seasons

forms:
season (canonical)
seasons (third-person singular)
seasoned (past)
seasoned (past participle)
seasoning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of season.

text: Your mother seasons meat very well.


linens

forms:
linen
linens (plural)

pos: noun

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

text: My maid changes the bed linens every week.

noun

linen

expansion: [POS TABLE]


sheets

forms:
sheet
sheets (plural)

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

text: The teacher said that we have to hand in our sheets so they can be graded.

sheet


engages

forms:
engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of engage.

text: Billy always engages Joel in interesting conversations.

verb

engag

e


facing

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

text: I'm facing the bell tower.

ipa: /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

sampa: /"feIsIN/

fac


faces

forms:
face
faces (plural)

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

text: Their faces are very beautiful.

ipa: /ˈfeɪsɪz/

noun

face


faces

text: Samuel faces Jerusalem when he prays because he is Jewish.


unaccented

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

pos: adj

etymology_text: un- + accented

ety-prefix

un

accented

expansion: un- + accented

glosses: Someone is unaccented if they do not have an accent.

text: I can understand her better because she is unaccented.

glosses: A letter is unaccented if it has no diacritics.

text: The letter "a" is unaccented, "á", "ä", "â" etc. are accented letters.

glosses: A vowel or a syllable is unaccented if it is pronounced without stress (i.e. quickly, without emphasis); unstressed.

text: The first syllable in the word "about" is unaccented.

adj

more: true


date palms

forms:
date palm
date palms (plural)

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

text: There were date palms everywhere before they got cut down.

noun

date palm


mandolins

forms:
mandolin
mandolins (plural)

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

text: Mandolins are very interesting instruments.

mandolin


utilities

forms:
utility
utilities (plural)

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

text: Some people think water and electricity are the most important utilities.

utility

utilities


fights

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fight.

text: Joey fights with his brother all the time.

ipa: /faɪts/

fight

fights

fought

fought

fighting


fights

forms:
fight
fights (plural)

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

text: I don't like getting into fights.


fighting

text: Your mom wants you to stop fighting with your sister.

ipa: /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/


strontium

forms: strontium

glosses: Strontium a metallic chemical element with the atomic number of 38 and the symbol Sr.

enpr: strŏn'tēəm

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

hyphenation: stron‧tium


pigeon

forms:
pigeon
pigeons (plural)

text: Seeing a dead pigeon on the side of the road is scary.

ipa: /ˈpɪdʒɪn/

sampa: /"pIdZIn/

enpr: pĭjʹən

ipa: /ˈpɪdʒən/

pigeon


pigeons

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

text: Pigeons are my favorite type of bird.


shrub

forms:
shrub
shrubs (plural)

glosses: A shrub is a plant. It is smaller than a tree, usually has many stems from the same base, and looks very much like a bush.

text: I think the ball rolled under that shrub.

enpr: shrŭb

ipa: /ʃrʌb/

sampa: /SrVb/


shrubs

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

text: I'm going to plant shrubs in the yard.

shrub


victims

forms:
victim
victims (plural)

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

text: Victims of rape are often changed by the experience.

victim


pile

forms:
pile
piles (plural)

glosses: A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.

text: There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.

text: He found his phone under a pile of clothes.

text: The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.

text: Joshua Tree National Park in California has many huge rock piles.

text: She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.

glosses: A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.

ipa: /paɪl/


pile

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

glosses: If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.

text: The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.

text: She piled the books on the corner of the desk.

glosses: If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.

text: I listen to the snow piling on the roof.

text: When I was away the work kept piling up.

glosses: If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.

text: The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.

glosses: If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.

glosses: If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.

glosses: If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.

verb

pil


title: couldn’t

redirect: couldn't

pos: hard-redirect


whiles

forms:
while (canonical)
whiles (third-person singular)
whiled (past)
whiled (past participle)
whiling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of while.

enpr: wīlz

ipa: /waɪlz/

sampa: /waIlz/

whil


piles

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

text: Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

glosses: Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids.

ipa: /paɪlz/

noun

pile


advances

forms:
advance
advances (plural)

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

text: These advances were very important in medicine.

advance


advances

forms:
advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advance.

text: The army advances through the danger zone with brute force.

verb

advanc


fright

forms:
fright
frights (plural)

glosses: Fright means a person or thing that scares someone; to cause someone to have a fear.

text: Seeing someone with a gun gave me quite a fright.

enpr: frīt

ipa: /fraɪt/

sampa: /fraIt/


fright

forms:
fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

text: Seeing someone with a gun frightened me very much.


frights

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

noun

fright


frights

glosses: The third-person singular form of fright.


title: Dutch language

redirect: Dutch


pint

forms:
pint
pints (plural)

glosses: A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 0.568 litres in Britain and 1/8 of a gallon in the US.

text: She had pasta for dinner and half a pint of ice cream every night for dessert.

text: He put his face in his beer and finished the pint in one go.

ipa: /paɪnt/


details

forms:
detail
details (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdiːteɪlz/

hyphenation: de‧tails

detail


details

forms:
detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of detail.


detailed

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

glosses: If something is detailed, it has many details; it is thorough or complex.

text: The plan that he came up with is very detailed.

ipa: /dɪˈteɪld/

hyphenation: de‧tailed


detailed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of detail.


delayed

forms:
delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delay.

verb

delay


points

forms:
point
points (plural)

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

noun

point


points

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of point.


pointed

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

glosses: If something is pointed, it is sharp, it has a point.

text: The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

enpr: poinʹtĭd

ipa: /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

sampa: /"pOIntId/


pointed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of point.


pointing

text: The walkers were pointing at their map.


sampled

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sample.

text: I sampled one of every type of wine.

verb

sampl


fuckers

forms:
fucker
fuckers (plural)

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

noun

fucker


simpler

forms:
simple (positive)
simpler (comparative)
simplest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of simple; more simple.

ipa: /ˈsɪmplɚ/

ipa: /ˈsɪmplə/

adj

simple

simpler

simplest


simplest

glosses: The superlative form of simple; most simple.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpləst/


kids

forms:
kid
kids (plural)

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

ipa: /kɪdz/

noun

kid


kids

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

verb

d


kidded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kid.


trolls

forms:
troll
trolls (plural)

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

noun

troll


trolls

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of troll.


trolled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of troll.


encountered

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of encounter.

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntəd/

hyphenation: en‧coun‧tered

verb

encounter


processes

forms:
process
processes (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɑsɛsɪz/

ipa: /ˈprəʊ̯sɛsɪz/

ipa: /ˈproʊsɛsɪz/

noun

process

processes


processes

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of process.

verb

es


processed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of process.

enpr: prə-sĕstʹ

ipa: /prəˈsɛst/

hyphenation: pro‧cessed


processed

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

glosses: If something has been processed, they have underwent refinement or a similar process.

enpr: prŏsʹĕst

ipa: /ˈprɑsɛst/

ipa: /ˈprəʊsɛst/

enpr: prōʹsĕst

ipa: /ˈproʊsɛst/


processing

ipa: /ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈprɑsəsɪŋ/


evaluations

forms:
evaluation
evaluations (plural)

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

noun

evaluation


contemporaries

forms:
contemporary
contemporaries (plural)

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

contemporary

contemporaries


unites

forms:
unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of unite.

verb

unit


lists

forms:
list
lists (plural)

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

noun

list


lists

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


listed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of list.


hopefuls

forms:
hopeful
hopefuls (plural)

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

hopeful


nights

forms:
night
nights (plural)

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

night


felons

forms:
felon
felons (plural)

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

felon


stages

forms:
stage
stages (plural)

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

stage


stages

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stage.

verb

stag


staged

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

glosses: If something is staged, it has been planned or prepared.

text: The prank seems to be staged, his reaction to it is too dramatic.


staged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stage.


arrives

forms:
arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrive.

arriv


arriving

text: Sarah will be arriving shortly and then we can go to the mall.


cheer up

forms: cheer up

pos: phrase

glosses: If you cheer somebody up, you make them feel happier.

text: I went over to try to cheer her up, but she said she wanted to be alone.

text: There isn't much on the street to cheer up the poor.

text: Cheer up everyone; it can only get better from here.

audio: en-au-cheer up.ogg


wearing

forms:
wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

enpr: wĕrʹĭng

ipa: /ˈwɛrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈwɛərɪŋ/

wear

wears

wore

worn

wearing


guardrail

forms:
guardrail
guardrails (plural)

glosses: A guardrail is a rail that is put on the side of a dangerous place (like a road or staircase) to make it safer.

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


title: guard rail

redirect: guardrail


guardrails

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

noun

guardrail


sinkhole

forms:
sinkhole
sinkholes (plural)

etymology_text: sink + hole

compound

sink

hole

expansion: sink + hole

glosses: A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.

ipa: /ˈsɪŋkhəʊl/

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

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


sinkholes

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

noun

sinkhole


sink hole

forms:
sink hole
sink holes (plural)

glosses: A sink hole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.


title: wouldn’t

redirect: wouldn't


wildfire

forms:
wildfire
wildfires (plural)

glosses: A wildfire is a quickly-spreading fire that occurs in the wild. These fires can not be controlled.

text: The wildfire burned down the trees in the forest.

ipa: /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/

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


pitch

forms:
pitch
pitches (plural)

glosses: In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.

text: Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.

text: The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.

text: Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.

glosses: In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.

text: She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.

glosses: A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.

text: The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.

glosses: A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.

text: We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.

text: You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.

glosses: Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.

text: He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.

glosses: A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.

text: He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.

glosses: Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.

text: The night was pitch black.

glosses: A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.

ipa: /pɪtʃ/

pitches


pitch

forms:
pitch (canonical)
pitches (third-person singular)
pitched (past)
pitched (past participle)
pitching (present participle)

text: He pitched the ball for his dog.

glosses: If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.

text: We pitched our ideas to various companies.

text: The decided to pitch the tent over there.

verb

pitch


title: wild fire

redirect: wildfire


wildfires

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

noun

wildfire


staked

forms:
stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stake.

verb

stak


killers

forms:
killer
killers (plural)

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

noun

killer


frequents

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of frequent.

verb

frequent


frequented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of frequent.


chucked

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chuck.

chuck


relies

forms:
rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)

rel

y


relied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rely.


nachos

forms: nachos (plural)

glosses: Nachos are a type of food from Mexico made from tortilla chips and melted cheese. Often, nachos also have other toppings like jalapeños, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, refried beans, salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

text: Let's get some nachos as an appetizer.

ipa: /ˈnætʃəʊz/

ipa: /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/

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


acoustic

forms: acoustic (positive)

glosses: An acoustic instrument is played without electricity.

text: I think music from an acoustic guitar is prettier than music from an electric guitar.

ipa: /əˈkuːstɪk/


acoustic

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.


flamed

forms:
flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flame.

flam


complemented

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of complement.

complement


compiles

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compile.

compil


compiled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compile.


spaces

forms:
space
spaces (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈspeɪsɪz/

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

noun

space


spaces

forms:
space (canonical)
spaces (third-person singular)
spaced (past)
spaced (past participle)
spacing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of space.

verb

spac


spaced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of space.


mechanic

forms:
mechanic
mechanics (plural)

glosses: A mechanic is a person that can fix machines like cars and airplanes.

text: My mechanic can fix anything.

text: The airport mechanics went on strike.

glosses: Mechanics is the way of doing something.

text: Will you teach me the mechanics of songwriting?

text: Are the mechanics of car repair too difficult for me to understand?

text: Will I ever become comfortable with the mechanics of sex?

ipa: /məˈkænɪk/

hyphenation: me‧cha‧nic


title: Oudh

redirect: Awadh


poll

forms:
poll
polls (plural)

glosses: A poll is a process of asking people for their opinions about something and counting the results.

text: The latest Newsweek poll suggests 65% of the public is dissatisfied with the president.

text: She was extremely concerned about recent opinion polls showing a decline in her popularity.

text: Senator McCain continues to hold a two-point lead in the daily tracking poll.

text: We conducted our own poll of smokers under 18 and we found roughly the same numbers.

text: The latest poll indicates that her lead is down to 6 points.

text: According to one poll, almost two-thirds of New York City voters opposed the plan.

text: An Ohio poll released in February 2008 showed the economy as the most important issue.

glosses: If people go to the polls, they vote in an election.

text: Voters go to the polls eight days from now.

ipa: /paɔl/

sampa: /paOl/

ipa: /pəʊl/

ipa: /poʊl/

sampa: /poUl/

homophones: pole Pole


poll

forms:
poll (canonical)
polls (third-person singular)
polled (past)
polled (past participle)
polling (present participle)

glosses: If you poll people, you ask them for their opinion about something and you count the results.

text: Seventy percent of those polled said that the U.S. military was making the security situation worse in Iraq.


pray

forms:
pray (canonical)
prays (third-person singular)
prayed (past)
prayed (past participle)
praying (present participle)

glosses: If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true.

text: I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me.

text: We prayed prayers of thanks.

text: Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home.

text: I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down.

text: The people were one when they sang and prayed together.

text: I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church.

glosses: If you pray, you wish for something very strongly.

text: I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me.

enpr: prā

ipa: /preɪ/

sampa: /preI/


assets

forms:
asset
assets (plural)

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

ipa: /'æsets/

noun

asset


patients

forms:
patient
patients (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈpeɪʃəntz/

patient


lives

forms:
life
lives (plural)

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

ipa: /lɪvz/

life

lives


lives

forms:
live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)

ipa: /laɪvz/

verb

liv


lived

glosses: The past tense and past participle of live.


pregnant

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

glosses: If a female is pregnant, she has a baby growing inside her.

text: Between 10 and 40 percent of US teen girls will get pregnant before the age of 20.

text: For the first time, a 67-year-old woman has successfully become pregnant.

text: At that time, she was already eight months pregnant with their son, Bradley.

text: You could barely tell she was pregnant, although the baby was born a week later.

glosses: A pregnant silence has some meaning or feeling.

glosses: If something is pregnant with a quality, it has a lot of that quality.

ipa: /ˈprɛgnənt/


prize

forms:
prize
prizes (plural)

glosses: A prize is something that you receive for winning or doing well.

text: She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

text: The film was the winner of the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

text: Best Overall Performance, and the $300 grand prize, was awarded to Kathryn Hallberg.

text: The book sold slowly despite winning third prize in this year's poetry contest.

text: The top teams will receive $1,000 cash prizes.

glosses: A prize horse, story, performance, etc. is very good and could win a prize.

text: She caught this year's prize fish late yesterday evening.

ipa: /praɪz/

homophones: pries prise


prize

forms:
prize (canonical)
prizes (third-person singular)
prized (past)
prized (past participle)
prizing (present participle)

glosses: If something is prized, people feel that it is very important and often people want it.

text: DuMond is a world-famous artist and his pieces are highly prized by collectors.

text: The island is prized for its beautiful salt-white beaches and clear blue skies.

glosses: If you prize something off of or away from something else, you use strong force to get it to move.

text: He prized the doors open, dragged the two men out, and laid them on the road.

priz


pro

forms:
pro
pros (plural)

glosses: A pro is somebody who is very good at what they do; short for professional.

text: She's real pro who cares about her job.

text: When it comes to computers, Jacob's an old pro.

glosses: A pro is somebody who is paid to play sports, sometimes as a teacher; short for professional.

text: He began his career as a golf pro in Indiana, and later taught golf to Bob Hope.

text: Pros in the Tour de France often ride custom bicycles that cost over $10,000.

text: She turned pro in March 2000 at 14, making her the youngest female professional in South Korea.

text: Pro basketball is one of the country's top sports.

glosses: The pros and cons of a situation are the positive parts and the negative parts.

text: What are the pros and cons of going from one method to the other?

ipa: /prəʊ/

ipa: /proʊ/

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


pro

forms: pro

pos: prep

glosses: If you are pro something, you support it, or you think it is a good idea.

text: Yet when they got into the war, he was very pro the country winning the war.


manner

forms:
manner
manners (plural)

glosses: A manner is the way that someone or something acts or performs.

text: My daughter quickly changed her manner when I came into her room.

ipa: /ˈmænə/

ipa: /ˈmænɚ/


pudding

forms:
pudding
puddings (plural)

glosses: Pudding is a dessert made with cake, bread or rice and often fruit, usually hot.

text: The shop had desserts-fruit cobblers, pies, bread pudding, and chocolate, pound, and carrot cakes.

glosses: Pudding is a thick desert made with milk and eggs, usually cold.

text: Use 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix with 1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water, and 4 large eggs.

glosses: Pudding is a food made of flour, animal fat, and meat or vegetables, usually hot.

enpr: po͝odʹing


pupil

forms:
pupil
pupils (plural)

glosses: A pupil is a student, especially a young one.

text: They can put their children in public school, but it costs $9,600 per pupil per year.

text: Which learning activities will assist pupils to achieve these objectives?

text: The teacher called the pupils to sit on the rug in front of the class.

text: These pupils learn to write as well as write to learn in mathematics.

glosses: Your pupil is the black circle in the middle of your eye.

text: He checked her eyes; the pupils seemed rather large for the lighting in the room.

ipa: /pjuːpəl/


reach

forms:
reach (canonical)
reaches (third-person singular)
reached (past)
reached (past participle)
reaching (present participle)

glosses: If you reach a level, you get to that level.

text: Seven mice were born, six living long enough to reach adulthood.

text: The car can reach its peak speed in under 10 seconds.

text: These trees have reached heights of more than 100 feet.

text: On Jan. 6, the temperature reached 67 degrees in Portland, an all-time high for the month.

glosses: If you reach a conclusion, agreement, etc. you keep working, talking, thinking, etc. until the ideas come together.

text: They came to the same conclusion I had reached: it wasn't working.

text: It appears unlikely that an agreement will be reached until the leadership changes.

glosses: If you reach for something, you put your hand out to touch it.

text: He reached in his pocket and he came out with an envelope.

text: I stood up, reached for my wallet, and counted out my cash.

text: I reached to touch her arm but she pulled away.

text: By the time we had reached our destination, it was already past midnight.

text: Our goal was to reach Clewiston on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.

glosses: If something reaches a place, it is long enough or tall enough to touch that place.

text: My hair is long enough to reach my waist.

ipa: /riːtʃ/

reach


reach

forms:
reach
reaches (plural)

glosses: Your reach is the distance that you can move your body to touch something.

text: We had to keep the tools outside of the elephants' reach so they wouldn't take them.

text: The keys were just out of reach.

text: All controls are within easy reach of the driver.

glosses: If something is within reach of somewhere, you can get to it easily from there; it's close.

text: They were within easy reach of a hospital.

glosses: The outer reaches of a place are the parts that are furthest away from the centre or from the start.

text: The tree is found in New Mexico and up into the upper reaches of the Colorado River system.

text: The Voyager spacecraft travelled to the outer reaches of the galaxy.

text: My father and his brother had gone to the northern reaches of Alaska.

noun

reaches


recall

forms:
recall (canonical)
recalls (third-person singular)
recalled (past)
recalled (past participle)
recalling (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + call(to call again)

ety-prefix

re

call

expansion: re- + call

glosses: If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

text: She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.

text: She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.

text: I don't recall seeing any situation like that.

text: And you have a two children, as I recall.

text: He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.

glosses: If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.

text: The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.

glosses: If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.

glosses: If you recall someone, you call them again.

ipa: /rɪˈkɔːl/

enpr: rĭˈkôl

ipa: /rɪˈkɔl/

hyphenation: re‧call; re‧call


recall

forms:
recall
recalls (plural)

glosses: Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

text: You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.

glosses: A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.

text: The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.

ipa: /ˈriːkɔːl/

enpr: ˈrēˌkôl

ipa: /ˈriˌkɔl/


recession

forms:
recession
recessions (plural)

glosses: A recession is a time when there is less economic activity.

text: Spending is one reason that economists are increasingly worried about the economy moving into a recession.

text: In the early 1980s, the economy was in a deep recession and interest rates were two to four times as high as they are today.

text: It's difficult to get any work during this recession.

text: The government is trying to help those who are hard hit by the recession.

ipa: /rɪˈsɛʃn̩/

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

hyphenation: re‧ces‧sion


genocide

forms:
genocide
genocides (plural)

glosses: Genocide is the killing of many people because of their ethnicity, race, religion, or culture.

ipa: /ˈʤɛnəsaid/

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


inflation

forms:
inflation
inflations (plural)

glosses: Inflation is a general increase in the price of goods and services.

text: Because of inflation, I can't afford to go to the movies anymore.

text: We have low unemployment, low inflation, good growth, and a strong economy.

text: The rate of food inflation reached 24 percent in March.

text: Wages adjusted for inflation actually fell last month.

glosses: Inflation is the process of blowing up a balloon, bag, etc.

text: The speed of inflation of the airbag is very important in protecting you in a car crash.

glosses: Inflation is any process or result of growth.

text: With competition to enter college, grade inflation is a serious problem across the country.

ipa: /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

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


recover

forms:
recover (canonical)
recovers (third-person singular)
recovered (past)
recovered (past participle)
recovering (present participle)

glosses: If you recover, you get better after getting sick, or being hurt, surprised, etc.

text: She is just about fully recovered from a broken leg.

text: Johnson must show he has recovered from knee injury that kept him out of seven games last season.

text: Lansky looked surprised, but quickly recovered.

text: Her doctors say she may never completely recover.

text: After some rest, you should recover your strength a little.

glosses: If something recovers, it returns to normal after a change, especially a bad change.

text: We don't expect the economy to begin recovering until the second half of next year.

glosses: If you recover something that you didn't have for a time, you get it back.

text: Five hours now after the accident, bodies were still being recovered from the train.

glosses: If you recover money, such as an investment, damages, etc., you get back the amount you put out or lost.

text: He brought suit to recover damages suffered in an automobile accident.

text: You have to question the ability of the bank to recover their investment.

ipa: /rɪˈkʌvə/


recognises

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recognise.

verb

recognis


recognised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognise.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/

hyphenation: rec‧og‧nised


recruit

forms:
recruit (canonical)
recruits (third-person singular)
recruited (past)
recruited (past participle)
recruiting (present participle)

glosses: If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.

text: The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

text: The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts.

text: The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse.

text: A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited.

text: There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers.

text: Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school.

text: Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers.

enpr: rĭʹkro͞ot

ipa: /rɪˈkrut/

ipa: /rɪˈkruːt/

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

hyphenation: re‧cruit


recruit

forms:
recruit
recruits (plural)

glosses: A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.

text: New recruits go through a ten-day training session.


reflect

forms:
reflect (canonical)
reflects (third-person singular)
reflected (past)
reflected (past participle)
reflecting (present participle)

glosses: If x reflects y, x shows or matches y, or x is affected by y.

text: These words didn't accurately reflect his thoughts.

text: Changing fashion reflected the changing population.

text: Greensburg's population had fallen steadily for decades, reflecting a trend in many small farming towns in Kansas.

text: This concept is simplistic and clearly does not reflect reality.

text: Attitudes towards religion also reflect historical factors.

text: Politicians can maintain their popularity only if their decisions reflect public preferences.

text: His letters began to reflect his growing anger.

text: The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom.

text: Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease.

text: Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need.

text: Our values are reflected in and shaped by advertising.

glosses: If x reflects y, the light from y can be seen in x.

text: The mirrors on the stairway reflected ladies in white, blue, and pink dresses.

glosses: If light or sound reflects off something, it hits it and goes in a different direction.

text: Sunlight was reflecting off the glass.

glosses: If you reflect about something, you think about it carefully.

text: In jail he's had time to reflect upon what he did and how many lives he touched through his actions.

ipa: /ˈriflɛkt/


refrigerate

forms:
refrigerate (canonical)
refrigerates (third-person singular)
refrigerated (past)
refrigerated (past participle)
refrigerating (present participle)

glosses: If you refrigerate something such as food or drink, you cool it in a refrigerator.

text: Combine olive oil and pepper, stir, then coat meat with it. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

text: Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours.

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/

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

refrigerat


regulate

forms:
regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

glosses: If you regulate something, you control it by making laws and rules.

text: The industry has fought the state's attempts to regulate it.

text: The Coast Guard has direct authority to regulate U.S. sailors and port workers.

text: The government is considering a law that would regulate the prices of drugs.

text: The state maintains the power to regulate all schools.

glosses: If x regulates y, x causes y to function in a particular way, often at a higher or lower level.

text: You turn this to regulate the water flow.

text: This part of the brain regulates activities such as decision-making and memory.

ipa: /ˈrɛɡjəleɪt/

hyphenation: re‧gu‧late

regulat


jester

forms:
jester
jesters (plural)

glosses: An entertainer in a medieval royal court.

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


relief

forms:
relief
reliefs (plural)

glosses: or (singular) Relief is the good feeling you have when something bad is finished or didn't happen.

text: Most people are just breathing a sigh of relief that he's gone.

text: It was such a relief to see her safe.

text: I smiled with relief and thanks.

text: Relief flooded his body. He was safe.

glosses: Relief is help given to people who have suffered disasters, such as an earthquake.

text: The government recently announced it was donating $150,000 to the Red Cross for disaster relief.

text: The government was slow in allowing foreign aid and foreign relief workers into the affected area.

text: Medicine, food and other relief supplies are blocked by closed border crossings.

text: Relief operations are running smoothly.

text: Our agency provided emergency relief after the 2005 earthquake.

text: The U.S.O.C. has donated 1,000 tents to help the relief effort in China's Sichuan Province.

text: After such injuries, pain relief is often the patient's priority.

text: Some patients return to the office over and over again, hoping to find relief for every symptom.

text: Exercising in warm water often brings immediate relief from pain.

text: A person might enjoy temporary relief from stress by playing games.

glosses: Financial relief is the reduction of debt or taxes, or receiving money.

text: Tony Blair, is encouraging leaders of the richest nations to consider debt relief as a form of aid to impoverished nations.

text: Let's get tax relief, a middle class tax cut, for ordinary working families.

text: The majority of these people are poor and seeking economic relief for their families.

glosses: Relief is somebody who will take over your difficult job to give you a rest.

text: 2,0000 relief fighters arrived too late to save the city.

text: Who needs relief pitchers? Let the starting pitcher finish every game.

glosses: Comic relief is something funny during a serious or difficult time.

text: A coworker who provides steady emotional support and comic relief can help you get through the day.

glosses: A relief or bas relief is a kind of decoration in which a shape is raised above the surface.

glosses: If something stands out in relief, it is very noticeable.

text: His face and his right hand stand out in sharp relief against the blue background.

ipa: /rɪˈliːf/


remark

forms:
remark
remarks (plural)

etymology_text: re- + mark(to mark again)

ety-prefix

mark

expansion: re- + mark

glosses: A remark is your spoken opinion or observation about something.

text: He made some very interesting remarks about what he expects in Iraq.

text: A final section provides some interpretation of the results and concluding remarks.

ipa: /rɪˈmɑrk/

ipa: /rɪˈmɑːk/


remark

forms:
remark (canonical)
remarks (third-person singular)
remarked (past)
remarked (past participle)
remarking (present participle)

glosses: If you remark upon something, you say what you noticed or think about it.

text: Some visitors have remarked upon the contrast between this expensive car and the tiny, broken down house.

text: Charles de Gaulle once remarked that "Brazil is not a serious country."

glosses: If you remark something, you mark it again.


remind

forms:
remind (canonical)
reminds (third-person singular)
reminded (past)
reminded (past participle)
reminding (present participle)

glosses: If you remind somebody of something, you tell them something they already know to make them think about it again.

text: We doctors have to constantly remind ourselves to keep it simple.

text: "You're the one that came back looking for me," she reminded him.

glosses: If x reminds you of y, x makes you think about y, usually because x and y are similar.

text: It reminded me of the time my girlfriend broke her nose.

ipa: /rəˈmaɪnd/

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

hyphenation: re‧mind


stir

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

glosses: If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.

text: He needed to stir the water into the flour

text: She stirred the paint to mix the color.

text: He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

glosses: If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.

text: The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.

ipa: /stɜː/

ipa: /stɜːr/

verb

stir

r


stir

forms:
stir
stirs (plural)

glosses: A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

text: Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.


reply

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words.

text: "Are you OK?" she ask. "Yes," I replied.

text: I said hi and she did not reply.

text: She'll reply to questions in writing.

glosses: If you reply to someone or something, you react.

text: The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game.

ipa: /rɪˈplaɪ/

repl


reply

forms:
reply
replies (plural)

glosses: A reply is the words you use to answer someone.

text: "Why?" He received no reply. "Did you hear me?"

text: "Is it OK if I go?" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area.

noun

reply

replies


reserve

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

glosses: If you reserve a room, a table, seat etc. you arrange for it to be kept for you, usually for a particular date and time.

text: This parking spot is reserved for the general manager.

text: We had reserved a room at the hotel.

glosses: When you're cooking, if you reserve something, you put it aside to use later.

text: Cook pasta as directed on package and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water.

glosses: If you reserve something for a particular situation, you usually don't use it except in that situation.

text: She spoke to me in a voice usually reserved for young children.

glosses: If you reserve the right to do something, you let people know that these are your legal rights and you may use or defend them.

text: This program is copyrighted © 2008 by CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ipa: /rɪˈzɝv/

ipa: /rɪˈzɜːv/

hyphenation: re‧serve

verb

reserv

e


reserve

forms:
reserve
reserves (plural)

glosses: Reserves are extra amounts of something that are for the future.

text: Canada has 179 billion barrels of oil reserves - second only to Saudi Arabia.

text: The central bank's cash and gold reserves have fallen by 25 percent since June 2001.

text: This special sugar is your body's quick, easy-access energy reserve.

text: She always had some water in reserve.

glosses: Reserve is a feeling of holding back, controlling yourself, and not being very friendly.

text: We listened to all this talk about change with a certain reserve.

glosses: Reserves are extra players on a team, or fighters in an army in case somebody is hurt or needs a rest.

text: Their best player spent a season on injured reserve after hurting his knee.

text: She joined the Army Reserve during her time in university.

glosses: A reserve is an area of land or water that is protected from humans.

text: These lands (such as national parks and nature reserves) supply cities with clean drinking water.

glosses: A reserve (or reservation) is an area of land that belongs to a group of indigenous people, such as a First Nations group in Canada.


kidneys

forms:
kidney
kidneys (plural)

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

text: Almost everybody is born with two kidneys.

noun

kidney


piled

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pile.

ipa: /paɪld/

verb

pil


piling

forms:
piling
pilings (plural)

glosses: Piling is a type of structural support that is made of wood, steel, or other construction material.

ipa: /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/

ipa: [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]


piling

ipa: [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]


resist

forms:
resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

glosses: If you resist something, you work, push, fight, etc. against it.

text: Unable to resist the call of the road, he left once more.

text: We're helping kids resist the pressure to start smoking.

text: She resisted every attempt to make changes.

text: Since when have I been able to resist chocolate?

text: They must resist the force that is being used against them.

ipa: /rɪˈzɪst/

hyphenation: re‧sist


retire

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: If you retire, you stop working, usually because of your age.

text: She recently retired after 25 years with the company.

text: With me is Colonel David Hunt, military analyst and retired U.S. Army commander.

text: Horner retired at age 63 and has been painting full time ever since.

glosses: If you retire something, you stop using it.

text: NASA will soon be retiring the space shuttles.

glosses: If you retire, you go to a quiet place, often to bed.

text: After dinner she retired to her bedroom with a head cold.

retir


Rome

forms: Rome

pos: name

text: It is noon at the U.N. headquarters in New York, 6:00 p.m. in Rome, Italy.

glosses: Rome is the Roman Empire, an empire that existed between 27 BC and AD 476 and covered much of the southern Europe, some of West Asia, and some of northern Africa.

text: Most of our great ideas are rooted in Greece and Rome.

text: Visitors are transported back 2,000 years in time to experience life and death in ancient Rome.

enpr: rōm

ipa: /rəʊm/

ipa: /roʊm/

sampa: /roUm/

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


rubbish

forms: rubbish

glosses: Rubbish is unwanted things such as plastic bags, half-eaten food, and broken toys.

text: She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.

text: People drive by and dump all manner of rubbish.

text: You're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.

text: Oh, I don't watch TV. It's a load of rubbish.

text: He was tired and angry and didn't want to listen to his friend talking rubbish.

ipa: /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

hyphenation: rub‧bish


rubbish

forms:
rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

glosses: If you rubbish something, you say it's bad or stupid.

text: It's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.

rubbish


scare

forms:
scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

glosses: If someone or something scares a person, it makes them feel fear.

text: They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.

text: Granny used to scare the hell out of us kids with her ghost stories.

text: I read once that you can scare away a bear if you wave your arms and look big.

text: Dark scares me. Noise scares me. And guns scare me.

glosses: If something scares a person off, it makes them not want to do something.

text: The high costs often scare students off.

glosses: If a person scares up something, they find it, even though it's rare or hard to find.

text: She didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.

ipa: /skɛə/

ipa: /skɛɚ/

scar


scare

forms:
scare
scares (plural)

text: I had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.


scene

forms:
scene
scenes (plural)

glosses: A scene is a place where something happened.

text: Police found a gun near the crime scene.

text: Reporters arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly after 2:00.

glosses: A scene is one part of a movie or play where the action happens at one time in one place.

text: Who could forget the amazing opening scene of Star Wars?

text: The movie's sex scene was so bad that half of it was cut.

text: His role was so small he appeared in only one scene in act five.

text: The Mad Scene in "Lucia di Lammermoor" is a great moment in opera.

glosses: A scene is the public activities of a group of people with a common interest, such as music, politics, etc.

text: For more than a decade, she dominated the fashion scene.

text: Many of those Lakers fans are celebrities from L.A's movie and music scenes.

text: Colin Farrell burst on to the scene as one of the baddest boys since Jack Nicholson.

glosses: If something happens behind the scenes, it happens out of sight, in secret.

text: It's hard to know what went on behind the scenes.

glosses: A scene is a view of a place, especially in art.

text: The photo was a street scene out of New York.

glosses: A scene is a loud, public argument or demonstration.

enpr: sēn

ipa: /siːn/


senior

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

glosses: A senior person has a higher social position.

text: She's a senior vice-president with the company.

text: Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders.

text: Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving.

text: Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire.

glosses: A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.

text: By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen.

text: Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people.

text: We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant).

glosses: Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18).

text: I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.

ipa: /ˈsinjɚ/

ipa: /ˈsiːnjə(r)/

audio: en-US senior.ogg

hyphenation: se‧nior


senior

forms:
senior
seniors (plural)

glosses: A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university.

text: He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall.

text: They met when she was a junior and he a senior.

glosses: A senior is someone who has a higher social position.

glosses: A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.


sensible

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

glosses: A sensible person thinks clearly and makes good decisions.

text: She wasn't talking wildy or anything; she seemed like a nice sensible lady.

glosses: A sensible plan, action, idea, etc. is a good one because it fits the situation well.

text: Stopping to rest seemed like a very sensible idea, so we did.

text: He wondered whether it was sensible to return to business in an area most people were leaving.

ipa: /ˈsensəbl/


session

forms:
session
sessions (plural)

glosses: A session is the period of time of an activity.

text: There will be a presentation by Michael Hirschorn, followed by a question-and-answer session.

text: She remembers participating in the 1967 recording session for "All You Need Is Love".

text: Contact us to schedule a training session or for more information.

text: Signs of depression substantially declined after four months of weekly therapy sessions.

text: We attended a conference session about marketing and we decided to start our own marketing program.

text: During the second session, participants were reminded of the purpose of the study.

text: One basic educational methods class was offered during a five-week summer session.

text: The testing sessions lasted approximately 30 minutes each.

text: On-road training with the devices was conducted in eight two-hour sessions.

text: The U.N. Security Council was holding an emergency session that has just closed.

text: The speaker arrived late for the opening session.

text: He was among the fastest drivers in both practice sessions.

text: The afternoon session was as surprising as the morning one.

text: We can remove lines around the eyes with three to four laser treatments (around $400 per session).

text: Gradually increase the intensity and duration of your exercise sessions.

glosses: If something is in session, it's happening at that time.

text: Some schools offer open houses, and most will invite you to observe their classes in session.

ipa: /ˈsɛʃ(ə)n/


silly

forms:
silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

glosses: If something is silly, it shows that somebody didn't think about it carefully.

text: Sometimes I called her "Mommy Ruby", even if it sounded silly.

text: People get excited about the silliest things.

text: "Do you remember?" "What a silly question! Of course I remember."

glosses: If something is silly, it's not important or serious.

text: I was making silly little jokes and she was laughing.

glosses: If you are silly, you don't think about things carefully or you are not serious.

text: Sometimes it's hard to believe how silly students can be.

text: The photoshopped pictures of Blake Griffin were so silly

ipa: /'sIlI/

adj

silly

sillier

silliest


sin

forms:
sin
sins (plural)

glosses: A sin is a bad action that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

text: 32 percent of Catholics said they confess their sins to a priest less than once a year.

text: I thought of all the seven deadly sins, pride was the worst for Christians.

text: Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

text: When you fight against me, brother, you commit the ultimate sin.

text: It is a crime against man and a sin against God!

text: This war has shown me that there is sin in human beings.

text: Many people only think homosexual sex is a sin, but the attraction to people of the same gender is too.

enpr: sĭn

ipa: /sɪn/

sampa: /sIn/


sin

forms:
sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

glosses: If you sin, you do something bad that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

text: I wanted him to say,' Yes, I have sinned. I'm sorry.

verb

sin

n


sin

forms: sin or SIN

pos: abbrev

glosses: A SIN is a social insurance number, an identification number used by the government of Canada.

glosses: Sin is short for sine, a trigonometric function.

text: Cos75° is equal to sin15°.

abbreviation

sin or SIN


flags

forms:
flag
flags (plural)

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

ipa: /flæɡz/

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

noun

flag


flags

forms:
flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)

verb

g


flagged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flag.


enters

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of enter.

text: John always enters my house through the back door.

enter


enters

forms:
enter
enters (plural)

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


entered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enter.

text: John entered my house through the back door.

ipa: /ˈEntə(r)d/


entering

text: John is entering the door as we speak.


rows

forms:
row
rows (plural)

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

ipa: /rəʊz/

ipa: /roʊz/

sampa: /roUz/

homophones: rhos roes rose

noun

row


rows

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)


rowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of row.

enpr: rōd

ipa: /rəʊd/

homophones: Rhode road rode


raised

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of raise.

ipa: /reɪzd/

verb

rais


foundered

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of founder.

founder


keepers

forms:
keeper
keepers (plural)

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

noun

keeper


journeys

forms:
journey
journeys (plural)

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

journey


journeys

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of journey.


journeyed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of journey.


projects

forms:
project
projects (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɒdʒɛkts/

enpr: prŏjʹĕkts'

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒˌɛkts/

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒɛkts/

hyphenation: proj‧ects; pro‧jects

project


projects

forms:
project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of project.

enpr: prə-jĕktsʹ

ipa: /prəˈdʒɛkts/


projected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of project.

enpr: prə-jĕktʹĭd

ipa: /prəˈdʒɛktɪd/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ed


projecting

enpr: prə-jĕktʹĭng

ipa: /prəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ing


releases

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of release.

verb

releas


releases

forms:
release
releases (plural)

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

noun

release


released

glosses: The past tense and past participle of release.

ipa: /rɪˈliːst/


adapts

forms:
adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adapt.

verb

adapt


drops

forms:
drop
drops (plural)

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

enpr: drŏps

ipa: /drɑps/

ipa: /drɒps/

noun

drop


drops

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)

verb

p


dropped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drop.

text: He dropped a heavy box onto his foot.

ipa: /drɑpt/

ipa: /drɒpt/


dropping

enpr: drŏpʹĭng

hyphenation: drop‧ping


dropping

forms:
dropping
droppings (plural)

text: A rabbit's droppings.


slide

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

glosses: If something slides, it moves smoothly and easily, usually over a surface.

text: She put on the brakes and slid sideways fifteen yards before she was stopped by a pine tree.

text: Carefully slide the egg from the fry pan onto the warm plate.

text: She slid the paper beneath the door.

text: He jumped into the elevator just as its door was sliding shut.

text: He sat down and slid the shoes on quickly.

text: Jordana took a deep breath and slid into a seat near the back of the room.

text: Slipping and sliding on the snowy sidewalks, I slowly walked up toward the house.

text: She felt his fingers sliding under her hair, along the base of her neck.

text: Lean forward to see if the new glasses slide off your nose.

text: He slid his hand slowly into his pocket.

text: Emma slid out of bed, jumping when her feet touched the icy floor.

text: They watched their shadows slide along the wall beside them.

glosses: If prices, numbers, rates, etc. slide, they go down.

text: Oil prices are expected to slide in the near future.

ipa: /slaɪd/

slide

slides

slid

slid

sliding


slide

forms:
slide
slides (plural)

glosses: A slide is a structure, usually on a playground, that you slide down.

text: He made a splash by entering the pool on a water slide.

glosses: A slide is a small photographic image on transparent plastic.

text: When Kodak stopped making the slide projector last fall, it was the end of an era.

text: A slide presentation on the history of the Irving Park neighborhood will be shown throughout the day.

text: The photo contest has winners in slides, prints, and digital images.

text: I'm going to show you some slides of real patients and real injuries that are pretty nasty.

glosses: A microscope slide is a piece of glass to hold something under a microscope.

text: She transferred each flake to a glass slide under a microscope.

text: He's just an actor whose life is on a downward slide.

text: The slide in gas prices won't continue.

glosses: A slide is a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument.

text: His trombone slide was stuck. So he had to excuse himself to get it oiled.

glosses: A slide is a smooth, easy movement, usually over a surface.

glosses: A rock, snow, or mud slide is when a large amount of the material falls down a hill or mountain.


slides

glosses: The third-person singular form of slide.


slides

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


slid

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slide.

ipa: /'slɪd/


losses

forms:
loss
losses (plural)

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

noun

loss

losses


panicking

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

verb

panic

k


visas

forms:
visa
visas (plural)

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

noun

visa


renders

forms:
render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of render.

verb

render


rendered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of render.

hyphenation: ren‧dered


ads

forms:
ad
ads (plural)

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

enpr: ădz

ipa: /ædz/

noun

ad


mules

forms:
mule
mules (plural)

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

mule


saner

forms:
sane (positive)
saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sane; more sane.

text: I'm not crazy; I've never been saner.

adjective

sane

saner

sanest


sanest

glosses: The superlative form of sane; most sane.


refurbish

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + furbish

ety-prefix

re

furbish

expansion: re- + furbish

glosses: If you refurbish something, you remake it using new materials or restore it to its original (or better) condition.

text: I refurbished my bedroom with brand new furniture and a new paint job.

ipa: /riˈfɝbɪʃ/

ipa: /riːˈfɜːbɪʃ/

verb

refurbish

es


defeated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defeat.

ipa: /dɪˈfiːtəd/

defeat


sod

forms:
sod
sods (plural)

glosses: Sod is a layer of earth with grass growing in it.

text: By the time I came along there was little of such unturned prairie sod In Falrweather Township.

text: We encourage residents to conserve water by planting ground covers instead of laying sod.

glosses: A sod is somebody you don't like, usually a man.

text: I'm not having these silly old sods coming to the party. No way!

text: Shut up. You little sod.

text: He's not had much sleep though, poor sod.

ipa: /sɒd/

ipa: /sɑd/

ipa: /sɔd/


sod

forms:
sod (canonical)
sods (third-person singular)
sodded (past)
sodded (past participle)
sodding (present participle)

glosses: You use sod to show you're not happy about something.

text: I looked at the clock, it said twenty to eight, I thought, "sod it! I ain't getting up."

text: Who are you to tell me to sod off, you little bastard?

sod

d


solicitor

forms:
solicitor
solicitors (plural)

glosses: In many areas, such as the UK, Australia, India, and Singapore, a solicitor is a type of lawyer who offers legal services to clients outside of court.

text: I have instructed my solicitor to sell the house to any interested party.

text: If in doubt, consult an accountant or solicitor about the various taxes involved.

text: The rules are relevant to solicitors practising in partnership in England and Wales.

text: On 4 August, solicitors acting on behalf of the relatives wrote to the judge.

text: The court had no clear evidence that the copy was sent to the defendants' solicitors.

text: Such a rule would prevent solicitors from handling the client's case from start to finish.

text: On the solicitor's advice, we have decided to proceed.

text: Are you represented by a solicitor?

glosses: A solicitor is someone trying to sell things, especially door to door.

text: Don't answer the door. It's just another solicitor.

ipa: /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/

ipa: /səˈlɪsɪtə/

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

hyphenation: so‧li‧ci‧tor


ships

forms:
ship
ships (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃɪps/

noun

ship


ships

forms:
ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)


seniors

forms:
senior
seniors (plural)

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

senior


southern

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

etymology_text: south + -ern

ety-suffix

south

ern

expansion: south + -ern

glosses: A southern place, accent, person, etc. is in, from, or about the south.

text: The money helps everyone from a grocer in southern Lebanon to a farmer in Tajikistan.

text: My grandmother moved to southern California to live with my aunt.

text: Her soft, southern accent reminded him of warm summer nights.

text: Recently, elephants have done well in southern Africa.

text: She remembered a summer afternoon swimming off the family compound at the southern tip of Taiwan.

text: Each year, millions of Mexicans cross that southern border from Mexico into the United States.

text: Dire Dawa is located on the southern edge of the Rift Valley at the foot of the Harrar Mountains.

text: Jupiter lies fairly low in the southern sky after dusk.

text: Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent.

ipa: /ˈsʌðən/

ipa: /ˈsʌðɚn/

enpr: sŭth′ərn


spare

forms:
spare (canonical)
spares (third-person singular)
spared (past)
spared (past participle)
sparing (present participle)

glosses: If you spare (somebody) something, you make it available even though you don't have much of it.

text: Excuse, me! Can you spare a few minutes to look at this?

text: Can you spare me twenty dollars till the weekend?

text: Sorry, man – I can't spare anything. I need it all for gas.

text: I'm afraid we're too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.

glosses: If you have something to spare, you have something extra.

text: She had five minutes to spare before he was due to pick her up.

text: Sorry, no time to spare! Got to go! Bye!

text: She could get it all inside with room to spare.

glosses: If you spare somebody something not nice, they don't have to experience it.

text: The phone rang, sparing me from having to give an answer.

text: "But for your information --;" she lifted a silencing, hand. "Spare me the details, will you?"

text: "I'm so upset, I think I'm going to be sick." "Oh, please! Spare me!"

glosses: If somebody is spared, they live, even though they were expected to die.

text: The accident took the life of his wife, but spared his son.

text: Please, I beg you, spare him his life!

glosses: If you spare no expense, effort, detail, etc., you do everything you can.

text: They spared no expense for their wedding.

glosses: If you spare a thought for somebody, you think of them, usually at a time that you are happy, but they are not.

glosses: If you spare somebody's feelings, you try not to do or say things that will upset them.

text: She never hid the truth to spare somebody's feelings.

ipa: /ˈspɛə(r)/

ipa: /'speʳ/

verb

spar


spare

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

glosses: A spare part, room, key, etc. is an extra one, one that is not being used.

text: The bags were in the small backseat because the spare tire filled most of the trunk.

text: I've got a spare bedroom. You can stay there.

text: It took a long time to find enough spare parts to put the car back together.

glosses: Your spare time is time when you are not working and you can relax or have fun.

text: He spends most of his spare time playing guitar with his friends.

glosses: Spare change is coins that are not worth much and that you can give away.

text: I often find spare change lying on the floor.

glosses: If something is spare, it is plain and has no decoration.

text: The room was very spare, with only a window, a single chair, and a ceiling light.


spare

forms:
spare
spares (plural)

glosses: A spare is an extra thing, such as a key, just in case it is needed.

text: Don't worry! I've got a spare in the back room.

glosses: A spare is a tire that you keep in your car in case one of the other tires has a problem.


beggar

forms:
beggar
beggars (plural)

text: Several beggars are seen begging for food and money in modern cities.

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈbɛɡə/


beggar

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


beggars

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

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɚs/

noun

beggar


beggars

glosses: The third-person singular form of beggar.


accessibility

forms: accessibility

etymology_text: accessible + -ity

ety-suffix

accessible

ity

expansion: accessible + -ity

glosses: Accessibility is the property of being accessible.

text: The accessibility of the city depends on how well it is linked by roads.


split

forms:
split (canonical)
splits (third-person singular)
split (past)
split (past participle)
splitting (present participle)

glosses: If a group of people splits or is split, the people don't agree, so the group becomes more than one group.

text: Female voters overall are evenly split between Obama (48%) and McCain (47%).

text: A year after splitting with his wife, he's back in New Zealand.

glosses: If you split something, you separate, cut, or break it into different parts.

text: East and West Germany were split apart at the end of World War II.

text: She split the wood in half.

text: They split into two teams.

text: The two agreed to split the bill.

glosses: If you split your skin, you cut it by hitting it.

glosses: A splitting headache is a very painful headache.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of split.

enpr: spliĭt

ipa: /spliɪt/

sampa: /spliIt/

split

splits

split

split

splitting


split

forms:
split
splits (plural)

glosses: A split between two groups is a strong disagreement.

text: Time brought about the split between Moscow and Beijing.

glosses: A split in something, is a place where it breaks into two or where there is a long thing opening.

text: The split in the wood had grown wider over the years.

glosses: If you do the splits, you spread your legs so that your feet are pointing away from each other.


cupped

forms:
cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cup.

verb

cup


unfair

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

etymology_text: un- + fair

ety-prefix

un

fair

expansion: un- + fair

text: It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

ipa: /ʌnˈfɛə(r)/

ipa: /ʌnˈfɛɚ/


sponsor

forms:
sponsor (canonical)
sponsors (third-person singular)
sponsored (past)
sponsored (past participle)
sponsoring (present participle)

glosses: If you sponsor an event or you sponsor somebody to do an event, you give them money, usually in exchange for advertising.

text: The contest in public school art classes is sponsored by the manufacturers of Ivory soap.

text: The institute has sponsored several conferences, meetings and publications, including this book.

text: The event, sponsored by Northside Lexus, begins at 7:00.

glosses: If a politician sponsors a law, they officially support it.

text: Don't expect Senator Schaffer to sponsor legislation around those issues.

glosses: If you sponsor somebody, you agree to help them and be responsible for them.

text: He discovered that no company would sponsor him for a work visa.

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


sponsor

forms:
sponsor
sponsors (plural)

glosses: A sponsor is someone who gives money to an event or to somebody to do an event, usually in exchange for advertising.

text: Without corporate sponsors, the event will not run this year.

glosses: A sponsor is somebody who officially supports a law.

text: He was the only sponsor of a bill to cut $1.5 billion from government spending.

glosses: A sponsor is somebody who agrees to help another person and be responsible for them.

text: The United States, demanded immigrants have a sponsor willing to financially support them


centred

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of centre.

verb

centr


centred

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

glosses: If something is centred, it is in the centre or middle.


creeps

forms:
creep
creeps (plural)

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

text: Spiders give me the creeps.

text: I get the creeps walking down that street, even during the day.

ipa: /kriːps/

noun

creep


creeps

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of creep.

creeps

crept

crept

creeping


creeping

ipa: /ˈkriːpɪŋ/


crept

glosses: The past tense and past participle of creep.

ipa: /'krεpt/


creeped

ipa: /kriːpt/

verb

creeping


looser

forms:
loose (positive)
looser (comparative)
loosest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of loose; more loose.

adjective

loose

looser

loosest


loosest

glosses: The superlative form of loose; most loose.


keener

forms:
keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of keen; more keen.

keen

keener

keenest


keener

forms:
keener
keeners (plural)

glosses: A person who is very keen or eager; a brownnoser.


keenest

glosses: The superlative form of keen; most keen.


keeners

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

noun

keener


keens

forms:
keen
keens (plural)

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


keens

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


keened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of keen.


socked

forms:
sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sock.

verb

sock


socking

ipa: /ˈsɑkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈsɒkɪŋ/

hyphenation: sock‧ing


translates

forms:
translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of translate.

translat

e


translated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of translate.

ipa: /ˈtrænzleɪtɪd/

ipa: /trɑːnzˈleɪtɪd/

hyphenation: trans‧lat‧ed


nailed

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nail.

text: The picture was nailed to the wall.

nail


screened

forms:
screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of screen.

screen


screening

forms:
screening
screenings (plural)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


equations

forms:
equation
equations (plural)

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

noun

equation


mates

forms:
mate
mates (plural)

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

mate


mates

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

verb

mat


mated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mate.


mating

ipa: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/

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


bigger

forms:
big (positive)
bigger (comparative)
biggest (superlative)

text: Today's players are bigger, faster and stronger than yesterday's.

text: These problems are just getting bigger and bigger.

text: She wants to buy her family a bigger and better house.

text: My mom helped me see the bigger picture.

text: When I was young, I was so much bigger than everyone else.

text: This year, the company grew even bigger.

ipa: /ˈbɪɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈbɪɡə/

adj

big

bigger

biggest


biggest

text: Over the last 13 years, the Tigers have been the biggest losers in baseball.

text: That's the biggest mistake you've ever made.

text: The biggest surprise is how hard it is. It looks easy.

text: One of America's biggest employers is the auto industry.

text: The biggest problem for many students time.

text: I think the single biggest change you're going to see is in computers.

text: Women have actually been the biggest fans of the movie.

text: Where do all the biggest names in Hollywood party?

text: My biggest fear is having children.

ipa: /ˈbɪɡɪst/

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

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


informs

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of inform.

verb

inform


informed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inform.


stirs

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

stir

r


stirs

forms:
stir
stirs (plural)

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


stirred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stir.


stirring

forms: stirring (positive)

text: He gave such a stirring speech that many people were moved to tears.

ipa: /ˈstɝɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/


democracies

forms:
democracy
democracies (plural)

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

text: In the world, many countries are democracies.

noun

democracy

democracies


rehearses

forms:
rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rehearse.

verb

rehears


rehearsed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rehearse.


spot

forms:
spot
spots (plural)

glosses: A spot is a small area that's different from that area around it.

text: I have a bald spot on my head.

text: I rubbed a sore spot on my shoulder.

text: The paper had a spot of dried blood.

text: The room was in darkness except for one bright spot.

text: Choose fruit with no soft brown spots.

text: She looked at the dark spots one her otherwise clean white pants.

glosses: A spot is a place, position, or period of time.

text: "There... " I said, pointing to a spot near Forest Hills.

text: China is a hot spot for trouble.

text: Most parties have hot and cold spots.

text: Winning the game was one bright spot in an otherwise terrible season.

text: She backed out of my parking spot, drove away.

text: He climbed out of the car on the exact spot where they picked him up.

text: I'm really in a tight spot... Maybe you could help me out.

text: It's easier to get over the rough spots if you have family.

text: This year has had it's trouble spots.

text: Money is such a sore spot for people who are married.

text: When driving behind trucks, stay out of their blind spot.

text: There are some weak spots in the movie, but overall it's quite good.

text: She also had a soft spot in her heart for animals.

text: The ball has to hit the bat on the sweet spot.

glosses: A spot is a place, especially one that you like going to.

text: Pizza and seared halibut are among the excellent dishes at this Wine Country hot spot.

text: Weber County is a hugely popular vacation spot.

text: The Mall of America is my favorite shopping spot.

text: How far until a good fishing spot?

text: The kitchen is the prime gathering spot.

text: A 42-35 victory that gave the Spartans a playoff spot.

text: You still have to earn your spot on the team.

glosses: A spot is a commercial time on TV or Radio.

text: This year, Fox is asking $2.7 million per 30-second spot, and advertisers are lined up for the opportunity.

glosses: A spot of something is a small amount of it.

text: Would you like a spot of tea?

text: Looks like we're in for a spot of rain.

ipa: /spɒt/


spot

forms:
spot (canonical)
spots (third-person singular)
spotted (past)
spotted (past participle)
spotting (present participle)

glosses: If you spot something, you see it, even though it may be difficult to see.

text: I spotted Lisa shopping at the grocery store with Mike yesterday.

text: Good binoculars and spotting scopes can bring you close to the birds without disturbing them.

text: It's much easier to spot a boat in the water than a person.

glosses: If something is spotted, it has or gets spots on it.

text: Oh no! That red wine spotted my new shirt!

text: He was wearing a light suit spotted with rain.

glosses: If you spot someone money, you give or lend it to them.

text: Can you spot me a five for the burger?

glosses: If you spot someone points in a game, you let them have points to make the game more even.

glosses: If your spot someone doing something dangerous, you watch closely to help if needed.

text: I can't do a cartwheel unless someone spots me.

text: For safety reasons, you should always have someone spot you while lifting weights.

spot

t


sails

forms:
sail
sails (plural)

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

noun

sail


sails

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)


sailed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sail.


sailing

forms: sailing

glosses: Sailing is a sport where people race by sailing.


aimed

forms:
aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of aim.

verb

aim


advises

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advise.

advis


advised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of advise.


carps

forms:
carp
carp or carps (plural)

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

noun

carp

carp

carps


carps

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


carped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carp.


guards

forms:
guard
guards (plural)

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

guard


guards

forms:
guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of guard.


guarded

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

ipa: /ˈɡɑrdɪd/

ipa: /ˈɡɑːdɪd/

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


guarded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of guard.


provinces

forms:
province
provinces (plural)

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

province


explores

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of explore.

verb

explor


explored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of explore.


coloreds

forms:
colored
coloreds (plural)

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

noun

colored


beggared

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beggar.

verb

beggar


collapsed

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of collapse.

collaps


Julys

forms:
July
Julys (plural)

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

noun

July


stronger

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of strong; more strong.

text: I've gotten much stronger since I started lifting weights a few months ago.

ipa: /strɒŋɡə/

ipa: /strɔŋɡɚ/

adj

strong

stronger

strongest


strongest

glosses: The superlative form of strong; most strong.

text: The tongue is commonly considered to be the strongest muscle in the human body.

text: My cousin Joe is competing to be the "World's Strongest Man".

enpr: strŏngʹgəst

ipa: /ˈstrɒŋɡəst/

enpr: strôngʹgəst

ipa: /ˈstrɔŋɡəst/


steep

forms:
steep (positive)
steeper (comparative)
steepest (superlative)

glosses: If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle.

text: Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself.

glosses: If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive.

text: $500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me.

enpr: stēp

ipa: /stiːp/

steep

steeper

steepest


steep

forms:
steep (canonical)
steeps (third-person singular)
steeped (past)
steeped (past participle)
steeping (present participle)

text: The accident is steeped in mystery.

text: The town is steeped in history.


jail

forms:
jail
jails (plural)

glosses: A place where people who have done a crime or a suspected of having done a crime are kept.

ipa: /dʒeɪl/


jail

forms:
jail (canonical)
jails (third-person singular)
jailed (past)
jailed (past participle)
jailing (present participle)


stable

forms:
stabler (comparative)
stablest (superlative)
stable (positive)
more stable (comparative)
most stable (superlative)

glosses: If something is stable, it is unlikely to move or change.

text: That number has remained relatively stable over the years.

text: Ghana is often cited as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa.

text: Five of the six victims remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition.

text: Children need a stable environment at home.

text: Our bodies maintain a stable body temperature.

text: These young adults have relatively close and stable relationships with their parents.

text: The Middle East is less stable today than at any time in the past quarter century.

text: Each couple must on average have slightly more than two children if a population is to remain stable.

text: Iron-57 and iron-58 are fairly stable, but iron-59 decays to cobalt-59 in a month.

glosses: If you are stable, you are calm and don't get upset easily.

text: I'm a lot more stable than I was as a teen.

text: Feeling happy, secure, and stable with the guy you're dating doesn't mean he's boring.

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

hyphenation: sta‧ble

stable

stabler

stablest


stable

forms:
stable
stables (plural)

glosses: A stable is a building for housing animals like horses and cows.


ally

forms:
ally
allies (plural)

glosses: Two countries are allies if they support, help, and defend each other.

text: England and the United States have been allies for most of the last two centuries.

text: France got involved in World War I because its ally, Russia, was involved.

text: She's heading to Europe to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send Russia.

text: China remains North Korea's most powerful ally.

text: We are looking for more chances to work closely with our friends and allies.

glosses: Two people or groups can also be allies.

text: We didn't like each other, but we had the same goals, so we became uneasy allies.

text: His party, and its allies in the media, have helped him survive several political scandals.

text: He could no longer protect even his closest allies.

text: The enemy of my enemy is my ally.

text: It's important to identify your key allies.

text: This little blue pill is your ally in the war against weight gain.

enpr: ă'lī

noun

ally

allies


ally

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

glosses: If you ally yourself with someone, you become their ally.

text: Some Indian groups allied themselves with the French, others with the English.

text: During World War II, the United States was allied with Russia, but after the war, that changed.

glosses: If two things are allied, they are related, are connected, or have many similarities.

text: The bird was closely allied to the tits of England.

enpr: əlī'

ipa: /əˈlaɪ/

verb

all

y


stall

forms:
stall
stalls (plural)

glosses: A stall is a small room or area, usually for one person, animal, etc.

text: I stepped into a shower stall and turned on the cold water.

text: The market stalls in the main towns were filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.

text: A very small horse stretches his head over his stall door to see us.

glosses: A stall is when something flying loses lift because it is not moving at a good angle to the air.

text: The airplane went into a stall and started dropping.

ipa: /stɔːl/

ipa: /stɔl/

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


stall

forms:
stall (canonical)
stalls (third-person singular)
stalled (past)
stalled (past participle)
stalling (present participle)

glosses: If something stalls, it stops improving or progressing.

text: Talks between Israel and the Palestinians have stalled.

glosses: If an engine or vehicle stalls, it stops working because there is too much load and not enough fuel.

text: The truck was stalled in the middle of the street.

glosses: If you stall, you purposefully slow things down or make people wait because you're not ready.

text: "Can you tell me again?" she said, stalling for time.


initiates

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of initiate.

initiat


initiates

forms:
initiate
initiates (plural)

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

noun

initiate


initiated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of initiate.


laboured

forms:
labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of labour.

verb

labour


labored

forms:
labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of labor.

labor


compliments

forms:
compliment
compliments (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/

hyphenation: com‧pli‧ments

noun

compliment


compliments

forms:
compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compliment.


complimented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compliment.


fields

forms:
field
fields (plural)

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

field


fields

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of field.


fielded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of field.


logs

forms:
log
logs (plural)

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

log


logs

forms:
log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

verb

g


logged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of log.


logging

forms:
logging
loggings (plural)

glosses: Logging is the act or instance of cutting trees.

text: The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.

glosses: Logging is the act of making an entry in a log.


representatives

forms:
representative
representatives (plural)

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

noun

representative


chairpersons

forms:
chairperson
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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

chairperson

chairpersons

chairpeople


buys

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


buys

forms:
buy
buys (plural)

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


bothers

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bother.

verb

bother


bothers

forms:
bother
bothers (plural)

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


bothered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bother.

text: It really bothered me that Susie borrowed my shirt without asking me.


bothering

text: The mosquitoes are bothering me, I think I'm going to go inside now.


flats

forms:
flat
flats (plural)

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

text: The flats in this neighborhood are really expensive.

noun

flat


flats

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


unions

forms:
union
unions (plural)

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

union


sketches

forms:
sketch
sketches (plural)

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

sketch

sketches


sketches

forms:
sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sketch.

verb

es


sketched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sketch.


minored

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of minor.

text: I majored in Business and minored in English.

minor


minoring

text: I'm minoring in French.


majors

forms:
major
majors (plural)

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

noun

major


majors

forms:
major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of major.


majored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of major.


Allies

forms: Allies

glosses: The countries who fought against the Axis Powers during World War II. Some of those countries were: the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Canada, and China.