discomforting

discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)


swiftest

swift (positive)
swifter (comparative)
swiftest (superlative)

The superlative form of swift; most swift.


swampiest

swampy (positive)
swampier (comparative)
swampiest (superlative)

The superlative form of swampy; most swampy.


discomforts

The third-person singular form of discomfort.


baggier

baggy (positive)
baggier (comparative)
baggiest (superlative)

The comparative form of baggy; more baggy.


horniest

horny (positive)
hornier (comparative)
horniest (superlative)

The superlative form of horny; most horny.


primates

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


paycheck

Money received (normally in the form of a check) in return for work performed during the previous pay period.

My paycheck was pleasantly high this week!


barfing

barf (canonical)
barfs (third-person singular)
barfed (past)
barfed (past participle)
barfing (present participle)


fluffiest

fluffy (positive)
fluffier (comparative)
fluffiest (superlative)

The superlative form of fluffy; most fluffy.


molestations

molestation (singular)
molestations (plural)

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


bribe

A bribe is a reward that is given to someone, so that they do something they normally would not. It's different from payment in that a bribe is usually for something illegal, or against some rules.

He gave the judge a bribe so that he would win the contest.


bribe

bribe (canonical)
bribes (third-person singular)
bribed (past)
bribed (past participle)
bribing (present participle)

When you bribe someone, you give a reward so that they do something they normally wouldn't.

allegations that the police were bribed to cover up the investigation surfaced after the event.


premise

A premise is a set of ideas from which you can put forward an answer or reach conclusion.

A basic premise of Christianity is to treat other people like you want to be treated.


premise

premise (canonical)
premises (third-person singular)
premised (past)
premised (past participle)
premising (present participle)

If you premise, you make an argument based on findings.


disciple

A disciple is a person who believes in and helps spread the teachings of another person.

There were 12 disciples who spread the teachings of Jesus Christ.


disciples

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


rebuilds

rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilded (past)
rebuilded (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rebuild.


brews

brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)


brews

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


arse

You stupid arse!


bribes

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


bribes

The third-person singular form of bribe.


fables

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


lively

lively (positive)
livelier (comparative)
liveliest (superlative)

Someone that is lively is full of life and energy.

She had a lively conversation with her new boyfriend.


temples

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


temple

A temple is a building used for religious activities.

The temple is the flat area on the side of your head.


barf

There is barf all over the floor!


barf

He was sick, so he barfed.


tremolando

tremolando (singular)
tremolandos (plural)

A tremolando is a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.

Molly played the notes tremolando , much to the surprise of her friends.


poker

Poker is a group of card games that involve trying to get a good hand of cards. Usually there is some betting, and people give or take cards to try to build a better hand.

The three of us play poker every Friday night, and the loser buys drinks.

A poker, which people also call a fire poker or fire iron, is something people use in a fire. They use it to move around the ashes so that the fire keeps burning well, and they use it to move coals back to the middle of the fire.

The fire is dying down, so can you hand me the poker?


forge

A forge is a fire or furnace used to heat metal.

The blacksmith worked at his forge, shaping horseshoes.

A forge is a place where metal is shaped and tempered.


forge

forge (canonical)
forges (third-person singular)
forged (past)
forged (past participle)
forging (present participle)

To forge metal is to heat it and then shape it.

He was arrested for forging documents.

To forge is to shape or adapt something with a lot of care.

He was able to forge close friendships with the rest of the team.


discomfort

discomfort (singular)
discomforts (plural)

A feeling of being embarrassed or worried.

His bad singing caused us discomfort.

Pain or another unpleasant physical feeling.

She had some discomfort in her knees.


discomfort

If you discomfort a person or animal, you make them feel worried, embarrassed, or a little ill.

Her strange behaviour discomforted us.


distant

distant (positive)
more distant (comparative)
most distant (superlative)

She liked to travel to distant places.

A distant person is someone who is hard to get to know.

My best friend is so quiet and distant, even I don't know him too well sometimes.


liveliest

The superlative form of lively; most lively.


livelier

The comparative form of lively; more lively.


utter

utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

Don't utter that name again!

To utter is to put something into circulation.

He tried to utter a fake bank note at the shop.


utter

His attempt to fly was an utter failure.

When the lights were turned off, we were left in utter darkness.


forged

The past tense and past participle of forge.


utters

The third-person singular form of utter.


uttered

The past tense and past participle of utter.


forges

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


forges

The third-person singular form of forge.


microscopes

microscope (singular)
microscopes (plural)

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


bossier

bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

The comparative form of bossy; more bossy.


neptunium

Neptunium is a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.


bossiest

The superlative form of bossy; most bossy.


shortages

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


odors

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


capitalisms

capitalism (singular)
capitalisms (plural)

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


critical

critical (positive)
more critical (comparative)
most critical (superlative)

Something that criticizes or includes criticism.

A critical review.

If something is critical, it is very important.

It's critical that my package arrives on time.

If a person is in critical condition, they are badly injured.

He got hit by a car and is in critical condition.


unimportant

Something unimportant is not important, it is minor or petty.

He had to know the starting time, but the other details were unimportant.


momentums

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


juvenile delinquent

juvenile delinquent (singular)
juvenile delinquents (plural)

A juvenile delinquent is a young, or youth, criminal.

The juvenile delinquent was jailed for smashing shop windows.


birthrights

birthright (singular)
birthrights (plural)

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


surplusses

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


juvenile delinquents

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


trajectory

trajectory (singular)
trajectories (plural)

Trajectory is the path that something like an arrow takes when it is shot into the air.


political correctness

political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

Political correctness is using words/language that won't offend people who are usually discriminated against such as immigrants or disabled people.


nucleuses

nucleus (singular)
nuclei or nucleuses (plural)

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


backwoods

Backwoods are an area of forest or woodlands, far from any towns.

The family enjoyed camping in the backwoods.


bluebells

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


fastenings

fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

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


surplus

surplus (singular)
surpluses or surplusses (plural)

A surplus is when there is more of a good than is strictly needed.


pest

A pest is an insect that spreads disease or bothers people in some way.

We had to call pest control to get rid of this infestation in my house.

A pest is an annoying, bothersome person.

My little brother is so annoying, he's such a pest.


intuition

intuition (singular)
intuitions (plural)

Intuition is knowing something or how to do it without thinking about it.

She just had a sense, an intuition, that something was wrong.


birthright

A birthright is a right, or possession, you get when you are born.

The prince knew he would be king one day, it was his birthright.


packings

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


cleavages

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


accumulating

accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)


faux

When something is a faux, it is a fake and not real.

She was wearing faux leather.


pests

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


accumulated

The past tense and past participle of accumulate.


trajectories

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


protections

protection (singular)
protections (plural)

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


bossy

A bossy person often tells others what to do.

Mary is so bossy, always telling me what to do.


eager

eager (positive)
more eager (comparative)
most eager (superlative)

To be eager is to hardly be able to wait to do something.

They were eager to see the new movie.


intuitions

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


depriving

deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)


improbable

improbable (positive)
more improbable (comparative)
most improbable (superlative)

Something that is improbable is not likely to happen.

He needs to consider every outcome, even the most improbable ones.


climbers

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


troublemakers

troublemaker (singular)
troublemakers (plural)

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


assaulted

assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assault.


cusps

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


momentum

momentum (singular)
momentums or momenta (plural)

The momentum is the way something keeps going after you stop pushing it.

The rock rolled down the hill. It had too much momentum. Nobody could stop it.


generalizations

generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

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


implausible

implausible (positive)
more implausible (comparative)
most implausible (superlative)

A third world war is implausible now that so many countries are closely linked economically.


protection

Protection is keeping something or someone safe.

She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.

I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.


consignments

consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

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


prescient

Prescient people are able to know what will happen in the future.


imitated

imitate (canonical)
imitates (third-person singular)
imitated (past)
imitated (past participle)
imitating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of imitate.


evaporate

evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

To evaporate is to turn from liquid into air.

If you leave a pot of water on a hot stove, the water will evaporate.


distinctive

distinctive (positive)
more distinctive (comparative)
most distinctive (superlative)

Distinctive is something that's noticeable because it's different.

She knew it was him as soon as she heard his distinctive laugh.

Tigers have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on their fur.


capitalism

capitalism (singular)
capitalisms (plural)

Capitalism is an economic system in which ordinary people own land and businesses and use them to increase their wealth.

East Germany changed from the Soviet Union's type of socialism to the Western type of capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Many people blame capitalism for poverty and pollution.

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accumulate

If you accumulate something, you bring it together.

He worried that the paperwork would accumulate on his desk if he took a day off work.

By saving small amounts of money each week, he watched his wealth accumulate over the years.


onions

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


onion

An onion is a vegetable of the genus Allium. They can make you cry when you cut them.

She liked eating onions, but they made her cry.


crab

A crab is a sea animal with a shell and pincers.


crabs

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


nucleus

nucleus (singular)
nuclei or nucleuses (plural)

A nucleus is the central part of something, such as a cell or an atom.

Our cells store their genetic information in their nucleus.

The nucleus of an atom is made up of protons and neutrons.


assaults

The third-person singular form of assault.


deprives

The third-person singular form of deprive.


climber

She was a famous mountain climber.

A social climber is a person who tries to get a higher position in society.

A plant that climbs is called a climber.

Clematis is a climber, used to cover walls.


bluebell

A bluebell is a small blue flowering bulb of the genus Hyacinthoides.

He went into the garden to pick a bluebell.


political correctnesses

political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

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


chefs

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


generalization

The process of forming general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

The process of reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.


foreshortening

foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)


accumulates

accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accumulate.


brushwood

Brushwood is wood from branches or shrubs.

They collected brushwood for a small camp fire.


foiled

foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of foil.


chef

The restaurant had a really good chef.

A chef is the person in charge of a large kitchen.

The chef wrote out the menus for the coming week.


creepers

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


localities

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


generalizing

generalize (canonical)
generalizes (third-person singular)
generalized (past)
generalized (past participle)
generalizing (present participle)


wisdom

Wisdom is the skillful use of knowledge and insight to make a good decision.


bales

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


bales

bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)


foil

A foil is a sword used in the sport of fencing.

He struck his opponent three times with his foil.

He wrapped his sandwich in aluminium foil.


foil

To foil is to stop somebody who is trying to do something.

The guard was able to foil the bad man from hurting the little girl.


cusp

The cusp on his back tooth had broken.

They could see the cusp of the moon.

When two curved lines meet, they create a cusp.

A cusp is a point from which everything changes.

The scientist was at the cusp of a great discovery.


Bezawada


foiling

The police were often foiling his evil plans.


Bejawada


troublemaker

troublemaker (singular)
troublemakers (plural)

A troublemaker is someone who causes problems or makes trouble.

John was not liked by many people because he was a troublemaker.


imitates

The third-person singular form of imitate.


Warangal

Warangal is a city in the southern part of India


Vijayawada

Vijayawada is a city in the southern part of India


imitate

To imitate is to copy what someone else says or does.

The monkey imitated every action I made.


cleavage

Cleavage is the gap between a woman's breasts.

Her low cut dress showed her cleavage.

Cleavage is a when something is split into two parts.

There was a cleavage in the group between those who wanted to wait and those who wanted to leave.


Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a city in the southern part of India.


contoured

contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contour.


deprived

deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deprive.


baking soda

Baking soda is a common name for sodium bicarbonate, a white powder usually used in baking.

He forgot the baking soda, so his cake did not rise in the oven.


locality

The fact or quality of having a position in space.

The features or surroundings of a particular place.

An area or district considered as the site of certain activities.

Limitation to a county, district, or place.


skating

skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)


Chennai

Chennai is the name of a city in the southern part of India


ambitious

ambitious (positive)
more ambitious (comparative)
most ambitious (superlative)

Someone who is ambitious always wants to do or to be something positive.

Robert, a very ambitious man from our department, nominated himself to be the new supervisor.


foreshorten

His use of tobacco would foreshorten his life by ten years.

An artist can foreshorten lines on a drawing to make it look like it has depth.


Tirumala

Tirumala is a city in the southern part of India


gesticulated

gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gesticulate.


skated

The past tense and past participle of skate.


Guntur

Guntur is a city in the southern part of India


generalized

The past tense and past participle of generalize.


urea

The main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals.


assaulting

assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)


shortage

A shortage is when there is too little of something.

There has been a shortage of food because of the drought.

The company had a shortage of qualified candidates for the job.


gesticulate

When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others.

When he was excited he would gesticulate wildly.


bale

A bale is a large bundle, or package, tied with wire, rope, or string.

The farmer used the straw bale to feed his sheep.


bale

If you bale, you create a bale from hay.

The hay was baled so it would be easier to transport.


foreshortened

The past tense and past participle of foreshorten.


Indians

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


foils

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


clothier

A clothier is a person who makes and sells clothes.

I went to the clothier to get a new suit.


evaporated

evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of evaporate.

The water in the cooking pot evaporated because I fell asleep and forgot about it.


generalizes

The third-person singular form of generalize.


skates

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


skates

The third-person singular form of skate.


consignment

consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

The shop got a consignment of new books.

A shop that has goods on consignment can send them back if they are not sold.


generalize

When you generalize you speak in general, or in vague terms.

To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

To spread throughout the body and become part of the body's system.


assault

When you assault someone, you attack and hurt that person.

He punched someone and got arrested for assault.


reconnoitring

reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)


foreshortens

The third-person singular form of foreshorten.


clothiers

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


wonderful

wonderful (positive)
more wonderful (comparative)
most wonderful (superlative)

Something wonderful is exciting, excellent, and creates feelings of wonder.

The newly discovered continent was full of strange and wonderful creatures.


evaporates

The third-person singular form of evaporate.


fastening

fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)


fastening

fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose.


reconnoitred

The past tense and past participle of reconnoitre.


contours

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


contours

The third-person singular form of contour.


carters

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


contour

He liked the contour of her body.

A contour is a line that shows the outline of the shape.

I started with a contour drawing of the mountains.

A contour line joins places of the same height on a map.

Tightly spaced contour lines mean steep slopes.


contour

To contour is to draw or create the outline of a shape.

He would contour the seat so that it would fit the human shape and be comfortable to sit on.


microscopic

microscopic (positive)
more microscopic (comparative)
most microscopic (superlative)

If something is microscopic, it is very small. It is too small to be seen with the eye.


Indian

An Indian is a person from India or a person whose family is from India.

An Indian is a person having descents of Native Americans.


aisles

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


carter

A carter is a person who drives carts or wagons.

The carter had a team of four horses to pull his heavy cart.


gesticulates

The third-person singular form of gesticulate.


cookers

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


deprive

To deprive is to keep something from someone.

The mafia mastermind was deprived of the use of telephones in prison.


humanitarian

humanitarian (positive)
more humanitarian (comparative)
most humanitarian (superlative)

Concerned and interested about the welfare of people. Trying to reduce the grieving and pain of people.


humanitarian

humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

A person with such interests and concerns.


pessimistic

pessimistic (positive)
more pessimistic (comparative)
most pessimistic (superlative)

A pessimistic person is always expecting the worst to happen.


breeder

A breeder is a person who breeds plants or animals.

I met a plant breeder at the seedling farm.

A breeder is an animal kept for breeding.

The champion bull was kept at the farm as a breeder.

A breeder is a person attracted to members of the opposite sex.


aisle

An aisle is the space between two sets of seats.


punishable

punishable (positive)
more punishable (comparative)
most punishable (superlative)

To be punishable someone must do, or have done, something that needs to be punished.

Spitting on the floor was a punishable offence.


reconnoitres

The third-person singular form of reconnoitre.


breeders

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


debiting

debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)


depict

depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

To depict is to show, illustrate, or represent someone or something.

Smoking is depicted as harmful to your health


contouring

contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)


cunning

Cunning is the skill of being very clever, usually to trick or fool someone else.

His new plan to attack the castle showed great cunning.


cunning

cunning (positive)
more cunning (comparative)
most cunning (superlative)

Something that is cunning uses skills to trick or deceive others.

The cunning fox was able to climb over the fence into the hen house.


hetero

One who is attracted to members of the opposite sex.


hetero

hetero (positive)
more hetero (comparative)
most hetero (superlative)

If someone is hetero, they are attracted to members of the opposite sex.


creeper

The fence was covered with Virginia creeper.

A mechanic's creeper is a board with wheels on it. People can lie on them to move around while working under cars.

He was at work on the creeper and only his legs could be seen sticking out from under the car.

This creeper at the park kept asking for my number even though I didn't know him.


optimistic

optimistic (positive)
more optimistic (comparative)
most optimistic (superlative)

A person who is optimistic expects the best in all possible ways.

He is very optimistic about his plans that they will succeed.


gesticulating

gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)


amended

amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of amend.


amend

If you amend a law, statement, or piece of writing, you change it to make it better or fix a mistake.

Pakistan has amended a law to give new powers to army courts.


debit

A debit is a written record of a debt in an account book.

I wrote the amount he owed into the debit column of the account book.


debit

To debit is to add a debt to an account.

The bank agreed to debit his account for the cost of his new suit.


unsuspicious

unsuspicious (positive)
more unsuspicious (comparative)
most unsuspicious (superlative)

The unsuspicious crowd never thought that he was lying.


premiums

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


reconnoitre

reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)

If you reconnoitre, you perform a reconnaissance of an area.

Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.

/ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

/ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/


aeolian

Something that is aeolian is formed or caused by wind.

Sanddunes are made by the wind: they are aeolian in origin.


architect

architect (singular)
architects (plural)

An architect is a person who designs and plans buildings.

We had an architect design our new house.


lifestyles

lifestyle (singular)
lifestyles (plural)

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


pathologies

pathology (singular)
pathologies (plural)

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


typists

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


architects

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


jetted

jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jet.


skate

An ice skate is a steel blade, which are worn on the feet to travel across ice.

A roller skate has wheels, which are worn on the feet, to travel across smooth surfaces.

A skate board is a small piece of wood with wheels on the bottom.

A skate is a type of ray with a flat body.


skate

skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

To skate is to travel using roller skates, ice skates, or a skate board.

I loved to ice skate during the winter.


roosters

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


culpable

culpable (positive)
more culpable (comparative)
most culpable (superlative)

Culpable is to deserve blame, especially as something wrong

I am culpable for stealing your money.


premium

A premium is an amount of money paid for insurance.

He had to pay a higher premium after his house burnt down.

Premium is something that high quality and in short supply.

We had to pay a premium price for a glass of water in the desert.


ureas

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


stubbed

stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stub.


negligent

negligent (positive)
more negligent (comparative)
most negligent (superlative)

Negligent is being careless, without giving enough or proper attention.


depicted

depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of depict.


adjuster

One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "claims adjuster."


humanitarians

humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

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


acidities

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


AD

AD is short for the Latin words anno Domini, which means in the year of our Lord. You use AD to refer to a date after the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.

The Romans started building the Colosseum in 70 AD.


rooster

The rooster crowed loudly every morning.


hacked

hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hack.


lifestyle

His lifestyle was not a good example for young people.

the totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group


cooker

A cooker is a stove, or a pot, used to cook food.

We bought a new gas cooker.


infusions

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


Rajshahi

Rajshahi is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


minted

mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mint.


co-dependent

Co-dependent is a relationship in which a person allows another person to control them.


co-dependent

co-dependent (singular)
co-dependents (plural)

A co-dependent person does not act to meet their own needs; a doormat.


Rangpur

Rangpur is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


ambassadors

ambassador (singular)
ambassadors (plural)

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


nodes

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


durries

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


subscribing

subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)


subscriptions

subscription (singular)
subscriptions (plural)

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


stubs

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


a.m.

a.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between midnight and noon.

The program starts at 9 a.m.


Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar is a district in Bangladesh.

I live in Cox's Bazar.

Cox's Bazar is also a tourist spot in Bangladesh.

Cox's Bazar is situated at the most south of Bangladesh.


beware

Beware of the dog because it bites.


depicts

The third-person singular form of depict.


Khulna

Khulna is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


adjusters

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


Barisal

Barisal is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


miscreant

miscreant (singular)
miscreants (plural)


Jessore

I live in Jessore.


heteros

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


miscreants

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


loudnesses

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


airmail

Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air.

Goods are generally shipped by airmail.


cynical

cynical (positive)
more cynical (comparative)
most cynical (superlative)

If someone is cynical, they have a negative attitude towards life.

He is a cynical person who seems to complain about everything.


fantastic

fantastic (positive)
more fantastic (comparative)
most fantastic (superlative)

Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.

His fantastic post-school had all failed.

She had a fantastic view of her own importance that no one else shared.

Not believable; maybe only possible in fantasy.

The events were so fantastic that all the audience went silent.

She entered the lab and admired the fantastic machines around her.

wonderful; marvelous; excellent; really good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

"I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"


resent

resent (canonical)
resents (third-person singular)
resented (past)
resented (past participle)
resenting (present participle)

Resent is to be angry or bitter about something.

I resent having to do homework when I could be outside playing.


patriotism

patriotism (singular)
patriotisms (plural)

Patriotism is love, support, and defense of one's country.

Americans get a burst of patriotism every year on July 4 when they celebrate Independence Day.


abortions

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


alternating

alternate (canonical)
alternates (third-person singular)
alternated (past)
alternated (past participle)
alternating (present participle)


acidity

The quality of sour; sourness to the taste, as in the acidity of lemon juice.

Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.

Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.


subscription

Having access to a resource for a period of time.

I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

My library subscription is about to expire.

The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.


Sylhet

Sylhet also is a district and a sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


alleviate

alleviate (canonical)
alleviates (third-person singular)
alleviated (past)
alleviated (past participle)
alleviating (present participle)

If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.

Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.


Mymensingh

I live in Mymensingh.


Magura

I live in Magura.


hypothesizes

hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hypothesize.


stubbing

stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)


accelerator

accelerator (singular)
accelerators (plural)

An accelerator is the pedal in a vehicle which you step on to make it go faster.

He took his foot off the accelerator and the car started to slow down.


cheerful

cheerful (positive)
more cheerful (comparative)
most cheerful (superlative)

A person that is cheerful is happy and optimistic.

He is a very cheerful guy. He is always laughing and talking to the others.


alternates

The third-person singular form of alternate.


deficits

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


caged

cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cage.

He walked up and down liked a caged tiger.


mint

Mint is a plant that can be eaten in the genus Mentha which has very strong-smelling leaves.

We had a mint sauce to pour on the roast lamb.

Mint is a lolly or candy flavored with the mint plant.

She sucked on a mint to make her breathe smell nice.

There was a high fence around the mint.

He made a mint selling his house at the right time.


mint

mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)

The government need to mint extra coins.

He was able to make people smile when he would mint a new word.


acquaintance

acquaintance (singular)
acquaintances (plural)

An acquaitance is someone you know slightly but not well.

He's an old acquaintance of mine.


aloud

When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.

When we were children, our father read aloud to us.

If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.

He really must be careful about thinking aloud. Who knew what he might say?


armchairs

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


archbishops

archbishop (singular)
archbishops (plural)

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


p.m.

p.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between 12 noon and 12 midnight.

The spa closes at 9:00 pm.


grilled

grill (canonical)
grills (third-person singular)
grilled (past)
grilled (past participle)
grilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grill.


typist

A typist is a person who writes things using a typewriter.

He was a good typist, and could write more than 40 words per minute.


decked

deck (canonical)
decks (third-person singular)
decked (past)
decked (past participle)
decking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deck.


aborigines

aborigine (singular)
aborigines (plural)

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


grills

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


grills

The third-person singular form of grill.


infusion

A product made of a liquid which has had other ingredients in it to extract useful qualities.

An extract of many ingredients makes a refreshing infusion.

The act of soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

The act of installing a quality into a person.

1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 1


dental

Dental describes anything to do with the teeth.

I use dental floss to clean between my teeth.


deck

The sailors had to clean the top deck.

A deck is the space between the floors of a ship.

The cannons were lined up in the gun deck.

A deck is something that is like the floor of a ship.

We sat on the top deck of the bus.

A deck is the outside floor of a house or building without a roof.

We went out onto the observation deck at the top of the tall building.

The bridge was closed while the deck was being repaired.

Before playing poker, you need to shuffle the deck.


deck

When you deck something, you dress it up.

We had to deck out the room with ribbons for the party.

If you deck someone, you knock them down to the floor.

He was so angry, I thought he would deck me.


bewares

beware (canonical)
bewares (third-person singular)
bewared (past)
bewared (past participle)
bewaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of beware.


node

A node is a centre point, where parts meet.

The railway station was the town's transport node where all the buses stopped.

The doctor examined his armpit to feel the lymph node.

A node is a swelling on a plant which becomes a new branch or leaf.

A node is the point on a wave where the amplitude is zero.

A node is the point on an orbit where it crosses a plane.

(computing) A node is a computer in the context of a network.


agriculture

Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.

Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture.

/ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

/ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/


debited

debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of debit.


alleviated

The past tense and past participle of alleviate.


acquaintances

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


fantasying

fantasy (canonical)
fantasies (third-person singular)
fantasied (past)
fantasied (past participle)
fantasying (present participle)


architecture

architecture (singular)
architectures (plural)

Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.

He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.

The architecture of a building is the style in which it is designed and constructed.

The architecture of something is its structure.


charlatans

charlatan (singular)
charlatans (plural)

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


alleviating

alleviate (canonical)
alleviates (third-person singular)
alleviated (past)
alleviated (past participle)
alleviating (present participle)


AIDS

AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases.

The AIDS epidemic in the United States began in the 1980s.

AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.


subscribes

subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of subscribe.


pathology

pathology (singular)
pathologies (plural)

The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.

/pəˈθɒlədʒi/


hypothesizing

hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)


debits

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


debits

The third-person singular form of debit.


shipwrecked

shipwreck (canonical)
shipwrecks (third-person singular)
shipwrecked (past)
shipwrecked (past participle)
shipwrecking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shipwreck.


arenas

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


deficit

A deficit is a lack or shortage of something, such as money.


cages

cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)


durrie

The durrie was so pretty that we hung it on the wall.

A durrie is an Australian word for cigarette.

Hey mate, have you got a spare durrie?


decks

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


aboriginals

aboriginal (singular)
aboriginals (plural)

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


shipwrecks

shipwreck (singular)
shipwrecks (plural)

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


shipwrecks

The third-person singular form of shipwreck.


charlatan

A charlatan is someone who fools another person.

Do not pay that charlatan any more money.


abortion

If a woman has an abortion, her pregnancy is ended deliberately.

She's had two abortions.


fantasied

The past tense and past participle of fantasy.


amends

Amends are the apologies or payment given to a person due to loss or injury.

Making amends is an important step after a fight.


amends

amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

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


resented

resent (canonical)
resents (third-person singular)
resented (past)
resented (past participle)
resenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of resent.


abbreviating

abbreviate (canonical)
abbreviates (third-person singular)
abbreviated (past)
abbreviated (past participle)
abbreviating (present participle)


fuse

A fuse is a length of cord that will burn and is used to set off explosives.

After lighting the fuse, the miners moved away to a safe area.

A fuse is a switch used to set off an explosive.

The soldier carefully set the fuse on the bomb.

A fuse is a thin piece of wire that will melt if it gets too hot.

We lost power after after the faulty toaster made the fuse melt.


fuse

fuse (canonical)
fuses (third-person singular)
fused (past)
fused (past participle)
fusing (present participle)

Fuse is to mix or join two or more things together.


hacking

hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)


shipwreck

A shipwreck is the remains of a ship that has sunk or run aground. It can no longer be used.

The "Titanic" shipwreck is very deep in the ocean.

I know a man who likes to explore shipwrecks.

When a ship sinks or runs aground, it is called a shipwreck.

The sinking of the "Titanic" was a shipwreck.

Shipwrecks occur around the world.


shipwreck

Shipwreck is to destroy a ship in an accident.

They were shipwrecked on a small island.


abbreviate

If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.

Alexander abbreviated his first name to Alec.

It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.


jets

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


jets

jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)


alleviates

The third-person singular form of alleviate.


acquitted

acquit (canonical)
acquits (third-person singular)
acquitted (past)
acquitted (past participle)
acquitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acquit.


grilling

grill (canonical)
grills (third-person singular)
grilled (past)
grilled (past participle)
grilling (present participle)

He could smell the food grilling on the barbecue.


apparently

You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true.

Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.

Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.


ample

ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.

There'll be ample opportunity to relax, swim and soak up some sun.

The design of the ground floor created ample space for a good-sized kitchen.

If you describe someone's figure as ample, you mean that they are large in a pleasant or attractive way.

... a young mother with a baby resting against her ample bosom.


absurd

absurd (positive)
absurder (comparative)
absurdest (superlative)

Something absurd is ridiculous and stupid.

Saying that a fish cannot swim in water is just absurd.

It was absurd for him to start a business selling rusty nails!


hacks

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


acquits

The third-person singular form of acquit.


subscribed

subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of subscribe.


mints

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


mints

mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)


resents

The third-person singular form of resent.


abbreviated

The past tense and past participle of abbreviate.


abbreviated

If something is abbreviated, it is shortened.

The abbreviated book cost less because it wasn't as big.


alternated

alternate (canonical)
alternates (third-person singular)
alternated (past)
alternated (past participle)
alternating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of alternate.


shipwrecking

shipwreck (canonical)
shipwrecks (third-person singular)
shipwrecked (past)
shipwrecked (past participle)
shipwrecking (present participle)


archbishop

archbishop (singular)
archbishops (plural)

In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a certain country or region.

A new archbishop was recently appointed.

/ˌɑː(r)tʃˈbɪʃəp/


arena

An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.

We went to the arena to watch the football game.

You can refer to a field of activity, especially one where there is a lot of conflict or action, as an arena of a particular kind.

Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.


hypothesized

hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hypothesize.


alternate

To alternate is change between two positions.

She would alternate between laughing and crying without warning.

My wife and I would alternate doing the dishes.

To alternate, something changes regularly and repeatedly.

The traffic lights would alternate from red to green.


abbreviates

The third-person singular form of abbreviate.


Arabic

Arabic is a language that is spoken in the Middle East and in parts of North Africa.

She is learning Arabic.


Arabic

Something that is Arabic belongs or relates to the language, writing, or culture of the Arabs.

An Arabic numeral is one of the written figures such as 1, 2, 3, or 4.

The clock is available with either Roman or Arabic numerals.


allergic

If you are allergic to something, you become ill when you eat it or touch it.

I'm allergic to cats, they make me sneeze.


bewaring

beware (canonical)
bewares (third-person singular)
bewared (past)
bewared (past participle)
bewaring (present participle)


absent-minded

absent-minded (positive)
more absent-minded (comparative)
most absent-minded (superlative)

Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

In his later life he became even more absent-minded.


aborigine

aborigine (singular)
aborigines (plural)

Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.


gorgeous

gorgeous (positive)
more gorgeous (comparative)
most gorgeous (superlative)

All my classmates agreed that Bella was absolutely gorgeous.

The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous.

Israeli hummus is absolutely gorgeous.


approximately

Approximately is close to, but not exactly.

Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements.


grocers

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


aboriginal

aboriginal (singular)
aboriginals (plural)

An Aboriginal is an Australian aborigine.

He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales.


aboriginal

Aboriginal means belonging or relating to the Australian Aborigines.

They saw the Aboriginal rock art in the Northern Territory.

The aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived.

Most Canadians acknowledge that the aboriginal people have had a rotten deal.


emigrant

An emigrant is a person who has left their own country to live in another country.

In the 1840's about 30,000 emigrants left Ireland every year.


abounds

abound (canonical)
abounds (third-person singular)
abounded (past)
abounded (past participle)
abounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abound.


ambassador

ambassador (singular)
ambassadors (plural)

An ambassador is an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there.

The German ambassador to Poland lives in Warsaw.


cage

A cage is a structure made with wire or bars, to hold an animal.

The bird lived in a large wire cage near the window.

A cage is a something that holds things in, to protect or to keep imprisoned.

Your heart is inside your rib cage.


cage

cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)

Cage is to place something in a wire or barred structure so that they can not get out.

We had to cage the lion to keep it from escaping.


fantasies

The plural of fantasy; more than one fantasy.


fantasies

fantasy (canonical)
fantasies (third-person singular)
fantasied (past)
fantasied (past participle)
fantasying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fantasy.


grocery

Groceries are food and other household supplies that you buy in a store.

I'm going to pick up some groceries. Do you need anything?

A grocery is a shop or store that sells groceries.

I'm going to the grocery to get some milk.


ponchos

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


loudness

Loudness depends on the amplitde of a sound wave.

Loudness is how loud or soft any kind of sound is.


grill

{{countable]} A grill is a cooking surface which has parallel metal bars.

I like steak when it is cooked on a grill.

The most popular meal at the hotel was the mixed grill.


grill

grill (canonical)
grills (third-person singular)
grilled (past)
grilled (past participle)
grilling (present participle)

He thought he would grill the steak.

The police would grill the suspect for hours.


acquitting

acquit (canonical)
acquits (third-person singular)
acquitted (past)
acquitted (past participle)
acquitting (present participle)


armchair

An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.

She was sitting in an armchair with blankets wrapped round her.


armchair

An armchair critic, fan, or traveller knows about a particular subject from reading or hearing about it rather than from practical experience.

This great book is ideal for both the travelling supporter and the armchair fan.


poncho

A poncho is a simple garment, like a blanket, with a hole for the head to go through.

He bought a poncho on his last trip to Bolivia.


abounded

The past tense and past participle of abound.


dead ends

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


bewared

The past tense and past participle of beware.


hack

A hack is someone who works hard, but does not get great results.

He thinks he's a great rapper but he's just a hack.

A hack is a horse that is hired to others.

I rode a hack into the valley.

A hack is a way to gain access to parts of a computer program.

He got really high scores in that computer game but we knew he was using a hack.


hack

hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)

He decided to hack the tree in half.

To hack is to break into a computer or make programs do things they wouldn't normally do.

I was worried someone could hack into my e-mail account and get my credit card number.


resilience

resilience (singular)
resiliences (plural)

Resilience is the mental strength to recover from misfortune.

He needed resilience to continue working after the death of his wife.

Resilience is elasticity, how much something can stretch.

The scientists measured the resilience of the metal beam.


emigrants

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


infection

infection (singular)
infections (plural)

An infection is when germs enter the body and make it sick.

He had a serious infection from the cut on his arm.

An infection is the state of being infected.

The doctor had to treat a person with a scabies infection.


acquit

If someone is acquitted of a crime, they have been tried in a court and found not guilty.

He was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.


fantasy

That which comes from one's imagination.

The literary genre of magic and fictive medieval technology.


fantasy

To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.


dead end

A dead end is a path or road that leads nowhere, which means that the only way back is to turn around.

That road on the left comes to a dead end.


abound

If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.

The book abounds with close-up images from space.

Fish abound in the ocean.


stub

A stub is a short piece of something left when the rest has been used.

He chewed on the stub of his pencil.

A stub is the part of a ticket or cheque that you keep.

He put the ticket stub into his pocket and entered the theatre.

They cut off the branch, leaving a small stub.

In Wiktionary and Wikipedia, a stub is an article that is short and not complete.

He was angry, because the article he needed for his homework was just a stub.


stub

stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)

To stub is to put out something burning by crushing it.

Before entering the building, he had to stub out his cigarette.

If you stub your toe, you hit it hard against something.

I was scared walking in bare feet, because I could stub my toe.

The farmer needed to stub his field before he could plant a new crop.


jet

A jet is a stream of gas or liquid forced through a small opening.

A jet of water burst through the broken pipe.

A jet is the opening where a stream of gas or liquid can be forced.

The gas stove would not work because the jet was blocked.

A jet is an aircraft powered by a jet engine.

The jet landed at the airport.

Jet is a hard, black coal, that is used for jewellery.

She was wearing her mother's jet necklace.


jet

She had jet black hair.


jet

jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

To jet is to travel by a jet powered aircraft.

We had to jet from Rome to London.


compassionate

compassionate (positive)
more compassionate (comparative)
most compassionate (superlative)

If someone or something is compassionate, they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.

The nurse was a very caring, compassionate person.


cross-contamination

Cross-contamination is the transfer of disease-causing microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, from one food to another.


hypoboles

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


infections

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


farinaceous

farinaceous (positive)
more farinaceous (comparative)
most farinaceous (superlative)

/ˌfærəˈneɪʃəs/


accelerators

accelerator (singular)
accelerators (plural)

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


hypobole

A hypobole is an understatement to create emphasis or effect. It is the opposite of hyperbole.


intuitive

intuitive (positive)
more intuitive (comparative)
most intuitive (superlative)

If something is intuitive, you can learn or understand it without thinking about it much.


patriotisms

patriotism (singular)
patriotisms (plural)

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


inoperative

When something is inoperative, it is not working or not functioning, usually because it is idle or has broken down.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States.


subscribe

subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

Would you like to subscribe or subscribe a friend to our new magazine, Lexicography Illustrated?

To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a cell phone plan.

To believe or agree with a theory or an idea.

I don’t subscribe to that theory.

To pay money to be a member of an organization.

To contribute or promise to contribute money to a common fund.

1913: Theodore Roosevelt, autobiography — ... under no circumstances could I ever again be nominated for any public office, as no corporation would subscribe to a campaign fund if I was on the ticket, and that they would subscribe most heavily to beat me;

1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations — The capital which had been subscribed to this bank, at two different subscriptions, amounted to one hundred and sixty thousand pounds, of which eighty per cent only was paid up.

To write one's name at the bottom of a document, to sign.

To admit to being inferior or in the wrong.


enumerations

enumeration (singular)
enumerations (plural)

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


resiliences

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


autisms

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


surendered


deathbeds

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


disparage

disparage (canonical)
disparages (third-person singular)
disparaged (past)
disparaged (past participle)
disparaging (present participle)

If you disparage someone, you make fun of or degrade them.

The Constitution shall not disparage others and put them in a bad light.


hypothesize

hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)

To hypothesize is to make a guess, a hypothesis, based on the available evidence.

The detective hypothesized that the criminal could have escaped through the heating vents.

/hʌɪˈpɒθɪsʌɪz/


Turks

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


disorders

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


abstraction

abstraction (singular)
abstractions (plural)

An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.

Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?

A line that has no width is only an abstraction.

Abstraction is the state of being very deep in thought.

Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'

Abstraction is the use of shapes and patterns in art.

Her paintings grew larger, and the images changed from abstraction to realism.


sovereigns

sovereign (singular)
sovereigns (plural)

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


inverted

invert (canonical)
inverts (third-person singular)
inverted (past)
inverted (past participle)
inverting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of invert.


pitched battles

pitched battle (singular)
pitched battles (plural)

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


tactics

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


acclaimed

acclaim (canonical)
acclaims (third-person singular)
acclaimed (past)
acclaimed (past participle)
acclaiming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acclaim.


shoreland

shoreland (singular)
shorelands (plural)

The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc.


inscriptions

inscription (singular)
inscriptions (plural)

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


suzerains

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


gulls

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


stringent

stringent (positive)
more stringent (comparative)
most stringent (superlative)

If the requirements of something is stringent, it is strict.

They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.


lateral

lateral (positive)
more lateral (comparative)
most lateral (superlative)

An object's lateral refers to the side of it.

The lateral extension of the wall was 30 metres.


loaves

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


pitched battle

A hostile battle involving prolonged fighting between opposing forces in close combat.

1594, William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, act 1, sc. 2:


accomplish

accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.

They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.


grocer

A grocer is a person who sells groceries (foodstuffs and household items) retail from a grocery.

John worked as a grocer when he was young.


feast days

feast day (singular)
feast days (plural)

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


livery

Livery is the formal dress of an upper class servant, usually suggesting the 18th century with gold braid, gold buttons, waistcoat, pumps, powdered wig.

The Queen's footmen wear livery on formal occasions.


superposition

Superposition means one on top of the other, "placed above".

The superposition of rock strata means they are found one on top of the other.


depositing

deposit (canonical)
deposits (third-person singular)
deposited (past)
deposited (past participle)
depositing (present participle)


nightfalls

nightfall (singular)
nightfalls (plural)

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


duchesses

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


autism

Autism is a disorder where a person has limited communication, little social interaction, have very limited interests, and often do the same things repeatedly.

Because their child continually rocked back and forward without speaking, the parents thought it might be autism.


feast day

A day allocated in celebration of a particular saint.

March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.


mushroom

A mushroom is a fungus that grows on soil or on dying wood.

While in the forest, make sure to look on dead trees for mushrooms!


enumeration

A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.


Megen


accomplishes

The third-person singular form of accomplish.


archers

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


throne

A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop or leader.

The position of a sovereign or leader itself.

The King is the only person that can sit on the throne.


thrones

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


deposited

The past tense and past participle of deposit.


Shetland pony

Shetland pony (singular)
Shetland ponies (plural)

A Shetland pony is a very small pony originally bred on the Shetland Islands of Scotland that is a favorite with children


hostage

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of an action or act; that upon completion of that act the person is to be released.


royal family

royal family (singular)
royal families (plural)

The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state.


illegitimacy

illegitimacy (singular)
illegitimacies (plural)

The state or condition of being illegitimate.


Turk

A Turk is someone who is from Turkey or someone who is part of the Turkic ethnic groups.

My father is a Turk, but my family has never visited Turkey.


inscription

An inscription is the words cut into or printed on a stone or other surface.

The inscription says he died 100 years ago.


tactic

A tactic is an action or plan to achieve a specific goal.

A tactic is a maneuver used against an enemy.


inverts

The third-person singular form of invert.


nightfall

Nightfall is the end of the day; the beginning of night.

Nightfall is when it becomes completely dark outside because the sun went down.

Nightfall was 45 minutes after sunset this evening.


duchess

The female ruler of a duchy (where women can reign).


vernacular

vernacular (singular)
vernaculars (plural)

Vernacular refers to the language spoken by the people in their own country.

The Bible was translated from Latin into the vernacular.


overlords

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


hostages

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


disloyal

It would be disloyal to let him go alone.


upstages

upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of upstage.


sovereign

sovereign (positive)
more sovereign (comparative)
most sovereign (superlative)

A country that is sovereign is able to control itself without the influence of other countries.

Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign state by few countries.

Something that is sovereign has supreme power.


sovereign

sovereign (singular)
sovereigns (plural)

A sovereign is a monarch or the ruler of a country.

A sovereign is a person who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

A sovereign is a gold coin formerly used in the United Kingdom.


construes

construe (canonical)
construes (third-person singular)
construed (past)
construed (past participle)
construing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of construe.


avocados

avocado (singular)
avocados or avocadoes (plural)

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


illegitimate

They set up an illegitimate government.

He was an illegitimate child.

/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/


crossbows

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


acclaim

acclaim (canonical)
acclaims (third-person singular)
acclaimed (past)
acclaimed (past participle)
acclaiming (present participle)

If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.

The group's debut album was immediately acclaimed a hip hop classic.


acclaim

Acclaim is public praise for someone or something.

All this equipment has received international acclaim from the specialist hi-fi press.


deposits

The third-person singular form of deposit.


deposits

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


prosperous

prosperous (positive)
more prosperous (comparative)
most prosperous (superlative)

Something that is prosperous is financially successful.

Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

A person or thing that is prosperous has a lot of money.

He was raised in a very prosperous household.


Virginia

Virginia is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Richmond is the capital of Virginia.


crew

A group of people working together to operate something such as a ship, factory, airplane, etc.


acclaims

The third-person singular form of acclaim.


acclaims

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


disparages

disparage (canonical)
disparages (third-person singular)
disparaged (past)
disparaged (past participle)
disparaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disparage.


interregnum

interregnum (singular)
interregnums or interregna (plural)

The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the beginning of the reign of another sovereign.

A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.


construed

The past tense and past participle of construe.


resembling

resemble (canonical)
resembles (third-person singular)
resembled (past)
resembled (past participle)
resembling (present participle)


archer

An archer is a person who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.


deposit

If you deposit something, you put it down in a place.

If you deposit money, you put it into a bank account.

I deposited £50 in my bank account.

If you deposit a coin or a note, you put it into a machine to buy something.


deposit

A deposit is something put down or left behind.

A deposit is money or other valuables left in a bank to be kept safe.

I put my jewelry in my safe deposit.

A deposit is a part payment for an item.

I paid a £50 deposit for my new television.

A deposit is a security left when borrowing something.

A deposit is a layer of matter that is found under a surface.


suzerain

A dominant nation or state which has at least some control over the subordinate state.


monarch

A monarch is the leader of a kingdom or empire.

The monarch of England is Elizabeth II.

A monarch butterfly is a kind of orange and black butterfly, Danaus plexippus.


enactment

enactment (singular)
enactments (plural)

A piece of legislation that has been authorized by a legislative person.

The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.

The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.


tights

Tights are pants worn by females that cover from the waist down to the feet.

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Georgia

Georgia is a state in the southern United States.


Abdul

Abdul is an Islamic male given name. Abdul means servant in Arabic which is derived from the word Abd.


Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan (singular)
Sri Lankans (plural)

Someone that is a person who is from Sri Lanka or has a culture from Sri Lanka.

William Gopallawa was a famous Sri Lankan president


upstaged

The past tense and past participle of upstage.


characterized

characterize (canonical)
characterizes (third-person singular)
characterized (past)
characterized (past participle)
characterizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of characterize.


resembles

The third-person singular form of resemble.


construe

To translate and explain the meaning of something.

This court must construe according to the law.


disparaged

The past tense and past participle of disparage.


maturity

Maturity is the stage of being fully grown or developed; the stage of being mature. This means being able to reproduce.

/məˈt͡ʃʊərəti/


banished

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

The past tense and past participle of banish.


royal families

royal family (singular)
royal families (plural)

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


Fathima

Fathima is an Islamic female given name.


accomplished

accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accomplish.


accomplished

accomplished (positive)
more accomplished (comparative)
most accomplished (superlative)

If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.

She is an accomplished painter.


duchy

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

She ruled the duchy while the duke was away.


disloyalty

disloyalty (singular)
disloyalties (plural)


franc

Franc is a unit of French currency before it was replaced by the euro.


falooda

Falooda is a cold and sweet drink that is rather popular in Southern Asia.


loafed

loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of loaf.


line of march

line of march (singular)
lines of march (plural)

Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.


upstaging

upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)


royalty

The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.


gobbledygook

gobbledygook (singular)
gobbledygooks (plural)

Something that is useless, incomprehensible or even nonsense writing.

Paggyita's story of the Yang Ying was gobbledygook, none of it was even true.


overlord

The duke of Normandy's overlord was the king of France.


coachman

A coachman is the person who drives a coach.

The family tipped the coachman when they arrived at their destination.

/ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/


aberrant

aberrant (positive)
more aberrant (comparative)
most aberrant (superlative)

When something is aberrant, it is straying from the right or usual course; wandering.

Something that is varying from ordinary type; abnormal; exceptional.


disorder

absence of order; a condition of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

The children left the room in disorder.

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room

The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.

A physical or psychical dysfunction and, or, malfunction.

Bulimia is an eating disorder.


banish

To send someone away and to forbid him from returning.

The king banished the rebels.


moron

A moron is someone who is an idiot or is stupid.

It is not nice to call someone a moron.


hijab

A hijab is a piece of material worn by Muslim women to cover their hair and neck.


resembled

The past tense and past participle of resemble.


marshmallows

marshmallow (singular)
marshmallows (plural)

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


inverting

invert (canonical)
inverts (third-person singular)
inverted (past)
inverted (past participle)
inverting (present participle)


tenderhearted

tenderhearted (positive)
more tenderhearted (comparative)
most tenderhearted (superlative)

When someone is tenderhearted, the person is kind, gentle and cares about other people's troubles or distress.


lychee

A lychee is a fruit, that comes from China. It is small with thick rough reddish skin, white flesh and a large seed inside.

Lychees are very sweet.

/ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃiː/


incomprehensible

incomprehensible (positive)
more incomprehensible (comparative)
most incomprehensible (superlative)

If something is incomprehensible, it is very difficult or impossible to understand.

Alan's story was incomprehensible and made almost everyone confused by what he was saying.


kite

A kite is an object made of light material that can use the wind to fly. They are held by a long string.

We went to the beach to fly a kite this summer.

Most kites eat dead animals, but some catch and eat mice and squirrels.


Kuiper belt

The Kuiper belt is a line of comets in the ridges of space.


resemble

resemble (canonical)
resembles (third-person singular)
resembled (past)
resembled (past participle)
resembling (present participle)

If two things resemble each other, it means they are similar or look like one another.

Modern computers do not resemble computers from the 1970's.


randomly

He fired randomly at all the targets.


halal

Food that Muslims can eat according to the Islamic religious practice.


rebellion

rebellion (singular)
rebellions (plural)

Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.

Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebeling.

Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.

An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.


adoption

An act of adopting a child by different parents so that the child becomes one of their own.

The dog was available for adoption, so I decided to take it.


best man

In western culture, the best man is the groom's attendant at a wedding.

John was best man at his brother's wedding.


patty

A patty is a flat circular piece of ground meat.


repeaters

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


unoccupied

unoccupied (positive)
more unoccupied (comparative)
most unoccupied (superlative)

If something is unoccupied, it is not occupied.

The tenant left, making the house unoccupied.

If someone is unoccupied, they are not busy; they are free to do something.

My dad is unoccupied and is free to get us some ice cream.


rebellions

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


gravy

A thick sauce made from the fats or juices from meat and vegetables.

I added some gravy over my plate of rice to make it tastier.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. -- Bette Davis

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money. -- Mike Weir


avocado

avocado (singular)
avocados or avocadoes (plural)

An avocado is a type of fruit that is yellowish-green and mushy inside.

Avocados grow in South Africa.

A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the meat of an avocado.

/ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/


flush

flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

To flush is to have your skin turn red from fever or emotion.

The sick boy's face was flushed.

To flush is to clean with a sudden flow of water.

Heavy rain would flush the rubbish out of the drain.

He forgot to flush the toilet after using it.


flush

The tiles had to be flush with each other so that people would not trip over them.

(game) Flush cards are all of the same suit.

In poker he was dealt five hearts, a flush.


inappropriate

inappropriate (positive)
more inappropriate (comparative)
most inappropriate (superlative)

If something that is inappropriate, it is not appropriate, something that is not needed.

Your act of throwing food away was inappropriate.


thingies

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


insightful

insightful (positive)
more insightful (comparative)
most insightful (superlative)

If something is insightful, then it has insight; it gives you a better understanding of a topic or concept.


wintry

wintry (positive)
wintrier (comparative)
wintriest (superlative)

If it is wintry, it feels like winter and the cold.

It feels wintry even when it is just autumn.


livid

livid (positive)
more livid (comparative)
most livid (superlative)

When someone is livid, he/she is very angry, sometimes can even become irrational.

My friend is livid because someone stole his candy bar.


spotless

spotless (positive)
more spotless (comparative)
most spotless (superlative)

If something is spotless, it has no spots on it; it is not dirty.

You did a good job cleaning the house! It is spotless!


scattered

A group of items that are distributed randomly.

Her toys were scattered all over the floor.

The weather forecast says scattered showers this morning.


characterizes

characterize (canonical)
characterizes (third-person singular)
characterized (past)
characterized (past participle)
characterizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of characterize.


mega

This ant experiment will be mega cool!


colonization

colonization (singular)
colonizations (plural)

Colonization is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

The British colonization in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.


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syrup

Syrup is a thick, sticky, sweet liquid made from sugar, water and flavourings.

I poured syrup on my waffles and pancakes.


Welsh

Welsh is a language that is spoken in Wales.

I spoke Welsh.


Welsh

Welsh (positive)
more Welsh (comparative)
most Welsh (superlative)

Something that is Welsh is related to Wales, its people or its culture.


thingamabob

thingamabob (singular)
thingamabobs (plural)

Thingamabob is used for (usually) weird inventions or things; doohickey


spectacular

spectacular (positive)
more spectacular (comparative)
most spectacular (superlative)

When something is spectacular, it is very amazing and fascinating, making people surprised and excited about it.

The bridge is spectacular! I have never seen something like it before!


wrinkle

A wrinkle is a line or crease on old and fragile skin, usually caused by old age or tiredness.

My grandfather had a lot of wrinkles on his face.


wrinkle

wrinkle (canonical)
wrinkles (third-person singular)
wrinkled (past)
wrinkled (past participle)
wrinkling (present participle)

To wrinkle is to make lines, creases, or folds on a smooth surface.

When he smiled, his face wrinkled.


obituaries

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


delicious

delicious (positive)
more delicious (comparative)
most delicious (superlative)

When a food is delicious, it is tasty or tastes very nice.

The lasagna the school cooks is delicious and the children loved it a lot.


ridges

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


ridges

ridge (canonical)
ridges (third-person singular)
ridged (past)
ridged (past participle)
ridging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ridge.


loaf

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.


loaf

loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)

loaf about, loaf around.


repeater

An electronic device that takes in a weak signal and makes it stronger.


nonviolent

nonviolent (positive)
more nonviolent (comparative)
most nonviolent (superlative)

When something is nonviolent, it is not violent and usually peaceful.

Mahatma Gandhi and his protesters protested in a nonviolent way.


greedy

greedy (positive)
greedier (comparative)
greediest (superlative)

A greedy person is someone who wants money or other items for himself and does not like to share.

My aunt is greedy because she keeps talking about money.


pineapples

pineapple (singular)
pineapples (plural)

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


tsunami

tsunami (singular)
tsunamis or tsunami (plural)

A tsunami is a very large water wave formed in the ocean and can destroy buildings and people. Usually due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption.


irresponsible

irresponsible (positive)
more irresponsible (comparative)
most irresponsible (superlative)

When someone is irresponsible, he/she is not responsible and does not care about anything that goes wrong.

My uncle's friend is irresponsible. He does not care about the damage he caused because of him misbehaving in public, causing his company to suffer because of this.


ed


unhelpful

If something is unhelpful, it is not useful or helpful.

Most of his contributions are unhelpful.


syrups

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


custody

Custody is the act of taking care of something or somebody as it relates to the law, usually children.

The court gave custody to the childrens' father.

Custody is the brief watching over or taking care of a persons' things.

The bank has taken custody of the house while I finish paying the money owed on my loan.

Custody is when someone is watched over or put in prison, usually while waiting for a trial

Until the trial, the judge ordered the defendant to stay in police custody because of the risk of him running away.


pineapple

A pineapple is a large green-and-brown fruit with yellow flesh.

I was looking forward to eating my pineapple, but I had a lot of trouble cutting it open.


reassign

reassign (canonical)
reassigns (third-person singular)
reassigned (past)
reassigned (past participle)
reassigning (present participle)

If someone reassigns something, they change a persons job from one thing to another, usually through someone of higher power than them.

Mrs. Bullium reassigned Caper from being a software developer to becoming a system administrator.


advisory

An advisory is a warning. Usually this is used for weather reports.

The Weather Department issued a tornado advisory.


advisory

advisory (positive)
more advisory (comparative)
most advisory (superlative)

If something contains an advice, it is advisory; you are suggested, but not forced to do it.


recite

recite (canonical)
recites (third-person singular)
recited (past)
recited (past participle)
reciting (present participle)

I will recite my poem tomorrow.


projectile

projectile (singular)
projectiles (plural)

An object that is thrown is called a projectile.


irrational

irrational (positive)
more irrational (comparative)
most irrational (superlative)

If something is irrational is it not rational, or it is nonsensical.

That decision was completely irrational.


obituary

An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals.

His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death.

At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.

/əˈbɪtjʊərɪ/


reliable

reliable (positive)
more reliable (comparative)
most reliable (superlative)

Something or someone that is reliable can be trusted or believed.

I told you computers are reliable, they finished the task in just 10 minutes when we took 5 hours for!

Gideon is very reliable if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.!


revert

revert (canonical)
reverts (third-person singular)
reverted (past)
reverted (past participle)
reverting (present participle)

When you revert, you are undoing an action.


hijabs

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


bleach

bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

Bleaching something means to make it become white or even colorless.

She bleached her brown hair so she could impersonate the blonde Marilyn Monroe in the talent show.

I will bleach my white shirts to take out those ink stains.

Bleaching your white shirts will take out ink stains.


bleach

Bleach is a chemical used to make things white.

I used a cup of bleach in the washing machine.


-ed

If you used "ed" after a word, that means it has already happened. This is used to form past tense of verbs.

You were banned from eating lunch here.


dodo

A dodo is an extinct bird of the Aves family from Mauritius.


popsicles

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


dodos

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


paranoid

paranoid (positive)
more paranoid (comparative)
most paranoid (superlative)

When someone is being paranoid, they feel worried and have fear about something.

Stop being so paranoid; nobody's following us.


patiently

Doing something patiently means to do it in a patient manner.

Jimmy waited patiently for his mother to bring him his favorite toy.


quadrilaterals

quadrilateral (singular)
quadrilaterals (plural)

More than one quadrilateral; plural of quadrilateral


pentagons

More than one pentagon; plural of pentagon


flushed

flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flush.


popsicle

A frozen flavored ice or ice cream treat on a stick.

My mother gave me a popsicle.


unreliable

unreliable (positive)
more unreliable (comparative)
most unreliable (superlative)

When something or someone is unreliable, it cannot be trusted.

He is an unreliable source of this murder case as he is a good friend of the suspect and would then try to defend him.


upstage

The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.


upstage

The actor turned and walked upstage.


upstage

The play had no upstage props.


upstage

upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)

To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.

The dog did tricks and upstaged the speaker.

To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.


jaunt

When you take a jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.

We took a jaunt to the beach.

My jaunts about town led to meeting many interesting people.


jaunt

jaunt (canonical)
jaunts (third-person singular)
jaunted (past)
jaunted (past participle)
jaunting (present participle)

If you jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.


disposable

disposable (singular)
disposables (plural)

A disposable is an object that is designed to be used once and then thrown away.


disposable

disposable (positive)
more disposable (comparative)
most disposable (superlative)

When something is disposable, it is made to be used for a short time and then thrown away.

He wiped his mouth with a disposable wipe.


marshmallow

marshmallow (singular)
marshmallows (plural)

A marshmallow is a plant from Africa (Althaea officinalis).

The root of the marshmallow plant is used to make confections.

A marshmallow is a sweet, fluffy food that is white in color and cylindrical in shape.

The kids love having marshmallows in hot chocolate drinks

/mɑːʃˈmaləʊ/


quadrilateral

A quadrilateral is a geometric shape having four sides.

A rectangle is a quadrilateral.


eerie

eerie (positive)
eerier (comparative)
eeriest (superlative)

If something is eerie, it is weird or unusual.

My friends said that the swamp was eerie at night.


overload

overload (canonical)
overloads (third-person singular)
overloaded (past)
overloaded (past participle)
overloading (present participle)

To load many items in something that it exceeds the limit.

The lift was too overloaded that it refused to close the doors until someone got out of it.


ajar

If a door or window is ajar, it is slightly open.


cabby

One who drives a vehicle for hire such as a taxi cab driver.

The cabby sped through rush hour traffic.


mince

Mince is meat that has been chopped into very small pieces.

That mince that I just gave you was pork.

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mince

mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)

To mince something, you chop it into very small piece to make mince.


toddler

A toddler is a very young child, about two or three years old.


unappreciated

Unappreciated means to not being appreciated

He felt unappreciated when the teacher yelled at him.


disallow

disallow (canonical)
disallows (third-person singular)
disallowed (past)
disallowed (past participle)
disallowing (present participle)

If you disallow, you do not let it happen; you do not allow this to happen.

Please disallow his request for adminship.


infamous

infamous (positive)
more infamous (comparative)
most infamous (superlative)

Someone or something that is infamous is well-known, but for bad reasons. They are famous, but are hated and considered to be bad.


administrator

administrator (singular)
administrators (plural)

An administrator is a person who takes authority over someone or something.

Congratulations to Max, he is now an administrator of Wiktionary!


stubbornest

stubborn (positive)
stubborner (comparative)
stubbornest (superlative)

The superlative form of stubborn; most stubborn.


ridge

A ridge is a long narrow hilltop or mountain.

A ridge is a long narrow elevation on the bottom of an ocean.

A ridge is a highest point on a roof forming a horizontal line.


ridge

ridge (canonical)
ridges (third-person singular)
ridged (past)
ridged (past participle)
ridging (present participle)

If you ridge something, you make it into a ridge or add ridges to it.


attackers

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


mushrooms

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


shorelands

shoreland (singular)
shorelands (plural)

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


administrators

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


showman

A showman is a person who organizes a show or theatrical event.

P. T. Barnum was an American showman.


stubborner

The comparative form of stubborn; more stubborn.


flushes

The third-person singular form of flush.


adoptions

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


impresario

impresario (singular)
impresarios or impresari (plural)

An impresario is a person who organizes shows, theatrical events and performers.

/ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ/


pentagon

A pentagon is a shape that has five sides.


pew

A bench-like piece of furniture in a house of worship for members of the congregation.

I sat in the front pew of the church for my grandson's wedding.

All the pews were filled on Easter Day.


Shetland ponies

Shetland pony (singular)
Shetland ponies (plural)

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


ferocious

ferocious (positive)
more ferocious (comparative)
most ferocious (superlative)

When someone is ferocious, they are livid, scary or mad.

Tigers are ferocious.


marshal

A marshal is a kind of law enforcement official in the USA, usually a federal one.

M.N. Harriman was the first law enforcement marshal in Anderson, Indiana.


forced marches

forced march (singular)
forced marches (plural)

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


interregnums

interregnum (singular)
interregnums or interregna (plural)

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


wrinkles

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


enactments

enactment (singular)
enactments (plural)

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


cabbies

cabby (singular)
cabbie (singular)
cabbies (plural)

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

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


devious

devious (positive)
more devious (comparative)
most devious (superlative)

When someone is devious, that person is not honest and frank.

Paul is being devious about the missing funds in the company's reserves, something is not right here.