rely

forms:
rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)

glosses: When someone relies on something, they need it and they feel certain that it will be there.

text: In this place, you can't rely on good weather even in the summer.

glosses: When someone relies on another person, they need the person to do something, and they trust the person and feel certain that the person will do it.

text: I'm relying on you to water my plants when I'm travelling.

ipa: /rɪˈlaɪ/

verb

rel

y


Pakistani

forms:
Pakistani (singular)
Pakistanis (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: A Pakistani is a person or thing that comes from Pakistan.

ipa: /pakɪˈstɑːni/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


Pakistani

forms: Pakistani (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: Something or someone that is Pakistani comes from Pakistan.

text: The Pakistani currency is the Rupee.


cast

forms:
cast (canonical)
casts (third-person singular)
cast (past)
cast (past participle)
casting (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If x casts light or shadow on y, x causes y to be lit or in shadow.

text: The street light outside my window cast shadows on the wall.

text: The campfire cast a warm light on her face.

glosses: If you cast light on an idea or problem, you make it clearer by giving more information about it.

text: Our research casts new light on the connection between temperature and plant growth.

glosses: If you cast doubt on something, you make make people less likely to believe it.

text: The video casts doubt on the story told by police.

glosses: If you cast a look, glance, you look quickly.

text: She cast about for her pen.

text: He cast a quick look at the TV.

glosses: If you cast a vote, you vote in an election.

text: I've decided to cast my vote for the Democratic Party.

glosses: If you cast metal, plastic, etc., you make an object by applying wet or melted material to another material and waiting for it to harden.

glosses: If you cast somebody in a part in a play, movie, etc., you choose them to play that part.

glosses: If you cast something somewhere, you throw it there.

enpr: käst

ipa: /kɑːst/

enpr: kăst

ipa: /kæst/

sampa: /k{st/

cast

casts

cast

cast

casting


cast

forms:
cast (singular)
casts (plural)

glosses: The cast of a play, movie, or show are all the people who act in it.

text: The director has brought back many of the cast and crew of the earlier movie.

glosses: The cast of characters is the complete list of characters.

glosses: A cast is a hard protective covering on part of your body that has been seriously hurt or broken.

glosses: A cast is a shape made by applying wet or melted material to another material and waiting for it to harden.

glosses: A cast is a throw, especially in fishing when you throw your line out.


hillbillies

forms:
hillbilly (singular)
hillbillies (plural)

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

hillbilly

hillbillies


ant-hill

forms:
ant-hill (singular)
ant-hills (plural)

glosses: Ant-hill is another way of spelling anthill.


heathens

forms:
heathen (singular)
heathens (plural)

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

heathen

heathens


definitely

pos: adv

etymology_text: definite + -ly

ety-suffix

definite

ly

expansion: definite + -ly

glosses: Something that will definitely happen will happen without doubt or with great chances of occurring.

text: The letter will definitely come this week.

text: There's a 100% chance of rain tomorrow. It will definitely rain.


Kentucky

forms: Kentucky

pos: name

glosses: Kentucky is a state in the United States of America.

text: Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky.

ipa: /kɛnˈtʌki/

ipa: /kənˈtʌki/


hill

forms:
hill (singular)
hills (plural)

glosses: A hill is a piece of high ground that rises up out of lower ground. A hill is like a mountain but smaller.

text: My house was on the top of a hill.

text: We had to climb a tall hill to reach the old family cemetery (place where dead people are buried).

enpr: hĭl

ipa: /hɪl/


Thor

forms: Thor

glosses: The god of thunder and lightning to the Vikings (a people from ancient Europe).

ipa: /θɔː/

ipa: /θɔr/

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


Scandinavia

forms: Scandinavia

glosses: A region of Europe in the north. The countries called Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are part of Scandinavia. Sometime Iceland and Finland are included, but not always.

text: The Vikings sailed from Scandinavia to attack the rest of Europe.

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

hyphenation: Scan‧di‧na‧via


don't cry over spilt milk

forms: don't cry over spilt milk

pos: phrase

glosses: A phrase that means that you shouldn't get upset or worry about something that has already happened and can't be changed.

audio: en-uk-dont cry over spilt milk.ogg


Sweden

forms: Sweden

glosses: Sweden is a country in the north of Europe.


poems

forms:
poem (singular)
poems (plural)

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

noun

poem


Finland

forms: Finland

glosses: Finland is a country in the north of Europe.


melee

forms:
melee (singular)
melees (plural)

glosses: Hand-to-hand combat; very close fighting.

glosses: A naval or armor battle at a very close range.

ipa: /mɛˈleɪ/


gramps

forms: gramps (singular)

text: Hi gramps! How's grandma?

text: Hey gramps, get off the road!

gramps


Norway

forms: Norway

glosses: Norway is a country in the north of Europe, with borders to Sweden, Finland and Russia.


snow leopard

forms:
snow leopard (singular)
snow leopards (plural)

glosses: The snow leopard is a large wildcat that lives in central Asia.


huge

forms:
huge (positive)
huger (comparative)
hugest (superlative)

glosses: If something is huge it is very big. When you say this, you mean bigger than large, or bigger than what is usually called big.

text: Wow! That dog is so huge he could be a horse.

glosses: If something is huge it is very important or very exciting.

text: He's moving all the way to Africa! That's huge!

ipa: /hjuːd͡ʒ/

adj

huge

huger

hugest


hillbilly music

forms: hillbilly music (singular)


priest

forms:
priest (singular)
priests (plural)

glosses: A priest is a person who leads or performs ceremonies in a religion.

text: The priest stood in front of the people and blessed them.

ipa: /ˈpriːst/


capability

forms:
capability (singular)
capabilities (plural)

glosses: We say that someone has a capability when they are capable of doing something; that means they are able to do it.

text: He has great capabilities in using computers, but he always forgets to go to school on time.

ipa: /keɪpəˈbɪləti/

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

hyphenation: ca‧pa‧bil‧i‧ty

noun

capability

capabilities


strict

forms:
strict (positive)
stricter (comparative)
strictest (superlative)

text: The father was very strict about the children coming to dinner on time.

glosses: Following rules exactly, or giving strong punishments for not following the rules.

ipa: /strɪkt/

adj

strict

stricter

strictest


qualifications

forms:
qualification (singular)
qualifications (plural)

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

ipa: /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/

ipa: /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/

noun

qualification


aspirin

forms:
aspirin (singular)
aspirins (plural)

ipa: /ˈæsprɪn/

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


Kashmir stag

forms:
Kashmir stag (singular)
Kashmir stags (plural)

glosses: The Kashmir stag (Cervus canadensis hanglu) is a type of red deer native to northern Pakistan and India.


cheer

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

glosses: If you cheer, you shout to show that you are happy about something or to encourage someone.

text: The band begins to play and the crowd cheers.

text: People cheered the home team wildly.

text: We hope everybody will come out and cheer on the runners.

glosses: If something cheers somebody, it makes them feel happier.

text: There isn't much on the street to cheer the poor.

ipa: /t͡ʃɪə(r)/

ipa: /t͡ʃɪr/


cheer

forms:
cheer (singular)
cheers (plural)

glosses: A cheer is a shout to show that you are happy about something or to encourage someone.

text: As the clock counted down the final seconds of the game the cheers from the crowd grew louder and louder.

text: Three cheers for the raiders! Hip hip hooray!

text: Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather with good cheer and put problems behind them.


earn

forms:
earn (canonical)
earns (third-person singular)
earned (past)
earned (past participle)
earning (present participle)

glosses: If you earn something you get it by working or doing something.

text: I earn a lot more money at my new job than at my last job.

text: He worked hard to earn our respect.

text: She earned a bad name for herself by her bad behavior.

text: The child earned a spanking by not listening to his parents.

text: It took a long time to earn their trust.

glosses: If you think you have earned something, you think you should have it because of what you have done.

text: After completing that project I thought I had earned some time to rest.

ipa: /ɜːn/

enpr: ûrn

ipa: /ɝn/


ammunition

forms:
ammunition (singular)
ammunitions (plural)

glosses: Ammunition is the supply for a weapon (like bullets).

glosses: Ammunition can be used to describe words which can hurt people.

ipa: /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃən/


humiliation

forms:
humiliation (singular)
humiliations (plural)

glosses: Humiliation is the feeling you have when something very bad has happened and many people think it's your fault.

glosses: Humiliation is the act of shaming or embarrassing someone or making them feel very bad.

ipa: /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

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


thus

forms:
thus (positive)
Superlative–

text: I didn't do my homework and thus got a bad grade.

text: If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.

glosses: You use thus far to mean until now, or up to this point.

text: Things have gone well thus far. Let's hope they continue.

ipa: /ˈðʌs/

sampa: /"DVs/


onlooker

forms:
onlooker (singular)
onlookers (plural)

glosses: An onlooker is someone who watches but does not participate.

text: I wasn't in the fight. I was only an onlooker.

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


peregrine falcon

forms:
peregrine falcon (singular)
peregrine falcons (plural)

glosses: The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a bird of prey found in many parts of the world.

text: The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world.

audio: en-us-peregrine falcon.ogg


useless

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

etymology_text: use + -less

ety-suffix

use

less

expansion: use + -less

adj

more: true


cheque

forms:
cheque (singular)
cheques (plural)

glosses: A cheque is a written promise that allows the receiver to take money from a bank account. It is used instead of cash to pay for things.

text: Do you take personal cheques?

text: Did you cash the cheque yet?

text: I wrote them a cheque for $300.

enpr: chĕk

ipa: /tʃɛk/

audio: EN-AU ck1 cheque.ogg

homophones: check Czech


oversight

forms:
oversight (singular)
oversights (plural)

glosses: An oversight is something that someone does by mistake, without seeing that they are doing it.

text: He didn't thank me, but I'm sure that was just an oversight.

glosses: Oversight is the action of watching and making sure people do things right.

text: We have many ordinary workers, and a manager for oversight.

glosses: On Wikipedia, oversight is deleting pages or parts of pages so that not even administrators can see the part that was deleted.

text: I put my email address on Wikipedia by mistake, but I asked for oversight so that no one would see it.

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt/

ipa: /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/

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


hillbilly

forms:
hillbilly (singular)
hillbillies (plural)

glosses: A person who lives in the country in an area with many hills, and who has little money. Usually, this means an American from a region called Appalachia or a region called the Ozark Mountains. These people have homes and farms in the valleys between the hills.

text: My dad is a hillbilly from eastern Kentucky.

text: People often make fun of hillbillies without ever actually knowing one.


hillbilly

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

glosses: Having to do with hillbillies, or typical of hillbillies.


Denmark

forms: Denmark

glosses: Denmark is a country in the north of Europe.

text: Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.

hyphenation: Den‧mark


chlorine

forms: chlorine (singular)

glosses: A chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

glosses: Chlorine can mean something that contains chlorine, but is not chlorine as an element

text: Drinking water and swimming pool water is chlorinated to make it clean.

ipa: /ˈklɔriːn/

hyphenation: chlo‧rine

noun

chlorine


hills

forms:
hill (singular)
hills (plural)

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

ipa: /hɪlz/

hill


Iceland

forms: Iceland

glosses: Iceland is an island country in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is halfway between Europe and North America.

hyphenation: Ice‧land


morphologies

forms:
morphology (singular)
morphologies (plural)

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

morphology

morphologies


bird of prey

forms:
bird of prey (singular)
birds of prey (plural)

glosses: A bird of prey is a bird that hunts and eats other animals. Some birds of prey are the eagle, the owl, and the peregrine falcon.

bird of prey

birds of prey


messiah

forms:
messiah (singular)
messiahs (plural)

glosses: Jews and Christians use the word messiah to mean someone who was chosen by God to lead the people of Israel. Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah.

glosses: A person who is like God and who has many strong abilities.

enpr: mə-sī'ə

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


Appalachia

forms: Appalachia

glosses: Appalachia is a region in the eastern United States of America, named for the Appalachian Mountains.

text: It is hard to pass through the Appalachia region because most of it is mountainous.

hyphenation: Ap‧pa‧la‧chia


famous

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

glosses: If someone or something is famous, then many people know bout them.

text: Judy Garland was a famous singer.

text: After I write this book I'll be famous, and then many people will want to talk to me.

text: The ballet was made famous when it was produced in Paris.

ipa: /ˈfeɪməs/

hyphenation: UK: fam‧ous; US: fa‧mous


election

forms:
election (singular)
elections (plural)

glosses: An election is a decision, often decided by voting.

text: The man elected to take part in the work.

text: The result of voting for the election was more votes that the man should do the work.

enpr: ĭ-lĕk'shən

ipa: /ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

ipa: /əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: elect‧ion


distract

forms:
distract (canonical)
distracts (third-person singular)
distracted (past)
distracted (past participle)
distracting (present participle)

glosses: If you distract someone, you make them pay attention to something different than what they were paying attention to before.

text: The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.

ipa: /dɪsˈtrækt/

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


shamans

forms:
shaman (singular)
shaman or shamans (plural)

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

shaman

shaman

shamans


queer

forms:
queer (positive)
queerer (comparative)
queerest (superlative)

glosses: If something is queer, it is a little bit strange, it is not quite normal.

glosses: Another word for homosexual or for LGBT people in general. It is sometimes used as a derogatory term and some people see it as a slur.

enpr: kwîr

ipa: /kwir/

sampa: /kwir/

adjective

queer

queerer

queerest


queer

forms:
queer (singular)
queers (plural)


British

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

glosses: British people or things are those that come from Britain.

text: My dad is British, and my Mom is Indian.


clerk

forms:
clerk (singular)
clerks (plural)

glosses: A clerk is a person who keeps an organization's records.

text: I called the city clerk's office to see if they had a record of her birth.

glosses: A sales clerk is the person in a shop who helps you find things you want to buy.

text: A convenience store clerk was arrested for selling cigarettes to children.

glosses: A desk clerk is the person at a hotel who registers guests.

text: The desk clerk called a taxi for us.

glosses: A law clerk is a person, often a junior lawyer, who is the assistant of a judge or another lawyer.

ipa: /aːk/

ipa: /ɑː(r)k/

enpr: klerk

ipa: /klɝk/


clerk

forms:
clerk (canonical)
clerks (third-person singular)
clerked (past)
clerked (past participle)
clerking (present participle)

glosses: If you clerk, you work as a clerk, especially as a law clerk.

text: She clerked for the judge in 1992, and says she and her fellow clerks worked "as many hours as we could stay awake, often past midnight and on weekends."


mango

forms:
mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

glosses: A mango is a sweet tropical fruit with smooth yellow or red skin, soft yellow or orange flesh and a very large seed inside.

text: This mango is very big.

ipa: /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/

ipa: /ˈmæŋɡoʊ, ˈmeɪŋɡoʊ/

noun

mango

mangoes

mangos


corner the market

forms: corner the market

glosses: If you corner the market, you become so successful at selling or making a particular product that almost no one else sells or makes it.

text: They've more or less cornered the fast-food market – they're in every big city in the country.

audio: en-au-corner the market.ogg


soil

forms:
soil (singular)
soils (plural)

glosses: A mix of sand and other natural material on the surface of the earth that is used to grow plants.

text: The refugees were happy to return to their home soil.

ipa: /sɔɪl/

sampa: /sOIl/


soil

forms:
soil (canonical)
soils (third-person singular)
soiled (past)
soiled (past participle)
soiling (present participle)

text: Look at that! You soiled your shirt with mud!


fag

forms:
fag (singular)
fags (plural)

glosses: A homosexual male, sometimes used between homosexuals themselves. Short for faggot.

text: She smokes about 10 fags a day.


salary

forms:
salary (singular)
salaries (plural)

glosses: Your salary is the money you are paid every month for doing your job.

text: Your salary will be paid into your bank on the first day of each month.

text: The company president earned $814,200 in salary, bonus, and benefits.

text: The average monthly Japanese salary increased 4.3 percent last year.

text: She gets a base salary of $34,000, plus commissions, which range from $3,000 to $7,000 a year.

ipa: /ˈsælɚi/

salaries


knowledgeable

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

etymology_text: knowledge + -able

ety-suffix

knowledge

able

expansion: knowledge + -able

glosses: If a person is knowledgeable that person knows many things, or a great amount about something.

text: She is very knowledgeable when it comes to medicine.

text: Could we find anyone more knowledgeable than him?

enpr: nŏl'-ĭj-ə-bl


fatherland

forms:
fatherland (singular)
fatherlands (plural)

glosses: The fatherland is the land of your father or mother.


qualification

forms:
qualification (singular)
qualifications (plural)

glosses: A qualification is something you might need to do something (such as a job). This might be a skill, knowing about something, or having done a similar job before.

text: Being able to lead is an important qualification to be president.

text: The qualifications for this job include being able to use a computer.

text: They listed an engineering degree as a qualification for the job, even though it was not as an engineer.

glosses: A qualification is something you add to an idea that limits its effect or meaning.

text: I accept your offer, but with some qualifications.

ipa: /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


fluorine

forms: fluorine (singular)

glosses: Fluorine is a yellow gas that has an atomic number of 9 and the symbol F.

text: Fluorine reacts very easily.

text: Fluoride toothpaste contains a compound of fluorine.

ipa: /ˈflɔːrɪn/

hyphenation: flou‧rine

noun

fluorine


hermit

forms:
hermit (singular)
hermits (plural)

glosses: A hermit is a person who lives alone, far from other people, and does not like to interact with other people.

text: We walked far and came to the house of the hermit who lives in the forest.

glosses: A hermit is a religious person who lives alone and does not like to interact with other people for religious reasons.

hyphenation: her‧mit


later

glosses: The comparative form of late; more late.

text: She arrived later than me.

text: I'll see you later.

text: He arrived on Wednesday and left three days later.

ipa: /leɪtə/


later

forms:
late (positive)
later (comparative)
latest (superlative)

text: Most people can't walk in the later stages of the disease.

text: We can't be there now, but we'd like to meet at a later date.

text: Much is known about his early days, but are many question about his later life.

text: I expected you to be later than this.

adj

late

later

latest


heathen

forms:
heathen (singular)
heathens (plural)

glosses: A person who has no religion and does not believe in anything spiritual.

text: An atheist doesn't believe in God, but a heathen doesn't believe in anything.

text: We are all rational and rebellious heathens here.

text: Those kids were a bunch of heathens who did nothing but party.

text: That bunch of heathens completely destroyed this place.

glosses: A pagan who tries to follow the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia. This religion is often called Asatru or Heathenry.

text: He is a very serious Heathen and prays to Odin and Thor everyday.

ipa: /ˈhiːðən/


heathen

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

glosses: Not believing in any religion or anything spiritual. This could also mean an idea that is against all religion.

text: I found him reading some heathen book that claimed to disprove God.

text: Everything he does is totally heathen.

glosses: Having to do with the religion of ancient Germany or Scandinavia; about Heathenry.

text: "The heathen [Aztec] gods cursed the gold...."—from Pirates of the Caribbean


intruder

forms:
intruder (singular)
intruders (plural)

glosses: An intruder is someone who enters another persons' home without permission.

text: The intruder in the house was caught after we called the police.


preference

forms:
preference (singular)
preferences (plural)

glosses: A preference is something that you like more than others

ipa: /ˈprɛf(ə)r(ə)ns/


birds of prey

forms:
bird of prey (singular)
birds of prey (plural)

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


clue

forms:
clue (singular)
clues (plural)

glosses: A clue is a piece of information that helps you answer a question or solve a problem.

text: He said nothing, made no gesture, and gave no clue about what he was thinking.

text: Something in those boxes might provide a clue to his death.

text: She disappeared without a clue.

glosses: If you have no clue about something, you don't know at all.

text: I'm afraid I have no clue how to get there.

text: Don't ask him. He doesn't have a clue about computers.

text: The guy's an idiot. He hasn't got a clue.

ipa: /kluː/


clue

forms:
clue (canonical)
clues (third-person singular)
clued (past)
clued (past participle)
cluing (present participle)

glosses: If you clue somebody in to something, you give them that information that they didn't have.

text: I had no idea what she was angry about until my sister clued me in.

text: The look on her face finally clued me in: she didn't speak English.

text: I finally clued in to the fact that it wasn't going to work.

verb

clu

e


border

forms:
border (singular)
borders (plural)

glosses: The border of a country is the edge of the country: the place where that country touches another country.

text: You can't cross the border without identification papers.

glosses: The border of a shape or of a picture or of part of a picture is the edge of it.

text: She drew three pink hearts with red borders at the top of the picture.

ipa: /bɔədə/

ipa: /bɔːdə/

ipa: /bɔrdər/

audio: en-uk-a border.ogg

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


border

forms:
border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

glosses: If something is bordered with or in something, that goes all around it.

text: The newspaper notice was bordered in black.

glosses: If one place borders on another, they are side by side.

text: The Sea of Japan is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea.

border


conscience

forms:
conscience (singular)
consciences (plural)

glosses: The ability to feel whether what you're doing is right or wrong.

text: Even though he stole things, he had some conscience: he didn't kill anyone.


chat

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

glosses: If two or more people chat, they talk with each other in a casual way, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

text: His friends dropped by frequently just to chat.

text: The band was taking a break and chatting with the guests.

ipa: /tʃæt/

chat

t


chat

forms:
chat (singular)
chats (plural)

glosses: A chat is a casual conversation, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

text: People come to the bar to have a drink and a chat.


Bihar

forms: Bihar

glosses: Bihar is a state in India. The capital city is Patna.


unanimous

forms: unanimous (positive)

glosses: If something is unanimous, it is agreed on by all who are present.

text: The vote to pass the bill was unanimous. Every member of the state congress voted to pass it.

ipa: /juːˈnanɪməs/

ipa: /ju'nænəməs/


Zahedan

forms: Zahedan

glosses: The capital of the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran.


argon

forms: argon (singular)

glosses: A chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18.

glosses: Argon is a gas, often used in light bulbs to change the colour of the light.

enpr: är'gŏn

ipa: /ˈɑːrɡɒn/

hyphenation: ar‧gon

noun

argon


astrology

forms:
astrology (singular)
astrologies (plural)

glosses: Astrology is the study of stars, planets, and their relations to predict future events.

ipa: /əˈstrɒlədʒi/

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

astrologies


title: Bharat

redirect: India

pos: hard-redirect


forgive

forms:
forgive (canonical)
forgives (third-person singular)
forgave (past)
forgiven (past participle)
forgiving (present participle)

glosses: When you forgive something, you do not punish the person who did it.

text: I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive your stealing.

text: I have forgiven your disloyalty.

glosses: When you forgive a person, you do not try to punish that person for something.

text: I know you stole some money from me, but I forgive you.

text: I forgave them for being cruel when we were younger.

enpr: fər-gĭv'

ipa: /fəˈgɪv/

forgive

forgives

forgave

forgiven

forgiving


Assam

forms: Assam

glosses: Assam is a state in India; its capital is Dispur.


Mumbai

forms: Mumbai

glosses: Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is a city in India.

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


cooperate

forms:
cooperate (canonical)
cooperates (third-person singular)
cooperated (past)
cooperated (past participle)
cooperating (present participle)

glosses: If people cooperate, they help each other and work together towards the same goal.

verb

cooperat


lithium

forms: lithium (singular)

glosses: Lithium is a light silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 3 and the symbol Li. It is the first alkali metals.

text: Lithium reacts very easily. It even reacts with water.

text: The lightest metal known is lithium.

enpr: lĭth'ēəm

hyphenation: lith‧i‧um

noun

lithium


charts

forms:
chart (singular)
charts (plural)

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

chart


charts

forms:
chart (canonical)
charts (third-person singular)
charted (past)
charted (past participle)
charting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chart.


Muzaffarabad

forms: Muzaffarabad

glosses: Muzaffarabad is the state-level capital city of Azad Kashmir.


beryllium

forms: beryllium (singular)

glosses: Beryllium is a light, grey metal. It has an atomic number of 4 and the symbol Be. It is the first of the alkaline earth metals.

text: Beryllium is very poisonous.

text: emeralds contain beryllium.

enpr: bərĭl'ēəm

ipa: /bə'rɪliəm/

hyphenation: ber‧yl‧li‧um


East Indies

forms: East Indies

glosses: East Indies is an area in the souteastern part of Asia.


chocolate

forms:
chocolate (singular)
chocolates (plural)

glosses: Chocolate is a candy made from cacao beans and often used to flavour other foods such as cakes and cookies.

text: In my opinion, the best cookies are those that contain chocolate.

glosses: A chocolate is an individual candy that is made of or covered in chocolate.

text: These homemade chocolates are delicious.

ipa: /ˈtʃɒklət/

ipa: /ˈtʃɒklɪt/

sampa: /"tSQklIt/

ipa: /ˈtʃɑklət/

hyphenation: choc‧o‧late


nationalization

forms:
nationalization (singular)
nationalizations (plural)

glosses: Nationalization is when a privately owned object becomes the property of the government or the public.

hyphenation: na‧tion‧al‧i‧za‧tion


maddest

forms:
mad (positive)
madder (comparative)
maddest (superlative)

text: This hurts me the most, so I am the maddest.

adj

mad

madder

maddest


antivirus

forms: antivirus (singular)

glosses: A program for a computer that keep computer viruses out the computer. Usually, this program will take viruses out of the computer too.


owe

forms:
owe (canonical)
owes (third-person singular)
owed (past)
owed (past participle)
owing (present participle)

glosses: If you owe something you need to pay or give it to someone because of something you have been given. For example, if I ask to borrow five dollars for lunch from a friend, then I will owe that friend five dollars. It could also be something you agree to pay (like a bill) or something you lost gambling.

text: I owe $50 to the phone company right now.

text: Just remember, you owe me five dollars for the lunch I bought you.

text: I owe John for giving me a ride home last night. (Used to mean I owe kindness in return for kindness, not that I owe money.)

text: I owe you a shirt since I ruined one of yours.

glosses: If you owe a person, there is something you need to pay or give to that person. That is, you owe something to that person.

text: Thanks for the help! I really owe you for that!

glosses: If you owe a lot to someone or something, you have something to thank that person (or thing) for.

text: We owe as much to good luck as to our own skills.

text: We owe a debt of gratitude to those who started this organization.

text: Most people don't know how much they owe their parents.

text: I would have died if you had not pulled me from the water -- I owe you my life.

glosses: If something owes to something else, what it owes to is what caused or the reason for doing it.

text: Much of the success of early rock music owed to the ability of teenagers to buy records.

text: Owing to the fact that I will be absent tomorrow I must do extra work today.

ipa: /əʊ/

enpr: ō

ipa: /oʊ/

verb

ow


juniper

forms:
juniper (singular)
junipers (plural)

glosses: A juniper is a shrub or tree that has pointed, needle-like leaves and strong-smelling cones.


almond tree

forms:
almond tree (singular)
almond trees (plural)

glosses: The almond tree is a kind of nut tree; it gives almonds.


Dushanbe

forms: Dushanbe

glosses: Dushanbe is the capital city of Tajikistan.


fairy

forms:
fairy (singular)
fairies (plural)

glosses: A type of human-like being with magical powers. In modern stories fairies are small with insect-like wings. In older stories they were human-size and very powerful, and sometimes dangerous.

text: A fairy granted then each a wish.

text: Some people say fairies live beneath the hills in Ireland.

glosses: A homosexual man, usually one who is very feminine.

text: I'm not sure that fairy even knows he's male.

enpr: fâʹrĭ

ipa: /ˈfɛəri/

enpr: fĕʹrē

ipa: /ˈfɛri/

ipa: /ˈfeːri/

noun

fairy

fairies


Zionist

forms:
Zionist (singular)
Zionists (plural)

glosses: A Zionist is a person who supports Zionism.


tiresome

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

glosses: If someone or something is tiresome, it makes you bored or annoyed, usually because it is too long.

text: All of this talking can get a little tiresome.

ipa: /ˈtaɪrsəm/

ipa: /ˈtaɪəsəm/

hyphenation: tire‧some


combine

forms:
combine (canonical)
combines (third-person singular)
combined (past)
combined (past participle)
combining (present participle)

glosses: If you combine two or more things, you put them together.

text: In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar and cinnamon.

text: Her new book combines elements of similar stories told throughout eastern North America.

text: All of these factors combine to create a system that is difficult to understand.

glosses: If something combines two or more things, it has both/all of them.

text: This is a world that combines the old with the new.

enpr: kəm-bīn'

ipa: /kəmˈbaɪn/

verb

combin


combine

forms:
combine (singular)
combines (plural)

glosses: A combine is a large farm vehicle the cuts grain and separates the seeds.

enpr: käm'bīn


Rawalpindi

forms: Rawalpindi

glosses: Rawalpindi is a city in Pakistan next to Islamabad.


Gangtok

forms: Gangtok

glosses: Gangtok is the capital city of the state of Sikkim in India.


embarrass

forms:
embarrass (canonical)
embarrasses (third-person singular)
embarrassed (past)
embarrassed (past participle)
embarrassing (present participle)

glosses: If you embarrass someone, you make them feel discomfort or shame.

text: The boys embarrassed him by pulling down his pants.

embarrass

es


water hyacinth

forms:
water hyacinth (singular)
water hyacinths (plural)

glosses: The water hyacinth is a kind of flower that grows in water.


pomegranate

forms:
pomegranate (singular)
pomegranates (plural)

glosses: A small tree, that gives fruit called pomegranates.

glosses: A fruit with seeds that are covered in red jelly.

ipa: /ˈpɑməˌɡrænət/

hyphenation: po‧me‧gra‧nate


madder

text: I am even madder than you about what was done.


Chandigarh

forms: Chandigarh

glosses: Chandigarh is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana.

ipa: /ˌt͡ʃʌndɪˈɡɑː(r)/

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


Himachal Pradesh

forms: Himachal Pradesh

glosses: Himachal Pradesh is a state in India. The capital is Shimla.


nitrogen

forms: nitrogen (singular)

glosses: Nitrogen is a colourless gas that has an atomic number of 7 and the symbol N.

text: The air we breathe is mostly made of nitrogen.

text: Nitrogen does not react very easily.

text: Liquid nitrogen is used to keep other things very cold.

ipa: /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

hyphenation: ni‧tro‧gen

noun

nitrogen


colorless

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

etymology_text: color + -less

ety-suffix

color

expansion: color + -less

glosses: Something that has no color, and is almost invisible

text: Air is colorless, which is why we can see through it.

text: Water is normally a colorless liquid.

hyphenation: col‧or‧less


deodar cedar

forms:
deodar cedar (singular)
deodar cedars (plural)

glosses: The deodar cedar is a species of cedar native to the western Himilayas.


graph

forms:
graph (singular)
graphs (plural)

glosses: A graph shows data (numbers) as a picture.

ipa: /ɡrɑːf/

ipa: /ɡræf/


graph

forms:
graph (canonical)
graphs (third-person singular)
graphed (past)
graphed (past participle)
graphing (present participle)


spot-billed pelican

forms:
spot-billed pelican (singular)
spot-billed pelicans (plural)

glosses: The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) is a bird of the pelican family.


disinterested

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

glosses: If someone is disinterested, they are not affected by a situation, so they can make fair decisions about it.

glosses: If someone is disinterested, they are not interested in something; they find it boring.

ipa: /dɪˈsɪnt(ə)rɛstɪd/


volunteer

forms:
volunteer (singular)
volunteers (plural)

glosses: A volunteer is someone who does work because they want to, without being paid.

text: We have one paid manager and five volunteers working on this project.

ipa: /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/

ipa: /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/

hyphenation: en‧vol‧un‧teer


volunteer

forms:
volunteer (canonical)
volunteers (third-person singular)
volunteered (past)
volunteered (past participle)
volunteering (present participle)

glosses: To do something voluntarily--to do it without being offered something in exchange

text: I volunteered to do the dishes after dinner to help my mom clean up.

text: Julie volunteered an explanation without even being asked.


Indus Valley bullfrog

forms:
Indus Valley bullfrog (singular)
Indus Valley bullfrogs (plural)

glosses: The Indus Valley bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) is a large frog found in Pakistan and India.


date palm

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

glosses: A date palm is a kind of palm tree with fruit called dates.


spawn

forms:
spawn (canonical)
spawns (third-person singular)
spawned (past)
spawned (past participle)
spawning (present participle)

ipa: /ˈspɔːn/

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


spawn

forms: spawn (singular)

glosses: The eggs of a frog are spawn. They are covered in clear jelly.


dweeb

forms:
dweeb (singular)
dweebs (plural)

text: What a dweeb -- he dresses like he is still in the 1980's.

ipa: /dwiːb/


silicon

forms: silicon (singular)

glosses: Silicon is a non-metal chemical element with the atomic number 14 and the symbol "Si".

text: Sand is made of mostly silicon compounds.

text: Computers use chips made from silicon.

ipa: /'sIlIkən/

hyphenation: sil‧i‧con

noun

silicon


title: fuck off

redirect: fuck


admission

forms:
admission (singular)
admissions (plural)

glosses: An admission is when you admit (confess) something.

glosses: Admission is when you are allowed to enter a place, an event, or a group (organization).

glosses: Admission is money you pay to get into a place. Examples would be paying to get into a theater of an amusement park.

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


render

forms:
render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

glosses: If something is rendered useless, meaningless, invisible, etc. its use, meaning, visibility, etc. is removed.

text: She had left the phone in a bowl of water, rendering it useless.

text: This process can remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless.

glosses: If you render something to someone, you give it to or do it for them because of a promise or commitment.

text: You should carefully render aid to those who are injured.

glosses: If an image is rendered in some style or pose, it is shown that way.

text: The drawing of the ranch is rendered in a similar style to that of the school.

text: The photo was rendered in 4K on the screen.

glosses: If the fat of a piece of meat renders, the fat drips off the meat when cooking.

text: Bacon is very fatty when raw; however, most of the fat will render during cooking.

hyphenation: ren‧der


clarify

forms:
clarify (canonical)
clarifies (third-person singular)
clarified (past)
clarified (past participle)
clarifying (present participle)

etymology_text: clear + -ify

ety-suffix

clear

ify

expansion: clear + -ify

glosses: If you clarify something, you make it clearer.

text: Finally, we would recommend further research to clarify the various issues.

text: The presentation of the results in these graphs and tables will help to clarify the idea.

text: I think we need to clarify what we have heard on the tape.

ipa: /ˈklærɪfaɪ/

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

verb

clarif

y


cemetery

forms:
cemetery (singular)
cemeteries (plural)

glosses: A place where dead people are buried; a place for graves.

noun

cemetery

cemeteries


clout

forms:
clout (singular)
clouts (plural)

glosses: Clout is control or power over other people.

text: The president of the United States has a lot of clout.

glosses: A clout is a hard hit, usually with your hand.

text: She gave him two sharp clouts on the ear.


magnesium

forms: magnesium (singular)

glosses: Magnesium is a light, silver-grey metal. It has an atomic number of 12 and the symbol Mg. It is the second of the alkaline earth metals.

text: photographers used to use magnesium to make a flash of light.

text: Magnesium burns very easily.

text: It is important every day to eat food that contains magnesium compounds.

ipa: /ˌmæɡˈniziəm/

hyphenation: mag‧ne‧sium


guilty

forms:
guilty (positive)
guiltier (comparative)
guiltiest (superlative)

etymology_text: guilt + -y

ety-suffix

guilt

expansion: guilt + -y

glosses: If you are guilty of something, you did it. This is usually for doing a bad thing.

glosses: If you feel guilty you feel bad about something you did.

glosses: If you are found guilty of a crime, a court of law said you did do that crime.

adj

guilty

guiltier

guiltiest


hedge

forms:
hedge (singular)
hedges (plural)

glosses: A hedge is a plant with green leaves that has been planted in a straight line to divide a space.

enpr: hĕj

ipa: /hedʒ/

sampa: /hedZ/


hedge

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

glosses: If you hedge an area, you enclose it with hedges.

glosses: If you hedge something, you obstruct or surround it.

verb

hedg


commerce

forms: commerce (singular)

glosses: Commerce is the activity of buying and selling goods and services. Or broadly, it is the unmeasurable exchange of energy.

text: The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that economic activity had dropped in 16 of the 50 states.

text: Millions of American jobs depend on international commerce.

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

noun

commerce


criminals

forms:
criminal (singular)
criminals (plural)

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

criminal


complaints

forms:
complaint (singular)
complaints (plural)

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

enpr: kəmplānts'

ipa: /kəmˈpleɪnts/

complaint


bustard

forms:
bustard (singular)
bustards (plural)

glosses: A bustard is a large bird that lives on land.


title: gang-bang

redirect: gangbang


criminally

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

etymology_text: criminal + -ly

ety-suffix

ly

expansion: criminal + -ly

glosses: Someone behaving criminally is breaking laws or acting in a criminal manner.


title: AWL

redirect: Wiktionary:Academic word list


title: BE1500

redirect: Wiktionary:Extended Basic English alphabetical wordlist


honour

forms:
honour (singular)
honours (plural)

glosses: Honour is the quality of being respected by other people.


honour

forms:
honour (canonical)
honours (third-person singular)
honoured (past)
honoured (past participle)
honouring (present participle)

glosses: If you honour someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.


phosphorus

forms: phosphorus (singular)

glosses: Phosphorus is a chemical element that has an atomic number of 15 and the symbol P.

text: Phosphorus is used to make matches.

text: We need to eat foods which contain phosphorus to stay healthy.

ipa: /ˈfɒsfərəs/

hyphenation: phos‧pho‧rus


nowhere

forms: nowhere

pos: det

text: We tried to follow his instructions but we got nowhere.

text: I got lost and found myself in the middle of nowhere.

hyphenation: no‧where


sketch

forms:
sketch (singular)
sketches (plural)

text: The artist made a quick sketch before he started painting the real picture.

text: Here is a sketch of an aeroplane.

glosses: A sketch is a quick description of a person, or of something that happened.

text: He gave me a sketch of the incident, stating only the main facts.

glosses: A sketch is a short piece of acting, usually funny.

text: The best part was the three-minute sketch about the cowboy who couldn't ride a horse.

ipa: /ˈskɛtʃ/

noun

sketches


sketch

forms:
sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

glosses: If you sketch something, you make a quick drawing of it using a pencil or a pen.

text: I sketched his face quickly before he woke up.

glosses: If you sketch something, you describe it without many details.

text: The policeman asked me to sketch the accident while he took notes of what I said.

verb

sketch


pornography

forms: pornography (singular)

glosses: Pornography is pictures or words that show or describe sex to make people feel excited.


atomic number

forms:
atomic number (singular)
atomic numbers (plural)

glosses: The number of protons in an atom is the atomic number. It is also the position in the periodic table of elements.

text: hydrogen has an atomic number of 1. It has 1 proton, and is the first element in the periodic table.

text: Heavy elements, such as gold have a high atomic number.


criterion

forms:
criterion (singular)
criteria (plural)

glosses: A criterion is a principle that you use to judge something or decide about something.

text: The only criterion used for measuring success was school grades.

ipa: /kraɪˈtɪəriən/

noun

criterion

criteria


cupboard

forms:
cupboard (singular)
cupboards (plural)

glosses: A cupboard is a piece of furniture with shelves to hold dishes, towels, food, etc.

text: He took cups, plates and saucers from the kitchen cupboards and stacked them on the table.


sometimes

glosses: Things that happen sometimes only happen at certain times, or on certain occasions, but not every time.

text: The bus sometimes arrives late, especially if it is raining.

text: Sometimes the shop has low prices on a Tuesday.

text: I go swimming sometimes, if I have nothing else to do.

enpr: sŭmʹtīmz

ipa: /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

hyphenation: some‧times


creampie

forms:
creampie (singular)
creampies (plural)

glosses: A creampie is semen coming out of someone's vagina (or anus) after sex.


photographer

forms:
photographer (singular)
photographers (plural)

glosses: A photographer is a person who takes photographs as his work.

text: We had a good photographer at the wedding.

text: A photographer often knows how to develop his own photographs.

text: The photographer was busy taking photographs of the models.

ipa: /fəˈtɑɡrəfɚ/

ipa: /fəˈtɒɡrəfə/


directory

forms:
directory (singular)
directories (plural)

glosses: A directory is a book or list of names, usually in alphabetical order with telephone numbers or addresses.

text: He checked he number in the directory.

ipa: /dɪˈrɛktəri/

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

directories


porn

forms:
porn (singular)
porn (plural)

glosses: porn is a short word, meaning pornography

text: My girlfriend and I like to watch porn.

text: Do not let your kids watch porn.

ipa: /pɔːn/

ipa: /pɔrn/

porn

porn


rose-ringed parakeet

forms:
rose-ringed parakeet (singular)
rose-ringed parakeets (plural)

glosses: The rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ringnecked parakeet, is a tropical parakeet.

text: An Indian man with his pet rose-ringed parakeet.


colourless

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

etymology_text: colour + -less

ety-suffix

colour

less

expansion: colour + -less

glosses: Something that has no colour, and is almost invisible

text: Air is colourless, which is why we can see through it.

text: Water is normally a colourless liquid.

hyphenation: col‧our‧less


province

forms:
province (singular)
provinces (plural)

glosses: A province is a major subdivision of a country.

text: Canada has ten provinces and three territories.

ipa: /ˈprɑvɪns/

ipa: /ˈprɒvɪns/


honor

forms:
honor (singular)
honors (plural)

glosses: Honor is the quality of being respected by other people.


honor

forms:
honor (canonical)
honors (third-person singular)
honored (past)
honored (past participle)
honoring (present participle)

glosses: If you honor someone or something, you think highly of them; you respect them.


gang bang

forms:
gang bang (singular)
gang bangs (plural)

glosses: A gang bang is when many people rape a person one after another.

text: My girlfriend and I want to invite you to our home for a gangbang.


tear

forms:
tear (singular)
tears (plural)

glosses: A tear is hole made by pulling or ripping something.

text: I cannot wear a shirt with a tear in it!

ipa: /tɛə/

poses:
noun 1
verb 1

ipa: /tɛɚ/


tear

glosses: A tear is a drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry.

text: I felt sorry when I saw the tears running down her face.

ipa: /tɪə/

poses:
verb 2
noun 2

ipa: /tɪɚ/


tear

forms:
tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
tore (past)
torn (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

glosses: If you tear something you make a hole in it, or make it into two pieces, by pulling it apart. It is making a tear.

text: Paper is easier to tear than cloth.

text: I tore a hole in my pants when I fell on my knee.

text: I was so mad at her I tore her letter in half.

tear

tears

tore

torn

tearing


tear

forms:
tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
teared (past)
teared (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

glosses: If someone is tearing, that person has tears coming from the eyes. Often, this is called "tearing up." Usually, this is when the person is not crying in a way that can be heard.

text: I tried to look brave, but started tearing up at the funeral.

text: My eye started to tear after I got sand in it.

text: She teared up when she heard the news.


vibrator

forms:
vibrator (singular)
vibrators (plural)

glosses: A vibrator is a machine that vibrates; they are sometimes used for massages or to increase sexual pleasure.

text: She used her vibrator to try to have an orgasm.

ipa: /vaɪˈbreɪtə/

ipa: /ˈvaɪbreɪtɚ/

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

hyphenation: vi‧bra‧tor


doggy style

forms: doggy style (singular)

glosses: Doggy style is a sex position where the female is on the floor, like a dog, and the man is behind her.

text: Then Brat started to do her in doggy style.

noun

doggy style


Palestine

forms: Palestine

glosses: The West Bank and Gaza Strip together; that is, the parts occupied by Israel and those under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority.

text: Israel and Palestine both want peace.

glosses: The region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

glosses: A former British mandate in the Middle East. The capital city was Jerusalem.

ipa: /ˈpæləˌstaɪn/

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


climb

forms:
climb (canonical)
climbs (third-person singular)
climbed (past)
climbed (past participle)
climbing (present participle)

glosses: If you climb something, you move up or down it.

text: They climbed the stairs to the top of the tower again and went out onto the roof.

text: The kids spent the afternoon climbing up and down the tree.

glosses: If you climb into, out of, through something, etc., you move with difficulty, often using your hands and knees.

text: The old man climbed into the back seat of her small car.

text: They got changed, said good night, and climbed into bed.

text: They climbed out of the pool and walked toward the changing room.

glosses: If prices, profits, temperatures, etc. climb or if a road, a path, or a piece of land climbs, it goes up.

text: This year, gas prices have climbed steadily from a low of 75 cents to a peak of almost $1.30 in August.

text: Narrow steps climb to the door of a small temple.

text: It became very warm as the sun began to climb.

ipa: /klaɪm/


climb

forms:
climb (singular)
climbs (plural)

glosses: A climb is an upwards movement, often a slow or difficult one.

text: It isn't far, but it's a steep climb and they were sweating when they reach the top.

text: Driving into the east end of town after a long winding climb out of the valley, I saw the small house.

text: The Yen has made a strong climb this year.

glosses: A climb down is a long slow downwards movement.


boner

forms:
boner (singular)
boners (plural)

glosses: If you get a boner, then your penis becomes hard.

text: My girlfriend asked me what it was like to have a boner because she's never had one.

glosses: A boner is another word for a stupid person.

text: I guess I'm the smartest person in the class because I'm the only one who isn't a complete boner.


woodwork

forms: woodwork (singular)

etymology_text: wood + work

compound

wood

work

expansion: wood + work

glosses: Woodwork is things made by people out of wood.

text: Don't throw water at the wall: it will hurt the woodwork.


cunnilingus

forms: cunnilingus (singular)

glosses: Cunnilingus is where a woman's vagina is touched by somebody's lips or tongue, for sexual pleasure.

text: I performed cunnilingus on my girlfriend, and she enjoyed it.

noun

cunnilingus


compete

forms:
compete (canonical)
competes (third-person singular)
competed (past)
competed (past participle)
competing (present participle)

glosses: If you compete for something, you are working against other people to get it.

text: He competed but failed to win a medal in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.

text: Is it a good idea to allow female athletes to compete in male high school athletic events?

text: East Asian countries are successfully competing against Japanese goods around the world.

text: The better teams compete against good teams while poorer teams compete with each other.

text: Health insurance companies have started competing to offer plans for both individuals and families.

text: Their specific products differ and do not directly compete with each other.

text: The Prime Minister said, "this change doesn't have any big impact on our ability to compete with Germany or Japan."

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

verb

compet

e


rhesus macaque

forms:
rhesus macaque (singular)
rhesus macaques (plural)

glosses: The rhesus macaque is a kind of monkey that is native to Africa and Asia.


refrigerator

forms:
refrigerator (singular)
refrigerators (plural)

glosses: A refrigerator is a machine which keeps food cold.

text: Put the milk in the refrigerator so it will stay fresh.

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪd͡ʒəˌreɪtə/

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪd͡ʒəˌreɪɾɚ/


dozen

forms:
dozen (singular)
dozens (plural)

text: He ate half a dozen cookies and felt sick.

text: The family had brought him a dozen roses, to mark the end of his journey.

text: I've been there dozens of times.

ipa: /ˈdʌzn̩/


Morina

forms:
Morina (singular)
Morinas (plural)

glosses: Morina is a genus of the Caprifoliaceae family.


chop

forms:
chop (canonical)
chops (third-person singular)
chopped (past)
chopped (past participle)
chopping (present participle)

glosses: If you chop something, you cut it using quick downward movements.

text: Use 1 small onion, finely chopped.

text: We started chopping wood for the fire.

glosses: If you chop time, money, etc., you reduce it.

text: Through careful planning, we were able to chop the production time in half.

text: The company plans to chop up to 8000 workers.

text: They continue to chop away at the budget.

enpr: chŏp

ipa: /ʧɒp/

sampa: /tSQp/

chop

p


chop

forms:
chop (singular)
chops (plural)

glosses: A chop is a quick downward cutting motion.

glosses: Your chops is your skill with something, especially music.

glosses: If you get the chop, you are fired your job.

glosses: A chop is particular piece of meat containing a bone, especially pork chops or mutton chops.

glosses: Chop is irregular waves on a rive, lake, etc.


compensate

forms:
compensate (canonical)
compensates (third-person singular)
compensated (past)
compensated (past participle)
compensating (present participle)

glosses: If you compensate somebody, you give them something because they have lost something or done something for you.

ipa: /ˈkɒmpənseɪt/

hyphenation: com‧pen‧sate

compensat


Easter

forms: Easter

glosses: Easter is a Christian celebration, usually in April, of the day when Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth came back from the dead.

text: Our church will start Easter Sunday with a sunrise service at 6 a.m.

text: My sisters and I would wake up early on Easter morning to look for Easter eggs.

text: He's upset by those who go to church only on Christmas and Easter.

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


countryside

forms:
countryside (singular)
countrysides (plural)

glosses: The countryside is the area outside the cities.

text: He headed out of town and through the surrounding countryside.

enpr: kŭnʹtri-sīd'

hyphenation: coun‧try‧side


workhouse

forms:
workhouse (singular)
workhouses (plural)

glosses: A place for poor people to live, but they have to work.

glosses: A jail where the prisoners have to work.


criminal

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

glosses: Criminal law, charges, investigations, and so forth are ones related to crime.

ipa: /ˈkrɪmənəl/


criminal

forms:
criminal (singular)
criminals (plural)

glosses: A criminal is someone who has commited a crime or been convicted of a crime.

text: The politician said in a speech, "don't blame society when somebody commits a crime, blame the criminal". "


complicate

forms:
complicate (canonical)
complicates (third-person singular)
complicated (past)
complicated (past participle)
complicating (present participle)

glosses: If you complicate a task, you make it difficult to do.

text: My job is harder. They have complicated it by making me answer the telephone, too.

glosses: If you complicate an explanation, you make it difficult to understand.

text: Just tell me the facts. Please don't complicate the account with unnecessary details.

ipa: /ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

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

hyphenation: com‧pli‧cate

complicat


underpants

forms: underpants (plural)

glosses: Underpants are clothes which you wear under your trousers or skirt.

text: Brad took off his underpants.

ipa: /ˈʌndə(r)ˌpænts/

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


distinct

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

glosses: If two things are distinct, they are clearly different or separate.

text: Sports psychologists recognized that there were two distinct types of athletes who could become gold-medal winners.

text: There are aspects of this group's identity that are distinct from other groups from the same area.

text: They are a separate people with a distinct language, identity and culture.

glosses: A distinct impression, advantage, possibility, etc. is one that clearly exists.

text: I had the distinct impression that he was secretly laughing at me.

text: The change gives the government a distinct advantage.

text: With the cold, snow was a distinct possibility.

glosses: If something is distinct, it can be clearly seen, heard, or sensed.

text: As Gillian approached Theo's dressing room, the angry voices became more distinct.

ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋkt/


nasty

forms:
nasty (positive)
nastier (comparative)
nastiest (superlative)

text: I've never camped in the Italian Alps, but the weather must be pretty nasty there.

text: Her nasty behavior caused much trouble.

text: This poison is particularly nasty stuff.

text: Smoking, it's a nasty habit... but I quite enjoy it.

adjective

nasty

nastier

nastiest


vegetables

forms:
vegetable (singular)
vegetables (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈved͡ʒtəbəlz/

ipa: /ˈvɛd͡ʒətəbəlz/

noun

vegetable


porno

forms:
porno (singular)
pornos (plural)

text: My girlfriend and me want to make a porno in our bedroom.


apparent magnitude

forms:
apparent magnitude (singular)
apparent magnitudes (plural)

glosses: A star's apparent magnitude is how bright it looks from Earth.


horny

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

text: You make me rather horny when you take off a lot of your clothes.

text: Rhinos are horny animals.

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

adj

horny

hornier

horniest


psychiatrist

forms:
psychiatrist (singular)
psychiatrists (plural)

etymology_text: psychiatry + -ist

ety-suffix

psychiatry

ist

expansion: psychiatry + -ist

glosses: A psychiatrist is a doctor who helps people whose minds are sick.

text: She went to a psychiatrist to try to learn to think about her life in a more normal way.

hyphenation: psy‧chi‧a‧trist


efficient

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

glosses: If something is efficient, it can do a lot but uses very little time, energy, money, etc.

text: He wastes a lot of time talking, and isn't very efficient at work.

text: Smaller cars are generally more fuel-efficient than big cars.

ipa: /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

ipa: /əˈfɪʃənt/


outer

forms:
outer (positive)
outermore (comparative)
outermost (superlative)

glosses: An outer thing is on the outside or toward the outside.

text: The outer layer of the coat is water proof, the inner layer keeps you warm.

ipa: /ˈaʊtɚ/

ipa: /ˈaʊtə/

adj

outer

outermore

outermost


term of address

forms: term of address

glosses: a word or phrase that is used when talking about someone or trying to get someone's attention.

text: Because he talked a lot, his new term of address was Motor Mouth.

text: Because he decided to change his name to a picture his term of address was The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.


whisky

forms:
whisky (singular)
whiskies (plural)

glosses: Whisky is a drink with alcohol in it. It is made from grain.

ipa: /ˈwɪski, ˈʍɪski/

noun

whiskies


Rhododendron

forms:
Rhododendron (singular)
Rhododendrons (plural)

glosses: Rhododendron is a large genus of flowering plants. Most of them display their flowers quite aptly.


worker

forms:
worker (singular)
workers (plural)

glosses: A worker is a person who works, usually for money.

text: The workers are putting a new roof on the house.

ipa: /ˈwɝkɚ/

ipa: /ˈwɜːkə/


well-being

forms: well-being (singular)

glosses: Your well-being is your state of happiness and health.

text: He was in a state of well-being.

well-being


zeros

forms:
zero (singular)
zeros or zeroes (plural)

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

zero

zeros

zeroes


coach

forms:
coach (singular)
coaches (plural)

text: Even though his team won, first-year coach Andrew Johnson was not happy.

text: Parkview's new assistant girls soccer coach Karen Kingston has led the Panthers team to a 4-1 record.

text: Mrs. Schenkman, the seventh grade girls' basketball coach, had ended practice for the day.

glosses: A coach is a private teacher, often to help prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.

glosses: A coach is a bus or a car of a train with seats for many people.

text: Thomas the Tank Engine was pulling his coaches Annie and Clarabel back into Knapford Station.

ipa: /kəʊtʃ/

ipa: /koʊtʃ

sampa: /koUtS/

coaches


coach

forms:
coach (canonical)
coaches (third-person singular)
coached (past)
coached (past participle)
coaching (present participle)

glosses: If you coach a person or a team, you teach them how to do a sport.

text: She coaches girls gymnastics at Middlebury High School.

glosses: If you coach someone, you help them prepare for a particular test, job, or situation.

verb

coach

es


Richter scale

forms: Richter scale

glosses: The Richter scale is a scale to measure how strong an earthquake is.

audio: En-us-Richter scale.ogg


kilo-

forms: kilo-

pos: prefix

glosses: Kilo means one thousand, and is used in metric measurements to show that it's 1000 times the base unit.

text: A kilogram means 1000 grams.

text: A kilometer is 1000 meters.


motherboard

forms:
motherboard (singular)
motherboards (plural)

glosses: The motherboard is the main part of a computer.

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚˌbɔrd/


deputy

forms:
deputy (singular)
deputies (plural)

glosses: A deputy is somebody one level down from another person. The deputy helps the other person or does that person's job sometimes.

text: The sheriff posted a deputy to stay until they could get a better look in the morning.

text: He was Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz.

hyphenation: dep‧u‧ty

noun

deputy

deputies


fig

forms:
fig (singular)
figs (plural)

glosses: A fig is a tree that grows mainly in the tropics and produces fruit.

glosses: A fig is a pear-shaped fruit with many small seeds that comes from a fig tree.

ipa: /fɪɡ/


cope

forms:
cope (canonical)
copes (third-person singular)
coped (past)
coped (past participle)
coping (present participle)

glosses: If you cope with a problem, you do things so that the problem does not stop you.

text: She went to a special school and learned the skills needed to cope with her learning differences.

text: My friends have had a great impact on my ability to cope with this illness.

text: At work, some people are better at coping with change than other people.

text: Our phone system can't cope with all the calls we're receiving.

ipa: /kəʊp/

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

verb

cop


temper

forms:
temper (singular)
tempers (plural)

glosses: If you have a temper, you often get mad quickly.

text: Because of my temper, when I saw what he had done, I got very angry.

text: Count Cross-Stitch's genial temper makes him a charming house guest.

ipa: /ˈtɛmpə/

ipa: /ˈtɛmpɚ/


temper

forms:
temper (canonical)
tempers (third-person singular)
tempered (past)
tempered (past participle)
tempering (present participle)

glosses: If you temper a material, you toughen it by heat treatment.


critic

forms:
critic (singular)
critics (plural)

glosses: A critic is someone whose job is to judge and report about the quality of something such as books, movies, wine, restaurants, etc.

text: Every critic in New York was at the theatre for the opening.

text: Washington Post film critic Hal Hinson has been writing about movies for over 20 years.

glosses: A critic is someone who talks or writes about the problems with something.

text: He is one of the most outspoken critics against the practice.

text: Many critics argue that schools fail to teach children how to read.


governor

forms:
governor (singular)
governors (plural)

glosses: A governor is a person who leads a place like a state or territory.

text: The king appointed a new governor for the province.

text: The governor agreed to set the prisoner free.

text: The election for state governor was a close one.

ipa: /gʌvənɚ/


zoology

forms: zoology (singular)

glosses: Zoology is the science of learning about animals.

text: He likes animals, so he wants to study zoology in university.

ipa: /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/

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

hyphenation: zo‧ol‧o‧gy


coast

forms:
coast (singular)
coasts (plural)

glosses: The coast is the area of land closest to the sea.

text: The hotel was near the coast and their room had a balcony from which they could see the distant ocean.

text: The numbers of fish along the Atlantic coast declined from heavy fishing, construction of dams, and pollution.

glosses: If the coast is clear, nobody is looking, so you can do something without anyone knowing.

text: He looked out the window to see if the coast was clear.

enpr: kōst

ipa: /kəʊst/


coast

forms:
coast (canonical)
coasts (third-person singular)
coasted (past)
coasted (past participle)
coasting (present participle)

glosses: If a vehicle coasts, it continues to move forward without needing new energy.

text: The car gradually coasted to a stop.

text: He rested as the bike coasted down the hill.


crowd

forms:
crowd (singular)
crowds (plural)

glosses: A crowd is a lot of people in one place together.

text: The crowd cheered when the team scored another goal.

text: When there's an accident, a crowd appears.

text: The crowd were asked to go home.

ipa: /kraʊd/


crowd

forms:
crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

glosses: If you crowd someone, you push too close to them.

text: Don't crowd me, please. I can't see the stage.


property tax

forms:
property tax (singular)
property taxes (plural)

glosses: Property tax is something that a person pays for owning property, which is usually land.

noun

property tax

property taxes


perpendicular

forms: perpendicular (positive)

glosses: Perpendicular means "at a ninety degree angle to".


crisis

forms:
crisis (singular)
crises (plural)

glosses: A crisis is a situation that has become very bad or very dangerous and can have bad changes to security, economic, political, social or environmental issues.

text: The latest change in the hostage crisis came one day after Israel freed 51 prisoners from a jail in south Lebanon.

text: This will be president's last trip to the Persian Gulf until the crisis has been resolved.

text: The conditions of these people were extremely difficult and we faced really serious humanitarian crisis.

text: The US financial system is in crisis.

text: He has clear ideas about how to solve our energy crisis.

glosses: A crisis is a serious emotional problem.

text: My high school friends thought I was confused, that I was having an identity crisis.

text: My dad quit his job. I think he's going through a midlife crisis.

ipa: /ˈkraɪsɪs/

hyphenation: cri‧sis

crisis

crises


Democrat

forms: Democrat

glosses: A Democrat is someone who belongs to the Democratic Party, especially the US Democratic Party.

text: The Democrats took control of the house and the presidency.

ipa: /ˈdɛməkræt/


Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

forms:
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (singular)
Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams (plural)

glosses: A Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a graph that organizes stars by color, temperature and brightness.


fruits

forms:
fruit (singular)
fruits (plural)

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

fruit


restful

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

glosses: If something is restful it helps your rest or relax.


victim

forms:
victim (singular)
victims (plural)

text: The family of the murder victim cried.

ipa: /ˈvɪktɪm/

hyphenation: vic‧tim


post office

forms:
post office (singular)
post offices (plural)

glosses: A post office is where mail is sent and received from.

text: He sent his letter from the post office.


gangbanger

forms:
gangbanger (singular)
gangbangers (plural)

glosses: A gangbanger is someone who is part of a gang of young, violent criminals.

text: The gangbangers shot members of another gang from their car.

glosses: A gangbanger is a person who visits a gangbang.

text: My girlfriend and I invited Brad to our house, because he was a gangbanger, and we are all gangbangers.

ipa: /ˈɡæŋˌbæŋə/


beef

forms:
beef (singular)
beefs (plural)

text: We're having ground beef for dinner.

glosses: A beef is a complaint: something that bothers someone, or that someone keeps getting a little angry about.

text: One of my biggest beefs about this place is that you can't get a drink of water here.

ipa: /biːf/


telegraph

forms:
telegraph (singular)
telegraphs (plural)

glosses: A telegraph is an older instrument that was used for sending words and signals to people over far distances. Most people now use the telephone.

text: I sent my mother a message using my telegraph to tell her that I was fine.

hyphenation: tel‧e‧graph


telegraph

forms:
telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)

glosses: To telegraph means to send a message using a telegraph.


magazine

forms:
magazine (singular)
magazines (plural)

glosses: A magazine is a publication that is printed regularly (usually weekly or monthly), and is often about a topic like a hobby, sports or news.

text: I get the magazine Cosmopolitan every month. I really like the articles it has on fashion and love.

text: This magazine has a lot of advertisements.

glosses: A magazine is a small building that an army keeps weapons in.

text: We don't sleep too close to the magazine because it has things in it that can explode.

glosses: A magazine is removable container that feeds ammunition into a gun.

hyphenation: mag‧a‧zine


zookeeper

forms:
zookeeper (singular)
zookeepers (plural)

glosses: A zookeeper is someone who works at a zoo and takes care of the animals.

text: We saw the zookeeper feeding the tiger in the zoo.

hyphenation: zoo‧keep‧er


postoffice

forms:
postoffice (singular)
postoffices (plural)

glosses: Postoffice is another way of spelling post office.


Peking

forms: Peking

enpr: pēʹkǐngʹ

ipa: /piːˈkɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: Pe‧king


power cord

forms:
power cord (singular)
power cords (plural)

glosses: A power cord or mains cable is a cord or cable that connects an electrical appliance to an electrical power source for the time that it is plugged into an outlet.


jealous

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

glosses: To be jealous is to want something someone else has.

text: I'm jealous of all your free time.

text: Your new cell phone is making me jealous.

ipa: /ˈdʒɛləs/


thumps

forms:
thump (singular)
thumps (plural)

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

thump

thumps


thumps

forms:
thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of thump.


lighthouse

forms:
lighthouse (singular)
lighthouses (plural)

glosses: A lighthouse is a tower built on the shore to light the way to shore for ships.

text: The lighthouse is showing the way.

ipa: /ˈlaɪthaʊs/

hyphenation: light‧house


viewpoint

forms:
viewpoint (singular)
viewpoints (plural)

glosses: Your viewpoint is your idea of what the world is like.

text: Jimmy's viewpoint of the war was that is was wrong.


nurseries

forms:
nursery (singular)
nurseries (plural)

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

nursery

nurseries


earthquake

forms:
earthquake (singular)
earthquakes (plural)

glosses: An earthquake is a natural event that causes the ground to shake up and down, and sometimes, will destroy buildings.

text: The earthquake ripped a crack in the road and destroyed half of the building that I live in.

ipa: /ˈɜːθkweɪk/

ipa: /ˈɝθkweɪk/


prequel

forms:
prequel (singular)
prequels (plural)

glosses: A prequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place before another one.


postmaster

forms:
postmaster (singular)
postmasters (plural)

glosses: A postmaster is the head of the post office.

text: Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general of the U.S.


decent

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

glosses: If something is decent, it is good enough.

text: He urged all workers to demand a living wage and decent working conditions.

text: These British guys are pretty decent actors.

glosses: If someone is decent, they are usually honest, kind, and fair.

text: A decent society does not ignore poor people.

text: I know the man very well. He is a totally decent, honorable guy.

glosses: If someone is decent, they are wearing enough clothes to be seen by other people.

text: Excuse me, may I come in? Are you decent?


greets

forms:
greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of greet.

verb

greet


consume

forms:
consume (canonical)
consumes (third-person singular)
consumed (past)
consumed (past participle)
consuming (present participle)

glosses: If you consume energy, resources, time, etc., you use it and it is no longer available.

text: Only 10% of the energy consumed by a light bulb produces usable light.

text: Most of our leisure time is consumed by TV.

glosses: If you consume alcohol, food, etc., you eat or drink it.

text: They discovered that about half the calories consumed by an adult bat are used up during flight.

text: Pregnant women should not consume alcohol.

text: Many people do not consume adequate amounts of food for good health.

glosses: If a fire consumes something, it burns it until it's gone.

text: In 1988 a fire consumed about half of the park's trees.

glosses: If you are consumed by a thought or idea, you cannot think about anything else.

text: Our minds were consumed by the things we saw and dreamed of having.

ipa: /kənˈsjuːm/

enpr: kən-so͞om

ipa: /kənˈsuːm/

consum


navy

forms:
navy (singular)
navies (plural)

text: He wore a navy shirt.

text: He was a member of the navy.

ipa: /ˈneɪvi/

noun

navies


contents

forms:
content (singular)
contents (plural)

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

content

contents


contents

forms:
content (canonical)
contents (third-person singular)
contented (past)
contented (past participle)
contenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of content.


lexicon

forms:
lexicon (singular)
lexicons or lexica (plural)

glosses: The lexicon of a particular subject is all the words and phrases that are used for it.

enpr: lĕ'ksĭkŏn

lexica


earthwork

forms:
earthwork (singular)
earthworks (plural)

glosses: An earthwork is a construction made of earth, especially to protect an area from attack.

text: The existing walls and buildings were linked together with earthworks.


everything

forms: everything

glosses: Everything is all that exists, or all things in one area.

text: If you win, you get everything: the car and all other prizes you won!

ipa: /ˈɛvriθɪŋ/

hyphenation: eve‧ry‧thing; ev‧e‧ry‧thing


armour

forms:
armour (singular)
armours (plural)

glosses: Armour is something you wear to protect your body.

text: It was a story of a girl who dressed in armour and fought great battles.

glosses: Armour may be used to describe the hard protective layer of an animal's body.

text: A stegosaur's body is protected by its armour.

armour


writer

forms:
writer (singular)
writers (plural)

glosses: A writer is a person who writes books or other things that people read.

text: She works as a writer for a magazine.

ipa: /raɪtə/

ipa: /raɪtɚ/

hyphenation: wri‧ter


everywhere

forms: everywhere

text: I've looked everywhere else, so it must be here.

text: The park has signs everywhere telling us to stay off the grass.

text: I broke my nose and blood went everywhere.


well-off

forms:
better-off (comparative)
best-off (superlative)
well-off (positive)
more well-off (comparative)
most well-off (superlative)

glosses: When you are well-off, you have enough money or other things to be able to live well.

text: Both parents have worked for many years, so now they're very well-off.

adjective

well-off

better-off

best-off


fisting

forms: fisting (singular)

glosses: Fisting is a sex act where the entire hand is placed inside the vagina or anus.

text: This vibrator wasn't enough, so Brad started fisting her ass.

ipa: /ˈfɪstɪŋ/

noun

fisting


fisting

forms:
fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)

verb

fist


lesson

forms:
lesson (singular)
lessons (plural)

glosses: A lesson is a time when something is taught.

text: The Math lesson starts at 5:12.

ipa: /ˈlɛsn̩/

hyphenation: les‧son


chorus

forms:
chorus (singular)
choruses (plural)

glosses: A chorus is a musical group, usually in four parts.

text: He is in the school chorus.

glosses: A chorus is the part of a song that is repeated.

text: I don't know many of the words, but I can sing the chorus.

ipa: /ˈkɔːrəs/

noun

chorus

choruses


past participle

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

glosses: A past participle is a verb form, used mainly with an auxiliary verb expressing tense or voice. In English, it is usually spelled the same as the past tense form.

text: In the following sentences, the underlined word is a past participle:

text: Have you seen her?

text: The used book had a dirty cover.

text: I have walked on this street many times.

text: The table is supported by four legs.


defense

forms:
defense (singular)
defenses (plural)

text: The secretary of defense met with the president at the White House.

text: Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defense in Tehran.

text: Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defense next week.

text: Police officers can only shoot in self defense or to protect another person's life.

text: When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defense.

glosses: In a court case, the defense is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

text: His defense lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

glosses: The defense is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

text: I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defense played great.

ipa: /dɛˈfɛns/

ipa: /diˈfɛns/

ipa: /ˈdifɛns/


lens

forms:
lens (singular)
lenses (plural)

glosses: A lens is a specially shaped piece of glass that is used in cameras or telescopes to bend light.

ipa: /lɛnz/

lens

lenses


ejaculate

forms:
ejaculate (canonical)
ejaculates (third-person singular)
ejaculated (past)
ejaculated (past participle)
ejaculating (present participle)

glosses: If you ejaculate, you eject semen from your penis.

text: Men usually ejaculate during orgasm.

text: My penis feels weird and icky when I ejaculate.

enpr: ĭjăʹkyəlāt

hyphenation: eja‧cu‧late

verb

ejaculat

e


wrist

forms:
wrist (singular)
wrists (plural)

glosses: Someone's wrist is a part of their body where the arm joins the hand.

text: You can move your hand up and down while keeping your arm in one place by bending your wrist.

enpr: rĭst

ipa: /rɪst/

sampa: /rIst/


nursery

forms:
nursery (singular)
nurseries (plural)

glosses: A nursery is place where babies are kept.

glosses: A nursery is place where young plants are grown before planting (putting in the ground) outdoors.

ipa: /ˈnɝs(ə)ri/

ipa: /ˈnɜːsəri/

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

hyphenation: nurs‧e‧ry


thump

forms:
thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)

glosses: If you thump something, you hit it, often with your closed hand.

glosses: If something thumps, it hits something else, making a loud, low sound.

glosses: If your heart thumps, it beats so strongly and quickly that you can easily notice it.

ipa: /θʌmp/

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


thump

forms:
thump (singular)
thumps (plural)

glosses: A thump is a loud, low sound made when something hits something else.

glosses: A thump is the action of something hits something else.


windpipe

forms:
windpipe (singular)
windpipes (plural)

glosses: The part of a person's throat that air goes through when they breathe.

text: I can feel the cold air deep in my windpipe.

text: There are windpipes to bring the warm air from the furnace to the whole house.

ipa: /ˈwɪndpaɪp/

hyphenation: wind‧pipe


true blue

forms: true blue (positive)

glosses: If you are true blue, you are loyal or steadfast.


angrier

forms:
angry (positive)
angrier (comparative)
angriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of angry; more angry.

text: She was getting angrier with every minute.

adjective

angry

angrier

angriest


react

forms:
react (canonical)
reacts (third-person singular)
reacted (past)
reacted (past participle)
reacting (present participle)

glosses: If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.

text: When someone shouts at you, you usually react by shouting back.

glosses: If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.

text: She reacts badly to asprin. Her skin becomes red all over her body.

glosses: When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.

text: acids and alkalis normally react to form salt and water.

ipa: /ri'ækt/

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

hyphenation: re‧act


Planck's constant

forms: Planck's constant (singular)

glosses: Planck's constant is a measure of the size of a quantum, or the smallest 'piece' of energy that exists. It has a value h≈6.626×10⁻³⁴J·s

noun

Planck's constant


earring

forms:
earring (singular)
earrings (plural)

glosses: An earring is a piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

text: She wore golden earrings.

ipa: /ˈɪrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɪərɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: ear‧ring


handkerchief

forms:
handkerchief (singular)
handkerchiefs (plural)

glosses: A handkerchief is a cloth, usually white, used to clean one's face of sweat, etc.

text: The gentleman had a handkerchief in his jacket pocket.

ipa: /ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/

ipa: /ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/


quantity

forms:
quantity (singular)
quantities (plural)

glosses: A quantity is the number or amount of something.

text: The quantity of the candies in the tin has dropped to 17.

enpr: kwŏnʹ(t)ĭtē

ipa: /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/

ipa: /ˈkwɑndədi/

quantity

quantities


defence

forms:
defence (singular)
defences (plural)

text: The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.

text: Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.

text: Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.

text: Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.

text: When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.

glosses: In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

text: His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

glosses: The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

text: I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.


agreements

forms:
agreement (singular)
agreements (plural)

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

agreement

agreements


Israel

forms: Israel

text: Israel is the only Jewish country in the world.

glosses: Israel was an ancient kingdom in the Middle East.

enpr: ĭzʹrā-əl


vegetable

forms:
vegetable (singular)
vegetables (plural)

glosses: A vegetable a part of a plant that is good for eating. This does not include grain, but does include leaves, stems, and roots. Some fruits are also called vegetables but most are not.

glosses: A vegetable is a person who has much damage to the brain and does not wake-up.

ipa: /ˈvedʒtəbl/


jerk off

forms:
jerk off (canonical)
jerks off (third-person singular)
jerked off (past)
jerked off (past participle)
jerking off (present participle)

text: Stop jerking off, we have a deadline.

verb

jerk off

jerks off

jerked off

jerked off

jerking off


landslip

forms:
landslip (singular)
landslips (plural)

glosses: A landslip is when dirt and mud fall down a hill or cliff, like a landslide.

text: Beware very wet hills, because a landslip might happen.

hyphenation: land‧slip


amusements

forms:
amusement (singular)
amusements (plural)

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

noun

amusement

amusements


angriest

glosses: The superlative form of angry; most angry.

text: He was the angriest in the group.


dot

forms:
dot (singular)
dots (plural)

text: You forgot to put a dot over the i.

text: The address is simple dot wiktionary dot org (simple.wiktionary.org).

glosses: If you do something at a particular time "on the dot", you do it exactly at that time.

text: I'll be there at 5:00 on the dot.

ipa: /dɒt/


dot

forms:
dot (canonical)
dots (third-person singular)
dotted (past)
dotted (past participle)
dotting (present participle)

glosses: If you dot something, you put small round marks on it.

text: Don't forget to dot the i.

glosses: If an area is dotted with things, the things are spread out over the area.

text: The valley was dotted with camp fires.

verb

dot

t


runaway

forms:
runaway (singular)
runaways (plural)

glosses: A runaway is someone who runs away from home.

text: The little boy tried to become a runaway, but only went to the end of the block before coming home.

ipa: /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

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


calendar

forms:
calendar (singular)
calendars (plural)

glosses: A calendar is a system of measuring time.

text: The Chinese new year is different from the western new year because the Chinese use a lunar calendar.

glosses: A calendar is list of all the days with their dates, usually for one full year.

text: Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.

enpr: kălʹəndər


hardly

etymology_text: hard + -ly

ety-suffix

hard

ly

expansion: hard + -ly

text: I hardly noticed the pain.

text: I'm hardly qualified to give you medicine.

ipa: /ˈhɑːdli/

ipa: /ˈhɑrdli/

sampa: /"hArdli/


hardly

forms: hardly

pos: intj

glosses: You can use hardly show you disagree a lot and are upset.

text: Would I do that? Hardly!


visa

forms:
visa (singular)
visas (plural)

glosses: A visa is a document that gives you permission to enter a country.

text: His visa expired today.

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


acids

forms:
acid (singular)
acids (plural)

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

noun

acid

acids


pour

forms:
pour (canonical)
pours (third-person singular)
poured (past)
poured (past participle)
pouring (present participle)

glosses: If you pour something, you let it flow from one place to another.

glosses: If something pours, it flows fast from one place to another.

glosses: If the rain pours, it is raining hard (a lot of rain is coming down fast).

ipa: /pɔː/

homophones: pore poor


pour

forms:
pour (singular)
pours (plural)

text: Now that's a good pour of beer.


evergreen

forms:
evergreen (singular)
evergreens (plural)

glosses: An evergreen is a tree that says green all year.

text: The pine tree is an evergreen.

ipa: /ˈɛvəɡriːn/

enpr: ěvʹərgrēn

ipa: /ˈɛvɚɡrin/

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


extant

forms: extant (positive)

ipa: /ˈɛkstənt/

ipa: /ɛkˈstænt/


signature

forms:
signature (singular)
signatures (plural)

glosses: When a person writes their own name with a pen, they are writing their signature.

text: The cheque has to have my signature on it, or the bank won't give you money for it.

ipa: /ˈsɪɡnətʃə/

enpr: ′sĭgnəchər

ipa: /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/

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


signature

forms: signature (positive)

glosses: A signature item of a place is something that is unique and indicates the identity of it.

text: My signature dish is herb-crusted lamb.

text: Gordon Ramsay's signature dish is the Beef Wellington.


yearbook

forms:
yearbook (singular)
yearbooks (plural)

etymology_text: year + book

compound

year

book

expansion: year + book

glosses: A book which is written newly every year, with information in it

glosses: A book which is written every year about a school, with information and pictures about the students in the school.

text: Will you sign your name in my yearbook?

ipa: /ˈjɪəbʊk/

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

hyphenation: year‧book


vestigial

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

glosses: If something is vestigial, it is left over or almost gone.

text: A horse has a vestigial toe on the side of its leg.

enpr: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl

ipa: /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/


sunlight

forms: sunlight (singular)

text: The sunlight is bright today.

ipa: /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

hyphenation: sun‧light

noun

sunlight


manhole

forms:
manhole (singular)
manholes (plural)

etymology_text: man + hole

compound

man

hole

expansion: man + hole

glosses: A manhole is a large hole in a street that is used to get to the sewers.

text: Don't fall in the manhole!

ipa: /mænhəʊl/


answered

forms:
answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of answer.

text: She answered all the questions on her test.

ipa: /ænsɜːd/

verb

answer


solution

forms:
solution (singular)
solutions (plural)

text: The solution to the math problem 4+3 is 7.

glosses: A solution is a liquid that has something dissolved in it.

text: The student made a solution by mixing salt and water.

ipa: /səˈl(j)uːʃən/


accounts

forms:
account (singular)
accounts (plural)

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

text: He has many bank accounts.

ipa: /əˈkaʊnts/

noun

account


accounts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of account.


wholesale

forms:
wholesale (singular)
wholesales (plural)

etymology_text: whole + sale

compound

whole

sale

expansion: whole + sale

glosses: Wholesale is the sale of a large amount of an item to other businesses.

ipa: /ˈhoʊlseɪl/


ablest

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

glosses: The superlative form of able; most able.

text: He is one of the ablest scientists.

adj

able

abler

ablest


tradesman

forms:
tradesman (singular)
tradesmen (plural)

glosses: A tradesman is someone who does a skilled job by hand, such as carpenter or electrician.

text: We need to hire a tradesman to install the toilet.

noun

tradesman

tradesmen


melodies

forms:
melody (singular)
melodies (plural)

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

melody

melodies


acts

forms:
act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

text: She acts very well.

verb

act


acts

forms:
act (singular)
acts (plural)

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

noun

acts


contain

forms:
contain (canonical)
contains (third-person singular)
contained (past)
contained (past participle)
containing (present participle)

text: Did the envelope contain a letter?

text: Each box contains enough food for a family of ten for about a week.

text: The opinions contained in this report are the private opinions of the authors.

text: The plant's leaves have a rich lemon smell and contain compounds that can keep away insects.

text: Some building materials contain a high percentage of recycled material.

text: Tea contains substances called antioxidants that can help keep cells healthy.

text: A big part of Mississippi's history is contained in those files.

glosses: If you contain something, you stop it from getting out.

text: Molly was so happy should could barely contain her tears.

text: Firefighters are trying to contain the fire in an area away from houses.

enpr: kən-tān'

ipa: /kənˈteɪn/

hyphenation: con‧tain


parole

forms:
parole (singular)
paroles (plural)

glosses: Parole is the supervised release of a prisoner before the completion of their sentence.

enpr: pə-rōlʹ

ipa: /pəˈroːl/

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

hyphenation: pa‧role


whitewash

forms:
whitewash (canonical)
whitewashes (third-person singular)
whitewashed (past)
whitewashed (past participle)
whitewashing (present participle)

etymology_text: white + wash

compound

white

wash

expansion: white + wash

glosses: Someone whitewashes something when they try to hide anything that is wrong with it and try to make it look good.

text: He tried to whitewash the thing that happened last year so that he could be elected President.

glosses: Someone whitewashes something when they paint it with a white paint.

text: She whitewashed the wall.

ipa: /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

verb

whitewash

es


whitewash

forms:
whitewash (singular)
whitewashes (plural)

text: They didn't tell you the whole story. That was just a whitewash.

text: He covered the fence with whitewash.

noun

whitewashes


crisps

forms:
crisp (singular)
crisps (plural)

crisp


crisps

forms:
crisp (canonical)
crisps (third-person singular)
crisped (past)
crisped (past participle)
crisping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crisp.


looking-glass

forms:
looking-glass (singular)
looking-glasses (plural)

glosses: A looking-glass is a fancy name for a mirror

text: Alice looked into the looking-glass so she could see herself.

looking-glass

looking-glasses


jury

forms:
jury (singular)
juries (plural)

glosses: A jury is a group of people who decide a court case's result.

text: The jury says the person is not guilty.

ipa: /ˈdʒʊəri/

jury

juries


victory

forms:
victory (singular)
victories (plural)

glosses: A victory is the act or result of winning.

text: The Korean War had no clear victory.

enpr: vĭkʹt(ə)ri

ipa: /ˈvɪkt(ə)ri/

victories


velocity

forms:
velocity (singular)
velocities (plural)

glosses: Something's velocity is how fast it is moving.

text: The bullet comes out of a gun at a high velocity.

glosses: In physics, velocity is how fast something is moving in a particular direction.

text: The velocity of the car was 10 metres per second to the north-east when it hit the tree.

ipa: /vəˈlɒsəti/

ipa: /vəˈlɑsəti/

velocity

velocities