tiger

forms:
tiger (singular)
tigers (plural)

glosses: A tiger is a mammal. It comes from Asia.

text: I'm going to take the kids to the zoo to see a tiger.

enpr: tī'gər

ipa: /ˈtaɪɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈtaɪɡə/

hyphenation: ti‧ger


burns

forms:
burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burning (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

burn

expansion: [POS TABLE]


burns

forms:
burn (singular)
burns (plural)

pos: noun

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


mixing

forms:
mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈmɪksɪŋ/

mix

es


guys

forms:
guy (singular)
guys (plural)

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

text: Who are those guys?

text: Hi guys!

enpr: gīz

ipa: /ɡaɪz/

noun

guy


said

forms:
say (canonical)
says (third-person singular)
said (past)
said (past participle)
saying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of say.

text: I meant every word that I said.

text: The King is said to be a god.

text: The boy said, "This is my dog."

enpr: sĕd

ipa: /sɛd/

verb

say

says

said

saying


said

forms: said (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: The said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

text: A gun was found at the scene. The said gun belonged to this man.


said

forms: said

pos: det

glosses: Said person or thing is the one that was mentioned before.

text: A gun was found at the scene. Said gun belonged to this man.


commit

forms:
commit (canonical)
commits (third-person singular)
committed (past)
committed (past participle)
committing (present participle)

glosses: If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.

text: We have committed no offense and ask to be freed at once.

text: The people who have committed this dreadful act should be punished.

glosses: If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.

text: The president has committed the government to improving schools.

text: We must commit ourselves to the job at hand.

text: After committing to the project last year, they are now trying to pull out.

text: She wants to get married, but he's not ready to commit.

text: The government has committed $10 million towards solving the problem.

glosses: If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.

text: He was committed to a mental hospital after he tried to kill himself.

text: The judge committed him to twelve years for the murder.

glosses: If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.

text: He committed the whole speech to memory.

text: She committed her life's story to paper.

ipa: /kəˈmɪt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-commit.wav

hyphenation: com‧mit

commit

t


widest

forms:
wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of wide; most wide.

adjective

wide

wider

widest


anger

forms: anger (singular)

glosses: A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.


anger

forms:
anger (canonical)
angers (third-person singular)
angered (past)
angered (past participle)
angering (present participle)

glosses: If you anger someone you make them feel angry.

text: It really angers me when you don't clean up your messes.


forded

forms:
ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ford.

text: We forded the stream in our car without any problems.

verb

ford


mix

glosses: If you mix something, you stir two or more things together.

text: Mix the eggs and milk with the flour.

glosses: If you mix something, you combine items from two or more sources which are normally kept separate.

text: Don't mix the light clothes with the dark clothes in the washing machine.

text: I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.

glosses: To make a finished version of a recording.

text: I'm almost done mixing this song.

ipa: /ˈmɪks/

sampa: /"mIks/


mix

forms:
mix (singular)
mixes (plural)

glosses: A mix is two or more things that have been mixed together; it is a mixture.

text: Now add the raisins to the mix.

glosses: The result of combining items normally kept separate.

text: The laundry is a mix of light and dark clothes.

text: The rhythm mix sounds muddy.

text: I've almost finished the mix for this song.

noun

mixes


especial

forms: especial (positive)

glosses: When something is especial, it is very important or significant.

text: I don't see anything especial about that paint; it seems like an ordinary blue.

ipa: /ɛsˈpɛʃəl/

hyphenation: es‧pe‧cial


angering

verb

anger


wider

glosses: The comparative form of wide; more wide.


burned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of burn.


medicines

forms:
medicine (singular)
medicines (plural)

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

text: She takes a number of different medicines because of her poor health.

noun

medicine


desert

forms:
desert (singular)
deserts (plural)

glosses: A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.

ipa: /'dɛzət/

enpr: dĕ'zə(r)t

poses:
noun 1
noun


desert

glosses: A desert is something that is earned or deserved.


desert

forms:
desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)

glosses: To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.

text: When he left without us, we felt deserted.

enpr: dĭzû(r)t'


basic

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

text: Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

glosses: When something is basic, it is fundamental or important.

text: Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

glosses: Something that is basic has a pH level more than 7, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪk/

hyphenation: ba‧sic

adj

more: true


basic

forms:
basic (singular)
basics (plural)

text: Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.


frameworks

forms:
framework (singular)
frameworks (plural)

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

noun

framework


saving

forms:
saving (singular)
savings (plural)

glosses: All the money that you have is your savings.

text: She had lost all her savings when the company went out of business.

glosses: The saving is the difference between the amount you were going to use or spend and the amount you actually did.

text: The fuel savings in moving to a new car can be huge.

text: The lower tax represents a saving of over $300 for the average family.


saving

forms:
save (canonical)
saves (third-person singular)
saved (past)
saved (past participle)
saving (present participle)

verb

sav

e


saving

forms: saving

pos: prep

text: After the fire, nothing was left saving the clothes I was wearing.


microeconomics

forms: microeconomics (singular)

etymology_text: micro- + economics

ety-prefix

micro

economics

expansion: micro- + economics

glosses: Microeconomics is the study of the economic behaviour of small economic groups like firms and families.


presumed

forms:
presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of presume.

verb

presum


guy

forms:
guy (singular)
guys (plural)

text: So, I walk in and there's this woman talking to this guy.

glosses: A guy is a rope from the top of something to the ground to keep it from falling over.

enpr: gī

ipa: /gaɪ/

sampa: /gaI/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Guy.wav


fords

forms:
ford (singular)
fords (plural)

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


equips

forms:
equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of equip.

text: This program equips students with the skills the need to succeed in college.

equip

p


echo

forms:
echo (singular)
echoes (plural)

glosses: An echo is a reflected sound that is heard again by a person.

glosses: The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

enpr: ĕkʹō

ipa: /ˈɛkəʊ/

ipa: /ˈɛkoʊ/

noun

echoes


echo

forms:
echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

glosses: To repeat back what someone else has just said.

verb

echo


attacked

forms:
attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attack.

ipa: /əˈtækt/

attack


formulas

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

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

noun

formula

formulae


nude

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

glosses: Someone who is nude is not wearing clothes or some other covering.

glosses: A term used in fashion (clothing, makeup) indicating the color of bare skin.

enpr: n(y)o͞od

ipa: /n(j)uːd/


nude

forms:
nude (singular)
nudes (plural)

glosses: A painting or other artwork that shows human figures that are partially or totally naked.


organise

forms:
organise (canonical)
organises (third-person singular)
organised (past)
organised (past participle)
organising (present participle)

glosses: When you organise something, you plan or arrange it.

text: The student organised his class notes.

glosses: When you organise, you bring together many people for a united action.

text: The dads organised to help their children in school.

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪz/

ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/

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

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

hyphenation: or‧gan‧ise

verb

organis


attacking

ipa: /əˈtækɪŋ/


founders

forms:
founder (singular)
founders (plural)

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

noun

founder


founders

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of founder.


valley

forms:
valley (singular)
valleys (plural)

glosses: An long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

glosses: Any structure resembling #1, for example, the point where two angled roofs meet.

enpr: văl'ē

ipa: /ˈvæli/

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


protested

forms:
protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of protest.

verb

protest


apply

forms:
apply (canonical)
applies (third-person singular)
applied (past)
applied (past participle)
applying (present participle)

glosses: If a rule, a principle, a law, etc. applies, it has some effect on the situation.

text: The new anti-smoking law applies only to public buildings.

text: I understand the idea, but I don't think it applies here.

glosses: If you apply for something, you formally say that you want it or you want to do it.

text: After high school, he applied to three universities and was accepted by all of them.

text: You have to go to the government office to apply for a passport.

glosses: If you apply something such as an idea, rule, formula, or piece of information, etc., you use it to do something, work with something, or handle a situation.

text: I found it hard to apply the principles I learned at school to the problems I faced at work.

text: You can't just take one rule and apply it in every situation.

text: I applied the old saying "what goes around, comes around" to the situation and stopped myself from being mean when I didn't need to.

glosses: If you apply yourself, you focus on something and work hard at it.

text: He's really smart, but he just has a hard time applying himself to his school work.

glosses: If you apply x to y, you put or spread x on y.

text: It's dangerous to 'apply makeup while driving a car.

text: Apply pressure to the cut until the bleeding stops.

glosses: If you apply something, you turn it on, usually by pushing something.

text: Apply the brakes gently to stop the car without sliding.

glosses: If a word applies, it is used to mean a particular thing.

text: The word resident applies to anyone living there.

ipa: /əˈplaɪ/

hyphenation: ap‧ply

appl

y


altar

forms:
altar (singular)
altars (plural)

hyphenation: al‧tar


mathematics

forms: mathematics (singular)

text: Use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are part of basic mathematics.

ipa: /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɪks/

hyphenation: ma‧the‧ma‧tics


non

forms: non

pos: prefix

glosses: non or non- means the same as not, but makes not part of the word it changes. When you add non- to a word it makes that word mean the opposite.

text: That drink is non-alcoholic, it has no alcohol in it.

text: He is a non-believer; he does not believe at all.

ipa: /ˈnɒn/

ipa: /ˈnɑn/

prefix

non


freedom

forms:
freedom (singular)
freedoms (plural)

etymology_text: free + -dom

ety-suffix

free

dom

expansion: free + -dom

glosses: The state of being free; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

text: He enjoyed his freedom after he was released from prison.

glosses: The state of being without restraints or constraints.

text: Freedom of speech is important in a democracy.

enpr: frē'dəm

ipa: /ˈfriːdəm/

ipa: /ˈfridəm/

hyphenation: free‧dom


claim

forms:
claim (canonical)
claims (third-person singular)
claimed (past)
claimed (past participle)
claiming (present participle)

glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it is true without proof.

text: It is easy to claim that a god exists, but impossible to prove.

text: He claims to be at home when the shooting happened.

text: He often falsely claimed to be the president of various businesses.

glosses: If you claim something, you say or write that it belongs to you and often you take it.

text: Once you are over 65, there are a variety of government benefits that you can claim.

text: Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

text: Nobody has yet claimed the money that was lost last week.

text: Passengers can claim their baggage at the bottom of the stairs.

text: The incident in Kenya has claimed the world's attention.

glosses: If something claims a life, it kills people.

text: The disease has claimed seven people in Taipei so far this month.

ipa: /kleɪm/


claim

forms:
claim (singular)
claims (plural)

glosses: A claim is something that you say or write without proof.

text: It is difficult to believe claims that the world is ending.

text: His claim to be the father is now being investigated.

glosses: If you have a claim to something, you have the right, to own or do it.

text: The government is disputing their claim to the land.

text: The group has made a claim against the owner worth $1 million.

glosses: A claim is something that you say you have the right to.

text: They have begun looking for gold on their claim in Western Alberta.


destructive

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

glosses: If something (or someone) is destructive it destroys; it causes destruction.

ipa: /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/

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


walks

forms:
walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)

ipa: /wɔks/

ipa: /wɔːks/

ipa: /wɑks/

verb

walk


walks

forms:
walk (singular)
walks (plural)

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

text: There are many walks of life.


occasion

forms:
occasion (singular)
occasions (plural)

text: Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.

text: He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.

glosses: An occasion is a good time to do something.

text: The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.

text: Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

text: a good opportunity or chance

ipa: /əˈkeɪʒən/


occasion

forms:
occasion (canonical)
occasions (third-person singular)
occasioned (past)
occasioned (past participle)
occasioning (present participle)

text: Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.


depress

forms:
depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

glosses: If you depress something, you push or hold it down.

text: He depressed the button with his finger.

glosses: If something is depressed it is being made low.

text: The prices were depressed by too much being available.

glosses: If something depresses you, it makes you very sad.

text: Sad songs always depress me.

ipa: /dəˈprɛs/

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

depress


skeleton

forms:
skeleton (singular)
skeletons (plural)

glosses: A skeleton is the bones that support the body of an animal or person.

text: She lost so much weight while she was sick that she became a skeleton.

glosses: The skeleton of something is the core of it, the part that give it structure.

glosses: A skeleton is a frame that provides support to a building or other construction.

enpr: skĕˈ -lə-tən

ipa: /ˈskɛlətən/


else

forms: else

glosses: You use else to show that something is not the same one as another thing.

text: OK, he's cute, but what else has he got?

text: I don't think this one fits me. Do you have anything else in the same colour?

text: I've told you most of it. There's not much else I can think of.

ipa: /ɛls/; sometimes /ɛlts/


else

forms:
else (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

glosses: You use x or else y to say that if x doesn't happen or isn't true, y would happen or would be true.

text: They don't want to be here or else they would have come.

glosses: You use or else to say that if something doesn't happen, it will be bad.

text: You'd better clean your room, or else.


decide

forms:
decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

glosses: If you decide something, there were different things you could do, but you choose one.

text: The government has decided to cut spending.

text: I need to work on English, so I decided not to play soccer this year.

text: Have you decided on a name for the new dog?

text: We've decided against going out tonight because of the rain.

text: I haven't decided what to do yet.

ipa: /dɪˈsaɪd/

decid


identity

forms:
identity (singular)
identities (plural)

glosses: Your identity is your name, your personality, and the things that make you different from other people.

text: Before I can give you money from your bank account, you have to prove your identity.

text: I don't know the identity of the person who walked past while I was looking the other way.

ipa: /aɪˈdɛntəti/

audio: EN-AU ck1 identity.ogg

noun

identity

identities


justly

etymology_text: just + -ly

ety-suffix

just

ly

expansion: just + -ly

glosses: To do something justly is to do it in a way that is fair, that shows justice; it means acting as if everyone is equal.

text: She justly said no, she would not stand on a stage with someone who was saying bad things about another person.

text: He justly put the toy away for the rest of the day after the children were fighting about it.

ipa: /ˈdʒʌstli/

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


merry

forms:
merry (positive)
merrier (comparative)
merriest (superlative)

text: We were all feeling very merry that night.

glosses: If something is merry it makes people happy.

text: I am wishing you a merry Christmas!

text: His family will be going back to merry old England soon.

adjective

merry

merrier

merriest


introduces

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of introduce.

verb

introduc


algebra

forms: algebra (singular)

glosses: Algebra is a kind of mathematics where a letter (called a variable) can replace a number that is not known.

text: Using algebra, we can define a line with the formula y=x+3

noun

algebra


alcohol

forms:
alcohol (singular)
alcohols (plural)

glosses: Alcohol is the chemical in some drinks that makes you drunk (intoxicated).

text: beer, wine, and whiskey all have alcohol in them.

glosses: Another chemical similar to the one that makes you drunk.

text: The scientist used an alcohol to fuel the burner.


lower

forms:
low (positive)
lower (comparative)
lowest (superlative)

text: New Orleans is lower than Denver.

ipa: /ˈləʊə/

ipa: /ˈloʊɚ/

adj

low

lower

lowest


lower

forms:
lower (canonical)
lowers (third-person singular)
lowered (past)
lowered (past participle)
lowering (present participle)

glosses: If you lower something, you move it down.

text: The man was lowered into the hole on a rope, so he could save the child.


tapioca

forms: tapioca (singular)

glosses: The dried root of this plant that has been crushed. Tapioca is used to make pudding and pie filling; it makes them thick.

text: I love tapioca pudding, it's my favorite.

ipa: /tæpiˈoʊkə/

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

noun

tapioca


divorce

forms:
divorce (singular)
divorces (plural)

glosses: Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage.

text: Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce?

text: There is a geographic divorce between the United States and Mexico.

ipa: /dɪˈvɔːs/

ipa: /dɪˈvɔrs/

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


divorce

forms:
divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

glosses: To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people.

text: The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

glosses: If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them.

text: Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful.

glosses: To separate something that was connected.

text: The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one.

text: Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.

verb

divorc


begins

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of begin.

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


equipped

forms:
equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of equip.

text: We equipped the buses with blankets and pillows and high-tech stereo headphones and telephones.

equip


dates

forms:
date (singular)
dates (plural)

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

text: He goes out on a lot of dates.

text: I like to eat dates because they're healthy for you.

noun

date


dates

forms:
date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

text: He never dates his letters.

text: She only dates older men.

verb

dat


district

forms:
district (singular)
districts (plural)

glosses: A district is an area of land that shares certain characteristics.

text: Roppongi and Kabukicho are Tokyo's main entertainment districts.

text: The lake district is one of England's most beautiful areas.

glosses: A district is an area of land that is defined for political reasons such as elections or administration.

text: Washington is located in the District of Columbia.

enpr: dĭs′trĭkt

ipa: /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

hyphenation: dis‧trict


weird

forms:
weird (positive)
weirder (comparative)
weirdest (superlative)

glosses: Very strange or unusual. Very different from others of its kind or what is expected. Something that is weird is not at all normal.

text: People laughed at the boy because he was weird.

text: Eating fish with chocolate syrup is so weird.

text: The strange man scared them because he looked weird.

ipa: /wɪəd/

ipa: /wiɚd/

adj

weird

weirder

weirdest


anchorage

forms:
anchorage (singular)
anchorages (plural)

glosses: A harbor, river, or other area that can hold a ship while it is anchored.

ipa: /ˈæŋkərɪd͡ʒ/

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


encourage

forms:
encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

glosses: If you encourage someone, you make them feel that they want to, or can, do something.

text: We're trying to encourage more people to give money to the hospital.

text: I encouraged my son to audition for the school play.

text: It will be difficult, but I'm encouraged by our success so far.

glosses: If x encourages y, x makes y more likely to happen.

text: The water encourages the breakdown of the wood.

ipa: /ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ/

sampa: /In"kVrIdZ/

ipa: /ɪnˈkɝrɪʤ/

hyphenation: en‧cour‧age

verb

encourag


self-destruct

forms:
self-destruct (canonical)
self-destructs (third-person singular)
self-destructed (past)
self-destructed (past participle)
self-destructing (present participle)

etymology_text: self- + destruct

ety-prefix

self

destruct

expansion: self- + destruct

glosses: If something self-destructs, it destroys itself.

text: The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.


marriage

forms:
marriage (singular)
marriages (plural)

glosses: The life two people have together while they are married.

text: The marriage seemed good until he left her.

glosses: When two people of becoming married; a wedding.

glosses: Two different things that have been made into one thing.

text: Music videos are a marriage of music and television.

ipa: /ˈmærɪdʒ/

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


submerge

forms:
submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

glosses: Someone submerges something when they make the thing sink; they make it go down into water so that the water is covering it.

text: He submerged his arm in the lake to try to clean the mud off it.

glosses: Something submerges when it sinks; it goes down into the water so that the water is covering it.

text: The boat submerged completely, but then part of it came back up out of the water.

ipa: /sʌbˈmɜːdʒ/

ipa: /sʌbˈmɝdʒ/

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

verb

submerg


Seoul

forms: Seoul

pos: name

enpr: sōl

ipa: /səʊl/

ipa: /soʊl/

sampa: /soUl/

homophones: soul sole


destroy

forms:
destroy (canonical)
destroys (third-person singular)
destroyed (past)
destroyed (past participle)
destroying (present participle)

glosses: If you destroy something, you break it or make it not exist anymore.

text: The house was destroyed by the bomb.

glosses: If you destroy someone you hurt them badly, especially their feelings, or cause them much trouble.

text: Mary was destroyed by her failiure to get into college.

text: The other kids destroyed him with cruel lies.

ipa: /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

hyphenation: de‧stroy


protests

forms:
protest (canonical)
protests (third-person singular)
protested (past)
protested (past participle)
protesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of protest.

protest


protests

forms:
protest (singular)
protests (plural)

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


soul

forms:
soul (singular)
souls (plural)

glosses: A part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Souls are prominent in some religions and myths.

text: He went to church hoping to save his soul.

text: ghosts are said to be souls of people who have died.

text: There is a pain deep in my soul.

text: I love his music because it is full of soul.

glosses: A kind of music. Soul is usually sung and is often by African Americans.

text: She was the greatest soul singer of her time.

homophones: Seoul sole


pair

forms:
pair (singular)
pairs (plural)

text: She has many pairs of shoes, but she only has one pair of pants.

text: Those two make a lovely pair, don't they.

enpr: pâr

ipa: /pɛə(r)/

ipa: /pɛr/

homophones: pare pear


pair

forms:
pair (canonical)
pairs (third-person singular)
paired (past)
paired (past participle)
pairing (present participle)

glosses: If you pair two people or things, you put them together.

text: Young women were often paired with older men.

text: They paired up at the dance.


thou

pos: pron

glosses: Another word for you; thou is an old word, and people do not use it much anymore. Often when thou is used it is with other old words.

text: What hast thou done? (i.e. What have you done?)

ipa: /ðaʊ/

sampa: /DaU/


thou

forms: thou

glosses: Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.

text: Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude.


ford

forms:
ford (singular)
fords (plural)

glosses: A place in a stream where the water is not deep, making it possible to cross from one side to the other without a bridge by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.

text: The ford looks shallow enough for us to cross.

ipa: /fɔːd/


ford

forms:
ford (canonical)
fords (third-person singular)
forded (past)
forded (past participle)
fording (present participle)

text: We forded the stream in our car without any problems.


concern

forms:
concern (singular)
concerns (plural)

glosses: A concern is something that you think is a problem or needs attention.

text: The government expressed its concern at the fighting in Kenya.

text: Poor sales are causing concern among the owners.

text: Our main concern now is to make sure that everyone is safe.

text: There is widespread concern about the approaching storm.

text: He concern for her children is understandable, given the lack of information.

text: The changes at the school were quite clearly a matter of great interest and concern among students.

glosses: Concern is a feeling that you want to help somebody.

text: Her look of concern made him feel better.

text: XYZ Company is an ongoing concern, and we have no plans to shut it down.

ipa: /kənˈsɝn/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːn/

hyphenation: con‧cern


concern

forms:
concern (canonical)
concerns (third-person singular)
concerned (past)
concerned (past participle)
concerning (present participle)

text: We have received a letter that concerns the recent sale of the property.

text: The article is primarily concerned with Dylan's early life.

glosses: If something concerns you, you think it is a problem or needs attention.

text: The recent losses certainly concern me, but I still think things are looking good.

glosses: You use to whom it may concern at the beginning of a letter when you don't know the name of the person you're writing to.


ghost

forms:
ghost (singular)
ghosts (plural)

glosses: A ghost is the soul of a dead person that shows up after death.

text: The house was haunted by the ghost of the little boy who used to live here.

glosses: A ghost is any faint thing that looks like a shadow.

ipa: /gəʊst/

ipa: /goʊst/


printer

forms:
printer (singular)
printers (plural)

glosses: The person who runs a printing press or the owner of a printing business.

glosses: A machine, usually attached to a computer, used to print words or images onto paper.

text: I used the printer to make a copy of my project.

ipa: /ˈprɪntə(r)/

ipa: /ˈprɪntɚ/

hyphenation: print‧er


geometry

forms:
geometry (singular)
geometries (plural)

glosses: A kind of mathematics that is about shapes and spaces.

text: Using geometry we can find out the area of a circle.

ipa: /dʒiːɒmətriː/

irrnoun

geometries


title: x ray

redirect: X-ray

pos: hard-redirect


pressure

forms:
pressure (singular)
pressures (plural)

glosses: In science, pressure is force applied over an area.

text: It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.

text: He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.

glosses: If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.

text: She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.

enpr: prĕshʹ-ə(r)

ipa: /ˈprɛʃə(r)/

hyphenation: pres‧sure


pressure

forms:
pressure (canonical)
pressures (third-person singular)
pressured (past)
pressured (past participle)
pressuring (present participle)

glosses: When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.

text: Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."

text: His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.

verb

pressur


depend

forms:
depend (canonical)
depends (third-person singular)
depended (past)
depended (past participle)
depending (present participle)

glosses: When you depend on something, you need it; you rely on it; you trust it.

text: I knew I could depend on you to meet your aunt at the station.

ipa: /dɪˈpɛnd/

sampa: /dI"pEnd/

hyphenation: de‧pend


fought

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fight.

ipa: /fɔːt/

ipa: /fɔt/

fight

fights

fought

fought

fighting


modern

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

glosses: If something is modern, it happened in current times.

text: The new house has all modern conveniences.

glosses: Some new styles or forms of art and fiction writing are called modern.

text: Much modern art looks odd to many people.

ipa: /ˈmɒd(ə)n/

ipa: /ˈmɑdɚn/


sisters

forms:
sister (singular)
sisters (plural)

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

noun

sister


explain

forms:
explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

glosses: If you explain something, you talk about it so that somebody can understand it.

text: Can you explain the difference between the two?

text: He explained the difference between the two.

text: Explaining my thoughts on the topic was useless.

ipa: /ɛkˈspleɪn/


magnification

forms:
magnification (singular)
magnifications (plural)

glosses: Magnification is the act or result of making something look bigger.

text: The magnification of this small bug can help us see hidden details.

text: Things are easier to see at higher magnifications.

ipa: /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


pissed

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of piss.

ipa: /pɪst/

verb

piss

es


pissed

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

text: I am so pissed about something.


amounts

forms:
amount (singular)
amounts (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈmaʊnts/

noun

amount


amounts

forms:
amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of amount.


Mary

forms: Mary

text: We named our daughter Mary.

text: This is my friend, Mary.

glosses: Mary is the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

text: Some people claim to have seen Mary appear to them.

enpr: mârʹē

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-John.d.new77-Mary.wav

homophones: marry merry


equipping

forms:
equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

text: We're equipping the baseball team with new bats and balls.


title: druming

redirect: drumming


lady

forms:
lady (singular)
ladies (plural)

text: Please direct this lady to the soft furnishings department.

glosses: The wife of a lord or a woman who holds the office in her own right.

text: Lady Diana was very popular with the British people.

text: Mary, please try to act more like a lady in public.

text: If you are not ladylike, you will not be seen as a lady.

ipa: /ˈleɪdi/

sampa: /"leIdi/

hyphenation: la‧dy

lady

ladies


attacks

forms:
attack (singular)
attacks (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈtæks/

attack


attacks

forms:
attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attack.


destruct

forms:
destruct (canonical)
destructs (third-person singular)
destructed (past)
destructed (past participle)
destructing (present participle)

glosses: If something destructs it destroys itself. Usually we say self-destruct instead.

text: The weapon was made to self-destruct if stolen.

ipa: /dɪˈstrʌkt/


dice

forms:
die (singular)
dice (plural)

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

glosses: Sometimes used in the singular, a dice is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.

enpr: dīs

ipa: /daɪs/

sampa: /daIs/

die

dice


dice

forms:
dice (canonical)
dices (third-person singular)
diced (past)
diced (past participle)
dicing (present participle)

glosses: If you dice something, you cut it into cubes (usually small cubes).

verb

dic

e


pretty

glosses: You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "more than a little".

text: She was pretty sure that he'd say yes.

glosses: You use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean "very".

text: That sounds like a pretty good idea.


pretty

forms:
pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is pretty, people like to look at it.

text: Those flowers are so pretty.

text: I want to have a pretty painting in my house.

text: My girlfriend is very pretty.

adj

pretty

prettier

prettiest


redundant

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

glosses: repeating oneself or using extra words; saying the same thing again in a slightly different way.

glosses: Being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed.

hyphenation: re‧dun‧dant


gone

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

enpr: gŏn

ipa: /gɒn/

sampa: /gQn/

ipa: /gɑn/

sampa: /gAn/

go

goes

went

gone

going


gone

forms: gone (positive)

glosses: Not there any more, because it has moved or because it does not exist anymore.


gone

forms:
gone (singular)
gones (plural)

text: Katie: "Doctor, is he okay?."

text: The doctor: "I'm sorry, he's gone".

text: Katie: "Oh, God no, please don't tell me my father's gone! (crying)."


birthday

forms:
birthday (singular)
birthdays (plural)

text: They will need your birthday on the application.

text: My birthday is September 14, 1972.

glosses: The same day of the year you were born, happening every year. Often there is a party for a person's birthday.

text: My birthday is September 14.

text: We celebrated my birthday a week late this year.


introduce

forms:
introduce (canonical)
introduces (third-person singular)
introduced (past)
introduced (past participle)
introducing (present participle)

glosses: If you introduce someone or something, you make them known to someone else.

text: Let me introduce you to my friend.

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdus/

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duce

verb

introduc


enjoy

forms:
enjoy (canonical)
enjoys (third-person singular)
enjoyed (past)
enjoyed (past participle)
enjoying (present participle)

glosses: If you enjoy something, it gives you joy, happiness and pleasure.

text: We enjoy dancing. When we dance, we feel happy and good.

ipa: /ɛnˈdʒɔɪ/

hyphenation: en‧joy


wedding

forms:
wedding (singular)
weddings (plural)

glosses: A wedding is a special time when two people marry each other.

text: The wedding was very beautiful.

glosses: Two different things things that have been made into one thing.

text: Music videos are a wedding of music and television.

ipa: /ˈwɛdɪŋ/

hyphenation: wed‧ding


wedding

forms:
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

wed

d


arithmetic

forms: arithmetic (singular)

glosses: The kind of mathematics in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are done on numbers.

text: My son is starting to do simple arithmetic like 2+2=4.

enpr: ərĭth'mətĭk

ipa: /əˈrɪθmətɪk/

hyphenation: arith‧met‧ic


introduced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of introduce.

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈduːst/

ipa: /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duced


euro

forms:
euro (singular)
euro or euros (plural)

glosses: Official name of the money used in 15 countries of Europe.

ipa: /ˈjuərəʊ/

noun

euro

euro

euros


jazz

forms: jazz (singular)

glosses: Jazz is a kind of music invented by African Americans. It usually has a strong rhythm and is often played with horns.

text: Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller were famous for playing jazz.

glosses: A group of ideas you do not want to think about.

text: Yes, I've heard about the health risks and all that jazz.

text: Stop talking jazz.

enpr: jăz

ipa: /d͡ʒæz/

jazz


coin

forms:
coin (singular)
coins (plural)

text: The United States makes several different coins including the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.

ipa: /kɔɪn/

sampa: /kOIn/


coin

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

glosses: When you invent a new word or phrase, you coin the word or phrase.

text: The host of a radio show coined the phrase "rock and roll" for music of the 1950s.


bedroom

forms:
bedroom (singular)
bedrooms (plural)

glosses: A room in a house that is used for sleeping. This is where the bed is kept.

text: I hate camping. I wish I was back in my bedroom, sleeping in my own bed.

ipa: /ˈbɛdˌrum/


bateau

forms:
bateau (singular)
bateaux (plural)

glosses: A bateau is a light river boat with a flat bottom.

text: The guide used a bateau to get us across the river.

ipa: /bæˈtoʊ/

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

bateau

bateaux


banzai

forms: banzai

pos: intj

text: The soldier cried banzai as he attacked his enemy.

ipa: /bɑːnˈzaɪ/


shocked

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

glosses: If you are feeling shocked, you feel surprised, startled, or confused.

text: I'm shocked that you would do such a terrible thing!

ipa: /ʃɒkt/


shocked

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shock.

verb

shock


sisterhood

forms:
sisterhood (singular)
sisterhoods (plural)

glosses: Sisterhood is the relationship between sisters.

glosses: Sisterhood is the relationship between all women. All women on earth and living are considered "sisters".

glosses: A sisterhood is a group of sisters, especially women who agree to live or work together for religious purposes.


date

forms:
date (singular)
dates (plural)

glosses: A date is a particular day in a month or year.

text: "What's the date on Friday?" "Uh, the 17th, I think."

text: Charles suggested they get together at a later date to sort it out.

text: The last date for orders is 25 October 1991.

text: Please write your birth date here.

glosses: A date is an agreement to meet on particular day at a particular time.

text: Can we set a date for the next meeting? How about June 21st?

glosses: A date is a time when you go out with a romantic partner.

text: I've got a date with Michael tonight. We're going to that new restaurant.

glosses: You date is the person you are meeting romantically.

text: Who's your date for the dance?

glosses: If you say that something is true to date, you mean in the past until the present.

text: To date, we've had no problems with the new computers.

glosses: A date is a sweet fruit that grows on date palm trees and is often dried.

ipa: /deɪt/


date

forms:
date (canonical)
dates (third-person singular)
dated (past)
dated (past participle)
dating (present participle)

glosses: If you date something, you write the date on it.

text: You need to date this form at the top, here.

text: The letter was dated Jan 8, 1969.

glosses: If you date something, you find out how old it is, especially something very old.

text: We have not been successful in dating the painting, though we believe it is from the 17th century.

text: Scientists have dated it to about 2 million years ago.

glosses: If something dates, it goes out of style and looks old fashioned.

text: Unfortunately, this jacket has dated rather more quickly than I had hoped.

glosses: If something dates from a particular time, it first existed at that time.

text: The earliest electronic computers date from the mid-20th century (around 1940–1945).

glosses: If you date someone, you have a romantic relationship with them.

text: They dated for almost a year in high school.

dat


hell

forms: hell

glosses: In some religions and myths, hell is a place where you may go after you die. Hell is usually seen as a bad place where bad people are punished.

enpr: hel

ipa: /hɛl/

sampa: /hEl/


hell

forms:
hell (singular)
hells (plural)

glosses: Something that is very hard to do or makes you suffer.

text: My new boss is making my job hell.


hell

glosses: You say hell when you are having a hard time.

text: Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.

glosses: Hell may be added to show strong feeling.

text: I'm sure as hell not going there!

text: Hell yeah (yes)! I'd love to go with you!

text: What the hell are you doing!?

text: There is no way in hell I would do that!


calf

forms:
calf (singular)
calves (plural)

glosses: A calf is a young cow or the young of certain other large mammals.

text: The cow gave birth to a calf today.

glosses: The back of the leg below the knee is called the calf.

text: The muscle in my calf hurt after I ran for two hours.

ipa: /kɑːf/

noun

calf

calves


sole

forms: sole (positive)

ipa: /səʊl/

ipa: /soʊl/

homophones: Seoul soul

adj

sole


sole

forms:
sole (singular)
soles (plural)


wed

forms:
wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

glosses: When people wed they become married. Wed is an old word, most people say marry now.

text: I'd love to be wed, but I cannot find a girl to marry me.

glosses: When two things are wed they are made into one thing.

text: Music videos wed music to television.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wed.

enpr: wĕdʹ

ipa: /'wεd/

sampa: /"wEd/

weds

wed

wed

wedding


wed

forms: Wed

pos: abbrev

glosses: Short for Wednesday, used only in writing.

text: Wed, January 13, at 5:00 pm

abbreviation

Wed


goods

forms:
good (singular)
goods (plural)

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

text: The big company sells both goods and services.

ipa: /ɡʊdz/

noun

good


built

forms:
build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of build.

ipa: /'bɪlt/

build

builds

built

built

building


describe

forms:
describe (canonical)
describes (third-person singular)
described (past)
described (past participle)
describing (present participle)

glosses: If you describe something, you say what it looks like, sounds like, acts like, etc.

text: Their wedding day, as described by Emma in her book, was "a perfect September day."

text: The problems described above in Chapter 2, are found around the world.

text: Henry Tyler would not have described her as a happy woman.

text: These cheeses have a certain smell, as described in the section on soft cheeses.

text: The hospital described her condition as serious.

text: The instructions describe how to put it together.

text: In the story, he describes falling through the air for hours.

glosses: If something describes a circle, arc, etc., it follows that shape.

text: His finger slowly described a circle in the water.

ipa: /dɪˈskraɪb/

hyphenation: de‧scribe

verb

describ


plain

forms:
plain (positive)
plainer (comparative)
plainest (superlative)

glosses: If something is plain, it is clear and easy to see or understand.

text: The plain and simple truth was that it was John's fault.

glosses: If something is plain, it is simple and undecorated.

text: This dress is too plain. There is nothing interesting about it at all.

glosses: If someone or something is plain, they are not beautiful or pretty.

enpr: plān

ipa: /pl̩eɪn/

adj

plain

plainer

plainest


plain

forms:
plain (singular)
plains (plural)

glosses: A place with flat ground, often covered in grass.

text: Many animals live on the plains of Africa.


worn

forms:
wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

text: It's a shame that this dress was only worn before it was ruined.

text: The school demands that the uniform is worn every day.

ipa: /wɔrn/

ipa: /wɔːn/

wear

wears

wore

worn

wearing


shocking

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

glosses: If something is shocking, it causes someone to feel shocked or startled.

text: Did you hear the shocking news that Dan was fired for stealing?

glosses: If something is shocking, it is unusually obscene or lewd.

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

ipa: /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈʃɑkɪŋ/


shocking

forms:
shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)


speech

forms:
speech (singular)
speeches (plural)

glosses: When we have speech, we have the ability to speak.

text: Speech is a special human ability.

glosses: When we give a speech, we speak to a group of people.

text: The valedictorian gave a speech to all of the students in his school.

ipa: /ˈspiːtʃ/

noun

speech

speeches


particular

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

glosses: A particular thing is the one that you mean and not any other.

text: Usually it is not allowed, but in this particular case, it's OK.

text: I don't see any way to solve this particular problem.

glosses: A particular thing is a special or great one.

text: She took no particular interest in what they were saying.

glosses: If somebody is particular, they will accept only the best or only things that they like.

ipa: /pɜrˈtɪkjəlɜr/

hyphenation: par‧tic‧u‧lar


particular

forms:
particular (singular)
particulars (plural)

glosses: If you talk about something in particular, you mean that more than other; especially.

text: It's true of many small cars, but the Honda in particular.

text: In particular, I'd like you to think about the first problem.

glosses: The particulars are the detailed information.

text: The two stories are quite similar, though they differ in some particulars.

text: We've spent a good deal of time considering the particulars of the situation.


heard

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hear.

ipa: /'hɜːd/

ipa: /'hɝd/

hear

hears

heard

heard

hearing


specified

forms:
specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of specify.

text: All of the directions to the party were specified in detail.

verb

specif

y


employ

forms:
employ (canonical)
employs (third-person singular)
employed (past)
employed (past participle)
employing (present participle)

glosses: If you employ someone, you pay them to do a job.

text: The tanning company currently employs over 240 people in Caledonia.

text: She had been employed by the hospital as a nurse for only four months.

text: Various methods are employed to change the way it looks.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɔɪ/


employ

forms:
employ (singular)
employs (plural)

glosses: If you have someone in your employ, you are paying them to do a job.


provide

forms:
provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

glosses: When you provide something, you make it available.

text: The restaurant provided food for the party.

glosses: Something is provided when an agreement or legal process requires it.

text: laws provide punishment for crimes.

glosses: When you provide, you give means of support.

text: parents try to provide for their children.

ipa: /prəˈvaɪd/

provid


AC

forms: AC

glosses: AC is a short version of "alternating current" (a kind of electricity).

text: The lamp uses AC.

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

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


automobile

forms:
automobile (singular)
automobiles (plural)

glosses: An automobile is a vehicle with four wheels and an engine or motor, made for people to ride in.

text: The American automobile industry creates a lot of jobs.


farming

forms:
farm (canonical)
farms (third-person singular)
farmed (past)
farmed (past participle)
farming (present participle)

text: My grandfather has been farming his land for many years.

ipa: /ˈfɑrmɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/

hyphenation: farm‧ing

farm


pleasant

forms:
more pleasant (comparative)
most pleasant (superlative)
pleasant (positive)
pleasanter (comparative)
pleasantest (superlative)

glosses: If something is pleasant, it is enjoyable or agreeable.

text: When it rains in the summer, it is a pleasant event.

glosses: A pleasant person is one who is socially acceptable or polite.

text: The man was pleasant with his smile and quiet laugh.

ipa: /'plεzənt/

adj

pleasant

pleasanter

pleasantest


bible

forms:
bible (singular)
bibles (plural)

glosses: A bible is any book that is considered an authority in a particular subject.

text: The Blue Book is the bible for the value of used automobiles.

ipa: /'baɪbəl/


depressing

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

glosses: If something is depressing it makes you sad.

text: I find news about problems in the world depressing.

ipa: /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

ipa: /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/


depressing

forms:
depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

glosses: The present participle of depress. If you are depressing something, you are making it lower.

verb

depress

es


seeds

forms:
seed (singular)
seeds (plural)

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

ipa: /siːdz/

noun

seed


seeds

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)


amounted

forms:
amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of amount.

ipa: /əˈmaʊntɪd/

verb

amount


presume

forms:
presume (canonical)
presumes (third-person singular)
presumed (past)
presumed (past participle)
presuming (present participle)

glosses: If you presume something, you believe that it is true without evidence.

text: The boy has been missing for a week, and is presumed dead.

glosses: If you presume to do something, you do it though it is rude or wrong.

text: I wouldn't presume to go to the party without an invitation.

glosses: If x presumes y, then x requires y and builds on it.

text: This books presumes a basic understanding of English grammar.

ipa: /prɪˈzjuːm/

ipa: /priˈz(j)um/

ipa: /prɘˈzjʉːm/

presum


flexible

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

glosses: When something is flexible, it can bend.

text: The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.

glosses: By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.

text: Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.

text: I think we can make working hours much more flexible.

text: They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.


physics

forms: physics (singular)

glosses: Physics is the kind of science that is about how the world and universe work. Usually, physics is about things like movement, heat, light, sound, and electricity.


heaven

forms: heaven

glosses: In some religions and myths, heaven is a place where you may go after you die. Heaven is usually seen as a happy place where good people are rewarded.

text: I miss my grandmother, but I know she's with God in heaven.

enpr: hĕv'ən

ipa: /ˈhɛvən/

hyphenation: hea‧ven


heaven

forms:
heaven (singular)
heavens (plural)

text: I looked up to the heavens in delight.

text: The planets make their way through the heavens.

glosses: Much happiness, or a cause of much happiness.

text: He's been in heaven ever since we told him.

text: Our marriage has been pure heaven.


musical instrument

forms:
musical instrument (singular)
musical instruments (plural)

glosses: A musical instrument is a tool for making music.

text: My cousin can play many musical instruments.

text: Guitars, drums, and horns are all musical instruments.


count

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.

text: OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.

text: I counted 43. How many did you get?

text: I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.

text: My daughter can count to twenty by twos.

glosses: If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.

text: If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.

text: That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.

text: Do you count the pet as part of the family?

text: Hey, count me in. I want to play too.

glosses: If something counts, it's important or useful.

text: If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.

text: The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.

glosses: If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.

text: If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.

ipa: /kaʊnt/

audio: en-uk-to count.ogg


count

forms:
count (singular)
counts (plural)

text: Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.

text: The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.

text: We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!

glosses: If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.

text: I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.

glosses: In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.

glosses: A count is European title, similar to earl.


successful

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

etymology_text: success + -ful

ety-suffix

success

ful

expansion: success + -ful

glosses: If you are successful, you are effective at something.

text: The successful business man knows how to get money for his work.

glosses: If you have done something right, you are successful.

text: The cook was successful when she made the best pepperoni pizza in town.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsfl̩/


amounting

ipa: /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/


ought

forms:
ought (present)
oughtn't (negative)

glosses: If you ought to do something, doing it is better than not doing it.

text: I think perhaps we ought to help her.

text: It's dangerous and there ought not to be any children close by.

text: We really ought to go a bit early because of the snow.

text: What time ought the school to open?

text: I suppose I ought to write her an e-mail.

glosses: If something ought to be true, you have reason to believe it, but you don't know, or it is not true.

text: He ought to be here by now.

text: You ought to be able to finish that in an hour.

ipa: /ɔːt/

ipa: /ɔt/

ought

oughtn't


marry

forms:
marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

glosses: When two people marry they become husband and wife; that is, they become married. In many countries this is a legal agreement. In some cultures marrying is a part of the religion. Marrying is often done with a wedding (a special day for those people to marry).

text: I cannot believe he married her when there are nicer girls out there.

glosses: If you marry two things, you connect them or make them into one thing.

text: I have two different ideas I would like to marry together.

text: Music videos married music to television.

ipa: /ˈmærɪ/

enpr: mărʹē

homophones: Mary merry

verb

marr


likely

forms:
likelier (comparative)
likeliest (superlative)
likely (positive)
more likely (comparative)
most likely (superlative)

etymology_text: like + -ly

ety-suffix

like

ly

expansion: like + -ly

glosses: If something is likely, it is probably true or will probably happen.

text: It seems likely that he will miss the meeting.

text: The most likely explanation is that there was a simple mistake.

text: People from that area are more likely to be short.

ipa: /ˈlaɪkli/

adj

likely

likelier

likeliest


likely

glosses: You use likely to say that you think something is true or will happen.

text: Likely, over the next few years, more changes will happen.

text: It wouldn't likely have been very useful.

text: Police have made good progress in their investigation but would not likely make any arrests within a week.


prevent

forms:
prevent (canonical)
prevents (third-person singular)
prevented (past)
prevented (past participle)
preventing (present participle)

glosses: When you prevent something, you stop it from happening.

text: To prevent accidents, you must do everything with care.

text: No one can prevent us from going.

enpr: /prə-věnt'/

ipa: /prəˈvɛnt/

hyphenation: pre‧vent


smallest

forms:
small (positive)
smaller (comparative)
smallest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of small; most small.

glosses: The smallest thing is the most small thing.

text: When the smallest thing gets in your eye, it can hurt very much.

ipa: /ˈsmɔːlɪst/

hyphenation: small‧est

small

smaller

smallest


finish

forms:
finish (canonical)
finishes (third-person singular)
finished (past)
finished (past participle)
finishing (present participle)

glosses: If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end.

text: I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00.

text: In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job.

text: She finished off her homework and put it away.

text: Finish up your lunch quickly, please.

glosses: If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.

text: That last run around the track completely finished me off.

glosses: If you finish something up, you use the last of it.

text: I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left.

glosses: If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.

glosses: If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.

enpr: fĭn'ĭsh

ipa: /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

sampa: /"fInIS/

audio: en-uk-to finish.ogg

verb

finish


finish

forms:
finish (singular)
finishes (plural)

glosses: The finish is the last part or end of something.

text: As the runners come to the finish, they are side by side.

text: It was a good day from start to finish.

glosses: The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use.

text: The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish.

noun

finishes


indeed

forms:
indeed (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use indeed to make your words stronger.

text: OK David, thanks very much indeed for your time.

text: We are very fortunate indeed to have such beautiful weather.

text: "Have you finished?" "Oh, yes, yes indeed."

glosses: You use indeed to add surprising information.

text: Often we didn't know their phone numbers. Nor indeed did many of them even have phones.

ipa: /ɪnˈdiːd/


direct

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

glosses: If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.

text: It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver.

text: These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes.

text: In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick."

text: There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.

ipa: /dɪˈrɛkt/

sampa: /dI"rEkt/

hyphenation: di‧rect


direct

forms:
direct (canonical)
directs (third-person singular)
directed (past)
directed (past participle)
directing (present participle)

glosses: If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.

text: He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise.

text: Can you please direct your attention to the screen.

text: Can you direct me to the station, please?

glosses: If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.

text: She directed the investigation into the crash.

glosses: If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.

glosses: If you direct something, you tell people what to do.

text: He directed that the money go to the church after he died.

text: Please close your books where you are directed to do so.


direct

forms:
direct (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.


finance

forms:
finance (singular)
finances (plural)

glosses: Finance is activities related to banking and money, especially by government.

text: The minister of finance announced that taxes would increase by 1% in May.

glosses: Your finances is the money that you have.

text: She had managed to raise sufficient finances to enable her and her family to travel to Australia.

text: The company's finances seem to be in good shape.

enpr: /fīnăns/

ipa: /ˈfaɪnæns/

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

hyphenation: fi‧nance


finance

forms:
finance (canonical)
finances (third-person singular)
financed (past)
financed (past participle)
financing (present participle)

glosses: If you finance something, you provide money for it.

text: The soccer team was partly financed by a local business.

text: The bank is financing our car loan.

verb

financ

e


Mr.

forms: Mr.

glosses: Mr. is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr. before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mr. Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

glosses: You use Mr. before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

text: Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.


fever

forms:
fever (singular)
fevers (plural)

glosses: A fever is when you are hot because you are sick and your temperature will be higher than normal.

text: I took some medicine to lower my fever.

text: Our son had a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius).

ipa: /ˈfiːvə/

ipa: /ˈfiːvɚ/


xylophone

forms:
xylophone (singular)
xylophones (plural)

glosses: A xylophone is a musical instrument made from wooden bars in a row. The bars are hit with sticks or mallets to make music.

enpr: zīʹlə-fōn'

hyphenation: xy‧lo‧phone


drum

forms:
drum (singular)
drums (plural)

glosses: A drum is a musical instrument with a skin that you hit to make music.

text: My cousin plays drums.

text: They were keeping garbage in an old oil drum.

ipa: /'drʌm/


drum

forms:
drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

glosses: If you are drumming you are making music with a drum or drums.

text: I saw him drumming with the band.

glosses: If you are drumming, you are hitting or tapping something like it was a drum.

text: Sometimes I drum on my desk with my fingers.

text: Sometimes I drum my fingers on my desk. (same meaning as above)

drum

m


ere

forms: ere

ipa: /ɛə/

ipa: /ɛər/

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

homophones: air aire Ayr err heir


assumption

forms:
assumption (singular)
assumptions (plural)

glosses: An assumption is a guess or belief about something without having enough information to know if it is true. In maths or science: something assumed to be true in order to build an argument or calculation.

text: You shouldn't make the assumption that guns are only a problem in big cities.

text: To calculate the age of a rock we make the assumption that the rate of radioactive decay is constant.


die

forms:
die (canonical)
dies (third-person singular)
died (past)
died (past participle)
dying (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal dies, it stops living.

text: My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.

text: The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.

text: Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.

text: She died from being sick.

text: The idea died once the money was all gone.

text: Rock and roll will never die.

text: The car died suddenly on the highway.

text: My computer died on me over the weekend.

glosses: If you're dying for something, you want it very much.

text: I'm dying for a chance to meet him.

enpr: dī

ipa: /daɪ/

sampa: /daI/

homophones: dye Di Dai

die

dies

died

dying


die

forms:
die (singular)
dies (plural)

glosses: A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.


die

forms:
die (singular)
dice (plural)

glosses: A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.

noun

dice


expense

forms:
expense (singular)
expenses (plural)

glosses: An expense is something for which you spend money.

text: Food is a huge expense for many people around the world.

glosses: An expense is an amount of money that you spend.

text: If your income is less than your expenses, you have a serious problem.

text: The company paid all of his expenses when he was in Shanghai.

text: The building was repaired at great expense.

glosses: If you do x at the expense of y, x hurts y because it makes y have less money, less time, less social status, etc.

text: She often makes jokes at her own expense.

text: We have to decide whether safety at the expense of freedom is worth the cost.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛns/

hyphenation: ex‧pense


fell

forms:
fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)

text: The boy fell out of the tree and broke his arm.

ipa: /fɛl/

sampa: /fEl/

fall

falls

fell

fallen

falling


fell

forms:
fell (canonical)
fells (third-person singular)
felled (past)
felled (past participle)
felling (present participle)

glosses: If you fell something, you make it fall.

text: He felled the tree by chopping it down with an axe.


permission

forms:
permission (singular)
permissions (plural)

glosses: If you have permission to do something, then the person who has authority over you or over that thing allows you to do it.

text: My father gave me permission to go to the city.

enpr: pərmĭ'shən

ipa: /pəˈmɪʃən/

ipa: /pɚˈmɪʃən/

hyphenation: per‧mis‧sion


Mr

forms: Mr

glosses: Mr is a shortened form of mister. You use Mr before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mr Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mr Terry McGinty.

glosses: You use Mr before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

text: Yes, we can do that Mr Mayor.


vampire

forms:
vampire (singular)
vampires (plural)

glosses: A mythical person who is dead but acts alive and drinks blood.

glosses: A person who has a disease called vampirism. People who have this disease are sensitive to light, have a desire for blood, and can see well at night.

glosses: A person who seems to take your energy; that is, they make you tired.

glosses: Someone or something that drains (takes away) something.

ipa: /ˈvæmpaɪə/


flour

forms: flour (singular)

glosses: Flour is grain (or other plants parts) that has been crushed.

ipa: /ˈflaʊə/

ipa: /ˈflaʊɚ/

flour


destroyer

forms:
destroyer (singular)
destroyers (plural)

etymology_text: destroy + -er

ety-suffix

destroy

er

expansion: destroy + -er

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

hyphenation: des‧troy‧er


shelves

forms:
shelf (singular)
shelves (plural)

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

noun

shelf

shelves


comparative

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

glosses: You use comparative to show that something is not great but is better than something else.

text: They lived in the comparative comfort of her uncle's house.

glosses: You use comparative to show that someone or something is not quite a beginner, etc., but almost the same as one.

text: The absent father was a comparative stranger to the son.

glosses: Comparative study is a form of study that looks at how things are alike and different.

text: The study of how the anatomy of animals are alike and different is called comparative anatomy.

hyphenation: com‧par‧a‧tive


comparative

forms:
comparative (singular)
comparatives (plural)

glosses: A comparative is a form of a comparable adjective. You use it to show that something is "more big", "more good", etc.

text: For example:

text: big is a comparable adjective and bigger is the comparative.

text: intelligent is a comparable adjective. Its comparative is more intelligent.

text: My students always forget the -er in comparatives.


kilometer

forms:
kilometer (singular)
kilometers (plural)

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

text: Four times around the track is one kilometer.

ipa: /kɪləmiɾɚ/


insure

forms:
insure (canonical)
insures (third-person singular)
insured (past)
insured (past participle)
insuring (present participle)

glosses: If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money.

text: We will insure your home against damage caused by fire.

text: The car was only insured for $10,000.

glosses: Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊə/

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/

verb

insur


typing

forms:
type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

text: He is typing his message on the computer.

typ


industrialise

forms:
industrialise (canonical)
industrialises (third-person singular)
industrialised (past)
industrialised (past participle)
industrialising (present participle)

glosses: If a place or business industrialises, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

text: France was slow to industrialise for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

text: Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialise.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/

hyphenation: in‧dus‧tri‧al‧ise

industrialis


product

forms:
product (singular)
products (plural)

glosses: A product is an item that can be bought.

text: That store sells many different products.

glosses: The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.

text: Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.

glosses: A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.

text: The product of 2 and 3 is 6.

glosses: A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.

ipa: /ˈprɑːˌdʌkt/

hyphenation: prod‧uct


Mrs

forms: Mrs

glosses: Mrs is a shortened form of mistress. You use Mrs before a married woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mrs Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mrs June Hagerty.

glosses: You call a woman Mrs when you don't know her name.

text: Excuse me, Mrs, I think you dropped this.


load

forms:
load (singular)
loads (plural)

glosses: A load is something carried, often something heavy.

text: The truck arrived with a load of dog food.

text: You've got quite a load. Let me help you carry it.

text: The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil.

glosses: Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.

text: We've had a load of problems ever since we got the new stuff.

text: It costs loads of money.

text: We hired another person to spread the load a bit more.

text: Teachers are asking for a lower teaching load.

glosses: Load is the amount electrical power produced.

ipa: /loʊd/

ipa: /ləʊd/


load

forms:
load (canonical)
loads (third-person singular)
loaded (past)
loaded (past participle)
loading (present participle)

glosses: If you load x on y, you put x on y to be carried. Usually there is a lot of x, and/or it is heavy.

text: We loaded the boxes on the truck and set off for Vancouver.

text: After loading up the horses, we got on and headed north.

text: The waiter loaded all the food onto a tray and carried it out.

glosses: If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.

text: He loaded the gun, brought it up, and shot the deer in one continuous motion.

text: All the software has been loaded onto the computer.


relative clause

forms:
relative clause (singular)
relative clauses (plural)

glosses: A relative clause is a kind of subordinate clause; it usually modifies a noun.

text: In the sentence I caught the dog that bit you, the relative clause that bit you modifies the noun dog.


barrack

forms:
barrack (singular)
barracks (plural)

glosses: A barrack is a building for soldiers to live and sleep in. The building is more commonly called barracks. A barrack used to mean "a temporary hut", but now is usually used for permanent buildings.

audio: EN-AU ck1 barrack.ogg


barrack

forms:
barrack (canonical)
barracks (third-person singular)
barracked (past)
barracked (past participle)
barracking (present participle)

text: The soldier was barracked during his stay at basic training.

text: My opponent barracked me during our match.


clothing

forms:
clothing (singular)
clothings (plural)

glosses: When you speak of clothes in general, you speak of clothing.

text: shoes, shirts, and trousers are types of clothing.

text: You need to wear warm clothing in the winter.

ipa: /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/


clothing

forms:
clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

text: Clothing the poor is a goal for many societies.

cloth

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


industrialize

forms:
industrialize (canonical)
industrializes (third-person singular)
industrialized (past)
industrialized (past participle)
industrializing (present participle)

glosses: If a place or business industrializes, it adds factories and machines to do work that was previously done by hand or not done at all.

text: France was slow to industrialize for most of the Third Republic (1870–1940).

text: Farms are getting bigger as farming is beginning to industrialize.

hyphenation: in‧dus‧tri‧al‧ize

industrializ


lord

forms:
lord (singular)
lords (plural)

glosses: The Lord is a Judeo-Christian title for God.

text: Please join me in the Lord's prayer.

glosses: A lord is a person who has authority over others; a ruler.

glosses: A Lord is a title given by a king or queen.

text: The royals are sailing with friends Lord and Lady Romsey and their two children.

text: The lords of the house will arrive later.

glosses: Lord is a title of respect used with mayors, judges, etc.

text: The lord mayor will be giving a speech at 12:30.

ipa: /lɔːd/

ipa: /lɔrd/

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


lord

forms:
lord (canonical)
lords (third-person singular)
lorded (past)
lorded (past participle)
lording (present participle)


creation

forms:
creation (singular)
creations (plural)

text: The creation of a house takes time.

glosses: A creation is something that is created.

text: The new dress was a great creation of beauty.

glosses: The time at beginning of the world and when God created everything is called creation.

text: The Bible says that the creation took six days and God rested on the seventh.

glosses: The whole world is the creation in many religious traditions.

text: The Bible says that God made all of the creation in six days.

ipa: /kriːˈeɪʃən/

ipa: [kriːˈʲeɪʃɘn]

hyphenation: cre‧ation


pattern

forms:
pattern (singular)
patterns (plural)

glosses: A pattern is a design that uses the same set of elements many times in the same order.

text: The table cloth had a simple pattern of red and white squares.

glosses: The combined qualities and activities for an individual or a group of people describes a pattern.

text: The people of Spain have a pattern of resting in the afternoon and eating dinner late at night.

ipa: /ˈpat(ə)n/

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

ipa: /ˈpætərn/


pattern

forms:
pattern (canonical)
patterns (third-person singular)
patterned (past)
patterned (past participle)
patterning (present participle)

glosses: When you pattern something, you make it using a pattern.

text: Much of crime fiction is patterned from true police stories.


lay

forms:
lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)

glosses: When you lay something, you place it down flat.

text: Sally carefully laid out her clothing on the bed.

glosses: When an animal lays an egg, it makes and places it outside its body.

enpr: lā

ipa: /leɪ/

sampa: /leI/

lay

lays

laid

laid

laying


lay

forms:
lay (singular)
lays (plural)

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


undead

forms: undead (positive)

etymology_text: un- + bold

ety-prefix

un

bold

expansion: un- + bold

glosses: If someone is undead they are not dead or alive, or they are both dead and alive.

text: ghosts, zombies, and vampires are undead.

text: We watched a movie about the undead.

ipa: /ʌnˈdɛd/

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


donation

forms:
donation (singular)
donations (plural)

glosses: A donation is a gift of money or something useful to a person or organization.

text: Your donation was greatly appreciated. Be sure to donate canned goods to the shelter again next year.

ipa: /dəʊˈneɪʃən/


maybe

forms:
maybe (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you say that maybe something will happen or that maybe it is true, you mean there is a chance of those things.

text: Maybe someday I'll learn how to drive.

text: Yeah. I thought, you know, maybe if I tried again, it might work.

glosses: You use maybe when you are not sure about something.

text: Maybe you ought to look at this again.

text: There are, uh, maybe twenty or twenty two people in the group.

text: "Is that the right answer?" "No, maybe not."

text: It's good, maybe even great.


Bible

glosses: The Bible is name of the holy text of Christians consisting of a collection of writings of both Jews, called the Old Testament, and Christians, called the New Testament. (This is always spelled with capital B).

text: The Bible tells stories of God, Jesus Christ, and good and bad people.

glosses: The holy writings of the Jewish tradition, called the Old Testament, are called The Bible. (This is always spelled with capital B).

text: The Jewish Bible has very old stories about the Jews.

glosses: A Bible or Bibles refer to copies of The Bible. This is always spelled with capital B).

text: The book store sells many Bibles.

glosses: A book that is like the Bible but may be about another religion or is not religious. Often, this means a book that tells everything you need to know about something. Sometime this is used in a title to make a book sound very good.

text: The Koran is the Muslim Bible.

text: Anton LaVey wrote a book called "The Satanic Bible," for his new religion called Satanism.

text: We need a history Bible to help us pass our class.

ipa: /'baɪbəl/

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

proper noun

Bible

Bibles


maize

forms: maize (singular)

glosses: Maize is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called corn).

text: We will be eating maize tomorrow.

text: We planted some maize in out garden last year.

ipa: /meɪz/

sampa: /meIz/


acceptable

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

etymology_text: accept + -able

ety-suffix

accept

able

expansion: accept + -able

glosses: When something is acceptable it is capable of being accepted or is worth being accepted.

text: You ideas are acceptable to the group.

text: The quality of the work ranged from excellent to acceptable.

glosses: When something is welcome or pleasing, it is acceptable.

text: Any kind words for my work are acceptable.


securities

forms:
security (singular)
securities (plural)

glosses: Securities are financial documents, like stocks, bonds and notes.

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

noun

security

securities


mister

forms:
mister (singular)
misters (plural)

glosses: You use mister before a man's name, usually the last name or the full name.

text: Mister Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

text: This is Mr. Terry McGinty.

glosses: You call a man mister when you don't know his name.

text: Excuse me, mister, I think you dropped this.

glosses: You use mister before a man's title for certain titles, such as justice, mayor, president, etc.

text: Yes, we can do that Mr. Mayor.

ipa: ˈmistər


wheat

forms:
wheat (singular)
wheats (plural)

glosses: A kind of grain that is used to make flour for bread.

text: Farmers have grown wheat for thousands of years.

text: We grow two wheats here, hard wheat and soft wheat.

glosses: A light brown color, like that of wheat.

ipa: /wiːt/


quiz

forms:
quiz (singular)
quizzes (plural)

glosses: A small group of questions asked together. Often a quiz is like a small test in school.

text: I thought we were going to have a test, but it was only a short quiz.

glosses: A quiz is a game where a person asks questions to other people.

ipa: /kwɪz/

sampa: /kwIz/

quiz

quizzes


quiz

forms:
quiz (canonical)
quizzes (third-person singular)
quizzed (past)
quizzed (past participle)
quizzing (present participle)

glosses: To give someone a quiz, often a written quiz on paper.

text: The teacher quizzed him on biology.

verb

quizzed

quizzing


cigarette

forms:
cigarette (singular)
cigarettes (plural)

glosses: A cigarette is tobacco that has been rolled in paper for smoking.

text: He went outside and lit a cigarette.

text: Many people smoke cigarettes.

hyphenation: cig‧a‧rette


mundane

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

text: My life is very mundane. I wish it was more exciting.

ipa: /mʌnˈdeɪn/


mile

forms:
mile (singular)
miles (plural)

glosses: A mile is a measurement of distance. It is equal to 1.609 km (5280 feet, or 1760 yards).

text: It's about a mile and a half to the school.

text: She was driving at speeds over 80 miles an hour.

glosses: For ships and airplanes a nautical mile is equal to 1.853 km (6080.20 feet).

glosses: You use miles to talk about a long distance.

text: We're miles from home and we have no food or radio.

ipa: /maɪl/


invest

forms:
invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

glosses: If you invest your money, you use your money to make more money.

text: IBM may invest new money in the company.

text: If you invested heavily in Internet companies in the 90s, you made a lot of money.

glosses: If you invest in something, you spend time or money to make it better.

text: The province has invested $20 million to improve transportation in cities.

text: She invested all her spare time to make her small business succeed.

glosses: If you invest someone with a power, you give it to them.

glosses: If something invests someone with a quality, it makes them appear to have that quality.

text: His white hair invested him with a sense of intelligence.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛst/

hyphenation: in‧vest


listen

forms:
listen (canonical)
listens (third-person singular)
listened (past)
listened (past participle)
listening (present participle)

glosses: If you listen to something, you try to hear and understand it.

text: Shhh! Listen! Did you hear that?

text: She listened carefully to what he said, but it was hard to understand.

text: OK, listen up. Here's what we'll do...

glosses: If you listen to someone, you agree with them, believe them, or do what they tell you.

text: Don't listen to him. He doesn't know what he's talking about.

text: If you listen to your mother, you won't go wrong.

enpr: lĭs'ən

audio: en-uk-to listen.ogg

hyphenation: lis‧ten


listen

forms:
listen (singular)
listens (plural)

glosses: If you give something a listen, you try to hear and understand it.

text: Do you want to have a listen to this new band?


securely

etymology_text: secure + -ly

ety-suffix

secure

ly

expansion: secure + -ly

text: Mike placed his bicycle securely on the rack, ensuring that it would not fall.

ipa: /səˈkjʊrli/

ipa: /səˈkjʊəli/

hyphenation: se‧cure‧ly


moment

forms:
moment (singular)
moments (plural)

glosses: A moment is a very short time. It is not an exact measurement.

text: Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment.

text: He jumped out of the way at the last moment.

text: Don't worry. I'll be back in a moment.

text: I'm sorry. She's on the phone at the moment. Can I ask who's calling?

text: Just a moment, please, Sam. I'm talking to your sister.

text: It was a lie, but one of no great moment.

ipa: /'məʊmənt/

ipa: /'moʊmənt/


corn

forms:
corn (singular)
corns (plural)

glosses: Corn is a kind of grain, usually with large yellow seeds, that is often eaten (also called maize).

text: We will be eating corn tomorrow.

text: We planted some corn in our garden last year.

text: We put several barley corns into the soup.

ipa: /kɔːn/

ipa: /kɔrn/


opportunity

forms:
opportunity (singular)
opportunities (plural)

glosses: An opportunity is a time, place, or situation in which something can happen, usually something good.

text: Sleep provides an opportunity for the body to repair itself.

text: The sun was warm, so I took the opportunity for a long walk in the park.

text: Fans will have the opportunity to see the top players on Monday.

text: Today, anyone can come for free, so don't miss this great opportunity.

text: This is a workplace that provides equal opportunity for all.

text: In the poor economy, there are decreasing employment opportunities.

enpr: ä'pər-to͞oʹnə-tē

ipa: /ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/

noun

opportunities


drumming

forms: drumming (singular)

text: We could hear the drumming from far away.

glosses: Drumming is the act of hitting a drum to make music.

ipa: /'drʌmɪŋ/

drumming


drumming

forms:
drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

verb

drum


inform

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

glosses: If you inform someone of something, you give them knowledge about it.

text: Unfortunately, they did not fully inform the public of the problem.

glosses: If something informs your opinion, decision, etc., it helps you come to it.

text: Our decision was informed by a good deal of research.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔrm/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔːm/

hyphenation: in‧form


completely

etymology_text: complete + -ly

ety-suffix

complete

expansion: complete + -ly

glosses: When something is completely some quality, it is absolutely that quality, in every way.

text: The man was completely honest in his business.

text: This is completely different from what people might believe.

text: The discovery has given us a completely new way of looking at thing.

ipa: /kəmˈpliːtli/

hyphenation: com‧plete‧ly


zombie

forms:
zombie (singular)
zombies (plural)

glosses: A zombie is type of fictional creature. It is a dead body that has been brought back to life. Usually a zombie moves slowly, growls, and will want to eat people's brains.

glosses: Someone who looks very tired and messy may be called a zombie. It is equivalent to saying someone "looks like a corpse".

ipa: /ˈzɒmbi/

enpr: zŏmʹbē

ipa: /ˈzɑmbi/

hyphenation: zom‧bie


fill

forms:
fill (canonical)
fills (third-person singular)
filled (past)
filled (past participle)
filling (present participle)

glosses: If you fill something, you put something in it until there is no space left.

text: She added some games to fill the gap in the schedule.

text: His eyes filled with tears as he watched her walk away.

text: She filled the car up with gas.

text: He's so mean, he just fills me with anger every time I think of him.

text: Suddenly, the screen was filled with light.

text: I fill up the dog's new dish to the top and stick it on the floor.

text: Instead of eating a good dinner she just fills up on bread.

glosses: If you fill in something, you give the missing information, especially personal information on a form.

text: She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit.

text: When I got back, she filled me in on what had been happening.

glosses: If you fill out, your body reaches its adult shape, especially women's breasts and men's shoulders.

enpr: fĭl

ipa: /fɪl/


fill

forms:
fill (singular)
fills (plural)

glosses: The full amount of food or drink that a person can eat or drink.

text: Don't feed him any more, he's had his fill.

text: I've had my fill of alcohol for tonight.

glosses: Fill is extra material, often of low quality, used to give something more volume.

text: They used the rocks as fill under the new house.


secure

forms:
securer (comparative)
securest (superlative)
secure (positive)
more secure (comparative)
most secure (superlative)

glosses: When something is secure, it is firmly held in place and probably will not fall.

text: Mike's bicycle is very secure on the bike rack.

glosses: When a person is secure, they are not afraid of anything and are in a good emotional state.

ipa: /səˈkjʊə(r)/

ipa: /səˈkjʊr/

hyphenation: se‧cure

adj

securer

securest


secure

forms:
secure (canonical)
secures (third-person singular)
secured (past)
secured (past participle)
securing (present participle)

glosses: If you secure something, you make it secure in one of the ways listed above.

verb

secur

e


everyday

forms: everyday (positive)

glosses: something that is done a lot or happens a lot; something that is ordinary.

text: These are my everyday clothes.


matter

forms:
matter (singular)
matters (plural)

glosses: A matter is something that you can talk about or do something about a topic or a situation.

text: Government must make these changes as a matter of urgency.

text: We can discuss the matter more fully at the meeting.

text: Whether our people should be in the country or not is matter for debate.

text: At the meeting we will have time to talk about new matters arising.

text: They decided on a number of matters related to housing.

text: Try not to do anything to make matters worse.

text: As a matter of principle, we should try to help poor people.

text: It is not a simple matter to stop using gasoline.

text: Care Assistants help them with such matters as toileting, dressing, washing and so on.

text: The truth of the matter is that we do not know how to do it.

text: The questions about the new president are a matter of public concern.

text: Cheating on a test is a serious matter.

glosses: Matter is the stuff that everything is made of.

text: Cities are trying to separate organic matter and other garbage.

text: Scientists now think that there is some kind of "dark matter" in space.

glosses: You use, "as a matter of fact" to add information that may be surprising.

text: "Have you met anyone interesting over there?" "As a matter of fact, I met a whole bunch of people just this afternoon.

glosses: You use "what's the matter" to ask somebody why they are unhappy, or why there is a problem.

glosses: You use "for that matter" when you have just thought about something that you are comparing to something else.

text: He wasn't very nice today. For that matter, he's never nice.

glosses: If something is only a matter of time, it may not happen now, but it will happen after some time.

text: It's only a matter of days now before I start the new job.

glosses: You use "no matter what" to say that even if other things change, a particular thing will not change.

text: I'll be there no matter what. I promise.

ipa: /ˈmætə/

ipa: /ˈmætɚ/

hyphenation: mat‧ter


matter

forms:
matter (canonical)
matters (third-person singular)
mattered (past)
mattered (past participle)
mattering (present participle)

glosses: If something doesn't matter, it is not important.

text: "Should I put it up there?" "Oh, it doesn't matter. Put it anywhere."

text: Anyone can play. It doesn't matter if you're seven or 70.

text: It doesn't matter what you do as long as it's fun.

text: Many people don't like me, but that doesn't really matter to me.

text: This should help a lot of people and that's what matters.

text: "Sorry about that!" "Oh, it doesn't matter."

text: It's not your money, so what does it matter?


oppose

forms:
oppose (canonical)
opposes (third-person singular)
opposed (past)
opposed (past participle)
opposing (present participle)

glosses: If you oppose something, you try to stop it or fight against it.

text: We would strongly oppose any changes.

text: Do you favor or oppose more taxes?

text: The opposing team just scored again.

ipa: /əˈpəʊz/

ipa: /əˈpoʊz/

hyphenation: op‧pose

oppos


quit

forms:
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quitted (past)
quitted (past participle)
quitting (present participle)

glosses: If you quit something, you stop doing it; that is, you do not do it any more.

text: It was very hard to quit smoking.

text: Please quit bothering me!

text: I'll need to quit typing meanings soon.

text: He always quits working too early.

glosses: If you quit a job, it means you are not going to work anymore. After you quit, you will no longer have that job.

text: I'm quitting my job now!

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quit.

enpr: /kwĭt/

ipa: /kwɪt/

sampa: /kwIt/

quit

quits

quit

quit

quitting

t