subway

A subway is a railroad that is underground.

I took the subway to work today.

A subway is a tunnel that is underground and is used by pedestrians.


porcupine

porcupine (singular)
porcupines (plural)

A porcupine is an animal (a rodent) with sharp needles all over its body.


vertexes

vertex (singular)
vertices or vertexes (plural)

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


cupcakes

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


droughts

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


grasped

grasp (canonical)
grasps (third-person singular)
grasped (past)
grasped (past participle)
grasping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grasp.


paraphrase

paraphrase (canonical)
paraphrases (third-person singular)
paraphrased (past)
paraphrased (past participle)
paraphrasing (present participle)

If you paraphrase something, you say it again in different words.

When paraphrasing books, don't copy everything in it; instead, use your own words.


sobbed

sob (canonical)
sobs (third-person singular)
sobbed (past)
sobbed (past participle)
sobbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sob.


waist

Your waist is the narrow point between your hips and your chest.

She turned and slipped her arms around his waist.

A terrible car accident had left her paralyzed from the waist down.


earbuds

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


churning

churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)


MVP

MVP is short for saying "most valuable player".

He was named the MVP of the team.


ritual

A ritual is a ceremony that always follows the same steps.

The annual ritual to honour the gods was tomorrow.


ritual

Something that is ritual is related to a ritual or rite.


collector

collector (singular)
collectors (plural)

A collector is somebody who collects things, usually things that are rare and interesting.

A collector would be willing to pay a lot of money for that painting.

A ticket collector is somebody who checks your ticket on a bus or train.

After you get on the bus, be ready to show your ticket to the collector.

A debt collector is somebody who tries to make people pay their debts when payment is late.

Life was very difficult when a debt collector started calling daily.


gorillas

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


straightens

straighten (canonical)
straightens (third-person singular)
straightened (past)
straightened (past participle)
straightening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of straighten.


earbud

An earbud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.

I use earbuds for listening to music.


classification

classification (singular)
classifications (plural)

A classification the system of groups that are based on the characteristics of the group members.

Linnaeus was known for his system of plant classification, which ordered plants according to their sexual parts.

The Library of Congress Classification puts these books together.

Classification is the process of organizing things into groups based on their characteristics.

The information that was originally on our website was based on an earlier classification.

A classification is one group of things that have similar characteristics.

The raises are going out mostly to employees in different skill classifications.


downsized

downsize (canonical)
downsizes (third-person singular)
downsized (past)
downsized (past participle)
downsizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of downsize.


persimmons

persimmon (singular)
persimmons (plural)

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


ear bud

An ear bud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.

I use ear buds for listening to music.


fellowship

fellowship (singular)
fellowships (plural)

A fellowship is a group of people who join together because of a shared purpose or interest.

After church and the fellowship meal, the Amish like to " visit, " as they call it.

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books.

Fellowship is a feeling of friendship based on a shared purpose or interest.

The school offered many opportunities for Christian teaching and social fellowship.

A fellowship is a temporary research job at a university.

She was awarded a one-year fellowship in science at the University of Bonn.

A fellowship is money given to advanced university students to help them continue their studies.

He received a fellowship in 1991 to support his studies for a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature.


entrées

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


earthworms

earthworm (singular)
earthworms (plural)

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


armory

An armory is a place where weapons are made.


alpenglows

alpenglow (singular)
alpenglows (plural)

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


CEO

CEO is a short way of saying "chief executive officer".

The CEO runs the company.


irresistible

irresistible (positive)
more irresistible (comparative)
most irresistible (superlative)

If something is irresistible, it's so good that it can't be ignored.

That pie is irresistible!


perfection

Perfection is the state or quality of having no mistakes, problems, or negative aspects.

I don't expect perfection from teachers, but I do expect honesty and hard work.

The painting represents an ideal of human perfection.

Perfection is the process of making something perfect.

In the perfection of the show, a number of significant changes were made.


misconception

misconception (singular)
misconceptions (plural)

You're under the misconception that you're better than him.

It's a common misconception that George Washington had wooden teeth.


lumber

Lumber is wood that is cut up into planks.

The frame of the house is made of lumber.


lumber

lumber (canonical)
lumbers (third-person singular)
lumbered (past)
lumbered (past participle)
lumbering (present participle)

If you lumber, you move clumsily and slowly.


disbands

disband (canonical)
disbands (third-person singular)
disbanded (past)
disbanded (past participle)
disbanding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disband.


alpenglow

An alpenglow is a red glow that shines from mountains.

The alpenglow can be seen at sunrise or sunset.


slum

A slum is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.

The slums of Rio de Janeiro don't have proper sewage treatment.


favela

A favela is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.

6% of people in Brazil live in favelas.


stiffened

stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stiffen.


cultivating

cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)


problematic

problematic (positive)
more problematic (comparative)
most problematic (superlative)

If something is problematic, it is causing a problem.

Rush hour at the train station was very problematic.


drought

A drought is when there is less water in an area than normal.

The drought in California began in 2012.

Because of the drought, we couldn't use our sprinklers.


disbanded

The past tense and past participle of disband.


compulsions

compulsion (singular)
compulsions (plural)

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


cape

A cape is a long piece of cloth tied around the neck and worn down the back.

A cape is a long piece of land that sticks out into a sea or lake.


deadliest

deadly (positive)
deadlier (comparative)
deadliest (superlative)

The superlative form of deadly; most deadly.


macaque

We saw macaques in the zoo.


enthralls

enthrall (canonical)
enthralls (third-person singular)
enthralled (past)
enthralled (past participle)
enthralling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of enthrall.


punted

punt (canonical)
punts (third-person singular)
punted (past)
punted (past participle)
punting (present participle)


agones

agon (singular)
agons or agones (plural)

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


punned

pun (canonical)
puns (third-person singular)
punned (past)
punned (past participle)
punning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pun.


talkative

talkative (positive)
more talkative (comparative)
most talkative (superlative)

If you are talkative, you like talking or you talk a lot.

The class is talkative during recess.


exaggeration

exaggeration (singular)
exaggerations (plural)

An exaggeration is when someone says something is better or worse than it really is.

Your sentence is an exaggeration.

/ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈreɪʃən/


in contrast

You use in contrast when you want to stress the difference between two things.

January was beautiful. In contrast, February was cold and wet.

In contrast to what I know about you, you’re not as bad as I thought.


sobs

sob (canonical)
sobs (third-person singular)
sobbed (past)
sobbed (past participle)
sobbing (present participle)


sobs

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


aftermath

aftermath (singular)
aftermaths (plural)

The aftermath of a flood, shooting, etc. is what happens after it. It is usually bad, not good.

The aftermath of the flood was devastating.

The prices of food was very high in the aftermath of the drought.

/ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/

/ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/


on the contrary

You use on the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.

He did not refuse. On the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.


imaginative

imaginative (positive)
more imaginative (comparative)
most imaginative (superlative)

If you are imaginative, you have many new and interesting ideas.

As an artist, she's wildly imaginative, and each new show is completely different.

An imaginative action, idea, or creation is one that is new and interesting.

As the boys grew up, the tree was the centre of many hours of imaginative play.


transversals

transversal (singular)
transversals (plural)

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


sailboat

A sailboat is a boat that uses sails to move.

The sailboat is at the dock.


cultivates

The third-person singular form of cultivate.


fl oz

fl oz is an abbreviation for fluid ounce.


origami

Origami is a type of art where people fold paper.

Origami came from Japan.

Origami is a piece of art that is made of folded paper.

I can fold origami cranes.

/ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ/


sabotages

sabotage (canonical)
sabotages (third-person singular)
sabotaged (past)
sabotaged (past participle)
sabotaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sabotage.


kangaroos

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


chief executive officers

chief executive officer (singular)
chief executive officers (plural)

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


patriotic

patriotic (positive)
more patriotic (comparative)
most patriotic (superlative)

If you are patriotic, you love, support, and believe in your country.

During the war, it was common to hear patriotic songs on the radio.

It is your patriotic duty to vote in the election.


entrée

An entrée is a dish served before the main course of a meal; it may be the first dish served, or it may follow a soup or other small dishes. In the United States and parts of Canada, an entrée is the main dish or the only dish of a meal.

An entrée is the right to be part or join a particular group or organization.

He received an entrée to the Berlin Botanical Garden.


tilts

tilt (canonical)
tilts (third-person singular)
tilted (past)
tilted (past participle)
tilting (present participle)


tilts

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


compulsion

If you have a compulsion to do something, you really want to do it even though there is no good reason.

If someone is under compulsion to do something, they are being forced to do it.


paraphrased

paraphrase (canonical)
paraphrases (third-person singular)
paraphrased (past)
paraphrased (past participle)
paraphrasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of paraphrase.


azalea

An azalea is a type of plant that grows flowers.

I have pansies, roses, and azaleas in my garden.


variant

A varient of something is a bit different than the original.

The anthem is a varient of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".

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prescribed

prescribe (canonical)
prescribes (third-person singular)
prescribed (past)
prescribed (past participle)
prescribing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of prescribe.


stiffening

stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)


stiffens

The third-person singular form of stiffen.


excellence

Excellence is the quality of being very, very good.

We're aiming for more than quality. We're aiming for excellence.

The National Teacher's award promotes excellence in education.


deadlier

deadly (positive)
deadlier (comparative)
deadliest (superlative)

The comparative form of deadly; more deadly.


standoff

A standoff is a competition between two sides in which neither side is making progress.

A standoff between the protesters and the police began.


straighten

straighten (canonical)
straightens (third-person singular)
straightened (past)
straightened (past participle)
straightening (present participle)

If you straighten a place up, you put everything in the right place.

Can you straighten up in here, and make your bed?

If you straighten something, you make it straighter, less curved or irregular.

He took a deep breath and straightened up before walking in.

After going through the mountains, the road straightened out.

She usually straightened her hair in the mornings.


confronted

confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of confront.


prescribe

If a doctor prescribes you a medicine or treatment, they tell you what medicine or treatment to use.

The doctor will prescribe me some tablets.

If someone prescribes a rule or a way to do something, they are telling people to follow that rule or do something a certain way.

We have to follow what the law prescribes.


chief executive officer

The chief executive officer is the person in a corporation or company that has the most power.

The chief executive officer passed a new rule for the company.


sabotaged

The past tense and past participle of sabotage.


transversal

A transversal is a line that goes through multiple lines.

Euclid's paralell postulate uses a transversal.


buffaloes

buffalo (singular)
buffalo or buffaloes (plural)

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


confronts

The third-person singular form of confront.


motel

A motel is a place where people pay to stay in a room overnight, usually for only a few days.

We stayed at a motel in Toronto.


emptying

empty (canonical)
empties (third-person singular)
emptied (past)
emptied (past participle)
emptying (present participle)


disband

disband (canonical)
disbands (third-person singular)
disbanded (past)
disbanded (past participle)
disbanding (present participle)

If a company, group, etc. disbands, it breaks up.

The Beatles disbanded in 1970.

The president disbanded the agency.


novellas

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


capsize

capsize (canonical)
capsizes (third-person singular)
capsized (past)
capsized (past participle)
capsizing (present participle)

If a boat capsizes, it turns upside down in the water.

The canoe capsized.


novella

A novella is a short form of a book. It has between 7,500 and 40,000 words.

Animal Farm by George Orwell has 30,000 words and would be considered a novella.


attentive

attentive (positive)
more attentive (comparative)
most attentive (superlative)

If a person or animal is attentive, it is trying hard to notice things.

An attentive audience, both young and old, was listening for any change.

Our server was attentive but not very knowledgeable about the food.

He was especially attentive toward his wife, and didn't want to leave her side for long.


sabotage

If a building, event, etc. are sabotaged, they are damaged so that they can't work properly.

Her rival sabotaged the concert.


favelas

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


reindeers

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


tortoises

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


mansion

A mansion is a large house that is usually really expensive.

The rich live in mansions.


ear buds

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


veil

A veil is a thin piece of cloth that hides a woman's face.

Her hair fell over her face like a veil.

A veil is something that hides important information about a situation.

The election lifted the thin veil and fully exposed the truth about America.


veil

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

If you veil something, you make it hard to see or understand.


ballots

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


ballots

ballot (canonical)
ballots (third-person singular)
balloted (past)
balloted (past participle)
balloting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ballot.


cultivated

cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cultivate.


woolen

She wore a woolen sweater.


earthworm

earthworm (singular)
earthworms (plural)

An earthworm is a type of worm that lives in the ground.

When it was raining, the earthworms came out.


slang

Slang is an informal way of speaking that is used mostly within certain social groups.

I have trouble understanding my kids' slang.


slang

sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slang (past)
slang (past participle)
slinging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sling.


to the contrary

You use to the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.

He did not refuse. To the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.


enthralled

enthrall (canonical)
enthralls (third-person singular)
enthralled (past)
enthralled (past participle)
enthralling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of enthrall.


sob

sob (canonical)
sobs (third-person singular)
sobbed (past)
sobbed (past participle)
sobbing (present participle)

She went to bed sobbing.


cultivate

By 3,600 years ago, farmers were cultivating cereals at a high altitude.

If you cultivate land, you grow crops on it.

The government gave farmers the right to cultivate more than one million hectares of unused farmland.

If you cultivate a relationship, an image, or a skill, you develop it.

An additional important strategy noted was the importance of cultivating relationships with people.


congratulations

You say congratulations when a happy event happens, such as somebody winning a game, getting a new job, or passing a test at school.

So you can drive now. Congratulations!


cucumbers

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


hollering

holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)


enthrall

If someone is enthralled, they get a huge fascination with a person or thing.

The singer was able to enthrall audiences with her unique voice.


paraphrases

paraphrase (canonical)
paraphrases (third-person singular)
paraphrased (past)
paraphrased (past participle)
paraphrasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paraphrase.


hollered

The past tense and past participle of holler.


kangaroo

A kangaroo is a jumping animal with a pouch that is native to Australia.

/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈru/


pry

pry (canonical)
pries (third-person singular)
pried (past)
pried (past participle)
prying (present participle)

If you pry, you ask too much about a person's private affairs.

I don't mean to pry, but are you single?

We need to keep this safe from prying eyes.


kayak

A kayak is a type of canoe that has a hole at the top of the boat.


kayak

kayak (canonical)
kayaks (third-person singular)
kayaked (past)
kayaked (past participle)
kayaking (present participle)

Whitewater kayaking can be very dangerous.


anthem

Please stand for the national anthem.


enclosed

If A is enclosed within B, A surrounded by B.


enclosed

enclose (canonical)
encloses (third-person singular)
enclosed (past)
enclosed (past participle)
enclosing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of enclose.


gorilla

A gorilla is an ape that lives in Africa.

Gorillas are related to chimpanzees, orangutans and humans.


buffalo

buffalo (singular)
buffalos or buffalo (plural)

Buffalo used to live in the plains of North America.


confront

confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)

If you are confronted with something, you come face to face with it.

The man confronted the burglar.


encloses

The third-person singular form of enclose.


dissatisfied

dissatisfied (positive)
more dissatisfied (comparative)
most dissatisfied (superlative)

If you are dissatisfied with something, it is not as good as you think it should be.

I was very dissatisfied with the results of the test.


complication

complication (singular)
complications (plural)

A complication is something that makes your job more difficult.

When the switch broke, it added a new complication.

Complication is the process of making something more difficult.

Let's aim for simplification, not complication.


churned

churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of churn.


fumed

fume (canonical)
fumes (third-person singular)
fumed (past)
fumed (past participle)
fuming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fume.


flamingo

flamingo (singular)
flamingoes or flamingos (plural)

A flamingo is a pink bird that lives near water.

We saw flamingoes in the Zoo.

/fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/


bunging

bung (canonical)
bungs (third-person singular)
bunged (past)
bunged (past participle)
bunging (present participle)


well known

A person or thing that is well known is someone who many people recognize.

After the war, the general became well known for his bravery.


persuasion

persuasion (singular)
persuasions (plural)

Persuasion is the process of making somebody agree with you or do what you want them to do.

A great leader has vision and the power of persuasion.

A religious or political persuasion is a belief system.

He was of a religious persuasion that that said "no work on Sundays."


bungs

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


omission

An omission is a failure to do or include something.

The story is misleading because of all the lies and omissions.

The police did not tell them their rights, which is a serious omission.

Omission of the English plural -s is common among these students.


volleying

volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)


gaiety

Gaiety is the feeling or atmosphere of fun and happiness.

The air was full of gaiety and sunshine and the sense of singing birds.


bison

bison (singular)
bisons or bison (plural)

A bison is a large animal related to cows.

The Yellowstone animals make up the last wild bison herd.


ostrich

An ostrich is a large bird that cannot fly.

The ostrich can run up to speeds of 70 kilometres per hour.


grueling

grueling (positive)
more grueling (comparative)
most grueling (superlative)

Something that is grueling is very tiring and difficult.

It took five grueling hours to finish running the marathon.


gruelling

gruelling (positive)
more gruelling (comparative)
most gruelling (superlative)

Something that is gruelling is very tiring and difficult.

The climb lasted a gruelling twenty minutes.


fraud

Fraud is a trick for the purpose of gaining money or other valuables illegally.

He faces punishment for the fraud that lost $1 million.


churns

The third-person singular form of churn.


churns

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


enclose

When you enclose something, you force it into a certain area and keep it there.

The sheep flock was enclosed by the fence.


inclusive

inclusive (positive)
more inclusive (comparative)
most inclusive (superlative)

If something is inclusive, it is open to all the people or all the things that it could be open to.

Our school has a very inclusive culture so that nobody feels left out.

If a price is inclusive, it is the total price and there are no other charges.

It's $127, inclusive of tax and delivery.

You use inclusive at the end of a list to say that the first and last items also belong.

The race is open to anyone 16 to 24 inclusive.


volleyed

The past tense and past participle of volley.


ounce

An ounce (oz) is a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or 28.35 grams.

Add 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces).

She was born around 5:00 a.m. this morning, weighing in at 9 pounds, 10 ounces.

An ounce is a very small amount of something.

He was still in great shape, with not an ounce of fat on him.

She didn't show an ounce of emotion when he left.

A fluid ounce (fl oz) is a unit of volume equal to 1/20 of a pint or 0.028 litres in Britain, and 1/16 of a pint or 0.030 litres in the US.

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walkout

A walkout is when workers suddenly stop working.

Teachers in Oklahoma are going to do a walkout.

A walkout is when many people leave a place to protest something.

Students took part in a high school walkout to protest gun laws.


cockatoo

A cockatoo is a kind of parrot from Australia.


elucidate

elucidate (canonical)
elucidates (third-person singular)
elucidated (past)
elucidated (past participle)
elucidating (present participle)

If you elucidate something, you clarify or make something clear.

George was able to elucidate his son on proper procedures to cook.


heptadecagon

heptadecagon (singular)
heptadecagons (plural)

A heptadecagon is a shape that has 17 sides and 17 angles.


werewolf

A werewolf is a mythical creature that is sometimes human and sometimes a Wolf.


chimpanzee

chimpanzee (singular)
chimpanzees (plural)

A chimpanzee is an ape that lives in Africa.


cultivation

cultivation (singular)
cultivations (plural)

Cultivation is the process of growing or improving something, especially in farming.

There is a long history of rice cultivation in the region.


bearskin

A bearskin is a hat that is worn by British soldiers for special occasions.


airstrike

airstrike (singular)
airstrikes (plural)

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

President Trump ordered airstrikes against Syria.


thirst

Thirst is the feeling that you want to drink.

She took a long drink to ease her thirst.

All that work has given me a thirst.

Thirst is the state of not having enough to drink.

When the river stopped running, the animals began to die of thirst.

During the war, many suffered from hunger and thirst.

If you have a thirst for something, you want a lot of it regularly.

Their thirst for knowledge was too much for the small school library.


indoor

An indoor event happens in a building, not outside.

The gym has an indoor swimming pool.


tusk

A tusk is a long tooth that goes outside of the mouth of an animal.

Elephant tusks were a large part of the ivory trade.


hollers

holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of holler.


hollers

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


sometime

You use sometime for a time in the future or the past that is unknown or undecided.

We should get together sometime soon.

He must have left sometime after the party started.

A sometime editor, president, minister, etc. is someone who used to be in that position.

Downey's uncle is a sometime actor and screenwriter.

A sometime actor, friend, teacher, etc. is someone who is not usually in that position.

Jackson was a teacher and sometime actor who appeared in many TV commercials.


ballot

A ballot is a piece of paper or a card that is used in voting.

The ballot listed three candidates.


ballot

ballot (canonical)
ballots (third-person singular)
balloted (past)
balloted (past participle)
balloting (present participle)

If you ballot, you vote or decide by ballot.

to ballot for a candidate


tighten

tighten (canonical)
tightens (third-person singular)
tightened (past)
tightened (past participle)
tightening (present participle)

If you tighten something, you make it tighter.

Can you tighten the lid on the jar so it doesn't leak?

His hands tightened when he heard the terrible news.


homecoming

homecoming (singular)
homecomings (plural)

Homecoming is the event of returning home after a long time away, and the celebrations that go with it.

Everyone was at the house for her homecoming.

Homecoming is the yearly event of returning to the school that you went to, and the celebrations that go with it.

Did you see the homecoming game?


weekday

The weekdays are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday.

I can't sleep late on a weekday.


topple

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

If you topple something, you push it over or defeat it.

Germany toppled Canada in the hockey match.

If something topples, it falls over or it looks like it might fall over.

The pile of pennies began to topple


apportions

apportion (canonical)
apportions (third-person singular)
apportioned (past)
apportioned (past participle)
apportioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of apportion.


koala

A koala is a small mammal that climbs trees and lives in Australia.

Koalas usually eat eucalyptus leaves.


well-known

If a person or thing is well-known, many people know it or know about it.

That area is well-known for their restaurants.


metronome

metronome (singular)
metronomes (plural)

A metronome is something that musicians use to make sure they are playing on time.

Set your metronome to 104.


reindeer

reindeer (singular)
reindeers or reindeer (plural)

A reindeer is a type of deer that lives in the Arctic.

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.


stiffen

stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)

If you stiffen, you stop moving and make your muscles hard.

The mouse stiffened when the shadow went by.

If your muscles or joints stiffen, they become painful to move.

By the morning after the accident, my hand had stiffened so much that I couldn't move it.

If you stiffen something, you make it stronger or harder so that it is more difficult to bend.

We'll have to stiffen the airplane wing or it could break in flight.


rivalry

A rivalry is a situation in which two groups see themselves as being in long-term competition.

The rivalry between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact heated up this weekend.

Rivalry can be useful for motivating sports teams.


volleys

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


volleys

volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of volley.


agon

agon (singular)
agons or agones (plural)

An agon is a fight or argument in books, between the main character and their enemy.

The agon in It is between the kids and It.

Agon is a game that is played on a hexagonal board.

Agon was played in Britain.


dissatisfaction

dissatisfaction (singular)
dissatisfactions (plural)

Dissatisfaction is the feeling that something are not as good as it should be.

She has recently expressed some dissatisfaction with the amount of progress.


heighten

heighten (canonical)
heightens (third-person singular)
heightened (past)
heightened (past participle)
heightening (present participle)

If a sense, awareness, or risk heightens, it increases or becomes stronger.

The music heightened the tension in the film.

Security was heightened before the meeting.

Her heart beat faster as the drama heightened.


stethoscope

stethoscope (singular)
stethoscopes (plural)

A stethoscope is a tool that doctors and nurses use to listen to sounds inside the body.

The doctor checked the patient's abdomen with a stethoscope.


boulevard

boulevard (singular)
boulevards (plural)

A boulevard is a wide street in a town or city.

Turn right at Sunset Boulevard.


heptadecagons

heptadecagon (singular)
heptadecagons (plural)

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


curling

curl (canonical)
curls (third-person singular)
curled (past)
curled (past participle)
curling (present participle)


curling

Curling is a type of sport where people slide stones across ice.

Curling came from Scotland.


hasten

hasten (canonical)
hastens (third-person singular)
hastened (past)
hastened (past participle)
hastening (present participle)

If you hasten to do something, you try to do it very soon and very quickly.

After the play ended, she hastened to leave.

If you hasten an event, you try to make it happen very soon and very quickly.

We've known for a long time that loneliness hastens death, but haven't been able to explain how.


avoidance

avoidance (singular)
avoidances (plural)

Avoidance is the process of staying away from or not doing something.

Tax avoidance is also high among business owners.

Behaviors including the avoidance of challenging activities increased.

We wonder what her avoidance of the topic meant.


homemade

Homemade bread, sweaters, cookies, etc. are made at home.

We always have homemade cookies for lunch.


sweeten

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

If you sweeten something, you make it sweeter.

They offer me hot milk sweetened with sugar.

Honey not only sweetens this bread but also makes it moist.

If you sweeten a deal or an offer, you make it better for the other person.

I might agree to that if you sweetened the deal.


octagon

An octagon is a shape that has 8 sides and 8 angles.


holler

holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)

If you holler, you yell or scream as loud as you can.

Hollering at your enemy will not help you.


holler

Give a holler to call Jim.


conquer

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

Alexander conquered most of Europe and North Africa.

If you conquer a problem, a fear, a disease, etc. you overcome it.

With the help of a councilor, she was able to conquer her fear of flying.


conform

conform (canonical)
conforms (third-person singular)
conformed (past)
conformed (past participle)
conforming (present participle)

If you conform to something, you behave in that manner, especially as a result of social pressure.

He changed his clothes to conform to local tastes.


ostriches

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


darken

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

If something darkens, there is less light.

In the evening, he went walking and watched the sky darken.

She darkened the lights and sat quietly.

If your mood, face, or eyes darkens, you become less happy.

As he told her the story, he could see her face darken.


modesty

Modesty is the attitude of not talking about or not trying to make people notice your abilities and achievements.

Two things were obvious: his intellectual honesty and the modesty with which he spoke.

Without false modesty he knew he was the best teacher in the school.

If you dress with, modesty you cover most of your body and do not wear sexy clothes or bright colours.

There were also all sorts of rules about modesty in dress, you know, no pants for women.


messy

messy (positive)
messier (comparative)
messiest (superlative)

Something that is messy is very chaotic and not organized.

His sister's bedroom can be a bit messy at times.


companionship

companionship (singular)
companionships (plural)

Companionship is the state of having a friend with you.

She keeps a dog for companionship.

The women support each other and provide companionship and humor.


whiten

whiten (canonical)
whitens (third-person singular)
whitened (past)
whitened (past participle)
whitening (present participle)

If you whiten something, you make it white or lighter in colour.

I got my teeth whitened at the dentist.


alas

I thought you'd be here, but alas!

Alas! I wasn't able to make it.


cuboid

A cuboid is a 3D shape with rectangular sides.


punctual

punctual (positive)
more punctual (comparative)
most punctual (superlative)

If you are punctual, you generally do things on time, not late.

Bobbie, always punctual, walked into the restaurant at exactly 7:00.

We find that workers with young children tend to be less punctual than those without children.


sawgrass

Sawgrass is a type of grass in the Cladium species, it has long sedges with saw-like sharp, serrated edges,


uppermost

upper (positive)
uppermost (superlative)

The uppermost point, layer, floor, etc. is the one at the top of something very high.

Birds sat in the uppermost branchs of the tree.

If something is uppermost in your mind, it's the main thing you're thinking about.

The changes at school were uppermost in her mind.


troupe

A theatre, circus, etc. troupe is a group of dancers, actors, or singers that perform on tour.

The Haiyuza theatre troupe is on tour!


conqueror

conqueror (singular)
conquerors (plural)

A conqueror is a country, army, or leader who wins a war and takes complete control of the area.

The first Spanish conquerors defeated the native Americans by infecting them with diseases.


volley

A volley of bullets, arrows, etc. is a group of them fired at the same time.

The army fired a volley of bullets.

A volley is when a ball is hit before it touches the ground.


volley

volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)

If a ball is volleyed, it is hit before it touches the ground.

The tennis player volleyed the ball over the net.


impound

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

If something is impounded, it is taken away and put in a pound.

The car was impounded for seven days.

If documents, vehicles, etc. is impounded, a court holds on to it.

The court impounded a document to keep it safe.


impound

An impound is a place where things are impounded.


sleeting

sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)


rejoice

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

If you rejoice, you act in a way that shows that you feel very happy about something.

An event like this gives everyone an great opportunity and reason to rejoice and celebrate.


heavenly

heavenly (positive)
more heavenly (comparative)
most heavenly (superlative)

Heavenly things are related to heaven in some religions.

Every day, we thank our heavenly father for all that we have.

Heavenly choirs sing the praises of Jesus.

If something is heavenly, it is extremely pleasant.

The smell of that coffee is heavenly.

Heavenly things are related to outer space or located there.

In 1609, Galileo made his first observations of heavenly bodies with a telescope.


loosen

loosen (canonical)
loosens (third-person singular)
loosened (past)
loosened (past participle)
loosening (present participle)

If you loosen something, you make it looser.

Can you loosen the lid on this jar for me.

His grip on the gun loosened, but only for a second.

Before you plant the seeds, lift the soil to loosen it without actually turning it over.

If somebody loosens up, they become more relaxed.

She loosened up after she'd had a glass of wine.

If your joints or muscles loosen up, they start to move more easily.

I took a deep breath, and I could feel the muscles in my chest loosen.

If you loosen somebody's tongue, you make them talk about something they would not talk about before.

But what truly loosened my tongue was knowing I was on home ground.


cut out

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

If you cut out something, you cut it and separate it.

Cut out the letter and place it on my desk, please.

If you cut out doing something, you stop doing it.

He had to cut out smoking so that he could run the marathon.

If something cuts out, it suddenly stops working.

The engine of the plane suddenly cut out.


humble

humble (positive)
more humble (comparative)
most humble (superlative)

If you are humble, you are aware of your own weaknesses and do not want or accept recognition of your good qualities or successes.

You can tell he's very quiet and humble and he keeps to himself.

I have a family that certainly keeps me humble.

A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special.

In my humble opinion, we need to make these changes quickly.

From humble beginnings, she rose to fame.


humble

humble (canonical)
humbles (third-person singular)
humbled (past)
humbled (past participle)
humbling (present participle)

If you humble someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage.

The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be humbled.

If you are humbled, you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were.

I was also honored and deeply humbled to see the great work that my students are doing.

I often felt humbled by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.


ambient

ambient (positive)
more ambient (comparative)
most ambient (superlative)

Something that is ambient is in the background and is on all sides of an object.

The cup of tea cooled down to the ambient temperature.

Music that is ambient is very relaxing and peaceful.

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cancan

The cancan is a dance where people stand in a line and kick their legs high in the air.


brighten

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

If something brightens, it becomes brighter, less dark.

As the sun came up, the room brightened.

If someone brightens, they become happier.

She brightened when she thought about the holiday plans.

If you brighten someone or something, you make it brighter.

Having the grandchildren visit brightened their day.


procession

procession (singular)
processions (plural)

A procession is a number of individuals moving together in one direction.

A funeral procession snaked through the streets of Toronto.

The pilgrims are going to Utah by the millions, an endless procession of them.


redden

redden (canonical)
reddens (third-person singular)
reddened (past)
reddened (past participle)
reddening (present participle)

If something reddens, it becomes more red.

There were still tears in his reddened eyes.

If a person or a person's face reddens, they are embarrassed.

His face reddened as he realized nobody was laughing at his jokes.


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ram

ram (canonical)
rams (third-person singular)
rammed (past)
rammed (past participle)
ramming (present participle)

If you ram something, it means that you hit it hard, causing damage.

The racer rammed into the barriers when turning.

If you ram someone during sexual intercourse, it means that you thrust your partner forcefully.


discord

Discord is disagreement and bad feelings between people.

The idea created discord among them.

Discord is when notes in music don't sound good when played at the same time.


discord

discord (canonical)
discords (third-person singular)
discorded (past)
discorded (past participle)
discording (present participle)

If you discord, you disagree with someone.


veils

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


veils

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


deafen

deafen (canonical)
deafens (third-person singular)
deafened (past)
deafened (past participle)
deafening (present participle)

If a sound deafens you, it is so loud that it makes you lose your hearing.

The flash temporarily blinded him, and he was deafened by the roar.

He was suddenly awakened by a deafening crash.

A deafening silence is failure to get a reply or reaction when one is needed or expected.

My request for additional funds was met with a deafening silence.


retail therapy

Retail therapy is the act of shopping to make yourself feel better.


chainsaw

He used the chainsaw to cut through the tree.


hindrance

hindrance (singular)
hindrances (plural)

A hindrance is something that makes something more difficult.

He long hair was a hinderance, always falling in her face.


Republic of China

The Republic of China is a country in east Asia.


a whole nother

You use "a whole nother" thing to say that something is completely different from the previous topic.

We already speak Spanish. Why do we have to learn a whole nother language?

You use "a whole nother" thing to say that something to say that it's off topic.

That's interesting, but that's the subject of a whole nother program.


churn

churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

If you churn something, you stir it quickly and multiple times.

To make butter, we churn the milk.

If something churns, it moves around a lot.

I was so nervous my stomach was churning.


churn

A churn is a machine that churns things.

Put the milk in the butter churn.


window shopping

Window shopping is the act of going to stores with the plan of looking but not buying.


genitalia

Genitalia are the body parts used for sex and reproduction, especially the parts on the outside of the body.

His pants were down, and his genitalia were clearly visible.

The law makes it illegal to show female breasts and genitalia.


hmm

You use hmm when you are thinking about what to say or what to do.

Hmm... What should I do?


ratings

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


incels

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


bribery

Bribery is the crime of paying someone in power to use their power to help you.

The company was under investigation for bribery in the awarding of a government contract.


possessor

possessor (singular)
possessors (plural)

A possessor of something is someone who has it.

You are now the proud possessor of a university degree.

Intelligence is a gift over which its possessor has little control.


North Korea

The capital city of North Korea is Pyongyang.


quindecagon

quindecagon (singular)
quindecagons (plural)

A quindecagon is a shape with fifteen sides.


ruthlessness

Ruthlessness is the property of being ruthless.


moderation

moderation (singular)
moderations (plural)

Moderation is the quality of doing things at a reasonable level, not too much or too little, too hard or too gently, etc.

It's OK to have some sweets, as long as you do so in moderation.

I try to remember that a healthy path is balance, variety and moderation.

The president, widely respected as a voice of wisdom and moderation, has died.

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headdress

headdress (singular)
headdresses (plural)

A headdress is anything that is worn on the head, but especially something very decorative.


amulet

An amulet is an object a person keeps because he thinks it gives him good luck.


valedictorian

valedictorian (singular)
valedictorians (plural)

The valedictorian of a class is a student that says the valedictory speech. They usually have the highest marks of the class.

The highest placing person in the exam was chosen as the valedictorian.


tributary

tributary (singular)
tributaries (plural)

A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water, such as a river or lake.

A tributary is a state that pays another state, often in return for protection.


dale

A dale is a big valley that is very broad and open.

It took the hiker a day to walk through the dale.


get up

I get up very early to go swimming."


hendecagon

hendecagon (singular)
hendecagons (plural)

A hendecagon is a shape with eleven sides.


surreptitiously

If you do something surreptitiously, you do it in secret.

As they were speaking, he surreptitiously took the diamond.


deafmute

: A person who can not hear and can not speak (excluding sign lenguage). In modern times some people consider the word offensive and prefer just deaf.


shotgun

The shotgun seat in a car is the seat that is next to the driver seat.


regolith

A regolith is a layer of loose material such as dust, soil, and broken rock which covers solid rock. It can be found on planets and the moon.


lightbulb

lightbulb (singular)
lightbulbs (plural)


motherly

motherly (positive)
more motherly (comparative)
most motherly (superlative)

If you act in a motherly way, you are caring and helpful, like a mother.

She spoke in a soft motherly voice.


defiant

defiant (positive)
more defiant (comparative)
most defiant (superlative)

If you are defiant, you refuse to do what you are told to do.


writ

A writ is a document form a court that says you have to do something.

The writ was given to tell information to everyone.


billboard

billboard (singular)
billboards (plural)

A billboard is a large advertisement that is usually beside a road or highway.

On the side of the road, we saw a billboard advertising shoes.


den

A den is a place where a wild animal lives.

The wolf went back to his den to sleep after a day of hunting.

A den is a small cave in the side of a hill.


sleeted

sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sleet.


novice

A novice is a person who is new to a field or activity.

I was once a novice at football.


faeces

Faeces are the solid waste from the intestines, also called excrement, shit or poo.

The street was dirty, with dog faeces all over the footpath.


contronym

contronym (singular)
contronyms (plural)

A contronym is a word with two different meanings, which are the opposite of each other. The meaning can only be understood in the context of the sentence.


nah

You use "nah" as a casual way of saying "no".

Nah, I'm not gonna make a funny prank at the teacher. You should do it if you are wanting me to do that.


Ron

Ron is a shortened male given name for Ronald.


consecutive

Consecutive events follow one another with no other in between.

We were given homework over five consecutive days.


disappearance

disappearance (singular)
disappearances (plural)

dis- + appear + -ance
disappear + appearance

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The disappearance of something is when it is gone and we can't find it or it doesn't exist anymore.

Detroit Police say they are still investigating the children's disappearance.

We still don't understand the disappearance of Flight 804.

The rate of disappearance of species in Hawaii continues to increase.


compulsive

compulsive (positive)
more compulsive (comparative)
most compulsive (superlative)

If you are compulsive, you do things without planning or control.

Her compulsive gambling was causing a lot of problems in her life.


secondhand

A secondhand item is one that was owned by somebody before.

That car retailer sells secondhand cars.


commend

commend (canonical)
commends (third-person singular)
commended (past)
commended (past participle)
commending (present participle)

If you commend someone, you praise or give them credit for something good.

The president commended the soldier for their bravery.


goosebumps

Goosebumps are bumps on your skin that appear whenever you are cold.


an apple a day keeps the doctor away

An apple a day keeps the doctor away means that healthy food keeps you healthy.


fallopian tube

fallopian tube (singular)
fallopian tubes (plural)

The fallopian tube is a tube in female mammals that moves the egg from the ovary to the uterus.


px

"px" is an abbreviation for pixels, usually used to show that a widget (such as an image) on the computer is a number of pixels long.

We need an image that is 400px long to place into this program.


Wally

Wally is a nickname given to the male given name for Waldo.


humanity

Have we lost all humanity?

The worker was praised for his humanity and respect.


dean

A dean is the head of a department of a university or college.

The dean welcomed the students to another year of study at Humber College.


jealousy

Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody else has something that you want.

I felt great jealousy towards them and their successes

Jealousy is the bad feeling you get when somebody you're interested in shows interest in another, or when the other person shows interest in them.

Men act violently out of sexual jealousy more than women.


periodic

Something that is periodic happens regularly.


Greg

Greg is a male given name; it is often, but not always, a shortened form of Gregory.


auto-

"auto-" is a prefix that is related to yourself.

Autobiographies are written biographies about yourself.

"auto-" is a prefix that describes something that automatically does something.

An automobile moves by itself without needing you to make it move.

Autotune is a type of program that automatically tunes your recorded voice.


versatile

versatile (positive)
more versatile (comparative)
most versatile (superlative)

Something that is versatile is able to change easily and do different things.

The writer is versatile because he can write romance stories, science fiction stories, and action stories.

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myometrium

myometrium (singular)
myometria (plural)

The myometrium is the thick wall of the uterus made of smooth muscle.

The cells of the myometrium get larger during pregnancy.


garrison

A garrison is a group of soldiers who stay in a place, such as a fort, usually to defend it from a possible attack.


spoonbill

spoonbill (singular)
spoonbills (plural)

A spoonbill is a type of water bird with a spoon-shaped beak.


postscript

postscript (singular)
postscripts (plural)

A postscript is a message that is put at the end of a letter and is put after the author's signature.

He added a postscript to the end of the letter.

A postscript is something that is added to a story or play after it is finished.

The author explained in the postscript of the book why she wrote the book.


they're

They're just sitting around all the time.


filth

Filth is the dirt that appears on objects.

Filth is someone or something that is disgusting.


shorthand

Shorthand is a shortened or simplified way of referring to something.


obese

obese (positive)
more obese (comparative)
most obese (superlative)

The man with the obese belly walked to the nearest McDonalds.

That guy in the restaurant is so obese.


pentadecagon

pentadecagon (singular)
pentadecagons (plural)

A pentadecagon is a shape with 15 sides.

/ˌpɛntəˈdɛkəɡən/


second hand

second hand (singular)
second hands (plural)

The second hand is the clock hand that shows the number of seconds passed.


expedition

expedition (singular)
expeditions (plural)

An expedition is a long trip that people go on for a specific reason.

The expedition across the Alps lasted two weeks.


cultivator

cultivator (singular)
cultivators (plural)

A cultivator is a tool or machine that breaks up the earth for farming or gardening.

He drove the cultivator around the fields before seeding.

A cultivator is a person who helps plants grow.


slime

Slime is a moist soft, sticky substance.

Slime is mucus-resembling or viscous substance.


blender

A blender is an appliance used to crush food into smaller pieces.

I used the blender to make your smoothie.


dependent clause

A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb.

The dependent clause in the sentence I will do so, when you give it to me would be when you give it to me.


voyages

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


farewell

You use farewell when you are leaving or departing.

Farewell! I will miss you.


farewell

A farewell is when a person says "farewell" to someone else. This means to wish for happiness and safety.


citation

A citation is a notice given to a person who has to go to court.

A citation is the paper notice given to a person who has to go to court.

A citation is the act of citing a section of a book, or from another person, in their own words.


screw driver

screw driver (singular)
screw drivers (plural)


monkey business

Monkey business is time improper or dishonest behaviour.


timeout

In sports a timeout is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

The coach of the home team is asking for a timeout.

A timeout is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

I need a timeout from this meeting.


mortars

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


dubious

dubious (positive)
more dubious (comparative)
most dubious (superlative)

A dubious decision or opinion is one that you don't believe is honest, safe, or reliable.

If you are dubious about something, you are not sure if you should believe or trust it.


ruthless

A ruthless person tries to achieve their goals despite knowing that it will cause pain or damage.

A ruthless action is carried out despite knowing that it will cause pain or damage.


prong

The broccoli was stuck on one prong of my fork.


brandy

Brandy is a type of spirit produced by distilled wine.


time-out

In sports a time-out is when the coach asks for a short stop in the game to talk with the team.

The coach of the home team is asking for a time-out.

A time-out is a short period to relax from a situation that causes stress.

I need a time-out from this meeting.


two thousand

ordinal two thousandth) Two thousand (2000) is a number that has two thousands.

The number two thousand can be written as "2000".

Julius Caesar lived about two thousand years ago.

Just over two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ died on a crucifix.


sadden

sadden (canonical)
saddens (third-person singular)
saddened (past)
saddened (past participle)
saddening (present participle)

If something saddens you, it makes you feel less happy.

I was saddened by the news of his illness.

It saddened her to see him crying.


scent

The scent of fresh bread filled the house.

The dogs followed the scent to a hole in the ground.


scent

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

The flowers scented the room.

He gave her a scented card.

If you scent something such as danger or a story, you have a feeling that it exists.

When the president didn't appear, the newspapers scented a story.

If an animal scents something, it smells it.

The deer ran when they scented the hunter.


first name

first name (singular)
first names (plural)

Your first name is your given name, not your family name.

John Smith's first name is "John".


daunting

daunting (positive)
more daunting (comparative)
most daunting (superlative)

If something is daunting, you feel that should not try it because it will be very difficult.

The from the bottom of the hill, the ride up looked daunting.


denominators

denominator (singular)
denominators (plural)

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


necromancer

necromancer (singular)
necromancers (plural)

A necromancer is someone who summons dead people.


haggle

haggle (canonical)
haggles (third-person singular)
haggled (past)
haggled (past participle)
haggling (present participle)

If you haggle, you bargain to find a price that is acceptable for the seller and the buyer.

I haggled on the price for the shoes.


Mike

Mike is a male given name that is short for "Michael".


boomerang

boomerang (singular)
boomerangs (plural)

A boomerang is a curved weapon made of wood that you can throw and it returns to you.


motherhood

Motherhood is the state of being a mother.

Balancing marriage, motherhood and her career will not be easy.

Most of my women friends have walked down the expected path from marriage to motherhood.


hurrah

You use "hurrah" when you are happy and want to cellebrate.

Hurrah! We won.


interrogation

interrogation (singular)
interrogations (plural)

Interrogation is the process of asking someone questions to get information from them.

The police use interrogation to investigate people suspected of crimes.


menstruation

menstruation (singular)
menstruations (plural)

Menstruation is the flow of blood and fluid out through the vagina.

She had her first menstruation at age 13.


intently

If you do something intently, you are very focused on doing it.

He listened intently to his grandfather's stories.

The students, intently studying, did not see the teacher enter the room.


scorn

Scorn is a strong feeling, attitude, or comment that something has very low quality or low value.

The teacher was often the object of the students' scorn.

The idea drew scorn from the community.


scorn

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

If you scorn something, you you show that you strongly think it has very low quality or low value.

They began to consider ideas they had previously scorned.


rip-offs

The plural form of rip-off; more than one (kind of) rip-off.


pixel

If you look close enough at an image on the computer, you can see pixels on the picture. They are shaped like squares.


atomic bomb

atomic bomb (singular)
atomic bombs (plural)


bling

Bling is expensive clothes or jewelry of high prestige.


skillful

skillful (positive)
more skillful (comparative)
most skillful (superlative)

A skillful person is someone who is skilled in doing something.


madden

madden (canonical)
maddens (third-person singular)
maddened (past)
maddened (past participle)
maddening (present participle)

If you madden a person or animal, you make them angry or crazy.

She fought like a maddened animal.

I couldn't block out the maddening noise.


adequacy

Adequacy is the property of being good enough or sufficient.

The fire department was sent to see adequacy of the escape plan.


apps

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


denominator

The denominator is the lower part of the fraction.

In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3 and the denominator is 4.


deduce

deduce (canonical)
deduces (third-person singular)
deduced (past)
deduced (past participle)
deducing (present participle)

If someone deduces something, the person reaches a conclusion based on a logical process.


frauds

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


confronting

confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)


scrutinise

scrutinise (canonical)
scrutinises (third-person singular)
scrutinised (past)
scrutinised (past participle)
scrutinising (present participle)

If you scrutinise something, you look into it very carefully.

The group scrutinises the government's actions.


enterprise

enterprise (singular)
enterprises (plural)

The enterprise grew every year and now earns millions.


smear

smear (canonical)
smears (third-person singular)
smeared (past)
smeared (past participle)
smearing (present participle)

If you smear a substance on a surface, you spread it by rubbing.


assuage

assuage (canonical)
assuages (third-person singular)
assuaged (past)
assuaged (past participle)
assuaging (present participle)

If you assuage a feeling, you make it less intense.

We tried to assuage her anger about the damage.


garrisons

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


legions

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


legion

The film won him a legion of followers.

A legion is a part of the Roman army with 3000 to 6000 soldiers

Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls.


Brady

Tom Brady is a famous football player.


deflect

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

If you deflect something, you hit it to change its direction.

I was able to deflect the ball coming at me.


sequential

Something that is sequential follows in consecutive order.

1, 2, and 3 is in sequential order.


flank

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

If an attacking group flanks someone, it comes from both sides.


flank

A flank is the part of the body between the ribs and the hip.


thrive

thrived (past)
thrived (past participle)
thrive (canonical)
thrives (third-person singular)
throve (past)
thriven (past participle)
thriving (present participle)

To thrive is to grow or develop well or vigorously.

In its new place on the windowsill, the plant is sure to thrive and bloom regularly.


mortar

A mortar is kind of large gun that fires explosive shells.

Mortar is a type of paste used to stick bricks together.

A mortar is a bowl used with a pestle to crush food or drugs into smaller pieces.


chaotic

chaotic (positive)
more chaotic (comparative)
most chaotic (superlative)

Someone or something that is chaotic is unpredictable.


untied

A string, rope, etc. that is untied is not tied.

Your shoelaces are untied.


untied

untie (canonical)
unties (third-person singular)
untied (past)
untied (past participle)
untying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of untie.


atomic bombs

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


squid

A squid is a cephalopod (a type of sea creature) with a large head and ten legs.

The squid is not able to grow a leg after it is severed.


toasty

toasty (positive)
toastier (comparative)
toastiest (superlative)

Something that is toasty is cooked in a way that resembles toast.

These roasted marshmallows look toasty.

If you feel toasty, you feel comfortably warm.

I am feeling toasty with that new fireplace.


computer game

computer game (singular)
computer games (plural)

A computer game is a type of game that is played on a computer.

Why do you always play computer games instead of doing homework?


wonky

wonky (positive)
wonkier (comparative)
wonkiest (superlative)

Something that is wonky it is not straight or level.


overwhelmed

overwhelm (canonical)
overwhelms (third-person singular)
overwhelmed (past)
overwhelmed (past participle)
overwhelming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overwhelm.


app

There are various apps on the internet that you can download or purchase.


overwhelms

The third-person singular form of overwhelm.


conspired

conspire (canonical)
conspires (third-person singular)
conspired (past)
conspired (past participle)
conspiring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of conspire.


elucidates

elucidate (canonical)
elucidates (third-person singular)
elucidated (past)
elucidated (past participle)
elucidating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of elucidate.


conventional

conventional (positive)
more conventional (comparative)
most conventional (superlative)

Something that is conventional is what is generally done, believed, or ordinary.

The conventional temperature is at 22C.

The train runs on conventional rails.

I prefer more conventional clothing.


trump

In a game of cards, a trump is a card of the most powerful suit.

If you have a trump card (or just a trump), you have something that gives you an advantage.

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trump

trump (canonical)
trumps (third-person singular)
trumped (past)
trumped (past participle)
trumping (present participle)

If someone or something trumps another, it matters more or is more powerful.


foreshadow

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

If an event is foreshadowed, it is hinted that it will happen.

The downfall of the company was foreshadowed by the stock market crash.


calculus

calculus (singular)
calculi or calculuses (plural)

Calculus is a branch of mathematics that involves understanding mathematical functions.

One use of calculus is for finding rates of change and maximization.


semester

This semester I will be taking four subjects.

I will be graduating at the end of the semester.


boiler

A boiler is a large container where water is heated, usually for the purpose of heating a building.

The water from the boiler heats the whole building.


scoff

scoff (canonical)
scoffs (third-person singular)
scoffed (past)
scoffed (past participle)
scoffing (present participle)

If you scoff at someone or at something, you laugh at someone or something with contempt.

If you scoff your food, you eat it very quickly.


pricey

pricey (positive)
pricier (comparative)
priciest (superlative)

If something is pricey, it costs a lot of money.


gorge

A gorge is a narrow valley and normally has steep rocky walls and a stream.

The Kali Gandaki Gorge is the deepest in the world.


gorge

gorge (canonical)
gorges (third-person singular)
gorged (past)
gorged (past participle)
gorging (present participle)

If a person gorge themselves, they eat greedily and in large quantities.

They gorged themselves on chocolate and cake.


conforms

conform (canonical)
conforms (third-person singular)
conformed (past)
conformed (past participle)
conforming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conform.


peel

peel (canonical)
peels (third-person singular)
peeled (past)
peeled (past participle)
peeling (present participle)

If you peel a fruit, you remove its skin.

I am going to peel this banana.

If you peel something thin and flat off, you remove it.

After peeling off this old wallpaper, I can add new wallpaper.


peel

Banana peels are slippery.


mainstream

mainstream (positive)
more mainstream (comparative)
most mainstream (superlative)

Something that is mainstream is used or accepted by a lot of people.

The news story wasn't covered by the mainstream media.

The show quickly gained a mainstream audience.


mainstream

The mainstream is something that is common or accepted by a lot of people.


hype

Hype is excitement for something that is upcoming in the future.

After a storm of hype, the group's debut album was finally released.


hype

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

If someone hypes about something, they are promoting or advertising heavily.

They started to hype about the new album weeks before its release date.


drainage

To use a drainage is engage in the action or process of draining something.

The pot has holes in the base for good drainage


weren't

be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

They weren't doing anything to upset you.


inflict

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

If you inflict something on someone, you cause an unpleasant situation for them.


blister

A blister is a painful bump on skin that is caused by excessive rubbing or because of extreme heat.


blister

blister (canonical)
blisters (third-person singular)
blistered (past)
blistered (past participle)
blistering (present participle)

If someone blisters, they develop a blister.


dodecagon

dodecagon (singular)
dodecagons (plural)


fluctuate

fluctuate (canonical)
fluctuates (third-person singular)
fluctuated (past)
fluctuated (past participle)
fluctuating (present participle)

If something fluctuates, it changes often but not regularly.

The price of gasoline has been fluctuating wildly.


fistfight

fistfight (singular)
fistfights (plural)

A fistfight is a fight that is fought using bare fists.

The two men got into a fistfight behind the bar.


fistfight

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

If you fistfight, you fight using your bare fists.


blunder

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

A blunder means to make a clumsy or stupid mistake.

She made a blunder while preparing the customer's order.


idolize

idolize (canonical)
idolizes (third-person singular)
idolized (past)
idolized (past participle)
idolizing (present participle)

When you idolize something, you love and admire it very strongly.

He idolized his mother.


conspiring

conspire (canonical)
conspires (third-person singular)
conspired (past)
conspired (past participle)
conspiring (present participle)


plantation

plantation (singular)
plantations (plural)

A plantation is a large-scale growth of crops, usually with only one type of crop grown.


conspires

The third-person singular form of conspire.


flick

With a quick flick of his wrist, he threw the ball.

She gave a flick of her hair and left the room.

The newest flick is Solo: A Star Wars Story.

My favourite flick is It's a Wonderful Life.


flick

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

If you flick something, you move it or hit it very quickly.

She flicked his hair affectionately.


scrutinize

scrutinize (canonical)
scrutinizes (third-person singular)
scrutinized (past)
scrutinized (past participle)
scrutinizing (present participle)

If you scrutinize something, you look into it very carefully.

The group scrutinizes the government's actions.


valedictory

valedictory (singular)
valedictories (plural)

The valedictorian delivered the valedictory speech.

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curly

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

Something that is curly is rounded or spiral in shape.

I have curly hair.


smudge

He rubbed the smudge off the glass.

There was a smudge on the boy's homework.


smudge

smudge (canonical)
smudges (third-person singular)
smudged (past)
smudged (past participle)
smudging (present participle)

If you smudge something, you rub something in or make it dirty.

The painter accidentally smudged his painting.

She smudged her makeup when she rubbed her eyes.


fulfil

fulfil (canonical)
fulfils (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

If you fulfil something, you meet expectations.

He fulfilled his contract.

The group fulfilled their promises to the company.


prick

A prick is an annoying or rude person, usually a man.

Nobody cares, prick.

A prick is a short pain from a small sharp object like a needle.


prick

prick (canonical)
pricks (third-person singular)
pricked (past)
pricked (past participle)
pricking (present participle)

If you prick something, it means that you pierce or poke it slightly.

John hardly felt the needle prick his arm when the nurse gave him an injection.


elucidated

elucidate (canonical)
elucidates (third-person singular)
elucidated (past)
elucidated (past participle)
elucidating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of elucidate.


beep

beep (canonical)
beeps (third-person singular)
beeped (past)
beeped (past participle)
beeping (present participle)

If something beeps, it makes a short high-pitched sound; it is a sound that sounds like "beep".

He is an impatient driver. He kept beeping at the car in front of him.


beep

A beep is a short high-pitched sound that sounds like "beep".


conformed

conform (canonical)
conforms (third-person singular)
conformed (past)
conformed (past participle)
conforming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of conform.


consequently

The word consequently is used show what happened as a result or consequence of an event.

He did not wake up early in the morning. Consequently, he was late to work.

The man looked at a pet shop nearby. Consequently, he remembered the dog he had left at home.


contempt

Contempt is the feeling that a person or a thing is useless or deserves to be looked down upon.

If you treat someone with contempt, you treat them as inferior or worthless.


defiance

Defiance is the state or act of refusing to do what you are told to do.


conspire

If people are conspiring, they are making secret plans together, usually to cause harm.

The group was caught conspiring to overthrow the leader.

The senators conspired to kill Caesar, an act they accomplished.


video game

video game (singular)
video games (plural)

A video game is a game that is played on an electronic device, such as on a computer, a console, a tablet, or a smartphone.

Video games are addictive because they are so fun that you want to try it again so many times.

/ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/


reignite

reignite (canonical)
reignites (third-person singular)
reignited (past)
reignited (past participle)
reigniting (present participle)

If something is reignited, it is set on fire again.

The cigarette reignited the campfire.

If an argument, debate, etc. is reignited, it starts again.

The mayor reignited talks of a new subway.

The shooting reignited tensions between the two groups.


skewer

A skewer is a long piece of wood or metal used to hold pieces of food, typically meat, while cooking.

He used a skewer to put pieces of meat together for his kebab.


skewer

skewer (canonical)
skewers (third-person singular)
skewered (past)
skewered (past participle)
skewering (present participle)

If someone skewers pieces of food, they pierce them through a skewer.

He skewered pieces of meat to make his kebab.

If you skewer someone, you criticize them strongly, often in a humorous way.


deaf-mute

: A person who can not hear and can not speak (excluding sign lenguage). In modern times some people consider the word offensive and prefer just deaf.


clams

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


clams

clam (canonical)
clams (third-person singular)
clammed (past)
clammed (past participle)
clamming (present participle)


shuffle

shuffle (canonical)
shuffles (third-person singular)
shuffled (past)
shuffled (past participle)
shuffling (present participle)

If you shuffle, you drag your feet along the floor without lifting them up.

He shuffled out of the room.

I shuffled my feet in embarrassment.

If you shuffle something, you rearrange something in a random order.

The dealer will shuffle the playing cards to make the game fair.

I shuffle all of the music in my playlist.


shuffle

If you make a shuffle, you drag your feet along the floor without lifting them up.

The sad young girl left with a tired shuffle.

A shuffle is the rearrangement of something in a random order.

You don't do very good shuffles. Why not make me do it instead?


saucer

A saucer is a small plate that goes under a cup.

His tea arrived in a small white cup with two packets of sugar on the saucer.


thrashed

thrash (canonical)
thrashes (third-person singular)
thrashed (past)
thrashed (past participle)
thrashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thrash.


overwhelming

If evidence or numbers are overwhelming they are far more than needed.

The police believed their evidence against Curtis was overwhelming.

The overwhelming majority of Muslims disagree with that idea.

If you feel that something is overwhelming you feel that it is too much for you.

Parts of this job are probably very overwhelming for him.

The music gave me a sense of overwhelming joy and love.

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/


overwhelming

overwhelm (canonical)
overwhelms (third-person singular)
overwhelmed (past)
overwhelmed (past participle)
overwhelming (present participle)

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/


goads

goad (canonical)
goads (third-person singular)
goaded (past)
goaded (past participle)
goading (present participle)


goads

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


decrucify

decrucify (canonical)
decrucifies (third-person singular)
decrucified (past)
decrucified (past participle)
decrucifying (present participle)

Jesus was later decrucified to be put in a tomb.


weld

weld (canonical)
welds (third-person singular)
welded (past)
welded (past participle)
welding (present participle)

If two things are welded together, they are joined together, usually using metal.

The workers welded a piece of steel to the bridge.

If you weld two things, you bring them together very closely.


weld

A weld is the piece of metal that joins two things together.


stew

Stew is a dish that is made with meat and/or vegetables cooked in liquid.

A stew is an add-on to staple foods such as rice and pasta, usually in the form of soup, vegetables etc.


stew

stew (canonical)
stews (third-person singular)
stewed (past)
stewed (past participle)
stewing (present participle)

If you stew something, it means that you cook by slowly boiling or simmering.

I'm going to stew some meat.

The meat is stewing nicely.

If you stew tea, it means that you brewed it for too long that the flavour becomes too strong.


negate

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

If x negates y, x makes y lose the effect that it had.

smartphones have so many features that negate the need to carry other devices.


swindle

swindle (canonical)
swindles (third-person singular)
swindled (past)
swindled (past participle)
swindling (present participle)

If you swindle someone out of money, you trick them into giving you the money.


swindle

A swindle is the deception of money-related items.


rip-off

A rip-off is something that costs much more than it is actually worth.

$200 for a pair of shoes!? That is a rip-off.

A rip-off of something is a poor imitation of it.

This cheap company produces rip-offs of the popular Nike shoes.


leeway

Leeway is the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.

The rules gives the person some leeway into his duties.


trumps

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


trumps

trump (canonical)
trumps (third-person singular)
trumped (past)
trumped (past participle)
trumping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trump.


orchard

An orchard is a plantation of fruit such as apples, plums, and peaches.

Many farms allow people to come and pick apples in their orchards.


endow

endow (canonical)
endows (third-person singular)
endowed (past)
endowed (past participle)
endowing (present participle)

To endow is to give income or property to an organization

Donors were able to endow Harvard University with $37.1 billion.


chinese radical


spine

Your spine is the set of bones down the middle of your back.

Spines are sharp, pointy parts on an animal or a plant.

The spine of a book is the narrow, hard part that joins the pages together.


orchards

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


Egyptians

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


micro-second


overwhelm

If you are overwhelmed by a feeling, you feel it very strongly, and you cannot deal with it.

If a problem overwhelms you, it's too difficult for you to solve or deal with.

If one army overwhelms another, they completely defeat them.

The team was able to overwhelm their opponents and win first place

/ˌəʊvəˈʍɛlm/

/ˌoʊvɚˈʍɛlm/


Delaware

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

Delaware is one of the 13 original states.


elevators

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


thrash

If you thrash someone or something, you beat it violently.

She thrashed him across the head and shoulders.

After cutting, the wheat had to be thrashed.

If you thrash a person, you defeat them.


Sun


Main Page/Sister projects


window-shopping


eons

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


firing pins

firing pin (singular)
firing pins (plural)

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


foremen

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


dawned

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

The past tense and past participle of dawn.


Jewfro

A Jewfro is a type of curly hairstyle that is worn by people of the Ashkenazi Jewish descent.


primers

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


microseconds

microsecond (singular)
microseconds (plural)

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


cob

A cob is the part of the corn that is made of a hard husk surrounded by many kernels.


modifications

modification (singular)
modifications (plural)

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


ante meridium


post meridium


cobs

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


business plans

business plan (singular)
business plans (plural)

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


myometria

myometrium (singular)
myometria (plural)

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


clam

A clam is a type of shellfish with a hard shell and a small opening that allows the flow of nutrients in and out of it.


clam

clam (canonical)
clams (third-person singular)
clammed (past)
clammed (past participle)
clamming (present participle)


grenade

A grenade is a hand-held military bomb that has a timed fuse.


decrucified

The past tense and past participle of decrucify.


decantations

decantation (singular)
decantations (plural)

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


rotations

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


serial

A serial is a story or play appearing in pieces on a radio or magazine.

The Asterix comics appeared in magazines as a serial for many years.


serial

If something is considered to be serial, it takes place in multiple times.

A newspaper is a serial publication.


air drafts

air draft (singular)
air drafts (plural)

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


clotheslines

clothesline (singular)
clotheslines (plural)

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


no longer

If something is no longer true, it used to be true, but it is not true now, not anymore.

I quit last week, so I no longer work there.

/nəʊˈlɒŋ.ɡə/

/noʊˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/


recursive

recursive (positive)
more recursive (comparative)
most recursive (superlative)

If a process is recursive, it uses its previous output as its next input.


decantation

Decantation refers to the act of pouring out the liquid or water (which contains the dust or soil particles) without disturbing the particles at the bottom.


Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams


Hertzsprung–Russell diagram


decrucifying

decrucify (canonical)
decrucifies (third-person singular)
decrucified (past)
decrucified (past participle)
decrucifying (present participle)


firing pin

A firing pin is a part of a firearm that is used to hit the primer of a cartridge to fire rounds.


Jewfros

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


ejaculation

ejaculation (singular)
ejaculations (plural)

Ejaculation is the action of ejecting semen from the body.

Ejaculation is essential to reproduction.


fleeing

flee (canonical)
flees (third-person singular)
fled (past)
fled (past participle)
fleeing (present participle)


stock ticker symbol

stock ticker symbol (singular)
stock ticker symbols (plural)

A ticker symbol is a small abbreviation a company uses for stock indexes. They make the name of the company easier to remember.

"GOOG" is the stock ticker symbol for Google.


primer

A primer is a part of a pistol, rifle and other firearms that is used to ignite gunpowder or other explosives when struck by the firing pin.


unrecyclables

unrecyclable (singular)
unrecyclables (plural)

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


withstand

withstand (canonical)
withstands (third-person singular)
withstood (past)
withstood (past participle)
withstanding (present participle)

If something can withstand something else, it can resist it.

Their relationship withstood the test of time.

These houses withstood the hurricane.


decrucifies

The third-person singular form of decrucify.


interweaves

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

The third-person singular form of interweave.


unwarier

unwary (positive)
unwarier (comparative)
unwariest (superlative)

The comparative form of unwary; more unwary.


unchangeables

unchangeable (singular)
unchangeables (plural)

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


surround sound

Surround sound is a system of sound surrounding the listener to make an effect that feels real, usually using a few speakers.


business plan

A business plan is a formal document that shows the business goals and the plans for reaching them. It may also contain other information about the business itself.


stock ticker symbols

The plural form of stock ticker symbol; more than one (kind of) stock ticker symbol.


post meridiem

Usually abbreviated p.m., a post meridiem time is noon or later.

In the winter, the sun can set as early as 4:30 post meridiem.


blow the whistle

If you blow the whistle on someone, you report them to the authorities about illegal or immoral things that they may have done.

He blew the whistle on the corruption in the company.

They were fired from their jobs after blowing the whistle on the poor management of money in the company.

If you blow the whistle, this means a game or match ends or that a referee is going to do something.

The referee blew the whistle in the middle of the game after one of the players was fouled.


pervert

A pervert is a person who has inappropriate habits.

That pervert was looking into the changeroom.


rotation

Rotation is the action of moving around an axis or center.

A rotation is one full turn back to the original position.

The planet Earth completes one rotation each day.


livelihoods

livelihood (singular)
livelihoods (plural)

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


inceldom

Her inceldom made her feel lonely.


elevator

An elevator is a machine that moves people and goods up and down between floors of a building.

Take the elevator to floor 13.

He took the elevator from his office to the parking garage.

A grain elevator is a building that is used to store wheat, corn, or other grains.


fort

A fort is a fortified building designed for military defense.


sloths

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


scrambling

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


eon

An eon is a period of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) years.

It feels like it's been an eon since we last saw each other.


CD

A CD is a type of plastic disk that is used to store computer files.

The singer released his new CD album.

This is the Roman numeral for four hundred (400). It may be written as CD or cd.


livelihood

Someone's livelihood is how they support themselves, usually related to jobs and money.

The livelihoods of the farmers were destroyed when the drought came.

His livelihood depends on tourism.


trailers

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


fled

The past tense and past participle of flee.


down payment

A down payment is a payment made when you buy something, with the rest to be paid later.


councillors

councillor (singular)
councillors (plural)

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


juggernauts

juggernaut (singular)
juggernauts (plural)

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


beatboxing

Beatboxing is making percussive noises with the mouth, lips, tongue and voice. Performers try an imitate the sounds of a drum machine and is used a lot in hip hop music.


public relations

Public relations refers to the practice of managing the spread of information between a person or an organization and the public, commonly referred to as PR.

Every company has a public relations department that is responsible for creating a good public image of the company.


elms

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


justifiable

justifiable (positive)
more justifiable (comparative)
most justifiable (superlative)

Something that is justifiable can be given a reason.

The arrest of the man was perfectly justifiable given that he had just robbed a bank.


predictions

prediction (singular)
predictions (plural)

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


partitioning

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


graduations

graduation (singular)
graduations (plural)

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


supercontinents

supercontinent (singular)
supercontinents (plural)

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


boo hoo

"Boo hoo!" cried Lisa after she lost her saxophone.

You use boo hoo to say that something is not worth crying about.

So you broke it. Boo hoo! Get a grip, and clean up the mess.


obnoxious

obnoxious (positive)
more obnoxious (comparative)
most obnoxious (superlative)

Something that is obnoxious is not very pleasant or good.

That person was acting in a very obnoxious way.


flees

flee (canonical)
flees (third-person singular)
fled (past)
fled (past participle)
fleeing (present participle)


photographed

photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of photograph.


air draft

air draft (singular)
air drafts (plural)

Air draft is the distance from the surface of the water to the highest point on a vessel (a ship or boat).


beech

There were lots of beech trees in the forest.


boardwalks

boardwalk (singular)
boardwalks (plural)

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


groupings

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


councillor

Half of the councillors voted against expanding the metro.


tricksters

trickster (singular)
tricksters (plural)

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


hear through the grapevine

When you hear something through the grapevine, you hear it from other people and not from the source, which are usually rumors.

I heard through the grapevine that the company will be closing down at the end of this year.


brightens

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

The third-person singular form of brighten.


Ukraine

Ukraine is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe; the capital city is Kyiv.


orbited

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

The past tense and past participle of orbit.


unwariest

unwary (positive)
unwarier (comparative)
unwariest (superlative)

The superlative form of unwary; most unwary.


microsecond

microsecond (singular)
microseconds (plural)

A microsecond is one millionth (0.000001 or 10⁻⁶ or ¹/_(1,000,000)) of a second. The symbol is μs/µs.


dales

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


glens

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


clothesline

clothesline (singular)
clotheslines (plural)

A clothesline is a place to hang clothing to dry and is usually made of rope or plastic wire.

Please help me to hang these towels on the clothesline outside.


multilinguals

multilingual (singular)
multilinguals (plural)

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


amperes

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


magnifying glasses

magnifying glass (singular)
magnifying glasses (plural)

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


timeouts

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


brightened

The past tense and past participle of brighten.


supercontinent

A supercontinent is a very large continent that was broken up into smaller ones in Earth's past.

The supercontinent of Pangaea was made up of all of today's continents.

A supercontinent is a large area of land that is made up of many different continents, like Africa-Eurasia.


insanities

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


beeches

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


compact disc

compact disc (singular)
compact discs (plural)

A compact disc is a plastic disc that is used to store computer files.

The entire music album is on that compact disc.


retrieving

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


flee

The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.

If you flee a place, you escape from it.

The culprit fled the crime scene.

Millions of people fled the country during the war.


tamper

tamper (canonical)
tampers (third-person singular)
tampered (past)
tampered (past participle)
tampering (present participle)

If something is tampered with, it is changed or altered without permission.

The evidence for this case was tampered with.

There have been allegations that the police tampered with the crime scene.


tennessine

Tennessine is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 117 and symbol Ts.