses: A perennial is a plant that lives for many years.

text: I have both annuals and perennials in my garden.


valuable

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

glosses: If something is valuable it has great value. That is, it would cost a large amount of money.

text: Gold is a very valuable metal.

text: Your life is more valuable than any amount of money you could have.

ipa: /ˈvæljuəbl̩/

hyphenation: val‧u‧ab‧le; val‧uab‧le


valuable

forms:
valuable
valuables (plural)

text: I keep my valuables in a safe deposit box at the bank.


vein

forms:
vein
veins (plural)

glosses: A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood back to the heart.

glosses: A vein is a bump or line in a leaf where sap flows.

glosses: A vein is a fissure, cleft, or cavity in the earth.

enpr: vān

ipa: /veɪn/

homophones: vain vane


veins

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

noun

vein


understood

forms:
understand (canonical)
understands (third-person singular)
understood (past)
understood (past participle)
understanding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of understand.

ipa: /ʌndər'stʊd/

understand

understands

understood

understood

understanding


traveler

forms:
traveler
travelers (plural)


timer

forms:
timer
timers (plural)

glosses: A timer is a device that times something.

glosses: A timer tells you when a certain amount of time is over. You set the timer for the amount of time you want; after that amount of time it will let you know in some way (sometimes a bell will ring).

glosses: A timer tells you how much time has passed since it was started.

ipa: /ˈtaɪmɚ/


waitress

forms:
waitress
waitresses (plural)

etymology_text: waiter + -ess

ety-suffix

waiter

ess

expansion: waiter + -ess

glosses: A waitress is a woman who serves at a restaurant; a female waiter.

text: I'm trying to get the waitress to bring our bill but she isn't looking this way.

ipa: /ˈweɪtrəs/

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

waitresses


waitress

forms:
waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

glosses: If you waitress, you work as a waitress.

text: I waitress on the weekends to earn extra money.

verb

waitress

expansion: [POS TABLE]


waitresses

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


waitresses

glosses: The third-person singular form of waitress.


waiters

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


creak

forms:
creak
creaks (plural)

glosses: A type of sound. The sound of a door with rusty hinges is a creak.

text: I heard a strange creak from my car's engine.


creak

forms:
creak (canonical)
creaks (third-person singular)
creaked (past)
creaked (past participle)
creaking (present participle)

text: The door creaked as I opened it.


textbook

forms:
textbook
textbooks (plural)

etymology_text: text + book

compound

text

book

expansion: text + book

glosses: A textbook is a book that is used in school, university, or college to study an academic topic.

text: I had to bring my math textbook home so I could do my homework.


postage stamp

forms:
postage stamp
postage stamps (plural)

glosses: A small piece of paper that is placed on an item being mailed to show that the postage has been paid.


publicity

forms: publicity

glosses: If you have publicity, many people know about you. Most often, this means a making yourself known (gaining publicity).

text: We had a rally to gain publicity for our group.

noun

publicity


submerged

forms:
submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of submerge.

text: The submarine submerged quickly.

verb

submerg


submerged

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

glosses: Something that is submerged is underwater.

text: Jimmy was completely submerged when he was swimming.


supplier

forms:
supplier
suppliers (plural)

etymology_text: supply + -er

ety-suffix

supply

er

expansion: supply + -er

glosses: A supplier is someone who supplies something. Most often, this is a company that supplies another company with things it needs.

text: The car factory needs a new supplier for car parts.

ipa: /səˈplaɪə/


officer

forms:
officer
officers (plural)

glosses: An officer is a person in an army who has much authority. A general and a captain are two types of officers.

text: A soldier must obey his commanding officer.

glosses: An officer is a policeman, often called a "police officer." (Note, "officer" is often better than "policeman" because the officer could be a woman or a man.)

text: Officer, can you help me, I've been robbed.

text: The thief was taken to jail by the officers.

text: He was arrested for hitting an officer.

glosses: An officer is someone who holds office (meaning, has authority).

text: The judge is an important officer of the court.

text: She is the chief executive officer, or CEO, for our company.

ipa: /ˈɒfɪsə/

ipa: /ˈɑfəsər/

hyphenation: of‧fi‧cer


officers

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

ipa: /ˈɒfɪsəz/

ipa: /ˈɔfɪsɚz/

ipa: /ˈɑfɪsɚz/

hyphenation: of‧fi‧cers

noun

officer


lion

forms:
lion
lions (plural)

glosses: A type of big cat from Africa, India and some of Europe; Panthera leo.

text: We saw the lion in the zoo.

enpr: /lī'ən/

ipa: /ˈlaɪən/


lions

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

lion


donkey

forms:
donkey
donkeys (plural)

glosses: An animal that is like a small horse with long ears. Donkeys are often used to carry things for people.

text: He loaded the wood on the donkey to bring back to the house.

ipa: 'dɒŋki

sampa: /'dQNkI/


mule

forms:
mule
mules (plural)

glosses: A mule is the child of a horse and a donkey. Mules are often used to carry things for people or pull carts or plows.

glosses: A mule is a shoe that does not have support for the heel.

glosses: A mule is a person paid to smuggle drugs.

ipa: /mjuːl/


jackass

forms:
jackass
jackasses (plural)

glosses: A jackass is a rude or obnoxious person.

jackass

jackasses


jenny-ass

forms:
jenny-ass
jenny-asses (plural)

jenny-ass

jenny-asses


picked

forms:
pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pick.

ipa: /pɪkt/

verb

pick


potable

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

glosses: If something is potable you can safely drink it.


privilege

forms:
privilege
privileges (plural)

glosses: A privilege is a certain thing that someone is allowed to do or have. That is, not everyone is allowed to do or have it.

text: Being able to drive is a privilege not a right.

text: He was punished by having his privileges taken away.

text: The privilege of the rich lords angered ordinary people in the French revolution.

ipa: /ˈprɪvəlɛdʒ/

ipa: /ˈprɪv(ə)lɪdʒ/


lioness

forms:
lioness
lionesses (plural)

text: A lioness has no mane.

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

noun

lioness

lionesses


elephant

forms:
elephant
elephants (plural)

glosses: An elephant is a very large animal with two long teeth called tusks and a long nose called trunk.

text: Elephants live in both Asia and Africa.

ipa: /ˈɛləfənt/


elephants

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

ipa: /ˈelɪfənts/

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

elephant


squirrel

forms:
squirrel
squirrels (plural)

glosses: A squirrel is a small animal that lives in trees and has a bushy tail. They are related to rats and often eat nuts.

text: A squirrel is on the roof of my home.

ipa: /ˈskwɪrl̩/

ipa: /ˈskwɝl/


mouse

forms:
mouse
mice (plural)

glosses: A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.

text: The mouse ran across the room.

glosses: A mouse is a device used to control a computer.

text: He clicked his mouse.

enpr: mous

ipa: /maʊs/

audio: en-uk-a mouse.ogg

mouse

mice


mouse

forms:
mouse (canonical)
mouses (third-person singular)
moused (past)
moused (past participle)
mousing (present participle)

glosses: If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.

glosses: If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.

ipa: /mʌʊs/

verb

mous


mice

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

enpr: mīs

ipa: /maɪs/

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


hawk

forms:
hawk
hawks (plural)

glosses: A hawk is a type of bird that eats meat.

enpr: hôk

ipa: /hɔːk/


hawk

forms:
hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

text: The vendors were hawking jewelry from little tables lining either side of the market square.

glosses: To cough or clear your throat loudly, sometimes coughing up phlegm.

text: Jim hawked up some spit and spat it on the sidewalk.

text: Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with tobacco.


hawks

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

noun

hawk


bin

forms:
bin
bins (plural)

text: Clean up this room and throw that junk in the bin.

text: The ship was carrying bins of apples

enpr: bĭn

ipa: /bɪn/

sampa: /bIn/


bin

forms:
bin (canonical)
bins (third-person singular)
binned (past)
binned (past participle)
binning (present participle)

glosses: If you bin something, you throw it away.

verb

bin

n


rabbit

forms:
rabbit
rabbits (plural)

text: Our pet rabbit liked vegetables and could run very fast.

enpr: răb'ət

ipa: /ˈræbət/

enpr: răb'it

ipa: /ˈræbɪt/

sampa: /"r{bIt/

audio: en-uk-a rabbit.ogg


hare

forms:
hare
hares (plural)

glosses: A type of small animal with long ears, similar to a large rabbit.

text: The slow tortoise beat the fast hare in the race by not quitting.

ipa: /heə/


ferret

forms:
ferret
ferrets (plural)

glosses: A small animal that eats meat. Ferrets often hunt rabbits and other small animals. Ferrets are similar to weasels and are related to weasels.

enpr: fĕr'ət

ipa: /ˈfɛrɪt/


ferret

forms:
ferret (canonical)
ferrets (third-person singular)
ferreted (past)
ferreted (past participle)
ferreting (present participle)

glosses: If you "ferret something out" you search for it and find it. You could be trying to find something, or to solve a problem (find the answer). Often, this means you have to go through a lot of material to find a little bit you want.

text: Do you think you can ferret the names we need out of the list.


bunny

forms:
bunny
bunnies (plural)

text: My pet bunny is so cute.

ipa: /ˈbʌni/

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

hyphenation: bun‧ny

noun

bunny

bunnies


weasel

forms:
weasel
weasels (plural)

glosses: A weasel is a small, thin animal that eats meat.

text: Pop goes the weasel!

glosses: A weasel is a sneaky or dishonest person, someone you cannot trust.

text: That little weasel took all my money!

ipa: /'wiːzəl/


bat

forms:
bat
bats (plural)

glosses: A bat is a small, furry animal (a mammal) that has wings and can fly.

glosses: A bat is a special stick used to hit the ball in baseball, and in some other games.

enpr: băt

ipa: /bæt/


bat

forms:
bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)

glosses: If you bat, you swing something or try to hit something.

text: She batted her eyelashes shyly.

text: The cat batted at the mouse with its paws.

text: The baseball player did not bat well in the game.

verb

bat

t


stunt

forms:
stunt
stunts (plural)

glosses: A stunt is something dangerous you might do to get attention.

text: Jumping over a river on a motorcycle is a dangerous stunt.

text: The actor did all his own stunts for the movie.

text: That last stunt almost got you killed!

glosses: A stunt is something that you do that gets you in trouble.

text: I was punished for the stunt I pulled [did] in school.

ipa: /stʌnt/


stunt

forms:
stunt (canonical)
stunts (third-person singular)
stunted (past)
stunted (past participle)
stunting (present participle)

glosses: To stunt something is to slow or stop its development.

text: He was very short because sickness had stunted his growth.


stunts

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

noun

stunt


stunts

glosses: The third-person singular form of stunt.


motorcycle

forms:
motorcycle
motorcycles (plural)

glosses: A motorcycle is a vehicle with two wheels and an engine.

ipa: /ˈməʊtəˌsaikəl/

ipa: /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/

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

hyphenation: mo‧tor‧cy‧cle


motorcycle

forms:
motorcycle (canonical)
motorcycles (third-person singular)
motorcycled (past)
motorcycled (past participle)
motorcycling (present participle)

glosses: When you motorcycle, you ride or use a motorcycle.

verb

motorcycl


actor

forms:
actor
actors (plural)

glosses: An actor is a person (usually male) who performs as a character in a play or other theatrical work. A female performer is called either an actress or an actor.

text: The actor received a Tony Award.

text: The actors waited back stage.

text: Top movie actors are well paid.

text: Tom Cruise is a popular movie actor.


actress

forms:
actress
actresses (plural)

glosses: An actress is a female who performs as a character in a play or other theatrical work.

text: The main actress went up and bowed to the audience.

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

noun

actress

actresses


actresses

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


actors

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

actor


motorcycles

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

motorcycle


motorcycles

glosses: The third-person singular form of motorcycle.


musician

forms:
musician
musicians (plural)

glosses: A musician is a person who makes music. Most often, this is someone whose job is to make music for other people.

text: My cousin is a musician for an orchestra in Texas.

text: There were five musicians in the band.

ipa: mjuˈzɪʃən


autumn

forms:
autumn
autumns (plural)

glosses: The season when the weather is getting cooler, after summer and before winter.

enpr: äʹtəm

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


sessile

forms: sessile (positive)

glosses: If an animal is sessile it is attached to something (such as a rock or the ground). It cannot leave what it is attached too.

text: A coral is sessile, it cannot leave its reef.

text: Barnacles are also sessile, they are attached to things like ships.

glosses: If something is sessile it attaches directly to what it grows from. It does not have a stalk or stem.

text: The species of flower was known for its sessile leaves.

text: The growth on her larynx was sessile.

ipa: /ˈsɛsʌɪl/

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


larynx

forms:
larynx
larynges or larynxes (plural)

glosses: The larynx is a part of your body that is inside your throat.

text: Your larynx makes your voice and keeps food out of your lungs.

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

larynx

larynges

larynxes


larynges

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

ipa: /lərˈɪndʒiːz/


Grim Reaper

forms: Grim Reaper

glosses: Death; the Grim Reaper is death shown as a skeleton in a black robe with a hood and a scythe (an old farm tool for cutting grain). He reaps (harvests) the souls of dying people.

ipa: /ˈgrɪm ˈriːpə/

ipa: /ˈgrɪm ˈriːpɚ/


boring

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

glosses: If something is boring, it is not interesting or makes you want to do something else.

text: Go to work, come home, sleep: life is so boring.

text: A boring lesson is rarely a useful lesson.

text: She's so boring. All she does is talk about clothes all the time.

ipa: /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/


boring

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

verb

bor


interesting

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

glosses: Interesting means to cause a person to want to know more about someone or something or to like someone or something or to like doing something.

text: That was a really interesting movie.

text: Thank you both very much for an interesting discussion.

text: Another thing I found interesting is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't.

text: "Does it include women?" "Hmm... I don't know. That's an interesting question."

text: It's interesting to note that in films, bad guys never sing.

ipa: /ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing


interesting

forms:
interest (canonical)
interests (third-person singular)
interested (past)
interested (past participle)
interesting (present participle)

interest


conspiracy

forms:
conspiracy
conspiracies (plural)

glosses: A secret plan between two or more people to do something.

text: There was a conspiracy among the king's advisers to overthrow the king.

glosses: A plan between two or more people to commit a crime.

ipa: /kənˈspɪrəsi/

irrnoun

conspiracies


borrow

forms:
borrow (canonical)
borrows (third-person singular)
borrowed (past)
borrowed (past participle)
borrowing (present participle)

glosses: If you borrow something from someone, you use it and then you give it back to them.

text: Governments need to make it easier for students to borrow money for school.

text: The company has also borrowed heavily from the Boston Federal Reserve Bank – some $1.6 billion last month alone.

text: Can I borrow your car and show my dad I can drive?

glosses: If you borrow words or ideas from somebody, you use them in your own writing or speaking.

text: Many people want to throw the war "down the memory hole", to borrow a phrase from Orwell's 1984.

text: The choreographer borrowed a number from Swan Lake for his satirical ballet called Birds in Ballet.

enpr: /bŏrʹō/

ipa: /ˈbɒrəʊ/

enpr: bärʹō

ipa: /ˈbɑroʊ/

sampa: /"bAroU/


qualify

forms:
qualify (canonical)
qualifies (third-person singular)
qualified (past)
qualified (past participle)
qualifying (present participle)

etymology_text: quality + -ify

ety-suffix

quality

ify

expansion: quality + -ify

glosses: If you qualify for something, you have what is needed to be allowed to get or do it.

text: Children must be under the age of six in order to qualify for a free meal.

text: The government needs to help people who don't qualify for health insurance.

glosses: If x qualifies y for z, x is needed to be allowed to get or do z and y has x.

text: Describe the education, training, and experience that qualify you for the job.

glosses: If x qualifies as y, it has what is needed to be considered y.

text: Today's game certainly qualifies as one of the best in history.

glosses: If you qualify an idea, you add something to explain that the idea isn't always true.

text: This is America and competition is our way of life. Having said this, I would like to qualify the statement and suggest that we need to work together too.

glosses: If a word or phrase qualifies another word or phrase, it limits or adds to the meaning of it.

enpr: kwäʹlə-fī

hyphenation: qual‧ify

verb

qualif

y


corrupt

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

glosses: If someone is corrupt, they are weak in morals; it is depraved or perverted.

text: The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

glosses: If something is corrupt, it is not correct; it is with lots of errors in it.

text: The text of the manuscript is corrupt.

text: It turned out that the program was corrupt – that's why it wouldn't open.

glosses: If someone or something is corrupt, it is not pure; it is spoiled or tainted.

text: Prisoners of war are sometimes fed corrupt food.

ipa: /kəˈrʌpt/


corrupt

forms:
corrupt (canonical)
corrupts (third-person singular)
corrupted (past)
corrupted (past participle)
corrupting (present participle)

glosses: If you corrupt something or someone, you make them corrupt; you change them from good to bad.

text: Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!


academia

forms: academia

glosses: Academia is a word for the group of people who are a part of the scientific and cultural community; this group of people have attended a university and/or do research.

enpr: ă'kədēʹmēə

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

hyphenation: aca‧demia


amphibious

forms: amphibious (positive)

glosses: If an animal is amphibious it lives in water when it is young and lives on land when it is an adult.

text: Frogs are amphibious.

glosses: If something is amphibious it happens or can function on land and in water.

text: The DUKW is an amphibious vehicle that was used during World War II.


bambakophobia

forms: bambakophobia

etymology_text: From bambako + -phobia.

ety-suffix

bambako

phobia

expansion: bambako + -phobia

glosses: Bambakophobia is the fear of thinking about or touching cotton.

noun

bambakophobia


swear

forms:
swear (canonical)
swears (third-person singular)
swore (past)
sworn (past participle)
swearing (present participle)

glosses: When you swear, you make a promise or an oath.

ipa: /swɛə/

ipa: /swɛɚ/

swear

swears

swore

sworn

swearing


swear

forms:
swear
swears (plural)

glosses: A swear word; an impolite or offensive word.


swear word

forms:
swear word
swear words (plural)

glosses: A swear word is a word that is not nice to say and is impolite and/or offensive.


reaper

forms:
reaper
reapers (plural)

glosses: Someone who reaps; someone who harvests grain.

text: The were several reapers in our wheat field yesterday.


reaper

forms: the Reaper

glosses: Short for the Grim Reaper, the angel of death.

text: "Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain. We could be like they are ... come on baby, don't fear the Reaper." -- Blue Oyster Cult, "The Reaper"

proper noun

the Reaper


reap

forms:
reap (canonical)
reaps (third-person singular)
reaped (past)
reaped (past participle)
reaping (present participle)

glosses: If you reap something, you harvest it, most often grain.

text: It was time to reap the corn, so we hired some people to help with it.

glosses: If you reap something, you get the results of your actions.

text: Jesus said, "As you sow, so shall you reap ".

text: When I lost everything I was only reaping the rewards of my foolishness.

enpr: rēp

ipa: /riːp/


fuzzy

forms:
fuzzy (positive)
fuzzier (comparative)
fuzziest (superlative)

glosses: If something is fuzzy it is covered with fuzz.

text: I like to pet my dog because he's fuzzy.

text: My memory of the accident is pretty fuzzy.

text: I can see fine out of my left eye, but when I look at things with my right eye they're a little fuzzy.

text: Most of the pictures turned out fine, but a few are fuzzy.

ipa: /ˈfʌzi/

adjective

fuzzy

fuzzier

fuzziest


expensive

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

glosses: Something that is expensive costs a lot of money to buy or takes a lot of effort to get.

text: A pencil that cost $100 is very expensive.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/


discount

forms:
discount (canonical)
discounts (third-person singular)
discounted (past)
discounted (past participle)
discounting (present participle)

glosses: If you discount something, you lower its price.

enpr: dĭskountʹ

ipa: /dɪsˈkaʊnt/

enpr: dĭsʹkount

ipa: /ˈdɪskaʊnt/


discount

forms:
discount
discounts (plural)

glosses: A discount is a reduction of the price of something; a lowered cost.


title: swearword

redirect: swear word


impolite

forms: impolite (positive)

glosses: When something is impolite, it is not polite.

text: It is considered impolite to talk while someone else is speaking.

ipa: /ɪmpəˈlaɪt/


prove

forms:
proved (past participle)
prove (canonical)
proves (third-person singular)
proved (past)
proven (past participle)
proving (present participle)

glosses: When you prove something, you demonstrate that it is for real and true.

text: I will prove my method is more effective than yours.

text: The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.

ipa: /pruːv/

verb

prov

e

prove

proves

proved

proven

proving


unable

forms: unable (positive)

etymology_text: un- + able

ety-prefix

un

able

expansion: un- + able

glosses: When sosmeone or something is unable to do something, it cannot be done; it is not able to do it.

text: I am unable to climb that mountain because I am too weak.

ipa: /ʌnˈeɪbəl/


grim

forms:
grim (positive)
grimmer (comparative)
grimmest (superlative)

glosses: If you are grim you are very serious, and might be thinking about bad things like loss, sadness, or death.

text: I was in a grim mood after my grandmother died.

ipa: /grɪm/

adj

grim

grimmer

grimmest


Muscovy duck

forms:
Muscovy duck
Muscovy ducks (plural)

glosses: A large duck that lives in Mexico, Central and South America.


DOS

forms:
DOS
DOS

glosses: Any computer operating system that is stored on a disk and read into memory.

text: They began developing DOS's in the 1970's.

glosses: A group of operating systems that include PC-DOS, Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), and others that look and work the same way.

text: Windows replaced DOS on most computers in the 1990s.

text: DR-DOS is real DOS with complete open-source code.

enpr: dŏs

ipa: /dɒs/

sampa: /dQs/

noun

DOS


DoS

forms: DoS

glosses: "Denial of Service", a way of attacking a computer (hacking) in a network.


plot

forms:
plot
plots (plural)

glosses: A plot is the course of a story. It is the main things that happen in a story.

glosses: A plot is a scheme for people to do something secretly.

ipa: /plɒt/

sampa: /plQt/

ipa: /plɑt/

sampa: /plAt/


plot

forms:
plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

glosses: If you plot something, you plan to do a crime or something bad.

verb

plot


glyph

forms:
glyph
glyphs (plural)

glosses: A glyph is a picture, symbol, or letter that is carved into stone.

text: The cave had many glyphs carved into its walls.

glosses: A glyph is a non-spoken symbol that represents something.

text: Letters, which form words, are glyphs.

ipa: /glɪf/


conservative

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

glosses: If a person is conservative, they do not like change.

text: Latino families are thought to hold conservative and traditional views on family life.

text: The idea of gays in the military was deeply unpopular in that socially conservative state.

glosses: A conservative estimate, guess, etc. is one that is careful, and usually lower than the actual number/amount.

text: A very conservative estimate of the cost of delay is $6 per hour, but many believe that the true cost is much higher.

glosses: Conservative clothing, furniture, etc. is usually plain and similar to styles that have been common for a long time.

text: He is conservative in a gray suit and red tie.

ipa: /kənˈsɝvətɪv/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/

hyphenation: con‧ser‧va‧tive


conservative

forms:
conservative
conservatives (plural)

glosses: A person who likes things how they are now or how they used to be; a person who like the status quo; a person who does not like change.


google

forms:
google (canonical)
googles (third-person singular)
googled (past)
googled (past participle)
googling (present participle)

glosses: When you google, you are searching for something on the Internet using Google.

text: John will google topics that he would like to know more about.

enpr: go͞o'gəl

ipa: /ˈɡuːɡəl/

hyphenation: goo‧gle

googl


google

forms:
google
googles (plural)

glosses: Google is a popular and powerful search engine.

text: I found your page on Google.com

glosses: A google is an Internet search done using the search engine Google.

text: The google helped me find the website.


newb

forms:
newb
newbs (plural)

glosses: A newb is someone that is new to a game, or someone that has a new character; a newbie.

text: That guy must be a newb at this video game. He has no idea how to play.

enpr: nyo͞ob

ipa: /njuːb/


-graphy

forms: -graphy

glosses: A writing about a subject or the study of a subject.


tele-

forms: tele-

glosses: A way to give information quickly over long distances; telegraph.

ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ɪ/

ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ə/


clever

forms:
cleverer (comparative)
cleverest (superlative)
clever (positive)
more clever (comparative)
most clever (superlative)

glosses: A person that is clever is able to think quickly and sharply.

text: He is a very clever salesman. He almost got me into buying his product.

glosses: A clever idea or concept is one that is original and new.

text: That is a clever invention. I have never seen something like that before.

ipa: /ˈklɛvɚ/

hyphenation: clev‧er

adj

clever

cleverer

cleverest


fraction

forms:
fraction
fractions (plural)

text: A fraction of the profits were donated to a local charity.

glosses: A fraction is a ratio, presented with a line between the numerator above and the denominator below.

enpr: frăkʹshən

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

hyphenation: frac‧tion


promise

forms:
promise
promises (plural)

glosses: When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person.

text: Jane was angry that John broke his promise to take her out to the movies.

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪs/

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪs/

hyphenation: prom‧ise


promise

forms:
promise (canonical)
promises (third-person singular)
promised (past)
promised (past participle)
promising (present participle)

glosses: When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action.

text: I promise that I will come back home by noon. You can trust me.

verb

promis


trip

forms:
trip
trips (plural)

text: Let us go on a trip to John Doe Mountain. I have not been there in a while.

glosses: A trip is when a person stumbles over something.

text: He broke his wrist after that nasty trip.

enpr: trĭp

ipa: /trɪp/

audio: en-uk-a trip.ogg


trip

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

glosses: When a person trips, he stumbles over something.

text: Be careful of all the books on the floor. You do not want to trip.

trip

p


gums

forms:
gum
gums (plural)

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

noun

gum


gums

forms:
gum (canonical)
gums (third-person singular)
gummed (past)
gummed (past participle)
gumming (present participle)

verb

m


blob

forms:
blob
blobs (plural)

glosses: A vague shape or amount; something without definite shape, especially a liquid or semi-solid substance.

ipa: /blɒb/

ipa: /blɑb/


blob

forms:
blob (canonical)
blobs (third-person singular)
blobbed (past)
blobbed (past participle)
blobbing (present participle)

glosses: If you blob something, you drop it in the form of a blob.

blob

b


reference

forms:
reference
references (plural)

glosses: A reference is something that can be compared to.

text: When making your model, use the model I created as a reference.

hyphenation: ref‧er‧ence


reference

forms:
reference (canonical)
references (third-person singular)
referenced (past)
referenced (past participle)
referencing (present participle)

glosses: When you reference something, you cite it as a source.

text: Reference the dictionary for the definition of this word.

glosses: When you reference something, you mention it.

referenc


allowed

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of allow.

ipa: /əˈlaʊd/

hyphenation: al‧lowed

allow


present participle

forms:
present participle
present participles (plural)

glosses: In English, a present participle is a verb form that ends in -ing. Present participles are commonly used to form the progressive aspect.

text: In the following examples, the present participle is underlined:

text: They kept breaking the rules.

text: They are helping her.

hyphenation: pre‧sent par‧ti‧ci‧ple


marriages

forms:
marriage
marriages (plural)

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

noun

marriage


faiths

forms:
faith
faiths (plural)

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

enpr: fāths

ipa: /feɪθs/

sampa: /feITs/

faith


lionesses

forms:
lioness
lionesses (plural)

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

lioness

lionesses


combinations

forms:
combination
combinations (plural)

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

combination


conspiracies

forms:
conspiracy
conspiracies (plural)

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

conspiracy

conspiracies


diseases

forms:
disease
diseases (plural)

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

ipa: /dɪˈziːzɪz/

ipa: /dɪˈzizɪz/

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

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

hyphenation: dis‧eases

disease


diseases

forms:
disease (canonical)
diseases (third-person singular)
diseased (past)
diseased (past participle)
diseasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of disease.

verb

diseas


revisions

forms:
revision
revisions (plural)

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

noun

revision


telegram

forms:
telegram
telegrams (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + gram

ety-prefix

tele

gram

expansion: tele- + gram

glosses: A telegram is a message sent through a telegraph.

ipa: /ˈtɛləˌgræm/


ran

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

ipa: /ræn/

run

runs

ran

run

running


bonds

forms:
bond
bonds (plural)

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

glosses: When a person is in bonds, he is imprisoned or enslaved.

noun

bond


bonds

forms:
bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)


emotions

forms:
emotion
emotions (plural)

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

emotion


habitations

forms:
habitation
habitations (plural)

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

habitation


developments

forms:
development
developments (plural)

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

development


hiatus

forms:
hiatus
hiatus or hiatuses (plural)

text: I'm taking a hiatus from work.

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

ipa: /haɪˈeɪtəs/

hiatus

hiatus

hiatuses


acquisitions

forms:
acquisition
acquisitions (plural)

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

acquisition


kilometers

forms:
kilometer
kilometers (plural)

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

kilometer


poets

forms:
poet
poets (plural)

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

poet


statements

forms:
statement
statements (plural)

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

hyphenation: state‧ments

statement


Anschluss

forms: Anschluss

glosses: When Austria and Germany became one country in 1938.


daffodil

forms:
daffodil
daffodils (plural)

glosses: A daffodil is a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet-shaped corona.

text: There is a garden with many daffodils.

glosses: A bright yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

ipa: /ˈdæfəˌdɪl/

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

hyphenation: daf‧fo‧dil


Narcissus

forms: Narcissus

glosses: A hero who was known for his beauty and pride.

text: The common name for species of Narcissus is narcissi.

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


reservation

forms:
reservation
reservations (plural)

glosses: The act of reserving or withholding something.

text: I have reservations about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows.

glosses: Land given to Native American people by the United States government.

glosses: If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there.

text: They made a reservation at the restaurant.

glosses: The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road.

ipa: /ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/


narcissus

forms:
narcissus
narcissuses or narcissi (plural)

glosses: Any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus; narcissi usually have white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers.

narcissus

narcissuses

narcissi


violations

forms:
violation
violations (plural)

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

violation


compounds

forms:
compound
compounds (plural)

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

compound


compounds

forms:
compound (canonical)
compounds (third-person singular)
compounded (past)
compounded (past participle)
compounding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compound.


albatrosses

forms:
albatross
albatrosses (plural)

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

albatross

albatrosses


girlfriends

forms:
girlfriend
girlfriends (plural)

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

girlfriend


boyfriends

forms:
boyfriend
boyfriends (plural)

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

boyfriend


malls

forms:
mall
malls (plural)

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

mall


meals

forms:
meal
meals (plural)

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

meal


fumble

forms:
fumble (canonical)
fumbles (third-person singular)
fumbled (past)
fumbled (past participle)
fumbling (present participle)

text: Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.

text: He fumbled the key into the lock.

glosses: To feel around awkwardly while trying to find something.

text: He fumbled for his keys.

text: He fumbled his way to the light-switch.

text: He fumbled through his prepared speech.

text: The player fumbled the ball.

ipa: /ˈfʌmbəl/

hyphenation: fum‧ble

verb

fumbl


fumble

forms:
fumble
fumbles (plural)

text: He's not playing well today. He's already had three fumbles.


retirement home

forms:
retirement home
retirement homes (plural)

glosses: A building or facility where older people live. Retirement homes often provide extra care for those who need it.


resort

forms:
resort
resorts (plural)

glosses: Buildings in a scenic area where people can go on vacation or to relax; resorts are like hotels that provide extra entertainment to their guests.

text: Dan and Sarah went to an expensive resort in Jamaica for their honeymoon.

ipa: /rɨˈzɔ(r)t/


resort

forms:
resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

glosses: To choose to do something you don't want to do because you have no other choice.

text: All my friends were too busy to help me move so I had to resort to calling a moving company and it cost me $100 dollars an hour!

text: I just sorted these files last week and didn't think I'd have to do it again for awhile, but I had to resort them this morning.


cruise ship

forms:
cruise ship
cruise ships (plural)

glosses: A passenger ship used for pleasure; the travels of the ship, its stops, and the entertainment it provides are all part of the experience.


armed forces

forms: armed forces (plural)

glosses: The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines and, sometimes, coast or border guards; these forces are armed with weapons.


larynxes

forms:
larynx
larynges or larynxes (plural)

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

noun

larynx

larynges


features

forms:
feature
features (plural)

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

text: She has small, delicate facial features.

ipa: /ˈfiːtʃəz/

ipa: /ˈfit͡ʃɚz/

feature


features

forms:
feature (canonical)
features (third-person singular)
featured (past)
featured (past participle)
featuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of feature.

text: This movie features the talented John Smith.

verb

featur


path

forms:
path
paths (plural)

glosses: A path is a way to get to a place. It is like a small road, often made of dirt.

text: That path leads into the woods.

text: The planets follow an elliptical path.

ipa: /pæθ/

audio: en-uk-a path.ogg


newspaper

forms:
newspaper
newspapers (plural)

glosses: A newspaper is something you read for the news. It is usually published on cheap paper.

text: "Democracy can't exist without newspapers." (The Independent, London, 2 March 2009)

ipa: /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/

ipa: /ˈnuːzˌpeɪpɚ/


newspapers

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

text: I have a stack of newspapers in my kitchen that needs to be recycled.

noun

newspaper


cameras

forms:
camera
cameras (plural)

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

text: I'm taking a bunch of disposable cameras with me when I go on vacation.

camera


organizations

forms:
organization
organizations (plural)

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

text: If you like to donate to non-profit organizations there are many in the city to choose from.

organization


versions

forms:
version
versions (plural)

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

text: The older versions of the Main Page are pretty basic in their design.

version


movements

forms:
movement
movements (plural)

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

text: Our dog is nervous around new people. If you make any quick movements, she will likely bark at you.

movement


ears

forms:
ear
ears (plural)

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

ear


maintenances

forms:
maintenance
maintenances (plural)

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

maintenance


violets

forms:
violet
violets (plural)

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

text: My boyfriend gave me a bouquet of violets for my birthday because he knows they're my favorite flower.

violet


papers

forms:
paper
papers (plural)

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

glosses: Official documents or identification, such as a passport.

text: He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home.

ipa: /ˈpeɪpɚz/

ipa: /ˈpeɪpəz/

paper


consonants

forms:
consonant
consonants (plural)

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

consonant


finals

forms:
final
finals (plural)

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

final


births

forms:
birth
births (plural)

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

birth


births

forms:
birth (canonical)
births (third-person singular)
birthed (past)
birthed (past participle)
birthing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of birth.


seabirds

forms:
seabird
seabirds (plural)

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

seabird


reservations

forms:
reservation
reservations (plural)

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

reservation


crimes

forms:
crime
crimes (plural)

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

crime


valuables

forms:
valuable
valuables (plural)

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

valuable


principles

forms:
principle
principles (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɪnsəpəlz/

hyphenation: prin‧ci‧ples

principle


lesbians

forms:
lesbian
lesbians (plural)

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

lesbian


potatoes

forms:
potato
potatoes (plural)

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

enpr: pə-tāʹtōz

ipa: /pəˈteɪtoʊz/

ipa: /pəˈteɪtəʊz/

potato

potatoes


livings

forms:
living
livings (plural)

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

living


doves

forms:
dove
doves (plural)

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

dove


angles

forms:
angle
angles (plural)

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

angle


angles

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of angle.

verb

angl

e


paths

forms:
path
paths (plural)

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

ipa: /pɑːðz/

ipa: /pæðz/

noun

path


capacities

forms:
capacity
capacities (plural)

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

capacity

capacities


adverbs

forms:
adverb
adverbs (plural)

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

adverb


rainbows

forms:
rainbow
rainbows (plural)

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

rainbow


rainbows

forms:
rainbow (canonical)
rainbows (third-person singular)
rainbowed (past)
rainbowed (past participle)
rainbowing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rainbow.


snakes

forms:
snake
snakes (plural)

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

snake


snakes

forms:
snake (canonical)
snakes (third-person singular)
snaked (past)
snaked (past participle)
snaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of snake.

verb

snak


nuts

forms:
nut
nuts (plural)

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

ipa: /nʌts/

noun

nut


nuts

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

glosses: If a person is nuts, they are crazy or insane.

text: You're going to jump out of a plane?! Are you nuts?!


nuts

forms:
nut (canonical)
nuts (third-person singular)
nutted (past)
nutted (past participle)
nutting (present participle)

verb

t


horses

forms:
horse
horses (plural)

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

ipa: /hɔəsəs/

noun

horse


beers

forms:
beer
beers (plural)

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

beer


futures

forms:
future
futures (plural)

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

future


comprehensions

forms:
comprehension
comprehensions (plural)

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

comprehension


ideologies

forms:
ideology
ideologies (plural)

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

ideology

ideologies


gals

forms:
gal
gals (plural)

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

gal


occasions

forms:
occasion
occasions (plural)

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

occasion


psychologies

forms:
psychology
psychologies (plural)

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

psychology

psychologies


afternoons

forms:
afternoon
afternoons (plural)

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

afternoon


hangings

forms:
hanging
hangings (plural)

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

hanging


squirrels

forms:
squirrel
squirrels (plural)

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

text: I feed nuts to the squirrels that live in my yard.

squirrel


teachers

forms:
teacher
teachers (plural)

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

teacher


evidences

forms:
evidence
evidences (plural)

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

evidence


evidences

forms:
evidence (canonical)
evidences (third-person singular)
evidenced (past)
evidenced (past participle)
evidencing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of evidence.

verb

evidenc


polygons

forms:
polygon
polygons (plural)

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

noun

polygon


hospitals

forms:
hospital
hospitals (plural)

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

hospital


insurances

forms:
insurance
insurances (plural)

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

insurance


towns

forms:
town
towns (plural)

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

town


skills

forms:
skill
skills (plural)

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

ipa: /skɪlz/

skill


lads

forms:
lad
lads (plural)

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

lad


bedpans

forms:
bedpan
bedpans (plural)

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

bedpan


duties

forms:
duty
duties (plural)

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

duty

duties


intermediates

forms:
intermediate
intermediates (plural)

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

intermediate


natures

forms:
nature
natures (plural)

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

nature


classes

forms:
class
classes (plural)

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

class

classes


classes

forms:
class (canonical)
classes (third-person singular)
classed (past)
classed (past participle)
classing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of class.

verb

es


coals

forms:
coal
coals (plural)

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

noun

coal


minimums

forms:
minimum
minimums or minima (plural)

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

minimum

minimums

minima


zippers

forms:
zipper
zippers (plural)

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

zipper


products

forms:
product
products (plural)

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

hyphenation: prod‧ucts

product


coordinations

forms:
coordination
coordinations (plural)

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

coordination


idiotic

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

glosses: If a person is called idiotic, they are acting like an idiot.

glosses: If a situation is described as idiotic, it is very foolish, stupid, or does not make much sense.

hyphenation: id‧i‧ot‧ic


bonus

forms:
bonus
bonuses (plural)

glosses: A bonus is something extra or more that is added.

text: John got a bonus because he played very well.

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

bonuses


rookie

forms:
rookie
rookies (plural)

glosses: A rookie is a person who is new at something.

text: Mark was the rookie of the team because he was just drafted.

ipa: /ˈrʊki/

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


title: defense forces

redirect: armed forces


tryout

forms:
tryout
tryouts (plural)

glosses: A tryout is test of the to see how good someone or something is at a task.

text: Jane is going to that tryout for the fall musical. I hope she makes it; she has a wonderful singing voice.


overpopulation

forms: overpopulation

glosses: Overpopulation is when a place has too much of an animal or plant for it to be healthy. This usually refers to humans.

text: The overpopulation of our city is making life difficulty.

text: Overpopulation is a major issue today.

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: over‧pop‧u‧lat‧ion


humans

forms:
human
humans (plural)

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

human


amendments

forms:
amendment
amendments (plural)

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

amendment


wines

forms:
wine
wines (plural)

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

wine


wines

forms:
wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

verb

win


noses

forms:
nose
noses (plural)

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

noun

nose


noses

forms:
nose (canonical)
noses (third-person singular)
nosed (past)
nosed (past participle)
nosing (present participle)

verb

nos


tryouts

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

noun

tryout


speakers

forms:
speaker
speakers (plural)

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

speaker


volumes

forms:
volume
volumes (plural)

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

volume


reflexive

forms: reflexive (positive)

glosses: A verb is reflexive when it refers to the subject as the object noun.

text: In the sentence, "Mary bathed", bathed is reflexive since it refers to Mary bathing herself.

enpr: rəflĕk'sĭv

ipa: /rəˈflɛksɪv/

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


modifier

forms:
modifier
modifiers (plural)

glosses: A modifier is usually an optional word or phrase, describing the degree, quality, manner, frequency, etc. of something.

text: The word black is the modifier in the phrase a black cat.

text: The word quickly is the modifier in the clause he quickly arrived.

ipa: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/

ipa: /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/

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

hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧er


interjection

forms:
interjection
interjections (plural)

glosses: An interjection is a word that shows an emotion. It is not grammatically part of the sentence.

text: The word "Yikes" is an interjection in the phrase "Yikes, what a scare."


eyebrow

forms:
eyebrow
eyebrows (plural)

etymology_text: eye + brow

compound

eye

brow

expansion: eye + brow

glosses: The eyebrow is the hair that grows on the bony ridge above the eye.

ipa: /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/


eyebrows

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

noun

eyebrow


businesses

forms:
business
businesses (plural)

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

business

businesses


rabbits

forms:
rabbit
rabbits (plural)

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

rabbit


chins

forms:
chin
chins (plural)

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

chin


centimeters

forms:
centimeter
centimeters (plural)

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

centimeter


introduction

forms:
introduction
introductions (plural)

glosses: An introduction is the first or opening part

text: This is the introduction to the book.

text: The introduction to the first movement of the symphony is slow and majestic.

text: The winners received their prizes after their introductions to the audience.

glosses: An introduction is when something is announced.

text: The winner of the prize will be announced during the introduction portion of the opening ceremonies.

glosses: An introduction is a social process for making two people acquainted.

text: My introduction to Dr. Sagan was cordial.

text: Dr. Sagan was silent during our introduction.

text: Karen was responsible for my introduction to Dr. Sagan.

glosses: A process for making someone familiar with a certain area, topic, or field.

text: Lisa's introduction to horseback riding was a disaster.

ipa: /ɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duc‧tion


article

forms:
article
articles (plural)

glosses: An article is a story or report that you can read in a newspaper, journal, or online.

glosses: An article is a member of a larger group.

text: A shirt is an article of clothing.

ipa: /ˈɑːtɪkəl/

ipa: /ˈɑrtɪkl̩/

sampa: /"Ar\tIkl/


risk

forms:
risk
risks (plural)

glosses: A risk is something bad that could possibly happen.

text: There are many risks associated with the stock market.

glosses: A risk is the chance of something bad happening.

text: The risk of us failing is too great.

ipa: /rɪsk/


risk

forms:
risk (canonical)
risks (third-person singular)
risked (past)
risked (past participle)
risking (present participle)

glosses: To risk something means to take a chance with something.

text: She risked hypothermia by swimming the English Channel.


segment

forms:
segment
segments (plural)

text: How long is that segment of rope?

text: Separate the orange into 'segments then add the segments to the fruit salad.

text: The snowflake segment of The Nutcracker is my favorite part of the ballet.

text: The Cowboy-in-Brooklyn segment of the television show was written by Mel Brooks.

enpr: sĕgʹmənt


segment

forms:
segment (canonical)
segments (third-person singular)
segmented (past)
segmented (past participle)
segmenting (present participle)

glosses: If you segment something, you make it into segments or parts

text: Will you peel and segment the orange for the fruit salad?

text: I peeled and segmented the orange for the fruit salad.

ipa: /sɛɡˈmɛnt/

enpr: sĕgʹmĕnt

ipa: /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/


joining

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

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/

verb

join


joined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of join.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnd/


accounting

forms:
account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

ipa: /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/

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account


accounting

forms: accounting

glosses: Accounting involves keeping records on financial information.

glosses: An accounting goes over an event that happened and the explanation for why it happened.


eyelash

forms:
eyelash
eyelashes (plural)

glosses: An eyelash is one of the hairs that grows on the eyelid.

noun

eyelash

eyelashes


capital

forms:
capital
capitals (plural)

glosses: A capital is the most important city of a country. The government of the country is usually located there.

glosses: The (field) capital is the most important city in that particular field.

text: Hollywood is the film capital, New York the theater capital, Las Vegas the gambling capital.

glosses: A person's capital is all his money and wealth.

glosses: A capital forms the topmost member of a column or pilaster. It broadens the area of the column's supporting surface.


capital

forms: capital (positive)

glosses: A capital object or idea is something that is very important.

text: That is a capital idea!

text: Not all felonies are capital crimes.

text: One begins a sentence with a capital letter.


comparable

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

etymology_text: compare + -able

ety-suffix

compare

able

expansion: compare + -able

glosses: If two things are comparable, then they are similar and can be compared to one another.

text: An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.

ipa: /ˈkəmpɛrəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈkɒmpæræb̩l/

sampa: /"kQmp{r{b=l/

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race

forms:
race
races (plural)

glosses: A race is when people compete to see who is the fastest at either driving or running.

text: There was a race to see who could finish first.

glosses: A race is a group of people that come from the same place and have similar traditions.

glosses: A race is a group of people with the same physical characteristics, such as skin color, hair color and type, etc.

text: There were three different races at the school; Blacks, Whites, and Asians

enpr: /rās/

ipa: /reɪs/

sampa: /reIs/


race

forms:
race (canonical)
races (third-person singular)
raced (past)
raced (past participle)
racing (present participle)

glosses: When a person races, he competes with other people to see who can go the fastest.

text: Tom was hungry, so he raced George down to the ice cream truck.

verb

rac


eyelid

forms:
eyelid
eyelids (plural)

glosses: The eyelid is a piece of skin that covers the eye. The eyelid can move back, allowing the eye to "open".

text: The doctor looked at his eyelids.

text: His eyelids felt heavy because he was tired.

hyphenation: eye‧lid


palate

forms:
palate
palates (plural)

glosses: A person's palate is his ability to taste.

ipa: /ˈpælɪt/

homophones: pellet pallet palette


furniture

forms:
furniture
furnitures (plural)

glosses: Furniture are items used to decorate a room or make it more comfortable.

ipa: /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

ipa: /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/


baked

forms:
bake (canonical)
bakes (third-person singular)
baked (past)
baked (past participle)
baking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bake.

bak


baked

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

glosses: If food is baked, it was cooked by baking.

glosses: If a person is baked, they are high on drugs, usually marijuana.