shelter

forms:
shelter (canonical)
shelters (third-person singular)
sheltered (past)
sheltered (past participle)
sheltering (present participle)

glosses: If you shelter someone or something, you provide it with cover.


shield

forms:
shield
shields (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A piece of metal that is used for defense.

text: A soldier carried a sword and a shield to fight in the past.

ipa: /ʃiːld/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


shield

forms:
shield (canonical)
shields (third-person singular)
shielded (past)
shielded (past participle)
shielding (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you shield something, you protect or defend it.


skip

forms:
skip (canonical)
skips (third-person singular)
skipped (past)
skipped (past participle)
skipping (present participle)

glosses: An act of overlooking something on purpose.

text: This question has an error. Just skip it.

text: Squealer skipped from side to side.

enpr: skĭp

ipa: /skɪp/

verb

skip

p


slap

forms:
slap (canonical)
slaps (third-person singular)
slapped (past)
slapped (past participle)
slapping (present participle)

glosses: When you slap someone, you use something to hit another person, usually with something flat.

text: Jane's boyfriend cheated her and she slapped him when she heard about it.

text: Josh got mad at Tommy and slapped him really hard.

ipa: /slæp/

slap


slice

forms:
slice
slices (plural)

glosses: A slice is a piece of something that has been sliced.

text: I like to have my sandwich with a couple slices of ham it in.

ipa: /slaɪs/


slice

forms:
slice (canonical)
slices (third-person singular)
sliced (past)
sliced (past participle)
slicing (present participle)

glosses: An act of cutting meat using a small knife.

text: I sliced the fish and placed it into another bowl.

slic

e


slim

forms:
slim (positive)
slimmer (comparative)
slimmest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: When someone is slim, they are thin and not fat.

text: She is so slim that she looks like a wooden stick.

ipa: /ˈslɪm/

sampa: /"slIm/

adj

slim

slimmer

slimmest


smack

forms:
smack (canonical)
smacks (third-person singular)
smacked (past)
smacked (past participle)
smacking (present participle)

text: I smacked him for talking back to me.

ipa: /smæk/


snap

forms:
snap (canonical)
snaps (third-person singular)
snapped (past)
snapped (past participle)
snapping (present participle)

text: He snapped the ruler into two by accident.

ipa: /snæp/

verb

snap


sneak

forms:
sneaked (past)
sneaked (past participle)
sneak (canonical)
sneaks (third-person singular)
snuck (past)
snuck (past participle)
sneaking (present participle)

glosses: If you sneak, you walk into a place quietly, usually to avoid being noticed by other people of that place.

text: The burglar sneaked into the room while we were sleeping and stole a bag of jewelries.

ipa: /sniːk/

sneak

sneaks

snuck

snuck

sneaking


sniff

forms:
sniff (canonical)
sniffs (third-person singular)
sniffed (past)
sniffed (past participle)
sniffing (present participle)

glosses: An act of breathing to find out what the smell is.

text: The dog sniffed the floor to find for any bones.

enpr: snĭf

ipa: /snɪf/

ipa: /snəf/


soak

forms:
soak (canonical)
soaks (third-person singular)
soaked (past)
soaked (past participle)
soaking (present participle)

glosses: An act of putting a piece of cloth or something made of thread or silk into a basin of water.

text: I soaked my dirty clothes into the soap water.

enpr: sōk

ipa: /səʊk/

ipa: /soʊk/


sore

forms:
sore
sores (plural)

glosses: A feeling of the muscles being very tired.

text: My arm is sore after all the exercises.

enpr: sô

ipa: /sɔː/

enpr: sôr

ipa: /sɔr/

homophones: soar saw


spark

forms:
spark
sparks (plural)

glosses: A spark is something that is created by rubbing two objects quickly. Used for starting fires with fuels.

text: This lighter does not work anymore. It does not produce any sparks.

enpr: späk

ipa: /spɑːk/

enpr: spärk

ipa: /spɑrk/


spark

forms:
spark (canonical)
sparks (third-person singular)
sparked (past)
sparked (past participle)
sparking (present participle)

text: His strange attire sparked comment.


speculate

forms:
speculate (canonical)
speculates (third-person singular)
speculated (past)
speculated (past participle)
speculating (present participle)

glosses: When you speculate, you guess about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

text: I speculated that Tom and Jerry's marriage would not last a year.

text: It was speculated that the artist had been murdered.

glosses: If you speculate, you make risky investments with the hope of making a large profit.

text: He lost a lot of money by speculating in stocks.

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

speculat


spill

forms:
spilled (past)
spilled (past participle)
spill (canonical)
spills (third-person singular)
spilt (past)
spilt (past participle)
spilling (present participle)

glosses: An act of accidentally hitting a cup of water and the water makes a mess on something.

text: (transitive) I accidentally spilled coffee on my shirt.

ipa: /spɪl/

spill

spills

spilt

spilt

spilling


squeeze

forms:
squeeze (canonical)
squeezes (third-person singular)
squeezed (past)
squeezed (past participle)
squeezing (present participle)

glosses: When you squeeze something, you press it very tightly in your hand.

text: I squeezed orange juice from the orange with my bare hands!

ipa: /skwiːz/

squeez


stack

forms:
stack
stacks (plural)

text: There is a stack of books outside. Are those yours?

ipa: /stæk/

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


stack

forms:
stack (canonical)
stacks (third-person singular)
stacked (past)
stacked (past participle)
stacking (present participle)

glosses: When you stack something, you put something similar on top of one another to form a pile.

text: I stacked up the books at one side.


stain

forms:
stain
stains (plural)

text: There is an ugly stain on my shirt.

ipa: /steɪn/

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


stain

forms:
stain (canonical)
stains (third-person singular)
stained (past)
stained (past participle)
staining (present participle)

glosses: If you stain something, you discolor it by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.

text: to stain the hand with dye

text: armour stained with blood

glosses: If you stain someone's reputation, you taint or tarnish it.


stare

forms:
stare (canonical)
stares (third-person singular)
stared (past)
stared (past participle)
staring (present participle)

glosses: When someone is looking at you for a very long time, he is staring at you.

text: Why are so many people staring at me?

ipa: /stɛər/

ipa: /stɛə(r)/

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

star


supper

forms:
supper
suppers (plural)

glosses: A meal taken at night, after dinner. It is usually eating snacks and not eating heavy meals.

text: It is not good to have suppers too often. It is very unhealthy.

ipa: /ˈsʌpɚ/

ipa: /ˈsʌpə/


sweat

forms: sweat

glosses: A salty water that is produced naturally by the body.

text: It is so hot that my whole body is covered with sweat!

enpr: swĕt

ipa: /swɛt/


sweat

forms:
sweat (canonical)
sweats (third-person singular)
sweated (past)
sweated (past participle)
sweating (present participle)

glosses: A natural occurrence of the body to allow the body to cool by excreting salty water (see above).

text: You are sweating so much!


sweep

forms:
sweep (canonical)
sweeps (third-person singular)
swept (past)
swept (past participle)
sweeping (present participle)

glosses: When you sweep the floor, you use the broom to clean it.

text: The road cleaner swept the roads clean.

enpr: swēp

ipa: /swiːp/

sweep

sweeps

swept

swept

sweeping


tunnel

forms:
tunnel
tunnels (plural)

glosses: A tunnel is a big hole for vehicles to drive in.

text: This tunnel collapsed a few years ago due to construction faults.

ipa: /ˈtʌn(ə)l/


tunnel

forms:
tunneled (past)
tunneled (past participle)
tunneling (present participle)
tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunnelled (past)
tunnelled (past participle)
tunnelling (present participle)

tunnel

l


tease

forms:
tease (canonical)
teases (third-person singular)
teased (past)
teased (past participle)
teasing (present participle)

glosses: An act of making fun of somebody. Usually for enjoyment and is not a personal attack.

text: We were good friends that often tease each other.

glosses: If you tease a person, you entice or tempt them.

enpr: tēz

ipa: /tiːz/

homophones: teas tees

teas


photocopy

forms:
photocopy
photocopies (plural)

etymology_text: photo- + copy

ety-prefix

photo

copy

expansion: photo- + copy

text: Please submit a photocopy of your birth certificate.

ipa: /ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpi/

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

noun

photocopies


photocopy

forms:
photocopy (canonical)
photocopies (third-person singular)
photocopied (past)
photocopied (past participle)
photocopying (present participle)

glosses: If you photocopy something, you make a duplicate of the original.

text: It is illegal to photocopy more than 10% of a book.

verb

photocop

y


numerous

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

glosses: If something is numerous, it is in large amount.

text: Why are there numerous ants here?

ipa: /ˈnumərəs/

ipa: /ˈnjuːmərəs/

hyphenation: nu‧mer‧ous; num‧erous

adj

more: true


rip

forms:
rip (canonical)
rips (third-person singular)
ripped (past)
ripped (past participle)
ripping (present participle)

text: In anger, I ripped the page and threw it in his face.

enpr: rĭp

ipa: /rɪp/

sampa: /rIp/

verb

rip


gasp

forms:
gasp (canonical)
gasps (third-person singular)
gasped (past)
gasped (past participle)
gasping (present participle)

glosses: To gasp is the act of drawing in the breath suddenly, as if surprised.

text: The audience gasped as the rabbit came out of the magician's hat.

ipa: /ˈɡæsp/


jig

forms:
jig
jigs (plural)

glosses: A jig is a light, quick musical dance or movement.

glosses: A jig is a device that is used in manufacturing or woodworking and is used to control the location and movement of the workpiece.

enpr: jĭg

ipa: /dʒɪɡ/


brisk

forms:
brisker (comparative)
briskest (superlative)
brisk (positive)
more brisk (comparative)
most brisk (superlative)

text: We took a brisk walk yesterday.

ipa: /brɪsk/

sampa: /brIsk/

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

adj

brisk

brisker

briskest


cot

forms:
cot
cots (plural)

glosses: A cot is a simple bed, one that can be portable or used only for a short time, such as when camping.

text: The baby was sleeping in the cot.

text: We set our cot for our visit to the mountains.

ipa: /kɒt/

ipa: /kɑt/

ipa: /kat/


glance

forms:
glance (canonical)
glances (third-person singular)
glanced (past)
glanced (past participle)
glancing (present participle)

glosses: To look for a short moment (at something).

text: She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.

ipa: /ɡlɑːns/

ipa: /ɡlæns/

verb

glanc


glancing

ipa: /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/


glanced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glance.

ipa: /ɡlɑːnst/


glances

glosses: The third-person singular form of glance.

ipa: /ˈɡlɑːnsɪz/

ipa: /ˈɡlænsɪz/


seduce

forms:
seduce (canonical)
seduces (third-person singular)
seduced (past)
seduced (past participle)
seducing (present participle)

glosses: To seduce is to trick someone to do something wrong.

glosses: To seduce is to persuade someone to be a part of a sexual relationship.

glosses: To seduce is to charm or attract someone.

ipa: /sɪˈdjuːs/

ipa: /sɪˈd(j)uːs/

hyphenation: se‧duce

seduc


seducing

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seduce.


seduces

glosses: The third-person singular form of seduce.


consequent

forms: consequent (positive)

text: The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all.

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

hyphenation: con‧se‧quent


consequent

forms: consequent

pos: prep

glosses: If x is consequent on y, x happens as a result of y.

text: The flooding of the river was consequent on the heavy rain.


chunk

forms:
chunk
chunks (plural)

glosses: A chunk is a part of something that has been separated.

text: The statue broke into chunks.

ipa: /ʧʌŋk/

sampa: /tSVNk/


curl

forms:
curl
curls (plural)

glosses: A curl is a piece or lock of curling hair.

text: She had beautiful golden-brown hair falling in curls on her shoulder.

ipa: /kəːl/

ipa: /kɝl/


curl

forms:
curl (canonical)
curls (third-person singular)
curled (past)
curled (past participle)
curling (present participle)

glosses: If something curls, it moves in a rounded or spiral shape.

text: She curled her fingers around the pencil.

text: Wavy, dark brown hair curled at his shoulders.

glosses: If you curl, you do a sport called curling.

text: I curl at my local club every weekend.


curls

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

noun

curl


nervous

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

glosses: If you are nervous, you are tense and worried about something.

text: I am nervous about my examinations.

text: Nervous system.

hyphenation: ner‧vous


dread

forms:
dread
dreads (plural)

glosses: Dread is the feeling of fear of meeting, facing, or dealing with something.

text: The idea of giving a speech in front of everyone filled her with dread.

glosses: A dread is a long matted string of hair.

enpr: drĕd

ipa: /drɛd/

sampa: /drEd/


dread

forms:
dread (canonical)
dreads (third-person singular)
dreaded (past)
dreaded (past participle)
dreading (present participle)

glosses: If you dread something, you have a strong fear of meeting, facing, or dealing with it.

text: He dreaded the moment that she would leave him.


dreads

glosses: The third-person singular form of dread.

verb

dread


dreads

glosses: If you wear your hair in dreads, you grow it into long matted strings.

text: She had the longest dreads I'd ever seen.


dreaded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dread.


nip

forms:
nip (canonical)
nips (third-person singular)
nipped (past)
nipped (past participle)
nipping (present participle)

text: The small dog nipped at her fingers affectionately.

enpr: nĭp

ipa: /nɪp/

sampa: /nIp/

nip


nipping

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nip.


chunks

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

noun

chunk


criticism

forms:
criticism
criticisms (plural)

etymology_text: critic + -ism

ety-suffix

critic

ism

expansion: critic + -ism

text: Their marriage received a lot of criticism from their families.

ipa: /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

hyphenation: crit‧i‧cism


criticisms

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

noun

criticism


Singapore

forms: Singapore

pos: name

glosses: Singapore is a small country in Southeast Asia.

text: Singapore is a small country although it is well known in many countries.

ipa: /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/

ipa: /ˈsɪŋəpɔr/


antioxidant

forms:
antioxidant
antioxidants (plural)

glosses: An antioxidant is something that slows or stops the oxidation of another chemical.

glosses: An antioxidant is a vitamin that can fights the harmful effects of oxidation in animal and human tissues.

text: There are many helpful antioxidants in tea.

ipa: /ˌæntiˈɒksɪdənt/

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

hyphenation: an‧ti‧ox‧i‧dant


antioxidants

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

antioxidant

antioxidants


concert

forms:
concert
concerts (plural)

glosses: A concert is a musical performance, usually of several selections.

text: The concert included a Mozart serenade and a Tchaikovsky symphony.

text: I attended three concerts last month.

text: The three concerts I attended all included works by Mozart.

ipa: /ˈkɒnsət/

enpr: känʹsərt

ipa: /ˈkɑnsɚt/

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


concert

forms:
concert (canonical)
concerts (third-person singular)
concerted (past)
concerted (past participle)
concerting (present participle)

glosses: To concert something is to plan it or to arrange it.

ipa: /kənˈsɜːt/

enpr: kənsûrtʹ

ipa: /kənˈsɝt/


concerts

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

concert


concerts

glosses: The third-person singular form of concert.


concerted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of concert.


concerted

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

glosses: When something is done with a concerted effort, it means that the action was an effort done by many people doing the same thing together.

text: This project was a concerted effort by my team.

text: After the earthquake, the government directed a very concerted effort to help the survivors.


dine

forms:
dine (canonical)
dines (third-person singular)
dined (past)
dined (past participle)
dining (present participle)

text: We usually dine at four o'clock, because that is when we get hungry.

ipa: /daɪn/

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

verb

din


dined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dine.


dining

ipa: /ˈdaɪnɪŋ(ɡ)/


diner

forms:
diner
diners (plural)

glosses: A diner is a place where people go to eat. It is like a cheap restaurant.

text: The diner downtown was always busy late at night.

text: The waitress made sure to keep the diner's coffee cup full.

enpr: dī'nər

ipa: /ˈdaɪnə(r)/

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


diners

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

noun

diner


frustrate

forms:
frustrate (canonical)
frustrates (third-person singular)
frustrated (past)
frustrated (past participle)
frustrating (present participle)

glosses: If you frustrate someone, then you make him annoyed or upset.

text: He is frustrated because his car is broken and doesn't start.

ipa: /frəˈstreɪt/

ipa: /ˈfrʌsˌtreɪt/

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

verb

frustrat


frustrates

glosses: The third-person singular form of frustrate.


frustrated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of frustrate.

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


frustrated

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

glosses: A frustrated person is someone who is agitated as they are unable to perform an action they want to do.


frustrating

ipa: /frʌˈstreɪ̯tɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈfrʌsˌtreɪ̯tɪŋ/


tyre

forms:
tyre
tyres (plural)

glosses: A tyre is the outer part of a car wheel. It is usually made of rubber.

ipa: /taɪə(r)/

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


tyres

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

noun

tyre


leaks

forms:
leak
leaks (plural)

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

leak


stains

forms:
stain
stains (plural)

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

stain


stains

forms:
stain (canonical)
stains (third-person singular)
stained (past)
stained (past participle)
staining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stain.


pamphlet

forms:
pamphlet
pamphlets (plural)

glosses: A pamphlet is a small book of printed information that is usually not bound between hard covers.

text: The protesters passed out pamphlets explaining their cause.

ipa: /ˈpæmflət/

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

hyphenation: pam‧phlet


distress

forms:
distress (canonical)
distresses (third-person singular)
distressed (past)
distressed (past participle)
distressing (present participle)

glosses: Distress means someone who is intensely upset, worried, anxious, or is suffering from physical or emotional pain.

ipa: /dɪˈstrɛs/

sampa: /dI"strEs/

hyphenation: dis‧tress

verb

distress

es


distresses

glosses: The third-person singular form of distress.


distressed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of distress.

ipa: /dɪˈstrɛst/

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

hyphenation: dis‧tressed


distressed

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

glosses: Distressed means to be intensely upset, worried, anxious, or to suffer from physical or emotional pain.

text: I was distressed after the sad loss.


distressing

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

glosses: If something is distressing, it causes distress; it makes you worried and uncomfortable.


miserable

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

glosses: In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

ipa: ˈmɪzəreɪˌbəl

hyphenation: mis‧er‧a‧ble


pamphlets

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

noun

pamphlet


nosed

forms:
nose (canonical)
noses (third-person singular)
nosed (past)
nosed (past participle)
nosing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nose.

verb

nos


disguise

forms:
disguise
disguises (plural)

glosses: Disguise is a thing (e.g. clothing) used to hide one's identity or pretend to be another.

text: That cape and mask completed his disguise.

ipa: /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

hyphenation: dis‧guise


disguise

forms:
disguise (canonical)
disguises (third-person singular)
disguised (past)
disguised (past participle)
disguising (present participle)

glosses: To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

text: Spies often disguise themselves.

text: He disguised his true intentions.

disguis


disguises

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

noun

disguise


disguises

glosses: The third-person singular form of disguise.


disguised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disguise.

ipa: /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/

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

hyphenation: dis‧guised


enclosure

forms:
enclosure
enclosures (plural)

glosses: An area closed partially or entirely by barriers.

text: He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.

ipa: /ɛnˈkloʊʒər/

ipa: /ɪnˈkləʊʒə/

ipa: /ɘnˈklɐʉʒɘ/

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

hyphenation: en‧clo‧sure


enclosures

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

enclosure


dormant

forms: dormant (positive)

glosses: When something is dormant, it means that it is not active.

text: That is a dormant volcano.

ipa: /ˈdɔrmənt/

ipa: /ˈdɔːmənt/

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

hyphenation: dor‧mant


activate

forms:
activate (canonical)
activates (third-person singular)
activated (past)
activated (past participle)
activating (present participle)

etymology_text: active + -ate

ety-suffix

active

ate

expansion: active + -ate

glosses: To activate means to make something active.

text: The machine activated the screensaver because it was idle.

ipa: /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/

hyphenation: ac‧ti‧vate

verb

activat


activates

glosses: The third-person singular form of activate.


activated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of activate.


buffer

forms:
buffer
buffers (plural)

glosses: A buffer is a physical object at the end of a train line which stops the train going any further.

text: Trains stop at the buffers.

text: That is a buffer to prevent war. No military people may cross it.

text: A telomere is a buffer at the ends of a chromosome.

glosses: A buffer (computer software) is a zone that can be read and written to. It usually holds back data until it is fine to be used.

text: Let's try to turn off the buffering setting in the game's video settings.

ipa: /ˈbʌfə(r)/

ipa: /ˈbʌfɚ/


buffers

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

noun

buffer


tolerance

forms:
tolerance
tolerances (plural)

glosses: Your tolerance for drugs, alcohol, danger, pain, etc. is your ability to take them without a bad effect.

glosses: Tolerance is the ability to accept the opinions, beliefs and customs of other people.


rips

forms:
rip (canonical)
rips (third-person singular)
ripped (past)
ripped (past participle)
ripping (present participle)

verb

rip


ripped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rip.

ipa: /rɪpt/


racist

forms:
racist
racists (plural)

etymology_text: race + -ist

ety-suffix

race

ist

expansion: race + -ist

glosses: A racist is someone who believes that people of difference races should be treated differently.

text: He is a racist. He keeps on saying bad things about the blacks and Arabs.

ipa: /ˈreɪsɪst/

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

hyphenation: rac‧ist


mission

forms:
mission
missions (plural)

glosses: A mission is a quest given by someone to gain something.

text: The Interpol is on a mission to find the international terrorists.

ipa: /ˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

enpr: mĭshʹən

hyphenation: mis‧sion


equator

forms:
equator
equators (plural)

glosses: The equator is the line that separates the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere equally. A Latin word for "even-maker", since the days and nights are even throughout the year.

text: The climate around the equator is very humid.

hyphenation: equa‧tor


port

forms:
port
ports (plural)

glosses: A port is a place for ships to stop to trade or refuel.

text: The port was bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

glosses: A port is a socket in a computer where a device can be plugged in.

ipa: /poʊrt/

sampa: /poUr\t/

audio: en-uk-a port.ogg


port

forms:
port (canonical)
ports (third-person singular)
ported (past)
ported (past participle)
porting (present participle)

glosses: If you port a software, you transfer it from one system to another.

glosses: If you port your weapon, you carry it diagonally across the body with the barrel near the left shoulder.


poke

forms:
poke (canonical)
pokes (third-person singular)
poked (past)
poked (past participle)
poking (present participle)

glosses: To poke is the act of using one finger to touch someone else, usually to attract his/her attention.

text: She did not even notice me poking her.

enpr: pōk

poses: noun verb

ipa: /pəʊk/

ipa: /poʊk/

verb

pok


poke

forms:
poke
pokes (plural)

glosses: A poke is the an act of poking someone or something.

glosses: Poke is a dish made of slices or cubes of raw fish or other seafood. It is mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

ipa: /ˈpoʊkeɪ/

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


pole

forms:
pole
poles (plural)

glosses: A pole is a long stick that is used for grabbing for support.

text: Grab the pole there to keep your balance on this old bus.

glosses: A pole is the northernmost or the southernmost point of Earth.

ipa: /pəʊl/

ipa: /poʊl/


pokes

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

noun

poke


poked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of poke.


equators

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

equator


poles

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

pole


pronounce

forms:
pronounce (canonical)
pronounces (third-person singular)
pronounced (past)
pronounced (past participle)
pronouncing (present participle)

glosses: To pronounce something is the act of saying a word.

text: He wanted me to pronounce that word.

ipa: /prəˈnaʊns/

ipa: /prəˈnæwns/

hyphenation: pro‧nounce

verb

pronounc


pronounces

glosses: The third-person singular form of pronounce.


pronounced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pronounce.


racists

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

noun

racist


missions

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

mission


ports

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

ipa: /pɔrts/

ipa: /pɔːts/

port


jests

forms:
jest
jests (plural)

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

ipa: /dʒɛsts/

jest


jests

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


jested

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jest.


shackles

forms:
shackle
shackles (plural)

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

shackle


shackles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of shackle.

verb

shackl


shackled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shackle.


treacheries

forms:
treachery
treacheries (plural)

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

noun

treachery

treacheries


inhibits

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of inhibit.

verb

inhibit


inhibited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inhibit.


slaughters

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of slaughter.

slaughter


slaughtered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slaughter.


triumphs

forms:
triumph
triumphs (plural)

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

noun

triumph


triumphs

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of triumph.


triumphed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of triumph.


cognates

forms:
cognate
cognates (plural)

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

cognate


insists

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of insist.

verb

insist


insisted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of insist.


substitutes

forms:
substitute
substitutes (plural)

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

noun

substitute


substitutes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of substitute.

verb

substitut


vouchers

forms:
voucher
vouchers (plural)

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

noun

voucher


huddles

forms:
huddle
huddles (plural)

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

huddle


huddles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of huddle.

verb

huddl


laboratories

forms:
laboratory
laboratories (plural)

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

hyphenation: lab‧o‧ra‧to‧ries

noun

laboratory

laboratories


offsprings

forms:
offspring
offsprings (plural)

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

offspring


cub

forms:
cub
cubs (plural)

glosses: A cub is the baby of some animals like the bear, fox, wolf, and the lion.

ipa: /kʌb/


cub

forms:
cub (canonical)
cubs (third-person singular)
cubbed (past)
cubbed (past participle)
cubbing (present participle)

glosses: If someone cubs, they give birth to a cub.

verb

cub

b


cubs

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


cubbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cub.


California

forms: California

glosses: California is a state in the United States of America.

text: Los Angeles is a city in California.

hyphenation: Cal‧i‧for‧nia


pioneer

forms:
pioneer
pioneers (plural)

glosses: A pioneer is a person who is the first to go somewhere.

glosses: A pioneer is a person who is among the earliest in any field of progress.

hyphenation: pi‧o‧neer


pioneer

forms:
pioneer (canonical)
pioneers (third-person singular)
pioneered (past)
pioneered (past participle)
pioneering (present participle)

glosses: If something pioneers something, they explore it or act as a pioneer.


pioneers

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

noun

pioneer


pioneers

glosses: The third-person singular form of pioneer.


pioneered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pioneer.


Singaporean

forms:
Singaporean
Singaporeans (plural)

etymology_text: Singapore + -an

ety-suffix

Singapore

an

expansion: Singapore + -an

glosses: A Singaporean is a person from Singapore.

text: He is a Singaporean living overseas.


Singaporean

forms: Singaporean (positive)

glosses: Something or someone that is Singaporean comes from Singapore.


infinity

forms:
infinity
infinities (plural)

glosses: Infinity is an unknown number. It is only a concept and not a real number.

text: No one can count all the way to infinity.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/

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

irrnoun

infinities


real number

forms:
real number
real numbers (plural)

glosses: The set of numbers that includes the integers, the rational numbers and the irrational numbers. In a set-theoretic sense, they are uncountable.

text: All numbers between -∞ and ∞ are real numbers.


age of majority

forms:
age of majority
ages of majority (plural)

glosses: The age of majority is the age at which and above which a person is a legal adult in most states.

text: When a person reaches his state's age of majority, he becomes independent of his parents.

noun

age of majority

ages of majority


transformer

forms:
transformer
transformers (plural)

etymology_text: transform + -er

ety-suffix

transform

er

expansion: transform + -er

ipa: /trænsˈfɔrmɚ/

ipa: /trænsˈfɔːmə/

hyphenation: trans‧form‧er


rickroll

forms:
rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)

glosses: If you Rickroll someone, you trick them into following a hyperlink that leads to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" as a joke.

text: I thought I was going to see a sports video, but I got Rickrolled.

ipa: /ˈrɪkˌroʊl/

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


rickrolled

verb

rickroll


admonish

forms:
admonish (canonical)
admonishes (third-person singular)
admonished (past)
admonished (past participle)
admonishing (present participle)

glosses: When you admonish someone, you scold or lecture the person.

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

admonish


theology

forms:
theology
theologies (plural)

glosses: Theology is the study of religion and God/gods.

enpr: thē-ŏl'ə-jē

noun

theology

theologies


condense

forms:
condense (canonical)
condenses (third-person singular)
condensed (past)
condensed (past participle)
condensing (present participle)

glosses: To condense is to change from a liquid state into a gaseous state.

text: The hot water condensed on the cold aluminum above it.

ipa: /kənˈdɛns/

verb

condens

e


climate

forms:
climate
climates (plural)

text: The desert is a very hot climate to be in.

ipa: /ˈklaɪmɪt/


flare

forms:
flare
flares (plural)

text: The flare just happened in front of my face!

ipa: /flɛ͜ə/

ipa: /fle͜ɚ/


flare

forms:
flare (canonical)
flares (third-person singular)
flared (past)
flared (past participle)
flaring (present participle)

glosses: If you flare, you get very angry about something.

text: Don't get flared up about such a small matter.

glosses: The change from downward flight to level flight before a plane lands.

text: They key to a perfect landing is the flare.

flar


grumpy

forms:
grumpy (positive)
grumpier (comparative)
grumpiest (superlative)

etymology_text: grump + -y

ety-suffix

grump

expansion: grump + -y

glosses: If you are grumpy, you are angry or acting unpleasant.

text: The man was very grumpy today because he had to pay the bills.

ipa: /ˈɡrʌmpi/

adj

grumpy

grumpier

grumpiest


ammonia

forms: ammonia

glosses: Cleaning substance, toxin found in urine, chemical formula:NH₃

enpr: əmōn'yə

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


World Wide Web

forms: World Wide Web

glosses: A system of websites, and a large part of the Internet.

ipa: /ˈwɜːld ˌwaɪd ˈwɛb/

ipa: /ˈwɝld ˌwaɪd ˈwɛb/


circus

forms:
circus
circuses (plural)

glosses: A circus is a group of travelling performers, often with clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and even animals.

ipa: /ˈsɜːkəs/

ipa: /ˈsɝkəs/

noun

circuses


exceptional

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

text: I scored ninety percent on the test. My parents thought it exceptional, for math was a difficult subject for me.

text: Under exceptional circumstances, the elder allowed the child to stay outside past his curfew.

ipa: /es-θp-sɧʋn-l/

ipa: /x-cẽp-shuŋ-l/


dials

forms:
dials
dialss (plural)

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


dials

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

verb

dial


dialed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dial.


drips

forms:
drip
drips (plural)

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

noun

drip


drips

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

verb

p


cinemas

forms:
cinema
cinemas (plural)

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

noun

cinema


influential

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

etymology_text: influence + -ial

ety-suffix

influence

ial

expansion: influence + -ial

glosses: Something that is influential has an effect on others.

ipa: /ɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/

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

hyphenation: in‧flu‧en‧tial


rocket

forms:
rocket
rockets (plural)

glosses: A rocket is an object that can be sent into space for science experiments.

text: NASA sent the rocket into the sky for its 5th mission.

ipa: /ˈrɑkɪt/

ipa: /ˈrɒkɪt/


rocket

forms:
rocket (canonical)
rockets (third-person singular)
rocketed (past)
rocketed (past participle)
rocketing (present participle)

glosses: When something is rocketing, it is on its way to space.

text: The Apollo spacecraft rocketed into space in just a few seconds.


rockets

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

noun

rocket


rockets

glosses: The third-person singular form of rocket.


rocketed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rocket.


mend

forms:
mend (canonical)
mends (third-person singular)
mended (past)
mended (past participle)
mending (present participle)

glosses: When you mend something, you try to fix it.

text: You can bring your torn scarf to him to get it mended.

ipa: /mɛnd/

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


mends

verb

mend


mended

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mend.


necessity

forms:
necessity
necessities (plural)

text: Is that toy really a necessity to you?

ipa: /nɪˈsɛsəti/

hyphenation: ne‧ces‧si‧ty

irrnoun

necessities


necessities

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

noun

necessity

necessities


clips

forms:
clip
clips (plural)

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

clip


condenses

forms:
condense (canonical)
condenses (third-person singular)
condensed (past)
condensed (past participle)
condensing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of condense.


condensed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of condense.

hyphenation: con‧densed


contests

forms:
contest
contests (plural)

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

contest


contests

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of contest.


deserves

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of deserve.

verb

deserv


deserved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deserve.

ipa: /dɪˈzɜːvd/

ipa: /dɪˈzɝvd/

hyphenation: de‧served


dips

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

dip


dipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dip.


disposes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of dispose.

dispos


disposed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dispose.


disposing

ipa: /dɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/


drifts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of drift.

ipa: /drɪfts/

drift


drifted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drift.

ipa: /ˈdrɪftɪd/


drifting

ipa: /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/


drowns

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of drown.

drown


drowned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drown.


drowning

forms:
drowning
drownings (plural)

glosses: Drowning is the death of a person because he was under water or some other liquid too much time.


fading

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

fad


faded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fade.


fainted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of faint.

faint


fainting

ipa: /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/


flares

forms:
flare
flares (plural)

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

noun

flare


flares

forms:
flare (canonical)
flares (third-person singular)
flared (past)
flared (past participle)
flaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flare.

verb

flar


flared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flare.


flutes

forms:
flute
flutes (plural)

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

noun

flute


gestured

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gesture.

verb

gestur


gestures

glosses: The third-person singular form of gesture.


glows

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

ipa: /ɡloʊz/

ipa: /ɡləʊz/

glow


glowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glow.

ipa: /ɡloʊd/

ipa: /ɡləʊd/


glowing

ipa: /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɡləʊɪŋ/


headlines

forms:
headline
headlines (plural)

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

noun

headline


hesitates

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of hesitate.

verb

hesitat


hesitated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hesitate.


hints

forms:
hint
hints (plural)

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

ipa: /hɪnts/

noun

hint


hints

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


housewives

forms:
housewife
housewives (plural)

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

housewife

housewives


infects

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of infect.

verb

infect


infected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of infect.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɛktɪd/


infected

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

glosses: An infected person or animal has an infection or disease.

text: The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.


inherits

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of inherit.

inherit


inherited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inherit.

ipa: /ɪnˈhɛrɪtɪd/

hyphenation: in‧her‧it‧ed


injects

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of inject.

inject


injected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inject.


interferes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of interfere.

interfer


interfered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of interfere.


leaked

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of leak.

leak


leaps

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

leap


leaped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of leap.


litres

forms:
litre
litres (plural)

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

noun

litre


litters

forms:
litter
litters (plural)

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

litter


litters

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of litter.


littered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of litter.


magnets

forms:
magnet
magnets (plural)

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

magnet


masks

forms:
mask
masks (plural)

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

mask


masks

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


melts

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

verb

melt


melted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of melt.


melting

ipa: /ˈmɛltɪŋ/


menus

forms:
menu
menus (plural)

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

noun

menu


millimetres

forms:
millimetre
millimetres (plural)

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

millimetre


miracles

forms:
miracle
miracles (plural)

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

miracle


mobiles

forms:
mobile
mobiles (plural)

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

mobile


multiples

forms:
multiple
multiples (plural)

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

multiple


offends

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of offend.

verb

offend


offended

glosses: The past tense and past participle of offend.


photocopies

forms:
photocopy
photocopies (plural)

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

noun

photocopy

photocopies


photocopies

forms:
photocopy (canonical)
photocopies (third-person singular)
photocopied (past)
photocopied (past participle)
photocopying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of photocopy.

verb

photocop

y


photocopied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of photocopy.


sausages

forms:
sausage
sausages (plural)

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

noun

sausage


scans

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

verb

scan

n


scanned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scan.


scratches

forms:
scratch
scratches (plural)

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

hyphenation: scra‧tches

noun

scratch

scratches


scratches

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of scratch.

verb

es


scratched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scratch.

ipa: /skræt͡ʃt/

hyphenation: scratched


scratching

hyphenation: scra‧tching


seals

forms:
seal
seals (plural)

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

noun

seal


seals

forms:
seal (canonical)
seals (third-person singular)
sealed (past)
sealed (past participle)
sealing (present participle)


sealed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seal.


sews

forms:
sew (canonical)
sews (third-person singular)
sewed (past)
sewed (past participle)
sewing (present participle)

verb

sew


sewed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sew.

ipa: /ˈsəʊd/

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


sewing

ipa: /ˈsəʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈsoʊɪŋ/

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


shells

forms:
shell
shells (plural)

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

noun

shell


shells

forms:
shell (canonical)
shells (third-person singular)
shelled (past)
shelled (past participle)
shelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shell.


shelled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shell.


shelters

forms:
shelter
shelters (plural)

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

shelter


shelters

forms:
shelter (canonical)
shelters (third-person singular)
sheltered (past)
sheltered (past participle)
sheltering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shelter.


shields

forms:
shield
shields (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃiːldz/

shield


shields

forms:
shield (canonical)
shields (third-person singular)
shielded (past)
shielded (past participle)
shielding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shield.


skips

forms:
skip (canonical)
skips (third-person singular)
skipped (past)
skipped (past participle)
skipping (present participle)

verb

skip


skipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of skip.


slaps

forms:
slap (canonical)
slaps (third-person singular)
slapped (past)
slapped (past participle)
slapping (present participle)

slap


slapped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slap.


slapping

ipa: /ˈslæpɪŋ/


slices

forms:
slice
slices (plural)

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

noun

slice


slices

forms:
slice (canonical)
slices (third-person singular)
sliced (past)
sliced (past participle)
slicing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of slice.

verb

slic


sliced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slice.


smacks

forms:
smack (canonical)
smacks (third-person singular)
smacked (past)
smacked (past participle)
smacking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of smack.

smack


smacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of smack.


snaps

forms:
snap (canonical)
snaps (third-person singular)
snapped (past)
snapped (past participle)
snapping (present participle)

snap


snapped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of snap.


sneaks

forms:
sneak (canonical)
sneaks (third-person singular)
sneaked (past)
sneaked (past participle)
sneaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sneak.

sneak


sneaked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sneak.


sniffs

forms:
sniff (canonical)
sniffs (third-person singular)
sniffed (past)
sniffed (past participle)
sniffing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sniff.

sniff


sniffed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sniff.


soaks

forms:
soak (canonical)
soaks (third-person singular)
soaked (past)
soaked (past participle)
soaking (present participle)

soak


soaked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of soak.


soaking

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

glosses: If something is soaking, it is extremely wet.


sores

forms:
sore
sores (plural)

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

noun

sore


sparks

forms:
spark
sparks (plural)

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

spark


sparks

forms:
spark (canonical)
sparks (third-person singular)
sparked (past)
sparked (past participle)
sparking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spark.


speculates

forms:
speculate (canonical)
speculates (third-person singular)
speculated (past)
speculated (past participle)
speculating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of speculate.

verb

speculat


speculated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of speculate.


spills

forms:
spill (canonical)
spills (third-person singular)
spilled (past)
spilled (past participle)
spilling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spill.

spill


spilled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spill.


squeezes

forms:
squeeze (canonical)
squeezes (third-person singular)
squeezed (past)
squeezed (past participle)
squeezing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of squeeze.

squeez


squeezed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of squeeze.


stacks

forms:
stack
stacks (plural)

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

noun

stack


stacks

forms:
stack (canonical)
stacks (third-person singular)
stacked (past)
stacked (past participle)
stacking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stack.


stacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stack.


stares

forms:
stare (canonical)
stares (third-person singular)
stared (past)
stared (past participle)
staring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stare.

verb

star


stared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stare.

ipa: /stɛrd/

ipa: /stɛəd/

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


staring

ipa: /ˈstɛrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈstɛərɪŋ/


substituted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of substitute.

substitut


suppers

forms:
supper
suppers (plural)

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

noun

supper


sweats

forms:
sweat (canonical)
sweats (third-person singular)
sweated (past)
sweated (past participle)
sweating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sweat.

verb

sweat


sweated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sweat.


swept

forms:
sweep (canonical)
sweeps (third-person singular)
swept (past)
swept (past participle)
sweeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sweep.

ipa: /ˈswɛpt/

sweep

sweeps


sweeping

ipa: /ˈswiːpɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: sweep‧ing


teases

forms:
tease (canonical)
teases (third-person singular)
teased (past)
teased (past participle)
teasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tease.

teas


teased

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tease.


tunnels

forms:
tunnel
tunnels (plural)

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

noun

tunnel


tunnels

forms:
tunneled (past)
tunneled (past participle)
tunneling (present participle)
tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunnelled (past)
tunnelled (past participle)
tunnelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tunnel.

verb

l


circuses

forms:
circus
circuses (plural)

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

noun

circus


liter

forms:
liter
liters (plural)

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

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


liters

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

liter


vigorous

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

glosses: Vigorous: Energetic, using more energy; faster, harder.

text: He made a vigorous search for the lost papers.

ipa: /ˈvɪɡərəs/


vigorous

forms:
vigorous (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

glosses: Vigorously: Same meaning, applied to the verb.

text: He dried himself vigorously

text: He polished his shoes vigorously


import

forms:
import (canonical)
imports (third-person singular)
imported (past)
imported (past participle)
importing (present participle)

glosses: When you import something, you are bringing goods from another country to your own country.

text: That company does importing and exporting.

enpr: ĭmpôtʹ

ipa: /ɪmˈpɔːt/

enpr: ĭmpôrtʹ

ipa: /ɪmˈpɔrt/


imports

glosses: The third-person singular form of import.

verb

import


imported

glosses: The past tense and past participle of import.


flaw

forms:
flaw
flaws (plural)

glosses: When something has a flaw, it is not perfect and has a problem.

text: That ruby is scratched, therefore it has a flaw.

ipa: /ˈflɔː/

ipa: /ˈflɔ/


flaws

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

noun

flaw


defects

forms:
defect
defects (plural)

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

defect


defects

forms:
defect (canonical)
defects (third-person singular)
defected (past)
defected (past participle)
defecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of defect.


defect

glosses: A defect in something is a mistake or problem that makes the thing not perfect.

text: This gem has a defect, so it is not worth much.

glosses: A defect is something that is not perfect.

enpr: dē'fĕkt

ipa: /ˈdiːfɛkt/


defect

glosses: If you defect from a group or country, you leave it and join a different side.

text: In 1961, Rudolf Nureyev defected from Russia.

enpr: dĭfĕkt'

ipa: /dɪˈfɛkt/


lubricant

forms:
lubricant
lubricants (plural)

etymology_text: lubricate + -ant

ety-suffix

lubricate

ant

expansion: lubricate + -ant

glosses: Lubricant is a kind of material that can reduce friction.

text: Water is a lubricant. But oil is a better lubricant.

ipa: /ˈluːbrɪk(ə)nt/

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

hyphenation: lu‧bri‧cant


lubricants

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

noun

lubricant


pill

forms:
pill
pills (plural)

glosses: A pill is a small piece of medicine that is usually taken to cure illnesses.

text: Take pills only if you are ill.


scribbles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of scribble.

verb

scribbl


pills

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

noun

pill


scribbled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scribble.


lag

forms:
lag (canonical)
lags (third-person singular)
lagged (past)
lagged (past participle)
lagging (present participle)

text: Walk faster! Don't lag behind!

ipa: /læɡ/

verb

lag

g


lags

forms:
lag
lags (plural)

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


lagged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lag.


panes

forms:
pane
panes (plural)

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

ipa: /peɪnz/

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

noun

pane


faints

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of faint.

verb

faint


admonishing

forms:
admonish (canonical)
admonishes (third-person singular)
admonished (past)
admonished (past participle)
admonishing (present participle)

admonish


admonished

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admonish.


rickrolling

forms:
rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)

rickroll


real numbers

forms:
real number
real numbers (plural)

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

noun

real number


absentee

forms:
absentee
absentees (plural)

etymology_text: absent + -ee

ety-suffix

absent

ee

expansion: absent + -ee

glosses: An absentee is someone that is not present in one function. Usually used in absence from school.

text: The history class has no absentees today.

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


absentees

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

noun

absentee


slot

forms:
slot
slots (plural)

glosses: A small space usually used to insert coins through.

text: My coin was stuck in this small slot.

ipa: /slɒt/


slot

forms:
slot (canonical)
slots (third-person singular)
slotted (past)
slotted (past participle)
slotting (present participle)

text: Slot in any donations into this box.

verb

slot

t


slots

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


slotted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slot.


Jackson

forms: Jackson

etymology_text: Jack + -son

ety-suffix

Jack

son

expansion: Jack + -son

ipa: /ˈdʒæksən/

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


laissez-faire

forms: laissez-faire (positive)

glosses: Laissez-faire is a French term meaning "leave it alone". It refers to a social, political and economic idea where people make their own decisions and the government does not make decisions for the people.

text: In Ayn Rand's novels, people do better under laissez-faire government.


pal

forms:
pal
pals (plural)

text: He has a pen pal that he often writes to.


pals

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

noun

pal


reproduce

forms:
reproduce (canonical)
reproduces (third-person singular)
reproduced (past)
reproduced (past participle)
reproducing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + produce

ety-prefix

re

produce

expansion: re- + produce

glosses: To create or generate a new living thing, such as a baby

text: To reproduce, two parents need a sperm and an egg cell.

hyphenation: re‧pro‧duce

verb

reproduc

e


reproduces

glosses: The third-person singular form of reproduce.


reproduced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reproduce.


clipped

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of clip.

clip

p


clipping

forms:
clipping
clippings (plural)

glosses: A clipping is a piece of something removed by clipping.

ipa: /ˈklɪpɪŋ/

hyphenation: clip‧ping


advertize

forms:
advertize (canonical)
advertizes (third-person singular)
advertized (past)
advertized (past participle)
advertizing (present participle)

glosses: If you advertize something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

text: I'm advertizing my new business in the newspaper.

ipa: /ˈadvə(r)taɪz/

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

advertiz


advertizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of advertize.


advertized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of advertize.


advertizing

forms:
advertise (canonical)
advertises (third-person singular)
advertised (past)
advertised (past participle)
advertising (present participle)

ipa: /ˈædvə(r)ˌtaɪzɪŋ/

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

advertis


advertizing

forms: advertizing

glosses: Advertizing is the business or study of using newspapers, TV, etc. to sell products or inform people.

text: Coke has a new advertizing campaign for a new drink.

text: There's too much advertizing on radio.


firework

forms:
firework
fireworks (plural)

etymology_text: fire + work

compound

fire

work

expansion: fire + work

glosses: A firework is a device that, when set on fire, causes a bang and many colours in the sky.

text: The firework show is on the Fourth of July.

ipa: /ˈfaɪɚˌwɚk/

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


yield

forms:
yield
yields (plural)

glosses: A yield is how much of a crop is grown in a year.

text: This year's harvest had a good yield.

ipa: /jiːld/


yield

forms:
yield (canonical)
yields (third-person singular)
yielded (past)
yielded (past participle)
yielding (present participle)

glosses: To yield is to give way to someone or something else

text: Cars yield to the walkers when the walkers are in the crosswalk.

text: Most of the time, stocks yield more money than the original cost.


zip

forms:
zip
zips (plural)

glosses: A zip is a sound made by a small object.

text: Zip!

text: Is the zip on your coat working.

enpr: zĭp

ipa: /zɪp/

sampa: /zIp/


zip

forms:
zip (canonical)
zips (third-person singular)
zipped (past)
zipped (past participle)
zipping (present participle)

glosses: If something zips somewhere, it move there quickly.

text: The birds zip from tree to tree.

glosses: If you zip something up, you close its zipper.

text: Zip up your coat before going outside.

verb

zip


novel

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

glosses: Something that is novel is new and interesting.

text: "That's a novel idea!"

enpr: nŏvʹəl

ipa: /ˈnɒvl̩/

enpr: nävʹəl

ipa: /ˈnɑvəl/

hyphenation: no‧vel


novel

forms:
novel
novels (plural)

text: I wrote a novel last November for National Novel Writing Month.


youngish

forms: youngish (positive)

text: In spite of his youngish appearance, he had done much.


vital

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

glosses: Something that is vital is something that is needed to live.

text: Water is vital to life.

glosses: Something that is vital is very important.

text: Doing your homework is vital to success later in life.


Jew

forms:
Jew
Jews (plural)

glosses: A Jew is someone of the Jewish faith, heritage or race.

text: The Jews go to synagogue on Saturday.

enpr: jo͞o

ipa: /dʒuː/


yields

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

noun

yield


yields

glosses: The third-person singular form of yield.


yielded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of yield.

ipa: /ˈjiːldɪd/

hyphenation: yield‧ed


yielding

ipa: /ˈjiːldɪŋ/


zips

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


zipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of zip.


novels

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

novel


Jews

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

Jew


abusive

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

etymology_text: abuse + -ive

ety-suffix

abuse

ive

expansion: abuse + -ive

glosses: If someone is abusive, he is violent and abuses (takes advantage of) others.

text: My father was abusive to us children. He always hit us when he was angry.

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

hyphenation: abu‧sive


gasps

forms:
gasp (canonical)
gasps (third-person singular)
gasped (past)
gasped (past participle)
gasping (present participle)

verb

gasp


gasped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gasp.


jigs

forms:
jig
jigs (plural)

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

noun

jig


brisker

forms:
brisk (positive)
brisker (comparative)
briskest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of brisk; more brisk.

adjective

brisk

brisker


briskest

glosses: The superlative form of brisk; most brisk.


cots

forms:
cot
cots (plural)

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

noun

cot


rag

forms:
rag
rags (plural)

glosses: A piece of cloth to clean dirty stuff, usually dirty.

text: Use that dirty rag over there to wipe this mess.

ipa: /ræɡ/


rags

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

rag


usefulness

forms: usefulness

etymology_text: useful + -ness

ety-suffix

useful

ness

expansion: useful + -ness

glosses: Something's usefulness is how useful it is.

ipa: /ˈjuːsfəlnəs/

hyphenation: use‧ful‧ness


allude

forms:
allude (canonical)
alludes (third-person singular)
alluded (past)
alluded (past participle)
alluding (present participle)

glosses: If you allude to something, you bring it up without actually saying it.

text: When he mocked her by saying "I'm late! I'm late, for a very important date!", he was clearly alluding to the White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

ipa: /əˈluːd/

verb

allud


alluded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of allude.


alludes

glosses: The third-person singular form of allude.


metaphor

forms:
metaphor
metaphors (plural)

glosses: A metaphor is a way of talking about one thing by using the language usually used for something else to show some kind of similarity between them.

text: People often talk about brains using the metaphor of a computer.

text: We say "spend time" because of the metaphor "time is money".

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

hyphenation: me‧ta‧phor


nepotism

forms:
nepotism
nepotisms (plural)

glosses: Nepotism is when someone in power unfairly favors a family member. Typically, nepotism happens when family members work together and the older family member gives the younger family additional pay or privileges.

text: It was a clear cut case of nepotism when the father hired his incompetent son for the position instead of the more qualified applicants.


totalitarianism

forms: totalitarianism

etymology_text: totalitarian + -ism

ety-suffix

totalitarian

ism

expansion: totalitarian + -ism

glosses: Totalitarianism is a word used to describe a society that is being ruled by a dictator. In totalitarianism, citizens have few rights and must obey incredibly strict and unfair laws. Typically, a dictator or ruling class is in charge and creates rules and punishments to establish an "orderly society" that keeps them in power.

text: George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty Four predicted that society could turn to totalitarianism if its citizens were indifferent enough.

text: Some say that government's ability to monitor and control its citizens is a sign of totalitarianism on the rise.

ipa: /ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m/


hyperbole

forms:
hyperbole
hyperboles (plural)

glosses: Hyperbole is exaggeration. It is a type of figurative language commonly used in everyday speech, poetry, and literature. It makes something sound much better or much worse than it really is.

text: She told Leo her father had cooked enough food to feed an army. Leo thought that was just hyperbole until HE saw the food.

text: Marissa is the queen of hyperbole. Today she told me, "If I don't get those new shoes I'll just die. And I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

ipa: /haɪˈpɝːbəli/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


pamper

forms:
pamper (canonical)
pampers (third-person singular)
pampered (past)
pampered (past participle)
pampering (present participle)

glosses: If you pamper someone or something, then you are treating it very nicely and spoiling him/her/it.

text: We tend to pamper our children when they are babies by providing everything they need.

text: John was obsessed with his new car so much that he pampered it with daily hand washes in his driveway.

ipa: /ˈpæmpə(r)/

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


mistress

forms:
mistress
mistresses (plural)

glosses: A mistress is a woman who controls something.

glosses: A mistress is a woman that a married man is having an affair with. She is not the man's wife, but the other woman that he is having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Usually, a mistress is kept secret.

enpr: mĭsʹtrĭs

ipa: /ˈmɪstrɪs/

mistresses


guile

forms:
guile
guiles (plural)

glosses: If you have guile, then you have a smart and cunning nature. A person with guile is crafty, quick witted, and usually sly.


tilde

forms:
tilde
tildes (plural)

glosses: A punctuation character used in some different languages.

text: Tilde is used in the Spanish word piñata.

glosses: Wikimedia's projects use tildes to sign comments on talk pages.

text: Sign comments with four tildes.

ipa: /ˈtɪldə/


abacus

forms:
abacus
abacuses or abaci (plural)

glosses: An abacus is an ancient calculating device. It is made of a frame with beads on various rods.

ipa: /ˈæbəkəs/

hyphenation: a‧ba‧cus

abacus

abacuses

abaci


abacuses

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


nepotisms

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

nepotism


pampered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pamper.

verb

pamper


pampers

glosses: The third-person singular form of pamper.


metaphors

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

text: How many metaphors are there in that paragraph?

noun

metaphor


mistresses

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

mistress


guiles

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

guile


tildes

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

tilde


abase

forms:
abase (canonical)
abases (third-person singular)
abased (past)
abased (past participle)
abasing (present participle)

glosses: If you abase someone or something, then you are trying to lower its status. Typically, you abase by insulting, degrading, or lowering worth.

text: He felt that his moral principles were abased after the deal was done.

ipa: /əˈbeɪs/

verb

abas


abases

glosses: The third-person singular form of abase.

ipa: /əˈbeɪses/


abased

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abase.

ipa: /əˈbeɪst/

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


abasing

ipa: /əˈbeɪsɪŋ/

hyphenation: a‧base‧ing


economist

forms:
economist
economists (plural)

glosses: An economist is an expert in economics, especially one who studies economic information and extracts higher-level information or proposes ideas

text: A University of Calgary economist expects the local oil industry to lose 13,000 jobs.

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


economists

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

noun

economist


strategically

etymology_text: strategical + -ly

ety-suffix

strategical

ly

expansion: strategical + -ly


formation

forms:
formation
formations (plural)

etymology_text: form + -ation

form

ation

expansion: form + -ation

text: The chorus boys and girls were put through a variety of formations in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

text: The band members created many interesting formations during half-time.

glosses: The act of building a group or structure.

glosses: A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.

glosses: An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".

glosses: The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.

hyphenation: for‧ma‧tion


formations

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

noun

formation


tulip

forms:
tulip
tulips (plural)

glosses: A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.

text: The tulips are beautiful this time of year.

ipa: /ˈt(j)uːlɪp/


heretic

forms:
heretic
heretics (plural)

glosses: A heretic is someone who in the opinion of other people believes the opposite to the basic beliefs of a religion he claims to belong to.

ipa: /ˈhɛrɨtɪk/

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


tulips

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

tulip


heretics

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

heretic


ventilation

forms: ventilation

etymology_text: ventilate + -ion

ety-suffix

ventilate

ion

expansion: ventilate + -ion

glosses: Ventilation is the replacement of stale air with fresh air.

glosses: Ventilation is the bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.

ipa: /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/


enforce

forms:
enforce (canonical)
enforces (third-person singular)
enforced (past)
enforced (past participle)
enforcing (present participle)

glosses: To enforce means to make sure that something will be made into effect and followed.

text: The police enforce the law.

enpr: ĭnfôrsʹ

ipa: /ɪnˈfors/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔːs/

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

verb

enforc


enforces

glosses: The third-person singular form of enforce.


enforced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enforce.


testimony

forms:
testimony
testimonies (plural)

glosses: A testimony is statement made in order to prove something. Typically, testimony is given in a courtroom by a witness. Or, testimonies are used in advertisements to sell products.

text: The eye-witness testimony of the robbery was enough for the jury to believe that the suspect was guilty.

text: Many late night advertisements contain testimonies of everyday people who claim that this product "Worked for me!".

ipa: /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/

ipa: /ˈtɛstɪməni/

noun

testimonies


tout

forms:
tout (canonical)
touts (third-person singular)
touted (past)
touted (past participle)
touting (present participle)

glosses: If someone touts something, they tell others it is good.

text: The boy touted his basketball skills to the coach, hoping to be given a position of the team.

ipa: /taʊt/

ipa: /tʌʊt/


stamina

forms: stamina

glosses: Stamina is the ability to keep going even if you are incredibly tired. It is endurance in the face of difficulty, pain, or tiredness.

text: Cross country runners are known for their incredible stamina when they run 26 mile races called marathons.

text: In mixed martial arts fights, sometimes the better fighter is the one with more stamina that is able to last longer in the final rounds.

ipa: /ˈstæmɪnə/

ipa: /ˈstæmənə/

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

hyphenation: stam‧i‧na


stamina

forms:
stamen
stamens or stamina (plural)

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

stamen

stamens

stamina


legislate

forms:
legislate (canonical)
legislates (third-person singular)
legislated (past)
legislated (past participle)
legislating (present participle)

glosses: If you legislate, you create or change a law.

text: The government legislated changes to the tax law.

text: It's a bad idea to try to legislate how people should spend their money.

ipa: /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt/

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

verb

legislat


marathon

forms:
marathon
marathons (plural)

glosses: A marathon is a long distance race of exactly 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometers).

text: The marathon is named after a soldier who ran 26 miles and 385 yards to tell the people of Athens about the Greek victory.

glosses: A marathon is an activity that extends for a long period of time.

text: Yesterday, we had a Star Wars movie marathon and watched all six films in a row.

ipa: /ˈmærəθən/

ipa: /ˈmærəˌθɑn/

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

hyphenation: mar‧a‧thon


extracurricular

forms: extracurricular (positive)

glosses: If an activity is extracurricular, then it is an activity that happens outside of school. Activities like clubs, sports, and volunteering are consider extracurricular.

text: Some schools require that you have decent grades in order to participate in extracurricular activities.

text: If you focus too much on extracurricular activities, you can fall behind in your studies.

ipa: /ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə(r)/


exploit

forms:
exploit
exploits (plural)

glosses: An exploit is a program that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.

enpr: ĕks'ploit

ipa: /ˈɛksplɔɪt/


exploit

forms:
exploit (canonical)
exploits (third-person singular)
exploited (past)
exploited (past participle)
exploiting (present participle)

glosses: If you exploit someone or something, then you are taking advantage of it, usually in a harmful way. Mostly, you exploit when you don't pay someone enough for their hard work.

text: Slaves were exploited for their free labor.

text: Walmart exploits its employees by paying them minimum wage for their hard work.

enpr: ĭksploit'

ipa: /ɪksˈplɔɪt/


spokesperson

forms:
spokesperson
spokespeople or spokespersons (plural)

glosses: A spokesperson is a person who says what a group of people think or want.

ipa: /ˈspəʊkspɜːrsən/

noun

spokesperson

spokespeople

spokespersons


captivate

forms:
captivate (canonical)
captivates (third-person singular)
captivated (past)
captivated (past participle)
captivating (present participle)

glosses: If something captivates you, it makes you very interested in it.

text: The show captivated audiences around the world.

text: The boy was captivated by her beauty.

ipa: /ˈkæptɪveɪt/

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

hyphenation: cap‧ti‧vate

verb

captivat


satire

forms:
satire
satires (plural)

glosses: Satire is a way of writing or speaking. It uses humor to say bad things about a person as a way to change people's thinking. Examples of satire are irony and sarcasm.

ipa: /ˈsætaɪr/

ipa: /ˈsætaɪə/

hyphenation: sat‧ire


testimonies

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

noun

testimony


touts

verb

tout


touted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tout.


legislates

glosses: The third-person singular form of legislate.


legislated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of legislate.


marathons

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

noun

marathon


captivates

glosses: The third-person singular form of captivate.


captivated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of captivate.


loyalists

forms:
loyalist
loyalists (plural)

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

loyalist


loyalist

etymology_text: loyal + -ist

ety-suffix

loyal

ist

expansion: loyal + -ist

glosses: A person or group that strongly supports the government or ruler in power.

ipa: /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/

hyphenation: loy‧al‧ist


slogan

forms:
slogan
slogans (plural)

glosses: A slogan is like a motto, but longer. It is like a catchphrase used in promoting products, candidate or a cause.

text: The presidential candidate came up with a very catchy slogan that people can remember clearly.

ipa: /ˈsləʊɡ(ə)n/

ipa: /ˈsloʊɡən/

hyphenation: slo‧gan


slogans

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

noun

slogan


plump

forms:
plumper (comparative)
plumpest (superlative)
plump (positive)
more plump (comparative)
most plump (superlative)

glosses: A plump person is someone who has a rounded body shape.

ipa: /plʌmp/

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

adj

plump

plumper

plumpest


plump

forms:
plump (canonical)
plumps (third-person singular)
plumped (past)
plumped (past participle)
plumping (present participle)

glosses: If you plump up something, you shake it to make it plump.


yip

forms:
yip
yips (plural)

ipa: /jɪp/

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


yip

forms:
yip (canonical)
yips (third-person singular)
yipped (past)
yipped (past participle)
yipping (present participle)

glosses: To yip is to bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice.

text: The dog yipped with joy.

verb

yip


yips

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


yipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of yip.


manuscript

forms: manuscript (positive)

glosses: A manuscript is something that is written by hand instead of being printed by machines.

ipa: /ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt/

hyphenation: man‧u‧script


manuscript

forms:
manuscript
manuscripts (plural)

glosses: A book or any other document written by hand, not made by a machine

glosses: The first copy of a book, article, or written work that was written by hand or even printed, handed over as the original for correcting and publication.


manuscripts

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

noun

manuscript


welch

forms:
welch (canonical)
welches (third-person singular)
welched (past)
welched (past participle)
welching (present participle)

ipa: /wɛltʃ/

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

verb

welch

es


welches

glosses: The third-person singular form of welch.


welched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of welch.


scholarship

forms:
scholarship
scholarships (plural)

etymology_text: scholar + -ship

ety-suffix

scholar

ship

expansion: scholar + -ship

glosses: A scholarship is a special grant usually provided to a student to continue his/her studies overseas.

text: He came in top in his country, therefore he had a scholarship to come here and study.

ipa: /ˈskɒləʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈskɑːlərʃɪp/

hyphenation: schol‧ar‧ship


scholarships

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

noun

scholarship


dependant

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

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

ipa: /dɪˈpɛndənt/


dependant

forms:
dependant
dependants (plural)

glosses: A dependant is a person who relies on another person for support.

text: With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependants in all

glosses: A dependant is an element in a phrase that is not the head.


dependants

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

dependant


IRC

forms: IRC

pos: abbrev

text: I use the website IRC client.


zenith

forms:
zenith
zeniths (plural)

glosses: The zenith is the highest point/the tip of something.

text: After climbing to the zenith of Mount Everest, I was exhausted!


precedent

forms:
precedent
precedents (plural)

glosses: If something has a precedent, then either it has happened before or something very similar has happened before. A precedent is when a similar situation has preceded the current situation. People typically use precedent in an argument to claim that "if it happened before, then it can happen again".

text: Outlawing tobacco products probably wouldn't work because of the precedent of prohibition in the 1920s.

text: * You are arguing that it's possible for people to catch diseases from animals, but there is no precedent for that.

enpr: prĕs'ĭ-dənt

hyphenation: pre‧ce‧dent


zeniths

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

zenith

zeniths


ribbon

forms:
ribbon
ribbons (plural)

glosses: A ribbon is a small, thin piece of cloth that can be used to tie objects together.

text: Wear this ribbon to support our movement.

ipa: /ˈrɪbən/

hyphenation: rib‧bon


ribbons

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

ribbon


satires

forms:
satire
satires (plural)

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

satire


tolerances

forms:
tolerance
tolerances (plural)

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

tolerance


hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

forms: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

text: Ben suffers from a normal form of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.

ipa: /ˌhɪ.pə.pɒ.təˈmɒn.strəˌsɛ.skwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪəˌfoʊ.bɪə/


acceptably

etymology_text: acceptable + -ly

ety-suffix

acceptable

expansion: acceptable + -ly

glosses: In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.

hyphenation: ac‧cept‧ably


unacceptably

etymology_text:
un- + acceptable + -ly
unacceptable + acceptably

ety-affix

un

acceptable

ly

2compound: acceptably

glosses: Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable; alternatively, within the limits of what is generally considered to be unacceptable

text: The levels of lead in marine hull paints are still unacceptably high.

text: Your comments are unacceptably provocative.

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

hyphenation: un‧ac‧cept‧ably


owl

forms:
owl
owls (plural)

glosses: An owl is a type of bird. Usually it is a large bird, with two large eyes in front, that catches smaller animals at night and sleeps during the day.

text: There were three owls hooting during night.

ipa: /aʊl/


owls

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

noun

owl


trophy

forms:
trophy
trophies (plural)

glosses: A trophy is a special item given for winning a contest or competition.

text: John is very talented. He has won many trophies from different competitions all over the world.

ipa: /ˈtrəʊfi/

ipa: /ˈtroʊfi/

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

trophy

trophies


trophies

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


moan

forms:
moan (canonical)
moans (third-person singular)
moaned (past)
moaned (past participle)
moaning (present participle)

glosses: When you moan, you complain about something to another person.

text: I moaned at the unfair treatment given to me by the teacher.

ipa: /məʊn/

ipa: /moʊn/


moans

verb

moan


moaned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of moan.


scrub

forms:
scrub (canonical)
scrubs (third-person singular)
scrubbed (past)
scrubbed (past participle)
scrubbing (present participle)

glosses: When you scrub something, you use a piece of cloth to rub very hard against an object just to clean it.

text: No matter how hard I scrub, I can never make this shirt shine again.

enpr: skrŭb

ipa: en

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

scrub

b


scrubs

forms:
scrubs
scrubs (plural)

noun

scrubs

scrubs


scrubs

glosses: The third-person singular form of scrub.


scrubbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scrub.


splash

forms:
splash (canonical)
splashes (third-person singular)
splashed (past)
splashed (past participle)
splashing (present participle)

glosses: If someone splashes something (usually water) on somebody, they pour water on another person.

text: He playfully splashed water on the old man downstairs.

ipa: /splæʃ/

verb

splash


splashes

glosses: The third-person singular form of splash.


splashed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of splash.


rescue

forms:
rescue (canonical)
rescues (third-person singular)
rescued (past)
rescued (past participle)
rescuing (present participle)

glosses: If you rescue someone, you save them from any violence, emergency, or evil.

text: The lifeguard jumped into the swimming pool to rescue the drowning woman.

glosses: If you rescue someone, you free them from a prison or some other physical restraint.

text: After capturing the enemy army, they rescued the prisoners.

glosses: If you rescue something, you take it back using force.

ipa: /ˈreskjuː/

hyphenation: res‧cue

rescu

e


rescue

forms:
rescue
rescues (plural)

glosses: A rescue is a saving of someone or something.

text: We saw his rescue from the burning house.

glosses: A rescue is a freeing of someone or something.

text: The soldiers rescue of their target from the prison was all they could talk about.


rescues

glosses: The third-person singular form of rescue.


rescues

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

noun

rescue

rescues


rescued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rescue.

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


whack

forms:
whack (canonical)
whacks (third-person singular)
whacked (past)
whacked (past participle)
whacking (present participle)

glosses: When you whack someone or something, you hit then with an object or body part. Usually the object is flat or blunt. The word is based on the sound it makes, so it's an onomatopoeia.

text: I picked up the wooden club and whacked the running thief.

ipa: /wæk/


whacks

glosses: The third-person singular form of whack.

verb

whack


whacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whack.


tale

forms:
tale
tales (plural)

text: Have you read the tale of three pigs?

ipa: /ˈteɪl/


tales

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

noun

tale


hyper

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

glosses: If you are hyper, you are very excited or active.

text: My dog was hyper today, having had the energy to run around the yard ten times.

ipa: /ˈhaɪpə/

ipa: /ˈhaɪpɚ/

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


chai

forms:
chai
chais (plural)

glosses: Chai is a type of tea, especially with spices.

text: Maggie was drinking chai from a cup she'd brought from home.

text: After dinner, we ordered chai tea.


chais

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

chai

chais


abide

forms:
abide (canonical)
abides (third-person singular)
abided (past)
abided (past participle)
abiding (present participle)

glosses: If you can't abide something, you really do not like it.

glosses: If you abide by a rule or decision, you follow or accept it.

text: "You will face a life sentence in prison if you do not abide by my rule!" the king threatened.

ipa: /əˈbaɪd/

verb

abid


industrial

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

glosses: If something is industrial, it has something to do with industry.

text: Factories are industrial buildings.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/

hyphenation: in‧dus‧tri‧al


manse

forms:
manse
manses (plural)

text: Winston Churchill's manse was very aesthetic with only a rag, a bowl, and two books.

ipa: /mæns/


manses

glosses: The plural form of manse, ore than one manse.

noun

manse

manses


cumulative

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

glosses: If something is cumulative it is combined or put together.

text: A 45-pound and a 30-pound weight make 75 pounds cumulatively.

ipa: /cuɱ̩ul̩ɑtɪʌ/

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

hyphenation: cu‧mu‧la‧tive


abides

glosses: The third-person singular form of abide.


abided

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abide.


abiding

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

glosses: If something is abiding, it always exists.

text: Death is an abiding reality.

text: Many people think taxes are an abiding truth.


fallacy

forms:
fallacy
fallacies (plural)

glosses: A fallacy is a false or wrong conclusion.

text: The argument "A=B; B=C. Thus, A=D" is a fallacy, for D was not mentioned before.

ipa: /fæl̩ɪəɔ/

irrnoun

fallacies


fallacies

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

noun

fallacy

fallacies


ages of majority

forms:
age of majority
ages of majority (plural)

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

age of majority

ages of majority


transformers

forms:
transformer
transformers (plural)

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

transformer


harass

forms:
harass (canonical)
harasses (third-person singular)
harassed (past)
harassed (past participle)
harassing (present participle)

glosses: If you harass someone, you annoy them continuously.

glosses: When you harass someone, you disturb that person in a sexual way.

text: Stop harassing me, or else I will call the police!

enpr: hərăsʹ

ipa: /həˈræs/

enpr: hăʹrəs

ipa: /ˈhærəs/

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

verb

harass


harasses

glosses: The third-person singular form of harass.


harassed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of harass.


giggle

forms:
giggle (canonical)
giggles (third-person singular)
giggled (past)
giggled (past participle)
giggling (present participle)

text: Boys often laugh out loud and girls often giggle quietly.

ipa: /ˈɡɪɡl/

giggl


giggles

glosses: The third-person singular form of giggle.


giggled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of giggle.


trolley

forms:
trolley
trolleys (plural)

glosses: A trolley is a shopping cart. It is a small vehicle that can carry things.

text: You can get a trolley at the entrance of this supermarket.


trolleys

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

noun

trolley


lid

forms:
lid
lids (plural)

glosses: A lid is an object that can be used to seal a container or a box.

text: Use that lid to cover that cup, or else dust will enter it.

ipa: /lɪd/


lids

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

ipa: /lɪdz/

lid


skyscraper

forms:
skyscraper
skyscrapers (plural)

etymology_text: sky + scraper

compound

sky

scraper

expansion: sky + scraper

text: Jumping from the top of a skyscraper is not safe.

ipa: /ˈskaɪˌskreɪpɚ/

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

hyphenation: sky‧scrap‧er


skyscrapers

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

noun

skyscraper

skyscrapers


checkmate

forms: checkmate

pos: intj

glosses: In chess, the winner says "checkmate" when they make the final winning move.

ipa: /ˈʧɛkmeɪt/

sampa: /"tSEkmeIt/

hyphenation: check‧mate


checkmate

forms:
checkmate (canonical)
checkmates (third-person singular)
checkmated (past)
checkmated (past participle)
checkmating (present participle)

glosses: A checkmate in the game of chess, means you have won the game, and the king is trapped he can't go anywhere else onto the board.

text: The man checkmated his opponent.

verb

checkmat


checkmates

glosses: The third-person singular form of checkmate.


checkmated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of checkmate.


wildcat

forms:
wildcat
wildcats (plural)

glosses: A wildcat is part of the wild cats family.

text: The wildcat was eating meat.

ipa: /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/

sampa: /"waIld%k{t/

hyphenation: wild‧cat


abnormality

forms:
abnormality
normalities (plural)

glosses: An abnormality is something that is not normal.

text: It is an abnormality to score a 1600 on the SAT. (psychological or behavioural abnormality)

text: It is an abnormality for a person to have six fingers. (physical abnormality)

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

noun

normalities


bacon

forms:
bacon
bacons (plural)

glosses: Bacon is a type of meat that comes from the back, sides, or belly of a pig, or sometimes other animals.

text: If you fry the bacon pieces for too long, they will burn.

enpr: bā'kən

ipa: /ˈbeɪkn̩/

hyphenation: ba‧con


wildcats

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

wildcat


abnormalities

forms:
abnormality
abnormalities (plural)

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

abnormality

abnormalities


bacons

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

bacon