redpilled

redpilled (positive)
more redpilled (comparative)
most redpilled (superlative)

A redpilled person is someone who believes that women are hypergamous and that many women are hybristophilic and lookist.

A redpilled person is someone who believes that society is gynocentric.


chronological

chrono- + -logical or chronology + -ical

If things are arranged in a chronological order, they are arranged in order of their occurrence.

/ˌkrɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/


desexualizing

desexualize (canonical)
desexualizes (third-person singular)
desexualized (past)
desexualized (past participle)
desexualizing (present participle)


cringes

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


cringes

cringe (canonical)
cringes (third-person singular)
cringed (past)
cringed (past participle)
cringing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cringe.


introspect

introspect (canonical)
introspects (third-person singular)
introspected (past)
introspected (past participle)
introspecting (present participle)

If a person introspects, they examine their own thoughts and feelings.


hydrates

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


hydrates

hydrate (canonical)
hydrates (third-person singular)
hydrated (past)
hydrated (past participle)
hydrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hydrate.


blur

blur (canonical)
blurs (third-person singular)
blurred (past)
blurred (past participle)
blurring (present participle)

If you blur something, you make it unclear by mixing it.


blur

A blur is something that cannot be seen clearly because it moves to fast or because its parts seem to be mixed together.


macerated

macerate (canonical)
macerates (third-person singular)
macerated (past)
macerated (past participle)
macerating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of macerate.


scrammed

scram (canonical)
scrams (third-person singular)
scrammed (past)
scrammed (past participle)
scramming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scram.


hikikomori

hikikomori (singular)
hikikomoris or hikikomori (plural)

A hikikomori is a person who lives a lifestyle of rarely interacting with others.


tangibles

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


cringe

He glanced with a cringe at the mess on his desk.


cringe

If a person cringes, they bend their body in fear, disgust or embarrassment.

He cringed as the bird collided with the window.


mistier

misty (positive)
mistier (comparative)
mistiest (superlative)

The comparative form of misty; more misty.


blurs

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


parched

parched (positive)
more parched (comparative)
most parched (superlative)

If something is parched, it is very dry.


parched

parch (canonical)
parches (third-person singular)
parched (past)
parched (past participle)
parching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of parch.


palpable

palpable (positive)
more palpable (comparative)
most palpable (superlative)

If something is palpable, it can be touched.


marginalized

marginalize (canonical)
marginalizes (third-person singular)
marginalized (past)
marginalized (past participle)
marginalizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of marginalize.


Chihuahua

Chihuahua is a state in N Mexico with a population of around 531 thousand.

The Mexican state of Chihuahua borders Texas and New Mexico.

/tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/


mistiest

The superlative form of misty; most misty.


wet behind the ears

If a person is wet behind the ears, they are inexperienced.


hydrated

The past tense and past participle of hydrate.


marginalizes

The third-person singular form of marginalize.


tactile

tactile (positive)
more tactile (comparative)
most tactile (superlative)

If something is tactile, it can be touched.


scrams

The third-person singular form of scram.


scrams

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


deplorable

deplorable (positive)
more deplorable (comparative)
most deplorable (superlative)

If something is deplorable, it deserves strong condemnation.

/dɪˈplɔːrəbəɫ/


repositories

repository (singular)
repositories (plural)

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


marginalised

marginalise (canonical)
marginalises (third-person singular)
marginalised (past)
marginalised (past participle)
marginalising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of marginalise.


n/a is an abbreviation of not applicable.

n/a is an abbreviation of not available.


marginalises

The third-person singular form of marginalise.


macerate

If you macerate a fruit, you soften it by soaking it in a liquid.


literate

literate (positive)
more literate (comparative)
most literate (superlative)

If a person is literate, they are able to read and write.


literate

A literate is a person who is able to read and write.


malices

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


insulation

insulation (singular)
insulations (plural)

Insulation is the act of separating something from others to prevent the transfer of electricity or heat.

An insulation is a material that prevents the transfer of electricity or heat.

/ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən/


willpower

If someone has the willpower to do something, they have the ability to control themselves to do it.


chihuahuas

chihuahua (singular)
chihuahuas (plural)


infiltration

infiltration (singular)
infiltrations (plural)

Infiltration is the act of entering a place secretly.

Infiltration is the process of a fluid passing through something by filtration.


pylon

A pylon is a structure that looks like a tower and is used to support electricity cables.

A pylon is a structure that is located under the wing of an aircraft. It is used to mount engines, fuel tanks, or weapons.


will power

If someone has the will power to do something, they have the ability to control themselves to do it.


condemnations

condemnation (singular)
condemnations (plural)

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


petioles

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


macerates

macerate (canonical)
macerates (third-person singular)
macerated (past)
macerated (past participle)
macerating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of macerate.


cloister

A cloister is a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walks or open galleries. It has open arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle.


cloister

cloister (canonical)
cloisters (third-person singular)
cloistered (past)
cloistered (past participle)
cloistering (present participle)

If you cloister yourself, you confine yourself in a convent or monastery


acceding

accede (canonical)
accedes (third-person singular)
acceded (past)
acceded (past participle)
acceding (present participle)


yapped

yap (canonical)
yaps (third-person singular)
yapped (past)
yapped (past participle)
yapping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of yap.


repository

A repository is a place to store things.

A repository is a location for which files and data are stored and managed.


petiole

The petiole of a plant is the stalk that connects a leaf to the stem.


innuendoes

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


gilts

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


chihuahua

A chihuahua is a tiny dog with short hair.

I have a pet chihuahua.

/tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/


sign up

If you sign up for something, you add your name to the list of people who are participating in an activity.

We signed up Bob for kitchen cleanup duty.


show-offs

The plural form of show-off; more than one (kind of) show-off.


innuendo

An innuendo is a disrespectful remark to a person or thing.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-innuendo.wav


drive to distraction

If someone drives you to distraction, they annoy you to an extent where you cannot concentrate.


butter up

If you butter up a person, you praise them so as to have personal gains.

He takes every opportunity to butter up the boss.


collegiate

collegiate (positive)
more collegiate (comparative)
most collegiate (superlative)

If something is collegiate, it is related to a college or its students.


show offs

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


solitary

'Solitary is the short form of solitary confinement.


solitary

If a person lives in 'solitary, they live alone without anyone accompanying them.


marginalize

If you marginalize a person or a topic, you exclude them and treat them as unimportant within a society.


yds

The race was only 110 yds.


scram

scram (canonical)
scrams (third-person singular)
scrammed (past)
scrammed (past participle)
scramming (present participle)

If you ask someone to scram, you want them to leave somewhere quickly.

If you scram a nuclear reactor, you shut down because of an emergency.


scram

A scram is the shutdown of a nuclear reactor.


neutrality

neutrality (singular)
neutralities (plural)

Neutrality is the state of being neutral and not supporting anyone in a situation.


defecations

defecation (singular)
defecations (plural)

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


neutralities

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


acceded

The past tense and past participle of accede.


gorges

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


gorges

gorge (canonical)
gorges (third-person singular)
gorged (past)
gorged (past participle)
gorging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gorge.


unchanging

If something is unchanging, it is staying the same.

No matter what, his confidence was unchanging.


mutilating

mutilate (canonical)
mutilates (third-person singular)
mutilated (past)
mutilated (past participle)
mutilating (present participle)


marginalizing

marginalize (canonical)
marginalizes (third-person singular)
marginalized (past)
marginalized (past participle)
marginalizing (present participle)


malicious

malicious (positive)
more malicious (comparative)
most malicious (superlative)

If something is malicious, it is harmful on another thing.


mutilated

The past tense and past participle of mutilate.


disservices

disservice (singular)
disservices (plural)

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


rigourous

Rigourous is the wrong spelling of rigorous.


monumental

monumental (positive)
more monumental (comparative)
most monumental (superlative)

If something is monumental, it is of great importance or takes a lot of time and effort to complete.


unkempt

unkempt (positive)
more unkempt (comparative)
most unkempt (superlative)

If a person is unkempt, they are untidy and messy.


disservice

A disservice is something that you did that places you in a bad position.


oxymorons

oxymoron (singular)
oxymorons or oxymora (plural)

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


bum-rushes

bum-rush (canonical)
bum-rushes (third-person singular)
bum-rushed (past)
bum-rushed (past participle)
bum-rushing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bum-rush.

He then bum-rushes into the kitchen


whether or not

Whether or not is used with a following clause when the truth of that clause does not matter or is in question.

I'll go whether or not you do.

It is unclear whether or not she meant to leave.


tangible

tangible (positive)
more tangible (comparative)
most tangible (superlative)

If something is tangible, it can be touched.


tangible

A tangible is something that can be touched.


defecation

Defecation is the process of removing waste matter from your body from the bowels.

/ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/


bum-rushed

The past tense and past participle of bum-rush.

Alexander bum-rushed to the concert


uglinesses

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


psychotherapists

psychotherapist (singular)
psychotherapists (plural)

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


mutilates

The third-person singular form of mutilate.


entourages

entourage (singular)
entourages (plural)

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


lunatics

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


disdaining

disdain (canonical)
disdains (third-person singular)
disdained (past)
disdained (past participle)
disdaining (present participle)


swilling

swill (canonical)
swills (third-person singular)
swilled (past)
swilled (past participle)
swilling (present participle)


chug-a-lugging

chug-a-lug (canonical)
chug-a-lugs (third-person singular)
chug-a-lugged (past)
chug-a-lugged (past participle)
chug-a-lugging (present participle)

Quincy is chug-a-lugging.


misty

misty (positive)
mistier (comparative)
mistiest (superlative)

If a place is misty, it is covered in mist.

It's very misty this morning; I can't see a thing!


normality

normality (singular)
normalities (plural)

One day, we will get back to normality.


omnibuses

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


mutilate

If you mutilate someone, you harm the person by inflicting a violent injury on them.


oxymoron

An oxymoron is a figure of speech where antonyms are used together.


swilled

The past tense and past participle of swill.


chug-a-lug

Matthew chug-a-lugged a wineglassful.

to drink in multiple gulps or in one, long gulp; swill.

Andrew chug-a-lugged the juice.

/ˈtʃʌgəˌlʌg/


disinfectants

disinfectant (singular)
disinfectants (plural)

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


psychotherapist

A psychotherapist is a doctor who specializes in psychotherapy.

Madison was a psychotherapist, and she helped people with mental illnesses.


cricked

crick (canonical)
cricks (third-person singular)
cricked (past)
cricked (past participle)
cricking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crick.


scorched

scorched (positive)
more scorched (comparative)
most scorched (superlative)

If something is scorched, it has been damaged or burnt by fire.


scorched

scorch (canonical)
scorches (third-person singular)
scorched (past)
scorched (past participle)
scorching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scorch.


normalities

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


bum-rushing

They're bum-rushing


scorching

scorching (positive)
more scorching (comparative)
most scorching (superlative)

If something is scorching, it is very hot.


purposeful

purposeful (positive)
more purposeful (comparative)
most purposeful (superlative)

If something is purposeful, it was done on purpose.

The destruction of the house was purposeful.


fattened

fatten (canonical)
fattens (third-person singular)
fattened (past)
fattened (past participle)
fattening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fatten.


brunches

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


incongruous

incongruous (positive)
more incongruous (comparative)
most incongruous (superlative)

If things are incongruous, they are not similar.


fondue

A fondue is a dish made of melted cheese or chocolate which food can be dipped into.


fattens

The third-person singular form of fatten.


accede

accede (canonical)
accedes (third-person singular)
acceded (past)
acceded (past participle)
acceding (present participle)

If you accede, you agree to a request or demand.

If you accede, you assume a role in an office.


outages

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


disdained

The past tense and past participle of disdain.


balmiest

balmy (positive)
balmier (comparative)
balmiest (superlative)

The superlative form of balmy; most balmy.


fondues

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


condemnation

condemnation (singular)
condemnations (plural)

Condemnation is the act of condemning or showing strong disapproval for something.


adequately

If something is done adequately, the result is good enough.

He completed the homework adequately .


barmier

barmy (positive)
barmier (comparative)
barmiest (superlative)

The comparative form of barmy; more barmy.


entourage

entourage (singular)
entourages (plural)

An entourage is a group of people that follows a important person.


marginalise

marginalise (canonical)
marginalises (third-person singular)
marginalised (past)
marginalised (past participle)
marginalising (present participle)

If you marginalise a person or a topic, you exclude them and treat them as unimportant within a society.


hurtful

A hurtful comment or action is mean or insulting.

What you said to me the other day was very hurtful.


studious

studious (positive)
more studious (comparative)
most studious (superlative)

If a person is studious, they spend a lot of time studying.


succulent

succulent (positive)
more succulent (comparative)
most succulent (superlative)

If something is succulent, it is juicy and tender.


cohering

cohere (canonical)
coheres (third-person singular)
cohered (past)
cohered (past participle)
cohering (present participle)


chug-a-lugs

chug-a-lug (canonical)
chug-a-lugs (third-person singular)
chug-a-lugged (past)
chug-a-lugged (past participle)
chug-a-lugging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chug-a-lug.

He then chug-a-lugs a full glass of water.

/ˈtʃʌɡəlʌɡz/


vetting

vet (canonical)
vets (third-person singular)
vetted (past)
vetted (past participle)
vetting (present participle)


lunatic

The cult leader was a lunatic.


disdains

disdain (canonical)
disdains (third-person singular)
disdained (past)
disdained (past participle)
disdaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disdain.


bum-rush

bum-rush (canonical)
bum-rushes (third-person singular)
bum-rushed (past)
bum-rushed (past participle)
bum-rushing (present participle)

I'm sorry, I have to bum-rush to the concert


decals

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


fiends

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


balmier

The comparative form of balmy; more balmy.


brunch

Brunch is a meal that is eaten in the late morning.

I woke up and had brunch.


Englishnesses

Englishness (singular)
Englishnesses (plural)

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


ensconcing

ensconce (canonical)
ensconces (third-person singular)
ensconced (past)
ensconced (past participle)
ensconcing (present participle)


disparate

disparate (positive)
more disparate (comparative)
most disparate (superlative)

If things are disparate, they are made up of different elements that cannot be compared.


malice

Malice is a desire to do something bad or hurtful.

Though he posted the picture, it's not clear that he did so with actual malice.


wild goose chase

A wild goose chase is a search that will not achieve anything.


organic

organic (positive)
more organic (comparative)
most organic (superlative)

If something is organic, it is related to or derived from living organisms.

If something is organic, it is related to an organ of a living organism.

If a chemical is organic, it is relating to or contains the compounds of carbon.

If food or its products are organic, it is produced in an environment that does not artificial chemicals or pesticides.


barmy

If a person is barmy, they are crazy or foolish.


cohere

If things cohere, they stick together by adhesion.

Separate molecules will cohere because of electromagnetic force.


dentures

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


decalcomanias

decalcomania (singular)
decalcomanias (plural)

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


intrusive

intrusive (positive)
more intrusive (comparative)
most intrusive (superlative)

If something is intrusive, it makes people feel uncomfortable because it goes into personal or private things.

Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?


aimless

aimless (positive)
more aimless (comparative)
most aimless (superlative)

If someone is aimless, they have no purpose or goals.

He lived an aimless life.


gradable

If an adjective is gradable, it can be used in the comparative or superlative form.

Hot and cold are gradable antonyms.


fiend

A fiend is someone who is especially interested in something.

Only jazz fiends know about this small club downtown.

The fiends enjoy watching the dead suffer in hell.

The police recently arrested the fiend.


scorches

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


scorches

scorch (canonical)
scorches (third-person singular)
scorched (past)
scorched (past participle)
scorching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scorch.


purposeless

purposeless (positive)
more purposeless (comparative)
most purposeless (superlative)

If something is purposeless, it is without purpose.

The homework was purposeless because school had already finished.


show off

If someone shows something off, they show its best qualities.

Grocery stores show off their produce by placing the most attractive specimens in front.

If someone likes to show off, they do things to attract attention of others.

She loves to show off her shoe collection.


show off

A show off is a person who does things to get other people to notice them.


extraditing

extradite (canonical)
extradites (third-person singular)
extradited (past)
extradited (past participle)
extraditing (present participle)


vetted

The past tense and past participle of vet.


extradites

The third-person singular form of extradite.


swills

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


swills

swill (canonical)
swills (third-person singular)
swilled (past)
swilled (past participle)
swilling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of swill.


as well

You use as well to show that something applies in the same way as something else you've already mentioned.

I like apples, and pears as well.


coheres

The third-person singular form of cohere.


impeccable

impeccable (positive)
more impeccable (comparative)
most impeccable (superlative)

An impeccable person is someone who is perfect and does not do anything wrong.


accedes

accede (canonical)
accedes (third-person singular)
acceded (past)
acceded (past participle)
acceding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accede.


citations

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


ensconces

The third-person singular form of ensconce.


decal

A decal is a design that is produced and transferred to another surface.


disdain

Disdain is a feeling that a person is not worth their consideration or respect.


disdain

To disdain is to regard a person with strong contempt.


maws

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


chug-a-lugged

chug-a-lug (canonical)
chug-a-lugs (third-person singular)
chug-a-lugged (past)
chug-a-lugged (past participle)
chug-a-lugging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chug-a-lug.

Matthias chug-a-lugged the beer.


cohered

cohere (canonical)
coheres (third-person singular)
cohered (past)
cohered (past participle)
cohering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cohere.


descriptive

descriptive (positive)
more descriptive (comparative)
most descriptive (superlative)

If something is descriptive, it provides a detailed description of another thing.


cricks

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


cricks

crick (canonical)
cricks (third-person singular)
cricked (past)
cricked (past participle)
cricking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crick.


ravenous

ravenous (positive)
more ravenous (comparative)
most ravenous (superlative)

A ravenous animal is very hungry and wants to eat large quantities of food.


voracious

voracious (positive)
more voracious (comparative)
most voracious (superlative)

A voracious animal is very hungry and wants to eat large quantities of food.


outdated

outdated (positive)
more outdated (comparative)
most outdated (superlative)

If something is outdated, it is too old for it to be used.

His outdated word processing software could not read the files I sent.


decalcomania

Decalcomania is the process of transferring designs onto surfaces.

[diːˌkæɫkəˈmeɪnɪə]


denture

Dentures are a removable plate that is a complete replacement of teeth.


ensconce

ensconce (canonical)
ensconces (third-person singular)
ensconced (past)
ensconced (past participle)
ensconcing (present participle)

If you ensconce someone, you place in a secure and safe place.


youthful

A youthful person is an older person who seems young.

The young man was being very youthful.


hilarious

hilarious (positive)
more hilarious (comparative)
most hilarious (superlative)

If something is hilarious, it makes you laugh a lot.

That joke was hilarious.


tirades

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


scorch

A scorch mark is the surface burn of something.


scorch

If you scorch something, you burn its surface with fire.

If you scorch, you move at very high speed.


measurable

measurable (positive)
more measurable (comparative)
most measurable (superlative)

If something is measurable, it can be measured.

/ˈmɛʒərəbəl/


extradited

The past tense and past participle of extradite.


synagogues

synagogue (singular)
synagogues (plural)

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


impersonations

impersonation (singular)
impersonations (plural)

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


objurgated

objurgate (canonical)
objurgates (third-person singular)
objurgated (past)
objurgated (past participle)
objurgating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of objurgate.


ensconced

If you are ensconced, you are placed in a safe and secure environment.


ensconced

The past tense and past participle of ensconce.


maw

The maw is the mouth and jaws of an animal.


barmiest

barmy (positive)
barmier (comparative)
barmiest (superlative)

The superlative form of barmy; most barmy.


balmy

balmy (positive)
balmier (comparative)
balmiest (superlative)

If something is balmy, it is mild and pleasant.

If something is balmy, it is soothing and fragrant.


truncated

truncate (canonical)
truncates (third-person singular)
truncated (past)
truncated (past participle)
truncating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of truncate.


diatribes

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


crumbiest

crumby (positive)
crumbier (comparative)
crumbiest (superlative)

The superlative form of crumby; most crumby.


dentistry

Dentistry is the field of medicine that studies, diagnoses and treats the teeth and gums.


disruptive

disruptive (positive)
more disruptive (comparative)
most disruptive (superlative)

If something is disruptive, it interrupts something and causes it to pause or stop.

Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school.


impersonation

Impersonation is the act of pretending to be someone else.


curtailed

curtail (canonical)
curtails (third-person singular)
curtailed (past)
curtailed (past participle)
curtailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of curtail.


crumbier

The comparative form of crumby; more crumby.


removable

removable (positive)
more removable (comparative)
most removable (superlative)

If something is removable, it can be removed.


cockerels

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


objurgates

The third-person singular form of objurgate.


outage

An outage is period where the power supply, or other related services, is suspended temporarily.

The power outage yesterday was caused by the broken fuse.


crick

A crick is a painful muscular cramp that occurs in the neck or back.


crick

crick (canonical)
cricks (third-person singular)
cricked (past)
cricked (past participle)
cricking (present participle)

If your muscles crick, it develops a crick.


omnibus

An omnibus is a vehicle set up to carry a lot of people.


omnibus

If something is an omnibus, it contains multiple items.


extradite

extradite (canonical)
extradites (third-person singular)
extradited (past)
extradited (past participle)
extraditing (present participle)

If a government extradites a person, they hand over the person to the government of the place where the person committed a crime.


swill

A swill is a mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc.


swill

swill (canonical)
swills (third-person singular)
swilled (past)
swilled (past participle)
swilling (present participle)

If you swill a container, you wash it with a lot of water.


transactions

transaction (singular)
transactions (plural)

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


crummiest

crummy (positive)
crummier (comparative)
crummiest (superlative)

The superlative form of crummy; most crummy.


crummier

The comparative form of crummy; more crummy.


sombre

sombre (positive)
more sombre (comparative)
most sombre (superlative)

If something is sombre, it is dark and gloomy.


liners

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


diatribe

A diatribe is an abusive verbal attack against a person.


truncate

If you truncate something, you shorten it by a measurable value.


modernizing

modernize (canonical)
modernizes (third-person singular)
modernized (past)
modernized (past participle)
modernizing (present participle)


nationalities

nationality (singular)
nationalities (plural)

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


modernizes

The third-person singular form of modernize.


modernised

modernise (canonical)
modernises (third-person singular)
modernised (past)
modernised (past participle)
modernising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of modernise.


metabolisms

metabolism (singular)
metabolisms (plural)

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


banal

banal (positive)
more banal (comparative)
most banal (superlative)

If something is banal, it is very common and boring.


tirade

A tirade is a long and angry criticism against a person.

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Oromo

The Oromo are a group of people of Ethiopia and northern Kenya.


oh my God


modernises

The third-person singular form of modernise.


somber

somber (positive)
more somber (comparative)
most somber (superlative)

If something is somber, it is dark and gloomy.


crumby

If something is crumby, it is bad or of poor quality.


truncating

truncate (canonical)
truncates (third-person singular)
truncated (past)
truncated (past participle)
truncating (present participle)


inebriating

inebriate (canonical)
inebriates (third-person singular)
inebriated (past)
inebriated (past participle)
inebriating (present participle)


objurgate

objurgate (canonical)
objurgates (third-person singular)
objurgated (past)
objurgated (past participle)
objurgating (present participle)

If you objurgate someone, you criticize or scold them.


shortcakes

shortcake (singular)
shortcakes (plural)

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


curtails

curtail (canonical)
curtails (third-person singular)
curtailed (past)
curtailed (past participle)
curtailing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of curtail.


curtail

If you curtail something, you reduce the duration of it.

When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.


modernized

The past tense and past participle of modernize.


squadrons

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


synagogue

synagogue (singular)
synagogues (plural)

/ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/


defenestrations

defenestration (singular)
defenestrations (plural)

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


American English


shortcake

Shortcake is a dessert made with such a cake, usually having layers of cream and fruit.


British English


truncates

The third-person singular form of truncate.


crummy

If something is crummy, it is bad or of poor quality.


connectors

connector (singular)
connectors (plural)

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


idiocy

An idiocy is a very stupid behaviour or action


incentivized

incentivize (canonical)
incentivizes (third-person singular)
incentivized (past)
incentivized (past participle)
incentivizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of incentivize.


intentionally

If something is done intentionally, it is done on purpose.


indifferent

indifferent (positive)
more indifferent (comparative)
most indifferent (superlative)

If a person is indifferent, they do not care about things that happen.

He was indifferent to the proposal, since it didn’t affect him, either way.


contemplates

contemplate (canonical)
contemplates (third-person singular)
contemplated (past)
contemplated (past participle)
contemplating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of contemplate.


conkers

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


idiocies

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


tightly

If something is wrapped tightly, it is wrapped in a tight manner.


oh my god

"Oh my God!" is used to express strong feelings, especially surprise.

Oh my god! Who spilled coffee on my computer?


transaction

transaction (singular)
transactions (plural)

A transaction is the act of buying or selling something.

The transaction was made on Friday with the supplier.


kismets

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


metabolism

Metabolism is the chemical processes that occurs in living things and keeps them alive.


sandpapering

sandpaper (canonical)
sandpapers (third-person singular)
sandpapered (past)
sandpapered (past participle)
sandpapering (present participle)


contemplated

The past tense and past participle of contemplate.


aptly

In an apt or suitable manner; appropriately.


hydrate

A hydrate is a solid compound that contains water molecules.


hydrate

hydrate (canonical)
hydrates (third-person singular)
hydrated (past)
hydrated (past participle)
hydrating (present participle)

If A hydrates B, A helps B to be able to absorb water.

A lotion can hydrate the skin.

If you hydrate yourself, you drink water.


nylons

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


sandpapered

The past tense and past participle of sandpaper.


squadron

A squadron is a unit in an air force unit that is made up of at least two aircrafts.


transacts

transact (canonical)
transacts (third-person singular)
transacted (past)
transacted (past participle)
transacting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of transact.


patrolling

patrol (canonical)
patrols (third-person singular)
patrolled (past)
patrolled (past participle)
patrolling (present participle)


nationality

nationality (singular)
nationalities (plural)

The nationality of a person is the status of their belonging to a certain country/nation.


the fuck

You use "the fuck" to express strong surprise or disagreement.

What the fuck was that?

How the fuck does that work?

Get the fuck out of my office.

A: I'll take this one. B: The fuck you will!


gilt

A gilt is a security issued by the Bank of England.


gilt

gild (canonical)
gilds (third-person singular)
gilded (past)
gilded (past participle)
gilding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gild.


gilt

gilt (positive)
more gilt (comparative)
most gilt (superlative)

If something is gilt, it is covered with gold or has a golden color.


patrolled

The past tense and past participle of patrol.


garters

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


inebriated

inebriated (positive)
more inebriated (comparative)
most inebriated (superlative)

An inebriated person is someone who behaves link a drunkard.


inebriated

inebriate (canonical)
inebriates (third-person singular)
inebriated (past)
inebriated (past participle)
inebriating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inebriate.


caterwauled

caterwaul (canonical)
caterwauls (third-person singular)
caterwauled (past)
caterwauled (past participle)
caterwauling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of caterwaul.


defenestration

Defenestration is the act of throwing something or someone from a window.


blahs

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


salacious

salacious (positive)
more salacious (comparative)
most salacious (superlative)

If something is salacious, it conveys a sexual desire or message.


incentivised

incentivise (canonical)
incentivises (third-person singular)
incentivised (past)
incentivised (past participle)
incentivising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of incentivise.


incentivizes

The third-person singular form of incentivize.


incentivises

The third-person singular form of incentivise.


disinfectant

If something is a disinfectant, it kills germs or virus.


disinfectant

disinfectant (singular)
disinfectants (plural)

A disinfectant is a chemical substance that kills germs and viruses.


garter

A garter is a band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking.


meticulous

meticulous (positive)
more meticulous (comparative)
most meticulous (superlative)

When someone is meticulous, they pay careful attention to the details.

He devoted many hours of meticulous preparation for his project.


bowlers

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


passionate

passionate (positive)
more passionate (comparative)
most passionate (superlative)

If a person is passionate, they have a strong feeling when doing something.


inebriates

inebriate (singular)
inebriates (plural)

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


inebriates

The third-person singular form of inebriate.


A square quotation mark (that is straight), used at the start and also at the end of a quote, to show someone said something.

Abe: "Run for your lives!"

In computing, used as a pair to surround a text, to show it is a text and not a computing value.

"true" is a text and not a value.

A to A"

Ae to Ae double prime


oration

An oration is a formal speech that is usually given at a ceremony.


caterwauls

The third-person singular form of caterwaul.


intelligible

intelligible (positive)
more intelligible (comparative)
most intelligible (superlative)

If something is intelligible, it can be understood.


surged

surge (canonical)
surges (third-person singular)
surged (past)
surged (past participle)
surging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surge.


comprehensible

comprehensible (positive)
more comprehensible (comparative)
most comprehensible (superlative)

If something is comprehensible, it can be understood.


orations

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


conker

A conker is the dark brown nut of a horse chestnut tree.


mopes

mope (canonical)
mopes (third-person singular)
moped (past)
moped (past participle)
moping (present participle)


patrols

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


patrols

patrol (canonical)
patrols (third-person singular)
patrolled (past)
patrolled (past participle)
patrolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of patrol.


moped

The past tense and past participle of mope.


transacted

transact (canonical)
transacts (third-person singular)
transacted (past)
transacted (past participle)
transacting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of transact.


unentertaining

unentertaining (positive)
more unentertaining (comparative)
most unentertaining (superlative)

If something is unentertaining, it is not amusing.


sulking

sulk (canonical)
sulks (third-person singular)
sulked (past)
sulked (past participle)
sulking (present participle)


inoculations

inoculation (singular)
inoculations (plural)

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


nobly

nobly (positive)
more nobly (comparative)
Superlativemost nobly

She died nobly, trying to save the lives of others.


sandpapers

sandpaper (singular)
sandpapers (plural)

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


sandpapers

sandpaper (canonical)
sandpapers (third-person singular)
sandpapered (past)
sandpapered (past participle)
sandpapering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sandpaper.


incentivise

incentivise (canonical)
incentivises (third-person singular)
incentivised (past)
incentivised (past participle)
incentivising (present participle)

If you incentivise someone, you provide them with incentives so as to encourage them to do something.

The US government seeks to incentivise home ownership through a favorable tax system.


unintentionally

un- + intentional + -ly
unintentional + intentionally

ety-affix

If something is done unintentionally, it is not done on purpose and no one meant to do it.


mope

If a person mopes, they feel sad and depressed.


mentally

If something is done mentally, it is thought out in the person's mind.


partridges

partridge (singular)
partridges (plural)

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


liner

A liner is a layer that goes between a container and its contents, usually one that can be removed.

The sleeping bag comes with a removable liner that you can wash.

It is essential to use plastic liners to make the pond waterproof.

Place liners in the cupcake tins and fill with about cup of the batter.

He wrote liner notes for Dylan's 1969 album Nashville Skyline.

Eye liner and lip liner is makeup that goes around the edge of the eyes or lips.

An ocean liner is a large passenger ship.


pouting

pout (canonical)
pouts (third-person singular)
pouted (past)
pouted (past participle)
pouting (present participle)


patrol

A patrol is a movement to keep watch over an area at regular intervals so as to ensure the area's security.

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patrol

If a person patrols a place, they keep watch of the area by walking repeatedly around it.


turtle doves

turtle dove (singular)
turtle doves (plural)

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


sandpaper

Sandpaper is a type of paper that is coated with sand, fine glass, or other abrasive material for smoothing.


sandpaper

If you sandpaper something, you make it smooth with sandpaper.


workouts

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


sulk

If a person sulks, they are quiet and sad over something that happened.


incentivize

incentivize (canonical)
incentivizes (third-person singular)
incentivized (past)
incentivized (past participle)
incentivizing (present participle)

If you incentivize someone, you provide them with incentives so as to encourage them to do something.

The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.


can-cans


spangling

spangle (canonical)
spangles (third-person singular)
spangled (past)
spangled (past participle)
spangling (present participle)


can-can


seagulls

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


spangled

The past tense and past participle of spangle.


bogus

bogus (positive)
more bogus (comparative)
most bogus (superlative)


verifications

verification (singular)
verifications (plural)

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


lucid

more lucid (comparative)
most lucid (superlative)
lucid (positive)
lucider (comparative)
lucidest (superlative)

If something is lucid, it is clear and can be understood easily.


Homo stupidus

Homo stupidus is a taxonomic species within the family Hominidae.


tandem

A tandem is a bicycle with seats and pedals for two people. but only the person in front able to steer. (Also a called "a tandem bike").

If two things happen or if you do two thing (in) tandem, they happen at the same time, together.

Both partners feel they are working in tandem to build it.

The online and live exhibits launched in tandem.

Since 1950 inflation and unemployment rates have generally moved in tandem.

We started riding tandem to spend more time together.

A tandem vehicle or activity is one in which two people cooperate to drive or do it.

When I was training, I went on a lot of tandem flights.


inebriate

inebriate (singular)
inebriates (plural)


inebriate

inebriate (canonical)
inebriates (third-person singular)
inebriated (past)
inebriated (past participle)
inebriating (present participle)

If something inebriates you, it causes you to be drunk.


inebriate

inebriate (positive)
more inebriate (comparative)
most inebriate (superlative)

An inebriate person is someone who is drunk.


commensurate

commensurate (positive)
more commensurate (comparative)
most commensurate (superlative)

If something is commensurate, it has a similar standard with another thing.


pouted

The past tense and past participle of pout.


sulked

sulk (canonical)
sulks (third-person singular)
sulked (past)
sulked (past participle)
sulking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sulk.


promulgates

promulgate (canonical)
promulgates (third-person singular)
promulgated (past)
promulgated (past participle)
promulgating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of promulgate.


caterwaul

caterwaul (canonical)
caterwauls (third-person singular)
caterwauled (past)
caterwauled (past participle)
caterwauling (present participle)

If a person caterwauls, they make a wailing noise like a cat.


honking

honk (canonical)
honks (third-person singular)
honked (past)
honked (past participle)
honking (present participle)


modernise

modernise (canonical)
modernises (third-person singular)
modernised (past)
modernised (past participle)
modernising (present participle)

If you modernise an old or outdated thing, you make it modern in design or function.


saturate

saturate (canonical)
saturates (third-person singular)
saturated (past)
saturated (past participle)
saturating (present participle)

If you saturate A with B, you make it become completely soaked with a liquid.


greenhorn

greenhorn (singular)
greenhorns (plural)


Standard Mandarin

Standard Mandarin, also known as Mandarin, is the official language of China and Taiwan.


modernize

modernize (canonical)
modernizes (third-person singular)
modernized (past)
modernized (past participle)
modernizing (present participle)

If you modernize an old or outdated thing, you make it modern in design or function.


greenhorns

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


transact

transact (canonical)
transacts (third-person singular)
transacted (past)
transacted (past participle)
transacting (present participle)

If you transact something, you perform a trade, or do a business-related action.


inoculation

inoculation (singular)
inoculations (plural)

Inoculation is the process of administering a vaccine for someone.

/ɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən/

/ɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən/


connector

connector (singular)
connectors (plural)

A connector is something that connects thing together.


mitigating

mitigate (canonical)
mitigates (third-person singular)
mitigated (past)
mitigated (past participle)
mitigating (present participle)


Iraqis

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


partridge

partridge (singular)
partridges (plural)

A partridge is a type of bird from the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.

On the first day of christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree. - The Twelve Days of Christmas

/ˈpɑːtrɪd͡ʒ/


inoculates

inoculate (canonical)
inoculates (third-person singular)
inoculated (past)
inoculated (past participle)
inoculating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inoculate.


Londoners

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


honked

The past tense and past participle of honk.


surge

A surge is a sudden increase of something.

A power surge.


surge

surge (canonical)
surges (third-person singular)
surged (past)
surged (past participle)
surging (present participle)

If something surges, it increases suddenly.

The price of Bitcoin surged last year.


mitigates

The third-person singular form of mitigate.


verification

verification (singular)
verifications (plural)

The act of checking to see if something is correct.

The website asks for verification of your e-mail address.


seagull

The seagull landed on the beach.


sortieing

sortie (canonical)
sorties (third-person singular)
sortied (past)
sortied (past participle)
sortieing (present participle)


proportionate

proportionate (positive)
more proportionate (comparative)
most proportionate (superlative)

If A is proportionate with B, the are similar in size or amount.

/prəˈpɔːʃənət/


mitigated

The past tense and past participle of mitigate.


surges

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


surges

The third-person singular form of surge.


workout

Hiking up the mountain was a good workout.


shittest

shit (positive)
shitter (comparative)
shittest (superlative)

The superlative form of shit; most shit.


pout

pout (canonical)
pouts (third-person singular)
pouted (past)
pouted (past participle)
pouting (present participle)

If a person pouts, they push out their lips to show that they are sad.


mitigate

If you mitigate a problem, you make it less serious.


welders

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


sortied

The past tense and past participle of sortie.


lengthened

lengthen (canonical)
lengthens (third-person singular)
lengthened (past)
lengthened (past participle)
lengthening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lengthen.


muddiest

muddy (positive)
muddier (comparative)
muddiest (superlative)

The superlative form of muddy; most muddy.


creed

A creed is a set of beliefs that a person, or a group adheres to.

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creeds

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


promulgate

promulgate (canonical)
promulgates (third-person singular)
promulgated (past)
promulgated (past participle)
promulgating (present participle)

If you promulgate something, you make it widely known.


lengthens

The third-person singular form of lengthen.


shitter

The comparative form of shit; more shit.


Londoner

A Londoner is someone from London, England.


inoculated

The past tense and past participle of inoculate.


promulgated

The past tense and past participle of promulgate.


time-outs

The plural form of time-out; more than one (kind of) time-out.


muddier

The comparative form of muddy; more muddy.


nuclides

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


time outs

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


creamiest

creamy (positive)
creamier (comparative)
creamiest (superlative)

The superlative form of creamy; most creamy.


creamier

The comparative form of creamy; more creamy.


spangles

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


spangles

spangle (canonical)
spangles (third-person singular)
spangled (past)
spangled (past participle)
spangling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spangle.


agilities

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


simps

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


simps

simp (canonical)
simps (third-person singular)
simped (past)
simped (past participle)
simping (present participle)


jettisoned

jettison (canonical)
jettisons (third-person singular)
jettisoned (past)
jettisoned (past participle)
jettisoning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jettison.


gymnasts

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


offshore

The men worked on an offshore oil rig.


textured

texture (canonical)
textures (third-person singular)
textured (past)
textured (past participle)
texturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of texture.


laundering

launder (canonical)
launders (third-person singular)
laundered (past)
laundered (past participle)
laundering (present participle)


egressed

egress (canonical)
egresses (third-person singular)
egressed (past)
egressed (past participle)
egressing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of egress.


laundered

The past tense and past participle of launder.


florets

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


pliant

pliant (positive)
more pliant (comparative)
most pliant (superlative)

If something is plaint, it can be bent easily.


dreamt

dream (canonical)
dreams (third-person singular)
dreamt (past)
dreamt (past participle)
dreaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dream.


cornichons

cornichon (singular)
cornichons (plural)

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


troughed

trough (canonical)
troughs (third-person singular)
troughed (past)
troughed (past participle)
troughing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trough.


proportional

proportional (positive)
more proportional (comparative)
most proportional (superlative)

If A is proportional with B, they are similar in size or amount.


inoculate

inoculate (canonical)
inoculates (third-person singular)
inoculated (past)
inoculated (past participle)
inoculating (present participle)

If you inoculate someone, you administer a vaccine for them.


exemplifies

exemplify (canonical)
exemplifies (third-person singular)
exemplified (past)
exemplified (past participle)
exemplifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exemplify.


memorising

memorise (canonical)
memorises (third-person singular)
memorised (past)
memorised (past participle)
memorising (present participle)


bidders

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


gymnastics

gymnastics (singular)
gymnastics (plural)

A sport that requires people to be able to balance and bend to show their agility and coordination.

The school's gymnastics team won their competition.


boutiques

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


bellicose

bellicose (positive)
more bellicose (comparative)
most bellicose (superlative)

A bellicose person is someone who shows a lot of aggression.


sorties

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


sorties

sortie (canonical)
sorties (third-person singular)
sortied (past)
sortied (past participle)
sortieing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sortie.


bikini

A bikini is clothing that women wear. There are two separate pieces to it, the top (covering the breasts and the bottom (covering the genitalia).

In some swimming pools you can't wear a bikini.


simp

A simp is a simple person lacking common sense. It can also mean a fool or simpleton.

A simp is a person, usually a male person, who appears to be foolishly valuing another person too much, usually to a person of opposite sex.


simp

If you simp, you bring to mind happy memories from a position of sadness.


boathouses

boathouse (singular)
boathouses (plural)

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


exemplified

The past tense and past participle of exemplify.


houseboats

houseboat (singular)
houseboats (plural)

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


memorised

memorize (canonical)
memorizes (third-person singular)
memorized (past)
memorized (past participle)
memorizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of memorise.


blackjack

blackjack (singular)
blackjacks (plural)

Blackjack is a card game. The aim is to try to get as near as possible to 21 points, but not get more than 21.

We played blackjack at the casino

In the game blackjack, blackjack is a score of twenty with two cards (king, queen or jack) and an ace.

I got blackjack, but so did the dealer so I lost my money.


spoilt

spoil (canonical)
spoils (third-person singular)
spoilt (past)
spoilt (past participle)
spoiling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spoil.


sanitary

sanitary (positive)
more sanitary (comparative)
most sanitary (superlative)

If something is sanitary, it is hygienic and clean.


dietary

If something is dietary, it means it is connected to a diet or dieting.

What are your dietary requirements?

Oscar has dietary problems.


spangle

A spangle is a sparkling material that is sewn on to clothings as a decoration.


spangle

spangle (canonical)
spangles (third-person singular)
spangled (past)
spangled (past participle)
spangling (present participle)

If you spangle something, you cover it with spangles.


nites

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


wolverines

wolverine (singular)
wolverines (plural)

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


bustiest

busty (positive)
bustier (comparative)
bustiest (superlative)

The superlative form of busty; most busty.


loons

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


gymnast

The gymnast walked across the balance beam.


aquariums

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


texturing

texture (canonical)
textures (third-person singular)
textured (past)
textured (past participle)
texturing (present participle)


floret

A floret is a small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.


bustier

The comparative form of busty; more busty.


bikinis

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


agility

The cat displayed it's agility by climbing the tree to avoid the dog.


blackjacks

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


magpies

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


lemurs

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


toucans

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


memorises

The third-person singular form of memorise.


ordeals

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


strenuous

strenuous (positive)
more strenuous (comparative)
most strenuous (superlative)

If an activity is strenuous, it requires a lot of energy to do or complete it.


time out

In sports a time out is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

The coach of the home team is asking for a time out.

A time out is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

I need a time out from this meeting.


memorizes

The third-person singular form of memorize.


boathouse

A boathouse is a building where you can store boats

Anna keeps her dinghy in the sailing club's boathouse during the winter.


exemplify

If you exemplify something, you explain or illustrate it by giving an example.


aquarium

An aquarium is a place where fish and other animals that live in water are kept to be looked at.

My favourite animals in the aquarium were the sharks and dolphins.


bidder

A bidder is a person who bids for something.

The highest bidder at the auction bought the painting for £10,000.


houseboat

A houseboat is a boat which people use as a home. They're normally in a canal.

Anna bought a houseboat and lives there most of the year.


memorized

The past tense and past participle of memorize.


texture

the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.

The blanket had a very soft texture.


texture

The artist used the paint brush to texture their work.


troughs

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


troughs

trough (canonical)
troughs (third-person singular)
troughed (past)
troughed (past participle)
troughing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trough.


textures

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


textures

The third-person singular form of texture.


potent

potent (positive)
more potent (comparative)
most potent (superlative)

If something is potent, it has a lot of power or strength.


bankruptcies

bankruptcy (singular)
bankruptcies (plural)

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


lactoses

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


dappled

dapple (canonical)
dapples (third-person singular)
dappled (past)
dappled (past participle)
dappling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dapple.


trilogies

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


welder

The team brought the welder to the job site.

The welder put on their mask so they could begin to work.


sleeveless

A piece of clothing without any sleeves.

His new shirt was sleeveless.


sucrose

Sucrose is a disaccharide that is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose.


lemur

A lemur is an animal with a pointy nose and a long tail. It is commonly found in Madagascar.


boutique

A boutique is a shop. It normally sells more expensive items than most other shops.

Mary owns a fashion boutique.


egresses

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


egresses

egress (canonical)
egresses (third-person singular)
egressed (past)
egressed (past participle)
egressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of egress.


toucan

A toucan is a bird with a large colorful beak.


Iraqi

An Iraqi is a person that comes from Iraq.


Iraqi

Something or someone that is Iraqi comes from Iraq.


uncredited

uncredited (positive)
more uncredited (comparative)
most uncredited (superlative)

A person or their work that is not publicly credited.

A few songs on the album have uncredited vocals.


cut corners

If a person cuts corners, they do an incomplete job or to do something poorly.


sucroses

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


launders

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


launders

launder (canonical)
launders (third-person singular)
laundered (past)
laundered (past participle)
laundering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of launder.


jettisons

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


jettisons

jettison (canonical)
jettisons (third-person singular)
jettisoned (past)
jettisoned (past participle)
jettisoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jettison.


phonographs

phonograph (singular)
phonographs (plural)

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


considerably

You use considerably when you want to make a comparative adjective stronger.

Sharks are considerably faster swimmers than humans.


egress

The window provides an egress in the event of an emergency.


egress

If you egress, you leave or exit a place.


CDs

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


muddy

muddy (positive)
muddier (comparative)
muddiest (superlative)

If something is muddy, it is covered in mud.

Their shoes were all muddy after walking through the field.


bankruptcy

A bankruptcy is when a person or a business goes bankrupt.

The shoe store ran out of money and had to declare bankruptcy.


undulates

undulate (canonical)
undulates (third-person singular)
undulated (past)
undulated (past participle)
undulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of undulate.


passionately

If you do something passionately, you do it with a very strong feeling.

The fans passionately cheered for the home team.


pasteurizing

pasteurize (canonical)
pasteurizes (third-person singular)
pasteurized (past)
pasteurized (past participle)
pasteurizing (present participle)


’s


fifes

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


launder

A launder is a trough that carries water to the wheel of a watermill.


launder

If you launder clothes, you wash and iron them.

If you launder money, you conceal the source of money that is obtained by illegal methods.


cavalcade

cavalcade (singular)
cavalcades (plural)

A cavalcade is a parade of people walking or in a mode of transport.


undulated

The past tense and past participle of undulate.


creamy

creamy (positive)
creamier (comparative)
creamiest (superlative)

If something is creamy, it has a rich taste and has a thick texture of cream.

creamy chocolate


trilogy

A trilogy is a set of three related works of art such as literature, film, or video games.


percolation

percolation (singular)
percolations (plural)

Percolation is the act of passing a liquid through a porous substance.


loon

A loon is a large bird with a short tail found in the Northern Hemisphere.

The loon made a loud sound as it searched for fish in the lake.


jettison

A jettison is the action of jettisoning something from a watercraft or aircraft.


jettison

If you jettison something, you eject it from a watercraft or aircraft so as to reduce its load.


predicaments

predicament (singular)
predicaments (plural)

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


lactose

Lactose is a disaccharide that is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and galactose.


sortie

A sortie is an attack made by troops from a defensive position.


sortie

sortie (canonical)
sorties (third-person singular)
sortied (past)
sortied (past participle)
sortieing (present participle)

If a military unit sorties, they make an attack from a defence position.


pasteurised

pasteurise (canonical)
pasteurises (third-person singular)
pasteurised (past)
pasteurised (past participle)
pasteurising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pasteurise.

The milk was pasteurised.


unctuous

unctuous (positive)
more unctuous (comparative)
most unctuous (superlative)

If a substance is unctuous, it is oily or greasy.

If a person is unctuous, they are polite but would want something in return.


magpie

A magpie is a black and white type of bird with a long tail.


memorize

memorize (canonical)
memorizes (third-person singular)
memorized (past)
memorized (past participle)
memorizing (present participle)

If you memorize something, you learn it by remembering it.


pasteurized

The past tense and past participle of pasteurize.


embiggens

embiggen (canonical)
embiggens (third-person singular)
embiggened (past)
embiggened (past participle)
embiggening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embiggen.


ordeal

An ordeal is a very unpleasant experience.


pasteurizes

The third-person singular form of pasteurize.


pasteurises

The third-person singular form of pasteurise.


nite

The family went to a nite at the opera.


I’m


wolverine

wolverine (singular)
wolverines (plural)

A carnivorous mammal related to the weasel.


cavalcades

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


husky

A husky is a large dog used to pull a sled.


drunken

drunken (positive)
more drunken (comparative)
most drunken (superlative)

I feel bad about my drunken behaviour last night.


let’s


ingratiating

ingratiate (canonical)
ingratiates (third-person singular)
ingratiated (past)
ingratiated (past participle)
ingratiating (present participle)


’ve


you’ve


you've

Thank you for this present! You've made me very happy.


ingratiates

The third-person singular form of ingratiate.


busty

busty (positive)
bustier (comparative)
bustiest (superlative)

A busty woman is one that has large breasts.

The country singer at the concert was very busty.


I’ve


we've

Pasta again? We've had that three times this month already.


I've

"Did you meet Bruce?" "Yes, I've met him."


I'm

I have been working all day. I'm so tired.


trough

A trough is a open container that is long and narrow. It is for animals to eat or drink out of.


trough

trough (canonical)
troughs (third-person singular)
troughed (past)
troughed (past participle)
troughing (present participle)

He troughed his way through three meat pies.


factoids

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


ingress

An ingress is the act of entering a place.

An ingress is the permission to enter a place.


best men

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


let's

The contraction of "let us". We say let's if we want a group of people we are with to do something.

"What should we do?" "Let's go to the store."

"Hi, I'm the person who is working with you in science class. Let's do the experiment"


memorise

memorise (canonical)
memorises (third-person singular)
memorised (past)
memorised (past participle)
memorising (present participle)

If you memorise something, you learn it by remembering it.


dapples

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


dapples

dapple (canonical)
dapples (third-person singular)
dappled (past)
dappled (past participle)
dappling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dapple.


walkers

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


pasteurize

pasteurize (canonical)
pasteurizes (third-person singular)
pasteurized (past)
pasteurized (past participle)
pasteurizing (present participle)

If you pasteurize milk, you heat it to kill harmful bacteria in it.


pasteurise

If you pasteurise milk, you heat it to kill harmful bacteria in it.


infamy

Infamy is the reputation of being infamous or evil.


holstered

holster (canonical)
holsters (third-person singular)
holstered (past)
holstered (past participle)
holstering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of holster.


top hats

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


proscription

proscription (singular)
proscriptions (plural)

A proscription is something that proscribes--it tells you not to do something.

The casino sent a proscription against cheating to all the players.


raccoons

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


redheads

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


fairy tale

fairy tale (singular)
fairy tales (plural)

A fairy tale is a story that has fantasy characters like fairies, wizards, mermaids, or goblins.

I told my daughter a fairy tale to make her fall asleep last night.

If someone tells a fairy tale, they are telling a story that is made-up and that is trying to trick the person they are talking to.

He said I hit him, but it's a fairy tale! I wasn't even in the country!


ingresses

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


ingratiate

If you ingratiate, you bring yourself into favour by trying to please another person.


improvident

improvident (positive)
more improvident (comparative)
most improvident (superlative)

If a person is improvident, they fail to provide or have no plans for future events.


dapple

A dapple is a spot of color on something.


dapple

If you dapple something, you mark it with spots.


predicament

predicament (singular)
predicaments (plural)

If a person is in a state of predicament, they are in a difficult or embarrassing situation.


grovelling

grovel (canonical)
grovels (third-person singular)
grovelled (past)
grovelled (past participle)
grovelling (present participle)


cromulent

cromulent (positive)
more cromulent (comparative)
most cromulent (superlative)

If something is cromulent, it is acceptable or correct.


convulsions

convulsion (singular)
convulsions (plural)

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


footballers

footballer (singular)
footballers (plural)

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


afflictions

affliction (singular)
afflictions (plural)

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


purporting

purport (canonical)
purports (third-person singular)
purported (past)
purported (past participle)
purporting (present participle)


fife

A fife small shrill flute and is usually used together with the drum in military music.


seizures

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


shammed

sham (canonical)
shams (third-person singular)
shammed (past)
shammed (past participle)
shamming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sham.


embiggened

embiggen (canonical)
embiggens (third-person singular)
embiggened (past)
embiggened (past participle)
embiggening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of embiggen.


recalcitrant

recalcitrant (positive)
more recalcitrant (comparative)
most recalcitrant (superlative)

A recalcitrant person is someone who is stubborn and unwilling to obey instructions.


groveled

grovel (canonical)
grovels (third-person singular)
groveled (past)
groveled (past participle)
groveling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grovel.


ingratiated

ingratiate (canonical)
ingratiates (third-person singular)
ingratiated (past)
ingratiated (past participle)
ingratiating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ingratiate.


synods

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


synod

A synod is a council or meeting to consult on church matters.


koalas

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


clods

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


raccoon

A raccoon is a type of mammal that is native in North America that has a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.


purported

The past tense and past participle of purport.


percolated

percolate (canonical)
percolates (third-person singular)
percolated (past)
percolated (past participle)
percolating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of percolate.


prohibitive

prohibitive (positive)
more prohibitive (comparative)
most prohibitive (superlative)

Something is prohibitive if it prohibits often--if it says that many things are not allowed or if it likes to say that things are not allowed.

North Korea is one of the most prohibitive countries on Earth.

Something is prohibitive if it stops you from doing what you want.

I want to buy a boat, but the price is prohibitive.


courtiers

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


concessions

concession (singular)
concessions (plural)

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


benevolent

benevolent (positive)
more benevolent (comparative)
most benevolent (superlative)

If something is benevolent, it wants to do good.

Even though fairies were described as tricksters in fairy tales, in Disney movies, they are benevolent.


travestying

travesty (canonical)
travesties (third-person singular)
travestied (past)
travestied (past participle)
travestying (present participle)


factoid

A factoid is something that sounds like it is a true, or something that people say is true, but it is not.

Einstein did not fail math--that is a factoid!

A factoid is a bit of trivia--a small fun fact.

Would you like to hear a cool factoid?


embiggen

If you embiggen something, you make it bigger.


desiccating

desiccate (canonical)
desiccates (third-person singular)
desiccated (past)
desiccated (past participle)
desiccating (present participle)


fairy tales

fairy tale (singular)
fairy tales (plural)

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


affliction

Affliction is the state of pain or suffering.


we’ve


he’d


travestied

The past tense and past participle of travesty.


’em


desiccates

The third-person singular form of desiccate.


percolates

The third-person singular form of percolate.


’m


holsters

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


holsters

holster (canonical)
holsters (third-person singular)
holstered (past)
holstered (past participle)
holstering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of holster.


weren’t


they’re


’tis


infamies

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


purports

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


purports

The third-person singular form of purport.


ain’t


prohibitions

prohibition (singular)
prohibitions (plural)

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


regiments

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


daren’t


team sports

team sport (singular)
team sports (plural)

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


hadn’t


doesn’t


haven’t


mightn’t


mustn’t


needn’t


benevolence

benevolence (singular)
benevolences (plural)

Benevolence is the desire to do good, especially to give things away as charity--for free. If someone has benevolence, they are benevolent.

What I love most about professor Miyahara is his benevolence; he always wants to help his students learn

A benevolence is a present someone gives away kindly

The king gave benevolences to every one of his courtiers.


courtier

A courtier is a person who helps a king, queen, prince, or other nobleman in the court.

The queen summoned her favorite courtier. "Bring me my crown," she said.


proscribed

proscribe (canonical)
proscribes (third-person singular)
proscribed (past)
proscribed (past participle)
proscribing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of proscribe.


holster

If you holster a gun, you put the gun in a holster.


shan’t


shouldn’t


afflicts

afflict (canonical)
afflicts (third-person singular)
afflicted (past)
afflicted (past participle)
afflicting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of afflict.


alternating currents

alternating current (singular)
alternating currents (plural)

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


spaghettis

spaghetti (singular)
spaghettis (plural)

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


shamming

sham (canonical)
shams (third-person singular)
shammed (past)
shammed (past participle)
shamming (present participle)


unethical

unethical (positive)
more unethical (comparative)
most unethical (superlative)

If something is unethical, it is morally bad, not good or correct.


concession

A concession is when someone concedes--they give up or give in to something.

After 10 minutes, the score in the football game was 20-0. The loosing team volunteered their concession .


’re


’twas


undulate

undulate (canonical)
undulates (third-person singular)
undulated (past)
undulated (past participle)
undulating (present participle)

If something undulates, it moves in a wave-like motion.


undulate

undulate (positive)
more undulate (comparative)
most undulate (superlative)

If something has an undulate appearance, it has a wavy pattern on it.


proscribes

The third-person singular form of proscribe.


oughtn’t


huskies

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


turmoil

If there is turmoil, there is confusion and disorder--people do not know what is going on. A group of people may be in turmoil, but one person can have turmoil in their mind as well.

The city was in turmoil when the enemy stormed the gates.

When Hilary heard the bad news, she was filled with inner turmoil and uncertainty.


meatballs

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


afflicted

The past tense and past participle of afflict.


percolate

percolate (canonical)
percolates (third-person singular)
percolated (past)
percolated (past participle)
percolating (present participle)

If you percolate a liquid, you pass it through a porous substance.


prudent

prudent (positive)
more prudent (comparative)
most prudent (superlative)

If a person is prudent, they think for the future before they act.


purport

A purport is the intention or purpose of something.


purport

purport (canonical)
purports (third-person singular)
purported (past)
purported (past participle)
purporting (present participle)

If a person purports, they falsely or inaccurately pretend to be or to do something.


walker

A walker is someone who is walking, or going somewhere with their feet.

Jim has walked five miles today; he's a walker!

A walker is a kind of shoe which is good to walk in.

Those shoes are falling apart, let me buy you a new pair of walkers.


fortifications

fortification (singular)
fortifications (plural)

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


convulsion

convulsion (singular)
convulsions (plural)

A convulsion is when someone's muscles contract very hard without the person wanting it.

ow, my arm is having a convulsion! It's so tense and I can't relax it!

A convulsion is when there is a lot of turmoil--if nobody knows what is happening and people are afraid it is a convulsion.

earthquakes can cause convulsions because they are so terrifying.


fancily

If something is done fancily, it is done in a fancy way.


passes away

pass away (canonical)
passes away (third-person singular)
passed away (past)
passed away (past participle)
passing away (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pass away.


team sport

A team sport is a kind of sport that is played by two teams or groups of people.

I'm not very athletic by myself; that's why I like to play team sports with my friends

Team sport means all sports that are played with teams.

Unlike sports like boxing, team sport fans care more about the team than the players.


given up

give up (canonical)
gives up (third-person singular)
gave up (past)
given up (past participle)
giving up (present participle)


take it easy

If you take it easy, you relax and do very little.

I'm just going to rest and take it easy for the next few days.

Take it easy, is used at the end of a conversation, when you're leaving.

OK, thank for you help! Take it easy. (leaves)

If somebody tells you to take it easy, they want you calm down or be careful.

Hey, take it easy. What are you so upset about?

Take it easy with that knife. You're going to cut yourself.


shams

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


travesties

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


travesties

travesty (canonical)
travesties (third-person singular)
travestied (past)
travestied (past participle)
travestying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of travesty.


desiccated

desiccated (positive)
more desiccated (comparative)
most desiccated (superlative)

If something is desiccated, it has been dried out.


desiccated

desiccate (canonical)
desiccates (third-person singular)
desiccated (past)
desiccated (past participle)
desiccating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of desiccate.


convulsing

convulse (canonical)
convulses (third-person singular)
convulsed (past)
convulsed (past participle)
convulsing (present participle)


convulses

The third-person singular form of convulse.


coutures

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


meatball

A meatball is meat that has been shaped into a ball, and then cooked.

The chef added onions to his meatball recipe.


faintest

faint (positive)
fainter (comparative)
faintest (superlative)

The superlative form of faint; most faint.


quietness

quietness (singular)
quietnesses (plural)

Quietness is the absence of noise; something has quietness if it is very quiet.

I love the quietness of the park.

Quietness is the absence of things that are moving or things that are annoying; something has quietness if is very calm


spaghetti

spaghetti (singular)
spaghettis (plural)

Spaghetti is a type of pasta made using long thin noodles.

Spaghetti and meatballs was her favourite meal.


fainter

The comparative form of faint; more faint.


quietnesses

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


proscribe

proscribe (canonical)
proscribes (third-person singular)
proscribed (past)
proscribed (past participle)
proscribing (present participle)

To proscribe something is to forbid it--to say it is not allowed.

During prohibition in the US, drinking alcohol was proscribed.

To proscribe something is the opposite of supporting it--to proscribe something is to say that it is bad or that people should not do it.

Many books proscribe the use of the word 'ain't'.


convulsed

The past tense and past participle of convulse.


ignoramuses

ignoramus (singular)
ignoramuses (plural)

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


gives in

give in (canonical)
gives in (third-person singular)
gave in (past)
given in (past participle)
giving in (present participle)

The third-person singular form of give in.


involuntarily

If you do something involuntarily, you do it even though you don't want to, or you do it by accident.

Don't worry, I'm not having a seizure: my arm twitches involuntarily.

He involuntarily knocked over his bowl of soup and ruined my dress.


alternating current

alternating current (singular)
alternating currents (plural)

Alternating current is an electrical current that changes direction of electron flow.

This electric motor requires alternating current to properly rotate.


travesty

A travesty is when something is shockingly unfair or incorrect.

It was a travesty when the artwork was damaged by water.


travesty

If a person travesties, they make a false representation of something.


veritable

veritable (positive)
more veritable (comparative)
most veritable (superlative)

If something is veritable, it is true; genuine.


furores

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


don’t cry over spilled milk


gives up

The third-person singular form of give up.


convulse

If you convulse something, you shake it hard.

He was convulsed with laughter at the movie.

If you convulse, you have convulsions--unusual, unintentional and hard movements of your muscles.

This guy's convulsing; I think he's having a seizure!


shopping therapy


don’t cry over spilt milk


umbrage

To take umbrage is to have a feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.


scrupulous

scrupulous (positive)
more scrupulous (comparative)
most scrupulous (superlative)

If something is scrupulous, it is done carefully.

He is scrupulous in his finances.

If a person is scrupulous, they are moral and ethical.


immunology

Immunology is the branch of medicine that studies the body's immune system.


infirmaries

infirmary (singular)
infirmaries (plural)

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


desiccate

If you desiccate something, you remove the moisture from it.


parodied

parody (canonical)
parodies (third-person singular)
parodied (past)
parodied (past participle)
parodying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of parody.


furore

A furore is an outbreak of anger or excitement.


worth one’s salt


onomatopoeic

If something is onomatopoeic, it is related to onomatopoeia.

/ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/


d’oh


grovels

groveled (past)
groveled (past participle)
groveling (present participle)
grovel (canonical)
grovels (third-person singular)
grovelled (past)
grovelled (past participle)
grovelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grovel.


afflict

afflict (canonical)
afflicts (third-person singular)
afflicted (past)
afflicted (past participle)
afflicting (present participle)

If something or someone afflicts you, it causes you to suffer on be in pain.


Wiktionarians

Wiktionarian (singular)
Wiktionarians (plural)

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


twitched

twitch (canonical)
twitches (third-person singular)
twitched (past)
twitched (past participle)
twitching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of twitch.


rhesus monkeys

rhesus monkey (singular)
rhesus monkeys (plural)

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


ow

Ow! Charlie bit my finger!

In music, singers say ow to show that they are feeling strong emotions.

1987, Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal (song)


legalisations

legalisation (singular)
legalisations (plural)

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


burlesquing

burlesque (canonical)
burlesques (third-person singular)
burlesqued (past)
burlesqued (past participle)
burlesquing (present participle)


passed away

pass away (canonical)
passes away (third-person singular)
passed away (past)
passed away (past participle)
passing away (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pass away.


Wiktionarian

A Wiktionarian is someone who contributes to Wiktionary.


broadening

broaden (canonical)
broadens (third-person singular)
broadened (past)
broadened (past participle)
broadening (present participle)


dissonances

dissonance (singular)
dissonances (plural)

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


pass away

After my dad passed away, I had to help raise my brothers


seizure

If someone seizes (takes) something from someone by force, or arrests someone, it is a seizure.

The police captain said that the seizure of the drugs was going to help catch the criminals

If a person has a seizure, they move around without controlling it and their muscles get tense.

He's on the floor and convulsing! I think he's having a seizure!


ignoramus

ignoramus (singular)
ignoramuses (plural)


footballer

footballer (singular)
footballers (plural)

A footballer is someone who plays football.


impunities

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


regiment

A regiment is a unit of armed troops under the command of an officer that consists of several smaller units.


giving up

give up (canonical)
gives up (third-person singular)
gave up (past)
given up (past participle)
giving up (present participle)


fortification

fortification (singular)
fortifications (plural)


give up

If you give up something (or give something up), you surrender it--you have it taken from you; or you give it away.

His mom made him give up his toys to her! Now what is he going to do?

The young woman gave up her seat to an old man

If you give up on something (or give something up), you stop doing it; you quit; you lose hope about it.

Once he graduated from high school, he gave up running.

After the couldn't find his body, they gave him up for dead.

After fighting for ten days, one side waved a white flag--they gave up.


unscrupulous

unscrupulous (positive)
more unscrupulous (comparative)
most unscrupulous (superlative)

If a person is unscrupulous, they are immoral.


grovel

If a person grovels, they prone or crawl on the ground.


prohibition

prohibition (singular)
prohibitions (plural)

A prohibition is something that prohibits--it says that something must not be done.

The government's new law is a prohibition on smoking in restaurants.


aubergine

aubergine (singular)
aubergines (plural)

An aubergine is the purple egg-shaped fruit of the Asian plant, Solanum melongena, which is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable.


burlesqued

The past tense and past participle of burlesque.


couture

Couture is the production of custom-made clothing.


immolations

immolation (singular)
immolations (plural)

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


cockroaches

cockroach (singular)
cockroaches (plural)

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


've

have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

I've tried everything to make the car start.

You've been so much help.

We've never been to France.


've

have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

I've only €5.


give in

give in (canonical)
gives in (third-person singular)
gave in (past)
given in (past participle)
giving in (present participle)

If something gives in, it falls down or collapses

The roof gave in during the snowstorm.

If someone gives in, they cave--they give up on what they wanted and do something else

I didn't want to watch The Batchelor, but my husband kept nagging me and finally I gave in.


parodies

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


parodies

parody (canonical)
parodies (third-person singular)
parodied (past)
parodied (past participle)
parodying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of parody.


impunity

Impunity is the exemption from punishment.

Impunity is the freedom from punishment or retribution.


alternations

alternation (singular)
alternations (plural)

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


chirpy

chirpy (positive)
chirpier (comparative)
chirpiest (superlative)

If a person is chirpy, they are cheerful and energetic.

He's surprisingly chirpy for someone who just lost his father.


Pandora’s box


twitches

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


twitches

twitch (canonical)
twitches (third-person singular)
twitched (past)
twitched (past participle)
twitching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of twitch.


mousse

Mousse is a light, molded dessert made with whipped cream, flavoring such as fruit or chocolate, and sometimes gelatin.

Some delicious chocolate mousse.

A mousse of chocolate and vanilla.

Mousse is a similar dish made with puréed meat, fish, or shellfish.

Mousse is a foam preparation for the hair, esp. to help keep it in place.


cockroach

A cockroach is a brown or black straight-winged insect.


ostracized

ostracize (canonical)
ostracizes (third-person singular)
ostracized (past)
ostracized (past participle)
ostracizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ostracize.


Sod’s law


she’ll be right


artworks

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


rancidnesses

rancidness (singular)
rancidnesses (plural)

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


prawned

prawn (canonical)
prawns (third-person singular)
prawned (past)
prawned (past participle)
prawning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of prawn.


ostracises

ostracise (canonical)
ostracises (third-person singular)
ostracised (past)
ostracised (past participle)
ostracising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ostracise.


buttressing

buttress (canonical)
buttresses (third-person singular)
buttressed (past)
buttressed (past participle)
buttressing (present participle)


flairs

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


infirmary

infirmary (singular)
infirmaries (plural)

An infirmary is a place that takes care of the sick or injured.


oratories

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


cutbacks

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


vaults

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


vaults

vault (canonical)
vaults (third-person singular)
vaulted (past)
vaulted (past participle)
vaulting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of vault.


sportspeople

sportsperson (singular)
sportspersons or sportspeople (plural)

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


putrid

putrid (positive)
more putrid (comparative)
most putrid (superlative)

If something is putrid, it is rotting or decaying.

putrid flesh; putrid matter; putrid meat

If something is putrid, it is disgusting

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legalizations

legalization (singular)
legalizations (plural)

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


pickiest

picky (positive)
pickier (comparative)
pickiest (superlative)

The superlative form of picky; most picky.


pickier

The comparative form of picky; more picky.


immersing

immerse (canonical)
immerses (third-person singular)
immersed (past)
immersed (past participle)
immersing (present participle)


flair

To do something with flair is to do it in an interesting or unique way.

The chef cooked the dish with flair, using bright colors and strong flavors.


rancidness

Rancidness is the characteristic of being rancid.


broadens

broaden (canonical)
broadens (third-person singular)
broadened (past)
broadened (past participle)
broadening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of broaden.


Puma concolor

Puma concolor is the taxonomic name of the cougar.


foresights

foresight (singular)
foresights (plural)

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


proscriptions

proscription (singular)
proscriptions (plural)

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


aubergines

aubergine (singular)
aubergines (plural)

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


infusing

infuse (canonical)
infuses (third-person singular)
infused (past)
infused (past participle)
infusing (present participle)


concreted

concrete (canonical)
concretes (third-person singular)
concreted (past)
concreted (past participle)
concreting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of concrete.


ostracize

ostracize (canonical)
ostracizes (third-person singular)
ostracized (past)
ostracized (past participle)
ostracizing (present participle)

If you ostracize a person, you exclude them from something.

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sham

sham (positive)
more sham (comparative)
most sham (superlative)

If an event is a sham, it's purpose is to trick people.


sham

A sham is something that purports to be real.


sham

sham (canonical)
shams (third-person singular)
shammed (past)
shammed (past participle)
shamming (present participle)

If a person shams, they deceive others by making a false thing appear true.


pasteurising

pasteurise (canonical)
pasteurises (third-person singular)
pasteurised (past)
pasteurised (past participle)
pasteurising (present participle)


twitch

A twitch is a small movement. If someone has a twitch, it might be on purpose, or it might happen without that person trying to do it.

I saw a twitch in his eye when I mentioned her name.


twitch

twitch (canonical)
twitches (third-person singular)
twitched (past)
twitched (past participle)
twitching (present participle)

If something twitches, it is having a twitch--a small movement.

After I played basketball for three hours yesterday, my leg would not stop twitching!

If you twitch something, you make it twitch like above.

He wanted me to know he didn't like the food, so he twitched his nose at it.

If you twitch something, you jerk it hard

Stop twitching my sleeve!


shunted

shunt (canonical)
shunts (third-person singular)
shunted (past)
shunted (past participle)
shunting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shunt.


spatulas

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


dissonance

dissonance (singular)
dissonances (plural)

A dissonance is the lack of disagreement between people or things.


infuses

The third-person singular form of infuse.


shortenings

shortening (singular)
shortenings (plural)

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


blisses

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


leakages

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


immolation

immolation (singular)
immolations (plural)

Immolation is the act of killing someone as a sacrifice or offering.


mousses

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


parody

A parody is a performance that imitates the style of another work with exaggeration.