clever

forms:
cleverer (comparative)
cleverest (superlative)
clever (positive)
more clever (comparative)
most clever (superlative)

glosses: A person that is clever is able to think quickly and sharply.

text: He is a very clever salesman. He almost got me into buying his product.

glosses: A clever idea or concept is one that is original and new.

text: That is a clever invention. I have never seen something like that before.

ipa: /ˈklɛvɚ/

hyphenation: clev‧er

adj

clever

cleverer

cleverest


Anschluss

forms: Anschluss

pos: name

glosses: When Austria and Germany became one country in 1938.

proper noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


stunt

forms:
stunt (singular)
stunts (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A stunt is something dangerous you might do to get attention.

text: Jumping over a river on a motorcycle is a dangerous stunt.

text: The actor did all his own stunts for the movie.

text: That last stunt almost got you killed!

glosses: A stunt is something that you do that gets you in trouble.

text: I was punished for the stunt I pulled [did] in school.

ipa: /stʌnt/


stunt

forms:
stunt (canonical)
stunts (third-person singular)
stunted (past)
stunted (past participle)
stunting (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: To stunt something is to slow or stop its development.

text: He was very short because sickness had stunted his growth.


faiths

forms:
faith (singular)
faiths (plural)

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

enpr: fāths

ipa: /feɪθs/

sampa: /feITs/

noun

faith


motorcycle

forms:
motorcycle (singular)
motorcycles (plural)

glosses: A motorcycle is a vehicle with two wheels and an engine.

ipa: /ˈməʊtəˌsaikəl/

ipa: /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/

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

hyphenation: mo‧tor‧cy‧cle


motorcycle

forms:
motorcycle (canonical)
motorcycles (third-person singular)
motorcycled (past)
motorcycled (past participle)
motorcycling (present participle)

glosses: When you motorcycle, you ride or use a motorcycle.

verb

motorcycl

e


discount

forms:
discount (canonical)
discounts (third-person singular)
discounted (past)
discounted (past participle)
discounting (present participle)

glosses: If you discount something, you lower its price.

enpr: dĭskountʹ

ipa: /dɪsˈkaʊnt/

enpr: dĭsʹkount

ipa: /ˈdɪskaʊnt/


discount

forms:
discount (singular)
discounts (plural)

glosses: A discount is a reduction of the price of something; a lowered cost.


bitch

forms:
bitch (singular)
bitches (plural)

glosses: A cruel woman or a woman that is difficult to get along with.

text: I hate that bitch, she always treats me like shit.

glosses: Someone who is forced to have sexual intercourse with someone else.

text: He was the bitch for the other men in prison.

glosses: Someone who is controlled by someone else.

text: Everyone who works here is Kenny's bitch.

text: The rapper's song was about "bitches and hoes," just like his last one.

text: Damn, I can't believe that car is owned by a bitch.

enpr: bĭch

ipa: /bɪtʃ/

sampa: /bItS/

noun

bitch

bitches


bitch

forms:
bitch (canonical)
bitches (third-person singular)
bitched (past)
bitched (past participle)
bitching (present participle)

text: All you ever do is bitch about the food I cook for you!

verb

es


kilometers

forms:
kilometer (singular)
kilometers (plural)

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

noun

kilometer


poets

forms:
poet (singular)
poets (plural)

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

poet


violations

forms:
violation (singular)
violations (plural)

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

violation


narcissus

forms:
narcissus (singular)
narcissuses or narcissi (plural)

glosses: Any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus; narcissi usually have white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers.

narcissus

narcissuses

narcissi


affix

forms:
affix (singular)
affixes (plural)

glosses: An affix is a sound or sounds added to a word. They can be added to the beginning, middle, or end of a word. This might change the meaning of the word, or it may be needed for grammar. (Note: In formal English, affixes are added only to the beginning or end of the word.)

affix

affixes


affix

forms:
affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)


ran

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

ipa: /ræn/

run

runs

ran

run

running


Narcissus

forms: Narcissus

glosses: A hero who was known for his beauty and pride.

text: The common name for species of Narcissus is narcissi.


acquisitions

forms:
acquisition (singular)
acquisitions (plural)

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

acquisition


present participle

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

glosses: In English, a present participle is a verb form that ends in -ing. Present participles are commonly used to form the progressive aspect.

text: In the following examples, the present participle is underlined:

text: They kept breaking the rules.

text: They are helping her.

hyphenation: pre‧sent par‧ti‧ci‧ple


swear

forms:
swear (canonical)
swears (third-person singular)
swore (past)
sworn (past participle)
swearing (present participle)

glosses: When you swear, you make a promise or an oath.

ipa: /swɛə/

ipa: /swɛɚ/

swear

swears

swore

sworn

swearing


swear

forms:
swear (singular)
swears (plural)

glosses: A swear word; an impolite or offensive word.


DOS

forms:
DOS
DOS (singular)

pos: abbrev

glosses: Any computer operating system that is stored on a disk and read into memory.

text: They began developing DOS's in the 1970's.

glosses: A group of operating systems that include PC-DOS, Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), and others that look and work the same way.

text: Windows replaced DOS on most computers in the 1990s.

text: DR-DOS is real DOS with complete open-source code.

enpr: dŏs

ipa: /dɒs/

sampa: /dQs/

DOS


bin

forms:
bin (singular)
bins (plural)

text: Clean up this room and throw that junk in the bin.

text: The ship was carrying bins of apples

enpr: bĭn

ipa: /bɪn/

sampa: /bIn/


bin

forms:
bin (canonical)
bins (third-person singular)
binned (past)
binned (past participle)
binning (present participle)

glosses: If you bin something, you throw it away.

verb

bin

n


wank

forms:
wank (canonical)
wanks (third-person singular)
wanked (past)
wanked (past participle)
wanking (present participle)

glosses: If you wank, you have sex alone, and touch your penis or vagina or breasts; you masturbate.

glosses: If you wank, you touch another person's penis in a sexual way; to give a hand job.

ipa: /wæŋk/


wank

forms:
wank (singular)
wanks (plural)

text: He’s having a wank.

text: You utter wank!

text: This opera is wank.

text: Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.

text: This shit is a whole lot of wank.


fraction

forms:
fraction (singular)
fractions (plural)

text: A fraction of the profits were donated to a local charity.

glosses: A fraction is a ratio, presented with a line between the numerator above and the denominator below.

enpr: frăkʹshən

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

hyphenation: frac‧tion


boring

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is boring, it is not interesting or makes you want to do something else.

text: Go to work, come home, sleep: life is so boring.

text: A boring lesson is rarely a useful lesson.

text: She's so boring. All she does is talk about clothes all the time.

ipa: /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/

adj

more: true


boring

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

verb

bor


plot

forms:
plot (singular)
plots (plural)

glosses: A plot is the course of a story. It is the main things that happen in a story.

glosses: A plot is a scheme for people to do something secretly.

ipa: /plɒt/

sampa: /plQt/

ipa: /plɑt/

sampa: /plAt/


plot

forms:
plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

glosses: If you plot something, you plan to do a crime or something bad.

plot

t


girlfriends

forms:
girlfriend (singular)
girlfriends (plural)

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

noun

girlfriend


boyfriends

forms:
boyfriend (singular)
boyfriends (plural)

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

boyfriend


compounds

forms:
compound (singular)
compounds (plural)

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

compound


compounds

forms:
compound (canonical)
compounds (third-person singular)
compounded (past)
compounded (past participle)
compounding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compound.


allowed

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of allow.

ipa: /əˈlaʊd/

hyphenation: al‧lowed

verb

allow


conservative

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

glosses: If a person is conservative, they do not like change.

text: Latino families are thought to hold conservative and traditional views on family life.

text: The idea of gays in the military was deeply unpopular in that socially conservative state.

glosses: A conservative estimate, guess, etc. is one that is careful, and usually lower than the actual number/amount.

text: A very conservative estimate of the cost of delay is $6 per hour, but many believe that the true cost is much higher.

glosses: Conservative clothing, furniture, etc. is usually plain and similar to styles that have been common for a long time.

text: He is conservative in a gray suit and red tie.

ipa: /kənˈsɝvətɪv/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/

hyphenation: con‧ser‧va‧tive


conservative

forms:
conservative (singular)
conservatives (plural)

glosses: A person who likes things how they are now or how they used to be; a person who like the status quo; a person who does not like change.


gums

forms:
gum (singular)
gums (plural)

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

noun

gum


gums

forms:
gum (canonical)
gums (third-person singular)
gummed (past)
gummed (past participle)
gumming (present participle)

verb

m


meals

forms:
meal (singular)
meals (plural)

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

noun

meal


hiatus

forms:
hiatus (singular)
hiatus or hiatuses (plural)

text: I'm taking a hiatus from work.

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

ipa: /haɪˈeɪtəs/

hiatus

hiatus

hiatuses


retirement home

forms:
retirement home (singular)
retirement homes (plural)

glosses: A building or facility where older people live. Retirement homes often provide extra care for those who need it.


ferret

forms:
ferret (singular)
ferrets (plural)

glosses: A small animal that eats meat. Ferrets often hunt rabbits and other small animals. Ferrets are similar to weasels and are related to weasels.

enpr: fĕr'ət

ipa: /ˈfɛrɪt/


ferret

forms:
ferret (canonical)
ferrets (third-person singular)
ferreted (past)
ferreted (past participle)
ferreting (present participle)

glosses: If you "ferret something out" you search for it and find it. You could be trying to find something, or to solve a problem (find the answer). Often, this means you have to go through a lot of material to find a little bit you want.

text: Do you think you can ferret the names we need out of the list.


bonds

forms:
bond (singular)
bonds (plural)

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

glosses: When a person is in bonds, he is imprisoned or enslaved.

bond


bonds

forms:
bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)


google

forms:
google (canonical)
googles (third-person singular)
googled (past)
googled (past participle)
googling (present participle)

glosses: When you google, you are searching for something on the Internet using Google.

text: John will google topics that he would like to know more about.

enpr: go͞o'gəl

ipa: /ˈɡuːɡəl/

hyphenation: goo‧gle

verb

googl


google

forms:
google (singular)
googles (plural)

glosses: Google is a popular and powerful search engine.

text: I found your page on Google.com

glosses: A google is an Internet search done using the search engine Google.

text: The google helped me find the website.


cruise ship

forms:
cruise ship (singular)
cruise ships (plural)

glosses: A passenger ship used for pleasure; the travels of the ship, its stops, and the entertainment it provides are all part of the experience.


armed forces

forms: armed forces (plural)

glosses: The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines and, sometimes, coast or border guards; these forces are armed with weapons.


reference

forms:
reference (singular)
references (plural)

glosses: A reference is something that can be compared to.

text: When making your model, use the model I created as a reference.

hyphenation: ref‧er‧ence


reference

forms:
reference (canonical)
references (third-person singular)
referenced (past)
referenced (past participle)
referencing (present participle)

glosses: When you reference something, you cite it as a source.

text: Reference the dictionary for the definition of this word.

glosses: When you reference something, you mention it.

referenc


organizations

forms:
organization (singular)
organizations (plural)

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

text: If you like to donate to non-profit organizations there are many in the city to choose from.

noun

organization


versions

forms:
version (singular)
versions (plural)

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

text: The older versions of the Main Page are pretty basic in their design.

version


daffodil

forms:
daffodil (singular)
daffodils (plural)

glosses: A daffodil is a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet-shaped corona.

text: There is a garden with many daffodils.

glosses: A bright yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

ipa: /ˈdæfəˌdɪl/

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

hyphenation: daf‧fo‧dil


movements

forms:
movement (singular)
movements (plural)

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

text: Our dog is nervous around new people. If you make any quick movements, she will likely bark at you.

movement


finals

forms:
final (singular)
finals (plural)

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

final


interesting

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

glosses: If something is interesting, it makes you want to pay attention or do it more because it gives you new information or it entertains you.

text: That was a really interesting movie.

text: Thank you both very much for an interesting discussion.

text: Another thing I found interesting is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't.

text: "Does it include women?" "Hmm... I don't know. That's an interesting question."

text: It's interesting to note that in films, bad guys never sing.

ipa: /ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing


interesting

forms:
interest (canonical)
interests (third-person singular)
interested (past)
interested (past participle)
interesting (present participle)

verb

interest


violets

forms:
violet (singular)
violets (plural)

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

text: My boyfriend gave me a bouquet of violets for my birthday because he knows they're my favorite flower.

noun

violet


cameras

forms:
camera (singular)
cameras (plural)

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

text: I'm taking a bunch of disposable cameras with me when I go on vacation.

camera


statements

forms:
statement (singular)
statements (plural)

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

hyphenation: state‧ments

statement


ears

forms:
ear (singular)
ears (plural)

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

ear


reservations

forms:
reservation (singular)
reservations (plural)

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

reservation


crimes

forms:
crime (singular)
crimes (plural)

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

crime


seabirds

forms:
seabird (singular)
seabirds (plural)

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

seabird


albatrosses

forms:
albatross (singular)
albatrosses (plural)

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

albatross

albatrosses


mouse

forms:
mouse (singular)
mice (plural)

glosses: A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.

text: The mouse ran across the room.

glosses: A mouse is a device used to control a computer.

text: He clicked his mouse.

enpr: mous

ipa: /maʊs/

audio: en-uk-a mouse.ogg

mouse

mice


mouse

forms:
mouse (canonical)
mouses (third-person singular)
moused (past)
moused (past participle)
mousing (present participle)

glosses: If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.

glosses: If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.

ipa: /mʌʊs/

verb

mous


reservation

glosses: The act of reserving or withholding something.

text: I have reservations about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows.

glosses: land given to Native American people by the United States government.

glosses: If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there.

text: They made a reservation at the restaurant.

glosses: The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road.

ipa: /ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/


larynxes

forms:
larynx (singular)
larynges or larynxes (plural)

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

noun

larynx

larynges

larynxes


telegram

forms:
telegram (singular)
telegrams (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + gram

ety-prefix

tele

gram

expansion: tele- + gram

glosses: A telegram is a message sent through a telegraph.

ipa: /ˈtɛləˌgræm/


malls

forms:
mall (singular)
malls (plural)

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

noun

mall


principles

forms:
principle (singular)
principles (plural)

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

principle


lesbians

forms:
lesbian (singular)
lesbians (plural)

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

lesbian


maintenances

forms:
maintenance (singular)
maintenances (plural)

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

maintenance


livings

forms:
living (singular)
livings (plural)

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

living


doves

forms:
dove (singular)
doves (plural)

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

dove


newspapers

forms:
newspaper (singular)
newspapers (plural)

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

text: I have a stack of newspapers in my kitchen that needs to be recycled.

newspaper


consonants

forms:
consonant (singular)
consonants (plural)

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

consonant


promise

forms:
promise (singular)
promises (plural)

glosses: When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person.

text: Jane was angry that John broke his promise to take her out to the movies.

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪs/

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪs/

hyphenation: prom‧ise


promise

forms:
promise (canonical)
promises (third-person singular)
promised (past)
promised (past participle)
promising (present participle)

glosses: When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action.

text: I promise that I will come back home by noon. You can trust me.

verb

promis


valuables

forms:
valuable (singular)
valuables (plural)

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

noun

valuable


potatoes

forms:
potato (singular)
potatoes (plural)

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

enpr: pə-tāʹtōz

ipa: /pəˈteɪtoʊz/

ipa: /pəˈteɪtəʊz/

potato

potatoes


qualify

forms:
qualify (canonical)
qualifies (third-person singular)
qualified (past)
qualified (past participle)
qualifying (present participle)

etymology_text: quality + -ify

ety-suffix

quality

ify

expansion: quality + -ify

glosses: If you qualify for something, you have what is needed to be allowed to get or do it.

text: Children must be under the age of six in order to qualify for a free meal.

text: The government needs to help people who don't qualify for health insurance.

glosses: If x qualifies y for z, x is needed to be allowed to get or do z and y has x.

text: Describe the education, training, and experience that qualify you for the job.

glosses: If x qualifies as y, it has what is needed to be considered y.

text: Today's game certainly qualifies as one of the best in history.

glosses: If you qualify an idea, you add something to explain that the idea isn't always true.

text: This is America and competition is our way of life. Having said this, I would like to qualify the statement and suggest that we need to work together too.

glosses: If a word or phrase qualifies another word or phrase, it limits or adds to the meaning of it.

enpr: kwäʹlə-fī

hyphenation: qual‧ify

verb

qualif

y


path

forms:
path (singular)
paths (plural)

glosses: A path is a way to get to a place. It is like a small road, often made of dirt.

text: That path leads into the woods.

text: The planets follow an elliptical path.

ipa: /pæθ/

audio: en-uk-a path.ogg


horses

forms:
horse (singular)
horses (plural)

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

ipa: /hɔəsəs/

noun

horse


diseases

forms:
disease (singular)
diseases (plural)

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

ipa: /dɪˈziːzɪz/

ipa: /dɪˈzizɪz/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-diseases.wav

hyphenation: dis‧eases

disease


diseases

forms:
disease (canonical)
diseases (third-person singular)
diseased (past)
diseased (past participle)
diseasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of disease.

verb

diseas

e


futures

forms:
future (singular)
futures (plural)

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

noun

future


beers

forms:
beer (singular)
beers (plural)

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

beer


features

forms:
feature (singular)
features (plural)

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

text: She has small, delicate facial features.

ipa: /ˈfiːtʃəz/

ipa: /ˈfit͡ʃɚz/

feature


features

forms:
feature (canonical)
features (third-person singular)
featured (past)
featured (past participle)
featuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of feature.

text: This movie features the talented John Smith.

verb

featur


gals

forms:
gal (singular)
gals (plural)

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

noun

gal


births

forms:
birth (singular)
births (plural)

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

birth


births

forms:
birth (canonical)
births (third-person singular)
birthed (past)
birthed (past participle)
birthing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of birth.


resort

forms:
resort (singular)
resorts (plural)

glosses: buildings in a scenic area where people can go on vacation or to relax; resorts are like hotels that provide extra entertainment to their guests.

text: Dan and Sarah went to an expensive resort in Jamaica for their honeymoon.

ipa: /rɨˈzɔ(r)t/


resort

forms:
resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

glosses: To choose to do something you don't want to do because you have no other choice.

text: All my friends were too busy to help me move so I had to resort to calling a moving company and it cost me $100 dollars an hour!

text: I just sorted these files last week and didn't think I'd have to do it again for awhile, but I had to resort them this morning.


ideologies

forms:
ideology (singular)
ideologies (plural)

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

ideology

ideologies


papers

forms:
paper (singular)
papers (plural)

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

glosses: official documents or identification, such as a passport.

text: He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home.

ipa: /ˈpeɪpɚz/

ipa: /ˈpeɪpəz/

paper


occasions

forms:
occasion (singular)
occasions (plural)

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

occasion


paths

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

ipa: /pɑːðz/

ipa: /pæðz/

path


capacities

forms:
capacity (singular)
capacities (plural)

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

capacity

capacities


afternoons

forms:
afternoon (singular)
afternoons (plural)

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

afternoon


hangings

forms:
hanging (singular)
hangings (plural)

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

hanging


comprehensions

forms:
comprehension (singular)
comprehensions (plural)

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

comprehension


polygons

forms:
polygon (singular)
polygons (plural)

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

polygon


adverbs

forms:
adverb (singular)
adverbs (plural)

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

adverb


rainbows

forms:
rainbow (singular)
rainbows (plural)

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

rainbow


rainbows

forms:
rainbow (canonical)
rainbows (third-person singular)
rainbowed (past)
rainbowed (past participle)
rainbowing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rainbow.


angles

forms:
angle (singular)
angles (plural)

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

angle


angles

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of angle.

verb

angl


advise

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

glosses: If you advise someone to do something, you tell them that they should do it.

text: I'd advise you to study for the exam.

text: The coach advised the athlete to work harder.

ipa: /ædˈvaɪz/

hyphenation: ad‧vise

advis


lads

forms:
lad (singular)
lads (plural)

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

noun

lad


towns

forms:
town (singular)
towns (plural)

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

town


bedpans

forms:
bedpan (singular)
bedpans (plural)

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

bedpan


skills

forms:
skill (singular)
skills (plural)

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

ipa: /skɪlz/

skill


intermediates

forms:
intermediate (singular)
intermediates (plural)

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

intermediate


blob

forms:
blob (singular)
blobs (plural)

glosses: A vague shape or amount; something without definite shape, especially a liquid or semi-solid substance.

ipa: /blɒb/

ipa: /blɑb/


blob

forms:
blob (canonical)
blobs (third-person singular)
blobbed (past)
blobbed (past participle)
blobbing (present participle)

glosses: If you blob something, you drop it in the form of a blob.

verb

blob

b


psychologies

forms:
psychology (singular)
psychologies (plural)

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

noun

psychology

psychologies


trip

forms:
trip (singular)
trips (plural)

text: Let us go on a trip to John Doe Mountain. I have not been there in a while.

glosses: A trip is when a person stumbles over something.

text: He broke his wrist after that nasty trip.

enpr: trĭp

ipa: /trɪp/

audio: en-uk-a trip.ogg


trip

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

glosses: When a person trips, he stumbles over something.

text: Be careful of all the books on the floor. You do not want to trip.

verb

trip

p


title: defense forces

redirect: armed forces

pos: hard-redirect


duties

forms:
duty (singular)
duties (plural)

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

noun

duty

duties


squirrels

forms:
squirrel (singular)
squirrels (plural)

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

text: I feed nuts to the squirrels that live in my yard.

squirrel


coals

forms:
coal (singular)
coals (plural)

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

coal


hospitals

forms:
hospital (singular)
hospitals (plural)

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

hospital


zippers

forms:
zipper (singular)
zippers (plural)

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

zipper


insurances

forms:
insurance (singular)
insurances (plural)

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

insurance


minimums

forms:
minimum (singular)
minimums or minima (plural)

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

minimum

minimums

minima


coordinations

forms:
coordination (singular)
coordinations (plural)

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

coordination


newspaper

forms:
newspaper (singular)
newspapers (plural)

glosses: A newspaper is something you read for the news. It is usually published on cheap paper.

text: "democracy can't exist without newspapers." (The Independent, London, 2 March 2009)

ipa: /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/

ipa: /ˈnuːzˌpeɪpɚ/


teachers

forms:
teacher (singular)
teachers (plural)

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

teacher


fumble

forms:
fumble (canonical)
fumbles (third-person singular)
fumbled (past)
fumbled (past participle)
fumbling (present participle)

text: Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.

text: He fumbled the key into the lock.

glosses: To feel around awkwardly while trying to find something.

text: He fumbled for his keys.

text: He fumbled his way to the light-switch.

text: He fumbled through his prepared speech.

text: The player fumbled the ball.

ipa: /ˈfʌmbəl/

hyphenation: fum‧ble

verb

fumbl


fumble

forms:
fumble (singular)
fumbles (plural)

text: He's not playing well today. He's already had three fumbles.


tryout

forms:
tryout (singular)
tryouts (plural)

glosses: A tryout is test of the to see how good someone or something is at a task.

text: Jane is going to that tryout for the fall musical. I hope she makes it; she has a wonderful singing voice.


humans

forms:
human (singular)
humans (plural)

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

noun

human


natures

forms:
nature (singular)
natures (plural)

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

nature


rookie

forms:
rookie (singular)
rookies (plural)

glosses: A rookie is a person who is new at something.

text: Mark was the rookie of the team because he was just drafted.

ipa: /ˈrʊki/

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


bonus

forms:
bonus (singular)
bonuses (plural)

glosses: A bonus is something extra or more that is added.

text: John got a bonus because he played very well.

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

bonuses


products

forms:
product (singular)
products (plural)

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

hyphenation: prod‧ucts

product


tryouts

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

tryout


overpopulation

forms: overpopulation (singular)

glosses: Overpopulation is when a place has too much of an animal or plant for it to be healthy. This usually refers to humans.

text: The overpopulation of our city is making life difficulty.

text: Overpopulation is a major issue today.

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: over‧pop‧u‧lat‧ion


volumes

forms:
volume (singular)
volumes (plural)

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

volume


snakes

forms:
snake (singular)
snakes (plural)

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

snake


snakes

forms:
snake (canonical)
snakes (third-person singular)
snaked (past)
snaked (past participle)
snaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of snake.

verb

snak


reflexive

forms: reflexive (positive)

glosses: A verb is reflexive when it refers to the subject as the object noun.

text: In the sentence, "Mary bathed", bathed is reflexive since it refers to Mary bathing herself.

enpr: rəflĕk'sĭv

ipa: /rəˈflɛksɪv/

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


centimeters

forms:
centimeter (singular)
centimeters (plural)

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

noun

centimeter


eyebrow

forms:
eyebrow (singular)
eyebrows (plural)

glosses: The eyebrow is the hair that grows on the bony ridge above the eye.


speakers

forms:
speaker (singular)
speakers (plural)

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

speaker


eyebrows

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

eyebrow


businesses

forms:
business (singular)
businesses (plural)

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

business

businesses


amendments

forms:
amendment (singular)
amendments (plural)

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

amendment


Pacific Islands

forms: Pacific Islands

glosses: The Pacific Islands are islands in the Pacific Ocean. Some people group the Pacific Islands with Australia and New Zealand to make Oceania.


chins

forms:
chin (singular)
chins (plural)

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

chin


modifier

forms:
modifier (singular)
modifiers (plural)

glosses: A modifier is usually an optional word or phrase, describing the degree, quality, manner, frequency, etc. of something.

text: The word black is the modifier in the phrase a black cat.

text: The word quickly is the modifier in the clause he quickly arrived.

ipa: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/

ipa: /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/

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

hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧er


interjection

forms:
interjection (singular)
interjections (plural)

glosses: An interjection is a word that shows an emotion. It is not grammatically part of the sentence.

text: The word Yikes is an interjection in the phrase "Yikes, what a scare."


idiotic

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

glosses: If a person is called idiotic, they are acting like an idiot.

glosses: If a situation is described as idiotic, it is very foolish, stupid, or does not make much sense.

hyphenation: id‧i‧ot‧ic


furniture

forms:
furniture (singular)
furnitures (plural)

glosses: Furniture are items used to decorate a room or make it more comfortable.

ipa: /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

ipa: /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/


luminous

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

text: The sun and the Moon are two luminous objects in the sky.

ipa: /ˈluːmɪnəs/

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

hyphenation: lu‧mi‧nous


footballs

forms:
football (singular)
footballs (plural)

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

football


rabbits

forms:
rabbit (singular)
rabbits (plural)

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

rabbit


spinoff

forms:
spinoff (singular)
spinoffs (plural)

glosses: A spinoff is something that has separated from its main component.

glosses: A spinoff has a main character that was also a character, though not a major one, in another television show, movie, or book.


constructions

forms:
construction (singular)
constructions (plural)

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

construction


eyelash

forms:
eyelash (singular)
eyelashes (plural)

glosses: An eyelash is one of the hairs that grows on the eyelid.

eyelash

eyelashes


article

forms:
article (singular)
articles (plural)

glosses: An article is a story or report that you can read in a newspaper, journal, or online.

glosses: An article is a member of a larger group.

text: A shirt is an article of clothing.

ipa: /ˈɑːtɪkəl/

ipa: /ˈɑrtɪkl̩/

sampa: /"Ar\tIkl/


religious

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

glosses: If something is religious, it is related to or about religion.

text: Religious beliefs can be very important in choosing a marriage partner.

text: All of the major religious traditions regard theft and murder as evil.

glosses: If someone is religious, they believe in a religion and follow its rules.

text: Because Buddhism forbids the wearing of shoes on pagoda grounds, the deeply religious Mon troops remain barefoot while climbing a rocky cliff there.

glosses: If someone is religious about doing something, they do it on a regular schedule or every chance that they get.

text: We have been less than religious about our daily exercise.

ipa: /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/


title: millenium

redirect: millennium


evidences

forms:
evidence (singular)
evidences (plural)

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

evidence


evidences

forms:
evidence (canonical)
evidences (third-person singular)
evidenced (past)
evidenced (past participle)
evidencing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of evidence.

verb

evidenc


worths

forms:
worth (singular)
worths (plural)

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

noun

worth


title: stuffed toy

redirect: stuffed animal


anti-

forms: anti-

pos: prefix

glosses: Anti is put before a word to mean to be against or opposed to

text: Some people who are against the war led an antiwar protest.

text: Cars need antifreeze when the weather is cold.

glosses: Anti- causes a word to mean the opposite of what it usually means.

text: antimatter

text: antihero

text: antisocial

ipa: /ˈænˌtiː/

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


frequency

forms:
frequency (singular)
frequencies (plural)

glosses: Something's frequency is how often it happens.

text: A frequency of one hertz is an event repeated once per second.

enpr: frĕʹkwən-sē

ipa: /ˈfriːkwənsi/

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

irrnoun

frequencies


abler

forms:
able (positive)
abler (comparative)
ablest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of able; more able.

adj

able

abler

ablest


buildings

forms:
building (singular)
buildings (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbɪldɪŋz/

hyphenation: build‧ings

noun

building


apology

forms:
apology (singular)
apologies (plural)

glosses: An apology is words or actions that show you are sorry.

text: Thank you both very much, and again, my apologies for keeping you both waiting so late.

text: Japan has never offered an official apology for Pearl Harbor.

glosses: If you make no apologies for something, you think it was the right thing to do.

text: The company president makes no apologies for those high profits, saying people should be pleased the industry is so strong.

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

irrnoun

apologies


football

glosses: Football can mean a number of team sports where players kick a ball, like association football (soccer), American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football and rugby football.

glosses: A football is the ball used in a football game.

ipa: /ˈfʊtbɔl/

ipa: /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

ipa: /ˈfʊtbɑl/

audio: EN-AU ck1 football.ogg


serpent

forms:
serpent (singular)
serpents (plural)

glosses: A serpent is a snake, or an animal that looks like a snake.

glosses: A serpent is a musical instrument made of brass. It is called a serpent because the instrument looks like a snake.


incorrect

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

etymology_text: in- + correct

ety-prefix

in

correct

expansion: in- + correct

glosses: Incorrect things are wrong, or not correct.

text: He got points off for an incorrect answer on the quiz.

ipa: /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/

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

hyphenation: in‧cor‧rect


oddity

forms:
oddity (singular)
oddities (plural)

text: That's quite an oddity you have there. I think people would pay to see something that rare.

ipa: /ˈɒdɪti/

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

noun

oddities


hedgehog

forms:
hedgehog (singular)
hedgehogs (plural)

glosses: A hedgehog is a small insect-eating mammal, whose back is completely covered with short spines.

text: When a hedgehog feels in danger of being attacked, it rolls itself into a ball to protect his belly.

ipa: /ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 hedgehog.ogg


title: Spanish language

redirect: Spanish


eyelid

forms:
eyelid (singular)
eyelids (plural)

glosses: The eyelid is a piece of skin that covers the eye. The eyelid can move back, allowing the eye to "open".

text: The doctor looked at his eyelids.

text: His eyelids felt heavy because he was tired.

hyphenation: eye‧lid


astrophysics

forms: astrophysics (singular)

glosses: Astrophysics is the part of physical science that studies space bodies and our universe in general.

text: With the help of telescopes and satellites, astrophysics has made a great jump in our understanding of the universe since the last decades.


drawings

forms:
drawing (singular)
drawings (plural)

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

drawing


nuts

forms:
nut (singular)
nuts (plural)

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

ipa: /nʌts/

nut


nuts

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

glosses: If a person is nuts, they are crazy or insane.

text: You're going to jump out of a plane?! Are you nuts?!


nuts

forms:
nut (canonical)
nuts (third-person singular)
nutted (past)
nutted (past participle)
nutting (present participle)

verb

t


bald

forms:
bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is bald has a head without hair on it.

text: When people grow old, many of them become bald because their fallen hair is not replaced any more.

ipa: /bɔːld/

adj

bald

balder

baldest


white hole

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

glosses: A white hole is the opposite of a black hole. There is no physical proof it exists yet, though it could exist based on mathematical calculations. Matter, the stuff that our Universe is made of, comes out of the white hole instead of being sucked in like with the black hole.

text: To explain what the matter swallowed by a black hole may become, certain scientists have imagined that there could be white holes through which matter would go out.


machine gun

forms:
machine gun (singular)
machine guns (plural)

glosses: A machine gun is a heavy automatic gun that weighs about 50 pounds and can shoot hundreds to thousands of bullets in a minute.

text: The first machine guns appeared around the Secession War during the 1860's. At this time they had several cannons rotating.

noun

machine gun


oxygen

forms:
oxygen (singular)
oxygens (plural)

glosses: Oxygen is a chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8.

glosses: An oxygen is an atom of the element oxygen.

enpr: ŏk'sĭjən

ipa: /ˈɒksɪdʒən/

hyphenation: ox‧y‧gen


nostril

forms:
nostril (singular)
nostrils (plural)

glosses: A nostril is one of the two holes at the bottom of the nose.

text: When you breathe using your nose, air goes through your nostril.

enpr: nŏs'trəl

ipa: /ˈnɒstrɪl/

sampa: /"nQstrIl/

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


allotropy

forms:
allotropy (singular)
allotropies (plural)

glosses: Allotropy is the property that certain elements have to get their atoms disposed in different structures.

text: Carbon has two main forms : graphite and diamond, that are each characterized by a different atomic disposition. This is called allotropy.

irrnoun

allotropies


oddities

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

noun

oddity


amaze

forms:
amaze (canonical)
amazes (third-person singular)
amazed (past)
amazed (past participle)
amazing (present participle)

glosses: If you amaze somebody, you make them feel very surprised.

text: It totally amazes me that he handles things as well as he does.

text: She's busy amazing the crowd with the many tricks she knows.

text: He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.

ipa: /əˈmeɪz/

verb

amaz


furry

forms:
furry (positive)
furrier (comparative)
furriest (superlative)

glosses: A furry animal has its body covered with fur, a dense area of thin hairs.

text: Children often like furry animals because they are smooth when touched.

ipa: /ˈfɜːri/

ipa: /ˈfɝi/

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

adj

furry

furrier

furriest


inside joke

forms:
inside joke (singular)
inside jokes (plural)

glosses: An inside joke is a joke that only a small group of people can understand because it has information that only the people in the group know.

text: She and her friends make inside jokes that I can never understand.


palate

forms:
palate (singular)
palates (plural)

glosses: A person's palate is his ability to taste.

ipa: /ˈpælɪt/

homophones: pellet pallet palette


boron

forms: boron (singular)

glosses: A hard, black, or brown, chemical element with the atomic number 5 and the symbol B.

text: The scientist used boron in his experiment.

text: A lot of glass is made using boron.

ipa: /ˈbɔərɒn/

hyphenation: bo‧ron

noun

boron


Yugoslavia

forms: Yugoslavia

glosses: Yugoslavia is a country that used to exist on the Balkan Peninsula. It has split up into Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo and Croatia.

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


teddy

forms:
teddy (singular)
teddies (plural)

text: Though largely an adult, he still has a huge collection of teddies.

glosses: A teddy is a type of underwear worn by women, similar to a basque.

irrnoun

teddies


writes

forms:
write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of write.

ipa: /raɪts/

homophones: rights rites wrights

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


subordinate clause

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

glosses: A subordinate clause is a clause inside another clause.

text: In the following sentences, the subordinate clause is underlined.


periodic table

forms:
periodic table (singular)
periodic tables (plural)

glosses: The periodic table is a chart that has all the elements in chemistry. Each element has an atomic number.

ipa: /ˌpɪriˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/

ipa: /ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈteɪbəl/

hyphenation: pe‧ri‧od‧ic ta‧ble


title: counterglow

redirect: gegenschein


stuffed animal

forms:
stuffed animal (singular)
stuffed animals (plural)

glosses: A stuffed animal is a furry toy that is filled with a soft material.

text: The first stuffed animals to be made at the end of the nineteenth century looked like bears.

text: Nearly all children have at least one stuffed animal to play with.


joins

forms:
join (canonical)
joins (third-person singular)
joined (past)
joined (past participle)
joining (present participle)

verb

join


witherite

forms: witherite (singular)

glosses: Witherite is a yellow-grey mineral. It is made of a form of barium.

text: I would like that sample of witherite for my collection, please.

noun

witherite


square root

forms:
square root (singular)
square roots (plural)

glosses: The square root of a number n is a number that, multiplied by itself, is equal to this number n. Its symbol is √. "The square root of "n" is written √.

text: The square root of 9 is 3.


participations

forms:
participation (singular)
participations (plural)

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

participation


classes

forms:
class (singular)
classes (plural)

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

class

classes


classes

forms:
class (canonical)
classes (third-person singular)
classed (past)
classed (past participle)
classing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of class.

verb

es


China

forms: China

glosses: China is a country in Asia. It is officially called the People's Republic of China.

glosses: China is the area controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

enpr: chī'nə


sprinted

forms:
sprint (canonical)
sprints (third-person singular)
sprinted (past)
sprinted (past participle)
sprinting (present participle)

sprint


joining

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/


trespass

forms:
trespass (canonical)
trespasses (third-person singular)
trespassed (past)
trespassed (past participle)
trespassing (present participle)

glosses: When you trespass, you are going to a place that you are not allowed to.

text: Do not trespass that area restricted to visitors. You will be fined.

enpr: trĕs'pǎs

ipa: /ˈtrɛspæs/

enpr: trĕs'pəs

ipa: /ˈtrɛspəs/

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

hyphenation: tres‧pass

trespass


aluminum

forms: aluminum (singular)

glosses: Aluminum is a metallic (meaning made of metal) element with an atomic number of 13 and the symbol Al.

text: These cans are made from aluminum.

hyphenation: alu‧mi‧num


wines

forms:
wine (singular)
wines (plural)

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

noun

wine


wines

forms:
wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

verb

win

e


Milky Way

forms: Milky Way

glosses: The Milky Way is the galaxy that we live in.

text: Our solar system is in one of the arms of the Milky Way, at about 30,000 light years from its center.


forest

forms:
forest (singular)
forests (plural)

glosses: A forest is an area covered with many trees, and sometimes by bushes and other plants.

text: Certain forests are so vast that people can easily be lost there.

enpr: fŏrˈəst

ipa: /ˈfɒrəst/

sampa: /"fQrIst/

noun

forest


viper

forms:
viper (singular)
vipers (plural)

glosses: A viper is a short, rather massive poisonous snake with long front teeth that poison its victims by biting them.

text: Don't walk in the bush unprotected, you may be bitten by an viper!

glosses: A viper can also be a person who says bad things on other people.

text: This viper of a man will turn all of us mad!


introduction

forms:
introduction (singular)
introductions (plural)

glosses: An introduction is the first or opening part

text: This is the introduction to the book.

text: The introduction to the first movement of the symphony is slow and majestic.

text: The winners received their prizes after their introductions to the audience.

glosses: An introduction is when something is announced.

text: The winner of the prize will be announced during the introduction portion of the opening ceremonies.

glosses: An introduction is a social process for making two people acquainted.

text: My introduction to Dr. Sagan was cordial.

text: Dr. Sagan was silent during our introduction.

text: Karen was responsible for my introduction to Dr. Sagan.

glosses: A process for making someone familiar with a certain area, topic, or field.

text: Lisa's introduction to horseback riding was a disaster.

ipa: /ɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duc‧tion


mosquito

forms:
mosquito (singular)
mosquitos or mosquitoes (plural)

glosses: A mosquito is a flying insect that is known for stinging animals and humans to suck their blood.

text: Sleeping here is nearly impossible because of all those mosquitoes that bite you all the night long.

ipa: /mɒsˈkiːtəʊ/

mosquitoes


barium

forms: barium (singular)

glosses: An element with atomic number 56 and the symbol Ba.

text: This rock has parts of barium on it.

ipa: /ˈbɛərɪəm/

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

hyphenation: bar‧i‧um

barium


noses

forms:
nose (singular)
noses (plural)

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

nose


noses

forms:
nose (canonical)
noses (third-person singular)
nosed (past)
nosed (past participle)
nosing (present participle)

verb

nos


leader

forms:
leader (singular)
leaders (plural)

glosses: A leader is someone who leads others and has them following him.

text: Kings, presidents, governors, and mayors are all different types of leaders.

glosses: A leader is someone who is the best at what he does.

text: Johntech is a leader in the microprocessor industry.

ipa: /ˈlidɚ/

noun

leader


Saros cycle

forms:
Saros cycle (singular)
Saros cycles (plural)

glosses: A period of 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours in which the Sun, Moon and Earth return to almost exactly the same spots they were at 18 years, 11.3 days ago; the Saros cycle is used to predict when an eclipse is going to happen.


comparable

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

etymology_text: compare + -able

ety-suffix

compare

able

expansion: compare + -able

glosses: If two things are comparable, then they are similar and can be compared to one another.

text: An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.

ipa: /ˈkəmpɛrəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈkɒmpæræb̩l/

sampa: /"kQmp{r{b=l/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable2.wav


beginning

forms:
beginning (singular)
beginnings (plural)

glosses: The beginning of something is where it starts from.

glosses: The beginning is the first part of something.

text: The beginning of the book introduced all the main characters.

enpr: /bĭgĭn'ĭng/


beginning

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

text: It's beginning to get dark so you better come in soon.

text: She's been running 3 days a week for almost a month and she's finally beginning to lose some weight.

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


sectors

forms:
sector (singular)
sectors (plural)

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

noun

sector


backup

forms:
backup (singular)
backups (plural)

glosses: A secondary plan that can be used in case the first plan fails.

ipa: /ˈbækˌʌp/

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


mortality

forms: mortality (singular)

glosses: Mortality is the condition of being able to die or disappear.

text: When they begin aging, certain people become afraid of their mortality.

ipa: /mɔrˈtælɪti/


imagination

forms:
imagination (singular)
imaginations (plural)

glosses: Imagination is the ability to see something in your mind, or pretend that something false is true.

text: Children use imagination to see sticks as swords and fight monsters.

text: I used my imagination to figure out what a house built like that would look like.

text: I imagined myself inside of a car with my friends, riding past a forest, while it was a thunderstorm.

glosses: Imagination is the ability to think of something new, different, strange, or unusual.

text: The artist made this amazing artwork by using his imagination.

glosses: A person's imagination is how creative he can be.

text: The writer was well-known for his creative imagination.

ipa: /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/


opening

forms:
opening (singular)
openings (plural)

glosses: An opening is a place that someone or something can go through.

glosses: An opening is the first time a placed is opened to other people.

text: We are going to the museum's opening.

ipa: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/


opening

forms:
open (canonical)
opens (third-person singular)
opened (past)
opened (past participle)
opening (present participle)

ipa: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/

verb

open


vapor

forms:
vapor (singular)
vapors (plural)

glosses: A vapor is a cloudy or other matter in the air, like mist, steam or fumes.

glosses: Vapor is the gas of something that used to be liquid or solid.

text: When you heat up water, vapor appears.

ipa: /ˈveɪpə/


teddy bear

forms:
teddy bear (singular)
teddy bears (plural)

glosses: A teddy bear or abridged teddy is a stuffed toy looking like an anthropomorphic bear.

text: If teddy bears are mainly made for children to play with, lots of adults also appreciate them.


iodine

forms: iodine (singular)

glosses: An element with the atomic number 53 and the symbol I.

text: People use iodine in salt to make it iodized.

text: That kid used iodine on his wound to prevent infection.

enpr: ī'ədīn, ī'ədĭn, ī'ədēn

ipa: /ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn, -dɪn, -diːn/

hyphenation: io‧dine

noun

iodine


extraterrestrial

forms:
extraterrestrial (singular)
extraterrestrials (plural)

glosses: An extraterrestrial is a being coming from a world other than Earth, whose true existence has not yet been proved.

text: Popular representations of extraterrestrials often make them be little skinny humanoids with a large skull, wide black eyes and a green or grey skin.

glosses: An extraterrestrial can also be so an uncommon person that ordinary people think he or she cannot be from Earth.

text: Joseph von Neumann had so exceptional intellectual abilities that his neighbouring considered him an extraterrestrial.


extraterrestrial

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

glosses: Extraterrestrial can be applied to anything not coming from the Earth or not belonging to the Earth.

text: Meteorites falling on the Earth's ground come from outer space : they are extraterrestrial objects.


immortal

forms:
immortal (singular)
immortals (plural)

etymology_text: im- + mortal

word parts

im-

mortal

expansion: im- + mortal

glosses: An immortal is a being that lives forever and does not age or die.

text: Though never dying, an immortal can still be killed in certain cases.


immortal

forms: immortal (positive)

glosses: If something or someone is immortal, it lives forever and never dies or disappears.

text: In ancient Greek civilization, gods were believed to be immortal.

text: Lots of people believe that human beings have an immortal soul inside.


defy

forms:
defy (canonical)
defies (third-person singular)
defied (past)
defied (past participle)
defying (present participle)

glosses: When you defy someone, you refuse to do what he or she wants you to do.

text: He is going to defy her orders for him to come here.

glosses: When you defy something, you challenge it.

text: That politician is willing to defy public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.

verb

def

y


defy

forms:
defy (singular)
defies (plural)

irrnoun

defies


working

forms:
work (canonical)
works (third-person singular)
worked (past)
worked (past participle)
working (present participle)

text: I have fixed the machine. It is currently working.

text: The government takes money from the working class and gives it to the rich.

verb

work


working

forms:
working (singular)
workings (plural)

glosses: The workings of something is how it functions.

text: He showed us the machine's inner workings.


comma

forms:
comma (singular)
commas (plural)

glosses: A comma is the sign , used to make a short pause in a sentence.

text: A space is required after the comma, but not before.

enpr: kŏm'ə

enpr: kŏm'-ə


clumsy

forms:
clumsy (positive)
clumsier (comparative)
clumsiest (superlative)

glosses: A clumsy person is not skillful or graceful when performing a movement.

text: He is very clumsy. He might break the dishes.

glosses: A clumsy object or idea is one created without much planning.

text: This solution is clumsy. I do not think it will work.

ipa: /ˈklʌmzi/

adj

clumsy

clumsier

clumsiest


entertain

forms:
entertain (canonical)
entertains (third-person singular)
entertained (past)
entertained (past participle)
entertaining (present participle)

glosses: You entertain a person by keeping that person interested in what you are doing.

text: The comedian is able to entertain the audience for hours by telling jokes.

glosses: When you entertain an idea, you think about it.

text: I hope he will entertain the idea of inviting us over.

ipa: /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/

ipa: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/


squeaky

forms:
squeaky (positive)
squeakier (comparative)
squeakiest (superlative)

glosses: A squeaky sound is a sound that has a very high pitch.

text: When sped up, people speaking get a funny squeaky voice.

ipa: /ˈskwiːki/

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

squeaky

squeakier

squeakiest


millennium

forms:
millennium (singular)
millenniums or millennia (plural)

glosses: A millennium is a period of time lasting one thousand years.

text: Mankind invented the first writing systems a few millennia ago.

text: Lots of animal species have disappeared during the last millennium.

ipa: /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/

noun

millennium

millenniums

millennia


hard science

forms: hard science

pos: phrase

glosses: Hard science is a phrase used to describe natural sciences and physical sciences, not social sciences. Hard sciences use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Some hard sciences are mathematics, biology, physics, and geology.


diary

forms:
diary (singular)
diaries (plural)

glosses: A diary is a journal that some people keep to write down what has happened on days during their lives.

text: I have kept a diary ever since I was a little girl.

ipa: /ˈdaɪəri/

irrnoun

diaries


approve

forms:
approve (canonical)
approves (third-person singular)
approved (past)
approved (past participle)
approving (present participle)

glosses: If a person in power approves something such as a plan, a sale, a rule, etc., they say it is OK and it may go ahead.

text: Voters there have approved a plan to remove most cars from the city center.

text: The Food and Drug Administration has not approved it for medical use.

text: The plan must now be approved by the president.

glosses: If you approve of something, you think it is good.

text: The latest survey shows that only 32 percent approve of the way the president is handling his job.

ipa: /əˈpruːv/

ipa: /ʌˈpruv/

sampa: /V"pruv/

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

verb

approv


electron configuration

forms:
electron configuration (singular)
electron configurations (plural)

glosses: How the electrons in an atom are arranged.

text: The electron configuration in a Hydrogen-1 atom is 1s¹.


flowers

forms:
flower (singular)
flowers (plural)

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

text: John gave me flowers for our anniversary this year.

ipa: /ˈflaʊəz/

ipa: /ˈflaʊɚz/

noun

flower


flowers

forms:
flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flower.


tonne

forms:
tonne (singular)
tonnes (plural)

glosses: A tonne, also called a metric ton, is an unit of mass that weighs exactly 1,000 kilograms. It is a little different from the US short ton (2,000 pounds or about 907 kilograms) and the British long ton (2,240 pounds or about 1,016 kilograms).

ipa: /tʌn/

homophones: ton tun


wormhole

forms:
wormhole (singular)
wormholes (plural)

glosses: A wormhole is a theoretical space tunnel that would begin with a black hole and end with a white hole; this tunnel would be a shortcut for space travel.

text: Though based on real scientific guesses, wormholes are largely used in some science-fiction works. If they really exist or not is still unsure.


funny

forms:
funny (positive)
funnier (comparative)
funniest (superlative)

glosses: Funny things keep people interested and can make people laugh.

text: That was a funny joke.

text: This rotten milk has a funny smell.

enpr: fŭnʹē

ipa: /ˈfʌni/

adj

funny

funnier

funniest


funny

forms:
funny (singular)
funnies (plural)

noun

funnies


sake

forms:
sake (singular)
sakes (plural)

glosses: If something is for x's sake or for the sake of x, it is to help x or make x happy.

text: You are the reason I did it. I did it for your sake.

text: I must pretend to be happy when I am not, for everyone's sake.

text: The parents are staying together for the children's sake.

glosses: You use for God's/Christ's/Heaven's/Pete's/pity's/fuck's sake when you feel strongly about something.

text: "No, I will not." "For God's sake, why not?"

glosses: If something is for x's sake or for the sake of x, it is for that purpose.

text: I carried my gun in the jungle for safety's sake.

text: Let's say, for the sake of argument, that he comes out and says, "I love you." Then what?

enpr: sāk

ipa: /seɪk/

sampa: /seIk/


sake

glosses: Sake is a kind of Japanese wine made from rice.

enpr: säkĕ

ipa: /sɑːkɛ/

enpr: säkē

ipa: /sɑːki/


pulsar

forms:
pulsar (singular)
pulsars (plural)

glosses: A pulsar is an extremely dense astronomical body more massive than our Sun but not larger than 20 kilometers in diameter, essentially composed of neutrons with an iron shell. This astronomical body pulsates at very regular intervals, from a few milliseconds to more than one second : its name is a portmanteau-word coming from pulsating star.

text: When the first pulsar was detected, its pulsating period was so regular that scientists first believed it came from an extraterrestrial civilization.


isotope

forms:
isotope (singular)
isotopes (plural)

glosses: Isotopes are atomic cores belonging to the same element that have the same number of protons, but have a different number of neutrons.

text: Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are isotopes of uranium.

text: Deutherium is an isotope of oxygen that has two neutrons.


eyeball

forms:
eyeball (singular)
eyeballs (plural)

glosses: An eyeball is the entire round part of an eye, including the hidden part.

text: The doctor checked my eyeball when I got my new glasses.


eyeball

forms:
eyeball (canonical)
eyeballs (third-person singular)
eyeballed (past)
eyeballed (past participle)
eyeballing (present participle)

glosses: If you eyeball something, you estimate or judge it; you look at it.


plutonium

forms: plutonium (singular)

glosses: Plutonium is a man-made element of the periodic table, with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu.

text: Along with neptunium, plutonium was the first man-made element to be created by bombarding uranium-238 cores with neutrons.

glosses: Plutonium is also the radioactive metal made of plutonium atoms.

text: Plutonium is a silvery and very dense metal, its toxicity makes it dangerous to manipulate.

enpr: plo͞otō'nēəm

ipa: /pluːˈtoʊniəm/

hyphenation: plu‧to‧ni‧um

plutonium


counterfeiter

forms:
counterfeiter (singular)
counterfeiters (plural)

glosses: A counterfeiter is a person who makes copies of things, copies that are considered false and not legal; a person who counterfeits.

text: The police have arrested a gang of counterfeiters that made many false banknotes.

text: To make such well-imitated paintings, counterfeiters must have very good skills.


reprise

forms:
reprise (singular)
reprises (plural)


reprise

forms:
reprise (canonical)
reprises (third-person singular)
reprised (past)
reprised (past participle)
reprising (present participle)

verb

repris


thinner

forms:
thin (positive)
thinner (comparative)
thinnest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of thin; more thin.

ipa: /ˈθɪnə(r)/

enpr: thĭnʹər

ipa: /ˈθɪnɚ/

hyphenation: thin‧ner

adj

thin

thinner

thinnest


thinner

forms:
thinner (singular)
thinners (plural)

glosses: A thinner is a liquid that is used to make another liquid more thin.

text: turpentine can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.


black hole

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

glosses: A black hole is a round invisible astronomical body with no solid surface and is compact enough to attract light and swallow it. That's why it remains usually invisible.

text: Certain stars form a couple with a black hole, turning around each other : the matter of the star is progressively swallowed by the black hole.


password

forms:
password (singular)
passwords (plural)

glosses: A secret code that is used to get access to something.

ipa: /ˈpæswɜːrd/

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


guard

forms:
guard (singular)
guards (plural)

glosses: A guard is a person or a group of people who watch something and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.

text: After leaving the police he worked as a security guard at an airport.

text: The inmate was beaten by a prison guard while other guards watched.

glosses: A guard is something that is a barrier between you and something dangerous.

text: You push a button and a guard comes down to keep your hands out of the machine while it works.

glosses: A guard is a position on a basketball team who moves the ball to help their team gain points

glosses: A guard is an offensive position in American football who plays either side of the center.


guard

forms:
guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

glosses: If you guard something, you watch it and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.

text: The front gate was guarded by Iraqi soldiers.


showoff

forms:
showoff (singular)
showoffs (plural)

glosses: A person trying to show prowess or ability.

text: They were a showoff.


calcium

forms: calcium (singular)

glosses: An element with atomic number 20 and symbol Ca. Also a nutrient in many different foods.

text: The human body needs calcium in order to stay healthy.

enpr: kăl′sē-əm

hyphenation: cal‧ci‧um

noun

calcium


galaxy

forms:
galaxy (singular)
galaxies (plural)

glosses: A galaxy is a large astronomical structure containing several billions of stars and other astronomical bodies, looking like a more or less regular spiral with a thick core and thinner edges.

text: The Milky Way is the galaxy where our Earth is located, it has about 200 billion stars.

text: The known universe contains billions of galaxies.

glosses: The galaxy : the galaxy we live in, the Milky Way (very often employed with the definite article).

text: Some science fiction writers imagine that mankind will one day settle an empire throughout the galaxy.

ipa: /ˈɡaləksi/

ipa: /ˈɡæləksi/

irrnoun

galaxies


agenda

forms:
agenda (singular)
agendas (plural)

glosses: An agenda is a list of things to be talked about, done, or otherwise dealt with.

text: I think there are some important domestic policy items on the agenda still.

text: The first three questions of the research agenda have to do with energy and the environment.

text: They often work against the management to pursue their own interests and agendas.

glosses: An agenda is a reason for doing something, usually a bad or secret reason.

text: The President may have a political agenda in saying this.


nickel

forms:
nickel (singular)
nickels (plural)

glosses: A nickel is a coin that is worth five cents.

glosses: Nickel is an element in chemistry. It has a symbol of Ni and an atomic number of 28.

enpr: nĭk'əl

hyphenation: nick‧el


won

forms:
win (canonical)
wins (third-person singular)
won (past)
won (past participle)
winning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of win.

enpr: wŭn

ipa: /wʌn/

sampa: /wVn/

win

wins

won

won

winning


won

forms:
won (singular)
won (plural)

noun

won

won


hopeful

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

etymology_text: hope + -ful

glosses: A hopeful person wishes that something could happen.

ipa: /ˈhoʊpfəl/

ipa: /ˈhəʊpfəl/

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


hopeful

forms:
hopeful (singular)
hopefuls (plural)

glosses: A hopeful is a person that wishes to win or be victorious at something.

text: There are many presidential hopefuls this year.


application

forms:
application (singular)
applications (plural)

glosses: An application is a request for something. Often it is a paper form that you have to fill out to ask for something.

text: She filled out her applications for college and hoped she would hear soon whether she was accepted to any schools.

text: I have to go to the bank today to fill out an application for a loan.

glosses: An application is the way something is used.

text: The application of the new laws made things much more fair in the country.

glosses: If something has an application, it can be used.

text: She liked studying Latin in college, but found that a degree in Latin had few applications in the real world.

text: He told me I would need a special application to make my new printer work with my old computer.

glosses: Application is putting something onto something else, like a surface.

text: Kathleen was so light-skinned that she needed many applications of sunscreen each time she was at the beach to keep from getting sunburned.

text: The doctor said: "Application of this medicine to your cut will make it heal faster."

ipa: /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/


joined

forms:
join (canonical)
joins (third-person singular)
joined (past)
joined (past participle)
joining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of join.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnd/

verb

join


accounting

forms:
account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

ipa: /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/

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

account


accounting

forms: accounting (singular)

glosses: Accounting involves keeping records on financial information.

glosses: An accounting goes over an event that happened and the explanation for why it happened.

noun

accounting


youth

forms:
youth (singular)
youths (plural)


drug

forms:
drug (singular)
drugs (plural)

glosses: Drugs are substances such as alcohol, cocaine, or aspirin, that people take to make changes in their body.

text: He's in jail for 3 to 15 years for drug trafficking.

text: You no longer require a doctor's prescription for some drugs.

text: The Canadian Government launched an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes.

text: When children have a fever, avoid giving them any over-the-counter drugs that contain aspirin.

text: The government is trying to stop traffic in illegal guns and drugs.

text: Can you pick up some toilet paper at the drug store?

ipa: /drʌg/


drug

forms:
drug (canonical)
drugs (third-person singular)
drugged (past)
drugged (past participle)
drugging (present participle)

glosses: If you drug somebody, you give them a drug, usually to put them to sleep.

text: They put me in hospital, drugged me up and left me in there for two years.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drag.

verb

drug

g


X-rays

forms:
X-ray (singular)
X-rays (plural)

glosses: The plural form of X-ray; more than one (kind of) X-ray.

noun

X-ray


X-rays

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of X-ray.


neon

forms: neon (singular)

glosses: Neon is an element with atomic number 10 and the symbol Ne.

text: Neon is used in signs to make them glow.

glosses: Neon is used to describe neon tetra fish.

text: My mom and I went to the pet store to buy a neon tetra fish.

enpr: nē'ŏn

hyphenation: ne‧on

neon


awkward

forms:
awkwarder (comparative)
awkwardest (superlative)
awkward (positive)
more awkward (comparative)
most awkward (superlative)

glosses: An awkward person or animal is clumsy, lacks agility, dexterity or grace.

text: He doesn't managed well when I try to juggle. He's still awkward.

glosses: An awkward situation, event is an embarrassing situation, event.

text: When I fell in front of everybody, I felt ridiculous. It was so awkward!

text: What an awkward device! I can't even imagine how it works.

ipa: /ˈɔːkwəd/

ipa: /ˈɔkwɚd/

ipa: /ˈɑkwɚd/

adj

awkward

awkwarder

awkwardest


radium

forms: radium (singular)

glosses: Radium is an element that has an atomic number of 88 and symbol Ra.

text: A normal person cannot find radium in any store.

enpr: rād'ēəm

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

hyphenation: rad‧i‧um

noun

radium


terse

forms:
terse (positive)
terser (comparative)
tersest (superlative)

glosses: A terse reply or message uses very few words to say only the most important information.

text: He gave a terse, one-word answer.

ipa: /tɜːs/

ipa: /tɝːs/

adj

terse

terser

tersest


uranium

forms: uranium (singular)

glosses: Uranium is an element of the periodic table with atomic number 92. Its symbol is U.

text: Uranium is the natural element with the biggest atomic core.

glosses: Uranium is also the radioactive metal made of uranium atoms.

text: Uranium has been increasingly used since the last six decades, its radioactive properties have found both military and civil uses.

enpr: ūrā'nēəm

ipa: /jʊˈreɪniəm/

hyphenation: ura‧ni‧um

noun

uranium


g-force

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

glosses: G-force is another word for gravity, the force of universal attraction between particles of matter. Large bodies, like planets and moons, can attract smaller objects to them, giving these objects weight. The strength of g-force is different on each body.

text: On the Moon, astronauts weighing 200 kg move as easily as if they weighed 35 kg on Earth, because the g-force is six times lesser here.

hyphenation: g‧force


forwards

forms: forwards

pos: prep

glosses: If something goes forwards, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back.

glosses: If something goes forwards, it gets better.

glosses: If something goes forwards, it moves into the future.


forwards

forms:
forward (canonical)
forwards (third-person singular)
forwarded (past)
forwarded (past participle)
forwarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of forward.

text: My boss never forwards important emails to me so I never know what's going on.

verb

forward


forwards

forms:
forward (singular)
forwards (plural)

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


race

forms:
race (singular)
races (plural)

glosses: A race is when people compete to see who is the fastest at either driving or running.

text: There was a race to see who could finish first.

glosses: A race is a group of people that come from the same place and have similar traditions.

glosses: A race is a group of people with the same physical characteristics, such as skin color, hair color and type, etc.

text: There were three different races at the school; blacks, whites, and Asians

enpr: /rās/

ipa: /reɪs/

sampa: /reIs/


race

forms:
race (canonical)
races (third-person singular)
raced (past)
raced (past participle)
racing (present participle)

glosses: When a person races, he competes with other people to see who can go the fastest.

text: Tom was hungry, so he raced George down to the ice cream truck.

rac


wooden

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

etymology_text: wood + -en

ety-suffix

wood

en

expansion: wood + -en

text: Please do not spill your drink on the wooden floor.

ipa: /ˈwʊdən/


lipstick lesbian

forms:
lipstick lesbian (singular)
lipstick lesbians (plural)

glosses: A lipstick lesbian is a lesbian who looks very feminine. It is sometimes thought to be a stereotype of what a woman should look.

text: Heterosexual men often imagine scenes between lipstick lesbians.


question mark

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

glosses: A question mark is the character ? used at the end of a sentence to mean this sentence is waiting for an answer.

text: In English the question mark appears immediately after the last word of the sentence, but in French a space between is needed.

glosses: A question mark can also stand for a question or a doubt, something uncertain or unknown.

text: He had no idea what she was thinking; it was one big question mark.

ipa: /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/

ipa: /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑrk/

audio: en-us-question mark.mp3

hyphenation: quest‧ion mark


lame duck

forms:
lame duck (singular)
lame ducks (plural)

glosses: A lame duck is a person who is handicapped or not efficient.

text: The whole group wasted a lot of time only because of him. He's what I call a lame duck!

glosses: In the United States, a lame duck is a politician who holds an office now, but lost the recent election or is not eligible to hold the position anymore; they are called a lame duck because they have very little power in the last few months of their service.

text: Being accused of corruption, this congressman has become a lame duck.


unwillingly

pos: adv

etymology_text:
un- + willing + -ly
unwilling + willingly

ety-affix

un

willing

ly

glosses: Doing something unwillingly is doing something because you have to even though you don't want to.

text: He began to clean his room unwillingly after being asked five times.

ipa: /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli/

hyphenation: un‧will‧ing‧ly


formulae

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

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

ipa: /ˈfɔː(r)mjəˌli/

noun

formula

formulae


atom

forms:
atom (singular)
atoms (plural)

glosses: An atom is the smallest bit that matter can be broken down into.

text: Atoms of hydrogen make up a water molecule.

glosses: A particle which is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.

ipa: /ˈætəm/


arson

forms:
arson (singular)
arsons (plural)

glosses: Arson is the crime of setting a fire to cause damage.

text: A man is being held by police in connection with an arson attack that destroyed a school.

text: The cause of the fire is unknown, but investigators believe it to be an arson.

ipa: /ˈɑrsən/

ipa: /ˈɑːsən/

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


midget

forms:
midget (singular)
midgets (plural)

glosses: A midget is a person little person. A midget's size is much smaller than normal.

text: He is a midget, only three feet (one meter) tall.

text: I think I could easily overcome this midget, but he proved to be surprisingly strong.

hyphenation: midg‧et


title: off-line

redirect: offline


creepy-crawly

forms:
creepy-crawly (singular)
creepy-crawlies (plural)

glosses: A creepy-crawly is a small animal that crawls, such as an insect, spider, or worm; this word describes the way these animals move.

text: While most people are disgusted by creepy-crawlies, some find them interesting.

irrnoun

creepy-crawlies


scalp

forms:
scalp (singular)
scalps (plural)

glosses: The scalp is part of the head where the hair grows from.

ipa: /skælp/


scalp

forms:
scalp (canonical)
scalps (third-person singular)
scalped (past)
scalped (past participle)
scalping (present participle)

glosses: When you scalp a person, you remove the part of the head where the hair grows from.


skinny

forms:
skinny (positive)
skinnier (comparative)
skinniest (superlative)

glosses: A skinny person or animal has few flesh or muscle around the skeleton, he/she/it has a thin and narrow body.

text: You should eat more and do some sports, you're too skinny!

text: This poor village is full of skinny cats and dogs searching for food.

adjective

skinny

skinnier

skinniest


skinny

forms:
skinny (singular)
skinnies (plural)

glosses: A skinny is a person who has not enough flesh, enough muscle, whose body appears to be too thin and narrow.

text: This skinny has lifted this heavy piece of furniture unaided! I couldn't believe my eyes!

irrnoun

skinnies


analyse

forms:
analyse (canonical)
analyses (third-person singular)
analysed (past)
analysed (past participle)
analysing (present participle)

glosses: If you analyse something, you study it carefully to understand it, often to see what it is made of.

text: They can make up questions, collect field data, and analyse that data on their computers.

text: The dust was analysed to determine its chemical contents.

hyphenation: an‧a‧lyse

verb

analys

e


helium

forms: helium (singular)

glosses: Helium is a colourless gas that has an atomic number of 2 and the symbol He.

text: Sir, can you please fill my balloon up with helium, please?

enpr: hē'lēəm

ipa: /ˈhiːlɪəm/

hyphenation: he‧li‧um

noun

helium


tosh

forms: tosh (singular)

glosses: Tosh is stupid nonsense, usually made intentionally so that no one can understand.

text: He always writes tosh on Wikipedia because he thinks it's funny, but in fact he's just blocked.

ipa: /tɒʃ/

tosh


chaos

forms:
chaos (singular)
chaoses (plural)

glosses: Chaos is a state of disorder or confusion.

sampa: /keIQs/

hyphenation: cha‧os

chaos

chaoses


customers

forms:
customer (singular)
customers (plural)

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

customer


smoulder

forms:
smoulder (canonical)
smoulders (third-person singular)
smouldered (past)
smouldered (past participle)
smouldering (present participle)

glosses: Smoulder is another way of spelling smolder.

ipa: /ˈsmoʊldɚ/

hyphenation: smoul‧der


perform

forms:
perform (canonical)
performs (third-person singular)
performed (past)
performed (past participle)
performing (present participle)

text: Please come help me perform this task.

glosses: People perform by entertaining an audience.

text: The actors are going to perform onstage soon.

text: The Royal Ballet is performing "Swan Lake" tonight.

ipa: /pəˈfɔːm/

enpr: pər-fôrmʹ

ipa: /pɚˈfɔrm/

hyphenation: per‧form


universe

forms:
universe (singular)
universes (plural)

glosses: The universe is the whole space we live in and everything it contains: our Milky Way and billions of other galaxies that are not all known are part of our universe.

text: According to recent theories, our universe would be bent on itself, being finite but having no frontiers.

glosses: A universe can also stand for a world or an area, fictional or not, considered in itself.

text: Musical universes are so varied that we cannot know them all.

glosses: A universe is also an imaginary set of worlds invented by someone.

text: The universe created by Tolkien is surprisingly dense and imaginative.

glosses: The complete set of numerous possibilities.

text: Among this universe of choices, just one will be the good one.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/

ipa: /ˈjunəˌvɝs/


aggressive

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

glosses: Making attacks or assaults that are not just.

glosses: Aggressive describes an act of aggression.

text: Yes, he was aggressive to her.


clown

forms:
clown (singular)
clowns (plural)

glosses: A clown is a person that entertains people, usually at a circus. He dresses in bright colors, has paint on his face, and wears clothes that are too big for him.

text: Some children are afraid by clowns because of their unusual appearance that can be rather impressive.

glosses: A clown is also a person whose behaviour is a bit silly, not serious.

text: Though very intelligent, this person is a true clown so that no one believes what he says.

enpr: kloun

ipa: /klaʊn/

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


clown

forms:
clown (canonical)
clowns (third-person singular)
clowned (past)
clowned (past participle)
clowning (present participle)

glosses: A person who is clowning is not serious, acts in a silly way, like a clown.

text: Stop clowning all the time, you're annoying me!


didgeridoo

forms:
didgeridoo (singular)
didgeridoos (plural)

glosses: A didgeridoo is a long and straight, wooden wind instrument that Australian aborigines traditionally use. Roughly the size of a man, it produces sound when you continuously blow into it.

text: Didgeridoos often have drawings showing mythological elements of the Aboriginal culture or clanic symbols.

text: While playing didgeridoo, you can imitate some natural sounds such as bird songs.

enpr: dĭj'ər-ē-do͞oʹ

hyphenation: did‧ger‧i‧doo


event horizon

forms:
event horizon (singular)
event horizons (plural)

glosses: The imaginary line on a black hole that once passed, nothing can ever escape, except for Hawking radiation.


assure

forms:
assure (canonical)
assures (third-person singular)
assured (past)
assured (past participle)
assuring (present participle)

glosses: If you assure somebody about something, you tell them not to worry because the thing you say is true.

text: The doctor assured me that he would be OK.

text: He certainly won't be boring; I can assure you of that.

glosses: If x assures that y happens, x makes it certain that y happens.

text: You need to begin now to assure that the everything is ready in January.

ipa: /əˈʃʊə/

verb

assur


astronomy

forms:
astronomy (singular)
astronomies (plural)

glosses: The study of space and everything related to it, like stars, black holes, meteors, etc.

ipa: /əˈstrɑnəˌmi/

hyphenation: as‧tro‧no‧my

irrnoun

astronomies


FTL

forms: FTL

glosses: FTL is a short way of saying Faster Than Light (travel), the word "travel" is usually not needed to understand.

text: Though sci-fi uses it a lot, today's physics considers FTL impossible.


flavors

forms:
flavor (singular)
flavors (plural)

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

noun

flavor


flavors

forms:
flavor (canonical)
flavors (third-person singular)
flavored (past)
flavored (past participle)
flavoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flavor.


joint

forms:
joint (singular)
joints (plural)

glosses: A place where two things meet but are still able to move.

glosses: Any part of the body where two bones join, sometimes letting that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

glosses: A way to join two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.

text: It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.

text: I'm not breaking any more laws because I don't want to go back to the joint.

text: Let's smoke a joint and then go skateboarding.

ipa: /dʒɔɪnt/


drawing

forms:
draw (canonical)
draw (third-person singular)
draws (past)
drawn (past participle)
drawing (present participle)

draw

draw

draws

drawn

drawing


drawing

forms:
drawing (singular)
drawings (plural)

text: He sketched a drawing of that vase.

glosses: A drawing is a contest where the person who wins is chosen randomly.

drawing


organized

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

glosses: If something is organized, it is in a state of order.

ipa: /ˈɔrɡənaɪzd/

ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

hyphenation: or‧gan‧ized


organized

forms:
organize (canonical)
organizes (third-person singular)
organized (past)
organized (past participle)
organizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of organize.

ipa: /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

verb

organiz


identification

forms:
identification (singular)
identifications (plural)

glosses: Identification is the process of naming a thing by seeing it, hearing it, and/or touching it.

text: With finding new animals, the process of identification is a long and difficult one.

text: You have to show your identification card before entering.

ipa: /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

hyphenation: i‧den‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion


neighbor

forms:
neighbor (singular)
neighbors (plural)

ipa: /'neɪbə/


sodium

forms: sodium (singular)

glosses: A metal and element with the atomic number 11 and the symbol Na. Also used as a nutrient, preservative, and seasoning in food.

text: It is pretty hard to find an item of food that doesn't contain sodium in it.

text: Scientists sometimes use sodium in experiments to see what it reacts with.

text: Many of the top food brands use a kind of sodium to preserve the food that they make for people to eat..

ipa: /ˈsəʊdɪəm/

enpr: sōʹdē-əm

hyphenation: so‧di‧um

noun

sodium


soporific

forms:
soporific (singular)
soporifics (plural)

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

hyphenation: so‧po‧ri‧fic


soporific

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

glosses: If something is soporific, then it will make you or almost make you go to sleep.

text: The movie was soporific. I almost fell asleep.


IPA

forms: IPA

glosses: International Phonetic Alphabet, one of the writing systems used to transcribe every sound that exists in any known human language.


cooking

forms: cooking (singular)

glosses: Cooking is the action of using heat to prepare food. The most common sources of heat are stoves, ovens, and microwaves, but cooking can also be done over a flame. Cooking can make food hot, change its texture, and kill bacteria that might be living in it. Some people see cooking as a chore, while others see it as an art.

text: The school teaches the secrets of French cooking.

text: He also grew up with his family's love of good cooking.

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


cooking

forms:
cook (canonical)
cooks (third-person singular)
cooked (past)
cooked (past participle)
cooking (present participle)

text: An old woman was cooking food over an open fire.

text: Cooking fish is easy if you know how to do it.

verb

cook


answering machine

forms:
answering machine (singular)
answering machines (plural)

glosses: An answering machine is an automatic device on a phone that leaves a message to people calling when you are absent or when you do not want to be phoned. At the end of the message they can also leave you their own message.


gegenschein

forms: gegenschein

glosses: A faint glow that can be seen on the opposite side of the sky where the sun is, due to dust and debris around that position.

ipa: ˈgeːgənʃaɪn

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

hyphenation: ge‧gen‧schein


encryption

forms:
encryption (singular)
encryptions (plural)

glosses: A way to make a message look like a lot of random letters by translating a message with an encryption key.

text: In many wars, soldiers often use encryption to make sure their messages aren't read by their enemies.

ipa: /ɪŋˈkrɪpʃ(ə)n/

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


awkwardness

forms:
awkwardness (singular)
awkwardnesses (plural)

etymology_text: awkward + -ness

ety-suffix

awkward

ness

expansion: awkward + -ness

glosses: Awkwardness is the state of being awkward.

text: The patient suffer awkwardness when walking.

noun

awkwardnesses


difficulty

forms:
difficulty (singular)
difficulties (plural)

etymology_text: difficult + -y

ety-suffix

difficult

y

expansion: difficult + -y

glosses: The difficulty of something is how hard it is to do.

text: The student finished the homework with great difficulty.

ipa: /difikəl̩tiː/

hyphenation: dif‧fi‧cul‧ty

difficulties


unobtainium

forms: unobtainium (singular)

glosses: Unobtainium is a fictional material that has extraordinary properties and is considered very difficult, maybe even impossible, to obtain.

text: Science-fiction works have a lot of devices that could not even exist if they were not made of unobtainium!

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hyphenation: un‧ob‧tain‧i‧um


pos: symbol

glosses: An exclamation mark used to show excitement, surprise or anger.

text: Ouch! Help! I am hurt!

text: Children's rhyme: "The interjection cries out: 'Hark! I need an exclamation mark!'"

text: c.1649 A Fiery Flying Roll by Abiezer Coppe: "And now (my dearest ones!) every one under the Sun..."

glosses: (symbol) Used by itself as a sign to make you notice something, such as something that is dangerous or something that has gone wrong.

glosses: In computing, it usually represents a Boolean not.

text: "if !x" means "if not x"

text: 5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1

text: "five factorial equals…"


notable

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

etymology_text: note + -able

note

able

expansion: note + -able

glosses: A person or a thing is notable if the person or thing is famous, important, significant. It means that many people know about that person or thing; many things have been said or written about that person or thing.

text: She is a notable writer: people in many different countries read her books.

text: A notable event happened here today. It will be in the newspaper.

ipa: /ˈnəʊtəbəl/


mortal

forms: mortal (positive)

glosses: Someone or something that is mortal can age, be injured, die, or disappear.

text: Even stars, though living millions or billions of years, are mortal.

text: When they are young, people usually don't think they are mortal.


mortal

forms:
mortal (singular)
mortals (plural)

glosses: A mortal is a human being, as opposed to immortal beings such as gods or beings with supernatural powers.

text: To ancient Greeks mortals were only toys in the hands of gods.

text: Son of a sorceress and a mortal, he still inherited his mother's powers.


wake

forms:
wake (canonical)
wakes (third-person singular)
woke (past)
woken (past participle)
waking (present participle)

text: I woke up early to catch the bus.

text: I woke up at four o'clock this morning.

glosses: If someone or something wakes you up, they make you stop sleeping.

text: Could you please wake Donald up?

text: The alarm clock woke me up.

ipa: /'weɪk/

wake

wakes

woke

woken

waking


wake

forms:
wake (singular)
wakes (plural)

glosses:
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award

forms:
award (singular)
awards (plural)

glosses: An award is something that you give to someone who has done something very well.

text: Each year, Westinghouse announces the winners of its awards for the best high-school science projects.

text: He won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in 2007.

glosses: An award is money that a court decides should be given to somebody who has won a legal case.

text: The lawyer often takes 10 to 30 percent of any awards of damages.

ipa: /əˈwɔːd/

ipa: /əˈwɔrd/