jolted

jolt (canonical)
jolts (third-person singular)
jolted (past)
jolted (past participle)
jolting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jolt.


halved

halve (canonical)
halves (third-person singular)
halved (past)
halved (past participle)
halving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of halve.


idled

idle (canonical)
idles (third-person singular)
idled (past)
idled (past participle)
idling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of idle.


blockading

blockade (canonical)
blockades (third-person singular)
blockaded (past)
blockaded (past participle)
blockading (present participle)


parses

parse (canonical)
parses (third-person singular)
parsed (past)
parsed (past participle)
parsing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of parse.


acquaint

acquaint (canonical)
acquaints (third-person singular)
acquainted (past)
acquainted (past participle)
acquainting (present participle)

If you acquaint someone with something, you make them familiar with it.

Are you acquainted with Mr. Green?


laundry

Laundry is clothes that need to be washed or that have been newly washed.

Please don't leave your dirty laundry all over the house.

I try to do the laundry at least twice a week.


parsed

The past tense and past participle of parse.


flutter

flutter (canonical)
flutters (third-person singular)
fluttered (past)
fluttered (past participle)
fluttering (present participle)

If something flutters, it moves unsteadily quickly right and left or up and down, often because of wind.

She was very sleepy, but from time to time, her eyes fluttered open.

The leaves fluttered down from the trees and around the house.

Three bright flags fluttered in the wind.

The wind set the leaves of the tree fluttering.

Leaves flutter when the wind blows.

A candle flame will flutter if the wind blows.


flutter

A flutter is a quick movement up and down or left and right.

A flutter is the sound of this movement.


halve

If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts; you divide it in half

Chop the onion, mince the garlic, and halve the cherry tomatoes.


reckless

reckless (positive)
more reckless (comparative)
most reckless (superlative)

If you are reckless, you act without caring about problems your action might cause.

Many teens are involved in high-risk behaviors such as smoking and reckless driving.

I'm sorry I hurt so many people by my own reckless attitude and behaviour.


commonsense


peg

A peg is a short pin or bolt that is used for hanging things.


peg

peg (canonical)
pegs (third-person singular)
pegged (past)
pegged (past participle)
pegging (present participle)

If you peg something, you fasten it using a peg.


tangerines

tangerine (singular)
tangerines (plural)

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


fluttered

The past tense and past participle of flutter.


coarse

coarse (positive)
coarser (comparative)
coarsest (superlative)

When an object is coarse, it is rough and not smooth.

I prefer to season with fine salt instead of coarse salt because it mixes more easily.

If a person is coarse, they are not refined or do not have tact.

Why do you use such coarse language? It makes it seem as you have no manners at all.


handcuffs

Handcuffs are the two lockable linked metal rings for holding a prisoner’s wrists.

After John was arrested, he was put in handcuffs, searched, placed in the squad car and transported to jail.

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


handcuffs

handcuff (canonical)
handcuffs (third-person singular)
handcuffed (past)
handcuffed (past participle)
handcuffing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of handcuff.

I always handcuff prisoners behind their back, but my partner sometimes handcuffs them in front of their body.


acquaints

The third-person singular form of acquaint.


peasants

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


acquainted

The past tense and past participle of acquaint.


lashed

lash (canonical)
lashes (third-person singular)
lashed (past)
lashed (past participle)
lashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lash.


accord

If two or more things are in accord, they match or agree.

We are in accord that the bridge should be built.

An accord is a formal agreement between two or more countries or groups.

The Czech government signed an accord with the United States allowing Washington to use some Czech land for its armed forces.

Boeing reached an accord with the Air Force to resolve the problem.


accord

accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

When two things accord with each other, they agree.

Amy can trust him because his words accord with his actions.


peep

peep (canonical)
peeps (third-person singular)
peeped (past)
peeped (past participle)
peeping (present participle)

When you peep at something, you look quickly at it through a narrow opening eyes.


peck

peck (canonical)
pecks (third-person singular)
pecked (past)
pecked (past participle)
pecking (present participle)

When a bird pecks on something, it strikes or bites it with its beak.


blockades

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


blockades

The third-person singular form of blockade.


pave

pave (canonical)
paves (third-person singular)
paved (past)
paved (past participle)
paving (present participle)

When you pave a road, you cover it with flat stones, bricks or cement.


lithe

Flexible, thin, and graceful(especially of a person's body).

The yoga instructor's body was lithe.


eclipses

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


eclipses

eclipse (canonical)
eclipses (third-person singular)
eclipsed (past)
eclipsed (past participle)
eclipsing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of eclipse.


lash

A lash is a sharp blow by a whip or rope.

A lash' refers to an eyelash or hair that grows from the edge of the eyelid


lash

When you lash something, you strike or beat it with a whip, move quickly and violently.


jolts

jolt (canonical)
jolts (third-person singular)
jolted (past)
jolted (past participle)
jolting (present participle)


jolts

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


loop

A loop in a rope or thread is formed when the line is laid on top of itself so that an opening is formed.

To tie the knot, first create a loop.

A loop is a part of a computer program that repeats.

My program became stuck in an infinite loop.


loop

loop (canonical)
loops (third-person singular)
looped (past)
looped (past participle)
looping (present participle)

To loop something is to make it into the shape of a loop.

Loop the rope over your hands.

To move in a loop is to move in the path of a loop.

The plane looped above us.


tangerine

A tangerine is a small, sweet fruit that looks like an orange.

A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.


caved

cave (canonical)
caves (third-person singular)
caved (past)
caved (past participle)
caving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cave.


parsing

parse (canonical)
parses (third-person singular)
parsed (past)
parsed (past participle)
parsing (present participle)


neighing

neigh (canonical)
neighs (third-person singular)
neighed (past)
neighed (past participle)
neighing (present participle)


gutting

gut (canonical)
guts (third-person singular)
gutted (past)
gutted (past participle)
gutting (present participle)


peers

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


peers

peer (canonical)
peers (third-person singular)
peered (past)
peered (past participle)
peering (present participle)


launching

launch (canonical)
launches (third-person singular)
launched (past)
launched (past participle)
launching (present participle)


launches

The third-person singular form of launch.


readily

When you do something readily, you do it without any doubt about it.

When I needed help carrying my bag of groceries, a young man came over readily to help.


vase

A vase is something used for putting flowers in it.

I gave that vase to my mother to put her flowers.


paws

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


sunny

sunny (positive)
sunnier (comparative)
sunniest (superlative)

If a day is sunny, you can see the sun clearly in the sky and there is a lot of sunshine.

I'll go for a walk later if it is sunny; if not, I'll stay in my flat.

If a place is sunny, it gets a lot of sunshine.

I would describe Spain as sunny, but it's nothing in comparison to the Sahara.

If a person is sunny, they are cheerful.

Susie has a really sunny disposition.


neighs

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


neighs

The third-person singular form of neigh.


flutters

flutter (canonical)
flutters (third-person singular)
fluttered (past)
fluttered (past participle)
fluttering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flutter.


flutters

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


jotted

jot (canonical)
jots (third-person singular)
jotted (past)
jotted (past participle)
jotting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jot.


lashing

lash (canonical)
lashes (third-person singular)
lashed (past)
lashed (past participle)
lashing (present participle)


neigh

A horse's neigh refers to the loud cry it makes.


neigh

When a horse neighs, it makes a high, long and loud sound.


tars

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


paved

The past tense and past participle of pave.


tarts

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


pecked

The past tense and past participle of peck.


jot

When you jot something down, you write it quickly.

I hurriedly jotted down what the professor was saying.


startups

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


tar

Tar is a black, thick material used for making roads.


knight

A knight was a man who fought in battles on a horse during the Middle Ages.

The knights rode up to the castle and broke in.

A knight is a person who has been given knighthood by a king or queen.

A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any pieces in between.


uplifts

uplift (canonical)
uplifts (third-person singular)
uplifted (past)
uplifted (past participle)
uplifting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of uplift.


handcuff

handcuff (canonical)
handcuffs (third-person singular)
handcuffed (past)
handcuffed (past participle)
handcuffing (present participle)

When you handcuff someone, you apply handcuffs on that person.


handcuff

A handcuff is one of the two lockable linked metal rings for holding a prisoner’s wrists.


autobus


caves

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


launched

The past tense and past participle of launch.


peeping

peep (canonical)
peeps (third-person singular)
peeped (past)
peeped (past participle)
peeping (present participle)


fluttering

quickly moving up and down or side to side

My fluttering heart caused me to gasp aloud.

The fluttering leaves made an eerie sound in the night.


pecking

peck (canonical)
pecks (third-person singular)
pecked (past)
pecked (past participle)
pecking (present participle)


eclipse

An eclipse is when the light of the Sun or Moon is blocked.


eclipse

eclipse (canonical)
eclipses (third-person singular)
eclipsed (past)
eclipsed (past participle)
eclipsing (present participle)

If something eclipses something else, it passes or overshadows it.


blockaded

blockade (canonical)
blockades (third-person singular)
blockaded (past)
blockaded (past participle)
blockading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blockade.


sardine

A sardine is a small oily fish related to herring.

They opened a tin of sardines.

The refugees were packed like sardines.


racks

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


racks

rack (canonical)
racks (third-person singular)
racked (past)
racked (past participle)
racking (present participle)


rack

A rack is a series of shelves stacked on top of each other.

I have a rack at home that holds the books that I have.

A rack is a frame you can hang things on.

A rack is a cut of meat that has several connecting ribs.

I bought a rack of lamb at the butcher's yesterday.

Check out the rack on that woman.


rack

If you rack somethin, you put it on a rack.

If you rack a person, you cause them to suffer pain.


tangled

tangle (canonical)
tangles (third-person singular)
tangled (past)
tangled (past participle)
tangling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tangle.


jolt

jolt (canonical)
jolts (third-person singular)
jolted (past)
jolted (past participle)
jolting (present participle)

When you jolt something, you push or shake it suddenly.

The bus was moving along a bumpy road, thus jolting its passengers along the way.

I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly jolted awake.


vandalize

vandalize (canonical)
vandalizes (third-person singular)
vandalized (past)
vandalized (past participle)
vandalizing (present participle)

When you vandalize something, you destroy or damage other people's work or property.

John, please do not vandalize the wall!


peeps

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


varnishes

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


varnishes

varnish (canonical)
varnishes (third-person singular)
varnished (past)
varnished (past participle)
varnishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of varnish.


blockade

A blockade is the blocking of a port or city, so that nothing can come in or out of it.

A blockade refers to ships or armies used to block a port or city.


blockade

When you set up a blockade, you block a port or city, to form a blockade.


influenzas

influenza (singular)
influenzas (plural)

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


referendums

referendum (singular)
referendums (plural)

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


startup

The startup had trouble making money at first.

A startup is the act or process of starting a process or machine.


combat

combated (past)
combated (past participle)
combating (present participle)
combat (canonical)
combats (third-person singular)
combatted (past)
combatted (past participle)
combatting (present participle)

If you combat against someone or something, you fight or take action against it.


blot

A stain, spot or mark left by a colored object.

There was a blot of wine on my shirt.


blot

blot (canonical)
blots (third-person singular)
blotted (past)
blotted (past participle)
blotting (present participle)

I tried to blot the spill as quickly as possibly, but it still left a stain.

To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a colored substance.


peeped

The past tense and past participle of peep.


influenza

A virus that causes fevers and sickness. Often called the flu.

The large number cases of influenza in the 1910s killed many.


taming

tame (canonical)
tames (third-person singular)
tamed (past)
tamed (past participle)
taming (present participle)


uplifted

The past tense and past participle of uplift.


vandalizes

The third-person singular form of vandalize.


pegs

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


pegs

peg (canonical)
pegs (third-person singular)
pegged (past)
pegged (past participle)
pegging (present participle)


tamed

The past tense and past participle of tame.


appetite

When you have appetite, you feel hungry and would like to eat some food.

My blocked nose is making me lose appetite.


peer

A peer is someone of the same level as you.

I have peers in school that often help me when I need their help.


peer

peer (canonical)
peers (third-person singular)
peered (past)
peered (past participle)
peering (present participle)

When you peer at something, you look at it with difficulty and concentration. Usually a small thing or a small text.


omelets

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


box office

box office (singular)
box offices (plural)

A place at the cinema or theater where you can buy tickets from.


zillions

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


ballets

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


imperial

imperial (positive)
more imperial (comparative)
most imperial (superlative)

Something that is imperial is something related to an empire.

The imperial crown is kept with the other jewels in the tower.


apes

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


teenage

When someone is teenage, that person is older than twelve years old, but younger than twenty years old.

During my teenage years, I had to fight for my own survival, as it was during the Great Depression.


zillion

A zillion refers to an extremely large number.


referendum

A referendum is vote on a law by the general public

California held a referendum on the new tax law.


zappers

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


competitor

competitor (singular)
competitors (plural)

A competitor is someone who is competing in a race/event.


boulder

A boulder is a large piece of stone or rock.


cafes

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


applause

An applause is to show praise or enjoyment of a music or play by hitting hands together many times with sounds (clapping).

Please give a round of applause to this wonderful band for their music!


launch

launch (canonical)
launches (third-person singular)
launched (past)
launched (past participle)
launching (present participle)

During the fight, he launched a dart at my head. Luckily, he missed.

If you launch a boat, you put it in water.

Bob is having a party to launch his new speed boat this weekend.

If you launch something, you start it or get it going.

The movie star is going to launch her new clothing line next month.

If I can get the money I need, I plan to launch my restaurant within a year.

This opportunity could really launch your career.


twenty-one

The legal age to drink is twenty-one years old in most states in the USA.


cliffhanger

cliffhanger (singular)
cliffhangers (plural)

A cliffhanger is a story or movie that is exciting because you do not know what is going to happen next.


tame

tame (positive)
tamer (comparative)
tamest (superlative)

If something is tame, it is not dangerous.

Tame animals can live with people.


tame

To tame is to train an animal to live with people.

The monkey is tame. He will not hurt you.


uplifting

uplift (canonical)
uplifts (third-person singular)
uplifted (past)
uplifted (past participle)
uplifting (present participle)


fate

Fate is a power that decides what will happen to us in the future.


errand

An errand is a short journey to buy or deliver something.

She had a few errands to do before she met me for coffee.


lashes

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


lashes

lash (canonical)
lashes (third-person singular)
lashed (past)
lashed (past participle)
lashing (present participle)


apricot

An apricot is a juicy, soft fruit of an red-yellow colour.

He ate a delicious apricot.

A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.


undercooked

undercooked (positive)
more undercooked (comparative)
most undercooked (superlative)

Undercooked describes food that is not heated fully

The chicken was undercooked.


tangling

tangle (canonical)
tangles (third-person singular)
tangled (past)
tangled (past participle)
tangling (present participle)


tart

A tart is a food like a small pie, usually with a fruit inside it.

We ate a strawberry tart for breakfast.

A tart is a woman who does a lot of flirting. Most people consider it an insult.

I think she's a real tart.


tart

When something is tart, it has an acidic taste to it.

The lemonade was too tart to drink.


cafe

A cafe is a place where you can buy and drink coffee; usually you can buy and eat food there as well.


detests

detest (canonical)
detests (third-person singular)
detested (past)
detested (past participle)
detesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of detest.


cliffhangers

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


chirp

A chirp is a short, sharp, high-pitched sound by an insect or a small bird.


reassure

reassure (canonical)
reassures (third-person singular)
reassured (past)
reassured (past participle)
reassuring (present participle)

When you reassure someone, you stop the person from having doubts and fears by giving advice and help.


cafés

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


varnish

Varnish is a type of paint dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood to form a hard, clear, shiny surface.


varnish

varnish (canonical)
varnishes (third-person singular)
varnished (past)
varnished (past participle)
varnishing (present participle)

If you varnish something, you apply or cover it with varnish.


epidemics

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


tangles

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


tangles

The third-person singular form of tangle.


diarrhoeas

diarrhoea (singular)
diarrhoeas (plural)

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


peered

The past tense and past participle of peer.


rebel

A rebel is somebody who fights against power, especially against your own government.

There are six or more armed rebel groups fighting government forces in and around those forests.

When he was young, he was a bit of a rebel, and was always getting in trouble at school.


rebel

rebel (canonical)
rebels (third-person singular)
rebelled (past)
rebelled (past participle)
rebelling (present participle)

If you rebel against something that has power over you, you fight against it.

Teachers need to balance many things so their students don't rebel against them.


errands

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


choirs

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


chirps

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


breadth

The breadth of an object is the distance from side to side, to show how wide an object is.


tangle

A tangle is a twisted mass of something.

There is a bad tangle in my hair.


tangle

To tangle is to twist something together into knots.

Those ropes are in a tangled mess.


café

A café is a place where you can buy and drink coffee; usually you can buy and eat some food there as well.


chicks

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


vandalized

vandalize (canonical)
vandalizes (third-person singular)
vandalized (past)
vandalized (past participle)
vandalizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of vandalize.


fates

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


choir

A choir is a group of singers, especially in church

The choir sang Jingle Bells


diarrhoea

Diarrhoea is an illness where the person's poop or feces are soft like water.


detest

If you detest, something, you dislike it.

I detest that television show


ape

An ape is a primate that doesn't have a tail, including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans.


chuckle

chuckle (canonical)
chuckles (third-person singular)
chuckled (past)
chuckled (past participle)
chuckling (present participle)

If you chuckle, you laugh quietly or inwardly

John chuckled because Fred told him a joke


zapper

A zapper is a remote control for a television.

Please pass me the zapper, my show is starting on the other channel.


grubby

grubby (positive)
grubbier (comparative)
grubbiest (superlative)

When someone is grubby, the person is very dirty and unclean.

Tommy was very grubby after playing football.


envious

envious (positive)
more envious (comparative)
most envious (superlative)

When someone is envious, that person is jealous and has the feeling of wanting something that someone else has.

As someone who does not own a car, I sometimes feel quite envious of my colleges that do.


guerrillas

guerrilla (singular)
guerrillas (plural)

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


grunts

grunt (canonical)
grunts (third-person singular)
grunted (past)
grunted (past participle)
grunting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grunt.


tarmac

A tarmac is a mixture of tar and very small stones, it is used for making roads.


tarmac

tarmac (canonical)
tarmacs (third-person singular)
tarmaced (past)
tarmaced (past participle)
tarmacing (present participle)

If you tarmac something, you cover it with tarmac.


progressive

progressive (positive)
more progressive (comparative)
most progressive (superlative)

Something that is progressive has to do with progress.

In politics, someone who is progressive wants to make things better through new laws and methods.

It's a victory for feminism and progressive politics.

A progressive tax is a tax that makes the rich pay a much higher amount of their money than the poor.

The progressive aspect is made with a form of the verb "be" and a verb with an "-ing" at the end.

The present progressive of "I go" is "I am going" and the past progressive of "I walk" is "I was walking".

If a disease is progressive, it begins slowly and gets worse over time.


detested

The past tense and past participle of detest.


gropes

grope (canonical)
gropes (third-person singular)
groped (past)
groped (past participle)
groping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grope.


competitors

competitor (singular)
competitors (plural)

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


combats

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


combats

combated (past)
combated (past participle)
combating (present participle)
combat (canonical)
combats (third-person singular)
combatted (past)
combatted (past participle)
combatting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of combat.


applaud

applaud (canonical)
applauds (third-person singular)
applauded (past)
applauded (past participle)
applauding (present participle)

If you applaud something, you show you like it by hitting your hands together many times, making sounds. (clap) Especially if it is music or a play.

I applaud your wonderful performance.


guerrilla

A guerrilla is a member of a small independent group in military who fights against larger forces such as the government.


appetites

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


grumbling

grumble (canonical)
grumbles (third-person singular)
grumbled (past)
grumbled (past participle)
grumbling (present participle)


groped

The past tense and past participle of grope.


hairstyle

hairstyle (singular)
hairstyles (plural)

The way in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged.

His hairstyle is one which covers his ears


haze

Haze is thin fog, slight mist, thin cloud and slight smoke


haziest

hazy (positive)
hazier (comparative)
haziest (superlative)

The superlative form of hazy; most hazy.


hairstyles

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


satellite

satellite (singular)
satellites (plural)

A satellite is an object in orbit around another celestial object, such as the Moon orbiting the Earth.

A satellite is a man-made object orbiting a celestial body, especially one sending back information to Earth or one helping with GPS trilateration or television signals.

A television which uses a satellite dish.


hazy

If it is a hazy day, the sky is not clear and covered by a haze.


chuckles

The third-person singular form of chuckle.


ballet

Ballet is a type of dancing from France.

Jim and Lisa liked to watch ballet.

A ballet is any dance done in the style of ballet.

What is your favorite ballet?


molted

molt (canonical)
molts (third-person singular)
molted (past)
molted (past participle)
molting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of molt.


annex

annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)

To attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.

To incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state.

Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.

To take or appropriate, especially without permission.

To attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.


gallons

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


unanimities

unanimity (singular)
unanimities (plural)

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


hazes

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


uncompetitiveness

un- + competitive + -ness
uncompetitive + competitiveness


uplift

uplift (canonical)
uplifts (third-person singular)
uplifted (past)
uplifted (past participle)
uplifting (present participle)

To uplift is to raise something or someone to a point where their physical or mental status is better

To uplift my mode, I play music.


epidemic

An epidemic is a widespread illness, this spreads quickly to many people.

/ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/


hazier

The comparative form of hazy; more hazy.


hastiest

hasty (positive)
hastier (comparative)
hastiest (superlative)

The superlative form of hasty; most hasty.


satellites

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


applauses

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


grumbles

The third-person singular form of grumble.


grumbles

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


breadths

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


boulders

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


chuckled

chuckle (canonical)
chuckles (third-person singular)
chuckled (past)
chuckled (past participle)
chuckling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chuckle.


grumbled

The past tense and past participle of grumble.


haste

If you make haste, you try to do something quickly and soon.

We must make haste if we are to arrive on time.

Your haste is the careless speed you do something with.

In my haste to catch the bus, I forgot my bag.


groaning

groan (canonical)
groans (third-person singular)
groaned (past)
groaned (past participle)
groaning (present participle)


apricots

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


grunted

grunt (canonical)
grunts (third-person singular)
grunted (past)
grunted (past participle)
grunting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grunt.


kegs

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


coyotes

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


keg

The keg has beer in it.


coyote

A coyote is an animal in the wolf family.

The coyote ran across the field.


nanny

A nanny is a woman who looks after a child in its own home.


bragging

brag (canonical)
brags (third-person singular)
bragged (past)
bragged (past participle)
bragging (present participle)


hauling

haul (canonical)
hauls (third-person singular)
hauled (past)
hauled (past participle)
hauling (present participle)


imperatives

imperative (singular)
imperatives (plural)

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


distortions

distortion (singular)
distortions (plural)

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


immunizes

immunize (canonical)
immunizes (third-person singular)
immunized (past)
immunized (past participle)
immunizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of immunize.


groceries

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

Groceries are foods and other goods, for example, sugar, tea, tinned meat, and soap.

We went shopping to get the groceries.


studios

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


grunt

When you grunt, you make a low short sound, usually to show your unhappiness about something.


growls

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


growls

growl (canonical)
growls (third-person singular)
growled (past)
growled (past participle)
growling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of growl.


sedge

A sedge is a grass-like plant such as papyrus.


majestic

majestic (positive)
more majestic (comparative)
most majestic (superlative)

When something is majestic, it is very beautiful and royal.


wobbliest

wobbly (positive)
wobblier (comparative)
wobbliest (superlative)

The superlative form of wobbly; most wobbly.


bragged

The past tense and past participle of brag.


inadequate

inadequate (positive)
more inadequate (comparative)
most inadequate (superlative)

If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it. Something that is inadequate is lacking.

We have an inadequate amount of food to last us three days.


harsh

harsh (positive)
harsher (comparative)
harshest (superlative)

When someone is harsh, that person is very unpleasant, rough and cruel.

Our school's discipline master is very harsh on people who break the school rules.


ladles

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


sedges

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


hastier

The comparative form of hasty; more hasty.


bromines

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


kerb

A kerb is a stone edging to a pavement or sidewalk.


obligation

obligation (singular)
obligations (plural)

An obligation is a duty, something you must do.


slurry

Slurry is a liquid mixture of insoluble substances in water. Substances could be clay, cement, coal, manure.

The cement slurry came down a chute into the setting.


distortion

A distortion is a change to the original (or normal) shape (or characteristic) of something. It can apply to objects, images, sounds, or information.

He told her the story, but it was a distortion of the truth.


majesties

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


brace

A brace is a wire fitted in the child's mouth to straighten the teeth.


brace

brace (canonical)
braces (third-person singular)
braced (past)
braced (past participle)
bracing (present participle)

When you brace for something, you get yourself mentally prepared for it. preparing yourself for something bad that is going to happen.

The residents braced themselves for the incoming earthquake by moving to shelters earlier today.


gallon

A unit of volume: eight pints, commonly used for measuring gasoline.

Gas costs only 3 dollars and 20 cents per gallon here


oaths

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


national anthems

national anthem (singular)
national anthems (plural)

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


hauled

The past tense and past participle of haul.


webisodes

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


slurries

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


obligations

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


sunflowers

sunflower (singular)
sunflowers (plural)

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


laden

laden (positive)
more laden (comparative)
most laden (superlative)

When something is laden, it has a heavy weight.

Words that are laden carry something heavy in its meaning.

That philosopher's words were laden with wise words.


growled

The past tense and past participle of growl.


webisode

A webisode is an episode of a show that can be watched over the internet instead of on the TV.


brag

If you brag about something, you say something in a too proud manner; you boast about what you have, what you can do or what you have done.

Don't brag about it please.


catamount

catamount (singular)
catamounts (plural)

a catamount is a wildcat with a short tail

the catamount paced back and forth


handicaps

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


handicaps

handicap (canonical)
handicaps (third-person singular)
handicapped (past)
handicapped (past participle)
handicapping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of handicap.


obstacles

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


malleable

malleable (positive)
more malleable (comparative)
most malleable (superlative)

When something is malleable, it can be easily made into thin sheets and can be made into other shapes easily.


participants

participant (singular)
participants (plural)

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


groping

grope (canonical)
gropes (third-person singular)
groped (past)
groped (past participle)
groping (present participle)


groan

groan (canonical)
groans (third-person singular)
groaned (past)
groaned (past participle)
groaning (present participle)

A noise a person makes when they feel unhappy.


anonymously

If you do something anonymously, then you do it without giving out your name/identity; you do it in an anonymous manner.

The book was written anonymously


wobblier

The comparative form of wobbly; more wobbly.


molting

molt (canonical)
molts (third-person singular)
molted (past)
molted (past participle)
molting (present participle)


grunting

grunt (canonical)
grunts (third-person singular)
grunted (past)
grunted (past participle)
grunting (present participle)


maiden name

maiden name (singular)
maiden names (plural)

the family name that a married woman used before she was married, and still uses in an office.


plumber

A plumber is someone who installs and fixes pipes and drains to carry water, sewage and gas.

We had to call a plumber because the bathroom sink was leaking.


plumbers

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


groaned

The past tense and past participle of groan.


spruces

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


chick

Chick is a slang term for a woman or a girl.


landlady

A landlady is a woman who rents out land or a building.


dignified

dignify (canonical)
dignifies (third-person singular)
dignified (past)
dignified (past participle)
dignifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dignify.


dignified

dignified (positive)
more dignified (comparative)
most dignified (superlative)

When someone is dignified, that person has very good manners and is respectable.


obstructs

obstruct (canonical)
obstructs (third-person singular)
obstructed (past)
obstructed (past participle)
obstructing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of obstruct.


beverages

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


television show

television show (singular)
television shows (plural)

A live or recorded broadcast or program, or series of broadcasts or programs, meant to be viewed on television.

After dinner, I watched a television show about two cops solving a murder

The taping of a television broadcast before a studio audience.

When we were in Los Angeles, we went to a television show taping of The Price is Right.


nannies

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


nagging

nag (canonical)
nags (third-person singular)
nagged (past)
nagged (past participle)
nagging (present participle)


obstructed

The past tense and past participle of obstruct.


colony

A colony is a place that is settled by people from another place.

The Amana Colonies in Iowa were settled by people from New York and Germany

A colony is a group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.

An ant colony is a large group of ants that live together


hauls

haul (canonical)
hauls (third-person singular)
hauled (past)
hauled (past participle)
hauling (present participle)


quarries

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


grumble

grumble (canonical)
grumbles (third-person singular)
grumbled (past)
grumbled (past participle)
grumbling (present participle)

When you grumble you complain about something.

Don't grumble about it.


grumble

I do not want to hear another grumble.


nagged

The past tense and past participle of nag.


bromine

Bromine is an chemical element that has atomic number 35 and symbol Br. It is one of the halogens

A bromine is a bromine atom in a molecule.


bookkeeper

bookkeeper (singular)
bookkeepers (plural)

A bookkeeper is someone responsible for keeping records, documents, and other things.


paralysis

The injuries were only millimetres from causing paralysis and death.

Sleep paralysis is when you wake up from sleep but you still can't move.

What is the cause of India's policy paralysis, which is undermining its future.


spruce

That spruce is very tall.


studio

A studio is a place where an artist makes art

A studio is a place where art or music is taught

A studio is a place where radio or television shows, records or films are made.

The radio show Music and Musings was broadcast from the studios of KOXY

A studio apartment downtown rents for $800 a month


majesty

royal power, a title given to a king or queen, His - , Her –, Your -


quarry

A quarry is a place from which stones or sand are dug out; a place where people mine.


diapers

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


diapers

diaper (canonical)
diapers (third-person singular)
diapered (past)
diapered (past participle)
diapering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of diaper.


oblong

An oblong is a rectangle (a polygon with four straight sides and 4 right angles) which is not a square (the length and height are different).

The ancient Greeks used oblong shaped stones for their mosaic floors.


quay

A big flat stone or metal platform beside the sea or a river where ship can be tied up.


obey

obey (canonical)
obeys (third-person singular)
obeyed (past)
obeyed (past participle)
obeying (present participle)

Obey is to do what a person tells you to do.

Soldiers in the army must obey their officers.


naval

If something is naval, it is about a navy or navies.

There is a naval station not far from here.

I liked the sailors' naval uniforms best of all.


nappy

A nappy is a diaper, baby's napkin for between their legs.


nappy

nappy (positive)
more nappy (comparative)
most nappy (superlative)


banters

banter (canonical)
banters (third-person singular)
bantered (past)
bantered (past participle)
bantering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of banter.


quays

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


handicapped

handicap (canonical)
handicaps (third-person singular)
handicapped (past)
handicapped (past participle)
handicapping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of handicap.


oblongs

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


national anthem

national anthem (singular)
national anthems (plural)

A national anthem is the official song of a country (nation).


applauding

applaud (canonical)
applauds (third-person singular)
applauded (past)
applauded (past participle)
applauding (present participle)


booksellers

bookseller (singular)
booksellers (plural)

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


grope

grope (canonical)
gropes (third-person singular)
groped (past)
groped (past participle)
groping (present participle)

When you try to grope something, you search for it blindly, search something only by your hands without looking.


hasty

hasty (positive)
hastier (comparative)
hastiest (superlative)

When something is hasty, it is done in haste, very quickly or in a hurried manner.

Without taking time to think about it, they made a hasty decision to take up the project.


digesting

digest (canonical)
digests (third-person singular)
digested (past)
digested (past participle)
digesting (present participle)


braces

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

Braces is something used to straighten teeth.

Braces are a pair of straps that you wear over the shoulders and fasten to the top of trousers at the front and back to hold them up.


braces

brace (canonical)
braces (third-person singular)
braced (past)
braced (past participle)
bracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brace.


asbestos

Asbestos is a mineral which is found naturally in all parts of the world. It is fibrous, heat resistant and non-flammable. The small fibres can cause cancer when in the lungs.


cross-purpose

cross-purpose (singular)
cross-purposes (plural)

A contrary purpose or a conflict in purpose or understanding, especially an unintentional one.

We are working at cross-purposes here, if you're trying to reduce the count and I'm trying to increase it.


haunting

haunt (canonical)
haunts (third-person singular)
haunted (past)
haunted (past participle)
haunting (present participle)


applauds

The third-person singular form of applaud.


colonies

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


obstructing

obstruct (canonical)
obstructs (third-person singular)
obstructed (past)
obstructed (past participle)
obstructing (present participle)


wallpapering

wallpaper (canonical)
wallpapers (third-person singular)
wallpapered (past)
wallpapered (past participle)
wallpapering (present participle)


sunflower

sunflower (singular)
sunflowers (plural)

A sunflower is large yellow flower that sprouts every year.

Sunflower is a bright yellow colour, like those of the petals of the flower.


growl

A growl is a low angry sound, particularly one made by a dog

When he got near the house, he heard a growl


growl

growl (canonical)
growls (third-person singular)
growled (past)
growled (past participle)
growling (present participle)

When you growl at someone, you make an angry sound at them.


oars

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


wobbly

wobbly (positive)
wobblier (comparative)
wobbliest (superlative)

Something that is wobbly is shaky or unsteady.

When you shake it, a jelly is wobbly.


oar

An oar is a pole with a flat blade, used to row a boat.

He pulled hard on the oar to make the boat go faster.


digested

The past tense and past participle of digest.


bookkeeping

bookkeeping (singular)
bookkeepings (plural)

The act of keeping books or records of information on transactions.


immunized

immunize (canonical)
immunizes (third-person singular)
immunized (past)
immunized (past participle)
immunizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of immunize.


imperative

imperative (singular)
imperatives (plural)

An imperative is the mood of a verb that is a command.

"Come here" is an imperative.


imperative

imperative (positive)
more imperative (comparative)
most imperative (superlative)

If something is imperative, it is very important.


obstacle

An obstacle is something that blocks your way.


applauded

applaud (canonical)
applauds (third-person singular)
applauded (past)
applauded (past participle)
applauding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of applaud.


wallpapers

wallpaper (singular)
wallpapers (plural)

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


wallpapers

The third-person singular form of wallpaper.


dry out


porous

porous (positive)
more porous (comparative)
most porous (superlative)

A porous object is one with a lot of holes or spaces in it that allows liquids and gases to pass through.

Some kinds of rock are so porous that water goes right through it.

Drugs easily enter the country because of its porous borders.


paralysing

paralyse (canonical)
paralyses (third-person singular)
paralysed (past)
paralysed (past participle)
paralysing (present participle)


beverage

A beverage is a liquid, such as milk, juice or coffee, that can be drank.

You can get water and other cold beverages from the vending machine.


bantering

banter (canonical)
banters (third-person singular)
bantered (past)
bantered (past participle)
bantering (present participle)


grubs

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


grubs

grub (canonical)
grubs (third-person singular)
grubbed (past)
grubbed (past participle)
grubbing (present participle)


eclipsing

eclipse (canonical)
eclipses (third-person singular)
eclipsed (past)
eclipsed (past participle)
eclipsing (present participle)


digests

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


digests

digest (canonical)
digests (third-person singular)
digested (past)
digested (past participle)
digesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of digest.


connotations

connotation (singular)
connotations (plural)

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


eclipsed

The past tense and past participle of eclipse.


participant

participant (singular)
participants (plural)

A participant is a person who takes part in something.

The athlete was a participant at the Olympics.


unanimity

unanimity (singular)
unanimities (plural)

Unanimity is when something is unanimous.


obedient

obedient (positive)
more obedient (comparative)
most obedient (superlative)

An obedient person someone who is willing to do what others tells them to do.


brags

brag (canonical)
brags (third-person singular)
bragged (past)
bragged (past participle)
bragging (present participle)


suspense

Suspense is the excited or worried feeling of wondering how something will end, especially a book or movie.

Don't keep us in suspense, my dear! What happened?

It's a wonderful story of suspense and mystery.

Suspense is the state of being hung on something.


molt

Molt is the process of shedding a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.


molt

molt (canonical)
molts (third-person singular)
molted (past)
molted (past participle)
molting (present participle)

If an insect or animal molts, it sheds its hair, fur, feathers, skin or horns, and replace it with a new one.


bantered

The past tense and past participle of banter.


bookkeepers

bookkeeper (singular)
bookkeepers (plural)

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


haunts

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


haunts

haunt (canonical)
haunts (third-person singular)
haunted (past)
haunted (past participle)
haunting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of haunt.


growling

growl (canonical)
growls (third-person singular)
growled (past)
growled (past participle)
growling (present participle)


quivering

quiver (canonical)
quivers (third-person singular)
quivered (past)
quivered (past participle)
quivering (present participle)


nag

nag (canonical)
nags (third-person singular)
nagged (past)
nagged (past participle)
nagging (present participle)

If you nag someone, you keep complaining to him because he does not do something.


digest

A publication that contains articles or parts of other books


digest

To break down food in the stomach and intestines


quarrelled

quarrel (canonical)
quarrels (third-person singular)
quarrelled (past)
quarrelled (past participle)
quarrelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quarrel.


haul

haul (canonical)
hauls (third-person singular)
hauled (past)
hauled (past participle)
hauling (present participle)

When you haul something heavy, you pull it up with big force, or drag with big force.


raided

raid (canonical)
raids (third-person singular)
raided (past)
raided (past participle)
raiding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of raid.


quenches

quench (canonical)
quenches (third-person singular)
quenched (past)
quenched (past participle)
quenching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quench.


obstinate

obstinate (positive)
more obstinate (comparative)
most obstinate (superlative)

strongly refusing to change your opinion


nap

A nap is a short sleep, usually in the daytime.

Jennifer picked up her son from preschool and put him in bed for his nap.

The boy is taking a nap.

A nap is a soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric.


nap

nap (canonical)
naps (third-person singular)
napped (past)
napped (past participle)
napping (present participle)

When you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

I was having a severe headache and went to nap for a while.


jumble

A jumble is a group of things that are all mixed up.


jumble

jumble (canonical)
jumbles (third-person singular)
jumbled (past)
jumbled (past participle)
jumbling (present participle)

The puzzle pieces have been jumbled.


voyage

A voyage is a trip involving significant travel; a long trip.


immunize

immunize (canonical)
immunizes (third-person singular)
immunized (past)
immunized (past participle)
immunizing (present participle)

To immunize is to give a person a vaccine to protect him/her against an illness.

These shots will immunize me against the flu.


radiators

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


Zealanders

Zealander (singular)
Zealanders (plural)

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

Many Zealanders are in Denmark, where Zealand is located.


obeys

obey (canonical)
obeys (third-person singular)
obeyed (past)
obeyed (past participle)
obeying (present participle)


diaper

A baby’s nappy, a napkin for between their legs.


diaper

diaper (canonical)
diapers (third-person singular)
diapered (past)
diapered (past participle)
diapering (present participle)

If you diaper someone, you put on diapers on someone.

Diapering a baby is something you have to learn fast.


paralyze

paralyze (canonical)
paralyzes (third-person singular)
paralyzed (past)
paralyzed (past participle)
paralyzing (present participle)

If you paralyze someone, you make a person (or a part of their body) not able to move wholly or partly.


obstruct

obstruct (canonical)
obstructs (third-person singular)
obstructed (past)
obstructed (past participle)
obstructing (present participle)

If something obstructs your way, it blocks your path from point A to point B.


haunt

A haunt is a place where someone is regularly found at.


haunt

haunt (canonical)
haunts (third-person singular)
haunted (past)
haunted (past participle)
haunting (present participle)

If a ghost haunts a place, it visits and appears at the place frequently.


ya

Will ya do this for me?

Where's ya car?


radar

The way for finding the position and speed of aircraft and ships.


hygienes

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

There are many hygienes people believe in.


bankers

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


grub

Grub is the child form of an insect that does not have wings. It especially refers to a young beetle.

This restaurant serves some good-tasting grub.


grub

grub (canonical)
grubs (third-person singular)
grubbed (past)
grubbed (past participle)
grubbing (present participle)

If you grub, you search in a clumsy manner.


litanys


connotation

connotation (singular)
connotations (plural)

A connotation of a word is something it means other than its literal meaning.

That word has a negative connotation.


raids

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


groans

groan (canonical)
groans (third-person singular)
groaned (past)
groaned (past participle)
groaning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of groan.


groans

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


paralyses

paralyse (canonical)
paralyses (third-person singular)
paralysed (past)
paralysed (past participle)
paralysing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paralyse.


handicap

Something that makes someone disadvantaged. This often refers to being disabled physically or mentally.

A change made in a race or competition to make it more equal. This might involve giving one player more time, or extra points at the start.


handicap

handicap (canonical)
handicaps (third-person singular)
handicapped (past)
handicapped (past participle)
handicapping (present participle)

To figure out who has the best chance of winning a race or competition


raft

A raft is a rough flat boat, often made from large logs of wood joined together.


colloquialisms

colloquialism (singular)
colloquialisms (plural)

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

Rappers use many colloquialisms in their songs.


kidnap

kidnaped (past)
kidnaped (past participle)
kidnaping (present participle)
kidnap (canonical)
kidnaps (third-person singular)
kidnapped (past)
kidnapped (past participle)
kidnapping (present participle)

When you kidnap someone, you take the person away, usually to demand for money as a ransom.


kidnap

A kidnap refers to the act of taking someone away, to kidnap someone.


Zealander

A Zealander is a resident of (someone who lives in) Zealand.

People who have stayed in Zealand for quite a while are often called Zealanders.


dominions

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

The store's dominions included the store's supplies and the store itself.


quarreled

quarrel (canonical)
quarrels (third-person singular)
quarreled (past)
quarreled (past participle)
quarreling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quarrel.


banker

A banker is someone who works at a bank and helps in managing the money and finances of people.

My Aunt is a banker.

A banker is a person who manages the bank in a gambling house.

A banker is a machine that is used at the back of the train to help it climb a slope.


portray

portray (canonical)
portrays (third-person singular)
portrayed (past)
portrayed (past participle)
portraying (present participle)

When you portray something, you create a picture of it by painting or drawing.

The artist portrayed the bustling life of the city very uniquely in his latest artwork.

When you portray something, you are trying to describe and explain it in words so that you can convey it to other people.

The witness was at the police station and trying to portray what he saw during the accident.

When someone portrays a character, the person is acting as the character.

He managed to portray Shakespeare in a very interesting way and the audience really liked it.

When you portray something, you decorate it with pictures.


quenching

quench (canonical)
quenches (third-person singular)
quenched (past)
quenched (past participle)
quenching (present participle)


hygienics

Hygienics is the part (field) of science which involves the preservation of health.

Hygienics is mostly based on hygiene.


heterosexual

Someone who is heterosexual is attracted to people of the opposite sex. That means a heterosexual man is attracted to women, and a heterosexual woman is attracted to men.


heterosexual

heterosexual (singular)
heterosexuals (plural)

John is definitely a heterosexual, despite the nasty rumors.

John and Jane are heterosexuals.

Heterosexuals do not always understand homosexuals.


elk

An elk is a kind of large deer with antlers

The elk walked into the forest


colloquialism

Using a colloquialism in formal writing is bad to do.


bookseller

bookseller (singular)
booksellers (plural)

A bookseller is someone who sells books.

George wants to become a bookseller as he has a passion for books.


quarrelling

quarrel (canonical)
quarrels (third-person singular)
quarrelled (past)
quarrelled (past participle)
quarrelling (present participle)


haunted

The past tense and past participle of haunt.


haunted

haunted (positive)
more haunted (comparative)
most haunted (superlative)

If a place is haunted, it is frequented by ghosts.


racial

racial (positive)
more racial (comparative)
most racial (superlative)

If something is racial, it is related to the skin color (race) of people


hygiene

A certain practice to the preservation of health (i.e. cleanliness)

The nurse always told me to never give up on hygiene.


paralyzing

paralyze (canonical)
paralyzes (third-person singular)
paralyzed (past)
paralyzed (past participle)
paralyzing (present participle)


swell

swelled (past participle)
swell (canonical)
swells (third-person singular)
swelled (past)
swollen (past participle)
swelling (present participle)

When something swells, it becomes larger, usually due to an increase in blood in an area of the body.


can’t


comets

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

Some comets only pass by our planet once in a while.


fins

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

Some fish have two fins attached to both sides of their body.


quizzical

quizzical (positive)
more quizzical (comparative)
most quizzical (superlative)

The painting, to me, was very quizzical.

When something is quizzical, it is puzzling.

The hieroglyphs on the stone wall were very quizzical in figuring out them.

Algebra is very quizzical.


quarreling

Stop quarreling now.


quivered

quiver (canonical)
quivers (third-person singular)
quivered (past)
quivered (past participle)
quivering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quiver.


kitchenette

kitchenette (singular)
kitchenettes (plural)

A kitchenette is a small, organized kitchen.

In our apartment we have a kitchenette.


banter

banter (canonical)
banters (third-person singular)
bantered (past)
bantered (past participle)
bantering (present participle)

We were bantering for hours.


apathetic

apathetic (positive)
more apathetic (comparative)
most apathetic (superlative)


comet

A comet is an object in outer space in an orbit that has dust surrounding its main mass, including a tail formed from gas from it.

I could see the bright blue comet passing my window at night.


plumbing

Plumbing is the pipes, joints, and taps that carry water in and out of a building.

The job of fixing pipes, joints and taps, which is done by a plumber.


plumbing

plumb (canonical)
plumbs (third-person singular)
plumbed (past)
plumbed (past participle)
plumbing (present participle)


pant

pant (canonical)
pants (third-person singular)
panted (past)
panted (past participle)
panting (present participle)

If a person pants, they breathe shortly and quickly, when running, climbing, etc.


neutron

A neutron is a type particle in the nucleus (center) of an atom that is the largest out of all the particles in an atom, weighs the most and has no charge. There are sometimes different numbers of them in an atom, which make isotopes (atoms that have different numbers of neutrons). They can also change the atomic mass of an atom (how much an atom weighs).

Neutrons take up most of the space in an atom.


encyclopedic

encyclopedic (positive)
more encyclopedic (comparative)
most encyclopedic (superlative)

If something is encyclopedic, then it is related to an encyclopedia or in the style of one.

The excerpt was part of encyclopedic content.


wallpapered

wallpaper (canonical)
wallpapers (third-person singular)
wallpapered (past)
wallpapered (past participle)
wallpapering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wallpaper.


wallpaper

wallpaper (singular)
wallpapers (plural)

Something similar to paper that is put over walls, and often contains pretty patterns.

The background image on a computer image


wasn’t


radiator

It's cold in here, turn the radiator on!

A part of a cars engine made to cool it.


longitudes

longitude (singular)
longitudes (plural)

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

There are many longitudes that can be listed between 0 and 360 degrees.


swift

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

A swift hit on the head should keep him unconscious for an hour.


paralyse

paralyse (canonical)
paralyses (third-person singular)
paralysed (past)
paralysed (past participle)
paralysing (present participle)

If you paralyse someone, you make a person (or a part of their body) not able to move wholly or partly.


quiver

Robin Hood was never without his bow and quiver.


quiver

If you quiver, you shake slightly and rapidly

The sudden wind made him quiver with cold.


litanies

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

Today in church, the minister is going to recite litanies.


obeyed

obey (canonical)
obeys (third-person singular)
obeyed (past)
obeyed (past participle)
obeying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of obey.


quivers

The third-person singular form of quiver.


juiciest

juicy (positive)
juicier (comparative)
juiciest (superlative)

The superlative form of juicy; most juicy.


pajamas

Pajamas are clothes worn at night, made up of soft loose-fitting pants and a soft shirt.

Make sure when you go to sleep that you have your pajamas on.


pranked

prank (canonical)
pranks (third-person singular)
pranked (past)
pranked (past participle)
pranking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of prank.


juicier

The comparative form of juicy; more juicy.


neutrons

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

Different amounts of neutrons are found in different things.


swerves

swerve (canonical)
swerves (third-person singular)
swerved (past)
swerved (past participle)
swerving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of swerve.


juicy

If something is juicy, it is full of juice.

I bit into the juicy orange.

If something is juicy, it is very rich or interesting, sometimes when not proper.

Bits of juicy gossip were spreading slowly through the school.


foreigners

foreigner (singular)
foreigners (plural)

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


litany

A litany is a formal prayer made up of invocations (callings upon God) with responses that are the same number as the questions.

Today I am going to recite a litany.


quench

quench (canonical)
quenches (third-person singular)
quenched (past)
quenched (past participle)
quenching (present participle)

When you quench yourself, you drink water to satisfy your thirst.

I need some water to quench my thirst


Australians

Australian (singular)
Australians (plural)

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


unserviceable

unserviceable (positive)
more unserviceable (comparative)
most unserviceable (superlative)

Something that is no longer usable, unusable.


quenched

The past tense and past participle of quench.


valances

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

There were two valances hung separately from each other, one for each window.


longitude

The distance from an angle going east or west measured from any angle in comparison to the prime meridian, which is Greenwich, England. It is either measured in degrees or any other unit having to do with degrees.

Greenwich, England is located at 0 degrees longitude.


kitchenettes

kitchenette (singular)
kitchenettes (plural)

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

Other people with kitchenettes often find themselves to a lack of space they can work with.


paralyzes

paralyze (canonical)
paralyzes (third-person singular)
paralyzed (past)
paralyzed (past participle)
paralyzing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paralyze.


excitement

excitement (singular)
excitements (plural)

Excitement is looking forward to do something, or eager to do something.

My excitement for riding the roller coaster was great.

Excitement is a feeling of great enjoyment.

I felt excitement when I started opening my Christmas present.


valence

A valence is something that determines the number of atoms that will bond with another kind of atom.

A valence is a certain amount of atoms or groups in a basic combination that an atom or group can actually hold.


torpedo

A missile with explosives that is shaped like a cigar that moves by itself, sometimes built with a targeting device. It is a weapon used in sea battle and is used to destroy ships overseas.

The torpedo slammed into the submarine and in one hit, it destroyed the machine.


torpedos

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


mass production

Mass production is the creation of goods in large numbers, using machines.


swelling

swelled (past participle)
swell (canonical)
swells (third-person singular)
swelled (past)
swollen (past participle)
swelling (present participle)


valences

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


torpedoes

In our inventory, we only had 3 torpedoes.


time frames

time frame (singular)
time frames (plural)

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


quarrel

A quarrel is an argument or disagreement.


quarrel

quarreled (past)
quarreled (past participle)
quarreling (present participle)
quarrel (canonical)
quarrels (third-person singular)
quarrelled (past)
quarrelled (past participle)
quarrelling (present participle)

If you quarrel, you have an argument or disagreement.


valencies

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


sway

sway (canonical)
sways (third-person singular)
swayed (past)
swayed (past participle)
swaying (present participle)

If you sway, you move slowly from side to side


paralysed

The past tense and past participle of paralyse.


paralysed

paralysed (positive)
more paralysed (comparative)
most paralysed (superlative)

If someone is paralysed, they are unable to move.

The paralysed man was unable to walk again.


squash

squash (canonical)
squashes (third-person singular)
squashed (past)
squashed (past participle)
squashing (present participle)

To squash is to press something into a smaller space, or to put weight onto it.

He sat on the balloon and squashed it.


squash

Squash is a fast game played indoors with a small ball and a racquet.

He was a great squash player.

A squash is a type of plant that has edible fruits.


mismatch

mismatch (canonical)
mismatches (third-person singular)
mismatched (past)
mismatched (past participle)
mismatching (present participle)

If you mismatch something, you match it with an unsuitable thing.


mismatch

A mismatch is something that does not match with another thing; something not similar or not appropriate


dominion

Power of right of ruling over something.

I have dominion over my room.

A dominion is a territory ruled by someone.

My sister's iPhone is her dominion.


relieves

relieve (canonical)
relieves (third-person singular)
relieved (past)
relieved (past participle)
relieving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of relieve.


notation

A notation is a few words written to explain something, usually as a note.


swerved

The past tense and past participle of swerve.


quake

A quake refers to an earthquake, the shaking of the ground.

A quake is a shaking of something, usually a building.


quake

quaked (past)
quaked (past participle)
quoke (past)
quoke (past participle)
quake (canonical)
quakes (third-person singular)
quook (past)
quook (past participle)
quaking (present participle)

When something quakes, it trembles and shakes.

Be careful! The ground was quaking a little bit just now.


segregation

segregation (singular)
segregations (plural)

Segregation is the process separating and keeping two or more groups apart, especially for racial, sexual or religious reasons.

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enthraller

enthraller (singular)
enthrallers (plural)

An enthraller is someone or something that enthrals.


fin

A fin is a wing like organ that is attached to some parts of the body of undersea animals. It is used for turning in a certain direction, balancing, and for propelling themselves.

Some fish have a dorsal fin.


worthless

worthless (positive)
more worthless (comparative)
most worthless (superlative)

If something is worthless it has no value, meaning or importance.

The china figure was worthless after I accidentally dropped it.


Australian

Australian (singular)
Australians (plural)


Australian

Australian (positive)
more Australian (comparative)
most Australian (superlative)

If a person is Australian, they come from Australia.


time frame

A time frame is the period of time during which something is expected to occur or does occur.


successions

succession (singular)
successions (plural)

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


valance

A curtain that is hung from a covering / bed / etc.

I pushed away the valance separating me from my room.

A curtain that is hung on the top of a window for a decoration.

I drew the valance and gazed out my window, looking at the blue skies.


succession

A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.


paralyzed

paralyze (canonical)
paralyzes (third-person singular)
paralyzed (past)
paralyzed (past participle)
paralyzing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of paralyze.


paralyzed

paralyzed (positive)
more paralyzed (comparative)
most paralyzed (superlative)

If someone is paralyzed, they are unable to move.

The paralyzed man was unable to walk again.


swelled

swelled (past participle)
swell (canonical)
swells (third-person singular)
swelled (past)
swollen (past participle)
swelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of swell.


relieve

If you relieve pain, pressure, sadness, difficulty, etc., you reduce it.

These drugs are used to relieve pain.

Adding new nurses will relieve pressure on the hospital.

The new roads only relieved the traffic for a few months.

He went behind a tree to relieve himself.

If you relieve somebody, you release them from duty, often by taking their place.

When I arrived at 11:00 to relieve the guard, he was asleep.

After the failure, the manager was relieved of his duties.


raid

A raid is a rapid surprise attack on an enemy.

The general planned a night raid on the enemy positions.


raid

raid (canonical)
raids (third-person singular)
raided (past)
raided (past participle)
raiding (present participle)

To raid an enemy is to attack them suddenly, without giving a warning.

The police raided a house where they thought the thief was hiding.


prank

A prank is an act to trick or confuse someone; a mean act.


prank

prank (canonical)
pranks (third-person singular)
pranked (past)
pranked (past participle)
pranking (present participle)

Bobby likes to prank me by hiding my keys.


surpriser

surpriser (singular)
surprisers (plural)

A surpriser is someone or something that surprises.

You always amaze me. What a surpriser you are!


quarrels

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


quarrels

quarreled (past)
quarreled (past participle)
quarreling (present participle)
quarrel (canonical)
quarrels (third-person singular)
quarrelled (past)
quarrelled (past participle)
quarrelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quarrel.


pranks

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


pranks

The third-person singular form of prank.

He pranks me all the time!


surprisers

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


furnishing

furnish (canonical)
furnishes (third-person singular)
furnished (past)
furnished (past participle)
furnishing (present participle)


naps

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


naps

nap (canonical)
naps (third-person singular)
napped (past)
napped (past participle)
napping (present participle)


catlike

catlike (positive)
more catlike (comparative)
most catlike (superlative)

If something is catlike, it is similar to a cat

She moved across the dance floor with smooth catlike actions.


furnished

The past tense and past participle of furnish.


gills

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

Fish have gills that allow them to swim underwater without coming up for air.


gills

gill (canonical)
gills (third-person singular)
gilled (past)
gilled (past participle)
gilling (present participle)


loyal

loyal (positive)
more loyal (comparative)
most loyal (superlative)

To be loyal is to be true to someone; to always tell the truth to someone.

Be loyal to me, friend.

If you are loyal to someone you are faithful to them.

Spot is a loyal dog.


gill

A gill is the breathing organ for animals that live in the sea. It helps them breathe oxygen inside of water.

If I had a gill, then I could breathe underwater.


gill

If you gill a fish, you remove the gills from it.


humidities

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


long game

The long game is about future outcomes in the long term, rather than immediate results.

Obama could play the short game (by pursuing short term goals) or he could play the long game (by pursuing long-term goals) -- Henri L. Barkey. "Why America should play the long game in Iran," The National. August 9, 2009.

In golf, the long game is the part where the ball is hit to cover longer distances, usually to get it closer to the green. The short game involves hitting the ball shorter distances such as to get it on the green near the cup, or into the cup by putting on the green.

"Under these conditions, the long game can be played to most advantage, as the ball will usually roll ..." William Park. (1896). The Game of Golf, p. 151.


swells

The third-person singular form of swell.


furnish

To furnish is to give a place furniture or other supplies.

Our new house still needs to be furnished.

To furnish something is to supply or give to it.

My father will furnish me with gifts.


beside table


integrate

integrate (canonical)
integrates (third-person singular)
integrated (past)
integrated (past participle)
integrating (present participle)

If you integrate x into y, you combine them together to form one whole.


relieving

relieve (canonical)
relieves (third-person singular)
relieved (past)
relieved (past participle)
relieving (present participle)


perceptions

perception (singular)
perceptions (plural)

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


intoxications

intoxication (singular)
intoxications (plural)

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


arable

arable (positive)
more arable (comparative)
most arable (superlative)

Arable land is land that is useful for farming crops.

Most of the arable land in the area is already used for growing rice.


relieved

The past tense and past participle of relieve.


arrivals

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


nays

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


foreigner

foreigner (singular)
foreigners (plural)

A foreigner is a person who is from a different country.


UK


cadmium

Cadmium is a soft metal with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48.

Cadmium has many common industrial uses as it is an important in battery production.


USA


catchphrases

catchphrase (singular)
catchphrases (plural)

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


overcrowding

The action or event of a space having more occupants than that space can accommodate.


overcrowding

overcrowd (canonical)
overcrowds (third-person singular)
overcrowded (past)
overcrowded (past participle)
overcrowding (present participle)


haircuts

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

I usually get about three haircuts a year.


realizations

realization (singular)
realizations (plural)

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


adoration

adoration (singular)
adorations (plural)

Adoration is the act of liking someone or something.

She spoke about him with adoration.


barbers

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


survival

Survival is the state of continuing to live.

Survival is a success for any species.


tenors

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


philosophe

philosophe (singular)
philosophes (plural)

A philosophe was an intellectual, or thinker of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.


ulcer

An ulcer is a painful area inside your stomach, mouth or skin. that fails to heal and may have unpleasant liquid.


chromatophores

chromatophore (singular)
chromatophores (plural)

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


baritones

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


tracksuits

tracksuit (singular)
tracksuits (plural)

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


doorways

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


stationary

When an object is stationary, it is not moving.

When a car stops, it is stationary.

artificial satellites can stay in a stationary orbit. This means they stay in the same position above Earth, and orbit at the same speed as the Earth rotates.


mutations

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


basses

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


baritone

A baritone is a male voice that is lower than tenor, but higher than bass

Thomas Hampson sings operas with a loud baritone voice

A baritone is a musical instrument that plays notes that are between tenor and bass, such as a euphonium or a baritone saxophone.

A baritone is a musical instrument that is as big as a euphonium.

The baritone looks like a tuba or euphonium.


hoodies

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


tailors

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


neodymium

Neodymium is a soft silvery metal with the symbol Nd and atomic number 60.


catchphrase

A phrase that someone uses a lot is called a catchphrase.


turmeric

An Indian plant (taxonomic name: Curcuma longa), part of the ginger family.

A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.


chromatophore

Cromatophores are cells that contain pigment and reflect light. They are found in amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, and cephalopods.


fawns

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


ulcers

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


tapings

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


tact

A tact is a skill and sensitivity to talk about difficult issues without making people feel unhappy or angry.


nay

You use nay to show disapproval, similar to no.

Lord Charles Grantham wanted to speak in Parliament, but other members said, "Nay!"


nay

The "ayes" are 220 and the "nays" are 180, so the "ayes" have it.


tenor

A tenor is the highest male vocal range, higher than bass or baritone.

A tenor is a musical instrument that is higher than a baritone, but lower than an alto.

Tenor instruments include include the tenor saxophone and tenor horn.

A tenor is a singer who sings in the tenor range.

Bob McGrath and Red Grammer are famous tenors.


sandal

A sandal is a type of shoe that is usually worn in the summer. It is made of straps that are used to hold the sole to the foot.

A sandal is a short form of sandalwood, a type of tropical tree in India, Australia, Hawaii and many south Pacific islands


squashing

squash (canonical)
squashes (third-person singular)
squashed (past)
squashed (past participle)
squashing (present participle)


furnishes

furnish (canonical)
furnishes (third-person singular)
furnished (past)
furnished (past participle)
furnishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of furnish.


doorway

The opening of a door; the entrance to a room or house

To move in to the room, I went through the doorway.


tabloid

A tabloid is a newspaper having pages half the size. They mostly publish popular articles and sensational stories instead of serious news.

Now Ulrich can be occasionally found in tabloid magazines looking haggard and old.


arrival

The act of reaching the place to which you were traveling.


walnut

A walnut is a large light brown nut having a wrinkled eatable seed with a hard shell.


vacancy

A vacancy is an unoccupied position or job.


tabloids

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


hoodie

A hoodie is a hooded sweatshirt or jacket.

"Yes, I know I'm late, leave me alone!" she said, tightening her hoodie around her waist while frantically looking for her second boot.


bedside table

bedside table (singular)
bedside tables (plural)

A bedside table is a small table or cabinet designed to stand beside a bed in a bedroom.


legging

A legging is a protective covering that is worn from the knee to the ankle and is usually made of leather.


mutation

A change in genetic material (DNA) which can be passed from parents to children.


single bed

single bed (singular)
single beds (plural)

A single bed is a standard sized bed designed for one person to sleep in.


mechanical

mechanical (positive)
more mechanical (comparative)
most mechanical (superlative)

If something is mechanical it is related to a machine, like a machine, or done by a machine.

Printing presses are mechanical devices for printing on paper.


pesticide

pesticide (singular)
pesticides (plural)

Pesticide is a chemical that kills insects or other small living things dangerous to plants.


squashed

The past tense and past participle of squash.


overhauling

overhaul (canonical)
overhauls (third-person singular)
overhauled (past)
overhauled (past participle)
overhauling (present participle)


squashes

The third-person singular form of squash.


abbreviations

abbreviation (singular)
abbreviations (plural)

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


aroma

As I walked into the shop, I caught the aroma of freshly baked bread.


forgery

Forgery is the act of producing a fake copy of something.

Copying someone else's signature is forgery.


littoral

Littoral means on the shore, the zone between high and low tide.

Barnacles often live in the littoral zone, between the marks of high and low tide.


subdivisions

subdivision (singular)
subdivisions (plural)

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


tracksuit

A tracksuit is something that people wear. It has two parts: trousers and a jacket usually with front zipper. It was originally intended for use in sports.


forgeries

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


permeable

permeable (positive)
more permeable (comparative)
most permeable (superlative)

A substance is permeable if it lets some gases or liquids to pass through it.

earthenware is a solid substance which is permeable to small amounts of water.

Biological cell walls are semi-permeable because they let water and some gases pass through, but stop larger molecules.


perception

perception (singular)
perceptions (plural)

Perception is the action of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and/or tasting an object that made an impression on the senses.

The government hopes to change the public's perception of the problem.

When we asked people what they thought, we found there was a big difference between their perception and reality.


baggy

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

When clothes are baggy, they are very loose.


storyline

storyline (singular)
storylines (plural)

A storyline is basically what a story is about. It can be found in books, movies, television programs and even video games. It can be either true or not true, but it must have a beginning, middle and end to be classified as something with a storyline.

It was hard to follow the storyline in the book because so many characters were described.


barber

A barber is a person whose job is cutting hair and shaving beards.

I went to the local barber to get a shave and a haircut.


wander

wander (canonical)
wanders (third-person singular)
wandered (past)
wandered (past participle)
wandering (present participle)

When you wander around, you walk or move slowly around without a purpose.

He would wander through the city streets late at night when he could not sleep.


overhauls

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


overhauls

The third-person singular form of overhaul.


congruent

congruent (positive)
more congruent (comparative)
most congruent (superlative)

If shapes are congruent then they have exactly the same shape and size.


doctrines

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


daggers

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


overhauled

The past tense and past participle of overhaul.


bytes

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


startle

startle (canonical)
startles (third-person singular)
startled (past)
startled (past participle)
startling (present participle)

If you are startled, you jump or move suddenly, often opening your eyes wide, because of a surprise.

She thought she was alone, but was startled to hear someone behind her..


startle

The birthday boy had a startle when we screamed "Happy birthday" from behind him.


embroidery

Embroidery is the art of beautiful sewing patterns on cloth, using a needle and thread.


haircut

A haircut is what happens when someone's hair is cut.

I have an appointment this afternoon for a haircut.

I usually get about three haircuts a year.

A haircut the style in which someone's hair is cut.

After having long hair for three years, Olivia got a very short haircut.


jumper

A garment that covers the body and arm, another word for sweater.


dandruff

Dandruff is small white pieces of loose skin in a person’s hair.


Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a scale to measure degrees of temperature. Water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.


redefine

redefine (canonical)
redefines (third-person singular)
redefined (past)
redefined (past participle)
redefining (present participle)

To redefine something is to give it a new definition or meaning.

Albert Einstein redefined physics as it was known.

Let's redefine our club's mission statement to better fit our new goals.


exacerbate

exacerbate (canonical)
exacerbates (third-person singular)
exacerbated (past)
exacerbated (past participle)
exacerbating (present participle)

If you exacerbate something, you make it worse than it already is.

Your unkind remark exacerbates my anguish.

/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

/ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/


vacant

When something is vacant, it is unused, unoccupied or empty.

That room has been vacant since my uncle moved out of the house.


easel

An easel is a wooden frame for holding a painted picture.

The artist set up his easel by the bank of the river.


intoxication

intoxication (singular)
intoxications (plural)

An intoxication is a poisoning of the body by a foreign substance or toxic product.

Intoxication is the state of being intoxicated or drunk.


gale

There were gales at 40 miles per hour during the night.


alarm clock

alarm clock (singular)
alarm clocks (plural)

An alarm clock is a clock that makes a sound at a certain time. People use alarm clocks to wake up from sleep at a time they choose.

He set the alarm clock for 5.30am as he wanted to wake up early.


gigabytes

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


daisy

A daisy is a small wild flower with round centre and rays.

He planted daisies in the garden near the kitchen door.


vaccine

A vaccine is a liquid substance that is given to a person so that they don't get a certain disease or illness, usually through an injection or through the mouth.

Vaccines have eliminated many diseases from the world, like smallpox.


ghetto

A ghetto is a part of a city lived by poor people, especially a slum area.

Josephine Baker was a poor child from the ghetto areas around St. Louis.


humidity

The humidity is how much water vapor is in the air.

It was 90 degrees outside, but the high level of humidity made it feel much hotter


fabulous

fabulous (positive)
more fabulous (comparative)
most fabulous (superlative)

When something is fabulous, it is very good, outstanding and wonderful.

Your dress looks fabulous! I love it!


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gaol

A gaol is an old-fashioned way of spelling jail.


dalmatian

dalmatian (singular)
dalmatians (plural)

A dalmatian is a kind of dog, it is large, white with black spots.


cane

A cane is a long thin stick, often bamboo.

The blind man used a cane to feel his way along the path.

I planted raspberry canes in my garden.


cane

cane (canonical)
canes (third-person singular)
caned (past)
caned (past participle)
caning (present participle)

To cane is to hit someone with a long thin stick.

The pupil was caned for being rude to the teacher.


gigabyte

My new computer has 100 gigabytes of memory and a 200 gigabyte hard drive.


dagger

A dagger is a short knife used as a weapon.


redefines

The third-person singular form of redefine.


wagging

wag (canonical)
wags (third-person singular)
wagged (past)
wagged (past participle)
wagging (present participle)


wagged

The past tense and past participle of wag.


hardware

Tools and supplies needed to build and repair things.

The hardware store sells hammers, nails, and screws.

The part of the computer that is not software; the part that includes the motherboard and memory disks

I ran out of memory, so I added 50 gigabytes more hardware.


fable

A fable is a short story that teaches people a moral, how they should behave.


redefined

The past tense and past participle of redefine.


wag

A wag is when an animal shakes a tail. For example, a dog shakes its tail from side to side.

That dog wagged its tail

A person who wags does not go to school when they are supposed to be.

He's wagging school.


hem

The hem of clothes is the bottom edge of a cloth, shirt, dress or skirt, which has been turned under and sewn.


elf

An elf is a small imaginary creature of folk tales with pointed ears.

Tolkien's book, the Lord of the Rings, has many stories about elves and their adventures.


doe

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dazzle

dazzle (canonical)
dazzles (third-person singular)
dazzled (past)
dazzled (past participle)
dazzling (present participle)

To dazzle is to confuse by making a visual display which is hard to understand.

The verb 'to dazzle' can be used figuratively or metaphorically:


premiere

A premiere is the first showing of a movie, play, opera, musical, or other form of entertainment.

The premiere of "Gone with the Wind" was in Atlanta, Georgia.

A premiere is the first episode of a television show or the first episode of a season of that show.

I saw the premiere of the new crime show.


premiere

premiere (canonical)
premieres (third-person singular)
premiered (past)
premiered (past participle)
premiering (present participle)

To premiere is to show or perform a stage work or film for the first time.

Curly: Will the play premiere in New York?

Larry: No, the play premieres in London next month.

Moe: I thought the play premiered in New York last week!

Larry: No, the play is premiering in London next month.


canary

A canary is a small yellow bird that sings well and is often kept as a pet.

A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.


successors

successor (singular)
successors (plural)

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


abbreviation

abbreviation (singular)
abbreviations (plural)

An abbreviation is a shorter way of writing or saying a word or phrase.

"NASA" is an abbreviation of the words "National Aeronautics and Space Administration".


doctrine

A doctrine is a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government.

A doctrine is something that is taught; teachings collectively: religious doctrine.

A doctrine is a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject: the doctrine of the Catholic Church.


walnuts

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


old-fashioned

old-fashioned (positive)
more old-fashioned (comparative)
most old-fashioned (superlative)

Something that looks or is done the way it was a long time ago; often with the intent that that is no longer the way things look or are done anymore.

People thought Obadiah Birdwell was old-fashioned because he drove a horse and buggy, wore homespun knickers, and churned his own butter.


haddock

A haddock is a silvery-grey sea fish, you can eat as a food, related to the cod.


idols

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


fairly

Fairly is when something is between slightly and very.

The sun was shining brightly today, however the light breeze still made it feel fairly chilly.

If something is done fairly, it is just or proper.

The teacher told the students they had to take turns and play fairly on the swings.


gaols

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


tailor

A tailor is someone who makes suits, trousers, and jackets for individual customers.


tailor

tailor (canonical)
tailors (third-person singular)
tailored (past)
tailored (past participle)
tailoring (present participle)

Will he tailor a suit to my specifications?

He wore tailored suits that were very expensive.

Mr. Smith will be tailoring my new suit to my wife's specifications.


byte

A unit of eight bits that is used to measure a computer's memory.

The letter I wrote on the computer took up 5,000 bytes of memory.


misusing

misuse (canonical)
misuses (third-person singular)
misused (past)
misused (past participle)
misusing (present participle)


emigrate

emigrate (canonical)
emigrates (third-person singular)
emigrated (past)
emigrated (past participle)
emigrating (present participle)

When you emigrate, you leave your own country in order to live in another country.


realization

realization (singular)
realizations (plural)

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

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

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

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

The realization of the plan took several years.

/ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/


herds

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


bachelor

A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married, but is able to do so.


icebergs

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


gleams

gleam (canonical)
gleams (third-person singular)
gleamed (past)
gleamed (past participle)
gleaming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gleam.


subtle

Subtle means small, slight, not easily noticed, understated.

The smile on the Mona Lisa is a subtle smile.


oilrig


javelins

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


legible

legible (positive)
more legible (comparative)
most legible (superlative)

When something is legible, it is clear enough and easy to read and written in beautiful letters.


illiterate

illiterate (singular)
illiterates (plural)

An illiterate person is someone who cannot read nor write.


illiterate

illiterate (positive)
more illiterate (comparative)
most illiterate (superlative)

When someone is illiterate, it means that the person can't read nor write.


herd

A herd is a large group of animals of the same kind, a group of elephants, cattle, etc.


icicles

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


glares

glare (canonical)
glares (third-person singular)
glared (past)
glared (past participle)
glaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of glare.


glares

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


wandered

wander (canonical)
wanders (third-person singular)
wandered (past)
wandered (past participle)
wandering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wander.


knob

A knob is a rounded handle on a door or drawer.