aboard

forms: aboard

glosses: on or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc.

text: When everyone is aboard, the doors will close.

text: He looked back at the people on the ground as he got aboard the plane.

text: It had taken two hours to load all the people aboard.


abreast

forms: abreast

pos: prep

etymology_text: a- + breast

ety-prefix

a

breast

expansion: a- + breast

glosses: If you keep or stay abreast of something, you regularly read or study the most recent information about it.

text: Have you been keeping abreast of the news from Iraq?

glosses: If two things are abreast, they are side by side.

text: They walked in a long line, three abreast.

text: The second place runner has almost drawn abreast of the leader.

ipa: /əˈbrɛst/

preposition

expansion: [POS TABLE]


adrift

forms: adrift

etymology_text: a- + drift

ety-prefix

drift

expansion: a- + drift

glosses: If something is adrift, it is floating with no control of its direction.

text: The boat was adrift for three days before it was found with nobody aboard.

text: After school I was sort of adrift for a year or two.

enpr: ə-drĭft'

ipa: /əˈdrɪft/

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


aground

forms: aground

glosses: If a boat runs or goes aground, its bottom goes onto the ground and it is not floating freely anymore.

text: The boat ran aground off the coast of Florida and had to be helped to shore.

ipa: /əˈɡraʊnd/

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


Cyrillic script

forms:
Cyrillic script
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: Cyrillic script is an alphabet used in the Russian language.


Cyrillic alphabet

forms: Cyrillic alphabet

pos: name

glosses: An alphabet used in languages like Russian.


on purpose

forms: on purpose

pos: phrase

glosses: On purpose means intentionally; deliberately, not by accident.

text: That wasn't an accident! You did it on purpose!

audio: en-au-on purpose.ogg


forehead

forms:
forehead
foreheads (plural)

glosses: The forehead is the part of a human face between the hair and the eyebrows.

text: Kip brushed his hair off his forehead.

ipa: /ˈfɒrɪd/


allowing

forms: allowing

glosses: You use allowing for something, to show that you have thought about that thing in making your decision or getting your answer.

text: Even allowing for inflation, $3.7 million is too big a change.

text: Allowing that there is never a single correct solution to this problem, the following example offers one possible solution.

ipa: /əˈlaʊɪŋ/


allowing

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

allow


aloft

forms: aloft

text: He walked into the dark room, holding his light aloft.

text: We will be serving a small mean when the plane is aloft.

enpr: ə-lôft'

ipa: /əˈlɔft/

enpr: ə-lŏft'

ipa: /əˈlɑft/

ipa: /əˈlɒft/


apropos

forms: apropos

text: "My toe is cold," he said, apropos of nothing at all.

text: Apropos the previous item, couldn't we also have a party?


as from

forms: as from

glosses: Used to show the time or date when something begins.

text: As from November we will be moving to a new location.


as of

forms: as of

glosses: Used to show the time or date when something begins or ends.

text: As of November we will be moving to a new location.


as per

forms: as per

glosses: in the way that has been decided; following instructions, rules, etc.

text: As per your instructions, I left the note on his desk.

text: As per usual, she arrived at 7:00.

ipa: /æz pəː/


ashore

forms: ashore

text: He came ashore after five weeks at sea.

ipa: /əˈʃɔr/

ipa: /əˈʃɔː/


onshore

forms: onshore

text: He came onshore after five weeks at sea.


carcinogen

forms:
carcinogen
carcinogens (plural)

glosses: A carcinogen is a substance or agent that can cause cancer.


circa

forms: circa

text: The city was built circa 1200 BCE.

ipa: /ˈsɜːkə/

ipa: /ˈsɝkə/


prime minister

forms:
prime minister
prime ministers (plural)

glosses: A prime minister is the head of government in a Westminster-style democracy.

text: The Prime Minister is the leader of England.

text: How many prime ministers are there in Europe?.

ipa: /ˌpraɪm ˈmɪnɪstə(r)/

audio: en-us-prime minister.ogg


gadget

forms:
gadget
gadgets (plural)

glosses: Gadget is a name you can call a device or machine when you cannot remember its real name; especially

text: a clever device that has a specific use:

text: He bought a new gadget for cutting fruits and vegetables.

text: a complicated or awkward device:

text: What does that gadget do?

ipa: /ɡædʒɪt/

ipa: /ɡædʒət/

hyphenation: gad‧get


downhill

forms: downhill

text: The bus rolled slowly downhill.

text: My house is downhill from the school.

ipa: /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/

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


cracker

forms:
cracker
crackers (plural)

glosses: A dry, thin, crispy, and usually salty or savory biscuit.

text: These crackers taste good with cheese.

glosses: A person or thing that cracks things (for example, a whip cracker or a nutcracker).

glosses: Cracker is an insulting word for a poor white person living in the southern US.

enpr: krăk'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈkrækə(r)/


uphill

forms: uphill

text: She got tired walking uphill.

text: The school is uphill from my house.

ipa: /ˌʌpˈhɪl/


afoot

forms: afoot (positive)

pos: adj

etymology_text: a- + foot

ety-prefix

foot

expansion: a- + foot

text: Plans are afoot for new houses to be built.

text: There are moves afoot to introduce stricter rules.

ipa: /ʌˈfʊt/

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


piss

forms: piss

glosses: Piss is a word for urine, the waste liquid from the body of humans and animals that is often a yellowish color.

text: The neighbor's new dog won't stop getting my car wet with its piss.

glosses: Piss is a word for bad alcoholic drinks.

text: I couldn't buy any good beer, so I have to drink this piss.

ipa: /pɪs/

sampa: /pIs/


piss

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal pisses, it passes waste liquid from its body.

text: He always pisses so loudly you can hear it from outside the bathroom door.

verb

piss

es


famine

forms:
famine
famines (plural)

glosses: If a place is affected by famine, there is not enough food for everyone.

text: Over a million people died during the 1984 famine in Ethiopia.

ipa: /ˈfæmɪn/

hyphenation: fam‧ine


downstream

forms: downstream

glosses: If x is downstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from y to x.

text: London is downstream from Oxford on the River Thames.

text: He stood on the bridge dropping leaves into the water and watching them float downstream.


networks

forms:
network
networks (plural)

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

noun

network


networks

forms:
network (canonical)
networks (third-person singular)
networked (past)
networked (past participle)
networking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of network.


networked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of network.


networking

forms: networking

glosses: The act of connecting computers into a network.

glosses: The act of meeting new people in a business setting.

networking


conversations

forms:
conversation
conversations (plural)

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

text: I don't know him well but I've had a few conversations with him.

conversation


meanings

forms:
meaning
meanings (plural)

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

text: The word "rock" has many different meanings.

meaning


meant

forms:
mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mean.

text: I didn't understand what he meant when he said that she's gone.

text: Don't act like you don't understand me. You know what I meant!

text: That was my favorite dress; it really meant a lot to me.

ipa: /'mɛnt/

mean

means

meant

meant

meaning


downwind

forms: downwind

etymology_text: down- + wind

ety-prefix

down

wind

expansion: down- + wind

glosses: If x is downwind of y, the air is moving from y to x.

text: Our house was downwind of the factory and the smell was terrible.

text: If you don't want the animals to know you're there, you should stay downwind.

ipa: /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/


upwind

forms: upwind

etymology_text: up- + wind

up

expansion: up- + wind

glosses: If x is upwind of y, the air is moving from x to y.

text: I'd drop the boat slightly upwind of him so it would blow downwind to him.

text: If you don't want the animals to know you're there, don't stand upwind.

ipa: /ʌpˈwɪnd/


excepting

forms:
except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)

verb

except


excepting

forms: excepting

glosses: but not; with the exception of something.

text: Excepting yesterday, she worked ever day this week.

text: Nothing excepting a major disaster can stop her.


upstream

forms: upstream

glosses: If x is upstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from x to y.

text: Oxford is upstream from London on the River Thames.

text: He found it very difficult to move the boat upstream against the river.

ipa: /ʌpˈstriːm/

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


exclusive

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

glosses: If a group is exclusive, it excludes people or things that do not meet certain standards, criteria or conditions.

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

hyphenation: ex‧clu‧sive

adj

more: true


exclusive

forms: exclusive

text: The rent is $800 per month, exclusive of sales tax.


failing

forms:
failing
failings (plural)

glosses: A failing is a weakness or problem in somebody's character or personality.

text: We hired him despite his failings.

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

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

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


failing

forms: failing

glosses: If something doesn't happen or isn't true.

text: We should be able to go on Monday, and failing that, certain on Tuesday.

text: If you have family nearby, they would be the first to turn to for help. Failing this, a neighbor may be willing to come.


failing

forms:
fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)

verb

fail


henceforth

forms: henceforth

text: Since we are no longer together, her troubles will, henceforth, not bother me.

ipa: /hɛnsˈfɔrθ/

sampa: /hEns"fOrT/


favor

forms:
favor
favors (plural)

text: Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?

ipa: /ˈfeɪvɚ/

ipa: /ˈfeɪvə/

hyphenation: fa‧vor


favor

forms:
favor (canonical)
favors (third-person singular)
favored (past)
favored (past participle)
favoring (present participle)

glosses: When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


thence

forms: thence

text: We went to Tokyo and thence to Kyoto.

ipa: /ðɛns/


whence

forms: whence

text: Whence did you come?

text: It grows naturally in the West Indies, whence the Mr. Miller sent me the seeds.

text: This is the stone whence he pulled the sword.

text: Tell me the town whence they came.

enpr: hwĕns

ipa: /ʍɛns/

sampa: /Wens/

enpr: wĕns

ipa: /wɛns/

sampa: /wens/


wherever

forms: wherever

etymology_text: where + ever

compound

where

ever

expansion: where + ever

text: I go wherever I want to go.

text: Water comes in wherever there is a hole.

text: Wherever you go, I'll be there.

text: We should have signs wherever possible.

text: "Where shall we go?" "Wherever!"

text: Wherever have you been?

ipa: /(h)wɛrˈɛvɚ/

ipa: /wɛəˈrɛvə/


whereupon

forms: whereupon

text: She saw him, whereupon she began running.

ipa: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/

ipa: /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/

hyphenation: where‧upon


wherein

forms: wherein

text: She picked up the book wherein the paper was folded.

text: Wherein lies the reason to do such an awful thing?

enpr: (h)wârinʹ

ipa: /(h)wɛrˈɪn/

enpr: wârinʹ

ipa: /wɛərˈɪn/


whereabouts

forms: whereabouts

glosses: Used to ask in what general place somebody or something is.

text: Whereabouts do you come from in Korea?


whereabouts

forms:
whereabouts
whereabouts (plural)

glosses: The general location where somebody or something is.

text: The police are looking for him but say his whereabouts are unknown.

ipa: /ˈʍɛərəˌbaʊts/

noun

whereabouts

whereabouts


on board

forms: on board

glosses: On or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc. as a passenger or crew.

text: When everyone is on board, the doors will close.

text: He looked back at the people on the ground as he got on board the plane.

text: Have the passengers gone on board yet?

audio: en-au-on board.ogg


on board

glosses: As a member of a group working together.

text: It's good to have you on board for this project.

glosses: If you take something on board, you accept and understand it.

text: I told her what I thought, but she did not take my advice on board.


atop

forms: atop

glosses: If x is atop y, x is on the highest part of y.

text: He stood atop the mountain and looked all around.


irrespective

forms: irrespective

etymology_text: ir- + respective

ety-prefix

ir

respective

expansion: ir- + respective

glosses: If x is true irrespective of y, y doesn't matter to or change x.

text: Everyone on the team was sick, but they managed to win irrespective.

text: We all have the same rights irrespective of color, religion, sex, or age.

ipa: /ɪrɪˈspɛktɪv/


overboard

forms: overboard

etymology_text: over- + board

over

board

expansion: over- + board

glosses: If someone or something goes overboard, it goes over the side of a boat.

text: When they threw the cut fish overboard, the sharks attacked.

text: Don't drop any garbage overboard, please.

ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌbɔː(r)d/

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


overland

forms: overland

etymology_text: over- + land

land

expansion: over- + land

text: The mail traveling overland to the small towns could take weeks.


overland

forms: overland (positive)

text: The overland route was much slower than going by sea.


eastward

forms: eastward

etymology_text: east + -ward

ety-suffix

east

ward

expansion: east + -ward

ipa: /ˈistwɚd/

ipa: /ˈiːstwəd/

hyphenation: east‧ward


eastwards

forms: eastwards

etymology_text: east + -wards

wards

expansion: east + -wards


heavenward

forms: heavenward

glosses: To move heavenward is to move in the direction of heaven.


heavenwards

forms: heavenwards

etymology_text: heaven + -wards

heaven

expansion: heaven + -wards


homeward

forms: homeward

etymology_text: home + -ward

home

expansion: home + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing home

ipa: /ˈhoʊmwɚd/

ipa: /ˈhəʊmwəd/


inward

forms: inward

etymology_text: in + -ward

in

expansion: in + -ward

ipa: /ˈɪnwəd/


inwards

forms: inwards

etymology_text: in + -wards

expansion: in + -wards

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing in.

ipa: /ˈɪnwɚdz/

ipa: /ˈɪnwədz/

hyphenation: in‧wards


leftward

forms: leftward

etymology_text: left + -ward

left

expansion: left + -ward


leftwards

forms: leftwards

etymology_text: left + -wards

expansion: left + -wards


northward

forms: northward

etymology_text: north + -ward

north

expansion: north + -ward

ipa: /ˈnɔrθwɚd/

ipa: /ˈnɔːθwəd/

hyphenation: north‧ward

preposition

expansion: [POS TABLE]


northwards

forms: northwards

etymology_text: north + -wards

ety-suffix

expansion: north + -wards


onward

forms: onward

etymology_text: on + -ward

on

expansion: on + -ward

ipa: /ˈɒnwəd/

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

hyphenation: on‧ward


onwards

forms: onwards

etymology_text: on + -wards

expansion: on + -wards

text: The explorers moved onwards, ever deeper into the jungle.


outward

forms: outward

etymology_text: out + -ward

out

expansion: out + -ward

enpr: out'wərd

enpr: out'wəd

hyphenation: out‧ward


outwards

forms: outwards

etymology_text: out + -wards

expansion: out + -wards

ipa: /ˈaʊtwɚdz/

ipa: /ˈaʊtwədz/

ipa: /ˈæotwɘdz/

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


rightward

forms: rightward

etymology_text: right + -ward

right

expansion: right + -ward

ipa: /ˈraɪtwɚd/

ipa: /ˈraɪtwəd/

hyphenation: right‧ward


rightwards

forms: rightwards

etymology_text: right + -wards

expansion: right + -wards


seaward

forms: seaward

etymology_text: land + -ward

land

expansion: land + -ward

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the sea

text: The ship is moving seaward.


seawards

forms: seawards

etymology_text: sea + -wards

sea

expansion: sea + -wards


skyward

forms: skyward

etymology_text: sky + -ward

sky

expansion: sky + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the sky.


skywards

forms: skywards

etymology_text: sky + -wards

expansion: sky + -wards


southward

forms: southward

etymology_text: south + -ward

south

expansion: south + -ward

glosses: Moving or facing south; towards the south.

ipa: /ˈsaʊθwəd/


southwards

forms: southwards

etymology_text: south + -wards

expansion: south + -wards

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


westward

forms: westward

etymology_text: west + -ward

west

expansion: west + -ward


westwards

forms: westwards

etymology_text: west + -wards

expansion: west + -wards


shoreward

forms: shoreward

etymology_text: shore + -ward

shore

expansion: shore + -ward

glosses: moving in the direction of or facing the shore

text: John saw a ship heading shoreward, towards Liverpool.


shorewards

forms: shorewards

etymology_text: shore + -wards

expansion: shore + -wards

preposition

expansion: [POS TABLE]


sunward

forms: sunward

etymology_text: sun + -ward

ety-suffix

sun

expansion: sun + -ward

glosses: Sunward means moving in the direction of or facing the sun.


sunwards

forms: sunwards

etymology_text: sun + -wards

expansion: sun + -wards


ceilingward

forms: ceilingward

etymology_text: ceiling + -ward

ceiling

expansion: ceiling + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the ceiling.


ceilingwards

forms: ceilingwards

etymology_text: ceiling + -wards

expansion: ceiling + -wards


earthward

forms: earthward

etymology_text: earth + -ward

earth

expansion: earth + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the earth


earthwards

forms: earthwards

etymology_text: earth + -wards

expansion: earth + -wards


goalward

forms: goalward

etymology_text: goal + -ward

goal

expansion: goal + -ward

glosses: Moving in the direction of or facing the goal; toward a goal.


goalwards

forms: goalwards

etymology_text: goal + -wards

expansion: goal + -wards


rearward

forms: rearward

etymology_text: rear + -ward

rear

expansion: rear + -ward

ipa: /ˈrir.wɝ d/


rearwards

forms: rearwards

etymology_text: rear + -wards

expansion: rear + -wards


sideward

forms: sideward

etymology_text: side + -ward

side

expansion: side + -ward


sidewards

forms: sidewards

etymology_text: side + -wards

expansion: side + -wards


sideways

forms: sideways

ipa: /ˈsaɪdweɪz/

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


landward

forms: landward

etymology_text: land + -ward

expansion: land + -ward

glosses: If you are moving landwards, you are moving in the direction of or facing the land.


landwards

forms: landwards

etymology_text: land + -wards

expansion: land + -wards


windward

forms: windward

etymology_text: wind + -ward

wind

expansion: wind + -ward

glosses: Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.


windward

forms: windward (positive)

text: The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.


leeward

forms: leeward

glosses: moving or facing the way the wind is moving


leeward

forms: leeward (positive)

text: All was quiet on the leeward side of the island.


plume

forms:
plume
plumes (plural)

glosses: Molten material from the Earth's mantle coming upward.

text: A plume of water shot up from the broken fire hydrant

ipa: /ˈpljuːm/

ipa: /ˈplum/


plume

forms:
plume (canonical)
plumes (third-person singular)
plumed (past)
plumed (past participle)
pluming (present participle)

text: She wore a plumed hat to the Founders Day Ball.

verb

plum

e


pertaining

forms: pertaining

text: Pertaining to the suggestions, there is a some advantage in this new approach.

text: The books pertaining to this subject can be found in the far section.


pertaining

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

pertain


preparatory

forms: preparatory (positive)

glosses: Preparatory work, meetings, etc. are related to getting ready for something.

text: Most of the preparatory work had been done, but the building had not actually started.


preparatory

forms: preparatory

glosses: If x is preparatory to y, x happens before y to get ready for y.

text: They began gathering equipment preparatory to climbing the mountain.


pursuant

forms: pursuant

text: Pursuant to the promises made to Parliament, an investigation was begun.

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


tells

forms:
tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)

tell

tells

told

telling


telling

forms: telling (positive)

glosses: If something is telling, it has a strong effect.

glosses: If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something.


innovations

forms:
innovation
innovations (plural)

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

text: This business is very cutting-edge. They encourage their employees to create new innovations for how to conduct business.

noun

innovation


wounds

forms:
wound
wounds (plural)

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

enpr: wo͞ondz

ipa: /wuːndz/

wound


wounds

forms:
wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wound.


wounded

forms: wounded (plural)

glosses: (usually with "the") People who are injured or have wounds.


wounded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wound.


wounded

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


wounding

forms:
wounding
woundings (plural)


woundings

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

text: The woundings were especially violent.

wounding


dick

forms:
dick
dicks (plural)

text: The ladies love his big dick.

text: That guy is such a dick; he wasn't looking where he was going and he hit my car!

enpr: dĭk

ipa: /dɪk/


dick

forms:
dick (canonical)
dicks (third-person singular)
dicked (past)
dicked (past participle)
dicking (present participle)

glosses: If you dick somebody, you mistreat or take advantage of them.

text: Stop dicking around and get back to work!


dicks

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

text: What a bunch of dicks! They stole my video games and game console while I was on vacation!

ipa: /dɪks/

dick


bench

forms:
bench
benches (plural)

glosses: A bench is a long, hard seat for more than one person.

glosses: The bench is the place where players of a sport sit when they are not playing.

text: He watched the first 3 games from the bench.

ipa: /bɛnʧ/

sampa: /bEntS/

audio: EN-AU ck1 bench.ogg

bench

benches


bench

forms:
bench (canonical)
benches (third-person singular)
benched (past)
benched (past participle)
benching (present participle)

glosses: If a coach benches a player, they take the player out of a game.

text: They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was hurt.

glosses: If you bench a weight, you lift it over your chest, lying on your back, on a bench.

text: I heard he can bench 150 pounds.


saving

forms:
saving
savings (plural)

glosses: All the money that you have is your savings.

text: She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.

glosses: The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.

text: The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.

text: The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.


saving

forms:
save (canonical)
saves (third-person singular)
saved (past)
saved (past participle)
saving (present participle)

verb

sav


saving

forms: saving

text: After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.


vis-à-vis

forms: vis-à-vis

text: Women still earn less money vis-à-vis men.

text: We stood vis-à-vis the beautiful painting.


à la

forms: à la

glosses: à la refers to being according to, or in the style of something.

text: I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.

text: He read a short poem he'd written à la E. E. Cummings.


chez

forms: chez

text: The painting remains chez Catherine and Stephane De Beyrie.

ipa: /ʃe/


contra

forms: contra

text: Consider the problems of the nurse contra those of the doctor.


contra

forms:
contra
contras (plural)

glosses: A contra was a member of a particular guerrilla group in Nicaragua.


modulo

forms: modulo

text: 21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.

text: Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3 - because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.

ipa: /ˈmɒdjʊləʊ/


pace

forms:
pace
paces (plural)

glosses: The pace of something is how fast it moves.

text: The pace of change has been very, very slow.

text: Today, the pace of life is so much faster than it used to be.

text: They were frustrated at the pace of development that was taking place there.

glosses: Somebody's pace is their speed, usually walking.

text: He quickened his pace, almost running.

text: The man's long legs forced Kev to pick up his pace.

glosses: A pace is the distance between your feet when you walk.

text: She stopped three paces from the table.

ipa: /peɪs/

ipa: /ˈpɑːtʃe/


pace

forms:
pace (canonical)
paces (third-person singular)
paced (past)
paced (past participle)
pacing (present participle)

text: Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.

pac


pace

forms: pace

glosses: Contrary to the opinion of; Used to express polite disagreement

text: Nor, pace Bush, must all countries be with America or against it.


re

forms: re

text: In your earlier e-mail re our problems, you made some suggestions.

ipa: /reɪ/


sans

forms: sans

glosses: If you say that X is sans Y, it does not have Y, it is without Y.

text: It's often difficult for movie stars to have lunch sans photographers.

ipa: /sænz/

sampa: /s{nz/


qua

forms: qua

text: A scientist may believe certain things qua practical man, but not qua scientist.

ipa: /kwɑː/


underfoot

forms: underfoot

etymology_text: under- + foot

ety-prefix

under

expansion: under- + foot

text: The snow underfoot crunched as we walked.

ipa: /ʌndɚˈfʊt/

ipa: /ʌndəˈfʊt/


unbeknown

forms: unbeknown

glosses: If something is unbeknown to somebody, they don't know about it.

text: Unbeknown to his wife, he had bought a new car.

preposition

expansion: [POS TABLE]


unbeknownst

forms: unbeknownst

glosses: If something is unbeknownst to somebody, they don't know about it.

text: Unbeknownst to his wife, he had bought a new car.


vs

forms: vs

text: The first wrestling match is Jones vs Smith.


afloat

forms: afloat

etymology_text: a- + float

ety-prefix

a

float

expansion: a- + float

glosses: If something is afloat, it is on the water; floating.

text: Although he couldn't swim, the life jacket kept him afloat.

ipa: /əˈfloʊt/

hyphenation: a‧float


nor

forms: nor

pos: conj

glosses: Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen.

text: He was calm, neither happy nor sad.

text: Neither my wife nor I knew what to do.

text: I don't belong here. Nor do you.

enpr: nô

ipa: /nɔː/

enpr: nôr

ipa: /nɔːr/


nor

pos: adv

glosses: Nor is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case.

text: I don't belong here, and nor do you.


came

forms:
come (canonical)
comes (third-person singular)
came (past)
come (past participle)
coming (present participle)

text: He came to my house yesterday.

sampa: /"keIm/

ipa: /'keɪm/

come

comes

came

come

coming


said

forms:
say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of say.

text: I meant every word that I said.

text: The King is said to be a god.

text: The boy said, "This is my dog."

enpr: sĕd

ipa: /sɛd/

verb

say

says

said

saying


said

forms: said (positive)

glosses: The said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

text: A gun was found at the scene. The said gun belonged to this man.


said

forms: said

pos: det

glosses: Said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

text: A gun was found at the scene. Said gun belonged to this man.


made

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of make.

text: They made the old house out of stone.

text: The children made their bed yesterday.

ipa: /meɪd/

sampa: /meId/

make

makes

made

made

making


used

forms:
use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of use.

text: I used the key to enter the house.

ipa: /juːzd/

us


years

forms:
year
years (plural)

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

text: The man lived for one hundred years.

noun

year


pilot

forms:
pilot
pilots (plural)

glosses: A pilot is a person who flies and controls an airplane.

text: I hope the pilot does not crash the plane.

ipa: /ˈpaɪlət/


pilot

forms:
pilot (canonical)
pilots (third-person singular)
piloted (past)
piloted (past participle)
piloting (present participle)

glosses: If you pilot an airplane, you fly and control it.

text: I hired a girl to pilot my new airplane.


gasoline

forms:
gasoline
gasolines (plural)

glosses: Gasoline is also known as fuel for vehicles.

text: My car is nearly empty of gasoline. I should refuel it at a gas station soon.


virgin

forms:
virgin
virgins (plural)

glosses: A virgin is someone who has not had sex before.

ipa: /ˈvɝdʒɪn/

ipa: /ˈvɜːdʒɪn/


quid

forms:
quid
quid or quids (plural)

glosses: A quid is one pound in British money (£1).

ipa: /kwɪd/

quid

quid

quids


already

text: When we met, his first wife was already dead.

text: He was already well known, but now he's a superstar.

text: Would you like some coffee." "No, thank you. I've already had two cups.

text: Oh! You're here already. I didn't think you'd be here until 2:00.

ipa: /ɔːlˈrɛdi/

hyphenation: al‧ready


comparable adjective

forms:
comparable adjective
comparable adjectives (plural)

glosses: An adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.

text: "happy" and intelligent are comparable adjectives.


apply

forms:
apply (canonical)
applies (third-person singular)
applied (past)
applied (past participle)
applying (present participle)

glosses: If a rule, a principle, a law, etc. applies, it has some effect on the situation.

text: The new anti-smoking law applies only to public buildings.

text: I understand the idea, but I don't think it applies here.

glosses: If you apply for something, you formally say that you want it or you want to do it.

text: After high school, he applied to three universities and was accepted by all of them.

text: You have to go to the government office to apply for a passport.

glosses: If you apply something such as an idea, rule, formula, or piece of information, etc., you use it to do something, work with something, or handle a situation.

text: I found it hard to apply the principles I learned at school to the problems I faced at work.

text: You can't just take one rule and apply it in every situation.

text: I applied the old saying "what goes around, comes around" to the situation and stopped myself from being mean when I didn't need to.

glosses: If you apply yourself, you focus on something and work hard at it.

text: He's really smart, but he just has a hard time applying himself to his school work.

glosses: If you apply x to y, you put or spread x on y.

text: It's dangerous to 'apply makeup while driving a car.

text: Apply pressure to the cut until the bleeding stops.

glosses: If you apply something, you turn it on, usually by pushing something.

text: Apply the brakes gently to stop the car without sliding.

glosses: If a word applies, it is used to mean a particular thing.

text: The word resident applies to anyone living there.

ipa: /əˈplaɪ/

hyphenation: ap‧ply

verb

appl

y


appoint

forms:
appoint (canonical)
appoints (third-person singular)
appointed (past)
appointed (past participle)
appointing (present participle)

glosses: If you appoint someone to a job or position, you give the job to them.

text: The president appointed her to investigate the problems.

text: He has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

text: They appointed him team captain.

glosses: If you appoint a time for something, you choose that time.

text: They met at the appointed time.

ipa: /ʌˈpɔɪnt/

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

hyphenation: ap‧point


clothed

forms:
clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clothe.

text: Last winter, the mother clothed her children in warm coats.

ipa: /ˈkləʊðd/

ipa: /ˈkloʊðd/

cloth

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


bet

forms:
bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)

glosses: When you bet, you take a chance with money or something else on the result of a future event.

text: I bet five dollars that I would win the game.

text: Would you bet your life on that answer?

text: I bet Tom that he could not run as fast as Joe.

glosses: If you bet something is true, you strongly believe it.

text: I bet you left it on the table.

glosses: You used "you bet" to show you agree with somebody.

text: "Could you help me here?" "You bet! What do you need?"

text: I bet my life that he said it.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bet.

ipa: /ˈbεt/

sampa: /"bEt/

bet

bets

bet

bet

betting


bet

forms:
bet
bets (plural)

glosses: A bet is the thing of value or amount of money that you bet.

text: Jim had a bet of twenty dollars that he would complete the test on time.

text: Place your bets.

glosses: A good bet is something you should believe, or try.

text: "Where can I get that book?" "I think the school library is your best bet."


associate

forms:
associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

glosses: If you associate two things, you think of them as being connected in some way.

text: People often associate Einstein with science, but he was also a man of peace.

text: I associate Thailand with spicy food and beautiful beaches.

glosses: If you associate with someone else, you spend time with them.

text: Parents are often afraid of their children associating with the wrong group of friends.

enpr: əsō'shiāt

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪt/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/

associat


associate

forms:
associate
associates (plural)

glosses: An associate is somebody that you do business or work with.

text: I have an associate who might be interested in your product.

glosses: An associate member, professor, producer, etc. is one who is connected but at a lower level.

text: She spent years as an associate professor before becoming a full professor in 1997.

enpr: əsō'shiət

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃiət/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃiət/


basis

forms:
basis
bases (plural)

glosses: The basis of something, is the main ideas or parts that it is built on.

text: On the basis of the information available, we have decided to cancel the project.

text: There is no basis for believing that he was killed.

text: Her experiences in Cambodia formed the basis for her first book.

glosses: If something happens on a regular/daily/weekly etc. basis, it happens regularly, daily, etc.

text: The problems are now happening on a very regular basis.

glosses: If we are on a first-name basis, we use first names when speaking to each other.

text: Josie Parkinson and I are on a first-name basis. I call her "Josie" when I see her.

enpr: bāʹsĭs

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪs/

noun

basis

bases


matoke

forms: matoke

glosses: Matoke is a meal of steamed green plantain and is one of the national dishes of Uganda.

ipa: /maˈtəʊkeɪ/


bloke

forms:
bloke
blokes (plural)

text: So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this bloke.

enpr: blōk

ipa: /bləʊk/

ipa: /bloʊk/

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


chap

forms:
chap
chaps (plural)

text: Hello, old chap, did you just arrive?

text: There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful.

ipa: /tʃæp/


chap

forms:
chap (canonical)
chaps (third-person singular)
chapped (past)
chapped (past participle)
chapping (present participle)

glosses: If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked.

text: His lips chapped in the cold.

verb

chap

p


Christ

forms: Christ

glosses: In the Christian and Jewish religions, the Christ is the person that God sends to save all humans.

text: Accept Christ into your heart, for he is the son of God.

enpr: krīst

ipa: /kraɪst/

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


Christ

pos: intj

glosses: Many people use Christ when they are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

text: Christ, that's heavy.

text: Holy Christ! Can't you do anything right?


accessible

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

glosses: If something is accessible, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.

text: The building has been changed to make it wheelchair accessible.

text: To make it accessible, we'll need to take off some other pieces that are in the way.

glosses: If someone is accessible, they are friendly and easy to talk to.

ipa: /əkˈsɛsəbˑl/

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


acquire

forms:
acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

glosses: If you acquire something, you buy or get it.

text: XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.

ipa: /əˈkwaɪər/

ipa: /əˈkwaɪə/

hyphenation: ac‧quire

acquir


chairman

forms:
chairman
chairmen (plural)

etymology_text: chair + -man

glosses: A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

text: Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.

text: Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

text: Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.

ipa: /ˈtʃɛːmən/

noun

chairmen


chairperson

forms:
chairperson
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

etymology_text: chair + person

compound

chair

person

expansion: chair + person

glosses: A chairperson is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

text: Alan Eastwood is the former chairperson of the Police Federation.

text: Mr Saatchi will continue as chairperson but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

ipa: /ˈtʃɛːpəːs(ə)n/

chairpeople


phylum

forms:
phylum
phyla or phylums (plural)

glosses: Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)

text: Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders.

ipa: /ˈfaɪləm/

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

noun

phylum

phyla

phylums


organize

forms:
organize (canonical)
organizes (third-person singular)
organized (past)
organized (past participle)
organizing (present participle)

glosses: When you organize something, you plan or arrange it.

text: The student organized his class notes.

glosses: When you organize, you bring together many people for a united action.

text: The dads organized to help their children in school.

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪz/

ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/

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

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

hyphenation: or‧gan‧ize

verb

organiz


organise

forms:
organise (canonical)
organises (third-person singular)
organised (past)
organised (past participle)
organising (present participle)

glosses: When you organise something, you plan or arrange it.

text: The student organised his class notes.

glosses: When you organise, you bring together many people for a united action.

text: The dads organised to help their children in school.

hyphenation: or‧gan‧ise

organis


connect

forms:
connect (canonical)
connects (third-person singular)
connected (past)
connected (past participle)
connecting (present participle)

glosses: When you connect things, you join, link or unite them.

text: The man connected device to the battery with a wire.

ipa: /kəˈnɛkt/

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

hyphenation: con‧nect


deal

forms:
deal
deals (plural)

text: The company made a deal with the agents.

text: OK, so here's the deal.

enpr: dēl

ipa: /diːl/


deal

forms:
deal (canonical)
deals (third-person singular)
dealt (past)
dealt (past participle)
dealing (present participle)

glosses: If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.

glosses: When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.

glosses: The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.

deal

deals

dealt

dealt

dealing


dealt

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deal.

text: The man dealt the cards for the card game.

ipa: /'dεlt/


continue

forms:
continue (canonical)
continues (third-person singular)
continued (past)
continued (past participle)
continuing (present participle)

glosses: If something continues, it does not stop.

text: Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children.

text: We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer.

enpr: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o

ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuː/

continu

e


college

forms:
college
colleges (plural)

glosses: A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.

text: I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.

text: I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.

ipa: /ˈkɒlɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈkɑlɪd͡ʒ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 college.ogg


character

forms:
character
characters (plural)

glosses: Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person.

text: He's got a really funny character.

text: He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character.

glosses: A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc.

text: The actor played three different characters in the movie.

text: I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't.

glosses: Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different

text: The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city.

text: They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration.

text: It's a boring room, lacking in character.

glosses: A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.

text: The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters.

glosses: Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person.

text: It has long been claimed that sports build character.

text: She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager.

text: He is a man, of great character and great faith.

ipa: /ˈkærəktə/

hyphenation: char‧ac‧ter


relationship

forms:
relationship
relationships (plural)

etymology_text: relation + -ship

ety-suffix

relation

ship

expansion: relation + -ship

glosses: When there is a relationship between things, there is a connection.

text: There is a clear relationship between fire and heat.

glosses: When people are connected by family, there is a relationship between them.

text: There is a family relationship between Bob Smith and John Smith.

glosses: When people are friends or partners, they have a relationship.

text: John is the boyfriend of Joan. They have a relationship.

ipa: /rɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/


basic

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

text: Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

glosses: When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.

text: Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

glosses: Something that is basic has a pH level more than 7, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪk/

hyphenation: ba‧sic


basic

forms:
basic
basics (plural)

text: Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.


educate

forms:
educate (canonical)
educates (third-person singular)
educated (past)
educated (past participle)
educating (present participle)

glosses: When you educate someone, you instruct them; teach; train.

text: He was educated in the public school system.

ipa: /ˈɛdʒəkeɪt/

ipa: /ˈɛdjʊkeɪt/

ipa: /ˈedʒɘkæet/

hyphenation: ed‧u‧cate

verb

educat


by chance

forms: by chance

glosses: If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected.

text: It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!


choice

forms:
choice
choices (plural)

glosses: If you have a choice, you can decide between two or more things or actions.

text: I don't want to go, but I'm afraid I don't have a choice.

text: Many people face a choice between money and love.

text: You have a choice of three cheeses.

text: It's a small shop without much choice of goods.

text: He didn't have to come; he did it by choice.

glosses: Your choice is the thing that you decide to take or do.

text: His choice of jobs was a good one.

text: I think coming here was the right choice.

ipa: /tʃɔɪs/

sampa: /tSOIs/


choice

forms:
choice (positive)
choicer (comparative)
choicest (superlative)

glosses: Choice food, drink, clothing, etc. is the best of its kind.

text: He let his daughter pick out the choicest pieces of fruit.

glosses: Choice words are very direct and critical.

text: After the terrible evening, she had some choice words to share with him.

adj

choice

choicer

choicest


draw

forms:
draw (canonical)
draws (third-person singular)
drew (past)
drawn (past participle)
drawing (present participle)

glosses: When you draw, you use a pencil, pen, crayon, etc. to make a picture.

text: She drew a beautiful picture of the sky on a bright white piece of paper.

glosses: If a person is attracted or interested in an event, then he is drawn to it.

text: The discover of gold in the West drew many people living in the East to move westward.

ipa: /drɔː/

ipa: /drɔ/

audio: en-uk-to draw.ogg

draw

draws

drew

drawn

drawing


draw

forms:
draw
draws (plural)

glosses: When a game is tied and no one has won, then the game is a draw.

text: The game ended 3 to 3. We were disappointed that it was a draw.

glosses: A draw is when the winners of a lottery are announced.

text: The draw is on Tuesday. I hope I won.


claim

forms:
claim (canonical)
claims (third-person singular)
claimed (past)
claimed (past participle)
claiming (present participle)

glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.

text: It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.

text: He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.

text: He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.

glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.

text: Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.

text: Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

text: Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.

text: Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.

text: The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.

glosses: If something claims a life, it kills people.

text: The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.

ipa: /kleɪm/


claim

forms:
claim
claims (plural)

glosses: A claim is something that you say or write without proof.

text: It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.

text: His claim to be the father is now being investigated.

glosses: If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.

text: The government is disputing their claim to the land.

text: The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.

glosses: A claim is something that you say you have the right to.

text: They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.


eighty-one

forms: eighty-one

glosses: ordinal eighty-first) Eighty-one (81) is the odd number that comes between eighty and eighty-two. It is a square number (9 multiplied by 9 equals 81).

text: I have eighty-one coins in my collection.


client

forms:
client
clients (plural)

glosses: Your client is a person or group that uses your services or buys your products.

text: As lawyers, we advise our clients not to talk to the media.

text: Each day, our best salespeople will persuade fifteen potential clients to buy the service.

glosses: A client is a computer that accesses most central files through a server.

text: All clients on the network will be updated with the newest OS over the weekend.

ipa: /ˈklʌɪənt/

hyphenation: cli‧ent


plum

forms:
plum
plums (plural)

glosses: A fruit that is often a dark red or purple color.

text: I really like to eat plums.

glosses: A dark blue-red color, the color of some plums.

glosses: A raisin, when it is used in a pudding or a cake.

enpr: plŭm

ipa: /plʌm/

sampa: /plVm/


plum

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


plum

text: I've plum forgotten where I placed my book.


tropical cyclone

forms:
tropical cyclone
tropical cyclones (plural)

glosses: A storm that has winds of at least 17 m/s (39 mph) but not greater than 33 m/s (74 mph) moving in a circular direction.


tropical cyclones

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

text: We got hit by two tropical cyclones last year.

noun

tropical cyclone


plums

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

text: Plums are my favorite fruit.

plum


cartridge

forms:
cartridge
cartridges (plural)

glosses: A cartridge is a case or container that holds a substance or object which is difficult or awkward to handle; they can usually be changed easily.

ipa: /ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/

enpr: kärʹtrĭj

ipa: /ˈkɑrtrɪdʒ/

sampa: /"kArtrIdZ/

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

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


commit

forms:
commit (canonical)
commits (third-person singular)
committed (past)
committed (past participle)
committing (present participle)

glosses: If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.

text: We have committed no offense and ask to be freed at once.

text: The people who have committed this dreadful act should be punished.

glosses: If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.

text: The president has committed the government to improving schools.

text: We must commit ourselves to the job at hand.

text: After committing to the project last year, they are now trying to pull out.

text: She wants to get married, but he's not ready to commit.

text: The government has committed $10 million towards solving the problem.

glosses: If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.

text: He was committed to a mental hospital after he tried to kill himself.

text: The judge committed him to twelve years for the murder.

glosses: If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.

text: He committed the whole speech to memory.

text: She committed her life's story to paper.

ipa: /kəˈmɪt/

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

hyphenation: com‧mit

verb

commit

t


dissolve

forms:
dissolve (canonical)
dissolves (third-person singular)
dissolved (past)
dissolved (past participle)
dissolving (present participle)

glosses: To dissolve something is to break it into smaller pieces, often by putting it into a liquid.

text: I like to dissolve my pills in water because I cannot swallow them whole.

text: The group dissolved when the project was completed.

dissolv


dissolves

glosses: The third-person singular form of dissolve.

text: Salt dissolves quickly in water.


dissolved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissolve.


dissolving

text: The pill is dissolving in the water right now and when it's done I'm going to drink it.


reunion

forms:
reunion
reunions (plural)

glosses: A reunion is the act of coming back together.

text: It was a happy reunion when the trapped miners finally saw their family again.

glosses: A reunion is a planned event where people gather or see each other after a long period of not seeing each other.

text: Are you going to the family reunion this year?

ipa: /riːˈjuːnjən/

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


reunions

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

text: I love family reunions because I get to see family members that I haven't seen in a very long time.

noun

reunion


dragon

forms:
dragon
dragons (plural)

glosses: A mythical animal, usually reptile-like, with leathery wings like a bat, claws like a lion, scaly skin and a long tail, and breathes fire.

text: The prince had to kill a dragon before he could rescue the princess.

glosses: A large snake-like creature with the eyes of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, and the claws of a tiger.

glosses: A large reptile, especially a Komodo dragon.

enpr: drăg'ən

ipa: /ˈdrægən/


dragons

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

text: In stories, dragons are shown as dangerous creatures because they breathe fire.

dragon


nirvana

forms: nirvana

glosses: When a person has reached nirvana, he no longer wants to have things.

glosses: When a person has reached nirvana, he is happy and at peace; enlightenment.

glosses: When someone is at a nirvana, he is very happy and pleased; paradise.

ipa: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/

ipa: /nɪrˈvɑːnə/

nirvana


concern

forms:
concern
concerns (plural)

glosses: A concern about something means something that a person is worried about.

text: The government expressed its concern at the fighting in Kenya.

text: Poor sales are causing concern among the owners.

text: Our main concern now is to make sure that everyone is safe.

text: There is widespread concern about the approaching storm.

text: He concern for her children is understandable, given the lack of information.

text: The changes at the school were quite clearly a matter of great interest and concern among students.

glosses: A concern with something means something that a person is interested in or involved with.

glosses: Concern is a feeling that a person wants to help someone.

text: Her look of concern made him feel better.

text: XYZ Company is an ongoing concern, and we have no plans to shut it down.

ipa: /kənˈsɝn/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːn/

hyphenation: con‧cern


concern

forms:
concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

text: We have received a letter that concerns the recent sale of the property.

text: The article is primarily concerned with Dylan's early life.

glosses: If something concerns a person, they think it is a problem or needs attention.

text: The recent losses certainly concern me, but I still think things are looking good.

glosses: You use to whom it may concern at the beginning of a letter when you don't know the name of the person you're writing to.


Paul

forms: Paul

glosses: In the New Testament, Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.

ipa: /pɔːl/

ipa: /pɔl/

ipa: /pɑl/

homophones: pall pawl


rabies

forms: rabies

glosses: Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus from mammals.

rabies


confer

forms:
confer (canonical)
confers (third-person singular)
conferred (past)
conferred (past participle)
conferring (present participle)

glosses: If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion.

text: The referees conferred before awarding the goal to Chelsea.

text: We'd like a few days to confer with out coworkers before deciding.

glosses: If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially.

text: That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company.

text: The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation.

text: The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February.

ipa: /kənˈfʌr/

ipa: /kənˈfɜː/

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

verb

confer

r


albino

forms:
albino
albinos or albinoes (plural)

ipa: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/

ipa: /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/

noun

albino

albinos

albinoes


pissed

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of piss.

ipa: /pɪst/

verb

piss

es


pissed

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

text: I am so pissed about something.


Dick

forms: Dick

glosses: Dick is a male given name. It is usually short for Richard.

ipa: /dɪk/

sampa: /dIk/


roller coaster

forms:
roller coaster
roller coasters (plural)

glosses: An amusement ride that has a cart on a track; it rises and falls and has twists and turns.

glosses: Any situation in which there are large, quick changes.


rollercoaster

forms:
rollercoaster
rollercoasters (plural)


rollercoasters

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

noun

rollercoaster


roller coasters

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

roller coaster


founders

forms:
founder
founders (plural)

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

founder


founders

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of founder.


founder

etymology_text: found + -er

ety-suffix

found

er

expansion: found + -er

glosses: A person who founds and establishes; a person who lays a foundation; an author; a person who starts something.

glosses: An iron worker who runs a blast furnace and the smelting process.

ipa: /ˈfaʊndɚ/

ipa: /ˈfaʊndə/

hyphenation: found‧er


founder

glosses: To fill something with water and sink it.


complaint

forms:
complaint
complaints (plural)

glosses: A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction

text: He had a skin complaint and so went to the doctor for advice.

ipa: /kʌmˈpleɪnt/

sampa: /kVm"pleInt/


consult

forms:
consult
consults (plural)

text: I have a consult with a sleep specialist this afternoon.

glosses: : The act of consulting or the results of that consultation;.

text: The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. -Dryden.

glosses: : A council; a meeting for consultation.

text: A consult of coquettes. -Swift.

enpr: kŏn'sŭlt

ipa: /ˈkɒnsʌlt/

sampa: /"kQnsVlt/

ipa: /ˈkɑnsʌlt/

sampa: /"kAnsVlt/


consult

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

glosses: If you consult with someone, you ask them their opinion or for advice.

text: I think it would be a good idea to consult a doctor about the pain.

glosses: If you consult a dictionary, the web, a phone book, etc., you look there for information.

enpr: kənsŭlt'

ipa: /kənˈsʌlt/


extinct

forms: extinct (positive)

glosses: When all of one kind of animal are dead it is extinct.

text: Dinosaurs are extinct. No living dinosaurs can be found on Earth.

text: This extinct volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.

ipa: /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

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


massive

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

text: Most dinosaurs were massive animals.

text: My neighbors bought a massive car, but it's too big to drive.


anger

forms: anger

glosses: A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.


anger

forms:
anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

glosses: If you anger someone you make them feel angry.

text: It really angers me when you don't clean up your messes.


angers

glosses: The third-person singular form of anger.

verb

anger


angered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of anger.


burns

forms:
burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burning (present participle)

burn


burns

forms:
burn
burns (plural)

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


burned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of burn.


burning

text: the burning sun

text: burning skin

text: her burning heart


amplitude

forms:
amplitude
amplitudes (plural)

glosses: The biggest possible absolute value of the vertical part of a periodic curve.

glosses: The biggest possible absolute value of something that changes periodically (like a wave).


born

forms:
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
born (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

glosses: The past participle of bear. Given birth to.

ipa: /ˈboː(r)n/

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing


ford

forms:
ford
fords (plural)

glosses: A place in a stream where the water is not deep, making it possible to cross from one side to the other without a bridge by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

text: The ford looks shallow enough for us to cross.

ipa: /fɔːd/


ford

forms:
ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

text: We forded the stream in our car without any problems.


fords

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

noun

ford


forded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ford.


lightning

forms: lightning

glosses: A flash of light caused by electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

glosses: An electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

text: That tree was hit by lightning.


council

forms:
council
councils (plural)

glosses: A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions.

text: Town council is considering a road-widening proposal.

text: The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.

ipa: /kaʊnsɪl/


borough

forms:
borough
boroughs (plural)

glosses: A town that has a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

glosses: An administrative district (part of a city) in some cities, for example, London.

glosses: An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.

glosses: Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

glosses: A district in Alaska that has powers similar to a county.

ipa: /ˈbʌrə/

ipa: /ˈbʌroʊ/


echo

forms:
echo
echoes (plural)

glosses: An echo is a reflected sound that is heard again by a person.

glosses: The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

enpr: ĕkʹō

ipa: /ˈɛkəʊ/

ipa: /ˈɛkoʊ/

echoes


echo

forms:
echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

glosses: To repeat back what someone else has just said.

verb

echo


count

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.

text: OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.

text: I counted 43. How many did you get?

text: I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.

text: My daughter can count to twenty by twos.

glosses: If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.

text: If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.

text: That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.

text: Do you count the pet as part of the family?

text: Hey, count me in. I want to play too.

glosses: If something counts, it's important or useful.

text: If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.

text: The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.

glosses: If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.

text: If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.

ipa: /kaʊnt/

audio: en-uk-to count.ogg


count

forms:
count
counts (plural)

text: Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.

text: The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.

text: We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!

glosses: If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.

text: I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.

glosses: In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.

glosses: A count is European title, similar to earl.


pair

forms:
pair
pairs (plural)

text: She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.

text: Those two make a lovely pair, don't they.

enpr: pâr

ipa: /pɛə(r)/

ipa: /pɛr/

homophones: pare pear


pair

forms:
pair (canonical)
pairs (third-person singular)
paired (past)
paired (past participle)
pairing (present participle)

glosses: If you pair two people or things, you put them together.

text: Young women were often paired with older men.

text: They paired up at the dance.


biscuit

forms:
biscuit
biscuits (plural)

text: He brought along homemade biscuits for the picnic.

glosses: A biscuit is a small bread usually made with baking soda, similar to a scone, but usually not sweet.

glosses: Biscuit is a form of unglazed earthenware.

enpr: bĭs'kĭt

ipa: /ˈbɪskɪt/

sampa: /"bIskIt/

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


pup

forms:
pup
pups (plural)

glosses: A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals

text: The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

glosses: A young person who does not have much experience

text: The new teacher is a mere pup.

ipa: /pʌp/


pups

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

text: My dog had 4 pups last week.

ipa: /pʌps/

noun

pup


biscuits

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

biscuit


printer

forms:
printer
printers (plural)

etymology_text: print + -er

ety-suffix

print

expansion: print + -er

glosses: The person who runs a printing press or the owner of a printing business.

glosses: A machine, usually attached to a computer, used to print words or images onto paper.

text: I used the printer to make a copy of my project.

ipa: /ˈprɪntə(r)/

ipa: /ˈprɪntɚ/

hyphenation: print‧er


printers

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

noun

printer


Bonn

forms: Bonn

glosses: Bonn is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.


cities

forms:
city
cities (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈsɪtiz/

hyphenation: cit‧ies

city

cities


magnitude

forms:
magnitude
magnitudes (plural)

glosses: The exact or approximate size, extent or importance of something.

glosses: A number that is assigned to something so that it may be compared to others numerically; it is always a positive number (more than zero).

glosses: A measure of the energy of an earthquake (for example, on the Richter scale).

ipa: /mægnɪtjuːd/

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


magnitudes

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

magnitude


mix

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

glosses: If you mix something, you stir two or more things together.

text: Mix the eggs and milk with the flour.

glosses: If you mix something, you combine items from two or more sources which are normally kept separate.

text: Don't mix the light clothes with the dark clothes in the washing machine.

text: I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.

glosses: To make a finished version of a recording.

text: I'm almost done mixing this song.

ipa: /ˈmɪks/

sampa: /"mIks/

verb

mix


mix

forms:
mix
mixes (plural)

glosses: A mix is two or more things that have been mixed together; it is a mixture.

text: Now add the raisins to the mix.

glosses: The result of combining items normally kept separate.

text: The laundry is a mix of light and dark clothes.

text: The rhythm mix sounds muddy.

text: I've almost finished the mix for this song.

noun

mixes


mixes

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


mixing

ipa: /ˈmɪksɪŋ/


altar

forms:
altar
altars (plural)

hyphenation: al‧tar


altars

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

altar


avatar

forms:
avatar
avatars (plural)

glosses: A physical representation (for example, a picture) of an idea or concept; a personification.

glosses: A picture representing a person on the internet.

glosses: The incarnation of a god, especially Vishnu.


avatars

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

text: I always choose silly avatars to represent me online.

avatar


virginity

forms: virginity

ipa: /və(r)ˈdʒɪnɪti/

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


virgins

forms:
virgin
virgins (plural)

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

text: All of my friends and I are virgins; we don't believe in having sex before marriage.

virgin


protests

forms:
protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of protest.

verb

protest


protests

forms:
protest
protests (plural)

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


protested

glosses: The past tense and past participle of protest.


coppers

forms:
copper
coppers (plural)

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

text: My grandpa calls pennies "coppers".

noun

copper


date

forms:
date
dates (plural)

glosses: A date is a particular day in a month or year.

text: "What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."

text: Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.

text: The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.

text: Please write your birth date here.

glosses: A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.

text: Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?

glosses: A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.

text: I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.

glosses: You date is the person you are meeting romantically.

text: Who's your date for the dance?

glosses: If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.

text: To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.

glosses: A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.

ipa: /deɪt/


date

forms:
date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

glosses: If you date something, you write the date on it.

text: You need to date this form at the top, here.

text: The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.

glosses: If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.

text: We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.

text: Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.

glosses: If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.

text: Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.

glosses: If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.

text: The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940–1945).

glosses: If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.

text: They dated for almost a year in high school.

verb

dat


guy

forms:
guy
guys (plural)

text: So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this guy.

glosses: A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over.

enpr: gī

ipa: /gaɪ/

sampa: /gaI/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Guy.wav


guys

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

text: Who are those guys?

text: Hi guys!

enpr: gīz

ipa: /ɡaɪz/

noun

guy


dates

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

text: He goes out on a lot of dates.

text: I like to eat dates because they're healthy for you.

date


dates

text: He never dates his letters.

text: She only dates older men.


Delphi

forms: Delphi

text: The people went to Delphi to visit the oracle of Apollo.

glosses: Delphi is a computer programming language based on PASCAL.

text: Delphi was written in 1986 for Apple computers.

glosses: Delphi is a method for getting agreement from a group of experts.

text: We wanted the best solution so we organized the group using the Delphi method.


freedom

forms:
freedom
freedoms (plural)

etymology_text: free + -dom

ety-suffix

free

dom

expansion: free + -dom

glosses: The state of being free; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

text: He enjoyed his freedom after he was released from prison.

glosses: The state of being without restraints or constraints.

text: Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.

enpr: frē'dəm

ipa: /ˈfriːdəm/

ipa: /ˈfridəm/

hyphenation: free‧dom


freedoms

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

text: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt once made a speech on what he called the "Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

noun

freedom


nudity

forms: nudity

ipa: /ˈnjudɪˌti/

ipa: /ˈnudɪti/

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


paramedic

forms:
paramedic
paramedics (plural)

glosses: A paramedic is a person who is trained to medically help people who have had an injury outside of a hospital and prepares them to be taken to a hospital.

text: The paramedic rushed the victim to the ambulance.

ipa: /ˌpærəˈmɛdɪk/

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


nude

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

glosses: Someone who is nude is not wearing clothes or some other covering.

glosses: A term used in fashion (clothing, makeup) indicating the color of bare skin.

enpr: n(y)o͞od

ipa: /n(j)uːd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-nude.wav


nude

forms:
nude
nudes (plural)

glosses: A painting or other artwork that shows human figures that are partially or totally naked.


economy

forms:
economy
economies (plural)

glosses: The economy is the use of the resources of a community or system.

text: We wonder about the ability of our businesses to compete in the global economy.

text: The economy was growing at a rate of 2% per year.

text: Small businesses provided most of the new jobs in our economy.

text: The economy has not been this strong since 2007.

glosses: Economy is the careful and minimal use of resources.

text: The schools were closed for reasons of economy.

text: We bought a small economy car.

text: You can save 50 cents by getting the economy size.

text: These cars are fun to drive, plus they have high fuel economy.

glosses: Economy is the section of the airplane with the smallest seats and cheapest ticket prices.

text: We decided to fly business class instead of economy.

glosses: A market economy is an economy with free competition between businesses.

text: China will continue to move towards a market economy.

ipa: /iːˈkɒnəmi/

enpr: /ĕ'kô'nô'mĕ/

economy

economies


naked

forms: naked (positive)

glosses: If someone is naked, they are not wearing any clothes.

text: She was as naked as the day she was born.

glosses: If something is naked, it is plain or put bluntly.

text: the naked truth, naked facts

glosses: If something is naked, it is not protected.

text: Never have a naked flame near gas cylinders.

ipa: /ˈneɪkɪd/


intelligences

forms:
intelligence
intelligences (plural)

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

intelligence


walks

forms:
walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)

ipa: /wɔks/

ipa: /wɔːks/

ipa: /wɑks/

verb

walk


walks

forms:
walk
walks (plural)

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

text: There are many walks of life.


occasion

forms:
occasion
occasions (plural)

text: Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.

text: He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.

glosses: An occasion is a good time to do something.

text: The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.

text: Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

text: a good opportunity or chance

ipa: /əˈkeɪʒən/


occasion

forms:
occasion (canonical)
occasions (third-person singular)
occasioned (past)
occasioned (past participle)
occasioning (present participle)

text: Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.


zipper

forms:
zipper
zippers (plural)

glosses: A zipper is a device used to join two pieces of cloth for a short amount of time. It usually consists of 2 strips of metal on both pieces of cloth that are then joined together.

enpr: zĭʹpər

ipa: /ˈzɪpɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-zipper.wav


desert

forms:
desert
deserts (plural)

glosses: A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.

ipa: /'dɛzət/

enpr: dĕ'zə(r)t

poses:
noun
noun 1


desert

glosses: A desert is something that is earned or deserved.


desert

forms:
desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)

glosses: To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.

text: When he left without us, we felt deserted.

enpr: dĭzû(r)t'


Saturn

forms: Saturn

glosses: The second largest planet in Earth's solar system; it is known for its big rings.

text: Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

glosses: The Roman god of fertility and agriculture.

hyphenation: Sa‧turn


planet

forms:
planet
planets (plural)

glosses: A planet is one of the 8 bodies that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

text: Our planet is named Earth.

ipa: /ˈplænɪt/


frog

forms:
frog
frogs (plural)

ipa: /frɒɡ/

ipa: /frɑɡ/


skeleton

forms:
skeleton
skeletons (plural)

glosses: A skeleton is the bones that support the body of an animal or person.

text: She lost so much weight while she was sick that she became a skeleton.

glosses: The skeleton of something is the core of it, the part that give it structure.

glosses: A skeleton is a frame that provides support to a building or other construction.

enpr: skĕˈ -lə-tən

ipa: /ˈskɛlətən/


tiger

forms:
tiger
tigers (plural)

glosses: A tiger is a mammal. It comes from Asia.

text: I'm going to take the kids to the zoo to see a tiger.

enpr: tī'gər

ipa: /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈtaɪɡə/

hyphenation: ti‧ger


decide

forms:
decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

glosses: If you decide something, there were different things you could do, but you choose one.

text: The government has decided to cut spending.

text: I need to work on English, so I decided not to play soccer this year.

text: Have you decided on a name for the new dog?

text: We've decided against going out tonight because of the rain.

text: I haven't decided what to do yet.

ipa: /dɪˈsaɪd/

decid


department

forms:
department
departments (plural)

glosses: A department is a part of a business, school, hospital or other institution that has a particular job.

text: The Department of Health is planning to build three new hospitals in the area.

text: It's often difficult to get the various government departments to work together.

text: He was in the Department of Law at the Keele University for nearly 20 years.

text: Professor Swallow, became Head of the English Department at Rummidge University.

text: The toy department is over there past

glosses: A department is a part of a large store, which sells one kind of product.

text: You can find balls in the sporting goods department.

glosses: Somebody's department is the things that they are good at or responsible for.

text: Sorry, I can't help you. That's not my department.

ipa: /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/

ipa: /dəˈpɑrtmənt/

hyphenation: de‧part‧ment


homograph

forms:
homograph
homographs (plural)

glosses: A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and may have a different pronunciation.

ipa: /ˈhɒməgrɑːf/

ipa: /ˈhɑːməgræf/


whoever

pos: pron

text: Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

text: Whoever violates the law will be punished.


depend

forms:
depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

glosses: When you depend on something, you need it; you rely on it; you trust it.

text: I knew I could depend on you to meet your aunt at the station.

ipa: /dɪˈpɛnd/

sampa: /dI"pEnd/

hyphenation: de‧pend


especial

forms: especial (positive)

glosses: When something is especial, it is very important or significant.

text: I don't see anything especial about that paint; it seems like an ordinary blue.

ipa: /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/

hyphenation: es‧pe‧cial


describe

forms:
describe (canonical)
describes (third-person singular)
described (past)
described (past participle)
describing (present participle)

glosses: If you describe something, you say what it looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc.

text: Their wedding day, as described by Emma in her book, was "a perfect September day."

text: The problems described above in Chapter 2, are found around the world.

text: Henry Tyler would not have described her as a happy woman.

text: These cheeses have a certain smell, as described in the section on soft cheeses.

text: The hospital described her condition as serious.

text: The instructions describe how to put it together.

text: In the story, he describes falling through the air for hours.

glosses: If something describes a circle, arc, etc., it follows that shape.

text: His finger slowly described a circle in the water.

ipa: /dɪˈskraɪb/

hyphenation: de‧scribe

describ


Jesus

forms: Jesus

glosses: Jesus of Nazareth was a religious prophet and leader in Palestine who lived from around 4 BC to AD 30, when he was crucified. So boys and girls, don't ever try to do nice things or you might get nailed to a tree.

text: Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate, under pressure from some Jewish leaders.

glosses: Jesus (IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /he'sus/) is a boy's name, especially in Spanish-speaking counties.

enpr: jē'zəs

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒizəs/

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


Jesus

forms: Jesus!

glosses: You use Jesus when you are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase.

text: Jesus, that's heavy.

text: Jesus Christ! Can't you do anything right?

interjection

Jesus!


presumptuous

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

glosses: If someone is presumptuous, they don't know the limits of what is appropriate or allowed.

text: I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I give some advice.

ipa: /prəˈzəmptʃuəs/


die

forms:
die (canonical)
dies (third-person singular)
died (past)
died (past participle)
dying (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal dies, it stops living.

text: My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.

text: The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.

text: Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.

text: She died from illness.

text: The idea died once the money was all gone.

text: Rock and roll will never die.

text: The car died suddenly on the highway.

text: My computer died on me over the weekend.

glosses: If you're dying for something, you want it very much.

text: I'm dying for a chance to meet him.

enpr: dī

ipa: /daɪ/

sampa: /daI/

homophones: dye Di Dai

verb

die

dies

died

dying


die

forms:
die
dies (plural)

glosses: A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.


die

forms:
die
dice (plural)

glosses: A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.

noun

dice


dice

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

glosses: Sometimes used in the singular, a dice is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.

enpr: dīs

ipa: /daɪs/

sampa: /daIs/


dice

forms:
dice (canonical)
dices (third-person singular)
diced (past)
diced (past participle)
dicing (present participle)

glosses: If you dice something, you cut it into cubes (usually small cubes).

verb

dic

e


mathematics

forms: mathematics

text: Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are part of basic mathematics.

ipa: /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɪks/

hyphenation: ma‧the‧ma‧tics


math

forms:
math
maths (plural)

text: $170 a month? That doesn't sound right. Let me check your math.

text: I have 2 more maths to take before I can graduate.

ipa: /mæθ/


direct

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

glosses: If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.

text: It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver.

text: These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes.

text: In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick."

text: There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.

ipa: /dɪˈrɛkt/

sampa: /dI"rEkt/

hyphenation: di‧rect


direct

forms:
direct (canonical)
directs (third-person singular)
directed (past)
directed (past participle)
directing (present participle)

glosses: If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.

text: He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise.

text: Can you please direct your attention to the screen.

text: Can you direct me to the station, please?

glosses: If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.

text: She directed the investigation into the crash.

glosses: If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.

glosses: If you direct something, you tell people what to do.

text: He directed that the money go to the church after he died.

text: Please close your books where you are directed to do so.


direct

forms:
direct (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.


bulimia nervosa

forms: bulimia nervosa

glosses: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where people make themselves vomit after eating.

noun

bulimia nervosa


divorce

forms:
divorce
divorces (plural)

glosses: Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage.

text: Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce?

text: There is a geographic divorce between the United States and Mexico.

ipa: /dɪˈvɔːs/

ipa: /dɪˈvɔrs/

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


divorce

forms:
divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

glosses: To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people.

text: The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

glosses: If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them.

text: Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful.

glosses: To separate something that was connected.

text: The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one.

text: Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.

verb

divorc


labium

forms:
labium
labia (plural)

glosses: A labium is a part of the body that is similar to lips; it is one of the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva.

enpr: lā'bē-əm

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

noun

labium

labia


idiot

forms:
idiot
idiots (plural)

glosses: A common term for a person who is not very smart.

ipa: /ˈɪdiːət/


Anchorage

forms: Anchorage

glosses: Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska.


anchorage

forms:
anchorage
anchorages (plural)

glosses: A harbor, river, or other area that can hold a ship while it is anchored.

ipa: /ˈæŋkərɪd͡ʒ/

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


presumed

forms:
presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of presume.

verb

presum


presume

glosses: If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence.

text: The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead.

glosses: If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong.

text: I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation.

glosses: If x presumes y, then x requires y and builds on it.

text: This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.

ipa: /prɪˈzjuːm/

ipa: /priˈz(j)um/

ipa: /prɘˈzjʉːm/


district

forms:
district
districts (plural)

glosses: A district is an area of land that shares certain characteristics.

text: Roppongi and Kabukicho are Tokyo's main entertainment districts.

text: The lake district is one of England's most beautiful areas.

glosses: A district is an area of land that is defined for political reasons such as elections or administration.

text: Washington is located in the District of Columbia.

enpr: dĭs′trĭkt

ipa: /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

hyphenation: dis‧trict


else

forms: else

glosses: You use else to show that something is not the same one as another thing.

text: OK, he's cute, but what else has he got?

text: I don't think this one fits me. Do you have anything else in the same colour?

text: I've told you most of it. There's not much else I can think of.

ipa: /ɛls/; sometimes /ɛlts/


else

forms:
else (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use x or else y to say that if x doesn't happen or isn't true, y would happen or would be true.

text: They don't want to be here or else they would have come.

glosses: You use or else to say that if something doesn't happen, it will be bad.

text: You'd better clean your room, or else.


valley

forms:
valley
valleys (plural)

glosses: An long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

glosses: Any structure resembling #1, for example, the point where two angled roofs meet.

enpr: văl'ē

ipa: /ˈvæli/

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


bishops

forms:
bishop
bishops (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbɪʃəps/

noun

bishop


wider

forms:
wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wide; more wide.

ipa: /ˈwaɪdɚ/

ipa: /ˈwaɪdə/

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

adj

wide

wider

widest


widest

glosses: The superlative form of wide; most wide.

ipa: /ˈwaɪdəst/

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


jellies

forms:
jelly
jellies (plural)

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

noun

jelly

jellies


locations

forms:
location
locations (plural)

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

location


shocked

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

glosses: If you are feeling shocked, you feel surprised, startled, or confused.

text: I'm shocked that you would do such a terrible thing!

ipa: /ʃɒkt/


shocked

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shock.

verb

shock


introduce

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

glosses: If you introduce someone or something, you make them known to someone else.

text: Let me introduce you to my friend.

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdus/

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duce

introduc


shocking

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

glosses: If something is shocking, it causes someone to feel shocked or startled.

text: Did you hear the shocking news that Dan was fired for stealing?

glosses: If something is shocking, it is unusually obscene or lewd.

glosses: If something is shocking, it is very bad.

ipa: /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/


attacks

forms:
attack
attacks (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈtæks/

noun

attack


attacks

forms:
attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attack.


attacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attack.

ipa: /əˈtækt/


attacking

ipa: /əˈtækɪŋ/


equips

forms:
equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of equip.

text: This program equips students with the skills the need to succeed in college.

verb

equip

p


equipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of equip.

text: We equipped the buses with blankets and pillows and high-tech stereo headphones and telephones.


equipping

text: We're equipping the baseball team with new bats and balls.


formulas

forms:
formula
formulas or formulae (plural)

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

noun

formula

formulae


frameworks

forms:
framework
frameworks (plural)

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

framework


medicines

forms:
medicine
medicines (plural)

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

text: She takes a number of different medicines because of her poor health.

medicine


seeds

forms:
seed
seeds (plural)

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

ipa: /siːdz/

seed


seeds

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)


introduces

glosses: The third-person singular form of introduce.


introduced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of introduce.

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duced


employ

forms:
employ (canonical)
employs (third-person singular)
employed (past)
employed (past participle)
employing (present participle)

glosses: If you employ someone, you pay them to do a job.

text: The tanning company currently employs over 240 people in Caledonia.

text: She had been employed by the hospital as a nurse for only four months.

text: Various methods are employed to change the way it looks.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɔɪ/


employ

forms:
employ
employs (plural)

glosses: If you have someone in your employ, you are paying them to do a job.


encourage

forms:
encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

glosses: If you encourage someone, you make them feel that they want to, or can, do something.

text: We're trying to encourage more people to give money to the hospital.

text: I encouraged my son to audition for the school play.

text: It will be difficult, but I'm encouraged by our success so far.

glosses: If x encourages y, x makes y more likely to happen.

text: The water encourages the breakdown of the wood.

ipa: /ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ/

sampa: /In"kVrIdZ/

ipa: /ɪnˈkɝrɪʤ/

hyphenation: en‧cour‧age

verb

encourag


lady

forms:
lady
ladies (plural)

text: Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

glosses: The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.

text: Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.

text: Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.

text: If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.

ipa: /ˈleɪdi/

sampa: /"leIdi/

hyphenation: la‧dy

noun

lady

ladies


hell

forms: hell

glosses: In some religions and myths, hell is a place where you may go after you die. Hell is usually seen as a bad place where bad people are punished.

enpr: hel

ipa: /hɛl/

sampa: /hEl/


hell

forms:
hell
hells (plural)

glosses: Something that is very hard to do or makes you suffer.

text: My new boss is making my job hell.


hell

glosses: You say hell when you are having a hard time.

text: Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.

glosses: Hell may be added to show strong feeling.

text: I'm sure as hell not going there!

text: Hell yeah (yes)! I'd love to go with you!

text: What the hell are you doing!?

text: There is no way in hell I would do that!


justly

etymology_text: just + -ly

ety-suffix

just

ly

expansion: just + -ly

glosses: To do something justly is to do it in a way that is fair, that shows justice; it means acting as if everyone is equal.

text: She justly said no, she would not stand on a stage with someone who was saying bad things about another person.

text: He justly put the toy away for the rest of the day after the children were fighting about it.

ipa: /ˈdʒʌstli/

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