powers

forms:
power (canonical)
powers (third-person singular)
powered (past)
powered (past participle)
powering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of power.


musical instruments

forms:
musical instrument
musical instruments (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

musical instrument

musical instruments

expansion: [POS TABLE]


examine

forms:
examine (canonical)
examines (third-person singular)
examined (past)
examined (past participle)
examining (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you examine something, you look at it carefully.

text: In the last few years the effects of strength training have been closely examined.

text: Only one study to date has examined this question.

text: Jones (1979) examined relationships between children's intelligence and their friendships.

glosses: If a doctor examines you, they look at you to see if you're healthy.

text: After examining her arm, the doctor told her that it was not broken.

glosses: If a lawyer examines you, they ask you questions in court.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

hyphenation: ex‧am‧ine

verb

examin

e


examines

glosses: The third-person singular form of examine.


examined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of examine.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzæmɪnd/

hyphenation: ex‧am‧ined


examining

ipa: /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/

hyphenation: ex‧am‧in‧ing


a ways

forms: a ways

pos: phrase

text: "We can reach our destination, but it's still a ways away." -- R.E.M., "Driver 8"


ways

forms:
way
ways (plural)

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

ipa: /weɪz/

noun

way


anyway

pos: adv

etymology_text: any + way

compound

any

way

expansion: any + way

glosses: You use anyway to say something does not matter, or you do not care.

text: We were told not to go, but went anyway.

text: I didn't go to the concert. I'm not a big rock fan, and I didn't have a ticket anyway.

glosses: You use anyway to add some information to something you just said.

text: Jesse and Anne had a big fight. That's what I heard anyway.

glosses: You use anyway to change the topic or end a conversation.

text: Yeah, the homework's going to be hard... anyway, did you hear about the football game?

text: OK, anyway, I'll see you later.

ipa: /ˈɛniweɪ/

sampa: /"EniweI/


highway

forms:
highway
highways (plural)

etymology_text: high + way

high

expansion: high + way

ipa: /ˈhaɪweɪ/


freeway

forms:
freeway
freeways (plural)

etymology_text: free + way

free

expansion: free + way

glosses: A freeway is a large road for cars. This is a road that does not cost money to use. Freeways usually have at least two lanes in each direction and have exits, ramps or interchanges rather than intersections.

enpr: frēʹwā

audio: EN-AU ck1 freeway.ogg


vascular

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

pos: adj

glosses: Part of a living thing is vascular if it has tubes to carry blood, sap or other liquid (things like water).

text: Cartilage is not a vascular part of the body.

glosses: Something is vascular if it's about those kinds of tubes (veins and arteries to carry blood, veins in plants to carry sap, etc.).

text: A vascular surgeon (doctor) treats diseases of the vascular system.

adjective

more: true


toll road

forms:
toll road
toll roads (plural)


railway

forms:
railway
railways (plural)

etymology_text: rail + way

compound

rail

expansion: rail + way

glosses: A railway is a company that runs trains.

ipa: /reɪlweɪ/


driveway

forms:
driveway
driveways (plural)

glosses: A driveway is a very short road leading to a house or garage. It is where cars are often parked at home.

ipa: /ˈdrʌɪvweɪ/


halfway

forms:
halfway (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If something is halfway done, it is partly done, or partly that way.

text: I was halfway between happy and sad.

text: Don't do the job halfway, get it done.

text: I was halfway home after driving an hour -- I would be home in one more hour.

text: The runner can get water at the halfway point.

glosses: If you meet somebody halfway, both of you both agree by accepting part of what the other person is suggesting or offering.

text: Look, I can't afford $100 for it, but I can meet you halfway.


anyhow

forms:
anyhow (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: any + how

how

expansion: any + how

glosses: You use anyhow to say something does not matter, or you do not care.

text: We were told not to go, but went anyhow.

text: I didn't go to the concert. I'm not a big rock fan, and I didn't have a ticket anyhow.

glosses: You use anyhow to add some information to something you just said.

text: Jesse and Anne had a big fight. That's what I heard anyhow.

glosses: You use anyhow to change the topic or end a conversation.

text: Yeah, the homework's going to be hard... Anyhow, did you hear about the football game?

text: OK, anyhow, I'll see you later.

text: He grabbed his clothes and stuffed them into his bag anyhow.


toll

forms:
toll
tolls (plural)

glosses: A toll is money you must pay to use a facility.

text: A toll house was used to collect toll (payment) to travel on a road.

glosses: A toll is a cost, or something bad that happens because of something.

text: My illness has taken its toll, making me too sick to work.

glosses: A toll is the sound made by a large bell.

text: She could hear toll of the church bell.

ipa: /təʊl/

ipa: /toʊl/

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


toll

forms:
toll (canonical)
tolls (third-person singular)
tolled (past)
tolled (past participle)
tolling (present participle)

text: He climbed the tower so he could help toll the church bell.


tolls

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

noun

toll


toll roads

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

toll road


railroads

forms:
railroad
railroads (plural)

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

railroad

railroads


railroads

forms:
railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of railroad.


freeways

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

freeway

freeways


driveways

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

driveway

driveways


railways

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

railway


highways

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

highway

highways


hoodoo

forms: hoodoo

glosses: Hoodoo is an old kind of African American medicine and magic.

ipa: /ˈhuːduː/


inspire

forms:
inspire (canonical)
inspires (third-person singular)
inspired (past)
inspired (past participle)
inspiring (present participle)

glosses: If something inspires you, it gives you ideas, or it makes you want to create.

text: I'm always inspired by the beauty of nature.

glosses: If something is inspired by God (or a god), God gave you that idea. This can also mean God gave you exact words.

text: Christians believe the Bible was inspired by God.

glosses: When you inspire you breath in. That is, you take air into your lungs.

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

verb

inspir


inspiration

forms:
inspiration
inspirations (plural)

text: I've been filled with inspiration lately.

glosses: An inspiration is something that inspires you. That is, something that motivates you or that gives you ideas.

text: You are my inspiration.

text: The inspiration for the song was my fathers death.

ipa: /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/

hyphenation: in‧spi‧ra‧tion


inspirations

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

noun

inspiration

inspirations


interview

forms:
interview
interviews (plural)

glosses: An interview is when questions are asked formally.

text: I was given an interview to see if I was right for the job.

text: I need an interview was a celebrity.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈvjuː/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈvjuː/


interview

forms:
interview (canonical)
interviews (third-person singular)
interviewed (past)
interviewed (past participle)
interviewing (present participle)

glosses: When you interview someone, you give them an interview. That is you formally ask the person questions.

text: I was interviewing the officials for the newspaper.


intrusion detection system

forms:
intrusion detection system
intrusion detection systems (plural)

glosses: An intrusion detection system is something that lets you know if people are entering who should not be.


grains

forms:
grain
grains (plural)

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

grain


jack

forms:
jack
jacks (plural)

glosses: A jack is a machine for lifting heavy thing. Often a jack is used to lift a car for fixing.

glosses: A jack is a plug or connector for electronics.

glosses: A jack is a flag used at by ships at sea.

glosses: A jack is a playing card with a J on it.

enpr: jăk

ipa: /dʒæk/

sampa: /dZ{k/


jack

forms:
jack (canonical)
jacks (third-person singular)
jacked (past)
jacked (past participle)
jacking (present participle)

text: He jacked the car up so that he could replace the brake pads.

text: Someone jacked my car last night!


judgment

forms:
judgment
judgments (plural)

etymology_text: judge + -ment

ety-suffix

judge

ment

expansion: judge + -ment

glosses: Judgment is being able to make good choices.

text: You will need good judgment to decide on a school.

text: Deciding what to do was a judgment call.

text: If John likes them, they must be good people; John has good judgment.

text: I'll trust your judgment on this matter.

text: There should be room for human judgment in deciding policies.

text: It takes good judgment to be a manager.

glosses: A judgment is a choice or decision you might make.

glosses: A judgment is the something decided by a judge. It is an official order by a court.

text: This judgment means you have to pay me $500 each month, for a year.

text: We will hear the judgment soon.

enpr: jŭj'mənt

ipa: /ˈʤʌʤmənt/

hyphenation: judg‧ment


fresh

forms:
fresh (positive)
fresher (comparative)
freshest (superlative)

glosses: If something is fresh it is not old, it is new or like new. Often this means not spoiled or rotten.

text: I only eat fresh food.

text: I have a fresh baked pie at home.

text: We could use some fresh blood here. (Meaning, we could use some new people.)

glosses: If water is fresh it does not have salt in it.

glosses: If you are being fresh you are to forward sexually; this is a way of being rude.

text: Don't get fresh with me, I'm not that kind of girl!

ipa: /frɛʃ/

adj

fresh

fresher

freshest


vent

forms:
vent
vents (plural)

ipa: /vɛnt/


vent

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

glosses: If you vent a place, you move old air out and let new air in.

glosses: If you vent, you let your emotions out by showing them.


freshwater

forms: freshwater (positive)

glosses: If you describe a plant or animal as being freshwater, you are saying that it lives in fresh water.

text: Do you have saltwater or freshwater fish in your fishtank?"

glosses: If you describe a person as being freshwater, you are saying he is does not have much skill as a seaman.

text: "Who's that freshwater sailor?" "That's Hank. He just started last week."


fresh blood

forms: fresh blood

text: We could use some fresh blood on this project.


Halloween

forms: Halloween

pos: name

glosses: Halloween is a holiday in Europe and North America that is celebrated by dressing in costumes and going door-to-door asking for candy. Halloween is celebrated each year on October 31 on the eve of All Hallow's Day.

hyphenation: Hal‧low‧een


Hallowe'en

forms: Hallowe'en

glosses: Hallowe'en is another way of spelling Halloween.


full moon

forms:
full moon
full moons (plural)

glosses: A full moon is when the moon is a whole circle. The moon looks like this when it is on the opposite side of Earth as the sun.


lost

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

glosses: If you are lost you do not know where you are. You might not know how to get home.

text: I was lost in the woods for a week.

glosses: If something is lost you do not know where it is.

text: My phone is lost.

glosses: If something is lost it is gone. It might not exist any more.

text: All my hope is lost.

text: Trying to reach her is a lost cause.

enpr: lŏst

ipa: /lɒst/

sampa: /lQst/

enpr: lôst

ipa: /lɔst/

sampa: /lOst/


lost

forms:
lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

text: I lost my phone at work.

text: We lost the game.

text: The game was lost to the other team.

lose

loses

lost

lost

losing


brave

forms:
brave (positive)
braver (comparative)
bravest (superlative)

glosses: If you are brave, fear will not stop you.

text: You must be very brave to run into a burning house.

text: She has been brave about her disease.

enpr: brāv

ipa: /breɪv/

brave

braver

bravest


brave

forms:
brave
braves (plural)


brave

forms:
brave (canonical)
braves (third-person singular)
braved (past)
braved (past participle)
braving (present participle)

glosses: If you brave something or someone, you overcome your fear of that.

text: He braved a jump off of the diving board.

verb

brav


braver

glosses: The comparative form of brave; more brave.


bravest

glosses: The superlative form of brave; most brave.


ESL

forms: ESL

pos: abbrev

glosses: ESL is a short way of saying "English as a second language". This actually means English as a language that is not native. Usually this names a class to teach English.

text: I was sent to teach ESL students at work.


bravery

forms: bravery

glosses: Bravery is actions, or feelings that show you are not afraid.

text: He showed great bravery in going back in to the burning building to wake his sister.

ipa: /ˈbreɪvəri/


intrusion detection systems

forms:
intrusion detection system
intrusion detection systems (plural)

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

noun

intrusion detection system


holystone

forms:
holystone
holystones (plural)

glosses: A holystone is a piece of sandstone that is used to scrub the decks of ships with either saltwater or sand.

holystone


holystones

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


junipers

forms:
juniper
junipers (plural)

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

juniper


destructions

forms:
destruction
destructions (plural)

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

destruction


absorptions

forms:
absorption
absorptions (plural)

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

absorption


accommodations

forms:
accommodation
accommodations (plural)

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

accommodation


acronyms

forms:
acronym
acronyms (plural)

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

acronym


accumulations

forms:
accumulation
accumulations (plural)

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

accumulation


adolescents

forms:
adolescent
adolescents (plural)

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

adolescent


administrations

forms:
administration
administrations (plural)

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

administration


oppositions

forms:
opposition
oppositions (plural)

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

opposition


advocates

forms:
advocate
advocates (plural)

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

advocate


advocates

forms:
advocate (canonical)
advocates (third-person singular)
advocated (past)
advocated (past participle)
advocating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advocate.

verb

advocat


advocated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of advocate.


advisers

forms:
adviser
advisers (plural)

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

noun

adviser


advisors

forms:
advisor
advisors (plural)

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

advisor


anchorages

forms:
anchorage
anchorages (plural)

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

anchorage


anaesthetics

forms:
anaesthetic
anaesthetics (plural)

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

anaesthetic


metals

forms:
metal
metals (plural)

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

metal


tongues

forms:
tongue
tongues (plural)

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

tongue


tongues

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of tongue.

verb

tongu


amplitudes

forms:
amplitude
amplitudes (plural)

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

noun

amplitude


altitudes

forms:
altitude
altitudes (plural)

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

altitude


amateurs

forms:
amateur
amateurs (plural)

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

amateur


aggregates

forms:
aggregate
aggregates (plural)

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

aggregate


aggregates

forms:
aggregate (canonical)
aggregates (third-person singular)
aggregated (past)
aggregated (past participle)
aggregating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of aggregate.

verb

aggregat


albinos

forms:
albino
albinos or albinoes (plural)

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

noun

albino

albinos

albinoes


alcohols

forms:
alcohol
alcohols (plural)

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

alcohol


smolts

forms:
smolt
smolts (plural)

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

smolt


parrs

forms:
parr
parrs (plural)

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

parr


alevins

forms:
alevin
alevins (plural)

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

alevin


allocations

forms:
allocation
allocations (plural)

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

allocation


alphabets

forms:
alphabet
alphabets (plural)

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

alphabet


allotropies

forms:
allotropy
allotropies (plural)

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

allotropy

allotropies


appreciations

forms:
appreciation
appreciations (plural)

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

appreciation


ankles

forms:
ankle
ankles (plural)

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

ankle


fears

forms:
fear
fears (plural)

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

text: My worst fears have come true: I'm stranded in the middle of nowhere without a phone!

fear


fears

forms:
fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)

text: Yes, he's afraid of spiders, but what he fears most is public speaking.


fingers

forms:
finger
fingers (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡɚz/

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡəz/

hyphenation: fin‧gers

finger


fingers

forms:
finger (canonical)
fingers (third-person singular)
fingered (past)
fingered (past participle)
fingering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of finger.


fools

forms:
fool
fools (plural)

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

ipa: /fuːlz/

fool


fools

forms:
fool (canonical)
fools (third-person singular)
fooled (past)
fooled (past participle)
fooling (present participle)


frames

forms:
goat
frames (plural)

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

goat

frames


frames

forms:
frame (canonical)
frames (third-person singular)
framed (past)
framed (past participle)
framing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of frame.

verb

fram


graphs

forms:
graph
graphs (plural)

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

noun

graph

graphs


graphs

forms:
graph (canonical)
graphs (third-person singular)
graphed (past)
graphed (past participle)
graphing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of graph.


closes

forms:
close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of close.

ipa: /ˈkloʊzɪz/

ipa: /ˈkləʊzɪz/

verb

clos


realise

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

etymology_text: real + -ise

ety-suffix

real

ise

expansion: real + -ise

glosses: If you realise something, you become aware of it.

text: John just realised that he had left his umbrella at home.

text: It took me some time to realise it was you.

text: Do you realise what you've done?

glosses: If something is realised, it is made real.

text: My dreams of starting my own company have been realised.

hyphenation: re‧al‧ise

realis


genus

forms:
genus
genera (plural)

glosses: When scientists classify living things, a genus is one group. One genus usually includes a variety of species, and a number of genera are usually grouped together in one family.

text: Sweet William belongs to the genus Dianthus.

enpr: jēn'əs

ipa: /ˈdʒiːnəs/

noun

genera


Homo sapiens

forms: Homo sapiens

glosses: Homo sapiens is the scientific name of modern humans.

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊ ˈseɪpiʌnz/


homo

forms:
homo
homos (plural)

glosses: The genus idea of humans. This means "modern" people ("homo sapiens"), "cavemen," and what some people call "ape-men." This word is Latin but is also a science word in English; it is an evolutionary idea.

text: The genus homo is very confusing, I don't understand anything about it being "cave-men" or "ape-men", it was just normal people thousands of years ago, I don't understand this or evolution at all, I mean how could we have looked and been like that?.


blizzard

forms:
blizzard
blizzards (plural)

glosses: A blizzard is when a lot of snow falls with strong winds that make it hard to see very far.

text: I'm stuck in this blizzard of snow. I'll be a little late coming home.


blizzards

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

blizzard


homos

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

homo


England

forms: England

glosses: England is a country on the island of Britain and part of the United Kingdom.

text: English was first spoken in England.


occult

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

glosses: If something is occult it is hidden or secret—or it is about hidden or secret things.

glosses: If something is occult it is part of the universe most people do not see. An occult thing is something that is strange or weird, and might be called magic.

text: I've seen many occult happenings, including ghosts and witchcraft.

glosses: About an unusual belief held by mysterious groups outside of the normal belief system. This is often a belief that involves magic or spirits. Many occult groups keep their beliefs secret, but not all do.

text: Her occult activities included witchcraft, voodoo, and hoodoo.

text: The Order of the Golden Dawn was a famous British occult group.

glosses: An occult problem is one that you cannot see without special tools (like x-rays)

text: The baby had an occult cleft palate.

ipa: /əˈkʌlt/


occult

forms:
occult (canonical)
occults (third-person singular)
occulted (past)
occulted (past participle)
occulting (present participle)

text: The Earth occults the Moon when a lunar eclipse happens.

verb

occult


occult

forms: occult

glosses: The occult is anything to do with things that are not normal; supernatural or paranormal.


wristband

forms:
wristband
wristbands (plural)

glosses: A wristband is a piece of cloth, plastic or metal that you wear on your wrist.

text: The boy wore a grey wristband on his left wrist.

glosses: the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist

glosses: a band that holds a wristwatch on the wrist

ipa: /ˈrɪs(t)ˌbænd/


excess

forms:
excess
excesses (plural)

glosses: An excess is an extent that is too much.

text: Cut the meat off the bone and remove any excess fat.

text: At our meetings, there was always an excess of food.

text: Cover the wood surface with oil and then wipe off the excess.

glosses: Excesses are behaviours that are not against the law, but are still not accepted by society.

text: After the excesses of her teens, she stopped smoking, drinking, and partying completely.

text: People are sick of watching their leaders brought down by their excesses.

text: Wild gambling and extravagant spending were excesses of the Regency period.

glosses: If x is in excess of y, it is more than y.

text: The car was traveling in excess of 150 km/h.

ipa: /əkˈsɛs/

noun

excess

excesses


excite

forms:
excite (canonical)
excites (third-person singular)
excited (past)
excited (past participle)
exciting (present participle)

glosses: If something excites you, it makes you feel interested, happy, and awake.

text: A good DJ can excite the crowd and make people dance.

text: The new pictures from space excite the imagination.

glosses: If something excites someone, it makes them think about sex.

glosses: If something excites a nerve or a part of an animal or plant, it makes it more active.

ipa: /ɪkˈsaɪt/

hyphenation: ex‧cite

verb

excit

e


packages

forms:
package
packages (plural)

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

noun

package


packages

forms:
package (canonical)
packages (third-person singular)
packaged (past)
packaged (past participle)
packaging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of package.

verb

packag


dragonflies

forms:
dragonfly
dragonflies (plural)

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

noun

dragonfly

dragonflies


debts

forms:
debt
debts (plural)

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

debt


females

forms:
female
females (plural)

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

female


tobaccos

forms:
tobacco
tobaccos (plural)

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

tobacco


internationals

forms:
international
internationals (plural)

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

international


engines

forms:
engine
engines (plural)

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

engine


plastics

forms:
plastic
plastics (plural)

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

plastic


tots

forms:
tot
tots (plural)

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

tot


refuse

forms:
refuse (canonical)
refuses (third-person singular)
refused (past)
refused (past participle)
refusing (present participle)

glosses: If you refuse a request or demand, you decline or reject it.

text: I refuse to take the offer for this house.

glosses: If you refuse a request or demand, you do not give your permission for it; you withhold it.

text: My request for a pay raise was refused.

enpr: rĭfyo͞oz'

ipa: /rɪˈfjuːz/

audio: en-uk-to refuse.ogg

verb

refus


refuse

forms: refuse

glosses: Refuse is stuff that people don't need and throw away.

enpr: rĕ'fyo͞os

ipa: /ˈrɛfjuːs/


stealths

forms:
stealth
stealths (plural)

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

noun

stealth


geometries

forms:
geometry
geometries (plural)

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

geometry

geometries


Minnesota

forms: Minnesota

glosses: Minnesota is a state in the United States.

text: Saint Paul is the capital of Minnesota.

ipa: /ˌmɪnɨˈsoʊtə/


extent

forms:
extent
extents (plural)

glosses: You use "to an extent" to explain how true something is or how much it happens.

text: The US and, to a lesser extent, Britain have controlled the meeting.

text: I think our success will depend, to a certain extent, on getting enough money.

glosses: The extent of something is how far it goes, how much area it covers, or how much it does.

text: Now he could see the full extent of the island, stretching away to the south.

text: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of alcohol use among the community college student population.

text: The buildings were still burning and the extent of the damage is not yet known.

ipa: /ɪkˈstɛnt/

hyphenation: ex‧tent


items

forms:
item
items (plural)

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

item


carcinogens

forms:
carcinogen
carcinogens (plural)

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

carcinogen


investigations

forms:
investigation
investigations (plural)

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

investigation


examinations

forms:
examination
examinations (plural)

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

examination


washers

forms:
washer
washers (plural)

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

washer


extents

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

extent


short cut

forms:
short cut
short cuts (plural)

glosses: A short cut is an easier and/or faster way.

text: We took the short cut on the way home so we could get there faster.

glosses: A short cut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

text: I created a short cut for the program and placed it on the desktop.

ipa: /'ʃɔːtkʌt/

ipa: /'ʃɔrtkʌt/

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

hyphenation: short‧cut


short-cut

forms:
short-cut
short-cuts (plural)

glosses: A short-cut is an easier and/or faster way.

text: We took the short-cut on the way home so we could get there faster.

glosses: A short-cut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

text: I created a short-cut for the program and placed it on the desktop.


facility

forms:
facility
facilities (plural)

glosses: A place's facilities are its rooms, equipment, and services.

text: Picnic, barbecue and playground facilities are located throughout the park.

text: The money helps to provide equipment and facilities for physical education.

glosses: A facility is a building for a particular purpose, such as doing sport, policing, health care, etc., often a large public building.

text: He found that Houston neighborhoods had quality recreational facilities, a friendly environment and extra security.

text: The town now has the cleanest wastewater treatment facility in the state.

text: I hated the idea of putting my mother in a nursing facility.

text: I put most of what I owned to a storage facility, and moved to California.

text: The church has started operating an educational facility just off Highway 11.

glosses: If you have a facility for something, you do it well or learn it easily.

text: Your son has a special facility for causing problems.

glosses: The facilities is the washroom or toilet.

text: Excuse me, but may I used the facilities?

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪti/

facility

facilities


verticals

forms:
vertical
verticals (plural)

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

vertical


vibrators

forms:
vibrator
vibrators (plural)

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

vibrator


ventriloquists

forms:
ventriloquist
ventriloquists (plural)

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

ventriloquist


carnation

forms:
carnation
carnations (plural)

text: He wore a red carnation on his jacket.

hyphenation: car‧na‧tion


flesh

forms:
flesh
fleshes (plural)

glosses: Flesh is the meat on an animal or in a fruit.

glosses: Flesh color is the color of a white person's skin.

ipa: /flɛʃ/

flesh

fleshes


flesh

forms:
flesh (canonical)
fleshes (third-person singular)
fleshed (past)
fleshed (past participle)
fleshing (present participle)

text: The writer had to go back and flesh out the climactic scene.

glosses: To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

verb

es


Galatians

forms: Galatians

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

glosses: Galatians is a book in the New Testament of the bible.

text: I have read the book of Galatians many times.


Galatian

forms:
Galatian
Galatians (plural)

text: Most people who go to my school are Galatians.

ipa: /ɡəˈleɪ.ʃən/

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

proper noun

Galatians


familiar

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

glosses: If something is familiar, you already know it or about it.

text: "Three strikes and you're out" is a very familiar phrase these days.

text: The words sounded very familiar to her, and then she remembered: she had written them.

text: Why would someone leave familiar territory and travel all this distance.

text: People sitting on the grass was a familiar sight on Saturdays in the park.

text: New a month ago, he's become quite familiar to all of us.

glosses: If you are familiar with something, you already know it or about it.

text: What does that mean? I'm not familiar with the word?

glosses: If you are being familiar, you are acting in a friendly way.

ipa: /fʌˈmɪliɜr/


familiar

forms:
familiar
familiars (plural)

glosses: A familiar is the magical pet of a witch, often a cat.


undercover

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

etymology_text: under- + cover

ety-prefix

under

cover

expansion: under- + cover

glosses: An action or person is undercover if it is hidden or secret: the people doing it don't want other people to know about it.

text: We're planning an undercover operation to try to catch those people.

glosses: Something is undercover if it involves spying.

text: We sent three undercover agents to that country to try to find out what their government plans to do.

ipa: /ˌʌndə(r)ˈkʌvə(r)/

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


noob

forms:
noob
noobs (plural)

glosses: A noob is a beginner or a newbie; a player of a game who has just started out; not having the experience that other players have with the game.

text: The noobs never understand the rules of the game.

enpr: no͞ob

ipa: /nuːb/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-noob2.wav


patriarchies

forms:
patriarchy
patriarchies (plural)

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

noun

patriarchy

patriarchies


promotions

forms:
promotion
promotions (plural)

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

promotion


shockingly

etymology_text: shocking + -ly

ety-suffix

shocking

ly

expansion: shocking + -ly

glosses: In a very surprising way or to a very surprising level, and not in a good way.

text: That guy is shockingly thin.

text: Shockingly, we were not invited to the party.


William

forms: William

ipa: /wiljəm/

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


title: trouser

redirect: trousers

pos: hard-redirect


tropical

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

glosses: About a hot part of the world, near the equator, between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.

text: I want to go somewhere tropical on my vacation.


fancy

forms:
fancier (comparative)
fanciest (superlative)
fancy (positive)
more fancy (comparative)
most fancy (superlative)

glosses: If something is fancy, it nicer than usual, often with decorations and bright colours.

text: That's a very fancy dress you're wearing.

text: We tried to make things look fancy for the party.

glosses: A fancy restaurant, party, etc. is fashionable and expensive.

text: She's going to a fancy party and the rest of us aren't welcome.

glosses: Fancy movements are difficult but done with a lot of skill.

text: He got around the other players with some very fancy footwork.

glosses: Fancy apples, tuna, etc. are the best kind of that food.

text: Cherries from Canada can be marked either "CANADA FANCY", "CANADA CHOICE" or "CANADA STANDARD"

adj

fancy

fancier

fanciest


fancy

forms:
fancy (canonical)
fancies (third-person singular)
fancied (past)
fancied (past participle)
fancying (present participle)

glosses: If you fancy something, you like or want it.

text: No thanks. I don't really fancy coffee.

text: I thought you might fancy a drink.

glosses: If you fancy someone, you like them in a sexual way.

text: She's very nice, but I don't really fancy her, if you get my meaning.

glosses: If you fancy yourself something, you think you are that (but maybe other people don't agree).

text: He fancies himself a great football player.

glosses: If you fancy something up, you make it more fancy.

glosses: You say "Fancy that!" or fancy something, to show that you're surprised about it or think it unlikely.

text: Fancy her getting the job!

verb

fanc

y


fancy

forms:
fancy
fancies (plural)

noun

fancies


occupations

forms:
occupation
occupations (plural)

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

occupation


guests

forms:
guest
guests (plural)

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

ipa: /ɡɛsts/

guest


noobs

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

noob


newbs

forms:
newb
newbs (plural)

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

newb


newbie

forms:
newbie
newbies (plural)

glosses: A newbie is someone who is new to something; a newcomer.

glosses: A newbie is a new player or user; an inexperienced person; lacking the experience of the other people.

ipa: /ˈnjuːbi/


newbies

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

newbie


factories

forms:
factory
factories (plural)

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

factory

factories


fees

forms:
fee
fees (plural)

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

fee


fractions

forms:
fraction
fractions (plural)

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

fraction


generations

forms:
generation
generations (plural)

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

generation


heavens

forms:
heaven
heavens (plural)

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

heaven


heavens

forms: heavens

pos: intj

glosses: You use heavens to show that you are surprised about something.

text: Good heavens! What's wrong with you?


ills

forms:
ill
ills (plural)

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

ill


implications

forms:
implication
implications (plural)

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

implication


initials

forms:
initial
initials (plural)

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

initial


initials

forms:
initialed (past)
initialed (past participle)
initialing (present participle)
initial (canonical)
initials (third-person singular)
initialled (past)
initialled (past participle)
initialling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of initial.

verb

l


initiatives

forms:
initiative
initiatives (plural)

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

noun

initiative


institutions

forms:
institution
institutions (plural)

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

institution


interpretations

forms:
interpretation
interpretations (plural)

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

interpretation


islands

forms:
island
islands (plural)

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

island


joints

forms:
joint
joints (plural)

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

joint


nondescript

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

etymology_text: non- + descript

ety-prefix

non

descript

expansion: non- + descript

glosses: If something is nondescript, it does not have anything special or unique about it that you can use to recognize it.

text: He drives a nondescript white car.

ipa: /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/


fashion

forms:
fashion
fashions (plural)

glosses: A fashion is a style, often clothing, that is popular at a particular time and place.

text: The fashion was for men to have long hair.

text: At 62, he drives a small old car, and doesn't follow fashion trends.

text: The models in their fancy fashions walked past the rich women in their seats.

text: It's a good idea to pay what you owe in a timely fashion.

text: I could see that she had made the list in her typical well-organized fashion.

text: Hockey players fight all the time, but football players rarely act in a similar fashion.

glosses: The fashion business is the business of designing and making clothes.

text: Lagerfeld is the current designer for the Chanel fashion house.

text: Women who wanted to wear modern styles had them copied from Western fashion magazines by local dressmakers.

ipa: /ˈfæʃən/


fashion

forms:
fashion (canonical)
fashions (third-person singular)
fashioned (past)
fashioned (past participle)
fashioning (present participle)

glosses: If you fashion something, you design and make it, usually by hand.

text: He makes beautiful art fashioned from simple things he gets from the garbage.


-fashion

forms: -fashion

pos: suffix

text: The children jumped around the room frog-fashion.

text: We sat on the floor Japanese-fashion.


fuchsia

forms:
fuchsia
fuchsias (plural)

glosses: Fuchsia is a plant with red, pink or purple flowers.

text: My fuchsias get reddish or faint fuchsia in color.

enpr: fū'shə

ipa: /ˈfjuːʃə/


sicko

forms:
sicko
sickos or sickoes (plural)

glosses: A sicko is a person who is mentally ill (crazy).

text: He's a real sicko to rape children.

glosses: A sicko is when you pretend to be sick to keep from working.

noun

sickoes


sickness

forms:
sickness
sicknesses (plural)

etymology_text: sick + -ness

ety-suffix

sick

ness

expansion: sick + -ness

ipa: /ˈsɪknɪs/

hyphenation: sick‧ness

sickness

sicknesses


postage

forms:
postage
postages (plural)

glosses: Postage is money that is paid to have a letter or package delivered to someone.

text: Mary paid 50 cents for postage.

ipa: /ˈpəʊstɪʤ/

ipa: /ˈpoʊstɪʤ/


sicken

forms:
sicken (canonical)
sickens (third-person singular)
sickened (past)
sickened (past participle)
sickening (present participle)

glosses: If something sickens you, it makes you sick; this often means making your stomach sick, so that you might vomit.

text: The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.

glosses: If something sickens you, it is very bad and you hate it.

text: It sickens me when people don't wash their hands after they use the toilet.

glosses: If you sicken you become sick, or you become more sick.

text: He will sicken if he doesn't get medicine soon.

ipa: /ˈsɪkən/

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


sickening

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

glosses: If something is sickening is makes you feel sick. Usually this mean it makes your stomach sick so that you might vomit.

ipa: /ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/

hyphenation: sick‧en‧ing


sickening

verb

sicken


vomit

forms: vomit

glosses: Vomit is stuff from your stomach that might come out your mouth if you are sick.

enpr: vŏm'ət

ipa: /ˈvɒmət/

enpr: vŏm'ît

ipa: /ˈvɑmɨt/


vomit

forms:
vomit (canonical)
vomits (third-person singular)
vomited (past)
vomited (past participle)
vomiting (present participle)

glosses: If you vomit, anything in your stomach comes out of your mouth; you puke.

text: He vomited after dinner because he ate too much.


puke

forms:
puke (canonical)
pukes (third-person singular)
puked (past)
puked (past participle)
puking (present participle)

glosses: If you puke, you vomit or bring up stuff from your stomach.

text: He puked as a result of his sickness.

enpr: pyo͞ok

ipa: /pjuːk/

puk

e


throw up

forms:
throw up (canonical)
throws up (third-person singular)
threw up (past)
threw up (past participle)
throwing up (present participle)

audio: en-us-throw up.ogg

audio: en-au-throw up.ogg

throw up

throws up

threw up

threw up

throwing up


throw up

forms: throw up


lewd

forms:
lewd (positive)
lewder (comparative)
lewdest (superlative)

text: The girl shows lewd images.

enpr: lo͞od

ipa: /ljuːd/

ipa: /lud/

adjective

lewd

lewder

lewdest


ravine

forms:
ravine
ravines (plural)

text: There is a gorge in Alicante named "Ravine of sheeps".

enpr: rə-vēnʹ

ipa: /rəˈviːn/


sick-o

forms:
sick-o
sick-os (plural)

glosses: A sick-o is a person who is mentally ill; crazy.

text: Michael Moore directed a movie "Sicko" about the health system of the United States.

text: He's a real sicko to rape children.


crazy

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

etymology_text: craze + -y

ety-suffix

craze

expansion: craze + -y

glosses: If someone is crazy, they do not think or act normally. A crazy person might do very strange thing or believe things that everyone knows are not true.

text: I knew he was crazy when he said he was Jesus Christ.

text: The crazy woman thought I had hidden her stomach under my bed.

text: I saw a crazy man trying to talk to a can of coke.

glosses: If someone is crazy, they are fun, because no one can guess what they might do next.

text: I love her because she is so wild and crazy.

glosses: To be crazy about someone or something means to like someone or something very much.

text: I'm crazy about basketball.

text: I'm totally crazy for my girlfriend.

glosses: If something is crazy, it is very strange, not what a person would expect.

text: The weather has been crazy, with snow in summer and hot day in winter.

ipa: /ˈkreɪzi/

adj

crazy

crazier

craziest


crazy

forms:
crazy
crazies (plural)

glosses: A crazy is person who is crazy (see above). Usually this is for a person who is insane.

irrnoun

crazies


Latin

forms: Latin

glosses: A language that people used in ancient Rome.

text: I don't know how to speak Latin.

text: Many English words come from Latin.

enpr: lăʹtĭn

ipa: /ˈlætɪn/

sampa: /"l{tIn/


Latin

forms: Latin (positive)

text: "Equus" is Latin for "horse."

glosses: From South America or Central America. Also, a person whose ancestors come from Spain.

text: This is a Latin neighborhood, everyone here is from Mexico.

glosses: Typical of people from South America or Central America.

text: I love Latin food and Latin music.


mentally ill

forms:
mentally ill (positive)
more mentally ill (comparative)
most mentally ill (superlative)

glosses: If you are mentally ill you have a disease that affects your mind. You might do or think strange things.


mental illness

forms:
mental illness
mental illnesses (plural)

glosses: A mental illness is a disease that affects your mind. This might make you do or think strange things. It might make you happy, sad, or afraid all the time.

noun

mental illness

mental illnesses


insane

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

glosses: If you are insane you can not think well because of mental illness.

text: He was sent to a mental hospital because he was insane.

text: Nothing he signed can be used because he was insane when he signed.

glosses: An insane idea is very strange, like something a crazy person might think of.

text: That has got to be the most insane thing I have ever heard.

glosses: If something is insane it does not make sense. It is strange in a bad way.

text: The price of gas these days is insane.

ipa: /ɪnˈseɪn/

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

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


sane

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

glosses: If you are sane, you think and feel in a normal way. You do not have mental illness.

glosses: If something is sane, it is organized and normal; it makes sense.

ipa: /seɪn/

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

adj

sane

saner

sanest


evict

forms:
evict (canonical)
evicts (third-person singular)
evicted (past)
evicted (past participle)
evicting (present participle)

glosses: If you evict someone, you take their home from them.

text: The council evicted the man because he didn't pay his rent.

verb

evict


fellow

forms:
fellow
fellows (plural)

glosses: A fellow is a friend; a partner; a companion.

text: I have been traveling with my fellow adventurers.

glosses: A fellow is someone who is of the same rank or power as someone else.

text: Look at that fellow over there.

ipa: /ˈfɛləʊ/

ipa: /ˈfɛloʊ/


fellow

forms: fellow (positive)


crazy like a fox

forms: crazy like a fox

glosses: If you are crazy like a fox you do something smart that looks stupid. In this way you trick (fool) other people.

audio: en-au-crazy like a fox.ogg


fox

forms:
fox
foxes (plural)

glosses: A smart person who can trick other people.

ipa: /fɒks/

sampa: /fQks/

ipa: /fɑks/

sampa: /fAks/

noun

fox

foxes


fox

forms:
fox (canonical)
foxes (third-person singular)
foxed (past)
foxed (past participle)
foxing (present participle)

glosses: If you fox someone, you trick them; you fool them.

glosses: If something foxes you, it confuses or baffles you.

text: This Sudoku puzzle foxes me.

verb

es


odds

forms: odds (plural)

glosses: In statistics, the odds are the chance something will happen divided by the chance it will not happen:

glosses: If "p" is the odds it will happen: p/(1-p)

glosses: The odds something will not happen: (1-p)/p

glosses: The odds of something happening are the chances it will happen.

text: I don't like the odds here.

text: The odds of rolling a six are one in six, or 1 / 6.

ipa: /ɑdz/

ipa: /ɒdz/

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


keen

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

glosses: If you are keen on something you like that thing.

ipa: /kiːn/

enpr: kēn

ipa: /kin/

adj

keen

keener

keenest


keen

forms:
keen
keens (plural)

glosses: An Irish cry of sadness for a dead person.


keen

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


ride

forms:
ride (canonical)
rides (third-person singular)
rode (past)
ridden (past participle)
riding (present participle)

glosses: If you ride something, you sit on it while it moves.

text: I can ride a horse, but I cannot ride a motorcycle.

glosses: If you ride someone, you have sex with them.

ipa: /raɪd/

sampa: /r\aId/

ride

rides

rode

ridden

riding


ride

forms:
ride
rides (plural)

text: It was a long ride from Canada to Mexico.

glosses: A ride is a vehicle like a car, motorcycle or bicycle.

text: That is a nice ride you are driving.

glosses: A ride is a machine that you ride on for fun.

text: Roller-coasters and merry-go-rounds are my favorite 'rides at the park.

glosses: A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

text: Can you give me a ride?


wrap

forms:
wrap (canonical)
wraps (third-person singular)
wrapped (past)
wrapped (past participle)
wrapping (present participle)

glosses: If you wrap something you cover it with something like paper or cloth. This might be done by winding the paper or cloth over it.

text: I wrapped the gifts in paper.

text: The string was wrapped around a stick.

text: We need to wrap up this meeting and get back to work.

enpr: răp

ipa: /ræp/

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

verb

wrap

p


wrap

forms:
wrap
wraps (plural)

glosses: A piece of clothing that you can wrap around your body to keep warm.

glosses: Something you wrap things in; a wrapper.

text: I bought some giftwrap from the gift.

text: I had a chicken wrap for lunch.

glosses: You can say, "That's a wrap!" to say you have finished something.


wipe

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

glosses: If you wipe something, you rub it to take something off of it. Often you wipe off water or dirt.

text: I wiped my glasses with my shirt.

text: I wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand.

glosses: If you wipe a computer disk, you erase everything from it.

text: I accidentally wiped my hard drive and lost all my documents.

ipa: /waɪp/

wip


wipe

forms:
wipe
wipes (plural)

glosses: A wipe is a piece of cloth that you wipe with.

text: We need more wipes to clean the baby's bottom.

glosses: A wipe is one movement that is part of wiping.

text: Just give it a quick wipe to clean it.


reset

forms:
reset (canonical)
resets (third-person singular)
reset (past)
reset (past participle)
resetting (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + set

ety-prefix

re

set

expansion: re- + set

glosses: If you reset something you change it back to the way it started. You set it to the beginning again.

text: The timer doesn't work right and I have to reset it every day; it's a pain.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reset.

text: I reset the VCR last week, so it should be working properly now.

text: Have you ever reset this clock? I don't know how to do it.

ipa: /riːˈsɛt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reset1.wav

reset

resets

reset

reset

resetting


trio

forms:
trio
trios (plural)

glosses: A trio is three people or three things who are together or who are the same as each other in some way.

text: They played music as a trio, playing flute, violin and cello.


friends

forms:
friend
friends (plural)

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

ipa: /frɛndz/

sampa: /frEndz/

noun

friend


gangbangs

forms:
gangbang
gangbangs (plural)

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

gangbang


gangbangs

forms:
gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of gangbang.


indexes

forms:
index
indexes or indices (plural)

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

index

indexes

indices


indexes

forms:
index (canonical)
indexes (third-person singular)
indexed (past)
indexed (past participle)
indexing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of index.


indices

ipa: /ˈɪndɪsiːz/


queers

forms:
queer
queers (plural)

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

queer


queers

forms:
queer (canonical)
queers (third-person singular)
queered (past)
queered (past participle)
queering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of queer.


straights

forms:
straight
straights (plural)

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

straight

straights


contented

forms:
content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of content.

ipa: /kənˈtɛntɪd/

verb

content


contented

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

glosses: If a person is contented, they are satisfied.


wires

forms:
wire
wires (plural)

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

ipa: /waɪəz/

ipa: /ˈwaɪɚz/

noun

wire


wires

forms:
wire (canonical)
wires (third-person singular)
wired (past)
wired (past participle)
wiring (present participle)

verb

wir


wired

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wire.

ipa: /waɪəd/

ipa: /waɪrd/


wired

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

glosses: If you are wired, you are excited or hyper.

text: I can't drink coffee in the evenings because it makes me really wired and then I can't sleep.


wiring

ipa: /ˈwʌɪərɪŋ/


wiring

forms:
wiring
wirings (plural)


cures

forms:
cure (canonical)
cures (third-person singular)
cured (past)
cured (past participle)
curing (present participle)

cur


cures

forms:
cure
cures (plural)

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

noun

cure


cured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cure.

enpr: kyo͝ord

ipa: /kjʊɹd/

ipa: /kjʊəd/


tasks

forms:
task
tasks (plural)

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

task


tasks

forms:
task (canonical)
tasks (third-person singular)
tasked (past)
tasked (past participle)
tasking (present participle)


tasked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of task.


pasts

forms:
past
pasts (plural)

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

past


spends

forms:
spend (canonical)
spends (third-person singular)
spent (past)
spent (past participle)
spending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spend.

spend

spends

spent

spent

spending


wirings

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

wiring


takeoffs

forms:
takeoff
takeoffs (plural)

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

takeoff


excludes

forms:
exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of exclude.

verb

exclud


excluded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of exclude.

ipa: /ɪksˈkluːdɪd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-excluded.wav

hyphenation: ex‧clud‧ed


prevents

forms:
prevent (canonical)
prevents (third-person singular)
prevented (past)
prevented (past participle)
preventing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prevent.

prevent


prevented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prevent.


nominates

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of nominate.

nominat


nominated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nominate.


indexed

forms:
index (canonical)
indexes (third-person singular)
indexed (past)
indexed (past participle)
indexing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of index.


confesses

forms:
confess (canonical)
confesses (third-person singular)
confessed (past)
confessed (past participle)
confessing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of confess.

confess


confessed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of confess.


allocates

forms:
allocate (canonical)
allocates (third-person singular)
allocated (past)
allocated (past participle)
allocating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of allocate.

allocat


allocated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of allocate.


alarmed

forms:
alarm (canonical)
alarms (third-person singular)
alarmed (past)
alarmed (past participle)
alarming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of alarm.

ipa: /əˈlɑrmd/

ipa: /əˈlɑːmd/

hyphenation: a‧larmed

alarm


alarmed

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

glosses: If you are alarmed, you are surprised or upset.

text: I was very alarmed to hear how many fights there are at school.


alarming

ipa: /ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/

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


alarming

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

glosses: If something is alarming, it is surprising and it makes you worry.

text: We heard some very alarming information about the number of fights at school.

ipa: /ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/


braves

forms:
brave
braves (plural)

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

noun

brave


braves

forms:
brave (canonical)
braves (third-person singular)
braved (past)
braved (past participle)
braving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brave.

verb

brav


braved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of brave.


abstracts

forms:
abstract
abstracts (plural)

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

noun

abstract


abstracts

forms:
abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of abstract.


abstracted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abstract.

ipa: /æb'stæktıd/


abstracted

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

glosses: If something is abstracted, it is separated or disconnected.

glosses: If someone is abstracted, they forget things or do not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

text: In his later life he became even more abstracted.


abuses

forms:
abuse
abuses (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈbjuːsɪz/

hyphenation: abuses

abuse


abuses

forms:
abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of abuse.

ipa: /əˈbjuːzɪz/

verb

abus


accents

forms:
accent
accents (plural)

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

noun

accent


accents

forms:
accent (canonical)
accents (third-person singular)
accented (past)
accented (past participle)
accenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accent.


limits

forms:
limit
limits (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈlɪmɪts/

limit


limits

forms:
limit (canonical)
limits (third-person singular)
limited (past)
limited (past participle)
limiting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of limit.


limited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of limit.

ipa: /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/

hyphenation: lim‧it‧ed


limited

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

glosses: If something is limited, there is only a certain amount of it.

text: We have room for only a very limited number of people.


limiting

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

glosses: If something is limiting, it doesn't let you be free.

text: I'm afraid that this way of thinking is very limiting and won't move us forward.

text: I find this jacket quite limiting.


convinces

forms:
convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of convince.

verb

convinc


convinced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of convince.


convinced

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

glosses: If you are convinced of something, you believe it strongly.

text: Last year I became convinced that we had been wrong all along.


convincing

ipa: /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/

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


convincing

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

glosses: If something is convincing, it makes people believe.

text: I wasn't sure about the idea before I came, but the presentation was very convincing.


declares

forms:
declare (canonical)
declares (third-person singular)
declared (past)
declared (past participle)
declaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of declare.

declar


declared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of declare.


suns

forms:
sun
suns (plural)

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

noun

sun


measurements

forms:
measurement
measurements (plural)

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

measurement


expects

forms:
expect (canonical)
expects (third-person singular)
expected (past)
expected (past participle)
expecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of expect.

verb

expect


edibles

forms:
edible
edibles (plural)

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

noun

edible


shades

forms:
shade
shades (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃeɪdz/

shade


shades

forms:
shade (canonical)
shades (third-person singular)
shaded (past)
shaded (past participle)
shading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shade.

verb

shad


graphed

forms:
graph (canonical)
graphs (third-person singular)
graphed (past)
graphed (past participle)
graphing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of graph.

graph


informations

forms:
information
informations (plural)

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

noun

information


stomached

forms:
stomach (canonical)
stomachs (third-person singular)
stomached (past)
stomached (past participle)
stomaching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stomach.

verb

stomach


baking

forms:
bake (canonical)
bakes (third-person singular)
baked (past)
baked (past participle)
baking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/

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

bak


hedgehogs

forms:
hedgehog
hedgehogs (plural)

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

noun

hedgehog


revolutions

forms:
revolution
revolutions (plural)

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

revolution


queerer

forms:
queer (positive)
queerer (comparative)
queerest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of queer; more queer.

adjective

queer

queerer

queerest


queerest

glosses: The superlative form of queer; most queer.


fines

forms:
fine
fines (plural)

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

noun

fine


fines

forms:
fine (canonical)
fines (third-person singular)
fined (past)
fined (past participle)
fining (present participle)

verb

fin

e


fined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fine.


volunteers

forms:
volunteer
volunteers (plural)

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

noun

volunteer


volunteers

forms:
volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of volunteer.


volunteered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of volunteer.


resets

forms:
reset (canonical)
resets (third-person singular)
reset (past)
reset (past participle)
resetting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reset.

text: The clock resets every night at midnight.

reset


consciences

forms:
conscience
consciences (plural)

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

conscience


ploughs

forms:
plough
ploughs (plural)

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

plough


ploughs

forms:
plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plough.


trios

forms:
trio
trios (plural)

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

trio


merrier

forms:
merry (positive)
merrier (comparative)
merriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of merry; more merry.

adjective

merry

merrier

merriest


merriest

glosses: The superlative form of merry; most merry.


sakes

forms:
sake
sakes (plural)

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

glosses: The plural form of sake; more than one (kind of) sake., meaning the rice wine.

noun

sake


full moons

forms:
full moon
full moons (plural)

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

full moon


satisfies

forms:
satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of satisfy.

text: Nothing satisfies her so much as doing a good job.

verb

satisf

y


satisfying

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

glosses: If something is satisfying, it makes you feel good, usually because you finished, got it, or ate it.

text: I like working on cars. It's deeply satisfying when you find a problem and fix it.

text: I'm afraid that your answer isn't satisfying at all.

hyphenation: sat‧is‧fy‧ing


satisfying

text: I like eating chocolate as it is satisfying my need for sweet food.


harbors

forms:
harbor
harbors (plural)

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

noun

harbor


harbors

forms:
harbor (canonical)
harbors (third-person singular)
harbored (past)
harbored (past participle)
harboring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of harbor.


harbored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of harbor.


stakeholders

forms:
stakeholder
stakeholders (plural)

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

stakeholder


likelier

forms:
likely (positive)
likelier (comparative)
likeliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of likely; more likely.

adjective

likely

likelier

likeliest


likeliest

glosses: The superlative form of likely; most likely.


proves

forms:
proved (past participle)
prove (canonical)
proves (third-person singular)
proved (past)
proven (past participle)
proving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prove.

ipa: /pruːvz/

verb

prov

prove

proves

proved

proven

proving


sickle-cell anaemia

forms: sickle-cell anaemia

glosses: A disease where the red blood cells change to a sickle shape when there is a shortage of oxygen.

noun

sickle-cell anaemia


steals

forms:
steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of steal.

steal

steals

stole

stolen

stealing


steals

forms:
steal
steals (plural)

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


throw away

forms:
throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

glosses: If you throw away something, you get rid of it. Often this means you put it in the garbage.

text: I threw away the chair because it was broken.

throw away

throws away

threw away

thrown away

throwing away


redundancy

forms:
redundancy
redundancies (plural)

glosses: Redundancy is when you do something more times than you need to.

glosses: Redundancy is when the same information is given more than once.

glosses: Redundancy is when several parts of something (such as a machine) do the same this. This way it will still work if some parts are broken or gone.

ipa: /rɪˈdʌnd(ə)nsi/

ipa: /rɪˈdʌndən(t)si/

hyphenation: re‧dun‧dan‧cy

redundancies


absence

forms:
absence
absences (plural)

text: There was an absence of help for the project.

glosses: An absence is a time something is not there.

text: I failed the class because I had too many absences.

ipa: /ˈæbsəns/

hyphenation: ab‧sence


schedules

forms:
schedule
schedules (plural)

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

schedule


schedules

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of schedule.

verb

schedul


scheduled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of schedule.


inking

forms:
ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

ink


genders

forms:
gender
genders (plural)

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

noun

gender


feared

forms:
fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fear.

text: I have always feared that I would grow old alone.

text: That CEO is feared by everyone else at the company.

verb

fear


feared

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

glosses: If someone or something is feared, it causes great fear in others.

text: He is the most feared manager at the company.


objects

forms:
object
objects (plural)

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

enpr: ŏb'jĕkts

ipa: /ˈɒbdʒekts/

sampa: /"QbdZekts/

noun

object


objects

forms:
object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of object.

enpr: əb-jĕkts'

ipa: /əbˈdʒekts/


proxies

forms:
proxy
proxies (plural)

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

proxy

proxies


proxies

forms:
proxy (canonical)
proxies (third-person singular)
proxied (past)
proxied (past participle)
proxying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of proxy.

verb

prox


moderates

forms:
moderate (canonical)
moderates (third-person singular)
moderated (past)
moderated (past participle)
moderating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of moderate.

moderat


moderates

forms:
moderate
moderates (plural)

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

noun

moderate


moderated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of moderate.


heirs

forms:
heir
heirs (plural)

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

ipa: /eə(r)z/

ipa: /erz/

sampa: /erz/

heir


destructs

forms:
destruct (canonical)
destructs (third-person singular)
destructed (past)
destructed (past participle)
destructing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of destruct.

verb

destruct


destructed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of destruct.


err

forms:
err (canonical)
errs (third-person singular)
erred (past)
erred (past participle)
erring (present participle)

glosses: If you err, you make a mistake; you do something wrong.

text: When I was adding information into the database, I erred in keying in the values for the wrong column.

ipa: /eə/

ipa: /ɛr/

homophones: air Ayr ere heir


amphibians

forms:
amphibian
amphibians (plural)

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

noun

amphibian


redundancies

forms:
redundancy
redundancies (plural)

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

redundancy


pearl

forms:
pearl
pearls (plural)

glosses: A pearl is a round, white jewel that you get from inside of oysters.

text: She bought a pearl necklace.

glosses: A pearl is a kind of fish called the brill.

ipa: /pɜːl/

ipa: /pɝl/


pearl

forms:
pearl (canonical)
pearls (third-person singular)
pearled (past)
pearled (past participle)
pearling (present participle)

glosses: If you pearl something, you adorn it with pearls.

text: I pearled my neck with a necklace.

glosses: If you pearl something, you make it into small, round grains, as with barley.

text: Barley is pearled before being processed.

glosses: If you pearl, you go hunting for pearls; you go pearling.

text: The fisherman pearls for his job.

verb

pearl


pearls

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

ipa: /pɜːlz/

ipa: /pɝlz/


pearls

glosses: The third-person singular form of pearl.


pearled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pearl.


aire

forms:
aire
aires (plural)

enpr: â(r)

enpr: âr

sampa: /Er/

homophones: Ayr ere err heir

noun

aire


aires

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


subordinate clauses

forms:
subordinate clause
subordinate clauses (plural)

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

subordinate clause


relative clauses

forms:
relative clause
relative clauses (plural)

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

relative clause


interjections

forms:
interjection
interjections (plural)

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

interjection


airs

forms:
air
airs (plural)

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

homophones: errs heirs

air


airs

forms:
air (canonical)
airs (third-person singular)
aired (past)
aired (past participle)
airing (present participle)


African Americans

forms:
African American
African Americans (plural)

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

African American


gayer

forms:
gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)

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adjective

gay

gayer

gayest


dumber

forms:
dumb (positive)
dumber (comparative)
dumbest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of dumb; more dumb.

dumb

dumber

dumbest


dumbest

glosses: The superlative form of dumb; most dumb.


lawns

forms:
lawn
lawns (plural)

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

noun

lawn


puts

forms:
put (canonical)
puts (third-person singular)
put (past)
put (past participle)
putting (present participle)

ipa: /pʰʊts/

put

puts

put

put

putting


putting

enpr: po͝ot'ĭng

ipa: /ˈpʰʊtɪŋ/

sampa: /"pUtIN/

hyphenation: putt‧ing


putting

forms:
putt (canonical)
putts (third-person singular)
putted (past)
putted (past participle)
putting (present participle)

enpr: pŭt'ĭng

ipa: /ˈpʌtɪŋ/

verb

putt


fairer

forms:
fair (positive)
fairer (comparative)
fairest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of fair; more fair.

ipa: /ˈfɛərə(r)/

ipa: /ˈfɛrɚ/

adj

fair

fairer

fairest


fairest

glosses: The superlative form of fair; most fair.

ipa: /ˈfɛrɪst/

ipa: /ˈfɛərɪst/

hyphenation: fair‧est


predicates

forms:
predicate
predicates (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɛdɪkəts/

noun

predicate


predicates

forms:
predicate (canonical)
predicates (third-person singular)
predicated (past)
predicated (past participle)
predicating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of predicate.

ipa: /ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪts/

verb

predicat


predicated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of predicate.

ipa: /ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtəd/


telescopes

forms:
telescope
telescopes (plural)

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

noun

telescope


astronomers

forms:
astronomer
astronomers (plural)

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

astronomer


vassals

forms:
vassal
vassals (plural)

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

vassal


vassals

forms:
vassal (canonical)
vassals (third-person singular)
vassalled (past)
vassalled (past participle)
vassalling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of vassal.

verb

l


ladies

forms:
lady
ladies (plural)

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

noun

lady

ladies


witch doctors

forms:
witch doctor
witch doctors (plural)

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

witch doctor


warriors

forms:
warrior
warriors (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈwɔriɚz/

ipa: /ˈwɒrɪəz/

hyphenation: war‧ri‧ors

warrior


waitressed

forms:
waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of waitress.

verb

waitress

es


travelers

forms:
traveler
travelers (plural)

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

noun

traveler


teenagers

forms:
teenager
teenagers (plural)

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

teenager


slaves

forms:
slave
slaves (plural)

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

ipa: /sleɪvz/

slave


slaves

forms:
slave (canonical)
slaves (third-person singular)
slaved (past)
slaved (past participle)
slaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of slave.

verb

slav


slaved

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slave.


zeroes

forms:
zero
zeros or zeroes (plural)

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

noun

zero

zeros

zeroes


zeroes

forms:
zero (canonical)
zeroes (third-person singular)
zeroed (past)
zeroed (past participle)
zeroing (present participle)


principals

forms:
principal
principals (plural)

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

principal


pilots

forms:
pilot
pilots (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈpaɪləts/

pilot


pilots

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of pilot.


piloted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pilot.

ipa: /ˈpaɪlətɪd/


piloting

ipa: /ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/


nurses

forms:
nurse
nurses (plural)

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

nurse


nurses

forms:
nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of nurse.

verb

nurs

e


nursed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nurse.


librarians

forms:
librarian
librarians (plural)

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

noun

librarian


lawyers

forms:
lawyer
lawyers (plural)

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

lawyer


lawyers

forms:
lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of lawyer.


ministers

forms:
minister
ministers (plural)

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

minister


ministers

forms:
minister (canonical)
ministers (third-person singular)
ministered (past)
ministered (past participle)
ministering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of minister.


floors

forms:
floor
floors (plural)

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

floor


floors

forms:
floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of floor.


mop

forms:
mop
mops (plural)

glosses: A tool used for cleaning floors or similar things, made of cloth.

text: He made his mop of hair stick up.

ipa: /mɒp/

ipa: /mɑp/


mop

forms:
mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)

glosses: To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop.

text: He mopped the floor until it was clean.

verb

mop

p


pursuing

forms:
pursue (canonical)
pursues (third-person singular)
pursued (past)
pursued (past participle)
pursuing (present participle)

pursu


pursued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pursue.

ipa: /pəˈsjuːd/

ipa: /pɚˈsud/


drugs

forms:
drug
drugs (plural)

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

ipa: /drʌɡz/

noun

drug


drugs

forms:
drug (canonical)
drugs (third-person singular)
drugged (past)
drugged (past participle)
drugging (present participle)

verb

g


drugged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drug.


thinking

forms:
think (canonical)
thinks (third-person singular)
thought (past)
thought (past participle)
thinking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

think

thinks

thought

thought

thinking


thinking

forms: thinking

glosses: Your thinking about a topic is your thoughts, opinions and ideas.

text: She's done some really good thinking on this topic.

text: My thinking on the topic has changed as new information has come in.

noun

thinking


thinks

glosses: The third-person singular form of think.


hungrier

forms:
hungry (positive)
hungrier (comparative)
hungriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of hungry; more hungry.

adjective

hungry

hungrier

hungriest


hungriest

glosses: The superlative form of hungry; most hungry.


antiques

forms:
antique
antiques (plural)

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

noun

antique


undertakings

forms:
undertaking
undertakings (plural)

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

undertaking


fault

forms:
fault
faults (plural)

glosses: If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right.

text: It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.

text: I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off.

text: It's clear that both sides are at fault.

text: We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.

glosses: A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good.

text: The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.

text: The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.

glosses: In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.

ipa: /fɔːlt/


fault

forms:
fault (canonical)
faults (third-person singular)
faulted (past)
faulted (past participle)
faulting (present participle)

glosses: If you fault somebody for something bad, you say they did something wrong or didn't do something right.

text: You can't fault him for not knowing about the change.


gripped

forms:
grip (canonical)
grips (third-person singular)
gripped (past)
gripped (past participle)
gripping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grip.

verb

grip


grips

forms:
grip
grips (plural)

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


explodes

forms:
explode (canonical)
explodes (third-person singular)
exploded (past)
exploded (past participle)
exploding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of explode.

explod


gravest

forms:
grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of grave; most grave.

adjective

grave

graver

gravest


squeakier

forms:
squeaky (positive)
squeakier (comparative)
squeakiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of squeaky; more squeaky.

squeaky

squeakier

squeakiest


squeakiest

glosses: The superlative form of squeaky; most squeaky.


regulars

forms:
regular
regulars (plural)

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

noun

regular


jerks off

forms:
jerk off (canonical)
jerks off (third-person singular)
jerked off (past)
jerked off (past participle)
jerking off (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of jerk off.

verb

jerk off

jerks off

jerked off

jerked off

jerking off


jerked off

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jerk off.


elders

forms:
elder
elders (plural)

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

text: Children should respect their elders.

noun

elder


worming

forms:
worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)

verb

worm


wormed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of worm.


wizards

forms:
wizard
wizards (plural)

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

noun

wizard


event horizons

forms:
event horizon
event horizons (plural)

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

event horizon


charted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chart.

verb

chart


kings

forms:
king
kings (plural)

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

ipa: /kɪŋz/

noun

king


girls

forms:
girl
girls (plural)

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

ipa: /ɡɝlz/

ipa: /ɡɜːlz/

girl


farmers

forms:
farmer
farmers (plural)

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

farmer


firefighters

forms:
firefighter
firefighters (plural)

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

firefighter


chairpeople

forms:
chairperson
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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

chairperson

chairpersons

chairpeople


diagramed

forms:
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of diagram.

verb

diagram


diagrammed

forms:
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

m


furnace

forms:
furnace
furnaces (plural)

glosses: A furnace is a machine that is used to heat a building.

ipa: /ˈfɜːnɪs/


furnaces

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

noun

furnace


Muslims

forms: Muslim

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

proper noun

Muslim


atheists

forms:
atheist
atheists (plural)

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

noun

atheist


authors

forms:
author
authors (plural)

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

hyphenation: au‧thors

author


authors

forms:
author (canonical)
authors (third-person singular)
authored (past)
authored (past participle)
authoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of author.


authored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of author.


butchers

forms:
butcher
butchers (plural)

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

butcher


butchers

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of butcher.


bassists

forms:
bassist
bassists (plural)

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

bassist


brothers

forms:
brother
brothers (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbrʌðə(r)z/

brother


brothers

forms:
brother (canonical)
brothers (third-person singular)
brothered (past)
brothered (past participle)
brothering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brother.


fathers

forms:
father
fathers (plural)

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

father


fathers

forms:
father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of father.


fathered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of father.


folk

forms:
folk
folk or folks (plural)

text: Often, doctors have difficulty explaining things to ordinary folk like me.

text: Lots of folks are worried about their jobs.

text: I'm not sure if I can get the car. I'll have to ask my folks.

glosses: Folk music, dance, art, etc., is traditional and belongs to the ordinary people.

text: I remember reading about him in a collection of folk tales.

text: The children are learning Russian folk songs in school.

ipa: /fəʊk/

ipa: /foʊk/

folk

folk

folks


folks

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


firemen

forms:
fireman
firemen (plural)

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

fireman

firemen


siblings

forms:
sibling
siblings (plural)

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

sibling


dogging

forms:
dog (canonical)
dogs (third-person singular)
dogged (past)
dogged (past participle)
dogging (present participle)

verb

dog


originals

forms:
original
originals (plural)

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

noun

original


fortnight

forms:
fortnight
fortnights (plural)

text: Her mother will be staying for a fortnight over Christmas.


Galatia

forms: Galatia

glosses: A region of ancient Asia Minor in what is now the country of Turkey.


Turkey

forms: Turkey

glosses: Turkey is a country in western Asia and eastern Europe. Its full name is Republic of Turkey.

enpr: tûrk'ē

hyphenation: Turk‧ey


turkey

forms:
turkey
turkeys (plural)

glosses: A turkey is a bird that is often raised for food.

text: There was a spotting of a flock of wild turkeys in the forest.

text: Roast turkey was served at Thanksgiving dinner.

text: The store was selling turkey sandwiches.


turkeys

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

turkey


admire

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

glosses: If you admire something, you like it very much.

text: He admired the painting on the wall.

ipa: /ədˈmaɪə/

verb

admir


rob

forms:
rob (canonical)
robs (third-person singular)
robbed (past)
robbed (past participle)
robbing (present participle)

glosses: If you rob something or someone, you steal from them.

text: He went to rob the bank.

ipa: /rɔb/

enpr: rŏb

ipa: /rɒb/

rob

b


robbery

forms:
robbery
robberies (plural)

etymology_text: rob + -ery

ety-suffix

ery

expansion: rob + -ery

glosses: To take money or property without permission, sometimes with violence.

text: The police were called because there had been a bank robbery.

ipa: /ˈrɒbəri/

ipa: /ˈrɑbəri/

hyphenation: rob‧bery

noun

robberies


probability

forms:
probability
probabilities (plural)

text: The probability of rolling a six is one in six, 1/6.

text: We calculated the probabilities of each result.

text: I took a class in probability and statistics.

ipa: /prɒbəˈbɪlɪti/

ipa: /prɑbəˈbɪlɪɾi/

hyphenation: prob‧a‧bil‧i‧ty

probabilities


probabilities

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

probability


admirable

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

glosses: If you are admirable, people will like you, or what you do.

text: She said his quick thinking was admirable.


admirer

forms:
admirer
admirers (plural)

etymology_text: admire + -er

ety-suffix

admire

er

expansion: admire + -er

glosses: You are an admirer if you really like something or someone.

text: He was an admirer of music by Ravindra.

text: After playing his music, Ravindra spoke to his admirers.


Tel Aviv-Jaffa

forms: Tel Aviv-Jaffa

glosses: Tel Aviv-Jaffa is the official name for Tel Aviv.

glosses: Tel Aviv-Jaffa are twin cities in Israel.


securer

forms:
secure (positive)
securer (comparative)
securest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of secure; more secure.

adjective

secure

securer

securest


securest

glosses: The superlative form of secure; most secure.


performances

forms:
performance
performances (plural)

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

noun

performance


productions

forms:
production
productions (plural)

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

production


Zionism

forms: Zionism

glosses: Zionism is the belief that there should be a Jewish country, especially support for the current Jewish state in Israel.

glosses: Zionism is a religion that is practiced by people in parts of Africa and is most popular in Eswatini. It is a mix of Protestantism and Animism.


Zionists

forms:
Zionist
Zionists (plural)

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

Zionist


robber

forms:
robber
robbers (plural)

etymology_text: rob + -er

ety-suffix

expansion: rob + -er

glosses: A robber is a person who takes money or property without permission, sometimes using violence. A thief; a person who steals.

text: The bank robber took all the money from the bank.

ipa: /ˈrɑbɚ/

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


abbey

forms:
abbey
abbeys (plural)

glosses: An abbey is a building where monks or nuns live, or used to live.

text: After working in the fields, the monks went back to the abbey.

glosses: An abbey is a church which was once part of an abbey.

text: Westminster Abbey is a famous church in England.

hyphenation: ab‧bey

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


frighten

forms:
frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

etymology_text: fright + -en

ety-suffix

fright

en

expansion: fright + -en

glosses: Frighten means a person or thing that makes someone feel afraid; to cause someone to have a fear.

text: You are shouting at me and frightening your daughters.

text: It made so much noise that it frightened away the animals.

ipa: /ˈfraɪtn̩/

hyphenation: frigh‧ten


robbers

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

noun

robber


replacing

forms:
replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)

verb

replac

e


sandstone

forms:
sandstone
sandstones (plural)

etymology_text: sand + stone

compound

sand

stone

expansion: sand + stone

glosses: Sandstone is a kind of rock that is made when sand is compacted together and glued into place with clay.

ipa: /ˈsændˌstəʊn/

ipa: /ˈsændˌstoʊn/

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


specifying

forms:
specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)

verb

specif

y


victories

forms:
victory
victories (plural)

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

enpr: vĭkʹt(ə)riz

ipa: /ˈvɪkt(ə)riz/

hyphenation: vic‧to‧ries

noun

victory

victories


pukes

forms:
puke (canonical)
pukes (third-person singular)
puked (past)
puked (past participle)
puking (present participle)

verb

puk


puked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of puke.