idol

An idol is a famous person who is greatly admired, loved by many people.


nomadic

When someone is nomadic, the person is wandering and moving from place to place without a set home.


illiterates

illiterate (singular)
illiterates (plural)

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


heritage

Heritage is the sum total of our history. It means what we gained from the past.

The English language and customs are part of the heritage of Australia.


hems

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


vacancies

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


icicle

A icicle is a hanging, tapering long piece of ice down from a roof covered with snow.


unconscious

unconscious (positive)
more unconscious (comparative)
most unconscious (superlative)

When someone is unconscious, the person is not awake, almost asleep, unaware.

He became unconscious when the robber hit him with a baseball bat from behind.

/ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

/ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/


ivories

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


lentils

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


vaccines

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


knuckle

A knuckle is the joint of a finger, especially the bottom joint of a finger.


irrigated

irrigate (canonical)
irrigates (third-person singular)
irrigated (past)
irrigated (past participle)
irrigating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of irrigate.


sympton


knuckles

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


mane

The mane of an animal refers to the long hair on the neck of a lion or horse.


ignorances

ignorance (singular)
ignorances (plural)

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


painkillers

painkiller (singular)
painkillers (plural)

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


gleam

gleam (canonical)
gleams (third-person singular)
gleamed (past)
gleamed (past participle)
gleaming (present participle)

When you gleam, you shine brightly like mirror, with reflected light.

He gleamed with happiness when he received his examination results.


sprockets

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


oil rig

An oil rig is a huge structure with equipment for getting oil by drilling a well from deeply under ground, sometimes under sea.


servers

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


gleamed

The past tense and past participle of gleam.


embrace

embrace (canonical)
embraces (third-person singular)
embraced (past)
embraced (past participle)
embracing (present participle)

If you embrace someone, you hold them closely in your arms with love.


bass

The bass is a sound that is generally lower in tone.

A bass is a male voice that is lower than tenor and baritone.

Paul Robeson sang "Old Man River" in a deep bass voice.

A bass is a musical instrument that produces low sounds.

The bass played harmony while the trumpet played melody.

A bass is the lower of two musical clefs. It is centered at the F below middle C.

All the notes in the bass clef were played with the left hand.


bass

A bass is a type of fish, similar to the perch.

Chris caught five wide-mouthed bass on his fishing trip in Tennessee.


manes

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


scenery

Scenery is what you see when you look at the outdoor environment around you. It is a word used to describe places.

The scenery on the island is beautiful.

Scenery is the set in a play or other theatrical show.

The scenery for Act Two of The Nutcracker was amazing.


pasture

land covered with grass. there are cattle or sheep.


glide

glide (canonical)
glides (third-person singular)
glided (past)
glided (past participle)
gliding (present participle)

To glide is to move without making an effort.

He glided over the dance-floor.

To glide is to float in the air gradually downwards.

When a bird glides, it goes forwards and downward without flapping its wings.

To glide is to fly in a glider or an aircraft without an engine.

After losing power, the pilot was able to glide his aircraft to land.


invalids

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


nibs

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


overhaul

An overhaul is a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision.

The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.

/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/


overhaul

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

If you overhaul something, you make major changes or repairs to it.

/ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/


shovel

A shovel is an object made for scooping or digging


shovel

shovel (canonical)
shovels (third-person singular)
shoveled (past)
shoveled (past participle)
shoveling (present participle)

He had to shovel the snow off of their driveway.


itches

itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)


itches

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


ointment

An ointment is a smooth oily medicinal substance, or a cosmetic substance that you rub on your skin, usually to ease pain.

The first aid personnel applied ointment on the injured athlete.


American football

A game that involves two teams trying to run, catch, or kick a ball into the other team's end zone. It is called American football in most of the world. In the United States, it is just called football.


successor

successor (singular)
successors (plural)

A successor is a person that comes after someone and takes their place.

The king's successor is his son.


liable

liable (positive)
more liable (comparative)
most liable (superlative)

When you are liable, you are responsible for something by law.

She was liable for the damage her car had caused in the accident.

To be liable is to be likely to begin something.

When he had too much to drink he was liable to get into a fight.


fluffy

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

If something is fluffy, it has fluff, fur or anything else which constitutes fluffiness.

My hairy white cat Snowball and my cotton comforter are both very fluffy.


licking

lick (canonical)
licks (third-person singular)
licked (past)
licked (past participle)
licking (present participle)


optimists

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


sprocket

The tooth on a wheel; it goes with a chain or other band with holes.


opponent

An opponent is someone who is not in your team in a game, an opposite team.

The United Nations is an opponent of the possession of child pornography.


refuges

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


irrigate

To supply farms with water to grow crops.


hot dogs

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


nibbles

nibble (canonical)
nibbles (third-person singular)
nibbled (past)
nibbled (past participle)
nibbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of nibble.


constructive

When something is constructive, it is usually carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

Your constructive feedback is appreciated to help us improve our service in the future.


ointments

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


javelin

A javelin is a long pointed stick, something like a spear thrown in track and field events.


bait

Bait is food placed on a hook to catch fish or other animals


bait

bait (canonical)
baits (third-person singular)
baited (past)
baited (past participle)
baiting (present participle)

If you bait an animal, you attract it using a bait.


nighties

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


kitties

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


knobs

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

In the game of cribbage, knobs is the Jack of the same suit as the card that was revealed after the deck was cut.


opponents

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


fertilizers

fertilizer (singular)
fertilizers (plural)

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


abolished

abolish (canonical)
abolishes (third-person singular)
abolished (past)
abolished (past participle)
abolishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abolish.


painkiller

A painkiller is a medicine or a drug to reduce the feeling of pain.

I just ate some painkillers to ease my headache.


safeties

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


marshes

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


fertilizer

Fertilizer is something which is added to soil to help plants grow.

I added two bags of fertilizer to my pumpkin patch.


nightie

A nightie is a nightdress for women which they wear when they sleep.

Mary climbed into bed after puttin on her nightie.


patios

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


illegible

illegible (positive)
more illegible (comparative)
most illegible (superlative)

When something is illegible, it can't be read easily; usually not written in common-looking letters.

Your handwriting is illegible, I can't make any sense of it.


refuge

A place that gives something or someone safety, protection or shelter


oil rigs

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


wildlife

Wildlife is the natural stock of animals and plants found in a particular place. It usually means the native birds and mammals.

The wildlife on the Isle of Skye includes the Red Deer and the Golden Eagle.


kitty

My kitty is so playful.


subdivision

subdivision (singular)
subdivisions (plural)

a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something

Subdivide the sentence into pieces and understand it a bit at a time.

Work on one subdivision at a time.

a parcel of land that has been divided into lots

a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area

They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.


glared

glare (canonical)
glares (third-person singular)
glared (past)
glared (past participle)
glaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of glare.


badger

A badger is a wild small short-legged animal with black and white fur that lives in a hole and comes out at night, a kind of weasel or mink.


badger

badger (canonical)
badgers (third-person singular)
badgered (past)
badgered (past participle)
badgering (present participle)

If you badger a person, you annoy them persistently.


misuses

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


misuses

misuse (canonical)
misuses (third-person singular)
misused (past)
misused (past participle)
misusing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of misuse.


condiments

condiment (singular)
condiments (plural)

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


oozed

ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ooze.


rascals

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


post-production

The last part of movie production, happening after the movie is filmed, where changes are made before the product is finished.


rascal

That rascal made me spill milk all over the floor.


jeer

jeer (canonical)
jeers (third-person singular)
jeered (past)
jeered (past participle)
jeering (present participle)

When you jeer at someone, you laugh rudely and unkindly with a mock or scoff at the person, humiliating the person.

We jeered at our opponents when they lost to us in the 100m running event.


abolish

When you abolish something, you end it by making it invalid or illegal. You usually use the word "abolish" in regard to laws or actions.

The censorship law was abolished due to huge opposition by many people.


coleslaw

Coleslaw is a type of salad. It is made with shredded cabbage, buttermilk and mayonnaise. Sometimes it contains other ingredients.

For lunch, I had a chicken leg with a side of coleslaw.


mashes

mash (canonical)
mashes (third-person singular)
mashed (past)
mashed (past participle)
mashing (present participle)


abolishes

The third-person singular form of abolish.


marbles

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


marbles

marble (canonical)
marbles (third-person singular)
marbled (past)
marbled (past participle)
marbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of marble.


ivory

A hard creamy-white substance taken from the long tooth of an elephant.


itched

itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of itch.


ignorance

ignorance (singular)
ignorances (plural)

The president's ignorance of the history is surprising.

That idea shows a remarkable ignorance about the situation.

We will not base our policies on ignorance and fear.


campaigner

campaigner (singular)
campaigners (plural)

A campaigner is a person that tries to get support from others.

A campaigner is a politician that runs for an office.


mayonnaise

Mayonnaise is a condiment. It is often used as a spread or a dressing. It is made of eggs, oil and vinegar or lemon juice.


condiment

A condiment is something that is added to a food to give it more flavor or a different flavor. Examples include ketchup and horseradish.

At the big picnic in the park, there were condiments for our hot dogs next to the buns.


nibbled

nibble (canonical)
nibbles (third-person singular)
nibbled (past)
nibbled (past participle)
nibbling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nibble.


coleslaws

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


wanders

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

The third-person singular form of wander.


misuse

A misuse is an incorrect use of something.


misuse

When you misuse something, you use it incorrectly.


co-workers

co-worker (singular)
co-workers (plural)

The plural form of co-worker; more than one (kind of) co-worker.


optimist

An optimist is someone who always believes that happy things will happen.


nib

The nib is the pointed end part of a pen which the ink comes out from.

A cocoa nib is a piece of a roasted and hulled cocoa bean.


omelettes

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


jeered

The past tense and past participle of jeer.


paddies

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


misused

The past tense and past participle of misuse.


glaring

glaring (positive)
more glaring (comparative)
most glaring (superlative)

If something is glaring, it reflects a lot of light.


sags

sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)


glare

When you glare at someone, you look at someone angrily.

I glared at the person that knocked into me just now and making me spill my coffee.


licked

lick (canonical)
licks (third-person singular)
licked (past)
licked (past participle)
licking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lick.


abolishing

abolish (canonical)
abolishes (third-person singular)
abolished (past)
abolished (past participle)
abolishing (present participle)


outdoor

We cooked dinner on an outdoor barbecue rather than on the stove.


omelette

An omelette is a dish of beaten eggs cooked in oil, often with cheese and sometimes with other ingredients.

For breakfast, I had a three-egg ham and cheese omelette.


iceberg

An iceberg is a very large piece of ice floating in the sea


tellies

telly (singular)
tellys or tellies (plural)

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


marsh

A marsh is an area of low wet soft land.


ransoms

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


safety

It is important to learn traffic safety so you do not get hurt while crossing the street

Something that keeps a device from accidentally going off

It is important that the safety be on the curtain so that it does fall and hurt the actors

In American football, the player on defense who is furthest from the ball at the start of the play.


passer-by

passer-by (singular)
passers-by (plural)

A passer-by is someone who walks past a location or event.

As the two argued, passers-by paid little attention.


vivid

vivid (positive)
more vivid (comparative)
most vivid (superlative)

When something is vivid, it is very bright or deep in color.


sap

Sap is the liquid inside a plant that carries sugars and minerals.


lick

When you lick something, you touch it with your tongue in order to taste or moisten.

That boy is licking on the ice-cream that his mother bought for him.


knit

knit (canonical)
knits (third-person singular)
knitted (past)
knitted (past participle)
knitting (present participle)

When you knit, you make a cloth from a long wool thread, usually by hands with needles.

My mother loves to knit beautiful scarves for me to wear.


lentil

Lentil is a type of plants that have edible seeds. These seeds are usually orange, green, brown, dried, round, can be cooked and eaten.


patter

Patter refers to the soft sound that feet makes when walking on a hard surface.

The night was very quiet, and I could hear the patter of the mice crawling in the kitchen.

When someone makes a patter, the person is speaking very fast and the words have no meaning.

Before the magician started on his magic trick, he got the attention of the audience through his patter.


patter

patter (canonical)
patters (third-person singular)
pattered (past)
pattered (past participle)
pattering (present participle)

Pattering refers to the sound made by the rain when it hits a surface.

When someone patters, the person is trying to speak quickly without having meaning in the words, to patter.


knitting

She is knitting a sweater for her grandchild.


kneaded

knead (canonical)
kneads (third-person singular)
kneaded (past)
kneaded (past participle)
kneading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of knead.


fanatical

fanatical (positive)
more fanatical (comparative)
most fanatical (superlative)

When you are fanatical, you are believing in something strongly.

Steve Jobs was fanatical about the quality of his company's products.


mashed

mash (canonical)
mashes (third-person singular)
mashed (past)
mashed (past participle)
mashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mash.


shriek

A shriek is a very loud, fairly short cry.

She let out a shriek when the car splashed water over her legs.


shriek

shriek (canonical)
shrieks (third-person singular)
shrieked (past)
shrieked (past participle)
shrieking (present participle)

If a person shrieks, they give a very loud cry.


degeneration

degeneration (singular)
degenerations (plural)

When something undergoes degeneration, it starts to get worse day by day. It is almost like it grows in reverse, with the most weak and delicate parts dying first.


volleyballs

volleyball (singular)
volleyballs (plural)

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


symptoms

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


campaigners

campaigner (singular)
campaigners (plural)

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


kneads

The third-person singular form of knead.


patio

A patio is an outdoor area near a house. Its surface is often covered with stones, tiles, or concrete.


sapphires

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


possesses

possess (canonical)
possesses (third-person singular)
possessed (past)
possessed (past participle)
possessing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of possess.


knead

When you knead, you press a mixture of flour and water with the hands to make bread.


virtue

A virtue is a morally good characteristic in a person. For example, honesty, patience, etc.


virtues

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


sarcastic

sarcastic (positive)
more sarcastic (comparative)
most sarcastic (superlative)

When someone is sarcastic, the person is using words in irony or unkindness, usually to mock people.


horseradish

horseradish (singular)
horseradishes (plural)

A plant that is similar to the mustard plant.

A very hot-tasting condiment that comes from the plant.

After eating a steak with too much horseradish on it, Terrance burnt his tongue

/ˈhɔːsrædɪʃ/


tellys

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


horseradishes

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


sagged

sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sag.


itch

itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)

An itch is when you have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin, then you want to scratch it.


itch

An itch is an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.


nibble

nibble (canonical)
nibbles (third-person singular)
nibbled (past)
nibbled (past participle)
nibbling (present participle)

When you nibble on something, you take small bites of a biscuit, bread or food.

That squirrel nibbled on the nut it was holding.


verify

verify (canonical)
verifies (third-person singular)
verified (past)
verified (past participle)
verifying (present participle)

To verify something is to get evidence to show that it is true.

My receipts verified that I had always paid my telephone bills.


tempts

tempt (canonical)
tempts (third-person singular)
tempted (past)
tempted (past participle)
tempting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tempt.


tenants

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


tenants

tenant (canonical)
tenants (third-person singular)
tenanted (past)
tenanted (past participle)
tenanting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tenant.


barbecues

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


barbecues

barbecue (canonical)
barbecues (third-person singular)
barbecued (past)
barbecued (past participle)
barbecuing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of barbecue.


eminent

eminent (positive)
more eminent (comparative)
most eminent (superlative)

When something is eminent, it means that it is high, lofty; towering; prominent.

Something that is noteworthy, remarkable, great.

His eminent good sense has been a great help to this project.

Of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy

In later years, the professor was known as an eminent historian.


featureless

featureless (positive)
more featureless (comparative)
most featureless (superlative)

When something is featureless, it is without features.

The featureless landscape of the desert made the trip very boring.


picturesque

Picturesque is an adjective which means "as pretty as a picture".

The Isle of Skye is picturesque.


rashes

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


server

A server is a type of computer that people can access through the Internet to visit a website.

I recently bought a server to host my online shop.


salutes

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


salutes

salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of salute.


passage

A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another

Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.

His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.

He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.

The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.

A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.

The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.

A passage is a short section from a book or other writing.

She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.

A passage is a short section from a musical work.

There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.


degenerations

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


oozes

ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)


barbecue

A style of cooking that involves meat being cooked on a grill or in a pit, then often covered in a special sauce.

Chris' Black Oak Restaurant serves barbecue ribs and chicken.

The grill for cooking barbecue; or for grilling anything in general.

I put two hot dogs and two hamburgers on the barbecue.

There was a big barbecue in Riverside Park for the Fourth of July.


ransom

A ransom is the money demanded by criminals usually paid for the release of a kidnapped person.

The kidnappers wanted us to pay $2.5million as ransom to release the boy.


possessed

The past tense and past participle of possess.


sag

When something sags, it sink downwards, bend lower from the usual position usually due to a heavy weight.


rash

When you do something rash, you do it too hurriedly without careful consideration.

The accident was a result of his 'rash act.


rash

Rashes are red spots on your skin that may cause irritation.

A rash appeared on his leg.


knitted

knit (canonical)
knits (third-person singular)
knitted (past)
knitted (past participle)
knitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of knit.


symptom

A symptom is a sign or indication of something, usually an illness.

He began to show symptoms of chicken pox a few days ago.


intentional

intentional (positive)
more intentional (comparative)
most intentional (superlative)

If an action is intentional, it is done on purpose.

"Teacher! Jimmy just stepped on my foot again! That was intentional! Please make him stop."


possess

He does not possess a car.

The evil spirit was going to possess her.


tedious

tedious (positive)
more tedious (comparative)
most tedious (superlative)

Something that is tedious takes a long time to do and is boring.

I've stopped making Flash movies because the process is tedious and more trouble than its worth.


breakthrough

breakthrough (singular)
breakthroughs (plural)

A breakthrough is a sudden change, a change from not being able to do something to being able to do something.

After the breakthrough, rubber could be made in a factory and rubber trees were no longer the only source of rubber.


hot dog

A hot dog is a type of sausage, most often a weiner or frankfurter.

For lunch, I had an all-beef hot dog with ketchup and mustard.


fermented

ferment (canonical)
ferments (third-person singular)
fermented (past)
fermented (past participle)
fermenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ferment.


rationing

ration (canonical)
rations (third-person singular)
rationed (past)
rationed (past participle)
rationing (present participle)


pastry

A pastry is a mixture of flour, fat, and water.

The cook rolled out the pastry to make it thin to use as a pie crust.

A pastry is a small cake with a cream, jam, or fruit filling.

The cake shop had rows of delicious looking pastries.


tempted

The past tense and past participle of tempt.


irrigates

irrigate (canonical)
irrigates (third-person singular)
irrigated (past)
irrigated (past participle)
irrigating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of irrigate.


telly

telly (singular)
tellys or tellies (plural)


tempt

When you tempt someone, you try to get someone to do something, perhaps something bad or immoral.

He was tempted to steal that expensive phone on the table.

She was tempted to kiss him.


mash

mash (canonical)
mashes (third-person singular)
mashed (past)
mashed (past participle)
mashing (present participle)

When you mash something, you crush it with a fork, a pestle, or a similar utensil until it is pulpy.


rationed

The past tense and past participle of ration.


shrieks

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


shrieks

shriek (canonical)
shrieks (third-person singular)
shrieked (past)
shrieked (past participle)
shrieking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shriek.


advert

An advert is something that advertises something.


barbecued

The past tense and past participle of barbecue.


padlocks

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


padlocks

padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of padlock.


ketchup

Ketchup is a condiment. It is a liquid made mostly of tomato paste and vinegar.

I covered my hamburger and french fries with a generous helping of ketchup.


despise

despise (canonical)
despises (third-person singular)
despised (past)
despised (past participle)
despising (present participle)

To despise something is to feel the very worst about it.

The step-sisters of Cinderella despised her.


ration

A ration is a portion of a limited resource that is given to a person.


ration

When food is being rationed, there is a limit on each person to have only a small amount of food, especially during wartime.


verifies

verify (canonical)
verifies (third-person singular)
verified (past)
verified (past participle)
verifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of verify.


ooze

You should put on cleaning gloves if you are going to clean up that nasty ooze.


ooze

When something oozes out, it refers to liquid slowly flowing out.

Blood oozed out of the cut.


invalid

Something that is invalid is not valid, meaning it is not correct, appropriate, or acceptable.

I learned that my credit card was invalid when I tried to pay for dinner with it.


invalid

Someone who is invalid is very sick, often to the point of having to stay in bed or a wheelchair all the time.

George Chaffey's invalid wife had to use a wheelchair for the last ten years of her life


possessing

possess (canonical)
possesses (third-person singular)
possessed (past)
possessed (past participle)
possessing (present participle)


sapphire

A sapphire is a transparent blue stone used in jewellery.


sagging

sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)


banister

A banister is a type of fence at the outer side of stairs.


wasp

A wasp is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee.


publishers

publisher (singular)
publishers (plural)

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


volleyball

volleyball (singular)
volleyballs (plural)

Volleyball is a ball game for two teams of six players across a high net, they hit a large ball with their hands to touch it on the opposite court.

A volleyball refers to the ball that is used in a game of Volleyball.


publisher

A publisher is a person or a company that prints books, magazines, etc. and sells them to people.


saluted

salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of salute.


concussion

concussion (singular)
concussions (plural)

A concussion is the result of a really hard hit to the head. It is caused by the brain being shaken around. It can lead to loss of function for a while, and sometimes can damage the brain forever.

Jimmy got a concussion after he fell down and hit his head on the concrete.


noteworthy

noteworthy (positive)
noteworthier (comparative)
noteworthiest (superlative)

Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.

Zukertort represent the other most noteworthy tournaments.

/ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/


noteworthy

noteworthy (singular)
noteworthies (plural)

/ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/


banquet

A banquet is a fancy evening meal for many people in a guest room.


conquests

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


despises

The third-person singular form of despise.


vinegar

Vinegar is a liquid made by fermenting fruit or grain. It is also an acid.

When you mix vinegar and baking soda, it explodes in a chemical reaction.


washbasin

washbasin (singular)
washbasins (plural)

A washbasin is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


despised

The past tense and past participle of despise.


despised

despised (positive)
more despised (comparative)
most despised (superlative)

A despised person is someone who is hated.


agony

Agony is extremely bad suffering with strong pain.


unstable

unstable (positive)
more unstable (comparative)
most unstable (superlative)

Something that is not stable, can change suddenly.


speechwriters

speechwriter (singular)
speechwriters (plural)

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


banner

A banner is piece of long cloth with writing on.


gleaming

gleaming (positive)
more gleaming (comparative)
most gleaming (superlative)

If something is gleaming, it is very bright looking; it is shiny.


gleaming

gleam (canonical)
gleams (third-person singular)
gleamed (past)
gleamed (past participle)
gleaming (present participle)


watt

A watt is a measure of electrical power.

One watt is equal to one joule per second.

The electric heater used 2400 watts.


verified

The past tense and past participle of verify.


darling

A kind of name to be used when you call a person, your husband, who you love.


padlock

A padlock is a small lock. You can hang it on the door, gate, bicycle.


padlock

padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)

If you padlock something, you lock it with a padlock.


mitts

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


aerosol

An aerosol is a fine spray from a can (container) with a button on the top. When you push it, a liquid can be sprayed.

/ˈɛə.rəˌsɒl/


carpentry

The activity or job of making or repairing wooden houses and things.


draughts

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


draughts

draught (canonical)
draughts (third-person singular)
draughted (past)
draughted (past participle)
draughting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of draught.


co-worker

co-worker (singular)
co-workers (plural)

A co-worker is someone a person works with.

/ˈkəʊˈwɜː.kə/


tenant

A tenant is a person who occupies the land or house from a landlord. He pays money to a landlord as rent.


tenant

tenant (canonical)
tenants (third-person singular)
tenanted (past)
tenanted (past participle)
tenanting (present participle)

If someone tenants a place, they are occupying it as a tenant.


tempting

tempting (positive)
more tempting (comparative)
most tempting (superlative)

If something is tempting, it is attractive or appeals to someone.


tempting

tempt (canonical)
tempts (third-person singular)
tempted (past)
tempted (past participle)
tempting (present participle)


carrot

A long root eaten as a vegetable. It is usually orange in color.

A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).


deceits

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


-ism

-ism is a suffix that can nominalize a verb or adjective. For example, the noun socialism is formed by appending ism to the adjective social.


safaris

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


carpenter

carpenter (singular)
carpenters (plural)

A carpenter is a person who creates and repairs wooden houses and other objects.

The carpenter will build us new cabinets.


mitt

A mitt is a type of glove. On a mitt, there is one part for the thumb and one part for the other fingers. An oven mitt is a type of mitt.

I wore an oven mitt to take the baked potatoes out of the oven.


warden

A warden is a person who looks after a dormitory, a youth hostel.

A warden is a person who watches a park, a traffic, etc.

A warden is a head of a school, a prison, a hospital, a public office.


captivity

Captivity is the condition of being kept as a prisoner.

You will be put into captivity until you tell us the truth.

Many children were carried into Indian captivity during the colonial wars in America.

Wild animals taken into captivity are sometimes cruelly mistreated.


becomingly

becomingly (positive)
more becomingly (comparative)
Superlativemost becomingly

When an action is becomingly, it is in a becoming way.


disgracing

disgrace (canonical)
disgraces (third-person singular)
disgraced (past)
disgraced (past participle)
disgracing (present participle)


cargo

cargo (singular)
cargos or cargoes (plural)

Cargo is goods carried on a ship or airplane.

Tie up the cargo so that it does not fall off the ship.


-ist

a suffix replacing -ism that means a person that uses that -ism


ferments

ferment (canonical)
ferments (third-person singular)
fermented (past)
fermented (past participle)
fermenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ferment.


ferments

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


relaxation

relaxation (singular)
relaxations (plural)

The state of relaxing or being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; what you get out of recreation activities.

The walk in the park gave her some relaxation.

There was a relaxation of the rules

recreation; a task meant to give the mind or body relief after effort.

After working hard, it was time for some rest and relaxation.


carpenters

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


daybreak

The start of the morning light just before sunrise.


reachers

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


deceit

Deceit is the action of making someone believe that something false is true by telling a lie deliberately.

A deceit is an act used to deceive someone.

Everything he wrote about the issue was just a deceit.


rations

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


rations

ration (canonical)
rations (third-person singular)
rationed (past)
rationed (past participle)
rationing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ration.


crossovers

crossover (singular)
crossovers (plural)

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


crossover

A crossover is a place where one thing crosses over another.

A crossover is a blend of two or more styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.

The band's new song had crossover appeal to both country and pop listeners.

A crossover is an automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, like the Pontiac Torrent.

A crossover is a fiction story that borrows places or characters from two or more fictional stories.


ferment

When something ferments, it turns into alcohol. This happens when sugar in fruit or grain ages or is acted on by yeast.

When the grape juice was left in a barrel for a year, it fermented into wine.

When you ferment an emotion, you stir it up or arouse it.

The preacher fermented anger with the government from the pulpit.


ferment

A ferment is a state of arousal or change.

There was a ferment of reform caused by the Second Great Awakening.


disgraced

The past tense and past participle of disgrace.


disgraced

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff had to speak in front of several members of Congress.


header

A header is the text at the very top of the page.

I put my name and the page number in the header of my term paper.

In football, a header is a goal scored by hitting the ball with one's head

Peter Crouch's header against Chelsea made the highlight show last night.


baptism

the Christian religious ceremony, a person who want to become a member of the church is touched or covered with holy water.


headers

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


independentizes

independentize (canonical)
independentizes (third-person singular)
independentized (past)
independentized (past participle)
independentizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of independentize.


manifested

manifest (canonical)
manifests (third-person singular)
manifested (past)
manifested (past participle)
manifesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of manifest.


have a bat in the belfry

To have a bat in the belfry is to be crazy.


arrogate

arrogate (canonical)
arrogates (third-person singular)
arrogated (past)
arrogated (past participle)
arrogating (present participle)

If someone arrogates something, they claim something which is not theirs for themselves.


moot point

moot point (singular)
moot points (plural)

An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

An issue regarded as debatable, but no longer practical.

Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.


make sure

If you make sure of something, you go back to something and check to see if it was done right or if it was true.


Frenchmen

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


captives

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


arrogates

The third-person singular form of arrogate.


-ise

A suffix used to change a word to a verb meaning to make something like that word.

Example: German → Germanise


oozing

ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)


reacher

A reacher is a person who reaches for something.

A reacher is an object or device used to reach something.


cartoons

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


independentize

If someone or something independentizes another thing, then they make it independent.


cargos

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


advertisable

Something which can be advertised is advertisable.


safari

A safari is a trip taken to see or hunt animals. It is often in a remote location such as parts of Africa.

We went on a three-month safari on the Serengeti Plain in Africa.


observer

An observer is somebody who watches something.


speechwriter

speechwriter (singular)
speechwriters (plural)

A speechwriter is someone who writes speeches for others.

Who is the president's speechwriter?


apostles

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


gracious

gracious (positive)
more gracious (comparative)
most gracious (superlative)

When someone is gracious, they are kind.


sincerest

sincere (positive)
sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)

The superlative form of sincere; most sincere.


salute

A salute is a greeting gesture in the army and navy by hold up a right hand to the forehead.


salute

salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

When you salute at someone, you greet at the person, usually out of respect.

The group of soldiers saluted at the parade's guest of honour.


shove

shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

When you shove something, you push something or someone hard.


show-off

A show-off is a person who does things to get other people to notice them.


stride

The length or type of way that a person walks.


residences

residence (singular)
residences (plural)

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


draught

A draught is a wind which blows through a building.

A draught is a piece which is used in a game called draughts.


draught

draught (canonical)
draughts (third-person singular)
draughted (past)
draughted (past participle)
draughting (present participle)

To draught means to pull something along, especially a vehicle or a tractor.


fall through the cracks

If a problem falls through the cracks, it is not noticed, even though there was a way to catch this type of problem.

Complete every item, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.


trait

A trait is a typical characteristic or feature, usually of a person or other living thing.

antlers are a trait of male deer.

vertical black and white stripes are a trait of zebras.


Frenchman

Two Frenchmen sat in the cafe, eating bread and smoking cigarettes.


wardrobe mistress

wardrobe mistress (singular)
wardrobe mistresses (plural)

A wardrobe mistress is a woman who manages and maintains the costumes of a theatrical company.


strides

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


artifice

Something that is artifice refers to an artificial object, something that is man-made.


marble

Marble is a hard stone, typically white or light yellow, polished smooth and shiny, used in making walls, floors or sculptures.

A marble is a small ball made of coloured glass. Marbles are usually used as toys.


marble

marble (canonical)
marbles (third-person singular)
marbled (past)
marbled (past participle)
marbling (present participle)

If something is marbled it has the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble.

If a piece of meat has great marbling, it is interlaced with fats and its appearance resembles that of marble.


splendid

splendid (positive)
more splendid (comparative)
most splendid (superlative)

If something is splendid, it is very impressive and magnificent.


-ize

A suffix used to change a word to a verb meaning to make something like that word.

Example: German → Germanize


nuisance

A nuisance is something or someone that bothers or annoys.


residence

"He has residence in the Great State of Malarkus."


slippery

slippery (positive)
slipperier (comparative)
slipperiest (superlative)

Tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding.

A slippery road can be dangerous.


precisely

When something happens precisely, it happens in an exact and precise manner.

The egg flew out the window and landed precisely on Mr. Norton's bald head.


routine

routine (positive)
more routine (comparative)
most routine (superlative)

Done like it is a routine. Hackneyed, shop-worn.

He showed little interest in the flute sonata and played it in a routine manner.


routine

A set of actions used to perform a trick

magicians all use the same routine to pull the rabbit out of the hat.


captive

A captive is a prisoner, usually in a war.

Put the captives back in jail.

Settlers often became captives of marauding Indians during the colonial wars in America.


thought through

think through (canonical)
thinks through (third-person singular)
thought through (past)
thought through (past participle)
thinking through (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of think through.


fastidious

Fastidious means to be very particular about one thing or another; "picky"

He is so fastidious about personal cleanliness that he bathes three times a day.


modular

If something is modular, it is made up of different modules.


think through

to spend enough time thinking about something to make sure it will work

"That plan was well thought through."


fugitives

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


thighs

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


carve

carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)

If you carve wood or stone, you cut it into a designed shape.

If you carve cooked meat, you cut into slices for eating.


stewards

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


routines

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


modules

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


concussions

concussion (singular)
concussions (plural)

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


momentary

momentary (positive)
more momentary (comparative)
most momentary (superlative)

When something is momentary, it lasts for a very brief amount of time.

I took a momentary glimpse at the commotion.


trance

A trance is a mental state in which a person is only half-conscious. It has been called "an altered state of consciousness". The person seems unaware of what is around them, as if 'lost in thought'.

He seemed to be in a trance, as if someone had hypnotized him.


apostle

A leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church.

A pioneer or early advocate of a cause; prophet of a belief.

A top-ranking official in the twelve seat council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


bonnets

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


Frisbees

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


unformed

unformed (positive)
more unformed (comparative)
most unformed (superlative)

When something is unformed, it does not have a definite form.

My opinion is unformed until I have some time to think about it.


frisbees

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


athletes

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


Frisbee

A Frisbee is a plastic disc that is thrown to make it fly.


independentized

independentize (canonical)
independentizes (third-person singular)
independentized (past)
independentized (past participle)
independentizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of independentize.


pause

pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

To pause is to stop current work and do some other work for some time.

He paused the video for some time.


pause

A pause is a short time for stopping a work and doing some other work.

He ate during the pause.


bicolour

When something is bicolour, it has two colours.


bicolour

A bicolour refers to a flower, cat etc. that has two colours.


shoves

The third-person singular form of shove.


bunny hugs

bunny hug (singular)
bunny hugs (plural)

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


coda

A coda is a short passage at the end of a piece of music, sometimes summarizing the main themes or bringing the piece to a brilliant conclusion. A very short coda is called a 'codetta'.


thigh

The thigh is the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.


hierarchy

hierarchy (singular)
hierarchies (plural)

A hierarchy is a body of officials organized in ranks so that each is above or below another.

Any group of objects ranked so that every one is above or below another.


cowards

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


module

A module is a part of a system. It can often be changed at any time.

In computing, a module is a section of a program.


nuisances

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


sermon

A sermon is a speech that has to do with religion.

Reverend Mather preached a one-hour sermon on the Book of John in church today

A sermon can also be a speech one person gives to criticize other people.

After George came home at 2 AM, his mom gave him a sermon about staying out late.


regularly

Regularly is when something is done often.

I go there quite regularly.


fugitive

A fugitive is a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.


codas

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


bicep


-izes

-ize (canonical)
-izes (third-person singular)
-ized (past)
-ized (past participle)
-izing (present participle)


arrogating

arrogate (canonical)
arrogates (third-person singular)
arrogated (past)
arrogated (past participle)
arrogating (present participle)


puissance

A puissance is the power, might, force or strength of someone or something.


decimal

A decimal is a number less than one (1) that is written by right of a point (.)

0.782 is a decimal.

Decimal is a system where numbers are grouped in groups of 10.

When you convert the hexadecimal number 4F to decimal, the result is 79.


decimal

Something that is decimal is a type of arithmetic writing methods of number, which based on the number ten (10), 100, 1000, 10000...

The number 239 in the decimal system has 2 hundreds, 3 tens and 9 ones.


chimaera


sincerer

sincere (positive)
sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)

The comparative form of sincere; more sincere.


quota

A quota is a limit to the numbers or amounts which are allowed.

Fishermen always try to land more than their quota.


sermons

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


conflates

conflate (canonical)
conflates (third-person singular)
conflated (past)
conflated (past participle)
conflating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conflate.


shoving

shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)


replacements

replacement (singular)
replacements (plural)

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


independentizing

The present participle of independentize.


swellable

swellable (positive)
more swellable (comparative)
most swellable (superlative)

When something is swellable, it is something that can become swollen.


shoved

The past tense and past participle of shove.


stumbling block

stumbling block (singular)
stumbling blocks (plural)

Idioms are a common stumbling block for learners of a language.


aromas

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


indulges

indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of indulge.


quotas

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


-ises

-ise (canonical)
-ises (third-person singular)
-ised (past)
-ised (past participle)
-ising (present participle)


traits

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


outings

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


baptize

baptize (canonical)
baptizes (third-person singular)
baptized (past)
baptized (past participle)
baptizing (present participle)

If a pastor baptizes a person, they make them a christen by the ceremony in which he or she is touched or covered with holy water.

The baby was baptized at the church yesterday.


conflated

The past tense and past participle of conflate.


curling irons

curling iron (singular)
curling irons (plural)

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


darts

dart (singular)
darts (plural)
darts (singular)

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

A game in which players throw sharp pointed objects at a circular board marked with numbers in order to score points.


darts

dart (canonical)
darts (third-person singular)
darted (past)
darted (past participle)
darting (present participle)


backcloth

backcloth (singular)
backcloths (plural)

A backcloth or backdrop is a piece of stage scenery typically covering the rear of the stage.

The backcloth was painted to represent a forest.

The backcloth was designed by Bakst, a famous set and costume designer of the early 20th century.


babysitters

babysitter (singular)
babysitters (plural)

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


wardrobe mistresses

wardrobe mistress (singular)
wardrobe mistresses (plural)

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


curling iron

A curling iron is an electrical device that uses heat to create curls in human hair.


conflate

To bring things together and merge them into a single entity, sometimes wrongly

When she conflated two ideas, it was like mixing apples and oranges.

The police made a mistake when they conflated terrorists and protest activists.


dart

A sharp pointed object thrown at a circular board in a game of darts.


dart

If a person is darting across the room, they are moving suddenly and quickly.


-ised

The past tense and past participle of -ise.


somewhere

(in, at or to) a place, but you do not say or know exactly where

I know somewhere we can go.


replacement

A replacement is something that stands in for something else.

I'll be the replacement security guard for the guy who quit.

Here is the replacement gadget for the one you lost.


moot points

moot point (singular)
moot points (plural)

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


Biedermeier

Biedermeier is a period in European history between 1815 and 1848, and refers to a style in the arts, literature, and interior design of this period.

That chair is in the Biedermeier style.

The historical period known as the Biedermeier era followed the Congress of Vienna and ended with the Revolutions of 1848.


biceps

The biceps is a muscle in the human upper arm.


bloodshed

bloodshed (singular)
bloodsheds (plural)

Bloodshed refers to bleeding. Usually during a gun shootout between police and robbers, lots of bloodshed can occur.

There were lots of bloodshed on the site of the riots.


bicolours

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


plumb

if an endlessly long line was plumb, then it would go through the center of the Earth


plumb

same as the adjective meaning


plumb

a heavy piece of lead attached to string used to tell whether a line is truly vertical


plumb

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

If you plumb a liquid, you determine its depth.


hangovers

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


arrogated

arrogate (canonical)
arrogates (third-person singular)
arrogated (past)
arrogated (past participle)
arrogating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of arrogate.


indulge

surrender to your own desire to do something

"I will indulge you by playing one of my finest ukulele songs, The Wailing Guitar."


pauses

pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pause.


pauses

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


bloodsheds

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


cooper

A cooper is someone who fixes barrels and tubs.


hierarchies

hierarchy (singular)
hierarchies (plural)

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


precisions

precision (singular)
precisions (plural)

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


conflating

conflate (canonical)
conflates (third-person singular)
conflated (past)
conflated (past participle)
conflating (present participle)


babysitter

A babysitter is someone who looks after young children while their parents are out.

I had to be a babysitter and take care of my younger brother as my parents went overseas.


timetables

timetable (singular)
timetables (plural)

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


manifesting

manifest (canonical)
manifests (third-person singular)
manifested (past)
manifested (past participle)
manifesting (present participle)


postpones

postpone (canonical)
postpones (third-person singular)
postponed (past)
postponed (past participle)
postponing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of postpone.


archivists

archivist (singular)
archivists (plural)

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


bonspiels

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


hassling

hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)


futurologists

futurologist (singular)
futurologists (plural)

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


whiteboards

whiteboard (singular)
whiteboards (plural)

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


televises

televise (canonical)
televises (third-person singular)
televised (past)
televised (past participle)
televising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of televise.


bunny hug

bunny hug (singular)
bunny hugs (plural)


outing

An outing is a short trip, such as a picnic, or a shopping trip.

My latest outing was a trip to the beach.

Telling another person's secrets, breaking trust.


backcloths

backcloth (singular)
backcloths (plural)

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


survivals

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


steward

A steward is someone whose regular job is to take care of something for someone else.

King Ragnar was busy with the war, so his steward was kept busy mending all the ills of the nation at home.


hangover

A hangover is a group of symptoms that can include headache. It can be caused by drinking alcohol, or by other things.


stumbling blocks

stumbling block (singular)
stumbling blocks (plural)

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


coopers

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


futurologist

A futurologist is a scientist that studies the future.

When I grow up, I want to be a futurologist and help mankind find out what is going to happen in the future.


ethereal

ethereal (positive)
more ethereal (comparative)
most ethereal (superlative)

Something that is heavenly, unearthly, of the ether (air).

The ballerina had an ethereal aura.


pesticides

pesticide (singular)
pesticides (plural)

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


postpone

When you postpone something, it means to cancel a plan or event with the intention of rescheduling at a later date.

She will postpone the picnic if weather reports indicate rain.

The exams were postponed until next week because of the weather.


hassled

The past tense and past participle of hassle.


indulged

indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of indulge.


incite

incite (canonical)
incites (third-person singular)
incited (past)
incited (past participle)
inciting (present participle)

To rouse, stir up or excite. To cause action to happen. To cause a reaction.

He said his friends had incited him to break the window.


trances

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


scrapping

scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)


dress rehearsal

dress rehearsal (singular)
dress rehearsals (plural)

A theatrical term meaning the last few rehearsals before the first performance.


incited

The past tense and past participle of incite.


televise

When you televise a show, you broadcast it by television.

The media corporation televised the ball game for everyone to see.


disgraces

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


disgraces

disgrace (canonical)
disgraces (third-person singular)
disgraced (past)
disgraced (past participle)
disgracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disgrace.


sincere

sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)
sincere (positive)
more sincere (comparative)
most sincere (superlative)

If someone is sincere, then they believe that what they are saying is true.

I gave my brother a sincere apology after I broke one of his tools.


extraordinary

extraordinary (positive)
more extraordinary (comparative)
most extraordinary (superlative)

Something that is above the everyday, above the ordinary, more than ordinary, spectacular.

We've been having an extraordinary spell of pleasant weather.

It was extraordinary opportunity to make money.


birdcage

A birdcage is a cage for a pet bird (or birds) usually portable and found in the home.

I keep a parakeet in a birdcage.


preached

preach (canonical)
preaches (third-person singular)
preached (past)
preached (past participle)
preaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of preach.


chimeras

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


startled

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

The past tense and past participle of startle.


coward

A coward is a person who does not have courage.


lodged

lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lodge.


lodge

a building in an outdoorsy setting, where people can rent a room

"We stayed in Hodge's Lodge during our hunting trip."

a place where a hired servant, like a butler or gardener, lives separately from the main house


lodge

"That stick is lodged between those two boulders, and I can't get it out."


fulfill

fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

If you fulfill something, you meet expectations.

He fulfilled his promises.

The promises he made have been fulfilled.


scraps

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


scraps

The third-person singular form of scrap.


athlete

An athlete is person involved in a sporting activity.

The athlete gets ready for her race.

A person who actively participates in physical sports, or a person who is highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)


hotdogs

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


en travesti

A theatrical term meaning a role in the dress of the opposite sex, usually applied to a female playing the role of a young man. sometimes called a "trouser role" or a "breeches role".

Sarah Bernhardt played Hamlet en travesti.

Cherubino in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" is an en travesti role.


fulfills

The third-person singular form of fulfill.


Uranian

A person of a third sex — originally, someone with "a female psyche in a male body" who is sexually attracted to men. Also known as homosexual.


designer

A designer is someone who designs something.

The costume designer quit before the show opened.


precision

precision (singular)
precisions (plural)

Precision is how exact an action or measurement is.

Please remember to give your precision in 3 significant figures.


tints

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


tints

tint (canonical)
tints (third-person singular)
tinted (past)
tinted (past participle)
tinting (present participle)


delicacies

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

Some patisseries offer delicacies of cream, puff paste, and fruits.


dawn

Dawn is the start of the morning light just before sunrise.

He woke up before dawn to do a morning jog.

The dawn of something is the beginning of it.


dawn

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

If something dawns upon a person or thing, they realise it.

It dawned upon him that his answer to the question was wrong.


prolonging

prolong (canonical)
prolongs (third-person singular)
prolonged (past)
prolonged (past participle)
prolonging (present participle)


hassle

A hassle is something that is more difficult than it should be because of problems.

"Buying cows from his farm is always a hassle. He spends more time talking about each one than he needs to."


hassle

hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)

When you hassle someone, you give that person a hard time, annoy or a bother.


mystique

A mystique is a mystery, a mysterious aura.


delicacy

A delicacy is an exotic, tasty, or rare food item.

Fried fish brains with pickled banana peel is a delicacy for some gourmands.

The delicacy of your touch pleases me.


effeminacy

Effeminacy is the feminine traits displayed by a human male.


archivist

archivist (singular)
archivists (plural)

An archivist is someone that archives things as a job and gets paid to do so.

The Internet Archive is an organisation that employs archivists.


tendril

A tendril is a leaf, petiole, or stem with a threadlike shape used by a plant to grow upward by wrapping itself about an object.


paused

pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pause.


archives

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


archives

archive (canonical)
archives (third-person singular)
archived (past)
archived (past participle)
archiving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of archive.


disintegrated

disintegrate (canonical)
disintegrates (third-person singular)
disintegrated (past)
disintegrated (past participle)
disintegrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of disintegrate.


televised

televise (canonical)
televises (third-person singular)
televised (past)
televised (past participle)
televising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of televise.


help itself

help itself (canonical)
helps itself (third-person singular)
helped itself (past)
helped itself (past participle)
helping itself (present participle)


dazzling

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


whiteboard

whiteboard (singular)
whiteboards (plural)

A whiteboard is a large piece of either plastic or glass which words can be written on using a whiteboard marker.

We drew on the class whiteboard until the teacher walked in and scolded us.


degenerated

degenerate (canonical)
degenerates (third-person singular)
degenerated (past)
degenerated (past participle)
degenerating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of degenerate.


cornice

A cornice is a decorative horizontal molding.


prowess

The prowess of somebody represents the person's great ability, usually referring to the physical ability.

I couldn't match Tom's prowess playing tennis.


preach

preach (canonical)
preaches (third-person singular)
preached (past)
preached (past participle)
preaching (present participle)

When someone preaches, he gives a speech or sermon before a group of people. This speech is usually related to religion.

Reverend Mather preached a one-hour sermon on the Book of John in church today


dazzled

The past tense and past participle of dazzle.


unconventional

unconventional (positive)
more unconventional (comparative)
most unconventional (superlative)

When something is unconventional, it is non traditional, not the expected, not the norm.

John and Jane had unconventional attitudes about marriage.


balletomanes

balletomane (singular)
balletomanes (plural)

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


virginal

virginal (positive)
more virginal (comparative)
most virginal (superlative)

When something is virginal, it is fresh, new and unspoiled, very much like a virgin.

The young lady had a virginal charm that was endearing.


timetable

timetable (singular)
timetables (plural)

A timetable is a kind of schedule with times of when the events are going to happen, usually used by schools to schedule lesson times.

Check the timetable to know what the next lesson is.


balletomane

She is a balletomane and attends the ballet often.


bonnet

A bonnet is a brimless hat of cloth or straw worn by women and children that covers the hair and ears but not the forehead and is tied under the chin

chiefly Scottish: A seamless woven cap worn by Scottish men and boys; a Tam o'Shanter

British: A metal covering or cowl for a heater, a ventilator, a fireplace, etc.

A baby bonnet is sometimes given as a gift to the parents of a newborn.

She lifted the automobile's bonnet to check the engine.


abiotic

When something is abiotic, it is not a living thing, not alive and is not made by an organism. Abiotic refers to things that are not alive, like light, water, air, nutrients, minerals, and soil.

Pollination is often done by abiotic means, such as wind or water.


chorus girl

chorus girl (singular)
chorus girls (plural)

A chorus girl (or boy) is a singer or dancer or both in a theatrical production.

The chorus girl fell and broke her ankle.

The chorus girls sang and danced to a jazzy version of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".

The chorus boys wore sailor suits.

The chorus boys and girls worked late into the night to perfect their routine.


hassles

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


hassles

The third-person singular form of hassle.


hotdog

A hotdog is a type of sausage, most often a weiner or frankfurter.

For lunch, I had an all-beef hotdog with ketchup and mustard.


penultimate

If something is penultimate, it is in the second-to-last position in a series.

Y is the penultimate letter in the alphabet.


cornices

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


prolongs

prolong (canonical)
prolongs (third-person singular)
prolonged (past)
prolonged (past participle)
prolonging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prolong.


tender

tender (positive)
tenderer (comparative)
tenderest (superlative)


tender

A tender is an offer to do something at a fixed price.


tender

tender (canonical)
tenders (third-person singular)
tendered (past)
tendered (past participle)
tendering (present participle)

If a person tenders something, they offer or present it in a formal way.

If a company tenders a contract, they offer to do something at a fixed price.


futurology

Futurology is the scientific study of the future. A person that studies the future is known as a futurologist.

Futurology has helped us to predict what is going to happen to mankind in the future.


toss

A toss is also known as a throw of a ball.


toss

toss (canonical)
tosses (third-person singular)
tossed (past)
tossed (past participle)
tossing (present participle)

When you toss something, you throw the object to another person.

I am here! Toss the ball to me!


disintegrates

The third-person singular form of disintegrate.


tint

In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.


tint

tint (canonical)
tints (third-person singular)
tinted (past)
tinted (past participle)
tinting (present participle)

If you tint something, you color or shade it.

The windows of the car are tinted.


preaches

The third-person singular form of preach.


tendrils

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


mystiques

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


designers

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


orchestral

The orchestral sound was brilliant.

The orchestral program included a symphony.


postponed

postpone (canonical)
postpones (third-person singular)
postponed (past)
postponed (past participle)
postponing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of postpone.


dazzles

The third-person singular form of dazzle.


saccharine

saccharine (positive)
more saccharine (comparative)
most saccharine (superlative)

Something that is saccharine is too sweet, too syrupy, too cute.

Strawberry shortcake is a saccharine character.

"Brahms' Lullaby" is a saccharine piece of music.


birdcages

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


lodging

lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)


prolong

If you prolong something, you lengthen it in time.

Let's hope a blizzard will not prolong our visit with your mother.

Don't prolong our misery by refusing to leave.

The storm prolonged our stay at the ski lodge.

Your presence is only prolonging my misery.


dress rehearsals

dress rehearsal (singular)
dress rehearsals (plural)

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


controversial

controversial (positive)
more controversial (comparative)
most controversial (superlative)

Something that is causing debate, causing talk and discussion.

The latest book about UFOs has been very controversial.

"La Traviata" was more controversial in its day than "Aida".

Brangelina is the most controversial couple in Hollywood.


prolonged

prolonged (positive)
more prolonged (comparative)
most prolonged (superlative)

If something is prolonged, it is lengthy in duration.


prolonged

The past tense and past participle of prolong.


prima ballerina

prima ballerina (singular)
prima ballerinas (plural)

A prima ballerina is the female dancer in a ballet company who is assigned the principal roles in ballets.

The Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker" is danced by a prima ballerina.


incites

incite (canonical)
incites (third-person singular)
incited (past)
incited (past participle)
inciting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of incite.


orchestrates

orchestrate (canonical)
orchestrates (third-person singular)
orchestrated (past)
orchestrated (past participle)
orchestrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of orchestrate.


archived

archive (canonical)
archives (third-person singular)
archived (past)
archived (past participle)
archiving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of archive.


ball gown

ball gown (singular)
ball gowns (plural)

A ball gown is a fancy dress worn to a formal dance.

Cinderella wore a beautiful ball gown.

She bought a ball gown for the wedding reception at the country club.


tossed

The past tense and past participle of toss.


prima ballerinas

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


thrilled

thrill (canonical)
thrills (third-person singular)
thrilled (past)
thrilled (past participle)
thrilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thrill.


scrapped

scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scrap.


lodges

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


lodges

The third-person singular form of lodge.


window sill

window sill (singular)
window sills (plural)

A window sill is an interior ledge on the lowest part of a window.

Put the flower pots on the window sill.

The cat sat on the window sill for hours.


fulfilled

fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fulfill.


coil

A coil is a long object in circular piles "wound continuously round one point".

ropes are usually stored as coils.


coil

coil (canonical)
coils (third-person singular)
coiled (past)
coiled (past participle)
coiling (present participle)

If you coil something, you wind it cylindrically or spirally around a common center.

The machine coils the wire at a very high speed.


emitting

emit (canonical)
emits (third-person singular)
emitted (past)
emitted (past participle)
emitting (present participle)


Uranians

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


ball gowns

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


glaze

A sticky liquid used to coat or color something

A smooth edible coating applied to food.


glaze

glaze (canonical)
glazes (third-person singular)
glazed (past)
glazed (past participle)
glazing (present participle)

If you glaze windows, you install panes of glass into it.

If you glaze something, you apply a thin layer of coating.


chorus girls

chorus girl (singular)
chorus girls (plural)

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


archive

An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.

The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals.


archive

When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.

I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future.


orchestrate

A musical term meaning to assign specific instruments.

"The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is orchestrated for celesta and bass clarinet.

Mozart's "A Little Night Music" is orchestrated for strings only.

If you orchestrate something, you plan or manipulate it.

Nancy and Rhonda orchestrated the break-up between Ron and Wanda.

Ron and Wanda orchestrated the burglary.


scrap

A scrap of paper or fabric is a small piece that is left unused after something is made.

After Timmy cut up a magazine for his art project, there were scraps of paper everywhere.

A scrap of food is something that isn't eaten

Timmy ate most of his dinner, but left scraps of ham on his plate.

Scrap metal or parts are pieces of junk that can be reused.

There was a big pile of scrap metal in One-Eyed Joe's Junkyard.


scrap

When you scrap a project or plan, you stop working on it before it is completed.

Plans for a 100-story skyscraper were scrapped when the company ran out of money.

When you scrap a car that can't be used anymore, you sell it to a junkyard, which will destroy the car after removing any parts that can be sold.

Jim's car had to be scrapped after it got in an accident.


degenerate

degenerate (singular)
degenerates (plural)

A degenerate is a person who loses all moral values

He became a degenerate after becoming a junkie and losing his moral values.

Those drug addicts and degenerates on the street corner should not be allowed near children.


degenerate

degenerate (canonical)
degenerates (third-person singular)
degenerated (past)
degenerated (past participle)
degenerating (present participle)

Degenerate is to break down, to crumble, erode.

She was a junkie and her health degenerated day by day.


window sills

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


urinate

urinate (canonical)
urinates (third-person singular)
urinated (past)
urinated (past participle)
urinating (present participle)

When a person or animal urinates, it passes urine to empty the bladder.

I drink a lot of water and need to urinate several times a day.


rehearsal

rehearsal (singular)
rehearsals (plural)

A rehearsal is a practice session before a performance.

A rehearsal gives the director a chance to correct mistakes.

The rehearsal for the concert went smoothly.

We held ten rehearsals for the new play.

When everyone wears their costumes for a rehearsal', the rehearsal is called a "dress rehearsal".

A "dress rehearsal" is usually the last rehearsal before a show opens.


thrill

My trip to Alaska was the thrill of my life.


thrill

Try to thrill me by telling me something new.

A good horror movie thrills me.

I was thrilled with first prize.

He was thrilling me with his passionate kisses.


tosses

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


tosses

toss (canonical)
tosses (third-person singular)
tossed (past)
tossed (past participle)
tossing (present participle)


disintegrating

disintegrate (canonical)
disintegrates (third-person singular)
disintegrated (past)
disintegrated (past participle)
disintegrating (present participle)


perfume

A perfume is something that gives out a scent, odor, aroma.

Her perfume smelled like lily of the valley.


perfume

perfume (canonical)
perfumes (third-person singular)
perfumed (past)
perfumed (past participle)
perfuming (present participle)

The flowers perfumed the room with a delicious scent.


expressiveness

The act of showing expression, usually emotional expression.

Her fervent and moving expressiveness led me to reconsider sending her to the guillotine.


urinated

The past tense and past participle of urinate.


improvisations

improvisation (singular)
improvisations (plural)

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


orchestrated

orchestrate (canonical)
orchestrates (third-person singular)
orchestrated (past)
orchestrated (past participle)
orchestrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of orchestrate.


thrilling

thrill (canonical)
thrills (third-person singular)
thrilled (past)
thrilled (past participle)
thrilling (present participle)


virtuosity

Great expertise, a virtuoso is a highly skilled expert with great technical skills.

Claude's virtuosity at the piano can not be bettered.

Virtuosity for a ballet dancer can only be achieved with much practice.


degenerates

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


degenerates

The third-person singular form of degenerate.


emitted

The past tense and past participle of emit.


choreograph

choreograph (canonical)
choreographs (third-person singular)
choreographed (past)
choreographed (past participle)
choreographing (present participle)

If you choreograph a dance or a set of movements, you design a them.

Will Susie choreograph this year's Dance Revue?


pas de deux

pas de deux (singular)
pas de deux (plural)

(French) a ballet term meaning a dance for two

The Black Swan pas de deux in "Swan Lake" is thrilling.

Who will dance the pas de deux in "The Nutcracker"?

There are four segments to a traditional pas de deux.

There are many pas de deux in classical ballet.


startles

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


startles

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

The third-person singular form of startle.


thrills

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


thrills

The third-person singular form of thrill.


choreographies

choreography (singular)
choreographies (plural)

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


improvisation

Improvisation refers to a performance without a script, plan, direction, or rehearsal.

Tom and Jerry's 'improvisation at the party was a success.

Tom and Jerry's 'improvisations at parties are always successes.

Making something better, improving it to make something better.


freshness

Freshness refers to the newness, originality of something.

The freshness of the director's interpretation shed a whole new light on the play.


choreographed

The past tense and past participle of choreograph.

Jill choreographed a short ballet for children.

John choreographed the sword fights in the tv movie version of The Three Musketeers.


emits

emit (canonical)
emits (third-person singular)
emitted (past)
emitted (past participle)
emitting (present participle)


cartoon

A cartoon is a funny humorous drawing in a comic or newspaper or magazine.


emit

If something emits gas, light, sound, etc., it sends it out.

The sun emits hot rays.


disintegrate

When something disintegrates, it means to fall apart, to crumble, to erode.

The 100-year-old shirt disintegrated into scraps and dust.


anguish

Anguish refers to the emotional pain and despair someone can experience.

My anguish over a break-up with my lover could not be soothed.


anguish

anguish (canonical)
anguishes (third-person singular)
anguished (past)
anguished (past participle)
anguishing (present participle)

If you feel anguished, you are suffering in pain.


fulfilling

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


adagios

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


urinates

The third-person singular form of urinate.


virtuosos

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


perfumes

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


perfumes

The third-person singular form of perfume.


choreography

Choreography is the art of designing dances.

The choreography for "Le Spectre de la rose" was completed in three or four rehearsals.


virtuoso

virtuoso (singular)
virtuosos or virtuosi (plural)

A virtuoso is someone with great expertise in a particular field, usually a musician or someone in the arts.

Lotte is virtuoso on the Jew's harp.

Little Jimmie and Punk Rocker are skateboard virtuosos.

/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/


chimera

A fabulous creature with parts from different animals. Can be spelt chimera or chimaera.

A griffin is a chimaera with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

a chimera is an organism with genetically different cells, for example, cells from two different zygotes.

DNA or DNA products which have been put together from different genes or different organisms.

Chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

The Axolotl is a chimera because its body has both larval and adult tissues.


rehearsals

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


revive

revive (canonical)
revives (third-person singular)
revived (past)
revived (past participle)
reviving (present participle)

The drowned swimmer was revived by paramedics.

The Met is reviving its 1995 production of "Don Giovanni".


booklet

A booklet is a small book, including audio CDs.


reconstructed

reconstruct (canonical)
reconstructs (third-person singular)
reconstructed (past)
reconstructed (past participle)
reconstructing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reconstruct.


reconstructs

The third-person singular form of reconstruct.


discard

discard (canonical)
discards (third-person singular)
discarded (past)
discarded (past participle)
discarding (present participle)

When you discard something, you throw away, to get rid of something.

Will you please discard those old love letters?

Tom discards everyone's old love letters.

Tom discarded Jerry's old love letters yesterday.

Have you discarded my old love letters yet?

Tom is discarding your old love letters at this moment.

If you discard a playing card, you take the playing card out of your hand.


discard

That tattered old song sheet is a discard.

Those tattered song sheet discards are worthless.


revives

The third-person singular form of revive.


coils

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


coils

coil (canonical)
coils (third-person singular)
coiled (past)
coiled (past participle)
coiling (present participle)


trifle

Something of little worth, notice, or importance

This issue is a mere trifle.

A British dessert of cake, fruit, cream, and custard.

Mary Anne, you may serve the trifle.


trifle

trifle (canonical)
trifles (third-person singular)
trifled (past)
trifled (past participle)
trifling (present participle)

Are you trifling with my affections?


discarded

The past tense and past participle of discard.


dispensed

dispense (canonical)
dispenses (third-person singular)
dispensed (past)
dispensed (past participle)
dispensing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dispense.


persona

A persona is an assumed identity or role; an identity or role that somebody assumes.

The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer.


adagio

The second movement of a symphony is sometimes an adagio.

An adagio is a type of marking in music meaning to play slowly.

There is an adagio mark at bar 12.

/əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ/


dispenses

The third-person singular form of dispense.


discards

The third-person singular form of discard.


discards

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


dispense

When something dispenses an object, it means that it is issuing the object, to distribute it.

She made us all feel relaxed and comfortable by dispensing with the old formalities.


booklets

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


costume designer

costume designer (singular)
costume designers (plural)

A costume designer is someone who comes up with the costume designs for a show.

Tom and Jerry were the costume designers for the ice show.

Costume designers take art courses to learn their craft.


revived

The past tense and past participle of revive.


opening night

opening night (singular)
opening nights (plural)

The opening night refers to the first night of a theatrical performance.

Opening night was a great success.

The theatre was packed on opening night.

The police were called for crowd control on opening night.


maiden

A maiden is a female human whose hymen ("cherry") is intact and unbroken.

Jill was a maiden when she met John.

The maidens danced on the village green.


flying machine

flying machine (singular)
flying machines (plural)

A machine or apparatus used in a theater to make a performer appear to fly.

Peter Pan's flying machine did not function properly during the show and the performer playing Peter Pan was injured.


wedding day

The wedding day is the day upon which one is married.

My wedding day will be one of great happiness.


reconstruct

When you reconstruct something, you rebuild it.

Will the police reconstruct the events leading to the crime?

The Globe Theatre was reconstructed in London.

The archeology students are reconstructing the Indian village.


abjection

abjection (singular)
abjections (plural)

The abjection of the king and his realm.

The state of being rejected or cast out.

An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever.

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/


stage hand

stage hand (singular)
stage hands (plural)

A stage hand is someone who works backstage in a theatre shifting scenery.

The stage hands worked smoothly and swiftly during the intermission.


third sex

third sex (singular)
third sexes (plural)

Individuals who are categorized (by their will or by social consensus) as neither man nor woman, as well as the social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders.


incarnation

incarnation (singular)
incarnations (plural)

A person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like.

The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

/ˌɪŋkɑː(r)ˈneɪʃən/


supernatural

Something of the other world, spooky, scary things that are not natural or normal.

I love stories about ghost, goblins, and supernatural creatures.

Supernatural creatures scare me.


superstar

superstar (singular)
superstars (plural)

A superstar is an extremely successful, high-profile performer or sportsperson.

Venus and Serena Williams are sports superstars.

Madonna is a pop music superstar.


hideous

hideous (positive)
more hideous (comparative)
most hideous (superlative)

When someone is hideous, it means the person is very ugly.

Medusa was a hideous monster.


deprivations

deprivation (singular)
deprivations (plural)

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


brides-to-be

bride-to-be (singular)
brides-to-be (plural)

The plural form of bride-to-be; more than one (kind of) bride-to-be.


costumier

costumier (singular)
costumiers (plural)

A costumier is a maker or supplier of theatrical costumes.


maidens

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


trifling

trifling (positive)
more trifling (comparative)
most trifling (superlative)

A trifling matter is something that is not important.


deprivation

The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.

The taking away from a clergyman's benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.


superstars

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


trifles

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


trifles

The third-person singular form of trifle.


radiant

radiant (positive)
more radiant (comparative)
most radiant (superlative)

Something that is radiant is shining brightly, glowing brilliantly.

Her radiant face told us she was very happy.

The radiant dawn promised a pleasant day for our picnic.


liberation

liberation (singular)
liberations (plural)

Liberation is the process or result of becoming free.

The country was very different after liberation from minority white rule in 1994.

Our liberation from school studies at the end of May was a relief.


bride-to-be

A bride-to-be is a woman who is about to be married

Jill is a bride-to-be. She will marry in a month.

Many brides-to-be shop for clothes to wear on their honeymoons.


backstage

In the area in a theatre behind the stage.

I met the stars backstage after the show.


backstage

backstage (singular)
backstages (plural)


anticipations

anticipation (singular)
anticipations (plural)

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


sensation

sensation (singular)
sensations (plural)

A sensation is a feeling one experiences.

I have a tingling sensation in my arm.

A sensation is a widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

Her debut created a sensation among theatre-goers.


personas

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


commentator

commentator (singular)
commentators (plural)

A commentator is someone who comments, opines, or makes remarks upon a topic, subject, or issue.

The news commentator explained the issue clearly.

News commentators can be wrong. They are only human.


abjections

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


Idk


curbing

curb (canonical)
curbs (third-person singular)
curbed (past)
curbed (past participle)
curbing (present participle)


sequin

A sequin is a sparkling spangle sewn onto clothing.

The sequins on her costume were falling off.


exotic

exotic (positive)
more exotic (comparative)
most exotic (superlative)

Something that is foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.

Vera's make up gave her an exotic appearance.

Candy's make up was more exotic than Nancy's.

Trisha wore the most exotic make up I've ever seen.

If something is exotic, it is not native to the ecosystem.

Palm trees would be considered an exotic species in Antarctica.


tarnishing

tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)


machinists

machinist (singular)
machinists (plural)

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


oil pan

The part of a car that oil collects in after it is used.

Be careful when draining the oil pan not to leak oil on my driveway!

A pan used for collecting oil when draining the oil from a car.


insipid

insipid (positive)
more insipid (comparative)
most insipid (superlative)

Something that is unappetizingly flavorless.

The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.

The textbook had a very insipid presentation of the controversy.

Greeting cards contain some of the most insipid words ever written.

The lyrics to this song are more insipid than the lyrics to that song.