shitty

forms:
shittier (comparative)
shitty (positive)
shitter (comparative)
shittiest (superlative)

text: Kicking the dog was a really shitty thing to do.

text: Man, I was shitty drunk last night.

text: This is an awful movie; it's got shitty actors in it.

ipa: /ˈʃɪti/

adjective

shitty

shittier

shittiest

shitter


dusty

forms:
dusty (positive)
dustier (comparative)
dustiest (superlative)

pos: adj

etymology_text: dust + -y

ety-suffix

dust

y

expansion: dust + -y

glosses: If something is dusty, it is covered in dust.

text: I don't think this book has been touched in a long time because it's very dusty.

glosses: If something is dusty, it is powdery or it looks like dust.

ipa: /ˈdʌsti/

adj

dusty

dustier

dustiest

expansion: [POS TABLE]


gum

forms:
gum
gums (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A thick liquid that come from plants or trees that hardens into solids.

text: Could I have a stick of gum? I think my breath smells bad.

enpr: gŭm

ipa: gʌm

sampa: gVm


gum

forms:
gum (canonical)
gums (third-person singular)
gummed (past)
gummed (past participle)
gumming (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: To chew something; often used when a toothless person or animal chews something.

text: That old dog's been gumming that bone for hours.

glosses: To apply an adhesive or gum to something.

glosses: As "gum up", to spoil or ruin a thing or process.

verb

gum

m


happiness

forms:
happiness
happinesses (plural)

etymology_text: happy + -ness

ety-suffix

happy

ness

expansion: happy + -ness

glosses: Happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy.

text: I hope that your new job brings you happiness.

text: I have never felt more happiness than when I saw my newborn daughter for the first time.

ipa: /ˈhæpinɪs/

hyphenation: hap‧pi‧ness

noun

happinesses


sadness

forms: sadness

etymology_text: sad + -ness

ety-suffix

sad

expansion: sad + -ness

text: I felt great sadness when my mother died.

ipa: /ˈsædnəs/


flown

forms:
fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

text: Even though I have flown in a plane many times, I still get nervous during take-offs.

text: Have you ever flown in a helicopter?

ipa: /ˈfləʊn/

ipa: /ˈfloʊn/

verb

fly

flies

flew

flown

flying


moral

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

glosses: A moral action or decision is one that is good or right not evil or harmful.

text: John, don't do that, it's not very moral.

ipa: /ˈmɒrəl/

ipa: /ˈmɔːrəl/

adj

more: true


moral

forms:
moral
morals (plural)

glosses: Teachings of what is right and what is wrong.

text: Mr. Johnson is known for his good morals.

glosses: Something that is learned from a story or event; a lesson.

text: The moral of The Tortoise and the Hare is "slow and steady wins the race".


in spite

forms: in spite

pos: prep

glosses: If x happens in spite of y, it is surprising that y did not stop x.

text: They couldn't move it in spite of their strength.

text: In spite of all the problems, the project was finished on time.


indigo

forms: indigo

glosses: A blue dye taken from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.

ipa: /ˈɪndɪˌgoʊ/

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


indigo

forms: indigo (positive)


indigo

pos: name


musical

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

etymology_text: music + -al

ety-suffix

music

al

expansion: music + -al

glosses: If something is musical it makes music or is about music.

text: A drum is a musical instrument.

glosses: If a person is musical, they are good at making music or often make music.

text: My cousin is very musical and can play many songs and musical instruments.


musical

forms:
musical
musicals (plural)

glosses: A musical is a theatrical production with music, dance, and spoken words.

text: My favorite musical is "Wicked".

text: Busby Berkley's old-time Hollywood movie musicals are classics.

text: Tom and Jerry honeymooned in New York City and bought tickets for three Broadway musicals.


woo

forms: woo

pos: intj

glosses: You may yell woo or woo-hoo to show happy excitement.

enpr: wo͞o

ipa: /wuː/


woo

forms:
woo (canonical)
woos (third-person singular)
wooed (past)
wooed (past participle)
wooing (present participle)

glosses: If you woo someone, you try to get that person to like you, date you or marry you.


hatred

forms:
hatred
hatreds (plural)

glosses: Hatred is another word for hate. If you have hatred for someone, then you very strongly dislike that person.

text: I can't believe he has such hatred for other races! -- what did they do to him?

ipa: /h'eɪtrεd/


carbon

forms:
carbon
carbons (plural)

glosses: The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.

text: Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.

glosses: A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon, such as coal or charcoal.

glosses: Carbon dioxide, when talking about global warming and climate change.

text: A carbon footprint is a figure that measures how much carbon dioxide an activity adds to the atmosphere.

enpr: kärʹbən

ipa: /ˈkɑrbən/

ipa: /ˈkɑːbən/

hyphenation: car‧bon


sulfur

forms:
sulfur
sulfurs (plural)

glosses: A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

glosses: A yellowish-green color, like that of sulfur.

enpr: sŭl'fər

hyphenation: sul‧fur


successfully

pos: adv

etymology_text: successful + -ly

successful

ly

expansion: successful + -ly

glosses: In a successful way; with success; without failing.

text: He successfully climbed the mountain.

text: They successfully completed their project together.

text: You have successfully won the championship game.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsfəli/

hyphenation: suc‧cess‧ful‧ly


speaker

forms:
speaker
speakers (plural)

text: Bob is a native English speaker.

text: My new radio has two speakers.

text: A famous speaker came to talk about agriculture.

ipa: /ˈspikɚ/

ipa: /ˈspiːkə/


loudspeaker

forms:
loudspeaker
loudspeakers (plural)

text: Everyone in the building heard her message as she spoke through the loudspeaker.


microphone

forms:
microphone
microphones (plural)

glosses: A device that converts sound into electricity; microphones send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

text: We can't hear you! Speak into the microphone!

text: She records her songs using a microphone.

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


hydrogen

forms:
hydrogen
hydrogens (plural)

glosses: Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element (symbol H) with an atomic number of 1.

text: Hydrogen gas is highly flammable.

ipa: /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

hyphenation: hy‧dro‧gen


punch

forms:
punch (canonical)
punches (third-person singular)
punched (past)
punched (past participle)
punching (present participle)

glosses: When you punch something, you use your fist to hit it.

text: To use a punch to put a hole in something or to put a design on it.

ipa: /pʌntʃ/

verb

punch

es


punch

forms:
punch
punches (plural)

glosses: A tool that is used to put holes in thin material (like paper), to put an object through a hole in an object, or to put a mark or design on a surface.

glosses: A tool for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

glosses: A drink that is a mixture of fruit juice and some other drink, often alcohol.

irrnoun

punches


notebook

forms:
notebook
notebooks (plural)

etymology_text: note + book

compound

note

book

expansion: note + book

glosses: A notebook is a book with blank sheets that you can write or draw in.

text: Remember to take your notebook to class.

glosses: Sometimes laptop computers are called notebooks; this is not as common as calling them laptops.

text: They played a game on their notebook.

ipa: /ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/

ipa: /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/

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


laptop computer

forms:
laptop computer
laptop computers (plural)

glosses: A laptop computer or a laptop is a small computer that is light enough to be used on your lap and can be carried around with you.


title: laptop

redirect: laptop computer

pos: hard-redirect


title: alot

redirect: a lot


hey

forms: hey

glosses: You say, "hey" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.

text: Hey, how's it going? [Hello, how are you?]

glosses: You shout (say loudly) "hey" to get someone to notice you.

text: Hey, what are you doing!?

text: Hey, stop doing that!

enpr: hā

ipa: /heɪ/

sampa: /heI/


youngster

forms:
youngster
youngsters (plural)

etymology_text: young + -ster

ety-suffix

young

ster

expansion: young + -ster

glosses: A youngster is young person, someone who is not an adult. Usually this means a child, but sometimes can mean an adolescent or a baby.

text: The youngsters are playing outside.

ipa: /ˈjʌŋstə/

ipa: /ˈjʌŋstɚ/

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

hyphenation: young‧ster


grace

forms:
grace
graces (plural)

text: We were saved by the grace of God.

text: The boss showed us a lot of grace.

glosses: Grace is the ability to move in a way that seems to flow and looks easy.

text: The dancers moved with incredible grace.

glosses: A grace is a good quality of a person or thing.

text: Don't forget to say grace, before you eat!.

ipa: /greɪs/


grace

forms:
grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

text: He graced the room with his presence.

verb

grac

e


lovely

forms:
lovely (positive)
lovelier (comparative)
loveliest (superlative)

etymology_text: love + -ly

ety-suffix

love

expansion: love + -ly

glosses: If someone is lovely, that person is very good to look at. A lovely person is someone that you might love if you saw her or him.

text: She is such a lovely girl.

glosses: If a thing is lovely, seeing it makes you feel good.

text: We had a lovely view of the mountains.

text: I think your idea is lovely.

glosses: You can call something lovely for sarcasm if you find it very bad. When you do this, you really mean it is not lovely at all.

text: I have a flat tire, now that's just lovely!

ipa: /ˈlʌvli/

adj

lovely

lovelier

loveliest


known

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

etymology_text: know + -n

ety-suffix

know

n

expansion: know + -n

glosses: If something is known, people know about it; it is famous.

text: It is a known fact that water freezes at 0°C.

text: She is known for all the volunteer and charity work that she does.

ipa: /nəʊn/

ipa: /nɔʊn/

sampa: /noUn/


known

forms:
know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

text: She and I are good friends; we have known each other for years.

text: If I had known you were going to get so angry, I wouldn't have said anything to you about it.

text: She's known about this project for a long time so I don't know why she isn't finished yet.

knows

knew

known

knowing


known

forms:
known
knowns (plural)

glosses: In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

glosses: Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.


killed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kill.

text: I hit and killed a deer with my car last week.

text: The evidence is clear that he killed her.

text: I just recently starting hunting as a hobby and already I have killed a dozen raccoons.

text: The killed plans will be tried again next year.

ipa: /kɪld/

verb

kill


dangerous

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

glosses: If something is dangerous it causes danger; something that can hurt or kill someone.

text: A tiger is a very dangerous animal.

text: Lightning is very dangerous.

text: The ambush put the soldiers in a very dangerous situation.

ipa: /ˈdeɪnʒ(ə)rəs/

ipa: /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒərəs/

hyphenation: dan‧ger‧ous


friendly

forms:
friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

etymology_text: friend + -ly

ety-suffix

friend

expansion: friend + -ly

glosses: If someone is friendly they are willing to become a friend, or they act like they are a friend.

ipa: /ˈfrɛndli/

adj

friendly

friendlier

friendliest


friendly

forms:
friendly
friendlies (plural)

glosses: In war, a friendly is someone on your side.

irrnoun

friendlies


dummy

forms:
dummy
dummies (plural)

glosses: A dummy is a model of a person. A dummy is often used to show clothes or test safety.

text: The dress looked better on the dummy.

text: The company uses dummies to test the new cars in crashes.

glosses: A dummy is a person who is stupid; if someone is a dummy they are not intelligent.

text: You got good grades, I know you are not a dummy.

text: I got angry because they treated me like a dummy.

text: Those guys are a bunch of dummies.

text: I need easy instruction, something for dummies.

glosses: A dummy is something that is not there but people act like its there for some purpose.

text: That file is just a dummy to help the program start.

ipa: /dʌmi/

noun

dummy

dummies


dummy

forms: dummy (positive)

glosses: A dummy thing is something that is not there or is not the thing it is called.

text: They used a dummy account to make the records look right.

text: The card game has one dummy player for each real player.


hay

forms:
hay
hays (plural)

glosses: Hay is tall grass that has been cut and dried. Hay is often used to feed animals.


dumb

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

glosses: Not able to speak. If someone is dumb they can not say anything.

text: They went to a school for the deaf and dumb.

text: Dogs are just dumb animals.

glosses: Another word for stupid. If you are dumb you are not intelligent.

text: That is a really dumb idea.

text: How could I be so dumb? I know better than that!

text: I'm not dumb enough to believe that.

text: It is not nice to call someone dumb.

glosses: Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.

ipa: /dʌm/

adj

dumb

dumber

dumbest


livestock

forms:
livestock
livestock (plural)

text: My uncle raises livestock for a living.

ipa: /ˈlʌɪvstɒk/

ipa: /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/

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

noun

livestock

livestock


parking lot

forms:
parking lot
parking lots (plural)

glosses: A parking lot is an open area where you can park your car.

text: When I got the restaurant, I parked my car in the parking lot.


nigga

forms:
nigga
niggas (plural)

glosses: Another way to say nigger; it is often offensive, but is usually less offensive than nigger. Most often used by violent gangs.

text: Hey, what's up, nigga?

ipa: /ˈnɪɡə/


Mary Jane

forms:
Mary Jane
Mary Janes (plural)

glosses: Mary Jane is a female double given name.

text: My daughter is named Mary Jane.

text: I just got arrested for selling Mary Jane.

text: I think Mary Janes will look good with that dress.


marijuana

forms:
marijuana
marijuanas (plural)

glosses: Marijuana is a drug that is smoked for a euphoric feeling.

text: After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.

text: The dank marijuana from Cali got me baked.

glosses: Marijuana is the hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

ipa: /ˌmærɪˈwɑː.nə/

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

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


bookshelf

forms:
bookshelf
bookshelves (plural)

etymology_text: book + shelf

compound

book

shelf

expansion: book + shelf

text: The book should be on the bookshelf.

text: My bookshelves are so full that soon I will need a new one.

ipa: /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/

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

bookshelves


dickhead

forms:
dickhead
dickheads (plural)

text: Shut up, dickhead!


depth

forms:
depth
depths (plural)

glosses: The distance below a surface; how deep something is.

text: Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.

glosses: The distance between the front and the back, such as the depth of a drawer or closet.

glosses: How intense, complex, strong, serious or important an emotion or situation is.

text: The depth of her misery was obvious to everyone.

text: The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.

text: The depth of field in this picture is amazing.

ipa: /dɛpθ/


movie

forms:
movie
movies (plural)

glosses: A movie is a motion picture that tells a story and is shown on a screen or television.

text: That was a really good movie as the story was interesting.

glosses: The movies are a place a movie is shown.

text: We're going to the movies.

ipa: /ˈmuːvi/


cooked

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

glosses: When food is cooked, it is prepared using heat.

ipa: /kʊkt/


cooked

forms:
cook (canonical)
cooks (third-person singular)
cooked (past)
cooked (past participle)
cooking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cook.

verb

cook


taxi

forms:
taxi
taxis (plural)

glosses: A taxi is a vehicle (usually a car) driven by a taxi driver; the taxi driver drives you somewhere if you pay them money.

audio: en-uk-a taxi.ogg


taxi

forms:
taxi (canonical)
taxis (third-person singular)
taxied (past)
taxied (past participle)
taxiing (present participle)

glosses: To drive an aircraft around an airport on the ground.


title: mary jane

redirect: Mary Jane


niggas

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

noun

nigga


sicker

forms:
sick (positive)
sicker (comparative)
sickest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sick; more sick.

text: I'm sicker today than I was yesterday.

ipa: /ˈsɪkɚ/

adj

sick

sicker

sickest


bullshit

forms: bullshit

text: That's bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!

glosses: A card game where players bluff about the cards they play and try to figure out when the other players are bluffing.

text: Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

glosses: An object of frustration and/or disgust.

text: "This is bullshit!" -- The Monarch

ipa: /ˈbʊlʃɪt/


bullshit

forms:
bullshitted (past)
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

glosses: To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

text: You're bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

text: I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile.

verb

bullshit

t

bullshits

bullshat

bullshitted

bullshitting


bullshit

glosses: Something you say when you don't believe what you just heard.


smart

forms:
smart (positive)
smarter (comparative)
smartest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is smart shows intelligence.

text: My friend is really smart; he has an IQ of 152.

text: You know algebra? Wow, you're smart!

text: You took the shortcut? That was smart!

ipa: /smɑrt/

ipa: /smɑːt/

adj

smart

smarter

smartest


shortcut

forms:
shortcut
shortcuts (plural)

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

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

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

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

ipa: /'ʃɔːtkʌt/

ipa: /'ʃɔrtkʌt/

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

hyphenation: short‧cut


distribute

forms:
distribute (canonical)
distributes (third-person singular)
distributed (past)
distributed (past participle)
distributing (present participle)

glosses: When you distribute something, you divide it and give it out.

text: Please distribute this poster to all the people on that list.

ipa: /dɨˈstrɪbjuːt/

enpr: dĭ-strĭbʹyo͞ot

ipa: /dɪˈstrɪbjut/

hyphenation: dis‧trib‧ute

verb

distribut


yerba mate

forms:
yerba mate
yerba mates (plural)

glosses: A small tree that is part of the holly family; Ilex paraguariensis. It is often used to make a tea called mate.


adopt

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

glosses: If you adopt something, you choose and begin to use it instead of what you used in the past.

text: Now that we know they work, it is important that these policies be adopted by other districts.

text: The outcome depends entirely on the approach you adopt.

text: The technology developed in Asia has since been adopted by the telephone systems in Japan and much of the rest of Western Europe.

text: When she moved out west, she adopted a new name.

glosses: If you adopt a child, you make them part of your own family.

text: They finally quit trying to have their own child and ended up adopting a baby girl.

ipa: /əˈdɑpt/

ipa: /əˈdɒpt/


advance

forms:
advance
advances (plural)

glosses: If something is in advance of something else, it is before it.

text: They gave us notice 30 days in advance of closing the factory.

text: Hotel rooms are often booked up months in advance.

text: We cannot make the changes without advance notice.

text: Tickets are $25 dollars at the door. Advance tickets are available from Cal Performances Box Office.

text: The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

text: Despite exciting advances, doctors still have a poor understanding of many diseases.

text: The army made significant military advances in Iraq.

text: He improper sexual advances toward her when she was his assistant.

text: Advances outnumbered declines 1,631 to 1,177 on the New York Stock Exchange.

glosses: An advance is an amount of money given to someone before they normally get it.

text: The band received a $6 million advance on the new album even before they started recording.

ipa: /ədˈvɑːns/

ipa: /ədˈvæns/

ipa: /ədˈvaːns/

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

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


advance

forms:
advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

glosses: If you advance something, you bring or move it forward.

text: In separate attacks, the Khmer Rouge was advancing toward Siem Reap, 200 miles northwest of Phnom Penh.

text: After winning 1-0, Morocco has a chance to advance to the second round.

text: This research advances our understanding of the disease.

text: The technology has advanced far beyond the early days of computer beeps and fuzzy graphics.

glosses: If you advance someone some money, you pay it to them before they would normally get it.

text: They advanced her $12,000 against future earnings.

advanc


consensus

forms:
consensus
consensuses (plural)

glosses: If there is consensus among people, they generally agree on something.

text: There was broad consensus that the first project had failed.

glosses: Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.

glosses: A way to make decisions; consensus says that people agree to an action if no one opposes it.

noun

consensus

consensuses


possessive

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

glosses: Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something.

text: He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it.

glosses: Showing ownership, possession or origin.

text: There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

ipa: /pəˈzɛsɪv/

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


impersonal

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

glosses: Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

text: An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.

text: She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.

glosses: Used to describe a phrase or sentence with a personal pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.

text: "It is raining" and "You shouldn't drink and drive" are impersonal phrases.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

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


magenta

forms:
magenta
magentas (plural)

glosses: A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple color that is made by mixing red and blue light

ipa: /məˈʤɛntə/

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

hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta


embarrassment

forms:
embarrassment
embarrassments (plural)

etymology_text: embarrass + -ment

ety-suffix

embarrass

ment

expansion: embarrass + -ment

glosses: A feeling of discomfort, shame, self-consciousness or humiliation.

glosses: A person or thing which causes another person to feel shame or humiliation.

text: Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.

text: Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.

ipa: /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/


title: christmas

redirect: Christmas


offensive

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

etymology_text: offense + -ive

offense

ive

expansion: offense + -ive

glosses: Something offensive is mean, insulting, and unpleasant.

text: He said something so offensive to her that she cried.

text: Most feminists find pornography offensive.

text: She noticed an offensive smell from the blocked drain.

glosses: If something is offensive, it has to do with a play where the team is trying to score.

text: The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

ipa: /əˈfɛnsɪv/


offensive

forms:
offensive
offensives (plural)

text: The Marines today launched a major offensive.

glosses: In a position of attacking or being able to attack.

text: He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.


Africa

forms: Africa

glosses: Africa is the continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

text: Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia.

ipa: /ˈæfrɪkə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Justinrleung-Africa.wav


title: christian

redirect: Christian


title: christianity

redirect: Christianity


crybaby

forms:
crybaby
crybabies (plural)

etymology_text: cry + baby

compound

cry

baby

expansion: cry + baby

glosses: A nickname for someone who cries often or whose feelings are easily hurt.

text: Sam is such a crybaby; I told him that he was ugly and he started crying!

irrnoun

crybabies


Sam

forms: Sam

glosses: Sam is a male given name. It is usually short for Samuel.

glosses: Sam is a female given name. It is usually short for Samantha.

ipa: /ˈsæm/


babe

forms:
babe
babes (plural)

text: These events happened when he was just a babe.

text: She's a real babe!

glosses: An affectionate word that is similar to darling.

text: Hey, babe, how about you and me getting together?

enpr: bāb

sampa: [beɪb]


United States of America

forms: United States of America

glosses: The United States of America is a country in North America that shares borders with Canada and Mexico.

text: There are 50 states in the United States of America.

enpr: yo͞o-nīʹ-təd stātsʹ əv ə-mĕrʹ-ə-kə

ipa: /juˌnaɪtəd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛrəkə/

ipa: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛrɨkə/

audio: en-uk-United States of America.ogg

hyphenation: Unit‧ed States of Amer‧i‧ca


Indy

forms: Indy

text: The Indianapolis 500 race is often called the Indy 500 for short.

enpr: ĭndʹē

ipa: /ˈɪndi/

homophones: indie indy


Jewish

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

glosses: If you are Jewish you believe or follow the religion called Judaism.

text: He changed his religion and became Jewish.

glosses: If you are Jewish you are part of the group of people called Jews. To some people, the Jews are a race (or like a race); you are Jewish if your mother was Jewish.

text: She is not religious but still calls herself Jewish because of her family.

glosses: If something is Jewish it has to do with Judaism or with Jewish culture. This can also used for things that have to do with Jews.

text: Gefilte, a kind of fish, is a Jewish food.

text: The Talmud is a Jewish religious book.

text: Israel is a Jewish country.

text: Sternberg is a typically Jewish name.


herb

forms:
herb
herbs (plural)

glosses: Any plant or part of a plant that is used to flavor or season food.

glosses: A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds are used in medicine.

enpr: hû(r)b

ipa: /hɜː(r)b/

enpr: ûrb

ipa: /ɜːrb/


Koran

forms: Koran

glosses: The Koran is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.

ipa: /kəˈrɑn/


Goddess

forms: Goddess

glosses: The only goddess of a religion that only has one deity.

glosses: The only female god of a religion that has one male deity and one female deity.

glosses: In the religion called Wicca, the Goddess is the feminine side of nature or God. This is compared to the God, which the masculine side of nature or God. Some other pagan and neo-pagan religions also use "Goddess" this way.

text: The Goddess is represented by many famous goddesses, like Isis and Kali.

enpr: gŏd'ĕs

ipa: /ˈgɒdes/

sampa: /"gQdes/


goddess

forms:
goddess
goddesses (plural)

etymology_text: god + -ess

ety-suffix

god

ess

expansion: god + -ess

text: Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess.

text: In that dress, she's a beautiful goddess.

enpr: gäd'ǐs

hyphenation: god‧dess

goddesses


Wicca

forms: Wicca

glosses: Wicca is neo-pagan religion which focuses on nature and teaches that many gods are forms of a great God and Goddess. Wicca also involves practicing witchcraft (magic) and followers call themselves Wiccans.

ipa: /wɪkə/


paganism

forms:
paganism
paganisms (plural)

glosses: A kind of religion. Paganism has following meanings:

glosses: Any religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. This is most often a religion of ancient Europe, but has been used for other religions.

text: Ancient Greek Paganism was replaced by Christianity before the fall of the Roman Empire.

text: Taoism, Hinduism, and shamanism are sometimes called paganism.

text: Atheism is not paganism because it is not religious.

glosses: A religion that is based on nature. Often this is used for new religions called neo-paganism.

text: Wicca and Asatru are different kinds of paganism.

ipa: /ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/

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

hyphenation: pa‧gan‧ism


pagan

forms: pagan (positive)

glosses: If something (or someone) is pagan, it is from a kind of religion called paganism.

glosses: Relating to a religion that is not a major religion; often anything non-Christian, non-Judaic and non-Islamic.

enpr: pā'gən

ipa: /ˈpeɪɡən/

hyphenation: pa‧gan


pagan

forms:
pagan
pagans (plural)

glosses: A pagan is someone who follows paganism or a polytheistic religion.

glosses: A person who doesn't follow a major religion; often used to refer to non-Christians, non-Jews and non-Muslims.

glosses: Someone who is immoral, uncivilized, savage, or a heathen.


Buddhism

forms: Buddhism

glosses: Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of Buddha that teaches enlightenment can be achieved by ending desire and attachment.

text: Buddhism is often practiced in Japan, Tibet, and Korea.

text: Teachers in Tibetan Buddhism have sought to teach Buddhism to children.

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


Hinduism

forms: Hinduism

glosses: The traditional religion of India. Hinduism teaches that many gods exist but are all parts of one God.

text: The ideas of karma comes from Hinduism.

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


Islam

forms: Islam

glosses: Islam is a religion that teaches there is only one God, that Muhammad is his prophet, and that the Koran is God's scripture.

text: There is a close historical relationship between Christianity and Islam.

text: These young men who are planning these attacks have quite a radical view of Islam and the Koran.

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

hyphenation: Is‧lam


Judaism

forms: Judaism

glosses: Judaism is the religion of the Jews. Judaism is from ancient Israel but has changed since ancient times. It teaches that there is one God and that the Jews are his chosen (special) people.


Taoism

forms: Taoism

glosses: The traditional religion of China. Taoism teaches people to live in harmony with the natural way (called the Tao, which means way in Chinese).


Sikhism

forms: Sikhism

glosses: A religion from India. Sikhism is based on mixing ideas from Islam and Hinduism, but adds other ideas. It teaches harmony between all religions.


Confucianism

forms: Confucianism

glosses: A philosophy from China, based on the teachings of Confucius about loyalty, duty, and family. Confucianism is usually called a religion, but not everyone agrees about that.

text: Influenced by Confucianism, Chinese people commonly possess respect for social norms and make efforts to create harmony.


Qur'an

forms: Qur'an

glosses: The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.


title: Paganism

redirect: paganism


shamanism

forms: shamanism

etymology_text: shaman + -ism

shaman

ism

expansion: shaman + -ism

glosses: A kind of religion based on animism (the belief that everything has a spirit), and the practice of special people called shamans.

text: Different kinds of shamanism are found all over the world.

text: Shamanism is usually practiced by people that others call primitive.

text: Siberian and Native American shamanism are not the same, but are a lot alike.

ipa: /ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/

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


Jainism

forms: Jainism

glosses: Jainism is a religion from India that teaches refraining from violence towards any living entity.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒeɪnɪzm̩/


Wiccan

forms:
Wiccan
Wiccans (plural)

glosses: A Wiccan is someone who believes or follows Wicca.

text: I dated a Wiccan once.

ipa: /ˈwɪkən/


Wiccan

forms: Wiccan (positive)

glosses: If something is Wiccan it has to do with Wicca.

text: Sabbats and Esbats are Wiccan holidays.


shaman

forms:
shaman
shaman or shamans (plural)

glosses: A shaman is a holy person from shamanism. A shaman's job is to enter the spirit world and talk to spirits. Shaman usually do other things, like try to make sick people well, to see the future, or to bring good weather or good luck.

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shaman2.wav

noun

shaman

shamans


Satanism

forms: Satanism

glosses: Satanism is any religion (real or not real) that worships or follows Satan.

ipa: /ˈseɪtənɪzm/


satanic

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

glosses: If something is satanic, it has to do with Satan.

glosses: If someone or something is satanic, it is evil, devilsh or fiendish.

glosses: If something is satanic, it has to do with Satanism.

text: Last Sunday he went to a satanic ritual instead of church.

ipa: /seɪˈtænɪk/


evil

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

glosses: The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical.

text: Hitler was a very evil person.

text: The man has an evil look on his face.

enpr: ē-vəl

ipa: /ˈiːvəl/

enpr: ē-vĭl

ipa: /ˈiːvɪl/


evil

forms:
evil
evils (plural)

text: He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was.

glosses: Something that causes harm, or harm itself.

text: We faced many evils on our journey.

glosses: The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil.

text: I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists.

text: When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil.


demon

forms:
demon
demons (plural)

glosses: A demon is a fallen angel or satanic being; a false god.

text: He said a demon appeared magically and told him to do these evil things.

glosses: A demon is a person's inner spirit or genius, a daimon.

glosses: A demon is a flaw in a person's character.

text: The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.

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


beginner

forms:
beginner
beginners (plural)

glosses: A beginner is someone who has just started something and has little or no experience.

text: John is a beginner at football.

glosses: It can also be somebody who starts something off.

text: The beginner of the Olympic Games lit the torch.

ipa: /bɪˈɡɪnə/

ipa: /bəˈɡɪnɚ/

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


wild

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

glosses: If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it.

text: Wolves and bears are wild animals.

text: We found some wild berries and ate them.

glosses: If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized.

text: She is so wild, all she does is drink and party!

text: That was a wild party.

text: They were playing wild music all night.

glosses: If something is wild it is very good or very interesting.

text: That is a wild shirt you have on!

glosses: If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game.

enpr: wīld

ipa: /waɪld/

sampa: /waIld/

adj

wild

wilder

wildest


wild

forms: wild

glosses: You can say wild to mean you like something.


wild

forms:
wild
wilds (plural)

glosses: The wild (or wilds) is nature or places far from where people live.

text: We were lost in the wild for a week.

text: Many animals live in the wilds of Africa.


jaws

forms:
jaw
jaws (plural)

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

glosses: The whole mouth. Usually this is used for a mouth that is [[|bit]].

ipa: /d͡ʒɔːz/

ipa: /d͡ʒɑz/

noun

jaw


jaw

enpr: jôr

ipa: /ʤɔː/


jaw

forms:
jaw (canonical)
jaws (third-person singular)
jawed (past)
jawed (past participle)
jawing (present participle)

glosses:
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title: jesus christ

redirect: Jesus Christ


Jesus Christ

forms: Jesus Christ

glosses: The son of God, believed to have been sent to save people from sin.

enpr: jē'zəs krīst

ipa: /ˈdʒiːzəs kraɪst/

sampa: /"dZi:z@s "kraIst/


Jesus Christ

glosses: You can say Jesus Christ when you are surprised or upset.

text: Oh, Jesus Christ!


Satan

forms: Satan

glosses: The enemy of God and all people. Satan is a fallen angel and the leader of all demons (or devils).

glosses: Either a fallen angel (as in Christianity) or an angel that tests people for God.

glosses:
A devil that tempts and tests people:
One of a group of devils led by Iblis.

glosses:
A devil that tempts and tests people:
Iblis himself.

glosses: The symbol for perfect person, who a Satanist tries to be.

ipa: /ˈseɪtən/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Satan2.wav


perfectionist

forms:
perfectionist
perfectionists (plural)

glosses: Someone who always tries to be perfect or who has very high standards.

text: He's a perfectionist, because he said a test score of 99% was bad.


Mia

forms: Mia

glosses: Mia is a female given name; it is sometimes short for Maria.


angel

forms:
angel
angels (plural)

glosses: In some religions and myths, a spirit that delivers messages from God. Often angels are seen as working for God in general.

text: Gabriel is an important angel in Christianity and Islam.

glosses: If you call someone an angel you mean they are very good or very beautiful.

text: You are an angel for all the good things you do.

text: My girlfriend is such an angel.

enpr: ānʹjəl

hyphenation: an‧gel


ROFLMAO

forms: ROFLMAO

pos: abbrev

glosses: A short way to say "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off"; it is a combination of ROFL ("rolling on the floor laughing") and LMAO ("laughing my ass off").


bike

forms:
bike
bikes (plural)

ipa: /baɪk/

ipa: [bɐɪk]

audio: en-uk-a bike.ogg


bike

forms:
bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)

text: I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.

text: It was such a nice day I decided to bike to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.

verb

bik

e


sexy

forms:
sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

etymology_text: sex + -y

ety-suffix

sex

y

expansion: sex + -y

glosses: Someone or something that is sexually attractive.

text: That woman is sexy.

text: Woah, that shirt looks sexy on you.

enpr: sĕkʹsē

adj

sexy

sexier

sexiest


website

forms:
website
websites (plural)

glosses: A website is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a website, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

text: My favorite websites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.

ipa: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

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

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


gay

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

text: I'm very gay today!

text: Don we now our gay apparel....

glosses: A gay person is usually a man sexually attracted to males; also a woman attracted to females. .

text: Gay marriage used to be impossible, but it's becoming more common.

glosses: Stupid, not cool, it's exactly the antonym of senses 1 and 2.

text: This game is gay. Let's play something else.

enpr: /gā/

ipa: /geɪ/

sampa: /geI/

adj

gay

gayer

gayest


gay

forms:
gay
gays (plural)

glosses: A homosexual person. This is usually a man, but could be a woman (lesbian).

text: The gays were marching in protest yesterday.


cocaine

forms:
cocaine
cocaines (plural)

glosses: An addictive drug in the form of a white powder that users generally take by sniffing it through their nose; cocaine is a stimulant and a narcotic.

ipa: /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/

ipa: /koʊˈkeɪn/

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


evilness

forms: evilness

etymology_text: evil + -ness

ety-suffix

evil

ness

expansion: evil + -ness

glosses: The quality of being evil. If you have evilness you behave badly.


lesbian

forms:
lesbian
lesbians (plural)

text: She is attracted to other women; she is a lesbian.

hyphenation: lesb‧i‧an


lesbian

forms: lesbian (positive)

text: She's involved in a lesbian relationship.

text: We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.


sprint

forms:
sprint
sprints (plural)

glosses: A sprint is a short race at a very fast speed.

glosses: A sprint is a burst of speed or activity.

text: After playing video games, we took a sprint outside.

ipa: /sprɪnt/

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


sprint

forms:
sprint (canonical)
sprints (third-person singular)
sprinted (past)
sprinted (past participle)
sprinting (present participle)

glosses: If you sprint, you run quickly for a short time.


lame

forms:
lame (positive)
lamer (comparative)
lamest (superlative)

glosses: If you are lame you are not able to walk well because of a problem with one's feet or legs. This term could sometimes cause offense.

text: Because I broke my leg and it's in a cast, I'm going to be lame for a while.

glosses: If it is lame it is not convincing or believable.

text: He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.

glosses: Something that is lame is not cool, funny, interesting, fun, or relevant.

text: He kept telling these lame jokes all night.

text: That party was lame, so we ditched it.

ipa: /leɪm/

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

adj

lame

lamer

lamest


ditch

forms:
ditch
ditches (plural)

glosses: A trench; a long, shallow hole that is used for irrigation or drainage.

text: Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.

ipa: /dɪtʃ/

irrnoun

ditches


ditch

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

text: We are going to ditch the party because it is so lame.

text: I ditched school last week to go to the mall.

text: Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.

verb

ditch

es


calculator

forms:
calculator
calculators (plural)

etymology_text: calculate + -or

ety-suffix

calculate

or

expansion: calculate + -or

glosses: A calculator is a device used for doing mathematical calculation.

text: The new calculator has a lot of functions.

hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧tor


cell phone

forms:
cell phone
cell phones (plural)

glosses: A wireless telephone that can be taken anywhere and may be used anywhere that there is cell phone reception tower.


celebrity

forms:
celebrity
celebrities (plural)

text: David Beckham, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears, and Tom Hanks are celebrities.

text: Sometimes it is hard to deal with the celebrity that comes with being a popular singer around the world.

ipa: /sɪ'lebrɪtɪ/

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

hyphenation: ce‧leb‧rity

irrnoun

celebrities


hump

forms:
hump
humps (plural)

glosses: A high place on something, a part that sticks up.

text: A camel has a hump on its back.

text: We were over the hump after the big exam.

ipa: /hʌmp/


hump

forms:
hump (canonical)
humps (third-person singular)
humped (past)
humped (past participle)
humping (present participle)

text: That jerk just humped her and dumped her!


faggot

forms:
faggot
faggots (plural)

glosses: An offensive word for a gay man, however, it is often used by gay man as a positive and inoffensive term.

audio: EN-AU ck1 faggot.ogg

hyphenation: fag‧got


homosexual

forms:
homosexual
homosexuals (plural)

etymology_text: homo- + -sexual

word parts

homo-

-sexual

expansion: homo- + -sexual

glosses: A homosexual is a male sexually attracted to males or a female attracted to females.

text: One homosexual kid got bullied a lot in our school.

ipa: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

enpr: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl

ipa: /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/

enpr: hō'mō-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl

ipa: /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/


homosexual

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

glosses: Homosexual is the quality of being sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

text: That homosexual man had sex with the other man.

ipa: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/


enemy

forms:
enemy
enemies (plural)

glosses: If someone is your enemy that person is against you, or does not like you.

text: I have no enemies that I know of.

glosses: In war the enemy is the country or army that is attacking your country or army.

text: He was sent to jail because he was working for the enemy.

ipa: /ˈɛnəmi/

irrnoun

enemies


public enemy

forms:
public enemy
public enemies (plural)

glosses: A public enemy is an enemy of the public (people), or someone who hurts the people. Usually, this means a criminal.

text: They arrested public enemy number one yesterday.

ipa: /ˈpʌblɪk ˈɛnəmi/

public enemies


exploded

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of explode.

text: The bomb did a lot of damage when it exploded.

verb

explod


escape

forms:
escape (canonical)
escapes (third-person singular)
escaped (past)
escaped (past participle)
escaping (present participle)

glosses: If you escape something (or someone) you get away from it.

text: Can we escape the storm?

text: They escaped from jail last night.

text: I barely escaped my attacker.

ipa: /ɪˈskeɪp/

hyphenation: es‧cape

escap


escape

forms:
escape
escapes (plural)

text: I'm afraid we have no escape.


dues

forms:
due
dues (plural)

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

glosses: Dues are the money you pay to a group to be part of that group.

text: Our club requires $10 a year in dues.

text: I did not join the labor union because I did not want to pay the union dues.

glosses: If you pay your dues, you gain hard, long-term experience.

text: If you want to be a famous singer, you will have to pay your dues by singing to small groups for many years.

ipa: /duːz/

noun

due


majority

forms:
majority
majorities (plural)

glosses: The biggest of several groups of people or things.

text: The majority vote will win.

text: The majority of my classmates are not married, but they are dating someone.

text: Most of the people in this city are white. The white majority outnumbers the black minority.

glosses: More than half, also called a true majority.

text: A true majority of votes is needed to change the results of the last vote.

ipa: /məˈd͡ʒɒrɪti/

ipa: /məˈd͡ʒɑrɪti/

irrnoun

majorities


demagogue

forms:
demagogue
demagogues (plural)

glosses: A demagogue is a leader who keeps power by being liked. Usually, this means someone who makes bad policy in order to gain quick popularity.

ipa: /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/

ipa: /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/

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


demagogue

forms:
demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

glosses: If you demagogue, you speak or do things as a demagogue would.

verb

demagogu


dense

forms:
dense (positive)
denser (comparative)
densest (superlative)

glosses: If something is dense the pieces of it are close together, or there is a lot of material in a small space. Dense things are usually heavy and often hard.

text: A rock is very dense but a sponge is not dense at all.

text: Steel is denser than water, so it sinks.

glosses: If ideas are dense or a book is dense, a lot of ideas are in a small space.

glosses: If a person is dense it is not easy to make that person understand. A dense person is stupid.

ipa: /dɛns/

adj

dense

denser

densest


railroad

forms:
railroad
railroads (plural)

etymology_text: rail + road

compound

rail

road

expansion: rail + road

ipa: /ˈreɪlroʊd/

ipa: /ˈreɪlrəʊd/

hyphenation: rail‧road


railroad

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

glosses: If you railroad a person you get rid of that person quickly. Usually, this means that you force them out or away.

glosses: If you railroad a person, you send that person to jail or prison unfairly.


lawyer

forms:
lawyer
lawyers (plural)

glosses: A lawyer is an expert in law. A lawyer has the job of standing for other people in court giving them advice about the law.

text: The defendant got a lawyer to defend him in court.

text: The lawyer represented the man in court.

ipa: /ˈlɔːjə(r)/

hyphenation: law‧yer


lawyer

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

glosses: If someone lawyers, they work as a lawyer or practice law.

glosses: If someone lawyers, they make arguments that are related to the law.


national

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

etymology_text: nation + -al

ety-suffix

nation

al

expansion: nation + -al

glosses: If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.

glosses: If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.

glosses: If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.

ipa: /ˈnæʃənəl/

hyphenation: nation‧al


national

forms:
national
nationals (plural)

glosses: A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.

glosses: The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.

noun

national


nick

forms:
nick (canonical)
nicks (third-person singular)
nicked (past)
nicked (past participle)
nicking (present participle)

glosses: If you nick something, you make a small cut (a nick) in it.

ipa: /nɪk/


nearly

forms:
nearly (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: near + -ly

ety-suffix

near

ly

expansion: near + -ly

glosses: If something is nearly it is close to be true, but not true.

text: He was nearly dead, but we revived him.

text: We were nearly hit by the car, but got out of its way just in time.

ipa: /ˈnɪəli/

ipa: /ˈnɪrli/


relative

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

text: I feel good relative to yesterday.

glosses: If something is relative it could be the way it is in different amounts.

text: We use a relative measure for sound.

text: Hot is relative, hot to you might be cold to me.


relative

forms:
relative
relatives (plural)

glosses: Someone you are related to, a member of your family.

text: My relatives came to visit last night.


parental

forms: parental (positive)

glosses: If something is parental it has to do with parents (mothers and fathers).


tablecloth

forms:
tablecloth
tablecloths (plural)

etymology_text: table + cloth

compound

table

cloth

expansion: table + cloth

glosses: A piece of cloth or plastic put over a table. A tablecloth keeps the table clean and is also to make it nice to look at.


gotten

forms:
get (canonical)
gets (third-person singular)
got (past)
gotten (past participle)
getting (present participle)

text: My grades have gotten better since I quit playing basketball.

text: I've never gotten a winning lottery ticket.

ipa: /'gɒtən/

get

gets

got

gotten

getting


pet

forms:
pet
pets (plural)

glosses: A pet is an animal that is kept by a person for company and friendship.

text: I have 4 pets: 2 dogs, a cat and a fish.

glosses: A pet is a person who is very loyal to their superior or boss.

text: She's the teacher's pet.

ipa: /pɛt/


pet

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

glosses: If you pet something, usually an animal, you touch it with your moving hand.

text: I pet my dog.

verb

pet

t


hairy

forms:
hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

etymology_text: hair + -y

ety-suffix

hair

expansion: hair + -y

glosses: A hairy person or animal has a lot of hair.

text: That man's back was so hairy!

glosses: A hairy problem or situation is one that is difficult or complex.

text: It's a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

ipa: /ˈhɛəri/

adj

hairy

hairier

hairiest


Native American

forms:
Native American
Native Americans (plural)

glosses: One of the group of people who lived in North America or South America before people came from Europe.


medicine man

forms:
medicine man
medicine men (plural)

glosses: A Native American or Eskimo shaman or healer.

irrnoun

medicine men


witch doctor

forms:
witch doctor
witch doctors (plural)

glosses: A shaman from Africa or an island in the Pacific or Indian Ocean.

ipa: /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/

ipa: /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/

audio: en-au-witch doctor.ogg

hyphenation: witch doc‧tor


African American

forms: African American

pos: phrase

glosses: An African American is an American person with African or Black ancestry.

text: Barack Obama was the first African American President of the United States.

ipa: /ˈæf.rɪ.kən əˈmɛrɪkən/


ancestor

forms:
ancestor
ancestors (plural)

glosses: An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended. A very similar word is forebear.

text: We get our customs from our ancestors.

glosses: Entire species of plants or animals may have ancestor species from which they evolution.

text: It is thought that an extinct group of apes was the ancestor of the human race.

hyphenation: an‧ces‧tor


parents

forms:
parent
parents (plural)

glosses: The plural form of parent; more than one (kind of) parent. A person's mother and father.

text: My parents won't let me go out this weekend because I got a bad grade on a test.

text: His parents got divorced this summer.

enpr: pârʹ-ənts

ipa: /ˈpɛərənts/

ipa: /ˈpɛrənts/

noun

parent


parents

forms:
parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of parent.


Lesbian

forms:
Lesbian
Lesbians (plural)


lesbos

forms:
lesbo
lesbos (plural)

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

lesbo


title: cellphone

redirect: cell phone


title: cell-phone


Lesvos

forms: Lesvos

glosses: Lesvos is another way of spelling Lesbos.


cell phones

forms:
cell phone
cell phones (plural)

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

cell phone


LA

forms: LA

glosses: Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.

text: I live in Baton Rouge, LA.

glosses: Lao People's Democratic Republic, a member state of the United Nations.


LA

glosses: Los Angeles, a city in the state of California in the United States.

text: We went to LA for the summer.

glosses: Lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the United States in 1892, mostly replaced by DDT in the late 1940s, and banned in 1988.


homophobia

forms: homophobia

etymology_text: From homo + -phobia.

ety-suffix

homo

phobia

expansion: homo + -phobia

glosses: A fear of or hating someone who is homosexual.

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

homophobia


homosexuals

forms:
homosexual
homosexuals (plural)

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

text: Some homosexuals have a hard time admitting their homosexuality to their friends and family.

noun

homosexual


hunts

forms:
hunt
hunts (plural)

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

text: Witch hunts were common in the 17th century.

hunt


hunts

forms:
hunt (canonical)
hunts (third-person singular)
hunted (past)
hunted (past participle)
hunting (present participle)

text: He hunts nearly every weekend during deer-hunting season.


Nick

forms: Nick

glosses: Nick is a male given name. It is usually short for Nicholas.

glosses: A shortening of the television channel Nickelodeon.


superlative

forms:
superlative
superlatives (plural)

glosses: The superlative is the highest level of something.

glosses: The superlative form of an adjective is the form of the adjective that shows which thing has the most of a certain quality when you compare more than two things; the superlative form is often made by adding "-est" to the end of the adjective or by putting "most" before it.

text: The superlative of "pretty" is "prettiest".

text: The superlative of "diverse" is "most diverse".

text: The superlative of "cool" is "coolest".

text: The superlative of "big" is "biggest".


superlative

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

glosses: If something is superlative, it is very good; it is superb.


prettiest

forms:
pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of pretty; most pretty.

text: She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

text: This is the prettiest dress I own.

hyphenation: pret‧ti‧est

adj

pretty

prettier

prettiest


monster

forms:
monster
monsters (plural)

glosses: A scary, fictional creature. "Monster" is a very general word, and can mean all kinds of strange or scary beings or animals that are not real.

text: I thought I saw a monster under my bed but it was just some of my dirty clothes.

text: He must have been a monster to kill all those children.

ipa: /ˈmɒnstə(r)/

enpr: mŏn'stə(r)

ipa: /ˈmɑːnstɚ/


monsters

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

noun

monster


cuss

forms:
cuss (canonical)
cusses (third-person singular)
cussed (past)
cussed (past participle)
cussing (present participle)

glosses: If you cuss you say a word that is vulgar, insulting, or very impolite.

text: I lost my temper and cussed at my boss.

text: My son is in trouble for cussing in school.

ipa: /kʌs/

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

verb

cuss


cuss

forms:
cuss
cusses (plural)

text: King Tut was believed to have made a cuss against anyone who awakes him in his dead.

noun

cusses


ancestors

forms:
ancestor
ancestors (plural)

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

enpr: ănʹsĕstəz

ipa: /ˈænsɛstəz/

enpr: ănʹsĕstərz

ipa: /ˈænsɛstɚz/

ancestor


web site

forms:
web site
web sites (plural)

glosses: A web site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

text: My favorite web sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.

ipa: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/


web sites

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

web site


prettier

glosses: The comparative form of pretty; more pretty.

text: Lisa is prettier than her sister Judy.


rad

forms:
rad (positive)
radder (comparative)
raddest (superlative)

text: That outfit is so rad!

ipa: /ræd/

adj

rad

radder

raddest


baseball

forms:
baseball
baseballs (plural)

etymology_text: base + ball

compound

base

ball

expansion: base + ball

glosses: A sport where you try to hit a ball so that you can run to four bases, causing a run. The team with the most runs after nine or more innings wins.

text: The New York Yankees are a baseball team.

text: The pitcher threw the baseball as hard as he could.

hyphenation: base‧ball


mama

forms:
mama
mamas (plural)

text: Mama, what's for dinner?

ipa: /ˈmɑmə/

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


poppa

forms:
poppa
poppas (plural)

text: What's up, poppa?


poppas

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

noun

poppa


dawg

forms:
dawg
dawgs (plural)

text: Yo, what's up, dawg?


pee

forms:
pee
pee (plural)

glosses: Pee is urine, liquid waste from the body.

text: The dog got pee on my shoe.

text: I bought these carrots for fifty pee.

text: I can't afford that — I'm ten pee short.

ipa: /piː/

homophones: P pea

pee

pee


pee

forms:
pee (canonical)
pees (third-person singular)
peed (past)
peed (past participle)
peeing (present participle)

glosses: To release human liquid waste; to urinate.

text: I am going to pee in that bush.

verb

pees

peed

peeing


quietly

etymology_text: quiet + -ly

ety-suffix

quiet

expansion: quiet + -ly

glosses: If you do something quietly, you do it without much noise or in a quiet way.


uglier

forms:
ugly (positive)
uglier (comparative)
ugliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of ugly; more ugly.

adjective

ugly

uglier

ugliest


testicles

forms:
testicle
testicles (plural)

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

noun

testicle

testicles


testicle

glosses: The male sex organ that makes sperm and male hormones; there are two testicles inside the scrotum.

enpr: tĕsʹtĭ-kəl

ipa: /ˈtɛstɪkəl/


take up

text: I've taken up knitting.

text: I wish to take up mathematics.

text: Let's take this up with the manager.

text: Can you take this up to the front desk?

text: The books on finance take up three shelves.

text: All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.

glosses: To shorten a piece of cloth or clothing by hemming it.

text: If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.

text: Should we take them up on their offer to help us move?

text: Let's take up where we left off.

ipa: /teɪk ʌp/

sampa: /teIk Vp/


demonic

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

etymology_text: demon + -ic

ety-suffix

demon

ic

expansion: demon + -ic

text: They were trying to summon a demonic spirit.

glosses: If something is demonic, it comes from or has to do with a demon (or demons).

text: The story was about someone who learned to cast demonic spells.

glosses: If you are demonic you have great energy and strength.

text: The ancient Celts were said to be demonic in battle.

glosses: If you are demonic you are a very evil person.

text: The crazed killer was completely demonic.

enpr: dĭmŏ'nĭk

ipa: /dɪˈmɒnɪk/


territory

forms:
territory
territories (plural)

glosses: A person's, animal's, or group's territory is land he, she, or they claim, own, or control.

text: The wolf defended its territory.

glosses: Your territory is what belongs to you. This could mean things, power, mates, or even responsibilities.

text: Don't move into my territory in this office, especially not in sales.

text: I heard one of the girls tell her friends to stay away from him because he's her territory.

glosses: A territory large amount of land, like a country or a state. Often, this means a large piece of land claimed as part of a country.

text: Porta Rico is a U.S. territory, but not a state.

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪt(ə)ri/

irrnoun

territories


defend

forms:
defend (canonical)
defends (third-person singular)
defended (past)
defended (past participle)
defending (present participle)

glosses: To remove an attacker; to protect your things and/or allies.

glosses: To try to keep the other team from scoring, instead of trying to score.

ipa: /dīfĕnd/

hyphenation: de‧fend


mate

forms:
mate
mates (plural)

glosses: A mate is someone you do something with.

text: Nils, my tent mate, was from the same elementary school in the city.

text: I'm meeting my mates later, after work.

text: The two of them are best mates.

text: What can I do for you, mate?

text: The zoo has been having trouble getting a mate for the panda.

glosses: A mate is the other member of a matched pair of objects.

ipa: /meɪt/


mate

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

text: The monkeys were going to mate.

text: The female shows she's ready to mate by showing her red bottom to the male.

text: That morning when they tried to mate her with our bull, she had no idea what to do.

verb

mat

e


dawgs

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

noun

dawg


celebrities

forms:
celebrity
celebrities (plural)

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

celebrity

celebrities


spider

forms:
spider
spiders (plural)

glosses: A spider is an arthropod with eight legs that makes webs to catch its food.

text: That spider was about to bite me, so I killed it.

text: I hate spiders as they look really scary. Everytime I see them, I get scared, anywhere I am.

enpr: spī'də(r)

ipa: /ˈspaɪdə(r)/


transgender

forms: transgender (positive)

glosses: A transgender person is someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.

text: The state's laws block transgender women from doing certain things.

text: Our company welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

text: He became transgender in his 30s.


transgender

forms:
transgender
transgenders (plural)

glosses: Transgender is a gender for someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.

text: We had a long talk about issues around transgender.

text: Your support was so important for the transgender - and the rest of the LGBTQ community.

glosses: Transgenders are people who are were male but now identify as female or female but now identify as male.

text: Transwomen (male-to-female transgenders) are more common than transmen.


title: manmade

redirect: man-made


South Korea

forms: South Korea

audio: en-us-South Korea.ogg


man-made

forms: man-made (positive)

glosses: Something that is not natural; something made by people.

text: A cubic zirconium is a man-made diamond.

text: Before machines, most things were man-made.


title: man made


lots

forms:
lot
lots (plural)

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

lot


yo

forms: yo

text: Yo, man, how have you been lately?

text: Yo, dude! What was that for?

text: Yo, check this out!


yo

pos: pron

text: Yo' mama's so fat they filmed 'Gorillas in the Mist' in her shower.


rained

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

text: It rained really hard last night. We got almost 6 inches of rain!

verb

rain


raining

text: It was raining when I talked to you earlier but it has stopped now.

text: It's been raining all day and I wish it would stop.

text: If it wasn't raining we could go to the park.


bullshitted

forms:
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshitted (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

text: We didn't do much today; we just sat out on the patio and bullshitted most of the day.

bullshit


bull

forms:
bull
bulls (plural)

text: The bull was kept away from the cows.

glosses: An adult male of some large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.

text: He said he can't be here because he's working late but I think it's bull.

ipa: /bʊl/

sampa: /bUl/


cigar

forms:
cigar
cigars (plural)

glosses: A cigar is tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves, for smoking.

text: I think the best cigars are made in Cuba.

ipa: /sɪˈɡɑr/

ipa: /sɪˈɡɑː(r)/


nigger

forms:
nigger
niggers (plural)

glosses: A very offensive and insulting name for a black person, sometimes used between black people themselves. It is more upsetting when used by people of other races (i.e. people who are not black).

text: Hey, nigger, what's up? (friendly if the speaker is black)

text: Go back to Africa, nigger! (offensive)

text: I love black people, but I hate niggers. — Chris Rock

enpr: nĭg'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈnɪɡə(r)/


Daoism

forms: Daoism

glosses: Daoism is another way of spelling Taoism.


European American

forms:
European American
European Americans (plural)

glosses: An American whose ancestors come from Europe, usually a white person from the United States.


European

forms:
European
Europeans (plural)

ipa: /(ˌ)jʊərəˈpiːən/

audio: EN-AU ck1 European.ogg


European

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

glosses: If something is European, it is from or related to Europe.


African

forms:
African
Africans (plural)

etymology_text: Africa + -an

ety-suffix

Africa

an

expansion: Africa + -an

glosses: An African person or thing comes from Africa.

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


African

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

glosses: Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.

text: Many African countries were colonised by the British.

glosses: Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.


American

forms:
American
Americans (plural)

glosses: An American is a person from North America, Central America or South America.

glosses: An American is or person from the United States of America.

ipa: /əˈmɛrɪkən/


American

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

glosses: If something is American it is from or typical of the United States.

glosses: If something is American it is from or typical of North, Central or South America.


Asian

forms:
Asian
Asians (plural)

glosses: A person from Asia. Most often this means a person from east Asia.

ipa: /ˈeɪʒən/

audio: EN-AU ck1 Asian.ogg


Asian

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

glosses: In a style typical of Asia, especially East Asia.


Asia

forms: Asia

glosses: Asia is the continent that is east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, and north of the Indian Ocean.

text: Asia is the world's largest and most-populous continent.

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


North America

forms: North America

glosses: The continent that is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and north of South America.

text: The United States, Canada, and Mexico are all in North America.

ipa: /ˌnɔː(r)θ əˈmɛrɪkə/


South America

forms: South America

glosses: South America is the continent that is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and south of North America.

text: Brazil and Argentina are in South America.

ipa: /saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə/


Central America

forms: Central America

glosses: The land between the continents of North America and South America.

text: Most of Central America is part of North America.

ipa: /ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə/


Australia

forms: Australia

glosses: Australia is the continent that is east of the Indian Ocean, west of the Pacific Ocean, and south of Asia.

text: Australia is an island, a continent, and a nation, all in one.

glosses: Australia is the country on this continent.

ipa: /ə.ˈstræɪ.ljə, -liː.ə, -jə/

ipa: /ɒ.ˈstreɪ.liː.ə, -jə/

ipa: /ɔ.ˈstre.li.ə, -jə/


Eurasia

forms: Eurasia

glosses: The supercontinent that is made of Europe and Asia; the largest piece of land in the world.

text: Russia, England, China, France, Germany, and Iran are all examples of countries located in Eurasia.

ipa: /jʊˈreɪʒə/

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


Africa-Eurasia

forms: Africa-Eurasia

glosses: Africa-Eurasia is the supercontinent that is made of Europe, Asia, and Africa.


Americas

forms: Americas

glosses: The continents of North America and South America.

ipa: /əˈmɛrɪkə/

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

proper noun

Americas


Oceania

forms: Oceania

glosses: Australia together with the islands of the Pacific Ocean (the Pacific Islands).

text: Oceania is not really a continent but is like one.

ipa: /ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/

hyphenation: Oce‧a‧nia


witch

forms:
witch
witches (plural)

glosses: A woman who does witchcraft (magic) or has magical powers.

text: Glenda the Good was a powerful witch in The Wizard of Oz.

glosses: A person of either sex (man or woman) who does witchcraft.

glosses: Someone who practice traditional British magic (witchcraft).

text: I think she became a witch last year.

glosses: A person who practices black (evil) magic.

text: Old books talk about witches selling their souls to the Devil.

glosses: A female demon or monster that looks like an old woman and often does harmful things to other people.

text: The witch tried to eat Hansel and Gretel.

text: The witch in the movie had green skin.

glosses: A woman who is difficult to get allow with, or a bad woman.

text: I hate my boss, she's a real witch.

enpr: wĭch

ipa: /wɪtʃ/

sampa: /wItS/

noun

witch

witches


warlock

forms:
warlock
warlocks (plural)

glosses: A bad witch, someone who breaks a promise to their coven (group of witches).

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


bitch

forms:
bitch
bitches (plural)

glosses: A cruel woman or a woman that is difficult to get along with.

text: I hate that bitch, she always treats me like shit.

glosses: Someone who is forced to have sexual intercourse with someone else.

text: He was the bitch for the other men in prison.

glosses: Someone who is controlled by someone else.

text: Everyone who works here is Kenny's bitch.

text: The rapper's song was about "bitches and hoes," just like his last one.

text: Damn, I can't believe that car is owned by a bitch.

enpr: bĭch

ipa: /bɪtʃ/

sampa: /bItS/

bitch

bitches


bitch

forms:
bitch (canonical)
bitches (third-person singular)
bitched (past)
bitched (past participle)
bitching (present participle)

text: All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!

verb

es


bastard

forms:
bastard
bastards (plural)

text: William the Bastard became William the Conqueror after he took over England.

glosses: Bastard is an insulting word for a bad man, or a man you don't like.

text: My boss is a total bastard.


son of a bitch

forms: son of a bitch

text: My boss is a real son of a bitch.

glosses: You can say son of a bitch when you are angry or upset.

text: Ah! Son of a bitch, I just cut my hand!

audio: en-au-son of a bitch.ogg


witchcraft

forms:
witchcraft
witchcrafts (plural)

etymology_text: witch + -craft

ety-suffix

craft

expansion: witch + -craft

glosses: A kind of magic that comes from European paganism or shamanism. Witchcraft often uses special poems called spells and uses herbs for magic and healing.

ipa: /ˈwɪtʃkræft/

ipa: /ˈwɪt͡ʃkrɑːft/

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


magic

forms: magic

glosses: Magic has to do with making things happen in ways that are not physical, and might be called supernatural.

text: The fairy god mother used magic to turn mice into horses.

text: The Order of the Golden Dawn claimed to practice Christian magic.

glosses: A kind of entertainment that uses tricks to make it look like impossible things have happened.

text: He pulled rabbit out of a hat at the magic show, then he cut someone in half and put them back together alive. (He didn't do these things, but made it look like he did; the speaker knows that.)

glosses: Anything wonderful, beautiful, or very special.

text: Love is the greatest magic of all.

text: Imagination is part of the magic of childhood.

ipa: /ˈmædʒɪk/

sampa: /ˈm{dZIk/


witches

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


bitches

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


bitches

glosses: The third-person singular form of bitch.

text: My wife bitches if I stay out too late.


bulls

forms:
bull
bulls (plural)

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

noun

bull


bastards

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

text: Those bastards stole my car!

bastard


cigars

forms:
cigar
cigars (plural)

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

cigar


sons of bitches

forms:
son of a bitch
sons of bitches (plural)

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

son of a bitch

sons of bitches


title: son of a bitches

redirect: sons of bitches


rains

forms:
rain
rains (plural)

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

text: We've already had some really good rains this spring.

ipa: /reɪnz/

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

homophones: reigns reins


rains

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

text: I hate when it rains on the weekends!


witchcrafts

glosses: The plural form of witchcraft; more than one (kind of) witchcraft. Usually, this would mean different kinds of witchcraft.

witchcraft


Greece

forms: Greece

glosses: Greece is a country in south-east Europe.

text: We wanted to go to Greece for our next holiday.

enpr: grēs

ipa: /griːs/


Greek

forms:
Greek
Greeks (plural)

glosses: A member of a college fraternity (brotherhood) or sorority (sisterhood).

enpr: grēk

ipa: /griːk/


Greek

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

glosses: From Greece, in Greece, or part of Greece.

text: I have a Greek vase.

text: She is Greek.

text: Crete is a Greek island.


grease

forms: grease

glosses: Grease is liquid or melted fat from an animal, often used for cooking.

glosses: Grease is a petroleum product used to lubricate machines.

glosses: Grease is a thick, oily substance similar to those above.

grease


grease

forms:
grease (canonical)
greases (third-person singular)
greased (past)
greased (past participle)
greasing (present participle)

glosses: If you grease something, you put grease on it so that it moves more easily.

glosses: If you grease a situation, you bribe somebody.

enpr: grēz

ipa: /griːz/

verb

greas


warlocks

forms:
warlock
warlocks (plural)

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

noun

warlock


title: son-of-a-bitch

redirect: son of a bitch


title: Greek language

redirect: Greek


title: thai language

redirect: Thai


title: modal auxiliary

redirect: modal verb


Thailand

forms: Thailand

glosses: A country in south-east Asia. Its full name is "Kingdom of Thailand" and its capital is Bangkok. Thailand used to be called "Siam".

text: We went on a trip to Thailand.

ipa: /ˈtaɪ̯lænd/


sex partner

forms:
sex partner
sex partners (plural)

glosses: Someone's sex partner is someone that person has sexual intercourse with.


sexual partner

forms:
sexual partner
sexual partners (plural)

glosses: Someone's sexual partner is someone that person has sexual intercourse with.


sex partners

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

sex partner


sexual partners

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

sexual partner


odyssey

forms:
odyssey
odysseys (plural)

text: The odyssey of Odysseus was written down by Homer in his epic poem, the Odyssey.

glosses: An intellectual or spiritual journey or quest.

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


protactinium

forms: protactinium

glosses: A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91.

enpr: prō"tăktĭ'nēəm

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

hyphenation: prot‧ac‧tin‧i‧um

protactinium


joy

forms:
joy
joys (plural)

glosses: Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure.

text: They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.

glosses: A joy is something that causes joy or happiness.

text: Lisa is a joy to have in class.

text: Seeing your child smile for the first time is one of the joys of being a parent.

ipa: /ʤɔɪ/


buck

forms:
buck
bucks (plural)

glosses: A male of another animal, such as the ferret.

text: The buck stops here. – Harry S. Truman, an American president

ipa: /bʌk/

sampa: /bVk/

audio: EN-AU ck1 buck.ogg


buck

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

glosses: If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.


almighty dollar

forms: almighty dollar

glosses: Money as something that people will do anything for; it compares the power of the dollar to the power of God.

glosses: If something is done for the almighty dollar it is only for profit.

glosses: If something it caused by the almighty dollar it is the result of greed or economics

glosses: If someone it after the almighty dollar that person only cares about money.


pass the buck

forms:
pass the buck (canonical)
passes the buck (third-person singular)
passed the buck (past)
passed the buck (past participle)
passing the buck (present participle)

glosses: If you pass the buck you give a job or responsibility that should be yours to someone else. This often means that a job is passed around so no one really does it.

text: Politicians are infamous for passing the buck amongst each other, using others as scapegoats.

verb

pass the buck

passes the buck

passed the buck

passed the buck

passing the buck


bucking bronco

forms:
bucking bronco
bucking broncos (plural)

glosses: A horse that is not tame and bucks people off. Often this is used for horse that cowboys try to ride at a rodeo (a cowboy contest).


almighty

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

glosses: If something is almighty it has endless power; it can do anything.

ipa: /ɔːlˈmaɪti/


Almighty

forms: the Almighty

text: The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.

proper noun

the Almighty


hippo

forms:
hippo
hippos (plural)

glosses: Hippo is another way of saying hippopotamus.

ipa: /ˈhɪpəʊ/

ipa: /ˈhɪpoʊ/

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


hippopotamus

forms:
hippopotamus
hippopotami or hippopotamuses (plural)

glosses: A hippopotamus is a big plant-eating animal found in Africa that lives mostly in water.

text: We saw a big hippopotamus at the zoo.

ipa: /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/

noun

hippopotamus

hippopotami

hippopotamuses


buoy

forms:
buoy
buoys (plural)

glosses: A float in water that is used to mark something.

enpr: boi

ipa: /bɔi/

enpr: bo͞o'ē

ipa: /ˈbuːi/

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


buoy

forms:
buoy (canonical)
buoys (third-person singular)
buoyed (past)
buoyed (past participle)
buoying (present participle)


herbal

forms: herbal (positive)

text: Try this herbal tea.

ipa: /ˈhɜːbəl/

ipa: /ˈɝbəl/

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


crap

forms:
crap
craps (plural)

text: I have to take a crap.

glosses: Something that is not good or is of poor quality.

text: This food is crap!

text: The college student wrote a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it to be nothing but utter crap.

glosses: Crap is a losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.

ipa: /kræp/


crap

forms:
crap (canonical)
craps (third-person singular)
crapped (past)
crapped (past participle)
crapping (present participle)

verb

crap

p


crap

forms: crap

glosses: A saying that shows worry, fear, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.

text: Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!

text: Crap! I lost again.


appointment

forms:
appointment
appointments (plural)

glosses: An appointment is a formal agreement to meet or visit someone (for example, a doctor) at a certain time and place.

text: I have a doctor's appointment at 3:00 tomorrow.

text: Let's make an appointment for lunch on Tuesday next week.


holly

forms:
holly
hollies (plural)

glosses: A bush that is used as decoration especially at Christmas; Ilex aquifolium.

ipa: /ˈhɒli/

ipa: /ˈhɑli/

irrnoun

hollies


farmer

forms:
farmer
farmers (plural)

glosses: Someone whose job is to raise animals or plants, often for food.

text: The farmers here plant crops to feed their families and to make a profit.

ipa: /fɑrmɚ/

ipa: /fɑːmə/


dryer

forms:
dryer
dryers (plural)

glosses: A dryer is a machine for drying clothes.


curtains

forms:
curtain
curtains (plural)

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

glosses: This word is often used for a set of two curtains, one on each side (left and right) of the window.

glosses: An end (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show).

text: It's curtains for you!

noun

curtain


curtains

forms:
curtain (canonical)
curtains (third-person singular)
curtained (past)
curtained (past participle)
curtaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of curtain.


hum

forms:
hum (canonical)
hums (third-person singular)
hummed (past)
hummed (past participle)
humming (present participle)

glosses: To make a sound you can make in your throat with your mouth closed. Often, this is done to make music without singing words.

text: I used to hum the music from the Indiana Jones movies when I was a child.

glosses: A similar sound, such as one from a machine.

text: The engine hummed as he started drove the car.

verb

hum

m


hum

forms:
hum
hums (plural)

glosses: Hum is the sound of humming, or a sound like humming.

text: I heard a low hum from the other room.


honesty

forms:
honesty
honesties (plural)

glosses: The quality of being honest. If you have honesty, you tell the truth.

text: Honesty is an important value. Always make sure to tell the truth, or else people would not trust you.

ipa: /ˈɒnəsti/

ipa: /ˈɑːnəsti/

noun

honesty

honesties


northwest

forms: northwest

glosses: The direction in between north and west; northwest can be shortened to NW.

northwest


southwest

forms: southwest

glosses: The direction in between south and west; southwest can be shortened to SW.

southwest


visitor

forms:
visitor
visitors (plural)

text: I had a lot of visitors when I was in the hospital.

ipa: /ˈvɪzɪtə/


nest

forms:
nest
nests (plural)

glosses: The home or bedding of some other animals.

text: The mother wolf built a nest in her den before she had her cubs.

ipa: /nɛst/


nest

forms:
nest (canonical)
nests (third-person singular)
nested (past)
nested (past participle)
nesting (present participle)

glosses: When an animal builds or stays in its nest, especially when taking care of its babies there.

glosses: If somethings is nested in something else, it is inside it. Usually, this is used for several things, with the second thing in the first thing, the third things in the second thing—for however many things are nested. This is often used in coding and computer programing.

text: The computer program had nested for loops, that looked like this:


nesting instinct

forms: nesting instinct

glosses: The instinct of some pregnant animals and humans to prepare a home for babies, often by making a nest.

nesting instinct


nest egg

forms:
nest egg
nest eggs (plural)

glosses: Money you save for the future. Often this is money kept for retirement or emergencies.

audio: en-au-nest egg.ogg


subjective

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

glosses: Related to subjects, not objects. (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)

glosses: Formed, as in opinions, by feelings or intuition, not by seeing or reasoning.

glosses: Experienced by a person mentally and is not easily verified by other people.

ipa: /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/

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

hyphenation: sub‧ject‧ive


jaded

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

glosses: Made callous, apathetic or cynical because of experience; having a negative outlook because of bad experiences in the past.

text: My view of politicians has become quite jaded in recent years.

ipa: /ˈdʒeɪdɛd/


chosen

forms:
choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

enpr: chōz'ən

choose

chooses

chose

chosen

choosing


chosen

forms: chosen (positive)

glosses: If something is chosen it is the one someone chose.

text: Medicine was his chosen profession.

glosses: Something chosen is the special one. That is chosen often means set aside for a special purpose.

text: Christians believe that Jesus was God's chosen one.

glosses: In some religions, a chosen people is a group of people that are special to God.

text: In the Bible, the Jews are God's chosen people.

text: The gospel choir was called "The Frozen Chosen" because they lived in a cold place and where born again Christians.


helpful

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

glosses: If something is helpful it can or does help in some way.

text: The way you explained that word was very helpful to me.

text: The shop keeper was very helpful in telling use how we could cook the food in the shop.

hyphenation: help‧ful


title: almighty buck

redirect: almighty dollar


title: The Almighty

redirect: Almighty


BS

forms: BS

glosses: A short, more polite way of saying "bullshit" or "bollocks".

text: That page should be deleted, it's nothing but BS.

glosses: Bahamas, a member state of the United Nations.

glosses: Bridgestone, a company that makes tires.


BS

glosses: Short for Bachelor of Science, a four year college or university degree.

text: I got my BS in psychology.


title: B.S.

redirect: BS


torch

forms:
torch
torches (plural)

glosses: A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.

glosses: A torch is another word for a flashlight.

ipa: /tɔː(r)ʧ/

ipa: /tɔrʧ/

sampa: /tOrtS/

torch

torches


torch

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

glosses: If you torch something you set it on fire.

text: He was arrested for torching the building.


copier

forms:
copier
copiers (plural)

etymology_text: copy + -er

ety-suffix

copy

er

expansion: copy + -er

ipa: /ˈkɒpɪə/

ipa: /ˈkɑpiɚ/

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


photocopier

forms:
photocopier
photocopiers (plural)

etymology_text: photocopy + -er

photocopy

expansion: photocopy + -er

glosses: A machine that makes copies of documents.

text: Use the photocopier down the hall to make copies of this worksheet.


Xerox

forms: Xerox

glosses: Xerox Corporation, a company that makes copy machines.

proper noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


Xerox

forms:
Xerox
Xeroxes (plural)

glosses: A copy machine made by the Xerox company.

noun

Xerox

Xeroxes


creative

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

glosses: If you are creative you are good at making things that no one has made before. Also, it could mean you are good at thinking of things no one has thought of before.

text: The inventor had a very creative idea for a new machine.

glosses: If something is creative, it is original.

text: That was a very creative strategy.

glosses: If something is creative, it is about making creative things.

text: She is studying creative arts.

ipa: /kriˈeɪtɪv/

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

hyphenation: cre‧ative


ethics

forms:
ethics
ethic
ethics (plural)

glosses: The study of what is good and what is bad, or what should be good and bad. Ethics often is about making rules for how to act, and saying why certain things are bad.

text: She is studying ethics at the university.

text: "Do no harm" is the basis of medical ethics.

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

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

ethic


ethic

forms:
ethic
ethics (plural)

glosses: An ethic is a rule or idea that tells you something is good or bad.

text: The Protestant work ethic said that people should stay busy and that being lazy was of the Devil.


membership

forms:
membership
memberships (plural)

etymology_text: member + -ship

ety-suffix

member

ship

expansion: member + -ship

text: I had to renew my membership with the union.

text: There are many advantages to membership.

text: He has a membership at the club.

text: He has membership with us.

ipa: /ˈmɛmbəʃɪp/


lessen

forms:
lessen (canonical)
lessens (third-person singular)
lessened (past)
lessened (past participle)
lessening (present participle)

etymology_text: less + -en

less

en

expansion: less + -en

glosses: If you lessen something, you make it less.

enpr: lěʹsən

ipa: /ˈlɛsən/

hyphenation: les‧sen


immoral

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

etymology_text: im- + moral

ety-prefix

im

moral

expansion: im- + moral

glosses: If something is immoral it is something that is wrong or bad. That is, it is against what is moral.

text: Some religions say it is immoral to have sex with someone you are not married to.

glosses: If a person is immoral they do immoral things and have bad morals or is against what is moral.

text: She stopped dating him because he was so immoral.

ipa: /ɪˈmɒrəl/

ipa: /ɪˈmɔrəl/

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

hyphenation: im‧mor‧al


amoral

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

etymology_text: a- + moral

a

expansion: a- + moral

glosses: If something is amoral it is not moral or immoral.

glosses: If something is amoral it does not come from morals.

text: The storm was an amoral force, that killed both good and bad people.

glosses: If someone is amoral they do not have morals. This means that this person does not know the difference between right and wrong.

text: He was totally amoral, and never even thought about whether to be good or evil.

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


spirit

forms:
spirit
spirits (plural)

glosses: A spirit is a being that has no physical body, and cannot usually be seen or touched.

text: The people on the island believed in many gods and spirits that affected life.

glosses: A spirit is a part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Often this is important to religion and different from the soul (religions do not agree what the difference is).

text: They tried to talk to the spirit of their dead mother through a medium.

text: The preacher claimed the soul was the mind but the spirit was something more special.

glosses: If you have spirit, you are very excited about something or a very strong supporter.

text: People with school spirit always cheer for their schools team.

glosses: The spirit of a statement or rule is the idea or purpose for it.

text: What she did fit the spirit of the law, even though it brought the law as it was written.

text: In the spirit of fairness I let the younger children break some rules.

text: The spirit of the agreement was that we would have equal shares.

glosses: A spirit is a volatile liquid, like alcohol.

ipa: /ˈspɪrɪt/

ipa: /ˈspirɪt/

hyphenation: spir‧it


spirit

forms:
spirit (canonical)
spirits (third-person singular)
spirited (past)
spirited (past participle)
spiriting (present participle)

glosses: If you spirit something, you carry it away, usually in secret or mystery.


spirit

forms: the Spirit

glosses: Another name for the Holy Spirit (also called the Holy Ghost).

proper noun

the Spirit


spirits

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

glosses: If you are in good spirits, you are happy.

ipa: /ˈspɪrɪts/

noun

spirit


spirits

glosses: The third-person singular form of spirit.


strength

forms:
strength
strengths (plural)

glosses: If you have strength your muscles are very powerful.

text: I don't have the strength to lift something that heavy.

glosses: Strength can also mean you are strong or tough is some other way, such as a strong mind or strong will.

text: She needed great strength to deal with her sickness and poverty.

text: The plan had may strengths, such as not needing many people and being easy to do.

text: The strength of the regiment was 3,000 soldiers.

ipa: /strɛŋkθ/

ipa: [st̠͡rɛŋkθ]


quarterly

forms: quarterly (positive)

etymology_text: quarter + -ly

ety-suffix

quarter

ly

expansion: quarter + -ly

glosses: Happening four times every year; happening every 3 months.

text: The club published a quarterly news letter.

text: We meet quarterly to talk about problems our group has had.


yearly

forms: yearly (positive)

etymology_text: year + -ly

year

expansion: year + -ly

glosses: Something that is yearly happens once every year.

text: We have a yearly meeting for members in the country.

ipa: /ˈjɪrli/

ipa: /ˈjɪəli/

hyphenation: year‧ly


written

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

text: Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?

ipa: /ˈrɪtn̩/

hyphenation: writ‧ten

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


written

forms: written (positive)

glosses: If something is written it is in writing.

text: We have a written letter from our CEO.

text: We talked about allowing it, but the written rules are still against it.


washer

forms:
washer
washers (plural)

glosses: A short word for washing machine; a machine to wash clothes.

glosses: A metal or plastic ring that goes with a nut and bolt (a thick screw) to help the bolt stay on.

glosses: or (not common) Someone whose job is to wash.

ipa: /ˈwɒʃə(r)/


bolt

forms:
bolt
bolts (plural)

glosses: A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.

ipa: /bɒlt/

ipa: /boʊlt/


bolt

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