harvest

forms:
harvest (canonical)
harvests (third-person singular)
harvested (past)
harvested (past participle)
harvesting (present participle)

glosses: If you harvest something, you collect it after growing it.

text: The rice looks like it's ready to harvest.

text: We harvested these grapes from our own vines.


patron

forms:
patron
patrons (plural)

pos: noun

text: John, a well known patron of the arts, donated a large sum of money to the local museum last summer.

glosses: A patron refers to a regular customer of a business.

glosses: A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works

ipa: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)rən/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


service

forms:
service
services (plural)

glosses: An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person.

text: Hair care is a service industry.

glosses: A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

text: This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

text: I did three years of service before coming here.

text: She brought out the silver tea service.

glosses: The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

text: The player had four service faults in the set.

text: The funeral service was good.

glosses: The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law.

text: The service happened yesterday.

glosses: That which is provided by the government or its agents.

text: The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.

ipa: /ˈsɜːvɪs/

ipa: /ˈsɝvɪs/


service

forms:
service (canonical)
services (third-person singular)
serviced (past)
serviced (past participle)
servicing (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you service something, you serve them.

text: They service the customer base.

glosses: If you service something, you perform maintenance on them.

text: He is going to service the car.

verb

servic

e


good

forms:
good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: When you are good, you do the right things. That is, you do things that are kind or helpful. You do not do things that hurt people or are not honest.

text: He is a good person and would never steal.

text: She is a good girl and always helps her mother.

glosses: If something is good it is useful or helpful. This also means high quality.

text: My last pair of shoes were very good, they lasted two years!

glosses: If food is good it means you like the taste. This food is not likely to be spoiled or of low quality.

text: Thank you for the pie; it was very good.

glosses: If you had a good time, you enjoyed something.

glosses: You may call something good because you like it.

text: We had a good trip and liked seeing all the sights.

glosses: If you are good at something, you do it well.

text: She is a good swimmer; she could save you from drowning.

text: He is a good worker and always gets the job done.

glosses: A good sign means something good is likely to happen.

text: Some people think a rainbow is a good omen, and means you will have good luck.

text: If you are sick, its a good sign if your fever ends.

text: Favorable

text: Beneficial

enpr: go͝od

ipa: /ɡʊd/

sampa: /gUd/

adj

good

better

best


good

forms:
good
goods (plural)

text: He has a lot of good in him and always helps us out.

glosses: Good refers to the side of good (against evil and bad).

text: I'm completely for good and think we should all try to do the right thing.

glosses: Goods are identical items that are produced, then traded, bought or sold, for the purpose of consumption.

text: You can buy many different types of goods at the market.


great

forms:
great (positive)
greater (comparative)
greatest (superlative)

glosses: A great object or event is very big and large in scale.

text: A great storm is approaching our shores.

text: Dinner was great.

glosses: Something that is great is very important.

glosses: Great is used to describe an important leader.

text: Alexander the Great

enpr: grāt

ipa: /ɡreɪ̯t/

sampa: /greIt/

great

greater

greatest


great

forms: great

pos: intj

glosses: It is said to show happiness about something.

text: I got the job? Great!

text: Great, you can come with us on the trip.

glosses: It can also be said to show disappointment.

text: I didn't get the job? Great.

text: Oh great, the store is closed.


goodness

forms:
goodness
goodnesses (plural)

etymology_text: good + -ness

ety-suffix

ness

expansion: good + -ness

text: He was known in the community for his goodness towards others. As such, many in the community were saddened the day he passed away.

glosses: Goodness is the good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

text: Despite the goodness of exercising, John usually does not have time for it.

ipa: /ˈɡʊdnəs/

noun

goodness

goodnesses


defeat

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

glosses: If you defeat someone, you win against them in a game, battle, or contest.

text: South Africa defeated Zimbabwe (170) by four wickets with four balls to spare.

text: American forces defeated a small band of fighters in a three-hour street battle last night.

text: When I was in school, I was good at English, but science always defeated me.

ipa: /dɪ'fiːt/


defeat

forms:
defeat
defeats (plural)

glosses: A defeat is a loss in a game, battle, or contest.

text: Dole went down in defeat in last night's elections.


battle

forms:
battle
battles (plural)

glosses: A battle is when different groups or teams fight each other.

glosses: A battle is a personal challenge or struggle.

text: After a long battle with cancer, he finally returned to work.

ipa: /ˈbætəl/

enpr: băt'l

ipa: /ˈbætl̩/

hyphenation: bat‧tle


battle

forms:
battle (canonical)
battles (third-person singular)
battled (past)
battled (past participle)
battling (present participle)

text: In World War II, Germany and England battled for control of Europe.

text: Learning a new language is difficult, but if you keep battling, you will learn it.

text: The Nutcracker and the toys came to life to battle the Mouse King and his army.

verb

battl


continuous

forms: continuous (positive)

glosses: Something that is continuous happens without stopping.

text: The water flowed through the pipe continuously.

glosses: If a surface is continuous, it is long and doesn't have anything in the middle.

text: The railway line was continuous.

enpr: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o-əs

ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuəs/


coexistence

forms:
coexistence
coexistences (plural)

etymology_text: co- + existence

glosses: When two or more things live together in the same space, with or without mutual interaction.


habitation

forms:
habitation
habitations (plural)

text: The habitation of animals in that forest is currently threated by logging.


drive

forms:
drive (canonical)
drives (third-person singular)
drove (past)
driven (past participle)
driving (present participle)

glosses: If you drive a car or other vehicle, you control its movement and direction.

text: I've been learning how to drive a bus.

glosses: If you drive somewhere, you go there by car.

text: The bus is too slow. Let's drive to school instead.

text: Mom, can you drive me to Cindy's house?

glosses: If you drive someone or something, you make them move.

text: The dogs drove the cows into the field.

glosses: If you drive someone to do something, you make them do something.

text: The death of her son drove her to drink.

ipa: /'draɪv/

audio: en-uk-to drive.ogg

drive

drives

drove

driven

driving


drive

forms:
drive
drives (plural)

text: Let's go for a drive down to the lake.

glosses: Drive is the feeling that you want or need to do something.

text: She has a strong drive to succeed.

text: If you're tired, it often affects your sex drive.

glosses: A (disk) drive is part of a computer that reads and writes information to a disk.

glosses: A drive is the short road outside a house to put a car on.

glosses: A drive is a short strong effort to do something.

glosses: Drive is the power that makes a vehicle move.

glosses: In sports, a drive a ball that has been hit hard.

glosses: A drive is when people direct a group of animals to move in a particular direction.


cough

forms:
cough (canonical)
coughs (third-person singular)
coughed (past)
coughed (past participle)
coughing (present participle)

glosses: If you cough, you quickly blow air out and make a noise because of a feeling in the throat.

text: This cold is terrible. I was coughing and sneezing all night.

text: She coughed to get his attention.

ipa: /kɒf/

enpr: kôf

ipa: /kɔf/


cough

forms:
cough
coughs (plural)

glosses: A cough is the action or sound of quickly blowing air out because of a feeling in the throat.

text: My doctor gave me some medicine for my cough.

text: Her cough was so bad that she was coughing up blood.


pocket

forms:
pocket
pockets (plural)

glosses: A pocket is a small empty space, usually in your clothes, usually to carry things in.

text: I usually put my keys in my pants' pocket, but I can't find them now.

text: My cell phone is in the outside pocket of my bag.

glosses: A pocket is a small area of something that is completely surrounded by something else.

text: There was a small pocket of air under the boat.

text: There is a pocket of Welsh-speaking villages in South Wales.

hyphenation: pock‧et


pocket

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

glosses: If you pocket something, you put it in your pocket.

glosses: If you pocket something you win, take, or steal it (and put it in your pocket.)


replace

forms:
replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + place

ety-prefix

re

place

expansion: re- + place

glosses: If X replaces Y or if you replace Y with X, X now does what Y used to do.

text: Smith will replace the injured Jones for England who are leading 2 to 0.

glosses: If you replace something, you give somebody a new one because you have broken, lost, or used the old one.

text: I'm sorry, don't know how I'm going to replace your stolen bike.

glosses: If you replace something, you put it back where it was.

text: After looking at the ring for a while, he carefully replaced it and left the shop.

ipa: /rɪˈpleɪs/

replac


minority

forms:
minority
minorities (plural)

glosses: A minority is less than half (50%) of some group.

text: Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.

glosses: A minority is a member of an ethnic group that does not have political or social power.

text: The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.

glosses: Minority is the state of being a minor, not an adult.

noun

minority

minorities


integration

forms:
integration
integrations (plural)

glosses: Integration is the act of combining a number of things to work together.

text: European economic integration was widely expected to bring enormous benefits.

text: Integration of immigrants into American society has become much more difficult than in the past.

glosses: An integration is the process of finding the integral of a function.

ipa: /ɪntəˈɡreɪʃən/

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


king

forms:
king
kings (plural)

glosses: A king is the male leader of a country and whose son will probably lead the country.

text: Following the death of James I, Charles I became King of England, in 1625

text: Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".

glosses: One of the playing pieces in chess; it may move only once square per move in any direction, but cannot move into check (threat of attack).

glosses: A playing card with the image of a king on it.

enpr: /kĭng/

ipa: /kɪŋ/

sampa: /kIN/

audio: en-uk-the king.ogg


unearth

forms:
unearth (canonical)
unearths (third-person singular)
unearthed (past)
unearthed (past participle)
unearthing (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + earth

ety-prefix

un

earth

expansion: un- + earth

glosses: To drive or take something out of the ground or soil; to uncover or find; to bring to light; to disclose

text: to unearth a secret

ipa: /ʌnˈɜː(r)θ/

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


ancient

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

glosses: Very old, usually hundreds or thousands or millions of years old.

text: He studied the ancient world.

adj

more: true


ancient

forms:
ancient
ancients (plural)


chief

forms:
chief
chiefs (plural)

text: They came to the chief to resolve their dispute.

text: All firefighters report to the fire chief.

ipa: /tʃiːf/


chief

forms: chief (positive)

glosses: The chief thing is the primary or principal thing.

text: The chief cause of his death was cancer.


find

forms:
find (canonical)
finds (third-person singular)
found (past)
found (past participle)
finding (present participle)

glosses: If you find something, you discover or locate it.

text: I can't find my keys. Have you seen them?

text: Christopher Columbus is known for finding the Americas, but it had probably already been discovered by Europeans.

text: He finds faults with my work.

text: I find your argument bad.

text: The jury finds for the defendant

enpr: fīnd

ipa: /faɪnd/

sampa: /faInd/

audio: en-uk-to find.ogg

find

finds

found

found

finding


find

forms:
find
finds (plural)

glosses: Anything that is found, especially by good luck.


found

glosses: The past tense and past participle of find.

glosses: To start some type of organization or company.

text: They founded the company in 2003.

ipa: /'fɑʊnd/


accurate

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

text: We need to provide people with more accurate information.

ipa: /ˈækjərɪt/


obsolete

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

glosses: If something is not used anymore, or if something newer replaced it, it is obsolete.

enpr: äbʹsəlēt

ipa: /ˈɑbsəliːt/

ipa: /ˈɒbsəliːt/


newer

forms:
new (positive)
newer (comparative)
newest (superlative)

text: Here, wear these shoes; they're newer and cleaner than those.

adjective

new

newer

newest


oranges

forms:
orange
oranges (plural)

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

text: I bought five oranges from the store.

noun

orange


permanent

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

glosses: Permanent means lasting for a long time or forever.

text: His permanent problems cannot be solved.

ipa: /ˈpɝmənənt/

ipa: /ˈpɜːmənənt/

hyphenation: per‧ma‧nent


upsetting

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

glosses: Something or someone that upsets somebody.

hyphenation: up‧set‧ting


upsetting

forms:
upset (canonical)
upsets (third-person singular)
upset (past)
upset (past participle)
upsetting (present participle)

verb

upset

upsets

upset

upsetting


ministry

forms:
ministry
ministries (plural)

glosses: A ministry is a government department, such as the ministry of defense.

text: The ministry of health is building a new hospital.

ipa: /ˈmɪnɪstri/

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

hyphenation: mi‧nis‧try

noun

ministries


ordain

forms:
ordain (canonical)
ordains (third-person singular)
ordained (past)
ordained (past participle)
ordaining (present participle)

glosses: If a church ordains a minister, it admits a person to the ministry.

ipa: /ɔrˈdeɪn/

ipa: /ɔːˈdeɪn/

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

hyphenation: or‧dain


church

forms:
church
churches (plural)

glosses: The Church is Christians gathering to praise and be with God.

glosses: A church is a building where Christians gather and pray to God.

text: The church across the street has a service at 10 am.

text: Christian churches and Buddhist temples exist alongside each other.

text: Though she prayed and attended church, as she got older she often wondered why God didn't do anything.

glosses: A church is a particular kind of religious belief or power.

text: They asked for the help of the Catholic Church.

text: At the time I moved from the Baptist Church to the Pentecostal Church I was about sixteen years old.

text: Jesus Christ established a church in which men and women were equal.

text: This country was founded on the idea of separation of church and state.

text: People tend to leave because they don't accept certain church teachings.

glosses: A Christian religious organization, local or general.

text: The Church (referring to the dominant religious organization of a particular time or place).

glosses: Church is a time when Christians go to a church.

text: I'll be there after church.

ipa: /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/

ipa: /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

church

churches


admit

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

glosses: If you admit someone, you allow them to enter an area or a building.

text: The man was admitted to the theater, and sat in the front row.

glosses: If you are admitted to an institution, the institution starts taking care of you.

text: He was admitted to hospital and he is having his operation next week.

text: My elderly grandmother was admitted to a nursing home.

text: To be admitted to a state school, children must show the ability to learn.

glosses: If you admit something, you say reluctantly that it is true.

text: She admitted that she robbed the bank.

text: The accused admitted stealing the money.

text: No child would ever admit to enjoying school.

text: "Climbing the Everest was harder than I thought," he admitted.

text: She admitted her mistake and apologized.

ipa: /ədˈmɪt/

ipa: /ædˈmɪt/

verb

admit

t


confess

forms:
confess (canonical)
confesses (third-person singular)
confessed (past)
confessed (past participle)
confessing (present participle)

glosses: When you confess to doing something, you are saying that you did it.

text: John confessed to the cops that he robbed the bank.

ipa: /kənˈfɛs/

confess

es


female

forms: female (positive)

glosses: If a person, animal or plant is female it is of the sex that can have babies or produce eggs or seeds. Girls and women are female people.

text: The test says your baby will be female.

text: Yes, I have a female dog.

glosses: If something is female, it is of, for, or about women or girls.

text: The girls can change in the female changing room over there.

text: This movie is good for a female audience.


female

forms:
female
females (plural)

glosses: A female is a person, animal, or plant that can have babies or produce eggs.

text: In humans, females are called women or girls.


continent

forms:
continent
continents (plural)

glosses: A continent is a big piece of land that is almost as big as your mom's ass.

text: The seven continents of the world are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

ipa: /ˈkɒntɪnənt/

ipa: /ˈkɑntɪnənt/


extend

forms:
extend (canonical)
extends (third-person singular)
extended (past)
extended (past participle)
extending (present participle)

glosses: If you extend something, you make it longer.

text: They extended the meeting so that more people could speak.

text: The muscles contract and extend to move the body.

glosses: If something extends from x to y, it covers all the time or space in between.

text: The Alps extend from France to Austria.

text: The middle ages extended from ancient to modern times.

text: I would like to extend to you an invitation to the party.

ipa: /ɛkˈstɛnd/

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

hyphenation: ex‧tend


extension

forms:
extension
extensions (plural)

glosses: Extension is the process of making something longer.

glosses: An extension is the time or part of something that was added to make it longer.

text: She had extensions put in her hair and now she has long hair.

text: He couldn't pay in May so the bank gave him an extension until July.

glosses: An extension is the operation of pulling the two ends of a broken bone to bring the broken pieces into the same straight line.

glosses: Extension is the act of moving an arm, leg, finger, etc. so that it is straight.

glosses: An extension is short for file extension.

ipa: /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/


separate

forms: separate (positive)

glosses: Being separate means that a piece of an object is not connected to or attached to the rest of the object.

text: This chair was broken into five separate pieces.

glosses: If two objects, ideas, or people are separate from one another, they are not together.

text: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate


separate

forms:
separate (canonical)
separates (third-person singular)
separated (past)
separated (past participle)
separating (present participle)

glosses: To separate something is to take it apart, divide it, or stop it from connecting.

text: I diced the onions and the carrots, separating them into two piles.

enpr: sĕ'pərāt

ipa: /ˈsɛpəreɪt/

separat


lot

forms:
lot
lots (plural)

glosses: A lot of something is a large amount of it.

text: I have a lot of things to say.

text: He caused lots of trouble.

text: Running is lots more fun when the weather is cool.

text: He used to come here a lot, but he doesn't anymore.

glosses: A lot is a piece of land, usually small.

text: They are constructing a building on this lot.

enpr: lŏt

ipa: /lɒt/

sampa: /lQt/

audio: en-uk-a lot.ogg


a lot

forms: a lot

pos: phrase

text: I have a lot of things to say.

text: He caused a lot of trouble.

text: Running is a lot more fun when the weather is cool.

ipa: /əˈlɒt/

ipa: /əˈlɑt/


a few

forms: a few

pos: det

text: I saw him only a few days ago.

text: You'll learn after a few times.

text: Those are good. Try and get a few more.

text: A few of us went out last night.

text: "Would you like some?" "Just a few, thanks."

text: I've tried to stop smoking quite a few times.


confirm

forms:
confirm (canonical)
confirms (third-person singular)
confirmed (past)
confirmed (past participle)
confirming (present participle)

glosses: If something confirms an idea, it show that it is true.

text: The results of the study confirm previous research on the topic.

glosses: If you confirm a possible agreement or plan, you tell somebody that it is now final and official.

text: Can we confirm that the meeting is at 10:00?

glosses: If a Christian priest confirms a baptized person, they admit them to full participation in the church.

ipa: /kənˈfɜːm/

ipa: /kənˈfɝm/


revolt

forms:
revolt (canonical)
revolts (third-person singular)
revolted (past)
revolted (past participle)
revolting (present participle)

glosses: If a person revolts, they act against an authority.

text: The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserve.

glosses: If something revolts you, its existence greatly repels you.

text: Your brother revolts me!

ipa: /rɪˈvoʊlt/

ipa: /rɪˈvəʊlt/

hyphenation: re‧volt


revolt

forms:
revolt
revolts (plural)


compilation

forms:
compilation
compilations (plural)

etymology_text: compile + -ation

ety-suffix

compile

ation

expansion: compile + -ation

glosses: The act of collecting or gathering things from various sources and putting them together.

text: I enjoy the compilation that is required when writing an article.

glosses: A collection of things that were compiled (taken from different places and put together). A compilation is usually a book or official paper made of materials from other books or official papers.

text: The band was lazy, so instead of making new songs, they just made a compilation of old songs.

ipa: /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/


constituent

forms: constituent (positive)

glosses: If something is constituent, it is being part of a whole.

glosses: If someone is constituent, they are given permission to make a constitution.

ipa: /kənˈstɪtjuənt/


constituent

forms:
constituent
constituents (plural)

glosses: A constituent is a resident of a place of an elected official.

text: The governor is popular among his constituents. He will likely win the election this year.

glosses: A constituent is a usable element of a phrase or clause.


constituency

forms:
constituency
constituencies (plural)

glosses: A constituency is a specific area that is represented by an official who is elected by the voters of that area.

text: The prime minister represented their constituency.

noun

constituencies


represent

forms:
represent (canonical)
represents (third-person singular)
represented (past)
represented (past participle)
representing (present participle)

glosses: To represent is to stand in the place of; to act the part of (another).

text: A member of Congress represents his district in Congress.

glosses: To represent is to serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.


expansion

forms:
expansion
expansions (plural)

text: The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.

text: My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.

glosses: A product to be used with a previous product.

text: This expansion requires the original game-board.

ipa: /ɪkˈspænʃən/

hyphenation: ex‧pan‧sion


special

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

glosses: If something is special, it is not usual; it is different or important in some way.

text: She is the most special person in my life.

glosses: particularly interesting; dear; beloved; favored

enpr: spĕsh'əl

ipa: /ˈspeʃəl/


typo

forms:
typo
typos (plural)

glosses: A typo is a mistake made when typing or writing. When a person types the wrong letters for a word when the person really knows what the right letters are, that is a typo.

text: It was just a typo; he wrote "dgo" but he meant "dog".

ipa: /ˈtaɪpəʊ/


replaced

forms:
replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of replace.

text: We replaced our old printer with a new one last week.

text: She replaced the light bulb after it burnt out.

ipa: /rɪˈpleɪst/

verb

e


connection

forms:
connection
connections (plural)

etymology_text: connect + -ion

ety-suffix

connect

ion

expansion: connect + -ion

glosses: A connection is a way that two or more things come or belong together.

text: Who was the first person to make the connection between sickness and cleanliness?

text: The north-south train makes a connection with the east-west train at Union Station.

text: My Internet connection is not very fast.

text: Susan knows a lot about Russia. She'll be your connection there.

ipa: /kəˈnɛkʃən/

hyphenation: con‧nec‧tion


medical

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

text: Dr. Barry was very creative in his teaching, research, and medical practice.

text: Often the poor do not go to a doctor because they are unable to pay for medical treatment.

ipa: /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/

hyphenation: med‧i‧cal


medical

forms:
medical
medicals (plural)

glosses: A medical is a general check by a doctor.

text: I'd like to make an appointment for my annual medical.


reluctant

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

glosses: If you are reluctant to do something, you do not want to do it.

text: My son was reluctant to go to school today because he has a test.

text: She gave him a reluctant smile.

ipa: /rɪˈlʌktənt/


poison

forms:
poison
poisons (plural)

glosses: Poison is any substance that makes people or animals sick or kills them if it gets into their body.

text: He put out poison to get rid of the mice.

text: Some snakes can deliver poison by biting you.

enpr: poi'zən

ipa: /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/


poison

forms:
poison (canonical)
poisons (third-person singular)
poisoned (past)
poisoned (past participle)
poisoning (present participle)

text: They poisoned the king's food.

text: He poisoned the ants to get rid of them.

glosses: If something poisons a person or animal, it makes them sick, or kills them chemically.

text: The drugs that he used were slowly poisoning him.

glosses: If something poisons someone's mind, it puts bad thoughts there.


radio

forms:
radio
radios (plural)

glosses: A radio is piece of electronic equipment that sends or receives signals though the air and plays voice, music, or other sounds.

text: I used to carry a small radio, but now I have an MP3 player.

text: When I'm in the car, I usually listen to the radio.

text: The news will be on the radio in about five minutes.

text: CBC 99.1 FM is my favorite radio station.

text: The pilot tried to contact the airport over the radio.

ipa: /ˈreɪdiˌəʊ/

ipa: /ˈreɪdiˌoʊ/

sampa: /"reIdi%oU/


radio

forms:
radio (canonical)
radios (third-person singular)
radioed (past)
radioed (past participle)
radioing (present participle)

glosses: If you radio someone, you send a message to them using a radio.

glosses: If you radio a message, you send it to someone using a radio.


constant

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

glosses: If something is constant, it doesn't change over time.

text: I have this constant pain in my back. I wish it would stop.

text: The rain has been constant all morning.

ipa: /ˈkɒnstənt/

ipa: /ˈkɑnstənt/


constant

forms:
constant
constants (plural)

glosses: A constant is a value that doesn't change.

text: In the formula 7x²+3y+5=z, 5 is a constant.


psychological

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

text: We are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls.

text: When children have problems, we need to consider many aspects of the child's social and psychological functioning.

text: Many psychological theories refer to problematic parent-child relationships.

ipa: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

ipa: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/

hyphenation: psy‧cho‧log‧i‧cal


psychology

forms:
psychology
psychologies (plural)

text: Research in sports psychology demonstrates the value of setting difficult goals.

enpr: sī-kŏlʹə-jē

ipa: /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

ipa: /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/

hyphenation: psy‧chol‧o‧gy

noun

psychologies


hunt

forms:
hunt (canonical)
hunts (third-person singular)
hunted (past)
hunted (past participle)
hunting (present participle)

glosses: If you hunt for something, you look for it very carefully.

text: We hunted for new clothing at the mall.

glosses: If you hunt for animals, you look for them to catch or kill them.

text: My father hunted rabbits when I was a child.

ipa: /hʌnt/


hunt

forms:
hunt
hunts (plural)

glosses: A hunt is a search for something or someone.

text: The police were on a hunt to find the murderer.

glosses: A hunt is a search for animal(s) to catch or kill.


probable

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

glosses: If something is probable, there is a high chance of it happening, being true, or existing.

text: Weather is the probable cause of this morning's traffic problems.

text: It's probable that he'll be here later.

ipa: /ˈprɑbəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈprɒbəbl̩/

hyphenation: prob‧a‧ble


organ

forms:
organ
organs (plural)

glosses: An organ is a part of an animal or plant with a specific purpose, such as an eye or a heart.

text: The stomach is an important organ of the digestive system of humans.

glosses: An organ is a musical instrument that looks like a piano and blows air through pipes to make sounds.

text: He can play many organs.

ipa: /ˈɔːɡən/

ipa: /ˈɔɹɡən/


nevertheless

forms:
nevertheless (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

etymology_text: never + the + less

compound

never

the

less

expansion: never + the + less

glosses: You use nevertheless to add surprising information or something in contrast to what was already said or written.

text: Morgan stopped working as a doctor in 1973. Nevertheless, he remained active in medical research until his death.

text: We are seriously over budget. I have nevertheless decided to continue with the project.

ipa: /ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/

ipa: /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/


text: I looked to see how many coins I had, but I had none.

text: There was no food on the table, and there was none in the kitchen either.

ipa: /nʌn/


film

forms:
film
films (plural)

glosses: A film is a recording of a moving picture that tells stories including actors, directors, and producers.

text: The studio has hired some actors to make a film about the making of Wiktionary.

text: Let's go to the theatre and watch a film.

text: I studied film at college and now I'm a writer.

glosses: Film is a thin, clear material used for taking photographs or movies.

text: My new camera is digital and doesn't need film.

glosses: A film is a flat, thin material or substance often covering something.

text: The soap left a sticky film on the glass.

text: We use a plastic film to protect the food.

ipa: /fɪlm/

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


film

forms:
film (canonical)
films (third-person singular)
filmed (past)
filmed (past participle)
filming (present participle)

glosses: If you film something, you record it as a moving picture.

text: Somebody filmed the attack with their cell phone and showed it to police.


busy

forms:
busy (positive)
busier (comparative)
busiest (superlative)

glosses: If you are busy, you are doing something and not available to do something else.

text: I'm sorry, I'm busy on Monday. Can we get together on Wednesday?

text: I'm too busy to go to the movies.

text: The doctor's busy with another emergency.

text: We need something to keep the kids busy in the car.

glosses: If a time is busy, there is little or no time to rest because of work or other activities.

text: Things are really busy at the office this week. I have five meetings tomorrow.

text: December is a busy time of year for many shops.

text: Cooking every day is very difficult with my busy schedule.

glosses: If a place is busy, there are many people or vehicles moving about.

text: The roads are busy this morning, so give yourself extra time.

text: Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest airport.

glosses: If a telephone is busy someone is using it and cannot take a call.

text: I tried to call him, but the line was busy.

glosses: If a design is busy there are too many small elements in it.

text: I don't think you should wear that busy dress.

enpr: bĭz'i

ipa: /ˈbɪzi/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-busy.wav

hyphenation: bus‧y

adj

busy

busier

busiest


busy

forms:
busy (canonical)
busies (third-person singular)
busied (past)
busied (past participle)
busying (present participle)

glosses: If you busy yourself, you find things to do to fill your time.

text: He busied himself with fixing his tie as he waited for her to arrive.

verb

bus

y


exact

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

glosses: If something is exact, it completely agrees with a statement, fact, or a truth; it fits perfectly.

glosses: If something is exact, it is clearly thought of or stated.

glosses: If someone is exact, they are careful to follow a rule, guideline, or promise; they are accurate; they are methodical.

ipa: ɛg'zækt


exact

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

glosses: If someone exacts a payment from someone, they demand and enforce it.

glosses: If someone exacts something, they make it desirable; they need it.

glosses: If someone exacts something from someone, they get or make it by force.


random access memory

forms: random access memory

glosses: Random access memory or RAM is a type of short-term computer memory that is usually used to hold the software and data for currently running programs.


hate

forms:
hate (canonical)
hates (third-person singular)
hated (past)
hated (past participle)
hating (present participle)

glosses: If you hate something you dislike it strongly.

text: My 3-year old won't eat tomatoes. She just hates them.

text: I hate myself for being weak.

ipa: /heɪt/

hat


hate

forms:
hate
hates (plural)

text: My feelings towards him are a mixture of love and hate.

glosses: A hate is something that you dislike strongly.

text: Did you have any hates or fears when you were there?


chair

forms:
chair
chairs (plural)

glosses: A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on.

text: Please, pull up a chair and sit down.

text: There were six chairs around the table.

glosses: The person who is in charge of a meeting is the chair of the meeting.

text: The chair opened the floor to questions.

glosses: A chair is a position of professor in a university.

text: A chair of Mathematics has opened at London University.

ipa: /ʧɛə(r)/

ipa: /ʧɐr/


chair

forms:
chair (canonical)
chairs (third-person singular)
chaired (past)
chaired (past participle)
chairing (present participle)

glosses: If you chair a meeting, you are in charge of controlling it.

text: The meeting was chaired by the head teacher.


nurse

forms:
nurse
nurses (plural)

glosses: A nurse is a healthcare worker who helps doctors and helps sick or injured people with the activities of daily life.

glosses: A nurse is a woman who takes care of other people's children.

ipa: /nɜːs/

ipa: /nərs/


nurse

forms:
nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

glosses: If you nurse a sick or injured person or animal, you help them with the activities of daily life.

text: I admire the time he took to nurse that sick dog back to health.

glosses: If you nurse a body part or an injury, you rest it and are careful about it.

glosses: If you nurse a bad feeling, you think about it often and try not to forget it.

glosses: If you nurse a drink, you drink it very slowly.

nurs


list

forms:
list
lists (plural)

glosses: A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.

text: I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.

text: Did you call everyone on the phone list?

text: I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.

ipa: /lɪst/

sampa: /lIst/


list

forms:
list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)

glosses: If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.

text: OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.

text: The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.


examination

forms:
examination
examinations (plural)

glosses: An examination is a formal test, usually important and often at the end of a course.

text: Did you pass the English examination last week?

text: OK, class. Time is up. Please hand in your examination papers.

glosses: Examination is the act of looking at something very carefully.

text: The teachers and parents worked together in a closer examination of the problems grade seven students face.

text: The question of changing the law is currently under examination.

text: On closer examination, we found that we had made a mistake.

ipa: /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

hyphenation: ex‧am‧i‧na‧tion


dead

forms:
dead (positive)
deader (comparative)
deadest (superlative)

text: My brother is dead. His funeral was last week.

text: The problem is a dead battery.

text: My arm is dead. I cannot feel it.

enpr: dĕd

ipa: /dɛd/

sampa: /dEd/

adj

dead

deader

deadest


dead

forms:
dead (positive)
Superlative–

text: He thinks you are a woman, but you are a man. He is dead wrong.


hanging

forms:
hanging
hangings (plural)

glosses: A form of capital punishment where a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until they are dead.

text: There was a hanging in Carson City.

ipa: /ˈhæŋɪŋ/


hanging

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: The present participle of hang. To kill by hanging.

text: Nebraska is hanging him next week.

verb

hang


hanging

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: The present participle of hang. Suspended.

text: Your shirt is hanging in the closet.

hangs

hung

hung

hanging


phone

forms:
phone
phones (plural)

glosses: A phone is a tool for speaking to people who are far away.

text: Can I borrow your phone? I need to call my friend.

text: The phone's ringing. Can you answer it?

text: "Goodbye!" she said, and put the phone down.

text: This classroom does not allow students to use their phones during class.

ipa: /ˈfoʊn/

sampa: /"foUn/


phone

forms:
phone (canonical)
phones (third-person singular)
phoned (past)
phoned (past participle)
phoning (present participle)

glosses: If you contact somebody using a phone, you phone them.

text: Hey, I'll phone you tonight and we can decide what to do.

text: I phoned up my friend and asked her to come over at 8:00.

phon


pen

forms:
pen
pens (plural)

text: She sat down with pen and paper and started a letter to her aunt.

text: He picked up his ballpoint pen, crossed out some words.

glosses: A pen is a small area with a fence around it, usually for animals.

text: The pigs walked slowly around their pen.

ipa: /pɛn/

sampa: /pEn/


pen

forms:
pen (canonical)
pens (third-person singular)
penned (past)
penned (past participle)
penning (present participle)

glosses: If you pen something, you compose it and write it down.

text: The letter was penned by Shakespeare just before he died.

text: I penned my first song when I was in college.

glosses: If you pen an animal, you put it in a pen.

glosses: If someone is penned in, they are in a place and cannot get out easily.

text: Most of them were penned in watching the TV with their parents.

pen

n


lonely

forms:
lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

etymology_text: lone + -ly

ety-suffix

lone

ly

expansion: lone + -ly

glosses: If you feel lonely, you feel sad because you are alone.

text: She was bored and lonely without her friends.

text: I still miss him terribly and feel very lonely sometimes.

glosses: A lonely place is a place with few people, often far from a city or town.

text: The only sound in that wild, lonely place was the wind.

ipa: /ˈləʊnli/

ipa: /ˈloʊnli/

sampa: /"loUnli/

adj

lonely

lonelier

loneliest


afford

forms:
afford (canonical)
affords (third-person singular)
afforded (past)
afforded (past participle)
affording (present participle)

glosses: If you can afford something, you have enough money or resources to buy it or do it.

text: The richer people, who could afford it, built large houses.

text: We cannot afford to put another person on the project.

text: I'm afraid I can't afford to waste more time here.

glosses: If you afford someone something, you give it or allow it.

text: The Government has continued to afford him protection.

text: The city took the opportunity afforded by the break in the weather.

ipa: /ʌˈford/


facilitate

forms:
facilitate (canonical)
facilitates (third-person singular)
facilitated (past)
facilitated (past participle)
facilitating (present participle)

text: The aim was to facilitate the development of such schools.

text: The structure of the text should facilitate comprehension.

glosses: If someone facilitates a meeting, they guide it and help it run well.

text: The government appointed the judge to facilitate the meeting between the protesters and the developers.

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

verb

facilitat


elderly

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

etymology_text: elder + -ly

ety-suffix

elder

expansion: elder + -ly

text: The hospital had a number of elderly patients who had been there for many years.

text: He was very elderly, but not at all sad and small.

text: This resort is a good choice for the elderly as the area is very flat and there is plenty to see and do nearby.

ipa: /ˈɛldɚli/

ipa: /ˈɛldəli/

hyphenation: eld‧er‧ly


polite

forms:
more polite (comparative)
most polite (superlative)
polite (positive)
politer (comparative)
politest (superlative)

glosses: If you are polite, you treat people nicely and follow the social rules of your group.

text: It's not polite to take something without asking.

text: Parents have to teach their children to be polite.

text: Susie is more polite than her sister Cindy.

text: Susie is the most polite child I have ever met.

ipa: /pəˈlaɪt/

adj

polite

politer

politest


ensure

forms:
ensure (canonical)
ensures (third-person singular)
ensured (past)
ensured (past participle)
ensuring (present participle)

text: His work is great and should ensure the survival of his business.

glosses: If you ensure that something is correct or that it happens, you check it and fix any problems.

text: Special care is taken to ensure that teachers understand the course material.

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊə/

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/

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

verb

ensur


mixed

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

glosses: If something is mixed, it includes different kinds of things.

text: I don't know. I have very mixed feelings about these changes.

text: The quality of show dogs here is rather mixed.

ipa: /mɪkst/


mixed

forms:
mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mix.

text: We mixed the blue and yellow paint together to get green paint.

mix


picture

forms:
picture
pictures (plural)

glosses: A picture is marks on a flat object, like paper, that show shapes, people, or things.

text: Mommy, I drew a picture of a cat.

text: Susan looked at the picture on the wall.

text: Everyone stand there together and I'll take your picture.

glosses: A picture is a still or moving image on a screen.

glosses: A picture is an idea or image that have inside your head.

glosses: A picture is an understanding of a situation.

text: What's the picture like in Somalia?

ipa: /ˈpɪktʃə/

ipa: /ˈpɪktʃɚ/


picture

forms:
picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

glosses: If you picture something, you make an image of it in your head.

glosses: If something is pictured, it is shown in a picture.

glosses: If something is pictured a certain way, it is described that way.

pictur


image

forms:
image
images (plural)

glosses: An image is something you can see or imagine that looks like the real thing.

text: Many people have an image of God as an old man.

text: The image on the screen reminded him of the town where he grew up.

text: The image in the mirror was not how she saw herself.

glosses: An image is the good or bad opinion about someone or something.

text: What's your image of Paris?

text: We should be trying to create an image of the company as helpful and friendly.

ipa: /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: im‧age


image

forms:
image (canonical)
images (third-person singular)
imaged (past)
imaged (past participle)
imaging (present participle)

glosses: If you image something, you create an image of it.

text: The lunar surface at the Apollo 17 site, imaged by the Apollo 17 astronauts.

imag


aerobic

forms: aerobic (positive)

glosses: If a living thing is aerobic, it needs oxygen to survive.

text: E. coli is a type of aerobic bacteria because it cannot survive without oxygen.

text: Human beings are aerobic creatures.

ipa: /ɛəˈrəʊ.bɪk/

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


democracy

forms:
democracy
democracies (plural)

glosses: Democracy is a system of government where everyone is equal and everyone has some power. It is a system of government in which the people elect their leaders.

text: Democracy is the will of the people.

glosses: A democracy is a country that uses democracy as the system of government.

text: The United States is a democracy.

text: Many countries in the Western world are democracies.

ipa: /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/

ipa: /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/

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

irrnoun

democracies


propaganda

forms:
propaganda
propagandas (plural)

glosses: Things that are written or said, often by someone in power, that are not true or that are one-sided.

text: I object when political propaganda is pushed through my letterbox at election time

enpr: prŏ-pə-gănʹ-də

ipa: /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/


revolution

forms:
revolution
revolutions (plural)

glosses: A revolution is a sudden significant change.

text: The Industrial Revolution began when machines were able to make things quicker and cheaper than people.

text: In the 1960s, you had the women's revolution, the sexual revolution, and all sorts of change.

glosses: A revolution is a war against the government by the country's own people.

text: There was a revolution in France in 1789.

glosses: When a wheel turns around once it has made a revolution; going in a circle; turning; revolving.

text: The hour hand on the clock makes one revolution in twelve hours.

glosses: A revolution is when one object (like a planet) goes in a circle around another object (like a star).

text: One revolution of Earth is 365 days long. One revolution of Venus is 225 days long.

ipa: /ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/

hyphenation: re‧vo‧lu‧tion


neutral

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

text: A judge in a trial must be neutral.

text: The referees in international matches are from neutral countries.

text: I think this new wording is more neutral than the old wording.

text: The newest wording is the most neutral of all.

ipa: /ˈnjuːtrəl/

ipa: /ˈnuːtrəl/


delivered

forms:
deliver (canonical)
delivers (third-person singular)
delivered (past)
delivered (past participle)
delivering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deliver.

text: The package was delivered this morning.

verb

deliver


deliver

glosses: If you deliver something, you bring it to the person or place where it belongs.

text: The award was delivered to her personally by the president.

text: His mother delivered him to the meeting place right on time.

glosses: If you deliver a speech, you speak in front of a number of people.

glosses: If you deliver, you do what you promised or had to do.

text: A promise from the government doesn't mean that they will actually deliver.

glosses: If you deliver a hit, kick, etc. to someone, you hit them.

glosses: If someone delivers a baby, they help it out of the mother when it is born.

text: Joan Ellen Montgomery, 4.8 kg, was delivered last night at the Greenville hospital.

glosses: If you deliver someone from something bad, you help them get away from it.

ipa: /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/

ipa: /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

hyphenation: de‧liv‧er


moderate

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

glosses: If someone or something is moderate, it is balanced and not extreme.

text: The weather in Hawai'i tends to be quite moderate.

text: The moderate views in much of Canada are quite different from the extreme beliefs in some other countries.

ipa: /ˈmɒdərət/

poses: adjective noun

enpr: /mäd'ər-ət/

ipa: /ˈmɑdərət/


moderate

forms:
moderate (canonical)
moderates (third-person singular)
moderated (past)
moderated (past participle)
moderating (present participle)

glosses: If something moderates, it becomes more moderate.

text: As he grew older, his ideas began to moderate.

glosses: If someone moderates a meeting or discussion, they organise and control it.

ipa: /ˈmɒdəreɪt/

enpr: /mäd'ə-rāt/

ipa: /ˈmɑdəreɪt/

moderat


moderate

forms:
moderate
moderates (plural)

glosses: A moderate is a person who has moderate (political) views.


hurt

forms:
hurt (canonical)
hurts (third-person singular)
hurt (past)
hurt (past participle)
hurting (present participle)

glosses: If a person hurts someone or something, they damage them or make them feel pain.

text: Don't hurt your brother or I'll send you to your room.

text: I've been hurting ever since I fell from the roof.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hurt.

enpr: hû(r)t

ipa: /hɜːt/

enpr: hûrt

ipa: /hɝt/

hurt

hurts

hurt

hurt

hurting


hurt

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

glosses: If someone is hurt, they are wounded or in pain.

text: He got hurt skiing last week when he fell.


hurt

forms:
hurt
hurts (plural)

glosses: A hurt is a wound or other damage that causes pain.


investigation

forms:
investigation
investigations (plural)

etymology_text: investigate + -ion

ety-suffix

investigate

expansion: investigate + -ion

glosses: An investigation is a careful look at a crime, problem, etc. to find the truth or a solution.

text: Researchers were conducting further investigations into the connection between smoking and lung disease.

text: The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

ipa: /ɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən/


commercial

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

glosses: If something is commercial, it is related to buying, selling, trading and money.

text: Education is much more difficult than many industrial and commercial processes to measure.

text: There is too much fishing, both commercial fishing and sport fishing.

ipa: /kəˈmɜːʃəl/

ipa: /kəˈmɝʃəl/


commercial

forms:
commercial
commercials (plural)

glosses: A commercial is an advertisement on TV or radio.

text: The actress recently appeared in a TV commercial for Meadowcup butter.


dance

forms:
dance (canonical)
dances (third-person singular)
danced (past)
danced (past participle)
dancing (present participle)

glosses: If you dance, you move your body to music.

text: He danced with the princess to the music of Mozart.

text: The performers danced and sang.

verb

danc


dance

forms:
dance
dances (plural)

text: He has an interesting dance he does while listening to that song.

glosses: A dance is an event where people come together to dance.

text: Are you going to the dance?


beam

forms:
beam
beams (plural)

text: A beam of sunlight came through the window making a rectangle on the floor.

glosses: A beam is a long straight piece of wood or metal used in building to support weight.

text: Inside, the ceiling of the tunnel was held up with beams and was high enough that we could stand.

enpr: bēm

ipa: /biːm/


beam

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)

glosses: If you beam a signal from one place to another, you send it through the air.

glosses: If you beam, you smile and look very happy.


forward

forms: forward

pos: prep

etymology_text: fore + -ward

ety-suffix

fore

ward

expansion: fore + -ward

glosses: If something goes forward, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back.

glosses: If something goes forward, it gets better.

glosses: If something goes forward, it moves into the future.

ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/

ipa: /foːd/

hyphenation: for‧ward


forward

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

glosses: If someone is forward, they are too friendly when talking to strangers.


forward

forms:
forward (canonical)
forwards (third-person singular)
forwarded (past)
forwarded (past participle)
forwarding (present participle)

glosses: If you forward a letter, message, etc., you send it.

glosses: If you forward your career, you make it more successful or better.


forward

forms:
forward
forwards (plural)

glosses: A forward is a player whose position plays closer to the other team's end in games like soccer.


hi

forms: hi

glosses: You say "hi" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.

text: Hi, how are you?

ipa: /haɪ/

sampa: /haI/

homophones: high hie


framework

forms:
framework
frameworks (plural)

etymology_text: frame + work

compound

frame

work

expansion: frame + work

glosses: A framework is basic ideas and organisation that you can build an argument, a book, a society, etc. around.

text: The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive framework for practical and theoretical study in Art and Design.

text: The purpose of a system of budgeting is to provide a reasoned framework for the financial decisions of a future period.

glosses: A framework is the structural supports that a building, vehicle, etc. is built around.

text: Very large iron and steel beams provide the framework for the building’s central section.

ipa: /ˈfreɪmwɜːk/

ipa: /ˈfreɪmwɝk/

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


explore

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

glosses: If you explore a possibility, plan, idea, etc. you think about it carefully.

text: As they were learning about wine, they were exploring the possibilities of setting up their own winery.

text: This is just an introduction. We will explore the ideas further in the next chapter.

glosses: If you explore something, you look around it to try to find new places, things, parts, etc.

text: Stories like this about the old house made him want to go and explore for himself.

text: The oil company is exploring the ocean floor, looking for new sources.

enpr: ĭksplô'

ipa: /ɪkˈsplɔː/

enpr: ĭksplôr'

ipa: /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

verb

explor


negative

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

glosses: If something is negative, it is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.

text: You can believe or not believe, that there's a positive and negative side to everything.

glosses: If a word, sentence, answer, etc. is negative, it uses a word like no, not, never, etc.

text: Can't is the negative form of can.

glosses: If someone is a negative person or has a negative attitude, they mainly think about bad things.

text: Her negative attitudes were the result of a hard life.

text: We were all depressed by his negative comments.

glosses: If a test result is negative, the test did not find what it was testing for.

text: There's nothing to worry about. The HIV test is negative.

glosses: A negative electrical charge is one carried by an electron.

text: Attach the wire to the negative pole of the battery.

glosses: A negative number or value is less than zero.

text: A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.

text: The Celsius scale of temperature is not absolute since negative values are possible.

glosses: A negative symptom is one where something is missing. Usually this is for schizophrenia.

text: His negative symptoms included not speaking and not showing emotion.

glosses: Based on something not being there, not being true, or being reversed, in some other way.

text: I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.

text: There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.

ipa: /ˈnɛ(e)gəˌɾɪv/


negative

forms:
negative
negatives (plural)

glosses: A negative is a photographic image with reversed colours (e.g., black instead of white).

text: Prints are then made from the negatives, and in the case of the B&W I may either tint or tone the final print.

glosses: A negative is a word, sentence, answer, etc. that means no.

text: When I asked if we could go next week, the answer was a negative.

glosses: A negative is something that is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.

text: Right now in Korea there is a negative connected with anything Japanese.

glosses: A negative is a test result that did not find what it was testing for.

text: In out test group there were 20 negatives and only one positive.

glosses: A negative is a small picture with the colors inverted. Negatives are made on film, then photographs are made from the negatives.

text: We saved the negatives and used to make more pictures later.


printed

forms:
print (canonical)
prints (third-person singular)
printed (past)
printed (past participle)
printing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of print.

ipa: /prɪntɪd/

print


print

glosses: If you print a picture, book, newspaper, etc., you make a copy of it on paper with a machine using ink or toner.

text: The book was printed in December.

text: A brief history of the church is printed in `Here and There' on page 20.

text: Can you print off a copy for me so I can read it on the train?

glosses: If you print words or letters, you write them by hand in a block style, not a cursive style.

text: Please print your name here and then sign underneath.

ipa: /prɪnt/


print

forms:
print
prints (plural)

glosses: Print is letters, numerals, punctuation and other similar written symbols.

text: The print size in the newspaper is too small for me to read.

text: Most people still get their news both in broadcast and print forms.

glosses: A print is a copy that you make with a machine using ink or toner.

text: There were only fifty prints made of this painting.

text: With the digital camera, we don't have prints of many photos; we just keep them all on the computer.


reaction

forms:
reaction
reactions (plural)

glosses: A reaction is an action that happens because of another action.

text: When he asked her to lunch, her first reaction was to say no.

text: In part, McKenna sees the move to smaller cars as a natural reaction to rising gasoline prices.

text: Fast reaction times are common in athletes.

text: When oxygen is added, a chemical reaction begins and heat is released.

text: A severe allergic reaction to the drug has killed five Americans.

ipa: /riˈækʃən/


rage

forms:
rage
rages (plural)

text: Losing his game sent him into a fit of rage.

ipa: /reɪdʒ/


rage

forms:
rage (canonical)
rages (third-person singular)
raged (past)
raged (past participle)
raging (present participle)

glosses: When a person rage, they get very angry.

rag


success

forms:
success
successes (plural)

glosses: Success is doing what you plan or want to do.

text: Getting 100% on the test gave him a feeling of success.

ipa: /səkˈsɛs/

irrnoun

successes


rages

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

noun

rage


emotion

forms:
emotion
emotions (plural)

glosses: A human feeling such as sadness, anger, loss, sympathy, etc.

text: Loss is a powerful emotion.

ipa: /ɛˈmʌʊʃn̩/

ipa: /əˈmoʊʃn̩/

audio: en-us-emotion 2.ogg


annoying

forms:
annoy (canonical)
annoys (third-person singular)
annoyed (past)
annoyed (past participle)
annoying (present participle)

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

verb

annoy


annoying

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

glosses: Someone or something that annoys is annoying.

text: He is so annoying!

text: The noise from that radiator is annoying.


annoy

glosses: If something annoys people, it makes them angry or bothered. This often happens after someone does an action many times.

text: It annoys me when he won't stop talking.

text: Stop annoying your sister.

ipa: /əˈnɔɪ/

hyphenation: an‧noy


annoys

glosses: The third-person singular form of annoy.


mad

forms:
mad (positive)
madder (comparative)
maddest (superlative)

text: I am so mad at you for ruining my painting.

text: He says he hears voices. I think he's gone mad!

glosses: To be mad about someone or something means to like someone or something very much.

ipa: /ˈmæd/

adj

mad

madder

maddest


ruining

forms:
ruin (canonical)
ruins (third-person singular)
ruined (past)
ruined (past participle)
ruining (present participle)

verb

ruin


ruin

glosses: To wreck something, to make it useless, to break something.

text: You've ruined my painting!

text: You've ruined my screwdriver!

text: You will ruin your pencil if you press that hard.


ruin

forms:
ruin
ruins (plural)

glosses: The standing parts of a broken building or construction.

text: Our only look at Mayan culture is the ruins.


ruins

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

hyphenation: ru‧ins


ruined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ruin.

ipa: /ˈruɪnd/

hyphenation: ru‧ined


ruined

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

glosses:
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rock your socks

forms: rock your socks

text: I'm going to rock your socks.

text: I rock your socks.

text: The band "Green Day" rocks your socks.


belly

forms:
belly
bellies (plural)

glosses: The soft part of the body below the chest.

text: He got punched in the belly.

ipa: /ˈbɛli/

hyphenation: bel‧ly

noun

belly

bellies


mysteries

forms:
mystery
mysteries (plural)

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

mystery

mysteries


altitude

forms:
altitude
altitudes (plural)

text: The altitude of Mount Fuji is 3776 meters.

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


amateur

forms:
amateur
amateurs (plural)

glosses: An amateur is a person who does something for fun, not as a job.

glosses: An amateur in sports, is a person who does not play for money.

glosses: An amateur is someone who is not very good at what they are doing.


amateur

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

glosses: If something is amateur, it is not very good.

glosses: If something is amateur, it is created or done by amateurs


ability

forms:
ability
abilities (plural)

glosses: An ability is something that you can do.

text: I have a very good reading ability.

hyphenation: abil‧i‧ty

abilities


recursion

forms:
recursion
recursions (plural)

glosses: Recursion is the act or process of going back and happening again.

glosses: Recursion is the use of a function inside itself to generate an infinite number of results.

text: The following function exhibits recursion.

glosses: Recursion is the use of one kind of linguistic unit inside itself.

text: An example of recursion is when a clause appears inside a larger clause, as in the following:


albeit

forms: albeit

glosses: You use albeit to give more information that weakens earlier information.

text: He won the fight, albeit barely.


minor

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

glosses: A minor change, problem, injury, etc. is not very important.

text: We still have to make a few minor changes, but it's mostly done.

glosses: A minor musical scale is a scale that starts two notes before the major scale. Music in a minor scale often sounds sad.

text: That music could be A minor or C major.

ipa: /maɪnə/


minor

forms:
minor
minors (plural)

glosses: A minor is a person who is younger than the legal age of adulthood.

text: In Indiana, a person younger than 18 years old is considered a minor.

glosses: A minor is a person below a legal age of privilege, right or responsibility, such as the legal drinking age or legal age for sexual activity.

text: The high school teacher was convicted of a crime for having sex with a minor.

text: The bar got in trouble for serving alcohol to a minor.

glosses: A minor is a subject area that is not the main study of a student at a college or university, but is their second most important focus.

text: I had so many credit hours of English, it became my minor.


minor

forms:
minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

glosses: Minor means to minor in a subject at a college or university.

text: I had so many credit hours of English that I decided to minor in it.


stressed

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

glosses: If someone is stressed, they are worried and tired.

text: I've got these three tests tomorrow and I'm feeling so stressed that I can't sleep.


stressed

forms:
stress (canonical)
stresses (third-person singular)
stressed (past)
stressed (past participle)
stressing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stress.

verb

stress

es


estate

forms:
estate
estates (plural)

glosses: Someone's estate is everything they own, or everything they leave when they die.

text: Because he had no family, he left his estate to the church.

glosses: An estate is a large area of land with a large house on it.

text: On the weekend, we went fishing at her country estate.

enpr: ĭ-stāt

ipa: /ɪˈsteɪt/


real estate

forms: real estate

glosses: Real estate is land, and the buildings on the land.

text: Most of the company's money is in real estate.

glosses: Real estate is the business of buying and selling land, and the buildings on the land.

text: A real estate agent helped us to sell our home.

enpr: /rēl' əstāt"/

ipa: /ˈriːl əˌsteɪt/


copies

forms:
copy
copies (plural)

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

text: I need 100 copies of the form.

ipa: /ˈkɑpiz/

ipa: /ˈkɒpiz/

noun

copy

copies


copies

forms:
copy (canonical)
copies (third-person singular)
copied (past)
copied (past participle)
copying (present participle)

text: She always copies someone else's homework.

verb

cop


copy

glosses: A copy of something looks or acts like it.

text: They took the diamond and replaced it with a cheap copy.

glosses: A copy of a book, newspaper, painting, etc. is one of many that are exactly the same.

text: Please bring me the copies of those reports.

ipa: /ˈkɒpi/

ipa: /ˈkɑpi/

hyphenation: co‧py

irrnoun

copies


copy

glosses: If you copy something, you make something look exactly the same as it.

text: Good artists copy. Great artists steal.

text: She copies the tests on the photocopier.


artificial

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

glosses: Something that is made by people instead of being made by nature.

text: The silk flowers were not real. They were artificial.

enpr: ä(r)təfĭsh'əl

ipa: /ɑː(r)təˈfɪʃəl/


brittle

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

glosses: Not flexible; easy to break under stress or pressure

ipa: /ˈbrɪtl̩/


brittle

forms:
brittle
brittle (plural)

glosses: A candy made from boiled sugar and nuts.

noun

brittle

brittle


committee

forms:
committee
committees (plural)

glosses: A group of people that come together to do something or decide something.

text: He is on the administrative committee. They decide how to administer the school.

enpr: kə-mĭtʹē

ipa: /kəˈmɪti/


common

forms:
more common (comparative)
most common (superlative)
common (positive)
commoner (comparative)
commonest (superlative)

text: The two teams have the common goal of winning the game.

glosses: Occurring regularly or frequently; usual.

text: It is common to find sharks off this coast.

glosses: Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.

text: Sharks are common in these waters.

glosses: If two people or things have something in common they, are the same in some way.

text: University students have a lot in common with high-school students.

enpr: kŏm'ən

ipa: /ˈkɒmən/

ipa: /ˈkɑmən/

hyphenation: com‧mon

adj

common

commoner

commonest


common

forms:
common
commons (plural)

glosses: A common is an area that is shared by many people.


compassion

forms: compassion

glosses: If you have compassion, you are aware of the pain of other people and want to help make it better.


complement

forms:
complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

glosses: If x complements y, x makes y complete or whole.

text: We believe your addition will complement the team.

glosses: If two people or things complement each other, each has what the other is missing or needs.

text: The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination.

text: I believe our talents really complement each other.

glosses: To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.

ipa: /ˈkɒmpləmənt/

ipa: /ˈkɑːmpləmənt/

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

hyphenation: com‧ple‧ment


complement

forms:
complement
complements (plural)

text: We believe you will make a good complement to our team.

glosses: A complement is a word or phrase that is needed to make another word grammatical.

text: In he seems nice, nice is the complement of seem.

glosses: an angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.

glosses: The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).

text: The complement of blue is orange.

glosses: In boating: The full number of people needed to man a ship (esp. a ship of war)

text: The ship's complement is 35 people. 35 people are needed to sail the ship


complete

forms:
complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

text: He completed the assignment on time.

text: She completed the race in 12 minutes

text: The last chapter completes the book nicely.

ipa: /kəmˈpliːt/

hyphenation: com‧plete

verb

complet

e


complete

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

glosses: With everything included; entire, total.

text: It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep.

text: The complete works of an author includes everything the author has written.


dialogue

forms:
dialogue
dialogues (plural)

glosses: A conversation between two or more individuals.

text: Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.

glosses: In a film, the spoken parts of the script; what the characters say.

text: The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was bad.

glosses: In a book, the parts that show a conversation.

ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒg/

sampa: /"daI{lQg/


difference

forms:
difference
differences (plural)

text: You need to learn to accept differences in people.

glosses: A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

text: There are three differences between these two pictures.

text: The people had to settle their differences before they could work together.

ipa: /ˈdɪfrən(t)s/

hyphenation: diffe‧rence; dif‧fer‧ence


dialog

forms:
dialog
dialogs (plural)

text: Bill and Melinda maintained a dialog via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.

text: The movie had great special effects, but the dialog was bad.


comfort

forms:
comfort
comforts (plural)

glosses: Comfort is a feeling in your body that there are no problems.

text: Enjoying the comfort of his own bed, he soon fell asleep.

text: This temperature may be too cold for comfort in a regularly used living room.

glosses: If you give comfort, you help someone to feel better.

text: Though it is a difficult time, you can at least take comfort in the fact that you are not alone.

text: He thought that he should touch her and offer her comfort.

glosses: A comfort is something that makes you feel good.

text: The comforts of home are not available when you're camping.

enpr: kŭm'fərt


comfort

forms:
comfort (canonical)
comforts (third-person singular)
comforted (past)
comforted (past participle)
comforting (present participle)

glosses: If you comfort a person or animal, you help them to feel better.

text: Jane tried to comfort Flora by telling her about her own problems at school.

text: The night was dark, but the child was comforted by the sound of the TV in the other room.

comfort


comfortable

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

glosses: If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is comfortable, you feel comfortable in it (see 2.)

text: There were a few old but comfortable chairs in the meeting area.

glosses: If you feel comfortable, you are not hot or cold; you are relaxed, and you feel no pain or worry.

text: The nurse put a blanket on me to make me more comfortable.

text: She doesn't feel comfortable with a dog in the house.

enpr: kŭmf'təbl

enpr: kŭm'fətəbl


uncomfortable

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

etymology_text: un- + comfortable

ety-prefix

un

comfortable

expansion: un- + comfortable

glosses: If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is uncomfortable, you feel uncomfortable in it (see 2.)

text: The chairs looked so uncomfortable that he didn't sit down.

glosses: If you feel uncomfortable, you are hot or cold; you are not relaxed, or you feel pain or worry..

text: I still had this uncomfortable feeling that I should know her.

text: She felt very uncomfortable with his arm touching hers.


club

forms:
club
clubs (plural)

glosses: A club is an organisation of people who share a similar sport, interest, or hobby.

text: He was a member of his high school drama club.

text: Every town in Europe has its own football club.

glosses: A club is a place where people go to drink, dance, talk, and listen to music.

text: I didn't get home from the club until 2:30 in the morning; it was so much fun.

glosses: A club is a place where members go to do sports or exercise.

text: I try to work out at the gym club three days a week.

glosses: A club is a heavy stick used to hit things or people.

text: The police in London used to carry clubs instead of guns.

glosses: A club is a suit in playing cards. It is a black design with a base and three round leaves.

enpr: klŭb

ipa: /klʌb/


club

forms:
club (canonical)
clubs (third-person singular)
clubbed (past)
clubbed (past participle)
clubbing (present participle)

glosses: If you club a person or animal, you hit them with something big and heavy.

text: They clubbed him to death with a baseball bat.

glosses: usually clubbing) If you go clubbing, you go to a club to dance, drink, and meet people.

text: She enjoys going clubbing with friends in Oxford every Friday.

verb

club

b


match

forms:
match
matches (plural)

glosses: A match is a game of football, tennis, etc.

text: We lost the first match, but hope to win our next two.

glosses: A match is something that goes with something else because they are similar.

text: I can't find a match for this sock.

text: There are a number of matches for your search words.

glosses: A match is a small stick that has a chemical on one end of it. You use it to make a fire.

text: He lit a match for some light in the dark room.

glosses: A match is a situation in which two things go together well.

ipa: /mætʃ/

noun

match

matches


match

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

glosses: If two things match, they go together because they are similar in some way.

text: Look around for a table you like or one which most closely matches your room.

text: I'll ask you some questions to see how you match up to the job.

text: The wish for changes has not been matched by actions.

text: Her intelligence was matched by her kindness.

text: Your two socks don't match.

glosses: If you are matched against someone, you are their opponent in a competition.


odd

forms:
odd (positive)
odder (comparative)
oddest (superlative)

glosses: If something is odd, it is not normal and usually you don't like it or don't understand it.

text: The neighbours thought him very odd, because he would leave his doors open all night.

text: She liked him, but there was something odd about the way he spoke.

glosses: The odd time, drink, problem, etc. is one that happens sometimes, but not often.

text: I don't really drink – just the odd beer at the weekend.

glosses: An odd sock, boot, etc. is one without its pair.

text: The clown was wearing odd socks.

glosses: An odd number is one that does not divide evenly by 2 (e.g., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc.)

text: Fifty-one is an odd number.

glosses: A count of (number)-odd is just a little more than the number.

text: I've got fifty-odd students in the class.

ipa: /ɒd/

sampa: /Qd/

ipa: /ɑd/

sampa: /Ad/

adj

odd

odder

oddest


comment

forms:
comment
comments (plural)

glosses: A comment is a short statement about something; usually it is an opinion.

text: I'm afraid I can't make any comment on the case right now.

text: Her comments were misunderstood.

ipa: /ˈkɑmɛnt/


comment

forms:
comment (canonical)
comments (third-person singular)
commented (past)
commented (past participle)
commenting (present participle)

glosses: If you comment on or about something, you say something about it.

text: Commenting on the changes in Peru, the president said he would be watching the situation.

text: He commented that it was good news.


convention

forms:
convention
conventions (plural)

glosses: A convention is a large meeting of a specific group or for a specific purpose.

text: There's a doctor's convention in town this week and all the hotels are full.

text: The garden show will be at the convention centre.

glosses: A convention is an international agreement the controls how countries behave.

text: This action goes against the European Convention on Human Rights.

text: In my culture, a convention is to eat raw fish.

glosses: A convention is a particular way of acting or a particular belief of a group of people.

text: By convention, people in North America drive on the right hand side of the road.

text: There are a set of conventions that every member must observe.

ipa: /ˌkənˈvɛnʃən/


justification

forms:
justification
justifications (plural)

glosses: A justification is a reason given by somebody for doing something.

text: There was no justification for continuing this war.

text: Practice in logical thinking is frequently used as justification for teaching Latin.

glosses: In printing, justification is the spacing of words and letters so that the margins on the left and right are even.

ipa: /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


fund

forms:
fund
funds (plural)

glosses: A fund is an amount of money kept for a specific purpose.

text: GM cannot afford to keep paying into the company pension fund.

text: Our fund-raising campaign has a target of $100,000.

glosses: An organisation's funds are the money that it has.

text: The school is raising funds to pay for the new library.

text: The sports centre closed because of a lack of funds.

ipa: /fɐnd/

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


fund

forms:
fund (canonical)
funds (third-person singular)
funded (past)
funded (past participle)
funding (present participle)

glosses: If you fund something, you give it money for its activities.

text: The project is jointly funded by the Government of Canada and the International Red Cross.

text: The university will no longer fund research into this drug.


reliance

forms:
reliance
reliances (plural)

glosses: If x has a reliance on y, x needs y. {{ant|independence}

text: North Korea's reliance on foreign aid, mainly from China, isn't likely to end soon.

text: The new economy has a great reliance on the Internet.

ipa: /rɪˈlaɪəns/

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


partnership

forms:
partnership
partnerships (plural)

glosses: A partnership is two people or groups working together, especially in business.

text: Microsoft has entered into a partnership with Apple to develop software for the Macintosh.

text: If one member of the partnership dies, the other member may have difficulty continuing the business.

ipa: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈpɑrtnɚʃɪp/


howdy

forms: howdy

glosses: "A greeting similar to hello. It is a shortened form of how do you do or how do you fair.

text: When the cowboy saw Abigail, he said, "Howdy, miss."

ipa: /ˈhaʊdi/


coordination

forms:
coordination
coordinations (plural)

glosses: The ability of the muscles in a body to work together.

text: Young children lack the coordination to walk or even to pick up small objects.

text: Alcohol can affect your balance and coordination.

glosses: The planning or timing of actions so that they work together.

text: The result of opening the new building was a lack of coordination between different departments.

text: There has been an improvement in coordination of the various government programs to deal with poverty.

ipa: /koʊˌɔrdɪˈneɪʃən/


co-ordination

forms: co-ordination

glosses: Co-ordination is another way of spelling coordination.

noun

co-ordination


pie

forms:
pie
pies (plural)

glosses: A baked food that has a crust outside and a filling inside, as well as a crust on top.

text: The family had cherry pie for dessert.

enpr: pī

ipa: /paɪ/

sampa: /paI/


alternative

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

glosses: An alternative approach, way, source, etc. is not the usual one.

text: Do you have some alternative transportation in case the car breaks down.

text: They're not really a pop band. They're more alternative than that.

text: I recommend an alternative lifestyle.

enpr: /ăl-tûr'nə-tĭv/

ipa: /ɒltɜːnətiv/


alternative

forms:
alternative
alternatives (plural)

glosses: An alternative is something else that you can choose.

text: We only have two alternatives: stay here or go back.

text: St Mungo's shelter for the homeless offers a new alternative to sleeping on the streets.


pies

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

text: This year, the one who eats the most pies wins the contest.

ipa: /paɪz/

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

pie


civilian

forms:
civilian
civilians (plural)

glosses: A civilian is a person who is not in the country's army.

text: Its against the law for a soldier to hurt a civilian.

text: Civilians are not allowed in the army camp.

glosses: The general population who live in an area.

ipa: /sɪˈvɪliən/


civilians

text: Its against the law for a soldier to hurt civilians.

civilian

civilians


initial

forms: initial (positive)

glosses: The initial period, stages, etc. come near the beginning.

text: They send most workers to the US after an initial training period of three months.

text: With these cars, the initial cost is high, but you save money in the long run.

text: My initial reaction when I saw the bear was to run and hide.

ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃəl/


initial

forms:
initial
initials (plural)

glosses: An initial is the first letter of a name.

text: He found a bag with the initials D.B.R.

text: His name is Daniel Jr., His initial is D.J.


initial

forms:
initialed (past)
initialed (past participle)
initialing (present participle)
initial (canonical)
initials (third-person singular)
initialled (past)
initialled (past participle)
initialling (present participle)

glosses: If you initial something, you write the first letter of each of your names on it (or sometimes just your first and last name), usually to show approval.

text: Can you initial this form here, please?

verb

initial

l


validity

forms:
validity
validities (plural)

etymology_text: valid + -ity

ety-suffix

valid

ity

expansion: valid + -ity

glosses: The validity of a licence, ticket, document, etc. depends on whether it is official and acceptable.

text: The validity of a passport depends on who carries it.

glosses: The validity of evidence, a statement, a reason, etc. is the level to which it is true or reasonable.

text: Due to the doubts about the validity of the evidence presented, the case cannot go forward.

glosses: In testing, the validity of a test is the level to which it is tests what it is supposed to test.

text: The validity of many IQ tests has been questioned.

glosses: A validity is a quality of measurement that shows the degree by which the measurement reflects the thing beneath it.

ipa: /vəˈlɪdɪti/

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

hyphenation: va‧lid‧i‧ty

noun

validities


task

forms:
task
tasks (plural)

glosses: A task is a specific piece of work, often unpleasant.

text: Come here, young man. I have a task for you to do.

text: Telecommunications systems for hotels now perform many more tasks than just allowing people to make telephone calls.

text: When I was young, I had the task of milking the cows.

glosses: If you take someone to task, you criticise them strongly.

text: Father took her to task for taking the car without asking.

ipa: /tæsk/

sampa: /t{sk/

ipa: /tɑːsk/


task

forms:
task (canonical)
tasks (third-person singular)
tasked (past)
tasked (past participle)
tasking (present participle)

glosses: If you task someone with doing something, you give them that job.


technique

forms:
technique
techniques (plural)

glosses: A technique is a specialized and skillful way of doing something.

text: It is important for pilots to be taught the right technique for the take-off run.

text: The scientists will use a new technique to measure the exact speed of the moon.

ipa: /tɛkˈniːk/

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


exclude

forms:
exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)

glosses: If you exclude someone or something, you keep them out.

text: During play time, she was excluded from the group.

text: The rules specifically exclude the use of drugs.

ipa: /ɪksˈkluːd/

hyphenation: ex‧clude

verb

exclud


proportion

forms:
proportion
proportions (plural)

glosses: The proportion is the relationship in size between one part and another.

text: Health care spending is taking up a much larger proportion of the government budget.

text: The proportion of water to sugar should be two to one.

ipa: /prəˈpɔrʃən/

ipa: /prəˈpɔːʃən/

hyphenation: pro‧por‧tion


proportion

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

glosses: If you proportion something, you divide it into equal portions.

ipa: /prəˈpɔːʃən/


girl

forms:
girl
girls (plural)

glosses: A girl is a female child or teenager; someone who is not a woman yet.

text: Many girls like to play with dolls.

text: I have two children: a boy and a girl.

glosses: A female person of any age (even a woman).

text: The girls are going out tonight, do you want to come?

text: I really love that girl.

text: My cat is a girl.

text: She is a girl cat.

ipa: /gəːl/

ipa: /gərl/

ipa: /ɡɵːl/


fly

forms:
fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

glosses: To move through the air without touching the ground

text: The bird will fly away in the winter.

text: The airplane flies very high in the air.

text: He was the first person to fly a plane around the world.

enpr: flī

ipa: /flaɪ/

sampa: /flaI/

audio: en-uk-a fly.ogg

fly

flies

flew

flown

flying


fly

forms:
fly
flies (plural)

glosses: A fly is a type of small insect with wings.

text: I won't eat my soup because there's a fly in it.

text: There are many flies near the garbage.

glosses: In baseball a ball that goes high in the air.

glosses: The piece of cloth hiding the zipper, buttons at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.


short

forms:
short (positive)
shorter (comparative)
shortest (superlative)

glosses: If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.

text: I can't reach the table because I'm too short.

glosses: If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.

text: The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.

text: The city centre and shops are only a short distance away.

glosses: If something is short then it takes a little time.

text: I'm going to Chengdu for a short break.

ipa: /ʃɔːt/

enpr: shôrt

ipa: /ʃɔrt/

sampa: /SOrt/

ipa: /ʃoːt/

adj

short

shorter

shortest


short

forms: short

glosses: Short of (doing) sth is equal to except (doing) sth.

text: Nothing short of help from god will save him.

text: Short of giving them the answers, there's nothing we can do.

glosses: If you're running short of something, you don't have enough.

text: We're running short of time, so can you hurry up?

glosses: If something is short of it's target, it isn't all the way there.

text: The plane touched down just short of the landing area.

glosses: If you cut something short, you end it before the planned time.

text: They cut short their vacation when the weather changed.

text: Jackson cut short his trip to Africa.


consent

forms:
consent
consents (plural)

text: You can't publish a picture of a child without the consent of one parent.

text: The treatment was explained to and understood by the patient before he gave his consent.

ipa: /kənˈsɛnt/

hyphenation: con‧sent


consent

forms:
consent (canonical)
consents (third-person singular)
consented (past)
consented (past participle)
consenting (present participle)

glosses: If you consent to something, you agree to it.

text: Dr. Briant has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time.


demonstrate

forms:
demonstrate (canonical)
demonstrates (third-person singular)
demonstrated (past)
demonstrated (past participle)
demonstrating (present participle)

glosses: If you demonstrate something, you show that it is true or that it exists.

text: In this job, you must demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively.

text: Various studies have clearly demonstrated that very few people have not broken laws.

glosses: If you demonstrate something, you show how to do it or use it.

text: At the sales meeting she demonstrated the new software.

glosses: If a group of people demonstrate, they protest something publicly.

text: The workers began demonstrating for safer conditions outside the factory.

ipa: /ˈdɛmənstreɪt/

hyphenation: dem‧on‧strate

verb

demonstrat


criteria

forms:
criterion
criteria (plural)

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

glosses: Criteria are a set of principles that you use to judge something or decide about something.

text: One of the criteria for measuring the success of a democracy is the percentage of people that vote in that society .

text: The project proposal does not meet current criteria for approval.

ipa: /kraɪˈtɪəriə/

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

noun

criterion

criteria


philosophy

forms:
philosophy
philosophies (plural)

glosses: Philosophy is the study of the nature of existence and truth: how things are and how they should be.

text: Plato's writings have been used to teach philosophy, logic, maths, and other subjects.

glosses: A philosophy is a set of beliefs that guide the actions of a group or individual.

text: Her education explains in part why she holds the political philosophies she does.

ipa: /fɪˈlɒsəfi/

ipa: /fɪˈlɑsəfi/

philosophies


discover

forms:
discover (canonical)
discovers (third-person singular)
discovered (past)
discovered (past participle)
discovering (present participle)

glosses: To find a new idea that was not known before, or to find a thing that was not known about before.

text: Doctors want to discover a cure for cancer.

text: Einstein discovered that E=mc²

text: Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering the Americas.

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvə/

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvɚ/


discovery

forms:
discovery
discoveries (plural)

text: When Archimedes made a discovery, he ran around saying "I found it!"

text: The new spacecraft will help us make discoveries about space.

ipa: /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌri/

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvəˌri/

irrnoun

discoveries


compensation

forms:
compensation
compensations (plural)

glosses: Compensation is money, or something of value, given to somebody who has lost something or been harmed.

text: He was ordered to pay £600 compensation after being found guilty of assault.

text: They are asking for compensation for the damage to their car.

text: After the injury, Worker's Compensation began sending him a weekly cheque.

text: If I'm hurt an accident that is not my fault, I would ask for compensation for damages.

glosses: Compensation is everything that a company gives to someone for doing their job, including money, company car, stocks, etc.

text: My compensation package at the old job was better, but I enjoy it more here.


representative

forms:
representative
representatives (plural)

glosses: A representative is a person who represents a group or company.

text: The ambassador is our representative.

ipa: /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/

hyphenation: rep‧re‧sen‧ta‧tive


representative

forms: representative (positive)

text: This is a representative sample.


ring

forms:
ring
rings (plural)

text: The students sat in a ring.

glosses: A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe.

text: She wore a ring on each finger.

glosses: A piece of material with the shape of a circle.

text: The O-rings went bad on my truck.

glosses: A high sound, especially of a telephone.

text: The ring of the phone woke me up.

glosses: The square area between four poles where people fight.

text: He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.

enpr: rĭng

ipa: /rɪŋ/


ring

forms:
ring (canonical)
rings (third-person singular)
rang (past)
rung (past participle)
ringing (present participle)

text: The phone rang.

text: He rings me every Thursday.

ring

rings

rang

rung

ringing


ring

forms:
ring (canonical)
rings (third-person singular)
ringed (past)
ringed (past participle)
ringing (present participle)

text: They ringed the pair.


ready

forms:
ready (positive)
readier (comparative)
readiest (superlative)

text: Let's get ready to rumble!

text: He was ready when they called him.

enpr: rĕd'i

ipa: /ˈrɛdi/

sampa: /"r\Edi/

adj

ready

readier

readiest


ready

forms:
ready (canonical)
readies (third-person singular)
readied (past)
readied (past participle)
readying (present participle)

text: Ready the car for the race.

text: He readied himself.

verb

read

y


river

forms:
river
rivers (plural)

text: We go swimming in the river.

text: The river bends there.

text: He won a river of votes.

ipa: /ˈrɪvə/

ipa: /ˈrɪvɚ/


hard

forms:
hard (positive)
harder (comparative)
hardest (superlative)

text: I kicked the wall and hurt my foot. The wall is hard.

glosses: If something is hard, it takes a lot of work to do or understand.

text: Only two people passed the test because it was so hard.

glosses: If something is hard, it is sudden and sharp.

text: He took a hard hit to his arm.

text: Hard liquor

glosses: If something is hard, it cannot be questioned; it is not questionable.

text: Hard evidence

glosses: If someone is hard, they are severe; they are unfriendly.

enpr: häd

ipa: /hɑːd/

ipa: /hɑrd/

adj

hard

harder

hardest


hard

forms:
hard (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If something is done hard, it is done with a lot of effort.

text: He works hard, all day and all night.


hard

forms:
hard
hards (plural)

glosses: A hard is a beach or slope that is firm that is a good place to take a boat out of the water.


mist

forms:
mist
mists (plural)

text: There was a mist over the water.

ipa: /mɪst/