slander

forms:
slander (canonical)
slanders (third-person singular)
slandered (past)
slandered (past participle)
slandering (present participle)

glosses: If you are slandering someone, you are making false and damaging statements about them.


slanders

forms:
slander
slanders (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

slander

expansion: [POS TABLE]


slanders

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of slander.


slandered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slander.


title: Atheism

redirect: atheism

pos: hard-redirect


quark

forms:
quark
quarks (plural)

glosses: In the Standard Model, a quark is a tiny particle which makes up protons and neutrons.

enpr: kwôk

ipa: /kwɔːk/

enpr: kwäk

ipa: /kwɑːk/

enpr: kwôrk

ipa: /kwɔrk/

enpr: kwärk

ipa: /kwɑrk/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quark2.wav

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


quarks

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

quark


easy as ABC

forms: easy as ABC

pos: phrase

glosses: If something is as easy as ABC, it is extremely easy.

audio: en-au-easy as ABC.ogg


clean as a whistle

forms: clean as a whistle

glosses: If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean.

audio: en-au-clean as a whistle.ogg


title: as clean as a whistle

redirect: clean as a whistle


title: as easy as ABC

redirect: easy as ABC


easy as pie

forms: easy as pie

glosses: If something is as easy as pie, it is very easy.

audio: en-au-easy as pie.ogg


title: as easy as pie

redirect: easy as pie


proud as a peacock

forms: proud as a peacock

glosses: If someone is as proud as a peacock, they are extremely proud.

ipa: /praʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/

audio: en-au-proud as a peacock.ogg


title: as proud as a peacock

redirect: proud as a peacock


blind as a bat

forms: blind as a bat

glosses: If a person is as blind as a bat, they have a very poor sense of vision.

audio: en-au-blind as a bat.ogg


title: as blind as a bat

redirect: blind as a bat


busy as a bee

forms: busy as a bee

glosses: If a person is as busy as a bee, they are very active and are working constantly; very busy.

ipa: /ˈbɪziæzəˈbiː/

audio: en-au-busy as a bee.ogg


constantly

pos: adv

etymology_text: constant + -ly

ety-suffix

constant

ly

expansion: constant + -ly

glosses: If something is done constantly, it is done continuously over a period of time.

ipa: /ˈkɒnstəntli/


continuously

etymology_text: continuous + -ly

continuous

expansion: continuous + -ly

glosses: If something is done continuously, it is done without interruption or pauses.

enpr: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o-əs-lē

ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

hyphenation: con‧tin‧u‧ous‧ly


typically

etymology_text: typical + -ly

typical

expansion: typical + -ly

glosses: If something typically happens, it happens in a common or expected manner.


immune

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

pos: adj

glosses: If you are immune to something, you are not affected by it.

ipa: /ɪˈmjuːn/

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

adj

more: true


designate

forms: designate (positive)

glosses: Designate is used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-designate1.wav

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-designate2.wav


designate

forms:
designate (canonical)
designates (third-person singular)
designated (past)
designated (past participle)
designating (present participle)

glosses: If someone is designated to take up a post or position, they are chosen officially to take up the role.

glosses: If a place is designated, it is officially allocated to a particular character or purpose.

text: Please return the trolleys to the designated bays after use.

verb

designat

e


designated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of designate.


designates

glosses: The third-person singular form of designate.


qualifier

forms:
qualifier
qualifiers (plural)

glosses: A qualifier is a person who meets the requirements for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.

glosses: Qualifier (round) is the preliminary stage of a competition.

glosses: A qualifier is a word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb

glosses: A qualifier is a marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.

enpr: kwŏlʹĭ-fī-ər

enpr: kwŏlʹĭ-fī-ə

hyphenation: qual‧i‧fi‧er


qualifiers

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

noun

qualifier


stubborn as a mule

forms: stubborn as a mule

glosses: If someone is as stubborn as a mule, they are very stubborn.

audio: en-au-stubborn as a mule.ogg


title: as stubborn as a mule

redirect: stubborn as a mule


cowboy hat

forms:
cowboy hat
cowboy hats (plural)


halo

forms:
halo
halos or haloes (plural)

glosses: A halo is a circle of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.

glosses: A halo is a circular band of colored light that is visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

ipa: /ˈheɪləʊ/

enpr: hāʹlō

ipa: /ˈheɪloʊ/

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

halos

haloes


halo

forms:
halos (third-person singular)
halo (canonical)
haloes (third-person singular)
haloed (past)
haloed (past participle)
haloing (present participle)

verb

halo

es


halos

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


halos

forms:
halo (canonical)
halos (third-person singular)
haloed (past)
haloed (past participle)
haloing (present participle)


haloes

forms:
halo (canonical)
haloes (third-person singular)
haloed (past)
haloed (past participle)
haloing (present participle)


haloed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of halo.


fit as a fiddle

forms: fit as a fiddle

glosses: If someone is as fit as a fiddle, they are is very fit or healthy.

ipa: /ˈfɪt æz ə ˈfɪdl̩/

audio: en-au-fit as a fiddle.ogg


title: as fit as a fiddle

redirect: fit as a fiddle


authenticate

forms:
authenticate (canonical)
authenticates (third-person singular)
authenticated (past)
authenticated (past participle)
authenticating (present participle)

etymology_text: authentic + -ate

ety-suffix

authentic

ate

expansion: authentic + -ate

glosses: If you authenticate something, you prove or show that it is genuine, or valid.

text: He didn't manage to authenticate the portrait, it's probably a fake.

authenticat


authenticates

glosses: The third-person singular form of authenticate.


authenticated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of authenticate.


authentication

forms:
authentication
authentications (plural)

etymology_text: authenticate + -tion

authenticate

tion

expansion: authenticate + -tion

glosses: Authentication is the process of verifying that something is genuine or valid.

ipa: /ɔːˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn/


authentications

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

noun

authentication


backtrack

forms:
backtrack (canonical)
backtracks (third-person singular)
backtracked (past)
backtracked (past participle)
backtracking (present participle)

etymology_text: back + track

compound

back

track

expansion: back + track

glosses: If you backtrack, you retrace one's steps.

text: I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.

glosses: If you backtrack, you repeat or review work that is already done.

text: If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.

glosses: If a plane backtracks, it taxis down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.

text: Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.


backtracks

glosses: The third-person singular form of backtrack.

verb

backtrack


backtracking

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


backtracked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of backtrack.


barren

forms:
barrener (comparative)
barrenest (superlative)
barren (positive)
more barren (comparative)
most barren (superlative)

glosses: If a woman is barren, she is unable to bear children.

text: I silently wept as my daughter's husband rejected her. What would she do now that she was no longer a maiden but also barren?

glosses: If a piece of land is barren, it is not producing vegetation.

glosses: If a place is barren, it is dull and lifeless.

ipa: /ˈbærən/

adj

barrener

barrenest


barren

forms:
barren
barrens (plural)

glosses: A barren is an area of low fertility and habitation.

text: The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit.


barrener

forms:
barren (positive)
barrener (comparative)
barrenest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of barren; more barren.

adjective

barren


barrenest

glosses: The superlative form of barren; most barren.


barrens

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


vegetation

forms:
vegetation
vegetations (plural)

glosses: Vegetation is plants in an area that are considered collectively.

text: There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest.

ipa: /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/


vegetations

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

noun

vegetation


fertility

forms:
fertility
fertilities (plural)

etymology_text: fertile + -ity

ety-suffix

fertile

ity

expansion: fertile + -ity

glosses: Fertility is the condition of being fertile.

text: Volcanic ash increases the fertility of the soil.

glosses: Fertility is the birth rate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.

ipa: /fə(r)ˈtɪlɪti/

ipa: /fɝˈtɪləti/

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

fertilities


fertilities

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

noun

fertility


bleak

forms:
bleak (positive)
bleaker (comparative)
bleakest (superlative)

glosses: If a place is bleak, it is empty, and not welcoming or attractive.

glosses: If a situation is bleak, there is little or no hope for the future:.

ipa: /bliːk/

adj

bleaker

bleakest


bleak

forms:
bleak
bleaks or bleak (plural)

glosses: Bleaks are a small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.

noun

bleaks

bleak


bleaks

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

bleak


bleaker

glosses: The comparative form of bleak; more bleak.


bleakest

glosses: The superlative form of bleak; most bleak.


fiancé

forms:
fiancé
fiancés (plural)

glosses: A fiancé is a man who is engaged to be married.

ipa: /fiˈɑnseɪ/

ipa: /fiˈɒ̃seɪ/


fiancés

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

fiancé


fiancée

forms:
fiancée
fiancées (plural)

glosses: A fiancée is a woman who is engaged to be married.


fiancées

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

fiancée


filthy

forms:
filthy (positive)
filthier (comparative)
filthiest (superlative)

etymology_text: filth + -y

ety-suffix

filth

y

expansion: filth + -y

glosses: If something is filthy it is very dirty.

glosses: Something that is filthy is gross or undesirable.

ipa: /ˈfɪlθi/

adj

filthier

filthiest


filthier

glosses: The comparative form of filthy; more filthy.

adjective

filthy


filthiest

glosses: The superlative form of filthy; most filthy.


spicy

forms:
spicy (positive)
spicier (comparative)
spiciest (superlative)

etymology_text: spice + -y

ety-suffix

spice

expansion: spice + -y

glosses: A spicy food feels hot in your mouth because of chilies or similar spices.

text: This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.

text: He prepared a spicy casserole.

glosses: A spicy situation is one that is challenging, intense, or potentially controversial.

text: Their spicy relationship was full of angry arguments and hot sex.

ipa: /ˈspaɪsi/

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

adj

spicy

spicier

spiciest


spicier

glosses: The comparative form of spicy; more spicy.


spiciest

glosses: The superlative form of spicy; most spicy.


smelly

forms:
smelly (positive)
smellier (comparative)
smelliest (superlative)

etymology_text: smell + -y

ety-suffix

smell

expansion: smell + -y

glosses: If something is smelly, it has a strong and unpleasant smell.

enpr: smĕlʹē

ipa: /ˈsmɛli/

smellier

smelliest


smellier

glosses: The comparative form of smelly; more smelly.

adjective

smelly


smelliest

glosses: The superlative form of smelly; most smelly.


rowdy

forms:
rowdy (positive)
rowdier (comparative)
rowdiest (superlative)

glosses: If a person is rowdy, they are noisy and disorderly.

ipa: /ˈraʊdi/

adj

rowdy

rowdier

rowdiest


rowdy

forms:
rowdy
rowdies (plural)

glosses: A rowdy is a noisy and disorderly person.

glosses: We are accused of being rowdies in the pub.

noun

rowdies


rowdies

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


rowdier

glosses: The comparative form of rowdy; more rowdy.


rowdiest

glosses: The superlative form of rowdy; most rowdy.


boisterous

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

glosses: A boisterous person is cheerful and full of energy.

ipa: /ˈbɔɪstərəs/


filthy rich

forms: filthy rich

glosses: If a person is filthy rich, they are very rich.

audio: en-au-filthy rich.ogg


gloomy

forms:
gloomy (positive)
gloomier (comparative)
gloomiest (superlative)

etymology_text: gloom + -y

ety-suffix

gloom

expansion: gloom + -y

glosses: If a place is gloomy, it is dark or poorly lit.

text: The cavern was gloomy.

glosses: If a person is gloomy, they are unhappy and without hope.

ipa: /ˈɡluːmi/

ipa: /ˈɡlumi/

adj

gloomier

gloomiest


gloomier

glosses: The comparative form of gloomy; more gloomy.

adjective

gloomy


gloomiest

glosses: The superlative form of gloomy; most gloomy.


stingy

forms:
stingy (positive)
stingier (comparative)
stingiest (superlative)

glosses: If a person is stingy, they are mean and unwilling to spend; not generous.

text: He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.

enpr: stĭnʹjē

ipa: /ˈstɪndʒi/

adj

stingier

stingiest


stingier

glosses: The comparative form of stingy; more stingy.

adjective

stingy


stingiest

glosses: The superlative form of stingy; most stingy.


scrooge

forms:
scrooge
scrooges (plural)

glosses: A scrooge is a person who is unwilling to spend money.

ipa: /skruːdʒ/


scrooges

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

noun

scrooge


unwilling

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

etymology_text: un- + willing

ety-prefix

un

willing

expansion: un- + willing

glosses: If a person is unwilling to do something, they do not want to do it.

text: We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.

ipa: /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/


outskirt

forms:
outskirt
outskirts (plural)

glosses: The outskirts of a place are its edges, far from the centre.

text: Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

ipa: /ˈaʊtskɝt/

ipa: /ˈaʊtskɜːt/

hyphenation: out‧skirt


outskirts

noun

outskirt


proponent

forms:
proponent
proponents (plural)

glosses: A proponent is a person who supports a theory or proposal.

ipa: /prəˈpəʊnənt/

ipa: /prəˈpoʊnənt/

hyphenation: pro‧po‧nent


proponents

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

proponent


secretive

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

glosses: If a person is secretive, they do things without letting others know what it is about.

text: Stop being so secretive! Let me know what my birthday present is.

ipa: /ˈsiːkrətɪv/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-secretive1.wav


atomic wedgie

forms: atomic wedgie

glosses: Atomic wedgie is a form of bullying in which one person pulls the victim’s underwear over his head.


helpings

forms:
helping
helpings (plural)

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

helping


anarchist

forms:
anarchist
anarchists (plural)

glosses: An anarchist is a person who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms.


anarchists

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

anarchist


anarchy

forms:
anarchy
anarchies (plural)

glosses: Anarchy is the state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.

glosses: Anarchy is a chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

enpr: ănʹär-kē

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

anarchies


anarchies

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

anarchy


personalize

forms:
personalize (canonical)
personalizes (third-person singular)
personalized (past)
personalized (past participle)
personalizing (present participle)

etymology_text: personal + -ize

ety-suffix

personal

ize

expansion: personal + -ize

glosses: If you personalize something, you modify it to the needs or tastes of an individual.

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

verb

personaliz

e


personalise

forms:
personalise (canonical)
personalises (third-person singular)
personalised (past)
personalised (past participle)
personalising (present participle)

etymology_text: personal + -ise

ety-suffix

ise

expansion: personal + -ise

glosses: If you personalise something, you modify it to the needs or tastes of an individual.

personalis


personalizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of personalize.


personalized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of personalize.


personalises

glosses: The third-person singular form of personalise.


personalised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of personalise.


customise

forms:
customise (canonical)
customises (third-person singular)
customised (past)
customised (past participle)
customising (present participle)

etymology_text: custom + -ise

custom

expansion: custom + -ise

glosses: If you customise something, you modify it to suit a particular individual or task.

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

verb

customis


customize

forms:
customize (canonical)
customizes (third-person singular)
customized (past)
customized (past participle)
customizing (present participle)

etymology_text: custom + -ize

ety-suffix

expansion: custom + -ize

glosses: If you customize something, you modify it to suit a particular individual or task.

customiz


customizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of customize.

verb

expansion: [POS TABLE]


customized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of customize.


customises

glosses: The third-person singular form of customise.


customised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of customise.


customisation

forms:
customisation
customisations (plural)

etymology_text: customise + -ation

ety-suffix

customise

ation

expansion: customise + -ation

glosses: Customisation is the act of modifying something to suit a particular individual or task.


customization

forms:
customization
customizations (plural)

etymology_text: customize + -ation

customize

expansion: customize + -ation

glosses: Customization is the act of modifying something to suit a particular individual or task.


customizations

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

noun

customization


customisations

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

customisation


spoiler

forms:
spoiler
spoilers (plural)

glosses: A spoiler is a person or thing that spoils something.

glosses: A spoiler is a description of an important plot development in a film or book to reduce surprise or suspense for first-time viewer or reader

glosses: Spoilers are flaps on the wing of an aircraft which can be projected in order to create drag and so reduce speed.

glosses: Spoiler is a device to reduce lift and increase downforce


spoilers

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

spoiler


clear as crystal

forms: clear as crystal

glosses: If something is as clear as crystal, it is entirely transparent.

glosses: If a statement is as clear as crystal, it is easily understandable.

audio: en-au-clear as crystal.ogg


title: as clear as crystal

redirect: clear as crystal


cool as a cucumber

forms: cool as a cucumber

glosses: If a person is as cool as a cucumber, they are calm even in difficult or frustrating situations.

text: Even during the elections, Josh was as cool as a cucumber.

audio: en-au-cool as a cucumber.ogg


title: as cool as a cucumber

redirect: cool as a cucumber


sly as a fox

forms: sly as a fox

glosses: If a person is as sly as a fox, they are cunning.

audio: en-au-sly as a fox.ogg


title: as sly as a fox

redirect: sly as a fox


sure as eggs is eggs

forms: sure as eggs is eggs

glosses: Something that is most certainly going to happen.

text: At this time of year, sure as eggs is eggs, the TV starts filling with Christmas ads for toys.

audio: en-au-sure as eggs is eggs.ogg


title: as sure as eggs is eggs

redirect: sure as eggs is eggs


thick as two short planks

forms: thick as two short planks

glosses: If a person is as thick as two short planks, they are very stupid.


title: as thick as two short planks

redirect: thick as two short planks


ingest

forms:
ingest (canonical)
ingests (third-person singular)
ingested (past)
ingested (past participle)
ingesting (present participle)

glosses: When you ingest something, you swallow it or otherwise consume it.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛst/

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


ingests

glosses: The third-person singular form of ingest.

verb

ingest


ingested

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ingest.


repatriate

forms:
repatriate
repatriates (plural)

glosses: A repatriate is a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored.

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


repatriate

forms:
repatriate (canonical)
repatriates (third-person singular)
repatriated (past)
repatriated (past participle)
repatriating (present participle)

glosses: If a person is being repatriated, they are being brought back to his or her own country.

repatriat


repatriates

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

noun

repatriate


repatriates

glosses: The third-person singular form of repatriate.


repatriated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of repatriate.


citizenship

forms:
citizenship
citizenships (plural)

etymology_text: citizen + -ship

ety-suffix

citizen

ship

expansion: citizen + -ship

glosses: Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the law as being a citizen of a country.

ipa: /ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/


citizenships

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

noun

citizenship


toolbar

forms:
toolbar
toolbars (plural)

glosses: A toolbar is a row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application.


toolbars

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

toolbar


collectable

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

etymology_text: collect + -able

ety-suffix

collect

able

expansion: collect + -able

glosses: If something is collectable, it is worthy or suitable for collecting.

ipa: /kəˈlɛktɪbəl/

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


collectable

forms:
collectable
collectables (plural)

glosses: A collectable is anything that is valued and sought by collectors.


collectible

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

etymology_text: collect + -ible

ible

expansion: collect + -ible

glosses: If something is collectible, it is worthy or suitable for collecting.


collectible

forms:
collectible
collectibles (plural)

glosses: A collectible is anything that is valued and sought by collectors.


collectables

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

noun

collectable


collectibles

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

collectible


burnish

forms:
burnish (canonical)
burnishes (third-person singular)
burnished (past)
burnished (past participle)
burnishing (present participle)

glosses: If you burnish something, you make it smooth or shiny by rubbing. .

text: In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look.

ipa: /ˈbɜː(r)nɪʃ/

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

verb

burnish

es


burnishes

glosses: The third-person singular form of burnish.


burnished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of burnish.


firings

forms:
firing
firings (plural)

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

noun

firing


kiln

forms:
kiln
kilns (plural)

glosses: A kiln is an oven or furnace for hardening, burning, calcining or drying.

text: Before placing the clay into the kiln for firing, please preheat it to 300 degrees Celsius.

ipa: /kɪl(n)/


kilns

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

kiln


calcine

forms:
calcine (canonical)
calcines (third-person singular)
calcined (past)
calcined (past participle)
calcining (present participle)

glosses: If you calcine something, you heat it without melting in order to drive off water etc., and to oxidize.

ipa: /ˈkælˌsaɪn/

ipa: /ˈkælsaɪn/

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

hyphenation: calc‧ine

verb

calcin


calcines

glosses: The third-person singular form of calcine.


calcined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of calcine.


autistic

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

etymology_text: autism + -istic

ety-suffix

autism

istic

expansion: autism + -istic

glosses: If a person is autistic, they suffer from autism.

text: John was autistic, so he did not learn like others.

hyphenation: au‧ti‧stic


autistic

forms:
autistic
autistics (plural)


autistics

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

noun

autistic


bibliography

forms:
bibliography
bibliographies (plural)

glosses: Bibliography is a section of a written work containing citations to all the books referred to in the work.

glosses: Bibliography is a list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.

ipa: /bɪbliɒɡrəfi/

bibliographies


bibliographies

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

bibliography


cruelty

forms:
cruelty
cruelties (plural)

etymology_text: cruel + -ty

ety-suffix

cruel

ty

expansion: cruel + -ty

glosses: Cruelty is a cruel behavior or attitude where the person do not care whether they harm others.

text: The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals.

ipa: /ˈkruː(ə)lti/

cruelties


cruelties

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

noun

cruelty


pneumonia

forms:
pneumonia
pneumonias (plural)

glosses: Pneumonia is an acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms.

ipa: /njuˈməʊniə/

ipa: /nuˈmoʊniə/

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


pneumonias

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

pneumonia


inflammation

forms:
inflammation
inflammations (plural)

glosses: Inflammation a condition where a part of the body becomes reddened, swollen and painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

ipa: /ɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/


inflammations

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

inflammation


progression

forms:
progression
progressions (plural)

glosses: Progression is the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state.

ipa: /prəˈɡrɛʃən/

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


progressions

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

progression


humiliate

forms:
humiliate (canonical)
humiliates (third-person singular)
humiliated (past)
humiliated (past participle)
humiliating (present participle)

glosses: If you humiliate a person, you make then feel ashamed by injuring their dignity and pride.

ipa: /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

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

verb

humiliat


humiliates

glosses: The third-person singular form of humiliate.


humiliated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of humiliate.


minuscule

forms:
minuscule
minuscules (plural)

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


minuscule

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

glosses: If something is minuscule, it is small or tiny.


minuscules

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

noun

minuscule


bald as a coot

forms: bald as a coot

glosses: If a person is as bald as a coot, they are totally bald; without any hair on their head.

audio: en-au-bald as a coot.ogg


title: as bald as a coot

redirect: bald as a coot


white as a sheet

forms: white as a sheet

glosses: If a person's face is as white as a sheet, it is very pale, as if suffering from shock.

audio: en-au-white as a sheet.ogg


title: as white as a sheet

redirect: white as a sheet


bent as a nine-bob note

forms: bent as a nine-bob note

glosses: If a person is as bent as a nine-bob note, they are extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.

audio: en-au-bent as a nine-bob note.ogg


phony as a three-dollar bill

forms: phony as a three-dollar bill

glosses: If a person is as phony as a three-dollar bill, they are extremely fake or dishonest.

audio: en-au-phony as a three-dollar bill.ogg


title: as phony as a three-dollar bill

redirect: phony as a three-dollar bill


title: as bent as a nine-bob note

redirect: bent as a nine-bob note


phoney

forms:
phoney (positive)
phonier (comparative)
phoniest (superlative)

glosses: If something is phoney, it is not genuine.

text: A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

ipa: /ˈfoʊni/

adj

phoney

phonier

phoniest


phoney

forms:
phoney
phonies (plural)

glosses: A phoney is a person who assumes an identity of another person.

text: He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phoney.

noun

phonies


phony

forms:
phony (positive)
phonier (comparative)
phoniest (superlative)

adj

phony


phony

forms:
phony
phonies (plural)

glosses: A phony is a person who assumes an identity of another person.

text: He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.


phonies

forms:
phony
phoney
phonies (plural)

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

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


phonier

forms:
phony (positive)
phoney (positive)
phonier (comparative)
phoniest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of phony; most phony.

glosses: The superlative form of phoney; most phoney.


biker

forms:
biker
bikers (plural)

glosses: A biker is a person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club.

ipa: /ˈbaɪkɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Benoît Prieur-biker.wav


bikers

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

noun

biker


ambulate

forms:
ambulate (canonical)
ambulates (third-person singular)
ambulated (past)
ambulated (past participle)
ambulating (present participle)

glosses: If you ambulate yourself, you relocate yourself under the power of your own legs.

text: Peter slowly ambulated to the bathroom, favoring his strained knee.

ipa: /ˈæmbjʊleɪt/

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

verb

ambulat


ambulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of ambulate.


ambulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ambulate.


relocate

forms:
relocate (canonical)
relocates (third-person singular)
relocated (past)
relocated (past participle)
relocating (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + locate

ety-prefix

re

locate

expansion: re- + locate

glosses: If you relocate something, you move it from one place to another.

text: We had to relocate the magazine rack because we bruised our shins on it too frequently when it was near the door.

glosses: If someone relocates', they change one's domicile or place of business.

text: Alfred relocated to Colorado Springs to take advantage of the boom in the defence industry.

ipa: /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt/

ipa: /ˌriˈloʊ̯keɪ̯t/

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

relocat


relocates

glosses: The third-person singular form of relocate.


relocated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of relocate.


annunciation

forms:
annunciation
annunciations (plural)

glosses: An annunciation is the announcement of something.


annunciations

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

noun

annunciation


annunciate

forms:
annunciate (canonical)
annunciates (third-person singular)
annunciated (past)
annunciated (past participle)
annunciating (present participle)

glosses: If you annunciate something, you announce it.

ipa: /əˈnʌnsɪeɪt/

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

verb

annunciat


annunciates

glosses: The third-person singular form of annunciate.


annunciated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of annunciate.


aplomb

forms: aplomb

glosses: If you do something with aplomb, you do it with confidence.

text: She passed the test with aplomb.

ipa: /əˈplʌm/

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


arpeggio

forms:
arpeggio
arpeggios or arpeggi (plural)

glosses: An arpeggio is the notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.

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

noun

arpeggi


arpeggios

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

arpeggio

arpeggios


individually

etymology_text: individual + -ly

ety-suffix

individual

ly

expansion: individual + -ly

glosses: If you do something individually, you do it by yourself.


independently

etymology_text:
in- + dependent + -ly
independent + dependently

ety-affix

in

dependent

ly

glosses: If you do something independently, you do it without the help of others.

ipa: /ɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/

hyphenation: in‧de‧pend‧ent‧ly


separately

etymology_text: separate + -ly

ety-suffix

separate

expansion: separate + -ly

glosses: If you do something separately, you do it as individual entities.

text: We've been living separately for three years.

ipa: /ˈsɛprətli/

hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate‧ly


avow

forms:
avow (canonical)
avows (third-person singular)
avowed (past)
avowed (past participle)
avowing (present participle)

glosses: If you avow, you declare something openly and boldly. Often a form of political posturing or grandstanding.

ipa: /əˈvaʊ/

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

hyphenation: a‧vow


avows

verb

avow


avowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of avow.


openly

etymology_text: open + -ly

ety-suffix

open

expansion: open + -ly

glosses: If you do something openly, you do it without hiding.

ipa: /ˈoʊpənli/


boldlier

forms:
boldly (positive)
boldlier (comparative)
Superlativeboldliest

glosses: The comparative form of boldly; more boldly.

adverb

boldly

boldlier

boldliest


boldliest

glosses: The superlative form of boldly; most boldly.


boldly

etymology_text: bold + -ly

ety-suffix

bold

expansion: bold + -ly

glosses: If you do something boldly, you do it with confidence and courage.

text: To boldly go where no man has gone before.

ipa: /ˈboʊldli/

ipa: /ˈbəʊldli/

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

hyphenation: bold‧ly


daringly

etymology_text: daring + -ly

daring

expansion: daring + -ly

glosses: If you do something daringly, you do it with courage.


adventurous

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

glosses: An adventurous person is willing to take risks or to try out new methods.


blueberry

forms:
blueberry
blueberries (plural)

etymology_text: blue + berry

compound

blue

berry

expansion: blue + berry

ipa: /ˈbluːb(ə)ri/

enpr: blu'bĕ"rē

noun

blueberry

blueberries


blueberries

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


fragrant

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

glosses: If something is fragrant, it has a pleasant or sweet smell.


fragrance

forms:
fragrance
fragrances (plural)

glosses: A fragrance is a pleasant smell or odour.

enpr: frāʹ-grəns

ipa: /ˈfreɪɡrəns/


fragrances

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

fragrance


gingerbread

forms:
gingerbread
gingerbreads (plural)

etymology_text: ginger + bread

compound

ginger

bread

expansion: ginger + bread

glosses: A gingerbread is a type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.

glosses: A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɪn(d͡)ʒəbrɛd/

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚbrɛd/

hyphenation: gin‧ger‧bread


gingerbreads

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

noun

gingerbread


flamboyant

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

glosses: If something is flamboyant, it tends to attract attention due to its appearance.

ipa: /flamˈbɔɪənt/

ipa: /flæmˈbɔɪ(j)ənt/

hyphenation: flam‧boy‧ant


cocoa

forms:
cocoa
cocoas (plural)

glosses: Cocoa is a powder made from roasted and ground cacao seeds.

glosses: A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.

text: Do you like cocoa?

enpr: kōʹkō


cocoas

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

cocoa


cacao

forms:
cacao
cacaos (plural)

glosses: Cacao is a tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate.

ipa: /kəˈkɑːəʊ̯/

ipa: /kəˈkaʊ̯/

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


cacaos

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

cacao


caramel

forms:
caramel
caramels (plural)

glosses: Caramel is a smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky.

glosses: A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.


caramels

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

caramel


polymerise

forms:
polymerise (canonical)
polymerises (third-person singular)
polymerised (past)
polymerised (past participle)
polymerising (present participle)

etymology_text: polymer + -ise

glosses: If something polymerises, it converts from a monomer to a polymer by polymerisation.

ipa: /ˈpɒlɨmərʌɪz/

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

hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ise

verb

polymeris

e


polymerize

forms:
polymerize (canonical)
polymerizes (third-person singular)
polymerized (past)
polymerized (past participle)
polymerizing (present participle)

etymology_text: polymer + -ize

glosses: If something polymerizes, it converts from a monomer to a polymer by polymerization.

hyphenation: po‧ly‧mer‧ize

polymeriz


polymerises

glosses: The third-person singular form of polymerise.


polymerised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of polymerise.


polymerizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of polymerize.


polymerized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of polymerize.


polymerization

forms:
polymerization
polymerizations (plural)

glosses: Polymerization is the chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding monomers together.


polymerisation

forms:
polymerisation
polymerisations (plural)

glosses: Polymerisation is the chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding monomers together.


polymerizations

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

noun

polymerization


polymerisations

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

polymerisation


strawberry blonde

forms: strawberry blonde (positive)

glosses: If hair is strawberry blonde it is light red, or a color between red and blonde.

glosses: If you are strawberry blonde you have this color hair.


adjudge

forms:
adjudge (canonical)
adjudges (third-person singular)
adjudged (past)
adjudged (past participle)
adjudging (present participle)

glosses: If you adjudge something, you consider or declare it to be true.

text: She was adjudged guilty.

ipa: /əˈdʒʌdʒ/

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

verb

adjudg


adjudges

glosses: The third-person singular form of adjudge.


adjudged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of adjudge.


airstrip

forms:
airstrip
airstrips (plural)

glosses: An aircraft is an aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.


airstrips

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

noun

airstrip


amphitheatre

forms:
amphitheatre
amphitheatres (plural)

glosses: An amphitheatre is an outdoor theatre with a central space, surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for performance.

glosses: A natural formation of the shape of an amphitheatre, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or complete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.

ipa: /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/


amphitheatres

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

amphitheatre


amphitheater

forms:
amphitheater
amphitheaters (plural)

glosses: An amphitheater is an outdoor theatre with a central space, surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators, for performance.

glosses: A natural formation of the shape of an amphitheater, where a steep mountain or slope a particular rock formation forms a partial or compete bowl, especially one used as a performance space (and possibly modified by carving out seats, etc) because the slopes naturally amplify or echo sound.

ipa: /ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/


amphitheaters

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

amphitheater


cosmology

forms:
cosmology
cosmologies (plural)

glosses: Cosmology is the study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin, evolution, and fate.

ipa: /kɒzˈmɒlədʒi/

hyphenation: cos‧mo‧lo‧gy

cosmologies


cosmologies

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

cosmology


cosmologist

forms:
cosmologist
cosmologists (plural)

glosses: A cosmologist' is a person who studies cosmology.


cosmologists

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

cosmologist


countess

forms:
countess
countesses (plural)

glosses: A countess is the wife of a count or earl.

glosses: A countess is a woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

ipa: /ˈkaʊntɨs/

countesses


countesses

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

countess


earl

forms:
earl
earls (plural)

glosses: An earl is a British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.

enpr: ûrl

ipa: /ɜːl/

ipa: /ɝl/


earls

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

earl


earldom

forms:
earldom
earldoms (plural)

etymology_text: earl + -dom

ety-suffix

dom

expansion: earl + -dom

glosses: Earldom is the territory controlled by an earl.

ipa: /ˈərldəm/


earldoms

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

noun

earldom

expansion: [POS TABLE]


viscount

forms:
viscount
viscounts (plural)

glosses: A viscount is a British or Irish nobleman, above a baron but below a count or earl. A female using the style is termed a viscountess.

enpr: vīʹkount

ipa: /ˈvaɪkaʊnt/

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


viscounts

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

viscount


viscountess

forms:
viscountess
viscountesses (plural)

glosses: A viscountess is the wife of a viscount.

glosses: A viscountess is a woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right.

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

viscountesses


viscountesses

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

viscountess


baron

forms:
baron
barons (plural)

glosses: A baron is a male member of the lowest rank of English nobility. A female using the style is termed a baroness.

ipa: /ˈbærən/

ipa: /ˈbɛrən/

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


barons

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

baron


barony

forms:
barony
baronies (plural)

glosses: A barony is the territory controlled by an baron.

glosses: A barony is the rank or position of a baron.

baronies


baronies

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

barony


baroness

forms:
baroness
baronesses (plural)

etymology_text: baron + -ess

ety-suffix

ess

expansion: baron + -ess

glosses: A baroness is a woman holding the rank of baron in her own right.

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

baronesses


baronesses

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

noun

baroness


marquess

forms:
marquess
marquesses (plural)

glosses: Marquess is the title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl. A female using the style is termed a marchioness.

marquesses


marquesses

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

marquess


marchioness

forms:
marchioness
marchionesses (plural)

glosses: A marchioness is the wife of a marquess.

glosses: A marchioness is a woman holding the rank of marquess in her own right.

ipa: /ˈmɑrʃənɨs/

marchionesses


marchionesses

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

marchioness


nobleman

forms:
nobleman
noblemen (plural)

glosses: A nobleman is a man who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy; a peer.

ipa: /ˈnoʊbl̩mən/

ipa: /ˈnəʊbl̩mən/

hyphenation: no‧ble‧man

noblemen


noblemen

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

nobleman


aristocracy

forms:
aristocracy
aristocracies (plural)

glosses: An aristocracy is the highest class of people in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices.

hyphenation: a‧ris‧to‧cra‧cy

aristocracies


aristocracies

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

aristocracy


hereditary

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

glosses: Hereditary is something that is passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.

text: Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.

glosses: If a disease is hereditary, it is passed from a parent to offspring in the genes

text: Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.

ipa: /həˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri/

ipa: /həˈrɛdɪˌtɛri/

hyphenation: he‧red‧i‧ta‧ry


haemophilia

forms:
haemophilia
haemophilias (plural)

glosses: Haemophilia is a medical condition where the body's ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury.

ipa: /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/

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


haemophilias

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

haemophilia


hemophilia

forms:
hemophilia
hemophilias (plural)

glosses: Hemophilia is a medical condition where the body's ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury.


hemophilias

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

hemophilia


inheritance

forms:
inheritance
inheritances (plural)

etymology_text: inherit + -ance

ety-suffix

inherit

ance

expansion: inherit + -ance

glosses: An inheritance is something that is passed down to others upon the death of a person.

ipa: /ɪnˈhɛrətəns/


inheritances

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

noun

inheritance


nobility

forms:
nobility
nobilities (plural)

glosses: Nobility is a privileged social class, usually accompanied by a hereditary title.

glosses: Nobility is the quality of being a good person, whom other people should respect and admire.

ipa: /noʊˈbɪlɪti/

ipa: /nəʊˈbɪlɪti/

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

nobilities


nobilities

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

nobility


privileged

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

glosses: If someone is privileged, they have special rights or advantages in something.

ipa: /ˈprɪv(ɪ)lɪdʒd/

hyphenation: priv‧i‧leged


plebeian

forms:
plebeian
plebeians (plural)

glosses: A plebeian is a commoner, now usually used to insult someone as a low, vulgar person.

ipa: /plɪˈbiːən/


plebeian

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

glosses: If something is plebeian, it is related to common people.


plebeians

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

plebeian


aristocrat

forms:
aristocrat
aristocrats (plural)

glosses: An aristocrat is a person that is a member the aristocracy.

ipa: /ˈærɪstəˌkræt/

ipa: /əˈrɪstəkræt/

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


aristocrats

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

aristocrat


grapple

forms:
grapple (canonical)
grapples (third-person singular)
grappled (past)
grappled (past participle)
grappling (present participle)

glosses: If you grapple, you engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons.

enpr: grăpʹəl

ipa: /ˈɡræpəl/

hyphenation: grap‧ple

verb

grappl


grapple

forms:
grapple
grapples (plural)

glosses: A grapple is a tool with hooks which is used to catch or hold onto something.


grapples

glosses: The third-person singular form of grapple.


grapples

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

noun

grapple


grappled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grapple.


grappling hook

forms:
grappling hook
grappling hooks (plural)

glosses: A grappling hook is a hook attached to a line and designed to be thrown at a target for the purpose of catching hold of it.

enpr: grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng ho͝ok'

ipa: /ˈɡræp(ə)lɪŋ ˌhʊk/

hyphenation: grap‧pling hook


grappling hooks

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

grappling hook


blare

forms:
blare
blares (plural)

text: I can hardly hear you over the blare of the radio.

ipa: /blɛə/

ipa: /blɛ(ə)r/

ipa: /bleː/


blare

forms:
blare (canonical)
blares (third-person singular)
blared (past)
blared (past participle)
blaring (present participle)

glosses: If you blare, you make or cause a loud sound.

text: Police helicopters blared loudspeaker warnings about the armed man.

text: The trumpet blaring in my ears gave me a headache.

verb

blar


blares

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

noun

blare


blares

glosses: The third-person singular form of blare.


blared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of blare.


blockbuster

forms:
blockbuster
blockbusters (plural)

etymology_text: block + buster

compound

block

buster

expansion: block + buster

glosses: A blockbuster is a high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing large areas, such as a city block.

glosses: A blockbuster is a film or book that has exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales.


blockbusters

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

noun

blockbuster


bounties

forms:
bounty
bounties (plural)

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

bounty

bounties


bounty

glosses: A bounty is a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.

ipa: /ˈbaʊnti/

ipa: /ˈbaʊn(t)i/

hyphenation: boun‧ty


bounty hunter

forms:
bounty hunter
bounty hunters (plural)

glosses: A bounty hunter is a person who catches criminals and brings them to the police in return for a reward.


bounty hunters

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

bounty hunter


heirloom

forms:
heirloom
heirlooms (plural)

glosses: Heirloom is a valued possession that has been pass down through the generations.


heirlooms

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

heirloom


patrimony

forms:
patrimony
patrimonies (plural)

glosses: Patrimony is a right or estate inherited from their father or from any male ancestor.

patrimonies


patrimonies

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

patrimony


nobler

forms:
noble (positive)
nobler (comparative)
noblest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of noble; more noble.

adjective

noble

nobler

noblest


noblest

glosses: The superlative form of noble; most noble.


messier

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

glosses: The comparative form of messy; more messy.

messy

messier

messiest


messiest

glosses: The superlative form of messy; most messy.


pricier

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

glosses: The comparative form of pricey; more pricey.

pricey

pricier

priciest


priciest

glosses: The superlative form of pricey; most pricey.


costly

forms:
costly (positive)
costlier (comparative)
costliest (superlative)

etymology_text: cost + -ly

ety-suffix

cost

ly

expansion: cost + -ly

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

adj

costly

costlier

costliest


costlier

glosses: The comparative form of costly; more costly.


costliest

glosses: The superlative form of costly; most costly.


newsreel

forms:
newsreel
newsreels (plural)

glosses: A newsreel is a short film containing news or current affairs.


newsreels

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

noun

newsreel


couscous

forms:
couscous
couscouses (plural)

glosses: Couscous is a North African food made from crushed wheat.

glosses: Couscous is a dish with this food served with a spicy soup or curry.

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-couscous2.wav

couscouses


couscouses

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

couscous


voyeur

forms:
voyeur
voyeurs (plural)

glosses: A voyeur is a person who gains sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.

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


voyeurs

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

voyeur


workhorse

forms:
workhorse
workhorses (plural)

glosses: A workhorse is a horse that is used for work for something.

glosses: If a person or thing is a workhorse, they do a lot of work over a long period of time.

text: Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.


workhorses

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

workhorse


glamorous

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

etymology_text: glamor + -ous

ety-suffix

glamor

ous

expansion: glamor + -ous

glosses: If something is glamorous, it is stylish.

ipa: /ˈɡlamərəs/

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

hyphenation: gla‧mor‧ous


stylish

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

etymology_text: style + -ish

style

ish

expansion: style + -ish

glosses: If a person is stylish, they have elegance or taste in manners or dress.

ipa: /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/

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


banshee

forms:
banshee
banshees (plural)

glosses: A banshee is a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

ipa: /bænˈʃiː/


banshees

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

noun

banshee


impend

forms:
impend (canonical)
impends (third-person singular)
impended (past)
impended (past participle)
impending (present participle)

glosses: To threaten to, or be about to, happen or occur, especially of something which takes some time such as a process or procedure rather than just a short event.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɛnd/

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


impending

forms: impending (positive)

glosses: If something is impending, it is approaching or about to happen or expected to happen.

text: I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/


impending

verb

impend


impends

glosses: The third-person singular form of impend.


impended

glosses: The past tense and past participle of impend.


islet

forms:
islet
islets (plural)

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


islets

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

noun

islet


deadline

forms:
deadline
deadlines (plural)

glosses: A deadline is a date on or before which something must be completed.

text: I must make this deadline or my boss will fire me!

ipa: /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/

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


deadlines

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

deadline


autopsy

forms:
autopsy
autopsies (plural)

glosses: An autopsy is a dissection performed on a cadaver to find the possible cause(s) of death.

enpr: ôʹtŏpsē

ipa: /ˈɔːtɒpsiː/

ipa: /ˈɔtɑpsi/

hyphenation: au‧top‧sy

autopsies


autopsy

forms:
autopsy (canonical)
autopsies (third-person singular)
autopsied (past)
autopsied (past participle)
autopsying (present participle)

verb

autops

y


autopsies

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

noun

autopsy


autopsies

glosses: The third-person singular form of autopsy.


autopsied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of autopsy.


cadaver

forms:
cadaver
cadavers (plural)

glosses: A cadaver is a dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.

ipa: /kəˈdævɚ/

hyphenation: ca‧dav‧er


cadavers

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

cadaver


dissect

forms:
dissect (canonical)
dissects (third-person singular)
dissected (past)
dissected (past participle)
dissecting (present participle)

glosses: If you dissect something or someone, you cut it apart to study its anatomy or to perform an autopsy.

ipa: /dɪˈsɛkt/

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


dissects

glosses: The third-person singular form of dissect.

verb

dissect


dissected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissect.


dissection

forms:
dissection
dissections (plural)

glosses: Dissection is the act of cutting something apart.

glosses: Dissection is a minute of detailed examination or analysis

ipa: /dɪˈsɛkʃən/


dissections

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

noun

dissection


circulation

forms:
circulation
circulations (plural)

glosses: Circulation is the act of moving in a circle.

glosses: Circulation is the act of passing from place to place or person to person.

glosses: If something is in circulation, it is being passed around within a system.

text: The new bills will come into circulation next Friday.

ipa: /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/


circulations

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

circulation


hotline

forms:
hotline
hotlines (plural)

etymology_text: hot + line

compound

hot

line

expansion: hot + line

glosses: A hotline' is a telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.

text: If you've got any problems with the product, call our hotline.

ipa: /ˈhɒtlʌɪn/


hotlines

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

noun

hotline


voluptuous

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

glosses: If a woman is voluptuous, she is sexually attractive.

text: The low neckline of her bodice emphasized her plump, voluptuous figure.

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


sexually

etymology_text: sexual + -ly

ety-suffix

sexual

expansion: sexual + -ly

glosses: If something is done sexually, it is done in a way to seduce someone.

text: She kissed him sexually.

glosses: If something is transmitted sexually, it is transmitted by having sex.

text: AIDS and gonorrhea are sexually transmitted diseases.

ipa: /ˈsɛkʃuːəli/

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


derivative

forms: derivative (positive)

glosses: If something is derivative, it is obtained from something else.

ipa: /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/


derivative

forms:
derivative
derivatives (plural)

glosses: A derivative is something which is based on another.

glosses: A derivative is the derived function of another function (the slope at a certain point on some curve f(x))

text: The derivative of f:f(x)=x² is f':f'(x)=2x.

glosses: The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.

text: The derivative of f(x)=x² at x = 3 is f'(3)=2*3=6.


derivatives

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

noun

derivative


calculi

forms:
calculus
calculi or calculuses (plural)

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

calculus

calculi

calculuses


indirect

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

glosses: If something is indirect, it is not straight and does not follow the shortest possible way.

ipa: /ˌɪndaɪˈrɛkt/

ipa: /ˌɪndəˈrɛkt/

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


indirectly

etymology_text:
in- + direct + -ly
indirect + directly

ety-affix

in

direct

expansion:
in- + direct + -ly
indirect + directly

glosses: If something is done indirectly, it is not done in the shortest possible way.

ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈrɛktli/

hyphenation: in‧di‧rect‧ly


longevity

forms:
longevity
longevities (plural)

glosses: Longevity is the quality of being long lasting, especially of life

text: Grandfather had incredible longevity, he lived to be 105 years old!

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-longevity2.wav

noun

longevities


longevities

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

longevity


stagger

forms:
stagger
staggers (plural)

glosses: A stagger is an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall.

ipa: /ˈstæɡə/

ipa: /ˈstæɡɚ/

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


stagger

forms:
stagger (canonical)
staggers (third-person singular)
staggered (past)
staggered (past participle)
staggering (present participle)

text: She began to stagger across the room.

glosses: If you are staggered, you are astonished or deeply shocked.

text: I was staggered to find it was 7pm.

glosses: # If you stagger something, you arrange it so that it does not occur at the same time as something else.

text: The interviews for new cabin crews are staggered throughout the day.


staggered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stagger.

verb

stagger


staggers

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


staggers

glosses: The third-person singular form of stagger.


cabin crew

forms:
cabin crew
cabin crews or cabin crew (plural)

glosses: Cabin crew are the members of an aircraft crew who attend to passengers.

noun

cabin crews

cabin crew


cabin crews

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

cabin crew


flight attendant

forms:
flight attendant
flight attendants (plural)

glosses: Flight attendants are stewards or stewardesses on an aircraft.


flight attendants

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

flight attendant


cabin

forms:
cabin
cabins (plural)

glosses: A cabin is a private room or compartment on a ship.

glosses: A cabin is a small wooden shelter or house in a wild or remote area.

ipa: /ˈkæbɪn/


cabin

forms:
cabin (canonical)
cabins (third-person singular)
cabined (past)
cabined (past participle)
cabining (present participle)

glosses: If you cabin something, you place it in a cabin or other small space.


cabins

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

cabin


cabins

glosses: The third-person singular form of cabin.


cabined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cabin.


compartment

forms:
compartment
compartments (plural)

glosses: A compartment is a separate section or part of a structure or container.

ipa: /kəmˈpɑrtmənt/

ipa: /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/

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

hyphenation: com‧part‧ment


compartment

forms:
compartment (canonical)
compartments (third-person singular)
compartmented (past)
compartmented (past participle)
compartmenting (present participle)

glosses: If you are compartmenting something, you are separating it into different parts or sections.


compartments

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

compartment


compartments

glosses: The third-person singular form of compartment.


compartmented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compartment.


flabbergast

forms:
flabbergast (canonical)
flabbergasts (third-person singular)
flabbergasted (past)
flabbergasted (past participle)
flabbergasting (present participle)

glosses: If you are flabbergasted, you are amazed in a ludicrous manner.

text: He was flabbergasted to find that his work had been done for him before he began.

text: The oddity of the situation was so flabbergasting I couldn’t react in time for anyone to see it.

ipa: /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːst/

enpr: flăb′ər-găst'

ipa: /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/

hyphenation: flab‧ber‧gast


flabbergasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of flabbergast.

verb

flabbergast


flabbergasted

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

glosses: If you feel flabbergasted, you feel appalled, annoyed or disgusted.

text: He was flabbergasted at how much weight he had gained.

ipa: /ˈflæbəɡæstəd/

ipa: /ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/


flabbergasted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flabbergast.


unsteadily

glosses: If something is done unsteadily, it is shaking and not done smoothly.

text: He climbed the stairs unsteadily, grasping the railing and gasping for breath.

glosses: If you do something unsteadily, you do it with hesitation.


railing

forms:
railing
railings (plural)

glosses: A railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

ipa: [ˈreɪlɪŋ]


railing

forms:
rail (canonical)
rails (third-person singular)
railed (past)
railed (past participle)
railing (present participle)

rail


railings

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

noun

railing


negotiation

forms:
negotiation
negotiations (plural)

glosses: Negotiation is a process of achieving and agreement between two or more people through a discussion.

ipa: /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/

ipa: /nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/

hyphenation: ne‧go‧ti‧a‧tion


negotiations

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

negotiation


negotiator

forms:
negotiator
negotiators (plural)

etymology_text: negotiate + -or

ety-suffix

negotiate

or

expansion: negotiate + -or

glosses: A negotiator is a person who discuss something with someone to achieve an agreement.

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


negotiators

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

noun

negotiator


negotiable

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

etymology_text: negotiate + -able

ety-suffix

able

expansion: negotiate + -able

glosses: If something is negotiable, it is open for discussion or modification.

ipa: /nɪˈɡəʊʃi.əbəl/

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


terrain

forms:
terrain
terrains (plural)

glosses: Terrain is an area of land or the particular features of it

text: This car is able to endure the mountainous terrain.

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


terrains

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

noun

terrain


mountainous

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

glosses: If a place is mountainous, it has many mountains or has a rough terrain.

ipa: /ˈmaʊntɪnəs/


terrarium

forms:
terrarium
terrariums or terraria (plural)

glosses: A terrarium is a partially enclosed glass container for displaying plants, especially plants that need high humidity.

hyphenation: ter‧rar‧i‧um

terrariums

terraria


terrariums

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

terrarium


General Australian

forms: General Australian

pos: name

glosses: General Australian is a dialect of English that is common in many places in the Australia.


resonate

forms:
resonate (canonical)
resonates (third-person singular)
resonated (past)
resonated (past participle)
resonating (present participle)

glosses: If something resonates, it vibrates in response to another vibration.

text: The books on top of the piano resonate when he plays certain notes.

glosses: If something resonates, it has an effect of influencing others.

text: His words resonated with the crowd.

hyphenation: res‧o‧nate

verb

resonat

e


resonates

glosses: The third-person singular form of resonate.


resonated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of resonate.


pelican

forms:
pelican
pelicans (plural)


pelicans

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

noun

pelican


Tyrannosaurus rex

forms: Tyrannosaurus rex

glosses: Tyrannosaurus rex was a large predatory dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous period.

Tyrannosaurus rexes

Tyrannosauri reges


Tyrannosaurus rexes

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

Tyrannosaurus rex


simplification

forms:
simplification
simplifications (plural)

glosses: Simplification is the act of making something easier or less complex.

ipa: /ˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃən/

hyphenation: sim‧pli‧fi‧ca‧tion


simplifications

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

simplification


simmer

forms:
simmer (canonical)
simmers (third-person singular)
simmered (past)
simmered (past participle)
simmering (present participle)

glosses: If you simmer something, you cook or to cause it to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.

text: The soup simmered on the stove.

text: Simmer the soup for five minutes, then serve.

ipa: /ˈsɪmɚ/

ipa: /ˈsɪmə/

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

hyphenation: sim‧mer


simmers

glosses: The third-person singular form of simmer.

verb

simmer


simmered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of simmer.


coddle

forms:
coddle (canonical)
coddles (third-person singular)
coddled (past)
coddled (past participle)
coddling (present participle)

glosses: If you coddle something or someone, you treat it gently or with great care.

glosses: If you coddle something, you cook it slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.

ipa: /ˈkɒdəl/

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

coddl


coddles

glosses: The third-person singular form of coddle.


coddled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of coddle.


boiling point

forms:
boiling point
boiling points (plural)

glosses: Boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid boils.

text: The boiling point of water is 100°C.

audio: en-au-boiling point.ogg


boiling points

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

noun

boiling point


melting point

forms:
melting point
melting points (plural)

glosses: Melting point is the temperature at which a solid melts.


melting points

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

melting point


flummox

forms:
flummox (canonical)
flummoxes (third-person singular)
flummoxed (past)
flummoxed (past participle)
flummoxing (present participle)

glosses: If you flummox someone, you confuse them so much that they do not know what to do.

ipa: /ˈflʌməks/

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

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

verb

flummox

es


flummoxes

glosses: The third-person singular form of flummox.


flummoxed

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

glosses: If you are flummoxed, you are confused and you do not know what to do.

text: He gets flummoxed when new problems arise.


flummoxed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flummox.


perplex

forms:
perplex (canonical)
perplexes (third-person singular)
perplexed (past)
perplexed (past participle)
perplexing (present participle)

glosses: If you make someone feel perplexed, you make them feel confused.

text: His reaction perplexed me.

enpr: pərplĕksʹ

ipa: /pɚˈplɛks/

enpr: pəplĕksʹ

ipa: /pəˈplɛks/

hyphenation: per‧plex

perplex


perplexes

glosses: The third-person singular form of perplex.


perplexed

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

glosses: If you are perplexed, you are unclear or do not know what is happening.

enpr: pərplĕkstʹ

ipa: /pɚˈplɛkst/

enpr: pəplĕkstʹ

ipa: /pəˈplɛkst/

hyphenation: per‧plexed


perplexed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perplex.


perplexing

text: This English question is perplexing.

enpr: pərplĕks'ĭng

ipa: /pɚˈplɛksɪŋ/


fluster

forms:
fluster (canonical)
flusters (third-person singular)
flustered (past)
flustered (past participle)
flustering (present participle)

glosses: If you are flustered, you are agitated and confused.

ipa: /ˈflʌstə/


fluster

forms:
fluster
flusters (plural)


flusters

glosses: The third-person singular form of fluster.

fluster


flusters

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


flustered

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

glosses: If you are flustered, you are confused or in a state of panic.

text: The speaker became quite flustered when she dropped all her notes.


flustered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fluster.


coronation

forms:
coronation
coronations (plural)

glosses: Coronation is the ceremony of crowning a king or queen.

ipa: /ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən/

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


coronations

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

noun

coronation


questionings

forms:
questioning
questionings (plural)

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

questioning


organizer

forms:
organizer
organizers (plural)

etymology_text: organize + -er

ety-suffix

organize

er

expansion: organize + -er

glosses: An organizer is a person who arranges the details of a public event.

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪzɚ/

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


organiser

forms:
organiser
organisers (plural)

etymology_text: organise + -er

organise

expansion: organise + -er

glosses: An organiser is a person who arranges the details of a public event.

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪzɚ/


organizers

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

noun

organizer


organisers

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

organiser


pressurise

forms:
pressurise (canonical)
pressurises (third-person singular)
pressurised (past)
pressurised (past participle)
pressurising (present participle)

etymology_text: pressure + -ise

ety-suffix

pressure

ise

expansion: pressure + -ise

glosses: If something is pressurised, it is maintained at a raised pressure artificially in a gas or its container.

glosses: If you pressurise someone to do something, you attempt to persuade them into doing something.

ipa: /ˈprɛʃəraɪz/

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

verb

pressuris


pressurize

forms:
pressurize (canonical)
pressurizes (third-person singular)
pressurized (past)
pressurized (past participle)
pressurizing (present participle)

etymology_text: pressure + -ize

ety-suffix

ize

expansion: pressure + -ize

glosses: If something is pressurized, it is maintained at a raised pressure artificially in a gas or its container.

glosses: If you pressurize someone to do something, you attempt to persuade them into doing something.

pressuriz


pressurises

glosses: The third-person singular form of pressurise.


pressurised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pressurise.


pressurizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of pressurize.


pressurized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pressurize.


artificially

etymology_text: artificial + -ly

artificial

ly

expansion: artificial + -ly

glosses: If you do something artificially, you do it in a way that is not sincere.

text: The actor said his lines artificially, with too much expression.

glosses: If something is made artificially, it is made by or because of human effort.

text: The chocolate was flavored artificially.


ballerina

forms:
ballerina
ballerinas or ballerine (plural)

ipa: /ˌbælərˈiːnə/

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

noun

ballerine

expansion: [POS TABLE]


ballerinas

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

ballerina


ballerino

forms:
ballerino
ballerinos (plural)


ballerinos

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

ballerino


vulgarity

forms:
vulgarity
vulgarities (plural)

etymology_text: vulgar + -ity

ety-suffix

vulgar

ity

expansion: vulgar + -ity

glosses: Vulgarity is the quality of being vulgar.

glosses: A vulgarity is an offensive or obscene act or expression.

ipa: /vʌlˈɡɜrɪɾi/

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

vulgarities


vulgarities

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

noun

vulgarity


horse around

forms: horse around

glosses: If you horse around, you play or fool about.

text: Can we quit horsing around and get some work done?

audio: en-au-horse around.ogg


homoromantics

forms:
homoromantic
homoromantics (plural)

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

homoromantic


biromantics

forms:
biromantic
biromantics (plural)

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

biromantic


dromedary

forms:
dromedary
dromedaries (plural)

glosses: A dromedary is a camel with a single hump (Camelus dromedarius).

ipa: /ˈdrɒmɪdəri/

ipa: /ˈdrɑməˌderɪ/

hyphenation: dro‧me‧da‧ry

dromedaries


dromedaries

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

dromedary


Camelus dromedarius

forms: Camelus dromedarius

glosses: Camelus dromedarius is the taxonomic name of the dromedary.


Jennie

forms: Jennie

glosses: Jennie is a female given name. It is usually short for Jennifer.

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

hyphenation: Jen‧nie


spoof

forms:
spoof
spoofs (plural)

glosses: A spoof is an act of tricking or pranking someone.

glosses: A spoof is an act of exaggerating something for it to be funny.

enpr: spo͞of

ipa: /spuːf/


spoof

forms:
spoof (canonical)
spoofs (third-person singular)
spoofed (past)
spoofed (past participle)
spoofing (present participle)

glosses: If you are spoofing someone, you are imitating or mocking them.

glosses: If you spoof something or someone, you trick them.

text: This signal can spoof the systems of the enemy.


spoofs

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

spoof


spoofs

glosses: The third-person singular form of spoof.


spoofed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spoof.


satirise

forms:
satirise (canonical)
satirises (third-person singular)
satirised (past)
satirised (past participle)
satirising (present participle)

etymology_text: satire + -ise

ety-suffix

satire

expansion: satire + -ise

glosses: If you satirise someone, you make fun of them or mock them.

ipa: /ˈsatɪrʌɪz/

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

verb

satiris


satirize

forms:
satirize (canonical)
satirizes (third-person singular)
satirized (past)
satirized (past participle)
satirizing (present participle)

etymology_text: satire + -ize

ety-suffix

expansion: satire + -ize

glosses: If you satirize someone, you make fun of them or mock them.

satiriz


satirizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of satirize.


satirises

glosses: The third-person singular form of satirise.


satirised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of satirise.


satirized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of satirize.


satirist

forms:
satirist
satirists (plural)

etymology_text: satire + -ist

ist

expansion: satire + -ist

glosses: A satirist is a person who writes satire.

ipa: /ˈsætaɪrɪst/

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


satirists

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

noun

satirist


valor

forms: valor

glosses: Valor is the great courage someone has when in danger.

ipa: /ˈvælɚ/


valour

forms: valour

glosses: Valour is the great courage someone has when in danger.


regain

forms:
regain (canonical)
regains (third-person singular)
regained (past)
regained (past participle)
regaining (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + gain

ety-prefix

re

gain

expansion: re- + gain

glosses: If you regain something, you get it back after losing it.

ipa: /riːˈɡeɪn/

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

hyphenation: re‧gain


regains

glosses: The third-person singular form of regain.

verb

regain


regained

glosses: The past tense and past participle of regain.


listener

forms:
listener
listeners (plural)

glosses: A listener is a person who listens to something talking, usually in an attentive manner.

ipa: /ˈlɪs(ə)nə/

hyphenation: lis‧ten‧er


listeners

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

noun

listener


swiftly

etymology_text: swift + -ly

ety-suffix

swift

expansion: swift + -ly

glosses: If you do something swiftly, you do it quickly or at a high speed.

ipa: /ˈswɪftli/


swiftlier

forms:
swiftly (positive)
swiftlier (comparative)
Superlativeswiftliest

glosses: The comparative form of swiftly; more swiftly.

adverb

swiftly

swiftlier

swiftliest


swiftliest

glosses: The superlative form of swiftly; most swiftly.


hydroponics

forms: hydroponics

glosses: Hydroponics is the cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.

ipa: /ˌhaɪdrə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/

enpr: hī'drə-pŏnʹĭks

ipa: /ˌhaɪdrəˈpɑnɪks/

hyphenation: hy‧dro‧pon‧ics


chubby

forms:
chubby (positive)
chubbier (comparative)
chubbiest (superlative)

glosses: If a person is chubby, they are slightly overweight or fat

text: Obviously the chubby child was eating too much.

glosses: If a body part is chubby, it contains a moderate amount of fat.

text: It's quite normal for babies to have chubby cheeks.

enpr: chŭbʹē

ipa: /ˈtʃʌbi/

adj

chubbier

chubbiest


chubbier

glosses: The comparative form of chubby; more chubby.

adjective

chubby


chubbiest

glosses: The superlative form of chubby; most chubby.


falcon

forms:
falcon
falcons (plural)

glosses: A falcon is any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

enpr: fôlʹkən

ipa: /ˈfɔː(l)kən/

enpr: fălʹkən

ipa: /ˈfælkən/


unicorn

forms:
unicorn
unicorns (plural)

glosses: A unicorn is a mythical beast which looks like a horse or deer with a spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

text: The Lion and The Unicorn were Fighting for The Crown.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/

ipa: /ˈjunɪkɔrn/


falcons

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

noun

falcon


Falco

forms: Falco

glosses: Falco is a taxonomic genus within the family Falconidae.


Falconidae

forms: Falconidae

glosses: Falconidae is a taxonomic family within the order Falconiformes.


unicorns

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

unicorn


taxonomic

forms: taxonomic (positive)

glosses: Something that is related to taxonomies.


plague

forms:
plague
plagues (plural)

glosses: A plague is a contagious bacterial disease which causes fever and delirium.

glosses: A plague is an unusual number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage.

enpr: plāg

ipa: /pleɪɡ/


plague

forms:
plague (canonical)
plagues (third-person singular)
plagued (past)
plagued (past participle)
plaguing (present participle)

glosses: If something is plagued, it is constantly affected by problems.

text: LaGuardia airport is plagued with aircraft delays.

verb

plagu


plagues

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

noun

plague


plagues

glosses: The third-person singular form of plague.


plagued

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


plagued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plague.


contagious

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

glosses: If something is contagious, it is easily transmitted to others.

text: The flu was so contagious that everybody in town got sick!

ipa: /kənˈteɪdʒəs/

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


bacterial

forms: bacterial (positive)

etymology_text: bacteria + -al

ety-suffix

bacteria

al

expansion: bacteria + -al

glosses: Something that is related to, or caused by bacteria.

text: A bacterial infection.

ipa: [bækˈtɪərɪəɫ]

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


delirium

forms:
delirium
deliriums or deliria (plural)

glosses: Delirium is a temporary mental state with where the person loses parts or all of their ability to focus attention.

enpr: dĭlĭʹrĭəm

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

noun

deliria


deliriums

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

delirium


infest

forms:
infest (canonical)
infests (third-person singular)
infested (past)
infested (past participle)
infesting (present participle)

glosses: If a place is infested, it is inhabited by large numbers or something.

glosses: If insects infest a plant, it invades a host plant or animal.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɛst/

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


infests

glosses: The third-person singular form of infest.

verb

infest


infested

glosses: The past tense and past participle of infest.


inhabit

forms:
inhabit (canonical)
inhabits (third-person singular)
inhabited (past)
inhabited (past participle)
inhabiting (present participle)

glosses: If something inhabits a place, it lives in or occupy it.

text: The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.

text: Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.

ipa: /ɪnˈhæbɪt/

hyphenation: in‧hab‧it


inhabits

glosses: The third-person singular form of inhabit.

inhabit


inhabited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inhabit.

ipa: /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/

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

hyphenation: in‧hab‧it‧ed


inhabited

forms: inhabited (positive)

glosses: An inhabited place has people living in it.


womb

forms:
womb
wombs (plural)

glosses: The womb is an organ in female mammals, where the young are conceived and grow until birth.

ipa: /wuːm/


wombs

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

noun

womb


colloquial

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

glosses: If something is colloquial, it is a manner of speaking or writing that is common in a place.

hyphenation: col‧lo‧qui‧al


methodology

forms:
methodology
methodologies (plural)

glosses: Methodology is the study of methods used in a particular field or activity.

ipa: /meθəˈdɒlədʒi/

ipa: /ˌmɜθəˈdɑlədʒi/

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

methodologies


methodologies

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

methodology


refugee

forms:
refugee
refugees (plural)

etymology_text: refuge + -ee

ety-suffix

refuge

ee

expansion: refuge + -ee

glosses: A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their own country in order to escape war or natural disasters.

ipa: /ˈrɛfjʊdʒiː/

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


refugees

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

noun

refugee


sanctuary

forms:
sanctuary
sanctuaries (plural)

glosses: A sanctuary is a place of safety, refuge, or protection.

text: My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.

glosses: A sanctuary is an area set aside for protection.

text: The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.

glosses: Sanctuary is a state of being protected.

text: The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.

ipa: /ˈsæŋktjʊəri/

ipa: /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛri/

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

hyphenation: sanc‧tu‧ary

sanctuaries


sanctuaries

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

sanctuary


haven

forms:
haven
havens (plural)

ipa: /ˈheɪvən/


havens

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

haven


defector

forms:
defector
defectors (plural)

glosses: A defector is a person who abandoned their country.

ipa: /dɪˈfɛktə(r)/

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


defectors

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

defector


defected

forms:
defect (canonical)
defects (third-person singular)
defected (past)
defected (past participle)
defecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defect.

verb

defect


presbytery

forms:
presbytery
presbyteries (plural)

glosses: A presbytery is the home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.

glosses: A presbytery is group of elders in the early Christian church.

glosses: A presbytery is a section of the church reserved for the clergy.

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noun

presbyteries


presbyteries

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

presbytery


chancel

forms:
chancel
chancels (plural)

glosses: The chancel is the part of a church near the altar that is reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen.

ipa: /ˈtʃɑːnsəl/

ipa: /ˈtʃænsəl/

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chancels

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

chancel


nave

forms:
nave
naves (plural)

glosses: The nave is the middle or body of a church that is intended to accommodate most of the congregation.

enpr: nāv

ipa: /neɪv/

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naves

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

nave


undergraduate

forms:
undergraduate
undergraduates (plural)

etymology_text: under- + graduate

ety-prefix

under

graduate

expansion: under- + graduate

glosses: An undergraduate is a student at a university who has not yet received a degree.

ipa: /ʌndəˈɡradjʊət/


undergraduates

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

noun

undergraduate


forestry

forms:
forestry
forestries (plural)

glosses: Forestry is the science of planting and growing trees in forests.

enpr: fŏrʹ-ĭst-rē

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hyphenation: for‧est‧ry

forestries


forestries

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

forestry


throttle

forms:
throttle
throttles (plural)

glosses: A throttle is a device that controls the flow of fuel or power to an engine.

ipa: /ˈθrɒtəl/

ipa: /ˈθratəl/

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throttle

forms:
throttle (canonical)
throttles (third-person singular)
throttled (past)
throttled (past participle)
throttling (present participle)

glosses: If you throttle something, you control it with a throttle.

glosses: If you throttle someone, you strangle or choke them.

verb

throttl

e


throttles

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

noun

throttle


throttles

glosses: The third-person singular form of throttle.


throttled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of throttle.


strangle

forms:
strangle (canonical)
strangles (third-person singular)
strangled (past)
strangled (past participle)
strangling (present participle)

glosses: If you strangle someone, you kill them by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply

text: He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.

ipa: /ˈstræŋɡ(ə)l/

ipa: /ˈstræŋɡəl/

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hyphenation: stran‧gle

verb

strangl


strangles

glosses: The third-person singular form of strangle.


strangled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of strangle.


crappy

forms:
crappy (positive)
crappier (comparative)
crappiest (superlative)

etymology_text: crap + -y

ety-suffix

crap

y

expansion: crap + -y

glosses: If something is crappy, it is of very poor quality.

text: That is such a crappy car.

text: The referee just made a really crappy call.

text: The food at this restaurant used to be good but now it's crappy.

ipa: /ˈkræpi/

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adj

crappier

crappiest


crappier

glosses: The comparative form of crappy; more crappy.

adjective

crappy


crappiest

glosses: The superlative form of crappy; most crappy.


cowboy hats

forms:
cowboy hat
cowboy hats (plural)

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

noun

cowboy hat


interviewee

forms:
interviewee
interviewees (plural)

etymology_text: interview + -ee

ety-suffix

interview

expansion: interview + -ee

glosses: An interviewee is a person who is answering questions in an interview.


interviewer

forms:
interviewer
interviewers (plural)

glosses: An interviewer is a person who is asking questions in an interview.

ipa: /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/

ipa: /ˈɪntəvjuːə/


interviewees

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

noun

interviewee


interviewers

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

interviewer


internationalize

forms:
internationalize (canonical)
internationalizes (third-person singular)
internationalized (past)
internationalized (past participle)
internationalizing (present participle)

etymology_text: international + -ize

ety-suffix

international

ize

expansion: international + -ize

glosses: If you internationalize something, you make it international by adapting it to different languages.

verb

internationaliz


internationalise

forms:
internationalise (canonical)
internationalises (third-person singular)
internationalised (past)
internationalised (past participle)
internationalising (present participle)

etymology_text: international + -ise

ety-suffix

ise

expansion: international + -ise

glosses: If you internationalise something, you make it international by adapting it to different languages.

internationalis


internationalises

glosses: The third-person singular form of internationalise.


internationalised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of internationalise.


internationalising

glosses: The present participle of internationalise.


internationalizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of internationalize.


internationalized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of internationalize.


internationalizing

glosses: The present participle of internationalize.


internationalization

etymology_text: international + -ization

ization

expansion: international + -ization

glosses: Internationalization is the conversion of something in order to make it international

glosses: Internationalization is the act or process of making something suitable for international markets, typically by making it translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin languages.

ipa: /ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/

ipa: /ɪntɚˌnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ləˈzeɪʃən/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧na‧tion‧al‧iz‧a‧tion


internationalisation

etymology_text: international + -isation

isation

expansion: international + -isation

glosses: Internationalisation is the conversion of something in order to make it international

glosses: Internationalisation is the act or process of making something suitable for international markets, typically by making it translatable and ensuring support of non-Latin languages.

hyphenation: in‧ter‧na‧tion‧al‧is‧a‧tion


internationalizations

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

noun

internationalization


internationalisations

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

internationalisation


pos: abbrev

glosses: i18n is the abbreviation of internationalization/internationalisation.


violoncelli

forms:
violoncello
violoncellos or violoncelli (plural)

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

violoncello

violoncelli


redwoods

forms:
redwood
redwoods (plural)

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

redwood


casinoes

forms:
casino
casinos or casinoes (plural)

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

casino

casinoes


highlighter

forms:
highlighter
highlighters (plural)

glosses: Highlighters are marker pen that are used to highlight text.

text: I used my highlighter.


highlighters

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

highlighter


lexica

forms:
lexicon
lexicons or lexica (plural)

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

lexicon

lexica


meditate

forms:
meditate (canonical)
meditates (third-person singular)
meditated (past)
meditated (past participle)
meditating (present participle)

glosses: If you meditate, you focus for a short period of time in a quiet place for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.

glosses: If you meditate, you think deeply about something.

ipa: /ˈmɛdɪteɪt/

verb

meditat


meditates

glosses: The third-person singular form of meditate.


meditated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of meditate.


mediate

forms:
mediate (canonical)
mediates (third-person singular)
mediated (past)
mediated (past participle)
mediating (present participle)

glosses: If you mediate, you resolve conflicts between people or to bring about a settlement between them.

ipa: /ˈmidieɪt/

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mediat


mediate

forms: mediate (positive)

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mediates

glosses: The third-person singular form of mediate.


mediated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mediate.