revision

forms:
revision
revisions (plural)

glosses: A revision is a change or edit a to language, a plan, etc.

text: This book needs a lot of revision before it can be published.

text: She revised what she said so that she was not saying something bad about him.

text: The plan has undergone a number of complete revisions.

glosses: A revision is a piece of writing or plan that has changed or will change.

text: The software includes the latest revisions to the HTML standards.

glosses: In the UK, revision is the process of studying something again.

text: I need to do more revision for the test.

enpr: rəvĭzh'ən


virtually

pos: adv

etymology_text: virtual + -ly

ety-suffix

virtual

ly

expansion: virtual + -ly

text: Once you put it on, it is virtually impossible to remove.

text: Car theft became so common that private cars virtually disappeared from the area.

ipa: /'vəːtjʊəlɪ/


devote

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

pos: verb

glosses: If someone devotes time or energy to something, they feel that it is important and they spend a lot of time or energy on it.

text: I devoted ten years of my life to writing that book.

text: She decided to devote her life to nursing.

ipa: /dɪˈvoʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈvəʊt/

verb

devot

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


refine

forms:
refine (canonical)
refines (third-person singular)
refined (past)
refined (past participle)
refining (present participle)

glosses: When someone refines something, they make it better.

text: We need to refine our way of organizing this office.

glosses: When people refine a food or other thing, they make it purer.

text: They take sugar cane and refine it to make white sugar.

ipa: /rɪˈfaɪn/

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

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

hyphenation: re‧fine

refin


insight

forms:
insight
insights (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A very good understanding of something; a clear idea about how something works.

text: We need to get some insight into the causes of this problem.

text: I just had a flash of insight about why she does that.

enpr: ĭn'sīt

ipa: /ˈɪnsaɪt/


violation

forms:
violation
violations (plural)

glosses: A violation of a rule is an act of breaking the rule: going past the limits of the rule.

text: The speed you were driving your car was a violation of the speed limit.

text: Walking into my house like that was a violation of my privacy.

text: The new finding seems to be in violation of our understanding of physics.

text: This violation of our trust cannot be forgiven.

text: The violation of these young girls by a man their uncle is hard to understand.

ipa: /ˌvaɪɵˈleɪʃən/

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


coincide

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

glosses: Two things coincide with each other if they're both in the same place or at the same time.

text: The time of your party coincides with my niece's wedding, so I can't come.

text: The end of one side of a triangle coincides with the end of another side, making a corner.

ipa: /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/

coincid


medium

forms: medium (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: A medium amount is an amount that is not small and not large, but in the middle.

text: Would you like a small, medium or large drink?

enpr: mē'diəm

ipa: /ˈmiːdiəm/


medium

forms:
medium
mediums or media (plural)

glosses: A medium is stuff that something moves through.

text: Light can go through different media: air, water, glass.

text: Sound waves slow down when they go through this kind of medium.

glosses: A medium is a person who hears ideas that come from people who are dead. (plural mediums)

text: We all closed our eyes, and the medium said "I hear your father speaking."

text: I don't believe those mediums can really hear anything.

noun

medium

mediums

media


portion

forms:
portion
portions (plural)

text: We need to put more signs up in this portion of the city.

glosses: A portion is an amount of food for one person.

text: Each portion has six meatballs.

ipa: /ˈpɔrʃən/

ipa: /ˈpɔːʃən/

hyphenation: por‧tion


portion

forms:
portion (canonical)
portions (third-person singular)
portioned (past)
portioned (past participle)
portioning (present participle)

glosses: If you portion something out, you give parts of it to different people.

text: They portioned out the water among them.


qualitative

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

glosses: A reason, idea or writing is qualitative if it is about the way something is, or about the thing's qualities, but not about amounts.

text: I have a qualitative idea of what his work is like, but I don't know how much work he's done.

text: Qualitative differences between advertisements are likely to be far more important than quite large differences in the number of advertisements.

adjective

more: true


trigger

forms:
trigger
triggers (plural)

glosses: A trigger is the part of a gun that you push with one finger when you want to make the gun shoot.

text: I didn't want to make him angry, because he had his finger on the trigger.

glosses: A trigger is a little thing that makes something bigger happen.

text: Bad smells are one of the triggers for my headaches.

ipa: /ˈtrɪɡə/

ipa: /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

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


trigger

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

glosses: A little thing triggers a big thing to happen when it causes it.

text: Those angry words triggered the beginning of the war.


format

forms:
format
formats (plural)

glosses: The format of some writing is the way it is organized: the size and colour of the letters, the way it is divided into parts, the kind of words used.

text: What format do you want the report written in?

glosses: The format of some writing is the kind of computer program you need to be able to read it.

text: I can't read that page you sent me. My computer doesn't read that format.

glosses: Something's format is its style, type, organisation, etc.

text: The format of the meeting will be quite casual.

ipa: /ˈfɔːmæt/

ipa: /ˈfɔːrmæt/

hyphenation: for‧mat


format

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

glosses: Someone formats some writing when make it have a particular format.

text: How should I format the report?

glosses: Someone formats a computer disk when they prepare a disk for writing and reading.

text: You need to format the disk before you can copy those files onto it.

verb

format

t


mediation

forms:
mediation
mediations (plural)

glosses: Mediation is the process of helping two people or groups who are not in agreement to come to an agreement.

text: When I was separated from my wife, we had mediation to help decide who got to keep the house.

ipa: /midiˈeɪʃən/

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


mature

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

glosses: Someone is mature if they act like an adult.

text: You're not mature enough to do this job.

glosses: A living thing is mature if it has stopped growing physically.

text: A mature female is about 30 kg.

glosses: Some kinds of food, such as wine, cheese, or fruit are mature when they are ready to eat or drink.

text: Colleges are accepting more mature students and fewer kids out of high school.

glosses: If something is mature, it is fully developed.

text: Television is a mature technology.

glosses: If movies, books, etc. are mature, they are meant for adults because they contain violence, sex, etc.

ipa: /məˈtjʊə/

ipa: /məˈtʃʊ(ə)r/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ture


mature

forms:
mature (canonical)
matures (third-person singular)
matured (past)
matured (past participle)
maturing (present participle)

glosses: If something matures, it becomes fully developed.

text: Along the way she has also matured into a beautiful young woman.

text: These problems have been solved as the technology has matured.

matur


diminish

forms:
diminish (canonical)
diminishes (third-person singular)
diminished (past)
diminished (past participle)
diminishing (present participle)

glosses: When something diminishes it gets smaller or less important or makes something that way.

text: The way you talked just now diminished my respect for you.

text: The amount of water in the lake is diminishing because there has been no rain.

ipa: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

sampa: /dI"mInIS/

diminish

es


analogous

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

glosses: When x is analogous to y, it is similar to y.

text: Using that little broom to sweep this big floor is analogous to using a candle to cook dinner for 40 people.

text: The development of the new DVD with multiple formats is analogous to the video wars between beta and VHS.

ipa: /-ʤəs/


temporary

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

glosses: Something is temporary if it's only for a short time.

text: A tent was our temporary home after our house burned down in the fire.

text: The middle of the floor is a temporary place for these books until I find room for them on the shelf.

ipa: /ˈtɛmpərəri/

ipa: /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/

hyphenation: tem‧po‧rary


fluctuation

forms:
fluctuation
fluctuations (plural)

glosses: A fluctuation is when something changes back and forth quickly.

text: The price of wheat stayed the same, but there were a lot of fluctuations in the price of rice.

text: Every time a cloud goes past, there is a fluctuation in the amount of sunshine.

ipa: /flʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/


minimal

forms: minimal (positive)

glosses: When something is minimal, it is very small or small enough to not be important, especially the smallest.

text: We had a minimal amount of rain yesterday, so we still need to water the plants.

text: Don't worry -- any problems from this will be minimal.

ipa: /mɪnəməl/


wage

forms:
wage
wages (plural)

glosses: Wages is the money a person is paid for doing their job.

text: Only 6 percent of the wage earners in this country earn more than $ 100,000.

text: They are working for minimum wage or $5 an hour.

text: The workers were demanding higher wages.

text: The average hourly wage rose only 2.8% last year.

ipa: /weɪʤ/


wage

forms:
wage (canonical)
wages (third-person singular)
waged (past)
waged (past participle)
waging (present participle)

glosses: If you wage a battle, war, or campaign for or against something, you fight or work hard for or against it.

text: After his death in 1990, a five-year battle was waged in court for control of the $72 million estate.

text: The Iranians hate Iraq for the war that they waged against them for eight years.

text: This is the beginning of a long legal battle, similar to the campaign waged against the tobacco industry.

wag


incompatible

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

etymology_text: in- + compatible

ety-prefix

in

compatible

expansion: in- + compatible

glosses: Two things are incompatible with each other if they don't fit together or don't work well together.

text: The husband and wife were not happy together because they were incompatible.

text: I can't fit this wire into my computer because the end is incompatible with the part of the computer for plugging things in.

ipa: /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/


eighty

forms: eighty

pos: det

glosses: ordinal eightieth) Eighty is the number 80.

text: There were about eighty people at the party.

enpr: āʹti

ipa: /ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi/


eighty

forms:
eighty
eighties (plural)

text: Seventy plus ten is eighty.

noun

eighty

eighties


commence

forms:
commence (canonical)
commences (third-person singular)
commenced (past)
commenced (past participle)
commencing (present participle)

text: The school year commenced on Sept. 4.

ipa: /kəˈmɛns/

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

verb

commenc


vision

forms:
vision
visions (plural)

glosses: Vision is being able to see with your eyes.

text: Now I'm old and my vision is not very good, so I don't drive a car any more.

glosses: Vision is being able to think of good ideas for the future.

text: This woman will be a good leader of our company because she has great vision about the future of our company.

text: The president needs to create ideas, to create a vision for the country.

enpr: vĭzh'ən

ipa: /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/


endemic

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

glosses: Endemic means that a species (or other taxon) belongs to something else. If an animal is endemic to a place (or habitat), it only exists in that habitat.

text: Some trout are endemic to Lake Baikal.


significantly

etymology_text: significant + -ly

ety-suffix

significant

expansion: significant + -ly

text: The price of gas dropped significantly today, causing drivers to line up at the pumps to fill up.

text: His face looked significantly different.

text: He was, significantly, at the shop just before the accident.

text: He looked at her significantly.

ipa: /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/

hyphenation: sig‧nif‧i‧cant‧ly


favorite

forms: favorite (positive)

glosses: My favorite brand is the brand I like most.

text: Ford is my favorite brand of truck.

audio: EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg


favorite

forms:
favorite
favorites (plural)

glosses: A favorite is a thing or person that someone likes the most. It is a thing that someone prefers, or likes more than any other.

text: Chocolate ice cream is my favorite.

glosses: When kings and other royalty have favorites, these are people they trust.

text: He was a favorite of the king.


foreign

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

glosses: Foreign means something that comes from a different place or country. Foreign people are known as foreigners.

text: Sven has a foreign accent.

glosses: Foreign can mean something that is not familiar or not characteristic.

text: Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China.

ipa: /ˈfɒrən/

ipa: /ˈfɔːrən/


horizontal

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

glosses: Something that is lying down or "straight across" is horizontal. In a horizontal direction means straight across.

text: The road across the Nullabor plain is horizontal.

text: Dad hung a swing from a horizontal branch.

text: Horizontal stripes on a shirt make a person look wider.

glosses: To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.

ipa: /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəl/

ipa: /ˌhɔːrəˈzɑːntəl/


vertically

etymology_text: vertical + -ly

vertical

expansion: vertical + -ly

text: The cliffs fell vertically down to the sea.

text: The rocket shot vertically into the sky.

ipa: /ˈvɜːtɪkli/

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


horizontally

forms:
horizontally (positive)
more horizontally (comparative)
Superlativemost horizontally

etymology_text: horizontal + -ly

horizontal

expansion: horizontal + -ly

text: The pictures were arranged horizontally around the room.

text: Johnnie's hat sailed horizontally out the window.


write

forms:
write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

glosses: If you write a book, an article, a computer program, a piece of music, etc., you create it.

text: My dream is to write a children's book.

text: Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime.

text: He can't write. He's a terrible writer.

text: In the article, the author writes that these things need to change.

glosses: If you write, you use letters, numbers, or other marks on paper or on a computer to show words.

text: Can you write your name and phone number here for me?

text: Our teacher taught us to write beautifully.

text: It's amazing how many people can't read and write.

text: Do you have any paper to write on?

text: Listen to what I say and write it down.

glosses: If you write, you send a letter to someone.

text: Please, phone or write me when you have some time.

text: She would write to Mom every week and give her all the details.

glosses: (computer) If a computer writes, it records something in its memory or on a disk.

text: Old computers were much slower at writing files.

enpr: rīt

ipa: /raɪt/

sampa: /r\aIt/

audio: en-uk-to write.ogg

homophones: right rite wright

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


thereby

forms: thereby

pos: prep

text: He pulled it closer to him, thereby making it far easier to get up.

text: Food product quality is more easily maintained thereby reducing spoilage losses.

text: Water reflects less light than ice, thereby allowing the oceans to absorb more heat from the sun.

text: I'm concerned by attempts to limit this right and thereby to limit our freedom.

text: Having missed the first bit, he listened closely to catch the rest, hoping thereby to reply sensibly.

text: This change would prevent the team (and thereby the school) from advancing.


uniform

forms:
uniform
uniforms (plural)

glosses: A uniform is clothing that is very similar and worn by a group of people.

text: All the young army men wore identical uniforms and badges of rank.

text: School uniform was always worn, which for the boys meant khaki shirts and trousers.

text: When I was a child, I was afraid of men in uniform: policemen, firemen, even the milkman.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/

enpr: yo͞oʹnə-fôrm

ipa: /ˈjunəfɔrm/


uniform

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

glosses: If something is uniform, there is no variation in it.

text: It was designed to be uniform from one end to the other.

text: The increase in grades has been uniform across all subjects except math.


predominantly

etymology_text: predominant + -ly

predominant

expansion: predominant + -ly

text: The predominantly male, white judges treat men and women differently.

text: Her work during this period was predominantly concerned with children learning to read.

ipa: /prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/


implicit

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

glosses: A meaning that is implicit is understood or given but not directly.

text: There is an implicit assumption that women should be acting more like men.

text: Though teachers may not formulate aims consciously, they will be implicit in the teaching.

glosses: A belief that is implicit is complete and without question.

text: Jonadab was used to implicit obedience from his children and was surprised at his son's answer.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/


clarity

forms: clarity

text: She dreamed, with great clarity, that she had seen her own death.

text: Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

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


conformity

forms: conformity

glosses: Conformity is the state of being or becoming similar to other members of a group.

text: In high school, students who do not show a high degree of conformity are often not accepted by other students.

text: Often the teaching of writing is really the teaching of social conformity: students must write like everyone else.

glosses: Conformity is the state of following rules or expectations.

text: The army is there to ensure conformity with the UN resolutions.

ipa: /kənˈfɔrmɪti/

ipa: /kənˈfɔːmɪti/

hyphenation: con‧for‧mi‧ty


giant

forms:
giant
giants (plural)

glosses: A giant is a very big man or woman, often in fairy tales.

text: Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a land ruled by a giant.

hyphenation: gi‧ant


giant

forms: giant (positive)

text: He bought a giant doll at the fair.


contemporary

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

glosses: If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day".

text: The artist has a great knowledge of the sources of historical and contemporary art.

glosses: If x is contemporary with y, they happened at about the same time.

text: They are sources that are contemporary or near contemporary with the period being studied.


contemporary

forms:
contemporary
contemporaries (plural)

glosses: Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.

text: This is what made Marx so different from his socialist contemporaries.

noun

contemporaries


breach

forms:
breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

glosses: If you breach a duty, you do something that you should not do.

glosses: If an army or the police breach a barrier, a wall, etc., they were not able to enter it before but now they can.

text: The police breached the front door and searched the house.

ipa: [briːtʃ]

verb

breach


breach

forms:
breach
breaches (plural)

glosses: A breach is the act of breaching; for example, a breach of contract may occur when somebody does not do what they promised.

text: Water entered through a breach in the levee.

noun

breaches


enter

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

text: I entered the building through the side door.

text: Please pay the fare before you enter.

text: I entered all the necessary information but it still won't work.

ipa: /ˈentə/

audio: en-uk-to enter.ogg


enter

forms:
enter
enters (plural)

glosses: "Enter" is a key on a computer keyboard.


fare

forms:
fare
fares (plural)

glosses: A fare is money that you pay for public transportation; that is, to ride on a bus, taxi, train or airplane.

text: The city is planning to increase its bus fares again.

ipa: /fɛə/


duty

forms:
duty
duties (plural)

text: Parents have the duty to educate their children.

glosses: A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff, customs duty, excise duty.

text: Import duty and taxes are due when importing goods into the United States.

ipa: /ˈdjuːti/

irrnoun

duties


violate

forms:
violate (canonical)
violates (third-person singular)
violated (past)
violated (past participle)
violating (present participle)

glosses: To violate means to break something like a law.

text: A person violated the copyright of a book.

ipa: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/

verb

violat


neglect

forms:
neglect (canonical)
neglects (third-person singular)
neglected (past)
neglected (past participle)
neglecting (present participle)

glosses: If you neglect someone, you do not take care of them.

ipa: /nɪˈɡlɛkt/


neglect

forms:
neglect
neglect (plural)

glosses: Neglect is the failure of somebody to do a duty.

noun

neglect


batter

forms:
batter
batters (plural)

glosses: A batter is somebody who is supposed to hit a ball with a bat.

glosses: A batter is a mixture of flour and liquid (usually eggs and water).

ipa: /ˈbætə(r)/

ipa: /ˈbætər/


batter

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

glosses: If you batter someone or something, you hit or beat it.

text: The battered child was brought to the attention of the police.


beat

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

glosses: If you beat someone or something, you hit it, usually many times.

text: It made a loud noise when he beat the drum.

text: I had to leave and divorce my husband, because he kept beating and choking me.

glosses: If you beat a person or a team, you win and they lose.

text: The best team usually beats the worst one.

enpr: bēt

ipa: /biːt/

beat

beats

beat

beaten

beating


beat

forms:
beat
beats (plural)


automatically

etymology_text: automatic + -ally

ety-suffix

automatic

ally

expansion: automatic + -ally

glosses: If something happens automatically, it happens without the need for a person to start it or do anything more.

text: The door closed and locked automatically behind him.

text: If you sign up for this, you'll automatically be entered in a contest to win a car.

glosses: If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it.

text: If a man and woman spend time together, you shouldn't automatically assume they're lovers.

text: "You're welcome," she said automatically.


handshake

forms:
handshake
handshakes (plural)

glosses: A handshake is when two people hold hands for a few seconds and move them up and down before letting go. It is often used like a greeting (like saying "hello" or "goodbye" when people meet) or to say that two people have agreed on something.

text: When I meet someone, I give a firm handshake.


heir

forms:
heir
heirs (plural)

glosses: An heir is the person who gets the property or money when someone dies.

text: Jack was his only heir, so he will get all the money.

enpr: âr

homophones: air Ayr ere err


increasing

forms:
increase (canonical)
increases (third-person singular)
increased (past)
increased (past participle)
increasing (present participle)

text: His money is increasing because he makes good business deals.

text: He is worried about his increasing debt: it keeps getting bigger and bigger.

ipa: /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/

hyphenation: in‧creas‧ing

verb

increas


grandchild

forms:
grandchild
grandchildren (plural)

glosses: A grandchild is the grandson or granddaughter of someone. It is the child of someone's child.

text: Jemima is my grandmother. She is my father's mother. I am her grandchild.

noun

grandchild

grandchildren


incumbent

forms:
incumbent
incumbents (plural)

glosses: An incumbent is a person who currently holds a type of position, often in politics.

text: She was an incumbent in the last election for the office she holds.

ipa: /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

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


incumbent

forms: incumbent (positive)

glosses: If someone is incumbent, they are in a political position now.

text: They are incumbent in this election because they are in office.


intersect

forms:
intersect (canonical)
intersects (third-person singular)
intersected (past)
intersected (past participle)
intersecting (present participle)

glosses: When lines intersect, it means they meet at one point.

text: Main Street intersects 10th Avenue here.

ipa: /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/

ipa: /ɪntəˈsɛkt/

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


intersect

forms:
intersect
intersects (plural)

glosses: The place where two lines or segments meet is called an intersect.

text: The intersect of line A and line B is at point X.


daughter-in-law

forms:
daughter-in-law
daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws (plural)

etymology_text: daughter + -in-law

ety-suffix

daughter

in-law

expansion: daughter + -in-law

glosses: The wife of a person's son. The opposite of a daughter-in-law would be a son-in-law, or a daughter's husband.

ipa: /ˈdɔːtə(r)ɪnˌlɔː/

daughters-in-law

daughter-in-laws


plus

forms: plus

text: Two plus two is four. (2+2=4)

text: The TV is $299 plus tax.

text: The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.

text: The farm has over 5,000 horses, plus a few cats and dogs.

glosses: You use plus after a number to mean more than or over.

text: The country has a population of 3 million plus.

text: He got a B+ on his test.

ipa: /plʌs/


plus

forms:
plus
pluses or plusses (plural)

text: I know you don't like it, but there are big pluses about living here.

text: On the plus side though, it is small and easy to use.

text: You don't have to write the plus in front of positive numbers, but always write the minus in front of negative numbers.

noun

plus

pluses

plusses


plus

pos: conj

text: I like singing, reading, and tennis plus playing soccer.

glosses: used to show what happened after something else

text: The alarm went off plus I woke up.


invisible

forms: invisible (positive)

glosses: Something is invisible when we can not see it.

text: Infrared light is invisible to animals and humans.

text: The magician made the woman invisible.

enpr: ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl

ipa: /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/


jihad

forms:
jihad
jihads (plural)

glosses: A jihad is a personal fight with yourself to become a better person.

glosses: A jihad is a holy war by Muslims to stop people from keeping down other people by force.

text: The Muslims have started a jihad against the Israelis.

enpr: jĭ-häd'

ipa: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/

enpr: jə-häd'

ipa: /dʒəˈhɑːd/

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


pay

forms:
pay (canonical)
pays (third-person singular)
paid (past)
paid (past participle)
paying (present participle)

glosses: If you pay, you give money for something.

text: Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.

enpr: pā

ipa: /peɪ/

sampa: /peI/

pay

pays

paid

paid

paying


pay

forms: pay

glosses: Your pay is money you receive after doing something.

text: Go to the office to receive your pay.


restore

forms:
restore (canonical)
restores (third-person singular)
restored (past)
restored (past participle)
restoring (present participle)

glosses: If you restore a state, feeling, or ability that has been lost, you make that possible or normal again.

text: Police were sent to restore order after an attack on May 4.

text: The government attempted to restore confidence by announcing tougher laws.

text: With a simple operation, doctors were able to restore his hearing.

glosses: If you restore something, you make it go back to the way it was.

text: The school is restoring the buildings that were damaged in the fire.

text: Art experts are working to restore the painting to its original condition.

glosses: If you restore something, you put or give it back.

text: The lost child was restored to her parents by police.

text: Management has restored the extra vacation time.

enpr: rĭstôrʹ

ipa: /rɪˈstɔr/

enpr: rĭstôʹ

ipa: /rɪˈstɔː/

hyphenation: re‧store

verb

restor

e


accumulation

forms:
accumulation
accumulations (plural)

etymology_text: accumulate + -ion

ety-suffix

accumulate

ion

expansion: accumulate + -ion

glosses: An accumulation of something, is a number or amount of it that has come together over time.

text: The failure to pump leads to an accumulation of blood in the heart.

text: There was an accumulation of dirt on the part of the floor people were walking on.

glosses: Accumulation is the process of bringing things together.

text: The process of salt accumulation in the soil speeds up under poor watering conditions.

text: Private investment helped to boost capital accumulation.

hyphenation: ac‧cu‧mu‧la‧tion


appendix

forms:
appendix
appendices or appendixes (plural)

glosses: An appendix is a part at the back of a book that has extra information.

text: See Appendix B for a list of irregular verbs.

text: An appendix lists all 221 equations used by the program.

glosses: Your appendix is a small part of your body that is attached to your large intestine.

text: It was common for children to die from a burst appendix.

ipa: /əˈpɛndɪks/

noun

appendix

appendices

appendixes


widespread

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

etymology_text: wide + spread

compound

wide

spread

expansion: wide + spread

glosses: If something is widespread, it happens or exists in many situations or places.

text: This particular bird is only found here, but similar species are very widespread.

text: There is a widespread belief that when we are born we are like a blank sheet of paper.

ipa: /ˌwaɪdˈsprɛd/

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


accompany

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

glosses: If one thing accompanies something else, it comes or goes with it, or they happen together.

text: She accompanied me to the hospital after my accident.

text: Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

text: The text accompanying the illustrations is brief but helpful.

glosses: If person A accompanies person B on a musical instrument, B sings or plays the main part while A plays along.

text: Joe Falcon sings and plays the accordion and is accompanied by Cleoma Breaux on guitar.

hyphenation: ac‧com‧pa‧ny

verb

accompan

y


prospect

forms:
prospect
prospects (plural)

glosses: A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.

text: There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.

text: Immigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.

text: There is little or no prospect of a new station being opened up on the east coast.

glosses: Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.

text: So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.

text: A new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.

text: We are very worried about her prospects.

glosses: A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.

text: At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.

glosses: A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.

text: Your best prospects are your previous customers.

ipa: /ˈprɒspɛkt/

enpr: präsʹpĕkt

ipa: /ˈprɑspɛkt/

hyphenation: pros‧pect


prospect

forms:
prospect (canonical)
prospects (third-person singular)
prospected (past)
prospected (past participle)
prospecting (present participle)

glosses: If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.

text: Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.

enpr: prə-spĕktʹ

ipa: /prəˈspɛkt/


post

forms:
post
posts (plural)

glosses: Post is the letters and parcels that you send to other people.

text: There's no post today because it's a Sunday.

text: The new book arrived in the post.

glosses: A post is a tall rod or stick. Examples are a sign post, a lamp post, and a goal post.

ipa: /pəʊst/

enpr: pōst

ipa: /poʊst/

sampa: /poUst/


post

forms:
post (canonical)
posts (third-person singular)
posted (past)
posted (past participle)
posting (present participle)

glosses: If you post something, you send it through the post.

text: I posted a birthday card to him last week.

glosses: If you post a message, you add it to a website or discussion board.

text: I posted a reply to your comment on the website.


post

forms: post

text: Post the test results becoming public, there were many complaints.


penny

forms:
penny
pence or pennies (plural)

glosses: A penny is a small coin of little value; 100 pennies (or 100 pence) make a pound, a dollar, a euro, etc.

text: This sweet only costs a penny.

text: If you have two pennies, you have two pence.

ipa: 'pɛni

hyphenation: pen‧ny

noun

penny

pence

pennies


hear

forms:
hear (canonical)
hears (third-person singular)
heard (past)
heard (past participle)
hearing (present participle)

glosses: If you hear a sound, you notice it with your ear.

text: I heard music coming from the next room.

text: Speak louder, I cannot hear you!

enpr: hēr

ipa: /hiːr/

enpr: hēə(r)

ipa: /hiːə(r)/

hear

hears

heard

heard

hearing


paragraph

forms:
paragraph
paragraphs (plural)

glosses: A paragraph is one or more sentences that are written together with no line breaks separating them. Usually they are connected by a single idea.

text: She knew what it would say after reading the first paragraph.

text: The crash was reported in a single paragraph in the Edinburgh Evening News.


paragraph

forms:
paragraph (canonical)
paragraphs (third-person singular)
paragraphed (past)
paragraphed (past participle)
paragraphing (present participle)

glosses: If you paragraph something, you break it into paragraphs.

text: It's hard to read with no breaks. Can you paragraph it out a bit?


spic

forms:
spic
spics (plural)

glosses: Spic is an insulting word for a Latino or Hispanic person.

ipa: /ˈspɪk/

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


petition

forms:
petition
petitions (plural)

glosses: A petition is a written request to change something.

glosses: A petition is a list of signatures showing support for something or opposition against it.

text: Please sign our petition to get a new snack machine in the school cafeteria.

glosses: A petition is a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something.

text: In honor of his memory, a petition has been sent to persuade the Postal Services Stamp Advisory Committee to put Willis Conover on a U.S. postage stamp.


petition

forms:
petition (canonical)
petitions (third-person singular)
petitioned (past)
petitioned (past participle)
petitioning (present participle)

glosses: To petition for something is to make a request for it, usually in writing.

text: You should petition for a shorter work week.


infrastructure

forms:
infrastructure
infrastructures (plural)

glosses: A place's infrastructure is the basic public works such as roads, electricity & water supply, and schools, that allow it to function.

text: The construction of the BAM railway will provide an infrastructure for exports to Japan and the US.

text: The new bridge will be one of Europe's largest ever infrastructure projects.

glosses: The infrastructure is the basic ideas and systems that support an organisation or a project.

text: The hardware-software system provides an infrastructure for messaging applications across the company.

ipa: /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌk(t)ʃɚ/


deviation

forms:
deviation
deviations (plural)

etymology_text: deviate + -ion

ety-suffix

deviate

expansion: deviate + -ion

glosses: A deviation is difference or movement away from a standard.

text: They insist that there must be no deviation from that style.

text: Any deviations from the contract would have to be agreed by both parties.

glosses: A deviation is the difference between a number and the average of a set of values.

ipa: /diviˈeɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: de‧vi‧a‧tion


guideline

forms:
guideline
guidelines (plural)

glosses: A guideline is a formal suggestion about how something should be done, but it is not a rule.

text: If you are a new driver you should try to follow these basic safety guidelines.

text: Our new guidelines will also say that we must be careful treat everyone equally.

text: The general guidelines for healthy eating stay the same.

glosses: A guideline is a line on a page that helps you see where to write or how to draw something.

glosses: A guideline is a rope or string that shows you where to go.


commodity

forms:
commodity
commodities (plural)

glosses: A commodity is something that is bought or sold.

text: The price of corn and other farming commodities has dropped by 10%.

text: There have been big changes in commodity prices and exchange rates over the past decade.

text: Margaret had regarded her body as a tradeable commodity.

glosses: A commodity is a valuable quality or thing.

text: Hope may become a very rare commodity.

ipa: /kəˈmɑdəti/

ipa: /kəˈmɒdəti/

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

irrnoun

commodities


minimise

forms:
minimise (canonical)
minimises (third-person singular)
minimised (past)
minimised (past participle)
minimising (present participle)

glosses: If you minimise something, you make it as small as possible.

text: We should take all steps to minimise the risk of disease.

text: We are trying to minimise pollution by using bikes instead of our car.

text: These steps will help us to minimise the time and cost of transporting materials.

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

verb

minimis


minimize

forms:
minimize (canonical)
minimizes (third-person singular)
minimized (past)
minimized (past participle)
minimizing (present participle)

glosses: If you minimize something, you make it as small as possible.

text: We should take all steps to minimize the risk of disease.

text: We are trying to minimize pollution by using bikes instead of our car.

text: These steps will help us to minimize the time and cost of transporting materials.

minimiz


philanthropy

forms:
philanthropy
philanthropies (plural)

glosses: Philanthropy is the giving away of money for charity.

text: The man that lived in that mansion was admired for his philanthropy. He would often donate millions to charities.

hyphenation: phil‧an‧thro‧py

noun

philanthropies


practitioner

forms:
practitioner
practitioners (plural)

glosses: A practitioner is a person who works in a profession or following a particular style or belief, especially related to health care.

text: Acupuncture practitioners use fine needles to stimulate specific points of the body.

text: The book should be useful for new and experienced practitioners of yoga.

ipa: /prækˈtɪʃənə/

ipa: /prækˈtɪʃənər/


challenging

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

glosses: If something is challenging, it is not easy but it can be done.

text: For a longer, wilder and more challenging route, you can explore the beautiful mountains around Goatfell.

text: All actors will agree that Hamlet is a very challenging role.

ipa: /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

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


challenging

forms:
challenge (canonical)
challenges (third-person singular)
challenged (past)
challenged (past participle)
challenging (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

verb

challeng


nominate

forms:
nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)

glosses: To name someone for a role or position, including that of an office.

text: Jim nominated Tom to be the leader of their group

glosses: To name something for an award or prize.

text: The movie was nominated for an Academy Award.

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

nominat


radical

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

glosses: A radical change, difference, etc. is very big and important; from the roots.

text: The plan will not be easy and requires a radical change in the culture of the city.

text: Many voices are calling for a more radical move away from the current situation.

glosses: A radial idea, policy, etc. is one that is new and different; not standard.

text: More radical organisations like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have brought attention to these issues.

text: In a totalitarian society there is no more radical emotion than disbelief.

glosses: Of or about a root (e.g., √=2, the roots of plants, the root of a word, etc.)

text: Dude, that outfit is rad!

ipa: /ˈrædɪkəl/


radical

forms:
radical
radicals (plural)

glosses: A radical is a person whose views are very different from most people.

text: Leading radicals have called for a two-hour general strike on Monday.

text: These were young radicals, overturning the post war consensus, rolling back the state, liberalising markets, and transforming the political economy.

glosses: A quantity expressed as a root of another quantity. (e.g., √)

glosses: An atom or a group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron.

glosses: The basic part of a word to which other parts can be added (e.g., runner)

glosses: A radical is one part of a Chinese or Japanese written character that can be combined with other parts to form a whole character.


chart

forms:
chart
charts (plural)

glosses: A chart is information that is organised in rows and columns or as a picture.

text: In India as a whole the figure is about 40% (see chart).

text: This week's bar chart shows the correct figures.

text: You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart.

glosses: (often plural) A chart is a list of most popular songs, movies, etc. that is published regularly.

text: This week, the newest Star Wars movie is topping the charts.

ipa: /tʃɑrt/


chart

forms:
chart (canonical)
charts (third-person singular)
charted (past)
charted (past participle)
charting (present participle)

glosses: If you chart something, you record it in a chart.

glosses: If something charts, it is on a list of most popular things.

glosses: If you "chart a course" you find out how to get somewhere.


librarian

forms:
librarian
librarians (plural)

etymology_text: library + -an

ety-suffix

library

an

expansion: library + -an

glosses: A librarian is a person who manages a library.

text: You can ask the librarian to help you find the book.

enpr: lī-brâr’-ē-ən

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


buy

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

glosses: If you buy something, you give money and the thing becomes yours.

text: Could you buy some milk at the store?

text: We sold the house and bought a small apartment near Lincoln Center.

text: I stood in line all night to buy tickets for the show.

text: My kids don't want to wear the clothes I buy for them.

text: I can't afford to buy a new house.

text: In 1960, Willard bought the business from his father.

text: He bought the guitar for $150 on the internet.

glosses: If money buys something, it is enough money to pay for it.

text: $10 doesn't even buy a case of beer.

text: $100 buys a nice dinner or a hotel for the night.

glosses: If you buy (somebody) time, you stop something from happening soon so that you have time to prepare for it.

text: She went to the washroom to buy time. She didn't want to answer before Kate arrived.

text: Your mother won't buy the story about getting lost.

text: I can buy that your way works, but other ways might work too.

enpr: bī

ipa: /baɪ/

sampa: /baI/

audio: en-uk-to buy.ogg

homophones: bi by bye

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


buy

forms:
buy
buys (plural)

glosses: A buy is something that someone has bought, usually for a cheap price.

text: This dress was a good buy. It was on sale.


opinionated

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

glosses: If you are opinionated, you have opinions, especially strong opinions.

text: She has strong feelings about many topics; she is an opinionated person.


opinionated

forms:
opinionate (canonical)
opinionates (third-person singular)
opinionated (past)
opinionated (past participle)
opinionating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of opinionate.

verb

opinionat


homophone

forms:
homophone
homophones (plural)

glosses: A word that sounds like another word, even though they have different meanings.

text: "Right" and "write" are homophones.

ipa: /ˈhɒməfəʊ̯n/

ipa: /ˈhɑːməfoʊ̯n/


liver

forms:
liver
livers (plural)

glosses: A large organ in the body that makes bile, and controls chemicals in the blood.

text: The liver is one of the most important organs in our body.

text: We're having beef liver for dinner.

ipa: /ˈlɪvə/

ipa: /ˈlɪvɚ/

hyphenation: liv‧er


livers

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

text: Livers produce bile.

noun

liver


appreciation

forms:
appreciation
appreciations (plural)

glosses: An appreciation of something is the ability to see it's value and understand it.

text: He now has a far greater appreciation of dogs and the people who handle them professionally.

text: The problems may have been due to a lack of appreciation of the different cultures.

text: Art appreciation can be learned, but it is very difficult to teach.

glosses: Appreciation is the feeling of being thankful.

text: I just wanted to send you this card to show my appreciation for your kindness last week.

text: "You look lovely," he said, and she laughed with appreciation.

glosses: Appreciation is the rise in value of something.

text: The appreciation of the Japanese yen against the US dollar has helped the American automobile industry.


currency

forms:
currency
currencies (plural)

glosses: A currency is the money from a particular country.

text: A person going abroad can obtain foreign currency notes and travellers' cheques from his own bank.

text: The US dollar ended lower against most other currencies in London.

text: Since then the exchange value of the currency has fallen by 78%.

glosses: If something has currency, it is generally accepted.

text: After the war, these new ideas began to gain currency.

text: A book's bibliography can be a good indicator of currency in the text.

currency

currencies


labor

forms:
labor
labors (plural)

glosses: Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.

text: The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials.

glosses: Labor are the people who do this kind of work.

text: There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry.

glosses: Labor is the process a pregnant woman goes through when she is giving birth.

text: She was in labor for more than 12 hours before her baby was born.

text: Her labor was painful and slow. The doctors had to give her medicines to speed up her labor.

glosses: Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

text: Labor won the election.

ipa: /leɪbə/

hyphenation: la‧bor


labor

forms:
labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

text: He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.

glosses: If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.


inevitably

etymology_text: inevitable + -ly

ety-suffix

inevitable

ly

expansion: inevitable + -ly

glosses: (also a sentence adverb) You use this to say that something cannot be avoided.

text: A drop in the number of worker in a country inevitably leads to higher wages.

text: Inevitably, if you practice less, you will be less good.

ipa: /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/


rumour

forms:
rumour
rumours (plural)

glosses: A rumour is a story about somebody or something, that is told by other people, most of the time it is not true.

text: There is a rumour going around that John's been fired. Is it true?

ipa: /ˈruːmə(r)/

ipa: /ˈrumɚ/

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


rumour

forms:
rumour (canonical)
rumours (third-person singular)
rumoured (past)
rumoured (past participle)
rumouring (present participle)

glosses: If you rumour, you gossip; you tell someone a rumor.

text: It has been rumoured that John's moving soon. Is this true?


induce

forms:
induce (canonical)
induces (third-person singular)
induced (past)
induced (past participle)
inducing (present participle)

glosses: If you induce something, you make it happen.

text: Soft lighting is often used for in restaurants to induce a feeling of relaxation.

text: He was given a drug which would normally induce sleep, but it had no effect on him.

ipa: /ɪnˈduːs/

ipa: /ɪnˈdjuːs/

hyphenation: in‧duce

verb

induc


schedule

forms:
schedule
schedules (plural)

glosses: A schedule is a plan of things that are happening and the times when they happen.

text: He visits each village in his or her area on a weekly schedule.

text: The train is right on schedule.

text: The meeting was running 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

text: His doctors told him to cut down on his work schedule.

glosses: A schedule is a list, usually one with prices.

text: Please see the enclosed schedule of costs for facilities and activities.

ipa: /ˈʃɛdjul/


schedule

forms:
schedule (canonical)
schedules (third-person singular)
scheduled (past)
scheduled (past participle)
scheduling (present participle)

glosses: If you schedule something, you make a plan for when and where it will happen.

text: The party was originally scheduled for June 5th.

schedul


androgyny

forms:
androgyny
androgynies (plural)

glosses: Androgyny is having both masculine and feminine characteristics.

glosses: Androgyny is looking neither masculine nor feminine.

ipa: /ænˈdrɑd͡ʒəni/

ipa: /ænˈdrɒdʒəni/

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

noun

androgynies


intensity

forms:
intensity
intensities (plural)

glosses: The intensity of something is the amount of it in a given time or space.

text: These flowers suffer from high intensity of sunlight.

text: It all depends on the intensity of the work, not the amount.

glosses: Intensity is a high level of power, strength, feeling, etc.

text: Marie understood the intensity of the old woman's hatred.

text: The intensity of the pain made him scream.

text: She spoke with a new intensity.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

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

intensities


exhibit

forms:
exhibit (canonical)
exhibits (third-person singular)
exhibited (past)
exhibited (past participle)
exhibiting (present participle)

glosses: You exhibit something when you show it to others.

text: He exhibited the new product to the audience.

ipa: /ɛɡˈzɪbɪt/


exhibit

forms:
exhibit
exhibits (plural)

glosses: An exhibit is something that is shown to others.

text: There is a new exhibit at the museum on the subject of Chinese history.


bias

forms:
bias
biases or biasses (plural)

glosses: A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal.

text: There is strong evidence of a bias towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.

text: They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political bias.

glosses: The bias is the diagonal direction, especially in cloth.

text: The neckline was cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric.

ipa: /ˈbaɪəs/

bias

biases

biasses


bias

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

glosses: If you bias something, you unfairly make one result more likely than another.

text: Sexism in language biases experience constantly towards the male sex.

text: By not providing this information, you bias the results.

verb

es

biasses

biassed

biassing


manipulation

forms:
manipulation
manipulations (plural)

etymology_text: manipulate + -ion

ety-suffix

manipulate

expansion: manipulate + -ion

glosses: Manipulation is the act of controlling someone or something, usually through pressure or in dishonest ways.

text: The political manipulation of statistics to confuse people is common.

text: In data manipulation on a parallel computer all bits of a word are processed at the same time.

text: All too often, guilt is also a form of manipulation – a way of hurting or punishing others.

glosses: Manipulation is the act of using your hands skillfully to move, play or operate something.

text: He tried to remove the piece by gentle manipulation from the outside.


theme

forms:
theme
themes (plural)

glosses: A theme is a general idea that runs through a conversation, story, group of images, piece of music, etc.

text: For Mr Giuliani, crime is a main campaign theme.

text: The topic did not seem related to the main themes of his studies.

text: The American novel focusses on themes of male companionship and confrontation with death.

text: They became a household name in 1982 with the theme music for the hit TV series, "Harry's Game".

ipa: /θiːm/


theme

forms:
theme (canonical)
themes (third-person singular)
themed (past)
themed (past participle)
theming (present participle)

glosses: If you theme something, you give it a theme.

verb

them

e


bulk

forms:
bulk
bulks (plural)

glosses: The bulk of something is the largest part of it.

text: The bulk of the shipment was headed for Toronto.

text: The great bulk of crime has always involved stealing of one kind or another.

glosses: Someone or something's bulk is its size or amount, especially if it is large.

text: She took a deep breath, and, enormously grateful for the solid bulk of Leo at her back, she stepped inside.

glosses: If you sell something in bulk, it is not individually packaged.

text: I usually buy nuts at the bulk food store.

glosses: If you buy something in bulk, you buy large amounts.

text: The store offers discounts for buying in bulk.

glosses: A bulk is an item that is moved about like cargo.

enpr: bŭlk

ipa: /bʌlk/

sampa: /bVlk/


bulk

forms:
bulk (canonical)
bulks (third-person singular)
bulked (past)
bulked (past participle)
bulking (present participle)

glosses: If something bulks, it appears to be big in size.

glosses: If you bulk something, you increase its' size; you expand it.


behalf

forms:
behalf
behalves (plural)

glosses: If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for them or as their representative.

text: We give you this award on behalf of a grateful nation.

text: We have to leave, but would you please apologize to Steve on our behalf?

text: If you're not there, they'll make the decision on your behalf.

enpr: bĭhăfˈ

ipa: /bɪˈhæf/

ipa: /bɪˈhɑːf/

noun

behalf

behalves


unify

forms:
unify (canonical)
unifies (third-person singular)
unified (past)
unified (past participle)
unifying (present participle)

glosses: If you unify something or a group of things, you bring them together as one.

text: When she explained it, all the different pieces of information and ideas came together for me in a unified whole.

text: There are many cultural, ethnic, historical, and geographical reasons why Ireland should be unified politically.

text: Music serves to identify and unify members of the group.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/

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

verb

unif


erosion

forms:
erosion
erosions (plural)

glosses: Erosion is the loss of land because of water and wind.

text: Farming increases soil erosion by breaking up soil structure, and reducing the number of plants.

text: Footpath erosion is a significant problem in all the UK's national parks.

text: The new plan should stop the erosion of support for the idea.

glosses: An erosion is a shallow lesion that is usually found on the skin or in tissue of the epithelium.

ipa: əˈrəʊˌʒən

ipa: əˈroʊˌʒən


anticipate

forms:
anticipate (canonical)
anticipates (third-person singular)
anticipated (past)
anticipated (past participle)
anticipating (present participle)

glosses: If you anticipate something, you think or do something about it before it happens.

text: The seasonal changes in temperature are anticipated by birds through the changes of day length.

text: The airport will be expanded to meet anticipated growth in air traffic.

text: We do not anticipate any major problems with the new system.

hyphenation: an‧ti‧ci‧pate

anticipat


cease

forms:
cease (canonical)
ceases (third-person singular)
ceased (past)
ceased (past participle)
ceasing (present participle)

glosses: If you cease something, you stop doing it.

text: Around the time of the First World War, Clark brothers ceased operations, and the mill finally fell silent.

text: Beyond the window, the rain ceased, giving way to sunshine.

ipa: sijs

ceas


mutual

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

glosses: If something is mutual x does it to y, and y does it to x.

text: The working relationship between the two men was based on a mutual respect.

text: She hated him, and the feeling was mutual.

glosses: A mutual friend, agreement, etc. is one that is shared between two or more people.

text: I learned of her accident through a mutual friend.

ipa: /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/


norm

forms:
norm
norms (plural)

glosses: A norm is the usual situation, amount, level, etc.

text: CDs are dying out and MP3s are becoming the norm.

text: His income is slightly above the norm for someone in his position.

text: Many teens find it very important to conform to group norms.

ipa: /nɔːm/

enpr: nôrm

ipa: /nɔrm/

sampa: /nOrm/


intermediate

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

glosses: If something is intermediate, it is between other things.

text: Most people who get beyond the beginner stage get stuck being intermediate.

text: These sounds can represent an intermediate stage between animal communication and language.

ipa: /ɪntə(r)ˈmɪidɪiət/

poses: adjective noun

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intermediate (adj, noun).wav

enpr: /ĭn-tər-mē'dē-ət/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪiət/


intermediate

forms:
intermediate
intermediates (plural)

glosses: An intermediate is someone who acts between other people.

glosses: An intermediate is something that is intermediate.


manual

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

glosses: If something is manual, it is done with the hands or through physical work.

text: Unskilled manual workers are the most likely to lose their job when the economy changes.

text: One quarter of the accidents at work arise from manual lifting, handling and carrying.

glosses: Manual dexterity, detergents, etc. are for or related to hands.

text: Video games increase your manual dexterity and hand to eye co-ordination.

ipa: /ˈmænjuəl/


manual

forms:
manual
manuals (plural)

text: I need to fix this machine, but I can't find the manual.


supplementary

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

etymology_text: supplement + -ary

ety-suffix

supplement

ary

expansion: supplement + -ary

glosses: If something is supplementary, it is added on; it is not needed, but it is often useful.

text: Many immigrants are employed but also feel the need to seek supplementary income.

text: These software solutions are more supplementary than basic.


speaking

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoken (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈspiːˌkɪŋ/

speak

speaks

spoke

spoken

speaking


spoken

text: I have spoken to her about the car.

ipa: /'spoʊkən/


spoke

forms:
spoke
spokes (plural)

glosses: One of many rods that are between the center and outer surface of a wheel.

ipa: /ˈspəʊk/

ipa: /ˈspoʊk/

noun

spoke

spokes


spoke

text: John spoke to me about his idea.


speaks

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoke (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of speak.

text: I find it difficult to understand him because he speaks with such a heavy accent.

ipa: /ˈspiːks/

spoke


concurrent

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

glosses: If two things are concurrent, they happen at the same time.

text: The software can handle up to 500 concurrent users.

text: He was given six concurrent three-month jail sentences for the attacks.

text: Concurrent with the war in Iraq the Americans was the war in Afghanistan.

glosses: If two things are concurrent, they agree in meaning.

text: The police got concurrent stories from five witnesses.

glosses: If three or more lines are concurrent, they are alongside one another (parallel).

ipa: /kəŋˈkɝrənt/

ipa: /kəŋˈkʌrənt/

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


ethical

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

glosses: An ethical issue, problem, etc. relates to questions of good or bad, right or wrong.

text: Doctors have to think about both the medical and ethical parts of the problem.

glosses: If something is ethical, it is good, not bad or wrong. Often, this is based on formal philosophy. Often, what is ethical is based on rules of a group or profession (kind of job).

text: Is it really ethical to eat meat?

ipa: /ˈɛθɪkəl/


integral

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

glosses: Integral parts, elements, etc. belong to a larger whole, often being necessary.

text: The parks and green spaces are an integral part of the city.

text: Regular training is regarded as integral to management.

text: Integral to this research was how the healthy body defends itself against bacteria.

enpr: ĭn-tĕgʹrəl

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛɡrəl/


integral

forms:
integral
integrals (plural)

glosses: An integral is the result of a particular mathematical function.

text: F(x) is the integral of f(x) if (d[F(x)])/(dx)=f(x) .

enpr: ĭnʹtĭ-grəl

ipa: /ˈɪntɪɡrəl/

enpr: ĭnʹtə-grəl

ipa: /ˈɪntəɡrəl/


conversely

etymology_text: converse + -ly

ety-suffix

converse

expansion: converse + -ly

glosses: Conversely is used to say that one idea is the opposite of the other idea.

text: The over-confident driver may drive too fast. Conversely the under-confident person may also cause problems by driving too slowly.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːsli/

ipa: /kənˈvɝsli/

hyphenation: con‧verse‧ly


household

forms:
household
households (plural)

glosses: A group of people who live together; the group may or may not be a family. A household may also be an individual living alone.

text: How many people are there in your household?

ipa: /ˈhaʊshəʊld/

enpr: housʹhōld

ipa: /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

sampa: /"haUshoUld/


confine

forms:
confine (canonical)
confines (third-person singular)
confined (past)
confined (past participle)
confining (present participle)

glosses: If you confine someone or something to a particular topic or activity, you do not let them do other topics or activities.

text: Humphrey did not confine his activities just to the factory.

text: Her relatively short life was largely confined to Copenhagen.

glosses: If you confine somebody or something, you put them in a place that they cannot leave.

text: For the first twenty years he was confined in prison-like conditions.

text: The disease was confined to a small area within the Camperdown district.

enpr: kənfīnʹ

ipa: /kənˈfaɪn/

verb

confin


accommodation

forms:
accommodation
accommodations (plural)

glosses: (usually accommodations in American English) Accommodation is a place to stay or live.

text: The hotel provides high quality accommodation, mostly for foreign visitors.

text: After long years of living in rented accommodations, Jack could finally afford to buy a house.

glosses: Accommodation is the process or result of changing something to fit a particular need or situation.

text: During the 1990s Iran tried twice to reach an accommodation with its long time rival.


unnamed

forms: unnamed (positive)

glosses: If something is unnamed, it does not have a name.


distort

forms:
distort (canonical)
distorts (third-person singular)
distorted (past)
distorted (past participle)
distorting (present participle)

glosses: If something is distorted, its shape or meaning is changed, often in a bad or unnatural way.

text: Christina backed away from Michael, whose handsome face was twisted and distorted by hatred.

text: A small change in wording can completely distort the meaning of the speaker.

text: These import taxes can distort the market.

ipa: /dɪsˈtɔrt/

ipa: /dɪsˈtɔːt/

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


passive

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

glosses: If someone is passive, they do not normally respond or take action.

text: Watching TV is a much more passive activity than reading.

text: After his injury, he was forced to play a more passive role on the team.

glosses: A passive clause has the natural object as its subject.

text: While "she hit me" is an active clause, "I was hit (by her)" is passive.

enpr: păsʹ-ĭv

hyphenation: pas‧sive


meetings

forms:
meeting
meetings (plural)

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

text: The group gets together in many meetings.

noun

meeting


allow

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

glosses: If you allow something, you let it happen; you say it's OK.

text: We were not allowed to enter the building.

text: I allow food in my car.

enpr: ə-lou'

ipa: /əˈlaʊ/

audio: en-uk-to allow.ogg


bank

forms:
bank
banks (plural)

glosses: A building where you can keep and borrow money.

text: I have to stop at the bank to deposit my check and get money for tonight.

text: blood bank

text: sperm bank

text: data bank

ipa: /bæŋk/


bank

forms:
bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

glosses: The act of a plane turning left or right while in flight.

text: The plane banks right to line up with the runway.


nature

forms:
nature
natures (plural)

text: We went on a nature walk.

glosses: Things that people did not make. The world or universe.

text: Nature contains many beautiful things.

glosses: The way something is without people causing it, or a quality people did not cause. Often, this is a part of your personality that is natural to you.

text: She has a very gentle nature.

text: It is the nature of dogs to eat meat.

text: Our natures don't match, we are just too different.

ipa: /ˈneɪtʃə/

ipa: /ˈneɪtʃɚ/


student

forms:
student
students (plural)

glosses: A student is person who studies a subject, especially in a school.

text: I am a student at the school.

text: She is a straight-A student from a good family.

text: He teaches learning-disabled (LD) students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

text: Many first-year law students don't make it to second year.

text: It became the most popular course on campus, enrolling 1400 students.

text: Teachers try to help each student, whether they are a gifted student or a student having trouble.

text: Thousands of academically strong students are rejected by universities every year.

text: The program is open to all undergraduates and graduate students at the university.

text: The school can deal with students with a variety of disabilities.

text: The faculty, staff and students need to work together.

text: They worries about the lack of achievement demonstrated by the students.

text: Learning takes place between students through interaction with one another.

glosses: A student person who is very interested in a subject.

text: He's a student of the game and can answer any baseball question you ask.

hyphenation: stu‧dent


study

forms:
study
studies (plural)

glosses: A study is a formal effort to learn about something, usually with a written report at the end.

text: A recent study of New Mexico, completed using national survey data, indicates that many older New Mexicans are returning to school.

ipa: /ˈstʌdi/

sampa: /"stVdi/

audio: en-uk-to study.ogg

study

studies


study

forms:
study (canonical)
studies (third-person singular)
studied (past)
studied (past participle)
studying (present participle)

glosses: If you study something, you make an effort to learn it.

text: We study math at the school.

verb

stud

y


elect

forms:
elect (canonical)
elects (third-person singular)
elected (past)
elected (past participle)
electing (present participle)

glosses: If you elect to do something, you choose to do it or make a decision to do it.

text: I elected to take Geography this semester but I'll be taking Chemistry next semester.

glosses: If you elect someone, especially a candidate, you choose them in an election.

text: We elect a president every four years.

text: The new mayor was elected in last year.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛkt/


president

forms:
president
presidents (plural)

glosses: A president is the person in charge of a country.

text: The president stopped the war.

text: The president signed the bill into law.

glosses: A president is the leader of a business.

text: The president of the company stepped down yesterday.

ipa: /ˈprɛzɨdənt/

audio: en-uk-the president.ogg

hyphenation: pre‧si‧dent


once

forms: once

text: We go to the house once a year.

text: She had only seen him once.

text: It's nice to be understood for once.

text: We get together once a month for coffee.

text: Not once have I said that.

text: It was hard to believe that once we had been friends.

text: The once great city had be destroyed.

ipa: /wʌns/

sampa: /wVns/


once

text: Once I've finished cleaning up, we can leave.


age

forms:
age
ages (plural)

glosses: Something's age is how long it has existed or been alive; how old something is.

text: The boy said he was age five.

text: Scott is showing his age.

text: The 1960s was a new age in music.

ipa: /eɪd͡ʒ/

sampa: /eIdZ/


age

forms:
age (canonical)
ages (third-person singular)
aged (past)
aged (past participle)
aging (present participle)

text: Lillian has aged gracefully.

ag


video

forms:
video
videos (plural)

text: We watched a video in class.

hyphenation: vi‧deo


video

forms:
video (canonical)
videos (third-person singular)
videoed (past)
videoed (past participle)
videoing (present participle)

glosses: If you video something, you record it with a camera or camcorder.


boob

forms:
boob
boobs (plural)

ipa: /ˈbuːb/


subordinate

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

glosses: If something is subordinate, it is less important than someone or something else.

text: Keeping our natural world healthy remains subordinate to the health of the economy.

text: In society a dominant group often ignores the wishes of subordinate groups.

enpr: sə-bôʹdĭn-ət

ipa: /səˈbɔːdɪnət/

enpr: sə-bôrʹdĭn-ət

ipa: /səˈbɔrdɪnət/


subordinate

forms:
subordinate
subordinates (plural)

glosses: A subordinate is someone who is at a lower position in an organization.

text: A good manager will talk with her subordinates before making most decisions.


subordinate

forms:
subordinate (canonical)
subordinates (third-person singular)
subordinated (past)
subordinated (past participle)
subordinating (present participle)

glosses: If you subordinate x to y, you give less importance to x and more to y.

text: When he fell in love, everything else was subordinated to it.

enpr: sə-bôrʹdĭn-āt

ipa: /səˈbɔrdɪneɪt/

enpr: sə-bôʹdĭn-āt

ipa: /səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/

subordinat


scenario

forms:
scenario
scenarios (plural)

glosses: A scenario is a possible or imagined future, often with detailed plans.

text: The worst scenario for Nicky, I imagined, would be if Enya suddenly fell in love with another producer.

text: If the first part can be completed, then two possible scenarios present themselves.

ipa: /sɛˈnɑːriəʊ/


assurance

forms:
assurance
assurances (plural)

glosses: An assurance is a strong promise, usually given when the listener has doubts.

text: She had been here before and could give assurance that they were on the right course.

text: Despite assurances from the contractor that everything was going well, we still felt nervous.

glosses: Assurance is the feeling of self confidence.

text: Cocteau in his trademark suit stared with absolute assurance into the camera.

ipa: /əˈʃʊrəns/

ipa: /əˈʃʊərəns/

hyphenation: as‧sur‧ance


coherence

forms: coherence

glosses: Coherence is the property of being connected, especially of ideas.

text: Even if the story lacks logical coherence, it is still a fun film to watch.

text: Teachers need to help the learner to achieve a genuine sense of coherence across the subjects.

text: We studied loneliness and coherence among Children with learning problems.

noun

coherence


suspend

forms:
suspend (canonical)
suspends (third-person singular)
suspended (past)
suspended (past participle)
suspending (present participle)

glosses: If you suspend something, you stop it for a time.

text: The army suspended all operations in the north until the weather has changed.

text: The conversation was temporarily suspended while everyone watched the TV.

glosses: If you suspend someone from a job or from school, you stop them from going for a time.

text: Crang was suspended for five games for punching another player.

glosses: If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down.

text: Two lamps were suspended above the room and gave off a gentle light.

ipa: /səˈspɛnd/

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


henna

forms:
henna
hennas (plural)

glosses: Henna is a reddish plant used for making tattoos and hair coloring.

text: People in north Africa and nearby regions often use henna in festivities and celebrations.

text: On her wedding day, Sam will wear henna on her hands and feet.

ipa: /hɛnə/

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


exercise

forms:
exercise
exercises (plural)

glosses: Exercise is a physical activity to make your body stronger.

text: Losing some weight and doing more exercise will improve your looks.

text: The doctor gave me some exercises to strengthen my back.

text: Roll over and repeat the whole exercise with the other leg.

glosses: Exercise is an activity that helps develop a skill.

text: The next exercise is on page 57 in the textbook.

text: My piano teacher gave me a number of new exercises for the left hand.

glosses: An exercise is an activity for a specific purpose.

text: Her speech the next day was an exercise in damage control.

hyphenation: ex‧er‧cise


exercise

forms:
exercise (canonical)
exercises (third-person singular)
exercised (past)
exercised (past participle)
exercising (present participle)

glosses: If you exercise your power, your rights, etc. you use them.

text: It's no longer true that men exercise all the power, and women just follow.

text: The police are to continue to exercise control over the crowd.

glosses: If you exercise, you do physical activity to make your body stronger.

text: We exercised in the gym.

text: I've been exercising my back regularly and it doesn't hurt anymore.

text: She exercised the horses in the yard all morning.

verb

exercis


movement

forms:
movement
movements (plural)

etymology_text: move + -ment

ety-suffix

move

ment

expansion: move + -ment

glosses: Movement is the act of moving, of changing place or position.

text: The European Union allows free movement of people between countries.

text: We have seen large movements of men and equipment in North Korea near the southern border.

text: It was so small that no movement was possible.

glosses: A movement, is a group of people who are all working for the same idea.

text: The labour movement protects the rights of the workers.

glosses: A movement is a part in a musical composition such as a sonata or symphony.

text: The first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata is very famous.


main

forms: main (positive)

glosses: The main thing is the most important or biggest one.

text: They turned off the main road and saw a small house.

text: There are many problems, but the main one is money.

text: what was the main reason for war in Europe in 1914?

enpr: mān

ipa: /meɪn/

sampa: /meIn/

homophones: mane Maine

adj

expansion: [POS TABLE]


main

forms:
main
mains (plural)

glosses: A main is a large pipe or wire that carries gas, water, electricity, etc.

text: A break in a water main has closed the road.


plan

forms:
plan
plans (plural)

glosses: A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.

text: Have you made any plans for tomorrow?

text: The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.

text: Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.

glosses: A plan is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.

text: The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.

ipa: /plæn/


plan

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

glosses: If you plan something, you decide what you will do.

text: We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.

text: We planned out the wedding very carefully.

text: I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.

text: When do you plan on starting the new job?

verb

plan

n


type

forms:
type
types (plural)

glosses: A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity.

text: I use the same type of camera at work.

text: It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird.

text: This type of snake is not dangerous to people.

glosses: A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way.

text: He's not the usually football type.

glosses: Type is letters that have been printed by a machine.

text: The type in this book is too small to read.

glosses: Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text.

text: With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.

ipa: /taɪp/


type

forms:
type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

glosses: If you type something, you write it using a keyboard.

text: I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes.

text: Please, type in your user name and password.

text: I don't want handwriting. Please, type it.

text: I can't type with all my fingers.

glosses: If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity.

text: The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.

typ


executive

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

glosses: Designed for execution, or carrying into effect.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/


executive

forms:
executive
executives (plural)

glosses: A name for the head officer or administrator, especially one who can make important decisions.

text: The executive of the company was criticized for his poor management.

glosses: The part of government that enforces laws and judicial decisions, and is in charge of running of the state.

text: The President is the chief executive of the United States government.


cruciverbalist

forms:
cruciverbalist
cruciverbalists (plural)

glosses: A person who enjoys doing crossword puzzles.

text: Susan is a cruciverbalist; she does the newspaper crossword puzzle every day.

ipa: /ˌkruːsɪˈvɜː(r)bəlɪst/

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


nonwhite

forms:
nonwhite
nonwhites (plural)

etymology_text: non- + white

ety-prefix

non

white

expansion: non- + white

glosses: A person who is not white; a person who is not Caucasian.


nonwhite

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

glosses: Not white; being any color other than white.

text: I don't care what color we paint the room as long as it's nonwhite.


hatchback

forms:
hatchback
hatchbacks (plural)

glosses: A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upward.

text: He was driving his hatchback when he hit the bicyclist.

text: Could you open the hatchback so that I can put my golf clubs in the car?


contributor

forms:
contributor
contributors (plural)

etymology_text: contribute + -or

ety-suffix

contribute

or

expansion: contribute + -or

glosses: A contributor is a person who donates money to a charity or a cause.

text: I am a contributor to Red Cross.

glosses: A contributor is a person who supports or participates in a cause, activity or institution.

text: He was a regular contributor to anti-war protests.

glosses: A contributor is a person who is important to the creation or growth of something.

text: With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the local gene pool.

glosses: A contributor is a person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

text: William Safire has been a notable contributor to the opinion page of the New York Times for many years.

glosses: A contributor to something is a partial cause of that thing.

text: One contributor to the problem is the rapid change in the workforce.

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


intestine

forms:
intestine
intestines (plural)

glosses: The place in the body where food is digested after the stomach.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

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

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/


slather

forms:
slather (canonical)
slathers (third-person singular)
slathered (past)
slathered (past participle)
slathering (present participle)

glosses: If you slather something, you spread a lot of something onto it.

text: John likes to slather his bread with butter.

text: I slathered myself with sunscreen before I went to the beach.

glosses: If you slather something, you spread a lot of it onto something else.

text: John always slathers butter on his bread.

text: I slathered sunscreen on my skin before I went to the beach.

ipa: /ˈslæðə(r)/

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


bring

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone.

text: You bring lunch to me every day.

text: You brought a book to me last week.

glosses: When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you.

text: I bring milk to you from the store today.

text: I am bringing the key to you.

glosses: Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it.

text: I bring my books to your house.

text: You brought the money to my office.

ipa: /ˈbrɪŋ/

sampa: /"brIN/

audio: en-uk-to bring.ogg

bring

brings

brought

brought

bringing


brought

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bring.

text: You brought a book to me last week.

text: Steve brought the money to my office.

ipa: /'brɔːt/


sent

forms:
send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of send.

enpr: /sĕnt/

ipa: /sɛn̩t/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-sent.wav

homophones: cent scent

send

sends

sent

sent

sending


took

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

ipa: /tʊk/

sampa: /tUk/

take

takes

took

taken

taking


taken

ipa: /'teɪkən/


taken

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

glosses: If you are taken with something, you like it.

text: We were all very taken with his girlfriend.


meet

forms:
meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

glosses: When you meet someone, you get together with them.

text: I want to meet you.

text: He meets me at home every afternoon.

text: I met you at the store.

glosses: When people meet, they get together with one another.

text: You and I have met.

text: She and her friends meet every day.

text: You and he met last week at school.

enpr: mēt

ipa: /miːt/

audio: en-uk-to meet.ogg

homophones: meat mete

meet

meets

met

met

meeting


met

glosses: The past tense and past participle of meet.

enpr: met

ipa: /mεt/

sampa: /mEt/


seventy

forms: seventy

glosses: ordinal seventieth) Seventy is the number that is after 69 and before 71.

text: To drive seventy miles per hour is too fast in the city.


seventy

forms:
seventy
seventies (plural)

text: Seventy is ten less than eighty and ten more than sixty.

text: My father is seventy.

noun

seventy

seventies


show

forms:
show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
shown (past participle)
showing (present participle)

glosses: When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it.

text: The clock shows the time of day.

text: Can you show me your ID?

text: The museum has shown the art of America.

ipa: /ʃəʊ/

enpr: shō

ipa: /ʃoʊ/

sampa: /SoU/

audio: en-uk-to show.ogg

show

shows

showed

shown

showing


show

forms:
show
shows (plural)

glosses: A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program.

text: I saw the art show at the museum.

text: The show at the movie theater was boring.


shown

ipa: /'ʃown/


feel

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

glosses: If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case.

text: I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.

glosses: If you feel happy, sad, angry, etc., you have that emotion.

text: He feels happy when someone makes him laugh.

glosses: When you feel something, you experience a sensation from touching it.

text: He felt the cold ice on his lips.

text: I feel pain when I touch the fire.

ipa: /fiːl/

feel

feels

felt

felt

feeling


feel

forms:
feel
feels (plural)

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


felt

forms: felt

glosses: Felt is a cloth made of wool or of wool and fur.

ipa: /fεlt/

sampa: /fElt/

felt


felt

glosses: The past tense and past participle of feel.


grow

forms:
grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)

glosses: When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time.

text: In time, the boy grew into a man.

text: Every day I grow better and better.

text: The little seed has grown into a big tree.

text: I am a grown man, I can make my own choices in my life now

glosses: When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger.

text: I grow flowers in my garden.

ipa: /ɡrəʊ/

grow

grows

grew

grown

growing


grew

ipa: /gruː/


grown

ipa: /ɡrəʊn/

ipa: /ɡroʊn/


told

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tell.

text: How many times have I told you not to do that?

ipa: /təʊld/

ipa: /toʊld/

sampa: /toUld/

tell

tells

told

told

telling


tell

glosses: When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.

text: He always tells the truth.

text: I told all of my friends about the Simple English Wiktionary.

text: I will not tell anyone.

glosses: If you tell someone to do something, you are giving them an order.

text: My mom told me to clean my room.

glosses: If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.

text: I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell.

text: If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you.

enpr: tĕl

ipa: /tɛl/

sampa: /tEl/


grandfather

forms:
grandfather
grandfathers (plural)

glosses: A grandfather is the father of a person or animal's parent.

text: My grandfather was very old when I was still a boy.

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/

enpr: grănd′fäthər

ipa: /ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

hyphenation: grand‧fa‧ther


grandfather

forms:
grandfather (canonical)
grandfathers (third-person singular)
grandfathered (past)
grandfathered (past participle)
grandfathering (present participle)

glosses: When someone is grandfathered, it can continue doing or having something when a new law doesn't allow it.

text: The new laws don't allow buildings that are over 50 feet tall, but the skyscrapers that already exist are grandfathered, so they can stay taller than 50 feet.


thirteen

forms: thirteen

glosses: ordinal thirteenth) Thirteen is the number that is after twelve and before fourteen. In numerals, it is 13.

text: Thirteen donuts makes a baker's dozen.

text: The thirteen are never alone.


thirteen

forms:
thirteen
thirteens (plural)

text: Three and ten makes thirteen.


thirteen

forms: thirteen (positive)

text: This girl is thirteen.


game

forms:
game
games (plural)

glosses: A game is something that people do to have fun.

text: Shall we play a game?

glosses: Game are wild animals that are hunted for food.

text: The forest is full of game.

enpr: /gām/

ipa: /ɡeɪm/

sampa: /geIm/


game

forms:
game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

text: Peter has been gaming for four hours without eating any lunch.

verb

gam

e


torso

forms:
torso
torsos (plural)

glosses: Your torso is a part of your body between your neck and groin.

text: My torso hurts.


heel

forms:
heel
heels (plural)

glosses: A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

text: I have a large heel.

glosses: The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.

ipa: /hiːl/


heel

forms:
heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)

glosses: To follow someone closely at their heels.


ago

forms: ago

text: I was there ten years ago.

enpr: ə-gō'

ipa: /əˈɡoʊ/

ipa: /əˈɡəʊ/


Britain

forms: Britain

pos: name

glosses: Great Britain, an island in the northwest of Europe.

glosses: Britain is the United Kingdom, a country that includes the countries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

sampa: /br\`ItIn/

hyphenation: Brit‧ain


however

glosses: You use however to show that there is a contrast between two ideas.

text: It was very long. However, it was not long enough.

text: In 1966, there just wasn't enough money. The next year, however, the economic situation was already improving.

text: The price has gone down around the world. The Japanese price has remained unchanged, however.

glosses: You used however to say the size, amount, or other quality is not important.

text: You call me however late you arrive.

text: We should care about all living things, however small.

text: I have to buy it, however much it costs.

text: However you say it, it means the same thing.

text: You can do it however you like.

text: However were you able to do it?

ipa: /hɑʊˈεvə/

enpr: /houĕvʹər/

ipa: /haʊˈɛvɚ/


internal organ

forms:
internal organ
internal organs (plural)

glosses: An internal organ is an organ of an animal that is inside the body, beneath the skin.

text: The stomach, heart, lungs, and liver are internal organs and are protected by layers of skin, fat and bones.


extremity

forms:
extremity
extremities (plural)

glosses: An extremity is a part of an animal's body that is used to move around and to hold objects.

text: For a human, the hand is an extremity that is used to hold objects and can also help to move around in trees.

glosses: An extremity is the most extreme or furthest point of something.

enpr: ĭkstrĕ'mĭtē

ipa: /ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/

ipa: /ɪkˈstrɛməti/

hyphenation: ex‧tre‧mi‧ty

noun

extremities


rib

forms:
rib
ribs (plural)

glosses: The ribs are a number of bones just below the shoulder that wrap around the top of the torso that protect the lungs and heart.

text: A broken rib is generally treated by putting a bandage several times around the chest and the back.

enpr: rĭb

ipa: /rɪb/


rib

forms:
rib (canonical)
ribs (third-person singular)
ribbed (past)
ribbed (past participle)
ribbing (present participle)

glosses: When you rib someone, you gently make fun of them.

verb

rib

b


uterus

forms:
uterus
uteruses or uteri (plural)

glosses: The uterus is the internal organ inside of a female mammal where an embryo grows into an infant ready to be born.

text: A man does not have a uterus and cannot give birth.

text: Female fish do not have a uterus, and so the embryo must grow inside of an egg outside of the body.

hyphenation: u‧ter‧us

noun

uterus

uteruses

uteri


hullo

forms: hullo

pos: intj

glosses: You say, "hullo" in greeting when you meet someone new or see somebody you know.

text: "Good morning, James!" "Hullo, Jimbob! How are you?"


cost

forms:
cost
costs (plural)

glosses: The cost of something is the price that a person pays for it.

text: What is the cost of the car?

ipa: /kɒst/

ipa: /kɔst/

audio: en-uk-to cost.ogg


cost

forms:
cost (canonical)
costs (third-person singular)
cost (past)
cost (past participle)
costing (present participle)

glosses: When you say that a thing costs, you say that one must pay in order to buy it.

text: That diamond ring costs a great deal of money.

glosses: One may say that an action costs a certain bad result.

text: It cost me my job when I broke the machine.

text: To commit a crime will cost you.

glosses: When you estimate a cost or set a cost, you cost a thing.

text: The repair man costed the work to fix the car.

cost

costs

cost

cost

costing


begin

forms:
begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

glosses: When you begin something, you start to do the first part of a longer action.

text: A journey always begins with a first step.

text: You can not get to the end of any job before you begin.

text: He began to read the book at the first page.

ipa: /bɪˈɡɪn/

audio: en-uk-to begin.ogg

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


began

text: I began to feel uncomfortable when he made fun of my friend.

text: He began his business many years ago.

ipa: /bI'gæn/

sampa: /bI"g{n/


begun

text: I have begun to feel sorry for him.

ipa: /bɪˈɡʌn/


build

forms:
build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

glosses: If you build something, you make it out of pieces of other things.

text: I built the house with wood and stone.

text: When the old bridge was built, the cars were slower.

text: It's not easy to find the people who build bombs.

text: We drove down the newly built roads.

glosses: If you build something, you make it bigger, stronger, or better.

text: This is a new idea that others can build upon.

text: This plan gives us a foundation on which to build better, long-term water-sharing agreements.

text: Baseball players drink milk to build muscles.

text: The school is building a reputation for good teaching.

ipa: /bɪld/

audio: en-uk-to build.ogg

build

builds

built

built

building


build

forms:
build
builds (plural)

text: He was a man of medium build with short hair.

glosses: A build is a version of a computer program.

text: I downloaded the latest build last night to test it.

glosses: A build is a structure you create in a video game, especially a sandbox video game.


catch

forms:
catch
catches (plural)

glosses: A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches.

text: My dad brought home a good catch of trout today.

text: We sang a catch by Purcell.

enpr: kăch

ipa: /kætʃ/

sampa: /k{tS/

catch

catches


catch

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

glosses: When you catch something, you stop and hold it.

text: Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net?

text: They caught the bad guys and locked them up.

caught

caught

catching


caught

glosses: The past tense and past participle of catch.

ipa: /'kɔːt/