accountancy

forms: accountancy

etymology_text: accountant + -ancy

ety-suffix

accountant

ancy

expansion: accountant + -ancy

glosses: Accountancy involves keeping records on financial information.

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


accouterment

forms:
accouterment
accouterments (plural)

pos: noun

etymology_text: accouter + -ment

accouter

ment

expansion: accouter + -ment

glosses: An accouterment is an extra item of clothing that is not needed, but which adds to the whole.

text: She bought a number of accouterments including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.

hyphenation: ac‧couter‧ment

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


accouterments

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

accouterment


accoutrement

forms:
accoutrement
accoutrements (plural)

etymology_text: accoutre + -ment

ety-suffix

accoutre

expansion: accoutre + -ment

glosses: An accoutrement is an extra item of clothing that is not needed, but which adds to the whole.

text: She bought a number of accoutrements including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.

hyphenation: ac‧coutre‧ment


accoutrements

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

noun

accoutrement


acebutolol

forms: acebutolol

glosses: Acebutolol is a drug used to get rid of hypertension (high blood pressure).


acedia

forms: acedia

glosses: Acedia is not caring about other people's feelings.

acedia


monkeyed

forms:
monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of monkey.

verb

monkey


baled

forms:
bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bale.

ipa: /beɪld/

bal

e


baling

ipa: /ˈbeɪlɪŋ/


fellatio

forms: fellatio

glosses: Fellatio is stimulating a penis with one's mouth.


catamounts

forms:
catamount
catamounts (plural)

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

noun

catamount


congratulates

forms:
congratulate (canonical)
congratulates (third-person singular)
congratulated (past)
congratulated (past participle)
congratulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of congratulate.

verb

congratulat


abecedarians

forms:
abecedarian
abecedarians (plural)

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

noun

abecedarian


fire screens

forms:
fire screen
fire screens (plural)

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

fire screen

fire screens


aberrants

forms:
aberrant
aberrants (plural)

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

aberrant


carves

forms:
carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of carve.

verb

carv


carved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carve.

ipa: /kɑːvd/

ipa: /kɑrvd/


carving

ipa: /ˈkɑrvɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/

hyphenation: car‧ving


carving

forms:
carving
carvings (plural)

glosses: A carving is art that is carved out from something.


yummy

forms: yummy

pos: intj

etymology_text: yum + -y

ety-suffix

yum

y

expansion: yum + -y

glosses: You say yummy when you are happy or delighted about something, usually food.

text: Yummy! That apple pie was so tasty!

enpr: yŭm'ē


warfares

forms:
warfare
warfares (plural)

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

noun

warfare


makes sure

forms:
make sure (canonical)
makes sure (third-person singular)
made sure (past)
made sure (past participle)
making sure (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of make sure.

verb

make sure

makes sure

made sure

made sure

making sure


made sure

glosses: The past tense and past participle of make sure.


quagmires

forms:
quagmire
quagmires (plural)

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

noun

quagmire


abnormalcies

forms:
abnormalcy
abnormalcies (plural)

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

abnormalcy

abnormalcies


abamps

forms:
abamp
abamps (plural)

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

abamp


abandonments

forms:
abandonment
abandonments (plural)

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

abandonment


abasements

forms:
abasement
abasements (plural)

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

abasement


abbacies

forms:
abbacy
abbacies (plural)

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

abbacy

abbacies


abbreviators

forms:
abbreviator
abbreviators (plural)

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

abbreviator


abduces

forms:
abduce (canonical)
abduces (third-person singular)
abduced (past)
abduced (past participle)
abducing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of abduce.

verb

abduc


abduced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abduce.


abdications

forms:
abdication
abdications (plural)

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

noun

abdication


abdicators

forms:
abdicator
abdicators (plural)

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

abdicator


aberrances

forms:
aberrance
aberrances (plural)

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

aberrance


aberrates

forms:
aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of aberrate.

verb

aberrat


aberrated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of aberrate.


abecedariuses

forms:
abecedarius
abecedariuses (plural)

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

noun

abecedarius

abecedariuses


aberrations

forms:
aberration
aberrations (plural)

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

aberration


abets

forms:
abet (canonical)
abets (third-person singular)
abetted (past)
abetted (past participle)
abetting (present participle)

verb

abet

t


abetted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abet.


abetting

ipa: /əˈbɛtɪŋ/


abetments

forms:
abetment
abetments (plural)

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

noun

abetment


abetters

forms:
abetter
abetters (plural)

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

abetter


abettors

forms:
abettor
abettors (plural)

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

abettor


certainties

forms:
certainty
certainties (plural)

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

certainty

certainties


docs

forms:
doc
docs (plural)

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

doc


weeklies

forms:
weekly
weeklies (plural)

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

weekly

weeklies


somebodies

forms:
somebody
somebodies (plural)

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

somebody

somebodies


acephalia

forms: acephalia

glosses: If someone has acephalia, they do not have a head.


acephaly

forms: acephaly

glosses: If someone has acephaly, they do not have a head.


acephalism

forms: acephalism

glosses: If someone has acephalism, they do not have a head.


acerb

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

pos: adj

text: A lemon tastes acerb.

ipa: /əˈsɜːb/

ipa: /əˈsɜrb/

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

adj

more: true


acerbic

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

glosses: If something is acerbic, it tastes sour.

text: A lemon tastes acerbic.

ipa: /əˈsɜː(r)bɪk/

enpr: ə-sûr'bĭk

ipa: /əˈsɜ(r)bɪk/


acerbate

forms:
acerbate (canonical)
acerbates (third-person singular)
acerbated (past)
acerbated (past participle)
acerbating (present participle)

glosses: If you acerbate something, you make it taste sour.

text: Adding a lemon into the pie acerbated it.

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

verb

acerbat


acerbates

glosses: The third-person singular form of acerbate.


acerbated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acerbate.


acetic

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

glosses: If something is acetic, it involves acetic acid.

ipa: /əˈsiːtɪk/

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

hyphenation: a‧ce‧tic


acetose

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

glosses: If something is acetose, it tastes like vinegar.


acetous

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

glosses: If something is acetous, it tastes like vinegar.


acellular

forms: acellular (positive)

glosses: If something is acellular, it is not made of cells.


acephalous

forms: acephalous (positive)

glosses: If someone or something is acephalous, they do not have a head.

text: Fungi are acephalous.


acetify

forms:
acetify (canonical)
acetifies (third-person singular)
acetified (past)
acetified (past participle)
acetifying (present participle)

glosses: If you acetify something, you make it taste more sour.

acetif


acetifies

glosses: The third-person singular form of acetify.


acetified

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acetify.


accomplishable

forms: accomplishable (positive)

etymology_text: accomplish + -able

ety-suffix

accomplish

able

expansion: accomplish + -able

glosses: When something is accomplishable, it is possible to do it; it can be accomplished.

text: I think climbing Mount Everst is an accomplishable goal.


achromatic

forms: achromatic (positive)

glosses: If something is achromatic, it does not have color.

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


achromatise

forms:
achromatise (canonical)
achromatises (third-person singular)
achromatised (past)
achromatised (past participle)
achromatising (present participle)

glosses: When you achromatise something, you remove the colour from it.

verb

achromatis


achromatises

glosses: The third-person singular form of achromatise.


achromatised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of achromatise.


achromatize

forms:
achromatize (canonical)
achromatizes (third-person singular)
achromatized (past)
achromatized (past participle)
achromatizing (present participle)

glosses: When you achromatize something, you remove the color from it.

achromatiz


achromatizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of achromatize.


achromatized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of achromatize.


achromic

forms: achromic (positive)

glosses: If something is achromic, it lacks color.


achromous

forms: achromous (positive)

glosses: If something is achromous, it lacks color.


achromatous

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

glosses: Something that is achromatous only has a little color.


acidimetric

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

glosses: If something is acidimetric, it involves acidimetry.


acidophilic

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

glosses: If something is acidophilic, it can survive well in acid.


acidophilous

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

glosses: If something is acidophilous, it can survive well in acid.


aciduric

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

glosses: If something is aciduric, it can survive well in acid.


acidulate

forms:
acidulate (canonical)
acidulates (third-person singular)
acidulated (past)
acidulated (past participle)
acidulating (present participle)

glosses: If you make something acidulate, you make it taste more sour.

text: Adding a lemon into the pie acidulated it.

acidulat


acidulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of acidulate.


acidulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acidulate.


acidify

forms:
acidify (canonical)
acidifies (third-person singular)
acidified (past)
acidified (past participle)
acidifying (present participle)

etymology_text: acid + -ify

ety-suffix

acid

ify

expansion: acid + -ify

glosses: If you acidify something, you make it taste more sour.

text: Adding a lemon into the pie acidified it.

ipa: /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/

acidif


acidifies

glosses: The third-person singular form of acidify.


acidified

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acidify.


acidosis

forms: acidosis

glosses: Acidosis is a medical problem where there is too much acid in the blood of a person.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-VCcortex-acidosis.wav


acidulent

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

glosses: If something is acidulent, it tastes like acid.

text: Lemons are acidulent.


acidulous

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

glosses: If something is acidulous, it tastes like acid.

text: Lemons are acidulous.

ipa: /əˈsɪdjʊləs/

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


fleets

forms:
fleet
fleets (plural)

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

noun

fleet

fleets


tailored

forms:
tailor (canonical)
tailors (third-person singular)
tailored (past)
tailored (past participle)
tailoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tailor.

verb

tailor


purposed

forms:
purpose (canonical)
purposes (third-person singular)
purposed (past)
purposed (past participle)
purposing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of purpose.

purpos


festivals

forms:
festival
festivals (plural)

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

noun

festival


birdied

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of birdie.

verb

birdie

birdies

birdied

birdied

birdieing


eagled

forms:
eagle (canonical)
eagles (third-person singular)
eagled (past)
eagled (past participle)
eagling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of eagle.

eagl


bogey

forms:
bogey
bogeys (plural)

glosses: A bogey is a score on a golf hole that is one above par.

text: I got a bogey on the fourteenth hole, taking six strokes on a par five.

ipa: /boʊɡi/

ipa: /bəʊɡi/


bogey

forms:
bogey (canonical)
bogeys (third-person singular)
bogeyed (past)
bogeyed (past participle)
bogeying (present participle)

glosses: If you bogey a golf hole, you score one over par on it.

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


bogeys

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

noun

bogey


bogeys

glosses: The third-person singular form of bogey.


bogeyed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bogey.


parred

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of par.

verb

par

r


revulsions

forms:
revulsion
revulsions (plural)

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

noun

revulsion


tuitions

forms:
tuition
tuitions (plural)

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

tuition

tuitions


exacerbates

forms:
exacerbate (canonical)
exacerbates (third-person singular)
exacerbated (past)
exacerbated (past participle)
exacerbating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of exacerbate.

verb

exacerbat

e


exacerbated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of exacerbate.


flapjacks

forms:
flapjack
flapjacks (plural)

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

noun

flapjack


disallows

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of disallow.

verb

disallow


disallowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disallow.


pews

forms:
pew
pews (plural)

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

noun

pew

pews


nappies

forms:
nappy
nappies (plural)

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

nappy

nappies


mismatches

forms:
mismatch (canonical)
mismatches (third-person singular)
mismatched (past)
mismatched (past participle)
mismatching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mismatch.

verb

mismatch

es


mismatches

forms:
mismatch
mismatches (plural)

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

noun

mismatches


mismatched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mismatch.


enchanted

forms:
enchant (canonical)
enchants (third-person singular)
enchanted (past)
enchanted (past participle)
enchanting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enchant.

ipa: /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪd/

ipa: /ɪnˈt͡ʃɑːntɪd/

hyphenation: en‧chant‧ed

verb

enchant


liqueurs

forms:
liqueur
liqueurs (plural)

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

noun

liqueur


mic

forms:
mic
mics (plural)

glosses: A device that converts sound into electricity; mics send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

text: We can't hear you! Speak into the mic!

text: She records her songs using a mic.


mics

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

mic


mike

forms:
mike
mikes (plural)

glosses: A device that converts sound into electricity; mikes send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

text: We can't hear you! Speak into the mike!

text: She records her songs using a mike.

ipa: /ˈmaɪk/


mikes

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

mike


enchant

glosses: If you are enchanted by someone or something, you feel that they are very special, like magic.

glosses: If you enchant someone or something, you put magic on them.

ipa: /ɪnˈtʃænt/

ipa: /ɪnˈtʃɑːnt/

ipa: /ɘnˈtʃɐːnt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-enchant.wav


enchants

glosses: The third-person singular form of enchant.


acorea

forms: acorea

glosses: If someone has acorea, their eyes do not have pupils.

acorea


acousma

forms:
acousma
acousmas (plural)

glosses: An acousma is the hearing of a sound that is not real.


acousmas

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

acousma


acoustics

forms:
acoustic
acoustics (plural)

glosses: If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

text: She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.

ipa: /əˈkuːstɪks/

acoustic


acquiesce

forms:
acquiesce (canonical)
acquiesces (third-person singular)
acquiesced (past)
acquiesced (past participle)
acquiescing (present participle)

glosses: If you acquiesce to something, you agree to it.

text: The criminal acquiesced to being deported out of the country..

ipa: /ˌækwiˈɛs/

verb

acquiesc


acquiesces

glosses: The third-person singular form of acquiesce.


acquiesced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acquiesce.


climates

forms:
climate
climates (plural)

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

noun

climate

climates


invitations

forms:
invitation
invitations (plural)

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

invitation


foremost

forms: foremost (positive)

etymology_text: fore- + most

ety-prefix

fore

most

expansion: fore- + most

glosses: The foremost person or thing is the one at the front, the most important, or the best.

text: She is known as America's foremost expert on work-and-family issues.

text: He's always put that relationship first and foremost.

text: Europe's economy has problems, and foremost among those problems is Italy.


sways

forms:
sway (canonical)
sways (third-person singular)
swayed (past)
swayed (past participle)
swaying (present participle)

verb

sway


swayed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sway.


acquittal

forms:
acquittal
acquittals (plural)

glosses: An acquittal is the action of saying someone is not guilty of a crime.

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


acquittals

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

noun

acquittal


acritical

forms: acritical (positive)

glosses: If something is acritical, it not critical or necessary.

text: Buying a new cheese grater was an acritical task.


acrobatic

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

glosses: If something is acrobatic, it has to do with acrobatics.

ipa: /ˌækrəˈbætɪk/

hyphenation: acro‧bat‧ic


acromegalia

forms: acromegalia

glosses: If someone has acromegalia, they have bones that are larger than they should be in their head, hands and/or feet.


acromegaly

forms: acromegaly

glosses: If someone has acromegaly, they have bones that are larger than they should be in their head, hands and/or feet.


acromicria

forms: acromicria

glosses: If someone has acromicria, their fingers or toes are smaller than they should be.

text: His acromicria made it more difficult to walk.

acromicria


acromikria

forms: acromikria

glosses: If someone has acromikria, their fingers or toes are smaller than they should be.

text: His acromikria made it more difficult to walk.

acromikria


acronymic

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

glosses: If something is acronymic, it uses acronyms.

text: His English essay was very acronymic.


acronymous

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

glosses: If something is acronymous, it uses acronyms.

text: His English essay was very acronymous.


acrophobia

forms: acrophobia

etymology_text: From acro + -phobia.

ety-suffix

acro

phobia

expansion: acro + -phobia

text: The mister wanted to live on the bottom floor of the apartment because he had acrophobia.

acrophobia


acrophobic

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

glosses: If someone is acrophobic, they have a fear of heights.

text: The woman lives on the bottom floor of the apartment because she is acrophobic.


acrostic

forms:
acrostic
acrostics (plural)

glosses: An acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line creates a word or sentence.

text: The child had to make an acrostic for poetry class.


acrostics

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

noun

acrostic


acrocyanosis

forms: acrocyanosis

glosses: Acrocyanosis is a medical condition where your toes or fingers become blue. It is caused by cold temperatures or emotional stress.


acropolis

forms:
acropolis
acropolises or acropoleis (plural)

glosses: An acropolis is an old Greek building that people can enter to protect from enemies who are attacking. Acropolises are designed to resist damage.

enpr: əkrŏʹpəlĭs

ipa: /əˈkrɒpəlɪs/

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

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

acropolis

acropolises

acropoleis


acropolises

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


actinic

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

glosses: If something is actinic, it involves or is related to radiation.

ipa: /ækˈtɪn ɪk/

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


actinoid

forms:
actinoid
actinoids (plural)

glosses: An actinoid is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.

enpr: ăk'tĭnoid

ipa: /ˈæktɪnɔɪd/

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


actinoids

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

actinoid


actinide

forms:
actinide
actinides (plural)

glosses: An actinide is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.

enpr: ăk'tĭnīd

ipa: /ˈæktɪnaɪd/

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


actinides

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

actinide


actinon

forms:
actinon
actinons (plural)

glosses: An actinon is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.


actinons

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

actinon


actuate

forms:
actuate (canonical)
actuates (third-person singular)
actuated (past)
actuated (past participle)
actuating (present participle)

glosses: If you actuate something, you cause it to happen.

glosses: If something actuates something, it causes you to do something.

verb

actuat


actuates

glosses: The third-person singular form of actuate.


actuated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of actuate.


actinometer

forms:
actinometer
actinometers (plural)

glosses: An actinometer is a device that is used to measure how much electromagnetic radiation something has.


actinometers

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

noun

actinometer


actinometry

forms: actinometry

glosses: Actinometry is measuring how much electromagnetic radiation something has.

ipa: /ˌæktɪˈnɒmətri/


actinomycin

forms: actinomycin

glosses: Actinomycin is a yellow drug used to kill dangerous bacteria in humans. It is created from bacteria in soil.

actinomycin


activewear

forms: activewear

glosses: Activewear is clothing that is designed to be worn while playing a sport.

activewear


aculeate

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

glosses: If something is aculeate, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.

text: Bees are aculeate.


aculeated

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

glosses: If something is aculeated, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.

text: Bees are aculeated.


acuminate

forms:
acuminate (canonical)
acuminates (third-person singular)
acuminated (past)
acuminated (past participle)
acuminating (present participle)

glosses: If you acuminate something, you make it sharp.

text: I acuminated the knife so that it would cut through fruit better.

ipa: /əˈkjuːmɪneɪt/

verb

acuminat


acuminates

glosses: The third-person singular form of acuminate.


acuminated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acuminate.


acupressure

forms: acupressure

glosses: Acupressure is a method of treating medical problems by using your hands to apply pressure to different areas of the human body.

text: My doctor used acupressure to help cure my nasty rash.

noun

acupressure


acupuncture

forms: acupuncture

glosses: Acupuncture is a method of treating medical problems by using needles to apply pressure to certain areas of the human body.

text: My doctor used acupuncture to help cure my symptoms.

acupuncture


acute

forms:
acuter (comparative)
acutest (superlative)
acute (positive)
more acute (comparative)
most acute (superlative)

glosses: If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size.

text: I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size.

ipa: /əˈkjuːt/

enpr: ə-kyo͞ot′

ipa: /əˈkjut/

adj

acute

acuter

acutest


acuter

forms:
acute (positive)
acuter (comparative)
acutest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of acute; more acute.


acutest

glosses: The superlative form of acute; most acute.


acyclic

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

glosses: If something is acyclic, it is not cyclic.

ipa: /eɪˈsaɪklɪk/


acyclovir

forms: acyclovir

glosses: Acyclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.

noun

acyclovir


aciclovir

forms: aciclovir

glosses: Aciclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.

aciclovir


adactylia

forms: adactylia

glosses: If someone or something has adactylia, some of their fingers or toes are missing.

adactylia


adactylism

forms: adactylism

glosses: If someone or something has adactylism, some of their fingers or toes are missing.

adactylism


adactyly

forms: adactyly

glosses: If someone or something has adactyly, some of their fingers or toes are missing.

adactyly


adage

forms:
adage
adages (plural)

glosses: An adage is a popular saying that is meant to teach some lesson.

text: "Every rose has its thorn" is an example of an adage.

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

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


adages

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

adage


handbasin

forms:
handbasin
handbasins (plural)

glosses: A handbasin is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


washbowl

forms:
washbowl
washbowls (plural)

etymology_text: wash + bowl

compound

wash

bowl

expansion: wash + bowl

glosses: A washbowl is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


washstand

forms:
washstand
washstands (plural)

glosses: A washstand is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


lavabo

forms:
lavabo
lavabos (plural)

glosses: A lavabo is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


handbasins

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

noun

handbasin


washbowls

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

washbowl


washstands

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

washstand


lavabos

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

lavabo


nosey

forms:
nosey (positive)
nosier (comparative)
nosiest (superlative)

etymology_text: nose + -y

ety-suffix

nose

y

expansion: nose + -y

glosses: If you are nosey, you are curious in a negative way.

text: He is always too interested in what I am doing. He's such a nosey boy

ipa: /ˈnəʊziː/

enpr: nō'-zē

ipa: /ˈnoʊzi/

adj

nosey

nosier

nosiest


adactylous

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

glosses: If someone or something is adactylous, they don't have fingers or toes.


brass knuckles

forms: brass knuckles (plural)

glosses: Brass knuckles are a weapon that is put around the fingers to increase the damages of a punch and protect the fingers at the same time.


landladies

forms:
landlady
landladies (plural)

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

noun

landlady

landladies


hanker

forms:
hanker (canonical)
hankers (third-person singular)
hankered (past)
hankered (past participle)
hankering (present participle)

glosses: When you hanker for something, you want, desire and crave for it.

text: I always love eating chocolates and I hanker for some right now.

ipa: /ˈhaŋkə/

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


hankers

glosses: The third-person singular form of hanker.

verb

hanker


hankered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hanker.


paparazzi

forms:
paparazzo
paparazzi (plural)

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

enpr: pä'pəräʹtsē

ipa: /ˌpɑpəˈrɑtsi/

enpr: pă'pərăʹtsē

ipa: /ˌpæpəˈrætsi/

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

noun

paparazzo

paparazzi


paparazzo

glosses: A paparazzo is a photographer who take pictures of famous people, usually while they are going about normal life routines.

ipa: /ˌpɑpəˈrɑtsoʊ/

ipa: /ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ/

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


à la carte

forms: à la carte

pos: phrase

glosses: If you order à la carte in restaurants, you order individual items from a menu instead of ordering a set combination of Dishes.

text: The restaurant had a huge à la carte menu.


ad libitum

forms: ad libitum

glosses: If you say something ad libitum, you have not planned what to say ahead of time.

text: When she gave her written speech, she added several jokes ad libitum.


discharges

forms:
discharge (canonical)
discharges (third-person singular)
discharged (past)
discharged (past participle)
discharging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of discharge.

verb

discharg


discharged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of discharge.


gorse

forms:
gorse
gorses (plural)

glosses: Gorse is an evergreen shrub with strong spines and yellow flowers, commonly found in Western Europe on dry soils not far from the sea.

noun

gorse

gorses


go postal

forms: go postal

glosses: American English slang for becoming incredibly angry. Often accompanied by violent outbursts including attacking people, destroying property and arson


albedo

forms:
albedo
albedos or albedoes (plural)

glosses: An albedo is a fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface, that is usually expressed as a percentage.

glosses: The albedo is the whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits.

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

hyphenation: al‧be‧do

albedos

albedoes


albedos

forms:
albedo
albedos (plural)

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

albedo


creosote bush

forms:
creosote bush
creosote bushes (plural)

glosses: The creosote bush is a small bush commonly found in deserts or dry areas in the South-Western United States (species Larrea tridentata).

creosote bush

creosote bushes


playpen

forms:
playpen
playpens (plural)

glosses: A playpen is an enclosed place where a baby plays in.

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


adult animation

forms:
adult animation
adult animations (plural)

glosses: An adult animation is a cartoon targeted at adults, dealing with mature themes.


apatheism

forms: apatheism

glosses: Apatheism is the lack of interest in a belief or disbelief of the existence of a god.


antithesis

forms:
antithesis
antitheses (plural)

glosses: An antithesis is an idea that is the opposite of another idea.

antitheses


alphanumeric

forms: alphanumeric (positive)

glosses: An alphanumeric set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.

text: His alphanumeric password is ABC123.

hyphenation: al‧pha‧nu‧mer‧ic


business entity

forms:
business entity
business entities (plural)

glosses: A business entity is a group of people who take care of profitable or charitable organisations.

business entities


butler

forms:
butler
butlers (plural)

glosses: A butler is the main male servant in a large household that controls several other employees.

enpr: bŭtʹ-lər

hyphenation: but‧ler


wary

forms:
wary (positive)
warier (comparative)
wariest (superlative)

glosses: If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous.

text: Walking into the dark room made him wary.

ipa: /ˈwɛəri/

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

adj

wary

warier

wariest


warier

glosses: The comparative form of wary; more wary.


wariest

glosses: The superlative form of wary; most wary.


trauma trigger

forms:
trauma trigger
trauma triggers (plural)

glosses: A trauma trigger is something which causes a person to remember a traumatic event in his or her life.


sabbatical

forms:
sabbatical
sabbaticals (plural)

glosses: A sabbatical is a paid break or rest from work for up to a year so that the employee can do other things not related to his/her job.


sabbaticals

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

noun

sabbatical


trauma triggers

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

trauma trigger


layoff

forms:
layoff
layoffs (plural)

glosses: A layoff is letting employees go from their jobs in order to save money for the company (not because the employees did something wrong).

ipa: /ˈleɪɒf/

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


layoffs

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

layoff


pandeism

forms: pandeism

glosses: Pandeism is the belief, by or through reason, that God became the universe (nature). In pandeism, because everything is part of God, there is no part of God left that can interact with it.

ipa: /pænˈdiːɪz(ə)m/

ipa: /pænˈdiɪzəm/

hyphenation: pan‧de‧i‧sm


embraces

forms:
embrace (canonical)
embraces (third-person singular)
embraced (past)
embraced (past participle)
embracing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of embrace.

ipa: /ɛmˈbreɪsɪz/

verb

embrac

e


embraced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of embrace.

ipa: /ɪmˈbreɪst/


sodomize

forms:
sodomize (canonical)
sodomizes (third-person singular)
sodomized (past)
sodomized (past participle)
sodomizing (present participle)

glosses: If you sodomize someone, you do anal sex on them.

ipa: /ˈsɒdəmaɪz/

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

sodomiz


sodomizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of sodomize.


sodomized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sodomize.


sodomise

forms:
sodomise (canonical)
sodomises (third-person singular)
sodomised (past)
sodomised (past participle)
sodomising (present participle)

glosses: If you sodomise someone, you do anal sex on them.

sodomis


sodomises

glosses: The third-person singular form of sodomise.


sodomised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sodomise.


capitalist

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

glosses: A capitalist system or country is one that supports capitalism.

text: To what extent is the capitalist economic system behind the world's social instability?

text: China has abandoned much of its state-centered economy in favor of a free-market, capitalist economy.

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


capitalist

forms:
capitalist
capitalists (plural)

glosses: A capitalist is a person who owns significant capital and uses it to earn money.

text: He invests as a venture capitalist in car companies that have battery-powered cars.

text: Society is becoming more and more divided between capitalists and workers.

glosses: A capitalist is a person who believes in capitalism.


corporate officer

forms:
corporate officer
corporate officers (plural)

glosses: A corporate officer refers to any job in a corporation or company, such as an executive.


crony capitalism

forms: crony capitalism

glosses: Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy where businesses have a close relationship with politicians.


distancing effect

forms: distancing effect

glosses: Distancing effect is a term used in the performing arts, where an audience does not identify a character with the rest of the play.


enculturation

forms:
enculturation
enculturations (plural)

glosses: Enculturation is the process of learning about a culture by becoming immersed in it.


flipping

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

flip

p


flipping

forms: flipping

glosses: Flipping is a process of buying something cheap, then selling it quickly for more money, usually real estate.


gonoduct

forms:
gonoduct
gonoducts (plural)

glosses: A part of the reproductive system in certain animals. It is a tube leading from the gonad towards the sexual opening.

glosses: In females it is usually called the oviduct.

glosses: In male vertebrates it is often called the vas deferens.


gulch

forms:
gulch
gulches (plural)

glosses: A gulch is a narrow ravine, usually along the path of a stream.

noun

gulches


placeholder text

forms:
placeholder text
placeholder texts (plural)

glosses: A placeholder text is text that has looks like real written text, but has no meaning at all, or is nonsensical. It may be used to test out a font or for testing.


Oort cloud

forms: Oort cloud

glosses: The Oort cloud is a large group of small bodies of ice and rock that might exist in our solar system beyond the known planets.

text: Some comets that we see come from the Oort cloud.

Oort cloud


recognition

forms:
recognition
recognitions (plural)

glosses: Recognition is the act of recognizing somebody or something.

text: The man had been dead so long, his body was beyond recognition.

text: Children with strong word-recognition skills tend to be strong readers.

text: Computers are getting much better at facial recognition.

glosses: Recognition of something is an acceptance of it.

text: The group cannot continue its work without international recognition.

text: There is a general recognition of the importance of religious freedom for all people.

glosses: If someone receives recognition for the things that they have done, people say that those things are good or important.

text: His writing has received both local and international recognition and awards.

ipa: /ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/


batch

forms:
batch
batches (plural)

glosses: A batch of things or people is a group that are dealt with at one time.

glosses: A batch is an amount of something that is made at one time.

text: The beer is made in small batches in Ypres, Belgium.

text: Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes per batch.

text: I sent her another large batch of photos yesterday.

enpr: băch

ipa: /bæt͡ʃ/

batches


batches

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

batch


reverter

forms:
reverter
reverters (plural)

glosses: Someone or something that erases/undoes the action that came before; someone who reverts.

text: The reverter undid the damage that had been caused earlier.


reverters

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

reverter


Terry stop

forms:
Terry stop
Terry stops (plural)

glosses: This is when police stop a person and quickly check the person's clothes for guns or knives.


Takfiri

forms:
Takfiri
Takfiris (plural)

glosses: A Muslim who says that another Muslim has apostated.


study circle

forms:
study circle
study circles (plural)

glosses: A study circle is a small group of people who meet multiple times to discuss an issue.


Spanglish

forms:
Spanglish
Spanglishs (plural)

glosses: The mixing of the Spanish and English languages.


smart material

forms:
smart material
smart materials (plural)

glosses: Materials that react to changes in their environment. Things like temperature, pH, and humidity affect them in some way.


differ

forms:
differ (canonical)
differs (third-person singular)
differed (past)
differed (past participle)
differing (present participle)

glosses: If things differ, they are not the same in some way.

text: The new cars differ from the old mainly in how they look.

text: The results did not differ significantly by sex or age.

glosses: If two people differ about something, they don't agree about it.

text: I differ with him about what we should do here and there.

ipa: /ˈdɪfə/

ipa: /ˈdɪfɚ/

hyphenation: dif‧fer


photoperiodism

forms: photoperiodism

glosses: A plant's response to the lengths of daylight and darkness each day.


pennant

forms:
pennant
pennants (plural)

glosses: A flag used to show support for a particular team.

glosses: In Major League Baseball, a pennant is used to show the National League or American League champion.

ipa: /ˈpɛnənt/


peduncle

forms:
peduncle
peduncles (plural)

glosses: A part of a plant. It keeps the sepals in place.


opt

forms:
opt (canonical)
opts (third-person singular)
opted (past)
opted (past participle)
opting (present participle)

glosses: If you opt for something, you choose it instead of something else.

text: With higher gas prices, more buyers are opting for smaller cars.

text: I wanted to go with them, but opted instead to stay home.

glosses: If you opt out of something, you choose not to do it.

text: You will continue to receive the email unless you opt out.

ipa: /ɒpt/


noosphere

forms:
noosphere
noospheres (plural)

glosses: Noosphere is a scientific term meaning "mind-domain". Noo means mind, and sphere means domain. It is mainly concerned about the mind - its consciousness and relationships with other people.


Kármán line

forms: Kármán line

pos: name

glosses: The Kármán line is an altitude in the atmosphere where space starts. It is about 62 miles (100 km) high.


cuteness

forms:
cuteness
cutenesses (plural)

etymology_text: cute + -ness

ety-suffix

cute

ness

expansion: cute + -ness

cutenesses


colorful

forms: colorful (positive)

etymology_text: color + -ful

color

ful

expansion: color + -ful

glosses: Something that is colorful has a lot of colors.

glosses: If your language is colorful, it is rude.

text: His language is very colorful.

ipa: /ˈkʌlɚfəl/

ipa: /ˈkʌləfəl/

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

hyphenation: co‧lor‧ful


in-box

forms:
in-box
in-boxes (plural)

glosses: An in-box is an electronic folder that messages can go in.

text: There is a new email in my in-box.

ipa: /ˈɪnbɒks/

ipa: /ˈɪnbɑks/

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

noun

in-box

in-boxes


email

forms:
email
emails (plural)

glosses: Email is a system where people can send a message from one computer to another.

text: I have a new email in my inbox.

glosses: An email is a mail sent through such system.

ipa: /ˈiːmeɪl/

ipa: /ˈiˌmeɪl/

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


inbox

forms:
inbox
inboxes (plural)

glosses: An inbox is an electronic folder that messages can go in.

text: There is a new email in my inbox.

inbox

inboxes


e-mail

forms:
e-mail
e-mails (plural)

glosses: E-mail is a system where people can send a message from one computer to another/some others.

text: I have a new e-mail in my inbox.

glosses: An e-mail is a mail sent through such system.


inboxes

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


in-boxes

glosses: The plural form of in-box; more than one (kind of) in-box.


e-mails

glosses: The plural form of e-mail; more than one (kind of) e-mail.

e-mail

e-mails


emails

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

email


mandatory

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

glosses: If something is mandatory, rules or laws say it must be done.

text: It is mandatory for children to go to school.


forum

forms:
forum
forums or fora (plural)

glosses: A forum is a place (often on the Internet) where people can talk about things.

text: I went on a forum and talked to people about religion.

ipa: /ˈfɔːrəm/

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

hyphenation: fo‧rum

fora


forums

forms:
forum
forums (plural)

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

forum


poster

forms:
poster
posters (plural)

glosses: A poster is a large piece of paper with a picture or writing on it.

text: I saw a poster advertising lemonade.

glosses: A poster is someone who posts something.

text: A forum poster left me a message.


posters

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

poster


fora

forums


evolutionary

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

etymology_text: evolution + -ary

ety-suffix

evolution

ary

expansion: evolution + -ary

text: Humans have a long and complicated evolutionary history.

ipa: /ˌiːvəˈl(j)uːʃənri/

ipa: /ˌiːvəˈluːʃəneri/


physically

pos: adv

etymology_text: physical + -ly

physical

ly

expansion: physical + -ly

glosses: Something that is done in a physical way.

text: He physically bullied the weak, causing them to be injured.

ipa: /ˈfɪzɪkli/

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


fitness

forms:
fitness
fitnesses (plural)

etymology_text: fit + -ness

fit

expansion: fit + -ness

glosses: Fitness is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.

text: In cold places, fur can increase evolutionary fitness.

glosses: Fitness is the condition of being physically healthy.

text: You need to improve your fitness if you want to live for a long time.

ipa: /ˈfɪtnəs/

noun

fitness

fitnesses


fitnesses

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


eighth

forms: eighth (positive)

glosses: The eighth thing is the one that is number eight (8) in order.

text: James Irwin was the eighth person to walk on the moon.

enpr: ātth

ipa: /eɪtθ/


eighth

forms:
eighth
eighths (plural)

glosses: A eighth of something is one of eight equal parts of that thing.

text: Half of one quarter is an eighth.


eighths

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

eighth


fluent

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

glosses: Someone who is fluent in a language can speak it confidently and accurately.

text: John is fluent in English, Spanish and Russian.

ipa: /ˈfluːənt/

ipa: /ˈfluənt/


confidently

etymology_text: confident + -ly

ety-suffix

confident

expansion: confident + -ly

glosses: When someone does something confidently, it is done in a confident way.

text: He strolled confidently down the street.

ipa: /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/

ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪdəntli/

hyphenation: con‧fi‧dent‧ly


confident

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

glosses: When someone is confident, the person is certain of something.

text: I am confident that I will win.

hyphenation: con‧fi‧dent


milestone

forms:
milestone
milestones (plural)

glosses: A milestone is an important step on the way to a larger goal.

text: It was an important milestone for the project.

text: The Tenth Amendment was a milestone in the history of the United States.

ipa: /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/

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


milestones

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

noun

milestone


anagram

forms:
anagram
anagrams (plural)

glosses: A word or phrase that can be made by rearranging (moving) the letters to form another word or phrase.

text: The word "leader" is an anagram of "dealer".

enpr: ăʹnəgrăm

hyphenation: ana‧gram


anagrams

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

anagram


rearrange

forms:
rearrange (canonical)
rearranges (third-person singular)
rearranged (past)
rearranged (past participle)
rearranging (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + arrange

ety-prefix

re

arrange

expansion: re- + arrange

glosses: If you rearrange something, you change the order of (or move) it.

text: Anagrams are formed when you rearrange the letters of a word.

ipa: /ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ/

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

verb

rearrang


rearranged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rearrange.


rearranges

glosses: The third-person singular form of rearrange.


wedgie

forms:
wedgie
wedgies (plural)

etymology_text: wedge + -ie

ety-suffix

wedge

ie

expansion: wedge + -ie

glosses: If you give someone a wedgie, you pull their underpants upwards.

text: The bully gave me a wedgie.


wedgie

forms:
wedgie (canonical)
wedgies (third-person singular)
wedgied (past)
wedgied (past participle)
wedgying (present participle)

glosses: If you wedgie a person, you give them a wedgie.

verb

wedgie

wedgies

wedgied

wedgied

wedgying

expansion: [POS TABLE]


wedgies

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


wedgies

glosses: The third-person singular form of wedgie.


wedgied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wedgie.


swirlie

forms:
swirlie
swirlies (plural)

glosses: If you give someone a swirlie, you hold their head down a toilet and flush it.

text: The bully gave me a swirlie.


swirlies

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

noun

swirlie


swirly

forms:
swirly
swirlies (plural)

text: The bully gave me a swirlie.

swirly

swirlies


fuck around

forms: fuck around

glosses: If you fuck around, you do something without any real goal; you waste time.

text: Don't fuck around; we have a lot to do.

glosses: If you fuck around with something, you try to use it or fix it without really knowing what you're doing.

text: I've been fucking around with this computer for an hour, and I still can't figure it out.

glosses: If you fuck around, you have sex with many people.

text: After the breakup, she fucked around for a while.


mess about

forms: mess about

text: Stop messing about!


lighten

forms:
lighten (canonical)
lightens (third-person singular)
lightened (past)
lightened (past participle)
lightening (present participle)

etymology_text: light + -en

ety-suffix

light

en

expansion: light + -en

glosses: If you lighten something, you reduce its weight.

glosses: If you lighten something, you make it less dark.

text: She lightened the room by opening the curtains.

glosses: If you lighten something, you make it more cheerful or less serious.

text: She lightened the mood by making a joke.

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


lightened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lighten.

verb

lighten


lightens

glosses: The third-person singular form of lighten.


historic

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

etymology_text: history + -ic

ety-suffix

history

ic

expansion: history + -ic

glosses: If something is historic, it is important to history.

text: This historic event will be remembered for generations.

ipa: /(h)ɪˈstɒrɪk/

ipa: /(h)ɪˈstɔrɪk/


quieten

forms:
quieten (canonical)
quietens (third-person singular)
quietened (past)
quietened (past participle)
quietening (present participle)

etymology_text: quiet + -en

quiet

expansion: quiet + -en

glosses: If you quieten something, you make it more quiet.

text: He told his daughter to quieten down.


quietened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quieten.

verb

quieten


quietens

glosses: The third-person singular form of quieten.


mindset

forms:
mindset
mindsets (plural)

text: You need to change your mindset and be more open to other people's ideas.


mindsets

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

noun

mindset


bollocks

forms:
bollock (canonical)
bollocks (third-person singular)
bollocked (past)
bollocked (past participle)
bollocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bollock.

verb

bollock


bollocks

forms:
bollock
bollocks (plural)

text: He was kicked in the bollocks.

glosses: If something is bollocks, it is nonsense or untrue.

text: That's a load of bollocks.


flatted

forms:
flat (canonical)
flats (third-person singular)
flatted (past)
flatted (past participle)
flatting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flat.

flat

t


flatting

forms:
flatting
flattings (plural)

glosses: If you are flatting with someone, you live in a flat with them.

glosses: If something is flatting, it is becoming flat.

audio: EN-AU ck1 flatting.ogg


semi

forms:
semi
semis (plural)

glosses: A semi is a kind of trailer that has no front wheels. Also, a truck pulling this kind of trailer.

ipa: /ˈsɛmi/

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


erection

forms:
erection
erections (plural)

text: He had an erection.

glosses: An erection is the act of setting something upright, like a statue or a building.

ipa: /ɪˈrɛkʃən/


erections

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

noun

erection


erect

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

glosses: An erect object (usually the erectile tissue of a penis) is rigid because of sexual stimulation.

text: His penis became erect when he saw a naked woman.

glosses: Something that is erect is upright or vertical.

text: The building was erect.

ipa: /ɪˈrɛkt/


erect

forms:
erect (canonical)
erects (third-person singular)
erected (past)
erected (past participle)
erecting (present participle)

glosses: If you erect something, you put it upright.

text: to erect a pole, house or monument

text: The building was erected in 1983.


erects

glosses: The third-person singular form of erect.

verb

erect


erected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of erect.


onset

forms:
onset
onsets (plural)

glosses: The onset of something is the time when it begins (usually something bad).

ipa: /ˈɒnˌsɛt/

ipa: /ˈɔnˌsɛt/

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


onsets

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

noun

onset


anal bleaching

forms: anal bleaching

glosses: Anal bleaching is a process that causes the skin around the anus to become lighter in color.


anonymity

forms:
anonymity
anonymities (plural)

glosses: Anonymity is a situation when a person's identity or name is not given.

ipa: /ænəˈnɪmɪti/

anonymities


axiology

forms:
axiology
axiologies (plural)

glosses: Axiology is the field of study in philosophy that studies ethical and aesthetic values.

axiologies


bay

forms:
bay
bays (plural)

glosses: A bay is water with land around most of it.

text: She visited San Francisco Bay.

glosses: A bay is also a kind of horse that is reddish brown with black legs, mane, and tail.

text: The newborn horse was a bay horse.

enpr: bā

ipa: /beɪ/


bays

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

bay


bungalow

forms:
bungalow
bungalows (plural)

text: They lived in a bungalow.

ipa: /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/

ipa: /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/

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

hyphenation: bun‧ga‧low


bungalows

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

bungalow


domino

forms:
domino
dominos or dominoes (plural)

glosses: A tile with two parts, both with a number of dots ("pips") between 0 and 6.

text: This domino has 6 pips on both squares.

enpr: dŏ'mĭnō

ipa: /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/

enpr: dämĭnō

ipa: /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/

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

domino

dominos

dominoes


dominos

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


condemn

forms:
condemn (canonical)
condemns (third-person singular)
condemned (past)
condemned (past participle)
condemning (present participle)

glosses: If you condemn something, you say it is very bad.

text: His actions were condemned.

glosses: If you condemn a building, you say it is not fit for use.

text: The building was dangerous and has been condemned.

ipa: /kənˈdɛm/

hyphenation: con‧demn


condemns

glosses: The third-person singular form of condemn.

verb

condemn


condemned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of condemn.


disapprove

forms:
disapprove (canonical)
disapproves (third-person singular)
disapproved (past)
disapproved (past participle)
disapproving (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + approve

ety-prefix

dis

approve

expansion: dis- + approve

glosses: If you disapprove of something, you think it is wrong and do not approve or agree with it.

text: She disapproved of his actions.

ipa: /dɪsəˈpruːv/

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

hyphenation: dis‧a‧pprove

disapprov

e


disapproves

glosses: The third-person singular form of disapprove.


disapproved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disapprove.


disapproval

forms:
disapproval
disapprovals (plural)

etymology_text:
dis- + approve + -al
disapprove + approval

word parts

dis-

-al

2compound: approval

glosses: If you show disapproval of something, you do not think it is good.

ipa: /dɪsəˈpruvəl/

ipa: [dɪsəˈpruːvəɫ]

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


disapprovals

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

noun

disapproval


crunch

forms:
crunch (canonical)
crunches (third-person singular)
crunched (past)
crunched (past participle)
crunching (present participle)

glosses: If you crunch something, you crush it and it makes a breaking noise.

text: Broken glass crunched beneath his shoes.

text: The sound of Hannah crunching her chips in the quiet church seemed very loud.

glosses: If you crunch numbers or data, you do a lot of calculations to find an answer.

ipa: /krʌntʃ/

verb

crunch

es


crunch

forms:
crunch
crunches (plural)

glosses: A crunch is the sound of something hard, like nuts, being crushed.

text: You can hear the crunch of Hannah's chips.

glosses: A crunch is a difficult time under a lot of pressure.

noun

crunches


crunched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crunch.

ipa: /krʌntʃt/


crunching

ipa: /ˈkrʌntʃɪŋ/


crunches

glosses: The third-person singular form of crunch.

ipa: /ˈkrʌntʃɪz/


hoover

forms:
hoover
hoovers (plural)

glosses: A hoover is a machine used to clean floors. It sucks in dust and dirt.

text: I bought a hoover yesterday.

ipa: /ˈhuːvə(r)/

ipa: /ˈhuvɚ/

hyphenation: hoo‧ver


hoover

forms:
hoover (canonical)
hoovers (third-person singular)
hoovered (past)
hoovered (past participle)
hoovering (present participle)

glosses: If you hoover something, you clean it with a hoover.

text: I will hoover the room tomorrow.


hoovers

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

hoover


hoovers

glosses: The third-person singular form of hoover.


hoovered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hoover.


priceless

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

etymology_text: price + -less

ety-suffix

price

less

expansion: price + -less

glosses: If something is priceless, it is so valuable or special that nobody would try to sell it.

text: Having a good friendship is priceless, so treasure it!

ipa: /ˈpraɪslɪs/

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

hyphenation: price‧less


sunbathe

forms:
sunbathe (canonical)
sunbathes (third-person singular)
sunbathed (past)
sunbathed (past participle)
sunbathing (present participle)

etymology_text: sun + bathe

compound

sun

bathe

expansion: sun + bathe

glosses: If you sunbathe, you relax under the sun at the beach, by the swimming pool, in the garden, etc.

ipa: /ˈsʌnbeɪð/

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

verb

sunbath


devastate

forms:
devastate (canonical)
devastates (third-person singular)
devastated (past)
devastated (past participle)
devastating (present participle)

glosses: If something devastates something else such as a family, a city, or the economy, it partly or completely destroys it.

text: The economies of several countries were devastated by the war.

glosses: If someone is devastated by a comment or situation, they are very upset by it.

text: We were devastated by the loss of our son.

ipa: /ˈdɛvəsteɪt/

devastat


devastates

glosses: The third-person singular form of devastate.


devastated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of devastate.


devastated

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

glosses:
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devastating

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


eternal

forms: eternal (positive)

glosses: If something is eternal, it does not end.

text: God told men they would have eternal life.

text: He said his love for her was eternal.

glosses: If you say something is eternal, it feels like it lasts too long.

text: The walk to the classroom in the morning felt eternal.

ipa: e/ɪˈtɝnəl/

ipa: /ɪˈtɜːnəl/


wale

forms:
wale
wales (plural)

glosses: A wide, thick plank around the outside of a wooden ship.


voir dire

forms:
voir dire
voir dires (plural)

glosses: A name for the process of choosing Jury for a trial.

glosses: A small meeting between lawyers and a judge during a trial.

ipa: /ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/

ipa: /ˈvɔr ˌdaɪr/

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


overgrazing

forms:
overgrazing
overgrazings (plural)

glosses: When animals keep eating plants in an area without giving the plants time to grow back.


headbutt

forms:
headbutt (canonical)
headbutts (third-person singular)
headbutted (past)
headbutted (past participle)
headbutting (present participle)

glosses: If you headbutt someone or something, you hit it with your head or forehead.

text: Soccer players sometimes headbutt each other when angered.

ipa: /ˈhɛdbʌt/


entrepôt

forms:
entrepôt
entrepôts (plural)

glosses: An entrepôt is a warehouse or depot where things are stored or kept.

glosses: An entrepôt is a place where items are sent for extra processing and distribution.

glosses: An entrepôt is a place where people, especially immigrants, enter a city or country.

ipa: /ˌɑntrəˈpəʊ/

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


moisturizer

forms:
moisturizer
moisturizers (plural)

etymology_text: moisturize + -er

ety-suffix

moisturize

er

expansion: moisturize + -er

glosses: A moisturizer is a liquid or lotion that can be put on an object to make it wet or moist.

text: I put moisturizer on my skin every morning to keep it soft.

text: The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.

ipa: /ˈmɔɪstʃərʌɪzə/

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


newly

etymology_text: new + -ly

new

ly

expansion: new + -ly

glosses: If something is newly formed, discovered, arrived, etc., then the changed happened not long before.

text: The female insect deposits its eggs on the newly formed fruit.

text: During the 1960s, the newly independent Mali worked closely with Cuba.

ipa: /ˈnuli/

ipa: /ˈnjuːli/

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

hyphenation: new‧ly


overgrazings

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

noun

overgrazing


moisturizers

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

moisturizer


voir dires

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

voir dire


headbutts

glosses: The third-person singular form of headbutt.

verb

headbutt


headbutted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of headbutt.


entrepôts

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

noun

entrepôt


fasten

forms:
fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

etymology_text: fast + -en

ety-suffix

fast

expansion: fast + -en

glosses: When you fasten a belt, a coat, a bag, etc., you join the two sides of it so it is closed.

text: Please remain seated with your seat belts fastened.

text: She fastened the gold chain around her neck.

text: He fastened the top button of his shirt and chose a tie.

glosses: If you fasten one thing to another, you attach them.

text: The blackboard had been fastened to the front wall for years.

text: The paper was fastened together with tape.

glosses: If you fasten your eyes or gaze on something, you look at it carefully without looking away.

text: The boy's eyes were fastened on the TV.

glosses: If something won't fasten, its buttons or hooks won't join.

text: The shirt was so small that the buttons wouldn't fasten.

ipa: /ˈfɑːsən/

ipa: /ˈfæsən/


fastened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fasten.

ipa: /ˈfɑːsn̩d/

ipa: /ˈfæsn̩d/

hyphenation: fast‧ened

verb

fasten


fastens

glosses: The third-person singular form of fasten.


similarity

forms:
similarity
similarities (plural)

glosses: When there is a similarity between things, they are the same in one or more ways.

text: There is a strong similarity between what happened here and what happened at the other schools.

text: When you look at two groups of people, there is often more similarity than difference between them.

text: The Indonesians have a style of music that bears a striking similarity to certain Indian music.

ipa: /sɪmɪˈlærɪti/

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

noun

similarities


similarities

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

similarity


amiable

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

glosses: If a person is amiable, they are friendly, pleasant and/or agreeable

text: Susy's amiable personality makes her easy to get along with.

text: I'm always more amiable once I've had my morning coffee.

text: Because she was nice to all her fellow students, my cousin Sally was voted the most amiable female at her school.


reciprocal

forms: reciprocal (positive)

glosses: When something is a reciprocal of another, they both are the same in some regard.

glosses: When something is a reciprocal in mathematics, then it is a fraction where its denominator is swapped for the numerator, and the numerator is swapped with the denominator.

ipa: /rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l/


grey market

forms:
grey market
grey markets (plural)

glosses: In a grey market, goods are traded legally, but outside the commonly-used channels.


conatus

forms:
conatus
conatus or conatûs (plural)

glosses: Conatus is the drive every living being has to survive, go forward, and better themselves.

enpr: kōnāʹtəs

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

enpr: kōnāʹto͞os

ipa: /kəʊˈneɪtuːs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conatus2.wav

conatus

conatus

conatûs


cold turkey

forms: cold turkey

glosses: If you quit smoking, drinking, using drugs, etc., cold turkey, you stop all at one time.

text: Why did you decide to go cold turkey instead of cutting down?


watermelon

forms:
watermelon
watermelons (plural)

etymology_text: water + melon

compound

water

melon

expansion: water + melon

glosses: A watermelon is a fruit. It is red on the inside and green on the outside. It contains a lot of juice.

glosses: Watermelon is a pinkish-red colour that is similar to that of watermelon flesh.

ipa: /ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/

ipa: /ˈwɔtərˌmɛlən/


watermelons

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

noun

watermelon


satisfactory

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

glosses: If something is satisfactory, it is good enough.

text: We can't get the right materials, so the product quality is less than satisfactory.

text: I shook my head slowly because I didn't have a satisfactory answer for him.

text: Your performance ratings are satisfactory.

ipa: /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ri/


dumbass

forms:
dumbass
dumbasses (plural)

etymology_text: dumb + ass

compound

dumb

ass

expansion: dumb + ass

glosses: A dumbass is someone who is foolish or stupid.

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

dumbasses


dumbass

forms: dumbass (positive)

glosses: A dumbass person is a foolish, stupid person.


dumbasses

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

noun

dumbass


horrid

forms:
horrider (comparative)
horridest (superlative)
horrid (positive)
more horrid (comparative)
most horrid (superlative)

glosses: If something is horrid, it causes horror and can be offensive.

ipa: /ˈhɒrɪd/

ipa: /ˈhɔrɪd/

adj

horrid

horrider

horridest


pawned

forms:
pawn (canonical)
pawns (third-person singular)
pawned (past)
pawned (past participle)
pawning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pawn.

verb

pawn


stellations

forms:
stellation
stellations (plural)

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

noun

stellation


numb

forms:
numb (positive)
number (comparative)
numbest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is numb, they cannot sense or feel something.

text: My hand was so cold it went numb.

enpr: nŭm

ipa: /nʌm/

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

adj

numb

number

numbest


scarab

forms:
scarab
scarabs (plural)

glosses: A sort of dung beetle that was worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians.

ipa: /ˈskærəb/

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


scarabs

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

noun

scarab


stinger

forms:
stinger
stingers (plural)

glosses: A stinger is a pointed item at the rear of an insect, for defence. Another name for it is a sting

text: That wasp has a stinger!


tribe

forms:
tribe
tribes (plural)

glosses: A tribe is a social group of families and individuals who live together and have a long shared history.

text: Most of the younger members of the tribe grew up speaking Spanish.

ipa: /traɪb/


moreover

glosses: You use morever to show that there is another connected idea.

text: It was a very long journey. Morever, it was uncomfortable.


completion

forms:
completion
completions (plural)

etymology_text: complete + -ion

ety-suffix

complete

ion

expansion: complete + -ion

glosses: Completion is the action from the verb complete.

text: The completion of the building took two years.

ipa: /kəmˈpliːʃən/

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


roar

forms:
roar
roars (plural)

glosses: A roar is a loud sound that some animals make, for example lions and tigers

text: We heard the lion's roar from more than a kilometer away.

enpr: rô

ipa: /rɔː/

enpr: rôr

ipa: /rɔr/


roar

forms:
roar (canonical)
roars (third-person singular)
roared (past)
roared (past participle)
roaring (present participle)

glosses: If an animal, for example a lion or tiger, roars, then it makes a loud sound.

text: I felt scared when I heard the tiger roar in the zoo.

glosses: If a person roars, it means they make a loud shouting sound, similar to a lion or tiger or similar animal.

glosses: He roared with laughter at the funny joke.


messenger

forms:
messenger
messengers (plural)

glosses: A messenger is somebody that delivers a message

text: The messenger told him that there was a meeting tomorrow.


everlasting

forms: everlasting (positive)

glosses: If something is everlasting then it lasts forever.

ipa: /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/

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


fatten

forms:
fatten (canonical)
fattens (third-person singular)
fattened (past)
fattened (past participle)
fattening (present participle)

etymology_text: fat + -en

fat

en

expansion: fat + -en

glosses: To fatten something means to cause it to become fatter.

text: We have to fatten the turkey before we kill it.

ipa: /ˈfætən/

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


descent

forms:
descent
descents (plural)

glosses: A descent is the act of going down something, for example a mountain.

text: Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the descent seemed easier.

text: The descent on the east side of the mountain was particularly difficult.

glosses: A person's descent is where they or their family come from.

text: The president was of African American descent.

ipa: /dɪˈsɛnt/


tortoise

forms:
tortoise
tortoises (plural)

glosses: A tortoise is a type of reptile that lives on land. It walks very slowly and has a shell on its back


sunglasses

forms:
sunglasses
sunglasses (plural)

glosses: Sunglasses are objects that people put on their eyes to protect their eyes from the sunlight

text: You should wear sunglasses if it is a sunny day.

noun

sunglasses

sunglasses


snail

forms:
snail
snails (plural)

glosses: A snail is a mollusc that moves very slowly. It has a shell on its back.


patch up

forms: patch up

glosses: If you patch up a relationship, you become friendly again after an unfriendly time.

text: I really don't want to argue with my friend. How can I patch things up?


spiderling

forms:
spiderling
spiderlings (plural)

etymology_text: spider + -ling

ety-suffix

spider

ling

expansion: spider + -ling

glosses: A spiderling is a baby spider, or a spider that has not its adult size.


abrasive

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

glosses: An abrasive substance, it is rough and can cut or scratch.

glosses: If someone is abrasive, they are rude and unfriendly.

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


abrasive

forms:
abrasive
abrasives (plural)

glosses: An abrasive is a rough substance used to clean a hard surface.


opener

forms:
opener
openers (plural)

glosses: An opener is a tool for opening a container.

ipa: /ˈəʊpənə/


roller

forms:
roller
rollers (plural)

glosses: A roller is a person or thing that rolls


abrase

forms:
abrase (canonical)
abrases (third-person singular)
abrased (past)
abrased (past participle)
abrasing (present participle)

glosses: When you abrase something, you rub it so that it becomes clean and smooth.

text: The edges of this wooden table is getting rough, please use sandpaper to abrase it for me.

verb

abras

e


truly

etymology_text: true + -ly

ety-suffix

true

expansion: true + -ly

glosses: You use truly before an adjective to emphasize that something it has all the characteristics of that adjective.

text: This has become a truly global business.

glosses: You use truly to emphasize that you are speaking truthfully, that you really meaning it.

ipa: /ˈtruːli/


abrasion

forms:
abrasion
abrasions (plural)


attendant

forms:
attendant
attendants (plural)

glosses: An attendant is a person who attends to do a service

ipa: /əˈtɛndənt/


attendant

forms: attendant (positive)

glosses: Attendant problems, risks, costs, etc. come together with certain changes.

text: The issue, and its attendant problems, are beginning to get more attention.


baseless

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

etymology_text: base + -less

base

expansion: base + -less

glosses: If charges, claims, accusations, etc. are baseless, they are not supported by reason or fact.

text: The gold medal winner called the drug charges against him baseless.

text: Do not believe the baseless accusations you're hearing on the radio.

ipa: /ˈbeɪsləs/

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

hyphenation: base‧less


bureau

forms:
bureau
bureaus or bureaux (plural)

enpr: byo͝orʹō

enpr: byo͝orʹə

enpr: byərʹō

noun

bureaux

expansion: [POS TABLE]


caravan

forms:
caravan
caravans (plural)

glosses: A caravan is a group of travelers passing through harsh territory.

glosses: A caravan is a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and is used as a dwelling when stationary.

text: They spent a fishing holiday in a caravan

enpr: kărˈə-văn

ipa: /ˈkærəvæn/

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

audio: EN-AU ck1 caravan.ogg


clementine

forms:
clementine
clementines (plural)

glosses: A clementine is a sweet variety of tangerine with orange red skin.

ipa: /ˈklɛməntaɪn/

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


dent

forms:
dent
dents (plural)

glosses: A dent is a depression in a surface such as from a blow.

enpr: dĕnt

ipa: /dɛnt/

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


dent

forms:
dent (canonical)
dents (third-person singular)
dented (past)
dented (past participle)
denting (present participle)

glosses: If you dent something, you make a dent in it.


eternity

forms:
eternity
eternities (plural)

glosses: If something takes an eternity, it takes a very long time.

enpr: ĭ-tûrʹnĭ-tē

ipa: /ɪˈtɝnɪti/

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

eternities


ginger

forms:
ginger
gingers (plural)

glosses: Ginger is a strongly flavored root used in cooking.

text: Ginger is used to make gingerbread and ginger beer.

text: Robert likes ginger-flavored candies the best.

glosses: A ginger is someone with reddish brown hair.

text: Many gingers have freckles.

ipa: /ˈdʒɪndʒə/

ipa: /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/

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


overflow

forms:
overflow (canonical)
overflows (third-person singular)
overflowed (past)
overflowed (past participle)
overflowing (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + flow

glosses: If something overflows, it submerges the brim of the container.

text: The bucket is now wider so the event of an overflow is unlikely.

text: She quickly filled the ice tea glasses to one inch below the rim so the glasses would not overflow.

enpr: ō-və-flōʹ

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/

enpr: ō-vər-flōʹ

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/


perk

forms:
perk
perks (plural)

text: My new job does not have as many perks, like paid vacations.

text: One perk of riding my bike to work is that I can spend more time outside.

ipa: /pɝk/

ipa: /pɜːk/

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


perk

forms:
perk (canonical)
perks (third-person singular)
perked (past)
perked (past participle)
perking (present participle)

glosses: If someone perks up, they become more cheerful, awake, or attentive.

text: The sleepy student perked up when the teacher began giving hints for tomorrow's test.


unsatisfactory

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

etymology_text: un- + satisfactory

ety-prefix

un

satisfactory

expansion: un- + satisfactory

glosses: If something is unsatisfactory, it is not good enough.

text: The team's results have been highly unsatisfactory, so the coach was fired.

text: The new system was removed after it proved to be unsatisfactory.

ipa: /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ri/


pound sign

forms:
pound sign
pound signs (plural)

glosses: The pound sign is a symbol for pounds in the United Kingdom.


clementines

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

noun

clementine


caravans

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

caravan


overflowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of overflow.

verb

overflow


pound signs

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

noun

pound sign


overflows

glosses: The third-person singular form of overflow.


dents

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

dent


gingers

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

ginger


abrasions

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

abrasion


attendants

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

attendant


bureaus

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

bureau


rollers

forms:
roller
rollers (plural)

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

roller


occasional

forms: occasional (positive)

glosses: Occasional things happen every now and then, but not often.

text: Other than occasional attempts to draw him out, she respected his privacy.

ipa: /əˈkeɪʒənəl/

hyphenation: oc‧ca‧sion‧al


sling

forms:
sling
slings (plural)

glosses: A sling is a device used to support a hurt part of the body.

ipa: /ˈslɪŋ/


sling

forms:
slang (past)
slang (past participle)
sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slung (past)
slung (past participle)
slinging (present participle)

glosses: If you sling something, you throw it with a circular motion.

verb

sling

slings

slang

slinging

slung


slings

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


slings

glosses: The third-person singular form of sling.


instinct

forms:
instinct
instincts (plural)

glosses: An instinct is a natural tendency or feeling for a living thing.

text: My instinct is usually to trust people.


instincts

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

noun

instinct


rudder

forms:
rudder
rudders (plural)

glosses: A rudder is a blade underwater that is used to steer a ship or boat.

glosses: A rudder is a part of the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.

ipa: /ˈrʌdə(r)/

ipa: /ˈrʌdɚ/


rudders

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

rudder


claw

forms:
claw
claws (plural)

glosses: A claw is the sharp part on the toe of an animal.

text: The cat was mad at me so, it dug its claw into my skin.

ipa: /klɔː/

ipa: /klɔ/


claw

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

glosses: If you claw something, you scratch or tear it.


claws

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

claw


eruption

forms:
eruption
eruptions (plural)

glosses: An eruption is when a volcano puts out large amounts of gas and hot rock.

glosses: Eruption is the state or process of erupting.

ipa: /ɪˈrʌpʃən/

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


eruptions

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

eruption


perks

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

perk


perked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perk.


detergent

forms:
detergent
detergents (plural)

glosses: Detergent is a cleaning solution often used for washing clothes and dishes.

ipa: /dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/

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


detergent

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

glosses: When something is detergent, it is able to clean other things.


detergents

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

detergent

detergents


neighborhood

forms:
neighborhood
neighborhoods (plural)

etymology_text: neighbor + -hood

ety-suffix

neighbor

hood

expansion: neighbor + -hood

glosses: A neighborhood is part of a town or city.

text: They live in an Italian neighborhood on the west side of the city.

glosses: Somebody or something's neighborhood is the area, people, or ideas around or near them.

text: He goes to church on Sundays and has lunch at a restaurant in his neighborhood.

text: The phone costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.

ipa: /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/


neighborhoods

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

noun

neighborhood


stair

forms:
stair
stairs (plural)

ipa: /stɛər/

ipa: /stɛə/


blimp

forms:
blimp
blimps (plural)

glosses: A blimp is a small airship used for observation.

enpr: blĭmp

ipa: /blɪmp/

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


blimps

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

blimp


jack-o'-lantern

glosses: A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin that has had its sides carved and a face cut into it to create a Halloween decoration.

text: The whole family got together to see who had carved the best jack-o'-lantern.


jack-o'-lanterns

glosses: The plural form of jack-o'-lantern; more than one (kind of) jack-o'-lantern.

jack-o'-lantern

jack-o'-lanterns


lantern

forms:
lantern
lanterns (plural)

glosses: A lantern is a light covered by glass that can be carried by a handle.

ipa: /ˈlæntən/

ipa: /ˈlæn(t)ɚn/

hyphenation: lan‧tern


lanterns

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

lantern


clarinet

forms:
clarinet
clarinets (plural)

glosses: A clarinet is a musical instrument that is shaped like a tube and is played by blowing into the top of the tube through a special mouthpiece.

ipa: /ˌklærɪˈnɛt/


clarinets

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

clarinet


bassoon

forms:
bassoon
bassoons (plural)

glosses: A bassoon is a large musical instrument that is shaped like a tube, makes low sounds, and is played by blowing into a small, thin tube in its side.

text: The piece has a bassoon solo.

ipa: /bəˈsuːn/

enpr: bə-so͞onʹ

ipa: /bəˈsun/

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

hyphenation: bas‧soon


bassons

forms:
basson
bassons (plural)

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

basson


amorphous

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

glosses: When something is amorphous, it does not have a specific shape

ipa: /əˈmɔrfəs/


ellipsis

forms:
ellipsis
ellipses (plural)

glosses: An ellipsis is the punctuation mark written using three dots, sometimes with spaces between them (". . ."). This -> … is an ellipsis. Ellipses are often used when quoting, by replacing unneeded words or phrases.

ipa: /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/

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

ellipses


estimation

forms:
estimation
estimations (plural)

etymology_text: estimate + -ion

ety-suffix

estimate

expansion: estimate + -ion

glosses: Estimation is the act or process of estimating.

ipa: /ɛstɪˈmeɪʃən/

hyphenation: es‧ti‧ma‧tion


estimations

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

noun

estimation


sandbox

forms:
sandbox
sandboxes (plural)

glosses: A sandbox is a small box filled with sand for children to play in.

text: Go play in the sandbox, Billy.

glosses: A sandbox is a place where a computer program can run without affecting other parts of the system.

ipa: /ˈsændbɒks/

ipa: /ˈsændbɑks/

hyphenation: sand‧box

sandboxes


sandboxes

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

sandbox


Republican

forms:
Republican
Republicans (plural)

glosses: A Republican is a member of the Republican party of the United States.


Republicans

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

Republican


potato chip

forms:
potato chip
potato chips (plural)

glosses: A potato chip is a slice of potato that is fried or baked and usually salted.


potato chips

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

potato chip


untruth

forms:
untruth
untruths (plural)


untruths

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

untruth


oat

forms:
oat
oats (plural)

glosses: Oat is a type of cereal used to make oat bread, flour, cake, etc.

enpr: ōt

ipa: /əʊt/

ipa: /oʊt/


grime

forms: grime

glosses: Grime is dirt on the surface of something.

ipa: /ɡraɪm/

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


investor

forms:
investor
investors (plural)

etymology_text: invest + -or

ety-suffix

invest

or

expansion: invest + -or

glosses: An investor is someone who gives money to a business or person in order to receive financial returns.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛstɚ/

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


investors

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

noun

investor


cascade

forms:
cascade
cascades (plural)

glosses: A cascade is a series of waterfalls over small rocks. Or simply, a waterfall (a fall of water).

ipa: /kæsˈkeɪd/


cascade

forms:
cascade (canonical)
cascades (third-person singular)
cascaded (past)
cascaded (past participle)
cascading (present participle)

glosses: If something cascades, if falls as a waterfall.

text: Whenever it rains, water will cascade down the roof.

glosses: If you cascade something, you pass it on successfully to others.

text: Teachers are able to cascade their knowledge effectively.

glosses: If something is cascading, it occurs as a random sequence.

verb

cascad


cascades

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

noun

cascade


cascades

glosses: The third-person singular form of cascade.


inactivity

forms:
inactivity
inactivities (plural)

etymology_text: in- + activity

ety-prefix

in

activity

expansion: in- + activity

glosses: Inactivity is the state of being inactive.

inactivities


inactivities

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

noun

inactivity


contemplate

forms:
contemplate (canonical)
contemplates (third-person singular)
contemplated (past)
contemplated (past participle)
contemplating (present participle)

glosses: If you contemplate something, you think it over slowly and carefully.

text: John contemplated how to solve the hard mathematics question.

hyphenation: con‧tem‧plate

verb

contemplat


belligerent

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

glosses: To be belligerent means to be currently in war.

glosses: To be belligerent means to be very eager to fight; aggressive.

text: Do not offend that belligerent man or else he will beat you up!

glosses: To be belligerent means to show force towards others.


belligerent

forms:
belligerent
belligerents (plural)

glosses: A belligerent is a state or nation in war.


superfluous

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

glosses: If something is superfluous, it is more (or has more) than what is needed.

text: Since you are walking along a sheltered walkway, having an umbrella with you would be superfluous.


blah

forms:
blah
blahs (plural)

glosses: A feeling of discomfort, boredom, depression etc.

ipa: /blɑː/

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


blah

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


deterrence

forms: deterrence

glosses: Deterrence is actions taken to make other actions less likely.

ipa: /dɪˈtɛrəns/


uninteresting

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


Jamaican

forms:
Jamaican
Jamaicans (plural)

etymology_text: Jamaica + -an

ety-suffix

Jamaica

an

expansion: Jamaica + -an

glosses: A Jamaica is a person or thing that comes from Jamaica.

enpr: jə-mā'kən

ipa: /dʒəˈmeɪkən/


Jamaican

forms: Jamaican (positive)

glosses: Something or someone that is Jamaican comes from Jamaica.


pothole

forms:
pothole
potholes (plural)

glosses: A pothole is a hole in a road. It is usually caused by erosion.


sow

forms:
sow (canonical)
sows (third-person singular)
sowed (past)
sowed (past participle)
sowing (present participle)

glosses: To sow is to put something (usually seeds) into the ground to let it grow.

ipa: /saʊ/


curfew

forms:
curfew
curfews (plural)

glosses: A curfew is an order that requires people to be indoors after a certain point at night.


curfews

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

noun

curfew


Basque

forms: Basque

glosses: Basque is an language spoken by the Basque people.

ipa: /bɑːsk/

enpr: bask

ipa: /bæsk/

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


Galician

forms: Galician

glosses: Galician is a language spoken in Galicia, which is a community in Spain.

enpr: gə-lĭs'ē-ən


horizon

forms:
horizon
horizons (plural)

glosses: The horizon is the line where the earth or sea seem to meet the sky.

ipa: /həˈraɪzən/


horizons

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

horizon


Simplified Chinese

forms: Simplified Chinese

glosses: Simplified Chinese is Chinese written with simplified letters. It is used in the People's Republic of China, Malaysia and Singapore.


colourful

forms: colourful (positive)

etymology_text: colour + -ful

ety-suffix

colour

ful

expansion: colour + -ful

glosses: Something that is colourful has a lot of colors.

glosses: If your language is colourful, it is rude.

text: His language is very colourful.

ipa: /ˈkʌlɚfəl/

ipa: /ˈkʌləfəl/

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

hyphenation: co‧lour‧ful


crude

forms:
crude (positive)
cruder (comparative)
crudest (superlative)

glosses: When an object is crude, it is natural or raw.

text: Crude oil needs to go through fractional distillation to obtain the components in it.

glosses: When something is crude, it lacks maturity or is coarse and rude.

text: The comedian told a crude joke.

enpr: kro͞od

ipa: /kruːd/

adj

crude

cruder

crudest


crude

forms:
crude
crudes (plural)

glosses: If something is crude, it is in its natural state.

text: Crude oil.


unnecessary

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

glosses: If something is unnecessary, it is not needed.

text: Do not add unnecessary words to your comprehension answers.

ipa: /ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)rɪ /, /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.rɪ/


trigonometry

forms: trigonometry

glosses: Trigonometry is mathematical problems that involve angles, triangles and etc.

ipa: /ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmətri/


trigonometric

forms: trigonometric (positive)

glosses: If something is trigonometric, it is related to trigonometry.

text: I have to remember all these trigonometric identities for tomorrow's mathematics exams as the formula sheet will not be given.

adjective

trigonometric


storage

forms:
storage
storages (plural)

etymology_text: store + -age

ety-suffix

store

age

expansion: store + -age

text: There is a lot of storage space in those cabinets.


storages

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

noun

storage


cruder

glosses: The comparative form of crude; more crude.


crudest

glosses: The superlative form of crude; most crude.


deter

forms:
deter (canonical)
deters (third-person singular)
deterred (past)
deterred (past participle)
deterring (present participle)

glosses: If X deters Y from happening, X stops Y, or makes Y less likely.

text: John tried his best to deter the incoming forces invading his base on his game.

ipa: /dɪˈtɜː(r)/

verb

deter

r


deters

glosses: The third-person singular form of deter.


deterred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deter.


dusk

forms:
dusk
dusks (plural)

text: It is already dusk and Casper has not arrived home yet.

ipa: /dʌsk/


dusks

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

noun

dusk

dusks


dawns

forms:
dawn (canonical)
dawns (third-person singular)
dawned (past)
dawned (past participle)
dawning (present participle)

verb

dawn


dawns

forms:
dawn
dawns (plural)

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

noun

dawns


pertinent

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

glosses: When something is pertinent, it is relevant and important.

text: We should get pertinent details for our project work.

ipa: /ˈpəːtɪnənt/

hyphenation: per‧tin‧ent


pertain

forms:
pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)

ipa: /pɚˈteɪn/

ipa: /pəˈteɪn/

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

hyphenation: per‧tain


altruistic

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

etymology_text: altruist + -ic

ety-suffix

altruist

ic

expansion: altruist + -ic

glosses: If you are altruistic, you help others, even when you do not benefit.

text: She helped Anne to carry her groceries to the taxi stand and was praised for her altruistic act.


frail

forms:
frail (positive)
frailer (comparative)
frailest (superlative)

glosses: When a person is frail, they are weak and easy to break down physically and mentally.

glosses: When an object is frail, it is not firm and easily broken.

glosses: When a person is frail, they can be very easy to be led into sin.

ipa: /freɪl/

adjective

frail

frailer

frailest


frail

forms:
frail
frails (plural)

glosses: A frail is a basket made of rushes which is used to put figs or raisins.


frailer

glosses: The comparative form of frail; more frail.


frailest

glosses: The superlative form of frail; most frail.


frails

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

noun

frails


malfunction

forms:
malfunction
malfunctions (plural)

etymology_text: mal- + function

ety-prefix

mal

function

expansion: mal- + function

glosses: A malfunction is a bad functioning or failure to function.

hyphenation: mal‧func‧tion


malfunction

forms:
malfunction (canonical)
malfunctions (third-person singular)
malfunctioned (past)
malfunctioned (past participle)
malfunctioning (present participle)

glosses: When an object (normally machines) malfunction, it functions badly or stop functioning.

text: The automobile malfunctioned yesterday.


malfunctions

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

noun

malfunction