ally

forms:
ally (singular)
allies (plural)

glosses: Two countries are allies if they support, help, and defend each other.

text: England and the United States have been allies for most of the last two centuries.

text: France got involved in World War I because its ally, Russia, was involved.

text: She's heading to Europe to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send Russia.

text: China remains North Korea's most powerful ally.

text: We are looking for more chances to work closely with our friends and allies.

glosses: Two people or groups can also be allies.

text: We didn't like each other, but we had the same goals, so we became uneasy allies.

text: His party, and its allies in the media, have helped him survive several political scandals.

text: He could no longer protect even his closest allies.

text: The enemy of my enemy is my ally.

text: It's important to identify your key allies.

text: This little blue pill is your ally in the war against weight gain.

enpr: ă'lī

noun

ally


ally

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you ally yourself with someone, you become their ally.

text: Some Indian groups allied themselves with the French, others with the English.

text: During World War II, the United States was allied with Russia, but after the war, that changed.

glosses: If two things are allied, they are related, are connected, or have many similarities.

text: The bird was closely allied to the tits of England.

enpr: əlī'

ipa: /əˈlaɪ/

verb

all

y

expansion: [POS TABLE]


tackling

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

tackl

e


spare

forms:
spare (canonical)
spares (third-person singular)
spared (past)
spared (past participle)
sparing (present participle)

glosses: If you spare (somebody) something, you make it available even though you don't have much of it.

text: Excuse, me! Can you spare a few minutes to look at this?

text: Can you spare me twenty dollars till the weekend?

text: Sorry, man – I can't spare anything. I need it all for gas.

text: I'm afraid we're too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.

glosses: If you have something to spare, you have something extra.

text: She had five minutes to spare before he was due to pick her up.

text: Sorry, no time to spare! Got to go! Bye!

text: She could get it all inside with room to spare.

glosses: If you spare somebody something not nice, they don't have to experience it.

text: The phone rang, sparing me from having to give an answer.

text: "But for your information --;" she lifted a silencing, hand. "Spare me the details, will you?"

text: "I'm so upset, I think I'm going to be sick." "Oh, please! Spare me!"

glosses: If somebody is spared, they live, even though they were expected to die.

text: The accident took the life of his wife, but spared his son.

text: Please, I beg you, spare him his life!

glosses: If you spare no expense, effort, detail, etc., you do everything you can.

text: They spared no expense for their wedding.

glosses: If you spare a thought for somebody, you think of them, usually at a time that you are happy, but they are not.

glosses: If you spare somebody's feelings, you try not to do or say things that will upset them.

text: She never hid the truth to spare somebody's feelings.

ipa: /ˈspɛə(r)/

ipa: /'speʳ/

spar


spare

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

pos: adj

glosses: A spare part, room, key, etc. is an extra one, one that is not being used.

text: The bags were in the small backseat because the spare tire filled most of the trunk.

text: I've got a spare bedroom. You can stay there.

text: It took a long time to find enough spare parts to put the car back together.

glosses: Your spare time is time when you are not working and you can relax or have fun.

text: He spends most of his spare time playing guitar with his friends.

glosses: Spare change is coins that are not worth much and that you can give away.

text: I often find spare change lying on the floor.

glosses: If something is spare, it is plain and has no decoration.

text: The room was very spare, with only a window, a single chair, and a ceiling light.

adj

more: true


spare

forms:
spare (singular)
spares (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A spare is an extra thing, such as a key, just in case it is needed.

text: Don't worry! I've got a spare in the back room.

glosses: A spare is a tire that you keep in your car in case one of the other tires has a problem.


fields

forms:
field (singular)
fields (plural)

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

noun

field


fields

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of field.


retired

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retire.

verb

retir


scenes

forms:
scene (singular)
scenes (plural)

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

noun

scene


split

forms:
split (canonical)
splits (third-person singular)
split (past)
split (past participle)
splitting (present participle)

glosses: If a group of people splits or is split, the people don't agree, so the group becomes more than one group.

text: Female voters overall are evenly split between Obama (48%) and McCain (47%).

text: A year after splitting with his wife, he's back in New Zealand.

glosses: If you split something, you separate, cut, or break it into different parts.

text: East and West Germany were split apart at the end of World War II.

text: She split the wood in half.

text: They split into two teams.

text: The two agreed to split the bill.

glosses: If you split your skin, you cut it by hitting it.

glosses: A splitting headache is a very painful headache.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of split.

enpr: spliĭt

ipa: /spliɪt/

sampa: /spliIt/

split

splits

split

split

splitting


split

forms:
split (singular)
splits (plural)

glosses: A split between two groups is a strong disagreement.

text: Time brought about the split between Moscow and Beijing.

glosses: A split in something, is a place where it breaks into two or where there is a long thing opening.

text: The split in the wood had grown wider over the years.

glosses: If you do the splits, you spread your legs so that your feet are pointing away from each other.


logging

forms:
logging (singular)
loggings (plural)

glosses: Logging is the act or instance of cutting trees.

text: The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.

glosses: Logging is the act of making an entry in a log.


logging

forms:
log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

verb

log

g


tackles

glosses: The third-person singular form of tackle.


tackles

forms:
tackle (singular)
tackles (plural)

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

noun

tackle


rubbished

forms:
rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rubbish.

verb

rubbish

es


resists

forms:
resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of resist.

resist


refurbished

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of refurbish.

refurbish


mates

forms:
mate (singular)
mates (plural)

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

noun

mate


mates

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

verb

mat


tablet

forms:
tablet (singular)
tablets (plural)

glosses: A tablet is a small, hard medicine or vitamin that you take by mouth.

text: Take only one 600-milligram tablet of calcium a day.

glosses: A tablet is a hard surface for writing on.

text: The agreement is not written on tablets of stone.

glosses: A tablet is a tablet computer; a large touch-screen device.

text: I bring a tablet to work rather than a laptop because it is more portable.

enpr: tăbʹlət

ipa: /ˈtæblət/

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


mating

ipa: /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/

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


reserving

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

reserv


scaring

forms:
scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

scar


bellies

forms:
belly (singular)
bellies (plural)

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

noun

belly

bellies


refrigerate

forms:
refrigerate (canonical)
refrigerates (third-person singular)
refrigerated (past)
refrigerated (past participle)
refrigerating (present participle)

glosses: If you refrigerate something such as food or drink, you cool it in a refrigerator.

text: Combine olive oil and pepper, stir, then coat meat with it. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

text: Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours.

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/

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

verb

refrigerat


resisting

ipa: /rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/

hyphenation: re‧sist‧ing


rubbish

forms: rubbish (singular)

glosses: Rubbish is unwanted things such as plastic bags, half-eaten food, and broken toys.

text: She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.

text: People drive by and dump all manner of rubbish.

text: You're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.

text: Oh, I don't watch TV. It's a load of rubbish.

text: He was tired and angry and didn't want to listen to his friend talking rubbish.

ipa: /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

hyphenation: rub‧bish


rubbish

glosses: If you rubbish something, you say it's bad or stupid.

text: It's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.


defeats

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of defeat.

defeat


defeats

forms:
defeat (singular)
defeats (plural)

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


struggled

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of struggle.

struggl


resisted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of resist.

ipa: /rɪˈzɪstɪd/

hyphenation: re‧sist‧ed


conducts

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conduct.

conduct


conducts

forms:
conduct (singular)
conducts (plural)

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


retiring

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

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


retiring

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

retir


maniacs

forms:
maniac (singular)
maniacs (plural)

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

noun

maniac


beaching

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

verb

beach


betting

forms:
bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbɛtɪŋ/

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

bet

bets

bet

bet

betting


beached

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beach.


penetrates

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of penetrate.

penetrat


sponsor

forms:
sponsor (canonical)
sponsors (third-person singular)
sponsored (past)
sponsored (past participle)
sponsoring (present participle)

glosses: If you sponsor an event or you sponsor somebody to do an event, you give them money, usually in exchange for advertising.

text: The contest in public school art classes is sponsored by the manufacturers of Ivory soap.

text: The institute has sponsored several conferences, meetings and publications, including this book.

text: The event, sponsored by Northside Lexus, begins at 7:00.

glosses: If a politician sponsors a law, they officially support it.

text: Don't expect Senator Schaffer to sponsor legislation around those issues.

glosses: If you sponsor somebody, you agree to help them and be responsible for them.

text: He discovered that no company would sponsor him for a work visa.

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


sponsor

forms:
sponsor (singular)
sponsors (plural)

glosses: A sponsor is someone who gives money to an event or to somebody to do an event, usually in exchange for advertising.

text: Without corporate sponsors, the event will not run this year.

glosses: A sponsor is somebody who officially supports a law.

text: He was the only sponsor of a bill to cut $1.5 billion from government spending.

glosses: A sponsor is somebody who agrees to help another person and be responsible for them.

text: The United States, demanded immigrants have a sponsor willing to financially support them


beaming

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)

beam


pitch

forms:
pitch (singular)
pitches (plural)

glosses: In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.

text: Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.

text: The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.

text: Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.

glosses: In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.

text: She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.

glosses: A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.

text: The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.

glosses: A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.

text: We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.

text: You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.

glosses: Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.

text: He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.

glosses: A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.

text: He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.

glosses: Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.

text: The night was pitch black.

glosses: A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.

ipa: /pɪtʃ/

noun

pitches


pitch

forms:
pitch (canonical)
pitches (third-person singular)
pitched (past)
pitched (past participle)
pitching (present participle)

text: He pitched the ball for his dog.

glosses: If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.

text: We pitched our ideas to various companies.

text: The decided to pitch the tent over there.

verb

pitch


sins

forms:
sin (singular)
sins (plural)

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

noun

sin


sins

forms:
sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

verb

n


reserve

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

glosses: If you reserve a room, a table, seat etc. you arrange for it to be kept for you, usually for a particular date and time.

text: This parking spot is reserved for the general manager.

text: We had reserved a room at the hotel.

glosses: When you're cooking, if you reserve something, you put it aside to use later.

text: Cook pasta as directed on package and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water.

glosses: If you reserve something for a particular situation, you usually don't use it except in that situation.

text: She spoke to me in a voice usually reserved for young children.

glosses: If you reserve the right to do something, you let people know that these are your legal rights and you may use or defend them.

text: This program is copyrighted © 2008 by CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ipa: /rɪˈzɝv/

ipa: /rɪˈzɜːv/

hyphenation: re‧serve


reserve

forms:
reserve (singular)
reserves (plural)

glosses: Reserves are extra amounts of something that are for the future.

text: Canada has 179 billion barrels of oil reserves - second only to Saudi Arabia.

text: The central bank's cash and gold reserves have fallen by 25 percent since June 2001.

text: This special sugar is your body's quick, easy-access energy reserve.

text: She always had some water in reserve.

glosses: Reserve is a feeling of holding back, controlling yourself, and not being very friendly.

text: We listened to all this talk about change with a certain reserve.

glosses: Reserves are extra players on a team, or fighters in an army in case somebody is hurt or needs a rest.

text: Their best player spent a season on injured reserve after hurting his knee.

text: She joined the Army Reserve during her time in university.

glosses: A reserve is an area of land or water that is protected from humans.

text: These lands (such as national parks and nature reserves) supply cities with clean drinking water.

glosses: A reserve (or reservation) is an area of land that belongs to a group of indigenous people, such as a First Nations group in Canada.


exploring

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

explor


bets

forms:
bet (singular)
bets (plural)

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


positives

forms:
positive (singular)
positives (plural)

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

noun

positive


tanked

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tank.

verb

tank


tanked

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

text: Oh man, Don is so tanked! I bet he won't remember this tomorrow!


adulthood

forms: adulthood (singular)

glosses: Adulthood is the state or condition of being an adult.

text: He has just entered adulthood.

noun

adulthood


mated

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mate.

verb

mat


barks

forms:
bark (singular)
barks (plural)

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

noun

bark


barks

forms:
bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)


maniac

forms:
maniac (singular)
maniacs (plural)

glosses: Maniac is someone who is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

text: It is never safe to trust a maniac.

ipa: /ˈmeɪniˌæk/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac


childhood

forms: childhood (singular)

glosses: Childhood is the state or condition of being an child, that is, being under 18 years of age.

text: Childhood is the first stage of every man's life.

childhood


kept

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of keep.

ipa: /ˈkɛpt/

sampa: /"kEpt/

keep

keeps

kept

kept

keeping


struggles

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of struggle.

verb

struggl


struggles

forms:
struggle (singular)
struggles (plural)

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

noun

struggle


Tory

forms: Tory

pos: name

glosses: A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.

text: 60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week.

text: The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today.

text: The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over.

text: I've often thought I would never vote Tory.

text: Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951.

ipa: /ˈtɔːri/


adjusting

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

verb

adjust


penetrating

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)


penetrating

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

text: The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

text: Sarah has such a penetrating gaze that it makes me uncomfortable.


penetrate

glosses: If you penetrate something, you enter it.

text: The rocket was the first to penetrate space.

text: Light penetrates into the windows during the daytime.

text: A penis penetrates the vagina during intercourse.

ipa: /ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/

hyphenation: pen‧e‧trate


conducting

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

enpr: kəndŭktʹĭng

ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/

hyphenation: con‧duct‧ing

conduct


admires

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of admire.

admir


replied

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reply.

repl


beams

forms:
beam (singular)
beams (plural)

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

ipa: /biːmz/

noun

beam


beams

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)


reach

forms:
reach (canonical)
reaches (third-person singular)
reached (past)
reached (past participle)
reaching (present participle)

glosses: If you reach a level, you get to that level.

text: Seven mice were born, six living long enough to reach adulthood.

text: The car can reach its peak speed in under 10 seconds.

text: These trees have reached heights of more than 100 feet.

text: On Jan. 6, the temperature reached 67 degrees in Portland, an all-time high for the month.

glosses: If you reach a conclusion, agreement, etc. you keep working, talking, thinking, etc. until the ideas come together.

text: They came to the same conclusion I had reached: it wasn't working.

text: It appears unlikely that an agreement will be reached until the leadership changes.

glosses: If you reach for something, you put your hand out to touch it.

text: He reached in his pocket and he came out with an envelope.

text: I stood up, reached for my wallet, and counted out my cash.

text: I reached to touch her arm but she pulled away.

text: By the time we had reached our destination, it was already past midnight.

text: Our goal was to reach Clewiston on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.

glosses: If something reaches a place, it is long enough or tall enough to touch that place.

text: My hair is long enough to reach my waist.

ipa: /riːtʃ/

verb

reach


reach

forms:
reach (singular)
reaches (plural)

glosses: Your reach is the distance that you can move your body to touch something.

text: We had to keep the tools outside of the elephants' reach so they wouldn't take them.

text: The keys were just out of reach.

text: All controls are within easy reach of the driver.

glosses: If something is within reach of somewhere, you can get to it easily from there; it's close.

text: They were within easy reach of a hospital.

glosses: The outer reaches of a place are the parts that are furthest away from the centre or from the start.

text: The tree is found in New Mexico and up into the upper reaches of the Colorado River system.

text: The Voyager spacecraft travelled to the outer reaches of the galaxy.

text: My father and his brother had gone to the northern reaches of Alaska.

noun

reaches


tidier

forms:
tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tidy; more tidy.

text: John always keeps his bedroom tidier than Joe. He's just a neater, cleaner child.

adjective

tidy

tidier

tidiest


biassed

forms:
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bias.

verb

bias

biasses

biassed

biassing


biassed

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

text: The newspaper gave a biassed account of the story.

text: I think she's adorable, but I'm biassed--I'm her mum.


beamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beam.


prize

forms:
prize (singular)
prizes (plural)

glosses: A prize is something that you receive for winning or doing well.

text: She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

text: The film was the winner of the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

text: Best Overall Performance, and the $300 grand prize, was awarded to Kathryn Hallberg.

text: The book sold slowly despite winning third prize in this year's poetry contest.

text: The top teams will receive $1,000 cash prizes.

glosses: A prize horse, story, performance, etc. is very good and could win a prize.

text: She caught this year's prize fish late yesterday evening.

ipa: /praɪz/

homophones: pries prise


prize

forms:
prize (canonical)
prizes (third-person singular)
prized (past)
prized (past participle)
prizing (present participle)

glosses: If something is prized, people feel that it is very important and often people want it.

text: DuMond is a world-famous artist and his pieces are highly prized by collectors.

text: The island is prized for its beautiful salt-white beaches and clear blue skies.

glosses: If you prize something off of or away from something else, you use strong force to get it to move.

text: He prized the doors open, dragged the two men out, and laid them on the road.

priz


tidiest

glosses: The superlative form of tidy; most tidy.

text: Lauren has the tidiest house I've ever seen. Nothing is ever out of place.


fielded

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of field.

field


retires

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retire.

retir


pocketed

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pocket.

pocket


X-raying

forms:
X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

X-ray


editors

forms:
editor (singular)
editors (plural)

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

noun

editor


biasses

forms:
bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

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

biases

biasses


accorded

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accord.

verb

accord


reserved

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reserve.

reserv


reserved

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

glosses: If someone is reserved, they are quiet, and don't like to talk about their feelings.

text: She greeted us warmly, but her fried was more reserved.


recognizing

forms:
recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

recogniz


rubbishes

forms:
rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rubbish.

rubbish


audited

forms:
audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of audit.

audit


struggling

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

struggl


tougher

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tough; more tough.

adjective

tough

tougher

toughest


tidied

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tidy.

verb

tid


tremendous

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

glosses: If something is tremendous, it is very good or very big.

text: We've put a tremendous amount of effort into solving this case.

text: This is a tremendous, tremendous opportunity, and we should not let it get away.

text: The Soviet Union was under tremendous pressure during World War II.

text: A good leader can have a tremendous impact on a company.

text: The college has undergone tremendous growth in the last few years.

text: These changes present a tremendous opportunity for business looking to expand in Africa.

text: I have tremendous respect for what they've done.

text: People do not see this as a tremendous success.

text: She has tremendous energy for an 85-year-old.


biases

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)


bibles

forms:
bible (singular)
bibles (plural)

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

noun

bible


scholars

forms:
scholar (singular)
scholars (plural)

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

scholar


addressed

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of address.

verb

address


threats

forms:
threat (singular)
threats (plural)

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

ipa: /θrɛts/

noun

threat


abbeys

forms:
abbey (singular)
abbeys (plural)

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

abbey

abbeys


spot

forms:
spot (singular)
spots (plural)

glosses: A spot is a small area that's different from that area around it.

text: I have a bald spot on my head.

text: I rubbed a sore spot on my shoulder.

text: The paper had a spot of dried blood.

text: The room was in darkness except for one bright spot.

text: Choose fruit with no soft brown spots.

text: She looked at the dark spots one her otherwise clean white pants.

glosses: A spot is a place, position, or period of time.

text: "There... " I said, pointing to a spot near Forest Hills.

text: China is a hot spot for trouble.

text: Most parties have hot and cold spots.

text: Winning the game was one bright spot in an otherwise terrible season.

text: She backed out of my parking spot, drove away.

text: He climbed out of the car on the exact spot where they picked him up.

text: I'm really in a tight spot... Maybe you could help me out.

text: It's easier to get over the rough spots if you have family.

text: This year has had it's trouble spots.

text: Money is such a sore spot for people who are married.

text: When driving behind trucks, stay out of their blind spot.

text: There are some weak spots in the movie, but overall it's quite good.

text: She also had a soft spot in her heart for animals.

text: The ball has to hit the bat on the sweet spot.

glosses: A spot is a place, especially one that you like going to.

text: Pizza and seared halibut are among the excellent dishes at this Wine Country hot spot.

text: Weber County is a hugely popular vacation spot.

text: The Mall of America is my favorite shopping spot.

text: How far until a good fishing spot?

text: The kitchen is the prime gathering spot.

text: A 42-35 victory that gave the Spartans a playoff spot.

text: You still have to earn your spot on the team.

glosses: A spot is a commercial time on TV or Radio.

text: This year, Fox is asking $2.7 million per 30-second spot, and advertisers are lined up for the opportunity.

glosses: A spot of something is a small amount of it.

text: Would you like a spot of tea?

text: Looks like we're in for a spot of rain.

ipa: /spɒt/


spot

forms:
spot (canonical)
spots (third-person singular)
spotted (past)
spotted (past participle)
spotting (present participle)

glosses: If you spot something, you see it, even though it may be difficult to see.

text: I spotted Lisa shopping at the grocery store with Mike yesterday.

text: Good binoculars and spotting scopes can bring you close to the birds without disturbing them.

text: It's much easier to spot a boat in the water than a person.

glosses: If something is spotted, it has or gets spots on it.

text: Oh no! That red wine spotted my new shirt!

text: He was wearing a light suit spotted with rain.

glosses: If you spot someone money, you give or lend it to them.

text: Can you spot me a five for the burger?

glosses: If you spot someone points in a game, you let them have points to make the game more even.

glosses: If your spot someone doing something dangerous, you watch closely to help if needed.

text: I can't do a cartwheel unless someone spots me.

text: For safety reasons, you should always have someone spot you while lifting weights.

verb

spot

t


pocketing

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

pocket


slide

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

glosses: If something slides, it moves smoothly and easily, usually over a surface.

text: She put on the brakes and slid sideways fifteen yards before she was stopped by a pine tree.

text: Carefully slide the egg from the fry pan onto the warm plate.

text: She slid the paper beneath the door.

text: He jumped into the elevator just as its door was sliding shut.

text: He sat down and slid the shoes on quickly.

text: Jordana took a deep breath and slid into a seat near the back of the room.

text: Slipping and sliding on the snowy sidewalks, I slowly walked up toward the house.

text: She felt his fingers sliding under her hair, along the base of her neck.

text: Lean forward to see if the new glasses slide off your nose.

text: He slid his hand slowly into his pocket.

text: Emma slid out of bed, jumping when her feet touched the icy floor.

text: They watched their shadows slide along the wall beside them.

glosses: If prices, numbers, rates, etc. slide, they go down.

text: Oil prices are expected to slide in the near future.

ipa: /slaɪd/

slide

slides

slid

slid

sliding


slide

forms:
slide (singular)
slides (plural)

glosses: A slide is a structure, usually on a playground, that you slide down.

text: He made a splash by entering the pool on a water slide.

glosses: A slide is a small photographic image on transparent plastic.

text: When Kodak stopped making the slide projector last fall, it was the end of an era.

text: A slide presentation on the history of the Irving Park neighborhood will be shown throughout the day.

text: The photo contest has winners in slides, prints, and digital images.

text: I'm going to show you some slides of real patients and real injuries that are pretty nasty.

glosses: A microscope slide is a piece of glass to hold something under a microscope.

text: She transferred each flake to a glass slide under a microscope.

text: He's just an actor whose life is on a downward slide.

text: The slide in gas prices won't continue.

glosses: A slide is a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument.

text: His trombone slide was stuck. So he had to excuse himself to get it oiled.

glosses: A slide is a smooth, easy movement, usually over a surface.

glosses: A rock, snow, or mud slide is when a large amount of the material falls down a hill or mountain.


absences

forms:
absence (singular)
absences (plural)

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

noun

absence

absences


biassing

forms:
bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

verb

bias


drinking water

forms:
drinking water (singular)
drinking waters (plural)


toughest

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of tough; most tough.


remark

forms:
remark (singular)
remarks (plural)

etymology_text: re- + mark(to mark again)

ety-prefix

re

mark

expansion: re- + mark

glosses: A remark is your spoken opinion or observation about something.

text: He made some very interesting remarks about what he expects in Iraq.

text: A final section provides some interpretation of the results and concluding remarks.

ipa: /rɪˈmɑrk/

ipa: /rɪˈmɑːk/


remark

forms:
remark (canonical)
remarks (third-person singular)
remarked (past)
remarked (past participle)
remarking (present participle)

glosses: If you remark upon something, you say what you noticed or think about it.

text: Some visitors have remarked upon the contrast between this expensive car and the tiny, broken down house.

text: Charles de Gaulle once remarked that "Brazil is not a serious country."

glosses: If you remark something, you mark it again.


scares

forms:
scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scare.

verb

scar

e


scares

forms:
scare (singular)
scares (plural)

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

noun

scare


affects

forms:
affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of affect.

verb

affect


X-rayed

forms:
X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of X-ray.

X-ray


biasing

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)

es


tanking

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

tank


alcoholics

forms:
alcoholic (singular)
alcoholics (plural)

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

noun

alcoholic

alcoholics


tipped

forms:
tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tip.

verb

tip

p


recall

forms:
recall (canonical)
recalls (third-person singular)
recalled (past)
recalled (past participle)
recalling (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + call(to call again)

ety-prefix

call

expansion: re- + call

glosses: If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

text: She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.

text: She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.

text: I don't recall seeing any situation like that.

text: And you have a two children, as I recall.

text: He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.

glosses: If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.

text: The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.

glosses: If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.

glosses: If you recall someone, you call them again.

ipa: /rɪˈkɔːl/

enpr: rĭˈkôl

ipa: /rɪˈkɔl/

hyphenation: re‧call; re‧call


recall

forms:
recall (singular)
recalls (plural)

glosses: Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

text: You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.

glosses: A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.

text: The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.

ipa: /ˈriːkɔːl/

enpr: ˈrēˌkôl

ipa: /ˈriˌkɔl/


patting

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

verb

pat


classics

forms:
classic (singular)
classics (plural)

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

noun

classic

classics


audits

forms:
audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of audit.

verb

audit


ceilings

forms:
ceiling (singular)
ceilings (plural)

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

noun

ceiling

ceilings


recognized

forms:
recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognize.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/

hyphenation: rec‧og‧nized

verb

recogniz


behaves

forms:
behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of behave.

behav


adjusts

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adjust.

adjust


stock

forms:
stock (singular)
stocks (plural)

glosses: Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.

text: It depend on where the store got its stock from.

text: Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.

text: Going out of business! All stock must be sold.

text: They kept a stock of food in the basement.

text: Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.

text: Police found a stock of weapons in the house.

text: I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.

text: Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.

text: ETFs are mutual funds that trade on stock exchanges, just as stocks do.

text: He invests 85% of his money in bonds and 15% in stocks.

text: The S&P 500 index, which tracks stocks in all sectors of the economy, remains virtually unchanged.

text: The prices for all three stocks are likely to decline.

glosses: If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.

text: I think we have five more in stock.

glosses: If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.

text: I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.

glosses: Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.

text: Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.

glosses: If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.

enpr: stŏk

ipa: /stɒk/

sampa: /stQk/

homophones: stork stalk


stock

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.

text: They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.

glosses: If you stock x with y, you fill x with y.

text: I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.

glosses: If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.

text: Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.


stock

forms: stock (positive)

glosses: If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.

text: The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.

text: The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.

text: Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.


beaches

forms:
beach (singular)
beaches (plural)

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

noun

beach

beaches


beaches

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beach.


scholar

forms:
scholar (singular)
scholars (plural)

glosses: A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.

glosses: A scholar is a person who knows many things.

text: Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.

glosses: A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.

ipa: /ˈskɒlə/

ipa: /ˈskɑlɚ/

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


toughing

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

verb

tough


editor

forms:
editor (singular)
editors (plural)

glosses: An editor is someone who edits or changes the text in a document.

text: Simple English Wiktionary welcomes all editors to edit its pages.

glosses: An editor is a computer program that allows users to add text to a document.

text: Simple English Wiktionary has a special editor for adding or modifying pages.

ipa: /ˈɛdɪtə/


belonged

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of belong.

text: The jewel belonged to her grandmother before it was given to her.

belong


bursts

forms:
burst (singular)
bursts (plural)

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

noun

burst

bursts


bursts

forms:
burst (canonical)
bursts (third-person singular)
burst (past)
burst (past participle)
bursting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burst.

burst

burst

bursting


adopting

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

verb

adopt


conceives

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conceive.

ipa: /kənˈsiːvz/

conceiv


admired

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admire.

admir


admired

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

glosses: If something or someone is admired, people think it is good or they like it.

text: The Rolling Stones are a very admired band.


addressing

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

address


poll

forms:
poll (singular)
polls (plural)

glosses: A poll is a process of asking people for their opinions about something and counting the results.

text: The latest Newsweek poll suggests 65% of the public is dissatisfied with the president.

text: She was extremely concerned about recent opinion polls showing a decline in her popularity.

text: Senator McCain continues to hold a two-point lead in the daily tracking poll.

text: We conducted our own poll of smokers under 18 and we found roughly the same numbers.

text: The latest poll indicates that her lead is down to 6 points.

text: According to one poll, almost two-thirds of New York City voters opposed the plan.

text: An Ohio poll released in February 2008 showed the economy as the most important issue.

glosses: If people go to the polls, they vote in an election.

text: Voters go to the polls eight days from now.

ipa: /paɔl/

sampa: /paOl/

ipa: /pəʊl/

ipa: /poʊl/

sampa: /poUl/

homophones: pole Pole


poll

forms:
poll (canonical)
polls (third-person singular)
polled (past)
polled (past participle)
polling (present participle)

glosses: If you poll people, you ask them for their opinion about something and you count the results.

text: Seventy percent of those polled said that the U.S. military was making the security situation worse in Iraq.


albums

forms:
album (singular)
albums (plural)

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

noun

album

albums


stringed

forms: stringed (positive)

glosses: If something is stringed, it has strings.

text: Violins, cellos, and guitars are stringed instruments.


whaled

forms:
whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whale.

verb

whal


predicting

forms:
predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)

predict


threat

forms:
threat (singular)
threats (plural)

glosses: A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.

text: The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used.

text: She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky.

text: There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane.

text: Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.

text: I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life.

text: Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces.

text: Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat.

text: Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area.

text: Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability.

text: We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat.

text: The government no long sees him as a security threat.

text: We must confront this threat sooner rather than later.

glosses: A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.

text: He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything.

enpr: thrĕt

ipa: /θrɛt/

sampa: /TrEt/


stable

forms:
stabler (comparative)
stablest (superlative)
stable (positive)
more stable (comparative)
most stable (superlative)

glosses: If something is stable, it is unlikely to move or change.

text: That number has remained relatively stable over the years.

text: Ghana is often cited as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa.

text: Five of the six victims remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition.

text: Children need a stable environment at home.

text: Our bodies maintain a stable body temperature.

text: These young adults have relatively close and stable relationships with their parents.

text: The Middle East is less stable today than at any time in the past quarter century.

text: Each couple must on average have slightly more than two children if a population is to remain stable.

text: Iron-57 and iron-58 are fairly stable, but iron-59 decays to cobalt-59 in a month.

glosses: If you are stable, you are calm and don't get upset easily.

text: I'm a lot more stable than I was as a teen.

text: Feeling happy, secure, and stable with the guy you're dating doesn't mean he's boring.

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

hyphenation: sta‧ble

adj

stable

stabler

stablest


stable

forms:
stable (singular)
stables (plural)

glosses: A stable is a building for housing animals like horses and cows.


precedes

forms:
precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of precede.

verb

preced


earths

forms:
earth (singular)
earths (plural)

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

noun

earth


belongs

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of belong.

text: This car belongs to me and my sister.

text: Who do you think this dog belongs to?

text: The dictionary belongs in the reference section.


bucks

forms:
buck (singular)
bucks (plural)

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

text: I won two hundred bucks at the casino this weekend.

buck


bucks

forms:
buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)


compilations

forms:
compilation (singular)
compilations (plural)

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

compilation

compilations


wools

forms:
wool (singular)
wools (plural)

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

wool


patted

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pat.

verb

pat


toughs

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tough.

tough


tank

forms:
tank (singular)
tanks (plural)

glosses: A tank is a large, strong container for gas or liquid.

text: The gas stove was connected to a propane tank.

text: When the house needs heat, hot water from the storage tank is transferred to the house.

text: The firefighter was in full gear: helmet, flashlight, oxygen tank strapped across his back.

text: The fuel tank holds 40 liters.

text: The most common sources of groundwater pollution are leaking underground storage tanks.

text: She was pumping gas into the tank of her 1977 Ford LTD.

text: There was a large fish tank in which a few small orange fish were swimming.

text: A notebook and pen lie on top of the toilet tank.

text: I returned the car to her with an empty tank.

glosses: A tank is a large metal vehicle with a gun that runs on tracks.

text: They do not have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles.

text: 1968 was the year Soviet tanks rolled into Prague.

glosses: The tank is a room, usually in a police station, for keeping people locked up.

text: The police threw him in the holding tank with us.

ipa: /tæŋk/


tank

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

glosses: If something tanks, it gets worse quickly.


arranging

forms:
arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒɪŋ/

arrang


buckets

forms:
bucket (singular)
buckets (plural)

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

noun

bucket

buckets


treasuring

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

verb

treasur


beaver

forms:
beaver (singular)
beavers (plural)

glosses: A beaver is an animal that lives near water and has a wide flat tail and webbed feet.

ipa: /ˈbiːvə/

enpr: bēʹvər

ipa: /ˈbiːvɚ/


pockets

forms:
pocket (singular)
pockets (plural)

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

noun

pocket


pockets

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pocket.


widows

forms:
widow (singular)
widows (plural)

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

widow


arranged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arrange.

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒd/


replies

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reply.

verb

repl

y


replies

forms:
reply (singular)
replies (plural)

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

noun

reply

replies


tipping

forms:
tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

text: Tipping is customary in the United States when you receive good service.

verb

tip


basements

forms:
basement (singular)
basements (plural)

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

noun

basement

basements


bolts

forms:
bolt (singular)
bolts (plural)

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

ipa: /bəʊlts/

ipa: /boʊlts/

bolt

bolts


bolts

forms:
bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


Boston

forms: Boston

glosses: Boston is a town in Lincolnshire, England.

ipa: /ˈbɔstən/

ipa: /ˈbɑstən/

ipa: /ˈbɒstən/


stringing

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

string

strings

strung

strung

stringing


bearing

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

ipa: /ˈbɛərɪŋ/

bear

bears

bore

born

bearing


bearing

forms:
bearing (singular)
bearings (plural)

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


wickedest

forms:
wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of wicked; most wicked.

adjective

wicked

wickeder

wickedest


admitted

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of admit.

ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪd/

hyphenation: ad‧mit‧ted

verb

admit

t


tackle

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

glosses: If you tackle a problem, issue, question, etc., you try to solve it.

text: We want an executive who solves problems and tackles issues.

glosses: If you tackle a person, you jump on them and pull them to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

glosses: If you tackle a person in soccer, you take the ball from them.

ipa: /ˈtækəl/

hyphenation: tack‧le

tackl

e


tackle

forms:
tackle (singular)
tackles (plural)

glosses: A tackle is an attempt to pull somebody to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

text: Gaines Adams put constant pressure on the Atlanta quarterback and finished the game with six tackles and two sacks.

text: Briggs leads the team with 31 solo tackles.

glosses: A tackle is an attempt to take the ball from somebody in sports such as soccer.

glosses: A tackle is a position in American football (see diagram below).

text: Georgia defensive tackle Kade Weston has been out the past two games with an injured knee.

text: He was by far the best left tackle to have played the game in the 24 years.

glosses: Fishing tackle is the equipment used to catch fish.

text: He gathered his camp supplies including fishing tackle.

text: He pulled out shotguns and rifles in padded cases, fishing rods, and a tackle box.

glosses: A block and tackle is a system of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy weights.


reserves

forms:
reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reserve.

reserv


reserves

forms:
reserve (singular)
reserves (plural)

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

noun

reserve


preceding

forms:
precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

ipa: /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

verb

preced


burdens

forms:
burden (singular)
burdens (plural)

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

noun

burden

burdens


burdens

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of burden.


wrecked

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wreck.

verb

wreck


stocked

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stock.

stock


batters

forms:
batter (singular)
batters (plural)

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

noun

batter


batters

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of batter.


sod

forms:
sod (singular)
sods (plural)

glosses: A sod is somebody you don't like, usually a man.

text: I'm not having these silly old sods coming to the party. No way!

text: Shut up. You little sod.

text: He's not had much sleep though, poor sod.

glosses: Sod is a layer of earth with grass growing in it.

text: By the time I came along there was little of such unturned prairie sod In Falrweather Township.

text: We encourage residents to conserve water by planting ground covers instead of laying sod.


sod

forms:
sod (canonical)
sods (third-person singular)
sodded (past)
sodded (past participle)
sodding (present participle)

glosses: You use sod to show you're not happy about something.

text: I looked at the clock, it said twenty to eight, I thought, "sod it! I ain't getting up."

text: Who are you to tell me to sod off, you little bastard?

verb

sod

d


loved

forms:
love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of love.

ipa: /lʌvd/

lov


loved

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

glosses: If something is loved by you, you feel great affection for it.

text: John was loved by many people and he will be greatly missed.

text: Thanks for throwing me such a great birthday party! I feel so loved right now!

text: Buddy Bear was my most loved stuffed animal as a kid.


adopts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of adopt.

adopt


recognizes

forms:
recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recognize.

recogniz


virtual

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

glosses: A virtual world, tour, address, etc. is one that is made to look like or replace a real one, usually using a computer.

text: He is the designer of three of the top virtual reality games.

text: They study educational uses of online virtual worlds.

text: There are vital virtual communities forming and re-forming out there on the Internet all the time.

text: There's no way to create virtual smell or taste.

glosses: A virtual monopoly, certainty, disappearance, etc. is a one that is close to 100%.

text: Google has a virtual monopoly on web searches.

ipa: /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/

ipa: /ˈvɝtʃuəl/


bulged

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulge.

bulg


wilder

forms:
wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wild; more wild.

adjective

wild

wilder

wildest


vast

forms:
vaster (comparative)
vastest (superlative)
vast (positive)
more vast (comparative)
most vast (superlative)

glosses: If something is vast, it is very, very big.

text: Tax rates will go up for the vast majority of the population.

text: The system wastes vast sums of money.

text: To do such work takes vast amounts of time and patience.

text: The army marched over the vast territories of Russia.

text: We saw vast improvements in their test scores.

text: Two boats simply wouldn't be able to find each other in these vast oceans.

text: Indonesia is stretches over a vast number of islands.

text: They're building a vast network of power lines to transport the electricity.

text: He has a vast collection of photos.

text: The building was vast and empty.

text: The problem is that distances are so vast.

enpr: väst

ipa: /vɑːst/

ipa: /væst/

adj

vast

vaster

vastest


wickeder

forms:
wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wicked; more wicked.

adjective

wicked


whiskies

forms:
whiskey (singular)
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

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

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

noun

whiskey

whiskeys

whiskies


tips

forms:
tip (singular)
tips (plural)

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

text: I make good tips at the bar where I work, especially on the weekends.

tip


tips

forms:
tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

verb

p


accords

forms:
accord (singular)
accords (plural)

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

noun

accord


accords

forms:
accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accord.


wildest

glosses: The superlative form of wild; most wild.


ambush

forms:
ambush (singular)
ambushes (plural)

text: It was a clever ambush; they didn't see us coming until it was too late.

ipa: /ˈambuʃ/

ambush

ambushes


ambush

forms:
ambush (canonical)
ambushes (third-person singular)
ambushed (past)
ambushed (past participle)
ambushing (present participle)

glosses: If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise.

text: We waited until they were close and then we jumped out and ambushed them.

verb

es


bossing

forms:
boss (canonical)
bosses (third-person singular)
bossed (past)
bossed (past participle)
bossing (present participle)

boss


whaling

forms:
whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/

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

whal


quotations

forms:
quotation (singular)
quotations (plural)

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

noun

quotation


tidying

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

verb

tid

y


developing

forms:
develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

develop


struggle

forms:
struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

glosses: If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.

text: They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.

text: She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.

text: The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.

text: She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.

text: The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.

struggl


struggle

forms:
struggle (singular)
struggles (plural)

glosses: A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.

text: As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.

text: Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.

text: The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.

text: This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.

text: They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

text: They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.

text: The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.


brakes

forms:
brake (singular)
brakes (plural)

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

ipa: /breɪks/

noun

brake


brakes

forms:
brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of brake.

verb

brak


biased

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bias.

bias


biased

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

text: The newspaper gave a biased account of the story.

text: I think she's adorable, but I'm biased--I'm her mom.


addresses

forms:
address (singular)
addresses (plural)

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

noun

address

addresses


addresses

forms:
address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of address.


affecting

forms:
affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪŋ/

hyphenation: af‧fect‧ing

verb

affect


affecting

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

glosses: If something is affecting, it makes you feel strong feelings, especially sadness or pity.

text: It was very affecting to see the tears of disappointment in his eyes.


arranges

forms:
arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrange.

ipa: /əˈreɪndʒɪz/

arrang


ultimate

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

glosses: The ultimate goal, success, decision, etc. is the final one.

text: You can't have ultimate success without a lot of little successes.

text: The moon is good, but there's no question that Mars is the ultimate goal.

text: Presidents have the ultimate responsibility to keep us safe.

glosses: The ultimate test, responsibility, power, etc. is the one that is more important, bigger, stronger, etc. than the others.

text: They are trying to build the ultimate computer, one that can do anything and everything.

text: If you could save someone's life, I think that's the ultimate goal.

ipa: /ˈʌltɪmɪt/

ipa: /ˈʌltəmɪt/

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


wrecking

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

wreck


variety

forms:
variety (singular)
varieties (plural)

glosses: A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same.

text: Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets.

text: This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings.

text: The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy.

text: The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material.

text: We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources.

text: They felt it was important for a variety of reasons.

text: The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors.

text: Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities.

glosses: Variety is the quality of not being the same.

text: Fruit can add variety to your salads.

glosses: A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals.

text: The shop has 25 tomato varieties.

text: By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties.

enpr: və-rīʹĭ-tē

hyphenation: va‧ri‧e‧ty

noun

varieties


bulging

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

verb

bulg


weapons

forms:
weapon (singular)
weapons (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈwɛpənz/

hyphenation: weap‧ons

noun

weapon


develops

forms:
develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of develop.


stocks

forms:
stock (singular)
stocks (plural)

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

stock


stocks

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stock.


treasured

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

glosses: If something is treasured, it is considered to be important.

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒəd/

ipa: /ˈtrɛʒɚd/

hyphenation: treas‧ured


treasured

forms:
treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of treasure.

text: That was a treasured thing.

verb

treasur


trying

forms:
try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)

tr


trying

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

glosses: If something is trying, it is difficult and makes you feel bad and tired.


associated

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of associate.

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪtɪd/

hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ated

associat


triangles

forms:
triangle (singular)
triangles (plural)

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

noun

triangle


benches

forms:
bench (singular)
benches (plural)

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

bench

benches


benches

forms:
bench (canonical)
benches (third-person singular)
benched (past)
benched (past participle)
benching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bench.


bossed

forms:
boss (canonical)
bosses (third-person singular)
bossed (past)
bossed (past participle)
bossing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of boss.

verb

boss


tries

forms:
try (singular)
tries (plural)

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

text: You get three tries to get the ball through the hoop in order to win.

noun

try

tries


admiring

forms:
admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

verb

admir


admiring

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

glosses: If you are admiring of somebody or something, you think them good or nice; you respect them.

text: I was very admiring of these two young women who worked so hard.


uniforms

forms:
uniform (singular)
uniforms (plural)

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

noun

uniform


bats

forms:
bat (singular)
bats (plural)

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

ipa: /bæts/

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

bat


bats

forms:
bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)


ward

forms:
ward (singular)
wards (plural)

glosses: A ward is an area in a hospital that focused on one kind of medicine.

text: We visited them in the hospital's children's ward.

text: The lower ninth ward of New Orleans was destroyed by the flood.

glosses: A ward is someone, usually a child, who is under the legal care of someone else.

ipa: /wɔːd/

ipa: /wɔrd/


ward

forms:
ward (canonical)
wards (third-person singular)
warded (past)
warded (past participle)
warding (present participle)

glosses: If you ward off something bad, you do something to keep it away.


wrecks

forms:
wreck (singular)
wrecks (plural)

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


wrecks

forms:
wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wreck.


transformations

forms:
transformation (singular)
transformations (plural)

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

transformation


predicts

forms:
predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of predict.

verb

predict


toughed

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tough.

tough


whales

forms:
whale (singular)
whales (plural)

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

enpr: wālz

ipa: /weɪlz/

sampa: /weIlz/

noun

whale


whales

forms:
whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of whale.

verb

whal


tile

forms:
tile (singular)
tiles (plural)

glosses: A tile is a hard flat building material, usually made of clay or glass.

text: The new floor would be ceramic tile, and the tiles on the walls were being replaced.

text: The walls were wood from the Lace Forest, the roof tiles made of molded riverbank clay.

ipa: /taɪl/

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


tile

forms:
tile (canonical)
tiles (third-person singular)
tiled (past)
tiled (past participle)
tiling (present participle)

glosses: If you tile a surface, you cover it with tiles.

til


whistled

forms:
whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whistle.

whistl


loving

forms:
love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

ipa: /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

lov


loving

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

glosses: To be loving is to show love or affection towards someone.

text: She is a loving mother.


witness

forms:
witness (singular)
witnesses (plural)

glosses: A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime.

text: The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses.

text: The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births.

text: Police took signed statements from the witnesses.

text: The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses.

glosses: A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime.

text: The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time.

text: Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing.

text: She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.

ipa: /ˈwɪtnəs/

hyphenation: wit‧ness

noun

witnesses


witness

forms:
witness (canonical)
witnesses (third-person singular)
witnessed (past)
witnessed (past participle)
witnessing (present participle)

text: She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war.

text: She witnessed some terrible events during the war.

glosses: If something witnesses something, it experiences it.

verb

witness


tubing

forms:
tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

tub


loves

ipa: /lʌvz/


loves

forms:
love (singular)
loves (plural)

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

noun

love


affected

forms:
affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of affect.

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪd/

hyphenation: af‧fect‧ed

verb

affect


affected

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

glosses: If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.

text: The girls are still very affected by the loss of their father.

glosses: If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.

text: The young ladies looked on with affected interest.

text: He spoke with a very affected accent.


tried

forms:
try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of try.

ipa: /traɪd/

tr


borders

forms:
border (singular)
borders (plural)

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

ipa: /bɔrdərz/

ipa: /bɔːdəz/

hyphenation: bor‧ders

noun

border


borders

forms:
border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of border.


tough

forms:
tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tough, it is difficult, not easy.

text: It's important to stay healthy when the going gets tough.

text: It was a tough decision, but I think she make the right choice.

text: The weather makes the overall competition tougher.

text: The wood was tough to break.

glosses: If something is tough, it doesn't change or move easily; it's not soft.

text: The government is taking a tough stance on crime.

text: The public wants tougher enforcement of these laws.

text: The meat was really tough.

text: She was a tough, smart businesswoman.

glosses: If something is tough, it is not nice to experience.

text: He should get the toughest penalty possible for this killing.

glosses: If a person is tough, they are strong and may often fight.

text: He was an older guy, truly tough with huge arms and a gold cross chain.

text: We looked pretty tough on our motorcycles.

ipa: /tʌf/

adjective

tougher


tough

forms:
tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

glosses: If you tough something out, it is difficult, but you continue; you don't give up.

text: Even though it rained the whole time, they toughed it out without complaining.


present participles

forms:
present participle (singular)
present participles (plural)

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

noun

present participle


adaptations

forms:
adaptation (singular)
adaptations (plural)

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

adaptation


bores

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

ipa: /bɔrz/

ipa: /bɔːz/

verb

bor


bores

forms:
bore (singular)
bores (plural)

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

noun

bore


colder

forms:
cold (positive)
colder (comparative)
coldest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of cold; more cold.

adjective

cold

colder

coldest


bitters

forms:
bitter (singular)
bitters (plural)

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

noun

bitter


toes

forms:
toe (singular)
toes (plural)

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

toe


pats

forms:
pat (singular)
pats (plural)

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

pat


pats

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

verb

t


coldest

glosses: The superlative form of cold; most cold.


vehicles

forms:
vehicle (singular)
vehicles (plural)

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

noun

vehicle


twins

forms:
twin (singular)
twins (plural)

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

twin


admitting

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

ipa: /ədˈmɪtɪŋ/

verb

admit


tubed

forms:
tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tube.

e


triggered

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trigger.

trigger


approximating

forms:
approximate (canonical)
approximates (third-person singular)
approximated (past)
approximated (past participle)
approximating (present participle)

approximat


thundered

forms:
thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thunder.

thunder


liquids

forms:
liquid (singular)
liquids (plural)

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

noun

liquid


keeps

forms:
keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

keep

keeps


keeps

forms:
keep (singular)
keeps (plural)

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


bugs

forms:
bug (singular)
bugs (plural)

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

ipa: /bʌɡz/

bug


bugs

forms:
bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

verb

g


approximated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of approximate.


tensest

forms:
tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of tense; most tense.

adjective

tense

tenser

tensest


bordering

forms:
border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

verb

border


weaker

forms:
weak (positive)
weaker (comparative)
weakest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of weak; more weak.

adjective

weak

weaker

weakest


hitting

forms:
hit (canonical)
hits (third-person singular)
hit (past)
hit (past participle)
hitting (present participle)

hit

hits

hit

hit

hitting


behaving

forms:
behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

verb

behav


bicycled

forms:
bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bicycle.

bicycl


bordered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of border.

ipa: /ˈbɔːdəɛd/


cocks

forms:
cock (singular)
cocks (plural)

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

ipa: /kɒks/

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

noun

cock


cocks

forms:
cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)


transmissions

forms:
transmission (singular)
transmissions (plural)

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

transmission


bulge

forms:
bulge (singular)
bulges (plural)

glosses: A bulge is something which sticks out of a surface.

text: The Earth has a bulge at its center.

ipa: /bʌldʒ/

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


bulge

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

glosses: If something bulges, it sticks out of a surface.

text: The rock face has many rocks that bulge out from it.

verb

bulg


tidy

forms:
tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tidy, it is clean and everything is in its place.

text: Her small, tidy, little house seemed very nice.

text: The book had a neat and tidy ending.

glosses: A tidy person is somebody who keeps thing clean and organized.

text: They're planning to sell them for a tidy profit.

ipa: /ˈtaɪdi/

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

adj

tidy

tidier

tidiest


tidy

forms:
tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

glosses: If you tidy something up, you pick up things and put everything back where it belongs.

text: Give me a minute to go tidy up the room.

text: He must have made the bed and tidied up.

verb

tid


tracing

forms:
trace (canonical)
traces (third-person singular)
traced (past)
traced (past participle)
tracing (present participle)

trac


thundering

forms:
thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)


preceded

forms:
precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of precede.

preced


triggering

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

trigger


trucked

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of truck.

truck


powders

forms:
powder (singular)
powders (plural)

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

noun

powder


powders

forms:
powder (canonical)
powders (third-person singular)
powdered (past)
powdered (past participle)
powdering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of powder.


thunders

glosses: The third-person singular form of thunder.

verb

thunder


butchering

forms:
butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

butcher


burdened

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of burden.

burden


torching

forms:
torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

torch

es


shouts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of shout.

shout


shouts

forms:
shout (singular)
shouts (plural)

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


removes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of remove.

remov


coughed

forms:
cough (canonical)
coughs (third-person singular)
coughed (past)
coughed (past participle)
coughing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cough.

cough


thumbed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thumb.

thumb


tenser

forms:
tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tense; more tense.

adjective

tense


bulges

forms:
bulge (singular)
bulges (plural)

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

noun

bulge


bulges

forms:
bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bulge.

verb

bulg


laid

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lay.

ipa: /leɪd/

lay

lays

laid

laid

laying


kicked

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kick.

ipa: /kɪkt/

kick


approximates

forms:
approximate (canonical)
approximates (third-person singular)
approximated (past)
approximated (past participle)
approximating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of approximate.

approximat


hotter

forms:
hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

adjective

hot

hotter

hottest


twists

forms:
twist (canonical)
twists (third-person singular)
twisted (past)
twisted (past participle)
twisting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of twist.

verb

twist


twists

forms:
twist (singular)
twists (plural)

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


bored

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

glosses: If you are bored, you have nothing to do or there is nothing interesting.

text: After ten years at the same job, he had grown bored with work.

text: I just get bored with doing the same thing over and over.

ipa: /bɔːd/

ipa: /bɔːrd/


bored

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bore.

bor


traced

forms:
trace (canonical)
traces (third-person singular)
traced (past)
traced (past participle)
tracing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trace.

trac


whipping

forms:
whipping (singular)
whippings (plural)

glosses: A whipping is the punishment of being whipped.

glosses: Whipping is a cooking technique where air is incorporated into cream.

ipa: /ˈwɪpɪŋ/


whipping

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

whip

p


hates

forms:
hate (canonical)
hates (third-person singular)
hated (past)
hated (past participle)
hating (present participle)

hat


hits

forms:
hit (canonical)
hits (third-person singular)
hit (past)
hit (past participle)
hitting (present participle)

hit


hits

forms:
hit (singular)
hits (plural)

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


twenties

forms:
twenty (singular)
twenties (plural)

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

noun

twenty

twenties


traces

forms:
trace (singular)
traces (plural)

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

trace


traces

glosses: The third-person singular form of trace.


tasting

forms:
taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)

verb

tast


bolted

forms:
bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bolt.

ipa: /ˈbəʊltɪd/

ipa: /ˈboʊltɪd/

bolt


tensing

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

tens


tensed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tense.


belonging

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

ipa: /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/

hyphenation: be‧long‧ing

belong


belonging

forms:
belonging (singular)
belongings (plural)

glosses: Your belongings are the things that you own.

text: Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.


breasted

forms:
breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of breast.

breast


skirted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of skirt.

skirt


burdening

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

burden


weighed

forms:
weigh (canonical)
weighs (third-person singular)
weighed (past)
weighed (past participle)
weighing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of weigh.

ipa: /weɪd/

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weigh


subjecting

forms:
subject (canonical)
subjects (third-person singular)
subjected (past)
subjected (past participle)
subjecting (present participle)

subject


kicks

forms:
kick (singular)
kicks (plural)

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

ipa: /kɪks/

noun

kick


kicks

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


barking

forms:
bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)

verb

bark