term

A term is a word or group of words, usually one with a special meaning in a particular field or area.

They didn't know the meaning of the technical terms the doctor was using.

What is the definition of this term?

At age 10, she only knew that it was a term of abuse, a swear word.

She spoke in glowing terms about the progress they had made.

You use "in terms of" to introduce a topic or subject.

Simply spending more money is not useful in terms of getting people back to work.

In terms of both numbers of people and size, California is one of the largest States in America.

If you talk about something in general/economic/human, etc. terms, you talk about it from that point of view.

The changes are great in dollar terms, but the human cost is too high.

The President of Mexico is limited to serving a single term of six years.

He faces a maximum prison term of 15 years and $8.5 million in fines

The price may be up and down, but over the long term it will certainly rise.

The period of employment comes to term in three years.

She carried the baby to term.

A term is one of the times of year when school classes are held, usually September to December and January to April or June, also June to August.

A term is a number or symbol in a formula.

The equation only worked when we included an extra constant term.

If you compare money or numbers in real terms, you compare the value on an equal basis.

Today we are paying less for gasoline in real terms than we have at any time since 1918.

Although the absolute number of trucking accidents is up slightly, they are down 10 percent in the decade in real terms .

If you come to terms with something that is not nice, you accept it.

He hasn't come to terms with the fact that she's not coming back.

The terms of a contract or purchase are its rules, conditions and limits.

The company has announced generally agreement on a new contract though the exact terms still have to be worked out.

Under the terms of the purchase, we get the house on July 14th.

If two or more people or groups are on good/equal/bad etc. terms, they have a relationship that is good/equal/bad etc.

If two or more people or groups are on speaking terms, they are not close but do speak to each other.


term

term (canonical)
terms (third-person singular)
termed (past)
termed (past participle)
terming (present participle)

If you term something a particular name or description, you give that name or description to it.

The 1980s have been termed "The Forgotten Decade" by rock fans.

White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater termed the GNP growth "moderately healthy".

For lack of a better word, you might term it a police state.


repeat

repeat (canonical)
repeats (third-person singular)
repeated (past)
repeated (past participle)
repeating (present participle)

If you repeat something, you do it again.

I don't want to have to repeat typing this.

If you fail the class you will have to repeat it.

That song is not good because it just repeats the same words.

If something repeats or is repeated it is done more than once, or there is more than one of it.

The flashing light just keeps repeating.

The war was very bad, I hope history doesn't repeat with another like it.

The words "No show hello" repeat through the whole song.

If you repeat yourself, you say something you just said again.

I already told you what to do, don't make me repeat myself.


repeat

An instruction to repeat something. Usually this is used for music in part of a song. Sometimes it may be used for other things like part of a computer program.

Something this has been repeated; that is a repetition.


singles

Singles is a game where each side has only one player, especially in tennis.

Singles are people who are not married or not in a romantic relationship.

You'll pay no tax if your income falls below $50,000 for a married couple, $35,000 for singles.


singles

single (canonical)
singles (third-person singular)
singled (past)
singled (past participle)
singling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of single.


musical

musical (positive)
more musical (comparative)
most musical (superlative)

If something is musical it makes music or is about music.

A drum is a musical instrument.

If a person is musical, they are good at making music or often make music.

My cousin is very musical and can play many songs and musical instruments.


musical

A musical is a theatrical production with music, dance, and spoken words.

My favorite musical is "Wicked".

Busby Berkley's old-time Hollywood movie musicals are classics.

Tom and Jerry honeymooned in New York City and bought tickets for three Broadway musicals.


badass

A badass is someone who is very tough or mean.

Don't mess with him, he's a real badass!

A person who has extreme attitudes and behavior and is admired by others. In this sense, calling someone a badass is a compliment.

I heard that he smashed his guitar at the end of the encore. He's such a badass!


badass

badass (positive)
more badass (comparative)
most badass (superlative)

If something is badass it is great or very good; cool.

I love my new shoes--aren't they badass?

It would be even more badass if school was cancelled.


possession

possession (singular)
possessions (plural)

Power or control over something, as distinct from lawful ownership; holding or occupancy.

I have possession of some valuable antiques.

These are my possessions.

A territory that is under the rule of another country.

Puerto Rico is a possession of the United States.

Possession is when a person's body is controlled by a demon or other supernatural being.

Exorcism is a movie about possession.

In sports, possession is control of the ball.

Real Madrid now has possession of the ball and is trying to score.


indigo

A blue dye taken from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.


return

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

When you return something, you give/put it back.

He returned the lawnmower back to John.

When you return to something or somewhere, you go/come back to it.

He returned to China after his trip to Germany.

The main theme of the symphony's first movement returns in the last movement.

I've just returned from class, but I'll be leaving again soon.

If a feeling, problem, thought, etc. returns, it comes back.

I thought I was better, but the pain in my back has returned.

If you return to an activity, you start it again.

If you return an act, you do the same act to the person who did it first.

She turned her eyes towards him and he returned her her look.

If you return a ball in sports, you hit it back to the other player.

He was unable to return serves all through the match.

If you return a profit or loss in business, you make it.

If you return something to a particular state, you make it that way again.

We need to return the earth to a more healthy state.


return

Somebody's return is when they come back.

They've planned a celebration for my return home.

Something's return is when it is given back.

A return is something that was bought but has to be taken back to the store, usually because it is broken.

This store does not allow returns unless the customer has a receipt.

The return of something to a particular state is the change back to that state.

Someone's return to an activity is their restarting of the activity.

The return on money is the amount or percent of profit earned on it.

If you do something in return for something else, you do it to thank or pay back somebody; you make things balanced again.

The return of a feeling, problem, thought, etc. is when it comes back.

Return is a key on a computer keyboard that puts the cursor back at the beginning of a line.

A return is a form that you send to the government telling it about your income, your household, etc.

The returns in an election are the number of votes.

A return is a ticket that takes you where you want to go and back home again.


declaration

declaration (singular)
declarations (plural)

A written or spoken statement of a fact, opinion, or belief.

The company has released a declaration of bankruptcy.

A list of items for various legal purposes.

customs declaration

The act or process of declaring something.

The principal's declaration lasted almost 30 minutes.

When the captain of a batting side says an inning is closed.


cunt

A woman's cunt is her genitalia, especially the vulva.

I want to fuck her cunt.

A cunt is a very unpleasant person (in the US, usually a woman; in the Commonwealth, usually a man).

You cunt!


fart

A fart is the air that comes out of an anus; the air is produced by digestion.

I accidentally let out a loud fart in class today. I was so embarrassed!


fart

fart (canonical)
farts (third-person singular)
farted (past)
farted (past participle)
farting (present participle)

If you fart, you release air from your anus.

Do you smell something? I think somebody farted.


fries

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

McDonalds' fries are okay, but I like to make my own.


fries

fry (canonical)
fries (third-person singular)
fried (past)
fried (past participle)
frying (present participle)


motherfucker

motherfucker (singular)
motherfuckers (plural)

A very insulting word to call someone you don't like.

That motherfucker just scratched my car and drove away!

Oedipus is a literal motherfucker.

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arsehole

The anus, the hole in the butt where feces comes out.

Don't be an arsehole.

Do I have to be an arsehole for you to listen?


dusty

dusty (positive)
dustier (comparative)
dustiest (superlative)

If something is dusty, it is covered in dust.

I don't think this book has been touched in a long time because it's very dusty.

If something is dusty, it is powdery or it looks like dust.


plastic

Plastic is a material that can change its shape and is used to pack products.

Plastic is a slang for a credit or debit cards that are used in place of cash to buy things.

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plastic

plastic (positive)
more plastic (comparative)
most plastic (superlative)

If something is plastic, it is made of plastic.

Cameron is going to recycle some plastic bottles.

If someone or something is plastic, it is able to adapt to different conditions.

The brain is very plastic at a young age.


plug

A plug is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an electrical plug which plugs into the wall or electrical socket, a sink plug (or stopper) which stops the water from draining out of the sink or bath.


plug

plug (canonical)
plugs (third-person singular)
plugged (past)
plugged (past participle)
plugging (present participle)

If you plug something you close by putting something into it.

We use corks to plug the barrels.

We were able to plug the leek for now.

I plugged my ears with my finger because of the noise.

If you plug something in (or into) you put into a socket.

If you plug something in you connect it to electricity.

You have to plug the computer in if for it to work.

If you plug in an idea or way of doing something, you use it as a whole (without changing it).

We just plugged in the results from last year and everything worked.

If something plugs something else closes it tightly.

The cork plugged the bottle.

The mudslide plugged the way out of the cave, trapping us.


crown

A crown is a round-shaped ring that kings and queens wear on the head. It is made of expensive metals. It might have jewels too.

The queen wore a fancy crown.

The crown is the position of a sovereign (in a monarchy).


crown

crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

To formally announce the new king or emperor.

After the death of the old king, the new king was crowned.

During birth, when the baby's head is seen in the mother's vaginal opening.

The mother was in the second stage of labor and the baby had just crowned, so the midwives encouraged her.


parachute

parachute (singular)
parachutes (plural)

A parachute is something, usually a large piece of fabric, that helps to slow a person or object that is falling.

This parachute is made from very light, thin fabric but it is very strong.


parachute

parachute (canonical)
parachutes (third-person singular)
parachuted (past)
parachuted (past participle)
parachuting (present participle)

If you parachute, you jump or fall using a parachute.

Parachuting out of an airplane was the most exciting thing I've ever done.


books

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


books

book (canonical)
books (third-person singular)
booked (past)
booked (past participle)
booking (present participle)


tit

She's got an amazing pair of tits.

Look at that tit driving on the wrong side of the road!

A small bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae that is common in the northern hemisphere.

1759, he was resolved, for the time to come, to ride his tit with more sobriety. — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 28)


pop

A loud sound, like a cork coming out of a bottle.

Coca-cola is my favorite brand of pop.

My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.

They play a lot of pop music on the radio.

I may not know a lot about history or geography, but I know everything there is to know about pop culture.


pop

pop (canonical)
pops (third-person singular)
popped (past)
popped (past participle)
popping (present participle)

To burst something, most commonly a balloon.

The boy used a needle to pop the balloon.


saturated

saturate (canonical)
saturates (third-person singular)
saturated (past)
saturated (past participle)
saturating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of saturate.


saturated

saturated (positive)
more saturated (comparative)
most saturated (superlative)

Something that is saturated is full; it cannot hold or contain any more.

containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.


single

In large baking dish, arrange chicken pieces in single layer.

You use single to stress how many or how few.

I hate going to work every single day and listening to people yell at each other.

I haven't heard a single word of thanks.

Eastern Canada is the world's largest single source of newsprint.

I don't think we should give them a single thing.

The single mother of two spends weekends with her kids.

I used to go out a lot when I was single.


single

A single is a song that is sold or put out by itself (or with one other song), not on an album.

Today she releases her live version of Birthday, the first single from an upcoming tour album.

In baseball and cricket, a single is a hit that enables a runner to score a point.

In baseball a single is a hit that enables the player to move to first base.

Singles is a game where each side has only one player, especially in tennis.

Singles are people who are not married or not in a romantic relationship.

You'll pay no tax if your income falls below $50,000 for a married couple, $35,000 for singles.

A single is a hotel room for one person.

I reserved a single in Montreal.


single

single (canonical)
singles (third-person singular)
singled (past)
singled (past participle)
singling (present participle)

In baseball if you single, you hit the ball and are able to run to first base.

The batter singled to right field.

If you single something out, you identify it, often to give it special attention.

She was singled out as the best student in the class.


happiness

happiness (singular)
happinesses (plural)

Happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy.

I hope that your new job brings you happiness.

I have never felt more happiness than when I saw my newborn daughter for the first time.


echoed

echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of echo.

When I shouted in the cave, the sound echoed off the walls.


cheek

The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes.

Your cheeks are really rosy today.

Those pants are so tight that you can see each of her butt cheeks.

You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!


cheek

cheek (canonical)
cheeks (third-person singular)
cheeked (past)
cheeked (past participle)
cheeking (present participle)

Don't cheek me, you little rascal!


gum

A thick liquid that come from plants or trees that hardens into solids.

Could I have a stick of gum? I think my breath smells bad.


gum

gum (canonical)
gums (third-person singular)
gummed (past)
gummed (past participle)
gumming (present participle)

To chew something; often used when a toothless person or animal chews something.

That old dog's been gumming that bone for hours.

To apply an adhesive or gum to something.

As "gum up", to spoil or ruin a thing or process.


trash

I took it out of the wrapping and then threw away the trash.

Please take out the trash.

A container where useless things are discarded.

Just throw it in the trash.

This radio is trash! It doesn't work!

white trash

trailer trash

drug.


trash

trash (canonical)
trashes (third-person singular)
trashed (past)
trashed (past participle)
trashing (present participle)

To make a mess; to ruin or destroy things.

Trash the house! he ordered.

Scarface always trashes a house he burgles.

The burglars trashed my house.

They trashed John's house yesterday.

Oh, my God! They're trashing my house right now!

Will you trash those old love letters?

John always trashes my love letters.

John trashed my love letters last Monday.

I trashed John's old love letters yesterday.

I'll spend the afternoon trashing your old love letters.


rank

A rank is the position of a person, place, thing, or idea in relation to others based on a shared property such as location, population, or quality.

Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23.

A rank is a level in an organization such as the military.

Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines.


rank

rank (canonical)
ranks (third-person singular)
ranked (past)
ranked (past participle)
ranking (present participle)

To rank is to give a rank to a person, place, thing or idea.

Please rank the following fruits from your favourite to your least favourite: pear, apple, watermelon, apple, orange.


rank

rank (positive)
more rank (comparative)
most rank (superlative)

Something that is rank has a very strong, bad smell.

Something that is rank is gross or disgusting.


buoyancy

Buoyancy is the force pushing up on a body in a fluid.

Wood floats in water because of buoyancy.

I am happy with your buoyancy after many bad things happened to you.


kick ass

If you kick someone's ass you beat them in a fight, or you hurt them a lot.

I kicked his ass for insulting my mom.

Don't bother them, they'll kick your ass.

He just got his ass kicked.

If you kick someone's ass at a game or contest, you win by a lot.

He really kicked my ass at football.

The band totally kicked ass last night.


kick ass

You say kick ass! to show happiness or a feeling of accomplishment.

Kick ass! I just won $250 playing poker!


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bug

An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").

Any insect or spider may often be called a bug.

These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.

A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.

The computer program has a bug in it.

A contagious illness caused by bacteria or a virus.

He’s got the flu bug.

An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.

I think he’s a gold bug, he has over 10,000 ounces in storage.

to catch the skiing bug

We installed a bug in her telephone.

A small or invisible image on a webpage that is used to track persons who viewed it.

He suspected the image was a web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.

A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it.

He did not like the network bug that appeared onscreen.

Figurative – A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.


bug

bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

Don’t bug me, I’m busy!

To put an electronic listening device somewhere.

We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.


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supposed

If something is supposed, people assume that is it true without having proof that it is true.


supposed

suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of suppose.


woo

You may yell woo or woo-hoo to show happy excitement.


woo

woo (canonical)
woos (third-person singular)
wooed (past)
wooed (past participle)
wooing (present participle)

If you woo someone, you try to get that person to like you, date you or marry you.


tap

We don't have bottled water, you'll have to get it from the tap.

A repeated touching of one's hands, foot or other body part.

When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.

A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.

The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill advised taps along its length.

A tool used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)

We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.


tap

tap (canonical)
taps (third-person singular)
tapped (past)
tapped (past participle)
tapping (present participle)

Steve tapped the keg so we could drink beer.

When he ran out of money, he decided to tap into his trust fund.

To touch someone or something lightly with your finger, hand, or foot, sometimes repeatedly.

I tap my fingers on the table when I get bored.

She was tapping her leg because she was nervous.

He tapped me on my shoulder to let me know it was time to go.

To place a listening or recording device on a telephone connection.

They can't tap the phone without a warrant.

Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.


rear

* From the Latin word retro meaning back or behind.

The back of something; something that is behind.

I painted the rear of the house.


rear

rear (canonical)
rears (third-person singular)
reared (past)
reared (past participle)
rearing (present participle)

To educate and care for a young one until maturity.


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handle

A handle is the part of an object that you hold with your hand when you want to use or move the object. Some examples of handles are: the shaft of a sword, the knob of a door, etc.

I grabbed the handle on the drawer and opened it.

A handle is a 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory.

A handle is a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol.


handle

handle (canonical)
handles (third-person singular)
handled (past)
handled (past participle)
handling (present participle)

If you handle something, you touch it, you feel it with your hand.

How you handle an object is how you use it.

You handle that gun pretty well.

To give and take; to have something pass through your hands; to buy and sell

As a cashier, I handle money every day.

That store handles many different items.

They that handle the law knew me not – Jeremiah, 2:8

How were you handled in prison?

To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.

It won't be easy, but I think I can handle it.


laptop computer

laptop computer (singular)
laptop computers (plural)

A laptop computer or a laptop is a small computer that is light enough to be used on your lap and can be carried around with you.


microphone

microphone (singular)
microphones (plural)

A device that converts sound into electricity; microphones send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

We can't hear you! Speak into the microphone!

She records her songs using a microphone.


pelt

The skin of an animal with hair on it; a raw hide; a skin with the hairy or woolly covering on it.


pelt

pelt (canonical)
pelts (third-person singular)
pelted (past)
pelted (past participle)
pelting (present participle)

If you pelt somebody, you throw things at them and hit them.

As soon as I got out of my car, my children started pelting me with snowballs.

The angry mob began to pelt the police with rocks. Luckily, the police were wearing armour, so the rocks just bounced off of them.

If you pelt somebody with questions, words, facts, etc, you say those things quickly, without stopping.

As soon as she got back from Africa, her parents started pelting her with questions about what it was like.

Every time Daniel got home late, his girlfriend pelted him with accusations that he was visiting another woman, even if he had just stayed late at work.

Every time I get back from vacations, my boss pelts me with demands and jobs before I can even sit down in my chair.

If one thing pelts against another thing, the first thing bangs or drums on the second thing.

The rain pelted on the roof of the car so loudly that we couldn't hear each other talk.

If you pelt someone, you hit them over and over again.

The smaller boy tried to fight the bully, but he got pelted.

The bully was still pelting the smaller boy when the police arrived. The bully went to jail for hurting the smaller boy so badly that he had to go to the hospital.


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Koran

The Koran is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.


Hinduism

The first religion of India. Hinduism teaches that many gods exist but are all parts of one God.

The ideas of karma comes from Hinduism.


Taoism

The first religion of China. Taoism teaches people to live in harmony with the natural way (called the Tao, which means way in Chinese).


Confucianism

A philosophy from China, based on the teachings of Confucius about loyalty, duty, and family. Confucianism is usually called a religion, but not everyone agrees about that.

Influenced by Confucianism, Chinese people commonly possess respect for social norms and make efforts to create harmony.


loudspeaker

loudspeaker (singular)
loudspeakers (plural)

Everyone in the building heard her message as she spoke through the loudspeaker.


Satanism

Satanism is any religion (real or not real) that worships or follows Satan.


nigga

Another way to say nigger; it is often offensive, but is usually less offensive than nigger. It is sometimes used by black people to mean friend.

Hey, what's up, nigga?


Grace

Grace is a given name for a girl or woman.


yerba mate

yerba mate (singular)
yerba mates (plural)

A small tree that is part of the holly family; Ilex paraguariensis. It is often used to make a tea called mate.


center

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

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

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

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

They have opened a large shopping center in Taipei.

The team was staying at the US Olympic training center.

Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking center.

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

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

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

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


center

center (canonical)
centers (third-person singular)
centered (past)
centered (past participle)
centering (present participle)

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


Jainism

Jainism is a religion from India that teaches refraining from violence towards any living entity.


Mia

Mia is a female given name; it is sometimes short for Maria.


movie

A movie is a motion picture that tells a story and is shown on a screen or television.

That was a really good movie as the story was interesting.

The movies are a place a movie is shown.

We're going to the movies.


hay

Hay is tall grass that has been cut and dried. Hay is often used to feed animals.


cellphone


cell-phone


embarrassment

embarrassment (singular)
embarrassments (plural)

A feeling of discomfort, shame, self-consciousness or humiliation.

A person or thing which causes another person to feel shame or humiliation.

Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.

Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.


niggas

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


Sikhism

A religion from India. Sikhism is based on mixing ideas from Islam and Hinduism, but adds other ideas. It teaches harmony between all religions.


dumb

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

Not able to speak. If someone is dumb they can not say anything.

They went to a school for the deaf and dumb.

Dogs are just dumb animals.

Another word for stupid. If you are dumb you are not intelligent.

That is a really dumb idea.

How could I be so dumb? I know better than that!

I'm not dumb enough to believe that.

It is not nice to call someone dumb.


dummy

A dummy is a model of a person. A dummy is often used to show clothes or test safety.

The dress looked better on the dummy.

The company uses dummies to test the new cars in crashes.

A dummy is a person who is stupid; if someone is a dummy they are not intelligent.

You got good grades, I know you are not a dummy.

I got angry because they treated me like a dummy.

Those guys are a bunch of dummies.

I need easy instruction, something for dummies.

A dummy is something that is not there but people act like its there for some purpose.

That file is just a dummy to help the program start.


dummy

A dummy thing is something that is not there or is not the thing it is called.

They used a dummy account to make the records look right.

The card game has one dummy player for each real player.


parking lot

parking lot (singular)
parking lots (plural)

A parking lot is an open area where you can park your car.

When I got the restaurant, I parked my car in the parking lot.


Sam

Sam is a male given name. It is usually short for Samuel.

Sam is a female given name. It is usually short for Samantha.


perfectionist

perfectionist (singular)
perfectionists (plural)

Someone who always tries to be perfect or who has very high standards.

He's a perfectionist, because he said a test score of 99% was bad.


Wicca

Wicca is neo-pagan religion which focuses on nature and teaches that many gods are forms of a great God and Goddess. Wicca also involves practicing witchcraft (magic) and followers call themselves Wiccans.


manmade


man made


Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of Buddha that teaches enlightenment can be achieved by ending desire and attachment.

Buddhism is often practiced in Japan, Tibet, and Korea.

Teachers in Tibetan Buddhism have sought to teach Buddhism to children.


Indy

The Indianapolis 500 race is often called the Indy 500 for short.


smart

smart (positive)
smarter (comparative)
smartest (superlative)

Someone who is smart shows intelligence.

My friend is really smart; he has an IQ of 152.

You know algebra? Wow, you're smart!

You took the shortcut? That was smart!


Africa

Africa is the continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia.


parental

If something is parental it has to do with parents (mothers and fathers).


successfully

In a successful way; with success; without failing.

He successfully climbed the mountain.

They successfully completed their project together.

You have successfully won the championship game.


Qur'an

The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.


depth

The distance below a surface; how deep something is.

Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.

The distance between the front and the back, such as the depth of a drawer or closet.

How intense, complex, strong, serious or important an emotion or situation is.

The depth of her misery was obvious to everyone.

The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.

The depth of field in this picture is amazing.


monsters

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


lesbos

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


Native American

Native American (singular)
Native Americans (plural)

One of the group of people who lived in North America or South America before people came from Europe.


youngster

youngster (singular)
youngsters (plural)

A youngster is young person, someone who is not an adult. Usually this means a child, but sometimes can mean an adolescent or a baby.

The youngsters are playing outside.


LA

Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.

I live in Baton Rouge, LA.

Lao People's Democratic Republic, a member state of the United Nations.


LA

Los Angeles, a city in the state of California in the United States.

We went to LA for the summer.

Lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the United States in 1892, mostly replaced by DDT in the late 1940s, and banned in 1988.


enemy

If someone is your enemy that person is against you, or does not like you.

I have no enemies that I know of.

In war the enemy is the country or army that is attacking your country or army.

He was sent to jail because he was working for the enemy.


ROFLMAO

A short way to say "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off"; it is a combination of ROFL ("rolling on the floor laughing") and LMAO ("laughing my ass off").


majority

The biggest of several groups of people or things.

The majority vote will win.

The majority of my classmates are not married, but they are dating someone.

Most of the people in this city are white. The white majority outnumbers the black minority.

More than half, also called a true majority.

A true majority of votes is needed to change the results of the last vote.


public enemy

public enemy (singular)
public enemies (plural)

A public enemy is an enemy of the public (people), or someone who hurts the people. Usually, this means a criminal.

They arrested public enemy number one yesterday.


sicker

sick (positive)
sicker (comparative)
sickest (superlative)

The comparative form of sick; more sick.

I'm sicker today than I was yesterday.


website

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

My favorite websites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.


son of a bitches


consensus

consensus (singular)
consensuses (plural)

If there is consensus among people, they generally agree on something.

There was broad consensus that the first project had failed.

Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.

A way to make decisions; consensus says that people agree to an action if no one opposes it.


possessive

possessive (positive)
more possessive (comparative)
most possessive (superlative)

Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something.

He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it.

Showing ownership, possession or origin.

There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.


Nick

Nick is a male given name. It is usually short for Nicholas.

A shortening of the television channel Nickelodeon.


Judaism

Judaism is the religion of the Jews. Judaism is from ancient Israel but has changed since ancient times. It teaches that there is one God and that the Jews are his chosen (special) people.


Jesus Christ

The son of God, believed to have been sent to save people from sin.


Jesus Christ

You can say Jesus Christ when you are surprised or upset.

Oh, Jesus Christ!


gotten

get (canonical)
gets (third-person singular)
got (past)
gotten (past participle)
getting (present participle)

My grades have gotten better since I quit playing basketball.

I've never gotten a winning lottery ticket.


Greek language


son-of-a-bitch


thai language


shaman

shaman (singular)
shaman or shamans (plural)

A shaman is a holy person from shamanism. A shaman's job is to enter the spirit world and talk to spirits. Shaman usually do other things, like try to make sick people well, to see the future, or to bring good weather or good luck.


tablecloth

tablecloth (singular)
tablecloths (plural)

A piece of cloth or plastic put over a table. A tablecloth keeps the table clean and is also to make it nice to look at.


modal auxiliary


Lesvos

Lesvos is another way of spelling Lesbos.


dawg

Yo, what's up, dawg?


medicine man

medicine man (singular)
medicine men (plural)

A Native American or Eskimo shaman or healer.


cocaine

An addictive drug in the form of a white powder that users generally take by sniffing it through their nose; cocaine is a stimulant and a narcotic.


impersonal

impersonal (positive)
more impersonal (comparative)
most impersonal (superlative)

Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.

She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.

Used to describe a phrase or sentence with a personal pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.

"It is raining" and "You shouldn't drink and drive" are impersonal phrases.


livestock

My uncle raises livestock for a living.


bookshelf

bookshelf (singular)
bookshelves (plural)

The book should be on the bookshelf.

My bookshelves are so full that soon I will need a new one.


Goddess

The only goddess of a religion that only has one deity.

The only female god of a religion that has one male deity and one female deity.

In the religion called Wicca, the Goddess is the feminine side of nature or God. This is compared to the God, which the masculine side of nature or God. Some other pagan and neo-pagan religions also use "Goddess" this way.

The Goddess is represented by many famous goddesses, like Isis and Kali.


crybaby

A nickname for someone who cries often or whose feelings are easily hurt.

Sam is such a crybaby; I told him that he was ugly and he started crying!


cell phones

cell phone (singular)
cell phones (plural)

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


cooked

cooked (positive)
more cooked (comparative)
most cooked (superlative)

When food is cooked, it is prepared using heat.


cooked

cook (canonical)
cooks (third-person singular)
cooked (past)
cooked (past participle)
cooking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cook.


killed

kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of kill.

I hit and killed a deer with my car last week.

The evidence is clear that he killed her.

I just recently starting hunting as a hobby and already I have killed a dozen raccoons.

The killed plans will be tried again next year.


dickhead

Shut up, dickhead!


African American

An African American is an American person with African or Black ancestry.

Barack Obama was the first African American President of the United States.


hey

You say, "hey" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.

Hey, how's it going? [Hello, how are you?]

You shout (say loudly) "hey" to get someone to notice you.

Hey, what are you doing!?

Hey, stop doing that!


calculator

calculator (singular)
calculators (plural)

A calculator is a device used for doing mathematics.

The new calculator has a lot of functions.


poppas

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


web site

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

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


chip

A small piece that is broken off of a larger object.

A chip of paint fell off the wall.

A damaged area of a surface where a chip has broken off.

This cup has a chip in it.

A token that is used in place of cash when gambling.

poker chip

This chip is worth $1.

A small circuit used in certain electronic devices.

computer chip

A thin, baked or fried piece of vegetable, usually potato.

potato chips

tortilla chips

A fried strip of potato, similar to French fries.

A shot where the ball goes up more than a regular shot.

A dried piece of dung that is used as fuel.

A container that is usually used for holding strawberries or other fruit.


chip

chip (canonical)
chips (third-person singular)
chipped (past)
chipped (past participle)
chipping (present participle)

The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.

Be careful not to chip the paint.

To play a shot where the ball goes mostly upwards instead of forwards.

To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.

This varnish chips easily.


The Almighty


Americas

The continents of North and South America.


spider

A spider is an arthropod with eight legs that makes webs to catch its food.

That spider was about to bite me, so I killed it.

I hate spiders as they look really scary. Everytime I see them, I get scared, anywhere I am.


lame

lame (positive)
lamer (comparative)
lamest (superlative)

If you are lame you are not able to walk well because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

Because I broke my leg and it's in a cast, I'm going to be lame for a while.

If it is lame it is not convincing or believable.

He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.

Something that is lame is not cool, funny, interesting, fun, or relevant.

He kept telling these lame jokes all night.

That party was lame, so we ditched it.


United States of America

The United States of America is a country in North America that shares borders with Canada and Mexico.

There are 50 states in the United States of America.


Africa-Eurasia

Africa-Eurasia is the supercontinent that is made of Europe, Asia, and Africa.


marijuana

marijuana (singular)
marijuanas (plural)

Marijuana is a drug that is smoked for a euphoric feeling.

After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.

The dank marijuana from Cali got me baked.

Marijuana is the hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

/ˌmærɪˈwɑː.nə/


cell phone

A wireless telephone that can be taken anywhere and may be used anywhere that there is cell phone reception tower.


celebrities

celebrity (singular)
celebrities (plural)

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


Greece

Greece is a country in south-east Europe.

We wanted to go to Greece for our next holiday.


poppa

What's up, poppa?


dangerous

dangerous (positive)
more dangerous (comparative)
most dangerous (superlative)

If something is dangerous it causes danger; a dangerous thing could hurt you.

A tiger is a very dangerous animal.

lightning is very dangerous.

The ambush put the soldiers in a very dangerous situation.


ditch

A trench; a long, shallow hole that is used for irrigation or drainage.

Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.


ditch

ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

We are going to ditch the party because it is so lame.

I ditched school last week to go to the mall.

Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.


beginner

A beginner is someone who has just started something and has little or no experience.

John is a beginner at football.

It can also be somebody who starts something off.

The beginner of the Olympic Games lit the torch.


warlocks

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


Jewish

Jewish (positive)
more Jewish (comparative)
most Jewish (superlative)

If you are Jewish you believe or follow the religion called Judaism.

He changed his religion and became Jewish.

If you are Jewish you are part of the group of people called Jews. To some people, the Jews are a race (or like a race); you are Jewish if your mother was Jewish.

She is not religious but still calls herself Jewish because of her family.

If something is Jewish it has to do with Judaism or with Jewish culture. This can also used for things that have to do with Jews.

Gefilte, a kind of fish, is a Jewish food.

The Talmud is a Jewish religious book.

Israel is a Jewish country.

Sternberg is a typically Jewish name.


evilness

The quality of being evil. If you have evilness you behave badly.


Islam

Islam is a religion that teaches there is only one God, that Muhammad is his prophet, and that the Koran is God's scripture.

There is a close historical relationship between Christianity and Islam.

These young men who are planning these attacks have quite a radical view of Islam and the Koran.


mama

Mama, what's for dinner?


Almighty

The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.


web sites

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


shortcut

A shortcut is an easier and/or faster way.

We took the shortcut on the way home so we could get there faster.

A shortcut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

I created a shortcut for the program and placed it on the desktop.


hydrogen

Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element (symbol H) with an atomic number of 1.

Hydrogen gas is highly flammable.


man-made

Something that is not natural; something made by people.

A cubic zirconium is a man-made diamond.

Before machines, most things were man-made.


Wiccan

A Wiccan is someone who believes or follows Wicca.

I dated a Wiccan once.


Wiccan

If something is Wiccan it has to do with Wicca.

Sabbats and Esbats are Wiccan holidays.


magenta

A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple color that is made by mixing red and blue light


dues

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

Dues are the money you pay to a group to be part of that group.

Our club requires $10 a year in dues.

I did not join the labor union because I did not want to pay the union dues.

If you pay your dues, you gain hard, long-term experience.

If you want to be a famous singer, you will have to pay your dues by singing to small groups for many years.


sprint

A sprint is a short race at a very fast speed.

A sprint is a burst of speed or activity.

After playing video games, we took a sprint outside.


sprint

sprint (canonical)
sprints (third-person singular)
sprinted (past)
sprinted (past participle)
sprinting (present participle)

If you sprint, you run quickly for a short time.


babe

These events happened when he was just a babe.

She's a real babe!

An affectionate word that is similar to darling.

Hey, babe, how about you and me getting together?


witch doctor

witch doctor (singular)
witch doctors (plural)

A shaman from Africa or an island in the Pacific or Indian Ocean.


homosexuals

homosexual (singular)
homosexuals (plural)

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

Some homosexuals have a hard time admitting their homosexuality to their friends and family.


testicles

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


Central America

The land between the continents of North America and South America.

Most of Central America is part of North America.


satanic

satanic (positive)
more satanic (comparative)
most satanic (superlative)

If something is satanic, it has to do with Satan.

If someone or something is satanic, it is evil, devilsh or fiendish.

If something is satanic, it has to do with Satanism.

Last Sunday he went to a satanic ritual instead of church.


North America

The continent that is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and north of South America.

The United States, Canada, and Mexico are all in North America.

/ˌnɔː(r)θ əˈmɛrɪkə/


bastard

William the Bastard became William the Conqueror after he took over England.

Bastard is an insulting word for a bad man, or a man you don't like.

My boss is a total bastard.


celebrity

David Beckham, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears, and Tom Hanks are celebrities.

Sometimes it is hard to deal with the celebrity that comes with being a popular singer around the world.


jaws

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

The whole mouth. Usually this is used for a mouth that is [[|bit]].


holly

A bush that is used as decoration especially at Christmas; Ilex aquifolium.


witches

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


Asia

Asia is the continent that is east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, and north of the Indian Ocean.

Asia is the world's largest and most-populous continent.


Eurasia

The supercontinent that is made of Europe and Asia; the largest piece of land in the world.

Russia, England, China, France, Germany, and Iran are all examples of countries located in Eurasia.


lots

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


ancestors

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


bulls

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


dryer

A dryer is a machine for drying clothes.


uglier

ugly (positive)
uglier (comparative)
ugliest (superlative)

The comparative form of ugly; more ugly.


sexual partners

sexual partner (singular)
sexual partners (plural)

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


prettier

pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

The comparative form of pretty; more pretty.

Lisa is prettier than her sister Judy.


Daoism

Daoism is another way of spelling Taoism.


Voodou


Voodoun


sex partners

sex partner (singular)
sex partners (plural)

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


vodu


bull

The bull was kept away from the cows.

An adult male of some large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.

He said he can't be here because he's working late but I think it's bull.


South America

South America is the continent that is east of the Pacific Ocean, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and south of North America.

Brazil and Argentina are in South America.

/saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə/


sex partner

Someone's sex partner is someone that person has sexual intercourse with.


sons of bitches

son of a bitch (singular)
sons of bitches (plural)

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


relative

relative (positive)
more relative (comparative)
most relative (superlative)

I feel good relative to yesterday.

If something is relative it could be the way it is in different amounts.

We use a relative measure for sound.

Hot is relative, hot to you might be cold to me.


relative

Someone you are related to, a member of your family.

My relatives came to visit last night.


Thailand

A country in south-east Asia. Its full name is "Kingdom of Thailand" and its capital is Bangkok. Thailand used to be called "Siam".

We went on a trip to Thailand.


goddess

Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess.

In that dress, she's a beautiful goddess.


Asian

A person from Asia. Most often this means a person from east Asia.


Asian

Asian (positive)
more Asian (comparative)
most Asian (superlative)

In a style typical of Asia, especially east Asia.


cigars

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


European American

European American (singular)
European Americans (plural)

An American whose ancestors come from Europe, usually a white person from the United States.


speaker

Bob is a native English speaker.

My new radio has two speakers.

A famous speaker came to talk about agriculture.


B.S.


hippo

Hippo is another way of saying hippopotamus.


Australia

Australia is the continent that is east of the Indian Ocean, west of the Pacific Ocean, and south of Asia.

Australia is an island, a continent, and a nation, all in one.

Australia is the country on this continent.


herb

Any plant or part of a plant that is used to flavor or season food.

A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds are used in medicine.


distribute

distribute (canonical)
distributes (third-person singular)
distributed (past)
distributed (past participle)
distributing (present participle)

When you distribute something, you divide it and give it out.

Please distribute this poster to all the people on that list.


European

European (positive)
more European (comparative)
most European (superlative)

If something is European, it is from or related to Europe.


almighty

almighty (positive)
more almighty (comparative)
most almighty (superlative)

If something is almighty it has endless power; it can do anything.


southwest

The direction in between south and west; southwest can be shortened to SW.


cigar

A cigar is tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves, for smoking.

I think the best cigars are made in Cuba.


almighty buck


dense

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

If something is dense the pieces of it are close together, or there is a lot of material in a small space. Dense things are usually heavy and often hard.

A rock is very dense but a sponge is not dense at all.

Steel is denser than water, so it sinks.

If ideas are dense or a book is dense, a lot of ideas are in a small space.

If a person is dense it is not easy to make that person understand. A dense person is stupid.


dawgs

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


bucking bronco

bucking bronco (singular)
bucking broncos (plural)

A horse that is not tame and bucks people off. Often this is used for horse that cowboys try to ride at a rodeo (a cowboy contest).


monster

A scary, fictional creature. "Monster" is a very general word, and can mean all kinds of strange or scary beings or animals that are not real.

I thought I saw a monster under my bed but it was just some of my dirty clothes.

He must have been a monster to kill all those children.


homophobia

A fear of or hating someone who is homosexual.


sexual partner

Someone's sexual partner is someone that person has sexual intercourse with.


sulfur

A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

A yellowish-green color, like that of sulfur.


bastards

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

Those bastards stole my car!


Mary Jane

Mary Jane (singular)
Mary Janes (plural)

Mary Jane is a female double given name.

My daughter is named Mary Jane.

I just got arrested for selling Mary Jane.

I think Mary Janes will look good with that dress.


paganism

A kind of religion. Paganism has more than one meaning:

Any religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. This is most often a religion of ancient Europe, but has been used for other religions.

Ancient Greek Paganism was replaced by Christianity before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Taoism, Hinduism, and shamanism are sometimes called paganism.

Atheism is not paganism because it is not religious.

A religion that is based on nature. Often this is used for new religions called neo-paganism.

Wicca and Asatru are different kinds of paganism.


nearly

If something is nearly it is close to true, but not true.

He was nearly dead, but we revived him.

We were nearly hit by the car, but got out of its way just in time.


visitor

I had a lot of visitors when I was in the hospital.


superlative

superlative (singular)
superlatives (plural)

The superlative is the highest level of something.

The superlative form of an adjective is the form of the adjective that shows which thing has the most of a certain quality when you compare more than two things; the superlative form is often made by adding "-est" to the end of the adjective or by putting "most" before it.

The superlative of "pretty" is "prettiest".

The superlative of "diverse" is "most diverse".

The superlative of "cool" is "coolest".

The superlative of "big" is "biggest".


superlative

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

If something is superlative, it is very good; it is superb.


parents

The plural form of parent; more than one (kind of) parent. A person's mother and father.

My parents won't let me go out this weekend because I got a bad grade on a test.

His parents got divorced this summer.


parents

parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of parent.


witchcrafts

witchcraft (singular)
witchcrafts (plural)

The plural form of witchcraft; more than one (kind of) witchcraft. Usually, this would mean different kinds of witchcraft.


Satan

The enemy of God and all people. Satan is a fallen angel and the leader of all demons (or devils).

Either a fallen angel (as in Christianity) or an angel that tests people for God.

A devil that tempts and tests people:
One of a group of devils led by Iblis.

A devil that tempts and tests people:
Iblis himself.

The symbol for perfect person, who a Satanist tries to be.


testicle

The male sex organ that makes sperm and male hormones; there are two testicles inside the scrotum.


nest egg

money you save for the future. Often this is money kept for retirement or emergencies.


quietly

If you do something quietly, you do it without much noise or in a quiet way.


synonyms

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


odyssey

The odyssey of Odysseus was written down by Homer in his epic poem, the Odyssey.

An intellectual or spiritual journey or quest.


Voodoo


witchcraft

A kind of magic that comes from European paganism or shamanism. Witchcraft often uses special poems called spells and uses herbs for magic and healing.


carbon

The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.

Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.

A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon, such as coal or charcoal.

carbon dioxide, when talking about global warming and climate change.

Carbon dioxide makes up less than 1% of the atmosphere.


rad

rad (positive)
radder (comparative)
raddest (superlative)

That outfit is so rad!


herbal

Try this herbal tea.


angel

In some religions and myths, a spirit that delivers messages from God. Often angels are seen as working for God in general.

Gabriel is an important angel in Christianity and Islam.

If you call someone an angel you mean they are very good or very beautiful.

You are an angel for all the good things you do.

My girlfriend is such an angel.


notebook

A notebook is a book blank sheets that you can write or draw in.

Remember to take your notebook to class.

Sometimes laptop computers are called notebooks; this is not as common as calling them laptops.

They played a game on their notebook.


demonic

demonic (positive)
more demonic (comparative)
most demonic (superlative)

They were trying to summon a demonic spirit.

If something is demonic, it comes from or has to do with a demon (or demons).

The story was about someone who learned to cast demonic spells.

If you are demonic you have great energy and strength.

The ancient Celts were said to be demonic in battle.

If you are demonic you are a very evil person.

The crazed killer was completely demonic.


African

An African person or thing comes from Africa.


African

African (positive)
more African (comparative)
most African (superlative)

Something or someone that is African comes from Africa.

Many African countries were colonised by the British.

Something that is African is in a style typical of Africa.


nigger

A very offensive and insulting name for a black person, sometimes used between black people themselves. It is more upsetting when used by people of other races (i.e. people who are not black).

Hey, nigger, what's up? (friendly if the speaker is black)

Go back to Africa, nigger! (offensive)

I love black people, but I hate niggers. — Chris Rock


on behalf

If you do something on behalf of someone, you do it instead of them but as if they did it.

On behalf of everyone here today, I'd like to say thank you for coming.


stake holder


shamanism

A kind of religion based on animism (the belief that everything has a spirit), and the practice of special people called shamans.

Different kinds of shamanism are found all over the world.

Shamanism is usually practiced by people that others call primitive.

Siberian and Native American shamanism are not the same, but are a lot alike.


friendly

friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

If someone is friendly they are willing to become a friend, or they act like they are a friend.


friendly

In war, a friendly is someone on your side.


almighty dollar

Money as something that people will do anything for; it compares the power of the dollar to the power of God.

If something is done for the almighty dollar it is only for profit.

If something it caused by the almighty dollar it is the result of greed or economics

If someone it after the almighty dollar that person only cares about money.


son of a bitch

My boss is a real son of a bitch.

You can say son of a bitch when you are angry or upset.

Ah! Son of a bitch, I just cut my hand!


hunts

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

Witch hunts were common in the 17th century.


hunts

hunt (canonical)
hunts (third-person singular)
hunted (past)
hunted (past participle)
hunting (present participle)

He hunts nearly every weekend during deer-hunting season.


antonyms

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


Oceania

Australia together with the islands of the Pacific Ocean (the Pacific Islands).

Oceania is not really a continent but is like one.

/ˌəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nɪə/


joy

Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure.

They will be a source of strength and joy in your life.

A joy is something that causes joy or happiness.

Lisa is a joy to have in class.

Seeing your child smile for the first time is one of the joys of being a parent.


wild

wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it.

Wolves and bears are wild animals.

We found some wild berries and ate them.

If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized.

She is so wild, all she does is drink and party!

That was a wild party.

They were playing wild music all night.

If something is wild it is very good or very interesting.

That is a wild shirt you have on!

If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game.


wild

You can say wild to mean you like something.


wild

The wild (or wilds) is nature or places far from where people live.

We were lost in the wild for a week.

Many animals live in the wilds of Africa.


synonymous

If two words are synonymous they are synonyms to each other.

If two ideas are synonymous they are almost the same idea.

Communism is often thought to be synonymous with socialism, though there are a few differences.

If two ideas are synonymous then if one is true the other has to be true, so that claiming one is the same as claiming the other.


pronunciations

pronunciation (singular)
pronunciations (plural)

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


escape

escape (canonical)
escapes (third-person singular)
escaped (past)
escaped (past participle)
escaping (present participle)

If you escape something (or someone) you get away from it.

Can we escape the storm?

They escaped from jail last night.

I barely escaped my attacker.


escape

I'm afraid we have no escape.


etymologies

etymology (singular)
etymologies (plural)

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


advance

If something is in advance of something else, it is before it.

They gave us notice 30 days in advance of closing the factory.

Hotel rooms are often booked up months in advance.

We cannot make the changes without advance notice.

Tickets are $25 dollars at the door. Advance tickets are available from Cal Performances Box Office.

The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

Despite exciting advances, doctors still have a poor understanding of many diseases.

The army made significant military advances in Iraq.

He improper sexual advances toward her when she was his assistant.

Advances outnumbered declines 1,631 to 1,177 on the New York Stock Exchange.

An advance is an amount of money given to someone before they normally get it.

The band received a $6 million advance on the new album even before they started recording.


advance

advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

If you advance something, you bring or move it forward.

In separate attacks, the Khmer Rouge was advancing toward Siem Reap, 200 miles northwest of Phnom Penh.

After winning 1-0, Morocco has a chance to advance to the second round.

This research advances our understanding of the disease.

The technology has advanced far beyond the early days of computer beeps and fuzzy graphics.

If you advance someone some money, you pay it to them before they would normally get it.

They advanced her $12,000 against future earnings.


lovely

lovely (positive)
lovelier (comparative)
loveliest (superlative)

If someone is lovely, that person is very good to look at. A lovely person is someone that you might love if you saw her or him.

She is such a lovely girl.

If a thing is lovely, seeing it makes you feel good.

We had a lovely view of the mountains.

I think your idea is lovely.

You can call something lovely for sarcasm if you find it very bad. When you do this, you really mean it is not lovely at all.

I have a flat tire, now that's just lovely!


photocopier

photocopier (singular)
photocopiers (plural)

A machine that makes copies of documents.

Use the photocopier down the hall to make copies of this worksheet.


hippopotamus

hippopotamus (singular)
hippopotami or hippopotamuses (plural)

A hippopotamus is a big plant-eating animal found in Africa that lives mostly in water.

We saw a big hippopotamus at the zoo.


bitches

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


bitches

bitch (canonical)
bitches (third-person singular)
bitched (past)
bitched (past participle)
bitching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bitch.

My wife bitches if I stay out too late.


membership

membership (singular)
memberships (plural)

I had to renew my membership with the union.

There are many advantages to membership.

He has a membership at the club.

He has membership with us.


zombies

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


warlock

A bad witch, someone who breaks a promise to their coven (group of witches).


farmer

Someone whose job is to raise animals or plants, often for food.

The farmers here plant crops to feed their families and to make a profit.


nesting instinct

The instinct of some pregnant animals and humans to prepare a home for babies, often by making a nest.


railroad

railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

If you railroad a person you get rid of that person quickly. Usually, this means that you force them out or away.

If you railroad a person, you send that person to jail or prison unfairly.


magic

Magic has to do with making things happen in ways that are not physical, and might be called supernatural.

The fairy god mother used magic to turn mice into horses.

The Order of the Golden Dawn claimed to practice Christian magic.

A kind of entertainment that uses tricks to make it look like impossible things have happened.

He pulled rabbit out of a hat at the magic show, then he cut someone in half and put them back together alive. (He didn't do these things, but made it look like he did; the speaker knows that.)

Anything wonderful, beautiful, or very special.

Love is the greatest magic of all.

Imagination is part of the magic of childhood.


subjective

subjective (positive)
more subjective (comparative)
most subjective (superlative)

Related to subjects, not objects. (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)

Formed, as in opinions, by feelings or intuition, not by seeing or reasoning.

experienced by a person mentally and is not easily verified by other people.


ethic

An ethic is a rule or idea that tells you something is good or bad.

The Protestant work ethic said that people should stay busy and that being lazy was of the Devil.


offensive

offensive (positive)
more offensive (comparative)
most offensive (superlative)

Something offensive is mean, insulting, and unpleasant.

He said something so offensive to her that she cried.

Most feminists find pornography offensive.

She noticed an offensive smell from the blocked drain.

If something is offensive, it has to do with a play where the team is trying to score.

The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.


offensive

offensive (singular)
offensives (plural)

The Marines today launched a major offensive.

In a position of attacking or being able to attack.

He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.


antonym

A word that means the opposite of another word.

Good is the antonym of bad; high is the antonym of low.

The words schadenfreude and epicaricacy are antonyms of confelicity.


bullshitted

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

We didn't do much today; we just sat out on the patio and bullshitted most of the day.


pass the buck

pass the buck (canonical)
passes the buck (third-person singular)
passed the buck (past)
passed the buck (past participle)
passing the buck (present participle)

If you pass the buck you give a job or responsibility that should be yours to someone else. This often means that a job is passed around so no one really does it.

Politicians are infamous for passing the buck amongst each other, using others as scapegoats.


punch

punch (canonical)
punches (third-person singular)
punched (past)
punched (past participle)
punching (present participle)

When you punch something, you use your fist to hit it.

To use a punch to put a hole in something or to put a design on it.


punch

A tool that is used to put holes in thin material (like paper), to put an object through a hole in an object, or to put a mark or design on a surface.

A tool for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

A drink that is a mixture of fruit juice and some other drink, often alcohol.


helpful

helpful (positive)
more helpful (comparative)
most helpful (superlative)

If something is helpful it can or does help in some way.

The way you explained that word was very helpful to me.

The shop keeper was very helpful in telling use how we could cook the food in the shop.


stake a claim

If you stake a claim you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

If you stake a claim to something, you make people know that it is yours.

I staked my claim on the icecream.

You should stake your claim to that title.


rained

rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

It rained really hard last night. We got almost 6 inches of rain!


lizards

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


rains

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

We've already had some really good rains this spring.


rains

I hate when it rains on the weekends!


defend

defend (canonical)
defends (third-person singular)
defended (past)
defended (past participle)
defending (present participle)

To remove an attacker; to protect your things and/or allies.

To try to keep the other team from scoring, instead of trying to score.


dragonfly

dragonfly (singular)
dragonflies (plural)

A large insect with four wings and a long body. Dragonflies hunt other insects, such as mosquitoes.


jaded

jaded (positive)
more jaded (comparative)
most jaded (superlative)

Made callous, apathetic or cynical because of experience; having a negative outlook because of bad experiences in the past.

My view of politicians has become quite jaded in recent years.


evil

evil (positive)
more evil (comparative)
most evil (superlative)

The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical.

Hitler was a very evil person.

The man has an evil look on his face.


evil

He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was.

Something that causes harm, or harm itself.

We faced many evils on our journey.

The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil.

I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists.

When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil.


stake your territory

If you stake (out) your territory you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

If you stake (out) your territory you make people know what authority or responsibility is yours.

I made a point to stake my territory in the office.

He spent most of last year staking out his territory.


lesbian

She is attracted to other women; she is a lesbian.


lesbian

She's involved in a lesbian relationship.

We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.


prettiest

pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

The superlative form of pretty; most pretty.

She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

This is the prettiest dress I own.


immoral

immoral (positive)
more immoral (comparative)
most immoral (superlative)

If something is immoral it is something that is wrong or bad. That is, it is against what is moral.

Some religions say it is immoral to have sex with someone you are not married to.

If a person is immoral they do immoral things and have bad morals or is against what is moral.

She stopped dating him because he was so immoral.


amoral

amoral (positive)
more amoral (comparative)
most amoral (superlative)

If something is amoral it is not moral or immoral.

If something is amoral it does not come from morals.

The storm was an amoral force, that killed both good and bad people.

If someone is amoral they do not have morals. This means that this person does not know the difference between right and wrong.

He was totally amoral, and never even thought about whether to be good or evil.


lizard

Any of many kinds of reptiles that has four legs, a long tail, and no shell.


demon

A demon is a fallen angel or satanic being; a false god.

He said a demon appeared magically and told him to do these evil things.

A demon is a person's inner spirit or genius, a daimon.

A demon is a flaw in a person's character.

The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.


innocence

I miss the innocence I lost growing up.

He claims his innocence even after being in prison for years.

It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."

She lost her innocence when she was seventeen.


Komodo dragon

Komodo dragon (singular)
Komodo dragons (plural)

A Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, and comes from Indonesia.

The Komodo dragon is the official national animal of Indonesia.


northwest

The direction in between north and west; northwest can be shortened to NW.


stake out

If you stake out the limits or edges of something, you mark them.

stake out land; stake out a new road.

If you stake out in croquet, you end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.


chosen

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


chosen

If something is chosen it is the one someone chose.

Medicine was his chosen profession.

Something chosen is the special one. That is chosen often means set aside for a special purpose.

Christians believe that Jesus was God's chosen one.

In some religions, a chosen people is a group of people that are special to God.

In the Bible, the Jews are God's chosen people.

The gospel choir was called "The Frozen Chosen" because they lived in a cold place and where born again Christians.


burn at the stake

If someone is burned at the stake they are tied to a wooden pole and killed by being burned alive. This was a punishment for crimes in Europe a long time ago.

A witch was burned at the stake here.

If someone burns at the stake they are being burned while tied to a pole.

Joan of Arc burned at the stake after the English caught her.


etymology

etymology (singular)
etymologies (plural)

Etymology is the study of the history and change of words.

/ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/


ethics

ethics (singular)
ethic (singular)
ethics (plural)

The study of what is good and what is bad, or what should be good and bad. Ethics often is about making rules for how to act, and saying why certain things are bad.

She is studying ethics at the university.

"Do no harm" is the basis of medical ethics.

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


Gila monster

Gila monster (singular)
Gila monsters (plural)

A poisonous lizard from the deserts of the southwest United States and northern Mexico.


innocent

innocent (positive)
more innocent (comparative)
most innocent (superlative)

If you are innocent you do not know evil.

How could he hurt an innocent child?!?

I was innocent once, but I've seen too many bad things since then.

If you are innocent of a crime you did not do that crime.

I swore to the police that I was innocent.


innocent

Someone who is innocent. That is, someone who lacks evil or the knowledge of evil.

If something bad happens to an innocent it means that the person did not deserve it.

He was a total innocent.

If you don't help save them, the blood of the innocents will be on your hand. (meaning, "...it will be your fault innocents have been hurt or killed.")


Greek

A member of a college fraternity (brotherhood) or sorority (sisterhood).


Greek

Greek (positive)
more Greek (comparative)
most Greek (superlative)

From Greece, in Greece, or part of Greece.

I have a Greek vase.

She is Greek.

Crete is a Greek island.


innocents

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


voodoo

Voodoo is a small religion from the Caribbean, most common in Haiti and Louisiana. Voodoo comes from west African shamanism (called Vodu). In voodoo many gods and spirits are called to do magic.


at stake

If something is at stake it is in danger. Often is it likely to be lost, destroyed, or gone for some reason.

My job is at stake if the factory closes.

Do you have any idea what is at stake here?


hump

A high place on something, a part that sticks up.

A camel has a hump on its back.

We were over the hump after the big exam.


hump

hump (canonical)
humps (third-person singular)
humped (past)
humped (past participle)
humping (present participle)

That jerk just humped her and dumped her!


stakeout

A stakeout is when people (usually police) sit and secretly watch a person or place.

The police had a stakeout in a place where they expected the crime to occur.


sexy

sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

Someone or something that is sexually attractive.

That woman is sexy.

Woah, that shirt looks sexy on you.


cuss

cuss (canonical)
cusses (third-person singular)
cussed (past)
cussed (past participle)
cussing (present participle)

If you cuss you say a word that is vulgar, insulting, or very impolite.

I lost my temper and cussed at my boss.

My son is in trouble for cussing in school.


cuss

King Tut was believed to have made a cuss against anyone who awakes him in his dead.


ancestor

An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended . A very similar word is forebear.

We get our customs from our ancestors.

Entire species of plants or animals may have ancestor species from which they evolution.

It is thought that an extinct group of apes was the ancestor of the human race.


un-

You add "un-" to the front of an adjective or adverb usually to mean the opposite of the original word making an antonym.

You could say, "He is not happy", "He is unhappy", or "He is sad".

When "un" is added to the front of a verb it means to do something in reverse. That is, put something back the way it was before.

First he wound the string on the stick, then he unwound it—so it was like he had done nothing.


raining

rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

It was raining when I talked to you earlier but it has stopped now.

It's been raining all day and I wish it would stop.

If it wasn't raining we could go to the park.


synonym

A synonym is a word with the same meaning as another word.

The word big is a synonym of the word large.

A synonym is a word that does not have the same meaning, but the meaning is very close to the other word.

Good and right are synonyms, even though they do not mean exactly the same thing.


appointment

appointment (singular)
appointments (plural)

An appointment is a formal agreement to meet or visit someone (for example, a doctor) at a certain time and place.

I have a doctor's appointment at 3:00 tomorrow.

Let's make an appointment for lunch on Tuesday next week.


grace

We were saved by the grace of God.

The boss showed us a lot of grace.

Grace is the ability to move in a way that seems to flow and looks easy.

The dancers moved with incredible grace.

A grace is a good quality of a person or thing.

Don't forget to say grace, before you eat!.


grace

grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

He graced the room with his presence.


faggot

A homosexual male, sometimes used between homosexuals themselves.


voodoo doll

voodoo doll (singular)
voodoo dolls (plural)

A magic doll that you can do things to. Things you do to the doll are said to happen the person the doll stands for. These dolls are also used in witchcraft (witches call the doll a poppet).


usually

You use usually to talk about what happens most of the time.

He usually takes a long time to get ready, but he can be fast too.

Usually they come by car so I don't think they'll walk.


jaw

jaw (canonical)
jaws (third-person singular)
jawed (past)
jawed (past participle)
jawing (present participle)

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washer

A short word for washing machine; a machine to wash clothes.

A metal or plastic ring that goes with a nut and bolt (a thick screw) to help the bolt stay on.

or (not common) Someone whose job is to wash.


Shinto

The first religion of Japan. Shinto teaches that there are more gods and spirits than can be counted (call "eight-million gods"). These gods and spirits are called kami and are led by three gods: The sun goddess, the moon god, and the storm god.


American

An American is a person from North America, Central America or South America.

An American is or person from the United States of America.


American

American (positive)
more American (comparative)
most American (superlative)

If something is American it is from or typical of the United States.

If something is American it is from or typical of North, Central or South America.


airport

An airport is a place where airplanes land and take off.

I took a taxi to the airport for my flight to London.


yo

Yo, man, how have you been lately?

Yo, dude! What was that for?

Yo, check this out!


yo

Yo' mama's so fat they filmed 'Gorillas in the Mist' in her shower.


adopt

adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

If you adopt something, you choose and begin to use it instead of what you used in the past.

Now that we know they work, it is important that these policies be adopted by other districts.

The outcome depends entirely on the approach you adopt.

The technology developed in Asia has since been adopted by the telephone systems in Japan and much of the rest of Western Europe.

When she moved out west, she adopted a new name.

If you adopt a child, you make them part of your own family.

They finally quit trying to have their own child and ended up adopting a baby girl.


Shintoism

Another word for Shinto, a religion of Japan.


quarterly

Happening four times every year; happening every 3 months.

The club published a quarterly news letter.

We meet quarterly to talk about problems our group has had.


buck

A male of another animal, such as the ferret.

The buck stops here. – Harry S. Truman, an American president


buck

buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)

If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.


yay

You can say "yay!" when you are very happy or excited. People usually say this loudly, to show great emotion.


adjust

adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better.

I had to adjust the cupboard door so that is would close easily.

If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation.

I had to adjust to the way of living here.

They found it hard adjusting to life in a new country.


khan

After Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongolians in the Middle Ages.

A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

A resting-place for a travelling caravan.


Bob

A short form of the male given name Robert.

In cryptography and physics, Bob is sometimes used as the name for the person or system that receives a message from another person or system, which is usually known as Alice.


Creek

The Creek are a Native American tribe from the southern United States.

Creek is the language spoken by the Creek tribe.

A person who is a Creek is part of the Creek nation.


Creek

Something that is Creek is about the Creek people.


terror

I never felt such terror as when I was robbed at gunpoint.

The rabid dog was the terror of the neighborhood.

violence or the threat of violence for political reasons; terrorism.

The United States has declared a war on terror.

An annoying or unpleasant person, often a naughty child.

My little brother can be such a terror!


hairy

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

A hairy person or animal has a lot of hair.

That man's back was so hairy!

A hairy problem or situation is one that is difficult or complex.

It's a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.


disclaimer

disclaimer (singular)
disclaimers (plural)

Words that say that a person or group does not own or is not responsible for something

You are not able to return the toaster to the shop. You should have read the disclaimer.

A denial or waiver of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust.

Saying, in front of everyone, that you do not own something, or that you are not responsible for something.


Prometheus

A god who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans so they could use it. The god of fire and craft. Prometheus had three brothers - Epimetheus, Menoetios and Atlas.


-ly

Adding -ly to the end of a noun turns the word into an adjective thus adding further information about the word and the meaning you are giving it. The adjectives now have the extra meaning of "like (the noun), as in something that is characteristic of (the noun)".

If you say "He has manly facial features" you are saying that his facial features are typical facial features for a man.

Adding the suffix-ly to the end of an adjective turns the word into an adverb. The meaning of the word does not change, and still conveys the same idea. But it is a shorter and, sometimes, more elegant way of saying or writing it.

You can say, "Those are his usual clothes" or "That is how he usually dresses".

However, this tiny two letter suffix is versatile because it can also be used to change the meaning, most often when it is applied to verbs.

"Likely" ("it looks likely to rain") does not mean the same thing as when "like" is used here ("It looks more like drizzle than rain"). So, just through adding two letters to the end of a word, you can convey two totally different meanings.


known

known (positive)
more known (comparative)
most known (superlative)

If something is known, people know about it; it is famous.

It is a known fact that water freezes at 0°C.

She is known for all the volunteer and charity work that she does.


known

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

She and I are good friends; we have known each other for years.

If I had known you were going to get so angry, I wouldn't have said anything to you about it.

She's known about this project for a long time so I don't know why she isn't finished yet.


known

In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.


baseball

A sport where you try to hit a ball so that you can run to four bases, causing a run. The team with the most runs after nine or more innings wins.

The New York Yankees are a baseball team.

The pitcher threw the baseball as hard as he could.


bike

bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)

I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.

It was such a nice day I decided to bike to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.


induction

induction (singular)
inductions (plural)

A formal ceremony where a person is inducted into an office or into military service

Making an electric current by using a varying magnetic field.

The derivation of general principles from specific instances.

A proof of a theorem by first proving it for one integer and showing that if it is true for one integer then it must be true for other integers.

The use of rumors to confuse and complicate the story of a play or to tell the story without giving facts.

The development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.


creative

creative (positive)
more creative (comparative)
most creative (superlative)

If you are creative you are good at making things that no one has made before. Also, it could mean you are good at thinking of things no one has thought of before.

The inventor had a very creative idea for a new machine.

If something is creative, it is original.

That was a very creative strategy.

If something is creative, it is about making creative things.

She is studying creative arts.


sex organ

A sex organ is an organ used in sexual reproduction.


feelings

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


Xerox

Xerox Corporation, a company that makes copy machines.


Xerox

A copy machine made by the Xerox company.


BS

A short, more polite way of saying "bullshit" or "bollocks".

That page should be deleted, it's nothing but BS.

Bahamas, a member state of the United Nations.

Bridgestone, a company that makes tires.


BS

Short for Bachelor of Science, a four year college or university degree.

I got my BS in psychology.


employees

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


territory

territory (singular)
territories (plural)

A person's, animal's, or group's territory is land he, she, or they claim, own, or control.

The wolf defended its territory.

Your territory is what belongs to you. This could mean things, power, mates, or even responsibilities.

Don't move into my territory in this office, especially not in sales.

I heard one of the girls tell her friends to stay away from him because he's her territory.

A territory large amount of land, like a country or a state. Often, this means a large piece of land claimed as part of a country.

Porta Rico is a U.S. territory, but not a state.


mayhem

A state of chaos, disorder, or disruption.

She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.

The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.

What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century?

The crime of intentionally disfiguring or injuring a person.


oval

A building that is the shape of an oval.


dumbledore

dumbledore (singular)
dumbledores (plural)

"A shaded lamp and a waving blind, / And the beat of a clock from a distant floor: / On this scene enter – winged, horned, and spined – / A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore" — Thomas Hardy, ‘An August Midnight’, 1899


audience

An audience is the person or people who watch a performance, listen to you speak, or read what you write.

The audience at the concert was dancing on their chairs.


useful

useful (positive)
more useful (comparative)
most useful (superlative)

good for a purpose. If something is useful it can be used for something.


suffix

A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word. In English this can change the meaning. Also, it can be required by grammar but not change the meaning; this could be to change the tense, the number, or for other reasons.


bathroom

A bathroom is a room that has a bathtub or a shower.

In our house, the bathroom is very busy in the morning.

Excuse me, my son has to go to the bathroom. Is it upstairs?


expressions

expression (singular)
expressions (plural)

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


creek

A creek is a kind of waterway. It is like a small river.


demagogue

demagogue (singular)
demagogues (plural)

A demagogue is a leader who keeps power by being liked. Usually, this means someone who makes bad policy in order to gain quick popularity.


demagogue

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

If you demagogue, you speak or do things as a demagogue would.


stakeholder

stakeholder (singular)
stakeholders (plural)

Someone who holds a stake for others. The holder has no interest in the stake.

Someone who has a stake in something. This means that the issue is important to that person, and will affect that person.


spirits

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

If you are in good spirits, you are happy.


spirits

spirit (canonical)
spirits (third-person singular)
spirited (past)
spirited (past participle)
spiriting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spirit.


altogether

You use altogether to emphasize that something was done or happened completely and in every way.

He plans to cut back on smoking slowly and not stop altogether.

The road got smaller and smaller until it disappeared altogether.

You use altogether to emphasize that something is like a description in every way.

I still dream, but my dreams are altogether different from my teenage dreams.

It is not altogether clear what happened to them in the police car.

You use altogether to show that a number or amount is the total.

It includes nine new programs: five half-hour sitcoms, one half-hour drama, a half-hour fantasy adventure and two one-hour dramas. Altogether, 5 1/2 hours of new shows will be introduced.

You use altogether to bring together a number of points that you have talked about.

So each idea is different in some way, but altogether, they seem to point to the same thing.


honesty

The quality of being honest. If you have honesty, you tell the truth.

Honesty is an important value. Always make sure to tell the truth, or else people would not trust you.


taxi

A taxi is a vehicle (usually a car) driven by a taxi driver; the taxi driver drives you somewhere if you pay them money.


taxi

taxi (canonical)
taxis (third-person singular)
taxied (past)
taxied (past participle)
taxiing (present participle)

To drive an aircraft around an airport on the ground.


written

write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?


written

If something is written it is in writing.

We have a written letter from our CEO.

We talked about allowing it, but the written rules are still against it.


requests

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


requests

request (canonical)
requests (third-person singular)
requested (past)
requested (past participle)
requesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of request.


infix

An infix is an affix that is added to the middle of a word (in some languages). English does not use infixes. (Note: some vulgar words, most often fuck, are used as infixes in informal English.)


exploded

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

The past tense and past participle of explode.

The bomb did a lot of damage when it exploded.


unwind

unwind (canonical)
unwinds (third-person singular)
unwound (past)
unwound (past participle)
unwinding (present participle)

I just need to unwind after work.

The opposite of wind (verb). If you unwind something like a string or a scarf, you make it so that it is not around and around something anymore.

You need to unwind the string from the ball.


prefix

A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word. In English this usually changes the meaning.


torch

A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.

A torch is another word for a flashlight.


torch

torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

If you torch something you set it on fire.

He was arrested for torching the building.


electrician

electrician (singular)
electricians (plural)

An electrician is a person who fixes things related to electricity.

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protactinium

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91.


lessen

lessen (canonical)
lessens (third-person singular)
lessened (past)
lessened (past participle)
lessening (present participle)

If you lessen something, you make it less.


anchovy

A small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family; anchovies are often used as food, especially on pizzas and in Caesar salads.