allies

forms:
ally
allies (plural)

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

ally


allies

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

all

y

expansion: [POS TABLE]


allied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ally.

enpr: ə-līd'

ipa: /əˈlaɪd/


conducts

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conduct.

conduct


conducts

forms:
conduct
conducts (plural)

pos: noun

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


conducted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conduct.

ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪd/


conducting

enpr: kəndŭktʹĭng

ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/

hyphenation: con‧duct‧ing


stock

forms:
stock
stocks (plural)

glosses: Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.

text: It depend on where the store got its stock from.

text: Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.

text: Going out of business! All stock must be sold.

text: They kept a stock of food in the basement.

text: Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.

text: Police found a stock of weapons in the house.

text: I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.

text: Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.

text: ETFs are mutual funds that trade on stock exchanges, just as stocks do.

text: He invests 85% of his money in bonds and 15% in stocks.

text: The S&P 500 index, which tracks stocks in all sectors of the economy, remains virtually unchanged.

text: The prices for all three stocks are likely to decline.

glosses: If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.

text: I think we have five more in stock.

glosses: If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.

text: I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.

glosses: Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.

text: Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.

glosses: If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.

enpr: stŏk

ipa: /stɒk/

sampa: /stQk/

homophones: stork stalk


stock

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.

text: They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.

glosses: If you stock x with y, you fill x with y.

text: I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.

glosses: If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.

text: Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.


stock

forms: stock (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.

text: The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.

text: The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.

text: Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.


struggle

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.

text: They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.

text: She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.

text: The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.

text: She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.

text: The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.

ipa: /ˈstrʌɡəl/

hyphenation: strug‧gle

struggl

e


struggle

forms:
struggle
struggles (plural)

glosses: A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.

text: As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.

text: Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.

text: The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.

text: This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.

text: They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

text: They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.

text: The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.


substantial

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

glosses: If something is substantial, it is not small.

text: The children spent a substantial portion of the day in free play or unstructured time.

text: The company needs to make substantial reductions in spending.

text: After the accident, he lost a substantial amount of blood.

text: Changing the light bulbs might translate into very substantial energy savings.

text: Soft background music results in substantial improvement in reading comprehension.

text: We found no substantial evidence supporting these beliefs.

text: China has a substantial impact on the global economy.

text: That will help, but I'm not sure it will make a substantial difference.

text: They would likely benefit from a substantial decline in home prices.

text: Such a program will require substantial resources to develop and maintain.

ipa: /səbˈstænʃəl/

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

adj

more: true


sue

forms:
sue (canonical)
sues (third-person singular)
sued (past)
sued (past participle)
suing (present participle)

glosses: If you sue someone, you take them to court to make them do something they don't want to do, often to make them pay you money.

text: They successfully sued the company they had worked for, winning a combined award of $275,000.

text: He once threatened to sue a reporter who wrote a negative story about him.

text: The customers hired a lawyer and sued the store.

text: Georgia's laws limit how much businesses must pay in damages if they're sued.

text: He later sued the government, claiming he was illegally held at the airport.

text: The cases involve US companies being sued in US courts for things they did in other countries.

text: They are suing over the broken contract.

ipa: /suː/

verb

su


penetrate

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

glosses: If you penetrate something, you enter it.

text: The rocket was the first to penetrate space.

text: Light penetrates into the windows during the daytime.

text: A penis penetrates the vagina during intercourse.

ipa: /ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/

hyphenation: pen‧e‧trate

penetrat


tablet

forms:
tablet
tablets (plural)

glosses: A tablet is a small, hard medicine or vitamin that you take by mouth.

text: Take only one 600-milligram tablet of calcium a day.

glosses: A tablet is a hard surface for writing on.

text: The agreement is not written on tablets of stone.

glosses: A tablet is a tablet computer; a large touch-screen device.

text: I bring a tablet to work rather than a laptop because it is more portable.

enpr: tăbʹlət

ipa: /ˈtæblət/

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

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


she'll be right

forms: she'll be right

pos: phrase

glosses: OK, no problem, everything will be all right

ipa: /ʃɪəl bi rʌɪt/


tackle

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

glosses: If you tackle a problem, issue, question, etc., you try to solve it.

text: We want an executive who solves problems and tackles issues.

glosses: If you tackle a person, you jump on them and pull them to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

glosses: If you tackle a person in soccer, you take the ball from them.

ipa: /ˈtækəl/

hyphenation: tack‧le

tackl


tackle

forms:
tackle
tackles (plural)

glosses: A tackle is an attempt to pull somebody to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

text: Gaines Adams put constant pressure on the Atlanta quarterback and finished the game with six tackles and two sacks.

text: Briggs leads the team with 31 solo tackles.

glosses: A tackle is an attempt to take the ball from somebody in sports such as soccer.

glosses: A tackle is a position in American football (see diagram below).

text: Georgia defensive tackle Kade Weston has been out the past two games with an injured knee.

text: He was by far the best left tackle to have played the game in the 24 years.

glosses: Fishing tackle is the equipment used to catch fish.

text: He gathered his camp supplies including fishing tackle.

text: He pulled out shotguns and rifles in padded cases, fishing rods, and a tackle box.

glosses: A block and tackle is a system of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy weights.


tank

forms:
tank
tanks (plural)

glosses: A tank is a large, strong container for gas or liquid.

text: The gas stove was connected to a propane tank.

text: When the house needs heat, hot water from the storage tank is transferred to the house.

text: The firefighter was in full gear: helmet, flashlight, oxygen tank strapped across his back.

text: The fuel tank holds 40 liters.

text: The most common sources of groundwater pollution are leaking underground storage tanks.

text: She was pumping gas into the tank of her 1977 Ford LTD.

text: There was a large fish tank in which a few small orange fish were swimming.

text: A notebook and pen lie on top of the toilet tank.

text: I returned the car to her with an empty tank.

glosses: A tank is a large metal vehicle with a gun that runs on tracks.

text: They do not have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles.

text: 1968 was the year Soviet tanks rolled into Prague.

glosses: The tank is a room, usually in a police station, for keeping people locked up.

text: The police threw him in the holding tank with us.

ipa: /tæŋk/


tank

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

glosses: If something tanks, it gets worse quickly.


tanks

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

noun

tank


tanked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tank.


tanked

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

text: Oh man, Don is so tanked! I bet he won't remember this tomorrow!


tackles

glosses: The third-person singular form of tackle.


tackles

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

tackle


tackled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tackle.


tablets

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

tablet


penetrates

glosses: The third-person singular form of penetrate.


penetrated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of penetrate.


penetrating

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

text: The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

text: Sarah has such a penetrating gaze that it makes me uncomfortable.


solicitors

forms:
solicitor
solicitors (plural)

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

solicitor


defeats

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of defeat.

verb

defeat


defeats

forms:
defeat
defeats (plural)

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


refurbishes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of refurbish.

refurbish

es


refurbished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of refurbish.


scenes

forms:
scene
scenes (plural)

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

noun

scene


sins

forms:
sin
sins (plural)

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

sin


sins

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

verb

n


sillier

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

glosses: The comparative form of silly; more silly.

adjective

silly

sillier

silliest


silliest

glosses: The superlative form of silly; most silly.


sessions

forms:
session
sessions (plural)

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

noun

session


scares

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of scare.

verb

scar


scares

forms:
scare
scares (plural)

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

noun

scare


rubbishes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of rubbish.

verb

rubbish


rubbished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rubbish.


retires

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of retire.

retir


retired

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retire.


retiring

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

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


resists

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of resist.

resist


resisted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of resist.

ipa: /rɪˈzɪstɪd/

hyphenation: re‧sist‧ed


resisting

ipa: /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

hyphenation: re‧sist‧ing


replies

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of reply.

repl


replies

forms:
reply
replies (plural)

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

noun

reply

replies


replied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reply.

ipa: /rɪˈplaɪd/

hyphenation: re‧plied


replying

ipa: /rɪˈplaɪŋ/


reserves

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of reserve.

verb

reserv


reserves

forms:
reserve
reserves (plural)

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

noun

reserve


reserved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reserve.

ipa: /rɪˈzɝvd/

ipa: /rɪˈzɜːvd/

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

hyphenation: re‧served


reserved

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

glosses: If someone is reserved, they are quiet, and don't like to talk about their feelings.

text: She greeted us warmly, but her fried was more reserved.


struggles

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of struggle.

verb

struggl


struggles

forms:
struggle
struggles (plural)

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

noun

struggle


struggled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of struggle.


bellies

forms:
belly
bellies (plural)

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

belly

bellies


barks

forms:
bark
barks (plural)

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

bark


barks

forms:
bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)


batters

forms:
batter
batters (plural)

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

batter


batters

forms:
batter (canonical)
batters (third-person singular)
battered (past)
battered (past participle)
battering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of batter.


beaches

forms:
beach
beaches (plural)

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

beach

beaches


beaches

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beach.


beached

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beach.


beams

forms:
beam
beams (plural)

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

ipa: /biːmz/

beam


beams

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)


beamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beam.


bets

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

bet

bets

bet

bet

betting


bets

forms:
bet
bets (plural)

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


betting

ipa: /ˈbɛtɪŋ/

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


biases

forms:
bias
biases or biasses (plural)

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

bias

biases

biasses


biases

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)


biasses

forms:
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

verb

biasses

biassed

biassing


biased

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bias.


biased

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

text: The newspaper gave a biased account of the story.

text: I think she's adorable, but I'm biased--I'm her mom.


biassed

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

text: The newspaper gave a biassed account of the story.

text: I think she's adorable, but I'm biassed--I'm her mum.


accords

forms:
accord
accords (plural)

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

noun

accord


accords

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accord.


accorded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accord.


maniac

forms:
maniac
maniacs (plural)

glosses: A maniac is someone who is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

text: It is never safe to trust a maniac.

glosses: A maniac is a person who has an obsession with or extreme enthusiasm for something.

ipa: /ˈmeɪniˌæk/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac


maniacs

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

maniac


adjusts

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adjust.

verb

adjust


adopts

forms:
adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adopt.

adopt


adulthood

forms: adulthood

glosses: Adulthood is the state or condition of being an adult.

text: He has just entered adulthood.

noun

adulthood


childhood

forms: childhood

glosses: Childhood is the state or condition of being an child, that is, being under 18 years of age.

text: Childhood is the first stage of every man's life.

childhood


addresses

forms:
address
addresses (plural)

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

address

addresses


addresses

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of address.


addressed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of address.


addressing

enpr: ədrĕsʹĭŋ

ipa: /əˈdrɛsɪŋ/

hyphenation: ad‧dress‧ing


admits

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of admit.

ipa: /ədˈmɪts/

verb

admit

t


admitted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admit.

ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪd/

hyphenation: ad‧mit‧ted


admitting

ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪŋ/


affects

forms:
affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of affect.

affect


affected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of affect.

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪd/

hyphenation: af‧fect‧ed


affected

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

glosses: If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.

text: The girls are still very affected by the loss of their father.

glosses: If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.

text: The young ladies looked on with affected interest.

text: He spoke with a very affected accent.


affecting

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/

hyphenation: af‧fect‧ing


affecting

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

glosses: If something is affecting, it makes you feel strong feelings, especially sadness or pity.

text: It was very affecting to see the tears of disappointment in his eyes.


admires

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of admire.

admir


admiring

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

glosses: If you are admiring of somebody or something, you think them good or nice; you respect them.

text: I was very admiring of these two young women who worked so hard.


admired

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admire.

ipa: /ədˈmaɪrd/

ipa: /ədˈmaɪəd/

hyphenation: en‧ad‧mired


admired

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

glosses: If something or someone is admired, people think it is good or they like it.

text: The Rolling Stones are a very admired band.


positives

forms:
positive
positives (plural)

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

noun

positive


keeps

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

keep

keeps

kept

kept

keeping


keeps

forms:
keep
keeps (plural)

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


kept

glosses: The past tense and past participle of keep.

ipa: /ˈkɛpt/

sampa: /"kEpt/


scholar

forms:
scholar
scholars (plural)

etymology_text: school + -ar

ety-suffix

school

ar

expansion: school + -ar

glosses: A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.

glosses: A scholar is a person who knows many things.

text: Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.

glosses: A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.

ipa: /ˈskɒlə/

ipa: /ˈskɑlɚ/

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


scholars

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

noun

scholar


threat

forms:
threat
threats (plural)

glosses: A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.

text: The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used.

text: She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky.

text: There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane.

text: Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.

text: I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life.

text: Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces.

text: Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat.

text: Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area.

text: Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability.

text: We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat.

text: The government no long sees him as a security threat.

text: We must confront this threat sooner rather than later.

glosses: A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.

text: He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything.

enpr: thrĕt

ipa: /θrɛt/

sampa: /TrEt/


tidy

forms:
tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tidy, it is clean and everything is in its place.

text: Her small, tidy, little house seemed very nice.

text: The book had a neat and tidy ending.

glosses: A tidy person is somebody who keeps thing clean and organized.

text: They're planning to sell them for a tidy profit.

ipa: /ˈtaɪdi/

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

adj

tidy

tidier

tidiest


tidy

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

glosses: If you tidy something up, you pick up things and put everything back where it belongs.

text: Give me a minute to go tidy up the room.

text: He must have made the bed and tidied up.

verb

tid


threats

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

ipa: /θrɛts/

noun

threat


tile

forms:
tile
tiles (plural)

glosses: A tile is a hard flat building material, usually made of clay or glass.

text: The new floor would be ceramic tile, and the tiles on the walls were being replaced.

text: The walls were wood from the Lace Forest, the roof tiles made of molded riverbank clay.

ipa: /taɪl/

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


tile

forms:
tile (canonical)
tiles (third-person singular)
tiled (past)
tiled (past participle)
tiling (present participle)

glosses: If you tile a surface, you cover it with tiles.

verb

til


tidied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tidy.


tip

forms:
tip
tips (plural)

glosses: The tip of something is the farthest point of it.

text: She runs her finger down the bird's back and to the tip of its tail.

text: He followed the line on the map with his finger tip.

text: She cut herself by accident with the tip of the knife.

text: A common fishing accident is to get a rod tip in the eye.

text: He grew up not far from the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of South Africa.

glosses: A tip is words or ideas that help you solve a problem.

text: Police say anonymous tips have led them to more than 20 of the stolen items.

text: Here's a quick tip. The skis should come up to your chin.

glosses: A tip is a small amount of money that you give to somebody to thank them for good service.

glosses: If something is the tip of the iceberg, it is just a small part of something much bigger.

text: The problems we've seen today are just the tip of the iceberg.

glosses: If something is on the tip of your tongue, you feel that you know it, but you can't say it.

text: I wanted the words to come out; They were on the tip of my tongue, but my mind still wasn't clear.

ipa: /tɪp/


tip

forms:
tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

glosses: If something tips, the top of it moves to one side more than the bottom.

text: The piano tipped over as we were putting it on the truck.

text: He tipped his head one way, then the other, looking at it carefully.

glosses: If you tip something into something else, you pour it.

text: He tipped the water out of the glass by accident.

glosses: If you tip somebody, you give them money to thank them for good service.

glosses: If you tip somebody off, you tell them about something that's going to happen.

text: The police were tipped off by a phone call.

glosses: If you tip your hat, you touch it or pick it up when you meet or leave somebody.

glosses: If you tip your hat to somebody, you thank or congratulate them.

tip

p


tips

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

text: I make good tips at the bar where I work, especially on the weekends.


tipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tip.


tipping

text: Tipping is customary in the United States when you receive good service.


stocks

forms:
stock
stocks (plural)

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

noun

stock


stocks

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stock.


stocked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stock.


tidier

glosses: The comparative form of tidy; more tidy.

text: John always keeps his bedroom tidier than Joe. He's just a neater, cleaner child.


tidiest

glosses: The superlative form of tidy; most tidy.

text: Lauren has the tidiest house I've ever seen. Nothing is ever out of place.


recognizing

forms:
recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

verb

recogniz


recognizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of recognize.


recognized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognize.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/

hyphenation: rec‧og‧nized


pockets

forms:
pocket
pockets (plural)

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

noun

pocket


pockets

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pocket.


pocketed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pocket.


pocketed

forms: pocketed (positive)

glosses: If a piece of clothing or some other equipment is pocketed, it has pockets.

adj

more: false


X-rayed

forms:
X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of X-ray.

verb

X-ray


whales

forms:
whale
whales (plural)

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

enpr: wālz

ipa: /weɪlz/

sampa: /weIlz/

noun

whale


whales

forms:
whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of whale.

verb

whal


whaled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whale.


whaling

ipa: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/

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


audits

forms:
audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of audit.

audit


audited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of audit.


pats

forms:
pat
pats (plural)

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

noun

pat


pats

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)


patted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pat.


Tory

forms: Tory

pos: name

glosses: A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.

text: 60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week.

text: The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today.

text: The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over.

text: I've often thought I would never vote Tory.

text: Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951.

ipa: /ˈtɔːri/


tough

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tough, it is difficult, not easy.

text: It's important to stay healthy when the going gets tough.

text: It was a tough decision, but I think she make the right choice.

text: The weather makes the overall competition tougher.

text: The wood was tough to break.

glosses: If something is tough, it doesn't change or move easily; it's not soft.

text: The government is taking a tough stance on crime.

text: The public wants tougher enforcement of these laws.

text: The meat was really tough.

text: She was a tough, smart businesswoman.

glosses: If something is tough, it is not nice to experience.

text: He should get the toughest penalty possible for this killing.

glosses: If a person is tough, they are strong and may often fight.

text: He was an older guy, truly tough with huge arms and a gold cross chain.

text: We looked pretty tough on our motorcycles.

ipa: /tʌf/

adjective

tough

tougher

toughest


tough

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

glosses: If you tough something out, it is difficult, but you continue; you don't give up.

text: Even though it rained the whole time, they toughed it out without complaining.


toughs

glosses: The third-person singular form of tough.


tougher

glosses: The comparative form of tough; more tough.


toughed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tough.


toughest

glosses: The superlative form of tough; most tough.


track

forms:
track
tracks (plural)

glosses: A track is a line on the ground or in space that people, animals or vehicles follow.

text: It's right where Hardy Road crosses the railroad tracks.

text: He was far enough off the beaten track that nobody was liable to find him there.

text: There was an indoor track where he ran daily to stay healthy.

text: It was called the Camiri Highway, but it was not much more than a two-lane dirt track.

text: Three people were killed and hundreds injured when a train jumped the tracks this morning.

text: I raced on a 250-meter track in Call and won.

text: The official track, shows this storm moving west.

glosses: A track is a single part of an audio recording that can be separated from other parts of a recording.

text: You can make digital copies of the CD tracks and save them in MP3 format.

text: Each instrument is recorded onto a different audio track.

text: The song is the opening track on the new album.

glosses: A track is a mark left on the ground by somebody or something walking or driving.

text: Phillip glanced at the policemen measuring and marking the tire tracks.

text: There were no car tracks, ski tracks--even deer tracks--anywhere near the house.

glosses: If you keep track of something, you follow it or always know where it is or what's happening with it.

text: I use a watch in order to keep track of how long I've been studying.

text: I'm sure Father simply lost track of the time.

glosses: Track is the sport of running and jumping on a track.

text: No new records were set in the most recent track and field championships.

text: He ran like an Olympic track star.

glosses: If you're on track to do something, you are taking the right steps to prepare and should be able to do it in the future.

text: Making a study plan is a good way to keep on track with your homework.

glosses: If you're on the fast track, you are moving ahead quickly in your job.

glosses: A track is a long, flat circular band that goes over wheels to help a vehicle move in snow, on sand, etc.

enpr: trăk

ipa: /træk/

sampa: /tr{k/


track

forms:
track (canonical)
tracks (third-person singular)
tracked (past)
tracked (past participle)
tracking (present participle)

glosses: If you track something down, you find it after looking for it.

text: He was trying to track down where she lived.

glosses: If you track something, you follow it, to see where it's going or how it's changing.

text: I also started weighing myself weekly to track my progress.

text: Animal movements are tracked these days not on foot but by air.

glosses: If you track mud, water, or some other substance somewhere, you walk and leave it there.

text: The kids tracked mud all over my clean floors.


drinking water

forms:
drinking water
drinking waters (plural)


treasure

forms:
treasure
treasures (plural)

glosses: Treasure is a collection of valuable things, such as gold, diamonds, money, etc.

text: Going after buried treasure is just as scary in real life as it is in the movies.

text: I felt like I was in a children's novel, or a story of hidden treasure.

glosses: A treasure is something or someone that is very valuable or important.

text: As an actor, he's a national treasure.

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚ/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒə/

hyphenation: trea‧sure


treasure

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

glosses: If you treasure something that belongs to you, you take good care of it; it is very important to you.

text: We will always treasure the memories of his visits.

verb

treasur

e


treasures

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

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚz/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəz/

hyphenation: treas‧ures

noun

treasure


treasures

glosses: The third-person singular form of treasure.

text: He treasures the jewels that belonged to his mother.


belongs

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of belong.

text: This car belongs to me and my sister.

text: Who do you think this dog belongs to?

text: The dictionary belongs in the reference section.

ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋz/

ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋz/

hyphenation: be‧longs

verb

belong


tremendous

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

glosses: If something is tremendous, it is very good or very big.

text: We've put a tremendous amount of effort into solving this case.

text: This is a tremendous, tremendous opportunity, and we should not let it get away.

text: The Soviet Union was under tremendous pressure during World War II.

text: A good leader can have a tremendous impact on a company.

text: The college has undergone tremendous growth in the last few years.

text: These changes present a tremendous opportunity for business looking to expand in Africa.

text: I have tremendous respect for what they've done.

text: People do not see this as a tremendous success.

text: She has tremendous energy for an 85-year-old.


belonged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of belong.

text: The jewel belonged to her grandmother before it was given to her.

ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋd/

ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋd/


belonging

ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/

hyphenation: be‧long‧ing


belonging

forms:
belonging
belongings (plural)

glosses: Your belongings are the things that you own.

text: Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.


loves

forms:
love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

ipa: /lʌvz/

lov


loves

forms:
love
loves (plural)

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

noun

love


loved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of love.

ipa: /lʌvd/


loved

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

glosses: If something is loved by you, you feel great affection for it.

text: John was loved by many people and he will be greatly missed.

text: Thanks for throwing me such a great birthday party! I feel so loved right now!

text: Buddy Bear was my most loved stuffed animal as a kid.


loving

ipa: /ˈlʌvɪŋ/


loving

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

glosses: To be loving is to show love or affection towards someone.

text: She is a loving mother.


treasured

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

glosses: If something is treasured, it is considered to be important.

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəd/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚd/

hyphenation: treas‧ured


treasured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of treasure.

text: That was a treasured thing.


trial

forms:
trial
trials (plural)

glosses: A trial is a meeting in court with a judge where two sides explain their positions and the judge or jury makes a decision.

text: He was taken to jail to await trial for murder.

text: Jury selection in the trial began today.

text: He's spending all that money on lawyers defending him at trial.

text: His criminal trial is set to begin Monday.

text: He was charged with murder and went on trial last week.

text: Can a black man get a fair trial in Canada?

text: The judge ruled that the trial would proceed on schedule.

text: I am likely to be a witness in this trial.

text: She will have to be back in court to stand trial again in about eight months.

glosses: A trial is a test to see if something works or not, especially in science.

text: Several randomized clinical trials have shown that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer.

text: In at least one large controlled trial, researchers found no positive effect for the drug.

text: Dr. Finkel is helping conduct the clinical trial.

glosses: Trial and error is the process of trying things and making mistakes as you learn something.

text: There is some trial and error to finding the right solution.

glosses: A trial is a competition where the winners are chosen to move on to higher level competitions.

text: She finishes in the top three at the Olympic trials in Toronto.

ipa: /ˈtraɪəl/

hyphenation: tri‧al


trial

forms:
trialed (past)
trialed (past participle)
trialing (present participle)
trial (canonical)
trials (third-person singular)
trialled (past)
trialled (past participle)
trialling (present participle)

glosses: If you trial something, you test it to see if it works, especially in science.

verb

trial

l


trying

forms:
try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)

tr

y


trying

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

glosses: If something is trying, it is difficult and makes you feel bad and tired.


tries

forms:
try
tries (plural)

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

text: You get three tries to get the ball through the hoop in order to win.

noun

try

tries


tried

glosses: The past tense and past participle of try.

ipa: /traɪd/


editor

forms:
editor
editors (plural)

etymology_text: edit + -or

ety-suffix

edit

or

expansion: edit + -or

glosses: An editor is someone who edits or changes the text in a document.

text: Simple English Wiktionary welcomes all editors to edit its pages.

glosses: An editor is a computer program that allows users to add text to a document.

text: Simple English Wiktionary has a special editor for adding or modifying pages.

ipa: /ˈɛdɪtə/


editors

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

noun

editor


ultimate

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

glosses: The ultimate goal, success, decision, etc. is the final one.

text: You can't have ultimate success without a lot of little successes.

text: The moon is good, but there's no question that Mars is the ultimate goal.

text: Presidents have the ultimate responsibility to keep us safe.

glosses: The ultimate test, responsibility, power, etc. is the one that is more important, bigger, stronger, etc. than the others.

text: They are trying to build the ultimate computer, one that can do anything and everything.

text: If you could save someone's life, I think that's the ultimate goal.

ipa: /ˈʌltɪmɪt/

ipa: /ˈʌltəmɪt/

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


variety

forms:
variety
varieties (plural)

glosses: A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same.

text: Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets.

text: This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings.

text: The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy.

text: The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material.

text: We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources.

text: They felt it was important for a variety of reasons.

text: The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors.

text: Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities.

glosses: Variety is the quality of not being the same.

text: Fruit can add variety to your salads.

glosses: A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals.

text: The shop has 25 tomato varieties.

text: By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties.

enpr: və-rīʹĭ-tē

hyphenation: va‧ri‧e‧ty

varieties


vast

forms:
vaster (comparative)
vastest (superlative)
vast (positive)
more vast (comparative)
most vast (superlative)

glosses: If something is vast, it is very, very big.

text: Tax rates will go up for the vast majority of the population.

text: The system wastes vast sums of money.

text: To do such work takes vast amounts of time and patience.

text: The army marched over the vast territories of Russia.

text: We saw vast improvements in their test scores.

text: Two boats simply wouldn't be able to find each other in these vast oceans.

text: Indonesia is stretches over a vast number of islands.

text: They're building a vast network of power lines to transport the electricity.

text: He has a vast collection of photos.

text: The building was vast and empty.

text: The problem is that distances are so vast.

enpr: väst

ipa: /vɑːst/

ipa: /væst/

adj

vast

vaster

vastest


virtual

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

glosses: A virtual world, tour, address, etc. is one that is made to look like or replace a real one, usually using a computer.

text: He is the designer of three of the top virtual reality games.

text: They study educational uses of online virtual worlds.

text: There are vital virtual communities forming and re-forming out there on the Internet all the time.

text: There's no way to create virtual smell or taste.

glosses: A virtual monopoly, certainty, disappearance, etc. is a one that is close to 100%.

text: Google has a virtual monopoly on web searches.

ipa: /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/

ipa: /ˈvɝtʃuəl/

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


ward

forms:
ward
wards (plural)

glosses: A ward is an area in a hospital that focused on one kind of medicine.

text: We visited them in the hospital's children's ward.

text: The lower ninth ward of New Orleans was destroyed by the flood.

glosses: A ward is someone, usually a child, who is under the legal care of someone else.

ipa: /wɔːd/

ipa: /wɔrd/


ward

forms:
ward (canonical)
wards (third-person singular)
warded (past)
warded (past participle)
warding (present participle)

glosses: If you ward off something bad, you do something to keep it away.


witness

forms:
witness
witnesses (plural)

glosses: A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime.

text: The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses.

text: The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births.

text: Police took signed statements from the witnesses.

text: The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses.

glosses: A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime.

text: The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time.

text: Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing.

text: She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.

ipa: /ˈwɪtnəs/

hyphenation: wit‧ness

noun

witnesses


witness

forms:
witness (canonical)
witnesses (third-person singular)
witnessed (past)
witnessed (past participle)
witnessing (present participle)

text: She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war.

text: She witnessed some terrible events during the war.

glosses: If something witnesses something, it experiences it.

verb

witness

es


abbeys

forms:
abbey
abbeys (plural)

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

noun

abbey

abbeys


absences

forms:
absence
absences (plural)

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

absence

absences


albums

forms:
album
albums (plural)

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

album

albums


alcoholics

forms:
alcoholic
alcoholics (plural)

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

alcoholic

alcoholics


basements

forms:
basement
basements (plural)

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

basement

basements


bats

forms:
bat
bats (plural)

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

ipa: /bæts/

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

bat


bats

forms:
bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)

verb

t


behaves

forms:
behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of behave.

behav


benches

forms:
bench
benches (plural)

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

noun

bench

benches


benches

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of bench.


bibles

forms:
bible
bibles (plural)

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

bible


blades

forms:
blade
blades (plural)

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

blade


blades

forms:
blade (canonical)
blades (third-person singular)
bladed (past)
bladed (past participle)
blading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of blade.

verb

blad


bolts

forms:
bolt
bolts (plural)

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

ipa: /bəʊlts/

ipa: /boʊlts/

noun

bolt

bolts


bolts

forms:
bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


borders

forms:
border
borders (plural)

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

ipa: /bɔrdərz/

ipa: /bɔːdəz/

hyphenation: bor‧ders

border


borders

forms:
border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of border.


brakes

forms:
brake
brakes (plural)

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

ipa: /breɪks/

brake


brakes

forms:
brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brake.

verb

brak

e


bucks

forms:
buck
bucks (plural)

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

text: I won two hundred bucks at the casino this weekend.

noun

buck


bucks

forms:
buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)


buckets

forms:
bucket
buckets (plural)

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

bucket

buckets


bugs

forms:
bug
bugs (plural)

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

ipa: /bʌɡz/

bug


bugs

forms:
bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

verb

g


burdens

forms:
burden
burdens (plural)

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

noun

burden

burdens


burdens

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burden.


bursts

forms:
burst
bursts (plural)

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

burst

bursts


bursts

forms:
burst (canonical)
bursts (third-person singular)
burst (past)
burst (past participle)
bursting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burst.

burst

burst

bursting


cans

forms:
can
cans (plural)

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

can


cans

forms:
can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)

verb

n


ceilings

forms:
ceiling
ceilings (plural)

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

noun

ceiling

ceilings


classics

forms:
classic
classics (plural)

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

classic

classics


cocks

forms:
cock
cocks (plural)

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

ipa: /kɒks/

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

cock


cocks

forms:
cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)


compilations

forms:
compilation
compilations (plural)

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

compilation

compilations


conceives

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conceive.

ipa: /kənˈsiːvz/

verb

conceiv


Boston

forms: Boston

glosses: Boston is a town in Lincolnshire, England.

ipa: /ˈbɔstən/

ipa: /ˈbɑstən/

ipa: /ˈbɒstən/


associated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of associate.

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd/

hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ated

associat


bore

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

glosses: If you bore somebody, you make them feel that they want to do something else because it is not interesting.

text: I hate tennis; it bores me.

glosses: If you bore a hole, you make a round hole by turning something round and round.

text: You need to bore a hole in the wood to put the wire through.

ipa: /bɔː(r)/

homophones: boar Boer boor

bor


bore

forms:
bore
bores (plural)

glosses: A bore is the hole that was drilled through something.


bearing

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

ipa: /ˈbɛərɪŋ/

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing


bearing

forms:
bearing
bearings (plural)

glosses:
:
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develops

forms:
develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of develop.

develop


developed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of develop.

ipa: /dɪˈvɛləpt/


bores

ipa: /bɔrz/

ipa: /bɔːz/


bores

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

noun

bore


bored

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

glosses: If you are bored, you have nothing to do or there is nothing interesting.

text: After ten years at the same job, he had grown bored with work.

text: I just get bored with doing the same thing over and over.

ipa: /bɔːd/

ipa: /bɔːrd/


bored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bore.


arranges

forms:
arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrange.

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒɪz/

verb

arrang


arranged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arrange.

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒd/


arranging

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒɪŋ/


quotations

forms:
quotation
quotations (plural)

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

noun

quotation


earths

forms:
earth
earths (plural)

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

earth


bulge

forms:
bulge
bulges (plural)

glosses: A bulge is something which sticks out of a surface.

text: The Earth has a bulge at its center.

ipa: /bʌldʒ/

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


bulge

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

glosses: If something bulges, it sticks out of a surface.

text: The rock face has many rocks that bulge out from it.

verb

bulg


bulges

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

noun

bulge


bulges

glosses: The third-person singular form of bulge.


bulged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulge.


ambush

forms:
ambush
ambushes (plural)

text: It was a clever ambush; they didn't see us coming until it was too late.

ipa: /ˈambuʃ/

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

ambush

ambushes


ambush

forms:
ambush (canonical)
ambushes (third-person singular)
ambushed (past)
ambushed (past participle)
ambushing (present participle)

glosses: If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise.

text: We waited until they were close and then we jumped out and ambushed them.

verb

es


beaver

forms:
beaver
beavers (plural)

glosses: A beaver is an animal that lives near water and has a wide flat tail and webbed feet.

ipa: /ˈbiːvə/

enpr: bēʹvər

ipa: /ˈbiːvɚ/


bossed

forms:
boss (canonical)
bosses (third-person singular)
bossed (past)
bossed (past participle)
bossing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of boss.

boss


powders

forms:
powder
powders (plural)

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

noun

powder


powders

forms:
powder (canonical)
powders (third-person singular)
powdered (past)
powdered (past participle)
powdering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of powder.


precedes

forms:
precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of precede.

verb

preced


preceded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of precede.

ipa: /prəˈsɪidɛd/


preceding

ipa: /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/


predicts

forms:
predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of predict.

predict


predicted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of predict.


stringed

forms: stringed (positive)

glosses: If something is stringed, it has strings.

text: Violins, cellos, and guitars are stringed instruments.


stringing

forms:
string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

string

strings

strung

strung

stringing


wrecks

forms:
wreck
wrecks (plural)

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

noun

wreck


wrecks

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wreck.


wrecked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wreck.


wools

forms:
wool
wools (plural)

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

wool


wilder

forms:
wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wild; more wild.

adjective

wild

wilder

wildest


wildest

glosses: The superlative form of wild; most wild.


widows

forms:
widow
widows (plural)

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

noun

widow


wickeder

forms:
wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wicked; more wicked.

adjective

wicked

wickeder

wickedest


wickedest

glosses: The superlative form of wicked; most wicked.


whistled

forms:
whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whistle.

verb

whistl


whiskies

forms:
whiskey
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

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

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

noun

whiskey

whiskeys

whiskies


whipped

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

glosses: If you are whipped, your wife or girlfriend controls you.

ipa: /ʍɪpt/


whipped

forms:
whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whip.

verb

whip

p


whipping

forms:
whipping
whippings (plural)

glosses: A whipping is the punishment of being whipped.

glosses: Whipping is a cooking technique where air is incorporated into cream.

ipa: /ˈwɪpɪŋ/


weapons

forms:
weapon
weapons (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈwɛpənz/

hyphenation: weap‧ons

noun

weapon


uniforms

forms:
uniform
uniforms (plural)

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

uniform


twists

forms:
twist (canonical)
twists (third-person singular)
twisted (past)
twisted (past participle)
twisting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of twist.

verb

twist


twists

forms:
twist
twists (plural)

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


twisted

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

glosses: If you are twisted, you act in a strange way that makes people uncomfortable.

text: You killed a puppy?! How sick and twisted are you?!!

glosses: Using alcohol and marijuana at the same time; drunk and high.


twisted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of twist.


twins

forms:
twin
twins (plural)

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

noun

twin


tubes

forms:
tube
tubes (plural)

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

ipa: /tuːbz/

ipa: /tjuːbz/

tube


tubes

forms:
tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

verb

tub

e


tubed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tube.


trucked

forms:
truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of truck.

truck


triggers

forms:
trigger
triggers (plural)

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

noun

trigger


triggers

forms:
trigger (canonical)
triggers (third-person singular)
triggered (past)
triggered (past participle)
triggering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trigger.


triggered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trigger.


triangles

forms:
triangle
triangles (plural)

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

triangle


transmissions

forms:
transmission
transmissions (plural)

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

transmission


transformations

forms:
transformation
transformations (plural)

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

transformation


traces

forms:
trace
traces (plural)

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

trace


traces

forms:
trace (canonical)
traces (third-person singular)
traced (past)
traced (past participle)
tracing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trace.

verb

trac


traced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trace.


torches

forms:
torch
torches (plural)

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

noun

torch

torches


torches

forms:
torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of torch.


torched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of torch.


toes

forms:
toe
toes (plural)

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

toe


thunders

forms:
thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of thunder.

verb

thunder


thundered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thunder.


thumbs

forms:
thumb
thumbs (plural)

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

noun

thumb


thumbs

forms:
thumb (canonical)
thumbs (third-person singular)
thumbed (past)
thumbed (past participle)
thumbing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of thumb.


thumbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thumb.


adaptations

forms:
adaptation
adaptations (plural)

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

adaptation


liquids

forms:
liquid
liquids (plural)

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

liquid


approximates

forms:
approximate (canonical)
approximates (third-person singular)
approximated (past)
approximated (past participle)
approximating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of approximate.

verb

approximat


approximated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of approximate.


kicks

forms:
kick
kicks (plural)

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

ipa: /kɪks/

noun

kick


kicks

forms:
kick (canonical)
kicks (third-person singular)
kicked (past)
kicked (past participle)
kicking (present participle)


kicked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kick.

ipa: /kɪkt/


kills

forms:
kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

verb

kill


kills

forms:
kill
kills (plural)

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


killing

forms:
killing
killings (plural)

text: He made a killing on the stock market.

glosses: Causing death of a person, thing, or an animal.


barked

forms:
bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bark.

bark


barking

ipa: /ˈbɑrkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈbɑːkɪŋ/

hyphenation: bark‧ing


unadapted

forms: unadapted (positive)

etymology_text: un- + adapted

ety-prefix

un

adapted

expansion: un- + adapted

text: Man is unadapted to extremely cold climate.

text: This is the original story, completely unadapted to modern times.


colder

forms:
cold (positive)
colder (comparative)
coldest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of cold; more cold.

adjective

cold

colder

coldest


coldest

glosses: The superlative form of cold; most cold.


coughed

forms:
cough (canonical)
coughs (third-person singular)
coughed (past)
coughed (past participle)
coughing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cough.

verb

cough


behaved

forms:
behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of behave.

ipa: /bɪˈheɪvd/

hyphenation: be‧haved

behav


angrily

pos: adv

etymology_text: angry + -ly

ety-suffix

angry

ly

expansion: angry + -ly

text: He shouted angrily.

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

hyphenation: an‧gri‧ly


shouts

forms:
shout (canonical)
shouts (third-person singular)
shouted (past)
shouted (past participle)
shouting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shout.

verb

shout


shouts

forms:
shout
shouts (plural)

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


shouted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shout.


bicycled

forms:
bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bicycle.

bicycl


bitters

forms:
bitter
bitters (plural)

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

noun

bitter


vehicles

forms:
vehicle
vehicles (plural)

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

vehicle


bolted

forms:
bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bolt.

ipa: /ˈbəʊltɪd/

ipa: /ˈboʊltɪd/

verb

bolt


bordered

forms:
border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of border.

ipa: /ˈbɔːdəɛd/

border


tenser

forms:
tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tense; more tense.

adjective

tense

tenser

tensest


tensest

glosses: The superlative form of tense; most tense.


tensed

forms:
tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tense.

verb

tens


ambushes

forms:
ambush
ambushes (plural)

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

noun

ambush


ambushes

forms:
ambush (canonical)
ambushes (third-person singular)
ambushed (past)
ambushed (past participle)
ambushing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ambush.


fucked

forms:
fuck (canonical)
fucks (third-person singular)
fucked (past)
fucked (past participle)
fucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fuck.

verb

fuck


fucked

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

glosses: if someone is fucked, they are in trouble.

text: You lost Mom's diamond earrings? You're so fucked.

glosses: if something is fucked, it is completely broken.

text: Sorry, I can't fix your computer, it's totally fucked.


fucking

ipa: /ˈfʌkɪŋ/


fucking

forms: fucking (positive)

glosses: An intensifier, often applying more to the whole sentence than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.

text: No fucking way.

text: That is my fucking car, you idiot!

text: Get your fucking car out of the way.


fucking

forms:
fucking (positive)
Superlative–

text: That was fucking awesome.

text: Let's fucking get out of here.

text: You are fucking stupid.


damned

forms:
damn (canonical)
damns (third-person singular)
damned (past)
damned (past participle)
damning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of damn.

damn


damned

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

glosses:
:
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braked

forms:
brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of brake.

brak


braking

ipa: /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/


damning

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


breasted

forms:
breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of breast.

breast


present participles

forms:
present participle
present participles (plural)

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

noun

present participle


sided

forms:
side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of side.

verb

sid


siding

forms:
siding
sidings (plural)

glosses: A material that covers the sides of buildings.

glosses: A second, short railroad track just to the side of the main railroad track. It is joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, and is used either for unloading items, or to let two trains on the same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).

ipa: /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/

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


skirted

forms:
skirt (canonical)
skirts (third-person singular)
skirted (past)
skirted (past participle)
skirting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of skirt.

skirt


skirted

forms: skirted (positive)

glosses: If a piece of clothing is skirted, it has a skirt.

glosses: If a topic of conversation is skirted, you decided not to talk about it.


bucked

forms:
buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of buck.

buck


subjects

forms:
subject
subjects (plural)

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

enpr: sŭbʹjĕkts

sampa: /"sVbdZEkts/

noun

subject


subjects

forms:
subject (canonical)
subjects (third-person singular)
subjected (past)
subjected (past participle)
subjecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of subject.

enpr: səb-jĕktsʹ

ipa: /səbˈdʒɛkt/


subjected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of subject.


bugged

forms:
bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bug.

ipa: /bʌɡd/

verb

bug

g


bugging

ipa: /ˈbʌɡɪŋ/


shits

forms:
shit
shits (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃɪts/

audio: en-au-the shits.ogg

noun

shit


shits

forms:
shitted (past)
shitted (past participle)
shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shat (past)
shat (past participle)
shitting (present participle)

verb

t

shits

shat

shitting


burdened

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of burden.

burden


shitted

forms:
shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shitted (past)
shitted (past participle)
shitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shit.


shat

forms:
shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shat (past)
shat (past participle)
shitting (present participle)

shat

shitting


hits

forms:
hit (canonical)
hits (third-person singular)
hit (past)
hit (past participle)
hitting (present participle)

hit

hits

hit

hit

hitting


hits

forms:
hit
hits (plural)

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


butchered

forms:
butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of butcher.

butcher


spacing

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

spac


spacing

forms:
spacing
spacings (plural)

glosses: The way two or more things are separated by spaces.

text: The spacing of the desks keeps students from copying each other's work.

text: I don't really like the layout, the spacing is weird.

text: Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.


fitted

forms:
fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fit.

ipa: /'fɪtət/

fit


fitting

ipa: /fɪtɪŋ/


fitting

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

text: It's fitting that they marry in Spain because that's where they met.


fitting

forms:
fitting
fittings (plural)

glosses: The act of trying on clothes to see how they fit and maybe make adjusments.


smaller

forms:
small (positive)
smaller (comparative)
smallest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of small; more small.

ipa: /ˈsmɔlɚ/

ipa: /ˈsmɔːlə/

ipa: /ˈsmɑlɚ/

hyphenation: small‧er

adj

small

smaller

smallest


removes

forms:
remove (canonical)
removes (third-person singular)
removed (past)
removed (past participle)
removing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of remove.

verb

remov


removed

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

text: She's too emotionally removed to understand his feelings.

glosses: Of a different generation, older or younger.

text: Steve is my second cousin once removed.

ipa: /rɪˈmuːvd/

hyphenation: re‧moved


removed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of remove.


hated

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

glosses: If something is hated, it is strongly disliked.

ipa: /ˈheɪtɪd/

hyphenation: hat‧ed


hated

forms:
hate (canonical)
hates (third-person singular)
hated (past)
hated (past participle)
hating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hate.

hat


weaker

forms:
weak (positive)
weaker (comparative)
weakest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of weak; more weak.

adjective

weak

weaker

weakest


weakest

glosses: The superlative form of weak; most weak.


tasting

forms:
taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)

verb

tast


tongued

forms:
tongue (canonical)
tongues (third-person singular)
tongued (past)
tongued (past participle)
tonguing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tongue.

tongu


hotter

forms:
hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

adjective

hot

hotter

hottest


odder

forms:
odd (positive)
odder (comparative)
oddest (superlative)

enpr: ŏd′ər

odd

odder

oddest


decides

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of decide.

verb

decid


decided

glosses: The past tense and past participle of decide.

text: I have decided to travel for a year before going to college.

text: Joe decided not to accept the job offer.


decided

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

glosses: A decided advantage, difference, etc. is a clear one.

text: His extra height gave him a decided advantage in the fight.


weighs

forms:
weigh (canonical)
weighs (third-person singular)
weighed (past)
weighed (past participle)
weighing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of weigh.

ipa: /weɪz/

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

weigh


weighed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of weigh.

ipa: /weɪd/

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


rewarded

forms:
reward (canonical)
rewards (third-person singular)
rewarded (past)
rewarded (past participle)
rewarding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reward.

ipa: /rɪˈwɔrdɪd/

ipa: /rɪˈwɔːdɪd/

hyphenation: re‧ward‧ed

reward


rewarding

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

glosses: If something is rewarding, it is satisfying or you get a reward for doing it.


euros

forms:
euro
euro or euros (plural)

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

noun

euro

euro

euros


ones

forms:
one
ones (plural)

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

one


wiped

forms:
wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wipe.

ipa: /waɪpt/

verb

wip


wiping

ipa: /ˈwaɪpɪŋ/


twenties

forms:
twenty
twenties (plural)

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

noun

twenty

twenties


lays

forms:
lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)

ipa: /leɪz/

verb

lay

lays

laid

laying


lays

forms:
lay
lays (plural)

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


laid

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lay.

ipa: /leɪd/

laid

laying


causes

forms:
cause
causes (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈkɔzɪz/

ipa: /ˈkɔːzɪz/

noun

cause


causes

forms:
cause (canonical)
causes (third-person singular)
caused (past)
caused (past participle)
causing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cause.

verb

caus

e


caused

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cause.

ipa: /kɔzd/


causing

ipa: /kɔːzɪŋ/

ipa: /kɔzɪŋ/


phrases

forms:
phrase
phrases (plural)

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

noun

phrase


phrases

forms:
phrase (canonical)
phrases (third-person singular)
phrased (past)
phrased (past participle)
phrasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of phrase.

verb

phras


phrased

glosses: The past tense and past participle of phrase.


phrasing

forms:
phrasing
phrasings (plural)

glosses: The way a statement is formed, especially in word choice and style.

noun

phrasing

phrasings


comes

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

come

comes

came

come

coming


demons

forms:
demon
demons (plural)

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

demon


trended

forms:
trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trend.

verb

trend


canned

forms:
can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of can.

can

n


civilised

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

glosses: If a society or culture is civilised, it is advanced and very developed.

glosses: If you are civilised, you have strong morals or are intellectually advanced.

glosses: If you are civilised, you have good manners and are refined.

audio: EN-AU ck1 civilised.ogg

hyphenation: civ‧i‧lised


civilised

forms:
civilise (canonical)
civilises (third-person singular)
civilised (past)
civilised (past participle)
civilising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of civilise.

civilis


cocked

forms:
cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cock.

cock


coincides

forms:
coincide (canonical)
coincides (third-person singular)
coincided (past)
coincided (past participle)
coinciding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of coincide.

coincid


coincided

glosses: The past tense and past participle of coincide.


conceived

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conceive.

ipa: /kənˈsiːvd/

conceiv


contrasts

forms:
contrast
contrasts (plural)

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

noun

contrast


contrasts

forms:
contrast (canonical)
contrasts (third-person singular)
contrasted (past)
contrasted (past participle)
contrasting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of contrast.


contrasted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of contrast.


converts

forms:
convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of convert.

verb

convert


converts

forms:
convert
converts (plural)

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


converted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of convert.

ipa: /kənˈvɝtɪd/

ipa: /kənˈvɜːtɪd/


cords

forms:
cord
cords (plural)

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

noun

cord


corresponds

forms:
correspond (canonical)
corresponds (third-person singular)
corresponded (past)
corresponded (past participle)
corresponding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of correspond.

verb

correspond


corresponded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of correspond.


cores

forms:
core
cores (plural)

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

noun

core


cores

forms:
core (canonical)
cores (third-person singular)
cored (past)
cored (past participle)
coring (present participle)

verb

cor


cored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of core.


crackers

forms:
cracker
crackers (plural)

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

noun

cracker


crawls

forms:
crawl (canonical)
crawls (third-person singular)
crawled (past)
crawled (past participle)
crawling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crawl.

verb

crawl


crawls

forms:
crawl
crawls (plural)

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


crawled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crawl.


crazier

forms:
crazy (positive)
crazier (comparative)
craziest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of crazy; more crazy.

adjective

crazy

crazier

craziest


craziest

glosses: The superlative form of crazy; most crazy.


crickets

forms:
cricket
crickets (plural)

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

noun

cricket


cropped

forms:
crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crop.

verb

crop

p


crowned

forms:
crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crown.

crown


crueller

forms:
cruel (positive)
crueller (comparative)
cruellest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of cruel; more cruel.

adjective

cruel

crueller

cruellest


cruellest

glosses: The superlative form of cruel; most cruel.


crueler

forms:
cruel (positive)
crueler (comparative)
cruelest (superlative)

crueler

cruelest


crushes

forms:
crush (canonical)
crushes (third-person singular)
crushed (past)
crushed (past participle)
crushing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crush.

verb

crush

es


crushes

forms:
crush
crushes (plural)

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

noun

crushes


crushed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crush.


crushed

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

glosses: If something is crushed, it is broken into many small pieces.

text: There's no way I can fixed this, it's completely crushed.

glosses: If you are crushed, you are very sad or disappointed.

text: I was so crushed when I found out that John wouldn't be coming home for another 4 months.


crushing

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

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


cubes

forms:
cube
cubes (plural)

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

cube


cubes

forms:
cube (canonical)
cubes (third-person singular)
cubed (past)
cubed (past participle)
cubing (present participle)

verb

cub


cubed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cube.


cushioned

forms:
cushion (canonical)
cushions (third-person singular)
cushioned (past)
cushioned (past participle)
cushioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cushion.

cushion


cylinders

forms:
cylinder
cylinders (plural)

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

noun

cylinder


deafer

forms:
deaf (positive)
deafer (comparative)
deafest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of deaf; more deaf.

adjective

deaf

deafer

deafest


deafest

glosses: The superlative form of deaf; most deaf.


deserts

forms:
desert
deserts (plural)

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

text: There are many deserts in the world.

noun

desert


deserts

glosses: Your deserts are the things that are owed to you, often because you did something bad.

text: A zero on the text is his just deserts for cheating.


deserts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of desert.


deserted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of desert.

ipa: /dɪˈzɜːtəd/


devils

forms:
devil
devils (plural)

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

devil


devotes

forms:
devote (canonical)
devotes (third-person singular)
devoted (past)
devoted (past participle)
devoting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of devote.

verb

devot


devoted

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

glosses: If someone is devoted, they are dedicated or loyal.

text: Joanne is a very devoted wife.

ipa: /dɪˈvəʊtəd/


devoted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of devote.


dictates

forms:
dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dictate.

dictat


dictated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dictate.


digestions

forms:
digestion
digestions (plural)

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

noun

digestion


discriminations

forms:
discrimination
discriminations (plural)

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

discrimination


ditched

forms:
ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ditch.

verb

ditch


dives

forms:
dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

ipa: /ˈdaɪvz/

dive

dives

dove

dived

diving

div


dived

forms:
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dove (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

ipa: /ˈdaɪ̪vd/


dived

forms:
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dive.


diving

enpr: dīvʹĭng

ipa: /ˈdaɪvɪŋ/

sampa: /"daIvIN/

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


divorces

forms:
divorce
divorces (plural)

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

noun

divorce


divorces

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of divorce.

verb

divorc


divorced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of divorce.


drains

forms:
drain
drains (plural)

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

noun

drain


drains

forms:
drain (canonical)
drains (third-person singular)
drained (past)
drained (past participle)
draining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of drain.


drained

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drain.


drained

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

glosses: If someone or something is drained, they are very tired; they do not have the motivation needed to continue.


draining

ipa: /ˈdreɪnɪŋ/


draining

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

glosses: If something is draining, it takes away your energy and makes you feel stressed and tired.

text: It's been very long, very tiresome, and very draining, but at last it's over.


duller

forms:
dull (positive)
duller (comparative)
dullest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of dull; more dull.

adjective

dull

duller

dullest


dullest

glosses: The superlative form of dull; most dull.


dulls

forms:
dull (canonical)
dulls (third-person singular)
dulled (past)
dulled (past participle)
dulling (present participle)


dulled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dull.


echoes

forms:
echo
echoes (plural)

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

noun

echo

echoes


echoes

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


equivalents

forms:
equivalent
equivalents (plural)

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

equivalent


errors

forms:
error
errors (plural)

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

ipa: ˈerəz

error


exits

forms:
exit (canonical)
exits (third-person singular)
exited (past)
exited (past participle)
exiting (present participle)

verb

exit


exits

forms:
exit
exits (plural)

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


exited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of exit.


exports

forms:
export (canonical)
exports (third-person singular)
exported (past)
exported (past participle)
exporting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of export.

export


exports

forms:
export
exports (plural)

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


exported

glosses: The past tense and past participle of export.


exposures

forms:
exposure
exposures (plural)

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

noun

exposure


extracting

forms:
extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

verb

extract


extracted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of extract.


falser

forms:
false (positive)
falser (comparative)
falsest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of false; more false.

adjective

false

falser

falsest


falsest

glosses: The superlative form of false; most false.


feathers

forms:
feather
feathers (plural)

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

noun

feather


fictions

forms:
fiction
fictions (plural)

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

fiction


flaming

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

verb

flam


catches

forms:
catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of catch.

catch

catches

caught

caught

catching


flashed

forms:
flash (canonical)
flashes (third-person singular)
flashed (past)
flashed (past participle)
flashing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flash.

flash


flashes

forms:
flash
flashes (plural)

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

noun

flashes


flashes

glosses: The third-person singular form of flash.


bateaux

forms:
bateau
bateaux (plural)

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

bateau

bateaux


pupils

forms:
pupil
pupils (plural)

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

pupil


flavored

forms:
flavor (canonical)
flavors (third-person singular)
flavored (past)
flavored (past participle)
flavoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flavor.

text: That juice is strawberry-flavored.

text: She doesn't like these garlic-flavored potato chips.

text: He doesn't like anything lemon-flavored.

verb

flavor


flavoring

forms:
flavoring
flavorings (plural)

glosses: A flavoring is anything that is added to food or drink to make it taste different, or to make it taste better.


realises

forms:
realise (canonical)
realises (third-person singular)
realised (past)
realised (past participle)
realising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of realise.

realis

e


realised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of realise.

hyphenation: re‧al‧ised


floods

forms:
flood
floods (plural)

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

noun

flood


floods

forms:
flood (canonical)
floods (third-person singular)
flooded (past)
flooded (past participle)
flooding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flood.


flooded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flood.


flooded

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

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


folds

forms:
fold (canonical)
folds (third-person singular)
folded (past)
folded (past participle)
folding (present participle)

text: Betsy folds her towels in half before hanging them on the rack.

verb

fold


folds

forms:
fold
folds (plural)

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

text: There are many folds on this piece of paper.


folded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fold.


hard sciences

forms:
hard science
hard sciences (plural)

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

noun

hard science


forks

forms:
fork
forks (plural)

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

fork


forks

forms:
fork (canonical)
forks (third-person singular)
forked (past)
forked (past participle)
forking (present participle)


forked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fork.


sentenced

forms:
sentence (canonical)
sentences (third-person singular)
sentenced (past)
sentenced (past participle)
sentencing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sentence.

verb

sentenc


formats

forms:
format
formats (plural)

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

noun

format


formats

forms:
format (canonical)
formats (third-person singular)
formatted (past)
formatted (past participle)
formatting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of format.

verb

t


formatted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of format.


whispering

forms:
whisper (canonical)
whispers (third-person singular)
whispered (past)
whispered (past participle)
whispering (present participle)

whisper


whispering

forms:
whispering
whisperings (plural)


whispers

glosses: The third-person singular form of whisper.


whispers

forms:
whisper
whispers (plural)

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


whispered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whisper.