anachronize

When you anachronize an event, you prematurely or incorrectly juxtapose it with notions or norms from a different time period.

He anachronized contemporary politics with those of the bronze age.


euthanizing

euthanize (canonical)
euthanizes (third-person singular)
euthanized (past)
euthanized (past participle)
euthanizing (present participle)


enlistees

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


grimace

A grimace is an ugly facial expression that is usually used to express disgust or pain.


grimace

grimace (canonical)
grimaces (third-person singular)
grimaced (past)
grimaced (past participle)
grimacing (present participle)

If you grimace, you make To make an ugly facial expression to express disgust or pain.


genesis

The genesis of a book, project, or an idea is its source or beginning.

My conversations him over the years were the genesis of many ideas.


geneses

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


depredating

depredate (canonical)
depredates (third-person singular)
depredated (past)
depredated (past participle)
depredating (present participle)


galling

gall (canonical)
galls (third-person singular)
galled (past)
galled (past participle)
galling (present participle)


chaperones

chaperone (singular)
chaperones (plural)

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


chaperones

chaperone (canonical)
chaperones (third-person singular)
chaperoned (past)
chaperoned (past participle)
chaperoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chaperone.


lust

Lust is the strong sexual desire a person feels.


lust

lust (canonical)
lusts (third-person singular)
lusted (past)
lusted (past participle)
lusting (present participle)

If you lust after someone, you have a strong sexual desire for them.

He was lusting after the woman in the tight leather miniskirt.


incapacitating

incapacitate (canonical)
incapacitates (third-person singular)
incapacitated (past)
incapacitated (past participle)
incapacitating (present participle)


lithography

lithography (singular)
lithographies (plural)

Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface.

/lɪˈθɒɡrəfi/


catheters

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


barter

A barter is an exchange of goods or services without using money.


barter

barter (canonical)
barters (third-person singular)
bartered (past)
bartered (past participle)
bartering (present participle)

If you barter, you exchange goods or services without using money.


frays

fray (canonical)
frays (third-person singular)
frayed (past)
frayed (past participle)
fraying (present participle)


knaps

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


depredated

The past tense and past participle of depredate.


exasperate

exasperate (canonical)
exasperates (third-person singular)
exasperated (past)
exasperated (past participle)
exasperating (present participle)

If you exasperate a person, you irritate or frustrate them severely.


euthanize

If you euthanize an animal, you put it to death humanely.

The vet suggested to euthanize John's beloved dog to reduce its sufferings.


aggressed

aggress (canonical)
aggresses (third-person singular)
aggressed (past)
aggressed (past participle)
aggressing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of aggress.


incapacitates

The third-person singular form of incapacitate.


cash cow

A cash cow is something, such as a product or service, that generates high net income.


brassards

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


purlin

A purlin is a long horizontal beam that spans and supports the length of the roof.


lithographs

lithograph (singular)
lithographs (plural)

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


lithographs

lithograph (canonical)
lithographs (third-person singular)
lithographed (past)
lithographed (past participle)
lithographing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lithograph.


busbies

busby (singular)
busbies or busbys (plural)

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


normies

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


enlisting

enlist (canonical)
enlists (third-person singular)
enlisted (past)
enlisted (past participle)
enlisting (present participle)


ganaches

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


brassard

A brassard is a piece of cloth worn around the upper arm. It is usually part of a military uniform and may contain a unit's insignia.


demilitarise

demilitarise (canonical)
demilitarises (third-person singular)
demilitarised (past)
demilitarised (past participle)
demilitarising (present participle)

If a country demilitarises an area, they remove military forces from that area.


aggress

If you aggress, you attack or behave aggressively towards a person.


galls

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


lithograph

A lithograph is a printed image produced by lithography.

/ˈlɪθəɡrɑːf/


lithograph

If you lithograph, you print an image through lithography.

/ˈlɪθəɡrɑːf/


anew

If you do something anew, you do it again from the start.

After the accident, he had to learn to walk anew.


ganache

Ganache is a thick cream or chocolate sauce that is used as a filling or a glaze.


micronovas

micronova (singular)
micronovas (plural)

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


reverberated

reverberate (canonical)
reverberates (third-person singular)
reverberated (past)
reverberated (past participle)
reverberating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reverberate.


incapable

incapable (positive)
more incapable (comparative)
most incapable (superlative)

If you are incapable of doing something, you are unable to do it.


catheterized

catheterize (canonical)
catheterizes (third-person singular)
catheterized (past)
catheterized (past participle)
catheterizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of catheterize.


euthanizes

euthanize (canonical)
euthanizes (third-person singular)
euthanized (past)
euthanized (past participle)
euthanizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of euthanize.


twenty-five

He is twenty-five years old.


neurotypicals

neurotypical (singular)
neurotypicals (plural)

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


catheterising

catheterise (canonical)
catheterises (third-person singular)
catheterised (past)
catheterised (past participle)
catheterising (present participle)


lithographed

The past tense and past participle of lithograph.


euthanises

euthanise (canonical)
euthanises (third-person singular)
euthanised (past)
euthanised (past participle)
euthanising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of euthanise.


chaperone

chaperone (singular)
chaperones (plural)

A chaperone is an older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure their good behaviour.


chaperone

chaperone (canonical)
chaperones (third-person singular)
chaperoned (past)
chaperoned (past participle)
chaperoning (present participle)

If a person chaperones, they act as a chaperone.


checker

A checker is someone who checks or verifies something.


enlists

The third-person singular form of enlist.


lithographies

lithography (singular)
lithographies (plural)

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


cleaves

cleave (canonical)
cleaves (third-person singular)
cleaved (past)
cleaved (past participle)
cleaving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cleave.


demilitarizing

demilitarize (canonical)
demilitarizes (third-person singular)
demilitarized (past)
demilitarized (past participle)
demilitarizing (present participle)


depredates

depredate (canonical)
depredates (third-person singular)
depredated (past)
depredated (past participle)
depredating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of depredate.


fray

fray (canonical)
frays (third-person singular)
frayed (past)
frayed (past participle)
fraying (present participle)

If a material frays, it becomes worn at the edge due to constant rubbing.


oppressive

oppressive (positive)
more oppressive (comparative)
most oppressive (superlative)

If a person is oppressive, they practice harsh treatment on something they govern.

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micronova

A micronova is a star exploding about a million times weaker than a classical nova.

The pressure eventually overcomes the outer shell, erupting in a micronova.


cleavers

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


neurotypical

neurotypical (positive)
more neurotypical (comparative)
most neurotypical (superlative)

A neurotypical person is someone who behaves normally.


neurotypical

A neurotypical is someone whose thoughts and behaviours functions in a normal way, i.e. not narcissistic, schizophrenic, autistic, echoistic etc.

The neurotypicals found it difficult to understand how the neurodivergents behaved.


jouncing

jounce (canonical)
jounces (third-person singular)
jounced (past)
jounced (past participle)
jouncing (present participle)


arid

arid (positive)
arider (comparative)
aridest (superlative)

If an environment is arid, it is too dry to support plant life.

The desert is too arid for anything to grow there.


enlistment

enlistment (singular)
enlistments (plural)

Enlistment is the act of enroling for military service.


aggresses

aggress (canonical)
aggresses (third-person singular)
aggressed (past)
aggressed (past participle)
aggressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of aggress.


unplugs

unplug (canonical)
unplugs (third-person singular)
unplugged (past)
unplugged (past participle)
unplugging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unplug.


cleaver

A cleaver is a heavy knife with a wide blade. It is used by butchers for hacking through bones.


busby

busby (singular)
busbies or busbys (plural)

A busby is fur hat that had a plume in the front. worn by members of military and brass bands.


translocated

translocate (canonical)
translocates (third-person singular)
translocated (past)
translocated (past participle)
translocating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of translocate.


commandeer

commandeer (canonical)
commandeers (third-person singular)
commandeered (past)
commandeered (past participle)
commandeering (present participle)

If a person commandeers something, they seize it for military or police use.


bungled

bungle (canonical)
bungles (third-person singular)
bungled (past)
bungled (past participle)
bungling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bungle.


reverberate

reverberate (canonical)
reverberates (third-person singular)
reverberated (past)
reverberated (past participle)
reverberating (present participle)

If a sound reverberates, it rings with many echos.


calibres

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


lithographing

lithograph (canonical)
lithographs (third-person singular)
lithographed (past)
lithographed (past participle)
lithographing (present participle)


carbines

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


euthanized

euthanize (canonical)
euthanizes (third-person singular)
euthanized (past)
euthanized (past participle)
euthanizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of euthanize.


A European symbol for the dwarf planet Pluto, commonly used in Spain, France, Italy and Germany.


euthanised

euthanise (canonical)
euthanises (third-person singular)
euthanised (past)
euthanised (past participle)
euthanising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of euthanise.


A European symbol for the dwarf planet Pluto, commonly used in Germany and Denmark.


indict

indict (canonical)
indicts (third-person singular)
indicted (past)
indicted (past participle)
indicting (present participle)

If you indict a person, you accuse them for doing something wrong.


calibers

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


space station

space station (singular)
space stations (plural)

A space station is an artificial satellite in space for astronauts to work.

She worked at the space station.


catheterised

catheterise (canonical)
catheterises (third-person singular)
catheterised (past)
catheterised (past participle)
catheterising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of catheterise.


plumed

plume (canonical)
plumes (third-person singular)
plumed (past)
plumed (past participle)
pluming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plume.


indites

indite (canonical)
indites (third-person singular)
indited (past)
indited (past participle)
inditing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of indite.


debones

debone (canonical)
debones (third-person singular)
deboned (past)
deboned (past participle)
deboning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of debone.


rifles

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


The plural form of AK-47; more than one (kind of) AK-47.


space stations

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


catheterize

catheterize (canonical)
catheterizes (third-person singular)
catheterized (past)
catheterized (past participle)
catheterizing (present participle)

If a doctor catheterizes a vein, he or she inserts a catheter into it.


frayed

fray (canonical)
frays (third-person singular)
frayed (past)
frayed (past participle)
fraying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fray.


nonswimmers

nonswimmer (singular)
nonswimmers (plural)

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


catheterises

The third-person singular form of catheterise.


catheterizes

The third-person singular form of catheterize.


inundating

inundate (canonical)
inundates (third-person singular)
inundated (past)
inundated (past participle)
inundating (present participle)


depredate

depredate (canonical)
depredates (third-person singular)
depredated (past)
depredated (past participle)
depredating (present participle)

If you depredate, you steal from someone, usually using force.


menstrual

If something is menstrual, it is related to the menses.

menstrual cycle


inundates

The third-person singular form of inundate.


assault rifles

assault rifle (singular)
assault rifles (plural)

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


commandeered

commandeer (canonical)
commandeers (third-person singular)
commandeered (past)
commandeered (past participle)
commandeering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of commandeer.


jounces

jounce (canonical)
jounces (third-person singular)
jounced (past)
jounced (past participle)
jouncing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jounce.


aridest

arid (positive)
arider (comparative)
aridest (superlative)

The superlative form of arid; most arid.


posterior

Posterior is a word used in biology to refer to the back of an animal.


indicts

The third-person singular form of indict.


alchemy

Alchemy is the very old study and philosophy of how to change basic substances (such as metals) into other substances.


normie

A normie is someone with mainstream and conventional beliefs and tastes.

A normie is someone who is neurotypical.


translocating

translocate (canonical)
translocates (third-person singular)
translocated (past)
translocated (past participle)
translocating (present participle)


levitate

levitate (canonical)
levitates (third-person singular)
levitated (past)
levitated (past participle)
levitating (present participle)

If something 'levitates, it rises or causes something to rise in the air and float.

The magician levitated the woman.


galled

gall (canonical)
galls (third-person singular)
galled (past)
galled (past participle)
galling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gall.


democraticness

Democraticness is the quality of being democratic.


catheter

A catheter is a small tube that is inserted into the body so as to administer a drug or remove fluid.


jewelled

Something that is jewelled is decorated with or made of jewels.

jewelled throne


exposits

exposit (canonical)
exposits (third-person singular)
exposited (past)
exposited (past participle)
expositing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exposit.


bungles

bungle (canonical)
bungles (third-person singular)
bungled (past)
bungled (past participle)
bungling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bungle.


unsafe

unsafe (positive)
more unsafe (comparative)
most unsafe (superlative)


echinologists

echinologist (singular)
echinologists (plural)

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


arider

The comparative form of arid; more arid.


translocates

The third-person singular form of translocate.


bibliophobes

bibliophobe (singular)
bibliophobes (plural)

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


splooshing

sploosh (canonical)
splooshes (third-person singular)
splooshed (past)
splooshed (past participle)
splooshing (present participle)


exposited

The past tense and past participle of exposit.


Lainaotabi

Ancient Meitei Goddess of charm, magic, sorcery, spell, weaving and witchcraft and a minor consort of God Thongalen.

A female given name from Meitei language.


garlicmonger

garlicmonger (singular)
garlicmongers (plural)

A garlicmonger is a person who sells garlic.


unplugging

unplug (canonical)
unplugs (third-person singular)
unplugged (past)
unplugged (past participle)
unplugging (present participle)


Koujeng Leima

Ancient Meitei Goddess of tribal origin and a minor consort of God Koupalu.


Lok Ningthou

Lok Ningthou is an ancient Meitei God of gorges, ravines and streams, the caretaking God of the southern direction and the son of God Wangpulen.

Lok Ningthou is a male given name from Meitei language.


Sedna

(Inuit mythology) Sedna is the Inuit goddess of the sea.

The dwarf planet Sedna is the largest known object that orbits in the outermost Solar System, beyond the scattered disk.


Koupalu

Koupalu is an ancient Meitei God of the winds and the northwest direction.

Koupalu is a male given name from Meitei language.

Koupalu is a mountain in northwestern Manipur.


nonswimmer

nonswimmer (singular)
nonswimmers (plural)

A nonswimmer is someone who is not able to swim.


debone

debone (canonical)
debones (third-person singular)
deboned (past)
deboned (past participle)
deboning (present participle)

If you debone something, you remove the bones from it.

The recipe calls for the chicken to be deboned.


menstruations

menstruation (singular)
menstruations (plural)

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


jounce

If something jounces, it bounces or shakes.


assault rifle

assault rifle (singular)
assault rifles (plural)

An assault rifle is a rifle or carbine that fires a shortened or smaller rifle caliber round from a high-capacity magazine.


Thangching

Thangching is an ancient Meitei God of the southwestern direction.

Thangching is a male given name from Meitei language.


An AK-47 is a Soviet-built assault rifle.


unfunny

If something is unfunny, it will likely not make you laugh.


anterior

Anterior is a word used in biology to refer to the front of an animal.


Thongalen

Thongalen is an ancient Meitei god of the dead and the king of the underworld.

Thongalen is a male given name from Meitei language.


bungle

If you bungle, you do something incompletely or in a clumsy way.


Ancient Meitei

A form of the Meitei language of ancient times.

A native or inhabitant of Ancient Kangleipak.


reverberates

reverberate (canonical)
reverberates (third-person singular)
reverberated (past)
reverberated (past participle)
reverberating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reverberate.


cleaved

cleave (canonical)
cleaves (third-person singular)
cleaved (past)
cleaved (past participle)
cleaving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cleave.


garlicmongers

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


cleave

If you cleave something, you split or sever something it with a sharp tool.


Wangpulen

Wangpulen is an ancient Meitei God of water, rain, flood, disease and sickness, the caretaking God of the southeast direction.

Wangpulen is a male given name from Meitei language.


Nungthel Leima

Nungthel Leima is an ancient Meitei Goddess of the first citizen. She is the adopted daughter of God Koupalu and Goddess Kounu. She is the wife of God Loyalakpa.

Nungthel Leima is a female given name from Meitei language.


rifle

A rifle is a firearm that has a long barrel to improve range and accuracy.


unplugged

The past tense and past participle of unplug.


catheterise

catheterise (canonical)
catheterises (third-person singular)
catheterised (past)
catheterised (past participle)
catheterising (present participle)

If a doctor catheterises a vein, he or she inserts a catheter into it.


hop-o'-my-thumb

Hop-o'-my-thumb is a very small person or creature.


carbine

A carbine is a rifle with a short barrel.


jounced

jounce (canonical)
jounces (third-person singular)
jounced (past)
jounced (past participle)
jouncing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jounce.


pluming

plume (canonical)
plumes (third-person singular)
plumed (past)
plumed (past participle)
pluming (present participle)


manned

man (canonical)
mans (third-person singular)
manned (past)
manned (past participle)
manning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of man.


Ancient Kangleipak

Ancient Kangleipak was the Meitei-speaking world in ancient times, geographically referring to modern Manipur and neighbouring regions.


Classical Meitei

Classical Meitei is the Meitei language as spoken and written in formal speeches, literature, the arts, etc., by the ancient Meiteis.


Classical Greek

Classical Greek (singular)
Classical Greeks (plural)

Classical Greek is the form of Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature.


transplanted

transplant (canonical)
transplants (third-person singular)
transplanted (past)
transplanted (past participle)
transplanting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of transplant.


dismemberments

dismemberment (singular)
dismemberments (plural)

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


calibre

The calibre of a firearm is the diameter of its bore.


bungling

bungle (canonical)
bungles (third-person singular)
bungled (past)
bungled (past participle)
bungling (present participle)


Thongak Lairembi

Thongak Lairembi is an ancient Meitei goddess of the death and the gatekeeper of the netherworld.

Thongak Lairembi is a female given name from Meitei language.


indicted

indict (canonical)
indicts (third-person singular)
indicted (past)
indicted (past participle)
indicting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of indict.


deboned

The past tense and past participle of debone.


exonerates

exonerate (canonical)
exonerates (third-person singular)
exonerated (past)
exonerated (past participle)
exonerating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exonerate.


Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the early form of the Greek language, used in the classical antiquity.


doxxers

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


Thumbelina

Thumbelina is a fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

Thumbelina is the main character in this story.


overusing

overuse (canonical)
overuses (third-person singular)
overused (past)
overused (past participle)
overusing (present participle)


Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb is a fairy tale character who is the size of a person's thumb.

Tom Thumb is the protagonist and hero of the fairy tale The History of Tom Thumb.


aforementioned

If something is aforementioned, it was mentioned previously.

/əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/


lingered

linger (canonical)
lingers (third-person singular)
lingered (past)
lingered (past participle)
lingering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of linger.


undemocraticness

un- + democratic + -ness
undemocratic + democraticness

ety-affix

Undemocraticness is the quality of not being democratic.


euthanise

euthanise (canonical)
euthanises (third-person singular)
euthanised (past)
euthanised (past participle)
euthanising (present participle)

If you euthanise an animal, you put it to death humanely.

The vet suggested to euthanise John's beloved dog to reduce its sufferings.


menses

Menses is the flow of blood and fluid out through the vagina.

She had her first menses at age 13.


echinologist

echinologist (singular)
echinologists (plural)

An echinologist is someone who studies echinoderms.


inundated

inundate (canonical)
inundates (third-person singular)
inundated (past)
inundated (past participle)
inundating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inundate.


levitated

levitate (canonical)
levitates (third-person singular)
levitated (past)
levitated (past participle)
levitating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of levitate.


brawled

brawl (canonical)
brawls (third-person singular)
brawled (past)
brawled (past participle)
brawling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of brawl.


commandeers

commandeer (canonical)
commandeers (third-person singular)
commandeered (past)
commandeered (past participle)
commandeering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of commandeer.


bibliophobe

bibliophobe (singular)
bibliophobes (plural)

A bibliophobe strongly hates or fears books.


menstruated

menstruate (canonical)
menstruates (third-person singular)
menstruated (past)
menstruated (past participle)
menstruating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of menstruate.


Sarasvati

Sarasvati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts.

Sarasvati is a legendary river in the Rigveda.


translocate

translocate (canonical)
translocates (third-person singular)
translocated (past)
translocated (past participle)
translocating (present participle)

If you translocate something, you move it from one place to another.


overcooks

overcook (canonical)
overcooks (third-person singular)
overcooked (past)
overcooked (past participle)
overcooking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of overcook.


defibrillators

defibrillator (singular)
defibrillators (plural)

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


charter members

charter member (singular)
charter members (plural)

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


menstruates

The third-person singular form of menstruate.


lardoon

A lardoon is a strip of salted meat that used for larding.


uninhabited

An uninhabited place has no one living in it.


payable

payable (positive)
more payable (comparative)
most payable (superlative)

If something is payable, it can be paid.


splooshed

sploosh (canonical)
splooshes (third-person singular)
splooshed (past)
splooshed (past participle)
splooshing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sploosh.


overcook

To overcook means to cook for a longer duration or at a higher temperature.

Overcooking foods can lead to a loss of nutrients in them.


rambunctious

rambunctious (positive)
more rambunctious (comparative)
most rambunctious (superlative)

If a place is rambunctious, it is energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.


lardoons

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


bawling

bawl (canonical)
bawls (third-person singular)
bawled (past)
bawled (past participle)
bawling (present participle)


Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a classical Indo-European language of South Asia. It is the holy language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.


fibrillations

fibrillation (singular)
fibrillations (plural)

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


mollycoddled

mollycoddle (canonical)
mollycoddles (third-person singular)
mollycoddled (past)
mollycoddled (past participle)
mollycoddling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mollycoddle.


charter member

A charter member is a person who helped start an organization.


bewildering

bewilder (canonical)
bewilders (third-person singular)
bewildered (past)
bewildered (past participle)
bewildering (present participle)


forlorn

forlorn (positive)
more forlorn (comparative)
most forlorn (superlative)

If you forlorn someone, you abandoned them.


bewildered

The past tense and past participle of bewilder.


larded

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

The past tense and past participle of lard.


levitates

levitate (canonical)
levitates (third-person singular)
levitated (past)
levitated (past participle)
levitating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of levitate.


purdiest

purdy (positive)
purdier (comparative)
purdiest (superlative)

The superlative form of purdy; most purdy.


thural

If something is thural, it is related to incense.

[…] there was the thural part, or the offering of perfumes and incense! — (1883) Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, p. 180.


aphrodisiacs

aphrodisiac (singular)
aphrodisiacs (plural)

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


smothered

smother (canonical)
smothers (third-person singular)
smothered (past)
smothered (past participle)
smothering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of smother.


fibrillation

Fibrillation is the quick and irregular contraction of the heart.


purdier

The comparative form of purdy; more purdy.


overcooked

The past tense and past participle of overcook.


doxxer

A doxxer is someone who reveals or violates the private information of other people.

Has Bob the doxxer been reprimanded for his doxxing behaviour?


caliber

The caliber of a firearm is the diameter of its bore.


overuses

overuse (canonical)
overuses (third-person singular)
overused (past)
overused (past participle)
overusing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of overuse.


imaginable

imaginable (positive)
more imaginable (comparative)
most imaginable (superlative)

If something is imaginable, it can be imagined.

/ɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/


unimaginable

If something is unimaginable, it cannot be imagined.


exonerated

exonerate (canonical)
exonerates (third-person singular)
exonerated (past)
exonerated (past participle)
exonerating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of exonerate.


defibrillated

defibrillate (canonical)
defibrillates (third-person singular)
defibrillated (past)
defibrillated (past participle)
defibrillating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of defibrillate.


transplanting

transplant (canonical)
transplants (third-person singular)
transplanted (past)
transplanted (past participle)
transplanting (present participle)


roux

A roux is a mixture of fat and flour that is used to thicken sauces and stews.


bemused

bemuse (canonical)
bemuses (third-person singular)
bemused (past)
bemused (past participle)
bemusing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bemuse.


lingering

linger (canonical)
lingers (third-person singular)
lingered (past)
lingered (past participle)
lingering (present participle)


indite

indite (canonical)
indites (third-person singular)
indited (past)
indited (past participle)
inditing (present participle)

If you indite, you write or compose a literary or artistic work.


sphygmomanometer

sphygmomanometer (singular)
sphygmomanometers (plural)

A sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood pressure.

/ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtə/


expositing

exposit (canonical)
exposits (third-person singular)
exposited (past)
exposited (past participle)
expositing (present participle)


morphine

Morphine is a pain medication that is found naturally in opium.


inundate

inundate (canonical)
inundates (third-person singular)
inundated (past)
inundated (past participle)
inundating (present participle)

If you inundate something, you cover it with large amounts of water.

The Dutch would sometimes inundate the land to hinder the Spanish army.


overused

The past tense and past participle of overuse.


doxxing

doxx (canonical)
doxxes (third-person singular)
doxxed (past)
doxxed (past participle)
doxxing (present participle)


fibrillating

fibrillate (canonical)
fibrillates (third-person singular)
fibrillated (past)
fibrillated (past participle)
fibrillating (present participle)


Meitei

Of or relating to Manipur, its people, its language, its food, or its traditional culture.


Meitei

The language spoken by people of Manipur, particularly


mollycoddles

mollycoddle (singular)
mollycoddles (plural)

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


mollycoddles

mollycoddle (canonical)
mollycoddles (third-person singular)
mollycoddled (past)
mollycoddled (past participle)
mollycoddling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mollycoddle.


overcooking

overcook (canonical)
overcooks (third-person singular)
overcooked (past)
overcooked (past participle)
overcooking (present participle)


dismemberment

dismemberment (singular)
dismemberments (plural)

Dismemberment is the act of removing limbs from a human body. It has been used as a form of punishment or of torture.


steamed

steam (canonical)
steams (third-person singular)
steamed (past)
steamed (past participle)
steaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of steam.


sphygmomanometers

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


larding

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


bewilders

bewilder (canonical)
bewilders (third-person singular)
bewildered (past)
bewildered (past participle)
bewildering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bewilder.


indited

The past tense and past participle of indite.


womanly

womanly (positive)
more womanly (comparative)
most womanly (superlative)

Something or someone womanly is like, similar to, typical or characteristic of a woman.

Caring is a womanly trait.

“Wake up, Tom.” I heard a womanly voice.


bawled

bawl (canonical)
bawls (third-person singular)
bawled (past)
bawled (past participle)
bawling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bawl.


confited

confit (canonical)
confits (third-person singular)
confited (past)
confited (past participle)
confiting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of confit.


morphines

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


defibrillating

defibrillate (canonical)
defibrillates (third-person singular)
defibrillated (past)
defibrillated (past participle)
defibrillating (present participle)


transplants

transplant (singular)
transplants (plural)

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


transplants

transplant (canonical)
transplants (third-person singular)
transplanted (past)
transplanted (past participle)
transplanting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of transplant.


word salad

word salad (singular)
word salads (plural)

A word salad is a confusing pattern of speech, usually a sign of mental disorders such as schizophrenia or a manipulation tactic by narcissists.

The word salads he comes up with always makes me scratch my head.


fibrillates

The third-person singular form of fibrillate.


salubrious

salubrious (positive)
more salubrious (comparative)
most salubrious (superlative)

If something is salubrious, it promotes health or well-being.


sploosh

sploosh (canonical)
splooshes (third-person singular)
splooshed (past)
splooshed (past participle)
splooshing (present participle)

If something splooshes, it makes a heavy splashing sound.


micturates

micturate (canonical)
micturates (third-person singular)
micturated (past)
micturated (past participle)
micturating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of micturate.


double meaning

A double meaning word or phrase has two different, often opposite, meanings. For example, wicked can mean both "good" and "bad".


bawl

If you bawl, you shout in a loud and intense way.


doxxes

doxx (canonical)
doxxes (third-person singular)
doxxed (past)
doxxed (past participle)
doxxing (present participle)


defibrillator

defibrillator (singular)
defibrillators (plural)

A defibrillator is an electronic device that delivers a controlled electric shock to the heart to correct its fibrillation.


smothering

smother (canonical)
smothers (third-person singular)
smothered (past)
smothered (past participle)
smothering (present participle)


menstruate

menstruate (canonical)
menstruates (third-person singular)
menstruated (past)
menstruated (past participle)
menstruating (present participle)

If a female menstruates, they undergo menstruation, to have a period.


bemuses

bemuse (canonical)
bemuses (third-person singular)
bemused (past)
bemused (past participle)
bemusing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bemuse.


doxxed

The past tense and past participle of doxx.


lingers

linger (canonical)
lingers (third-person singular)
lingered (past)
lingered (past participle)
lingering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of linger.


lugubrious

lugubrious (positive)
more lugubrious (comparative)
most lugubrious (superlative)

If a person looks lugubrious, they look gloomy or sad.


misidentifying

misidentify (canonical)
misidentifies (third-person singular)
misidentified (past)
misidentified (past participle)
misidentifying (present participle)


manning

man (canonical)
mans (third-person singular)
manned (past)
manned (past participle)
manning (present participle)


moonlighting

moonlight (canonical)
moonlights (third-person singular)
moonlighted (past)
moonlighted (past participle)
moonlighting (present participle)


smothers

The third-person singular form of smother.


smother

If you smother a fire, you suffocate it by reducing its oxygen supply.


equivocated

equivocate (canonical)
equivocates (third-person singular)
equivocated (past)
equivocated (past participle)
equivocating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of equivocate.


bemuse

If you bemuse a person, you confuse them.


purdy

purdy (positive)
purdier (comparative)
purdiest (superlative)


brawling

brawl (canonical)
brawls (third-person singular)
brawled (past)
brawled (past participle)
brawling (present participle)


castigated

castigate (canonical)
castigates (third-person singular)
castigated (past)
castigated (past participle)
castigating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of castigate.


linger

If something lingers, it stays or remains in a place or situation.

The taste of spices lingered in my mouth.


equivocates

The third-person singular form of equivocate.


aggregations

aggregation (singular)
aggregations (plural)

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


desecrates

desecrate (canonical)
desecrates (third-person singular)
desecrated (past)
desecrated (past participle)
desecrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of desecrate.


bewilder

bewilder (canonical)
bewilders (third-person singular)
bewildered (past)
bewildered (past participle)
bewildering (present participle)

If you bewilder a person, you confuse or disorientate them with many choices.


fibrillated

fibrillate (canonical)
fibrillates (third-person singular)
fibrillated (past)
fibrillated (past participle)
fibrillating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fibrillate.


abnegation

abnegation (singular)
abnegations (plural)

Abnegation is the denial or renunciation of something.

/ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪʃən/


mollycoddle

mollycoddle (singular)
mollycoddles (plural)

A mollycoddle is a male person who is over-pampered and overprotected.


mollycoddle

mollycoddle (canonical)
mollycoddles (third-person singular)
mollycoddled (past)
mollycoddled (past participle)
mollycoddling (present participle)

If you mollycoddle a person, you be overprotective and indulgent towards them.


moonlighted

The past tense and past participle of moonlight.


defibrillates

defibrillate (canonical)
defibrillates (third-person singular)
defibrillated (past)
defibrillated (past participle)
defibrillating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of defibrillate.


exonerate

exonerate (canonical)
exonerates (third-person singular)
exonerated (past)
exonerated (past participle)
exonerating (present participle)

If an authority exonerates a person, it frees the person from their obligation or responsibility.

If an authority exonerates a person, it absolves the person from blame.

/ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt/


equivocate

If a person equivocates, they speak using double meaning so as to confuse or mislead people.


bawls

bawl (canonical)
bawls (third-person singular)
bawled (past)
bawled (past participle)
bawling (present participle)


bawls

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


brawls

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


brawls

The third-person singular form of brawl.


desecrate

If you desecrate something, you treat with violent disrespect.


premeditate

premeditate (canonical)
premeditates (third-person singular)
premeditated (past)
premeditated (past participle)
premeditating (present participle)

If you premeditate something, you plan it beforehand.


doxx

doxx (canonical)
doxxes (third-person singular)
doxxed (past)
doxxed (past participle)
doxxing (present participle)

If you doxx someone, you revealtheir private online information

The real-life identity of that user account was doxxed.


unplug

unplug (canonical)
unplugs (third-person singular)
unplugged (past)
unplugged (past participle)
unplugging (present participle)

If you unplug an appliance, you disconnect it from an electrical supply.


bemusing

bemuse (canonical)
bemuses (third-person singular)
bemused (past)
bemused (past participle)
bemusing (present participle)


castigates

The third-person singular form of castigate.


Manipuri

Of or relating to the Indian state of Manipur.


renunciations

renunciation (singular)
renunciations (plural)

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


defibrillate

If you defibrillate a person's heart, you stop the fibrillation of the heart by the use of an electric shock so as to restore the normal rhythm.


augury

An augury is a prediction of events that will happen in the future.


splooshes

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


splooshes

sploosh (canonical)
splooshes (third-person singular)
splooshed (past)
splooshed (past participle)
splooshing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sploosh.


pernicious

pernicious (positive)
more pernicious (comparative)
most pernicious (superlative)

If something is pernicious, it causes a lot of harm in a subtle manner.


premeditates

The third-person singular form of premeditate.


misidentifies

misidentify (canonical)
misidentifies (third-person singular)
misidentified (past)
misidentified (past participle)
misidentifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of misidentify.


misidentified

The past tense and past participle of misidentify.


micturate

micturate (canonical)
micturates (third-person singular)
micturated (past)
micturated (past participle)
micturating (present participle)

If a person micturates, they passes urine to empty their bladder.


overuse

overuse (canonical)
overuses (third-person singular)
overused (past)
overused (past participle)
overusing (present participle)

To overuse means to make excessive use of something or use it more than needed.

/ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/


overuse

excessive use of something is referred to as overuse.

overuse of resources

/ˌəʊvəˈjuːs/


confits

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


confits

confit (canonical)
confits (third-person singular)
confited (past)
confited (past participle)
confiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of confit.


aphrodisiac

If a food is aphrodisiac, it is able to arouse or intensify a person's sexual desire.


aphrodisiac

aphrodisiac (singular)
aphrodisiacs (plural)

An aphrodisiac is something that has such an effect.


tier

A tier is one of a number of levels or layers.

She's from a top tier school.

The rock looked like tiers in a wedding cake.

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


tier

A tier is somebody whose job is to tie something.


abnegations

abnegation (singular)
abnegations (plural)

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


castigate

castigate (canonical)
castigates (third-person singular)
castigated (past)
castigated (past participle)
castigating (present participle)

If you castigate a person, you punish or reprimand them harshly.


confit

A confit is any type of food that have been immersed in a substance, usually grease, and cooked for a long period of time for both flavor and preservation.


confit

If you confit a piece of meat, you cook it by immersing it in a substance and cooked for a long period of time.


desecrating

desecrate (canonical)
desecrates (third-person singular)
desecrated (past)
desecrated (past participle)
desecrating (present participle)


auguries

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


dogmatic

dogmatic (positive)
more dogmatic (comparative)
most dogmatic (superlative)

A dogmatic person is someone who adheres only to unproved principles rather than truths based on evidence.


desecrated

The past tense and past participle of desecrate.


abnegated

abnegate (canonical)
abnegates (third-person singular)
abnegated (past)
abnegated (past participle)
abnegating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abnegate.


brawl

A brawl is a disorderly argument or fight that usually involves a large number of people.


brawl

brawl (canonical)
brawls (third-person singular)
brawled (past)
brawled (past participle)
brawling (present participle)

If a group of people brawls, they engage in a fight or quarrel.


misidentify

If you misidentify a person, you mistake them as another person.


renunciation

Renunciation is the act of rejecting or renouncing something.

Renunciation is the act by which a person abandons a right without transferring it to another.


decorous

decorous (positive)
more decorous (comparative)
most decorous (superlative)

If something is decorous, it is said to be done in a polite and appropriate manner.


fibrillate

fibrillate (canonical)
fibrillates (third-person singular)
fibrillated (past)
fibrillated (past participle)
fibrillating (present participle)

If a heart fibrillates, it makes quick and irregular movements.


ebullient

ebullient (positive)
more ebullient (comparative)
most ebullient (superlative)

An ebullient person is someone who is very enthusiastic.


portlier

portly (positive)
portlier (comparative)
portliest (superlative)

The comparative form of portly; more portly.


premeditated

premeditate (canonical)
premeditates (third-person singular)
premeditated (past)
premeditated (past participle)
premeditating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of premeditate.


dogmatises

dogmatise (canonical)
dogmatises (third-person singular)
dogmatised (past)
dogmatised (past participle)
dogmatising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dogmatise.


micturated

The past tense and past participle of micturate.


portliest

The superlative form of portly; most portly.


dogmatised

The past tense and past participle of dogmatise.


manosphere

manosphere (singular)
manospheres (plural)

The manosphere is the websites, vlogs and blogs that discuss men's issues considered collectively.


abnegate

If you abnegate, you renounce or give up something.


manospheres

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


peachtree state


xmas


dogmatize

dogmatize (canonical)
dogmatizes (third-person singular)
dogmatized (past)
dogmatized (past participle)
dogmatizing (present participle)

If a person dogmatizes, they speak or write in a dogmatic way.

/ˈdɒɡmətʌɪz/


abnegates

The third-person singular form of abnegate.


dogmatized

The past tense and past participle of dogmatize.


biochemicals

biochemical (singular)
biochemicals (plural)

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


red pills

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


dogmatise

If a person dogmatises, they speak or write in a dogmatic way.

/ˈdɒɡmətʌɪz/


contumacious

contumacious (positive)
more contumacious (comparative)
most contumacious (superlative)

A contumacious person is someone who is disobedient or rebellious.


micromanic

micromanic (positive)
more micromanic (comparative)
most micromanic (superlative)

Having micromania or echoism. If you are micromanic, you trivialize your own interests and needs.


liberalism

liberalism (singular)
liberalisms (plural)

Liberalism is a political philosophy which believes in self-autonomy, equality and acceptance of new trends. The ideology of liberalism promotes equality between the genders, sexual orientations, socioeconomic classes and the market economy.

The advance of liberalism in society began to erode traditional and conservative practises.


micromanias

micromania (singular)
micromanias (plural)

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


tremulous

tremulous (positive)
more tremulous (comparative)
most tremulous (superlative)

If a person's voice is tremulous, it is shaking or quivering slightly.


dogmatizes

The third-person singular form of dogmatize.


labour unions

labour union (singular)
labour unions (plural)

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


lachrymose

lachrymose (positive)
more lachrymose (comparative)
most lachrymose (superlative)

A lachrymose person is someone who tears (cry) easily.


red pill

The red pill is a mainly online subculture that believes that society is gynocentric.

A red pill is any gender-focused praxeology study that is used by members of the manosphere.


photochemists

photochemist (singular)
photochemists (plural)

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


mug shots

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


grisliest

grisly (positive)
grislier (comparative)
grisliest (superlative)

The superlative form of grisly; most grisly.


labor unions

labor union (singular)
labor unions (plural)

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


micromaniacs

micromaniac (singular)
micromaniacs (plural)

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


shagging

shag (canonical)
shags (third-person singular)
shagged (past)
shagged (past participle)
shagging (present participle)


micromania

Micromania is an empath's habitual trivialization of their own interests and needs.


photochemist

A photochemist is someone whose job is related to photochemistry

He became a photochemist at age 30.


socioeconomic

About or relating to the society and economy.


grislier

The comparative form of grisly; more grisly.


nurse shark

nurse shark (singular)
nurse sharks (plural)

A nurse shark is a type of shark of the family Ginglymostomatidae that have two fleshy barbels hanging from the lower jaw.


prefects

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


rebellious

rebellious (positive)
more rebellious (comparative)
most rebellious (superlative)

A rebellious person is someone who resists authority or control.


micromaniac

A micromaniac is someone who trivializes their own interests and needs, usually due to conditioning by a narcissist.

Those micromaniacs needs therapy because of their narcissistic upbringing


mugshot

A mugshot is a photo to identify someone in jail.


labor union

A labor union is a group of workers who come together to get fair wages and make working conditions better.

The labor union went on strike to demand a better wage.


mugshots

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


fettering

fetter (canonical)
fetters (third-person singular)
fettered (past)
fettered (past participle)
fettering (present participle)


Kaisers

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


docile

docile (positive)
more docile (comparative)
most docile (superlative)

A docile person is someone who listens to instructions.


multilateral aids

multilateral aid (singular)
multilateral aids (plural)

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


novating

novate (canonical)
novates (third-person singular)
novated (past)
novated (past participle)
novating (present participle)


bilks

bilk (canonical)
bilks (third-person singular)
bilked (past)
bilked (past participle)
bilking (present participle)


biochemical

biochemical (singular)
biochemicals (plural)

A biochemical is a chemical made from a biological source.

/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/


biochemical

/ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪkəl/


Indonesia

Indonesia is a country in Asia, the capital city is Jakarta.

/ˌɪndə(ʊ)ˈniːʒə/

/ˌɪndəˈniʒə/


liberalisms

liberalism (singular)
liberalisms (plural)

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


Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa was a commonwealth dominion in South Africa from 1910 to 1961, the dominion became a republic in 1961.


trivialising

trivialise (canonical)
trivialises (third-person singular)
trivialised (past)
trivialised (past participle)
trivialising (present participle)


eggnog

Eggnog is a popular Christmas beverage that is made with milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg. It is often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky.


hussars

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


freebies

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


moated

moat (canonical)
moats (third-person singular)
moated (past)
moated (past participle)
moating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of moat.


Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in Central Africa.


emanates

emanate (canonical)
emanates (third-person singular)
emanated (past)
emanated (past participle)
emanating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of emanate.


Napoleon

Napoleon was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars from 1799 to 1804, and the emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814 and again in 1815.

Napoleon wanted to invade Russia in 1812.


Americanizations

Americanization (singular)
Americanizations (plural)

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


censured

censure (canonical)
censures (third-person singular)
censured (past)
censured (past participle)
censuring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of censure.


trappers

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


dinos

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


Lego

Lego is a building toy made by The LEGO Company.

Let's build a truck with Lego.


winces

wince (canonical)
winces (third-person singular)
winced (past)
winced (past participle)
wincing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wince.


nurse sharks

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


trivialise

If you trivialise something, you make it look less important.


puttering

putter (canonical)
putters (third-person singular)
puttered (past)
puttered (past participle)
puttering (present participle)


deputized

deputize (canonical)
deputizes (third-person singular)
deputized (past)
deputized (past participle)
deputizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deputize.


eggnogs

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


innovators

innovator (singular)
innovators (plural)

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


fumigations

fumigation (singular)
fumigations (plural)

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


deputizes

The third-person singular form of deputize.


Mauritius

Mauritius is a country in Africa, the capital city is Port Louis.


gamboled

gambol (canonical)
gambols (third-person singular)
gamboled (past)
gamboled (past participle)
gamboling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gambol.


Kaiser

The Kaiser is the title of the Emperors of The German Empire (1871–1918), The Austrian Empire (1806–1918) and The Holy Roman Empire (962-1806).


lines of march

line of march (singular)
lines of march (plural)

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


encumbering

encumber (canonical)
encumbers (third-person singular)
encumbered (past)
encumbered (past participle)
encumbering (present participle)


intermittent

If something is intermittent, it stops and starts at irregular intervals.


trivializing

trivialize (canonical)
trivializes (third-person singular)
trivialized (past)
trivialized (past participle)
trivializing (present participle)


grisly

grisly (positive)
grislier (comparative)
grisliest (superlative)

If something is grisly, it is horrifying or causes disgust.


stranglers

strangler (singular)
stranglers (plural)

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


trivialize

If you trivialize something, you make it look less important.


Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a country in Europe from 1721 to 1917.


labour union

labour union (singular)
labour unions (plural)

A labour union is a group of workers who come together to get fair wages and make working conditions better.


freebie

Freebies are things that are given for free.

I didn't buy a thing, but they were handing out some neat freebies and samples.


sashes

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


photochemistry

Photochemistry is the study of chemical reactions with light.


adumbrate

adumbrate (canonical)
adumbrates (third-person singular)
adumbrated (past)
adumbrated (past participle)
adumbrating (present participle)

If you adumbrate an idea, you give a vague outline of it.

If you adumbrate, you foreshadow a future event in a vague way.


encumbered

The past tense and past participle of encumber.


trivialized

The past tense and past participle of trivialize.


ferrous

ferrous (positive)
more ferrous (comparative)
most ferrous (superlative)

If a piece of metal is ferrous, it contains iron.


fumigates

fumigate (canonical)
fumigates (third-person singular)
fumigated (past)
fumigated (past participle)
fumigating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fumigate.


visor

A visor is a surface that protects the eyes by shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects.


flinching

flinch (canonical)
flinches (third-person singular)
flinched (past)
flinched (past participle)
flinching (present participle)


deputising

deputise (canonical)
deputises (third-person singular)
deputised (past)
deputised (past participle)
deputising (present participle)


condensations

condensation (singular)
condensations (plural)

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


epaulettes

epaulette (singular)
epaulettes (plural)

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


trapper

A trapper is a person who traps animals. They often use the animals for their pelts or meat.


martial

martial (positive)
more martial (comparative)
most martial (superlative)

Something which has to do with the military or war.


caroused

carouse (canonical)
carouses (third-person singular)
caroused (past)
caroused (past participle)
carousing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of carouse.


moating

moat (canonical)
moats (third-person singular)
moated (past)
moated (past participle)
moating (present participle)


supplants

supplant (canonical)
supplants (third-person singular)
supplanted (past)
supplanted (past participle)
supplanting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of supplant.


overzealous

overzealous (positive)
more overzealous (comparative)
most overzealous (superlative)

If a person is overzealous, they are too enthusiastic.

With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her.

/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/


encumbers

encumber (canonical)
encumbers (third-person singular)
encumbered (past)
encumbered (past participle)
encumbering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of encumber.


trivialises

trivialise (canonical)
trivialises (third-person singular)
trivialised (past)
trivialised (past participle)
trivialising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trivialise.


strangler

A strangler is a person who strangles, typically referring to someone who kills people by strangling.


dosages

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


shakos

shako (singular)
shakos or shakoes (plural)

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


fumigation

fumigation (singular)
fumigations (plural)

Fumigation is the process of disinfecting or purifying an area with the fumes of certain chemicals.


degaussed

degauss (canonical)
degausses (third-person singular)
degaussed (past)
degaussed (past participle)
degaussing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of degauss.


visors

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


picketed

picket (canonical)
pickets (third-person singular)
picketed (past)
picketed (past participle)
picketing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of picket.


fumigate

If you fumigate a room, you disinfect or purify it with the fumes of certain chemicals.


mug shot

A mug shot is a photo to identify someone in jail.


censuring

censure (canonical)
censures (third-person singular)
censured (past)
censured (past participle)
censuring (present participle)


okapis

okapi (singular)
okapis or okapi (plural)

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


carcinogenic

carcinogenic (positive)
more carcinogenic (comparative)
most carcinogenic (superlative)

If something is carcinogenic, it causes cancer.


prefect

A prefect is a school pupil who has the power to enforce discipline amongst other students.


putters

putter (canonical)
putters (third-person singular)
puttered (past)
puttered (past participle)
puttering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of putter.


putters

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


gamboling

gambol (canonical)
gambols (third-person singular)
gamboled (past)
gamboled (past participle)
gamboling (present participle)


fatalities

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


adulated

adulate (canonical)
adulates (third-person singular)
adulated (past)
adulated (past participle)
adulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of adulate.


shagged

shag (canonical)
shags (third-person singular)
shagged (past)
shagged (past participle)
shagging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shag.


clippings

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


fetter

Fetters is a type of chain used to restrain a person or animal.


fetter

fetter (canonical)
fetters (third-person singular)
fettered (past)
fettered (past participle)
fettering (present participle)

If you fetter a person, you chain them with fetters.


equivocal

equivocal (positive)
more equivocal (comparative)
most equivocal (superlative)

If a word is equivocal, it has two or more equally applicable meanings.


hussar

A hussar is a member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.


burials

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


novates

novate (canonical)
novates (third-person singular)
novated (past)
novated (past participle)
novating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of novate.


sash

A sash is a piece of cloth that you wear on one shoulder and across your body.

A sash is a piece of cloth that you wear on your waist.


wincing

wince (canonical)
winces (third-person singular)
winced (past)
winced (past participle)
wincing (present participle)


demagnetised

demagnetise (canonical)
demagnetises (third-person singular)
demagnetised (past)
demagnetised (past participle)
demagnetising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of demagnetise.


injections

injection (singular)
injections (plural)

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


flinched

flinch (canonical)
flinches (third-person singular)
flinched (past)
flinched (past participle)
flinching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flinch.


adulate

If you adulate someone, you flatter (praise) them in excess.


epaulette

epaulette (singular)
epaulettes (plural)

An epaulette is an ornamentation that is worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank.


Dutchwoman

Dutchwoman (singular)
Dutchwomen (plural)

A Dutchwoman is a woman from the Netherlands.


dosage

The dosage of an injection is the amount of medicine in that dose.


innovator

innovator (singular)
innovators (plural)


adumbrated

adumbrate (canonical)
adumbrates (third-person singular)
adumbrated (past)
adumbrated (past participle)
adumbrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of adumbrate.


putted

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

The past tense and past participle of putt.


twiddles

twiddle (canonical)
twiddles (third-person singular)
twiddled (past)
twiddled (past participle)
twiddling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of twiddle.


puttered

putter (canonical)
putters (third-person singular)
puttered (past)
puttered (past participle)
puttering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of putter.


contended

contend (canonical)
contends (third-person singular)
contended (past)
contended (past participle)
contending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contend.


shakoes

shako (singular)
shakos or shakoes (plural)

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


detachable

If something is detachable, it can be disconnected from another thing without being damaged.


shako

A shako is a stiff, cylindrical military hat that has a metal plate, a short visor, and a plume in front.


fettered

The past tense and past participle of fetter.


bilked

bilk (canonical)
bilks (third-person singular)
bilked (past)
bilked (past participle)
bilking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bilk.


low profile

If you keep a low profile, you avoid having too much attention or publicity.


high profile

If he has a high profile, he attracts a lot attention or publicity.


novate

If you novate something, you replace it with something new.

If you novate a contract, you replace it with one or more new contracts.


novated

The past tense and past participle of novate.


degaussing

degauss (canonical)
degausses (third-person singular)
degaussed (past)
degaussed (past participle)
degaussing (present participle)


magnetising

magnetise (canonical)
magnetises (third-person singular)
magnetised (past)
magnetised (past participle)
magnetising (present participle)


airborne

If something is airborne, it is in the air

Airborne pollen can aggravate allergies.


spalled

spall (canonical)
spalls (third-person singular)
spalled (past)
spalled (past participle)
spalling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spall.


supplanted

supplant (canonical)
supplants (third-person singular)
supplanted (past)
supplanted (past participle)
supplanting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of supplant.


infantilised

infantilise (canonical)
infantilises (third-person singular)
infantilised (past)
infantilised (past participle)
infantilising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of infantilise.


winced

wince (canonical)
winces (third-person singular)
winced (past)
winced (past participle)
wincing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wince.


trivializes

trivialize (canonical)
trivializes (third-person singular)
trivialized (past)
trivialized (past participle)
trivializing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trivialize.


contends

The third-person singular form of contend.


trivialised

trivialise (canonical)
trivialises (third-person singular)
trivialised (past)
trivialised (past participle)
trivialising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trivialise.


infantilized

infantilize (canonical)
infantilizes (third-person singular)
infantilized (past)
infantilized (past participle)
infantilizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of infantilize.


emanating

emanate (canonical)
emanates (third-person singular)
emanated (past)
emanated (past participle)
emanating (present participle)


emanated

The past tense and past participle of emanate.


encumber

encumber (canonical)
encumbers (third-person singular)
encumbered (past)
encumbered (past participle)
encumbering (present participle)

If you encumber someone, you restrict them in a way that it makes their movement difficult.


adulates

adulate (canonical)
adulates (third-person singular)
adulated (past)
adulated (past participle)
adulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adulate.


deputizing

deputize (canonical)
deputizes (third-person singular)
deputized (past)
deputized (past participle)
deputizing (present participle)


gambolled

gambol (canonical)
gambols (third-person singular)
gambolled (past)
gambolled (past participle)
gambolling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gambol.


magnetized

magnetize (canonical)
magnetizes (third-person singular)
magnetized (past)
magnetized (past participle)
magnetizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of magnetize.


brine

Brine is water with a high level of salt in it.

The chicken is soaked in brine before cooking.


contending

contend (canonical)
contends (third-person singular)
contended (past)
contended (past participle)
contending (present participle)


befuddling

befuddle (canonical)
befuddles (third-person singular)
befuddled (past)
befuddled (past participle)
befuddling (present participle)


carouse

carouse (canonical)
carouses (third-person singular)
caroused (past)
caroused (past participle)
carousing (present participle)

If people carouse, they drink alcohol and participate in a noisy social gathering.

We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.


carouse

A carouse is a noisy and lively drinking party.


contesting

contest (canonical)
contests (third-person singular)
contested (past)
contested (past participle)
contesting (present participle)


bilk

bilk (canonical)
bilks (third-person singular)
bilked (past)
bilked (past participle)
bilking (present participle)

If you bilk a person, you obtain someone's money in an unfair way or by cheating.


astonishments

astonishment (singular)
astonishments (plural)

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


putts

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


putts

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


repossessed

repossess (canonical)
repossesses (third-person singular)
repossessed (past)
repossessed (past participle)
repossessing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of repossess.


infantilize

If you infantilize a person, you treat them like a child.


magnetize

If a magnetize a piece of metal, you make it magnetic properties.


flinches

flinch (canonical)
flinches (third-person singular)
flinched (past)
flinched (past participle)
flinching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flinch.


dampness

Dampness is the state of how damp (wet) something is.


fumigating

fumigate (canonical)
fumigates (third-person singular)
fumigated (past)
fumigated (past participle)
fumigating (present participle)


dosing

dose (canonical)
doses (third-person singular)
dosed (past)
dosed (past participle)
dosing (present participle)


dampens

dampen (canonical)
dampens (third-person singular)
dampened (past)
dampened (past participle)
dampening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dampen.


colloquia

colloquium (singular)
colloquia or colloquiums (plural)

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


injection

injection (singular)
injections (plural)

An injection is an instance of getting medicine into the blood of a person or animal.


curliness

Curliness is the state of how curly something is.


infantilises

infantilise (canonical)
infantilises (third-person singular)
infantilised (past)
infantilised (past participle)
infantilising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of infantilise.


censures

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


censures

censure (canonical)
censures (third-person singular)
censured (past)
censured (past participle)
censuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of censure.


goggling

goggle (canonical)
goggles (third-person singular)
goggled (past)
goggled (past participle)
goggling (present participle)


supplanting

supplant (canonical)
supplants (third-person singular)
supplanted (past)
supplanted (past participle)
supplanting (present participle)


for all

For all his wealth, he does not feel happy.

He is not half as bad as he looks, for all he is so crabbed.


repossesses

The third-person singular form of repossess.


deputised

deputise (canonical)
deputises (third-person singular)
deputised (past)
deputised (past participle)
deputising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deputise.


twiddled

twiddle (canonical)
twiddles (third-person singular)
twiddled (past)
twiddled (past participle)
twiddling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of twiddle.


spalls

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


spalls

spall (canonical)
spalls (third-person singular)
spalled (past)
spalled (past participle)
spalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spall.


fumigated

The past tense and past participle of fumigate.


contend

contend (canonical)
contends (third-person singular)
contended (past)
contended (past participle)
contending (present participle)

If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.

The government contends that he is fundamentalist.

If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.

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infantilizes

infantilize (canonical)
infantilizes (third-person singular)
infantilized (past)
infantilized (past participle)
infantilizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of infantilize.


infantilise

If you infantilise a person, you treat them like a child.


Dutchmen

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


permutes

permute (canonical)
permutes (third-person singular)
permuted (past)
permuted (past participle)
permuting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of permute.


macropenises

macropenis (singular)
macropenises (plural)

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


permute

If you permute something, you change the order of it.


demagnetize

demagnetize (canonical)
demagnetizes (third-person singular)
demagnetized (past)
demagnetized (past participle)
demagnetizing (present participle)

If a demagnetize a piece of metal, you remove its magnetic properties.


demagnetizes

The third-person singular form of demagnetize.


magnetization

Magnetization is the process of making something magnetic.


breathless

breathless (positive)
more breathless (comparative)
most breathless (superlative)

If a person is breathless, they have a difficulty breathing. gasping


leafier

leafy (positive)
leafier (comparative)
leafiest (superlative)

The comparative form of leafy; more leafy.


hexes

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


hexes

hex (canonical)
hexes (third-person singular)
hexed (past)
hexed (past participle)
hexing (present participle)


shags

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


shags

shag (canonical)
shags (third-person singular)
shagged (past)
shagged (past participle)
shagging (present participle)


whither

You use whither to mean to where, or to what place.

Whither was the bus taking me?

You use whither to say where something is going or has gone to.

They worked in Toronto whither they had moved after leaving Montreal.


roped

rope (canonical)
ropes (third-person singular)
roped (past)
roped (past participle)
roping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rope.


moats

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


moats

moat (canonical)
moats (third-person singular)
moated (past)
moated (past participle)
moating (present participle)


dangerously

If something is done dangerously, it is done in a dangerous manner.


orientate

orientate (canonical)
orientates (third-person singular)
orientated (past)
orientated (past participle)
orientating (present participle)

If you orientate yourself, you determine your position from the surroundings.


magnetisation

Magnetisation is the process of making something magnetic.


pursed

purse (canonical)
purses (third-person singular)
pursed (past)
pursed (past participle)
pursing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of purse.


fetters

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


fetters

fetter (canonical)
fetters (third-person singular)
fettered (past)
fettered (past participle)
fettering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fetter.


broaches

broach (canonical)
broaches (third-person singular)
broached (past)
broached (past participle)
broaching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of broach.


take turns

If two or more people takes turns, they to do the same thing one or after another, taking one another's place alternatively.

We can take turns walking the dog. You can go first.


verbalised

verbalise (canonical)
verbalises (third-person singular)
verbalised (past)
verbalised (past participle)
verbalising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of verbalise.


degausses

degauss (canonical)
degausses (third-person singular)
degaussed (past)
degaussed (past participle)
degaussing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of degauss.


emanate

emanate (canonical)
emanates (third-person singular)
emanated (past)
emanated (past participle)
emanating (present participle)

If a smell is emanating from a room, the smell is coming from the room.


adumbrates

adumbrate (canonical)
adumbrates (third-person singular)
adumbrated (past)
adumbrated (past participle)
adumbrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adumbrate.


spalling

spall (canonical)
spalls (third-person singular)
spalled (past)
spalled (past participle)
spalling (present participle)


dosed

dose (canonical)
doses (third-person singular)
dosed (past)
dosed (past participle)
dosing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dose.


diver

A competitive diver spins in mid-air before they dive into the water.

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demagnetized

demagnetize (canonical)
demagnetizes (third-person singular)
demagnetized (past)
demagnetized (past participle)
demagnetizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of demagnetize.


divers

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


broached

The past tense and past participle of broach.


leafy

If something is leafy, it is covered with many leaves or much foliage.


certificated

certificate (canonical)
certificates (third-person singular)
certificated (past)
certificated (past participle)
certificating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of certificate.


emulated

emulate (canonical)
emulates (third-person singular)
emulated (past)
emulated (past participle)
emulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of emulate.


deputises

deputise (canonical)
deputises (third-person singular)
deputised (past)
deputised (past participle)
deputising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deputise.


twiddling

twiddle (canonical)
twiddles (third-person singular)
twiddled (past)
twiddled (past participle)
twiddling (present participle)


magnetised

magnetise (canonical)
magnetises (third-person singular)
magnetised (past)
magnetised (past participle)
magnetising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of magnetise.


magnetises

The third-person singular form of magnetise.


cancerous

cancerous (positive)
more cancerous (comparative)
most cancerous (superlative)

If something is cancerous, it is related to or is affected by cancer.

He underwent a 15-hour long surgery to remove his cancerous kidney.


wince

wince (canonical)
winces (third-person singular)
winced (past)
winced (past participle)
wincing (present participle)

If a person winces, they make a slight sudden movement due to pain or distress.


modals

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


magnetizes

magnetize (canonical)
magnetizes (third-person singular)
magnetized (past)
magnetized (past participle)
magnetizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of magnetize.


namely

You use namely to specifically name who or what you are talking about.

Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have problems with their projects.


Atelier


leafiest

leafy (positive)
leafier (comparative)
leafiest (superlative)

The superlative form of leafy; most leafy.


pee-pees

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


orientating

orientate (canonical)
orientates (third-person singular)
orientated (past)
orientated (past participle)
orientating (present participle)


flinch

A flinch is a sudden movement as a reaction to fear or pain

My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.


flinch

flinch (canonical)
flinches (third-person singular)
flinched (past)
flinched (past participle)
flinching (present participle)

If a person flinches, they make a sudden involuntary movement in response to a stimulus.


dampened

dampen (canonical)
dampens (third-person singular)
dampened (past)
dampened (past participle)
dampening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dampen.


permuting

permute (canonical)
permutes (third-person singular)
permuted (past)
permuted (past participle)
permuting (present participle)


demagnetises

demagnetise (canonical)
demagnetises (third-person singular)
demagnetised (past)
demagnetised (past participle)
demagnetising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of demagnetise.


Dutchwomen

Dutchwoman (singular)
Dutchwomen (plural)

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


verbalizing

verbalize (canonical)
verbalizes (third-person singular)
verbalized (past)
verbalized (past participle)
verbalizing (present participle)


with respect to

You use with respect to to narrow the topic.

With respect to your first concern, we hope you agree that the changes have eliminated the differences.

There are many uncertainties, particularly with respect to future changes in climate.


okapi

okapi (singular)
okapis or okapi (plural)

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is an mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa.


censure

Censure is the act of disapproving one's wrong actions severely.


censure

censure (canonical)
censures (third-person singular)
censured (past)
censured (past participle)
censuring (present participle)

If you censure someone, you disapprove their wrong doings in a harsh manner.


surfboards

surfboard (singular)
surfboards (plural)

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


aerosolised

aerosolise (canonical)
aerosolises (third-person singular)
aerosolised (past)
aerosolised (past participle)
aerosolising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of aerosolise.


demagnetizing

demagnetize (canonical)
demagnetizes (third-person singular)
demagnetized (past)
demagnetized (past participle)
demagnetizing (present participle)


contested

contest (canonical)
contests (third-person singular)
contested (past)
contested (past participle)
contesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contest.


colloquiums

colloquium (singular)
colloquia or colloquiums (plural)

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


twiddle

twiddle (canonical)
twiddles (third-person singular)
twiddled (past)
twiddled (past participle)
twiddling (present participle)

If a person twiddles, they wiggle or fidget in a nervous way.


aerosolized

aerosolize (canonical)
aerosolizes (third-person singular)
aerosolized (past)
aerosolized (past participle)
aerosolizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of aerosolize.


shoreline

shoreline (singular)
shorelines (plural)

The shoreline is a line that divides land and a body of water.


verbalized

The past tense and past participle of verbalize.


racked

rack (canonical)
racks (third-person singular)
racked (past)
racked (past participle)
racking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rack.


afro

An afro is a hair style with very curly hair in a round shape.


supplant

supplant (canonical)
supplants (third-person singular)
supplanted (past)
supplanted (past participle)
supplanting (present participle)

If a person supplants another, they take replace them in a position.

Timothy will supplant Mike as the head prefect.


digital divide

The digital divide is the difference between people who have access to technology and those who don't.

This educational program is designed to bridge the digital divide by providing internet in all schools.


safely

If something is done safely, it is done in a dangerous manner.


dampen

dampen (canonical)
dampens (third-person singular)
dampened (past)
dampened (past participle)
dampening (present participle)

If you dampen something, you make it damp or moist.

If something dampens, it becomes damp or moist.


pursing

purse (canonical)
purses (third-person singular)
pursed (past)
pursed (past participle)
pursing (present participle)


verbalising

verbalise (canonical)
verbalises (third-person singular)
verbalised (past)
verbalised (past participle)
verbalising (present participle)


moat

moat (canonical)
moats (third-person singular)
moated (past)
moated (past participle)
moating (present participle)

If you moat a place, you surround that place with a moat.


carouses

carouse (canonical)
carouses (third-person singular)
caroused (past)
caroused (past participle)
carousing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of carouse.


carouses

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


in respect of

You use in respect of to limit the application of a statement.

You may receive money to help meet schooling costs, but only in respect of the last year of the course.


orientates

orientate (canonical)
orientates (third-person singular)
orientated (past)
orientated (past participle)
orientating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of orientate.


verbalises

The third-person singular form of verbalise.


Dutchman

A Dutchman is a man from the Netherlands.


shorelines

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


camaraderie

Camaraderie is the trust and close friendship between people who spends a lot of time together.


demagnetising

demagnetise (canonical)
demagnetises (third-person singular)
demagnetised (past)
demagnetised (past participle)
demagnetising (present participle)


degauss

degauss (canonical)
degausses (third-person singular)
degaussed (past)
degaussed (past participle)
degaussing (present participle)

If you degauss a ferrous metal, you reduce or eliminate the magnetic field it has.


pee pees

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


verbalizes

verbalize (canonical)
verbalizes (third-person singular)
verbalized (past)
verbalized (past participle)
verbalizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of verbalize.


verbalize

If you verbalize, you speak or to use words to express something.

/ˈvəːbəlʌɪz/


pickets

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


pickets

picket (canonical)
pickets (third-person singular)
picketed (past)
picketed (past participle)
picketing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of picket.


gambols

gamboled (past)
gamboled (past participle)
gamboling (present participle)
gambol (canonical)
gambols (third-person singular)
gambolled (past)
gambolled (past participle)
gambolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gambol.


gamblers

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


Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in southeast Europe.


repossessing

repossess (canonical)
repossesses (third-person singular)
repossessed (past)
repossessed (past participle)
repossessing (present participle)


announcers

announcer (singular)
announcers (plural)

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


aerosolize

aerosolize (canonical)
aerosolizes (third-person singular)
aerosolized (past)
aerosolized (past participle)
aerosolizing (present participle)

If you aerosolize something, you disperse it as a fine spray.

/ˈɛːrəsəlʌɪz/


aerosolise

aerosolise (canonical)
aerosolises (third-person singular)
aerosolised (past)
aerosolised (past participle)
aerosolising (present participle)

If you aerosolise something, you disperse it as a fine spray.

/ˈɛːrəsəlʌɪz/


colloquium

colloquium (singular)
colloquiums or colloquia (plural)

A colloquium is an academic meeting where different people give lectures about different topics.

This colloquium is held every Tuesday to talk about new research.


shag

I had a shag with a person I met up at the disco.


shag

shag (canonical)
shags (third-person singular)
shagged (past)
shagged (past participle)
shagging (present participle)

If two (or more) people shag, they have sex

Tony and Martin shagged.

If you shag someone, you have sex with them


lambasted

lambast (canonical)
lambasts (third-person singular)
lambasted (past)
lambasted (past participle)
lambasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lambast.

The past tense and past participle of lambaste.


renewals

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


emulates

emulate (canonical)
emulates (third-person singular)
emulated (past)
emulated (past participle)
emulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of emulate.


lambast

If you lambast a person, you scold or reprimand them in a harsh way.


magnetise

magnetise (canonical)
magnetises (third-person singular)
magnetised (past)
magnetised (past participle)
magnetising (present participle)

If a magnetise a piece of metal, you make it magnetic properties.


conditioners

conditioner (singular)
conditioners (plural)

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


surfed

surf (canonical)
surfs (third-person singular)
surfed (past)
surfed (past participle)
surfing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surf.


recurs

recur (canonical)
recurs (third-person singular)
recurred (past)
recurred (past participle)
recurring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of recur.


emulate

If you emulate a person, you copy or imitate them.

If you emulate a program, you copy or produce the same functions on another program.


spall

A spall is a fragment or chip of a stone.


spall

spall (canonical)
spalls (third-person singular)
spalled (past)
spalled (past participle)
spalling (present participle)

If something spalls, it breaks into many small pieces.


chiffonaded

chiffonade (canonical)
chiffonades (third-person singular)
chiffonaded (past)
chiffonaded (past participle)
chiffonading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chiffonade.


pee-pee

Pee-pee is another name of the penis or vagina.


goggled

goggle (canonical)
goggles (third-person singular)
goggled (past)
goggled (past participle)
goggling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of goggle.


superannuated

superannuate (canonical)
superannuates (third-person singular)
superannuated (past)
superannuated (past participle)
superannuating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of superannuate.


lambaste

lambaste (canonical)
lambastes (third-person singular)
lambasted (past)
lambasted (past participle)
lambasting (present participle)

If you lambaste a person, you scold or reprimand them in a harsh way.


wryer

wry (positive)
wryer (comparative)
wryest (superlative)


sleepier

sleepy (positive)
sleepier (comparative)
sleepiest (superlative)

The comparative form of sleepy; more sleepy.


permuted

permute (canonical)
permutes (third-person singular)
permuted (past)
permuted (past participle)
permuting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of permute.


middays

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


modal

A modal, is a kind of verb, such as can or should that expresses possibility, ability, intention, or necessity.

The modals in English are mostly auxiliary verbs that don't have gerund-participle forms.


modal

Modal meanings express possibility, ability, intention, or necessity.

The English modal auxiliary verbs include can, should, must, might, etc.

The modal value or amount is the middle one.


plumbed

plumb (canonical)
plumbs (third-person singular)
plumbed (past)
plumbed (past participle)
plumbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plumb.


picketing

picket (canonical)
pickets (third-person singular)
picketed (past)
picketed (past participle)
picketing (present participle)


World War I

World War I was a war from 1914 to 1918 between countries including, on one side, the United Kingdom, France, Serbia, the Russian Empire, Italy, the United States, Japan, Belgium, and other Allied Nations, and, on the other side, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

The First Battle of the Marne was part of World War I.


rectors

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


announcer

announcer (singular)
announcers (plural)

An announcer is a person who makes announcements.

After he stopped playing, he became a sports announcer.


astonishment

astonishment (singular)
astonishments (plural)

Astonishment is the state or feeling of being deeply surprised.

They watched in astonishment as the building fell.

To our astonishment, he jumped onto one of the tables and started singing.

An astonishment a situation or event that causes deep surprise.

It was an astonishment, to see his father begin to cry.


broach

broach (canonical)
broaches (third-person singular)
broached (past)
broached (past participle)
broaching (present participle)

If you broach a barrel, you make a hole in it so as to draw the liquid.

If you broach a subject, you begin a discussion about it.

If a ship broaches, it turns sideways to oncoming waves.


dust devils

dust devil (singular)
dust devils (plural)

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


along with

You use along with to add more information.

We keep both the old ideas along with the new ones.


amplifications

amplification (singular)
amplifications (plural)

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


lambasting

lambast (canonical)
lambasts (third-person singular)
lambasted (past)
lambasted (past participle)
lambasting (present participle)


literary device

A literary device is any technique in writing to make the author accomplish their goal.


sleepiest

The superlative form of sleepy; most sleepy.


amplification

Amplification is the process or result of increasing a signal, such as a sound wave, light, etc.

Most of the music classrooms have some type of sound amplification system.


chiffonade

chiffonade (singular)
chiffonades (plural)

Chiffonade is a culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.


chiffonade

If you chiffonade something, you prepare a chiffonade.


befuddle

befuddle (canonical)
befuddles (third-person singular)
befuddled (past)
befuddled (past participle)
befuddling (present participle)

If you befuddle a person, you confuse them.

The explanation left him completely befuddled.


atelier

An atelier is the name for a workshop of an artist.


superannuates

The third-person singular form of superannuate.


invasive

invasive (positive)
more invasive (comparative)
most invasive (superlative)

If something is invasive, it is not native to the environment it is in and can potentially cause harm.


lambastes

The third-person singular form of lambaste.


orientated

orientate (canonical)
orientates (third-person singular)
orientated (past)
orientated (past participle)
orientating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of orientate.


World War II

World War II was a war from 1939 to 1945 between countries including, on one side, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Soviet Union and China, and on the other side, Germany, Italy and Japan.

The Attack on Pearl Harbor was part of World War II.


wrier

wry (positive)
wrier (comparative)
wriest (superlative)


surfboard

surfboard (singular)
surfboards (plural)

A surfboard is a long and narrow board that is used for surfing.

/ˈsɜːfˌbɔːd/


taquerias

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


instead of

You use instead of to show that two things are alternatives of each other.

She would make him stand in a corner instead of stay in after school.

Consider doing it there instead of here.

I felt happy instead of sad.


defrosts

defrost (canonical)
defrosts (third-person singular)
defrosted (past)
defrosted (past participle)
defrosting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of defrost.


emu

An emu is a flightless bird that is native to Australia.


befuddled

The past tense and past participle of befuddle.


jiggliest

jiggly (positive)
jigglier (comparative)
jiggliest (superlative)

The superlative form of jiggly; most jiggly.


wolf spider

wolf spider (singular)
wolf spiders (plural)

A wolf spider is a type of spider that does not spin webs.