bottles

bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bottle.


correcting

correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)


penguin

A penguin is a sea bird that cannot fly.

We went to the Zoo to see the penguins.


agreeing

agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)


corrected

The past tense and past participle of correct.


practised

practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of practise.


extra

Something that is more than what you expected; exceeding; additional.

I always put extra ketchup on my hamburger.


extra

If something is extra good, large, special, etc., it is more so than normal.

This shirt is extra large; it's too big for me.


extra

An extra is a feature that that you usually pay more for when you buy something.

She got the car with all the sporty extras.

An extra is a person appearing in a movie who is not listed in the credits.


depending

Depending on x, means that the truth of what you say is affected by x.

People in the rest of the country celebrated independence even later, depending on when the news of Congress's action reached them.


depending

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

I'm depending on you to bring the drinks to the party. It'll be a disaster if you forget.


due to


per

Double rooms with full breakfast are £40 per person per night.


queens

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


queens

queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of queen.


cricket

Cricket is a sport played with a bat and ball.


nations

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


within

We should be finished within 30 minutes.

The station is within a 10 minute walk from here.

He lives within the city walls.


barred

bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bar.


lad

Why aren't you lads in school?

Sometimes, people call a man a lad when they know that person well.


whether

Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown.

I asked whether she had arrived.

It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.


beside

If x is beside y, it is close to y, but not in front or behind.

The book is beside the table.


awright

Awright! We won!


along

If one thing happens along with another, they go together.

Along with his daughter, he is studying French.

She gave him a shirt along with the pants.

If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it.

We're going to go along with your plan.

You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end.

Along the road were just a few cars.

They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea.

If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning.

He knew the real story all along.

If two people get along, they are friendly with each other.

I don't go to her house because we don't get along.


agreed

The past tense and past participle of agree.


differently

The new manager wants to run things differently from before.


as though

It could look as though we're trying to hide something.

She acts as though she hates me.

It's as though we were in jail or something.

As though this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.


as to

They were not clear as to when it would end.

As to our previous conversation, I think you were right.


afterwards

If something happens afterwards, it happens after the time that you are talking about.


bears

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


bears

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


considering

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

She is considering changing careers.


considering

Considering all the problems we've had, it's amazing we finished.


tense

tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

Make sure that the net is as stretched as tense as possible for maximum coverage.

How odd it was that he was a very courageous boy, yet he became very tense when he was being asked to dance.


tense

Tense is a grammatical system of verb forms that usually shows past, present, or future time.

Unlike French, English only has two tenses: past and present.

A tense is one of the verb forms marked by the tense system.

The verb cut is spelled the same in both tenses.

In popular language, a tense is often used to refer to any verb form including tense, aspect, mood, and voice.

Shouldn't this be in the progressive tense?


tense

tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)


bars

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


contrary to


photograph

photograph (singular)
photographs (plural)

A photograph is a picture that is created by a camera digitally or on film.

The photograph of the event won a Pulitzer Prize.


photograph

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

If you take a photograph of someone or something, you take a photograph of it.

He photographed the wedding for them.


counter to


apart from


beyond

If x is beyond y, it is on the far side of y.

He went beyond the mountains, into the woods.


soaps

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


soaps

soap (canonical)
soaps (third-person singular)
soaped (past)
soaped (past participle)
soaping (present participle)


rises

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)


colors

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


colors

color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of color.


throws

throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of throw.


throws

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


depending on


afterward

If something happens afterward, it happens after the time that you are talking about.

Joe went to the bank. Afterward he went to the store.


hands

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

My hands are dirty from digging in the dirt all afternoon.

Please wash your hands before you eat.


hands

hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

He always hands the basketball to a teammate because he isn't comfortable dribbling.

My mother only hands the butter to me if I ask politely.


according

If something is true according to a source, it means that source says or shows that it is true.

According to a friend of mine, they are thinking of building a new mall near here.

According to the weather forecast, it will rain today.

You may go or stay, according as you decide.


according

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


determiner

determiner (singular)
determiners (plural)

A determiner is a function label used in a noun phrase, marking the noun phrase as being definite or indefinite.

A determiner is one of a small set of words that restrict the referents of noun phrases (see here for a list).

When discussing lexical category, the terms determiner and determinative are sometimes used interchangeably.

/dɪˈtəːmɪnə/


as if

It could look as if we're trying to hide something.

She acts as if she hates me.

It's as if we were in jail or something.

As if this wasn't bad enough, now you get hurt.

Used in exclamations to say that something is not true.

"I'm not going to help anymore." "As if you were helping before!"


practising

practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)


as soon as

As soon as she heard the news, she began screaming.


flies

fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

His job requires a lot of traveling; he flies across the country several times a month.


flies

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

There are flies all over the dumpster because it's full of trash.


as well as

If you do something as well as something else, you do them both equally well.

He plays soccer as well as he plays basketball.

Lucy teaches geometry as well as her husband.

You use as well as to add more information.

As well as working from 9:00 to 15:00, I've also been studying in the evenings.

As well as classroom teaching and learning, we saw their foreign language extracurricular activities and audio-visual equipment.


as well as

He uses his web page to advertise his products as well as provide information about his hobby.

Both the American public, as well as government, were unwilling to begin another war.

Logic as well as experience support this choice.

We need to look at the positive as well as the negative points.


since

From a particular time in the past until now or until a later time in the past.

I haven't been there since 1969.

Since you told me about it, I've been thinking a lot.

You use since to show that something known is the reason for something else.

Since John can't be there, we'll try for another day. (The audience already knows that John can't be there.)


meaning

The meaning of something is the idea or message that it has. In language, meaning is what speech or writing is intended to convey to the listener or reader.

What is the meaning of that word?

The meaning of something is its purpose.

School doesn't have much meaning for me anymore.


meaning

mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)


forth

She brought forth a son.


onto

He walked along pier and onto the ship.


throughout

We have made changes throughout the company.

Food is available throughout the day.


bedpan

A pan that is used while in bed instead of a toilet.


backward

If something is backward, it is facing the back.


selling

sell (canonical)
sells (third-person singular)
sold (past)
sold (past participle)
selling (present participle)


lasts

last (canonical)
lasts (third-person singular)
lasted (past)
lasted (past participle)
lasting (present participle)


expresses

express (canonical)
expresses (third-person singular)
expressed (past)
expressed (past participle)
expressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of express.

She expresses herself through her poetry and art.


kid

Your kid brother or sister is younger than you.


kid

kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

You've got to be kidding. If that is not a joke, you will be in a lot of trouble.


flew

I flew into Chicago from Atlanta this morning.

Oh my gosh! That bird just flew into a window!


boards

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


boards

board (canonical)
boards (third-person singular)
boarded (past)
boarded (past participle)
boarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of board.


aerials

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


corrects

correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of correct.


holidays

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


holidays

holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of holiday.


shouldering

shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)


abandoning

abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

Many people have been abandoning their homes.


abandoning

The abandoning of the child happened 10 years ago.


handed

The past tense and past participle of hand.

The nurse handed the scalpel to the doctor so he could make the cut.

He handed the ball to his teammate.

My mom handed me some potatoes and asked me to help her peel them.


memorably

memorably (positive)
more memorably (comparative)
Superlativemost memorably


flying

I'm nervous as this is my first time flying in an airplane.

The bird is flying over the field right now.


pools

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

The hotel has two pools: an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.


pools

pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

If she pools her money with mine, we'll have enough to buy a present for Dad.


counter

A counter is a flat surface to work on, often in a kitchen.

A counter is a small coin-shaped object, often used in games.


concerning

Concerning the schedule, there have been a number of changes.

/kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/


concerning

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

/kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/


concerning

concerning (positive)
more concerning (comparative)
most concerning (superlative)

If something is concerning, it makes you worry.

The change in her health is very concerning.

/kənˈsɜːnɪŋ/


vandalism

vandalism (singular)
vandalisms (plural)

Vandalism is the damage or destruction of someone else's property or of common or shared property.

Graffiti is a form of vandalism rampant in urban areas.


barring

bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

/ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


barring

Barring a big change in popular opinion, he should become the next president.

Nothing barring a major disaster can stop her.

/ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


except

You use except to introduce the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to, or a fact that prevents a statement from being completely true.

Except mercury, most metals are solids.

Well, isn't there anything you can do except play cards?


except

except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)


practices

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


practices

practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of practice.


snowed

snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of snow.


backwards

If something is backwards, it is facing the back.


backwards

backwards (positive)
more backwards (comparative)
most backwards (superlative)

Something that is backwards is inefficient and not advanced.

This society is very backwards, primitive in comparison to the country we came from.


deceptive

deceptive (positive)
more deceptive (comparative)
most deceptive (superlative)

If something is deceptive, it tries to make people believe something that is not true; it misleads.

He is a deceptive person. I would not trust him.


times

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


times

time (canonical)
times (third-person singular)
timed (past)
timed (past participle)
timing (present participle)


times

"Three times three is nine" is written: 3 × 3 = 9.


fed

feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of feed.

I fed fish to my cat this morning.


spells

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

The third-person singular form of spell.


spells

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


dentist

A dentist is a doctor who specializes in dentistry.

I have to go to the dentist to get a tooth pulled.


alright

When something is alright, that means that it is in good condition.

My car is alright.

When a person or animal is alright, they are in good health.

I had a headache earlier, but now I'm alright.


alright

The soccer tournament went alright, I guess.


alright

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throwing

throw (canonical)
throws (third-person singular)
threw (past)
thrown (past participle)
throwing (present participle)


rules

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


rules

rule (canonical)
rules (third-person singular)
ruled (past)
ruled (past participle)
ruling (present participle)


inks

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

There are many different colored inks for you to choose from.

Some inks are natural, while others are man-made.


inks

ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

That tattoo artist inks 10 people a day.


birds

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


birds

bird (canonical)
birds (third-person singular)
birded (past)
birded (past participle)
birding (present participle)


snows

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


downwards

The company's sales have been following a downwards trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the downwards arrow.


colours

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


colours

colour (canonical)
colours (third-person singular)
coloured (past)
coloured (past participle)
colouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of colour.


favours

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

I don't ask you for many favours, so will you please do this for me?


favours

favour (canonical)
favours (third-person singular)
favoured (past)
favoured (past participle)
favouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of favour.

After standing for long periods of time he favours his right leg.


downward

The company's sales have been following a downward trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the downward arrow.


carrying

carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)


fortunes

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


couldn't

can (present)
could (past)
couldn't (negative)

He couldn't make it to work yesterday because he was sick.

I couldn't believe how rude she was.


fine

fine (positive)
finer (comparative)
finest (superlative)

If something is fine, it is OK, not a problem, or acceptable.

She said it works -- it's fine.

"Can I put it here?" "There? Oh, yes, yes, fine! Put it there."

"How are you?" "Fine, thanks!"

If something is fine, it is very good in quality.

This is a fine example of how we can work together.

Everyone should be able to enjoy fine music and fine art.

She's one of Spain's finest skiers.

If the weather is fine, the sun is out and it is not raining or snowing.

Grind it into a fine powder.

It's hard to see the fine details.

if someone is fine, then they are good-looking or attractive.

That woman is so fine!


fine

If something works fine, it works well, or without any problems.

Going there today would suit me fine.

If you draw or cut something fine, you do it in very small pieces or with small detail.


fine

A fine is money that you pay for breaking a rule or the law.

There is a $500 fine for smoking inside.


fine

fine (canonical)
fines (third-person singular)
fined (past)
fined (past participle)
fining (present participle)

If you fine someone, you make them pay money for breaking a rule or the law.

He was fined $500 for smoking inside.

To make something finer in quality or size.

The wine will fine with time.


granddaughter

granddaughter (singular)
granddaughters (plural)

Someone's granddaughter is the daughter of their son or daughter.

My son, John, has a daughter named Patty. Patty is my granddaughter.

My daughter, Mary, just had a baby girl. She is my granddaughter.


won't

will (present)
would (past)
won't (negative)

I won't be doing any work today; instead, I'll be watching TV.


feeds

She feeds the baby every two hours.

He feeds the dog twice a day.


feeds

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

I didn't know there are so many different feeds! What should I buy for my bird to eat?


excluding

Everyone has helped, excluding Bob, because he was sick.
Antonym: including


excluding

exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)


briefs

Briefs are a kind of men's underpants or swimming suit bottoms that have holes for the legs.


briefs

brief (canonical)
briefs (third-person singular)
briefed (past)
briefed (past participle)
briefing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brief.


throw

When you throw an object, you make it fly through the air using your hands.

Jim can throw a ball over his house.

Jill throws with her left hand.

She threw the potato peels in the trash can.

My resume was thrown in the waste basket.

Jill said she was throwing Jim's love letters away.


throw

You made a fast throw!


pushed

push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of push.


abandoned

abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abandon.

After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.


kittens

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

My cat had 4 kittens last week.


kittens

kitten (canonical)
kittens (third-person singular)
kittened (past)
kittened (past participle)
kittening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of kitten.


mislead

mislead (canonical)
misleads (third-person singular)
misled (past)
misled (past participle)
misleading (present participle)

If I mislead you, I make you believe something that is not true.

You mislead him into believing that you are a king. You are only a common man.


having

have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)


all right

When something is all right, that means that it is in good condition.

My car is all right.

When a person or animal is all right, they are in good health.

I had a headache earlier, but now I'm all right.


all right

The soccer tournament went all right, I guess.


all right

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abandons

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


abandons

The third-person singular form of abandon.


spelled

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

The past tense and past participle of spell.


feed

feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

When you feed someone, you give them food to eat.

I feed my dog chicken bones every day.

Farm-raised chickens feed on grain.

To start printing, feed the paper into the printer.

Don't forget to feed the parking meter.


feed

Bird feed consists mainly of seeds.


zoos

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


aerial

aerial (positive)
more aerial (comparative)
most aerial (superlative)

When something is aerial, it is in the air.


aerial

An aerial is something used to transmit and receive signals.


bother

bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

If you bother to do something, you make an effort to do it.

Don't bother with the dishes. I'll do them later.

I didn't bother to clean up after he was finished.

Did you bother going to the hospital to meet her?

Sometimes wonder why I even bother.

Nobody even bothered to ask how I was feeling.

If something bothers someone, it disturbs or worries them.

Would it bother you if I smoked?

My tooth has been bothering me lately.

It bothered me that she had no answers.

The water out here is peaceful, and there's nobody to bother you.

Go back to sleep, Howie. I'm sorry I bothered you.


bother

I can do it – no bother.

It's not worth the bother. Just leave it there.

A bother is somebody or something that makes trouble for you.

I don't want to be a bother, so I'll just go out by myself.

It's such a bother, I don't think I'll go.


bother

Oh, bother! Now I'll have to make it again.


languages

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


languages

language (canonical)
languages (third-person singular)
languaged (past)
languaged (past participle)
languaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of language.


accepting

accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)


accepting

accepting (positive)
more accepting (comparative)
most accepting (superlative)

If someone is accepting, they are very tolerant.


welcomed

welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of welcome.


indoors

On a cold day like today, I think I'll stay indoors.

It's getting dark. Time to go indoors!


upward

The company's sales have been following an upward trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the upward arrow.


don't

do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

Don't play with matches because they're dangerous.


providing

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


providing

You use providing x, y to show that if x is true, happens, etc., y will, too.

The doctor can save his life, providing he arrives in time.


pushes

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


carried

carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of carry.


kill

kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

When you kill something or someone, you put them to death; you take away life.

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

If you kill a thing, you bring it to an end.

Kill the jokes. Let's get serious.

If something has been killed it has been treated in a very bad way.

The rough road killed the tires on my car.

The small writing is killing my eyes.

My dad is going to kill me when he sees my bad grade.

If something is killing you, it causes pain. If a body part is killing you, it hurts.

My headache is killing me.

My head is killing me.

If something funny kills you it makes you laugh.

Your jokes just kill me.


kill

The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.

The result of killing; the thing that has been killed.

The fox dragged its kill back to its den.


toward

facing or moving in the direction of something

We were walking toward the shop when she began feeling sick.

Looking toward the east, we could see the city.

I was walking toward my car when I fell.

I've always had strong feelings toward her.

If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it.

He's been saving money toward a new computer for school.

Toward the end, we were getting very tired.


zoo

A zoo is a park that people go to where live animals can be seen.

There are lions at our local zoo.


bar

A bar is a place that sells alcoholic drinks.

I'm going to drink beer at the bar.

A bar is the counter or bench in a hotel or bar where drinks are sold.

The waitress stood behind the bar and poured our drinks.

A bar is a box-shaped piece of something.

You can buy a bar of soap, or a bar of gold.

A bar is a long, hard thing that looks like a stick.

The prisoner was kept behind bars in the jail.


bar

bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

To bar is to stop someone from doing something; to prohibit.

I was barred from entering the club.

To bar is to lock a door or window, or to block it so others can not enter.

I barred the door to stop her leaving the room.


bar

He's the fastest runner in the world bar none.


dermatologists

dermatologist (singular)
dermatologists (plural)

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

Many dermatologists recommend washing your face daily to prevent acne.


diocese

A diocese is the area looked after by the a bishop in some churches. It contains several parishes.


yum

You say yum when you are happy or delighted about something, usually food.

Yum! That apple pie was so tasty!


yuck

You say yuck when you are unhappy or disgusted about something, usually food.

Yuck! That fish tastes disgusting!


unlike

This is unlike anything I have ever done before.

Unlike mine, my mother's eye's are green.


unlike

They were dressed in an unlike manner.


instead

I'll have water instead of coffee, thanks.

Instead of going to Italy, let's go to Paris.

I don't use the phone anymore. I use e-mail instead.

Children don't read anymore. Instead, they watch TV.


visit

visit (canonical)
visits (third-person singular)
visited (past)
visited (past participle)
visiting (present participle)

When you visit someone, you meet him or her.

I visit my friend Bethsy at her house every Tuesday.

When you visit a place, you see the place.

When I went to Paris, I visited the Eiffel Tower.


visit

I paid a visit to my grandmother last weekend to see how she was doing.


welcome

You say welcome as a greeting when someone arrives.


welcome

To greet or affirm the arrival of someone.

When you welcome ideas, you accept them gladly and willingly.

We welcome any suggestions you have so that we may improve our services.


welcome

welcome (positive)
more welcome (comparative)
most welcome (superlative)

When someone is welcome, their arrival makes people happy.

You are welcome to stay at my house whenever you want.


welcome

Everyone, give a warm welcome to Mr. John Smith!


favour

Can you please do me a favour by washing the dishes?

May I ask you a favour?


favour

favour (canonical)
favours (third-person singular)
favoured (past)
favoured (past participle)
favouring (present participle)

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


towards

facing or moving in the direction of something

We were walking towards the shop when she began feeling sick.

Looking towards the east, we could see the city.

She's moving towards quiting.

I've always had strong feelings towards her.

If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it.

He's been saving money towards a new computer for school.

Towards the end, we were getting very tired.


tickle

tickle (canonical)
tickles (third-person singular)
tickled (past)
tickled (past participle)
tickling (present participle)

When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh.

He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.


adjectives

adjective (singular)
adjectives (plural)

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


upstairs

If something is upstairs, it is on the level at the top of the stairs.

Let us head upstairs, from the kitchen to the bedroom.


bishop

In some churches a bishop is a senior minister or priest, and is responsible for a diocese.

A bishop is a piece in a game called chess.


weigh

weigh (canonical)
weighs (third-person singular)
weighed (past)
weighed (past participle)
weighing (present participle)

When you weigh something, you find out its weight.

I weighed my luggage to make sure it did not exceed the weight limit of the airline.

My dog weighs 30 pounds.


fortune

A fortune is a very large amount of money.

A million dollars is a fortune.

He made a fortune selling cars.

When we were lost, we had the good fortune to meet a postman.

Jack went off into the world to seek his fortune.

Fortune is often written about as if it was a person.

Fortune smiled at me, and I won the lottery.


memorable

memorable (positive)
more memorable (comparative)
most memorable (superlative)

When something is memorable, it is very important or remarkable and is easy to remember.


accepted

The past tense and past participle of accept.


accepted

accepted (positive)
more accepted (comparative)
most accepted (superlative)

Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.

There is no generally accepted definition of life.

It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.


peanut butter

peanut butter (singular)
peanut butters (plural)


mercury

Mercury is a type of metal that is silver in colour. It is liquid at room temperature. Its chemical symbol is Hg.

The patient was taken to hospital after he was poisoned with mercury.


shoots

shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shoot.


shoots

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


further

When something is further away, it is at a longer distance.

We walked further than we had planned.

He lives further off in that direction.


further

farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

Some further problems have come up.


further

further (canonical)
furthers (third-person singular)
furthered (past)
furthered (past participle)
furthering (present participle)

When you further something, you encourage it to grow.

Further the economy.

When you further something, you support it to progress or grow.


parish

An area looked after by one local church and its ministers

Parish is the name used instead of county in the State of Louisiana, USA.

A Civil Parish is the smallest local government area in England.


conversing

converse (canonical)
converses (third-person singular)
conversed (past)
conversed (past participle)
conversing (present participle)

I like conversing with you because I like to hear your opinions.


freest

free (positive)
freer (comparative)
freest (superlative)

The superlative form of free; most free. Most free.


counting

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


counting

Counting the dog, we are a family of five.


underground

underground (positive)
more underground (comparative)
most underground (superlative)

Underground water is drying up.

The underground music scene is really interesting.

Underground drug sales have increased over the last year.


underground

Let's go underground. It's safer down there.

The new trains will run underground.

If you go underground, you keep your activities secret.


underground

underground (singular)
undergrounds (plural)

The underground is a system of trains that runs mostly under the ground.

The London underground is a great way to move about the city.


peanut

A peanut is a type of legume that looks like a nut.


feeding

feed (canonical)
feeds (third-person singular)
fed (past)
fed (past participle)
feeding (present participle)

I can't really talk right now, I'm feeding the baby.


penis

A penis is the male organ for sex and urination.


according to


spelling

The way letters are used to write a word; the way a word is spelled.

This page has too many spelling mistakes.

What's the spelling of her last name?


spelling

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


conversed

The past tense and past participle of converse.

We conversed for hours about politics.


grandmother

grandmother (singular)
grandmothers (plural)

Someone's grandmother is the mother of one of their parents.

The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is my grandmother.

I have two grandmothers. They are the mother of my mother and the mother of my father.


pound

A pound is a unit of currency used in Britain.

Against the dollar, the pound fell by half a cent to $ 1.73.

A pound is a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms.

Since he stopped smoking, he has gained 20 pounds.


pound

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

If you pound something, you hit it hard.

Grace pounded on the door. "Come out of there!"

He pounded his hand against the desk and jumped up.

If your head or heart is pounding, you can feel the blood moving through it.

I ran and ran until my heart was pounding in my chest.

After the party, my head was pounding and I had to lie down.


billed

bill (canonical)
bills (third-person singular)
billed (past)
billed (past participle)
billing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bill.


seeing

see (canonical)
sees (third-person singular)
saw (past)
seen (past participle)
seeing (present participle)


seeing

You use seeing as x, y to show that x is the reason for y.

Seeing there are some new people, maybe we could each introduce ourselves.

We don't think it is a good idea seeing as it will be so expensive.


carries

carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of carry.


carries

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


shooting

A shooting is the event of a person shooting another with a gun.

The police are looking for the person responsible for the shooting of a well-known lawyer last night.


bill

A bill is a piece of paper money; a banknote.

I paid for my sandwich using a twenty-dollar bill.

A bill is a piece of paper telling you what other people have done for you and how much you owe them.

"Ask the waitress if we can have the bill now."

A bird's bill is its beak (the hard mouth part).

The toucan is known for its colorful bill.

The bill passed the Senate.


bill

If you bill someone, you give or send them a bill.

The shop billed me $100 for tickets.

If you bill a person or an event, you announce them.

He was billed as "The Great Houdini".


billing

An actor's billing is the listing of their name on the credits for the movie, play, etc.


following

The prices jumped following the news.


following

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

The following things are those that come later.

The following chapters deal with this idea.


following

following (singular)
followings (plural)

A following is a group of people that admire or follow something or someone.

That rock band has a loyal following. I used to be a fan once as well.


tools

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


tools

tool (canonical)
tools (third-person singular)
tooled (past)
tooled (past participle)
tooling (present participle)


deceive

deceive (canonical)
deceives (third-person singular)
deceived (past)
deceived (past participle)
deceiving (present participle)

When you deceive someone, you make someone believe something that is not true; you mislead them.

John was angry that Jane had deceived him.


grandparent

grandparent (singular)
grandparents (plural)

Someone's grandparent is the parent of their parent. It is one's grandmother or grandfather.

The mother of my mother is Jane Smith. Jane Smith is one of my grandparents.

I have four grandparents. They are the mother and father of my mother, and the mother and father of my father.


consider

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

When you consider something you think carefully about it.

I will take time to consider what you said.


nonsense

Something is nonsense when it makes no sense or has no meaning.

This is just a bunch of words randomly jumbled together. It is complete nonsense.

He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.


converses

converse (canonical)
converses (third-person singular)
conversed (past)
conversed (past participle)
conversing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of converse.


converses

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


touching

touch (canonical)
touches (third-person singular)
touched (past)
touched (past participle)
touching (present participle)


touching

touching (positive)
more touching (comparative)
most touching (superlative)

If something is touching it makes you feel sad or have pity.

What a touching story!


touching

There has been a number of difficulties touching on almost every aspect of the business.


welcoming

welcoming (positive)
more welcoming (comparative)
most welcoming (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


welcoming

welcome (canonical)
welcomes (third-person singular)
welcomed (past)
welcomed (past participle)
welcoming (present participle)


freer

free (positive)
freer (comparative)
freest (superlative)

The comparative form of free; more free. More free.

A wild bear is freer than a caged bear.

Because of how close we became on our trip, I feel freer to express my feelings to you than I did before.


pronouns

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

"I", "you", "he", "she" and "it" are examples of pronouns.


activity

When a person or animal has activity, it is active or lively.

The sleeping dog did not show much activity.

When you have a function to do, you have an activity.

The child has many after-school activities.

She participates in women's rights activities.


converse

When you converse, you take part in a conversation; you talk.


dermatologist

dermatologist (singular)
dermatologists (plural)

I had to see a dermatologist about my acne last year.

/ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst/


nonsensical

nonsensical (positive)
more nonsensical (comparative)
most nonsensical (superlative)

non- + sense + -ical
nonsense + sensical

ety-affix

When something is nonsensical, it makes no sense and has no reason; it means nothing.


wish

wish (canonical)
wishes (third-person singular)
wished (past)
wished (past participle)
wishing (present participle)

When you wish for something, you want it and hope for it; you want it to happen.


wish

A wish is something that has not happened yet but you want to happen.


goverment


upwards

The company's sales have been following an upwards trend for the last three years.

Push the button beside the upwards arrow.


inconsistent

inconsistent (positive)
more inconsistent (comparative)
most inconsistent (superlative)

When something is inconsistent, it is not reliable and you cannot guess what it will be like in the future.

What he said was inconsistent with what he told me yesterday. I think he is lying.


supposing

You use supposing to talk about an imaginary situation.

Supposing one group practices for one hour and another group practices for two hours, the second group will probably be better.

What would you do, supposing that it really is a ghost?


supposing

suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)


respecting

respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)


respecting

You use respecting to introduce your subject or topic.

He began to have serious worries respecting his car.

There was some discussion respecting the problems we have been having.


effortlessly

If you do something effortlessly, you do it without effort or difficulty.

After studying for three weeks, the student completed the exam effortlessly.


kidney bean

kidney bean (singular)
kidney beans (plural)

A kidney bean is one of many sorts of beans that we use as food. They got their name because of their shape, which is like a human kidney.


effort

The amount of work that is done on something.

A great amount of effort was put into this event; we had over 4,000 visitors.

You should put more effort into your work.


treatments

treatment (singular)
treatments (plural)

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

She goes into town for treatments every week.


knock

A sound from something hard hitting wood.


knock

knock (canonical)
knocks (third-person singular)
knocked (past)
knocked (past participle)
knocking (present participle)

When you knock on something, you hit your knuckles onto it repeatedly.

She knocked on my door three times before I opened it.

When you knock something, you hit it, often accidentally.


regarding

regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)


regarding

You use regarding to introduce your subject or topic.

Regarding the changes, the rules are very clear.

Do you have any questions regarding the things we talked about yesterday?


owing

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


owing

You use owing to x, y to show that x is the reason for y.

Owing to the problems, we have not been able to finish.


welcomes

The third-person singular form of welcome.


welcomes

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


bills

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


bills

bill (canonical)
bills (third-person singular)
billed (past)
billed (past participle)
billing (present participle)


shot

Small balls or pellets of lead typically fired from a shotgun.


shot

shoot (canonical)
shoots (third-person singular)
shot (past)
shot (past participle)
shooting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shoot.


due

If something is due, it should happen at a particular time.

We are due to arrive at Peason International Airport at 5:23.

Your homework is due on Tuesday.

The payment is due at the end of the month.

If someone is due something, they should get it.

He's due $50 for the work he did last week.

Our thanks is due to all the wonderful teachers who helped us.

Please pay due attention.


due

Due to the recent changes, we were not able to complete this in time.

The problems were due to bad weather.


due

directly in a direction (north, south, east, or west)

Walk due south for one kilometre.


strongly

John strongly opposes that law. He refuses to change his opinion.


dentists

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

Three out of five dentists suggest using this toothpaste.


cream cheese

cream cheese (singular)
cream cheeses (plural)

Cream cheese is a mild, soft kind of cheese that comes from cows milk.

Would you like cream cheese on your bagel?


effortless

When something is effortless, it does not need effort.

Please help me with these boxes. It is an effortless task, it will only take a few minutes.


partied

party (canonical)
parties (third-person singular)
partied (past)
partied (past participle)
partying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of party.


shoot

When you shoot, you use a weapon to throw something at a very fast speed at someone or something.

The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.

When you shoot something, you photograph or film something.

At the zoo, I like to shoot many pictures of the animals.

The film was mostly shot in France.


shoot

The shoot is the stem or bud of a plant.

The seed I planted yesterday got a tiny shoot.

Oh shoot!


shoot

You say shoot when you are angry or in disbelief; to condemn.

Didn't you have a concert tonight? Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready...


partying

Lately he's been partying 2 or 3 days a week. I just don't know what to do with him.


provided

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


provided

You use provided x, y to show that if x is true, happens, etc., y will, too.

The doctor can save his life, provided he arrives in time.


hung

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hang.

I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.


sure

sure (positive)
surer (comparative)
surest (superlative)

When you are sure about something, you are certain.

The student was sure that his answer was correct.


stuff

Stuff is what makes up something; the things that it is made from.

What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?


stuff

stuff (canonical)
stuffs (third-person singular)
stuffed (past)
stuffed (past participle)
stuffing (present participle)

When you stuff something, you put a lot of things inside of it; you compress things into it.

She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret stuffing recipe of diced bread, onions, and celery.

To be happy and satisfied, usually to do with food.

I'm stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.


parties

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


parties

The third-person singular form of party.


hanged

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

Some states and nations hanged people as punishment for murdering of another.


stricken

strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
stricken (past participle)
striking (present participle)

A disease can strike a person. That person is stricken with disease.

The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

When you strike a part from a document, it is stricken from the document.

The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

When bad luck strikes you, you are stricken with bad luck.


struck

strike (canonical)
strikes (third-person singular)
struck (past)
struck (past participle)
striking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of strike.


unite

unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

If two or more things unite, they come together to form a bigger group.

We united to form a common cause against our enemy.


member

A member is someone belonging to a group or organization.

I am a member of Simple English Wikipedia.


travel

traveled (past)
traveled (past participle)
traveling (present participle)
travel (canonical)
travels (third-person singular)
travelled (past)
travelled (past participle)
travelling (present participle)

When you travel, you visit someplace; you go on a journey or adventure.

I traveled to Mexico for a vacation and to visit my cousin.


travel

Astronauts do space travel.


party

A party is when people get together for fun or to celebrate something like a birthday.

I'm throwing a huge party for my 21st birthday. There'll be cake, games, and lots of fun!

The Liberal Party will form the government.

A party is any group of people who are together for a reason.

Inside the restaurant, a party of four had taken their seats.

A party is one person or group in a disagreement.


party

When you party, you go to a party and enjoy yourself.

We partied until the early hours.


São Paulo

São Paulo is the name of a state in southeastern Brazil.

São Paulo is the name of the largest city in Brazil, and the capital of the state of São Paulo.


expect

expect (canonical)
expects (third-person singular)
expected (past)
expected (past participle)
expecting (present participle)

When you expect something you anticipate it.

I expect a letter in the mail from my friend today.

When you learn that you conceived a baby, it is said that you are expecting.

My sister is married just one week, and she tells me she is expecting.


forgot

forget (canonical)
forgets (third-person singular)
forgot (past)
forgotten (past participle)
forgetting (present participle)

I forgot where you told me to go.


spend

spend (canonical)
spends (third-person singular)
spent (past)
spent (past participle)
spending (present participle)

When you spend money, you give the money to buy something.

I spend too much at the book store each month.

I spent a lot at that store last month.

I spend my free time reading and relaxing.

She spends her morning hours house-cleaning.

I spent my afternoon hours in meditation.

He is spending his holiday in Aruba.


inevitable

When something is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it.

Something that is predictable or always happens.


pizza

A pizza is a baked Italian food made of rolled bread dough crust, generally topped with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients.


shape

The shape of a thing is its external form.

The cake was made into the shape of a car.


shape

shape (canonical)
shapes (third-person singular)
shaped (past)
shaped (past participle)
shaping (present participle)

When you shape something, you change its shape.

I will shape the material to look any way you want it.


avoid

avoid (canonical)
avoids (third-person singular)
avoided (past)
avoided (past participle)
avoiding (present participle)

When you avoid something, you stay away from it or you don't do it.

Are you avoiding me?

You can't avoid doing your homework.


forgotten

I have forgotten everything that you told me.


goodbye

You say goodbye when you leave/depart, as a farewell.

Goodbye! See you next year.


in case

By reason of the possibility of something happening.

Let's check again in case we missed something.

You should bring a coat in case of snow.

You should be ready just in case.

What will happen in case she doesn't come?


strike

If you strike a person, it will hurt.

He struck the boy with his hand.

When an idea strikes you, it occurs to you suddenly or with force.

To play with fire strikes me as a bad idea.

When a clock rings a bell to tell you the time, the clock strikes the time.

The children ran out of the school when the clock struck twelve.

A disease can strike a person. That person is stricken with disease.

The child was stricken with a serious blood disease.

When you strike a part from a document, it is stricken from the document.

The errors were stricken from the dictionary.

When bad luck strikes you, you are stricken with bad luck.


strike

When a group of people stop working to improve or defend their working conditions or pay, they go on strike.

Every secretary at the company went on strike for better pay.


hang

When you hang things, you suspend them in the air using rope, wire, or some other means.

Now, I hang this picture on the wall.

I hung the picture on the wall yesterday.

The picture was still hanging on the wall this morning.

He hung onto the rope so that he would not fall.


hang

When a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until dead, the person is hanged.

Some states and nations hanged people as punishment for murdering of another.


hid

hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

He hid under the table.

She hid her phone in the box.

My mother hid me the truth.


bagel

A bagel is a circular piece of bread that is usually eaten at breakfast.


markings

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

An animal's markings are its coloring and patterns.


forget

When you forget something, you have no memory of it.

I forget every thing that you tell me.

When you asked me, I forgot.

You told me your name, but I have forgotten it.


staff

staff (singular)
staffs or staves (plural)

A long, straight stick that is mostly used to help people walk and is sometimes used in martial arts.

A staff is five lines that music is written on.


staff

staff (canonical)
staffs (third-person singular)
staffed (past)
staffed (past participle)
staffing (present participle)

When you staff a business, you provide them with employees.


hide

When you hide something, you put it where others will not find it.

I hide candy to keep it from my brother.

He hid the money under a rock so no one would steal it.

When you hide, you go where others will not find you.

When my father is angry, I hide under the bed.


hide

Many cloths are made from the hide of a cow.


kami

A god or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan.


rid

rid (canonical)
rids (third-person singular)
rid (past)
rid (past participle)
ridding (present participle)

When you rid a thing, you free it of something not wanted.

If you rid the house of a bad smell, you can close the window.

Yesterday, I rid the town of the bad men.


adviser

An adviser is a person who gives advice.


on behalf of

If you do something on behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

On behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


in behalf

If you do something in behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

In behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


whenever

I practice whenever I have some free time.

Water comes in whenever there is a rain storm.

You should call her whenever you can.

Whenever possible, you should do your homework right away.

"When can we try this again?" "Whenever!"


in order

In order to find out more of what this writer thinks, we can read other works by him.

We should get a new car in order to solve the problem.


in order

allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.

Is it in order to speak now?


sped

speed (canonical)
speeds (third-person singular)
sped (past)
sped (past participle)
speeding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of speed.

The car sped down the road.


avoided

The past tense and past participle of avoid.


in front

If x is in front of y, x is closer than y to the goal.

She almost got hit when she walked in front of the car.

The runners in front seem to be getting tired.

Japan is in front of Iran 1 to 0.

You walk in front, and I'll walk behind.

We have a lot of hard work in front of us.

He washed his face in front of the mirror.

There's a tree in front of the house.


sorrier

sorry (positive)
sorrier (comparative)
sorriest (superlative)

The comparative form of sorry; more sorry.


avoidably

The cars were parked as avoidably as possible; it didn't stop her from running into one.


cavity

A cavity is a hollow area inside the body (like the sinuses).

You have a cavity in your back teeth.


sorriest

The superlative form of sorry; most sorry.

This is the sorriest I've ever been.

That's the sorriest-looking dog I've ever seen.


structuring

structure (canonical)
structures (third-person singular)
structured (past)
structured (past participle)
structuring (present participle)


on account

He couldn't read it on account of his bad eyes.

She was late on account of having missed the bus.

They are a newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.


soccer

A sport where the players try to kick a ball into a net.

Let's play soccer.


in view

If you act in view of something, you act considering or because of it.

In view of how little we know, I don't think we can answer the question.

Perhaps we need to rethink this in view of the changes that have taken place.


albinism

A person or animal who has albinism has a lack of pigment (color) in their skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); it is the condition of being albino.


Alabama

Alabama is a state in southeastern United States whose capital is Montgomery.


on purpose

Something that is done on purpose is done intentionally.

That wasn't an accident! You did it on purpose!


prime minister

prime minister (singular)
prime ministers (plural)

A prime minister is the head of government in a Westminster-style democracy.

The Prime Minister is the leader of England.

How many prime ministers are there in Europe?.


upon

The police were called upon to save him.

The snow fell gently upon the lake.

Christmas is almost upon us.

Upon his death, she became the owner of the store.


so as

For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something).

We went to bed early so as to rise at 4:00 AM.

They took the bus so as not to waste money.

We moved it so as to make it easier to reach.


as from

Used to show the time or date when something begins.

As from November we will be moving to a new location.


in spite of

If x happens in spite of y, it is surprising that y did not stop x.

They couldn't move it in spite of their strength.

In spite of all the problems, the project was finished on time.


aground

If a boat runs or goes aground, its bottom goes onto the ground and it is not floating freely anymore.

The boat ran aground off the coast of Florida and had to be helped to shore.


Cyrillic alphabet

An alphabet used in languages like Russian.


in favour

If x is in favour of y, x thinks y is a good idea.

A lot of people are in favour of going back to the beginning and trying again.

We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favour or against?


Cyrillic script

Cyrillic script (singular)
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

Cyrillic script is an alphabet used in the Russian language.


marks

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


marks

mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)


actually

You use actually to say that something is real; in fact; really.

Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident.


just

When you just do something, you only did that thing.

He was hungry, and he just wanted a good meal.

When you just did something, you only did it a short time ago.

I just left the house.


just

just (positive)
more just (comparative)
most just (superlative)

It seems like a just punishment to put someone in jail for stealing.


spent

The past tense and past participle of spend.

I spent all my money buying that house.


spent

If something is spent it is used up, exhausted, depleted.

After running 10 miles, I'm completely spent.


Sweet William

Sweet William (singular)
Sweet Williams (plural)

Sweet William is a flowering plant that grows in the mountains of southern Europe. Its formal name is dianthus barbatus.


afoot

Plans are afoot for new houses to be built.

There are moves afoot to introduce stricter rules.


in charge

If x is in charge of y, other people should do what x says about y, and x is responsible for y.

OK, you're in charge of food for the party.

Look at this mess! Who's in charge here?


such as

They had a lot of different fruit such as melons, cherries, mangos, apples, and star fruit.

His ill-health is such as would prevent him from doing his job.


as of

Used to show the time or date when something begins or ends.

As of November we will be moving to a new location.


avoidable

avoidable (positive)
more avoidable (comparative)
most avoidable (superlative)

When something is avoidable, you can avoid it.

/əˈvɔɪdəbl̩/


aboard

on or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc.

When everyone is aboard, the doors will close.

He looked back at the people on the ground as he got aboard the plane.

It had taken two hours to load all the people aboard.


upwind

If x is upwind of y, the air is moving from x to y.

I'd drop the boat slightly upwind of him so it would blow downwind to him.

If you don't want the animals to know you're there, don't stand upwind.


in favor

If x is in favor of y, x thinks y is a good idea.

A lot of people are in favor of going back to the beginning and trying again.

We're talking about buying a new computer. Are you in favor or against?


always

If something always happens, it happens at all times or every time.

For all of my life, the sun has always risen every day.

If something will always happen, it will happen forever.

Shannon will never stop loving you. She will always love you.


uphill

She got tired walking uphill.

The school is uphill from my house.


meant

mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mean.

I didn't understand what he meant when he said that she's gone.

Don't act like you don't understand me. You know what I meant!

That was my favorite dress; it really meant a lot to me.


thence

We went to Tokyo and thence to Kyoto.


compliance

The king was impressed by the knight's dutiful compliance.


without

Used to say that you don't have something or that something isn't in a place.

I went all the way to school without my books.

It's hard to make a word without a, e, i, o, or u.

The picture's OK, but the room looks better without it.

Used to say that somebody didn't do something or that something didn't happen.

She walked past without looking at me.

Without stopping, he ran all the way home.


adrift

If something is adrift, it is floating with no control of its direction.

The boat was adrift for three days before it was found with nobody aboard.

After school I was sort of adrift for a year or two.


also

When one thing happens and a second thing happens in a same or similar time or way, then the second thing also happens.

We bought bread at the store. We also bought milk.

When one person does a thing and a second person does the same thing, then the second person also does that thing.

I went with my father to the store. My brother also went with us.


advisor

An advisor is a person who gives advice.

He was the king's advisor. The king relied on him whenever he needed help.


downhill

The bus rolled slowly downhill.

My house is downhill from the school.


avoids

The third-person singular form of avoid.


unless

If you say that x is true unless y, x is true only if y does not happen or is not true.

I'll be there at 8:30 unless the train is late.

Unless you help, we won't finish on time.


on top

If x is on top of y, x is on the highest part of y.

I can't get the book. It's on top of the bookcase.

If x is on top of y, x in control of y or knows about y.

There's a lot to learn, but I think I'm on top of it so far.

if x happens on top of y, they both happen.

On top of all the problems I had yesterday, my car broke down.


up to

Up to now, we haven't had any problems.

Read up to page 27.

We can take up to 20 people but we can't take 21.

Are you up to a run on the weekend?

It's up to you to wash your own dishes.

"What are you up to tonight?" "I'm going to a movie."


cross

cross (canonical)
crosses (third-person singular)
crossed (past)
crossed (past participle)
crossing (present participle)

If you cross something, you go from one side of it to the other side.

Don't cross the street until the light turns green.

We can cross the river at the bridge, or we can get wet.

If you cross something, you put one part over another perpendicularly.

She crossed her ankles: she put one foot on the other side of the other foot.

If you cross someone, you do something that the person does not like.

Don't cross me. Make sure to agree with me.

If you cross, you go in a path that will intersect with someone else's path.

Boats crossing from starboard have right-of-way.


cross

A cross is a figure made of two straight lines or bars that intersect each other such that at least one of them bisects the other.

In Christianity, the death of Jesus is represented by a cross.


cross

cross (positive)
crosser (comparative)
crossest (superlative)

Someone who is cross is angry or annoyed.

Jill spoke to me rudely because she was cross.


share

share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

When you share something, you let another person use it.

We can both sit down if you share the chair.

When two people divide a thing between them, they share that thing.

I will share this big piece of cake with you.


share

Several people can get a share of something if they divide it between them.

I will give you a share of this big bag of candy.

A share is a part of a company's capital, it entitles the holder to a proportion of the profits.


atop

If x is atop y, x is on the highest part of y.

He stood atop the mountain and looked all around.


apropos

"My toe is cold," he said, apropos of nothing at all.

Apropos the previous item, couldn't we also have a party?


as per

in the way that has been decided; following instructions, rules, etc.

As per your instructions, I left the note on his desk.

As per usual, she arrived at 7:00.


onshore

He came onshore after five weeks at sea.


children

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

Children love to play.

Her sons and daughters are children.


abreast

If you keep or stay abreast of something, you regularly read or study the most recent information about it.

Have you been keeping abreast of the news from Iraq?

If two things are abreast, they are side by side.

They walked in a long line, three abreast.

The second place runner has almost drawn abreast of the leader.


never

If something never happens, it does not happen at any time.

As a child I was told that I should never tell a lie.


until

If something is true until x, it is true for some time before x and then is not true.

We didn't have any snow until the end of December.

He worked until he was 72 years old.

Until now, there was nothing we could do.


upstream

If x is upstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from x to y.

Oxford is upstream from London on the River Thames.

He found it very difficult to move the boat upstream against the river.


pepperoni

pepperoni (singular)
pepperonis (plural)


circa

The city was built circa 1200 BCE.


ashore

He came ashore after five weeks at sea.


sponging

sponge (canonical)
sponges (third-person singular)
sponged (past)
sponged (past participle)
sponging (present participle)


downwind

If x is downwind of y, the air is moving from y to x.

Our house was downwind of the factory and the smell was terrible.

If you don't want the animals to know you're there, you should stay downwind.


aloft

He walked into the dark room, holding his light aloft.

We will be serving a small mean when the plane is aloft.


meanings

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

The word "rock" has many different meanings.


heavenward

To move heavenward is to move in the direction of heaven.


whereupon

She saw him, whereupon she began running.

/ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/


conversations

conversation (singular)
conversations (plural)

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

I don't know him well but I've had a few conversations with him.


carcinogen

carcinogen (singular)
carcinogens (plural)

A carcinogen is a substance or agent that can cause cancer.


container

container (singular)
containers (plural)

An object that is used to hold or carry things inside of it.

They put their cards in containers.


drawers

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

I had to open all the drawers before I found which drawer my birth certificate was in.

Drawers are men's underpants, short pants that men wear under their clothes.

When he heard the doorbell ring, he didn't know whether to open the door because he was in his drawers.


sponges

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


sponges

The third-person singular form of sponge.


downstream

If x is downstream from y, x and y are on or beside a river and the water moves from y to x.

London is downstream from Oxford on the River Thames.

He stood on the bridge dropping leaves into the water and watching them float downstream.


dianthus

A Dianthus one of some types of plants. These plants all make flowers. Some of these plants are called "carnations" and "Sweet William."

All types of Dianthus as a group. This group is a genus in biology.


staves

staff (singular)
staffs or staves (plural)

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


staves

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


henceforth

Since we are no longer together, her troubles will, henceforth, not bother me.


inwards

moving in the direction of or facing in.


evitable

evitable (positive)
more evitable (comparative)
most evitable (superlative)

When something is evitable, it can be avoided.

The tragic consequences were evitable.


characteristic

characteristic (singular)
characteristics (plural)

A characteristic of something is a typical feature.

Good hearing is one characteristic of dogs.


characteristic

characteristic (positive)
more characteristic (comparative)
most characteristic (superlative)

A thing has a characteristic trait if it is typical for its group.

Red is a characteristic color of a rose.


irrespective

If x is true irrespective of y, y doesn't matter to or change x.

Everyone on the team was sick, but they managed to win irrespective.

We all have the same rights irrespective of color, religion, sex, or age.


shoreward

moving in the direction of or facing the shore

John saw a ship heading shoreward, towards Liverpool.


gadget

Gadget is a name you can call a device or machine when you cannot remember its real name; especially

a clever device that has a specific use:

He bought a new gadget for cutting fruits and vegetables.

a complicated or awkward device:

What does that gadget do?


cracker

A dry, thin, crispy, and usually salty or savory biscuit.

These crackers taste good with cheese.

A person or thing that cracks things (for example, a whip cracker or a nutcracker).


social

A social is a festive gathering to let people introduce oneself to others.


social

social (positive)
more social (comparative)
most social (superlative)

When a person or animal is social, it lives with others.

dogs are social animals.

Social change, structure, class, etc. is about society.

Our country is going through a period of social change.


forehead

The forehead is the part of a human face between the hair and the eyebrows.

Kip brushed his hair off his forehead.


whence

Whence did you come?

It grows naturally in the West Indies, whence the Mr. Miller sent me the seeds.

This is the stone whence he pulled the sword.

Tell me the town whence they came.


wherever

I go wherever I want to go.

Water comes in wherever there is a hole.

Wherever you go, I'll be there.

We should have signs wherever possible.

"Where shall we go?" "Wherever!"

Wherever have you been?


skyward

Moving in the direction of or facing the sky.


seaward

moving in the direction of or facing the sea


marking

An animal's marking is its coloring and patterns.

A zebra's marking is typically black and white stripes.


marking

mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)


sponged

The past tense and past participle of sponge.


clad

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.


leeward

moving or facing the way the wind is moving


leeward

All was quiet on the leeward side of the island.


homeward

Moving in the direction of or facing home


underneath

If x is underneath y, x is right under, below, or covered by y.

The cat was hiding underneath the car.

My bag was underneath my jacket.


underneath

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


electricity

Electricity is a form of energy that comes from a battery or generator.

You need electricity to turn on the light bulbs.


overboard

If someone or something goes overboard, it goes over the side of a boat.

When they threw the cut fish overboard, the sharks attacked.

Don't drop any garbage overboard, please.


famine

If a place is affected by famine, there is not enough food for everyone.

Over a million people died during the 1984 famine in Ethiopia.


wherein

She picked up the book wherein the paper was folded.

Wherein lies the reason to do such an awful thing?


real

more real (comparative)
most real (superlative)
real (positive)
realer (comparative)
realest (superlative)

Strange as the story sounded, the story was real.

Something that is not artificial is real.

The nice shoes were of real leather.


local

local (positive)
more local (comparative)
most local (superlative)

Something is local if it comes from a specific place. It often it means a place near the person who is speaking.

We do not like fruit grown in other countries. We like to eat local fruit.


local

A person is local if the person comes from a specific place.

They did not trust people from other places. They only trust locals.


receive

receive (canonical)
receives (third-person singular)
received (past)
received (past participle)
receiving (present participle)

When you receive something, you get something that was sent or given to you.

I receive letters in the mail every day.

It is better to give than to receive.


vis-à-vis

Women still earn less money vis-à-vis men.

We stood vis-à-vis the beautiful painting.


on board

On or onto a boat, airplane, train, etc. as a passenger or crew.

When everyone is on board, the doors will close.

He looked back at the people on the ground as he got on board the plane.

Have the passengers gone on board yet?


on board

As a member of a group working together.

It's good to have you on board for this project.

If you take something on board, you accept and understand it.

I told her what I thought, but she did not take my advice on board.


structured

structured (positive)
more structured (comparative)
most structured (superlative)

Something that is structured is organized and has structure.


structured

structure (canonical)
structures (third-person singular)
structured (past)
structured (past participle)
structuring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of structure.


exist

exist (canonical)
exists (third-person singular)
existed (past)
existed (past participle)
existing (present participle)

If something exist, it is real and has some kind of being.

Dinosaurs used to exist.

She thinks that aliens do not exist.

Your ideas only exist in your mind.

There exists a possibility that we will win.


ceilingward

moving in the direction of or facing the ceiling.


onwards

The explorers moved onwards, ever deeper into the jungle.


sans

If you say that X is sans Y, it does not have Y, it is without Y.

It's often difficult for movie stars to have lunch sans photographers.


speed

speed (canonical)
speeds (third-person singular)
sped (past)
sped (past participle)
speeding (present participle)

When you speed, you move or do something very fast.

The child speeds through his studies so he can go out and play.

The plane sped through the air.

When you speed in a car, you drive faster than the law allows.

If you speed in your car, you might have an accident.


speed

The speed of something is how fast it moves.

sound moves at a very high speed.


including

Used to make clear that something is also part of a group.

We had a big family: eleven of us, including mum and dad.

It costs $1,000 or $1,070 including tax.


including

include (canonical)
includes (third-person singular)
included (past)
included (past participle)
including (present participle)


including

You use including to add more information.

We provide legal, including political, support as well.

We were asked to help, including to help pay for certain expenses.


chez

The painting remains chez Catherine and Stephane De Beyrie.


à la

à la refers to being according to, or in the style of something.

I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.

He read a short poem he'd written à la E. E. Cummings.


allowing

You use allowing for something, to show that you have thought about that thing in making your decision or getting your answer.

Even allowing for inflation, $3.7 million is too big a change.

Allowing that there is never a single correct solution to this problem, the following example offers one possible solution.


allowing

allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)


re

In your earlier e-mail re our problems, you made some suggestions.


follow

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

If the first thing occurs after the second, thing the first thing follows a second thing.

Every year summer always follows spring.

If a first thing goes behind a second thing, the first thing follows the second.

A dog that is trained well should always follow its owner.


whereabouts

Used to ask in what general place somebody or something is.

Whereabouts do you come from in Korea?


whereabouts

whereabouts (singular)
whereabouts (plural)

The general location where somebody or something is.

The police are looking for him but say his whereabouts are unknown.

/ˈʍɛərəˌbaʊts/


structures

structure (singular)
structures (plural)

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


structures

The third-person singular form of structure.


networked

network (canonical)
networks (third-person singular)
networked (past)
networked (past participle)
networking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of network.


earthward

Moving in the direction of or facing the earth


pursuant

Pursuant to the promises made to Parliament, an investigation was begun.


wanting

want (canonical)
wants (third-person singular)
wanted (past)
wanted (past participle)
wanting (present participle)


wanting

After we hired him, we found his abilities wanting.


wanting

I've got a right shoe wanting a left.


marked

marked (positive)
more marked (comparative)
most marked (superlative)

Something that is marked is significant or notable.

There is a marked difference between the small and large shirts.


marked

mark (canonical)
marks (third-person singular)
marked (past)
marked (past participle)
marking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mark.


innovations

innovation (singular)
innovations (plural)

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

This business is very cutting-edge. They encourage their employees to create new innovations for how to conduct business.


unbeknownst

If something is unbeknownst to somebody, they don't know about it.

Unbeknownst to his wife, he had bought a new car.


goalward

Moving in the direction of or facing the goal; toward a goal.


vs

The first wrestling match is Jones vs Smith.


overland

The mail traveling overland to the small towns could take weeks.


overland

The overland route was much slower than going by sea.


woundings

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

The woundings were especially violent.


qua

A scientist may believe certain things qua practical man, but not qua scientist.


southward

Moving or facing south; towards the south.


dove

A dove is a pigeon, especially one smaller in size; they are often shown in art as being white.

A dove holding an olive branch is a symbol of peace.


dove

dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

He dove into the water.


include

When you include something, you make it part of something else.

The store always includes the tax in their price.

When something has another thing as part of it, it includes the other.

The price of the hotel room includes a free breakfast.


unbeknown

If something is unbeknown to somebody, they don't know about it.

Unbeknown to his wife, he had bought a new car.


exclusive

exclusive (positive)
more exclusive (comparative)
most exclusive (superlative)

If a group is exclusive, it excludes people or things that do not meet certain standards, criteria or conditions.


exclusive

The rent is $800 per month, exclusive of sales tax.


modulo

21 and 84 are congruent to each other modulo 9, since both numbers leave the same remainder, 3, when divided by 9.

Thus 21 modulo 9 is 3 - because when 21 is divided by 9, the remainder is 3.


sunward

Sunward means moving in the direction of or facing the sun.


Christ

In the Christian and Jewish religions, the Christ is the person that God sends to save all humans.

Accept Christ into your heart, for he is the son of God.


Christ

Many people use Christ when they are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

Christ, that's heavy.

Holy Christ! Can't you do anything right?


accessible

accessible (positive)
more accessible (comparative)
most accessible (superlative)

If something is accessible, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.

The building has been changed to make it wheelchair accessible.

To make it accessible, we'll need to take off some other pieces that are in the way.

If someone is accessible, they are friendly and easy to talk to.


networking

The act of connecting computers into a network.

The act of meeting new people in a business setting.


by chance

If something happens by chance, that means it happens even though it was not planned or expected.

It is a good thing I saw her by chance, since I needed to tell her something and couldn't call her!


dive

When you dive, you go under the water, usually jumping head first.

She dived under the water and came up blowing air.

He dove into the pool and started swimming.

When you dive into action, you do something with great interest.

They dove into the work when they liked it.


carry

carry (canonical)
carries (third-person singular)
carried (past)
carried (past participle)
carrying (present participle)

If you carry something, you lift it up and move it to another place.

Let me carry those bags in for you.

We walked through the trees, picked some apples, and carried them to the water.

He carried her out of the bathroom and dropped her onto the bed.

If a vehicle carries people or things, it moves them from one place to another.

A plane carrying 155 people crashed into the Hudson River.

As the ship carried her across the sea, she studied the map of Europe.

He hired a truck to carry beds, clothes, and food.

If a path, such as a river bed, a wire, or a hose carries something somewhere, the thing travels along the path.

The main line carrying cold water to the house can be as small as one inch in diameter.

It's the white plastic pipe that carries away the water when you empty the bathtub.

One digital cable line could carry hundreds of channels of video, several phone calls and an interactive line for playing games or tapping data bases all at the same time.

The moon has an orbit that carries it around the earth about once a month.

If moving water or air carries something, it moves it.

The river carried the leaves under the bridge.

Her voice was carried off by the wind.

The smoke from the fire filled the air, carried on the breeze.

If you carry something, you usually have it with you.

Sorry, I don't carry a watch.

Outside the country, you must carry your passport at all time.

He sat back down on his chair and pulled out the pack of cigarettes he carried in his shirt pocket.

If something carries a quality, it has it.

Those ideas now carry almost no value.

Certain foods carry with them the danger of heart disease.

Elias's vote carried a lot of weight. (=it was important)

This medicine carries with it the potential to help millions of people.

If the media carries some news, advertisement, or show, it prints it or puts it on TV or radio.

The website carried a video showing policemen beating up children.

I couldn't find a channel that carried the hockey game.

At 4:00, we'll be carrying the president's speech live.

TV stations are not allowed to carry beer advertisements.

If something carries some information, the information is printed on it.

The drug now carries a warning that it should not be given to children.

The sign carried the words: Toronto, 150 km.

If a store carries something, they have it available to buy.

My local supermarket doesn't carry my favorite brand of ice cream.

If something unmoving carries a weight or load, it supports it, keeping it up.

In a fire, the wall are not going to be able to carry the load and the house will collapse.

If you carry insurance, you have it in case of a loss.

Schools are increasing the amount of insurance they carry to protect themselves.

This American-made product carries a two-year warranty.

If you carry a disease, you can give it to other people.

Most people who carry the virus never get sick.

Flies carry diseases that can get passed on to people and animals.

If you get/are carried away, you lose control of yourself because you are so happy, angry, etc.

Teens sometimes get carried away with buying stuff.

Everyone seemed to be carried away with talk of freedom.

I just wanted to hold you, but I got carried away.

If a crime carries a punishment, that is the punishment for committing that crime.

Violating the law carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

If a sound carries, it can be heard a long distance away.

The sound of the bells carried for miles.

If you can carry a tune, you can sing the correct notes.

He couldn't carry a tune, but he loved to sing.

If one voice or instrument in a group carries the melody, it sings or plays the melody while the others provide harmony.

The highest voice carries the melody.

If someone or something carries the day, they win.

Don't worry if we don't carry the day this year.

If a suggestion, idea, or proposal is carried or carries, it gets the most votes and wins.

59% of the votes for approving the budget: The motion carries.

If a candidate in an election carries an area, they win in that area.

If you carry your body or yourself in a certain way, that is the way that you stand or move.

If a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant.

He didn't know that she was carrying his child.

If you carry something too far/to extremes/to excess, you don't stop it at a reasonable time.

If you carry extra pounds/kilograms, you weigh more than you should.

If you carry a number during addition or multiplication, you add it to the column on the left.

Seven times eight is fifty six, carry five. Seven times nine is sixty three, plus five is sixty eight. Six hundred eighty six.

If you carry a loss forward, you realize it in a future reporting period.

If your net capital loss is more than this limit, you can carry the loss forward to later years.

if several unprofitable years follow, the opportunity to carry forward the loss will be gone.

If you carry something off, you do it successfully.

They tried, but they just weren't good enough musicians to carry it off.

If you carry on, you continue doing what you were doing.

We want to carry on doing this for the next five years.

I'm not sure that was, but let's just carry on as usual.

She's carrying on long conversations with people who aren't there.

Come on, lets carry on with the game.

She carried on down the road without stopping until he came to the edge of the village.

If you carry on about something, you talk about it in an annoying way.

Cindy was always carrying on about how cute her dog was.

If you carry out something requiring planning, you do it.

They weren't able to carry out the attack because of the weather.

If something carries or is carried over into a new situation, it continues to happen or be useful in the new situation.

Was there anything you learned from that experience that you have carried over into your current job?

If something carries you through, it helps you get to the end.

Their love of the game carried them through the difficult times.

If you carry something through, you complete it.

Once you have an idea, you've got to carry it through all the way.


carry

A carry is a play in American football where a player holds the ball and runs with it.

No player in NFL history has ever had that many carries.

The carry is the distance a ball, arrow, bullet, etc. travels.

The fairway is 15 yards wide and the carry was 370.

A carry is a way of moving somebody from one place to another.

He picked her up and put her over his shoulder in a fireman's carry,

Lifesavers must be able to tow a person of their own weight ten yards by each of the following methods: (a) head carry, using two arms and swimming on back; (b) under-arm carry, using two hands and swimming on back; (c) cross-chest carry, using one arm and side stroke.


made

make (canonical)
makes (third-person singular)
made (past)
made (past participle)
making (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of make.

They made the old house out of stone.

The children made their bed yesterday.


standard

standard (positive)
more standard (comparative)
most standard (superlative)

If something is standard, it is typical or usual.

The store sells standard American food.


standard

A standard is a quality that is the minimum or usual.

ninety percent correct is the standard for an A at our school.

A standard is a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.


bloke

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

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preparatory

Preparatory work, meetings, etc. are related to getting ready for something.

Most of the preparatory work had been done, but the building had not actually started.


preparatory

If x is preparatory to y, x happens before y to get ready for y.

They began gathering equipment preparatory to climbing the mountain.


already

When we met, his first wife was already dead.

He was already well known, but now he's a superstar.

Would you like some coffee." "No, thank you. I've already had two cups.

Oh! You're here already. I didn't think you'd be here until 2:00.


networks

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


networks

The third-person singular form of network.


course

In school, a course is a class in a specific subject.

The science course was very difficult.

A course is the path that something follows in space or in time.

During the course of the evening, things went from bad to worse.

The economy grew quickly over the course of the next few years.

In the course of testing the drug, they found new uses for it.

One teacher can completely change the course of your life.

We'll have to let the disease take its course.

It is important that we decide now on the future course for the company.

The wind kept blowing the boat off course.

The course of the river has changed over time.

For a meal, a course is one part of a meal such as dessert.

We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.

The game of golf is played on a golf course.


course

course (canonical)
courses (third-person singular)
coursed (past)
coursed (past participle)
coursing (present participle)

If something courses, it runs or flows through something.

Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.

The oil coursed through the engine.


gasoline

Gasoline is also known as fuel for vehicles.

My car is nearly empty of gasoline. I should refuel it at a gas station soon.


nor

Used to show two things that are both untrue or do not happen.

He was calm, neither happy nor sad.

Neither my wife nor I knew what to do.

I don't belong here. Nor do you.


nor

Nor is used to show that a something that is not true in one case is also not true in another case.

I don't belong here, and nor do you.


excepting

except (canonical)
excepts (third-person singular)
excepted (past)
excepted (past participle)
excepting (present participle)


excepting

but not; with the exception of something.

Excepting yesterday, she worked ever day this week.

Nothing excepting a major disaster can stop her.


comparable adjective

comparable adjective (singular)
comparable adjectives (plural)

An adjective that has comparative and superlative forms.

"happy" and intelligent are comparable adjectives.


virgin

A virgin is someone who has not had sex before.


college

A college is a school for adults who have finished high school.

I graduated from college in 1992 when I was 22 years old.

I went to the college of medicine at the University of Wales.


phylum

phylum (singular)
phyla or phylums (plural)

Is the basic taxon higher in the rank. In botany phyllum corresponds to division (divisio)

Arthopoda is the phylum of spiders.


tropical cyclones

tropical cyclone (singular)
tropical cyclones (plural)

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

We got hit by two tropical cyclones last year.


underfoot

The snow underfoot crunched as we walked.


landward

If you are moving landwards, you are moving in the direction of or facing the land.


sports

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

He is making sports to keep fit.


sports

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

The third-person singular form of sport.


contra

Consider the problems of the nurse contra those of the doctor.


contra

A contra was a member of a particular guerrilla group in Nicaragua.


clothe

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

If you clothe something or someone, you put clothes on them.

The mother clothes her children to go to school in the morning.

I woke up fully clothed, and I couldn't remember the night before.

If you clothe somebody, you provide clothes for them.

She was struggling to feed and clothe five kids.


quid

A quid is one pound in British money (£1).


favor

Can you please do me a favor by washing the dishes?