intervals

forms:
interval (singular)
intervals (plural)

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

interval


blackberries

forms:
blackberry (singular)
blackberries (plural)

pos: noun

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

hyphenation: black‧be‧rries

noun

blackberry

blackberries

expansion: [POS TABLE]


composers

forms:
composer (singular)
composers (plural)

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

composer


sneezes

forms:
sneeze (singular)
sneezes (plural)

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

sneeze


sneezes

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

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of sneeze.

verb

sneez

e


janitor

forms:
janitor (singular)
janitors (plural)

glosses: A janitor is a person who is responsible for cleaning a building.

ipa: /ˈdʒænɪtə/

ipa: /ˈdʒænɪtɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-janitor.wav


breakfasts

forms:
breakfast (singular)
breakfasts (plural)

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

noun

breakfast


unafraid

forms: unafraid (positive)

pos: adj

etymology_text: un- + afraid

ety-prefix

un

afraid

expansion: un- + afraid

glosses: If you are unafraid of something, then you do not fear or are not afraid of it.

text: She's unafraid of hard work.

ipa: /ʌnəˈfreɪd/


teas

forms:
tea (singular)
teas (plural)

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

ipa: /tiːz/

noun

tea


insteps

forms:
instep (singular)
insteps (plural)

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

instep


sites

forms:
site (singular)
sites (plural)

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

site


sites

forms:
site (canonical)
sites (third-person singular)
sited (past)
sited (past participle)
siting (present participle)

verb

sit


beans

forms:
bean (singular)
beans (plural)

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

noun

bean


sneezed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sneeze.


sited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of site.


hyperpolyglot

forms:
hyperpolyglot (singular)
hyperpolyglots (plural)

glosses: A hyperpolyglot is a person who can speak or talk in very many different languages.


bathrooms

forms:
bathroom (singular)
bathrooms (plural)

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

bathroom


clues

forms:
clue (singular)
clues (plural)

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

clue


clues

forms:
clue (canonical)
clues (third-person singular)
clued (past)
clued (past participle)
cluing (present participle)

verb

clu


geologies

forms:
geology (singular)
geologies (plural)

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

noun

geology

geologies


salad

forms:
salad (singular)
salads (plural)

glosses: A salad is a food that is made of uncooked vegetables. It is often served with a dressing or vinegar.

ipa: /ˈsæləd/


autumns

forms:
autumn (singular)
autumns (plural)

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

autumn


jewelers

forms:
jeweler (singular)
jewelers (plural)

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

jeweler


loudspeakers

forms:
loudspeaker (singular)
loudspeakers (plural)

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

loudspeaker


badly

forms:
badly (positive)
more badly (comparative)
most badly (superlative)

etymology_text: bad + -ly

ety-suffix

bad

ly

expansion: bad + -ly

adj

more: true


graces

forms:
grace (singular)
graces (plural)

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

noun

grace


graces

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of grace.

verb

grac


ante

forms:
ante (singular)
antes (plural)

glosses: An ante is something you agree to risk before you know what will happen.

text: The dealer asked the gamblers, "What's the ante."

text: I seemed to have upped the ante on wiktionary when said I knew how to write IPA symbols.


ante

forms:
ante (canonical)
antes (third-person singular)
anted (past)
anted (past participle)
anteing (present participle)

glosses: To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.

ante

antes

anted

anteing


founded

forms:
found (canonical)
founds (third-person singular)
founded (past)
founded (past participle)
founding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of found.

ipa: /ˈfaʊndɪd/

hyphenation: found‧ed

found


withdrawing

forms:
withdraw (canonical)
withdraws (third-person singular)
withdrew (past)
withdrawn (past participle)
withdrawing (present participle)

withdraw

withdraws

withdrew

withdrawn

withdrawing


fonts

forms:
font (singular)
fonts (plural)

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

noun

font


dialects

forms:
dialect (singular)
dialects (plural)

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

enpr: dī'əlĕkts"

dialect


irregular

forms:
irregular (positive)
more irregular (comparative)
most irregular (superlative)

etymology_text: ir- + regular

ety-prefix

ir

regular

expansion: ir- + regular

glosses: Something that is not standard or regular.

ipa: /ɪˈrɛgjəlɚ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-irregular.wav


accesses

forms:
access (canonical)
accesses (third-person singular)
accessed (past)
accessed (past participle)
accessing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of access.

verb

access

es


accesses

forms:
access (singular)
accesses (plural)

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

noun

accesses


frequencies

forms:
frequency (singular)
frequencies (plural)

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

frequency

frequencies


Simple English

forms: Simple English

pos: name

glosses: Simple English is a form of English that uses common words that most people know and does not use complex sentences.

glosses: English that is easy for most people to understand.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpl ˈɪŋglɪʃ/


withdrawn

forms:
withdrawn (positive)
more withdrawn (comparative)
most withdrawn (superlative)

glosses: People who are withdrawn keeps to themselves and do not seek out or even welcome contact with others.

text: After his parents died, he just became completely withdrawn.

ipa: /wɪðˈdrɔːn/


comedians

forms:
comedian (singular)
comedians (plural)

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

comedian


bestial

forms:
bestial (positive)
more bestial (comparative)
most bestial (superlative)

glosses: If something is bestial, it is similar to an beast (or might be a beast).

text: In the game Heretic, players shoot undead warriors and bestial horrors.

glosses: If something is bestial, it is typical of a beast.

text: I'm tired of your bestial behavior. You need to start acting like a human being!

ipa: /ˈbɛsʧəl/

ipa: /ˈbiːstiəl/


ravens

forms:
raven (singular)
ravens (plural)

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

raven


baker

forms:
baker (singular)
bakers (plural)


strawberries

forms:
strawberry (singular)
strawberries (plural)

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

strawberry

strawberries


ante-

forms: ante-

pos: prefix

glosses: This means before what is named by the rest of the word.

text: The time before the U.S. civil war is often called the antebellum era. (Note: "bellum" means war in Latin.)


gradual

forms:
gradual (positive)
more gradual (comparative)
most gradual (superlative)

glosses: Something that is done in steps or in small degrees, something that happens slowly.

text: The slope of the hill was very gradual.

ipa: /ˈɡrædʒuəl/

ipa: /ˈɡradʒuəl/

ipa: /ˈɡrɛdʒʉɘl/

hyphenation: grad‧u‧al; grad‧ual; gradu‧al


good grief

forms: good grief

pos: intj

glosses: You can say "good grief!" if you are surprised or unhappy about something.

text: You did what?!? Good grief, are you crazy?!?


gaps

forms:
gap (singular)
gaps (plural)

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

ipa: /ɡæps/

gap


serpents

forms:
serpent (singular)
serpents (plural)

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

serpent


delegated

forms:
delegate (canonical)
delegates (third-person singular)
delegated (past)
delegated (past participle)
delegating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delegate.

verb

delegat


peach

forms:
peach (singular)
peaches (plural)

text: You need to take the pit out of that peach.

glosses: A peach is a light yellowish pink color that is similar to a peach.

enpr: pēch

ipa: /piːʧ/

noun

peach

peaches


bones

forms:
bone (singular)
bones (plural)

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

bone


bones

forms:
bone (canonical)
bones (third-person singular)
boned (past)
boned (past participle)
boning (present participle)

verb

bon


pretended

forms:
pretend (canonical)
pretends (third-person singular)
pretended (past)
pretended (past participle)
pretending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pretend.

pretend


garages

forms:
garage (singular)
garages (plural)

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

noun

garage


super-

forms: super-

glosses: This means above, more than, or better (more good) than.

text: Supersonic flight is fast than the speed of sound.

text: He actually seems to think he is superhuman!

text: The superscript is higher than other letter, the subscript is lower.


superlatives

forms:
superlative (singular)
superlatives (plural)

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

superlative


psycho-

forms: psycho-

glosses: If something is psycho- it is about the mind or psychology.

text: He has psychosomatic symptoms, even though his body is healthy.

glosses: If something is psycho- it is about the soul.

ipa: /ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/

prefix

psycho-


mildest

forms:
mild (positive)
milder (comparative)
mildest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of mild; most mild.

adjective

mild

milder

mildest


stealing

forms:
steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

verb

steal

steals

stole

stolen

stealing


sub-

forms: sub-

text: Subsonic flight is slower than the speed of sound.

text: A subground part of a house is called a basement.

text: Something that is substandard has poor quality.

prefix

sub-


thermometer

forms:
thermometer (singular)
thermometers (plural)

glosses: A thermometer is an instrument that is used to find the temperature of something.

ipa: /θɚˈmɑmɪtɚ/

ipa: /θəˈmɒmɪtə/

hyphenation: ther‧mom‧e‧ter


adopted

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

verb

adopt


potentials

forms:
potential (singular)
potentials (plural)

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

noun

potential


chuck

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

text: Ouch! Why'd you throw the ball so hard? You didn't have to chuck it at me!

glosses: If you chuck something, you throw it away.

text: The fruit has gone bad, I'm going to chuck it.

ipa: /tʃʌk/


chuck

forms:
chuck (singular)
chucks (plural)

glosses: Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.


strings

forms:
string (singular)
strings (plural)

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

glosses: As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

text: It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.

ipa: /strɪŋz/

string


strings

forms:
string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of string.

strings

strung

strung

stringing


fire engine

forms: fire engine

pos: phrase

glosses: A fire engine is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

text: The fire engine is red.


western

forms:
western (positive)
more western (comparative)
most western (superlative)

etymology_text: west + -ern

ety-suffix

west

ern

expansion: west + -ern

glosses: A western place is in or from the west of the place.

text: Alberta is in Western Canada.

glosses: A western idea or practice comes from Europe and North America.

text: It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.

hyphenation: west‧ern


western

forms:
western (singular)
westerns (plural)

glosses: A movie set in the historic American West.


stoves

forms:
stove (singular)
stoves (plural)

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

noun

stove


sub

forms:
sub (singular)
subs (plural)

enpr: sŭb

ipa: /sʌb/

sampa: /sVb/


sub

forms:
sub (canonical)
subs (third-person singular)
subbed (past)
subbed (past participle)
subbing (present participle)

text: I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.

glosses: To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

text: Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.

text: Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.

glosses: To replace (a player) with a substitute.

text: He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.

verb

sub

b


burners

forms:
burner (singular)
burners (plural)

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

noun

burner


calculations

forms:
calculation (singular)
calculations (plural)

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

hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧tions

calculation


radicals

forms:
radical (singular)
radicals (plural)

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

radical


hatchbacks

forms:
hatchback (singular)
hatchbacks (plural)

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

hatchback


homework

forms: homework (singular)

glosses: Homework is practice or study that you are supposed to do outside class.

text: Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.

text: 75% of our students in grades 6-11 are using the Internet to complete their homework.

text: Dad, could you help me with my homework?

text: You have to do your homework before you can watch TV.

glosses: If you do homework on/about a topic, you find information about it.

text: We didn't do enough homework before buying the car, and it was a big mistake.

ipa: /ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/

ipa: /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-homework.wav


phases

forms:
phase (singular)
phases (plural)

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

phase


phases

forms:
phase (canonical)
phases (third-person singular)
phased (past)
phased (past participle)
phasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of phase.

verb

phas

e


almonds

forms:
almond (singular)
almonds (plural)

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

noun

almond


stove

glosses: A stove is a machine that is used to heat a room.

glosses: A stove is a machine you can cook food on.

ipa: /stəʊv/

ipa: /stoʊv/

sampa: /stoUv/


beefs

forms:
beef (singular)
beefs (plural)

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

beef


assemblies

forms:
assembly (singular)
assemblies (plural)

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

assembly

assemblies


going to

forms: going to

glosses: If you are going to do something, you plan to do it.

text: I'm going to go to the toilet.

text: Tonight, we are going to talk about this interesting problem.

text: Aren't you going to answer the phone?

text: Where is he going to get the money?

glosses: If you say something is going to happen, you think it is very likely to happen.

text: Is it going to rain tomorrow?

text: It's going to be very difficult to win the game.

text: Don't worry! Nothing bad is going to happen.

text: I want to start, but it's not going to happen this year.


milder

forms:
mild (positive)
milder (comparative)
mildest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of mild; more mild.

adjective

mild


speeches

forms:
speech (singular)
speeches (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈspiːt͡ʃɪz/

hyphenation: speech‧es

noun

speech

speeches


yams

forms:
yam (singular)
yams (plural)

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

enpr: yămz

ipa: /jæmz/

sampa: /j{mz/

yam


tours

forms:
tour (singular)
tours (plural)

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

tour


tours

forms:
tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)


anti-hero

forms:
anti-hero (singular)
anti-heroes (plural)

glosses: Anti-hero is another way of spelling antihero.

anti-hero

anti-heroes


incredible

forms:
incredible (positive)
more incredible (comparative)
most incredible (superlative)

glosses: If something is incredible, it's very good, often better than you can believe.

text: We're here at the new store, and it's an incredible thing. Incredible. I'm so excited about it.

text: He said he couldn't wait to read all the incredible stories I had to tell.

text: This is just such an incredible creature I wanted to show you.

glosses: If something is incredible, it's very big, important, or serious.

text: When I broke my leg, it was incredible, incredible pain.

text: We are talking about such an incredible amount of information in such a small space.

enpr: ĭngkrĕ'dəbəl

ipa: /ɪŋˈkrɛdəbəl/

ipa: /ɪŋˈkrɛdɪbəl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incredible.wav


solids

forms:
solid (singular)
solids (plural)

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

solid


strawberry blond

forms: strawberry blond (positive)

glosses: If hair is strawberry blond it is light red, or a color between red and blond.

glosses: If you are strawberry blond you have this color hair.


towers

forms:
tower (singular)
towers (plural)

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

tower


towers

forms:
tower (canonical)
towers (third-person singular)
towered (past)
towered (past participle)
towering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tower.


peaches

forms:
peach (singular)
peaches (plural)

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

text: Peaches are my favorite fruit.

peach


asides

forms:
aside (singular)
asides (plural)

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

aside


internet

forms:
internet (singular)
internets (plural)

etymology_text: inter- + net

ety-prefix

inter

net

expansion: inter- + net

glosses: The Internet, the largest worldwide internet.

text: Wireless Internet connection is available throughout the hotel.

glosses: An internet is any set of computer networks; an intranet.

ipa: /ˈɪntəˌnɛt/

enpr: ĭnʹtərnĕt'

ipa: /ˈɪntɚˌnɛt/


empires

forms:
empire (singular)
empires (plural)

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

noun

empire


scenarios

forms:
scenario (singular)
scenarios (plural)

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

ipa: /sɛˈnɑːriəʊz/

scenario


organisations

forms:
organisation (singular)
organisations (plural)

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

organisation


font

forms:
font (singular)
fonts (plural)

glosses: A set of signs that have the same typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold).

text: examples of different fonts:

ipa: /fɒnt/

sampa: /fQnt/

ipa: /fɑnt/

sampa: /fAnt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-font.wav


lakes

forms:
lake (singular)
lakes (plural)

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

lake


labours

forms:
labour (singular)
labours (plural)

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

labour


labours

forms:
labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of labour.


prescriptions

forms:
prescription (singular)
prescriptions (plural)

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

prescription


wheels

forms:
wheel (singular)
wheels (plural)

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

wheel


wheels

forms:
wheel (canonical)
wheels (third-person singular)
wheeled (past)
wheeled (past participle)
wheeling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wheel.


buds

forms:
bud (singular)
buds (plural)

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

bud


buds

forms:
bud (canonical)
buds (third-person singular)
budded (past)
budded (past participle)
budding (present participle)

verb

d


funnies

forms:
funny (singular)
funnies (plural)

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

glosses: The funnies are the comic strips in a newspaper.

noun

funny

funnies


firetruck

forms:
firetruck (singular)
firetrucks (plural)

etymology_text: fire + truck

compound

fire

truck

expansion: fire + truck

glosses: A firetruck is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

text: The firetruck went quickly through the streets.


trends

forms:
trend (singular)
trends (plural)

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

noun

trend


trends

forms:
trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trend.


whips

forms:
whip (singular)
whips (plural)

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

whip


whips

forms:
whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)

verb

p


ideals

forms:
ideal (singular)
ideals (plural)

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

glosses: Your ideals are the basic ideas that you think are good and true.

text: This country is built on the ideals of freedom, and hard work.

noun

ideal


trucks

forms:
truck (singular)
trucks (plural)

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

truck


trucks

forms:
truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of truck.


banks

forms:
bank (singular)
banks (plural)

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

ipa: /bæŋks/

bank


banks

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


counterfeiters

forms:
counterfeiter (singular)
counterfeiters (plural)

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

counterfeiter


centimetres

forms:
centimetre (singular)
centimetres (plural)

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

centimetre


guides

forms:
guide (singular)
guides (plural)

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

guide


guides

forms:
guide (canonical)
guides (third-person singular)
guided (past)
guided (past participle)
guiding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of guide.

verb

guid


short-cuts

forms:
short-cut (singular)
short-cuts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of short-cut; more than one (kind of) short-cut.

noun

short-cut


horrible

forms:
horrible (positive)
more horrible (comparative)
most horrible (superlative)

glosses: If something is horrible, it is very bad.

text: The killing of this woman was a horrible, horrible crime.

text: Yesterday was horrible, just horrible.

text: My God, these things are horrible. I can't believe they happened.

text: They only had a no food or water and they feared a slow and horrible death.

ipa: /ˈhɔrɪbl/


fans

forms:
fan (singular)
fans (plural)

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

fan


fans

forms:
fan (canonical)
fans (third-person singular)
fanned (past)
fanned (past participle)
fanning (present participle)

verb

n


characters

forms:
character (singular)
characters (plural)

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

noun

character


bulbs

forms:
bulb (singular)
bulbs (plural)

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

bulb


gap

forms:
gap (singular)
gaps (plural)

glosses: A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.

text: The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools.

text: The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.

text: The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want.

text: The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries.

glosses: A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.

text: Watch the gap between the platform and the train.

text: There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time.

text: Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read.

glosses: A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.

text: We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story.

text: There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for.

enpr: gap

ipa: /ɡæp/

audio: EN-AU ck1 gap.ogg


panic

forms:
panic (singular)
panics (plural)

glosses: Panic is a very strong and overwhelming fear which dominates thinking.

text: When he yelled "fire!" a panic went through the crowd and suddenly people were yelling and pushing to get out.

ipa: /ˈpanɪk/

hyphenation: pan‧ic


panic

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

text: I'm panicking about the test tomorrow. It's half of our final grade and I haven't even started studying yet.

text: Don't panic. If everyone stays calm, no one will get hurt.

verb

panic

k


situations

forms:
situation (singular)
situations (plural)

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

noun

situation


clouds

forms:
cloud (singular)
clouds (plural)

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

ipa: /klaʊdz/

cloud


clouds

forms:
cloud (canonical)
clouds (third-person singular)
clouded (past)
clouded (past participle)
clouding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cloud.


bankrupt

forms:
bankrupt (positive)
more bankrupt (comparative)
most bankrupt (superlative)

glosses: If you are bankrupt you have declared bankruptcy (protection by law from debt you cannot pay).

text: I don't have to pay now because I am bankrupt.

text: I have been bankrupt all summer.

glosses: If you are bankrupt of something, you do not have that thing. For example, someone who is "morally bankrupt" has no morals.

text: We can't survive if our country becomes morally bankrupt.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bankrupt.wav


yam

forms:
yam (singular)
yams (plural)

glosses: A yam is a tropical climbing plant with roots that people eat.

text: Fry the potato or yam pieces until they are crisp and light brown.

enpr: yăm

ipa: /jæm/


garage

forms:
garage (singular)
garages (plural)

glosses: A garage is building that you keep cars in.

text: They lived in a large country house with a two-car garage.

text: Hotel guests have free access to the underground parking garage.

text: Here people leave their car windows open, their garage doors up, and their kids' bikes lying on grass.

text: The guy at the garage said it would take three days to fix the car.

ipa: /ɡəˈrɒʒ/

ipa: /ˈgæˌrɪdʒ/

sampa: /"g{%rIdZ/

ipa: /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 garage.ogg


flames

forms:
flame (singular)
flames (plural)

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

flame


flames

forms:
flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flame.

verb

flam


raven

forms:
raven (singular)
ravens (plural)

glosses: A kind of large black bird which is part of the genus Corvus.

enpr: rāʹvən

ipa: /ˈreɪvən/


raven

forms: raven (positive)


raven

forms:
raven (canonical)
ravens (third-person singular)
ravened (past)
ravened (past participle)
ravening (present participle)

glosses: Raven is when a person or people party wildly.


daughters-in-law

forms:
daughters-in-law (singular)
daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws (plural)

glosses: The plural form of daughter-in-law; more than one (kind of) daughter-in-law.

noun

daughters-in-law

daughter-in-laws


trips

forms:
trip (singular)
trips (plural)

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

trip


trips

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)


rewards

forms:
reward (singular)
rewards (plural)

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

reward


rewards

forms:
reward (canonical)
rewards (third-person singular)
rewarded (past)
rewarded (past participle)
rewarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reward.


flowering

forms:
flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

verb

flower


immediate

forms:
immediate (positive)
more immediate (comparative)
most immediate (superlative)

glosses: If something is immediate, it happens right away, without waiting.

text: They are asking for an immediate withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

text: Immediate feedback from an online quiz was available for each lesson.

text: When I saw it, my immediate reaction was, "this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

text: When he joined the team, the impact was immediate.

glosses: An immediate danger, problem, etc. is one that exists and needs attention now.

text: I did not harm anyone, put anyone in immediate danger.

text: The immediate threat is from foreign fighters who are already here.

glosses: If something is immediate, it is close or near.

text: At this age, babies begin to notice things in their immediate environment.

text: She refused to speak to anyone including friends and immediate family.

text: I don't think we'll be building any more smart cars in the immediate future.

ipa: /ɪˈmiːdɪət/

hyphenation: im‧me‧di‧ate


Cyrillic scripts

forms:
Cyrillic script (singular)
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

glosses: The plural form of Cyrillic script; more than one (kind of) Cyrillic script.

noun

Cyrillic script


ideal

forms:
ideal (positive)
more ideal (comparative)
most ideal (superlative)

glosses: If something is ideal, it is as good as you can imagine.

text: You can lose weight safely, and maintain your ideal weight forever.

text: The sun was low in the sky and the conditions were ideal for taking photographs.

text: It's not an ideal solution, but it's better than nothing.

text: Metal roofs are ideal for catching rainwater.

glosses: If something is ideal, it is perfect or flawless; it does not have anything wrong with it.

ipa: /aɪˈdɪəl/


ideal

forms:
ideal (singular)
ideals (plural)

glosses: An ideal is a perfect example of something.

text: When he looked at her, he saw the feminine ideal.


glad

forms:
glad (positive)
gladder (comparative)
gladdest (superlative)

glosses: If you are glad about something, you are happy about it.

text: I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

text: I'm glad that I lived long enough to see it.

glosses: If you are glad to do something, you will do it happily.

text: "Can you get this door for me?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."

ipa: /ɡlæd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-glad.wav

adj

glad

gladder

gladdest


strawberry

forms:
strawberry (singular)
strawberries (plural)

glosses: A strawberry is a red, triangle-shaped fruit.

glosses: A strawberry is a small plant that grows close to the ground and makes these berries.

glosses: Strawberry is a type of red similar to the color of this fruit.

ipa: /ˈstrɔːb(ə)ri/

enpr: sträʹbĕr'ē

ipa: /ˈstɻɑːˌbɛri/

noun

strawberries


toured

forms:
tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tour.

verb

tour


influenced

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of influence.

enpr: ĭnflüənst

sampa: /InfluEnst/

influenc


title: -n’t

redirect: -n't

pos: hard-redirect


prescription

forms:
prescription (singular)
prescriptions (plural)

glosses: A written order, as by a physician, to tell which medicine to take and how many doses of it is needed.

text: I got a prescription from my ear doctor for my medicine.

ipa: /prəˈskrɪpʃən/

hyphenation: pre‧scrip‧tion


spokes

forms:
spoke (singular)
spokes (plural)

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

noun

spoke


dandelions

forms:
dandelion (singular)
dandelions (plural)

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

dandelion


axes

forms:
axe (singular)
ax (singular)
axes (plural)

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

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

enpr: ăk'sĭz

poses:
noun 1
verb

sampa: /"{ksIz/

axe

ax

axes


axes

forms:
axis (singular)
axes (plural)

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

enpr: ăk'sēz

axis


axes

forms:
axe (canonical)
ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

verb

es


beast

forms:
beast (singular)
beasts (plural)

text: It isn't fit for man nor beast out there.

text: There was a terrible beast in the movie.

glosses: If something is a beast it is very difficult or unpleasant.

text: Yes, this language is a beast.

glosses: If something is a beast it is very big or powerful.

text: The truck he drove was huge, a real beast.

glosses: If a person is a beast, they are wild, violent or uncivilized.

text: How dare you touch me like that! You beast!

ipa: /biːst/


beast

forms:
beast (canonical)
beasts (third-person singular)
beasted (past)
beasted (past participle)
beasting (present participle)

glosses: If someone beasts they make others do hard exercises, either as training or as punishment.


Gila monsters

forms:
Gila monster (singular)
Gila monsters (plural)

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

noun

Gila monster


barrels

forms:
barrel (singular)
barrels (plural)

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

barrel


barrels

forms:
barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of barrel.

verb

l


pretends

forms:
pretend (canonical)
pretends (third-person singular)
pretended (past)
pretended (past participle)
pretending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pretend.

pretend


moving

forms:
move (canonical)
moves (third-person singular)
moved (past)
moved (past participle)
moving (present participle)

ipa: /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

hyphenation: mov‧ing

mov

e


beasts

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

noun

beast


beasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of beast.


bestiality

forms: bestiality (singular)

glosses: The quality of being bestial. This most often means behaving (acting) like a wild animal.

ipa: /ˈbɛsʧəlˌlɪtɪ/

ipa: /ˈbiːstiəˌlɪtɪ/

bestiality


learned

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of learn.

ipa: /lɜːnd/

verb

learn


learned

forms:
learned (positive)
more learned (comparative)
most learned (superlative)

glosses: If you are learned, then you are highly educated.


circles

forms:
circle (singular)
circles (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈsɝkl̩z/

ipa: /ˈsɜːkl̩z/

hyphenation: cir‧cles

noun

circle


circles

forms:
circle (canonical)
circles (third-person singular)
circled (past)
circled (past participle)
circling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of circle.

verb

circl


voices

forms:
voice (singular)
voices (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈvɔɪsɪz/

noun

voice


voices

forms:
voice (canonical)
voices (third-person singular)
voiced (past)
voiced (past participle)
voicing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of voice.

verb

voic


influencing

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

enpr: ĭnflüənsĭng

sampa: /InfluEnsIN/

influenc


fatherlands

forms:
fatherland (singular)
fatherlands (plural)

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

noun

fatherland


calculation

forms:
calculation (singular)
calculations (plural)

glosses: A calculation is the answer you get after calculating.

text: Your calculation is wrong.

ipa: /kælkjuˈleɪʃən/

ipa: /kælkjəˈleɪʃən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calculation.wav

hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧tion


touring

forms:
tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)

verb

tour


gather

forms:
gather (canonical)
gathers (third-person singular)
gathered (past)
gathered (past participle)
gathering (present participle)

glosses: If people or things gather, they come together.

text: A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the police station.

text: We gathered thousands of signatures to end the war.

text: The amount of data that scientists are gathering on the brain is similarly increasing every year.

text: I gathered my courage, walked into the room, and closed the door behind me.

text: Let us read for ourselves all the information that they gathered.

glosses: If you gather something, you've heard or read it, or you have reason to believe it, but you don't know.

text: This trip was a kept secret, I gather , until yesterday.

text: I gather that he does not entirely trust her.

text: I gather you're currently writing a book.

glosses: If something gathers speed, it continues to get faster.

text: The train pulled ahead , gathering speed as it moved away.

glosses: If something is gathering dust, it is not being used.

text: Remember that wheelchair? It was gathering dust in the garage.

ipa: /ˈɡæðɚ/

ipa: /ˈɡæðə/


influences

forms:
influence (singular)
influences (plural)

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

text: My mother and Oprah are my two greatest influences.

enpr: ĭnflüənsəz

sampa: /InfluEnsIz/

noun

influence


influences

glosses: The third-person singular form of influence.

text: It's been proven that your experience touring a college campus greatly influences your decision regarding what school to attend.


flowered

forms:
flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flower.

verb

flower


gears

forms:
gear (singular)
gears (plural)

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

noun

gear


clitoris

forms:
clitoris (singular)
clitorises or clitorides (plural)

glosses: The clitoris is part of a female's sexual organs in mammals, ostriches, and some other species, and is very sensitive to touch.

text: The spotted hyena uses the clitoris for urination in addition to as a sex organ.

ipa: /ˈklɪtərɪs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clitoris.wav

clitoris

clitorises

clitorides


coasts

forms:
coast (singular)
coasts (plural)

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

coast


coasts

forms:
coast (canonical)
coasts (third-person singular)
coasted (past)
coasted (past participle)
coasting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of coast.


parameters

forms:
parameter (singular)
parameters (plural)

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

parameter


radios

forms:
radio (singular)
radios (plural)

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

radio


radios

forms:
radio (canonical)
radios (third-person singular)
radioed (past)
radioed (past participle)
radioing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of radio.


truck

forms:
truck (singular)
trucks (plural)

glosses: A truck is a vehicle that is often used to carry or pull big loads.

ipa: /trʌk/


truck

forms:
truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)

glosses: If you truck something, you send it somewhere on a truck

glosses: If you are trucking you are driving a truck. This usually means driving a big truck for a long way, and as a job.

glosses: If you are trucking you are going somewhere and are moving fast.


banyans

forms:
banyan (singular)
banyans (plural)

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

banyan


atmospheric pressure

forms: atmospheric pressure (singular)

glosses: Atmospheric pressure means how heavy the air is above an object.

atmospheric pressure


gear

glosses: Gear is clothing and other equipment, especially in sports.

text: Hurry up and get your gear on. The game's about to start.

glosses: Gears are wheels that turn and drive other wheels at different speeds.

text: One of the gears from the motor had got stuck and wouldn't turn.

glosses: A gear in a machine, especially a car or bicycle, is a particular combinations of gears.

raw_tags: singular often used without a determiner

text: He put the car into gear and drove off.

text: This bike has 24 gears, but I only use three.

text: Shifting into fourth gear, she pushed the car over 100 km/h.

glosses: A gear is a speed or level that you do something at.

text: Everyone was working at high gear to finish before the deadline.

enpr: gîr

ipa: /ɡɪə(r)/

ipa: /ɡɪɚ/


going

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

text: I am going to the beach this weekend.

ipa: /ˈgəʊɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈgoʊɪŋ/

sampa: /"goUIN/

verb

go

goes

went

gone

going


going

forms:
going (singular)
goings (plural)

glosses: The condition of the ground for walking or driving.

text: The going was very difficult over the ice.

glosses: Conditions for advancing or progressing in any way.

text: The going is often difficult for an immigrant in a new country.


going

forms: going

pos: prep

glosses: If something is going on a time, an age, or a period of time, it is almost that time.

text: Look, it's going on supper-time, so let's set this aside for now.

text: I've been at this company for going on thirty years.

text: I'm twelve going on thirteen.


almond

forms:
almond (singular)
almonds (plural)

glosses: An almond is the nut which comes from the almond tree.

glosses: The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell.

glosses: The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.

ipa: /ˈɑːmənd/

ipa: /ˈɑːlmənd/


sulfurs

forms:
sulfur (singular)
sulfurs (plural)

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

noun

sulfur


stories

forms:
story (singular)
stories (plural)

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

story

stories


wolves

forms:
wolf (singular)
wolves (plural)

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

wolf

wolves


tower

forms:
tower (singular)
towers (plural)

glosses: A tower is a tall building or structure.

ipa: /ˈtaʊə/

ipa: /ˈtaʊɚ/


tower

forms:
tower (canonical)
towers (third-person singular)
towered (past)
towered (past participle)
towering (present participle)

glosses: To tower is to be much taller than something.

text: The basketball players towered over their fans.


implicate

forms:
implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

glosses: If x is implicated in y, x is connected to y and may be its cause.

text: He's been implicated in the loss of the money.

text: There just isn't enough evidence implicating any of the four men in her murder.

ipa: /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implicate.wav

hyphenation: im‧pli‧cate

verb

implicat


title: o’clock

redirect: o'clock


nails

forms:
nail (singular)
nails (plural)

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

noun

nail


nails

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)


the Beast

forms: the Beast

glosses: The Beast is an evil being found in the Bible. The Beast is Satan's power on earth or an important follower of Satan.

text: "...and I saw a Beast with seven heads rise from the sea...and the number of the Beast was 666...." - Bible, Revelations chapter 12.


title: didn’t

redirect: didn't


title: don’t

redirect: don't


title: won’t

redirect: won't


title: isn’t

redirect: isn't


towels

forms:
towel (singular)
towels (plural)

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

towel


hyphen

forms:
hyphen (singular)
hyphens (plural)

glosses: A hyphen is the sign "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to show that a word has been split at the end of a line.


flights

forms:
flight (singular)
flights (plural)

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

flight


colds

forms:
cold (singular)
colds (plural)

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

cold


ignorant

forms:
ignorant (positive)
more ignorant (comparative)
most ignorant (superlative)

etymology_text: ignore + -ant

ety-suffix

ignore

ant

expansion: ignore + -ant

glosses: If you are ignorant, you don't know many things that you should know.

text: They always made her feel like some kind of ignorant fool.

glosses: If you are ignorant of something, you don't know about it.

text: The doctors kept her ignorant of the true nature of her disease.

text: They're not criminals, just now to the country and ignorant of American laws.

text: These children with no parents grow up ignorant about their own history, about their own birth.

glosses: If an idea, a book, a comment, etc. is ignorant, it is rude or incorrect because it ignores the facts.

text: Did you really think his ignorant comments were so funny?

ipa: /ˈɪɡnərənt/

hyphenation: ig‧no‧rant


Croatia

forms: Croatia

glosses: Croatia is a country that is in the middle of Europe.

ipa: /ˌkrəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/


ifs

forms:
if (singular)
ifs (plural)

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

ipa: /ɪfs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ifs.wav

noun

if


beards

forms:
beard (singular)
beards (plural)

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

beard


independence

forms: independence (singular)

glosses: If you have independence, you are alone or relying on yourself.

text: The American soldiers bravely fought against the British to earn their independence.

glosses: A company with independence is a company that is related to no other company.

text: The record company's independence meant that the band was currently unable to become famous.

enpr: ĭndəpĕndĕns

ipa: /ɪndəpɛndɛns/


mangoes

forms:
mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

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

mango

mangoes

mangos


mops

forms:
mop (singular)
mops (plural)

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

mop


mops

forms:
mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)


afterthoughts

forms:
afterthought (singular)
afterthoughts (plural)

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

afterthought


microphones

forms:
microphone (singular)
microphones (plural)

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

microphone


evils

forms:
evil (singular)
evils (plural)

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

evil


educations

forms:
education (singular)
educations (plural)

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

education


handles

forms:
handle (singular)
handles (plural)

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

handle


handles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of handle.

verb

handl


pubs

forms:
pub (singular)
pubs (plural)

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

ipa: /pʌbz/

noun

pub


fowls

forms:
fowl (singular)
fowls (plural)

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

fowl


rushes

forms:
rush (singular)
rushes (plural)

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

rush

rushes


rushes

forms:
rush (canonical)
rushes (third-person singular)
rushed (past)
rushed (past participle)
rushing (present participle)


dreams

forms:
dream (singular)
dreams (plural)

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

ipa: /driːmz/

dream


dreams

forms:
dreamed (past)
dreamed (past participle)
dream (canonical)
dreams (third-person singular)
dreamt (past)
dreamt (past participle)
dreaming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dream.

dreams

dreamt

dreamt

dreaming


arcs

forms:
arc (singular)
arcs (plural)

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

arc


arcs

forms:
arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)


junctions

forms:
junction (singular)
junctions (plural)

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

junction


collars

forms:
collar (singular)
collars (plural)

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

collar


collars

forms:
collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of collar.


toothy

forms:
toothy (positive)
toothier (comparative)
toothiest (superlative)

glosses: Having teeth that stand out or attract attention; showing a lot of teeth.

text: She gave me a toothy grin.

adj

toothy

toothier

toothiest


tenses

forms:
tense (singular)
tenses (plural)

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

noun

tense


tenses

forms:
tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tense.

verb

tens


monkeys

forms:
monkey (singular)
monkeys (plural)

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

enpr: mŭngʹkiz

ipa: /ˈmʌŋkiz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-monkeys.wav

noun

monkey


monkeys

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of monkey.


branches

forms:
branch (singular)
branches (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbrænt͡ʃɪz/

ipa: /ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/

hyphenation: branch‧es

branch

branches


branches

forms:
branch (canonical)
branches (third-person singular)
branched (past)
branched (past participle)
branching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of branch.


babes

forms:
babe (singular)
babes (plural)

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

babe


jugs

forms:
jug (singular)
jugs (plural)

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

ipa: /dʒʌɡz/

jug


carriages

forms:
carriage (singular)
carriages (plural)

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

carriage


tourists

forms:
tourist (singular)
tourists (plural)

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

tourist


counters

forms:
counter (singular)
counters (plural)

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

counter


counters

forms:
counter (canonical)
counters (third-person singular)
countered (past)
countered (past participle)
countering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of counter.


monitors

forms:
monitor (singular)
monitors (plural)

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

monitor


monitors

forms:
monitor (canonical)
monitors (third-person singular)
monitored (past)
monitored (past participle)
monitoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of monitor.


anchovies

forms:
anchovy (singular)
anchovies (plural)

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

anchovy

anchovies


Irish

forms: Irish

glosses: Irish is the native language of Ireland, now only spoken by a minority of Ireland's people, it is part of the Gaelic language family, which is part of the broader Celtic language family.

text: English was the language used at school in Dublin, even for those who spoke only Irish.

enpr: ī'rĭsh

ipa: /ˈaɪrɪʃ/


Irish

forms:
Irish (positive)
more Irish (comparative)
most Irish (superlative)

glosses: If something or someone is Irish, it is from or related to Ireland.

text: Now the place is an Irish pub called O'Neill's.

text: Both Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics made their way across the Atlantic to Quebec.

text: The newspapers have done a poor job reporting on Ireland and Irish issues in general.

text: Every Tuesday night we have traditional Irish music.

text: The Welsh were fighting the English and the Scots were fighting the English and of course the Irish were fighting the English.


regrets

forms:
regret (singular)
regrets (plural)

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

regret


regrets

forms:
regret (canonical)
regrets (third-person singular)
regretted (past)
regretted (past participle)
regretting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of regret.

verb

t


incidences

forms:
incidence (singular)
incidences (plural)

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

noun

incidence


skirts

forms:
skirt (singular)
skirts (plural)

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

skirt


skirts

forms:
skirt (canonical)
skirts (third-person singular)
skirted (past)
skirted (past participle)
skirting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of skirt.


offsets

forms:
offset (singular)
offsets (plural)

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

offset


offsets

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of offset.

verb

offsets

offset

offset

offsetting


dimensions

forms:
dimension (singular)
dimensions (plural)

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

noun

dimension


resorts

forms:
resort (singular)
resorts (plural)

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

resort


resorts

forms:
resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of resort.


intent

forms:
intent (singular)
intents (plural)

glosses: Your intent is what you have in your mind as you plan, goal, wish, etc.

text: My original intent was to return it to her, but I was unable to do so.

text: What he did was wrong, but it will be difficult to prove criminal intent.

text: The details were hard to understand, but the general intent was clear.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intent.wav


intent

forms:
intent (positive)
more intent (comparative)
most intent (superlative)

glosses: If you are intent on something, you have a strong plan to have or do it, and you won't let other things stop you easily.

text: They were so intent on fishing, they didn't notice their boat was floating away.

text: The cat was still, intent on the bird in the garden.


apparent magnitudes

forms:
apparent magnitude (singular)
apparent magnitudes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of apparent magnitude; more than one (kind of) apparent magnitude.

apparent magnitude


eyes

forms:
eye (singular)
eyes (plural)

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

text: Your eyes are the part of your head which you see with.

ipa: /aɪz/

sampa: /aIz/

eye


eyes

forms:
eying (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eyeing (present participle)

verb

ey

eyes

eyed

eyeing


popes

forms:
pope (singular)
popes (plural)

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

noun

pope


gardeners

forms:
gardener (singular)
gardeners (plural)

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

gardener


embarrassments

forms:
embarrassment (singular)
embarrassments (plural)

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

embarrassment


saturations

forms:
saturation (singular)
saturations (plural)

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

saturation


barrel

forms:
barrel (singular)
barrels (plural)

glosses: A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.

glosses: The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.

glosses: The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.

glosses: The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.

glosses: A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.

ipa: /bɛrəl/


barrel

forms:
barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)

verb

barrel


stuffed animals

forms:
stuffed animal (singular)
stuffed animals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of stuffed animal; more than one (kind of) stuffed animal.

noun

stuffed animal


minuses

forms:
minus (singular)
minuses (plural)

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

minus

minuses


spoons

forms:
spoon (singular)
spoons (plural)

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

glosses: Spoons is a card game played by children.

ipa: /spuːnz/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spoons.wav

spoon


spoons

forms:
spoon (canonical)
spoons (third-person singular)
spooned (past)
spooned (past participle)
spooning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spoon.


grab

forms:
grab (canonical)
grabs (third-person singular)
grabbed (past)
grabbed (past participle)
grabbing (present participle)

glosses: If you grab something, you quickly reach out and take it in your hand.

text: A strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her backward.

text: I stood up quickly and grabbed my purse from the back of the chair.

text: He grabbed a handful of nuts from the bowl.

glosses: If something grabs the headlines, it suddenly becomes a major news story.

text: Scientists at the school grabbed headlines last week with their discovery of a new kind of fat.

ipa: /ɡræb/

verb

grab

b


grab

forms:
grab (singular)
grabs (plural)

glosses: If you make a grab for something, you try to get it.

text: I made a grab for his hand and the knife flew out the door.

text: With the weak government, observers believe that the military might make a grab for power.


exams

forms:
exam (singular)
exams (plural)

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

noun

exam


string

forms:
string (singular)
strings (plural)

glosses: A string is a long, thin and flexible cord that is used for tying.

glosses: A string is something that is long and can be bent.

text: There are 4 strings on a violin.

glosses: A string is a group of things positioned or stuck together in a line.

text: My dog tried to grab one sausage with his mouth, but he took the whole string of sausages.

glosses: A string is a set of events that happen one after the other.

text: She remembered her past string of successes and felt happy.

glosses: A string is a group of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. (characters) that is stored in a computer's memory. The characters can repeat and they are placed together in some order.

glosses: A string is a musical instrument that makes sounds from strings.

glosses: A string is an infinitely thin object that is 10⁻³⁵ meters long. A part of physics called string theory claims that strings are subatomic particles (they are the smallest bits of atoms) and physical states affect the way they move repeatedly (they vibrate).

glosses: In billiards and other similar cue sports, a string is one of the imaginary lines that divide a table. Each string joins two diamonds (points) that are marked in two opposite rails (edges) of the table. Strings may or may not be marked in the table.

text: The long string connects the two diamonds at the center of the two short rails, so it divides the table in two.

glosses: A string is some thin part of a plant that looks like a thread (a plant fiber).

glosses: A string is a cord in a body of an animal, like a nerve or tendon.

ipa: /strɪŋ/

sampa: /strIN/


string

forms:
string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

glosses: To string something is to put it on a string or line.

text: The beads can be strung to make a necklace.

glosses: To string something is to put strings on it.

text: I help my father string tennis rackets so he can sell them.

glosses: To string something is to tie or hang it.

text: They strung many small bells in the trees.

glosses: To string is to form into a string, like when a substance stretches or when a group of people form a line.

glosses: In billiards and other similar cue sports, when two players string, they each shoot a ball to the opposite end of the table. The balls then hit the opposite edge (or "rail") and go back to the starting one. The player with the ball that is the nearest to the starting rail makes the first move in the game.

string

strings


influence

forms:
influence (singular)
influences (plural)

glosses: An influence is a force that causes something to happen or for someone to do something.

text: Aerosmith has been quite an influence on rock music.

text: The works of Leonardo da Vinci have always been an influence on my artistic career.

glosses: An influence is also power to affect or change someone or something by means of position or power.

text: Sometimes, I feel like my parents have so much control that everything and everyone in the world is under their influence!

text: It is very dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol.

enpr: ĭnflüəns

sampa: /InfluEns/


influence

forms:
influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

glosses: If you influence something, you are forcing something to happen or for someone to do something.

text: Doesn't this calm music just influence you to frolic in a meadow?

text: yoga has been known to influence a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

glosses: If you influence something, you can also be changing or swaying it.

text: Vote-stacking can heavily influence an election.

text: Conditions in the atmosphere influence weather.

verb

influenc

e


meats

forms:
meat (singular)
meats (plural)

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

noun

meat


harvests

forms:
harvest (singular)
harvests (plural)

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

harvest


harvests

forms:
harvest (canonical)
harvests (third-person singular)
harvested (past)
harvested (past participle)
harvesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of harvest.


loanwords

forms:
loanword (singular)
loanwords (plural)

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

loanword


pits

forms:
pit (singular)
pits (plural)

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

text: I took the pits out of my peach.

text: She was careful not to fall into any of the pits.

pit


pits

forms:
pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)


tins

forms:
tin (singular)
tins (plural)

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

tin


slips

forms:
slip (singular)
slips (plural)

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

slip


slips

forms:
slip (canonical)
slips (third-person singular)
slipped (past)
slipped (past participle)
slipping (present participle)

verb

p


capillaries

forms:
capillary (singular)
capillaries (plural)

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

noun

capillary

capillaries


demolish

forms:
demolish (canonical)
demolishes (third-person singular)
demolished (past)
demolished (past participle)
demolishing (present participle)

text: They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.

verb

demolish

es


dandelion

forms:
dandelion (singular)
dandelions (plural)

glosses: A plant with a yellow flower head that turns fuzzy and white when it is ready to seed.

glosses: Dandelion is a yellow color that resembles the flower.


junction

forms:
junction (singular)
junctions (plural)

glosses: A junction is a place where different things of the same kind come together, especially roads.

text: It's at the junction of Pearl and Cherry streets in busy Franklin Square.


Februaries

forms:
February (singular)
Februaries or Februarys (plural)

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

noun

February

Februaries

Februarys


inspect

forms:
inspect (canonical)
inspects (third-person singular)
inspected (past)
inspected (past participle)
inspecting (present participle)

glosses: If you inspect something, you look at it carefully to find problems.

text: Drivers should inspect their tires regularly.

text: The robotic arm was inspected for any damage.

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛkt/


gardens

forms:
garden (singular)
gardens (plural)

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

garden


gardens

forms:
garden (canonical)
gardens (third-person singular)
gardened (past)
gardened (past participle)
gardening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of garden.


coat of arms

forms:
coat of arms (singular)
coats of arms (plural)

glosses: Coat of arms are signs which is the symbol of a family, group, city or school and are often shaped like a shield.

coat of arms

coats of arms


investigate

forms:
investigate (canonical)
investigates (third-person singular)
investigated (past)
investigated (past participle)
investigating (present participle)

glosses: If you investigate a problem, you get information about it and you think carefully about the information, usually to find an answer.

text: We won't know what happened until it is more thoroughly investigated.

text: Police investigated 169 complaints about noise between December and January.

text: Researchers continue to investigate new ways of finding lies.

text: Your child's family doctor should investigate whether there may be a sleep problem.

text: More work is needed to investigate other possibilities.

verb

investigat


movies

forms:
movie (singular)
movies (plural)

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

text: My favorite movies are "Finding Nemo" and "Titanic".

glosses: The movies is a term for a movie theater.

text: Let's go to the movies today.

text: We went to the movies, last Friday, going to see Spider-Man 3.

noun

movie


middles

forms:
middle (singular)
middles (plural)

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

middle


peanuts

forms:
peanut (singular)
peanuts (plural)

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

peanut


insides

forms:
inside (singular)
insides (plural)

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

inside


purer

forms:
pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of pure; more pure.

adjective

pure

purer

purest


notions

forms:
notion (singular)
notions (plural)

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

noun

notion


lexicons

forms:
lexicon (singular)
lexicons or lexica (plural)

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

lexicon

lexica


cuttings

forms:
cutting (singular)
cuttings (plural)

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

cutting


poses

forms:
pose (singular)
poses (plural)

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

pose


poses

forms:
pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)

verb

pos


justifications

forms:
justification (singular)
justifications (plural)

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

noun

justification


carbons

forms:
carbon (singular)
carbons (plural)

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

carbon


cheeks

forms:
cheek (singular)
cheeks (plural)

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

cheek


cheeks

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of cheek.


throats

forms:
throat (singular)
throats (plural)

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

throat


starts

forms:
start (singular)
starts (plural)

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

start


starts

forms:
start (canonical)
starts (third-person singular)
started (past)
started (past participle)
starting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of start.


intend

forms:
intend (canonical)
intends (third-person singular)
intended (past)
intended (past participle)
intending (present participle)

glosses: If you intend something, you have it in your mind as your plan, goal, wish, etc.

text: Do you stay online longer than originally intended?

text: I fully intend to help, as soon as I got the time.

text: She intends to move west in the spring.

text: I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize.

text: The show is intended to have displays of African art.

text: Her letter was intended for the front office.

text: The noises had been intended as a kind of warning.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnd/


instruments

forms:
instrument (singular)
instruments (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈɪnstrəmənts/

hyphenation: in‧stru‧ments

instrument


title: ’d

redirect: 'd


grays

forms:
gray (singular)
grays (plural)

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

gray


grays

forms:
gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)


environments

forms:
environment (singular)
environments (plural)

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

environment


graver

forms:
grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of grave; more grave.

adjective

grave

graver

gravest


title: fire-engine

redirect: fire engine


tons

forms:
ton (singular)
tons (plural)

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

text: I can't go to the movie with you on Saturday because I have tons of homework to do this weekend.

ipa: /tʌnz/

homophones: tonnes tuns

noun

ton


runs

forms:
run (singular)
runs (plural)

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

ipa: /rʌnz/

run


runs

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

verb

runs

ran

run

running


chucks

forms:
chuck (singular)
chucks (plural)

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

noun

chuck


chucks

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chuck.


cushions

forms:
cushion (singular)
cushions (plural)

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

cushion


cushions

forms:
cushion (canonical)
cushions (third-person singular)
cushioned (past)
cushioned (past participle)
cushioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cushion.


Pan

forms: Pan

glosses: A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Homininae - the chimpanzees.

glosses: The Greek god of nature, often shown as half goat and half man playing pipes.


purest

forms:
pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of pure; most pure.

adjective

pure


screens

forms:
screen (singular)
screens (plural)

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

noun

screen


screens

forms:
screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of screen.


hourlies

forms:
hourly (singular)
hourlies (plural)

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

hourly

hourlies


photocopiers

forms:
photocopier (singular)
photocopiers (plural)

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

photocopier


zests

forms:
zest (singular)
zests (plural)

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

zest


zests

forms:
zest (canonical)
zests (third-person singular)
zested (past)
zested (past participle)
zesting (present participle)


attributes

forms:
attribute (singular)
attributes (plural)

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

attribute


attributes

forms:
attribute (canonical)
attributes (third-person singular)
attributed (past)
attributed (past participle)
attributing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attribute.

verb

attribut


interpret

forms:
interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

glosses: If you interpret something, you understand a particular meaning in it, and may explain that meaning to others.

text: Children's behaviour can often be difficult to interpret.

text: The findings of this study should be interpreted with caution because of its small size.

text: Jackson observed the same events but interpreted them differently.

text: We must understand the language of dreams before we can begin to interpret their meanings.

text: Teaching students about simple statistics will help them to interpret the data.

text: Students with reading problems have difficulty reading words, and therefore cannot interpret the text.

text: The court should interpret the law rather than making it up.

glosses: If you interpret, you translate in real time as people are talking.

text: In the hospital, I interpreted for the American doctor and the nurses who didn't speak Spanish.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/

ipa: /ɪnˈtɝprɪt/


dryers

forms:
dryer (singular)
dryers (plural)

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

noun

dryer


dresses

forms:
dress (singular)
dresses (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdrɛsɪz/

dress

dresses


dresses

forms:
dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dress.


wipes

forms:
wipe (singular)
wipes (plural)

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

ipa: /waɪps/

wipe


wipes

forms:
wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)

verb

wip


impress

forms:
impress (canonical)
impresses (third-person singular)
impressed (past)
impressed (past participle)
impressing (present participle)

glosses: If you impress someone, you make them think good things about you.

text: I'm really impressed by him, particularly his speaking style.

text: The photograph had impressed her so deeply that she started taking photography lessons.

glosses: If you impress something on someone, you stress how important it is.

text: The problems impressed upon me the wisdom of getting expert advice before starting any project.

glosses: If you impress some marks into something, you make the marks by pushing on it.

text: Scientists found objects that make interesting marks when impressed into the surface of the wet earth.

enpr: ĭmprĕsʹ

ipa: /ɪmˈprɛs/

hyphenation: im‧press

impress


soils

forms:
soil (singular)
soils (plural)

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

noun

soil


soils

forms:
soil (canonical)
soils (third-person singular)
soiled (past)
soiled (past participle)
soiling (present participle)


leaflets

forms:
leaflet (singular)
leaflets (plural)

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

leaflet


collapses

forms:
collapse (singular)
collapses (plural)

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

collapse


collapses

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of collapse.

verb

collaps


benefits

forms:
benefit (singular)
benefits (plural)

glosses: Benefits are extra things given to employees besides money, like health insurance or vacation time.

text: Workers are receiving better wages and benefits now.

glosses: Benefits are help or support given by the government, like money or medical care, especially to people who need it because of age, lack of job, or health issues.

text: They want big new government benefits like universal healthcare and free college.

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

noun

benefit


benefits

forms:
benefited (past)
benefited (past participle)
benefiting (present participle)
benefit (canonical)
benefits (third-person singular)
benefitted (past)
benefitted (past participle)
benefitting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of benefit.

verb

t


strips

forms:
strip (singular)
strips (plural)

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

noun

strip


strips

forms:
strip (canonical)
strips (third-person singular)
stripped (past)
stripped (past participle)
stripping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of strip.


inputs

forms:
input (singular)
inputs (plural)

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

input


inputs

forms:
inputted (past)
inputted (past participle)
input (canonical)
inputs (third-person singular)
input (past)
input (past participle)
inputting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of input.

verb

inputs

input

input

inputting


picking

forms:
pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɪkɪŋ/

pick


tablecloths

forms:
tablecloth (singular)
tablecloths (plural)

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

noun

tablecloth


chases

forms:
chase (singular)
chases (plural)

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

text: The movie had many car chases.

chase


chases

forms:
chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chase.

verb

chas


undoings

forms:
undoing (singular)
undoings (plural)

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

noun

undoing


leaflet

glosses: A leaflet is piece of paper or a small book, usually given away for free.

text: People were distributing leaflets about the dangers of cell-phone use.

text: Israel continues dropping leaflets warning people in southern neighborhoods of Lebanon to leave.

glosses: A leaflet is a small leaf or a leaf-like part of a leaf.

enpr: lēfʹlĭt

ipa: /ˈliːflɪt/


shows

forms:
show (singular)
shows (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃəʊz/

ipa: /ʃoʊz/

show


shows

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


combs

forms:
comb (singular)
combs (plural)

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

comb


combs

forms:
comb (canonical)
combs (third-person singular)
combed (past)
combed (past participle)
combing (present participle)


tourist

forms:
tourist (singular)
tourists (plural)

etymology_text: tour + -ist

ety-suffix

tour

ist

expansion: tour + -ist

glosses: A tourist is a person who travels for pleasure, not for business.

text: There are many tourists looking at the church.

ipa: /ˈtʊərɪst/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tourist.wav


bitten

forms:
bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbɪtən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bitten.wav

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


hides

forms:
hide (singular)
hides (plural)

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

noun

hide


hides

forms:
hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

verb

hides

hid

hidden

hiding


sevenths

forms:
seventh (singular)
sevenths (plural)

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

noun

seventh


tripped

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trip.

verb

trip


dressing

forms:
dressing (singular)
dressings (plural)

glosses: Dressing is a sauce that is put on salads or other foods.

glosses: A bread-based food that is put on or around a turkey.

glosses: Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

text: He liked dressing up in fancy costumes.

ipa: /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dressing.wav


dressing

forms:
dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

dress


typewriter

forms:
typewriter (singular)
typewriters (plural)

glosses: A typewriter is a machine used to type words by pressing keys that put ink onto paper.

ipa: [ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə(r)]


gracing

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

grac


running

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

ipa: /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-running.wav

run


ducked

forms:
duck (canonical)
ducks (third-person singular)
ducked (past)
ducked (past participle)
ducking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of duck.

ipa: /dʌkt/

duck


beats

forms:
beat (singular)
beats (plural)

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

noun

beat


beats

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

beats

beat

beaten

beating


idiots

forms:
idiot (singular)
idiots (plural)

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

idiot


levels

forms:
level (singular)
levels (plural)

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

level


levels

forms:
leveled (past)
leveled (past participle)
leveling (present participle)
level (canonical)
levels (third-person singular)
levelled (past)
levelled (past participle)
levelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of level.

verb

l


scalps

forms:
scalp (singular)
scalps (plural)

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

noun

scalp


scalps

forms:
scalp (canonical)
scalps (third-person singular)
scalped (past)
scalped (past participle)
scalping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scalp.


eaten

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

ipa: /'iːtən/

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


justify

forms:
justify (canonical)
justifies (third-person singular)
justified (past)
justified (past participle)
justifying (present participle)

etymology_text: just + -ify

ety-suffix

just

ify

expansion: just + -ify

glosses: If you justify something that people think is bad, you explain why it was good or why it had to happen that way.

text: One problem in music education is always having to justify our existence to other teachers.

text: 78% of people do not think that US military action in Iraq was justified.

text: Killings are always wrong, and that is why attempts to justify them are always made.

glosses: If the ends justify the means, the way of doing something is bad, but the result is worth it.

text: He feels that he can lie because the end justifies the means.

glosses: If you justify text, you make the left side of each line of writing line up and the same with the right side.

ipa: /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

hyphenation: jus‧ti‧fy

verb

justif

y


farthest

forms:
farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

ipa: /ˈfɑrðɪst/

ipa: /ˈfɑːðɪst/

hyphenation: far‧thest

adjective

far

farther

farthest

further

furthest


fits

forms:
fit (singular)
fits (plural)

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

noun

fit


fits

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


complements

forms:
complement (singular)
complements (plural)

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

complement


complements

forms:
complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of complement.


skeptic

forms:
skeptic (singular)
skeptics (plural)

glosses: A skeptic is a person who doesn't believe things before seeing very good reasons to believe them.

text: I'm a skeptic, so I don't believe things just because they're in the newspaper.


winding

forms:
wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)

ipa: /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-winding1.wav

wind

winds

wound

wound

winding


balder

forms:
bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of bald; more bald.

adjective

bald

balder

baldest


paradigms

forms:
paradigm (singular)
paradigms (plural)

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

noun

paradigm


initiate

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

glosses: If you initiate something, you begin it, but other people join in or continue it.

text: The U.S. military initiated a criminal investigation into the killings in March 2006.

text: It is important for teachers to think about children's feelings before initiating classroom discussions of certain topics.

text: In 1978, Deng Xiaoping initiated free-market reforms in China.

text: Never give out personal information over the phone unless you initiated the contact.

glosses: If you initiate someone into something, you give them their first experience with it.

text: Many of the teens had been initiated into using drugs through their friends.

glosses: If you initiate someone into a club or group, you bring them into the group, often with some ceremony.

text: Last year, more than 150,000 adults were initiated into the Catholic Church in the United States.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-initiate.wav

hyphenation: ini‧ti‧ate

verb

initiat

e


initiate

forms:
initiate (singular)
initiates (plural)

glosses: A person who has been through an initiation.

ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-initiate2.wav


mas

forms:
ma (singular)
mas (plural)

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

noun

ma


jackets

forms:
jacket (singular)
jackets (plural)

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

jacket


jackets

forms:
jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of jacket.


affixes

forms:
affix (singular)
affixes (plural)

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

affix

affixes


affixes

forms:
affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of affix.

verb

es


ditches

forms:
ditch (singular)
ditches (plural)

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

noun

ditch

ditches


ditches

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of ditch.


heroes

forms:
hero (singular)
heroes (plural)

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

hero

heroes


picks

forms:
pick (singular)
picks (plural)

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

ipa: /pɪks/

sampa: /PIks/

homophones: pix pics

pick


picks

forms:
pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)


accompanies

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accompany.

verb

accompan


incomplete

forms:
incomplete (positive)
more incomplete (comparative)
most incomplete (superlative)

etymology_text: in- + complete

ety-prefix

in

complete

expansion: in- + complete

glosses: If something is incomplete, it is not finished.

text: Sam's homework was incomplete as he had missed out question two.


winds

forms:
wind (singular)
winds (plural)

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


winds

forms:
wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)


ate

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

ipa: /eɪt/

ipa: /ɛt/

eat


astronomies

forms:
astronomy (singular)
astronomies (plural)

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

noun

astronomy

astronomies


mangos

forms:
mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

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

mango

mangoes

mangos


labors

forms:
labor (singular)
labors (plural)

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

labor


labors

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of labor.


landlord

forms:
landlord (singular)
landlords (plural)

etymology_text: land + lord

compound

land

lord

expansion: land + lord

glosses: A landlord is a person that owns living space and rents it to people (called tenants).

text: For an extra thirty dollars a month the landlord rented him the two upstairs rooms, a toilet in the middle of one, as a one-bedroom apartment.

text: Landlords generally do not live in the same community as their tenants.


beaten

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

ipa: /'bitən/

beat

beats


merest

glosses: The superlative form of mere; most mere.


pans

forms:
pan (singular)
pans (plural)

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

noun

pan


pans

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

verb

n


toys

forms:
toy (singular)
toys (plural)

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

ipa: /tɔɪz/

noun

toy


toys

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)


eating

ipa: /iːtɪŋ/

eats


accommodated

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accommodate.

verb

accommodat


coined

forms:
coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of coin.

coin


ducking

forms:
duck (canonical)
ducks (third-person singular)
ducked (past)
ducked (past participle)
ducking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈdʌkɪŋ/

duck


coolest

forms:
cool (positive)
cooler (comparative)
coolest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of cool; most cool.

adjective

cool

cooler

coolest


hiding

forms:
hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

verb

hide

hides


raises

forms:
raise (singular)
raises (plural)

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

noun

raise


raises

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of raise.

verb

rais


madams

forms:
madam (singular)
madams (plural)

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

noun

madam


acute angles

forms:
acute angle (singular)
acute angles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of acute angle; more than one (kind of) acute angle.

acute angle


hourly

forms: hourly (positive)

etymology_text: hour + -ly

ety-suffix

hour

ly

expansion: hour + -ly

glosses: If something is hourly, then it happens once every hour.

text: That train stops here hourly.

ipa: /ˈaʊ̯əli/

ipa: /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/

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hourly

forms:
hourly (singular)
hourlies (plural)

glosses: An hourly is something that is made every hour.

noun

hourly

hourlies


pets

forms:
pet (singular)
pets (plural)

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

pet


pets

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

verb

t


sexier

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

glosses: The comparative form of sexy; more sexy.

adjective

sexy

sexier

sexiest


achieved

forms:
achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of achieve.

ipa: /əˈtʃiːvd/

verb

achiev

e


baldest

forms:
bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of bald; most bald.

adjective

bald

balder


needed

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of need.

verb

need


associates

forms:
associate (singular)
associates (plural)

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

hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ates

noun

associate


associates

forms:
associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of associate.

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪts/

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪts/

verb

associat


samples

forms:
sample (singular)
samples (plural)

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

noun

sample


samples

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sample.

verb

sampl


lump

forms:
lump (singular)
lumps (plural)

glosses: A lump is a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous.

text: She felt the lump in her throat getting bigger and becoming even more painful.

text: Her mother first discovered the lump in her breast a year ago.

text: Add brown sugar and rub well between your fingers, breaking up any lumps of sugar.

text: Last week, she received a lump sum payment of more than $250,000, or one year's salary.

glosses: A lump is a person who is not active or clever.

text: Come on, let's go. Don't be such a lump.

glosses: If you take your lumps, bad things happen to you.

text: He isn't the only member of the organization who has taken his lumps this year.

ipa: /lʌmp/


lump

forms:
lump (canonical)
lumps (third-person singular)
lumped (past)
lumped (past participle)
lumping (present participle)

glosses: To treat different things as the same thing or as part of the same group.

text: People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different animals.


maintained

forms:
maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of maintain.

maintain