hillbilly

A person who lives in the country in an area with many hills, and who has little money. Usually, this means an American from a region called Appalachia or a region called the Ozark Mountains. These people have homes and farms in the valleys between the hills.

My dad is a hillbilly from eastern Kentucky.

People often make fun of hillbillies without ever actually knowing one.


hillbilly

hillbilly (positive)
more hillbilly (comparative)
most hillbilly (superlative)

Having to do with hillbillies, or typical of hillbillies.


Denmark

Denmark is a country in the north of Europe.

Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.


chlorine

A chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

Chlorine can mean something that contains chlorine, but is not chlorine as an element

Drinking water and swimming pool water is chlorinated to make it clean.


hills

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


Iceland

Iceland is an island country in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is halfway between Europe and North America.


morphologies

morphology (singular)
morphologies (plural)

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


bird of prey

bird of prey (singular)
birds of prey (plural)

A bird of prey is a bird that hunts and eats other animals. Some birds of prey are the eagle, the owl, and the peregrine falcon.


messiah

Jews and Christians use the word messiah to mean someone who was chosen by God to lead the people of Israel. Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

A person who is like God and who has many strong abilities.


Appalachia

Appalachia is a region in the eastern United States of America, named for the Appalachian Mountains.

It is hard to pass through the Appalachia region because most of it is mountainous.


famous

famous (positive)
more famous (comparative)
most famous (superlative)

If someone or something is famous, then many people know bout them.

Judy Garland was a famous singer.

After I write this book I'll be famous, and then many people will want to talk to me.

The ballet was made famous when it was produced in Paris.


election

An election is a decision, often decided by voting.

The man elected to take part in the work.

The result of voting for the election was more votes that the man should do the work.


distract

distract (canonical)
distracts (third-person singular)
distracted (past)
distracted (past participle)
distracting (present participle)

If you distract someone, you make them pay attention to something different than what they were paying attention to before.

The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.


shamans

shaman (singular)
shaman or shamans (plural)

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


queer

queer (positive)
queerer (comparative)
queerest (superlative)

If something is queer, it is a little bit strange, it is not quite normal.

Another word for homosexual or for LGBT people in general. It is sometimes used as a derogatory term and some people see it as a slur.


British

British (positive)
more British (comparative)
most British (superlative)

British people or things are those that come from Britain.

My dad is British, and my Mom is Indian.


clerk

A clerk is a person who keeps an organization's records.

I called the city clerk's office to see if they had a record of her birth.

A sales clerk is the person in a shop who helps you find things you want to buy.

A convenience store clerk was arrested for selling cigarettes to children.

A desk clerk is the person at a hotel who registers guests.

The desk clerk called a taxi for us.

A law clerk is a person, often a junior lawyer, who is the assistant of a judge or another lawyer.


clerk

clerk (canonical)
clerks (third-person singular)
clerked (past)
clerked (past participle)
clerking (present participle)

If you clerk, you work as a clerk, especially as a law clerk.

She clerked for the judge in 1992, and says she and her fellow clerks worked "as many hours as we could stay awake, often past midnight and on weekends."


mango

mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

A mango is a sweet tropical fruit with smooth yellow or red skin, soft yellow or orange flesh and a very large seed inside.

This mango is very big.

/ˈmæŋɡoʊ, ˈmeɪŋɡoʊ/


corner the market

If you corner the market, you become so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes it.

They've more or less cornered the fast-food market – they're in every big city in the country.


soil

A mix of sand and other natural material on the surface of the earth that is used to grow plants.

The refugees were happy to return to their home soil.


soil

soil (canonical)
soils (third-person singular)
soiled (past)
soiled (past participle)
soiling (present participle)

Look at that! You soiled your shirt with mud!


fag

A homosexual male, sometimes used between homosexuals themselves. Short for faggot.

She smokes about 10 fags a day.


salary

Your salary is the money you are paid every month for doing your job.

Your salary will be paid into your bank on the first day of each month.

The company president earned $814,200 in salary, bonus, and benefits.

The average monthly Japanese salary increased 4.3 percent last year.

She gets a base salary of $34,000, plus commissions, which range from $3,000 to $7,000 a year.


knowledgeable

knowledgeable (positive)
more knowledgeable (comparative)
most knowledgeable (superlative)

If a person is knowledgeable that person knows many things, or a great amount about something.

She is very knowledgeable when it comes to medicine.

Could we find anyone more knowledgeable than him?


fatherland

fatherland (singular)
fatherlands (plural)

The fatherland is the land of your father or mother.


qualification

qualification (singular)
qualifications (plural)

A qualification is something you might need to do something (such as a job). This might be a skill, knowing about something, or having done a similar job before.

Being able to lead is an important qualification to be president.

The qualifications for this job include being able to use a computer.

They listed an engineering degree as a qualification for the job, even though it was not as an engineer.

A qualification is something you add to an idea that limits its effect or meaning.

I accept your offer, but with some qualifications.


fluorine

Fluorine is a yellow gas that has an atomic number of 9 and the symbol F.

Fluorine reacts very easily.

Fluoride toothpaste contains a compound of fluorine.


hermit

A hermit is a person who lives alone, far from other people, and does not like to interact with other people.

We walked far and came to the house of the hermit who lives in the forest.

A hermit is a religious person who lives alone and does not like to interact with other people for religious reasons.


later

The comparative form of late; more late.

She arrived later than me.

I'll see you later.

He arrived on Wednesday and left three days later.


later

late (positive)
later (comparative)
latest (superlative)

Most people can't walk in the later stages of the disease.

We can't be there now, but we'd like to meet at a later date.

Much is known about his early days, but are many question about his later life.

I expected you to be later than this.


heathen

A person who has no religion and does not believe in anything spiritual.

An atheist doesn't believe in God, but a heathen doesn't believe in anything.

We are all rational and rebellious heathens here.

Those kids were a bunch of heathens who did nothing but party.

That bunch of heathens completely destroyed this place.

A pagan who tries to follow the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia. This religion is often called Asatru or Heathenry.

He is a very serious Heathen and prays to Odin and Thor everyday.


heathen

heathen (positive)
more heathen (comparative)
most heathen (superlative)

Not believing in any religion or anything spiritual. This could also mean an idea that is against all religion.

I found him reading some heathen book that claimed to disprove God.

Everything he does is totally heathen.

Having to do with the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia; about Heathenry.

"The heathen [Aztec] gods cursed the gold...."—from Pirates of the Caribbean


intruder

An intruder is someone who enters another persons' home without permission.

The intruder in the house was caught after we called the police.


preference

preference (singular)
preferences (plural)

A preference is something that you like more than others


birds of prey

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


clue

A clue is a piece of information that helps you answer a question or solve a problem.

He said nothing, made no gesture, and gave no clue about what he was thinking.

Something in those boxes might provide a clue to his death.

She disappeared without a clue.

If you have no clue about something, you don't know at all.

I'm afraid I have no clue how to get there.

Don't ask him. He doesn't have a clue about computers.

The guy's an idiot. He hasn't got a clue.


clue

clue (canonical)
clues (third-person singular)
clued (past)
clued (past participle)
cluing (present participle)

If you clue somebody in to something, you give them that information that they didn't have.

I had no idea what she was angry about until my sister clued me in.

The look on her face finally clued me in: she didn't speak English.

I finally clued in to the fact that it wasn't going to work.


border

The border of a country is the edge of the country: the place where that country touches another country.

You can't cross the border without identification papers.

The border of a shape or of a picture or of part of a picture is the edge of it.

She drew three pink hearts with red borders at the top of the picture.


border

border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

If something is bordered with or in something, that goes all around it.

The newspaper notice was bordered in black.

If one place borders on another, they are side by side.

The Sea of Japan is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea.


conscience

conscience (singular)
consciences (plural)

The ability to feel whether what you're doing is right or wrong.

Even though he stole things, he had some conscience: he didn't kill anyone.


chat

chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

If two or more people chat, they talk with each other in a casual way, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

His friends dropped by frequently just to chat.

The band was taking a break and chatting with the guests.


chat

A chat is a casual conversation, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

People come to the bar to have a drink and a chat.


Bihar

Bihar is a state in India. The capital city is Patna.


unanimous

If something is unanimous, it is agreed on by all who are present.

The vote to pass the bill was unanimous. Every member of the state congress voted to pass it.


Zahedan

The capital of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran.


argon

A chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18.

Argon is a gas, often used in light bulbs to change the colour of the light.


astrology

astrology (singular)
astrologies (plural)

Astrology is the study of stars, planets, and their relations to predict future events.


Bharat


forgive

forgive (canonical)
forgives (third-person singular)
forgave (past)
forgiven (past participle)
forgiving (present participle)

When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.

I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive your stealing.

I have forgiven your disloyalty.

When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.

I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive you.

I forgave them for being cruel when we were younger.


Assam

Assam is a state in India; its capital is Dispur.


Mumbai

Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a city in India.


cooperate

cooperate (canonical)
cooperates (third-person singular)
cooperated (past)
cooperated (past participle)
cooperating (present participle)

If people cooperate, they help each other and work together towards the same goal.


lithium

Lithium is a light silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 3 and the symbol Li. It is the first alkali metals.

Lithium reacts very easily. It even reacts with water.

The lightest metal known is lithium.


charts

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


charts

chart (canonical)
charts (third-person singular)
charted (past)
charted (past participle)
charting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chart.


Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad is the state-level capital city of Azad Kashmir.


beryllium

Beryllium is a light, grey metal. It has an atomic number of 4 and the symbol Be. It is the first of the alkaline earth metals.

Beryllium is very poisonous.

emeralds contain beryllium.


East Indies

East Indies is an area in the souteastern part of Asia.


chocolate

chocolate (singular)
chocolates (plural)

Chocolate is a candy made from cacao beans and often used to flavour other foods such as cakes and cookies.

In my opinion, the best cookies are those that contain chocolate.

A chocolate is an individual candy that is made of or covered in chocolate.

These homemade chocolates are delicious.


nationalization

nationalization (singular)
nationalizations (plural)

Nationalization is when a privately owned object becomes the property of the government or the public.


maddest

mad (positive)
madder (comparative)
maddest (superlative)

This hurts me the most, so I am the maddest.


antivirus

A program for a computer that keep computer viruses out the computer. Usually, this program will take viruses out of the computer too.


owe

owe (canonical)
owes (third-person singular)
owed (past)
owed (past participle)
owing (present participle)

If you owe something you need to pay or give it to someone because of something you have been given. For example, if I ask to borrow five dollars for lunch from a friend, then I will owe that friend five dollars. It could also be something you agree to pay (like a bill) or something you lost gambling.

I owe $50 to the phone company right now.

Just remember, you owe me five dollars for the lunch I bought you.

I owe John for giving me a ride home last night. (Used to mean I owe kindness in return for kindness, not that I owe money.)

I owe you a shirt since I ruined one of yours.

If you owe a person, there is something you need to pay or give to that person. That is, you owe something to that person.

Thanks for the help! I really owe you for that!

If you owe a lot to someone or something, you have something to thank that person (or thing) for.

We owe as much to good luck as to our own skills.

We owe a debt of gratitude to those who started this organization.

Most people don't know how much they owe their parents.

I would have died if you had not pulled me from the water -- I owe you my life.

If something owes to something else, what it owes to is what caused or the reason for doing it.

Much of the success of early rock music owed to the ability of teenagers to buy records.

Owing to the fact that I will be absent tomorrow I must do extra work today.


juniper

A juniper is a shrub or tree that has pointed, needle-like leaves and strong-smelling cones.


almond tree

almond tree (singular)
almond trees (plural)

The almond tree is a kind of nut tree; it gives almonds.


Dushanbe

Dushanbe is the capital city of Tajikistan.


fairy

A type of human-like being with magical powers. In modern stories fairies are small with insect-like wings. In older stories they were human-size and very powerful, and sometimes dangerous.

A fairy granted then each a wish.

Some people say fairies live beneath the hills in Ireland.

A homosexual man, usually one who is very feminine.

I'm not sure that fairy even knows he's male.


Zionist

A Zionist is a person who supports Zionism.


tiresome

tiresome (positive)
more tiresome (comparative)
most tiresome (superlative)

If someone or something is tiresome, it makes you bored or annoyed, usually because it is too long.

All of this talking can get a little tiresome.


combine

combine (canonical)
combines (third-person singular)
combined (past)
combined (past participle)
combining (present participle)

If you combine two or more things, you put them together.

In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar and cinnamon.

Her new book combines elements of similar stories told throughout eastern North America.

All of these factors combine to create a system that is difficult to understand.

If something combines two or more things, it has both/all of them.

This is a world that combines the old with the new.


combine

A combine is a large farm vehicle the cuts grain and separates the seeds.


Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi is a city in Pakistan next to Islamabad.


Gangtok

Gangtok is the capital city of the state of Sikkim in India.


embarrass

embarrass (canonical)
embarrasses (third-person singular)
embarrassed (past)
embarrassed (past participle)
embarrassing (present participle)

If you embarrass someone, you make them feel discomfort or shame.

The boys embarrassed him by pulling down his pants.


water hyacinth

water hyacinth (singular)
water hyacinths (plural)

The water hyacinth is a kind of flower that grows in water.


pomegranate

pomegranate (singular)
pomegranates (plural)

A small tree, that gives fruit called pomegranates.

A fruit with seeds that are covered in red jelly.

/ˈpɑməˌɡrænət/


madder

I am even madder than you about what was done.


Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana.

/ˌt͡ʃʌndɪˈɡɑː(r)/


Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in India. The capital is Shimla.


nitrogen

Nitrogen is a colourless gas that has an atomic number of 7 and the symbol N.

The air we breathe is mostly made of nitrogen.

Nitrogen does not react very easily.

Liquid nitrogen is used to keep other things very cold.


colorless

colorless (positive)
more colorless (comparative)
most colorless (superlative)

Something that has no color, and is almost invisible

Air is colorless, which is why we can see through it.

Water is normally a colorless liquid.


deodar cedar

deodar cedar (singular)
deodar cedars (plural)

The deodar cedar is a species of cedar native to the western Himilayas.


graph

A graph shows data (numbers) as a picture.


graph

graph (canonical)
graphs (third-person singular)
graphed (past)
graphed (past participle)
graphing (present participle)


spot-billed pelican

spot-billed pelican (singular)
spot-billed pelicans (plural)

The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) is a bird of the pelican family.


disinterested

disinterested (positive)
more disinterested (comparative)
most disinterested (superlative)

If someone is disinterested, they are not affected by a situation, so they can make fair decisions about it.

If someone is disinterested, they are not interested in something; they find it boring.


volunteer

volunteer (singular)
volunteers (plural)

A volunteer is someone who does work because they want to, without being paid.

We have one paid manager and five volunteers working on this project.


volunteer

volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)

To do something voluntarily--to do it without being offered something in exchange

I volunteered to do the dishes after dinner to help my mom clean up.

Julie volunteered an explanation without even being asked.


Indus Valley bullfrog

Indus Valley bullfrog (singular)
Indus Valley bullfrogs (plural)

The Indus Valley bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) is a large frog found in Pakistan and India.


date palm

date palm (singular)
date palms (plural)

A date palm is a kind of palm tree with fruit called dates.


spawn

spawn (canonical)
spawns (third-person singular)
spawned (past)
spawned (past participle)
spawning (present participle)


spawn

The eggs of a frog are spawn. They are covered in clear jelly.


dweeb

What a dweeb -- he dresses like he is still in the 1980's.


silicon

Silicon is a non-metal chemical element with the atomic number 14 and the symbol "Si".

Sand is made of mostly silicon compounds.

Computers use chips made from silicon.


fuck off


admission

admission (singular)
admissions (plural)

An admission is when you admit (confess) something.

Admission is when you are allowed to enter a place, an event, or a group (organization).

Admission is money you pay to get into a place. Examples would be paying to get into a theater of an amusement park.

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render

render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

If something is rendered useless, meaningless, invisible, etc. its use, meaning, visibility, etc. is removed.

She had left the phone in a bowl of water, rendering it useless.

This process can remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless.

If you render something to someone, you give it to or do it for them because of a promise or commitment.

You should carefully render aid to those who are injured.

If an image is rendered in some style or pose, it is shown that way.

The drawing of the ranch is rendered in a similar style to that of the school.

The photo was rendered in 4K on the screen.

If the fat of a piece of meat renders, the fat drips off the meat when cooking.

Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.


clarify

clarify (canonical)
clarifies (third-person singular)
clarified (past)
clarified (past participle)
clarifying (present participle)

If you clarify something, you make it clearer.

Finally, we would recommend further research to clarify the various issues.

The presentation of the results in these graphs and tables will help to clarify the idea.

I think we need to clarify what we have heard on the tape.


cemetery

A place where dead people are buried; a place for graves.


clout

Clout is control or power over other people.

The president of the United States has a lot of clout.

A clout is a hard hit, usually with your hand.

She gave him two sharp clouts on the ear.


magnesium

Magnesium is a light, silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 12 and the symbol Mg. It is the second of the alkaline earth metals.

photographers used to use magnesium to make a flash of light.

Magnesium burns very easily.

It is important every day to eat food that contains magnesium compounds.


guilty

guilty (positive)
guiltier (comparative)
guiltiest (superlative)

If you are guilty of something, you did it. This is usually for doing a bad thing.

If you feel guilty you feel bad about something you did.

If you are found guilty of a crime, a court of law said you did do that crime.


hedge

A hedge is a plant with green leaves that has been planted in a straight line to divide a space.


hedge

hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

If you hedge an area, you enclose it with hedges.

If you hedge something, you obstruct or surround it.


commerce

Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services. Or broadly, it is the unmeasurable exchange of energy.

The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that economic activity had dropped in 16 of the 50 states.

Millions of American jobs depend on international commerce.


criminals

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


complaints

complaint (singular)
complaints (plural)

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


bustard

A bustard is a large bird that lives on land.


gang-bang


criminally

criminally (positive)
more criminally (comparative)
Superlativemost criminally

Someone behaving criminally is breaking laws or acting in a criminal manner.


AWL


BE1500

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honour

Honour is the quality of being respected by other people.


honour

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

If you honour someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.


phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element that has an atomic number of 15 and the symbol P.

Phosphorus is used to make matches.

We need to eat foods which contain phosphorus to stay healthy.


nowhere

We tried to follow his instructions but we got nowhere.

I got lost and found myself in the middle of nowhere.


sketch

The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture.

Here is a sketch of an aeroplane.

A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.

He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts.

A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.

The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.


sketch

sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.

I sketched his face quickly before he woke up.

If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.

The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.


pornography

Pornography is pictures or words that show or describe sex to make people feel excited.


atomic number

atomic number (singular)
atomic numbers (plural)

The number of protons in an atom is the atomic number. It is also the position in the periodic table of elements.

hydrogen has an atomic number of 1. It has 1 proton, and is the first element in the periodic table.

Heavy elements, such as gold have a high atomic number.


criterion

A criterion is a principle that you use to judge something or decide about something.

The only criterion used for measuring success was school grades.


cupboard

A cupboard is a piece of furniture with shelves to hold dishes, towels, food, etc.

He took cups, plates and saucers from the kitchen cupboards and stacked them on the table.


sometimes

Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time.

The bus sometimes arrives late, especially if it is raining.

Sometimes the shop has low prices on a Tuesday.

I go swimming sometimes, if I have nothing else to do.


creampie

A creampie is semen coming out of someone's vagina (or anus) after sex.


photographer

photographer (singular)
photographers (plural)

A photographer is a person who takes photographs as his work.

We had a good photographer at the wedding.

A photographer often knows how to develop his own photographs.

The photographer was busy taking photographs of the models.

/fəˈtɑɡrəfɚ/

/fəˈtɒɡrəfə/


directory

directory (singular)
directories (plural)

A directory is a book or list of names, usually in alphabetical order with telephone numbers or addresses.

He checked he number in the directory.


porn

porn is a short word, meaning pornography

My girlfriend and I like to watch porn.

Do not let your kids watch porn.


rose-ringed parakeet

rose-ringed parakeet (singular)
rose-ringed parakeets (plural)

The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ringnecked parakeet, is a tropical parakeet.

An Indian man with his pet rose-ringed parakeet.


colourless

colourless (positive)
more colourless (comparative)
most colourless (superlative)

Something that has no colour, and is almost invisible

Air is colourless, which is why we can see through it.

Water is normally a colourless liquid.


province

A province is a major subdivision of a country.

Canada has ten provinces and three territories.


honor

Honor is the quality of being respected by other people.


honor

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

If you honor someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.


gang bang

gang bang (singular)
gang bangs (plural)

A gang bang is when many people rape a person one after another.

My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.


tear

A tear is hole made by pulling or ripping something.

I cannot wear a shirt with a tear in it!


tear

A tear is a drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry.

I felt sorry when I saw the tears running down her face.


tear

tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
tore (past)
torn (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

If you tear something you make a hole in it, or make it into two pieces, by pulling it apart. It is making a tear.

Paper is easier to tear than cloth.

I tore a hole in my pants when I fell on my knee.

I was so mad at her I tore her letter in half.


tear

tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
teared (past)
teared (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

If someone is tearing, that person has tears coming from the eyes. Often, this is called "tearing up." Usually, this is when the person is not crying in a way that can be heard.

I tried to look brave, but started tearing up at the funeral.

My eye started to tear after I got sand in it.

She teared up when she heard the news.


vibrator

A vibrator is a machine that vibrates; they are sometimes used for massages or to increase sexual pleasure.

She used her vibrator to try to have an orgasm.


doggy style

Doggy style is a sex position where the female is on the floor, like a dog, and the man is behind her.

Then Brat started to do her in doggy style.


Palestine

The West Bank and Gaza Strip together; that is, the parts occupied by Israel and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority.

Israel and Palestine both want peace.

The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

A former British mandate in the Middle East. The capital city was Jerusalem.


climb

climb (canonical)
climbs (third-person singular)
climbed (past)
climbed (past participle)
climbing (present participle)

If you climb something, you move up or down it.

They climbed the stairs to the top of the tower again and went out onto the roof.

The kids spent the afternoon climbing up and down the tree.

If you climb into, out of, through something, etc., you move with difficulty, often using your hands and knees.

The old man climbed into the back seat of her small car.

They got changed, said good night, and climbed into bed.

They climbed out of the pool and walked toward the changing room.

If prices, profits, temperatures, etc. climb or if a road, a path, or a piece of land climbs, it goes up.

This year, gas prices have climbed steadily from a low of 75 cents to a peak of almost $1.30 in August.

Narrow steps climb to the door of a small temple.

It became very warm as the sun began to climb.


climb

A climb is an upwards movement, often a slow or difficult one.

It isn't far, but it's a steep climb and they were sweating when they reach the top.

Driving into the east end of town after a long winding climb out of the valley, I saw the small house.

The Yen has made a strong climb this year.

A climb down is a long slow downwards movement.


boner

If you get a boner, then your penis becomes hard.

My girlfriend asked me what it was like to have a boner because she's never had one.

A boner is another word for a stupid person.

I guess I'm the smartest person in the class because I'm the only one who isn't a complete boner.


woodwork

Woodwork is things made by people out of wood.

Don't throw water at the wall: it will hurt the woodwork.


cunnilingus

Cunnilingus is where a woman's vagina is touched by somebody's lips or tongue, for sexual pleasure.

I performed cunnilingus on my girlfriend, and she enjoyed it.


compete

compete (canonical)
competes (third-person singular)
competed (past)
competed (past participle)
competing (present participle)

If you compete for something, you are working against other people to get it.

He competed but failed to win a medal in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

Is it a good idea to allow female athletes to compete in male high school athletic events?

East Asian countries are successfully competing against Japanese goods around the world.

The better teams compete against good teams while poorer teams compete with each other.

Health insurance companies have started competing to offer plans for both individuals and families.

Their specific products differ and do not directly compete with each other.

The Prime Minister said, "this change doesn't have any big impact on our ability to compete with Germany or Japan."


rhesus macaque

rhesus macaque (singular)
rhesus macaques (plural)

The rhesus macaque is a kind of monkey that is native to Africa and Asia.


refrigerator

refrigerator (singular)
refrigerators (plural)

A refrigerator is a machine which keeps food cold.

Put the milk in the refrigerator so it will stay fresh.

/rɪˈfrɪd͡ʒəˌreɪtə/

/rɪˈfrɪd͡ʒəˌreɪɾɚ/


dozen

He ate half a dozen cookies and felt sick.

The family had brought him a dozen roses, to mark the end of his journey.

I've been there dozens of times.


Morina

Morina is a genus of the Caprifoliaceae family.


chop

chop (canonical)
chops (third-person singular)
chopped (past)
chopped (past participle)
chopping (present participle)

If you chop something, you cut it using quick downward movements.

Use 1 small onion, finely chopped.

We started chopping wood for the fire.

If you chop time, money, etc., you reduce it.

Through careful planning, we were able to chop the production time in half.

The company plans to chop up to 8000 workers.

They continue to chop away at the budget.


chop

A chop is a quick downward cutting motion.

Your chops is your skill with something, especially music.

If you get the chop, you are fired your job.

A chop is particular piece of meat containing a bone, especially pork chops or mutton chops.

Chop is irregular waves on a rive, lake, etc.


compensate

compensate (canonical)
compensates (third-person singular)
compensated (past)
compensated (past participle)
compensating (present participle)

If you compensate somebody, you give them something because they have lost something or done something for you.


Easter

Easter is a Christian celebration, usually in April, of the day when Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth came back from the dead.

Our church will start Easter Sunday with a sunrise service at 6 a.m.

My sisters and I would wake up early on Easter morning to look for Easter eggs.

He's upset by those who go to church only on Christmas and Easter.


countryside

countryside (singular)
countrysides (plural)

The countryside is the area outside the cities.

He headed out of town and through the surrounding countryside.


workhouse

workhouse (singular)
workhouses (plural)

A place for poor people to live, but they have to work.

A jail where the prisoners have to work.


criminal

criminal (positive)
more criminal (comparative)
most criminal (superlative)

Criminal law, charges, investigations, and so forth are ones related to crime.


criminal

A criminal is someone who has commited a crime or been convicted of a crime.

The politician said in a speech, "don't blame society when somebody commits a crime, blame the criminal". "


complicate

complicate (canonical)
complicates (third-person singular)
complicated (past)
complicated (past participle)
complicating (present participle)

If you complicate a task, you make it difficult to do.

My job is harder. They have complicated it by making me answer the telephone, too.

If you complicate an explanation, you make it difficult to understand.

Just tell me the facts. Please don't complicate the account with unnecessary details.


underpants

Underpants are clothes which you wear under your trousers or skirt.

Brad took off his underpants.


distinct

distinct (positive)
more distinct (comparative)
most distinct (superlative)

If two things are distinct, they are clearly different or separate.

Sports psychologists recognized that there were two distinct types of athletes who could become gold-medal winners.

There are aspects of this group's identity that are distinct from other groups from the same area.

They are a separate people with a distinct language, identity and culture.

A distinct impression, advantage, possibility, etc. is one that clearly exists.

I had the distinct impression that he was secretly laughing at me.

The change gives the government a distinct advantage.

With the cold, snow was a distinct possibility.

If something is distinct, it can be clearly seen, heard, or sensed.

As Gillian approached Theo's dressing room, the angry voices became more distinct.


nasty

nasty (positive)
nastier (comparative)
nastiest (superlative)

I've never camped in the Italian Alps, but the weather must be pretty nasty there.

Her nasty behavior caused much trouble.

This poison is particularly nasty stuff.

Smoking, it's a nasty habit... but I quite enjoy it.


vegetables

vegetable (singular)
vegetables (plural)

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


porno

My girlfriend and me want to make a porno in our bedroom.


apparent magnitude

apparent magnitude (singular)
apparent magnitudes (plural)

A star's apparent magnitude is how bright it looks from Earth.


horny

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

You make me rather horny when you take off a lot of your clothes.

Rhinos are horny animals.


psychiatrist

psychiatrist (singular)
psychiatrists (plural)

A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps people whose minds are sick.

She went to a psychiatrist to try to learn to think about her life in a more normal way.


efficient

efficient (positive)
more efficient (comparative)
most efficient (superlative)

If something is efficient, it can do a lot but uses very little time, energy, money, etc.

He wastes a lot of time talking, and isn't very efficient at work.

Smaller cars are generally more fuel-efficient than big cars.


outer

outer (positive)
outermore (comparative)
outermost (superlative)

An outer thing is on the outside or toward the outside.

The outer layer of the coat is water proof, the inner layer keeps you warm.


term of address

a word or phrase that is used when talking about someone or trying to get someone's attention.

Because he talked a lot, his new term of address was Motor Mouth.

Because he decided to change his name to a picture his term of address was The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.


whisky

Whisky is a drink with alcohol in it. It is made from grain.


Rhododendron

Rhododendron (singular)
Rhododendrons (plural)

Rhododendron is a large genus of flowering plants. Most of them display their flowers quite aptly.


worker

A worker is a person who works, usually for money.

The workers are putting a new roof on the house.


well-being

Your well-being is your state of happiness and health.

He was in a state of well-being.


zeros

zero (singular)
zeros or zeroes (plural)

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


coach

Even though his team won, first-year coach Andrew Johnson was not happy.

Parkview's new assistant girls soccer coach Karen Kingston has led the Panthers team to a 4-1 record.

Mrs. Schenkman, the seventh grade girls' basketball coach, had ended practice for the day.

A coach is a private teacher, often to help prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.

A coach is a bus or a car of a train with seats for many people.

Thomas the Tank Engine was pulling his coaches Annie and Clarabel back into Knapford Station.


coach

coach (canonical)
coaches (third-person singular)
coached (past)
coached (past participle)
coaching (present participle)

If you coach a person or a team, you teach them how to do a sport.

She coaches girls gymnastics at Middlebury High School.

If you coach someone, you help them prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.


Richter scale

The Richter scale is a scale to measure how strong an earthquake is.


kilo-

Kilo means one thousand, and is used in metric measurements to show that it's 1000 times the base unit.

A kilogram means 1000 grams.

A kilometer is 1000 meters.


motherboard

motherboard (singular)
motherboards (plural)

The motherboard is the main part of a computer.

/ˈmʌðɚˌbɔrd/


deputy

A deputy is somebody one level down from another person. The deputy helps the other person or does that person's job sometimes.

The sheriff posted a deputy to stay until they could get a better look in the morning.

He was Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz.


fig

A fig is a tree that grows mainly in the tropics and produces fruit.

A fig is a pear-shaped fruit with many small seeds that comes from a fig tree.


cope

cope (canonical)
copes (third-person singular)
coped (past)
coped (past participle)
coping (present participle)

If you cope with a problem, you do things so that the problem does not stop you.

She went to a special school and learned the skills needed to cope with her learning differences.

My friends have had a great impact on my ability to cope with this illness.

At work, some people are better at coping with change than other people.

Our phone system can't cope with all the calls we're receiving.


temper

If you have a temper, you often get mad quickly.

Because of my temper, when I saw what he had done, I got very angry.

Count Cross-Stitch's genial temper makes him a charming house guest.


temper

temper (canonical)
tempers (third-person singular)
tempered (past)
tempered (past participle)
tempering (present participle)

If you temper a material, you toughen it by heat treatment.


critic

A critic is someone whose job is to judge and report about the quality of something such as books, movies, wine, restaurants, etc.

Every critic in New York was at the theatre for the opening.

Washington Post film critic Hal Hinson has been writing about movies for over 20 years.

A critic is someone who talks or writes about the problems with something.

He is one of the most outspoken critics against the practice.

Many critics argue that schools fail to teach children how to read.


governor

A governor is a person who leads a place like a state or territory.

The king appointed a new governor for the province.

The governor agreed to set the prisoner free.

The election for state governor was a close one.


zoology

Zoology is the science of learning about animals.

He likes animals, so he wants to study zoology in university.

/zəʊˈɒlədʒi/


coast

The coast is the area of land closest to the sea.

The hotel was near the coast and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.

The numbers of fish along the Atlantic coast declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.

If the coast is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing.

He looked out the window to see if the coast was clear.


coast

coast (canonical)
coasts (third-person singular)
coasted (past)
coasted (past participle)
coasting (present participle)

If a vehicle coasts, it continues to move forward without needing new energy.

The car gradually coasted to a stop.

He rested as the bike coasted down the hill.


crowd

A crowd is a lot of people in one place together.

The crowd cheered when the team scored another goal.

When there's an accident, a crowd appears.

The crowd were asked to go home.


crowd

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

If you crowd someone, you push too close to them.

Don't crowd me, please. I can't see the stage.


property tax

property tax (singular)
property taxes (plural)

Property tax is something that a person pays for owning property, which is usually land.


perpendicular

Perpendicular means "at a ninety degree angle to".


crisis

A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, social or environmental issues.

The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.

This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.

The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.

The US financial system is in crisis.

He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.

A crisis is a serious emotional problem.

My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.

My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.


Democrat

A Democrat is someone who belongs to the Democratic Party, especially the US Democratic Party.

The Democrats took control of the house and the presidency.


Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (singular)
Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams (plural)

A Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a graph that organizes stars by color, temperature and brightness.


fruits

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


restful

restful (positive)
more restful (comparative)
most restful (superlative)

If something is restful it helps your rest or relax.


victim

The family of the murder victim cried.


post office

post office (singular)
post offices (plural)

A post office is where mail is sent and received from.

He sent his letter from the post office.


gangbanger

gangbanger (singular)
gangbangers (plural)

A gangbanger is someone who is part of a gang of young, violent criminals.

The gangbangers shot members of another gang from their car.

A gangbanger is a person who visits a gangbang.

My girlfriend and I invited Brad to our house, because he was a gangbanger, and we are all gangbangers.


beef

We're having ground beef for dinner.

A beef is a complaint: something that bothers someone, or that someone keeps getting a little angry about.

One of my biggest beefs about this place is that you can't get a drink of water here.


telegraph

telegraph (singular)
telegraphs (plural)

A telegraph is an older instrument that was used for sending words and signals to people over far distances. Most people now use the telephone.

I sent my mother a message using my telegraph to tell her that I was fine.


telegraph

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

To telegraph means to send a message using a telegraph.


magazine

A magazine is a publication that is printed regularly (usually weekly or monthly), and is often about a topic like a hobby, sports or news.

I get the magazine Cosmopolitan every month. I really like the articles it has on fashion and love.

This magazine has a lot of advertisements.

A magazine is a small building that an army keeps weapons in.

We don't sleep too close to the magazine because it has things in it that can explode.

A magazine is removable container that feeds ammunition into a gun.


zookeeper

zookeeper (singular)
zookeepers (plural)

A zookeeper is someone who works at a zoo and takes care of the animals.

We saw the zookeeper feeding the tiger in the zoo.


postoffice

postoffice (singular)
postoffices (plural)

Postoffice is another way of spelling post office.


power cord

power cord (singular)
power cords (plural)

A power cord or mains cable is a cord or cable that connects an electrical appliance to an electrical power source for the time that it is plugged into an outlet.


jealous

jealous (positive)
more jealous (comparative)
most jealous (superlative)

To be jealous is to want something someone else has.

I'm jealous of all your free time.

Your new cell phone is making me jealous.


thumps

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


thumps

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

The third-person singular form of thump.


lighthouse

lighthouse (singular)
lighthouses (plural)

A lighthouse is a tower built on the shore to light the way to shore for ships.

The lighthouse is showing the way.


viewpoint

viewpoint (singular)
viewpoints (plural)

Your viewpoint is your idea of what the world is like.

Jimmy's viewpoint of the war was that is was wrong.


nurseries

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


earthquake

earthquake (singular)
earthquakes (plural)

An earthquake is a natural event that causes the ground to shake up and down, and sometimes, will destroy buildings.

The earthquake ripped a crack in the road and destroyed half of the building that I live in.


prequel

A prequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place before another one.


postmaster

postmaster (singular)
postmasters (plural)

A postmaster is the head of the post office.

Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general of the U.S.


decent

decent (positive)
more decent (comparative)
most decent (superlative)

If something is decent, it is good enough.

He urged all workers to demand a living wage and decent working conditions.

These British guys are pretty decent actors.

If someone is decent, they are usually honest, kind, and fair.

A decent society does not ignore poor people.

I know the man very well. He is a totally decent, honorable guy.

If someone is decent, they are wearing enough clothes to be seen by other people.

Excuse me, may I come in? Are you decent?


greets

greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of greet.


consume

consume (canonical)
consumes (third-person singular)
consumed (past)
consumed (past participle)
consuming (present participle)

If you consume energy, resources, time, etc., you use it and it is no longer available.

Only 10% of the energy consumed by a light bulb produces usable light.

Most of our leisure time is consumed by TV.

If you consume alcohol, food, etc., you eat or drink it.

They discovered that about half the calories consumed by an adult bat are used up during flight.

Pregnant women should not consume alcohol.

Many people do not consume adequate amounts of food for good health.

If a fire consumes something, it burns it until it's gone.

In 1988 a fire consumed about half of the park's trees.

If you are consumed by a thought or idea, you cannot think about anything else.

Our minds were consumed by the things we saw and dreamed of having.


navy

He wore a navy shirt.

He was a member of the navy.


contents

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


contents

content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of content.


lexicon

lexicon (singular)
lexicons or lexica (plural)

The lexicon of a particular subject is all the words and phrases that are used for it.


earthwork

earthwork (singular)
earthworks (plural)

An earthwork is a construction made of earth, especially to protect an area from attack.

The existing walls and buildings were linked together with earthworks.


everything

Everything is all that exists, or all things in one area.

If you win, you get everything: the car and all other prizes you won!


armour

Armour is something you wear to protect your body.

It was a story of a girl who dressed in armour and fought great battles.

Armour may be used to describe the hard protective layer of an animal's body.

A stegosaur's body is protected by its armour.


writer

A writer is a person who writes books or other things that people read.

She works as a writer for a magazine.


everywhere

I've looked everywhere else, so it must be here.

The park has signs everywhere telling us to stay off the grass.

I broke my nose and blood went everywhere.


well-off

better-off (comparative)
best-off (superlative)
well-off (positive)
more well-off (comparative)
most well-off (superlative)

When you are well-off, you have enough money or other things to be able to live well.

Both parents have worked for many years, so now they're very well-off.


fisting

Fisting is a sex act where the entire hand is placed inside the vagina or anus.

This vibrator wasn't enough, so Brad started fisting her ass.


fisting

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


lesson

A lesson is a time when something is taught.

The Math lesson starts at 5:12.


chorus

A chorus is a musical group, usually in four parts.

He is in the school chorus.

A chorus is the part of a song that is repeated.

I don't know many of the words, but I can sing the chorus.


past participle

past participle (singular)
past participles (plural)

A past participle is a verb form, used mainly with an auxiliary verb expressing tense or voice. In English, it is usually spelled the same as the past tense form.

In the following sentences, the underlined word is a past participle:

Have you seen her?

The used book had a dirty cover.

I have walked on this street many times.

The table is supported by four legs.


defense

The secretary of defense met with the president at the White House.

Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defense in Tehran.

Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defense next week.

Police officers can only shoot in self defense or to protect another person's life.

When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defense.

In a court case, the defense is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

His defense lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

The defense is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defense played great.


lens

A lens is a specially shaped piece of glass that is used in cameras or telescopes to bend light.


ejaculate

ejaculate (canonical)
ejaculates (third-person singular)
ejaculated (past)
ejaculated (past participle)
ejaculating (present participle)

If you ejaculate, you eject semen from your penis.

Men usually ejaculate during orgasm.

My penis feels weird and icky when I ejaculate.


wrist

Someone's wrist is a part of their body where the arm joins the hand.

You can move your hand up and down while keeping your arm in one place by bending your wrist.


nursery

A nursery is place where babies are kept.

A nursery is place where young plants are grown before planting (putting in the ground) outdoors.


thump

If you thump something, you hit it, often with your closed hand.

If something thumps, it hits something else, making a loud, low sound.

If your heart thumps, it beats so strongly and quickly that you can easily notice it.

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thump

A thump is a loud, low sound made when something hits something else.

A thump is the action of something hits something else.


windpipe

The part of a person's throat that air goes through when they breathe.

I can feel the cold air deep in my windpipe.

There are windpipes to bring the warm air from the furnace to the whole house.


true blue

If you are true blue, you are loyal or steadfast.


angrier

angry (positive)
angrier (comparative)
angriest (superlative)

The comparative form of angry; more angry.

She was getting angrier with every minute.


react

react (canonical)
reacts (third-person singular)
reacted (past)
reacted (past participle)
reacting (present participle)

If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.

When someone shouts at you, you usually react by shouting back.

If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.

She reacts badly to asprin. Her skin becomes red all over her body.

When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.

acids and alkalis normally react to form salt and water.


Planck's constant

Planck's constant is a measure of the size of a quantum, or the smallest 'piece' of energy that exists. It has a value h≈6.626×10⁻³⁴J·s


earring

An earring is a piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

She wore golden earrings.


handkerchief

handkerchief (singular)
handkerchiefs (plural)

A handkerchief is a cloth, usually white, used to clean one's face of sweat, etc.

The gentleman had a handkerchief in his jacket pocket.

/ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/


quantity

A quantity is the number or amount of something.

The quantity of the candies in the tin has dropped to 17.


defence

The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.

Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.

Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.

Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.

When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.

In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.


agreements

agreement (singular)
agreements (plural)

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


Israel

Israel is the only Jewish country in the world.

Israel was an ancient kingdom in the Middle East.


vegetable

vegetable (singular)
vegetables (plural)

A vegetable a part of a plant that is good for eating. This does not include grain, but does include leaves, stems, and roots. Some fruits are also called vegetables but most are not.

A vegetable is a person who has much damage to the brain and does not wake-up.


jerk off

jerk off (canonical)
jerks off (third-person singular)
jerked off (past)
jerked off (past participle)
jerking off (present participle)

Stop jerking off, we have a deadline.


landslip

A landslip is when dirt and mud fall down a hill or cliff, like a landslide.

Beware very wet hills, because a landslip might happen.


amusements

amusement (singular)
amusements (plural)

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


angriest

The superlative form of angry; most angry.

He was the angriest in the group.


dot

You forgot to put a dot over the i.

The address is simple dot wiktionary dot org (simple.wiktionary.org).

If you do something at a particular time "on the dot", you do it exactly at that time.

I'll be there at 5:00 on the dot.


dot

dot (canonical)
dots (third-person singular)
dotted (past)
dotted (past participle)
dotting (present participle)

If you dot something, you put small round marks on it.

Don't forget to dot the i.

If an area is dotted with things, the things are spread out over the area.

The valley was dotted with camp fires.


runaway

A runaway is someone who runs away from home.

The little boy tried to become a runaway, but only went to the end of the block before coming home.


calendar

A calendar is a system of measuring time.

The Chinese new year is different from the western new year because the Chinese use a lunar calendar.

A calendar is list of all the days with their dates, usually for one full year.

Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.


hardly

I hardly noticed the pain.

I'm hardly qualified to give you medicine.


hardly

You can use hardly show you disagree a lot and are upset.

Would I do that? Hardly!


visa

A visa is a document that gives you permission to enter a country.

His visa expired today.


acids

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


pour

pour (canonical)
pours (third-person singular)
poured (past)
poured (past participle)
pouring (present participle)

If you pour something, you let it flow from one place to another.

If something pours, it flows fast from one place to another.

If the rain pours, it is raining hard (a lot of rain is coming down fast).


pour

Now that's a good pour of beer.


evergreen

evergreen (singular)
evergreens (plural)

An evergreen is a tree that says green all year.

The pine tree is an evergreen.


signature

signature (singular)
signatures (plural)

When a person writes their own name with a pen, they are writing their signature.

The cheque has to have my signature on it, or the bank won't give you money for it.


signature

A signature item of a place is something that is unique and indicates the identity of it.

My signature dish is herb-crusted lamb.

Gordon Ramsay's signature dish is the Beef Wellington.


yearbook

A book which is written newly every year, with information in it

A book which is written every year about a school, with information and pictures about the students in the school.

Will you sign your name in my yearbook?


vestigial

vestigial (positive)
more vestigial (comparative)
most vestigial (superlative)

If something is vestigial, it is left over or almost gone.

A horse has a vestigial toe on the side of its leg.

/vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/


sunlight

The sunlight is bright today.


manhole

A manhole is a large hole in a street that is used to get to the sewers.

Don't fall in the manhole!


answered

answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of answer.

She answered all the questions on her test.


solution

The solution to the math problem 4+3 is 7.

A solution is a liquid that has something dissolved in it.

The student made a solution by mixing salt and water.


accounts

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

He has many bank accounts.


accounts

account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of account.


wholesale

wholesale (singular)
wholesales (plural)

Wholesale is the sale of a large amount of an item to other businesses.


ablest

able (positive)
abler (comparative)
ablest (superlative)

The superlative form of able; most able.

He is one of the ablest scientists.


tradesman

A tradesman is someone who does a skilled job by hand, such as carpenter or electrician.

We need to hire a tradesman to install the toilet.


melodies

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


acts

act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

She acts very well.


acts

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


contain

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

Did the envelope contain a letter?

Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week.

The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors.

The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects.

Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material.

Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy.

A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files.

If you contain something, you stop it from getting out.

Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears.

Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses.


parole

Parole is the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of their sentence.


whitewash

whitewash (canonical)
whitewashes (third-person singular)
whitewashed (past)
whitewashed (past participle)
whitewashing (present participle)

Someone whitewashes something when they try to hide anything that is wrong with it and try to make it look good.

He tried to whitewash the thing that happened last year so that he could be elected President.

Someone whitewashes something when they paint it with a white paint.

She whitewashed the wall.


whitewash

whitewash (singular)
whitewashes (plural)

They didn't tell you the whole story. That was just a whitewash.

He covered the fence with whitewash.


crisps

crisp (canonical)
crisps (third-person singular)
crisped (past)
crisped (past participle)
crisping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crisp.


looking-glass

looking-glass (singular)
looking-glasses (plural)

A looking-glass is a fancy name for a mirror

Alice looked into the looking-glass so she could see herself.


jury

A jury is a group of people who decide a court case's result.

The jury says the person is not guilty.


victory

A victory is the act or result of winning.

The Korean War had no clear victory.


velocity

Something's velocity is how fast it is moving.

The bullet comes out of a gun at a high velocity.

In physics, velocity is how fast something is moving in a particular direction.

The velocity of the car was 10 metres per second to the north-east when it hit the tree.


concentrate

concentrate (canonical)
concentrates (third-person singular)
concentrated (past)
concentrated (past participle)
concentrating (present participle)

If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.

We concentrated our rebuilding efforts on villages in the North of the city, where most of the damage had been done.

If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.

I went to a quiet room so I could concentrate.

It's better to look at the big picture instead of concentrating on the details.

If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.

The fighting was concentrated in a few small areas.


concentrate

concentrate (singular)
concentrates (plural)

A concentrate is a liquid such as juice or chemicals from which most of the water has been removed.

Instead of fresh orange juice, we usually make it from concentrate.


residing

reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

She has been residing in India for 20 years.


advertisements

advertisement (singular)
advertisements (plural)

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

There are many advertisements on the wall.


command

Command, is the power to control people or things.

The information moved from the soldiers up the chain of command right to the president.

Machine-gun fire swept through the general's command post.

With their centralized command structure, it's hard to believe that it could be an accidental action.

We'll look at the problems they face and the military options at their command.

These women reject the idea that they are under their husband's command.

We have not leader. Somebody needs to take command and get us moving.

Saddam Hussein was in command of one of the world's biggest military machines.

Command is the people or place that orders come from.

This operation was planned carefully from the central command.

Reporters recently spoke to leaders at the Army's Strategic Defense Command.

A command is a direction for a computer to do something.

A complicated command like "COPY: *. *B:PRNT1 i" could take some time for the computer to complete.

A command is an order that somebody do something or that something happen.

He gave the command to attack.

If you have command of something, you understand it well.

He has an excellent command of both French and Spanish.


command

command (canonical)
commands (third-person singular)
commanded (past)
commanded (past participle)
commanding (present participle)

If you command someone to do something, you tell them to do it because you have power over them.

He'd first joined the Army in 1969 and commanded a unit in Vietnam.

"That's quite enough of that. Stop it right now," commanded his teacher.

If you command attention, respect, etc., you get it because you should get it.

The amazing power of weather commands respect and fear.

Her fire-red hair commanded attention.

The wines from 1989 from that area today command high prices.


jug

A jug is a large container for liquids, usually with a wide mouth.

The jug is full of milk.


update

He gave me an update on the situation in New York

A change from older information to newer information.

I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop


update

update (canonical)
updates (third-person singular)
updated (past)
updated (past participle)
updating (present participle)

If you update something, you add changes to make it newer times or new ideas.


quotient

A quotient is the result you get when you divide one number by another.

A quotient of 2 is given when you divide 6 by 3.


landmark

A landmark is a large object used to know where one is.

Big Ben is a landmark in London.


gangbang

A gangbang is sex involving more than two people.

My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.


gangbang

gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

If you gangbang, you have sex with a group of people. Usually this means you are one of several men having sex with the same woman.

We gangbanged her all night.

If you gangbang, you do crimes as part of a gang. Most often, this means doing violence (hurting people). Also, it can mean just being part of a criminal gang.

If you keep gangbanging you will die young.


angling

angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)


violin

A violin is a musical instrument played by moving a bow across the strings.

He has played the violin from when he was 6 years old.


valve

A valve is part of a tube that lets liquid or gas go through one way but stops it from going through the other way.

There are four valves in the heart that let blood go in one direction but stop it from going in the other direction.

A valve is part of a tube that someone can open or close to let water or other things go through.

Open this valve to let water go through the pipe.


jeweler

The jeweler said that the jewel was worth $1000.


cock

My girlfriend likes to suck my cock .


cock

cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)

If a gun is cocked, that means it is prepared to fire.

If something is cocked, that means it is turned on its side or sideways.

He cocked his hat in farewell.


inferno

Nobody escaped the inferno last night.


spelt

spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelt (past)
spelt (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spell.


adjustments

adjustment (singular)
adjustments (plural)

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

Many adjustments were made to the book before it was published.


pretence

Pretence is the behaviour to make people believe what the pretender is doing.


keeper

A keeper is someone who keeps something.

He is the keeper of the keys.


diagram

A diagram is a drawing, or sketch, to show how something, such as a machine, works.

You can see from this diagram that the electric switch is very simple, in fact.

Here is a diagram of some machines in a power plant.


diagram

diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

If you diagram something or someone, you show it using a diagram.

They diagramed the building they were about to build.


declare

declare (canonical)
declares (third-person singular)
declared (past)
declared (past participle)
declaring (present participle)

If you declare something, you say it publicly or officially.

She was declared the winner Sunday, with 54 percent of the vote.

He was declared dead in February, seven months after he disappeared.

A storm has caused flooding and a state of emergency has been declared.

Victory there was declared on September 25 even though fighting in the city went on for three more days.

France had declared war on Germany following the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.

The Court declared unconstitutional a law requiring students to salute the American flag.

Many suppliers go out of business without formally declaring bankruptcy.

But before political independence was declared, the colonies had become independent in other ways.

If you declare what you own or earn, you officially list those things.


dare

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

If you dare to do something, you have the courage to do it, even if you are afraid.

The President dared to make an unpopular decision.

If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to do something that is a risk, or even dangerous.

I dare you to climb that tree.


dare

dare (present)
dared (past)
daren't (negative)

If you dare not do something, you are afraid to do it.

I daren't tell my parents what happened. They'll be very cross.

Dare he risk crossing the woods at night?

He dare not enter.

You say How dare someone do something? to show that you are angry about something that someone has done.

How dare you come in here without knocking?


dare

He never says "No" to a dare.


animals

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

There are many animals in the forest.


democrat

A democrat is someone who supports democracy.

As a democrat, it angered him that there had been no vote.


additions

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


resides

The third-person singular form of reside.

She resides in India.


disabled

disabled (positive)
more disabled (comparative)
most disabled (superlative)

If somebody is disabled, they cannot use part(s) of their body or mind in the same way that most people can.

Two people died in the crash and the others were severely physically disabled.

This money will help the elderly and the disabled.

Not enough research has been done in the area of the preschool learning-disabled students.


disabled

disable (canonical)
disables (third-person singular)
disabled (past)
disabled (past participle)
disabling (present participle)


joiner

A joiner something that joins two or more things together.

Glue is a good joiner.


protogalaxy

protogalaxy (singular)
protogalaxies (plural)

A protogalaxy is gas and dust in outer space that will change into a galaxy.


popularity

popularity (singular)
popularities (plural)

Popularity is the quality of being either well-liked or common.

Brad Pitt's popularity as an actor has never been higher.


delegate

A delegate is a person authorized to act as representative for one or more other people, especially at a conference or in government.

He's attending the Democratic Convention as a delegate from the great state of Ohio.

A majority of the delegates voted against joining with that group.


delegate

delegate (canonical)
delegates (third-person singular)
delegated (past)
delegated (past participle)
delegating (present participle)

If you delegate a job or the power to do that job, it is yours, but you give it to someone in a lower position.

As more decisions on more complicated matters have to be made, more power has to be delegated to lower-ranking personnel.

/ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/


vitamin

A vitamin is something that we need in our food to help us live, that is different from protein, carbohydrates, fat or minerals.

The vitamins are named with the letters A, B, C, D, E and K.

Eat good food with vitamins in it to stay healthy.


dam

A dam is like a wall used to hold back water. Usually, this is to block a river.

A dam is a barrier like that used to hold back water, such as a dental dam.


dam

dam (canonical)
dams (third-person singular)
dammed (past)
dammed (past participle)
damming (present participle)

If you dam a river you block it with a dam.


angled

The past tense and past participle of angle.


acted

act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of act.

He acted very well in Othello.


melody

A melody is the sequence of notes (sounds) that make a piece of music.


nomination

nomination (singular)
nominations (plural)

Nomination The process of suggesting a candidate for either election to an office, or of a political party selecting its candidate for presidency.

Senator Barry Goldwater won the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States of America in 1964 after competing with and defeating Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York for it.

/ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/

/ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/


contribute

contribute (canonical)
contributes (third-person singular)
contributed (past)
contributed (past participle)
contributing (present participle)

If x contributes to y, x is one of a number of things that together make or cause y.

Unusually warm temperatures may have significantly contributed to the amount of rain we've had.

There are a lot of factors that are contributing to the strong economy.

Staff writer Karlyn Barker contributed to this report.

This information contributes to our understanding of the problem.

Reduced rainfall may have contributed to the decline of the Mayan civilization.

If you contribute something, you make it available to other people.

Everybody contributed $10 to pay for the present.

Are you able to contribute an hour a week to help us out?


telescope

telescope (singular)
telescopes (plural)

A telescope is a machine that is made up of a tube and lenses that is used to make things that are far away look larger. Often used by astronomers.

Freddy used the telescope to see the mountain fifty miles away.


yawn

yawn (canonical)
yawns (third-person singular)
yawned (past)
yawned (past participle)
yawning (present participle)

When someone yawns, they open their mouth wide and sometimes stretch their arms.

I can see that you're tired, because you keep yawning.


yawn

He did three big yawns, then stood up to go upstairs to bed.


yellowish

yellowish (positive)
more yellowish (comparative)
most yellowish (superlative)

If something is yellowish it is a color that is like yellow but is not yellow.

The grass is looking yellowish because there has been no rain.

The color was yellowish-green. (Meaning it was more green but a little yellow.)


endearment

endearment (singular)
endearments (plural)

An endearment is something someone says to show love to someone else.

I like it when he says "darling" and "honey" and other words of endearment to me.


knocker

A knocker is something that knocks or is used to knock.

I used the knocker on the door.

Man, she has a hot set of knockers.


strip

A strip is a narrow, long piece of something.

A few strips of paper are used for making a chain.

A strip (or a strip mall) is a road with many shops.


strip

strip (canonical)
strips (third-person singular)
stripped (past)
stripped (past participle)
stripping (present participle)

My girlfriend will strip, and Brad and me will watch and become excited.

If you strip paper from a wall, you remove it.


stroke

A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.

I had a stroke after running so hard.

A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.

A stroke is the person who sets the speed in a rowing crew.

After years of training he was made stroke in the Oxford University crew.

A stroke is something that happens without warning.

She had a stroke of good luck playing cards and won 20 dollars.


stroke

stroke (canonical)
strokes (third-person singular)
stroked (past)
stroked (past participle)
stroking (present participle)

If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.

She stroked his hair lovingly.


wasted

wasted (positive)
more wasted (comparative)
most wasted (superlative)

We say that something is wasted if it was not used, but should have been used, and now it can't be used.

We forgot to put the food in the refrigerator to keep it cold, so it was all wasted.

Someone is wasted if they are very thin, as if they didn't eat enough.

She doesn't look healthy. She looks wasted.


wasted

waste (canonical)
wastes (third-person singular)
wasted (past)
wasted (past participle)
wasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of waste.


meow

He heard a soft meow from behind the sofa.


meow

meow (canonical)
meows (third-person singular)
meowed (past)
meowed (past participle)
meowing (present participle)

If a cat meows, it makes a crying sound.

The cat meowed when it was fed.


decorate

decorate (canonical)
decorates (third-person singular)
decorated (past)
decorated (past participle)
decorating (present participle)

If you decorate something, you make it look nice, usually by putting something pretty on it or painting it.

We're going to decorate our Christmas tree tonight.

The men sat in large uncomfortable wooden chairs decorated with carvings of flowers.

The room was brightly decorated.

If x decorates y, y looks nice because x is on or close to it.

In her room, photos decorated the white walls.

If you decorate someone, you give them a medal for doing something brave or good.

He was decorated by the president for saving several men who had been shot.


apparatuses

apparatus (singular)
apparatuses (plural)

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


tire

A tire is the outer part of a car wheel. It is usually made of rubber

The front tire on my bike needs changing.


tire

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

Running makes me tire.


resided

reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reside.

She had resided in India for 20 years.


downfall

A downfall is a quick fall from power or riches.

The empire's downfall happened when the emperor was killed with out a prince.


wedge

A wedge is something in the shape of a triangle that someone pushes under a door or into a crack.

You can break a log into two pieces by knocking a wedge into it with a hammer.


wedge

wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

If you wedge something, you force it into a narrow gap.

He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.

I wedged into the alcove and listened carefully.


wreck

A wreck is what is left of something that has been seriously damaged.

The wreck of the Titanic was found on the bottom of the sea.


wreck

wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

If you wreck something, you harm it beyond repair.


waterfall

waterfall (singular)
waterfalls (plural)

A waterfall is a part of a river where water falls down.

Don't swim too close to the waterfall!

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/


waterfall

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

If something waterfalls, it falls like a waterfall.

/ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/


delight

Delight is the feeling of being very happy.

There was a real sense of relief when the war ended and great delight that it had stopped.

They laughed with delight because he was their favorite uncle.

To her surprise and delight, she was right.

She took great delight in being able to play the piano again.

A delight is something that makes you feel very happy.

Your children are such a delight.


delight

delight (canonical)
delights (third-person singular)
delighted (past)
delighted (past participle)
delighting (present participle)

If you delight somebody, you make them feel very happy.

We delight in the beauty around us.

The gift delighted her.


tune

A tune is a piece or part of music; a song or melody.

Whistling a happy tune can chase the blues away.

How many tunes can you whistle?


tune

tune (canonical)
tunes (third-person singular)
tuned (past)
tuned (past participle)
tuning (present participle)

If you tune a musical instrument you make it so it will play the right notes.

You tune it by making the strings tighter or looser.

If you tune a radio you set the frequency to get a certain signal.

If you tune-in to a show, you watch it or listen to it.


kennel

On hot days the dog goes into the kennel to get out of the sun.

A kennel is a place where pets are kept when their owners are away.

The kennel at the hotel was open from 9 to 5 so guests could keep their pets safe.


kennel

kenneled (past)
kenneled (past participle)
kenneling (present participle)
kennel (canonical)
kennels (third-person singular)
kennelled (past)
kennelled (past participle)
kennelling (present participle)

If you kennel something, you keep a pet in a kennel.

We have to kennel our two dogs whenever we go on vacation.


breast

A woman's breasts are the two soft round parts on her chest.

She learned that the cancer in her breast had spread to her leg.

Some mothers start to lose their breast milk two or three months after a child is born.

Your breast is the area between your neck and your belly.

A warm feeling spread in his breast as she stepped closer.

Breast is bird meat that comes from the front of the bird

Skinless, boneless chicken breasts have very little flavour when grilled.

A bird's breast is the front of its body below its head.

The Robin is a plump bird with bright orange-red breast.

The breast of a jacket or shirt is the part that goes over your breast.

My father pulled a cigarette from his breast pocket.


breast

breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

If you breast a hill, mountain, etc., you come to the top of it.

He breasted the hill and saw the town in front of him.


apples

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

I had apples for lunch.


answers

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

There are many answers to some questions.


answers

answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of answer.

He answers questions in class.


diagrams

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


diagrams

diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of diagram.


upright

upright (positive)
more upright (comparative)
most upright (superlative)

A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end.

There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.

I trust her: she is a perfectly upright person.


approvals

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


crisp

crisp (positive)
crisper (comparative)
crispest (superlative)

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

Fry the bacon until it is brown and crisp.

Add the butter and continue cooking another 5 minutes or longer to brown and crisp them even more.

Nothing beats the taste of a crisp, juicy apple picked fresh from the tree.

If cloth or paper is crisp, it is clean or new and often stiff.

The young man stood tall and straight in a crisp white shirt and dark pants.

Fifteen minutes later Wendy crawled between clean crisp sheets, realized that she was very, very tired, and fell instantly asleep.

If the weather is crisp, it is cold and dry, often with a clear sky.

If food tastes crisp, it has a fresh acid flavour.

If a person is crisp, they are professional and quick, but not especially friendly.

If a picture is crisp, it is very clear.


crisp

crisp (canonical)
crisps (third-person singular)
crisped (past)
crisped (past participle)
crisping (present participle)


breasts

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


breasts

The third-person singular form of breast.


picnic

A picnic is a meal that is eaten outside, usually not at home or at a restaurant.


picnic

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


in step

If you are in step, you move with someone at the same speed.

The army walked in step.


in step

Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington.


motor

A machine that changes energy into motion (movement).


motor

motor (canonical)
motors (third-person singular)
motored (past)
motored (past participle)
motoring (present participle)

If you motor, you travel in a motor vehicle.


plaything

plaything (singular)
playthings (plural)

A plaything is a toy or something else you play with.

The computer has turned into a plaything.


content

The contents of a container, such as a bag, a file, a book etc., are the things that are in it.

A couple of green plastic bags had torn open, and the contents had spilled out onto the floor.

Scientists examined the contents of the dead bird's stomach.

The students were generally happy with the course content and the instructor.

More writing could improve students' content knowledge as well as their writing skills.

The fat, water, alcohol, etc. content of something is the amount of that substance in something else.

The red wine had a deep color and high alcohol content.

Content is the feeling of being happy and satisfied.

She could sleep to her heart's content.


content

content (positive)
more content (comparative)
most content (superlative)

If someone is content, they are happy and satisfied.

She had always been perfectly content to live in the city.

Women with many friends are actually less content with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends.


content

content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

If somebody contents themselves with something, they accept it even though they wanted something different.


copyright

copyright (singular)
copyrights (plural)

Copyright is the rights given to a creator to protect their work from other uses.

Star Wars' copyright is held by Lucasfilm.


copyright

copyright (canonical)
copyrights (third-person singular)
copyrighted (past)
copyrighted (past participle)
copyrighting (present participle)

If you copyright something, you register its copyright.

She copyrighted her book.


butcher

A butcher is a person who slices and sells meat.

I went to the butcher to buy a steak.

A butcher is a person who kills and prepares animals as meat.

The butcher killed the pig and made bacon.

A butcher is a person who kills in a violent way.

Jack the Ripper was a crazy butcher of women.


butcher

butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

If you butcher an animal, you kill it and cut it up into meat.

He had to butcher the sheep to get chops for his dinner.


inland

To be inland is to be away from the ocean.

The town was built near an inland sea.


inland

If something is or moves inland it moves away from the ocean towards the middle of the land.

A terrible storm moved inland off the Pacific Ocean.


impatient

impatient (positive)
more impatient (comparative)
most impatient (superlative)


awaking

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

She was awaking in the morning but she decided to fall asleep again.


grasses

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


arched

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

The past tense and past participle of arch.

She arched back to stretch.


demand

Demand for something is how much people want of it.

Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil.

The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity.

Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements.

Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand.

A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.

His demands for new machines were ignored by the company.

The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.

I can't deal with all these demands on my time.

The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce.


demand

demand (canonical)
demands (third-person singular)
demanded (past)
demanded (past participle)
demanding (present participle)

If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.

The Lebanese Foreign Minister demanded an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.

People who lost their home are demanding answers about how the fire got out of control.

The problems are real and they demand attention.


undid

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


medication

medication (singular)
medications (plural)

The patient forgot to take his medication.


armies

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

There are many armies in the world.


chemists

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


policeman

A policeman is someone who works for the police.

The policeman carried a gun.


armed

arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of arm.

The shooter was armed with several pistols.


entities

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


awoken

She had awoken in the morning.


authorities

authority (singular)
authorities (plural)

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


cents

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


postmark

A postmark is a stamp that shows where a letter was sent from.

The postcard had an Orlando postmark on it.


postmark

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

If you postmark something, you add a postmark to it.

This letter was postmarked on the 23rd of January.


question marks

question mark (singular)
question marks (plural)

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


automatics

automatic (singular)
automatics (plural)

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


implementations

implementation (singular)
implementations (plural)

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


gods

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


answering

answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

I am answering a question.


reliances

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


clockworks

clockwork (singular)
clockworks (plural)

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


policemen

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


sevens

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


arms

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


jerk

The door opened with a jerk.

He's such a jerk for not holding the door open for his grandma.


jerk

jerk (canonical)
jerks (third-person singular)
jerked (past)
jerked (past participle)
jerking (present participle)

He jerked the door open.


fluctuations

fluctuation (singular)
fluctuations (plural)

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

The stock market goes through many fluctuations.


hours

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


typhoon

A typhoon is a kind of storm in the Western Pacific Ocean.


twin

Twins are two people who were born at the same time from the same mother.

I didn't know he was your twin: he looks just like you so I thought he was you!

When two things are the same, they are twin things.

We have twin beds in our room.


typhoons

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


histories

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


trills

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


cyborgs

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

Cyborgs have not yet taken over Earth.


cyclones

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


adults

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

The adults in the room left in a hurry.


concentrations

concentration (singular)
concentrations (plural)

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


approves

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

The third-person singular form of approve.


caretakers

caretaker (singular)
caretakers (plural)

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


mammals

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


deaths

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


upkeep

Upkeep is the work of taking care of something.

The upkeep of this big house is a lot of work every year.


immortals

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


gunpowder

Gunpowder is a black powder that burns very quickly or explodes.

The army ran out of gunpower.

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injuries

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


visitors

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


beliefs

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


cards

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


cards

card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)


evenings

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


tornadoes

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


awoke

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

He awoke in the morning.


spinoffs

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