inlet

An inlet is a body water that is has land on all but one side, like a bay or a cove.

We went fishing in the inlet.


thunderstorms

thunderstorm (singular)
thunderstorms (plural)

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


attempted

attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of attempt.

She attempted to draw a horse.


arts

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

The arts the study of languages, literature, philosophy, and the arts.


effects

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


effects

effect (canonical)
effects (third-person singular)
effected (past)
effected (past participle)
effecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of effect.


fourths

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


hurricanes

hurricane (singular)
hurricanes (plural)

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


caretaker

caretaker (singular)
caretakers (plural)

A caretaker is someone who takes care of something.

A child's caretakers are his parents.


firearm

Soldiers used the firearms to shot the other side.


arching

arch (canonical)
arches (third-person singular)
arched (past)
arched (past participle)
arching (present participle)

He is arching back to stretch.


awakes

awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of awake.

She awakes in the morning.


digs

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)


lands

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


lands

land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)


defends

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

The third-person singular form of defend.

The knight defends the castle.


backslash

backslash (singular)
backslashes (plural)

A backslash is a kind of punctuation mark that is used as a separator, especially in computer programming.

Enter a backslash (\) to begin typing the next part of the path.


refrigerators

refrigerator (singular)
refrigerators (plural)

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

You can buy refrigerators at an appliance store.


kiwis

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

They were out of kiwis at the store.


thirds

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


drums

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


drums

drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)


backed

back (canonical)
backs (third-person singular)
backed (past)
backed (past participle)
backing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of back.


bagged

bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bag.


jam

Jam is a sweet spread for bread made by boiling fruit.

I want blueberry jam on my toast.

I'm in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

I'll be late to work today because of that traffic jam.


jam

jam (canonical)
jams (third-person singular)
jammed (past)
jammed (past participle)
jamming (present participle)

If you jam something, it means you get it stuck or blocked in a small area; congested.

The stapler that I was using jammed. Can I use that one please?

If you jam your finger or toe, it means it hit it against another object.

If you jam, it means that you play music.

If you jam a signal, it means you block it from broadcasting.


clockwork

clockwork (singular)
clockworks (plural)

If something works like clockwork it works very smoothly and correctly.

The new car worked like clockwork.


tasted

taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of taste.


miles

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

The archer missed the target by miles.


scissored

scissor (canonical)
scissors (third-person singular)
scissored (past)
scissored (past participle)
scissoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scissor.


common sense

Common sense is something that everybody knows and understands.

The ideas of freedom are common sense.

If somebody has common sense, they act sensibly and think clearly.

Billy has common sense—he doesn't walk across the road without looking.


backs

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


backslashes

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


anybody

Any one person out of a number of people.

I don't care who comes. Anybody will do.

Hello! Is there anybody inside?


atoms

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


bitched

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

The past tense and past participle of bitch.


baskets

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

She carried two baskets.


defended

The past tense and past participle of defend.

The king defended the castle from attack.


detectives

detective (singular)
detectives (plural)

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


carefree

carefree (positive)
more carefree (comparative)
most carefree (superlative)

If you are carefree, you are not worried about anything.

He had a carefree way of life. He didn't let anything bother him.


landings

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


drummed

The past tense and past participle of drum.


attempting

attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

She was attempting to draw a horse.


cocaines

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


participles

participle (singular)
participles (plural)

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

Verbs in English have two participles: present and past.


undergrowth

Undergrowth is smaller plants growing in a forest: bushes, which are smaller than the trees and which grow under the trees.

She couldn't walk very fast in this forest, because she had to push through the undergrowth.


baser

base (positive)
baser (comparative)
basest (superlative)

The comparative form of base; more base.


failings

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


quieting

quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

They were quieting the crowd.


sidewalk

A sidewalk is a long piece of ground beside a road for walking on.

It is safer to walk on the sidewalk than on the road.


cools

cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

Blowing on soup cools it down.


defending

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

She was defending her friend from the bullies.


attractions

attraction (singular)
attractions (plural)

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


tornado

A strong wind that moves in a circle with a cloud shaped like a funnel.

A tornado destroyed our house.


banding

band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)


chocolates

chocolate (singular)
chocolates (plural)

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

She got a box of chocolates.


objected

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

The past tense and past participle of object.

He objected to the rule.


captaining

captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)


docking

dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)


dunes

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


cheques

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


dune

A dune is a hill of sand that was piled up by the wind.

When you walk through the desert, you walk over many dunes.


basest

The superlative form of base; most base.


quitting

quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quitting (present participle)


damn

You say damn when you are angry or surprised about something.

Damn! That hurts. Be careful.

Damn! This machine isn't working again.


damn

If something is damn good, damn sure, etc., it is very much that way.

I want to make damn sure he knows about it.

You know damn well I don't drive.

Be careful! You damn near killed me.


damn

You use damn to show that you are angry.

He doesn't know a damn thing about fixing cars.

Don't be such a damn fool.


damn

damn (canonical)
damns (third-person singular)
damned (past)
damned (past participle)
damning (present participle)

You say "damn you" or "damn (something)" to show that you are angry or that you don't care.

He slammed his glass down on the table." I am dying, God damn it, dying!"

You say "I'll be damned" to show that you are surprised.

You mean I was right? Well, I'll be damned!

You say "I'll be damned if something happens" to show that you don't want it to happen or that you don't think it will happen.

If someone is damned, go to hell when they die.

Living that way will damn your soul to Hell.

Demons and monsters were in the army of the damned.


damn

If you don't give a damn, you don't care.

Look, don't tell me about your problems. I don't give a damn.

If something isn't worth a damn, it has no value.


krypton

Krypton is a gas element on the periodic table with atomic number 36 and the symbol Kr.


editing

edit (canonical)
edits (third-person singular)
edited (past)
edited (past participle)
editing (present participle)


theories

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


docked

The past tense and past participle of dock.


musicals

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


inasmuch as

You use inasmuch as to show the reason for something.

Inasmuch as I already know you, I shall call you Jim, not James.

You use inasmuch as to show that something is only as true as something else.

Inasmuch as people still read books, books are still important.


basins

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


midgets

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


postman

The postman dropped off the mail.


pit

Don't fall in the pit!

A pit is a large seed such as that in a peach.

The peach pit is hard. Don't bite it.


pit

pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)

If something is pitted, it is marked with little hollows.

The metal is pitted due to the exposure to acid rain.

If you pit something, you remove the seed from a fruit.

Please pit the cherries before giving it to the children.


moonbows

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


edited

The past tense and past participle of edit.


landed

land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of land.


pooling

pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

The pooling of the money was a waste of time.


desperate

desperate (positive)
more desperate (comparative)
most desperate (superlative)

A desperate action is one that is dangerous or likely to fail, but one that you take because you have no choice.

During the fire, some people tried to break through a wall in a desperate attempt to survive.

Doctors are running out of time in their desperate search for a cure.

They took desperate measures to survive, including killing and eating their dog.

A desperate situation is a very bad one.

Trucks have not been able to reach the village for weeks, and the food situation appears desperate.

They are in desperate need of help.

If someone is desperate, they have a very strong want or need for something.

We're desperate for money to help these people.


colleagues

colleague (singular)
colleagues (plural)

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

The teacher talked to his colleagues.


showoffs

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


pictured

picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of picture.

The missing cat is pictured here on this poster.


commences

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

The third-person singular form of commence.


memberships

membership (singular)
memberships (plural)

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

We have to go renew our memberships to the gym before they expire.


arches

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

A bridge can have many arches.


arches

arch (canonical)
arches (third-person singular)
arched (past)
arched (past participle)
arching (present participle)

She often arches back to stretch.


chemist

A chemist is someone whose job is related to chemistry

He became a chemist at age 30.

A chemist is another name for a pharmacist (a person who gives medicine to make people feel better).

The chemist gave us medicine.


deductions

deduction (singular)
deductions (plural)

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


knees

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

Our knees hit one another.


knees

knee (canonical)
knees (third-person singular)
kneed (past)
kneed (past participle)
kneeing (present participle)

The fighter kneed the other fighter in the stomach.


backing

back (canonical)
backs (third-person singular)
backed (past)
backed (past participle)
backing (present participle)


tripe

Tripe is a food that is the entrails (guts) of an animal.

Are you going to order that tripe for dinner?

If something is tripe, then it doesn't have any value.

Don't rent that movie, I have heard it was very tripe.


vapors

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


bananas

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

She ate two bananas for lunch.


bananas

He went bananas when his television died.


arguments

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


prequels

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


bitching

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


asteroids

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

Some asteroids caused the craters in the Moon.


moonbow

A moonbow is a kind of rainbow that is made by the Moon instead of the Sun.

It is the middle of the night. We must hurry if we want to see that moonbow.


crabapples

crabapple (singular)
crabapples (plural)

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


grayish

grayish (positive)
more grayish (comparative)
most grayish (superlative)

If something is grayish, then it is moderately gray.


infernos

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


critics

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


hurricane

hurricane (singular)
hurricanes (plural)

A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, which is a storm system that has a low pressure center, many thunderstorms, and strong winds.

The hurricane was very dangerous when it hit land.

Hurricanes sometimes come to places like Florida, and they can break trees and houses.


painters

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


ancients

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


citizens

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

The police tried to keep the citizens of the city away from the crime scene.


flowed

flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flow.

The river flowed down from the mountains.

Tears flowed down Sally's cheeks as her boyfriend left her.


soldiers

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

The soldiers died in the war.


reinforces

reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reinforce.


cyclone

A storm with air going around in a circle in the same direction as the Earth. If it's big, it might be called a hurricane or typhoon.

A cyclone blew part of the roof off the house.


quids

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


containing

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


hermits

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


insects

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


pounded

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pound.


pounded

He was pounded after drinking a case of beer.


thunderstorm

thunderstorm (singular)
thunderstorms (plural)

A thunderstorm is a type of weather with rain, wind, lightning and thunder.

Don't stand under a tree in a thunderstorm, because lightning might hit you.


failed

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fail.


using

use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)


males

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


ornamented

ornament (canonical)
ornaments (third-person singular)
ornamented (past)
ornamented (past participle)
ornamenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ornament.


basing

base (canonical)
bases (third-person singular)
based (past)
based (past participle)
basing (present participle)


experts

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


telegraphing

telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)


ugliest

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

The superlative form of ugly; most ugly.


paintings

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


learns

learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of learn.


hypotheses

hypothesis (singular)
hypotheses (plural)

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

I have several hypotheses about why attendance has gone down over the last six months.

/haɪˈpɑːθəˌsiːz/


winging

wing (canonical)
wings (third-person singular)
winged (past)
winged (past participle)
winging (present participle)


reinforced

The past tense and past participle of reinforce.


fuckheads

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


edits

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


edits

edit (canonical)
edits (third-person singular)
edited (past)
edited (past participle)
editing (present participle)


thesaurusi


nationals

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


bags

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


bags

bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)


extraterrestrials

extraterrestrial (singular)
extraterrestrials (plural)

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


referred

refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of refer.

She was referred to another doctor.


pagans

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


based

The past tense and past participle of base.


ornaments

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


ornaments

The third-person singular form of ornament.


yearbooks

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


meets

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


meets

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


blazed

You could tell he was blazed because of the smoke around him.


blazed

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blaze.


threes

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

There were no threes in the lottery today.


refers

The third-person singular form of refer.


continents

continent (singular)
continents (plural)

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


marvels

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


marvels

marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of marvel.


fists

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


fists

fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)


landing

A landing is when an airplane touches the runway; coming to earth.

A landing is a platform in the middle of a staircase.

We've finally reached the landing halfway up the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty!

A landing is a place on a shoreline where a boat lands.


landing

land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)


crabapple

crabapple (singular)
crabapples (plural)

A crabapple is a kind of apple tree with a small and sour fruit.

A crabapple is the fruit that grows on a crabapple tree.

Don't eat that fruit that you got off of that tree! They are crabapples and are very sour!

A crabapple person who isn't pleasant to be around; crabby.

That person over there is such a crabapple.


laptop computers

laptop computer (singular)
laptop computers (plural)

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


currencies

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


committees

committee (singular)
committees (plural)

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


kiwi

A kiwi is a kind of bird that can't fly.

There is a kiwi looking around over there.

A kiwi is someone from New Zealand (usually Kiwi)

Doesn't that Kiwi play great poker?

We had a kiwi for lunch today.

That will be a kiwi for the bread.


windows

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


pincushion

pincushion (singular)
pincushions (plural)

A pincushion is something you stick pins in when you are not using them.

The pincushion was shaped like a hedgehog.

/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/


pincushion

pincushion (canonical)
pincushions (third-person singular)
pincushioned (past)
pincushioned (past participle)
pincushioning (present participle)

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/ˈpɪnˌkʊʃn̩/


quieted

quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quiet.

The show quieted the crowd.


xi

Xi is the name of the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet.


thesauri

thesaurus (singular)
thesauruses or thesauri (plural)

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


pooled

pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pool.

They pooled their money together to buy the ticket to the big game.


quits

quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quitting (present participle)


undertaken

undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)


automobiles

automobile (singular)
automobiles (plural)

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


communicating

communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)


cottages

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


balls

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

She likes to play with balls.

He got hit in the balls.

He must have a lot of balls to about his boss that way.


encourages

encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of encourage.


sequel

A sequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place after another one.

Which book do you like better, the first one or its sequel?


calendars

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


reptiles

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


pounding

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)


expansions

expansion (singular)
expansions (plural)

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


asteroid

An asteroid is an object that is smaller than a planet that most often orbits a star, but it can sometimes orbit big planets.

The asteroid orbited the star.

The asteroid crossed over Jupiter's orbit.


determine

determine (canonical)
determines (third-person singular)
determined (past)
determined (past participle)
determining (present participle)

If A determines the outcome of B, A causes B to occur in a certain way.

If you determine something, you conclude it by analyzing or investigating.

The autopsy will determine her cause of death.


bonded

bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bond.


mortals

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


incentives

incentive (singular)
incentives (plural)

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


salmonids

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


commercials

commercial (singular)
commercials (plural)

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


balancing

balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)


writings

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

The writings of an author are their books, articles, and other things they have written.

The library has collected all of her scientific writings.


flowing

flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

The stream is flowing down towards the river.


flowing

flowing (positive)
more flowing (comparative)
most flowing (superlative)

Moving or shaped gracefully or smoothly.

The lady is wearing a flowing dress.


openings

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


surfaces

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


surfaces

surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of surface.


babies

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


babies

baby (canonical)
babies (third-person singular)
babied (past)
babied (past participle)
babying (present participle)


extensions

extension (singular)
extensions (plural)

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


navies

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


counties

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


cigarettes

cigarette (singular)
cigarettes (plural)

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


bases

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

There are many army bases around the world.


bases

base (canonical)
bases (third-person singular)
based (past)
based (past participle)
basing (present participle)


xis

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


medications

medication (singular)
medications (plural)

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


sockets

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


husbanded

husband (canonical)
husbands (third-person singular)
husbanded (past)
husbanded (past participle)
husbanding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of husband.


dangers

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


fisted

fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fist.


privates

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

The body parts that are not usually shown to other people, such as the genitals.

Being kicked in the privates must have really hurt.


nostrils

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


banded

band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of band.


ampersands

ampersand (singular)
ampersands (plural)

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


registrations

registration (singular)
registrations (plural)

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


knockers

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


fetch

fetch (canonical)
fetches (third-person singular)
fetched (past)
fetched (past participle)
fetching (present participle)

If you fetch something, or someone, you go away to get it and return with it.

John fetched me a towel from the bathroom.

Can you fetch your mother to the phone, please?

If something fetches a price then it is sold for that amount of money.

That old painting fetched more than I expected at the auction.


bonding

bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)


hotels

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


currents

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


communications

communication (singular)
communications (plural)

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

Communications is the science of communicating.


protogalaxies

protogalaxy (singular)
protogalaxies (plural)

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


densities

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


boys

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


wholes

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


dares

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

I bet you can't finish the dares.


dares

dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

She dares you to finish the job.


blazes

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


blazes

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blaze.


paramedics

paramedic (singular)
paramedics (plural)

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


bottled

bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bottle.


leap years

leap year (singular)
leap years (plural)

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


workers

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

The workers worked overnight to finish the house.


stoles

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


digging

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)


picturing

picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

When someone draws something, they are often picturing it in their head.


watered

water (canonical)
waters (third-person singular)
watered (past)
watered (past participle)
watering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of water.

Keep the horses well fed and watered.


chronologies

chronology (singular)
chronologies (plural)

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


preferences

preference (singular)
preferences (plural)

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


thumped

thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thump.


bands

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

Many bands played at the concert.


bands

band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)


offenses

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


musicians

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


kitchens

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


disappointments

disappointment (singular)
disappointments (plural)

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


eyelids

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


admissions

admission (singular)
admissions (plural)

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


wrists

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


docks

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

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docks

dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)


offences

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


waters

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


waters

The third-person singular form of water.


firewomen

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


tires

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


tires

tire (canonical)
tires (third-person singular)
tired (past)
tired (past participle)
tiring (present participle)


pimpmobile

pimpmobile (singular)
pimpmobiles (plural)

A pimpmobile is a very big car that has a lot of ornaments on it that is used by a pimp.


attempts

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

She made many attempts to draw a horse.


attempts

attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of attempt.

She attempts to draw a horse every day.


risks

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


risks

risk (canonical)
risks (third-person singular)
risked (past)
risked (past participle)
risking (present participle)


risked

The past tense and past participle of risk.


pimpmobiles

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


tastes

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

The flavors and tastes of this meal blend perfectly together.


tastes

taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of taste.

This bread tastes kind of dry.

Johnny tastes one new food every day.


servants

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


waterfalls

waterfall (singular)
waterfalls (plural)

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


waterfalls

waterfall (canonical)
waterfalls (third-person singular)
waterfalled (past)
waterfalled (past participle)
waterfalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of waterfall.


contains

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

The third-person singular form of contain.


Mary Janes

Mary Jane (singular)
Mary Janes (plural)

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


flows

flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

The big river flows into the ocean.


flows

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


pounds

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


pounds

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pound.


balances

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


balances

balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of balance.


introductions

introduction (singular)
introductions (plural)

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


constituencies

constituency (singular)
constituencies (plural)

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


surfacing

surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)


motivations

motivation (singular)
motivations (plural)

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


cloths

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


earthworks

earthwork (singular)
earthworks (plural)

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


chords

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


wives

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


copiers

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


shed

A shed is a small building made out of wood that is often used to hold tools.

Let me go put my tools in the shed.


shed

shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)

If something sheds its hair, skin, etc., it naturally drops it.

The snake sheds it skin regularly as it grows.

If something sheds its light, tears, etc., it produces them.

Can you help to shed some light on the problem?

The tears she shed ran down her face.

The past tense and past participle of shed.


undertakes

undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of undertake.


disappoint

disappoint (canonical)
disappoints (third-person singular)
disappointed (past)
disappointed (past participle)
disappointing (present participle)

If something disappoints somebody, it makes them unhappy because it was not as good as they expected.

I'm afraid you really disappointed me. I thought you were more honest.

We thought the party would be good and it didn't disappoint.

If something disappoints somebody, they thought it would happen but it didn't.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the meeting has been cancelled.

When the president returned, it disappointed our hopes for change.


respiration

respiration (singular)
respirations (plural)

Respiration is the process of cells taking in oxygen, using it, and putting out carbon dioxide.


specifies

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

The third-person singular form of specify.


worms

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


worms

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


quiets

quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quiet.

The loud boom quiets the crowd.


quiets

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


undo

undo (canonical)
undoes (third-person singular)
undid (past)
undone (past participle)
undoing (present participle)

We can undo the damage to the system.

Could you undo my buckle for me?

If you undo something in a computer program, you reverse a change done in the file.

I had to undo all of the bad edits that my naughty little brother made.


undo

An undo is a function in a computer program that can reverse a change done to a file.

This program can do up to 20 undoes.


executives

executive (singular)
executives (plural)

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


lavas

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


vanilla

Vanilla is a plant. The part around the seeds is used for making some foods taste good.

Would you like some vanilla ice cream?


households

household (singular)
households (plural)

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


slopes

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


slopes

slope (canonical)
slopes (third-person singular)
sloped (past)
sloped (past participle)
sloping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slope.


instants

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


crowds

crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crowd.

She crowds around you trying to see.


crowds

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

The crowds parted in front of you to let you through.


captained

captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of captain.


practitioners

practitioner (singular)
practitioners (plural)

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


telegraphs

telegraph (singular)
telegraphs (plural)

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

The telegraphs about the peace treaty were just sent.


telegraphs

telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of telegraph.


coloured

colour (canonical)
colours (third-person singular)
coloured (past)
coloured (past participle)
colouring (present participle)

The wall was coloured red, and the floor was coloured white.

The singer wore a coloured shirt.

(often considered offensive) Having skin colour other than the white, most often black.

In South Africa, many coloured people speak Afrikaans, but English is spoken mostly by whites.


coloured

often considered offensive) A coloured person.


captains

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


captains

The third-person singular form of captain.


telegraphed

The past tense and past participle of telegraph.


undertaking

undertaking (singular)
undertakings (plural)

The work of an undertaker; the management of funerals.

Any business, work, or project that a person does or tries to do.

The re-organization of the company was a large undertaking.


undertaking

undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)


airless

airless (positive)
more airless (comparative)
most airless (superlative)

Space is said to be airless.

If something is airless, it does not have any air circulation.


settled

settle (canonical)
settles (third-person singular)
settled (past)
settled (past participle)
settling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of settle.


disclaimers

disclaimer (singular)
disclaimers (plural)

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


relating

relate (canonical)
relates (third-person singular)
related (past)
related (past participle)
relating (present participle)

My teacher was relating the use of math in the classroom and the use of it outside of the classroom.


properties

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


disappear

disappear (canonical)
disappears (third-person singular)
disappeared (past)
disappeared (past participle)
disappearing (present participle)

If something disappears, it becomes impossible to see.

For a moment the tiny redness of his cigarette was visible; then he disappeared into the darkness.

She watches her two grandchildren until they disappear from sight.

The boat disappeared beneath the waves.

If something disappears, it doesn't exist anymore.

I can't say that my negative attitude toward life has entirely disappeared.

A lot of management jobs are disappearing forever.

If something has disappeared, you can't find it.

Have you seen my keys? They've disappeared again.


wrote

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

He wrote a letter.


jokes

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

She read the jokes to the class.


jokes

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

Jim would always tell jokes on the ride home.


Baluci

Baluci is another way of spelling Balochi.


crayons

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


bladders

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


bonuses

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


lava

Lava is the molten rock that is spit out of a volcano when it erupts.

When the volcano erupted, it spit out lots of lava.

Lava is magma that is found on the surface of the Earth.


competitions

competition (singular)
competitions (plural)

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


communicates

communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of communicate.


endearments

endearment (singular)
endearments (plural)

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


Baluchi

Baluchi is another way of spelling Balochi.


industries

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


dock

A dock is solid a place for boats and other vehicles to connect to.

The truck backed slowing in to the hotel loading dock with a load of vegetables.

She ran down the wooden dock to the waiting boat.


dock

dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)

If a boat or other vehicle docks, it connects to a dock.

If you dock someone's pay, you don't pay them the full amount as a punishment.

If you dock two computers, you connect them using a wire.


thesauruses

thesaurus (singular)
thesauruses or thesauri (plural)

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


delivers

deliver (canonical)
delivers (third-person singular)
delivered (past)
delivered (past participle)
delivering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deliver.


tonnes

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


dug

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dig.


skies

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


cabinets

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


domiciles

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

Their domiciles were destroyed in the earthquake.


domiciles

domicile (canonical)
domiciles (third-person singular)
domiciled (past)
domiciled (past participle)
domiciling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of domicile.


scoping

scope (canonical)
scopes (third-person singular)
scoped (past)
scoped (past participle)
scoping (present participle)


umbrellas

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


fails

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


fails

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)


settles

The third-person singular form of settle.


directions

direction (singular)
directions (plural)

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

A list of instructions that tell you how to get to a certain place.

I wrote down directions to my friends' house.


chests

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


nominations

nomination (singular)
nominations (plural)

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


diet

A diet is the food that an animal, person, or group usually eats.

Several studies have suggested that high-fat diets can directly increase the risk of this cancer.

Studies confirm that vegetarian is a healthful and balanced diet.

I exercise, watch my diet and have good genes.

A healthy diet should not exceed 30 percent fat per day.

He was unhealthy thanks to poor diet and heavy smoking.

A diet is a controlled set of foods chosen for health purposes.

Oprah Winfrey wasn't the only celebrity who transformed her body through exercise and diet last year.

He said he lost weight because of his new vegetarian diet.

It's strange to see somebody at a movie buy jumbo popcorn and a huge diet coke.

They demand that you start getting serious about both proper exercise and diet.

She stuck to the strict diet for the first two weeks and her blood pressure came down.

A diet of something is something your experience regularly, usually something negative.

The Daily News has served up a steady diet of local news.

A diet is a council of political leaders.

This week, the Japanese parliament, the Diet, considered but did not act on a resolution apologizing for Pearl Harbor.


diet

diet (canonical)
diets (third-person singular)
dieted (past)
dieted (past participle)
dieting (present participle)

If you diet, you limit the food you eat to lose weight.

Weight lost by dieting alone almost never stays off.


watering

water (canonical)
waters (third-person singular)
watered (past)
watered (past participle)
watering (present participle)


downs

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


downs

down (canonical)
downs (third-person singular)
downed (past)
downed (past participle)
downing (present participle)


settling

settle (canonical)
settles (third-person singular)
settled (past)
settled (past participle)
settling (present participle)


scoped

The past tense and past participle of scope.


bathed

bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathe (canonical)
bathes (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bath.

The past tense and past participle of bathe.

He bathed in the morning and in the evening.


onlookers

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


offence

An offence is an action that breaks the law.

Murder is a serious criminal offence.

When you give offence to someone, you do something that they don't like.

I didn't mean to give offence, but I didn't know that you don't do that in China.

The offence is the person or team who is attacking.

For the first time in the game, Arsenal goes on the offence.


complexes

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


domicile

A domicile is a house or some other place where someone lives.

In some countries women have no right to maintain their own domicile after marriage.


domicile

If you domicile a place, you it treat as a permanent home.

The answer depends on in which state he was domiciled at his death.


interests

interest (canonical)
interests (third-person singular)
interested (past)
interested (past participle)
interesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interest.

This article interests me.


interests

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

I have other interests in life. (countable)

He has a lot of interest in cars. (uncountable)


roofs

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


roofs

roof (canonical)
roofs (third-person singular)
roofed (past)
roofed (past participle)
roofing (present participle)


firearms

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


disaster

Feed the Children has been involved in disaster relief around the world.

The San Francisco Earthquake was the deadliest natural disaster in U.S.

President Bush declared New Orleans a federal disaster area.

The flight had just left the airport when disaster struck.

A major environmental disaster is the drying up of the Aral Sea.

What can the country and each one of us do to avoid economic disaster?

A spokesman said the plan was a recipe for disaster and should be defeated.

When families get together, there is always the potential for disaster.

We need additional vehicles to assist us in distributing the goods to the victims of disasters.


crayon

A stick of colored wax that is used for drawing.

The child started to draw a picture using crayons.


communicated

communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of communicate.


cupboards

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


capabilities

capability (singular)
capabilities (plural)

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


boners

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


magmas

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


scopes

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


scopes

The third-person singular form of scope.


grades

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


grades

grade (canonical)
grades (third-person singular)
graded (past)
graded (past participle)
grading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grade.


crowding

crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)


computers

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


populations

population (singular)
populations (plural)

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


husbands

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


husbands

husband (canonical)
husbands (third-person singular)
husbanded (past)
husbanded (past participle)
husbanding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of husband.


tesla

A tesla is a unit to measure the strength of a magnetic field.

Radiologists were using a machine generating two teslas for brain imaging.


leaving

leave (canonical)
leaves (third-person singular)
left (past)
left (past participle)
leaving (present participle)

We're leaving early tomorrow morning to be on time for our 7:00 am flight.

He's always leaving his things just lying around.


clerks

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


cartridges

cartridge (singular)
cartridges (plural)

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


baths

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


baths

bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)


Srinagar

The traditional capital of Jammu and Kashmir.


colored

color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of color.

The wall was colored red, and the floor was colored white.

The singer wore a colored shirt.

Having skin color other than the white, most often black.

In South Africa, many colored people speak Afrikaans, but English is spoken mostly by whites.


elections

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


inlets

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


Baloci

Baloci is another way of spelling Balochi.


Bosnia and Hercegovina

Bosnia and Hercegovina is another way of spelling Bosnia and Herzegovina.


cheeses

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


almond trees

almond tree (singular)
almond trees (plural)

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


directories

directory (singular)
directories (plural)

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


depressions

depression (singular)
depressions (plural)

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


donations

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


privileges

privilege (singular)
privileges (plural)

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


mayhems

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


manholes

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


Ladakh

Ladakh is a region in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan (Pakistan).


marvel

Something that causes wonder; a miracle.

The rain has finally stopped! It's a marvel!

The height of the building is a marvel.


marvel

marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

If you marvel at something, you look at it with wonder, amazement or admiration.


calculators

calculator (singular)
calculators (plural)

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


disasters

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


passengers

passenger (singular)
passengers (plural)

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


referring

refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)


Bosnia

The northern 75% of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A short form of Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes used when talking about the whole country.


contributions

contribution (singular)
contributions (plural)

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


balanced

balanced (positive)
more balanced (comparative)
most balanced (superlative)

Even or fair; the same amount on all sides.


balanced

balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of balance.


desks

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


dig

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)

If you dig a hole, you make it bigger by removing material, usually using a shovel or your hands.

You will need to dig the hole larger than the roots of the tree you want to plant.

They've been digging for gold for months, but they haven't found a thing.

If you dig somewhere for something, you look there for it.

He dug in his pocket for another ten cents.

After digging through the files, he finally found what he was looking for.

If you dig something, you take it out of the ground, usually using a shovel.

Can you go out to the garden and dig some onions?

If you dig up dirt on someone, you find hidden information that can hurt them.

Before the trial, they dug up a bunch of dirt on her.

If you dig a hole for yourself, you make your own problems.

Mr. Bush has dug himself a hole that he can't get out of.

I really dig your new car.


dig

A dig is a short negative comment about someone.

In a dig at the teacher, he said she's lucky to be right even once in a while.

A dig is a place where people are digging.

There's a dig in the middle of the city where they found some old bones.

Your digs is the room that you rent to live in.


contradictions

contradiction (singular)
contradictions (plural)

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


invokes

invoke (canonical)
invokes (third-person singular)
invoked (past)
invoked (past participle)
invoking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of invoke.


oceans

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

There are five oceans in the world.


surfaced

surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surface.


rooves

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


magma

Magma is the molten rock that is found inside of the Earth.

Magma erupted from the volcano.

Magma is a way to classify kinds of algebra.


Bosnia-Hercegovina

Bosnia-Hercegovina is another way of spelling Bosnia and Herzegovina.


blaze

A blaze is a fire that makes a lot of flames and light.

The fire was a big blaze that could not be put out.

A blaze can be a mark that looks like a fire.


blaze

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

To be on fire or making a lot of flames and light.

The fire blazed out of control.

The ranger blazed a path that the rest of us could follow.


furnitures

furniture (singular)
furnitures (plural)

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


Indus

The Indus is a large river in south-central Asia, starting in Tibet and then through Kashmir and Pakistan into the Arabian Sea.


Indus River dolphin

Indus River dolphin (singular)
Indus River dolphins (plural)

The Indus River dolphin (Platanista indicus minor) is a type of river dolphin only found in the Indus River in Pakistan.


evergreens

evergreen (singular)
evergreens (plural)

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


holy wars

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


deputies

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


Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina is another way of spelling Bosnia and Herzegovina.


statuses

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


relationships

relationship (singular)
relationships (plural)

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


audiences

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


Kashmiri

A person from Kashmir or of Kashmiri descent.


backgrounds

background (singular)
backgrounds (plural)

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


backgrounds

background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of background.


destroyers

destroyer (singular)
destroyers (plural)

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


corporations

corporation (singular)
corporations (plural)

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


incomes

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


editions

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


circumstances

circumstance (singular)
circumstances (plural)

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


eighties

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


corporates

corporate (singular)
corporates (plural)

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


dozens

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


oversights

oversight (singular)
oversights (plural)

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


fourteens

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


applications

application (singular)
applications (plural)

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


discoveries

discovery (singular)
discoveries (plural)

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


manuals

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


contributors

contributor (singular)
contributors (plural)

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


undergrounds

underground (singular)
undergrounds (plural)

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


volcanos

volcano (singular)
volcanos or volcanoes (plural)

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


unknown

unknown (positive)
more unknown (comparative)
most unknown (superlative)

If something is unknown, nobody knows it.

Nothing was written down, and it was a long time ago, so his true date of birth is unknown.


defenses

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


careers

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


bedrooms

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


relatives

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

Most of my relatives live in New York, but one of my aunts lives in California.


sikas

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


fairs

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


attitudes

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


defences

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


cemeteries

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


downfalls

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


pending

Final approval was not given pending agreement on how the money would be spent.

He may not leave the country pending the outcome of the trial.


pending

pend (canonical)
pends (third-person singular)
pended (past)
pended (past participle)
pending (present participle)


dummies

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


volcano

A volcano is a mountain that has a magma chamber inside of it that erupts from time to time with lava and other gases.


distances

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


distances

distance (canonical)
distances (third-person singular)
distanced (past)
distanced (past participle)
distancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of distance.


simulations

simulation (singular)
simulations (plural)

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


declarations

declaration (singular)
declarations (plural)

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


atomic numbers

atomic number (singular)
atomic numbers (plural)

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


evolutions

evolution (singular)
evolutions (plural)

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


disturbances

disturbance (singular)
disturbances (plural)

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


elements

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

The elements can be the weather outside, such as wind and rain.


ferrets

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


ferrets

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

The third-person singular form of ferret.


boiler suit

boiler suit (singular)
boiler suits (plural)

A boiler suit is a kind of suit that people who work with heavy or hot manual work wear for protection.


substances

substance (singular)
substances (plural)

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


comparatives

comparative (singular)
comparatives (plural)

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


sequels

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


revenues

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


democrats

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


tendencies

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


postmasters

postmaster (singular)
postmasters (plural)

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


boiler suits

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


eyelashes

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


rums

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


softest

soft (positive)
softer (comparative)
softest (superlative)

The superlative form of soft; most soft.


selections

selection (singular)
selections (plural)

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


controls

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


controls

control (canonical)
controls (third-person singular)
controlled (past)
controlled (past participle)
controlling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of control.


explanations

explanation (singular)
explanations (plural)

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


honoring

honor (canonical)
honors (third-person singular)
honored (past)
honored (past participle)
honoring (present participle)


gadgets

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


intruders

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


hermit crab

hermit crab (singular)
hermit crabs (plural)

A hermit crab is a kind of crab that uses empty seashells as their homes.


harmonies

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


partisans

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


distanced

distance (canonical)
distances (third-person singular)
distanced (past)
distanced (past participle)
distancing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of distance.


mudslides

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


Prime Minister


granting

grant (canonical)
grants (third-person singular)
granted (past)
granted (past participle)
granting (present participle)


definitions

definition (singular)
definitions (plural)

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


sword

A sword is a weapon made of metal which is long, thin and sharp, like a very long knife.

Before there were guns, people used to use swords to fight and kill each other.


dew

Dew is small amounts of water that come onto the ground and onto other things in the morning.

The spider web was very beautiful when it was covered with drops of dew.


theatres

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


vodka

Vodka is a kind of clear alcoholic drink.


disposals

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


warred

war (canonical)
wars (third-person singular)
warred (past)
warred (past participle)
warring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of war.


submerging

submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)


coconut crab

coconut crab (singular)
coconut crabs (plural)

A kind of crab that lives in Asia, on land, that uses coconut for food.


spouses

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


cups

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


markhor

A large wild goat-antelope, found in the western Himalayas.


crowded

crowded (positive)
more crowded (comparative)
most crowded (superlative)

If a place is crowded, there are too many people there.

The room was getting too crowded, so I went outside.


crowded

crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crowd.


techniques

technique (singular)
techniques (plural)

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


pollutants

pollutant (singular)
pollutants (plural)

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


boxers

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


governors

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


registries

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


submerges

The third-person singular form of submerge.


comparable adjectives

comparable adjective (singular)
comparable adjectives (plural)

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


markhors

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


nickels

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


brochures

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


readers

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


gate

A gate is like a door in a fence. It opens to let people go through the fence.

Please open the gate for me; my hands are full.

In computers and logic, a gate is something that gives a simple yes-or-no answer from two (or one, or more than two) yes-or-no things coming into it.

We need one more "and"-gate here so that it will give the finished answer.


teddy bears

teddy bear (singular)
teddy bears (plural)

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


consultations

consultation (singular)
consultations (plural)

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


eighteens

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


papayas

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


postmarking

postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)


mass nouns

mass noun (singular)
mass nouns (plural)

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


sika

A sika is a kind of deer that can be found in the forests of Eastern Asia.


vodkas

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


hermit crabs

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


temperatures

temperature (singular)
temperatures (plural)

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


postmen

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


locals

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


royals

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


fenced

fence (canonical)
fences (third-person singular)
fenced (past)
fenced (past participle)
fencing (present participle)


landslips

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


suggestions

suggestion (singular)
suggestions (plural)

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


chairmen

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


doors

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


youths

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


constitutions

constitution (singular)
constitutions (plural)

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


gates

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


societies

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


cunts

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


insights

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


softer

soft (positive)
softer (comparative)
softest (superlative)

The comparative form of soft; more soft.


sidewalks

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


picnics

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


picnics

picnic (canonical)
picnics (third-person singular)
picnicked (past)
picnicked (past participle)
picnicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of picnic.


arrived

arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of arrive.


honours

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


honours

honour (canonical)
honours (third-person singular)
honoured (past)
honoured (past participle)
honouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of honour.


beauties

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


envelopes

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


eights

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


snow levels

snow level (singular)
snow levels (plural)

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


public enemies

public enemy (singular)
public enemies (plural)

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


captain

A captain is a rank in the army between lieutenant and major.

A captain is a rank in the navy between commander and commodore.

A captain is the person who is in charge of a ship or airplane.

The captain is the last to abandon ship.

The captain said to put on your seat belts because of turbulence.

A captain is the person who makes all of the decisions on a sports' team.

A captain is the leader of a group of workers.


captain

captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

To be in command and use that command on a ship, airplane, or sports team.


honored

honored (positive)
more honored (comparative)
most honored (superlative)

If someone or something becomes honored, it becomes respected.


honored

honor (canonical)
honors (third-person singular)
honored (past)
honored (past participle)
honoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of honor.


isotopes

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


fencing

Fencing is a sport where people fight with swords.

Fencing is an Olympic sport dating back to the 18th century.


manipulations

manipulation (singular)
manipulations (plural)

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


winters

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


explained

explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of explain.


towel

A towel is a large, soft piece of cloth that people use for drying themselves after they have a bath, or for drying dishes after they are washed.

I want to have a shower, but there are no clean towels!

Would you hand me the dishtowel, please, so I can dry this pot?


vitamins

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


postmarked

postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of postmark.


postmarks

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


postmarks

The third-person singular form of postmark.


considers

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of consider.


inked

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

The past tense and past participle of ink.


freezing levels

freezing level (singular)
freezing levels (plural)

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


activities

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


sunbeams

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


teslas

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


phenomena

phenomenon (singular)
phenomenons or phenomena (plural)

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


shore

The shore is the land found close to the waters' edge.

The sailors decided to eat on the shore.

A shore is a kind of support that helps to hold the weight of the floor above it.


shore

shore (canonical)
shores (third-person singular)
shored (past)
shored (past participle)
shoring (present participle)

If you shore someone or something, that means that you give support to them.

The workers were shoring up the dock after it almost fell into the water.


shore

shear (canonical)
shears (third-person singular)
shorn (past)
shore (past participle)
shearing (present participle)


froze

freeze (canonical)
freezes (third-person singular)
froze (past)
frozen (past participle)
freezing (present participle)

I froze on the walk home because it was so cold.


pincushions

pincushion (singular)
pincushions (plural)

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


pincushions

pincushion (canonical)
pincushions (third-person singular)
pincushioned (past)
pincushioned (past participle)
pincushioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pincushion.


swords

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

My dad collects swords from Spain.


natives

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


Asiatic peafowl

Asiatic peafowl (singular)
Asiatic peafowls (plural)


runaways

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


mudflows

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


wars

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


wars

war (canonical)
wars (third-person singular)
warred (past)
warred (past participle)
warring (present participle)


considered

The past tense and past participle of consider.


severer

severe (positive)
severer (comparative)
severest (superlative)

The comparative form of severe; more severe.


honors

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


honors

The third-person singular form of honor.


medicine men

medicine man (singular)
medicine men (plural)

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


sunbeam

A sunbeam is a small and powerful beam of light from the Sun.

The sunbeam ahead lit up the path.


relations

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


arsonists

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


royal

royal (positive)
more royal (comparative)
most royal (superlative)

To be royal means that someone is of a monarch or their family.


royal

A royal is someone of noble birth or a member of a royal family.


airports

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


repairing

repair (canonical)
repairs (third-person singular)
repaired (past)
repaired (past participle)
repairing (present participle)


publications

publication (singular)
publications (plural)

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


destroyed

destroy (canonical)
destroys (third-person singular)
destroyed (past)
destroyed (past participle)
destroying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of destroy.


coconut crabs

coconut crab (singular)
coconut crabs (plural)

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


insults

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


insults

insult (canonical)
insults (third-person singular)
insulted (past)
insulted (past participle)
insulting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of insult.


affairs

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


hollies

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


approved

approve (canonical)
approves (third-person singular)
approved (past)
approved (past participle)
approving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of approve.


accidents

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


abused

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

The past tense and past participle of abuse.


annuals

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


rum

Rum is a kind of brown alcoholic drink that is made from cane sugar and molasses.

A rum is either one shot or one drink of the alcoholic drink.


mudflow

A mudflow is when mud travels or flows down a slope very fast.


averaging

average (canonical)
averages (third-person singular)
averaged (past)
averaged (past participle)
averaging (present participle)


sigh

sigh (canonical)
sighs (third-person singular)
sighed (past)
sighed (past participle)
sighing (present participle)

When someone sighs, they take a big breath and breathe out in a relaxed way because they feel relieved or disappointed.

She wasn't happy about what happened, but she sighed and accepted it.


sigh

When the car didn't hit him, she breathed a sigh of relief.


dollars

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


freezes

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


freezes

freeze (canonical)
freezes (third-person singular)
froze (past)
frozen (past participle)
freezing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of freeze.


Africans

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


aunts

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


unassessed

Something is unassessed when it hasn't been assessed.

These categories are unassessed


emptiest

empty (positive)
emptier (comparative)
emptiest (superlative)

The superlative form of empty; most empty.


severest

The superlative form of severe; most severe.


assigned

assign (canonical)
assigns (third-person singular)
assigned (past)
assigned (past participle)
assigning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assign.


walking

walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)


hosts

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


hosts

host (canonical)
hosts (third-person singular)
hosted (past)
hosted (past participle)
hosting (present participle)


assurances

assurance (singular)
assurances (plural)

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


assessed

assess (canonical)
assesses (third-person singular)
assessed (past)
assessed (past participle)
assessing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assess.


quinine

Quinine is a kind of colorless and bitter powder that is used in tonic water.


assisted

assist (canonical)
assists (third-person singular)
assisted (past)
assisted (past participle)
assisting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assist.


undermined

undermine (canonical)
undermines (third-person singular)
undermined (past)
undermined (past participle)
undermining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of undermine.


heaviest

heavy (positive)
heavier (comparative)
heaviest (superlative)

The superlative form of heavy; most heavy.


thickness

thickness (singular)
thicknesses (plural)

The thickness of something is how thick it is; how far it is from one side of it to the other side.

The thickness of one piece of paper is much less than a millimetre.

This blanket is too thin. It doesn't have enough thickness to keep me warm.


fence

A fence is like a thin wall that is not part of a building. It stops people or animals from going from one outdoors place to another. It may have many big holes that you can see through, but not big enough for people to walk through.

We put up a tall fence around the yard so that the dog couldn't get out.

A fence is a person who buys things from people who stole the things, and then sells the things again to other people.

I don't think anyone will steal this, because they wouldn't get much money for it. They'd have to sell it to a fence.


fence

fence (canonical)
fences (third-person singular)
fenced (past)
fenced (past participle)
fencing (present participle)

When someone fences a piece of land, they put up a fence around it.

This field has been fenced for years, because they used to keep cows here.

When someone fences, they fight with swords as a sport.

I can hear the sound of the swords hitting each other, from people fencing in the gym.

When someone fences something, they sell it to a fence.

We can't give you back what we stole. We fenced it.


catastrophes

catastrophe (singular)
catastrophes (plural)

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


fences

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


fences

The third-person singular form of fence.


featuring

feature (canonical)
features (third-person singular)
featured (past)
featured (past participle)
featuring (present participle)


explains

explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of explain.


log

A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree.

We need another log to make a nice big fire.

A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something.

We need to keep a log of everyone going into and out of this building.


log

log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

When people log a forest, they cut down the trees to make logs.

There was a forest here, but it was logged a few years ago.

When someone logs something, they write it in a log book.

Make sure you log that so we'll remember what time it happened.


identities

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


wholesales

wholesale (singular)
wholesales (plural)

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


repairs

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


repairs

repair (canonical)
repairs (third-person singular)
repaired (past)
repaired (past participle)
repairing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of repair.


yards

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


agendas

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


analysed

analyse (canonical)
analyses (third-person singular)
analysed (past)
analysed (past participle)
analysing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of analyse.


grants

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


grants

grant (canonical)
grants (third-person singular)
granted (past)
granted (past participle)
granting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grant.


eyeballing

eyeball (canonical)
eyeballs (third-person singular)
eyeballed (past)
eyeballed (past participle)
eyeballing (present participle)


mudslide

A mudslide is when a lot of mud travels or flows down a slope very fast.


dream

Dreams are the images and things you see when you are sleeping.

In my dream I had forgotten the baby in a drawer.

I had a dream that I was in a magical world with fairies and evil witches.

A dream is something you wish for or hope will happen.

The company is succeeding beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

He decided to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a police officer.


dream

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

If you dream about something, you wish for it.

She dreamed of becoming a concert pianist.

If we go to sleep, we'll dream that we're awake.


articles

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


appreciated

appreciate (canonical)
appreciates (third-person singular)
appreciated (past)
appreciated (past participle)
appreciating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of appreciate.


appealed

appeal (canonical)
appeals (third-person singular)
appealed (past)
appealed (past participle)
appealing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of appeal.


backgrounded

background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of background.


sunshine

Sunshine is the light, rays, or warmth of the Sun.

We got ourselves warm in the sunshine.

If you are in sunshine, you are in a place where the sunlight is shining.

We moved our picnic out of the shade and into the sunshine.

Sunshine is when something or someone is happy or joyous.

Having her here added sunshine to my day.


cathedrals

cathedral (singular)
cathedrals (plural)

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


drunks

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


birthdays

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


ant hill

Ant hill is another way of spelling anthill.


aids

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


aids

aid (canonical)
aids (third-person singular)
aided (past)
aided (past participle)
aiding (present participle)


assembled

assemble (canonical)
assembles (third-person singular)
assembled (past)
assembled (past participle)
assembling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assemble.


freezing

freeze (canonical)
freezes (third-person singular)
froze (past)
frozen (past participle)
freezing (present participle)


freezing

freezing (positive)
more freezing (comparative)
most freezing (superlative)


engaged

engaged (positive)
more engaged (comparative)
most engaged (superlative)

If you are engaged in something, you are interested in it.

Americans are very engaged in this year's elections.

If you are engaged in something, you do it.

He has recently become actively engaged in trying to find a cure for the disease.

If two people are engaged, they have promised to marry each other.

They've been dating for two years but just became engaged last week.

If the telephone is engaged, it is being used.

I tried calling, but their line is engaged.


engaged

engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of engage.


lecturing

lecture (canonical)
lectures (third-person singular)
lectured (past)
lectured (past participle)
lecturing (present participle)


dominants

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


announced

announce (canonical)
announces (third-person singular)
announced (past)
announced (past participle)
announcing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of announce.


honouring

honour (canonical)
honours (third-person singular)
honoured (past)
honoured (past participle)
honouring (present participle)


melees

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


anesthetics

anesthetic (singular)
anesthetics (plural)

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


awards

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


awards

award (canonical)
awards (third-person singular)
awarded (past)
awarded (past participle)
awarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of award.


challenges

challenge (singular)
challenges (plural)

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


challenges

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

The third-person singular form of challenge.


lighthouses

lighthouse (singular)
lighthouses (plural)

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


behaviors

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


sentences

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


sentences

sentence (canonical)
sentences (third-person singular)
sentenced (past)
sentenced (past participle)
sentencing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sentence.


bowls

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


bowls

bowl (canonical)
bowls (third-person singular)
bowled (past)
bowled (past participle)
bowling (present participle)


operations

operation (singular)
operations (plural)

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


prime ministers

prime minister (singular)
prime ministers (plural)

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


comparisons

comparison (singular)
comparisons (plural)

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


emergencies

emergency (singular)
emergencies (plural)

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


divisions

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


destroying

destroy (canonical)
destroys (third-person singular)
destroyed (past)
destroyed (past participle)
destroying (present participle)


inspections

inspection (singular)
inspections (plural)

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


banged

bang (canonical)
bangs (third-person singular)
banged (past)
banged (past participle)
banging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bang.


assessments

assessment (singular)
assessments (plural)

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


accented

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

The past tense and past participle of accent.


funds

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

If you don't have the funds needed, you can't buy this television.

Your bank account does not have enough funds in it to withdraw money from it.


funds

fund (canonical)
funds (third-person singular)
funded (past)
funded (past participle)
funding (present participle)


casts

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


casts

cast (canonical)
casts (third-person singular)
cast (past)
cast (past participle)
casting (present participle)


bends

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


bends

bend (canonical)
bends (third-person singular)
bent (past)
bent (past participle)
bending (present participle)


erode

erode (canonical)
erodes (third-person singular)
eroded (past)
eroded (past participle)
eroding (present participle)

Wind or water erode something, when they slowly make part of it go away.

The river is slowly eroding its bank (edge of the river). In a few years we'll have to move our house farther away.

The wind and rain had eroded the stone over the years so that it was difficult to read the old letters carved in it.