write

forms:
write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

glosses: If you write a book, an article, a computer program, a piece of music, etc., you create it.

text: My dream is to write a children's book.

text: Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime.

text: He can't write. He's a terrible writer.

text: In the article, the author writes that these things need to change.

glosses: If you write, you use letters, numbers, or other marks on paper or on a computer to show words.

text: Can you write your name and phone number here for me?

text: Our teacher taught us to write beautifully.

text: It's amazing how many people can't read and write.

text: Do you have any paper to write on?

text: Listen to what I say and write it down.

glosses: If you write, you send a letter to someone.

text: Please, phone or write me when you have some time.

text: She would write to Mom every week and give her all the details.

glosses: (computer) If a computer writes, it records something in its memory or on a disk.

text: Old computers were much slower at writing files.

enpr: rīt

ipa: /raɪt/

sampa: /r\aIt/

audio: en-uk-to write.ogg

homophones: right rite wright

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


jihad

forms:
jihad (singular)
jihads (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A jihad is a personal fight with yourself to become a better person.

glosses: A jihad is a holy war by Muslims to stop people from keeping down other people by force.

text: The Muslims have started a jihad against the Israelis.

enpr: jĭ-häd'

ipa: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/

enpr: jə-häd'

ipa: /dʒəˈhɑːd/

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

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


comprise

forms:
comprise (canonical)
comprises (third-person singular)
comprised (past)
comprised (past participle)
comprising (present participle)

pos: verb

text: The United States comprises Hawaii and Alaska.

glosses: If x comprises y, y is all the things that, together, make x.

text: The United States comprises 50 states.

glosses: If x comprises y, x is all the things that, together, make y.

text: Fifty states comprise The United States.

text: The United States is comprised of 50 states.

ipa: /kəmˈpraɪz/

hyphenation: com‧prise

verb

compris

e


favorite

forms: favorite (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: My favorite brand is the brand I like most.

text: Ford is my favorite brand of truck.

audio: EN-AU ck1 favourite.ogg


favorite

forms:
favorite (singular)
favorites (plural)

glosses: A favorite is a thing or person that someone likes the most. It is a thing that someone prefers, or likes more than any other.

text: chocolate ice cream is my favorite.

glosses: When kings and other royalty have favorites, these are people they trust.

text: He was a favorite of the king.


invisible

forms: invisible (positive)

glosses: Something is invisible when we can not see it.

text: infrared light is invisible to animals and humans.

text: The magician made the woman invisible.

enpr: ĭn-vĭz'ə-bəl

ipa: /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/


compile

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: Someone compiles some things or ideas when they bring them together into one place.

text: I need to compile a list of reasons not to go ahead with the project.

text: She compiled a good set of books to read about the history of that place.

ipa: /kəmpʌɪl/

ipa: /kəmˈpaɪl/

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

hyphenation: com‧pile

compil


widespread

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

etymology_text: wide + spread

compound

wide

spread

expansion: wide + spread

glosses: If something is widespread, it happens or exists in many situations or places.

text: This particular bird is only found here, but similar species are very widespread.

text: There is a widespread belief that when we are born we are like a blank sheet of paper.

ipa: /ˌwaɪdˈsprɛd/

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

adj

more: true


detect

forms:
detect (canonical)
detects (third-person singular)
detected (past)
detected (past participle)
detecting (present participle)

glosses: If you detect something, you use your senses to find or notice it.

text: Some insects can detect changes in temperature as small as 0.003 degrees Celsius.

text: These animals have a smell that even a human nose can easily detect.

text: The chemical has been detected in lakes and rivers, in fish and birds, and in human breast milk.

text: Our instruments are not sensitive enough to detect it.

ipa: /dɪˈtɛkt/

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


incumbent

forms:
incumbent (singular)
incumbents (plural)

glosses: An incumbent is a person who currently holds a type of position, often in politics.

text: She was an incumbent in the last election for the office she holds.

ipa: /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

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


incumbent

forms: incumbent (positive)

glosses: If someone is incumbent, they are in a political position now.

text: They are incumbent in this election because they are in office.


mode

forms:
mode (singular)
modes (plural)

glosses: A mode is a specific way of doing something.

text: The study combines two different research modes: oral history and written history.

text: The machine is in warm-up mode right now.

text: A modern city offers many different modes of transport from bicycle lanes to high speed trains.

text: Modern medicine must be seen as part of the capitalist mode of production.

text: There is a difference in English between casual and formal modes of speech.

text: She was always dressed in the latest mode.

glosses: A mode is a specific type or form of something.

text: Heat is a mode of energy transfer, like work, not a substance or other seawater property.

text: The Mixolydian mode is a good way for inducing a bluesey kind of mood.

glosses: The mode is the number that occurs most often in a group of numbers.

text: In a normal distribution, with large sets, the mean, median and mode will typically be the same value.

glosses: A mode is specific a kind of clause that shows how the speaker feels about it. Modes show whether something is true, probably true, a wish, etc. Usually called mood.

text: In Finnish, for example, the conditional mode is used both in the main clause and the subordinate.

glosses: The mode of a rock is the different minerals in it.

glosses: A mode is a specific pattern of wave movement.

text: Under normal circumstances, there is no coupling between the two modes, which have different propagation constants.

ipa: /məʊd/

ipa: /moʊd/

sampa: /moUd/


eighty

forms: eighty

pos: det

glosses: ordinal eightieth) Eighty is the number 80.

text: There were about eighty people at the party.

enpr: āʹti

ipa: /ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi/


eighty

forms:
eighty (singular)
eighties (plural)

text: seventy plus ten is eighty.

noun

eighty

eighties


giant

forms:
giant (singular)
giants (plural)

glosses: A giant is a very big man or woman, often in fairy tales.

text: Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a land ruled by a giant.

hyphenation: gi‧ant


giant

forms: giant (positive)

text: He bought a giant doll at the fair.


route

forms:
route (singular)
routes (plural)

glosses: A route is the way someone goes from one place to another place.

text: Could you tell me a route to the store from here?

text: The road was rough. I should have taken a different route.

ipa: /ruːt/

ipa: /raʊt/


route

forms:
route (canonical)
routes (third-person singular)
routed (past)
routed (past participle)
routing (present participle)

glosses: To send something or someone on a specific route.

text: While the road was being fixed, the workers routed the cars along a different road.

text: This computer routes email to the main computer.

verb

rout


isolated

forms:
isolate (canonical)
isolates (third-person singular)
isolated (past)
isolated (past participle)
isolating (present participle)

glosses: If you isolate something, you make it so that it does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: We went to isolate ourselves from everyday worries.

text: The prisoner was isolated to protect him from attack.

text: Britain is isolated from the rest of Europe by the Channel.

ipa: /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd/

hyphenation: iso‧lat‧ed

isolat


isolated

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

text: As she got older and her friends moved away, she became more and more isolated.


convert

forms:
convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)

glosses: If you convert something, you change it so that it has a different function or form.

text: They wanted to convert the room into a study.

text: The factory was powered originally by water, then converted to steam in 1811.

text: The electric engine is extremely efficient at converting electrical energy into movement.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːt/

enpr: kənvûrt'

ipa: /kənˈvɝt/


convert

forms:
convert (singular)
converts (plural)

glosses: A convert is a person who changed their beliefs or religion.

text: Mr Kinnock is a relatively recent convert to Buddhism.

text: And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion.

enpr: kŏn'vûrt


conformity

forms: conformity (singular)

glosses: Conformity is the state of being or becoming similar to other members of a group.

text: In high school, students who do not show a high degree of conformity are often not accepted by other students.

text: Often the teaching of writing is really the teaching of social conformity: students must write like everyone else.

glosses: Conformity is the state of following rules or expectations.

text: The army is there to ensure conformity with the UN resolutions.

ipa: /kənˈfɔrmɪti/

ipa: /kənˈfɔːmɪti/

hyphenation: con‧for‧mi‧ty


phenomenon

forms:
phenomenon (singular)
phenomena or phenomenons (plural)

glosses: A phenomenon is a fact or event that you can observe (see or hear or sense), especially one that is not fully understood.

text: But this explanation is not enough to explain the observed phenomena.

text: Football violence is not a particularly new phenomenon, and it isn't only a British problem.

text: These scientists study such phenomena as storms and changing climate.

glosses: A phenomenon is a person, show, book, etc. that is very popular.

text: 'N Sync was something of a pop music phenomenon in the late 90s.

text: Snakes as pets are not a new phenomenon, but they do seem to be growing more popular.

ipa: /fəˈnɒmɪnən/

ipa: /fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/

ipa: /fəˈnɒmɪnə/

ipa: /fəˈnɑmənə/

hyphenation: phe‧no‧me‧non; phe‧no‧me‧na

noun

phenomenon

phenomena

phenomenons


guarantee

forms:
guarantee (singular)
guarantees (plural)

glosses: A guarantee is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: The phone is covered by a six-month guarantee on parts and labour.

glosses: A guarantee is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: The builders will now give performance and completion guarantees and will cover the costs of any problems.

text: Constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

text: The plan only operates for five years, with no guarantee of continuation.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/


guarantee

forms:
guarantee (canonical)
guarantees (third-person singular)
guaranteed (past)
guaranteed (past participle)
guaranteeing (present participle)

glosses: If you guarantee something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: All of our products are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

glosses: If you guarantee something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: the European Convention on Human Rights, guarantees the right to give and receive information.

text: When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guaranteed.

text: The Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace.

text: If you go fishing with me, you're almost guaranteed success.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

verb

guarantee

guarantees

guaranteed

guaranteeing


trigger

forms:
trigger (singular)
triggers (plural)

glosses: A trigger is the part of a gun that you push with one finger when you want to make the gun shoot.

text: I didn't want to make him angry, because he had his finger on the trigger.

glosses: A trigger is a little thing that makes something bigger happen.

text: Bad smells are one of the triggers for my headaches.

ipa: /ˈtrɪɡə/

ipa: /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

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


trigger

forms:
trigger (canonical)
triggers (third-person singular)
triggered (past)
triggered (past participle)
triggering (present participle)

glosses: A little thing triggers a big thing to happen when it causes it.

text: Those angry words triggered the beginning of the war.


mature

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

glosses: Someone is mature if they act like an adult.

text: You're not mature enough to do this job.

glosses: A living thing is mature if it has stopped growing physically.

text: A mature female is about 30 kg.

glosses: Some kinds of food, such as wine, cheese, or fruit are mature when they are ready to eat or drink.

text: Colleges are accepting more mature students and fewer kids out of high school.

glosses: If something is mature, it is fully developed.

text: Television is a mature technology.

glosses: If movies, books, etc. are mature, they are meant for adults because they contain violence, sex, etc.

ipa: /məˈtjʊə/

ipa: /məˈtʃʊ(ə)r/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ture


mature

forms:
mature (canonical)
matures (third-person singular)
matured (past)
matured (past participle)
maturing (present participle)

glosses: If something matures, it becomes fully developed.

text: Along the way she has also matured into a beautiful young woman.

text: These problems have been solved as the technology has matured.

matur


handshake

forms:
handshake (singular)
handshakes (plural)

glosses: A handshake is when two people hold hands for a few seconds and move them up and down before letting go. It is often used like a greeting (like saying "hello" or "goodbye" when people meet) or to say that two people have agreed on something.

text: When I meet someone, I give a firm handshake.


contemporary

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

glosses: If something is contemporary it is related to this time (now). Technically, this is an incorrect usage; better is to use "modern", "now" or "present-day".

text: The artist has a great knowledge of the sources of historical and contemporary art.

glosses: If x is contemporary with y, they happened at about the same time.

text: They are sources that are contemporary or near contemporary with the period being studied.


contemporary

forms:
contemporary (singular)
contemporaries (plural)

glosses: Somebody's contemporary is a person who lived at or near the same time.

text: This is what made Marx so different from his socialist contemporaries.

noun

contemporaries


absolute

forms:
absolute (singular)
absolutes (plural)

glosses: An absolute is something that will always exist.

text: Death is considered to be an absolute.

hyphenation: ab‧so‧lute


absolute

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

glosses: If something is absolute, it is complete or total.

text: The light went out and he was in absolute darkness.

text: The sergeant has absolute power. His soldiers must obey him.


grandchild

forms:
grandchild (singular)
grandchildren (plural)

glosses: A grandchild is the grandson or granddaughter of someone. It is the child of someone's child.

text: Jemima is my grandmother. She is my father's mother. I am her grandchild.

grandchild

grandchildren


extract

forms:
extract (singular)
extracts (plural)

glosses: An extract is something that has been taken out of something else, usually something that it was part of.

text: Just because a cream contains plant extracts doesn't mean it's good for your skin.

text: I'll read a short extract from his speech.

text: Many scientists were interested in other tissue extracts.

enpr: ĕks'trăkt

ipa: /ˈɛkstrækt/

hyphenation: ex‧tract


extract

forms:
extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

glosses: If you extract something, you take it out of something else.

text: Computers are becoming more useful in helping us extract useful information from the data.

text: The dentist will have to extract two of my teeth.

text: The roots of the plant extract water from the earth.

enpr: ĭkstrăkt'

ipa: /ɪksˈtrækt/


guaranty

forms:
guaranty (singular)
guaranties (plural)

glosses: A guaranty is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: The phone is covered by a six-month guaranty on parts and labour.

glosses: A guaranty is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: The builders will now give performance and completion guaranties and will cover the costs of any problems.

text: Constitutional guaranties of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

text: The plan only operates for five years, with no guaranty of continuation.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

guaranties


guaranty

forms:
guaranty (canonical)
guaranties (third-person singular)
guarantied (past)
guarantied (past participle)
guarantying (present participle)

glosses: If you guaranty something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

text: All of our products are guarantied against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

glosses: If you guaranty something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

text: the European Convention on Human Rights, guaranties the right to give and receive information.

text: When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guarantied.

text: The Americans said they could not guaranty his safety in Iraqi airspace.

text: If you go fishing with me, you're almost guarantied success.

ipa: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

ipa: /ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/

verb

guarant

y


significantly

pos: adv

etymology_text: significant + -ly

ety-suffix

significant

ly

expansion: significant + -ly

text: The price of gas dropped significantly today, causing drivers to line up at the pumps to fill up.

text: His face looked significantly different.

text: He was, significantly, at the shop just before the accident.

text: He looked at her significantly.

ipa: /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/

hyphenation: sig‧nif‧i‧cant‧ly


commence

forms:
commence (canonical)
commences (third-person singular)
commenced (past)
commenced (past participle)
commencing (present participle)

text: The school year commenced on Sept. 4.

ipa: /kəˈmɛns/

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

verb

commenc


accumulation

forms:
accumulation (singular)
accumulations (plural)

glosses: An accumulation of something, is a number or amount of it that has come together over time.

text: The failure to pump leads to an accumulation of blood in the heart.

text: There was an accumulation of dirt on the part of the floor people were walking on.

glosses: Accumulation is the process of bringing things together.

text: The process of salt accumulation in the soil speeds up under poor watering conditions.

text: Private investment helped to boost capital accumulation.

hyphenation: ac‧cu‧mu‧la‧tion


spic

forms:
spic (singular)
spics (plural)

glosses: Spic is an insulting word for a Latino or Hispanic person.

ipa: /ˈspɪk/

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


predominantly

etymology_text: predominant + -ly

ety-suffix

predominant

expansion: predominant + -ly

text: The predominantly male, white judges treat men and women differently.

text: Her work during this period was predominantly concerned with children learning to read.

ipa: /prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/


appendix

forms:
appendix (singular)
appendices or appendixes (plural)

glosses: An appendix is a part at the back of a book that has extra information.

text: See Appendix B for a list of irregular verbs.

text: An appendix lists all 221 equations used by the program.

glosses: Your appendix is a small part of your body that is attached to your large intestine.

text: It was common for children to die from a burst appendix.

ipa: /əˈpɛndɪks/

noun

appendix

appendices

appendixes


set

forms:
set (canonical)
sets (third-person singular)
set (past)
set (past participle)
setting (present participle)

glosses: If you set something somewhere, you put something into a place.

text: She sets the lamp on the floor.

text: I was setting glasses on the table when I heard a noise.

glosses: If you set something, you put it into some state or condition.

text: After changing the batteries, you have to set the clock again.

text: They set the house on fire

text: His utter naturalness at once set me at ease.

text: He sets the CD player to play.

text: The guard had never set a prisoner free before.

glosses: If you set something, you define it or to fix its value.

text: The teacher set a time limit of two minutes for this exercise.

text: The date for the exam was set to next Thursday.

text: The microwave was set to 400 watts.

glosses: If you set the table, you put dishes, forks and knives on it.

text: I set the table for five people, but only three came.

glosses: When the sun or moon sets, it moves toward the horizon.

text: The sun sets every evening.

glosses: If something sets, it dries and becomes solid.

text: The concrete needs to set before a car can drive on it.

text: This glue needs two hours to set.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of set.

enpr: sĕt

ipa: /sɛt/

sampa: /sEt/

set

sets

set

set

setting


set

forms: set (positive)

glosses: Something that is set is fixed. It cannot be changed easily.

text: Don't argue! The rules are set.

text: The time for the race is set.

text: Are you set?


set

forms:
set (singular)
sets (plural)

glosses: The set is the scenery for a theatrical work such as a play, ballet, musical, etc.

text: The Metropolitan Opera's set for Aida is spectacular.

text: I was painting a wall on the set when the director arrived.

glosses: A set is a group of things that are similar or can be used together.

text: This chess set is too expensive to play chess with it.

text: I have a set of porcelain figurines depicting characters from Shakespeare's plays.

glosses: A set is a group of things, where every single one of them has a certain purpose. All of them are needed to perform a certain operation.

text: To play poker, you need a set of playing cards and chips.

text: A mason has a set of tools.

glosses: Persons that have something in common may be called a set.

text: That rich chick is a member of the Jet Set.

text: Girls who wear sweaters on Wednesday in my school belong to the sweater set.

text: The Long Island Horsey Set plays polo on weekends.

glosses: A set is a machine which gets radio or television programs.

text: This television set is broken.

text: This radio set can receive programs from Australia.

glosses: In many sports, a number of sets make up a game. An example of this would be in tennis or table tennis.

text: The tennis player won the first two sets, but lost the game.


hear

forms:
hear (canonical)
hears (third-person singular)
heard (past)
heard (past participle)
hearing (present participle)

glosses: If you hear a sound, you notice it with your ear.

text: I heard music coming from the next room.

text: Speak louder, I cannot hear you!

enpr: hēr

ipa: /hiːr/

enpr: hēə(r)

ipa: /hiːə(r)/

hear

hears

heard

heard

hearing


opinionated

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

glosses: If you are opinionated, you have opinions, especially strong opinions.

text: She has strong feelings about many topics; she is an opinionated person.


pay

forms:
pay (canonical)
pays (third-person singular)
paid (past)
paid (past participle)
paying (present participle)

glosses: If you pay, you give money for something.

text: Bess worked for eight hours and they paid her a hundred dollars.

enpr: pā

ipa: /peɪ/

sampa: /peI/

pay

pays

paid

paid

paying


pay

forms: pay (singular)

glosses: Your pay is money you receive after doing something.

text: Go to the office to receive your pay.


device

forms:
device (singular)
devices (plural)

text: She has a device in her kitchen for cutting garlic.

glosses: A device is a machine or part attached to a computer, such as a keyboard, mouse, printer etc.

text: The mouse is an important device for using the computer.

glosses: A device is a clever way of doing something.

ipa: /dəˈvaɪs/

hyphenation: de‧vice


fare

forms:
fare (singular)
fares (plural)

glosses: A fare is money that you pay for public transportation; that is, to ride on a bus, taxi, train or airplane.

text: The city is planning to increase its bus fares again.

ipa: /fɛə/


livers

forms:
liver (singular)
livers (plural)

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

text: Livers produce bile.

liver


highlight

forms:
highlight (canonical)
highlights (third-person singular)
highlighted (past)
highlighted (past participle)
highlighting (present participle)

glosses: If you highlight something, you make it more noticeable or obvious.

text: I usually use a pen to highlight the important section in my textbook.

text: Let me just highlight this point since many people misunderstand it.

glosses: If you highlight your hair, you make some parts a lighter colour.


highlight

forms:
highlight (singular)
highlights (plural)

glosses: A highlight is a particularly good part.

text: The chicken was the highlight of the dinner, just amazing.

text: I didn't see the game, but I watched the highlights on the news.

text: The shirt was blue with yellow highlights.


enter

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

text: I entered the building through the side door.

text: Please pay the fare before you enter.

text: I entered all the necessary information but it still won't work.

ipa: /ˈentə/

audio: en-uk-to enter.ogg


enter

forms:
enter (singular)
enters (plural)

glosses: "Enter" is a key on a computer keyboard.


horizontal

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

glosses: Something that is lying down or "straight across" is horizontal. In a horizontal direction means straight across.

text: The road across the Nullabor plain is horizontal.

text: Dad hung a swing from a horizontal branch.

text: Horizontal stripes on a shirt make a person look wider.

glosses: To be horizontal means to have something to do with the horizon.

ipa: /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntəl/

ipa: /ˌhɔːrəˈzɑːntəl/


penny

forms:
penny (singular)
pence or pennies (plural)

glosses: A penny is a small coin of little value; 100 pennies (or 100 pence) make a pound, a dollar, a euro, etc.

text: This sweet only costs a penny.

text: If you have two pennies, you have two pence.

ipa: 'pɛni

hyphenation: pen‧ny

penny

pence

pennies


androgyny

forms:
androgyny (singular)
androgynies (plural)

glosses: Androgyny is having both masculine and feminine characteristics.

glosses: Androgyny is looking neither masculine nor feminine.

ipa: /ænˈdrɑd͡ʒəni/

ipa: /ænˈdrɒdʒəni/

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

androgyny

androgynies


librarian

forms:
librarian (singular)
librarians (plural)

glosses: A librarian is a person who manages a library.

text: You can ask the librarian to help you find the book.

enpr: lī-brâr’-ē-ən

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


heir

forms:
heir (singular)
heirs (plural)

glosses: An heir is the person who gets the property or money when someone dies.

text: Jack was his only heir, so he will get all the money.

enpr: âr

homophones: air Ayr ere err


bear

forms:
bear (singular)
bears (plural)

glosses: A bear is a big animal with a short tail. They either eat only meat or meat and plants. There are many different types of bears, for example brown bears and polar bears.

text: Polar bears are white.

text: Grizzly bears live in North America.

glosses: Someone who acts rough and lacks manners could be called a bear.

glosses: A large, hairy, homosexual man is called a bear.

ipa: /bɛə/

ipa: /bɛɚ/


bear

forms:
born (past participle)
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
borne (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

text: This wall bears half the weight of the roof.

text: The chieftain bears a spear.

glosses: If someone bears something bad, they accept it or deal with it.

text: He has to bear insults because of his appearance.

text: I cannot bear looking at the news.

text: The pain is so bad, I can hardly bear it.

glosses: If a baby is born, it comes out of its mother.

text: The woman bore a little boy.

text: He was born on October 22, 1983.

glosses: If something is born, it is newly created.

text: This idea was born out of boredom.

glosses: If something bears fruit, flowers, etc., it grows them.

text: This apple tree is 100 years old, it does not bear apples anymore.

text: Peter bears a small scar on his forehead.

text: The flag bore a white lion.

text: The sign bears the words "Hey there!".

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing

borne


behalf

forms:
behalf (singular)
behalves (plural)

glosses: If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for them or as their representative.

text: We give you this award on behalf of a grateful nation.

text: We have to leave, but would you please apologize to Steve on our behalf?

text: If you're not there, they'll make the decision on your behalf.

enpr: bĭhăfˈ

ipa: /bɪˈhæf/

ipa: /bɪˈhɑːf/

behalf

behalves


blank

forms:
blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

glosses: If you blank something, you make it empty.

ipa: /blæŋk/


blank

forms:
blank (positive)
blanker (comparative)
blankest (superlative)

glosses: If a piece of paper or something else is blank, it has nothing written on it.

text: I asked Bill for a blank piece of paper, but he gave me one with writing on it.

text: I thought he would sign the check, but he left it blank.

text: The computer screen was completely blank because the computer was off.

adj

blank

blanker

blankest


blank

forms:
blank (singular)
blanks (plural)

glosses: A blank is a space or line on a piece of paper or somewhere else where a word or phrase is supposed to be.

text: Fill in the blanks on the legal form.

glosses: A blank is a cartridge that contains gunpowder but does not have a bullet. It used usually used for training or as a signal.


insert

forms:
insert (canonical)
inserts (third-person singular)
inserted (past)
inserted (past participle)
inserting (present participle)

text: The company inserted a new clause into the contract.

text: Insert a wood screw into each hole.

text: Doctors removed part of his brain and inserted a silver plate.

text: A song was inserted into the opening ceremonies.

enpr: ĭnsûtʹ

ipa: /ɪnˈsɜːt/

enpr: ĭnsûrtʹ

ipa: /ɪnˈsɝt/

hyphenation: in‧sert


insert

forms:
insert (singular)
inserts (plural)

glosses: An insert is something that is put into something else.

text: The bathing suit top comes with foam inserts to make your breasts look bigger.

text: The three-page advertisement was included as an insert in today's newspaper.

enpr: ĭnʹsût

ipa: /ˈɪnsɜːt/

enpr: ĭnʹsûrt

ipa: /ˈɪnsɝt/


quote

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

text: Did he quote me in the newspaper?

ipa: /kwəʊt/

verb

quot

e


quote

forms:
quote (singular)
quotes (plural)

glosses: A quote is somebody's exact words used by somebody else.

text: In the following quote, a young woman describes her experience with drugs.

text: I might also include a quote from Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players".

glosses: A quote is a report of the cost or value of something.


wage

forms:
wage (singular)
wages (plural)

glosses: Wages is the money a person is paid for doing their job.

text: Only 6 percent of the wage earners in this country earn more than $ 100,000.

text: They are working for minimum wage or $5 an hour.

text: The workers were demanding higher wages.

text: The average hourly wage rose only 2.8% last year.

ipa: /weɪʤ/


wage

forms:
wage (canonical)
wages (third-person singular)
waged (past)
waged (past participle)
waging (present participle)

glosses: If you wage a battle, war, or campaign for or against something, you fight or work hard for or against it.

text: After his death in 1990, a five-year battle was waged in court for control of the $72 million estate.

text: The Iranians hate Iraq for the war that they waged against them for eight years.

text: This is the beginning of a long legal battle, similar to the campaign waged against the tobacco industry.

wag


refine

forms:
refine (canonical)
refines (third-person singular)
refined (past)
refined (past participle)
refining (present participle)

glosses: When someone refines something, they make it better.

text: We need to refine our way of organizing this office.

glosses: When people refine a food or other thing, they make it purer.

text: They take sugar cane and refine it to make white sugar.

ipa: /rɪˈfaɪn/

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

hyphenation: re‧fine

refin


philanthropy

forms:
philanthropy (singular)
philanthropies (plural)

glosses: Philanthropy is the giving away of money for charity.

text: The man that lived in that mansion was admired for his philanthropy. He would often donate millions to charities.

noun

philanthropy

philanthropies


deny

forms:
deny (canonical)
denies (third-person singular)
denied (past)
denied (past participle)
denying (present participle)

glosses: If you deny something, you say it didn't happen or isn't true.

text: He denied charges that Vietnamese troops participated in the fighting.

text: There can be no denying that the Cobra is an extremely exciting car to drive.

text: The report that came out earlier today has been denied by the White House.

glosses: If you deny somebody something, you stop them from having or doing it.

text: A quick dive by the goal keeper denies Beckham the goal.

text: Why would you go to work and deny yourself a little rest?

ipa: /dɪˈnaɪ/

ipa: /dəˈnaɪ/

hyphenation: de‧ny

verb

den


mutual

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

glosses: If something is mutual x does it to y, and y does it to x.

text: The working relationship between the two men was based on a mutual respect.

text: She hated him, and the feeling was mutual.

glosses: A mutual friend, agreement, etc. is one that is shared between two or more people.

text: I learned of her accident through a mutual friend.

ipa: /ˈmjuːt͡ʃuəl/


intensity

forms:
intensity (singular)
intensities (plural)

glosses: The intensity of something is the amount of it in a given time or space.

text: These flowers suffer from high intensity of sunlight.

text: It all depends on the intensity of the work, not the amount.

glosses: Intensity is a high level of power, strength, feeling, etc.

text: Marie understood the intensity of the old woman's hatred.

text: The intensity of the pain made him scream.

text: She spoke with a new intensity.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

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

noun

intensities


commodity

forms:
commodity (singular)
commodities (plural)

glosses: A commodity is something that is bought or sold.

text: The price of corn and other farming commodities has dropped by 10%.

text: There have been big changes in commodity prices and exchange rates over the past decade.

text: Margaret had regarded her body as a tradeable commodity.

glosses: A commodity is a valuable quality or thing.

text: Hope may become a very rare commodity.

ipa: /kəˈmɑdəti/

ipa: /kəˈmɒdəti/

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

irrnoun

commodities


uniform

forms:
uniform (singular)
uniforms (plural)

glosses: A uniform is clothing that is very similar and worn by a group of people.

text: All the young army men wore identical uniforms and badges of rank.

text: School uniform was always worn, which for the boys meant khaki shirts and trousers.

text: When I was a child, I was afraid of men in uniform: policemen, firemen, even the milkman.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪfɔːm/

enpr: yo͞oʹnə-fôrm

ipa: /ˈjunəfɔrm/


uniform

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

glosses: If something is uniform, there is no variation in it.

text: It was designed to be uniform from one end to the other.

text: The increase in grades has been uniform across all subjects except math.


speaking

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoken (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

ipa: /ˈspiːˌkɪŋ/

speak

speaks

spoke

spoken

speaking


speaks

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoke (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of speak.

text: I find it difficult to understand him because he speaks with such a heavy accent.

spoke


accompany

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

glosses: If one thing accompanies something else, it comes or goes with it, or they happen together.

text: She accompanied me to the hospital after my accident.

text: Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

text: The text accompanying the illustrations is brief but helpful.

glosses: If person A accompanies person B on a musical instrument, B sings or plays the main part while A plays along.

text: Joe Falcon sings and plays the accordion and is accompanied by Cleoma Breaux on guitar.

hyphenation: ac‧com‧pa‧ny

verb

accompan


batter

forms:
batter (singular)
batters (plural)

glosses: A batter is somebody who is supposed to hit a ball with a bat.

glosses: A batter is a mixture of flour and liquid (usually eggs and water).

ipa: /ˈbætə(r)/

ipa: /ˈbætər/


batter

forms:
batter (canonical)
batters (third-person singular)
battered (past)
battered (past participle)
battering (present participle)

glosses: If you batter someone or something, you hit or beat it.

text: The battered child was brought to the attention of the police.


plus

forms: plus

pos: prep

text: Two plus two is four. (2+2=4)

text: The TV is $299 plus tax.

text: The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.

text: The farm has over 5,000 horses, plus a few cats and dogs.

glosses: You use plus after a number to mean more than or over.

text: The country has a population of 3 million plus.

text: He got a B+ on his test.

ipa: /plʌs/


plus

forms:
plus (singular)
pluses or plusses (plural)

text: I know you don't like it, but there are big pluses about living here.

text: On the plus side though, it is small and easy to use.

text: You don't have to write the plus in front of positive numbers, but always write the minus in front of negative numbers.

noun

plus

pluses

plusses


plus

pos: conj

text: I like singing, reading, and tennis plus playing soccer.

glosses: used to show what happened after something else

text: The alarm went off plus I woke up.


beat

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

glosses: If you beat someone or something, you hit it, usually many times.

text: It made a loud noise when he beat the drum.

text: I had to leave and divorce my husband, because he kept beating and choking me.

glosses: If you beat a person or a team, you win and they lose.

text: The best team usually beats the worst one.

enpr: bēt

ipa: /biːt/

beat

beats

beat

beaten

beating


beat

forms:
beat (singular)
beats (plural)


infrastructure

forms:
infrastructure (singular)
infrastructures (plural)

glosses: A place's infrastructure is the basic public works such as roads, electricity & water supply, and schools, that allow it to function.

text: The construction of the BAM railway will provide an infrastructure for exports to Japan and the US.

text: The new bridge will be one of Europe's largest ever infrastructure projects.

glosses: The infrastructure is the basic ideas and systems that support an organisation or a project.

text: The hardware-software system provides an infrastructure for messaging applications across the company.

ipa: /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌk(t)ʃɚ/


increasing

forms:
increase (canonical)
increases (third-person singular)
increased (past)
increased (past participle)
increasing (present participle)

text: His money is increasing because he makes good business deals.

text: He is worried about his increasing debt: it keeps getting bigger and bigger.

ipa: /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/

hyphenation: in‧creas‧ing

verb

increas


manipulation

forms:
manipulation (singular)
manipulations (plural)

glosses: Manipulation is the act of controlling someone or something, usually through pressure or in dishonest ways.

text: The political manipulation of statistics to confuse people is common.

text: In data manipulation on a parallel computer all bits of a word are processed at the same time.

text: All too often, guilt is also a form of manipulation – a way of hurting or punishing others.

glosses: Manipulation is the act of using your hands skillfully to move, play or operate something.

text: He tried to remove the piece by gentle manipulation from the outside.


practitioner

forms:
practitioner (singular)
practitioners (plural)

glosses: A practitioner is a person who works in a profession or following a particular style or belief, especially related to health care.

text: Acupuncture practitioners use fine needles to stimulate specific points of the body.

text: The book should be useful for new and experienced practitioners of yoga.

ipa: /prækˈtɪʃənə/

ipa: /prækˈtɪʃənər/


guideline

forms:
guideline (singular)
guidelines (plural)

glosses: A guideline is a formal suggestion about how something should be done, but it is not a rule.

text: If you are a new driver you should try to follow these basic safety guidelines.

text: Our new guidelines will also say that we must be careful treat everyone equally.

text: The general guidelines for healthy eating stay the same.

glosses: A guideline is a line on a page that helps you see where to write or how to draw something.

glosses: A guideline is a rope or string that shows you where to go.


overlap

forms:
overlap (canonical)
overlaps (third-person singular)
overlapped (past)
overlapped (past participle)
overlapping (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + lap

ety-prefix

over

lap

expansion: over- + lap

glosses: Something overlaps on another thing if part of it is on top of, or at the same time as, the other thing.

text: The shingles of a roof need to overlap to keep rain out.

text: The shifts of the two workers (periods of time when they're working) need to overlap so that one worker can tell the other one what is happening.

enpr: ō'və-lăpʹ

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

enpr: ō'vər-lăpʹ

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈlæp/

overlap

p


overlap

forms:
overlap (singular)
overlaps (plural)

glosses: The act of overlapping. The amount that two things overlap on each other.

text: More overlap keeps the rain out better, but needs more shingles to cover the roof.

enpr: ōʹvə-lăp'

ipa: /ˈəʊvəˌlæp/

enpr: ōʹvər-lăp'

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌlæp/


challenging

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

glosses: If something is challenging, it is not easy but it can be done.

text: For a longer, wilder and more challenging route, you can explore the beautiful mountains around Goatfell.

text: All actors will agree that Hamlet is a very challenging role.

ipa: /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

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


challenging

forms:
challenge (canonical)
challenges (third-person singular)
challenged (past)
challenged (past participle)
challenging (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

verb

challeng


supplementary

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

etymology_text: supplement + -ary

ety-suffix

supplement

ary

expansion: supplement + -ary

glosses: If something is supplementary, it is added on; it is not needed, but it is often useful.

text: Many immigrants are employed but also feel the need to seek supplementary income.

text: These software solutions are more supplementary than basic.


inevitably

etymology_text: inevitable + -ly

inevitable

ly

expansion: inevitable + -ly

glosses: (also a sentence adverb) You use this to say that something cannot be avoided.

text: A drop in the number of worker in a country inevitably leads to higher wages.

text: Inevitably, if you practice less, you will be less good.

ipa: /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/


unnamed

forms: unnamed (positive)

glosses: If something is unnamed, it does not have a name.


format

forms:
format (singular)
formats (plural)

glosses: The format of some writing is the way it is organized: the size and colour of the letters, the way it is divided into parts, the kind of words used.

text: What format do you want the report written in?

glosses: The format of some writing is the kind of computer program you need to be able to read it.

text: I can't read that page you sent me. My computer doesn't read that format.

glosses: Something's format is its style, type, organisation, etc.

text: The format of the meeting will be quite casual.

ipa: /ˈfɔːmæt/

ipa: /ˈfɔːrmæt/

hyphenation: for‧mat


format

forms:
format (canonical)
formats (third-person singular)
formatted (past)
formatted (past participle)
formatting (present participle)

glosses: Someone formats some writing when make it have a particular format.

text: How should I format the report?

glosses: Someone formats a computer disk when they prepare a disk for writing and reading.

text: You need to format the disk before you can copy those files onto it.

verb

format

t


channel

forms:
channel (singular)
channels (plural)

glosses: A channel is a path that carries or directs flow or movement, especially of TV & radio signals and water.

text: He only watches two television news channels.

glosses: The bottom and sides ("banks") of a river or other place where water moves.

glosses: The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.

glosses: The part of a river where boats can pass.

text: We have to keep our boat in the channel.

glosses: A narrow body of water between two land masses.

text: The English Channel lies between France and England.

glosses: A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.

text: The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree.

glosses: The part that connects a data source to a data sink.

text: A channel stretches between them.

glosses: A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals.

text: We are using one of the 24 channels.

glosses: A path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.

text: The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.

glosses: A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.

text: Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line.

glosses: A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

text: KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.

glosses: A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.

text: NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose.

glosses: The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.

text: This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.

glosses: The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.

text: The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.

ipa: ˈtʃænəɫ


channel

forms:
channeled (past)
channeled (past participle)
channeling (present participle)
channel (canonical)
channels (third-person singular)
channelled (past)
channelled (past participle)
channelling (present participle)

glosses: If you channel something, you direct its flow.

text: We will channel the cars to the left.

glosses: To take on the personality of another person.

text: When it is my turn to sing Karaoke, I am going to channel Ray Charles.

channel

l


nominate

forms:
nominate (canonical)
nominates (third-person singular)
nominated (past)
nominated (past participle)
nominating (present participle)

glosses: To name someone for a role or position, including that of an office.

text: Jim nominated Tom to be the leader of their group

glosses: To name something for an award or prize.

text: The movie was nominated for an Academy Award.

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

nominat


appreciation

forms:
appreciation (singular)
appreciations (plural)

glosses: An appreciation of something is the ability to see it's value and understand it.

text: He now has a far greater appreciation of dogs and the people who handle them professionally.

text: The problems may have been due to a lack of appreciation of the different cultures.

text: Art appreciation can be learned, but it is very difficult to teach.

glosses: Appreciation is the feeling of being thankful.

text: I just wanted to send you this card to show my appreciation for your kindness last week.

text: "You look lovely," he said, and she laughed with appreciation.

glosses: Appreciation is the rise in value of something.

text: The appreciation of the Japanese yen against the US dollar has helped the American automobile industry.


spoken

forms:
speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoken (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

text: I have spoken to her about the car.

ipa: /'spoʊkən/


household

forms:
household (singular)
households (plural)

glosses: A group of people who live together; the group may or may not be a family. A household may also be an individual living alone.

text: How many people are there in your household?

ipa: /ˈhaʊshəʊld/

enpr: housʹhōld

ipa: /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

sampa: /"haUshoUld/


induce

forms:
induce (canonical)
induces (third-person singular)
induced (past)
induced (past participle)
inducing (present participle)

glosses: If you induce something, you make it happen.

text: Soft lighting is often used for in restaurants to induce a feeling of relaxation.

text: He was given a drug which would normally induce sleep, but it had no effect on him.

ipa: /ɪnˈduːs/

ipa: /ɪnˈdjuːs/

hyphenation: in‧duce

induc


erosion

forms:
erosion (singular)
erosions (plural)

glosses: Erosion is the loss of land because of water and wind.

text: Farming increases soil erosion by breaking up soil structure, and reducing the number of plants.

text: Footpath erosion is a significant problem in all the UK's national parks.

text: The new plan should stop the erosion of support for the idea.

glosses: An erosion is a shallow lesion that is usually found on the skin or in tissue of the epithelium.

ipa: əˈrəʊˌʒən

ipa: əˈroʊˌʒən


meetings

forms:
meeting (singular)
meetings (plural)

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

text: The group gets together in many meetings.

noun

meeting


minimise

forms:
minimise (canonical)
minimises (third-person singular)
minimised (past)
minimised (past participle)
minimising (present participle)

glosses: If you minimise something, you make it as small as possible.

text: We should take all steps to minimise the risk of disease.

text: We are trying to minimise pollution by using bikes instead of our car.

text: These steps will help us to minimise the time and cost of transporting materials.

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

verb

minimis


state

forms:
state (singular)
states (plural)

text: I am worried about her. She is in a constant state of depression.

glosses: Any sovereign nation (nation that rules itself) is a state.

text: The United States is a country with many sovereign nations united with each other.

ipa: /steɪt/

sampa: /steIt/


state

forms:
state (canonical)
states (third-person singular)
stated (past)
stated (past participle)
stating (present participle)

glosses: To state something is to say it as a fact.

text: He stated that he hasn't slept in 2 days.

glosses: To state something is to let it be known.

text: Please state your name and place of business.

stat


deviation

forms:
deviation (singular)
deviations (plural)

glosses: A deviation is difference or movement away from a standard.

text: They insist that there must be no deviation from that style.

text: Any deviations from the contract would have to be agreed by both parties.

glosses: A deviation is the difference between a number and the average of a set of values.

ipa: /diviˈeɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: de‧vi‧a‧tion


spoke

forms:
spoke (singular)
spokes (plural)

glosses: One of many rods that are between the center and outer surface of a wheel.

ipa: /ˈspəʊk/

ipa: /ˈspoʊk/

noun

spoke

spokes


spoke

text: John spoke to me about his idea.

speak


daughter-in-law

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

etymology_text: daughter + -in-law

ety-suffix

daughter

in-law

expansion: daughter + -in-law

glosses: The wife of a person's son. The opposite of a daughter-in-law would be a son-in-law, or a daughter's husband.

ipa: /ˈdɔːtə(r)ɪnˌlɔː/

daughters-in-law

daughter-in-laws


concurrent

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

glosses: If two things are concurrent, they happen at the same time.

text: The software can handle up to 500 concurrent users.

text: He was given six concurrent three-month jail sentences for the attacks.

text: Concurrent with the war in Iraq the Americans was the war in Afghanistan.

glosses: If two things are concurrent, they agree in meaning.

text: The police got concurrent stories from five witnesses.

glosses: If three or more lines are concurrent, they are alongside one another (parallel).

ipa: /kəŋˈkɝrənt/

ipa: /kəŋˈkʌrənt/

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


petition

forms:
petition (singular)
petitions (plural)

glosses: A petition is a written request to change something.

glosses: A petition is a list of signatures showing support for something or opposition against it.

text: Please sign our petition to get a new snack machine in the school cafeteria.

glosses: A petition is a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something.

text: In honor of his memory, a petition has been sent to persuade the Postal Services Stamp Advisory Committee to put Willis Conover on a U.S. postage stamp.


petition

forms:
petition (canonical)
petitions (third-person singular)
petitioned (past)
petitioned (past participle)
petitioning (present participle)

glosses: To petition for something is to make a request for it, usually in writing.

text: You should petition for a shorter work week.


coherence

forms: coherence (singular)

glosses: Coherence is the property of being connected, especially of ideas.

text: Even if the story lacks logical coherence, it is still a fun film to watch.

text: Teachers need to help the learner to achieve a genuine sense of coherence across the subjects.

text: We studied loneliness and coherence among Children with learning problems.

noun

coherence


norm

forms:
norm (singular)
norms (plural)

glosses: A norm is the usual situation, amount, level, etc.

text: CDs are dying out and MP3s are becoming the norm.

text: His income is slightly above the norm for someone in his position.

text: Many teens find it very important to conform to group norms.

ipa: /nɔːm/

enpr: nôrm

ipa: /nɔrm/

sampa: /nOrm/


unify

forms:
unify (canonical)
unifies (third-person singular)
unified (past)
unified (past participle)
unifying (present participle)

glosses: If you unify something or a group of things, you bring them together as one.

text: When she explained it, all the different pieces of information and ideas came together for me in a unified whole.

text: There are many cultural, ethnic, historical, and geographical reasons why Ireland should be unified politically.

text: Music serves to identify and unify members of the group.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪfaɪ/

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

verb

unif

y


theme

forms:
theme (singular)
themes (plural)

glosses: A theme is a general idea that runs through a conversation, story, group of images, piece of music, etc.

text: For Mr Giuliani, crime is a main campaign theme.

text: The topic did not seem related to the main themes of his studies.

text: The American novel focusses on themes of male companionship and confrontation with death.

text: They became a household name in 1982 with the theme music for the hit TV series, "Harry's Game".

ipa: /θiːm/


theme

forms:
theme (canonical)
themes (third-person singular)
themed (past)
themed (past participle)
theming (present participle)

glosses: If you theme something, you give it a theme.

them


homophone

forms:
homophone (singular)
homophones (plural)

glosses: A word that sounds like another word, even though they have different meanings.

text: "right" and "write" are homophones.

ipa: /ˈhɒməfəʊ̯n/

ipa: /ˈhɑːməfoʊ̯n/


nature

forms:
nature (singular)
natures (plural)

text: We went on a nature walk.

glosses: Things that people did not make. The world or universe.

text: Nature contains many beautiful things.

glosses: The way something is without people causing it, or a quality people did not cause. Often, this is a part of your personality that is natural to you.

text: She has a very gentle nature.

text: It is the nature of dogs to eat meat.

text: Our natures don't match, we are just too different.

ipa: /ˈneɪtʃə/

ipa: /ˈneɪtʃɚ/


currency

forms:
currency (singular)
currencies (plural)

glosses: A currency is the money from a particular country.

text: A person going abroad can obtain foreign currency notes and travellers' cheques from his own bank.

text: The US dollar ended lower against most other currencies in London.

text: Since then the exchange value of the currency has fallen by 78%.

glosses: If something has currency, it is generally accepted.

text: After the war, these new ideas began to gain currency.

text: A book's bibliography can be a good indicator of currency in the text.

noun

currency

currencies


henna

forms:
henna (singular)
hennas (plural)

glosses: Henna is a reddish plant used for making tattoos and hair coloring.

text: People in north Africa and nearby regions often use henna in festivities and celebrations.

text: On her wedding day, Sam will wear henna on her hands and feet.

ipa: /hɛnə/

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


break

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

glosses: If you break something, you make it come apart in a way that cannot easily be put back together, usually by force.

text: He injured his leg and broke his arm during the crash.

text: When my brother died, my family broke apart.

text: The airplane broke apart in the sky over Hawai'i.

text: When the ice broke underneath me, I said to myself, I'm in trouble.

glosses: If something such as a machine breaks, it stops working because something is wrong.

text: My car breaks down about once a week.

glosses: If you break a law, rule, promise, etc. you do something that you should not do.

text: The police can't do anything if no laws are broken.

text: These are the rules. Don't break the rules and I won't send you home.

glosses: If you break a surface, limit, record, etc., you go beyond it.

text: In 1954 he set a new record of 3:59.4, breaking the old record by more than five minutes.

text: Wilson broke barriers for women in journalism at a time when newsrooms were mostly male.

glosses: If you break free or out of something, you could not leave but now you leave.

text: The police are looking for some prisoners who broke out of the jail.

text: One of the dogs broke loose and ran at her.

text: When she closed the door, everyone broke into laughter.

glosses: If you break, you stop for a short time to rest.

text: We break for coffee at 10:00 every morning.

text: The day was breaking as they packed up the tent.

text: Dawn was just breaking when Helga Schneider climbed out of bed.

glosses: If you break something, you stop it suddenly.

text: The sound of the door closing broke the silence.

text: I didn't know my father, but with my son, I want to break that cycle of fathers leaving their sons.

text: The show had been so magical that people didn't want to leave the theater, didn't want to break the spell.

text: Smoking is such a hard habit to break.

text: Mike had to leave to break up a fight between Ronni and Bridget.

text: The rain finally broke on Monday evening.

glosses: If your voice breaks, it changes because you are almost crying.

text: "I wanted to say goodbye before he died", she said, her voice breaking.

glosses: If you break some money, you change a note into coins.

text: I don't want to break a twenty just to buy matches.

enpr: /brāk/

ipa: /breɪk/

sampa: /breIk/

break

breaks

broke

broken

breaking


break

forms:
break (singular)
breaks (plural)

glosses: A break is a time when something stops before starting again.

text: We get a 15-minute break in the middle of the morning.

text: I'll phone you during my lunch break.

text: We're going to take a one-minute commercial break and we'll be right back.

glosses: A break (up) is an end of a relationship.

text: We didn't see each other for years after the break up.

glosses: A break is a space between something continuous.

text: The sun shone through a break in the clouds.

glosses: A break is a situation in which things are not as difficult.

text: That job opening up just when she finished school was a lucky break for her.

text: Give me a break.

text: The new law would give middle-income families a $2,000 tax break.

glosses: A break is a place where something is broken.

text: The break in his leg could be seen clearly on the x-ray.


intermediate

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

glosses: If something is intermediate, it is between other things.

text: Most people who get beyond the beginner stage get stuck being intermediate.

text: These sounds can represent an intermediate stage between animal communication and language.

ipa: /ɪntə(r)ˈmɪidɪiət/

poses: adjective noun

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intermediate (adj, noun).wav

enpr: /ĭn-tər-mē'dē-ət/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈmɪidɪiət/


intermediate

forms:
intermediate (singular)
intermediates (plural)

glosses: An intermediate is someone who acts between other people.

glosses: An intermediate is something that is intermediate.


violate

forms:
violate (canonical)
violates (third-person singular)
violated (past)
violated (past participle)
violating (present participle)

glosses: To violate means to break something like a law.

text: A person violated the copyright of a book.

ipa: /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/

verb

violat

e


liver

forms:
liver (singular)
livers (plural)

glosses: A large organ in the body that makes bile, and controls chemicals in the blood.

text: The liver is one of the most important organs in our body.

text: We're having beef liver for dinner.

ipa: /ˈlɪvə/

ipa: /ˈlɪvɚ/

hyphenation: liv‧er


elect

forms:
elect (canonical)
elects (third-person singular)
elected (past)
elected (past participle)
electing (present participle)

glosses: If you elect to do something, you choose to do it or make a decision to do it.

text: I elected to take Geography this semester but I'll be taking Chemistry next semester.

glosses: If you elect someone, especially a candidate, you choose them in an election.

text: We elect a president every four years.

text: The new mayor was elected in last year.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛkt/


paragraph

forms:
paragraph (singular)
paragraphs (plural)

glosses: A paragraph is one or more sentences that are written together with no line breaks separating them. Usually they are connected by a single idea.

text: She knew what it would say after reading the first paragraph.

text: The crash was reported in a single paragraph in the Edinburgh Evening News.


paragraph

forms:
paragraph (canonical)
paragraphs (third-person singular)
paragraphed (past)
paragraphed (past participle)
paragraphing (present participle)

glosses: If you paragraph something, you break it into paragraphs.

text: It's hard to read with no breaks. Can you paragraph it out a bit?


student

forms:
student (singular)
students (plural)

glosses: A student is person who studies a subject, especially in a school.

text: I am a student at the school.

text: She is a straight-A student from a good family.

text: He teaches learning-disabled (LD) students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

text: Many first-year law students don't make it to second year.

text: It became the most popular course on campus, enrolling 1400 students.

text: Teachers try to help each student, whether they are a gifted student or a student having trouble.

text: Thousands of academically strong students are rejected by universities every year.

text: The program is open to all undergraduates and graduate students at the university.

text: The school can deal with students with a variety of disabilities.

text: The faculty, staff and students need to work together.

text: They worries about the lack of achievement demonstrated by the students.

text: Learning takes place between students through interaction with one another.

glosses: A student person who is very interested in a subject.

text: He's a student of the game and can answer any baseball question you ask.

hyphenation: stu‧dent


anticipate

forms:
anticipate (canonical)
anticipates (third-person singular)
anticipated (past)
anticipated (past participle)
anticipating (present participle)

glosses: If you anticipate something, you think or do something about it before it happens.

text: The seasonal changes in temperature are anticipated by birds through the changes of day length.

text: The airport will be expanded to meet anticipated growth in air traffic.

text: We do not anticipate any major problems with the new system.

hyphenation: an‧ti‧ci‧pate

anticipat


ethical

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

glosses: An ethical issue, problem, etc. relates to questions of good or bad, right or wrong.

text: Doctors have to think about both the medical and ethical parts of the problem.

glosses: If something is ethical, it is good, not bad or wrong. Often, this is based on formal philosophy. Often, what is ethical is based on rules of a group or profession (kind of job).

text: Is it really ethical to eat meat?

ipa: /ˈɛθɪkəl/


cruciverbalist

forms:
cruciverbalist (singular)
cruciverbalists (plural)

glosses: A person who enjoys doing crossword puzzles.

text: Susan is a cruciverbalist; she does the newspaper crossword puzzle every day.


cease

forms:
cease (canonical)
ceases (third-person singular)
ceased (past)
ceased (past participle)
ceasing (present participle)

glosses: If you cease something, you stop doing it.

text: Around the time of the First World War, Clark brothers ceased operations, and the mill finally fell silent.

text: Beyond the window, the rain ceased, giving way to sunshine.

ipa: sijs

ceas


neglect

forms:
neglect (canonical)
neglects (third-person singular)
neglected (past)
neglected (past participle)
neglecting (present participle)

glosses: If you neglect someone, you do not take care of them.

ipa: /nɪˈɡlɛkt/


neglect

forms:
neglect (singular)
neglect (plural)

glosses: Neglect is the failure of somebody to do a duty.

noun

neglect


brought

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bring.

text: You brought a book to me last week.

text: Steve brought the money to my office.

ipa: /'brɔːt/

bring

brings

brought

brought

bringing


conversely

etymology_text: converse + -ly

ety-suffix

converse

expansion: converse + -ly

glosses: Conversely is used to say that one idea is the opposite of the other idea.

text: The over-confident driver may drive too fast. Conversely the under-confident person may also cause problems by driving too slowly.

ipa: /kənˈvɜːsli/

ipa: /kənˈvɝsli/

hyphenation: con‧verse‧ly


once

forms: once

text: We go to the house once a year.

text: She had only seen him once.

text: It's nice to be understood for once.

text: We get together once a month for coffee.

text: Not once have I said that.

text: It was hard to believe that once we had been friends.

text: The once great city had be destroyed.

ipa: /wʌns/

sampa: /wVns/


once

text: Once I've finished cleaning up, we can leave.


hatchback

forms:
hatchback (singular)
hatchbacks (plural)

glosses: A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upward.

text: He was driving his hatchback when he hit the bicyclist.

text: Could you open the hatchback so that I can put my golf clubs in the car?


boob

forms:
boob (singular)
boobs (plural)

ipa: /ˈbuːb/


breach

forms:
breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

glosses: If you breach a duty, you do something that you should not do.

glosses: If an army or the police breach a barrier, a wall, etc., they were not able to enter it before but now they can.

text: The police breached the front door and searched the house.

ipa: [briːtʃ]

verb

breach

es


breach

forms:
breach (singular)
breaches (plural)

glosses: A breach is the act of breaching; for example, a breach of contract may occur when somebody does not do what they promised.

text: Water entered through a breach in the levee.

noun

breaches


exhibit

forms:
exhibit (canonical)
exhibits (third-person singular)
exhibited (past)
exhibited (past participle)
exhibiting (present participle)

glosses: You exhibit something when you show it to others.

text: He exhibited the new product to the audience.

ipa: /ɛɡˈzɪbɪt/


exhibit

forms:
exhibit (singular)
exhibits (plural)

glosses: An exhibit is something that is shown to others.

text: There is a new exhibit at the museum on the subject of Chinese history.


ago

forms: ago

text: I was there ten years ago.

enpr: ə-gō'

ipa: /əˈɡoʊ/

ipa: /əˈɡəʊ/


buy

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

glosses: If you buy something, you give money and the thing becomes yours.

text: Could you buy some milk at the store?

text: We sold the house and bought a small apartment near Lincoln Center.

text: I stood in line all night to buy tickets for the show.

text: My kids don't want to wear the clothes I buy for them.

text: I can't afford to buy a new house.

text: In 1960, Willard bought the business from his father.

text: He bought the guitar for $150 on the internet.

glosses: If money buys something, it is enough money to pay for it.

text: $10 doesn't even buy a case of beer.

text: $100 buys a nice dinner or a hotel for the night.

glosses: If you buy (somebody) time, you stop something from happening soon so that you have time to prepare for it.

text: She went to the washroom to buy time. She didn't want to answer before Kate arrived.

text: Your mother won't buy the story about getting lost.

text: I can buy that your way works, but other ways might work too.

enpr: bī

ipa: /baɪ/

sampa: /baI/

audio: en-uk-to buy.ogg

homophones: bi by bye

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


buy

forms:
buy (singular)
buys (plural)

glosses: A buy is something that someone has bought, usually for a cheap price.

text: This dress was a good buy. It was on sale.


internal organ

forms:
internal organ (singular)
internal organs (plural)

glosses: An internal organ is an organ of an animal that is inside the body, beneath the skin.

text: The stomach, heart, lungs, and liver are internal organs and are protected by layers of skin, fat and bones.


torso

forms:
torso (singular)
torsos (plural)

glosses: Your torso is a part of your body between your neck and groin.

text: My torso hurts.


manual

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

glosses: If something is manual, it is done with the hands or through physical work.

text: Unskilled manual workers are the most likely to lose their job when the economy changes.

text: One quarter of the accidents at work arise from manual lifting, handling and carrying.

glosses: Manual dexterity, detergents, etc. are for or related to hands.

text: Video games increase your manual dexterity and hand to eye co-ordination.

ipa: /ˈmænjuəl/


manual

forms:
manual (singular)
manuals (plural)

text: I need to fix this machine, but I can't find the manual.


told

forms:
tell (canonical)
tells (third-person singular)
told (past)
told (past participle)
telling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tell.

text: How many times have I told you not to do that?

ipa: /təʊld/

ipa: /toʊld/

sampa: /toUld/

tell

tells

told

told

telling


intestine

forms:
intestine (singular)
intestines (plural)

glosses: The place in the body where food is digested after the stomach.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/

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

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/


movement

forms:
movement (singular)
movements (plural)

etymology_text: move + -ment

ety-suffix

move

ment

expansion: move + -ment

glosses: Movement is the act of moving, of changing place or position.

text: The European Union allows free movement of people between countries.

text: We have seen large movements of men and equipment in North Korea near the southern border.

text: It was so small that no movement was possible.

glosses: A movement, is a group of people who are all working for the same idea.

text: The labour movement protects the rights of the workers.

glosses: A movement is a part in a musical composition such as a sonata or symphony.

text: The first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata is very famous.


allow

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

glosses: If you allow something, you let it happen; you say it's OK.

text: We were not allowed to enter the building.

text: I allow food in my car.

enpr: ə-lou'

ipa: /əˈlaʊ/

audio: en-uk-to allow.ogg


rumour

forms:
rumour (singular)
rumours (plural)

glosses: A rumour is a story about somebody or something, that is told by other people, most of the time it is not true.

text: There is a rumour going around that John's been fired. Is it true?

ipa: /ˈruːmə(r)/

ipa: /ˈrumɚ/

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


rumour

forms:
rumour (canonical)
rumours (third-person singular)
rumoured (past)
rumoured (past participle)
rumouring (present participle)

glosses: If you rumour, you gossip; you tell someone a rumor.

text: It has been rumoured that John's moving soon. Is this true?


integral

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

glosses: Integral parts, elements, etc. belong to a larger whole, often being necessary.

text: The parks and green spaces are an integral part of the city.

text: Regular training is regarded as integral to management.

text: Integral to this research was how the healthy body defends itself against bacteria.

enpr: ĭn-tĕgʹrəl

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛɡrəl/


integral

forms:
integral (singular)
integrals (plural)

glosses: An integral is the result of a particular mathematical function.

text: F(x) is the integral of f(x) if (d[F(x)])/(dx)=f(x) .

enpr: ĭnʹtĭ-grəl

ipa: /ˈɪntɪɡrəl/

enpr: ĭnʹtə-grəl

ipa: /ˈɪntəɡrəl/


age

forms:
age (singular)
ages (plural)

glosses: Something's age is how long it has existed or been alive; how old something is.

text: The boy said he was age five.

text: Scott is showing his age.

text: The 1960s was a new age in music.

ipa: /eɪd͡ʒ/

sampa: /eIdZ/


age

forms:
age (canonical)
ages (third-person singular)
aged (past)
aged (past participle)
aging (present participle)

text: Lillian has aged gracefully.

verb

ag


confine

forms:
confine (canonical)
confines (third-person singular)
confined (past)
confined (past participle)
confining (present participle)

glosses: If you confine someone or something to a particular topic or activity, you do not let them do other topics or activities.

text: Humphrey did not confine his activities just to the factory.

text: Her relatively short life was largely confined to Copenhagen.

glosses: If you confine somebody or something, you put them in a place that they cannot leave.

text: For the first twenty years he was confined in prison-like conditions.

text: The disease was confined to a small area within the Camperdown district.

enpr: kənfīnʹ

ipa: /kənˈfaɪn/

confin


passive

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

glosses: If someone is passive, they do not normally respond or take action.

text: Watching TV is a much more passive activity than reading.

text: After his injury, he was forced to play a more passive role on the team.

glosses: A passive clause has the natural object as its subject.

text: While "she hit me" is an active clause, "I was hit (by her)" is passive.

enpr: păsʹ-ĭv

hyphenation: pas‧sive


hullo

forms: hullo

pos: intj

glosses: You say, "hullo" in greeting when you meet someone new or see somebody you know.

text: "Good morning, James!" "Hullo, Jimbob! How are you?"


video

forms:
video (singular)
videos (plural)

text: We watched a video in class.

hyphenation: vi‧deo


video

forms:
video (canonical)
videos (third-person singular)
videoed (past)
videoed (past participle)
videoing (present participle)

glosses: If you video something, you record it with a camera or camcorder.


offset

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

etymology_text: off- + set

ety-prefix

off

set

expansion: off- + set

glosses: If x offsets y, the loss (because) of y is balanced by x.

text: The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.

text: Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.

text: The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.

glosses: If you offset x against y, you compare of contrast them.

text: All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of offset.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-offset1.wav

ipa: /ɒfˈsɛt/

ipa: /ɑfˈsɛt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-offset2.wav

offset

offsets

offset

offsetting


offset

forms:
offset (singular)
offsets (plural)

glosses: An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.

glosses: A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.

glosses: The image produced by this kind of printing.

glosses: An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.


president

forms:
president (singular)
presidents (plural)

glosses: A president is the person in charge of a country.

text: The president stopped the war.

text: The president signed the bill into law.

glosses: A president is the leader of a business.

text: The president of the company stepped down yesterday.

ipa: /ˈprɛzɨdənt/

audio: en-uk-the president.ogg

hyphenation: pre‧si‧dent


bring

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: When you say "you bring" something to someone, you carry it with you to that someone.

text: You bring lunch to me every day.

text: You brought a book to me last week.

glosses: When I say "I bring" something to you, I carry it with me to you.

text: I bring milk to you from the store today.

text: I am bringing the key to you.

glosses: Sometimes bring means carry something with you to a place where that someone can receive it.

text: I bring my books to your house.

text: You brought the money to my office.

ipa: /ˈbrɪŋ/

sampa: /"brIN/

audio: en-uk-to bring.ogg


begun

forms:
begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

text: I have begun to feel sorry for him.

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


grown

forms:
grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)

ipa: /ɡrəʊn/

ipa: /ɡroʊn/

grow

grows

grew

grown

growing


met

forms:
meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of meet.

enpr: met

ipa: /mεt/

sampa: /mEt/

meet

meets

met

met

meeting


begin

glosses: When you begin something, you start to do the first part of a longer action.

text: A journey always begins with a first step.

text: You can not get to the end of any job before you begin.

text: He began to read the book at the first page.

ipa: /bɪˈɡɪn/

audio: en-uk-to begin.ogg


felt

forms: felt (singular)

glosses: Felt is a cloth made of wool or of wool and fur.

ipa: /fεlt/

sampa: /fElt/

noun

felt


felt

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of feel.

feel

feels

felt

felt

feeling


grow

glosses: When things grow they get bigger or change in other ways over time.

text: In time, the boy grew into a man.

text: Every day I grow better and better.

text: The little seed has grown into a big tree.

text: I am a grown man, I can make my own choices in my life now

glosses: When you grow something, you help it stay alive and get bigger.

text: I grow flowers in my garden.

ipa: /ɡrəʊ/


contributor

forms:
contributor (singular)
contributors (plural)

glosses: A contributor is a person who donates money to a charity or a cause.

text: I am a contributor to Red Cross.

glosses: A contributor is a person who supports or participates in a cause, activity or institution.

text: He was a regular contributor to anti-war protests.

glosses: A contributor is a person who is important to the creation or growth of something.

text: With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the local gene pool.

glosses: A contributor is a person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

text: William Safire has been a notable contributor to the opinion page of the New York Times for many years.

glosses: A contributor to something is a partial cause of that thing.

text: One contributor to the problem is the rapid change in the workforce.


nonwhite

forms:
nonwhite (singular)
nonwhites (plural)

etymology_text: non- + white

ety-prefix

non

white

expansion: non- + white

glosses: A person who is not white; a person who is not Caucasian.


nonwhite

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

glosses: Not white; being any color other than white.

text: I don't care what color we paint the room as long as it's nonwhite.


assurance

forms:
assurance (singular)
assurances (plural)

glosses: An assurance is a strong promise, usually given when the listener has doubts.

text: She had been here before and could give assurance that they were on the right course.

text: Despite assurances from the contractor that everything was going well, we still felt nervous.

glosses: Assurance is the feeling of self confidence.

text: Cocteau in his trademark suit stared with absolute assurance into the camera.

ipa: /əˈʃʊrəns/

ipa: /əˈʃʊərəns/

hyphenation: as‧sur‧ance


grew

ipa: /gruː/


shown

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

ipa: /'ʃown/

show

shows

showed

shown

showing


caught

forms:
catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of catch.

ipa: /'kɔːt/

catch

catches

caught

caught

catching


took

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

ipa: /tʊk/

sampa: /tUk/

take

takes

took

taken

taking


began

text: I began to feel uncomfortable when he made fun of my friend.

text: He began his business many years ago.

ipa: /bI'gæn/

sampa: /bI"g{n/


ovary

forms:
ovary (singular)
ovaries (plural)

glosses: A reproductive organ found in female bodies that produces eggs.

ipa: /ˈəʊvəri/

ipa: /ˈoʊvəri/

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

noun

ovary

ovaries


Britain

forms: Britain

pos: name

glosses: Great Britain, an island in the north west of Europe.

glosses: Britain is the United Kingdom, a country that includes the countries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

sampa: /br\`ItIn/

hyphenation: Brit‧ain


distort

forms:
distort (canonical)
distorts (third-person singular)
distorted (past)
distorted (past participle)
distorting (present participle)

glosses: If something is distorted, its shape or meaning is changed, often in a bad or unnatural way.

text: Christina backed away from Michael, whose handsome face was twisted and distorted by hatred.

text: A small change in wording can completely distort the meaning of the speaker.

text: These import taxes can distort the market.

ipa: /dɪsˈtɔrt/

ipa: /dɪsˈtɔːt/

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


scenario

forms:
scenario (singular)
scenarios (plural)

glosses: A scenario is a possible or imagined future, often with detailed plans.

text: The worst scenario for Nicky, I imagined, would be if Enya suddenly fell in love with another producer.

text: If the first part can be completed, then two possible scenarios present themselves.

ipa: /sɛˈnɑːriəʊ/


sent

forms:
send (canonical)
sends (third-person singular)
sent (past)
sent (past participle)
sending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of send.

enpr: /sĕnt/

ipa: /sɛn̩t/

sampa: /sEnt/

homophones: cent scent

send

sends

sent

sent

sending


intersect

forms:
intersect (canonical)
intersects (third-person singular)
intersected (past)
intersected (past participle)
intersecting (present participle)

glosses: When lines intersect, it means they meet at one point.

text: Main Street intersects 10th Avenue here.

ipa: /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/

ipa: /ɪntəˈsɛkt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-intersect.wav


intersect

forms:
intersect (singular)
intersects (plural)

glosses: The place where two lines or segments meet is called an intersect.

text: The intersect of line A and line B is at point X.


show

glosses: When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it.

text: The clock shows the time of day.

text: Can you show me your ID?

text: The museum has shown the art of America.

ipa: /ʃəʊ/

enpr: shō

ipa: /ʃoʊ/

sampa: /SoU/

audio: en-uk-to show.ogg


show

forms:
show (singular)
shows (plural)

glosses: A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program.

text: I saw the art show at the museum.

text: The show at the movie theater was boring.


suspend

forms:
suspend (canonical)
suspends (third-person singular)
suspended (past)
suspended (past participle)
suspending (present participle)

glosses: If you suspend something, you stop it for a time.

text: The army suspended all operations in the north until the weather has changed.

text: The conversation was temporarily suspended while everyone watched the TV.

glosses: If you suspend someone from a job or from school, you stop them from going for a time.

text: Crang was suspended for five games for punching another player.

glosses: If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down.

text: Two lamps were suspended above the room and gave off a gentle light.

ipa: /səˈspɛnd/

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


accommodation

forms:
accommodation (singular)
accommodations (plural)

glosses: (usually accommodations in American English) Accommodation is a place to stay or live.

text: The hotel provides high quality accommodation, mostly for foreign visitors.

text: After long years of living in rented accommodations, Jack could finally afford to buy a house.

glosses: Accommodation is the process or result of changing something to fit a particular need or situation.

text: During the 1990s Iran tried twice to reach an accommodation with its long time rival.


know

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

glosses: When you know something, you have facts or ideas in your mind.

text: I knew more things after I went to school.

text: I know a little Spanish.

text: I think I can do it, but I don't know.

text: We want you to know that it will be OK.

glosses: You know a person, if you have met him or her.

text: Yes, I know John. I met him in class last week.

ipa: /nəʊ/

ipa: /noʊ̯/

sampa: /noU/

audio: en-uk-to know.ogg

know

knows

knew

known

knowing


prospect

forms:
prospect (singular)
prospects (plural)

glosses: A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.

text: There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.

text: Immigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.

text: There is little or no prospect of a new station being opened up on the east coast.

glosses: Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.

text: So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.

text: A new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.

text: We are very worried about her prospects.

glosses: A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.

text: At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.

glosses: A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.

text: Your best prospects are your previous customers.

ipa: /ˈprɒspɛkt/

enpr: präsʹpĕkt

ipa: /ˈprɑspɛkt/

hyphenation: pros‧pect


prospect

forms:
prospect (canonical)
prospects (third-person singular)
prospected (past)
prospected (past participle)
prospecting (present participle)

glosses: If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.

text: Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.

enpr: prə-spĕktʹ

ipa: /prəˈspɛkt/


radical

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

glosses: A radical change, difference, etc. is very big and important; from the roots.

text: The plan will not be easy and requires a radical change in the culture of the city.

text: Many voices are calling for a more radical move away from the current situation.

glosses: A radial idea, policy, etc. is one that is new and different; not standard.

text: More radical organisations like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have brought attention to these issues.

text: In a totalitarian society there is no more radical emotion than disbelief.

glosses: Of or about a root (e.g., √=2, the roots of plants, the root of a word, etc.)

text: Dude, that outfit is rad!

ipa: /ˈrædɪkəl/


radical

forms:
radical (singular)
radicals (plural)

glosses: A radical is a person whose views are very different from most people.

text: Leading radicals have called for a two-hour general strike on Monday.

text: These were young radicals, overturning the post war consensus, rolling back the state, liberalising markets, and transforming the political economy.

glosses: A quantity expressed as a root of another quantity. (e.g., √)

glosses: An atom or a group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron.

glosses: The basic part of a word to which other parts can be added (e.g., runner)

glosses: A radical is one part of a Chinese or Japanese written character that can be combined with other parts to form a whole character.


went

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

ipa: /wεnt/

sampa: /wEnt/

go

goes

went

gone

going


labor

forms:
labor (singular)
labors (plural)

glosses: Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.

text: The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials.

glosses: Labor are the people who do this kind of work.

text: There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry.

glosses: Labor is the process a pregnant woman goes through when she is giving birth.

text: She was in labor for more than 12 hours before her baby was born.

text: Her labor was painful and slow. The doctors had to give her medicines to speed up her labor.

glosses: Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

text: Labor won the election.

hyphenation: la‧bor


labor

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

text: He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.

glosses: If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.


stood

forms:
stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stand.

ipa: /'stʊd/

sampa: /"stUd/

stand

stands

stood

stood

standing


attentions

forms:
attention (singular)
attentions (plural)

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

attention


lying

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

text: I would be lying if I said that I don't miss him sometimes.

text: You're lying! He would never kill anyone!

ipa: /'laɪɪŋ/

verb

lie

lies

lied

lying


feel

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

glosses: If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case.

text: I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.

glosses: If you feel happy, sad, angry, etc., you have that emotion.

text: He feels happy when someone makes him laugh.

glosses: When you feel something, you experience a sensation from touching it.

text: He felt the cold ice on his lips.

text: I feel pain when I touch the fire.

ipa: /fiːl/


feel

forms:
feel (singular)
feels (plural)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


sat

forms:
sit (canonical)
sits (third-person singular)
sat (past)
sat (past participle)
sitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sit.

ipa: /'sæt/

sit

sits

sat

sat

sitting


executive

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

glosses: Designed for execution, or carrying into effect.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɪv/


executive

forms:
executive (singular)
executives (plural)

glosses: A name for the head officer or administrator, especially one who can make important decisions.

text: The executive of the company was criticized for his poor management.

glosses: The part of government that enforces laws and judicial decisions, and is in charge of running of the state.

text: The President is the chief executive of the United States government.


heel

forms:
heel (singular)
heels (plural)

glosses: A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

text: I have a large heel.

glosses: The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.

ipa: /hiːl/


heel

forms:
heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)

glosses: To follow someone closely at their heels.


restore

forms:
restore (canonical)
restores (third-person singular)
restored (past)
restored (past participle)
restoring (present participle)

glosses: If you restore a state, feeling, or ability that has been lost, you make that possible or normal again.

text: Police were sent to restore order after an attack on May 4.

text: The government attempted to restore confidence by announcing tougher laws.

text: With a simple operation, doctors were able to restore his hearing.

glosses: If you restore something, you make it go back to the way it was.

text: The school is restoring the buildings that were damaged in the fire.

text: Art experts are working to restore the painting to its original condition.

glosses: If you restore something, you put or give it back.

text: The lost child was restored to her parents by police.

text: Management has restored the extra vacation time.

enpr: rĭstôrʹ

ipa: /rɪˈstɔr/

enpr: rĭstôʹ

ipa: /rɪˈstɔː/

hyphenation: re‧store

restor

e


main

forms: main (positive)

glosses: The main thing is the most important or biggest one.

text: They turned off the main road and saw a small house.

text: There are many problems, but the main one is money.

text: what was the main reason for war in Europe in 1914?

enpr: mān

ipa: /meɪn/

sampa: /meIn/

homophones: mane Maine


main

forms:
main (singular)
mains (plural)

glosses: A main is a large pipe or wire that carries gas, water, electricity, etc.

text: A break in a water main has closed the road.


schedule

forms:
schedule (singular)
schedules (plural)

glosses: A schedule is a plan of things that are happening and the times when they happen.

text: He visits each village in his or her area on a weekly schedule.

text: The train is right on schedule.

text: The meeting was running 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

text: His doctors told him to cut down on his work schedule.

glosses: A schedule is a list, usually one with prices.

text: Please see the enclosed schedule of costs for facilities and activities.

ipa: /ˈʃɛdjul/