crops

forms:
crop (singular)
crops (plural)

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

enpr: krŏps

ipa: /krɒps/

ipa: /krɑps/

noun

crop


crops

forms:
crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

p

expansion: [POS TABLE]


literal

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

pos: adj

glosses: The literal meaning of a word or phrase is the plain meaning: exactly what it says.

text: It is not enough to understand the literal meaning of speech.

text: Many Christians have a view of life that is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.

text: This mission has been the adventure of a lifetime in a very literal sense; it has taken my whole life.

ipa: /ˈlɪt(ə)rəl/

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adj

more: true


perfects

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of perfect.

verb

perfect


perfects

forms:
perfect (singular)
perfects (plural)

pos: noun

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


centres

forms:
centre (singular)
centres (plural)

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

noun

centre


centres

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of centre.

verb

centr

e


recognise

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

glosses: If you recognise something, you realise what it is.

text: I don't recognise him. Is he a friend of yours?

glosses: If something is recognised, it is accepted.

text: You have to recognise that you can't be right all the time.

text: The government refused to recognise his passport.

text: He's generally recognised as the person who made the first radio.

glosses: If something is recognised, it is given an award.

text: John was recognised for his achievements as a scientist.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəgnaɪz/

hyphenation: re‧cog‧nise

recognis


locks

forms:
lock (singular)
locks (plural)

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

ipa: /lɒks/

ipa: /lɑks/

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noun

lock


locks

forms:
lock (canonical)
locks (third-person singular)
locked (past)
locked (past participle)
locking (present participle)


maintaining

forms:
maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

verb

maintain


cooled

forms:
cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cool.

cool


lane

forms:
lane (singular)
lanes (plural)

glosses: A lane is one part of the road that cars traveling in one direction stay in, usually divided by white or yellow paint from other lanes.

text: Widening traffic lanes from 9.5 to 10 or 11 feet reduces car crashes.

text: In some cities, they have separate bike lanes with their own traffic lights.

text: It's very annoying when slow drivers stay in the fast lane.

text: Drivers are supposed to travel on the highway's three lanes and use the shoulders only for emergencies.

text: Concrete barriers blocked one lane of the street to keep traffic from getting too close to the building.

text: She sped across three lanes of traffic on I-4 almost hitting two other cars.

glosses: A lane is a small country road, also used in the name of many small roads.

text: We walked slowly along quiet back roads and narrow, tree-lined lanes.

text: Sur la Table is located at 77 Maiden Lane, San Francisco.

ipa: /leɪn/


misdemeanors

forms:
misdemeanor (singular)
misdemeanors (plural)

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

noun

misdemeanor


cheers

forms:
cheer (canonical)
cheers (third-person singular)
cheered (past)
cheered (past participle)
cheering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cheer.

ipa: /tʃɪəz/

enpr: chĭrz

ipa: /tʃɪrz/

sampa: /tSIrz/

verb

cheer


cheers

forms:
cheer (singular)
cheers (plural)

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


cheers

forms: cheers

pos: intj

text: To good health! Cheers!

text: "I'm off to class, see ya later." "Cheers!"

text: "Let me buy you a drink." "Really? Cheers!"


ma

forms:
ma (singular)
mas (plural)

glosses: Some people sometimes refer or address to their mother as ma.

text: Ma was still at work when I got back.

ipa: /mɑː/


league

forms:
league (singular)
leagues (plural)

glosses: A league is a group of sports teams that play against each other.

text: Rodriguez won the American League most-valuable-player award in 2003 and 2005.

text: The chances of your son making the National Hockey League are close to zero.

text: He spent the summer driving around Texas, watching minor league baseball games.

text: They played in this year's league championship, but lost by six points.

text: They could win and finish as the best team in the best league.

glosses: A league is a group of people who have joined together to promote a similar idea.

text: The League of Conservation Voters is one of the largest and most political environmental groups in the country.

glosses: If you are not in the same league as somebody else, they are much better than or different from you.

text: The Toyota Corolla is not even in the same league as the beautiful new Jaguar.

glosses: If you are out of your league, you're trying something too difficult for you.

glosses: If you are in league with somebody, you are working with them, usually in secret and for a bad reason.

glosses: A league is a distance of 4,828 metres on land or 5,556 metres at sea.

ipa: /liːɡ/


Dutch

forms: Dutch

pos: name

glosses: The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).

glosses: The Dutch are the people of the Netherlands.

enpr: dŭch

ipa: /dʌtʃ/

sampa: /dVtS/


Dutch

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

glosses: Something that is related to the Netherlands.

glosses: Something that is related to the Dutch people.

glosses: Something that is related to the Dutch language.


hypothetical

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

glosses: If something is hypothetical, it is based on a hypothesis or a guess.

ipa: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/


hypothetical

forms:
hypothetical (singular)
hypotheticals (plural)

text: These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.


falls

forms:
fall (singular)
falls (plural)

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

ipa: /fɔːlz/

ipa: /fɑlz/

noun

fall


falls

forms:
fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)

verb

falls

fell

fallen

falling


interpreting

forms:
interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

interpret


exponents

forms:
exponent (singular)
exponents (plural)

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

noun

exponent


conjugated

forms:
conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conjugate.

verb

conjugat


buoys

forms:
buoy (singular)
buoys (plural)

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

noun

buoy


buoys

forms:
buoy (canonical)
buoys (third-person singular)
buoyed (past)
buoyed (past participle)
buoying (present participle)


matching

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

ipa: /ˈmætʃɪŋ/

verb

match

es


acknowledging

forms:
acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

acknowledg


chased

forms:
chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chase.

chas


unlikely

forms:
unlikelier (comparative)
unlikeliest (superlative)
unlikely (positive)
more unlikely (comparative)
most unlikely (superlative)

etymology_text: un- + likely

ety-prefix

un

likely

expansion: un- + likely

glosses: If something is unlikely, then it probably will not happen.

text: It's unlikely that it will rain today.

ipa: /ʌnˈlaɪkli/

adj

unlikely

unlikelier

unlikeliest


accompanied

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accompany.

ipa: /əˈkʌmpənid/

hyphenation: ac‧com‧pa‧nied

verb

accompan

y


submission

forms:
submission (singular)
submissions (plural)

glosses: A submission is something that you give to somebody to be checked or accepted.

glosses: Submission is the act of accepting that somebody has power over you.

hyphenation: sub‧mis‧sion


hedged

forms:
hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hedge.

hedg


needing

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

need


perfecting

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

perfect


mere

glosses: You use mere to show how small or unimportant something is or seems to be.

text: A mere 1% increase in pay made little difference.

text: Humans sing to express feelings beyond mere words.

text: Teachers are mere mortals with God-like tasks.

text: The mere existence of oil and gas does not prove this is a good place to drill.

text: The mere presence of a teacher of the student's own-race positively influences student effort.

text: The mere mention of her name makes him angry.

text: The mere fact that medicine is available has led to an more people coming.

text: An artist is someone who creates something new rather than mere copies.

ipa: /mɪə/

ipa: /mɪɚ/


wining

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

win


interprets

glosses: The third-person singular form of interpret.


toyed

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toy.

toy


muscled

forms:
muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of muscle.

muscl


muscled

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

glosses: A muscled person is someone who has large muscles.


interacts

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of interact.

interact


interacts

forms:
interact (singular)
interacts (plural)

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


vented

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vent.

vent


carding

forms:
card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

card


accounted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of account.

ipa: /əˈkaʊntɪd/

account


troll

forms:
troll (singular)
trolls (plural)

glosses: A monster in stories that looks something like a human but a different size, and very ugly, that lives in caves or hills or under bridges.

text: A magic troll lives under the bridge and stops anyone who tries to cross it.

glosses: A person who posts a comment to try to make other people angry and to cause trouble (drama and disruption).

enpr: trōl

ipa: /trəʊl/

enpr: trŏl

ipa: /trɒl/

ipa: /troʊl/


troll

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

glosses: To disrupt the operation of an online community.


matched

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of match.


sacrifices

forms:
sacrifice (singular)
sacrifices (plural)

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

noun

sacrifice


sacrifices

forms:
sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sacrifice.

verb

sacrific


mayor

forms:
mayor (singular)
mayors (plural)

glosses: A mayor is the government leader of a village, town, or city.

text: Next November, city council and Mayor Arakawa are up for reelection.

text: Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be speaking at a dinner on Tuesday.

text: After Riordan was elected mayor, he appointed Delgadillo as deputy mayor.

text: Palin took office as mayor in October 1996.

ipa: /ˈmɛə̯/


cooling

forms:
cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

cool


achieving

forms:
achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

ipa: /əˈtʃiːvɪŋ/

achiev


achieves

glosses: The third-person singular form of achieve.

ipa: /əˈtʃiːvz/


maintain

forms:
maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

glosses: If you maintain something, you keep it at the same level.

text: Who's more likely to maintain the status quo?

text: UN forces will be used to help maintain stability in the area after the war.

text: It's so important to maintain balance in all areas of your life.

text: Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells in the body.

text: Cook, maintaining a temperature of 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

glosses: If you maintain something, you say or write that it's a fact.

text: Ford maintains the cars are safe.

text: They have all hired lawyers and all three maintain their innocence.

glosses: If you maintain a machine, you keep it working well and fix it when it breaks.

text: There was lots of money to buy the machines, but no money was available to maintain them.

hyphenation: main‧tain


beating

forms:
beating (singular)
beatings (plural)


beating

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

beat

beats

beat

beaten

beating


passing

forms:
pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)

pass


sexiest

forms:
sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of sexy; most sexy.

adjective

sexy

sexier

sexiest


hedges

forms:
hedge (singular)
hedges (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/

noun

hedge


hedges

forms:
hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of hedge.

verb

hedg


maintains

glosses: The third-person singular form of maintain.

maintain


seventh

forms: seventh (positive)

glosses: The seventh thing is the one that is number seven (7) in order.

text: There are six people in front of me in the queue. I'm the seventh.


seventh

forms:
seventh (singular)
sevenths (plural)

glosses: A seventh of something is one of seven equal parts of that thing.

text: Ten is one seventh of seventy.


muscling

forms:
muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)


acknowledges

forms:
acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of acknowledge.

acknowledg


accompanying

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

accompan


chasing

forms:
chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

chas


accommodating

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

ipa: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/


accommodating

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

ipa: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/

accommodat


toy

forms:
toy (singular)
toys (plural)

glosses: A toy is something that you can play with.

glosses: A toy is something that isn't very important or doesn't have much value.

ipa: /tɔɪ/


toy

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

glosses: If you toy with something, you play with it or make fun of it.

glosses: To toy with something is to consider it.

text: I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.


venting

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

vent


biting

forms:
bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


biting

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

glosses: Something that is biting causes a stinging feeling.

text: a biting wind

glosses: Something that is biting is hurtful or sharp.

text: a biting criticism

text: a biting insect


nursing

forms: nursing (positive)

glosses: If a female is nursing, they are breastfeeding their young.

text: The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.

ipa: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

hyphenation: nurs‧ing


nursing

forms:
nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

nurs


nursing

forms:
nursing (singular)
nursings (plural)

glosses: Nursing is the profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

text: She went into nursing as a career.


pleasures

forms:
pleasure (singular)
pleasures (plural)

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

enpr: plĕzhʹərz

ipa: /ˈplɛʒɚz/

ipa: /ˈplɛʒəz/

hyphenation: pleas‧ures

noun

pleasure


pleasures

forms:
pleasure (canonical)
pleasures (third-person singular)
pleasured (past)
pleasured (past participle)
pleasuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pleasure.

verb

pleasur


sacrificed

forms:
sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sacrifice.

sacrific


submissions

forms:
submission (singular)
submissions (plural)

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

noun

submission


undoing

forms:
undoing (singular)
undoings (plural)

glosses: Somebody's undoing is the thing that causes them major problems, causes them to fail, or causes them to be discovered.

text: He left behind a laptop computer loaded with details that would prove to be his undoing.

ipa: /ʌnˈduːɪŋ/


undoing

forms:
undo (canonical)
undoes (third-person singular)
undid (past)
undone (past participle)
undoing (present participle)

verb

undo

undoes

undid

undone

undoing


rehearsing

forms:
rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

rehears


wined

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wine.

enpr: wīnd

ipa: /waɪnd/

sampa: /waInd/

win


feebler

forms:
feeble (positive)
feebler (comparative)
feeblest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of feeble; more feeble.

adjective

feeble

feebler

feeblest


acquiring

forms:
acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

ipa: /əˈkwaɪ(ə)rɪŋ/

hyphenation: ac‧qui‧r‧ing

verb

acquir


petted

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pet.

pet

t


toying

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

toy


acquires

glosses: The third-person singular form of acquire.

hyphenation: ac‧qui‧res


fathering

forms:
father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)

father


hedging

forms:
hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

hedg


feeblest

glosses: The superlative form of feeble; most feeble.


shared

forms:
share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of share.

ipa: /ˈʃɛə(r)d/

sampa: /S{rd/

shar


conjugating

forms:
conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

conjugat


sharing

ipa: /ˈʃɛrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈʃɛərɪŋ/

hyphenation: shar‧ing


jacket

forms:
jacket (singular)
jackets (plural)

glosses: A jacket is a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over a shirt. A jacket is not as long as a coat.

text: He took his phone from the pocket of his jacket.

text: He pulled on his pants, grabbed his leather jacket, and ran out the door.

text: The girl wore a wool jacket that was so short you could almost see her stomach.

text: They wore red shirts, or jackets from the English Army.

glosses: A jacket is a covering on something such as a book or a record.

text: Most Oz books don't have their original dust jackets because the books were so well loved.

text: He slipped the record carefully from the jacket.

text: A wire to go underground should have a jacket that will not allow water to enter.

text: We had a meal of potatoes boiled in their jackets, fish, black bread and butter, and pickled beets.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒækɪt/

hyphenation: jack‧et


jacket

forms:
jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

glosses: If you jacket something, you put a jacket on it.


acknowledged

forms:
acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acknowledge.

acknowledg


madam

forms:
madam (singular)
madams (plural)

glosses: Madam is used to call or talk to a woman.

text: Madam C.J. Walker became the nation's first self-made female millionaire.

text: Madam Ambassador, thank you very much for joining us.

text: 15 July 2007, Dear Sir or Madam: This is to inform you that I am still alive.

text: I'm sorry, madam, but you're going to have to leave right now.

glosses: A madam is a woman who is in charge of a brothel.

ipa: /ˈmædəm/

hyphenation: mad‧am


margin

forms:
margin (singular)
margins (plural)

glosses: A margin is the space on the sides of a page where there is no writing.

text: If you own the book, write notes in the margin.

glosses: A margin is the difference between what the winner has and what the loser has.

text: The team won every game with an average 24-point victory margin per game.

text: The Board of Education voted by a narrow margin to accept the new standards.

text: Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent.

glosses: A margin is the difference between what a business pays for something and what it sells it for.

text: The current profit margins on those products run between 55 and 62 percent.

glosses: A margin is extra time, room, money, etc. that you plan for in case something needs more.

text: There's almost no margin for error with the landing the plane.

text: The extra fuel that was carried along gave us a bit of a safety margin.

glosses: A margin of error is the amount that the true value varies from the measured value.

text: The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

text: We produce these pieced to be 2.5 meters long, with an overall error margin of 1.4 millimeters.

glosses: If somebody is on the margin(s), they are not a central member and have little power.

ipa: /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/

ipa: /ˈmɑːrdʒ(ə)n/


hangs

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

hang

hangs

hung

hung

hanging


hangs

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)


feels

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

ipa: /fiːlz/

feel

feels

felt

felt

feeling


feels

forms:
feel (singular)
feels (plural)

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


creaming

forms:
cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

cream


perfected

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perfect.

perfect


seconded

forms:
second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of second.

second


implying

forms:
imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

impl


Deism

forms: Deism

glosses: The religious movement that was popular in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. The movement rejects the supernatural things (like prophecy and miracles) that are common in many religions, along with the holy books that say those supernatural things are real.

ipa: /deɪ'ĭz'əm/


meme

forms:
meme (singular)
memes (plural)

glosses: A meme is an idea that one person can pass to another person by talking about it or by showing them. It can be a thought, idea, song, dance, a way of doing things, etc.

glosses: A meme is a picture (or video or other thing) with funny words on it, that is sent to many people.

enpr: mēm

ipa: /miːm/


interpreted

forms:
interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of interpret.

interpret


shares

forms:
share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of share.

ipa: /ʃɛrz/

ipa: /ʃɛəz/

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


shares

forms:
share (singular)
shares (plural)

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

noun

share


pinch

forms:
pinch (canonical)
pinches (third-person singular)
pinched (past)
pinched (past participle)
pinching (present participle)

glosses: To squeeze or press between two things in a painful or uncomfortable way.

ipa: /pɪntʃ/

verb

pinch


pinch

forms:
pinch (singular)
pinches (plural)

text: The sauce just needs a pinch of oregano and it will be perfect.

text: A true friend will always help you in a pinch.

irrnoun

pinches


completes

forms:
complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of complete.

verb

complet


title: the bird

redirect: bird

pos: hard-redirect


implies

glosses: The third-person singular form of imply.

ipa: /ɪmˈplaɪz/


plots

forms:
plot (singular)
plots (plural)

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

text: This author is known for the elaborate plots of his novels.

noun

plot


plots

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

text: He often plots different escape routes in his mind when he is bored.


heroines

forms:
heroine (singular)
heroines (plural)

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

heroine


carded

forms:
card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of card.

verb

card


offerings

forms:
offering (singular)
offerings (plural)

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

noun

offering


acquired

forms:
acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acquire.

ipa: /əˈkwaɪrd/

ipa: /əˈkwaɪəd/

hyphenation: ac‧qui‧red

verb

acquir


lawyering

forms:
lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

lawyer


deism

forms: deism (singular)

glosses: The belief in the existence of God, by or through reason.

glosses: The belief in a God or gods who made the universe, then stopped interacting with it.

noun

deism


exponent

forms:
exponent (singular)
exponents (plural)

glosses: An exponent is the number of times something is multiplied by itself.

text: "3" is the exponent in x³.

ipa: /ɛkˈspəʊnənt/

enpr: ĕk'spōnənt

ipa: /ˈɛkspoʊnənt/

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

hyphenation: ex‧po‧nent


brings

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bring.

bring

brings

brought

brought

bringing


components

forms:
component (singular)
components (plural)

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

component


petting

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/

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

verb

pet


petting

forms:
petting (singular)
pettings (plural)

glosses: Petting is the act of kissing, stroking a person in a sexual manner.


needs

forms:
need (singular)
needs (plural)

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

ipa: /nidz/

noun

need


needs

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)


syllables

forms:
syllable (singular)
syllables (plural)

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

syllable


completing

forms:
complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)


friendlier

forms:
friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of friendly; more friendly.

adjective

friendly

friendlier

friendliest


behinds

forms:
behind (singular)
behinds (plural)

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

noun

behind


accommodates

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accommodate.

verb

accommodat


creamed

forms:
cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cream.

cream


displacements

forms:
displacement (singular)
displacements (plural)

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

noun

displacement


valves

forms:
valve (singular)
valves (plural)

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

valve


parented

forms:
parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of parent.

verb

parent


offers

forms:
offer (singular)
offers (plural)

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

noun

offer


offers

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of offer.


pisses

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

verb

piss


passes

forms:
pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)

pass


passes

forms:
pass (singular)
passes (plural)

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

noun

passes


loneliest

forms:
lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of lonely; most lonely.

adjective

lonely

lonelier

loneliest


humiliations

forms:
humiliation (singular)
humiliations (plural)

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

text: I have many humiliations.

noun

humiliation


pleases

forms:
please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of please.

verb

pleas

e


pan

forms:
pan (singular)
pans (plural)

glosses: A pan is a metal container usually with one long handle. It is used for cooking.

glosses: A normally circular container with sloped sides and a large surface area.

ipa: /pæn/


pan

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

glosses: To turn horizontally (especially with a camera).

pan

n


square roots

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

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

noun

square root


implied

forms:
imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of imply.

ipa: /ɪmˈplaɪd/

verb

impl


followings

forms:
following (singular)
followings (plural)

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

noun

following


twelves

forms:
twelve (singular)
twelves (plural)

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

twelve


throwing away

forms:
throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

throw away

throws away

threw away

thrown away

throwing away


bringing

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

text: I am bringing the key to you.

ipa: /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/

hyphenation: bring‧ing

bring


enigmas

forms:
enigma (singular)
enigmas (plural)

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

text: Those men are enigmas; I never know what they're going to do next.

enigma


zooms

forms:
zoom (canonical)
zooms (third-person singular)
zoomed (past)
zoomed (past participle)
zooming (present participle)

verb

zoom


galaxies

forms:
galaxy (singular)
galaxies (plural)

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

noun

galaxy

galaxies


plans

forms:
plan (singular)
plans (plural)

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

ipa: /plænz/

plan


plans

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)


shedding

forms:
shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)

shed

sheds

shed

shed

shedding


impulses

forms:
impulse (singular)
impulses (plural)

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

text: Impulses can make you do bad things.

impulse


enigma

glosses: An enigma is something that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

text: That man is an enigma; I never know what he's going to do next.

glosses: An enigma is a riddle, or a difficult problem.

ipa: /əˈnɪgmə/


friendlies

forms:
friendly (singular)
friendlies (plural)

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

friendly

friendlies


stripe

forms:
stripe (singular)
stripes (plural)

glosses: A long, thin part of something which is a different colour from the parts beside it.

text: A zebra has black and white stripes.

ipa: /stɹaɪp/

ipa: /stɹʌɪp/


stripe

forms:
stripe (canonical)
stripes (third-person singular)
striped (past)
striped (past participle)
striping (present participle)

verb

strip


breaks

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of break.

ipa: /breɪks/

break

breaks

broke

broken

breaking


breaks

forms:
break (singular)
breaks (plural)

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


lack

forms:
lack (singular)
lacks (plural)

glosses: If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it doesn't exist at all.

text: He was frustrated by the lack of progress.

text: There is a lack of clarity about where the money is to come from.

text: He was happy with his life, despite his lack of family.

text: Many parents try to compensate for their lack of time with children by spending money on them.

text: They cite the lack of seat belts for the injuries.

text: There's no lack of beaches in Hawai'i.

text: Her teachers complained about her lack of attention.

text: Food or the lack thereof could be easily used as a weapon.

text: South African art museums are suffering from a lack of official funding.

text: His head ached, mostly due to a lack of food and sleep.

text: Lack of coordination made the 23 separate anti-gang programs ineffective.

text: The purpose of this study is to address the relative lack of empirical research on adults.

ipa: /lak/

ipa: /læk/


lack

forms:
lack (canonical)
lacks (third-person singular)
lacked (past)
lacked (past participle)
lacking (present participle)

glosses: If you lack something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

text: He lacked the time and expertise to get the job done.

text: Young people lack the necessary knowledge to make good business decisions.

text: These materials lack sufficient strength to be used in building.

text: Some adults lack the basic skills necessary to earn a living.

glosses: If you lack for something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

text: She had never lacked for anything in her life.


unflavored

forms: unflavored (positive)

glosses: If something is unflavored, then it does not have any flavor.


interacting

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

interact


throws away

forms:
throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of throw away.


lonelier

forms:
lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of lonely; more lonely.

adjective

lonely


completed

forms:
complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of complete.

verb

complet


xenophobes

forms:
xenophobe (singular)
xenophobes (plural)

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

text: Those xenophobes are afraid of the new member.

noun

xenophobe


bodies

forms:
body (singular)
bodies (plural)

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

text: He found the bodies in the shed.

body

bodies


pleasing

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

glosses: If something is pleasing, it gives pleasure, happiness, enjoyment or gratification.

ipa: /ˈpliːzɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈplizɪŋ/


pleasing

forms:
please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

verb

pleas


thrown away

throw away


lorry

forms:
lorry (singular)
lorries (plural)

glosses: A lorry is a large vehicle for carrying goods, materials and equipment.

text: The lorry driver was taking a load of soft drinks to shops when the accident happened.

ipa: /ˈlɒri/

noun

lorry

lorries


-phobia

forms: -phobia

pos: suffix

glosses: If you have a phobia you have a strong fear of something.

text: If you say "She has pyrophobia", you are saying that she has the fear of fire.

ipa: /ˈfəʊbiə/


rhythms

forms:
rhythm (singular)
rhythms (plural)

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

text: I really enjoy the rhythms in this band's songs.

rhythm


wedded

forms:
wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wed.

ipa: /'wεdəd/

wed

weds

wed

wed

wedding

verb

d


workhouses

forms:
workhouse (singular)
workhouses (plural)

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

noun

workhouse


fats

forms:
fat (singular)
fats (plural)

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

text: Even though you need some fats, too much is bad for you.

fat


restraints

forms:
restraint (singular)
restraints (plural)

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

restraint


lawyered

forms:
lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lawyer.

verb

lawyer


friendliest

forms:
friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of friendly; most friendly.

text: I think Jennifer is the friendliest person I've ever met. She's always smiling and chatting.

adjective

friendly


dog-ears

forms:
dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dog-ear.

verb

dog-ear


mayors

forms:
mayor (singular)
mayors (plural)

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

noun

mayor


offered

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of offer.

verb

offer


unflavoured

forms: unflavoured (positive)

glosses: If something is unflavoured, then it does not have any flavour.


planning

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

ipa: /ˈplænɪŋ/

plan


planning

forms:
planning (singular)
plannings (plural)

glosses: Planning is the process of thinking about and deciding on what to do or how to do something.


opportunities

forms:
opportunity (singular)
opportunities (plural)

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

noun

opportunity

opportunities


weddings

forms:
wedding (singular)
weddings (plural)

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

text: I like going to weddings because they are such happy occasions.

wedding


banked

forms:
bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bank.

verb

bank


breaking

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

break


bagels

forms:
bagel (singular)
bagels (plural)

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

noun

bagel


neighboring

forms: neighboring (positive)

glosses: American standard spelling of neighbouring


khakis

forms:
khaki (singular)
khakis (plural)

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

text: Should I wear my khakis or my jeans with this shirt?

khaki


objectives

forms:
objective (singular)
objectives (plural)

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

objective


members

forms:
member (singular)
members (plural)

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

member


vents

forms:
vent (singular)
vents (plural)

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

vent


vents

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)


hadiths

forms:
hadith (singular)
hadiths (plural)

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

hadith


neighbouring

forms: neighbouring (positive)

glosses: If something is neighbouring something, then it is next to it or near it.

text: France is a country that is neighbouring Spain.


text: Their chances of meeting again are almost nil.

text: She won six games to nil.

ipa: /nɪl/

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


mental illnesses

forms:
mental illness (singular)
mental illnesses (plural)

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

mental illness

mental illnesses


pissing

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɪsɪŋ/

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

verb

piss

es


kilotons

forms:
kiloton (singular)
kilotons (plural)

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

noun

kiloton


thoughts

forms:
thought (singular)
thoughts (plural)

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

thought


sexes

forms:
sex (singular)
sexes (plural)

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

sex

sexes


sized

forms:
size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of size.

verb

siz


panning

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

pan


trays

forms:
tray (singular)
trays (plural)

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

noun

tray


phobia

forms:
phobia (singular)
phobias (plural)

text: I have a phobia of spiders.


pianos

forms:
piano (singular)
pianos (plural)

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

piano


crybabies

forms:
crybaby (singular)
crybabies (plural)

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

crybaby

crybabies


follows

forms:
follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of follow.

verb

follow


naughty

forms:
naughty (positive)
naughtier (comparative)
naughtiest (superlative)

glosses: If somebody, especially a child or a pet, is naughty, they are not good.

text: Oh! Go on you naughty boy. Silly thing. Get out.

text: Hannah was described as a bright but naughty child.

text: Parents often tell their children what is naughty behaviour but not what is good behaviour.

glosses: If an adult is naughty, they are a little bit bad, often in a fun or sexual way.

text: He just kept putting wine in my glass. It's quite naughty, isn't it?

text: She walked out of the shower with a towel just covering her naughty bits.

ipa: /ˈnɔːti/

adj

naughty

naughtier

naughtiest


usable

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

glosses: If something is usable, then it can be used.

hyphenation: us‧able


contras

forms:
contra (singular)
contras (plural)

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

noun

contra


beings

forms:
being (singular)
beings (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbiːɪŋz/

hyphenation: be‧ing

being


nought

forms:
nought (singular)
noughts (plural)

text: What's three quarters as a decimal? Nought point seven five, right?

text: There are six noughts in one million.

ipa: /nɔːt/

enpr: nôt

homophones: knot not


useable

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

glosses: If something is useable, then it can be used.

hyphenation: use‧able


conjugates

forms:
conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conjugate.

verb

conjugat

e


conjugates

forms:
conjugate (singular)
conjugates (plural)

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

noun

conjugate


neons

forms:
neon (singular)
neons (plural)

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

neon


followed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of follow.


antiquarians

forms:
antiquarian (singular)
antiquarians (plural)

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

antiquarian


interacted

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of interact.

verb

interact


manias

forms:
mania (singular)
manias (plural)

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

noun

mania


dumps

forms:
dump (singular)
dumps (plural)

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

ipa: /dʌmps/

dump


dumps

forms:
dump (canonical)
dumps (third-person singular)
dumped (past)
dumped (past participle)
dumping (present participle)


Chile

forms: Chile

glosses: Chile is a country in South America. Its capital is Santiago.

text: I was born in Chile.

homophones: chile chili chilli chilly


sickos

forms:
sicko (singular)
sickos or sickoes (plural)

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

sicko

sickos

sickoes


ceramic

forms:
ceramic (singular)
ceramics (plural)

glosses: A hard material that is easily broken; it is made by firing a mineral like clay at a high temperature.

text: Joan made the dish of ceramic.

text: Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

text: A ceramic vase stood on the table.

ipa: /səˈræmɪk/

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


sleazy

forms:
sleazy (positive)
sleazier (comparative)
sleaziest (superlative)

glosses: Something, usually a person, that is dishonest, corrupt, shabby, dirty, and/or vulgar.

text: That man insulted me. He is so sleazy.

text: That quilt has sleazy lining.

adj

sleazy

sleazier

sleaziest


enigmatic

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

glosses: Something, or someone, that is an enigma.

glosses: Something, or someone, that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

text: That man is enigmatic; I never know what he's going to do next.

ipa: /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/

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


admirers

forms:
admirer (singular)
admirers (plural)

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

noun

admirer


xenophobia

forms:
xenophobia (singular)
xenophobias (plural)

etymology_text: xeno + -phobia

ety-suffix

xeno

phobia

expansion: xeno + -phobia

text: That man was afraid of the new member beacuse he had xenophobia.

ipa: /zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/

hyphenation: xe‧no‧pho‧bia


motorway

forms:
motorway (singular)
motorways (plural)

text: She pulled in at a motorway service station and decided on lunch.

text: Local councils are responsible for cleaning all roads except motorways.

text: You are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on.

ipa: /ˈməʊtəweɪ/

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


decreased

forms:
decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of decrease.

verb

decreas


antiheroes

forms:
antihero (singular)
antiheroes (plural)

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

noun

antihero

antiheroes


phobias

forms:
phobia (singular)
phobias (plural)

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

phobia

phobias


marries

forms:
marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of marry.

verb

marr

y


dog-earing

forms:
dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

dog-ear


kiloton

forms:
kiloton (singular)
kilotons (plural)

glosses: A kiloton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion caused by a bomb is. The unit is based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to make the same size explosion.

ipa: /ˈkɪləˌtʌn/


mid

forms: mid (positive)

text: The seat can be connected on the mid or rear position.

text: The idea came from the many war films made in the mid 80's.

text: It was mid April, so the chill was out of the air.

text: "And I'll be..." He stopped mid sentence to look at the strange sight coming down the road.

text: He caught the cat in mid air.

text: The rain was so hard that birds sometimes fell from the sky mid flight.

text: We've seen three to four inches of rain across parts of the Mid Atlantic.

text: This vegetable planted in mid to late summer benefits from warm days.

text: Until the mid-18th century, the primary role of the colleges was to educate priests.

glosses: A mid vowel is produced with the tongue relaxed in the middle of the mouth.


wheelchairs

forms:
wheelchair (singular)
wheelchairs (plural)

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

noun

wheelchair


fearful

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

glosses: If someone or something is fearful, they are afraid or scared.

text: I am fearful of monsters.

text: The Chinese have become less fearful than before of the Americans.

ipa: /ˈfɪəfəl/

ipa: /ˈfɪrfəl/

hyphenation: fear‧ful


multiplied

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of multiply.

verb

multipl


zooming

forms:
zoom (canonical)
zooms (third-person singular)
zoomed (past)
zoomed (past participle)
zooming (present participle)

ipa: /ˈzuːmɪŋ/

zoom


dog-ear

text: I don't like to lend my books to Lisa because she dog-ears the pages.


respected

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

glosses: If someone is respected, they have or deserve respect.

text: He is respected by his peers for his outstanding writing abilities.

text: A kind person is generally more respected than a mean person.


respected

forms:
respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of respect.

text: I have always respected Tom's ability to tell the truth no matter how hard it might be.

respect


geese

forms:
goose (singular)
geese (plural)

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

noun

goose

geese


planned

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plan.

ipa: /plænd/

verb

plan

n


planned

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

glosses: If something was planned, it existed or was made through the use of a plan.


consulted

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of consult.

consult


preliminaries

forms:
preliminary (singular)
preliminaries (plural)

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

noun

preliminary

preliminaries


zoomed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of zoom.


sickoes

forms:
sicko (singular)
sickos or sickoes (plural)

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

sicko


sizing

forms:
size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

verb

siz


swallows

forms:
swallow (singular)
swallows (plural)

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

noun

swallow


swallows

forms:
swallow (canonical)
swallows (third-person singular)
swallowed (past)
swallowed (past participle)
swallowing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of swallow.


counts

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of count.

verb

count


counts

forms:
count (singular)
counts (plural)

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


frightens

forms:
frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of frighten.

frighten


whistles

forms:
whistle (singular)
whistles (plural)

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

noun

whistle


whistles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of whistle.

verb

whistl


boilerplate

forms:
boilerplate (singular)
boilerplates (plural)

glosses: Boilerplate is a standard text that can be reused in different pieces of writing without being changed much.

text: You should put this boilerplate on the front of the survey you give, so that people will know why they are filling it out.

text: The paper you are signing is nothing personal, its all just boilerplate.


parenting

forms:
parenting (singular)
parentings (plural)

glosses: Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth until adulthood.

ipa: /ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/

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


parenting

forms:
parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/

parent


sheds

forms:
shed (singular)
sheds (plural)

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

noun

shed


sheds

forms:
shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)

sheds


hawking

forms:
hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

verb

hawk


decreasing

forms:
decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

decreas


ammunitions

forms:
ammunition (singular)
ammunitions (plural)

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

noun

ammunition


multiplying

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

verb

multipl


breaches

forms:
breach (singular)
breaches (plural)

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

noun

breach

breaches


breaches

forms:
breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of breach.


reduces

forms:
reduce (canonical)
reduces (third-person singular)
reduced (past)
reduced (past participle)
reducing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reduce.

verb

reduc


counted

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of count.


concepts

forms:
concept (singular)
concepts (plural)

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

noun

concept


moons

forms:
moon (singular)
moons (plural)

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

moon


moons

forms:
moon (canonical)
moons (third-person singular)
mooned (past)
mooned (past participle)
mooning (present participle)


daring

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

glosses: adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.


daring

forms:
dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

verb

dar


broilers

forms:
broiler (singular)
broilers (plural)

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

noun

broiler


panned

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pan.

verb

pan


rooms

forms:
room (singular)
rooms (plural)

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

noun

room


rooms

forms:
room (canonical)
rooms (third-person singular)
roomed (past)
roomed (past participle)
rooming (present participle)


unifications

forms:
unification (singular)
unifications (plural)

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

unification


blasphemy

forms:
blasphemy (singular)
blasphemies (plural)

glosses: Not having respect for God or sacred things.

irrnoun

blasphemies


neighbour

forms:
neighbour (singular)
neighbours (plural)

glosses: A neighbour is someone who lives close to a person's home.

text: My neighbour has an annoying cat.

text: They're our neighbours across the street.

text: My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.

ipa: /'neɪbə/

hyphenation: neigh‧bour


footings

forms:
footing (singular)
footings (plural)

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

noun

footing


adder

forms:
adder (singular)
adders (plural)

glosses: An adder 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 adder!

glosses: Adder can also stand for any poisonous snake.

text: Certain poisonous snakes in North America are called adders though they are not true adders.

glosses: Someone or something that adds. Usually a part (circuit) of computer chip.

text: The CPU contained extra adders to increase speed.

ipa: /ˈædɚ/


regards

forms:
regard (singular)
regards (plural)

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

glosses: Regards are a kind of greeting used to pass on to another person.

glosses: Regards are a way of signing letters or emails.

regard


regards

forms:
regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of regard.


gangbanged

forms:
gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

text: I regret that we gangbanged her.

verb

gangbang


offering

forms:
offering (singular)
offerings (plural)

glosses: Something that has been offered; a sacrifice.

glosses: A contribution given at a religious service.

ipa: /ˈɔfərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɒfərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɑfərɪŋ/


offering

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

offer


mania

forms:
mania (singular)
manias (plural)

glosses: Mania is when someone is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

text: Drugs are one way to treat mania.

glosses: Mania is when someone feels very, very strongly about something; they want it too much.

text: You're spending so much time and energy on this, it isn't normal: it's mania.

ipa: /ˈmeɪniə/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ni‧a


lifts

forms:
lift (singular)
lifts (plural)

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

noun

lift


lifts

forms:
lift (canonical)
lifts (third-person singular)
lifted (past)
lifted (past participle)
lifting (present participle)


unification

glosses: Unification is when things come together or join each other to become one.

text: The unification of East Germany and West Germany happened in 1990.

ipa: /ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/


broke

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

text: Sorry, I can't do anything this weekend, I'm broke.

text: I'm not lending you any more money. You're always broke and you never pay me back.

enpr: brōk

ipa: /brəʊk/

ipa: /broʊk/

sampa: /broUk/


broke

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

break

breaks


web-sites

forms:
web-site (singular)
web-sites (plural)

glosses: The plural form of web-site; more than one (kind of) web-site.

web-site


consulting

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

verb

consult


bicycles

forms:
bicycle (singular)
bicycles (plural)

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

noun

bicycle


bicycles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of bicycle.

verb

bicycl


xenophobias

forms:
xenophobia (singular)
xenophobias (plural)

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

noun

xenophobia


negotiate

forms:
negotiate (canonical)
negotiates (third-person singular)
negotiated (past)
negotiated (past participle)
negotiating (present participle)

glosses: If you negotiate with somebody about something, you each give your own ideas and try to reach an agreement.

text: Owens and his boss are still negotiating.

text: I was still negotiating for the best rate.

text: She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists.

text: The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987.

text: The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city.

text: He made it clear that he would not negotiate.

text: I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages.

text: The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran.

text: Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel.

text: The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers.

text: Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs.

text: He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract.

glosses: If you negotiate a difficult area, you successfully move over or through it.

text: Drivers still consider it a challenge to negotiate the long, desolate stretches of road with few services.

text: American Indian students used Indian play to explore, comment on, and negotiate their identities as young Indians.

verb

negotiat


hawked

forms:
hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hawk.

hawk


thankful

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

glosses: If you are thankful for or about something, you want to say "thank you" because of it.

glosses: If you are thankful for or about something, you are grateful or full of appreciation.

text: I am very thankful for your kindness.


humours

forms:
humour (singular)
humours (plural)

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

noun

humour


humours

forms:
humour (canonical)
humours (third-person singular)
humoured (past)
humoured (past participle)
humouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of humour.


bidding

forms:
bid (canonical)
bids (third-person singular)
bid (past)
bid (past participle)
bidding (present participle)

bid

bids

bid

bid

bidding


pleased

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

text: I'm so pleased you were able to make it to my show.

ipa: /pliːzd/


pleased

forms:
please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of please.

verb

pleas


packets

forms:
packet (singular)
packets (plural)

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

noun

packet


shaded

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

glosses: If something is shaded, it is in the shade.

text: The bench is shaded.


shaded

forms:
shade (canonical)
shades (third-person singular)
shaded (past)
shaded (past participle)
shading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shade.

verb

shad


marrying

forms:
marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

text: Our son is marrying his childhood classmate.

ipa: /ˈmæriɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈmɛriɪŋ/

hyphenation: mar‧ry‧ing

marr


respects

forms:
respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of respect.

respect


respects

forms:
respect (singular)
respects (plural)

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


boilerplates

forms:
boilerplate (singular)
boilerplates (plural)

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

noun

boilerplate


multiplies

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of multiply.

verb

multipl


broil

forms:
broil (canonical)
broils (third-person singular)
broiled (past)
broiled (past participle)
broiling (present participle)

glosses: If you broil something you cook it with strong, direct heat.

glosses: If something broils, it is cooked by strong, direct heat.

ipa: /brɔɪl/

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


sectioning

forms:
section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)

section


seedings

forms:
seeding (singular)
seedings (plural)

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

text: I know somebody that decides the seedings in tournaments.

noun

seeding


websites

forms:
website (singular)
websites (plural)

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

website


disagreements

forms:
disagreement (singular)
disagreements (plural)

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

text: The husband and wife have had many disagreements.

disagreement


Russia

forms: Russia

glosses: Russia is a country in Europe and Asia. Its capital is Moscow.

text: I was born in Russia.


sectioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of section.


dishonest

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

etymology_text: dis- + honest

ety-prefix

dis

honest

expansion: dis- + honest

glosses: If someone or something is dishonest, they lie or keep secrets.

glosses: If someone or something is dishonest, they are not honest.

text: That man is dishonest because he lied about his age.

ipa: /dɪˈsɒnɪst/

ipa: /dɨˈsɑnɪst/

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


footing

forms:
footing (singular)
footings (plural)

text: I almost lost my footing and fell down the hill.

text: As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. – Thomas Babington Macaulay.

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪŋ/


footing

forms:
foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

verb

foot


it's

forms: it's

pos: contraction

text: Bring your coat. It's raining.

text: "Where's the book?" "It's on the teacher's desk."

text: "What's that?" "This? It's just a piece of paper."

text: It's been a long time since I've had cake.

ipa: /ɪts/

sampa: /Its/


sturdy

forms:
sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is sturdy, it is solid, strong or firm.

text: It was a sturdy building, able to withstand strong winds and cold weather.

text: The dog was sturdy and could work all day without getting tired.

glosses: If something or someone is sturdy, they are solid in structure or personality.

ipa: /ˈstɜːdi/

ipa: /ˈstɜrdi/

adj

sturdy

sturdier

sturdiest


dared

forms:
dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dare.

verb

dar


dared

forms:
dare (present)
dared (past)
daren't (negative)

dare

dared

daren't


sheets

forms:
sheet (singular)
sheets (plural)

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

text: The teacher said that we have to hand in our sheets so they can be graded.

noun

sheet


supposed to

forms: supposed to

pos: phrase

glosses: If something is supposed to be true or supposed to happen, the rules (human or natural) say it should.

text: Please, don't talk when you're not supposed to.

text: Everyone looked at Cee Cee, making it clear that she was supposed to talk first.


decreases

forms:
decrease (singular)
decreases (plural)

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

decrease


decreases

forms:
decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of decrease.

verb

decreas

e


boycotts

forms:
boycott (singular)
boycotts (plural)

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

noun

boycott


boycotts

forms:
boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of boycott.


antiquarian

forms: antiquarian (positive)

glosses: If something is antiquarian, then it has something to do with antiquities or old things, usually books.

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


antiquarian

forms:
antiquarian (singular)
antiquarians (plural)

glosses: An antiquarian is a person who buys or sells old books.


doubled

forms:
double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of double.

verb

doubl


crowns

forms:
crown (singular)
crowns (plural)

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

noun

crown


crowns

forms:
crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crown.


thorns

forms:
thorn (singular)
thorns (plural)

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

text: Many plants have thorns, so be careful.

thorn


consults

forms:
consult (singular)
consults (plural)

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

consult


consults

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of consult.


riddles

forms:
riddle (singular)
riddles (plural)

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

text: I like to solve riddles.

riddle


riddles

forms:
riddle (canonical)
riddles (third-person singular)
riddled (past)
riddled (past participle)
riddling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of riddle.

verb

riddl


chances

forms:
chance (singular)
chances (plural)

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

text: The chances of it snowing here in June are pretty small.

noun

chance


chances

forms:
chance (canonical)
chances (third-person singular)
chanced (past)
chanced (past participle)
chancing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chance.

verb

chanc


panicked

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of panic.

text: I panicked when I couldn't find my phone.

panic

k


seeded

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seed.

text: I seeded the garden yesterday.

seed


sections

forms:
section (singular)
sections (plural)

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

noun

section


sections

forms:
section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of section.


sturdier

forms:
sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sturdy; more sturdy.

text: I like the blue shelf better because it's sturdier.

text: Can you put this jersey fabric on a sturdier pole?

adjective

sturdy


restaurants

forms:
restaurant (singular)
restaurants (plural)

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

text: I often go to restaurants for lunch.

noun

restaurant


cleverer

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

glosses: The comparative form of clever; more clever.

adjective

clever

cleverer

cleverest


provides

forms:
provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of provide.

ipa: /prəˈvaɪdz/

hyphenation: pro‧vides

verb

provid


builds

forms:
build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of build.

build

builds

built

built

building


builds

forms:
build (singular)
builds (plural)

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


satisfy

forms:
satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

glosses: If you satisfy something, you fulfill it or meet its needs.

text: Will the results of the investigation satisfy you?

text: I am not satisfied with the level of service of this restaurant. Can I please speak to your manager?

ipa: /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

sampa: /"s{tIsfaI/

hyphenation: sat‧is‧fy

satisf


forces

forms:
force (singular)
forces (plural)

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

noun

force


forces

forms:
force (canonical)
forces (third-person singular)
forced (past)
forced (past participle)
forcing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of force.

verb

forc


occasionally

pos: adv

etymology_text: occasional + -ly

ety-suffix

occasional

ly

expansion: occasional + -ly

glosses: If something happens occasionally, then it happens sometimes, but not often.

text: I occasionally get nosebleeds when I fly.

text: He's occasionally late, but most of the time he is prompt.

ipa: /əˈkeɪʒənəli/


taxes

forms:
tax (singular)
taxes (plural)

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

enpr: tăkʹsĭz

ipa: /ˈtæksɪz/

noun

tax

taxes


taxes

forms:
tax (canonical)
taxes (third-person singular)
taxed (past)
taxed (past participle)
taxing (present participle)

verb

es


frightening

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

glosses: If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.

text: The ghost ride was so frightening that I screamed the entire time.

ipa: /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/

hyphenation: fright‧en‧ing


frightening

forms:
frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

frighten


Santiago

forms: Santiago

text: The restaurants in Santiago have delicious food.

ipa: /sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/

ipa: /sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/

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


northern

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

etymology_text: north + -ern

ety-suffix

north

ern

expansion: north + -ern

glosses: If something is northern, it is in, from, or about the north.

text: We couldn't go south, so we looked for a more northern route.

text: The birds are found from the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to northern Mexico.

text: Once the Soviet Union fell, Iran's northern borders became peaceful.

text: Almost every forest in the Northern Hemisphere has been logged.

text: Rock River runs along the northern edge of town.

ipa: /ˈnɔrðɚn/

enpr: nôr′thərn

ipa: /ˈnɔːðən/


title: couldn’t

redirect: couldn't


parliament

forms:
parliament (singular)
parliaments (plural)

glosses: Parliament is the elected people who work together to make and debate a country's laws.

text: She was elected to parliament and is now the assistant minister for the environment.

text: He was formerly an international relations adviser to the Russian parliament.

text: The Parliament approved the government's proposal for the new classification of illegal drugs.

text: Six members of the Afghan parliament were killed.

text: The party now controls two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

text: A majority of Iraq's parliament supports a U.S. withdrawal.

ipa: /ˈpɑːlɪmənt/


cleverest

glosses: The superlative form of clever; most clever.


broiler

forms:
broiler (singular)
broilers (plural)

etymology_text: broil + -er

broil

er

expansion: broil + -er

glosses: A broiler is a chicken that is good for broiling.

ipa: /ˈbrɔɪlə/

ipa: /ˈbrɔɪlɚ/

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


supposes

forms:
suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of suppose.

verb

suppos


crowning

forms:
crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/

crown


crowning

forms: crowning (positive)

glosses: If something is crowning, it is at the height of what it can be.

text: That crowning accomplishment was the best you could hope for.


quoted

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quote.

quot


mandolin

forms:
mandolin (singular)
mandolins (plural)

glosses: A mandolin is a small musical instrument with eight strings; there are four sets of two strings.

glosses: A mandolin is a kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)

ipa: /ˌmandoˈlɪn/


linens

forms:
linen (singular)
linens (plural)

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

text: My maid changes the bed linens every week.

noun

linen


tills

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

verb

till


utilities

forms:
utility (singular)
utilities (plural)

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

text: Some people think water and electricity are the most important utilities.

noun

utility

utilities


date palms

forms:
date palm (singular)
date palms (plural)

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

text: There were date palms everywhere before they got cut down.

date palm


restricting

forms:
restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

verb

restrict


mandolins

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

text: Mandolins are very interesting instruments.

noun

mandolin


unhappy

forms:
more unhappy (comparative)
most unhappy (superlative)
unhappy (positive)
unhappier (comparative)
unhappiest (superlative)

etymology_text: un- + happy

ety-prefix

un

happy

expansion: un- + happy

glosses: If someone is unhappy, they are sad or depressed.

text: There are many unhappy people in the hospital.

glosses: If someone is unhappy, they are not happy.

text: That man is unhappy, because he lost the game.

ipa: /ʌnˈhæpi/

hyphenation: un‧hap‧py

adj

unhappy

unhappier

unhappiest


facing

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

text: I'm facing the bell tower.

ipa: /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

sampa: /"feIsIN/

verb

fac


multiply

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

glosses: If you multiply x by y, you add x to itself y times.

text: Nine multiplied by eleven is ninety nine (9×11=99).

glosses: If something multiplies, more and more of it exist.

text: Problems have multiplied since the beginning of the week.

glosses: If living things multiply, the have babies, or they make more of themselves.

text: The bugs seem to be multiplying.

enpr: mŭlʹtĭ-plī

ipa: /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

sampa: /"mVltIplaI/

multipl

y


railroading

forms:
railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

railroad


energies

forms:
energy (singular)
energies (plural)

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

noun

energy

energies


title: Dutch language

redirect: Dutch


encounters

forms:
encounter (singular)
encounters (plural)

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

encounter


encounters

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of encounter.


unaccented

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

etymology_text: un- + accented

ety-prefix

accented

expansion: un- + accented

glosses: Someone is unaccented if they do not have an accent.

text: I can understand her better because she is unaccented.

glosses: A letter is unaccented if it has no diacritics.

text: The letter "a" is unaccented, "á", "ä", "â" etc. are accented letters.

glosses: A vowel or a syllable is unaccented if it is pronounced without stress (i.e. quickly, without emphasis); unstressed.

text: The first syllable in the word "about" is unaccented.


seasons

forms:
season (singular)
seasons (plural)

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

text: My favorite seasons are spring and summer.

noun

season


seasons

forms:
season (canonical)
seasons (third-person singular)
seasoned (past)
seasoned (past participle)
seasoning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of season.

text: Your mother seasons meat very well.


invested

forms:
invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of invest.

verb

invest


packet

forms:
packet (singular)
packets (plural)

glosses: A packet is a small container that goods are sold in.

text: Many seed companies sell mixed packets for summer and winter gardening.

glosses: A packet is a small container sent in the mail.

text: Participants were mailed a packet containing the survey and a cover letter.

glosses: A packet is a unit of information sent between two computers.

ipa: /ˈpakɪt/

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


doubling

forms:
double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

doubl


fighting

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

text: Your mom wants you to stop fighting with your sister.

ipa: /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

fight

fights

fought

fought

fighting


webs

forms:
web (singular)
webs (plural)

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

noun

web


webs

forms:
web (canonical)
webs (third-person singular)
webbed (past)
webbed (past participle)
webbing (present participle)

verb

b


xenophobe

forms:
xenophobe (singular)
xenophobes (plural)

etymology_text: xeno + -phobe

ety-suffix

xeno

phobe

expansion: xeno + -phobe

glosses: A xenophobe is someone who has xenophobia.

glosses: A xenophobe is someone who has the fear of strangers or foreigners.

text: That xenophobe was afraid of the new member.

ipa: /ˈzinəfoʊb/

ipa: /ˈzɛnəfəʊb/

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

hyphenation: xe‧no‧phobe


wedges

forms:
wedge (singular)
wedges (plural)

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

noun

wedge


wedges

forms:
wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wedge.

verb

wedg

e


plants

forms:
plant (singular)
plants (plural)

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

text: Jerry performed a test to see how plants grow under different conditions.

noun

plant


plants

forms:
plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plant.

text: He plants different flowers and vegetables in his garden each year.


checks

forms:
check (canonical)
checks (third-person singular)
checked (past)
checked (past participle)
checking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of check.

text: Bobby always checks his test before handing it to the teacher.

verb

check


checks

forms:
check (singular)
checks (plural)

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

text: The town must conduct regular checks on drinking water quality.


tilled

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of till.

ipa: /tɪld/

till


muck

forms:
muck (singular)
mucks (plural)

text: The soap sat in a soupy muck in the holder.

text: As they dug in the muck, the men were constantly soaked by the rain.

ipa: /mʌk/

sampa: /mVk/


muck

forms:
muck (canonical)
mucks (third-person singular)
mucked (past)
mucked (past participle)
mucking (present participle)

glosses: If you muck something up, you make a mess of it or you cause problems.

glosses: If you muck around, you play, or you are not serious.

glosses: If you muck out a place where animals like cows or pigs live, you clean out the animals' waste.


pigeon

forms:
pigeon (singular)
pigeons (plural)

text: Seeing a dead pigeon on the side of the road is scary.

ipa: /ˈpɪdʒɪn/

sampa: /"pIdZIn/

enpr: pĭjʹən

ipa: /ˈpɪdʒən/

noun

pigeon


reinforcing

forms:
reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

verb

reinforc


shrubs

forms:
shrub (singular)
shrubs (plural)

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

text: I'm going to plant shrubs in the yard.

noun

shrub


riddle

forms:
riddle (singular)
riddles (plural)

glosses: A riddle is something that is puzzling, hard to solve, or difficult to define.

text: That question is quite a riddle.

ipa: /ˈrɪdəl/

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


riddle

forms:
riddle (canonical)
riddles (third-person singular)
riddled (past)
riddled (past participle)
riddling (present participle)

text: The shots from his gun began to riddle the target.

text: Your argument is riddled with errors.

glosses: To solve or answer a riddle or question.

text: Riddle me this...., meaning Answer the following question.

text: You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.

verb

riddl


investing

forms:
invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)


pat

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

glosses: If you pat something, you touch it gently a number of times with your open hand.

text: Rinse the meat with water then pat dry.

text: "You're good people, too, Agnes." He reached over an patted her shoulder. "Don't worry."

text: She held the baby close to her chest and gently patted his back.

text: He patted his pocket, looking for cigarettes.

text: The dog relaxed as he scratched her ears and patted her head.

ipa: /pæt/

pat

t


pat

forms:
pat (singular)
pats (plural)


victims

forms:
victim (singular)
victims (plural)

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

text: Victims of rape are often changed by the experience.

noun

victim


chatting

forms:
chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

verb

chat


railroaded

forms:
railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of railroad.

railroad


invests

glosses: The third-person singular form of invest.

invest


restricts

forms:
restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of restrict.

restrict


telephoned

forms:
telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of telephone.

telephon


darkness

forms:
darkness (singular)
darknesses (plural)

etymology_text: dark + -ness

ety-suffix

dark

ness

expansion: dark + -ness

ipa: /ˈdɑːknəs/

ipa: /ˈdɑrknɪs/

hyphenation: dark‧ness

irrnoun

darknesses


foots

forms:
foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

ipa: /fʊts/

verb

foot


quotes

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of quote.

quot


quotes

forms:
quote (singular)
quotes (plural)

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

noun

quote


wedging

forms:
wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

verb

wedg


blog

forms:
blog (singular)
blogs (plural)

glosses: A blog is a personal website that is used as an online journal (short for weblog).

text: Check out my blog at blogwebsite.com.

text: I'll be talking about my thoughts on the new action movie in my next blog.

enpr: blŏg

ipa: /blɒɡ/

sampa: /blQg/


blog

forms:
blog (canonical)
blogs (third-person singular)
blogged (past)
blogged (past participle)
blogging (present participle)

glosses: If you blog about something, you write a blog about it.

text: My friend Mary blogs daily, but I only blog once or twice a week.

blog

g


pigeons

forms:
pigeon (singular)
pigeons (plural)

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

text: Pigeons are my favorite type of bird.

noun

pigeon


footed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foot.

text: The company footed the bill for the office's Christmas party.

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪd/


oblige

forms:
oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

glosses: If you are obliged to do something, a law, rule, or situation forces you to do it.

text: She felt obliged to make conversation before leaving.

glosses: If you oblige someone, you do something that they want you to do.

text: We asked three experts they obliged with very clear answers.

glosses: If you tell someone that you'd be obliged if they did something, you're asking them to do it.

glosses: If you say, "much obliged", you are thanking somebody for something.

ipa: /əˈblaɪdʒ/

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

verb

oblig