liability

glosses: A liability is something for which you are liable or responsible.

text: The airline admitted liability for loosing the suitcase.

glosses: A liability is when you owe money to someone else.

text: The company had a liability of more than 10 million dollars.

glosses: A liability is a weakness or problem that holds you back from doing things.

text: He worked as a writer, but found his bad spelling was a real liability.


cautioning

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

pos: verb

verb

caution

expansion: [POS TABLE]


masochism

forms: masochism (singular)

pos: noun

glosses: Masochism is the feeling of sexual pleasure from pain or other abuse.

text: He had to seek medical help for his love of masochism.


fashion model

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

glosses: A fashion model is a person who wears and displays clothes on a cat walk, stage or for photographs.

text: People who design clothes pay a fashion model to wear them at fashion shows.


Zoroastrianism

forms: Zoroastrianism

pos: name

glosses: Zoroastrianism is a religion founded by Zoroaster.

ipa: /ˌzɒrəʊˈæstrɪəˌnɪzəm/


devalued

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of devalue.

devalu

e


sheered

forms:
sheer (canonical)
sheers (third-person singular)
sheered (past)
sheered (past participle)
sheering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sheer.

sheer


auditions

forms:
audition (singular)
auditions (plural)

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

noun

audition


auditions

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of audition.


excitements

forms:
excitement (singular)
excitements (plural)

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

excitement


intimidate

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

glosses: To make fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to stop or block others by threats

text: He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

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

verb

intimidat


historian

forms:
historian (singular)
historians (plural)

glosses: A historian is a person who studies or writes about history.

text: Herodotus (484 – c. 420 BC), was a famous historian who wrote about Ancient Greece.

ipa: /hɪˈstɔərɪən/


caning

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

can


masochists

forms:
masochist (singular)
masochists (plural)

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

noun

masochist


supplementing

forms:
supplement (canonical)
supplements (third-person singular)
supplemented (past)
supplemented (past participle)
supplementing (present participle)

verb

supplement


historians

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

noun

historian


missiles

forms:
missile (singular)
missiles (plural)

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

missile


prisoner

forms:
prisoner (singular)
prisoners (plural)

glosses: A prisoner is a person imprisoned, while on trial or serving a sentence.

text: The prisoners were let out of their cells each afternoon so they could exercise.

glosses: Any person held against his or her will is a prisoner.

text: He kept his mother as a prisoner in her bedroom until she agreed to change her will.

ipa: /ˈprɪzən/


sergeant

forms:
sergeant (singular)
sergeants (plural)

glosses: A sergeant is a noncomissioned officer in the army, higher in rank than a corporal but lower in rank than a staff sergeant.

text: She was wearing a huge army overcoat which had sergeant stripes at the shoulder.

glosses: A sergeant is an officer in the police force, higher in rank than a constable but lower than an inspector.

text: He was a police sergeant with over twenty years experience.


sheers

glosses: The third-person singular form of sheer.


welterweights

forms:
welterweight (singular)
welterweights (plural)

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

welterweight


number sign

forms:
number sign (singular)
number signs (plural)

glosses: The character # used to represent the word number; the hash sign; also called the pound sign in the United States of America.


masochist

glosses: A masochist is a person who likes pain, or enjoys being punished.

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


scraping

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

verb

scrap


rebuild

forms:
rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilt (past)
rebuilt (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + build

ety-prefix

re

build

expansion: re- + build

glosses: If you rebuild something, you build it again.

text: He had to completely rebuild his house after the tornado destroyed it.

ipa: /ri'bɪld/

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

rebuild

rebuilds

rebuilt

rebuilt

rebuilding


supplemented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of supplement.


bred

forms:
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of breed.

ipa: /brɛd/

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

breed

breeds

bred

bred

breeding


devaluing

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)


infotainment

forms:
infotainment (singular)
infotainments (plural)

glosses: Infotainment is a mix of information and entertainment, usually used negatively.

text: He had to keep the story light and amusing, it was just infotainment, not serious news.

ipa: /ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/

ipa: /ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/

hyphenation: in‧fo‧tain‧ment


negatively

pos: adv

etymology_text: negative + -ly

ety-suffix

negative

ly

expansion: negative + -ly

glosses: In a negative manner rather than a positive one.

text: His idea for cutting wages was received negatively by the workers.

ipa: /ˈnɛɡətɪvli/


sprigs

forms:
sprig (singular)
sprigs (plural)

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

noun

sprig


quaquaversal

forms: quaquaversal (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: If it is quaquaversal then it is going in all directions at the same time.

text: A quaquaversal beard.


deleted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delete.

verb

delet


cavemen

forms:
caveman (singular)
cavemen (plural)

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

noun

caveman

cavemen


brew

forms:
brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)

glosses: To brew is boil, infuse and ferment hops and malt to make beer.

text: He grew hops so he could use them to brew his own beer.

glosses: Brew is to put leaves into very hot water to make a drink.

text: He used the best tea leaves to brew his tea.

enpr: bro͞o

ipa: /bruː/


brew

forms:
brew (singular)
brews (plural)

glosses: A brew is a drink made by putting the ingredients into hot water.

text: He made a strong brew of tea.

glosses: A brew is something made by a process of mixing, like beer.

text: High prices and high unemployment created a brew of discontent among the people.


accountable

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

etymology_text: account + -able

ety-suffix

account

able

expansion: account + -able

glosses: If you are accountable for something that people are not happy about, you need to explain or apologize for it.

text: Governments must be accountable for the way they spend people's taxes.

text: She acts as if she isn't accountable to anyone.

ipa: /ʌˈkaʊntəbl̩/

adj

more: true


devalues

glosses: The third-person singular form of devalue.

verb

devalu


molesters

forms:
molester (singular)
molesters (plural)

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

noun

molester


sprig

glosses: A sprig is the young growth of a plant, sometimes sprouts.

text: Sprigs of clover were pushing through the soil.

glosses: Sprigs are cuttings from a mature plant.

text: She used sprigs of holly to decorate the room.


therapy

forms:
therapy (singular)
therapies (plural)

glosses: Therapy is the treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.

text: My grandfather's therapy will start at the hospital at noon tomorrow.

enpr: thĕrʹə-pē

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

therapies


therapy

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

verb

therap

y


bowling alley

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

glosses: A bowling alley is a building where 10 pin bowling is played.

text: We went to the bowling alley for a game.


plonk

forms:
plonk (singular)
plonks (plural)

text: He had a headache after a night on the plonk.

glosses: A plonk is the noise something makes if dropped, especially into liquid.

text: She heard the plonk of the coins as she dropped them into the wishing well.

ipa: /plɒŋk/

enpr: plänk

ipa: /plɑŋk/


plonk

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

glosses: To plonk is to drop something heavily, or sit down heavily.

text: He was so tired he just plonked on the sofa when he got home.


arrangements

forms:
arrangement (singular)
arrangements (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈreɪnd͡ʒmənts/

hyphenation: ar‧range‧ments

noun

arrangement


template

forms:
template (singular)
templates (plural)

glosses: A template is a model or base which you can use as a starting point to make other objects.

text: I used the template with holes for letters to write that message neatly.


template

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

glosses: If you template something, you make it or set it up using a template.

glosses: If you template something, you make a guide or pattern for creating it.

text: He templated a circle by writing rules for making circles and providing an example circle to copy.

verb

templat


phototropic

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

glosses: When someone or an animal is phototropic, it has the tendency to move towards or away from light.


actionable

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

etymology_text: action + -able

ety-suffix

action

expansion: action + -able

glosses: If something is actionable, then it can be acted on.

text: The general wanted details of where the enemy were; he needed actionable information.


tone

forms:
tone (singular)
tones (plural)

text: "What's your favourite tone?" asked the teacher of music.

glosses: The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

text: He needed more practice to get proper control of the tone on his oboe.

text: I don't like the tone of your tenant.

glosses: The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.

glosses: The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

text: She was surprised at how many tones of sage green there were in the paint shop.

glosses: The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ.

glosses: The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

glosses: Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

enpr: tōn

ipa: /təʊn/

ipa: /toʊn/


tone

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

glosses: To give a particular tone to (something).

text: The landlord asked the painter to tone the border a bit.

text: He found doing more sit ups helped to tone his muscles.

verb

ton


spectacles

forms:
spectacle (singular)
spectacles (plural)

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

text: She could not read the newspaper without her spectacles.

ipa: /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/

hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cles

noun

spectacle


brute

forms:
brute (singular)
brutes (plural)

text: He told her he would not come to the house unless she tied up her brute.

glosses: A person who behaves like an animal is a brute.

text: The brute just pushed his way to the front of the line.

enpr: bro͞ot

ipa: /bruːt/

ipa: /brut/

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


brute

forms: brute (positive)

glosses: Brute is strong, like an animal, without thought or reason.

text: He used brute strength to move the large rock.


token

forms:
token (singular)
tokens (plural)

glosses: A token is an individual symbol, representing something else.

text: A postage stamp is a token to show you have paid the postal charge.

text: A king's crown is a token to show his royal power and authority.

glosses: A token can be a plastic or metal disc used instead of a coin.

text: He had to put a token in the ticket machine to enter the station.

ipa: /ˈtəʊkən/

ipa: /ˈtoʊkən/


token

forms: token (positive)

glosses: A token is a small amount, purely symbolic.

text: He was not interested in winning, so he only made a token effort.


pruned

forms:
prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prune.

ipa: /pruːnd/

verb

prun


molestation

forms:
molestation (singular)
molestations (plural)

glosses: Molestation is the act of annoying, disturbing, or molesting others.

text: Molestation in the office would lead to immediate dismissal.

glosses: Molestation is the act of forcing unwanted sexual contact on others.

text: The result of child molestation left her with emotional problems.


pertains

forms:
pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pertain.

pertain


sadist

forms:
sadist (singular)
sadists (plural)

glosses: A sadist is someone who enjoys causing pain or cruelty to others.

ipa: /ˈseɪdɪst/

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


bulletproofs

forms:
bulletproof (canonical)
bulletproofs (third-person singular)
bulletproofed (past)
bulletproofed (past participle)
bulletproofing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bulletproof.

bulletproof


previewing

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

preview


intrigue

forms:
intrigue (singular)
intrigues (plural)

glosses: An intrigue is when someone plots (plans) to do something in a secret and complicated way; a conspiracy, secret scheme.

text: After hearing that the politican had planned an intrigue, the citizens were outraged.

glosses: Intrigue is the activity of making a secret plan or conspiracy.

text: There was a lot of intrigue in the secret orginization.

enpr: ĭn'trēg

ipa: /ˈɪntriːɡ/

hyphenation: in‧trigue


intrigue

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

glosses: If something or someone intrigues you, it interests you.

text: That article on the creation of the universe intrigued the reader.

text: The plot of the popular book intrigues most of its readers because it is interesting.

enpr: ĭntrēg'

ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡ/

intrigu


pertained

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pertain.


niobium

forms: niobium (singular)

glosses: An element with atomic number 41 and the symbol Nb. It was formerly known as columbium (Cb), but is now called "niobium".

hyphenation: ni‧o‧bi‧um

noun

niobium


moor

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

glosses: To moor a ship or boat is to tie it to a dock, jetty, or hold it in place with an anchor.

text: The big ship was moored at the long jetty.

ipa: /moː/

ipa: /mɔː/

ipa: /mɔr/

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

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


moor

forms:
moor (singular)
moors (plural)

glosses: A moor is open ground, often with peat soils, swampy, covered in grass or low shrubs.

text: The search for the missing boy led them right across the moors.


bulletproofed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulletproof.


scar

forms:
scar (singular)
scars (plural)

glosses: A scar is the mark left behind when a wound has healed.

text: He still has a scar on his hand where he cut himself with scissors as a boy.

enpr: skär

ipa: /skɑr/

ipa: /skɑː(r)/


scar

forms:
scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)

glosses: If an injury scars it leaves a mark after it heals.

text: He was careful when shaving as he did not want to scar his face.

glosses: If something scars someone, it makes them feel bad for a very long time.

text: Her death scarred her children.

verb

scar

r


audition

forms:
audition (singular)
auditions (plural)

glosses: An audition is a performance by an someone hoping to become a performer in order to show suitability or talent.

text: The music club had it's auditions on Tuesday.

text: His audition was poor.

ipa: /ɔːˈdɪʃən/

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


audition

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

glosses: To audition is to evaluate one or more performers through an audition.

text: We auditioned many singers for the part in our new show.

glosses: To audition is to take part in an audition.

text: Many singers auditioned for the part in our new show.


welterweight

forms:
welterweight (singular)
welterweights (plural)

glosses: Welterweight is a division in boxing and other sports, based on the person's weight.

glosses: A welterweight is a boxer or wrestler in the welterweight division.

glosses: A welterweight was a weight of 28 pounds carried by racehorses as a handicap.

ipa: /ˈwɛltəweɪt/


tack

forms:
tack (singular)
tacks (plural)

glosses: A tack is a small, sharp nail with a large flat head.

text: He needed a tack to hold the carpet edge down.

glosses: A tack is the direction of a boat sailing against the wind.

text: The boat sailed across the bay on a southerly tack.

glosses: A tack is a course or direction to follow.

text: Our ideas caused so much anger we were forced to change tack.

glosses: Tack is items that are used for horse riding.

text: The saddles were kept in the tack room.

ipa: /tæk/


tack

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

glosses: To tack is to use small nails to hold something.

text: She had to tack the new rules on the notice board.

text: We might be able to tack together a few ideas.

glosses: To tack is to sew something together with large loose stitches.

text: The tailor quickly began to tack the hem of her dress.

glosses: To tack is to sail a zigzag course against the wind.

text: We had to tack our way along the coast.


previewed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of preview.


tittle

forms:
tittle (singular)
tittles (plural)

glosses: A tittle is a small mark, like the little dot over i or j.

text: Don't forget to dot your is by adding tittles!

glosses: A tittle is a small amount of something, like a crumb or a speck.

hyphenation: tit‧tle


trodden

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trod (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tread.

tread

treads

tread

tread

treading

trod

trod

trodden


missile

forms:
missile (singular)
missiles (plural)

glosses: An object intended to be launched at a target.

glosses: A self-propelled object whose path can be changed after having been launched.

ipa: /ˈmɪsaɪl/

enpr: mĭsʹīl

enpr: mĭsʹəl

ipa: /ˈmɪsəl/


devalue

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)

etymology_text: de- + value

ety-prefix

de

value

expansion: de- + value

glosses: To lower or remove the value of something.

text: The bully tried to devalue his critics.

text: The government wanted to devalue the Australian dollar in relation to the euro.

ipa: /diːˈvæljuː/

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


archaic

forms: archaic (positive)

glosses: If something is archaic, it is very old, ancient, or no longer used.

text: There was no hot water because of the archaic plumbing.


sheer

forms:
sheer (canonical)
sheers (third-person singular)
sheered (past)
sheered (past participle)
sheering (present participle)

glosses: To sheer is to turn sharply or change direction quickly.

text: The lion hoped that one of the deer would sheer off from the herd so he could catch it.

ipa: /ˈʃɪə/

ipa: /ʃɪr/


sheer

forms: sheer (positive)

glosses: Sheer is total, complete, without anything to hold it back.

text: When people heard the air raid siren they ran around in sheer panic.

glosses: Something that is sheer is very steep, almost vertical.

text: They came to the edge of the cliff, with a sheer drop into the valley below.

glosses: Sheer material is so thin you can almost see through it.

text: She wore her high heel shoes and her sheer silk stockings.


tacking

text: We watched the boat tacking across the bay.

verb

tack


retarded

forms:
retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retard.

retard


scrapes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of scrape.

scrap


scrapes

forms:
scrape (singular)
scrapes (plural)

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

noun

scrape


pruning

forms:
pruning (singular)
prunings (plural)

glosses: Pruning means removing excess material from a tree or shrub.

ipa: /ˈpruːnɪŋ/


pruning

forms:
prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)


premises

forms:
premise (singular)
premises (plural)

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

glosses: Premises is the land, and all the structures built on it.

text: This organization will be moving its headquarters to a new premises.

ipa: /ˈprɛmɪsɪz/

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

premise


premises

forms:
premise (canonical)
premises (third-person singular)
premised (past)
premised (past participle)
premising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of premise.

verb

premis


scrape

glosses: To scrape is to drag something with force across a surface.

text: She was worried the heavy table would scrape the polished floor as it was being moved.

text: He needed to scrape the mud off his boots before entering the house.

glosses: To scrape is to make something smooth by rubbing.

text: He could scrape off the rough edges to make the stone smooth.

glosses: To scrape is to save or collect things with difficulty.

text: After I lost my job, I had to really scrape to have enough money for the rent.

enpr: skrāp

ipa: /skreɪp/


scrape

glosses: A scrape is the noise made by forced rubbing.

text: He could hear the scrape of the table being dragged across the floor.

text: She had a nasty scrape on her knee after falling on the path.

text: The two boys got into a bit of a scrape during the football match.


centre stage

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

glosses: When an actor is in the centre of a stage.


centre stage

forms: centre stage (singular)

noun

centre stage


trod

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tread.


molested

forms:
molest (canonical)
molests (third-person singular)
molested (past)
molested (past participle)
molesting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of molest.

verb

molest


primate

forms:
primate (singular)
primates (plural)

glosses: A primate is a family of mammals, with well developed hands and feet, short noses, and large brains.

text: Humans and apes are examples of a primate.

glosses: A primate is the highest ranking bishop in a country.

text: The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of all England.

ipa: /ˈpraɪmeɪt/

hyphenation: pri‧mate


fascism

forms:
fascism (singular)
fascisms (plural)

glosses: A political system that needs absolute obedience and control of the market and the people by companies and government joined together under the cult leadership of the dictator and a devoted military hierarchy where people are above one another.

text: Adolf Hitler and the Nazis set up a government based on fascism.

glosses: Used today to describe any kind of authoritarian system that violates the rights of ordinary, unarmed people.

enpr: făsh'ĭz(ə)m

ipa: /ˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/


supplement

forms:
supplement (singular)
supplements (plural)

glosses: A supplement is extra text that is added to the end of a book.

text: At the back of the book was a supplement with maps showing where the story took place.

glosses: A supplement is a small insert or magazine added to a newspaper.

text: He read the sport supplement that came with the Sunday paper.

glosses: A supplement is an extra that is added to something.

text: His hotel bill included an internet connection supplement.

glosses: A supplement is a loosely attached expression set off by intonation and usually punctuation, presenting supplementary, non-integrated content.

ipa: /ˈsʌpləmənt/

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


supplement

forms:
supplement (canonical)
supplements (third-person singular)
supplemented (past)
supplemented (past participle)
supplementing (present participle)

glosses: To supplement is to add something extra.

text: The doctor told him to supplement his new diet with vitamins.


Arab

forms: Arab (positive)

glosses: Of or relating to Arabs and their nations.

text: I am not familiar with that Arab tradition.

enpr: ărʹəb

ipa: /ˈærəb/


Arab

forms:
Arab (singular)
Arabs (plural)

glosses: A Semitic person, whose ancestors were from Arabia.

glosses: A member of a community that speaks Arabic.

text: An Arab was fishing from the river.


previews

forms:
preview (singular)
previews (plural)

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


previews

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of preview.


rallying

forms:
rally (canonical)
rallies (third-person singular)
rallied (past)
rallied (past participle)
rallying (present participle)

rall


supplements

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

noun

supplement


supplements

glosses: The third-person singular form of supplement.


molester

forms:
molester (singular)
molesters (plural)

glosses: A molester is someone who tries to have unwanted sexual contact with others.

text: He was a well known child molester.

ipa: /məˈlɛstə(r)/

ipa: /məˈlɛstɚ/

hyphenation: mo‧lest‧er


reams

forms:
ream (singular)
reams (plural)

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

ream


reams

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


tacks

forms:
tack (singular)
tacks (plural)

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

ipa: /tæks/


tacks

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


delete

forms: delete (singular)

glosses: A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer.

text: I lost the files when I accidentally hit delete.

ipa: /dɪˈliːt/

hyphenation: de‧lete

delete


delete

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

glosses: If you delete something, you remove or get rid of, or erase it, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

text: I will delete the first paragraph of my essay from the file.

glosses: If you delete something, you conceal hide or conceal it.

verb

delet


prunes

forms:
prune (singular)
prunes (plural)

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

ipa: /pruːnz/

noun

prune


prunes

forms:
prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prune.

verb

prun


tread

forms:
tread (singular)
treads (plural)

text: The old man moved with heavy tread across the road.

glosses: A tread is a mark made by someone taking a step.

text: The police searched the crime scene for tread marks.

glosses: Tread is the part of a wheel, tyre, or a shoe that touches the road.

text: The car left tread marks across the lawn.

text: The car was not safe as there was very little tread left on the tyre.

glosses: The tread on a stair is the part on which you put your foot.

text: The wooden staircase had to be fixed by replacing the rotten treads.

ipa: /trɛd/


tread

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trod (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

text: The wooden bridge did not look safe so I had to tread carefully.

text: To make wine you need to tread on the grapes to squeeze out the juice.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tread.

tread


caution

forms:
caution (singular)
cautions (plural)

glosses: Caution is being careful and planning ways to avoid danger or being hurt.

text: He used caution as he climbed the old wooden steps.

glosses: A caution is a warning about what might happen in the future.

text: The doctor gave me a caution about eating too much.

glosses: A caution can be a legal warning and that a repeat of the action could end up as an arrest.

text: The police gave the boy a caution after he was caught stealing from the shop.

enpr: kôshn

ipa: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/

enpr: käshn

ipa: /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/


caution

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

glosses: To caution is to give a warning or advice.

text: His mother cautioned him about staying out too late at night.


molests

forms:
molest (canonical)
molests (third-person singular)
molested (past)
molested (past participle)
molesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of molest.


rallied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rally.


arrangement

forms:
arrangement (singular)
arrangements (plural)

etymology_text: arrange + -ment

ety-suffix

arrange

ment

expansion: arrange + -ment

glosses: Arrangement is the manner of being arranged.

text: The arrangement of furniture in the office was important for getting things done efficiently.

glosses: An arrangement is a collection of things that have been arranged.

text: In the vase was a beautiful flower arrangement.

glosses: An arrangement is a plans for some activity.

text: We made arrangements to meet after work.

text: We came to an arrangement about who would wash the dishes.

glosses: An arrangement is an adaptation of a piece of music.

text: Percy Grainger wrote a piano arrangement of an English folk song called "Country Gardens"

ipa: /əˈreɪnd͡ʒmənt/

hyphenation: ar‧range‧ment


sheering

forms:
sheer (canonical)
sheers (third-person singular)
sheered (past)
sheered (past participle)
sheering (present participle)

verb

sheer


ream

glosses: A ream is a measure of paper; there are 500 sheets in a ream.

text: He was sent to the storeroom to bring back a ream of paper.

text: He had to complete reams for his mid term essay.

ipa: /riːm/

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


ream

glosses: To ream is to make a hole, or make a hole bigger.

glosses: To ream is to remove material from a hole with a reamer.

glosses: When you ream a lemon, you squeeze out the juice with a reamer.


tragedy

forms:
tragedy (singular)
tragedies (plural)

glosses: A tragedy is a disaster that usually involves someone getting injured or dying and can affect the lives of many others.

text: The 9/11 attacks was a tragedy in the history of United States.

glosses: A tragedy is play or written work in which the main character is destroyed by his own weakness or things that he can not deal with.

text: In Shakepeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is destroyed by his own ambition and greed.

ipa: /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

hyphenation: trag‧e‧dy

noun

tragedies


rally

forms:
rally (singular)
rallies (plural)

glosses: A rally is a large meeting where people gather to protest to support or oppose something.

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

rallies


rally

forms:
rally (canonical)
rallies (third-person singular)
rallied (past)
rallied (past participle)
rallying (present participle)

glosses: If you rally, you recover in health or consciousness.


molest

glosses: If you molest someone, you annoy, harass, or disturb them.

text: She needed to sit somewhere quiet where her children would not molest her.

glosses: To molest someone is to force unwanted sexual contact on them.

text: He was trying to molest the woman.

glosses: To molest means to sexually abuse a child.

text: She was sent to jail because she kept trying to molest children.

ipa: /məˈlɛst/

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


prune

text: He placed a prune in the middle of a plate of cheese and biscuits.

ipa: /pruːn/


prune

glosses: If you prune a bush or shrub, you cut off parts of the plant.

text: After a rose has finished flowering, you should prune it.

glosses: If you prune something, you cut it back, as if it were a plant.

text: I was running out of money, so I had to prune my budget.


rallies

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

rally


rallies

glosses: The third-person singular form of rally.


outlet

forms:
outlet (singular)
outlets (plural)

glosses: An outlet is the thing on the wall you plug electronics into.

glosses: A store of a large company selling their products.

ipa: /ˈaʊtlɛt/

hyphenation: out‧let


retards

forms:
retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retard.

verb

retard


retards

forms:
retard (singular)
retards (plural)

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


spam

forms:
spam (singular)
spams (plural)

glosses: Spam refers to random messages on the Internet. If you receive many messages that advertise things or were sent without you asking for them, you are getting spam.

text: There are many online computer programs that send spam to users.

glosses: A spam is a single random message. A single occurrence of spam.

text: He received 65 spams to his e-mail account yesterday.

ipa: /spæm/

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


spam

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

glosses: If you spam someone, you send many random electronic messages (spam) to that person.

text: I hate it when people spam my forum.

text: I don't like the guy who spams people every day.

spam

m


scarring

forms:
scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)

scar


scarring

forms:
scarring (singular)
scarrings (plural)

noun

scarring


scars

forms:
scar (singular)
scars (plural)

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


retard

glosses: To retard something is to hold it back, or slow it down.

text: He cut back the shrub to retard its growth.

ipa: /rɪˈtɑː(r)d/

poses: verb noun

audio: en-us-retard (delay sense).ogg


retard

glosses: A retard is someone who is mentally handicapped or a very slow learner.

text: I've been showing my co-worker for a whole year how to properly seal the bags together and he still doesn't do it right, god what a retard.

glosses: A retard in music is an instruction to slow down the tempo.

ipa: /ˈriːtɑː(r)d/


treading

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trodden (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

verb

trodden


scarrings

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


hesitations

forms:
hesitation (singular)
hesitations (plural)

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

noun

hesitation


scarred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scar.


faultiest

forms:
faulty (positive)
faultier (comparative)
faultiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of faulty; most faulty.

adjective

faulty

faultier

faultiest


faultier

glosses: The comparative form of faulty; more faulty.


belated

forms: belated (positive)

glosses: When something is belated, it refers to being at a later time as compared to the actual time of the event.

text: Your birthday was yesterday, but well, happy belated birthday!


bulletproof

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

etymology_text: bullet + -proof

ety-suffix

bullet

proof

expansion: bullet + -proof

glosses: A bulletproof material is something that can resist a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

text: The police officers are wearing bulletproof vests.

glosses: If an idea or concept is bulletproof, it is unbreakable, very tough.

hyphenation: bul‧let‧proof


bulletproof

forms:
bulletproof (canonical)
bulletproofs (third-person singular)
bulletproofed (past)
bulletproofed (past participle)
bulletproofing (present participle)

glosses: If you bulletproof something, you make it able to resist bullets.

text: The engineers are trying to bulletproof the president's vehicle now.

glosses: If you bulletproof something, you make it resistant to failure.

text: We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw … it must not fail in use.


hesitation

glosses: A hesitation is a pause in speaking, usually because you are nor sure of what to say.

text: There was a hesitation in his reading as he turned the page.

ipa: /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/


preview

forms:
preview (singular)
previews (plural)

etymology_text: pre- + view

ety-prefix

pre

view

expansion: pre- + view

glosses: A preview is a showing of a work like a movie, play, or painting, before the public are able to see it.

text: We went to a preview of the new art show which opens next week.

glosses: A preview can be a short sample from a movie, used as an advertisement before the movie is ready to be shown to the public.

text: I had to see the movie, as the preview made it look so exciting.

ipa: /ˈpriːvjʉː/

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


preview

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

glosses: If you preview something, you get to see it before everyone else.

text: We went to a special movie night, to preview the latest horror movie.


cisgendered

forms: cisgendered (positive)

glosses: of, relating to, or being someone whose birth sex matches the sex they act and/or appear as.


treads

forms:
tread (singular)
treads (plural)

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


treads

glosses: The third-person singular form of tread.


rebuilding

forms:
rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilded (past)
rebuilded (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

verb

rebuild


cisgenders

forms:
cisgender (singular)
cisgenders (plural)

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

noun

cisgender


staircase

forms:
staircase (singular)
staircases (plural)

glosses: A staircase is a set of steps between two different levels.

text: She climbed the staircase to reach the upper floor of the house.


puppet

forms:
puppet (singular)
puppets (plural)

glosses: A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved by strings.

text: Another name for a string puppet is a marionette.

glosses: A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved by a hand place inside it.

text: Mr. Punch is a famous glove puppet from the "Punch and Judy" puppet show.

glosses: A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved with long sticks.

text: The play had a large dragon puppet with four men using long sticks to make it flap its wings.

glosses: A puppet is a person whose actions are controlled by other people.

text: The new President was simply a puppet of the army generals.


ramps

forms:
ramp (singular)
ramps (plural)

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

ramp


cisgender

forms: cisgender (positive)

glosses: appearing or attempting to be a member of their birth sex.

glosses: having one's gender identity match their biological sex.

ipa: /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/

ipa: /sɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/


quotation marks

forms:
quotation mark (singular)
quotation marks (plural)

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

quotation mark


quotation mark

glosses: Mark used to show the start and end to a quotation: ".

text: She said "I'm not hungry" when the waiter asked her what she wanted to eat.

text: Use a quotation mark around something someone said.


number signs

forms:
number sign (singular)
number signs (plural)

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

number sign


descriptions

forms:
description (singular)
descriptions (plural)

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

description


contractions

forms:
contraction (singular)
contractions (plural)

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

contraction


swampy

forms:
swampy (positive)
swampier (comparative)
swampiest (superlative)

glosses: If a place is swampy, the ground is like a swamp. It's usually wet, soggy, or the water might be deep enough to wade through. Usually the place will be shady and with lots of trees.

text: The hike led through some swampy sections, unfortunately.

adjective

swampy

swampier

swampiest


outlets

forms:
outlet (singular)
outlets (plural)

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

noun

outlet


propulsion

forms:
propulsion (singular)
propulsions (plural)

glosses: Propulsion is a force that makes something move, by pushing it or pulling on it.

text: The rocket needed a lot of propulsion from the engine to fly upwards.

ipa: /prəˈpʌlʃən/

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


swifter

forms:
swift (positive)
swifter (comparative)
swiftest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of swift; more swift.

adjective

swift

swifter

swiftest


faulty

forms:
faulty (positive)
faultier (comparative)
faultiest (superlative)

etymology_text: fault + -y

ety-suffix

fault

expansion: fault + -y

glosses: If something is faulty it is not working, or has gone wrong.

text: The car would not start because the battery was faulty.

ipa: /ˈfɔːlti/


baggiest

forms:
baggy (positive)
baggier (comparative)
baggiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of baggy; most baggy.

adjective

baggy

baggier

baggiest


aunty

forms:
aunty (singular)
aunties (plural)

glosses: A fun word for aunt; a different way of spelling auntie.

noun

aunty

aunties


incident

forms:
incident (singular)
incidents (plural)

text: What happened before was sure an unusual incident.

text: He was fired over an incident in the staff lounge.

glosses: An incident is a small event that has something to do with other events.


incidents

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

incident


hashes

forms:
hash (singular)
hashes (plural)

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

hash

hashes


terrify

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

glosses: When you terrify someone, you frighten the person greatly; to fill with terror.

text: The dogs terrify the cats.

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/

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

verb

terrif


paychecks

forms:
paycheck (singular)
paychecks (plural)

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

noun

paycheck


swampier

glosses: The comparative form of swampy; more swampy.


tamer

forms:
tame (positive)
tamer (comparative)
tamest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tame; more tame.

adjective

tame

tamer

tamest


hornier

forms:
horny (positive)
hornier (comparative)
horniest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of horny; more horny.

horny

hornier

horniest


pokers

forms:
poker (singular)
pokers (plural)

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

noun

poker

pokers


ramp

forms:
ramp (singular)
ramps (plural)

glosses: A ramp is a sloped surface that connects two levels.

text: If you are handicapped, you might have to take a ramp to get onto the sidewalk.

glosses: A ramp is a large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)

ipa: /ræmp/


tamest

glosses: The superlative form of tame; most tame.


odor

forms:
odor (singular)
odors (plural)

text: The football players had an odor after their match and I had to hold my breath as they walked past.


machineries

forms:
machinery (singular)
machineries (plural)

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

machinery

machineries


phlogiston

forms: phlogiston (singular)

glosses: An ancient Greek idea of energy, which was used up when things burned. For example, burning wood would use up the phlogiston in the wood and the air (which actually had no oxygen). When the air or the wood had lost their phlogiston they could not be used. Scientists now know this idea is wrong.

phlogiston


reaming

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

verb

ream


allergies

forms:
allergy (singular)
allergies (plural)

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

noun

allergy

allergies


taxonomies

forms:
taxonomy (singular)
taxonomies (plural)

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

taxonomy

taxonomies


microscope

forms:
microscope (singular)
microscopes (plural)

glosses: A microscope is a device that makes tiny things easy to see.

text: The scientist used a microscope to look at the blood cells.

enpr: mīʹkrə-skōpʺ

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

hyphenation: mi‧cro‧scope


denomination

forms:
denomination (singular)
denominations (plural)

glosses: A denomination is a class or society of people.

text: You are a Christian? What is your denomination?

ipa: /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/


fluffier

forms:
fluffy (positive)
fluffier (comparative)
fluffiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of fluffy; more fluffy.

adjective

fluffy

fluffier

fluffiest


contraction

forms:
contraction (singular)
contractions (plural)

glosses: A contraction is when something pulls together and gets smaller. It is the act of contracting.

text: The cold weather made the bridge contract and break.

glosses: A contraction is a word made of two other words, with letters and spaces removed, and an apostrophe added. It is different from a compound word, because a compound word doesn't have any letters removed. Most are informal.

text: In English class, we learned the contractions we've and you're.

glosses: A contraction is when a muscle is used and pulls together to move some part of the body. Specifically, when giving birth, it means the uterus contracting.

text: When she felt the contractions, she knew she was going into labor.

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


wherewithal

forms:
wherewithal (singular)
wherewithals (plural)

glosses: Wherewithal is a tool with which you are able to do something, often money. It can also be the series of steps you go through to do something.

text: He didn't have any wherewithal to carry out his difficult ideas.

text: He was a nice, handsome man and had the wherewithal to take me on fancy dates.

ipa: /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/


tremolandos

forms:
tremolando (singular)
tremolandos (plural)

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

noun

tremolando


brewing

forms:
brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)

verb

brew


wherewithals

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

noun

wherewithal

wherewithals


barfs

forms:
barf (canonical)
barfs (third-person singular)
barfed (past)
barfed (past participle)
barfing (present participle)

verb

barf


brewed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of brew.


discomforting

forms:
discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)

discomfort


swiftest

forms:
swift (positive)
swifter (comparative)
swiftest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of swift; most swift.

adjective

swift


swampiest

forms:
swampy (positive)
swampier (comparative)
swampiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of swampy; most swampy.

swampy


discomforts

glosses: The third-person singular form of discomfort.


baggier

forms:
baggy (positive)
baggier (comparative)
baggiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of baggy; more baggy.

baggy


horniest

forms:
horny (positive)
hornier (comparative)
horniest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of horny; most horny.


primates

forms:
primate (singular)
primates (plural)

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

noun

primate


paycheck

forms:
paycheck (singular)
paychecks (plural)

glosses: Money received (normally in the form of a check) in return for work performed during the previous pay period.

text: My paycheck was pleasantly high this week!

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


fluffiest

glosses: The superlative form of fluffy; most fluffy.


molestations

forms:
molestation (singular)
molestations (plural)

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

molestation


bribe

forms:
bribe (singular)
bribes (plural)

glosses: A bribe is a reward that is given to someone, so that they do something they normally would not. It's different from payment in that a bribe is usually for something illegal, or against some rules.

text: He gave the judge a bribe so that he would win the contest.

enpr: brīb

ipa: /braɪb/


bribe

forms:
bribe (canonical)
bribes (third-person singular)
bribed (past)
bribed (past participle)
bribing (present participle)

glosses: When you bribe someone, you give a reward so that they do something they normally wouldn't.

text: allegations that the police were bribed to cover up the investigation surfaced after the event.

verb

brib

e


premise

forms:
premise (singular)
premises (plural)

glosses: A premise is a set of ideas from which you can put forward an answer or reach conclusion.

text: A basic premise of Christianity is to treat other people like you want to be treated.

enpr: prĕ'mĭs

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


premise

forms:
premise (canonical)
premises (third-person singular)
premised (past)
premised (past participle)
premising (present participle)

glosses: If you premise, you make an argument based on findings.

premis


disciple

forms:
disciple (singular)
disciples (plural)

glosses: A disciple is a person who believes in and helps spread the teachings of another person.

text: There were 12 disciples who spread the teachings of Jesus Christ.


disciples

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

noun

disciple


rebuilds

forms:
rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilded (past)
rebuilded (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rebuild.

verb

rebuild


brews

ipa: /bruːz/


brews

forms:
brew (singular)
brews (plural)

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


arse

forms:
arse (singular)
arses (plural)

text: You stupid arse!

ipa: /ɑːs/

ipa: /ɐːs/

ipa: /ɑrs/

audio: EN-AU ck1 arse.ogg


bribes

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

noun

bribe


bribes

glosses: The third-person singular form of bribe.


fables

forms:
fable (singular)
fables (plural)

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

fable

fables


barfed

forms:
barf (canonical)
barfs (third-person singular)
barfed (past)
barfed (past participle)
barfing (present participle)


lively

forms:
lively (positive)
livelier (comparative)
liveliest (superlative)

etymology_text: live + -ly

ety-suffix

live

ly

expansion: live + -ly

glosses: Someone that is lively is full of life and energy.

text: She had a lively conversation with her new boyfriend.

ipa: /ˈlaɪvli/

adjective

lively

livelier

liveliest


temples

forms:
temple (singular)
temples (plural)

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

enpr: tĕmʹp(ə)lz

ipa: /ˈtɛmpl̩z/

noun

temple


temple

glosses: A temple is a building used for religious activities.

glosses: The temple is the flat area on the side of your head.

enpr: tĕm'p(ə)l

ipa: /ˈtɛmp(ə)l/


barf

forms: barf (singular)

text: There is barf all over the floor!

ipa: /bɑːf/

ipa: /bɑrf/


barf

text: He was sick, so he barfed.


tremolando

forms:
tremolando (singular)
tremolandos (plural)

glosses: A tremolando is a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.

text: Molly played the notes tremolando , much to the surprise of her friends.


poker

forms:
poker (singular)
pokers (plural)

glosses: Poker is a group of card games that involve trying to get a good hand of cards. Usually there is some betting, and people give or take cards to try to build a better hand.

text: The three of us play poker every Friday night, and the loser buys drinks.

glosses: A poker, which people also call a fire poker or fire iron, is something people use in a fire. They use it to move around the ashes so that the fire keeps burning well, and they use it to move coals back to the middle of the fire.

text: The fire is dying down, so can you hand me the poker?

ipa: /ˈpoʊkɚ/

ipa: /ˈpəʊkə/

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


forge

forms:
forge (singular)
forges (plural)

glosses: A forge is a fire or furnace used to heat metal.

text: The blacksmith worked at his forge, shaping horseshoes.

glosses: A forge is a place where metal is shaped and tempered.

ipa: /fɔːd͡ʒ/

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

ipa: /fɔrd͡ʒ/


forge

forms:
forge (canonical)
forges (third-person singular)
forged (past)
forged (past participle)
forging (present participle)

glosses: To forge metal is to heat it and then shape it.

text: He was arrested for forging documents.

glosses: To forge is to shape or adapt something with a lot of care.

text: He was able to forge close friendships with the rest of the team.

verb

forg


discomfort

forms:
discomfort (singular)
discomforts (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + comfort

glosses: A feeling of being embarrassed or worried.

text: His bad singing caused us discomfort.

glosses: Pain or another unpleasant physical feeling.

text: She had some discomfort in her knees.

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfət/

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/

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


discomfort

forms:
discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)

glosses: If you discomfort a person or animal, you make them feel worried, embarrassed, or a little ill.

text: Her strange behaviour discomforted us.


distant

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

text: She liked to travel to distant places.

glosses: A distant person is someone who is hard to get to know.

text: My best friend is so quiet and distant, even I don't know him too well sometimes.

ipa: /ˈdɪstənt/


liveliest

glosses: The superlative form of lively; most lively.


livelier

glosses: The comparative form of lively; more lively.


utter

forms:
utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

text: Don't utter that name again!

glosses: To utter is to put something into circulation.

text: He tried to utter a fake bank note at the shop.

ipa: /ˈʌtə/

ipa: /ˈʌtɚ/


utter

forms: utter (positive)

text: His attempt to fly was an utter failure.

text: When the lights were turned off, we were left in utter darkness.


forged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of forge.

ipa: /fɔːdʒd/


uttering

utter


utters

glosses: The third-person singular form of utter.


uttered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of utter.

ipa: /ˈʌtɚd/

ipa: /ˈʌtəd/


forges

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

noun

forge


forges

glosses: The third-person singular form of forge.


microscopes

forms:
microscope (singular)
microscopes (plural)

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

microscope


bossier

forms:
bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of bossy; more bossy.

adjective

bossy

bossier

bossiest


neptunium

forms: neptunium (singular)

glosses: Neptunium is a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.

enpr: nĕptū'nēəm

ipa: /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/

enpr: nĕpto͞o'nēəm

ipa: /nɛpˈtuːniəm/

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

noun

neptunium


bossiest

glosses: The superlative form of bossy; most bossy.


shortages

forms:
shortage (singular)
shortages (plural)

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

shortage


odors

forms:
odor (singular)
odors (plural)

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

odor


capitalisms

forms:
capitalism (singular)
capitalisms (plural)

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

capitalism


critical

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

glosses: Something that criticizes or includes criticism.

text: A critical review.

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

text: It's critical that my package arrives on time.

glosses: If a person is in critical condition, they are badly injured.

text: He got hit by a car and is in critical condition.

ipa: /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/


unimportant

forms: unimportant (positive)

glosses: Something unimportant is not important, it is minor or petty.

text: He had to know the starting time, but the other details were unimportant.

ipa: /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/

ipa: /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔrtənt/


momentums

forms:
momentum (singular)
momentums (plural)

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

momentum


juvenile delinquent

forms:
juvenile delinquent (singular)
juvenile delinquents (plural)

glosses: A juvenile delinquent is a young, or youth, criminal.

text: The juvenile delinquent was jailed for smashing shop windows.


birthrights

forms:
birthright (singular)
birthrights (plural)

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

birthright


surplusses

forms:
surplus (singular)
surplusses (plural)

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

surplus

surplusses


juvenile delinquents

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

juvenile delinquent


trajectory

forms:
trajectory (singular)
trajectories (plural)

glosses: Trajectory is the path that something like an arrow takes when it is shot into the air.

ipa: /trəˈdʒɛktərɪ/

trajectory

trajectories


political correctness

forms:
political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

glosses: Political correctness is using words/language that won't offend people who are usually discriminated against such as immigrants or disabled people.

political correctnesses


nucleuses

forms:
nucleus (singular)
nuclei or nucleuses (plural)

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

nucleus

nuclei

nucleuses


backwoods

forms: backwoods (plural)

glosses: Backwoods are an area of forest or woodlands, far from any towns.

text: The family enjoyed camping in the backwoods.

ipa: /ˈbakˌwʊdz/


bluebells

forms:
bluebell (singular)
bluebells (plural)

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

bluebell


fastenings

forms:
fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

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

fastening


surplus

forms:
surplus (singular)
surpluses or surplusses (plural)

glosses: A surplus is when there is more of a good than is strictly needed.

ipa: /ˈsɝˌplʌs/

ipa: /ˈsɜːpləs/

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

hyphenation: sur‧plus

surpluses

surplusses


pest

forms:
pest (singular)
pests (plural)

glosses: A pest is an insect that spreads disease or bothers people in some way.

text: We had to call pest control to get rid of this infestation in my house.

glosses: A pest is an annoying, bothersome person.

text: My little brother is so annoying, he's such a pest.


intuition

forms:
intuition (singular)
intuitions (plural)

glosses: Intuition is knowing something or how to do it without thinking about it.

text: She just had a sense, an intuition, that something was wrong.


birthright

etymology_text: birth + right

compound

birth

right

expansion: birth + right

glosses: A birthright is a right, or possession, you get when you are born.

text: The prince knew he would be king one day, it was his birthright.


packings

forms:
packing (singular)
packings (plural)

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

noun

packing


cleavages

forms:
cleavage (singular)
cleavages (plural)

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

cleavage


accumulating

forms:
accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

verb

accumulat


faux

forms: faux (positive)

glosses: When something is a faux, it is a fake and not real.

text: She was wearing faux leather.

enpr: fō

ipa: /fəʊ/

ipa: /foʊ/

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

homophones: foe pho


pests

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

noun

pest


accumulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accumulate.


trajectories

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


protections

forms:
protection (singular)
protections (plural)

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

protection


bossy

forms:
bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

etymology_text: boss + -y

ety-suffix

boss

y

expansion: boss + -y

glosses: A bossy person often tells others what to do.

text: Mary is so bossy, always telling me what to do.

ipa: /ˈbɔsi/

ipa: /ˈbɑsi/

ipa: /ˈbɒsi/

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

adj

bossy


eager

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

glosses: To be eager is to hardly be able to wait to do something.

text: They were eager to see the new movie.

ipa: /ˈiɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈiːɡə/


intuitions

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

noun

intuition


depriving

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

verb

depriv


improbable

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

glosses: Something that is improbable is not likely to happen.

text: He needs to consider every outcome, even the most improbable ones.

ipa: /ɪmˈprɑbəbl̩/

ipa: /ɪmˈprɒbəbl̩/

hyphenation: im‧prob‧a‧ble


climbers

forms:
climber (singular)
climbers (plural)

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

noun

climber


troublemakers

forms:
troublemaker (singular)
troublemakers (plural)

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

troublemaker


assaulted

forms:
assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assault.

verb

assault


cusps

forms:
cusp (singular)
cusps (plural)

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

noun

cusp


momentum

forms:
momentum (singular)
momentums or momenta (plural)

glosses: The momentum is the way something keeps going after you stop pushing it.

text: The rock rolled down the hill. It had too much momentum. Nobody could stop it.

ipa: /ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/

momenta


generalizations

forms:
generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

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

generalization


implausible

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

etymology_text: im- + plausible

word parts

im-

plausible

expansion: im- + plausible

text: A third world war is implausible now that so many countries are closely linked economically.


protection

glosses: Protection is keeping something or someone safe.

text: She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.

text: I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.

ipa: /prəˈtɛkʃən/

hyphenation: pro‧tec‧tion


consignments

forms:
consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

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

noun

consignment


prescient

forms: prescient (positive)

glosses: Prescient people are able to know what will happen in the future.


imitated

forms:
imitate (canonical)
imitates (third-person singular)
imitated (past)
imitated (past participle)
imitating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of imitate.

verb

imitat


evaporate

forms:
evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

glosses: To evaporate is to turn from liquid into air.

text: If you leave a pot of water on a hot stove, the water will evaporate.

ipa: /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/

evaporat


distinctive

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

glosses: Distinctive is something that's noticeable because it's different.

text: She knew it was him as soon as she heard his distinctive laugh.

text: Tigers have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on their fur.

ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

hyphenation: dis‧tinc‧tive


capitalism

forms:
capitalism (singular)
capitalisms (plural)

glosses: Capitalism is an economic system in which ordinary people own land and businesses and use them to increase their wealth.

text: East Germany changed from the Soviet Union's type of socialism to the Western type of capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

text: Many people blame capitalism for poverty and pollution.

ipa: /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/

enpr: kăpʹĭ-tl-ĭz'm

ipa: /ˈkæpɪ̈tl̩ˌɪzm̩/

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


accumulate

forms:
accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

glosses: If you accumulate something, you bring it together.

text: He worried that the paperwork would accumulate on his desk if he took a day off work.

text: By saving small amounts of money each week, he watched his wealth accumulate over the years.

ipa: /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/

hyphenation: ac‧cu‧mu‧late


onions

forms:
onion (singular)
onions (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈʌnjəns/

noun

onion


onion

glosses: An onion is a vegetable of the genus Allium. They can make you cry when you cut them.

text: She liked eating onions, but they made her cry.

ipa: /ˈʌnjən/


crab

forms:
crab (singular)
crabs (plural)

glosses: A crab is a sea animal with a shell and pincers.

enpr: krăb

ipa: /kræb/


crabs

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

crab


nucleus

forms:
nucleus (singular)
nuclei or nucleuses (plural)

glosses: A nucleus is the central part of something, such as a cell or an atom.

text: Our cells store their genetic information in their nucleus.

text: The nucleus of an atom is made up of protons and neutrons.


assaults

glosses: The third-person singular form of assault.


deprives

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of deprive.


climber

forms:
climber (singular)
climbers (plural)

text: She was a famous mountain climber.

glosses: A social climber is a person who tries to get a higher position in society.

glosses: A plant that climbs is called a climber.

text: Clematis is a climber, used to cover walls.


bluebell

forms:
bluebell (singular)
bluebells (plural)

glosses: A bluebell is a small blue flowering bulb of the genus Hyacinthoides.

text: He went into the garden to pick a bluebell.


political correctnesses

forms:
political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

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

political correctness


chefs

forms:
chef (singular)
chefs (plural)

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

chef


generalization

forms:
generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

etymology_text: generalize + -ation

ety-suffix

generalize

ation

expansion: generalize + -ation

glosses: The process of forming general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

glosses: The process of reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

ipa: /dʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: gen‧er‧al‧iza‧tion


foreshortening

forms:
foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)

verb

foreshorten


accumulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of accumulate.

accumulat


brushwood

forms: brushwood (singular)

glosses: Brushwood is wood from branches or shrubs.

text: They collected brushwood for a small camp fire.

noun

brushwood


foiled

forms:
foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foil.

ipa: /fɔɪld/

verb

foil


chef

text: The restaurant had a really good chef.

glosses: A chef is the person in charge of a large kitchen.

text: The chef wrote out the menus for the coming week.

ipa: /ʃɛf/


creepers

forms:
creeper (singular)
creepers (plural)

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

noun

creeper


localities

forms:
locality (singular)
localities (plural)

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

locality

localities


generalizing

forms:
generalize (canonical)
generalizes (third-person singular)
generalized (past)
generalized (past participle)
generalizing (present participle)

verb

generaliz


wisdom

forms: wisdom (singular)

etymology_text: wise + -dom

ety-suffix

wise

dom

expansion: wise + -dom

glosses: Wisdom is the skillful use of knowledge and insight to make a good decision.

enpr: wĭzʹdəm

ipa: /ˈwɪzdəm/

hyphenation: wis‧dom


bales

forms:
bale (singular)
bales (plural)

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

ipa: /beɪlz/

noun

bale


bales

forms:
bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

verb

bal


foil

forms:
foil (singular)
foils (plural)

glosses: A foil is a sword used in the sport of fencing.

text: He struck his opponent three times with his foil.

text: He wrapped his sandwich in aluminium foil.

ipa: /fɔɪl/


foil

glosses: To foil is to stop somebody who is trying to do something.

text: The guard was able to foil the bad man from hurting the little girl.


cusp

forms:
cusp (singular)
cusps (plural)

text: The cusp on his back tooth had broken.

text: They could see the cusp of the moon.

glosses: When two curved lines meet, they create a cusp.

glosses: A cusp is a point from which everything changes.

text: The scientist was at the cusp of a great discovery.

ipa: /kʌsp/


title: Bezawada

redirect: Vijayawada

pos: hard-redirect


foiling

text: The police were often foiling his evil plans.

ipa: /ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/


title: Bejawada


troublemaker

forms:
troublemaker (singular)
troublemakers (plural)

glosses: A troublemaker is someone who causes problems or makes trouble.

text: John was not liked by many people because he was a troublemaker.

ipa: /ˈtrʌblˌmeɪkə/


imitates

forms:
imitate (canonical)
imitates (third-person singular)
imitated (past)
imitated (past participle)
imitating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of imitate.

imitat


Warangal

forms: Warangal

glosses: Warangal is a city in the southern part of India


Vijayawada

forms: Vijayawada

glosses: Vijayawada is a city in the southern part of India


imitate

glosses: To imitate is to copy what someone else says or does.

text: The monkey imitated every action I made.

ipa: /ˈɪmɪteɪt/

hyphenation: i‧mi‧tate


cleavage

forms:
cleavage (singular)
cleavages (plural)

glosses: Cleavage is the gap between a woman's breasts.

text: Her low cut dress showed her cleavage.

glosses: Cleavage is a when something is split into two parts.

text: There was a cleavage in the group between those who wanted to wait and those who wanted to leave.

ipa: /ˈkliːvɪdʒ/

ipa: /ˈklivɪdʒ/

hyphenation: cleav‧age


Visakhapatnam

forms: Visakhapatnam

glosses: Visakhapatnam is a city in the southern part of India.


contoured

forms:
contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of contour.

contour


deprived

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deprive.

depriv


baking soda

forms: baking soda (singular)

glosses: Baking soda is a common name for sodium bicarbonate, a white powder usually used in baking.

text: He forgot the baking soda, so his cake did not rise in the oven.

noun

baking soda


locality

glosses: The fact or quality of having a position in space.

glosses: The features or surroundings of a particular place.

glosses: An area or district considered as the site of certain activities.

glosses: Limitation to a county, district, or place.

ipa: /loʊˈkælɪti/

ipa: /ləʊˈkælɪti/

hyphenation: lo‧cal‧i‧ty


skating

forms:
skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

verb

skat


Chennai

forms: Chennai

glosses: Chennai is the name of a city in the southern part of India

ipa: /ˈtʃenaɪ/


ambitious

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

glosses: Someone who is ambitious always wants to do or to be something positive.

text: Robert, a very ambitious man from our department, nominated himself to be the new supervisor.

hyphenation: am‧bi‧tious


foreshorten

forms:
foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)

text: His use of tobacco would foreshorten his life by ten years.

glosses: An artist can foreshorten lines on a drawing to make it look like it has depth.


Tirumala

forms: Tirumala

glosses: Tirumala is a city in the southern part of India


gull

forms:
gull (singular)
gulls (plural)


gesticulated

forms:
gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gesticulate.

gesticulat


skated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of skate.


Guntur

forms: Guntur

glosses: Guntur is a city in the southern part of India


generalized

forms:
generalize (canonical)
generalizes (third-person singular)
generalized (past)
generalized (past participle)
generalizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of generalize.


urea

forms:
urea (singular)
ureas (plural)

glosses: The main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals.


assaulting

forms:
assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)

assault


shortage

forms:
shortage (singular)
shortages (plural)

etymology_text: short + -age

ety-suffix

short

age

expansion: short + -age

glosses: A shortage is when there is too little of something.

text: There has been a shortage of food because of the drought.

text: The company had a shortage of qualified candidates for the job.

ipa: /ˈʃɔː(r)tɪdʒ/

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


gesticulate

glosses: When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others.

text: When he was excited he would gesticulate wildly.

ipa: /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/

ipa: /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/

verb

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


bale

forms:
bale (singular)
bales (plural)

glosses: A bale is a large bundle, or package, tied with wire, rope, or string.

text: The farmer used the straw bale to feed his sheep.

ipa: /beɪ̯l/


bale

forms:
bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

glosses: If you bale, you create a bale from hay.

text: The hay was baled so it would be easier to transport.


foreshortened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foreshorten.

foreshorten


Indians

forms:
Indian (singular)
Indians (plural)

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

noun

Indian


foils

forms:
foil (singular)
foils (plural)

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

ipa: /fɔɪlz/

foil


foils

forms:
foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)


clothier

forms:
clothier (singular)
clothiers (plural)

glosses: A clothier is a person who makes and sells clothes.

text: I went to the clothier to get a new suit.


evaporated

forms:
evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of evaporate.

text: The water in the cooking pot evaporated because I fell asleep and forgot about it.

verb

evaporat


generalizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of generalize.


skates

forms:
skate (singular)
skates (plural)

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

noun

skate


skates

forms:
skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of skate.


consignment

forms:
consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

etymology_text: consign + -ment

ety-suffix

consign

ment

expansion: consign + -ment

text: The shop got a consignment of new books.

text: A shop that has goods on consignment can send them back if they are not sold.

ipa: /kənˈsʌɪnm(ə)nt/

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


generalize

glosses: When you generalize you speak in general, or in vague terms.

glosses: To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

glosses: To spread throughout the body and become part of the body's system.

verb

generaliz


assault

glosses: When you assault someone, you attack and hurt that person.

text: He punched someone and got arrested for assault.

ipa: /əˈsɔːlt/

ipa: /əˈsɑlt/


reconnoitring

forms:
reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)

reconnoitr


foreshortens

forms:
foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of foreshorten.


clothiers

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

noun

clothier


wonderful

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

glosses: Something wonderful is exciting, excellent, and creates feelings of wonder.

text: The newly discovered continent was full of strange and wonderful creatures.


evaporates

glosses: The third-person singular form of evaporate.


fastening

forms:
fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

ipa: /fɑːsənɪŋ/

verb

fasten


fastening

forms:
fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

text: She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose.


reconnoitred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reconnoitre.


contours

forms:
contour (singular)
contours (plural)

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

noun

contour


contours

forms:
contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of contour.


carters

forms:
carter (singular)
carters (plural)

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

carter


contour

etymology_text: con- + tour

ety-prefix

con

tour

expansion: con- + tour

text: He liked the contour of her body.

glosses: A contour is a line that shows the outline of the shape.

text: I started with a contour drawing of the mountains.

glosses: A contour line joins places of the same height on a map.

text: Tightly spaced contour lines mean steep slopes.

ipa: /ˈkɒntʊə(r)/


contour

glosses: To contour is to draw or create the outline of a shape.

text: He would contour the seat so that it would fit the human shape and be comfortable to sit on.


microscopic

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

glosses: If something is microscopic, it is very small. It is too small to be seen with the eye.

enpr: 'mīkrə'skŏpĭk

ipa: /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk/

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


Indian

forms:
Indian (singular)
Indians (plural)

glosses: An Indian is a person from India or a person whose family is from India.

glosses: An Indian is a person having descents of Native Americans.

ipa: /ˈɪndɪən/

hyphenation: In‧di‧an


aisles

forms:
aisle (singular)
aisles (plural)

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

ipa: /aɪlz/

noun

aisle


carter

glosses: A carter is a person who drives carts or wagons.

text: The carter had a team of four horses to pull his heavy cart.

ipa: /ˈkɑrtɚ/

ipa: /ˈkɑːtə/

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

hyphenation: cart‧er


gesticulates

forms:
gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of gesticulate.

verb

gesticulat


cookers

forms:
cooker (singular)
cookers (plural)

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

noun

cooker


deprive

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

glosses: To deprive is to keep something from someone.

text: The mafia mastermind was deprived of the use of telephones in prison.

ipa: /dɪˈpraɪv/

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

hyphenation: de‧prive

verb

depriv


humanitarian

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

glosses: Concerned and interested about the welfare of people. Trying to reduce the grieving and pain of people.

hyphenation: hu‧man‧it‧a‧ri‧an


humanitarian

forms:
humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

glosses: A person with such interests and concerns.


pessimistic

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

glosses: A pessimistic person is always expecting the worst to happen.

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


breeder

forms:
breeder (singular)
breeders (plural)

glosses: A breeder is a person who breeds plants or animals.

text: I met a plant breeder at the seedling farm.

glosses: A breeder is an animal kept for breeding.

text: The champion bull was kept at the farm as a breeder.

glosses: A breeder is a person attracted to members of the opposite sex.

ipa: /ˈbriːdə(r)/


aisle

glosses: An aisle is the space between two sets of seats.

enpr: īl

ipa: /aɪ̯l/

homophones: I'll isle


punishable

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

etymology_text: punish + -able

ety-suffix

punish

able

expansion: punish + -able

glosses: To be punishable someone must do, or have done, something that needs to be punished.

text: Spitting on the floor was a punishable offence.


reconnoitres

forms:
reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reconnoitre.


breeders

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

noun

breeder


debiting

forms:
debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)

verb

debit


depict

forms:
depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

glosses: To depict is to show, illustrate, or represent someone or something.

text: Smoking is depicted as harmful to your health


cunning

forms: cunning (singular)

glosses: Cunning is the skill of being very clever, usually to trick or fool someone else.

text: His new plan to attack the castle showed great cunning.

ipa: /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

noun

cunning


cunning

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

glosses: Something that is cunning uses skills to trick or deceive others.

text: The cunning fox was able to climb over the fence into the hen house.


hetero

forms:
hetero (singular)
heteros (plural)

glosses: One who is attracted to members of the opposite sex.


hetero

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

glosses: If someone is hetero, they are attracted to members of the opposite sex.


creeper

forms:
creeper (singular)
creepers (plural)

text: The fence was covered with Virginia creeper.

glosses: A mechanic's creeper is a board with wheels on it. People can lie on them to move around while working under cars.

text: He was at work on the creeper and only his legs could be seen sticking out from under the car.

text: This creeper at the park kept asking for my number even though I didn't know him.

ipa: /ˈkripɚ/


optimistic

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

glosses: A person who is optimistic expects the best in all possible ways.

text: He is very optimistic about his plans that they will succeed.

ipa: /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

ipa: /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

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


gesticulating

forms:
gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)


amended

forms:
amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of amend.

verb

amend


amend

glosses: If you amend a law, statement, or piece of writing, you change it to make it better or fix a mistake.

text: Pakistan has amended a law to give new powers to army courts.

ipa: /əˈmɛnd/

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


debit

forms:
debit (singular)
debits (plural)

glosses: A debit is a written record of a debt in an account book.

text: I wrote the amount he owed into the debit column of the account book.


debit

glosses: To debit is to add a debt to an account.

text: The bank agreed to debit his account for the cost of his new suit.


unsuspicious

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

text: The unsuspicious crowd never thought that he was lying.


premiums

forms:
premium (singular)
premiums (plural)

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

noun

premium


reconnoitre

glosses: If you reconnoitre, you perform a reconnaissance of an area.

text: Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.

ipa: /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

ipa: /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/


aeolian

forms: aeolian (positive)

glosses: Something that is aeolian is formed or caused by wind.

text: Sanddunes are made by the wind: they are aeolian in origin.


architect

forms:
architect (singular)
architects (plural)

glosses: An architect is a person who designs and plans buildings.

text: We had an architect design our new house.

ipa: /ˈɑːkɪtɛkt/

ipa: /ˈɑrkɪtɛkt/


lifestyles

forms:
lifestyle (singular)
lifestyles (plural)

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

lifestyle


pathologies

forms:
pathology (singular)
pathologies (plural)

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

pathology

pathologies


typists

forms:
typist (singular)
typists (plural)

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

typist


architects

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

architect


jetted

forms:
jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jet.

verb

jet

t


skate

forms:
skate (singular)
skates (plural)

glosses: An ice skate is a steel blade, which are worn on the feet to travel across ice.

glosses: A roller skate has wheels, which are worn on the feet, to travel across smooth surfaces.

glosses: A skate board is a small piece of wood with wheels on the bottom.

glosses: A skate is a type of ray with a flat body.

ipa: /skeɪt/


skate

forms:
skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

glosses: To skate is to travel using roller skates, ice skates, or a skate board.

text: I loved to ice skate during the winter.

skat


roosters

forms:
rooster (singular)
roosters (plural)

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

noun

rooster


culpable

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

glosses: Culpable is to deserve blame, especially as something wrong

text: I am culpable for stealing your money.

ipa: /ˈkʌlpəbəl/


premium

glosses: A premium is an amount of money paid for insurance.

text: He had to pay a higher premium after his house burnt down.

glosses: Premium is something that high quality and in short supply.

text: We had to pay a premium price for a glass of water in the desert.

ipa: /ˈprimiəm/


ureas

forms:
urea (singular)
ureas (plural)

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

urea


stubbed

forms:
stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stub.

verb

stub

b


negligent

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

glosses: Negligent is being careless, without giving enough or proper attention.


depicted

forms:
depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of depict.

depict


adjuster

forms:
adjuster (singular)
adjusters (plural)

glosses: One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "claims adjuster."


humanitarians

forms:
humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

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

noun

humanitarian


acidities

forms:
acidity (singular)
acidities (plural)

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

acidity

acidities


AD

forms: AD

pos: abbrev

glosses: AD is short for the Latin words anno Domini, which means in the year of our Lord. You use AD to refer to a date after the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.

text: The Romans started building the Colosseum in 70 AD.


rooster

text: The rooster crowed loudly every morning.

ipa: /ˈruːstə/

enpr: roo͞'stər

ipa: /ˈrustər/


hacked

forms:
hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hack.

verb

hack


lifestyle

forms:
lifestyle (singular)
lifestyles (plural)

text: His lifestyle was not a good example for young people.

glosses: the totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group

enpr: līfʹstīl'

ipa: /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/

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


cooker

forms:
cooker (singular)
cookers (plural)

glosses: A cooker is a stove, or a pot, used to cook food.

text: We bought a new gas cooker.

ipa: /ˈkʊkɚ/

ipa: /ˈkʊkə/

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


infusions

forms:
infusion (singular)
infusions (plural)

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

noun

infusion


Rajshahi

forms: Rajshahi

glosses: Rajshahi is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


minted

forms:
mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mint.

verb

mint


co-dependent

forms: co-dependent (positive)

glosses: Co-dependent is a relationship in which a person allows another person to control them.


co-dependent

forms:
co-dependent (singular)
co-dependents (plural)

glosses: A co-dependent person does not act to meet their own needs; a doormat.

noun

co-dependents


amending

forms:
amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

verb

amend


Rangpur

forms: Rangpur

glosses: Rangpur is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


ambassadors

forms:
ambassador (singular)
ambassadors (plural)

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

noun

ambassador


nodes

forms:
node (singular)
nodes (plural)

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

node


durries

forms:
durrie (singular)
durries (plural)

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

durrie


subscribing

forms:
subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

verb

subscrib


subscriptions

forms:
subscription (singular)
subscriptions (plural)

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

noun

subscription


stubs

forms:
stub (singular)
stubs (plural)

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


stubs

forms:
stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)


a.m.

pos: prep

glosses: a.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between midnight and noon.

text: The program starts at 9 a.m.


Cox's Bazar

forms: Cox's Bazar

glosses: Cox's Bazar is a district in Bangladesh.

text: I live in Cox's Bazar.

glosses: Cox's Bazar is also a tourist spot in Bangladesh.

glosses: Cox's Bazar is situated at the most south of Bangladesh.


beware

text: Beware of the dog because it bites.

ipa: /biˈwɛɚ/


depicts

forms:
depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of depict.


Khulna

forms: Khulna

glosses: Khulna is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


adjusters

forms:
adjuster (singular)
adjusters (plural)

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

adjuster


jetting

forms:
jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

verb

jet


Barisal

forms: Barisal

glosses: Barisal is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


miscreant

forms:
miscreant (singular)
miscreants (plural)


Jessore

forms: Jessore

text: I live in Jessore.


heteros

forms:
hetero (singular)
heteros (plural)

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

noun

hetero