gut

forms:
gut (canonical)
guts (third-person singular)
gutted (past)
gutted (past participle)
gutting (present participle)

glosses: If you gut something, you remove its internal organs.

text: My grandpa can gut fish in less than a minute.

glosses: If you gut something, you remove the important parts.

text: Congress gutted the bill.

text: The construction workers are gutting the building so they can rebuild the layout.

gut

t


cliff

forms:
cliff
cliffs (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A cliff is a vertical (straight up and down) rock face.

text: Don't go too close to the cliff or you will fall off.

ipa: /klɪf/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


guts

forms:
gut
guts (plural)

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

glosses: The contents of the abdomen or belly; entrails.

text: Johnny was cut in the stomach and his guts were hanging out.

text: It took a lot of guts to tell the evil dictator what she thought of his unfair policies.

ipa: /ɡʌts/

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


guts

pos: verb


cliffs

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

cliff


catalogue

forms:
catalogue
catalogues (plural)

text: Look through the catalogue to find the book you're looking for.


catalogue

forms:
catalogue (canonical)
catalogues (third-person singular)
catalogued (past)
catalogued (past participle)
cataloguing (present participle)

glosses: To catalogue is to organize items in a list, often in alphabetical order.

text: Catalogue these books so we can easily find them.

verb

catalogu

e


catalogues

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

noun

catalogue


catalogues

glosses: The third-person singular form of catalogue.


catalogued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of catalogue.


catalog

forms:
catalog
catalogs (plural)

text: Look through the catalog to find the book you're looking for.


catalog

forms:
catalog (canonical)
catalogs (third-person singular)
cataloged (past)
cataloged (past participle)
cataloging (present participle)

glosses: To catalog is to organize items in a list, often in alphabetical order.

text: Catalog these books so we can easily find them.


catalogs

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

catalog


catalogs

glosses: The third-person singular form of catalog.


cataloged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of catalog.


protagonist

forms:
protagonist
protagonists (plural)

glosses: In a literary work or drama, the protagonist is the main character.

text: I was rooting for the protagonist of the book.

glosses: A protagonist is a leading person in a contest; a major performer.

text: The event was canceled because the protagonist couldn't come.

glosses: A protagonist can be someone who recommends a cause or course of action.

text: There were no protagonists at the meeting so nothing got done.

hyphenation: pro‧tag‧o‧nist


protagonists

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

protagonist


hobby

forms:
hobby
hobbies (plural)

glosses: A hobby is an activity that a person likes to do with their extra time.

text: When I'm not at work, my hobby is to work on my car.

text: When I'm not at college, my favourite hobby is to play video games.

glosses: A hobby can also be a bird with long wings.

text: We saw a hobby fly by.

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

hobbies


hobbies

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

hobby


simile

forms:
simile
similia (plural)

glosses: A simile is a figure of speech (a way of saying things) that connects two very different things (usually formed with the words like or as).

text: Here is an example simile: you eat like a pig.

ipa: /ˈsɪməli/

hyphenation: si‧mi‧le

similia


managements

forms:
management
managements (plural)

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

management


similia

forms:
simile
similes or similia (plural)

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

simile

similes

similia


gallery

forms:
gallery
galleries (plural)

glosses: A gallery is a place where art is displayed.

text: Let's go to the gallery to check out the new paintings.

glosses: A gallery can also be a place that buys and sells artwork.

text: The artist made money be selling his drawings to the gallery.

glosses: In a theater or auditorium, the gallery is the highest seating area.

text: It was difficult to see the actor's faces because we were sitting in the gallery.

ipa: /ˈɡæləri/

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

hyphenation: gal‧le‧ry

galleries


galleries

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

gallery


taco

forms:
taco
tacos (plural)

glosses: A taco is a type of food that is made with a folded shell, meat, and lettuce.

text: I'm hungry and I have a feeling for Mexican food. I feel like I could eat ten tacos.

enpr: tä′kō

ipa: /ˈtɑkoʊ/

enpr: tă′kō

ipa: /ˈtækəʊ/


tacos

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

taco


Matt

forms: Matt

pos: name

glosses: Matt is a male given name. It is usually short for Matthew.

text: I must say that Matt is a pretty cool guy.

enpr: măt

ipa: /mæt/

homophones: mat matte


Matthew

forms: Matthew

text: I must say that Matthew is a pretty cool guy.

enpr: măthʹ-yo͞o

ipa: /ˈmæθjuː/

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


cater

forms:
cater (canonical)
caters (third-person singular)
catered (past)
catered (past participle)
catering (present participle)

glosses: To cater is to bring or make food for an event.

text: We need to get a company to cater our party this weekend.

glosses: To cater to someone is to serve them and provide for their needs.

text: The servant catered to the king.

ipa: /ˈkeɪtər/


caters

glosses: The third-person singular form of cater.

verb

cater


catered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cater.


catering

ipa: /ˈkeɪt(ə)rɪŋ/


catering

forms: catering

glosses: A catering is the business of providing food and related services at an event.


Catholic

forms:
Catholic
Catholics (plural)

glosses: A Catholic is a member of the Catholic Church.

text: The priest is a Catholic.

ipa: /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/

hyphenation: Cath‧o‧lic

proper noun

Catholic

Catholics


Catholic

forms: Catholic (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: If something is Catholic it means it is related to a religion that follows Christianity.

text: Is there a nearby Catholic church?

text: He is a Catholic priest.


Catholics

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


oasis

forms:
oasis
oases (plural)

glosses: A spring in a desert, where there is water and plant growth around the water.

text: The oasis saved the lost travelers from dying of thirst.

glosses: A quiet place apart from noise or bustle around the place.

text: The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.

enpr: ō-ā'sĭs

ipa: /əʊˈeɪsɪs/

noun

oasis

oases


oases

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


birdie

forms:
birdie
birdies (plural)

text: Look in the sky! A birdie!

glosses: In golf, if you get a birdie that means you hit the ball into the hole in one less shot than expected (one under par).

text: I took three shots on a four par. I got a birdie.

glosses: In badminton, the birdie is the type of feathered ball that is used. It is also called a shuttlecock.

text: He hit the birdie into the net.

ipa: /ˈbɝdi/

ipa: /ˈbɜːdi/

hyphenation: bird‧ie


birdie

forms:
birdie (canonical)
birdies (third-person singular)
birdied (past)
birdied (past participle)
birdieing (present participle)

glosses: If you birdie a golf hole, you score one under par on it.

text: I birdied the last hole with 4 strokes on a par 5.

verb

birdie

birdies

birdied

birdied

birdieing


birdies

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

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


omnipotence

forms:
omnipotence
omnipotences (plural)

glosses: Omnipotence is the ability to do anything, or to have unlimited power.


unlimited

forms: unlimited (positive)

glosses: When something is unlimited, it has no limit.

text: The seemingly unlimited number of people got out of the mall.

text: He was so rich it seemed like his money was unlimited.

ipa: /ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd/

hyphenation: un‧lim‧it‧ed


bacterium

forms:
bacterium
bacteria (plural)

glosses: Bacterium are organisms (living things) that have one cell.

text: He looked at the bacterium through the microscope.

noun

bacterium

bacteria


catholic

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

glosses: If something is catholic it is diverse and all inclusive.

text: He was not picky. He had catholic tastes.

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

hyphenation: cath‧o‧lic

adj

more: true


organism

forms:
organism
organisms (plural)

glosses: An organism is any living thing, such as an animal, a plant, or a bacterium.

text: The Earth is full of many different kinds of organisms.


organisms

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

noun

organism


pledge

forms:
pledge
pledges (plural)

glosses: If you made a pledge that means you made promise that you will do something.

text: I made a pledge that I would go with him, so I can't back out now.

ipa: /pledʒ/

sampa: /pledZ/


pledge

forms:
pledge (canonical)
pledges (third-person singular)
pledged (past)
pledged (past participle)
pledging (present participle)

glosses: To make a pledge is to make a serious promise or commitment to someone.

text: I pledged that I would follow him, no matter where he went.

verb

pledg


pledges

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

noun

pledge


pledges

glosses: The third-person singular form of pledge.


pledged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pledge.

ipa: /plɛdʒd/


pledging

ipa: /ˈplɛdʒɪŋ/


chamber

forms:
chamber
chambers (plural)

glosses: A chamber is a room that is often used for sleeping.

text: He went to his chamber to get some rest.

glosses: A chamber is a legislative body in a government.

text: The House of Representatives is the only chamber in the legislature of New Zealand.

glosses: A chamber can be any enclosed space that holds something, such as where the bullets are stored in a gun.

text: The chamber was empty so the gun did not fire.

ipa: /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/

ipa: /ˈtʃeɪmbɚ/

hyphenation: cham‧ber


chamber

forms:
chamber (canonical)
chambers (third-person singular)
chambered (past)
chambered (past participle)
chambering (present participle)

glosses: To chamber something is to put it in a room or an enclosed space.

text: The angry girl chambered herself in her room.


chambers

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

chamber


chambers

glosses: The third-person singular form of chamber.


chambered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chamber.


rodent

forms:
rodent
rodents (plural)

glosses: A rodent is a small mammal with large front teeth that are used for chewing.

text: We had to call an exterminator because we had so many unwanted rodents in the basement.

ipa: /ˈrəʊdənt/

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

hyphenation: ro‧dent


rodents

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

rodent


champion

forms:
champion
champions (plural)

glosses: A champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest.

text: I was the race and so now I am this year's champion.

ipa: /ˈtʃæmpiən/


champion

forms: champion (positive)

glosses: Something that is champion is the best for its kind.

text: He is a champion bike racer.


champion

forms:
champion (canonical)
champions (third-person singular)
championed (past)
championed (past participle)
championing (present participle)

glosses: To champion something is to promote it or be a winner of it.

text: He had championed the sport.


champions

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

champion


champions

glosses: The third-person singular form of champion.


championed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of champion.


immanent

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

glosses: To be immanent is to be naturally part of something; to be within it.

text: Holy people make God immanent in them.

glosses: If something is immanent, it can also mean it is something that is taking place only inside one's mind.

text: He had an immanent feeling that this was the right thing to do.

ipa: /ˈɪmənənt/


charm

forms:
charm
charms (plural)

glosses: A charm is an object that people think has a magical power.

text: His old pencil was a charm for him. He always used it on tests.

glosses: If someone has charm, that means that they can easily make people like them.

text: Everyone liked her for her charm.

text: He gave her a charm for her charm bracelet.

enpr: chärm

ipa: /t͡ʃɑrm/

enpr: chäm

ipa: /tʃɑːm/


charm

forms:
charm (canonical)
charms (third-person singular)
charmed (past)
charmed (past participle)
charming (present participle)

glosses: To charm someone is to amaze them or win them over.

text: He charmed her with talk of all the money he had.

glosses: To charm something or someone means to use magic upon it.

text: The witch tried to charm the princess with an old spell.

text: The sorceror charmed the serpents and ordered them to do his bidding.


charms

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

charm


charms

glosses: The third-person singular form of charm.


charmed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of charm.


charming

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

glosses: If a person is charming, they are very pleasant or charismatic


Himalayas

forms: Himalayas

glosses: The Himalayas are a group of mountains from India to China.


distributor

forms:
distributor
distributors (plural)

glosses: A distributor is one who divides things into smaller groups and sends them places; someone who distributes.

text: Grocery stores buy their goods from food distributors.


distributors

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

distributor


disperse

forms:
disperse (canonical)
disperses (third-person singular)
dispersed (past)
dispersed (past participle)
dispersing (present participle)

glosses: If a group disperses, it breaks up into individual pieces or items and spreads out.

text: The police fired their guns to disperse the crowd.

ipa: /dɪˈspɜːs/

ipa: /dɪˈspɜ˞s/

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

hyphenation: dis‧perse

verb

dispers


pulp

forms:
pulp
pulps (plural)

glosses: The pulp is the part of a fruit that is soft and edible.

glosses: Wood pulp is wood fibres that are shredded, crushed and mixed with water.

glosses: By extension, popular literature printed on rough paper: pulp fiction.

ipa: /pʌlp/

ipa: /pʊlp/


pulps

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

noun

pulp


disperses

glosses: The third-person singular form of disperse.


dispersed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disperse.


extravagant

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

glosses: Using more of something than is needed, especially money, is to be extravagant.

text: Don't be extravagant with money.


fang

forms:
fang
fangs (plural)

glosses: A fang is a long, pointy tooth of an animal.

text: The dog bit me with his fangs.

enpr: făng

ipa: /fæŋ/

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


inhabitant

forms:
inhabitant
inhabitants (plural)

glosses: An inhabitant of a place is a person or animal living in that place.

text: The baby will be a new inhabitant of our house

hyphenation: in‧hab‧i‧tant


intricate

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

text: It took a very long time to finish the intricate pattern.

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


howl

forms:
howl (canonical)
howls (third-person singular)
howled (past)
howled (past participle)
howling (present participle)

glosses: To howl is to make a long, loud wailing noise.

text: We heard the wolf howl from far away.

enpr: houl

ipa: /haʊl/

sampa: /haUl/


howl

forms:
howl
howls (plural)

text: The howl of the wind echoed through the trees.


firefly

forms:
firefly
fireflies (plural)

etymology_text: fire + fly

compound

fire

fly

expansion: fire + fly

glosses: A firefly is an insect that has a glowing light on its back.

text: The firefly's light shined into the bedroom from the jar.

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

fireflies


inhabitants

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

noun

inhabitant


fangs

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

fang


amicable

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

glosses: If someone is amicable they are friendly and nice.

text: The man was amicable when he smiled.

ipa: /ˈæmɪkəbl/


boyhood

forms:
boyhood
boyhoods (plural)

glosses: Boyhood is the time a boy is in his childhood or youth.

text: He was still in boyhood when he broke the window.


boyhoods

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

boyhood


catwalk

forms:
catwalk
catwalks (plural)

etymology_text: cat + walk

compound

cat

walk

expansion: cat + walk

glosses: A catwalk is the raised platform on which models walk during a fashion show.

text: It was almost her turn to walk down the catwalk and show off her new outfit.

ipa: /ˈkatwɔːk/

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

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


glamour

forms:
glamour
glamours (plural)

glosses: Glamour is beauty, charm, and attractiveness.

text: She has a glamour that I just can't resist.

glosses: Glamour can be any object that makes someone look better.

ipa: /ˈɡlæmə/

ipa: /ˈɡlæmɚ/

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


catwalks

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

noun

catwalk


common law

forms: common law

pos: phrase

glosses: A common law is a law that is made by the courts.

text: Common law is not made by legislation.


glamours

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

glamour


glamor

forms:
glamor
glamors (plural)

glosses: Glamor is beauty, charm, and attractiveness.

text: She has a glamor that I just can't resist.

glosses: Glamor can be any object that makes someone look better.


glamors

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

glamor


fireflies

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

firefly


howls

verb

howl


howls

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


howled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of howl.


howling

forms:
howling
howlings (plural)

text: The howling of the wolves can be heard for several miles.


howling

text: The wolves are howling tonight.


matriculate

forms:
matriculate (canonical)
matriculates (third-person singular)
matriculated (past)
matriculated (past participle)
matriculating (present participle)

glosses: To matriculate is sign up or enroll for something, often for a college or university.

text: The man matriculated to Harvard University; the school he always wanted to go to.

matriculat


matriculates

glosses: The third-person singular form of matriculate.


matriculated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of matriculate.


oppresses

forms:
oppress (canonical)
oppresses (third-person singular)
oppressed (past)
oppressed (past participle)
oppressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of oppress.

oppress

es


oppressed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of oppress.


oppress

glosses: To oppress is to stifle or prevent something.

glosses: To oppress is to deny someone's freedom.

ipa: /əˈprɛs/

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

hyphenation: op‧press


gracile

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

text: Compared to apes, humans have a gracile form.

ipa: /ˈɡræˌsaɪl/

ipa: /ˈɡræsaɪl/

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

hyphenation: grac‧ile


robust

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

glosses: If something is robust, it is physically strong.

text: Compared to humans, apes have robust skeletons.

ipa: /rəʊˈbʌst/

ipa: /roʊˈbʌst/

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

hyphenation: ro‧bust


dominate

forms:
dominate (canonical)
dominates (third-person singular)
dominated (past)
dominated (past participle)
dominating (present participle)

glosses: If someone dominates something, they have sole, or nearly complete, control over it.

ipa: /ˈdɒməˌneɪt/

ipa: /ˈdɑːməˌneɪt/

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

dominat


dominates

glosses: The third-person singular form of dominate.


dominated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dominate.


subjugate

forms:
subjugate (canonical)
subjugates (third-person singular)
subjugated (past)
subjugated (past participle)
subjugating (present participle)

glosses: To place under the control of someone or something.

ipa: /ˈsʌbdʒuɡeɪt/

ipa: /ˈsʌbdʒəɡeɪt/

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

hyphenation: sub‧ju‧gate

subjugat


subjugates

glosses: The third-person singular form of subjugate.


subjugated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of subjugate.


congregate

forms:
congregate (canonical)
congregates (third-person singular)
congregated (past)
congregated (past participle)
congregating (present participle)

glosses: If people congregate, they gather together in a small group.

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

congregat


congregates

glosses: The third-person singular form of congregate.


congregated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of congregate.


suppress

forms:
suppress (canonical)
suppresses (third-person singular)
suppressed (past)
suppressed (past participle)
suppressing (present participle)

glosses: If something is suppressed, it is eliminated, stopped, or held back.

text: The police suppressed the protesters outside.

text: The opposition in the government were suppressed.

text: Warm honey and water are said to suppress coughing.

text: I struggled to suppress my smile.

glosses: If something is suppressed, recognition of it is denied.

text: The findings of the study were suppressed by the government.

ipa: /səˈprɛs/

hyphenation: sup‧press

suppress


suppresses

glosses: The third-person singular form of suppress.


suppressed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of suppress.


oppressor

forms:
oppressor
oppressors (plural)


oppressors

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

noun

oppressor


oppression

forms:
oppression
oppressions (plural)

glosses: An act of oppressing someone or something.

ipa: /əˈprɛʃən/

hyphenation: op‧pres‧sion


oppressions

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

oppression


domination

forms:
domination
dominations (plural)

glosses: An act of dominating someone or something.

ipa: /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/


dominations

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

domination


dominator

forms:
dominator
dominators (plural)

ipa: /ˈdɒmɪneɪtə/

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


dominators

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

dominator


subjugation

forms:
subjugation
subjugations (plural)

etymology_text: subjugate + -ion

ety-suffix

subjugate

ion

expansion: subjugate + -ion

glosses: An act of subjugating someone or something.

ipa: /ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: sub‧ju‧ga‧tion


subjugations

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

noun

subjugation


subjugator

forms:
subjugator
subjugators (plural)

etymology_text: subjugate + -or

ety-suffix

or

expansion: subjugate + -or


subjugators

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

noun

subjugator


congregation

forms:
congregation
congregations (plural)

etymology_text: congregate + -ion

ety-suffix

congregate

expansion: congregate + -ion

ipa: /ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/

hyphenation: con‧gre‧ga‧tion


congregations

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

noun

congregation


congregator

forms:
congregator
congregators (plural)

etymology_text: congregate + -or

ety-suffix

expansion: congregate + -or

glosses: One who congregates or organizes meetings.


congregators

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

noun

congregator


suppressor

forms:
suppressor
suppressors (plural)

etymology_text: suppress + -or

ety-suffix

expansion: suppress + -or

glosses: A suppressor is a device or person who suppresses something.


suppression

forms:
suppression
suppressions (plural)

glosses: Suppression is an act of suppressing someone or something.

ipa: /səˈprɛʃən/


suppressors

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

noun

suppressor


suppressions

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

suppression


cravat

forms:
cravat
cravats (plural)

glosses: A cravat is a type of clothing usually worn by men.

ipa: /krəˈvat/

ipa: /krəˈvæt/

hyphenation: cra‧vat


waistcoat

forms:
waistcoat
waistcoats (plural)

glosses: A waistcoat is a special type of sleeveless garment.

text: My 3-piece suit includes a waistcoat.

enpr: wās(t)'-kōt

ipa: /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/


garment

forms:
garment
garments (plural)

text: Shirts and trousers are garments.

hyphenation: gar‧ment


valet

forms:
valet
valets (plural)

glosses: A valet is a male servant who performs personal services for his master such as helping to dress him, sewing on buttons, polishing shoes, or maintaining his clothing.

text: The Prince of Wales has a valet, who looks after his clothes.

glosses: An employee of a hotel, restaurant, country club, resort, inn, or other public or private facility who performs personal services for guests or members such as shining their shoes, simple ironing, parking or retrieving their automobile.

text: The parking valet brought our car to the front door.

glosses: A device such as a rack or a tray that holds a man's jacket, watch, or other personal items.

text: He put his watch, ring, and stick pin in the valet on top of the dresser.

ipa: /ˈvæleɪ/

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


rift

forms:
rift
rifts (plural)

text: A rift opened in the ground after an earthquake.

text: This caused a rift between the two men who had been so close.


extravagance

forms:
extravagance
extravagances (plural)

glosses: If something has extravagance, that means that it is worth a lot.

glosses: If a person has extravagance, that means that the person spends a lot.


radioactivity

forms:
radioactivity
radioactivities (plural)

etymology_text: radioactive + -ity

ety-suffix

radioactive

ity

expansion: radioactive + -ity

glosses: Radioactivity is the energy released from an unstable atom.

ipa: /ˌreɪdɪəʊakˈtɪvɪti/

radioactivities


debtor

forms:
debtor
debtors (plural)

text: If all my debtors would pay me back I would be rich.

hyphenation: debt‧or


radioactivities

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

noun

radioactivity


debtors

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

debtor


cravats

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

cravat


waistcoats

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

waistcoat


garments

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

garment


valets

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

valet


rifts

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

rift


extravagances

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

extravagance


protégé

forms:
protégé
protégés (plural)

etymology_text: From French protégé, past participle of protéger “to protect”.

glosses: A protégé is one who learns from a mentor.


apprentice

forms:
apprentice
apprentices (plural)

glosses: An apprentice is one who learns from a mentor or organization.

ipa: /əˈprɛntɪs/

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


title: protege

redirect: protegé

pos: hard-redirect


protegé

forms:
protegé
protegés (plural)

glosses: A protegé is one who learns from a mentor.


apprentices

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

apprentice


protégés

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

protégé


protegés

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

protegé


hitman

forms:
hitman
hitmen (plural)

glosses: A hitman is a person hired to kill or hurt a particular person.

text: The businessman used a hitman to take care of people who owed him money.

hitman

hitmen


hitmen

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


foresee

forms:
foresee (canonical)
foresees (third-person singular)
foresaw (past)
foreseen (past participle)
foreseeing (present participle)

glosses: If a person can foresee something, then that means the person knows that the object will come to take place before it actually does.

ipa: /fɔrˈsi/

ipa: /fɔːˈsiː/

hyphenation: fore‧see

verb

foresee

foresees

foresaw

foreseen

foreseeing


foreseer

forms:
foreseer
foreseers (plural)

glosses: A foreseer is a person who foresees something.


foreseeable

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

etymology_text: forsee + -able

ety-suffix

forsee

able

expansion: forsee + -able

glosses: If something is foreseeable, then it can be foreseen by somebody.

text: The foreseeable future.


foreseeably

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

pos: adv

etymology_text: foreseeable + -ly

foreseeable

ly

expansion: foreseeable + -ly

glosses: The word foreseeably is the adverbial form of the word foreseeable.


foresees

glosses: The third-person singular form of foresee.


foreseen

ipa: /forˈsiːn/


foreseers

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

noun

foreseer


foresight

forms:
foresight
foresights (plural)

glosses: If something has foresight, then it has a quality or ability that allows it to foresee.

glosses: Having foresight also refers to the process of foreseeing.

ipa: /ˈfɔrsaɪt/

ipa: /ˈfɔːsaɪt/

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

hyphenation: fore‧sight


deteriorate

forms:
deteriorate (canonical)
deteriorates (third-person singular)
deteriorated (past)
deteriorated (past participle)
deteriorating (present participle)

glosses: To deteriorate, something will slowly lose a certain value over a period of time.

text: Food is kept cold in a refrigerator so it will not deteriorate or spoil.

glosses: If something deteriorates, it gets worse.

text: His attention to the teacher deteriorated as he got sleepier.

text: The political situation deteriorated after the soldiers attacked the president's palace.

ipa: /dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt/

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

verb

deteriorat

e


deteriorates

glosses: The third-person singular form of deteriorate.


deteriorated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deteriorate.


deterioration

forms:
deterioration
deteriorations (plural)

etymology_text: deteriorate + -ion

ety-suffix

deteriorate

expansion: deteriorate + -ion

glosses: A deterioration is a process in which an object deteriorates.

glosses: A deterioration can also be a length of time taken for the object to deteriorate.

ipa: /dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃən/


deteriorations

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

noun

deterioration


participial

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


participials

forms:
participial
participials (plural)

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

participial


influx

forms:
influx
influxes (plural)

glosses: An influx is a large movement, usually sudden, in or into something.

text: There was an influx of people into the room.

ipa: /ˈɪnˌflʌks/

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

hyphenation: in‧flux

influxes


influxes

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

influx


stalemate

forms:
stalemate
stalemates (plural)

etymology_text: stale + mate

compound

stale

mate

expansion: stale + mate

glosses: A stalemate is a special position in chess, where no one loses or wins.

text: Since I had a large advantage, his only hope was to force a stalemate.

glosses: A stalemate is a situation where there is no obvious way forward, but where no one loses.

ipa: /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

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


stalemates

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

noun

stalemate


composite

forms:
composite
composites (plural)

glosses: A composite is an object made from several similar parts arranged in a certain pattern.

text: Steel is a strong composite for a metal.

ipa: /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/

ipa: /kəmˈpɑzɪt/


composite

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

glosses: If something is composite, then it is made from several similar parts arranged in a certain pattern.

text: One of the strongest composite metals on Earth is steel.


composites

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

composite


deficiency

forms:
deficiency
deficiencies (plural)

glosses: A deficiency is a case when there is not enough of something.

text: There can be a vitamin deficiency, where people don't get enough vitamins and can get sick.

text: There can be a money deficiency, where there is not enough money to do something.

deficiency

deficiencies


hydrocarbon

forms:
hydrocarbon
hydrocarbons (plural)

etymology_text: hydro- + carbon

ety-prefix

hydro

carbon

expansion: hydro- + carbon

glosses: A chemical compound made out of carbon and hydrogen. Other elements could also be included.


chemical compound

forms: chemical compound

glosses: A chemical compound is made when two or more chemical elements react.


deficiencies

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


hydrocarbons

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

noun

hydrocarbon


mat

forms:
mat
mats (plural)

glosses: A mat is a floor covering, similar to a rug.

text: Muslims say prayers kneeling on a mat.

ipa: /mæt/

homophones: Matt matte


drumstick

forms:
drumstick
drumsticks (plural)

etymology_text: drum + stick

compound

drum

stick

expansion: drum + stick

glosses: A drumstick is the stick you use to play the drums.

text: Most drummers have many drumsticks in case they break during a concert

glosses: A drumstick is the leg of a chicken when it is cooked.

text: I'd rather have a drumstick than the leg.

ipa: /ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/

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


feast

forms:
feast
feasts (plural)

text: They had a big feast to celebrate the family reunion.


feast

forms:
feast (canonical)
feasts (third-person singular)
feasted (past)
feasted (past participle)
feasting (present participle)

text: The family feasted on all the meat and vegetables on the table.


panda

forms:
panda
pandas (plural)

glosses: A panda is a large black and white bear from China. They eat bamboo shoots.

ipa: /ˈpændə/

hyphenation: pan‧da


shrink

forms:
shrink
shrinks (plural)

glosses: A shrink is another word for a psychologist.

text: He was sent to a shrink because he started to act dangerously

ipa: /ˈʃrɪŋk/


shrink

forms:
shrank (past)
shrunk (past participle)
shrink (canonical)
shrinks (third-person singular)
shrunk (past)
shrunken (past participle)
shrinking (present participle)

glosses: If something shrinks it becomes smaller.

text: Your clothes will shrink if you put them in the dryer for too long

glosses: If you shrink something you make it smaller.

text: We need to shrink these images in order to fit them on the page.

shrink

shrinks

shrank

shrunk

shrinking

shrunk

shrunken


drumsticks

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

noun

drumstick


feasts

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

feast


feasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of feast.


feasted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of feast.


pandas

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

panda


shrinks

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


shrinks

glosses: The third-person singular form of shrink.


shrinking

hyphenation: shrink‧ing


cuddle

forms:
cuddle
cuddles (plural)

glosses: A cuddle is like a hug, but with more emotion.

text: I gave my daughter a big cuddle when she finished school.

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


cuddle

forms:
cuddle (canonical)
cuddles (third-person singular)
cuddled (past)
cuddled (past participle)
cuddling (present participle)

glosses: To cuddle someone means to hold them and touch them with affection. It is not sexual.

text: I like to cuddle my boyfriend when we're watching a film

verb

cuddl


cuddles

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

noun

cuddle


cuddles

glosses: The third-person singular form of cuddle.


cuddled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cuddle.


siesta

forms:
siesta
siestas (plural)

glosses: A siesta is a rest or sleep in the middle of the day. The word comes directly from Spanish.

text: Spanish people sometimes take a siesta in the afternoon when it is too hot to work.

ipa: /siˈɛstə/


rhinoceros

forms:
rhinoceros
rhinoceroses (plural)

glosses: A rhinoceros is a large gray mammal with thick skin and a horn on its head.

text: The rhinoceros is chasing against the cheetah.

ipa: /raɪˈnɒsərəs/

enpr: rī-näsʹə-rəs

ipa: /raɪˈnɑsərəs/

rhinoceros

rhinoceroses


rhino

forms:
rhino
rhinos (plural)

glosses: Rhino is another way of spelling rhinoceros.


giraffe

forms:
giraffe
giraffes (plural)

glosses: The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world. It is from Africa and has a very long neck.

text: The family went to see the giraffe in the zoo.

ipa: /dʒɪˈrɑːf/

ipa: /d͡ʒəˈræf/


d'oh

forms: d'oh

pos: intj

glosses: People say d'oh when they are angry or frustrated. The word comes from the television show The Simpsons

ipa: /doʊ(ʔ)/

ipa: /dəʊ(ʔ)/

homophones: doe dough


mourn

forms:
mourn (canonical)
mourns (third-person singular)
mourned (past)
mourned (past participle)
mourning (present participle)

glosses: If you mourn someone, you feel sorrowful over them, after they have died.

text: It was difficult mourning my sister's death, we were always together, I don't think i'll ever feel better, I loved her so much.

enpr: môrn

ipa: /mɔrn/

enpr: môn

ipa: /mɔːn/

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


ladder

forms:
ladder
ladders (plural)

glosses: A ladder is something you walk up use to get to a higher (or lower) position. There are two parallel sides and steps (rungs) between them.

ipa: /ˈladə/

ipa: /ˈlædɚ/

hyphenation: lad‧der


inventor

forms:
inventor
inventors (plural)

etymology_text: invent + -or

ety-suffix

invent

expansion: invent + -or

glosses: An inventor is someone who invents things.

text: Alexander Graham Bell is an inventor. He invented the telephone.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛntə/

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


sharpen

forms:
sharpen (canonical)
sharpens (third-person singular)
sharpened (past)
sharpened (past participle)
sharpening (present participle)

etymology_text: sharp + -en

sharp

en

expansion: sharp + -en

glosses: If you sharpen something, you make it sharper.

ipa: /ˈʃɑrpɨn/

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


headache

forms:
headache
headaches (plural)

etymology_text: head + ache

compound

head

ache

expansion: head + ache

text: I can't think properly because I have a bad headache.

ipa: /ˈhɛdeɪk/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


speckled

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

glosses: If something is speckled, it has dots on it.

text: The bird's eggs were speckled.

ipa: /ˈspɛkəld/


giraffes

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

giraffe


headaches

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

headache


ladders

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

ladder


rhinoceroses

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


rhinos

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

glosses: Rhinos is another way of spelling rhinoceroses.

rhino


sharpens

glosses: The third-person singular form of sharpen.

verb

sharpen


sharpened

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

glosses: A sharpened knife has a sharp point or edge.


sharpened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sharpen.


inventors

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

noun

inventor


limbs

forms:
limb
limbs (plural)

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

limb


mourns

glosses: The third-person singular form of mourn.

verb

mourn


mourned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mourn.


mourning

ipa: /ˈmornɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/


siestas

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

noun

siesta


plop

forms:
plop (canonical)
plops (third-person singular)
plopped (past)
plopped (past participle)
plopping (present participle)

enpr: plŏp

ipa: /plɒp/

sampa: /plQp/

ipa: /plɑp/

sampa: /plAp/

verb

plop

p


keyhole

forms:
keyhole
keyholes (plural)

glosses: A keyhole is the hole in a door where you put your key to lock or unlock it.

text: I tried five keys before finding the one which fit the keyhole.


unlock

forms:
unlock (canonical)
unlocks (third-person singular)
unlocked (past)
unlocked (past participle)
unlocking (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + lock

ety-prefix

un

lock

expansion: un- + lock

glosses: You unlock a door with a key when you want to enter.

text: David left his house keys at work, so his housemate had to unlock the door for him.

ipa: /ʌnˈlɒk/

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

hyphenation: un‧lock


unlocked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of unlock.

text: The door is unlocked.

verb

unlock


barman

forms:
barman
barmen (plural)

etymology_text: bar + -man

ety-suffix

bar

man

expansion: bar + -man

glosses: A barman is a man who works in a bar (a place that serves drinks) and sells customers drinks.

ipa: /ˈbɑːmən/

ipa: /ˈbɑrmæn/

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

noun

barman

barmen


yolk

forms:
yolk
yolks (plural)

ipa: /jəʊk/

ipa: /joʊ(l)k/


cheerio

forms: cheerio

audio: EN-AU ck1 cheerio.ogg


clutch

forms:
clutch
clutches (plural)

glosses: The clutch is the device in a car that changes gear.

text: The clutch pedal is controlled with the left foot in manual cars.

ipa: /klʌt͡ʃ/

clutches


clutch

forms:
clutch (canonical)
clutches (third-person singular)
clutched (past)
clutched (past participle)
clutching (present participle)

glosses: If you clutch something, you hold it in your hand very tightly.

verb

clutch

es


loo

forms:
loo
loos (plural)

glosses: In the United Kingdom, another word for a toilet.

text: I need to go to the loo.

ipa: /luː/

ipa: /lu/


barmen

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


yolks

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

noun

yolk


keyholes

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

keyhole


clutches

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


clutches

glosses: The third-person singular form of clutch.


clutched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clutch.


unlocks

glosses: The third-person singular form of unlock.


plopped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plop.


choke

forms:
choke (canonical)
chokes (third-person singular)
choked (past)
choked (past participle)
choking (present participle)

glosses: Not being able to breathe because something stops your windpipe.

glosses: Trying to make someone stop breathing by squeezing their throat.

glosses: To perform badly at an important part of a contest because you are fearful, especially when you are winning.

glosses: A part of a cave to be partly or completely blocked by rocks, mud, or other things.

glosses: To move your fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.

enpr: chōk

ipa: /ʧəʊk/

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

verb

chok


choke

forms:
choke
chokes (plural)

glosses: A control on a carburetor to change the air or fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

glosses: In wrestling, karate, or other sports, grabbing someone in a way that can make them stop breathing.

glosses: A pressure at the muzzle part of a shotgun barrel which changes the spread of the shot.

glosses: A slight or complete block (of rocks, mud, or other things) in a cave passage.


freshman

forms:
freshman
freshmen (plural)

glosses: A freshman is a student on his first year of high school or university.

text: John is a freshman at Harvard University.

ipa: /ˈfrɛʃmən/

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

noun

freshmen


freshmen

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

freshman


headmaster

forms:
headmaster
headmasters (plural)

etymology_text: head + master

compound

head

master

expansion: head + master

glosses: A headmaster is a man who is in charge of a school.

text: The headmaster talked to the parents.

ipa: /ˈhɛdˌmæstɚ/

ipa: /ˈhɛdˌmɑːstə/

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

hyphenation: head‧mas‧ter


headmasters

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

noun

headmaster


surgery

forms:
surgery
surgeries (plural)

glosses: Surgery is a way of removing, repairing or replacing a part of a body that involves incisions.

text: After the doctor performed surgery, John was able to walk again.

glosses: Surgery can also be the place where surgery is done.

text: Take the patient into surgery.

ipa: /ˈsɝd͡ʒəri/

ipa: /ˈsɜːd͡ʒəri/

surgeries


surgeries

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

surgery


vice

forms:
vice
vices (plural)

text: Smoking is a vice.

glosses: A vice is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.

ipa: /vaɪs/


vice

forms:
vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)

glosses: If you vice something, you clamp it with a vice.

verb

vic

e


vices

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

noun

vice


courage

forms: courage

glosses: Courage is the quality of not being afraid easily.

text: The warrior had great courage.

ipa: /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/


courageous

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

glosses: To be courageous is having courage (not being afraid).

text: The warrior was very courageous.

ipa: /kəˈreɪdʒəs/

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


nonadjustable

forms: nonadjustable (positive)

etymology_text: non- + adjustable

ety-prefix

non

adjustable

expansion: non- + adjustable

glosses: Nonadjustable is something that is not adjustable (cannot be adjusted).

text: The chair's height was nonadjustable.


disadvantaged

forms: disadvantaged (positive)

etymology_text: dis- + advantaged

word parts

dis-

advantaged

expansion: dis- + advantaged

glosses: Having a disadvantage (a handicap or weakness).

text: The football team was disadvantaged because one of their players was missing.


mendelevium

forms: mendelevium

glosses: Mendelevium is a chemical element. It is a radioactive metal with the atomic number 101 and the symbol Md.

enpr: mĕndəlēv'ēəm

ipa: /ˌmɛndəˈliːviəm/

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

noun

mendelevium


radioactive

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

glosses: Radioactive is something which shows radioactivity.

text: The metal was radioactive.

ipa: /ˌreɪdioʊˈaktɪv/

ipa: /ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv/

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


shorten

forms:
shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)

etymology_text: short + -en

ety-suffix

short

expansion: short + -en

glosses: If you shorten something, you make it shorter.

text: This document is too long. You must shorten it by 200 words.

ipa: /ˈʃɔːtn/

ipa: /ˈʃɔːrtn/

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

hyphenation: short‧en


width

forms:
width
widths (plural)

etymology_text: wide + -th

wide

th

expansion: wide + -th

glosses: The width of something is the measurement of something from one side to the other side.

text: The width of a standard football pitch is 68 metres.

ipa: /ˈwɪtθ/


circular

forms: circular (positive)

glosses: If something is circular it has the shape of a circle.

text: The wine glass left a circular stain on the table.

hyphenation: cir‧cu‧lar


circular

forms:
circular
circulars (plural)

glosses: A circular is a printed advertisement or notice that is distributed to a lot of people.


saliva

forms: saliva

glosses: Saliva is the liquid produced in your mouth.

enpr: sə-līʹ-və

ipa: /səˈlaɪvə/

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

hyphenation: sa‧li‧va

noun

saliva


runner

forms:
runner
runners (plural)

text: There are lots of runners in the park in the evening.

text: The cheetah is a very fast runner.

glosses: A runner is a mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

glosses: The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.

ipa: /ˈrʌnɚ/

ipa: /ˈrʌnə/

hyphenation: run‧ner


extremely

etymology_text: extreme + -ly

ety-suffix

extreme

ly

expansion: extreme + -ly

glosses: You use extremely when you want to make an adjective or adverb much stronger. It is stronger than very or fairly.

text: It is extremely difficult to climb Mount Everest without oxygen tanks.

ipa: /ɪksˈtriːmli/


souvenir

forms:
souvenir
souvenirs (plural)

glosses: A souvenir is something that you buy or take from a place you visit, to remember the place.

text: There are many souvenir shops by the Eiffel Tower.

text: I took some rocks from a volcano as a souvenir from my trip to Hawaii.

ipa: /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r)/

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

hyphenation: sou‧ve‧nir


pillow

forms:
pillow
pillows (plural)

glosses: A pillow is the thing you put under your head when you sleep.

text: When Jill bought a new pillow she slept a lot better at night.

ipa: /ˈpɪləʊ/

ipa: /ˈpɪloʊ/


costume

forms:
costume
costumes (plural)

glosses: A costume is the clothes you wear that makes you look like someone or something else.

text: For Halloween this year I wore a skeleton costume.

poses: noun verb


costume

forms:
costume (canonical)
costumes (third-person singular)
costumed (past)
costumed (past participle)
costuming (present participle)

glosses: If you costume yourself, you dress up with a costume.

ipa: /kɑsˈt(j)uːm/

verb

costum


pointy

forms:
pointy (positive)
pointier (comparative)
pointiest (superlative)

etymology_text: point + -y

ety-suffix

point

y

expansion: point + -y

text: Witches typically wear black pointy hats.

adj

pointy

pointier

pointiest


spooky

forms:
spooky (positive)
spookier (comparative)
spookiest (superlative)

etymology_text: spook + -y

ety-suffix

spook

expansion: spook + -y

glosses: If something is spooky it means it is scary and mysterious.

text: For Halloween, people usually dress up in spooky costumes.

ipa: /spuːki/

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

spooky

spookier

spookiest


scary

forms:
scary (positive)
scarier (comparative)
scariest (superlative)

etymology_text: scare + -y

scare

expansion: scare + -y

glosses: Scary means a person or thing that scares someone.

text: Lots of people think spiders and ghosts are very scary.

enpr: skâr'ē

ipa: /ˈskɛəri/

adj

scary

scarier

scariest


criticize

forms:
criticize (canonical)
criticizes (third-person singular)
criticized (past)
criticized (past participle)
criticizing (present participle)

glosses: If you criticize something, you point out its flaws or faults.

text: The opposition criticized the cost of the proposed program.

ipa: /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/

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

hyphenation: crit‧i‧cize

verb

criticiz


rope

forms:
rope
ropes (plural)

glosses: A rope is a long thick line made of hemp twisted together. They are used to pull things, for example to pull sails on boats, and to attach things together.

enpr: rōp

ipa: /rəʊp/

ipa: /roʊp/

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


rope

forms:
rope (canonical)
ropes (third-person singular)
roped (past)
roped (past participle)
roping (present participle)

glosses: If you rope something, you tie it with rope.

rop


insignificant

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

glosses: If something is insignificant it is not important.

ipa: /ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/


ropes

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

ipa: /roʊps/

ipa: /rəʊps/

noun

rope


criticizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of criticize.


criticized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of criticize.


criticise

forms:
criticise (canonical)
criticises (third-person singular)
criticised (past)
criticised (past participle)
criticising (present participle)

glosses: If you criticise something, you point out its flaws or faults.

hyphenation: crit‧i‧cise

verb

criticis


criticises

glosses: The third-person singular form of criticise.


criticised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of criticise.


scarier

glosses: The comparative form of scary; more scary.


scariest

glosses: The superlative form of scary; most scary.


spookier

glosses: The comparative form of spooky; more spooky.


spookiest

glosses: The superlative form of spooky; most spooky.


pointier

glosses: The comparative form of pointy; more pointy.


pointiest

glosses: The superlative form of pointy; most pointy.


costumes

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

noun

costume


costumes

glosses: The third-person singular form of costume.


pillows

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

pillow


runners

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

runner


souvenirs

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

souvenir


gestate

forms:
gestate (canonical)
gestates (third-person singular)
gestated (past)
gestated (past participle)
gestating (present participle)

glosses: If a female mammal is gestating, it means she is carrying a baby (she is pregnant)

ipa: /dʒɛsˈteɪt/

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

verb

gestat


shortens

forms:
shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shorten.

shorten


shortened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shorten.


shortening

forms:
shortening
shortenings (plural)

glosses: Shortening is fat that is used to make pastry.


widths

forms:
width
widths (plural)

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

noun

width


impregnate

forms:
impregnate (canonical)
impregnates (third-person singular)
impregnated (past)
impregnated (past participle)
impregnating (present participle)

glosses: When you impregnate someone, you make them pregnant.

ipa: /ɪmˈprɛɡneɪt/

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

verb

impregnat


villager

forms:
villager
villagers (plural)

etymology_text: village + -er

ety-suffix

village

er

expansion: village + -er

glosses: A villager is someone who lives in a village.

ipa: /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/

ipa: /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒə/

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


upside down

forms: upside down (positive)

glosses: If something is upside down, the top part of it is underneath the bottom part of it.

audio: En-us-upside down.ogg


bleed

forms:
bleed (canonical)
bleeds (third-person singular)
bled (past)
bled (past participle)
bleeding (present participle)

glosses: If you bleed, you lose blood from your body.

ipa: /ˈbliːd/

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

bleed

bleeds

bled

bled

bleeding


kneel

forms:
kneel (canonical)
kneels (third-person singular)
knelt (past)
knelt (past participle)
kneeling (present participle)

glosses: If you kneel, you lower your body and put one or two of your knees on the floor.

text: In many religions, people kneel when they pray.

enpr: nēl

ipa: /niːl/

kneel

kneels

knelt

knelt

kneeling


villagers

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

noun

villager


bleeds

glosses: The third-person singular form of bleed.

ipa: /ˈbliːdz/


bled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bleed.

ipa: /ˈblɛd/

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


bleeding

ipa: /ˈbliːdɪŋ/

hyphenation: bleed‧ing


kneels

glosses: The third-person singular form of kneel.

ipa: /niːlz/


knelt

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kneel.

enpr: nĕlt

ipa: /nɛlt/

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


kneeling

ipa: /ˈniːlɪŋ/


impregnates

glosses: The third-person singular form of impregnate.


impregnated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of impregnate.


gestates

glosses: The third-person singular form of gestate.


gestated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gestate.


threaded

forms:
thread (canonical)
threads (third-person singular)
threaded (past)
threaded (past participle)
threading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thread.

verb

thread


threaded

forms: threaded (positive)

glosses: A threaded object contains structures that allow it to be fit into similar structures. A screw is an example.


sit down

forms: sit down

text: After walking all day, I needed to sit down and rest.


dancer

forms:
dancer
dancers (plural)

etymology_text: dance + -er

ety-suffix

dance

expansion: dance + -er

text: Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.

text: I'm a really bad dancer.

hyphenation: dan‧cer


dancers

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

noun

dancer


trunk

forms:
trunk
trunks (plural)

glosses: The trunk of a tree is the part between the roots and the branches.

glosses: The trunk is the long thing on an elephant's face, used for holding things.

glosses: A trunk is a large box made from wood that can be locked, used to store things.

glosses: In cars, the trunk is the back part, used for storage.

ipa: /trʌŋk/


trunks

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

trunk


impregnation

forms:
impregnation
impregnations (plural)

glosses: An impregnation is a process that one or more people go through in order to become pregnant.

ipa: /ɪmprɛɡˈneɪʃən/


impregnations

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

impregnation


pregnancy

forms:
pregnancy
pregnancies (plural)

etymology_text: pregnant + -cy

ety-suffix

pregnant

cy

expansion: pregnant + -cy

text: She was in the third month of her pregnancy.

ipa: /ˈprɛɡnənsi/

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

pregnancy

pregnancies


pregnancies

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


unbearable

forms: unbearable (positive)

etymology_text: un- + bearable

ety-prefix

un

bearable

expansion: un- + bearable

glosses: A condition which is so extreme that you want to stop experiencing it is unbearable.

text: The heat was unbearable.

text: Her sadness was unbearable.

ipa: /ˌənˈbe(ə)rəbəl/

hyphenation: un‧bear‧a‧ble


intolerable

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

etymology_text: in- + tolerable

in

tolerable

expansion: in- + tolerable

glosses: If something is intolerable, you can't tolerate it or stand it.

text: What's that awful noise? It's intolerable!

ipa: /ɪnˈtɑlərəbl̩/

ipa: /ɪnˈtɒlərəbl̩/

hyphenation: in‧tol‧er‧able


quagmire

forms:
quagmire
quagmires (plural)

glosses: A soft and muddy or swampy area of ground.

hyphenation: quag‧mire

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


maternal

forms: maternal (positive)

glosses: Maternal is the adjective related to the noun 'mother'.

text: Maternal inheritance is what you inherit from your mother.

ipa: /məˈtəːnəl/

enpr: mə-tû(r)'nəl

ipa: /məˈtərnəl/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ter‧nal


paternal

forms: paternal (positive)

glosses: Paternal is the adjective related to the noun 'father'.

text: A paternal inheritance is one which comes from your father.

enpr: pə-tû(r)'nəl

ipa: /pəˈtɜː(r)nəl/

hyphenation: pa‧ter‧nal


dreadful

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

glosses: Something dreadful is something very bad.

text: There has been a dreadful accident.


rubber

forms:
rubber
rubbers (plural)

text: The ball is made of rubber.

ipa: /ˈrʌbə/

ipa: /ˈrʌbɚ/

rubber

rubbers


rubbers

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


inconclusible

forms: inconclusible (positive)

glosses: If something is inconclusible, then it cannot be finished or ended.


par

forms:
par
pars (plural)

glosses: Par could mean with the same value or quality.

text: The car was cheaper but on par with the others.

glosses: The number of shots needed to reach the hole.

text: He needs to make this shot for par.

ipa: /pɑː/


par

forms:
par (canonical)
pars (third-person singular)
parred (past)
parred (past participle)
parring (present participle)

glosses: To reach the hole in the number of shots needed.

text: He has to par every hole win this game.

verb

par

r


pars

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

ipa: /pɑːz/

ipa: /pɑrz/


high school

forms:
high school
high schools (plural)

text: John went to high school in England.

audio: En-us-high school.ogg


high schools

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

noun

high school


vet

forms:
vet
vets (plural)

text: We took all of our pets to the vet.

glosses: A veteran, somebody who used to be in the military.

text: My grandfather was a World War II vet. He used to tell stories about fighting in France.

ipa: /vɛt/

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


vet

forms:
vet (canonical)
vets (third-person singular)
vetted (past)
vetted (past participle)
vetting (present participle)

glosses: If you vet someone, you investigate them carefully and critically.

text: The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.

verb

vet

t


vets

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


uprising

forms:
uprising
uprisings (plural)

glosses: An uprising is a revolt by a group of people that attempts to get rid of a government or policies that the people do not like.


freeborn

forms: freeborn (positive)

glosses: Born free and with natural rights rather than being a slave or a servant

ipa: /friːˈbɔːn/

ipa: /ˈfriˌbɔ(ə)n/


uprisings

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

noun

uprising


despot

forms:
despot
despots (plural)

glosses: A despot is a totalitarian autocrat or dictator, a person who rules without the need for a Senate or parliament.

text: The Emperor Domitian was a despot.

hyphenation: des‧pot


brainy

forms:
brainy (positive)
brainier (comparative)
brainiest (superlative)

etymology_text: brain + -y

ety-suffix

brain

expansion: brain + -y

glosses: Somebody brainy is intelligent, or clever.

text: The kid is brainy.

ipa: /ˈbreɪni/

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

adj

brainy

brainier

brainiest


brainier

glosses: The comparative form of brainy; more brainy.


brainiest

glosses: The superlative form of brainy; most brainy.


despots

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

noun

despot


dyslexia

forms: dyslexia

glosses: Dyslexia is a learning problem that makes it difficult to read. This may cause difficulties in writing also.

glosses: He is not able to do well in school because he has dyslexia.

enpr: dĭs-lĕkʹsē-ə

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


B-movie

forms:
B-movie
B-movies (plural)

glosses: A B-movie is a film that was made with a small amount of money and made not very well.

text: I did not like the B-movie I saw yesterday.


summa cum laude

forms:
summa cum laude (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: The highest of three degrees of praise you can receive when graduating. In Latin, it means "with highest praise".


quango

forms:
quango
quangos (plural)

glosses: A quango is a British term for a public body which runs itself, but is paid for by the government. See devolution.

text: English Heritage is a quango because it is paid for by the government, but it manages itself.

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

hyphenation: quan‧go


bride

forms:
bride
brides (plural)

glosses: A bride is a wife, the female partner in a marriage. Most used for the period of time around the marriage ceremony.

text: Jill was the bride, and Jack was the bridegroom.

ipa: /brʌɪd/

ipa: /braɪd/


hood

forms:
hood
hoods (plural)

glosses: A hood is a covering for the head. It covers the top, back and sides of the head. By extension, other objects may have hoods: cars, some flowers.

text: The monk was wearing a hood.

glosses: A hood is another word for neighbourhood.

text: I've lived in the hood for five years.

ipa: /hʊd/

ipa: [hʊ̈d]


ballad

forms:
ballad
ballads (plural)

text: Between the fast numbers, she sang ballads.

ipa: /ˈbæləd/

hyphenation: bal‧lad


burlesque

forms:
burlesque
burlesques (plural)

glosses: Burlesque is a kind of humorous theatrical entertainment. Exaggeration, and vulgar songs and dance may occur.

text: Burlesque is a vulgar copy of the respectable world.

ipa: /bə(r)ˈlɛsk/

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

hyphenation: bur‧lesque


burlesque

forms:
burlesque (canonical)
burlesques (third-person singular)
burlesqued (past)
burlesqued (past participle)
burlesquing (present participle)

glosses: If you burlesque, you make a burlesque parody of something.

verb

burlesqu

e


copes

forms:
cope (canonical)
copes (third-person singular)
coped (past)
coped (past participle)
coping (present participle)

cop


coped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cope.


uncoded

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

text: The message was uncoded.


brides

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

noun

bride


ballads

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

ballad


hoods

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

hood


director

forms:
director
directors (plural)

glosses: A director is a person who is in charge of something.

text: The film director was doing a very good job.

ipa: /dɪˈrɛktə/

ipa: /dɪˈrɛktɚ/


directors

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

director


realtor

forms:
realtor
realtors (plural)

glosses: A realtor is a person or business that helps people sell or rent real estate. They are a type of agent.

text: The realtor helped us sell the house.

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


realtors

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

realtor


appease

forms:
appease (canonical)
appeases (third-person singular)
appeased (past)
appeased (past participle)
appeasing (present participle)

glosses: To appease is to calm down an angry or dangerous person.

text: She was so angry, but he managed to appease her.

ipa: /əˈpiːz/

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

hyphenation: ap‧pease

verb

appeas


ridicule

forms: ridicule

text: Aristophanes shocked the Athenians with his ridicule of their sincerely-held beliefs.

ipa: /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/

hyphenation: rid‧i‧cule

noun

ridicule


ridicule

forms:
ridicule (canonical)
ridicules (third-person singular)
ridiculed (past)
ridiculed (past participle)
ridiculing (present participle)

glosses: To ridicule is to make fun of, or mock, someone or something.

text: To ridicule a powerful man is to take a big risk.

verb

ridicul


jest

forms:
jest
jests (plural)

glosses: A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun.

text: It was only a jest, a piece of fun.

enpr: jĕst

ipa: /ʤest/

sampa: /dZest/


jest

forms:
jest (canonical)
jests (third-person singular)
jested (past)
jested (past participle)
jesting (present participle)

glosses: To jest is to joke or make fun of something.

text: Don't jest about serious things.

text: He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.

text: He was just jesting.


shackle

forms:
shackle
shackles (plural)

glosses: A shackle is a restraint, originally leg-irons which made movement slow and difficult. By extension, it means anything that limits what people do.

text: Laws are meant as shackles to prevent governments doing whatever they wish.

ipa: /ˈʃækəl/

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

hyphenation: shac‧kle


shackle

forms:
shackle (canonical)
shackles (third-person singular)
shackled (past)
shackled (past participle)
shackling (present participle)

glosses: To shackle is to limit or restrain what can be done.

text: He could scarcely move after they shackled him.

text: Marriage shackled him.

shackl


serrated

forms: serrated (positive)

glosses: A serrated knife is one with a jagged edge.

text: We cut bread with a serrated bread knife.

hyphenation: ser‧rat‧ed


snout

forms:
snout
snouts (plural)

glosses: The snout is the front part of the head of a mammal.

text: Dogs have big snouts, but we have almost none.

ipa: /snaʊt/


snouts

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

noun

snout


treachery

forms:
treachery
treacheries (plural)

glosses: Treachery is behaviour which cannot be trusted: to break faith or betray.

text: King John was known for his treachery.

ipa: /ˈtrɛtʃəri/

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

hyphenation: treach‧ery

treacheries


treachery

forms: treachery (positive)

text: His behaviour was treacherous.

text: Sometimes the weather is treacherous.


inhibit

forms:
inhibit (canonical)
inhibits (third-person singular)
inhibited (past)
inhibited (past participle)
inhibiting (present participle)

glosses: To inhibit is to stop something happening, or to make it happen less.

text: She wanted to kiss him, but was inhibited by the onlookers.

ipa: /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/

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

hyphenation: in‧hib‧it


insolence

forms: insolence

glosses: Insolence is the quality of insulting arrogance, and offensiveness.

text: When Brummel said "Who's your fat friend?" the Prince of Wales thought it was insolence.

hyphenation: in‧so‧lence

insolence


slaughter

forms: slaughter

text: We kill cows in a slaughter-house.

text: The end of a battle is often a slaughter of men.

ipa: /ˈslɔːtə/

ipa: /ˈslɔtɝ/

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

hyphenation: slaugh‧ter


slaughter

forms:
slaughter (canonical)
slaughters (third-person singular)
slaughtered (past)
slaughtered (past participle)
slaughtering (present participle)

text: To slaughter is to kill many men or animals.


triumph

forms:
triumph
triumphs (plural)

text: His discovery of the electron was a great triumph.

glosses: A Triumph was the ceremonial entry of a victorious general into Rome.

text: When Caesar returned to Rome he qualified for a Triumph.

hyphenation: tri‧umph


triumph

forms:
triumph (canonical)
triumphs (third-person singular)
triumphed (past)
triumphed (past participle)
triumphing (present participle)

glosses: To triumph is to gain a victory or be successful.

text: He triumphed over adversity.


cognate

forms:
cognate
cognates (plural)

glosses: One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.

glosses: A word related to one in another language.

hyphenation: cog‧nate


cognate

forms: cognate (positive)

glosses: Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

glosses: Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.

glosses: Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.


title: ma’am

redirect: ma'am


mats

forms:
mat
mats (plural)

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

ipa: /mæts/

mat


quangos

forms:
quango
quangos (plural)

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

quango


burlesques

forms:
burlesque
burlesques (plural)

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

burlesque


burlesques

forms:
burlesque (canonical)
burlesques (third-person singular)
burlesqued (past)
burlesqued (past participle)
burlesquing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burlesque.


trombone

forms:
trombone
trombones (plural)

glosses: A trombone is a musical instrument that uses the slide to play notes.

text: He picked up the trombone and started playing the national anthem.

ipa: /ˌtrɒmˈbəʊn/

ipa: /ˌtrɑmˈboʊn/


trombones

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

trombone


insist

forms:
insist (canonical)
insists (third-person singular)
insisted (past)
insisted (past participle)
insisting (present participle)

glosses: To insist means to get your own way without listening to other people's comments.

text: He insisted on eating out. His wife, therefore, had no choice but to also do so.

ipa: /ɪnˈsɪst/

sampa: /In"sIst/

hyphenation: in‧sist


substitute

forms:
substitute
substitutes (plural)

glosses: A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher.

text: Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match.

ipa: /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/

ipa: /ˈsʌbstɪtut/

hyphenation: sub‧sti‧tute


substitute

forms:
substitute (canonical)
substitutes (third-person singular)
substituted (past)
substituted (past participle)
substituting (present participle)

glosses: If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead.

text: You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice

verb

substitut


voucher

forms:
voucher
vouchers (plural)

glosses: A voucher is a special piece of paper which can be used to get discounts on products.

text: The insurance company was celebrating its 50th anniversary, therefore every new customer was given a $10 voucher.

ipa: /ˈvaʊtʃə(r)/

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

hyphenation: vouch‧er


appeases

forms:
appease (canonical)
appeases (third-person singular)
appeased (past)
appeased (past participle)
appeasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of appease.


appeased

glosses: The past tense and past participle of appease.


ridicules

forms:
ridicule (canonical)
ridicules (third-person singular)
ridiculed (past)
ridiculed (past participle)
ridiculing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ridicule.


ridiculed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ridicule.


laboratory

forms:
laboratory
laboratories (plural)

glosses: A laboratory is a place for scientists to experiment on new things.

text: The little child entered the laboratory by mistake.

ipa: /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri/

ipa: /ləˈbɒrət(ə)riː/

ipa: /ˈlæbrɪˌtɔri/

hyphenation: lab‧o‧ra‧to‧ry

noun

laboratories


dial

forms:
dial
dials (plural)

glosses: A dial is a circular scale which a needle moves to show a measurement of something.

ipa: /ˈdaɪəɫ/

hyphenation: di‧al


dial

forms:
dial (canonical)
dials (third-person singular)
dialed (past)
dialed (past participle)
dialing (present participle)

glosses: To dial means to use a telephone to do a call.

text: I picked up the phone to dial my boss.


drip

forms:
drip
drips (plural)

text: The tap is spoiled. Water just keeps coming down drip by drip.

ipa: /drɪp/

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


drip

forms:
drip (canonical)
drips (third-person singular)
dripped (past)
dripped (past participle)
dripping (present participle)

glosses: If something is dripping, it is falling one drop at a time.

text: My pen has been dripping throughout the day.

verb

drip

p


intact

forms: intact (positive)

glosses: Intact means untouched or at least not spoilt.

text: Yellowstone is a still a mostly intact ecosystem.

hyphenation: in‧tact


cinema

forms:
cinema
cinemas (plural)

glosses: A cinema is a building that shows movies.

text: The cinema in my town has two screens and has four showings every day.

hyphenation: cin‧e‧ma


scribble

forms:
scribble (canonical)
scribbles (third-person singular)
scribbled (past)
scribbled (past participle)
scribbling (present participle)

glosses: If you scribble something, you write it or draw it quickly.

text: I scribbled the licence plate number on a piece of paper before the car drove away.

ipa: /ˈskrɪbəl/

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

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

hyphenation: scrib‧ble

scribbl


huddle

forms:
huddle
huddles (plural)

glosses: A huddle is a group of people that are tight and not orderly.

glosses: In football, a huddle is a short meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field to plan their next play.

ipa: /ˈhʌdəl/

hyphenation: hud‧dle


huddle

forms:
huddle (canonical)
huddles (third-person singular)
huddled (past)
huddled (past participle)
huddling (present participle)

glosses: to crowd together, usually when unhappy or afraid

text: The girls huddled together to get warm.

glosses: to bend your legs to your chest and lean over, getting into a position like an embryo in a womb

huddl


huddled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of huddle.

ipa: /ˈhʌdl̩d/

hyphenation: hud‧dled


clinic

forms:
clinic
clinics (plural)

glosses: A clinic is a place to see the doctor for health checkups or to buy medicine.

text: He felt ill yesterday, so he had to visit the clinic to buy some medicine.

enpr: klĭn'ĭk

ipa: /ˈklɪnɪk/

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

hyphenation: clin‧ic


clinics

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

text: There is a row of clinics at the end of this street.

noun

clinic


clip

forms:
clip
clips (plural)

glosses: A clip is a small item to hold things on to another.

text: We need more clips to hang the laundry.

text: The clip that we saw just now was very touching.

glosses: A clip is a container that is attached to a gun and holds the bullets for the gun, to be inserted into the magazine. Bullets leave the clip and go into the gun for firing.

enpr: klĭp

ipa: /klɪp/

sampa: /klIp/


clip

forms:
clip (canonical)
clips (third-person singular)
clipped (past)
clipped (past participle)
clipping (present participle)

glosses: To use a clipper to hold something tightly.

text: It is important to clip your laundry properly on a windy day.

glosses: If you clip something, you cut it with scissors or shears.

text: She clipped my hair with her scissors.

glosses: If you clip a video, you process it by removing a certain, usually wanted, part of the video.

text: He clipped the part of the video where it shows nothing.

verb

clip


pane

forms:
pane
panes (plural)

ipa: /peɪn/


contest

forms:
contest
contests (plural)

glosses: A contest is where people do a quiz or play a game to win a prize.

text: He took part in the contest as he wanted to win the first prize.

enpr: kŏn'tĕst


contest

forms:
contest (canonical)
contests (third-person singular)
contested (past)
contested (past participle)
contesting (present participle)

glosses: If you contest a position, you engage in a competition for a position of power.

glosses: If you contest a decision, you oppose it.

enpr: kəntĕst'

ipa: /kənˈtɛst/


hooray

forms: hooray

glosses: You use "hooray" to show happiness, especially when you have won something.

text: Hooray! Dad is bring us to the theme park.

ipa: /həˈreɪ/

hyphenation: hoo‧ray


hint

forms:
hint
hints (plural)

glosses: A hint is a clue to a question or a puzzle.

text: I really need a hint to solve this question. It is too difficult for me.

ipa: /hɪnt/

sampa: /hInt/


hint

forms:
hint (canonical)
hints (third-person singular)
hinted (past)
hinted (past participle)
hinting (present participle)

text: He hinted that he wanted to marry another man.

text: I will hint to Marilyn that her modeling talent is needed for the fashion show.

text: Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?


faint

forms:
faint (canonical)
faints (third-person singular)
fainted (past)
fainted (past participle)
fainting (present participle)

glosses: When someone faints, they suddenly become unconscious and cannot be woken up easily.

text: Get help quick! Someone has fainted here!

text: Under a hot sun, humans faint easily.

ipa: /fɛɪnt/

sampa: /feInt/


faint

forms:
faint (positive)
fainter (comparative)
faintest (superlative)

glosses: When something is faint, it is not clear, very small.

text: The writing was faint.

adj

faint

fainter

faintest


offspring

forms:
offspring
offsprings or offspring (plural)

etymology_text: off- + spring

ety-prefix

off

spring

expansion: off- + spring

glosses: An offspring is either the sons, daughters, or immediate descendants of a human, animal or plant.

text: That lioness just gave birth to two offspring!

ipa: /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/

enpr: äfʹsprĭng

ipa: /ˈɔfsprɪŋ/

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

noun

offspring


dip

forms:
dip
dips (plural)

glosses: A dip is a lower section of a road or geological feature.

text: There is a dip in the road ahead.

glosses: A dip is a short swim to refresh oneself.

text: I’m going for a dip before breakfast.

text: This onion dip is just scrumptious.

enpr: dĭp

ipa: /dɪp/

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

sampa: /dIp/


dip

forms:
dip (canonical)
dips (third-person singular)
dipped (past)
dipped (past participle)
dipping (present participle)

glosses: To dip is an act when something is placed into a liquid.

text: I slowly dipped the towel into the bowl of water.

verb

dip


drown

forms:
drown (canonical)
drowns (third-person singular)
drowned (past)
drowned (past participle)
drowning (present participle)

glosses: To drown is an action where someone is struggling in water.

text: I remembered when I was young, I nearly drowned in the lake near my house.

glosses: The effect of drowning can also be produced intentionally.

glosses: If you drown something, you lose, make hard to find or unnoticeable in a great mass.

text: The CIA collects so much information that the actual answers it should seek are often drowned in the flood of reports.

enpr: droun

ipa: /draʊn/

sampa: /draUn/


drill

forms:
drill
drills (plural)

glosses: A drill is an object used to dig a hole.

text: He used the drill to make a hole on the wall.

glosses: A practice before a major event is called a drill.

text: Our school often conduct fire drills to train us in case of a real fire.

enpr: drĭl

ipa: /drɪl/


drill

forms:
drill (canonical)
drills (third-person singular)
drilled (past)
drilled (past participle)
drilling (present participle)

glosses: If you drill a hole, you use a drill to make a hole in something.

text: We must drill six holes in the wood for the screws.

glosses: If you drill some information into someone's head, you make them review it again and again until they remember it.

text: My teacher tried all ways to drill the mathematical concept into my head.


drift

forms:
drift (canonical)
drifts (third-person singular)
drifted (past)
drifted (past participle)
drifting (present participle)

glosses: An action when an object moves towards the earth slowly.

text: The plane ran out of fuel, therefore it had to drift slowly down to the nearby airport.

enpr: drĭft

ipa: /drɪft/


lap

forms: lap

glosses: The thighs. Usually used when one is sitting down.

text: The baby was tired, so he rested down on his mother's lap.

noun

lap


lap

forms:
lap (canonical)
laps (third-person singular)
lapped (past)
lapped (past participle)
lapping (present participle)

glosses: An animal laps when it uses its tongue to drink milk or water.


leak

forms:
leak
leaks (plural)

glosses: A hole in a tube. Usually used for gas tubes and water pipes.

text: Quick! Get a plumber! I have found a leak in this pipe.

enpr: lēk

ipa: /liːk/


leak

forms:
leak (canonical)
leaks (third-person singular)
leaked (past)
leaked (past participle)
leaking (present participle)

glosses: An action when someone reveals a secret to the public.

text: Don't tell him about this. He will leak it out.


oral

forms: oral (positive)

glosses: Oral history, arguments, etc. are spoken, not written.

glosses: Oral health, cancer, etc. is issues of the mouth.

glosses: Oral medicine is medicine you put in your mouth and swallow.

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


oral

forms:
oral
orals (plural)

glosses: An oral is an examination that is spoken, usually for the languages.


offend

forms:
offend (canonical)
offends (third-person singular)
offended (past)
offended (past participle)
offending (present participle)

glosses: An act when someone makes another person unhappy. To offend someone is to make them feel disgust.

text: Don't offend him. It's not nice. He may fight back.

ipa: /əˈfɛnd/

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

hyphenation: of‧fend


magnet

forms:
magnet
magnets (plural)

glosses: A magnet is a natural object which can attract magnetic objects such as steel or iron.

text: Never place magnets near credit cards, or all the info in it will be lost.

ipa: /ˈmæɡnɪt/

ipa: /ˈmæɡnət/

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

hyphenation: mag‧net


millimetre

forms:
millimetre
millimetres (plural)

glosses: A millimetre is one tenth of a centimetre.

text: The smallest measurement of a ruler is the millimetre. You need another tool to measure objects smaller than that.

ipa: /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/

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


mobile

forms:
mobile
mobiles (plural)

glosses: A mobile is a small device that can be used to call someone.

ipa: /ˈmoʊbəl/


mobile

forms: mobile (positive)

glosses: Something capable of being moved is said to be mobile.

glosses: If something is mobile, it can be used on a mobile device.

text: The mobile version of the website is simpler than the desktop version.


mini-

forms: mini-

pos: prefix

glosses: You use mini- before words when the object is smaller than usual objects of that type.

text: Look at that mini elephant! It is so small!

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


drills

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

drill


drills

glosses: The third-person singular form of drill.


fade

forms:
fade (canonical)
fades (third-person singular)
faded (past)
faded (past participle)
fading (present participle)

glosses: When something fades, it slowly disappears.

text: The mysterious figure slowly faded into the darkness.

verb

fad


drilled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drill.


disgrace

forms:
disgrace
disgraces (plural)

glosses: A shame to someone or a group of people.

text: The worst thing in life is being a disgrace.

ipa: /dɪsˈɡreɪs/


disgrace

forms:
disgrace (canonical)
disgraces (third-person singular)
disgraced (past)
disgraced (past participle)
disgracing (present participle)

glosses: To bring disgrace or shame to yourself or someone else

text: The journalist disgraced the Congressman by telling the public of his sex scandal.

disgrac


duo

forms: duo

text: The duo were like brothers, never being separated.

noun

duo


flute

forms:
flute
flutes (plural)

glosses: A flute is a musical instrument that you blow into to make sound.

text: He played the flute so much better than his seniors that he became the best player in the band.

enpr: floo͞t

ipa: /fluːt/


deserve

forms:
deserve (canonical)
deserves (third-person singular)
deserved (past)
deserved (past participle)
deserving (present participle)

glosses: When someone deserve something, it means he is good enough to have the privilege of getting something special.

text: You deserve a gift from me since you often treat me well.

ipa: /dɪˈzɜːv/

ipa: /dɪˈzɝv/

hyphenation: de‧serve

verb

deserv


gee

forms: gee

glosses: When you say "Gee!", it is an expression of delight.

text: Gee! It is a new toy!


LMFAO

forms: LMFAO

pos: abbrev

glosses: A short way of saying "laughing my fucking ass off" when you are talking on the internet.


gesture

forms:
gesture (canonical)
gestures (third-person singular)
gestured (past)
gestured (past participle)
gesturing (present participle)

text: Our old neighbor gestured to us across the road.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒest͡ʃə/

gestur


glow

forms:
glow (canonical)
glows (third-person singular)
glowed (past)
glowed (past participle)
glowing (present participle)

text: The lamp glowed in the dark road.

ipa: /ɡləʊ/

ipa: /ɡloʊ/


headline

forms:
headline
headlines (plural)

etymology_text: head + line

compound

head

line

expansion: head + line

glosses: A headline is something that is on a front cover page. Especially on newspapers.

text: His marriage hit the headlines yesterday.

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


housewife

forms:
housewife
housewives (plural)

glosses: A housewife is a woman in a household who does all or many of the chores such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children.

text: By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

hyphenation: house‧wife

noun

housewives


hesitate

forms:
hesitate (canonical)
hesitates (third-person singular)
hesitated (past)
hesitated (past participle)
hesitating (present participle)

glosses: When someone hesitates, they have doubts about something and therefore do not act, or stop the action.

text: He hesitated for a while before signing the contract.

ipa: /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/

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

verb

hesitat


dispose

forms:
dispose (canonical)
disposes (third-person singular)
disposed (past)
disposed (past participle)
disposing (present participle)

glosses: If you dispose something, it means that you throw away that thing.

text: That toy was so torn and tattered that I disposed it away immediately.

ipa: /dɪˈspəʉzd/

ipa: /dɪˈspəʊz/

hyphenation: dis‧pose

dispos


leap

forms:
leap
leaps (plural)

text: The clown took a leap through the hoop.

enpr: lēp

ipa: /liːp/


leap

forms:
leaped (past)
leaped (past participle)
leap (canonical)
leaps (third-person singular)
leapt (past)
leapt (past participle)
leaping (present participle)

glosses: When you leap, you jump from one place to another.

text: The frog leaped from one end of the pond to the other.

leap

leaps

leapt

leapt

leaping


mask

forms:
mask
masks (plural)

glosses: A mask is something you wear over your face for protection, or to disguise yourself.

text: The health ministry recommended wearing masks when going outdoors due to the forest fires in the next town.

ipa: /mɑːsk/

ipa: /mæsk/


mask

forms:
mask (canonical)
masks (third-person singular)
masked (past)
masked (past participle)
masking (present participle)

glosses: If you mask A, you cover or disguise A with B.


melt

forms:
melt (canonical)
melts (third-person singular)
melted (past)
melted (past participle)
melting (present participle)

glosses: Melting is a process of an object changing from the solid state to the liquid state without a change in temperature.

text: The ice melted under the hot sun.

enpr: mĕlt

ipa: /mɛlt/


menu

forms:
menu
menus (plural)

glosses: A menu is a small book for displaying the type of food sold in a restaurant.

text: We collected the menu from the waiter after we sat down in the fast food restaurant.

glosses: A menu is also a home page of games, similar to main menu

text: After I turned on the game console, I was brought to the menu.

ipa: /ˈmɛnjuː/

ipa: /ˈmɛnju/


multiple

forms: multiple (positive)

text: We ran into multiple problems, but we solved them all.

text: The bone had a multiple break.

ipa: /ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

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


multiple

forms:
multiple
multiples (plural)

text: 3, 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3.


multiple

forms: multiple

pos: det

text: Multiple of the people were confused.


miracle

forms:
miracle
miracles (plural)

glosses: A miracle is an amazing thing that happened that seemed very unlikely to happen.

text: Thanks to a miracle, Jane recovered from the final stage of cancer.

ipa: /ˈmɪrəkəl/

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

hyphenation: mir‧a‧cle


litre

forms:
litre
litres (plural)

glosses: A litre is a measurement of water. 1000 millilitres = 1 litre.

text: To make this cake, you need to first mix 1 litre of water with a spoonful of flour.


litter

forms:
litter
litters (plural)

glosses: Litter is rubbish that is left alone on the floor.

text: When you are in Singapore, you hardly see litter on the floor.

glosses: A litter is the whole group of live young born at the same time.

text: A litter of piglets.

ipa: /ˈlɪtə(r)/

ipa: /ˈlɪtɚ/

hyphenation: lit‧ter


litter

forms:
litter (canonical)
litters (third-person singular)
littered (past)
littered (past participle)
littering (present participle)

glosses: To litter is the act of throwing litter on the floor.

text: Littering is an offence under the Public Health Act.


inherit

forms:
inherit (canonical)
inherits (third-person singular)
inherited (past)
inherited (past participle)
inheriting (present participle)

glosses: Getting the characteristics of its parents.

text: He inherited the double eyelids of his mother.

text: She inherited her father's billion dollar fortune.

ipa: /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

hyphenation: in‧her‧it


infect

forms:
infect (canonical)
infects (third-person singular)
infected (past)
infected (past participle)
infecting (present participle)

glosses: When someone is infected by something, they come into contact with something (bacteria, virus, etc.) that causes sickness.

text: Don't go near him, or he will infect you with his illness.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɛkt/

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


inject

forms:
inject (canonical)
injects (third-person singular)
injected (past)
injected (past participle)
injecting (present participle)

glosses: An act of getting something (usually medicine) into the blood of someone.

text: The nurse injected a medicine into my body which is useful for my immunity.

text: My mother injected more money into my insurance.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʒɛkt/

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


interfere

forms:
interfere (canonical)
interferes (third-person singular)
interfered (past)
interfered (past participle)
interfering (present participle)

glosses: An act of minding other people's business.

text: He is a busybody who goes around interfering with other people's business.

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧fere

interfer


sausage

forms:
sausage
sausages (plural)

glosses: A sausage is a piece of food that is made of chicken, pork and other meats.

text: Sausages are mass-produced in factories.

ipa: /ˈsɒsɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈsɔsɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈsɑsɪd͡ʒ/


scan

forms:
scan (canonical)
scans (third-person singular)
scanned (past)
scanned (past participle)
scanning (present participle)

glosses: An act of looking through something quickly.

text: I scanned through the page to find the information I was looking for.

ipa: /skæn/

scan

n


scratch

forms:
scratch
scratches (plural)

glosses: A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.

text: I found a scratch on my car, so I had to get paint to cover it.

glosses: If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before.

text: It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.

enpr: skrăch

ipa: /skrætʃ/

noun

scratches


scratch

forms:
scratch (canonical)
scratches (third-person singular)
scratched (past)
scratched (past participle)
scratching (present participle)

glosses: If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.

glosses: If you scratch you rub a part of your body, because you feel an itch.

text: I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.

verb

scratch

es


seal

forms:
seal
seals (plural)

text: We saw seals at the theme park performing tricks.

glosses: A form of signature to represent a person or a company/service.

text: Place this seal on your website and it will be trusted by your visitors.

enpr: sēl

ipa: /siːl/


seal

forms:
seal (canonical)
seals (third-person singular)
sealed (past)
sealed (past participle)
sealing (present participle)

glosses: If you seal something, you close it tightly.

text: I sealed the bag tightly before putting it into my suitcase.

text: The room was sealed so no one could enter it.

text: Many countries have made it illegal to seal.


semi-

forms: semi-

glosses: The prefix semi- is used before a noun to show that it is a half.

text: This house is a semi-detached type of house.

text: My father owns a semi-automatic rifle.


sew

forms:
sew (canonical)
sews (third-person singular)
sewed (past)
sewed (past participle)
sewing (present participle)

glosses: An act of using thread to make clothes or to mend clothes.

text: I have a hobby of sewing. This is why I have a collection of colorful clothes.

ipa: /səʊ/

ipa: /soʊ/

homophones: so sow


shell

forms:
shell
shells (plural)

glosses: A hard object that can be found on beaches.

text: I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.

enpr: shĕl

ipa: /ʃɛl/


shell

forms:
shell (canonical)
shells (third-person singular)
shelled (past)
shelled (past participle)
shelling (present participle)

text: The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.


shelter

forms:
shelter
shelters (plural)

glosses: A shelter is a place which can protect someone from the rain and sun.

text: There is no shelter nearby. I wonder how we can get out of this heavy rain.

ipa: /ˈʃɛltə/

ipa: /ˈʃɛltɚ/