sleets

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


sleets

sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sleet.


disrupt

disrupt (canonical)
disrupts (third-person singular)
disrupted (past)
disrupted (past participle)
disrupting (present participle)

When you disrupt something, you interrupt it, causing it to be paused or even stopped.

The strike disrupted the normal livelihood of the people working here.

The heavy snow disrupted the operations of the airport.


vocabularies

vocabulary (singular)
vocabularies (plural)

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


disobeys

disobey (canonical)
disobeys (third-person singular)
disobeyed (past)
disobeyed (past participle)
disobeying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disobey.


hedgerow

A hedgerow is a row of bushes or trees that form a hedge.


loser

A loser is someone that did not win a competition. In sports, a loser would be one that did not come in first place.

Someone that is very often failing or being unsuccessful in life.

He is such a loser!


information technology

information technology (singular)
information technologys (plural)

The use of computers to store and transmit information


hedgerows

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


abbesses

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


abhors

abhor (canonical)
abhors (third-person singular)
abhorred (past)
abhorred (past participle)
abhorring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abhor.


considerate

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

If someone is considerate, then he or she is kind, caring and thoughtful.


abducting

abduct (canonical)
abducts (third-person singular)
abducted (past)
abducted (past participle)
abducting (present participle)


abdicate

abdicate (canonical)
abdicates (third-person singular)
abdicated (past)
abdicated (past participle)
abdicating (present participle)

When a ruler abdicates, he formally gives up his power and reign over a country.

After the war, the king was forced to abdicate.


abysses

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


unkind

unkinder (comparative)
unkindest (superlative)
unkind (positive)
more unkind (comparative)
most unkind (superlative)

When someone is unkind, that person is being rude, vulgar and even cruel.

Why did Carl throw pizza at my face? The guy is so unkind.

That person saw me drowning out at sea, yet he chose to stand there and laugh at me. He is so unkind!


couch potato

couch potato (singular)
couch potatoes (plural)

A couch potato is a person who sits in front of the TV for a really long time.

Usually, kids your age are couch potatos, but you are different. Your active kids!


abstain

abstain (canonical)
abstains (third-person singular)
abstained (past)
abstained (past participle)
abstaining (present participle)

To abstain from something is to do without it or to keep yourself from doing it.

If you abstain from eating candy, you will not be so fat.


romance

A romance is a strong love. If a love is very idealistic, it is called a romance.

Valentine's Day is a great chance to bring the romance back into your marriage.

A romance is a story about chivalry. A story about a knight going on a quest is called a romance.

After she read her son a romance, he pretended to be a knight for an entire week.

They watched a romance movie on their date, and held hands during the kiss scene.


serialize

serialize (canonical)
serializes (third-person singular)
serialized (past)
serialized (past participle)
serializing (present participle)

If you serialize a story or film, you publish it in parts.


stellation

stellation (singular)
stellations (plural)

Stellation is the act of extending a polyhedron by making extra points.


city hall

city hall (singular)
city halls (plural)

A city hall is a place where the administration of the municipal government is located.

The oldest building in that village is the city hall.


Hebrews

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


holds back

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

The third-person singular form of hold back.


thrust

thrust (canonical)
thrusts (third-person singular)
thrust (past)
thrust (past participle)
thrusting (present participle)

If you thrust, you push forcefully or not carefully.

Don't thrust your homework in your backpack, Joan.


absolves

absolve (canonical)
absolves (third-person singular)
absolved (past)
absolved (past participle)
absolving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of absolve.


throngs

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


throngs

throng (canonical)
throngs (third-person singular)
thronged (past)
thronged (past participle)
thronging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of throng.


abaya

An abaya is a black robe worn by Muslim women.

Women in Saudi Arabia wear an abaya outdoors.


infringement

infringement (singular)
infringements (plural)

An infringement means the breaking of rules and laws.


abcoulomb

abcoulomb (singular)
abcoulombs (plural)

An abcoulomb is a measure of electricity that is equal to ten coulombs.


disrupting

disrupt (canonical)
disrupts (third-person singular)
disrupted (past)
disrupted (past participle)
disrupting (present participle)


abhorring

abhor (canonical)
abhors (third-person singular)
abhorred (past)
abhorred (past participle)
abhorring (present participle)


streamlined

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

The past tense and past participle of streamline.


abyss

An abyss is a very deep crack in the earth.


disrupted

The past tense and past participle of disrupt.


abates

abate (canonical)
abates (third-person singular)
abated (past)
abated (past participle)
abating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abate.


unpacks

unpack (canonical)
unpacks (third-person singular)
unpacked (past)
unpacked (past participle)
unpacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unpack.


Abraham

Abraham was the founder of the Hebrew nation.


dismisses

dismiss (canonical)
dismisses (third-person singular)
dismissed (past)
dismissed (past participle)
dismissing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dismiss.


cower

cower (canonical)
cowers (third-person singular)
cowered (past)
cowered (past participle)
cowering (present participle)

If you cower, you show fear by moving your body down and away from what scares you.

The cats cower when the dog walks by.


euphoria

Euphoria is a state of mind. It means happiness, ecstasy, optimism, all beyond normal everyday life.

In a state of euphoria, he bet his house on the turn of a card.

He had no idea she would say "yes": when she did he was in a state of euphoria.


infringe

infringe (canonical)
infringes (third-person singular)
infringed (past)
infringed (past participle)
infringing (present participle)

To infringe a rule or a law means to break that rule or law.


absolve

To absolve someone is to free that person from a sin or from a promise.

The king absolved his servant of the oath.


abasia

Abasia is the loss of the ability to walk.


East Turkestan

East Turkestan was a former Republic, now a province of China. The capital is Urumqi.


slashed

slash (canonical)
slashes (third-person singular)
slashed (past)
slashed (past participle)
slashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slash.


heedless

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

If someone is heedless, they are careless or thoughtless.


abating

If something is abating, it is growing less.


abbreviator

abbreviator (singular)
abbreviators (plural)

An abbreviator is someone or something that abbreviates (makes something shorter).


abampere

An abampere is an amount of electricity equal to ten amperes.


hitches

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


hitches

hitch (canonical)
hitches (third-person singular)
hitched (past)
hitched (past participle)
hitching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hitch.


abdicator

abdicator (singular)
abdicators (plural)

An abdicator is someone who loses their reign or power over a country.


Hebrew

A Hebrew book is written in the Hebrew language.


dismissed

The past tense and past participle of dismiss.


flyer

A flyer is a leaflet or a piece of paper that is given to people on the streets as a form of advertizing.

As I waited for my exam results, I took up a temporary job of distributing flyers.

A flyer is someone that pilots or flies an airplane.


abayas

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


vultures

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


absolving

absolve (canonical)
absolves (third-person singular)
absolved (past)
absolved (past participle)
absolving (present participle)


abhor

To hate very, very much; to feel disgust for.


serializes

serialize (canonical)
serializes (third-person singular)
serialized (past)
serialized (past participle)
serializing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of serialize.


faming

fame (canonical)
fames (third-person singular)
famed (past)
famed (past participle)
faming (present participle)


abetment

Abetment is the action of helping someone do a crime.


thrusting

thrust (canonical)
thrusts (third-person singular)
thrusted (past)
thrusted (past participle)
thrusting (present participle)


abhorred

The past tense and past participle of abhor.


abbot

An abbot is a man who is the leader of an abbey of monks or monastery.


bruised

bruise (canonical)
bruises (third-person singular)
bruised (past)
bruised (past participle)
bruising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bruise.


abdicated

abdicate (canonical)
abdicates (third-person singular)
abdicated (past)
abdicated (past participle)
abdicating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abdicate.


abridges

abridge (canonical)
abridges (third-person singular)
abridged (past)
abridged (past participle)
abridging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abridge.


asserting

assert (canonical)
asserts (third-person singular)
asserted (past)
asserted (past participle)
asserting (present participle)


aberrance

aberrance (singular)
aberrances (plural)

An aberrance is something that is unusual or weird.


streamlines

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

The third-person singular form of streamline.


disobey

disobey (canonical)
disobeys (third-person singular)
disobeyed (past)
disobeyed (past participle)
disobeying (present participle)

When someone disobeys someone, it means they do not listen to someone.

Every human should not disobey their parents.


reunites

reunite (canonical)
reunites (third-person singular)
reunited (past)
reunited (past participle)
reuniting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reunite.


abridge

To abridge something is to make it shorter or less.

This book will be abridged so that children can read it.


drizzles

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


drizzles

drizzle (canonical)
drizzles (third-person singular)
drizzled (past)
drizzled (past participle)
drizzling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of drizzle.


drizzle

If it is drizzling, water is falling from the sky.


twerk

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

Twerk is a kind of dance where the dancer rapidly moves or shakes their buttocks, especially while bent down with their buttocks protruding.


abashment

abashment (singular)
abashments (plural)

An abashment is an action that makes someone embarrassed.


abdication

abdication (singular)
abdications (plural)

Abdication is the action of losing reign or power over a country.


uneasy

uneasy (positive)
uneasier (comparative)
uneasiest (superlative)

When something is uneasy, it causes discomfort and makes you feel anxious about it.

As a girl, I feel very uneasy when I walk back home late at night.

Something that is rather difficult to do.

Daniel is so stubborn, working with him will be uneasy.


abridged

The past tense and past participle of abridge.


abridged

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

If something is abridged, it has been shortened.

The abridged version of the book lacked some important elements of the story.


unused

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

If something is unused it is not being used now or has not been used for some time.

Today most of its factories sit unused, their silent machinery rusting.

An old car that had gone unused for months should be hard to start.

We're taking the unused space and building three additional smaller rooms.

If you're unused to something, you don't have a lot of experience with it.

We were unused to moving about the boat and felt sick.

Unused to the cold, she had no warm clothes.


abstains

abstain (canonical)
abstains (third-person singular)
abstained (past)
abstained (past participle)
abstaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abstain.


kilometre

kilometre (singular)
kilometres (plural)

A kilometre is a measurement of distance. It is 1,000 meters (3,280.8 feet or 0.621 miles).

Four times around the track is one kilometre.


abducted

abduct (canonical)
abducts (third-person singular)
abducted (past)
abducted (past participle)
abducting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abduct.


abducted

If someone has been abducted, that means they have been taken by someone without their permission.


milky

milkier (comparative)
milkiest (superlative)
milky (positive)
more milky (comparative)
most milky (superlative)

If something is milky, it has or resembles the color of milk.


intros

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


abolition

abolition (singular)
abolitions (plural)

Abolition is the action of ending something. It often refers to the end of slavery in the United States.

The abolition of slavery in the United States meant slaves were now free.

/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/


abated

abate (canonical)
abates (third-person singular)
abated (past)
abated (past participle)
abating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abate.


bigotry

Bigotry is being stubborn and unable to tolerate a certain person or group, mainly due to the race and religion.

Bigotry is being stubborn about your own belief or opinion.


donor

A donor is a person who gives money, food, toys, blood, body parts, etc. to help other people in need. Giving something is called a donation.

I was given a badge by the Red Cross to recognize me as a blood donor.


assert

assert (canonical)
asserts (third-person singular)
asserted (past)
asserted (past participle)
asserting (present participle)

When you asserts something, you say it with confidence.

He asserted that he was innocent.


discourage

discourage (canonical)
discourages (third-person singular)
discouraged (past)
discouraged (past participle)
discouraging (present participle)

If someone discourages you, they are persuading you to not to do something.

The government's plan is to discourage the people from owning cars.

/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/


ablutions

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


obsess

obsess (canonical)
obsesses (third-person singular)
obsessed (past)
obsessed (past participle)
obsessing (present participle)

When someone is obsessed with something, they never stop thinking about it.

Charlie, this video game is so enjoyable that I have became obsessed with it!


disrupts

disrupt (canonical)
disrupts (third-person singular)
disrupted (past)
disrupted (past participle)
disrupting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disrupt.


decoration

decoration (singular)
decorations (plural)

Decoration is an attractive surface covering, or what makes something more beautiful.

Fabergé eggs were covered with fine decoration.

/ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən/


abiogenesis

abiogenesis (singular)
abiogeneses (plural)

Abiogenesis is the creation of a living thing from something that is nonliving.


Turkestani

Turkestani (singular)
Turkestanis (plural)

A person from East Turkestan or of Turkic descent.


abdominal

The man has strong abdominal muscles.


streamlining

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


Turkestanis

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


abetter

An abetter is a person who helps someone do a crime.


persistence

If someone shows persistence, they are determined to continue and do not give up quickly.

Even though this is difficult, I appreciate your persistence.


famed

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

When something or someone is famed, that object or person has fame and is famous.

This shop is famed for its delicious bread.


famed

fame (canonical)
fames (third-person singular)
famed (past)
famed (past participle)
faming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fame.


abasias

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


abamp

An abamp is an amount of electricity equal to ten amps.


throng

A throng is a lot of people, crowded or closely together.


throng

throng (canonical)
throngs (third-person singular)
thronged (past)
thronged (past participle)
thronging (present participle)

If a crowd throngs a place, it means that a lot of people are going to or are at the place.


junkfood

Junk food is food that is not healthy because, for example, it contains a lot of fat, oil and sugar.

Convenience stores make most of their money from selling junk food, soda pop, and cigarettes.


gyre

gyre (canonical)
gyres (third-person singular)
gyred (past)
gyred (past participle)
gyring (present participle)

If A gyres around B, A moves in a circular motion around B.


abattoir

A slaughterhouse; a place where animals are killed.


bails

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


bails

bail (canonical)
bails (third-person singular)
bailed (past)
bailed (past participle)
bailing (present participle)


abhorrence

abhorrence (singular)
abhorrences (plural)

Abhorrence is the hate or dislike of something.

Many people have an abhorrence of snakes.


intro

An intro is the first or opening part, before the main part.

In the intro, she explains why she wrote the book.

The intro to that song uses just an simple piano melody.

An intro is the process of making someone familiar with a certain area, topic, or field.

Lisa's intro to horseback riding was a disaster.


abattoirs

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


abdicable

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

If someone is abdicable, they are capable of giving up their reign or power over a country.


doc

Doc is an abbreviation of the word "doctor".

Doc is an abbreviation of the word "document".


ablutionary

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

If something is ablutionary, it makes your hands clean.

Soap is ablutionary.


abstained

abstain (canonical)
abstains (third-person singular)
abstained (past)
abstained (past participle)
abstaining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abstain.


abasement

abasement (singular)
abasements (plural)

An abasement is an action that causes someone or something to be abased (lowered in status).


redwood

A redwood is a very large tree growing in forests of California (species Sequoia sempervirens).


abodes

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


slack

slack (positive)
slacker (comparative)
slackest (superlative)

If something is slack, it hangs loose and is not held tight.

Bring the boats closer together so that the rope between them becomes slack.


slack

slack (canonical)
slacks (third-person singular)
slacked (past)
slacked (past participle)
slacking (present participle)

To slack is to be lazy and avoid doing work.

Once he stopped slacking on his homework his grades improved.


glistens

glisten (canonical)
glistens (third-person singular)
glistened (past)
glistened (past participle)
glistening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of glisten.

Not all that glistens is gold.


abecedarius

abecedarius (singular)
abecedariuses (plural)

An abecedarius is a poem where the first letters of each line are in alphabetical order.


abashed

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

Feeling discomfort or shame; feeling embarrassed.

The man was abashed when I told him he wasn't a nice person.


abashed

abash (canonical)
abashes (third-person singular)
abashed (past)
abashed (past participle)
abashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abash.


abduct

abduct (canonical)
abducts (third-person singular)
abducted (past)
abducted (past participle)
abducting (present participle)

If you abduct a person, you take them away by force.


ablactation

ablactation (singular)
ablactations (plural)

Ablactation is making a baby stop drinking milk from breasts.


absolved

absolve (canonical)
absolves (third-person singular)
absolved (past)
absolved (past participle)
absolving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of absolve.


abfarad

An abfarad is a measure of electricity equal to a billion farads.


abash

If you are abashed, you are embarrassed or ashamed.

I felt a bit abashed when he told me I had hurt him.


abiogenist

abiogenist (singular)
abiogenists (plural)

An abiogenist is someone who believes that abiogenesis is possible


abiogenetic

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

If something is abiogenetic, it is related to or caused by abiogenesis (the creation of a living thing from something that is nonliving).


carefully

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

When something is done carefully, it is done with caution.

Timmy, take that vase out in our room carefully.


brackish

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

Brackish water or briny water is water that is more salty than fresh water, but not as much as seawater.

The water from rivers becomes brakish at the mouth of the river.


abhorrences

abhorrence (singular)
abhorrences (plural)

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


aberrancy

aberrancy (singular)
aberrancies (plural)

An aberrancy is something that is unusual or weird


abient

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

If someone is abient of something, they often try to avoid it.


abstaining

abstain (canonical)
abstains (third-person singular)
abstained (past)
abstained (past participle)
abstaining (present participle)


abbess

An abbess is a woman who is a leader of an abbey of nuns.


abience

Abience is the desire to avoid someone or something.


scavenger

scavenger (singular)
scavengers (plural)

A scavenger is an animal that feeds on dead animals.

vultures are well-known scavengers.


ablactations

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


reunite

reunite (canonical)
reunites (third-person singular)
reunited (past)
reunited (past participle)
reuniting (present participle)

When two people or groups reunite, they come back together after being apart.

I wish I would reunite with my friend in Sri Lanka.


ablations

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


abjurations

abjuration (singular)
abjurations (plural)

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


ablism

Ablism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


abjuration

An abjuration is telling people that something you said in the past wasn't true.


vocabulary

vocabulary (singular)
vocabularies (plural)

A person's vocabulary is the words that person knows.

Reading will help you increase your vocabulary.

At about 18 months most children have a vocabulary of about 50 words.

Vocabulary is words with their meanings, especially to be studied.

There's too much new vocabulary, and I had a hard time understanding it.

We learned 10 new vocabulary words today.

A vocabulary is the set of particular words used by a group of people or for a specialized area.

We use the vocabulary of network science in this article.

A vocabulary is the particular methods and techniques that artists and other people use to express their ideas.

As a photographer, he uses a vocabulary of lines and angles.


oblation

An oblation is an offering for religious or charitable uses.

Oblation is the act of making of an offering, now especially to a god or spirit.

/əʊˈbleɪʃən/


cleverly

If something is cleverly done, it is done with intelligence and good planning.

It was cleverly designed to be taken apart and put back together quickly and easily.

Her knife was cleverly hidden in her boot.


abduce

abduce (canonical)
abduces (third-person singular)
abduced (past)
abduced (past participle)
abducing (present participle)

If you abduce something, you cause it to move away from a location.


abate

abate (canonical)
abates (third-person singular)
abated (past)
abated (past participle)
abating (present participle)

The storm abated.

To abate something means to make it less or put an end to it.

The medicine abated his pain.


abecedarian

abecedarian (singular)
abecedarians (plural)


abecedarian

If something is abecedarian, it is in alphabetical order.


thrusted

thrust (canonical)
thrusts (third-person singular)
thrusted (past)
thrusted (past participle)
thrusting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thrust.


ableism

Ableism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


scatter

scatter (canonical)
scatters (third-person singular)
scattered (past)
scattered (past participle)
scattering (present participle)

To scatter means to go in different directions; separate.

I must scatter around the park to find my doll!


able-bodism

Able-bodism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


slacked

slack (canonical)
slacks (third-person singular)
slacked (past)
slacked (past participle)
slacking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slack.


abolitionism

Abolitionism is the belief that slavery should not exist.


homeless

A homeless person does not have a place to live.

The earthquake left 1.5 million people homeless.

On the coldest nights, they would turn the church into a homeless shelter.

They volunteer to help the homeless at Christmas.


abiences

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


thrusts

The third-person singular form of thrust.


sleet

Sleet is the mixture of rain and snow (hail at times).


sleet

sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)

If it is sleeting, sleet is coming down from the sky.


abiogenists

abiogenist (singular)
abiogenists (plural)

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


asserted

assert (canonical)
asserts (third-person singular)
asserted (past)
asserted (past participle)
asserting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assert.


developer

developer (singular)
developers (plural)

A developer is someone or a company that develops a piece of land and creates buildings on it.

A software developer is someone who programs and writes software.


slacks

The third-person singular form of slack.


girlish

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

If someone is girlish, they act, look, or sound like a young girl.

Her girlish voice had deepened with age.

She had a cute, girlish face, with short dark hair cut in a bob.

The dress was bound tightly at the waist, showing off a slim girlish figure.

Young kids go for typically "girlish" or "boyish" toys before they try others.


aborticides

aborticide (singular)
aborticides (plural)

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


abhorrent

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

If something is abhorrent, people dislike it.

Some people find smokers abhorrent.


able-bodiedism

Able-bodiedism is the belief that people who are healthy are more important than people who are unhealthy.


abnormalcy

abnormalcy (singular)
abnormalcies (plural)

An abnormalcy is something that is abnormal (unusual; not normal).


reunited

reunite (canonical)
reunites (third-person singular)
reunited (past)
reunited (past participle)
reuniting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reunite.


abrachia

Because he had a disease in his hand, he now has abrachia.


aboveboard

If something or someone is aboveboard, they are honest.

If something is done aboveboard, it is done in an honest way.


abolitionists

abolitionist (singular)
abolitionists (plural)

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


ablates

ablate (canonical)
ablates (third-person singular)
ablated (past)
ablated (past participle)
ablating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ablate.


vulture

A vulture is a large bird that eats dead animals.

Those vultures are circling around the dying lamb.

A vulture is a person who takes advantage of other people's problems.

When the company finally failed, the vultures snapped up all the cheap equipment.


abandonment

abandonment (singular)
abandonments (plural)

An abandonment is an action that causes someone or something to be abandoned.


aborning

If something is aborning, it is being born.

During pregnancy, children are aborning.


abet

abet (canonical)
abets (third-person singular)
abetted (past)
abetted (past participle)
abetting (present participle)

If you abet someone, you help them do something that is a crime.


antiseptic

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

If something is antiseptic, it kills bacteria, viruses, etc.

It contains alcohol, which has antiseptic properties.

If something is antiseptic, it is free of bacteria, viruses, etc.

They were put in a separate, antiseptic room.


antiseptic

antiseptic (singular)
antiseptics (plural)

An antiseptic is a substance you put on broken skin, which kills bacteria, viruses, etc.

Apply antiseptic to guard against infection.


certainty

certainty (singular)
certainties (plural)

Certainty is the state of being 100% sure.

It's a little too early to say that with absolute certainty.

The doctor could not say what was wrong with any degree of certainty.

If something is a certainty, it is sure to happen.

The expected change became a certainty two weeks ago.

We need to accept the certainties of aging, illness, and death.


bail

A bail is an amount of money paid for the release of someone who has been arrested with the promise that he/she will appear in court for a trial.

My friend had a fight with a stranger on the streets and I had to pay a bail of $12,000 for him.

A bail is a bucket or a scoop used for removing water out of a boat.

We are in trouble if the boat leaks, because we forgot to bring the bail.


bail

bail (canonical)
bails (third-person singular)
bailed (past)
bailed (past participle)
bailing (present participle)

To bail someone is to use money to get an arrested person out of prison.

Sorry, I have to go and bail my father. He got arrested for his reckless driving after drinking a few bottles of beer.


aberration

aberration (singular)
aberrations (plural)

An aberration is something that is unusual or weird.

An aberration is also a brain problem that makes someone unable to think correctly.


abracadabra

Abracadabra is a word you use during a magic trick.


abracadabra

abracadabra (singular)
abracadabras (plural)

Abracadabra is something that cannot be understood because it does not make sense.

The lunatic's book was complete abracadabra.


aberrate

aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)

If you aberrate, you do something that is unusual or weird.


abashes

abash (canonical)
abashes (third-person singular)
abashed (past)
abashed (past participle)
abashing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abash.


abjectly

If something is done abjectly it is done without hope.

She could not win the chess match, so she played abjectly.


ethos

The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.

A dislike for the ways of the past was part of the ethos of the 1960s.


slashes

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


slashes

slash (canonical)
slashes (third-person singular)
slashed (past)
slashed (past participle)
slashing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slash.


somebody

Somebody is a person, but you don't know which person you mean.

I think I saw somebody outside.

Somebody keeps leaving the lights on.


somebody

A somebody is a person who is famous or important.


absinthe

Absinthe is a green drink mostly made up of alcohol, anise and wormwood.

I drank some absinthe at the party.


weaning

wean (canonical)
weans (third-person singular)
weaned (past)
weaned (past participle)
weaning (present participle)


abortively

abortively (positive)
more abortively (comparative)
Superlativemost abortively

If something is done abortively, it fails to achieve its goals.


abrade

abrade (canonical)
abrades (third-person singular)
abraded (past)
abraded (past participle)
abrading (present participle)

If you abrade something, you rub it a lot against something else.


TARDIS

A machine that can travel through time and space.


abjures

abjure (canonical)
abjures (third-person singular)
abjured (past)
abjured (past participle)
abjuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abjure.


abjured

The past tense and past participle of abjure.


sellers

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


abstainer

abstainer (singular)
abstainers (plural)

An abstainer is someone who abstains from something (does not do it)


accessorials

accessorial (singular)
accessorials (plural)

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


absconds

abscond (canonical)
absconds (third-person singular)
absconded (past)
absconded (past participle)
absconding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abscond.


ablactating

ablactate (canonical)
ablactates (third-person singular)
ablactated (past)
ablactated (past participle)
ablactating (present participle)


academe

Academe is a word for the group of people who are a part of the scientific and cultural community; this group of people have attended a university and/or do research.


acarpelous

If something is acarpelous, it does not have a carpel.


abranchious

If something is abranchious, it does not have gills.

Human beings are abranchious.


absurdity

absurdity (singular)
absurdities (plural)

An absurdity is something that is absurd or crazy.

Absurdity is the measurement of how absurd something is.


abolishments

abolishment (singular)
abolishments (plural)

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


abettor

An abettor is a person who helps someone do a crime.


absconder

absconder (singular)
absconders (plural)

An absconder is someone who runs away from somewhere, something or someone.


ablactated

The past tense and past participle of ablactate.


abridgements

abridgement (singular)
abridgements (plural)

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


abominates

abominate (canonical)
abominates (third-person singular)
abominated (past)
abominated (past participle)
abominating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abominate.


aborticide

aborticide (singular)
aborticides (plural)

Aborticide is the action of killing (aborting) a baby that has not been born yet.

Aborticide is also a drug that kills a baby that has not been born yet.


weaned

The past tense and past participle of wean.


abolishable

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

If someone is abolishable, it can be abolished.


ungloving

unglove (canonical)
ungloves (third-person singular)
ungloved (past)
ungloved (past participle)
ungloving (present participle)


abscond

When you abscond, you are running away from somewhere, something or someone. It often means that someone else is with you too.


abjure

If someone abjures a belief, they say it is not true.

If someone abjures a way of life, they say they will not live like that.


accordance

If two or more things are in accord, they match or agree.

We are in accordance that the bridge should be built.


weekly

A weekly is a magazine or newspaper that you get once a week.


weekly

If something happens weekly, it happens once a week.


abiotrophy

abiotrophy (singular)
abiotrophies (plural)

Abiotrophy is a decrease in the quality of human body cells that is caused by an unknown injury.


abominable

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

If something is abominable, it is awful (horrible).

My mother thought that book I read was abominable.

If someone is abominable, they are not liked.

The students felt their teacher was abominable.


abruptly

If something happens abruptly, it happens without a warning. It is unexpected.


bruise

A bruise is a purplish mark on the skin due to the blood leaking from blood vessels under the surface of the skin, usually due to impact against the area.

I accidentally knocked my head against the wall, and got a bruise on the forehead.


bruise

bruise (canonical)
bruises (third-person singular)
bruised (past)
bruised (past participle)
bruising (present participle)

When you bruise someone, you hit him with something that causes him to get a bruise.


abranchiate

If something is abranchiate, it does not have gills.

Humans are abranchiate.


aborting

abort (canonical)
aborts (third-person singular)
aborted (past)
aborted (past participle)
aborting (present participle)


abashing

abash (canonical)
abashes (third-person singular)
abashed (past)
abashed (past participle)
abashing (present participle)


absolutes

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


abscessions

abscession (singular)
abscessions (plural)

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


abrogator

abrogator (singular)
abrogators (plural)

An abrogator is a person who has the ability to change laws.


absently

If something is done absently, it is done without paying attention to it.


aboulia

If someone has aboulia, they do not have a lot of will power or desire to do things.

Because the man had aboulia, he wasn't looking for a job.


wean

wean (canonical)
weans (third-person singular)
weaned (past)
weaned (past participle)
weaning (present participle)

If you wean a baby, you stop giving it breast milk.

Babies are weaned when they reach a certain age.


abrades

abrade (canonical)
abrades (third-person singular)
abraded (past)
abraded (past participle)
abrading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abrade.


abscondments

abscondment (singular)
abscondments (plural)

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


abominated

The past tense and past participle of abominate.


ungloved

Ungloved hands do not have gloves on them.

I held the snow in my ungloved hands and felt the cold.


ungloved

The past tense and past participle of unglove.


unglove

If you unglove someone's hands, you remove their gloves.

I ungloved her hands took them in mind.


hitch

A hitch is a device that connects a trailer or wagon to the thing pulling it.


hitch

hitch (canonical)
hitches (third-person singular)
hitched (past)
hitched (past participle)
hitching (present participle)

If you hitch something, you pull it with a jerk.

John hitched up his shorts and ran.

If you hitch something to something else, you attach or fasten them together.

He hitched a wagon to his truck.


accoucheuses

accoucheuse (singular)
accoucheuses (plural)

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


ablate

ablate (canonical)
ablates (third-person singular)
ablated (past)
ablated (past participle)
ablating (present participle)

If you ablate something, you remove it from an animal or plant.

The young boy had his heart ablated because it was not working properly.


butt plug

butt plug (singular)
butt plugs (plural)

A butt plug is a sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the anus.


absentminded

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

Someone who is absentminded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

In his later life he became even more absentminded.


absinth

Absinth is a green drink mostly made up of alcohol, anise and wormwood.

I drank some absinth at the party.


absorbencies

absorbency (singular)
absorbencies (plural)

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


abstractors

abstractor (singular)
abstractors (plural)

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


ablation

Ablation is the action of removing a body part from an animal.

The woman's surgery involved the ablation of her heart.


absorbent

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

If something is absorbent, it can soak up liquid.

Sponges are absorbent.


absorbency

Absorbency is the measurement of how much something can absorb.

Sponges have a high absorbency.


abulia

If someone has abulia, they do not have a lot of will power or desire to do things.

Because the man had abulia, he wasn't looking for a job.


abominate

abominate (canonical)
abominates (third-person singular)
abominated (past)
abominated (past participle)
abominating (present participle)

If you abominate something, you hate it.

She abominates her job because it has a low salary.

/əˈbɒm.əˌnəɪt/


absorbable

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

If something is absorbable, it can be absorbed.


absconded

abscond (canonical)
absconds (third-person singular)
absconded (past)
absconded (past participle)
absconding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abscond.


swimsuits

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


aborts

abort (canonical)
aborts (third-person singular)
aborted (past)
aborted (past participle)
aborting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abort.


abolishment

abolishment (singular)
abolishments (plural)

Abolishment is the action of ending something. It often refers to the end of slavery in the United States.

The abolishment of slavery in the United States meant slaves were now free.


abolitionist

abolitionist (singular)
abolitionists (plural)

An abolitionist is a person who thinks slavery should not exist.


abstainers

abstainer (singular)
abstainers (plural)

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


abwatts

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


abstracters

abstracter (singular)
abstracters (plural)

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


abscession

abscession (singular)
abscessions (plural)

Abscession is the action of cutting something off from something else.


abutting

If things are abutting, they touch each other.

Canada and the United States are abutting countries.


ogling

ogle (canonical)
ogles (third-person singular)
ogled (past)
ogled (past participle)
ogling (present participle)


abridgment

abridgment (singular)
abridgments (plural)

An abridgment is a shorter version of something.


aborted

The past tense and past participle of abort.


hafnium

Hafnium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 72 and symbol Hf.


ungloves

unglove (canonical)
ungloves (third-person singular)
ungloved (past)
ungloved (past participle)
ungloving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unglove.


tarmacing

tarmac (canonical)
tarmacs (third-person singular)
tarmaced (past)
tarmaced (past participle)
tarmacing (present participle)


ablated

ablate (canonical)
ablates (third-person singular)
ablated (past)
ablated (past participle)
ablating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ablate.


abstruse

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

If something is abstruse, it is very difficult to understand.

The book was so abstruse that I didn't understand it.


abysms

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


akaryocytes

akaryocyte (singular)
akaryocytes (plural)

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


acariosis

If someone has acariosis, they are covered in itch mites.


ununtrium

Ununtrium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 113 and symbol Uut.


abeyances

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


absurdities

absurdity (singular)
absurdities (plural)

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


absquatulated

absquatulate (canonical)
absquatulates (third-person singular)
absquatulated (past)
absquatulated (past participle)
absquatulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of absquatulate.


acapnia

Acapnia is a condition where someone's body has less carbon dioxide than it should.


ablactate

ablactate (canonical)
ablactates (third-person singular)
ablactated (past)
ablactated (past participle)
ablactating (present participle)

If you ablactate a baby, you stop giving it milk from a woman's breasts

Babies are ablactated when they reach a certain age.


acaryote

An acaryote is a biological cell that does not have a nucleus.


acarpellous

If something is acarpellous, it does not have a carpel.


abraded

abrade (canonical)
abrades (third-person singular)
abraded (past)
abraded (past participle)
abrading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abrade.


ablactates

The third-person singular form of ablactate.


ablution

Ablution is the washing of body parts for religious purposes or an object that is holy.


californium

Californium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 98 and symbol Cf.


absquatulates

The third-person singular form of absquatulate.


abranchial

If something is abranchial, it does not have gills.

Human beings are abranchial.


abulic

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

If someone is abulic, they have abulia (no will power).


acaudate

If someone or something is acaudate, it does not have a tail.

Rabbits are acaudate.


abstracter

An abstracter is someone who abstracts or summarizes something.


acaulescent

If a plant is acaulescent, it does not have a stem


abstention

abstention (singular)
abstentions (plural)

Abstention is when someone is abstaining from something or when someone does not take part in something. It's usually used to refer to not drinking alcohol or not having sex.

Abstention stops you from getting drunk.

My brother's abstention protected him from sexually transmitted diseases.


abridgement

abridgement (singular)
abridgements (plural)

An abridgement is a shorter version of something.


acclimatises

acclimatise (canonical)
acclimatises (third-person singular)
acclimatised (past)
acclimatised (past participle)
acclimatising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acclimatise.


acanthoid

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

If something is acanthoid, it looks like a thorn.


akaryocyte

An akaryocyte is a biological cell that does not have a nucleus.


lunched

lunch (canonical)
lunches (third-person singular)
lunched (past)
lunched (past participle)
lunching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lunch.


abscondment

abscondment (singular)
abscondments (plural)

Abscondment is the action of running away from somewhere, something or someone.


curium

Curium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 96 and symbol Cm.


samarium

Samarium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 62 and symbol Sm.


absurdly

If something is done absurdly, it is done in a way that is absurd or crazy.


aberrancies

aberrancy (singular)
aberrancies (plural)

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


abstrusely

If someone is done abstrusely, it is done in a way that is hard to understand.


sex toy

A sex toy is a device that is intended to be used during sex. It is used to increase sexual pleasure.


abloom

The garden is abloom in the spring.

If a someone or something is abloom, it is full of life.


abode

We made our abode in a little old house by a stream.


acariasis

If someone has acariasis, they are covered in itch mites.


thallium

Thallium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 81 and symbol Ti.


acarpous

If something is acarpous, it does not make fruit.

The dandelion is an example of an acarpous flower.


abridgments

abridgment (singular)
abridgments (plural)

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


accessorial

accessorial (singular)
accessorials (plural)

An accessorial is something that is not needed to do something, but is useful.


seller

A seller is a person or thing that sells stuff.

That man is a seller of unusual items.

The grocery store is a seller of food.


rutherfordium

Rutherfordium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 104 and symbol Rf.


sex toys

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


absorptive

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

If something is absorptive, it can soak up liquid.

Sponges are absorptive.


acaridiasis

If someone has acaridiasis, they are covered in itch mites.


baptizing

baptize (canonical)
baptizes (third-person singular)
baptized (past)
baptized (past participle)
baptizing (present participle)


absquatulate

When you absquatulate, you are running away from somewhere, something or someone. It often means that someone else is with you too.


feminists

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


abwatt

An abwatt is a unit of electrical power. It is equal to one ten-millionth of a watt.


abolitionary

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

Abolitionary ideas or actions are related to abolition.


abort

abort (canonical)
aborts (third-person singular)
aborted (past)
aborted (past participle)
aborting (present participle)

If you abort something, you stop something from happening any longer.

The space mission was aborted because there was a fuel leak.

I aborted the computer program since it wasn't working properly.

If a doctor aborts an unborn baby, they stop it from being born alive.

The baby was aborted in pregnancy because it was a girl.

The parents aborted the baby because they wouldn't be able to raise it.


butt plugs

butt plug (singular)
butt plugs (plural)

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


antimony

Antimony is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 51 and symbol Sb.


acanthous

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

If something is acanthous, it looks like a thorn.


strapons

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


abashments

abashment (singular)
abashments (plural)

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


brothels

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


scavengers

scavenger (singular)
scavengers (plural)

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


strapon

A strapon is a sex toy shaped like a penis that a woman can wear around her vagina.


tarmacs

tarmac (canonical)
tarmacs (third-person singular)
tarmaced (past)
tarmaced (past participle)
tarmacing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tarmac.


strap-ons

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


strap-on

A strap-on is a sex toy shaped like a penis that a woman can wear around her vagina.


clearings

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


acclimatizes

acclimatize (canonical)
acclimatizes (third-person singular)
acclimatized (past)
acclimatized (past participle)
acclimatizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acclimatize.


livermorium

Livermorium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 116 and symbols Lv and Uuh.


dismiss

dismiss (canonical)
dismisses (third-person singular)
dismissed (past)
dismissed (past participle)
dismissing (present participle)

When you dismiss someone from a company, you fire and end the employment of the person, causing the person to become unemployed.

He was found to be giving the secrets of the company to other companies and was immediately dismissed.

The company became bankrupt overnight and all its employees were dismissed.

When you dismiss someone, you order the person to leave.

The parade commander stepped forward to ask the President for permission to dismiss the parade.

To dismiss something is to refuse or reject it.

The court dismissed his appeal for a second trial.

My proposal was dismissed by the panel of judges.

We dismissed the idea of going overseas due to the financial crisis.

When someone is dismissed, that person is given a red card and is sent off the pitch.

He punched a player from the opponent team, and was immediately dismissed by the referee.


abstruseness

Abstruseness is the quality of being hard to understand.

The abstruseness of my teacher's lectures caused me to fail his class.


torsos

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


acclimatised

acclimatise (canonical)
acclimatises (third-person singular)
acclimatised (past)
acclimatised (past participle)
acclimatising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acclimatise.


acclimatized

The past tense and past participle of acclimatize.


brothel

A brothel is a building where many prostitutes gather.

I went to the brothel yesterday because I was horny, and wanted to sleep with someone.


promethium

Promethium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 61 and symbol Pm.


acclimated

acclimate (canonical)
acclimates (third-person singular)
acclimated (past)
acclimated (past participle)
acclimating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acclimate.


rumormongering

rumormonger (canonical)
rumormongers (third-person singular)
rumormongered (past)
rumormongered (past participle)
rumormongering (present participle)


darmstadtium

Darmstadtium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 110 and symbol Ds.


feminist

A feminist is a person who believes in feminism.


hassium

Hassium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 108 and symbol Hs.


ununbium

Ununbium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 112 and symbol Cn.


aboulic

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

If someone is aboulic, they have aboulia (no will power).


accoutring

accoutre (canonical)
accoutres (third-person singular)
accoutred (past)
accoutred (past participle)
accoutring (present participle)


ytterbium

Ytterbium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 70 and symbol Yb.


abrading

abrade (canonical)
abrades (third-person singular)
abraded (past)
abraded (past participle)
abrading (present participle)


acaryotes

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


thulium

Thulium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 69 and symbol Tm.


accoutering

accouter (canonical)
accouters (third-person singular)
accoutered (past)
accoutered (past participle)
accoutering (present participle)


akaryotes

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


gadolinium

Gadolinium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 64 and symbol Gd.


akaryote

An akaryote is a biological cell that does not have a nucleus.


agricultural

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

The conversions of agricultural and forest land to industrial uses is very common.

The country's main economic activities are agricultural production and tourism.

60 percent of the labor force remains in the agricultural sector.

Few safety regulations are available to protect agricultural workers.

/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltjʊərəl/

/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌlt͡ʃərəl/


acapnic

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

If something is acapnic, it is related to acapnia.


accoutres

The third-person singular form of accoutre.


absquatulating

absquatulate (canonical)
absquatulates (third-person singular)
absquatulated (past)
absquatulated (past participle)
absquatulating (present participle)


acataphasia

Acataphasia is a mental disorder that makes you unable to say what you want to say clearly. It is caused by damage to the central nervous system.


abysmal

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

If something is abysmal, it is very bad or poor.

Her essay was so abysmal; she is certain to fail the class.


acaudal

If someone or something is acaudal, it does not have a tail.

Rabbits are acaudal.


lunching

lunch (canonical)
lunches (third-person singular)
lunched (past)
lunched (past participle)
lunching (present participle)


bed-hops

bed-hop (canonical)
bed-hops (third-person singular)
bed-hopped (past)
bed-hopped (past participle)
bed-hopping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bed-hop.


acardia

If someone or something has acardia, they do not have a heart.


acerb

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

A lemon tastes acerb.


lutetium

Lutetium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 71 and symbol Lu.


accelerando

accelerando (singular)
accelerandos (plural)

An accelerando is a slow increase in the speed of music.


accelerando

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

If a piece of music is accelerando, it is slowly increasing in speed.


bohrium

Bohrium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 107 and symbol Bh.


bedhopping

bedhop (canonical)
bedhops (third-person singular)
bedhopped (past)
bedhopped (past participle)
bedhopping (present participle)


gallium

Gallium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 31 and symbol Ga.


abdications

abdication (singular)
abdications (plural)

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


acclimatizing

acclimatize (canonical)
acclimatizes (third-person singular)
acclimatized (past)
acclimatized (past participle)
acclimatizing (present participle)


polonium

Polonium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 84 and symbol Po.


sexting

sext (canonical)
sexts (third-person singular)
sexted (past)
sexted (past participle)
sexting (present participle)


accustomed

accustom (canonical)
accustoms (third-person singular)
accustomed (past)
accustomed (past participle)
accustoming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accustom.


zirconium

Zirconium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 40 and symbol Zr.


aberrations

aberration (singular)
aberrations (plural)

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


acclimates

acclimate (canonical)
acclimates (third-person singular)
acclimated (past)
acclimated (past participle)
acclimating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acclimate.


thorium

Thorium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 90 and symbol Th.


abnormalcies

abnormalcy (singular)
abnormalcies (plural)

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


germanium

Germanium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 32 and symbol Ge.


yttrium

Yttrium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 39 and symbol Y.


accouters

accouter (canonical)
accouters (third-person singular)
accoutered (past)
accoutered (past participle)
accoutering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accouter.


accouter

If you accouter someone, you give them military gear.


aberrants

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


provokes

provoke (canonical)
provokes (third-person singular)
provoked (past)
provoked (past participle)
provoking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of provoke.


acellular

If something is acellular, it is not made of cells.


acephalous

If someone or something is acephalous, they do not have a head.

Fungi are acephalous.


bed-hopped

The past tense and past participle of bed-hop.


meitnerium

Meitnerium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 109 and symbol Mt.


actinium

Actinium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 89 and symbol Ac.


praseodymium

Praseodymium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 59 and symbol Pr.


cerium

Cerium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 58 and symbol Ce.


rumormongered

rumormonger (canonical)
rumormongers (third-person singular)
rumormongered (past)
rumormongered (past participle)
rumormongering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rumormonger.


abysm

An abysm is a very deep crack in the earth.


ogles

ogle (canonical)
ogles (third-person singular)
ogled (past)
ogled (past participle)
ogling (present participle)


makers

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


ununquadium

Ununquadium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 114 and symbol Fl.


sexted

The past tense and past participle of sext.


lawrencium

Lawrencium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 103 and symbol Lr. It used to have the symbol Lw instead.


europium

Europium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 63 and symbol Eu.


tellurium

Tellurium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 52 and symbol Te.


tantalum

Tantalum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 73 and symbol Ta.


erbium

Erbium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 68 and symbol Er.


accoutred

accoutre (canonical)
accoutres (third-person singular)
accoutred (past)
accoutred (past participle)
accoutring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accoutre.


accoutred

If someone is accoutred, they have been provided with military gear.


abettors

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


iridium

Iridium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 77 and symbol Ir.


civilizes

civilize (canonical)
civilizes (third-person singular)
civilized (past)
civilized (past participle)
civilizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of civilize.


absinthes

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


ununoctium

Ununoctium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 118 and symbol Uuo.


abcoulombs

abcoulomb (singular)
abcoulombs (plural)

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


lanthanum

Lanthanum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 57 and symbol La.


arroyos

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


accoutre

If you accoutre someone, you give them military gear.


acapnial

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

If something is acapnial, it is related to acapnia.


bedhopped

The past tense and past participle of bedhop.


abamperes

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


civilize

When you civilize someone, you educate that person on how to have a higher standard of behavior.

Our teacher civilized us today, stressing the importance of respecting others.


shoveled

shovel (canonical)
shovels (third-person singular)
shoveled (past)
shoveled (past participle)
shoveling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shovel.


baled

bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bale.


terbium

Terbium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 65 and symbol Tb.


selenium

Selenium is a nonmetallic (meaning not made of metal) element with an atomic number of 34 and symbol Se.


absenteeism

absenteeism (singular)
absenteeisms (plural)

Absenteeism is failing to go to work often.

He was fired for his absenteeism.


hovels

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


strongholds

stronghold (singular)
strongholds (plural)

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


baptized

baptize (canonical)
baptizes (third-person singular)
baptized (past)
baptized (past participle)
baptizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of baptize.


maker

Harley Davidson is a maker of motorcycles.


absconders

absconder (singular)
absconders (plural)

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


marshals

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


americium

Americium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 95 and symbol Am.


einsteinium

Einsteinium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 99 and symbol Es.


absinths

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


shovels

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


shovels

The third-person singular form of shovel.


achromatic

If something is achromatic, it does not have color.


dubnium

Dubnium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 105 and symbol Db.


accosting

accost (canonical)
accosts (third-person singular)
accosted (past)
accosted (past participle)
accosting (present participle)


roentgenium

Roentgenium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 111 and symbol Rg.


astatine

Astatine is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 85 and symbol At.


fermium

Fermium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 100 and symbol Fm.


berkelium

Berkelium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 97 and symbol Bk.


makes sure

make sure (canonical)
makes sure (third-person singular)
made sure (past)
made sure (past participle)
making sure (present participle)

The third-person singular form of make sure.


accusations

accusation (singular)
accusations (plural)

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


bros

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


pegging

Pegging is the thrusting of a strap-on into a man's anus. The purpose of pegging is usually sexual pleasure.


pegging

peg (canonical)
pegs (third-person singular)
pegged (past)
pegged (past participle)
pegging (present participle)


rhenium

Rhenium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 75 and symbol Re.


accouterments

accouterment (singular)
accouterments (plural)

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


technetium

Technetium is a radioactive element with an atomic number of 43 and symbol Tc.


acclamations

acclamation (singular)
acclamations (plural)

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


rumormongers

rumormonger (singular)
rumormongers (plural)

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


rumormongers

rumormonger (canonical)
rumormongers (third-person singular)
rumormongered (past)
rumormongered (past participle)
rumormongering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rumormonger.


accusal

An accusal is a claim that someone did something.

He made the accusal that the boy murdered the young girl.


acclimations

acclimation (singular)
acclimations (plural)

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


ununhexium

Ununhexium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 116 and symbols Uuh and Lv.


accouchement

accouchement (singular)
accouchements (plural)


seaborgium

Seaborgium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 106 and symbol Sg.


abfarads

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


catamounts

catamount (singular)
catamounts (plural)

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


indium

Indium is a metallic element with an atomic number of 49 and symbol In.


soldierlike

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

If something or someone is soldierlike, they look or act like a soldier.


accoutrements

accoutrement (singular)
accoutrements (plural)

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


accusals

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


duplicating

duplicate (canonical)
duplicates (third-person singular)
duplicated (past)
duplicated (past participle)
duplicating (present participle)


accelerandos

accelerando (singular)
accelerandos (plural)

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


rhodium

Rhodium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 45 and symbol Rh.


bed-hop

bed-hop (canonical)
bed-hops (third-person singular)
bed-hopped (past)
bed-hopped (past participle)
bed-hopping (present participle)

If someone bed-hops, they have sex with a lot of people.

Most women are called sluts if they bed-hop.


sexts

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


sexts

sext (canonical)
sexts (third-person singular)
sexted (past)
sexted (past participle)
sexting (present participle)


orgasming

orgasm (canonical)
orgasms (third-person singular)
orgasmed (past)
orgasmed (past participle)
orgasming (present participle)


orgasmed

The past tense and past participle of orgasm.


acetose

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

If something is acetose, it tastes like vinegar.


masterminding

mastermind (canonical)
masterminds (third-person singular)
masterminded (past)
masterminded (past participle)
masterminding (present participle)


duplicated

The past tense and past participle of duplicate.


sext

A sext is a text message that is intended to be sexual.


sext

If you sext someone, you can send them a text message that is intended to be sexually arousing.


accoucheur

accoucheur (singular)
accoucheurs (plural)

An accoucheur is a doctor who knows a lot about pregnancy and the birth of babies.

/ˌæ.ku.ˈʃɜː/


shoveling

shovel (canonical)
shovels (third-person singular)
shoveled (past)
shoveled (past participle)
shoveling (present participle)


acclimatize

acclimatize (canonical)
acclimatizes (third-person singular)
acclimatized (past)
acclimatized (past participle)
acclimatizing (present participle)

When you acclimatize to a location, you become familiar with its weather.

People have to acclimatize to their surroundings after immigrating to a new country.


fire screens

fire screen (singular)
fire screens (plural)

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


abandonments

abandonment (singular)
abandonments (plural)

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


accustoming

accustom (canonical)
accustoms (third-person singular)
accustomed (past)
accustomed (past participle)
accustoming (present participle)


acidophilic

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

If something is acidophilic, it can survive well in acid.


acedia

Acedia is not caring about other people's feelings.


abasements

abasement (singular)
abasements (plural)

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


abdicators

abdicator (singular)
abdicators (plural)

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


aberrances

aberrance (singular)
aberrances (plural)

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


abecedarians

abecedarian (singular)
abecedarians (plural)

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


accosted

accost (canonical)
accosts (third-person singular)
accosted (past)
accosted (past participle)
accosting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accost.


accosts

The third-person singular form of accost.


warfares

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


acclimation

acclimation (singular)
acclimations (plural)

Acclimation is the process of becoming used to the weather of a new location.


abamps

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


acclimatise

acclimatise (canonical)
acclimatises (third-person singular)
acclimatised (past)
acclimatised (past participle)
acclimatising (present participle)

When you acclimatise to a location, you become familiar with its weather.

People have to acclimatise to their surroundings after immigrating to a new country.


accusation

accusation (singular)
accusations (plural)

An accusation is a claim that someone did something.

He made the accusation that the boy murdered the young girl.


abetments

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


masterminded

The past tense and past participle of mastermind.


abbacies

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


abetters

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


acephalia

If someone has acephalia, they do not have a head.


acephalism

If someone has acephalism, they do not have a head.


monkeyed

monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of monkey.


acephaly

If someone has acephaly, they do not have a head.


acerbic

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

If something is acerbic, it tastes sour.

A lemon tastes acerbic.


aberrates

aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of aberrate.


abstractor

abstractor (singular)
abstractors (plural)

An abstractor is someone who abstracts or summarizes something.


molybdenum

Molybdenum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 42 and symbol Mo.


baptizes

baptize (canonical)
baptizes (third-person singular)
baptized (past)
baptized (past participle)
baptizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of baptize.


somebodies

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


abets

abet (canonical)
abets (third-person singular)
abetted (past)
abetted (past participle)
abetting (present participle)


bedhops

bedhop (canonical)
bedhops (third-person singular)
bedhopped (past)
bedhopped (past participle)
bedhopping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bedhop.


tarmaced

tarmac (canonical)
tarmacs (third-person singular)
tarmaced (past)
tarmaced (past participle)
tarmacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tarmac.


accustom

accustom (canonical)
accustoms (third-person singular)
accustomed (past)
accustomed (past participle)
accustoming (present participle)

If you accustom someone to something, you make them familiar with, or used to it.

He accustomed the farm girl to city life.


baling

bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)


accoutered

accouter (canonical)
accouters (third-person singular)
accoutered (past)
accoutered (past participle)
accoutering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accouter.


accoutered

If someone is accoutered, they have been provided with military gear.


certainties

certainty (singular)
certainties (plural)

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


ogled

ogle (canonical)
ogles (third-person singular)
ogled (past)
ogled (past participle)
ogling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ogle.


ununseptium

Ununseptium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 117 and symbol Uus.


accountancy

Accountancy involves keeping records on financial information.


docs

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


congratulates

congratulate (canonical)
congratulates (third-person singular)
congratulated (past)
congratulated (past participle)
congratulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of congratulate.


acetous

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

If something is acetous, it tastes like vinegar.


ununpentium

Ununpentium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 115 and symbol Uup.


acclamation

acclamation (singular)
acclamations (plural)

Acclamation is phrase for someone or something.

All this equipment has received international acclaim from the specialist hi-fi press.


ruthenium

Ruthenium is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 44 and symbol Ru.


civilizing

civilize (canonical)
civilizes (third-person singular)
civilized (past)
civilized (past participle)
civilizing (present participle)


monkeying

monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)


yummy

You say yummy when you are happy or delighted about something, usually food.

Yummy! That apple pie was so tasty!


accustoms

The third-person singular form of accustom.


duplicates

duplicate (singular)
duplicates (plural)

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


duplicates

duplicate (canonical)
duplicates (third-person singular)
duplicated (past)
duplicated (past participle)
duplicating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of duplicate.


acclimate

acclimate (canonical)
acclimates (third-person singular)
acclimated (past)
acclimated (past participle)
acclimating (present participle)

When you acclimate to a location, you become familiar with its weather.

People have to acclimate to their surroundings after immigrating to a new country.


bedhop

If someone bedhops, they have sex with a lot of people.

Most women are called sluts if they bedhop .


accoucheurs

accoucheur (singular)
accoucheurs (plural)

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


accouchements

accouchement (singular)
accouchements (plural)

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


abduces

abduce (canonical)
abduces (third-person singular)
abduced (past)
abduced (past participle)
abducing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abduce.


abecedariuses

abecedarius (singular)
abecedariuses (plural)

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


accoutrement

accoutrement (singular)
accoutrements (plural)

An accoutrement is an extra item of clothing that is not needed, but which adds to the whole.

She bought a number of accoutrements including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.


achromous

If something is achromous, it lacks color.


carves

carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of carve.


acebutolol

Acebutolol is a drug used to get rid of hypertension (high blood pressure).


acidulent

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

If something is acidulent, it tastes like acid.

Lemons are acidulent.


fellatio

Fellatio is stimulating a penis with one's mouth.


abbreviators

abbreviator (singular)
abbreviators (plural)

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


swimsuit

A swimsuit is a piece of clothing that fits close to your body that you wear when you swim.

Put on your swimsuit and let's go for a swim.


made sure

make sure (canonical)
makes sure (third-person singular)
made sure (past)
made sure (past participle)
making sure (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of make sure.


accost

accost (canonical)
accosts (third-person singular)
accosted (past)
accosted (past participle)
accosting (present participle)

If you accost someone, you start talking to them.

If you accost someone, you ask someone to have sex with you for money.


quagmires

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


aberrated

aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of aberrate.


weeklies

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


acidophilous

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

If something is acidophilous, it can survive well in acid.


abetted

abet (canonical)
abets (third-person singular)
abetted (past)
abetted (past participle)
abetting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abet.


achromic

If something is achromic, it lacks color.


acidimetric

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

If something is acidimetric, it involves acidimetry.


achromatous

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

Something that is achromatous only has a little color.


acerbates

acerbate (canonical)
acerbates (third-person singular)
acerbated (past)
acerbated (past participle)
acerbating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acerbate.


carved

The past tense and past participle of carve.


fleets

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


abduced

The past tense and past participle of abduce.


acidulous

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

If something is acidulous, it tastes like acid.

Lemons are acidulous.


masterminds

mastermind (singular)
masterminds (plural)

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


masterminds

mastermind (canonical)
masterminds (third-person singular)
masterminded (past)
masterminded (past participle)
masterminding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mastermind.


accouterment

accouterment (singular)
accouterments (plural)

An accouterment is an extra item of clothing that is not needed, but which adds to the whole.

She bought a number of accouterments including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.


acidosis

Acidosis is a medical problem where there is too much acid in the blood of a person.


aciduric

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

If something is aciduric, it can survive well in acid.


acetic

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

If something is acetic, it involves acetic acid.


festivals

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


acetifying

acetify (canonical)
acetifies (third-person singular)
acetified (past)
acetified (past participle)
acetifying (present participle)


acerbated

The past tense and past participle of acerbate.


achromatises

achromatise (canonical)
achromatises (third-person singular)
achromatised (past)
achromatised (past participle)
achromatising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of achromatise.


achromatised

The past tense and past participle of achromatise.


jumbles

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


jumbles

jumble (canonical)
jumbles (third-person singular)
jumbled (past)
jumbled (past participle)
jumbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jumble.


acerbate

If you acerbate something, you make it taste sour.

Adding a lemon into the pie acerbated it.


achromatizing

achromatize (canonical)
achromatizes (third-person singular)
achromatized (past)
achromatized (past participle)
achromatizing (present participle)


acetifies

The third-person singular form of acetify.


achromatizes

The third-person singular form of achromatize.


abducing

abduce (canonical)
abduces (third-person singular)
abduced (past)
abduced (past participle)
abducing (present participle)


acetified

The past tense and past participle of acetify.


acetify

If you acetify something, you make it taste more sour.


accomplishable

When something is accomplishable, it is possible to do it; it can be accomplished.

I think climbing Mount Everst is an accomplishable goal.


acidulates

acidulate (canonical)
acidulates (third-person singular)
acidulated (past)
acidulated (past participle)
acidulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acidulate.


aberrating

aberrate (canonical)
aberrates (third-person singular)
aberrated (past)
aberrated (past participle)
aberrating (present participle)


achromatise

When you achromatise something, you remove the colour from it.


acidulated

The past tense and past participle of acidulate.


acidified

acidify (canonical)
acidifies (third-person singular)
acidified (past)
acidified (past participle)
acidifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acidify.


tailored

tailor (canonical)
tailors (third-person singular)
tailored (past)
tailored (past participle)
tailoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tailor.


purposed

purpose (canonical)
purposes (third-person singular)
purposed (past)
purposed (past participle)
purposing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of purpose.


acidifies

The third-person singular form of acidify.


achromatized

The past tense and past participle of achromatize.


acidulate

If you make something acidulate, you make it taste more sour.

Adding a lemon into the pie acidulated it.


acidify

If you acidify something, you make it taste more sour.

Adding a lemon into the pie acidified it.


achromatize

When you achromatize something, you remove the color from it.


birdieing

birdie (canonical)
birdies (third-person singular)
birdied (past)
birdied (past participle)
birdieing (present participle)


birdied

The past tense and past participle of birdie.


duplicate

duplicate (singular)
duplicates (plural)

A duplicate is an exact copy of something.


duplicate

duplicate (canonical)
duplicates (third-person singular)
duplicated (past)
duplicated (past participle)
duplicating (present participle)

If you duplicate something, you make a copy, or duplicate, of it.


revulsions

revulsion (singular)
revulsions (plural)

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


carving

carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)


carving

A carving is art that is carved out from something.


flapjacks

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


tuitions

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


eagled

eagle (canonical)
eagles (third-person singular)
eagled (past)
eagled (past participle)
eagling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of eagle.


pews

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


nappies

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


bogeyed

bogey (canonical)
bogeys (third-person singular)
bogeyed (past)
bogeyed (past participle)
bogeying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bogey.


parred

par (canonical)
pars (third-person singular)
parred (past)
parred (past participle)
parring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of par.


exacerbating

exacerbate (canonical)
exacerbates (third-person singular)
exacerbated (past)
exacerbated (past participle)
exacerbating (present participle)


exacerbated

The past tense and past participle of exacerbate.


disallows

disallow (canonical)
disallows (third-person singular)
disallowed (past)
disallowed (past participle)
disallowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disallow.


liqueurs

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


disallowed

The past tense and past participle of disallow.


exacerbates

The third-person singular form of exacerbate.


mikes

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


mics

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


mic

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

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

She records her songs using a mic.


mismatching

mismatch (canonical)
mismatches (third-person singular)
mismatched (past)
mismatched (past participle)
mismatching (present participle)


mike

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

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

She records her songs using a mike.


acousmas

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


acousma

An acousma is the hearing of a sound that is not real.


invitations

invitation (singular)
invitations (plural)

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


bogeys

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


bogeys

The third-person singular form of bogey.


bogey

A bogey is a score on a golf hole that is one above par.

I got a bogey on the fourteenth hole, taking six strokes on a par five.


bogey

If you bogey a golf hole, you score one over par on it.

I bogeyed the last hole with 5 strokes on a par 4.


acronymous

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

If something is acronymous, it uses acronyms.

His English essay was very acronymous.


acrostics

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


mismatched

The past tense and past participle of mismatch.


acorea

If someone has acorea, their eyes do not have pupils.


climates

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


acromegalia

If someone has acromegalia, they have bones that are larger than they should be in their head, hands and/or feet.


actinides

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


actinoids

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


aculeated

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

If something is aculeated, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.

Bees are aculeated.


acoustics

If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.


acromicria

If someone has acromicria, their fingers or toes are smaller than they should be.

His acromicria made it more difficult to walk.


acropoleis

acropolis (singular)
acropolises or acropoleis (plural)

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


acromegaly

If someone has acromegaly, they have bones that are larger than they should be in their head, hands and/or feet.


brass knuckles

Brass knuckles are a weapon that is put around the fingers to increase the damages of a punch and protect the fingers at the same time.


actinon

An actinon is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.


actinometer

actinometer (singular)
actinometers (plural)

An actinometer is a device that is used to measure how much electromagnetic radiation something has.


actinomycin

Actinomycin is a yellow drug used to kill dangerous bacteria in humans. It is created from bacteria in soil.


ad libitum

If you say something ad libitum, you have not planned what to say ahead of time.

When she gave her written speech, she added several jokes ad libitum.


actinons

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


go postal

American English slang for becoming incredibly angry. Often accompanied by violent outbursts including attacking people, destroying property and arson


actinometry

Actinometry is measuring how much electromagnetic radiation something has.


enchants

enchant (canonical)
enchants (third-person singular)
enchanted (past)
enchanted (past participle)
enchanting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of enchant.


actinic

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

If something is actinic, it involves or is related to radiation.


adages

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


aciclovir

Aciclovir is a drug used to treat herpes.


adactylous

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

If someone or something is adactylous, they don't have fingers or toes.


acupressure

Acupressure is a method of treating medical problems by using your hands to apply pressure to different areas of the human body.

My doctor used acupressure to help cure my nasty rash.


nosey

nosey (positive)
nosier (comparative)
nosiest (superlative)

If you are nosey, you are curious in a negative way.

He is always too interested in what I am doing. He's such a nosey boy


acronymic

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

If something is acronymic, it uses acronyms.

His English essay was very acronymic.


acyclic

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

If something is acyclic, it is not cyclic.


acquiescing

acquiesce (canonical)
acquiesces (third-person singular)
acquiesced (past)
acquiesced (past participle)
acquiescing (present participle)


acupuncture

Acupuncture is a method of treating medical problems by using needles to apply pressure to certain areas of the human body.

My doctor used acupuncture to help cure my symptoms.


adactylism

If someone or something has adactylism, some of their fingers or toes are missing.


acrobatic

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

If something is acrobatic, it has to do with acrobatics.


acrostic

An acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line creates a word or sentence.

The child had to make an acrostic for poetry class.


acquiesces

The third-person singular form of acquiesce.


swayed

sway (canonical)
sways (third-person singular)
swayed (past)
swayed (past participle)
swaying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sway.


adactyly

If someone or something has adactyly, some of their fingers or toes are missing.


creosote bush

creosote bush (singular)
creosote bushes (plural)

The creosote bush is a small bush commonly found in deserts or dry areas in the South-Western United States (species Larrea tridentata).


acromikria

If someone has acromikria, their fingers or toes are smaller than they should be.

His acromikria made it more difficult to walk.


albedos

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


adage

An adage is a popular saying that is meant to teach some lesson.

"Every rose has its thorn" is an example of an adage.


actinometers

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


antithesis

antithesis (singular)
antitheses (plural)

An antithesis is an idea that is the opposite of another idea.


landladies

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


acquiesced

The past tense and past participle of acquiesce.


actinide

An actinide is a chemical element with an atomic number between 89 and 103.


aculeate

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

If something is aculeate, it has a stinger or has something that looks like a stinger.

Bees are aculeate.


sabbatical

sabbatical (singular)
sabbaticals (plural)

A sabbatical is a paid break or rest from work for up to a year so that the employee can do other things not related to his/her job.


acrophobic

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

If someone is acrophobic, they have a fear of heights.

The woman lives on the bottom floor of the apartment because she is acrophobic.


foremost

The foremost person or thing is the one at the front, the most important, or the best.

She is known as America's foremost expert on work-and-family issues.

He's always put that relationship first and foremost.

Europe's economy has problems, and foremost among those problems is Italy.


acropolis

An acropolis is an old Greek building that people can enter to protect from enemies who are attacking. Acropolises are designed to resist damage.


washbowls

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


acutest

acute (positive)
acuter (comparative)
acutest (superlative)

The superlative form of acute; most acute.


à la carte

If you order à la carte in restaurants, you order individual items from a menu instead of ordering a set combination of Dishes.

The restaurant had a huge à la carte menu.


acquittal

acquittal (singular)
acquittals (plural)

An acquittal is the action of saying someone is not guilty of a crime.


washstands

washstand (singular)
washstands (plural)

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


apatheism

Apatheism is the lack of interest in a belief or disbelief of the existence of a god.


trauma triggers

trauma trigger (singular)
trauma triggers (plural)

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


acquiesce

If you acquiesce to something, you agree to it.

The criminal acquiesced to being deported out of the country..


lavabos

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


handbasins

handbasin (singular)
handbasins (plural)

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


acrophobia

The mister wanted to live on the bottom floor of the apartment because he had acrophobia.


Kármán line

The Kármán line is an altitude in the atmosphere where space starts. It is about 62 miles (100 km) high.


acquittals

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


activewear

Activewear is clothing that is designed to be worn while playing a sport.