machinist

An individual who operates machinery such as flying machines and trap doors back stage in a theatre.

The machinist was injured when the trap door failed to open.

The machinists went on strike to improve conditions back stage after several were injured trying to operate Peter Pan's flying machine.


priesthood

priesthood (singular)
priesthoods (plural)

John felt called to enter the priesthood after much prayer.


sequins

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


layouts

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


transcendences

transcendence (singular)
transcendences (plural)

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


euphonies

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


finales

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


look forward to

If you look forward to something, you wait for it, expecting that it will be nice.

I look forward to meeting your mother.

She looks forward to having a good time.

They looked forward to buying their own home.

I was not looking forward to meeting her mother.


sentimental

sentimental (positive)
more sentimental (comparative)
most sentimental (superlative)

If something is sentimental, then it involves sentiment or relates to it in some way.

I'm in a sentimental mood.

I keep old love letters for sentimental reasons.

My favorite song is "Sentimental Journey".


jilting

jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)


strangeness

strangeness (singular)
strangenesses (plural)

The state or quality of being strange, odd, or weird.

The 'strangeness of his manner created amusement for his neighbors.


recluses

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


costumiers

costumier (singular)
costumiers (plural)

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


undersides

underside (singular)
undersides (plural)

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


IDK

David: Do you know who was the vice-captain on the Titanic?

Paul: Sorry, IDK.


initiator

initiator (singular)
initiators (plural)

An initiator is someone who starts or begins a procedure.


stage hands

stage hand (singular)
stage hands (plural)

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


gospels

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


Cleveland

Cleveland is a large city in the US state of Ohio.


pounces

pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pounce.


jilt

To not marry, to break an engagement suddenly, to leave one standing at the altar.

John has warned Jill he will jilt her if she doesn't stop seeing Rory.

Jill was jilted on her wedding day. John left her standing at the altar.

John was jilted. His bride ran away with Rory.


progrom


commentators

commentator (singular)
commentators (plural)

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


table of contents

A table of contents is a list of chapters or topics that includes page numbers. It helps the reader to find a specific topic or chapter in the story to read.


layout

The layout of this page is cluttered.

The layout of this keyboard is not correct, because someone changed its keys.


oil pans

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


translocations

translocation (singular)
translocations (plural)

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


presiding

preside (canonical)
presides (third-person singular)
presided (past)
presided (past participle)
presiding (present participle)


liberations

liberation (singular)
liberations (plural)

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


showcasing

showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)


showcased

The past tense and past participle of showcase.


flying machines

flying machine (singular)
flying machines (plural)

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


opening nights

opening night (singular)
opening nights (plural)

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


blinders

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


inter-

Between two things of the same type. E.g. inter-class (between classes), inter-racial (between races).

among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal.

The Olympic games is an international event and every country goes for it.


port de bras

port de bras (singular)
port de bras (plural)

(French, ballet term) The carriage of the arms, how the arms are carried in a dance

The ballerina's port de bras was classically correct.


puffins

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


stenciling

stencil (canonical)
stencils (third-person singular)
stenciled (past)
stenciled (past participle)
stenciling (present participle)


sensations

sensation (singular)
sensations (plural)

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


revel

A revel is a party, a festival, merrymaking, a gay time.

Shakespeare wrote, "Our revels now are ended".

The wonderful New Year's revel will not be forgotten.


revel

reveled (past)
reveled (past participle)
reveling (present participle)
revel (canonical)
revels (third-person singular)
revelled (past)
revelled (past participle)
revelling (present participle)

To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.

We revelled in the first warm day of spring.


fluvial

When something is fluvial, it is connected in some way to a river or a few rivers.

When rocks are described as fluvial, it means they were laid down in or near a river.


presides

The third-person singular form of preside.


initiators

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


stenciled

The past tense and past participle of stencil.


moaner

A moaner is someone or something that moans.


costume designers

costume designer (singular)
costume designers (plural)

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


jilts

jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)


embroiders

embroider (canonical)
embroiders (third-person singular)
embroidered (past)
embroidered (past participle)
embroidering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embroider.


vivified

vivify (canonical)
vivifies (third-person singular)
vivified (past)
vivified (past participle)
vivifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of vivify.


vivifies

The third-person singular form of vivify.


artifices

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


curbed

curb (canonical)
curbs (third-person singular)
curbed (past)
curbed (past participle)
curbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of curb.


anticipation

anticipation (singular)
anticipations (plural)

Anticipation is looking forward to or expecting something, expectancy, the eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive.

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the needle stick.


tarnished

tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tarnish.


manor

A large amount of land owned by a nobleman or wealthy person

A large house owned by a nobleman or wealthy person


unsteadiest

unsteady (positive)
unsteadier (comparative)
unsteadiest (superlative)

The superlative form of unsteady; most unsteady.


ejecting

eject (canonical)
ejects (third-person singular)
ejected (past)
ejected (past participle)
ejecting (present participle)


manors

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


third sexes

third sex (singular)
third sexes (plural)

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


papyri

papyrus (singular)
papyri or papyruses (plural)

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


observers

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


pouncing

pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)


unsteadier

The comparative form of unsteady; more unsteady.


separations

separation (singular)
separations (plural)

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


athletic supporter

athletic supporter (singular)
athletic supporters (plural)

An undergarment worn by athletes to support the genitals, commonly called a jockstrap.

All team members will be required to wear athletic supporters.


ejects

The third-person singular form of eject.


moaners

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


strangenesses

strangeness (singular)
strangenesses (plural)

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


storylines

storyline (singular)
storylines (plural)

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


doles

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


doles

dole (canonical)
doles (third-person singular)
doled (past)
doled (past participle)
doling (present participle)


presentations

presentation (singular)
presentations (plural)

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


transcendence

transcendence (singular)
transcendences (plural)

The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.

The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.


pederastic

pederastic (positive)
more pederastic (comparative)
most pederastic (superlative)

Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys (male version of korephilia).

In a manner which suggests pederasty (male korephilia).


stereotypes

stereotype (singular)
stereotypes (plural)

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


stereotype

To think of something or someone in one particular way, usually in a negative way.

To say that all Chinese eat rice is a stereotype, because not all of them do.


vivify

vivify (canonical)
vivifies (third-person singular)
vivified (past)
vivified (past participle)
vivifying (present participle)

When you vivify something, you bring it to life; to restore vitality.


preoccupy

preoccupy (canonical)
preoccupies (third-person singular)
preoccupied (past)
preoccupied (past participle)
preoccupying (present participle)

When you preoccupy someone, you try to distract the person.

I preoccupied my son with a toy while I finish the work I was doing.


jargons

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


sensual

sensual (positive)
more sensual (comparative)
most sensual (superlative)

When a feeling is sensual, it has inducing pleasure and/or erotic sensations.

That massage was a very sensual experience.

That massage one more sensual than the one I had yesterday.

That was the most sensual massage I've ever had.

Something that pertains to the physical senses; sensory.

Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.


choreographs

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

The third-person singular form of choreograph.


caucuses

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


doled

The past tense and past participle of dole.


perfumed

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

The past tense and past participle of perfume.


overcoming

overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcame (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)


pogroms

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


anguishes

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


anguishes

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

The third-person singular form of anguish.


recluse

A recluse is a person who lives alone and avoids other people.

Emily Dickinson was a recluse and did not talk to other people much.

A recluse is a type of deadly spider that is afraid of people.

Her house was full of recluses, so she was scared.


embroidered

embroider (canonical)
embroiders (third-person singular)
embroidered (past)
embroidered (past participle)
embroidering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of embroider.


douchebags

douchebag (singular)
douchebags (plural)

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


ejected

eject (canonical)
ejects (third-person singular)
ejected (past)
ejected (past participle)
ejecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of eject.


soundtracks

soundtrack (singular)
soundtracks (plural)

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


inters

inter (canonical)
inters (third-person singular)
interred (past)
interred (past participle)
interring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inter.


overcomes

The third-person singular form of overcome.


betrays

betray (canonical)
betrays (third-person singular)
betrayed (past)
betrayed (past participle)
betraying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of betray.


presentation

presentation (singular)
presentations (plural)

To show or speak in public about something, usually done in a formal way.

The professor gave a presentation to a group of doctors on the benefits of universal healthcare.

An award or reward given out, usually at a ceremony or meeting.

The Oscars Ceremony is a presentation of golden statues to the best people in the film industry.


caucus

A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in Canada and the United States.


gigantic

gigantic (positive)
more gigantic (comparative)
most gigantic (superlative)

Something that, when it is described, is even bigger than the word "large". Something that is very, very large.

When it comes to canyon formations, the Grand Canyon is gigantic.


pedophilias

pedophilia (singular)
pedophilias (plural)

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


comrade

The three musketeers are comrades in adventure.


competences

competence (singular)
competences (plural)

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


bunker

A bunker is a shelter that is sometimes underground. It can be used to protect people during an attack.

The army forced us into the bunker as the warplanes flew overhead.


preoccupies

The third-person singular form of preoccupy.


noxious

If something is noxious, it is very unpleasant, disgusting and sickening.

As the bird got near, the insect put out a noxious-smelling substance.


looks forward

look forward (canonical)
looks forward (third-person singular)
looked forward (past)
looked forward (past participle)
looking forward (present participle)

The third-person singular form of look forward.


featherfoots

featherfoot (singular)
featherfoots (plural)

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


revelling

revel (canonical)
revels (third-person singular)
revelled (past)
revelled (past participle)
revelling (present participle)


facsimiles

facsimile (singular)
facsimiles (plural)

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


preside

preside (canonical)
presides (third-person singular)
presided (past)
presided (past participle)
presiding (present participle)

Preside means to sit as an authority over, to control or to rule.

John Smith will preside over the meeting.

Jane Doe refused to preside over the dance committee meeting.


revelled

The past tense and past participle of revel.


pedophiles

pedophile (singular)
pedophiles (plural)

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


pounced

pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pounce.


unsteadies

unsteady (canonical)
unsteadies (third-person singular)
unsteadied (past)
unsteadied (past participle)
unsteadying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unsteady.


annexes

annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of annex.


separation

separation (singular)
separations (plural)

Separation is the time when two things are apart and separated.


sorcerers

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


presided

The past tense and past participle of preside.


margarine

Margarine is a condiment or spread that is similar to butter. However, it is made of fat or vegetable oil instead of milk.

I put margarine on my sandwich with a knife.

/ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈriːn/


overcome

overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcome (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)

I was overcome with anger.

She overcame all obstacles.

We will overcome our enemies.


colonnades

colonnade (singular)
colonnades (plural)

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


doling

dole (canonical)
doles (third-person singular)
doled (past)
doled (past participle)
doling (present participle)


colonnade

A colonnade is a series of columns at regular intervals.


jingled

jingle (canonical)
jingles (third-person singular)
jingled (past)
jingled (past participle)
jingling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jingle.


heck

Heck is a word used instead of the swear word "hell".

"Do you want to go ATV riding at Dead Man's Bluff?" "I don't know...Oh, what the heck! Let's do it!"


gourds

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


translocation

translocation (singular)
translocations (plural)

The change of location and movement of something to some place else.


bunkers

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


culinary

culinary (positive)
more culinary (comparative)
most culinary (superlative)

Culinary is something about kitchen and cooking.

As a world-class chef, his culinary skills are excellent.


underside

underside (singular)
undersides (plural)

The side of something that faces downward.

The oil pan is on the underside of a car.


beckon

beckon (canonical)
beckons (third-person singular)
beckoned (past)
beckoned (past participle)
beckoning (present participle)

To wave and/or to nod to anyone with a plan or intention to encourage the person come closer.

The saleswoman beckoned to the man who might buy what she wanted to sell.


interred

inter (canonical)
inters (third-person singular)
interred (past)
interred (past participle)
interring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inter.


chicories

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


overtimes

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


jargon

Words found within a language that may be used quite commonly by a specific group of people.

Doctors use many medical jargons that the rest of the population do not always understand.

Gangs on the street use their own jargon for communicating with each other.


beckons

The third-person singular form of beckon.


epigram

An epigram is a short (often two-line) poem which makes a point.

Little strokes

Fell great oaks (Benjamin Franklin)

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what 'fiction' means. (Oscar Wilde in The Importance of Being Ernest)


trysting

tryst (canonical)
trysts (third-person singular)
trysted (past)
trysted (past participle)
trysting (present participle)


go back

To return to a place that you have been to in the past.

I went back to the house to get my phone which I have forgotten to bring with me.


gourd

A gourd is a plant and fruit related to lagenaria and pumpkins.


cattail

A cattail is a wetland plant with brownish compact spikes.

Young cattail stems can be eaten in salads or as a green vegetable; even the yellow pollen is edible.


demeans

demean (canonical)
demeans (third-person singular)
demeaned (past)
demeaned (past participle)
demeaning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of demean.


pogrom

A pogrom is a violent riot, usually against ethnic or religious groups.


pedophilic

pedophilic (positive)
more pedophilic (comparative)
most pedophilic (superlative)

Of, relating, or pertaining to pedophilia.


comrades

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


featherfoot

featherfoot (singular)
featherfoots (plural)


finale

A finale is the last scene or the last moments in a theatrical production.

The finale of the ice show was exciting!

The lights went out during the finale and the audience booed.

The curtain came down quickly at the end of the finale to Act 1.


soundtrack

soundtrack (singular)
soundtracks (plural)

A soundtrack is the sound (especially the music) from a movie.

The movie's soundtrack was composed by John Williams.

A soundtrack is the recording of a movie's music for sale.


pounce

pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)

To suddenly jump onto something and grab it.

The lion hid in the grass until the zebra came close. Then the lion pounced on it and killed it.


trysted

The past tense and past participle of tryst.


glorified

glorify (canonical)
glorifies (third-person singular)
glorified (past)
glorified (past participle)
glorifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of glorify.


preoccupying

preoccupy (canonical)
preoccupies (third-person singular)
preoccupied (past)
preoccupied (past participle)
preoccupying (present participle)


strives

strived (past)
strived (past participle)
strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strove (past)
striven (past participle)
striving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of strive.


Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania.


glorifies

The third-person singular form of glorify.


immunity

Immunity is the state of being resistant to something. This is when something or someone affects you but you can resist against it.


scarf

scarf (singular)
scarfs or scarves (plural)

A scarf is a long item of clothing to wrap around the neck.

Wear a scarf, it is cold outside.


immunities

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


tarnishes

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


tarnishes

tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tarnish.


euphony

Euphony is the pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

Euphony is the good phonetic quality of certain words.

When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.


epigrams

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


legal disputes

legal dispute (singular)
legal disputes (plural)

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


halogens

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


Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States.


betray

betray (canonical)
betrays (third-person singular)
betrayed (past)
betrayed (past participle)
betraying (present participle)

To prove faithless or treacherous to another's trust; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.

We were betrayed when he defected to the enemy.

He betrayed the company when he sold its secrets to a competitor.


sardines

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


symbiosis

A symbiosis is a relationship between two organism where they both benefit.

ˌsɪmbaɪˈəʊsɪs


Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital city of Finland.


transcendental

transcendental (positive)
more transcendental (comparative)
most transcendental (superlative)

A transcendental person is someone who thinks above or beyond this world and its concrete forms and ideas, being intuitive or inspired.


betrayed

The past tense and past participle of betray.


embroider

embroider (canonical)
embroiders (third-person singular)
embroidered (past)
embroidered (past participle)
embroidering (present participle)

To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colors.

Jane 'embroidered a colorful design at the hem of her tunic.

To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

Jane always embroiders her stories of past dates with fabulous details.


Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea.


pillars

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


asparagus

asparagus (singular)
asparaguses (plural)

The shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.


daydreamed

daydream (canonical)
daydreams (third-person singular)
daydreamed (past)
daydreamed (past participle)
daydreaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of daydream.


eject

eject (canonical)
ejects (third-person singular)
ejected (past)
ejected (past participle)
ejecting (present participle)

To eject can mean to force (a person or people) to leave.

The man started a fight and was ejected from the bar.

To be ejected can also mean to be thrown out of something quickly.

A man from Montreal was ejected from his car because he was in an accident.

To eject someone can mean to make (a sports player) leave the field because they are behaving in a bad way.

To eject can mean to make something come out of a machine.

Press that button to eject the video tape.

To eject can also mean to exit an aircraft when it is flying.

The pilot could not control the plane and had to eject.

To eject can mean to come out of a machine.


eject

A button on a machine that ejects something from the machine.

When the DVD is finished, press eject.


reconstructing

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


trifled

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

The past tense and past participle of trifle.


pillar

A pillar is a vertical structure that typically exists to support a building, but can also stand on its own as a decoration.

A pillar of something is a very essential part of it that provides support.

James is the pillar of our community.


scarfs

scarf (singular)
scarves or scarfs (plural)

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


went back

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


sloth bear

sloth bear (singular)
sloth bears (plural)

There are not many sloth bears left on our world.


looked forward

look forward (canonical)
looks forward (third-person singular)
looked forward (past)
looked forward (past participle)
looking forward (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of look forward.


cuisines

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


legal dispute

A legal dispute is a legal argument about the law.


biodiversity

Biodiversity is the number and variety of species in an area.

The biodiversity of tropical rain forests is high.


Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.


spearing

spear (canonical)
spears (third-person singular)
speared (past)
speared (past participle)
spearing (present participle)


steadying

steady (canonical)
steadies (third-person singular)
steadied (past)
steadied (past participle)
steadying (present participle)


unsteadied

unsteady (canonical)
unsteadies (third-person singular)
unsteadied (past)
unsteadied (past participle)
unsteadying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unsteady.


halogen

A chemical element that is listed in the penultimate column of the periodic table. These elements have a charge of -1. fluorine, chlorine and iodine are three of the halogens.

/ˈhæ.ləˌd͡ʒɛn/


Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a city in Nevada, United States.


tunic

A garment worn with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. It is worn over the torso.


annexing

annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)


overcame

overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcome (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)


crayfish

A crayfish is a smaller version of the lobster found in warm waters.


camouflage

camouflage (canonical)
camouflages (third-person singular)
camouflaged (past)
camouflaged (past participle)
camouflaging (present participle)

When you camouflage something, you disguise it with paint or a cover so that it cannot be seen.

The man camouflaged himself with a green, black and brown jacket, so no-one saw him in the forest.

A chameleon camouflages itself by changing colour to match its surroundings.


mediocre

mediocre (positive)
more mediocre (comparative)
most mediocre (superlative)

Ordinary; not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality

I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at ping pong.

/ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/


incarnations

incarnation (singular)
incarnations (plural)

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


datedly

datedly (positive)
more datedly (comparative)
Superlativemost datedly

He used the term datedly.


Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a city in California, United States.


crayfishes

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


EBITDA

EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, usually represents revenue before taxes and depreciation are considered.


tunics

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


cosmopolitan

cosmopolitan (positive)
more cosmopolitan (comparative)
most cosmopolitan (superlative)


backstages

backstage (singular)
backstages (plural)

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


steadied

The past tense and past participle of steady.


priesthoods

priesthood (singular)
priesthoods (plural)

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


jilted

jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jilt.


pederasty

Pederasty is the erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy; male version of korephilia.

Pederasty is anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.


Espoo

Espoo is a city in Finland in the Greater Helsinki area.


Tampa

Tampa is a city in Florida, United States.


strive

strived (past)
strived (past participle)
strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strove (past)
striven (past participle)
striving (present participle)

If you strive, you struggle or try something very hard.

India had strived for independence.


jingles

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


jingles

jingle (canonical)
jingles (third-person singular)
jingled (past)
jingled (past participle)
jingling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jingle.


glorifying

glorify (canonical)
glorifies (third-person singular)
glorified (past)
glorified (past participle)
glorifying (present participle)


cuisine

A cuisine is a style of cooking, especially one which comes from a specific country, area or culture.

The local cuisine is delicious!


showcase

A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

He put the jewelry in the showcase.

A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

The play was a showcase for Tallulah.


showcase

showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)

To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

The demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.

The producer wanted to showcase his friends in an original play.


Vantaa

Vantaa is a city in Finland in the Greater Helsinki area.


steadies

The third-person singular form of steady.


gospel

A gospel is a part or text of the New Testament.

Today's topic in the church was John's gospel.

A gospel is a message which will probably have a positive effect.

In church, the choir sang a gospel.

Maria is the best gospel singer in our choir.


facsimile

facsimile (singular)
facsimiles (plural)

A facsimile of the design was sent to me.


daydreams

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


daydreams

daydream (canonical)
daydreams (third-person singular)
daydreamed (past)
daydreamed (past participle)
daydreaming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of daydream.


oriented

orient (canonical)
orients (third-person singular)
oriented (past)
oriented (past participle)
orienting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of orient.


annexed

annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of annex.


looking forward

look forward (canonical)
looks forward (third-person singular)
looked forward (past)
looked forward (past participle)
looking forward (present participle)


dunces

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


napping

nap (canonical)
naps (third-person singular)
napped (past)
napped (past participle)
napping (present participle)


spectator

spectator (singular)
spectators (plural)

A spectator a person who looks on or watches.


strived

strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strived (past)
strived (past participle)
striving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of strive.


papyrus

papyrus (singular)
papyri or papyruses (plural)

About 2,000 years ago, people wrote documents on papyrus.

A papyrus is a plant in a wetland sedge.


divine

divine (positive)
more divine (comparative)
most divine (superlative)


asparaguses

asparagus (singular)
asparaguses (plural)

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


daytime

Daytime is the time when the sun is out; when it isn't night.

Right now it is daytime in London.


daytimes

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


stimulant

stimulant (singular)
stimulants (plural)

A stimulant is something that increases the activity in the body, makes the person more active than usual.


theoretical

Theoretical is about theory rather than its practical application.

Entanglement is important but difficult to study, both in terms of a theoretical understanding and doing experiments.


sorcerer

In fiction or mythology, a sorcerer is a person who uses magical powers.


athletic supporters

athletic supporter (singular)
athletic supporters (plural)

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


competence

competence (singular)
competences (plural)

To have competence means to be able or suitable for a general role.

In law, the legal authority to deal with a matter.

That question is outwith the competence of this court and must be taken to a higher court.


Glasgow

/ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/


pedophilia

pedophilia (singular)
pedophilias (plural)

In general use, pedophilia is an adult's sexual act against or sexual attraction to a child.

Pedophilia causes problems in children who are victims of it.

Pedophilia sometimes is the pedophile's only sexual attraction, but sometimes exists alongside normal attraction to other adults.


godlier

godly (positive)
godlier (comparative)
godliest (superlative)

The comparative form of godly; more godly.


Alaska

Alaska is one of the states in the United States of America (USA).

Alaska is the 49th state that joined with the United States of America.


going back

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


cutters

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


howler monkeys

howler monkey (singular)
howler monkeys (plural)

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


pedophile

pedophile (singular)
pedophiles (plural)

In general use, a pedophile is an adult who is sexually attracted to or commits sexual acts against a minor.


showcases

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


showcases

showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of showcase.


stencils

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


stencils

stenciled (past)
stenciled (past participle)
stenciling (present participle)
stencil (canonical)
stencils (third-person singular)
stencilled (past)
stencilled (past participle)
stencilling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stencil.


camouflages

camouflage (canonical)
camouflages (third-person singular)
camouflaged (past)
camouflaged (past participle)
camouflaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of camouflage.


symbioses

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


underestimated

underestimate (canonical)
underestimates (third-person singular)
underestimated (past)
underestimated (past participle)
underestimating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of underestimate.


sloth bears

sloth bear (singular)
sloth bears (plural)

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


speared

spear (canonical)
spears (third-person singular)
speared (past)
speared (past participle)
spearing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spear.


howler monkey

A howler monkey is a kind of monkey that has a strong sounding call.


goes back

The third-person singular form of go back.


goo

Goo is something that is partly liquid and partly solid

There is some goo stuck to your shoe.


tarnish

The discoloration of some metals when exposed to air

The tarnish on the silver tea pot must be removed.


tarnish

tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

To discolor a metal due to exposure to the air

Silver tea pots tarnish easily.

Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.

The rumors tarnished Jane's reputation.


tarnish

John's tarnished reputation cost him the respect of his co-workers.


Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital city of Iceland.


Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.


godliest

The superlative form of godly; most godly.


dunce

A dunce is someone who is not that smart.


beckoning

beckon (canonical)
beckons (third-person singular)
beckoned (past)
beckoned (past participle)
beckoning (present participle)


stimulants

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


camouflaged

The past tense and past participle of camouflage.


chicory

A plant with a light blue flower heads and edible mellows.


napped

nap (canonical)
naps (third-person singular)
napped (past)
napped (past participle)
napping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nap.


demeaning

demean (canonical)
demeans (third-person singular)
demeaned (past)
demeaned (past participle)
demeaning (present participle)


demeaning

demeaning (positive)
more demeaning (comparative)
most demeaning (superlative)

If an act is demeaning, it degrades someone or something.


stencil

A stencil is a utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface.

They will use stencils to put the design onto the wall.


stencil

The designs were stenciled onto the wall.

They were stenciling the designs onto the wall.


underestimating

The present participle of underestimate.


sloughed

slough (canonical)
sloughs (third-person singular)
sloughed (past)
sloughed (past participle)
sloughing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slough.


orient

orient (canonical)
orients (third-person singular)
oriented (past)
oriented (past participle)
orienting (present participle)

When you orient something, you point it in a certain direction.

Joe oriented the car north along the road.


demean

To degrade someone or make them feel lower in dignity.

The man's words were meant to demean his female co-worker.

The job given to him was demeaning.

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underestimates

The third-person singular form of underestimate.


demeaned

The past tense and past participle of demean.


dole

A dole is money given as charity or welfare to someone who is poor.

The closing of the steel plant put a hundred families on the dole.


dole

dole (canonical)
doles (third-person singular)
doled (past)
doled (past participle)
doling (present participle)

When you dole something out, you distribute a product to a large number of people, often free of charge.

The Union Station Foundation doled out 1,000 free turkeys to needy families over the holidays.


beckoned

The past tense and past participle of beckon.


bubbles

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


bubbles

bubble (canonical)
bubbles (third-person singular)
bubbled (past)
bubbled (past participle)
bubbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bubble.


spectators

spectator (singular)
spectators (plural)

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


burgers

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


cutter

A cutter is a type of sailing ship with one mast and at least two sails.


unsteady

unsteady (positive)
unsteadier (comparative)
unsteadiest (superlative)


unsteady

unsteady (canonical)
unsteadies (third-person singular)
unsteadied (past)
unsteadied (past participle)
unsteadying (present participle)

To render something unsteady, unbalancing.

This ladder is very unsteady, it seems like I am going to fall at any moment.


nascar


daydreaming

daydream (canonical)
daydreams (third-person singular)
daydreamed (past)
daydreamed (past participle)
daydreaming (present participle)


preoccupied

When you are preoccupied with something, you are concerned about it or simply thinking about it instead of focusing on the current task you are doing.

I was so preoccupied with changing the channel on the car's radio set that I did not see the red light.


preoccupied

preoccupy (canonical)
preoccupies (third-person singular)
preoccupied (past)
preoccupied (past participle)
preoccupying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of preoccupy.


axis mundi

A line (axis) through a point in the Earth that the universe turns around. Normally also the connection between heaven and Earth.

Some Hindus believe that a holy mountain is the axis mundi, and that climbing it leads to heaven.


glorify

glorify (canonical)
glorifies (third-person singular)
glorified (past)
glorified (past participle)
glorifying (present participle)

To exalt, or give glory or praise to something or someone.

Fans glorify their favorite divas.

To make something or someone appear to be more glorious than it or he is.

Little Rastus' momma glorified his third place win in the kindergarten spelling bee.

He glorifies every stupid thing he does.

News reporters glorify events barely worth notice.

When will the press stop glorifying Brangelina?


burger

A burger is a kind of sandwich, with ground meat in the middle.


solvation

Solvation is a chemical process when molecules in a solute react with those in the solvent.

Water is often used as a solvent during solvation.


dysprosium

Dysprosium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 66 and the symbol Dy.

It takes a lot of heat to melt dysprosium.


camouflaging

camouflage (canonical)
camouflages (third-person singular)
camouflaged (past)
camouflaged (past participle)
camouflaging (present participle)


buns

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


buns

bun (canonical)
buns (third-person singular)
bunned (past)
bunned (past participle)
bunning (present participle)


molecules

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


trusses

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


rites

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


suffocates

suffocate (canonical)
suffocates (third-person singular)
suffocated (past)
suffocated (past participle)
suffocating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of suffocate.


overtime

An overtime is an extra period of time that is played when two teams end regulation (the normal number of periods) tied.

With Boston and Miami tied at 86, we're going into overtime!

In business, overtime is the time a person is paid to work that is beyond what they normally work.

The boss paid Jerry overtime to work a night shift at the warehouse


NASCAR

NASCAR is the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. It is an American organization that organizes car races.

NASCAR runs 1500 car races each year at more than 100 tracks.


rite

A rite is the proper way of performing a ceremony.

Her body was buried according to the rites of the church.


douchebag

douchebag (singular)
douchebags (plural)

A small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections

An arrogant or annoying person. Commonly, used as an insult. Also called douche.


degrading

degrade (canonical)
degrades (third-person singular)
degraded (past)
degraded (past participle)
degrading (present participle)


tolerating

tolerate (canonical)
tolerates (third-person singular)
tolerated (past)
tolerated (past participle)
tolerating (present participle)


steadiest

steady (positive)
steadier (comparative)
steadiest (superlative)

The superlative form of steady; most steady.


bismuth

Bismuth is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 83.

Bismuth is very heavy and weighs the same as lead.


particles

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


orients

The third-person singular form of orient.


steadier

The comparative form of steady; more steady.


underestimate

underestimate (canonical)
underestimates (third-person singular)
underestimated (past)
underestimated (past participle)
underestimating (present participle)

When you underestimate something, you think of it to be smaller or less important than it really is

Do not underestimate our new colleague, he used to be under the President's scholarship to study overseas.


solutes

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


strove

strove (past)
striven (past participle)
strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strived (past)
strived (past participle)
striving (present participle)


suffocated

The past tense and past participle of suffocate.


carrots

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


sloughs

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


sloughs

slough (canonical)
sloughs (third-person singular)
sloughed (past)
sloughed (past participle)
sloughing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slough.


charismas

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


prematurely

If something happens prematurely, it means it happened too soon, before it was ready.

He left the hospital prematurely, before his wounds had healed.


unconstrained

To be unconstrained is to be limitless, with nothing holding something or someone back.

When he was in love he felt unconstrained, like he could simply fly to the moon.


trysts

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


trysts

tryst (canonical)
trysts (third-person singular)
trysted (past)
trysted (past participle)
trysting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tryst.


daydream

A daydream is a dream you have in the daytime. Sometimes they happen when you are napping, and sometimes they happen when you are awake.

My daydream was about changing Wikipedia.


daydream

Professor Sampson caught Carly daydreaming about Justin Bieber in class.


raider

A raider is a person who takes part in quick surprise attacks on an enemy.

People living near the sea were scared of being attacked by Viking raiders.


mimicked

mimic (canonical)
mimics (third-person singular)
mimicked (past)
mimicked (past participle)
mimicking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mimic.


molecular

If something is molecular, it is about molecules.

Molecular weight is the mass of a molecule.


metalloids

metalloid (singular)
metalloids (plural)

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


Viking

A Viking was a person from Scandinavia from 793 AD-1066 AD. They were famous as warriors, pirates, explorers and traders.

The Vikings sailed in ships called longboats.

The Vikings raided many monasteries throughout Northumberland as they saw monks as easy prey.

Monks believed in peace, so they would not fight back. The monasteries were filled with valuables and riches, so it was an ideal building to attack.

The word Viking literally translates to "Pirate."


explorers

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


solute

In chemistry, a solute is something that is dissolved into another substance.

Sugar is a solute when it is added to a cup of hot coffee.


tolerations

toleration (singular)
tolerations (plural)

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


tolerated

The past tense and past participle of tolerate.


revels

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


revels

reveled (past)
reveled (past participle)
reveling (present participle)
revel (canonical)
revels (third-person singular)
revelled (past)
revelled (past participle)
revelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of revel.


protons

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


truss

A truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units being constructed.

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bureaucratic

bureaucratic (positive)
more bureaucratic (comparative)
most bureaucratic (superlative)

Being bureaucratic is being over regulated, abusing one's own power to make a point.

The government is being too bureaucratic. There is clear opposition regarding the new bill but they still passed it.


tolerates

The third-person singular form of tolerate.


degrades

The third-person singular form of degrade.


degraded

The past tense and past participle of degrade.


utterly

Refers to something being completely or entirely, usually used in a negative way.

Jim's proposal was utterly ridiculous.

How utterly generous of you to offer me the use of your beach house for the month!

Karen's manners are utterly gross.

She practiced the Black Key Etude until she was utterly exhausted.


Vikings

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


degrade

When you degrade something, you lower the esteem, worth, or respect of something, to make it base, low, mean, or worthless.

Many wealthy, intelligent, and talented people were degraded by the Nazis before being sent to concentration camps.

Does every comment from you need to be degrading to others?


pirates

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


pirates

pirate (canonical)
pirates (third-person singular)
pirated (past)
pirated (past participle)
pirating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pirate.


atomic

Atomic means it is about atoms, which are very small.

The force of an atomic bomb comes from breaking an atom into pieces.


slough

A slough is a dead skin on a sore or ulcer


slough

If something sloughs its skin, it sheds it.

The snake sloughed its skin.


premature

premature (positive)
more premature (comparative)
most premature (superlative)

Something is premature if it happens early, before the usual time.

The premature baby was born 32 weeks after conception.


tolerate

If you tolerate something, you put up with it, or allow it.

The teacher was able to tolerate quiet talking in her classroom during her lessons.


raiders

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


jingle

A jingle is a short tune (usually with lyrics) that is used for advertising purposes.

I cannot get the jingle for Brewmeister Beer out of my head!

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/


jingle

jingle (canonical)
jingles (third-person singular)
jingled (past)
jingled (past participle)
jingling (present participle)

To jingle is when metal or glass clashes together and causes a tinkling sound.

I heard the keys on his ring jingle as he approached the door.

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/


bubble

A bubble is a volume of air trapped in a liquid and can float in the air.

The girl made a really big soap bubble.


bubble

bubble (canonical)
bubbles (third-person singular)
bubbled (past)
bubbled (past participle)
bubbling (present participle)

If something bubbles, it makes bubbles or begins to turn into a bubble.

Wait until the water bubbles before turning off the stove.

If something bubbles, it begins forming or is created.

rage bubbled inside of him.


spears

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


spears

spear (canonical)
spears (third-person singular)
speared (past)
speared (past participle)
spearing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spear.


palladia

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


proton

A proton is a particle that is part of the nucleus of an atom and has a positive charge.

scientists think that a proton is made up of quarks.


juggalos

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


revivals

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


palladium

Palladium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 46.

Palladium is often used to make surgical tools for doctors.

A palladium is a sacred object with the power to protect a city or country.

The palladium at the city of Troy was a statue of Athena.


gliders

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


filter paper

filter paper (singular)
filter papers (plural)

A type of paper with very tiny holes that a liquid can flow through but not small particles.


titanium

Titanium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 22 and the symbol Ti.

Titanium is a strong and light metal which is used to build airplanes.


glider

A glider is an aircraft which can fly without an engine.

The glider soared through the sky using the warm air currents.


spaz

Someone that is physically or mentally retarded.


metalloid

A metalloid is an element that is not a metal, but looks or acts like a metal.

boron is a metalloid because it looks like metal, but it is not as strong.

A metalloid is an element that can be mixed with metal to make an alloy.

carbon is a metalloid which makes cast iron when mixed with iron.


holmium

Holmium is a metal and element with an atomic number of 67 and the symbol Ho.

Holmium is very magnetic.


Harry

Harry is a nickname of the male given names Henry or Harold.

Prince Henry of Wales is often known as Prince Harry.


analogue


alloying

alloy (canonical)
alloys (third-person singular)
alloyed (past)
alloyed (past participle)
alloying (present participle)


roved

rove (canonical)
roves (third-person singular)
roved (past)
roved (past participle)
roving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rove.


chrome

Chrome is chromium or something made with an alloy of chronium.

Many car parts are made with chrome because it is very bright and shines.

chrome is a name of Google browser, also as Google chrome.

I surf the Internet by Google chrome.


harrying

harry (canonical)
harries (third-person singular)
harried (past)
harried (past participle)
harrying (present participle)


cocktails

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


impregnable

impregnable (positive)
more impregnable (comparative)
most impregnable (superlative)

When something is impregnable, it cannot be beaten. Used in contexts of physical force, but in metaphor, for any situation where a position or person cannot be defeated.

The Welsh found that Edward's castles were impregnable.

The Macedonian phalanx was impregnable from the front.

The grandmaster's position was quite impregnable.


toleration

The act of accepting or allowing something.

He had toleration for people who walked across the grass instead of using the path.

Official acceptance of the right of people to have different beliefs.

The Edict of Torda was a law made in 1568 for religious toleration in Hungary.


alloyed

The past tense and past participle of alloy.


pirate

A pirate is a commander of a ship, usually the ship goes around the seas to steal other people's stuff on other ships.

There is a notorious pirate going around and taking over passenger ships.


pirate

If you pirate something, you create and/or sell an illegal copy of it.


cobalt

Cobalt is a metal and element with an atomic number of 27 and the symbol Co.

Cobalt is used to make magnetic alloys.


mimic

To mimic is to copy something very closely.

He mimicked the unusual way his friend walked.


mimic

A mimic is a person who copies others very closely.

She was an excellent mimic.

She was the best mimic in the theatre company.


hovered

hover (canonical)
hovers (third-person singular)
hovered (past)
hovered (past participle)
hovering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hover.


harries

The third-person singular form of harry.


glacial

To be glacial, something needs to be like a glacier such as cold, freezing or very slow moving.

He moved at glacial speed towards the exam room.


charisma

Charisma is the special ability to lead.

A person who is excitable, and motivating.

Bright disposition, colorful speaker expressive and very likeable, charming.

The young man had charisma, women loved him and men wanted to be him.


soared

soar (canonical)
soars (third-person singular)
soared (past)
soared (past participle)
soaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of soar.


lard

Lard is the meat from a pig that is full of fat


lard

lard (canonical)
lards (third-person singular)
larded (past)
larded (past participle)
larding (present participle)

If you lard a piece of meat, you stuff it with bacon or pork before cooking.


dolphin

A dolphin is an animal that lives in water, usually colored gray.

We went to the zoo to see the dolphins.


hovers

The third-person singular form of hover.


glides

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

The third-person singular form of glide.


revival

A revival is when something is brought back into use, or restored.

There was a revival of the music of Mozart on his 200th birthday.


tryst

A tryst is a prearranged meeting between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.

The two arranged a tryst while their spouses were out of town.


tryst

tryst (canonical)
trysts (third-person singular)
trysted (past)
trysted (past participle)
trysting (present participle)

The lovers will tryst in a place far from town.

To arrange or appoint (a meeting time etc.).

The two trysted in a dark place far out of town.


dodgier

dodgy (positive)
dodgier (comparative)
dodgiest (superlative)

The comparative form of dodgy; more dodgy.


gypsy


francium

Francium is a heavy, radioactive, metal element with an atomic number of 87.

Francium is made from actinium or thorium.


skunks

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


hover

To hover is to hang in the air, almost in one place

The kestrel hovered, with rapidly beating wings.

He hovered between this and that.

His pen hovered over the paper as his mind hovered over the alternatives.


first degree murder

first degree murder (singular)
first degree murders (plural)

First degree murder is when someone has planned to kill another human.

He was charged with first degree murder after shooting his business rival.


glided

The past tense and past participle of glide.


death metal

Death metal is a type of music with a fast tempo.


dodgiest

The superlative form of dodgy; most dodgy.


authentic

authentic (positive)
more authentic (comparative)
most authentic (superlative)

The experts confirmed it was an authentic signature.

Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

The report was completely authentic.


rove

To rove is to travel about a large area without a plan or destination.

He roved through the fields looking for wild flowers.


skunk

A skunk is an animal that releases a strong odor when frightened.


poshest

posh (positive)
posher (comparative)
poshest (superlative)

The superlative form of posh; most posh.


cocktail

A cocktail is an alcoholic drink made from a spirit or several spirits mixed with fruit juice, lemonade, or cream.

Her favourite cocktail was a "Pink Lady" made with gin, grenadine syrup, cream and an egg.


alloys

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


alloys

The third-person singular form of alloy.


maggots

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


digital

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.

Property of representing values as discrete numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.

/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪtəɫ/


fatass

A fatass is a slang term for someone who is overweight.

That man is a total fatass! He is occupying two seats instead of one.


magnetic

magnetic (positive)
more magnetic (comparative)
most magnetic (superlative)

Magnetic means that something is or acts like a magnet.


suffocate

suffocate (canonical)
suffocates (third-person singular)
suffocated (past)
suffocated (past participle)
suffocating (present participle)

To suffocate is the action of dying from lack of air.

The fish suffocated for lack of oxygen.


chromium

Chromium is a metal and element with an atomic number of 24 and the symbol Cr.

Chromium is used to make stainless steel because it keeps its shine and does not rust.


streamline

streamline (canonical)
streamlines (third-person singular)
streamlined (past)
streamlined (past participle)
streamlining (present participle)

When you streamline something, you make it into a shape that allows it to move through a fluid easily using little energy.

Streamlining helps animals swim though water and fly through air.

Cars that are streamlined use less energy and can go faster.


horsefeathers

Something that is nonsense and does not make any sense at all.


elegant

elegant (positive)
more elegant (comparative)
most elegant (superlative)

To be elegant something has beauty and is graceful.

She looked elegant in her new dress.

A answer that is elegant, is clever and simple.

He came up with an elegant answer to a complex problem.


heathers

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


plasterer

plasterer (singular)
plasterers (plural)

A plasterer is a person who puts a smooth coat of plaster on to walls and ceilings.

The painters had to wait for the plasterer to finish before they could paint the wall.


bun

I got a bun from the nearby bakery shop.

The bun is very sweet.

A bun is a style of hair done when you tie it with a knot at the back of your head.


bun

bun (canonical)
buns (third-person singular)
bunned (past)
bunned (past participle)
bunning (present participle)

If you bun your hair, you form it into a bun.


dessert

A dessert is a sweet food dish usually served at the end of a meal.

After the roast duck, we had a plum pudding for dessert.


first degree murders

The plural form of first degree murder; more than one (kind of) first degree murder.


explorer

An explorer is a person who is trying to discover new things and places.

Christopher Columbus was a famous explorer.


harry

harry (canonical)
harries (third-person singular)
harried (past)
harried (past participle)
harrying (present participle)

To harry is to annoy, harass and cause distress over and over again.

The teacher was harried by a group of bad boys.

To harry means to attack or raid a town in a war.

The Viking raiders would harry English towns that were close to the sea.


dodged

dodge (canonical)
dodges (third-person singular)
dodged (past)
dodged (past participle)
dodging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dodge.


posher

The comparative form of posh; more posh.


generators

generator (singular)
generators (plural)

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


superb

To be superb, something must be the very best, grand, excellent and the very best quality.

The food at the restaurant was superb.


dodgy

Something that is dodgy is risky and probably not going to work.

He came up with a dodgy plan to make a lot of money.


godly

godlier (comparative)
godliest (superlative)
godly (positive)
more godly (comparative)
most godly (superlative)

Godly describes something or someone who is like God.

Jesus walked on water in a godly occurrence.

Something is godly when it is gloriously good.

The meal tastes godly.


sixpence

A sixpence was a coin with the value of six pennies.

She gave the boy sixpence to buy sweets.


steady

steady (positive)
steadier (comparative)
steadiest (superlative)


steady

steady (canonical)
steadies (third-person singular)
steadied (past)
steadied (past participle)
steadying (present participle)

To prevent something from falling, make something stable.

Steady the ladder so I don't fall please.


alloy

An alloy is made by mixing one metal with another metal or a metalloid.

steel is an alloy made by mixing iron and carbon together.


alloy

alloy (canonical)
alloys (third-person singular)
alloyed (past)
alloyed (past participle)
alloying (present participle)

To alloy means to mix metals together to make an alloy.

To alloy ideas means to combine them together.

To alloy means to mix an item with something else that makes it less pure and not as valuable.


heather

Heather is a small evergreen shrub, Calluna vulgaris, with pink or purple flowers.

He liked to walk through the heather which grew on the hills near the farm.


Gypsies

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


wobbled

wobble (canonical)
wobbles (third-person singular)
wobbled (past)
wobbled (past participle)
wobbling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wobble.


passports

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


posh

Posh is something that is high class, elegant and fashionable.

He spoke with a posh voice.

It was the poshest restaurant in town.


posh

Posh is to act in an elegant or high class way.

He liked to talk posh.


curbs

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


curbs

curb (canonical)
curbs (third-person singular)
curbed (past)
curbed (past participle)
curbing (present participle)


goodlier

goodly (positive)
goodlier (comparative)
goodliest (superlative)

The comparative form of goodly; more goodly.


Chinese checkers

Chinese checkers is a board game played using marbles between two to six people.


vanadium

Vanadium is white, soft, metal element with an atomic number of 23 and the symbol V.

Vanadium is added to steel to make it stronger.


plasterers

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


bandits

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


weathers

weather (canonical)
weathers (third-person singular)
weathered (past)
weathered (past participle)
weathering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of weather.


passport

A passport is an official document that identifies a person, and allows them to leave and come back to a country.


analog

A variable used in a technical system is continuous, and does not have one of a finite number of different values.


analog

something that has an analogy to something else


tungsten

Tungsten is a metal and element with an atomic number of 74 and the symbol W.

Tungsten is used in light bulbs because it can get very hot and not melt.


indestructible

Being resistant to harm as to be unable to be destroyed.

Because diamonds are so hard, they are almost indestructible.


mimics

mimic (canonical)
mimics (third-person singular)
mimicked (past)
mimicked (past participle)
mimicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mimic.


mimics

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


particle

His eye hurt because a particle of dust had got into it.

A particle is a type of complement in a verb phrase, coming either between a verb and a direct object or after the object.

In I picked it up and I picked up the bit, the preposition up functions as a particle.


soar

soar (canonical)
soars (third-person singular)
soared (past)
soared (past participle)
soaring (present participle)

When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. (Byron).

Figurative use:
The price at the pump has soared.

Figurative use:
My spirit soared when she said "yes"!


weathered

The past tense and past participle of weather.


saint

A saint is a religious person who has done such good things, that after their death they have a special place in heaven.

Mother Theresa did such good work with poor people in India, the Catholic Church has named her a saint.


plasters

plaster (canonical)
plasters (third-person singular)
plastered (past)
plastered (past participle)
plastering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of plaster.


overnight

She went on an overnight trip to visit her mother.

We stayed in Paris overnight.


overnight

overnight (canonical)
overnights (third-person singular)
overnighted (past)
overnighted (past participle)
overnighting (present participle)

If you overnight somewhere, you spend the night there.

I overnighted at my friend's house after my home was broken into.


pseudo-

Something that is false, not genuine or fake.

pseudonym

Different from what it first looks, or appears


goodly

He bet a goodly sum of money at the races.


plastered

The past tense and past participle of plaster.


burglar

A burglar is a person who goes into people's houses to take things.

The burglar stole money and jewellery from my house.


dodge

To dodge is to move quickly to avoid being hit.

He had to dodge to the left so the ball missed him.

To dodge is to be clever and cunning to avoid questions.

The President dodged questions about unemployment during the debate.


dodge

The investment plan was a dodge to avoid paying tax.


bandaged

bandage (canonical)
bandages (third-person singular)
bandaged (past)
bandaged (past participle)
bandaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bandage.


goodliest

The superlative form of goodly; most goodly.


burglars

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


likeness

A likeness is a similarity between things.

His face had a likeness to Prince Charles.

A likeness is a picture, sculpture or something that is made to look like something else.

Her drawing was a good likeness of his face.


gypsum

Gypsum is a mineral used to make plaster, paint and fertilizer. It can be colorless, pink or yellow.


Gypsy

A Gypsy is a person who belongs to a nomadic group from Europe.

Many Gypsies lived in brightly colored and decorated horse pulled wagons.

Someone who lives a wandering life is sometimes called a gypsy.


sixpences

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


molecule

A molecule is the smallest part of a substance.

A water molecule is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.


steering

steer (canonical)
steers (third-person singular)
steered (past)
steered (past participle)
steering (present participle)


saints

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


dodges

The third-person singular form of dodge.


dodges

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


desserts

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


likeable

likeable (positive)
more likeable (comparative)
most likeable (superlative)

Something that is likeable means it is easy to like, to enjoy it, to be with it.

He was a very likeable person.


castratos

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


castrations

castration (singular)
castrations (plural)

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


steered

The past tense and past participle of steer.


sopranos

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


cellos

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


castrated

castrate (canonical)
castrates (third-person singular)
castrated (past)
castrated (past participle)
castrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of castrate.


fashionable

fashionable (positive)
more fashionable (comparative)
most fashionable (superlative)

If something is fashionable, it is the latest popular style or fashion.

He wore fashionable new sunglasses.

/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/


soprano

A soprano is the highest pitched voice range of a woman or a young boy.

The soprano range is from middle C to the A which is 13 notes above.

A soprano is a person who has a voice in the soprano range.

The sopranos in the choir struggled to sing the high notes in tune.

A soprano is a musical instrument in the soprano range.

The soprano saxophone is often used in Irish music.


generator

generator (singular)
generators (plural)

A generator is a machine that makes electrical energy from mechanical energy.


castration

Castration is the removal of the testicles of a male animal.


windmills

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


multi

Multi is added to a word to mean many, more than one.

She was so rich she was a multimillionaire.

He looked at the multicoloured flowers.


saxophones

saxophone (singular)
saxophones (plural)

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


organists

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


namesakes

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


lotion

A lotion is a cream or ointment used on the skin to clean, heal or protect.

She used a sunscreen lotion so she would not get sunburnt while on the beach.


violists

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


mandolinists

mandolinist (singular)
mandolinists (plural)

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


racquets

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


saxophonists

saxophonist (singular)
saxophonists (plural)

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


violoncellists

violoncellist (singular)
violoncellists (plural)

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


saxophone

The saxophone is a musical instrument made of metal which has a single reed mouthpiece.

The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1846.


bandit

A bandit is person, usually in a group, who uses guns to rob people.

The bandits took their money and horses as they came home from the market.


curb

A curb is a stone or concrete edging between a sidewalk and a road.

I stubbed my toe on the curb when crossing the street.

I parked my car at the curb.


curb

curb (canonical)
curbs (third-person singular)
curbed (past)
curbed (past participle)
curbing (present participle)

To curb means to check or restrain or control.

His parents tried to curb his late hours.

Her husband curbed her reckless spending.

To force to "bite the curb" (hit the pavement curb); see curb stomp.

To damage vehicle wheels or tires by running into or over a pavement curb.


bandage

A bandage is a long piece of material used to cover a wound, or protect an injury.

The vet wrapped the cat's injured leg with a bandage.


bandage

To bandage is to use material to cover or protect an injury.

The doctor bandaged the boy's broken arm so that it would not move.


steers

The third-person singular form of steer.


steers

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


cellist

A cellist is someone who plays the cello.

Pablo Casals was a famous cellist.


violoncello

violoncello (singular)
violoncellos or violoncelli (plural)

A violoncello is a large four stringed instrument in the violin family.

/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛləʊ/


distraught

distraught (positive)
more distraught (comparative)
most distraught (superlative)

To be distraught, you are very upset, emotional and even frantic.

The little boy was distraught because he could not find his mother in the busy store.


lotions

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


castrates

The third-person singular form of castrate.


castrates

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


eponyms

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


fugues

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


dislike

dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

If you dislike someone or something, you consider them to be unpleasant and do not like them.

He had to eat cabbage although he really disliked its strong smell.


shuttlecocks

shuttlecock (singular)
shuttlecocks (plural)

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


Chaos Theory


plastering

plaster (canonical)
plasters (third-person singular)
plastered (past)
plastered (past participle)
plastering (present participle)


spear

A spear is a long stick that is sharp at one or both ends and is used as a weapon.

Everyone in the Spartan Army carried a spear into battle

A spear is a piece of asparagus or other vegetables that looks like a spear.

At the fancy restaurant, I had a steak with a side of asparagus spears


spear

spear (canonical)
spears (third-person singular)
speared (past)
speared (past participle)
spearing (present participle)

To spear is to stab someone or something with a spear.

The Cree used to spear fish.


admirals

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


fugue

A fugue is a musical form using a theme which is repeated in a complex pattern.

The composer Bach wrote many enjoyable fugues.


penances

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


eponym

An eponym is something that is named after a person's name.

A spoonerism is an eponym, named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930) who used to make the mistake when he spoke.

The Turing machine is an eponym, named after its inventor, Alan Turing (1912-1954).


chinese checkers


violoncellos

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


penance

A penance is an action you do as a punishment. You do penance when you have done something wrong and want to compensate for it.

His penance was to pray for two days and not eat


cello

A cello is a stringed instrument in the violin family, larger than a viola but smaller than a double bass.

A cello is played while sitting, with the instrument held between the knees.


windmill

A windmill is a type of engine that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called "sails" or "blades". This rotational energy is then used for different purposes such as generating electricity, to mill grains, etc.


graphics

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

Graphics is images produced and displayed by a computer.


playground

playground (singular)
playgrounds (plural)

A playground is a place where people go to play.

The playground had swings and slides for children.

He acted as if the whole beach was his own private playground.


steer

steer (canonical)
steers (third-person singular)
steered (past)
steered (past participle)
steering (present participle)

To steer is use a rudder, wheel, or paddle to decide which way something will travel.

The driver gripped the wheel tightly to steer the car around a corner.

He was able to steer the group through the difficult changes.


steer

A steer is a young bull or ox that has been castrated and raised for beef.


cellists

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


symmetrical

Symmetrical means having the property of symmetry.

The building was symmetrical.


recipients

recipient (singular)
recipients (plural)

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

There are very few living recipients of the US Medal of Honor.

The list of recipients of Nobel Prizes includes men and women.


diabetes

Diabetes is a disease which causes people to become very thirsty and urinate a lot.

Doctors can test for diabetes by checking the amount of glucose in a person's urine.


feces

Feces are the solid waste from the intestines, also called excrement, shit or poo.

The street was dirty, with dog feces all over the footpath.


receptionists

receptionist (singular)
receptionists (plural)

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


horrendous

horrendous (positive)
more horrendous (comparative)
most horrendous (superlative)

Horrendous is something that is large and so dreadful or horrible that it makes you tremble with fear.

She heard a horrendous noise as the truck smashed into the wall.

There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

My journey to work this morning was horrendous!


racquet

A racquet is a sporting device with a handle joined to a frame covered in tightly stretched strings. It is used in tennis, squash and in badminton to hit a shuttlecock.

She bought a new tennis racquet before the tournament.


violas

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


dextroses

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


outraging

outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)


sewage

Sewage is the waste, like feces, urine and dirty water, from houses and factories.

A complex system of pipes was built to take away the sewage.


asymmetrical

Asymmetrical means not being symmetrical.

An asymmetrical painting is one which is not balanced by the frame of the picture.


plaster

Plaster is a mix of lime or gypsum and sand which becomes hard when water is added.

Builders use plaster to put a smooth coating on walls and ceilings.

A bandage or medical dressing is also called a plaster.

The doctor put a plaster over the deep cut on the boy's arm.


plaster

To plaster is to put a mix of lime, sand and water on a surface.

She plastered the new wall in the bedroom.

To plaster is to put a dressing on a wound.

To plaster can mean to cover, hide or stick something completely as if you were using plaster.

He got very angry when his new car was plastered with bird droppings.

To plaster can mean to use force or cause damage.

The city was plastered with bombs during the war.


signalmen

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


confections

confection (singular)
confections (plural)

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


confectioners

confectioner (singular)
confectioners (plural)

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


maltose

Maltose is a sugar made when starch is digested.

Maltose is sometimes called malt sugar.


anxieties

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


mandolinist

mandolinist (singular)
mandolinists (plural)

A mandolinist is a person who plays the mandolin.

Fred Tackett is the mandolinist in the band Little Feat.


bandaging

bandage (canonical)
bandages (third-person singular)
bandaged (past)
bandaged (past participle)
bandaging (present participle)


wobbles

wobble (canonical)
wobbles (third-person singular)
wobbled (past)
wobbled (past participle)
wobbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wobble.


wobbles

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


sewerage

Sewerage is a system of pipes to take away sewage and other wastes from buildings.

The toilet needed to be joined to the sewerage before it could be used.


rigours

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


leisure

Leisure is time that is free from work or other duties, when a person can relax and do what they enjoy.

He looked forward to the holidays when he could read at his leisure.


carbohydrates

carbohydrate (singular)
carbohydrates (plural)

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


namesake

A namesake is one who is named after another, or for whom another is named.

She was named Kylie after her namesake Kylie Minogue, a singer her mother really liked.

A namesake is a person with the same name as another.

A namesake can be a ship or a building that is named after someone or something.


playgrounds

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


whosoever

Whosoever comes back first will be the winner.

/ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/


wobble

To wobble is to move from side to side, or shake unevenly.

During the earthquake, the tall building wobbled.


wobble

An uneven or shaky movement is a wobble.

She was scared and her voice had a wobble.


dextrins

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


levered

lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lever.


castrato

A castrato is a male soprano singer who has been castrated while still a boy to keep his voice high pitched.


badminton

Badminton is a sport where players hit a shuttlecock over a high net using racquets.

He played six games of badminton.


carbohydrate

A carbohydrate is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are made by plants and are the main source of energy for animals.

potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates.


diabetics

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


signalman

A signalman is a person who works on the railway and changes the railway signals.

The signalman changed the light from red to green to let the train continue.

A signalman is a sailor who sends signals from the ship.

The signalman waved his semaphore flags to send a message to the admiral's ship.


semaphoring

semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)


orifices

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


lollies

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


glucose

Glucose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar) found in plants and animals, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

Glucose is main source of energy for the body.


castrate

castrate (canonical)
castrates (third-person singular)
castrated (past)
castrated (past participle)
castrating (present participle)

To castrate is to remove the testicles from a male, making him unable to produce children.

The young bulls were castrated so they would grow more meat.

To castrate is to take away energy and vigor, to make it easier to handle or control.


castrate

A castrate is a male that has had his testicles removed.


urine

Urine is the liquid waste from the bladder, also called piss or wee.

The doctor tested the man's urine to see if he had diabetes.


organist

An organist is a person who plays the organ.

The Bach fugues were some of the organist's best pieces.


lollipops

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


maltoses

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


postulating

postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)


timbres

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


confectioner

A confectioner is a person who makes or sells sweets.

The confectioner spent the morning making lollipops.


emotional

emotional (positive)
more emotional (comparative)
most emotional (superlative)

Emotional is when your feelings control what you do, rather than reason.

His reasons for buying the old house were emotional.

To be emotional, you show more emotion than is usual.

She became quite emotional when her small child was missing.

Emotional can be used to describe how the emotions affect things.

The music was quite emotional and made everyone feel very sad.

/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/


postulated

The past tense and past participle of postulate.


shuttlecock

shuttlecock (singular)
shuttlecocks (plural)

A shuttlecock is an object that is made with a cork and feathers. It is used in badminton and it is also called a birdie.

She hit the shuttlecock high into the air.


dextrin

Dextrin is a sticky substance that is made by heating starch.

Dextrin is used to make food thick and to make glue.


rigorous

To be rigorous someone needs to be very strict, exact and not change the rules.

To make herself fit, she kept to a rigorous program of exercise.

Something that is rigorous is very difficult and unpleasant.

He found the walk through the snow was quite rigorous.


spazzes

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


admiral

An admiral is the person in charge of a navy or fleet of ships, like a general in the army.

Horatio Nelson is a famous British admiral.

An admiral is a high rank naval officer who is allowed to fly his own flag.

We could easily recognize the admiral's ship because of his flag.


dextrose

Dextrose is a type of glucose, a sugar found in honey and fruit.

Dextrose is sometimes called grape sugar.


whooping

whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)


leveraged

leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of leverage.


quantum leaps

quantum leap (singular)
quantum leaps (plural)

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


bullshat

bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

Bullshat is an alternative past tense of the word bullshit.

I bullshat my essay.


lablet

A lablet is a laptop that converts to a touchscreen tablet. More commonly known as a convertible laptop.

A lablet in the area of micro- or nanosystems is an autonomously powered programmable electronic particle capable of acting as a microscopic chemical laboratory.


chequebook

chequebook (singular)
chequebooks (plural)

A chequebook is a book containing blank cheques given to people with bank accounts.

He took his chequebook to the auction so that he could pay for any items he bought.


lollipop

A lollipop is a piece of hard candy on a stick.

The little boy's face was a sticky mess from eating a lollipop.


chequebooks

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


retailed

retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of retail.


medieval

Medieval means something belongs to the Middle Ages, the time from about 400 AD to 1400 AD.

She liked to collect medieval books, with their beautiful pictures and handwriting.


saxophonist

saxophonist (singular)
saxophonists (plural)

A saxophonist is a person who plays the saxophone.

John Coltrane is a famous jazz saxophonist.


apostrophe

apostrophe (singular)
apostrophes (plural)

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark which is used to show that part of a word is missing, to show that something belongs to someone, or added after plurals of numbers, letters and abbreviations.

In the phrase "John's sentence", there is an apostrophe after John but before the "s" to show that the sentence belongs to John.


confectionery

confectionery (singular)
confectionaries (plural)

Confectionery is name for candy, lollies and other sweets.

The children went to the candy store to look at the confectionery.

A confectionery is the name for a shop where candy is sold.

She opened a new confectionery to sell sweets.


analogs

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


lablets

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


orifice

The mouth is an orifice.


kimonos

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


leverages

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


leverages

The third-person singular form of leverage.


outraged

outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of outrage.


bandages

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


bandages

bandage (canonical)
bandages (third-person singular)
bandaged (past)
bandaged (past participle)
bandaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bandage.


mathematicians

mathematician (singular)
mathematicians (plural)

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


rigour

Rigour is strict care and completeness in making sure something is correct.

The army demands a lot of rigour in training new recruits.

The rigours of something are its difficult parts or its problems.

She did not enjoy the rigorus of giving birth.


mathematician

A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics.

Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians.


starched

starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of starch.


filter papers

filter paper (singular)
filter papers (plural)

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


levers

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


levers

lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lever.


yukata

A yutaka is a kimono for wearing in summer.

Floral patterns are common for womens' yukata and geometric patterns for mens' yukata.


chaos theory

chaos theory (singular)
chaos theories (plural)

Chaos theory is an idea that says that things which seem to be random do have a hidden order.

Benoît Mandelbrot was a mathematician who studied chaos theory.


confectionaries

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


confection

confection (singular)
confections (plural)

A confection is a food which made with a lot of sugar.

His favorite confection was a meringue covered in chocolate.

A confection is something made by mixing together a lot of different things.

His story was a confection of lies and half truths.


fatasses

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


quantum leap

A quantum leap is a sudden and significant change, advance or increase; a giant leap forward. Also called a quantum jump.


kilts

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


whatsoever

Most studies find no relationship whatsoever.


lolly

A lolly is a sweet, a hard type of candy.

He liked to suck on a lolly while working.

A lolly is a shortened word for a lollipop.


unpleasant

unpleasant (positive)
more unpleasant (comparative)
most unpleasant (superlative)

Something unpleasant is nasty, bad, offensive, the opposite of pleasant.

The coffee tasted unpleasant as if the milk had gone bad.


anxious

anxious (positive)
more anxious (comparative)
most anxious (superlative)

To be anxious, you are worried or scared about what might happen in the future.

He had an anxious wait at the hospital before seeing the doctor.


whooped

whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of whoop.


recipient

recipient (singular)
recipients (plural)

A recipient is someone who receives, such as one who receives money, goods or awards.

He was a recipient of the special award for bravery.

A recipient is person receiving donor organs or tissues.

She was the recipient of a new heart after a long operation.

The part of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

The green colored liquid slowly dripped into the recipient.


symmetry

A division of the body would produce two parts which are mirror images of each other.

An arrangement of parts around a central point.

An orange has symmetry: it is a sphere with segments arranged around a common central line.

The segments of an orange show symmetry: their shape and relative positions are the same.


sewering

sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)


auctioneers

auctioneer (singular)
auctioneers (plural)

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


semaphores

semaphore (singular)
semaphores (plural)

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


semaphores

semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of semaphore.


sewers

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


sewers

The third-person singular form of sewer.


bagpipers

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


sewered

The past tense and past participle of sewer.


semaphored

The past tense and past participle of semaphore.


anxiety

Anxiety is a fear of what might happen in the future.

The thought of going to the dentist filled him with anxiety.


timbre

Timbre is the qualities of a sound that make sounds different.

Even if a flute and saxophone play the same note, they sound different because of the timbre.


locksmiths

locksmith (singular)
locksmiths (plural)

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


tartans

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


violoncellist

violoncellist (singular)
violoncellists (plural)

A violoncellist is the full name for a cellist, a person who plays the violoncello or cello.