indexes

index (singular)
indexes or indices (plural)

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


indexes

index (canonical)
indexes (third-person singular)
indexed (past)
indexed (past participle)
indexing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of index.


prevents

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

The third-person singular form of prevent.


nominated

nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nominate.


contented

content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of content.


contented

contented (positive)
more contented (comparative)
most contented (superlative)

If a person is contented, they are satisfied.


wires

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


wires

wire (canonical)
wires (third-person singular)
wired (past)
wired (past participle)
wiring (present participle)


indexed

The past tense and past participle of index.


fox

A smart person who can trick other people.


fox

fox (canonical)
foxes (third-person singular)
foxed (past)
foxed (past participle)
foxing (present participle)

If you fox someone, you trick them; you fool them.

If something foxes you, it confuses or baffles you.

This Sudoku puzzle foxes me.


allocates

allocate (canonical)
allocates (third-person singular)
allocated (past)
allocated (past participle)
allocating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of allocate.


confessed

confess (canonical)
confesses (third-person singular)
confessed (past)
confessed (past participle)
confessing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of confess.


suns

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


tasks

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


tasks

task (canonical)
tasks (third-person singular)
tasked (past)
tasked (past participle)
tasking (present participle)


excludes

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

The third-person singular form of exclude.


braving

brave (canonical)
braves (third-person singular)
braved (past)
braved (past participle)
braving (present participle)


abstracting

abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)


wired

The past tense and past participle of wire.


wired

wired (positive)
more wired (comparative)
most wired (superlative)

If you are wired, you are excited or hyper.

I can't drink coffee in the evenings because it makes me really wired and then I can't sleep.


braved

The past tense and past participle of brave.


cures

cure (canonical)
cures (third-person singular)
cured (past)
cured (past participle)
curing (present participle)


cures

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


allocated

The past tense and past participle of allocate.


spending

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


hedgehogs

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


queerer

queer (positive)
queerer (comparative)
queerest (superlative)

The comparative form of queer; more queer.


revolutions

revolution (singular)
revolutions (plural)

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


queerest

The superlative form of queer; most queer.


reset

reset (canonical)
resets (third-person singular)
reset (past)
reset (past participle)
resetting (present participle)

If you reset something you change it back to the way it started. You set it to the beginning again.

The timer doesn't work right and I have to reset it every day; it's a pain.

The past tense and past participle of reset.

I reset the VCR last week, so it should be working properly now.

Have you ever reset this clock? I don't know how to do it.


edibles

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


measurements

measurement (singular)
measurements (plural)

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


accents

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


accents

accent (canonical)
accents (third-person singular)
accented (past)
accented (past participle)
accenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accent.


alarming

alarm (canonical)
alarms (third-person singular)
alarmed (past)
alarmed (past participle)
alarming (present participle)

/ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/


alarming

alarming (positive)
more alarming (comparative)
most alarming (superlative)

If something is alarming, it is surprising and it makes you worry.

We heard some very alarming information about the number of fights at school.

/ə.ˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/


cured

The past tense and past participle of cure.


declared

declare (canonical)
declares (third-person singular)
declared (past)
declared (past participle)
declaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of declare.


consciences

conscience (singular)
consciences (plural)

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


tasked

The past tense and past participle of task.


confesses

confess (canonical)
confesses (third-person singular)
confessed (past)
confessed (past participle)
confessing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of confess.


alarmed

The past tense and past participle of alarm.


alarmed

alarmed (positive)
more alarmed (comparative)
most alarmed (superlative)

If you are alarmed, you are surprised or upset.

I was very alarmed to hear how many fights there are at school.


nominates

nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of nominate.


resets

The third-person singular form of reset.

The clock resets every night at midnight.


allocating

allocate (canonical)
allocates (third-person singular)
allocated (past)
allocated (past participle)
allocating (present participle)


abstracted

abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abstract.


abstracted

abstracted (positive)
more abstracted (comparative)
most abstracted (superlative)

If something is abstracted, it is separated or disconnected.

If someone is abstracted, they forget things or do not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

In his later life he became even more abstracted.


limits

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


limits

limit (canonical)
limits (third-person singular)
limited (past)
limited (past participle)
limiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of limit.


trios

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


gangbangs

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


gangbangs

gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gangbang.


abusing

abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)


volunteering

volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)


throw up

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


merrier

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

The comparative form of merry; more merry.


prevented

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

The past tense and past participle of prevent.


full moons

full moon (singular)
full moons (plural)

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


informations

information (singular)
informations (plural)

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


shades

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


shades

shade (canonical)
shades (third-person singular)
shaded (past)
shaded (past participle)
shading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shade.


stakeholders

stakeholder (singular)
stakeholders (plural)

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


braves

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


braves

brave (canonical)
braves (third-person singular)
braved (past)
braved (past participle)
braving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brave.


declares

declare (canonical)
declares (third-person singular)
declared (past)
declared (past participle)
declaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of declare.


sakes

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

The plural form of sake; more than one (kind of) sake., meaning the rice wine.


graphing

graph (canonical)
graphs (third-person singular)
graphed (past)
graphed (past participle)
graphing (present participle)


wipe

wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)

If you wipe something, you rub it to take something off of it. Often you wipe off water or dirt.

I wiped my glasses with my shirt.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead with the back of my hand.

If you wipe a computer disk, you erase everything from it.

I accidentally wiped my hard drive and lost all my documents.


wipe

A wipe is a piece of cloth that you wipe with.

We need more wipes to clean the baby's bottom.

A wipe is one movement that is part of wiping.

Just give it a quick wipe to clean it.


graphed

The past tense and past participle of graph.


stomached

stomach (canonical)
stomachs (third-person singular)
stomached (past)
stomached (past participle)
stomaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stomach.


wiring

wire (canonical)
wires (third-person singular)
wired (past)
wired (past participle)
wiring (present participle)


likeliest

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

The superlative form of likely; most likely.


convinces

convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of convince.


sickle-cell anaemia

A disease where the red blood cells change to a sickle shape when there is a shortage of oxygen.


indexing

index (canonical)
indexes (third-person singular)
indexed (past)
indexed (past participle)
indexing (present participle)


ride

ride (canonical)
rides (third-person singular)
rode (past)
ridden (past participle)
riding (present participle)

If you ride something, you sit on it while it moves.

I can ride a horse, but I cannot ride a motorcycle.

If you ride someone, you have sex with them.


ride

It was a long ride from Canada to Mexico.

A ride is a vehicle like a car, motorcycle or bicycle.

That is a nice ride you are driving.

A ride is a machine that you ride on for fun.

Roller-coasters and merry-go-rounds are my favorite 'rides at the park.

A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.

Can you give me a ride?


fancy

fancier (comparative)
fanciest (superlative)
fancy (positive)
more fancy (comparative)
most fancy (superlative)

If something is fancy, it nicer than usual, often with decorations and bright colours.

That's a very fancy dress you're wearing.

We tried to make things look fancy for the party.

A fancy restaurant, party, etc. is fashionable and expensive.

She's going to a fancy party and the rest of us aren't welcome.

Fancy movements are difficult but done with a lot of skill.

He got around the other players with some very fancy footwork.

Fancy apples, tuna, etc. are the best kind of that food.

Cherries from Canada can be marked either "CANADA FANCY", "CANADA CHOICE" or "CANADA STANDARD"


fancy

fancy (canonical)
fancies (third-person singular)
fancied (past)
fancied (past participle)
fancying (present participle)

If you fancy something, you like or want it.

No thanks. I don't really fancy coffee.

I thought you might fancy a drink.

If you fancy someone, you like them in a sexual way.

She's very nice, but I don't really fancy her, if you get my meaning.

If you fancy yourself something, you think you are that (but maybe other people don't agree).

He fancies himself a great football player.

If you fancy something up, you make it more fancy.

You say "Fancy that!" or fancy something, to show that you're surprised about it or think it unlikely.

Fancy her getting the job!


amphibians

amphibian (singular)
amphibians (plural)

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


merriest

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

The superlative form of merry; most merry.


abuses

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


abuses

abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abuse.


genders

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


fined

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

The past tense and past participle of fine.


volunteered

volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of volunteer.


inking

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


scheduled

schedule (canonical)
schedules (third-person singular)
scheduled (past)
scheduled (past participle)
scheduling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of schedule.


convinced

The past tense and past participle of convince.


convinced

convinced (positive)
more convinced (comparative)
most convinced (superlative)

If you are convinced of something, you believe it strongly.

Last year I became convinced that we had been wrong all along.


baking

bake (canonical)
bakes (third-person singular)
baked (past)
baked (past participle)
baking (present participle)


keen

keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

If you are keen on something you like that thing.


keen

An Irish cry of sadness for a dead person.


keen

keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


steals

steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of steal.


steals

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


likelier

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

The comparative form of likely; more likely.


objecting

object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)


expects

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

The third-person singular form of expect.


throw away

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

If you throw away something, you get rid of it. Often this means you put it in the garbage.

I threw away the chair because it was broken.


ploughing

plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)


interjections

interjection (singular)
interjections (plural)

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


fines

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


proves

proved (past participle)
prove (canonical)
proves (third-person singular)
proved (past)
proven (past participle)
proving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prove.


harbored

harbor (canonical)
harbors (third-person singular)
harbored (past)
harbored (past participle)
harboring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of harbor.


lawns

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


redundancies

redundancy (singular)
redundancies (plural)

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


convincing

convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)


convincing

convincing (positive)
more convincing (comparative)
most convincing (superlative)

If something is convincing, it makes people believe.

I wasn't sure about the idea before I came, but the presentation was very convincing.


aires

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


gayest

gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)


dumbest

dumb (positive)
dumber (comparative)
dumbest (superlative)

The superlative form of dumb; most dumb.


limited

limit (canonical)
limits (third-person singular)
limited (past)
limited (past participle)
limiting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of limit.


limited

limited (positive)
more limited (comparative)
most limited (superlative)

If something is limited, there is only a certain amount of it.

We have room for only a very limited number of people.


limiting

limiting (positive)
more limiting (comparative)
most limiting (superlative)

If something is limiting, it doesn't let you be free.

I'm afraid that this way of thinking is very limiting and won't move us forward.

I find this jacket quite limiting.


satisfies

satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of satisfy.


ploughs

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


ploughs

The third-person singular form of plough.


subordinate clauses

subordinate clause (singular)
subordinate clauses (plural)

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


relative clauses

relative clause (singular)
relative clauses (plural)

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


African Americans

African American (singular)
African Americans (plural)

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


nominating

nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)


objects

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


objects

object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of object.


pearling

pearl (canonical)
pearls (third-person singular)
pearled (past)
pearled (past participle)
pearling (present participle)


astronomers

astronomer (singular)
astronomers (plural)

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


dumber

The comparative form of dumb; more dumb.


harbors

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


harbors

harbor (canonical)
harbors (third-person singular)
harbored (past)
harbored (past participle)
harboring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of harbor.


moderating

moderate (canonical)
moderates (third-person singular)
moderated (past)
moderated (past participle)
moderating (present participle)


destructs

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

The third-person singular form of destruct.


redundancy

redundancy (singular)
redundancies (plural)

Redundancy is when you do something more times than you need to.

Redundancy is when the same information is given more than once.

Redundancy is when several parts of something (such as a machine) do the same this. This way it will still work if some parts are broken or gone.


gayer

gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)


moderated

The past tense and past participle of moderate.


heirs

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


scheduling

schedule (canonical)
schedules (third-person singular)
scheduled (past)
scheduled (past participle)
scheduling (present participle)


fearing

fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)


absence

There was an absence of help for the project.

An absence is a time something is not there.

I failed the class because I had too many absences.


excluded

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

The past tense and past participle of exclude.


destructed

The past tense and past participle of destruct.


teenagers

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


witch doctors

witch doctor (singular)
witch doctors (plural)

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


principals

principal (singular)
principals (plural)

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


travelers

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


telescopes

telescope (singular)
telescopes (plural)

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


pearled

The past tense and past participle of pearl.


librarians

librarian (singular)
librarians (plural)

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


gravest

grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

The superlative form of grave; most grave.


feared

The past tense and past participle of fear.

I have always feared that I would grow old alone.

That CEO is feared by everyone else at the company.


feared

feared (positive)
more feared (comparative)
most feared (superlative)

If someone or something is feared, it causes great fear in others.

He is the most feared manager at the company.


abstracts

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


abstracts

abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abstract.


puts

put (canonical)
puts (third-person singular)
put (past)
put (past participle)
putting (present participle)


elders

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

Children should respect their elders.


squeakier

squeaky (positive)
squeakier (comparative)
squeakiest (superlative)

The comparative form of squeaky; more squeaky.


piloting

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


Muslims

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


hungriest

hungry (positive)
hungrier (comparative)
hungriest (superlative)

The superlative form of hungry; most hungry.


volunteers

volunteer (singular)
volunteers (plural)

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


volunteers

volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of volunteer.


undertakings

undertaking (singular)
undertakings (plural)

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


squeakiest

The superlative form of squeaky; most squeaky.


moderates

moderate (canonical)
moderates (third-person singular)
moderated (past)
moderated (past participle)
moderating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of moderate.


moderates

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


firefighters

firefighter (singular)
firefighters (plural)

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


regulars

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


satisfying

satisfying (positive)
more satisfying (comparative)
most satisfying (superlative)

If something is satisfying, it makes you feel good, usually because you finished, got it, or ate it.

I like working on cars. It's deeply satisfying when you find a problem and fix it.

I'm afraid that your answer isn't satisfying at all.


satisfying

satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

I like eating chocolate as it is satisfying my need for sweet food.


predicating

predicate (canonical)
predicates (third-person singular)
predicated (past)
predicated (past participle)
predicating (present participle)


fairest

fair (positive)
fairer (comparative)
fairest (superlative)

The superlative form of fair; most fair.


wizards

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


farmers

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


furnace

A furnace is a machine that is used to heat a building.


fairer

The comparative form of fair; more fair.


nurses

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


nurses

nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of nurse.


schedules

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


schedules

schedule (canonical)
schedules (third-person singular)
scheduled (past)
scheduled (past participle)
scheduling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of schedule.


probabilities

probability (singular)
probabilities (plural)

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


robbers

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


Galatia

A region of ancient Asia Minor in what is now the country of Turkey.


furnaces

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


event horizons

event horizon (singular)
event horizons (plural)

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


originals

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


authored

author (canonical)
authors (third-person singular)
authored (past)
authored (past participle)
authoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of author.


ladies

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


slaves

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


slaves

slave (canonical)
slaves (third-person singular)
slaved (past)
slaved (past participle)
slaving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slave.


siblings

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


antiques

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


Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Tel Aviv-Jaffa is the official name for Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv-Jaffa are twin cities in Israel.


err

err (canonical)
errs (third-person singular)
erred (past)
erred (past participle)
erring (present participle)

If you err, you make a mistake; you do something wrong.

When I was adding information into the database, I erred in keying in the values for the wrong column.


hungrier

hungry (positive)
hungrier (comparative)
hungriest (superlative)

The comparative form of hungry; more hungry.


thinks

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

The third-person singular form of think.


predicated

The past tense and past participle of predicate.


firemen

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


ministers

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


ministers

minister (canonical)
ministers (third-person singular)
ministered (past)
ministered (past participle)
ministering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of minister.


girls

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


slaved

The past tense and past participle of slave.


turkeys

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


proxies

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


proxies

proxy (canonical)
proxies (third-person singular)
proxied (past)
proxied (past participle)
proxying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of proxy.


securer

secure (positive)
securer (comparative)
securest (superlative)

The comparative form of secure; more secure.


productions

production (singular)
productions (plural)

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


kings

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


Zionism

Zionism is the belief that there should be a Jewish country, especially support for the current Jewish state in Israel.

Zionism is a religion that is practiced by people in parts of Africa and is most popular in Eswatini. It is a mix of Protestantism and Animism.


nursed

The past tense and past participle of nurse.


bassists

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


waitressed

waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of waitress.


gripping

grip (canonical)
grips (third-person singular)
gripped (past)
gripped (past participle)
gripping (present participle)


Turkey

Turkey is a country in western Asia and eastern Europe. Its full name is Republic of Turkey.


folks

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


worming

worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)


fortnight

fortnight (singular)
fortnights (plural)

Her mother will be staying for a fortnight over Christmas.


warriors

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


puking

puke (canonical)
pukes (third-person singular)
puked (past)
puked (past participle)
puking (present participle)


thinking

Your thinking about a topic is your thoughts, opinions and ideas.

She's done some really good thinking on this topic.

My thinking on the topic has changed as new information has come in.


atheists

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


brothers

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


brothers

brother (canonical)
brothers (third-person singular)
brothered (past)
brothered (past participle)
brothering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brother.


Zionists

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


airs

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


airs

air (canonical)
airs (third-person singular)
aired (past)
aired (past participle)
airing (present participle)


explodes

explode (canonical)
explodes (third-person singular)
exploded (past)
exploded (past participle)
exploding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of explode.


chairpeople

chairperson (singular)
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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


jerking off

jerk off (canonical)
jerks off (third-person singular)
jerked off (past)
jerked off (past participle)
jerking off (present participle)


drugging

drug (canonical)
drugs (third-person singular)
drugged (past)
drugged (past participle)
drugging (present participle)


lawyers

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


lawyers

lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lawyer.


arachnids

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


dogging

dog (canonical)
dogs (third-person singular)
dogged (past)
dogged (past participle)
dogging (present participle)


performances

performance (singular)
performances (plural)

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


jerked off

The past tense and past participle of jerk off.


slaving

slave (canonical)
slaves (third-person singular)
slaved (past)
slaved (past participle)
slaving (present participle)


tiny

tiny (positive)
tinier (comparative)
tiniest (superlative)

A single grain of sand is tiny.


securest

secure (positive)
securer (comparative)
securest (superlative)

The superlative form of secure; most secure.


waitressing

waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)


authoring

author (canonical)
authors (third-person singular)
authored (past)
authored (past participle)
authoring (present participle)


diagrammed

diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of diagram.


pearls

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


pearls

pearl (canonical)
pearls (third-person singular)
pearled (past)
pearled (past participle)
pearling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pearl.


victories

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


admirable

admirable (positive)
more admirable (comparative)
most admirable (superlative)

If you are admirable, people will like you, or what you do.

She said his quick thinking was admirable.


wormed

worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of worm.


diagramed

diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)


uncles

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


jerks off

The third-person singular form of jerk off.


nephews

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


fathered

father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of father.


charted

chart (canonical)
charts (third-person singular)
charted (past)
charted (past participle)
charting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chart.


vassals

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


vassals

vassal (canonical)
vassals (third-person singular)
vassalled (past)
vassalled (past participle)
vassalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of vassal.


Asians

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


scorpion

A scorpion is a small animal with eight legs, pinchers, and a tail that stings.


stepchildren

stepchild (singular)
stepchildren (plural)

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


European Americans

European American (singular)
European Americans (plural)

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


Greeks

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


busiest

busy (positive)
busier (comparative)
busiest (superlative)

The superlative form of busy; most busy.


robbery

To take money or property without permission, sometimes with violence.

The police were called because there had been a bank robbery.


peregrine falcons

peregrine falcon (singular)
peregrine falcons (plural)

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


hairier

hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

The comparative form of hairy; more hairy.


pursued

pursue (canonical)
pursues (third-person singular)
pursued (past)
pursued (past participle)
pursuing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pursue.


glyphs

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


grandchildren

grandchild (singular)
grandchildren (plural)

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


necessaries

necessary (singular)
necessaries (plural)

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


decades

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


sons

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


nieces

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


piloted

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

The past tense and past participle of pilot.


militaries

military (singular)
military or militaries (plural)

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


grips

grip (canonical)
grips (third-person singular)
gripped (past)
gripped (past participle)
gripping (present participle)


grips

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


busier

The comparative form of busy; more busy.


drugged

drug (canonical)
drugs (third-person singular)
drugged (past)
drugged (past participle)
drugging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of drug.


drugs

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


floors

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


floors

floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of floor.


organs

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


honeys

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


arachnid

An arachnid is a type of small animal with eight legs.

spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites are arachnids.


tinier

tiny (positive)
tinier (comparative)
tiniest (superlative)

The comparative form of tiny; more tiny.


hairiest

The superlative form of hairy; most hairy.


plainer

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

The comparative form of plain; more plain.


specifying

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


gripped

The past tense and past participle of grip.


Dr


presidents

president (singular)
presidents (plural)

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


plainest

The superlative form of plain; most plain.


tiniest

The superlative form of tiny; most tiny.


months

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


Jesus freaks

Jesus freak (singular)
Jesus freaks (plural)

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


sandstone

sandstone (singular)
sandstones (plural)

Sandstone is a kind of rock that is made when sand is compacted together and glued into place with clay.


robber

A robber is a person who takes money or property without permission, sometimes using violence. A thief; a person who steals.

The bank robber took all the money from the bank.


diagraming

diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)


fathers

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


fathers

father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of father.


replacing

replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)


probability

probability (singular)
probabilities (plural)

The probability of rolling a six is one in six, 1/6.

We calculated the probabilities of each result.

I took a class in probability and statistics.


guitars

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


pilots

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


pilots

The third-person singular form of pilot.


paintballed

paintball (canonical)
paintballs (third-person singular)
paintballed (past)
paintballed (past participle)
paintballing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of paintball.


Dr.

Short for doctor. Used as a title before a doctor's name.

I went to see Dr. Smith for some medicine.

Dr. Schwarz has a Ph.D.


pearl

A pearl is a round, white jewel that you get from inside of oysters.

She bought a pearl necklace.

A pearl is a kind of fish called the brill.


pearl

pearl (canonical)
pearls (third-person singular)
pearled (past)
pearled (past participle)
pearling (present participle)

If you pearl something, you adorn it with pearls.

If you pearl something, you make it into small, round grains, as with barley.

If you pearl, you go hunting for pearls; you go pearling.


abbey

An abbey is a building where monks or nuns live, or used to live.

After working in the fields, the monks went back to the abbey.

An abbey is a church which was once part of an abbey.

Westminster Abbey is a famous church in England.


zeroes

zero (singular)
zeros or zeroes (plural)

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


zeroes

zero (canonical)
zeroes (third-person singular)
zeroed (past)
zeroed (past participle)
zeroing (present participle)


paintballs

paintball (singular)
paintballs (plural)

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


paintballs

The third-person singular form of paintball.


km

It is a about 100 km from here.

We were driving about 50 km/hour.


mop

A tool used for cleaning floors or similar things, made of cloth.

He made his mop of hair stick up.


mop

mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)

To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop.

He mopped the floor until it was clean.


stepdaughters

stepdaughter (singular)
stepdaughters (plural)

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


pukes

puke (canonical)
pukes (third-person singular)
puked (past)
puked (past participle)
puking (present participle)


turkey

A turkey is a bird that is often raised for food.

There was a spotting of a flock of wild turkeys in the forest.

Roast turkey was served at Thanksgiving dinner.

The store was selling turkey sandwiches.


rob

rob (canonical)
robs (third-person singular)
robbed (past)
robbed (past participle)
robbing (present participle)

If you rob something or someone, you steal from them.

He went to rob the bank.


puked

The past tense and past participle of puke.


putting

put (canonical)
puts (third-person singular)
put (past)
put (past participle)
putting (present participle)


putting

putt (canonical)
putts (third-person singular)
putted (past)
putted (past participle)
putting (present participle)


stepsons

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


M.D.

A short way of saying medical doctor, the degree you must have to give medicine.


players

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


demagogued

demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of demagogue.


butchers

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


butchers

butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of butcher.


admirer

You are an admirer if you really like something or someone.

He was an admirer of music by Ravindra.

After playing his music, Ravindra spoke to his admirers.


Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia.


busied

busy (canonical)
busies (third-person singular)
busied (past)
busied (past participle)
busying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of busy.


Ph.D.

A short way of saying doctor of philosophy, the highest degree you can get at a university.

The laboratory Erika worked at wanted her to work on their most important projects, but she did not have enough education, so they paid for her to get a Ph.D. in .


variables

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

Which seats to select and which snacks to buy are the variables to consider when going to the movies.


IV

Intravenous therapy; putting medicine or special food into the blood with a tube.


toilets

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


ticks

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


ticks

tick (canonical)
ticks (third-person singular)
ticked (past)
ticked (past participle)
ticking (present participle)


ii


iii


iv


twice

If something is done twice, it is done two times.

I have been to the shop twice today.

He was working twice as fast as I was.

Twice three is six.


agency

An agency is a group of people called agents working together, or a place where agents work.

An agency is a company (business) which usually represents other people. The people at the agency work as agents to represent (stand for) their customers.

Our agency works to help people find jobs in music.

Agency is a company that does something specific.

Our ad agency has made advertisements for many important businesses.

An agency is a certain part of a government.

He works for the real CIA, the actual Central Intelligence Agency.


authors

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


authors

author (canonical)
authors (third-person singular)
authored (past)
authored (past participle)
authoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of author.


admire

admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

If you admire something, you like it very much.

He admired the painting on the wall.


agencies

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


folk

Often, doctors have difficulty explaining things to ordinary folk like me.

Lots of folks are worried about their jobs.

I'm not sure if I can get the car. I'll have to ask my folks.

Folk music, dance, art, etc., is traditional and belongs to the ordinary people.

I remember reading about him in a collection of folk tales.

The children are learning Russian folk songs in school.


predicates

predicate (singular)
predicates (plural)

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


predicates

predicate (canonical)
predicates (third-person singular)
predicated (past)
predicated (past participle)
predicating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of predicate.


-ness

When -ness is added to the end of an adjective, the word becomes a noun. The new noun can mean either what the original adjective was like or what comes from having the original adjective.

If you're good, you have a lot of goodness


mother tongue

mother tongue (singular)
mother tongues (plural)

Your mother tongue is the first language you learned or grew up with.

English is not my mother tongue.


popular

popular (positive)
more popular (comparative)
most popular (superlative)

If something is popular many people like, love, or enjoy it.

Beth is one of the popular girls in my class.

Hamburgers are more popular than hot dogs with teenagers.

Kyle is the most popular boy in the senior class.


ad

I saw an ad in the newspaper for a job at the factory.


PhD


Roman numerals

Roman numeral (singular)
Roman numerals (plural)

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


pure

pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

If something is pure, it is not dirty or covered by anything that makes it unclean.


prince

A prince is the son of the king and queen in a country, and brother of the princess. The prince can also be the husband of a princess.

Our great-great-great-great-grandfather is a prince.

A prince is a man of high nobility but not of the royalty.


coining

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


numbered

number (canonical)
numbers (third-person singular)
numbered (past)
numbered (past participle)
numbering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of number.


mothers

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


mothers

mother (canonical)
mothers (third-person singular)
mothered (past)
mothered (past participle)
mothering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mother.


budgie

A budgie is a type of bird from Australia and often kept as a pet; a budgerigar.

Budgies are kept in cages by people.


headwords

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


gentleman

A gentleman is a man that treats other nicely, or a man of higher class.

To call someone a gentleman is also a polite way to talk to someone.

Please come with me, gentlemen.


tick

A tick is a mark, used to show that something is right.

The teacher put a tick on the correct answer.

The dog was scratching because it had a tick in its ear.

A tick is a clicking noise that keeps going.

It was very quiet, and the only sound she could hear was the tick of the old clock.

A tick is small line used to show a measure or a count.


tick

If something ticks, it is making clicking noises.

The clocked ticked on as I waited.

Its a ticking time-bomb. (It is like the clock on the bomb is ticking as time runs out.)


frighten

frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

If you frighten somebody, you make them feel afraid.

You are shouting at me and frightening your daughters.

It made so much noise that it frightened away the animals.


vowels

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


dwarves

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


crocodile

crocodile (singular)
crocodiles (plural)

A crocodile is a big reptile that lives mostly in water.


coins

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


competent

competent (positive)
more competent (comparative)
most competent (superlative)

If you are competent at something you can do it. You are good at doing it.

In some countries, if you are competent the law says you are not insane (crazy). This means you can decide things, and may be allowed to do somethings that crazy people are not allowed to do.


locker

A locker is a cabinet to keep things in, usually with a lock.

I put my jacket in my locker when I get to work.


Fridays

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


learner

A good teacher learns from the students too, so everybody in the class is a learner.


carp

A goldfish is a small carp.

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

We fed the carp at the boat dock. We saw many carp there.


carp

carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


budgies

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


wiener

Can you please pass me that wiener?

In New York I bought a wiener for 5 dollars.

He showed me his wiener, even though I didn't want him to.


parakeets

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


guitar

A guitar is a stringed musical instrument, usually with six strings, but sometimes more. It is used to play many kinds of music, including classical, rock, jazz, and bluegrass.

John played the Edvard Grieg song "Morning Mood" on his guitar.


Roman numeral

A roman numeral is a way of writing numbers used in Rome a long time ago. We do not write numbers like this much now. This is most often used to name parts of a series. Example are "I" (1), "II" (2), "III" (3), and "IV" (4).


lockers

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


instep

An instep is the middle of the foot, between the toes and the ankle.

He stepped on my shoe right where the laces are, but I was wearing them so he hurt my instep.


crocodiles

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


mainly

In England, they speak mainly English.


mother tongues

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


eagles

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


eagles

eagle (canonical)
eagles (third-person singular)
eagled (past)
eagled (past participle)
eagling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of eagle.


stepdaughter

stepdaughter (singular)
stepdaughters (plural)

A stepdaughter is the daughter of a person's husband or wife. A stepdaughter is a female child from an earlier marriage.

When I married my wife I got two stepdaughters.


princess

A princess is the daughter of the king and queen of a country, and sister of the prince. The princess can also be the wife of a prince.

The soldier is going to marry the princess.


dwarfs

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


dwarfs

dwarf (canonical)
dwarfs (third-person singular)
dwarfed (past)
dwarfed (past participle)
dwarfing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dwarf.


healers

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


pragmatics

Pragmatics is the study of how language is used in real life. It is about practical language use.

Examples of English pragmatics included saying, "Could I have a cookie?" or "Those cookies look good," to mean "Give me a cookie."


Japanese

Japanese (positive)
more Japanese (comparative)
most Japanese (superlative)

If something is Japanese, it comes from Japan.

I had a Japanese car once.

We had a Japanese girl in our class.

If something is Japanese, it is typical of Japan.

I like Japanese food.

/ˌʤæpəˈniːz/


Japanese

Japanese is the language that is spoken in Japan.

/ˌʤæpəˈniːz/


anywhere

I don't have anywhere to go.

Victor has never been anywhere outside Chengdu.


healer

A healer is someone who helps other people get well from disease or injury.

I saw a local healer when I got sick on my trip.


BC

A short way of saying Before Christ; before the Common Era (CE). Originally said to before the birth of Jesus, thus before AD.

A short way of saying British Columbia, a province of Canada.

A short way of saying Baja California, a state of Mexico.


lake

A lake is a place with a lot of deep water. A lake does not usually have salt in it.

We went swimming in the lake.


visions

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


china

Very good dishes. They are often expensive and decorated with a design.

We only get out the good china for special guests.


professor

professor (singular)
professors (plural)

A professor is a teacher at a college or university.

Dr. Erickson and Dr. Karrow are my favorite professors.


anyone

Any person. You use this word when there is no limit to who might be meant. You might be able to change anyone to any person's name.

Help! Can anyone hear me?

I don't know anyone here.

Anyone who saw the accident should phone the police.


B.C.


fault

If something is your fault, you did something wrong or didn't do something right.

It doesn't matter whose fault it is, let's work together to make it right.

I'm sorry. It's my fault. I forgot to turn it off.

It's clear that both sides are at fault.

We found a few faults in the plan, but we'll fix them later.

A fault in your character is something about you that is not nice or good.

The other girls thought that her only fault was that she was really stupid.

The earthquake occurred near the San Andreas fault.

In sports like tennis or volleyball, a fault is hitting the ball in the wrong way, or to or from the wrong place.


fault

fault (canonical)
faults (third-person singular)
faulted (past)
faulted (past participle)
faulting (present participle)

If you fault somebody for something bad, you say they did something wrong or didn't do something right.

You can't fault him for not knowing about the change.


stepson

A stepson is the son of a person's husband or wife. A stepson is a male child from an earlier marriage.

When I married my wife I got two stepsons.


descendant

descendant (singular)
descendants (plural)

A descendant is something or someone that comes after something or someone (ancestor).

Dogs are descendants of early wolves.

You are a descendant of your grandparents.

I am a descendant of Grover Cleveland.


warn

warn (canonical)
warns (third-person singular)
warned (past)
warned (past participle)
warning (present participle)

If you warn someone about something, is to make them aware of a danger approaching.

I warn you, lions are dangerous.

If you warn someone can also be to make them aware that something they do is not accepted.

It is not allowed to steal, I warn you.

If you warn someone, you give a warning.


nicotine

Nicotine is a chemical in tobacco that might make you want to smoke.

I needed to smoke because I was addicted to nicotine.


audit trail

audit trail (singular)
audit trails (plural)

An audit trail is a record of an audit. This is often a computer record.


wade

wade (canonical)
wades (third-person singular)
waded (past)
waded (past participle)
wading (present participle)

I waded into the water just a little ways so that I could feel the temperature of the water.

Roy was able to wade into the water for several feet before the water reached his waist.


alligators

alligator (singular)
alligators (plural)

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


empress

An empress is the female leader or monarch of an empire.


dictators

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


golden

golden (positive)
more golden (comparative)
most golden (superlative)

If something is golden it is made from gold.

If something is golden it is the same color as gold:

If something is golden it is a color between yellow and brown.

Her hair was a golden blond.

It was a golden age, when everything seemed beautiful.

I use to be a golden boy like you. -- Don Henley, "The Garden of Allah"

Your golden years are when you are old and retired from work.

I use to watch a show about old ladies. It was called "The Golden Girls."

The golden anniversary is the 50ᵗʰ anniversary.

Her grandparents were celebrating the golden anniversary of their wedding.


golden

Golden is a color between yellow and brown.


audit trails

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


denser

dense (positive)
denser (comparative)
densest (superlative)

The comparative form of dense; more dense.


likes

like (canonical)
likes (third-person singular)
liked (past)
liked (past participle)
liking (present participle)


likes

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


republic

A republic is a country that has leaders elected that are by the people.

Many have pointed out that the United States is a republic, not a pure democracy.


numbers

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


numbers

number (canonical)
numbers (third-person singular)
numbered (past)
numbered (past participle)
numbering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of number.


dirtier

dirty (positive)
dirtier (comparative)
dirtiest (superlative)

The comparative form of dirty; more dirty.


demagogues

demagogue (singular)
demagogues (plural)

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


demagogues

demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of demagogue.


semantics

Semantics is the study of how languages (ways people talk) show meaning.

We were studying the difference of semantics for both words and sentence between cultures.

After his injury, he could not remember what words belonged together because of a problem with semantics.

If an argument is based on semantics it is based on different meanings of words, not different ideas. Or, someone might use different meanings to be difficult.

I've heard you talking about it, and it sound like its all semantics to me.


hoof

hoof (singular)
hoofs or hooves (plural)

A hoof is a foot of an animal with hard feet.

The horseshoes are nailed to the horse's hoofs.


hoof

hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)

My car is broken so we'll have to hoof it. We'll only be walking 3 blocks.


parakeet

A parakeet is a tropical bird often kept as a pet. It is a small parrot.

My pet parakeet's name is Polly.


anything

Any one of all things. You use this when there is no limit to what might be meant. You might be able to change "anything" to any other word.

I'll do anything you want.

Is there anything he has not done?

I don't have anything left.


alligator

An alligator is a large reptile that lives on land and in water.


composer

A composer is a person who writes music.


injure

injure (canonical)
injures (third-person singular)
injured (past)
injured (past participle)
injuring (present participle)

If you injure you cause an injury. You wound someone or something.


lamp

A lamp is something that makes light (either from electricity or by burning fuel).

It's getting dark so I'll switch on the lamp to read by.

Oil lamps have wicks that can smoke as they burn.


heal

heal (canonical)
heals (third-person singular)
healed (past)
healed (past participle)
healing (present participle)

If you heal your wounds or diseases leave you. Your body repairs itself, so you get better.

If you heal another person or animal you repair their body. You make wounds or diseases leave them.


toilet

A toilet is something you may put human waste (feces and urine) into.

Excuse me, I need to use the toilet.

Where is the toilet?


yellowest

yellow (positive)
yellower (comparative)
yellowest (superlative)

The superlative form of yellow; most yellow.


naming

name (canonical)
names (third-person singular)
named (past)
named (past participle)
naming (present participle)


accelerations

acceleration (singular)
accelerations (plural)

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


conjugations

conjugation (singular)
conjugations (plural)

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


botany

Botany is the science of learning about plants.

My mother studied botany in college.


densest

The superlative form of dense; most dense.


stallion

A stallion is a male horse that is not castrated .

We are mating our stallion with our mare.


hooves

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


practical

practical (positive)
more practical (comparative)
most practical (superlative)

If something is practical, it works and is not more difficult that it should be. It makes sense and is good for real life.

If something is practical, it comes from actually doing something, not from theory.

If you are practical, you do practical things and think in a practical way.


flattest

flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

The superlative form of flat; most flat.


pope

The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.


rawest

raw (positive)
rawer (comparative)
rawest (superlative)


kennels

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


kennels

kenneled (past)
kenneled (past participle)
kenneling (present participle)
kennel (canonical)
kennels (third-person singular)
kennelled (past)
kennelled (past participle)
kennelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of kennel.


semantic

If something is semantic it is based on semantics. It is about meaning in language.

Were his errors semantic, like calling a horse a deer or a saddle? Or were they based on the sound of the word?

Your whole argument is semantic, based one what you think the word "life" means.


actions

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


dictator

A leader of a country who has total control over everything.

Hitler was a terrible dictator.

Someone who dictates (tell others what to write or what to do).

It would take a very good secretary to follow such a bad dictator.


mount

mount (canonical)
mounts (third-person singular)
mounted (past)
mounted (past participle)
mounting (present participle)

If you mount something you get on to it.

They mounted their horses and rode off.

If you mount something you attach it to something else.

I need someone to mount this diamond on a ring.

The show was mounted in Montreal and New York.


mount

Mount is another word for mountain. This may be shortened to "Mt." to name a mountain.

Jesus gave us the Sermon on the Mount.

We were all worried when Mount Saint Helens exploded.

A mount is an animal you ride, often a horse.

The policemen sat on his mount watching the park.


align

align (canonical)
aligns (third-person singular)
aligned (past)
aligned (past participle)
aligning (present participle)

If you align some things, you make them point the same direction.

If you align with another person or group, you are on the same side; you become allies.

Japan decided to align itself with Germany in World War II.


dirtiest

dirty (positive)
dirtier (comparative)
dirtiest (superlative)

The superlative form of dirty; most dirty.


decomposition

decomposition (singular)
decompositions (plural)

Decomposition is the act of decomposing.


councils

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


album

An album is a record, tape, or CD, with many songs on it.

He loved the Beatles, and had bought all their albums.

An album is a book for keeping photographs.

She loved to look through the family photo album and see her childhood pictures.

An album is a book for keeping collectable things like stamps or coins.

He put his new coin straight into the album to keep it safe.


Roman

Roman (positive)
more Roman (comparative)
most Roman (superlative)

Similar to something from Rome or the Roman Empire.


hermaphrodites

hermaphrodite (singular)
hermaphrodites (plural)

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


dictation

dictation (singular)
dictations (plural)

The act of dictating; telling someone else what to write or type.

Can you take dictation?

The words you tell someone to write or type.

You need to slow down so I can take your dictation?


named

The past tense and past participle of name.

What you are named is what people call you.


Norwegian

Norwegian is a language spoken by around 5 million people, mainly in Norway.

I can not understand a word Norwegian, but I think it is a very nice language.


Norwegian

Norwegian (positive)
more Norwegian (comparative)
most Norwegian (superlative)

If something is Norwegian, it is about Norway or the people living there.

I think Norwegian food is good.

I am Norwegian.


Norwegian

Norwegian (singular)
Norwegians (plural)

If someone is a Norwegian, he or she is from Norway.

I am a Norwegian.


yellower

yellow (positive)
yellower (comparative)
yellowest (superlative)

The comparative form of yellow; more yellow.


remain

remain (canonical)
remains (third-person singular)
remained (past)
remained (past participle)
remaining (present participle)

If something remains it stays. It does not go away.

I'll remain here as wait for you.

He remained at home.

If something remains it does not change.

She remains is pretty as ever.

I remain loyal to the my friends.


remain

The remains of something are parts of something gone that are still here. This is often used for what is left of dead person whose body was damaged or decayed.


incompetent

incompetent (positive)
more incompetent (comparative)
most incompetent (superlative)

If you are incompetent you are not good at what you are doing. You might not know how to do it. You might not be able to do it.

He is an incompetent driver, and cannot keep a car on the road.

He died because of medicine from an incompetent doctor.

If you are incompetent you are stupid or crazy.

The incompetent fools ruined my whole day.

In some countries if you are incompetent the law says you are not able to decide things. This means you are not allowed to do some things but do not do need to do other things. This is often because the incompetent person is insane (crazy).

He was found incompetent to stand trial.

The contract is no good because she was legally incompetent when she signed it.


familiarising

familiarise (canonical)
familiarises (third-person singular)
familiarised (past)
familiarised (past participle)
familiarising (present participle)

He enjoyed familiarising new users with the rules of Wiktionary.


dirt

Dirt is what the ground (land) is made of.

A dirt is a spot that is dirty on clothes and makes it look ugly.


stickier

sticky (positive)
stickier (comparative)
stickiest (superlative)

The comparative form of sticky; more sticky.


stallions

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


hoofing

hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)


hoofed

The past tense and past participle of hoof.


empire

An empire is a large country that has taken control of many other countries.

An empire is a country led by an emperor or empress.

An empire is a large amount of property and power that a person might have.

No mater how rich he got, he kept trying to build his empire bigger.


empresses

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

The two empresses were very good friends.


hundreds

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

"Hundreds" is used to refer to lots of something.

There's hundreds of cool stuff I can do!


united

I some things (two or more) are united they are together. These act as one thing. This is often used for people of groups of people.

We are united in our goals.

John as Sue were united in holy matrimony (marriage) last week.

We stand united against our enemies.


united

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

The past tense and past participle of unite.


deliberate

deliberate (positive)
more deliberate (comparative)
most deliberate (superlative)

A deliberate action was done on purpose, for a reason, it was not an accident.

She walked up to her brother and gave him a deliberate kick.


deliberate

deliberate (canonical)
deliberates (third-person singular)
deliberated (past)
deliberated (past participle)
deliberating (present participle)

If you deliberate something, you think about it carefully.

The jury deliberated about the innocence of the person on trial.


names

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


names

name (canonical)
names (third-person singular)
named (past)
named (past participle)
naming (present participle)


π


conjugation

conjugation (singular)
conjugations (plural)

Conjugation is how a word changes based on several things. In English and European languages this word is usually a verb. It might change because of what time is talked about, who is talked about, or what part of the sentence the word is in.

I find German conjugation hard to remember.

Some linguists do not talk about conjugation because they think it is just an example of morphology.

A conjugation is the ways a word changes.

The conjugations of "to do" are "does," "did," and "doing."

/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/

/ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/


emperor

An emperor is the male leader or monarch of an empire.

The coronation of the Japanese emperor happened this year.


spreading

spread (canonical)
spreads (third-person singular)
spread (past)
spread (past participle)
spreading (present participle)


ashes

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


solar system

solar system (singular)
solar systems (plural)

A solar system is made of planets moving around a star (a sun).

It is a long way to the next solar system.


kidney beans

kidney bean (singular)
kidney beans (plural)

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


geldings

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

He sold his geldings to the riding school.


blackboards

blackboard (singular)
blackboards (plural)

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


deci-

Deci- is a prefix meaning one tenth as much.

There are 10 decimeters in a meter.


good-morning


spread

If you spread something, you make it cover a larger area.

I spread butter on my bread.

They are spreading their religion to new countries.

If something spreads, the area it covers gets larger.

The spilled water spread over the table.

The disease spread through the whole city.

If you spread two or more things, you move them away from each other.

She spread her arms as wide as she could.

My brothers and sisters spread to different places, all over the country, after we grew up.

The past tense and past participle of spread.


spread

A spread is something you put on food. margarine and mayonnaise are spreads.

A spread is a piece of cloth you put over furniture. For one, a "bed spread".

A spread is a large amount of something spread in front of you. This is most often food of many types.

A spread is a large plot of land used for farming or ranching.


terminals

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


pad

A pad is a material that is packed together, usually to be between two other things.

A pad is a flat thing you can sit on; a cushion.

A pad is something worn in some sports to protect athletes (players).

A pad is the thick skin on an animals foot.

A pad is a stack of paper for writing on.

A pad is a piece of cloth used to stop menstrual blood from leaking.

A pad is the place you live; it is your home.

A pad is a low pitched musical sound that fills in the music. This is often in electronica or blues.


pad

pad (canonical)
pads (third-person singular)
padded (past)
padded (past participle)
padding (present participle)

If you pad something, you add pads to it.

If something pads something else, it blocks force or hitting.

The cushion padded my fall.

If something pads something, it covers all or most of it.

The walls were padded with cloth.

The walls were padded so the crazy person who was kept there could not hurt himself.


pad

If you pad along a road, you travel down it.

If you pad, you walk quietly, usually without any shoes on.


jumping

jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)


measuring

measure (canonical)
measures (third-person singular)
measured (past)
measured (past participle)
measuring (present participle)


Canada

Canada is a country in North America. Canada is north of the United States.

There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada.


protectors

protector (singular)
protectors (plural)

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


adders

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


fuel

My car uses gasoline for fuel to make it go. My body uses food for fuel, it's what makes me go.


fuel

fueled (past)
fueled (past participle)
fueling (present participle)
fuel (canonical)
fuels (third-person singular)
fuelled (past)
fuelled (past participle)
fuelling (present participle)

When you fuel something, you add on to it.

His words fuelled my anger.


familiarised

familiarise (canonical)
familiarises (third-person singular)
familiarised (past)
familiarised (past participle)
familiarising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of familiarise.


presumes

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

The third-person singular form of presume.


parrot

A parrot is a type of tropical bird sometimes kept as a pet.

Movie pirates always seem to have parrots.

I had a pet parrot named Peter.


parrot

parrot (canonical)
parrots (third-person singular)
parroted (past)
parroted (past participle)
parroting (present participle)

If you parrot someone, you say exactly what that person says.

I want you to parrot back what I just said, so I know you heard me right.


doctored

doctor (canonical)
doctors (third-person singular)
doctored (past)
doctored (past participle)
doctoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of doctor.


mud

I slipped and fell in the mud.


singer

She is a very good singer.


familiarises

The third-person singular form of familiarise.


zest

If you have zest, you are full of excitement or enthusiasm; you are full of life.

If food has zest, it has a lot of flavor. It might be spicy.

The hot peppers add zest to the soup.

If music has zest, it is fast and lively.

Play it with more zest this time.

The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring.


zest

zest (canonical)
zests (third-person singular)
zested (past)
zested (past participle)
zesting (present participle)

If you zest something, you take the zest off of the fruit.


mares

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

Both of our mares had foals last year.


stickiest

sticky (positive)
stickier (comparative)
stickiest (superlative)

The superlative form of sticky; most sticky.


spreads

The third-person singular form of spread.


spreads

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


foals

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

Both of our mares had foals last year.


web-site

A web-site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web-site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

My favorite web-sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.


fuchsias

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


flatters

flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flatter.


clays

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


returned

return (canonical)
returns (third-person singular)
returned (past)
returned (past participle)
returning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of return.


centi-

Centi- is a prefix meaning one-hundredth (1/100ᵗʰ) as much.

There are 100 centimeters in a meter.


belting

belt (canonical)
belts (third-person singular)
belted (past)
belted (past participle)
belting (present participle)


flooring

floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)


flooring

Flooring is any material that is used to make floors.


demonstrates

demonstrate (canonical)
demonstrates (third-person singular)
demonstrated (past)
demonstrated (past participle)
demonstrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of demonstrate.


layered

layer (canonical)
layers (third-person singular)
layered (past)
layered (past participle)
layering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of layer.


felony

A felony is a serious crime; this is something a person can be put in prison for.

Somethings that might be called felonies are robbery, rape, murder, treason, threats, spousal abuse, child abuse, or sexually molesting a child.


goodnight

Something you might say to someone before you go to bed, or before you leave for the night.

I had a good time, but I need to go. Goodnight.

A greeting you might say to someone at night.

Hey, goodnight, haven't seen you all day.


ash

Ashes are what is left of something after it has burned (been destroyed by fire).

The was nothing left of the wood but ashes.

He was covered in ash from the fire.

After the funeral we kept his ashes in a vase on the table.

Ash is a light gray color. The color of wood ashes.

My sister loved to wear ash-gray cloths.

I had an ash growing in my yard.

There are several ashes in the lot across the street.

The letter Æ (capital) / æ (lower case). This letter is not used often in modern English. It is found in Old English and some other languages, and is an IPA symbol.


migrations

migration (singular)
migrations (plural)

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


megatons

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


theft

A theft is when someone steals something.

We were the victims of a theft last year.

Theft is on the rise in the city.


thieve

thieve (canonical)
thieves (third-person singular)
thieved (past)
thieved (past participle)
thieving (present participle)

If you thieve, you rob something; you make a theft.


explosions

explosion (singular)
explosions (plural)

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


right angles

right angle (singular)
right angles (plural)

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


opera

An opera is a story told by actors singing instead of speaking, along with an orchestra.

The couple dressed up to go hear their favorite opera at the theatre.


dictate

dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)

If you dictate a document (something written), you say the words so another person can write or type them.

I dictated the letter to my secretary.

If X dictates Y, X requires Y, or X causes Y.

Circumstances dictate that we must be ready to fight.


good night

I had a good time, but I need to go. Good night.

Hey, good night, haven't seen you all day.


audit

An audit is an when something is examined by an independent person or group.


audit

audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

If you audit something you examine it, and it is not yours.


right angle

A right angle is a 90 degree angle (π/2 radians). This is the type of angle in the corner of a square.


clay

Clay is a type of mud or dirt that can be made into bricks and pots.


Chinese

Chinese (positive)
more Chinese (comparative)
most Chinese (superlative)

If something is Chinese, it comes from China.

Many Chinese goods are sold in the U.S.

We had a Chinese girl in our class.

Australia has a large population of overseas Chinese people.

If something is Chinese, it is typical of China.

I like Chinese food.


Chinese

A person from China or of Chinese descent.


Chinese

Chinese is any of the languages (ways people talk) in China.

Mandarin, Hokkien, and Cantonese are forms of Chinese.


mare

We are mating our stallion with our mare.


good morning

A greeting you might use in the morning. This is most often used with people you have not see earlier that day.

Good morning, I'm glad to see you.

/ˌgʊd ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/


arc

An arc is electricity that is jumping from one place to another. This is very bright and looks like lightning.


arc

arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)

If something arcs, it makes an electrical curve.

If something arcs, it goes along a curved path.


doctoring

doctor (canonical)
doctors (third-person singular)
doctored (past)
doctored (past participle)
doctoring (present participle)


afterthought

afterthought (singular)
afterthoughts (plural)

An afterthought is something that is thought about after an act; it was not thought of originally.

She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.


megaton

A megaton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion made by a bomb is. The unit is based upon how many million tons of TNT it would take to make a similar explosion.


harvestman

harvestman (singular)
harvestmen (plural)

A person who works in the fields to bring in the ripe crops.

When the corn was ripe, the farmer hired extra harvestmen to help bring in the crop.

An arachnid from the order Opiliones that has very long, thin legs.


goodbyes

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


spoil

spoiled (past)
spoiled (past participle)
spoil (canonical)
spoils (third-person singular)
spoilt (past)
spoilt (past participle)
spoiling (present participle)

If something spoils it becomes no good. This is often due to rotting.

If found my lunch was spoiled.

If you spoil something, you ruin it, you make it no good.

I think I spoiled my presentation by forgetting my data.

If you spoil your child, you overpamper them and harm the character of them.


geology

Geology is the science that studies the earth. In geology you might learn about how mountains are made or how continents move. This is sometimes used for similar things on other planets.

Geology is not required for most students.

The geologies of different types of mountains tell why they look different.

The geology of Mars is different from that of Earth because Mars does not have a liquid center.

/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/


acceleration

acceleration (singular)
accelerations (plural)

As the plane took off, the acceleration pressed her into her seat.

Acceleration is by how much a speed or velocity goes up.

derivative for velocity, has formula a= lim _(Δx→0)(Δv)/(Δt) .


acute angle

acute angle (singular)
acute angles (plural)

An acute angle is an angle of less than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).


dialogues

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


boxed

box (canonical)
boxes (third-person singular)
boxed (past)
boxed (past participle)
boxing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of box.


decay

decay (canonical)
decays (third-person singular)
decayed (past)
decayed (past participle)
decaying (present participle)

The body decayed.

My teeth were decaying because I ate too much sugar.

If something decays it gets weaker and is destroyed slowly.

Their empire decayed because the leaders were fools.


decay

Nothing could stop the decay at the time.

Decay is material (stuff) that is decaying or has decayed.

My teeth were full of decay.


electromotive force

Electromotive force is what pushes electricity through something (such as a wire). It creates electric current and is measured in volts.


politer

polite (positive)
politer (comparative)
politest (superlative)

The comparative form of polite; more polite.

Susie is politer than her sister Cindy.


chemistries

chemistry (singular)
chemistries (plural)

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

Metals and non-metals have very different chemistries.


felon

A felon is a person who has committed a felony or been convicted of a felony.


foal

Our mare had a foal last year.


belted

belt (canonical)
belts (third-person singular)
belted (past)
belted (past participle)
belting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of belt.


glacier

A glacier is similar to a mountain or river made of ice.


volt

A volt is the unit used to measure electric potential and electromotive force (voltage).

This needs a 9 volt battery to work.

The socket has 110 volts.


politest

The superlative form of polite; most polite.

Susie is the politest child I have ever met.


returning

return (canonical)
returns (third-person singular)
returned (past)
returned (past participle)
returning (present participle)


nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin is a type of explosive that is made by mixing nitric acid and glycerol.

Nitroglycerin is a medicine used by people with heart disease.


flattered

flattered (positive)
more flattered (comparative)
most flattered (superlative)

If you are flattered, a comment or action has made you feel good about yourself.

I'm flattered that you called to offer me a job so soon, but I would be more flattered if it were a job in management instead of production.


flattered

flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flatter.


explosive

explosive (singular)
explosives (plural)

An explosive is a material that explodes and is used to make explosions.


explosive

explosive (positive)
more explosive (comparative)
most explosive (superlative)

If something is explosive, it can explode easily.

If something is explosive, it is become dangerous or bad easily.

If something is explosive, it is very exciting.


demonstrated

demonstrate (canonical)
demonstrates (third-person singular)
demonstrated (past)
demonstrated (past participle)
demonstrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of demonstrate.


obtuse angle

obtuse angle (singular)
obtuse angles (plural)

An obtuse angle is an angle of more than 90 degrees (π/2 radians).


interact

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

If you interact with someone or something, you communicate or work with someone or something else.


interact

A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude.


conjugate

conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

If you conjugate a word, you change it because of time, person, or place in a sentence.

If you don't conjugate right, people may still understand you but they will think you talk funny.


conjugate

conjugate (singular)
conjugates (plural)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


explosion

explosion (singular)
explosions (plural)

An explosion is when something explodes.

The explosion destroyed the building.


crying

cry (canonical)
cries (third-person singular)
cried (past)
cried (past participle)
crying (present participle)


bedded

bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bed.


prostitution

She was arrested for prostitution.


biology

Biology is a type of science that studies living things like plants and animals.

It is required for students to study biology.

The biology of an animal, plant, or other living thing is how its body works.

The biology of cats is different from that of dogs in several ways.


hero sandwich

hero sandwich (singular)
hero sandwiches (plural)


radian

We sometimes measure an angle using radians. All the way around a circle is 2π radians.


misdemeanor

misdemeanor (singular)
misdemeanors (plural)

A misdemeanor is a crime that is not serious.

Back in Michigan he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in a domestic violence case and was given probation.


bye

A bye is a position given to a player in a tournament when the match the player is supposed to play has no opposers playing against the player that gives them a free win.


bye

Short for goodbye; you say bye when you leave a person or people.


voltage

Voltage is an amount of electromotive force; a number of volts.


blackboard

blackboard (singular)
blackboards (plural)

A blackboard is a large, flat piece of slate, typically hung in a classroom and written on with erasable chalk.

The teacher wrote the day's lesson on the blackboard.


media studies

Media studies is a academic discipline. It deals with the content, history and effects of mass media, especially newspapers, radio, television and the internet.

He is a professor of media studies.


thorn

A thorn is a sharp thing on part of a plant.

A letter used in Old English and some other languages, but not used in English today. Thorn is written as "Þ."


chemistry

chemistry (singular)
chemistries (plural)

Chemistry is the science that studies matter (material).

We studied acids in chemistry.

Chemistry is when someone likes, or is attracted to someone else, but does not know why.

We had perfect chemistry since we first met.

Something's chemistry is how it works in a chemical way.

My body chemistry may be different from yours.


rot

rot (canonical)
rots (third-person singular)
rotted (past)
rotted (past participle)
rotting (present participle)

If something rots it spoils. Rotting is how something turns into dirt (soil) because of bacteria and fungus.

We threw out the fruit that rots.

The police found the rotting body of someone who was killed.


rot

Rot is material is decaying (rotting) and has decayed (rotted) a lot already.

The log was full of rot so it broke easily.

We put our food in the freezer to avoid rot.


jumps

jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)


jumps

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


Modern English

Modern English is the language in England from 500 years ago until now. The English we use now is a type of Modern English.


boxes

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


boxes

box (canonical)
boxes (third-person singular)
boxed (past)
boxed (past participle)
boxing (present participle)


floored

floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of floor.


hulling

hull (canonical)
hulls (third-person singular)
hulled (past)
hulled (past participle)
hulling (present participle)


sailor

A sailor is a person who works on a ship.


Middle English

Middle English is the language in England from 900 to 500 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.


pi

Pi is a number that is found by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. Pi is constant, it is always the same (close to 3.14159 , also accurate approx as tfrac 355 113, or rough approx as tfrac 22 7). It is usually written as "π"

The distance around a circle is twice the radius times pi; C = 2πr.


camping

Camping is the recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent.

Camping is a favorite summer activity.


camping

camp (canonical)
camps (third-person singular)
camped (past)
camped (past participle)
camping (present participle)


geography

Geography is how a place is on a map. It is about where things like rivers, mountains, cities, and countries are.

I know the geography of the area because I once lived there.

Our geography was pretty easy.


villain

A villain is a very bad person, often a criminal.

A villain is the enemy of the main character in a story.


seaman

A seaman is someone who works at sea, or on a boat.

The seaman sailed from coast to coast.

A seaman is the lowest rank in the United States navy.


camped

The past tense and past participle of camp.


hoofs

hoof (singular)
hoofs or hooves (plural)

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


hoofs

hoof (canonical)
hoofs (third-person singular)
hoofed (past)
hoofed (past participle)
hoofing (present participle)


anchor

An anchor is a large heavy weight, attached to a boat by a rope and dropped to the bottom of the water, to hold the boat in place.


anchor

anchor (canonical)
anchors (third-person singular)
anchored (past)
anchored (past participle)
anchoring (present participle)

If you anchor something, you hold it in place with an anchor.

We'll anchor the boat tonight so we don't go anywhere while we sleep.


submarine sandwich

submarine sandwich (singular)
submarine sandwiches (plural)

A submarine sandwich is a long sandwich, shaped like a submarine.


hulls

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


blonde

A blonde is someone who has fair (light colored) skin and hair and is usually a woman.

Blonde is a light yellowish brown color.


blonde

blond (positive)
blonder (comparative)
blondest (superlative)

If hair is blonde, it is a color lighter than brown and not red. It may be yellow, golden, or almost white.

If you are blonde, you have blonde hair.

Blonde has been used to name other things the are a lighter color than usual.

We made blonde brownies yesterday.


protector

protector (singular)
protectors (plural)

A protector is someone that protects or guards something. This can be either because of a job, or as their own decision.

A protector is a device that is made to protect something.

A protector is someone who stops interference.


comedian

A comedian is someone who makes people laugh by telling funny stories.


comic strip

comic strip (singular)
comic strips (plural)

A comic strip is a short story written with pictures, often in newspapers and often meant to be funny.


hiss

A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.

You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing.


hiss

hiss (canonical)
hisses (third-person singular)
hissed (past)
hissed (past participle)
hissing (present participle)

If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.

The air hissed as it left the tire.


flatter

flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

The comparative form of flat; more flat.


flatter

flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

To compliment someone, sometimes insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

To enhance someone's vanity by giving them praise.


prostitutes

prostitute (singular)
prostitutes (plural)

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


prostitutes

prostitute (canonical)
prostitutes (third-person singular)
prostituted (past)
prostituted (past participle)
prostituting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prostitute.


unsung hero

unsung hero (singular)
unsung heroes (plural)

An unsung hero is a person who does heroic things, but that not many people know about.

I'd like to salute all the unsung heroes who made a difference but never became famous.


trail

A trail is a way to get to a place, usually made of dirt and used by hikers or horse riders.

That trail leads into the woods.

A trail is a path that is followed by a hunter.


trail

trail (canonical)
trails (third-person singular)
trailed (past)
trailed (past participle)
trailing (present participle)

If you trail someone, you follow that person.

If you don't know the way you can trail me when I go.

The thief must have trailed me home.

If you trail something, you drag it or drop it behind you.

If you leave a trail of something, you leave material behind as you move.

The snail left a trail of slime.

The tail of a comet is trailing gas and dust.


boycott

boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

If you boycott something, then you stop using a product or buying from a store on purpose. People mainly boycott as a form of protest.

When the newspapers reported that a major clothing company had used child labor, many people boycotted the company.


boycott

A boycott is when people stop using a product or stop buying from a store on purpose. Boycotting is a form of protest to prove a point and avoid buying things from companies that have done wrong.

The boycott against fruit grown in foreign countries lasted two months.

Martin Luther King Jr. led a boycott against the Montgomery buses because the bus drivers gave priority seats to white people. So, instead of taking the bus, African Americans walked so the bus company would sell fewer tickets and lose money.


Old English

Old English is the language in England from 1500 to 1000 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.

Old English is any English that does not sound like how we talk now. This is often used for Early Modern English (the way people talked 500 to 350 years ago).