regicide

forms:
regicide (singular)
regicides (plural)

enpr: rĕj'ə-sīd

ipa: /ˈredʒəsaɪd/

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


Abyssinia

forms: Abyssinia

pos: name

glosses: Abyssinia is an old name for the country of Ethiopia.

proper noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


bardolatry

forms: bardolatry (singular)

pos: noun

glosses: The excessive love of William Shakespeare.


semiannual

forms: semiannual (positive)

pos: adj

text: The club meets every month for a business meeting and has semiannual parties, usually in June and December.


bibliolatry

forms: bibliolatry (singular)

glosses: Bibliolatry is the excessive love of a book.


festival

forms:
festival (singular)
festivals (plural)

glosses: A festival is an organized event that contains a number of performances and usually happens every year.

text: Many actors are in town for the Toronto international film festival.

glosses: A festival is a period of celebration that marks a special occasion, often religious traditions.

text: Next week our town celebrates the annual winter festival.

ipa: /ˈfɛstɪv(ə)l/

hyphenation: fes‧ti‧val


kilograms

forms:
kilogram (singular)
kilograms (plural)

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

noun

kilogram


arborolatry

forms: arborolatry (singular)

ipa: /ɑrbɚˈɑlətri/


a priori

forms: a priori

pos: prep

glosses: When something is a priori, it refers to things you cannot know in advance. You have to try first and then find the answer.


Americanized

forms:
Americanize (canonical)
Americanizes (third-person singular)
Americanized (past)
Americanized (past participle)
Americanizing (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of Americanize.

glosses: If something is Americanized, it has been influenced by the United States of America.

verb

Americaniz

e


plagiarized

forms:
plagiarize (canonical)
plagiarizes (third-person singular)
plagiarized (past)
plagiarized (past participle)
plagiarizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plagiarize.

plagiariz


Yiddishisms

forms:
Yiddishism (singular)
Yiddishisms (plural)

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

noun

Yiddishism


anthropolatry

forms: anthropolatry (singular)

anthropolatry


Jezebel

forms:
Jezebel (singular)
Jezebels (plural)

ipa: /ˈdʒɛzəˌbɛl/


smogs

forms:
smog (singular)
smogs (plural)

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

smog


creature

forms:
creature (singular)
creatures (plural)

glosses: A creature is a large animal, especially a created (mythical) nonhuman.

text: Those creatures only come out at night.

enpr: krē'chə

ipa: /ˈkriːt͡ʃə/

enpr: krē'chər

ipa: /ˈkriːt͡ʃɚ/


boyish

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

glosses: Someone who is boyish is like a boy or young man in a good way.

adjective

more: true


run times

forms:
run time (singular)
run times (plural)

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

noun

run time


fenestra

forms:
fenestra (singular)
fenestras (plural)

ipa: /fɪˈnɛstrə/


incumbency

forms:
incumbency (singular)
incumbencies (plural)

glosses: Incumbency is the position or quality of being incumbent.

glosses: Incumbency is the length of time a person holds a position of authority.

text: There was a vote against the senator because people wanted a change after his long incumbency.

glosses: Incumbency is a duty or obligation that a society can expect of people.

ipa: /ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/

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

irrnoun

incumbencies


blowers

forms:
blower (singular)
blowers (plural)

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

glosses: Blowers are machines that move air quickly to dry or heat something.

noun

blower


non-fiction

forms: non-fiction (singular)

glosses: Non-fiction is a book or magazine that is factual and true, not stories.

text: I borrowed non-fiction books from the library to help me write my science essay.

non-fiction


crafty

forms:
crafty (positive)
craftier (comparative)
craftiest (superlative)

etymology_text: craft + -y

ety-suffix

craft

y

expansion: craft + -y

glosses: Being crafty means to be very clever and skilful, usually to trick, fool or deceive someone else.

ipa: /ˈkræfti/

ipa: /ˈkrɑːfti/

adj

crafty

craftier

craftiest


Church

forms: Church

glosses: (used with "the") A specific church denomination such as the Catholic Church.

text: The Catholic Church does not allow women priests.

text: Mr.Church donated the painting.


advertisers

forms:
advertiser (singular)
advertisers (plural)

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

glosses: Advertisers are people or companies that tell the public about a product or a service, usually on TV, the Internet, newspapers, etc., usually to sell them their product.

noun

advertiser


blower

glosses: A blower is machine that moves air quickly to dry or heat something.


Kenya

forms: Kenya

glosses: Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa. Its official name is the Republic of Kenya.

ipa: /ˈkɛnjə/

audio: Kenya pronunciation.ogg


arising

forms:
arise (canonical)
arises (third-person singular)
arose (past)
arisen (past participle)
arising (present participle)

ipa: /əˈraɪzɪŋ/

arise

arises

arose

arisen

arising


incumbencies

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

incumbency

incumbencies


dooms

forms:
doom (singular)
dooms (plural)

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

doom


blue gums

forms:
blue gum (singular)
blue gums (plural)

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

blue gum


Hungary

forms: Hungary

glosses: Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.


cowering

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

verb

cower


uneasiest

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

glosses: The superlative form of uneasy; most uneasy.

adjective

uneasy

uneasier

uneasiest


mouseovers

forms:
mouseover (singular)
mouseovers (plural)

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

noun

mouseover


Yiddishism

forms:
Yiddishism (singular)
Yiddishisms (plural)

glosses: A Yiddishism is a word from the Yiddish language that has become an English word.

text: Schmooze is an example of a Yiddishism


East Punjab

forms: East Punjab

glosses: East Punjab is a state in northern India which has Chandigarh as its capital.


smog

forms:
smog (singular)
smogs (plural)

glosses: Smog is formed when water vapour is mixed with smoke.

enpr: smäg

ipa: /smɑɡ/

ipa: /smɒɡ/

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


blatant

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

glosses: When something is blatant, it means that it is very obvious.

text: Not putting uncooked meat in the freezer is a blatant health code violation!

enpr: blā'tənt

ipa: /ˈbleɪtənt/


glistened

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glisten.

text: The icy road glistened in the moonlight.

verb

glisten


destinations

forms:
destination (singular)
destinations (plural)

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

noun

destination


harshest

forms:
harsh (positive)
harsher (comparative)
harshest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of harsh; most harsh.

adjective

harsh

harsher

harshest


cereal

forms:
cereal (singular)
cereals (plural)

glosses: A cereal is a grass whose seeds we use as food, like wheat and oats.

ipa: ˈsɪərɪəl

ipa: ˈsi(ə)rēəl

hyphenation: ce‧re‧al


cowers

glosses: The third-person singular form of cower.


coppices

forms:
coppice (singular)
coppices (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈkɒpɪsɪz/

noun

coppice


eucalypts

forms:
eucalypt (singular)
eucalypts (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈjuːkəˌlɪpts/

eucalypt


eucalypti

forms:
eucalyptus (singular)
eucalyptuses or eucalypti (plural)

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

eucalyptus

eucalyptuses

eucalypti


romances

forms:
romance (singular)
romances (plural)

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

romance


losers

forms:
loser (singular)
losers (plural)

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

loser


catcher

forms:
catcher (singular)
catchers (plural)

glosses: A catcher is a person or thing that catches something.


blue gum

forms:
blue gum (singular)
blue gums (plural)

glosses: A kind of eucalyptus growing in South-Western Australia and Tasmania that has got blueish leaves, such as Eucalyptus globulus.


Huddersfield

forms: Huddersfield

glosses: Huddersfield is a city in Northern England.

ipa: /ˈhʌdə(r)zfiːld/


championship

forms:
championship (singular)
championships (plural)

glosses: A championship is a contest to decide which person or team is best at a sport.

text: Gene Tunney won the world heavyweight boxing championship from Jack Dempsey.


infringements

forms:
infringement (singular)
infringements (plural)

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

infringement


gazed

forms:
gaze (canonical)
gazes (third-person singular)
gazed (past)
gazed (past participle)
gazing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gaze.

ipa: /ɡeɪzd/

verb

gaz


doom

forms:
doom (singular)
dooms (plural)

glosses: Someone's doom is their tragic or horrible ending, such as their death.

text: The hiker fell to his doom after he lost his grip.

ipa: duːm


cereals

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

noun

cereal


manchineels

forms:
manchineel (singular)
manchineels (plural)

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

manchineel


plagiarizes

forms:
plagiarize (canonical)
plagiarizes (third-person singular)
plagiarized (past)
plagiarized (past participle)
plagiarizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plagiarize.

verb

plagiariz


pork

forms:
pork (singular)
porks (plural)

text: I had a pork sandwich for lunch today.

ipa: /pɔːk/

ipa: /poərk/


harsher

forms:
harsh (positive)
harsher (comparative)
harshest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of harsh; more harsh.


ghettos

forms:
ghetto (singular)
ghettos (plural)

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

noun

ghetto


outstanding

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

glosses: If something is outstanding, it stands out from the others, usually in a good way.

text: Out of all the zoos I have been to, this one is outstanding!

glosses: Something very good can be called outstanding.

text: The speaker gave an outstanding presentation, and everyone stood to applaud him.

glosses: If a problem is outstanding, it has not been fixed yet.

text: The outstanding issue between Jane and Kim made the party awkward.

text: While we know much about astronomy, there are still some outstanding problems.

glosses: If a debt had not been paid, it is outstanding.

text: He still owes me money from an outstanding debt from three years ago.

ipa: au̇t-ˈstan-diŋ

ipa: ˈau̇t-ˌstan-diŋ

hyphenation: out‧stand‧ing


belches

forms:
belch (canonical)
belches (third-person singular)
belched (past)
belched (past participle)
belching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of belch.

verb

belch

es


eucalypt

forms:
eucalypt (singular)
eucalypts (plural)

glosses: An eucalypt is a type of tree in the eucalyptus family of trees.

ipa: /ˈjuːkəˌlɪpt/


appeasements

forms:
appeasement (singular)
appeasements (plural)

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

noun

appeasement


couch potatoes

forms:
couch potato (singular)
couch potatoes (plural)

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

couch potato

couch potatoes


coppice

forms:
coppice (singular)
coppices (plural)

glosses: A coppice forms when a tree is cut down and smaller stems grow all around the cut trunk(s).

ipa: /ˈkɒpɪs/


Singaporeans

forms:
Singaporean (singular)
Singaporeans (plural)

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

Singaporean


destination

forms:
destination (singular)
destinations (plural)

glosses: A destination is the place where a person or thing will go.

text: The package's destination was across the country.

text: Italy is a popular destination for people who want to escape the sun.

ipa: /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

hyphenation: des‧ti‧na‧tion


remunerations

forms:
remuneration (singular)
remunerations (plural)

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

remuneration


pigheaded

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

glosses: When someone is pigheaded, they are stubborn and do not listen to the instructions of other people.

text: Timothy, don't be pigheaded and hop in the car so we can go shopping!


B-movies

forms:
B-movie (singular)
B-movies (plural)

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

B-movie


glisten

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

text: He polished the car so it would glisten in the sun.

ipa: /ˈɡlɪsən/


riper

forms:
ripe (positive)
riper (comparative)
ripest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of ripe; more ripe.

adjective

ripe

riper

ripest


roomy

forms:
roomy (positive)
roomier (comparative)
roomiest (superlative)

etymology_text: room + -y

ety-suffix

room

expansion: room + -y

glosses: A spacious or large enclosure is often referred to as roomy.

text: That one-bedroom basement apartment was very roomy.

ipa: /ˈruːmi/

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

adj

roomy

roomier

roomiest


flyers

forms:
flyer (singular)
flyers (plural)

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

noun

flyer


tariffs

forms:
tariff (singular)
tariffs (plural)

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

tariff


pariahs

forms:
pariah (singular)
pariahs (plural)

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

pariah


uneasier

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

glosses: The comparative form of uneasy; more uneasy.

adjective

uneasy


plagiarize

forms:
plagiarize (canonical)
plagiarizes (third-person singular)
plagiarized (past)
plagiarized (past participle)
plagiarizing (present participle)

glosses: When you plagiarize, you steal someone's work and present them as your own.

ipa: /ˈpleɪd͡ʒəraɪz/

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


toads

forms:
toad (singular)
toads (plural)

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

noun

toad


porks

forms:
pork (singular)
porks (plural)

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

pork


gaze

forms:
gaze (canonical)
gazes (third-person singular)
gazed (past)
gazed (past participle)
gazing (present participle)

glosses: When someone gazes at someone, they stare at that person for a long time.

text: Why does Anthony keep gazing at me?

glosses: When someone is staring at something absent – minded.

text: Sorry, I couldn't hear you. I was gazing at my water bottle.

ipa: /ɡeɪz/

verb

gaz


disposables

forms:
disposable (singular)
disposables (plural)

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

noun

disposable


ripest

glosses: The superlative form of ripe; most ripe.


developers

forms:
developer (singular)
developers (plural)

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

developer


ripe

glosses: When something is ripe, it is fully grown or developed.

text: The Bananas are ripe, so they are ready to eat.

ipa: raɪp


cold-heartedly

pos: adv

glosses: When someone behaves cold-heartedly, it is in a cold-hearted, cruel or hostile manner.


toad

glosses: A toad is a type of amphibian. Toads look like frogs, and they belong to the same animal group. All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads.


glistening

verb

glisten


belched

forms:
belch (canonical)
belches (third-person singular)
belched (past)
belched (past participle)
belching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of belch.

belch


infringed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of infringe.

infring


unhealthiest

forms:
unhealthy (positive)
unhealthier (comparative)
unhealthiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of unhealthy; most unhealthy.

adjective

unhealthy

unhealthier

unhealthiest


precepts

forms:
precept (singular)
precepts (plural)

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

noun

precept


winners

forms:
winner (singular)
winners (plural)

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

winner


bailing

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

ipa: /ˈbeɪlɪŋ/

verb

bail


arise

forms:
arise (canonical)
arises (third-person singular)
arose (past)
arisen (past participle)
arising (present participle)

glosses: When something arises, it comes up from sitting, lying, or kneeling.

text: He arose from his chair after a 7 hour slumber.

ipa: /əˈraɪz/

arise


drizzled

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drizzle.

drizzl


arose

ipa: /əˈroʊz/


Aaron

forms: Aaron

glosses: Aaron was the brother of Moses and the first high priest of Israel.


pariah

forms:
pariah (singular)
pariahs (plural)

glosses: A pariah is someone who is rejected from society.


unkinder

forms:
unkind (positive)
unkinder (comparative)
unkindest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of unkind; more unkind.

adjective

unkind

unkinder

unkindest


foreshocks

forms:
foreshock (singular)
foreshocks (plural)

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

noun

foreshock


crazes

forms:
craze (singular)
crazes (plural)

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

craze


abolitions

forms:
abolition (singular)
abolitions (plural)

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

abolition


adulteries

forms:
adultery (singular)
adulteries (plural)

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

adultery

adulteries


cowered

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cower.

verb

cower


aback

glosses: Aback can mean toward the back or backward.

glosses: When someone is taken aback, he is surprised.

text: He was taken aback by her angry words.

ipa: /əˈbæk/


city halls

forms:
city hall (singular)
city halls (plural)

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

noun

city hall


arises

glosses: The third-person singular form of arise.

ipa: /əˈraɪzɪz/


food banks

forms:
food bank (singular)
food banks (plural)

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

food bank


unkindest

glosses: The superlative form of unkind; most unkind.


arisen

ipa: /əˈrɪzən/


unhealthier

glosses: The comparative form of unhealthy; more unhealthy.


food bank

glosses: A food bank place that provides food to poor or homeless people.

text: We had to use the food bank so that we did not go hungry.


eucalyptus

forms:
eucalyptus (singular)
eucalyptuses or eucalypti (plural)

glosses: Eucalyptuses are trees growing mainly in Australia (where they are a very typical form of tree), though they are planted in many warm areas throughout the world.

glosses: A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaf.

ipa: /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-eucalyptus.wav

eucalyptus


infringing

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


infringes

glosses: The third-person singular form of infringe.


unpacked

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of unpack.

verb

unpack


kilogram

forms:
kilogram (singular)
kilograms (plural)

glosses: Kilogram is a measurement of mass, one kilogram is 1000 grams.

text: One litre of water weighs about one kilogram.

ipa: /ˈkɪləɡræm/

hyphenation: kil‧o‧gram


manchineel

forms:
manchineel (singular)
manchineels (plural)

glosses: A manchineel tree is a small American tropical tree that is extremely poisonous.

ipa: /ˌmæntʃɪˈniːl/


abbés

forms:
abbé (singular)
abbés (plural)

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

noun

abbé


disobeyed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disobey.

verb

disobey


arborists

forms:
arborist (singular)
arborists (plural)

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

noun

arborist


eucalyptuses

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


elaborate

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

glosses: When something is supposed to be elaborated, it is needed to be expanded or add details to.

text: Just saying the cat is tall does not show enough details about the cat, please elaborate about it.

ipa: ɪˈlab(ə)rət

ipa: iˈlab(ə)rit

hyphenation: e‧lab‧o‧rate


hold back

forms: hold back

pos: phrase

glosses: To hold back is to stop yourself from saying or doing something. Holding back keeps something secret.

text: He held back his problems for many years, not telling anyone.

glosses: If an object holds back something, it stops it from moving.

text: A dam can hold back a lot of water.

glosses: If someone is held back in school, they do not move on to the next grade.

text: He is old for his grade because he was held back.

audio: en-au-hold back.ogg


grilse

forms:
grilse (singular)
grilses (plural)

glosses: A grilse is a young salmon after its first return from the sea.

text: Salmon are fry as babies, parr as children, smolt as adolescents, and grilse as adults.


craze

forms:
craze (singular)
crazes (plural)

glosses: A craze is a temporary passion or infatuation for a new amusement, pursuit, or fashion.

text: The Twist was a dance craze of the early 1960s.

ipa: /kreɪz/


mouseover

forms:
mouseover (singular)
mouseovers (plural)

glosses: A mouseover is when the cursor of a mouse is hovered (or moved) over a certain point on the screen.

text: The computer will make a noise on the mouseover.

ipa: ˈmaʊsəʊvə

ipa: ˈmousˌōvər

hyphenation: mouse‧o‧ver


slashing

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

verb

slash


assimilates

forms:
assimilate (canonical)
assimilates (third-person singular)
assimilated (past)
assimilated (past participle)
assimilating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of assimilate.

assimilat


unjust

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

glosses: If something is unjust, it is not just or not fair.

text: The king's law is unjust.


bruising

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

bruis


abed

forms:
abed (positive)
more abed (comparative)
Superlativemost abed

text: Mary stays abed because she is ill.


assimilated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assimilate.


community centre

forms:
community centre (singular)
community centres (plural)

glosses: A community centre is a place where people from the community can meet for social, educational, or recreational activities. Community centres often also provide access to many other services.

text: The community centre has a ping pong class.


holding back

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

hold back

holds back

held back

held back

holding back


donors

forms:
donor (singular)
donors (plural)

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

noun

donor


pheasant's eye

forms:
pheasant's eye (singular)
pheasant's eyes (plural)

glosses: A pheasant's eye is a small plant growing on mountain meadows and having large flowers and thin leaves (botanical genus Adonis).


tariff

forms:
tariff (singular)
tariffs (plural)

glosses: A tariff is a tax charged on the imports or exports of a country.

glosses: Many countries added tariffs to foreign goods during the Great Depression for protectionism of their own goods.

ipa: /ˈtærɪf/

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪf/

ipa: /ˈtærəf/

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


dismissing

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

verb

dismiss


belch

forms:
belch (canonical)
belches (third-person singular)
belched (past)
belched (past participle)
belching (present participle)

glosses: When something belches, it releases in large amounts (normally smoke)

ipa: /ˈbɛltʃ/

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

belch


winner

forms:
winner (singular)
winners (plural)

glosses: A winner is someone that has won a competition, or often wins.

text: Terry is considered the winner since he came in first in the 100 meters race event.

ipa: /ˈwɪnə/

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

ipa: /ˈwɪnɚ/


obsesses

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of obsess.

obsess


kindhearted

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

glosses: When someone is kind-hearted, that person is sympathetic and loving.

glosses: Someone that is kind, considerate and generous.


convict

forms:
convict (canonical)
convicts (third-person singular)
convicted (past)
convicted (past participle)
convicting (present participle)

glosses: If a judge or a jury convicts someone, they officially decide the person is guilty of a crime.

text: If he is convicted of all charges, he is facing between eight and 25 years in prison.

ipa: /kənˈvɪkt/


convict

forms:
convict (singular)
convicts (plural)

glosses: A convict is a person who has been found guilty of a crime and received a jail sentence.

ipa: /ˈkɒnvɪkt/

ipa: /ˈkɑnvɪkt/


grilses

forms:
grilse (singular)
grilses (plural)

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

noun

grilse


abdicating

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

verb

abdicat


obsessed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of obsess.

ipa: /əbˈsɛst/


held back

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hold back.


run time

forms:
run time (singular)
run times (plural)

glosses: Runtime is the time during which a computer program is operating.

glosses: Runtime is the length of a film or television program in minutes.


abstractions

forms:
abstraction (singular)
abstractions (plural)

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

noun

abstraction


disobeying

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


tardigrade

forms:
tardigrade (singular)
tardigrades (plural)

glosses: A tardigrade is a very small animal (some so small that you can't see them without a tool) that has eight legs and lives in the water or in wet places.

text: Our class tried to see a tardigrade with a magnifying glass, but we couldn't find any.

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

hyphenation: tar‧di‧grade


unkindly

etymology_text: unkind + -ly

ety-suffix

unkind

ly

expansion: unkind + -ly

glosses: When someone does something unkindly, the person does it in a mean, inconsiderate, heartless and cold-hearted manner.


scatters

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of scatter.

verb

scatter


assimilating

forms:
assimilate (canonical)
assimilates (third-person singular)
assimilated (past)
assimilated (past participle)
assimilating (present participle)

e


foreshock

forms:
foreshock (singular)
foreshocks (plural)

glosses: A foreshock is an small earthquake or tremor that happens before a bigger earthquake and is related to it.


bruises

forms:
bruise (singular)
bruises (plural)

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

noun

bruise


bruises

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of bruise.


culpability

forms: culpability (singular)

glosses: Culpability is the state of being responsible for something negative, such as a crime.

text: Oliver Twist was found guilty of theft, but the real culpability was Fagin's.

ipa: /ˌkʌlpəˈbɪləti/

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


serialized

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of serialize.

verb

serializ


bailed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bail.

ipa: /beɪld/

bail


twig

forms:
twig (singular)
twigs (plural)

glosses: A twig is a small, thin branch of a tree.

text: The Native Americans used twigs to build their houses.

ipa: /twɪɡ/


precept

forms:
precept (singular)
precepts (plural)

glosses: A precept is a rule of conduct or action; instruction or direction for a given course or action.

glosses: A written command to demand for a payment.

ipa: /ˈpriːsɛpt/

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


literally

etymology_text: literal + -ly

ety-suffix

literal

expansion: literal + -ly

glosses: If something happens literally, it happens exactly as it was said.

text: When I found out that the company would hire me, I literally jumped for joy. In fact, I hit my head on the ceiling.

ipa: ˈlɪt(ə)rəli

ipa: ˈlitərəlē

ipa: ˈlitrəlē

hyphenation: lit‧er‧al‧ly


asserts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of assert.

verb

assert


twigs

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

noun

twig


kilometres

forms:
kilometre (singular)
kilometres (plural)

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

kilometre


abducts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abduct.

verb

abduct


swollen

forms:
swelled (past participle)
swell (canonical)
swells (third-person singular)
swelled (past)
swollen (past participle)
swelling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈswəʊlən/

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

swell

swells

swelled

swollen

swelling


abdicates

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abdicate.


gazes

forms:
gaze (canonical)
gazes (third-person singular)
gazed (past)
gazed (past participle)
gazing (present participle)

gaz


arborist

forms:
arborist (singular)
arborists (plural)

glosses: An arborist is a person that studies trees.

text: The city hired an arborist to look at the forest.


gazing

ipa: /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/


sleets

forms:
sleet (singular)
sleets (plural)

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

noun

sleet


sleets

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of sleet.


disrupt

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

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

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

text: The heavy snow disrupted the operations of the airport.

ipa: /dɪsˈrʌpt/


vocabularies

forms:
vocabulary (singular)
vocabularies (plural)

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

vocabulary

vocabularies


disobeys

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of disobey.

verb

disobey


hedgerow

forms:
hedgerow (singular)
hedgerows (plural)

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


loser

forms:
loser (singular)
losers (plural)

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

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

text: He is such a loser!

ipa: /luzɚ/

ipa: /luːzə(r)/

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


information technology

forms:
information technology (singular)
information technologys (plural)

glosses: The use of computers to store and transmit information


hedgerows

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

noun

hedgerow


abbesses

forms:
abbess (singular)
abbesses (plural)

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

abbess

abbesses


abhors

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abhor.

verb

abhor

r


considerate

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

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

ipa: /kənˈsɪdərət/

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

hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧ate


abdicate

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

text: After the war, the king was forced to abdicate.

abdicat


abysses

forms:
abyss (singular)
abysses (plural)

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

noun

abyss

abysses


unkind

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

etymology_text: un- + kind

ety-prefix

un

kind

expansion: un- + kind

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

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

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

ipa: ʌnˈkʌɪnd

ipa: ˌənˈkīnd

hyphenation: un‧kind

adj

unkind


couch potato

forms:
couch potato (singular)
couch potatoes (plural)

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

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

ipa: ˈkouCH pəˌtātō

hyphenation: couch po‧ta‧to

noun

couch potato


abstain

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

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

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

ipa: /əbˈsteɪn/

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


romance

forms:
romance (singular)
romances (plural)

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

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

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

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

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

ipa: /roʊˈmæns/

enpr: rō-măns'

ipa: /rəˈmæns/


serialize

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

etymology_text: serial + -ize

ety-suffix

serial

ize

expansion: serial + -ize

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

ipa: /ˈsɪriəlaɪz/

ipa: /ˈsɪəriəlaɪz/

hyphenation: se‧ri‧al‧ize

verb

serializ


stellation

forms:
stellation (singular)
stellations (plural)

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


city hall

forms:
city hall (singular)
city halls (plural)

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

text: The oldest building in that village is the city hall.


Hebrews

forms:
Hebrew (singular)
Hebrews (plural)

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

noun

Hebrew


holds back

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of hold back.

verb

hold back


thrust

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

glosses: If you thrust, you push forcefully or not carefully.

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

ipa: θrʌst

thrust

thrusts

thrust

thrust

thrusting


absolves

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of absolve.

absolv


throngs

forms:
throng (singular)
throngs (plural)

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

noun

throng


throngs

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of throng.


abaya

forms:
abaya (singular)
abayas (plural)

glosses: An abaya is a black robe worn by Muslim women.

text: Women in Saudi Arabia wear an abaya outdoors.


infringement

forms:
infringement (singular)
infringements (plural)

etymology_text: infringe + -ment

ety-suffix

infringe

ment

expansion: infringe + -ment

glosses: An infringement means the breaking of rules and laws.

ipa: /ɪnˈfrɪnd͡ʒmənt/

hyphenation: in‧fringe‧ment


abcoulomb

forms:
abcoulomb (singular)
abcoulombs (plural)

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


disrupting

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

verb

disrupt


abhorring

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


streamlined

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of streamline.

streamlin


abyss

forms:
abyss (singular)
abysses (plural)

glosses: An abyss is a very deep crack in the earth.

ipa: /əˈbɪs/

enpr: ə-bĭs'

hyphenation: a‧byss


disrupted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disrupt.


abates

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abate.

abat


unpacks

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of unpack.

unpack


Abraham

forms: Abraham

glosses: Abraham was the founder of the Hebrew nation.


dismisses

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of dismiss.

dismiss

es


cower

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

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

text: The cats cower when the dog walks by.

ipa: /ˈkaʊə/

ipa: /ˈkaʊɚ/

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

hyphenation: cow‧er


euphoria

forms:
euphoria (singular)
euphorias (plural)

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

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

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

enpr: yo͞o-fôr′-ē-ə


infringe

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

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

infring


absolve

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

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

text: The king absolved his servant of the oath.

ipa: /əbˈzɒlv/

ipa: /æbˈzɑlv/


abasia

forms:
abasia (singular)
abasias (plural)

glosses: Abasia is the loss of the ability to walk.

noun

abasia

abasias


East Turkestan

forms: East Turkestan

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


slashed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slash.

verb

slash


heedless

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

etymology_text: heed + -less

ety-suffix

heed

less

expansion: heed + -less

glosses: If someone is heedless, they are careless or thoughtless.

ipa: /ˈhiːdləs/


abating

forms: abating (positive)

glosses: If something is abating, it is growing less.


abbreviator

forms:
abbreviator (singular)
abbreviators (plural)

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


abampere

forms:
abampere (singular)
abamperes (plural)

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


hitches

forms:
hitch (singular)
hitches (plural)

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

noun

hitch

hitches


hitches

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of hitch.


abdicator

forms:
abdicator (singular)
abdicators (plural)

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

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


abeyance

forms:
abeyance (singular)
abeyances (plural)


Hebrew

forms: Hebrew (positive)

glosses: A Hebrew book is written in the Hebrew language.

ipa: /ˈhiːbruː/


Hebrew

forms:
Hebrew (singular)
Hebrews (plural)


dismissed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dismiss.


flyer

forms:
flyer (singular)
flyers (plural)

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

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

glosses: A flyer is someone that pilots or flies an airplane.

ipa: /ˈflaɪə(r)/

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


abayas

forms:
abaya (singular)
abayas (plural)

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

abaya


vultures

forms:
vulture (singular)
vultures (plural)

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

vulture


absolving

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


abhor

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

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

ipa: /əbˈhɔː(r)/

ipa: /æbˈhɔr/

verb

abhor


serializes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of serialize.

serializ


faming

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

fam


abetment

forms:
abetment (singular)
abetments (plural)

glosses: Abetment is the action of helping someone do a crime.


thrusting

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

thrust


abhorred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abhor.


abbot

forms:
abbot (singular)
abbots (plural)

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


bruised

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bruise.

bruis


abdicated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abdicate.

abdicat


abridges

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abridge.

abridg


asserting

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

assert


aberrance

forms:
aberrance (singular)
aberrances (plural)

glosses: An aberrance is something that is unusual or weird.


streamlines

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of streamline.

streamlin


disobey

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

etymology_text: dis- + obey

ety-prefix

dis

obey

expansion: dis- + obey

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

text: Every human should not disobey their parents.

ipa: dɪsəˈbeɪ

ipa: ˌdisəˈbā

hyphenation: dis‧o‧bey


reunites

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of reunite.

verb

reunit


abridge

glosses: To abridge something is to make it shorter or less.

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

ipa: /əˈbrɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: a‧bridge


drizzles

forms:
drizzle (singular)
drizzles (plural)

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

noun

drizzle


drizzles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of drizzle.

verb

drizzl


drizzle

hyphenation: driz‧zle


drizzle

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


twerk

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

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

ipa: /twɛrk/

ipa: /twɜːk/


abashment

forms:
abashment (singular)
abashments (plural)

etymology_text: abash + -ment

ety-suffix

abash

expansion: abash + -ment

glosses: An abashment is an action that makes someone embarrassed.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-abashment.wav


abdication

forms:
abdication (singular)
abdications (plural)

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


uneasy

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

etymology_text: un- + easy

ety-prefix

un

easy

expansion: un- + easy

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

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

glosses: Something that is rather difficult to do.

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

ipa: /ʌnˈiːzi/

ipa: /ˌənˈēzē/

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

hyphenation: un‧easy

adj

uneasy

uneasier


abridged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abridge.

ipa: /əˈbrɪdʒd/

verb

e


abridged

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

glosses: If something is abridged, it has been shortened.

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


unused

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

text: Unused to the cold, she had no warm clothes.


abstains

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abstain.

abstain


kilometre

forms:
kilometre (singular)
kilometres (plural)

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

text: Four times around the track is one kilometre.

ipa: /kɪləmiɾɚ/


abducted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abduct.

abduct


abducted

forms: abducted (positive)

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


milky

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

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

ipa: /ˈmɪlki/

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

adj

milky

milkier

milkiest


intros

forms:
intro (singular)
intros (plural)

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

noun

intro


abolition

forms:
abolition (singular)
abolitions (plural)

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

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

ipa: /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩/

audio: EN-AU ck1 abolition.ogg


abated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abate.

verb

abat


bigotry

forms:
bigotry (singular)
bigotries (plural)

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

glosses: Bigotry is being stubborn about your own belief or opinion.

noun

bigotries


donor

forms:
donor (singular)
donors (plural)

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

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

ipa: /ˈdoʊnɚ/

ipa: /ˈdəʊnə/

hyphenation: do‧nor


assert

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

glosses: When you asserts something, you say it with confidence.

text: He asserted that he was innocent.

ipa: /əˈsɜːt/

ipa: /əˈsɝt/

hyphenation: as‧sert


discourage

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

etymology_text: dis- + courage

ety-prefix

courage

expansion: dis- + courage

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

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

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌrɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: dis‧cour‧age

verb

discourag


ablutions

forms:
ablution (singular)
ablutions (plural)

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

noun

ablution


obsess

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

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

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

ipa: /əbˈsɛs/

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

verb

obsess


disrupts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of disrupt.

disrupt


decoration

forms:
decoration (singular)
decorations (plural)

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

text: Fabergé eggs were covered with fine decoration.

ipa: /ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən/


abiogenesis

forms:
abiogenesis (singular)
abiogeneses (plural)

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

noun

abiogenesis

abiogeneses


Turkestani

forms:
Turkestani (singular)
Turkestanis (plural)

glosses: A person from East Turkestan or of Turkic descent.


abdominal

forms: abdominal (positive)

text: The man has strong abdominal muscles.

hyphenation: ab‧dom‧i‧nal


streamlining

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

verb

streamlin


Turkestanis

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

noun

Turkestani


abetter

forms:
abetter (singular)
abetters (plural)

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


persistence

forms: persistence (singular)

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

text: Even though this is difficult, I appreciate your persistence.

persistence


famed

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

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

text: This shop is famed for its delicious bread.


famed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fame.

verb

fam


abasias

forms:
abasia (singular)
abasias (plural)

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

noun

abasia


abamp

forms:
abamp (singular)
abamps (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈæbˌæmp/


throng

forms:
throng (singular)
throngs (plural)

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

enpr: thrŏng

ipa: /θrɒŋ/

enpr: thrông

ipa: /θrɔŋ/


throng

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

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


junkfood

forms: junkfood (singular)

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

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

junkfood


gyre

forms:
gyre (singular)
gyres (plural)

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

enpr: jīər


gyre

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

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

verb

gyr


abattoir

forms:
abattoir (singular)
abattoirs (plural)

glosses: A slaughterhouse; a place where animals are killed.

hyphenation: ab‧at‧toir


bails

forms:
bail (singular)
bails (plural)

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

ipa: /beɪlz/

noun

bail


bails

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


abhorrence

forms:
abhorrence (singular)
abhorrences (plural)

glosses: Abhorrence is the hate or dislike of something.

text: Many people have an abhorrence of snakes.


intro

forms:
intro (singular)
intros (plural)

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

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

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

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

text: Lisa's intro to horseback riding was a disaster.


abattoirs

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

abattoir


abdicable

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

etymology_text: abdicate + -able

ety-suffix

abdicate

able

expansion: abdicate + -able

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


doc

forms:
doc (singular)
docs (plural)

glosses: Doc is an abbreviation of the word "doctor".

glosses: Doc is an abbreviation of the word "document".

ipa: /dɒk/


ablutionary

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

glosses: If something is ablutionary, it makes your hands clean.

text: Soap is ablutionary.


abstained

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abstain.

verb

abstain


abasement

forms:
abasement (singular)
abasements (plural)

etymology_text: abase + -ment

ety-suffix

abase

expansion: abase + -ment

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


redwood

forms:
redwood (singular)
redwoods (plural)

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


abodes

forms:
abode (singular)
abodes (plural)

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

noun

abode


slack

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

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

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

ipa: /slæk/

adj

slack

slacker

slackest


slack

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

glosses: To slack is to be lazy and avoid doing work.

text: Once he stopped slacking on his homework his grades improved.


glistens

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of glisten.

text: Not all that glistens is gold.

verb

glisten


abecedarius

forms:
abecedarius (singular)
abecedariuses (plural)

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

noun

abecedarius

abecedariuses


abashed

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

glosses: Feeling discomfort or shame; feeling embarrassed.

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

ipa: əˈbæʃt

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-abashed.wav


abashed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abash.

verb

abash


abduct

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

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

ipa: /æbˈdʌkt/


ablactation

forms:
ablactation (singular)
ablactations (plural)

glosses: Ablactation is making a baby stop drinking milk from breasts.


absolved

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of absolve.

absolv


abfarad

forms:
abfarad (singular)
abfarads (plural)

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

ipa: /æbˈfærˌæd/


abash

glosses: If you are abashed, you are embarrassed or ashamed.

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

ipa: /əˈbæʃ/


abiogenist

forms:
abiogenist (singular)
abiogenists (plural)

glosses: An abiogenist is someone who believes that abiogenesis is possible


abiogenetic

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

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


carefully

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

etymology_text: careful + -ly

ety-suffix

careful

ly

expansion: careful + -ly

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

text: Timmy, take that vase out in our room carefully.

ipa: /ˈkɛːfəli/

ipa: /ˈkɛrfəli/

hyphenation: care‧ful‧ly; caref‧ully


brackish

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈbrækɪʃ/


abhorrences

forms:
abhorrence (singular)
abhorrences (plural)

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

noun

abhorrence


aberrancy

forms:
aberrancy (singular)
aberrancies (plural)

glosses: An aberrancy is something that is unusual or weird

aberrancy

aberrancies


abient

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

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


bro

forms:
bro (singular)
bros (plural)


abstaining

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


abbess

forms:
abbess (singular)
abbesses (plural)

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

abbesses


abience

forms:
abience (singular)
abiences (plural)

glosses: Abience is the desire to avoid someone or something.


scavenger

forms:
scavenger (singular)
scavengers (plural)

glosses: A scavenger is an animal that feeds on dead animals.

text: vultures are well-known scavengers.


ablactations

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

ablactation


reunite

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

etymology_text: re- + unite

ety-prefix

re

unite

expansion: re- + unite

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

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

ipa: /ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt/

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

verb

reunit


ablations

forms:
ablation (singular)
ablations (plural)

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

noun

ablation

expansion: [POS TABLE]


abjurations

forms:
abjuration (singular)
abjurations (plural)

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

abjuration


ablism

forms: ablism (singular)

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


abjuration

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


vocabulary

forms:
vocabulary (singular)
vocabularies (plural)

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

text: Reading will help you increase your vocabulary.

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

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

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

text: We learned 10 new vocabulary words today.

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

text: We use the vocabulary of network science in this article.

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

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

ipa: /vəʊˈkabjʊlərɪ/

ipa: /voʊˈkæbjəlɛri/

hyphenation: vo‧cab‧u‧lary

vocabulary

vocabularies


oblation

forms:
oblation (singular)
oblations (plural)

glosses: An oblation is an offering for religious or charitable uses.

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

ipa: /əʊˈbleɪʃən/


cleverly

etymology_text: clever + -ly

ety-suffix

clever

expansion: clever + -ly

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

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

text: Her knife was cleverly hidden in her boot.

ipa: /ˈklɛvəli/


abbacy

forms:
abbacy (singular)
abbacies (plural)

noun

abbacy

abbacies


abduce

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

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

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

verb

abduc


abate

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

text: The storm abated.

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

text: The medicine abated his pain.

ipa: /əˈbeɪt/

abat


abecedarian

forms:
abecedarian (singular)
abecedarians (plural)

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


abecedarian

forms: abecedarian (positive)

glosses: If something is abecedarian, it is in alphabetical order.


thrusted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thrust.

thrust


ableism

forms: ableism (singular)

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


scatter

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

glosses: To scatter means to go in different directions; separate.

text: I must scatter around the park to find my doll!

ipa: /ˈskætə/

enpr: skătʹər

ipa: /ˈskætɚ/

hyphenation: scat‧ter


able-bodism

forms: able-bodism (singular)

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

noun

able-bodism


slacked

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slack.

verb

slack


abolitionism

forms: abolitionism (singular)

glosses: Abolitionism is the belief that slavery should not exist.

noun

abolitionism


homeless

forms: homeless (positive)

etymology_text: home + -less

ety-suffix

home

less

expansion: home + -less

glosses: A homeless person does not have a place to live.

text: The earthquake left 1.5 million people homeless.

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

text: They volunteer to help the homeless at Christmas.

ipa: /ˈhoʊmlɪs/


abiences

forms:
abience (singular)
abiences (plural)

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

noun

abience


thrusts

glosses: The third-person singular form of thrust.


sleet

forms:
sleet (singular)
sleets (plural)

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

ipa: /sliːt/

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


sleet

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

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


abiogenists

forms:
abiogenist (singular)
abiogenists (plural)

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

abiogenist


asserted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assert.

verb

assert


scattering

ipa: /ˈskætərɪŋ/

hyphenation: scat‧ter‧ing

scatter


developer

forms:
developer (singular)
developers (plural)

etymology_text: develop + -er

ety-suffix

develop

er

expansion: develop + -er

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

glosses: A software developer is someone who programs and writes software.

ipa: /dɪˈvɛləpə(r)/

ipa: /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/

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

hyphenation: de‧vel‧op‧er


slacks

glosses: The third-person singular form of slack.


girlish

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

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

text: Her girlish voice had deepened with age.

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

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

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

ipa: /ˈɡɝlɪʃ/

ipa: /ˈɡɜːlɪʃ/


aborticides

forms:
aborticide (singular)
aborticides (plural)

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

noun

aborticide


abhorrent

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

glosses: If something is abhorrent, people dislike it.

text: Some people find smokers abhorrent.

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


able-bodiedism

forms: able-bodiedism (singular)

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


abnormalcy

forms:
abnormalcy (singular)
abnormalcies (plural)

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

abnormalcy

abnormalcies


reunited

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reunite.

verb

reunit

e


abrachia

forms: abrachia (singular)

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

noun

abrachia


aboveboard

forms: aboveboard

glosses: If something or someone is aboveboard, they are honest.

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


abolitionists

forms:
abolitionist (singular)
abolitionists (plural)

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

abolitionist


ablates

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of ablate.

verb

ablat


vulture

forms:
vulture (singular)
vultures (plural)

glosses: A vulture is a large bird that eats dead animals.

text: Those vultures are circling around the dying lamb.

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

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

ipa: /ˈvʌltʃə/

ipa: /ˈvʌltʃɚ/


abandonment

forms:
abandonment (singular)
abandonments (plural)

etymology_text: abandon + -ment

ety-suffix

abandon

ment

expansion: abandon + -ment

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


aborning

forms: aborning (positive)

glosses: If something is aborning, it is being born.

text: During pregnancy, children are aborning.


slacking

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


abet

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

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

ipa: /əˈbɛt/

verb

abet

t


antiseptic

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

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

text: It contains alcohol, which has antiseptic properties.

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

text: They were put in a separate, antiseptic room.

ipa: /ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/


antiseptic

forms:
antiseptic (singular)
antiseptics (plural)

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

text: Apply antiseptic to guard against infection.


certainty

forms:
certainty (singular)
certainties (plural)

glosses: Certainty is the state of being 100% sure.

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

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

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

text: The expected change became a certainty two weeks ago.

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

ipa: /ˈsɝtn̩ti/

ipa: /ˈsɜːtn̩ti/

hyphenation: cer‧tain‧ty

noun

certainties


bail

forms:
bail (singular)
bails (plural)

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

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

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

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

ipa: beɪ̯l


bail

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

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

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


aberration

forms:
aberration (singular)
aberrations (plural)

glosses: An aberration is something that is unusual or weird.

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


abracadabra

forms: abracadabra

pos: intj

glosses: Abracadabra is a word you use during a magic trick.


abracadabra

forms:
abracadabra (singular)
abracadabras (plural)

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

text: The lunatic's book was complete abracadabra.


aberrate

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

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

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

verb

aberrat


abashes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abash.

abash

es


abjectly

etymology_text: abject + -ly

ety-suffix

abject

expansion: abject + -ly

glosses: If something is done abjectly it is done without hope.

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

ipa: /æbˈd͡ʒɛktli/


ethos

forms: ethos (singular)

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

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

noun

ethos


slashes

forms:
slash (singular)
slashes (plural)

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

slash

slashes


slashes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of slash.


somebody

forms: somebody

pos: det

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

text: I think I saw somebody outside.

text: Somebody keeps leaving the lights on.

ipa: /ˈsʌmbədɪ/

ipa: /ˈsʌmbʌdi/


somebody

forms:
somebody (singular)
somebodies (plural)

glosses: A somebody is a person who is famous or important.

somebodies


absinthe

forms:
absinthe (singular)
absinthes (plural)

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

text: I drank some absinthe at the party.


weaning

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

verb

wean


abortively

forms:
abortively (positive)
more abortively (comparative)
Superlativemost abortively

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


abrade

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

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

ipa: /əˈbreɪd/

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

abrad


TARDIS

forms:
TARDIS (singular)
TARDISs (plural)

glosses: A machine that can travel through time and space.


abjures

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abjure.

ipa: /əbˈdʒʊəz/

abjur


abjured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abjure.

ipa: /əbˈdʒʊəd/


ablating

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


sellers

forms:
seller (singular)
sellers (plural)

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

noun

seller


abstainer

forms:
abstainer (singular)
abstainers (plural)

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

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


accessorials

forms:
accessorial (singular)
accessorials (plural)

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

accessorial


absconds

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abscond.

verb

abscond


ablactating

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

ablactat


academe

forms: academe (singular)

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

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


acarpelous

forms: acarpelous (positive)

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


abranchious

forms: abranchious (positive)

glosses: If something is abranchious, it does not have gills.

text: Human beings are abranchious.


ablepharia

forms: ablepharia (singular)

noun

ablepharia


absurdity

forms:
absurdity (singular)
absurdities (plural)

glosses: An absurdity is something that is absurd or crazy.

glosses: Absurdity is the measurement of how absurd something is.

absurdity

absurdities


abolishments

forms:
abolishment (singular)
abolishments (plural)

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

abolishment


abettor

forms:
abettor (singular)
abettors (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈbɛtə/

ipa: /əˈbɛtɚ/

hyphenation: abet‧tor


abjuring

ipa: /əbˈdʒʊrɪŋ/


absconder

forms:
absconder (singular)
absconders (plural)

etymology_text: abscond + -er

ety-suffix

expansion: abscond + -er

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

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


ablactated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ablactate.


weans

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


abridgements

forms:
abridgement (singular)
abridgements (plural)

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

noun

abridgement


abominates

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abominate.

verb

abominat


aborticide

forms:
aborticide (singular)
aborticides (plural)

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

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

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


weaned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wean.


abolishable

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

etymology_text: abolish + -able

ety-suffix

abolish

able

expansion: abolish + -able

glosses: If someone is abolishable, it can be abolished.


ungloving

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

verb

unglov


abscond

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

ipa: /əbˈskɒnd/

ipa: /əbˈskɑnd/

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

hyphenation: ab‧scond


abjure

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

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

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

ipa: /æbˈdʒʊr/


accordance

forms: accordance (singular)

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

text: We are in accordance that the bridge should be built.

noun

accordance


weekly

forms:
weekly (singular)
weeklies (plural)

etymology_text: week + -ly

ety-suffix

week

ly

expansion: week + -ly

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

weeklies


weekly

forms: weekly (positive)

glosses: If something happens weekly, it happens once a week.


abiotrophy

forms:
abiotrophy (singular)
abiotrophies (plural)

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

hyphenation: a‧bi‧o‧tro‧phy

noun

abiotrophies


abominable

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

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

text: My mother thought that book I read was abominable.

glosses: If someone is abominable, they are not liked.

text: The students felt their teacher was abominable.


abruptly

etymology_text: abrupt + -ly

ety-suffix

abrupt

expansion: abrupt + -ly

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


bruise

forms:
bruise (singular)
bruises (plural)

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

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

enpr: bro͞oz

ipa: /bruːz/


bruise

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

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

verb

bruis


abranchiate

forms: abranchiate (positive)

glosses: If something is abranchiate, it does not have gills.

text: Humans are abranchiate.


aborting

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

abort


abashing

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

abash


absolutes

forms:
absolute (singular)
absolutes (plural)

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

noun

absolute


abscessions

forms:
abscession (singular)
abscessions (plural)

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

abscession


abrogator

forms:
abrogator (singular)
abrogators (plural)

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


absently

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

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


aboulia

forms: aboulia (singular)

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

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

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

aboulia


wean

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

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

text: Babies are weaned when they reach a certain age.

enpr: wēn

ipa: /wiːn/


abrades

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abrade.

verb

abrad


abscondments

forms:
abscondment (singular)
abscondments (plural)

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

noun

abscondment


abominated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abominate.


ungloved

forms: ungloved (positive)

glosses: Ungloved hands do not have gloves on them.

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


ungloved

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of unglove.


unglove

etymology_text: un- + glove

ety-prefix

un

glove

expansion: un- + glove

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

text: I ungloved her hands took them in mind.


hitch

forms:
hitch (singular)
hitches (plural)

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

ipa: /hɪtʃ/

noun

hitches


hitch

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

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

text: John hitched up his shorts and ran.

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

text: He hitched a wagon to his truck.

verb

hitch


accoucheuses

forms:
accoucheuse (singular)
accoucheuses (plural)

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

noun

accoucheuse

accoucheuses


ablate

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

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

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

ipa: /əˈbleɪt/

verb

ablat


butt plug

forms:
butt plug (singular)
butt plugs (plural)

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


absentminded

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

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

text: In his later life he became even more absentminded.


absinth

forms:
absinth (singular)
absinths (plural)

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

text: I drank some absinth at the party.

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


absorbencies

forms:
absorbency (singular)
absorbencies (plural)

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

noun

absorbency

absorbencies


abstractors

forms:
abstractor (singular)
abstractors (plural)

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

abstractor


ablation

forms:
ablation (singular)
ablations (plural)

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

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


absorbent

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

glosses: If something is absorbent, it can soak up liquid.

text: Sponges are absorbent.


absorbency

glosses: Absorbency is the measurement of how much something can absorb.

text: Sponges have a high absorbency.


abulia

forms:
abulia (singular)
abulias (plural)

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

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


abominate

glosses: If you abominate something, you hate it.

text: She abominates her job because it has a low salary.

ipa: /əˈbɒm.əˌnəɪt/

verb

abominat


absorbable

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

etymology_text: absorb + -able

ety-suffix

absorb

expansion: absorb + -able

glosses: If something is absorbable, it can be absorbed.


absconded

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abscond.

verb

abscond


swimsuits

forms:
swimsuit (singular)
swimsuits (plural)

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

noun

swimsuit


aborts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of abort.

verb

abort


abolishment

forms:
abolishment (singular)
abolishments (plural)

etymology_text: abolish + -ment

ety-suffix

abolish

expansion: abolish + -ment

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

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


abolitionist

forms:
abolitionist (singular)
abolitionists (plural)

etymology_text: abolition + -ist

abolition

ist

expansion: abolition + -ist

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


abstainers

forms:
abstainer (singular)
abstainers (plural)

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

noun

abstainer


abwatts

forms:
abwatt (singular)
abwatts (plural)

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

abwatt


abstracters

forms:
abstracter (singular)
abstracters (plural)

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

abstracter


abscession

forms:
abscession (singular)
abscessions (plural)

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


abutting

forms: abutting (positive)

glosses: If things are abutting, they touch each other.

text: Canada and the United States are abutting countries.


ogling

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

verb

ogl

e


abridgment

forms:
abridgment (singular)
abridgments (plural)

etymology_text: abridge + -ment

ety-suffix

abridge

ment

expansion: abridge + -ment

glosses: An abridgment is a shorter version of something.

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


aborted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abort.

ipa: /əˈbɔrtɪd/

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


hafnium

forms: hafnium (singular)

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

noun

hafnium


ungloves

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of unglove.

verb

unglov


tarmacing

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

tarmac


ablated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ablate.

ablat


abstruse

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

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

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

ipa: /əbˈstruːs/

ipa: /əbˈstrus/

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

hyphenation: abs‧truse


abysms

forms:
abysm (singular)
abysms (plural)

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

noun

abysm


akaryocytes

forms:
akaryocyte (singular)
akaryocytes (plural)

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

akaryocyte


acariosis

forms: acariosis (singular)

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


ununtrium

forms: ununtrium (singular)

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

ununtrium


abeyances

forms:
abeyance (singular)
abeyances (plural)

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

abeyance


absurdities

forms:
absurdity (singular)
absurdities (plural)

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

absurdity


absquatulated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of absquatulate.

verb

absquatulat


acapnia

forms: acapnia (singular)

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


ablactate

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

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

text: Babies are ablactated when they reach a certain age.

ipa: /ˌæblækˈteɪt/

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

ablactat


acaryote

forms:
acaryote (singular)
acaryotes (plural)

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


acarpellous

forms: acarpellous (positive)

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


abraded

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abrade.

abrad


ablactates

glosses: The third-person singular form of ablactate.


ablution

forms:
ablution (singular)
ablutions (plural)

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


californium

forms: californium (singular)

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

enpr: kălĭfôr'nēəm

ipa: /ˌkælɪˈfɔrniəm/

ipa: /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniəm/

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


absquatulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of absquatulate.


abranchial

forms: abranchial (positive)

glosses: If something is abranchial, it does not have gills.

text: Human beings are abranchial.


abulic

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

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


acaudate

forms: acaudate (positive)

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

text: Rabbits are acaudate.


abstracter

forms:
abstracter (singular)
abstracters (plural)

glosses: An abstracter is someone who abstracts or summarizes something.


acaulescent

forms: acaulescent (positive)

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


abstention

forms:
abstention (singular)
abstentions (plural)

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

text: Abstention stops you from getting drunk.

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


abridgement

forms:
abridgement (singular)
abridgements (plural)

glosses: An abridgement is a shorter version of something.