misbelieve

forms:
misbelieve (canonical)
misbelieves (third-person singular)
misbelieved (past)
misbelieved (past participle)
misbelieving (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + believe

ety-prefix

believe

expansion: mis- + believe

glosses: When you misbelieve, you believe something that is not true.

verb

misbeliev


misbelieves

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of misbelieve.

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


misbelieved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misbelieve.


miscalculate

forms:
miscalculate (canonical)
miscalculates (third-person singular)
miscalculated (past)
miscalculated (past participle)
miscalculating (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + calculate

ety-prefix

mis

calculate

expansion: mis- + calculate

glosses: When you miscalculate, you calculate something incorrectly.

miscalculat


miscalculates

glosses: The third-person singular form of miscalculate.


miscalculated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of miscalculate.


miscegenate

forms:
miscegenate (canonical)
miscegenates (third-person singular)
miscegenated (past)
miscegenated (past participle)
miscegenating (present participle)

glosses: When you miscegenate, you live with someone of a different race.

verb

miscegenat


miscegenates

glosses: The third-person singular form of miscegenate.


miscegenated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of miscegenate.


misdate

forms:
misdate (canonical)
misdates (third-person singular)
misdated (past)
misdated (past participle)
misdating (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + date

word parts

mis-

date

expansion: mis- + date

glosses: When you misdate something, you date it incorrectly.

hyphenation: mis‧date

misdat


misdates

glosses: The third-person singular form of misdate.


misdated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misdate.


misestimate

forms:
misestimate (canonical)
misestimates (third-person singular)
misestimated (past)
misestimated (past participle)
misestimating (present participle)

glosses: When you misestimate something, you estimate it incorrectly.

verb

misestimat


misestimates

glosses: The third-person singular form of misestimate.


misestimated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misestimate.


misfire

forms:
misfire (canonical)
misfires (third-person singular)
misfired (past)
misfired (past participle)
misfiring (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + fire

ety-prefix

fire

expansion: mis- + fire

glosses: When something misfires, it does not fire correctly.

ipa: /ˈmɪsˌfaɪr/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misfire2.wav

misfir


misfires

glosses: The third-person singular form of misfire.


misfired

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misfire.


mishandle

forms:
mishandle (canonical)
mishandles (third-person singular)
mishandled (past)
mishandled (past participle)
mishandling (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + handle

handle

expansion: mis- + handle

glosses: If you mishandle something, you handle it incorrectly.

verb

mishandl


mishandles

glosses: The third-person singular form of mishandle.


mishandled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mishandle.


mismanage

forms:
mismanage (canonical)
mismanages (third-person singular)
mismanaged (past)
mismanaged (past participle)
mismanaging (present participle)

glosses: If you mismanage something, you manage it incorrectly.

mismanag


mismanages

glosses: The third-person singular form of mismanage.


mismanaged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mismanage.


misalign

forms:
misalign (canonical)
misaligns (third-person singular)
misaligned (past)
misaligned (past participle)
misaligning (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + align

word parts

align

expansion: mis- + align

glosses: If you misalign something, you align it incorrectly.


misaligns

glosses: The third-person singular form of misalign.

verb

misalign


misaligned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misalign.


miscount

forms:
miscount (canonical)
miscounts (third-person singular)
miscounted (past)
miscounted (past participle)
miscounting (present participle)

glosses: If you miscount something, you count it incorrectly.

ipa: /mɪsˈkaʊnt/

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


miscounts

glosses: The third-person singular form of miscount.

miscount


miscounted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of miscount.


misfunction

forms:
misfunction (canonical)
misfunctions (third-person singular)
misfunctioned (past)
misfunctioned (past participle)
misfunctioning (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + function

ety-prefix

function

expansion: mis- + function

glosses: If something misfunctions, it does not function correctly.


misfunctions

glosses: The third-person singular form of misfunction.

verb

misfunction


misfunctioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misfunction.


mismarry

forms:
mismarry (canonical)
mismarries (third-person singular)
mismarried (past)
mismarried (past participle)
mismarrying (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + marry

ety-prefix

marry

expansion: mis- + marry

glosses: If you mismarry, you marry the wrong person.

mismarr

y


mismarries

glosses: The third-person singular form of mismarry.


mismarried

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mismarry.


misname

forms:
misname (canonical)
misnames (third-person singular)
misnamed (past)
misnamed (past participle)
misnaming (present participle)

glosses: If you misname something, you name it incorrectly.

ipa: /mɪsˈneɪm/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misname2.wav

verb

misnam


misnames

glosses: The third-person singular form of misname.


misnamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misname.


misplace

forms:
misplace (canonical)
misplaces (third-person singular)
misplaced (past)
misplaced (past participle)
misplacing (present participle)

glosses: If you have misplaced something, you have lost it, usually for a short time.

glosses: If you misplace something, you put it in the wrong place.

ipa: /mɪsˈpleɪs/

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

misplac


misplaces

glosses: The third-person singular form of misplace.


misplaced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misplace.


misprint

forms:
misprint (canonical)
misprints (third-person singular)
misprinted (past)
misprinted (past participle)
misprinting (present participle)

glosses: If you misprint something, you print it incorrectly.

enpr: mĭs-prĭntʹ

ipa: /mɪsˈprɪnt/


misprints

glosses: The third-person singular form of misprint.

misprint


misprinted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misprint.


misperceive

forms:
misperceive (canonical)
misperceives (third-person singular)
misperceived (past)
misperceived (past participle)
misperceiving (present participle)

glosses: If you misperceive something, you perceive it incorrectly.

misperceiv


misperceives

glosses: The third-person singular form of misperceive.


misperceived

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misperceive.


mispronounce

forms:
mispronounce (canonical)
mispronounces (third-person singular)
mispronounced (past)
mispronounced (past participle)
mispronouncing (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + pronounce

ety-prefix

mis

pronounce

expansion: mis- + pronounce

glosses: If you mispronounce something, you pronounce it incorrectly.

text: They mispronounced the name.

mispronounc


mispronounces

glosses: The third-person singular form of mispronounce.


mispronounced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mispronounce.


misquote

forms:
misquote (canonical)
misquotes (third-person singular)
misquoted (past)
misquoted (past participle)
misquoting (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + quote

quote

expansion: mis- + quote

glosses: If you misquote someone, you quote that person incorrectly.

ipa: /mɪsˈkwəʊt/

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

verb

misquot


misquotes

glosses: The third-person singular form of misquote.


misquoted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misquote.


misremember

forms:
misremember (canonical)
misremembers (third-person singular)
misremembered (past)
misremembered (past participle)
misremembering (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + remember

word parts

mis-

remember

expansion: mis- + remember

glosses: If you misremember something, you remember it incorrectly.

ipa: /mɪsrɪˈmɛmbɚ/


misremembers

glosses: The third-person singular form of misremember.

verb

misremember


misremembered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misremember.


misrepresent

forms:
misrepresent (canonical)
misrepresents (third-person singular)
misrepresented (past)
misrepresented (past participle)
misrepresenting (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + represent

ety-prefix

represent

expansion: mis- + represent

glosses: If you misrepresent something, you talk about it in a way that gives people the wrong idea.

ipa: /ˌmɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnt/


misrepresents

glosses: The third-person singular form of misrepresent.

verb

misrepresent


misrepresented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misrepresent.


misspell

forms:
misspelled (past)
misspelled (past participle)
misspell (canonical)
misspells (third-person singular)
misspelt (past)
misspelt (past participle)
misspelling (present participle)

glosses: If you misspell a word, you spell it incorrectly.

enpr: mĭs-spĕlʹ

ipa: /mɪsˈspɛl/

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

misspell

misspells

misspelt

misspelling


misspells

forms:
misspell (canonical)
misspells (third-person singular)
misspelled (past)
misspelled (past participle)
misspelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of misspell.


misspelled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misspell.


misstate

forms:
misstate (canonical)
misstates (third-person singular)
misstated (past)
misstated (past participle)
misstating (present participle)

glosses: If you misstate something, you state it incorrectly.

misstat


misstates

glosses: The third-person singular form of misstate.


misstated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misstate.


mistime

forms:
mistime (canonical)
mistimes (third-person singular)
mistimed (past)
mistimed (past participle)
mistiming (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + time

ety-prefix

time

expansion: mis- + time

glosses: If you mistime something, you do it at the wrong time.

glosses: If you mistime something, you incorrectly measure how much time it takes.

ipa: /mɪsˈtaɪm/

mistim


mistimes

glosses: The third-person singular form of mistime.


mistimed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mistime.


mistranslate

forms:
mistranslate (canonical)
mistranslates (third-person singular)
mistranslated (past)
mistranslated (past participle)
mistranslating (present participle)

glosses: If you mistranslate something, you translate it incorrectly.

ipa: /mɪstransˈleɪt/

verb

mistranslat


mistranslates

glosses: The third-person singular form of mistranslate.


mistranslated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mistranslate.


mistreat

forms:
mistreat (canonical)
mistreats (third-person singular)
mistreated (past)
mistreated (past participle)
mistreating (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + treat

ety-prefix

treat

expansion: mis- + treat

glosses: If you mistreat someone, you treat them in a way that is not nice.

ipa: /mɪsˈtriːt/


mistreats

glosses: The third-person singular form of mistreat.

verb

mistreat


mistreated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mistreat.


mistrust

forms:
mistrust (canonical)
mistrusts (third-person singular)
mistrusted (past)
mistrusted (past participle)
mistrusting (present participle)

etymology_text: mis- + trust

ety-prefix

trust

expansion: mis- + trust

glosses: If you mistrust someone, you think they are not honest or trustworthy.

ipa: /mɪsˈtrʌst/


mistrusts

glosses: The third-person singular form of mistrust.

verb

mistrust


mistrusted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mistrust.


distrust

forms:
distrust (canonical)
distrusts (third-person singular)
distrusted (past)
distrusted (past participle)
distrusting (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + trust

ety-prefix

dis

expansion: dis- + trust

glosses: If you distrust someone, you believe they are not honest or trustworthy.

ipa: /dɪsˈtrʌst/


distrusts

glosses: The third-person singular form of distrust.

verb

distrust


distrusted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of distrust.


herpetology

forms: herpetology

pos: noun

glosses: Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians.

noun

herpetology


chancellors

forms:
chancellor
chancellors (plural)

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

chancellor

chancellors


selfie

forms:
selfie
selfies (plural)

etymology_text: self + -ie

ety-suffix

self

ie

expansion: self + -ie

ipa: /ˈsɛlfi/


selfies

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

noun

selfie

selfies

expansion: [POS TABLE]


dykes

forms:
dyke
dykes (plural)

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

dyke


libertines

forms:
libertine
libertines (plural)

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

libertine

libertines


turmerics

forms:
turmeric
turmerics (plural)

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

turmeric


pincers

forms:
pincer
pincers (plural)

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

pincer


incorrectly

pos: adv

etymology_text:
* IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˌɪnkəˈrɛk(t).li/
*
 Audio (US) (file)

ety-affix

in

correct

ly

expansion:
in- + correct + -ly
incorrect + correctly

glosses: If you do something incorrectly, you do it in a way that is not right.


Terry stops

forms:
Terry stop
Terry stops (plural)

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

noun

Terry stop


exhale

forms:
exhale (canonical)
exhales (third-person singular)
exhaled (past)
exhaled (past participle)
exhaling (present participle)

glosses: If you exhale, you push air out of your mouth.

ipa: /ɛksˈheɪl/

verb

exhal

e


exhales

glosses: The third-person singular form of exhale.


exhaled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of exhale.


adamantine

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

pos: adj

glosses: If a substance is adamantine, it is as hard as a diamond.

glosses: If something is adamantine, it is not easy to change.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-adamantine.wav

adj

more: true


adamant

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

glosses: If something is adamant, it is not easy to change.


adaptable

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

etymology_text: adapt + -able

ety-suffix

adapt

able

expansion: adapt + -able

glosses: If someone or something is adaptable, it can be adapted.

glosses: An adaptable organism is one that can change itself and its behaviors in response to changes in its environment.

ipa: /əˈdæptəbəl/

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


adaptive

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

glosses: If someone or something is adaptive, it can adapt.

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


adaptative

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

glosses: If someone or something is adaptative, it can adapt.


addable

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

etymology_text: add + -able

add

expansion: add + -able

glosses: If something is addable, it can be added.


addible

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

glosses: If something is addible, it can be added.


addictive

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

glosses: If something is addictive, it is hard to stop doing it.

text: Cigarettes are addictive because of the nicotine it has.

glosses: To be addictive to something means tending to cause an addiction.

ipa: /əˈdɪktɪv/

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


addled

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

glosses: If an egg is addled, it is rotten and not good to eat.


addled

forms:
addle (canonical)
addles (third-person singular)
addled (past)
addled (past participle)
addling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of addle.

verb

addl


addlebrained

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

glosses: If a person is addlebrained, they are stupid and hard to understand.


addlepated

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

glosses: If a person is addlepated, they are stupid and hard to understand.


adenoid

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

glosses: If something is adenoid, it is related to the glands or tissue of the lymphatic system.

ipa: /ˈæd nˌɔɪd/


admittable

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

etymology_text: admit + -able

ety-suffix

admit

expansion: admit + -able

glosses: If someone is admittable, they are allowed to enter a place.


admittible

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

glosses: If someone is admittible, they are allowed to enter a place.


adoptable

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

etymology_text: adopt + -able

adopt

expansion: adopt + -able

glosses: If someone or something is adoptable, it can be adopted.


adrenal

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

glosses: If something is adrenal, it is related to the adrenal glands.

glosses: If something is adrenal, it is near the kidneys.

ipa: /æˈdriːnəl/

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


adrenergic

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

glosses: If something is adrenergic, it is related to epinephrine.


adroit

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

glosses: If someone is adroit at something, they are very good at it.

text: She was adroit at leading our team.

ipa: /əˈdrɔɪt/

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


adulterine

forms: adulterine (positive)

glosses: A person who is adulterine was born because someone had sex with a person who they were not married to.

ipa: /əˈdʌltəraɪn/

enpr: ə-dŭlʹtə-rīn

enpr: ə-dŭlʹtə-rēn

ipa: /əˈdʌltəriːn/

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


adumbrative

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

glosses: If something is adumbrative, it tells people what the future will be like.


adulterous

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

glosses: If someone is adulterous, they are married and having sex with someone who they are not married to.

ipa: /əˈdʌltərəs/

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


endogenous

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

glosses: Something that is endogenous involves endogeny.


thinks through

forms:
think through (canonical)
thinks through (third-person singular)
thought through (past)
thought through (past participle)
thinking through (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of think through.

verb

think through

thinks through

thought through

thought through

thinking through


thinking through

glosses: The present participle of think through.


tunneled

forms:
tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunneled (past)
tunneled (past participle)
tunneling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tunnel.

tunnel


tunnelled

forms:
tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunnelled (past)
tunnelled (past participle)
tunnelling (present participle)

l


Lilliputians

forms:
Lilliputian
Lilliputians (plural)

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

noun

Lilliputian

Lilliputians


darlings

forms:
darling
darlings (plural)

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

darling


swedes

forms:
swede
swedes (plural)

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

swede


nakbas

forms:
nakba
nakbas (plural)

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

nakba


dolphins

forms:
dolphin
dolphins (plural)

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

dolphin


diarrhea

forms:
diarrhea
diarrheas (plural)

glosses: Diarrhea is an illness where the person's poop or feces are soft like water.

diarrheas


rakes

forms:
rake
rakes (plural)

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

ipa: /reɪks/

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

rake


rakes

forms:
rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)

verb

rak


efficiency

forms:
efficiency
efficiencies (plural)

glosses: Efficiency is the state or quality of being efficient.

glosses: Efficiencies are steps that can be taken to make things more efficient.

ipa: /ɪˈfɪʃn̩si/

noun

efficiencies


ludicrous

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

glosses: If something is ludicrous, it is crazy or absurd.


unjustly

glosses: If something is done unjustly, it is done in a way that is not just or fair.

ipa: /ʌnˈd͡ʒʌstli/

hyphenation: un‧just‧ly


uniquely

etymology_text: unique + -ly

ety-suffix

unique

ly

expansion: unique + -ly

glosses: Something done uniquely is done in a way that is unique.


knowledges

forms:
knowledge
knowledges (plural)

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

noun

knowledge

knowledges


efficiencies

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

efficiency


clawing

forms:
claw (canonical)
claws (third-person singular)
clawed (past)
clawed (past participle)
clawing (present participle)

verb

claw


cheapskates

forms:
cheapskate
cheapskates (plural)

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

noun

cheapskate


ecology

forms:
ecology
ecologies (plural)

glosses: Ecology is the science of the relations between living things and other living things in the place where they live.

glosses: The ecology of a place is the relations between living things that place.

enpr: ĕkŏlŏjĕ

ipa: /ɛˈkɒlədʒi/

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

hyphenation: ecol‧ogy

ecology

ecologies


ecologies

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


invaluable

forms: invaluable (positive)

etymology_text: in- + valuable

ety-prefix

in

valuable

expansion: in- + valuable

glosses: If something is invaluable it has more worth than any amount of money

text: My wife's life is invaluable to me.


kindheartedly

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

etymology_text: kindhearted + -ly

ety-suffix

kindhearted

expansion: kindhearted + -ly

glosses: If you do something kindheartedly you do it in a kindhearted way.


rosy-cheeked

forms:
rosy-cheeked (positive)
more rosy-cheeked (comparative)
most rosy-cheeked (superlative)

glosses: A person who is rosy-cheeked has pink or red cheeks and looks healthy.


syllabus

forms:
syllabus
syllabuses or syllabi (plural)

glosses: A syllabus is a summary or outline of a course.

ipa: /ˈsɪləbəs/

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

hyphenation: syl‧la‧bus

noun

syllabus

syllabuses

syllabi


syllabuses

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


incestually

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

etymology_text: incestual + -ly

ety-suffix

incestual

expansion: incestual + -ly

glosses: If something happens incestually, it involves sexual attraction to relatives.

ipa: /ɪnˈsɛstʊəli/


hunky-dory

forms: hunky-dory (positive)

glosses: If something is hunky-dory, it is satisfactory or fine.

text: When someone tells them hunky-dory news, it makes them feel good or pleasant about themselves.


incestuality

forms:
incestuality
incestualities (plural)

glosses: The quality or state of being incestual.

ipa: /ɪnˈsɛstʊəlɪti/

noun

incestuality

incestualities


incestualities

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


title: mini

redirect: mini-

pos: hard-redirect


nutrient

forms:
nutrient
nutrients (plural)

glosses: A nutrient is a something that is eaten for nourishment or energy.

text: Nuts and berries are healthy: they are full of nutrients.

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


nutrition

forms:
nutrition
nutritions (plural)

glosses: nutrition is the organic process by which an organism takes in food for growth.

enpr: nyo͞o-trĭʹ-shən

enpr: no͞o-trĭʹ-shən


nutrients

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

nutrient


resurrection

forms:
resurrection
resurrections (plural)

glosses: Resurrection is putting back to life a dead person.

ipa: /rɛzəˈrɛkʃən/


title: athiest

redirect: atheist


cold-bloodedly

forms:
cold-bloodedly (positive)
more cold-bloodedly (comparative)
Superlativemost cold-bloodedly

glosses: When someone behaves cold-bloodedy, they behave in a cold-hearted, cruel, or brutal manner.


wretched

forms: wretched (positive)

glosses: When someone is wretched, they are either cursed, or unhappy.

glosses: When something is wretched, it means that it is really bad or terrible.


wretchedly

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

glosses: If something is done wretchedly, it is done in a terrible manner.


malevolently

etymology_text: malevolent + -ly

ety-suffix

malevolent

expansion: malevolent + -ly

glosses: When something is being done malevolently, it is being done in a hostile, cruel, mean or evil manner.


cold-heartedness

forms: cold-heartedness

etymology_text: cold-hearted + -ness

cold-hearted

ness

expansion: cold-hearted + -ness

glosses: cold-heartedness is when you are cold-hearted to someone else.


kindheartedness

etymology_text: kindhearted + -ness

expansion: kindhearted + -ness

glosses: The state of being kindhearted, sympathetic, considerate and warm-hearted.

noun

kindheartednesses


hard feelings

forms: hard feelings

pos: phrase

glosses: When someone has hard feelings towards someone, they are angry at that person because of something that happened in the past.


frigidly

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

etymology_text: frigid + -ly

ety-suffix

frigid

expansion: frigid + -ly

glosses: When someone behaves frigidly, they refuse to behave cordially, kindly, or warm-heartedly.


frigid

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

glosses: When something is frigid, it is really cold.

glosses: When someone is frigid, they are not friendly.

glosses: If a woman is frigid, she is sexually unresponsive.

enpr: frĭj'ĭd

ipa: /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/


frosty

forms:
frosty (positive)
frostier (comparative)
frostiest (superlative)

etymology_text: frost + -y

frost

y

expansion: frost + -y

glosses: When something is frosty, it is very cold.

glosses: When someone is frosty, they are not friendly.

ipa: /ˈfrɒsti/

adj

frosty

frostier

frostiest


anemic

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

etymology_text: anemia + -ic

ety-suffix

anemia

ic

expansion: anemia + -ic

glosses: When someone is anemic, they have too few red blood cells.

glosses: When someone is anemic, they are weak and lack energy.

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


well-nourished

forms: well-nourished (positive)

glosses: When someone is well-nourished, they had been given enough material needed for life and growth.


hatch

forms:
hatch (canonical)
hatches (third-person singular)
hatched (past)
hatched (past participle)
hatching (present participle)

text: I saw the fledglings hatch from their eggs.

glosses: To hatch is to shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with thin lines.

text: The engraver shaded the illustration by hatching.

enpr: hăch

ipa: /hæt͡ʃ/

verb

hatch

es


hatch

forms:
hatch
hatches (plural)

text: An opening like a trap-door is called a hatch.

text: Food was served through the hatch.

noun

hatches


blink

forms:
blink (canonical)
blinks (third-person singular)
blinked (past)
blinked (past participle)
blinking (present participle)

glosses: If you blink, you close your eyes for a very short time.

text: The sun shone in her eyes and she blinked a few times.

text: She turned her back and blinked away her tears.

glosses: If something is blinking, it is turning on and off quickly.

text: A light was blinking on his phone.


aren't

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

text: They aren't very happy.

text: John and Mary aren't playing.

text: Aren't you hungry?

text: Aren't I invited?

ipa: /ɑːnt/

ipa: /ɑr(ə)nt/

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


transit

forms:
transit
transits (plural)

glosses: Transit refers to the movement of goods or people from one place to another.


transit

forms:
transit (canonical)
transits (third-person singular)
transited (past)
transited (past participle)
transiting (present participle)

glosses: If you transit through something, it means that you passed across or through something.

text: After we land at Sydney, we will need to take the transit flight to Melbourne.

verb

transit


exposit

forms:
exposit (canonical)
exposits (third-person singular)
exposited (past)
exposited (past participle)
expositing (present participle)

glosses: To exposit a subject is to present it formally, especially to educate readers or listeners.

text: The author exposits material in the difficult sections of the book.

ipa: /ik-ˈspä-zət/

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


Paki

forms:
Paki
Pakis (plural)

glosses: Paki is an insulting word for a person of Pakistani or Indian heritage, especially one who is British.


derogatory

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

etymology_text: derogate + -ory

ety-suffix

derogate

ory

expansion: derogate + -ory

glosses: If words, actions, or images are derogatory, they disrespect someone or something.

text: We told him that we would not accept his derogatory language.

ipa: /dɪˈrɒɡətri/

ipa: /dɪˈrɑɡətɔri/

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


catarrhs

forms:
catarrh
catarrhs (plural)

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

noun

catarrh

expansion: [POS TABLE]


italicize

forms:
italicize (canonical)
italicizes (third-person singular)
italicized (past)
italicized (past participle)
italicizing (present participle)

etymology_text: italic + -ize

ety-suffix

italic

ize

expansion: italic + -ize

glosses: When you italicize a text, you put a word or phrase into italics.

enpr: ĭ-tăl'ĭ-sīz'

ipa: /ɪˈtælɪsaɪz/

verb

italiciz

e


community centres

forms:
community centre
community centres (plural)

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

noun

community centre


community center

forms:
community center
community centers (plural)

glosses: A community center is a place where people from the community can meet for social, educational, or recreational activities. Community centers often also provide access to many other services.

text: They play basketball at the community center every day.


community centers

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

community center


walruses

forms:
walrus
walruses or walrusses (plural)

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

walrus

walruses

walrusses


italicizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of italicize.


italicized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of italicize.


italicise

forms:
italicise (canonical)
italicises (third-person singular)
italicised (past)
italicised (past participle)
italicising (present participle)

etymology_text: italic + -ise

ety-suffix

ise

expansion: italic + -ise

glosses: When you italicise a text, you put a word or phrase into italics.

verb

italicis


italicises

glosses: The third-person singular form of italicise.


italicised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of italicise.


Muslimophobia

forms:
Muslimophobia
Muslimophobias (plural)

glosses: Muslimophobia is a fear or dislike of Muslims.


readmissions

forms:
readmission
readmissions (plural)

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

noun

readmission


bignesses

forms:
bigness
bignesses (plural)

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

bigness

bignesses


tribes

forms:
tribe
tribes (plural)

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

tribe


buss

forms:
buss
busses (plural)

ipa: /bʌs/

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

buss

busses


buss

forms:
buss (canonical)
busses (third-person singular)
bussed (past)
bussed (past participle)
bussing (present participle)

glosses: If you buss someone, you kiss them on the lips.


pursuances

forms:
pursuance
pursuances (plural)

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

pursuance


cheers up

forms:
cheer up (canonical)
cheers up (third-person singular)
cheered up (past)
cheered up (past participle)
cheering up (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cheer up.

verb

cheer up

cheers up

cheered up

cheering up


theologies

forms:
theology
theologies (plural)

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

noun

theology

theologies


emphasise

forms:
emphasise (canonical)
emphasises (third-person singular)
emphasised (past)
emphasised (past participle)
emphasising (present participle)

glosses: If you emphasise something, you give it particular attention or importance.

text: Emphasise honesty in your sermon.

text: Your sermon emphasises honesty.

text: He emphasised honesty in his sermon.

text: Honesty was emphasised in his sermon.

text: Today's sermon is emphasising honesty.

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

hyphenation: em‧pha‧sise

verb

emphasis


roman

forms: roman (positive)

glosses: Text that is roman is upright (not slanted or italic).

enpr: rōmən

ipa: /ˈrəʊmən/

hyphenation: ro‧man


emphasises

glosses: The third-person singular form of emphasise.


emphasised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of emphasise.


civilisation

forms:
civilisation
civilisations (plural)

glosses: A civilisation is an organised culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of political or technical development.

hyphenation: civ‧il‧isa‧tion


civilisations

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

noun

civilisation


civilizations

forms:
civilization
civilizations (plural)

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

civilization


riggings

forms:
rigging
riggings (plural)

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

rigging


nicknamed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nickname.

verb

nicknam


inoffensive

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

etymology_text: in- + offensive

ety-prefix

in

offensive

expansion: in- + offensive

glosses: If something is inoffensive, it is not offensive.

text: Unlike my parents, I think farting is inoffensive.


inopportune

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

glosses: If an event happens at an inopportune time, it happens at a time that you don't want it to.


inodorous

forms: inodorous (positive)

glosses: If something is inodorous, it does not smell. It has no odor.


slurp

forms:
slurp (canonical)
slurps (third-person singular)
slurped (past)
slurped (past participle)
slurping (present participle)

glosses: When you slurp, you make a lot of noise while you drink.

text: People got distracted when I slurped my chocolate milk.

ipa: /slɝp/

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


slurps

glosses: The third-person singular form of slurp.

verb

slurp


slurped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slurp.


fib

forms:
fib (canonical)
fibs (third-person singular)
fibbed (past)
fibbed (past participle)
fibbing (present participle)

text: He was caught fibbing.

ipa: /fɪb/

fib

b


fibbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fib.


beetle

forms:
beetle
beetles (plural)

ipa: /ˈbiːtəl/

ipa: [ˈbiɾəɫ]


sheepdog

forms:
sheepdog
sheepdogs (plural)

etymology_text: sheep + dog

compound

sheep

dog

expansion: sheep + dog

glosses: A sheepdog is a large kind of dog that moves flocks of sheep

ipa: /ʃiːpˈdɒɡ/

ipa: /ʃipˈdɔɡ/


beetles

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

noun

beetle


sheepdogs

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

sheepdog


covet

forms:
covet (canonical)
covets (third-person singular)
coveted (past)
coveted (past participle)
coveting (present participle)

glosses: If you covet something, you wrongfully or unreasonably want to have something that belongs to another person.

text: Much of the nobility coveted the king's wealth and power.

glosses: If you covet something, you eagerly want to get it.

text: I think nearly every science fiction writer covets the Hugo Award, even if they wouldn't admit it.

glosses: If you covet, you wrongfully or unreasonably want a thing that belongs to another person.

text: We should not covet, but be grateful for what we already have.

enpr: kŭv′ĭt

ipa: /ˈkʌvɪt/

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


intrudable

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

etymology_text: intrude + -able

ety-suffix

intrude

able

expansion: intrude + -able

glosses: When something is intrudable, it can be broken into or intruded.

text: This is not an easily intrudable house.


heterotrophic

forms: heterotrophic (positive)

glosses: Obtains nutrience from external sources due to the lack of ability to synthesize food.

text: Humans are heterotrophic creatures.


latifundia

forms:
latifundium
latifundia (plural)

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

noun

latifundium

latifundia


latifundium

glosses: A latifundium is a huge estate bought up by wealthy Roman families.


cut the mustard

forms: cut the mustard

glosses: If something cuts the mustard, it is good enough.

text: My car is not new or fancy, but it cuts the mustard.

glosses: If something doesn't cuts the mustard, it is not good enough; it fails to meet expectations or standards; it is low or poor quality.

text: My dad enjoys jogging, but he can't run long distances. He couldn't cut the mustard in a marathon.


ecologist

forms:
ecologist
ecologists (plural)

glosses: An ecologist is a person who studies ecology.

ecologist

ecologists


ecologists

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


burrito

forms:
burrito
burritos (plural)

glosses: A burrito is a type of Mexican food that is made with meat wrapped in flour tortilla.

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


critter

forms:
critter
critters (plural)


ageists

forms:
ageist
ageists (plural)

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

ageist


demote

forms:
demote (canonical)
demotes (third-person singular)
demoted (past)
demoted (past participle)
demoting (present participle)

etymology_text: de- + promote

ety-prefix

de

promote

expansion: de- + promote

glosses: If you demote someone or something, you move them to a lower level or rank, but not physically.

text: The officer was demoted for bad behavior.

ipa: /dɪˈməʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈmoʊt/

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

hyphenation: de‧mote

verb

demot


demotes

glosses: The third-person singular form of demote.


demoted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of demote.


demotion

forms:
demotion
demotions (plural)

glosses: If you get a demotion you move down in rank or position.

text: He received a demotion to sergeant.


demotions

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

noun

demotion


transits

forms:
transit
transits (plural)

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

transit


transits

forms:
transit (canonical)
transits (third-person singular)
transited (past)
transited (past participle)
transiting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of transit.


marmalade

forms:
marmalade
marmalades (plural)

glosses: Marmalade is a kind of jam made with oranges.

text: I want marmalade on my toast.

hyphenation: mar‧ma‧lade


marmalades

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

marmalade


lest

forms: lest

pos: prep

glosses: If you do something lest something unpleasant happen, you do it to try to prevent the unpleasant thing from happening.

text: She said nothing, lest anyone think she didn't agree.

text: He paused, afraid lest he say too much.

ipa: /lɛst/


goblin shark

forms:
goblin shark
goblin sharks (plural)

glosses: A goblin shark is a type of deep sea shark, Mitsukurina owstoni. It has a long snout-like protrusion on its forehead and can grow to 3.8 meters in length.


goblin sharks

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

goblin shark


cookiecutter sharks

forms:
cookiecutter shark
cookiecutter sharks (plural)

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

cookiecutter shark


critters

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

critter


burritos

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

burrito


biometrics

forms: biometrics

etymology_text: bio- + metrics

ety-prefix

bio

metrics

expansion: bio- + metrics

glosses: Biometrics is a system that detects unique human characteristics using DNA of people.


millionaire

forms:
millionaire
millionaires (plural)

glosses: A millionaire is a person who has one million dollars or more.

text: The CEO was named as one of the youngest millionaires of the United States.

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


coconut

forms:
coconut
coconuts (plural)

glosses: A coconut is a large seed that grows in a coconut palm.


's

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

text: She's right.

be

am


's

forms:
have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

text: She's tried everything to make the car start.

text: He's never been to France.

have

has

had

having


's

forms:
have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

text: He's only €5.

verb

had

having


's

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

text: What's he want?

do

does

did

done

doing


's

pos: pron

text: Let's go to the store; I'm so hungry!


'm

text: I'm here.


're

text: You're right.


ante meridiem

forms: ante meridiem

glosses: Usually abbreviated to a.m., an ante meridiem time is in the morning, i.e., before noon.

text: The work day here formally begins at 8:00 ante meridiem.


millionaires

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

noun

millionaire


billionaire

forms:
billionaire
billionaires (plural)

glosses: A billionaire is a person who has one billion dollars or more.

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


billionaires

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

billionaire


gigaton

forms:
gigaton
gigatons (plural)

glosses: A gigaton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion made by a bomb is.


gigatons

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

gigaton


coconuts

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

coconut


quotidian

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

glosses: If something is quotidian, it is not special because it happens every day or is very common.

text: What do you do outside of work, besides the quotidian tasks of life?

text: We finally had a conversation that went beyond quotidian trivialities.

ipa: /kwəˈtɪdɪən/

ipa: /kwɵˈtɪdɪən/


platonic love

forms: platonic love

glosses: Platonic love is close, intimate and affectionate, but non-romantic love.


aromantic

forms: aromantic (positive)

etymology_text: a- + romantic

ety-prefix

a

romantic

expansion: a- + romantic

glosses: When someone is aromantic, they do not have any romantic desire or attraction.

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


aromantic

forms:
aromantic
aromantics (plural)

glosses: An aromantic is a person that does not have any romantic desire or attraction; a person with aromanticism.


aromanticism

forms: aromanticism

glosses: Aromanticism means when you don't have any romantic attraction toward anyone.


aromantics

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

noun

aromantic


currawong

forms:
currawong
currawongs (plural)

ipa: /ˈkʌrəwɒŋ/

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


Muslimophobe

forms:
Muslimophobe
Muslimophobes (plural)

glosses: A Muslimophobe is a person who fears or dislikes Muslims.


Islamophobe

forms:
Islamophobe
Islamophobes (plural)

glosses: An Islamophobe is a person who fears or dislikes Muslims.

ipa: /ɪsˈlɑːməˈfəʊ.b/


platonic

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

glosses: Platonic means close, intimate and affectionate, but not romantic.

text: Me and Jessica are really close, but our relationship is just platonic. We're just really good friends.

ipa: /pləˈtɒnɪk/

ipa: /pləˈtɔnɪk/

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

hyphenation: pla‧to‧nic


bearcat

forms:
bearcat
bearcats (plural)


bearcats

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

bearcat


muskrat

forms:
muskrat
muskrats (plural)

ipa: /ˈmʌskræt/


muskrats

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

muskrat


crust

forms:
crust
crusts (plural)

glosses: A crust is something that is found around the side of a pastry.

ipa: /krʌst/

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


crust

forms:
crust (canonical)
crusts (third-person singular)
crusted (past)
crusted (past participle)
crusting (present participle)

glosses: If you crust something, you cover it with a crust.


Knoxville

forms: Knoxville

pos: name

glosses: Knoxville is a town in United States of America. It is located in Tennessee state.

ipa: /nɒksˌvɪl/

ipa: /nɑksˌvɪl/


passion fruit

forms:
passion fruit
passion fruits (plural)

glosses: a type fruit that can be found in Brazil


hemp

forms:
hemp
hemps (plural)

glosses: Hemp is a herb that cannabis is produced from.

ipa: /hɛmp/

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


muskox

forms:
muskox
muskoxen (plural)

muskox

muskoxen


negligible

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

glosses: If something is negligible, it is small or unimportant enough that it can be ignored.

text: He is a bit taller than I am, but the height difference is negligible.

ipa: /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪbəl/

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


composition

forms:
composition
compositions (plural)

ipa: /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/


inimical

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

glosses: If something is inimical, it works against something else; it is harmful

text: Greasy foods are inimical to a healthy diet.

ipa: /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/


misnomer

forms:
misnomer
misnomers (plural)

glosses: A misnomer is a noun which is a mistaken use of the term.

text: GV stars are known as yellow dwarf stars. This is a misnomer, because they are actually white.

ipa: /mɪsˈnəʊmə/

ipa: /mɪsˈnoʊmɚ/

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


funkiest

forms:
funky (positive)
funkier (comparative)
funkiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of funky; most funky.

adjective

funky

funkier

funkiest


incel

forms:
incel
incels (plural)

glosses: An incel is a person who wants to have sex or a romantic relationship but is unable to.

text: Both male and female incels are usually lonely.

ipa: /ˈɪnsɛl/

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


concur

forms:
concur (canonical)
concurs (third-person singular)
concurred (past)
concurred (past participle)
concurring (present participle)

glosses: If you concur with something, you agree with it.

text: Do you concur with the details of the business plan?

ipa: /kənˈkɝ/

ipa: /kənˈkɜː/

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

verb

concur

r


xanthophyll

forms:
xanthophyll
xanthophylls (plural)

glosses: Xantophylls are the typical yellow pigments of leaves.


multinational

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

glosses: If something is multinational, it affects many nations.


title: ℹ

redirect: i


allusion

forms:
allusion
allusions (plural)

glosses: An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something which is not explicitly mentioned. Its meaning is understood by the reader or the audience.

glosses: Next year, I will be doing the Scottish play. The "Scottish play" is an allusion to Shakespeare's Macbeth. (Stage people have a superstition that mentioning its name is bad luck).

glosses: The special one is an allusion to José Mourinho, the football manager.


allusions

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

noun

allusion


lite

forms: lite (positive)

glosses: A lite version of software does not have all the functions of the full version.

enpr: līt

ipa: /laɪt/

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


demo

forms: demo (positive)

glosses: A demo version of software can be used for free for a limited time.

text: I'm using a demo version of Minecraft.

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


permeability

forms: permeability

glosses: The permeability of a material is how easily gas or liquid can go through it.

text: The low permeability of the limestone walls keeps the room dry.

permeability


June bug

forms:
June bug
June bugs (plural)


June bugs

forms:
junebug
junebugs (plural)

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

junebug


homoromantic

forms: homoromantic (positive)

glosses: Homoromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of the same gender.


homoromantic

forms:
homoromantic
homoromantics (plural)

glosses: A homoromantic is a person who is romantically attracted to another person of the same gender.


biromantic

forms: biromantic (positive)

glosses: Biromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of both genders.

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


biromantic

forms:
biromantic
biromantics (plural)

glosses: A biromantic is a person who is romantically attracted to anybody of both genders.


heteroromantic

forms: heteroromantic (positive)

etymology_text: hetero- + romantic

glosses: Heteroromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of the opposite gender.

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


adjunct

forms:
adjunct
adjuncts (plural)

glosses: An adjunct is something less important that is joined with something else.

text: For her, beauty was an undoubted adjunct to her ability to move from one opportunity of employment up to another.

glosses: An adjunct is a professor who is not in a tenure-track position.

text: Nationwide, salaries for full-time faculty held up well, but major shifts were underway replacing regular tenure-track faculty with adjuncts or other cost-saving devices (bigger classes, more teaching hours, using technology to reach more people).

text: In the sentence he arrived last week, last week functions as an adjunct.

ipa: /ˈæˌdʒəŋkt/

hyphenation: ad‧junct


adjunct

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

text: Though that my death were adjunct to my act, By heaven, I would do it. (Shakespeare: King John III, Act 3, Line 57)


patsy

forms:
patsy
patsies (plural)

glosses: A patsy is a scapegoat, or someone who is blamed for something someone else actually did.

text: Lee said he did not do anything wrong. He said that he was a patsy.

patsy

patsies


patsies

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


heavy water

forms: heavy water

glosses: Heavy water is a form of water. Instead of the two hydrogen atoms that normal water has, heavy water has two deuterium atoms.

glosses: If you are in heavy water, you are in big trouble.

text: He was in heavy water for spending his mom's $40.

heavy water


sober

forms:
sober (positive)
soberer (comparative)
soberest (superlative)

glosses: A person is called sober if they are not under the influence of alcohol, and if they have not taken any other drugs.

glosses: in a medical context, they are called sober if they have not eaten or drunk anything for some time.

adjective

sober

soberer

soberest


empirical formula

forms:
empirical formula
empirical formulae (plural)

glosses: An empirical formula is a formula for a chemical compound that is the smallest possible ratio of subscripts of the elements in that formula.

noun

empirical formula

empirical formulae


mendacity

forms: mendacity

text: People have come to expect the mendacity of politicians.

ipa: /mɛnˈdæsəti/

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

mendacity


anthropology

forms: anthropology

glosses: Anthropology is the study of humans and humanity as a whole.

text: In anthropology class, you can learn about the history of human beings.

ipa: /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/

ipa: /ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi/

hyphenation: an‧thro‧polo‧gy


stimulus

forms:
stimulus
stimuli (plural)

glosses: A stimulus is an event that causes a system to change its output or behavior.

text: The primary goal of the $31 billion economic stimulus package was to increase job growth.

glosses: A stimulus is something that is noticed by the senses.

text: The mice responded with fear to the painful stimulus.

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

stimuli


powder horn

forms:
powder horn
powder horns (plural)

glosses: A powder horn is a tool used to put gunpowder into a gun or cannon.


federation

forms:
federation
federations (plural)

glosses: A federation is a country formed by separate states that have given certain powers to a central government while keeping control over local matters.

glosses: A federation is an organization that is made by loosely joining together smaller organizations.

glosses: Federation is the act of joining together separate organizations or states.


ameliorate

forms:
ameliorate (canonical)
ameliorates (third-person singular)
ameliorated (past)
ameliorated (past participle)
ameliorating (present participle)

glosses: When you ameliorate something, you make it better.

text: The doctor said this medicine would ameliorate my headache.

text: If we hire more police officers, we can ameliorate the high amounts of crime in this city.

verb

ameliorat

e


supreme

forms: supreme (positive)

glosses: If something is supreme, it is more powerful and important than anything else.

text: The Constitution is the supreme law in the country. Everyone, even the President, has to obey the Constitution.

glosses: If someone is supreme, they are more powerful than anyone else.

text: The cat is the supreme leader in that house. She does whatever she wants and is the queen of the house.

glosses: If something or someone is supreme, they are much better than normal.

text: She got an award for her supreme courage during the battle.

text: The restaurant's food was supreme.

ipa: /ˌs(j)uːˈpriːm/


posterity

forms:
posterity
posterities (plural)

text: The baseball player is remembered by posterity as one of the best players who ever lived.

text: If we cut down all of the world's trees, there will be none left for posterity.

glosses: Posterity means all the people who are descendants of one person (that person's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, etc.)

text: The people wanted a better government so they could have freedom for themselves and their posterity.

text: We are saving money now so our posterity do not have to work as hard as we did.

ipa: /pɒˈstɛrɪti/

noun

posterities


cheery

forms:
cheery (positive)
cheerier (comparative)
cheeriest (superlative)

glosses: If you are cheery, you are happy and in a good mood.

text: The family felt cheery on Christmas morning.

glosses: If something is cheery, it makes people feel happy.

text: They put cheery pictures on the walls.

glosses: If something is cheery, it shows that someone is happy.

text: "Good morning," she said in a cheery voice.

ipa: /ˈtʃɪəri/

adj

cheery

cheerier

cheeriest


self-evident

forms: self-evident (positive)

etymology_text: self- + evident

ety-prefix

self

evident

expansion: self- + evident

glosses: If something is self-evident, it is clearly, obviously true. People do not need any proof to know that it is true.

text: He said he wasn't rich, but his wealth became self-evident when he offered to let me ride in his private airplane.

text: It is self-evident that you cannot work 20 hours a day and still have time to get enough sleep.


deem

forms:
deem (canonical)
deems (third-person singular)
deemed (past)
deemed (past participle)
deeming (present participle)

glosses: If you deem something safe, necessary, important, etc., you judge it to be that way.

text: Pierre's boss looked at the report he wrote and deemed it useless.

text: The military leader was given permission to do whatever he deemed necessary to win the war.

text: After he studied for five hours, Tyronne's mother told him "I deem you ready for your math test."

ipa: /diːm/

ipa: /dim/


depose

forms:
depose (canonical)
deposes (third-person singular)
deposed (past)
deposed (past participle)
deposing (present participle)

glosses: If you depose a leader or rule, you remove them from service.

text: The old president was deposed last month.

ipa: /dɪˈpəʊz/

ipa: /diˈpoʊz/

verb

depos


eugenics

forms: eugenics

glosses: Eugenics is a type of science or a way of thinking. It says that the human race can get better if we control who is allowed to become parents.

text: The teacher asked her students what they thought about eugenics, and who should be allowed to have children.

text: One student believed in eugenics, and said the government should not let retarded people have children.

text: Another student said she would never agree with eugenics programs because everyone should have the right to have children.

ipa: /juːˈdʒɛnɪks/

noun

eugenics


psychiatry

forms:
psychiatry
psychiatries (plural)

glosses: Psychiatry is a type of science. It studies mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety.

text: By studying psychiatry, scientists have found new medicines that help people with depression.

text: Before psychiatry existed, people thought that mental illnesses were caused by the devil or evil spirits.

glosses: Psychiatry is a special type of medicine (health care) that treats people with mental illnesses.

text: The doctor at the hospital decided to call the department of psychiatry for her patient. She thought psychiatry could help him with his depression.

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

psychiatries


viable

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

glosses: When something is viable, it can be done or used.

text: Jamie came up with a viable plan for getting all of her work done before her vacation.

text: If there is a fire, that door will not be a viable exit. It is locked from the outside and we will not be able to get it open.

glosses: When something is viable, it can work out well. It can be successful.

text: The two countries were determined to work out a viable peace deal to stop the war.

text: Although he disagreed with everybody else's plans for the project, he could not suggest a more viable plan.

text: The boss decided that Mai was the most viable candidate for the job, since she spoke six different languages and had been working longer than the other candidate.

glosses: When something or someone is viable, it can live or survive on its own.

text: Usually, if a woman has been pregnant for less than 22 weeks, her fetus will not be viable if she gives birth. The fetus would not be able to survive on its own, outside the mother's body.

text: The seeds we planted must not have been viable. They never grew into anything.

ipa: /ˈvaɪəbəl/

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

hyphenation: vi‧a‧ble


bacteriology

forms: bacteriology

glosses: Bacteriology is a type of science. It studies bacteria, and how they affect humans, animals, and plants.

text: Studying bacteriology helps scientists find out what bacteria causes some diseases. Then they were able to create vaccines for some of those diseases.

text: Levi studied bacteriology at school so he could learn about bacteria that kill crops, causing famines in some countries.


hormone

forms:
hormone
hormones (plural)

glosses: A hormone is a chemical in the human body that causes changes in the body or the brain.

text: When we get upset, our brains send out stress hormones. Sometimes these only make us more stressed.

text: Sometimes, during pregnancy, hormones will make women want to eat very strange things, like pickles and ice cream.

glosses: Sex hormones help children develop into adults after puberty.

text: My 16-year-old nephew has raging hormones! All he can think about is girls!

ipa: /ˈhɔːməʊn/

ipa: /ˈhɔːrmoʊn/


deleterious

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

glosses: When something is deleterious, it is harmful; it hurts something; it causes damage.

text: She thought quitting school would be a good idea, but it had a deleterious effect on her future.

text: His doctor tried to tell him that smoking so much was deleterious to his health, but he would not listen.

text: The government's program for "helping" students learn better has been deleterious to both students and teachers.


title: deletorious

redirect: deleterious


anatomy

forms:
anatomy
anatomies (plural)

glosses: Anatomy is a type of science. It studies the parts that make up living things, including plants, animals, and humans.

text: He studied for his anatomy test all night, but still couldn't remember the names of the bones in the body, or where all the organs are.

text: The anatomies of monkey brains and human brains are actually very similar.

glosses: Anatomy is the inside of something. It is something that you have divided up or looked at in very little parts so you can study it, even its smallest details.

text: After the President was fired, the reporter spent a year working on a book called "The Anatomy of a Political Scandal." She wanted to make sure she included every detail.

text: The documentary "The Anatomy of Your Favorite Fast Food Restaurant" made me never want to eat fast food again.

ipa: /əˈnætəmi/

anatomies


visitation

forms:
visitation
visitations (plural)

etymology_text: visit + -ation

ety-suffix

visit

ation

expansion: visit + -ation

glosses: Law: Sometimes, parents have children who do not live with them. A judge may give a parent visitation with their children. This allows the parent to see their children on a certain day and time.

text: After the divorce, Bobby's mother was only allowed visitation with him on Sundays.

text: I have visitation with my kids this weekend.

text: The judge said he would take away Charles's visitation rights if he missed one more visit with his children.

glosses: Visitation means to visit or go see someone.

text: I am going to see my father in prison during visitation hours on Saturday.

text: Hospitals sometimes limit visitation when patients are sick so they can rest and get better.

glosses: In some cultures, after a person dies, people are invited to a visitation so they can see the body before it is buried. (Also called: calling hours; viewing hours; wake)

text: After their father died, the family held visitation hours so his friends and family could come say goodbye.

ipa: /vɪzɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/


flip

forms:
flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)

glosses: When you flip something, you turn it over, or you move it suddenly.

text: If you flip that light switch, it will be a lot brighter in here.

text: The cook flipped the pizza dough high into the air and caught it in his hands.

glosses: When something flips, it turns over, usually quickly.

text: Her car flipped over in the accident, but she wasn't hurt badly.

text: The dolphin was taught to flip in the water when his trainer whistled.

glosses: When you flip, you get very upset or angry.

text: He said, "If I don't pass this math test, I am going to flip."

text: His friend said back, "Why are you flipping out? You know you always do well in math."

ipa: /flɪp/

verb

flip

p


flip

forms:
flip
flips (plural)

text: With a quick flip of her wrist, she threw me the ball.

glosses: When you do a flip, you jump up into the air and turn your body.

text: She did a flip into the water and landed on her back.

text: The dolphin did a flip and got a fish as a reward.


flip

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

glosses: If a person is flip, they act like they are not serious.

text: His mother asked him, "Could you be any more flip about failing the math test? You act like you don't care about school at all."

text: When his girlfriend asked him if she looked fat, his flip comment made her cry.


verge

forms:
verge
verges (plural)

text: Ahmed was riding his bicycle on the verge of the road when a car almost hit him.

glosses: If something is "on the verge" of happening, it is very close to starting. (This expression is often used when something bad or dangerous is about to happen.)

text: The country is on the verge of being destroyed by crazy politicians.

text: I was on the verge of calling the police because of the yelling and screaming next door, but the police showed up on their own.

text: After her husband died, she felt like she was on the verge of tears all the time.

ipa: /vɜːd͡ʒ/

ipa: /vɝd͡ʒ/


verge

forms:
verge (canonical)
verges (third-person singular)
verged (past)
verged (past participle)
verging (present participle)

glosses: When a thing verges on something else, the two things are on the edge of being the same.

text: The judge told the teenager, "Your behavior verged on a serious crime, but I will give you one more chance because I think you really just acted like a stupid teenager."

text: Your plan verges on the insane. There's no way it will work.

verg


protein

forms:
protein
proteins (plural)

glosses: Protein is a natural substances in food such as meat, milk, and beans.

text: Dr. Lecter told me that if I ate more protein, it would help me get bigger and stronger.

text: He told me that foods like milk, eggs, fish, and beans have a lot of protein in them.

glosses: A protein is a molecule that all cells need to live. Plants, animals, and humans all need proteins. Proteins are made of many of the most important things we need to live.

text: When a person's body makes proteins that are the wrong shape, it can cause problems like Alzheimer's Disease.

ipa: /ˈproʊtiːn/


psychiatries

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

noun

psychiatry


leer

forms:
leer (canonical)
leers (third-person singular)
leered (past)
leered (past participle)
leering (present participle)

glosses: When you leer at someone, you look at them in a rude, sometimes threatening way. The word leer usually describes men looking at women in a sexual way that is not respectful.

text: She stopped using the public pool because of the way people leered at her when she was in her swimsuit.

text: Their bosses warned the female prison guards that they would have to deal with the male prisoners leering at them.

ipa: /lɪə/

ipa: /lɪr/


leer

forms:
leer
leers (plural)

glosses: A leer is a rude, threatening, sometimes sexual stare.

text: He had a terrifying leer that made me afraid about what he might do.


grate

forms:
grate (canonical)
grates (third-person singular)
grated (past)
grated (past participle)
grating (present participle)

glosses: When you grate something, you turn it into little pieces by rubbing it against something sharp or rough.

text: He grated an entire block of cheese for the nachos.

glosses: When you grate something, you rub it against something in a way that makes a loud, annoying noise.

text: During the math test, the student grated his pencil against the side of his desk so loudly that the teacher threatened to throw the pencil out the window.

glosses: When a person grates, they say something in a loud, often annoying voice.

text: "Silence during tests!" the teacher grated in a voice that was almost as loud as the pencil.

glosses: When someone or someone grates on you, it makes you annoyed. It is hard to deal with or listen to.

text: She means well, but she has a loud, high, perky voice that just grates on me.

text: The constant sound of construction outside my house grated on my nerves until I had to leave.

enpr: grāt

ipa: /ɡreɪt/

verb

grat


grate

forms:
grate
grates (plural)

glosses: A grate is a metal cover with bars on it. It may cover things like fireplaces or sewers.

text: The construction workers covered the hole in the road with a grate so nobody would fall down the hole.


heap

forms:
heap
heaps (plural)

glosses: A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.

text: When we moved into our new house, the old owners had left a heap of garbage inside for us to deal with.

text: I dumped all of my things into a heap on my bed so I could start organizing them.

text: If that dog eats my shoes again, he will be in a heap of trouble.

text: She earned heaps of money when she was 20 and now she doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.

enpr: hēp

ipa: /hiːp/


heap

forms:
heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)

glosses: If you heap something, you pile it up high.

text: Pudding is my favorite dessert. I heaped it so high on my plate that it looked like a little mountain.

glosses: If you heap something, you give a lot of it.

text: The police heaped the children with praise after they would not get in a car with someone they did not know.

text: Her boss surprised her by heaping the blame for the project onto her, when really, the problems were his own fault.


leers

leer


leers

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


leered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of leer.


grates

glosses: The third-person singular form of grate.


grates

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

noun

grate


grated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grate.


heaps

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

heap


heaped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of heap.


expedite

forms:
expedite (canonical)
expedites (third-person singular)
expedited (past)
expedited (past participle)
expediting (present participle)

glosses: When you expedite something, you make it happen faster.

text: We ran out of supplies at the free health clinic very quickly. The Director promised to expedite the process of getting us more supplies, but a week later we still had none.

text: After Latanya spent 16 hours trying to give birth, the doctor tried expediting her labor by giving her medicines. After that, she gave birth in less than an hour.

text: The Post Office offers "expedited delivery" for packages that need to get sent very quickly.

hyphenation: ex‧pe‧dite

verb

expedit


outweigh

forms:
outweigh (canonical)
outweighs (third-person singular)
outweighed (past)
outweighed (past participle)
outweighing (present participle)

glosses: If something outweighs another thing, the first is more important than the second.

text: On my first day at my new job, my boss told me: "Your safety outweighs everything else. If there is ever a safety problem you need to tell me right away no matter what."

text: The new Prime Minister decided that ending the war would outweigh everything else in importance, so that would be the first thing she would work on when she started her job.

glosses: If you outweigh someone, it means you are heavier than they are; you weigh more than they do.

text: Jean always exercised and ate healthy foods, but she still outweighed her friends by 20 pounds.

text: Tommy refused to fight with Mike. "I outweigh you by 40 pounds," Tommy said. "The fight wouldn't be fair."

ipa: /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/

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


char

forms:
char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)

glosses: When you char something, you burn it, usually until it is black.

text: Joseph forgot that the steak was cooking. By the time he remembered, it was charred so badly it looked like a black brick and tasted like ashes.

text: The house fire was so hot that the walls were 'charred.

ipa: /tʃɑr/

ipa: /tʃɑː/

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

char


char

forms:
char
char or chars (plural)

glosses: Char is something that has been charred.

text: After the fire, all the char on the walls was so thick you could scrape it off.

text: After I use a barbecue grill, it always takes me forever to scrape the char off the grill.

text: The family was so poor that she had her first job as a char when she was 13.

noun

char

chars


chars

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


charred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of char.


expectation

forms:
expectation
expectations (plural)

glosses: An expectation is something you think is going to happen (something you expect to happen).

text: Zeke's mother had every expectation that he would go to university after high school. So she was surprised when he told her he was joining the military instead.

text: The doctors told me, "Our expectations are that these tests will not show any serious problems. But we want to do them anyway just to be safe."

glosses: An expectation is something that a person is supposed to do, has to do, or needs to do.

text: After Latasha forgot to pay her Internet bill, the Internet company told her: "Our expectation is that you will pay on time in the future."

text: His parents' expectations were that Kyle would clean his room, make his bed, and make dinner every night.

glosses: If you do something in expectation, you do it while waiting for something to happen (you are expecting something).

text: Before they were married, Bill would wait by the telephone for hours every night in expectation of Monica's next call.

text: As soon as she was served the chocolate-covered strawberries, her mouth began to water in expectation of how good they would taste.

ipa: /ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/


hypothermia

forms: hypothermia

glosses: Hypothermia is a medical problem. You get hypothermia by getting too cold. Your bodytemperature gets too low. When your body gets cold enough, it cannot work the way it normally does.

text: The children got lost in the woods overnight. It was cold and rainy. By the time the rescue team found them in the morning, they both had hypothermia.

text: The rescue team treated the children's hypothermia by giving them warm, dry clothes and blankets, and making a dry shelter with a fire inside to warm them up.

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


nomenclature

forms:
nomenclature
nomenclatures (plural)

glosses: Nomenclature is a system for naming things and putting things into categories. It is used in science, especially biology.

text: My science teacher asked me: "How is your Felis catus today?" I had no idea she was using scientific nomenclature to ask me how my cat is.

text: The teacher explained that there are thousands of words for "cat" in different languages. However, if you said "Felis catus" to any scientist in the world, they would know you were talking about a cat.

ipa: /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃɚ/


poignant

forms: poignant (positive)

glosses: If something is poignant, it gives you sadness and regret.

text: Our walk through the graveyard was a poignant reminder of life's shortness.

glosses: If something says something poignant, it is sharp, surprising, and accurate.

text: His poignant remark ended the argument.

hyphenation: poign‧ant; poi‧gnant


jointly

etymology_text: joint + -ly

ety-suffix

joint

ly

expansion: joint + -ly

glosses: When two or more people do something jointly, they do it together; they cooperate on it.

text: The President told his staff that he liked to make decisions jointly. He liked to get everybody's opinion and decide as a group what was best, instead of just making decisions on his own.

text: The teacher told her students: "You may do this project jointly. Please pick one other student who you would like to work with."

glosses: When two things cause something jointly, both things caused it to happen.

text: The police decided that both drivers caused the car accident jointly, because they were both driving too fast and talking on their cell phones.

text: Slavery, different ideas about government, and many other things were all jointly responsible for causing the American Civil War.


title: vice-versa

redirect: vice versa


et alia

forms:
et alia (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: et alia means "and others." It is almost always written et al.

text: If you are writing a long list of names, you can use et alia to make the list shorter. You can write a few names, and then write et alia to stand for the rest of the names.

text: Since the book was written by ten different authors, I used et al. in my report instead of writing all of their names. I wrote: "In their book, Fallon, Daniels, Stefan, et al. say that chocolate is good for you."


jawbreaker

forms:
jawbreaker
jawbreakers (plural)


candlestick

forms:
candlestick
candlesticks (plural)


slave camp

forms:
slave camp
slave camps (plural)

glosses: a place where slaves were forced to do labor work


dungeon

forms:
dungeon
dungeons (plural)

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


scotch

forms:
scotch
scotches (plural)

noun

scotch

scotches


renege

forms:
renege (canonical)
reneges (third-person singular)
reneged (past)
reneged (past participle)
reneging (present participle)

glosses: If you renege on a promise, you do not do what you said you would do. You break your promise.

text: My friend promised to help me study after school, but then she reneged because she wanted to go to a party instead.

text: The company offered me a job, so I quit the job I had. Then the company decided to renege on their job offer. Now I have no job.

ipa: /rɪˈn(e)ɪɡ/

ipa: /rɪˈneɪɡ/

verb

reneg


waive

forms:
waive (canonical)
waives (third-person singular)
waived (past)
waived (past participle)
waiving (present participle)

glosses: When you waive one of your rights, you decide not to use it; you choose to give it up.

text: Because A'isha knew she had done nothing wrong, she decided to waive her right to have a lawyer with her and just tell the policeman what happened.

text: Before we went parachuting, the company made us waive our rights to sue them if one of us got hurt.

glosses: If somebody waives something for you, you do not have to do something that is usually required.

text: Applying to become a citizen is expensive, but if a person can prove they cannot pay, the government will waive the fees.

text: The government usually requires people to learn English in order to become citizens. However, if a person is elderly and has been in the country a long time, the government may waive this requirement.

enpr: wāv

ipa: /weɪv/

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

waiv


macabre

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

etymology_text: From French macabre.

glosses: Obsessed with death or other frightful and shocking things.

ipa: /məˈkɑːbrə/

ipa: /məˈkɑb/


particularly

etymology_text: particular + -ly

ety-suffix

particular

expansion: particular + -ly

glosses: If something is particularly interesting, useful, important, etc., it is more so than usual or more than others.

text: Tonight's dinner was particularly good.

text: They are helpful for everyone but can be particularly useful for younger students.

text: He never does anything particularly interesting.

ipa: /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/


adversary

forms:
adversary
adversaries (plural)

glosses: If a person is your adversary, they are your enemy.

text: The history teacher said: "Our country's biggest adversary in the first war was our best ally in the second. We went from killing each other to fighting side by side in twenty years."

text: From the day we brought them home from the pet store, our two birds were adversaries. They hated each other, and they fought with each other so much that we had to put them in separate cages.

glosses: If a person is your adversary, you are arguing with them or competing against them; they are your opponent.

text: My cousin loves to play computer games with me. Even though she is only six, she is a worthy adversary. She wins all the time.

noun

adversaries


adversary

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

glosses: When a process is adversary, it involves people who want different things, and may fight or argue over them.

text: The lawyer was used to divorces being adversary, but the Lebowskis were the worst couple he had ever worked for. They could not agree on anything, they screamed at each other all the time, and sometimes they started hitting each other.

text: Our courts use "the adversary process" to solve legal disputes. Two people argue against each other in front of a judge, who decides who is right.

glosses: When a relationship is adversary, it is unfriendly or hostile.

text: Those two countries have a very adversary relationship. Every week it seems like they are about to go to war over something.

text: When they were teenagers, those two sisters had the most adversary relationship I have ever seen. They became more and more adversary toward each other until they finally left home. However, when they became adults, their relationship got much better.


joyless

forms: joyless (positive)

etymology_text: joy + -less

ety-suffix

joy

less

expansion: joy + -less

glosses: When something is joyless, it is not fun, happy, enjoyable, or joyful.

text: The company holiday party was joyless. Everyone just stood around talking about work until the boss left so they could go home.

text: When she got sick, her life seemed joyless. She could not do anything she liked doing, and she felt sick all the time. However, when she got better, she started to enjoy her life again.


reconsider

forms:
reconsider (canonical)
reconsiders (third-person singular)
reconsidered (past)
reconsidered (past participle)
reconsidering (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + consider

ety-prefix

re

consider

expansion: re- + consider

glosses: When you reconsider something, you think it over again; you think about changing your mind.

text: When he realized the temperature outside was below freezing, Pierre reconsidered his plan to go for a run.

text: Shannon's evil boss told her: "Unless you work the next six weekends, I will reconsider my decision to let you skip work on the day of your wedding."

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


incomparable

forms: incomparable (positive)

etymology_text: in- + comparable

in

comparable

expansion: in- + comparable

glosses: When two things are incomparable, they are so different that they cannot even be compared; they are not the same in any way.

text: The art teacher said: "This painting's beauty is incomparable. No painting in the world could ever possibly be so beautiful."

text: The genius's math abilities were incomparable, but when he stopped talking about math, he just seemed like a regular person.

ipa: /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/

ipa: /ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)rəbəl/


pro-actively

forms:
pro-actively (positive)
more pro-actively (comparative)
Superlativemost pro-actively

glosses: When you do something pro-actively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

text: Our school started a program that pro-actively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

text: When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she pro-actively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


proactively

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

etymology_text: proactive + -ly

ety-suffix

proactive

expansion: proactive + -ly

glosses: When you do something proactively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

text: Our school started a program that proactively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

text: When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she proactively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


coke

forms:
coke
coke or cokes (plural)

glosses: If you burn coal, you will have coke left over, and you can use the coke for fuel.

glosses: Coke is a nickname for a brand of soda called Coca-Cola.

text: I don't like sugary drinks, but my sister drinks eight cans of Coke every day.

text: When they searched the car, the police officers found two kilograms of cocaine. The car's owner yelled "That's not my coke!"

ipa: /kəʊk/

ipa: /koʊk/

noun

coke

coke

cokes

expansion: [POS TABLE]


Shakespeare

forms: Shakespeare

glosses: William Shakespeare was an English writer and poet. He lived from 1564–1616. He is one of the most famous writers in history.

text: The teacher said: "I think next we will read something by Shakespeare. Maybe Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet.

glosses: Sometimes, when people say "Shakespeare," they mean "something written by William Shakespeare."

text: Every year, the school's theater group performed a play. The new theater teacher told the group: "Next year, we will be performing Shakespeare."

ipa: /ˈʃeɪkspɪr/

ipa: /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/

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

hyphenation: Shake‧speare

Shakespeare


tuppence

forms:
tuppence
tuppences (plural)

glosses: Tuppence is another way of saying "two pence." If you have tuppence, you have two British pennies.

text: The candy cost one penny each. However, when the little boy said he only had tuppence, the kind store owner let him buy four pieces of candy with his two pennies.


twopence

forms:
twopence
twopences (plural)

glosses: If you have twopence, you have two British pennies (two pence).

text: The kind candy store owner let the little boy buy four pieces of candy for twopence.


numerator

forms:
numerator
numerators (plural)

glosses: In a fraction, the numerator is the top number. It tells you how many parts there are out of a whole.

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

enpr: no͞oʹ-mər-ā'-tər

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


numerators

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

numerator


twopences

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

twopence


tuppences

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

tuppence


cokes

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


feckless

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

etymology_text: effect + -less

ety-suffix

effect

expansion: effect + -less

glosses: If you are feckless, you have little purpose or motivation; you are not effective.

text: The untrained soldiers were feckless once fighting began.

ipa: /ˈfɛkləs/


imbue

forms:
imbue (canonical)
imbues (third-person singular)
imbued (past)
imbued (past participle)
imbuing (present participle)

glosses: If you imbue people or things with a quality, idea, or emotion, you fill them with it.

text: In various contexts these concepts may be imbued with various meanings.

text: You take your characters and imbue them with life.

ipa: /ɪmˈbjuː/

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

verb

imbu


abiogeneses

forms:
abiogenesis
abiogeneses (plural)

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

noun

abiogenesis

abiogeneses


commandment

forms:
commandment
commandments (plural)

glosses: A rule or law that is commanded, often by a god.

text: The fifth commandment in the Ten Commandments is to honor your father and mother.

ipa: /kəˈmɑːndmənt/

ipa: /kəˈmændmənt/


commandments

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

text: The Ten Commandments are some of the most important rules in the Bible.

commandment


tomb

forms:
tomb
tombs (plural)

glosses: A tomb is a large vault for burying the dead (typically made of stone).

ipa: /tuːm/

ipa: /tum/


tombs

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

tomb


cone

forms:
cone
cones (plural)

glosses: A cone is a geometric shape with a circular flat base joined to a single point at the other end.

ipa: /kəʊn/

ipa: /koʊn/


cone

forms:
cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

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

verb

con

e


cones

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

noun

cone


coned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cone.


fully

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

etymology_text: full + -ly

ety-suffix

full

expansion: full + -ly

glosses: If you fully understand or do something, you understand or do all of it.

text: I have not yet been able to understand this idea fully.


fore

forms: fore

glosses: At, close to, or towards the front of a vehicle or animal.

text: You'll find the plane's exits fore and aft.

ipa: /fɔː/

ipa: /fɔr/


fore

glosses: If something comes to the fore, it becomes important or people notice it more.

text: The problem has come to the fore again in recent months.

glosses: The fore of a ship, an aircraft, an animal, etc. is the front.

text: The captain went to the fore to have a better look.

text: She could see land through the fore windows.

text: The fore and hind pairs of wings were damaged.


igneous

forms: igneous (positive)

glosses: Igneous rock is rock that is produced by a hot volcano.

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


glossy

forms:
glossy (positive)
glossier (comparative)
glossiest (superlative)

etymology_text: gloss + -y

gloss

y

expansion: gloss + -y

glosses: If something is glossy, it has a smooth and/or bright surface.

text: a glossy magazine.

glosses: If something is glossy, it is shiny in its appearance.

ipa: /ˈɡlɒsi/

ipa: /ˈɡlɔsi/

ipa: /ˈɡlɑsi/

adj

glossy

glossier

glossiest


glossy

forms:
glossy
glossies (plural)

glosses: A glossy is a magazine with a glossy cover.

noun

glossies


glossier

glosses: The comparative form of glossy; more glossy.


glossiest

glosses: The superlative form of glossy; most glossy.


glossies

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


eleventh

forms: eleventh (positive)

glosses: The eleventh thing is the one that is number eleven (11) in order.

hyphenation: e‧lev‧enth


highly

etymology_text: high + -ly

ety-suffix

high

expansion: high + -ly

text: The two ideas are highly connected.

glosses: If someone is highly qualified, skilled, or educated, they have a lot of skill or knowledge.

text: The school has many highly qualified teachers.

glosses: If someone is highly placed, they have a lot of power.

glosses: If you think highly of someone or something, you think they're very good.

text: He became manager because everyone thought very highly of him.

ipa: /ˈhaɪli/


easily

etymology_text: easy + -ly

easy

expansion: easy + -ly

glosses: If you do something easily, you have no trouble doing it.

text: They won the game easily, 6–0.

glosses: If something could easily happen, it is likely.

ipa: /ˈiːzɪli/


despairs

forms:
despair
despairs (plural)

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

noun

despair


kazoo

forms:
kazoo
kazoos (plural)

glosses: A kazoo is an American musical instrument that you hum into to make a buzzing sound.


kazoos

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

kazoo


northwestern

glosses: If somebody or something is northwestern, they are between north and west.


northwesternmost

glosses: The superlative form of northwestern; most northwestern.


possibility

forms:
possibility
possibilities (plural)

etymology_text: possible + -ity

ety-suffix

possible

ity

expansion: possible + -ity

glosses: If there is a possibility of something, it might happen or it might be true.

text: There is a real possibility of war.

glosses: The possibility of something is how possible it is.

text: There is a strong possibility of rain today.

ipa: /ˌpɑsɪˈbɪliti/

ipa: /ˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/

hyphenation: pos‧si‧bil‧i‧ty

possibilities


obviously

etymology_text: obvious + -ly

obvious

expansion: obvious + -ly

glosses: If something is obviously true, then it is very easy to see that it is true.

text: China is obviously much bigger than Japan.

text: Obviously, you need to work harder.

hyphenation: ob‧vi‧ous‧ly


conceal

forms:
conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)

glosses: When you conceal something, you hide it from other people.

text: The politician was charged for concealing that he had been involved with the company.

ipa: /kənˈsiːl/

hyphenation: con‧ceal


conceals

glosses: The third-person singular form of conceal.

verb

conceal


concealed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conceal.


percentage

forms:
percentage
percentages (plural)

glosses: A percentage of something is the amount as a fraction of 100.

text: The second school has a much higher percentage of girls (62%).

ipa: /pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: per‧cent‧age


clearly

etymology_text: clear + -ly

ety-suffix

clear

expansion: clear + -ly

glosses: If something is clearly true, then it is easy to see that it is true.

text: The building is clearly visible from the air.

ipa: /ˈklɪrli/

ipa: /ˈklɪəli/


simply

etymology_text: simple + -ly

simple

expansion: simple + -ly

glosses: You use simply to emphasize that something is true and thinking about it in different ways won't change that.

text: We aren't buying a new car because we simply can't afford it.

text: Aliens simply do no exist.

text: This is simply a larger version of the old one.

glosses: If you say something simply, you do it in a way that is easy to understand.

text: The idea is complicated, but, simply stated, children can do more than you expect.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpli/


gore

forms: gore

glosses: gore is the violence found in television, computer games and literature.

noun

gore


gapes

forms:
gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)

verb

gap


gapes

forms:
gape
gapes (plural)

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

noun

gape


gaped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gape.


gape

glosses: when you gape something, you open it wide.

glosses: when you gape, you open your mouth as if you are surprised.

ipa: /ˈɡeɪp/

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gape

glosses: Gape is how wide somebody can open his/her mouth.


midnights

forms:
midnight
midnights (plural)

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

midnight


frostier

forms:
frosty (positive)
frostier (comparative)
frostiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of frosty; more frosty.

adjective

frosty

frostier


frostiest

glosses: The superlative form of frosty; most frosty.


cold-heartednesses

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

noun

cold-heartedness

cold-heartednesses


intimate

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

glosses: If something is intimate, it is very personal.

glosses: If two people are intimate, they are in a sexual relationship.

enpr: ĭn'tĭmət

poses: adjective noun


intimate

forms:
intimate
intimates (plural)

glosses: if somebody is your intimate, he/she is your very close friend.


intimate

forms:
intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

glosses: When you intimate, you carefully make hints to someone else.

enpr: ĭn'tĭmāt

verb

intimat


intimates

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

noun

intimate


intimates

glosses: The third-person singular form of intimate.


objectivities

forms:
objectivity
objectivities (plural)

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

objectivity

objectivities


Israelis

forms:
Israeli
Israelis (plural)

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

Israeli