postulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of postulate.


shuttlecock

forms:
shuttlecock (singular)
shuttlecocks (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A shuttlecock is an object that is made with a cork and feathers. It is used in badminton and it is also called a birdie.

text: She hit the shuttlecock high into the air.

ipa: /ˈʃʌtl̩kɑk/

ipa: /ˈʃʌtl̩kɒk/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


dextrin

forms:
dextrin (singular)
dextrins (plural)

glosses: Dextrin is a sticky substance that is made by heating starch.

text: Dextrin is used to make food thick and to make glue.

ipa: /ˈdɛkstrɪn/

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


rigorous

forms: rigorous (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: To be rigorous someone needs to be very strict, exact and not change the rules.

text: To make herself fit, she kept to a rigorous program of exercise.

glosses: Something that is rigorous is very difficult and unpleasant.

text: He found the walk through the snow was quite rigorous.

ipa: /ˈrɪɡərəs/


spazzes

forms:
spaz (singular)
spazzes (plural)

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

spaz

spazzes


admiral

forms:
admiral (singular)
admirals (plural)

glosses: An admiral is the person in charge of a navy or fleet of ships, like a general in the army.

text: Horatio Nelson is a famous British admiral.

glosses: An admiral is a high rank naval officer who is allowed to fly his own flag.

text: We could easily recognize the admiral's ship because of his flag.


dextrose

forms:
dextrose (singular)
dextroses (plural)

glosses: Dextrose is a type of glucose, a sugar found in honey and fruit.

text: Dextrose is sometimes called grape sugar.

ipa: /ˈdɛkstrəʊz/

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


whooping

forms:
whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

whoop


leveraged

forms:
leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of leverage.

leverag

e


quantum leaps

forms:
quantum leap (singular)
quantum leaps (plural)

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

noun

quantum leap


bullshat

forms:
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

glosses: Bullshat is an alternative past tense of the word bullshit.

text: I bullshat my essay.

verb

bullshit

bullshits

bullshat

bullshitted

bullshitting


lablet

forms:
lablet (singular)
lablets (plural)

glosses: A lablet is a laptop that converts to a touchscreen tablet. More commonly known as a convertible laptop.

glosses: A lablet in the area of micro- or nanosystems is an autonomously powered programmable electronic particle capable of acting as a microscopic chemical laboratory.


chequebook

forms:
chequebook (singular)
chequebooks (plural)

glosses: A chequebook is a book containing blank cheques given to people with bank accounts.

text: He took his chequebook to the auction so that he could pay for any items he bought.


lollipop

forms:
lollipop (singular)
lollipops (plural)

glosses: A lollipop is a piece of hard candy on a stick.

text: The little boy's face was a sticky mess from eating a lollipop.


chequebooks

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

noun

chequebook


retailed

forms:
retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retail.

verb

retail


medieval

forms: medieval (positive)

glosses: Medieval means something belongs to the Middle Ages, the time from about 400 AD to 1400 AD.

text: She liked to collect medieval books, with their beautiful pictures and handwriting.

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


saxophonist

forms:
saxophonist (singular)
saxophonists (plural)

etymology_text: saxophone + -ist

ety-suffix

saxophone

ist

expansion: saxophone + -ist

glosses: A saxophonist is a person who plays the saxophone.

text: John Coltrane is a famous jazz saxophonist.

ipa: /ˈsæksəˌfoʊnɪst/

ipa: /sækˈsɒfənɪst/


apostrophe

forms:
apostrophe (singular)
apostrophes (plural)

glosses: An apostrophe is a punctuation mark which is used to show that part of a word is missing, to show that something belongs to someone, or added after plurals of numbers, letters and abbreviations.

text: In the phrase "John's sentence", there is an apostrophe after John but before the "s" to show that the sentence belongs to John.


confectionery

forms:
confectionery (singular)
confectionaries (plural)

glosses: Confectionery is name for candy, lollies and other sweets.

text: The children went to the candy store to look at the confectionery.

glosses: A confectionery is the name for a shop where candy is sold.

text: She opened a new confectionery to sell sweets.

ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃənəri/

noun

confectionaries


analogs

forms:
analog (singular)
analogs (plural)

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

analog


lablets

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

lablet


orifice

forms:
orifice (singular)
orifices (plural)

text: The mouth is an orifice.

ipa: /ˈɒrɪfɪs/

ipa: /ˈɔrəfɪs/


kimonos

forms:
kimono (singular)
kimonos (plural)

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

kimono


leverages

forms:
leverage (singular)
leverages (plural)

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

leverage


leverages

glosses: The third-person singular form of leverage.


outraged

forms:
outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of outrage.

verb

outrag


bandages

forms:
bandage (singular)
bandages (plural)

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

noun

bandage


bandages

forms:
bandage (canonical)
bandages (third-person singular)
bandaged (past)
bandaged (past participle)
bandaging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bandage.

verb

bandag


mathematicians

forms:
mathematician (singular)
mathematicians (plural)

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

noun

mathematician


rigour

forms:
rigour (singular)
rigours (plural)

glosses: Rigour is strict care and completeness in making sure something is correct.

text: The army demands a lot of rigour in training new recruits.

glosses: The rigours of something are its difficult parts or its problems.

text: She did not enjoy the rigorus of giving birth.

ipa: /rɪɡɚ/


mathematician

glosses: A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics.

text: Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians.


starched

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of starch.

verb

starch

es


filter papers

forms:
filter paper (singular)
filter papers (plural)

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

noun

filter paper


levers

forms:
lever (singular)
levers (plural)

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

lever


levers

forms:
lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of lever.


yukata

forms:
yukata (singular)
yukatas (plural)

glosses: A yutaka is a kimono for wearing in summer.

text: Floral patterns are common for womens' yukata and geometric patterns for mens' yukata.


chaos theory

forms:
chaos theory (singular)
chaos theories (plural)

glosses: Chaos theory is an idea that says that things which seem to be random do have a hidden order.

text: Benoît Mandelbrot was a mathematician who studied chaos theory.

chaos theory

chaos theories


confectionaries

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

confectionery


confection

forms:
confection (singular)
confections (plural)

glosses: A confection is a food which made with a lot of sugar.

text: His favorite confection was a meringue covered in chocolate.

glosses: A confection is something made by mixing together a lot of different things.

text: His story was a confection of lies and half truths.

ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃən/


leveraging

forms:
leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

verb

leverag


fatasses

forms:
fatass (singular)
fatasses (plural)

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

noun

fatass

fatasses


quantum leap

forms:
quantum leap (singular)
quantum leaps (plural)

glosses: A quantum leap is a sudden and significant change, advance or increase; a giant leap forward. Also called a quantum jump.


retailing

forms:
retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

verb

retail


kilts

forms:
kilt (singular)
kilts (plural)

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

noun

kilt


whatsoever

forms: whatsoever

pos: det

text: Most studies find no relationship whatsoever.

ipa: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(r)/

ipa: /ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/


lolly

forms:
lolly (singular)
lollies (plural)

glosses: A lolly is a sweet, a hard type of candy.

text: He liked to suck on a lolly while working.

glosses: A lolly is a shortened word for a lollipop.

lolly

lollies


unpleasant

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

etymology_text: un- + pleasant

ety-prefix

un

pleasant

expansion: un- + pleasant

glosses: Something unpleasant is nasty, bad, offensive, the opposite of pleasant.

text: The coffee tasted unpleasant as if the milk had gone bad.

ipa: /ʌnˈplezənt/

adj

more: true


anxious

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

glosses: To be anxious, you are worried or scared about what might happen in the future.

text: He had an anxious wait at the hospital before seeing the doctor.

ipa: /ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/

hyphenation: anx‧ious


whooped

forms:
whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of whoop.

verb

whoop


recipient

forms:
recipient (singular)
recipients (plural)

glosses: A recipient is someone who receives, such as one who receives money, goods or awards.

text: He was a recipient of the special award for bravery.

glosses: A recipient is person receiving donor organs or tissues.

text: She was the recipient of a new heart after a long operation.

glosses: The part of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

text: The green colored liquid slowly dripped into the recipient.


symmetry

forms:
symmetry (singular)
symmetries (plural)

glosses: A division of the body would produce two parts which are mirror images of each other.

glosses: An arrangement of parts around a central point.

text: An orange has symmetry: it is a sphere with segments arranged around a common central line.

text: The segments of an orange show symmetry: their shape and relative positions are the same.

enpr: sĭʹmĭtrĭ

ipa: /ˈsɪmɪtri/

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

noun

symmetries


sewering

forms:
sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

verb

sewer


auctioneers

forms:
auctioneer (singular)
auctioneers (plural)

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

noun

auctioneer


semaphores

forms:
semaphore (singular)
semaphores (plural)

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

semaphore


semaphores

forms:
semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of semaphore.

verb

semaphor


sewers

forms:
sewer (singular)
sewers (plural)

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


sewers

glosses: The third-person singular form of sewer.


bagpipers

forms:
bagpiper (singular)
bagpipers (plural)

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

noun

bagpiper


sewered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sewer.


semaphored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of semaphore.


anxiety

forms:
anxiety (singular)
anxieties (plural)

glosses: Anxiety is a fear of what might happen in the future.

text: The thought of going to the dentist filled him with anxiety.

anxieties


timbre

forms:
timbre (singular)
timbres (plural)

glosses: Timbre is the qualities of a sound that make sounds different.

text: Even if a flute and saxophone play the same note, they sound different because of the timbre.


locksmiths

forms:
locksmith (singular)
locksmiths (plural)

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

locksmith


tartans

forms:
tartan (singular)
tartans (plural)

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

tartan


violoncellist

forms:
violoncellist (singular)
violoncellists (plural)

etymology_text: violoncello + -ist

ety-suffix

violoncello

expansion: violoncello + -ist

glosses: A violoncellist is the full name for a cellist, a person who plays the violoncello or cello.


semaphore

glosses: Semaphore is a system of sending messages using lights, mechanical signals or flags.

text: Railways use semaphore to send messages to trains.

glosses: Semaphore is a system of sending messages using two flags to show each alphabet letter.

text: Sailors use semaphore flags to send messages between ships.


semaphore

glosses: To semaphore is to send a message using a semaphore system.

text: The sailor semaphored the nearby ship.


pipers

forms:
piper (singular)
pipers (plural)

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

noun

piper


graphic

forms: graphic (positive)

glosses: Graphic means something is very clearly described, so that you can easily imagine what it looks like.

text: People were upset by the graphic violence in the movie because it looked so real.

glosses: Graphic means writing or other written symbols.

text: The ancient Egyptians used graphic symbols called hieroglyphs to write.

glosses: Graphic is to show information using a graph.

text: His diagrams gave a graphic view of the increase in crime.

ipa: /ˈɡræfɪk/

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


graphic

forms:
graphic (singular)
graphics (plural)

glosses: A graphic is a picture used to help give meaning to writing.

text: The railway station had a graphic of a man on the door of the male toilets.

glosses: A graphic is an image made on a computer.

text: The new video game was popular because it had great graphics.


viola

forms:
viola (singular)
violas (plural)

glosses: A viola is a stringed instrument, slightly bigger than a violin.

text: The viola is tuned one fifth below the violin.

glosses: A viola is a sound on an organ which is like the sound of a stringed instrument.

text: The organist used the viola stop when playing.


viola

text: pansies and violets are members of the viola family.


kilt

forms:
kilt (singular)
kilts (plural)

glosses: A kilt is a knee length skirt, with pleats, and usually with a tartan pattern and worn by men in the Scottish highlands.

text: The piper played his bagpipes and wore a traditional highland kilt.

glosses: A kilt is a similar skirt worn by women.

text: The school's winter uniform for girls was a kilt and a blazer.

ipa: /kɪlt/

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


bagpipes

forms:
bagpipe (singular)
bagpipes (plural)

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

bagpipe


whoops

forms:
whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of whoop.


whoops

forms:
whoop (singular)
whoops (plural)

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


tartan

glosses: Tartan is a pattern of colored lines and stripes crossing at right angles.

text: Clans, or large family groups in Scotland have their own tartans.

glosses: Tartan is a material having the tartan pattern.

text: They selected a big roll of tartan to make the kilts.


spying

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

verb

sp

y


receptionist

forms:
receptionist (singular)
receptionists (plural)

etymology_text: reception + -ist

ety-suffix

reception

expansion: reception + -ist

glosses: A receptionist is a person who works in an office to answer the telephone and welcome visitors.

text: The receptionist at the doctor's office greeted me with a friendly smile.

ipa: /rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst/


diabetic

forms:
diabetic (singular)
diabetics (plural)

glosses: A diabetic is a person with the disease called diabetes.

text: The diabetic had to test his blood sugar levels every day.

ipa: /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/

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


diabetic

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

glosses: Diabetic is something for or about the disease called diabetes.

text: To control his blood sugar levels, he could only eat special diabetic sweets.


auctioning

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

verb

auction


violist

forms:
violist (singular)
violists (plural)

etymology_text:
viol + -ist
viola + -ist

ety-suffix

viol

expansion: viol + -ist

viola

expansion: viola + -ist

glosses: A violist is a person who plays the viola or the viol.

text: The violist stood up and played a solo.


trembles

forms:
tremble (canonical)
trembles (third-person singular)
trembled (past)
trembled (past participle)
trembling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tremble.

verb

trembl


trembles

forms:
tremble (singular)
trembles (plural)

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

noun

tremble


disliking

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

verb

dislik


kimono

forms:
kimono (singular)
kimonos (plural)

glosses: A kimono is a Japanese item of clothing.

ipa: /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/


trembled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tremble.

ipa: /ˈtrɛmbl̩d/

hyphenation: trem‧bled


outrage

forms:
outrage (singular)
outrages (plural)

text: He kicked a puppy which was an outrage.

glosses: An outrage can be an act that offends many people.

text: Burning the US flag was an outrage.

glosses: Outrage is a feeling of anger towards people who have been violent or offensive.

text: He was outraged by by the attack on the old lady.

hyphenation: out‧rage


outrage

forms:
outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

glosses: To outrage someone is to be very violent or cause great offence.

text: He outraged Muslims when he burned copies of the Koran.

outrag


personalities

forms:
personality (singular)
personalities (plural)

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

noun

personality

personalities


robing

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

verb

rob


apostrophes

forms:
apostrophe (singular)
apostrophes (plural)

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

noun

apostrophe


postulates

forms:
postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of postulate.

verb

postulat


postulates

forms:
postulate (singular)
postulates (plural)

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

noun

postulate


retails

forms:
retail (singular)
retails (plural)

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

retail


retails

forms:
retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retail.


timbered

forms:
timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of timber.

verb

timber


floral

forms: floral (positive)

glosses: Floral is something to do with flowers or like a flower.

text: The material had a floral pattern.

text: The church was decorated with beautiful floral arrangements.

ipa: /ˈflɔrəl/

ipa: /ˈflɔːrəl/

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


bagpipe

forms:
bagpipe (singular)
bagpipes (plural)

glosses: A bagpipe, is a musical instrument which has an air-filled bag, a double-reed pipe for playing melodies, and between one and four drone pipes.

text: There are different types of bagpipes including the Scottish great highland pipes, the Irish uilleann pipes and the Northumberland pipes.

ipa: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/


atlases

forms:
atlas (singular)
atlases or atlantes (plural)

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

noun

atlas

atlases

atlantes


yukatas

forms:
yukata (singular)
yukatas (plural)

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

yukata


willows

forms:
willow (singular)
willows (plural)

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

willow


bagpiper

forms:
bagpiper (singular)
bagpipers (plural)

glosses: A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

text: We had a bagpiper at our Scottish wedding.


garbing

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

verb

garb


dislikes

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dislike.


anus

forms:
anus (singular)
anuses (plural)

glosses: The anus is the opening in the butt where waste from the intestines leaves the body.

text: He used paper to clean around his anus before leaving the toilet.

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

noun

anus

anuses


environmentalists

forms:
environmentalist (singular)
environmentalists (plural)

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

environmentalist


chaos theories

forms:
chaos theory (singular)
chaos theories (plural)

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

chaos theory


atlantes

enpr: ətlănʹtēz

ipa: /ətˈlantiːz/


trembling

forms:
tremble (canonical)
trembles (third-person singular)
trembled (past)
trembled (past participle)
trembling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtrɛmblɪŋ/

verb

trembl


thermostats

forms:
thermostat (singular)
thermostats (plural)

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

noun

thermostat


incidental

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

glosses: When something is incidental, it happened by chance or has occurred by accident.


gowning

forms:
gown (canonical)
gowns (third-person singular)
gowned (past)
gowned (past participle)
gowning (present participle)

verb

gown


pitying

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

pit


auctions

forms:
auction (singular)
auctions (plural)

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

noun

auction


auctions

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of auction.


supervising

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

verb

supervis


anuses

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


keying

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

key


title: Chinese language

redirect: Chinese

pos: hard-redirect


starch

forms:
starch (singular)
starches (plural)

glosses: Starch is a carbohydrate found in seeds, fruits, roots, and tubers.

text: Potatoes and rice are a good source of starch.

glosses: Starch is a white powder made from carbohydrates and added to clothes during washing to make them stiff.

text: She added starch to the washing to stiffen the shirt collars.

ipa: /stɑrtʃ/

ipa: /stɑːtʃ/

noun

starches


starch

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: To starch is to add a powder to washing to make the material stiff.

text: His freshly washed clothes had been starched and were so hard that it was difficult to put them on.

verb

starch


spies

forms:
spy (singular)
spies (plural)

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

noun

spy

spies


spies

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

verb

sp


gowned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gown.


auctioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of auction.


title: Russian language

redirect: Russian


spied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spy.


tremble

text: The building trembled during the earthquake.

glosses: To tremble is to shake with fear, anxiety or excitement.

text: She was trembling with fear while waiting her turn to speak at the meeting.

ipa: /ˈtrɛmbl̩/

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

hyphenation: trem‧ble

e


tremble

forms:
tremble (singular)
trembles (plural)

glosses: A tremble is the act of slightly shaking.

text: He felt a tremble in his body as he turned into the dark street.


overtook

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

overtake

overtakes

overtook

overtaken

overtaking


personality

forms:
personality (singular)
personalities (plural)

etymology_text: personal + -ity

ety-suffix

personal

ity

expansion: personal + -ity

glosses: A quality that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

text: My teacher complained to me about my personality.

text: Usain Bolt has made himself a personality.

ipa: /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/

ipa: /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/

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


garbed

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of garb.


robed

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of robe.

verb

rob


gowns

forms:
gown (singular)
gowns (plural)

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

ipa: /ɡaʊnz/


supervise

text: The principal said that our class will need a teacher to supervise us if we go on the field trip.

ipa: /ˈsuːpə(r)vaɪz/

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


willow

forms:
willow (singular)
willows (plural)

glosses: Willows are trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Salix.

text: Salix alba caerulea is a tree called the cricket bat willow.

text: Cricket bats are made from willow.

glosses: A willow can be a bat made from the wood of a willow tree used in cricket and baseball.

text: He struck the ball with the willow and sent it to the boundary.

glosses: A willow is machine with rotating metal spikes use to clean raw materials for making textiles.

ipa: /ˈwɪloʊ/


title: Appendix:Adjective


intellectuals

forms:
intellectual (singular)
intellectuals (plural)

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

noun

intellectual


supervises

glosses: The third-person singular form of supervise.


title: Appendix:Countries


title: Appendix:Prepositions


locksmith

forms:
locksmith (singular)
locksmiths (plural)

glosses: A locksmith is a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.

text: He had to get a locksmith to open his car after he had locked his keys inside it.

ipa: /ˈlɑksmɪθ/

ipa: /ˈlɒksmɪθ/

hyphenation: lock‧smith


auction

forms:
auction (singular)
auctions (plural)

glosses: An auction is a sale where the goods are sold to the person who offers the most money.

text: She wanted to sell her house at auction because she hoped to get a higher price.

enpr: ôk'shən

ipa: /ˈɔːkʃən/

enpr: ŏk'shən

ipa: /ˈɒkʃən/


auction

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

glosses: To auction is to sell goods to the person who offers the most money.

text: He auctioned the house on Saturday morning.


outrages

forms:
outrage (singular)
outrages (plural)

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

outrage


outrages

forms:
outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of outrage.

verb

outrag


retail

forms:
retail (singular)
retails (plural)

glosses: Retail is selling things, usually in small amounts.

text: She owned a retail store, selling clothes in the main street.

ipa: /ˈriˌteɪl/


retail

forms:
retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

text: By buying CD players in bulk, he made a profit retailing them.


garbs

forms:
garb (singular)
garbs (plural)

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

noun

garb


starches

forms:
starch (singular)
starches (plural)

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


starches

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of starch.


suburban

forms: suburban (positive)

glosses: To be suburban, something is about or characteristic of a suburb.

text: He led a quiet, suburban life.


TBD

forms: TBD

pos: abbrev

glosses: A shortening of to be determined or to be decided. Used to indicate something that is planned to happen.


sewer

forms:
sewer (singular)
sewers (plural)

glosses: A sewer is a pipe, or system of pipes, that removes wastes from buildings.

text: They were not able to use the toilet after the sewer was blocked.

glosses: A sewer in medieval times was a person who served food at meals.

glosses: A sewer is a person who sews with needle and thread.

text: She was a sewer of quality clothing.

enpr: so͞o'ə

ipa: /ˈs(j)uːə/

enpr: so͞oər

ipa: /ˈsuɚ/

hyphenation: sew‧er


sewer

forms:
sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

glosses: To sewer is to put in pipes to take away sewage and wastes.

text: The new house needed to be sewered before the family could move in.


garb

glosses: A garb is a style or fashion of clothing.

glosses: A garb is an outer layer or guise, worn to hide or disguise.

glosses: A garb is clothes worn by a special group or profession.

ipa: /ɡɑː(r)b/

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


garb

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

glosses: To garb is to cover, as if you were using a layer of clothes.


overtakes

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of overtake.


footages

forms:
footage (singular)
footages (plural)

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

footage


suburbs

forms:
suburb (singular)
suburbs (plural)

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

suburb


supervised

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of supervise.


auctioneer

forms:
auctioneer (singular)
auctioneers (plural)

etymology_text: auction + -eer

ety-suffix

eer

expansion: auction + -eer

glosses: An auctioneer is a person who sells items at an auction.

text: The auctioneer sold the house to the highest bidder.


thermostat

forms:
thermostat (singular)
thermostats (plural)

glosses: A thermostat is a device that can tell if the temperature changes, and can then turn other machines on or off.

text: My hot water system has a thermostat that turns the gas boiler on if the water is cold, and turns it off if the water gets too hot.

ipa: /ˈθɝməstæt/

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


pities

forms:
pity (singular)
pities (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈpɪtiz/

noun

pity

pities


pities

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

verb

pit


atlas

forms:
atlas (singular)
atlases or atlantes (plural)

text: Many students of Geography will use an atlas at least once.

glosses: A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.

enpr: ătʹləs

ipa: /ˈætləs/

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

noun

atlas


title: Japanese language

redirect: Japanese


tome

forms:
tome (singular)
tomes (plural)

text: The lawyer had many legal tomes on his shelves.


suburb

glosses: A suburb is the area around a city where people live.

text: Carlton is an inner suburb, close to the city of Melbourne.

ipa: /ˈsʌbɜː(r)b/


overtaken

ipa: /ˈovərteɪkən/


raptorial birds

forms:
raptorial bird (singular)
raptorial birds (plural)

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

raptorial bird


tomes

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

tome


pitied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pity.

ipa: /ˈpɪtid/


disliked

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dislike.

verb

dislik


intellectual

forms:
intellectual (singular)
intellectuals (plural)

glosses: An intellectual is an intelligent person, or a person who has learned a lot about a subject.

text: doctor Smith is an intellectual person in medicine.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/


intellectual

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

glosses: A person who is intelligent, or has learned a lot about a subject.

glosses: A person who is able to think clearly about difficult things.


spy

forms:
spy (singular)
spies (plural)

glosses: A spy is a person whose job is to get secret information.

text: James Bond is a famous spy from the books by Ian Fleming.

glosses: A spy is a person who watches other people secretly.

text: The princess was concerned that a spy with a camera would take photos when she went near the pool.

ipa: /spaɪ/

noun

spy


spy

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

glosses: To spy is to gather information secretly.

text: He was not a rich businessman, he was really spying for the CIA.

text: He spied on the people who entered the Russian embassy.

text: I thought I could spy someone on top of the mountain.

verb

sp


timbers

forms:
timber (singular)
timbers (plural)

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

noun

timber


timbers

forms:
timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of timber.


footage

forms:
footage (singular)
footages (plural)

glosses: A footage is the raw and unedited video that is originally recorded on a video camera.

text: I have got a rare footage of the towers collapsing in the 9/11 attacks.

enpr: fo͝otʹĭj

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: foot‧age


archaeologists

forms:
archaeologist (singular)
archaeologists (plural)

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

archaeologist


potteries

forms:
pottery (singular)
potteries (plural)

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

pottery

potteries


repayments

forms:
repayment (singular)
repayments (plural)

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

repayment


great-grandchildren

forms:
great-grandchild (singular)
great-grandchildren (plural)

glosses: The plural form of great-grandchild; more than one (kind of) great-grandchild.

great-grandchild

great-grandchildren


piper

forms:
piper (singular)
pipers (plural)

glosses: A piper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

text: The piper played on the castle wall to signal the end of the day.

glosses: A piper is a person who plays the pipes.

glosses: Piper is a large family of climbing tropical plants.

text: A pepper vine is part of the genus Piper.

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


gown

forms:
gown (singular)
gowns (plural)

glosses: A gown is a long formal dress for women.

text: She wore a beautiful white gown and carried a bunch of flowers.

glosses: A gown is a long, loose item of clothing to be worn in bed.

text: She wore a gown to bed.

glosses: A gown is a protective item worn by doctors during operations.

text: The doctor put on his gown before going into the operating theatre.

glosses: A gown is a ceremonial robe worn by scholars or church men.

text: At the graduation the students looked impressive in their black gowns.

text: The gown defeated the town at the annual golf match.

enpr: goun

ipa: /ɡaʊn/


gown

forms:
gown (canonical)
gowns (third-person singular)
gowned (past)
gowned (past participle)
gowning (present participle)

text: The nurse assisted the doctor to gown before the operation.


overtaking

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

verb

overtake


overtake

etymology_text: over- + take

ety-prefix

over

take

expansion: over- + take

glosses: To overtake is to catch up to and then pass or do better than something.

text: He had to really increase his speed to overtake her car on the freeway.

text: There was an overtaking lane on the road to allow cars to get passed the slow moving trucks going up the hills.

glosses: If something overtakes you, you are not ready, you are surprised, and overwhelmed by it.

text: The government's reforms were overtaken by the mass demonstrations which called for big changes in the laws.

ipa: /oʊvɚˈteɪk/


uniqueness

forms:
uniqueness (singular)
uniquenesses (plural)

etymology_text: unique + -ness

ety-suffix

unique

ness

expansion: unique + -ness

glosses: The state or quality of being unique or one-of-a-kind.

ipa: /juːˈniːkːnəs/

noun

uniquenesses


tolled

forms:
toll (canonical)
tolls (third-person singular)
tolled (past)
tolled (past participle)
tolling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toll.

verb

toll


robes

forms:
robe (singular)
robes (plural)

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

noun

robe


robes

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

verb

rob


willies

forms:
willy (singular)
willies (plural)

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

noun

willy

willies


Willy

forms: Willy

pos: name

glosses: Willy is a male given name. It is usually short for William.

text: Willy Brandt is a famous German politician.


great-grandchild

etymology_text: great- + grandchild

ety-prefix

great

grandchild

expansion: great- + grandchild

glosses: The son or daughter of someone's grandchild.


pottering

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

verb

potter


toning

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

ton


pottered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of potter.


noble gas

forms:
noble gas (singular)
noble gases (plural)

glosses: Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being odorless, colorless, and monatomic.

text: helium is the first noble gas in the periodic table.

noun

noble gas

noble gases


full stops

forms:
full stop (singular)
full stops (plural)

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

full stop


pottery

forms:
pottery (singular)
potteries (plural)

glosses: Pottery is items made from clay and then baked to make them hard.

text: The archaeologist found broken pottery at the site of the ancient village.

glosses: A pottery is a place where a potter makes things from clay.

text: He worked hard at the pottery making tall vases.

ipa: /ˈpɑtəri/

ipa: /ˈpɒtəri/

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


keyed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of key.

verb

key


intriguing

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/

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

intrigu


dishonesties

forms:
dishonesty (singular)
dishonesties (plural)

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

noun

dishonesty

dishonesties


uniquenesses

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

uniqueness


tragedies

forms:
tragedy (singular)
tragedies (plural)

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

tragedy

tragedies


pity

forms:
pity (singular)
pities (plural)

glosses: A feeling of sympathy at the distress or suffering of someone or something.

text: It's a pity her friend died.

ipa: /ˈpɪti/

pity


pity

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

glosses: The action of feeling pity for someone or something.

text: We pity her not being able to come with the rest of us.

verb

pit

y


environmentalist

forms:
environmentalist (singular)
environmentalists (plural)

etymology_text: environmental + -ist

ety-suffix

environmental

ist

expansion: environmental + -ist

glosses: An environmentalist is a person who works to protect the environment from being damaged.

text: John Muir was a famous environmentalist who worked to create National Parks in America.


dishonesty

glosses: Dishonesty is the quality of not being honest. If you have dishonesty, you do not tell the truth. You are not honest.

glosses: A dishonesty is an act which is not honest.

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


thorough

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

text: The thorough investigation by the police led to the arrest of the criminals.

text: These are the most thorough workers I have ever seen.

text: It is a thorough pleasure to see the building finished.


willy

glosses: A willy is a word, often used by or around children, for penis.

text: Richard said his willy was the biggest in the class.

ipa: /ˈwɪli/


whoop

forms:
whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

glosses: To whoop is to call out a noise in excitement.

text: The crowd whooped as the football player ran towards the goal.

glosses: To whoop is to make a hooting noise like a bird.

text: She could hear the whooping calls of the birds in the forest.

glosses: To whoop is to make the gasping noise that is known as whooping cough.

text: The doctor recognised the whooping sound of his coughing.

enpr: wo͞op

ipa: /wuːp/

enpr: ho͞op

ipa: /huːp/

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


whoop

forms:
whoop (singular)
whoops (plural)

glosses: A whoop is a shout made by someone who is excited.

text: You could clearly hear his excited whoops.


argentines

forms:
argentine (singular)
argentines (plural)

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

noun

argentine


archaeology

forms: archaeology (singular)

glosses: Archaeology is the study of people and societies by looking at what they have left behind.

text: To understand the ancient burials, we needed someone who was skilled in archaeology.

archaeology


usages

forms:
usage (singular)
usages (plural)

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

usage


Bibles

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

proper noun

Bible

Bibles


sophisticated

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

glosses: When something is sophisticated, it is very complicated and difficult to understand for someone who is not knowledgeable in that area.

text: This key is very sophisticated, is it a key to a secret passage?

glosses: When something is sophisticated it is very high class, very refined, cultured, the very best quality.

text: She was a very sophisticated young woman, who always looked stunning, in beautifully designed dresses.


toned

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tone.

ipa: /təʊnd/

ipa: /toʊnd/

verb

e


toned

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

glosses: A toned person is someone who is physically fit.


leverage

forms:
leverage (singular)
leverages (plural)

glosses: Leverage is the action caused by using a lever.

text: She was able to use the iron bar to get leverage on the heavy rock.

glosses: Leverage is the power to be able to use something to get something done.

text: She was able to use her position on the council as leverage to get a better price from the company.

glosses: Leverage is the act of using the value of investment shares to borrow money to buy more shares.

text: Increasing the amount of leverage was seen to be too risky.

ipa: /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/


leverage

forms:
leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

text: He was able to leverage the company's money to buy more shares.

glosses: Leverage is to improve something to make it better.

text: We need to leverage our good reputation to increase our sales.

leverag


socialists

forms:
socialist (singular)
socialists (plural)

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

noun

socialist


scientific

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

glosses: Having the quality of being derived from, or similar to, the scientific method.

ipa: /ˈsaɪənˌtɪfɪk/


potters

forms:
potter (singular)
potters (plural)

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

potter


potters

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of potter.


cab

forms:
cab (singular)
cabs (plural)

glosses: A cab is a car that you can hire (pay for) for single trips. (Often taxi cab)

ipa: /kæb/


full stop

forms:
full stop (singular)
full stops (plural)

glosses: A full stop is a punctuation mark "." at the end of a sentence.

text: Don't forget to write full stops at the end of each paragraph!

ipa: /fʊl stɒp/

audio: en-us-full stop.ogg


intrigues

forms:
intrigue (singular)
intrigues (plural)

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

intrigue


intrigues

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of intrigue.


socialisms

forms:
socialism (singular)
socialisms (plural)

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

socialism


Argentines

forms:
Argentine (singular)
Argentines (plural)

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

Argentine


robe

forms:
robe (singular)
robes (plural)

glosses: A robe is a long loose item of clothing.

text: The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.

glosses: A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.

text: The judge looked splendid in his red robe.

text: He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.

ipa: /rəʊb/

ipa: /roʊb/


robe

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

text: The king was robed before his coronation.

verb

rob


argentine

forms:
argentine (singular)
argentines (plural)

glosses: Argentine is a word for silver, or silver coloured metals.

glosses: Argentine is a family of small silver coloured fish, like small salmon.

text: A species in the argentine family of fish is "Argentina sphyraena".


blunts

forms:
blunt (singular)
blunts (plural)

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

noun

blunt


leaderships

forms:
leadership (singular)
leaderships (plural)

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

leadership


tragic

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

glosses: When an event is tragic, it is causing a lot of pain and suffering for those involved in that event. We would call such event a tragedy as well.

text: Terrorists are people who want to make tragic events happen and make the innocent people suffer so as to tell the government something.

ipa: /'træd͡ʒɪk/


noons

forms:
noon (singular)
noons (plural)

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

noon


cannabis

forms:
cannabis (singular)
cannabises (plural)

glosses: Cannabis is a type of plant from Central Asia.

glosses: A type of drug taken from the cannabis plant parts.

ipa: /ˈkænəbɪs/

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

cannabises


noble gases

forms:
noble gas (singular)
noble gases (plural)

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

noble gas


hash

forms:
hash (singular)
hashes (plural)

glosses: Hash is a kind of chopped meat and vegetable that are mixed together.

glosses: A symbol ("#"), also known as the number sign.

hashes


suspicious

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

glosses: If someone or something is suspicious, you do not trust that person, you suspect that he is doing something shady, or that something odd is happening.

text: The man who is inspecting that window seems suspicious.

glosses: If you are suspicious, you don't trust people. You suspect something or are distrustful.

text: Don't be suspicious of that man; I don't think he's doing anything shady.

ipa: /səˈspɪʃəs/


pathetic

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

text: The student's pathetic pleas for an extension stirred the teacher's heart.

ipa: /pəˈθɛtɪk/


title: dasies

redirect: daisies


prisoners

forms:
prisoner (singular)
prisoners (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɪzənɚz/

ipa: /ˈprɪzənəz/

prisoner


asterisked

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of asterisk.

verb

asterisk


archaeological

forms: archaeological (positive)

glosses: Archaeological describes things that are about or related to archaeology.

text: The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is an important archaeological site.

ipa: /ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

hyphenation: arch‧aeo‧logic‧al


nowt

forms: nowt (singular)

glosses: Nowt means nothing, something that is empty and does not contain anything.

text: There is nowt in this box.

ipa: /naʊt/

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


performers

forms:
performer (singular)
performers (plural)

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

noun

performer


telecom

forms:
telecom (singular)
telecoms (plural)

glosses: Telecom is short for telecommunications.

text: He bought shares in cable, internet and telecom companies.


archaeologist

forms:
archaeologist (singular)
archaeologists (plural)

glosses: An archaeologist is a person who studies people and societies by looking at the things they have left behind.

text: Archaeologists dug around the pyramids looking for clues to show how they were built.


Santa

forms: Santa

glosses: Santa is short for Santa Claus, the person who brings children presents at Christmas.

text: The children were excited at Christmas because they hoped Santa would leave them presents.


tractors

forms:
tractor (singular)
tractors (plural)

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

tractor


heavily

pos: adv

etymology_text: heavy + -ly

ety-suffix

heavy

ly

expansion: heavy + -ly

glosses: Heavily is a quality of heavy, a great weight, load, effort, or to a large amount.

text: He dragged himself heavily out of the water and onto the boat.

text: He drank heavily, which caused him many health problems.

text: In his plays, he borrowed heavily from Shakespeare.

text: When she heard the bad news, she sank heavily into the chair.

ipa: /ˈhɛvɪli/


Argentinians

forms:
Argentinian (singular)
Argentinians (plural)

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

noun

Argentinian


applicants

forms:
applicant (singular)
applicants (plural)

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

applicant


telecommunications

forms:
telecommunication (singular)
telecommunications (plural)

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

telecommunication


plonking

forms:
plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

verb

plonk


spiting

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

spit


Moors

forms:
Moor (singular)
Moors (plural)

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

noun

Moor


cautious

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

glosses: Someone who is cautious is careful, uses or exercises caution, and is tentative.

text: He took a few cautious steps out the door when he heard the sirens.

ipa: /ˈkɔːʃəs/


oftentimes

forms:
oftentimes (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: To do something oftentimes means you do it many times.

text: Oftentimes we met each other on the way home from school.


telecoms

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

telecom


tummies

forms:
tummy (singular)
tummies (plural)

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

tummy

tummies


mudras

forms:
mudra (singular)
mudras (plural)

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

mudra


specialists

forms:
specialist (singular)
specialists (plural)

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

specialist


Argentina

forms: Argentina

glosses: Argentina is a country in South America.

text: The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tin‧a


captioning

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

verb

caption


posthumous

forms: posthumous (positive)

glosses: To be posthumous, a person was born after the death of their father.

text: Posthumous orphans never knew their fathers.

glosses: Posthumous is something that happens to a person after their death.

text: The posthumous Medal of Honor was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.

text: Artists who were not famous during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.

text: His book was his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.

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


mistily

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

glosses: Mistily refers to being full of or covered with something; in a misty manner.


ephemeral

forms: ephemeral (positive)

glosses: Something that is ephemeral is only temporary, it does not last long.

text: "Here today and gone tomorrow" is a phrase which describes an ephemeral situation.

text: Her friendships seemed to be rather ephemeral.

text: Mayfly are ephemeral because their adults never last more than a day.


tones

forms:
tone (singular)
tones (plural)

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

noun

tone


tones

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

verb

ton


alarm clocks

forms:
alarm clock (singular)
alarm clocks (plural)

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

noun

alarm clock


palaces

forms:
palace (singular)
palaces (plural)

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

palace


captioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caption.


Moor

glosses: A Moor is a Muslim person from northern Africa with Arab and Berber ancestors.

text: The Moors ruled Spain for more than 700 years.


therapying

forms:
therapy (canonical)
therapies (third-person singular)
therapied (past)
therapied (past participle)
therapying (present participle)

verb

therap


coincidence

forms:
coincidence (singular)
coincidences (plural)

glosses: A coincidence is when two things are in the same place or space, they coincide.

text: The scientist studied the beam of electrons and timed examples of coincidence.

glosses: A coincidence is when two things happen by chance, but it seems like it was really planned.

text: It is a strange coincidence that William Shakespeare was born and died on 23 April.

ipa: /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

ipa: /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/


templated

forms:
template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of template.

templat


decimals

forms:
decimal (singular)
decimals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of decimal; more than one decimal.

noun

decimal

decimals


deleting

forms:
delete (canonical)
deletes (third-person singular)
deleted (past)
deleted (past participle)
deleting (present participle)

verb

delet


Argentinian

forms:
Argentinian (singular)
Argentinians (plural)

glosses: An Argentinian is a citizen of Argentina.

text: The musical "Evita" was written about the life of a famous Argentinian, Eva Perón.


Argentinian

forms: Argentinian (positive)

glosses: If something is Argentinian, it about or comes from Argentina.

text: The tango is a famous Argentinian dance.


g force

forms:
g force (singular)
g forces (plural)

glosses: G force is another way of spelling g-force.


downtowns

forms:
downtown (singular)
downtowns (plural)

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

noun

downtown


terrifies

forms:
terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of terrify.

verb

terrif


salvation

forms:
salvation (singular)
salvations (plural)

glosses: Salvation is the state of being saved from hell or a punishment of sin.

glosses: Someone's or something's salvation is the act of saving them from harm or from an unpleasant situation.

ipa: /sælˈveɪʃən/


caveman

forms:
caveman (singular)
cavemen (plural)

glosses: A caveman is someone who lives in caves.

hyphenation: cave‧man

noun

caveman

cavemen


capital punishments

forms:
capital punishment (singular)
capital punishments (plural)

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

capital punishment


spites

forms:
spite (singular)
spites (plural)

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

spite


spites

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spite.

verb

spit


asterisks

forms:
asterisk (singular)
asterisks (plural)

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

noun

asterisk


asterisks

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of asterisk.


lignotubers

forms:
lignotuber (singular)
lignotubers (plural)

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

lignotuber


plonked

forms:
plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plonk.

verb

plonk


hounds

forms:
hound (singular)
hounds (plural)

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

noun

hound


spited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spite.


g forces

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

g force


timber

forms:
timber (singular)
timbers (plural)

glosses: Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.

text: They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.

text: He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.

glosses: Timber is a piece of wood used in building.

text: She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.

glosses: Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.

text: During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.

ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/

enpr: tĭmʹbər

ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/

hyphenation: tim‧ber


timber

forms:
timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

glosses: To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.

text: The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.


Swede

forms:
Swede (singular)
Swedes (plural)

text: Alfred Nobel is a famous Swede, who gave the money for the Nobel Prizes.


repayment

forms:
repayment (singular)
repayments (plural)

etymology_text: repay + -ment or re- + payment

ety-suffix

repay

ment

expansion: repay + -ment

ety-prefix

re

payment

expansion: re- + payment

glosses: A repayment the act of giving back money, or a part of the money, that you have borrowed.

text: He had to make three more repayments before he owned the car.


terrorists

forms:
terrorist (singular)
terrorists (plural)

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

noun

terrorist


asterisk

glosses: An asterisk is the sign * used for several purposes including to mark footnotes and other notes, to indicate multiplication (e.g., 3*3), and (on the Internet) to signify that something should be in bold (e.g., *IMPORTANT*).

text: linguists put asterisks before reconstructed words.

ipa: /ˈæstərɪsk/

hyphenation: as‧ter‧isk


asterisk

glosses: If you asterisk something, you mark it with an asterisk (*).

text: I asterisked that sentence because I wanted to leave a footnote at the bottom.


tacked

forms:
tack (canonical)
tacks (third-person singular)
tacked (past)
tacked (past participle)
tacking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tack.

verb

tack


capital punishment

glosses: Capital punishment is a specific punishment that results in the death of the accused.

text: The murderer received Capital punishment for all the people he killed.


applicant

forms:
applicant (singular)
applicants (plural)

glosses: An applicant is a person who makes an application for something, often a job.

text: The job applicants had to have an interview with the head of the company.

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


banquets

forms:
banquet (singular)
banquets (plural)

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

noun

banquet

banquets


barley

forms: barley (singular)

ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)li/

barley


deletes

forms:
delete (canonical)
deletes (third-person singular)
deleted (past)
deleted (past participle)
deleting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of delete.

verb

delet


accessories

forms:
accessory (singular)
accessories (plural)

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

noun

accessory

accessories


watts

forms:
watt (singular)
watts (plural)

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

watt

watts


arm-twisting

forms:
arm-twisting (singular)
arm-twistings (plural)

glosses: The use of personal pressure to persuade

glosses: The use of political pressure to gain support


spammed

forms:
spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spam.

verb

spam

m


usage

forms:
usage (singular)
usages (plural)

text: I learnt the usage of some verbs while studying the language.

ipa: /ˈjuːsid͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈjuːzid͡ʒ/


hound

glosses: A hound is a breed of dog that has a good sense of smell for hunting other animals.


captions

forms:
caption (singular)
captions (plural)

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

noun

caption


captions

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of caption.


templates

forms:
template (singular)
templates (plural)

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

template


templates

forms:
template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of template.

verb

templat


daisies

forms:
daisy (singular)
dasies (plural)

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

noun

daisy

dasies


editable

forms: editable (positive)

etymology_text: edit + -able

ety-suffix

edit

able

expansion: edit + -able

glosses: If something is editable you can change or edit it.

text: This page is editable, like all Wiktionary pages.


rock holes

forms:
rock hole (singular)
rock holes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rock hole; more than one rock hole.

noun

rock hole

rock holes

expansion: [POS TABLE]


bedrock

forms: bedrock (singular)

etymology_text: bed + rock

compound

bed

rock

expansion: bed + rock

glosses: The solid rock that sits below the ground surface (and sometimes sticks out of the ground).

ipa: /ˈbɛdrɒk/

ipa: /ˈbɛdˌrɑk/

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


spams

forms:
spam (singular)
spams (plural)

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


elves

forms:
elf (singular)
elves (plural)

glosses: The plural form of elf; more than one elf.

noun

elf

elves


Santas

forms:
Santa (singular)
Santas (plural)

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

Santa


mosaicked

forms:
mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mosaic.

verb

mosaic

k


fabrics

forms:
fabric (singular)
fabrics (plural)

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

noun

fabric

fabrics


coalitions

forms:
coalition (singular)
coalitions (plural)

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

coalition


weightlessness

forms: weightlessness (positive)

etymology_text: weightless + -ness

ety-suffix

weightless

ness

expansion: weightless + -ness

glosses: Weightlessness is the feeling of having very little or no weight.

text: Astronauts train for space flights in planes that make steep dives to create a sense of weightlessness.


rock hole

glosses: Rock hole is another way of spelling rockhole.


canaries

forms:
canary (singular)
canaries (plural)

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

noun

canary

canaries


terrifying

forms:
terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

verb

terrif

y


tropes

forms:
trope (singular)
tropes (plural)

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

noun

trope


arbitrations

forms:
arbitration (singular)
arbitrations (plural)

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

arbitration


wasps

forms:
wasp (singular)
wasps (plural)

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

wasp

wasps


adverts

forms:
advert (singular)
adverts (plural)

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

advert

adverts


asterisking

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

verb

asterisk


terrific

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

text: She's a terrific tennis player.

text: The aircraft landed at a terrific speed.

text: The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.

text: The racing cars drive at terrific speeds.

ipa: /təˈrɪfɪk/

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


palace

forms:
palace (singular)
palaces (plural)

glosses: A palace is the home of a king or queen.

text: Elizabeth II of England lives in a palace in London, called Buckingham Palace.

glosses: A palace is a big, very grand house, often the home of someone important like a president or bishop.

text: During the revolution, soldiers guarded the gates of the president's palace.


socialism

forms:
socialism (singular)
socialisms (plural)

glosses: Socialism is any ideology that wants everyone to publicly own all things that are used to make other things, like factories and farms. In this system, the economy is run to benefit all the people and not simply to make profit.

text: Karl Marx said socialism was the first step in moving from capitalism to communism.

ipa: /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/

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

hyphenation: so‧cial‧ism


mudra

forms:
mudra (singular)
mudras (plural)

glosses: Mudra are hand and body positions used in classical Indian dancing.

text: She moved her hands into a calming mudra.


easels

forms:
easel (singular)
easels (plural)

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

noun

easel

easels


stronghold

forms:
stronghold (singular)
strongholds (plural)

glosses: A stronghold is a place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea.

text: The soldiers attacked the enemy stronghold on the hill.

text: Cornwall is the last stronghold of the Cornish language.

ipa: /ˈstrɔŋhoʊld/

ipa: /ˈstrɒŋhoʊld/

hyphenation: strong‧hold


postulate

forms:
postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)

glosses: To postulate is to suggest or accept that something is true.

text: Maharishi Kanad postulated that atoms are smallest particles.

enpr: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lāt

ipa: /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/

enpr: pŏsʹchə-lāt'

ipa: /ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt/

hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late; pos‧tu‧late

verb

postulat

e


postulate

forms:
postulate (singular)
postulates (plural)

glosses: A postulate is a thing that is suggested or assumed to be true.

enpr: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lət

ipa: /ˈpɒstjʊlət/

enpr: pŏsʹchə-lət

ipa: /ˈpɑstʃələt/


washbasins

forms:
washbasin (singular)
washbasins (plural)

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

noun

washbasin

washbasins


bowling alleys

forms:
bowling alley (singular)
bowling alleys (plural)

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

bowling alley

bowling alleys


Swedes

forms:
Swede (singular)
Swedes (plural)

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

Swede


arses

forms:
arse (singular)
arses (plural)

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

arse


auditioning

forms:
audition (canonical)
auditions (third-person singular)
auditioned (past)
auditioned (past participle)
auditioning (present participle)

verb

audition


rockhole

forms:
rockhole (singular)
rockholes (plural)

glosses: A hole in an outcrop of solid bedrock that holds surface water.

glosses: Any depression or opening in an area of bedrock sticking out of the ground. Often found in granite outcrops.


steamroller

forms:
steamroller (singular)
steamrollers (plural)

glosses: A steamroller is a steam-powered heavy road-making machine.

text: A steamroller was used to make the road smooth and hard.

glosses: A modern steamroller is a petrol or diesel-powered heavy road making machine.

glosses: A figure of speech for anything that rolls over someone or something else.


swede

forms:
swede (singular)
swedes (plural)

glosses: A swede is a yellow root vegetable, like a turnip.

text: He really enjoyed a dinner of fish with boiled swedes and peas.

ipa: /swiːd/


dalmatians

forms:
dalmatian (singular)
dalmatians (plural)

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

noun

dalmatian

dalmatians


rafts

forms:
raft (singular)
rafts (plural)

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

raft

rafts


cautioned

forms:
caution (canonical)
cautions (third-person singular)
cautioned (past)
cautioned (past participle)
cautioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caution.

verb

caution


pastries

forms:
pastry (singular)
pastries (plural)

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

noun

pastry

pastries


prominent

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

glosses: Something that is prominent sticks out and is easily seen.

text: The most prominent feature of the garden was the large fountain in the center of the pond.

text: He was a tall man with long black hair and a prominent nose.

glosses: A person who is prominent is one who is important and famous.

text: He was described as being one of Canada's prominent writers.

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪnənt/

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪnənt/

hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent


canes

forms:
cane (singular)
canes (plural)

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

cane

canes


Argentine

forms:
Argentine (singular)
Argentines (plural)

glosses: Argentina is sometimes called "the Argentine".

glosses: An Argentine is a person from Argentina, also called an Argentinian.


Argentine

forms: Argentine (positive)

glosses: Argentine is something from, or is like something from Argentina.

text: She loved the excitement in dancing an Argentine tango.


banners

forms:
banner (singular)
banners (plural)

glosses: The plural form of banner; more than one banner.

banner

banners


blunt

forms:
blunt (positive)
blunter (comparative)
bluntest (superlative)

glosses: When something is blunt, it has a thick end and is not sharp.

glosses: Very direct in one's words, usually in a negative manner and in a rude way.

adj

blunt

blunter

bluntest


blunt

forms:
blunt (singular)
blunts (plural)


blunter

glosses: The comparative form of blunt; more blunt.


rockholes

glosses: The plural form of rockhole; more than one rockhole.

noun

rockhole

rockholes


therapies

forms:
therapy (singular)
therapies (plural)

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

therapy

therapies


therapies

forms:
therapy (canonical)
therapies (third-person singular)
therapied (past)
therapied (past participle)
therapying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of therapy.

verb

therap


arbitration

forms:
arbitration (singular)
arbitrations (plural)

glosses: Arbitration is a way of settling a dispute. An independent person listens to arguments from all participants in the dispute, and then makes a decision.

text: The two neighbors had to go to arbitration to decide who had to pay for the new fence.


plonks

forms:
plonk (singular)
plonks (plural)

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

noun

plonk


plonks

forms:
plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plonk.


therapied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of therapy.


intrigued

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of intrigue.

verb

intrigu


auditioned

forms:
audition (canonical)
auditions (third-person singular)
auditioned (past)
auditioned (past participle)
auditioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of audition.


puppets

forms:
puppet (singular)
puppets (plural)

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

noun

puppet


potter

forms:
potter (singular)
potters (plural)

glosses: A potter is someone who creates pots or other pottery.

text: He went to the potter because he wanted a new vase for his flowers.

ipa: /ˈpɒtə/

ipa: /ˈpɑtɚ/

hyphenation: pot‧ter


potter

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

glosses: If you potter, you walk aimlessly or for no reason. (putter) (Often potter around, potter about)

text: He was bored so he pottered around.

glosses: If you potter, you do small things. (same as putter, potter around)

text: I pottered around yesterday, sharpening some pencils and sorting out my VHS collection.


passages

forms:
passage (singular)
passages (plural)

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

passage

passages


performer

forms:
performer (singular)
performers (plural)

etymology_text: perform + -er

ety-suffix

perform

er

expansion: perform + -er

glosses: A performer is someone who entertains people with music, dance or acting.

text: Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, was a great performer.

ipa: /pɚˈfɔrmɚ/

ipa: /pəˈfɔːmə/

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


mooring

forms:
moor (canonical)
moors (third-person singular)
moored (past)
moored (past participle)
mooring (present participle)

verb

moor


dissenting

forms:
dissent (canonical)
dissents (third-person singular)
dissented (past)
dissented (past participle)
dissenting (present participle)

dissent


dissented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissent.


terrorist

forms:
terrorist (singular)
terrorists (plural)

etymology_text: terror + -ist

ety-suffix

terror

ist

expansion: terror + -ist

glosses: A terrorist is a person who uses terror and violence to get political change.

text: The car bomb at the busy market was the work of a terrorist.

ipa: /ˈtɛrərɪst/

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


bluntest

forms:
blunt (positive)
blunter (comparative)
bluntest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of blunt; most blunt.


tides

forms:
tide (singular)
tides (plural)

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

noun

tide


tummy

forms:
tummy (singular)
tummies (plural)

text: Tommy told his mother that his tummy was full.

tummy

tummies


aerosols

forms:
aerosol (singular)
aerosols (plural)

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

aerosol

aerosols


mosaics

forms:
mosaic (singular)
mosaics (plural)

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

mosaic


mosaics

forms:
mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mosaic.

verb

k


rooting

forms:
root (canonical)
roots (third-person singular)
rooted (past)
rooted (past participle)
rooting (present participle)

root


banisters

forms:
banister (singular)
banisters (plural)

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

noun

banister

banisters


wardens

forms:
warden (singular)
wardens (plural)

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

warden

wardens


lever

forms:
lever (singular)
levers (plural)

glosses: A lever is a simple tool, a bar resting on a fixed point. If one end of the bar is pushed, the force is used at the other end.

text: A see-saw in a children's' playground is a simple lever.

glosses: A lever is a long handle used to operate a machine.

text: The signalman pulled on the lever to change the railway signals.

glosses: Lever is to use something to do something else.

text: He used his charm as a lever to get past the guards at the gate.

audio: II US lever.ogg

hyphenation: le‧ver; le‧ver; lev‧er


lever

forms:
lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

glosses: To lever is to move or lift something with lever.

text: She used a long pole to lever the large rock out of the way.


terrified

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

glosses: Being terrified means being very scared.


terrified

forms:
terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of terrify.

verb

terrif

y


hartals

forms:
hartal (singular)
hartals (plural)

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

noun

hartal


lignotuber

forms:
lignotuber (singular)
lignotubers (plural)

glosses: A lignotuber is a large root buried in the ground that can produce one or more tree trunks.

text: Many Australian eucalypt trees have lignotubers which let the tree regrow after a bushfire.

ipa: /ˈlɪgnəʊˌtjuːbə(r)/

hyphenation: lig‧no‧tu‧ber


rooted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of root.

ipa: /ˈruːtɪd/


cautions

forms:
caution (singular)
cautions (plural)

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

caution


cautions

forms:
caution (canonical)
cautions (third-person singular)
cautioned (past)
cautioned (past participle)
cautioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of caution.


tokens

forms:
token (singular)
tokens (plural)

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

token


coalition

forms:
coalition (singular)
coalitions (plural)

glosses: A temporary group that is formed for a particular reason.

text: The two governments formed a coalition to help their workers.

enpr: kōəlĭ'shən

ipa: /koʊəˈlɪʃən/

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


leadership

forms:
leadership (singular)
leaderships (plural)

glosses: Leadership is the capacity of someone to lead.

text: I doubt that even his leadership can help us.

text: The leadership of the football club has decided to have them suspended for rough play.

glosses: Leadership is the office or status of a leader.

text: She really wanted the leadership of the gardening club.

ipa: /ˈlidɚʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈliːdəʃɪp/

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

hyphenation: lead‧er‧ship


brutes

forms:
brute (singular)
brutes (plural)

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

brute


covings

forms:
coving (singular)
covings (plural)

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

coving


coincidences

forms:
coincidence (singular)
coincidences (plural)

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

coincidence


trope

forms:
trope (singular)
tropes (plural)

glosses: Something which is common in popular culture or in a type of literature, such as ‘once upon a time’ is the first lline of a story

glosses: A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a special meaning, like a metaphor

glosses: A short section at the end of the melody in some early music.

glosses: A phrase or verse added to the mass when sung by a choir.


staircases

forms:
staircase (singular)
staircases (plural)

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

staircase


grumpier

forms:
grumpy (positive)
grumpier (comparative)
grumpiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of grumpy; more grumpy.

adjective

grumpy

grumpier

grumpiest


fireworks

forms:
firework (singular)
fireworks (plural)

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

noun

firework


denominations

forms:
denomination (singular)
denominations (plural)

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

denomination


sergeants

forms:
sergeant (singular)
sergeants (plural)

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

sergeant


grumpiest

glosses: The superlative form of grumpy; most grumpy.


hartal

glosses: In India, a hartal is closing a shop or not working as part of a political protest.

text: The hartal was a large disservice to Srivijaya, who wanted to go shopping at the bazaar.

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


mosaicking

forms:
mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)


tractor

forms:
tractor (singular)
tractors (plural)

glosses: A vehicle used on farms for pulling equipment, preparing the fields, and so on.

text: The mechanic just fixed the old tractor so the that Mr. Brown, the farmer can plough his fields.

glosses: A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.

glosses: Any piece of machinery or thing that pulls something.

glosses: An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.

ipa: /ˈtræktə/

ipa: /ˈtræktər/


specialist

forms:
specialist (singular)
specialists (plural)

glosses: A specialist is a person who is highly skilled in one type of activity or study.

text: His army training had made him a bomb disposal specialist.

glosses: A specialist is a doctor who is skilled in treating one part of the body.

text: It hurt so much when she swallowed food that she was sent to a throat specialist.

ipa: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

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


mosaic

forms:
mosaic (singular)
mosaics (plural)

glosses: A mosaic is a picture or design made with small coloured pieces.

text: The Romans used mosaics to decorate the floors of their houses.

glosses: A mosaic can be something that is like a mosaic as it is made up of many pieces.

text: This mosaic is made of images taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft.

ipa: /məʊˈzeɪk/


mosaic

glosses: To mosaic you would make a picture or design using many small pieces.

text: He was tired after mosaicking around the edge of the pool to make it look Roman.


caned

forms:
cane (canonical)
canes (third-person singular)
caned (past)
caned (past participle)
caning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cane.

verb

can

e


description

forms:
description (singular)
descriptions (plural)

glosses: A description is a phrase or sentence that tells you what something is, or what something is like. A dictionary has descriptions of words, and a biography has descriptions of events in a person's life.

text: After coming back from Costa Rica, he gave me a long description of the swimming and sight-seeing he did there.

ipa: /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/


noon

forms:
noon (singular)
noons (plural)

glosses: The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

glosses: time of day when the sun is at its highest point; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

text: We turned the television on just before noon.

glosses: The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

ipa: /nuːn/


spamming

forms:
spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)

spam

m


socialist

forms:
socialist (singular)
socialists (plural)

etymology_text: social + -ist

ety-suffix

social

expansion: social + -ist

glosses: A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.

text: Russia used to be a socialist country during the period when the country was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


socialist

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

glosses: The level of socialism that a person practices.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


reusable

forms: reusable (positive)

etymology_text: From re- + usable or reuse + -able.

ety-prefix

re

usable

expansion: re- + usable

reuse

able

expansion: reuse + -able

glosses: Something that is reusable can be used more than once.

text: I have to remember to take my own reusable bags as the shops no longer put things into plastic bags.


telecommunication

forms:
telecommunication (singular)
telecommunications (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + communication

tele

communication

expansion: tele- + communication

glosses: Telecommunication is the science of sending messages over a distance using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.

text: Telecommunication has made it possible to speak directly to people in other countries.

glosses: A telecommunication is a message received by using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.

text: The CIA was able to read the company's telecommunications using a spy satellite.

ipa: /ˌtɛlɪkəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: tele‧com‧mu‧ni‧ca‧tion


ignosticism

forms: ignosticism (singular)

glosses: Ignosticism is the idea that religions assume too much about the idea of God.

text: In ignosticism people ask "What is meant by 'God'?"

noun

ignosticism


moors

forms:
moor (canonical)
moors (third-person singular)
moored (past)
moored (past participle)
mooring (present participle)

verb

moor


moors

forms:
moor (singular)
moors (plural)

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


dissent

forms:
dissent (singular)
dissents (plural)

text: In his dissent he pointed out what was wrong with the decision.

glosses: Dissent can be a public protest to show disagreement with government.

text: The people marched in the street, showing their dissent to the changes to the law.


dissent

forms:
dissent (canonical)
dissents (third-person singular)
dissented (past)
dissented (past participle)
dissenting (present participle)

glosses: To dissent is to disagree or have a different opinion.

text: The judge strongly dissented the decision of the Supreme Court.

glosses: To dissent can be to take action to show disagreement.


intimidated

forms:
intimidate (canonical)
intimidates (third-person singular)
intimidated (past)
intimidated (past participle)
intimidating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of intimidate.

intimidat


dissents

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

noun

dissent


dissents

glosses: The third-person singular form of dissent.


scraped

forms:
scrape (canonical)
scrapes (third-person singular)
scraped (past)
scraped (past participle)
scraping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scrape.

verb

scrap


intimidates

glosses: The third-person singular form of intimidate.


caption

forms:
caption (singular)
captions (plural)

glosses: A caption is a title or description of an image or illustration.

text: Look at the caption under the illustration to learn more.

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

hyphenation: cap‧tion


caption

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

glosses: If you caption an image or a text, you add a caption (description or title) to it.

text: Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.


fashion models

forms:
fashion model (singular)
fashion models (plural)

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

noun

fashion model


allergy

forms:
allergy (singular)
allergies (plural)

glosses: An allergy is when your immune system reacts badly to something that isn't bad for other people.

text: I have a peanut allergy.

allergy

allergies


spectacle

forms:
spectacle (singular)
spectacles (plural)

glosses: A spectacle is something that you see that is unusual or notable.

text: I will never forget the spectacle of watching trying to carry all his bags home from the station.

glosses: A spectacle is a display or event on a grand scale.

text: The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was quite a spectacle.

glosses: To make a spectacle of yourself you do something stupid that other people can see.

text: While trying to impress the boys, she fell over in her high heel shoes, making a real spectacle of herself.

ipa: /ˈspɛktəkl̩/

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

hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cle


steamrollers

forms:
steamroller (singular)
steamrollers (plural)

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

steamroller


taxonomy

forms:
taxonomy (singular)
taxonomies (plural)

glosses: Taxonomy is the classification of living things into groups.

glosses: Taxonomy is dividing things into categories and groups.

ipa: /tækˈsɒnəmi/

ipa: /tækˈsɑːnəmi/

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

taxonomies


cabs

forms:
cab (singular)
cabs (plural)

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

cab


monotheistic

forms: monotheistic (positive)

glosses: Monotheistic is believing in a single god.

text: Christianity is a monotheistic religion.

ipa: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/

ipa: /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/


machinery

forms:
machinery (singular)
machineries (plural)

glosses: The group of machines that make up a production apparatus in a plant.

glosses: The working parts of a machine as a group.

glosses: The group of parts of something which allows it to function.

enpr: mə-shē'nə-rē

machineries


tide

forms:
tide (singular)
tides (plural)

glosses: The tide is the regular rising and falling of sea levels caused by the moon.

text: After getting the ship stuck on sand, the crew had to wait until high tide so it would refloat.

glosses: A tide may be something that rises and falls as if it were the sea.

text: The politicians knew that one day the tide of public opinion would agree with them.

glosses: Tide is a period of time or a season; usually used with another word.

text: She always looked forward to Whitsuntide.


Arabs

forms:
Arab (singular)
Arabs (plural)

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

Arab


spite

forms:
spite (singular)
spites (plural)

glosses: Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor.

text: They were so filled with spite for their coach that they lost most of their matches.

enpr: spīt

ipa: /spaɪt/


spite

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

glosses: To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

text: He soon married again, to spite his ex-wife.

glosses: To fill with spite; to offend; to harass.

text: After calling a foul on one of the players, the referee was spited by him.

verb

spit


sadists

forms:
sadist (singular)
sadists (plural)

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

noun

sadist


downtown

forms: downtown

pos: prep

etymology_text: down + town

compound

down

town

expansion: down + town

glosses: In or in the direction of the center of a city or town.

text: The bus is headed downtown.

glosses: Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

text: He took a shot from way downtown!


downtown

forms:
downtown (singular)
downtowns (plural)

glosses: Either the lower, or the business center, of a city or town.

text: The downtown was badly damaged in the war.

text: The downtown stores usually open early.


coving

forms:
coving (singular)
covings (plural)

glosses: The coving is a concave surface that joins a ceiling and a wall.

text: The coving on the old house was very decorative.

ipa: /ˈkəʊvɪŋ/

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


moored

forms:
moor (canonical)
moors (third-person singular)
moored (past)
moored (past participle)
mooring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of moor.


accessory

forms:
accessory (singular)
accessories (plural)

glosses: An accessory is an extra item, not needed, but which adds to the whole.

text: She bought a number of accessories including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.

glosses: An accessory is a person who helps someone to break the law.

text: Because she helped him hide the body after the murder, she was charged with being an accessory to the crime.

ipa: /əkˈsɛsəri/

ipa: /əkˈsɛs(ə)ri/

noun

accessories


reamed

forms:
ream (canonical)
reams (third-person singular)
reamed (past)
reamed (past participle)
reaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ream.

verb

ream


liabilities

forms:
liability (singular)
liabilities (plural)

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

noun

liability

liabilities


tittles

forms:
tittle (singular)
tittles (plural)

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

tittle