architect

forms:
architect
architects (plural)

glosses: An architect is a person who designs and plans buildings.

text: We had an architect design our new house.

ipa: /ˈɑːkɪtɛkt/

ipa: /ˈɑrkɪtɛkt/


architects

pos: noun

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

noun

architect

expansion: [POS TABLE]


cage

forms:
cage
cages (plural)

glosses: A cage is a structure made with wire or bars, to hold an animal.

text: The bird lived in a large wire cage near the window.

glosses: A cage is a something that holds things in, to protect or to keep imprisoned.

text: Your heart is inside your rib cage.

ipa: /keɪdʒ/


cage

forms:
cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: Cage is to place something in a wire or barred structure so that they can not get out.

text: We had to cage the lion to keep it from escaping.

verb

cag

e


caged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cage.

text: He walked up and down liked a caged tiger.


hack

forms:
hack
hacks (plural)

glosses: A hack is someone who works hard, but does not get great results.

text: He thinks he's a great rapper but he's just a hack.

glosses: A hack is a horse that is hired to others.

text: I rode a hack into the valley.

glosses: A hack is a way to gain access to parts of a computer program.

text: He got really high scores in that computer game but we knew he was using a hack.

ipa: /hæk/


hack

forms:
hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)

text: He decided to hack the tree in half.

glosses: To hack is to break into a computer or make programs do things they wouldn't normally do.

text: I was worried someone could hack into my e-mail account and get my credit card number.


fantastic

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

pos: adj

glosses: Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

text: He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.

text: His fantastic post-school had all failed.

text: She had a fantastic view of her own importance that no one else shared.

glosses: Not believable; maybe only possible in fantasy.

text: The events were so fantastic that all the audience went silent.

text: She entered the lab and admired the fantastic machines around her.

glosses: Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; really good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

text: "I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"

ipa: /fænˈtæstɪk/

adj

more: true


fantasy

forms:
fantasy
fantasies (plural)

glosses: That which comes from one's imagination.

glosses: The literary genre of magic and fictive medieval technology.

ipa: /ˈfæntəsi/

ipa: /ˈfæn(t)əsi/

noun

fantasies


fantasy

forms:
fantasy (canonical)
fantasies (third-person singular)
fantasied (past)
fantasied (past participle)
fantasying (present participle)

glosses: To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

verb

fantas

y


fantasies

glosses: The plural of fantasy; more than one fantasy.

noun

fantasy


fantasies

glosses: The third-person singular form of fantasy.


fantasied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fantasy.


subscribes

forms:
subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of subscribe.

verb

subscrib


subscribed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of subscribe.


subscribe

glosses: To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

text: Would you like to subscribe or subscribe a friend to our new magazine, Lexicography Illustrated?

glosses: To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a cell phone plan.

glosses: To believe or agree with a theory or an idea.

text: I don’t subscribe to that theory.

glosses: To pay money to be a member of an organization.

glosses: To contribute or promise to contribute money to a common fund.

text: 1913: Theodore Roosevelt, Autobiography — ... under no circumstances could I ever again be nominated for any public office, as no corporation would subscribe to a campaign fund if I was on the ticket, and that they would subscribe most heavily to beat me;

text: 1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations — The capital which had been subscribed to this bank, at two different subscriptions, amounted to one hundred and sixty thousand pounds, of which eighty per cent only was paid up.

glosses: To write one's name at the bottom of a document, to sign.

glosses: To admit to being inferior or in the wrong.

ipa: /səbˈskraɪb/


hacks

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

noun

hack


hacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hack.


subscription

forms:
subscription
subscriptions (plural)

glosses: Having access to a resource for a period of time.

text: I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

text: My library subscription is about to expire.

glosses: The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.


subscriptions

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

subscription


infusion

forms:
infusion
infusions (plural)

glosses: A product made of a liquid which has had other ingredients in it to extract useful qualities.

text: An extract of many ingredients makes a refreshing infusion.

glosses: The act of soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

glosses: The act of installing a quality into a person.

text: 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 1

ipa: /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/

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


infusions

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

infusion


loudness

forms:
loudness
loudnesses (plural)

etymology_text: loud + -ness

ety-suffix

loud

ness

expansion: loud + -ness

glosses: Loudness depends on the amplitde of a sound wave.

glosses: Loudness is how loud or soft any kind of sound is.

ipa: /laʊdnəs/

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

loudnesses


loudnesses

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

noun

loudness


acidity

forms:
acidity
acidities (plural)

etymology_text: acid + -ity

ety-suffix

acid

ity

expansion: acid + -ity

glosses: The quality of sour; sourness to the taste, as in the acidity of lemon juice.

text: Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.

glosses: Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.

ipa: /əˈsɪdɪti/

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

acidities


acidities

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

noun

acidity


pathology

forms:
pathology
pathologies (plural)

glosses: The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.

ipa: /pəˈθɒlədʒi/

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

pathologies


pathologies

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

pathology


adjuster

forms:
adjuster
adjusters (plural)

glosses: One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "claims adjuster."


adjusters

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

adjuster


lifestyle

forms:
lifestyle
lifestyles (plural)

etymology_text: life + style

compound

life

style

expansion: life + style

text: His lifestyle was not a good example for young people.

glosses: the totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group

enpr: līfʹstīl'

ipa: /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

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


lifestyles

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

noun

lifestyle


ureas

forms:
urea
ureas (plural)

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

urea


heteros

forms:
hetero
heteros (plural)

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

hetero


humanitarians

forms:
humanitarian
humanitarians (plural)

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

humanitarian


deck

forms:
deck
decks (plural)

text: The sailors had to clean the top deck.

glosses: A deck is the space between the floors of a ship.

text: The cannons were lined up in the gun deck.

glosses: A deck is something that is like the floor of a ship.

text: We sat on the top deck of the bus.

glosses: A deck is the outside floor of a house or building without a roof.

text: We went out onto the observation deck at the top of the tall building.

text: The bridge was closed while the deck was being repaired.

text: Before playing poker, you need to shuffle the deck.

ipa: /dɛk/


deck

forms:
deck (canonical)
decks (third-person singular)
decked (past)
decked (past participle)
decking (present participle)

glosses: When you deck something, you dress it up.

text: We had to deck out the room with ribbons for the party.

glosses: If you deck someone, you knock them down to the floor.

text: He was so angry, I thought he would deck me.


decks

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

deck


decked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deck.


typist

forms:
typist
typists (plural)

etymology_text: type + -ist

ety-suffix

type

ist

expansion: type + -ist

glosses: A typist is a person who writes things using a typewriter.

text: He was a good typist, and could write more than 40 words per minute.

ipa: /ˈtaɪpɪst/

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

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

hyphenation: typ‧ist


typists

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

noun

typist


alleviate

forms:
alleviate (canonical)
alleviates (third-person singular)
alleviated (past)
alleviated (past participle)
alleviating (present participle)

glosses: If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.

text: Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.

verb

alleviat


alleviates

glosses: The third-person singular form of alleviate.


alleviated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of alleviate.


rooster

forms:
rooster
roosters (plural)

text: The rooster crowed loudly every morning.

ipa: /ˈruːstə/

enpr: roo͞'stər

ipa: /ˈrustər/


roosters

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

noun

rooster


shipwrecks

forms:
shipwreck
shipwrecks (plural)

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

shipwreck


shipwrecks

forms:
shipwreck (canonical)
shipwrecks (third-person singular)
shipwrecked (past)
shipwrecked (past participle)
shipwrecking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shipwreck.


shipwrecked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shipwreck.


durrie

forms:
durrie
durries (plural)

text: The durrie was so pretty that we hung it on the wall.

glosses: A durrie is an Australian word for cigarette.

text: Hey mate, have you got a spare durrie?


durries

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

durrie


node

forms:
node
nodes (plural)

glosses: A node is a center point, where parts meet.

text: The railway station was the town's transport node where all the buses stopped.

text: The doctor examined his armpit to feel the lymph node.

glosses: A node is a swelling on a plant which becomes a new branch or leaf.

glosses: A node is the point on a wave where the amplitude is zero.

glosses: A node is the point on an orbit where it crosses a plane.

glosses: A node is a computer in the context of a network.

ipa: /nəʊd/

ipa: /noʊd/

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


nodes

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

node


dental

forms: dental (positive)

glosses: Dental describes anything to do with the teeth.

text: I use dental floss to clean between my teeth.

ipa: /ˈdɛntəl/

ipa: /ˈdɛntl̩/

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

hyphenation: den‧tal


miscreant

forms:
miscreant
miscreants (plural)

enpr: mĭsʹkrē-ənt


cynical

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

glosses: If someone is cynical, they have a negative attitude towards life.

text: He is a cynical person who seems to complain about everything.

ipa: /ˈsɪnɪkəl/


deficit

forms:
deficit
deficits (plural)

glosses: A deficit is a lack or shortage of something, such as money.

ipa: /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

ipa: /ˈdɛfəsɪt/

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

hyphenation: de‧fi‧cit


hypothesize

forms:
hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)

etymology_text: hypothesis + -ize

ety-suffix

hypothesis

ize

expansion: hypothesis + -ize

glosses: To hypothesize is to make a guess, a hypothesis, based on the available evidence.

text: The detective hypothesized that the criminal could have escaped through the heating vents.

ipa: /hʌɪˈpɒθɪsʌɪz/

verb

hypothesiz


patriotism

forms:
patriotism
patriotisms (plural)

glosses: Patriotism is love, support, and defense of one's country.

text: Americans get a burst of patriotism every year on July 4 when they celebrate Independence Day.


abortion

forms:
abortion
abortions (plural)

etymology_text: abort + -ion

ety-suffix

abort

ion

expansion: abort + -ion

glosses: If a woman has an abortion, her pregnancy is ended deliberately.

text: She's had two abortions.

enpr: əʹbôrshən


absurd

forms:
absurd (positive)
absurder (comparative)
absurdest (superlative)

glosses: Something absurd is ridiculous and stupid.

text: Saying that a fish cannot swim in water is just absurd.

text: It was absurd for him to start a business selling rusty nails!

ipa: /əbˈzɜːd/

ipa: /æbˈsɝd/

ipa: /æbˈzɝd/

adj

absurd

absurder

absurdest


accelerator

forms:
accelerator
accelerators (plural)

glosses: An accelerator is the pedal in a vehicle which you step on to make it go faster.

text: He took his foot off the accelerator and the car started to slow down.


acquaintance

forms:
acquaintance
acquaintances (plural)

glosses: An acquaintance is someone you know slightly but not well.

text: He's an old acquaintance of mine.

ipa: /əˈkweɪntəns/


acquit

forms:
acquit (canonical)
acquits (third-person singular)
acquitted (past)
acquitted (past participle)
acquitting (present participle)

glosses: If someone is acquitted of a crime, they have been tried in a court and found not guilty.

text: He was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.

enpr: ə-kwĭt

ipa: /əˈkwɪt/

hyphenation: ac‧quit

verb

acquit

t


miscreants

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

noun

miscreant


deficits

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

deficit


hypothesizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of hypothesize.


hypothesized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hypothesize.


abortions

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

abortion


AD

forms: AD

pos: abbrev

glosses: AD is short for the Latin words anno Domini, which means in the year of our Lord. You use AD to refer to a date after the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.

text: The Romans started building the Colosseum in 70 AD.


agriculture

forms: agriculture

glosses: Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.

text: Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture.

ipa: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

ipa: /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/


AIDS

forms: AIDS

glosses: AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases.

text: The AIDS epidemic in the United States began in the 1980s.

glosses: AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.

AIDS


airmail

forms:
airmail
airmails (plural)

etymology_text: air + mail

compound

air

mail

expansion: air + mail

glosses: Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air.

text: Goods are generally shipped by airmail.


allergic

forms: allergic (positive)

etymology_text: allergy + -ic

ety-suffix

allergy

ic

expansion: allergy + -ic

glosses: If you are allergic to something, you become ill when you eat it or touch it.

text: I'm allergic to cats, they make me sneeze.

enpr: ə-lûrʹ-jĭk

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

hyphenation: al‧ler‧gic


aloud

forms:
aloud (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

glosses: When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.

text: When we were children, our father read aloud to us.

glosses: If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.

text: He really must be careful about thinking aloud. Who knew what he might say?

ipa: /əˈlaʊd/


a.m.

pos: prep

glosses: a.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between midnight to midday.

text: The program starts at 9 a.m.


p.m.

glosses: p.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between midday to midnight.

text: The spa closes at 9:00 pm.

ipa: /piːˈɛm/


ambassador

forms:
ambassador
ambassadors (plural)

glosses: An ambassador is an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there.

text: The German ambassador to Poland lives in Warsaw.

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

hyphenation: am‧bas‧sa‧dor


ambassadors

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

noun

ambassador


acquaintances

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

acquaintance


acquits

glosses: The third-person singular form of acquit.


acquitted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acquit.


beware

text: Beware of the dog because it bites.

ipa: /biˈwɛɚ/


Rajshahi

forms: Rajshahi

pos: name

glosses: Rajshahi is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


Khulna

forms: Khulna

glosses: Khulna is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


Sylhet

forms: Sylhet

glosses: Sylhet also is a district and a sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


Rangpur

forms: Rangpur

glosses: Rangpur is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


Barisal

forms: Barisal

glosses: Barisal is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


Magura

forms: Magura

text: I live in Magura.


Jessore

forms: Jessore

text: I live in Jessore.


Mymensingh

forms: Mymensingh

text: I live in Mymensingh.


Cox's Bazar

forms: Cox's Bazar

glosses: Cox's Bazar is a district in Bangladesh.

text: I live in Cox's Bazar.

glosses: Cox's Bazar is also a tourist spot in Bangladesh.

glosses: Cox's Bazar is situated at the most south of Bangladesh.


bewares

forms:
beware (canonical)
bewares (third-person singular)
bewared (past)
bewared (past participle)
bewaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beware.

verb

bewar


bewared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beware.


ample

forms:
ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

glosses: If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.

text: There'll be ample opportunity to relax, swim and soak up some sun.

text: The design of the ground floor created ample space for a good-sized kitchen.

glosses: If you describe someone's figure as ample, you mean that they are large in a pleasant or attractive way.

text: ... a young mother with a baby resting against her ample bosom.

adj

ample

ampler

amplest


apparently

etymology_text: apparent + -ly

ety-suffix

apparent

ly

expansion: apparent + -ly

glosses: You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true.

text: Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.

text: Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.

enpr: ə-părʹənt-lē


approximately

etymology_text: approximate + -ly

approximate

expansion: approximate + -ly

glosses: Approximately is close to, but not exactly.

text: Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements.

hyphenation: ap‧prox‧i‧mate‧ly


Arabic

forms: Arabic

glosses: Arabic is a language that is spoken in the Middle East and in parts of North Africa.

text: She is learning Arabic.


Arabic

forms: Arabic (positive)

glosses: Something that is Arabic belongs or relates to the language, writing, or culture of the Arabs.

glosses: An Arabic numeral is one of the written figures such as 1, 2, 3, or 4.

text: The clock is available with either Roman or Arabic numerals.


archbishop

forms:
archbishop
archbishops (plural)

glosses: In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a certain country or region.

text: A new archbishop was recently appointed.

ipa: /ˌɑː(r)tʃˈbɪʃəp/


architecture

forms:
architecture
architectures (plural)

glosses: Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.

text: He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.

glosses: The architecture of a building is the style in which it is designed and constructed.

glosses: The architecture of something is its structure.

ipa: /ˈɑrkɪtɛktʃɚ/

hyphenation: ar‧chi‧tec‧ture


arena

forms:
arena
arenas (plural)

glosses: An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.

text: We went to the arena to watch the football game.

glosses: You can refer to a field of activity, especially one where there is a lot of conflict or action, as an arena of a particular kind.

text: Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.

ipa: /əˈriːnə/


armchair

forms:
armchair
armchairs (plural)

etymology_text: arm + chair

compound

arm

chair

expansion: arm + chair

glosses: An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.

text: She was sitting in an armchair with blankets wrapped round her.

ipa: /ˈɑː(r)mtʃɛə(r)/

ipa: /ˈɑrmt͡ʃɛɚ/


armchair

forms: armchair (positive)

glosses: An armchair critic, fan, or traveller knows about a particular subject from reading or hearing about it rather than from practical experience.

text: This great book is ideal for both the travelling supporter and the armchair fan.


gorgeous

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

text: All my classmates agreed that Bella was absolutely gorgeous.

text: The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous.

text: Israeli hummus is absolutely gorgeous.

ipa: /ˈɡɔːdʒəs/

ipa: /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/


grocery

forms:
grocery
groceries (plural)

glosses: Groceries are food and other household supplies that you buy in a store.

text: I'm going to pick up some groceries. Do you need anything?

glosses: A grocery is a shop or store that sells groceries.

text: I'm going to the grocery to get some milk.

ipa: /ˈɡrəʊs(ə)ri/

ipa: /ˈɡroʊs(ə)ri/

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

noun

groceries


charlatan

forms:
charlatan
charlatans (plural)

glosses: A charlatan is someone who fools another person.

text: Do not pay that charlatan any more money.

ipa: /ˈʃɑrlətən/

ipa: /ˈʃɑːlətən/

hyphenation: char‧la‧tan


charlatans

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

charlatan


arenas

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

arena


armchairs

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

armchair


archbishops

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

archbishop


abbreviate

forms:
abbreviate (canonical)
abbreviates (third-person singular)
abbreviated (past)
abbreviated (past participle)
abbreviating (present participle)

glosses: If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.

text: Alexander abbreviated his first name to Alec.

text: It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.

verb

abbreviat

e


aboriginal

forms:
aboriginal
aboriginals (plural)

glosses: An Aboriginal is an Australian aborigine.

text: He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales.


aboriginal

forms: aboriginal (positive)

glosses: Aboriginal means belonging or relating to the Australian Aborigines.

text: They saw the Aboriginal rock art in the Northern Territory.

glosses: The aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived.

text: Most Canadians acknowledge that the aboriginal people have had a rotten deal.


aborigine

forms:
aborigine
aborigines (plural)

glosses: Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.


aborigines

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

noun

aborigine


aboriginals

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

aboriginal


abbreviates

glosses: The third-person singular form of abbreviate.


abbreviated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abbreviate.

ipa: /əˈbriːvieɪtɪd/


abbreviated

forms: abbreviated (positive)

glosses: If something is abbreviated, it is shortened.

text: The abbreviated book cost less because it wasn't as big.


abound

forms:
abound (canonical)
abounds (third-person singular)
abounded (past)
abounded (past participle)
abounding (present participle)

glosses: If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.

text: The book abounds with close-up images from space.

text: Fish abound in the ocean.

ipa: /əˈbaʊnd/


abounds

glosses: The third-person singular form of abound.

verb

abound


abounded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abound.


poncho

forms:
poncho
ponchos (plural)

glosses: A poncho is a simple garment, like a blanket, with a hole for the head to go through.

text: He bought a poncho on his last trip to Bolivia.


resilience

forms:
resilience
resiliences (plural)

glosses: Resilience is the mental strength to recover from misfortune.

text: He needed resilience to continue working after the death of his wife.

glosses: Resilience is elasticity, how much something can stretch.

text: The scientists measured the resilience of the metal beam.

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


ponchos

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

noun

poncho


absent-minded

forms:
absent-minded (positive)
more absent-minded (comparative)
most absent-minded (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

text: In his later life he became even more absent-minded.


abstraction

forms:
abstraction
abstractions (plural)

etymology_text: abstract + -ion

ety-suffix

abstract

expansion: abstract + -ion

glosses: An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.

text: Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?

text: A line that has no width is only an abstraction.

glosses: Abstraction is the state of being very deep in thought.

text: Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'

glosses: Abstraction is the use of shapes and patterns in art.

text: Her paintings grew larger, and the images changed from abstraction to realism.


emigrant

forms:
emigrant
emigrants (plural)

glosses: An emigrant is a person who has left their own country to live in another country.

text: In the 1840's about 30,000 emigrants left Ireland every year.

ipa: /ˈɛmɪɡrənt/

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


dead end

forms:
dead end
dead ends (plural)

glosses: A dead end is a path or road that leads nowhere, which means that the only way back is to turn around.

text: That road on the left comes to a dead end.

noun

dead end


dead ends

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

dead ends


grocer

forms:
grocer
grocers (plural)

glosses: A grocer is a person who sells groceries (foodstuffs and household items) retail from a grocery.

text: John worked as a grocer when he was young.

ipa: /ˈɡrəʊsə/

ipa: /ˈɡroʊsər/

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

hyphenation: gro‧cer


grocers

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

grocer


emigrants

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

emigrant


compassionate

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

glosses: If someone or something is compassionate, they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.

text: The nurse was a very caring, compassionate person.

ipa: /kəmˈpæʃənət/


infection

forms:
infection
infections (plural)

etymology_text: infect + -ion

ety-suffix

infect

expansion: infect + -ion

glosses: An infection is when germs enter the body and make it sick.

text: He had a serious infection from the cut on his arm.

glosses: An infection is the state of being infected.

text: The doctor had to treat a person with a scabies infection.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

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

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


infections

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

noun

infection


acclaim

forms:
acclaim (canonical)
acclaims (third-person singular)
acclaimed (past)
acclaimed (past participle)
acclaiming (present participle)

glosses: If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.

text: The group's debut album was immediately acclaimed a hip hop classic.

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


acclaim

forms:
acclaim
acclaims (plural)

glosses: Acclaim is public praise for someone or something.

text: All this equipment has received international acclaim from the specialist hi-fi press.


accomplish

forms:
accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

glosses: If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing or completing something.

text: They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.

hyphenation: a‧ccom‧plish

verb

accomplish

es


accomplished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accomplish.


accomplished

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

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

text: She is an accomplished painter.


accomplishes

glosses: The third-person singular form of accomplish.


acclaims

glosses: The third-person singular form of acclaim.

ipa: /əˈkleɪmz/

acclaim


acclaims

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


acclaimed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acclaim.

ipa: /əˈkleɪmd/


acclaiming

ipa: /əˈkleɪmɪŋ/

hyphenation: ac‧claim‧ing


deposit

forms:
deposit (canonical)
deposits (third-person singular)
deposited (past)
deposited (past participle)
depositing (present participle)

glosses: If you deposit something, you put it down in a place.

glosses: If you deposit money, you put it into a bank account.

text: I deposited £50 in my bank account.

glosses: If you deposit a coin or a note, you put it into a machine to buy something.

ipa: /dɪˈpɒzɪt/

ipa: /dɨˈpɑzɪt/

hyphenation: de‧po‧sit


deposit

forms:
deposit
deposits (plural)

glosses: A deposit is something put down or left behind.

glosses: A deposit is money or other valuables left in a bank to be kept safe.

text: I put my jewelry in my safe deposit.

glosses: A deposit is a part payment for an item.

text: I paid a £50 deposit for my new television.

glosses: A deposit is a security left when borrowing something.

glosses: A deposit is a layer of matter that is found under a surface.


deposits

glosses: The third-person singular form of deposit.

deposit


deposits

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


deposited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deposit.


superposition

forms: superposition

glosses: Superposition means one on top of the other, "placed above".

text: The superposition of rock strata means they are found one on top of the other.

noun

superposition


lateral

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

glosses: An object's lateral refers to the side of it.

text: The lateral extension of the wall was 30 metres.

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


cross-contamination

forms: cross-contamination

glosses: Cross-contamination is the transfer of disease-causing microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, from one food to another.


resemble

forms:
resemble (canonical)
resembles (third-person singular)
resembled (past)
resembled (past participle)
resembling (present participle)

glosses: If two things resemble each other, it means they are similar or look like one another.

text: Modern computers do not resemble computers from the 1970's.

ipa: /rɪˈzɛmb(ə)l/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-resemble.wav

hyphenation: re‧sem‧ble

verb

resembl


resembles

glosses: The third-person singular form of resemble.


resembled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of resemble.

ipa: /rɪˈzɛmbl̩d/

hyphenation: re‧sem‧bled


resembling

ipa: /rɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

hyphenation: re‧sem‧bling


enumeration

forms:
enumeration
enumerations (plural)

glosses: A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.


construe

forms:
construe (canonical)
construes (third-person singular)
construed (past)
construed (past participle)
construing (present participle)

glosses: To translate and explain the meaning of something.

text: This court must construe according to the law.

ipa: /kənˈstruː/

constru


disparage

forms:
disparage (canonical)
disparages (third-person singular)
disparaged (past)
disparaged (past participle)
disparaging (present participle)

glosses: If you disparage someone, you make fun of or degrade them.

text: The Constitution shall not disparage others and put them in a bad light.

ipa: /dɪsˈpærɪd͡ʒ/

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

disparag


inoperative

forms: inoperative (positive)

etymology_text: in- + operative

ety-prefix

in

operative

expansion: in- + operative

glosses: When something is inoperative, it is not working or not functioning, usually because it is idle or has broken down.

text: This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States.


patriotisms

forms:
patriotism
patriotisms (plural)

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

noun

patriotism


accelerators

forms:
accelerator
accelerators (plural)

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

accelerator


resiliences

forms:
resilience
resiliences (plural)

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

resilience


enumerations

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

enumeration


construes

glosses: The third-person singular form of construe.


construed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of construe.


disparages

glosses: The third-person singular form of disparage.


disparaged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disparage.


scarcity

forms:
scarcity
scarcities (plural)

etymology_text: scarce + -ity

ety-suffix

scarce

ity

expansion: scarce + -ity

ipa: /ˈskɛrsɪti/

ipa: /ˈskɛəsɪti/

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

scarcities


invert

forms:
invert (canonical)
inverts (third-person singular)
inverted (past)
inverted (past participle)
inverting (present participle)


pitched battle

forms:
pitched battle
pitched battles (plural)

glosses: A hostile battle involving prolonged fighting between opposing forces in close combat.

text: 1594, William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, act 1, sc. 2:


Turk

forms:
Turk
Turks (plural)

glosses: A Turk is someone who is from Turkey or someone who is part of the Turkic ethnic groups.

text: My father is a Turk, but my family has never visited Turkey.

ipa: /tɝk/

ipa: /tɜːk/

proper noun

Turks


intuitive

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

glosses: If something is intuitive, you can learn or understand it without thinking about it much.

ipa: /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/

ipa: /ɪnˈt(j)uɪtɪv/


stringent

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

glosses: If the requirements of something is stringent, it is strict.

text: They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.

ipa: /ˈstrɪndʒənt/


farinaceous

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

ipa: /ˌfærəˈneɪʃəs/

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


disorder

forms:
disorder
disorders (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + order

ety-prefix

dis

order

expansion: dis- + order

glosses: Absence of order; a condition of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

text: The children left the room in disorder.

glosses: A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

text: The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room

text: The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.

glosses: A physical or psychical dysfunction and, or, malfunction.

text: Bulimia is an eating disorder.

ipa: /dɪsˈɔː(r)də(r)/


disorders

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

noun

disorder

expansion: [POS TABLE]


hypobole

forms:
hypobole
hypoboles (plural)

glosses: A hypobole is an understatement to create emphasis or effect. It is the opposite of hyperbole.


hypoboles

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

hypobole


autism

forms:
autism
autisms (plural)

glosses: Autism is a disorder where a person has difficulty with communication & social interaction, have repetitive behaviors, have intense interests, and how they learn and behave.

text: Because their child continually rocked back and forward without speaking, the parents thought it might be autism.

enpr: ôʹtĭzəm

ipa: /ˈɔːtɪzəm/

hyphenation: au‧ti‧sm


suzerain

forms:
suzerain
suzerains (plural)

glosses: A dominant nation or state which has at least some control over the subordinate state.

ipa: /ˈs(j)uz(ə)rən/

hyphenation: su‧ze‧rain; suz‧erain


suzerains

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

suzerain


loaf

forms:
loaf
loaves (plural)

glosses: (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

ipa: /ləʊf/

ipa: /loʊf/

loaf

loaves


loaf

forms:
loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)

text: loaf about, loaf around.


banish

forms:
banish (canonical)
banishes (third-person singular)
banished (past)
banished (past participle)
banishing (present participle)

glosses: To send someone away and to forbid him from returning.

text: The king banished the rebels.

enpr: băn'ĭsh

ipa: /ˈbænɪʃ/

verb

banish


inscription

forms:
inscription
inscriptions (plural)

glosses: An inscription is the words cut into or printed on a stone or other surface.

text: The inscription says he died 100 years ago.

ipa: /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/

hyphenation: in‧scrip‧tion


vernacular

forms:
vernacular
vernaculars (plural)

glosses: Vernacular refers to the language spoken by the people in their own country.

text: The Bible was translated from Latin into the vernacular.

ipa: /vəˈnækjələ/

ipa: /vɚˈnækjəlɚ/

hyphenation: ver‧nac‧u‧lar


inverts

glosses: The third-person singular form of invert.

invert


inverted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of invert.


pitched battles

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

noun

pitched battle


Turks

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

proper noun

Turk


autisms

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

noun

autism


loaves

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


loafed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of loaf.


banished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of banish.

ipa: /ˈbænɪʃt/


inscriptions

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

inscription


gulls

forms:
gull
gulls (plural)

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

gull


upstage

forms: upstage

etymology_text: up + stage

compound

up

stage

expansion: up + stage

glosses: The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

ipa: /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/


upstage

text: The actor turned and walked upstage.


upstage

forms: upstage (positive)

text: The play had no upstage props.


upstage

forms:
upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)

glosses: To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.

text: The dog did tricks and upstaged the speaker.

glosses: To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.

verb

upstag


upstages

glosses: The third-person singular form of upstage.


upstaged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of upstage.


disposable

forms:
disposable
disposables (plural)

etymology_text: dispose + -able

ety-suffix

dispose

able

expansion: dispose + -able

glosses: A disposable is an object that is designed to be used once and then thrown away.

ipa: /dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/

ipa: /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/

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

hyphenation: dis‧pos‧a‧ble


disposable

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

glosses: When something is disposable, it is made to be used for a short time and then thrown away.

text: He wiped his mouth with a disposable wipe.


ridge

forms:
ridge
ridges (plural)

glosses: A ridge is a long narrow hilltop or mountain.

glosses: A ridge is a long narrow elevation on the bottom of an ocean.

glosses: A ridge is a highest point on a roof forming a horizontal line.

enpr: rĭj

ipa: /rɪdʒ/


ridge

forms:
ridge (canonical)
ridges (third-person singular)
ridged (past)
ridged (past participle)
ridging (present participle)

glosses: If you ridge something, you make it into a ridge or add ridges to it.

verb

ridg


ridges

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

noun

ridge


ridges

glosses: The third-person singular form of ridge.


shoreland

forms:
shoreland
shorelands (plural)

glosses: The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc.


tactic

forms:
tactic
tactics (plural)

glosses: A tactic is an action or plan to achieve a specific goal.

glosses: A tactic is a maneuver used against an enemy.

ipa: /ˈtæktɪk/


tactics

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

tactic


nightfall

forms:
nightfall
nightfalls (plural)

glosses: Nightfall is the end of the day; the beginning of night.

glosses: Nightfall is when it becomes completely dark outside because the sun went down.

text: Nightfall was 45 minutes after sunset this evening.


nightfalls

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

nightfall


throne

forms:
throne
thrones (plural)

glosses: A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop or leader.

glosses: The position of a sovereign or leader itself.

text: The King is the only person that can sit on the throne.

ipa: [θrəʊn]

ipa: [θroʊn]


thrones

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

throne


sovereign

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

glosses: A country that is sovereign is able to control itself without the influence of other countries.

text: Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign state by few countries.

glosses: Something that is sovereign has supreme power.

ipa: /ˈsɑv(ə)rɪn/

hyphenation: sov‧e‧reign


sovereign

forms:
sovereign
sovereigns (plural)

glosses: A sovereign is a monarch or the ruler of a country.

glosses: A sovereign is a person who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

glosses: A sovereign is a gold coin formerly used in the United Kingdom.


sovereigns

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

sovereign


monarch

forms:
monarch
monarchs (plural)

glosses: A monarch is the leader of a kingdom or empire.

text: The monarch of England is Charles III.

glosses: A monarch butterfly is a kind of orange and black butterfly, Danaus plexippus.

ipa: /ˈmɒnək/

ipa: /ˈmɑnɚk/


deathbed

forms:
deathbed
deathbeds (plural)

glosses: Someone's deathbed is the bed on which they died.

glosses: If someone is on their deathbed, they are in the last hours of their life.

ipa: /ˈdɛθˌbɛd/


deathbeds

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

deathbed


royalty

forms:
royalty
royalties (plural)

etymology_text: royal + -ty

ety-suffix

royal

ty

expansion: royal + -ty

glosses: The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.

ipa: /ˈrɔɪəlti/

royalties


line of march

forms:
line of march
lines of march (plural)

glosses: Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.

noun

line of march

lines of march


overlord

forms:
overlord
overlords (plural)

text: The duke of Normandy's overlord was the king of France.

ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r)lɔː(r)d/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overlord2.wav


overlords

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

overlord


royal family

forms:
royal family
royal families (plural)

glosses: The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state.

royal family

royal families


royal families

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


aberrant

forms:
aberrant
aberrants (plural)

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aberrant2.wav


aberrant

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

glosses: When something is aberrant, it is straying from the right or usual course; wandering.

glosses: Something that is varying from ordinary type; abnormal; exceptional.


feast day

forms:
feast day
feast days (plural)

glosses: A day allocated in celebration of a particular saint.

text: March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.


feast days

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

feast day


mince

forms:
mince
minces (plural)

glosses: Mince is meat that has been chopped into very small pieces.

text: That mince that I just gave you was pork.

ipa: /mɪns/

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


mince

forms:
mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)

glosses: To mince something, you chop it into very small piece to make mince.

verb

minc


mushroom

forms:
mushroom
mushrooms (plural)

glosses: A mushroom is a fungus that grows on soil or on dying wood.

text: While in the forest, make sure to look on dead trees for mushrooms!

ipa: /ˈmʌʃˌruːm/

hyphenation: mush‧room


revert

forms:
revert (canonical)
reverts (third-person singular)
reverted (past)
reverted (past participle)
reverting (present participle)

glosses: When you revert, you are undoing an action.

enpr: rə-vûrtʹ

ipa: /rɨˈvɝt/

ipa: /rɨˈvɜːt/

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

hyphenation: re‧vert


flush

forms:
flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

glosses: To flush is to have your skin turn red from fever or emotion.

text: The sick boy's face was flushed.

glosses: To flush is to clean with a sudden flow of water.

text: Heavy rain would flush the rubbish out of the drain.

text: He forgot to flush the toilet after using it.

ipa: /ˈflʌʃ/

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

flush


flush

forms: flush (positive)

text: The tiles had to be flush with each other so that people would not trip over them.

glosses: (game) Flush cards are all of the same suit.

text: In poker he was dealt five hearts, a flush.


wrinkle

forms:
wrinkle
wrinkles (plural)

glosses: A wrinkle is a line or crease on old and fragile skin, usually caused by old age or tiredness.

text: My grandfather had a lot of wrinkles on his face.

ipa: /ˈrɪŋkl̩/

hyphenation: wrink‧le


wrinkle

forms:
wrinkle (canonical)
wrinkles (third-person singular)
wrinkled (past)
wrinkled (past participle)
wrinkling (present participle)

glosses: To wrinkle is to make lines, creases, or folds on a smooth surface.

text: When he smiled, his face wrinkled.

wrinkl


duchy

forms:
duchy
duchies (plural)

glosses: A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

text: She ruled the duchy while the duke was away.

ipa: /ˈdʌtʃi/

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

noun

duchies


duchess

forms:
duchess
duchesses (plural)

glosses: The female ruler of a duchy (where women can reign).

duchess

duchesses


duchesses

forms:
duchess
duchesss (plural)

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


interregnum

forms:
interregnum
interregnums or interregna (plural)

glosses: The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the beginning of the reign of another sovereign.

glosses: A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.

ipa: /ˌɪntərˈrɛɡnəm/

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

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

interregnum

interregna


hostage

forms:
hostage
hostages (plural)

glosses: A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of an action or act; that upon completion of that act the person is to be released.

hyphenation: hos‧tage


hostages

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

hostage


title: surendered

redirect: surrendered

pos: hard-redirect


livery

forms:
livery
liveries (plural)

glosses: Livery is the formal dress of an upper class servant, usually suggesting the 18th century with gold braid, gold buttons, waistcoat, pumps, powdered wig.

text: The Queen's footmen wear livery on formal occasions.

liveries


coachman

forms:
coachman
coachmen (plural)

glosses: A coachman is the person who drives a coach.

text: The family tipped the coachman when they arrived at their destination.

ipa: /ˈkoʊt͡ʃmən/

ipa: /ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/

hyphenation: coach‧man

coachmen


Shetland pony

forms:
Shetland pony
Shetland ponies (plural)

glosses: A Shetland pony is a very small pony originally bred on the Shetland Islands of Scotland that is a favorite with children

Shetland ponies


adoption

forms:
adoption
adoptions (plural)

glosses: An act of adopting a child by different parents so that the child becomes one of their own.

text: The dog was available for adoption, so I decided to take it.

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

hyphenation: adop‧tion


archer

forms:
archer
archers (plural)

glosses: An archer is a person who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.

ipa: /ˈɑrtʃɚ/

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


archers

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

archer


crossbow

forms:
crossbow
crossbows (plural)

ipa: /ˈkrɒsbəʊ/

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


crossbows

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

crossbow


disloyalty

forms:
disloyalty
disloyalties (plural)

disloyalties


disloyal

forms: disloyal (positive)

text: It would be disloyal to let him go alone.

ipa: [dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ]

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


illegitimate

forms: illegitimate (positive)

text: They set up an illegitimate government.

text: He was an illegitimate child.

ipa: /ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/


scattered

forms: scattered (positive)

glosses: A group of items that are distributed randomly.

text: Her toys were scattered all over the floor.

text: The weather forecast says scattered showers this morning.

ipa: /ˈskætɚd/

ipa: /ˈskætəd/

hyphenation: scat‧tered


randomly

etymology_text: random + -ly

ety-suffix

random

ly

expansion: random + -ly

text: He fired randomly at all the targets.

ipa: /ˈrændm̩li/

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


kite

forms:
kite
kites (plural)

glosses: A kite is an object made of light material that can use the wind to fly. They are held by a long string.

text: We went to the beach to fly a kite this summer.

text: Most kites eat dead animals, but some catch and eat mice and squirrels.

enpr: kīt

ipa: /kaɪt/


moron

forms:
moron
morons (plural)

glosses: A moron is someone who is an idiot or is stupid.

text: It is not nice to call someone a moron.

ipa: /ˈmɔːrɒn/

ipa: /ˈmorɑn/

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


Megan

forms: Megan

ipa: /ˈmɛɡən/

ipa: /ˈmiːɡən/


reliable

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

etymology_text: rely + -able

rely

expansion: rely + -able

glosses: Something or someone that is reliable can be trusted or believed.

text: I told you computers are reliable, they finished the task in just 10 minutes when we took 5 hours for!

text: Gideon is very reliable if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.!

enpr: rĭ-līʹə-bəl

ipa: /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/


Hector

forms: Hector

ipa: /ˈhɛktə/

ipa: /ˈhɛktɚ/

hyphenation: Hec‧tor


Sri Lanka

forms: Sri Lanka

ipa: /ʃriˈlɑːŋkə/

audio: en-us-Sri Lanka.ogg

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Sri Lanka.wav


bleach

forms:
bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

glosses: Bleaching something means to make it become white or even colorless.

text: She bleached her brown hair so she could impersonate the blonde Marilyn Monroe in the talent show.

text: I will bleach my white shirts to take out those ink stains.

text: Bleaching your white shirts will take out ink stains.

enpr: blēch

ipa: /bliːt͡ʃ/

verb

bleach

es


bleach

forms:
bleach
bleaches (plural)

glosses: Bleach is a chemical used to make things white.

text: I used a cup of bleach in the washing machine.

noun

bleaches


franc

forms:
franc
francs (plural)

glosses: Franc is a unit of French currency before it was replaced by the euro.

ipa: /fræŋk/

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

homophones: frank Frank


gravy

forms:
gravy
gravies (plural)

glosses: A thick sauce made from the fats or juices from meat and vegetables.

text: I added some gravy over my plate of rice to make it tastier.

text: To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. -- Bette Davis

text: I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money. -- Mike Weir

ipa: /ˈɡreɪvi/

gravies


syrup

forms:
syrup
syrups (plural)

glosses: Syrup is a thick, sticky, sweet liquid made from sugar, water and flavourings.

text: I poured syrup on my waffles and pancakes.

hyphenation: sy‧rup


avocado

forms:
avocado
avocados or avocadoes (plural)

glosses: An avocado is a type of fruit that is yellowish-green and mushy inside.

text: Avocados grow in South Africa.

glosses: A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the meat of an avocado.

ipa: /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/

enpr: ăvəkäʹdō

ipa: /ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/

avocado

avocados

avocadoes


lychee

forms:
lychee
lychees (plural)

glosses: A lychee is a fruit, that comes from China. It is small with thick rough reddish skin, white flesh and a large seed inside.

text: Lychees are very sweet.

ipa: /ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃiː/

ipa: /ˈlitʃiː/

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


avocados

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


illegitimacy

forms:
illegitimacy
illegitimacies (plural)

glosses: The state or condition of being illegitimate.

illegitimacies


incomprehensible

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

glosses: If something is incomprehensible, it is very difficult or impossible to understand.

text: Alan's story was incomprehensible and made almost everyone confused by what he was saying.

ipa: /ˌɪnkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪbəl/

hyphenation: in‧com‧pre‧hen‧si‧ble


prosperous

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

etymology_text: prosper + -ous

ety-suffix

prosper

ous

expansion: prosper + -ous

glosses: Something that is prosperous is financially successful.

text: Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

glosses: A person or thing that is prosperous has a lot of money.

text: He was raised in a very prosperous household.

hyphenation: pros‧per‧ous; pros‧perous


overload

forms:
overload (canonical)
overloads (third-person singular)
overloaded (past)
overloaded (past participle)
overloading (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + load

ety-prefix

over

load

expansion: over- + load

glosses: To load many items in something that it exceeds the limit.

text: The lift was too overloaded that it refused to close the doors until someone got out of it.

ipa: /əʊvəˈləʊd/

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


characterize

forms:
characterize (canonical)
characterizes (third-person singular)
characterized (past)
characterized (past participle)
characterizing (present participle)

etymology_text: character + -ize

ety-suffix

character

ize

expansion: character + -ize

glosses: To see someone or something a particular way (often negative).

glosses: To determine the characteristics of someone or something.

ipa: /ˈkɛrəktəraɪz/

ipa: /ˈkærəktəraɪz/

hyphenation: char‧ac‧ter‧ize

verb

characteriz

e


characterizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of characterize.


characterized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of characterize.


hijab

forms:
hijab
hijabs (plural)

glosses: A hijab is a piece of material worn by Muslim women to cover their hair and neck.

ipa: /hɪˈdʒɑːb/

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

hyphenation: hi‧jab


unreliable

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

etymology_text: un- + reliable

ety-prefix

un

reliable

expansion: un- + reliable

glosses: When something or someone is unreliable, it cannot be trusted.

text: He is an unreliable source of this murder case as he is a good friend of the suspect and would then try to defend him.

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

hyphenation: un‧re‧li‧a‧ble


Georgia

forms: Georgia

glosses: Georgia is a country in Eastern Europe or West Asia.

glosses: Georgia is a state in the southern United States.


Virginia

forms: Virginia

glosses: Virginia is a state in the United States of America (USA).

text: Richmond is the capital of Virginia.


Sri Lankan

forms:
Sri Lankan
Sri Lankans (plural)

etymology_text: Sri Lanka + -an

ety-suffix

Sri Lanka

an

expansion: Sri Lanka + -an

glosses: Someone that is a person who is from Sri Lanka or has a culture from Sri Lanka.

text: William Gopallawa was a famous Sri Lankan president


colonization

forms:
colonization
colonizations (plural)

etymology_text: colonize + -ation

colonize

ation

expansion: colonize + -ation

glosses: Colonization is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

text: The British colonization in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.


gobbledygook

forms:
gobbledygook
gobbledygooks (plural)

glosses: Something that is useless, incomprehensible or even nonsense writing.

text: Paggyita's story of the Yang Ying was gobbledygook, none of it was even true.

ipa: /ˈɡɒb(ə)ldɪˌɡuːk/


patty

forms:
patty
patties (plural)

glosses: A patty is a flat circular piece of ground meat.

ipa: /ˈpæti/

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

noun

patties


crew

forms:
crew
crews (plural)

glosses: A group of people working together to operate something such as a ship, factory, airplane, etc.

enpr: kroo͞

ipa: /kruː/


thingy

forms:
thingy
thingies (plural)

thingy

thingies


jaunt

forms:
jaunt
jaunts (plural)

glosses: When you take a jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.

text: We took a jaunt to the beach.

text: My jaunts about town led to meeting many interesting people.

ipa: /ˈdʒɔːnt/

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


jaunt

forms:
jaunt (canonical)
jaunts (third-person singular)
jaunted (past)
jaunted (past participle)
jaunting (present participle)

glosses: If you jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.


falooda

forms:
falooda
faloodas (plural)

glosses: Falooda is a cold and sweet drink that is rather popular in Southern Asia.


title: Megen

redirect: Megan


enactment

forms:
enactment
enactments (plural)

etymology_text: enact + -ment

ety-suffix

enact

ment

expansion: enact + -ment

glosses: A piece of legislation that has been authorized by a legislative person.

text: The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.

text: The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.

ipa: /ɛnˈæktmənt/

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


Kuiper belt

forms: Kuiper belt

glosses: The Kuiper belt is a line of comets in the ridges of space.

hyphenation: Kui‧per‧belt


inappropriate

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

etymology_text: in- + appropriate

ety-prefix

in

appropriate

expansion: in- + appropriate

glosses: If something that is inappropriate, it is not appropriate, something that is not needed.

text: Your act of throwing food away was inappropriate.

hyphenation: in‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate


advisory

forms:
advisory
advisories (plural)

etymology_text: advise + -ory

ety-suffix

advise

ory

expansion: advise + -ory

glosses: An advisory is a warning. Usually this is used for weather reports.

text: The Weather Department issued a tornado advisory.

ipa: /ədˈvaɪzəri/

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

noun

advisories


advisory

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

glosses: If something contains an advice, it is advisory; you are suggested, but not forced to do it.


reassign

forms:
reassign (canonical)
reassigns (third-person singular)
reassigned (past)
reassigned (past participle)
reassigning (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + assign

ety-prefix

re

assign

expansion: re- + assign

glosses: If someone reassigns something, they change a persons job from one thing to another, usually through someone of higher power than them.

text: Mrs. Bullium reassigned Caper from being a software developer to becoming a system administrator.


unoccupied

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

etymology_text: un- + occupied

occupied

expansion: un- + occupied

glosses: If something is unoccupied, it is not occupied.

text: The tenant left, making the house unoccupied.

glosses: If someone is unoccupied, they are not busy; they are free to do something.

text: My dad is unoccupied and is free to get us some ice cream.


spotless

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

etymology_text: spot + -less

ety-suffix

spot

less

expansion: spot + -less

glosses: If something is spotless, it has no spots on it; it is not dirty.

text: You did a good job cleaning the house! It is spotless!

ipa: /ˈspɒtləs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spotless.wav

adj

expansion: [POS TABLE]


Welsh

forms: Welsh

glosses: Welsh is a language that is spoken in Wales.

text: I spoke Welsh.

ipa: /wɛlʃ/


Welsh

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

glosses: Something that is Welsh is related to Wales, its people or its culture.


wintry

forms:
wintry (positive)
wintrier (comparative)
wintriest (superlative)

etymology_text: winter + -y

ety-suffix

winter

y

expansion: winter + -y

glosses: If it is wintry, it feels like winter and the cold.

text: It feels wintry even when it is just autumn.

adjective

wintry

wintrier

wintriest


halal

forms: halal (positive)

glosses: Food that Muslims can eat according to the Islamic religious practice.

ipa: /həˈlɑːl/

ipa: /həˈlæl/


tights

forms: tights (plural)

glosses: Tights are pants worn by females that cover from the waist down to the feet.

ipa: /taɪts/

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


tenderhearted

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

glosses: When someone is tenderhearted, the person is kind, gentle and cares about other people's troubles or distress.


maturity

forms:
maturity
maturities (plural)

glosses: Maturity is the stage of being fully grown or developed; the stage of being mature. This means being able to reproduce.

ipa: /məˈt͡ʃʊərəti/

ipa: /məˈtʊərəti/

noun

maturities


Abdul

forms: Abdul

glosses: Abdul is a male given name. Abdul means servant in Arabic which is derived from the word Abd.


greedy

forms:
greedy (positive)
greedier (comparative)
greediest (superlative)

etymology_text: greed + -y

ety-suffix

greed

expansion: greed + -y

glosses: A greedy person is someone who wants money or other items for himself and does not like to share.

text: My aunt is greedy because she keeps talking about money.

ipa: /ˈɡriːdi/

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

adj

greedy

greedier

greediest


projectile

forms:
projectile
projectiles (plural)

text: An object that is thrown is called a projectile.

ipa: /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktʌɪl/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ile


recite

forms:
recite (canonical)
recites (third-person singular)
recited (past)
recited (past participle)
reciting (present participle)

text: I will recite my poem tomorrow.

ipa: /rɪˈsaɪt/

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

verb

recit

e


patiently

etymology_text: patient + -ly

ety-suffix

patient

ly

expansion: patient + -ly

glosses: Doing something patiently means to do it in a patient manner.

text: Jimmy waited patiently for his mother to bring him his favorite toy.

ipa: /ˈpeɪʃəntli/

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

hyphenation: pa‧tient‧ly


rebellion

forms:
rebellion
rebellions (plural)

glosses: Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

text: The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.

glosses: Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebeling.

text: Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.

glosses: An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

text: The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.

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


rebellions

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

noun

rebellion


irresponsible

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

etymology_text: ir- + responsible

ety-prefix

ir

responsible

expansion: ir- + responsible

glosses: When someone is irresponsible, he/she is not responsible and does not care about anything that goes wrong.

text: My uncle's friend is irresponsible. He does not care about the damage he caused because of him misbehaving in public, causing his company to suffer because of this.

ipa: /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/

ipa: /ɪrəˈspɑnsɪbəl/


spectacular

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

glosses: When something is spectacular, it is very amazing and fascinating, making people surprised and excited about it.

text: The bridge is spectacular! I have never seen something like it before!

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

hyphenation: spec‧tac‧u‧lar


thingies

forms:
thingy
thingies (plural)

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


repeater

forms:
repeater
repeaters (plural)

etymology_text: repeat + -er

ety-suffix

repeat

er

expansion: repeat + -er

glosses: An electronic device that takes in a weak signal and makes it stronger.

ipa: rɪˈpiːtə/

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

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


marshmallow

forms:
marshmallow
marshmallows (plural)

glosses: A marshmallow is a plant from Africa (Althaea officinalis).

text: The root of the marshmallow plant is used to make confections.

glosses: A marshmallow is a sweet, fluffy food that is white in color and cylindrical in shape.

text: The kids love having marshmallows in hot chocolate drinks

ipa: /mɑːʃˈmaləʊ/


marshmallows

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

noun

marshmallow


irrational

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

etymology_text: ir- + rational

ety-prefix

rational

expansion: ir- + rational

glosses: If something is irrational is it not rational, or it is nonsensical.

text: That decision was completely irrational.

enpr: ĭră'sh(ə)nəl

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


livid

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

glosses: When someone is livid, he/she is very angry, sometimes can even become irrational.

text: My friend is livid because someone stole his candy bar.


repeaters

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

noun

repeater


tsunami

forms:
tsunami
tsunamis or tsunami (plural)

glosses: A tsunami is a very large water wave formed in the ocean and can destroy buildings and people, usually due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

enpr: so͞o-nä'mi

ipa: /suːˈnɑːmi/

ipa: /suˈnɑmi/

ipa: /suˈnæmi/

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

tsunami


nonviolent

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

etymology_text: non- + violent

ety-prefix

non

violent

expansion: non- + violent

glosses: When something is nonviolent, it is not violent and usually peaceful.

text: Mahatma Gandhi and his protesters protested in a nonviolent way.


delicious

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

glosses: When a food is delicious, it is tasty or tastes very nice.

text: The lasagna the school cooks is delicious and the children loved it a lot.

ipa: /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

ipa: /dəˈlɪʃəs/


insightful

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

glosses: If something is insightful, then it has insight; it gives you a better understanding of a topic or concept.


obituary

forms:
obituary
obituaries (plural)

glosses: An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals.

text: His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death.

text: At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.

ipa: /əˈbɪtjʊərɪ/

ipa: /əˈbɪtʃuˌɜri/

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

noun

obituaries


best man

forms:
best man
best men (plural)

glosses: In western culture, the best man is the groom's attendant at a wedding.

text: John was best man at his brother's wedding.

best man

best men


obituaries

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

obituary


infamous

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

etymology_text: in- + famous or infamy + -ous

word parts

in-

famous

expansion: in- + famous

infamy

-ous

expansion: infamy + -ous

glosses: Someone or something that is infamous is well-known, but for bad reasons. They are famous, but are hated and considered to be bad.

enpr: ĭnʹfə-məs

ipa: /ˈɪnfəməs/

hyphenation: in‧fa‧mous


pineapple

forms:
pineapple
pineapples (plural)

glosses: A pineapple is a large green-and-brown fruit with yellow flesh.

text: I was looking forward to eating my pineapple, but I had a lot of trouble cutting it open.


pineapples

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

noun

pineapple


mega

forms: mega (positive)

text: This ant experiment will be mega cool!


meaningful

forms: meaningful (positive)

text: Your contributions to Wiktionary are meaningful.


thingamabob

forms:
thingamabob
thingamabobs (plural)

glosses: Thingamabob is used for (usually) weird inventions or things; doohickey


thingamabobs

thingamabob

thingamabobs


custody

forms: custody

glosses: Custody is the act of taking care of something or somebody as it relates to the law, usually children.

text: The court gave custody to the childrens' father.

glosses: Custody is the brief watching over or taking care of a persons' things.

text: The bank has taken custody of the house while I finish paying the money owed on my loan.

glosses: Custody is when someone is watched over or put in prison, usually while waiting for a trial

text: Until the trial, the judge ordered the defendant to stay in police custody because of the risk of him running away.

ipa: /ˈkʌstədiː/

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

hyphenation: cus‧tody


unappreciated

forms: unappreciated (positive)

etymology_text: un- + appreciated

ety-prefix

un

appreciated

expansion: un- + appreciated

glosses: Unappreciated means to not being appreciated

text: He felt unappreciated when the teacher yelled at him.


cabby

forms:
cabby
cabbies (plural)

etymology_text: cab + -y

ety-suffix

cab

expansion: cab + -y

glosses: One who drives a vehicle for hire such as a taxi cab driver.

text: The cabby sped through rush hour traffic.

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

noun

cabbies


ajar

forms: ajar (positive)

glosses: If a door or window is ajar, it is slightly open.

ipa: /əˈd͡ʒɑː/

ipa: /əˈd͡ʒɑr/


cabbies

forms:
cabby
cabbie
cabbies (plural)

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

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

cabby

cabbie


quadrilateral

forms:
quadrilateral
quadrilaterals (plural)

glosses: A quadrilateral is a geometric shape having four sides.

text: A rectangle is a quadrilateral.

enpr: kwäd'-rə-lăt′-ər-əl


quadrilaterals

glosses: More than one quadrilateral; plural of quadrilateral

quadrilateral

quadrilaterals


pentagon

forms:
pentagon
pentagons (plural)

glosses: A pentagon (⬟) is a shape that has five sides.

enpr: pĕn'təgän

enpr: pĕn'təgən

hyphenation: pen‧ta‧gon


pentagons

glosses: More than one pentagon; plural of pentagon

pentagon

pentagons


paranoid

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

glosses: When someone is being paranoid, they feel worried and have fear about something.

text: Stop being so paranoid; nobody's following us.

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

hyphenation: para‧noid


eerie

forms:
eerie (positive)
eerier (comparative)
eeriest (superlative)

glosses: If something is eerie, it is weird or unusual.

text: My friends said that the swamp was eerie at night.

ipa: /ˈɪəri/

ipa: /ˈɪri/

adjective

eerie

eerier

eeriest


unhelpful

forms: unhelpful (positive)

glosses: If something is unhelpful, it is not useful or helpful.

text: Most of his contributions are unhelpful.


dodo

forms:
dodo
dodos (plural)

glosses: A dodo is an extinct bird of the Aves family from Mauritius.


dodos

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

noun

dodo


hijabs

forms:
hijab
hijabs (plural)

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

hijab


syrups

forms:
syrup
syrups (plural)

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

syrup


flushes

forms:
flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flush.

verb

flush

es


flushed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flush.


administrator

forms:
administrator
administrators (plural)

glosses: An administrator is a person who takes authority over someone or something.

text: Congratulations to Max, he is now an administrator of Wiktionary!

ipa: /ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtə/

ipa: /ədˈmɪnɪstreɪtɚ/


disallow

forms:
disallow (canonical)
disallows (third-person singular)
disallowed (past)
disallowed (past participle)
disallowing (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + allow

ety-prefix

dis

allow

expansion: dis- + allow

glosses: If you disallow, you do not let it happen; you do not allow this to happen.

text: Please disallow his request for adminship.

ipa: /dɪsəˈlaʊ/

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

hyphenation: dis‧a‧llow


popsicle

forms:
popsicle
popsicles (plural)

glosses: A frozen flavored ice or ice cream treat on a stick.

text: My mother gave me a popsicle.

ipa: /ˈpɒpsɪkl̩/

ipa: /ˈpɑpsɪkl̩/

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

hyphenation: pop‧si‧cle


popsicles

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

noun

popsicle


-ed

forms: -ed

pos: suffix

glosses: If you used "ed" after a word, that means it has already happened. This is used to form past tense of verbs.

text: You were banned from eating lunch here.

enpr: ĭd

ipa: /ɪd/

enpr: əd

ipa: /əd/

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


title: ed

redirect: -ed


ferocious

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

glosses: When someone is ferocious, they are livid, scary or mad.

text: Tigers are ferocious.

ipa: /fəˈrəʊʃəs/

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


scooter

forms:
scooter
scooters (plural)

etymology_text: scoot + -er

ety-suffix

scoot

expansion: scoot + -er

glosses: A scooter is a child's vehicle that has two wheels and a footboard mostly pushed by the foot. Some scooters are electrical, meaning that they do not need to be pushed.

ipa: /ˈskuːtə(r)/


scooter

forms:
scooter (canonical)
scooters (third-person singular)
scootered (past)
scootered (past participle)
scootering (present participle)

glosses: When you scooter, you ride on a scooter.


toddler

forms:
toddler
toddlers (plural)

glosses: A toddler is a very young child, about two or three years old.


stubborn

forms:
stubborn (positive)
stubborner (comparative)
stubbornest (superlative)

glosses: Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate.

text: He is very stubborn about his beliefs.

text: Jack is always stubborn at the dinner table.

ipa: /ˈstʌbɚn/

hyphenation: stub‧born

adj

stubborn

stubborner

stubbornest


stubborner

glosses: The comparative form of stubborn; more stubborn.


stubbornest

glosses: The superlative form of stubborn; most stubborn.


forced march

forms:
forced march
forced marches (plural)

glosses: Soldiers, especially infantry, moving at a faster than normal, even tiring pace.

noun

forced marches


forced marches

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

forced march


administrators

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

administrator


threatening

forms:
threaten (canonical)
threatens (third-person singular)
threatened (past)
threatened (past participle)
threatening (present participle)

enpr: thrĕt′ənĭŋ

hyphenation: threat‧en‧ing

verb

threaten


threatening

forms: threatening (positive)

glosses: Threatening means something is bad or has threat.

text: She goes around the block threatening to commit suicide.


humbug

forms:
humbug
humbugs (plural)

text: I was the victim of a humbug.

glosses: A humbug is a type of hard sweet that is peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.

ipa: /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/

ipa: /ˈhəmˌbəɡ/

hyphenation: hum‧bug


humbug

forms:
humbug (canonical)
humbugs (third-person singular)
humbugged (past)
humbugged (past participle)
humbugging (present participle)

glosses: To humbug means to cheat, swindle, or trick.

text: Don't humbug me.

text: That salesman thinks he can humbug everybody.

text: I was humbugged when I bought that used car.

text: P. T. Barnum was accused of humbugging the public.

text: Jack humbugs every customer.

humbug

g


humbugging

ipa: /ˈhʌmbʌɡɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈhəmˌbəɡɪŋ/

hyphenation: hum‧bug‧ging


revulsion

forms:
revulsion
revulsions (plural)

glosses: Loathing, aversion, disgust, abhorrence.

text: I was overcome with revulsion when I heard of what happened.

ipa: /rɪˈvʌlʃən/

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

hyphenation: re‧vul‧sion


lynch

forms:
lynch (canonical)
lynches (third-person singular)
lynched (past)
lynched (past participle)
lynching (present participle)

glosses: To lynch someone is to hang them and is usually done by a mob of people.

text: Do not lynch her, it is against the law!

ipa: /lɪntʃ/

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

lynch


flapjack

forms:
flapjack
flapjacks (plural)

ipa: /ˈflæpd͡ʒæk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-flapjack.wav


mushrooms

forms:
mushroom
mushrooms (plural)

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

noun

mushroom


baffle

forms:
baffle (canonical)
baffles (third-person singular)
baffled (past)
baffled (past participle)
baffling (present participle)

glosses: When you are baffled by something, it shows that it is confusing.

text: I am baffled by this puzzle and I cannot solve it.

ipa: /ˈbæfl̩/

hyphenation: baf‧fle

verb

baffl

e


councilman

forms:
councilman
councilmen (plural)

glosses: A councilman is a male member of a council, usually a city council.

noun

councilman

councilmen


marshal

forms:
marshal
marshals (plural)

glosses: A marshal is a kind of law enforcement official in the USA, usually a federal one.

text: M.N. Harriman was the first law enforcement marshal in Anderson, Indiana.

ipa: /ˈmɑːʃəl/

ipa: /ˈmɑrʃəl/


determination

forms:
determination
determinations (plural)

glosses: The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

glosses: Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

glosses: The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

glosses: The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

glosses: That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.

ipa: /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/


determinations

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

determination


cha-cha

forms:
cha-cha
cha-chas (plural)

glosses: Cha-cha refers to the famous Latin American dance.


attacker

forms:
attacker
attackers (plural)

etymology_text: attack + -er

ety-suffix

attack

er

expansion: attack + -er

glosses: An attacker is someone who attacks someone else, usually out of violence.

text: A hacker is an attacker that tries to enter other people's systems illegally.

glosses: An attacker is a player who tries to score goals or points for their own team.

ipa: /əˈtækɚ/


attackers

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

noun

attacker


reopen

forms:
reopen (canonical)
reopens (third-person singular)
reopened (past)
reopened (past participle)
reopening (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + nail

ety-prefix

re

nail

expansion: re- + nail

glosses: If you reopen something, you open it again.

text: The store will reopen tomorrow after being closed for repairs.

ipa: /riːˈəʊp(ə)n/

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


reopened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reopen.

verb

reopen


reopens

glosses: The third-person singular form of reopen.


lynching

ipa: /lɪntʃɪŋ/


lynching

forms:
lynching
lynchings (plural)

glosses: A lynching is an act of violence given to somebody by a mob of people.


lynchings

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

noun

lynching


rumormonger

forms:
rumormonger
rumormongers (plural)

glosses: If you are a rumormonger, you are a person who spreads or repeats rumors and gossip.

text: Rumormongers made my campaign for re-election a living hell.


rumormonger

forms:
rumormonger (canonical)
rumormongers (third-person singular)
rumormongered (past)
rumormongered (past participle)
rumormongering (present participle)

glosses: If you rumormonger, you spread rumors or gossip.

text: He rumormongered about the campaign every chance he had.

text: If you are going to spend your time rumormongering, stay away from me!


showman

forms:
showman
showmen (plural)

glosses: A showman is a person who organizes a show or theatrical event.

text: P. T. Barnum was an American showman.

showman

showmen


impresario

forms:
impresario
impresarios or impresari (plural)

glosses: An impresario is a person who organizes shows, theatrical events and performers.

ipa: /ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ/

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

impresari


provoke

forms:
provoke (canonical)
provokes (third-person singular)
provoked (past)
provoked (past participle)
provoking (present participle)

text: Your bad behavior provoked me to drop out of the club.

text: Don't provoke your parents into taking away your privileges by behaving badly.

ipa: /prəˈvəʊk/

ipa: /prəˈvoʊk/

verb

provok


devious

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

glosses: When someone is devious, that person is not honest and frank.

text: Paul is being devious about the missing funds in the company's reserves, something is not right here.


Lilliputian

forms:
Lilliputian
Lilliputians (plural)

glosses: A resident of Lilliput in the book Gulliver's Travels.

text: The Lilliputians were at war with a neighboring kingdom.

glosses: A very small adult person, such as a midget or a dwarf.

text: The midgets and dwarfs were billed as Lilliputians on the circus posters.

noun

Lilliputian

Lilliputians


Lilliputian

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

text: Even with my eyeglasses, I can't read the Lilliputian print in this book.

text: This Lilliputian furniture was made for my great-grandmother's doll house.

text: This spoon is the most Lilliputian piece of tableware I've ever held.

text: My new apartment is the most Lilliputian place I've ever called home.


dressing room

forms:
dressing room
dressing rooms (plural)

glosses: A dressing room is a place in a theatre, movie studio, television studio, etc. where a performer changes from his street dress into a costume. A locker room is sometimes called a dressing room.

text: He put on his costume and make up in a dressing room on the lower level of the theatre.

text: Her dressing room was crowded with adoring fans after every performance.

dressing room

dressing rooms


pew

forms:
pew
pews (plural)

glosses: A bench-like piece of furniture in a house of worship for members of the congregation.

text: I sat in the front pew of the church for my grandson's wedding.

text: All the pews were filled on Easter Day.

ipa: /pjuː/

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


fire screen

forms:
fire screen
fire screens (plural)

glosses: A fireplace accessory placed on the hearth to shield people from direct heat and to prevent sparks from bursting into the room.


embellish

forms:
embellish (canonical)
embellishes (third-person singular)
embellished (past)
embellished (past participle)
embellishing (present participle)

glosses: When you embellish something, you decorate it.

text: The picture frame was embellished with tiny gold angels.

text: Don't embellish your excuse for being late with tall tales about your mother being sick, your boss firing you, and your dog running away from home!

ipa: /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/

verb

embellish


shorelands

forms:
shoreland
shorelands (plural)

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

noun

shoreland


monarchs

forms:
monarch
monarchs (plural)

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

monarch


royalties

forms:
royalty
royalties (plural)

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

royalty

royalties


minces

forms:
mince
minces (plural)

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

mince


minces

forms:
mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mince.

verb

minc


minced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mince.


reverts

forms:
revert (canonical)
reverts (third-person singular)
reverted (past)
reverted (past participle)
reverting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of revert.

revert


reverted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of revert.


wrinkles

forms:
wrinkle
wrinkles (plural)

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

noun

wrinkle


duchies

forms:
duchy
duchies (plural)

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

duchy

duchies


interregnums

forms:
interregnum
interregnums or interregna (plural)

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

ipa: /ˌɪntərˈrɛɡnəmz/

interregnum


interregna

ipa: /ˌɪntərˈrɛɡnə/


coachmen

forms:
coachman
coachmen (plural)

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

coachman

coachmen


liveries

forms:
livery
liveries (plural)

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

livery

liveries


Shetland ponies

forms:
Shetland pony
Shetland ponies (plural)

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

Shetland pony

Shetland ponies


adoptions

forms:
adoption
adoptions (plural)

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

adoption


disloyalties

forms:
disloyalty
disloyalties (plural)

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

disloyalty

disloyalties


kites

forms:
kite
kites (plural)

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

ipa: /kaɪts/

kite


bleached

forms:
bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bleach.

verb

bleach

es


francs

forms:
franc
francs (plural)

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

noun

franc


gravies

forms:
gravy
gravies (plural)

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

gravy

gravies


lychees

forms:
lychee
lychees (plural)

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

lychee


overloaded

forms:
overload (canonical)
overloads (third-person singular)
overloaded (past)
overloaded (past participle)
overloading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of overload.

verb

overload


overloads

glosses: The third-person singular form of overload.


Sri Lankans

forms:
Sri Lankan
Sri Lankans (plural)

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

noun

Sri Lankan


colonizations

forms:
colonization
colonizations (plural)

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

colonization


gobbledygooks

forms:
gobbledygook
gobbledygooks (plural)

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

gobbledygook


patties

forms:
patty
patties (plural)

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

patty

patties


jure uxoris

forms:
jure uxoris (positive)
Superlative–

text: For example, Robert Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale was titled Earl of Carrick jure uxoris.

adverb

jure uxoris


Northman

forms:
Northman
Northmen (plural)

glosses: A person from Scandinavia, especially one who raided into Britain and western Europe between the eighth and eleventh centuries; a Viking.

text: A common medieval prayer was: "From the fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord."

noun

Northman

Northmen


Northmen

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


Norse

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

glosses: Of, or relating to the people, language and culture of Scandinavia.

glosses: Of, or relating to the North Germanic group of languages.

enpr: nôrs

ipa: /nors/

ipa: /nɔːs/


Norse

forms: Norse

glosses: A collective term for Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people.

text: His ancestors were Norse.

glosses: People who speak of any of the North Germanic languages.

text: He is Norse from his language.

glosses: The ancient language spoken by Vikings, from which modern Scandinavian languages are derived. Icelandic is the most closely related modern version, having changed little due to Iceland's isolation.

text: He can speak Old Norse.


toddlers

forms:
toddler
toddlers (plural)

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

toddler


colonisation

forms:
colonisation
colonisations (plural)

etymology_text: colonise + -ation

ety-suffix

colonise

ation

expansion: colonise + -ation

glosses: Colonisation is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

text: The British colonisation in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.


colonisations

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

noun

colonisation

expansion: [POS TABLE]


publicize

forms:
publicize (canonical)
publicizes (third-person singular)
publicized (past)
publicized (past participle)
publicizing (present participle)

etymology_text: public + -ize

ety-suffix

public

ize

expansion: public + -ize

glosses: If you publicize something, you make it known to the public.

text: The trial was publicized for entertainment.

ipa: /ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪz/

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

verb

publiciz

e


publicizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of publicize.


publicized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of publicize.


publicise

forms:
publicise (canonical)
publicises (third-person singular)
publicised (past)
publicised (past participle)
publicising (present participle)

etymology_text: public + -ise

ety-suffix

ise

expansion: public + -ise

glosses: If you publicise something, you make it known to the public.

text: The trial was publicised for entertainment.

publicis


publicises

glosses: The third-person singular form of publicise.


publicised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of publicise.


lynches

forms:
lynch (canonical)
lynches (third-person singular)
lynched (past)
lynched (past participle)
lynching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of lynch.

verb

lynch


lynched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lynch.


principality

forms:
principality
principalities (plural)

glosses: A principality is the process of being a ruler, prince, or other person of power.

glosses: A principality is an area that is ruled by a prince or princess.

text: Wales was a principality ruled by the son of the English King until it joined England in 1542.

glosses: A principality is the state of being principal; pre-eminence.

ipa: /prɪnsɪˈpælɪti/

hyphenation: prin‧ci‧pal‧i‧ty

noun

principalities


principalities

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

principality


princeps

forms:
princeps
principes (plural)

etymology_text: From *primoceps by syncope, from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“take, capture”).

glosses: A princeps can be a leader, first in importance.

text: William I Longsword was the princeps of Normandy.

glosses: A princeps can mean a prince or sovereign.

princeps

principes


crews

forms:
crew
crews (plural)

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

crew


jaunts

forms:
jaunt
jaunts (plural)

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

jaunt


jaunts

forms:
jaunt (canonical)
jaunts (third-person singular)
jaunted (past)
jaunted (past participle)
jaunting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of jaunt.


faloodas

forms:
falooda
faloodas (plural)

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

falooda


enactments

forms:
enactment
enactments (plural)

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

enactment


advisories

forms:
advisory
advisories (plural)

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

advisory

advisories


greedier

forms:
greedy (positive)
greedier (comparative)
greediest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of greedy; more greedy.

adjective

greedy

greedier


greediest

glosses: The superlative form of greedy; most greedy.


reassigns

forms:
reassign (canonical)
reassigns (third-person singular)
reassigned (past)
reassigned (past participle)
reassigning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reassign.

verb

reassign


reassigned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reassign.


wintrier

forms:
wintry (positive)
wintrier (comparative)
wintriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wintry; more wintry.

adjective

wintry

wintrier


wintriest

glosses: The superlative form of wintry; most wintry.


reassignment

forms:
reassignment
reassignments (plural)

etymology_text: re- + assignment

ety-prefix

re

assignment

expansion: re- + assignment

glosses: A reassignment is assigning something to someone more than once.


reassignments

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

noun

reassignment


principes

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


maturities

forms:
maturity
maturities (plural)

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

maturity

maturities


projectiles

forms:
projectile
projectiles (plural)

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

projectile


recites

forms:
recite (canonical)
recites (third-person singular)
recited (past)
recited (past participle)
reciting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recite.

verb

recit


recited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recite.