embed

embed (canonical)
embeds (third-person singular)
embedded (past)
embedded (past participle)
embedding (present participle)

If you embed something, you put it firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.

To embed something in clay, mortar, or sand

If you embed a person, you attach someone, usually a journalist, to a military unit during a conflict.

We wanted to embed our reporter with the Fifth Infantry Division, but the Army would have none of it.

If you embed data, you put it within another document or data file.

The instructions showed how to embed a chart from the spreadsheet within the word processor document.


embed

An embed is a journalist who is attached to a military unit during a conflict.


specialize

specialize (canonical)
specializes (third-person singular)
specialized (past)
specialized (past participle)
specializing (present participle)

If you specialize in something, you are an expert of a particular subject, skill or field.


admonition

admonition (singular)
admonitions (plural)

He gave an admonition to each of the players as a firm warning.


eradicating

eradicate (canonical)
eradicates (third-person singular)
eradicated (past)
eradicated (past participle)
eradicating (present participle)


goalies

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


trinket

A trinket is a small ornament or jewellery that has little value.


awed

awe (canonical)
awes (third-person singular)
awed (past)
awed (past participle)
awing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of awe.


extirpates

extirpate (canonical)
extirpates (third-person singular)
extirpated (past)
extirpated (past participle)
extirpating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of extirpate.


goalkeepers

goalkeeper (singular)
goalkeepers (plural)

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


embezzlements

embezzlement (singular)
embezzlements (plural)

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


outbursts

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


mobilises

mobilise (canonical)
mobilises (third-person singular)
mobilised (past)
mobilised (past participle)
mobilising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mobilise.


annihilated

annihilate (canonical)
annihilates (third-person singular)
annihilated (past)
annihilated (past participle)
annihilating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of annihilate.


promenading

promenade (canonical)
promenades (third-person singular)
promenaded (past)
promenaded (past participle)
promenading (present participle)


granulate

granulate (canonical)
granulates (third-person singular)
granulated (past)
granulated (past participle)
granulating (present participle)

If you granulate something, you form it into tiny grains or particles.

Cane juice granulates into sugar.


burrows

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


burrows

burrow (canonical)
burrows (third-person singular)
burrowed (past)
burrowed (past participle)
burrowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of burrow.


reservoir

reservoir (singular)
reservoirs (plural)

A reservoir is a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.


eradicates

The third-person singular form of eradicate.


awakened

awaken (canonical)
awakens (third-person singular)
awakened (past)
awakened (past participle)
awakening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of awaken.


phantoms

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


stalks

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


stalks

stalk (canonical)
stalks (third-person singular)
stalked (past)
stalked (past participle)
stalking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stalk.


awakening

/əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/


invective

invective (singular)
invectives (plural)

An invective is an expression which insults or abuse a person.


relevance

Something's relevance is its connection to a topic in a meaningful way.

I don't understand the relevance of your question.

That's true, but it doesn't have any particular relevance to our situation.


eradicated

The past tense and past participle of eradicate.


annihilates

The third-person singular form of annihilate.


invectives

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


clamor

A clamor is a loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

A clamor is a continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent.


clamor

clamor (canonical)
clamors (third-person singular)
clamored (past)
clamored (past participle)
clamoring (present participle)

If you clamor, you shout loudly for a demand.

Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.


brusque

brusquer (comparative)
brusquest (superlative)
brusque (positive)
more brusque (comparative)
most brusque (superlative)

If a person is brusque, they are rude, abrupt, and unfriendly.


annihilate

If something is annihilated, it is reduced to nothing.

An atom bomb can annihilate a whole city.


caveat

A caveat is a warning or a formal objection.

There are several caveats that concerns the validity of the assessment results.


promenaded

The past tense and past participle of promenade.


siphoning

siphon (canonical)
siphons (third-person singular)
siphoned (past)
siphoned (past participle)
siphoning (present participle)


siphoned

The past tense and past participle of siphon.


standardisations

standardisation (singular)
standardisations (plural)

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


fatigue

Fatigue is the extreme tiredness which is the result of having mental or physical exertion or illness.

Fatigue is the material failure, such as cracking or separation, caused by stress on the material.

mechanical failures due to fatigue have been the subject of engineering efforts for more than 150 years.


fatigue

fatigue (canonical)
fatigues (third-person singular)
fatigued (past)
fatigued (past participle)
fatiguing (present participle)

If you fatigue a person, you make them exhausted.


standardization

standardization (singular)
standardizations (plural)

Standardization is the process of complying with a standard.


extirpated

extirpate (canonical)
extirpates (third-person singular)
extirpated (past)
extirpated (past participle)
extirpating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of extirpate.


teacher's pet

A teacher's pet is a teacher's favourite student.


bestowing

bestow (canonical)
bestows (third-person singular)
bestowed (past)
bestowed (past participle)
bestowing (present participle)


standardisation

Standardisation is the process of complying with a standard.


embezzles

embezzle (canonical)
embezzles (third-person singular)
embezzled (past)
embezzled (past participle)
embezzling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embezzle.


cry baby

A cry baby is someone who cries a lot or too much.


bestowed

The past tense and past participle of bestow.


goalkeeper

goalkeeper (singular)
goalkeepers (plural)

A goalkeeper is a player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.


sweetener

sweetener (singular)
sweeteners (plural)

A sweetener is something that is added to food to make it sweeter.

Aspartame is a type of sweetener.


sweeteners

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


awaken

If you awaken somebody, they stop sleeping because of something you do.

I was awakened a little after 11:00 by the phone.

I get to sleep easily and awaken feeling good.

If something awakens your senses, a memory, a feeling, etc., it brings your attention to them.

The smell of lemons awakened a memory from childhood.


mobilize

mobilize (canonical)
mobilizes (third-person singular)
mobilized (past)
mobilized (past participle)
mobilizing (present participle)

If you mobilize something, you make it movable.

If you mobilize troops, you assemble them and their equipment for active service.

/ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/


awakens

The third-person singular form of awaken.


syphoned

syphon (canonical)
syphons (third-person singular)
syphoned (past)
syphoned (past participle)
syphoning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of syphon.


standardizations

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


moveable

moveable (positive)
more moveable (comparative)
most moveable (superlative)

If something is moveable, it can be moved.


moveable

A moveable is something that can be moved.


exterminate

exterminate (canonical)
exterminates (third-person singular)
exterminated (past)
exterminated (past participle)
exterminating (present participle)

If you exterminate pests, you kill all of the population of it intentionally.

We'll use poison to exterminate the rats.

If you exterminate something, you bring it to a definite end to it.

The public school failed to exterminate truancy.


rampart

A rampart is a defensive wall with a wide top and usually a stone parapet.


rampart

rampart (canonical)
ramparts (third-person singular)
ramparted (past)
ramparted (past participle)
ramparting (present participle)

If you rampart, you fortify, surround or defend something with a rampart.


rinded

rind (canonical)
rinds (third-person singular)
rinded (past)
rinded (past participle)
rinding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rind.


mobilise

mobilise (canonical)
mobilises (third-person singular)
mobilised (past)
mobilised (past participle)
mobilising (present participle)

If you mobilise something, you make it moveable.

If you mobilise troops, you assemble them and their equipment for active service.

/ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/


eradicate

eradicate (canonical)
eradicates (third-person singular)
eradicated (past)
eradicated (past participle)
eradicating (present participle)

If you eradicate something, you completely destroy it or to put an end to it.

Smallpox was globally eradicated in 1980.


rubberiest

rubbery (positive)
rubberier (comparative)
rubberiest (superlative)

The superlative form of rubbery; most rubbery.


spacious

spacious (positive)
more spacious (comparative)
most spacious (superlative)

If a place is spacious, it has plenty of empty space.

The apartment has a spacious bedroom.


receptacle

receptacle (singular)
receptacles (plural)

A receptacle is the part of the flower stalk to which the floral parts are attached..

A receptacle is an organ that receives and holds a secretion.

(US): A receptacle is an electrical socket for the connection of a plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.


big fish in a small pond

Big fish in a small pond means that a person's ability is restricted in a small location or organization.

/bɪɡ ˈfɪʃ ɪn ə smɔːl ˈpɒnd/


movable

movable (positive)
more movable (comparative)
most movable (superlative)

If something is movable, it can be moved.


movable

A movable is something that can be moved.


solidifies

solidify (canonical)
solidifies (third-person singular)
solidified (past)
solidified (past participle)
solidifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of solidify.


wildcat strike

A wildcat strike is a labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.


chores

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


chiliagon

chiliagon (singular)
chiliagons (plural)

A chiliagon is a shape with thousand sides.


rubberier

The comparative form of rubbery; more rubbery.


taxable

taxable (positive)
more taxable (comparative)
most taxable (superlative)

If something is taxable, it is liable or can be taxed.


optimums

optimum (singular)
optimums or optima (plural)

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


spooked

spook (canonical)
spooks (third-person singular)
spooked (past)
spooked (past participle)
spooking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spook.


clustering

cluster (canonical)
clusters (third-person singular)
clustered (past)
clustered (past participle)
clustering (present participle)


optimum

If something is at optimum condition, it is at the most favorable situation.


bestows

bestow (canonical)
bestows (third-person singular)
bestowed (past)
bestowed (past participle)
bestowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bestow.


elongates

elongate (canonical)
elongates (third-person singular)
elongated (past)
elongated (past participle)
elongating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of elongate.


embezzled

embezzle (canonical)
embezzles (third-person singular)
embezzled (past)
embezzled (past participle)
embezzling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of embezzle.


masoning

mason (canonical)
masons (third-person singular)
masoned (past)
masoned (past participle)
masoning (present participle)


rinding

rind (canonical)
rinds (third-person singular)
rinded (past)
rinded (past participle)
rinding (present participle)


lengthiest

lengthy (positive)
lengthier (comparative)
lengthiest (superlative)

The superlative form of lengthy; most lengthy.


lengthier

The comparative form of lengthy; more lengthy.


clustered

The past tense and past participle of cluster.


rinds

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


senates

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


elongate

If you elongate something, you make it longer by pulling and stretching.

/ɪ.ˈlɔŋ.ˌɡeɪt/


embezzle

If you embezzle, you steal money from the organisation that you are working for.


masoned

The past tense and past participle of mason.


vapid

vapid (positive)
more vapid (comparative)
most vapid (superlative)

If something is vapid, it offers nothing that is stimulating or challenging.


mergers

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


outburst

An outburst is a sudden release of strong emotion or activity.

The man greeted us with an outburst of invective.


extirpate

extirpate (canonical)
extirpates (third-person singular)
extirpated (past)
extirpated (past participle)
extirpating (present participle)

If you extirpate something, you destroy it completely.


clatter

A clatter is a rattling noise of hard objects falling or striking each other.


clatter

clatter (canonical)
clatters (third-person singular)
clattered (past)
clattered (past participle)
clattering (present participle)

If something clatters, it makes a rattling sound continuously.


standardising

standardise (canonical)
standardises (third-person singular)
standardised (past)
standardised (past participle)
standardising (present participle)


bestow

If you bestow someone, you present an honour, right, or gift to them.


solidified

The past tense and past participle of solidify.


siphons

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


siphons

siphon (canonical)
siphons (third-person singular)
siphoned (past)
siphoned (past participle)
siphoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of siphon.


promenades

promenade (singular)
promenades (plural)

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


promenades

promenade (canonical)
promenades (third-person singular)
promenaded (past)
promenaded (past participle)
promenading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of promenade.


tabooed

taboo (canonical)
taboos (third-person singular)
tabooed (past)
tabooed (past participle)
tabooing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of taboo.


meteorology

meteorology (singular)
meteorologies (plural)

Meteorology is the science that studies the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.


standardizes

standardize (canonical)
standardizes (third-person singular)
standardized (past)
standardized (past participle)
standardizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of standardize.


genius

Albert Einstein is a genius.


three-card monte

Three-card monte is a scam in which the victim is tricked into betting money, thinking they have a chance to find the money card (for example, the queen of hearts) out of a set of four playing cards that are facing down.


indignations

indignation (singular)
indignations (plural)

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


geniuses

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


bony

bony (positive)
bonier (comparative)
boniest (superlative)

If something is bony, it resembles or have the appearance of a bone.

If a person is bony, they have little flesh.


stardom

Stardom is the status of a performer acknowledged to be famous.


senators

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


effloresced

effloresce (canonical)
effloresces (third-person singular)
effloresced (past)
effloresced (past participle)
efflorescing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of effloresce.


standardises

The third-person singular form of standardise.


sooted

soot (canonical)
soots (third-person singular)
sooted (past)
sooted (past participle)
sooting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of soot.


rind

A rind is the hard and tough outer layer on food such as fruit, cheese.


rind

If you rind something, you remove the rind from it.


elongated

elongated (positive)
more elongated (comparative)
most elongated (superlative)

If something is elongated, it is longer than its original length.


elongated

elongate (canonical)
elongates (third-person singular)
elongated (past)
elongated (past participle)
elongating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of elongate.


inaugurals

inaugural (singular)
inaugurals (plural)

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


leave someone out in the cold

If you leave someone out in the cold, you purposely fail to provide someone with support.


tip of the iceberg

If something is just the tip of the iceberg, it is only a small indication of a larger problem.

/ˈtɪp əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/


antlers

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


paintability

Paintability is the possibility or the easiness to paint something.


purposely

If you do something purposely, you do it on purpose.


meteorologies

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


rubbery

rubbery (positive)
rubberier (comparative)
rubberiest (superlative)

If something is a rubbery, it has a tough and elastic texture that is similar to rubber.


initiations

initiation (singular)
initiations (plural)

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


standardised

The past tense and past participle of standardise.


promenade

A promenade is a walk that is taken for pleasure or exercise.

A promenade is a place where one takes a leisure walk or exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.


promenade

If you promenade, you take a leisure walk or exercise.


exterminating

exterminate (canonical)
exterminates (third-person singular)
exterminated (past)
exterminated (past participle)
exterminating (present participle)


syphons

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


syphons

syphon (canonical)
syphons (third-person singular)
syphoned (past)
syphoned (past participle)
syphoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of syphon.


shell game

A shell game is a game where one player tries to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a small object is hidden under after the other player quickly rearranges their positions.

A shell game is a dishonest activity designed to make people expect one outcome, which is not the intended outcome.


indignation

Indignation is anger caused by something that is not fair, or is undeserved to someone.


bonier

The comparative form of bony; more bony.


boniest

The superlative form of bony; most bony.


merger

A merger is the process of combining two or more parts into a single unit.

Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half


inauguration

inauguration (singular)
inaugurations (plural)

Inauguration is the formal beginning or initiation of any act.

Inauguration is the formal formal admission of someone to office.

The President's inauguration will happen in 2 weeks.

/ɪnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈreɪʃən/


initiation

Initiation is the act of admitting someone into a secret society or group, usually with a ritual.

Initiation is the action of beginning something.


truant

A truant is a person who is absent without permission, especially from school.


truant

If you play truant, you are absent without permission, especially from school.

He didn't graduate because he was chronically truant and didn't have enough attendance to meet the requirement.


truant

truant (canonical)
truants (third-person singular)
truanted (past)
truanted (past participle)
truanting (present participle)

If you truant, you idle away and waste time.


contractors

contractor (singular)
contractors (plural)

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


effloresces

The third-person singular form of effloresce.


embezzlement

embezzlement (singular)
embezzlements (plural)

Embezzlement is the theft of funds that was placed in their trust from their employer.


chore

A chore is a task that needs to be done frequently. The word chore is often used to imply that a task is boring or frustrating.

Washing dishes is a chore, but we cannot just stop eating.


conglomerate

conglomerate (singular)
conglomerates (plural)

A conglomerate is a corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are not related to the corporation's primary activity.

A conglomerate is a rock that consists of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.


conglomerate

conglomerate (positive)
more conglomerate (comparative)
most conglomerate (superlative)

If something is conglomerate it is clustered together into a mass.

conglomerate flowers.

If something is conglomerate it is composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.


conglomerate

conglomerate (canonical)
conglomerates (third-person singular)
conglomerated (past)
conglomerated (past participle)
conglomerating (present participle)

If something is conglomerated, it is combined together into a larger mass.

If something is conglomerated, it is combined together into a larger corporation.


retracts

retract (canonical)
retracts (third-person singular)
retracted (past)
retracted (past participle)
retracting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retract.


taboos

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


taboos

taboo (canonical)
taboos (third-person singular)
tabooed (past)
tabooed (past participle)
tabooing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of taboo.


optimal

optimal (positive)
more optimal (comparative)
most optimal (superlative)

If something is optimal, it is at the most favourable condition.

Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.


spooks

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


spooks

spook (canonical)
spooks (third-person singular)
spooked (past)
spooked (past participle)
spooking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spook.


slabbed

slab (canonical)
slabs (third-person singular)
slabbed (past)
slabbed (past participle)
slabbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slab.


standardized

standardize (canonical)
standardizes (third-person singular)
standardized (past)
standardized (past participle)
standardizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of standardize.


masons

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


masons

mason (canonical)
masons (third-person singular)
masoned (past)
masoned (past participle)
masoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mason.


inaugurations

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


cookery

Cookery is the practice of preparing and cooking food.


proclaiming

proclaim (canonical)
proclaims (third-person singular)
proclaimed (past)
proclaimed (past participle)
proclaiming (present participle)


syphon

A syphon is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which gravity moves the liquid from one reservoir to another.

A syphon is a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.


syphon

If you syphon something, you transfer liquid through a syphon.

He used a rubber tube to syphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

If you syphon something, you steal in small amounts.


solidify

solidify (canonical)
solidifies (third-person singular)
solidified (past)
solidified (past participle)
solidifying (present participle)

If something solidifies, it is converted into a solid body.


antler

Antlers are the bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk.


standardize

If you standardize something, you make something conform to a standard.


clamour

A clamour is a loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

A clamour is a continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent.


clamour

clamour (canonical)
clamours (third-person singular)
clamoured (past)
clamoured (past participle)
clamouring (present participle)

If you clamour, you shout loudly for a demand.

Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamour for more.


proclaims

The third-person singular form of proclaim.


siphon

A siphon is a bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which gravity moves the liquid from one reservoir to another.

A siphon is a tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.


siphon

siphon (canonical)
siphons (third-person singular)
siphoned (past)
siphoned (past participle)
siphoning (present participle)

If you siphon something, you transfer liquid through a siphon.

He used a rubber tube to siphon petrol from the car's fuel tank.

If you siphon something, you steal in small amounts.


inaugural

If something is inaugural, it marks the start of an activity, or period of office.


inaugural

inaugural (singular)
inaugurals (plural)

An inaugural is a formal speech given at the beginning of an office.

In his inaugural, President Obama proclaimed 'an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics'.


senate

A senate is the smaller upper assembly of a country.


retracted

The past tense and past participle of retract.


examiner

An examiner is a person who investigates someone or something.

An examiner is a person who sets or marks an examination.


soots

soot (canonical)
soots (third-person singular)
sooted (past)
sooted (past participle)
sooting (present participle)


collapsable

collapsable (positive)
more collapsable (comparative)
most collapsable (superlative)

If something is collapsable, it can be collapsed.


standardise

standardise (canonical)
standardises (third-person singular)
standardised (past)
standardised (past participle)
standardising (present participle)

If you standardise something, you make something conform to a standard.


inaugurate

inaugurate (canonical)
inaugurates (third-person singular)
inaugurated (past)
inaugurated (past participle)
inaugurating (present participle)

If someone is being inaugurated, they are being sworn into office with a formal ceremony.

/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊreɪt/


slabs

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


contractor

contractor (singular)
contractors (plural)

A contractor is a person or company that is hired via a business contract to provide services or materials.


cued

cue (canonical)
cues (third-person singular)
cued (past)
cued (past participle)
cueing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cue.


twofold

A twofold is two times the amount of something.

The wheat produced a twofold harvest.


proclaim

If you proclaim something, you announce or declare it.


cookeries

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


retract

retract (canonical)
retracts (third-person singular)
retracted (past)
retracted (past participle)
retracting (present participle)

If something retracts, it pulls back into where it came out from.

An airplane retracts its wheels after takeoff.

As she stretched, the cat's claws extended and then retracted again.

If you retract something you said, you take back or withdraw it.

I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.


collapsible

collapsible (positive)
more collapsible (comparative)
most collapsible (superlative)

If something is collapsible, it can be collapsed.


proclaimed

The past tense and past participle of proclaim.


chronicling

chronicle (canonical)
chronicles (third-person singular)
chronicled (past)
chronicled (past participle)
chronicling (present participle)


soot

Soot is a fine black substance that is produced by the incomplete combustion (burning) of coal or oil.


soot

If you soot something, you cover it in soot.


entrusting

entrust (canonical)
entrusts (third-person singular)
entrusted (past)
entrusted (past participle)
entrusting (present participle)


examiners

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


limitless

If something is limitless, it does not have any limits in size,or quantity.


chronicled

The past tense and past participle of chronicle.


entrusts

The third-person singular form of entrust.


entrusted

The past tense and past participle of entrust.


cue

A cue is an action that signals somebody to do something.


cue

If you cue someone, you give them a cue signal.


inaugurated

The past tense and past participle of inaugurate.


affirmed

affirm (canonical)
affirms (third-person singular)
affirmed (past)
affirmed (past participle)
affirming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of affirm.


slab

A slab is a large and flat piece of a solid material.


slab

slab (canonical)
slabs (third-person singular)
slabbed (past)
slabbed (past participle)
slabbing (present participle)

If you are slabbing something, you are making it into a slab.


affirms

The third-person singular form of affirm.


constitutes

constitute (canonical)
constitutes (third-person singular)
constituted (past)
constituted (past participle)
constituting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of constitute.


entrust

If you entrust, you trust someone to take care of something.

Can I entrust you with a secret?

He entrusted me his daughter.

He entrusts that task to her.


alights

alight (canonical)
alights (third-person singular)
alighted (past)
alighted (past participle)
alighting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of alight.


constituted

The past tense and past participle of constitute.


mutual fund

A mutual fund is a type of investment in which investors pool their money to buy stocks, bonds, and other types of financial investments.

For mutual fund investors, this looks like a good time to buy.

Investors have pulled money out of mutual funds that hold oil stocks.


alighted

The past tense and past participle of alight.


apple sauce

Apple sauce is sauce that is made out of apples.


outlays

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


paybacks

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


clapperboards

clapperboard (singular)
clapperboards (plural)

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


affirm

If you affirm someone, you agree with something that the person said.

She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.

If you affirm someone, you support or encourage them.

His parents did everything they could to affirm his self-confidence.


Faradian

A person who believes in the teachings of Wallace Fard Muhammad.

Malcolm was a Faradian.


spook

The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.

The big spider gave me a spook.


spook

spook (canonical)
spooks (third-person singular)
spooked (past)
spooked (past participle)
spooking (present participle)

If you spook someone, you frighten or make someone nervous.

The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path. The movement in the bushes spooked the deer and they ran.


taboo

taboo (positive)
more taboo (comparative)
most taboo (superlative)

Something that is taboo is considered forbidden, or is at least strongly discouraged.


taboo

A taboo is a social or religious custom that bans something.


taboo

taboo (canonical)
taboos (third-person singular)
tabooed (past)
tabooed (past participle)
tabooing (present participle)

If you taboo, you mark something as taboo.


eureka

A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something.

The answer hit me. "Eureka!", I cried.


constitute

If something is being constituted, it is being set up or established.

Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.

If A constitutes B, it combines to form C.

Truth and reason constitute the intellectual gold that defies destruction.


outlay

An outlay is an amount of money spent on something.

Without too much outlay, you could buy a second-hand car.


muddled

muddled (positive)
more muddled (comparative)
most muddled (superlative)

If something is muddled, it is disorganized.


muddled

muddle (canonical)
muddles (third-person singular)
muddled (past)
muddled (past participle)
muddling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of muddle.


cues

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


effloresce

effloresce (canonical)
effloresces (third-person singular)
effloresced (past)
effloresced (past participle)
efflorescing (present participle)

If something effloresce, it loses moisture and turn to a fine powder when exposed to air.

If something effloresce, it reaches an optimum stage of development.


muddle

If you muddle things, you mix them up or get them confused.

Young children tend to muddle their words.

If you muddle something, you mash an ingredient slightly for use in a cocktail.

He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.


alight

If you alight from a vehicle, you get off or exit from it.

Passengers are alighting from the carriage.


lifetime

A lifetime is the duration of the life of someone or something.


Turkish coffee

Turkish coffee (singular)
Turkish coffees (plural)

Turkish coffee is a coffee method that originated from Turkey.


jukeboxes

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


presumably

You use presumably to show that you expect or believe something to be true, but you don't know.

The disease presumably originated in Canada.


conceptual

conceptual (positive)
more conceptual (comparative)
most conceptual (superlative)

A conceptual framework, model, understanding, etc. relates to thinking and ideas.

His conceptual understanding wasn't matched with practical experience.

It can be helpful to have a conceptual framework for thinking about teaching and learning.


muddles

The third-person singular form of muddle.


lengthy

lengthy (positive)
lengthier (comparative)
lengthiest (superlative)

If something is lengthy, it is very long.

The lecture is too lengthy.


burrow

A burrow is a tunnel or hole that is dug by a small creature.

A burrow' is a heap of rubbish or refuse.


burrow

burrow (canonical)
burrows (third-person singular)
burrowed (past)
burrowed (past participle)
burrowing (present participle)

If you burrow, you dig a tunnel or hole.

If you burrow, you investigate something thoroughly.

The journalist burrowed into the origins of the mayor's corruption.


clapperboard

A clapperboard is a pair of hinged board that are struck together to synchronize picture and sound at the start of a video production.


payback

They beat us last year, so this year's win was payback.

A payback is a profit from something that is equal to the initial expenditure.


lifetimes

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


chronicles

chronicle (singular)
chronicles (plural)

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


chronicles

chronicle (canonical)
chronicles (third-person singular)
chronicled (past)
chronicled (past participle)
chronicling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chronicle.


chronicle

A chronicle is a written account of events in the order of when they happened.


chronicle

If something is chronicled, it is recorded in or as a chronicle.


reignites

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

The third-person singular form of reignite.


reignited

The past tense and past participle of reignite.


jukebox

A jukebox is a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.


googols

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


centillions

centillion (singular)
centillions (plural)

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


mason

A mason is a person who is skilled in building something with stone or brick.


mason

mason (canonical)
masons (third-person singular)
masoned (past)
masoned (past participle)
masoning (present participle)

If something is masoned, it is strengthened or built from stones.

To mason up a well or terrace

To mason in a kettle or boiler


sexdecillions

sexdecillion (singular)
sexdecillions (plural)

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


disconnect

disconnect (canonical)
disconnects (third-person singular)
disconnected (past)
disconnected (past participle)
disconnecting (present participle)

If you disconnect something, you remove the connection between an appliance with its electrical power source.

Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.


disconnect

disconnect (singular)
disconnects (plural)

A disconnect is a switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.


meringues

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


sexdecillion

One thousand quindecillion is a sexdecillion.


pheasant

A pheasant is a bird that is often hunted for food.


conservations

conservation (singular)
conservations (plural)

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


conservation

Conservation is the act of preventing the wasteful use of resources


inaugurates

inaugurate (canonical)
inaugurates (third-person singular)
inaugurated (past)
inaugurated (past participle)
inaugurating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inaugurate.


courtyards

courtyard (singular)
courtyards (plural)

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


vaccinations

vaccination (singular)
vaccinations (plural)

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


googol

Ten duotrigintillion is a googol.


googolplex

googolplex (singular)
googolplexes (plural)


meringue

A meringue is a type of dessert made from whipping egg whites and sugar.

The key to a good baked Alaska is the meringue topping.


itch mite

itch mite (singular)
itch mites (plural)

An itch mite is a parasite which burrows under the skin, causing scabies in humans.


cephalopods

cephalopod (singular)
cephalopods (plural)

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


caribous

caribou (singular)
caribous or caribou (plural)

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


lozenges

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


pastilles

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


retirements

retirement (singular)
retirements (plural)

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


ruses

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


panoramas

panorama (singular)
panoramas or panoramata (plural)

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


incursions

incursion (singular)
incursions (plural)

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


mammoths

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


dry run

A dry run is a practice of a performance or procedure before the actual event.

They did a dry run of the demonstration before showing it to the CEO.


obtuser

obtuse (positive)
obtuser (comparative)
obtusest (superlative)

The comparative form of obtuse; more obtuse.


resignation

resignation (singular)
resignations (plural)

A resignation is a document stating someone's intention to resign.

/rɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/


resignations

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


soughing

sough (canonical)
soughs (third-person singular)
soughed (past)
soughed (past participle)
soughing (present participle)


soughed

The past tense and past participle of sough.


parasites

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


nether

Nether is the lowest underbody or the distant part of the earth.

Rain water goes into the nether part of the earth.

Her chain fell into nether pit of the well.


charcoals

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


flinging

fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)


mammoth

A mammoth is an extinct mammal that looks like an elephant. It has long and curved tusks and a hairy body.


overviewed

overview (canonical)
overviews (third-person singular)
overviewed (past)
overviewed (past participle)
overviewing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overview.


courtyard

A courtyard is a space inside a building that is open to the sky. It can be partially or completely surrounded by walls or buildings.


itch mites

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


obtusest

The superlative form of obtuse; most obtuse.


pastille

A pastille is a soft flavoured sweet or candy.


lozenge

A lozenge is a quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.

A lozenge is a small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.


homages

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


pheasants

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


expires

expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of expire.


macaronis

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


incursion

An incursion is an aggressive movement into somewhere.


country bumpkins

country bumpkin (singular)
country bumpkins (plural)

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


excavates

excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of excavate.


kitchenware

Kitchenware are utensils that are used in a kitchen.

The new chef reorganized the area where we keep the pots, pans, and other kitchenware.

/ˈkɪtʃɪnwɛː/


panoramata

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


expired

The past tense and past participle of expire.


caribou

A caribou is a type of reindeer living in North America.


litmus papers

litmus paper (singular)
litmus papers (plural)

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


myriagons

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


mountebanks

mountebank (singular)
mountebanks (plural)

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


litmus paper

Litmus paper contains a water-soluble pH indicator that is made of different dyes. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.


stagging

stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)


curiosities

curiosity (singular)
curiosities (plural)

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


mews

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


muskets

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


overviews

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


overviews

The third-person singular form of overview.


cephalopod

cephalopod (singular)
cephalopods (plural)

A cephalopod is a type of mollusc of the class Cephalopoda.

squids and octopuses are a type of cephalopod.


infotainments

infotainment (singular)
infotainments (plural)

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


retirement

retirement (singular)
retirements (plural)

Retirement is the act of leaving one's job and stopping work permanently.


shape up or ship out

If you are asked to shape up or ship out, you either improve your behavior or else withdraw from that activity completely.


suspension

suspension (singular)
suspensions (plural)

Suspension is the act of hanging something or being hanged.

Suspension from a hook.

A suspension is a temporary delay or interruption.

Suspension is the state of a substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid, and can be separated by straining.

Suspension is the temporary barring of a person from somewhere.

Suspension from school as a disciplinary measure.

A suspension is a discord produced by prolonging a note in the chord into following chord.

Suspension is the system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels of a vehicle for it to move smoothly.


stagged

The past tense and past participle of stag.


overview

An overview is a brief summary of an event.


overview

If you overview something, you engage in an overview to provide a brief summary.


flung

The past tense and past participle of fling.


renditions

rendition (singular)
renditions (plural)

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


musketeers

musketeer (singular)
musketeers (plural)

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


vaccinates

vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of vaccinate.


excavated

The past tense and past participle of excavate.


parasite

A parasite person who lives on other people's expense and gives little or nothing back.

A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species and benefits from living on or in that other organism.


ladybirds

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


evocations

evocation (singular)
evocations (plural)

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


concoctions

concoction (singular)
concoctions (plural)

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


graffitiing

graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)


scouring

scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)


peppermints

peppermint (singular)
peppermints (plural)

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


graffitied

The past tense and past participle of graffiti.


scourging

scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)


foraying

foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)


hybrids

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


acumens

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


wireless

A device, computer, etc. that is wireless does not have any wires, or communicates without using wires.

The newest technology is increasingly wireless now.

Wireless communication can now be done through the cell phone in your pocket!


wireless

Wireless is way to be connected to a computer network.

If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.


peppermint

A peppermint hybrid herb of the mint family.

A confection containing extract of peppermint.


forayed

The past tense and past participle of foray.


musket

A musket is a kind of firearm with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored and fired from the shoulder.


alive and kicking

If a person is alive and kicking, they are alive and in good health.


hagiographies

hagiography (singular)
hagiographies (plural)

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


unsophisticated

unsophisticated (positive)
more unsophisticated (comparative)
most unsophisticated (superlative)

An unsophisticated person lacks refined knowledge or tastes.


country bumpkin

country bumpkin (singular)
country bumpkins (plural)

An unsophisticated person from the rural part of a country.


alkaline

alkaline (positive)
more alkaline (comparative)
most alkaline (superlative)

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


fissured

fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fissure.


llama

A llama is a South American mammal of the camel family.


panorama

panorama (singular)
panoramas or panoramata (plural)

A panorama is a wide-angle view of an area.


llamas

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


obtuse

obtuser (comparative)
obtusest (superlative)
obtuse (positive)
more obtuse (comparative)
most obtuse (superlative)

If an angle is acute, it is more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees in size.


ruse

A ruse is an action intended to trick someone.


excavating

excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)


acumen

Acumen is the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.


rusks

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


status quos

status quo (singular)
status quos (plural)

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


outbids

outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of outbid.


vaccination

vaccination (singular)
vaccinations (plural)

A vaccination is when someone is given a vaccine to protect them from a certain disease or illness.

Vaccination rates around the world have been going up.


vaccinating

vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)


vaccinated

The past tense and past participle of vaccinate.


raking

rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)


concoction

concoction (singular)
concoctions (plural)

A concoction is a mixture of various ingredients or elements.


ox

An ox is an adult male of the cattle family whose sex organs have been removed.

The stones had been carried up in wagons pulled by teams of oxen.

He's strong as an ox. He'll have no trouble lifting it.


foundry

A foundry is a place where molten (melted) metals are poured into casts, to make metal things of a certain shape.


sidekicks

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


militiae

militia (singular)
militias or militiae (plural)

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


foundries

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


snowmen

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


fissures

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


fissures

The third-person singular form of fissure.


add fuel to the fire

If you add fuel to the fire, you cause a conflict to become more intense, or make an already bad problem even worse.


cherubs

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


freezer

A freezer is something that is used to store food at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).


myriagon

A polygon with ten thousand sides and ten thousand angles.


bayonetting

bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)


oh

You say oh to express surprise, pain, or other feelings.

Oh! I couldn't believe you done that!


flings

fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fling.


flings

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


freezers

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


rendition

rendition (singular)
renditions (plural)

A rendition is a performance of a dramatic role or piece of music.


oxen

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


nominals

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


pas

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


snowman

A snowman is a figure that looks like a human. It is made with large snowballs stacked on each other.


scoured

scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scour.


musketeer

musketeer (singular)
musketeers (plural)

A musketeer is a foot soldier who is armed with a musket.

In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.


starkest

stark (positive)
starker (comparative)
starkest (superlative)

The superlative form of stark; most stark.


starker

The comparative form of stark; more stark.


opining

opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)


fissuring

fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)


homage

A homage is a demonstration of respect towards an individual after their retirement or death.


mirage

A mirage optical phenomenon which causes distant objects to appear at a different location than they really are.


mirages

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


far cry

If A is a far cry from B, A is very different from B.

Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.


safe-conduct

safe-conduct (singular)
safe-conducts (plural)

A safe-conduct is a document that allows a person to pass for a forbidden place, for example in cases of war.


forays

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


forays

foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of foray.


scours

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


scours

The third-person singular form of scour.


anguishing

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


dye packs

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


weightlifting

Weightlifting is a type of exercise in which weights are lifted.


suffrages

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


verboten

If something is verboten, it is forbidden or prohibited.


ladybird

A ladybird is a kind of red beetle with black spots.


militia

A militia is a civilian army that can be called upon in time of need.

A militia is a private force not under government control.


wittier

witty (positive)
wittier (comparative)
wittiest (superlative)

The comparative form of witty; more witty.


dye pack

A dye pack is a hidden explosive device that contains paint. It is used to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too noticeable to use without being identified.


alembics

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


dumbbells

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


illustrators

illustrator (singular)
illustrators (plural)

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


wittiest

The superlative form of witty; most witty.


let the cat out of the bag

If you let the cat out of the bag, you disclose a secret unintentionally.


scourged

scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scourge.


excavate

excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

If you excavate something, you make a hole (in it) by digging.

The dirt nearby was excavated for future construction.

The ground here was excavated by machine.

If you excavate something, you find it by digging.

The artifacts near the dig site were excavated carefully.


Pandora's box

A Pandora's box is a situation where it generates many complicated problems after it happens.


suffrage

A suffrage is when you can vote in an election.


status quo

status quo (singular)
status quos (plural)

If something remains status quo, the state of which the situation is in remains unchanged.


outbidded

outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of outbid.


opined

The past tense and past participle of opine.


sidekick

A sidekick is someone who regularly travels with, and helps, another person.


soughs

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


soughs

sough (canonical)
soughs (third-person singular)
soughed (past)
soughed (past participle)
soughing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sough.


rusk

A rusk is a dry biscuit or a piece of twice-baked bread.


raked

rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rake.


pejoratives

pejorative (singular)
pejoratives (plural)

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


witty

If someone gave a witty reply, the reply is clever and funny.

His speech was both witty and informative.


safe-conducts

The plural form of safe-conduct; more than one (kind of) safe-conduct.


hagiography

hagiography (singular)
hagiographies (plural)

A hagiography is the story of the life of a saint.

A hagiography is a biography that only tells good things about a person and hides all the bad things

/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/

/ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/


optical

optical (positive)
more optical (comparative)
most optical (superlative)

If something is optical, it is related to sight, optics or visible light.


birds of a feather flock together

Birds of a feather flock together means that people of similar character, background, or taste will be found together.

en-au-birds of a feather flock together.ogg


griffins

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


bayoneted

bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bayonet.


sough

A sough is a murmuring sound or whistling sound made by the wind in the trees or the sea.


sough

If you sough, you make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.


opines

opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of opine.


graffitis

graffiti (singular)
graffitis or graffiti (plural)

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


graffitis

graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of graffiti.


bayonetted

bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)


shrines

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


pa

Some people refer to their father informally as 'pa'.

Pa was busy on the phone.


country club

country club (singular)
country clubs (plural)

A country club is a private club in a rural area that offers recreational sports activities.


impromptu

If something is impromptu, it is not planned or rehearsed.

The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.

An impromptu speech


impromptu

impromptu (singular)
impromptus (plural)

An impromptu in music is something played without forethought of what beats are going to come next it is playing in the moment.


charcoal

Charcoal is a type of impure carbon obtained by heating wood it in the absence of oxygen.

A charcoal is a stick of black carbon material used for drawing.

A charcoal is a drawing made with charcoal.

/ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/


venom

Venom is a type of poison carried by an animals. It is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.


uncorks

uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of uncork.


venoms

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


reconciled

reconcile (canonical)
reconciles (third-person singular)
reconciled (past)
reconciled (past participle)
reconciling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reconcile.


illustrator

illustrator (singular)
illustrators (plural)

An illustrator is a person who draws illustrations in books or magazines)

Terry is one of the best illustrators of children's books in the country.


stark

stark (positive)
starker (comparative)
starkest (superlative)

Is something is stark, it is plain and undecorated, often in a cold or unpleasant way.

All the leaves were gone now, leaving the tree stark and bare.

The house was bare and empty with stark, white walls.

A stark contrast, difference, reminder, etc. is simple and clear, often in a cold or unpleasant way.

The contrast between rich and poor is even more stark in health outcomes.

The deaths are a stark reminder of how much family violence there is in the city.


demoused

demouse (canonical)
demouses (third-person singular)
demoused (past)
demoused (past participle)
demousing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of demouse.


country clubs

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


expiring

expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)


padlocked

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

The past tense and past participle of padlock.


foray

A foray is a sudden attack or incursion into an enemy's territory.


foray

foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

If you foray, you search an area or place for something.


explementary

An explementary angle is one of a pair that sum to 360 degrees.


orcas

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


defenestrated

defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of defenestrate.


deities

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


reconciles

The third-person singular form of reconcile.


demouses

The third-person singular form of demouse.


drum majors

drum major (singular)
drum majors (plural)

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


alembic

An alembic is a old chemical apparatus that consists of two retorts connected by a tube. It is used to purify substances by distillation


can of worms

If a situation is described as a can of worms, the situation is complex or troublesome as a decision to correct a problem leads to many more problems.

If someone gets a promotion that might not be deserved, it could open up a whole can of worms with the other employees.


quails

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


retorting

retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)


stags

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


stags

stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)


hybrid

A hybrid is an offspring of two different organisms of different species or varieties.

A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse.

A hybrid is a something that is made by combining two different elements.


filings

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


disabilities

disability (singular)
disabilities (plural)

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


scourge

A scourge is a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.

graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.

He flogged him with a scourge.


scourge

scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

If you scourge someone, you cause suffering to them.

If you scourge something, you hit it with a scourge (whip).


retorted

The past tense and past participle of retort.


tutorials

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


drum major

A drum major is a person who conducts and commands a marching band.


opine

opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

If you opine something, you express an opinion about it.


uncorked

The past tense and past participle of uncork.


tumblers

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


reconcile

If you reconcile with someone, you restore a friendly relationship with them.


gunpoint

If you hold someone at gunpoint, you threaten them by or aiming a firearm at them.


defenestrates

The third-person singular form of defenestrate.


scourges

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


scourges

The third-person singular form of scourge.


flocked

flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flock.


recreational

If a place is used for recreational purposes, it is used for activities that are done for leisure when one is not working.


quail

A quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the order Galliformes.


therapeutic

If something is therapeutic, it is related to the healing of a disease.


shrine

A shrine is a holy or sacred place dedicated to a certain deity or a person who is respected.


unguents

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


truisms

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


vaccinate

vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

If someone is vaccinated, they are given a vaccine to stop them from getting a disease or illness.

Doctors usually recommend that people are vaccinated against the flu every year.

Children are typically vaccinated against certain diseases regularly.


duality

Duality is the state or property of having two natures or aspects.

Protons and electrons exhibit wave–particle duality.


black sheep

A black sheep is a person who is regarded as a disgrace or outcast to a group.

He was the black sheep of our family after being kicked out of every school.


black sheep

black sheep (singular)
black sheep (plural)

A black sheep is a type of sheep that is covered with black wool all over its body.

Baa baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full. - Baa, Baa, Black Sheep


speculations

speculation (singular)
speculations (plural)

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


medicinal

If something is medicinal, it has the properties of medicine or is used to cure disease or relieve pain.


stag

We saw the handsome stag walking in the woods.

A stag is a social gathering attended by men only.

The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.


stag

If you stag, you buy shares and sell them at once for a profit.


anguished

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

The past tense and past participle of anguish.


anguished

anguished (positive)
more anguished (comparative)
most anguished (superlative)

If you are anguished, you are experiencing extreme discomfort or pain.


dipsticks

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


dipsticks

dipstick (canonical)
dipsticks (third-person singular)
dipsticked (past)
dipsticked (past participle)
dipsticking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dipstick.


cherub

A cherub is a type of angel, usually in the form a child with wings, but they were described in other ways in the past.


griffin

A griffin is a mythical beast that has a body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.


tucked

tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tuck.


deity

A deity is a god, goddess or any supernatural divine being.


porpoised

porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of porpoise.


orca

An orca is a sea mammal that is related to dolphins and porpoises. It is commonly called the killer whale.


confiscates

confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of confiscate.


dualities

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


impasses

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


fling

fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

If you fling something somewhere, you throw or push it away strongly, often carelessly or with strong emotion.

He grabbed a book and flung it across the room angrily.

The passenger door was flung open and a man jumped out.

She walked in, shut the door, flung herself on her bed, and started to cry.

She jumped into the water, flung her arms out and started splashing.

She flung her coat over a chair and walked into the kitchen.

If you fling words at somebody, you say angry things to them.

With everybody flinging accusations, she was worried about her future.


fling

If you have a fling with somebody, you have a short romantic or sexual relationship for fun.

I had a brief fling with a boy I met in the summer.

I wasn't serious about dancing. The lessons were just a fling.


sinful

sinful (positive)
more sinful (comparative)
most sinful (superlative)

A sinful person, act, belief, etc., goes against the religious or moral rules.

The pastor said that talking about others behind their back is sinful.


dumbbell

A dumbbell is a weight consisting of two disks or spheres attached to a short bar.


unguent

An unguent is a medicinal cream that is applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.


defenestrating

defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)


enneadecagons

enneadecagon (singular)
enneadecagons (plural)

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


tucks

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


orangish

If something is orangish, then it is a little orange or similar to orange.


octadecagons

octadecagon (singular)
octadecagons (plural)

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


octadecagon

A octadecagon is a shape with eighteen sides.


tetradecagons

tetradecagon (singular)
tetradecagons (plural)

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


truism

A truism is a statement that is obviously true and provides no new information.


awesomest

awesome (positive)
awesomer (comparative)
awesomest (superlative)

The superlative form of awesome; most awesome.


hexadecagons

hexadecagon (singular)
hexadecagons (plural)

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


awesomer

The comparative form of awesome; more awesome.


defenestrate

If you defenestrate something or someone, you throw them from a window.


prising

prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)


waivers

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


historiographies

historiography (singular)
historiographies (plural)

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


grits

Grits are ground corn cooked as a porridge, mostly eaten in the southern U.S.

Enjoy a special Mother's Day brunch, including shrimp and grits.


fissure

A fissure is a crack or opening in a rock.


fissure

fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

If you fissure, you split or crack something to form a fissures.


graffiti

graffiti (singular)
graffitis or graffiti (plural)

Graffiti are drawings or words that are drawn illegally on something in a public place.


graffiti

graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

IF you graffiti something, you mark it with a surface with such drawings.


hexadecagon

A hexadecagon is a shape with sixteen sides.


confiscated

The past tense and past participle of confiscate.


enneadecagon

A enneadecagon is a shape with nineteen sides.


vicing

vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)


expire

expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

The patient expired in hospital.

If something expires, it ends, usually becoming invalid.

My library card will expire next week.

The contract they signed expired already.

If food expires, it passes its expiration date, or the date it should not be eaten.

All the milk on the shelves has expired.


vised

vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of vise.


impasse

An impasse is a situation in which no progress can be made.


retorts

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


retorts

retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retort.


graveyard shift

Graveyard shift is a work shift that runs from midnight to 8 a.m..


tetradecagon

A tetradecagon is a shape with fourteen sides.


pralines

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


disability

disability (singular)
disabilities (plural)

A disability is condition where a person's movements or senses are limited by any physical or mental disadvantage.


treasons

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


acnes

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


praline

Pralines are confections made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.


porridge

Porridge is oatmeal or other grains boiled in water or milk until they are thick and sticky and usually eaten for breakfast.

He got up, ate a quick bowl of porridge, and set off.


deploying

deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)


fluking

fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)


herbicides

herbicide (singular)
herbicides (plural)

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


historiography

Historiography is the writing of history.

Historiography is the study of how people write about history and how they did so in the past: the "history of history".

A historiography is a written study of how other people have written about some part of history.


prised

The past tense and past participle of prise.


uncork

uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

If you uncork a bottle of wine, you remove the cork from the bottle.


hold up

If you hold someone up, you stop them from doing something.

I've got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?

If you hold up a promise, you fulfil it.

I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.

If you hold up a store, you rob it at gunpoint.

The guy tried to hold up a bank.


fluked

The past tense and past participle of fluke.


uproars

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


binders

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


reamers

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


treason

Treason is the crime of betraying one’s own country.


colonels

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


herbicide

Herbicide is a chemical substance that is used to kill plants.


gritting

grit (canonical)
grits (third-person singular)
gritted (past)
gritted (past participle)
gritting (present participle)


confiscate

confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

If you confiscate something, you use your authority to take it from someone.

In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.


mischiefs

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


traceable

traceable (positive)
more traceable (comparative)
most traceable (superlative)

If something is traceable, it can be traced or tracked down.

There was no traceable evidence left when the detectives arrived.


prises

prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prise.


viced

The past tense and past participle of vice.


flukes

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


flukes

The third-person singular form of fluke.


porpoises

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


porpoises

porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of porpoise.


flocks

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


flocks

flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flock.


toothpicks

toothpick (singular)
toothpicks (plural)

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


awesome

more awesome (comparative)
most awesome (superlative)
awesome (positive)
awesomer (comparative)
awesomest (superlative)

If something is awesome, it's very good.

I love this book, it's awesome.

If something is awesome, it causes you to feel awe or wonder.

The sight of the sun coming up over the mountains was truly awesome.


colonel

A colonel is a rank of an officer in the army.


waiver

A waiver is the act of waiving a right, claim, or privilege.

A waiver is a legal document that records the waiving of a right, claim, or privilege.

I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.


tuck

tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

If you tuck something, you place it somewhere safe or hidden.

Tuck in your shirt.

I tucked in the sheet.

He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.


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tumbler

A tumblr is a movable obstruction in a lock that holds the bolt in place until lifted by a key.

A tumblr is a drinking glass that has no handle or stem.


retort

A retort sharp or witty reply made in an argument.


retort

If you retort, you reply someone with a sharp or witty remark in an argument.


prise

If you prise something, you force it open with a lever.


toothpick

A toothpick is a small pointed stick that is used to remove food residue from between the teeth.


airtime

Airtime is the duration which a radio or television program is transmitted.

Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?


brainchildren

brainchild (singular)
brainchildren (plural)

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


deploys

The third-person singular form of deploy.


gritted

The past tense and past participle of grit.


flock

A flock is a large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

A flock is a large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together.


flock

If you flock to a place, you go towards a place in large numbers.

People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.


deployed

The past tense and past participle of deploy.


insurgents

insurgent (singular)
insurgents (plural)

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


cashiered

cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cashier.


hijacking

hijack (canonical)
hijacks (third-person singular)
hijacked (past)
hijacked (past participle)
hijacking (present participle)


porpoise

A porpoise is a small aquatic mammal of the family Phocoenidae. It is related to dolphins and whales.


porpoise

If you porpoise, you move through water like a porpoise.


airtimes

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


xanthophylls

xanthophyll (singular)
xanthophylls (plural)

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


vise

A vise is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.


vise

vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

If you vise something, you clamp it with a vise.


bayonets

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


bayonets

bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bayonet.


brainchild

A brainchild is something that is considered to be a person's creation or original idea.

The entire project was the brainchild of a small group of visionaries.


hijack

If you hijack a vehicle, you force it to stop so you can seize control of it in order to reach a destination.


hijacked

The past tense and past participle of hijack.


hijacks

The third-person singular form of hijack.


tribunals

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


scour

scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

If you scour something, you clean or polish something by scrubbing it hard with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

He scoured the burnt food from the pan.

To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea.

If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.


scour

Scour is the action of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it.

Give the pot a good scour.


tutorial

A tutorial is an interactive class taught by a tutor to students, individually or in small groups.

A tutorial is a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed and time.


binder

A binder is something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the cover or holder that holds the pages of a book together.

A binder is a chemical that causes two other substances to form into one.


vises

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


assorting

assort (canonical)
assorts (third-person singular)
assorted (past)
assorted (past participle)
assorting (present participle)


quintessential

If something is quintessential, it represents the perfect example of something.

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visionaries

visionary (singular)
visionaries (plural)

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


assorts

The third-person singular form of assort.


acne

Acne is an infection of the skin, usually on the face, usually in teens.


speculation

speculation (singular)
speculations (plural)

Speculation is the ideas you have about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

There has been a lot of talk and speculation about what will happen in the final game.

Any answer to that question would be pure speculation.

Speculation is the process of thinking about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

After a great deal of speculation, I decided that he must have done it.

Speculation is risky investing with the hope of making a large profit.


kettle of fish

If a situation is said to be a kettle of fish, the situation is different as compared to another.


carpooling

carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)


uproar

An uproar is a loud noise, from angry people yelling.

An uproar is public complaint or debate about a change or new issue.


emojis

emoji (singular)
emojis or emoji (plural)

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


mischief

Mischief is the intention to cause minor trouble or the trouble caused.

"I scared you, didn't I?" she asked, her eyes full of mischief.

I hope you'll stay out of mischief when we go to church this morning.

Mischief is the illegal act of damaging the property of others.

He was charged with criminal mischief after he damaged a security camera.


bayonet

A bayonet is a blade that can be installed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in close-combat fighting.


bayonet

If you bayonet someone, you stab with a bayonet.


foolishness

Foolishness is the state of being foolish.

If something is pure foolishness, it is a foolish or bad idea.


deploy

deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

If a country deploy troops, they prepare and arrange them for military action.

Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.

If you deploy something, you open it or otherwise make it ready for use.

He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.


assort

If you assort something, you sort or arrange according in a specific way.


rickrolls

rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rickroll.


watchdogging

watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)


watchdogged

The past tense and past participle of watchdog.


yanking

yank (canonical)
yanks (third-person singular)
yanked (past)
yanked (past participle)
yanking (present participle)


menacing

menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)


cashiers

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


cashiers

The third-person singular form of cashier.


yanked

The past tense and past participle of yank.


twerked

twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of twerk.


nominal

The nominal price, rate, or wage is the one before adjustments to reflect the true value.

GDP grew at a nominal rate of 3.4%, or 1.4% after adjusting for inflation.

A nominal position, change, etc. is one in name only, without reflection what actually happens.

They gained nominal independence from Britain in 1941, but Britain continued to exercise a good deal of control for years.

A nominal sum, fee, charge, gift, etc. is a small one compared to the true value.

He lives with his parents who only charge him a nominal rent.

A nominal form, position, phrase, etc. is related to nouns.

The nominal form of the word is aki.


nominal

A nominal is a noun or phrase that functions as head of a noun phrase.

This sentence contains two nominals.

A nominal is a word or phrase that shares features with nouns.


cygnets

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


insurgent

insurgent (singular)
insurgents (plural)

An insurgent is a person who fights against a government or any authority.


insurgent

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fluke

A fluke is a lucky occurrence that could not be repeated.

The first goal was just a fluke.

A fluke is one side of a whale or dolphin's tail.

The dolphin had an injury on the left fluke of its tail.


fluke

fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

If you fluke, you obtain something by pure chance rather than skill.

I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.


carpools

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


carpools

The third-person singular form of carpool.


visionary

visionary (positive)
more visionary (comparative)
most visionary (superlative)

If something is visionary, it is about the planning of the future with imagination or wisdom.

/ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/


visionary

A visionary is a person who has visions.

/ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/


reamer

A reamer is a tool for boring a hole wider.


riskier

risky (positive)
riskier (comparative)
riskiest (superlative)

The comparative form of risky; more risky.


riskiest

The superlative form of risky; most risky.


assorted

The past tense and past participle of assort.


assorted

assorted (positive)
more assorted (comparative)
most assorted (superlative)

If something is assorted, it is made of different kinds or types of things.

This assorted pack of jelly beans contain flavours such as watermelon, fruit punch and cotton candy.


interchangeable

if something is interchangeable you can change it for other thing and you get a similar or the same result.


ampler

ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

The comparative form of ample; more ample.


graduands

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


amplest

The superlative form of ample; most ample.


carpooled

The past tense and past participle of carpool.


signets

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


yank

If you yank something, you pull it with a strong action.


watchdogs

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


watchdogs

The third-person singular form of watchdog.


reminders

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


menaces

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


menaces

The third-person singular form of menace.


cashier

A cashier is a worker who collects money and gives out change at a store or bank.

My first job was as a cashier at a new grocery store in town.

The cashier took my twenty and gave me back $2.25 change.


cashier

cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

If an officer gets cashiered, they are forced to leave the armed forces because they have done something wrong.

He was cashiered from the army for failing a drug test.


tribunal

A tribunal is a group of people who listen to evidence and come to a decision about a particular issue.

The United Nations established a war crimes tribunal for Rwanda in late 1994.


mementos

memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

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


commodious

commodious (positive)
more commodious (comparative)
most commodious (superlative)

If a room is commodious, it is spacious and comfortable.


seashores

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


mainmasts

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


yanks

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


muddlers

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


menaced

The past tense and past participle of menace.


emoji

An emoji is a small digital graphic icon that is used to represent a concept or object.

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


seeping

seep (canonical)
seeps (third-person singular)
seeped (past)
seeped (past participle)
seeping (present participle)


foremasts

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


seeped

The past tense and past participle of seep.


tap dance

If you tap dance, you tap your feet, balls of your feet, heels and toes to music, making a clicking sound.


watchdog

A watchdog is a dog that guards a property.

A watchdog is a person of group that monitors the activities of something on behalf of someone.

/ˈwɑːt͡ʃ.ˌdɑːɡ/

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ˌdɒɡ/


watchdog

If you watchdog, you monitor an activity or situation.

/ˈwɑːt͡ʃ.ˌdɑːɡ/

/ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ˌdɒɡ/


accompaniments

accompaniment (singular)
accompaniments (plural)

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


muddler

A muddler is a person or thing that mixes things up.

A muddler is a tool used to mix an ingredient slightly for use in a cocktail,


twerks

The third-person singular form of twerk.


clairvoyance

Clairvoyance is the power to see the future.


Horn of Africa

A peninsula with four countries: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea.


reminder

A reminder is someone or something that is used to remember something.

He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.


carpool

Carpool is an arrangement where people share a car with other passengers to save the cost of operating the car.


carpool

carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

If you carpool, you travel together in via a carpool.


signet

A signet is a small seal that was used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.


monosaccharides

monosaccharide (singular)
monosaccharides (plural)

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


keepsakes

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


disaccharides

disaccharide (singular)
disaccharides (plural)

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


inquests

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


brigs

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


menace

cigarette smoking is a menace to society.

This man poses a menace to himself and his family.


menace

If you menace somebody, you try to make them feel unsafe.

He began carrying a gun and menacing his neighbours.


mainmast

The mainmast is the primary and tallest mast of a ship that has more than one mast.


keepsake

A keepsake is an object that is kept in memory of something or someone.

She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.


coupes

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


fructose

Fructose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar), formula C₆H₁₂O₆.


graduand

A graduand is a student who is about to receive an academic degree.


Somalia

Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa that shares borders with Djibouti and Kenya.


seashore

Seashore is a sandy or rocky area that separates land and a water body.


clarifications

clarification (singular)
clarifications (plural)

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


unwholesome

unwholesome (positive)
more unwholesome (comparative)
most unwholesome (superlative)

If something is unwholesome, it is unfavorable to health.


dervish


proclamations

proclamation (singular)
proclamations (plural)

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


coupés

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


clairvoyants

clairvoyant (singular)
clairvoyants (plural)

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


arcades

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


galactose

Galactose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar) found in dairy products, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.


risky

If something is risky, it is dangerous and involves risk.

Investing in this start-up company could be risky.


foremast

The foremast is the mast nearest to the bow of a ship with more than one mast.


watercrafts

watercraft (singular)
watercrafts or watercraft (plural)

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


grit

The wind blew a fine grit that got in her teeth, hair, and eyes.

Rinse the lettuce thoroughly under cold running water to remove grit and sand.

If you have grit, you have the strength to keep going despite many difficulties.

Although we lost today, we showed real grit, courage, and a refusal to quit.

Grits are ground corn cooked as a porridge, mostly eaten in the southern U.S.

Enjoy a special Mother's Day brunch, including shrimp and grits.


grit

grit (canonical)
grits (third-person singular)
gritted (past)
gritted (past participle)
gritting (present participle)

If you grit your teeth, you bite them together, usually as you face a difficulty.

Gritting her teeth, she jumped into the icy water.

If you grit a road or sidewalk, you put small pieces of stone on it to make it less slippery.

They've changed from salting the road in the winter, to gritting it.


edicts

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


alcoves

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


wholesome

wholesome (positive)
wholesomer (comparative)
wholesomest (superlative)

If something is wholesome, it promotes good physical health and well-being.


mementoes

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


inquest

An inquest is a formal investigation to determine the cause of an incident.


fizzier

fizzy (positive)
fizzier (comparative)
fizziest (superlative)

The comparative form of fizzy; more fizzy.


metronomes

metronome (singular)
metronomes (plural)

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


morbid

morbid (positive)
more morbid (comparative)
most morbid (superlative)

If something is morbid, it takes an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, disease.