incursion

forms:
incursion (singular)
incursions (plural)

glosses: An incursion is an aggressive movement into somewhere.

ipa: /ɪnˈkəːʃ(ə)n/

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


country bumpkins

forms:
country bumpkin (singular)
country bumpkins (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

country bumpkin

expansion: [POS TABLE]


excavates

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of excavate.

verb

excavat

e


kitchenware

forms: kitchenware (singular)

glosses: Kitchenware are utensils that are used in a kitchen.

text: The new chef reorganized the area where we keep the pots, pans, and other kitchenware.

ipa: /ˈkɪtʃɪnwɛː/


panoramata

forms:
panorama (singular)
panoramas or panoramata (plural)

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

noun

panorama

panoramata


expired

forms:
expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of expire.

verb

expir


caribou

forms:
caribou (singular)
caribous or caribou (plural)

glosses: A caribou is a type of reindeer living in North America.

ipa: /kɛˈrəbu/

enpr: kăr'ə-bū'

noun

caribou


litmus papers

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

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

litmus paper


myriagons

forms:
myriagon (singular)
myriagons (plural)

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

myriagon


mountebanks

forms:
mountebank (singular)
mountebanks (plural)

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

mountebank

mountebanks


litmus paper

glosses: Litmus paper contains a water-soluble pH indicator that is made of different dyes. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.


stagging

forms:
stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)

verb

stag

g


curiosities

forms:
curiosity (singular)
curiosities (plural)

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

noun

curiosity

curiosities


mews

forms:
mew (singular)
mews (plural)

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

mew


muskets

forms:
musket (singular)
muskets (plural)

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

musket


overviews

forms:
overview (singular)
overviews (plural)

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

overview


overviews

forms:
overview (canonical)
overviews (third-person singular)
overviewed (past)
overviewed (past participle)
overviewing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of overview.


cephalopod

forms:
cephalopod (singular)
cephalopods (plural)

glosses: A cephalopod is a type of mollusc of the class Cephalopoda.

text: squids and octopuses are a type of cephalopod.

ipa: /ˈsɛfalapɑd/

ipa: /ˈsɛfalapɒd/

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

hyphenation: ceph‧a‧lo‧pod


infotainments

forms:
infotainment (singular)
infotainments (plural)

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

infotainment


retirement

forms:
retirement (singular)
retirements (plural)

etymology_text: retire + -ment

ety-suffix

retire

ment

expansion: retire + -ment

glosses: Retirement is the act of leaving one's job and stopping work permanently.

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


shape up or ship out

forms: shape up or ship out

pos: phrase

glosses: If you are asked to shape up or ship out, you either improve your behavior or else withdraw from that activity completely.

audio: en-au-shape up or ship out.ogg


suspension

forms:
suspension (singular)
suspensions (plural)

glosses: Suspension is the act of hanging something or being hanged.

text: Suspension from a hook.

glosses: A suspension is a temporary delay or interruption.

glosses: Suspension is the state of a substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in a fluid, and can be separated by straining.

glosses: Suspension is the temporary barring of a person from somewhere.

text: Suspension from school as a disciplinary measure.

glosses: A suspension is a discord produced by prolonging a note in the chord into following chord.

glosses: Suspension is the system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels of a vehicle for it to move smoothly.

ipa: /səˈspɛnʃən/

hyphenation: sus‧pen‧sion


stagged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stag.


overview

glosses: An overview is a brief summary of an event.

ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌvjuː/

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


overview

glosses: If you overview something, you engage in an overview to provide a brief summary.


flung

forms:
fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fling.

ipa: /ˈflʌŋ/

fling

flings

flung

flung

flinging


renditions

forms:
rendition (singular)
renditions (plural)

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

noun

rendition


musketeers

forms:
musketeer (singular)
musketeers (plural)

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

musketeer


vaccinates

forms:
vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of vaccinate.

verb

vaccinat


excavated

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of excavate.

excavat


parasite

forms:
parasite (singular)
parasites (plural)

glosses: A parasite person who lives on other people's expense and gives little or nothing back.

glosses: A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species and benefits from living on or in that other organism.

ipa: /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/

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

hyphenation: par‧a‧site


ladybirds

forms:
ladybird (singular)
ladybirds (plural)

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

noun

ladybird


evocations

forms:
evocation (singular)
evocations (plural)

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

evocation


concoctions

forms:
concoction (singular)
concoctions (plural)

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

concoction


graffitiing

forms:
graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

verb

graffiti


scouring

forms:
scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

scour


peppermints

forms:
peppermint (singular)
peppermints (plural)

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

noun

peppermint


graffitied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of graffiti.


scourging

forms:
scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

verb

scourg


foraying

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

foray


hybrids

forms:
hybrid (singular)
hybrids (plural)

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

noun

hybrid


acumens

forms:
acumen (singular)
acumens (plural)

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

acumen


wireless

forms: wireless (positive)

pos: adj

etymology_text: wire + -less

ety-suffix

wire

less

expansion: wire + -less

glosses: A device, computer, etc. that is wireless does not have any wires, or communicates without using wires.

text: The newest technology is increasingly wireless now.

text: Wireless communication can now be done through the cell phone in your pocket!


wireless

forms: wireless (singular)

glosses: Wireless is way to be connected to a computer network.

text: If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.


peppermint

glosses: A peppermint hybrid herb of the mint family.

glosses: A confection containing extract of peppermint.

ipa: /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/

ipa: /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/


forayed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foray.


musket

forms:
musket (singular)
muskets (plural)

glosses: A musket is a kind of firearm with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored and fired from the shoulder.

ipa: /ˈmʌskət/

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


alive and kicking

forms: alive and kicking

glosses: If a person is alive and kicking, they are alive and in good health.

audio: en-au-alive and kicking.ogg


hagiographies

forms:
hagiography (singular)
hagiographies (plural)

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

noun

hagiography

hagiographies


unsophisticated

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

etymology_text: un- + sophisticated

ety-prefix

un

sophisticated

expansion: un- + sophisticated

glosses: An unsophisticated person lacks refined knowledge or tastes.

adj

more: true


country bumpkin

forms:
country bumpkin (singular)
country bumpkins (plural)

glosses: An unsophisticated person from the rural part of a country.

audio: en-au-country bumpkin.ogg


alkaline

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

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

enpr: ălˈkəlīn


fissured

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fissure.

verb

fissur


llama

forms:
llama (singular)
llamas (plural)

glosses: A llama is a South American mammal of the camel family.

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

ipa: /ˈlɑmə/


panorama

forms:
panorama (singular)
panoramas or panoramata (plural)

glosses: A panorama is a wide-angle view of an area.

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-panorama2.wav


llamas

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

noun

llama


obtuse

forms:
obtuser (comparative)
obtusest (superlative)
obtuse (positive)
more obtuse (comparative)
most obtuse (superlative)

glosses: If an angle is acute, it is more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees in size.

ipa: /əbˈtjuːs/

ipa: /əbˈt(j)us/

hyphenation: ob‧tuse

adj

obtuse

obtuser

obtusest


ruse

forms:
ruse (singular)
ruses (plural)

glosses: A ruse is an action intended to trick someone.

enpr: ro͞oz

ipa: /ruːz/

ipa: /ruz/


excavating

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

verb

excavat


acumen

glosses: Acumen is the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.

ipa: /ˈækjʊmən/

ipa: /əˈkjumən/

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


rusks

forms:
rusk (singular)
rusks (plural)

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

noun

rusk


status quos

forms:
status quo (singular)
status quos (plural)

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

status quo


outbids

forms:
outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of outbid.

verb

outbid

d


vaccination

forms:
vaccination (singular)
vaccinations (plural)

glosses: A vaccination is when someone is given a vaccine to protect them from a certain disease or illness.

text: Vaccination rates around the world have been going up.

hyphenation: vac‧ci‧na‧tion


vaccinating

forms:
vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

vaccinat


vaccinated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vaccinate.


raking

forms:
rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)

rak


concoction

forms:
concoction (singular)
concoctions (plural)

glosses: A concoction is a mixture of various ingredients or elements.

ipa: /kənˈkɒkʃən/

ipa: /kənˈkɑkʃɪn/


ox

forms:
ox (singular)
oxen (plural)

glosses: An ox is an adult male of the cattle family whose sex organs have been removed.

text: The stones had been carried up in wagons pulled by teams of oxen.

text: He's strong as an ox. He'll have no trouble lifting it.

ipa: /ˈɑks/

ipa: /ˈɒks/

noun

oxen


foundry

forms:
foundry (singular)
foundries (plural)

glosses: A foundry is a place where molten (melted) metals are poured into casts, to make metal things of a certain shape.

enpr: foun'drē

ipa: /faʊndri/

foundries


sidekicks

forms:
sidekick (singular)
sidekicks (plural)

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

sidekick


militiae

forms:
militia (singular)
militias or militiae (plural)

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

militia

militias

militiae


foundries

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

foundry


snowmen

forms:
snowman (singular)
snowmen (plural)

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

snowman

snowmen


fissures

forms:
fissure (singular)
fissures (plural)

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

fissure


fissures

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fissure.


add fuel to the fire

forms: add fuel to the fire

glosses: If you add fuel to the fire, you cause a conflict to become more intense, or make an already bad problem even worse.

audio: en-au-add fuel to the fire.ogg


cherubs

forms:
cherub (singular)
cherubs (plural)

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

cherub


freezer

forms:
freezer (singular)
freezers (plural)

glosses: A freezer is something that is used to store food at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

ipa: /friːzə/

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


myriagon

forms:
myriagon (singular)
myriagons (plural)

glosses: A polygon with ten thousand sides and ten thousand angles.

ipa: /ˈmɪrɪəɡɒn/

ipa: /ˈmiriəɡɑn/

hyphenation: my‧ri‧a‧gon


bayonetting

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)

verb

bayonet

t


oh

forms: oh

pos: intj

glosses: You say oh to express surprise, pain, or other feelings.

text: Oh! I couldn't believe you done that!

ipa: /əʊ/

ipa: /oʊ/


flings

forms:
fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fling.

fling


flings

forms:
fling (singular)
flings (plural)

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


freezers

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

noun

freezer


rendition

forms:
rendition (singular)
renditions (plural)

glosses: A rendition is a performance of a dramatic role or piece of music.

ipa: /rɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

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

hyphenation: ren‧di‧tion


oxen

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

ipa: /ˈɑksən/

ipa: /ˈɒksən/

hyphenation: ox‧en

ox


nominals

forms:
nominal (singular)
nominals (plural)

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

nominal


pas

forms:
pa (singular)
pas (plural)

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

pa


snowman

glosses: A snowman is a figure that looks like a human. It is made with large snowballs stacked on each other.


scoured

forms:
scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scour.

verb

scour


musketeer

forms:
musketeer (singular)
musketeers (plural)

glosses: A musketeer is a foot soldier who is armed with a musket.

glosses: In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.


starkest

forms:
stark (positive)
starker (comparative)
starkest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of stark; most stark.

adjective

stark

starker

starkest


starker

glosses: The comparative form of stark; more stark.


opining

forms:
opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

verb

opin

e


fissuring

fissur


homage

forms:
homage (singular)
homages (plural)

glosses: A homage is a demonstration of respect towards an individual after their retirement or death.

ipa: /ˈ(h)ɒmɪdʒ/

enpr: (h)ŏmʹĭj

ipa: /ˈ(h)ɑmɪdʒ/

hyphenation: hom‧age


mirage

forms:
mirage (singular)
mirages (plural)

glosses: A mirage optical phenomenon which causes distant objects to appear at a different location than they really are.

ipa: /mɪˈrɑːdʒ/

ipa: /mɪˈrɑːʒ/


mirages

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

noun

mirage


far cry

forms: far cry

glosses: If A is a far cry from B, A is very different from B.

text: Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.

audio: en-au-far cry.ogg


safe-conduct

forms:
safe-conduct (singular)
safe-conducts (plural)

glosses: A safe-conduct is a document that allows a person to pass for a forbidden place, for example in cases of war.


forays

forms:
foray (singular)
forays (plural)

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

foray


forays

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of foray.


scours

forms:
scour (singular)
scours (plural)

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


scours

glosses: The third-person singular form of scour.


anguishing

forms:
anguish (canonical)
anguishes (third-person singular)
anguished (past)
anguished (past participle)
anguishing (present participle)

verb

anguish

es


dye packs

forms:
dye pack (singular)
dye packs (plural)

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

noun

dye pack


weightlifting

forms: weightlifting (singular)

glosses: Weightlifting is a type of exercise in which weights are lifted.

ipa: /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/


suffrages

forms:
suffrage (singular)
suffrages (plural)

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

suffrage


verboten

forms: verboten (positive)

glosses: If something is verboten, it is forbidden or prohibited.


ladybird

forms:
ladybird (singular)
ladybirds (plural)

glosses: A ladybird is a kind of red beetle with black spots.


militia

forms:
militia (singular)
militias or militiae (plural)

glosses: A militia is a civilian army that can be called upon in time of need.

glosses: A militia is a private force not under government control.

ipa: /məˈlɪʃə/


wittier

forms:
witty (positive)
wittier (comparative)
wittiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of witty; more witty.

adjective

witty

wittier

wittiest


dye pack

glosses: A dye pack is a hidden explosive device that contains paint. It is used to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too noticeable to use without being identified.


alembics

forms:
alembic (singular)
alembics (plural)

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

noun

alembic


dumbbells

forms:
dumbbell (singular)
dumbbells (plural)

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

dumbbell


illustrators

forms:
illustrator (singular)
illustrators (plural)

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

illustrator


wittiest

glosses: The superlative form of witty; most witty.


let the cat out of the bag

forms: let the cat out of the bag

glosses: If you let the cat out of the bag, you disclose a secret unintentionally.

audio: en-au-let the cat out of the bag.ogg


scourged

forms:
scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scourge.

verb

scourg


excavate

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

glosses: If you excavate something, you make a hole (in it) by digging.

text: The dirt nearby was excavated for future construction.

text: The ground here was excavated by machine.

glosses: If you excavate something, you find it by digging.

text: The artifacts near the dig site were excavated carefully.

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

excavat


Pandora's box

forms: Pandora's box

glosses: A Pandora's box is a situation where it generates many complicated problems after it happens.


suffrage

glosses: A suffrage is when you can vote in an election.

ipa: /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/

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


status quo

forms:
status quo (singular)
status quos (plural)

glosses: If something remains status quo, the state of which the situation is in remains unchanged.

ipa: /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/

ipa: /ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ/

audio: en-ca-status quo.opus

ipa: /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ/


outbidded

forms:
outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of outbid.

outbid


opined

forms:
opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of opine.


sidekick

forms:
sidekick (singular)
sidekicks (plural)

glosses: A sidekick is someone who regularly travels with, and helps, another person.

ipa: /ˈsaɪdkɪk/


soughs

forms:
sough (singular)
soughs (plural)

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

noun

sough


soughs

forms:
sough (canonical)
soughs (third-person singular)
soughed (past)
soughed (past participle)
soughing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sough.


rusk

forms:
rusk (singular)
rusks (plural)

glosses: A rusk is a dry biscuit or a piece of twice-baked bread.

ipa: /rʌsk/

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


raked

forms:
rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rake.

ipa: /reɪkt/

verb

rak


pejoratives

forms:
pejorative (singular)
pejoratives (plural)

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

noun

pejorative


witty

forms:
witty (positive)
wittier (comparative)
wittiest (superlative)

glosses: If someone gave a witty reply, the reply is clever and funny.

text: His speech was both witty and informative.

ipa: /ˈwɪti/


safe-conducts

forms:
safe-conduct (singular)
safe-conducts (plural)

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

safe-conduct


hagiography

forms:
hagiography (singular)
hagiographies (plural)

glosses: A hagiography is the story of the life of a saint.

glosses: A hagiography is a biography that only tells good things about a person and hides all the bad things

ipa: /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/

ipa: /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/

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


optical

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

glosses: If something is optical, it is related to sight, optics or visible light.

ipa: /ˈɒptɪkəl/

ipa: /ˈɑptɪkəl/

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


birds of a feather flock together

forms: birds of a feather flock together

glosses: Birds of a feather flock together means that people of similar character, background, or taste will be found together.

audio: en-au-birds of a feather flock together.ogg


griffins

forms:
griffin (singular)
griffins (plural)

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

griffin


bayoneted

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bayonet.

verb

bayonet


sough

glosses: A sough is a murmuring sound or whistling sound made by the wind in the trees or the sea.

ipa: /saʊ/

audio: Sough SAF.ogg

audio: Sough SAU.ogg


sough

glosses: If you sough, you make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.


opines

glosses: The third-person singular form of opine.

opin


graffitis

forms:
graffiti (singular)
graffitis or graffiti (plural)

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

noun

graffiti

graffiti


graffitis

forms:
graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of graffiti.


bayonetted

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)


shrines

forms:
shrine (singular)
shrines (plural)

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

shrine


pa

forms:
pa (singular)
pas (plural)

glosses: Some people refer to their father informally as 'pa'.

text: Pa was busy on the phone.

ipa: /pɑː/

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


country club

forms:
country club (singular)
country clubs (plural)

glosses: A country club is a private club in a rural area that offers recreational sports activities.


impromptu

forms: impromptu (positive)

glosses: If something is impromptu, it is not planned or rehearsed.

text: The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.

text: An impromptu speech

ipa: /ɪmˈprɒmptju/

ipa: /ɪmˈprɑmpt(j)u/

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


impromptu

forms:
impromptu (singular)
impromptus (plural)

glosses: An impromptu in music is something played without forethought of what beats are going to come next it is playing in the moment.


charcoal

forms:
charcoal (singular)
charcoals (plural)

glosses: Charcoal is a type of impure carbon obtained by heating wood it in the absence of oxygen.

glosses: A charcoal is a stick of black carbon material used for drawing.

glosses: A charcoal is a drawing made with charcoal.

ipa: /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/


venom

forms:
venom (singular)
venoms (plural)

glosses: Venom is a type of poison carried by an animals. It is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.

ipa: /ˈvɛnəm/


uncorks

forms:
uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of uncork.

verb

uncork


venoms

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

noun

venom


reconciled

forms:
reconcile (canonical)
reconciles (third-person singular)
reconciled (past)
reconciled (past participle)
reconciling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reconcile.

verb

reconcil


illustrator

forms:
illustrator (singular)
illustrators (plural)

glosses: An illustrator is a person who draws illustrations in books or magazines)

text: Terry is one of the best illustrators of children's books in the country.

ipa: /ˈɪləˌstreɪtər/


stark

forms:
stark (positive)
starker (comparative)
starkest (superlative)

glosses: Is something is stark, it is plain and undecorated, often in a cold or unpleasant way.

text: All the leaves were gone now, leaving the tree stark and bare.

text: The house was bare and empty with stark, white walls.

glosses: A stark contrast, difference, reminder, etc. is simple and clear, often in a cold or unpleasant way.

text: The contrast between rich and poor is even more stark in health outcomes.

text: The deaths are a stark reminder of how much family violence there is in the city.

ipa: /stɑrk/

ipa: /stɑːk/

adj

stark


demoused

forms:
demouse (canonical)
demouses (third-person singular)
demoused (past)
demoused (past participle)
demousing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of demouse.

verb

demous


country clubs

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

noun

country club


expiring

forms:
expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

verb

expir


padlocked

forms:
padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of padlock.

padlock


foray

forms:
foray (singular)
forays (plural)

glosses: A foray is a sudden attack or incursion into an enemy's territory.

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


foray

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

glosses: If you foray, you search an area or place for something.


explementary

forms: explementary (positive)

glosses: An explementary angle is one of a pair that sum to 360 degrees.


orcas

forms:
orca (singular)
orcas or orca (plural)

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

noun

orca

orca


defenestrated

forms:
defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defenestrate.

verb

defenestrat


deities

forms:
deity (singular)
deities (plural)

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

noun

deity

deities


reconciles

glosses: The third-person singular form of reconcile.


demouses

glosses: The third-person singular form of demouse.


drum majors

forms:
drum major (singular)
drum majors (plural)

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

drum major


alembic

forms:
alembic (singular)
alembics (plural)

glosses: An alembic is a old chemical apparatus that consists of two retorts connected by a tube. It is used to purify substances by distillation

ipa: /əˈlɛmbɪk/

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


can of worms

forms: can of worms

glosses: If a situation is described as a can of worms, the situation is complex or troublesome as a decision to correct a problem leads to many more problems.

text: If someone gets a promotion that might not be deserved, it could open up a whole can of worms with the other employees.

audio: en-au-can of worms.ogg


quails

forms:
quail (singular)
quails (plural)

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

quail


retorting

forms:
retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

verb

retort


stags

forms:
stag (singular)
stags (plural)

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

noun

stag


stags

forms:
stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)

verb

g


hybrid

forms:
hybrid (singular)
hybrids (plural)

glosses: A hybrid is an offspring of two different organisms of different species or varieties.

text: A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse.

glosses: A hybrid is a something that is made by combining two different elements.

enpr: hī'brĭd

hyphenation: hy‧brid


filings

forms:
filing (singular)
filings (plural)

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

noun

filing


disabilities

forms:
disability (singular)
disabilities (plural)

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

disability

disabilities


scourge

forms:
scourge (singular)
scourges (plural)

glosses: A scourge is a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.

text: graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.

text: He flogged him with a scourge.

ipa: /skɜːdʒ/

ipa: /skɜrdʒ/


scourge

forms:
scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

glosses: If you scourge someone, you cause suffering to them.

glosses: If you scourge something, you hit it with a scourge (whip).

verb

scourg


retorted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retort.


tutorials

forms:
tutorial (singular)
tutorials (plural)

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

noun

tutorial


drum major

glosses: A drum major is a person who conducts and commands a marching band.


opine

forms:
opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

glosses: If you opine something, you express an opinion about it.

ipa: /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/

ipa: /oʊˈpaɪn/

verb

opin


uncorked

forms:
uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of uncork.

uncork


tumblers

forms:
tumbler (singular)
tumblers (plural)

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

noun

tumbler


reconcile

forms:
reconcile (canonical)
reconciles (third-person singular)
reconciled (past)
reconciled (past participle)
reconciling (present participle)

glosses: If you reconcile with someone, you restore a friendly relationship with them.

ipa: /ˈrɛkənsaɪl/

verb

reconcil


gunpoint

forms: gunpoint (singular)

glosses: If you hold someone at gunpoint, you threaten them by or aiming a firearm at them.

ipa: /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/


defenestrates

forms:
defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of defenestrate.


scourges

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

noun

scourge


scourges

glosses: The third-person singular form of scourge.


flocked

forms:
flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flock.

verb

flock


recreational

forms: recreational (positive)

glosses: If a place is used for recreational purposes, it is used for activities that are done for leisure when one is not working.

ipa: /rɛkrɪˈeɪʃənl/

hyphenation: re‧cre‧ation‧al


quail

forms:
quail (singular)
quails (plural)

glosses: A quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the order Galliformes.

ipa: /ˈkweɪl/


therapeutic

forms: therapeutic (positive)

glosses: If something is therapeutic, it is related to the healing of a disease.

ipa: /θɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/

enpr: thĕr'ə-pyo͞oʹtĭk


shrine

forms:
shrine (singular)
shrines (plural)

glosses: A shrine is a holy or sacred place dedicated to a certain deity or a person who is respected.

ipa: /ʃraɪ̯n/


demousing

forms:
demouse (canonical)
demouses (third-person singular)
demoused (past)
demoused (past participle)
demousing (present participle)

demous


unguents

forms:
unguent (singular)
unguents (plural)

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

noun

unguent


truisms

forms:
truism (singular)
truisms (plural)

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

truism


vaccinate

forms:
vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

glosses: If someone is vaccinated, they are given a vaccine to stop them from getting a disease or illness.

text: Doctors usually recommend that people are vaccinated against the flu every year.

text: Children are typically vaccinated against certain diseases regularly.

ipa: /ˈvæksɪneɪt/

hyphenation: vac‧ci‧nate

verb

vaccinat


duality

forms:
duality (singular)
dualities (plural)

glosses: Duality is the state or property of having two natures or aspects.

text: Protons and electrons exhibit wave–particle duality.

ipa: /d(j)uːˈælɪti/

noun

dualities


black sheep

forms: black sheep

glosses: A black sheep is a person who is regarded as a disgrace or outcast to a group.

text: He was the black sheep of our family after being kicked out of every school.

audio: en-au-black sheep.ogg


black sheep

forms:
black sheep (singular)
black sheep (plural)

glosses: A black sheep is a type of sheep that is covered with black wool all over its body.

text: Baa baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full. - Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

black sheep

black sheep


speculations

forms:
speculation (singular)
speculations (plural)

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

speculation


medicinal

forms: medicinal (positive)

glosses: If something is medicinal, it has the properties of medicine or is used to cure disease or relieve pain.

ipa: /məˈdɪsənəl/

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


stag

forms:
stag (singular)
stags (plural)

text: We saw the handsome stag walking in the woods.

glosses: A stag is a social gathering attended by men only.

text: The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

ipa: /stæɡ/


stag

forms:
stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)

glosses: If you stag, you buy shares and sell them at once for a profit.

verb

stag


anguished

forms:
anguish (canonical)
anguishes (third-person singular)
anguished (past)
anguished (past participle)
anguishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of anguish.

anguish


anguished

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

glosses: If you are anguished, you are experiencing extreme discomfort or pain.


dipsticks

forms:
dipstick (singular)
dipsticks (plural)

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

noun

dipstick


dipsticks

forms:
dipstick (canonical)
dipsticks (third-person singular)
dipsticked (past)
dipsticked (past participle)
dipsticking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dipstick.


flocking

forms:
flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)


cherub

forms:
cherub (singular)
cherubs (plural)

glosses: A cherub is a type of angel, usually in the form a child with wings, but they were described in other ways in the past.

enpr: chĕrʹəb

ipa: /ˈtʃɛrəb/

hyphenation: che‧rub


griffin

forms:
griffin (singular)
griffins (plural)

glosses: A griffin is a mythical beast that has a body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

ipa: /ɡrɪfɪn/


tucked

forms:
tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tuck.

verb

tuck


deity

forms:
deity (singular)
deities (plural)

glosses: A deity is a god, goddess or any supernatural divine being.

hyphenation: de‧i‧ty


porpoised

forms:
porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of porpoise.

porpois


orca

forms:
orca (singular)
orcas or orca (plural)

glosses: An orca is a sea mammal that is related to dolphins and porpoises. It is commonly called the killer whale.

ipa: /ˈɔrkə/


confiscates

forms:
confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of confiscate.

confiscat


dualities

forms:
duality (singular)
dualities (plural)

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

noun

duality


impasses

forms:
impasse (singular)
impasses (plural)

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

impasse


fling

forms:
fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

glosses: If you fling something somewhere, you throw or push it away strongly, often carelessly or with strong emotion.

text: He grabbed a book and flung it across the room angrily.

text: The passenger door was flung open and a man jumped out.

text: She walked in, shut the door, flung herself on her bed, and started to cry.

text: She jumped into the water, flung her arms out and started splashing.

text: She flung her coat over a chair and walked into the kitchen.

glosses: If you fling words at somebody, you say angry things to them.

text: With everybody flinging accusations, she was worried about her future.

ipa: /ˈflɪŋ/

fling

flings


fling

forms:
fling (singular)
flings (plural)

glosses: If you have a fling with somebody, you have a short romantic or sexual relationship for fun.

text: I had a brief fling with a boy I met in the summer.

text: I wasn't serious about dancing. The lessons were just a fling.


sinful

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

glosses: A sinful person, act, belief, etc., goes against the religious or moral rules.

text: The pastor said that talking about others behind their back is sinful.

ipa: /ˈsɪnfəl/


dumbbell

forms:
dumbbell (singular)
dumbbells (plural)

glosses: A dumbbell is a weight consisting of two disks or spheres attached to a short bar.


unguent

forms:
unguent (singular)
unguents (plural)

glosses: An unguent is a medicinal cream that is applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

ipa: /ˈʌŋɡwənt/

hyphenation: un‧guent


defenestrating

forms:
defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

verb

defenestrat


enneadecagons

forms:
enneadecagon (singular)
enneadecagons (plural)

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

noun

enneadecagon


tucks

forms:
tuck (singular)
tucks (plural)

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


orangish

forms: orangish (positive)

glosses: If something is orangish, then it is a little orange or similar to orange.


octadecagons

forms:
octadecagon (singular)
octadecagons (plural)

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

octadecagon


octadecagon

glosses: A octadecagon is a shape with eighteen sides.


tetradecagons

forms:
tetradecagon (singular)
tetradecagons (plural)

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

tetradecagon


truism

forms:
truism (singular)
truisms (plural)

glosses: A truism is a statement that is obviously true and provides no new information.

ipa: /ˈtruːɪz(ə)m/


awesomest

forms:
awesome (positive)
awesomer (comparative)
awesomest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of awesome; most awesome.

adjective

awesome

awesomer

awesomest


hexadecagons

forms:
hexadecagon (singular)
hexadecagons (plural)

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

noun

hexadecagon


awesomer

glosses: The comparative form of awesome; more awesome.


defenestrate

glosses: If you defenestrate something or someone, you throw them from a window.

ipa: /dɪˈfɛnɪstreɪt/

ipa: /dəˈfɛnɪstreɪt/

hyphenation: de‧fen‧es‧trate


prising

forms:
prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)

verb

pris


waivers

forms:
waiver (singular)
waivers (plural)

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

noun

waiver


historiographies

forms:
historiography (singular)
historiographies (plural)

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

historiography

historiographies


grits

forms:
grit (singular)
grits (plural)

glosses: Grits are ground corn cooked as a porridge, mostly eaten in the southern U.S.

text: Enjoy a special Mother's Day brunch, including shrimp and grits.

grit


fissure

forms:
fissure (singular)
fissures (plural)

glosses: A fissure is a crack or opening in a rock.

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


fissure

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

glosses: If you fissure, you split or crack something to form a fissures.

verb

fissur


graffiti

forms:
graffiti (singular)
graffitis or graffiti (plural)

glosses: Graffiti are drawings or words that are drawn illegally on something in a public place.

ipa: /ɡrəˈfiːti/

ipa: /ɡrəˈfiti/

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


graffiti

forms:
graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

glosses: IF you graffiti something, you mark it with a surface with such drawings.


hexadecagon

glosses: A hexadecagon is a shape with sixteen sides.


confiscated

forms:
confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of confiscate.


enneadecagon

forms:
enneadecagon (singular)
enneadecagons (plural)

glosses: A enneadecagon is a shape with nineteen sides.


vicing

forms:
vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)

vic


expire

forms:
expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

text: The patient expired in hospital.

glosses: If something expires, it ends, usually becoming invalid.

text: My library card will expire next week.

text: The contract they signed expired already.

glosses: If food expires, it passes its expiration date, or the date it should not be eaten.

text: All the milk on the shelves has expired.

expir


vised

forms:
vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vise.

vis


impasse

forms:
impasse (singular)
impasses (plural)

glosses: An impasse is a situation in which no progress can be made.

ipa: /ˈæmpɑːs/

ipa: /ˈɪmpæs/

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


retorts

forms:
retort (singular)
retorts (plural)

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

noun

retort


retorts

forms:
retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retort.


graveyard shift

forms: graveyard shift

glosses: Graveyard shift is a work shift that runs from midnight to 8 a.m..


tetradecagon

forms:
tetradecagon (singular)
tetradecagons (plural)

glosses: A tetradecagon is a shape with fourteen sides.


pralines

forms:
praline (singular)
pralines (plural)

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

praline


disability

forms:
disability (singular)
disabilities (plural)

etymology_text: disable + -ity

ety-suffix

disable

ity

expansion: disable + -ity

glosses: A disability is condition where a person's movements or senses are limited by any physical or mental disadvantage.

ipa: /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/

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


treasons

forms:
treason (singular)
treasons (plural)

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

noun

treason


acnes

forms:
acne (singular)
acnes (plural)

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

acne


praline

glosses: Pralines are confections made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.

ipa: /ˈpreɪˌlin/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-praline2.wav


porridge

forms:
porridge (singular)
porridges (plural)

glosses: Porridge is oatmeal or other grains boiled in water or milk until they are thick and sticky and usually eaten for breakfast.

text: He got up, ate a quick bowl of porridge, and set off.

ipa: /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/

ipa: /ˈpɔrɪdʒ/


deploying

forms:
deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

verb

deploy


fluking

forms:
fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

fluk


herbicides

forms:
herbicide (singular)
herbicides (plural)

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

noun

herbicide


historiography

forms:
historiography (singular)
historiographies (plural)

glosses: Historiography is the writing of history.

glosses: Historiography is the study of how people write about history and how they did so in the past: the "history of history".

glosses: A historiography is a written study of how other people have written about some part of history.

ipa: /hɪˌstɔriˈɑɡrəfi/


prised

forms:
prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prise.


uncork

forms:
uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + cork

ety-prefix

un

cork

expansion: un- + cork

glosses: If you uncork a bottle of wine, you remove the cork from the bottle.

ipa: /ʌnˈkɔːk/

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

hyphenation: un‧cork


hold up

forms: hold up

glosses: If you hold someone up, you stop them from doing something.

text: I've got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?

glosses: If you hold up a promise, you fulfil it.

text: I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.

glosses: If you hold up a store, you rob it at gunpoint.

text: The guy tried to hold up a bank.

audio: en-au-hold up.ogg

audio: en-us-hold up.ogg


fluked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fluke.


uproars

forms:
uproar (singular)
uproars (plural)

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

noun

uproar


binders

forms:
binder (singular)
binders (plural)

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

binder


reamers

forms:
reamer (singular)
reamers (plural)

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

reamer


treason

glosses: Treason is the crime of betraying one’s own country.

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


colonels

forms:
colonel (singular)
colonels (plural)

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

colonel


herbicide

glosses: Herbicide is a chemical substance that is used to kill plants.


gritting

forms:
grit (canonical)
grits (third-person singular)
gritted (past)
gritted (past participle)
gritting (present participle)

verb

grit


confiscate

forms:
confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

glosses: If you confiscate something, you use your authority to take it from someone.

text: In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

hyphenation: con‧fis‧cate

confiscat


mischiefs

forms:
mischief (singular)
mischiefs (plural)

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

noun

mischief


vising

forms:
vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

verb

vis


traceable

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

etymology_text: trace + -able

ety-suffix

trace

able

expansion: trace + -able

glosses: If something is traceable, it can be traced or tracked down.

text: There was no traceable evidence left when the detectives arrived.

ipa: /ˈtreɪsəbəl/


prises

glosses: The third-person singular form of prise.

verb

pris


viced

forms:
vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vice.

vic


flukes

forms:
fluke (singular)
flukes (plural)

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

noun

fluke


flukes

forms:
fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fluke.


porpoises

forms:
porpoise (singular)
porpoises (plural)

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

porpoise


porpoises

forms:
porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of porpoise.

verb

porpois


flocks

forms:
flock (singular)
flocks (plural)

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

ipa: /flɒks/

noun

flock


flocks

forms:
flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flock.


toothpicks

forms:
toothpick (singular)
toothpicks (plural)

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

toothpick


awesome

forms:
more awesome (comparative)
most awesome (superlative)
awesome (positive)
awesomer (comparative)
awesomest (superlative)

glosses: If something is awesome, it's very good.

text: I love this book, it's awesome.

glosses: If something is awesome, it causes you to feel awe or wonder.

text: The sight of the sun coming up over the mountains was truly awesome.

ipa: /ˈɔːsəm/

adj

awesome


colonel

glosses: A colonel is a rank of an officer in the army.

ipa: /ˈkɜːnəl/

ipa: /ˈkɝnəl/


waiver

forms:
waiver (singular)
waivers (plural)

glosses: A waiver is the act of waiving a right, claim, or privilege.

glosses: A waiver is a legal document that records the waiving of a right, claim, or privilege.

text: I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.


tuck

forms:
tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

glosses: If you tuck something, you place it somewhere safe or hidden.

text: Tuck in your shirt.

text: I tucked in the sheet.

text: He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.

ipa: /tʌk/


tuck

forms:
tuck (singular)
tucks (plural)

glosses:
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tumbler

forms:
tumbler (singular)
tumblers (plural)

glosses: A tumblr is a movable obstruction in a lock that holds the bolt in place until lifted by a key.

glosses: A tumblr is a drinking glass that has no handle or stem.

ipa: /ˈtʌmblɚ/


retort

forms:
retort (singular)
retorts (plural)

glosses: A retort sharp or witty reply made in an argument.

ipa: /rɪˈtɔrt/

ipa: /rɪˈtɔːt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-retort.wav

hyphenation: re‧tort


retort

forms:
retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

glosses: If you retort, you reply someone with a sharp or witty remark in an argument.


prise

forms:
prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)

glosses: If you prise something, you force it open with a lever.

ipa: /praɪz/

homophones: pries prize


toothpick

glosses: A toothpick is a small pointed stick that is used to remove food residue from between the teeth.


airtime

forms:
airtime (singular)
airtimes (plural)

glosses: Airtime is the duration which a radio or television program is transmitted.

text: Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?


brainchildren

forms:
brainchild (singular)
brainchildren (plural)

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

noun

brainchild

brainchildren


deploys

forms:
deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of deploy.

verb

deploy


gritted

forms:
grit (canonical)
grits (third-person singular)
gritted (past)
gritted (past participle)
gritting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grit.

t


flock

glosses: A flock is a large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

glosses: A flock is a large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together.

ipa: /flɒk/

ipa: /flɑk/


flock

glosses: If you flock to a place, you go towards a place in large numbers.

text: People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.


deployed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deploy.


insurgents

forms:
insurgent (singular)
insurgents (plural)

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

noun

insurgent


cashiered

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cashier.

verb

cashier


hijacking

forms:
hijack (canonical)
hijacks (third-person singular)
hijacked (past)
hijacked (past participle)
hijacking (present participle)

hijack


porpoise

forms:
porpoise (singular)
porpoises (plural)

glosses: A porpoise is a small aquatic mammal of the family Phocoenidae. It is related to dolphins and whales.

ipa: /ˈpɔːpəs/

ipa: /ˈpɔːrpəs/


porpoise

forms:
porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

glosses: If you porpoise, you move through water like a porpoise.


airtimes

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

noun

airtime


xanthophylls

forms:
xanthophyll (singular)
xanthophylls (plural)

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

xanthophyll


vise

forms:
vise (singular)
vises (plural)

glosses: A vise is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.

ipa: /vaɪs/


vise

forms:
vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

glosses: If you vise something, you clamp it with a vise.

verb

vis


bayonets

forms:
bayonet (singular)
bayonets (plural)

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

noun

bayonet


bayonets

forms:
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bayonet.


brainchild

glosses: A brainchild is something that is considered to be a person's creation or original idea.

text: The entire project was the brainchild of a small group of visionaries.


hijack

glosses: If you hijack a vehicle, you force it to stop so you can seize control of it in order to reach a destination.


hijacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hijack.


hijacks

glosses: The third-person singular form of hijack.


tribunals

forms:
tribunal (singular)
tribunals (plural)

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

tribunal


scour

forms:
scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

glosses: If you scour something, you clean or polish something by scrubbing it hard with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

text: He scoured the burnt food from the pan.

glosses: To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea.

text: If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.

ipa: /ˈskaʊə/

ipa: /ˈskaʊɚ/

hyphenation: sco‧ur


scour

forms:
scour (singular)
scours (plural)

glosses: Scour is the action of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it.

text: Give the pot a good scour.


tutorial

forms:
tutorial (singular)
tutorials (plural)

glosses: A tutorial is an interactive class taught by a tutor to students, individually or in small groups.

glosses: A tutorial is a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed and time.

ipa: /tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl/

ipa: /tuwˈtɔrijəɫ/

ipa: /tʃʉˈtoːriəɫ/

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

hyphenation: tu‧tor‧i‧al


binder

forms:
binder (singular)
binders (plural)

glosses: A binder is something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the cover or holder that holds the pages of a book together.

glosses: A binder is a chemical that causes two other substances to form into one.

ipa: /ˈbaɪndə/

ipa: /ˈbaɪndɚ/


vises

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

vise


assorting

forms:
assort (canonical)
assorts (third-person singular)
assorted (past)
assorted (past participle)
assorting (present participle)

verb

assort


quintessential

forms: quintessential (positive)

glosses: If something is quintessential, it represents the perfect example of something.

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


visionaries

forms:
visionary (singular)
visionaries (plural)

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

noun

visionary

visionaries


assorts

glosses: The third-person singular form of assort.


acne

forms:
acne (singular)
acnes (plural)

glosses: Acne is an infection of the skin, usually on the face, usually in teens.


speculation

forms:
speculation (singular)
speculations (plural)

etymology_text: speculate + -tion

ety-suffix

speculate

tion

expansion: speculate + -tion

glosses: Speculation is the ideas you have about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

text: There has been a lot of talk and speculation about what will happen in the final game.

text: Any answer to that question would be pure speculation.

glosses: Speculation is the process of thinking about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

text: After a great deal of speculation, I decided that he must have done it.

glosses: Speculation is risky investing with the hope of making a large profit.

ipa: /ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/

hyphenation: spec‧u‧la‧tion


kettle of fish

forms: kettle of fish

glosses: If a situation is said to be a kettle of fish, the situation is different as compared to another.

audio: en-au-kettle of fish.ogg


carpooling

forms:
carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

verb

carpool


uproar

forms:
uproar (singular)
uproars (plural)

glosses: An uproar is a loud noise, from angry people yelling.

glosses: An uproar is public complaint or debate about a change or new issue.

ipa: /ˈʌprɔː/

ipa: /ˈʌprɔːr/


emojis

forms:
emoji (singular)
emojis or emoji (plural)

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

noun

emoji

emoji


mischief

forms:
mischief (singular)
mischiefs (plural)

glosses: Mischief is the intention to cause minor trouble or the trouble caused.

text: "I scared you, didn't I?" she asked, her eyes full of mischief.

text: I hope you'll stay out of mischief when we go to church this morning.

glosses: Mischief is the illegal act of damaging the property of others.

text: He was charged with criminal mischief after he damaged a security camera.

ipa: /ˈmɪstʃɪf/


bayonet

forms:
bayonet (singular)
bayonets (plural)

glosses: A bayonet is a blade that can be installed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in close-combat fighting.

ipa: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɨt/

enpr: bā'ə-nĕtʹ

ipa: /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/

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


bayonet

forms:
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

glosses: If you bayonet someone, you stab with a bayonet.


foolishness

forms: foolishness (singular)

etymology_text: foolish + -ness

ety-suffix

foolish

ness

expansion: foolish + -ness

glosses: Foolishness is the state of being foolish.

glosses: If something is pure foolishness, it is a foolish or bad idea.

ipa: /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/


deploy

forms:
deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

glosses: If a country deploy troops, they prepare and arrange them for military action.

text: Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.

glosses: If you deploy something, you open it or otherwise make it ready for use.

text: He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.

ipa: /dɪˈplɔɪ/


assort

glosses: If you assort something, you sort or arrange according in a specific way.

ipa: /əˈsɔːt/

ipa: /əˈsɔrt/


rickrolls

forms:
rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rickroll.

verb

rickroll


watchdogging

forms:
watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)

watchdog


watchdogged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of watchdog.


yanking

forms:
yank (canonical)
yanks (third-person singular)
yanked (past)
yanked (past participle)
yanking (present participle)

yank


menacing

forms:
menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)

menac

e


cashiers

forms:
cashier (singular)
cashiers (plural)

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

noun

cashier


cashiers

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cashier.


yanked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of yank.


twerked

forms:
twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of twerk.

verb

twerk


nominal

forms: nominal (positive)

glosses: The nominal price, rate, or wage is the one before adjustments to reflect the true value.

text: GDP grew at a nominal rate of 3.4%, or 1.4% after adjusting for inflation.

glosses: A nominal position, change, etc. is one in name only, without reflection what actually happens.

text: They gained nominal independence from Britain in 1941, but Britain continued to exercise a good deal of control for years.

glosses: A nominal sum, fee, charge, gift, etc. is a small one compared to the true value.

text: He lives with his parents who only charge him a nominal rent.

glosses: A nominal form, position, phrase, etc. is related to nouns.

text: The nominal form of the word is aki.


nominal

forms:
nominal (singular)
nominals (plural)

glosses: A nominal is a noun or phrase that functions as head of a noun phrase.

text: This sentence contains two nominals.

glosses: A nominal is a word or phrase that shares features with nouns.


cygnets

forms:
cygnet (singular)
cygnets (plural)

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

noun

cygnet


insurgent

forms:
insurgent (singular)
insurgents (plural)

glosses: An insurgent is a person who fights against a government or any authority.

ipa: /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/

ipa: /ɪnˈsərdʒənt/


insurgent

forms: insurgent (positive)

glosses:
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fluke

forms:
fluke (singular)
flukes (plural)

glosses: A fluke is a lucky occurrence that could not be repeated.

text: The first goal was just a fluke.

glosses: A fluke is one side of a whale or dolphin's tail.

text: The dolphin had an injury on the left fluke of its tail.

enpr: flo͞ok

ipa: /fluːk/

ipa: /fluk/


fluke

forms:
fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

glosses: If you fluke, you obtain something by pure chance rather than skill.

text: I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.

verb

fluk


carpools

forms:
carpool (singular)
carpools (plural)

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


carpools

forms:
carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of carpool.


visionary

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

glosses: If something is visionary, it is about the planning of the future with imagination or wisdom.

ipa: /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ri/

ipa: /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/

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

hyphenation: vi‧sion‧ar‧y


visionary

forms:
visionary (singular)
visionaries (plural)

glosses: A visionary is a person who has visions.

ipa: /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/


reamer

forms:
reamer (singular)
reamers (plural)

glosses: A reamer is a tool for boring a hole wider.

hyphenation: ream‧er


riskier

forms:
risky (positive)
riskier (comparative)
riskiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of risky; more risky.

adjective

risky

riskier

riskiest


riskiest

glosses: The superlative form of risky; most risky.


assorted

forms:
assort (canonical)
assorts (third-person singular)
assorted (past)
assorted (past participle)
assorting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assort.


assorted

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

glosses: If something is assorted, it is made of different kinds or types of things.

text: This assorted pack of jelly beans contain flavours such as watermelon, fruit punch and cotton candy.


interchangeable

forms: interchangeable (positive)

etymology_text: interchange + -able

ety-suffix

interchange

expansion: interchange + -able

glosses: if something is interchangeable you can change it for other thing and you get a similar or the same result.

ipa: /ɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒəbl̩/


ampler

forms:
ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of ample; more ample.

adjective

ample

ampler

amplest


graduands

forms:
graduand (singular)
graduands (plural)

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

noun

graduand


amplest

glosses: The superlative form of ample; most ample.


carpooled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carpool.


signets

forms:
signet (singular)
signets (plural)

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

signet


yank

forms:
yank (singular)
yanks (plural)

enpr: yăngk

ipa: /jæŋk/


yank

forms:
yank (canonical)
yanks (third-person singular)
yanked (past)
yanked (past participle)
yanking (present participle)

glosses: If you yank something, you pull it with a strong action.


watchdogs

forms:
watchdog (singular)
watchdogs (plural)

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


watchdogs

forms:
watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of watchdog.

verb

g


reminders

forms:
reminder (singular)
reminders (plural)

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

noun

reminder


menaces

forms:
menace (singular)
menaces (plural)

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

menace


menaces

forms:
menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of menace.


cygnet

forms:
cygnet (singular)
cygnets (plural)


cashier

forms:
cashier (singular)
cashiers (plural)

glosses: A cashier is a worker who collects money and gives out change at a store or bank.

text: My first job was as a cashier at a new grocery store in town.

text: The cashier took my twenty and gave me back $2.25 change.

ipa: /kəˈʃɪə/

ipa: /kæˈʃir/


cashier

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

glosses: If an officer gets cashiered, they are forced to leave the armed forces because they have done something wrong.

text: He was cashiered from the army for failing a drug test.


tribunal

forms:
tribunal (singular)
tribunals (plural)

etymology_text: tribune + -al

ety-suffix

tribune

al

expansion: tribune + -al

glosses: A tribunal is a group of people who listen to evidence and come to a decision about a particular issue.

text: The United Nations established a war crimes tribunal for Rwanda in late 1994.

ipa: /traɪˈbjunəl/

ipa: /traɪˈbjuːnəl/

hyphenation: tri‧bu‧nal


mementos

forms:
memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

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

noun

memento

mementoes


commodious

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

glosses: If a room is commodious, it is spacious and comfortable.


seashores

forms:
seashore (singular)
seashores (plural)

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

seashore


mainmasts

forms:
mainmast (singular)
mainmasts (plural)

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

mainmast


yanks

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

yank


muddlers

forms:
muddler (singular)
muddlers (plural)

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

muddler


menaced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of menace.

verb

menac


emoji

forms:
emoji (singular)
emojis or emoji (plural)

glosses: An emoji is a small digital graphic icon that is used to represent a concept or object.

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

ipa: /ɪˈməʊdʒi/

ipa: /ɪˈmoʊdʒi/

ipa: /iˈmoʊdʒi/

hyphenation: emo‧ji


seeping

forms:
seep (canonical)
seeps (third-person singular)
seeped (past)
seeped (past participle)
seeping (present participle)

seep


foremasts

forms:
foremast (singular)
foremasts (plural)

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

noun

foremast


seeped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seep.


tap dance

forms: tap dance

glosses: If you tap dance, you tap your feet, balls of your feet, heels and toes to music, making a clicking sound.


watchdog

forms:
watchdog (singular)
watchdogs (plural)

glosses: A watchdog is a dog that guards a property.

glosses: A watchdog is a person of group that monitors the activities of something on behalf of someone.

ipa: /ˈwɑːt͡ʃ.ˌdɑːɡ/

ipa: /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ˌdɒɡ/

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


watchdog

forms:
watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)

glosses: If you watchdog, you monitor an activity or situation.

ipa: /ˈwɑːt͡ʃ.ˌdɑːɡ/

ipa: /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ˌdɒɡ/

verb

watchdog


accompaniments

forms:
accompaniment (singular)
accompaniments (plural)

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

noun

accompaniment


muddler

glosses: A muddler is a person or thing that mixes things up.

glosses: A muddler is a tool used to mix an ingredient slightly for use in a cocktail,


twerks

forms:
twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of twerk.

verb

twerk


clairvoyance

forms: clairvoyance (singular)

glosses: Clairvoyance is the power to see the future.

ipa: /klɛrˈvɔɪəns/

ipa: /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/


Horn of Africa

forms: Horn of Africa

pos: name

glosses: A peninsula with four countries: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea.


reminder

forms:
reminder (singular)
reminders (plural)

glosses: A reminder is someone or something that is used to remember something.

text: He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.

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


carpool

forms:
carpool (singular)
carpools (plural)

glosses: Carpool is an arrangement where people share a car with other passengers to save the cost of operating the car.


carpool

forms:
carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

glosses: If you carpool, you travel together in via a carpool.


signet

forms:
signet (singular)
signets (plural)

glosses: A signet is a small seal that was used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.


monosaccharides

forms:
monosaccharide (singular)
monosaccharides (plural)

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

noun

monosaccharide


keepsakes

forms:
keepsake (singular)
keepsakes (plural)

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

keepsake


disaccharides

forms:
disaccharide (singular)
disaccharides (plural)

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

disaccharide


inquests

forms:
inquest (singular)
inquests (plural)

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

inquest


brigs

forms:
brig (singular)
brigs (plural)

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

brig


menace

forms:
menace (singular)
menaces (plural)

text: cigarette smoking is a menace to society.

text: This man poses a menace to himself and his family.

ipa: /ˈmɛnɪs/

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


menace

forms:
menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)

glosses: If you menace somebody, you try to make them feel unsafe.

text: He began carrying a gun and menacing his neighbours.


mainmast

forms:
mainmast (singular)
mainmasts (plural)

glosses: The mainmast is the primary and tallest mast of a ship that has more than one mast.


keepsake

etymology_text: keep + sake

compound

keep

sake

expansion: keep + sake

glosses: A keepsake is an object that is kept in memory of something or someone.

text: She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.


coupes

forms:
coupe (singular)
coupes (plural)

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

noun

coupe


fructose

forms: fructose (singular)

glosses: Fructose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar), formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

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


graduand

forms:
graduand (singular)
graduands (plural)

glosses: A graduand is a student who is about to receive an academic degree.

ipa: /ɡrædjuːˈænd/

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


Somalia

forms: Somalia

glosses: Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa that shares borders with Djibouti and Kenya.

ipa: /səˈmɑːliə/

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


seashore

forms:
seashore (singular)
seashores (plural)

glosses: Seashore is a sandy or rocky area that separates land and a water body.

enpr: sēʹshô

ipa: /ˈsiːʃɔː/

enpr: sēʹshôr

ipa: /ˈsiːʃɔr/


clarifications

forms:
clarification (singular)
clarifications (plural)

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

clarification


unwholesome

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

glosses: If something is unwholesome, it is unfavorable to health.


title: dervish

redirect: Dervish

pos: hard-redirect


proclamations

forms:
proclamation (singular)
proclamations (plural)

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

proclamation


coupés

forms:
coupé (singular)
coupés (plural)

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

coupé


clairvoyants

forms:
clairvoyant (singular)
clairvoyants (plural)

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

clairvoyant


arcades

forms:
arcade (singular)
arcades (plural)

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

arcade


galactose

forms: galactose (singular)

glosses: Galactose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar) found in dairy products, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

ipa: /ɡəˈlaktəʊz/

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


risky

forms:
risky (positive)
riskier (comparative)
riskiest (superlative)

etymology_text: risk + -y

ety-suffix

risk

y

expansion: risk + -y

glosses: If something is risky, it is dangerous and involves risk.

text: Investing in this start-up company could be risky.

ipa: /ˈrɪski/

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

adj

risky


foremast

forms:
foremast (singular)
foremasts (plural)

glosses: The foremast is the mast nearest to the bow of a ship with more than one mast.


watercrafts

forms:
watercraft (singular)
watercrafts or watercraft (plural)

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

noun

watercraft

watercraft


grit

forms:
grit (singular)
grits (plural)

text: The wind blew a fine grit that got in her teeth, hair, and eyes.

text: Rinse the lettuce thoroughly under cold running water to remove grit and sand.

glosses: If you have grit, you have the strength to keep going despite many difficulties.

text: Although we lost today, we showed real grit, courage, and a refusal to quit.

glosses: Grits are ground corn cooked as a porridge, mostly eaten in the southern U.S.

text: Enjoy a special Mother's Day brunch, including shrimp and grits.

ipa: /ˈɡrɪt/


grit

forms:
grit (canonical)
grits (third-person singular)
gritted (past)
gritted (past participle)
gritting (present participle)

glosses: If you grit your teeth, you bite them together, usually as you face a difficulty.

text: Gritting her teeth, she jumped into the icy water.

glosses: If you grit a road or sidewalk, you put small pieces of stone on it to make it less slippery.

text: They've changed from salting the road in the winter, to gritting it.

verb

grit


edicts

forms:
edict (singular)
edicts (plural)

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

noun

edict


alcoves

forms:
alcove (singular)
alcoves (plural)

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

alcove


wholesome

forms:
wholesome (positive)
wholesomer (comparative)
wholesomest (superlative)

glosses: If something is wholesome, it promotes good physical health and well-being.

ipa: /ˈhoʊlsəm/

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

adj

wholesomer

wholesomest


mementoes

forms:
memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

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

noun

memento


inquest

forms:
inquest (singular)
inquests (plural)

glosses: An inquest is a formal investigation to determine the cause of an incident.

ipa: /ˈɪŋkwɛst/

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


fizzier

forms:
fizzy (positive)
fizzier (comparative)
fizziest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of fizzy; more fizzy.

adjective

fizzy

fizzier

fizziest


coupé

ipa: /kuːˈpeɪ/


metronomes

forms:
metronome (singular)
metronomes (plural)

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

noun

metronome


morbid

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

glosses: If something is morbid, it takes an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, disease.


brig

forms:
brig (singular)
brigs (plural)

glosses: A brig is a vessel with two almost square foremast and mainmast.

ipa: /brɪɡ/


coupe

forms:
coupe (singular)
coupes (plural)

glosses: A coupe is a glass that is used to serve desserts or alcohol

glosses: A coupe is a car with two doors (variant of coupé).

ipa: /kuːp/

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


fizzy

glosses: If a drink is fizzy, it contains bubbles.

enpr: fĭz'i

ipa: /ˈfɪzi/

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


accountabilities

forms:
accountability (singular)
accountabilities (plural)

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

accountability

accountabilities


seeps

forms:
seep (canonical)
seeps (third-person singular)
seeped (past)
seeped (past participle)
seeping (present participle)

verb

seep


seeps

forms:
seep (singular)
seeps (plural)

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


Somalis

forms:
Somali (singular)
Somalis (plural)

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

noun

Somali


academics

forms:
academic (singular)
academics (plural)

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

glosses: Academics is the part of school related to learning.

text: This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.

ipa: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪks/

academic


loadouts

forms:
loadout (singular)
loadouts (plural)

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

loadout


wholesomer

glosses: The comparative form of wholesome; more wholesome.

adjective

wholesome


nationalism

forms:
nationalism (singular)
nationalisms (plural)

glosses: Nationalism is the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.

ipa: /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/


wholesomest

glosses: The superlative form of wholesome; most wholesome.


nationalisms

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

noun

nationalism


fizziest

glosses: The superlative form of fizzy; most fizzy.


acreages

forms:
acreage (singular)
acreages (plural)

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

acreage


disinheriting

forms:
disinherit (canonical)
disinherits (third-person singular)
disinherited (past)
disinherited (past participle)
disinheriting (present participle)

verb

disinherit


edict

forms:
edict (singular)
edicts (plural)

glosses: An edict is an official order or proclamation of law that is issued by an authoritative figure.


Horners

forms:
Horner (singular)
Horners (plural)

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

noun

Horner


artefacts

forms:
artefact (singular)
artefacts (plural)

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

artefact


cashiering

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

verb

cashier


memento

forms:
memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

glosses: A memento is an object that is kept as a reminder of a place or event.

text: I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.

ipa: /məˈmɛntoʊ/

hyphenation: mo‧men‧to


curators

forms:
curator (singular)
curators (plural)

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

noun

curator


excavations

forms:
excavation (singular)
excavations (plural)

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

excavation


coercing

forms:
coerce (canonical)
coerces (third-person singular)
coerced (past)
coerced (past participle)
coercing (present participle)

verb

coerc


clarification

forms:
clarification (singular)
clarifications (plural)

glosses: If you ask someone for a clarification, you are asking them to make a statement or situation less confusing.

ipa: /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


proclamation

forms:
proclamation (singular)
proclamations (plural)

glosses: A proclamation is an official statement that involves something important.

ipa: /ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən/

hyphenation: proc‧la‧ma‧tion


coerced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of coerce.


artifacts

forms:
artifact (singular)
artifacts (plural)

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

noun

artifact


acreage

glosses: The acerage of a property is the area in acres that it covers.

text: We increased corn acreage by ten percent last year.

glosses: Somebody's acerage is their large property, often a farm.

text: This is just a small piece of the acerage that he runs with his brother.

ipa: /ˈeɪk(ə)rɪd͡ʒ/


loadout

glosses: A loadout is a set of objects to be carried into battle.

ipa: /ˈləʊdaʊt/

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


alcove

forms:
alcove (singular)
alcoves (plural)

glosses: An alcove is a small recessed area in the wall of a larger room.

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


disinherited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disinherit.


humanities

forms:
humanity (singular)
humanities (plural)

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

glosses: Humanities is the study of language, literature, the arts, and philosophy.

humanity

humanities


simulcasting

forms:
simulcast (canonical)
simulcasts (third-person singular)
simulcasted (past)
simulcasted (past participle)
simulcasting (present participle)

verb

simulcast


disinherits

glosses: The third-person singular form of disinherit.


jumbos

forms:
jumbo (singular)
jumbos (plural)

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

noun

jumbo


welding

forms:
weld (canonical)
welds (third-person singular)
welded (past)
welded (past participle)
welding (present participle)

verb

weld


excavation

glosses: Excavation is the act of digging something, especially an archaeological site.

glosses: An excavation is the site that is being or has been excavated.


amplifiers

forms:
amplifier (singular)
amplifiers (plural)

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

noun

amplifier


coerce

glosses: If you coerces someone into doing something, you use power to make them do it, though they may not want to.

text: She was coerced into giving the bully her lunch money.

ipa: /koʊˈɝs/

ipa: /kəʊˈɜːs/


electorates

forms:
electorate (singular)
electorates (plural)

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

electorate


Horner

forms:
Horner (singular)
Horners (plural)

glosses: A Horner is a person or thing that comes from the Horn of Africa.


Horner

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

glosses: Something or someone that is Horner comes from the Horn of Africa.

text: The northernmost Horner nation is Eritrea.


verdicts

forms:
verdict (singular)
verdicts (plural)

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

verdict


coerces

glosses: The third-person singular form of coerce.


disaccharide

forms:
disaccharide (singular)
disaccharides (plural)

etymology_text: di- + saccharide

ety-prefix

di

saccharide

expansion: di- + saccharide

glosses: A disaccharide is a sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, that is made of two monosaccharides.

ipa: /daɪˈsækəraɪd/


electorate

glosses: An electorate is the people of a country who are entitled to vote in an election.

text: The votes have been counted and the electorate has spoken.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛktərət/

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


twerking

forms:
twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

verb

twerk


swivelled

forms:
swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swivelled (past)
swivelled (past participle)
swivelling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of swivel.

swivel

l


masting

forms:
mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)

mast


masted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mast.


selective

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

glosses: If something or someone is selective, it is related to the process of selecting something that best qualifies a criteria.

ipa: /səˈlɛktɪv/

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


swiveled

forms:
swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swiveled (past)
swiveled (past participle)
swiveling (present participle)


vicinities

forms:
vicinity (singular)
vicinities (plural)

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

noun

vicinity

vicinities


partaken

forms:
partake (canonical)
partakes (third-person singular)
partook (past)
partaken (past participle)
partaking (present participle)

partake

partakes

partook

partaken

partaking


soldered

forms:
solder (canonical)
solders (third-person singular)
soldered (past)
soldered (past participle)
soldering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of solder.

verb

solder


title: 't

redirect: -n't


disinherit

forms:
disinherit (canonical)
disinherits (third-person singular)
disinherited (past)
disinherited (past participle)
disinheriting (present participle)

glosses: If you disinherit your family member or someone else, you prevent them from inheriting your property, usually because you feel that they've done something wrong.

text: The Duke is seeking to disinherit his eldest son over the incident.

ipa: /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪt/


seep

forms:
seep (canonical)
seeps (third-person singular)
seeped (past)
seeped (past participle)
seeping (present participle)

glosses: If a liquid or gas seeps out of where it was held, or into where it doesn't belong, it moves slowly in small amounts.

text: She noticed blood seeping out of the bandage on his finger.

text: The chill of the air started to seep in under the thickness of his coat.

text: The truth only began to seep out weeks later, after the police had stopped looking.

ipa: /siːp/

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


seep

forms:
seep (singular)
seeps (plural)

glosses: A seep is a spring or a place where liquid or oil comes out in small amounts.

text: The plants were fed by seeps in the cliff walls.


Dervish

forms:
Dervish (singular)
Dervishes (plural)

glosses: A Dervish was an inhabitant of the Dhulbahante Darawiish kingdom of Diiriye Guure (1896–1920) in the Khatumo region.

text: The vast majority of Dervishes were Dhulbahante.

glosses: A Dervish is a member of a missionary Sufi mystic and ascetic lifestyle.

text: He was a whirling Dervish.

ipa: /ˈdɜː(r)vɪʃ/

noun

Dervish

Dervishes


annually

pos: adv

etymology_text: annual + -ly

ety-suffix

annual

ly

expansion: annual + -ly

glosses: If something happens annually, it happens once a year.

text: The meeting is held annually in Toronto.

glosses: An amount or rate considered annually, is the sum or change over the period of a year.

text: This change will cost the company $5–8 million annually.

text: Tax revenues won't exceed 6 percent growth annually.


quaint

forms:
quaint (positive)
quainter (comparative)
quaintest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is quaint, they are attractively unusual.

enpr: kwānt

ipa: /kweɪnt/

adj

quainter

quaintest


fluxed

forms:
flux (canonical)
fluxes (third-person singular)
fluxed (past)
fluxed (past participle)
fluxing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flux.

verb

flux

es


watercraft

forms:
watercraft (singular)
watercrafts or watercraft (plural)

etymology_text: water + -craft

ety-suffix

water

craft

expansion: water + -craft

glosses: A watercraft is a boat or any vessel that travels on water.

glosses: Watercraft is the skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.

ipa: /ˈwɔtɚkræft/


clairvoyant

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

glosses: If you are clairvoyant, you are able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses or able to foresee the future.


clairvoyant

forms:
clairvoyant (singular)
clairvoyants (plural)

glosses: A clairvoyant is a person who is able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses or able to foresee the future.


curator

forms:
curator (singular)
curators (plural)

glosses: A curator is a person who manages a museum, library, archive or zoo.

ipa: /kjʊəˈreɪtə(r)/

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

hyphenation: cur‧ator


electives

forms:
elective (singular)
electives (plural)

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

noun

elective


accountability

forms:
accountability (singular)
accountabilities (plural)

etymology_text: accountable + -ity

ety-suffix

accountable

ity

expansion: accountable + -ity

glosses: Accountability is the state of be open and honest about your responsibilities, especially when there are problems.

text: It's too often the case that police can avoid accountability for their actions.

text: Citizens should demand greater accountability and effectiveness from their government.


accompaniment

forms:
accompaniment (singular)
accompaniments (plural)

etymology_text: accompany + -ment

accompany

ment

expansion: accompany + -ment

glosses: Accompaniment is music played as background to a featured musician.

text: She has produced 10 new songs recorded with orchestral or big-band accompaniment.

glosses: Accompaniment is something that is together with something else.

text: The prime minister has taken this trip without the usual accompaniment of the press.

text: Salad is an ideal accompaniment to any meat or fish.

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


faculties

forms:
faculty (singular)
faculties (plural)

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

faculty

faculties


profaned

forms:
profane (canonical)
profanes (third-person singular)
profaned (past)
profaned (past participle)
profaning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of profane.

verb

profan

e


quainter

glosses: The comparative form of quaint; more quaint.

adjective

quaint


swivelling

forms:
swivel (canonical)
swivels (third-person singular)
swivelled (past)
swivelled (past participle)
swivelling (present participle)


Somali

forms:
Somali (singular)
Somalis (plural)

ipa: /səˈmɑːli/

ipa: /soʊˈmɑːli/

hyphenation: So‧ma‧li


Somali

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


rephrased

forms:
rephrase (canonical)
rephrases (third-person singular)
rephrased (past)
rephrased (past participle)
rephrasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rephrase.

verb

rephras