tumbles

tumble (canonical)
tumbles (third-person singular)
tumbled (past)
tumbled (past participle)
tumbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tumble.


scuppernongs

scuppernong (singular)
scuppernongs (plural)

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


cloudiest

cloudy (positive)
cloudier (comparative)
cloudiest (superlative)

The superlative form of cloudy; most cloudy.


transforms

transform (canonical)
transforms (third-person singular)
transformed (past)
transformed (past participle)
transforming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of transform.


boasting

boast (canonical)
boasts (third-person singular)
boasted (past)
boasted (past participle)
boasting (present participle)


partition

partition (singular)
partitions (plural)

A partition is a physical barrier which separates a space into two parts.

Our office is divided up by partitions.


partition

partition (canonical)
partitions (third-person singular)
partitioned (past)
partitioned (past participle)
partitioning (present participle)

The act of separating something into two or more pieces or parts.

The act of dividing a place or area into two or more parts.

The partition of India divided the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan.


sleeves

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


pooping

poop (canonical)
poops (third-person singular)
pooped (past)
pooped (past participle)
pooping (present participle)


pillaging

pillage (canonical)
pillages (third-person singular)
pillaged (past)
pillaged (past participle)
pillaging (present participle)


pooped

The past tense and past participle of poop.


apologizing

apologize (canonical)
apologizes (third-person singular)
apologized (past)
apologized (past participle)
apologizing (present participle)


cloudier

The comparative form of cloudy; more cloudy.


boasted

The past tense and past participle of boast.


gerents

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


vagrant

A vagrant is a person who does not have a home or job.

I always see the same vagrant walking around at the bus stop.

A vagrant is an animal that is found outside the places where it usually lives.

The laughing gull usually lives in the Americas. It is a rare vagrant to Europe.


teammate

A teammate is a person who is on the same team.

I passed the ball to my teammate so he could score the goal.

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database

A database is a collection of information arranged neatly.

I have a huge database of all the employees in my company.


apologised

apologise (canonical)
apologises (third-person singular)
apologised (past)
apologised (past participle)
apologising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of apologise.


disregarding

disregard (canonical)
disregards (third-person singular)
disregarded (past)
disregarded (past participle)
disregarding (present participle)


anecdote

An anecdote is a story, often told orally, and often amusing.

He told us a good anecdote at dinner.


rattle

rattle (canonical)
rattles (third-person singular)
rattled (past)
rattled (past participle)
rattling (present participle)

When you rattle something, you make sounds by shaking the object.

I rattled the tin to find out if there were still biscuits left in it.


lobbied

lobby (canonical)
lobbies (third-person singular)
lobbied (past)
lobbied (past participle)
lobbying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lobby.


rattled

The past tense and past participle of rattle.


rattles

The third-person singular form of rattle.


reasonable

reasonable (positive)
more reasonable (comparative)
most reasonable (superlative)

A reasonable amount or number is not too much or too big.

The hotel has good food, and the prices are reasonable.

If something is reasonable, it is fair and sensible.

It seems like a reasonable idea to me.


converters

converter (singular)
converters (plural)

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


clauses

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


boasts

The third-person singular form of boast.


take away

You use take away when you subtract numbers.

Five take away two is three. (5-2=3)


pillaged

The past tense and past participle of pillage.


armaments

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


suicide

Suicide is the act of a person killing themselves on purpose.

Sadly, Joe committed suicide last Thursday.

The police are investigating three suicides at the school.

The suicide bomber killed himself and three other people in a crowded market.


lurid

lurid (positive)
more lurid (comparative)
most lurid (superlative)

If something is lurid, it causes shock or horror.

The earthquake was described lurid detail.

If a colour is lurid, it is pale and not nice.

The pages of the book turned to a lurid color over time.


binturongs

binturong (singular)
binturongs (plural)

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


cloudy

When the sky is cloudy, it is covered with clouds.

The sky quickly became cloudy and it started to rain.


sprays

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


sprays

spray (canonical)
sprays (third-person singular)
sprayed (past)
sprayed (past participle)
spraying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spray.


traders

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


opiums

opium (singular)
opiums or opia (plural)

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


tumble

tumble (canonical)
tumbles (third-person singular)
tumbled (past)
tumbled (past participle)
tumbling (present participle)

When you tumble, you fall down over and over again.

Tie your shoes so that you won't tumble down the stairs.


contained

contain (canonical)
contains (third-person singular)
contained (past)
contained (past participle)
containing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contain.


nosy

nosy (positive)
nosier (comparative)
nosiest (superlative)

If you are nosy, you are curious in a negative way.

He is always too interested in what I am doing. He's such a nosy boy


activist

An activist is someone who is trying to change a situation, especially one that is political or environmental.

He is an activist for Greenpeace.


lobbies

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


lobbies

The third-person singular form of lobby.


tumbled

The past tense and past participle of tumble.


coordinate

coordinate (canonical)
coordinates (third-person singular)
coordinated (past)
coordinated (past participle)
coordinating (present participle)

When you coordinate with someone, you work with him/her to finish an activity.

/kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt/


joking

joke (canonical)
jokes (third-person singular)
joked (past)
joked (past participle)
joking (present participle)


chewing gums

chewing gum (singular)
chewing gums (plural)

The plural form of chewing gum; more than one (kind of) chewing gum.


backspaces

backspace (singular)
backspaces (plural)

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


backspaces

backspace (canonical)
backspaces (third-person singular)
backspaced (past)
backspaced (past participle)
backspacing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of backspace.


yellowjackets

yellowjacket (singular)
yellowjackets (plural)

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


apologizes

apologize (canonical)
apologizes (third-person singular)
apologized (past)
apologized (past participle)
apologizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of apologize.


fichus

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


Atlas

Atlas is a god who carries the world on his shoulders.


nosier

The comparative form of nosy; more nosy.


unbosom

unbosom (canonical)
unbosoms (third-person singular)
unbosomed (past)
unbosomed (past participle)
unbosoming (present participle)

If you unbosom yourself, you tell somebody a secret or your feelings.

Jackie unbosomed herself to her diary.


scalars

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


nosiest

The superlative form of nosy; most nosy.


chewing gum

A chewing gum is a type of sweet that can only be chewed on and cannot be eaten.

While chewing on my chewing gum, I accidentally swallowed it and had to rush to the hospital to get it out.


opia

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


joked

The past tense and past participle of joke.


raincoat

A raincoat is a waterproof coat that is worn to prevent rain water from entering and wetting the user.

It has been raining a lot these days, do bring a raincoat in case.


strap

A strap is a long and narrow strip of either leather or cloth usually used to tie things together.

Since we had no strings, we had to use the red strap to tie our tent.


strap

strap (canonical)
straps (third-person singular)
strapped (past)
strapped (past participle)
strapping (present participle)

When you strap something, you use a strap to tie around an object and fasten it.

I strapped the loose strap around my bag.


boast

boast (canonical)
boasts (third-person singular)
boasted (past)
boasted (past participle)
boasting (present participle)

To boast means to brag about yourself. Usually about what you do, and the good things about you.

After the game Joe started to boast about his skill as a goalie.


apologises

apologise (canonical)
apologises (third-person singular)
apologised (past)
apologised (past participle)
apologising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of apologise.


raincoats

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


catapulting

catapult (canonical)
catapults (third-person singular)
catapulted (past)
catapulted (past participle)
catapulting (present participle)


eggcups

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


egg cups

The plural form of egg cup; more than one (kind of) egg cup.


melancholy

melancholy (positive)
more melancholy (comparative)
most melancholy (superlative)

Something that is melancholy makes you feel very sad.

The news was very melancholy, all about people dying and losing their jobs.


trader

A trader is someone who tries to make a profit by buying something at a low price and then selling it at a higher price.

Many traders often come to this market to sell their goods.


fichu

A fichu is a triangular scarf worn by women that is tied at the breast.

Women in the 1800s commonly wore fichus.


emblems

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


catapulted

The past tense and past participle of catapult.


announcement

announcement (singular)
announcements (plural)

An announcement is something that informs people about a topic or an issue.

The announcement in the airport told people that some airplanes would not arrive on time.


euphonious

euphonious (positive)
more euphonious (comparative)
most euphonious (superlative)

If something is euphonious, it is pleasing to hear.

The translator changed his pronunciation of the word to make it sound euphonious.


grind

ground (past)
ground (past participle)
grind (canonical)
grinds (third-person singular)
grinded (past)
grinded (past participle)
grinding (present participle)

When you grind something, you use a machine to break it into smaller pieces.

I used the grinder to grind the coffee beans.


reciprocated

reciprocate (canonical)
reciprocates (third-person singular)
reciprocated (past)
reciprocated (past participle)
reciprocating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reciprocate.


strapped

The past tense and past participle of strap.


strapped

If you're strapped (for cash), you don't have much money at the time.


fricasseed

fricassee (canonical)
fricassees (third-person singular)
fricasseed (past)
fricasseed (past participle)
fricasseeing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fricassee.


converter

converter (singular)
converters (plural)

A converter is something that converts one object into another object.


apologize

If you apologize, then you say you are sorry.

He apologized because he had accidentally bumped into someone.

/əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/

/əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/


accordionists

accordionist (singular)
accordionists (plural)

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


poop

poop (canonical)
poops (third-person singular)
pooped (past)
pooped (past participle)
pooping (present participle)

When you poop, you push feces out of your anus.

He is pooping in the toilet.


poop

She had to clean up the dog poop, that was found on the floor.


yellowjacket

The yellowjacket stung me.


spray

A spray is a fine and gentle mist of liquid.

I need to get a spray to freshen up the house.


spray

spray (canonical)
sprays (third-person singular)
sprayed (past)
sprayed (past participle)
spraying (present participle)

When you spray something, you target at something and give out mist of liquid at that thing.

The firemen got the hose and sprayed at the burning house.


fricassees

fricassee (singular)
fricassees (plural)

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


fricassees

The third-person singular form of fricassee.


straps

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


straps

The third-person singular form of strap.


sleeve

A sleeve is the part of a shirt that covers the arm.

The sleeve on my shirt is too long for my size.


assignment

assignment (singular)
assignments (plural)

An assignment is a task that is given to somebody for them to complete.

The teacher gave Joe an assignment to complete while he is away on vacation.


backspace

backspace (singular)
backspaces (plural)

A backspace is a key on the keyboard of a computer or typewriter that erases the letter before the cursor.

I pressed backspace because I accidentally typed the wrong letter.


backspace

backspace (canonical)
backspaces (third-person singular)
backspaced (past)
backspaced (past participle)
backspacing (present participle)

When you backspace, you erase the letter before the cursor.

No, that's wrong. Backspace here, and delete this word too.


binturong

binturong (singular)
binturongs (plural)

The binturong climbed a tree.


cataclysms

cataclysm (singular)
cataclysms (plural)

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


stepfathers

step father (singular)
step fathers (plural)

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


nips

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


eggcup

An eggcup is a small cup used to serve eggs, especially boiled eggs.

The server served us the boiled egg in the eggcup.


reversing

reverse (canonical)
reverses (third-person singular)
reversed (past)
reversed (past participle)
reversing (present participle)


apologise

apologise (canonical)
apologises (third-person singular)
apologised (past)
apologised (past participle)
apologising (present participle)

If you apologise, then you say you are sorry.

He apologised because he had accidentally bumped into someone.

/əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/

/əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/


gerent

A gerent is a manager, leader, or ruler.

The gerent was the manager of the store.


catapults

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


catapults

catapult (canonical)
catapults (third-person singular)
catapulted (past)
catapulted (past participle)
catapulting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of catapult.


linguist

A linguist is someone who studies many languages.


talents

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


pepper

Pepper is a kind of spice, usually black, that you put on food.

The pepper was so hot the boy could not eat it.


spice

Spice is something you put on food to make it taste better.


peppers

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


disregards

disregard (canonical)
disregards (third-person singular)
disregarded (past)
disregarded (past participle)
disregarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disregard.


reciprocates

reciprocate (canonical)
reciprocates (third-person singular)
reciprocated (past)
reciprocated (past participle)
reciprocating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reciprocate.


spices

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


referee

A referee is someone who ensures that the rules are followed during a game.

That referee was hit by the ball during the football game.


referee

referee (canonical)
referees (third-person singular)
refereed (past)
refereed (past participle)
refereeing (present participle)

If you referee a game or a match, you make sure that the rules are followed during the game or match.

Both teachers refereed the volleyball match yesterday.


awareness

Awareness is the state of consciousness, or the state when someone is awake. It means that a person can sense changes in their environment and respond to it.

I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.

Awareness is the state or quality of being aware of something.


soliloquies

soliloquy (singular)
soliloquies (plural)

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


pawns

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


slash

A slash is a very quick cut of an object, usually with a sharp blade.

The symbol "/", also known as a forward slash in computing.


slash

slash (canonical)
slashes (third-person singular)
slashed (past)
slashed (past participle)
slashing (present participle)

When you slash an object, you cut it violently with a sharp blade, such as a knife or a sword.

The samurai slashed the watermelon into two in the blink of an eye.

That shop had to slash its prices for their closing down sales.


slash

You use slash to mean as well as or and, used to separate two items in a list.

She's the cook slash waitress.


invasion

Invasion is the act of invading. It is the act of an army that attacks for gaining land or sack.

Invasion means any entry to an area not owned before; "an invasion of locusts".


insecticides

insecticide (singular)
insecticides (plural)

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


cataclysm

A cataclysm is a very bad or big disaster, a catastrophe.


Judas

Judas is a biblical character and is one of the disciples of Jesus.


talent

If you have a talent in doing something, you have the skill and ability to do that task.

He has got the talent in music, but his family is too poor to provide him with the proper education.


constraints

constraint (singular)
constraints (plural)

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


linguists

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


reversed

The past tense and past participle of reverse.


samuri


reverses

The third-person singular form of reverse.


reverses

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


gamma hydroxybutyrate


horse pill

horse pill (singular)
horse pills (plural)

A horse pill is a slang term for a large pill to swallow.


lobby

Please wait in the lobby for the tour guide.

A lobby is a group of people who try to change the policy of a government.

The U.S. anti-gun lobby is trying to change gun laws.


lobby

lobby (canonical)
lobbies (third-person singular)
lobbied (past)
lobbied (past participle)
lobbying (present participle)

When you lobby something, you attempt to change a decision or policy.

The group lobbied to have the law repealed.


genitals

Your genitals are your outer sex organs (penis and vagina).


fuck ups

The plural form of fuck up; more than one (kind of) fuck up.


scalar

A scalar is a real number or the magnitude of a vector.


scalar

Scalar in mathematics means to have a magnitude and no direction.


shyest

shy (positive)
shyer (comparative)
shyest (superlative)


emblematic

emblematic (positive)
more emblematic (comparative)
most emblematic (superlative)

If something is emblematic, it serves as an emblem or symbol for something else.


shallower

shallow (positive)
shallower (comparative)
shallowest (superlative)

The comparative form of shallow; more shallow.


shallowest

The superlative form of shallow; most shallow.


hermaphroditism

Hermaphroditism is the condition of having both male and female reproductive organs.


pillage

pillage (canonical)
pillages (third-person singular)
pillaged (past)
pillaged (past participle)
pillaging (present participle)

When you pillage something, you steal or loot money/goods, especially during a war.

The barbarians pillaged every city.


starving

starve (canonical)
starves (third-person singular)
starved (past)
starved (past participle)
starving (present participle)


starved

The past tense and past participle of starve.


transvestites

transvestite (singular)
transvestites (plural)

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


compromises

compromise (singular)
compromises (plural)

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


disregard

If you disregard something, you ignore it.

The criminal disregarded the law when he stole.

/dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/


disregard

Disregard is the lack of care or attention to something.

His actions showed a total disregard for the law.

His own arm in terrible pain and with disregard for his personal safety, he pulled the man to onto the boat.

/dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/


tissues

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


shy

When you are shy, you are easily frightened, afraid, or careful.

He is usually shy around people.


voyeurism

voyeurism (singular)
voyeurisms (plural)

Voyeurism is the act of watching someone else do something and becoming sexually excited as a result.


pacts

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


strolled

stroll (canonical)
strolls (third-person singular)
strolled (past)
strolled (past participle)
strolling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stroll.


housekeepers

housekeeper (singular)
housekeepers (plural)

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


jetplanes

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


strapping

strap (canonical)
straps (third-person singular)
strapped (past)
strapped (past participle)
strapping (present participle)


strapping

strapping (positive)
more strapping (comparative)
most strapping (superlative)

A strapping young person looks strong, healthy, and muscular.


strapping

strapping (singular)
strappings (plural)

Strapping is a narrow material used to hold things together.

A strapping is a punishment where somebody is hit with a strap of leather.


strolls

The third-person singular form of stroll.


Ghana

Ghana is a country in Africa. Its full name is The Republic of Ghana.


third party

third party (singular)
third parties (plural)

A third party is any person affected by an agreement except the two main people or groups in the agreement.

I send my payment through a third party, who gives the money to the person I owe it to.


Thule

Thule is a town in Greenland. A U.S. naval base was build in Thule during World War II.


mustards

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


emblem

An emblem is a symbol or logo that represents an individual, group, or organization.

There is an emblem on his jacket that represents the company he works for.


butternut squash

butternut squash (singular)
butternut squashes (plural)

For dinner is butternut squash


traditionally

If something is done traditionally it is done in a way that is traditional.


black widow

black widow (singular)
black widows (plural)

A black window is a black spider that has poison in its fangs.

Larry was bitten by a black widow and had to be taken to the hospital.


polemics

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


roosted

roost (canonical)
roosts (third-person singular)
roosted (past)
roosted (past participle)
roosting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of roost.


starves

The third-person singular form of starve.


mustard

Mustard is a yellow sauce which can go on hotdogs, etc.

A dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.


accordionist

accordionist (singular)
accordionists (plural)

An accordionist is someone who plays the accordion.


transvestite

A transvestite is a man that dresses in women's clothes or a woman that dresses in men's clothes.


invasions

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


interrogate

interrogate (canonical)
interrogates (third-person singular)
interrogated (past)
interrogated (past participle)
interrogating (present participle)

If you interrogate someone, you ask them questions to get information.

The police officer interrogated the murder suspect.


insolent

insolent (positive)
more insolent (comparative)
most insolent (superlative)

Insolent is to be contemptuous, arrogant or insulting. A man is insolent if he acts 'above himself'.

On that occasion, Brummel was certainly insolent.


eye-witness

eye-witness (singular)
eye-witnesses (plural)

An eye-witness is someone who saw the crime in question.


Greenland

Greenland is an island near Iceland, and it is part of Denmark.

The boys went fishing in Greenland.


gamma-hydroxybutyrates

gamma-hydroxybutyrate (singular)
gamma-hydroxybutyrates (plural)

The plural form of gamma-hydroxybutyrate; more than one (kind of) gamma-hydroxybutyrate.


involuntary

involuntary (positive)
more involuntary (comparative)
most involuntary (superlative)

If something is involuntary, then it is by accident or not intentionally done.

With a sudden involuntary motion, he broke the glass.


preserves

preserve (canonical)
preserves (third-person singular)
preserved (past)
preserved (past participle)
preserving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of preserve.


black widows

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


purses

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


purses

purse (canonical)
purses (third-person singular)
pursed (past)
pursed (past participle)
pursing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of purse.


quested

quest (canonical)
quests (third-person singular)
quested (past)
quested (past participle)
questing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quest.


religious education

Religious education is the teaching of practices connected with different religious faiths, usually to children at school.

My child is visiting a synagogue on Monday with their religious education class.


intersexual

occurring or existing between the sexes.


fucked up

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

The past tense and past participle of fuck up.


transsexualism

Transsexualism is when someone identifies with a gender that is different from the one they were born with.


interrogated

The past tense and past participle of interrogate.


unpaved

unpaved (positive)
more unpaved (comparative)
most unpaved (superlative)

If something is unpaved, it is not paved.

The workers started to build the road, but it is still unpaved.


sexists

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


third parties

The plural form of third party; more than one (kind of) third party.


excelling

excel (canonical)
excels (third-person singular)
excelled (past)
excelled (past participle)
excelling (present participle)


shallow

shallow (positive)
shallower (comparative)
shallowest (superlative)

If water, a container, a hole, etc. is shallow, it is a short distance from the top to the bottom.

The girl swam at the shallow end of the pool.

If you are shallow, you only care about things that are obvious to you, and you never think deeply about the world around you.

He has no ideas because he's too shallow to worry about it.


housekeeper

housekeeper (singular)
housekeepers (plural)

A housekeeper is a person who is paid to maintain a house or a hotel.

Their housekeeper was cleaning the house.

A member of a household who maintains the household


intersex

Intersex is when a human or animal is born with genitals of both genders. The word is more commonly applied to humans.

Depending on the type of intersex condition, corrective surgery may be performed on infants.


starve

starve (canonical)
starves (third-person singular)
starved (past)
starved (past participle)
starving (present participle)

When you starve, you die from not having enough food.

Many people starved in this earthquake as there was not enough food available.

She wanted to be thin and she ended up starving herself to death.

When you are starving, you are very hungry.

I didn't eat my breakfast and now I'm starving.


lamentable

lamentable (positive)
more lamentable (comparative)
most lamentable (superlative)

When something is lamentable, it is usually bad or unfortunate and causes distress and sorrow.

That poor man felt very lamentable about his plight.


interrogates

The third-person singular form of interrogate.


Netherlands

The man lives in the Netherlands.


insecticide

insecticide (singular)
insecticides (plural)

Insecticide is a chemical substance that is used to kill insects.


excel

If you excel at something, you do it very well.

I excel at long-distance running.

The professor excels in his field of study.


lenient

lenient (positive)
more lenient (comparative)
most lenient (superlative)

If you are lenient, you give light punishments or ask for only a low level of results

He's not in jail because a lenient judge allowed him to get out.

People believe athletes need more lenient treatment from teachers because they are not intelligent enough.


excelled

The past tense and past participle of excel.


sexisms

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


manifests

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


filial

filial (positive)
more filial (comparative)
most filial (superlative)

A filial relationship, love, duty, etc. is one from an offspring to their parent(s).

She showed filial love for her father.


sawdust

Sawdust is the dust which is left over from a piece of wood after it has been cut.

The sawdust was all over me.


androgynous

androgynous (positive)
more androgynous (comparative)
most androgynous (superlative)

Androgynous is being both male and female.

Androgynous is having an unclear sexual identity.

Androgynous is looking neither masculine or feminine.


fuck up

He lost his job because of that fuck up.


fuck up

You really fucked up this time.

Something that is fucked up is disturbing or bad.

What you just did was totally fucked up.


interrogating

interrogate (canonical)
interrogates (third-person singular)
interrogated (past)
interrogated (past participle)
interrogating (present participle)


ceremonial

ceremonial (positive)
more ceremonial (comparative)
most ceremonial (superlative)

If something is ceremonial, it is related to or used in a ceremony.

The men wear them only for ceremonial occasions.


compromised

compromise (canonical)
compromises (third-person singular)
compromised (past)
compromised (past participle)
compromising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of compromise.


stepfather

stepfather (singular)
stepfathers (plural)

A person's stepfather is a woman who is married to their biological mother but is not their biological father.


Nipponese

Nipponese people are inhabitants of Japan.

Nipponese people are from Japan.


Sunday schools

Sunday school (singular)
Sunday schools (plural)

The plural form of Sunday school; more than one (kind of) Sunday school.


sexism

Sexism is the belief the men and women should be treated differently, usually giving women less power and respect than men.


Sunday school

A Sunday school is a school, organized by a church, that provides religious education to children on Sundays.


raptorial bird

raptorial bird (singular)
raptorial birds (plural)

A raptorial bird is a bird that eats meat.

The hawk is a raptorial bird.


transgendered

of, relating to, or being a person such as a transsexual or a transvestite.


excels

The third-person singular form of excel.


gamma-hydroxybutyrate

gamma-hydroxybutyrate (singular)
gamma-hydroxybutyrates (plural)

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate is a drug which is used to relax people. It is a strict drug, which is most often used by the homosexual community.


genital

About or related to the outer sex organs (penis and vagina).


voyeurisms

voyeurism (singular)
voyeurisms (plural)

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


fucking up

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


ceremonies

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


stroll

stroll (canonical)
strolls (third-person singular)
strolled (past)
strolled (past participle)
strolling (present participle)

When you stroll, you walk slowly, usually when you are enjoying the environment around you.

I strolled with my wife around the park, enjoying the beauty of nature.


tissue

A piece of tissue is a sheet of paper that can absorb very well.

He used the tissue I gave him to blow his nose.

Tissue is a group of cells that work together to do a job.

The human body is made up of many tissues, one example being muscle tissue.


ceremony

A ceremony is a religious or social event with a number of things that are traditionally done or said.

We are going to get married in a big wedding ceremony.


polemic

A polemic is a hostile one-sided argument against a person or opinion. Can be a description of the person who uses this method.

Hitler's polemic against Jews was published in his book "My Struggle".


quests

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


quests

quest (canonical)
quests (third-person singular)
quested (past)
quested (past participle)
questing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quest.


samurai

samurai (singular)
samurais or samurai (plural)

The samurai has a sword in his hand.


purse

A purse is a small bag that is used to carry money.

That lady is carrying a yellow purse in her hand.


purse

purse (canonical)
purses (third-person singular)
pursed (past)
pursed (past participle)
pursing (present participle)

If you purse your lips, you press them in and together so that they protrude.


hunter

A hunter is a person or animal who hunts.


roosts

roost (canonical)
roosts (third-person singular)
roosted (past)
roosted (past participle)
roosting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of roost.


arachnophobia

When Tom saw a spider he screamed and told his friends that he had arachnophobia.


pawn

A pawn in the game of chess is a piece that can only move forward. Each player will get eight pawns.


pawn

pawn (canonical)
pawns (third-person singular)
pawned (past)
pawned (past participle)
pawning (present participle)

If you pawn a valuable object, you offer it to a money-lender as security for a loan of money. When money is repaid, plus interest, the object(s) are said to be "redeemed".

Queen Eleanor pawned the crown jewels of England.


cruise control

Cruise control is when your car keeps itself going at the same speed automatically.

He was going down a sideroad so he used cruise control.


reciprocate

reciprocate (canonical)
reciprocates (third-person singular)
reciprocated (past)
reciprocated (past participle)
reciprocating (present participle)

To go with alternating forward and backward motion.

A reciprocating engine is so called because its pistons reciprocate: they go forward and backward.

When someone reciprocates something, it means that they give something back in return for something they get. This thing can be an object, or a feeling.

She did not reciprocate his love for her.


firewater

firewater (singular)
firewaters (plural)

Firewater is a hard spirit like whiskey or rum.

The man was cold, so he had some firewater.


roost

When a bird roosts, it means that it sleeps, usually on a high perch like the branch of a tree.


soliloquy

soliloquy (singular)
soliloquies (plural)

In a drama, a soliloquy is the way a character speaks to himself so that he can reveal his thoughts to the audience.


preserving

preserve (canonical)
preserves (third-person singular)
preserved (past)
preserved (past participle)
preserving (present participle)


preserve

A hunting preserve is an area of land where hunting is allowed.

A fruit preserve is a jam-like concoction.

I love strawberry preserves. My pantry shelves are filled with jars of it!


preserve

To preserve is to keep something from decay or loss.

Jam is preserved in jars.

Ancient objects are preserved in the British Museum.


eye-witnesses

eye-witness (singular)
eye-witnesses (plural)

The plural form of eye-witness; more than one (kind of) eye-witness.


telegraphy

telegraphy (singular)
telegraphies (plural)

Telegraphy is talking by using a telegraph, usually with Morse code.

The two boys were sending messages to each other by using telegraphy.


hunters

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


fucks up

The third-person singular form of fuck up.


die out

If something dies out, it becomes extinct.

The dinosaurs died out a long time ago.


slimmer

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

The comparative form of slim; more slim.


slimmest

The superlative form of slim; most slim.


favorable

favorable (positive)
more favorable (comparative)
most favorable (superlative)

If something is favorable, then it is pleasing.

His smart attitude left a favorable impression on everybody.

If something is favorable, then it is useful or helpful

The favorable conditions helped us to finish our task quickly.

If something is favorable, then it happens at a suitable time


chum

A chum is a slang word for buddies or friends.

The two boys were chums.


sympathetic

sympathetic (positive)
more sympathetic (comparative)
most sympathetic (superlative)

If you are sympathetic, you care about somebody else's problems.

If you are sympathetic towards a plan or idea, you support it.


sexist

sexist (positive)
more sexist (comparative)
most sexist (superlative)

Sexist language, behavior, etc. show a belief that men and women should be treated differently.


sexist

A sexist is a person who believes that men and women should be treated differently.

George is a sexist because he believes men are naturally smarter than women.


catapult

A catapult is an object that can be used to throw or launch objects such as stones.

That child used the catapult to hit his friend.


catapult

catapult (canonical)
catapults (third-person singular)
catapulted (past)
catapulted (past participle)
catapulting (present participle)

When you catapult something, it means that you throw an object through the air.

That small stone was being catapulted towards the road.


pact

A pact is an agreement between two or more governments.


Delhi

Delhi is an old city in northern India. It is also a national capital territory where New Delhi, the capital of the country is located.


tonsillectomy

tonsillectomy (singular)
tonsillectomies (plural)

A tonsillectomy is a surgery to remove tonsils.

I was allowed to eat lots of ice cream after my tonsillectomy because my throat hurt.


chums

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


Chicano

A Chicano is a person from America, but has a Mexican descent.


fricassee

fricassee (singular)
fricassees (plural)

Fricassee is meat or poultry that is cut into pieces and served in its own fat or juices.

The beef fricassee was a very good meal.


fricassee

fricassee (canonical)
fricassees (third-person singular)
fricasseed (past)
fricasseed (past participle)
fricasseeing (present participle)

To cook meat in the above-mentioned way.


wardrobes

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


dose

A dose is a measured amount of medicine that is taken at one time.

Eat a dose of one spoonful of this cough medicine after every meal.


dose

dose (canonical)
doses (third-person singular)
dosed (past)
dosed (past participle)
dosing (present participle)

If a doctor doses a patient, they administer a dose to them.


quest

The boy went on a quest.


quest

quest (canonical)
quests (third-person singular)
quested (past)
quested (past participle)
questing (present participle)

If you quest for (or after) something, you pursue it.


jean

Check out my new jean jacket.


preserved

The past tense and past participle of preserve.


compromise

compromise (singular)
compromises (plural)

A compromise is an agreement in which everyone gets only some of what they wanted.

The two parties who were arguing came to a compromise.

Compromise is the act making this type of agreement.

Compromise is difficult, but without it, most deal will never happen.

A split level house is a compromise between a ranch house and a multistorey house.


compromise

compromise (canonical)
compromises (third-person singular)
compromised (past)
compromised (past participle)
compromising (present participle)

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tonsillectomies

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


telegraphies

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


manifest

A manifest is a written list of the cargo on a ship or plane.

Before taking off, the pilot carefully checked the manifest.


manifest

manifest (positive)
more manifest (comparative)
most manifest (superlative)

Manifest is something that is very easy to know, easy to judge.


manifest

manifest (canonical)
manifests (third-person singular)
manifested (past)
manifested (past participle)
manifesting (present participle)

To manifest is to show; to make things clear.


Space Shuttle

A Space Shuttle is a space transportation system used by NASA.


transphobic

If somebody is transphobic, they have transphobia.


villas

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


grapefruit

grapefruit (singular)
grapefruits (plural)

A grapefruit is a fruit closely related to the orange. It has a thick skin and juicy inside. It is sour.


villa

The governor lived in a large villa outside the city.


wardrobe

A wardrobe is a cabinet that is used to keep clothes.

I keep my clothes neatly inside my wardrobe so that they do not fold.

My new job is more professional than my last job so I'm going to have to buy a whole new wardrobe.

A collection of costumes in a theatrical company.

The extras in the show were wore old costumes chosen from the company's huge wardrobe.


doses

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


Chicanos

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


NASA

NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is an American agency that explores and researches space.


samurais

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


mazes

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


Space Shuttles

Space Shuttle (singular)
Space Shuttles (plural)

The plural form of Space Shuttle; more than one (kind of) Space Shuttle.


lobsters

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


grapefruits

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


truer

true (positive)
truer (comparative)
truest (superlative)

The comparative form of true; more true.


truest

The superlative form of true; most true.


additional

Added to what might normally be given or used.

They used an additional sheet of paper.


dies out

die out (canonical)
dies out (third-person singular)
died out (past)
died out (past participle)
dying out (present participle)

The third-person singular form of die out.


splinter

A splinter is a long, small, sharp piece of something, usually wood.


warrants

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


warrants

warrant (canonical)
warrants (third-person singular)
warranted (past)
warranted (past participle)
warranting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of warrant.


spasming

spasm (canonical)
spasms (third-person singular)
spasmed (past)
spasmed (past participle)
spasming (present participle)


spasmed

The past tense and past participle of spasm.


butternut squashes

butternut squash (singular)
butternut squashes (plural)

The plural form of butternut squash; more than one (kind of) butternut squash.


qwerty

Qwerty is a standard layout for keyboards, as the leftmost keys of the top row form the letters Q-W-E-R-T-Y.

The standard keyboard layout for most English keyboards is the qwerty keyboard.


unintentional

unintentional (positive)
more unintentional (comparative)
most unintentional (superlative)

If something is unintentional, nobody planned or meant to do it.

I'm terribly sorry about the mistake with your name. It was completely unintentional.

/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/


lobster

A lobster is a red colored crustacean known for its meat.

We went lobster fishing.


maze

A maze is a game consisting in a complicated path where you have to get the exit.

Johnny and his friend tried to solve the maze.


blondies

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


spasm

People who are having seizures sometimes spasm.


spasm

To spasm is to have body parts shake violently.


comic strips

comic strip (singular)
comic strips (plural)

The plural form of comic strip; more than one (kind of) comic strip.


appaled

appal (canonical)
appals (third-person singular)
appaled (past)
appaled (past participle)
appaling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of appal.


appals

The third-person singular form of appal.


died out

The past tense and past participle of die out.


spasms

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


spasms

The third-person singular form of spasm.


choked

choke (canonical)
chokes (third-person singular)
choked (past)
choked (past participle)
choking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of choke.


ceased

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

The past tense and past participle of cease.


clumsier

clumsy (positive)
clumsier (comparative)
clumsiest (superlative)

The comparative form of clumsy; more clumsy.


clumsiest

The superlative form of clumsy; most clumsy.


blobs

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


blobs

blob (canonical)
blobs (third-person singular)
blobbed (past)
blobbed (past participle)
blobbing (present participle)


closings

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


closers

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


complains

complain (canonical)
complains (third-person singular)
complained (past)
complained (past participle)
complaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of complain.


collaring

collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)


firewaters

firewater (singular)
firewaters (plural)

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


blesses

bless (canonical)
blesses (third-person singular)
blessed (past)
blessed (past participle)
blessing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bless.


blessed

blessed (positive)
more blessed (comparative)
most blessed (superlative)

If something or someone is blessed, they have divine aid or protection.


blessed

The past tense and past participle of bless.


cheering up

cheer up (canonical)
cheers up (third-person singular)
cheered up (past)
cheered up (past participle)
cheering up (present participle)


chokes

The third-person singular form of choke.


chokes

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


ceases

The third-person singular form of cease.


cloning

clone (canonical)
clones (third-person singular)
cloned (past)
cloned (past participle)
cloning (present participle)


conferences

conference (singular)
conferences (plural)

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


civilises

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

The third-person singular form of civilise.


complained

The past tense and past participle of complain.


cream horns

cream horn (singular)
cream horns (plural)

The plural form of cream horn; more than one (kind of) cream horn.


cruciverbalists

cruciverbalist (singular)
cruciverbalists (plural)

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


corpses

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


cites

cite (canonical)
cites (third-person singular)
cited (past)
cited (past participle)
citing (present participle)


clones

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


clones

The third-person singular form of clone.


cyclamens

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


creepy-crawlies

creepy-crawly (singular)
creepy-crawlies (plural)

The plural form of creepy-crawly; more than one (kind of) creepy-crawly.


confirms

confirm (canonical)
confirms (third-person singular)
confirmed (past)
confirmed (past participle)
confirming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of confirm.


weest

wee (positive)
weer (comparative)
weest (superlative)


crab cakes

crab cake (singular)
crab cakes (plural)

The plural form of crab cake; more than one (kind of) crab cake.


crossings

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


confirmed

The past tense and past participle of confirm.


fornications

fornication (singular)
fornications (plural)

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


creampies

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


cheered up

The past tense and past participle of cheer up.


congratulating

congratulate (canonical)
congratulates (third-person singular)
congratulated (past)
congratulated (past participle)
congratulating (present participle)

The present participle of congratulates.


ceasing

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


crop rotations

crop rotation (singular)
crop rotations (plural)

The plural form of crop rotation; more than one (kind of) crop rotation.


mediations

mediation (singular)
mediations (plural)

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


fifties

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


curtained

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

The past tense and past participle of curtain.


pepperonis

pepperoni (singular)
pepperonis (plural)

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


complicating

complicate (canonical)
complicates (third-person singular)
complicated (past)
complicated (past participle)
complicating (present participle)


pelvises

pelvis (singular)
pelves or pelvises (plural)

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


raddest

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


philanthropies

philanthropy (singular)
philanthropies (plural)

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


collared

collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of collar.


ferreting

ferret (canonical)
ferrets (third-person singular)
ferreted (past)
ferreted (past participle)
ferreting (present participle)


worldlier

worldly (positive)
worldlier (comparative)
worldliest (superlative)

The comparative form of worldly; more worldly.


worldliest

The superlative form of worldly; most worldly.


phonologies

phonology (singular)
phonologies (plural)

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


popularities

popularity (singular)
popularities (plural)

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


manured

manure (canonical)
manures (third-person singular)
manured (past)
manured (past participle)
manuring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of manure.


warrant

A warrant is a certificate that allows someone to do something, as stated in the warrant itself.

The police had the warrant to search his house for evidence.


warrant

warrant (canonical)
warrants (third-person singular)
warranted (past)
warranted (past participle)
warranting (present participle)

If you warrant something, you guarantee it to be of a specified quality or value.

If you warrant an action, you justify it.


cited

cite (canonical)
cites (third-person singular)
cited (past)
cited (past participle)
citing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cite.


kulaks

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


legislations

legislation (singular)
legislations (plural)

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


kulak

A Kulak was a peasant from czarist Russia.


antidepressants

antidepressant (singular)
antidepressants (plural)

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


platinums

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


Esperanto

Esperanto is a language that was created by L. L. Zamenhof.

/ˌɛspəˈræntəʊ/


vegetarianisms

vegetarianism (singular)
vegetarianisms (plural)

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


spelts

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


spellings

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


frighting

fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)


rimes

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


peanut butters

peanut butter (singular)
peanut butters (plural)

The plural form of peanut butter; more than one (kind of) peanut butter.


recessing

recess (canonical)
recesses (third-person singular)
recessed (past)
recessed (past participle)
recessing (present participle)


tireder

tired (positive)
tireder (comparative)
tiredest (superlative)

The comparative form of tired; more tired.


radder

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


orphanages

orphanage (singular)
orphanages (plural)

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


roadkills

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


congratulated

congratulate (canonical)
congratulates (third-person singular)
congratulated (past)
congratulated (past participle)
congratulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of congratulates.


curtaining

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


renovators

renovator (singular)
renovators (plural)

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


supers

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


juveniles

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


grosser

gross (positive)
grosser (comparative)
grossest (superlative)

The comparative form of gross; more gross.


cloned

clone (canonical)
clones (third-person singular)
cloned (past)
cloned (past participle)
cloning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clone.


tiredest

The superlative form of tired; most tired.


blessing

A blessing is something that you are grateful for.

If someone gives you their blessing to do something, they support you.

A blessing is help from God, or words asking for it.


blessing

bless (canonical)
blesses (third-person singular)
blessed (past)
blessed (past participle)
blessing (present participle)


motility

Motility has to do with an animal's ability to move.

The single-celled organisms that showed motility moved towards the food.


obediences

obedience (singular)
obediences (plural)

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


tersest

terse (positive)
terser (comparative)
tersest (superlative)

The superlative form of terse; most terse.


wees

wee (canonical)
wees (third-person singular)
weed (past)
weed (past participle)
weeing (present participle)


splinters

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


endures

endure (canonical)
endures (third-person singular)
endured (past)
endured (past participle)
enduring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of endure.


tali

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


endurance

Endurance is the ability to continue, to keep going, even if it is painful or difficult.

Running in a marathon tested the limits of her endurance.


revenging

revenge (canonical)
revenges (third-person singular)
revenged (past)
revenged (past participle)
revenging (present participle)


glory

If you have glory, you have honour, fame and pride.


renovations

renovation (singular)
renovations (plural)

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


androgynes

androgyne (singular)
androgynes (plural)

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


pelves

pelvis (singular)
pelves or pelvises (plural)

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


renovates

renovate (canonical)
renovates (third-person singular)
renovated (past)
renovated (past participle)
renovating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of renovate.


ferreted

ferret (canonical)
ferrets (third-person singular)
ferreted (past)
ferreted (past participle)
ferreting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ferret.


peculiar

peculiar (positive)
more peculiar (comparative)
most peculiar (superlative)

When something is peculiar, it is out of the ordinary or is unusual.

The girl there standing in the crowd of boys there looks rather peculiar.


veganisms

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


grossest

The superlative form of gross; most gross.


glories

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


complicates

complicate (canonical)
complicates (third-person singular)
complicated (past)
complicated (past participle)
complicating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of complicate.


remotest

remote (positive)
remoter (comparative)
remotest (superlative)

The superlative form of remote; most remote.


autonomy

Autonomy can be independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual.

Autonomy can be the condition of being autonomous; self-government, or the right of self-government; independence.

The rebels demanded autonomy from Spain.

An autonomy is a self-governing community.


orphanage

orphanage (singular)
orphanages (plural)

An orphanage is a place where orphans live, and are cared for.

He grew up in an orphanage after his parents died.


lymph

Lymph is a clear liquid made by the body that enters the bloodstream and fights infections.

The lymph carries white blood cells to infections.


fury

Fury is when a person is more than angry and usually is at the level of putting it to act.

The fury could be seen in the lion's eyes.


subsidies

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


furies

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


androgyne

A person who is masculine and feminine at the same time.


antidepressant

antidepressant (singular)
antidepressants (plural)

An antidepressant is a medicine given to treat depression.

I was depressed, so my doctor put me on antidepressant tablets to help me feel better.


renovate

If you renovate something, you fix and change it to make it look newer and better.

Joe is going to renovate his basement over the summer.


recessed

recess (canonical)
recesses (third-person singular)
recessed (past)
recessed (past participle)
recessing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of recess.


terser

The comparative form of terse; more terse.


renovation

A renovation is the process of changing or fixing a building to make it look newer and better.

The school did renovations on the classrooms over the summer.

The historic hotel reopened in June after undergoing a $129 million renovation.


gross pay

Gross pay is the amount of wage or salary that is paid by an employer to an employee.

Mary got her gross pay one day too late this month.


crafts

craft (canonical)
crafts (third-person singular)
crafted (past)
crafted (past participle)
crafting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of craft.


rubidium

Rubidium is a chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft silver-coloured metal.


slender

slender (positive)
slenderer (comparative)
slenderest (superlative)

When something is slender, it means that the object is thin.

That model is rather slender in shape, which explains why she received many invitations for her photograph to be taken.


somethinging

something (canonical)
somethings (third-person singular)
somethinged (past)
somethinged (past participle)
somethinging (present participle)


renovator

renovator (singular)
renovators (plural)

A renovator is a person or company that does renovations.

These tools are popular with buyers, builders and home renovators.


somethings

something (singular)
somethings (plural)

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


somethings

The third-person singular form of something.


slenderest

The superlative form of slender; most slender.


autonomies

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


remoter

The comparative form of remote; more remote.


endure

endure (canonical)
endures (third-person singular)
endured (past)
endured (past participle)
enduring (present participle)

If you endure something difficult or painful, you experience it for a long time.

We had to endure the climb to the top of the steep hill.

If something endures, it lasts for a long time.

The church has endured for hundreds of years.


merits

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


fluid

A fluid is something that can flow smoothly and with ease.

Water, air, and steam are all fluids.


fluid

fluid (positive)
more fluid (comparative)
most fluid (superlative)

It was a fluid, graceful dance.

Jasha was more fluid in her movements than Jabah.

Caska was the most fluid of all the dancers.


astronauts

astronaut (singular)
astronauts (plural)

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


lone

If you are lone, you are isolated and have no companion.

Dan avoids talking to others and is a bit of a lone wolf.


stagnant

stagnant (positive)
more stagnant (comparative)
most stagnant (superlative)

If something is stagnant, it is not moving.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-stagnant.wav


distal

distal (positive)
more distal (comparative)
most distal (superlative)

A distal location refers to a point furtherest from an attachment or origin.

At the distal end of a bone or a muscle.


dental caries

Dental caries is a cavity or hole in a tooth which has formed due to enamel damage by acid.

This little boy has dental caries because he drunk too much lemonade.


manures

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


manures

manure (canonical)
manures (third-person singular)
manured (past)
manured (past participle)
manuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of manure.


foster

foster (canonical)
fosters (third-person singular)
fostered (past)
fostered (past participle)
fostering (present participle)

When you foster something, you do cultivate and grow it.

In this school, they foster students with a talent in music.


eyeing

eyeing (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eying (present participle)


outcries

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


inclining

incline (canonical)
inclines (third-person singular)
inclined (past)
inclined (past participle)
inclining (present participle)


restrictions

restriction (singular)
restrictions (plural)

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


craft

When you craft an object, it means that you make the object by hand.

That craftsman is real good, he can craft out a complicated ship out of a block of wood.


helipads

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


inns

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


remote

remote (positive)
remoter (comparative)
remotest (superlative)

Something that is remote is a long way off, distant, not near anything.

The internet is a powerful tool for bringing modern medicine to remote areas.

She walked to a remote corner of the farm, so she could be alone.

When a television or radio broadcast is remote, it is done in someplace other than a studio

The reporter did a live remote broadcast from the scene of the fire.


remote

A remote is something used to change the volume or channel on a television.

I wanted to change the channel after the show ended, but the remote was under the couch.


fast-paced

fast-paced (positive)
more fast-paced (comparative)
most fast-paced (superlative)

If something is fast-paced, it moves or changes very rapidly or quickly.

We went to see a fast-paced action film. There was never a dull moment.


astronaut

An astronaut is a person who travels into space.


Holland

Holland is a country that is part of the Netherlands.

Holland is often wrongly said to represent the entire Netherlands.


endured

The past tense and past participle of endure.


brutal

brutal (positive)
more brutal (comparative)
most brutal (superlative)

If something or someone is brutal, it is violent or cruel.

She killed her victims in a brutal way.


frighted

fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fright.


inn

An inn is a place where travellers can get lodging, food and drinks.

My friend has already booked a place in the inn for us.


variegated

variegated (positive)
more variegated (comparative)
most variegated (superlative)

Variegated means to be marked with different colours.

The leaves of this plant are variegated.


discriminated

discriminate (canonical)
discriminates (third-person singular)
discriminated (past)
discriminated (past participle)
discriminating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of discriminate.


laziness

Laziness is the act of being lazy or idle and to do no work.

Laziness is one of the seven deadly sins.


subsidy

A subsidy is a type of financial support, especially the use of tax revenues to support things which might otherwise fail.

The government provides a subsidy for students that are in families not doing well financially.


slenderer

slender (positive)
slenderer (comparative)
slenderest (superlative)

The comparative form of slender; more slender.


restriction

A restriction is something that restricts or limits something else.

The restrictions on parking in the city during snowstorms make it almost impossible to find parking anywhere.

Because one student had bad food allergies, the school put a restriction on what kinds of food the other students were allowed to bring for lunch.

A restriction is a rule or limit that tells you what you cannot do.

On his first day at work, Kwame's new boss said: "Let me tell you about our restrictions. No wearing jeans. No taking breaks. No sitting down at work. Oh, and you are not allowed to take any days off for the next six months. Welcome."


turbid

turbid (positive)
more turbid (comparative)
most turbid (superlative)

A turbid glass of water means that the water contains sediments or impurities.

This glass of water is turbid, could you get another glass with fresh water?


merit

A merit is something that deserves good or bad recognition.

He received a reward of 50 dollars for his merit.


revenged

revenge (canonical)
revenges (third-person singular)
revenged (past)
revenged (past participle)
revenging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of revenge.


renovating

renovate (canonical)
renovates (third-person singular)
renovated (past)
renovated (past participle)
renovating (present participle)


renovated

The past tense and past participle of renovate.


feel the pinch

If you feel the pinch, you feel like you don't have a lot of money.

I've really been feeling the pinch since I quit my job last month.


generous

generous (positive)
more generous (comparative)
most generous (superlative)

A generous person is one who gives time or money to help others.

Erasmus Darwin was a generous man who helped many people.


snarky

snarky (positive)
snarkier (comparative)
snarkiest (superlative)

If you are snarky, you say something in a sarcastic or snide way; usually because you are irritated, but also sometimes to be funny.

I was asking you a serious question. There's no reason to be snarky with me.

I don't know what's wrong with Joan. I told her it was raining outside and she said, "Thanks for the news flash" in a really snarky way.


veering

veer (canonical)
veers (third-person singular)
veered (past)
veered (past participle)
veering (present participle)


crack-pipe


snarkiest

The superlative form of snarky; most snarky.


enrolled

enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enroll (canonical)
enrolls (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of enroll.


snarkier

The comparative form of snarky; more snarky.


honorary

Honorary means holding a title or office without payment or undertaking the duties.

This young man works honorary for the animal shelter.


platforms

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


enduring

endure (canonical)
endures (third-person singular)
endured (past)
endured (past participle)
enduring (present participle)


civilise

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

When you civilise someone, you educate that person on how to have a higher standard of behaviour.

Our teacher civilised us today, stressing the importance of respecting others.


somethinged

something (canonical)
somethings (third-person singular)
somethinged (past)
somethinged (past participle)
somethinging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of something.


postures

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


floodplains

floodplain (singular)
floodplains (plural)

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


fluids

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


veered

The past tense and past participle of veer.


incline

You would have to climb a steep incline to get to the peak of this hill.


incline

incline (canonical)
inclines (third-person singular)
inclined (past)
inclined (past participle)
inclining (present participle)

If you are inclined to do something, it means that you tend to do or believe it.

I am more inclined to sleep now instead of going with you for basketball.


crack pipe

crack pipe (singular)
crack pipes (plural)

A crack pipe is a pipe used to smoke crack cocaine.

This young man has three different crack pipes.


inclined

The past tense and past participle of incline.


inclined

If you are inclined to do something, you are likely to do it.

I am inclined to eat another cheeseburger.


enroll

enroll (canonical)
enrolls (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

If you enroll in a group, organization, school, or club, you become a member of it.

Have you enrolled in a school yet?


crafted

craft (canonical)
crafts (third-person singular)
crafted (past)
crafted (past participle)
crafting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of craft.


fostering

foster (canonical)
fosters (third-person singular)
fostered (past)
fostered (past participle)
fostering (present participle)

I'm fostering a child.


gross

gross (positive)
grosser (comparative)
grossest (superlative)

The gross amount is the total before you take away losses or expenses.

Her gross pay was $500, but then they took out $60 for tax.

A gross violation or abuse is very bad and clearly wrong.

Leaving the bank unlocked was an act of gross carelessness.

If something is gross is very unpleasant.

There was a gross smell coming from the broken pipe.


wagons

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


helipad

A helipad is a platform for helicopters to land and take off from. It is usually marked with a letter "H".

There is a helipad on top of this building for use by our country's military.


eying

eying (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eyeing (present participle)


clocking

clock (canonical)
clocks (third-person singular)
clocked (past)
clocked (past participle)
clocking (present participle)


entrails

The entrails are the internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines.


bestsellers

bestseller (singular)
bestsellers (plural)

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


clocked

The past tense and past participle of clock.


bestseller

A bestseller is a book or any other product that has sold in large numbers.

The hula hoop was a bestseller in the late 1950s.

The James Bond books are bestsellers.

Have you read any bestsellers this month?


thunderclouds

thundercloud (singular)
thunderclouds (plural)

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


discriminate

discriminate (canonical)
discriminates (third-person singular)
discriminated (past)
discriminated (past participle)
discriminating (present participle)

When you discriminate against someone, you make decisions based on prejudice.

The law makes it illegal for people to discriminate against others based on their skin colour.

If you discriminate, you make a distinction.

John is colorblind and cannot discriminate between red and green.


bluffed

bluff (canonical)
bluffs (third-person singular)
bluffed (past)
bluffed (past participle)
bluffing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bluff.


juvenile

juvenile (positive)
more juvenile (comparative)
most juvenile (superlative)

If a person is juvenile, they are childish and immature.


juvenile

A juvenile is a young stage in the development of an animal. It applies to animals which have 'direct development' from the egg, not those which undergo metamorphosis.

Young male lions which do not have manes, and are not ready for breeding, are juveniles.


veer

veer (canonical)
veers (third-person singular)
veered (past)
veered (past participle)
veering (present participle)

When you veer, it means that you change your direction suddenly.

The bus veered off the mountain track and went down the steep slope.


fostered

The past tense and past participle of foster.


crack pipes

The plural form of crack pipe; more than one (kind of) crack pipe.


revenges

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


revenges

revenge (canonical)
revenges (third-person singular)
revenged (past)
revenged (past participle)
revenging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of revenge.


thundercloud

A thundercloud is a very dark cloud that might have thunder and rain.


sparrow

The sparrows sing softly.


micros

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


fosters

The third-person singular form of foster.


house sparrows

house sparrow (singular)
house sparrows (plural)

The plural form of house sparrow; more than one (kind of) house sparrow.


off-season

In sports, an off-season is when no games in a particular sport are played.

No games were played during the off-season.


sparrows

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


discriminating

I think they are discriminating against him because he is gay.


dukes

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


house sparrow

A house sparrow is a kind of sparrow from Europe.

There are three house sparrows on the tree.


looping

loop (canonical)
loops (third-person singular)
looped (past)
looped (past participle)
looping (present participle)


classrooms

classroom (singular)
classrooms (plural)

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


loudmouths

loudmouth (singular)
loudmouths (plural)

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


Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a Union territory in India. The capital city is Port Blair.


careless

careless (positive)
more careless (comparative)
most careless (superlative)

If you are careless, then you don't have caution or care.

Charles was careless and dropped the pencil, which caused it to break in half.


alertness

Alertness is the state of being wide awake and noticing anything that happens.

Cats' alertness can remain high, even when they look asleep.


hostilities

hostility (singular)
hostilities (plural)

Hostilities is the fighting between two groups or countries during a war.

Hostilities began after the results of the election were announced.


precipitation

precipitation (singular)
precipitations (plural)

Precipitation is water that falls from the clouds in the sky as snow, water, or ice.


careful

careful (positive)
more careful (comparative)
most careful (superlative)

If you are careful, then you do not take risks and are cautious; you have care.

Edward had to be very careful when walking with the hot soup bowl in his hands because he could spill it and burn himself.


promiscuities

promiscuity (singular)
promiscuities (plural)

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


predators

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


frustrations

frustration (singular)
frustrations (plural)

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


loudmouth

A loudmouth is someone who talks too much or too loudly.


Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is a state in central India. Its capital is Raipur.


Goa

Goa is a state in India. Its capital is Panaji.


Kerala

Kerala is a state in southern India. Its capital is Thiruvananthapuram.


Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu is a union territory in western India. Its capital is Daman.


fudge

Fudge is a kind of chocolate that usually comes in squares.

We baked fudge for dessert.

The fudge was soft and sweet.


lofting

loft (canonical)
lofts (third-person singular)
lofted (past)
lofted (past participle)
lofting (present participle)


platform

A platform is a raised stage where speeches, concerts and other performances are made.

The principal of the school stood on the platform to give a speech to parents about the school's upcoming changes.

A platform is a raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.

The passengers waited for the train on the platform.


enrolls

enroll (canonical)
enrolls (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of enroll.


crafting

craft (canonical)
crafts (third-person singular)
crafted (past)
crafted (past participle)
crafting (present participle)


Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state in India. The capital city is Bombay.


dutch

Peter's dutch is 10 years older than he is.


precipitations

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


Arunachal Pradesh

A North-eastern state in the far east of India.

/ˌɑːrəˌnɑːtʃəl prəˈdɛʃ/


Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a state in India. The capital is Jaipur.

/ˈrɑːd͡ʒəstæn/


enrolling

enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enroll (canonical)
enrolls (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)


cramp

A cramp is a painful contraction of the muscle that cannot be controlled.

Quick, save him! He is having muscle cramps and is about to drown in the water!


cramp

cramp (canonical)
cramps (third-person singular)
cramped (past)
cramped (past participle)
cramping (present participle)

If a muscle cramps, it contracts in a painful way.

My legs cramped in the middle of my run.

If you are cramped by something, you are restricted by it in some way; you are not able to move around or express things.


Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a union territory in India. Its capital is Silvassa.

/ˈdɑːdrɑː ənd ˌnʌɡərˌhəˈvɛli/


dutches

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


Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Bhopal is the capital.

/ˌmɑːdjə prəˈdɛʃ/


bluffing

bluff (canonical)
bluffs (third-person singular)
bluffed (past)
bluffed (past participle)
bluffing (present participle)


saline

saline (positive)
more saline (comparative)
most saline (superlative)

If something is saline it is salty, especially water containing salt.


wagon

This brown wagon has very small wheels.

The wagon of the red train is loaded with wood.


Udhampur

Udhampur is a district in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.


Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is a state in India. The capital city is Madras.


Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep is a Union territory in India. Its capital is Kavaratti.


plungers

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


Puducherry

Puducherry is a union territory in India.


acarophobia

Acarophobia is the fear of feeling felt on an area of the skin that makes a person or animal to want to rub the area with a sharp object.

Acarophobia is also the fear of insects. It causes the feeling felt on an area of the skin that makes a person or animal to want to rub the area with a sharp object.

Ben suffers from a normal form of acarophobia.

/ˌækərəˈfəʊbi.ə/


plunger

A plunger is an object used to free up a toilet, usually for faecal or waste.

That plunger freed up the toilet so it could run properly.


apathies

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


West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in India. The capital city is Calcutta.


classroom

A classroom is a room used for instruction and teaching, usually a room in a school.


inclines

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


inclines

incline (canonical)
inclines (third-person singular)
inclined (past)
inclined (past participle)
inclining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of incline.


bagger

A bagger is someone who usually puts groceries in bags


cramps

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


cramps

The third-person singular form of cramp.


apathy

Apathy is a lack of interest in something.

He showed apathy by not completing the tasks that were assigned to him by his boss.


duke

A duke is the husband of a duchess and the male ruler of a duchy.

The duke of Lorraine is very old.


floodplain

floodplain (singular)
floodplains (plural)

A floodplain is a plain which is formed by the removal of collection of very small bodies from the repeated flooding of a river and experiences occasional or repeated flooding.


loops

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


loops

loop (canonical)
loops (third-person singular)
looped (past)
looped (past participle)
looping (present participle)


loft

A loft is an attic or a space near the roof of a building.

We will store those old chairs in the loft.


loft

To loft an object is to lift it into the air.

He lofted the baseball high into the sky.

Let's loft your bed so we will have storage space under it.


polluting

pollute (canonical)
pollutes (third-person singular)
polluted (past)
polluted (past participle)
polluting (present participle)


discontinuity

discontinuity (singular)
discontinuities (plural)

A discontinuity is a gap, break, separation or change in a series of things or events.

A discontinuity occurred when the series of models was redesigned.


pollutes

The third-person singular form of pollute.


hostility

hostility (singular)
hostilities (plural)

Hostility is a negative action or feeling against something or somebody.

He wanted to reach an agreement, but her hostility was difficult to deal with.


forever

If something lasts forever it will never go away or it will last for a very long time.

I think the sun will last forever.

I will love you forever and ever.


forever

It took forever for me to walk to work.


lofted

The past tense and past participle of loft.


promiscuity

Promiscuity is the state of having many different sexual partners.

Promiscuity is thought to be a bad thing because it disturbs other people and may cause the spread of disease.


frustration

Frustration is the bad feeling of not being able to do what you want to do.

He stood on a chair, but to his frustration, he still could not reach the jar.


outcry

An outcry is a large uproar or a loud cry.

When the fans saw their favorite idol on stage, they made a large outcry.

The proposal resulted in a public outcry.


veers

veer (canonical)
veers (third-person singular)
veered (past)
veered (past participle)
veering (present participle)


polluted

polluted (positive)
more polluted (comparative)
most polluted (superlative)

If something is polluted, it is made unclean or impure.


polluted

The past tense and past participle of pollute.


lonelinesses

loneliness (singular)
lonelinesses (plural)

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


baggers

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


predator

A predator is an animal that goes after other animals for food, or energy.

The deer watched for predators as they approached the water.


Yangon

Yangon is the largest city and previously the capital of Myanmar (Burma). It used to be called Rangoon.


sloting


sloted


bluffs

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


bluffs

The third-person singular form of bluff.


troublesome

troublesome (positive)
more troublesome (comparative)
most troublesome (superlative)

Someone or something that causes trouble is troublesome.

He said some troublesome things, and I wasn't sure how to reply.


analogy

An analogy is a likeness or a comparison between two things that have some features that are the same and others which are different.

Several quite obvious analogies between the two authors can be made.

/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/


Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw is the capital of Myanmar (previously known as Burma).


wasn't

be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

He wasn't home. He was at the store.

It wasn't boring; it was fun.


discriminates

discriminate (canonical)
discriminates (third-person singular)
discriminated (past)
discriminated (past participle)
discriminating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of discriminate.


looped

The past tense and past participle of loop.


underway

If something is underway, it has started and is happening now.

The boy has been missing since this morning, and a search is currently underway.

If a ship, train, bus, etc. is underway, it has started moving to where it is supposed to go.

Even underway, there was almost no sound inside the ship.


remorse

Remorse is the feeling of having made a bad mistake. A person gets this bad feeling when they do or say something, and wish they had not.

I lost a friend because of what I did, and now I feel such remorse about it.


micro

micro (positive)
more micro (comparative)
most micro (superlative)

When something is micro, it refers to the size of the object being rather small. Used to compare how small an object is.

At the micro level he was a good manager. At the more macro level he failed.


micro

Micro is a short form of a microcomputer.


micro

(measurement) A prefix on a measurement meaning 10⁻⁶ (one millionth).


optional

If something is optional, you may choose it or not.

At this event, dress is optional.


syntactically

When doing something syntactically, it is following the rules of syntax.

The text is syntactically correct, but it does not make any sense.


Myanmar

Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia. It is officially known as the Union of Myanmar and it was previously called Burma.


posture

At the start of a race, the runners crouch down into a starting posture.


posture

posture (canonical)
postures (third-person singular)
postured (past)
postured (past participle)
posturing (present participle)

To assume a pose or put on an appearance, literally or figuratively.


discontinuities

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


discontinuous

discontinuous (positive)
more discontinuous (comparative)
most discontinuous (superlative)

If something is discontinuous, it has breaks or interruptions; it has discontinuity.

Our meeting was discontinuous; we had several breaks for eating and using the restroom.

The series was then discontinuous.


gratitude

Gratitude is the good feeling you have when someone else has done something for you.

She showed her gratitude for his help with a big smile.


sunniest

sunny (positive)
sunnier (comparative)
sunniest (superlative)

The superlative form of sunny; most sunny.


unrequited love

Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though someone wants it to be.


EFL

EFL stands for "English as a foreign language".


bluff

A bluff is an action which suggests you are strong when you are not.

He pretended to reach for a gun, but it was a bluff.


bluff

bluff (canonical)
bluffs (third-person singular)
bluffed (past)
bluffed (past participle)
bluffing (present participle)

If you bluff, you pretend to be strong in order to deceive.

He bluffed his way out of a tight corner.


coarsest

coarse (positive)
coarser (comparative)
coarsest (superlative)

The superlative form of coarse; most coarse.


analogies

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


loneliness

Loneliness is the sad feeling of being alone and not having friends.

Without his family and friends, his loneliness grew.


pickle

A pickle is a sour green food made from a cucumber.


pickle

pickle (canonical)
pickles (third-person singular)
pickled (past)
pickled (past participle)
pickling (present participle)

When a person pickles, he preserves food in a salt, vinegar, or sugar solution.


pollute

To pollute means add dirt and other harmful things to water, land or air.

The industry pollutes the air in this region.


requirements

requirement (singular)
requirements (plural)

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

The requirements of this job are: prior experience, ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and passing a background check and drug screen.


cobwebs

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


sunnier

The comparative form of sunny; more sunny.


wove

weave (canonical)
weaves (third-person singular)
wove (past)
woven (past participle)
weaving (present participle)


coarser

The comparative form of coarse; more coarse.


requirement

A requirement is something that you need, something that is necessary.

There is a minimum age requirement of 18 years.


warehouse

warehouse (singular)
warehouses (plural)

A warehouse is a place where manufacturers and suppliers store their goods before they are sold to a customer.


posthumously

When something is done posthumously, it is done after death.

The prize was awarded posthumously.

The author finished the book before he died, but it was released posthumously.


cave

A cave is a large, naturally-formed hole formed underground, or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

A storm is coming towards us, lets take shelter in that cave.

A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, which could be natural or man-made.

A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.


cave

cave (canonical)
caves (third-person singular)
caved (past)
caved (past participle)
caving (present participle)

Joe asked his mom for a new bike every day for a month and she finally caved and got him one.

First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran.


pathogens

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


lofts

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


lofts

loft (canonical)
lofts (third-person singular)
lofted (past)
lofted (past participle)
lofting (present participle)


acorns

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


moustache

moustache (singular)
moustaches (plural)

A moustache is hair grown on the face between the nose and lip.


rulers

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


mustaches

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


slipper

A slipper is a type of shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.

Jane loved to come home and put on her warm slippers.


pickles

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


pickles

The third-person singular form of pickle.


shark

A shark is a type of fish. Some are dangerous to humans, for example the great white shark, while others are not.

The great white shark is one of the largest sharks in the ocean.

My brother's leg was bitten off by a shark.


lb

One lb refers to one pound (a unit of weight).


blots

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


blots

blot (canonical)
blots (third-person singular)
blotted (past)
blotted (past participle)
blotting (present participle)


moustaches

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


pinky

A pinky, also known as the little finger, is the smallest finger on the hand or foot.


mustache

A mustache is hair grown on the face between the nose and lip.


sharks

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


netballs

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


netball

Netball refers to a game similar to basketball, usually played by seven girls


jots

jot (canonical)
jots (third-person singular)
jotted (past)
jotted (past participle)
jotting (present participle)


innate

If something is innate, it is present at birth. Often used of abilities and behaviours rather than structures.

A cat's ability to draw in its claws is innate.


pinkies

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


hard-hearted

hard-hearted (positive)
more hard-hearted (comparative)
most hard-hearted (superlative)

If you are hard-hearted, you are uncaring about other people's feelings.

There's no point asking him for help. He's the most hard-hearted man I've ever met.


warehouses

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


launderette

launderette (singular)
launderettes (plural)

A launderette is a shop with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public use.


knights

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


peasant

A peasant is a poor agricultural worker in the countryside.


slippers

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


launderettes

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


latitudes

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


nettles

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


peal

A peal is a sudden loud sound from a bell, thunder, cannon, etc.


latches

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


cobweb

A cobweb is the remains of an old spiderweb.


gutted

gut (canonical)
guts (third-person singular)
gutted (past)
gutted (past participle)
gutting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gut.


latitude

Latitude refers to the angular from the equator to the north or south pole of the earth


handcuffed

handcuff (canonical)
handcuffs (third-person singular)
handcuffed (past)
handcuffed (past participle)
handcuffing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of handcuff.

After John was arrested, he was handcuffed, searched, placed in the squad car and transported to jail.


nettle

A nettle is a wild plant whose leaves are covered with stings and a little poisonous hair that could hurt you.


acquainting

acquaint (canonical)
acquaints (third-person singular)
acquainted (past)
acquainted (past participle)
acquainting (present participle)


paw

A paw is the foot of a dog, cat or animal.


handcuffing

The prisoner tried to escape while I was handcuffing him.


latch

A latch is a metal lever for fastening a door

A latch is a kind of electronics circuit which holds signal shortly.


vases

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


peals

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


weaves

The third-person singular form of weave.


weaves

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


weave

If you weave, you make cloth by crossing many threads.

This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.

Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.


weave

Human or artificial hair that is worn to change your appearance, either in addition to or by covering the natural hair altogether.

That rug has a very tight weave.


pathogen

A pathogen is something that is able to cause disease, such as bacteria or viruses.


laundries

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


pea

A pea is a small green seed that you can eat as a vegetable.


peacock

A peacock is a male big bird that has a very long colorful tail feathers with eye-like markings on it.

The peacock is the national bird of India.


neighed

neigh (canonical)
neighs (third-person singular)
neighed (past)
neighed (past participle)
neighing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of neigh.


peacocks

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


parse

parse (canonical)
parses (third-person singular)
parsed (past)
parsed (past participle)
parsing (present participle)

If you parse a word, a statement, a sentence, etc., you use its parts to think about a meaning that is not clear.

If you parse a sentence, you name the parts of speech of each word and their relations to each other; you analyze and describe it in grammatical terms.

If a computer parses a file or some other input, it breaks it into smaller groups for easier computing.


harboured

harbour (canonical)
harbours (third-person singular)
harboured (past)
harboured (past participle)
harbouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of harbour.


peas

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


pebbles

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


ruler

A ruler is a device used for measuring things.

The ruler says that the shelf is 12 centimeters wide.

If a person is a ruler, they are in charge.

The king was a ruler of many people.


blotted

The past tense and past participle of blot.