favor

favor (canonical)
favors (third-person singular)
favored (past)
favored (past participle)
favoring (present participle)

When you favor someone, you like them and prefer them over other people.


tropical cyclone

tropical cyclone (singular)
tropical cyclones (plural)

A storm that has winds of at least 17 m/s (39 mph) but not greater than 33 m/s (74 mph) moving in a circular direction.


wounded

(usually with "the") People who are injured or have wounds.


wounded

wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wound.


wounded

wounded (positive)
more wounded (comparative)
most wounded (superlative)


matoke

Matoke is a meal of steamed green plantain and is one of the national dishes of Uganda.


plume

molten material from the earth's mantle coming upward.

A plume of water shot up from the broken fire hydrant


plume

plume (canonical)
plumes (third-person singular)
plumed (past)
plumed (past participle)
pluming (present participle)

She wore a plumed hat to the Founders Day Ball.


came

come (canonical)
comes (third-person singular)
came (past)
come (past participle)
coming (present participle)

He came to my house yesterday.


acquire

acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

If you acquire something, you buy or get it.

XYZ company has acquired a new factory in Shanghai.


years

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

The man lived for one hundred years.


plums

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

Plums are my favorite fruit.


chairperson

chairperson (singular)
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

A chairperson is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

Alan Eastwood is the former chairperson of the Police Federation.

Mr Saatchi will continue as chairperson but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.


bet

bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)

When you bet, you take a chance with money or something else on the result of a future event.

I bet five dollars that I would win the game.

Would you bet your life on that answer?

I bet Tom that he could not run as fast as Joe.

If you bet something is true, you strongly believe it.

I bet you left it on the table.

You used "you bet" to show you agree with somebody.

"Could you help me here?" "You bet! What do you need?"

I bet my life that he said it.

The past tense and past participle of bet.


bet

A bet is the thing of value or amount of money that you bet.

Jim had a bet of twenty dollars that he would complete the test on time.

Place your bets.

A good bet is something you should believe, or try.

"Where can I get that book?" "I think the school library is your best bet."


pertaining

Pertaining to the suggestions, there is a some advantage in this new approach.

The books pertaining to this subject can be found in the far section.


pertaining

pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)


sport

Sport is physical exercise which involves players playing in a team.

What sport shall we play?

In sports news, England lost to Spain 3 to 2.

Be a good sport and open the door for me.

It was good sport to surprise him like that.

hunters have been killing sharks for sport.


sport

sport (canonical)
sports (third-person singular)
sported (past)
sported (past participle)
sporting (present participle)


cartridge

cartridge (singular)
cartridges (plural)

A cartridge is a case or container that holds a substance or object which is difficult or awkward to handle; they can usually be changed easily.


tells

tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)


windward

Moving or facing into the wind; where the wind is coming from.


windward

The waves were crashing on the windward side of the island.


develop

develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

When you develop something, you create or make it better.

The people who are best at anything have to develop their ability over time.

When plants and animals grow, they develop.

As children grow their minds and bodies develop.

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reunions

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

I love family reunions because I get to see family members that I haven't seen in a very long time.


evening

Evening is the time, late in the day just before or after sun sets.

We eat a big meal in the evening.


evening

even (canonical)
evens (third-person singular)
evened (past)
evened (past participle)
evening (present participle)


dealt

deal (canonical)
deals (third-person singular)
dealt (past)
dealt (past participle)
dealing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deal.

The man dealt the cards for the card game.


clothed

clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clothe.

Last winter, the mother clothed her children in warm coats.


eighty-one

ordinal eighty-first) Eighty-one (81) is the odd number that comes between eighty and eighty-two. It is a square number (9 multiplied by 9 equals 81).

I have eighty-one coins in my collection.


dragons

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

In stories, dragons are shown as dangerous creatures because they breathe fire.


rollercoasters

rollercoaster (singular)
rollercoasters (plural)

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


used

use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of use.

I used the key to enter the house.


failing

A failing is a weakness or problem in somebody's character or personality.

We hired him despite his failings.


failing

If something doesn't happen or isn't true.

We should be able to go on Monday, and failing that, certain on Tuesday.

If you have family nearby, they would be the first to turn to for help. Failing this, a neighbor may be willing to come.


failing

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)


dragon

A mythical animal, usually reptile-like, with leathery wings like a bat, claws like a lion, scaly skin and a long tail, and breathes fire.

The prince had to kill a dragon before he could rescue the princess.

A large snake-like creature with the eyes of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, and the claws of a tiger.

A large reptile, especially a Komodo dragon.


extinct

When all of one kind of animal are dead it is extinct.

dinosaurs are extinct. No living dinosaurs can be found on Earth.

This extinct volcano has not erupted for hundreds of years.


rollercoaster

An amusement ride that has a cart on a track; it rises and falls and has twists and turns.

Any situation in which there are large, quick changes.


massive

massive (positive)
more massive (comparative)
most massive (superlative)

Most dinosaurs were massive animals.

My neighbors bought a massive car, but it's too big to drive.


fix

fix (canonical)
fixes (third-person singular)
fixed (past)
fixed (past participle)
fixing (present participle)

The mechanic fixes my car.

The mother fixed the broken toy.

When you fix something to something else, you attach it or hold it in place.

A piece of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

When you fix something at a certain time, you make a rule or agreement that the time will not change.

The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.

If you fix an animal, you remove its reproductive organs so that it can not have babies.

After you fix a male cat, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.

If you fix a game, contest, or election, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.

Someone has fixed the game so that none can win.

When you attack or punish someone, you fix them.

If you do anything wrong in that city, they will fix you.

Don't go into my room, or I'll fix you!

Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.


basis

The basis of something, is the main ideas or parts that it is built on.

On the basis of the information available, we have decided to cancel the project.

There is no basis for believing that he was killed.

Her experiences in Cambodia formed the basis for her first book.

If something happens on a regular/daily/weekly etc. basis, it happens regularly, daily, etc.

The problems are now happening on a very regular basis.

If we are on a first-name basis, we use first names when speaking to each other.

Josie Parkinson and I are on a first-name basis. I call her "Josie" when I see her.


plum

A fruit that is often a dark red or purple color.

I really like to eat plums.

A dark blue-red color, the color of some plums.

A raisin, when it is used in a pudding or a cake.


plum

plum (positive)
more plum (comparative)
most plum (superlative)


plum

I've plum forgotten where I placed my book.


albino

albino (singular)
albinos or albinoes (plural)


Bonn

Bonn is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990.


piss

Piss is a word for urine, the waste liquid from the body of humans and animals that is often a yellowish color.

The neighbor's new dog won't stop getting my car wet with its piss.

Piss is a word for bad alcoholic drinks.

I couldn't buy any good beer, so I have to drink this piss.


piss

piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

If a person or animal pisses, it passes waste liquid from its body.

He always pisses so loudly you can hear it from outside the bathroom door.


roller coaster

roller coaster (singular)
roller coasters (plural)

An amusement ride that has a cart on a track; it rises and falls and has twists and turns.

Any situation in which there are large, quick changes.


Dick

Dick is a male given name. It is usually short for Richard.


altars

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


telling

If something is telling, it has a strong effect.

If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something.


connect

connect (canonical)
connects (third-person singular)
connected (past)
connected (past participle)
connecting (present participle)

When you connect things, you join, link or unite them.

The man connected device to the battery with a wire.


choice

If you have a choice, you can decide between two or more things or actions.

I don't want to go, but I'm afraid I don't have a choice.

Many people face a choice between money and love.

You have a choice of three cheeses.

It's a small shop without much choice of goods.

He didn't have to come; he did it by choice.

Your choice is the thing that you decide to take or do.

His choice of jobs was a good one.

I think coming here was the right choice.


choice

choice (positive)
choicer (comparative)
choicest (superlative)

Choice food, drink, clothing, etc. is the best of its kind.

He let his daughter pick out the choicest pieces of fruit.

Choice words are very direct and critical.

After the terrible evening, she had some choice words to share with him.


continue

continue (canonical)
continues (third-person singular)
continued (past)
continued (past participle)
continuing (present participle)

If something continues, it does not stop.

Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children.

We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer.


afloat

If something is afloat, it is on the water; floating.

Although he couldn't swim, the life jacket kept him afloat.


dicks

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

What a bunch of dicks! They stole my video games and game console while I was on vacation!


dicks

dick (canonical)
dicks (third-person singular)
dicked (past)
dicked (past participle)
dicking (present participle)


suit

A suit is a set of clothes that includes a coat or and pants or dress.

Everyone wears a suit where I work.

A suit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations.

The law suit was for one million dollars.

A suit is a set in a pack of cards, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs.


suit

suit (canonical)
suits (third-person singular)
suited (past)
suited (past participle)
suiting (present participle)

If something suits you it fits you; that is, it is right for you or good for you.

I love my new job, it suits me fine.


avatars

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

I always choose silly avatars to represent me online.


fording

ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)


born

bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
born (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

The past participle of bear. Given birth to.


wounding

wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)


nirvana

When a person has reached nirvana, he no longer wants to have things.

When a person has reached nirvana, he is happy and at peace; enlightenment.

When someone is at a nirvana, he is very happy and pleased; paradise.


associate

associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

If you associate two things, you think of them as being connected in some way.

People often associate Einstein with science, but he was also a man of peace.

I associate Thailand with spicy food and beautiful beaches.

If you associate with someone else, you spend time with them.

Parents are often afraid of their children associating with the wrong group of friends.

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associate

associate (singular)
associates (plural)

An associate is somebody that you do business or work with.

I have an associate who might be interested in your product.

An associate member, professor, producer, etc. is one who is connected but at a lower level.

She spent years as an associate professor before becoming a full professor in 1997.


chairman

A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.

Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.


roller coasters

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


rabies

Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus from mammals.


draw

draw (canonical)
draws (third-person singular)
drew (past)
drawn (past participle)
drawing (present participle)

When you draw, you use a pencil, pen, crayon, etc. to make a picture.

She drew a beautiful picture of the sky on a bright white piece of paper.

If a person is attracted or interested in an event, then he is drawn to it.

The discover of gold in the West drew many people living in the East to move westward.


draw

When a game is tied and no one has won, then the game is a draw.

The game ended 3 to 3. We were disappointed that it was a draw.

A draw is when the winners of a lottery are announced.

The draw is on Tuesday. I hope I won.


reunion

A reunion is the act of coming back together.

It was a happy reunion when the trapped miners finally saw their family again.

A reunion is a planned event where people gather or see each other after a long period of not seeing each other.

Are you going to the family reunion this year?


cities

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


wounds

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


wounds

The third-person singular form of wound.


intelligences

intelligence (singular)
intelligences (plural)

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


printers

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


chap

Hullo, old chap, did you just arrive?

There's this chap I know in Bangkok, very helpful.


chap

chap (canonical)
chaps (third-person singular)
chapped (past)
chapped (past participle)
chapping (present participle)

If something such as your lips chap, they become dry and cracked.

His lips chapped in the cold.


Delphi

The people went to Delphi to visit the oracle of Apollo.

Delphi is a computer programming language based on PASCAL.

Delphi was written in 1986 for Apple computers.

Delphi is a method for getting agreement from a group of experts.

We wanted the best solution so we organized the group using the Delphi method.


council

A council is a group of people who are chosen or elected to make laws, rules, and decisions.

Town council is considering a road-widening proposal.

The student council has collected $5,000 to buy new books for the library.


coppers

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

My grandpa calls pennies "coppers".


freedoms

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

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt once made a speech on what he called the "Four Freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.


dissolving

dissolve (canonical)
dissolves (third-person singular)
dissolved (past)
dissolved (past participle)
dissolving (present participle)

The pill is dissolving in the water right now and when it's done I'm going to drink it.


lightning

A flash of light caused by electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

An electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

That tree was hit by lightning.


biscuits

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


amplitude

amplitude (singular)
amplitudes (plural)

The biggest possible absolute value of the vertical part of a periodic curve.

The biggest possible absolute value of something that changes periodically (like a wave).


charge

charge (canonical)
charges (third-person singular)
charged (past)
charged (past participle)
charging (present participle)

When you charge someone money, you ask them to pay the money for something that you have done for them or sold to them.

We charge ten cents a page for copying.

The shop charged me $5 to deliver the pizza.

The law doesn't limit the size of fees banks can charge.

The price the hotel charges is just too expensive.

When the police charge someone with a crime, they officially say that the person did something illegal.

A short time later, police arrested the man and charged him with murder.

Many of the people in jail have not been charged with crimes.

If you charge that something is wrong, you say it is.

Many critics charge that our schools are not doing a good job.

When you charge something at a store, you put it on credit.

The business man charged all of his meals to his company.

When you charge at a thing, you run toward it.

The bull charged the man walking in the field.

When you charge (up) a battery, or when you charge (up) something that has a battery, you put electrical energy into it to be stored.

Oh no! I forgot to charge up the camera and the batteries are dead.

I don't want to leave the house right now, because my cell phone is charging.


charge

A charge is a claim the somebody has done something wrong or illegal, especially a claim by police.

He says charges against his son are false.

The police have filed criminal charges against the company.

They will ask the judge to drop the murder charge against Sutherland.

Jowdy denied the charges of lying.

A charge for something is the price of the thing. It often it is for a service or fee for a period of time.

The charge for having an item shipped varies according to the weight.

The charge each month for the phone service is fifty dollars.

The university agreed to let them use the space free of charge.

Credit card companies must list the fees and interest charges separately on your monthly bill.

Do you want to put that on your charge card?

If someone is in charge of something, they are responsible for it.

Josh is in charge of buying drinks for the party.

He took good care of the children in his charge.

If someone leads the charge, they are working hard to make some kind of change.

Amazon.com led the charge in making electronic books popular.

These are the workers who have led the charge for employer-paid health care.

Teachers have led the charge against the new tests.

Your charge is the person that you are responsible for, often a child.

The teacher smiled at his young charges.

A charge is a movement towards somebody to attack them.

Moriarity then led the charge that pushed Bishop out the door into a hallway.

The game ends with the Eagles fighting off a late charge by the Potomac Braves to win, 63-59.

A charge is the amount of electrical energy that something holds.

And once you've used up the electric charge, your electric car stops working.

The batteries will slowly lose their charge.

A charge is the explosive in a gun or a bomb.

When the charge exploded, there was a large hole in the wall.


magnitudes

magnitude (singular)
magnitudes (plural)

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


virgins

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

All of my friends and I are virgins; we don't believe in having sex before marriage.


educate

educate (canonical)
educates (third-person singular)
educated (past)
educated (past participle)
educating (present participle)

When you educate someone, you instruct them; teach; train.

He was educated in the public school system.


confer

confer (canonical)
confers (third-person singular)
conferred (past)
conferred (past participle)
conferring (present participle)

If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion.

The referees conferred before awarding the goal to Chelsea.

We'd like a few days to confer with out coworkers before deciding.

If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially.

That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company.

The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation.

The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February.

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client

Your client is a person or group that uses your services or buys your products.

As lawyers, we advise our clients not to talk to the media.

Each day, our best salespeople will persuade fifteen potential clients to buy the service.

A client is a computer that accesses most central files through a server.

All clients on the network will be updated with the newest OS over the weekend.


complaint

complaint (singular)
complaints (plural)

A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction

He had a skin complaint and so went to the doctor for advice.


Saturn

The second largest planet in Earth's solar system; it is known for its big rings.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

The Roman god of fertility and agriculture.


relationship

relationship (singular)
relationships (plural)

When there is a relationship between things, there is a connection.

There is a clear relationship between fire and heat.

When people are connected by family, there is a relationship between them.

There is a family relationship between Bob Smith and John Smith.

When people are friends or partners, they have a relationship.

John is the boyfriend of Joan. They have a relationship.

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mixes

mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)


mixes

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


Paul

In the New Testament, Paul is the Apostle to the Gentiles and the author of fourteen epistles.


dissolved

The past tense and past participle of dissolve.

The group dissolved when the project was completed.


dissolves

The third-person singular form of dissolve.

Salt dissolves quickly in water.


pups

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

My dog had 4 pups last week.


dick

The ladies love his big dick.

That guy is such a dick; he wasn't looking where he was going and he hit my car!


dick

dick (canonical)
dicks (third-person singular)
dicked (past)
dicked (past participle)
dicking (present participle)

If you dick somebody, you mistreat or take advantage of them.

Stop dicking around and get back to work!


appoint

appoint (canonical)
appoints (third-person singular)
appointed (past)
appointed (past participle)
appointing (present participle)

If you appoint someone to a job or position, you give the job to them.

The president appointed her to investigate the problems.

He has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

They appointed him team captain.

If you appoint a time for something, you choose that time.

They met at the appointed time.


founder

A person who founds and establishes; a person who lays a foundation; an author; a person who starts something.

An iron worker who runs a blast furnace and the smelting process.


founder

founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

To fill something with water and sink it.


angers

anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of anger.


presumptuous

presumptuous (positive)
more presumptuous (comparative)
most presumptuous (superlative)

If someone is presumptuous, they don't know the limits of what is appropriate or allowed.

I hope I won't be considered presumptuous if I give some advice.


department

department (singular)
departments (plural)

A department is a part of a business, school, hospital or other institution that has a particular job.

The Department of Health is planning to build three new hospitals in the area.

It's often difficult to get the various government departments to work together.

He was in the Department of Law at the Keele University for nearly 20 years.

Professor Swallow, became Head of the English Department at Rummidge University.

The toy department is over there past

A department is a part of a large store, which sells one kind of product.

You can find balls in the sporting goods department.

Somebody's department is the things that they are good at or responsible for.

Sorry, I can't help you. That's not my department.


economy

The economy is the use of the resources of a community or system.

We wonder about the ability of our businesses to compete in the global economy.

The economy was growing at a rate of 2% per year.

Small businesses provided most of the new jobs in our economy.

The economy has not been this strong since 2007.

Economy is the careful and minimal use of resources.

The schools were closed for reasons of economy.

We bought a small economy car.

You can save 50 cents by getting the economy size.

These cars are fun to drive, plus they have high fuel economy.

Economy is the section of the airplane with the smallest seats and cheapest ticket prices.

We decided to fly business class instead of economy.

A market economy is an economy with free competition between businesses.

China will continue to move towards a market economy.


borough

A town that has a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

An administrative district (part of a city) in some cities, for example, London.

An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.

Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

A district in Alaska that has powers similar to a county.


organize

organize (canonical)
organizes (third-person singular)
organized (past)
organized (past participle)
organizing (present participle)

When you organize something, you plan or arrange it.

The student organized his class notes.

When you organize, you bring together many people for a united action.

The dads organized to help their children in school.


avatar

A physical representation (for example, a picture) of an idea or concept; a personification.

A picture representing a person on the internet.

The incarnation of a god, especially Vishnu.


pup

A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals

The dog has had that bed since he was just a pup.

A young person who does not have much experience

The new teacher is a mere pup.


angered

The past tense and past participle of anger.


pilot

A pilot is a person who flies and controls an airplane.

I hope the pilot does not crash the plane.


pilot

pilot (canonical)
pilots (third-person singular)
piloted (past)
piloted (past participle)
piloting (present participle)

If you pilot an airplane, you fly and control it.

I hired a girl to pilot my new airplane.


magnitude

The exact or approximate size, extent or importance of something.

A number that is assigned to something so that it may be compared to others numerically; it is always a positive number (more than zero).

A measure of the energy of an earthquake (for example, on the Richter scale).


whoever

Whoever thought up that stupid idea?

Whoever violates the law will be punished.


character

character (singular)
characters (plural)

Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person.

He's got a really funny character.

He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character.

A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc.

The actor played three different characters in the movie.

I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't.

Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different

The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city.

They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration.

It's a boring room, lacking in character.

A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.

The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters.

Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person.

It has long been claimed that sports build character.

She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager.

He is a man, of great character and great faith.


bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where people make themselves vomit after eating.


naked

If someone is naked, they are not wearing any clothes.

She was as naked as the day she was born.

If something is naked, it is plain or put bluntly.

the naked truth, naked facts

If something is naked, it is not protected.

Never have a naked flame near gas cylinders.


consult

I have a consult with a sleep specialist this afternoon.

: The act of consulting or the results of that consultation;.

The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. -Dryden.

: A council; a meeting for consultation.

A consult of coquettes. -Swift.


consult

consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

If you consult with someone, you ask them their opinion or for advice.

I think it would be a good idea to consult a doctor about the pain.

If you consult a dictionary, the web, a phone book, etc., you look there for information.


burning

burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burning (present participle)

the burning sun

burning skin

her burning heart


math

$170 a month? That doesn't sound right. Let me check your math.

I have 2 more maths to take before I can graduate.


bishops

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


dissolve

dissolve (canonical)
dissolves (third-person singular)
dissolved (past)
dissolved (past participle)
dissolving (present participle)

To dissolve something is to break it into smaller pieces, often by putting it into a liquid.

I like to dissolve my pills in water because I cannot swallow them whole.

The group dissolved when the project was completed.


planet

A planet is one of the 8 bodies that orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Our planet is named Earth.


locations

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


labium

A labium is a part of the body that is similar to lips; it is one of the two pairs of folds of skin on either side of the vulva.


jellies

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


homograph

homograph (singular)
homographs (plural)

A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and may have a different pronunciation.


biscuit

He brought along homemade biscuits for the picnic.

A biscuit is a small bread usually made with baking soda, similar to a scone, but usually not sweet.

Biscuit is a form of unglazed earthenware.


bench

A bench is a long, hard seat for more than one person.

The bench is the place where players of a sport sit when they are not playing.

He watched the first 3 games from the bench.


bench

bench (canonical)
benches (third-person singular)
benched (past)
benched (past participle)
benching (present participle)

If a coach benches a player, they take the player out of a game.

They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was hurt.

If you bench a weight, you lift it over your chest, lying on your back, on a bench.

I heard he can bench 150 pounds.


idiot

A common term for a person who is not very smart.


protesting

protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)


deal

The company made a deal with the agents.

OK, so here's the deal.


deal

deal (canonical)
deals (third-person singular)
dealt (past)
dealt (past participle)
dealing (present participle)

If you deal with something, such as a problem, you solve it.

When you deal something, you sell or give or hand it out.

The exporter deals in food for export to other nations.


paramedic

paramedic (singular)
paramedics (plural)

A paramedic is a person who is trained to medically help people who have had an injury outside of a hospital and prepares them to be taken to a hospital.

The paramedic rushed the victim to the ambulance.


pace

The pace of something is how fast it moves.

The pace of change has been very, very slow.

Today, the pace of life is so much faster than it used to be.

They were frustrated at the pace of development that was taking place there.

Somebody's pace is their speed, usually walking.

He quickened his pace, almost running.

The man's long legs forced Kev to pick up his pace.

A pace is the distance between your feet when you walk.

She stopped three paces from the table.


pace

pace (canonical)
paces (third-person singular)
paced (past)
paced (past participle)
pacing (present participle)

Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.


pace

Contrary to the opinion of; Used to express polite disagreement

Nor, pace Bush, must all countries be with America or against it.


Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth was a religious prophet and leader in Palestine who lived from around 4 BC to AD 30, when he was crucified.

Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate, under pressure from some Jewish leaders.

Jesus (IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /he'sus/) is a boy's name, especially in Spanish-speaking counties.


Jesus

You use Jesus when you are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase.

Jesus, that's heavy.

Jesus Christ! Can't you do anything right?


zipper

A zipper is a device used to join two pieces of cloth for a short amount of time. It usually consists of 2 strips of metal on both pieces of cloth that are then joined together.


tiger

A tiger is a mammal. It comes from Asia.

I'm going to take the kids to the zoo to see a tiger.


burns

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


mixing

mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)


guys

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

Who are those guys?

Hi guys!


said

say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of say.

I meant every word that I said.

The King is said to be a god.

The boy said, "This is my dog."


said

The said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

A gun was found at the scene. The said gun belonged to this man.


said

Said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

A gun was found at the scene. Said gun belonged to this man.


commit

commit (canonical)
commits (third-person singular)
committed (past)
committed (past participle)
committing (present participle)

If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.

We have committed no offense and ask to be freed at once.

The people who have committed this dreadful act should be punished.

If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.

The president has committed the government to improving schools.

We must commit ourselves to the job at hand.

After committing to the project last year, they are now trying to pull out.

She wants to get married, but he's not ready to commit.

The government has committed $10 million towards solving the problem.

If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.

He was committed to a mental hospital after he tried to kill himself.

The judge committed him to twelve years for the murder.

If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.

He committed the whole speech to memory.

She committed her life's story to paper.

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widest

wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

The superlative form of wide; most wide.


anger

A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.


anger

anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

If you anger someone you make them feel angry.

It really angers me when you don't clean up your messes.


forded

ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ford.

We forded the stream in our car without any problems.


mix

If you mix something, you stir two or more things together.

Mix the eggs and milk with the flour.

If you mix something, you combine items from two or more sources which are normally kept separate.

Don't mix the light clothes with the dark clothes in the washing machine.

I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.

To make a finished version of a recording.

I'm almost done mixing this song.


mix

A mix is two or more things that have been mixed together; it is a mixture.

Now add the raisins to the mix.

The result of combining items normally kept separate.

The laundry is a mix of light and dark clothes.

The rhythm mix sounds muddy.

I've almost finished the mix for this song.


especial

When something is especial, it is very important or significant.

I don't see anything especial about that paint; it seems like an ordinary blue.


wider

The comparative form of wide; more wide.


burned

The past tense and past participle of burn.


medicines

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

She takes a number of different medicines because of her poor health.


desert

A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.


desert

A desert is something that is earned or deserved.


desert

desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)

To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.

When he left without us, we felt deserted.


basic

basic (positive)
more basic (comparative)
most basic (superlative)

Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.

Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

Something that is basic has a pH level more than 7, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.


basic

Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.


frameworks

framework (singular)
frameworks (plural)

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


saving

All the money that you have is your savings.

She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.

The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.

The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.

The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.


saving

save (canonical)
saves (third-person singular)
saved (past)
saved (past participle)
saving (present participle)


saving

After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.


microeconomics

Microeconomics is the study of the economic behaviour of small economic groups like firms and families.


presumed

presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of presume.


guy

So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this guy.

A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over.


fords

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


equips

equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of equip.

This program equips students with the skills the need to succeed in college.


echo

An echo is a reflected sound that is heard again by a person.

The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.


echo

echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

To repeat back what someone else has just said.


attacked

attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of attack.


formulas

formula (singular)
formulas or formulae (plural)

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


nude

nude (positive)
more nude (comparative)
most nude (superlative)

Someone who is nude is not wearing clothes or some other covering.

A term used in fashion (clothing, makeup) indicating the color of bare skin.


nude

A painting or other artwork that shows human figures that are partially or totally naked.


organise

organise (canonical)
organises (third-person singular)
organised (past)
organised (past participle)
organising (present participle)

When you organise something, you plan or arrange it.

The student organised his class notes.

When you organise, you bring together many people for a united action.

The dads organised to help their children in school.


founders

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


founders

founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of founder.


valley

An long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

Any structure resembling #1, for example, the point where two angled roofs meet.


protested

protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of protest.


apply

apply (canonical)
applies (third-person singular)
applied (past)
applied (past participle)
applying (present participle)

If a rule, a principle, a law, etc. applies, it has some effect on the situation.

The new anti-smoking law applies only to public buildings.

I understand the idea, but I don't think it applies here.

If you apply for something, you formally say that you want it or you want to do it.

After high school, he applied to three universities and was accepted by all of them.

You have to go to the government office to apply for a passport.

If you apply something such as an idea, rule, formula, or piece of information, etc., you use it to do something, work with something, or handle a situation.

I found it hard to apply the principles I learned at school to the problems I faced at work.

You can't just take one rule and apply it in every situation.

I applied the old saying "what goes around, comes around" to the situation and stopped myself from being mean when I didn't need to.

If you apply yourself, you focus on something and work hard at it.

He's really smart, but he just has a hard time applying himself to his school work.

If you apply x to y, you put or spread x on y.

It's dangerous to 'apply makeup while driving a car.

Apply pressure to the cut until the bleeding stops.

If you apply something, you turn it on, usually by pushing something.

Apply the brakes gently to stop the car without sliding.

If a word applies, it is used to mean a particular thing.

The word resident applies to anyone living there.


mathematics

Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are part of basic mathematics.


non

non or non- means the same as not, but makes not part of the word it changes. When you add non- to a word it makes that word mean the opposite.

That drink is non-alcoholic, it has no alcohol in it.

He is a non-believer; he does not believe at all.


freedom

The state of being free; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

He enjoyed his freedom after he was released from prison.

The state of being without restraints or constraints.

Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.


claim

claim (canonical)
claims (third-person singular)
claimed (past)
claimed (past participle)
claiming (present participle)

If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.

It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.

He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.

He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.

If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.

Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.

Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.

Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.

The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.

If something claims a life, it kills people.

The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.


claim

A claim is something that you say or write without proof.

It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.

His claim to be the father is now being investigated.

If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.

The government is disputing their claim to the land.

The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.

A claim is something that you say you have the right to.

They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.


destructive

destructive (positive)
more destructive (comparative)
most destructive (superlative)

If something (or someone) is destructive it destroys; it causes destruction.


walks

walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)


walks

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

There are many walks of life.


occasion

Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.

He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.

An occasion is a good time to do something.

The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.

Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

a good opportunity or chance


occasion

occasion (canonical)
occasions (third-person singular)
occasioned (past)
occasioned (past participle)
occasioning (present participle)

Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.


depress

depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

If you depress something, you push or hold it down.

He depressed the button with his finger.

If something is depressed it is being made low.

The prices were depressed by too much being available.

If something depresses you, it makes you very sad.

Sad songs always depress me.


skeleton

A skeleton is the bones that support the body of an animal or person.

She lost so much weight while she was sick that she became a skeleton.

The skeleton of something is the core of it, the part that give it structure.

A skeleton is a frame that provides support to a building or other construction.


else

You use else to show that something is not the same one as another thing.

OK, he's cute, but what else has he got?

I don't think this one fits me. Do you have anything else in the same colour?

I've told you most of it. There's not much else I can think of.


else

You use x or else y to say that if x doesn't happen or isn't true, y would happen or would be true.

They don't want to be here or else they would have come.

You use or else to say that if something doesn't happen, it will be bad.

You'd better clean your room, or else.


decide

decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

If you decide something, there were different things you could do, but you choose one.

The government has decided to cut spending.

I need to work on English, so I decided not to play soccer this year.

Have you decided on a name for the new dog?

We've decided against going out tonight because of the rain.

I haven't decided what to do yet.


identity

Your identity is your name, your personality, and the things that make you different from other people.

Before I can give you money from your bank account, you have to prove your identity.

I don't know the identity of the person who walked past while I was looking the other way.


justly

To do something justly is to do it in a way that is fair, that shows justice; it means acting as if everyone is equal.

She justly said no, she would not stand on a stage with someone who was saying bad things about another person.

He justly put the toy away for the rest of the day after the children were fighting about it.


merry

merry (positive)
merrier (comparative)
merriest (superlative)

We were all feeling very merry that night.

If something is merry it makes people happy.

I am wishing you a merry Christmas!

His family will be going back to merry old England soon.


introduces

introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of introduce.


algebra

Algebra is a kind of mathematics where a letter (called a variable) can replace a number that is not known.

Using algebra, we can define a line with the formula y=x+3


alcohol

Alcohol is the chemical in some drinks that makes you drunk (intoxicated).

beer, wine, and whiskey all have alcohol in them.

Another chemical similar to the one that makes you drunk.

The scientist used an alcohol to fuel the burner.


lower

low (positive)
lower (comparative)
lowest (superlative)

New Orleans is lower than Denver.


lower

lower (canonical)
lowers (third-person singular)
lowered (past)
lowered (past participle)
lowering (present participle)

If you lower something, you move it down.

The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child.


tapioca

The dried root of this plant that has been crushed. Tapioca is used to make pudding and pie filling; it makes them thick.

I love tapioca pudding, it's my favorite.


divorce

Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage.

Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce?

There is a geographic divorce between the United States and Mexico.


divorce

divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people.

The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them.

Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful.

To separate something that was connected.

The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one.

Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.


begins

begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of begin.


equipped

equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of equip.

We equipped the buses with blankets and pillows and high-tech stereo headphones and telephones.


dates

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

He goes out on a lot of dates.

I like to eat dates because they're healthy for you.


dates

date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

He never dates his letters.

She only dates older men.


district

A district is an area of land that shares certain characteristics.

Roppongi and Kabukicho are Tokyo's main entertainment districts.

The lake district is one of England's most beautiful areas.

A district is an area of land that is defined for political reasons such as elections or administration.

Washington is located in the District of Columbia.


weird

weird (positive)
weirder (comparative)
weirdest (superlative)

Very strange or unusual. Very different from others of its kind or what is expected. Something that is weird is not at all normal.

People laughed at the boy because he was weird.

Eating fish with chocolate syrup is so weird.

The strange man scared them because he looked weird.


anchorage

anchorage (singular)
anchorages (plural)

A harbor, river, or other area that can hold a ship while it is anchored.

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encourage

encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

If you encourage someone, you make them feel that they want to, or can, do something.

We're trying to encourage more people to give money to the hospital.

I encouraged my son to audition for the school play.

It will be difficult, but I'm encouraged by our success so far.

If x encourages y, x makes y more likely to happen.

The water encourages the breakdown of the wood.


self-destruct

self-destruct (canonical)
self-destructs (third-person singular)
self-destructed (past)
self-destructed (past participle)
self-destructing (present participle)

If something self-destructs, it destroys itself.

The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.


marriage

The life two people have together while they are married.

The marriage seemed good until he left her.

When two people of becoming married; a wedding.

Two different things that have been made into one thing.

Music videos are a marriage of music and television.


submerge

submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

Someone submerges something when they make the thing sink; they make it go down into water so that the water is covering it.

He submerged his arm in the lake to try to clean the mud off it.

Something submerges when it sinks; it goes down into the water so that the water is covering it.

The boat submerged completely, but then part of it came back up out of the water.


destroy

destroy (canonical)
destroys (third-person singular)
destroyed (past)
destroyed (past participle)
destroying (present participle)

If you destroy something, you break it or make it not exist anymore.

The house was destroyed by the bomb.

If you destroy someone you hurt them badly, especially their feelings, or cause them much trouble.

Mary was destroyed by her failiure to get into college.

The other kids destroyed him with cruel lies.


protests

protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of protest.


protests

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


soul

A part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Souls are prominent in some religions and myths.

He went to church hoping to save his soul.

ghosts are said to be souls of people who have died.

There is a pain deep in my soul.

I love his music because it is full of soul.

A kind of music. Soul is usually sung and is often by African Americans.

She was the greatest soul singer of her time.


pair

She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.

Those two make a lovely pair, don't they.


pair

pair (canonical)
pairs (third-person singular)
paired (past)
paired (past participle)
pairing (present participle)

If you pair two people or things, you put them together.

Young women were often paired with older men.

They paired up at the dance.


thou

Another word for you; thou is an old word, and people do not use it much anymore. Often when thou is used it is with other old words.

What hast thou done? (i.e. What have you done?)


thou

Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.

Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.


ford

A place in a stream where the water is not deep, making it possible to cross from one side to the other without a bridge by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

The ford looks shallow enough for us to cross.


ford

ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

We forded the stream in our car without any problems.


concern

A concern is something that you think is a problem or needs attention.

The government expressed its concern at the fighting in Kenya.

Poor sales are causing concern among the owners.

Our main concern now is to make sure that everyone is safe.

There is widespread concern about the approaching storm.

He concern for her children is understandable, given the lack of information.

The changes at the school were quite clearly a matter of great interest and concern among students.

Concern is a feeling that you want to help somebody.

Her look of concern made him feel better.

XYZ Company is an ongoing concern, and we have no plans to shut it down.


concern

concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

We have received a letter that concerns the recent sale of the property.

The article is primarily concerned with Dylan's early life.

If something concerns you, you think it is a problem or needs attention.

The recent losses certainly concern me, but I still think things are looking good.

You use to whom it may concern at the beginning of a letter when you don't know the name of the person you're writing to.


ghost

A ghost is the soul of a dead person that shows up after death.

The house was haunted by the ghost of the little boy who used to live here.

A ghost is any faint thing that looks like a shadow.


printer

The person who runs a printing press or the owner of a printing business.

A machine, usually attached to a computer, used to print words or images onto paper.

I used the printer to make a copy of my project.


geometry

A kind of mathematics that is about shapes and spaces.

Using geometry we can find out the area of a circle.


x ray


pressure

In science, pressure is force applied over an area.

It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.

He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.

If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.

She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.


pressure

pressure (canonical)
pressures (third-person singular)
pressured (past)
pressured (past participle)
pressuring (present participle)

When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.

Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."

His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.


depend

depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

When you depend on something, you need it; you rely on it; you trust it.

I knew I could depend on you to meet your aunt at the station.


fought

fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fight.


modern

modern (positive)
more modern (comparative)
most modern (superlative)

If something is modern, it happened in current times.

The new house has all modern conveniences.

Some new styles or forms of art and fiction writing are called modern.

Much modern art looks odd to many people.


sisters

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


explain

explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

If you explain something, you talk about it so that somebody can understand it.

Can you explain the difference between the two?

He explained the difference between the two.

Explaining my thoughts on the topic was useless.


magnification

magnification (singular)
magnifications (plural)

Magnification is the act or result of making something look bigger.

The magnification of this small bug can help us see hidden details.

Things are easier to see at higher magnifications.

/ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


pissed

piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of piss.


pissed

pissed (positive)
more pissed (comparative)
most pissed (superlative)

I am so pissed about something.


amounts

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


amounts

amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of amount.


Mary

We named our daughter Mary.

This is my friend, Mary.

Mary is the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Some people claim to have seen Mary appear to them.


equipping

equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

We're equipping the baseball team with new bats and balls.


druming


lady

Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.

Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.

Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.

If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.


attacks

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


attacks

attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of attack.


destruct

destruct (canonical)
destructs (third-person singular)
destructed (past)
destructed (past participle)
destructing (present participle)

If something destructs it destroys itself. Usually we say self-destruct instead.

The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.


dice

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

Sometimes used in the singular, a dice is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.


dice

dice (canonical)
dices (third-person singular)
diced (past)
diced (past participle)
dicing (present participle)

If you dice something, you cut it into cubes (usually small cubes).


pretty

You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "more than a little".

She was pretty sure that he'd say yes.

You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "very".

That sounds like a pretty good idea.


pretty

pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

If something is pretty, people like to look at it.

Those flowers are so pretty.

I want to have a pretty painting in my house.

My girlfriend is very pretty.


redundant

redundant (positive)
more redundant (comparative)
most redundant (superlative)

repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way.

Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed.


gone

go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)


gone

Not there any more, because it has moved or because it does not exist anymore.


gone

Katie: "Doctor, is he okay?."

The doctor: "I'm sorry, he's gone".

Katie: "Oh, God no, please don't tell me my father's gone! (crying)."


birthday

They will need your birthday on the application.

My birthday is September 14, 1972.

The same day of the year you were born, happening every year. Often there is a party for a person's birthday.

My birthday is September 14.

We celebrated my birthday a week late this year.


introduce

introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

If you introduce someone or something, you make them known to someone else.

Let me introduce you to my friend.


enjoy

enjoy (canonical)
enjoys (third-person singular)
enjoyed (past)
enjoyed (past participle)
enjoying (present participle)

If you enjoy something, it gives you joy, happiness and pleasure.

We enjoy dancing. When we dance, we feel happy and good.


wedding

A wedding is a special time when two people marry each other.

The wedding was very beautiful.

Two different things things that have been made into one thing.

Music videos are a wedding of music and television.


wedding

wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)


arithmetic

The kind of mathematics in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are done on numbers.

My son is starting to do simple arithmetic like 2+2=4.

/əˈrɪθmətɪk/


introduced

The past tense and past participle of introduce.


euro

Official name of the money used in 15 countries of Europe.


jazz

Jazz is a kind of music invented by African Americans. It usually has a strong rhythm and is often played with horns.

Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller were famous for playing jazz.

A group of ideas you do not want to think about.

Yes, I've heard about the health risks and all that jazz.

Stop talking jazz.


coin

The United States makes several different coins including the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.


coin

coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)

When you invent a new word or phrase, you coin the word or phrase.

The host of a radio show coined the phrase "rock and roll" for music of the 1950s.


bedroom

A room in a house that is used for sleeping. This is where the bed is kept.

I hate camping. I wish I was back in my bedroom, sleeping in my own bed.


bateau

A bateau is a light river boat with a flat bottom.

The guide used a bateau to get us across the river.


banzai

The soldier cried banzai as he attacked his enemy.


shocked

shocked (positive)
more shocked (comparative)
most shocked (superlative)

If you are feeling shocked, you feel surprised, startled, or confused.

I'm shocked that you would do such a terrible thing!


shocked

shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shock.


sisterhood

sisterhood (singular)
sisterhoods (plural)

Sisterhood is the relationship between sisters.

Sisterhood is the relationship between all women. All women on earth and living are considered "sisters".

A sisterhood is a group of sisters, especially women who agree to live or work together for religious purposes.


date

A date is a particular day in a month or year.

"What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."

Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.

The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.

Please write your birth date here.

A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.

Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?

A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.

I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.

You date is the person you are meeting romantically.

Who's your date for the dance?

If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.

To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.

A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.


date

date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

If you date something, you write the date on it.

You need to date this form at the top, here.

The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.

If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.

We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.

Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.

If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.

Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.

If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.

The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940–1945).

If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.

They dated for almost a year in high school.


hell

In some religions and myths, hell is a place where you may go after you die. Hell is usually seen as a bad place where bad people are punished.


hell

Something that is very hard to do or makes you suffer.

My new boss is making my job hell.


hell

You say hell when you are having a hard time.

Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.

Hell may be added to show strong feeling.

I'm sure as hell not going there!

Hell yeah (yes)! I'd love to go with you!

What the hell are you doing!?

There is no way in hell I would do that!


calf

A calf is a young cow or the young of certain other large mammals.

The cow gave birth to a calf today.

The back of the leg below the knee is called the calf.

The muscle in my calf hurt after I ran for two hours.


wed

wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

When people wed they become married. Wed is an old word, most people say marry now.

I'd love to be wed, but I cannot find a girl to marry me.

When two things are wed they are made into one thing.

Music videos wed music to television.

The past tense and past participle of wed.


wed

Short for Wednesday, used only in writing.

Wed, January 13, at 5:00 pm


goods

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

The big company sells both goods and services.


built

build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of build.


describe

describe (canonical)
describes (third-person singular)
described (past)
described (past participle)
describing (present participle)

If you describe something, you say what it looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc.

Their wedding day, as described by Emma in her book, was "a perfect September day."

The problems described above in Chapter 2, are found around the world.

Henry Tyler would not have described her as a happy woman.

These cheeses have a certain smell, as described in the section on soft cheeses.

The hospital described her condition as serious.

The instructions describe how to put it together.

In the story, he describes falling through the air for hours.

If something describes a circle, arc, etc., it follows that shape.

His finger slowly described a circle in the water.


plain

plain (positive)
plainer (comparative)
plainest (superlative)

If something is plain, it is clear and easy to see or understand.

The plain and simple truth was that it was John's fault.

If something is plain, it is simple and undecorated.

This dress is too plain. There is nothing interesting about it at all.

If someone or something is plain, they are not beautiful or pretty.


plain

A place with flat ground, often covered in grass.

Many animals live on the plains of Africa.


worn

wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

It's a shame that this dress was only worn before it was ruined.

The school demands that the uniform is worn every day.


shocking

shocking (positive)
more shocking (comparative)
most shocking (superlative)

If something is shocking, it causes someone to feel shocked or startled.

Did you hear the shocking news that Dan was fired for stealing?

If something is shocking, it is unusually obscene or lewd.

If something is shocking, it is very bad.


speech

When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.

Speech is a special human ability.

When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.

The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.


particular

particular (positive)
more particular (comparative)
most particular (superlative)

A particular thing is the one that you mean and not any other.

Usually it is not allowed, but in this particular case, it's OK.

I don't see any way to solve this particular problem.

A particular thing is a special or great one.

She took no particular interest in what they were saying.

If somebody is particular, they will accept only the best or only things that they like.


particular

particular (singular)
particulars (plural)

If you talk about something in particular, you mean that more than other; especially.

It's true of many small cars, but the Honda in particular.

In particular, I'd like you to think about the first problem.

The particulars are the detailed information.

The two stories are quite similar, though they differ in some particulars.

We've spent a good deal of time considering the particulars of the situation.


heard

hear (canonical)
hears (third-person singular)
heard (past)
heard (past participle)
hearing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hear.


specified

specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of specify.

All of the directions to the party were specified in detail.


employ

employ (canonical)
employs (third-person singular)
employed (past)
employed (past participle)
employing (present participle)

If you employ someone, you pay them to do a job.

The tanning company currently employs over 240 people in Caledonia.

She had been employed by the hospital as a nurse for only four months.

Various methods are employed to change the way it looks.


employ

If you have someone in your employ, you are paying them to do a job.


provide

provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

When you provide something, you make it available.

The restaurant provided food for the party.

Something is provided when an agreement or legal process requires it.

laws provide punishment for crimes.

When you provide, you give means of support.

parents try to provide for their children.


AC

AC is a short version of "alternating current" (a kind of electricity).

The lamp uses AC.

AC is a short version of "air conditioning" (cooling).

He turned on the AC to help cool the room.


automobile

automobile (singular)
automobiles (plural)

An automobile is a vehicle with four wheels and an engine or motor, made for people to ride in.

The American automobile industry creates a lot of jobs.


farming

farm (canonical)
farms (third-person singular)
farmed (past)
farmed (past participle)
farming (present participle)

My grandfather has been farming his land for many years.


pleasant

more pleasant (comparative)
most pleasant (superlative)
pleasant (positive)
pleasanter (comparative)
pleasantest (superlative)

If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable.

When it rains in the summer, it is a pleasant event.

A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite.

The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh.


bible

A bible is any book that is considered an authority in a particular subject.

The Blue Book is the bible for the value of used automobiles.


depressing

depressing (positive)
more depressing (comparative)
most depressing (superlative)

If something is depressing it makes you sad.

I find news about problems in the world depressing.


depressing

depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

The present participle of depress. If you are depressing something, you are making it lower.


seeds

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


seeds

seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)


amounted

amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of amount.


presume

presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence.

The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead.

If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong.

I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation.

If x presumes y, then x requires y and builds on it.

This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.


flexible

flexible (positive)
more flexible (comparative)
most flexible (superlative)

When something is flexible, it can bend.

The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.

By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.

Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.

I think we can make working hours much more flexible.

They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.


physics

Physics is the kind of science that is about how the world and universe work. Usually, physics is about things like movement, heat, light, sound, and electricity.


heaven

In some religions and myths, heaven is a place where you may go after you die. Heaven is usually seen as a happy place where good people are rewarded.

I miss my grandmother, but I know she's with God in heaven.


heaven

I looked up to the heavens in delight.

The planets make their way through the heavens.

Much happiness, or a cause of much happiness.

He's been in heaven ever since we told him.

Our marriage has been pure heaven.


musical instrument

musical instrument (singular)
musical instruments (plural)

A musical instrument is a tool for making music.

My cousin can play many musical instruments.

Guitars, drums, and horns are all musical instruments.


count

count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.

OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.

I counted 43. How many did you get?

I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.

My daughter can count to twenty by twos.

If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.

If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.

That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.

Do you count the pet as part of the family?

Hey, count me in. I want to play too.

If something counts, it's important or useful.

If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.

The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.

If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.

If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.


count

Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.

The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.

We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!

If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.

I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.

In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.

A count is European title, similar to earl.


successful

successful (positive)
more successful (comparative)
most successful (superlative)

If you are successful, you are effective at something.

The successful business man knows how to get money for his work.

If you have done something right, you are successful.

The cook was successful when she made the best pepperoni pizza in town.


ought

If you ought to do something, doing it is better than not doing it.

I think perhaps we ought to help her.

It's dangerous and there ought not to be any children close by.

We really ought to go a bit early because of the snow.

What time ought the school to open?

I suppose I ought to write her an e-mail.

If something ought to be true, you have reason to believe it, but you don't know, or it is not true.

He ought to be here by now.

You ought to be able to finish that in an hour.


marry

marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

When two people marry they become husband and wife; that is, they become married. In many countries this is a legal agreement. In some cultures marrying is a part of the religion. Marrying is often done with a wedding (a special day for those people to marry).

I cannot believe he married her when there are nicer girls out there.

If you marry two things, you connect them or make them into one thing.

I have two different ideas I would like to marry together.

Music videos married music to television.


likely

likelier (comparative)
likeliest (superlative)
likely (positive)
more likely (comparative)
most likely (superlative)

If something is likely, it is probably true or will probably happen.

It seems likely that he will miss the meeting.

The most likely explanation is that there was a simple mistake.

People from that area are more likely to be short.


likely

You use likely to say that you think something is true or will happen.

Likely, over the next few years, more changes will happen.

It wouldn't likely have been very useful.

Police have made good progress in their investigation but would not likely make any arrests within a week.


prevent

prevent (canonical)
prevents (third-person singular)
prevented (past)
prevented (past participle)
preventing (present participle)

When you prevent something, you stop it from happening.

To prevent accidents, you must do everything with care.

No one can prevent us from going.


smallest

small (positive)
smaller (comparative)
smallest (superlative)

The superlative form of small; most small.

The smallest thing is the most small thing.

When the smallest thing gets in your eye, it can hurt very much.


finish

finish (canonical)
finishes (third-person singular)
finished (past)
finished (past participle)
finishing (present participle)

If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end.

I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00.

In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job.

She finished off her homework and put it away.

Finish up your lunch quickly, please.

If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.

That last run around the track completely finished me off.

If you finish something up, you use the last of it.

I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left.

If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.

If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.


finish

The finish is the last part or end of something.

As the runners come to the finish, they are side by side.

It was a good day from start to finish.

The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use.

The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish.


indeed

You use indeed to make your words stronger.

OK David, thanks very much indeed for your time.

We are very fortunate indeed to have such beautiful weather.

"Have you finished?" "Oh, yes, yes indeed."

You use indeed to add surprising information.

Often we didn't know their phone numbers. Nor indeed did many of them even have phones.


direct

direct (positive)
more direct (comparative)
most direct (superlative)

If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.

It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver.

These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes.

In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick."

There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.


direct

direct (canonical)
directs (third-person singular)
directed (past)
directed (past participle)
directing (present participle)

If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.

He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise.

Can you please direct your attention to the screen.

Can you direct me to the station, please?

If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.

She directed the investigation into the crash.

If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.

If you direct something, you tell people what to do.

He directed that the money go to the church after he died.

Please close your books where you are directed to do so.


direct

If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.


finance

Finance is activities related to banking and money, especially by government.

The minister of finance announced that taxes would increase by 1% in May.

Your finances is the money that you have.

She had managed to raise sufficient finances to enable her and her family to travel to Australia.

The company's finances seem to be in good shape.


finance

finance (canonical)
finances (third-person singular)
financed (past)
financed (past participle)
financing (present participle)

If you finance something, you provide money for it.

The soccer team was partly financed by a local business.

The bank is financing our car loan.


Mr.

Mr. is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr. before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mr. Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

You use Mr. before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.


fever

A fever is when you are hot because you are sick and your temperature will be higher than normal.

I took some medicine to lower my fever.

Our son had a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius).


xylophone

xylophone (singular)
xylophones (plural)

A xylophone is a musical instrument made from wooden bars in a row. The bars are hit with sticks or mallets to make music.


drum

A drum is a musical instrument with a skin that you hit to make music.

My cousin plays drums.

They were keeping garbage in an old oil drum.


drum

drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

If you are drumming you are making music with a drum or drums.

I saw him drumming with the band.

If you are drumming, you are hitting or tapping something like it was a drum.

Sometimes I drum on my desk with my fingers.

Sometimes I drum my fingers on my desk. (same meaning as above)


assumption

assumption (singular)
assumptions (plural)

An assumption is a guess or belief about something without having enough information to know if it is true. In maths or science: something assumed to be true in order to build an argument or calculation.

You shouldn't make the assumption that guns are only a problem in big cities.

To calculate the age of a rock we make the assumption that the rate of radioactive decay is constant.


die

die (canonical)
dies (third-person singular)
died (past)
died (past participle)
dying (present participle)

If a person or animal dies, it stops living.

My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.

The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.

Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.

She died from being sick.

The idea died once the money was all gone.

Rock and roll will never die.

The car died suddenly on the highway.

My computer died on me over the weekend.

If you're dying for something, you want it very much.

I'm dying for a chance to meet him.


die

A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.


die

A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.


expense

An expense is something for which you spend money.

Food is a huge expense for many people around the world.

An expense is an amount of money that you spend.

If your income is less than your expenses, you have a serious problem.

The company paid all of his expenses when he was in Shanghai.

The building was repaired at great expense.

If you do x at the expense of y, x hurts y because it makes y have less money, less time, less social status, etc.

She often makes jokes at her own expense.

We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost.


fell

fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)

The boy fell out of the tree and broke his arm.


fell

fell (canonical)
fells (third-person singular)
felled (past)
felled (past participle)
felling (present participle)

If you fell something, you make it fall.

He felled the tree by chopping it down with an axe.


permission

permission (singular)
permissions (plural)

If you have permission to do something, then the person who has authority over you or over that thing allows you to do it.

My father gave me permission to go to the city.


Mr

Mr is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mr Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mr Terry McGinty.

You use Mr before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

Yes, we can do that Mr Mayor.


vampire

A mythical person who is dead but acts alive and drinks blood.

A person who has a disease called vampirism. People who have this disease are sensitive to light, have a desire for blood, and can see well at night.

A person who seems to take your energy; that is, they make you tired.

Someone or something that drains (takes away) something.


flour

Flour is grain (or other plants parts) that has been crushed.


destroyer

destroyer (singular)
destroyers (plural)


shelves

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


comparative

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

You use comparative to show that something is not great but is better than something else.

They lived in the comparative comfort of her uncle's house.

You use comparative to show that someone or something is not quite a beginner, etc., but almost the same as one.

The absent father was a comparative stranger to the son.

Comparative study is a form of study that looks at how things are alike and different.

The study of how the anatomy of animals are alike and different is called comparative anatomy.


comparative

comparative (singular)
comparatives (plural)

A comparative is a form of a comparable adjective. You use it to show that something is "more big", "more good", etc.

For example:

big is a comparable adjective and bigger is the comparative.

intelligent is a comparable adjective. Its comparative is more intelligent.

My students always forget the -er in comparatives.


kilometer

kilometer (singular)
kilometers (plural)

A kilometer is a measurement of distance. It is 1,000 meters (3,280.8 feet or 0.621 miles).

Four times around the track is one kilometer.


insure

insure (canonical)
insures (third-person singular)
insured (past)
insured (past participle)
insuring (present participle)

If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money.

We will insure your home against damage caused by fire.

The car was only insured for $10,000.

Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.


typing

type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

He is typing his message on the computer.


industrialise

industrialise (canonical)
industrialises (third-person singular)
industrialised (past)
industrialised (past participle)
industrialising (present participle)

If a place or business industrialises, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

France was slow to industrialise for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialise.


product

A product is an item that can be bought.

That store sells many different products.

The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.

Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.

A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.

The product of 2 and 3 is 6.

A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.


Mrs

Mrs is a shortened form of mistress. You use Mrs before a married woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mrs Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mrs June Hagerty.

You call a woman Mrs when you don't know her name.

Excuse me, Mrs, I think you dropped this.


load

A load is something carried, often something heavy.

The truck arrived with a load of dog food.

You've got quite a load. Let me help you carry it.

The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil.

Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.

We've had a load of problems ever since we got the new stuff.

It costs loads of money.

We hired another person to spread the load a bit more.

Teachers are asking for a lower teaching load.

Load is the amount electrical power produced.


load

load (canonical)
loads (third-person singular)
loaded (past)
loaded (past participle)
loading (present participle)

If you load x on y, you put x on y to be carried. Usually there is a lot of x, and/or it is heavy.

We loaded the boxes on the truck and set off for Vancouver.

After loading up the horses, we got on and headed north.

The waiter loaded all the food onto a tray and carried it out.

If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.

He loaded the gun, brought it up, and shot the deer in one continuous motion.

All the software has been loaded onto the computer.


relative clause

relative clause (singular)
relative clauses (plural)

A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause; it usually modifies a noun.

In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.


barrack

A barrack is a building for soldiers to live and sleep in. The building is more commonly called barracks. A barrack used to mean "a temporary hut", but now is usually used for permanent buildings.


barrack

barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

The soldier was barracked during his stay at basic training.

My opponent barracked me during our match.


clothing

When you speak of clothes in general, you speak of clothing.

shoes, shirts, and trousers are types of clothing.

You need to wear warm clothing in the winter.


clothing

clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

Clothing the poor is a goal for many societies.


industrialize

industrialize (canonical)
industrializes (third-person singular)
industrialized (past)
industrialized (past participle)
industrializing (present participle)

If a place or business industrializes, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

France was slow to industrialize for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialize.


lord

The Lord is a Judeo-Christian title for God.

Please join me in the Lord's prayer.

A lord is a person who has authority over others; a ruler.

A Lord is a title given by a king or queen.

The royals are sailing with friends Lord and Lady Romsey and their two children.

The lords of the house will arrive later.

Lord is a title of respect used with mayors, judges, etc.

The lord mayor will be giving a speech at 12:30.


lord

lord (canonical)
lords (third-person singular)
lorded (past)
lorded (past participle)
lording (present participle)