library

forms:
library (singular)
libraries (plural)

glosses: A library is a place where books and other media are kept, usually on shelves. Most of the time, people are allowed to borrow these things.

text: I borrowed books at the public library today.

glosses: A library is a collection of books of other media. A person may call his/her collection of books a library.

text: The university's online classical music library is very large.

ipa: UK [ˈlaɪbrəri]

sampa: UK /"laIbr@ri/

ipa: [ˈlaɪbrɛri]

sampa: /"laIbrEri/

noun

library

libraries


fire

forms:
fire (singular)
fires (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A chemical reaction that makes heat and flames or smoldering.

glosses: Something that has made or can make this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.

text: We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories.

glosses: The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place which leads to its full or partial destruction.

text: There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.

enpr: fīə(r)

ipa: /faɪə(r)/

enpr: fīr

ipa: /faɪɚ/

expansion: [POS TABLE]


fire

forms:
fire (canonical)
fires (third-person singular)
fired (past)
fired (past participle)
firing (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If an employee is fired, their employment is ended because of something they did.

text: She should fire the guy who stole that stuff.

text: He got fired from his job.

glosses: If you fire a gun, cannon or a similar weapon, you shoot it.

text: We will fire our guns at the enemy.

text: Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

verb

fir

e


alive

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

pos: adj

glosses: If someone or something is alive, it is living or it continues to exist. If you are alive you have life.

text: The doctors tried to keep her alive, but she died an hour after arriving at the hospital.

ipa: /ʌˈlaɪv/

adjective

more: true


adult

forms:
adult (singular)
adults (plural)

glosses: An adult is a person who is of the legal age of majority.

text: At age 18 years, he became an adult, so he could move out without his parents' consent.

text: Adult usually means a person who is in a legal sense either age 18 years or older.

glosses: An adult is a human who is sexually, physically and/or mentally mature.

text: The Harry Potter series was read mostly by young adults.

text: A person may be physically mature and a biological adult by age 16 or so.

glosses: An adult is a sexually mature nonhuman animal.

text: Adult female cows feed milk to their offspring.

ipa: /əˈdʌlt/


percent

forms:
percent (singular)
percent (plural)

glosses: You use percent show the number of parts out of a hundred. The symbol for percent is %.

text: The cost of gas has increased seven percent in the last month.

noun

percent

percent


loud

forms:
loud (positive)
louder (comparative)
loudest (superlative)

glosses: If a sound is loud, you can hear it very easily. If it's very loud, it might hurt your ears.

text: Can you turn down the music, please? It's too loud.

glosses: If a person is loud, they talk too much or too loudly.

text: After he has a few beers he gets really loud.

glosses: If colours, clothes, or other things you see are loud, they have too many bright colours or patterns and they don't look good.

enpr: loud

ipa: /laʊd/

sampa: /laUd/

adj

loud

louder

loudest


horse

forms:
horse (singular)
horses (plural)

glosses: A horse is a hoofed mammal. It walks on four (4) legs. People often ride on horses.

text: The horse likes to eat oats.

enpr: hô(r)s

ipa: /hɔː(r)s/

audio: en-uk-a horse.ogg


harmony

forms:
harmony (singular)
harmonies (plural)

glosses: Harmony is when two or more notes sound good at the same time.

glosses: In art, harmony is using colors which look good together.

glosses: A feeling of harmony means a feeling of close understanding with no conflict.

text: After a month walking in the countryside, I really felt in harmony with nature.

ipa: /ˈhɑrməni/

hyphenation: har‧mo‧ny

irrnoun

harmonies


February

pos: name

text: There are 28 days in February.

ipa: /ˈfɛbrʊəri/

enpr: fĕbʹro͞o-ĕr'-ē

ipa: /ˈfɛbruˌɛri/

sampa: /"fEbru%Eri/

proper noun

February

Februaries

Februarys


upper

forms:
upper (positive)
uppermost (superlative)

glosses: The upper thing is the one that is in a higher position.

text: The upper floors of the building are for offices and the lower floors for housing.

ipa: /ˈʌpə/

ipa: /ˈʌpɚ/

adj

upper

uppermost


upper

forms:
upper (singular)
uppers (plural)

glosses: A drug that stimulates a body. Uppers give a person energy and lower hunger.

text: He takes uppers so that he can stay awake all night studying.


water

forms:
water (singular)
waters (plural)

glosses: Water is a clear liquid of the chemical compound H₂O that all living things need in order to live.

text: The dog drank the water from his dish

text: Can I please have a glass of water?

text: Your plant needs more water as it is about to die.

glosses: A water is a bottle or glass serving of water.

text: "I want to order two waters, waiter".

glosses: Water is one of the four basic elements.

glosses: Water is one of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).

text: Right before the woman went into labor, her water broke.

ipa: /ˈwɔːtə/

enpr: wô'tə(r)

ipa: /ˈwɔːtɚ/


water

forms:
water (canonical)
waters (third-person singular)
watered (past)
watered (past participle)
watering (present participle)

glosses: If you water something, you add water to soil around plants.

text: He waters the plants.

glosses: If you water something, you give water to animals.

text: He waters the horses.

glosses: If something waters, it fills with water; it secretes water.

text: His eyes watered as he cut up the onion.


face

forms:
face (singular)
faces (plural)

text: His face was red with embarrassment.

text: He made a face at the bitter medicine.

text: A dodecahedron has twelve faces.

enpr: fās

ipa: /feɪs/


face

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

glosses: If x faces y, the front of x is pointing in the direction of y.

text: Please face me when I speak to you.

text: The store faces the bank.

text: It's hard to face the fact that his wife is gone.

text: You have to face the bully.

verb

fac


guest

forms:
guest (singular)
guests (plural)

glosses: A guest is a person who you welcome into your house, your office, etc.

text: There were over 200 guests at our wedding party.

text: All guests at the hotel receive a free breakfast in our restaurant.

enpr: gĕst

ipa: /gɛst/

sampa: /gEst/


per cent

forms:
per cent (singular)
per cent (plural)

glosses: You use per cent show the number of parts out of one hundred. The symbol for per cent is %.

text: The cost of gas has increased seven per cent in the last month.

noun

per cent

per cent


aunt

forms:
aunt (singular)
aunts (plural)

glosses: Your aunt is the sister of your mother or father.

text: After my parents died, we went to live with my aunt.

ipa: /ˈænt/

enpr: änt


cyan

forms:
cyan (singular)
cyans (plural)

text: Cyan is my favorite color.

ipa: /ˈsaɪˌæn/

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


cyan

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

glosses: Something that is cyan is light blue in color.

text: She was wearing cyan boots.


plate

forms:
plate (singular)
plates (plural)

glosses: A plate is a hard flat thing, especially round ones that we put food on.

text: He ate everything on his plate.

text: The name plate on the door said, "Tanaka".

enpr: plāt

ipa: /pleɪt/

audio: en-uk-a plate.ogg


plate

forms:
plate (canonical)
plates (third-person singular)
plated (past)
plated (past participle)
plating (present participle)

glosses: If you plate food, you place the food on a plate.

glosses: If you plate A with B, you cover the surface of A with a thin coat of B.

text: This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.

verb

plat


glove

forms:
glove (singular)
gloves (plural)

glosses: A glove is a piece of clothing you wear on your hand to keep your hands warm or safe.

text: Police officers often wear gloves when working in crime scenes to avoid destroying evidence.

text: John is wearing gloves today because it's -5°C.

enpr: glŭv

ipa: /ɡlʌv/


straw

forms:
straw (singular)
straws (plural)

glosses: Straw is dried grasses, such as wheat, without the seeds. Animals sleep on it, and people make hats and mats out of it.

glosses: A pale, yellowish-beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

glosses: A straw is a thin hollow tube that you drink through.

ipa: /strɔː/

ipa: /strɔ/

ipa: /strɑ/


remove

forms:
remove (canonical)
removes (third-person singular)
removed (past)
removed (past participle)
removing (present participle)

glosses: If you remove something, you take it out or away.

text: After he was shot, the doctor removed three bullets from his leg.

ipa: /rɪˈmuːv/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-remove.wav

remov


shirt

forms:
shirt (singular)
shirts (plural)

glosses: A shirt is a piece of clothing you wear on the upper part of your body. Shirts are not very thick.

text: I need a new shirt to go with my new pants.

ipa: /ʃɜːt/

ipa: /ʃɝt/


whichever

forms: whichever

pos: det

glosses: You use whichever when it doesn't matter which thing.

text: Whichever colour you choose, you'll be happy.

text: It's OK to take whichever bus comes first.

text: Whichever of these two wins will take first prize.

text: "Would you like the blue or the green?" "Oh, whichever colour, it doesn't matter."

glosses: You use whichever when there's a particular thing, but you can't remember what it was.

text: We took whichever bus came first, number 41 I think.


whichever

pos: pron

text: Whichever you choose, you'll be happy.

text: It's OK to take whichever comes first.

text: "Would you like the blue or the green?" "Oh, whichever, it doesn't matter."

text: We took whichever came first, number 41 I think.


key

forms:
key (singular)
keys (plural)

glosses: A key is a small instrument, usually metal used to open locks.

text: I put my key in the lock and turned it.

text: Type your name and hit the ENTER key.

glosses: A key is the part of a keyboard instrument you press with your fingers to play a sound.

text: The piano has a pattern of black and white keys.

glosses: The key in music is the tonal centre of a piece of music.

text: Mozart's Symphony No.40 is written in the key of G minor.

enpr: kē

ipa: /kiː/


key

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

glosses: Something that is key, is an important or a main thing.

text: Accuracy is a key part of playing music.


key

forms:
key (canonical)
keys (third-person singular)
keyed (past)
keyed (past participle)
keying (present participle)

glosses: To key is to lock something with key, or like using a key.

glosses: The locksmith was called in to key the building for better security.

glosses: To key is to enter information into a computer.

text: He keyed in all the data from the survey.


conversation

forms:
conversation (singular)
conversations (plural)

glosses: A conversation is when two or more people are talking informally.

text: I had a really interesting conversation at work about how to improve things.

text: She is very good at making conversation with people she meets.

ipa: /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑnvɚˈseɪʃən/


plane

forms:
plane (singular)
planes (plural)

glosses: A plane is a vehicle with wings that flies.

text: Can we hurry? I have to catch a plane to Miami.

glosses: A plane is a surface that goes out in all directions indefinitely.

ipa: /pleɪn/

audio: en-uk-a plane.ogg


plane

forms:
plane (canonical)
planes (third-person singular)
planed (past)
planed (past participle)
planing (present participle)

glosses: If you plane a piece of wood, you smooth it with a plane.

plan


afraid

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

glosses: If you are afraid of something, you feel fear, or worry because you think something bad will happen.

text: I'm afraid of snakes. I can't even go near them.

ipa: /əˈfreɪd/


previous

forms: previous (positive)

glosses: If something happened at a previous time, it happened before a particular time.

text: Last year, we lived in Seoul, but the previous year we were in Moscow.


previous

forms: previous

pos: prep

glosses: You use previous to refer to a time before something else.

text: The history of this site previous to the seventeenth century is unknown.

text: Four years previous, he had been sick for a month.


isn't

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

text: He isn't my brother. He is my uncle.

text: It isn't raining; it's sunny.

ipa: /ɪzɨnt/

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


lucky

forms:
lucky (positive)
luckier (comparative)
luckiest (superlative)

etymology_text: luck + -y

ety-suffix

luck

y

expansion: luck + -y

glosses: If you are lucky, you have a lot of luck.

text: After getting married and winning $1 million on the same day, Susan felt very lucky.

glosses: If something is lucky, it gives you luck.

text: Today I have three tests, so I'm wearing my lucky hat.

enpr: lŭkʹē

ipa: /ˈlʌki/

sampa: /"lVki/

adj

lucky

luckier

luckiest


luck

forms: luck (singular)

glosses: Someone who has good luck is someone who regularly has good things happen to them, almost as if by magic.

text: Many people believe the number 13 will bring you bad luck.

ipa: /lʌk/

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


luck

forms:
luck (canonical)
lucks (third-person singular)
lucked (past)
lucked (past participle)
lucking (present participle)

text: He lucked into a great job.


block

forms:
block (singular)
blocks (plural)

glosses: A block is a hard piece of material, usually with six smooth sides.

text: When I was young, I liked building things with wooden blocks.

glosses: A city block is the distance from one road to the next.

text: We have to walk about three blocks to the restaurant.

glosses: In computers, a block is a restriction that prevents access to something.

text: I could not start a page on Wikipedia because of a block.

ipa: /blɒk/

sampa: /blQk/


block

forms:
block (canonical)
blocks (third-person singular)
blocked (past)
blocked (past participle)
blocking (present participle)

glosses: If X is blocking Y, then Y can't go past X.

text: The water in the bath won't go down. There's something blocking the drain.

text: The road was blocked by police.

text: Excuse me! You're blocking my view. I can't see.


sibling

forms:
sibling (singular)
siblings (plural)

text: I think I know your sibling.

enpr: sĭbʹ-lĭng

ipa: /ˈsɪblɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: sib‧ling


nuclear

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

etymology_text: nucleus + -ar

ety-suffix

nucleus

ar

expansion: nucleus + -ar

glosses: Nuclear weapons, power, waste, etc. is produced by the collision of more than one nucleus, the central part of an atom.

text: Japan relies mainly on nuclear power (atomic energy) generation for its energy needs.

text: The US has more nuclear weapons than any other country. Many of them are called atomic bombs.

text: Most Canadians live in a nuclear family: the husband, wife, and children.

ipa: /ˈn(j)ukliɚ/


view

forms:
view (singular)
views (plural)

text: He had a view of the fight.

text: My window has a great view of the ocean.

text: They had a narrow view on marriage.

ipa: /vjuː/


view

forms:
view (canonical)
views (third-person singular)
viewed (past)
viewed (past participle)
viewing (present participle)

text: I view your changes with suspicion.

text: He views movies for content.

text: They viewed the rescue from the street.


tree

forms:
tree (singular)
trees (plural)

text: I'm going to climb a tree.

glosses: A tree is a map of ideas that looks like the plant.

text: My family tree shows how I am related to all my family members.

ipa: /triː/

enpr: trē

ipa: /tri/


tree

forms:
tree (canonical)
trees (third-person singular)
treed (past)
treed (past participle)
treeing (present participle)

glosses: (uncommon) If you tree something, you chase it up into a tree.

verb

tree

trees

treed

treeing


feather

forms:
feather (singular)
feathers (plural)

glosses: Feathers are the things which cover birds.

text: The bird was covered in feathers.

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

hyphenation: feath‧er


couple

forms:
couple (singular)
couples (plural)

glosses: A couple is two (2) things that go together.

text: Can you lend me a couple of dollars?

glosses: A couple is two people that love one another.

text: John and Susan make a nice couple, don't they?

ipa: /ˈkʌpəl/


couple

forms:
couple (canonical)
couples (third-person singular)
coupled (past)
coupled (past participle)
coupling (present participle)

glosses: If you couple two things, you join them together.

coupl


bucket

forms:
bucket (singular)
buckets (plural)

glosses: A bucket is a container used for carrying things like water or sand.

enpr: bûk'ĭt

ipa: /ˈbʌkɪt/

sampa: /'bVkIt/


error

forms:
error (singular)
errors (plural)

glosses: An error is something which is accidentally not correct.

text: The bank made an error and gave me too much money.

text: I keep getting errors on my computer program.

enpr: ĕr'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈɛrə(r)/

ipa: /ˈɛrɚ/

homophones: air ere heir


ball

forms:
ball (singular)
balls (plural)

glosses: A ball is a round thing. People often use them to play games.

text: The croquet ball was hit through the wicket and the game was over.

text: A ball is hit with a racquet in tennis.

text: There is an inaugural ball following the swearing-in of the new President.

text: Cinderella lost her glass slipper at the Prince's ball.

text: John's balls ached because he hadn't had sex in two days.

text: John didn't have the balls to quit his job, divorce his wife, and start a new life in Tahiti.

enpr: bôl

ipa: /bɔːl/

ipa: /bɑl/


ball

forms:
ball (canonical)
balls (third-person singular)
balled (past)
balled (past participle)
balling (present participle)

glosses: If you ball something up, you make it into a ball shape.

text: Ball the cookie dough, wrap it in paper, then freeze it.


invent

forms:
invent (canonical)
invents (third-person singular)
invented (past)
invented (past participle)
inventing (present participle)

glosses: If you invent something, you make or design a new kind of thing.

text: Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛnt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-invent.wav


coal

forms:
coal (singular)
coals (plural)

glosses: Coal is a fuel which comes from under the ground. It is black, or sometimes brown. People often burn it for heat.

ipa: /kəʊl/

ipa: /kɒʊl/


island

forms:
island (singular)
islands (plural)

glosses: An island is a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water.

text: The fisherman lived alone on a small island in James Bay.

glosses: An island of an object, person, or place, is one surrounded by things very different from itself.

text: An island of peace and silence in a noisy city.

ipa: /ˈaɪ̯lənd/

hyphenation: is‧land


repair

forms:
repair (canonical)
repairs (third-person singular)
repaired (past)
repaired (past participle)
repairing (present participle)

glosses: If something is broken or damaged and you repair it, it's not broken anymore.

text: And workmen were out repairing damage to the lights from last night's wind.

ipa: /rɪˈpɛə/

ipa: /rɪˈpɛɚ/


repair

forms:
repair (singular)
repairs (plural)

glosses: A repair is something you do to something to fix it.

text: Last night the car wouldn't start, so this morning I took it in for repairs.


hall

forms:
hall (singular)
halls (plural)

glosses: A hall is a large space with a roof and walls. It can be a kind of large building, or a room or part of a building. Most commonly, it is the area just inside the front door.

text: Please leave your boots in the front hall.

ipa: /hɔːl/


boat

forms:
boat (singular)
boats (plural)

glosses: A boat is a vehicle used to travel on water.

text: At the lake, the children learn about fishing and boat safety.

text: The waves rocked the boat back and forth.

text: I took the old man's hand, stepped down from the dock into the yellow boat.

text: We got wet on the boat ride.

text: We sailed the wooden boats by the side of the pool, the kids holding the strings.

text: He looked around and spotted the boat drifting away.

text: We left the hotel and quickly got aboard the boat.

enpr: bōt

ipa: /bəʊt/

ipa: /boʊt/

sampa: /boUt/


boat

forms:
boat (canonical)
boats (third-person singular)
boated (past)
boated (past participle)
boating (present participle)


host

forms:
host (singular)
hosts (plural)

glosses: A host is a person or animal who makes a place for others and usually provides food and drink.

text: The host of the party was so busy, she didn't have time to eat.

text: Some insects lay their eggs in a living host, which is eaten when the eggs hatch.

ipa: /həʊst/

ipa: /hoʊst/


host

forms:
host (canonical)
hosts (third-person singular)
hosted (past)
hosted (past participle)
hosting (present participle)

glosses: If you host a party or event, you make a place for it and you help to organise it.

text: Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup of Soccer.


blood

forms:
blood (singular)
bloods (plural)

glosses: Blood is a red liquid inside a person or animal's body that carries nutrients and oxygen to the other parts of the body.

text: I'm taking medication for high blood pressure.

text: These blood vessels bring oxygen to every part of your body.

text: He put his hand over the cut to stop the flow of blood.

text: Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells.

text: When you run, your heart works harder pumping blood up and down your body.

text: There was a knife lying by her body, covered in blood.

text: The police found six tiny drops of blood in the kitchen and in the garage.

glosses: The family that you were born in is your blood.

enpr: /blŭd/

ipa: /blʌd/

sampa: /blVd/


patience

forms: patience (singular)

glosses: If someone has patience, they can wait without feeling upset.

text: Andrew has so much patience with the children; I just get so angry with them.

noun

patience


slave

forms:
slave (singular)
slaves (plural)

glosses: A slave is a person who is owned by a master and who works for that master, but receives no—or almost no—money.

enpr: slāv

ipa: /sleɪv/

sampa: /sleIv/


slave

forms:
slave (canonical)
slaves (third-person singular)
slaved (past)
slaved (past participle)
slaving (present participle)

text: I've been slaving in the kitchen all day cooking food for Christmas dinner.

verb

slav


beautiful

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

etymology_text: beauty + -ful

ety-suffix

beauty

ful

expansion: beauty + -ful

glosses: If something is beautiful, it is very good to look at it.

text: Look at that beautiful bird!

text: This magazine always has a picture of a beautiful woman on the front.

enpr: byo͞oʹtĭ-fəl

ipa: /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/


cause

forms:
cause (singular)
causes (plural)

glosses: A cause is what leads to something happening.

text: The cause of the fire was lightning.

glosses: A cause is a goal, aim or principle that people support or fight for.

text: He is fighting for a just cause.

enpr: kôz

ipa: /kɔːz/

ipa: /kɔz/


cause

forms:
cause (canonical)
causes (third-person singular)
caused (past)
caused (past participle)
causing (present participle)

glosses: To cause something is to make it happen.

text: His careless driving caused the car accident.

verb

caus


whatever

forms: whatever

glosses: You use whatever when it doesn't matter which thing.

text: It's OK to take whatever bus comes first.

text: I'll take whatever help I can get.

glosses: You use whatever when there's a particular thing, but you can't remember what it was.

text: We took whatever bus came first, number 41 I think.

text: Whatever problem do you mean?

ipa: /ʍɒtˈɛvə/

ipa: /ʍɑtˈɛvɚ/

hyphenation: what‧ev‧er


whatever

text: Whatever you choose, you'll be happy.

text: Whatever you do will be OK.

text: We took whatever came first.

text: Whatever do you mean?

text: Whatever is that strange thing on your head?

text: Whatever happened?

glosses: You use whatever as a reply showing that you do not care.

text: "Would you like coffee, tea, or water?" "Whatever."


row

forms:
row (singular)
rows (plural)

glosses: A row of things is a line of them, usually going from side to side.

text: OK, students, can you please put your desks in five rows?

enpr: rō

ipa: /rəʊ/

ipa: /roʊ/

sampa: /roU/

homophones: rho roe

enpr: rou

ipa: /raʊ/


row

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)

glosses: If you row a boat, you move the paddles (also called oars) in the water to move the boat.

text: Let's row our boat to the other side of the lake.


beg

forms:
beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

glosses: If you beg someone for something or to do something, you ask them very strongly, but you are in a weak position.

text: He had a gun to my head. I begged him, "Please, don't shoot me."

ipa: /bɛg/

beg

g


yard

forms:
yard (singular)
yards (plural)

text: The children went out to play in the yard.

glosses: A yard is an imperial measure of length. One yard is three feet or 91.44 centimeters.

text: A soccer field is 110 yards long.

ipa: /jɑːd/

enpr: yärd

ipa: /jɑːrd/


shout

forms:
shout (canonical)
shouts (third-person singular)
shouted (past)
shouted (past participle)
shouting (present participle)

text: Don't shout! I can hear you fine.

text: This is a big classroom, so please shout your name and answer.

ipa: /ʃaʊt/


shout

forms:
shout (singular)
shouts (plural)

glosses: A shout is when somebody shouts one time.

text: His angry shouts and yelling woke me up.


essential

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

glosses: If something is essential, it is impossible to succeed without it.

text: Oxygen is essential for life on earth.

glosses: If something is essential, it is very important.

text: Cooked rice, is the essential element of the Chinese meal prepared south of the Yangtze River.

glosses: The essential part, idea, or feature is the most basic one.

text: The essential nature of skiing is sliding on two skis, but the sport is much more than that.


generation

forms:
generation (singular)
generations (plural)

etymology_text: generate + -ation

ety-suffix

generate

ation

expansion: generate + -ation

glosses: A generation, is all the people or things of about the same age.

text: My father belonged to a generation of travellers who saw the world before there was a McDonalds on every corner.

glosses: A generation is the average time between one when group of people were born and when their children were born, roughly 20–30 years.

text: During previous generations, travel was not so easy.

glosses: A class or type of objects usually developed from an earlier type.

text: A new generation of personal computers is about to hit the stores.

glosses: Generation is the creation of something, often electricity.

text: The increase in new power generation has not kept up with demand for electricity.

ipa: /ˌʤɛnəˈreɪʃən/

hyphenation: gen‧er‧ation


greet

forms:
greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

glosses: If you greet someone or something, you meet them and say, "hello" or welcome them somehow.

text: The tour guide greeted us when we arrived at the airport.


blues

forms:
blue (singular)
blues (plural)

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

text: Those two blues go well together.

text: I have the blues.

glosses: The blues is a type of music, created by African Americans.

text: He can play blues or jazz.

enpr: blo͞oz

ipa: /bluːz/

noun

blue


cardboard

forms: cardboard (singular)

glosses: Cardboard is a material like paper, but thicker and stiffer.

text: Cardboard is used to make boxes.

text: I put all my furniture in cardboard boxes to move it.

ipa: /ˈkɑːdbɔːd/

hyphenation: card‧board

cardboard


card

forms:
card (singular)
cards (plural)

glosses: A card is a small, often rectangular piece of paper or plastic, usually with information.

text: The police stopped me and asked to see my identity card.

text: "I don't have any money with me, can I pay with my credit card?"

text: The soccer player got a red card and left the game.

text: We spent the afternoon playing card games.

text: I think we sent them a Christmas card last year.

ipa: /kɑːd/

enpr: kärd

ipa: /kɑrd/

ipa: /kaːd/


card

forms:
card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

glosses: If you card someone, you check their ID cards, usually to see if they are old enough to enter a place or drink alcohol.

text: They have to card anybody who looks 30 or younger.


angle

forms:
angle (singular)
angles (plural)

glosses: When two straight lines come together, they make an angle.

text: A 90° angle is called a right angle.

ipa: /æŋgəl̩/


angle

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

verb

angl


exciting

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

glosses: If something is exciting, it makes you feel happy and very awake.

text: The first time I went on a plane, it was so exciting that I almost couldn't breathe.

text: Star Wars is the most exciting movie ever.

ipa: /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/


exciting

forms:
excite (canonical)
excites (third-person singular)
excited (past)
excited (past participle)
exciting (present participle)

excit


July

forms: July

text: There are 31 days in July.

enpr: jo͝o-līʹ

ipa: /d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/

enpr: jə-līʹ

ipa: /d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/

hyphenation: Ju‧ly


blade

forms:
blade (singular)
blades (plural)

glosses: A blade is something with a long, sharp edge. Things like knives, swords and razors have blades.

enpr: blād

ipa: /bleɪd/


blade

forms:
blade (canonical)
blades (third-person singular)
bladed (past)
bladed (past participle)
blading (present participle)

glosses: If a person blades, they skate on rollerblades.

glosses: If you blade someone, you stab them with a blade.

blad


Friday

glosses: The sixth day of the week, fifth and last of the secular and Christian work week, and the day of rest for Muslims. Friday afternoon is the beginning of the weekend.

text: We went to the mosque on Friday.

ipa: /'fraɪdeɪ/

hyphenation: Fri‧day

proper noun

Fridays


thumb

forms:
thumb (singular)
thumbs (plural)

glosses: A thumb is the part of your hand that looks like a short, fat finger. Most people have a thumb on each hand.

text: In many countries, pointing your thumb up means, "good".

glosses: A thumb or thumbnail is a small picture on a computer that you can click on to see a larger picture.

ipa: /θʌm/


thumb

forms:
thumb (canonical)
thumbs (third-person singular)
thumbed (past)
thumbed (past participle)
thumbing (present participle)

glosses: If someone thumbs something, they touch it with the thumb.

glosses: When someone thumbs, they are standing by a road waiting for someone to give them a ride.

text: I thumbed down a pickup truck to take me to San Antonio.


A/C

forms: A/C

pos: abbrev

glosses: AC is a short version of "air conditioning" (cooling).

text: He turned on the AC to help cool the room.

glosses: AC is also a short version of alternating current.


weapon

forms:
weapon (singular)
weapons (plural)

glosses: A weapon is a tool that you use in a fight, such as a knife, a gun, or a bomb.

text: "Lay down your weapons and put your hands in the air," yelled the police.

ipa: /wɛpən/

hyphenation: weap‧on


bag

forms:
bag (singular)
bags (plural)

glosses: Bags are containers made of soft material like paper, plastic or leather.

text: I put the garbage in a black plastic bag.

text: She took her tennis shoes out of her sports bag.

enpr: băg

ipa: /ˈbæɡ/

ipa: /ˈbæːɡ/

ipa: /ˈbɛɡ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 bag.ogg


bag

forms:
bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)

glosses: When a person bags something, he catches or gets it.

text: I hope I bag me something good today from him.

glosses: When an animal is bagged, such as in hunting and fishing, the animal is killed or caught.

text: Last night on our hunting trip we bagged three deer.

glosses: Bagging objects means to put them into a bag.

text: The clerk bagged up the groceries as she took out her wallet.

verb

bag


bite

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

glosses: If a person or animal bites something, they put it between their teeth and squeeze.

text: I'm afraid of dogs. I think they'll bite me.

glosses: If an insect bites someone, it puts a substance into your skin.

enpr: bīt

ipa: /baɪt/

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


bite

forms:
bite (singular)
bites (plural)

glosses: One bite is the amount of food that can go in your mouth at one time.

glosses: An insect bite is the itchy mark on the skin of a person or animal where an insect has bitten them.


proud

forms:
proud (positive)
prouder (comparative)
proudest (superlative)

glosses: If you are proud of or about something you have done, you feel good about it.

text: I feel proud that we fought in the war, even if most people think we should have stayed home.

glosses: If you are proud of someone, you feel happy for them because they have done something well.

glosses: If you are proud of something you own, you think it is valuable and you are happy about it.

ipa: /praʊd/

adjective

proud

prouder

proudest


hungry

forms:
hungrier (comparative)
hungriest (superlative)
hungry (positive)
more hungry (comparative)
most hungry (superlative)

glosses: If you feel hungry, you want to eat something and your stomach feels empty.

text: There are too many poor children who are always hungry.

ipa: /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈhʌŋɡə/

adj

hungry

hungrier

hungriest


partner

forms:
partner (singular)
partners (plural)

glosses: Partners are people, usually two, who are together for a particular purpose, such as for business, sports, or a romantic relationship.

text: My partner, Tom, looks after the administrative parts of the business.

ipa: /ˈpɑːtnə(r)/

ipa: /ˈpɑrtnɚ/

ipa: /ˈpɐːtnə/

ipa: /ˈpɐːtnɘ/

hyphenation: part‧ner


partner

forms:
partner (canonical)
partners (third-person singular)
partnered (past)
partnered (past participle)
partnering (present participle)

glosses: If you partner someone, you be their partner.


god

forms:
god (singular)
gods (plural)

glosses: The gods come from several powerful beings, according to some religions.

text: The Ancient Greeks believed in many gods. They had a god for thunder, a god for love, and many other gods.

glosses: When someone is called a god of something, then that person is very skillful and famous for one thing, as in a god of sport

text: Wayne Gretzky is sometimes called a god of ice hockey.

enpr: gŏd

ipa: /ɡɒd/

sampa: /gQd/


god

forms: god

pos: intj

glosses: Used when somebody is surprised or unhappy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

text: My god, not that again!


contradiction

forms:
contradiction (singular)
contradictions (plural)

glosses: A contradiction is the act of contradicting.

text: He says that he was not there that night: that was a contradiction of his previous statement.

glosses: A contradiction is a statement which makes two (or more) claims which both cannot be true.

text: There is a contradiction in saying that she is a widow who never married.

ipa: /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃən/


invite

forms:
invite (canonical)
invites (third-person singular)
invited (past)
invited (past participle)
inviting (present participle)

glosses: If you invite someone to something, you ask them to be there.

text: Rasheed invited me to his house on Friday, but I don't think I can go.

enpr: ĭnvīt'

ipa: /ɪnˈvaɪt/

verb

invit

e


mammal

forms:
mammal (singular)
mammals (plural)

glosses: A mammal is one member of a large group of animals with warm blood, fur, and milk production abilities.

ipa: /ˈmæməl/

hyphenation: mam‧mal


significant

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

glosses: If something is significant, it is important, or large, enough to pay attention to or to believe.

text: There was a significant drop in the price of gas today, causing drivers to line up at the pumps to fill up.

glosses: A significant look, movement, etc. is one that has a particular meaning.


collar

forms:
collar (singular)
collars (plural)

text: He put up his collar because of the cold wind.

glosses: A circular piece of fabric that is put around the neck of an animal.

text: The collar on the dog had a tag that allowed the workers at the animal shelter to identify the owner.


collar

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

glosses: To put a collar on someone or something.

text: Collar and leash your dog.

text: The police collared the burglar last night.


humanist

forms:
humanist (singular)
humanists (plural)

glosses: Humanists are people who believe in "doing good" for all people.

ipa: /ˈhjuːmənɪst/


excellent

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

glosses: If something is excellent, it is very, very good.

text: The tea we had with lunch was excellent. Where did you get it?

ipa: /ˈɛksələnt/


diverse

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

glosses: A diverse group of things is a group in which the things are very different from each other.

text: Toronto has one of the most culturally diverse populations in the world.

ipa: /daɪˈvɜːs/


media

forms:
media or medium (singular)
media (plural)

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

glosses: The (mass) media is/are the news sources and the people behind them.

text: The media have been too accepting of the government's arguments.

text: The Japanese media often ignores international news.

glosses: A medium is a way of communicating information or art.

text: We have to use music, pictures and other media to sell the product.

enpr: mē'diə

ipa: /ˈmiːdɪə/

enpr: mē'dēə

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

media

medium

media


atheism

forms: atheism (singular)

glosses: Atheism is the belief that there is no God.

text: Most atheists say atheism is not a religion.

glosses: Atheism is lacking a belief that God exists.

text: He explained that his view on god was atheism because there was no evidence of god's existence.

ipa: /ˈeɪθiɪzəm/


vessel

forms:
vessel (singular)
vessels (plural)

text: She poured the milk into another vessel.

text: It was the best vessel in the water.


hello

forms: hello

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

text: "Good morning, James!" "Hello, Jimbo! How are you?"

ipa: /həˈləʊ̯/

enpr: hĕ-lō'

ipa: /hɛˈloʊ̯/

sampa: /hE"loU/


eye

forms:
eye (singular)
eyes (plural)

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

text: We saw the eyes of a big wolf.

glosses: An eye is a hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.

ipa: /aɪ/

homophones: I aye


eye

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

ey

eye

eyes

eyed

eyeing


alphabetical

forms: alphabetical (positive)

etymology_text: alphabet + -ical

word parts

alphabet

-ical

expansion: alphabet + -ical

glosses: In the order of the letters of the alphabet or related to the alphabet.

text: He made the list of names alphabetical.

ipa: /ˌælfəˈbɛdɪkəl/


classical

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

glosses: Classical ideas or styles are those that were very common at a time in the past and sometimes continue into the present.

text: Classical theories in physics can't explain certain observations, which has led scientists to come up with new theories.

ipa: /ˈklæsɪkl̩/

hyphenation: clas‧si‧cal


decline

forms:
decline (canonical)
declines (third-person singular)
declined (past)
declined (past participle)
declining (present participle)

glosses: If something declines, it goes down in number, quality, slope, or value.

text: The Australian dollar has declined 3% against the Euro.

text: The number of students studying foreign languages continues to decline.

glosses: If someone declines an offer, they do not accept it.

text: We asked Josh to come with us to the restaurant, but he declined.

ipa: /dəˈklɑɪn/

hyphenation: de‧cline

verb

declin


decline

forms:
decline (singular)
declines (plural)

glosses: A decline happens when the number, quality, slope, or value of something goes down.

text: There has been a 3% decline in the Australian dollar against the Euro.

text: Every year we see a larger decline in the number of students studying foreign languages.

glosses: A decline is a hill or line that goes down.

text: The truck crashed after picking up too much speed on the decline.


child

forms:
child (singular)
children (plural)

glosses: A child is a young person, usually older than a baby but younger than a teenager.

text: The children were playing in the park.

text: Most three-year-old children speak very well.

text: Even as a child of six, I knew what hard work was.

text: Taking care of young children is difficult work.

text: This kind of teaching is useful for all children, not just those children with learning disabilities.

text: We need to do a better job of educating our children.

text: We're collecting food for needy children.

glosses: A child is the son or daughter of someone.

text: I am my mother's child in every way.

text: My eldest child is now a doctor.

text: I drove a motorcycle until my children were born.

glosses: A child of a particular time, situation, or idea is a person who is strongly influenced by it.

text: As a child of the 90s, I grew up with computers.

text: There isn't actually that much anger among children of divorce.

glosses: A child is the product or result of something.

text: This book is the child of an earlier generation of grammatical theory.

text: Anthropology is the child of Western colonialism.

text: The very idea of a garden is the child of water.

glosses: If a woman is with child, she is pregnant.

text: She told no one about the sex, even when she realized she was with child.

glosses: A child in a tree structure is piece of data, process or object with a role or position closer to the root.

enpr: chīld

ipa: /ʧaɪld/

sampa: /tSaIld/

noun

children


November

forms: November

glosses: November is the eleventh month of the year.

text: There are 30 days in November.

ipa: /nəʊˈvɛmbə/

enpr: nō-vĕmʹbər

ipa: /noʊˈvɛmbɚ/


atheist

forms:
atheist (singular)
atheists (plural)

glosses: An atheist is a person who does not believe in a god or gods.

ipa: /ˈeɪθiɪst/


clock

forms:
clock (singular)
clocks (plural)

glosses: A clock is an instrument that tells you what the time is. A small clock which you carry is called a watch.

glosses: If a clock is fast, it shows a time after the real time.

text: He was sleepy, and the clock said 11:32.

text: The digital clock on the wall tells her that it is almost six-thirty.

text: She'd never before been in a house which did not have a clock ticking somewhere.

text: He looked at the clock and then at his watch: The clock was nine minutes fast. He still had some time.

glosses: If a clock is slow, it shows a time before the real time.

glosses: If something goes around the clock, it goes for 24 hours without stop.

text: His family stayed at Scott's bedside around the clock.

text: The museum is open around the clock from May 26 at 12:01 a.m. through May 28 at 11:59 p.m.

ipa: /klɒk/

sampa: /klQk/

enpr: /kläk

ipa: /klɑk/

sampa: /klAk/


clock

forms:
clock (canonical)
clocks (third-person singular)
clocked (past)
clocked (past participle)
clocking (present participle)

glosses: If you clock something, you measure how long it takes or how fast it moves.

text: The police clocked the car at 137 km/h.

text: The drive took twenty-two minutes; he clocked it.

glosses: If something clocks a time or a speed, it takes that long or moves that fast.

text: The trip clocks in at about 12 hours.

text: He clocked 9.12 seconds, a new world record.

glosses: If you clock in or out at work, school, etc., you record the time they arrive or leave.

text: He clocked in at four a.m. for a twelve-hour shift.

glosses: If you clock up a number of things, you reach that total after some time.

text: Because I drive one hour to work, I'm clocking up a lot of miles.

glosses: If you clock someone, you hit them hard in the head.

text: He might take some time to wake up. He got clocked pretty good.


wrong

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

glosses: If something is wrong, it is not right. If something is wrong it may be incorrect, not true, or bad.

text: That answer is wrong.

text: "2 + 2 = 5" is wrong.

text: What you did was wrong.

ipa: /rɒŋ/

ipa: /rɔŋ/


wrong

forms:
wrong (canonical)
wrongs (third-person singular)
wronged (past)
wronged (past participle)
wronging (present participle)

glosses: If you wrong someone, you do something that hurts a person.

text: He wrongs you by his actions.


wrong

forms:
wrong (singular)
wrongs (plural)

text: They accused him of wrongs against humanity.


hand

forms:
hand (singular)
hands (plural)

glosses: Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. A hand has four fingers and a thumb.

text: Mother, I'm afraid, please hold my hand.

glosses: Clock hands are pointed needles that show what time it is.

text: The long hand is pointing to the 4, which refers to how many hours have passed. The short hand is pointing to the 7, which refers to how many groups of 5 minutes have passed. The time is therefore 4:35.

glosses: A hand is a group of things that fit in your hand, like playing cards.

text: He had a good hand but he still lost. He is not good at poker.

ipa: /hænd/

sampa: /h{nd/


hand

forms:
hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

glosses: If I hand you something, I give it to you.

text: Please hand me that tool. I can't reach it.


place

forms:
place (singular)
places (plural)

glosses: A place is a point in space: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.

text: It's nice to see the whole family together in one place.

glosses: A place is an open space, courtyard, or marketplace.

glosses: A place is an area for someone to sit at.

text: We would like to sit at that table because it has three places open.

glosses: A place is a role or position; it is a station.

glosses: A place is the position in which you finish a competition in.

text: She finished the poker tournament in fifth place.

enpr: plās

ipa: /pleɪs/

sampa: /pleIs/

audio: en-uk-to place.ogg


place

forms:
place (canonical)
places (third-person singular)
placed (past)
placed (past participle)
placing (present participle)

glosses: If you place something somewhere, you put it in a certain spot.

glosses: If you place, you earn a given spot in a competition.

glosses: If you place something somewhere, you remember the last time you encountered it.

text: She placed the last time we met each other at.

verb

plac


interrupt

forms:
interrupt (canonical)
interrupts (third-person singular)
interrupted (past)
interrupted (past participle)
interrupting (present participle)

glosses: If you interrupt someone, you stop them doing or saying one thing, and often ask them to do another.

text: Please, don't interrupt me when I'm thinking.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/

ipa: /ˈɪntəˌrʌpt/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧rupt


interrupt

forms:
interrupt (singular)
interrupts (plural)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


expert

forms:
expert (singular)
experts (plural)

glosses: An expert is a person who knows more, or can do something better, than most people, usually because of special study or practice.

text: Zidane is an expert at penalty kicks.

text: The company has hired an expert in computer systems.

text: Today we heard an expert witness explain the details of the DNA analysis.

ipa: /ˈɛkspɚt/

ipa: /ˈɛkspət/


expert

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

glosses: An expert skier, teacher, player, etc. is very skillful or experienced.

text: She's an expert skier, one of the fastest and most beautiful on the hill.

text: My dog has become quite expert at opening doors.


insult

forms:
insult (canonical)
insults (third-person singular)
insulted (past)
insulted (past participle)
insulting (present participle)

glosses: If you insult someone, you say or do something rude to them.

text: He insulted me by calling my country a dirty little city.

enpr: ĭnsŭlt'

ipa: /ɪnˈsʌlt/


insult

forms:
insult (singular)
insults (plural)

text: The protesters yelled insults at the police.

enpr: ĭn'sŭlt


mother

forms:
mother (singular)
mothers (plural)

glosses: A mother is the woman who is one of a person or animal's parents.

text: My mother read me a story and put me to bed every night when I was a child.

ipa: /ˈmʌðə/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚ/


mother

forms:
mother (canonical)
mothers (third-person singular)
mothered (past)
mothered (past participle)
mothering (present participle)

glosses: If you mother someone, you take care of them as if you were their mother.


alphabet

forms:
alphabet (singular)
alphabets (plural)

glosses: An alphabet is a list of the letters used to spell words by representing phonemes.

text: The first 3 letters of the alphabet are A, B and C.

hyphenation: al‧pha‧bet


sentence

forms:
sentence (singular)
sentences (plural)

glosses: In grammar, a sentence is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period '.', question mark '?', or exclamation mark '!'. Usually a sentence has a subject, verb, and object.

text: The first sentence in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

glosses: In law, a sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a criminal.

text: He received a 15-year sentence for the murder of his friend.

ipa: /ˈsɛntəns/


sentence

forms:
sentence (canonical)
sentences (third-person singular)
sentenced (past)
sentenced (past participle)
sentencing (present participle)

glosses: If a judge sentences someone, they decide on a punishment for a crime.

text: He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.

sentenc


environment

forms:
environment (singular)
environments (plural)

glosses: The environment is the natural world: forests, rivers, grasslands, oceans, etc.

text: We have to do more to protect the environment from pollution.

glosses: Your environment is the situation or area that you live, work, or spend time in, including the people, buildings, vehicles, etc.

text: When we moved to the city, we found ourselves in a comepletely new social environment.

text: This course will prepare students for a career in a software engineering environment in industry or research.

text: The learning environment can have a large effect on your grades.


holiday

forms:
holiday (singular)
holidays (plural)

glosses: A holiday is a day when people don't go to work or school, often because there is a religious celebration.

text: In North America, Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year.

ipa: /ˈhɒlɪdeɪ/

ipa: /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

hyphenation: ho‧li‧day


holiday

forms:
holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

glosses: If you holiday, you take a period of time away from work or study.


annoyed

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

glosses: If someone is annoyed, they are a little angry.

text: When Graham broke the glass, I was really annoyed, but the face he made was so funny, I had to laugh.

ipa: /əˈnɔɪd/


annoyed

forms:
annoy (canonical)
annoys (third-person singular)
annoyed (past)
annoyed (past participle)
annoying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of annoy.

annoy


communicate

forms:
communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)

glosses: If you communicate an idea, you make someone else understand your idea, usually by using words.

text: Parents have to work hard to communicate better with their children.

ipa: /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/

communicat


Saturday

glosses: The seventh and last day of the week, first day of the weekend, and for Jews and some Christians, the day of rest.

text: Tomorrow is Saturday.

ipa: /ˈsætədeɪ/

ipa: /ˈsætədi/

enpr: săʹtər-dā

ipa: /ˈsætɚdeɪ/

enpr: săʹtər-di

ipa: /ˈsætɚdi/

hyphenation: Sa‧tur‧day

proper noun

Saturdays


finger

forms:
finger (singular)
fingers (plural)

glosses: A finger is a long thin part of your hand that bends. Most people have four fingers and one thumb on each hand.

text: He only uses one finger on the keyboard.

enpr: fĭngʹ-gər

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡə/

ipa: /ˈfɪŋər/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-finger.wav

hyphenation: fin‧ger


finger

forms:
finger (canonical)
fingers (third-person singular)
fingered (past)
fingered (past participle)
fingering (present participle)

glosses: If you finger something, you touch with your fingers it to see what it feels like.

glosses: If you finger someone, you tell the police that the person did something wrong.

glosses: If you finger a female, you use your fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate their vulva or vagina.


market

forms:
market (singular)
markets (plural)

glosses: A market is a place where many people come to buy and sell things.

text: It's time to take the cows to the market.

text: The market rose Tuesday on good results from the banking sector.

text: Cable stocks have lost an estimated market value of $ 6 to $ 8 billion.

glosses: A market is a group of people or businesses that might buy goods or services.

text: The government is trying to help farmers find a new market for their grain.

text: The financial and oil markets continued to react negatively to the news from the war.

glosses: A market is the total amount or value of a particular kind of goods or services bought or sold.

text: The company already has a 54-percent share of the commercial jet market.

ipa: /ˈmɑːkɪt/

ipa: /ˈmɑrkɪt/

sampa: /"mArkIt/


market

forms:
market (canonical)
markets (third-person singular)
marketed (past)
marketed (past participle)
marketing (present participle)

glosses: If you market something, you make it available for sale and you try to get people to buy it.

text: Manufacturers who spend millions to develop new drugs heavily market their products.


October

text: There are 31 days in October.

ipa: /ɒkˈtəʊbə/

enpr: äk-tōʹbər

ipa: /ɑkˈtoʊbɚ/

October

Octobers


achieve

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

glosses: If you achieve success or a goal, you have completed what you planned to do or have a good result.

text: She achieved a grade of 98% in her English class.

verb

achiev


kind

forms:
kind (singular)
kinds (plural)

text: Bread is a kind of food.

enpr: /kīnd/

ipa: /kaɪnd/

sampa: /kaInd/


kind

forms:
kind (positive)
kinder (comparative)
kindest (superlative)

text: I admired them for being so kind, helping me when no one else would.

adjective

kind

kinder

kindest


foot

forms:
foot (singular)
feet (plural)

glosses: The lowest part of the leg, below the ankle; the part of the body used to stand on.

text: He hurt his foot playing football.

text: We meet at the foot of the hill.

glosses: A length of 12 inches; three feet is almost one meter. The foot is used mostly in the United States, but was common in Europe a long time ago.

text: There are about 30 centimeters in one foot.

text: My friend is six feet tall.

enpr: fo͝ot

ipa: /fʊt/

ipa: [fʊt̚]

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

noun

foot

feet


foot

forms:
foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

text: He foots it to work every day.


Thursday

glosses: The fifth day of the week, fourth of the work week.

text: I will see a movie this Thursday.

ipa: /ˈθɝzdeɪ/

ipa: /ˈθɝzdi/

hyphenation: Thurs‧day

proper noun

Thursdays


God

forms: God

glosses: God is the single god of a religion and the maker of the earth and everything that exists.

text: In Hinduism, the followers believe in numerous gods. In Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the followers believe in only one God.

text: The Bible says that God created the world in six days and rested the seventh day.

text: I love God and the Bible and I know he's real, because of everything and everyone that he created.

enpr: gŏd

ipa: /ɡɒd/

ipa: /ɡɑd/

sampa: /gAd/


God

glosses: "God" is used when a person is surprised. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

text: Oh God, not that again!


time

forms:
time (singular)
times (plural)

text: "What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."

text: I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?

glosses: If you do something one time, you do it once.

enpr: tīm

ipa: /taɪm/

ipa: /tɑem/


time

forms:
time (canonical)
times (third-person singular)
timed (past)
timed (past participle)
timing (present participle)

glosses: If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.

text: Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.

verb

tim


again

forms: again

text: They didn't understand the answer, so they asked again.

ipa: əˈgeɪn/


ideas

forms:
idea (singular)
ideas (plural)

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

text: I had two ideas that day.

text: He told me his ideas on conservation.

ipa: /aɪˈdɪəz/

noun

idea


logic

forms: logic (singular)

glosses: Logic is a system of careful step by step thought or argument that tries to explain truth.

text: It wasn't easy to see the logic of her plan.

enpr: lŏj'ĭk

ipa: /ˈlɒdʒɪk/

sampa: /"lQdZIk/

ipa: /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/

hyphenation: log‧ic

logic


adjective

forms:
adjective (singular)
adjectives (plural)

glosses: An adjective is a type of word which usually tells about the properties of people, things, and other nouns (e.g., new, small, red, & bad are adjectives). Usually it can be used before the noun or after a linking verb. It can usually be graded and described by adverbs.

text: He uses many adjectives in his stories to give us a clear picture.

text: Some combinations of adjective and noun are quite common.

hyphenation: ad‧jec‧tive


joke

forms:
joke (singular)
jokes (plural)

glosses: If you tell a joke, you say something to make people laugh.

text: Trevor's joke about the boring lexicographer was too funny.

glosses: If something is a joke, it is not considered seriously.

text: Don't listen to Joseph. He's a joke. Nobody pays any attention to him.

ipa: /dʒəʊk/

ipa: /dʒoʊk/


joke

forms:
joke (canonical)
jokes (third-person singular)
joked (past)
joked (past participle)
joking (present participle)

glosses: When you joke about something, you say something funny that you don't really mean.

text: Everyone joked about how bad his tennis was.

text: I wasn't joking about burning my shoes.

text: Because I have a dog, I joke with my friends about their boring cats.

text: The coach joked that he would fire his whole team.

glosses: You say "you must be joking" when somebody tells you something that's very hard to believe.

text: "She's forty three." "Forty three?! You must be joking. She looks like she's sixteen."

verb

jok


procedure

forms:
procedure (singular)
procedures (plural)

glosses: A procedure is a particular way of doing something.

text: Because police did not follow procedure, the criminal was set free.

text: We have decided on new hiring procedures for employees.

ipa: /prəˈsiːd͡ʒə/

ipa: /prəˈsid͡ʒɚ/

hyphenation: pro‧ced‧ure


kitchen

forms:
kitchen (singular)
kitchens (plural)

glosses: A kitchen is a room used for cooking food.

text: My mother made the dinner in the kitchen.

text: Bring me a kitchen knife.

ipa: /ˈkɪtʃən/

hyphenation: kitch‧en


communication

forms:
communication (singular)
communications (plural)

glosses: Communication is the process of sending and receiving ideas between two or more people.

text: Teachers must regularly practice their communication skills to make sure students understand them easily.

glosses: Communications are the ways of sending and receiving information.

text: The army is setting up a new communications network to improve communication.

text: Each time he sent a communication to Bidault it was held up by d'Argenlieu.

ipa: /kʌˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/

hyphenation: co‧mmun‧i‧ca‧tion


policy

forms:
policy (singular)
policies (plural)

glosses: A policy is an official rule or idea that explain how to act in certain situations.

text: The government is suggesting a significant change in economic policy.

text: In at least one case there was a deliberate policy decision not to involve the police.

text: The policy at the movie theater said we should turn on phones off and be quiet, during the movie.

ipa: /ˈpɒləsi/

ipa: /ˈpɑləsi/

noun

policies


derive

forms:
derive (canonical)
derives (third-person singular)
derived (past)
derived (past participle)
deriving (present participle)

glosses: If X is derived from Y, X comes from Y in the way that one idea comes from another.

text: He derived a lot of pleasure from teaching.

text: Many current theories about learning are derived from Piaget's earlier theories.

ipa: /dəˈraɪvd/

ipa: /dɪˈraɪvd/

verb

deriv


tool

forms:
tool (singular)
tools (plural)

glosses: A tool is an object that you use to do a specific job, such as a hammer.

text: I used to fix my own car, but I sold all my tools.

glosses: A tool is a person being used by another person or organization.

text: He is such a tool. He should think for himself, instead of doing everything they tell him to do.

ipa: /tuːl/

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


tool

forms:
tool (canonical)
tools (third-person singular)
tooled (past)
tooled (past participle)
tooling (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


assess

forms:
assess (canonical)
assesses (third-person singular)
assessed (past)
assessed (past participle)
assessing (present participle)

glosses: If you assess a person, idea, skill, process, etc., you judge or measure them.

text: In today's test, we will be assessing your ability to write clearly.

ipa: /əˈsɛs/

hyphenation: as‧sess

assess

es


move

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

glosses: If you move, you go from one place to another.

text: Please stay in your seat until the plane stops moving.

glosses: If you move, you change the position of part of your body.

text: I was so afraid, I couldn't move.

glosses: If you move something, you change its position.

text: Can you move your chair so I can get by?

ipa: /muːv/

mov


move

forms:
move (singular)
moves (plural)

glosses: A move is something which is done to achieve a goal.

text: The move had not been expected.

glosses: is a change in your home or business to live or work somewhere else.

text: The move to the city was completed in a week.

glosses: A move, in a game such as chess, is when you put a piece in another place.

text: The move of the queen led to his loss.

text: I finished my turn. It's your move.


April

glosses: April is the fourth (4th) month of the year.

text: There are 30 days in April.

enpr: āʹprəl

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

hyphenation: A‧pril

proper noun

April

Aprils


voice

forms:
voice (singular)
voices (plural)

glosses: The sounds a person makes with the throat.

text: His voice was deep and clear.

text: She had a lot of voice in the company.

text: You spoke in a low voice so that they would not hear.

glosses: Tells if the subject does or receives the action.

text: That sentence is in passive voice.

ipa: /vɔɪs/


voice

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

text: The president voiced her disagreement.

verb

voic


knee

forms:
knee (singular)
knees (plural)

glosses: Part of the leg between the thigh and the shin.

text: I hurt my knee in football.

enpr: nē

ipa: /niː/


knee

forms:
knee (canonical)
knees (third-person singular)
kneed (past)
kneed (past participle)
kneeing (present participle)

glosses: To hit someone or something with the knee.

text: He kneed me in the leg.

knee

knees

kneed

kneed

kneeing


source

forms:
source (canonical)
sources (third-person singular)
sourced (past)
sourced (past participle)
sourcing (present participle)

glosses: If you source something, then you obtain or receive it.

ipa: /sɔrs/

sampa: /sOr\s/

ipa: /soʊrs/

sampa: /soUr\s/

sourc


source

forms:
source (singular)
sources (plural)

glosses: The source of some material, an idea, a product, etc. is the place it came from originally.

text: XYZ company can't supply these parts anymore, so we need to find a new source.

text: Church sources said four people were injured and 100 to 200 were taken away by the police.

text: The paper comes primarily from British sources.

text: CO₂ is the main source of global warming.


amusing

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

glosses: If something is amusing, it makes you laugh or it entertains you.

text: We had a very amusing afternoon playing with the kids, but we didn't get anything done.

ipa: /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/


amusing

forms:
amuse (canonical)
amuses (third-person singular)
amused (past)
amused (past participle)
amusing (present participle)

amus


theory

forms:
theory (singular)
theories (plural)

glosses: A theory is an idea that tries to explain an observation.

text: The new information showed that his theory about growth was incorrect.

text: Nobody has disproved Einstein's theory of general relativity.

ipa: /ˈθɪəri/

ipa: /ˈθiːəri/

noun

theories


thesaurus

forms:
thesaurus (singular)
thesauruses or thesauri (plural)

glosses: A thesaurus is a book which lists synonyms (different words which have the same meaning).

text: A thesaurus usually groups together synonymous words such as schadenfreude and epicaricacy together under a single heading.

ipa: /θɪˈsɔːrəs/

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

thesaurus

thesauruses

thesauri


Wednesday

glosses: The fourth day of the week, third and middle day of the work week.

ipa: /ˈwɛdnzdeɪ/

sampa: /"wEdnzdeI/

ipa: /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/

sampa: /"wEnzdeI/

ipa: /ˈwɛdnzdi/

sampa: /"wEdnzdi/

ipa: /ˈwɛnzdi/

sampa: /"wEnzdi/

hyphenation: Wed‧nes‧day

proper noun

Wednesdays


online

forms: online

glosses: If a system is online, it is connected (generally electronically) to a larger network.

text: I do a lot of shopping online, so I almost never have to leave the house.

glosses: If a machine is online, it is turned on and is ready to do work.

text: Since the printer is back online, you should be able to again print from it.

ipa: /'ɑnlaɪn/

ipa: /ɑnˈlaɪn/


sad

forms:
sad (positive)
sadder (comparative)
saddest (superlative)

glosses: When someone feels sad, they have a bad feeling because of a loss or other problem. They are not happy.

text: The sad girl cried.

glosses: When something is sad, it makes you feel unhappy.

text: It was a sad movie.

text: Death is a very sad thing.

ipa: /sæd/

adj

sad

sadder

saddest


used to

forms: used to

pos: phrase

glosses: If something used to happen, it happened often in the past, but it does not happen now.

text: I remember when we used to stop by the beach every Sunday.

text: She started the exercise program, which we didn't use to have.

text: We don't go there anymore, but we used to.

glosses: If something used to be true, it was true for a long time in the past, but it is not true now.

text: They're bigger than they used to be.

text: How bad did it used to be?

audio: en-us-used to.ogg

audio: en-au-used to.ogg


used to

glosses: If someone is used to something, they know it and do not find it surprising or difficult anymore.

text: It's hard at first, but after a while you get used to it.

text: He isn't used to being around children.

text: We get so used to seeing this that we don't even notice anymore.


assessment

forms:
assessment (singular)
assessments (plural)

etymology_text: assess + -ment

ety-suffix

ment

expansion: assess + -ment

glosses: An assessment of a person, idea, skill, process, etc. is a judgement or measurement of them.

text: The results of your recent job assessment are excellent.

text: The buyers have to make their own assessment of the value.


ignore

forms:
ignore (canonical)
ignores (third-person singular)
ignored (past)
ignored (past participle)
ignoring (present participle)

glosses: If you ignore someone or something, you don't listen to, look at, or pay attention to them.

text: He says he should be paid for fixing it, but he's ignoring the fact that it wasn't broken.

enpr: ĭgnôʹ

ipa: /ɪɡˈnɔː/

enpr: ĭgnôrʹ

ipa: /ɪɡˈnɔr/

hyphenation: ig‧nore

verb

ignor

e


aeroplane

forms:
aeroplane (singular)
aeroplanes (plural)

glosses: An aeroplane is a vehicle with wings that can fly.

text: Can we hurry. I have to catch an aeroplane to London.

audio: EN-AU ck1 aeroplane.ogg


violet

forms:
violet (singular)
violets (plural)

text: Violet is one of my favorite colors.

text: Maria sells violets.

ipa: /ˈvaɪlət/


violet

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

text: He wears a violet tie.


above

forms: above

glosses: If A is above B, A is higher than or before B, but not touching B.

text: In a newspaper, the title of a story is usually above the story.

text: Only children aged 5 and above may enter.

text: That office is on the floor above.

text: Our blessings come from above.

text: The passage above is easy to understand.

glosses: The above comment, discussion, argument, etc. is one higher than or coming before something.

text: Please see the above discussion of the problem.

ipa: /əˈbʌv/


domestic

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

glosses: Domestic issues relate to issues inside one country, not affecting other countries.

text: He believes the public is ready for change in domestic and foreign policy.

glosses: Domestic issues related to the issues inside one home.

text: He does his domestic chores.

text: The level of domestic violence against women and children is very high.

glosses: Domestic animals are animals usually kept by humans.

text: Diseases from domestic animals will often kill wild animals.

ipa: /dəˈmɛstɪk/

hyphenation: do‧mes‧tic


work

forms:
work (canonical)
works (third-person singular)
worked (past)
worked (past participle)
working (present participle)

glosses: If you work, you do a job, usually for money.

text: My father works at Microsoft.

text: I got to work at 7:30 each morning.

glosses: If you work you are doing something that needs effort.

text: I worked on my school paper all night long.

glosses: If somethings works it has done what it was supposed to do.

text: If my computer didn't work I couldn't type this.

text: I'm glad our plan worked.

glosses: How something works is how it does what it does.

text: I would like to know more about how cars work.

text: The rules here just do not work that way.

ipa: /wɜːk/

ipa: /wɝk/


work

forms:
work (singular)
works (plural)

glosses: Work is effort it takes to do something. That is, its what makes you tired when you do something hard.

text: Moving heavy logs takes a lot of work.

glosses: Work is force through a distance (force times distance). This is how much energy you used to move something.

glosses: A work is the product of something, the result of working on it. That is, its something someone has made.

text: The painting was a great work of art.

text: Shakespeare wrote many literary works.


lines

forms:
line (singular)
lines (plural)

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

ipa: /laɪnz/

noun

line


lines

forms:
line (canonical)
lines (third-person singular)
lined (past)
lined (past participle)
lining (present participle)

verb

lin


Monday

glosses: The second day of the week. The first day of the work week.

text: I hate Mondays.

ipa: /ˈmʌndeɪ/

hyphenation: Mon‧day

proper noun

Mondays


concept

forms:
concept (singular)
concepts (plural)

text: Italy has introduced the concept of "parental leave" – time off work given to either parent to look after the child.

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


pervious

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

glosses: If something is pervious it lets water pass through it.

text: This piece of tissue paper is pervious.

glosses: If someone is pervious they are open to accepting new ideas.

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


to

glosses: To has no meaning. It is used with a bare infinitival clause.

text: It's important for you to understand.

text: She told them to be quiet.

text: You want me to do it, but I don't have to.

text: To finish quickly, we must work fast.

text: To continue like this would be foolish.

text: I don't know how to get there.

text: He got the keys to open the door.

text: It's too small to see.

text: You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand?

text: He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

homophones: too two

ipa: /tuː/

ipa: /tu/

sampa: /tu/

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

ipa: /tə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-to2.wav

ipa: /tʊ/

sampa: /tU/


to

forms: to

glosses: To shows where something goes, the goal of movement.

text: He went to her house.

text: The train returned to the station.

text: I went to bed but could not rest.

text: They went to school together and played in the same soccer team.

text: A squad car took him to hospital where he died.

text: Many people came to me with suggestions.

text: I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous.

glosses: To shows the receivers of an action or object.

text: The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store.

glosses: To shows the result of a change or process.

text: It switched from red to black.

text: They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing.

text: He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet.

text: He was crushed to death underneath the truck.

text: Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree.

text: The class is from 1:35 to 3:25.

text: It's just another week to the end of classes.

text: Right now it's ten minutes to four.

glosses: To shows that one thing is touching another.

text: They stood back to back to see who was taller.

text: He attached the printer to the computer.

text: She was married to a Canadian man.

text: She was assistant to the general manager.

text: We don't owe anything to anyone.

text: To whom does it belong?

text: It's a benefit to the whole school.

text: What's the answer to this problem?

text: I can't remember the password to this account?

glosses: To shows a comparison between two things.

text: Girls outnumber boys two to one.

text: Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline.

text: Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US.

glosses: To shows your feeling or opinion about something.

text: It feels good to me.

text: To their surprise, she got up and left.

glosses: To shows a timing relationship, often with a music.

text: He likes to exercise to music.


heliocentric

forms: heliocentric (positive)

text: Copernicus' model of the universe was heliocentric.

enpr: hē'lē-ō-sĕnʹtrĭk

ipa: /ˌhiːliəʊˈsɛntrɪk/

ipa: /ˌhiːlioʊˈsɛntrɪk/


formula

forms:
formula (singular)
formulas or formulae (plural)

glosses: A formula is a way to do something or solve a problem that does not change much.

text: There is no formula for making profit, yet many business people think there is.

text: The formula for converting from kilograms to pounds is xkg×2.2

glosses: Infant formula is a powder that you mix with water to make a drink for babies.

noun

formulae


option

forms:
option (singular)
options (plural)

text: He has the option to go to university or join the army.

ipa: /ˈɒpʃən/

ipa: /ˈɑpʃən/


August

forms: August

text: There are 31 days in August.

enpr: ôʹgəst

ipa: /ˈɔːgəst/


ink

forms:
ink (singular)
inks (plural)

glosses: Ink is a tint, often black, used to write.

text: The ink on the paper has dried.

enpr: ĭngk

ipa: /ɪŋk/

ipa: /iŋk/


ink

forms:
ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

glosses: If someone inks something, they make a mark or write using ink.

text: He inked his name.

glosses: If someone inks things like a pen, they fill with ink.

text: She inks her pen.


blow

forms:
blow (canonical)
blows (third-person singular)
blew (past)
blown (past participle)
blowing (present participle)

text: The wind is blowing and the trees are moving.

text: The wind blew the paper down the street.

text: His hat blew off.

text: I could see some grass where the snow had blown away.

text: Her gray hair blew across her face in the wind.

text: Last fall, a storm blew through this town tearing up trees.

glosses: If you blow, you push air out of your mouth or nose.

text: She blew her nose into a tissue.

text: He put his mouth in the water and blew bubbles for a few seconds.

text: He hopes to celebrate his 25th birthday by blowing out the candles.

glosses: If a horn, whistle, etc. blows, it makes a sound.

text: When the final whistle blew, Arsenal had won the game 2 -- 0.

text: The car blew up as it drove over the bomb.

glosses: If something blows you away, it surprises or impresses you.

text: We were blown away. We couldnt believe that a ten-year-old could do that.

text: I dropped the cake and she totally blew up on me.

text: Can you blow that picture up a bit more? I can't see it clearly.

glosses: If something is blown off, away, or out, apart, etc., it is damaged by an explosion or a bullet.

text: BANG! The shot blew off one of his fingers.

text: The truck he was driving was blown apart by a roadside bomb.

text: They put the guns to their heads and blew their brains out.

text: The blast had blown a hole in the wall.

glosses: If you blow something, you do not do it successfully.

text: I can't believe it. You almost had it, but you blew it.

glosses: If you blow money, you spend it, often without being careful.

glosses: If a piece of equipment blows, it stops working because there is an electrical problem.

glosses: If a tire blows, it gets a hole, letting out its air quickly.

text: His little joke had been blown out of proportion and he'd gotten in a lot of trouble.

text: The car blew a tire on the way to our campsite.

glosses: If something is blown out of proportion, it is exaggerated.

glosses: If you blow by something, you move past it very quickly.

glosses: If you blow someone, you perform oral sex on them.

ipa: /blɔʊ/

sampa: /'blOU/

blow

blows

blew

blown

blowing


blow

forms:
blow (singular)
blows (plural)

text: He spent two days in hospital after a serious blow to the head.

text: The thought struck like a blow to the chest.

text: The team was dealt a terrible blow when goalie Ryan Francis was killed.

text: The final blow came when his wife left.

text: To soften the blow, the government will send one-time payments to everyone involved.

text: The town suffered a severe blow when the car factory shut down.

text: He gave a quick blow on the whistle.


under

forms: under

glosses: In the same place as another thing, but lower.

text: They ate under the trees.

text: He was under the leader of the organization.

glosses: In the middle of a process; experiencing.

text: The idea is under the committee's judgement (judging).


assume

forms:
assume (canonical)
assumes (third-person singular)
assumed (past)
assumed (past participle)
assuming (present participle)

glosses: If you assume something, you think or believe something without having enough information to know that it's true.

text: Oh, hello. I assume you're the new student, are you?

text: If I saw a man dressed all in black, holding a gun, and walking toward me, I would assume that the man is really a dangerous guy and I would run away from him.

text: I saw your car in the garage, so I assumed you were at home.

glosses: If you assume a role of office, you take on a new position that has more power or responsibility.

ipa: /əˈsjuːm/

ipa: /əˈsuːm/

verb

assum


analysis

forms:
analysis (singular)
analyses (plural)

glosses: If you do an analysis, you study something carefully to understand it.

text: We performed a detailed analysis of the relationship between the two companies and believe that they could form a strong partnership.

ipa: /əˈnælɪsɪs/

hyphenation: anal‧y‧sis

noun

analyses


quick

forms:
quick (positive)
quicker (comparative)
quickest (superlative)

glosses: Using very little time; moving far in little time.

text: You are able to run very quickly.

text: I will wash quickly.

text: He learns quickly.

ipa: /kwɪk/

adj

quick

quicker

quickest


quick

forms:
quick (positive)
quicker (comparative)
Superlativequickest

pos: adv

text: He finished quick.


establish

forms:
establish (canonical)
establishes (third-person singular)
established (past)
established (past participle)
establishing (present participle)

glosses: If you establish something, you start it with the idea that it will last for a long time.

text: A good doctor will not only care for each of the patients but will also be able to establish a good relationship with them.

verb

establish


export

forms:
export (canonical)
exports (third-person singular)
exported (past)
exported (past participle)
exporting (present participle)

glosses: If you export something, you send it out of the country, usually for business purposes.

text: Canada will export up to 450,000 barrels per day of crude oil to China.

text: The government is exporting its terrorist ideas to other countries in the area.

enpr: ĭkspôtʹ

ipa: /ɪksˈpɔːt/

enpr: ĭkspôrtʹ

ipa: /ɪksˈpɔrt/


export

forms:
export (singular)
exports (plural)

glosses: Export is the act or business of exporting things.

text: A shipment of computers is being loaded on the ship for export to Singapore.

glosses: An export is something that you send out of the country, usually for business purposes.

text: Bananas are Ecuador's largest export.

enpr: ĕksʹpôt

enpr: ĕksʹpôrt


consistent

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

glosses: If something is consistent, it is regular and you can guess what it will be like in the future.

text: She makes a consistent effort to study hard.

text: My Math scores at my school show a consistent 80 to 95 percent.

text: My math scores are mostly consistent because I have had the same grades since grade 9.

glosses: If X is consistent with Y, then X fits or matches Y.

text: The theory is consistent with the data.

text: His behavior is consistent with his words.

glosses: always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way

text: My Math scores are consistent because I always get an A on quizzes and exams.


constitutional

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

glosses: If a law, a right, an action, etc. is constitutional, it is legal within the constitution of the particular country.

text: The court ruled that the new law was constitutional and that there was no need for the government to change it.

glosses: If something is constitutional it is related to a constitution.

text: I think freedom of speech should be a constitutional right for everyone because everyone should have right to speak out.

text: The government is planning some constitutional changes.

text: American has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances.


constitutional

forms:
constitutional (singular)
constitutionals (plural)

glosses: If you take a constitutional, you go for a walk for exercise or health. (old fashioned word)

text: He's nearly 80 and still takes a constitutional every morning.


nation

forms:
nation (singular)
nations (plural)

glosses: A nation is a country or a political entity.

text: Mexico is a nation of emigrants.

text: The Canadian government is working with the Mohawk nation.

enpr: nā'shən


kick

forms:
kick (singular)
kicks (plural)

text: I gave the door a kick.

text: I get a kick out of talking to her.

ipa: /ˈkɪk/


kick

forms:
kick (canonical)
kicks (third-person singular)
kicked (past)
kicked (past participle)
kicking (present participle)

glosses: If you kick someone or something, you attack or hit it with your foot.

text: She kicked the door down.

text: She was kicked in the face.


cord

forms:
cord (singular)
cords (plural)

text: She tied the package with a cord.

text: Plug this cord into the outlet.

text: He can chop two cords each day.

ipa: /kɔː(r)d/


knowledge

forms:
knowledge (singular)
knowledges (plural)

text: He shared his knowledge with you.

ipa: /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/

sampa: /"nQlIdZ/

hyphenation: knowl‧edge


among

forms: among

glosses: In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but among 3 or more other things.

text: She was among her friends.

text: Divide the candy among yourselves.

ipa: /əˈmʌŋ/


context

forms:
context (singular)
contexts (plural)

glosses: Something's context is the situation that it happens in.

text: Sometime, we can't read someone's writing, but the message can be understood in context because human readers use their knowledge of language and the world to help us.

text: The actions of a business cannot be fully understood except in the context of a particular organisation.

ipa: /ˈkɒntɛkst/

sampa: /"kQntEkst/

ipa: /ˈkɑntɛkst/

sampa: /"kAntEkst/

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


almost

glosses: Very nearly; about 98% of something; not the same, but near to being the same.

text: I am almost ready to go. I will be ready very soon.

ipa: /ˈɔːlməʊst/

ipa: /ˈɔːlmoʊst/


value

forms:
value (singular)
values (plural)

glosses: Something's value is how good or important it is; how much money someone will exchange a thing for; an amount of money.

text: The value for me of this food is $100.

text: Human life has very much value.

glosses: Your values are your ideas about which things are good.

text: He has strong values.


value

forms:
value (canonical)
values (third-person singular)
valued (past)
valued (past participle)
valuing (present participle)

glosses: If you value someone or something, you think that they are good and you don't want to lose them.

text: I value your help.

glosses: If you value something judge how good or important it is.

text: They valued it at $600.

valu


this

forms: this

glosses: You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you.

text: This trip was a great idea.

text: Which book is yours, this one or that one?

glosses: The thing indicated without mentioning the noun.

text: This is my hand.

glosses: You use this in stories, jokes etc to introduce a person or thing into the story.

text: So this guy walks up to me and asked if I have any fish.

ipa: /ðɪs/

sampa: /DIs/


writing

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

text: I'm writing a new book.

enpr: rĭtʹĭng

ipa: /ˈraɪtɪŋ/

sampa: /"raItIN/

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


writing

forms:
writing (singular)
writings (plural)

glosses: A subject in school where you write stories and poems.

text: She is taking a class in creative writing.


factor

forms:
factor (singular)
factors (plural)

glosses: A factor is one of a number of things that causes a result.

text: The main factor in the success of our program is our excellent teachers.

glosses: The factor is a number that is multiplied with another to form a larger number.

text: 2 x 3 = 6; 2 and 3 are factors of 6.

hyphenation: fact‧or


factor

forms:
factor (canonical)
factors (third-person singular)
factored (past)
factored (past participle)
factoring (present participle)

glosses: If you factor a number, you find all of its factors.


constitution

forms:
constitution (singular)
constitutions (plural)

glosses: The constitution of a country or organization is the basic set of laws that explain how all the other laws and rules must be made and followed.

text: To change the constitution, the government must have the agreement of 2/3 of the members of parliament.

glosses: The constitution of a person or object is the qualities that best define that person or object.

text: His stubborn constitution led him into a number of conflicts he could have avoided.

ipa: /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən/

hyphenation: con‧sti‧tu‧tion


economic

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

glosses: About or relating to the economy, business, money, etc.

text: The reduction in unemployment and continued economic growth are good news for workers.

text: As our two countries do more and more business, we must begin to match our economic policies.

text: Some people are in economic trouble and have difficulty paying their bills.

text: If you start saving money while you’re young, then you are setting yourself up for economic success.

glosses: If a business activity is economic, it makes enough money.

text: As a small business, do you think it would be economic for us to advertise on TV?

ipa: /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk/

ipa: /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/

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

hyphenation: eco‧nom‧ic


here

forms: here

text: Why are you looking over there for the book? It's right here.

text: The woman here is my wife.

text: Here is where I met my spouse twelve years ago.

text: Where do we go from here?

text: Let's get out of here.

ipa: /hɪə/

ipa: /hɪr/

sampa: /hIr/


strategy

forms:
strategy (singular)
strategies (plural)

glosses: A strategy is a planned way to do something.

text: The new government is likely to change the economic strategy because the old strategy clearly isn't working.

text: You can't just do whatever comes into your head. You need to have a strategy.

ipa: /ˈstrætədʒi/

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

noun

strategies


distribution

forms:
distribution (singular)
distributions (plural)

glosses: Distribution is sending or giving out things to several people, companies, places, etc.

text: The distribution of the mail was slowed by the snow storm.

text: The increase in profits was followed by a cash distribution to the investors.

glosses: Distribution is the way that things are spread (often used in statistics).

text: The distribution of the new iPad was very fast because Apple had invested a lot on advertisement.

text: The distribution of power in the company is very narrow, with just a few managers controlling almost everything.

text: The test scores averaged 50% and had a normal distribution.

ipa: /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧tri‧bu‧tion


lip

forms:
lip (singular)
lips (plural)

glosses: The edge of an opening, especially, the human mouth (often plural).

text: She climbed over the lip of the hole.

text: John licked his lips.

text: The window had a wide lip below it that collected dust.

text: Don't give me any lip.

enpr: lĭp

ipa: /lɪp/

sampa: /lIp/


role

forms:
role (singular)
roles (plural)

glosses: The role of a person or thing is the job that they do in a certain situation.

text: In the past twenty-five years the role of women on farms had changed dramatically.

text: Music plays an important role in the movie.

glosses: role is another word for a part in a theatrical work such as a play or a ballet

text: Tamara Karsavina was the first to dance the role of the Firebird.

text: I was cast in the role of the crazy old witch in the school play.

enpr: rōl

ipa: /rəʊl/

ipa: /rol/


income

forms:
income (singular)
incomes (plural)

glosses: Income is the money that you get from working.

text: Generally, teachers have a lower income than business people.

text: The company's income has dropped because of poor sales.

glosses: Income is what you get for selling products you make or grow.

text: He gets a lot of his income from the corn he grows.

ipa: /ˈɪnˌkʌm/

hyphenation: in‧come


established

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

glosses: If an institution, system, etc. is established, it has existed for some time and is probably well known.

text: The established church leaders often do no wish to see changes that might reduce their power.

text: The fact that the earth is a ball is well established.


established

forms:
establish (canonical)
establishes (third-person singular)
established (past)
established (past participle)
establishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of establish.

text: Now that we've established what order we're presenting in, let's get started.


keep

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

glosses: When you keep something for someone, you make something safe.

text: I will keep your money for you.

glosses: When you keep something, you do not give it back.

text: Keep the change.

glosses: When you keep safe, happy, quiet, etc, you stay that way.

text: Keep quiet.

enpr: kēp

ipa: /kiːp/

keep

keeps

kept

kept

keeping


keep

forms:
keep (singular)
keeps (plural)

glosses: A keep is a special safe area of a castle.

text: The king lived in the keep during the battle.


price

forms:
price (singular)
prices (plural)

glosses: The amount of money you need to pay to buy something.

text: The price of this book is ten dollars.

enpr: prīs

ipa: /praɪs/

sampa: /praIs/


price

forms:
price (canonical)
prices (third-person singular)
priced (past)
priced (past participle)
pricing (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

verb

pric


crime

forms:
crime (singular)
crimes (plural)

glosses: A crime is an act that is against the law and for which you can go to jail.

text: Murder is a crime.

text: New York has a lot of crime.

text: Letting that puppy die is a crime.

ipa: kraɪm


September

glosses: September is the ninth month of the year.

text: There are 30 days in September.

ipa: /sɛpˈtɛmbə/

enpr: sĕp-tĕmʹbər

ipa: /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/

proper noun

September

Septembers


future

forms:
future (singular)
futures (plural)

glosses: The future is the time of something that hasn't happen yet. The study of the future is known as futurology.

text: I will be more careful in the future.

text: You have a great future ahead of you.

glosses: A future event is one that hasn't happened yet but will happen.

ipa: /ˈfjuːʧə/

ipa: /ˈfjuːʧɚ/


against

forms: against

text: I am against that proposal. I think it is a bad idea.

text: The vote for the suspension of the party was 283 in favour with 29 against.

text: He held her head against his chest.

ipa: /əˈgɛnst/


contract

forms:
contract (singular)
contracts (plural)

glosses: A contract is a legal agreement to trade goods, services and/or property. It's usually written down.

text: If you would just sign this contract, the car will be yours.

text: In Japan, most worker's employment contracts last until the age of sixty.

text: My father's employment contract is for forty years.

text: You must look over the contract before you sign it.

enpr: kŏn'trăkt

ipa: /ˈkɒntrækt/

sampa: /"kQntr{kt/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrækt/

sampa: /"kAntr{kt/

audio: en-uk-contract (noun).ogg


contract

forms:
contract (canonical)
contracts (third-person singular)
contracted (past)
contracted (past participle)
contracting (present participle)

glosses: If something contracts, it gets smaller.

text: As the wood dries out, it contracts.

glosses: If you contract someone to do a job, you enter into a contract with them.

text: We've contracted a cleaning company to take care of the office.

text: When there's too much work, there are a number of small firms to which we will contract it out.

glosses: If you contract a disease, you become sick with it.

text: It's hard to understand why people risk contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

text: He contracted the flu.

enpr: kəntrăkt

ipa: /kənˈtrækt/

audio: en-uk-contract (verb).ogg


plough

forms:
plough (singular)
ploughs (plural)

glosses: A tool used to cut ground before planting.

text: He took the plough out of the shed.

ipa: /plaʊ/


plough

forms:
plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)

text: He will plough the field by sundown.


on account of

forms: on account of

glosses: If you do x on account of y, you do x because of y. It explains the reason you do something.

text: He couldn't read it on account of his bad eyes.

text: She was late on account of having missed the bus.


conclusion

forms:
conclusion (singular)
conclusions (plural)

glosses: A writer or speaker's conclusions are the ideas that they have after thinking about all the important information.

text: The study's main conclusion is that more money will not solve the problem.

text: At the conclusion of the story, we still don't know why he did it.

hyphenation: con‧clu‧sion


adjustment

forms:
adjustment (singular)
adjustments (plural)

etymology_text: adjust + -ment

ety-suffix

adjust

expansion: adjust + -ment

text: If you're gaining weight, you need to make slight adjustments to your food and exercise programme.