sophomores

sophomore (singular)
sophomores (plural)

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


manoeuvred

manoeuvre (canonical)
manoeuvres (third-person singular)
manoeuvred (past)
manoeuvred (past participle)
manoeuvring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of manoeuvre.


honesties

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


t-shirts

The plural form of t-shirt; more than one (kind of) t-shirt.

T-shirts is another way of spelling T-shirts.


sceptic

Sceptic is another way of spelling skeptic.


chile

A way people spell chili in some parts of the United States.


chile

chile (singular)
chillun or chiles (plural)


sceptics

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


maneuvers

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


maneuvers

maneuver (canonical)
maneuvers (third-person singular)
maneuvered (past)
maneuvered (past participle)
maneuvering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of maneuver.


imminent

imminent (positive)
more imminent (comparative)
most imminent (superlative)

If something is imminent, it is probably going to happen soon.

Because of all the rain, flooding is imminent.


muggers

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


Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.


Italian language


T-shirts

The plural form of T-shirt; more than one (kind of) T-shirt.


trap

A trap is a machine or other device made to catch and sometimes kill animals.

He uses traps to deal with his mice problem.

A trap is a trick made to catch someone more generally.

She fell into the trap of misspelling "misspelling."

A trap is the cover over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

Close the trap before someone falls

A trap is any device used to hold and suddenly let go of an object.

They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.

A trap is a device in a pipe set up to hold and seal liquids and stops gases and lets liquids flow.

A trap is a place in a water pipe or pump where air gathers.

A trap is a light two-wheeled carriage with springs.

Have James prepare the trap – I wish to visit the parson.

Keep your trap shut.

A trap is a transvestite, or a man who dresses as a woman, who goes with a man pretend to be a woman.

I saw your brother asking a trap out last night at the bar.

A trap is exception made by the processor.

A mining license inspector during the Australian gold rush.


trap

trap (canonical)
traps (third-person singular)
trapped (past)
trapped (past participle)
trapping (present participle)

To trap something is to catch in a trap.

To trap is to provide something with a trap.

To trap id to set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game.

To trap is to capture something such as a mistake so someone can fix it.


dimmest

dim (positive)
dimmer (comparative)
dimmest (superlative)


bluebirds

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


tanner

tan (positive)
tanner (comparative)
tannest (superlative)


tans

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


Maine

Augusta is the capital of Maine.


modal auxiliary verb


Wikinews

Wikinews is a news wiki website that is part of the Wikimedia project.


obliges

oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of oblige.


T-shirt

A T-shirt is a light shirt made of cotton and short sleeves and can have a picture or logo.


A


sawing

saw (canonical)
saws (third-person singular)
sawed (past)
sawn (past participle)
sawing (present participle)


D


Sicily

Sicily is the biggest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy.


reproductions

reproduction (singular)
reproductions (plural)

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


Pichilemu

There was an earthquake in Pichilemu.


levity

Levity is a feeling of not being serious, of being fun or funny.


Sicilians

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


museum

A museum is a building where pictures, sculptures and other arts are shown.

There are several museums in Paris.


buttox


tricolors

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


marker

A marker is something or someone that marks.

A marker is a note about how much money is owed.

A marker is a debt owed to someone that is not money, especially favors.

We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers.

A marker is a device that shoots paintballs.

He used his marker to shoot him with a red paintball.


marker

marker (canonical)
markers (third-person singular)
markered (past)
markered (past participle)
markering (present participle)

If something is markered, it is written or marked on it using a marker.


mugger

A mugger is a person who attacks another person on the street and steals their money.

The mugger knocked me down, took my bag and ran away.


Lent

In Christianity, Lent is the part of the Christian year between Ash Wednesday and Easter.

Lent represents the forty days that Jesus spent in the desert.


Italian

John is studying Italian in school.


Italian

Italian (positive)
more Italian (comparative)
most Italian (superlative)

Our family has taken many trips to the Italian countryside.

Something that is related to the Italian people.

Something that is related to the Italian language.

The Italian word "ciao" is a greeting known around the world.


hub

A hub is a place where a large amount of traffic meets or passes through.

London's Heathrow Airport is a big air traffic hub in Europe.

A hub is a simple networking device that sends all of the data (packets) that it gets to all of the other devices that are connected to it.

Mark bought a cheap hub to connect his home computers together.


Florida

Florida is a state in the south east of the United States of America.

Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.


raisins

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


dialogs

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


judoka

/d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/


nod

nod (canonical)
nods (third-person singular)
nodded (past)
nodded (past participle)
nodding (present participle)

If you nod, then you move your head up and down to say that you agree with something.

I asked him if he wanted an ice cream, and he nodded in agreement.


nod

A nod is when someone moves their head up and down to agree with something or say "yes".


Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun in the Solar System.

The biggest planet in the Solar System is Jupiter.

In Roman mythology, Jupiter is the king of the gods. He is known as Zeus in Greek mythology.


Sicilian language


Romance

Romance (positive)
more Romance (comparative)
most Romance (superlative)

Romance languages are languages that come from Latin.

Italian, French, and Spanish are just a few Romance languages.


Romance

The group of languages that come from Latin.


raisin

Raisins are a type of fruit.


B


plowing

plow (canonical)
plows (third-person singular)
plowed (past)
plowed (past participle)
plowing (present participle)


judokas

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


C


buttocks

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


E


plowed

The past tense and past participle of plow.


F


G


corn dogs

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


lime

A lime is a green citrus fruit that has a sour taste, like a lemon but usually smaller.

Lime is a material containing calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide.

The Limes was a defensive wall marking the northern borders of the Roman Empire.


H


reproduction

Reproduction is the act of making a new living thing, such as a baby.

Reproduction is the act of making a copy of something.

A reproduction is a copy of something; a duplicate.


corndog

Corndog is another way of spelling corn dog.


obliging

obliging (positive)
more obliging (comparative)
most obliging (superlative)

If someone is obliging, they are ready to do a favor.


I

I am writing this, and you are reading it.


I

The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.


I

A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").

The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.


limes

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


maneuver

A maneuver is a planned action with a series of stages. It gets to a goal not directly, but by steps. If in a contest, it may involve deception, with the purpose hidden as long as possible. A maneuver may be simple or extremely complex.

This was the maneuver: to bring his opponent into the net, and follow with a lob or a passing shot.

The Blue Angels performed daring maneuvers at the airshow.

His plan was a clever maneuver.


maneuver

If something is maneuverd, it is moved somewhere else, generally with difficulty.

She maneuverd her car into the parking space.

If someone maneuvers a person, they manipulate, plot, guide, steer or manage them purposefully.

She maneuverd him into a position where he had to do what she wanted.

She is manoeuvring.


buttock

A buttock is one half of a person's backside or butt; people have a left buttock and a right buttock.


surfing

Surfing is a sport of riding water on a surfboard.


surfing

surf (canonical)
surfs (third-person singular)
surfed (past)
surfed (past participle)
surfing (present participle)


J


tutored

tutor (canonical)
tutors (third-person singular)
tutored (past)
tutored (past participle)
tutoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tutor.


L


plows

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


New Yorker

New Yorker (singular)
New Yorkers (plural)

A New Yorker is a person who lives in either New York State or New York City.


K


U


N


T


M


manoeuvre

manoeuvre (singular)
manoeuvres (plural)

A manoeuvre is a planned action with a series of stages. It gets to a goal not directly, but by steps. If in a contest, it may involve deception, with the purpose hidden as long as possible. A manoeuvre may be simple or extremely complex.

This was the manoeuvre: to bring his opponent into the net, and follow with a lob or a passing shot.

The Blue Angels performed daring manoeuvres at the airshow.

His plan was a clever manoeuvre.


manoeuvre

manoeuvre (canonical)
manoeuvres (third-person singular)
manoeuvred (past)
manoeuvred (past participle)
manoeuvring (present participle)

If something is manoeuvred, it is moved somewhere else, generally with difficulty.

She manoeuvred her car into the parking space.

If someone manoeuvres a person, they manipulate, plot, guide, steer or manage them purposefully.

She manoeuvred him into a position where he had to do what she wanted.

She is manoeuvring.


P


liberty

Liberty is the state of being free from someone else's control, not a slave or a prisoner.

John isn't in prison anymore; he has regained his liberty.

If someone has a lot of liberty, then they are free to do what they want.

The chief editor gives Jane the liberty to write what she wants in her magazine column.


New Yorkers

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


Z


fusion

Fusion is when two or more things come together as one.

In physics, nuclear fusion is when the nuclei of two or more atoms come together to make one new, heavier nucleus.

Fusion reactions make a lot of energy.


lemons

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


funerals

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


Neapolitan

Neapolitan (singular)
Neapolitans (plural)

A Neapolitan is a person from Naples, Italy.


Neapolitan

Neapolitan (positive)
more Neapolitan (comparative)
most Neapolitan (superlative)

Something that is related to Naples, Italy.

Something that is related to the people of Naples.

Something that is related to the Neapolitan language.

Neapolitan ice cream is made by putting chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry flavored ice cream next to each other.


Q


R


dimmed

dim (canonical)
dims (third-person singular)
dimmed (past)
dimmed (past participle)
dimming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dim.


S


halts

halt (canonical)
halts (third-person singular)
halted (past)
halted (past participle)
halting (present participle)


diamonds

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


O


V


X


W


fragile

fragile (positive)
more fragile (comparative)
most fragile (superlative)

If something is fragile then it is delicate and it will break easily.


liberties

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


grandpas

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


Y


sustaining

sustain (canonical)
sustains (third-person singular)
sustained (past)
sustained (past participle)
sustaining (present participle)


Sicilian

Sicilian (positive)
more Sicilian (comparative)
most Sicilian (superlative)

Something that is related to the Sicilian people.

Something that is related to the Sicilian language.


obliged

obliged (positive)
more obliged (comparative)
most obliged (superlative)

To feel obligated to do something for someone, possibly because they have done a favor for you.


obliged

oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of oblige.


rhombuses

rhombus (singular)
rhombuses or rhombi (plural)

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


sustained

The past tense and past participle of sustain.


tutors

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


tutors

The third-person singular form of tutor.


halted

The past tense and past participle of halt.


New York

New York is a state in the northeast of the United States.

New York is one of the original English colonies in America.

New York is the largest city in New York state.

New York was once the capital of the United States.


lemon

A lemon is a yellow citrus fruit that has a sour taste.

A bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

(flesh)

(rind)


alto saxophone

alto saxophone (singular)
alto saxophones (plural)

An alto saxophone is a musical instrument; it is one kind of saxophone.


grandpa

A grandpa is a short name for a grandfather (the father of your father or mother).


sorting

sort (canonical)
sorts (third-person singular)
sorted (past)
sorted (past participle)
sorting (present participle)


sawed

saw (canonical)
saws (third-person singular)
sawed (past)
sawed (past participle)
sawing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of saw.


sawed

saw (canonical)
saws (third-person singular)
sawed (past)
sawn (past participle)
sawing (present participle)


sorted

The past tense and past participle of sort.


rhombus

A rhombus is a shape that has two pairs of parallel sides that have the same length.

All rhombuses are parallelograms, and all squares are rhombuses.


tricolor

If something is tricolor, it has three colors.


tricolor

A tricolor is a banner or flag with three colored stripes.


pollution

Pollution is when bad or harmful things are put into the environment.

Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution.

Pollution is the state of being polluted.


butt

Short for buttocks; a person's backside.


butt

butt (canonical)
butts (third-person singular)
butted (past)
butted (past participle)
butting (present participle)


sustains

The third-person singular form of sustain.


civilized

civilized (positive)
more civilized (comparative)
most civilized (superlative)

If a society or culture is civilized, it is advanced and very developed.

If you are civilized, you have strong morals or are intellectually advanced.

If you are civilized, you have good manners and are refined.


civilized

civilize (canonical)
civilizes (third-person singular)
civilized (past)
civilized (past participle)
civilizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of civilize.


tutor

A tutor is a person who teaches another person or a small group of people.


tutor

tutor (canonical)
tutors (third-person singular)
tutored (past)
tutored (past participle)
tutoring (present participle)

If you tutor a person or a small group, you teach them.


tan

Tan is one of the colors people can see.

A darkening of the skin from being in the sun.

She still has a tan from her visit to Mexico.


tan

tan (positive)
tanner (comparative)
tannest (superlative)


tan

tan (canonical)
tans (third-person singular)
tanned (past)
tanned (past participle)
tanning (present participle)

To use a tanning bed to darken your skin.


halt

halt (canonical)
halts (third-person singular)
halted (past)
halted (past participle)
halting (present participle)

When someone halts something, they make it stop.

The contract negotiations halted operations for at least a week.

I spilled my drink when the train suddenly halted.

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


sophomore

sophomore (singular)
sophomores (plural)

A student in his or her second year in a college or university, or the second year in a four-year high school.

George is currently a sophomore at Yale University.


sophomore

The second thing in a series, especially an artist's second album or the second of four years in high school or college.

The band's sophomore album was much better than their debut album and gave them much more success.

My sophomore year of high school was my favorite.


disorganized

disorganized (positive)
more disorganized (comparative)
most disorganized (superlative)

If someone is disorganized, they are not capable of being organised.

If a place is disorganized, it is messy.


disorganized

disorganize (canonical)
disorganizes (third-person singular)
disorganized (past)
disorganized (past participle)
disorganizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of disorganize.


funeral

A funeral is a ceremony that honors someone who has died.

Everyone's preparing to go to Mary's funeral on Saturday at her family's church.


anomalies

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


anomaly

A situation or thing that is not normal.


ordaining

ordain (canonical)
ordains (third-person singular)
ordained (past)
ordained (past participle)
ordaining (present participle)


linguolabial

In phonetics, a linguolabial sound is made by touching the upper lip with the tongue.

Linguolabial sounds are very rare.


feedback

I'd really like some feedback on my poem.

I've been hearing really positive feedback about the new library.

After you hand in your essay, I will give you your grade and feedback regarding the content.

The high-pitched noise that you can hear when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker.


dim

dim (positive)
dimmer (comparative)
dimmest (superlative)

It is hard to see in a room where the lights are dim.

If a person is dim, they are not very smart.


dim

dim (canonical)
dims (third-person singular)
dimmed (past)
dimmed (past participle)
dimming (present participle)

If you dim something, you make it darker.

Before a movie starts, it is normal to dim the lights in the movie theater.

As time went by the fire dimmed.


diamond

Diamond is a very hard mineral made from carbon that is shiny like glass.

The blades of cutting tools like saws and knives are sometimes coated in diamond.

A diamond is a precious gemstone made from the mineral diamond.

The diamond is the birthstone of April.

In geometry, a diamond is a rhombus shape, especially one that is taller than it is wide; ◊.

In card games, the diamonds are one of the four playing card suits.

The diamonds and the hearts are the two red-colored suits.

In cards games, a diamond is a card of the diamond suit.

I have three diamonds in my hand.


prank call

prank call (singular)
prank calls (plural)

A prank call is a phone call made to prank somebody.

The store owner was angry after receiving a prank call.


prank call

prank call (canonical)
prank calls (third-person singular)
prank called (past)
prank called (past participle)
prank calling (present participle)

If you make a prank call, you are making a call to trick or prank somebody.

We have decided to prank call our friends.


broom

A broom is a cleaning tool made of bristles used for sweeping.


broom

broom (canonical)
brooms (third-person singular)
broomed (past)
broomed (past participle)
brooming (present participle)

If you broom something, it means that you use a broom (or something like a broom) to sweep it.

The young boy broomed the dirt off of the front stairs.


mooning

moon (canonical)
moons (third-person singular)
mooned (past)
mooned (past participle)
mooning (present participle)


mooned

The past tense and past participle of moon.


marvelling

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


marvelled

The past tense and past participle of marvel.


broomed

The past tense and past participle of broom.


sustain

sustain (canonical)
sustains (third-person singular)
sustained (past)
sustained (past participle)
sustaining (present participle)

If something is sustained, it is maintained.

I tried to sustain the energy level of the party by playing some rock music.

If something sustains (an injury etc.), it experiences or suffers (from an injury etc.).

The soldier sustained multiple shots and carried on to kill the enemy troops.


ordains

The third-person singular form of ordain.


phonetics

Phonetics is the study of the sounds of human speech or (movements, in the case of sign language).


ordained

The past tense and past participle of ordain.


reversible

If something is reversible, you can reverse it.

If a piece of clothing is reversible, you can wear it inside out.

If a chemical reaction is reversible, it can go in either direction.

If something is reversible, it can return to how it once was.

If something is reversible, it can return how it once was without using free energy or increasing entropy.


pharmacies

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


brooms

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


brooms

The third-person singular form of broom.


irreversible

If something is irreversible, you cannot reverse it.

If something is irreversible, it cannot return to how it once was.

If something is irreversible, it cannot return how it once was without using free energy or increasing entropy.


stockings

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


mule kicks

mule kick (singular)
mule kicks (plural)

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


rivals

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


rivals

rivaled (past)
rivaled (past participle)
rivaling (present participle)
rival (canonical)
rivals (third-person singular)
rivalled (past)
rivalled (past participle)
rivalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rival.


rivaled

The past tense and past participle of rival.


unregulated

unregulated (positive)
more unregulated (comparative)
most unregulated (superlative)

"It is not regulation that is an evil, but unsuitable regulation; unregulated trade is not necessarily in a sound condition, and regulated trade is not restricted trade unless it is ill-regulated trade." -- William Cunningham in The Growth of English Industry and Commerce, p. 265 (1896)


pharmacy

A pharmacy is a place someone can get prescription medicine.

On the way home I need to pick up my medicine at the pharmacy.

Pharmacy is the study of chemicals and substances that are used as medicine.

Pharmacy is the work that a pharmacist does.


inflections

inflection (singular)
inflections (plural)

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


others

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


experimental

experimental (positive)
more experimental (comparative)
most experimental (superlative)

Of an experiment. Which may contain errors. Not tested thoroughly.


presences

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


appearances

appearance (singular)
appearances (plural)

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


alleys

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


ignoring

ignore (canonical)
ignores (third-person singular)
ignored (past)
ignored (past participle)
ignoring (present participle)


ignores

The third-person singular form of ignore.


presence

An instance of being around - being near, in sight.


blackbirds

blackbird (singular)
blackbirds (plural)

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


appliance

appliance (singular)
appliances (plural)

A useful object made for a specific purpose. Appliances are often powered by electricity or by a small motor, used in homes and in offices.

An attachment or part of some tool; equipment attachment.


alphabetically

Sorting alphabetically means every name beginning with 'A' will come before words beginning with 'B'.

Dictionaries are often sorted alphabetically.


avenues

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


silent

silent (positive)
more silent (comparative)
most silent (superlative)

If something is silent, there is no sound. It is unheard.

The candidates were silent during the exam.


hoops

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


arrear

An arrear is work to be done; an obligation.

I have a large arrear of letters to write.


inflection

Inflection is the changing of a verb, noun, adjective or adverb to change its meaning or tense.

When learning a language, inflection is often taught separately.

Italic languages use inflection more often than Germanic languages do.


rival

Your rival is someone who is competing or fighting with you for the same thing; a competitor.

Chris is my biggest rival in the 400 m race.

Someone or something with similar quality or distinction as another; an equal.

As a mountain climber, he has no rival in Switzerland.


arrears

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


elites

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


reigned

reign (canonical)
reigns (third-person singular)
reigned (past)
reigned (past participle)
reigning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reign.


eloquences

eloquence (singular)
eloquences (plural)

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


inflects

inflect (canonical)
inflects (third-person singular)
inflected (past)
inflected (past participle)
inflecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inflect.


regulated

regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of regulate.

Oil and gas is a highly regulated industry.


hoop

A hoop is a circular or ring-like object.


shacks

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


regulates

The third-person singular form of regulate.


appliances

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


retirement homes

retirement home (singular)
retirement homes (plural)

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


Afghans

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


astonishes

astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of astonish.


boldest

bold (positive)
bolder (comparative)
boldest (superlative)

The superlative form of bold; most bold.


exclaims

exclaim (canonical)
exclaims (third-person singular)
exclaimed (past)
exclaimed (past participle)
exclaiming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exclaim.


seeming

seem (canonical)
seems (third-person singular)
seemed (past)
seemed (past participle)
seeming (present participle)


blimey

If someone says "blimey", they might by angry, surprised, or excited.

Blimey! I didn't see that!


barns

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


articulate

articulate (positive)
more articulate (comparative)
most articulate (superlative)

talking in a clear way; effective speaking.

She is an articulate person.

The robot arm was articulate in two directions.


articulate

articulate (canonical)
articulates (third-person singular)
articulated (past)
articulated (past participle)
articulating (present participle)

If you articulate, that means you speak clearly or effectively.

If he would just articulate, I might be able to understand him.


barest

bare (positive)
barer (comparative)
barest (superlative)

The superlative form of bare; most bare.


appearance

appearance (singular)
appearances (plural)

Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. It is a physical property of matter, meaning that a change in chemical composition does not necessarily cause a change in appearance.

The event of coming into sight. When you first see something, the thing is said to have appeared. Inversely, when the thing goes out of sight, the thing is said to have disappeared, dis- being a Latin root meaning 'not'.


lucrative

lucrative (positive)
more lucrative (comparative)
most lucrative (superlative)

If something is lucrative, you can make money doing it.

Jackie runs a very lucrative catering business out of her home.


ignored

ignore (canonical)
ignores (third-person singular)
ignored (past)
ignored (past participle)
ignoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ignore.

She ignored all the questions she did not want to answer.


alley

An alley is a small street that is located behind buildings.

I found a dollar while walking in the alley.

An alley is a place where people go bowling.

I went to the bowling alley last night.


generally

In general, without regard to other details which may affect the scenario.

Generally, men find it easier to lose weight than women.


settlements

settlement (singular)
settlements (plural)

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


bingos

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


undocumented

If something is undocumented, it does not have the documents to support a claim.

If something is undocumented, it does not have official documentation required to enter, live or work in a country.


barracking

barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)


silences

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


silences

silence (canonical)
silences (third-person singular)
silenced (past)
silenced (past participle)
silencing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of silence.


landlocked

A piece of land is landlocked if it does not touch a large body of water, such as a sea or ocean.


shack

A shack is a small shelter; a hut or cabin.

He used to live in a shack.


barer

The comparative form of bare; more bare.


inflammatory

inflammatory (positive)
more inflammatory (comparative)
most inflammatory (superlative)

Sam posted an inflammatory comment in the talk page.

I didn't think it was possible, but this speech was even more inflammatory than his last one.


authorise

authorise (canonical)
authorises (third-person singular)
authorised (past)
authorised (past participle)
authorising (present participle)

To authorise someone is to give them power or permission.

I will need to authorise you before you step through that gate.

To authorise can be to allow something to be done.


adventuring

adventure (canonical)
adventures (third-person singular)
adventured (past)
adventured (past participle)
adventuring (present participle)


United Nations

United Nations is an international organization. Acronym UN for United Nations or UNO for United Nations organization.


inflected

inflect (canonical)
inflects (third-person singular)
inflected (past)
inflected (past participle)
inflecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inflect.


earthen

If something is earthen, it is made of earth or mud.

The earthen walls of the house were very thick.

If something is earthen, it is made of clay (usually said of pottery).

The earthen dishes were easily chipped or broken.

If something is earthen, it is the color of earth, soil or dirt.

The walls of the buildings in Timbuktu are the same earthen color as the sand and soil of central Mali.


certainly

(of propositions) Used to agree with something, yes.

Would you like to come with me? – Certainly.


adventured

The past tense and past participle of adventure.


laughter

Laughter filled the classroom when the teacher accidently spilled her coffee.

Much laughter followed the joke.


authorizes

authorize (canonical)
authorizes (third-person singular)
authorized (past)
authorized (past participle)
authorizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of authorize.


bolder

bold (positive)
bolder (comparative)
boldest (superlative)

The comparative form of bold; more bold.


cacti

cactus (singular)
cacti or cactuses (plural)

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


eloquence

eloquence (singular)
eloquences (plural)

Eloquence is the quality of using language well and effectively.

His speech was full of grace and eloquence.


avenue

An avenue is a wide street, often bordered by trees.

They used to live at 123 Derbyshire Avenue.

An avenue can be a way or opening for entrance into a place.


exclaim

exclaim (canonical)
exclaims (third-person singular)
exclaimed (past)
exclaimed (past participle)
exclaiming (present participle)

If you exclaim something, you say it loudly and enthusiastically.


juxtapositions

juxtaposition (singular)
juxtapositions (plural)

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


alerting

alert (canonical)
alerts (third-person singular)
alerted (past)
alerted (past participle)
alerting (present participle)


venerates

venerate (canonical)
venerates (third-person singular)
venerated (past)
venerated (past participle)
venerating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of venerate.


spas

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


spa

A spa is a health or fitness center where a person can exercise or get a massage.


deposition

deposition (singular)
depositions (plural)

A deposition is when someone is removed from their office or position.

Mary II of England was very sad at her father's deposition.

A process of giving sworn (promised) proof.

/dɛpəˈzɪʃən/


affections

affection (singular)
affections (plural)

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


inflect

To inflect means to change a word to change its meaning or tense.

The verb "worked" is "work" after being inflected.

He learned the language quickly, especially how to inflect the words.


seemed

seem (canonical)
seems (third-person singular)
seemed (past)
seemed (past participle)
seeming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of seem.


authorises

The third-person singular form of authorise.


whiskey

whiskey (singular)
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

An alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain.

We shared a bottle of whiskey.

Used by the International Civil Aviation Organization for the letter W when spelling on the radio.


rapids

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


affection

Affection is the state of being affected.

An affection is a condition, state, or quality of something.

Your weight is an affection of your body.

If someone has affection for something or someone else, they love it; they like doing it; they are attached to it.

I have affection for her.

An affection is a disease or malady of the body.


depositions

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


affixed

affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of affix.


roads

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


ashame

ashame (canonical)
ashames (third-person singular)
ashamed (past)
ashamed (past participle)
ashaming (present participle)

If you ashame someone, you make that person feel shame or guilt.


rapider

rapid (positive)
rapider (comparative)
rapidest (superlative)

The comparative form of rapid; more rapid.


juxtaposition

A state of two things being close together or side by side.

The two rooms were in juxtaposition.


appalled

appall (canonical)
appalls (third-person singular)
appalled (past)
appalled (past participle)
appalling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of appall.


alerted

The past tense and past participle of alert.


streets

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


contacting

contact (canonical)
contacts (third-person singular)
contacted (past)
contacted (past participle)
contacting (present participle)


alerts

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


alerts

The third-person singular form of alert.


contacted

The past tense and past participle of contact.


says

say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)


cactus

A type of plant that has spines instead of leaves and grows in dry places.


flus

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


eldest

older (comparative)
oldest (superlative)
old (positive)
elder (comparative)
eldest (superlative)

I am the eldest in my family.


badged

badge (canonical)
badges (third-person singular)
badged (past)
badged (past participle)
badging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of badge.


rapidest

The superlative form of rapid; most rapid.


amuses

amuse (canonical)
amuses (third-person singular)
amused (past)
amused (past participle)
amusing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of amuse.


ashames

The third-person singular form of ashame.


phonology

phonology (singular)
phonologies (plural)

Phonology is the study of the way that sounds (phones) carry meanings in languages (as phonemes).

Phonetics studies the sounds of human languages, and phonology studies the meanings that those sounds have.

The phonology of a language is the set of sounds that have meaning in that language; the set of sounds that can be used to make words.


Afghan

An Afghan is a person or thing that comes from or lives in Afghanistan.


Afghan

Something or someone that is Afghan comes from or is related to Afghanistan.


viruses

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


bare

bare (positive)
barer (comparative)
barest (superlative)

If something is bare, it is just enough to get by.

He survived with just the bare necessities.

Being bare is being without cover; being naked; without decoration.

I didn't expect to see his bare backside.


bare

bare (canonical)
bares (third-person singular)
bared (past)
bared (past participle)
baring (present participle)


authorising

authorise (canonical)
authorises (third-person singular)
authorised (past)
authorised (past participle)
authorising (present participle)


settlement

settlement (singular)
settlements (plural)

A settlement is a small, new colony; a new place for people to live.

A settlement is a decision made to fix and end a legal argument between two people.

Settlement is when people are settling someplace, that is moving to it

Settlement is what happens when a building falls into the ground very very slowly.


ascribe

ascribe (canonical)
ascribes (third-person singular)
ascribed (past)
ascribed (past participle)
ascribing (present participle)

To attribute a cause or characteristic to someone or something.

We may ascribe the failure to the leader, but it is also explained by bad luck.

To attribute a book, painting or any work of art or literature to a specific writer or painter or creator.

It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.


cactuses

cactus (singular)
cacti or cactuses (plural)

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


venerated

venerate (canonical)
venerates (third-person singular)
venerated (past)
venerated (past participle)
venerating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of venerate.


exclaimed

exclaim (canonical)
exclaims (third-person singular)
exclaimed (past)
exclaimed (past participle)
exclaiming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of exclaim.


frontier

The frontier is part of a country that is next to another country.

A frontier is an area where few or no people live.

Many settlers were killed on the frontier during colonial days in America.

Outer space is said to be the last frontier.


monopolies

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


frontiers

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


embassy

The official office and living area of one country in another country. Such as an ambassador.

The American embassy to France is located in Paris.


atmospherical

atmospherical (positive)
more atmospherical (comparative)
most atmospherical (superlative)

If something is atmospherical, it relates to, is made by, or comes from the atmosphere in some way.

If something is atmospherical, it has a particular emotional or aesthetic quality to it.


barn

A barn is a building found on a farm where animals live (such as cows and chickens).

If it wasn't for the barn, all of the animals would have been out in the rain.


articulating

articulate (canonical)
articulates (third-person singular)
articulated (past)
articulated (past participle)
articulating (present participle)


articulates

The third-person singular form of articulate.


constructing

construct (canonical)
constructs (third-person singular)
constructed (past)
constructed (past participle)
constructing (present participle)


gonna

I'm gonna go home.

Well, you're gonna hafta find a way to control them.


silenced

silence (canonical)
silences (third-person singular)
silenced (past)
silenced (past participle)
silencing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of silence.


bargained

bargain (canonical)
bargains (third-person singular)
bargained (past)
bargained (past participle)
bargaining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bargain.


midlands

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


berating

berate (canonical)
berates (third-person singular)
berated (past)
berated (past participle)
berating (present participle)


visibilities

visibility (singular)
visibilities (plural)

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


jewellery

jewellery (singular)
jewelleries (plural)

Things that you wear such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of metals and sometimes with valuable gemstones.


populists

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


whiskeys

whiskey (singular)
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

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


authorizing

authorize (canonical)
authorizes (third-person singular)
authorized (past)
authorized (past participle)
authorizing (present participle)


berated

The past tense and past participle of berate.


boosted

boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of boost.


myths

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


bogging

bog (canonical)
bogs (third-person singular)
bogged (past)
bogged (past participle)
bogging (present participle)


enthusiasm

enthusiasm (singular)
enthusiasms (plural)

Having a strong feeling of excited interest.

John showed a lot of enthusiasm when he started his new job.


authorised

authorise (canonical)
authorises (third-person singular)
authorised (past)
authorised (past participle)
authorising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of authorise.


bolds

bold (canonical)
bolds (third-person singular)
bolded (past)
bolded (past participle)
bolding (present participle)


cheated

cheat (canonical)
cheats (third-person singular)
cheated (past)
cheated (past participle)
cheating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cheat.


legends

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


exclaiming

exclaim (canonical)
exclaims (third-person singular)
exclaimed (past)
exclaimed (past participle)
exclaiming (present participle)


elite

elite (positive)
more elite (comparative)
most elite (superlative)

If something is elite, it is special or exclusive.


elite

Only the elite can enter this school.

Elite is the size of letter in typewriting (12 per inch).


astonishing

astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

/əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ/

/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/


authorized

The past tense and past participle of authorize.


bolded

The past tense and past participle of bold.


bogged

The past tense and past participle of bog.


bingo

Bingo is a game of luck, where players try to fill in squares on a grid in order to get five in-a-row.

Let's play bingo.

Bingo! I have five in-a-row!


flu

Sally must have the flu, she has been coughing and sneezing all day.


tastiest

tasty (positive)
tastier (comparative)
tastiest (superlative)

The superlative form of tasty; most tasty.


bared

bare (canonical)
bares (third-person singular)
bared (past)
bared (past participle)
baring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bare.


atmospheric

atmospheric (positive)
more atmospheric (comparative)
most atmospheric (superlative)

If something is atmospheric, it relates to, is made by, or comes from the atmosphere in some way.

If something is atmospheric, it has a particular emotional or aesthetic quality to it.


tasty

When something is tasty, it has a good flavor and is delicious.

You could make this tasty meal for breakfast.

These items will make an attractive and tasty display.

Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.


constructed

construct (canonical)
constructs (third-person singular)
constructed (past)
constructed (past participle)
constructing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of construct.


virus

A virus is a very small thing that can make people sick by getting into a living cell to copy itself.

A computer virus is software that attacks your computer.


wanna

I wanna go home now!

Do you wanna go to a movie tonight?

We wanna play baseball, but we can't find a ball.

I wanna puppy!


amuse

amuse (canonical)
amuses (third-person singular)
amused (past)
amused (past participle)
amusing (present participle)

To amuse is to cause laughter and enjoyment; to be funny.


appal

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

To depress or discourage with fear; to make upset.

The mess in the house would appall him.

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


hinders

hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hinder.


faxed

fax (canonical)
faxes (third-person singular)
faxed (past)
faxed (past participle)
faxing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fax.


appalls

appall (canonical)
appalls (third-person singular)
appalled (past)
appalled (past participle)
appalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of appall.


frostings

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


booing

boo (canonical)
boos (third-person singular)
booed (past)
booed (past participle)
booing (present participle)


bashing

bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)


boosting

boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)


eve

The day or night before, usually used for holidays.

My parents always let me open one gift on Christmas Eve.

My friend Stacy throws the best New Year's Eve parties.

One the eve of our wedding anniversary, I give my wife a red rose.


barracked

barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of barrack.


hams

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


wake up

You wake up when you stop sleeping and become awake.

You wake somebody up when you stop them from sleeping and they are awake.


conservatives

conservative (singular)
conservatives (plural)

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


isolation

isolation (singular)
isolations (plural)

When something is isolated, not together with others, apart, alone, or separated.

Some people in Tibet live in isolation because of the large mountain ranges.

When a country chooses not to trade or relate with other countries.

The isolation of North Korea is a common topic in politics.

/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/


monopoly

A monopoly is a situation where one company owns all or almost all of the market for a product or service; they have little or no business competition.


contacts

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


contacts

contact (canonical)
contacts (third-person singular)
contacted (past)
contacted (past participle)
contacting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of contact.


legend

A legend is a story that has been passed down through the years, with no certain starting point, that is part of the history of a place.

A legend is a small bit of truth that has been made to look better than it actually is.

A legend is a person who has done an amazing accomplishment.

A legend is a key to the symbols drawn on a map.


appall

To depress or discourage with fear; to make upset.

The mess in the house would appall him.


affixing

affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)


regularizing

regularize (canonical)
regularizes (third-person singular)
regularized (past)
regularized (past participle)
regularizing (present participle)


appalling

appalling (positive)
more appalling (comparative)
most appalling (superlative)

If something is appalling, it's very bad.


juxtaposing

juxtapose (canonical)
juxtaposes (third-person singular)
juxtaposed (past)
juxtaposed (past participle)
juxtaposing (present participle)


bashed

The past tense and past participle of bash.


populist

A politician who wants to create programs just because they are popular.


midland

The region of a country not near the borders; the interior.

The fish is not as good midland.


midland

Resembling or relating to the interior region of a country.


bounced

bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bounce.


bares

bare (canonical)
bares (third-person singular)
bared (past)
bared (past participle)
baring (present participle)


booed

The past tense and past participle of boo.


ashamed

ashamed (positive)
more ashamed (comparative)
most ashamed (superlative)

You should be ashamed of yourself for hitting your sister.

I'm ashamed at how I behaved today; I shouldn't have yelled at you.

John has always been ashamed of his large birthmark.


ashamed

ashame (canonical)
ashames (third-person singular)
ashamed (past)
ashamed (past participle)
ashaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ashame.


proprietary

proprietary (positive)
more proprietary (comparative)
most proprietary (superlative)

If something is proprietary, it is of or relating to property or ownership, as proprietary rights.

If something is proprietary, it is of or relating to the quality of being an owner, as the proprietary class.

If something is proprietary, it is manufactured exclusively by the owner of intellectual property rights, as with a patent or trade secret.

The profitability of the company is based on its many proprietary products.

The software is proprietary

If something is proprietary, it is privately owned, as a proprietary lake.

If someone is proprietary, that person is possessive, jealous, or territorial.


tranquility

tranquility (singular)
tranquilities (plural)

The absence of disturbance; peacefulness.


boomed

boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of boom.


ascribes

ascribe (canonical)
ascribes (third-person singular)
ascribed (past)
ascribed (past participle)
ascribing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ascribe.


fakers

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


chew

chew (canonical)
chews (third-person singular)
chewed (past)
chewed (past participle)
chewing (present participle)

If you chew something, you cut it up with your teeth.

Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!

The mouse chewed a hole into the box.


prosperity

prosperity (singular)
prosperities (plural)

Prosperity refers to the state when someone has a lot of money or good fortune.


fir

A kind of tree that keeps its leaves all year.

My Christmas tree is a fir tree.


era

A time period, generally more than one year. Often used to show a time when something important was happening.

The Elizabethan era is when Queen Elizabeth was the Queen of England.

During the World War II era, jazz music was popular.

A geological series of rocks laid down over several hundred million years.

Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era.


juxtaposes

The third-person singular form of juxtapose.


peopling

people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)


amused

amuse (canonical)
amuses (third-person singular)
amused (past)
amused (past participle)
amusing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of amuse.

While I was waiting for the bus, I amused myself by counting the cars that went by.


amused

amused (positive)
more amused (comparative)
most amused (superlative)

The children played a game while their amused parents watched.


racism

Racism is the belief that all people of one race are different from all people of another race.

Racism is the belief that one race is better than all others.

Racism is the act of treating someone differently because of race.


berates

berate (canonical)
berates (third-person singular)
berated (past)
berated (past participle)
berating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of berate.


badges

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


badges

badge (canonical)
badges (third-person singular)
badged (past)
badged (past participle)
badging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of badge.


regularize

regularize (canonical)
regularizes (third-person singular)
regularized (past)
regularized (past participle)
regularizing (present participle)

The regularization of spelling was an important step in the advancement of literary society.

If you regularize something, you control it by defining it.

The industry has fought the state's attempts to regularize its products.

If x regularizes y, x causes y to function in a particular way.

You turn this to regulate the water flow.

This check list regularizes activities and decision-making.


juxtapose

juxtapose (canonical)
juxtaposes (third-person singular)
juxtaposed (past)
juxtaposed (past participle)
juxtaposing (present participle)


ewing's sarcoma


juxtaposed

The past tense and past participle of juxtapose.


peopled

The past tense and past participle of people.


lyme disease


hindered

hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hinder.


fiddled

fiddle (canonical)
fiddles (third-person singular)
fiddled (past)
fiddled (past participle)
fiddling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fiddle.


kingdoms

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


regularizes

The third-person singular form of regularize.


glioblastoma multiforme

glioblastoma multiforme (singular)
glioblastoma multiformes (plural)

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common type of brain tumor.


jolliest

jolly (positive)
jollier (comparative)
jolliest (superlative)

The superlative form of jolly; most jolly.


boom

A boom is the sound that is made from an explosion.

The boom of that volcano hurt my ears.

A boom can also be any movable pole; in sailing, it is a pole that comes from the bottom of a sail.


bargains

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


bargains

bargain (canonical)
bargains (third-person singular)
bargained (past)
bargained (past participle)
bargaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bargain.


readings

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


adventure

adventure (singular)
adventures (plural)

If you have an adventure you have a trip with a lot of excitement, hazards, or dangers.

Bilbo went on an adventure.

An adventure may be any event where risks are encountered.

/ædˈv̥ɛntʃɚ/


adventure

adventure (canonical)
adventures (third-person singular)
adventured (past)
adventured (past participle)
adventuring (present participle)

To adventure is to go on an adventure; quest; trip.

/ædˈv̥ɛntʃɚ/


Ewing's sarcoma

Ewing's sarcoma (singular)
Ewing's sarcomas (plural)

Ewing's sarcoma is a form of bone cancer.


enthusiastic

enthusiastic (positive)
more enthusiastic (comparative)
most enthusiastic (superlative)

Very excited to do something; motivated.

Jane was the most enthusiastic about shopping.


brain cancer

brain cancer (singular)
brain cancers (plural)

is a type of cancer that arises in the brain.


chewed

chew (canonical)
chews (third-person singular)
chewed (past)
chewed (past participle)
chewing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chew.


escorts

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


escorts

escort (canonical)
escorts (third-person singular)
escorted (past)
escorted (past participle)
escorting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of escort.


faking

fake (canonical)
fakes (third-person singular)
faked (past)
faked (past participle)
faking (present participle)


tastier

tasty (positive)
tastier (comparative)
tastiest (superlative)

The comparative form of tasty; more tasty.


ascribed

ascribe (canonical)
ascribes (third-person singular)
ascribed (past)
ascribed (past participle)
ascribing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ascribe.


bogs

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


bogs

bog (canonical)
bogs (third-person singular)
bogged (past)
bogged (past participle)
bogging (present participle)


mock

A fake copy of something, usually meaning lesser quality.

He was selling mock designer watches.

A practice exam to help prepare students for an important exam.

He got a B on his History mock, but got an A on the exam.


mock

mock (canonical)
mocks (third-person singular)
mocked (past)
mocked (past participle)
mocking (present participle)

To make fun of someone by mimicking or taunting.


mock

mock turtle soup

mock leather


mocked

The past tense and past participle of mock.


saying

say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)


saying

A saying is a short sentence or paragraph that offers advice.


fakest

fake (positive)
faker (comparative)
fakest (superlative)

The superlative form of fake; most fake.


photography

Photography is the art of taking photographs.


junior

junior (positive)
more junior (comparative)
most junior (superlative)

The third academic year in a high school or university.

I'm hoping that my junior year will be better than my sophomore year.

In some cases, used to show less experience, not age.

He is the Junior Senator from that state.


junior

Steve is four years his brother's junior.

A third-year student at a high school or university.

I'm a junior, but a lot of my friends are seniors.

A name ending used after a son's name when his father has the same name. It is often shortened to Jr.

Which President Bush do you mean, junior or senior?


authorize

authorize (canonical)
authorizes (third-person singular)
authorized (past)
authorized (past participle)
authorizing (present participle)

To authorize someone is to give them power or permission.

I will need to authorize you before you step through that gate.

To authorize can be to allow something to be done.


barracks

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


barracks

barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of barrack.


berate

berate (canonical)
berates (third-person singular)
berated (past)
berated (past participle)
berating (present participle)

If you berate someone, you angrily tell them that they did something wrong; you scold them.

Mary angrily berated the dog when it peed on the floor.


unpopular

unpopular (positive)
more unpopular (comparative)
most unpopular (superlative)


astonish

astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you deeply.

The change astonished me.

It astonished him that they felt they could not die.

What astonishes me is that there are people who believe this stuff.


pwned

pwn (canonical)
pwns (third-person singular)
pwned (past)
pwned (past participle)
pwning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pwn.


folders

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


booms

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


booms

boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)


regularized

regularize (canonical)
regularizes (third-person singular)
regularized (past)
regularized (past participle)
regularizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of regularize.


rapid

rapid (positive)
rapider (comparative)
rapidest (superlative)

If an action or idea is rapid, it happens quickly.


alert

alert (positive)
more alert (comparative)
most alert (superlative)


alert

A notification; something that is observed.


alert

alert (canonical)
alerts (third-person singular)
alerted (past)
alerted (past participle)
alerting (present participle)


cheats

cheat (canonical)
cheats (third-person singular)
cheated (past)
cheated (past participle)
cheating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cheat.


cheats

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


faked

fake (canonical)
fakes (third-person singular)
faked (past)
faked (past participle)
faking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fake.


branded

brand (canonical)
brands (third-person singular)
branded (past)
branded (past participle)
branding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of brand.


exposés

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


ham

A ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal used for meat.

The ham of a pig is the dried thigh used as food.

A person's or animal's ham is the back of the thigh.

In theater, an actor who over acts is called a ham. A ham has a showy or crazy style.

A ham can be a person whose hobby is amateur radio.


adventures

adventure (singular)
adventures (plural)

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


adventures

adventure (canonical)
adventures (third-person singular)
adventured (past)
adventured (past participle)
adventuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adventure.


faxing

fax (canonical)
faxes (third-person singular)
faxed (past)
faxed (past participle)
faxing (present participle)


frosted

frost (canonical)
frosts (third-person singular)
frosted (past)
frosted (past participle)
frosting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of frost.


bounces

bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bounce.


bounces

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


leukocytosis

leukocytosis (singular)
leukocytoses (plural)

Leukocytosis is a condition where you have too many white blood cells.


embassies

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


astonished

astonished (positive)
more astonished (comparative)
most astonished (superlative)

If you are astonished, you are surprised or amazed.

I was astonished to find myself at work on time.


astonished

astonish (canonical)
astonishes (third-person singular)
astonished (past)
astonished (past participle)
astonishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of astonish.

The tight rope walkers astonished the entire crowd.

Mother astonished the whole family when she bought a new car.


eastern

eastern (positive)
more eastern (comparative)
most eastern (superlative)

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.

Washington, D.C. is on the eastern side of United States.


Lyme disease

Lyme disease (singular)
Lyme diseases (plural)

Lyme disease is a potentially serious disease spread by deer ticks that can affect the nervous system, joints, and heart.


faker

fake (positive)
faker (comparative)
fakest (superlative)

The comparative form of fake; more fake.


bash

If you are going to a bash, you are going to a large party.

We are going to have a bash!

The guys went out to bash a few gays.


bash

bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)

To bash someone is to attack them, often with fists; to strike hard.

Gay bashing is deplorable.

The bully always bashes the little kids.

If someone bashes your idea, that means they don't like it.

My plan was subject to much bashing by the press.

To bash is to run into; to collide; to smash.

I was bashed against the wall, and it hurt.


hinder

hinder (canonical)
hinders (third-person singular)
hindered (past)
hindered (past participle)
hindering (present participle)

If you hinder something, then you delay it or make it slower to happen.

My airplane flight was hindered because of rain.


enthusiasms

enthusiasm (singular)
enthusiasms (plural)

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


constructs

construct (singular)
constructs (plural)

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


constructs

construct (canonical)
constructs (third-person singular)
constructed (past)
constructed (past participle)
constructing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of construct.


durations

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


booming

booming (positive)
more booming (comparative)
most booming (superlative)

If a business or economy is booming, it is experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.

The power of China's booming economy continues to stun the world.

If a person's voice is booming, it is loud and resonant.

He was asked to be emcee at the function as he has a booming voice.


booming

boom (canonical)
booms (third-person singular)
boomed (past)
boomed (past participle)
booming (present participle)


municipality

municipality (singular)
municipalities (plural)

A district with a government that usually encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, town, or village.


leukopenias

leukopenia (singular)
leukopenias (plural)

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


boos

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


boos

boo (canonical)
boos (third-person singular)
booed (past)
booed (past participle)
booing (present participle)


consented

consent (canonical)
consents (third-person singular)
consented (past)
consented (past participle)
consenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of consent.


attendances

attendance (singular)
attendances (plural)

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


eves

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


leukopenia

Leukopenia is an abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.


pulse

A pulse is a rhythmic, soft beating of the arteries, for example, as felt in the wrists

He checked her pulse and discovered that her heart was racing.


pulse

pulse (canonical)
pulses (third-person singular)
pulsed (past)
pulsed (past participle)
pulsing (present participle)


Ewing's sarcomas

The plural form of Ewing&; more than one (kind of) Ewing's sarcoma.


creaked

creak (canonical)
creaks (third-person singular)
creaked (past)
creaked (past participle)
creaking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of creak.

The floor in the old house creaked loudly when people walked through it.


lung cancer

Lung cancer is cancer that starts in the lungs.

Doctors can find most stage-1 lung cancers.


jollier

jolly (positive)
jollier (comparative)
jolliest (superlative)

The comparative form of jolly; more jolly.


bounce

bounce (canonical)
bounces (third-person singular)
bounced (past)
bounced (past participle)
bouncing (present participle)

To bounce is to change the direction of motion after hitting an object.

The tennis ball bounced off the wall.

To bounce is to make something move quickly up and down, or down and up.

He bounced the child on his knee.

To bounce a check, is to be refused by a bank.


bounce

A bounce is a change of direction of motion, often after hitting an object.

The poor bird made a big bounce off my car when we hit each other.

A bounce can also mean movement that is up and down, up and down (repeated).


flapping

flap (canonical)
flaps (third-person singular)
flapped (past)
flapped (past participle)
flapping (present participle)


visibility

visibility (singular)
visibilities (plural)

The visibility of something is the state of the thing being visible.

Visibility is how well a particular thing can be seen.

The visibility from that angle was good


pancreatic cancer

pancreatic cancer (singular)
pancreatic cancers (plural)

Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the pancreas.

He suffered from pancreatic cancer for many years.


mobbed

mob (canonical)
mobs (third-person singular)
mobbed (past)
mobbed (past participle)
mobbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mob.


pancreatic cancers

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


mocks

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


mocks

mock (canonical)
mocks (third-person singular)
mocked (past)
mocked (past participle)
mocking (present participle)


homesick

homesick (positive)
more homesick (comparative)
most homesick (superlative)

When you are homesick, you feel sad because you are far away from your home or country and you miss it.

She was homesick because she found it hard to settle into her new school.


boosts

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


boosts

boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of boost.


construct

construct (singular)
constructs (plural)

That artwork is a construct of wires and tubes.

The construct of the world being flat was changed due to Copernicus' telescope.


construct

construct (canonical)
constructs (third-person singular)
constructed (past)
constructed (past participle)
constructing (present participle)

To make, build, or form (something) by putting the parts together.

We constructed the radio from parts.

Similarly, to build (a sentence or an argument) by arranging words or ideas.

A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.

Construct a circle that touches each point of the given triangle.


eras

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


folder

A folder holds papers, usually with an writing on the top to show what is inside it.

I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.

: A container on a computer which files and other folders may be saved. The files and subfolders in a folder are often about the same thing.

(countable) I save my writing in the folder called "My Documents"


fussed

fuss (canonical)
fusses (third-person singular)
fussed (past)
fussed (past participle)
fussing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fuss.


displayed

display (canonical)
displays (third-person singular)
displayed (past)
displayed (past participle)
displaying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of display.


bashes

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


bashes

bash (canonical)
bashes (third-person singular)
bashed (past)
bashed (past participle)
bashing (present participle)


renal cell carcinomas

renal cell carcinoma (singular)
renal cell carcinomas (plural)

The plural form of renal cell carcinoma; more than one (kind of) renal cell carcinoma.


opped

op (canonical)
ops (third-person singular)
opped (past)
opped (past participle)
opping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of op.


juniors

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


boo

Boo is a word that is sometimes shouted to scare a person.

He jumped up from behind the box and yelled "boo!" I was frightened.

Ghosts say "boo".

If someone in an audience says "boo", that means that they do not like the show.

Boo, get off the stage.


boo

A loud and sometimes frightening yell or shout.


boo

boo (canonical)
boos (third-person singular)
booed (past)
booed (past participle)
booing (present participle)

To boo someone is to shout or yell at them.

When it was my turn to sing a song, the crowd booed at me.


bacterial meningitis

bacterial meningitis (singular)
bacterial meningitides (plural)

is a type of meningitis caused by bacteria. It is treated with antibiotics.


Lyme diseases

Lyme disease (singular)
Lyme diseases (plural)

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


expose

expose (canonical)
exposes (third-person singular)
exposed (past)
exposed (past participle)
exposing (present participle)

If x is exposed to y, x sees, is touched by, or is influenced by y.

She got sick when she was exposed to the virus.

Have you been exposed to opera?

Batman took off his mask and exposed his identity.

To put light on photographic film, which either ruins it or takes a picture.

Has this film been exposed?

The police exposed the film of them hitting the man, they did not want it to be on TV.


silence

The silence was strange, not even a bird could be heard.

A silence is a time when there is no noise.

We had one minute of silence to remember the people who had died in the war.


silence

silence (canonical)
silences (third-person singular)
silenced (past)
silenced (past participle)
silencing (present participle)

If you silence something, you stop it from making noise.

If you silence someone, you stop them from talking.


alto saxophones

alto saxophone (singular)
alto saxophones (plural)

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


firs

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


worthy

worthy (positive)
more worthy (comparative)
most worthy (superlative)

If something is worthy, it has value or worth.


escorted

escort (canonical)
escorts (third-person singular)
escorted (past)
escorted (past participle)
escorting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of escort.


exposé

A film or writing that shows something that is hidden. Usually something that is bad.

Did you see the exposé on prostitution?


bone cancer

bone cancer (singular)
bone cancers (plural)

Bone cancer is cancer that begins in the bones.


brain cancers

brain cancer (singular)
brain cancers (plural)

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


escort

A group of men (often with guns) to protect a famous person; a guard.

Someone's date; a person who goes with you in a social gathering.

I was her escort for the evening.


escort

To guard and protect someone or something.

The police escorted the President.


frosts

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


frosts

frost (canonical)
frosts (third-person singular)
frosted (past)
frosted (past participle)
frosting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of frost.


renal cell carcinoma

Renal cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that forms in the kidney.


bold

bold (positive)
bolder (comparative)
boldest (superlative)

If someone is bold, that means they are brave and willing to take risks.

It takes a bold man to walk on hot coals.

That is a bold idea.

Bold text is writing that is made with thicker lines.

The first letter in the line above is in bold text.


bold

bold (canonical)
bolds (third-person singular)
bolded (past)
bolded (past participle)
bolding (present participle)

To bold text is to make words that are written with thicker lines.

On your report, bold your name so it's easier to see.


candling

candle (canonical)
candles (third-person singular)
candled (past)
candled (past participle)
candling (present participle)


bowed

bow (canonical)
bows (third-person singular)
bowed (past)
bowed (past participle)
bowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bow.


fiddles

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


fiddles

fiddle (canonical)
fiddles (third-person singular)
fiddled (past)
fiddled (past participle)
fiddling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fiddle.


exhaust

exhaust (canonical)
exhausts (third-person singular)
exhausted (past)
exhausted (past participle)
exhausting (present participle)

So many people came to dinner that we had exhausted the supply of silverware. I had to use my fingers.

The well was exhausted.

To wear out; use up one's strength, patience, or resources.

You look exhausted, have you had any sleep?

To completely develop or discuss some topic or idea.

We exhausted our money saving topic, there was nothing else to talk about on it.


exhaust

The part of an engine or motor where burned gases or steam comes out.

A pipe or vent used to take bad air out of a room or closed space.


mob

The Mafia or a similar group of criminals.


mob

mob (canonical)
mobs (third-person singular)
mobbed (past)
mobbed (past participle)
mobbing (present participle)


displays

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


displays

display (canonical)
displays (third-person singular)
displayed (past)
displayed (past participle)
displaying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of display.


brands

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


brands

brand (canonical)
brands (third-person singular)
branded (past)
branded (past participle)
branding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brand.


flapped

flap (canonical)
flaps (third-person singular)
flapped (past)
flapped (past participle)
flapping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flap.


municipalities

municipality (singular)
municipalities (plural)

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


leukocytoses

leukocytosis (singular)
leukocytoses (plural)

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


glioblastoma multiformes

glioblastoma multiforme (singular)
glioblastoma multiformes (plural)

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


cheating

cheat (canonical)
cheats (third-person singular)
cheated (past)
cheated (past participle)
cheating (present participle)


flaps

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


easing

ease (canonical)
eases (third-person singular)
eased (past)
eased (past participle)
easing (present participle)


frosting

Frosting is a sugary cream that is put on the top and sides of a cake.

Do you like chocolate or vanilla frosting on your birthday cake?


fakes

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


fakes

fake (canonical)
fakes (third-person singular)
faked (past)
faked (past participle)
faking (present participle)


attendance

attendance (singular)
attendances (plural)

If you are attending something, you are in attendance for that event.

Attendance at the meeting is required.

Attendance is the total number of people at an event.

The total attendance for the soccer game was 70,564 people.

The total number of times that someone has attended something is their attendance.

John's attendance record for work was not good.


exposes

expose (canonical)
exposes (third-person singular)
exposed (past)
exposed (past participle)
exposing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of expose.


bacterial meningitides

bacterial meningitis (singular)
bacterial meningitides (plural)

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


flautist

A flautist is someone who plays the flute.

The flautist played beautifully in the concert.


ease

The state of being comfortable or relaxed.

She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.

His mind was at ease when he took the test. He knew he had studied well.

Free from effort, difficulty or hardship.

He passed all the exams with ease.

He played the piano with ease.

After winning the lottery, she lived a life of ease.

We took our ease on the patio.


ease

To free or lessen (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

He eased his conscience telling her what he had done wrong.

He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.

To loosen or relax the tension on (something).

We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.

To reduce the difficulty of (something).

We had to ease the entry requirements.

To move (something) slowly and carefully.

He eased the car into the parking space.


fussing

fuss (canonical)
fusses (third-person singular)
fussed (past)
fussed (past participle)
fussing (present participle)


exposed

The past tense and past participle of expose.


jollied

jolly (canonical)
jollies (third-person singular)
jollied (past)
jollied (past participle)
jollying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jolly.


boost

My friend gave me a boost to push me over the fence.


boost

boost (canonical)
boosts (third-person singular)
boosted (past)
boosted (past participle)
boosting (present participle)

To boost is to lift or push from behind.

He boosted me up.


essayed

essay (canonical)
essays (third-person singular)
essayed (past)
essayed (past participle)
essaying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of essay.


articulated

articulate (canonical)
articulates (third-person singular)
articulated (past)
articulated (past participle)
articulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of articulate.


articulated

articulated (positive)
more articulated (comparative)
most articulated (superlative)

To be articulated is to be made with small joints or details.

If something is articulated, it has 2 (or more) parts that are connected together by a flexible joint.


flutist


escorting

escort (canonical)
escorts (third-person singular)
escorted (past)
escorted (past participle)
escorting (present participle)


consents

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


consents

consent (canonical)
consents (third-person singular)
consented (past)
consented (past participle)
consenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of consent.


waking up

wake up (canonical)
wakes up (third-person singular)
woke up (past)
woken up (past participle)
waking up (present participle)


fusses

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


forecasted

forecast (canonical)
forecasts (third-person singular)
forecasted (past)
forecasted (past participle)
forecasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of forecast.


eased

The past tense and past participle of ease.


candled

candle (canonical)
candles (third-person singular)
candled (past)
candled (past participle)
candling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of candle.


badge

A badge can be any token, sign, or emblem, that is worn on a person's clothing.

Check out my new badge, I got it for tying a new knot.

A badge can be a small card that tells information or identifies the person who is wearing it.

Write your name on your badge for the first day of school.


badge

badge (canonical)
badges (third-person singular)
badged (past)
badged (past participle)
badging (present participle)

To badge is to mark with a badge; reward.

The army will badge you for your efforts.


cheat

cheat (canonical)
cheats (third-person singular)
cheated (past)
cheated (past participle)
cheating (present participle)

Don't play cards with her, she cheats.

To have a relationship with someone not one's spouse or partner or someone who is married to someone else.

He is cheating on his wife with his secretary.

To cheat death.

To cheat fate.


cheat

A card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by telling lies.

A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a computer game, often by entering a cheat code.


jollies

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


jollies

The third-person singular form of jolly.


fiddling

fiddle (canonical)
fiddles (third-person singular)
fiddled (past)
fiddled (past participle)
fiddling (present participle)


mobs

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


mobs

mob (canonical)
mobs (third-person singular)
mobbed (past)
mobbed (past participle)
mobbing (present participle)


pulsing

pulse (canonical)
pulses (third-person singular)
pulsed (past)
pulsed (past participle)
pulsing (present participle)


guardian

A guardian is the person who is responsible by law for looking after a child, especially if it is not their parents.

His grandmother was his legal guardian.

A guardian is a person who guards or protects something.


world power

world power (singular)
world powers (plural)

A world power is a country which is one of the strongest countries in the world. A world power will have one of the biggest economies in the world, as well as military power.


creaks

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


creaks

creak (canonical)
creaks (third-person singular)
creaked (past)
creaked (past participle)
creaking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of creak.


eases

ease (canonical)
eases (third-person singular)
eased (past)
eased (past participle)
easing (present participle)


essay

Writing that looks at an issue or subject.

Each student had to write an essay on his favorite author.


ops

op (canonical)
ops (third-person singular)
opped (past)
opped (past participle)
opping (present participle)


ops

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


mocking

mock (canonical)
mocks (third-person singular)
mocked (past)
mocked (past participle)
mocking (present participle)


mocking

mocking (positive)
more mocking (comparative)
most mocking (superlative)

If something is mocking, it makes fun of someone in a cruel way


essaying

essay (canonical)
essays (third-person singular)
essayed (past)
essayed (past participle)
essaying (present participle)


stampeded

stampede (canonical)
stampedes (third-person singular)
stampeded (past)
stampeded (past participle)
stampeding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stampede.


forecasts

The third-person singular form of forecast.


forecasts

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


unofficial

unofficial (positive)
more unofficial (comparative)
most unofficial (superlative)

Something that is unofficial is not approved by some authority.

The voting results are unofficial because they have not been approved by the committee yet.


exhausts

exhaust (canonical)
exhausts (third-person singular)
exhausted (past)
exhausted (past participle)
exhausting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exhaust.


exhausts

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


faxes

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


faxes

fax (canonical)
faxes (third-person singular)
faxed (past)
faxed (past participle)
faxing (present participle)


reputation

reputation (singular)
reputations (plural)

Reputation is what people think about someone or something because of things that happened in the past.

The restaurant had a bad reputation for its slow service.


pulsed

The past tense and past participle of pulse.


bows

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


bows

bow (canonical)
bows (third-person singular)
bowed (past)
bowed (past participle)
bowing (present participle)


frost

Frost is a cover of thin ice on things. Some of these are tree branches, plants, leaves, wires, poles, cars, rooftops, or windows. Frost is like dew, only frozen. Frost can be light or heavy.

The car windows were heavy with frost.


frost

frost (canonical)
frosts (third-person singular)
frosted (past)
frosted (past participle)
frosting (present participle)

The refrigerator frosted the glasses.

To cover a cake with icing/frosting to looking like frost.

Lilly frosted the birthday cake.

I think the boss's decision frosted him a bit.


leukemia

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow where you have too many blood cells (usually white blood cells).

A leukemia is any certain kind or type of cancer that affects the tissue that makes blood.


branding

Branding is the action of marking with a branding iron.

Branding is the promotion of a product or company.


branding

brand (canonical)
brands (third-person singular)
branded (past)
branded (past participle)
branding (present participle)


bargain

If you make a bargain with someone, that means you agreed with them to make an exchange or trade.

He gave me his sandwich and I gave him my apple; it was a bargain.

I made a bargain with Joe: if he would wash my car I would mow his lawn.

If you buy something that is a bargain, that means it is a good deal; cheap.

This house cost me $1. What a bargain!


bargain

bargain (canonical)
bargains (third-person singular)
bargained (past)
bargained (past participle)
bargaining (present participle)

We had to bargain for three hours to make an agreement.


scab

A scab is made from dried blood and plasma, and forms over a wound.

The boy kept picking at his scab until the wound began to bleed.

A scab is a person who works during a strike.

The workers shouted abuse at the scabs who went into the factory.


fax

A fax is a document that is sent from one fax machine to another, which is then printed out by the receiving fax machine.

Did you get the fax I sent you this morning?

Something's wrong with our fax machine; we're not getting any of our faxes today.

A fax is a machine that sends a letter or document through a telephone line; a fax machine.


fax

Please fax the bill and I will pay it.


brand

A brand is a red-hot piece of wood in a fire.

Don't touch that brand!

A brand can be a symbol that means you own something.

What cereal brand do you like?

A brand is a specific type of something.


brand

If you brand someone, you make a mark or a symbol on them by burning them.

Go out and brand all of our cows.


ownership

ownership (singular)
ownerships (plural)

Ownership is the condition of being an owner.


wakes up

wake up (canonical)
wakes up (third-person singular)
woke up (past)
woken up (past participle)
waking up (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wake up.


op

He was popular on the Internet channel and someone would op him as soon as he entered.


op

Short for operation. Often used in the military.

The op did not go as they had planned and many solders died.

The IRC op kicked him off for bad language.


exhausting

Watching three kids all day is exhausting!


exhausting

exhausting (positive)
more exhausting (comparative)
most exhausting (superlative)

If something is exhausting, it is requires a lot of energy to do it.

This task is exhausting!


fiddle

A fiddle is a violin when played in a style not like the classical violin.

When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.


fiddle

fiddle (canonical)
fiddles (third-person singular)
fiddled (past)
fiddled (past participle)
fiddling (present participle)

You're fiddling your life away.

To fiddle with something is trying to make something work by adjusting it.

I needed to fiddle with my computer's speakers to get them to work.

Fred was fired when he was caught fiddling with the bank books.

To play traditional songs on a violin in a style not like classical music.


fringed

fringe (canonical)
fringes (third-person singular)
fringed (past)
fringed (past participle)
fringing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fringe.


candles

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


candles

candle (canonical)
candles (third-person singular)
candled (past)
candled (past participle)
candling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of candle.


violinist

violinist (singular)
violinists (plural)

A violinist is someone who plays the violin.

The violinist played a duet with the cellist.


germ

A germ is a very small organism that makes other organisms sick, a virus, bacteria, or fungus.

A germ is a part of an organism that can develop into a new one.


stampede

A stampede is when a group of people or animals runs away in a panic.

Buffalo stampedes were very dangerous and deadly situations.

The fire caused a stampede from the store.


stampede

People stampeded from the burning theater.


essays

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


essays

essay (canonical)
essays (third-person singular)
essayed (past)
essayed (past participle)
essaying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of essay.


inequality

inequality (singular)
inequalities (plural)

Inequality is when one group has more (power, money, things) than another and it is unfair.

The inequality in education opportunities across Asia was appalling.


pulses

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


pulses

pulse (canonical)
pulses (third-person singular)
pulsed (past)
pulsed (past participle)
pulsing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pulse.


fringes

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


fringes

The third-person singular form of fringe.


stampedes

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


stampedes

stampede (canonical)
stampedes (third-person singular)
stampeded (past)
stampeded (past participle)
stampeding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stampede.


candle

A piece of wax with a wick inside that you burn to get light.

A unit of how light strength, now replaced by the SI unit candela.

a fast growing, light colored, shoot on a pine tree in the spring.


candle

To watch the growth of something growing inside an egg, using a bright light source.

To dry pottery before the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.


pwns

pwned (past)
pwned (past participle)
pwnd (past)
pwnd (past participle)
pwn (canonical)
pwns (third-person singular)
pwnt (past)
pwnt (past participle)
pwning (present participle)


bog

A bog is large wet area with many plants.

The frog jumped away into the bog.


bog

bog (canonical)
bogs (third-person singular)
bogged (past)
bogged (past participle)
bogging (present participle)

To become bogged is to become slowed down or stuck.

Too many people on the bus made it bog down and then stop.

To bog something is to make a mess of it.

Why did you have to bog this whole thing up!?


fascinate

fascinate (canonical)
fascinates (third-person singular)
fascinated (past)
fascinated (past participle)
fascinating (present participle)

When someone is fascinated, they are amazed.


reconstruction

reconstruction (singular)
reconstructions (plural)

re- + construct + -ion
reconstruct + construction

ety-affix

The reconstruction of something is the act of rebuilding something.

The Globe Theatre in London is a reconstruction of the original.


esteem

A good opinion of someone or a view of high importance and respect for them.

He was an author who was held in high esteem.


esteem

esteem (canonical)
esteems (third-person singular)
esteemed (past)
esteemed (past participle)
esteeming (present participle)

to view someone or something as important, and respectable.

Esteemed by all, Sharon was a good leader.


gossip

Gossip is information that people pass around about other people's lives, often including things that are unkind or untrue.

She spends a lot of time catching up with the newest gossip.

A gossip is a person who passes around a lot of this kind of information.

Bob is a real gossip.


gossip

gossip (canonical)
gossips (third-person singular)
gossiped (past)
gossiped (past participle)
gossiping (present participle)

To talk about other people's lives, including things that are unkind or untrue.

The girls were gossiping about their teachers.


jolly

jolly (positive)
jollier (comparative)
jolliest (superlative)

He is very jolly, always laughing.

We had a jolly time on our trip.


jolly

jolly (canonical)
jollies (third-person singular)
jollied (past)
jollied (past participle)
jollying (present participle)


bow

A bow is a weapon whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.

A bow is a curved bend. Such as in a river or road.

A bow is a long stick-like object with horsehair, used for playing stringed musical instruments.

A bow is a type of knot with two loops, such as used to tie shoes or strings on a dress, or to make something pretty, such as in gifts.


bow

bow (canonical)
bows (third-person singular)
bowed (past)
bowed (past participle)
bowing (present participle)

To play music on (a stringed instrument) using a bow.

The musician bowed his violin expertly.

The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.


bow

To bend the waist or head forward toward someone, usually showing respect.

He bowed politely as he entered the room.


congratulate

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

To congratulate somebody is to tell them that they did a good job.