fortify

fortify (canonical)
fortifies (third-person singular)
fortified (past)
fortified (past participle)
fortifying (present participle)

If you fortify something, you strengthen it with tough materials.

The castle was fortified with an extra layer of stone.


tridecagon

tridecagon (singular)
tridecagons (plural)

A tridecagon is a shape that has 13 sides and 13 angles.


dis-

You add "dis-" to the front of verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or nouns to make them mean the opposite or negative or their usual meaning.

The opposite of honesty is dishonesty.

If two people disagree, they do not agree.

You add "dis-" to the front of a verb, it adds a meaning of "away" or "apart".

If you dismiss somebody, you send them away.

If you dispurse seeds, you spread them out on the ground.


retrieve

retrieve (canonical)
retrieves (third-person singular)
retrieved (past)
retrieved (past participle)
retrieving (present participle)

If you retrieve something, you go and get it back.

He went into the classroom to retrieve his textbook.

The clerk retrieved the item from the back room.


partitioned

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

The past tense and past participle of partition.


moscovium

Moscovium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 115 and symbol Mc.


lamebrain

lamebrain (singular)
lamebrains (plural)

A lamebrain is a person who is rather shallow.


oganesson

Oganesson is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 118 and symbol Og.


icosagon

An icosagon is a shape that has 20 sides and 20 angles.


hardy

hardy (positive)
hardier (comparative)
hardiest (superlative)

If a living thing is hardy, it has no difficulties growing and staying healthy, even under bad conditions.

These trees are particularly hardy, and require very little attention.

It was a difficult place to call home, and only a few hardy souls survived.


elm

The city cut down several of the elm trees in the forest.

Elm wood is the wood that comes from this tree.

The dining table is made entirely out of elm wood.


magnifying glass

magnifying glass (singular)
magnifying glasses (plural)

A magnifying glass is a lens, usually set in a frame with a handle, used to make small things look larger.

The printing was so small he needed a magnifying glass to read it.


modification

modification (singular)
modifications (plural)

A modification to something is a change or adjustment to something.

The modification of the computer allowed it to access the Internet easier.

The modifications made broke the device.

/ˌmɑdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

/ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


insanity

Insanity is the condition of being seriously mentally ill and unable to perceive reality as other people do.

The case had driven him to insanity.

Insanity is a situation that is very foolish.

It was pure insanity to rebel at a time like this.


prediction

prediction (singular)
predictions (plural)

A prediction is an idea or guess of what will happen in the future.

The president gave a prediction as to whether or not the bill would be passed.

A prediction is a guess of the chance something will happen based on data.

The prediction on who would win the election was off by 10%.


gulf

A gulf is a part of an ocean or sea that has land mostly around it.

Any wide separation, as in position, status, or education.


gulf

gulf (canonical)
gulfs (third-person singular)
gulfed (past)
gulfed (past participle)
gulfing (present participle)

When you gulf something, you swallow up or engulf it.


Englishmen

Englishman (singular)
Englishmen (plural)

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


glen

A glen is a narrow valley that usually has a river running through it.

The glen runs through the campsite.


foreman

A foreman is a worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers.

The foreman told his employees to get back to work.


dodecahedron

dodecahedron (singular)
dodecahedrons (plural)


piercings

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


leapt

leap (canonical)
leaps (third-person singular)
leapt (past)
leapt (past participle)
leaping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of leap.


brightening

brighten (canonical)
brightens (third-person singular)
brightened (past)
brightened (past participle)
brightening (present participle)


cheesier

cheesy (positive)
cheesier (comparative)
cheesiest (superlative)

The comparative form of cheesy; more cheesy.


lobbyists

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


cobblers

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


annotations

annotation (singular)
annotations (plural)

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


uncoupling

uncouple (canonical)
uncouples (third-person singular)
uncoupled (past)
uncoupled (past participle)
uncoupling (present participle)


metallic

metallic (positive)
more metallic (comparative)
most metallic (superlative)

Something that is metallic is like metal.

The bird's call was loud and metallic.

Something that is metallic is made of or has metal in it.

The object contained metallic particles.


nihonium

Nihonium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 113 and symbol Nh.


constable

constable (singular)
constables (plural)

A constable is a low-ranking member of the police.

Thunder Point has a constable but no other local law enforcement.


noticeable

noticeable (positive)
more noticeable (comparative)
most noticeable (superlative)

Something that is noticeable is very easily seen or noticed.

There was a noticeable increase in work being done.

The event caused some noticeable drama between the teams.


oughtta


pining

pine (canonical)
pines (third-person singular)
pined (past)
pined (past participle)
pining (present participle)


Vermont

Vermont is a state in the northeast of the United States.

Vermont was accepted as a state in 1791.

Montpelier is the capital of Vermont.


fortissimo

If something is played fortissimo it is played very loud.

Play the opening section fortissimo instead of forte.


fortissimo

fortissimo (singular)
fortissimos or fortissimi (plural)

A fortissimo sign shows that a music piece should be played very loud.


retrieved

retrieve (canonical)
retrieves (third-person singular)
retrieved (past)
retrieved (past participle)
retrieving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of retrieve.


slothful

slothful (positive)
more slothful (comparative)
most slothful (superlative)

Someone who is slothful is lazy or does not want to work.

Judging from his work, he's truly slothful.


mooseknuckle

mooseknuckle (singular)
mooseknuckles (plural)

Mooseknuckle is the bulge in the crotch area of a man.

Your mooseknuckle shows in those trousers.


fortified

fortify (canonical)
fortifies (third-person singular)
fortified (past)
fortified (past participle)
fortifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fortify.


lawyer up

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

If a person, company, etc. lawyers up, they get a lawyer to represent them when doing something, usually in court.

The oil companies lawyered up and sued the government.


cheesiest

The superlative form of cheesy; most cheesy.


scrambles

scramble (canonical)
scrambles (third-person singular)
scrambled (past)
scrambled (past participle)
scrambling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scramble.


scrambles

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


seafood

Seafood is any fish, shellfish, or underwater life that can be eaten.

The restaurant typically has fresh seafood coming in each day.


uncouples

The third-person singular form of uncouple.


interweave

interweave (canonical)
interweaves (third-person singular)
interwove (past)
interwoven (past participle)
interweaving (present participle)

If something is interwoven, it is joined together by weaving.

The yarn was carefully interwoven to make the sweater.

If two or more things are interwoven, they are connected closely.

The courts are interwoven with the police.


trickster

trickster (singular)
tricksters (plural)

A trickster is a person who tricks or cheats another person.

The trickster cheated and gained all the money from everyone.


federate

federate (canonical)
federates (third-person singular)
federated (past)
federated (past participle)
federating (present participle)

If a group of countries, etc. federate, they join in a federation or alliance.

The colonies decided to federate, forming the country of Canada.


sloth

Sloth is the quality of being lazy or unwilling to do work.

Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins.

A sloth is an animal from South America that eats leaves and is usually very slow and inactive.

The zoo has several sloths from Brazil.


deliquescent

deliquescent (positive)
more deliquescent (comparative)
most deliquescent (superlative)

If a material is deliquescent, it is able to take in moisture from air and dissolve in the moisture.

Most deliquescent materials are salts.


chip in

If you chip in to something, you help out in a small way or pay for part of something.

Everyone chipped in and bought a gift for him.

If you chip in something, you help out or contribute something.

He chipped in most of the cost of the item.


dis

dis (canonical)
disses (third-person singular)
dissed (past)
dissed (past participle)
dissing (present participle)


orthodox

orthodox (positive)
more orthodox (comparative)
most orthodox (superlative)

Something that is orthodox follows the practices that are accepted by a faith or religion.

He's an orthodox Christian, not a Catholic.

Something that is orthodox follows what is normal or is accepted more often.

His fighting style was very orthodox.

/ˈɔːrθədɑks/


manifestos

manifesto (singular)
manifestos or manifestoes (plural)

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


positive electron


literacy

Literacy is the ability to read and write.

The city has a literacy program for troubled young people.

The state has a 98% literacy rate, the highest in the country.


boardwalk

boardwalk (singular)
boardwalks (plural)

A boardwalk is a wooden path that goes over sandy or swampy ground. It may also go beside a body of water or beach.

The boardwalks in the park needed repairs.


σ


hussy

A hussy is a woman that is not respectful or shows inappropriate behaviour.


multilingual

multilingual (positive)
more multilingual (comparative)
most multilingual (superlative)

Something that is multilingual is related to many languages.

The sign outside parliament is multilingual.

Someone that is multilingual can speak many languages.

Most immigrants are multilingual and can speak two languages.


multilingual

multilingual (singular)
multilinguals (plural)

A multilingual is someone who knows multiple languages.

Being a multilingual gives more opportunities in the workforce.


μ


pined

pine (canonical)
pines (third-person singular)
pined (past)
pined (past participle)
pining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pine.


legalize

legalize (canonical)
legalizes (third-person singular)
legalized (past)
legalized (past participle)
legalizing (present participle)

If something that was against the law is legalized, it becomes allowed under law.

There has been a recent push to legalize marijuana in the United States.


vegetarians

vegetarian (singular)
vegetarians (plural)

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


apprehension

apprehension (singular)
apprehensions (plural)

Apprehension is the anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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


orbiting

orbit (canonical)
orbits (third-person singular)
orbited (past)
orbited (past participle)
orbiting (present participle)


outhouses

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


uncouple

uncouple (canonical)
uncouples (third-person singular)
uncoupled (past)
uncoupled (past participle)
uncoupling (present participle)

If two or more things are uncoupled, they are disconnected from each other.

The two railway cars were uncoupled at the train yard.


walkouts

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


tidal wave


opportunistic

opportunistic (positive)
more opportunistic (comparative)
most opportunistic (superlative)

Opportunistic behaviour takes advantage of chances offered by the situation, often without regard to the harm that it might cause.

Within the orgnization, there are many rules to regulate opportunistic behavior.

She was criticized for being calculating and politically opportunistic.

An opportunistic infection is one that only sickens an organism whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment.


α


thot

A thot is a woman that has many sexual partners.


annotated

annotate (canonical)
annotates (third-person singular)
annotated (past)
annotated (past participle)
annotating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of annotate.


λ


ο


annotates

The third-person singular form of annotate.


ρ


β


scrambled

scrambled (positive)
more scrambled (comparative)
most scrambled (superlative)

Food that has been scrambled has been mixed and cooked.

He made scrambled eggs for breakfast.


scrambled

scramble (canonical)
scrambles (third-person singular)
scrambled (past)
scrambled (past participle)
scrambling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scramble.


pines

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


γ


graduation

graduation (singular)
graduations (plural)

Graduation is when a student finishes a course (usually in school) and gets a diploma. This is usually done with a ceremony.

My family was unable to come to my graduation ceremony.

A graduation is a mark (usually on a container) that is used to measure things.

/ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃən/


inexplicable

inexplicable (positive)
more inexplicable (comparative)
most inexplicable (superlative)

If something is inexplicable, it is very difficult to explain.


banger

A banger is someone that bangs things in any way.

The restaurant was especially famous for the bangers and mash they serve.

If a song is a banger, it is an energetic song that particularly stands out.

The DJ at the club last night played some real bangers!


traumatic

traumatic (positive)
more traumatic (comparative)
most traumatic (superlative)

If something is traumatic, it causes trauma.

Recovery from a traumatic brain injury is a complicated process.

You've been through a very traumatic event, so make sure you take care of yourself.


χ


enjoyable

enjoyable (positive)
more enjoyable (comparative)
most enjoyable (superlative)

Something that is enjoyable is able to give pleasure.

The critic found the movie more enjoyable than others.

Some find reading more enjoyable than others.

The visit was an enjoyable experience.


flourished

flourish (canonical)
flourishes (third-person singular)
flourished (past)
flourished (past participle)
flourishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flourish.


cesium

Cesium is an American spelling of caesium.


ζ


ε


algorithm

algorithm (singular)
algorithms (plural)

An algorithm is a set of steps that reliably solve certain types of problems, such as sorting things alphabetically or doing long division.

The new search algorithm was able to find a solution 5% faster than the previous algorithm.

/ˈælɡərɪðəm/

/ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/


shoulda

I shoulda gone home, since it's late now.


η


δ


positrons

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


attribution

attribution (singular)
attributions (plural)

Attribution is the act of clearly acknowledging the creator of or reason for something.

An attribution error occurs when you see somebody as responsible for things they are not responsible for.

Attributions of success and failure was different, depending on the person's role.

Social workers and service users differed in their causal attributions for poverty.


cramping

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


pierces

pierce (canonical)
pierces (third-person singular)
pierced (past)
pierced (past participle)
piercing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pierce.


criminalizes

criminalize (canonical)
criminalizes (third-person singular)
criminalized (past)
criminalized (past participle)
criminalizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of criminalize.


cum

cum (canonical)
cums (third-person singular)
cummed (past)
cummed (past participle)
cumming (present participle)


κ


ι


ν


legalises

legalise (canonical)
legalises (third-person singular)
legalised (past)
legalised (past participle)
legalising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of legalise.


sledgehammer

sledgehammer (singular)
sledgehammers (plural)

A sledgehammer is a large hammer that has a large metal block attached to the handle.

These sledgehammers will be used for construction work.


sledgehammer

sledgehammer (canonical)
sledgehammers (third-person singular)
sledgehammered (past)
sledgehammered (past participle)
sledgehammering (present participle)

If you sledgehammer something, you hit it with a sledgehammer.


Œ

Amœba is a well known genus of unicellular organism, a protist.


bubbling

bubble (canonical)
bubbles (third-person singular)
bubbled (past)
bubbled (past participle)
bubbling (present participle)


Æ

Do you know about Julius Cæsar?


τ


legalizes

legalize (canonical)
legalizes (third-person singular)
legalized (past)
legalized (past participle)
legalizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of legalize.


flicking

flick (canonical)
flicks (third-person singular)
flicked (past)
flicked (past participle)
flicking (present participle)


skidding

skid (canonical)
skids (third-person singular)
skidded (past)
skidded (past participle)
skidding (present participle)


υ


gravity

Gravity is the physical force that attracts all matter, for example what makes things fall to the ground.

Because of the Earth's larger size, gravity here is stronger than the pull of gravity on the moon.

The gravity of a situation is how serious and worrying it is.

I don't think she understands the gravity of her crime.


sociological imagination

Sociological imagination is the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society.


coulda

I coulda gone shopping, but it's late now.


vector

A vector is a quantity with both a size and a direction.

In teaching physics, force or velocity vectors can be added to the animation.

A vector is an animal or insect that carries and spreads a disease.

Other forms of this disease used different insect vectors.


woulda

I woulda gone shopping, but it's late now.


bubbled

The past tense and past participle of bubble.


clerical

clerical (positive)
more clerical (comparative)
most clerical (superlative)

Clerical work, skills, and workers are those related to what a clerk does in an office.

We didn't get the proper refund because of a clerical error.

My children have held various clerical jobs.

Clerical roles or items are those related to the clergy, the official leaders of religious activities.

The preacher at our church doesn't wear a clerical collar.


ampere

An ampere is the unit used to measure electric current. It is represented by the letter A.

The circuit had a current of 6 amperes.


θ


skidded

The past tense and past participle of skid.


determinative

determinative (singular)
determinatives (plural)

A determinative is one of a small set of words that usually function as determiner.

A determinative is a character used to group together words in a logographic script.


preparation

preparation (singular)
preparations (plural)

Preparation is the act of preparing or getting something ready.

In preparation for the event, each person chipped in and bought a gift.

Preparation is when something is prepared or ready for something.


protium

A type of Hydrogen atoms that they nuclear has only one proton. It can write as ^{₁}_{₁}H or ^{₁}H or H, but not write as P.


titanium dioxide

a compound that make up by oxygen and titanium. It have high whiteness.


indigenous

If a plant, animal, or person is indigenous to a certain area, its ancestors have been there for a very long time.

Several indigenous plants went extinct as a result of climate change.

Indigenous people lobbied for the project to be cancelled.

Something that is indigenous is related to the native people of an area.

Indigenous traditions have largely died out.


hydro-

Words that start with hydro- are related to water or hydrogen.


ψ


legalized

The past tense and past participle of legalize.


vegetarian

vegetarian (singular)
vegetarians (plural)

A vegetarian is a person or an animal that only eats plants and does not eat meat.

The recipe is popular among vegetarians.


vegetarian

vegetarian (positive)
more vegetarian (comparative)
most vegetarian (superlative)

Something that is vegetarian relates to having no meat or has no meat in it.

The restaurant unveiled their new vegetarian menu.

guests had the option of eating a vegetarian meal.


ω


dawning

dawn (canonical)
dawns (third-person singular)
dawned (past)
dawned (past participle)
dawning (present participle)


ferrum

Another term for iron, the symbol Fe comes from this word.


legalise

If something that was against the law is legalised, it becomes allowed under law.

Canada recently legalised marijuana.


outhouse

An outhouse is a small, free-standing building that contains a toilet.

The building was so old, it had no plumbing—only an outhouse.

Before buildings had internal plumbing, they had outhouses.


philia

If you philia sth, you will really like it even love.

I have philia of mathematics since I learned derivative.

Philia is liking of something, even strongly.

She has philia of blue.


flourishes

flourish (canonical)
flourishes (third-person singular)
flourished (past)
flourished (past participle)
flourishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flourish.


mojibake

Mojibake occurs when a computer tries to display characters encoded in a different format.

Mojibake often looks like this: � � � �ա�.


cuprum

Another term for copper, the symbol Cu comes from this words.


manifestoes

manifesto (singular)
manifestos or manifestoes (plural)

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


termini

terminus (singular)
termini or terminuses (plural)

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


annotation

annotation (singular)
annotations (plural)

An annotation is a note or comment that is added on a document or diagram that explains something.

The annotations in the bibliography provided a helpful explanation of the sources.


manifesto

A manifesto is a public statement that describes a person or group's aims, goals, and beliefs.

The liberals' election manifesto detailed their plans for healthcare funding.


swarthiness

Swarthiness is the property of having darker skin.


knotty

knotty (positive)
knottier (comparative)
knottiest (superlative)

A knotty problem or issue is complicated and difficult to solve.

Nobody can agree about how to deal with this extremely knotty problem.


philias

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


monetize

monetize (canonical)
monetizes (third-person singular)
monetized (past)
monetized (past participle)
monetizing (present participle)

If you monetize something, you find a new way to earn money from it.

We will figure out how to monetize the largest user base on the Net.

The sale also afforded us the opportunity to monetize a currently nonproductive asset.

If you monetize something such as coins, shells, or notes, you convert it into or use it as money.

In the prison, cigarettes were monetized and used to buy other things.


ξ


synchronize

synchronize (canonical)
synchronizes (third-person singular)
synchronized (past)
synchronized (past participle)
synchronizing (present participle)

If you synchronize two or more clocks, watches, etc., you set them to show the same time.

They synchronized their watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock.

If you synchronize two or more things, you make them happen at the same time or go at the same pace.

The bus arrivals were now synchronized with the subway times.

The protests across the country were synchronized.


parabolas

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


legalising

legalise (canonical)
legalises (third-person singular)
legalised (past)
legalised (past participle)
legalising (present participle)


enlighten

enlighten (canonical)
enlightens (third-person singular)
enlightened (past)
enlightened (past participle)
enlightening (present participle)

If something enlightens someone, it makes them realize or understand something that they hadn't before, often something quite important.

This group tries to enlighten student about these risks.

A: "Didn't you hear about this new technology?" B: "No, please, enlighten me."

With the show, we try to entertain and enlighten at the same time.

If somebody is enlightened, they have a clear and true understanding of the world.

My parents were not really unusual, but they were enlightened about their views of marriage.

If something is enlightening, it makes you realize or understand something that you hadn't before, often something quite important.

These past months living with her were very enlightening.


cheesy

cheesy (positive)
cheesier (comparative)
cheesiest (superlative)

If something is cheesy, it is too dramatic, emotional, or cliché.

The movie showing in theatres was fairly cheesy for a children's movie.

If something is cheesy, it has, is made of, or is similar to cheese.

The pizza had a certain cheesy flavour to it.

This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.


democratic

democratic (positive)
more democratic (comparative)
most democratic (superlative)

Something that is democratic is based on or relates to democracy, where the people choose the government.

The United States is a democratic country, since the citizens choose the leaders in government.


flake

A flake is a small, flat piece of something, often broken off something larger.

London was silent with snow; soft flakes of it dropping evenly into the white streets.

When your head is dry, white flakes of skin appear on your hair and clothing.


flake

flake (canonical)
flakes (third-person singular)
flaked (past)
flaked (past participle)
flaking (present participle)

If something flakes, it breaks into small, flat pieces.

The paint had started to flake off the wall.


refereed

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

The past tense and past participle of referee.


legalised

The past tense and past participle of legalise.


vegans

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


tritium

A type of hydrogen atom that the nucleus has one proton and two neutrons. It can be written as ^{₃}_{₁}H or ^{₃}H or T.


divert

divert (canonical)
diverts (third-person singular)
diverted (past)
diverted (past participle)
diverting (present participle)

If you divert something, you change its path or flow so that it avoids a place it would have gone.

The news release about the new funding was an attempt to divert attention from the government's problems.

Money and resources were diverted from education into the war effort.

The farmers were diverting water from the river.

The Toronto-bound flight diverted to New York.

If you try to divert someone, you try to amuse them.


nuclide

A nuclide is a specific kind of atom defined by the exact number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.


icosahedron

icosahedron (singular)
icosahedrons (plural)


positron

A positron is a particle that takes one positive charge and its mass and spin is equal to an electron's.


Ω


flicked

flick (canonical)
flicks (third-person singular)
flicked (past)
flicked (past participle)
flicking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flick.


petrified

petrified (positive)
more petrified (comparative)
most petrified (superlative)

If you are petrified, you are so scared that you cannot move.

The young child was petrified after the dog barked.


petrified

petrify (canonical)
petrifies (third-person singular)
petrified (past)
petrified (past participle)
petrifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of petrify.


CPI

CPI is abbreviation for consumer price index

CPI is abbreviation for Corruption Perceptions index.


envisage

envisage (canonical)
envisages (third-person singular)
envisaged (past)
envisaged (past participle)
envisaging (present participle)

If you envisage something, you think that it will very likely happen.

The talks proved that things were a little more complicated than originally envisaged.

She envisaged her future within the company, and how she would change it.

If you envisage something, you imagine what it looks like.

It's hard to envisage him as a long-haired man walking through New York in torn jeans and Jesus sandals.


trailer

A trailer is something that follows, or trails behind something else.

A trailer is a vehicle with wheels that is connected to the back of a car or truck, usually to carry something.

The trailer of the eighteen-wheeler was carrying fresh produce.

Load the luggage into the trailer.

A trailer is a home with wheels that can be moved around. When it is not being moved around, it can be lived in.

We drove our trailer to Yellowstone National Park.

A movie trailer is a short video that shows a little bit of a movie, video game or television show.

The new trailer for Your Name came out yesterday!


retrieves

retrieve (canonical)
retrieves (third-person singular)
retrieved (past)
retrieved (past participle)
retrieving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retrieve.


resistant

resistant (positive)
more resistant (comparative)
most resistant (superlative)

Something that is resistant to something else is against it or resists it.

The country was particularly resistant to change after the war.

This strain of bacteria was found to be resistant to antibiotics.


lobbyist

A lobbyist is a person whose job is to lobby politicians and to try and make them vote or make a decision a certain way.

industry lobbyists pushed for fewer restrictions on businesses.


gynoid

I'd rather have a gynoid cleaning my house than a robot that looks like a man.


deployment

deployment (singular)
deployments (plural)

The deployment of troops, technology, systems, or resources is sending them out to be in place to be used as needed.

We've started the deployment of technologies to address this challenge.


tournament

tournament (singular)
tournaments (plural)

A tournament is a series of games until a winner is decided.

A lot of sports fans are looking forward to the college basketball championship tournament.


stools

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


stools

stool (canonical)
stools (third-person singular)
stooled (past)
stooled (past participle)
stooling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stool.


Xmas

Merry Xmas!


annotate

annotate (canonical)
annotates (third-person singular)
annotated (past)
annotated (past participle)
annotating (present participle)

If you annotate a document or other text, you are adding notes to them, usually to explain them or add on to them.

The research paper was annotated with an explanation of the context of one of the points.


criminalized

criminalize (canonical)
criminalizes (third-person singular)
criminalized (past)
criminalized (past participle)
criminalizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of criminalize.


disorganisation

Disorganisation is the state of being disorganised.


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indication

indication (singular)
indications (plural)

An indication is something that points out or indicates something else.

The market changes were an early indication of the recession.

The successful surgery was an indication of recent medical advances.


-chrome

You add -chrome to form a noun or adjective meaning "(having) the colour".


terminuses

terminus (singular)
termini or terminuses (plural)

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


ocha

I drink two cups of ocha yestarday.

From Japanese term ocha.


protanopias

protanopia (singular)
protanopias (plural)

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


stool

A stool is a seat for one person that does not have a back or an armrest.

The three men sat on the stools smoking cigarettes.

Stool samples revealed that the animals had eaten an abnormal amount of plastic.

A stool is a plant that has been cut to its base to let it grow again.


stool

If a person or thing stools, it releases feces.

It is common for babies to stool frequently during feeding.

If a plant stools, it releases shoots from its roots.

If a plant is stooled, it is cut down to its base to let it grow again.


primitive

primitive (positive)
more primitive (comparative)
most primitive (superlative)

If an object is primitive, it is simple and created without much skill.

He enjoyed doing primitive types of art.


um

You use um to show that you are thinking and not ready to speak.

We were prepared, um, in our minds, in our heart, for -- for whatever.

What she did isn't so, um, nice.

You use um to show that you doubt or are not sure about something somebody said.

Um, I don't think that works.

What? Um, okay. Sure, I guess. I'll tell her.

You use um with a falling tone to show that you agree.

"How does Tuesday sound?" "Um, sure. Sounds good!"

Um, excuse me! Are you busy?

You use um to bring attention to something that just happened or that was just said.

Um, did you just call me "stupid"?


archetypes

archetype (singular)
archetypes (plural)

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


protanopia

A type of vison that has difficulty differentiating between green and red.


pine

A pine tree is a tree of the Pinus family.

The pine trees were cut down to make room for new skyscrapers.

Pine is the wood that comes from these trees.


pine

pine (canonical)
pines (third-person singular)
pined (past)
pined (past participle)
pining (present participle)

If you pine for a person or thing, you long for them so much that it causes suffering.

Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.


juggernaut

juggernaut (singular)
juggernauts (plural)

A juggernaut is something that is unstoppable and will destroy everything in its path.

The administrator was a juggernaut of a man.

A juggernaut is a group that is very powerful.

The political juggernaut that was the president had seized power.

/ˈdʒʌ.ɡə.nɔːt/


quadrillion

quadrillion (singular)
quadrillions (plural)

Quadrillions of dollars have been spent on the war in Iraq.


counteract

counteract (canonical)
counteracts (third-person singular)
counteracted (past)
counteracted (past participle)
counteracting (present participle)

If something counteracts the effects of something else, it acts against those effects.

Alcohol will counteract the effects of learning.


deuterium

deuterium (singular)
deuteriums (plural)

Deuterium is a kind of hydrogen atom that has a nucleus with one proton and one neutron. It can be written as ^{₂}_{₁}H or ^{₂}H or D.

Deuterium is a substance consisting of deuterium atoms.


criminalize

If something is criminalized, it is made a crime.

advocates pushed for gun possession to be criminalized.


kinship

Kinship is the connection to other people in your family.

Kinship is a feeling of close friendship or connection between people.


courtesy

Courtesy is beliefs and actions related to being polite and respectful.

Our teachers treated us with courtesy and kindness.

A courtesy is something you do for someone to make things nicer for them, but for which you are not paid.

She sent you the photo as a small courtesy.

If you receive something courtesy of someone else, they have provided it for free.

All photos are courtesy of the city of Mississauga.

A courtesy title is one that people call you, even though it has no true basis.

Eveyone called the prince the Duke of Eaves as a courtesy title.


mental hospital

mental hospital (singular)
mental hospitals (plural)

A mental hospital is a hospital for people with a disease of the mind.


duodecimal

Number system that base twelve. Often called base-12 , dozenal.

Duodecimal use twelve numerals:0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ᘔ, Ɛ.


quintillion

ordinal quintillionth) The number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000


quintillion

quintillion (singular)
quintillions (plural)

One thousand quadrillion is a quintillion.


horrifying

horrifying (positive)
more horrifying (comparative)
most horrifying (superlative)

If something is horrifying, it is extremely upsetting.

We are now getting absolutely horrifying images of death and destruction from the area.


horrifying

horrify (canonical)
horrifies (third-person singular)
horrified (past)
horrified (past participle)
horrifying (present participle)


decillion

decillion (singular)
decillions (plural)

One thousand nonillion is a decillion.


oxide

Binary compound that has oxygen element.


administer

administer (canonical)
administers (third-person singular)
administered (past)
administered (past participle)
administering (present participle)

If you administer a test, program etc., you organize and supervise it.

The school administers IELTS and TOEFL tests for students who need to take them.

If a medical person administers drugs they put the drugs into the person or animal.

Sometimes, nurses administer the drug to the wrong patient.


end user

The end user of some software, information, or other product is the person who it was made for, not the people who develop or sell it.


duplicity

duplicity (singular)
duplicities (plural)

Duplicity is dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people.


originate

originate (canonical)
originates (third-person singular)
originated (past)
originated (past participle)
originating (present participle)

If a person or thing originates from something, they come from or are created by that thing.

Most scientists believe modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago.

The flight, which originated in Newark, ran into trouble about one hour after takeoff.

The term "cap in hand" originated in England, during the Crimean War.

Over 60% of the US company's revenues originate elsewhere.

If you originate something, you are the first to think of or it or to do it.

George Takei, the actor who originated the role of Sulu on Star Trek, released a statement.


veggies

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


fraternities

fraternity (singular)
fraternities (plural)

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


guitarists

guitarist (singular)
guitarists (plural)

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


westerners

westerner (singular)
westerners (plural)

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


catchiest

catchy (positive)
catchier (comparative)
catchiest (superlative)

The superlative form of catchy; most catchy.


catchier

The comparative form of catchy; more catchy.


validation

validation (singular)
validations (plural)

Validation is the process of making sure that something is correct, appropriate, and acceptable.


gynoids

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

If gynoids aren't invented soon I might never get a girlfriend.


sigma

Σσ, and in the word last position, writes as ς.

Standard deviation,has formula :=displaystyle σ=√ the average symbol ̄x often writes as μ


skids

skid (canonical)
skids (third-person singular)
skidded (past)
skidded (past participle)
skidding (present participle)


skids

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


vigintillion

vigintillion (singular)
vigintillions (plural)

One thousand novemdecillion is a vigintillion.


westerner

A westerner is a person or thing that is from the west of a place.


therapists

therapist (singular)
therapists (plural)

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


drivel

Don't talk such drivel.


drivel

driveled (past)
driveled (past participle)
driveling (present participle)
drivel (canonical)
drivels (third-person singular)
drivelled (past)
drivelled (past participle)
drivelling (present participle)

If you drivel on about something, you talk nonsense.

He was driveling on about the glory days.


quasar

A radiation that comes from accretion disc of early universe. It has red-shift really high, it looks like a star but they radius approx a galaxy.


beta

The second letter of the Greek alphabet.

The beta period of a piece of software is the period after its alpha and before its final release.

A shortening of beta male; an inferior and undesirable male, especially compared to an alpha male.


darkening

darken (canonical)
darkens (third-person singular)
darkened (past)
darkened (past participle)
darkening (present participle)


southerner

southerner (singular)
southerners (plural)

A southerner is a person or thing that is from the south of a place.


eventful

eventful (positive)
more eventful (comparative)
most eventful (superlative)

If a time or situation was eventful, many important events happen then.

It was an eventful night as he was awarded with the Nobel Prize.


negates

negate (canonical)
negates (third-person singular)
negated (past)
negated (past participle)
negating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of negate.


odours

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


fraternal

Fraternal groups are groups whose members show a special friendliness to each other.

The fraternal order of police raised money for the children.


blenders

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


expectations

expectation (singular)
expectations (plural)

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


Moon


flamingoes

flamingo (singular)
flamingoes or flamingos (plural)

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


scorns

scorn (canonical)
scorns (third-person singular)
scorned (past)
scorned (past participle)
scorning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scorn.


skirmish

skirmish (canonical)
skirmishes (third-person singular)
skirmished (past)
skirmished (past participle)
skirmishing (present participle)

If two sides skirmish, they fight briefly.


screwball

screwball (singular)
screwballs (plural)

A screwball is a type of throw where the ball curves to one side.

Screwballs are often described as being the opposite of curveballs.

A screwball is someone that behaves in a crazy way.

That student over there is a real screwball.


pierced

pierce (canonical)
pierces (third-person singular)
pierced (past)
pierced (past participle)
piercing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pierce.


terminus

terminus (singular)
termini or terminuses (plural)

The terminus of something is its end or final point, often the end of a bus or rail route or line.

The train has arrived at the terminus of the line.

The station served as the western terminus of the railway for 40 years.

There was damage at the terminus of the nerves.

A terminus is a boundary or border or a post that marks a boundary or border.


fossils

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


hardier

hardy (positive)
hardier (comparative)
hardiest (superlative)

The comparative form of hardy; more hardy.


hardiest

The superlative form of hardy; most hardy.


indications

indication (singular)
indications (plural)

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


tournaments

tournament (singular)
tournaments (plural)

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


aura

An aura is a feeling, quality, or atmosphere that a certain person or place has or is associated with.

That place had a distinctive aura of wonder and majesty.

The man had an aura of confidence.

An aura is an invisible energy or force that surrounds a person or animal.


kinships

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


confrontations

confrontation (singular)
confrontations (plural)

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


archetype

archetype (singular)
archetypes (plural)

An archetype is something that all other similar ideas or objects are copied from.

Things Fall Apart is considered an archetype for African literature.


stepsister

stepsister (singular)
stepsisters (plural)

Someone's stepsister is the daughter of their stepmother or stepfather.

When my father married again, I got two stepsisters.


realisations

realisation (singular)
realisations (plural)

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


oughta

I oughta go home.


bahts

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


orderly

orderly (positive)
more orderly (comparative)
most orderly (superlative)

If something is done in an orderly fashion or manner, it works very well as expected.

He packed up his things in a very orderly fashion and left the next day.

Something that is orderly is neat and organized.

The orderly rows of the books in the library we calming.


ninths

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


smartphones

smartphone (singular)
smartphones (plural)

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


box-offices

box-office (singular)
box-offices (plural)

The plural form of box-office; more than one (kind of) box-office.


punching bags

punching bag (singular)
punching bags (plural)

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


conundrum

conundrum (singular)
conundrums or conundra (plural)

A conundrum is a difficult question or riddle.

A conundrum is a difficult choice or decision that has to be made.


resin

Resin is a sticky organic compound from some plants.


sever

sever (canonical)
severs (third-person singular)
severed (past)
severed (past participle)
severing (present participle)

If you sever something, you cut through or separate it completely.

The man's arm was accidentally severed by a saw while he was working at the building.

More than five decades after the U.S. and Cuba severed ties, the relationship may be on the mend.


discern

discern (canonical)
discerns (third-person singular)
discerned (past)
discerned (past participle)
discerning (present participle)

If you can discern a pattern, difference, or meaning you can notice, see, or identify it.

It can be difficult to discern any pattern when there are so few examples.

They were trying to discern whether anything had changed.

His head was turned away so that she could not discern his features.


constables

constable (singular)
constables (plural)

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


favourable

favourable (positive)
more favourable (comparative)
most favourable (superlative)

If something is favourable, then it is pleasing.

His smart attitude left a favourable impression on everybody.

If something is favourable, then it is useful or helpful

The favourable conditions helped us to finish our task quickly.

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


pentadecagons

pentadecagon (singular)
pentadecagons (plural)

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


basketballers

basketballer (singular)
basketballers (plural)

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


hexagons

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


darkens

darken (canonical)
darkens (third-person singular)
darkened (past)
darkened (past participle)
darkening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of darken.


despatch

despatch (canonical)
despatches (third-person singular)
despatched (past)
despatched (past participle)
despatching (present participle)

If you despatch people or equipment somewhere, you send them there to do a particular task.

The government has reportedly despatched elite army troops to Baghdad.

Vietnam despatched ships and aircraft Saturday to the mouth of the Gulf of Thailand.

If you despatch a message, package, etc., you send it.

Before long, Edison was regularly despatching instructions to his lab up north.

If you despatch a living thing, you kill it.

If the immune system has seen the viruses before, it can despatch them swiftly.

His men swiftly despatched any French prisoners by beheading them.


despatch

A despatch is a message or report sent by a someone in a distant location.

The New York Times ran 10 stories on Rwanda, half of them brief wire service despatches.

despatch is part of an emergency response system, such as police or ambulance, which sends personnel to deal with emergencies.

When despatch couldn't contact him, they called and asked me to check on him.

The despatch of someone to a place is the act of sending them there to do a particular task.

They recommended to the President the despatch of six thousand to eight thousand American combat forces.

If you do something with despatch you finish it without wasting time.

We want to make sure that that work continues with all due despatch and speed.


caches

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


caches

cache (canonical)
caches (third-person singular)
cached (past)
cached (past participle)
caching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cache.


stepbrother

stepbrother (singular)
stepbrothers (plural)

Someone's stepbrother is the son of their stepmother or stepfather.

When my mother and I went to live in her new partner's house, I was not an only child anymore: suddenly I had a stepbrother and a stepsister.


box-office

Box-office is another way of spelling box office.


Malaysians

Malaysian (singular)
Malaysians (plural)

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


quindecagons

quindecagon (singular)
quindecagons (plural)

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


baht

A baht is a unit of currency used in Thailand.

The total cost of the meal is 500 bahts.


skid

skid (canonical)
skids (third-person singular)
skidded (past)
skidded (past participle)
skidding (present participle)

If a vehicle skids, it slides sideways along a slippery surface, usually in an uncontrollable way.

The truck skidded out of control on the ice.

The car skidded on a patch of ice.


skid

A skid the act of something sliding out of control.

The conditions on the road forced the car to go into a skid.

A skid is a long, flat piece that is attached under an aircraft that helps the aircraft land.


matcha

Matcha is powder that made oftealeaves, also called maccha.

This ice-cream has some matcha, so looks like yellowish-green.


periodically

Something that happens periodically happens quite often at regular times.

The garbage is collected periodically by the city.


atrocious

atrocious (positive)
more atrocious (comparative)
most atrocious (superlative)

Something that is atrocious is of a very bad quality or is disgusting.

The movie's acting was atrocious.

The weather has been atrocious all week.

Something that is atrocious is evil or cruel.

It is well known that the prison's treatment of prisoners is atrocious.


disorganised

disorganised (positive)
more disorganised (comparative)
most disorganised (superlative)

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

If a place is disorganised, it is messy.


disorganised

disorganise (canonical)
disorganises (third-person singular)
disorganised (past)
disorganised (past participle)
disorganising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of disorganise.


originates

originate (canonical)
originates (third-person singular)
originated (past)
originated (past participle)
originating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of originate.


punching bag

punching bag (singular)
punching bags (plural)

A punching bag is a bag used for punching, kicking or boxing.

The punching bag is filled with sand.

A punching bag is a person that is abused or bullied.

The bully uses Tim as a punching bag whenever he is upset.


negated

negate (canonical)
negates (third-person singular)
negated (past)
negated (past participle)
negating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of negate.


Brazilians

Brazilian (singular)
Brazilians (plural)

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


darkened

The past tense and past participle of darken.


southerners

southerner (singular)
southerners (plural)

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


artillery

artillery (singular)
artilleries (plural)

Artillery is big weapons that look like cannons.

The army units came under artillery fire.


dodecahedrons

dodecahedron (singular)
dodecahedrons (plural)

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


piercing

pierce (canonical)
pierces (third-person singular)
pierced (past)
pierced (past participle)
piercing (present participle)


piercing

A piercing is a hole in the body that is made so jewellery can be put through it.

She got an ear piercing after her birthday.

A piercing is a piece of jewellery that is put into a piercing.

The woman had several face and body piercings.


piercing

piercing (positive)
more piercing (comparative)
most piercing (superlative)

A piercing look or sound is one that feels like it goes right through you because it is very intense.

The man had a piercing gaze.

The woman let out a piercing shriek after seeing the body.


guitarist

guitarist (singular)
guitarists (plural)

A guitarist is a person that plays the guitar.

The guitarist can play very well.


serials

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


federated

federate (canonical)
federates (third-person singular)
federated (past)
federated (past participle)
federating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of federate.


communisms

communism (singular)
communisms (plural)

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


federates

The third-person singular form of federate.


deployments

deployment (singular)
deployments (plural)

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


stockpiling

stockpile (canonical)
stockpiles (third-person singular)
stockpiled (past)
stockpiled (past participle)
stockpiling (present participle)


amassed

amass (canonical)
amasses (third-person singular)
amassed (past)
amassed (past participle)
amassing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of amass.


sextillion

sextillion (singular)
sextillions (plural)

One thousand quintillion is a sextillion.


curse word

curse word (singular)
curse words (plural)

A curse word is a word that is not nice to say and is impolite and/or offensive.


geographers

geographer (singular)
geographers (plural)

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


drinkers

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


scorning

scorn (canonical)
scorns (third-person singular)
scorned (past)
scorned (past participle)
scorning (present participle)


curse words

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


cutting out

cut out (canonical)
cuts out (third-person singular)
cut out (past)
cut out (past participle)
cutting out (present participle)


alienate

alienate (canonical)
alienates (third-person singular)
alienated (past)
alienated (past participle)
alienating (present participle)

If you alienate somebody, you make them feel unfriendly or unwelcome.

These children who just can't be quiet in class, may alienate friends and upset the classroom.


roasters

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


cuboids

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


flammable

flammable (positive)
more flammable (comparative)
most flammable (superlative)

If a something is flammable, it can burn easily and/or rapidly.


dodecagons

dodecagon (singular)
dodecagons (plural)

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


duffle bag

duffle bag (singular)
duffle bags (plural)


despatched

despatch (canonical)
despatches (third-person singular)
despatched (past)
despatched (past participle)
despatching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of despatch.


heptagons

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


attributions

attribution (singular)
attributions (plural)

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


pixels

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


sweets

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


box offices

box office (singular)
box offices (plural)

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


spotted hyenas

spotted hyena (singular)
spotted hyenas (plural)

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


golfers

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


envisages

envisage (canonical)
envisages (third-person singular)
envisaged (past)
envisaged (past participle)
envisaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of envisage.


rewrites

rewrite (canonical)
rewrites (third-person singular)
rewrote (past)
rewritten (past participle)
rewriting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rewrite.


flamingos

flamingo (singular)
flamingoes or flamingos (plural)

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


scorned

The past tense and past participle of scorn.


icosahedrons

icosahedron (singular)
icosahedrons (plural)

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


duffle bags

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


basketballer

basketballer (singular)
basketballers (plural)

A basketballer is someone who plays basketball.

Stephen Curry is a professional basketballer.


realisation

realisation (singular)
realisations (plural)

Realisation is the process or result of coming to understand something clearly.

He slowly came to the realisation that she wouldn't be coming back ever again.

Realisation is act or result of making an idea come true.

He did not stay around long enough to see the realisation of the idea.

The realisation of the plan took several years.

/ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/


botanists

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


amasses

amass (canonical)
amasses (third-person singular)
amassed (past)
amassed (past participle)
amassing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of amass.


flicks

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


flicks

flick (canonical)
flicks (third-person singular)
flicked (past)
flicked (past participle)
flicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flick.


Malaysian

Malaysian (singular)
Malaysians (plural)

A Malaysian is a person or thing that comes from Malaysia.


Malaysian

Something or someone that is Malaysian comes from Malaysia.

The Malaysian currency is the Ringgit.


forgivenesses

forgiveness (singular)
forgivenesses (plural)

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


partially

If something is partially true, it is only true to a certain extent.


algorithms

algorithm (singular)
algorithms (plural)

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


nonagons

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


negating

negate (canonical)
negates (third-person singular)
negated (past)
negated (past participle)
negating (present participle)


jawbreakers

jawbreaker (singular)
jawbreakers (plural)

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


odour

Something's odour is its smell, usually a bad smell.

The football players had an odour after their match, and I had to hold my breath as they walked past.


uploaded

upload (canonical)
uploads (third-person singular)
uploaded (past)
uploaded (past participle)
uploading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of upload.


podcasts

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


hendecagons

hendecagon (singular)
hendecagons (plural)

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


originating

originate (canonical)
originates (third-person singular)
originated (past)
originated (past participle)
originating (present participle)


amping

amp (canonical)
amps (third-person singular)
amped (past)
amped (past participle)
amping (present participle)


originated

The past tense and past participle of originate.


daybreaks

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


curlier

curly (positive)
curlier (comparative)
curliest (superlative)

The comparative form of curly; more curly.


equilateral triangles

equilateral triangle (singular)
equilateral triangles (plural)

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


syzygy

Syzygy is the alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet:


auxiliaries

auxiliary (singular)
auxiliaries (plural)

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


persuasions

persuasion (singular)
persuasions (plural)

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


Brazilian

Brazilian (singular)
Brazilians (plural)

A Brazilian is a person or thing that comes from Brazil.


Brazilian

Something or someone that is Brazilian comes from Brazil.

The Brazilian currency is the Real.


brotherhoods

brotherhood (singular)
brotherhoods (plural)

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


moderations

moderation (singular)
moderations (plural)

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


geographer

geographer (singular)
geographers (plural)

A geographer is a person who studies geography.

Alexander von Humboldt is regarded as one of the greatest geographers.


defecating

defecate (canonical)
defecates (third-person singular)
defecated (past)
defecated (past participle)
defecating (present participle)


curliest

The superlative form of curly; most curly.


defecated

The past tense and past participle of defecate.


despatches

despatch (canonical)
despatches (third-person singular)
despatched (past)
despatched (past participle)
despatching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of despatch.


crispiest

crispy (positive)
crispier (comparative)
crispiest (superlative)

The superlative form of crispy; most crispy.


icosagons

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


crispier

The comparative form of crispy; more crispy.


sweetening

sweeten (canonical)
sweetens (third-person singular)
sweetened (past)
sweetened (past participle)
sweetening (present participle)


rewrote

rewrite (canonical)
rewrites (third-person singular)
rewrote (past)
rewritten (past participle)
rewriting (present participle)


boilers

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


cancans

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


aproned

apron (canonical)
aprons (third-person singular)
aproned (past)
aproned (past participle)
aproning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of apron.


fictional

fictional (positive)
more fictional (comparative)
most fictional (superlative)

If something is fictional, it is made up and not true.

The movie is a fictional history of New York.


talkers

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


candying

candy (canonical)
candies (third-person singular)
candied (past)
candied (past participle)
candying (present participle)


interrogations

interrogation (singular)
interrogations (plural)

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


dispatching

dispatch (canonical)
dispatches (third-person singular)
dispatched (past)
dispatched (past participle)
dispatching (present participle)


octagons

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


tantalising

tantalise (canonical)
tantalises (third-person singular)
tantalised (past)
tantalised (past participle)
tantalising (present participle)


uploading

upload (canonical)
uploads (third-person singular)
uploaded (past)
uploaded (past participle)
uploading (present participle)


amps

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


amps

amp (canonical)
amps (third-person singular)
amped (past)
amped (past participle)
amping (present participle)


amped

The past tense and past participle of amp.


belligerents

belligerent (singular)
belligerents (plural)

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


swimmers

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


sweetens

The third-person singular form of sweeten.


golfer

A golfer is someone who plays the outdoor game of golf.

Gary Player is a professional golfer.


septillion

septillion (singular)
septillions (plural)

One thousand sextillion is a septillion.


tusks

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


cuts out

cut out (canonical)
cuts out (third-person singular)
cut out (past)
cut out (past participle)
cutting out (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cut out.


botanist

A botanist is a person who studies botany.

Nikolaus Ager was a French botanist and physician.


ninth

The ninth thing is something that is number nine (9) in order.


ninth

A ninth of something is one of nine equal parts of that thing.

Two is one ninth of eighteen.


blundered

blunder (canonical)
blunders (third-person singular)
blundered (past)
blundered (past participle)
blundering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blunder.


defecates

defecate (canonical)
defecates (third-person singular)
defecated (past)
defecated (past participle)
defecating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of defecate.


aides

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


duplicities

duplicity (singular)
duplicities (plural)

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


airstrikes

airstrike (singular)
airstrikes (plural)

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


dispatch

If you dispatch people or equipment somewhere, you send them there to do a particular task.

The government has reportedly dispatched elite army troops to Baghdad.

Vietnam dispatched ships and aircraft Saturday to the mouth of the Gulf of Thailand.

If you dispatch a message, package, etc., you send it.

Before long, Edison was regularly dispatching instructions to his lab up north.

If you dispatch a living thing, you kill it.

If the immune system has seen the viruses before, it can dispatch them swiftly.

His men swiftly dispatched any French prisoners by beheading them.


dispatch

A dispatch is a message or report sent by a someone in a distant location.

The New York Times ran 10 stories on Rwanda, half of them brief wire service dispatches.

Dispatch is part of an emergency response system, such as police or ambulance, which sends personnel to deal with emergencies.

When dispatch couldn't contact him, they called and asked me to check on him.

The dispatch of someone to a place is the act of sending them there to do a particular task.

They recommended to the President the dispatch of six thousand to eight thousand American combat forces.

If you do something with dispatch you finish it without wasting time.

We want to make sure that that work continues with all due dispatch and speed.


communism

communism (singular)
communisms (plural)

Communism is any ideology that is socialist, has no central government or money, and wants everyone to be equal.

Many countries around the world tried to institute communism.


uploads

The third-person singular form of upload.


uploads

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


semesters

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


yachts

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


retaliations

retaliation (singular)
retaliations (plural)

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


stockpiles

stockpile (canonical)
stockpiles (third-person singular)
stockpiled (past)
stockpiled (past participle)
stockpiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stockpile.


stockpiles

stockpile (singular)
stockpiles (plural)

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


shotguns

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


counsellings

counselling (singular)
counsellings (plural)

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


artilleries

artillery (singular)
artilleries (plural)

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


superseding

supersede (canonical)
supersedes (third-person singular)
superseded (past)
superseded (past participle)
superseding (present participle)


vegan

A vegan is a person or an animal that doesn't eat or use meat or animal products.

This restaurant is suitable for vegans.


postscripts

postscript (singular)
postscripts (plural)

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


rewritten

rewrite (canonical)
rewrites (third-person singular)
rewrote (past)
rewritten (past participle)
rewriting (present participle)


transplant

transplant (singular)
transplants (plural)

A transplant is when a plant is removed and moved somewhere else.

A transplant is a type of surgery in which an organ or a tissue is moved from one body to another, or one part of the body to another.

The patient received a successful heart transplant yesterday.


transplant

transplant (canonical)
transplants (third-person singular)
transplanted (past)
transplanted (past participle)
transplanting (present participle)

If a plant is transplanted, it is removed and moved somewhere else.

If an organ or tissue is transplanted, it is moved from one body to another, or one part of the body to another.


anatomies

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


dispatched

dispatch (canonical)
dispatches (third-person singular)
dispatched (past)
dispatched (past participle)
dispatching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dispatch.


air strikes

air strike (singular)
air strikes (plural)

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


vengeances

vengeance (singular)
vengeances (plural)

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


expeditions

expedition (singular)
expeditions (plural)

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


toxicologies

toxicology (singular)
toxicologies (plural)

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


sweetened

sweeten (canonical)
sweetens (third-person singular)
sweetened (past)
sweetened (past participle)
sweetening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sweeten.


confrontation

confrontation (singular)
confrontations (plural)

A confrontation between two or more groups is when they challenge or confront each other.

In a tense confrontation, the two men argued with each other.

A confrontation is a fight between two or more groups armed with weapons.

The battalion was caught up in a confrontation with enemy troops.


proteins

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


tantalise

tantalise (canonical)
tantalises (third-person singular)
tantalised (past)
tantalised (past participle)
tantalising (present participle)

To tantalise is to tease by showing something one wants, and then withhold it.


drippings

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


tantalises

The third-person singular form of tantalise.


preparations

preparation (singular)
preparations (plural)

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


candied

candied (positive)
more candied (comparative)
most candied (superlative)

A food that is candied is covered in sugar.

The town fair always has candied apples for sale.


candied

candy (canonical)
candies (third-person singular)
candied (past)
candied (past participle)
candying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of candy.


toaster ovens

toaster oven (singular)
toaster ovens (plural)

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


billboards

billboard (singular)
billboards (plural)

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


envisaging

envisage (canonical)
envisages (third-person singular)
envisaged (past)
envisaged (past participle)
envisaging (present participle)


aurae

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


visitations

visitation (singular)
visitations (plural)

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


seafoods

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


adequacies

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


superceding

supercede (canonical)
supercedes (third-person singular)
superceded (past)
superceded (past participle)
superceding (present participle)


blundering

blunder (canonical)
blunders (third-person singular)
blundered (past)
blundered (past participle)
blundering (present participle)


standoffs

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


cache

A cache is a store of things that might be needed in the future.

The Antarctic expedition left food caches for the return journey.

A cache is a temporary storage in a computer where recent information is stored.

The computer periodically clears its cache.


cache

cache (canonical)
caches (third-person singular)
cached (past)
cached (past participle)
caching (present participle)

If you cache something, it means that you store something away.

John decided that they must cache their weapons


aprons

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


aprons

apron (canonical)
aprons (third-person singular)
aproned (past)
aproned (past participle)
aproning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of apron.


knottier

knotty (positive)
knottier (comparative)
knottiest (superlative)

The comparative form of knotty; more knotty.


stockpiled

stockpile (canonical)
stockpiles (third-person singular)
stockpiled (past)
stockpiled (past participle)
stockpiling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stockpile.


counselings

counseling (singular)
counselings (plural)

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


dripping pans

dripping pan (singular)
dripping pans (plural)

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


nutritions

nutrition (singular)
nutritions (plural)

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


troupes

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


dripping pan

A dripping pan is used to collect fats that drip from meat when cooking.


fistfighting

fistfight (canonical)
fistfights (third-person singular)
fistfought (past)
fistfought (past participle)
fistfighting (present participle)


brotherhood

brotherhood (singular)
brotherhoods (plural)

Brotherhood is the relationship between brothers.

Brotherhood is the relationship between all men. All men on earth and living are considered "brothers".

A brotherhood is a group of brothers, especially men who agree to live or work together for religious purposes.


flanks

flank (canonical)
flanks (third-person singular)
flanked (past)
flanked (past participle)
flanking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flank.


flanks

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


avoidances

avoidance (singular)
avoidances (plural)

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


supersedes

supersede (canonical)
supersedes (third-person singular)
superseded (past)
superseded (past participle)
superseding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of supersede.


equilateral triangle

equilateral triangle (singular)
equilateral triangles (plural)

An equilateral triangle is a triangle that has three equal sides and angles.


toppling

topple (canonical)
topples (third-person singular)
toppled (past)
toppled (past participle)
toppling (present participle)


superseded

The past tense and past participle of supersede.


diseasing

disease (canonical)
diseases (third-person singular)
diseased (past)
diseased (past participle)
diseasing (present participle)


crispy

crispy (positive)
crispier (comparative)
crispiest (superlative)

If something is crispy, it breaks easily and makes a cracking sound when you break or bite it.

The chips Mary brought are very crispy.


diseased

The past tense and past participle of disease.


diseased

diseased (positive)
more diseased (comparative)
most diseased (superlative)

If someone is diseased, they are affected with or suffering from a certain disease.


superceded

supercede (canonical)
supercedes (third-person singular)
superceded (past)
superceded (past participle)
superceding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of supercede.


supercedes

The third-person singular form of supercede.


cultivations

cultivation (singular)
cultivations (plural)

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


tantalised

tantalise (canonical)
tantalises (third-person singular)
tantalised (past)
tantalised (past participle)
tantalising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tantalise.


synchronised

synchronise (canonical)
synchronises (third-person singular)
synchronised (past)
synchronised (past participle)
synchronising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of synchronise.


processions

procession (singular)
processions (plural)

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


apron

An apron is a piece of clothing that is worn to protect from spills.

chefs at this restaurant are required to wear aprons.

An apron is the paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal.


apron

apron (canonical)
aprons (third-person singular)
aproned (past)
aproned (past participle)
aproning (present participle)

If something is aproned, it is covered with an apron.


flaking

flake (canonical)
flakes (third-person singular)
flaked (past)
flaked (past participle)
flaking (present participle)


impounded

impound (canonical)
impounds (third-person singular)
impounded (past)
impounded (past participle)
impounding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of impound.


impaled

impale (canonical)
impales (third-person singular)
impaled (past)
impaled (past participle)
impaling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of impale.


ounces

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


thirsts

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


inflicted

inflict (canonical)
inflicts (third-person singular)
inflicted (past)
inflicted (past participle)
inflicting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inflict.


collectors

collector (singular)
collectors (plural)

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


dissatisfactions

dissatisfaction (singular)
dissatisfactions (plural)

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


dispatches

dispatch (canonical)
dispatches (third-person singular)
dispatched (past)
dispatched (past participle)
dispatching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dispatch.


dispatches

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


mountaineers

mountaineer (singular)
mountaineers (plural)

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


gaieties

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


flanking

flank (canonical)
flanks (third-person singular)
flanked (past)
flanked (past participle)
flanking (present participle)


beacons

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


dripped

drip (canonical)
drips (third-person singular)
dripped (past)
dripped (past participle)
dripping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of drip.


foreshadowed

foreshadow (canonical)
foreshadows (third-person singular)
foreshadowed (past)
foreshadowed (past participle)
foreshadowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of foreshadow.


narraters

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


articulations

articulation (singular)
articulations (plural)

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


scented

scent (canonical)
scents (third-person singular)
scented (past)
scented (past participle)
scenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scent.


fistfought

fistfight (canonical)
fistfights (third-person singular)
fistfought (past)
fistfought (past participle)
fistfighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fistfight.


blunders

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


blunders

blunder (canonical)
blunders (third-person singular)
blundered (past)
blundered (past participle)
blundering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blunder.


intimated

intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of intimate.


mercies

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


toppled

topple (canonical)
topples (third-person singular)
toppled (past)
toppled (past participle)
toppling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of topple.


narrators

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


counselled

counsel (canonical)
counsels (third-person singular)
counselled (past)
counselled (past participle)
counselling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of counsel.


talented

talented (positive)
more talented (comparative)
most talented (superlative)

If a person is talented, he or she has one or more talents.


masterpiece

masterpiece (singular)
masterpieces (plural)

A masterpiece is a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.


air strike

air strike (singular)
air strikes (plural)

An air strike is an attack by the military that is done by using airplanes or missiles.

President Trump ordered air strikes against Syria.


waists

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


repertoires

repertoire (singular)
repertoires (plural)

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


synchronizing

synchronize (canonical)
synchronizes (third-person singular)
synchronized (past)
synchronized (past participle)
synchronizing (present participle)


impaling

impale (canonical)
impales (third-person singular)
impaled (past)
impaled (past participle)
impaling (present participle)


synchronizes

The third-person singular form of synchronize.


synchronises

synchronise (canonical)
synchronises (third-person singular)
synchronised (past)
synchronised (past participle)
synchronising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of synchronise.


rivalries

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


skimmers

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


inflicts

inflict (canonical)
inflicts (third-person singular)
inflicted (past)
inflicted (past participle)
inflicting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inflict.


percentages

percentage (singular)
percentages (plural)

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


counseled

counsel (canonical)
counsels (third-person singular)
counseled (past)
counseled (past participle)
counseling (present participle)


masterpieces

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


complications

complication (singular)
complications (plural)

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


stethoscopes

stethoscope (singular)
stethoscopes (plural)

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


foreshadows

foreshadow (canonical)
foreshadows (third-person singular)
foreshadowed (past)
foreshadowed (past participle)
foreshadowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of foreshadow.


vanguards

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


fistfights

fistfight (singular)
fistfights (plural)

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


fistfights

fistfight (canonical)
fistfights (third-person singular)
fistfought (past)
fistfought (past participle)
fistfighting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fistfight.


companionships

companionship (singular)
companionships (plural)

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


impales

The third-person singular form of impale.


veiled

veil (canonical)
veils (third-person singular)
veiled (past)
veiled (past participle)
veiling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of veil.


tridecagons

tridecagon (singular)
tridecagons (plural)

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


envisaged

envisage (canonical)
envisages (third-person singular)
envisaged (past)
envisaged (past participle)
envisaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of envisage.


envisaged

envisaged (positive)
more envisaged (comparative)
most envisaged (superlative)


synchronized

The past tense and past participle of synchronize.


companions

companion (singular)
companions (plural)

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


omissions

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


recommendations

recommendation (singular)
recommendations (plural)

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


flaked

flake (canonical)
flakes (third-person singular)
flaked (past)
flaked (past participle)
flaking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flake.


narrator

A narrator is someone who narrates or tells stories.


beddings

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


scenting

scent (canonical)
scents (third-person singular)
scented (past)
scented (past participle)
scenting (present participle)


narrater

A narrater is someone who narrates or tells stories.


inquires

inquire (canonical)
inquires (third-person singular)
inquired (past)
inquired (past participle)
inquiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inquire.


vanguard

The vanguards are the leading units at the front of an army or fleet.


topples

topple (canonical)
topples (third-person singular)
toppled (past)
toppled (past participle)
toppling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of topple.


auxiliary

An auxiliary worker is one who assists the main workers.

The auxiliary police receive basic police training but cannot carry a weapon.

An auxiliary motor or power supply starts working if the main one stops.

Because the computers are so important in an emergency, they need an auxiliary power supply.

An auxiliary verb is a verb such as be, do, or will that works with another verb to show the tense, aspect, mood, or voice. (Here is a list of English auxiliary verbs.)

The passive voice in English typically uses the auxiliary verbs be or get.


auxiliary

auxiliary (singular)
auxiliaries (plural)

An auxiliary is a person who assists the main workers.

A number of auxiliaries were brought in to cover the sick workers.

An auxiliary is an organization that that supports another organization.

The Ladies’ Auxiliary started when women were asked to help injured soldiers returning home.

That sentence needs an auxiliary.


skimmings

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


impounds

impound (canonical)
impounds (third-person singular)
impounded (past)
impounded (past participle)
impounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of impound.


impounds

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


fingernails

fingernail (singular)
fingernails (plural)

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


repetitions

repetition (singular)
repetitions (plural)

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


rejoices

rejoice (canonical)
rejoices (third-person singular)
rejoiced (past)
rejoiced (past participle)
rejoicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rejoice.


gifting

gift (canonical)
gifts (third-person singular)
gifted (past)
gifted (past participle)
gifting (present participle)


dripping

& (uncountable) If something is dripping, it is falling one drop at a time.


dripping

drip (canonical)
drips (third-person singular)
dripped (past)
dripped (past participle)
dripping (present participle)


taxpayers

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


conquers

conquer (canonical)
conquers (third-person singular)
conquered (past)
conquered (past participle)
conquering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conquer.


rejoiced

The past tense and past participle of rejoice.


differs

differ (canonical)
differs (third-person singular)
differed (past)
differed (past participle)
differing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of differ.


counselling

counselling (singular)
counsellings (plural)

& (uncountable) If you need counselling, it means that you need professional assistance from other people.

The boy requires counseling from Mrs Smith.


counselling

counsel (canonical)
counsels (third-person singular)
counselled (past)
counselled (past participle)
counselling (present participle)


lubricate

lubricate (canonical)
lubricates (third-person singular)
lubricated (past)
lubricated (past participle)
lubricating (present participle)

If you lubricate something, you are making it slippery or smooth (normally to reduce friction).

The gears of the machine needs to be lubricated frequently to minimise wear and tear.


flakes

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


flakes

The third-person singular form of flake.


differed

The past tense and past participle of differ.


narrated

narrate (canonical)
narrates (third-person singular)
narrated (past)
narrated (past participle)
narrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of narrate.


counseling

counseling (singular)
counselings (plural)

& (uncountable) If you need counseling, it means that you need professional assistance from other people.


counseling

counsel (canonical)
counsels (third-person singular)
counseled (past)
counseled (past participle)
counseling (present participle)


swimmer

A swimmer is someone who swims or has the ability to swim.

Michael Phelps is a professional swimmer.


narrates

The third-person singular form of narrate.


knottiest

knotty (positive)
knottier (comparative)
knottiest (superlative)

The superlative form of knotty; most knotty.


lubricates

The third-person singular form of lubricate.


beacon

A beacon is used to give notices; usually warnings.

If the beacon lights up, it means that enemies are approaching.

A beacon is an electronic device that broadcast signals.


blackmailing

blackmail (canonical)
blackmails (third-person singular)
blackmailed (past)
blackmailed (past participle)
blackmailing (present participle)


synchronising

synchronise (canonical)
synchronises (third-person singular)
synchronised (past)
synchronised (past participle)
synchronising (present participle)


sprouted

sprout (canonical)
sprouts (third-person singular)
sprouted (past)
sprouted (past participle)
sprouting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sprout.


synchronise

If you synchronise two or more clocks, watches, etc., you set them to show the same time.

They synchronised their watches and agreed to meet at four o'clock.

If you synchronise two or more things, you make them happen at the same time or go at the same pace.

The bus arrivals were now synchronised with the subway times.

The protests across the country were synchronised.


conquered

The past tense and past participle of conquer.


situational

situational (positive)
more situational (comparative)
most situational (superlative)

If something is situational, it depends on the situation.


blackmails

The third-person singular form of blackmail.


lubricated

The past tense and past participle of lubricate.


skims

skim (canonical)
skims (third-person singular)
skimmed (past)
skimmed (past participle)
skimming (present participle)


skimmed

The past tense and past participle of skim.


sprouts

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


sprouts

The third-person singular form of sprout.


oversizing

oversize (canonical)
oversizes (third-person singular)
oversized (past)
oversized (past participle)
oversizing (present participle)


mountaineer

mountaineer (singular)
mountaineers (plural)

A mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure.

At the age of 9, Tyler Armstrong is the youngest mountaineer to climb Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.

A mountaineer is a person who lives in a mountainous area.


grenades

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


blackmail

Blackmail is an offence whereby someone extorts money or benefits in return of not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.


blackmail

If you are blackmailed, it means that someone is threatening you for money or benefits in return for not revealing damaging information of you.

He was caught for blackmailing a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.


skim

If you skim something, you move quickly and lightly near the surface.

Seabirds usually skim the surface of the sea for food.

If you skim something, you remove a substance from the surface of a liquid.

You must skim off the foam from the surface of the soup for it to be clear.


ventilates

ventilate (canonical)
ventilates (third-person singular)
ventilated (past)
ventilated (past participle)
ventilating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ventilate.


oversized

The past tense and past participle of oversize.


scents

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

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scents

scent (canonical)
scents (third-person singular)
scented (past)
scented (past participle)
scenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scent.


narrate

If someone is narrating, they are telling a story or speech.

The movie is narrated by John Smith.


gifted

gifted (positive)
more gifted (comparative)
most gifted (superlative)

If a person is gifted, he or she has special abilities or talents.


gifted

gift (canonical)
gifts (third-person singular)
gifted (past)
gifted (past participle)
gifting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gift.


snowballed

snowball (canonical)
snowballs (third-person singular)
snowballed (past)
snowballed (past participle)
snowballing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of snowball.


armoury

An armory is a place where weapons are made.


conquering

conquer (canonical)
conquers (third-person singular)
conquered (past)
conquered (past participle)
conquering (present participle)


ventilated

The past tense and past participle of ventilate.


girders

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


inquired

inquire (canonical)
inquires (third-person singular)
inquired (past)
inquired (past participle)
inquiring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inquire.


skimming

Skimmings are the substances that are skimmed from a surface.


flanked

flank (canonical)
flanks (third-person singular)
flanked (past)
flanked (past participle)
flanking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flank.


ventilate

If you are asked to ventilate the room, it means that you have to let air circulate by opening the windows or doors.

Please ventilate the room. No one has entered for awhile and the air is stale.

If you are asked to ventilate a person, it means that you have to provide manual or mechanical breathing to them.

The doctor used a ventilator to ventilate the patient as his blood has low oxygen levels.


snowballs

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


snowballs

The third-person singular form of snowball.


brailling

braille (canonical)
brailles (third-person singular)
brailled (past)
brailled (past participle)
brailling (present participle)


blackmailed

The past tense and past participle of blackmail.


perverts

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


counteracted

counteract (canonical)
counteracts (third-person singular)
counteracted (past)
counteracted (past participle)
counteracting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of counteract.


deflecting

deflect (canonical)
deflects (third-person singular)
deflected (past)
deflected (past participle)
deflecting (present participle)


deposes

depose (canonical)
deposes (third-person singular)
deposed (past)
deposed (past participle)
deposing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of depose.


banishes

banish (canonical)
banishes (third-person singular)
banished (past)
banished (past participle)
banishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of banish.


deflected

The past tense and past participle of deflect.


foreshadowing

foreshadow (canonical)
foreshadows (third-person singular)
foreshadowed (past)
foreshadowed (past participle)
foreshadowing (present participle)


sprout

The sprouts of the soybean are edible.


sprout

sprout (canonical)
sprouts (third-person singular)
sprouted (past)
sprouted (past participle)
sprouting (present participle)

If something is sprouting, it is growing from a seed.

The beans will be sprouting soon.

If something sprouts, it is emerging randomly from a surface.

skyscrapers are sprouting up at the city center.


azaleas

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


oxides

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


deposed

The past tense and past participle of depose.


hyping

hype (canonical)
hypes (third-person singular)
hyped (past)
hyped (past participle)
hyping (present participle)


quasars

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


croquets

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


misnomers

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