exacts

forms:
exact (canonical)
exacts (third-person singular)
exacted (past)
exacted (past participle)
exacting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of exact.

verb

exact


exacted

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of exact.

expansion: [POS TABLE]


exacting

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

pos: adj

glosses: If someone is exacting, they are not easy to satisfy; they request things to be done for them very often.

adjective

more: true


convey

forms:
convey (canonical)
conveys (third-person singular)
conveyed (past)
conveyed (past participle)
conveying (present participle)

glosses: If somebody conveys something, they take it from one place to another; they move it; they transport it.

text: The ship conveyed the goods.

glosses: If somebody conveys something, they tell you about it; they make it known.

text: He conveyed to me that it was wrong to steal.

ipa: /kənˈveɪ/

verb

convey


conveys

glosses: The third-person singular form of convey.


conveyed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of convey.


merge

forms:
merge (canonical)
merges (third-person singular)
merged (past)
merged (past participle)
merging (present participle)

glosses: If you merge two or more things, you combine them.

text: The two companies will merge soon.

text: The two companies have merged.

ipa: /mɜː(r)dʒ/

merg

e


merge

forms:
merge
merges (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A merge is the point at which two different things join together.


merges

glosses: The third-person singular form of merge.


merges

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

noun

merge


merged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of merge.


conveyance

forms:
conveyance
conveyances (plural)

glosses: A conveyance is an act of conveying something.

glosses: A conveyance is a way to transport oneself from one place to another; usually a vehicle of some sort.

ipa: /kənˈveɪəns/

sampa: /"̩kQn%veIn=s/

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


conveyances

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

conveyance


nailbiter

forms:
nailbiter
nailbiters (plural)

glosses: Nailbiter is another way of spelling nail biter.


nail biter

forms:
nail biter
nail biters (plural)

glosses: A nail biter is a person that bites their own nails.

glosses: A nail biter is a very suspenseful end to something.

nail biter

nail biters


nail biters

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


nailbiters

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

nailbiter


nail-biter

forms:
nail-biter
nail-biters (plural)

glosses: Nail-biter is another way of spelling nail biter.

nail-biter


nail-biters

glosses: The plural form of nail-biter; more than one (kind of) nail-biter.


conveyable

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

etymology_text: convey + -able

ety-suffix

able

expansion: convey + -able

glosses: If something is conveyable, it is able to be conveyed, usually between two different people.

text: The telephone call we got was conveyable between the child and his parents.

hyphenation: con‧vey‧a‧ble


obscure

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

glosses: If something is obscure, it is not easy to understand.

text: The textbook the teacher was using in her class was obscure.

glosses: If something is obscure, it is not bright in color or appearance; it is dull or dark.

glosses: If something is obscure, it is very hard to make out a clear image of it; it is faint; it is unclear or vague.

glosses: If something is obscure, it is hidden; it is out of sight.

text: The Johnsons decided to have a date at an obscure retreat.

glosses: If a place where people live is obscure, it is found far away from where most other people live.

glosses: If something is obscure, it is not easily seen; it is inconspicuous.

text: The ruby had an obscure flaw in it.

glosses: If somebody is obscure, they are not known; they have no fame and are not notable.

ipa: /əbˈskjʊə(r)/

ipa: /əbˈskjʊr/

hyphenation: ob‧scure


obscure

forms:
obscure (canonical)
obscures (third-person singular)
obscured (past)
obscured (past participle)
obscuring (present participle)

glosses: If someone obscures something, they darken it; they make it faint.

glosses: If someone obscures something, they hide it from sight; they put it out of sight.

text: The fog obscured the road ahead of Sherry while she was driving.

text: The cloud was obscuring the light from the Sun while they moved over the Sun.

verb

obscur


obscurer

forms:
obscure (positive)
obscurer (comparative)
obscurest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of obscure; more obscure.

adjective

obscure

obscurer

obscurest


obscurest

glosses: The superlative form of obscure; most obscure.


obscures

glosses: The third-person singular form of obscure.


obscured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of obscure.


cannibal

forms:
cannibal
cannibals (plural)

glosses: A cannibal is someone who eats other human beings.

ipa: /ˈkænɪbəl/

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


roofer

forms:
roofer
roofers (plural)

glosses: A roofer is someone who works on repairing roofs.


éclair

forms:
éclair
éclairs (plural)

glosses: An éclair is a chocolate treat with white filling

ipa: /ɪˈklɛə/

ipa: /ɪˈklɛr/

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


éclairs

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

noun

éclair


roofers

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

roofer


cannibals

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

cannibal


baleful

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

glosses: If something is baleful, it warns about an evil that is about to happen; it is ominous.

ipa: /beɪlfəl/

hyphenation: bale‧ful


ominous

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

glosses: If something is ominous, it relates to omens; it is significant.

glosses: If something is ominous, it gives an indication that something bad is about to happen; it is threatening.

text: The dark clouds moving into the area that we live in is an ominous sign that a bad storm is about to happen.

ipa: /ˈɒmɪnəs/

ipa: /ˈɑmɪnəs/

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

hyphenation: o‧mi‧nous


omen

forms:
omen
omens (plural)

glosses: An omen is a warning or a sign about a good or bad event that will happen in the future; it is an augury or foreboding.

glosses: An omen is something of prophetic importance.

ipa: /ˈəʊmən/

ipa: /ˈoʊmən/

hyphenation: o‧men


omen

forms:
omen (canonical)
omens (third-person singular)
omened (past)
omened (past participle)
omening (present participle)

glosses: If you omen something, you predict its happening with an omen.


omens

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

omen


omened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of omen.


obscene

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

glosses: If something is obscene, it is offensive to morality; it is vulgar; it is depraved.

glosses: If something is obscene, it is lewd or lustful.

glosses: If something is obscene, it is beyond all reason.

glosses: If something is obscene, it is disgusting, repulsive, or abominable.

glosses: If something is obscene, it is likely to deprave or corrupt somebody.

enpr: ŏb-sēn'

ipa: /ɑbˈsin/

sampa: /Ab"sin/


obscener

forms:
obscene (positive)
obscener (comparative)
obscenest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of obscene; more obscene.

adjective

obscene

obscener

obscenest


obscenest

glosses: The superlative form of obscene; most obscene.


nonobscene

forms: nonobscene (positive)

etymology_text: non- + obscene

ety-prefix

non

obscene

expansion: non- + obscene

glosses: If something is nonobscene, it is not obscene; it is not vulgar, lewd, disgusting, lustful, or revolting.

text: The video was nonobscene.


obpyriform

forms: obpyriform (positive)

glosses: If something is obpyriform, it is shaped like a pear, only the top and the bottom of the design has been changed; the narrow part of the pear is on the bottom and the wider part of the pear is on top.

ipa: /ɒbˈpɪrəˌfɔrm/


obovoid

forms: obovoid (positive)

glosses: If something is obovoid, it is ovoid in shape, with the narrow end of the at the bottom of it.

ipa: /ɒbˈoʊvɔɪd/


crook

forms:
crook
crooks (plural)

glosses: A crook is a person who steals things, lies, cheats, or does other things which are against the law; they are a criminal.

ipa: /krʊk/

audio: EN-AU ck1 crook.ogg


crook

forms:
crook (canonical)
crooks (third-person singular)
crooked (past)
crooked (past participle)
crooking (present participle)

glosses: If someone crooks something, they bend it; they curve it.


crooks

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

ipa: /crʊks/

noun

crook


crooks

glosses: The third-person singular form of crook.


ominously

pos: adv

glosses: If something is done ominously, it is done in an ominous manner; it is done with a lot of foreboding.

ipa: /ˈɒmɪnəsli/


ominousness

forms: ominousness

etymology_text: ominous + -ness

ety-suffix

ominous

ness

expansion: ominous + -ness

glosses: Ominousness is the state of being ominous; it is a state of foreboding.

ipa: /ˈɒmɪnəsnəs/

hyphenation: o‧mi‧nous‧ness


balefulness

forms: balefulness

etymology_text: baleful + -ness

baleful

expansion: baleful + -ness

glosses: Balefulness is the quality of being baleful.

hyphenation: bale‧ful‧ness


balefully

forms:
balefully (positive)
more balefully (comparative)
Superlativemost balefully

glosses: If something is done balefully, it is done in a baleful manner.

hyphenation: bale‧fully


expel

forms:
expel (canonical)
expels (third-person singular)
expelled (past)
expelled (past participle)
expelling (present participle)

glosses: If someone is expelled, they are no longer a member of a group or organization.

text: He was expelled from school.

glosses: If someone expels a person, they force them to leave a country; they deport them.

glosses: If someone or something is expelled, they are thrown out; they are ejected; it erupted.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛl/

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

hyphenation: ex‧pel

verb

expel

l


expels

glosses: The third-person singular form of expel.


expelled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of expel.


spontaneous

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

glosses: If something is spontaneous, it happens without any outside cause; nothing else makes it happen.

text: He made a spontaneous offer to help the old lady cross the street.

glosses: If something is spontaneous, it is random.

glosses: If something is spontaneous, it happens suddenly; it happens without any warning.

glosses: If someone does something in a spontaneous way, it is done of their own free will or without making any plan to do so.

glosses: If something is spontaneous, it was made without being planted by humans; it is indigenous.

hyphenation: spon‧ta‧ne‧ous


breakdown

forms:
breakdown
breakdowns (plural)

glosses: A breakdown is when something has failed, usually having to do with a machine of some sort.

text: The car they were driving had a breakdown when the engine stopped working.

glosses: A breakdown is when someone's state of mind has fallen apart or lapsed.

glosses: A breakdown of something is a list or a breaking up of something into categories in great detail.

ipa: /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

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

hyphenation: break‧down


breakdowns

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

noun

breakdown


break down

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

glosses: If something breaks down, it fails, usually having to do with a machine of some kind.

text: As Betty was driving, her car broke down in the middle of the road.

glosses: If something living breaks down, it decays; it decomposes.

glosses: If someone breaks down, they become unstable, either in their mind or some other way.

glosses: If information or something else is broken down, it is given in great detail.

verb

break down

breaks down

broke down

broke down

breaking down

broken down

broken down


breaks down

glosses: The third-person singular form of break down.


broke down

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of break down.


broken down

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


unplanned

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

etymology_text: un- + planned

ety-prefix

un

planned

expansion: un- + planned

glosses: If something that has happened was unplanned, it was not intended.

text: The change in tactics used to rob the bank was unplanned.

glosses: If something is unplanned, it was not thought of in advance.

glosses: If something is unplanned, it does not have a structure or organization.


pear

forms:
pear
pears (plural)

glosses: A pear is an edible fruit that is made by the pear tree, looking like an apple, but with an elongated area around the stem.

text: Sally bit into a ripe green pear, with juice coming out from either side of her mouth.

ipa: /pɛə/

enpr: pâr

ipa: /pɛr/

homophones: pair pare


pears

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

enpr: pârz

ipa: /pɛəz/

ipa: /pɛrz/

homophones: pares pairs

noun

pear


pearlike

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

glosses: If something is pearlike, it looks like a pear or some feature of one.

hyphenation: pear‧like


pear-like

forms:
pear-like (positive)
more pear-like (comparative)
most pear-like (superlative)

glosses: Pear-like is another way of spelling pearlike.


peary

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

etymology_text: pear + -y

ety-suffix

y

expansion: pear + -y

glosses: If something is peary, it looks like pears; it is pearlike.

glosses: If something is peary, it relates to a pear.

ipa: /ˈpɛəri/

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


chaoses

forms:
chaos
chaoses (plural)

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

noun

chaos

chaoses


chaoslike

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

etymology_text: chaos + -like

ety-suffix

like

expansion: chaos + -like

glosses: If something is chaoslike, it looks like chaos or some feature of it.

hyphenation: cha‧os‧like


remedy

forms:
remedy
remedies (plural)

glosses: A remedy is something that corrects or counteracts something.

glosses: A remedy is a treatment, medicine, or application that cures a sickness or disease.

text: Antivenom is the remedy for a snake bite.

ipa: /ˈrɛmədi/

hyphenation: rem‧e‧dy

irrnoun

remedies


remedy

forms:
remedy (canonical)
remedies (third-person singular)
remedied (past)
remedied (past participle)
remedying (present participle)

glosses: If something remedies something, it provides a remedy for it.

verb

remed


remedies

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

noun

remedy

remedies


remedies

glosses: The third-person singular form of remedy.


remedied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of remedy.


rectangle

forms:
rectangle
rectangles (plural)

glosses: A rectangle (▬) is a shape made up of four sides, with two pairs of lines, each of a different length, with four right angles.

ipa: /ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/

hyphenation: rec‧tan‧gle


rectangles

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

rectangle


discourse

forms:
discourse
discourses (plural)

glosses: Discourse is communication in words of either talking or writing.

glosses: A discourse is a long formal discussion about a topic, either through talking or in writing.

glosses: A discourse is any reasonable expression or reason.

ipa: /ˈdɪskɔː(r)s/

hyphenation: dis‧course


discourse

forms:
discourse (canonical)
discourses (third-person singular)
discoursed (past)
discoursed (past participle)
discoursing (present participle)

glosses: If someone discourses, they talk or converse with someone else; they make conversation.

glosses: If someone discourses, they write or talk formally and for a good length of time.

ipa: /dɪsˈkɔː(r)s/

verb

discours


discourses

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

noun

discourse


discourses

glosses: The third-person singular form of discourse.


discoursed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of discourse.


remediless

forms: remediless (positive)

etymology_text: remedy + -less

ety-suffix

less

expansion: remedy + -less

glosses: If something is remediless, it does not have a remedy; it is not able to be remedied.

ipa: /ˈrɛmədilɪs/

hyphenation: rem‧e‧di‧less


remedilessness

forms: remedilessness

etymology_text: remediless + -ness

remediless

expansion: remediless + -ness

glosses: Remedilessness is the state of being remediless.


incurable

forms: incurable (positive)

glosses: If a disease, sickness, or illness is incurable, it cannot be cured; it does not have a remedy.

text: The tumor in his brain is incurable.

ipa: /ˌɪnˈkjʊərəbl/

ipa: /ˌɪnˈkjʊrəbl/

hyphenation: in‧cur‧able


mixture

forms:
mixture
mixtures (plural)

glosses: A mixture is two or more things that have been mixed together; it is a mix.

glosses: A mixture is something that is made up of many different elements.

enpr: mĭks'chər

ipa: /ˈmɪkstʃɝ/


mixtures

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

noun

mixture


mapping

forms:
map (canonical)
maps (third-person singular)
mapped (past)
mapped (past participle)
mapping (present participle)

verb

map

p


mapped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of map.


mamas

forms:
mama
mamas (plural)

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

noun

mama


mums

forms:
mum
mums (plural)

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

ipa: /mʌmz/

mum


mommies

forms:
mommy
mommies (plural)

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

mommy

mommies


moms

forms:
mom
moms (plural)

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

mom


motherboards

forms:
motherboard
motherboards (plural)

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

motherboard


marches

forms:
march
marches (plural)

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

march

marches


marches

forms:
march (canonical)
marches (third-person singular)
marched (past)
marched (past participle)
marching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of march.

verb

es


marched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of march.


mails

forms:
mail (canonical)
mails (third-person singular)
mailed (past)
mailed (past participle)
mailing (present participle)

ipa: /meɪlz/

mail


mailed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mail.

ipa: /meɪld/


mailing

ipa: /ˈmeɪlɪŋ/


minorities

forms:
minority
minorities (plural)

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

noun

minority

minorities


minimizes

forms:
minimize (canonical)
minimizes (third-person singular)
minimized (past)
minimized (past participle)
minimizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of minimize.

verb

minimiz

e


minimized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of minimize.


motherfuckers

forms:
motherfucker
motherfuckers (plural)

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

noun

motherfucker


milled

forms:
mill (canonical)
mills (third-person singular)
milled (past)
milled (past participle)
milling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mill.

verb

mill


milling

ipa: /ˈmɪlɪŋ/


modal verbs

forms:
modal verb
modal verbs (plural)

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

noun

modal verb


misleads

forms:
mislead (canonical)
misleads (third-person singular)
misled (past)
misled (past participle)
misleading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mislead.

verb

mislead

misleads

misled

misleading


misled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mislead.

sampa: /%mIs"lEd/

ipa: /ˌmɪsˈlɛd/

misled

misleading


misleading

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

glosses: If someone or something is misleading, it is leading you to a lie. It is false and deceptive.

text: Many advertisements for weight loss products are misleading because they promise results without diet or exercise.

text: The wolf's disguise and inviting voice were misleading tricks to trap Little Red Riding Hood.


memories

forms:
memory
memories (plural)

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

noun

memory

memories


misters

forms:
mister
misters (plural)

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

mister


misses

forms:
miss (canonical)
misses (third-person singular)
missed (past)
missed (past participle)
missing (present participle)

verb

miss


misses

forms:
miss
misses (plural)

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

noun

misses


missed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of miss.

enpr: mĭst

ipa: /mɪst/

sampa: /mIst/


missing

ipa: /ˈmɪsɪŋ/


missing

forms: missing (positive)

glosses: If something or someone is missing, they cannot be found.


messiahs

forms:
messiah
messiahs (plural)

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

messiah


minds

forms:
mind
minds (plural)

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

mind


minds

forms:
mind (canonical)
minds (third-person singular)
minded (past)
minded (past participle)
minding (present participle)


minded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mind.


mists

forms:
mist
mists (plural)

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

mist


morphemes

forms:
morpheme
morphemes (plural)

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

morpheme


motives

forms:
motive
motives (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈmoʊtɪvz/

ipa: /ˈməʊtɪvz/

motive


parades

forms:
parade
parades (plural)

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

parade


parades

forms:
parade (canonical)
parades (third-person singular)
paraded (past)
paraded (past participle)
parading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of parade.

verb

parad


paraded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of parade.


permits

forms:
permit
permits (plural)

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

noun

permit


permits

forms:
permit (canonical)
permits (third-person singular)
permitted (past)
permitted (past participle)
permitting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of permit.

verb

t


permitted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of permit.

ipa: /pɚˈmɪtɪd/

ipa: /pəˈmɪtɪd/


paroles

forms:
parole
paroles (plural)

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

noun

parole


performs

forms:
perform (canonical)
performs (third-person singular)
performed (past)
performed (past participle)
performing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of perform.

verb

perform


performed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perform.

ipa: /pəˈfɔːmd/

ipa: /pɚˈfɔrmd/


parking lots

forms:
parking lot
parking lots (plural)

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

noun

parking lot


parentheses

forms:
parenthesis
parentheses (plural)

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

ipa: /pəˈrɛnθəsiːs/

parenthesis

parentheses


panted

forms:
pant (canonical)
pants (third-person singular)
panted (past)
panted (past participle)
panting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pant.

verb

pant


panted

forms: panted (positive)

glosses: If you are panted, you wear pants (or trousers).

adj

more: false


pelts

forms:
pelt
pelts (plural)

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

noun

pelt


pelts

forms:
pelt (canonical)
pelts (third-person singular)
pelted (past)
pelted (past participle)
pelting (present participle)


pelted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pelt.


patrons

forms:
patron
patrons (plural)

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

patron


perennials

forms:
perennial
perennials (plural)

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

perennial


panels

forms:
panel
panels (plural)

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

panel


panels

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of panel.

verb

l


panelled

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of panel.


paneled

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


paneling

ipa: /ˈpænəlɪŋ/


parts of speech

forms:
part of speech
parts of speech (plural)

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

noun

part of speech

parts of speech


parroting

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

verb

parrot


parroted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of parrot.


parrots

forms:
parrot
parrots (plural)

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


parrots

glosses: The third-person singular form of parrot.


parked

forms:
park (canonical)
parks (third-person singular)
parked (past)
parked (past participle)
parking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of park.

park


parks

forms:
park
parks (plural)

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


parachutes

forms:
parachute
parachutes (plural)

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

noun

parachute


parachutes

forms:
parachute (canonical)
parachutes (third-person singular)
parachuted (past)
parachuted (past participle)
parachuting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of parachute.

verb

parachut


parachuted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of parachute.


palates

forms:
palate
palates (plural)

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

noun

palate


perfectionists

forms:
perfectionist
perfectionists (plural)

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

perfectionist


pistons

forms:
piston
pistons (plural)

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

piston


phyla

forms:
phylum
phyla or phylums (plural)

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

enpr: fī'lə

ipa: /ˈfaɪlə/

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

phylum

phyla

phylums


plugs

forms:
plug
plugs (plural)

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

ipa: /plʌɡz/

plug


plugs

forms:
plug (canonical)
plugs (third-person singular)
plugged (past)
plugged (past participle)
plugging (present participle)

verb

g


plugged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plug.

ipa: /plʌɡd/


plugging

ipa: /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/


pores

forms:
pore
pores (plural)

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

ipa: /pɔrz/

homophones: pause paws

noun

pore


pores

forms:
pore (canonical)
pores (third-person singular)
pored (past)
pored (past participle)
poring (present participle)

verb

por


pored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pore.


picnicked

forms:
picnic (canonical)
picnics (third-person singular)
picnicked (past)
picnicked (past participle)
picnicking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of picnic.

picnic

k


plains

forms:
plain
plains (plural)

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

text: The children ran across the wide open plains.

ipa: /pleɪnz/

noun

plain


pork chops

forms:
pork chop
pork chops (plural)

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

text: We are having pork chops for supper tonight.

pork chop


pops

forms:
pop
pops (plural)

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

ipa: /pɑps/

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

pop


pops

forms:
pop (canonical)
pops (third-person singular)
popped (past)
popped (past participle)
popping (present participle)


popped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pop.


playthings

forms:
plaything
playthings (plural)

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

plaything


prejudices

forms:
prejudice
prejudices (plural)

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

prejudice


prejudices

forms:
prejudice (canonical)
prejudices (third-person singular)
prejudiced (past)
prejudiced (past participle)
prejudicing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prejudice.

verb

prejudic


prank calls

forms:
prank call (canonical)
prank calls (third-person singular)
prank called (past)
prank called (past participle)
prank calling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prank call.

prank call


prank called

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prank call.


progresses

forms:
progress (canonical)
progresses (third-person singular)
progressed (past)
progressed (past participle)
progressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of progress.

progress


progressed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of progress.


postage stamps

forms:
postage stamp
postage stamps (plural)

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

noun

postage stamp


pretenses

forms:
pretense
pretenses (plural)

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

pretense


professionals

forms:
professional
professionals (plural)

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

professional


prices

forms:
price
prices (plural)

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

price


prices

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of price.

verb

pric


priced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of price.


proportions

forms:
proportion
proportions (plural)

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

noun

proportion


proportions

forms:
proportion (canonical)
proportions (third-person singular)
proportioned (past)
proportioned (past participle)
proportioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of proportion.


priests

forms:
priest
priests (plural)

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

priest


proposes

forms:
propose (canonical)
proposes (third-person singular)
proposed (past)
proposed (past participle)
proposing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of propose.

verb

propos


proposed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of propose.

ipa: /prəˈpoʊzd/

ipa: /prəˈpəʊzd/


prouder

forms:
proud (positive)
prouder (comparative)
proudest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of proud; more proud.

adjective

proud

prouder

proudest


proudest

glosses: The superlative form of proud; most proud.


praying

forms:
pray (canonical)
prays (third-person singular)
prayed (past)
prayed (past participle)
praying (present participle)

verb

pray


prayed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pray.

ipa: /preɪd/


prays

ipa: /preɪz/

homophones: praise preys


prefers

forms:
prefer (canonical)
prefers (third-person singular)
preferred (past)
preferred (past participle)
preferring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prefer.

prefer

r


preferred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prefer.


pressures

forms:
pressure
pressures (plural)

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

noun

pressure


pressures

forms:
pressure (canonical)
pressures (third-person singular)
pressured (past)
pressured (past participle)
pressuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pressure.

verb

pressur


pressured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pressure.


prefixes

forms:
prefix
prefixes (plural)

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

noun

prefix

prefixes


professions

forms:
profession
professions (plural)

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

profession


porters

forms:
porter
porters (plural)

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

porter


puddings

forms:
pudding
puddings (plural)

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

pudding


pulsars

forms:
pulsar
pulsars (plural)

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

pulsar


orphans

forms:
orphan
orphans (plural)

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

orphan


outs

forms:
out
outs (plural)

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

out


owns

forms:
own (canonical)
owns (third-person singular)
owned (past)
owned (past participle)
owning (present participle)

verb

own


owned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of own.


ownerships

forms:
ownership
ownerships (plural)

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

noun

ownership


observes

forms:
observe (canonical)
observes (third-person singular)
observed (past)
observed (past participle)
observing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of observe.

verb

observ


observed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of observe.


obtuse angles

forms:
obtuse angle
obtuse angles (plural)

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

noun

obtuse angle


oks

forms:
ok (canonical)
oks (third-person singular)
oked (past)
oked (past participle)
oking (present participle)

verb

ok


oks

forms:
ok
oks (plural)

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


oked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ok.


obtains

forms:
obtain (canonical)
obtains (third-person singular)
obtained (past)
obtained (past participle)
obtaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of obtain.

obtain


obtained

glosses: The past tense and past participle of obtain.

text: I obtained permission from my parents to return to my home country in both October and winter breaks.

ipa: /əbˈteɪnd/


niggers

forms:
nigger
niggers (plural)

glosses: (vulgar, highly offensive) The plural form of nigger; more than one (kind of) nigger.

noun

nigger


nicknames

forms:
nickname
nicknames (plural)

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

nickname


nicknames

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of nickname.

verb

nicknam


oils

forms:
oil
oils (plural)

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

noun

oil


oils

forms:
oil (canonical)
oils (third-person singular)
oiled (past)
oiled (past participle)
oiling (present participle)


oiled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of oil.


ores

forms:
ore
ores (plural)

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

ipa: /ɔːz/

ipa: /ɔrz/

ore


obfuscates

forms:
obfuscate (canonical)
obfuscates (third-person singular)
obfuscated (past)
obfuscated (past participle)
obfuscating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of obfuscate.

verb

obfuscat


obfuscated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of obfuscate.


occults

forms:
occult (canonical)
occults (third-person singular)
occulted (past)
occulted (past participle)
occulting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of occult.

occult


occulted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of occult.


opaques

forms:
opaque (canonical)
opaques (third-person singular)
opaqued (past)
opaqued (past participle)
opaquing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of opaque.

opaqu


opaqued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of opaque.


opposes

forms:
oppose (canonical)
opposes (third-person singular)
opposed (past)
opposed (past participle)
opposing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of oppose.

oppos


opposed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of oppose.


orbits

forms:
orbit
orbits (plural)

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

noun

orbit


orbits

forms:
orbit (canonical)
orbits (third-person singular)
orbited (past)
orbited (past participle)
orbiting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of orbit.


nutted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nut.

verb

nut


nudes

forms:
nude
nudes (plural)

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

noun

nude


noughts

forms:
nought
noughts (plural)

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

nought


nineties

forms:
ninety
nineties (plural)

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

ninety

nineties


naughtier

forms:
naughty (positive)
naughtier (comparative)
naughtiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of naughty; more naughty.

adjective

naughty

naughtier

naughtiest


naughtiest

glosses: The superlative form of naughty; most naughty.


nastier

forms:
nasty (positive)
nastier (comparative)
nastiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of nasty; more nasty.

nasty

nastier

nastiest


nastiest

glosses: The superlative form of nasty; most nasty.


necks

forms:
neck
necks (plural)

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

noun

neck


nest eggs

forms:
nest egg
nest eggs (plural)

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

nest egg


nicks

forms:
nick
nicks (plural)

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

ipa: /nɪks/

nick


nicks

forms:
nick (canonical)
nicks (third-person singular)
nicked (past)
nicked (past participle)
nicking (present participle)


nicked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nick.

ipa: /nɪkt/


dynamites

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of dynamite.

verb

dynamit

e


dynamited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dynamite.


grebe

forms:
grebe
grebes (plural)

glosses: A grebe is a kind of bird that lives in a freshwater environment.

ipa: /ɡriːb/

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


sorrow

forms: sorrow

text: The mother felt extreme sorrow when her son was killed in the war.

enpr: sŏr'ō

ipa: /ˈsɒrəʊ/

sampa: /"sQrəU/


gosling

forms:
gosling
goslings (plural)

text: That mother goose has three goslings.


entires

forms:
entire
entires (plural)

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

noun

entire


Dallas

forms: Dallas

pos: name

glosses: Dallas is a large city in the southwestern state of Texas.

ipa: /ˈdæləs/


mute

forms: mute (positive)

glosses: Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent.

enpr: myo͞ot

ipa: /mjuːt/


mute

forms:
mute
mutes (plural)

glosses: A person who cannot talk. (Usually the mute)


mute

forms:
mute (canonical)
mutes (third-person singular)
muted (past)
muted (past participle)
muting (present participle)

glosses: If you mute something, you muffle, or soften the sound of it.

verb

mut


cowgirl

forms:
cowgirl
cowgirls (plural)

etymology_text: cow + girl

compound

cow

girl

expansion: cow + girl

glosses: A cowgirl is a woman who takes and herds free-range cattle.

text: There were many more cowboys than cowgirls in the American West.

glosses: A woman who likes cowboy/cowgirl culture and wears clothing such as a cowboy hat.

glosses: Cowgirl is a sex position]] where the female partner is on top.

ipa: /ˈkaʊˌgəːl/


triene

forms:
triene
trienes (plural)

glosses: A triene is an alkene with three double bonds.

ipa: /ˈtraɪin/


trienes

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

noun

triene


splashy

forms:
splashy (positive)
splashier (comparative)
splashiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is splashy, it is related to the sound of a splash or making a splash.

glosses: If something is splashy, it is showy; it is ostentatious.

hyphenation: spla‧shy

adj

splashy

splashier

splashiest


splashier

glosses: The comparative form of splashy; more splashy.


splashiest

glosses: The superlative form of splashy; most splashy.


plashy

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

glosses: If something is plashy, it is wet; it is watery; it is waterlogged.


waterlog

forms:
waterlog (canonical)
waterlogs (third-person singular)
waterlogged (past)
waterlogged (past participle)
waterlogging (present participle)

glosses: If someone waterlogs something, they overfill it with water.

hyphenation: wa‧ter‧log

verb

waterlog


waterlogs

glosses: The third-person singular form of waterlog.


waterlogged

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

glosses: If something is waterlogged, it is soaked with water.

text: My shoes we waterlogged after I walked through the river.

glosses: If a boat is waterlogged, it is in danger of sinking because of too much water on it.

text: The boat was waterlogged after the heavy rain.


waterlogged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of waterlog.


onboard

forms: onboard (positive)

glosses: If something is onboard, it has been taken or used on any kind of vehicle or boat.


onboard

forms:
onboard (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If something is done onboard, it is done on or in a vehicle or boat; it is done aboard it.


grebes

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

noun

grebe


cowgirls

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

cowgirl


goslings

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

gosling


leukemias

forms:
leukemia
leukemias (plural)

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

leukemia


brimstone

forms: brimstone (positive)

glosses: If something or someone is brimstone, they are made up of or they look like brimstone; about or related to Hell.


brimstone

forms:
brimstone
brimstones (plural)


brimstones

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

brimstone


ice cream

forms:
ice cream
ice creams (plural)

glosses: Ice cream is a soft, frozen, cold dessert made with milk fat and sweet cream.

text: I ate chocolate and vanilla ice cream for dessert.

enpr: 'īskrēm

audio: en-us-ice cream.ogg


ice creams

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

ice cream


amber

forms:
amber
ambers (plural)

glosses: Amber is a color between yellow and brown.

glosses: Amber is a fossil resin often used for jewellery.

glosses: Amber is the middle light on traffic lights.

text: The traffic lights are red, amber or green.


amber

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

glosses: If something is amber, it is the color amber.


ambers

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

amber


beeswax

forms: beeswax

glosses: Beeswax is a wax made by bees for their honeycombs.

text: That bee is making beeswax.

text: This is none of your beeswax!

ipa: /ˈbizwæks/

beeswax


bump

forms:
bump
bumps (plural)

glosses: A bump is a small impact between two things.

text: I felt a slight bump as the plane touched the landing strip.

glosses: A bump is a sound that might be made when two things hit each other.

text: I looked up when I heard the bump of a car as it drove into another one parked outside my house.

glosses: A bump is a small lump or swelling on something that is smooth.

text: Try to drive round the big bump in the road.

glosses: A bump is a small lump or swelling on the skin or anywhere else on your body.

text: I rubbed the small bump on my nose, and wondered if it was going to get any bigger.

enpr: bŭmp

ipa: /bʌmp/


bump

forms:
bump (canonical)
bumps (third-person singular)
bumped (past)
bumped (past participle)
bumping (present participle)

glosses: If something bumps, it knocks gently against something else, usually making a small noise.

text: I could hear the open door bumping in the breeze.

glosses: If you bump something, you knock it slightly.

text: He bumped the chair as he walked past, so I put it back in place again.


disobedient

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

glosses: If someone is disobedient, they don't obey.

text: The mother was angry at her disobedient child.


bumps

verb

bump


bumps

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


bumped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bump.


hairdresser

forms:
hairdresser
hairdressers (plural)

glosses: A hairdresser is a person who cuts and styles the hair of other people.

ipa: /heədrɛsə/


hairdressers

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

noun

hairdresser


coprolite

forms:
coprolite
coprolites (plural)

glosses: Coprolite is dung that has become a fossil over time.

ipa: /ˈkɒprə(ʊ)lʌɪt/


coprolites

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

coprolite


accurately

etymology_text: accurate + -ly

ety-suffix

accurate

ly

expansion: accurate + -ly

glosses: If something is done accurately, it is done correctly or with accuracy; it is not wrong.

text: The scientists accurately predicted the results of the experiment.

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


adjustable

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

etymology_text: adjust + -able

adjust

able

expansion: adjust + -able

glosses: If something is adjustable, then it can be changed or moved.

text: The length of this shower curtain rod is adjustable.

ipa: /əˈd͡ʒʌstˈə.bl̩/

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

hyphenation: ad‧just‧a‧ble


disadvantage

forms:
disadvantage
disadvantages (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + advantage

ety-prefix

dis

advantage

expansion: dis- + advantage

glosses: A disadvantage is something that is a handicap or a weakness.

text: The hockey team had a disadvantage against its opponents because its goalie was not good.

ipa: /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

ipa: /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/


disadvantages

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

noun

disadvantage


advisable

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

etymology_text: advise + -able

ety-suffix

advise

expansion: advise + -able

glosses: If something is advisable, then it is wise to do it, or it should be done.

ipa: /ədˈvʌɪzəbl/

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


sicknesses

forms:
sickness
sicknesses (plural)

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

noun

sickness

sicknesses


illness

forms:
illness
illnesses (plural)

etymology_text: ill + -ness

ety-suffix

ill

ness

expansion: ill + -ness

text: He died after a long illness.

ipa: /ˈɪlˌnɛs/

illnesses


illnesses

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

noun

illness


sting

forms:
sting
stings (plural)

glosses: A sting is a pointed item at the rear of an insect, for defence.

text: That wasp has a sting!

glosses: A sting can also mean a bite by an insect.

text: I got a sting on my arm.

glosses: A sting is a bump on the skin, the result of being stung.

text: I will show you where I was stung.

glosses: A sting is a police operation where they pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.

ipa: /ˈstɪŋ/


sting

forms:
stang (past)
sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stung (past)
stung (past participle)
stinging (present participle)

glosses: To sting means to inject venom with a stinger.

text: That bee stung me.

text: I banged my hand: it really stung.

text: I got stung for a lot of money.

sting

stings

stang

stung

stinging

stung


stings

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


stings

forms:
sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stinged (past)
stinged (past participle)
stinging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sting.


replica

forms:
replica
replicas (plural)

glosses: A replica is a close copy of something, usually of a famous or expensive item.

text: I have a replica of an ancient coin.

ipa: /ˈrɛplɪkə/

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


replicas

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

replica


reducer

forms:
reducer
reducers (plural)

etymology_text: reduce + -er

ety-suffix

reduce

er

expansion: reduce + -er

glosses: A reducer is something that reduces something else.


reducers

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

noun

reducer

expansion: [POS TABLE]


restructure

forms:
restructure (canonical)
restructures (third-person singular)
restructured (past)
restructured (past participle)
restructuring (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + structure

ety-prefix

re

structure

expansion: re- + structure

glosses: If you restructure something, you change the structure of it; you change the organization of it.

ipa: /riːˈstrʌktʃə(r)/

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

verb

restructur


restructures

glosses: The third-person singular form of restructure.


restructured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of restructure.


restructuring

forms:
restructuring
restructurings (plural)

glosses: A restructuring is the changing of structure; it is a reorganization.


restructurings

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

noun

restructuring


dribble

forms:
dribble (canonical)
dribbles (third-person singular)
dribbled (past)
dribbled (past participle)
dribbling (present participle)

glosses: If you dribble, you let saliva drip from your mouth; you drool.

glosses: If something dribbles, it falls in drop or an uneven flow; it trickles.

glosses: If you dribble a football/soccer ball, you run with it while controlling it with your feet.

glosses: If you dribble a basketball, you bounce it up and down with one hand.

verb

dribbl


rental

forms:
rental
rentals (plural)

text: We moved into a rental unit when we lived in Europe.

text: The price includes accommodation and car rental.

text: Parking spaces were set at an annual rental of $300.

text: You need ID to do the rental.

ipa: /ˈrɛntəl/


candy

forms:
candy
candies (plural)

text: There is a bowl of candy on the table.

enpr: kăn'di

ipa: /ˈkændi/

sampa: /"k{ndi/

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

noun

candy

candies


candy

forms:
candy (canonical)
candies (third-person singular)
candied (past)
candied (past participle)
candying (present participle)

glosses: To candy a food is to cover it in or cook it in a sugary syrup.

text: Will you help me candy these apples?

verb

cand

y


dribbles

glosses: The third-person singular form of dribble.


dribbled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dribble.


candies

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


candies

glosses: The third-person singular form of candy.


louse

forms:
louse
lice (plural)

glosses: A louse is a small bug that lives in a person's hair.

text: Fleas live on dogs and can jump, but lice can only crawl, not jump.

ipa: /laʊs/

sampa: /laUs/

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

noun

louse

lice


hinge

forms:
hinge
hinges (plural)

glosses: A hinge is a small metal thing that holds a door to the wall and bends to let the door move.

text: The door hinges made a squeaking noise as it opened.

enpr: hĭnj

ipa: /ˈhɪndʒ/

sampa: /"hIndZ/


hinge

forms:
hinge (canonical)
hinges (third-person singular)
hinged (past)
hinged (past participle)
hinging (present participle)

glosses: If something hinges on something, it depends on it.

text: My decision hinges on the results of the survey.

glosses: If you hinge something, it means you put a hinge on it.

text: The lid of the jewelry box was hinged with leather strips.

text: John hinged the jewelry box with leather strips.

verb

hing


nomad

forms:
nomad
nomads (plural)

glosses: A nomad is a person who moves from place to place and does not have a set home.

ipa: /ˈnəʊmæd/

ipa: /ˈnoʊmæd/

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


yo-yo

forms:
yo-yo
yo-yos (plural)

glosses: A yo-yo is a toy that spins and goes up and down, hanging from a string.

text: Let's go play with my yo-yo.


tinfoil

forms: tinfoil

glosses: Tinfoil is a piece of tin which is flat and thin like paper. Sometimes people say "tinfoil" when they really mean "aluminium foil", which is made of a different metal, aluminium, instead of tin.


red-light district

forms:
red-light district
red-light districts (plural)

glosses: A red-light district is the part of town where prostitutes are found.

text: His wife was upset when she found out he had been to the red-light district.


gas chamber

forms:
gas chamber
gas chambers (plural)

glosses: A gas chamber is a sealed chamber or room where people are killed with poisonous gas.


orgasm

forms:
orgasm
orgasms (plural)

glosses: An orgasm is a strong pleasurable feeling that happens at the climax or peak of a sexual experience. Men usually ejaculate when they have an orgasm.

text: Many women can have multiple orgasms during sex.

ipa: /ˈɔː.ɡæz.əm/

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


orgasm

forms:
orgasm (canonical)
orgasms (third-person singular)
orgasmed (past)
orgasmed (past participle)
orgasming (present participle)

text: Sex was not very satisfying with my ex-boyfriend because he usually orgasmed after just a few minutes.

ipa: /ˈɔː.ɡæz.əm/


yo-yos

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

noun

yo-yo

yo-yos


nomads

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

nomad


lice

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

ipa: /laɪs/

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


hinges

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

hinge


hinges

glosses: The third-person singular form of hinge.


hinged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hinge.


red-light districts

glosses: The plural form of red-light district; more than one (kind of) red-light district.

red-light district


catalysis

forms:
catalysis
catalyses (plural)

glosses: Catalysis is the process where a catalyst speeds a chemical reaction. The catalyst itself does undergo any change itself.

ipa: /kəˈtæləsɪs/

catalysis

catalyses


entry

forms:
entry
entries (plural)

text: There is an entry in.

glosses: An entry is also permission to enter something.

text: An adult is needed for entry here.

glosses: An entry is also information, like in an encyclopedia or dictionary.

text: You are reading the entry for the word entry on the Simple English Wiktionary.

text: We have submitted the entry for the contest.

enpr: ĕnʹtrē

ipa: /ˈɛntri/

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

hyphenation: en‧try

entry

entries


entries

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


catalyses

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

ipa: /kəˈtæləˌsiz/


politeness

forms: politeness

etymology_text: polite + -ness

ety-suffix

polite

expansion: polite + -ness

glosses: Politeness is how polite you are to someone else.

text: I expect a high level of politeness from people I do not know well.

ipa: /pəˈlaɪtnəs/

hyphenation: po‧lite‧ness


stang

forms:
sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stang (past)
stung (past participle)
stinging (present participle)

sting


stung

forms:
stang (past)
sting (canonical)
stings (third-person singular)
stung (past)
stung (past participle)
stinging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sting.

ipa: /stʌŋ/


rentals

forms:
rental
rentals (plural)

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

noun

rental


gas chambers

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

gas chamber


orgasms

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

orgasm


buzz

forms:
buzz
buzzes (plural)

text: I heard a buzz from the door.

glosses: A buzz is the mixed sound of many people talking at the same time.

text: I heard a buzz of conversation coming from the hall.

ipa: /bʌz/

buzz

buzzes


buzz

forms:
buzz (canonical)
buzzes (third-person singular)
buzzed (past)
buzzed (past participle)
buzzing (present participle)

glosses: If something buzzes, it makes a sound like a bee flying.

text: When the oven timer buzzes, you know the cake is ready.

verb

es


buzzes

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


buzzed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of buzz.


buzzing

forms:
buzzing
buzzings (plural)

glosses: Buzzing is a sound that is made by anything that buzzes.

text: There is a buzzing coming from the radio. I think it will stop working soon.


buzzer

forms:
buzzer
buzzers (plural)

glosses: A buzzer is a machine that makes a buzzing sound when used.

text: Press the buzzer if you need a person to help you.

ipa: /ˈbʌzər/

ipa: /ˈbʌzə/


buzzers

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

noun

buzzer

buzzers


kung-fu

forms: kung-fu

glosses: Kung-fu is another way of spelling kung fu.

kung-fu


kung fu

forms: kung fu

glosses: Kung fu is any kind of Chinese martial art.

ipa: /kʰʌŋˈfu/

ipa: /ˌkʌŋˈfuː/

audio: en-us-kung fu.ogg


booth

forms:
booth
booths (plural)

glosses: An enclosure just big enough to hold one standing person.

text: The man had to use the bathroom booth.

text: The woman had to make a phone call in a booth.

ipa: /buːð/

ipa: /buːθ/

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

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


booths

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

booth


bust

forms:
bust
busts (plural)

glosses: A bust sculpture of a person's head and shoulders

text: The bust will break and shatter if it falls onto the floor.

text: I like this shirt a lot, but it doesn't fit really well in the bust.

ipa: /ˈbʌst/


bust

forms:
bust (canonical)
busts (third-person singular)
busted (past)
busted (past participle)
busting (present participle)

text: My car is all busted up.


busts

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

bust


busted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bust.

ipa: ˈbʌstət


bypass

forms:
bypass
bypasses (plural)

etymology_text: by- + pass

ety-prefix

by

pass

expansion: by- + pass

glosses: A bypass is a way to get around something, often used in medicine.

text: He will need a heart bypass to survive.

ipa: /ˈbaɪpæs/

ipa: /ˈbaɪpɑːs/

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

bypasses


bypass

forms:
bypass (canonical)
bypasses (third-person singular)
bypassed (past)
bypassed (past participle)
bypassing (present participle)

glosses: To bypass is to go around an object in order to avoid it.

text: The road was closed so we needed to bypass it with a side street.

verb

bypass


bypasses

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


bypasses

glosses: The third-person singular form of bypass.


bypassed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bypass.


daft

forms:
daft (positive)
dafter (comparative)
daftest (superlative)

glosses: Something that is daft is silly or stupid.

text: Poking holes in our boat was a daft idea.

ipa: /dɑːft/

ipa: /dæft/

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

adj

daft

dafter

daftest


dafter

glosses: The comparative form of daft; more daft.


daftest

glosses: The superlative form of daft; most daft.


damp

forms:
damp (positive)
damper (comparative)
dampest (superlative)

glosses: If something is damp it is somewhat wet.

text: The grass was damp with dew this morning.

enpr: damp

ipa: /dæmp/

sampa: /d{mp/

damp

damper

dampest


damp

forms:
damp (canonical)
damps (third-person singular)
damped (past)
damped (past participle)
damping (present participle)

glosses: If you damp something, you make it moderately wet.

glosses: If you damp something, you suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting such energy to other forms of energy.


damper

forms: damper

glosses: Bread made from flour, water, milk and salt, but without yeast.

enpr: dămp′ər

ipa: /ˈdæmpɚ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 damper.ogg

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


damper

glosses: The comparative form of damp; more damp.


dampest

glosses: The superlative form of damp; most damp.


dude

forms:
dude
dudes (plural)

enpr: do͞od

ipa: /duːd/


saltine

forms:
saltine
saltines (plural)


dudes

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

noun

dude


saltines

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

saltine


cotyliform

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

glosses: If a plant is cotyliform, it has the form of a cup (cotyle)


gasiform

forms: gasiform (positive)

glosses: If something is gasiform, it is made up of gas; it is gaseous.


gaseous

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

glosses: If something is gaseous, it is related to or made up of a gas.

glosses: If a liquid is gaseous, it has a lot of bubbles in it; it is gassy.

text: My soda is too gaseous to drink.

ipa: /ˈɡæʃəs/

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


gaseousness

forms: gaseousness

etymology_text: gaseous + -ness

ety-suffix

gaseous

ness

expansion: gaseous + -ness

glosses: Gaseousness is the state of being gaseous.


refreshment

forms:
refreshment
refreshments (plural)

glosses: A refreshment is a small snack or new drink that does not have alcohol in it.

text: What kind of refreshments should we have available at our party?

text: Refreshments such as coffee, lemonade and cookies will be provided after the service.

glosses: Refreshment is a way for someone to get back energy or strength that they have lost in the past.


refreshments

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

noun

refreshment


consideration

forms:
consideration
considerations (plural)

glosses: Consideration is the process of thinking carefully about something.

text: After much consideration, I think I will retire.

glosses: Consideration can also be a thoughtful and caring attitude towards others.

text: Show some consideration and stop waking up your little brother with all that noise.

ipa: /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/

hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ation


considerations

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

consideration


gaseously

forms:
gaseously (positive)
more gaseously (comparative)
Superlativemost gaseously

glosses: If something is done gaseously, it is done in a gaseous manner.


xenon

forms: xenon

glosses: Xenon is an element with atomic number 54.

text: Xenon is rare and expensive to extract from the Earth's atmosphere.

ipa: /ˈziːnɒn/

enpr: zē'nŏn

ipa: /ˈzinɑn/

enpr: zē'nən

ipa: /zinən/

ipa: /zenɔn/

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

hyphenation: xe‧non

xenon


balloon

forms:
balloon
balloons (plural)

glosses: A balloon is a light round ball filled with air that floats; often a child's toy.

text: My balloon floated away into the sky.

ipa: /bəˈluːn/


balloon

forms:
balloon (canonical)
balloons (third-person singular)
ballooned (past)
ballooned (past participle)
ballooning (present participle)

glosses: If something balloons, that means it grows very fast.

text: The price of oil has ballooned.


balloons

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

balloon


balloons

glosses: The third-person singular form of balloon.


ballooned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of balloon.


radon

forms: radon

glosses: Radon is a radioactive element with atomic number 86.

text: Radon is a tasteless, colorless and odorless gas.

enpr: rā'dŏn

ipa: /ˈreɪdɒn/

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

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

hyphenation: ra‧don

radon


osmium

forms: osmium

glosses: Osmium is a metal and element with the atomic number 76 and the symbol Os.

text: Osmium is twice as dense as lead.

enpr: ŏz'mēəm

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

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

hyphenation: os‧mi‧um

osmium


buzzings

forms:
buzzing
buzzings (plural)

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

buzzing


arbitrarily

etymology_text: arbitrary + -ly

ety-suffix

arbitrary

ly

expansion: arbitrary + -ly

glosses: To do something arbitrarily is to do something randomly, or without deciding.

text: Without thinking he arbitrarily chose the number zero.


bunch

forms:
bunch
bunches (plural)

glosses: If you have a bunch of something, you have many of them.

text: We had to try a bunch of times before we could start the car.

glosses: A bunch can also mean a group or cluster.

text: Grapes come in bunches.

ipa: /bʌntʃ/

ipa: /bʌnt͡ʃ/

noun

bunch

bunches


bunch

forms:
bunch (canonical)
bunches (third-person singular)
bunched (past)
bunched (past participle)
bunching (present participle)

glosses: To bunch things is to gather or collect them into a group.

text: Help me bunch these flowers together so I can make a bouquet.


bunched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bunch.


bunches

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


bunches

glosses: The third-person singular form of bunch.


formulate

forms:
formulate (canonical)
formulates (third-person singular)
formulated (past)
formulated (past participle)
formulating (present participle)

etymology_text: formula + -ate

ety-suffix

formula

ate

expansion: formula + -ate

text: This shampoo has been formulated specially for people with lice.

glosses: To formulate is also to express a problem in math.

text: I am formulating a formula to solve this word problem.

ipa: /ˈfɔː(r)mjʊleɪt/

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

verb

formulat

e


coral snake

forms:
coral snake
coral snakes (plural)

glosses: A coral snake is a venomous snake that is black, red and yellow.

text: It is rare to see coral snakes because they hide most of the time.


milk snake

forms:
milk snake
milk snakes (plural)

glosses: A milk snake is a kind of snake that is red, black and white.

text: Milk snakes look like the dangerous coral snake, but they are harmless.


heroin

forms: heroin

glosses: Heroin is very strong and addictive narcotic drug; it is made from opium.

text: The man injected heroin into his arm and immediately began to feel better.

noun

heroin


milk snakes

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

milk snake


coral snakes

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

coral snake


formulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of formulate.


formulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of formulate.


attic

forms:
attic
attics (plural)

glosses: An attic is the space just below the roof of a house. It may be used to store items or is sometimes big enough to live in.

text: I have a bunch of old clothes and toys stored in the attic that I would like to get rid of.

ipa: /ˈætɪk/

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


muffin

forms:
muffin
muffins (plural)

glosses: A muffin is like a small cake that has some kind of fruit, nut, chocolate or other kind of flavoring baked in it.

text: I do not like cake so I probably won't like muffins.

glosses: A muffin is a round, flat bread that is usually cut in half horizontally, toasted and covered with some kind of spread; an English muffin.

ipa: /ˈmʌfɪn/


attics

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

attic


muffins

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

muffin


deed

forms:
deed
deeds (plural)

glosses: A deed is an action that is done; sometimes it is brave and important

text: The man had done a good deed by saving that child.

glosses: In legal work, a deed is an agreement or contract; often on paper

text: Don't forget to sign the deed or else it won't be valid.

ipa: /diːd/


deeds

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

deed


deduct

forms:
deduct (canonical)
deducts (third-person singular)
deducted (past)
deducted (past participle)
deducting (present participle)

glosses: To deduct is to take one thing away from another; to make smaller; often dealing with money.

text: I would have a lot more money if it wasn't deducted by taxes and bills.

ipa: /dɪˈdʌkt/

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


deducts

glosses: The third-person singular form of deduct.

verb

deduct


deducted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deduct.


dash

forms:
dash
dashes (plural)

glosses: On a computer keyboard, a dash is a horizontal bar that looks like "-" or "—".

text: There are many different types of dashes that you can type on a keyboard.

text: I got last place in the 100-meter dash because I tripped on a rock.

glosses: A dash is sometimes short for a dashboard.

text: Someone dropped a brick through the car's windshield and onto the dash.

glosses: A dash is a very small amount in cooking.

text: Put a dash of salt in the soup.

ipa: /dæʃ/

noun

dash

dashes


dash

forms:
dash (canonical)
dashes (third-person singular)
dashed (past)
dashed (past participle)
dashing (present participle)

glosses: To dash is to run fast for a short distance

text: When he heard there was ice cream he dashed off towards it.

glosses: If your hopes, dreams, or expectations were ruined, disappointed, or destroyed, they were dashed.

text: Her hopes for a beautiful wedding day were dashed when dark clouds gathered in the sky.

text: My dreams of a happy, quiet home were dashed when my mother in law moved in with us.

text: She dashed her soup with too much pepper.


dashes

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


dashed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dash.


dashboard

forms:
dashboard
dashboards (plural)

glosses: An item to protect a driver from debris, mud and water.

text: All cars have a dashboard.

glosses: A panel telling someone about the car and warnings.

text: The dashboard says I have very little gas, although I have plenty of gas.

ipa: /ˈdæʃˌbɔː(r)d/

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


dashboards

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

dashboard


breed

forms:
breed
breeds (plural)

glosses: A breed can be a type of animal or plant; a species or race.

text: This breed of dog likes to bark more than most.

ipa: /briːd/


breed

forms:
breeded (past)
breeded (past participle)
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

glosses: To breed is to mate and produce offspring (children).

text: If a donkey breeds with a horse, then the offspring will be a mix between the two: a mule.

glosses: When something breeds, it is created or resulted in.

text: Icy roads breed car crashes.

breed

breeds

bred

bred

breeding


breeds

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

ipa: /briːdz/


breeds

forms:
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of breed.


breeded

forms:
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
breeded (past)
breeded (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of breed.


breeding

ipa: /ˈbriːdɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: bree‧ding


UAE

forms: UAE

pos: abbrev

glosses: UAE is a short way of saying "United Arab Emirates".


Dubai

forms: Dubai

glosses: Dubai is a city and one of the seven emirates (states) of the United Arab Emirates.

text: Dubai became a wealthy place because of the oil industry.

ipa: /duːˈbaɪ/

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

hyphenation: Du‧bai


Kuwait

forms: Kuwait

glosses: Kuwait is a country in West Asia. Its capital is Kuwait City.

text: Kuwait can be reached by the sea because it borders the Persian Gulf.

ipa: /kjuːˈweɪt/

ipa: /kuːˈweɪt/


Mafia

forms: The Mafia

glosses: The Mafia is an organized group of criminals.

text: The Mafia forced me to work for them for no pay.

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

proper noun

The Mafia


Tommy gun

forms:
Tommy gun
Tommy guns (plural)

glosses: A Tommy gun (short for Thompson submachine gun) is a weapon often used by the Mafia.

text: John T. Thompson invented the Tommy gun in 1919. It was popular because it was small yet powerful.

Tommy gun

Tommy guns


Tommy guns

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


Mitt

forms: Mitt

text: The boy who helped us was named Mitt.


title: tommy gun

redirect: Tommy gun

pos: hard-redirect


title: tommy guns

redirect: Tommy guns


junkyard

forms:
junkyard
junkyards (plural)

glosses: A junkyard is a place where trash and waste are stored.

text: We went to the junkyard to through away our garbage.

glosses: A junkyard can also be a business that sells used scrap metal and other items.

text: The junkyard is a good place to find an old car part.


junkyards

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

noun

junkyard


stab

forms:
stab
stabs (plural)

glosses: A stab is an act of thrusting or poking with an object to cause harm to someone.

text: He made a stab at me; he tried to kill me.

enpr: stăb

ipa: /stæb/

sampa: /st{b/


stab

forms:
stab (canonical)
stabs (third-person singular)
stabbed (past)
stabbed (past participle)
stabbing (present participle)

glosses: To stab someone is to harm them by poking or piercing.

text: He stabbed the man in the back with a knife.

verb

stab

b


stabs

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


stabbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stab.

ipa: /stæbd/


USMC

forms: USMC

glosses: USMC stands for the United States Marine Corps.


flower child

forms:
flower child
flower children (plural)

glosses: A flower child normally refers to a young hippie; a conformist to 1960s social norms.

text: It was the custom of flower children to wear and give flowers to people.

noun

flower child

flower children


derby

forms:
derby
derbies (plural)

glosses: A derby is a race, often with horses, around a track.

text: Before the derby, people make bets on which horse will win.

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

derby

derbies


derbies

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


flower children

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


canteen

forms:
canteen
canteens (plural)

glosses: A canteen is a bottle for staring water or other fluids.

text: There was a hole in my canteen so now I am out of water.

glosses: A canteen is a restaurant or cafeteria for students or soldiers.

text: Let's go grab a bite to eat at the canteen.

ipa: /ˈkæntɪin/

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


canteens

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

canteen


Mars

forms: Mars

glosses: Mars is known as the Red Planet in our solar system.

text: Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

glosses: In Roman mythology, Mars is the god of war. He is known as Ares in Greek mythology.

ipa: /ˈmɑːz/

ipa: /ˈmɑrz/


mar

forms:
mar (canonical)
mars (third-person singular)
marred (past)
marred (past participle)
marring (present participle)

glosses: If something is marred, it is spoiled, hurt, or damaged.

text: Smashing a hammer onto a car will mar it.

text: The campaign was marred by the death of the president.

ipa: /mɑː(r)/

ipa: /mɑr/

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

verb

mar

r


marred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mar.


hop

forms:
hop
hops (plural)

text: Make a hop over the fence and a skip over the brook.

ipa: /hɒp/

ipa: /hɑp/


hop

forms:
hop (canonical)
hops (third-person singular)
hopped (past)
hopped (past participle)
hopping (present participle)

glosses: If you hop, that means you make a small jump; often on one foot.

text: It's good exercise to hop on one foot.

glosses: To hop is to suddenly get on a bus, boat, train, or plane.

text: I hopped on a train just in time.

hop

p


hops

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


hopped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hop.


manually

etymology_text: manual + -ly

ety-suffix

manual

expansion: manual + -ly

glosses: To do something manually is to do something by hand.

text: He needed to buy some tools because he wanted to put the bike together manually.

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


Uranus

forms: Uranus

glosses: Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

text: The rings of Uranus are tilted.

glosses: In Greek mythology, Uranus is the god of the sky.

ipa: /ˈjʊrənəs/


Neptune

forms: Neptune

glosses: Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

text: You will need a telescope to see Neptune because it is too far away.

glosses: In Roman mythology, Neptune is the god of the sea.

ipa: /ˈnɛptjuːn/

ipa: /ˈnɛptuːn/


Venus

forms: Venus

glosses: Venus is the planet that is second closest to the Sun in the Solar System.

text: Venus is a hot planet because it is very close to the Sun.

glosses: Venus is the goddess of love and beauty.

ipa: /ˈvē-nəs/


Solar System

forms: Solar System

glosses: The Solar System is all of the objects in space that travel around the Sun: the planets, the moons, the asteroids, and the comets.

text: The Earth is only a small part of our Solar System.


Pluto

forms: Pluto

glosses: Pluto is the second largest dwarf planet and the largest Kuiper belt object in the Solar System.

ipa: /ˈpluːtəʊ/


dwarf planet

forms:
dwarf planet
dwarf planets (plural)

glosses: A dwarf planet is a type of space object that is smaller than a regular planet. Dwarf planets are spherical (round), but they have smaller space objects nearby them (unlike a planet).

text: Pluto is a dwarf planet because, although it is round, there is space junk floating around it.


dwarf planets

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

noun

dwarf planet


blast

forms:
blast
blasts (plural)

glosses: A blast is when something blows up or explodes.

text: The blast shook the building.

enpr: bläst

ipa: /blɑːst/

enpr: blăst

ipa: /blæst/

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


blast

forms:
blast (canonical)
blasts (third-person singular)
blasted (past)
blasted (past participle)
blasting (present participle)

text: His car radio blasted music. The whole neighborhood could hear it.

glosses: To blast can also be to explode or to blow a hole through something.

text: Blast a hole through that wall so we can escape the prison.


clap

forms:
clap
claps (plural)

glosses: A clap is the act of hitting the palms of your hands together to make a noise.

text: She made a clap with her hands to get the man's attention.

glosses: A clap can be any load sound made by two things hitting each other.

text: There was a loud clap when she closed the book.

ipa: /klæp/


clap

forms:
clap (canonical)
claps (third-person singular)
clapped (past)
clapped (past participle)
clapping (present participle)

glosses: To clap is to make a noise by hitting the palms of your hands together.

text: The crowd clapped when the baseball team won the game.

verb

clap


claps

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


clapped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clap.


Korean

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

etymology_text: Korea + -an

ety-suffix

Korea

an

expansion: Korea + -an

glosses: If something is Korean, it is from or related to Korea (South Korea, North Korea, or both).

text: Tayo the Little Bus is a great Korean cartoon.

ipa: /kəˈrɪən/


Korean

forms:
Korean
Koreans (plural)

glosses: A Korean is a person from Korea (South Korea or North Korea).

text: The class had five Koreans, two Japanese, a Brazilian, and people from a number of other countries.

glosses: Korean is the main language of South Korea and North Korea.

text: The tourist could only speak in Korean so they had to employ someone to interpret English.

proper noun

Korean

Koreans


soap opera

forms:
soap opera
soap operas (plural)

glosses: A soap opera is a type of television show with a lot of drama.

text: Many soap operas are on television in the afternoon. They are very exciting to watch.


soap operas

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

noun

soap opera


blasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of blast.

verb

blast


blasted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of blast.


Koreans

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


picture dictionary

forms:
picture dictionary
picture dictionaries (plural)

glosses: A picture dictionary is a dictionary that uses photos or drawings to illustrate what the headwords mean.

text: Picture dictionaries are helpful in learning what words mean.

irrnoun

picture dictionaries


picture dictionaries

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

noun

picture dictionary

picture dictionaries


glue

forms: glue

glosses: Glue is a liquid that pastes items together.

text: Can I have some glue to stick my pictures to the paper?

ipa: /ɡluː/

glue


glue

forms:
glue (canonical)
glues (third-person singular)
glued (past)
glued (past participle)
gluing (present participle)

glosses: To glue means to paste something together.

text: Your statue broke but I glued it back together.

verb

glu


glued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glue.


vat

forms:
vat
vats (plural)

text: Sometimes a vat is used to make wine and other drinks.

ipa: /væt/


vats

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

noun

vat


mentor

forms:
mentor
mentors (plural)

glosses: A mentor is a wise and trusted guide and adviser.

text: Some students use a mentor to help them through their first year of college.

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


mentor

forms:
mentor (canonical)
mentors (third-person singular)
mentored (past)
mentored (past participle)
mentoring (present participle)

glosses: To mentor is to guide someone, like a teacher.

text: You have never fished before? I will mentor you on how to do it.


perch

forms:
perch
perches (plural)

text: Look at that perch jumping out of the water.

ipa: /pɜːtʃ/

ipa: /pɝt͡ʃ/

perch

perches


perch

forms:
perch (canonical)
perches (third-person singular)
perched (past)
perched (past participle)
perching (present participle)

glosses: To perch on something is to rest or stand on it.

text: The bird perched on the tree for hours.

text: The dancer perched on the edge of the stage.

verb

es


miniature

forms: miniature (positive)

glosses: When something is miniature, it is very small.

text: This small toy is a miniature dump truck.

ipa: en

ipa: /ˈmɪn(i)ət͡ʃər/

ipa: /ˈmɪnɪt͡ʃər/

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


perches

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


perches

glosses: The third-person singular form of perch.


perched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perch.


mentors

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

noun

mentor


mentors

glosses: The third-person singular form of mentor.


mentored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mentor.


verbal

forms: verbal (positive)

glosses: Something that is verbal is something that has to do with words.

text: He did not just nod his head that he wanted to leave, he told me so in a verbal way.

enpr: vûrʹ-bəl

hyphenation: ver‧bal


grudge

forms:
grudge
grudges (plural)

glosses: A grudge is a feeling of ill will or hatred that doesn't go away.

text: He stole my bike last year. I still have a grudge against him.


grudge

forms:
grudge (canonical)
grudges (third-person singular)
grudged (past)
grudged (past participle)
grudging (present participle)

glosses: If you grudge something you are unwilling to give or allow it.

text: We were poor, so my mom grudged every piece of food I ate.

verb

grudg


grudges

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

noun

grudge


grudges

glosses: The third-person singular form of grudge.


grudged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grudge.


urge

forms:
urge
urges (plural)

text: After watching the basketball game, he had an urge to play too.

ipa: /ɜːd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ɝd͡ʒ/

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


urge

forms:
urge (canonical)
urges (third-person singular)
urged (past)
urged (past participle)
urging (present participle)

glosses: To urge something is to press or push it forward.

text: He urged me to go play basketball with him.

text: I'm urging you to go with me.

verb

urg


urges

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

noun

urge


urged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of urge.


cable

forms:
cable
cables (plural)

glosses: A cable is a strong wire or rope that is often made out of metal.

text: A strong cable held the two trees together.

glosses: A cable can also be a cord that allows information to pass through.

text: My internet wasn't working because a cable was unplugged.

glosses: Sometimes cable is short for cable television.

text: Do you have cable or satellite television?

ipa: /keɪbl/


cable

forms:
cable (canonical)
cables (third-person singular)
cabled (past)
cabled (past participle)
cabling (present participle)

glosses: To cable something, you use strong wires to attach two things together.

text: Cable the boats together so that they don't float away.

verb

cabl


cables

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

noun

cable


cables

glosses: The third-person singular form of cable.


cabled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cable.


dormitory

forms:
dormitory
dormitories (plural)

glosses: A dormitory is a building where students or soldiers often live.

text: I lived in a dormitory when I first went to college.

glosses: A dormitory can also be a room that contains beds and is mostly used for sleeping.

text: Let's get back to the dormitory and get some rest.

ipa: /ˈdɔrmɪˌtɔri/

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

dormitories


dormitories

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

dormitory


dorm

forms:
dorm
dorms (plural)

glosses: A dorm is short for a dormitory, a place where students and soldiers often live and sleep.

text: I lived in a dorm during my first year of college.

ipa: /dɔːm/

ipa: /dɔrm/

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


dorms

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

dorm


canal

forms:
canal
canals (plural)

glosses: A canal is a waterway (similar to a river) that is made by humans so that boats can travel it.

text: Before the canal was made there was no way to travel between the two lakes.

ipa: /kəˈnæl/


canal

forms:
canal (canonical)
canals (third-person singular)
canalled (past)
canalled (past participle)
canalling (present participle)

glosses: To canal is to build a man-made waterway.

text: Let's canal through this mountain so we can connect the lakes by water.

verb

canal

l


canaling

forms:
canal (canonical)
canals (third-person singular)
canaled (past)
canaled (past participle)
canaling (present participle)


canaled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of canal.


canals

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


canals

glosses: The third-person singular form of canal.


carol

forms:
carol
carols (plural)

text: Let's go door to door and sing Christmas carols.

ipa: /ˈkærəl/

hyphenation: car‧ol


carol

forms:
carol (canonical)
carols (third-person singular)
caroled (past)
caroled (past participle)
caroling (present participle)

glosses: To carol is to sing in a joyful or happy way.

text: Let's go and carol all of the people at the nursing home.


carols

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

noun

carol


carols

forms:
carol (canonical)
carols (third-person singular)
carolled (past)
carolled (past participle)
carolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of carol.


carolled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carol.


distinguish

forms:
distinguish (canonical)
distinguishes (third-person singular)
distinguished (past)
distinguished (past participle)
distinguishing (present participle)

glosses: When you distinguish something, you are trying to make it easy to sort the item out.

text: I can't distinguish Jan from Jane because their names are so alike.

enpr: dĭ-stĭngʹgwĭsh

ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

hyphenation: dis‧tin‧guish

verb

distinguish


distinguishes

glosses: The third-person singular form of distinguish.


distinguished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of distinguish.

ipa: /dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

hyphenation: dis‧tin‧guished


distinguished

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

glosses: Distinguished means superior to others in importance or rank.

text: Professor Charm is the most distinguished teacher I know.

text: Carlton is known for his distinguished bearing.

ipa: /dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/


cassette

forms:
cassette
cassettes (plural)

glosses: A cassette is a small flat case that holds the tape that records sounds and pictures.

text: The cassette was broken. None of the movie we filmed was recorded.

glosses: In a camera, the cassette is the lightproof container that holds the film.

text: If you open up the cassette in the daylight you will ruin the film.

ipa: kəˈsɛt

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


cassettes

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

noun

cassette


castle

forms:
castle
castles (plural)

glosses: A castle is a large, strong building used to protect the people inside.

text: In the Middle Ages, castles were used to protect the king and queen.

glosses: In chess, the castle is another name for the rook.

enpr: käs'(ə)l

ipa: /ˈkɑːs(ə)l/


castle

forms:
castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castled (past)
castled (past participle)
castling (present participle)

glosses: In chess, to castle is to take a turn that involves both the rook and the king moving at once.

text: I was going to win if he hadn't decided to castle.

verb

castl


castles

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

noun

castle


castles

forms:
castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castleed (past)
castleed (past participle)
castleing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of castle.


castled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of castle.


casual

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

glosses: Something that is casual is relaxed and not formal. It's the way we act when we're with friends and family.

text: Wear casual clothes to this party.

text: I have casual clothes to wear at home, more formal clothes to wear at work, and very formal clothes to wear to weddings and other special occasions.

text: Because you're my friend, the way I talk to you is more casual than the way I talk at work.

glosses: If something happens in a casual way it means it happens by chance.

text: There were only casual meetings – nothing that was planned.

ipa: /ˈkaʒuəl/

ipa: /ˈkæʒuəl/

ipa: /ˈkɛʒʉɘl/

audio: EN-AU ck1 casual.ogg

hyphenation: ca‧su‧al; cas‧ual; casu‧al


ballroom

forms:
ballroom
ballrooms (plural)

glosses: A ballroom is a large room used for dancing.

text: The people went to the ballroom and waited for the dancing to begin.

glosses: A ballroom dance is a type of dance done in pairs.

text: The ballroom dances included a waltz and a Foxtrot.

ipa: /ˈbɔːlruːm/

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


waltz

forms:
waltz
waltzes (plural)

text: The last dance at the party was the waltz.

glosses: A waltz is music in 3/4 time written for this dance.

enpr: wôlts

ipa: /wɔːlts/

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

waltzes


waltz

forms:
waltz (canonical)
waltzes (third-person singular)
waltzed (past)
waltzed (past participle)
waltzing (present participle)

glosses: If you waltz with someone, you dance waltz with them.

glosses: If you waltz, you move briskly in an inappropriate casual manner.

verb

waltz


foxtrot

forms:
foxtrot
foxtrots (plural)

text: He learned the Foxtrot rhythm of "slow, slow, quick, quick".

ipa: /ˈfɒkstrɒt/

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


lamb

forms:
lamb
lambs (plural)

text: The small lamb was standing in the field.

glosses: Lamb is also the meat from a baby sheep.

text: She ate roast lamb with potatoes.

ipa: /læm/


swan

forms:
swan
swans (plural)

glosses: A swan is a waterbird with a long neck. They are usually white, but in Australia they are black.

text: The swan used its long neck to find food on the bottom of the lake

ipa: /swɒn/

ipa: /swɑn/


photo

forms:
photo
photos (plural)

glosses: A photo is a picture created by a camera digitally or on film.

text: I took a photo of that beautiful old building.


photo

forms:
photo (canonical)
photos (third-person singular)
photoed (past)
photoed (past participle)
photoing (present participle)

glosses: To photo something is to take a picture of it.

text: Photo me in front of the lake so we can remember it forever


photos

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

noun

photo


ballrooms

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

ballroom


waltzes

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


waltzes

glosses: The third-person singular form of waltz.


foxtrots

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

foxtrot


lambs

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

lamb


swans

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

swan


photoed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of photo.


rugby

forms: rugby

glosses: Rugby is a football game played with an oval shaped ball. Players can hold or kick the ball.

text: He was picked to play rugby in the school team.

ipa: /ˈrʌɡbi/


tennis

forms: tennis

glosses: Tennis is a sport where players use a racquet to hit a ball over a net. It can be played by two or four people.

text: The four girls spent the afternoon playing tennis.

tennis


underwear

forms: underwear

glosses: Underwear is a piece of clothing that you wear under your clothes next to your skin.

text: I got out of the shower, dried myself, and put on some underwear.

ipa: /ˈʌndɚwɛr/

ipa: /ˈʌndəwɛə/


helicopter

forms:
helicopter
helicopters (plural)

glosses: A helicopter is a type of aircraft. It does not have wings, but has two or more long blades which rotate. It is able to move in any direction, forward or back, up or down, or stay in one place.

text: The helicopter flew over the sea and was able to land on the ship.

ipa: /ˈheliˌkɔptə(r)/

ipa: /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/


helicopters

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

helicopter


casualty

forms:
casualty
casualties (plural)

glosses: A casualty is a person who has been hurt, even killed, in an accident, or an act of violence.

text: The only casualty in the bus crash was an old man who broke his arm.

glosses: The casualty department of a hospital is where people who have been hurt are first taken for medical treatment.

text: Casualty was crowded with injured people after the accident.

ipa: /ˈkaʒ(ʊ)əlti/

casualties


casualties

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

casualty


mug

forms:
mug
mugs (plural)

glosses: A mug is a large cup for hot drinks, with a handle but not used with a saucer.

text: He drank his hot coffee from an old mug.

text: He had an ugly mug.

glosses: A person who can be tricked easily can be called a mug.

text: The teacher was a mug – he believed my excuse.

enpr: mŭg

ipa: /mʌɡ/


mug

forms:
mug (canonical)
mugs (third-person singular)
mugged (past)
mugged (past participle)
mugging (present participle)

glosses: To mug someone is to rob them, to steal from them.

text: He hid in a doorway and planned to mug the next person who walked past.

verb

mug

g


mugs

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


mugged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mug.


gut

forms:
gut
guts (plural)

text: That man has a large belly. He has a beer gut.

ipa: /ɡʌt/