passive

passive (positive)
more passive (comparative)
most passive (superlative)

If someone is passive, they do not normally respond or take action.

Watching TV is a much more passive activity than reading.

After his injury, he was forced to play a more passive role on the team.

A passive clause has the natural object as its subject.

While "she hit me" is an active clause, "I was hit (by her)" is passive.


hullo

You say, "hullo" in greeting when you meet someone new or see somebody you know.

"Good morning, James!" "Hullo, Jimbob! How are you?"


video

We watched a video in class.


video

video (canonical)
videos (third-person singular)
videoed (past)
videoed (past participle)
videoing (present participle)

If you video something, you record it with a camera or camcorder.


offset

offset (canonical)
offsets (third-person singular)
offset (past)
offset (past participle)
offsetting (present participle)

If x offsets y, the loss (because) of y is balanced by x.

The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.

Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.

The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.

If you offset x against y, you compare of contrast them.

All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.

The past tense and past participle of offset.


offset

An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.

A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.

The image produced by this kind of printing.

An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.


president

president (singular)
presidents (plural)

A president is the person in charge of a country.

The president stopped the war.

The president signed the bill into law.

A president is the leader of a business.

The president of the company stepped down yesterday.


bring

bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone.

You bring lunch to me every day.

You brought a book to me last week.

When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you.

I bring milk to you from the store today.

I am bringing the key to you.

Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it.

I bring my books to your house.

You brought the money to my office.


begun

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

I have begun to feel sorry for him.


grown

grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)


met

meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of meet.


begin

When you begin something, you start to do the first part of a longer action.

A journey always begins with a first step.

You can not get to the end of any job before you begin.

He began to read the book at the first page.


felt

Felt is a cloth made of wool or of wool and fur.


felt

feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of feel.


grow

When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time.

In time, the boy grew into a man.

Every day I grow better and better.

The little seed has grown into a big tree.

I am a grown man, I can make my own choices in my life now

When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger.

I grow flowers in my garden.


contributor

contributor (singular)
contributors (plural)

A contributor is a person who donates money to a charity or a cause.

I am a contributor to Red Cross.

A contributor is a person who supports or participates in a cause, activity or institution.

He was a regular contributor to anti-war protests.

A contributor is a person who is important to the creation or growth of something.

With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the local gene pool.

A contributor is a person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

William Safire has been a notable contributor to the opinion page of the New York Times for many years.

A contributor to something is a partial cause of that thing.

One contributor to the problem is the rapid change in the workforce.


nonwhite

A person who is not white; a person who is not Caucasian.


nonwhite

nonwhite (positive)
more nonwhite (comparative)
most nonwhite (superlative)

Not white; being any color other than white.

I don't care what color we paint the room as long as it's nonwhite.


assurance

assurance (singular)
assurances (plural)

An assurance is a strong promise, usually given when the listener has doubts.

She had been here before and could give assurance that they were on the right course.

Despite assurances from the contractor that everything was going well, we still felt nervous.

Assurance is the feeling of self confidence.

Cocteau in his trademark suit stared with absolute assurance into the camera.


shown

show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
shown (past participle)
showing (present participle)


caught

catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of catch.


took

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


began

I began to feel uncomfortable when he made fun of my friend.

He began his business many years ago.


ovary

A reproductive organ found in female bodies that produces eggs.


Britain

Great Britain, an island in the north west of Europe.

Britain is the United Kingdom, a country that includes the countries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


distort

distort (canonical)
distorts (third-person singular)
distorted (past)
distorted (past participle)
distorting (present participle)

If something is distorted, its shape or meaning is changed, often in a bad or unnatural way.

Christina backed away from Michael, whose handsome face was twisted and distorted by hatred.

A small change in wording can completely distort the meaning of the speaker.

These import taxes can distort the market.


scenario

A scenario is a possible or imagined future, often with detailed plans.

The worst scenario for Nicky, I imagined, would be if Enya suddenly fell in love with another producer.

If the first part can be completed, then two possible scenarios present themselves.

/sɛˈnɑːriəʊ/


sent

send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of send.


intersect

intersect (canonical)
intersects (third-person singular)
intersected (past)
intersected (past participle)
intersecting (present participle)

When lines intersect, it means they meet at one point.

Main Street intersects 10th Avenue here.

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intersect

intersect (singular)
intersects (plural)

The place where two lines or segments meet is called an intersect.

The intersect of line A and line B is at point X.


show

When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it.

The clock shows the time of day.

Can you show me your ID?

The museum has shown the art of America.


show

A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program.

I saw the art show at the museum.

The show at the movie theater was boring.


suspend

suspend (canonical)
suspends (third-person singular)
suspended (past)
suspended (past participle)
suspending (present participle)

If you suspend something, you stop it for a time.

The army suspended all operations in the north until the weather has changed.

The conversation was temporarily suspended while everyone watched the TV.

If you suspend someone from a job or from school, you stop them from going for a time.

Crang was suspended for five games for punching another player.

If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down.

Two lamps were suspended above the room and gave off a gentle light.


accommodation

accommodation (singular)
accommodations (plural)

(usually accommodations in American English) Accommodation is a place to stay or live.

The hotel provides high quality accommodation, mostly for foreign visitors.

After long years of living in rented accommodations, Jack could finally afford to buy a house.

Accommodation is the process or result of changing something to fit a particular need or situation.

During the 1990s Iran tried twice to reach an accommodation with its long time rival.


know

know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

When you know something, you have facts or ideas in your mind.

I knew more things after I went to school.

I know a little Spanish.

I think I can do it, but I don't know.

We want you to know that it will be OK.

You know a person, if you have met him or her.

Yes, I know John. I met him in class last week.


prospect

A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.

There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.

Immigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.

There is little or no prospect of a new station being opened up on the east coast.

Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.

So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.

A new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.

We are very worried about her prospects.

A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.

At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.

A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.

Your best prospects are your previous customers.


prospect

prospect (canonical)
prospects (third-person singular)
prospected (past)
prospected (past participle)
prospecting (present participle)

If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.

Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.


radical

radical (positive)
more radical (comparative)
most radical (superlative)

A radical change, difference, etc. is very big and important; from the roots.

The plan will not be easy and requires a radical change in the culture of the city.

Many voices are calling for a more radical move away from the current situation.

A radial idea, policy, etc. is one that is new and different; not standard.

More radical organisations like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have brought attention to these issues.

In a totalitarian society there is no more radical emotion than disbelief.

Of or about a root (e.g., √=2, the roots of plants, the root of a word, etc.)

Dude, that outfit is rad!


radical

A radical is a person whose views are very different from most people.

Leading radicals have called for a two-hour general strike on Monday.

These were young radicals, overturning the post war consensus, rolling back the state, liberalising markets, and transforming the political economy.

A quantity expressed as a root of another quantity. (e.g., √)

An atom or a group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron.

The basic part of a word to which other parts can be added (e.g., runner)

A radical is one part of a Chinese or Japanese written character that can be combined with other parts to form a whole character.


went

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


labor

Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.

The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials.

Labor are the people who do this kind of work.

There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry.

Labor is the process a pregnant woman goes through when she is giving birth.

She was in labor for more than 12 hours before her baby was born.

Her labor was painful and slow. The doctors had to give her medicines to speed up her labor.

Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Labor won the election.


labor

labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.

If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.


stood

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stand.


attentions

attention (singular)
attentions (plural)

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


lying

lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

I would be lying if I said that I don't miss him sometimes.

You're lying! He would never kill anyone!


feel

feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case.

I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.

If you feel happy, sad, angry, etc., you have that emotion.

He feels happy when someone makes him laugh.

When you feel something, you experience a sensation from touching it.

He felt the cold ice on his lips.

I feel pain when I touch the fire.


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sat

sit (canonical)
sits (third-person singular)
sat (past)
sat (past participle)
sitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sit.


executive

executive (positive)
more executive (comparative)
most executive (superlative)

Designed for execution, or carrying into effect.


executive

executive (singular)
executives (plural)

A name for the head officer or administrator, especially one who can make important decisions.

The executive of the company was criticized for his poor management.

The part of government that enforces laws and judicial decisions, and is in charge of running of the state.

The President is the chief executive of the United States government.


heel

A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

I have a large heel.

The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.


heel

heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)

To follow someone closely at their heels.


restore

restore (canonical)
restores (third-person singular)
restored (past)
restored (past participle)
restoring (present participle)

If you restore a state, feeling, or ability that has been lost, you make that possible or normal again.

Police were sent to restore order after an attack on May 4.

The government attempted to restore confidence by announcing tougher laws.

With a simple operation, doctors were able to restore his hearing.

If you restore something, you make it go back to the way it was.

The school is restoring the buildings that were damaged in the fire.

Art experts are working to restore the painting to its original condition.

If you restore something, you put or give it back.

The lost child was restored to her parents by police.

Management has restored the extra vacation time.


main

The main thing is the most important or biggest one.

They turned off the main road and saw a small house.

There are many problems, but the main one is money.

what was the main reason for war in Europe in 1914?


main

A main is a large pipe or wire that carries gas, water, electricity, etc.

A break in a water main has closed the road.


schedule

A schedule is a plan of things that are happening and the times when they happen.

He visits each village in his or her area on a weekly schedule.

The train is right on schedule.

The meeting was running 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

His doctors told him to cut down on his work schedule.

A schedule is a list, usually one with prices.

Please see the enclosed schedule of costs for facilities and activities.


schedule

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

If you schedule something, you make a plan for when and where it will happen.

The party was originally scheduled for June 5th.


extremity

extremity (singular)
extremities (plural)

An extremity is a part of an animal's body that is used to move around and to hold objects.

For a human, the hand is an extremity that is used to hold objects and can also help to move around in trees.

An extremity is the most extreme or furthest point of something.


minimize

minimize (canonical)
minimizes (third-person singular)
minimized (past)
minimized (past participle)
minimizing (present participle)

If you minimize something, you make it as small as possible.

We should take all steps to minimize the risk of disease.

We are trying to minimize pollution by using bikes instead of our car.

These steps will help us to minimize the time and cost of transporting materials.


sit

When you sit, your body is not standing, but is in a position so that your bottom is on something.

I sit on a chair at the table.

He sat on the ground.

We sat her at the head of the table.


bank

A building where you can keep and borrow money.

I have to stop at the bank to deposit my check and get money for tonight.

blood bank

sperm bank

data bank


bank

bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

The act of a plane turning left or right while in flight.

The plane banks right to line up with the runway.


Europe

Europe is a northern continent near Asia and Africa.

The United Kingdom, France, and Spain are all in Europe.


however

You use however to show that there is a contrast between two ideas.

It was very long. However, it was not long enough.

In 1966, there just wasn't enough money. The next year, however, the economic situation was already improving.

The price has gone down around the world. The Japanese price has remained unchanged, however.

You used however to say the size, amount, or other quality is not important.

You call me however late you arrive.

We should care about all living things, however small.

I have to buy it, however much it costs.

However you say it, it means the same thing.

You can do it however you like.

However were you able to do it?


plan

A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.

Have you made any plans for tomorrow?

The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.

Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.

A plan' is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.

The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.


plan

plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

If you plan something, you decide what you will do.

We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.

We planned out the wedding very carefully.

I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.

When do you plan on starting the new job?


uterus

uterus (singular)
uteruses or uteri (plural)

The uterus is the internal organ inside of a female mammal where an embryo grows into an infant ready to be born.

A man does not have a uterus and cannot give birth.

Female fish do not have a uterus, and so the embryo must grow inside of an egg outside of the body.


leathers

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


gave

give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)


study

A study is a formal effort to learn about something, usually with a written report at the end.

A recent study of New Mexico, completed using national survey data, indicates that many older New Mexicans are returning to school.


study

study (canonical)
studies (third-person singular)
studied (past)
studied (past participle)
studying (present participle)

If you study something, you make an effort to learn it.

We study math at the school.


means

The head of the bank was a person of means.


lose

lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

When you lose something, you don't know where it is.

The boy lost his book some place between home and school.

The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house.

In games, you lose when others do better than you.

He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.


ask

ask (canonical)
asks (third-person singular)
asked (past)
asked (past participle)
asking (present participle)

To ask is to look for an answer to a question by saying it.

She sure does ask a lot of questions!

To approach someone to see if they will do something.

Let me ask my mom if I can go.


central

central (positive)
more central (comparative)
most central (superlative)

A thing is central when it is in the middle.

The house is central to all of the stores.

The bazaar is central to the city .


tell

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

When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.

He always tells the truth.

I told all of my friends about the Simple English Wiktionary.

I will not tell anyone.

If you tell someone to do something, you are giving them an order.

My mom told me to clean my room.

If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.

I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell.

If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you.


mean

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

A word means something when the word expresses the same idea as the other something.

slay means kill. Both of them mean to make dead.


mean

mean (positive)
meaner (comparative)
meanest (superlative)

When you are a mean person, you are not nice.

The boys who hit you were very mean.


mean

The mean is a measure of the average of a list of numbers. The sum total of the numbers divided by how many numbers in the list.

The mean of the numbers 2,3,4 is 3. (2+3+4)/3 = 9/3 = 3.


goes

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


held

hold (canonical)
holds (third-person singular)
held (past)
held (past participle)
holding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hold.


seventy

ordinal seventieth) Seventy is the number that is after 69 and before 71.

To drive seventy miles per hour is too fast in the city.


seventy

Seventy is ten less than eighty and ten more than sixty.

My father is seventy.


wore

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


attending

attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)


attends

The third-person singular form of attend.


stands

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stand.


stands

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


taken

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


taken

taken (positive)
more taken (comparative)
most taken (superlative)

If you are taken with something, you like it.

We were all very taken with his girlfriend.


Angela

Angela is a female given name. It means angel and messenger.


post

Post is the letters and parcels that you send to other people.

There's no post today because it's a Sunday.

The new book arrived in the post.

A post is a tall rod or stick. Examples are a sign post, a lamp post, and a goal post.


post

post (canonical)
posts (third-person singular)
posted (past)
posted (past participle)
posting (present participle)

If you post something, you send it through the post.

I posted a birthday card to him last week.

If you post a message, you add it to a website or discussion board.

I posted a reply to your comment on the website.


post

Post the test results becoming public, there were many complaints.


catch

A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches.

My dad brought home a good catch of trout today.

We sang a catch by Purcell.


catch

catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

When you catch something, you stop and hold it.

Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net?

They caught the bad guys and locked them up.


game

A game is something that people do to have fun.

Shall we play a game?

Game are wild animals that are hunted for food.

The forest is full of game.


game

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

Peter has been gaming for four hours without eating any lunch.


qualities

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


France

France is a country in Europe that is beside Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain.

I went to France for a holiday.


meet

meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

When you meet someone, you get together with them.

I want to meet you.

He meets me at home every afternoon.

I met you at the store.

When people meet, they get together with one another.

You and I have met.

She and her friends meet every day.

You and he met last week at school.


exercise

Exercise is a physical activity to make your body stronger.

Losing some weight and doing more exercise will improve your looks.

The doctor gave me some exercises to strengthen my back.

Roll over and repeat the whole exercise with the other leg.

Exercise is an activity that helps develop a skill.

The next exercise is on page 57 in the textbook.

My piano teacher gave me a number of new exercises for the left hand.

An exercise is an activity for a specific purpose.

Her speech the next day was an exercise in damage control.


exercise

exercise (canonical)
exercises (third-person singular)
exercised (past)
exercised (past participle)
exercising (present participle)

If you exercise your power, your rights, etc. you use them.

It's no longer true that men exercise all the power, and women just follow.

The police are to continue to exercise control over the crowd.

If you exercise, you do physical activity to make your body stronger.

We exercised in the gym.

I've been exercising my back regularly and it doesn't hurt anymore.

She exercised the horses in the yard all morning.


sneezing

sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)


choose

choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

When you choose a thing, you decide you want it and not something else.

The manager and coaches will choose the starting line-up.

Rafferty always chooses those with the best skills.

Flanagan chose Tom and Jerry as first and third basemen.

All those men chosen for this year's team will report tomorrow night.

Are you choosing to leave the team, or is someone forcing you to quit?


numeric

numeric (positive)
more numeric (comparative)
most numeric (superlative)

something that is a number or relates to numbers.

The characters 0 through 9 are numeric.


hold

When you hold something, you put it in your hand and keep it there.

He held the pen tightly as he wrote the letter.

When you hold something, you keep it in one place and do not let it move away.

The police hold people who do crimes in prison.

If you hold someone accountable/responsible/liable, you put the responsibility for something on them.

It's not clear if parents should be held responsible for the problems their children cause.

We are trying to finally get tobacco companies held responsible for killing people.

If something holds true/good, it is or continues to be true.

The drug extends life for mice. If this holds true in humans as well, it will be a great advance.

He might be able to do it, but I don't think that holds for most men.

If you hold somebody prisoner/hostage/captive, you do not allow them to go free.

Police in Luxembourg say a gunman holding 29 children hostage is demanding a mini-bus to take him to the airport.


chart

A chart is information that is organised in rows and columns or as a picture.

In India as a whole the figure is about 40% (see chart).

This week's bar chart shows the correct figures.

You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart.

(often plural) A chart is a list of most popular songs, movies, etc. that is published regularly.

This week, the newest Star Wars movie is topping the charts.


chart

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

If you chart something, you record it in a chart.

If something charts, it is on a list of most popular things.

If you "chart a course" you find out how to get somewhere.


win

win (canonical)
wins (third-person singular)
won (past)
won (past participle)
winning (present participle)

You win when you do better than other people.

I will win the game.

Will Germany win the war?


win

Their win in the game was not expected.


actual

An actual thing is one that exists; it is real.

People call me Peter, but my actual name is Pierre.


sing

sing (canonical)
sings (third-person singular)
sang (past)
sung (past participle)
singing (present participle)

If you sing you use your voice to make music.

I'm going to sing a song to you.


sending

send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)


grandfather

grandfather (singular)
grandfathers (plural)

A grandfather is the father of a person or animal's parent.

My grandfather was very old when I was still a boy.


grandfather

grandfather (canonical)
grandfathers (third-person singular)
grandfathered (past)
grandfathered (past participle)
grandfathering (present participle)

When someone is grandfathered, it can continue doing or having something when a new law doesn't allow it.

The new laws don't allow buildings that are over 50 feet tall, but the skyscrapers that already exist are grandfathered, so they can stay taller than 50 feet.


tensions

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


advertise

advertise (canonical)
advertises (third-person singular)
advertised (past)
advertised (past participle)
advertising (present participle)

If you advertise something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

I'm advertising my new business in the newspaper.


wears

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


wears

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


attended

attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of attend.


average

average (positive)
more average (comparative)
most average (superlative)

To be average is to be not one extreme or another.

In football, he is an average player.


average

An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.

The average size of a family in America is about two or three.

The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.


average

average (canonical)
averages (third-person singular)
averaged (past)
averaged (past participle)
averaging (present participle)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


thirteen

ordinal thirteenth) Thirteen is the number that is after twelve and before fourteen. In numerals, it is 13.

Thirteen donuts makes a baker's dozen.

The thirteen are never alone.


thirteen

three and ten makes thirteen.


thirteen

This girl is thirteen.


cost

The cost of something is the price that a person pays for it.

What is the cost of the car?


cost

cost (canonical)
costs (third-person singular)
cost (past)
cost (past participle)
costing (present participle)

When you say that a thing costs, you say that one must pay in order to buy it.

That diamond ring costs a great deal of money.

One may say that an action costs a certain bad result.

It cost me my job when I broke the machine.

To commit a crime will cost you.

When you estimate a cost or set a cost, you cost a thing.

The repair man costed the work to fix the car.


America

The continents of North and South America.


London

London is the capital city of England and the national capital of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


exporter

An exporter is a person or company that exports things.

The United States is a major exporter of wheat.


subordinate

subordinate (positive)
more subordinate (comparative)
most subordinate (superlative)

If something is subordinate, it is less important than someone or something else.

Keeping our natural world healthy remains subordinate to the health of the economy.

In society a dominant group often ignores the wishes of subordinate groups.


subordinate

subordinate (singular)
subordinates (plural)

A subordinate is someone who is at a lower position in an organization.

A good manager will talk with her subordinates before making most decisions.


subordinate

subordinate (canonical)
subordinates (third-person singular)
subordinated (past)
subordinated (past participle)
subordinating (present participle)

If you subordinate x to y, you give less importance to x and more to y.

When he fell in love, everything else was subordinated to it.


hot

hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

Something that is hot is high in temperature.

The sun is very hot.

Someone who is hot is sexually attractive.

Woah, that woman is hot!

Something that is hot is very radioactive.

The atoll is the hottest on Earth.


bulk

The bulk of something is the largest part of it.

The bulk of the shipment was headed for Toronto.

The great bulk of crime has always involved stealing of one kind or another.

Someone or something's bulk is its size or amount, especially if it is large.

She took a deep breath, and, enormously grateful for the solid bulk of Leo at her back, she stepped inside.

If you sell something in bulk, it is not individually packaged.

I usually buy nuts at the bulk food store.

If you buy something in bulk, you buy large amounts.

The store offers discounts for buying in bulk.

A bulk is an item that is moved about like cargo.


bulk

bulk (canonical)
bulks (third-person singular)
bulked (past)
bulked (past participle)
bulking (present participle)

If something bulks, it appears to be big in size.

If you bulk something, you increase its' size; you expand it.


exporters

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

Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the world's biggest exporters of oil.


eats

eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

He eats bacon for breakfast every day.

She only eats low-fat food so that she doesn't gain weight.


eats

Give me some eats!


eaters

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

My sisters are both picky eaters.


slather

slather (canonical)
slathers (third-person singular)
slathered (past)
slathered (past participle)
slathering (present participle)

If you slather something, you spread a lot of something onto it.

John likes to slather his bread with butter.

I slathered myself with sunscreen before I went to the beach.

If you slather something, you spread a lot of it onto something else.

John always slathers butter on his bread.

I slathered sunscreen on my skin before I went to the beach.


believe

believe (canonical)
believes (third-person singular)
believed (past)
believed (past participle)
believing (present participle)

When you believe, you have faith in something.

He believes in one God.

When you believe something, you accept it as true.

He was wrong when he believed all of the lies he was told.

I believe that the man told the truth.


veterinarians

veterinarian (singular)
veterinarians (plural)

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


rose

A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers

He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.

That rose smells good!


rose

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

I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.


sends

send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)


slept

sleep (canonical)
sleeps (third-person singular)
slept (past)
slept (past participle)
sleeping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sleep.


variability

variability (singular)
variabilities (plural)

The variability of something is how much it changes.

The data shows a great variability in the observed sizes.


happened

happen (canonical)
happens (third-person singular)
happened (past)
happened (past participle)
happening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of happen.

I happened to find my lost ring today.

It happened again! My computer just crashed!


wear

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

When you wear something, you put it on your body and cover your body with it.

I don't wear shoes on my feet when I am inside.

She wore a red dress.

When something wears, it gets damaged, over time.

The car was worn from ten years of hard driving.

My best leather shoes wore out from all the walking.

The young girl wore her mother down.


wear

Things show wear after being used for a long time.

The old school was starting to show wear after one hundred years.


easy

easy (positive)
easier (comparative)
easiest (superlative)

If something is easy, it does not need much skill or effort.

The teacher gave an easy test to her students.

If something is easy, it is comfortable.

I had to get out of my easy chair in order to open the door for our guests.

Since I am well taken care of, I can sleep easy tonight.


easy

If you do something easy, you do slowly, without effort, calmly.

Take it easy. (See also take it easy.)

Move it nice and easy, so it doesn't break.


bladder

The bladder is the internal organ where urine collects.

An hour after drinking four glasses of water his bladder was full.

A bladder is a bag made of a material that stretches to hold a liquid or gas.

The football has a bladder that holds air so it will bounce.


happens

The third-person singular form of happen.

What a coincidence. It just so happens to be my birthday today, too.

If anyone happens to return my wallet, please call me.

Don't worry about it. It happens all the time.


researchers

researcher (singular)
researchers (plural)

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

Many researchers are trying to find the cure for cancer.


Scotland

Scotland is a country in the United Kingdom, north of England.


deer

A deer is a medium- to large-sized animal that eats plants and has hard feet (hooves) that are split in two.


stand

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.

I stand in the bus when there are no seats.

He stood in line at the store for a long time.


stand

A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.

You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.

The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.


queen

The female leader of a country whose son will probably lead the country.

The queen wore her royal robes at the ceremony.

The wife of the king is usually the queen.

A queen is a piece in the game of chess.


happier

happy (positive)
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)

The comparative form of happy; more happy.

I would be happier if I didn't have to tell you to clean your room everyday.

Since I've been dating Julie, I'm happier than I've ever been.


yourselves

You use yourselves when the people doing an action and receiving an action are both you.

Be careful children. You'll hurt yourselves.

Are you happy with yourselves?

I heard you and your sister got yourselves a new pet.

Don't pretend you don't know. You yourselves have seen these kinds of problems.

If you do something by yourselves, you do it alone.

That's beautiful, boys. Did you make it by yourselves?

If you don't feel yourself, you are different from usual, because you are sick, scared, stressed, etc.


attend

attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

If you attend something like school or a party, you go to it.

I attended a party.

My son will attend kindergarten next year.

If you attend to something, you give attention to it.

I attended my brother as best man at his wedding.

Will you please attend to this huge list of orders?


called

call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of call.


calls

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


words

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


words

word (canonical)
words (third-person singular)
worded (past)
worded (past participle)
wording (present participle)


fair

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

Something is fair when it seems right or is done for a good purpose.

A law is fair when good people are not hurt by it.

To pay every person the same for working on the same job is only fair.

Those people who have light skin color are called fair.

He was fair skin, because he never went into the sun.

If the weather is fair, it is good and it is not raining. If it is day, the sun can be seen.

If dice are fair any number has an equal chance of coming up.


fair

A fair is a special event where people come to have fun and learn something.

There are games and shows at the fair that is held every year.


unavailable

unavailable (positive)
more unavailable (comparative)
most unavailable (superlative)

If something is unavailable, it does not exist or you cannot use it.

We can't answer the question because the needed information is unavailable at this time.

The manager is unavailable for comment right now.


pelvis

pelvis (singular)
pelves or pelvises (plural)

The pelvis is a group of bones around the lower torso that form the hip.

Older people often fall and break their pelvis.


agent

An agent is a person that is a representative and acts for other people.


governments

government (singular)
governments (plural)

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

Many governments are democracies, but there are also many dictatorships.


Mercury

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

Mercury is a Roman god who was the god of trade, travelers, thieves, profit, commerce, and the messenger of the gods.


intelligent

intelligent (positive)
more intelligent (comparative)
most intelligent (superlative)

If you are intelligent, you can understand difficult ideas easily and think clearly.

Any intelligent person should be able to understand this.

Today's children are more intelligent than children in the past.

Baboons are highly intelligent animals and learn to meet their needs in many different ways.

If an idea or something said is intelligent, it shows good understanding and clear thinking.

That's probably the most intelligent comment I've heard today.

If another living thing or a machine is intelligent, it can think in ways that are similar to us.

We will not likely find intelligent life of other planets.


better

good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

The comparative form of good; more good.

I am a better person than you are.


better

well (positive)
better (comparative)
Superlativebest

The comparative form of well; more well.

Are you feeling better?


better

better (canonical)
betters (third-person singular)
bettered (past)
bettered (past participle)
bettering (present participle)

I intend to better my situation by going back to school.


better

Someone or something who is superior to another.

I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.


wants

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


wants

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


calling

A strong feeling that makes you want to become religious.


bias

bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal.

There is strong evidence of a bias towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.

They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political bias.

The bias is the diagonal direction, especially in cloth.

The neckline was cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric.


bias

biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

If you bias something, you unfairly make one result more likely than another.

Sexism in language biases experience constantly towards the male sex.

By not providing this information, you bias the results.


vote

A vote is a formal way of choosing things that are controlled by the majority.

Let's take a vote for a new president!

A vote is the decision of one person in an election.

I give my vote for the bill.


vote

vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)

If you vote, you show your support for choosing a person or idea by raising your hand, marking a piece of paper, etc.

My brother votes for the Democrats.

I voted to oppose the new property tax.


dad

Timmy's father is very important to him. He goes everywhere with his dad.


stays

stay (canonical)
stays (third-person singular)
stayed (past)
stayed (past participle)
staying (present participle)


stays

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


happiest

happy (positive)
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)

The superlative form of happy; most happy.

This is the happiest I've seen you since your husband died.

Sarah is the happiest person I know. She's always smiling and laughing.


managers

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


rise

A rise is an increase in something, is when something gets higher.

I got a pay rise so now I can buy a bigger car.


rise

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

When you rise, you get up from where you are sitting or lying down.

I rise from bed in the morning.

He rose from his seat very quickly.

The airplane rose off the ground.


argue

argue (canonical)
argues (third-person singular)
argued (past)
argued (past participle)
arguing (present participle)

If you argue with someone, you debate, disagree or talk about your differing ideas.

If you argue with someone, you have an argument with them.


eater

An eater eats something. An eater of x, eats mostly x.

She's not a meat eater.


hurried

hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hurry.


rib

The ribs are a number of bones just below the shoulder that wrap around the top of the torso that protect the lungs and heart.

A broken rib is generally treated by putting a bandage several times around the chest and the back.


rib

rib (canonical)
ribs (third-person singular)
ribbed (past)
ribbed (past participle)
ribbing (present participle)

When you rib someone, you gently make fun of them.


budget

A budget is a limit to how much money can be spent on something.

Our budget for a new car is $10,000.

A budget is a plan for how money will be spent.

The accountant made a new budget that showed us how much we would spend on materials.

A family budget is a good idea to help you manage your finances.

If you are on a budget, you are trying not to spend a lot of money.

A budget item is something that can be bought cheaply.

A budget item is one thing that you plan to spend money on.


budget

budget (canonical)
budgets (third-person singular)
budgeted (past)
budgeted (past participle)
budgeting (present participle)

If you budget, you plan how money or time will be spent.

It is important to budget your time on the test. Don't take too long on any one question.


drinking

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

I like drinking wine with steak.

Are you drinking my orange juice again?


university

university (singular)
universities (plural)

A university is a school of advanced study that offers both undergraduate and graduate classes.

A doctor studies for many years at a university before going to work in a hospital.


drank

I drank four glasses of water today.

Rob drank way too much beer last night and acted like a fool.


prepares

prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prepare.


happen

happen (canonical)
happens (third-person singular)
happened (past)
happened (past participle)
happening (present participle)

if something happens, it starts or changes without a plan.

Did anything happen at school today?

It may happen to rain today.


call

call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)

If you call someone, you contact them using a telephone.

Can you call me tonight at about 8:00?

We called 911 and the police came in five minutes.

I can't talk now. I'll call back later.

If you call to someone, you use your voice to make them notice you.

I can't see you. Call out to me so I can find you.

If you call someone or something x, you say they are x.

If you ever tell anyone that, I'll call you a liar.

The kids at school called him an asshole.

Nobody would even call him good-looking.

They called it the most important hockey game ever.

If somebody is called something, that is their name.

Their daughter's called Mai.

She's a beautiful baby. What do you call her?

If you call somebody somewhere, you ask or tell them to come there.

She called me to her office.

If you call a meeting, a stop, etc., you say you want one to happen.

I've called a meeting for tomorrow, and I'd like you to be there.

Coach Dan Bylsma called a timeout to give his five players a rest.


call

A call is a time when you use the telephone to contact someone.

After she made the phone call, she left the office.

I received three calls about the car I was selling.

I paid a call to a friend.

The doctor does not do house calls.

He heard a call from the other side of the room.

Cuckoo birds have a unique call.


life

Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.

scientists want to learn if there is life on other planets.

Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.

The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.

The lives of great men and women are very interesting.

He never left his home town in his life.

The state of something being in existence.

We brought the company back to life, after it had been closed for 5 years.


best

good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

The superlative form of good; most good.

William is the best football player on our team.
Synonym: top

Antonym: worst

You are the best.

It's best if you go now.


best

The superlative form of well; most well.

I'm feeling the best that I have in a while.
Antonym: worst


best

I did my best.


best

best (canonical)
bests (third-person singular)
bested (past)
bested (past participle)
besting (present participle)

To do better, especially in a competition.

I bested my high score on the game.


drinks

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

I bought her three drinks but she still won't give me her phone number.

You can have a couple drinks of my juice if you're thirsty.


drinks

The third-person singular form of drink.

He drinks soda with everything he eats.

She always gets silly when she drinks beer.


researcher

researcher (singular)
researchers (plural)

A researcher is somebody who does research.

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a new kind of virus.

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stayed

The past tense and past participle of stay.

I stayed at my friends house last night.


stay

When you stay somewhere, you do not move from there.

Whenever I am tired I stay in bed.

He stayed at our house for two weeks.


stay

A stay is a period of time when someone does not move from a location.

He had a stay in the country for a year.


hurries

The third-person singular form of hurry.


official

official (positive)
more official (comparative)
most official (superlative)

Something that is official is approved by some authority.

The letter was an official document from the president.


official

An official is a person who has certain authority.

That government official collects taxes.


standing

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)


standing

A standing committee, order, etc. is one that is permanent.


standing

The standing of a person is the position or reputation they have in a society or profession.

The standing of a person is the duration they have been in a position.


television

television (singular)
televisions (plural)

A television is a box that moving pictures can be watched on.

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abdomen

The abdomen is the front part of the lower torso containing many internal organs.

The stomach and intestines are inside the abdomen.

The abdomen is the last of the three parts of an insect's body.


gamed

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of game.


fast

fast (positive)
faster (comparative)
fastest (superlative)

When you are fast, you can move a in very short time.

The horse ran very fast.


fast

fast (canonical)
fasts (third-person singular)
fasted (past)
fasted (past participle)
fasting (present participle)

You fast when you don't eat for a long time.

In many religions people fast for a day or more.


fast

A fast is an act of not eating for a period of time.

He was very hungry after the fast.


prepared

The past tense and past participle of prepare.


hurrying

hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)


suggest

suggest (canonical)
suggests (third-person singular)
suggested (past)
suggested (past participle)
suggesting (present participle)

If a person says an option, he or she is suggesting.

I suggest that we go to the mall.


divide

divide (canonical)
divides (third-person singular)
divided (past)
divided (past participle)
dividing (present participle)

When you divide a thing you separate it into two or more other things.

The children divide their books so they all have at least one.

When you divide one number into another, you are computing into how many equal parts one number can be separated from the other.

2 divides into 6 exactly 3 times.

Six divided by two is three.

When a thing divides, it changes from one to more than one.

The river divided into two.


divide

A divide is a place where two or more things are separated.

There is a divide between the those who have money and those who are poor.


type

A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity.

I use the same type of camera at work.

It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird.

This type of snake is not dangerous to people.

A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way.

He's not the usually football type.

Type is letters that have been printed by a machine.

The type in this book is too small to read.

Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text.

With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.


type

type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

If you type something, you write it using a keyboard.

I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes.

Please, type in your user name and password.

I don't want handwriting. Please, type it.

I can't type with all my fingers.

If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity.

The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.


piece

A piece is a part of something that can be or has been separated from it.

The man cut a piece of meat and a piece of cake for dinner.

I own a piece of land in the country.

A piece is one example of a class or set of things.

He put a piece of wood on the fire.

Can I have a piece of paper to write on?

A piece is something that is made by an artist.

The piece of music was beautiful.

I thought his earlier pieces were more creative than his more recent stuff.

In board games, a piece is an object that can be moved to mark your position.

There are six types of chess pieces in the game of chess: the pawn, the knight, the bishop, the rook, the queen, and the king.


piece

piece (canonical)
pieces (third-person singular)
pieced (past)
pieced (past participle)
piecing (present participle)

If you piece something together, you use bring together enough information to understand something.

They gathered enough information to piece together the family history.

If you piece something together, you put the pieces together.

The scientists moved their shop to an empty parking lot to piece together all the bones.


cakes

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


cakes

cake (canonical)
cakes (third-person singular)
caked (past)
caked (past participle)
caking (present participle)


learn

learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learnt (past)
learnt (past participle)
learning (present participle)

When you learn something, you start to know how to do things that you didn't know before.

I'm going to learn English!

Martha is learning to play the piano.

When you learn something, you start to know something that you didn't know before.

I've just learned that I've been adopted.

When you learn, you start to know more than you knew before.

You have to learn from your own mistakes.


games

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


talking

talk (canonical)
talks (third-person singular)
talked (past)
talked (past participle)
talking (present participle)


talked

The past tense and past participle of talk.


build

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

If you build something, you make it out of pieces of other things.

I built the house with wood and stone.

When the old bridge was built, the cars were slower.

It's not easy to find the people who build bombs.

We drove down the newly built roads.

If you build something, you make it bigger, stronger, or better.

This is a new idea that others can build upon.

This plan gives us a foundation on which to build better, long-term water-sharing agreements.

Baseball players drink milk to build muscles.

The school is building a reputation for good teaching.


build

He was a man of medium build with short hair.

A build is a version of a computer program.

I downloaded the latest build last night to test it.

A build is a structure you create in a video game, especially a sandbox video game.


surprised

surprised (positive)
more surprised (comparative)
most surprised (superlative)

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surprised

surprise (canonical)
surprises (third-person singular)
surprised (past)
surprised (past participle)
surprising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surprise.


takes

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


reads

read (canonical)
reads (third-person singular)
read (past)
read (past participle)
reading (present participle)


reads

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


paints

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


paints

paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paint.


address

An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.


address

address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

If you address a person, you refer to them using a name or title.

You will address me as Sir from now on.

If you address a group, you talk in front of it.

The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.

If you address a letter, you write an address on it.

She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."


bought

buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of buy.

I bought gasoline for my car yesterday at the gas station.


behind

When something is behind a second thing, the first thing is in back of the second.

The ball is behind the box.

When something is behind, it is toward the rear.

The man stayed behind.

A thing is behind when it happened in the past.

We left that worry behind.


behind

Your behind is your butt, the buttocks, or bum.

He was told he would get a kick on the behind if he kept being naughty

In Australian rules football, a behind is the same as one point, scored if the ball goes between the tall goal post and the short behind post.

He tried to kick a goal, but the ball went wide and he only got a behind.


fit

fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)

When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.

They fitted his hat.

When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.

These shoes fit me very well.


fit

fit (positive)
fitter (comparative)
fittest (superlative)

When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.

After he slept he looked very fit.


fit

When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.

He hit the man in a fit of rage.

If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.

The man had a fit of epilepsy.

I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.


trees

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


trees

tree (canonical)
trees (third-person singular)
treed (past)
treed (past participle)
treeing (present participle)


appear

appear (canonical)
appears (third-person singular)
appeared (past)
appeared (past participle)
appearing (present participle)

If something appears a certain way, it looks or seems that way.

At first glance, this would appear to be true.

The problems appear likely to continue.

School size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores.

If something appears, it comes into sight.

She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lars appeared next to her.

If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it.

He has appeared in over 100 movies.

The word appears nowhere in this book.

His articles have appeared in the New York Times.


pictures

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


pictures

picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of picture.


unusual

unusual (positive)
more unusual (comparative)
most unusual (superlative)

If something is unusual, it is not what you expect. It is not an everyday thing or happening.

It was a warm night, unusual for mid Winter.

With his bright pink hair, he was most unusual to look at.

It is not unusual for him to be late.


trust

trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

When you trust someone, you do not doubt them. You believe that someone is honest and will not cause harm. You believe you can rely on them.

I trust all of my friends.

We trust in the goodness of others.


trust

Your parents have trust in you.

Your money is put in a trust when you put your money under the control of someone else.

The parents put the children's money in a trust at the bank until they reach the age of 18.


ground

The ground is what you stand or sit on when you are outside.

I ran out of the house and fell on the ground.

A ground is the bottom of a body of water.

The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it.

The ground for something is the background or context of it.


ground

ground (canonical)
grounds (third-person singular)
grounded (past)
grounded (past participle)
grounding (present participle)

If you ground a pilot of an airplane, you stop them from flying.

The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard.

If you ground a circuit of electricity, you connect it with a ground.

If you ground a child, you take away their privileges, like the phone and the television, and not allow them to go out, usually as a punishment.


ground

grind (canonical)
grinds (third-person singular)
ground (past)
ground (past participle)
grinding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grind.


ground

If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles.

If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.


talks

talk (canonical)
talks (third-person singular)
talked (past)
talked (past participle)
talking (present participle)

The teacher talks to the children sternly when they are naughty.


talks

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

The talks by the teacher were all very long.


mall

A mall is a shopping center where there are many stores that are all in one building.

My friends and I like to go to the mall.

A mall is a planned open grassy area near important buildings or landmarks.

The Mall is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.


drunk

drunk (positive)
drunker (comparative)
drunkest (superlative)

If someone is drunk, they have taken in too much alcohol.

After he left the restaurant, he was so drunk he couldn't walk.


drunk

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

What is the most water you have drunk at one time?


drunk

A drunk is a person who often drinks too much alcohol.

Two drunks were fighting in the street last night.


surface

The surface of an object is the outside of the thing.

The surface of the earth is very large.

The surface of a liquid is the top of it.

The surface of the lake was smooth.


surface

surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)

When a thing surfaces, it comes to the top of liquid.

The fish surfaced to get food.

The swimmer surfaced for air.

If information or facts surface, they are revealed or become known.

reports surfaced that claimed the company was under investigation.


prepare

prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

When we prepare something, we get it ready.

The mother prepared food for the meal.

We must hope for the best and prepare for the worst.


court

A court is where people are tried for crimes.

The bad guy goes to court to stand before the judge.

A court is an open space where certain games are played.

Tennis is played on a court.

A court is where a sovereign (a king or queen), prince, or nobleman live; a palace.

The noblemen visited the queen in her court.


court

court (canonical)
courts (third-person singular)
courted (past)
courted (past participle)
courting (present participle)

When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.

The boy sent flowers to court the girl.


taking

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


taking

The takings of a business is the cash or money they received or earned.


units

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

"Mile", "degree", "gram" and "liter" are all units of measurement.


smelling

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)


acting

act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

An acting director, president, head, etc. is in the position until the regular person returns to the job.

He was the acting chairperson for the committee when Tim went for surgery.


nouns

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

"Cat", "tree" and "house" are examples of nouns.


roses

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


painting

paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)


painting

A painting is a picture that is painted.

A painting of the president hung on the wall.


begged

beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of beg.

He begged her not to leave.

My dog begged for food off of the table until I finally gave it him.


richer

rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

The comparative form of rich; more rich.


photographs

photograph (singular)
photographs (plural)

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


wanted

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

The past tense and past participle of want.


wanted

wanted (positive)
more wanted (comparative)
most wanted (superlative)

If a person is wanted, they are being looked for by the police for commiting a crime.


sixes

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

I rolled sixes and got to move ahead 12 spaces on the board.


risen

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


centre

The centre of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.

The president and his problems continue to take centre stage in the news.

She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.

A centre is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.

They have opened a large shopping centre in Taipei.

The team was staying at the US Olympic training centre.

Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking centre.

Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control have found a new virus.

The town centre is the place in the town where most of the shops are.

In politics, the centre is the position that is not politically right or left.

In sports, a centre is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.


centre

centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

If you centre something, you move it towards the centre.


quarter

A quarter is one fourth (1/4) of something.

The lake was about a quarter mile from town.

About a quarter of the students came from outside the United States.

There's an old house three quarters of the way up that mountain.

A quarter is a unit of money worth 25 cents in the United States and Canada.

Can you give me four quarters for this dollar?

A quarter is a period of three months, especially in business.

Sales were down 3.7 percent from the fourth quarter of last year.

A quarter is one of four a periods of time, especially in sports.

He threw four touchdown passes in the fourth quarter leading to a 38-28 win.

The bar was in New Orleans' French quarter.

Quarters are the places where people live.

After training, we returned to our quarters to get changed.

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quarter

quarter (canonical)
quarters (third-person singular)
quartered (past)
quartered (past participle)
quartering (present participle)

If you quarter something, you make it into four equal pieces.

Using a sharp knife, quarter the apple.

If you quarter somebody somewhere, you give them a place to stay.

We were quartered in Vienna during the job.


has

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

He has breakfast at 7:00.


has

have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)


notice

notice (canonical)
notices (third-person singular)
noticed (past)
noticed (past participle)
noticing (present participle)

If you notice something, you become aware of it.

You didn't even notice that I cut my hair.

When the cook changed, I noticed the difference right away.

I've looked at her a thousand times, but I'd never noticed her green eyes before.

"Did you see the mistakes?" "No, I'm afraid I didn't notice.

I couldn't help noticing that you look lost. Can I help?


notice

She asked for help, but they took no notice of her.

When the changed were made, we didn't take much notice.

The mistake escaped notice for almost three years.

A notice is a piece of paper with information or a warning.

She sent us a notice about the change of dates.

Notice is information that you give to someone.

The shop closed without any notice.


something

I'm going to wear something today.

Isn't something going to happen?

You're really something!


something

something (singular)
somethings (plural)

A something is a quality that is difficult to identify.

This beer has a certain something that I enjoy.


painted

The past tense and past participle of paint.


sarcasms

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

Your sarcasms don't impress me.


like terms

Like terms are things of the same class, or kind.

Like terms are two words that mean the same thing.

Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power.

In 5xy³+3=6xy³-3, the like terms are 5xy³ and 6xy³.


finer

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

The comparative form of fine; more fine.


richest

The superlative form of rich; most rich.


closed

close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of close.


closed

The store is closed on the weekends.

I used a closed source to write the article.


pronoun

Pronoun is a closed class of nouns that usually refers to another noun (see here for a list).


finest

The superlative form of fine; most fine.

You use (a city's) finest for police officers.

Fifty of New York City's finest were at the banquet.


Bangalore

Bangalore is the state capital of Karnataka, India.


suspicions

suspicion (singular)
suspicions (plural)

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

The police had suspicions that she might be involved in the murder.


archipelago

archipelago (singular)
archipelagos or archipelagoes (plural)

An archipelago is a number of islands that are close together.

Ambon is an island in the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago.

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begging

She's been begging him for years to put the toilet seat down when he's done.


Augusts

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

This is one of the hottest Augusts we've had in a long time.


gas

A gas is a substance, such as air, that is not liquid or solid.

The sun is a giant ball of gas.

The carbon dioxide gas in Coke and other soft drinks gives them their bubbles.

The workers appear to have been killed by a poisonous gas.

Gas is a substance such as methane, ethane, propane, or butane that is burned for heat or to make electricity.

Our house has gas-fired central heating.

In the winter, we pay more for gas and electricity.

Alberta's economy is based largely on oil and gas.

In North America, gas is short for gasoline, a liquid that is used by cars.

A small car like mine holds about 40 litres of gas.

In North America, the gas is the gas pedal (accelerator) in a car or truck.

We're in a hurry, so hit the gas.

In North America, if you have gas, you have the need to fart or burp a lot.


gas

gases (third-person singular)
gas (canonical)
gasses (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)

If you gas a person or animal, you poison it or put it to sleep with gas.

The mice were gassed and then cut open to examine any changes.

My friend was gassed at the dentist before getting his tooth pulled.

If you gas up a vehicle, you put fuel in it.

As soon as the planes land, we gas them up and they're ready to go again.


worst

good (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

My mistake was bad, but hers was the worst of all.

Well, you've seen me at my worst.

After a week we began to fear the worst.


worst

worst (canonical)
worsts (third-person singular)
worsted (past)
worsted (past participle)
worsting (present participle)


foods

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

What are your favorite foods to eat?


grows

grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)


shirts

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

I lost some weight and now my shirts are a little big.


flashlights

flashlight (singular)
flashlights (plural)

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

Quick, grab some flashlights! The power went out again!


auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb (singular)
auxiliary verbs (plural)

An auxiliary verb is a verb that works with another verb to show the tense, aspect, mood, or voice. Here is a list of auxiliary verbs.

In the following examples, the auxiliary verb is underlined:

Do you often go to the store?

I am walking to the store.

I have walked to the store.

Can you walk to the store?


verbs

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


modal verb

modal verb (singular)
modal verbs (plural)

A modal verb is a verb that shows mood. Modal verbs include can, may, might, dare, must, ought, shall, should, will, would, and so on.

In the following examples, the modal verb is underlined:


helping verb

helping verb (singular)
helping verbs (plural)

Helping verb is another word for auxiliary verb.


nonwhites

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

There is sometimes discrimination against nonwhites by whites.


surgeons

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

The surgeons are getting ready for the surgery.


agents

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


religions

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


classical music

Classical western music is music in a particular style that was written and played from about 1730 through 1820 after the Baroque period and before the Romantic period.

Perhaps, the best known classical composer was Mozart.


wikis

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

Wikipedia and Wiktionary are wikis.


rich

rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

When someone is rich, they have a lot of money and things.

Bill Gates is rich because he has 60 billion dollars.

When food is rich, it has a very strong flavor.

This dish is rich tasting.

This simple dish is made richer with the addition of cream.

Adding truffles to this dish will make it the richest dish you've ever tasted.


rising

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


wings

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


wings

wing (canonical)
wings (third-person singular)
winged (past)
winged (past participle)
winging (present participle)


pursues

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

The third-person singular form of pursue.


dads

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

Not all dads read to their children.


smelled

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of smell.


gives

give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)


loonie

A loonie is a coin that is one Canadian dollar.

I need a loonie for the drink machine.


cuts

cut (canonical)
cuts (third-person singular)
cut (past)
cut (past participle)
cutting (present participle)

She cuts hair for a living.


cuts

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

He only buys expensive cuts of meat.


mottos

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


county

A county is an area of land with a local government, often including a number of towns or cities. It is used differently in different countries.

Hampshire County Council has provided £20,000 to furnish the building.

My grandfather lived his whole life in my home county of Sussex.


replaces

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

The third-person singular form of replace.

She replaces the water filter once a month so it doesn't get too dirty.


abdomens

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


boarded

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

The past tense and past participle of board.


controversies

controversy (singular)
controversies (plural)

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

There are many controversies surrounding religion and politics.


summaries

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

I just hate writing book summaries for my English class.


penguins

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


practises

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

The third-person singular form of practise.


although

You use although to show that an idea is surprising or different from another idea.

We decided to take rooms in Longwood house, although we knew we could not really afford the rent there.


amongst

In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but amongst 3 or more other things.

She was amongst her friends.

Divide the candy amongst yourselves.


sells

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


allows

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

The third-person singular form of allow.


as for

with respect to; in reference to; regarding


alongside

You use alongside to talk about something being beside something else.

You use alongside to talk about something being at the same time as something else.


alternatives

alternative (singular)
alternatives (plural)

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


muscles

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


muscles

muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of muscle.


maps

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


maps

map (canonical)
maps (third-person singular)
mapped (past)
mapped (past participle)
mapping (present participle)


showers

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


showers

shower (canonical)
showers (third-person singular)
showered (past)
showered (past participle)
showering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shower.


participle

participle (singular)
participles (plural)

A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct.

In the following sentences, the underlined word is a participle:

boiling water is very hot.

The used book had a dirty cover.

I was studying English when you called this morning.

I have walked on this street many times.

The table is supported by four legs.

Without thinking, he ran down the street.


cows

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

I have two cows on my farm so that I can have fresh milk.


want

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

If you want to do something, you think you would be happier if you did it.

Do you want to go to the park?

I don't want to go to work today.

He wants to know her name.

Please, stop the bus. I want to get out here.

I wanted to buy a new book, so I went to the shop.

If you want something, you think you would be happier if you had it.

Do you want a drink?

No thank you! I don't want one.

He wants a new car.

I can give you whatever you want.

All I want is one more chance to do this.

If you want somebody to do something, you think you would be happier if they did it.

I want you to help me.

If you want something to happen, you think you would be happier if it happened.

I want everyday to be my birthday.

If you want to do something, your body has a strong feeling that it will do it.

Every time I see it, I want to be sick.

Flowers make me want to sneeze.

If you tell somebody "you might want to" do something, you mean they should do it.

You might want to study more for your tests.

If someone or something wants for something, they don't have it or don't have enough of it.

If you want someone, you want to have sex with them.

If you want up, down, in, out, etc., you want to go there or your want somebody to help you go there.

Can you open the door? I think the dog wants out.


want

The wants and needs of the people are not being met.

something that you do not have or do not have enough of

The car wouldn't run for want of gas.


aeroplanes

aeroplane (singular)
aeroplanes (plural)

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


ants

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


ahead

You use ahead to talk about something that is in front of you or in the future.


daughters

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


chickens

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


dos

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

We went to the salon and got new dos. Do you like them?


mountains

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


cutting

He's outside cutting the grass right now.


cutting

A cutting is an area of land that has been dug out of a hill for a road or railway.

A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.

A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.


cutting

cutting (positive)
more cutting (comparative)
most cutting (superlative)


handing

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

Hurry up! They're handing out free tickets to the concert!


downstairs

If something is downstairs, it is on the level at the bottom of the stairs.

Let's head downstairs, from the bedroom to the kitchen below.

The downstairs bathroom is always busy.


gerund-participle

gerund-participle (singular)
gerund-participles (plural)

A gerund-participle is a verb form that ends in -ing.

In the following examples, the gerund-participle is underlined:

Breaking the rules is bad.

They are helping her.


spouse

John is my spouse. I married John, in 1999.

Susan is the wife of Paul. She is Paul's spouse.


smells

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of smell.


smells

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


minors

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

Children are considered minors by the law.

I graduated college with a major in Political Science and minors in Business and Spanish.


sold

The past tense and past participle of sell.


individuals

individual (singular)
individuals (plural)

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

Many individuals believe it's important to recycle.

Some individuals will be coming in this afternoon to get information about the program.


around

If x is around y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides of y.

The moon circles around the Earth.

The fence was built around the house.


outdoors

If something is outdoors, it is not in a building; under the open sky.


practicing

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


practicing

To be active in a job that needs a high level of skill, knowledge, or training.

My son is a practicing lawyer.

To be active in the rituals of a religion.

I am a practicing Buddhist.


letters

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


carted

cart (canonical)
carts (third-person singular)
carted (past)
carted (past participle)
carting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cart.


apart

If two things are apart, there is space between them.

Scientists theorize that Pangaea drifted apart into the different continents that exist on Earth today.

You use something apart to leave that thing out of the topic.

The lies apart, they're good workers.


amidst

If something is amidst other things, it is in the middle of them.

She saw the moon rising above the open sea amidst flying clouds.

If something happens amidst other things, it happens at the same time as them.

Amdist all the packing and moving, she still had to study.


outside

outdoors; not in a building; under the open sky

The plants are outside the house.

We advised the children to play baseball outside.


beneath

The book is beneath the table.

The garage is beneath the road.


accepts

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

The third-person singular form of accept.


shocks

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


shocks

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

The third-person singular form of shock.


carts

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


parts

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


parts

part (canonical)
parts (third-person singular)
parted (past)
parted (past participle)
parting (present participle)


often

often (positive)
more often (comparative)
Superlativemost often

When something happens often, that means that it happens many times and frequently.

I drink a lot of water and need to urinate often.

How often do you exercise?

I often visit my elderly aunt Grace.

It's often difficult to learn a new language.


gaming

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)


gaming

Playing games, especially betting games.

Las Vegas is famous for its gaming.


part of speech

part of speech (singular)
parts of speech (plural)

The parts of speech are a traditional grouping of word classes into: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection, conjunction, and sometimes article.

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beforehand

You should have told me about the presentation beforehand. I haven't even prepared.


sides

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


sides

side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)


payments

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

Please be sure to send your payments in on time.


matches

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

Don't let the matches get wet or we'll never be able to start a fire.


matches

match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of match.

This store matches prices on all of their furniture; if you find a better price at another store, they'll match it.

I'm not sure this shirt matches these pants.


outsourcing

outsource (canonical)
outsources (third-person singular)
outsourced (past)
outsourced (past participle)
outsourcing (present participle)


sciences

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


into

I opened the door and stepped into the house.


amid

You use amid to talk about something happening at the same time as many other things.

Amid all the riots during the blackout, many stores were looted.

You use amid to talk about something being in the middle of something else.


snowing

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


blanks

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


blanks

blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blank.


pushing

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


shoulders

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


shoulders

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

The third-person singular form of shoulder.


shouldered

The past tense and past participle of shoulder.


agrees

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

The third-person singular form of agree.


next

The next thing is the one after this one.

I saw her again the next day.

The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

When this is completed, the next step will be to edit everything carefully.

She plans to leave the company in the next two years.

The next place is the one beside, or on the other side of this one.

No, this is number 12, number 14 is the next house.

Be quiet, the children are sleeping in the next room.

Next week, month, year, etc. is the one that follows this one.

I'll see you again next week.

Next is used with a superlative adjective to denote what follows in the specified order.

The next best thing to flying is gliding.


next

Next, we have the 6:00 news.

The woman was next seen in the office 4 days later.

It was performed next the following year.

She stood next to the window.


sizes

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

What sizes do these shoes come in?

I have different sizes of boxes for different things.


sizes

size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)


grandson

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

My son, John, has a son named George. George is my grandson.

My daughter, Mary, just had a baby boy. He is my grandson.

I have two grandsons, Bob and Phil. They are the sons of my daughter.


as long as

As long as you know what you're doing, it should be fine.


practiced

practiced (positive)
more practiced (comparative)
most practiced (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


practiced

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

The past tense and past participle of practice.


double

A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.

We opened the double door to let the piano come in.

Call me at five nine double three.

A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.

With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.

They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.

Twice as big, twice as many, or twice as much as usual.

I'll have a double coffee.

If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.

The new computer was double the cost of the old one.

Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.


double

double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.

We need to double the number of people buying it.

If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.

The kitchen doubles as our dining room.

If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.

If two people double up, they stay or work together.


double

Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.

In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.


threw

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


bottles

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