brig

A brig is a vessel with two almost square foremast and mainmast.


coupe

A coupe is a glass that is used to serve desserts or alcohol

A coupe is a car with two doors (variant of coupé).


fizzy

fizzy (positive)
fizzier (comparative)
fizziest (superlative)

If a drink is fizzy, it contains bubbles.


accountabilities

accountability (singular)
accountabilities (plural)

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


seeps

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


seeps

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


Somalis

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


academics

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

Academics is the part of school related to learning.

This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.


loadouts

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


wholesomer

wholesome (positive)
wholesomer (comparative)
wholesomest (superlative)

The comparative form of wholesome; more wholesome.


nationalism

nationalism (singular)
nationalisms (plural)

Nationalism is the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.

/ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/


wholesomest

The superlative form of wholesome; most wholesome.


nationalisms

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


fizziest

The superlative form of fizzy; most fizzy.


acreages

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


disinheriting

disinherit (canonical)
disinherits (third-person singular)
disinherited (past)
disinherited (past participle)
disinheriting (present participle)


edict

An edict is an official order or proclamation of law that is issued by an authoritative figure.


Horners

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


artefacts

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


cashiering

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


memento

memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

A memento is an object that is kept as a reminder of a place or event.

I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.


curators

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


excavations

excavation (singular)
excavations (plural)

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


coercing

coerce (canonical)
coerces (third-person singular)
coerced (past)
coerced (past participle)
coercing (present participle)


clarification

clarification (singular)
clarifications (plural)

If you ask someone for a clarification, you are asking them to make a statement or situation less confusing.


proclamation

proclamation (singular)
proclamations (plural)

A proclamation is an official statement that involves something important.


coerced

The past tense and past participle of coerce.


artifacts

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


acreage

The acerage of a property is the area in acres that it covers.

We increased corn acreage by ten percent last year.

Somebody's acerage is their large property, often a farm.

This is just a small piece of the acerage that he runs with his brother.


loadout

A loadout is a set of objects to be carried into battle.


alcove

An alcove is a small recessed area in the wall of a larger room.


disinherited

The past tense and past participle of disinherit.


humanities

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

Humanities is the study of language, literature, the arts, and philosophy.


simulcasting

simulcast (canonical)
simulcasts (third-person singular)
simulcasted (past)
simulcasted (past participle)
simulcasting (present participle)


disinherits

The third-person singular form of disinherit.


jumbos

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


welding

weld (canonical)
welds (third-person singular)
welded (past)
welded (past participle)
welding (present participle)


excavation

Excavation is the act of digging something, especially an archaeological site.

An excavation is the site that is being or has been excavated.


amplifiers

amplifier (singular)
amplifiers (plural)

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


coerce

If you coerces someone into doing something, you use power to make them do it, though they may not want to.

She was coerced into giving the bully her lunch money.


electorates

electorate (singular)
electorates (plural)

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


Horner

A Horner is a person or thing that comes from the Horn of Africa.


Horner

Horner (positive)
more Horner (comparative)
most Horner (superlative)

Something or someone that is Horner comes from the Horn of Africa.

The northernmost Horner nation is Eritrea.


verdicts

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


coerces

The third-person singular form of coerce.


disaccharide

disaccharide (singular)
disaccharides (plural)

A disaccharide is a sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, that is made of two monosaccharides.


electorate

An electorate is the people of a country who are entitled to vote in an election.

The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.


twerking

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


swivelled

swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swivelled (past)
swivelled (past participle)
swivelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of swivel.


masting

mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)


masted

The past tense and past participle of mast.


selective

selective (positive)
more selective (comparative)
most selective (superlative)

If something or someone is selective, it is related to the process of selecting something that best qualifies a criteria.


swiveled

swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swiveled (past)
swiveled (past participle)
swiveling (present participle)


vicinities

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


partaken

partake (canonical)
partakes (third-person singular)
partook (past)
partaken (past participle)
partaking (present participle)


soldered

solder (canonical)
solders (third-person singular)
soldered (past)
soldered (past participle)
soldering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of solder.


't


disinherit

disinherit (canonical)
disinherits (third-person singular)
disinherited (past)
disinherited (past participle)
disinheriting (present participle)

If you disinherit your family member or someone else, you prevent them from inheriting your property, usually because you feel that they've done something wrong.

The Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son over the incident.


seep

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

If a liquid or gas seeps out of where it was held, or into where it doesn't belong, it moves slowly in small amounts.

She noticed blood seeping out of the bandage on his finger.

The chill of the air started to seep in under the thickness of his coat.

The truth only began to seep out weeks later, after the police had stopped looking.


seep

A seep is a spring or a place where liquid or oil comes out in small amounts.

The plants were fed by seeps in the cliff walls.


Dervish

A Dervish was an inhabitant of the Dhulbahante Darawiish kingdom of Diiriye Guure (1896–1920) in the Khatumo region.

The vast majority of Dervishes were Dhulbahante.

A Dervish is a member of a missionary Sufi mystic and ascetic lifestyle.

He was a whirling Dervish.


annually

If something happens annually, it happens once a year.

The meeting is held annually in Toronto.

An amount or rate considered annually, is the sum or change over the period of a year.

This change will cost the company $5–8 million annually.

Tax revenues won't exceed 6 percent growth annually.


quaint

quaint (positive)
quainter (comparative)
quaintest (superlative)

If someone is quaint, they are attractively unusual.


fluxed

flux (canonical)
fluxes (third-person singular)
fluxed (past)
fluxed (past participle)
fluxing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flux.


watercraft

watercraft (singular)
watercrafts or watercraft (plural)

A watercraft is a boat or any vessel that travels on water.

Watercraft is the skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.


clairvoyant

clairvoyant (positive)
more clairvoyant (comparative)
most clairvoyant (superlative)

If you are clairvoyant, you are able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses or able to foresee the future.


clairvoyant

clairvoyant (singular)
clairvoyants (plural)

A clairvoyant is a person who is able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses or able to foresee the future.


curator

A curator is a person who manages a museum, library, archive or zoo.


electives

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


accountability

accountability (singular)
accountabilities (plural)

Accountability is the state of be open and honest about your responsibilities, especially when there are problems.

It's too often the case that police can avoid accountability for their actions.

Citizens should demand greater accountability and effectiveness from their government.


accompaniment

accompaniment (singular)
accompaniments (plural)

Accompaniment is music played as background to a featured musician.

She has produced 10 new songs recorded with orchestral or big-band accompaniment.

Accompaniment is something that is together with something else.

The prime minister has taken this trip without the usual accompaniment of the press.

Salad is an ideal accompaniment to any meat or fish.


faculties

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


profaned

profane (canonical)
profanes (third-person singular)
profaned (past)
profaned (past participle)
profaning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of profane.


quainter

The comparative form of quaint; more quaint.


Somali

Somali (positive)
more Somali (comparative)
most Somali (superlative)


rephrased

rephrase (canonical)
rephrases (third-person singular)
rephrased (past)
rephrased (past participle)
rephrasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rephrase.


amplifier

amplifier (singular)
amplifiers (plural)

An amplifier is an electronic device that increases the strength of a sound or signal.

You need to plug in the amplifier to get any sound.


pilgrimaging

pilgrimage (canonical)
pilgrimages (third-person singular)
pilgrimaged (past)
pilgrimaged (past participle)
pilgrimaging (present participle)


masts

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


masts

mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)


rephrases

The third-person singular form of rephrase.


simulcasted

simulcast (canonical)
simulcasts (third-person singular)
simulcasted (past)
simulcasted (past participle)
simulcasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of simulcast.


quaintest

The superlative form of quaint; most quaint.


vicinity

If A is within the vicinity of B, A is at an area which is near B.

There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.


pilgrimaged

The past tense and past participle of pilgrimage.


whimsy

A whimsy is a playful and unpredictable idea or behaviour.


artefact

An artefact is an object that was made by a human.

An artefact is a finding in an investigation that is not a true feature of the object, but is a result of external action, such as an experimental error.

An artefact is an object, such as a tool or weapon, that is found at an archaeological excavation.


swizzled

swizzle (canonical)
swizzles (third-person singular)
swizzled (past)
swizzled (past participle)
swizzling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of swizzle.


welded

weld (canonical)
welds (third-person singular)
welded (past)
welded (past participle)
welding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of weld.


cheaply

If you do something cheaply, it doesn't cost you a lot of money.

They were able to move the goods more quickly and cheaply.

There are more cheap goods, produced by cheaply paid foreign labor.


monosaccharide

monosaccharide (singular)
monosaccharides (plural)

A monosaccharide is a simple sugar, such as glucose, fructose or galactose, that cannot be broken up into a simpler form.


swiveling

swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swiveled (past)
swiveled (past participle)
swiveling (present participle)


welds

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


simulcasts

simulcast (singular)
simulcasts (plural)

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


simulcasts

The third-person singular form of simulcast.


partakes

partake (canonical)
partakes (third-person singular)
partook (past)
partaken (past participle)
partaking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of partake.


precincts

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


whimsies

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


by virtue of


agonizes

agonize (canonical)
agonizes (third-person singular)
agonized (past)
agonized (past participle)
agonizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of agonize.


in league with


faculty

Faculty are the academic staff at schools, colleges or universities.

Across all Ontario Colleges, faculty have been on strike for two weeks.

A faculty is a division of a university.

She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine.


aggravation

aggravation (singular)
aggravations (plural)

Aggravation is the feeling of being angry, stressed, and annoyed.

The fact that the children never cleaned was a source of great aggravation for their parents.

Aggravation is the worsening of a bad situation.

An aggravation of the original injury can lead to a much longer recovery time.

These problems are the result of the deliberate aggravation of pre-existing tensions.


verdict

A verdict is a decision on an issue in a civil or criminal case.

The jury returned a “not guilty” verdict.


fluxing

flux (canonical)
fluxes (third-person singular)
fluxed (past)
fluxed (past participle)
fluxing (present participle)


trickeries

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


aggregation

aggregation (singular)
aggregations (plural)

Aggregation is the process of bringing things together.

Greater aggregation of cell phone data will create more privacy issues.

An aggregation is a collection brought together in one place.

In June, large aggregations of these fish move up river to feed on smaller fishes.

/æɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/


rescinds

rescind (canonical)
rescinds (third-person singular)
rescinded (past)
rescinded (past participle)
rescinding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rescind.


curating

curate (canonical)
curates (third-person singular)
curated (past)
curated (past participle)
curating (present participle)


tenanted

tenant (canonical)
tenants (third-person singular)
tenanted (past)
tenanted (past participle)
tenanting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tenant.


envoys

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


flux

A flux is a chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.

It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.

Flux is the action or process of flowing.


flux

If you flux metal, you use flux on it to promote melting.

You have to flux the joint before soldering.


potions

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


curated

The past tense and past participle of curate.


soldering

solder (canonical)
solders (third-person singular)
soldered (past)
soldered (past participle)
soldering (present participle)


Khatumo

Khatumo is a regional state in northern Somalia, created by reer darawiish.


agonised

agonise (canonical)
agonises (third-person singular)
agonised (past)
agonised (past participle)
agonising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of agonise.


precinct

A precinct is an area within a particular place or building.

A precinct is a district of a city as defined for policing purposes.

A precinct is a police station within the district of a city.


solders

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


solders

The third-person singular form of solder.


Ayn

Ayn is a province in northern Somalia, between Togdheer and Sool.

Ayn or Cayn is settled by the reer darawiish community in Khatumo.


in league

If you are in league with somebody else, you are working together, often for a bad reason.

The oil-producing nations are in league with each other to keep prices high.

The other students are in league against us.


rescinded

The past tense and past participle of rescind.


revoked

revoke (canonical)
revokes (third-person singular)
revoked (past)
revoked (past participle)
revoking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of revoke.


unpredictable

unpredictable (positive)
more unpredictable (comparative)
most unpredictable (superlative)

If something is unpredictable, you don't know when or how it is going to happen.


rephrase

rephrase (canonical)
rephrases (third-person singular)
rephrased (past)
rephrased (past participle)
rephrasing (present participle)

If you rephrase something, you say it again in different words.


swizzles

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


swizzles

swizzle (canonical)
swizzles (third-person singular)
swizzled (past)
swizzled (past participle)
swizzling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of swizzle.


arcade

An arcade is a covered passage with shops on both sides.

An arcade is a place that has coin-operated games.


profanes

profane (canonical)
profanes (third-person singular)
profaned (past)
profaned (past participle)
profaning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of profane.


contriving

contrive (canonical)
contrives (third-person singular)
contrived (past)
contrived (past participle)
contriving (present participle)


cohesive

cohesive (positive)
more cohesive (comparative)
most cohesive (superlative)

A cohesive substance has molecules that are able to stick together due to intermolecular forces


contrived

The past tense and past participle of contrive.


whimsical

whimsical (positive)
more whimsical (comparative)
most whimsical (superlative)

If a person is whimsical, they are playful and unpredictable.


wickets

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


exemptions

exemption (singular)
exemptions (plural)

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


Hansards

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


revokes

The third-person singular form of revoke.


elective

elective (positive)
more elective (comparative)
most elective (superlative)

If something is elective, it is related to voting or elections.

If something is elective, it is not compulsory and you can chose to not do it.

My insurance wouldn't pay for the operation because it was elective surgery.


elective

An elective is an optional course of study or medical procedure.


pilgrimages

pilgrimage (singular)
pilgrimages (plural)

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


pilgrimages

pilgrimage (canonical)
pilgrimages (third-person singular)
pilgrimaged (past)
pilgrimaged (past participle)
pilgrimaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pilgrimage.


parliamentarians

parliamentarian (singular)
parliamentarians (plural)

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


Dervish state

Dervish state was the Dhulbahante anti-colonial kingdom of Diiriye Guure that existed in the Khatumo area.


fluxes

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


fluxes

flux (canonical)
fluxes (third-person singular)
fluxed (past)
fluxed (past participle)
fluxing (present participle)


by virtue

If x happens or is true by virtue of y, x is because of y.

He became popular by virtue of the way he handled the issues.

The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail.


agonises

The third-person singular form of agonise.


parliamentarian

A parliamentarian is a member of a parliament or congress.


envoy

An envoy is a representative of a country, next in status after an ambassador.


efficacy

Efficacy is the ability to produce a effect or result that is desired.


trendier

trendy (positive)
trendier (comparative)
trendiest (superlative)

The comparative form of trendy; more trendy.


devising

devise (canonical)
devises (third-person singular)
devised (past)
devised (past participle)
devising (present participle)


agonise

agonise (canonical)
agonises (third-person singular)
agonised (past)
agonised (past participle)
agonising (present participle)

If you agonise over/about a difficult decision or choice, you find making it very difficult, almost painful.

I have been agonising over whether or not to say something to you.

Don't spend hours or days agonising about what to do.


apprises

apprise (canonical)
apprises (third-person singular)
apprised (past)
apprised (past participle)
apprising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of apprise.


shipments

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


curates

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


curates

curate (canonical)
curates (third-person singular)
curated (past)
curated (past participle)
curating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of curate.


potion

Potion is a portion of a liquid which can either be medicinal or poisonous.

He hoped to win the princess's heart by mixing the love potion the witch gave him into her drink.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-potion.wav


fussiest

fussy (positive)
fussier (comparative)
fussiest (superlative)

The superlative form of fussy; most fussy.


academically

If you are academically gifted, talented, or successfully, you are very good at school subjects and learning.

If you write or speak academically, you do so in a way that many people find boring or hard to understand because it uses a lot of difficult vocabulary or complicated ideas.


swizzle

A swizzle is any type of mixed alcoholic drink.


swizzle

swizzle (canonical)
swizzles (third-person singular)
swizzled (past)
swizzled (past participle)
swizzling (present participle)

If you swizzle something, you stir or mix.

She swizzled the milk into her coffee.


fussier

The comparative form of fussy; more fussy.


simulcast

simulcast (singular)
simulcasts (plural)

A simulcast program or event that is broadcast across more than one channel at the same time.


simulcast

simulcast (canonical)
simulcasts (third-person singular)
simulcasted (past)
simulcasted (past participle)
simulcasting (present participle)

If you simulcast, you broadcast a program or event across more than one channel at the same time.


rescind

rescind (canonical)
rescinds (third-person singular)
rescinded (past)
rescinded (past participle)
rescinding (present participle)

If a law is rescinded, it is cancelled or revoked.

The agency will rescind the policy because many people are dissatisfied with it.


mast

A mast is a tall, slim post that supports the sails on a ship, flags or any other aerial equipment.

A mast is the fruit of forest trees that is used as food to feed pigs.


mast

mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)

If a pig masts, it feeds on forest seed or fruit.


devises

The third-person singular form of devise.


devised

The past tense and past participle of devise.


agonized

agonize (canonical)
agonizes (third-person singular)
agonized (past)
agonized (past participle)
agonizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of agonize.


predictable

predictable (positive)
more predictable (comparative)
most predictable (superlative)

If something is predictable, you know when or how it is going to happen.


imprinted

imprint (canonical)
imprints (third-person singular)
imprinted (past)
imprinted (past participle)
imprinting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of imprint.


tapering

taper (canonical)
tapers (third-person singular)
tapered (past)
tapered (past participle)
tapering (present participle)


choosy

choosier (comparative)
choosiest (superlative)
choosy (positive)
more choosy (comparative)
most choosy (superlative)

If you are choosy, you know what you want or what is good, and you won't easily accept other options.

With so many jobs available, workers can afford to by choosy.


trendiest

The superlative form of trendy; most trendy.


shipment

A shipment is a load of goods that is transported in any way possible.

We're expecting another shipment of oranges tomorrow.

Shipment is the act of transporting goods

Shipment of crude oil along this route is prohibited unless there is a permit to do so.


fussy

If a person is fussy, they are anxious or show excessive concern about petty details.


artifact

An artifact is an object that was made by a human.

An artifact is a finding in an investigation that is not a true feature of the object but is a result of external action, such as an experimental error.

An artifact is an object, such as a tool or weapon, that is found at an archaeological excavation.


contrive

contrive (canonical)
contrives (third-person singular)
contrived (past)
contrived (past participle)
contriving (present participle)

If you contrive something, you plan or arrange something to happen.


twirling

twirl (canonical)
twirls (third-person singular)
twirled (past)
twirled (past participle)
twirling (present participle)


alms

Alms is something that is given as charity, such as money, clothing or food.


agonize

If you agonize over/about a difficult decision or choice, you find making it very difficult, almost painful.

I have been agonizing over whether or not to say something to you.

Don't spend hours or days agonizing about what to do.


bookworms

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


profane

profane (positive)
more profane (comparative)
most profane (superlative)

If something is profane, it is not sacred or holy.

If a person is profane, they treat something sacred or religious with disrespect.


profane

profane (canonical)
profanes (third-person singular)
profaned (past)
profaned (past participle)
profaning (present participle)

If you profane, you treat something sacred or religious with disrespect.

One should not profane the name of God.


twirled

The past tense and past participle of twirl.


exemption

exemption (singular)
exemptions (plural)

Exemption is the act or state of being free from something.

In some countries, exemption from road tax are given to electric cars.


pilgrimage

pilgrimage (singular)
pilgrimages (plural)

Pilgrimage is a journey made to a sacred place of one's religion.

In the Muslim faith, the pilgrimage to Mecca is known as the Hajj.

/ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪd͡ʒ/


pilgrimage

pilgrimage (canonical)
pilgrimages (third-person singular)
pilgrimaged (past)
pilgrimaged (past participle)
pilgrimaging (present participle)

If you pilgrimage, you are on a journey to a sacred place.

/ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪd͡ʒ/


plenipotentiary

plenipotentiary (singular)
plenipotentiaries (plural)

A plenipotentiary is a person who has the full authority to represent their government in a foreign country.


exempting

exempt (canonical)
exempts (third-person singular)
exempted (past)
exempted (past participle)
exempting (present participle)


setups

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


contrives

The third-person singular form of contrive.


apprising

apprise (canonical)
apprises (third-person singular)
apprised (past)
apprised (past participle)
apprising (present participle)


monogrammed

monogram (canonical)
monograms (third-person singular)
monogrammed (past)
monogrammed (past participle)
monogramming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of monogram.


incriminating

incriminate (canonical)
incriminates (third-person singular)
incriminated (past)
incriminated (past participle)
incriminating (present participle)


incriminates

The third-person singular form of incriminate.


retailer

A retailer is a person or company that sells goods.


imprints

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


imprints

The third-person singular form of imprint.


incriminated

The past tense and past participle of incriminate.


retailers

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


exempted

The past tense and past participle of exempt.


tapers

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


tapers

The third-person singular form of taper.


earthier

earthy (positive)
earthier (comparative)
earthiest (superlative)

The comparative form of earthy; more earthy.


dossier

A dossier is a collection of documents about a person or subject.


partake

partake (canonical)
partakes (third-person singular)
partook (past)
partaken (past participle)
partaking (present participle)

If you partake in something, you participate in it.

Brutes partake in this faculty.

If you partake something, you take a share or portion it.

Will you partake of some food?


earthy

If something is earthy, it is like dirt or soil.

If a person is earthy, they are honest and direct about a topic they are talking about.


tapered

The past tense and past participle of taper.


revoke

revoke (canonical)
revokes (third-person singular)
revoked (past)
revoked (past participle)
revoking (present participle)

If something is revoked, it is cancelled or removed officially.

Your driver's license will be revoked.


devise

devise (canonical)
devises (third-person singular)
devised (past)
devised (past participle)
devising (present participle)

If you devise something, you plan or design something using your intelligence.


survivor

A survivor is a person who is alive after a tragedy or major accident.

She was the sole survivor of the air crash.


survivors

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


empowers

empower (canonical)
empowers (third-person singular)
empowered (past)
empowered (past participle)
empowering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of empower.


bookworm

A bookworm is a person who likes to read.


solder

Solder is any type of alloys that melts easily, commonly of tin and lead, that are used to coat, or join metal objects.


solder

solder (canonical)
solders (third-person singular)
soldered (past)
soldered (past participle)
soldering (present participle)

If you solder something, you join items together or coat them with solder.


empowered

The past tense and past participle of empower.


apprised

The past tense and past participle of apprise.


bullion

A bullion is a large quantity of gold or silver that is measured by weight.


wicket

A wicket is one of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch,

A wicket is a small door or gate that is built into a larger one.


eviscerates

eviscerate (canonical)
eviscerates (third-person singular)
eviscerated (past)
eviscerated (past participle)
eviscerating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of eviscerate.


taper

taper (canonical)
tapers (third-person singular)
tapered (past)
tapered (past participle)
tapering (present participle)

If you taper something, you make it thinner or narrower at one end.


apprise

If you apprise someone, you notify or inform them about something.


monograms

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


monograms

The third-person singular form of monogram.


eviscerated

The past tense and past participle of eviscerate.


agonizing

agonizing (positive)
more agonizing (comparative)
most agonizing (superlative)

An agonizing choice, decision, wait, etc. is one that is very, very difficult.

The wait to hear whether his wife had survived was agonizing.

An agonizing death, pain, or injury is very, very painful.

He died a slow, agonizing death after falling the in woods and breaking his both legs.


agonizing

agonize (canonical)
agonizes (third-person singular)
agonized (past)
agonized (past participle)
agonizing (present participle)


devoured

devour (canonical)
devours (third-person singular)
devoured (past)
devoured (past participle)
devouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of devour.


bullions

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


dossiers

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


incriminate

If a person is incriminated, they are accused or found guilty for doing something.

The newspapers unjustly incriminated the innocent man.

We have all sorts of evidence which incriminates you.


earthiest

The superlative form of earthy; most earthy.


perambulated

perambulate (canonical)
perambulates (third-person singular)
perambulated (past)
perambulated (past participle)
perambulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of perambulate.


swivels

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


swivels

swiveled (past)
swiveled (past participle)
swiveling (present participle)
swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swivelled (past)
swivelled (past participle)
swivelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of swivel.


twirls

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


twirls

twirl (canonical)
twirls (third-person singular)
twirled (past)
twirled (past participle)
twirling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of twirl.


curate

A curate is an assistant rector or vicar.


curate

curate (canonical)
curates (third-person singular)
curated (past)
curated (past participle)
curating (present participle)

If you curate something, you act as a curator for someone or something.

She curated the traveling exhibition.

They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.

If you curate, you work or act as a curator.

Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.


perambulates

The third-person singular form of perambulate.


tantamount

tantamount (positive)
more tantamount (comparative)
most tantamount (superlative)

If the seriousness of situation A is tantamount to B, the severity of A is the same as B.

In this view, disagreement and treason are tantamount.


Hansard

Hansard is the official report of debates and other proceedings in parliaments.


plenipotentiaries

plenipotentiary (singular)
plenipotentiaries (plural)

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


sleuthing

sleuth (canonical)
sleuths (third-person singular)
sleuthed (past)
sleuthed (past participle)
sleuthing (present participle)


exempts

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


exempts

exempt (canonical)
exempts (third-person singular)
exempted (past)
exempted (past participle)
exempting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exempt.


gerrymandered

gerrymander (canonical)
gerrymanders (third-person singular)
gerrymandered (past)
gerrymandered (past participle)
gerrymandering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gerrymander.


sprinkled

sprinkle (canonical)
sprinkles (third-person singular)
sprinkled (past)
sprinkled (past participle)
sprinkling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sprinkle.


madnesses

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


gerrymanders

The third-person singular form of gerrymander.


setup

A setup is an equipment that is designed for a specific use.

A setup is a scheme or trick that is used to deceive or frame someone.

Listen. He didn't die. It was a set-up

A setup is the way in which something is organized or arranged.

The classroom setup was simple and efficient.


agonising

agonising (positive)
more agonising (comparative)
most agonising (superlative)

An agonising choice, decision, wait, etc. is one that is very, very difficult.

The wait to hear whether his wife had survived was agonising.

An agonising death, pain, or injury is very, very painful.

He died a slow, agonising death after falling the in woods and breaking his both legs.


agonising

agonise (canonical)
agonises (third-person singular)
agonised (past)
agonised (past participle)
agonising (present participle)


eviscerating

eviscerate (canonical)
eviscerates (third-person singular)
eviscerated (past)
eviscerated (past participle)
eviscerating (present participle)


empower

empower (canonical)
empowers (third-person singular)
empowered (past)
empowered (past participle)
empowering (present participle)

If someone is empowered, they have the permission or authority to do something.


trendy

trendy (positive)
trendier (comparative)
trendiest (superlative)

If something is trendy, it is very fashionable.

I hate those trendy pre-wrinkled shirts.


severities

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


importunate

importunate (positive)
more importunate (comparative)
most importunate (superlative)

If a person is importunate, they are persistent in doing something and are usually annoying.

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porridges

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


madness

Madness is the state of being mad or insane.


fornicating

fornicate (canonical)
fornicates (third-person singular)
fornicated (past)
fornicated (past participle)
fornicating (present participle)


humaner

humane (positive)
humaner (comparative)
humanest (superlative)

The comparative form of humane; more humane.


sleuthed

The past tense and past participle of sleuth.


fornicated

The past tense and past participle of fornicate.


devour

devour (canonical)
devours (third-person singular)
devoured (past)
devoured (past participle)
devouring (present participle)

If you devour your food, you eat it quickly and greedily.

If something is being devoured, it is being destroyed quickly.

The fire was devouring the building.


relinquishing

relinquish (canonical)
relinquishes (third-person singular)
relinquished (past)
relinquished (past participle)
relinquishing (present participle)


perambulate

perambulate (canonical)
perambulates (third-person singular)
perambulated (past)
perambulated (past participle)
perambulating (present participle)

If you perambulate, you walk about a place to inspect it.


eviscerate

If you eviscerate an animal, you remove all of its organs from the animal's body.


absorptivities

absorptivity (singular)
absorptivities (plural)

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


vivisections

vivisection (singular)
vivisections (plural)

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


absorptivity

The absorptivity of a material is defined by how much the material can absorb another substance.


humanest

The superlative form of humane; most humane.


vivisection

Vivisection is the action of performing surgeries on living organisms for the purposes of scientific investigation.


voluntarily

If you do something voluntarily, you do it without someone forcing you to; or without expecting to get money in exchange.

He signed up for the army voluntarily, there was no draft

Doctor John knew that the poor family couldn't pay him, but he treated them anyway.


sprinkles

The third-person singular form of sprinkle.


sprinkles

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


debossing

deboss (canonical)
debosses (third-person singular)
debossed (past)
debossed (past participle)
debossing (present participle)


inhumane

inhumane (positive)
more inhumane (comparative)
most inhumane (superlative)

If a person is inhumane, they do not have compassion for misery and suffering.


monogram

A monogram is a design that is made of one or more letters and is used to identify a someone or something.


monogram

monogram (canonical)
monograms (third-person singular)
monogrammed (past)
monogrammed (past participle)
monogramming (present participle)

If you monogram something, you mark or decorate it with a monogram.


devours

The third-person singular form of devour.


debossed

The past tense and past participle of deboss.


fornicates

The third-person singular form of fornicate.


gerrymander

gerrymander (canonical)
gerrymanders (third-person singular)
gerrymandered (past)
gerrymandered (past participle)
gerrymandering (present participle)

If an area is gerrymandered, it is divided in a way as to give an unfair advantage to a political party in an election.


twirl

The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.

A twirl is something that is moving in a twisting or spiraling pattern.


twirl

twirl (canonical)
twirls (third-person singular)
twirled (past)
twirled (past participle)
twirling (present participle)

If you twirl, you perform a twirl or spin quickly around something.


nefarious

nefarious (positive)
more nefarious (comparative)
most nefarious (superlative)

If a person is nefarious, they are wicked and notorious.


innovates

innovate (canonical)
innovates (third-person singular)
innovated (past)
innovated (past participle)
innovating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of innovate.


deboss

If you deboss something, you stamp an indented design onto the surface of the object.


relinquished

The past tense and past participle of relinquish.


relinquishes

The third-person singular form of relinquish.


sleuths

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


sleuths

sleuth (canonical)
sleuths (third-person singular)
sleuthed (past)
sleuthed (past participle)
sleuthing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sleuth.


imprint

An imprint is a mark left behind by pressing something onto a soft substance.

The day left an imprint in my mind.

The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.


imprint

imprint (canonical)
imprints (third-person singular)
imprinted (past)
imprinted (past participle)
imprinting (present participle)

If you imprint something, you leave a mark on something.

For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.


swivel

A swivel is a piece, a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin in a way to allow rotation at the axis.


swivel

swiveled (past)
swiveled (past participle)
swiveling (present participle)
swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swivelled (past)
swivelled (past participle)
swivelling (present participle)

If something or someone swivels, it swings or turn as on a pin or pivot.


sleuth

If you sleuth, you investigate something in the manner of a detective.


debosses

The third-person singular form of deboss.


innovated

The past tense and past participle of innovate.


severity

The severity of something is the condition of how severe the situation is.


humane

If a person is humane, they show concern for the pain or suffering of other living things.

It is no longer considered humane to perform vivisection on research animals.

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reluctantly

If you do something reluctantly, you do it because you have to even though you don't want to.


innovate

If you innovate, you think of new ideas that can be introduced into something established.


perpetrators

perpetrator (singular)
perpetrators (plural)

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


hurls

hurl (canonical)
hurls (third-person singular)
hurled (past)
hurled (past participle)
hurling (present participle)


sprinkle

sprinkle (canonical)
sprinkles (third-person singular)
sprinkled (past)
sprinkled (past participle)
sprinkling (present participle)

If you sprinkle something, you cover an object with small drops or particles of a substance.

The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes.

It sprinkled very early in the morning.


sprinkle

A sprinkle is a light covering with a small amount of substance.

He decorated the Christmas card with a sprinkle of glitter.


fornicate

fornicate (canonical)
fornicates (third-person singular)
fornicated (past)
fornicated (past participle)
fornicating (present participle)

If a person fornicates, they have sex with someone they are not married to.


hurl

If you hurl something, you throw it with force.


relinquish

relinquish (canonical)
relinquishes (third-person singular)
relinquished (past)
relinquished (past participle)
relinquishing (present participle)

If you relinquish something, you give up or retire from something voluntarily.

to relinquish a title

to relinquish property

to relinquish rights

to relinquish citizenship or nationality

[rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]


perpetrator

A perpetrator is a person who commits or carries out a crime or illegal act.


appending

append (canonical)
appends (third-person singular)
appended (past)
appended (past participle)
appending (present participle)


begrudges

begrudge (canonical)
begrudges (third-person singular)
begrudged (past)
begrudged (past participle)
begrudging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of begrudge.


exempt

If you are exempt from something, you do not need to fulfill the duty or obligation.

In their country, all women are exempt from military service.

His income is so small that it is exempt from tax.


exempt

An exempt is a person who has been released from something.


exempt

exempt (canonical)
exempts (third-person singular)
exempted (past)
exempted (past participle)
exempting (present participle)

If you exempt something from something, you grant them freedom or immunity from it.

Citizens over 45 years of age were exempted from military service.


gentrifications

gentrification (singular)
gentrifications (plural)

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


bereaves

bereave (canonical)
bereaves (third-person singular)
bereaved (past)
bereaved (past participle)
bereaving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bereave.


append

If you append something, you add it to the end of a written document.

notes appended to a book chapter


perpetrates

perpetrate (canonical)
perpetrates (third-person singular)
perpetrated (past)
perpetrated (past participle)
perpetrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of perpetrate.


pochards

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


gentrification

Gentrification is the process of improving or renovating a housing or district so as to make it more appealing to the middle classes.


fiasco

fiasco (singular)
fiascos or fiascoes (plural)

A fiasco is a sudden or unexpected failure.


begrudged

The past tense and past participle of begrudge.


poultry

Poultry is any type of meat from domestic fowls (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese).


pochard

A pochard is a type of duck in the subfamily Aythyinae. The male pochard usually has a reddish head with black breast.


salvages

salvage (canonical)
salvages (third-person singular)
salvaged (past)
salvaged (past participle)
salvaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of salvage.


absolutisms

absolutism (singular)
absolutisms (plural)

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


bereave

If you bereave, you take someone or something away from a person that is important or close.


salvaged

The past tense and past participle of salvage.


salvage

If something is being salvaged, it is being rescued from a dangerous or difficult situation.


fiascos

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


gentrifies

gentrify (canonical)
gentrifies (third-person singular)
gentrified (past)
gentrified (past participle)
gentrifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gentrify.


upheavals

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


begrudge

If you begrudge, you give something reluctantly.

If you begrudge, you envy someone because they have something that you do not own.


appends

The third-person singular form of append.


fanatics

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


enthusiasts

enthusiast (singular)
enthusiasts (plural)

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


appended

The past tense and past participle of append.


hurled

The past tense and past participle of hurl.


indeterminate

indeterminate (positive)
more indeterminate (comparative)
most indeterminate (superlative)

If something is indeterminate, it is not accurately determined.


unemployments

unemployment (singular)
unemployments (plural)

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


gentrify

If a housing or district is being gentrified, it is being renovated or improved to make it more appealing to the middle classes.


bereaved

bereaved (positive)
more bereaved (comparative)
most bereaved (superlative)

If you are bereaved, your are suffering from the death of a close friend or relative.


bereaved

The past tense and past participle of bereave.


pus

Pus is a thick yellowish substance that is made up of dead white blood cells and dead bacteria. It is normally found in regions of bacterial infection.


mortified

mortify (canonical)
mortifies (third-person singular)
mortified (past)
mortified (past participle)
mortifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mortify.


accolades

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


mortifies

The third-person singular form of mortify.


fanatic

A fanatic is a person who is zealously enthusiastic about something, especially in religion or politics.


conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva.


upheaval

An upheaval is the upward movement of a portion of the earth's crust.

An upheaval is a sudden change or disruption


plodding

plod (canonical)
plods (third-person singular)
plodded (past)
plodded (past participle)
plodding (present participle)


conjunctivas

conjunctiva (singular)
conjunctivas or conjunctivae (plural)

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


abscesses

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


monologues

monologue (singular)
monologues (plural)

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


catastrophic

catastrophic (positive)
more catastrophic (comparative)
most catastrophic (superlative)

If something is catastrophic, it involves or causes a sudden great damage to something.


enthusiast

An enthusiast is a person who is very interested in a certain activity or topic.

/ɪ̞nˈθʊʉ.ziˌəst/


specimens

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


abscess

An abscess is an accumulation of pus that has built up within the body tissue.


jumbo

jumbo (positive)
more jumbo (comparative)
most jumbo (superlative)


accolade

An accolade is an acknowledgement given to someone for something they did.


cataclysmic

cataclysmic (positive)
more cataclysmic (comparative)
most cataclysmic (superlative)

If something is cataclysmic, it causes great destruction or upheaval.

It is believed that a cataclysmic impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.


specimen

A specimen is a sample of an animal, plant or mineral that is used for scientific studies.


carnivores

carnivore (singular)
carnivores (plural)

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


herbivores

herbivore (singular)
herbivores (plural)

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


plodded

The past tense and past participle of plod.


monologue

A monologue is a long speech by one person in a play, film or conversation.


conjunctiva

The conjunctiva is a clear mucous membrane that covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelids.


unemployment

Unemployment is the state of having no job.


carnivore

A carnivore is an animal that eats other animals or meat only.


immaculate

immaculate (positive)
more immaculate (comparative)
most immaculate (superlative)

If something is immaculate, it is very clean or tidy.


the Americas


abaci

abacus (singular)
abacuses or abaci (plural)

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


omnivore

An omnivore is an animal which eats both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

Bears are omnivores: they can eat plants, but they also eat fish.


mortify

If you mortify someone, you embarrass or humiliate them.

She was so mortified that she nearly fainted.


parings

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


omnivores

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


cultivars

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


gentrified

The past tense and past participle of gentrify.


deans

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


interludes

interlude (singular)
interludes (plural)

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


concedes

concede (canonical)
concedes (third-person singular)
conceded (past)
conceded (past participle)
conceding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of concede.


conceded

The past tense and past participle of concede.


interlude

An interlude is an intervening period of time.

An interlude is something that occurs or is done during an interval.


plethoras

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


flimsier

flimsy (positive)
flimsier (comparative)
flimsiest (superlative)

The comparative form of flimsy; more flimsy.


pared

pare (canonical)
pares (third-person singular)
pared (past)
pared (past participle)
paring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pare.


truthful

truthful (positive)
more truthful (comparative)
most truthful (superlative)

If a person is truthful, they are honest and always tell the truth.


vanished

vanish (canonical)
vanishes (third-person singular)
vanished (past)
vanished (past participle)
vanishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of vanish.


complementary

complementary (positive)
more complementary (comparative)
most complementary (superlative)

If something is complementary, it acts as something that complements something else.


herbivore

A herbivore is an animal that eats on plants only.


flimsiest

The superlative form of flimsy; most flimsy.


plod

We started at a brisk walk and ended at a plod.


plod

plod (canonical)
plods (third-person singular)
plodded (past)
plodded (past participle)
plodding (present participle)

If you plod, you walk or move slowly with heavy steps.


flimsy

If something is flimsy, it is likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged.


OS


mucous

mucous (positive)
more mucous (comparative)
most mucous (superlative)

If something is mucous, it is related to mucus or has qualities of it.


metric ton


cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant species or hybrid of two species.


whistleblower


perpetrated

perpetrate (canonical)
perpetrates (third-person singular)
perpetrated (past)
perpetrated (past participle)
perpetrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of perpetrate.


faithfully

If a person does something faithfully, he or she does it in a faithful or loyal manner.

I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years.


anaphrodisiacs

anaphrodisiac (singular)
anaphrodisiacs (plural)

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


househusband

househusband (singular)
househusbands (plural)

A househusband is a man in a household who does all or many of the chores such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children.


vanishes

The third-person singular form of vanish.


fedoras

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


househusbands

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


pare

If you pare something, you remove the outer covering of something with a cutting device.

Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.


perpetrate

If you perpetrate, you carry out or commit a crime.


hinds

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


straggles

straggle (canonical)
straggles (third-person singular)
straggled (past)
straggled (past participle)
straggling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of straggle.


solstices

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


plethora

A plethora of something is a large amount or number of that thing, especially when that amount is excessive.

The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world.


commending

commend (canonical)
commends (third-person singular)
commended (past)
commended (past participle)
commending (present participle)


larcenies

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


hogwash

Hogwash is a word that describes something that is foolish or ridiculous. It is often used as an exclamation.

"You think I should spend all my money on lottery tickets? Hogwash!"


paring

Parings are small pieces of something that has been pared.


commends

The third-person singular form of commend.


fedora

A fedora is a felt hat with a low, creased top with a brim that can be turned up or down.


hind

If something is located at the hind, it is located at the back of it.


whistle-blowers

whistle-blower (singular)
whistle-blowers (plural)

The plural form of whistle-blower; more than one (kind of) whistle-blower.


infractions

infraction (singular)
infractions (plural)

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


larceny

Larceny is the theft of someone else's personal property.


brimmed

brim (canonical)
brims (third-person singular)
brimmed (past)
brimmed (past participle)
brimming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of brim.


concede

If you concede, you admit to something after resisting it.

I have to concede the argument.

He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.

Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.


solstice

A solstice is an event that occurs when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon.


cavorts

cavort (canonical)
cavorts (third-person singular)
cavorted (past)
cavorted (past participle)
cavorting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cavort.


illicit

illicit (positive)
more illicit (comparative)
most illicit (superlative)

If something is illicit, it is not approved by law.


proper noun

proper noun (singular)
proper nouns (plural)

A proper noun is a noun that refers to a particular person, place or organization.


homemakers

homemaker (singular)
homemakers (plural)

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


chevrons

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


proper nouns

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


commended

The past tense and past participle of commend.


homemaker

A homemaker is a person whose main job is to care for her or his household.


laureates

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


prancing

prance (canonical)
prances (third-person singular)
pranced (past)
pranced (past participle)
prancing (present participle)


pares

pare (canonical)
pares (third-person singular)
pared (past)
pared (past participle)
paring (present participle)


gratified

gratify (canonical)
gratifies (third-person singular)
gratified (past)
gratified (past participle)
gratifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gratify.


prances

The third-person singular form of prance.


pranced

The past tense and past participle of prance.


whistle-blower

A whistle-blower is a person who reports an unlawful act to the authorities.

We owe it to a small group of brave whistle-blowers that we know about the infractions at all.


strutting

strut (canonical)
struts (third-person singular)
strutted (past)
strutted (past participle)
strutting (present participle)


clandestine

clandestine (positive)
more clandestine (comparative)
most clandestine (superlative)

If something is clandestine, it is done or kept in secret so as to hide an illicit purpose.


unlawful

unlawful (positive)
more unlawful (comparative)
most unlawful (superlative)

If an act is unlawful, it is not allowed by law

He was charged with unlawful use of a car.


meteorites

meteorite (singular)
meteorites (plural)

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


frolicked

frolic (canonical)
frolics (third-person singular)
frolicked (past)
frolicked (past participle)
frolicking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of frolic.


vanish

vanish (canonical)
vanishes (third-person singular)
vanished (past)
vanished (past participle)
vanishing (present participle)

If something vanishes, it becomes equal to zero.

The function f(x)=x² vanishes at x=0.


carcasses

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


furloughing

furlough (canonical)
furloughs (third-person singular)
furloughed (past)
furloughed (past participle)
furloughing (present participle)


calibrations

calibration (singular)
calibrations (plural)

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


operating system

An operating system is a system software that controls the use of computer hardware and software resources.

/ˈɒpəˌreɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/

/ˈɑpəˌreɪtɪŋ ˌsɪstəm/


cavalries

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


chortling

chortle (canonical)
chortles (third-person singular)
chortled (past)
chortled (past participle)
chortling (present participle)


muffled

muffle (canonical)
muffles (third-person singular)
muffled (past)
muffled (past participle)
muffling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of muffle.


cavorted

cavort (canonical)
cavorts (third-person singular)
cavorted (past)
cavorted (past participle)
cavorting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cavort.


straggled

straggle (canonical)
straggles (third-person singular)
straggled (past)
straggled (past participle)
straggling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of straggle.


eliciting

elicit (canonical)
elicits (third-person singular)
elicited (past)
elicited (past participle)
eliciting (present participle)


gratify

If you gratify someone, you please or satisfy them.


laureate

A laureate is a graduate of a university.


infraction

infraction (singular)
infractions (plural)


furloughed

The past tense and past participle of furlough.


romped

romp (canonical)
romps (third-person singular)
romped (past)
romped (past participle)
romping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of romp.


elicit

If you elicit, you try to make someone do something.

I tried to elicit a smile from her.


podiums

podium (singular)
podiums or podia (plural)

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


prance

prance (canonical)
prances (third-person singular)
pranced (past)
pranced (past participle)
prancing (present participle)

If a horse prances, it springs forward on the hind legs.


rioting

riot (canonical)
riots (third-person singular)
rioted (past)
rioted (past participle)
rioting (present participle)


voided

void (canonical)
voids (third-person singular)
voided (past)
voided (past participle)
voiding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of void.


complimentary

complimentary (positive)
more complimentary (comparative)
most complimentary (superlative)

If something is complimentary, it is said to praise or approve someone.

If something is complimentary, it is given without any cost.


chortled

The past tense and past participle of chortle.


carcass

The carcass of a structure is the framework of it that is not normally seen.


gratifies

gratify (canonical)
gratifies (third-person singular)
gratified (past)
gratified (past participle)
gratifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gratify.


droller

droll (positive)
droller (comparative)
drollest (superlative)

The comparative form of droll; more droll.


brim

The brim of something is located at the edge or border of it.

The brim of a container at the upper rim or lip of it.


brim

brim (canonical)
brims (third-person singular)
brimmed (past)
brimmed (past participle)
brimming (present participle)

If something is brimming, it is being filled to a point that it starts to overflow.

The room brimmed with people.


straggle

If you straggle, you stray away from the road or crowd.

He straggled away from the crowd and went off on his own.


calibrating

calibrate (canonical)
calibrates (third-person singular)
calibrated (past)
calibrated (past participle)
calibrating (present participle)


droll

If a person is droll, they are unusual in a way that it is humorous.


calibrate

If you calibrate something, you adjust the accuracy of a measuring instrument, such as a pressure gauge, against a standard scale.


elicited

The past tense and past participle of elicit.


frolics

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


frolics

frolic (canonical)
frolics (third-person singular)
frolicked (past)
frolicked (past participle)
frolicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of frolic.


romp

If you romp, you play about roughly, energetically.

When the kids are allowed to romp in the bedroom, they break something.


chevron

A chevron is a V-shaped pattern that is used to indicate a personnel's rank in the military or police.

A chevron is a V-shaped markings on road signs to show a sharp bend in the road.


muffle

If you muffle someone, you wrap a person in fabric for warmth or protection.

He muffled up his daughter to prevent her from catching a cold.

If you muffle something, you wrap or cover it to lower or mute the sound.


furloughs

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


furloughs

furlough (canonical)
furloughs (third-person singular)
furloughed (past)
furloughed (past participle)
furloughing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of furlough.


chortles

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


chortles

chortle (canonical)
chortles (third-person singular)
chortled (past)
chortled (past participle)
chortling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chortle.


strutted

strut (canonical)
struts (third-person singular)
strutted (past)
strutted (past participle)
strutting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of strut.


calibrates

The third-person singular form of calibrate.


drollest

The superlative form of droll; most droll.


struts

The third-person singular form of strut.


struts

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


calibration

calibration (singular)
calibrations (plural)

Calibration is the act of adjusting the accuracy of a measuring instrument against a standard scale.


cavalry

Cavalry is the military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

A cavalry is a single unit of the military arm.


calibrated

The past tense and past participle of calibrate.


strut

If a fowl struts, it walks with a stiff posture and has its tail erect and spread out.


strut

A strut is a rod that supports the framework of something.


rioted

The past tense and past participle of riot.


muffles

muffle (canonical)
muffles (third-person singular)
muffled (past)
muffled (past participle)
muffling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of muffle.


podium

A podium is a platform for a person to stand on so as to be seen by the audience.

A podium is a platform with three different heights where the top three competitors stand to receive their medals or prize.


meteorite

meteorite (singular)
meteorites (plural)

A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal that fell to the earth's surface from outer space as a meteor.


propagated

propagate (canonical)
propagates (third-person singular)
propagated (past)
propagated (past participle)
propagating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of propagate.


riots

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


elicits

elicit (canonical)
elicits (third-person singular)
elicited (past)
elicited (past participle)
eliciting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of elicit.


brims

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


opulent

opulent (positive)
more opulent (comparative)
most opulent (superlative)

If something is opulent, it is so luxurious and costly that it attracts attention.


frolic

A frolic is a playful and lively moment of someone doing something.


frolic

If you frolic, you behave in a playful and lively way.

We saw the lambs frolicking in the meadow.


cavort

cavort (canonical)
cavorts (third-person singular)
cavorted (past)
cavorted (past participle)
cavorting (present participle)

If you cavort, you move about excitedly.


intrudes

intrude (canonical)
intrudes (third-person singular)
intruded (past)
intruded (past participle)
intruding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of intrude.


encroached

encroach (canonical)
encroaches (third-person singular)
encroached (past)
encroached (past participle)
encroaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of encroach.


encroaches

The third-person singular form of encroach.


intruded

The past tense and past participle of intrude.


imbibed

imbibe (canonical)
imbibes (third-person singular)
imbibed (past)
imbibed (past participle)
imbibing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of imbibe.


abiotrophies

abiotrophy (singular)
abiotrophies (plural)

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


encroach

If you encroach, you intrude on a person's rights or territory.


fondly

If you do something in a fondly manner, you do it in a affectionate way.


intrude

If you intrude, you put yourself in a place or situation without invitation or permission.


chortle

A chortle is a joyful and muffled laugh.

He frequently interrupted himself with chortles while he told us his favorite joke.


chortle

If you chortle, you laugh with a chortle.


propagates

The third-person singular form of propagate.


riot

A riot is a violent disturbance of the public peace by a crowd.


riot

riot (canonical)
riots (third-person singular)
rioted (past)
rioted (past participle)
rioting (present participle)

The protesters rioted outside the parliament.


imbibe

If you imbibe, you drink alcohol or alcoholic beverages

If you imbibe, you take in ideas or knowledge.


ecosystem

ecosystem (singular)
ecosystems (plural)

An ecosystem is a large community of living organisms in a particular area.


infiltrates

infiltrate (canonical)
infiltrates (third-person singular)
infiltrated (past)
infiltrated (past participle)
infiltrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of infiltrate.


elated

elated (positive)
more elated (comparative)
most elated (superlative)

If a person is elated, he or she is very happy and excited.

She was elated with her new car.


propagate

If something propagates something, it spreads something widely.

If a computer system propagates, it causes something to take effect on all devices within the network.

The server propagates the password file at midnight each day.


subtropical

A subtropical area is located close to tropical parts of the world.

Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S.


voids

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


voids

void (canonical)
voids (third-person singular)
voided (past)
voided (past participle)
voiding (present participle)


estuary

An estuary is where the river flows into the sea

Nine different environments exist within the Everglades. They include mangrove and cypress swamps, estuaries and coastal marshes.


ecosystems

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


gratifying

gratifying (positive)
more gratifying (comparative)
most gratifying (superlative)

If something is gratifying, you feel good about directly or indirectly causing it.

Seeing my book on the shelves of college bookstores is very gratifying.

Helping our youth is a gratifying and thrilling experience.

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gratifying

gratify (canonical)
gratifies (third-person singular)
gratified (past)
gratified (past participle)
gratifying (present participle)

/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/


trustworthy

trustworthy (positive)
more trustworthy (comparative)
most trustworthy (superlative)

If a person is trustworthy, they can be trusted.

Because of our long term friendship, I knew that Jess was trustworthy.


void

If you void something, you make it invalid or worthless.

He voided the cheque and returned it.


imbibes

The third-person singular form of imbibe.


estuaries

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


infiltrate

If you infiltrate a place, you secretly enter the place to get something.

If a liquid infiltrates, it passes through something by filtration.


furlough

A furlough is a leave of absence or vacation.


furlough

furlough (canonical)
furloughs (third-person singular)
furloughed (past)
furloughed (past participle)
furloughing (present participle)

If you furlough, you grant a leave of absence to someone.


restoration

restoration (singular)
restorations (plural)

Restoration is the process of bringing back something to its original state.

Mona Lisa returned to the Louvre Pyramid after a restoration effort.


simian

simian (positive)
more simian (comparative)
most simian (superlative)

If someone is simian, he or she looks like an ape.


shanking

shank (canonical)
shanks (third-person singular)
shanked (past)
shanked (past participle)
shanking (present participle)


shanked

The past tense and past participle of shank.


restorations

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


infiltrated

The past tense and past participle of infiltrate.


improvises

improvise (canonical)
improvises (third-person singular)
improvised (past)
improvised (past participle)
improvising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of improvise.


besmirches

besmirch (canonical)
besmirches (third-person singular)
besmirched (past)
besmirched (past participle)
besmirching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of besmirch.


blazers

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


improvised

The past tense and past participle of improvise.


consummates

consummate (canonical)
consummates (third-person singular)
consummated (past)
consummated (past participle)
consummating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of consummate.


honeymooning

honeymoon (canonical)
honeymoons (third-person singular)
honeymooned (past)
honeymooned (past participle)
honeymooning (present participle)


consummated

The past tense and past participle of consummate.


preventive

preventive (positive)
more preventive (comparative)
most preventive (superlative)

If something is preventive, it is done to prevent something from happening.


honeymooned

The past tense and past participle of honeymoon.


limitations

limitation (singular)
limitations (plural)

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


blazer

A blazer is a type of jacket that people wear to look more casual.


japing

jape (canonical)
japes (third-person singular)
japed (past)
japed (past participle)
japing (present participle)


japed

The past tense and past participle of jape.


shanks

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


shanks

The third-person singular form of shank.


correspondent

correspondent (singular)
correspondents (plural)

A correspondent is a journalist who is hired to report for a newspaper or any other broadcasting organization.


honeymoons

honeymoon (singular)
honeymoons (plural)

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


honeymoons

The third-person singular form of honeymoon.


besmirch

If you besmirch something, you make it dirty.

If you besmirch someone, you damage someone's reputation.

The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.


renaissances

renaissance (singular)
renaissances (plural)

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


dismembered

dismember (canonical)
dismembers (third-person singular)
dismembered (past)
dismembered (past participle)
dismembering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dismember.


clans

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


domes

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


teals

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


dunged

dung (canonical)
dungs (third-person singular)
dunged (past)
dunged (past participle)
dunging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dung.


censuses

census (singular)
censuses or census (plural)

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


fivers

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


sensors

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


helmed

helm (canonical)
helms (third-person singular)
helmed (past)
helmed (past participle)
helming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of helm.


odometers

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


dismember

If you dismember a living thing, you remove the limbs of it.

If you dismember something, you cut or divide it.


sensor

A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and responds to it accordingly.


speedometers

speedometer (singular)
speedometers (plural)

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


censoring

censor (canonical)
censors (third-person singular)
censored (past)
censored (past participle)
censoring (present participle)


mushier

mushy (positive)
mushier (comparative)
mushiest (superlative)

The comparative form of mushy; more mushy.


correspondents

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


clan

A clan is an extended group of families, with a real or mythical founding member.

Everyone in the clan knew the story of Dasi and Leben.

Dromoland was built in the 1600s as the base of the O'Brien clan.


Brummiest

Brummie (positive)
Brummier (comparative)
Brummiest (superlative)

The superlative form of Brummie; most Brummie.


improvise

improvise (canonical)
improvises (third-person singular)
improvised (past)
improvised (past participle)
improvising (present participle)

If you improvise something, you create or make it without a plan.

He had no speech prepared, so he improvised.


ostensible

ostensible (positive)
more ostensible (comparative)
most ostensible (superlative)

If something is ostensible, it appears to be something but is actually something else.


limitation

A limitation is a restriction that is caused by something or by a certain circumstance.

Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.

A limitation is a time period after which some legal action may no longer be continued.


census

A census is an official count or survey of a population.


dome

A dome is a structure that looks like the hollow upper half of a sphere or oval.


corniest

corny (positive)
cornier (comparative)
corniest (superlative)

The superlative form of corny; most corny.


besmirched

besmirch (canonical)
besmirches (third-person singular)
besmirched (past)
besmirched (past participle)
besmirching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of besmirch.


jape

If you jape, you say or do something to mock a person.


closeted

closet (canonical)
closets (third-person singular)
closeted (past)
closeted (past participle)
closeting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of closet.


dismembers

The third-person singular form of dismember.


sortable

sortable (positive)
more sortable (comparative)
most sortable (superlative)

If something is sortable, it can be sorted.


dungs

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


incensed

incense (canonical)
incenses (third-person singular)
incensed (past)
incensed (past participle)
incensing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of incense.


odometer

An odometer is an instrument that measures the distance a vehicle traveled.

/oʊˈdɑːmətɚ/


cornier

The comparative form of corny; more corny.


commentaries

commentary (singular)
commentaries (plural)

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


renaissance

renaissance (singular)
renaissances (plural)

A renaissance is the rebirth of an idea, art style, institution, place, etc.

Poetry is experiencing a lively renaissance, with many more people writing and reading it.

The Renaissance is a period in the history of Europe beginning in about 1400 when modern ideas about science began to develop.

For hundreds of years, the Arab world saved the ancient writings that were the foundation of the Renaissance.


Brummier

The comparative form of Brummie; more Brummie.


mushy

If something is mushy, it is soft and does not have a firm shape.

If the conversation between two people is mushy, it is excessively emotional.


speedometer

A speedometer is a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle on the car dashboard.

I check my speed on the speedometer.

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celibates

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


chamberlains

chamberlain (singular)
chamberlains (plural)

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


consummate

consummate (positive)
more consummate (comparative)
most consummate (superlative)

If a person is consummate, he or she is highly skilled and experienced in doing something.


consummate

consummate (canonical)
consummates (third-person singular)
consummated (past)
consummated (past participle)
consummating (present participle)

If you consummate a task or goal, you accomplish it.

If a couple consummates, they make their marriage complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.

After the reception, he escorted her to the honeymoon suite to consummate their marriage.


Brummies

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


fiver

A fiver is a banknote worth five units of currency.

It costs a fiver for a bag of apples.


helms

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


helms

helm (canonical)
helms (third-person singular)
helmed (past)
helmed (past participle)
helming (present participle)


ostensibly

You use ostensibly to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true.


shank

The shank is the part of the leg that is between the knee and the ankle.


shank

shank (canonical)
shanks (third-person singular)
shanked (past)
shanked (past participle)
shanking (present participle)

If you shank someone. you stab someone with an improvised knife.


closets

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


closets

The third-person singular form of closet.


briskets

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


censor

A censor is one of the two magistrates first did a census of citizens.

A censor is an official person who hides offensive information from the public.

A censor is a college or university official whose job may be different things.


censor

censor (canonical)
censors (third-person singular)
censored (past)
censored (past participle)
censoring (present participle)

If you censor something, you review or remove information from others, especially offensive or private information. Often refers to types of media, such as books, movies, and television.


phonetic

phonetic (positive)
more phonetic (comparative)
most phonetic (superlative)

A phonetic alphabet, system, difference, etc. relates to the basic language sounds (or movements, in the case of sign language).

If you're learning a number of languages, it's useful to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

There is a phonetic similarity between sounds like [s] and [z].

The phonetic transcription of "phonetic" is [fəˈnɛɾɪk].


honeymoon

honeymoon (singular)
honeymoons (plural)

A honeymoon is the time (or holiday) a couple spends together immediately after a marriage.


honeymoon

honeymoon (canonical)
honeymoons (third-person singular)
honeymooned (past)
honeymooned (past participle)
honeymooning (present participle)

If a couple honeymoons, they spend time together on a honeymoon

My parents honeymooned at Niagara falls.


mushiest

mushy (positive)
mushier (comparative)
mushiest (superlative)

The superlative form of mushy; most mushy.


cellmates

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


japes

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


japes

jape (canonical)
japes (third-person singular)
japed (past)
japed (past participle)
japing (present participle)


hackneyed

hackneyed (positive)
more hackneyed (comparative)
most hackneyed (superlative)

If something is hackneyed, it is overused and not original.


censored

The past tense and past participle of censor.


dismembering

dismember (canonical)
dismembers (third-person singular)
dismembered (past)
dismembered (past participle)
dismembering (present participle)


celibate

A celibate is a person who is not married due to religious reasons.


celibate

If a person remains celibate, they will not get married.


chamberlain

A chamberlain is an officer who is in charge of managing the household of a royalty.


bustles

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


bustles

bustle (canonical)
bustles (third-person singular)
bustled (past)
bustled (past participle)
bustling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bustle.


cellmate

A cellmate is a person whom one shares a prison cell with.

When he arrived at the prison he was happy to find out that his cellmate was easy to get along with.


slumps

slump (canonical)
slumps (third-person singular)
slumped (past)
slumped (past participle)
slumping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slump.


slumps

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


chattered

chatter (canonical)
chatters (third-person singular)
chattered (past)
chattered (past participle)
chattering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chatter.


chambermaids

chambermaid (singular)
chambermaids (plural)

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


cockpits

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


dunging

dung (canonical)
dungs (third-person singular)
dunged (past)
dunged (past participle)
dunging (present participle)


cockfights

cockfight (singular)
cockfights (plural)

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


Birmingham

The second-largest city in England and the United Kingdom.

The largest city in Alabama, United States.

/ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/


unsortable

unsortable (positive)
more unsortable (comparative)
most unsortable (superlative)

If something is unsortable, it cannot be sorted.


bulletin

A bulletin is a short report that is released officially.


carbonated

carbonated (positive)
more carbonated (comparative)
most carbonated (superlative)

If a liquid is carbonated, it contains dissolved carbon dioxide gas.

soda are carbonated drinks. champagne and beer are naturally carbonated through fermentation.


carbonated

carbonate (canonical)
carbonates (third-person singular)
carbonated (past)
carbonated (past participle)
carbonating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of carbonate.


whoring

whore (canonical)
whores (third-person singular)
whored (past)
whored (past participle)
whoring (present participle)


closeting

closet (canonical)
closets (third-person singular)
closeted (past)
closeted (past participle)
closeting (present participle)


whores

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


whores

The third-person singular form of whore.


cockpit

A cockpit is the front part of an aircraft where the pilots sit to control an aircraft.


incense

An incense is an aromatic that releases a fragrant smoke when burned. It is used in the rites of various religions.


incense

incense (canonical)
incenses (third-person singular)
incensed (past)
incensed (past participle)
incensing (present participle)

If you incense someone, you make them very angry.

If you incense something, you perfume it with an incense.


severely

If something is done severely, it is done in a strict manner.


capitulate

capitulate (canonical)
capitulates (third-person singular)
capitulated (past)
capitulated (past participle)
capitulating (present participle)

If you capitulate, you surrender to go along or comply with someone.

He argued and hollered for so long that I finally capitulated just to make him stop.


chambermaid

A chambermaid is a maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.


bulletins

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


cockfight

A cockfight is a contest, in a cockpit, between fighting roosters.


corteges

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


corny

corny (positive)
cornier (comparative)
corniest (superlative)

If something is corny, it is too dramatic or sentimental.

The movie was okay, but the love scene was really corny.

He sent a bouquet of twelve red roses and a card: "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you." How corny is that!


uncanniest

uncanny (positive)
uncannier (comparative)
uncanniest (superlative)

The superlative form of uncanny; most uncanny.


whored

The past tense and past participle of whore.


bulldozers

bulldozer (singular)
bulldozers (plural)

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


beheads

behead (canonical)
beheads (third-person singular)
beheaded (past)
beheaded (past participle)
beheading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of behead.


dung

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dung

If you dung the soil, you fertilize with dung.


decapitated

decapitate (canonical)
decapitates (third-person singular)
decapitated (past)
decapitated (past participle)
decapitating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of decapitate.


beheaded

The past tense and past participle of behead.


vinaigrette

vinaigrette (singular)
vinaigrettes (plural)

Vinaigrette is a dressing or marinade that is made of vinegar, oil and other seasonings.


bulldozer

A bulldozer is a tractor with an attached blade for demolishing building structures.


trekking

trek (canonical)
treks (third-person singular)
trekked (past)
trekked (past participle)
trekking (present participle)


bustled

bustle (canonical)
bustles (third-person singular)
bustled (past)
bustled (past participle)
bustling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bustle.


corsage

A corsage is a small bouquet of flowers that a woman pins on her dress or wears around her wrist for a formal occasion.


wiggles

wiggle (canonical)
wiggles (third-person singular)
wiggled (past)
wiggled (past participle)
wiggling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wiggle.


corsages

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


uncannier

The comparative form of uncanny; more uncanny.


incenses

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


incenses

The third-person singular form of incense.


trekked

The past tense and past participle of trek.


chastise

chastise (canonical)
chastises (third-person singular)
chastised (past)
chastised (past participle)
chastising (present participle)

If you chastise someone, you scold or punish them severely.


chastised

The past tense and past participle of chastise.


bouquet

A bouquet is a bunch of flowers that are arranged nicely.

For my birthday I received two bouquets.

A bouquet is the scent of wine or perfume.


anaesthetize


capitulates

The third-person singular form of capitulate.


anaesthetized


anaesthetizes


uncanny

If something is uncanny, it is strange and weird.

He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.


anaesthetizing


bouquets

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


vinaigrettes

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


slump

slump (canonical)
slumps (third-person singular)
slumped (past)
slumped (past participle)
slumping (present participle)

If a person slumps, they sit or lean heavily.

If the value of something slumps, its price falls suddenly.

Real estate prices slumped during the recession.


slump

A slump is a sudden fall of something, especially for an extended period.


bulldozing

bulldoze (canonical)
bulldozes (third-person singular)
bulldozed (past)
bulldozed (past participle)
bulldozing (present participle)


commentary

commentary (singular)
commentaries (plural)

A commentary is a series of comments about an event.

We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.


bustle

If you bustle, you move in an energetic way.

The commuters bustled about inside the train station.


concourses

concourse (singular)
concourses (plural)

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


bulldozes

The third-person singular form of bulldoze.


accelerometers

accelerometer (singular)
accelerometers (plural)

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


bulldozed

The past tense and past participle of bulldoze.


chatter

A chatter is a meaningless or unimportant talk.


chatter

chatter (canonical)
chatters (third-person singular)
chattered (past)
chattered (past participle)
chattering (present participle)

If you chatter, you talk about anything that is not important.

They knitted and chattered the whole time.

If a machine chatters, it is making multiple high-pitch sounds rapidly.


anesthetise


trek

We're planning a trek up Kilimanjaro.

I would drive to the shops from here; you can walk, but it's quite a trek.


trek

If you trek, you go on a slow or arduous journey.


anesthetises


anesthetising


anesthetised


cortege

A cortege is a ceremonial procession, especially for a wedding or funeral.


closet

A closet is a tall cupboard that is used to store clothes.


closet

closet (canonical)
closets (third-person singular)
closeted (past)
closeted (past participle)
closeting (present participle)

If you closet yourself with someone, you shut yourselves away for a discussion about a private matter.

The ambassador has been closeted with the prime minister all afternoon. We're all worried what will be announced when they exit.


chatters

The third-person singular form of chatter.


slumped

The past tense and past participle of slump.


jiggling

jiggle (canonical)
jiggles (third-person singular)
jiggled (past)
jiggled (past participle)
jiggling (present participle)


deludes

delude (canonical)
deludes (third-person singular)
deluded (past)
deluded (past participle)
deluding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of delude.


chastises

The third-person singular form of chastise.


jiggle

Give the key a jiggle and see if it opens.


jiggle

If you jiggle something, you shake it gently.

Jiggle the handle and see if the water stops.

The jelly jiggled in the bowl for a few moments after it was set down.


accomplices

accomplice (singular)
accomplices (plural)

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


arduous

arduous (positive)
more arduous (comparative)
most arduous (superlative)

If a something is arduous, it requires or uses up a lot of energy to do it.

/ˈɑːrd͡ʒuəs/


censors

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


censors

censor (canonical)
censors (third-person singular)
censored (past)
censored (past participle)
censoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of censor.


loping

lope (canonical)
lopes (third-person singular)
loped (past)
loped (past participle)
loping (present participle)


duped

dupe (canonical)
dupes (third-person singular)
duped (past)
duped (past participle)
duping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dupe.


marinading

marinade (canonical)
marinades (third-person singular)
marinaded (past)
marinaded (past participle)
marinading (present participle)


delude

If you delude someone, you trick them into believing something which is not true.


whore

A whore is a person (usually a woman) who has sex for money.

I had sex with a whore yesterday.

A whore is someone (usually a woman) who has sex with a lot of people.

That woman is such a whore.

A whore is someone who goes against what they believe in for their own gain.

You are such a whore for money.


whore

whore (canonical)
whores (third-person singular)
whored (past)
whored (past participle)
whoring (present participle)

if you whore yourself, you have had sex for money; you have prostituted yourself.

if you whore something, you are promoting it without shame.


wiggled

wiggle (canonical)
wiggles (third-person singular)
wiggled (past)
wiggled (past participle)
wiggling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wiggle.


bustling

bustling (positive)
more bustling (comparative)
most bustling (superlative)

If a place is bustling, it is very busy and has a lot of activity.


bustling

bustle (canonical)
bustles (third-person singular)
bustled (past)
bustled (past participle)
bustling (present participle)


anaesthetises

anaesthetise (canonical)
anaesthetises (third-person singular)
anaesthetised (past)
anaesthetised (past participle)
anaesthetising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of anaesthetise.


jiggled

The past tense and past participle of jiggle.


accelerometer

An accelerometer is a device that is used to measure acceleration.


decapitates

decapitate (canonical)
decapitates (third-person singular)
decapitated (past)
decapitated (past participle)
decapitating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of decapitate.


anesthetizes

anesthetize (canonical)
anesthetizes (third-person singular)
anesthetized (past)
anesthetized (past participle)
anesthetizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of anaesthetize.


concourse

concourse (singular)
concourses (plural)

A concourse is a large open space inside or in front of a building where people can gather.

A station concourse.


beheading

behead (canonical)
beheads (third-person singular)
beheaded (past)
beheaded (past participle)
beheading (present participle)