evidence

forms:
evidence (singular)
evidences (plural)

glosses: Evidence is facts or observations that support an idea.

text: The gun is evidence that professor Pickle killed Mr. Mustard.

text: If there is clear evidence for lying, he/she should be punished.

text: The police are still seeking evidence to find out who the murderer is.

glosses: In a courtroom, evidence refers to anything that is shown to the judge that is related to the case during a trial.

ipa: /ˈɛvɪdəns/


evidence

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

pos: verb

glosses: When you evidence something, you provide evidence or the truth of an event.

text: Something good must have happened to her, as evidenced by the smile on her face.

verb

evidenc

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


security

forms:
security (singular)
securities (plural)

pos: noun

text: Traditionally, Japanese workers have had good job security. In fact, they usually had a job for life.

text: Since the attack, many Americans have lost their feeling of security.

glosses: Security is the people and things that keep you safe.

text: After the bombing, the airport increased security.

text: If you see a problem, please call security.

glosses: A security is a proof of ownership of stocks and other investments.

ipa: /sɪˈkjʊərəti/

noun

securities


after

forms: after

pos: prep

text: "B" comes after "A" in the alphabet.

text: He came home after Jane did.

text: The year after she had finished college she spent abroad.

text: The doctor came after the patient had died.

ipa: /ˈɑːftə/


addition

forms:
addition (singular)
additions (plural)

glosses: The part of arithmetic where numbers are added together.

text: He learned addition quickly.

text: An example of addition is 2+2=4.

text: The addition of 5 more topics will make the meeting very long and boring.

text: He put an addition on the house.

ipa: /əˈdɪʃən/


basin

forms:
basin (singular)
basins (plural)

glosses: A container that is wider than it is deep.

text: The people living in the Amazon basin depend on the river.

enpr: bā'sĭn

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪn/


human

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

pos: adj

glosses: Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.

text: Every person has human rights.

text: My dog doesn't like dog food, he likes to eat human food, such as meat, like us.

enpr: (h)yo͞oʹmən

hyphenation: hu‧man

adj

more: true


human

forms:
human (singular)
humans (plural)

glosses: A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species.

text: What effect are we humans having on the natural world?


about

forms: about

glosses: You use about to say what subject something is related to.

text: Let's not talk about her problems.

glosses: If something moves about, it moves in many directions.

text: He walked about the place, looking everywhere.

glosses: Having to do with, concerning, regarding.

text: I will talk about dogs.

text: They're about the same.

text: We're here just about every week.

text: About two years ago, I started skiing.

ipa: /ə'baʊ̯t/


about

forms: about (positive)

glosses: If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon.

text: Please be seated. We're about to begin.


ordinary

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

glosses: If something is ordinary, it is normal and not special.

text: Today is an ordinary day, just like the last 256.

ipa: /ˈɔːdɪnəri/

ipa: /ˈɔrdɪnɛri/

hyphenation: or‧di‧na‧ry; or‧din‧ary


portmanteau word

pos: phrase

glosses: A portmanteau word is a word that is made by putting two words together.

text: "Pokémon" is a portmanteau word made from "pocket" and "monster".

text: "Smog" is a portmanteau word made from "smoke" and "fog".


noun

forms:
noun (singular)
nouns (plural)

glosses: A noun is a kind of word that is usually the name of a person, place, thing, quality, or idea. In English, nouns can be the subject or object of a sentence. They can be singular or plural.

text: The words "cat", "home", "bread", "Sue" and "sunshine" are nouns.

ipa: /naʊn/

sampa: /naUn/


approval

forms:
approval (singular)
approvals (plural)

glosses: Approval is when you formally allow something to happen.

text: The treaty requires approval by Parliament.

text: I can do whatever I want, I don't need your approval.

text: In spite of objections, the committee granted approval for the project.

ipa: /əˈpruːvəl/

ipa: /əˈpruvəl/


violent

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

glosses: If someone is violent, they act physically to hurt people or break things.

text: Police said he had a history of violent behavior.

text: The violent wind took the roof off of the house.

ipa: /ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/


issue

forms:
issue (singular)
issues (plural)

glosses: An issue is a particular topic or subject, often one that people are discussing and/or is a problem.

text: The students raised an important issue in my last class, and I hope we can discuss it today.

text: We'd like to hire you, but there are some legal issues that we have to consider first.

glosses: An issue of a magazine, newspaper, etc. is the version that is published at one time.

text: The March issue of The Walrus has an interesting article on healthcare.

enpr: ĭsyo͞o

ipa: /ˈɪsju/


issue

forms:
issue (canonical)
issues (third-person singular)
issued (past)
issued (past participle)
issuing (present participle)

glosses: If you issue something, such as a statement, guidelines or an order, you officially publish it.

text: The governments of Canada and the United States jointly issued a statement about the recent crash.

verb

issu


let

forms:
let (canonical)
lets (third-person singular)
let (past)
let (past participle)
letting (present participle)

glosses: When you let someone do something, you allow them to do it.

text: I let him come with me.

glosses: When you let a building or a space in a building, you rent it.

text: I will let my extra room to him.

ipa: /lεt/

sampa: /lEt/

let

lets

let

let

letting


before

forms: before

glosses: If x happens before y, x happens first and y happens second.

text: He worked in a gas station before he became famous.

text: Put out the fire before the house burns down.

text: I have not been there before.

text: She finished before me.

text: She stood before him, looking into his eyes.

text: It took a few moments before I realized that she was joking.

enpr: bĭfôʹ

ipa: /bɪˈfɔː/

enpr: bəfôrʹ

ipa: /bəˈfɔr/

hyphenation: be‧fore


tend

forms:
tend (canonical)
tends (third-person singular)
tended (past)
tended (past participle)
tending (present participle)

glosses: If something tends to be true, it is often or usually true.

text: The streets are very confusing in Tokyo and people tend to get lost.

text: A clearly typed paper does tend to get a better mark.

text: If we can't understand something, we tend to ignore it.

text: Of course, millions of dollars in targeted advertising does tend to increase sales.

glosses: If you tend something, you watch and take care of it.

text: The children often help with chores, including cutting the grass and tending the garden.

text: My artwork tends towards the modern.

glosses: If you tend bar, you work at a bar selling drinks.

glosses: If something tends in a particular direction, you generally moves in that direction.

text: The price of gold has tended upward for about three years.

ipa: /tɛnd/


end

forms:
end (canonical)
ends (third-person singular)
ended (past)
ended (past participle)
ending (present participle)

text: The movie ends after this scene.

ipa: /ˈɛnd/

sampa: /"End/

audio: en-uk-to end.ogg


end

forms:
end (singular)
ends (plural)

glosses: The last one of a group. Or, the last part of a thing, the place where it stops.

text: I tied a knot in the end of the rope.


religion

forms:
religion (singular)
religions (plural)

glosses: Religion is when a person or persons believe in a God or Gods.

glosses: Religion is a set of beliefs about a God or Gods.

text: His religion is Christianity. Mine is Buddhism.

ipa: /rɪˈlɪʤən/


insect

forms:
insect (singular)
insects (plural)

glosses: A type of small animal with an external skeleton and six legs.

text: I killed a large insect in the bathroom.

text: crickets, ants, ladybugs, and flies are insects.

text: The mayor thought of her as a mere insect.

ipa: /ˈɪnsɛkt/

hyphenation: in‧sect


able

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

glosses: If someone is able to do something, he can do it.

text: I'm busy tomorrow, so I won't be able to see you.

glosses: If a person is able, he is good or skillful at what he does.

text: She is an able teacher.

ipa: /eɪbl/

sampa: /eIbl/

adj

able

abler

ablest


between

forms: between

glosses: If x is between y and z, y is on one side of x and z is on the other side.

text: Georgia is between North Carolina and Florida.

ipa: /bɪˈtwiːn/


berry

forms:
berry (singular)
berries (plural)

glosses: A small, round fruit that grows on some plants and trees.

text: The tree had bright red berries growing on it.

enpr: bĕ'ri

ipa: /ˈbɛri/

sampa: /"bEri/

irrnoun

berries


legislation

forms:
legislation (singular)
legislations (plural)

glosses: Legislation is the official laws and rules of a government.

text: City council is planning new legislation regarding recycling.

text: This new crime law is a very important piece of legislation.

text: The legislation in Taiwan says that to be legally married the couple will need to be above the age of eighteen.'.

text: Congress approved several pieces of legislation.

glosses: Legislation is the process of making and passing laws.

text: The government has the power of legislation.

hyphenation: le‧gis‧la‧tion


invention

forms:
invention (singular)
inventions (plural)

etymology_text: invent + -ion

ety-suffix

invent

ion

expansion: invent + -ion

text: Nowadays, we can buy new inventions as soon as they are made.

text: It took quite a bit of invention to come up with the toothbrush.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/


normal

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

glosses: A normal thing, or situation, is one that is not special.

text: A normal computer has a keyboard, and a screen.

glosses: When someone is back to normal, he is healthier and no longer sick.

text: I am glad he is back to normal after one week of the flu.

ipa: /ˈnɔːməl/

ipa: /ˈnɔrməl/


home

forms:
home (singular)
homes (plural)

glosses: Where a person lives. Usually, where people keep their things that they are not carrying, and where they sleep.

enpr: hōm

ipa: /həʊm/

ipa: /hoʊm/

sampa: /hoUm/


home

forms: home

glosses: If you go home, you go to the place where you live.

text: He brought the money straight home to his mother.

glosses: If you are home, you are in the place where you live.

text: I'm home all evening, so give me a call.


benefit

forms:
benefit (singular)
benefits (plural)

glosses: A benefit is something good that comes from something else.

text: It was her idea, but she received no benefit from the new program.

text: With the new job comes many new benefits, such as dental and medical insurance.

enpr: bĕn'əfĭt


benefit

forms:
benefited (past)
benefited (past participle)
benefiting (present participle)
benefit (canonical)
benefits (third-person singular)
benefitted (past)
benefitted (past participle)
benefitting (present participle)

glosses: If you benefit from something, you get something good from it.

text: My health has really benefited from all the exercise I'm getting.

verb

benefit

t


bell

forms:
bell (singular)
bells (plural)

glosses: A bell is an object that is shaped like a cup that makes a ringing sound when hit.

text: The church bell is ringing.

ipa: /bɛl/

sampa: /bEl/


narrow

forms:
narrow (positive)
narrower (comparative)
narrowest (superlative)

glosses: If something is narrow, it is not wide; it is thin.

text: The bridge was narrow.

text: She has a narrow waist.

text: He has a narrow knowledge of math.

ipa: /ˈnæroʊ/

ipa: /ˈnærəʊ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-narrow.wav

adj

narrow

narrower

narrowest


narrow

forms:
narrow (canonical)
narrows (third-person singular)
narrowed (past)
narrowed (past participle)
narrowing (present participle)

glosses: If something is narrowed, it becomes thinner; it becomes narrower.

text: He narrowed his eyes in anger.

text: The road narrows near the lake.


acquisition

forms:
acquisition (singular)
acquisitions (plural)

glosses: Acquisition is the act of getting something, often by buying it.

text: The judge ruled that the acquisition of XYZ company by Acme Inc. was illegal.

text: Studies of language acquisition show that it's easier for children to learn language than for adults.

text: A recent acquisition in my life that I can live without are clothes because sometimes I buy them just because they are beautiful.

glosses: An acquisition is something that you got.

text: The zoo's last acquisition was three elephants.


centimetre

forms:
centimetre (singular)
centimetres (plural)

glosses: A hundreth of a metre; 100 centimetres is one metre

text: This pencil is 18 centimetres long.


occur

forms:
occur (canonical)
occurs (third-person singular)
occurred (past)
occurred (past participle)
occurring (present participle)

text: Over the summer a change occurred in my friend’s behaviour.

glosses: If something occurs to you, you suddenly think of it.

text: It occurred to me that I was in trouble.

ipa: /əˈkɜː/

ipa: /əˈkɝ/

verb

occur

r


belief

forms:
belief (singular)
beliefs (plural)

glosses: A belief is an idea that is thought to be true.

text: It is a widely-accepted belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

ipa: /bɪˈliːf/

hyphenation: be‧lief


daughter

forms:
daughter (singular)
daughters (plural)

glosses: A daughter is a female child of someone.

text: I am her father and she is my daughter.

enpr: dô'tər

ipa: /ˈdɔːtə(r)/


piano

forms:
piano (singular)
pianos (plural)

glosses: A piano is a large musical instrument that has hammers connected to 88 keys.

sampa: /"pj{noU/

ipa: /piˈænəʊ/

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


possible

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

glosses: If something is possible, it is able to be done; doable; not impossible.

text: Life on other planets is possible.

glosses: If something is possible, it is acceptable.

text: Zero is one possible solution.

text: Is that possible?

ipa: /ˈpɒsəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈpɑsəbl̩/


brass

forms:
brass (singular)
brasses (plural)

text: The brass chest only has one key.

glosses: The brass is the group of musical instruments that are made of brass.

text: The brass family of instruments includes tubas, trombones, and trumpets.

noun

brass

brasses


leather

forms:
leather (singular)
leathers (plural)

text: He took the leather and made a coat from it.

ipa: /ˈlɛðə/

ipa: /ˈlɛðɚ/

hyphenation: leath‧er


section

forms:
section (singular)
sections (plural)

glosses: A section of a thing or place is a part of it.

text: The police closed one section of the road because of the accident.


section

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

glosses: If you section something, you divide it into parts.


subtraction

forms:
subtraction (singular)
subtractions (plural)

glosses: Subtraction is the act or operation when you subtract something.

text: My son is learning subtraction in grade 1 math class.

text: e.g., 27 – 14 = 13

ipa: /səbˈtrækʃən/

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


most

forms:
many
more (comparative)
most (superlative)

pos: det

text: She does the most cleaning, but the least cooking.

text: Bob knows the most about cooking.

enpr: mōst

ipa: /ˈməʊst/

ipa: /ˈmoʊst/

determiner-comp

many

more

most


most

pos: adv

glosses: Having the largest amount of a characteristic in a group.

text: You must ask yourself what is most important.

text: Tony is the most successful.

text: That is most unusual.


zero

forms: zero

glosses: Zero is a count of nothing. It is often written 0.

text: It's zero degrees.

text: I have zero coffee left.

enpr: zē'rō

hyphenation: ze‧ro


zero

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

glosses: The symbol for the number zero, that is "0."

text: The new job added a zero to my pay, from $20,000 to $200,000.

glosses: A person or thing that is worth nothing.

text: I'm not inviting him, he's total zero.

noun

zero

zeros

zeroes


zero

forms:
zero (canonical)
zeroes (third-person singular)
zeroed (past)
zeroed (past participle)
zeroing (present participle)

glosses: To zero is to make a small change to reset a piece of equipment.

text: I had to zero the counter on my tape player.

glosses: To zero in is to make small changes that bring you closer to something.

text: I was able to zero in on the source of bad smell in the shed.

verb

es


seek

forms:
seek (canonical)
seeks (third-person singular)
sought (past)
sought (past participle)
seeking (present participle)

glosses: If you seek something, you want it and search for it.

text: If you are not sure if this is right for your child, then seek advice from your doctor, a child psychologist or health visitor, or from other parents.

ipa: /'sik/

seek

seeks

sought

sought

seeking


injury

forms:
injury (singular)
injuries (plural)

glosses: An injury is a place on a person or animal that is hurt or broken because of a cut, hit, fall, etc.

text: She suffered serious injuries to her face and chest in the car crash.

glosses: In law, injury also includes loss of money or bad feelings.

text: Our client is suing for injury arising from breach of contract.

irrnoun

injuries


billion

forms: billion

glosses: ordinal billionth) The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage).

text: In 2006, China had about 1.3 billion people.

ipa: /ˈbɪljən/


billion

forms:
billion (singular)
billions (plural)

text: Billions of dollars have been spent on the war in Iraq.


consumer

forms:
consumer (singular)
consumers (plural)

glosses: A consumer is someone who buys or uses goods or services.

text: Consumer demand for large cars has dropped with the increase in gasoline prices.

text: Selling goods to consumers is known as retail.

ipa: /kənˈsjuːmə/

ipa: /kənˈsumɚ/

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


brick

forms:
brick (singular)
bricks (plural)

glosses: A brick is a small, rectangular block used for building things.

enpr: brĭk

ipa: /brɪk/

sampa: /brIk/


kettle

forms:
kettle (singular)
kettles (plural)

glosses: A container for boiling liquids or cooking food.

text: William cooked the beans in a kettle.

glosses: A container for boiling water for tea; a teakettle.

text: Stick the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea.

glosses: The collective noun for a group of airborne hawks.

enpr: kĕt'(ə)l

ipa: /ˈketəl/


male

forms: male (positive)

glosses: A person, animal, or plant that is male produces sperm or pollen. Boys and men are male people.

text: The male dog is usually larger than the female.

glosses: If something is male, it is of, for, or about men or boys.

text: The boys can change in the male change room over there.

text: This movie is good for a male audience.

enpr: māl

ipa: /meɪl/


male

forms:
male (singular)
males (plural)

glosses: A male is a person, animal, or plant that cannot have babies or eggs.

text: In humans males are called men or boys

text: Three adult males left the bank at 2:14.


operation

forms:
operation (singular)
operations (plural)

glosses: An operation is a medical process, often opening the human body.

text: The doctors performed the operation in three hours.

glosses: An operation is an action of a group of people working for a goal (often military).

text: The Army operation was a success.

glosses: An operation is part or all of a business. (often plural)

text: The company's East Coast operation was bigger than its West Coast operation.

glosses: An operation is a symbol that is used to perform a specific operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) in maths.

text: The plus symbol is used to perform a specific operation in maths which is addition.

ipa: /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən/


nutshell

forms:
nutshell (singular)
nutshells (plural)

etymology_text: nut + shell

compound

nut

shell

expansion: nut + shell

glosses: The shell that surrounds the kernel (the hard part in the center) of a nut

text: Because nutshells are very hard, it takes a lot of time to crack them open.

ipa: /ˈnʌtʃel/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-nutshell.wav


basketball

forms:
basketball (singular)
basketballs (plural)

glosses: A ball game with two teams of five players. A goal is scored when a player throws the ball into a net (attached to a hoop) at each end of the court.

text: I play on my school's basketball team.

text: Throw the basketball to me.

hyphenation: bas‧ket‧ball


diction

forms: diction (singular)

glosses: Your choice of words; the style or way you speak.

text: The diction in this story is lively.

text: His diction makes it clear that he is well-educated.

ipa: /ˈdɪkʃən/

noun

diction


beer

forms:
beer (singular)
beers (plural)

glosses: Beer is an alcoholic drink that is made from barley, wheat or other types of cereal grains.

text: We like to drink beer in the bar.

ipa: /bɪə(r)/


involved

forms:
involve (canonical)
involves (third-person singular)
involved (past)
involved (past participle)
involving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of involve.

text: The processes involved in word recognition are rather different for spoken and printed words.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɑlvd/

ipa: /ɪnˈvɒlvd/

hyphenation: in‧volved

verb

involv


involved

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

glosses: If X is involved (in Y), X does Y or is connected to Y

text: My teacher's very involved in politics.

glosses: If something is involved, it is complicated.

text: I can't explain it. It's all rather involved.


light bulb

forms:
light bulb (singular)
light bulbs (plural)

glosses: A bulb-shaped object usually made of glass and metal that gives off light when given electricity.

text: Jane changed the light bulb to make the room brighter.

ipa: /ˈlaɪtˌbʌlb/


fewest

forms:
few
fewer (comparative)
fewest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of few; most few. Smallest in number.

text: How can you say that in the fewest words?

text: I don't have many but you have the fewest.

determiner-comp

few

fewer

fewest


portmanteau

forms:
portmanteau (singular)
portmanteaus or portmanteaux (plural)

text: Pokémon is a portmanteau of "pocket" and "monster".

glosses: A large case usually made of leather made of two parts.

enpr: pôrt'măntō

ipa: /pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ/

noun

portmanteaux


multiplication

forms:
multiplication (singular)
multiplications (plural)

glosses: The process of multiplying numbers by each other.

text: We studied multiplication in grade 3.

text: e.g., 9 x 11 = 99

text: Each measurement is an average over ten multiplications.

ipa: /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkeɪʃən/


latter

forms: latter (positive)

glosses: The latter half, case, etc. is the second of two.

text: The price of oil could reach $150 by the latter half of the decade.

text: We used soap rather than shampoo even though I prefer the latter. (here "latter" refers to shampoo, "former" would refer to soap)

glosses: The latter part of a period of time is the part near the end.

text: The Internet only became well known in the latter part of the 20th century.

enpr: lăt'ə(r)


in a nutshell

forms: in a nutshell

glosses: If an editor says something in a nutshell, he or she is putting it simply or giving a summary using few words.

text: The proposal was a hundred pages long, but it meant, in a nutshell, that a new park would be made.

audio: en-au-in a nutshell.ogg


interpretation

forms:
interpretation (singular)
interpretations (plural)

glosses: An interpretation is an attempt to understand something.

text: Weather forecasters use a lot of data, but the interpretation of the data is very difficult.

text: In our interpretation the output data in Table 2 is an acceptable variation of that in Table 1.

glosses: An interpretation is one meaning that something might have, or one way that one person understands something.

text: I don't think your interpretation is what the writer meant.

text: One interpretation of the poem "Cross" by Langston Hughes is that "Cross" symbolize the speaker's mixed race.

text: The hospital offers interpretation services between English and French, Spanish, and Punjabi.

glosses: An interpretation expresses an individual’s opinion about artistic work.

text: One interpretation of "Alive" is that people will do anything to survive.

ipa: /ɪntɚprəˈteɪʃən/

ipa: /ɪntəprəˈteɪʃən/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧pre‧ta‧tion


basket

forms:
basket (singular)
baskets (plural)

glosses: A basket is something like a bucket but with many holes like a net, made of soft sticks or grass or other long, thin material. People put things in the basket.

glosses: A basket is a net on a metal circle used in playing basketball.

glosses: A basket is a container that is used to hold items that you are wanting to purchase in a store.

text: She put the soup that she took off the shelf in the store into the basket.

enpr: bäs'kĭt

ipa: /ˈbɑːskɪt/

enpr: bäs'kət

ipa: /ˈbɑːskət/


happy

forms:
happier (comparative)
happiest (superlative)
happy (positive)
more happy (comparative)
most happy (superlative)

glosses: When you feel happy, you feel good, usually because something nice has happened.

text: He was happy.

glosses: A happy situation or event makes people happy.

text: It's such a happy day when we can be together again.

text: It was a happy chance that they met there.

ipa: /ˈhæpi/

ipa: /ˈhæpiː/

hyphenation: hap‧py

adj

happy

happier

happiest


poor

forms:
poor (positive)
poorer (comparative)
poorest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is poor has little or no money.

text: He is very poor.

text: The painting was a poor job.

glosses: You use poor before someone's name or a pronoun when you feel bad for that person.

text: Tom is all alone. Poor Tom!

text: Oh, poor you! I can't believe that happened.

glosses: The poor are a group of people who have little or no money.

text: This work is to help the poor.

ipa: /pɔə/

ipa: /pʊə/

ipa: /pɔː(r)/

ipa: /pʊr/, /pɔr/

sampa: /pUr/, /pOr/

poor

poorer

poorest


agreement

forms:
agreement (singular)
agreements (plural)

etymology_text: agree + -ment

ety-suffix

agree

ment

expansion: agree + -ment

glosses: An agreement is where everybody has the same feelings about something; when everyone has the same ideas; saying "yes".

text: We have an agreement with our teacher. If we do our homework we can go home early.

ipa: /əg'riːmənt/


gray

forms:
gray (singular)
grays (plural)

glosses: One of the colors people can see. It is halfway between black and white.

text: I like the darker color of gray.

text: They look out into the gray.

enpr: grā

ipa: /ɡreɪ/

sampa: /greI/


gray

forms:
gray (positive)
grayer (comparative)
grayest (superlative)

text: That is a gray whale.

adj

gray

grayer

grayest


gray

forms:
gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)

text: My hair is starting to gray.


construction

forms:
construction (singular)
constructions (plural)

etymology_text: construct + -ion

ety-suffix

construct

expansion: construct + -ion

glosses: Construction is the act of building something.

text: The workers began construction of the new hospital last week.

text: The recent downturn in the economy is causing a lot of pain in the construction industry with few new homes being built.

glosses: Construction is the way that something is made.

text: The stone construction of these buildings makes them very cold in the winter.

glosses: In language, a construction is a combination of form and meaning.

text: Spoken English doesn't use as many passive constructions as written English.

glosses: A construction is a particular way that something is understood.

text: In this book, the meaning of "man" is not a simple natural thing; it is a social construction.

glosses: A construction is a building, bridge, tower, model, or large piece of art.

text: A large and unusual construction stood just outside town.

ipa: /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

hyphenation: con‧struc‧tion


final

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

text: Today is the final day to register for university.


final

forms:
final (singular)
finals (plural)

text: Last week Brazil beat Germany in the semi-final. Tonight they play Italy in the final.


metre

forms:
metre (singular)
metres (plural)

glosses: One metre is a length. It is exactly 100 centimetres long.

text: This table is 2 metres wide.

ipa: /ˈmiːtə(r)/


install

forms:
install (canonical)
installs (third-person singular)
installed (past)
installed (past participle)
installing (present participle)

glosses: If you install a piece of hardward or software, you connect, set up or prepare it to be used.

text: I haven't installed the new operating system yet because of all the bugs.

glosses: If you install someone in an office, rank or position, you officially place them there.

text: He was installed as Chancellor of the University.

glosses: If you install yourself somewhere, you establish yourself there or settle in.

text: I installed myself in my usual chair by the fire.

ipa: /ɪnˈstɔːl/

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

hyphenation: in‧stall


consequence

forms:
consequence (singular)
consequences (plural)

glosses: A consequence is a result of an action, decision, etc., often a bad result.

text: As a consequence of your bad behavior, you must stay after school.

text: The consequences of lying to your parents are usually bad.

ipa: /ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns/

hyphenation: con‧se‧quence


fewer

forms:
few
fewer (comparative)
fewest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of few; more few. Smaller in number.

text: There are fewer people here today than yesterday.

text: My new job has fewer hours and better pay.

text: I see fewer of them than I did before.

text: I've got fewer than you.


behavior

forms:
behavior (singular)
behaviors (plural)

glosses: Behavior refers to the way that you behave. That is, the kind of things you do.

text: His behavior is bad.

text: She must improve her behavior to stay in school.

glosses: Something that you do; when you do a certain thing that is a behavior.

text: Cleaning is a common behavior in monkeys.

ipa: [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

ipa: [bɪˈheɪvjə]

hyphenation: be‧hav‧ior


secret

forms:
secret (singular)
secrets (plural)

text: Can you keep a secret?

ipa: /ˈsiːkrət/

hyphenation: se‧cret


secret

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

text: We found her secret diary.


investment

forms:
investment (singular)
investments (plural)

etymology_text: invest + -ment

invest

expansion: invest + -ment

glosses: Investment is the use of money, time, or effort to make a profit.

text: The economic Development Board, set up in 1961 to promote foreign investment in Singapore, has attracted money from around the world.

glosses: Your investment is the money, time, or effort you use to make a profit.

text: Often you'll have to wait for years before you can get even part of your investment back.

text: Buying an old laptop is a bad investment because a new technology is better.

ipa: /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/


pipe

forms:
pipe (singular)
pipes (plural)

glosses: A tube; a round, hollow piece of metal, plastic, or wood.

text: I will fix the pipe.

glosses: A musical instrument made of a pipe; a flute.

text: He plays the pipe.

text: He smokes a pipe.

ipa: /paɪp/


pipe

forms:
pipe (canonical)
pipes (third-person singular)
piped (past)
piped (past participle)
piping (present participle)

text: He pipes the oil to his house.

verb

pip

e


dictionaries

forms:
dictionary (singular)
dictionaries (plural)

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

text: I always keep two dictionaries nearby in case I need to look up the definition of a word.

noun

dictionary

dictionaries


behaviour

forms:
behaviour (singular)
behaviours (plural)

glosses: Behaviour refers to the way that you behave. That is, the kind of things you do.

text: His behaviour is bad.

text: She must improve her behaviour to stay in school.

glosses: Something that you do; when you do a certain thing that is a behaviour.

text: Cleaning is a common behaviour in monkeys.

hyphenation: be‧hav‧iour


aspect

forms:
aspect (singular)
aspects (plural)

glosses: An aspect is a view of something, often something non-physical, such as an idea or a problem.

text: In Chapter 2 we look at processor size. In Chapter 3 we consider other aspects of processor design.

glosses: In English grammar, aspect is expressed as the form of a verb group showing the speaker's view of whether the situation the clause describes is complete or happens again and again.

text: I go and I'm going are both in the present tense, but I'm going is in the progressive aspect as well.

ipa: /ˈæspɛkt/

hyphenation: as‧pect


plow

forms:
plow (singular)
plows (plural)

glosses: A tool used to cut ground before planting.

text: An old plow was stuck in the field.

ipa: /plaʊ/


plow

forms:
plow (canonical)
plows (third-person singular)
plowed (past)
plowed (past participle)
plowing (present participle)

text: Aaron plowed the field in the spring.


population

forms:
population (singular)
populations (plural)

glosses: The population of a place is the people or animals that live there.

text: The population of a city is higher than that of a town.

text: The growth of population on earth may lead to much hunger.

ipa: /pɒpjuːleɪʃən/


could

forms:
can (present)
could (past)
couldn't (negative)

glosses: If you could do something, you were able to do it.

text: When I was younger, I could run a five-minute mile.

glosses: If you could something, but you don't know if you want to, you have the option of doing do it.

text: She could do her math or go to the game.

ipa: /kʊd/

sampa: /kUd/

can

could

couldn't


former

forms: former (positive)

glosses: A former x (e.g., president, country, wife) used to be the x but is not anymore.

text: Former president Clinton was giving a speech at the school.

glosses: The former is the first of two things that have already been talked about.

text: I've taught in high school and university. The former (i.e., high school) is more exciting, but university is less stressful.

ipa: /ˈfɔrmɚ/

ipa: /ˈfɔːmə/


Christianity

forms: Christianity

pos: name

glosses: Christianity is a religion whose followers believe that Jesus was the son of God or an important prophet of God, or believe in Jesus' ideas about what is right or wrong.

text: He believes in Christianity.

ipa: /ˌkrɪstiˈænɪti/

ipa: /ˌkrɪstʃiˈænɪti/

sampa: /%krIstSi"{nIti/


player

forms:
player (singular)
players (plural)

text: Tom watched as the players walked on to the field.

glosses: Someone who makes music on a musical instrument.

text: The piano player had long fingers.

glosses: An actor, in particular on a theatre stage.

text: The players are all on the stage.

glosses: A machine that plays music recordings or movies.

text: The record player is broken

text: This CD player was expensive.

text: Peter bought a DVD player yesterday.

ipa: /ˈpleɪɚ/

ipa: /ˈpleɪə(r)/

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

hyphenation: play‧er


least

forms:
little
less (comparative)
least (superlative)

text: She does the most cleaning, but the least cooking.

text: No German, least of all the East Germans, wanted Soviet troops to stay.

text: There are at least four problems with the idea.

text: Nobody works hard, but she does the least.

ipa: /liːst/

determiner-comp

little

less

least


least

glosses: Having the smallest amount of a characteristic in a group.

text: People are least likely to live in the far north.

text: The phone always rings just when you least expect it.


least

forms:
lesser (positive)
least (superlative)

glosses: The least is the smallest amount, importance, duration, etc.

text: The power is least in this case.

text: The least difference is still important.

text: He was not the least bit interested my ideas.

text: This accident is the least of our problems.

adj

lesser


awake

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

text: It was 1:00 AM and Gerard was still awake.

ipa: /ə'weɪk/


awake

forms:
awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

text: She awoke with the dawn.

glosses: If something awakes a feeling, it makes it happen.

text: He awoke their resentment.

awake

awakes

awoke

awoken

awaking


bulb

forms:
bulb (singular)
bulbs (plural)

glosses: A solid object that has one large, round end and another thin end.

text: Can you change that bulb, please? It's broken.

glosses: The bulb-shaped part of the root of a plant.

text: People can buy tulip bulbs and grow them at home.

enpr: bŭlb

ipa: /ˈbʌlb/


leave

forms:
leave (canonical)
leaves (third-person singular)
left (past)
left (past participle)
leaving (present participle)

glosses: When you leave a place, you go away from it.

text: I left the building.

glosses: Something you leave remains where it was.

text: Two cakes are left.

ipa: /liːv/

ipa: /liv/

audio: en-uk-to leave.ogg

leave

leaves

left

left

leaving


bend

forms:
bend (canonical)
bends (third-person singular)
bent (past)
bent (past participle)
bending (present participle)

glosses: To change the shape of an object so that it is not straight.

text: The trees were bending in the wind.

ipa: /bɛnd/

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

bend

bends

bent

bent

bending


bend

forms:
bend (singular)
bends (plural)

text: There's a bend in the road up ahead.


bent

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

glosses: With one part going in one direction and another part going in another direction.

text: Someone pushed and pulled the metal rod so much that it is now bent -- though it is not broken.

enpr: /bĕnt/

ipa: /bent/

sampa: /bent/


bent

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bend.


chapter

forms:
chapter (singular)
chapters (plural)

text: We read chapter five in the blue textbook.

glosses: A chapter is a local part of a larger organisation.

text: The Toronto chapter of the Red Cross is collecting blood today.

ipa: /ˈt͡ʃæptə/

ipa: /ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/

hyphenation: chap‧ter


leaf

forms:
leaf (singular)
leaves (plural)

glosses: A big, flat part of a plant, often green.

text: The leaves turn red and yellow in the fall.

text: I study the leaves of the book carefully.

enpr: lēf

ipa: /liːf/

noun

leaf


leaf

forms:
leaf (canonical)
leafs (third-person singular)
leafed (past)
leafed (past participle)
leafing (present participle)

text: She leafed through the book.

text: The trees leafed in early spring.


kindergarten

forms:
kindergarten (singular)
kindergartens (plural)

glosses: Kindergarten is a place (or school) where young children learn (usually for five- and six-year-olds).

ipa: /ˈkɪndərˌɡɑːrt(ə)n/

ipa: /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/


evaluation

forms:
evaluation (singular)
evaluations (plural)

glosses: Evaluation is the process of making a judgement.

text: If a teacher doesn't know the student well, it makes the evaluation of the student's level very difficult.

text: After the problem was found, we began an internal evaluation of the management.

text: Lamont Library’s 24-hour service received a positive evaluation this past spring.

ipa: /ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/

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


sub rosa

forms: sub rosa (positive)

etymology_text: From the Latin word sub (meaning "under") + the ablative of rosa (meaning "rose"). Literally meaning "under a rose" or "under the rose".

text: He made a sub rosa attempt to steal the cake.


sub rosa

forms:
sub rosa (positive)
Superlative–

text: He stole the cake sub rosa.


far

text: He got tired after walking so far.

text: He lives too far from here to walk home.

text: Not far from here, the rivers come together.

ipa: /fɑː/

ipa: /fɑr/

sampa: /fAr/


far

forms:
farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

text: I saw her at the far side of the room.

adjective

far

farther

farthest

further

furthest


far

forms:
far (positive)
Superlative–

text: He's not just a little bit better; he's far better.


quack

forms:
quack (singular)
quacks (plural)

text: The duck went "quack quack".

text: That doctor is nothing but a lousy quack!

ipa: /kwæk/


quack

forms:
quack (canonical)
quacks (third-person singular)
quacked (past)
quacked (past participle)
quacking (present participle)

text: The more bread I threw on the ground, the more they quacked.

text: Do you hear the ducks quacking?

text: There are ducks quacking in a farm.


dark

forms:
dark (positive)
darker (comparative)
darkest (superlative)

text: The cave is very dark.

glosses: If something is dark, it is scary or not pleasant.

text: World War II was a dark time in world history.

enpr: därk

ipa: /dɑː(r)k/

adj

dark

darker

darkest


dark

forms:
dark (singular)
darks (plural)

text: Most humans are afraid of the dark.

glosses: Late in the day, especially after sunset.

text: Go and play with your friends, but be back before dark!

glosses: Darks are clothes that are not light in color.


greeting

forms:
greeting (singular)
greetings (plural)

glosses: A greeting is something you do or say when you meet someone.

text: He noticed Karelius, raised a hand in greeting, and dismounted to lead his horse through to the stables. A minute later he entered the bar, tapping frozen mud from his boots at the door-post. "Karelius, my dear fellow. Hope I'm not late."

ipa: /ˈgriːtɪŋ/

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


greeting

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

verb

greet


five

forms: five

text: We have five toes on each foot.

ipa: /faɪv/

sampa: /"faIv/


five

forms:
five (singular)
fives (plural)

text: two plus three is five.


over

forms: over (positive)

glosses: Something is over when it has finished, usually referring to an event.

text: When the movie was over we left the movie theater.


over

forms: over

text: He stepped over the dog.

text: They went over the bridge.

text: Eight over two is four.

glosses: If you do something over, you do it again.

text: That looks really bad. I think we need to do it over.

glosses: If you invite someone over, you invite them to your house.

text: They had him over for tea.


over

forms:
over (singular)
overs (plural)

glosses: An over in a cricket match is six balls bowled from one end.

text: The captain told me I would have to bowl the next over.


bread

forms:
bread (singular)
breads (plural)

glosses: Bread is food made from mixing flour, water, and yeast.

text: Small children love eating bread and butter.

enpr: brĕd

ipa: /brɛd/

sampa: /brEd/

ipa: /breːd/


leaves

forms:
leaf (singular)
leaves (plural)

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

text: The leaves fall in autumn.

ipa: /liːvz/


leaves

forms:
leave (canonical)
leaves (third-person singular)
left (past)
left (past participle)
leaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of leave.

text: The train leaves the station at 11:00.


countries

forms:
country (singular)
countries (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈkʌntriz/

hyphenation: coun‧tries

noun

country

countries


fourth

forms: fourth (positive)

glosses: The fourth thing is something that is number four (4) in order.

ipa: /fɔːθ/

ipa: /fɔrθ/

sampa: /fOrT/


fourth

forms:
fourth (singular)
fourths (plural)

glosses: A fourth of something is one of four equal parts of that thing; a quarter.

text: Three is one fourth of twelve.


subtract

forms:
subtract (canonical)
subtracts (third-person singular)
subtracted (past)
subtracted (past participle)
subtracting (present participle)

glosses: If something is subtracted, then it is taken away from something else.

text: You must subtract your expenses from your income.

glosses: One of the basic operations in mathematics.

ipa: /səbˈtrækt/


world

forms:
world (singular)
worlds (plural)

text: Our world needs to be cared for.

text: I love you more than anybody else in the world.

text: They were in their own world as they talked about trains nobody else knew about.

text: I wonder if there is life on other worlds.

ipa: /wɝəɫd̥/

ipa: /wɜː(r)ld/

enpr: wûrld

ipa: /wɝld/

ipa: /warl(d)/

sampa: /warl(d)/

homophones: whirled whorled


prejudiced

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

glosses: Someone who is prejudiced has prejudice against somebody.

text: Sarah is the most prejudiced person I have ever met.


prejudiced

forms:
prejudice (canonical)
prejudices (third-person singular)
prejudiced (past)
prejudiced (past participle)
prejudicing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prejudice.

verb

prejudic


relevant

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

glosses: If something is relevant, it is connected to a topic in a meaningful way.

text: The second priority is to provide all relevant information to the employee about his job such as: skills, resources and how flexible he can be; factors affecting performance (limits of responsibility, work targets); factors affecting the environment of the job;

text: Our schools must aim to increase the quality of education and become more relevant to the needs of young people in modern society.

text: The police officers discovered the truth while examining a pile of relevant documents.

ipa: /ˈrɛləvənt/

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

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


story

forms:
story (singular)
stories (plural)

glosses: A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event.

text: This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf.

text: The film is based on a true story.

text: Mother told me to stop telling stories.

glosses: A story is a floor or level in a building.

text: My room is five stories up.

ipa: /ˈstɔːri/

irrnoun

stories


anaesthetic

forms:
anaesthetic (singular)
anaesthetics (plural)

glosses: An anaesthetic is a gas that is used by a doctor or nurse to make a person feel no pain or to put a person to sleep.

text: They used an anaesthetic on him before performing the surgery.

ipa: /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/

audio: en-US anesthetic.ogg


such

forms: such (positive)

glosses: Such a person or thing is that same kind that was mentioned before.

text: There are times when the father is unknown. One such case happened recently. (= "when the father is unknown")

text: A good teacher can usually be recognized as such. (= "as a good teacher")

glosses: You use such as or such ... as to give one or more examples.

text: We always had pets, such as cats, dogs, and birds.

text: This includes such costs as bus tickets, groceries, and restaurant meals.

glosses: You use such to emphasize a description.

text: My son had a party. You've never seen such a nice group of kids.

ipa: /sʌʧ/

sampa: /sVtS/


evaluate

forms:
evaluate (canonical)
evaluates (third-person singular)
evaluated (past)
evaluated (past participle)
evaluating (present participle)

glosses: If you evaluate someone or something, you judge it.

text: It is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the LINK programme, but we believe it has been useful.

ipa: /ɨˈvaljʊeɪt/

ipa: /ɪ̈ˈvaljəˌweɪt/

hyphenation: eval‧u‧ate

verb

evaluat


labour

forms:
labour (singular)
labours (plural)

glosses: Labour is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.

text: The cost of labour is higher than the cost of building materials.

glosses: Labour is the people who do this kind of work.

text: There's a big labour shortage in the construction industry.

glosses: Labour is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

text: Labour won the election.

ipa: /leɪbə/

hyphenation: la‧bour


labour

forms:
labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

text: He laboured over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.

glosses: If you labour the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.


attack

forms:
attack (canonical)
attacks (third-person singular)
attacked (past)
attacked (past participle)
attacking (present participle)

glosses: To try to destroy, especially with words.

ipa: /əˈtæk/


attack

forms:
attack (singular)
attacks (plural)

glosses: An attack is the act of trying to hurt somebody or break something.


more

forms:
many
much
more (comparative)
most (superlative)

text: He does more work than I do.

text: A lot more than twenty people came to the meeting.

text: You can have a little more money.

text: More than one glass was broken.

text: I want more soup.

enpr: mô

ipa: /mɔː/

enpr: môr

ipa: /moʊr/

determiner-comp

many

more

much


more

glosses: If something is more likely, common, difficult, etc. than something else, it is likelier, commoner, harder, etc.

text: It's more likely to cool at night.

text: He runs more quickly than his brother.


if

forms: if

text: If it rains, I will get wet.

text: I'd prefer it if you took your shoes off.

text: He was a great friend, if a little strange.

glosses: When ... occurs (a programming statement).

text: If A, then B, else C.

ipa: /ɪf/

sampa: /If/


if

pos: conj

glosses: If is used to report questions and things that are unknown.

text: She asked if they had arrived yet.

text: I don't know if I want to go or not.

text: It doesn't matter if you have money or not.


if

forms:
if (singular)
ifs (plural)

text: There are many ifs we need to consider before we start on the plan.


amount

forms:
amount (singular)
amounts (plural)

glosses: A total of things; a measure of how much.

text: Pour a small amount of water into the dish.

ipa: /eˈmaʊnt/


amount

forms:
amount (canonical)
amounts (third-person singular)
amounted (past)
amounted (past participle)
amounting (present participle)

text: What will your life amount to? Will you become successful?


new

forms:
new (positive)
newer (comparative)
newest (superlative)

text: They had a new car.

text: In 1900, the idea was very new.

glosses: If somebody is new, they are not experienced.

text: They hired a new worker.

ipa: /njuː/

ipa: /nuː/

homophones: gnu knew nu

adj

new

newer

newest


brake

forms:
brake (singular)
brakes (plural)

glosses: The part of an object that makes it slow down.

text: The crash was caused by the car's brakes failing.

enpr: brāk

ipa: /breɪk/

sampa: /breIk/


brake

forms:
brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

glosses: To make an object slow down using brakes.

text: Jimmy braked to avoid hitting the cat.

verb

brak


boiling

forms:
boil (canonical)
boils (third-person singular)
boiled (past)
boiled (past participle)
boiling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

hyphenation: boil‧ing

boil


boot

forms:
boot (singular)
boots (plural)

text: I love my special hiking boots.

text: He put his shopping bags in the boot.

enpr: bo͞ot

ipa: /buːt/


boot

forms:
boot (canonical)
boots (third-person singular)
booted (past)
booted (past participle)
booting (present participle)

glosses: If you boot someone, you force somebody to leave someplace.

text: Billy got booted off of the train after the captain found out that he had no ticket.


hunger

forms:
hunger (singular)
hungers (plural)

glosses: Hunger is the feeling when wanting food when your stomach is empty.

text: When I have hunger then I want to have some food.

text: He suffered from hunger and thirst.

text: Even after the war, people are dying of poverty and hunger.


late

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

glosses: An event is late if it happens after a specified time.

text: He was late to his appointment.

glosses: If something is late in a period of time, it is towards the end of that time.

text: You come in the late afternoon.

text: It was a late meeting.

glosses: A late relative, president, colleague, etc is dead.

text: I loved my late husband.

ipa: /leɪt/

adj

late

later

latest


late

forms:
late (positive)
Superlative–

text: He came five minutes late.

text: We stayed late and went home in the dark.


add

forms:
add (canonical)
adds (third-person singular)
added (past)
added (past participle)
adding (present participle)

glosses: If you add x to y, you put x and y together.

text: Cook for five minutes, then add the remaining spices to the soup.

glosses: If you add time, or price, you increase it.

text: A new kitchen would add value to the home.

text: We need to add five more waiters by next week.

glosses: If you add something to what you've said, you say something more.

text: I paused for a moment, then added, "Would you mind if I had some pudding?"

ipa: /æd/


stole

forms:
steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

text: The burglar stole the painting.

ipa: /'stɔl/

steal

steals

stole

stolen

stealing


stole

forms:
stole (singular)
stoles (plural)

glosses: A stole is a piece of clothing that is worn over robes in churches.

glosses: A stole is a piece of clothing that is like a scarf and is often made of fur.


trumpet

forms:
trumpet (singular)
trumpets (plural)

glosses: A trumpet is a metal instrument that makes noise when you blow into it. The person playing the trumpet can press different buttons to change the musical note that is being played.

ipa: /ˈtrʌmpət/


trumpet

forms:
trumpet (canonical)
trumpets (third-person singular)
trumpeted (past)
trumpeted (past participle)
trumpeting (present participle)

glosses: When you trumpet something, usually something you are proud of, you tell everyone about it.

glosses: When an elephant trumpets, it makes a loud sound.


sought

forms:
seek (canonical)
seeks (third-person singular)
sought (past)
sought (past participle)
seeking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seek.

text: When she ran into problems, Pam sought advice from an expert.

ipa: /sɔːt/

seek

seeks

sought


jump

forms:
jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)

glosses: If you jump, you leave the ground completely.

text: He jumped for joy.

text: She jumped to her death from the bridge.

text: The children jumped the water to get to the other side.

glosses: If you jump something, you make it leave the ground.

text: He loved jumping his bicycle.

glosses: If you jump, you move suddenly because you are surprised.

text: I scared her and she jumped.

glosses: If you jumpstart a car, you use the battery power from another car.

text: We used his car to jump ours.

enpr: jŭmp

ipa: /dʒʌmp/

sampa: /dZVmp/


jump

forms:
jump (singular)
jumps (plural)

glosses: A jump is a movement from the ground to the air.

text: She took a run before the big jump over the water.

text: He went off the jump at full speed.

glosses: A jump is a jolt or shock used to start a car.

text: He used his car to give me a jump.

glosses: A jump is a sudden movement of surprise.

text: It seems I surprised her, because she gave a little jump.


argument

forms:
argument (singular)
arguments (plural)

etymology_text: argue + -ment

ety-suffix

argue

ment

expansion: argue + -ment

glosses: When two or more people are discussing an idea that they do not agree on, they are having an argument. Often arguments are loud or angry.

text: I thought we should buy the red car. She thought we should buy the blue car. We had an argument about it.

glosses: An argument can be the reasons behind an idea.

text: An argument for buying a red car is that it would look cooler than a blue one.

glosses: An argument is an element that is assigned a semantic role in a proposition.

glosses: An argument is the independent variable of a function.

ipa: /ˈɑːgjumənt/

ipa: /ˈɑrgjumənt/

hyphenation: ar‧gu‧ment


steal

glosses: If you steal, you take somebody's money or things without their permission.

text: The thief stole the diamond ring.

glosses: If you steal a base you run to it before the ball was hit.

enpr: stēl

ipa: /stiːl/


steal

forms:
steal (singular)
steals (plural)

glosses: A steal is a good deal. It is when you pay so little money you almost did not pay.

text: At just $2 each these T-shirts as a real steal.

glosses: A steal is when someone runs to a base before the ball is hit.


prejudice

forms:
prejudice (singular)
prejudices (plural)

glosses: an unreasonable hatred for a group, usually a race or a religion, etc.

text: John had prejudice against Muslims.

glosses: a belief, usually negative, that you have about something, before you know that it is actually right

glosses: an idea or preference you have towards something before you actually experience the thing

ipa: /ˈprɛd͡ʒədɪs/

hyphenation: prej‧u‧dice


prejudice

forms:
prejudice (canonical)
prejudices (third-person singular)
prejudiced (past)
prejudiced (past participle)
prejudicing (present participle)

glosses: Prejudicing means to cause a prejudice or to commit prejudiced judgement.

verb

e


Muslim

forms:
Muslim (singular)
Muslims (plural)

text: Muhammad is a Muslim.


Muslim

forms: Muslim (positive)

text: There are several Muslim beliefs.


bright

forms:
bright (positive)
brighter (comparative)
brightest (superlative)

glosses: If something is bright it gives out or fills with much light.

text: The sun is very bright during summer.

text: The bright room had a lot of windows.

glosses: A person who is bright is clever and intelligent.

text: Tom is a bright child.

enpr: brīt

ipa: /braɪt/

sampa: /braIt/

adj

bright

brighter

brightest


dust

forms:
dust (singular)
dusts (plural)

glosses: Dust is a thin powder that can be seen in the air or on a surface.

text: The old building was filled with dust.

ipa: /dʌst/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Exilexi-dust.wav


dust

forms:
dust (canonical)
dusts (third-person singular)
dusted (past)
dusted (past participle)
dusting (present participle)

glosses: If you dust something, you remove dust from it.

text: Sally dusted her house to prepare it for a party.


near

forms: near

text: The end is near.

text: She lives near me.

text: The house is near the beach.

ipa: /nɪə/

ipa: /nɪɚ/


near

forms:
near (positive)
nearer (comparative)
nearest (superlative)

text: It was a near miss, but the car didn't hit us.

text: The nearest thing to me is my family.

text: We'll be meeting again in the near future.

near

nearer

nearest


near

forms:
near (canonical)
nears (third-person singular)
neared (past)
neared (past participle)
nearing (present participle)

text: We neared the beach.


usual

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

text: It is usual for me to read the newspaper in the morning.

ipa: /ˈjuːʒʊəl/

ipa: /ˈjuːʒuəl/

hyphenation: u‧su‧al


text

forms:
text (singular)
texts (plural)

glosses: Text is written language (often academic).

text: The text is OK, but we need to change the graphics before we publish.

text: You can see the text of what they are saying there at the bottom of the screen.

glosses: A text is a textbook (American English).

text: Did you buy the text for the accounting course?

text: I'll give you a text on your phone about tonight's concert.

enpr: tĕkst

ipa: /tɛkst/

sampa: /tEkst/


text

forms:
text (canonical)
texts (third-person singular)
texted (past)
texted (past participle)
texting (present participle)

glosses: If you text someone, you send them a text message on their cell phone.

text: Will you text me tomorrow?


acid

forms:
acid (singular)
acids (plural)

glosses: An acid is a liquid with a high number of hydrogen ions in it that can burn things.

text: Fruit often has a little acid in it.

text: The acid burned the table.

text: Acids taste sour but bases taste bitter.


acid

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

glosses: If something is acid, it is like an acid, from an acid, or acidic.

text: The factories nearby have made the lake more acid.

glosses: If something has an acid taste, it is sour.

glosses: If something said or done to you was acid, it was hurtful.

text: Their acid comments are painful.


approach

forms:
approach (canonical)
approaches (third-person singular)
approached (past)
approached (past participle)
approaching (present participle)

glosses: If you approach something, you move closer to it.

text: We're now approaching the last bus stop. Please move towards the door.

text: It's now approaching six o'clock. When you hear the beep, it will be exactly six o'clock.

glosses: If you approach a problem, or a job you try to deal with it.

text: We've got a difficult situation here, and I'm not sure how to approach it.

ipa: /əˈprəʊtʃ/

verb

approach

es


approach

forms:
approach (singular)
approaches (plural)

glosses: An approach is a way of doing something.

text: We need children and adults to take a proactive approach to reducing gun violence.

text: Most students benefit from a hands-on approach to learning.

text: He had an innovative approach to solving mechanical problems.

text: All of those things together provide a balanced approach that will get the economy this moving again.

text: The president appears to have adopted this new approach.

text: Research has emphasized a family-based approach to coping with the illness.

text: Such programs employ a one-on-one approach where parents work with the doctor.

text: But many economists advocate a far simpler approach.

text: Private and public schools differ in their approaches to students.

text: We found a need for additional study before implementing this approach.

glosses: An approach is movement towards something.

text: And he made a cautious approach to the boat.

glosses: An approach is the road or path that leads to a place.

text: There were cameras on all approaches to the house.

noun

approaches


might

forms:
may (present)
might (past)
mightn't (negative)

glosses: Used to show possible actions. If you might do something, it is possible that you will do it. If something might happen, it is possible that it will happen.

text: I might go to the party, but I haven't decided yet.

enpr: mīt

ipa: /maɪt/

sampa: /maIt/

may

might

mightn't


might

forms: might (singular)

glosses: The power, strength, force or influence of a person or group.


oil

forms:
oil (singular)
oils (plural)

glosses: Oil is a liquid that is burned to create heat or used in machines to make them run well.

text: Gas and oil are essential to running a car.

glosses: Oil is a liquid made of fat that is used for cooking.

text: Cook the potatoes in oil.

enpr: oil

ipa: /ɔɪl/

sampa: /OIl/


oil

forms:
oil (canonical)
oils (third-person singular)
oiled (past)
oiled (past participle)
oiling (present participle)

glosses: If you oil something, you put clear oil on a machine to make it run well.

text: She oiled the parts of the gun.


boil

forms:
boil (canonical)
boils (third-person singular)
boiled (past)
boiled (past participle)
boiling (present participle)

glosses: To get to a temperature that a liquid lets out bubbles and gas at.

text: Water boils at 100°C.

text: Anne boiled the water in the kettle.

ipa: /bɔɪl/

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


boil

forms:
boil (singular)
boils (plural)

glosses: If you bring something to a boil, you heat it to 100 °C.

glosses: A swelling on the skin that is filled with pus.

text: Lots of boils started appearing on his skin.


attempt

forms:
attempt (singular)
attempts (plural)

glosses: An attempt is a try at something, usually something difficult

text: It's broken and no attempt has been made to fix it.

ipa: /əˈtɛmpt/


attempt

forms:
attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

text: If you get something in your eye, do not attempt to remove it yourself.


brush

forms:
brush (singular)
brushes (plural)

glosses: A brush is a tool with many thin pieces of plastic to smooth hair and wool.

enpr: brŭsh

ipa: /brʌʃ/

irrnoun

brushes


brush

forms:
brush (canonical)
brushes (third-person singular)
brushed (past)
brushed (past participle)
brushing (present participle)

glosses: If you brush something, you clean it with a brush.

text: I forgot to brush my teeth before going to bed.

verb

brush


but

forms: but

glosses: You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same.

text: I would take you there, but I do not have my car.

text: The changes were small but important.

text: "Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish."

text: It says this not in words but in pictures.

text: I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now.

text: And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.

enpr: bŭt

ipa: /bʌt/

sampa: /bVt/


but

text: He ate everything but the meat.

text: Any day but tomorrow would be fine.

text: I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.

text: There are very few rules of grammar but have exceptions.

text: I had no choice but to sign the contract.

text: There is no one but is interested in it.


but

forms:
but (positive)
Superlative–

text: There is but one sun and one earth to live on.


quite

forms:
quite (positive)
Superlative–

text: The dog was quite little.

text: She was quite good to me.

text: The evening was quite dark and I saw a small frog jump across the road.

enpr: kwīt

ipa: /kwaɪt/

sampa: /kwaIt/


quite

forms: quite

pos: intj

text: "Is the answer correct?" "Quite!"


iron

forms:
iron (singular)
irons (plural)

glosses: An element with the symbol Fe and the atomic number 26.

text: A way to melt iron at very high temperatures to make steel was developed in Sri Lanka in 300 BC.

text: About 20% of women have low levels of iron in their blood.

text: An object that has iron in it is attracted to magnets.

text: That door is made of iron.

glosses: A tool which uses heat to remove wrinkles from cloth.

text: She used the iron on her skirt.

ipa: /ˈaɪən/

ipa: /ˈaɪɚn/


iron

forms:
iron (canonical)
irons (third-person singular)
ironed (past)
ironed (past participle)
ironing (present participle)

text: He irons his shirts.


stomach

forms:
stomach (singular)
stomachs (plural)

glosses: The place in the body where food is digested.

ipa: /ˈstʌmək/


stomach

forms:
stomach (canonical)
stomachs (third-person singular)
stomached (past)
stomached (past participle)
stomaching (present participle)

glosses: To be able to tolerate something emotionally, physically, or mentally; to be able to stand or handle something.

text: I really can’t stomach jobs involving that much paperwork, but some people seem to tolerate them.

text: I can't stomach her cooking.


paint

forms:
paint (singular)
paints (plural)

glosses: Paint is a liquid used to colour something

text: There were all sorts of paints at the shop – green, red, and blue.

text: Sarah used pink paint to decorate the wall.

ipa: /peɪnt/


paint

forms:
paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)

text: John painted the wall brown.

text: The child painted a picture of a flower.


tax

forms:
tax (singular)
taxes (plural)

text: The city is raising taxes again.

enpr: tăks

ipa: /tæks/

noun

taxes


tax

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

glosses: If you tax someone, you make them pay a tax.

text: Some people say governments tax poor people too much.

glosses: If an activity is taxing, it causes difficulty or makes you tired.

verb

tax


land

forms:
land (singular)
lands (plural)

glosses: Land is the part of the Earth that is not water

text: The Earth is 70% water, and 30% land.

glosses: Land is an area of ground that can be used for farming, making buildings, etc.

text: All this land belongs to me.

enpr: /lănd/

ipa: /lænd/

sampa: /l{nd/


land

forms:
land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)

glosses: When you land, you fall onto the ground.

text: He jumped off the wall and landed on his feet.

glosses: When an airplane lands, it comes down from the air onto the ground.

text: The plane landed in Chicago.

glosses: When you land an airplane, you use the controls to bring it down on the ground.

text: The pilot landed the big plane.


band

forms:
band (singular)
bands (plural)

glosses: A band is a group of people working together]

text: Those in the army who fought closely together in the war were called a band of brothers.

glosses: A band is a group of people who play different instruments together. It can be of any size.

text: The band played loud music.

glosses: A band is piece of material, often metal, with the shape of a circle.

text: A band was placed around the box to prevent it from breaking open.

text: The man gave his wife a band of gold at the wedding.

enpr: bănd

ipa: /bænd/


band

forms:
band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)

glosses: To band together is to get together in a group.

text: The friends banded together in school.


cake

forms:
cake (singular)
cakes (plural)

text: Natasha's mum baked her a cake for her birthday.

text: Would you like some cake for dessert?

glosses: A cake is a food that is made into a flat, usually round, shape.

text: At that time of year, we make small Japanese rice cakes called mochi.

glosses: A cake of soap or ice, is a hard piece of it.

text: He took a cake of soap and started to wash.

glosses: If something is a piece of cake, it's very easy.

text: Yesterday's test was a piece of cake. I got twenty out of twenty.

enpr: kāk

ipa: /keɪk/


cake

forms:
cake (canonical)
cakes (third-person singular)
caked (past)
caked (past participle)
caking (present participle)

glosses: If something is caked, then it is coated with a layer of some material.

text: His shoes are caked with mud.

cak


branch

forms:
branch (singular)
branches (plural)

glosses: A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (center).

text: Sally scraped her arm on a branch when she fell out of a tree.

glosses: A part of something that acts like a branch does to its tree.

text: The study of electricity is a branch of physics.

glosses: One of a series of shops that are owned by the same company in business.

text: McDonalds has many branches spread throughout the country.

ipa: /brænʧ/

sampa: /br{ntS/

irrnoun

branches


branch

forms:
branch (canonical)
branches (third-person singular)
branched (past)
branched (past participle)
branching (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

verb

branch


rock

forms:
rock (singular)
rocks (plural)

glosses: A hard substance that forms naturally in the Earth's surface.

glosses: A form of music often played with guitars and drums.

text: Rock music had direct influences from blues and rhythm and blues.

enpr: rŏk

ipa: /rɒk/

sampa: /rQk/


rock

forms:
rock (canonical)
rocks (third-person singular)
rocked (past)
rocked (past participle)
rocking (present participle)

text: The boat rocked in the strong wind.


broken

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

glosses: Something that is broken is not as it should be because it has been damaged or injured

text: The broken cup lay in pieces on the floor.

text: After the crash his arm seemed broken.

text: A broken stone is apart(in more than one piece).

glosses: If something in a game, such as a gun, is broken, it is overpowered

enpr: brōk'ən

ipa: /ˈbrəʊkən/


broken

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

text: The cup was broken when it fell to the floor.

text: His arm was broken during the crash.

text: If my computer hadn't broken, I would have had money to go to the concert instead of paying to get it fixed.

break

breaks

broke

broken

breaking


equal

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

glosses: If two things are equal, they are the same in shape, size, or number.

text: The number of people inside of the store is equal to the number of people outside of the store.

ipa: /ˈiːkwəl/


equal

forms:
equal (singular)
equals (plural)

glosses: Someone who has the same rights as somebody else.

text: I'm your teacher, not your equal.


equal

forms:
equal (canonical)
equals (third-person singular)
equaled (past)
equaled (past participle)
equaling (present participle)

glosses: If x equals y, x and y have the same value.

text: Two plus two equals four.


Christian

forms:
Christian (singular)
Christians (plural)

glosses: A Christian is a person who believes in salvation from sin through Jesus of Nazareth, called Jesus Christ or Jesus the Christ.

text: He is a conservative Christian.

glosses: To some religions, a Christian is someone who has a certain spiritual way of being. This is said to be from being spiritually born with the help of Jesus Christ. This is someone who has been saved from sin.

text: The Baptist preacher said that most Baptists are not really Christians.

ipa: /ˈkrɪstʃən/


Christian

forms: Christian

text: Hans Christian Andersen is famous for writing books of fairy tales.


Christian

forms: Christian (positive)

glosses: If you are Christian then you are a Christian. (See noun above.)

text: Yes, she is Christian.

glosses: If something is Christian, it has to do with Christianity.

text: Being saved from sin by Christ is a Christian idea.

text: Christmas is a Christian holiday.

text: They went to a Christian church.

glosses: If something you do is Christian it something Christians are supposed to do.

text: The way you forgave them was very Christian.

text: It is not Christian to steal from people.


answer

forms:
answer (singular)
answers (plural)

glosses: An answer is something that someone says after another person asks (says) a question.

text: The answer to your question is "no".

text: Question: "How old are you?"

text: Answer: "I'm 12 years old."

text: I found the answer to the mathematics exercise immediately.

ipa: /ˈænsɚ/

hyphenation: an‧swer


answer

forms:
answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

text: He answers all my questions.


field

forms:
field (singular)
fields (plural)

glosses: A field is an open area of land that can be used for many different things, from sports to crop-growing.

text: He was an expert in the field of American history.

ipa: /fiːld/

ipa: /fild/


field

forms:
field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

glosses: If you field something, you answer it; you address it.

glosses: If you field the team, you place them in the game.


would

glosses: Would is used to show your past plan or decision.

text: He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday.

glosses: Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen.

text: It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave.

text: It looked like it would rain soon.

glosses: Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now.

text: Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks.

text: When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk.

glosses: Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations.

text: You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day.

text: If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning.

text: I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?

text: "Y equals 5x. If x equals two, what would Y be?" "Y would be ten."

glosses: Would is used to ask politely for something.

text: Would you please explain that to me?

text: Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?

glosses: Would is used to offer something politely.

text: Would you like to go out for lunch then?

text: Would you have some bread?

text: I would go back and talk to him about it.

glosses: Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed.

text: He would come just when we were leaving.

ipa: /wʊd/

ipa: /wəd/


man

forms:
man (singular)
men (plural)

text: He was a young man with blue eyes.

text: God cares for all races and all man

text: God made man in his own image

text: Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true

ipa: /mæn/

noun

man

men


man

forms: man

glosses: You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.

text: Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!


man

forms:
man (canonical)
mans (third-person singular)
manned (past)
manned (past participle)
manning (present participle)

glosses: If something is manned, it has people to look after it.

text: The ship was manned with a small crew.

glosses: If you man something, you take up position to operate it.

text: Man the machine guns!

verb

n


bit

forms:
bit (singular)
bits (plural)

glosses: A bit is an amount, usually a small amount.

text: There's quite a bit of money. Where did it all come from?

text: There was a little bit of blood when she brushed her teeth.

text: Her mouth opened just a tiny bit.

text: I'm a little bit nervous.

text: She saw the shop a bit farther up the road.

text: She slowed down a little and then a bit more until someone saw her.

text: I see him quite a bit.

text: At the second practice, I was a little bit more ready.

text: He felt quite a bit older.

text: Try not to have bits of cake on the floor when you eat.

text: He listened to her as Mary told bits and pieces of her story.

text: Scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot.

text: The car was blown to bits by the bomb.

text: I'm going to relax for a bit.

glosses: A bit is the amount of information coded by a 1 or a 0 in a computer.

text: Even the best 24-bit scanners suffer from noise.

glosses: A bit is a sharp tool that spins to make holes.

text: Drill a hole slightly smaller than your hook with a 1/16-inch drill bit.

text: Slide the router bit into the slot, turn on the motor and guide the tool along the jig.

glosses: A bit is a metal bar that people put in a horse's mouth to control it.

enpr: bĭt

ipa: /bɪt/

sampa: /bIt/


bit

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

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


indicate

forms:
indicate (canonical)
indicates (third-person singular)
indicated (past)
indicated (past participle)
indicating (present participle)

glosses: If someone indicates something, they point it out or they point to it; they bring your attention to something.

text: Brian indicated to his girlfriend the restaurant they were going to on the map.

text: He indicated on the map how to get to the police station.

glosses: If someone indicates something, they show signs of something; they show it.

text: A driver has to turn on the signal in order to indicated that he will turn right.

text: The shaking of his body indicated to the audience that he was nervous about performing in front of them.

text: Jake's nervous expression on his face indicated that he knew more about the topic than he said already.

glosses: If something indicates something, it shows it through measurements; it makes something known.

text: The turn signal indicates that a driver will turn.

text: The thermostat on the wall indicates that the air conditioning is on in the house.

text: Dark clouds indicate rain is coming.

glosses: If someone indicate something, they express it, usually in a short or general way; they signal it.

text: Hailey indicated that she was sick to her friends, but would not say any more about it.

glosses: If a symptom indicates something, it points out a remedy that would help to cure that symptom.

ipa: /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt/

hyphenation: in‧di‧cate

indicat


rest

forms:
rest (singular)
rests (plural)

text: You need to take a rest.

glosses: A mark in music showing counts that are not played.

text: That quarter-note is followed by three rests.

text: I will take the rest of the money.

text: You need rest.

glosses: A rest is a place where you can put something, often your arm.

enpr: rĕst

ipa: /rɛst/

sampa: /rEst/


rest

forms:
rest (canonical)
rests (third-person singular)
rested (past)
rested (past participle)
resting (present participle)

text: He rested for five minutes.

text: The statue rests on the mantle.

text: He rested his foot on the stair.

text: The baby is resting.

text: Rest in peace.

text: She is resting in Jesus.

text: Karen rests in a tomb.


burn

forms:
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burnt (past)
burnt (past participle)
burning (present participle)

glosses: If something has been cooked too much, then it is burned.

text: Mother burned the pie when she forgot that it was cooking in the oven.

glosses: When part of your body is injured because of the heat, then it has been burned.

text: If you touch a hot pan of water, you can burn yourself.

text: The house next door is burning.

glosses: A person is burned if someone else successfully insults him.

enpr: bû(r)n

ipa: /bɜː(r)n/

homophones: Bern barn

burn

burns

burnt

burnt

burning


burn

forms:
burn (singular)
burns (plural)

glosses: A burn is an injury caused when you burn yourself.

text: The burn on my arm hurts.


nose

forms:
nose (singular)
noses (plural)

glosses: The part of the face that sticks out and is used for breathing and smelling things.

text: His nose is very big.

ipa: /nəʊz/

ipa: /noʊz/


nose

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

text: The ship nosed through the minefield.

text: She was nosing around other people’s business.

glosses: If you nose something, you push it with your nose.

nos


first

forms: first (positive)

glosses: Happening or coming before all other similar things or people.

text: I don't like the job much at first.

text: She always puts her children first.

text: I have no older brothers. I was the first child.

text: Your first duty is to your family.

ipa: /fɜːst/

ipa: /fɝst/


first

text: She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.

text: He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.

text: First (of all), I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.

text: First off, let's see how much it'll cost.

text: He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.

text: I first went to Japan in 1994.

text: When we were first married, everything was wonderful.


first

forms:
first (singular)
firsts (plural)

glosses: A first is something that has not happened before.

text: A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.


by

forms: by

text: The mailbox is by the bus stop.

text: Be back by ten o'clock!

glosses: if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action

text: The matter was decided by the chairman.

text: The boat was swamped by the water.

text: He was protected by his body armour.

glosses: if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.

text: There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.

text: I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.

text: I sorted the items by category.

glosses: with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.

text: Our stock is up by ten percent.

glosses: shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")

text: We went through the book page by page.

text: We crawled forward by inches.

glosses: When measuring the width and depth of something, by is used between the lengths of the two sides.

text: The window is 45 cm by 60 cm.

glosses: If you multiply x by y, you multiply x × y.

text: Five multiplied by seven is 35.

glosses: If you divide x by y, you find how many ys are in x.

text: 35 divided by seven is five.

enpr: bī

ipa: /baɪ/

sampa: /baI/

homophones: bi buy bye


request

forms:
request (singular)
requests (plural)

glosses: A request the act of asking for something (sometimes in a formal way).

text: We didn't hear his request that we be quiet.

ipa: /rɪˈkwɛst/

hyphenation: re‧quest


request

forms:
request (canonical)
requests (third-person singular)
requested (past)
requested (past participle)
requesting (present participle)

glosses: If you request something, you ask somebody to do something or to give you something.

text: He requested your presence.


function

forms:
function (singular)
functions (plural)

glosses: Something or someone's function is its purpose or its job.

text: The army sometimes performs a policing function.

text: I met Sylvia at a church function last week.

glosses: If X is a function of Y, then X exists because of or is affected by Y

text: The speed of the computer is a function of its main processor.

text: When you see, Y=f(X), you read it, "Y is a function of X". Here the value of Y depends on the value assigned to the variable X.

hyphenation: func‧tion


function

forms:
function (canonical)
functions (third-person singular)
functioned (past)
functioned (past participle)
functioning (present participle)

glosses: If something is functioning, it is working and is not completely broken.

text: Her heart stopped, but her brain continued to function.

glosses: If something functions as X, it does the job of X.

text: In this sentence, "sentence" functions as the subject.


positive

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

glosses: If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted.

text: A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being.

text: After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better.

text: The changes in the prices were all positive.

glosses: If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken.

text: The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door.

glosses: If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for.

text: I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive.

glosses: A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton.

text: Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery.

glosses: A positive number or value is more than zero.

text: A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.

text: The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible.

glosses: A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia.

text: His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there.

glosses: Based on something being there or being true, in some other way.

text: I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.

text: There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.

ipa: /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/


positive

forms:
positive (singular)
positives (plural)

glosses: A positive is a good thing or part of something.

text: It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive.


institute

forms:
institute (singular)
institutes (plural)

glosses: An institute is an organisation such as a school or hospital that does teaching or research.

text: This is the conclusion of the National Institute of Economic & Social Research and London Business School.

text: William Wallace is deputy director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

glosses: An institute is an organization that has a particular purpose such such as scientific or educational work, or the building is based Or to introduce or start a system, rule, legal process etc..

text: I think that the new WWW rule should not be Instituted because the old program provided a great opportunity for students to lean about other nation's culture, religion, and to socialize and appreciate the people.

glosses: An institute is an important system of organization in society that has existed for a long time.

ipa: /ˈɪnstɪt(j)uːt/


institute

forms:
institute (canonical)
institutes (third-person singular)
instituted (past)
instituted (past participle)
instituting (present participle)

text: He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.

text: We have no choice but to institute court proceedings against the airline.

institut


bath

forms:
bath (singular)
baths (plural)

glosses: A long, high basin that you put water in and go in to wash your body.

text: Jane put in water up to the top of the bath.

text: George takes a bath every day.

ipa: /bæθ/

ipa: /bɑːθ/


bath

forms:
bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)

glosses: When you bath someone, you wash them in a bath.


own

forms: own (positive)

glosses: If something is your own it belongs to you or is about you (often used for emphasis).

text: I wish I had my own home.

text: I bought it in my own name.

text: The toy began to move as though it had a life of its own.

text: accidents happen, and often in your very own home.

glosses: If you are on your own, you are by yourself, there is no body else with you. This can also mean there is no one helping you.

text: I was on my own in the woods.

text: If you try to do that you're on your own - or at least I won't help you!

ipa: /əʊn/

enpr: ōn

ipa: /oʊn/

sampa: /oUn/


own

forms:
own (canonical)
owns (third-person singular)
owned (past)
owned (past participle)
owning (present participle)

glosses: If you own something it belongs to you, it is yours.

text: Yes, I own a car.

text: I plan to build a house on the land I own.

glosses: If you "own up" to something, you admit you did it.

text: I had to own up to lying about our relationship.


parallel

forms: parallel (positive)

glosses: When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.

text: The two cars ran parallel to each other.

text: trains run along parallel rails.

enpr: păr′ə-lĕl'


parallel

forms:
parallel (singular)
parallels (plural)

text: I see a parallel between John and Beth – they both like to play with toy cars.


parallel

forms:
paralleled (past)
paralleled (past participle)
paralleling (present participle)
parallel (canonical)
parallels (third-person singular)
parallelled (past)
parallelled (past participle)
parallelling (present participle)

text: John parallels Beth when he plays with toy cars.

glosses: To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.

text: Line A parallels line B.

parallel

l


up

forms: up

text: The flag is up.

text: The balloon went up.

glosses: If a task or result is up to you, it means you are in charge of deciding or doing it.

text: The outcome of the game is up to the players.

text: It is up to you to choose the restaurant for dinner .

glosses: If you are up to something, you are doing or planning it.

text: What are you up to this evening?

text: We had better make sure he's not up to something stupid again.

text: She's always up to some kind of trouble.

enpr: ŭp

ipa: /ʌp/

sampa: /Vp/

ipa: /ap/

sampa: /ap/


up

forms: up (positive)

text: It was an up day.

text: He is feeling up.

text: What’s up?

text: They act like something is up.

text: Something is up with him.

text: It is all up with them.

adj

up

comparative: false


up

forms:
up (singular)
ups (plural)

text: Life has its ups and downs.


up

forms:
up (canonical)
ups (third-person singular)
upped (past)
upped (past participle)
upping (present participle)

text: We upped the dosage.

verb

p


country

forms:
country (singular)
countries (plural)

glosses: A land that is controlled by a government.

text: Russia is the largest country in the world.

glosses: Places outside or far from cities; the type of place where farms are. The countryside.

text: We live way out in the country.

text: I come from the country, so I don't like the busy city.

text: You're in Nascar country now.

text: We're away from civilization and in God's country.

glosses: A kind of (mostly American) music started by people who lived far from cities. Short for country music.

text: I've been listening to a lot of country this month.

enpr: kŭn'tri

ipa: /ˈkʌntri/

sampa: /"kVntri/

irrnoun

countries


country

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

text: We were driving down a country road, with trees all around.

glosses: Typical of farms or places away from cities. Typical of country people.

text: His way seeing the world is so country.

text: Her appartment looks very country.

text: Chewing tobacco is a such a country thing to do.

text: I love country cooking, especially fried chicken.


second

forms: second (positive)

glosses: The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order.

text: I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child.

enpr: sĕʹkənd

ipa: /ˈsɛkənd/

ipa: /ˈsɛkɪnd/

audio: en-uk-a second.ogg


second

forms:
second (singular)
seconds (plural)

glosses: A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute.

text: The winner won the race by five seconds.


second

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

glosses: If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted.

text: So moved. Do we have a second?


calm

forms:
calm (positive)
calmer (comparative)
calmest (superlative)

glosses: If a person, place or situation is calm, it is peaceful and quiet.

text: There's no wind and the lake is calm.

text: I was angry a minute ago, but now I am calm.

ipa: /kɑːm/

ipa: /kɑm/

adj

calm

calmer

calmest


calm

forms:
calm (singular)
calms (plural)

text: I felt a calm come over me.

text: The calm before a storm.


calm

forms:
calm (canonical)
calms (third-person singular)
calmed (past)
calmed (past participle)
calming (present participle)

text: He was yelling and running around but I calmed him.

text: The lake calmed after the storm.


number

forms:
number (singular)
numbers (plural)

glosses: A symbol that that is used to describe quantity; a numeral.

text: 2, 5589, and 0 are all numbers.

text: She has a number of dictionaries--four or five, I think.

glosses: A musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production.

text: She chose a number from "Swan Lake" for her dance recital.

enpr: nŭm'bə(r)

poses: verb noun

enpr: nŭm'bər

hyphenation: num‧ber


number

forms:
number (canonical)
numbers (third-person singular)
numbered (past)
numbered (past participle)
numbering (present participle)

text: Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.

text: I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.


number

forms:
numb (positive)
number (comparative)
numbest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of numb; more numb.

text: My hand feels number than it did before.

enpr: nŭm'ə

ipa: /ˈnʌmə/

enpr: nŭm'ər

ipa: /'nʌmɚ/

adjective

numb

number

numbest


bathing

forms:
bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathe (canonical)
bathes (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)

text: She was bathing the baby.

text: Bathing is common in the West Sea.

text: This basin is useful for bathing.

ipa: /ˈbeɪˌðɪŋ(ɡ)/

verb

bath


business

forms:
business (singular)
businesses (plural)

glosses: Business is the buying and selling of things or services.

text: I am in the business of catching fish and selling them.

text: The tax changes will be hard for small business.

text: It's difficult to learn good business practices on your own.

text: The company is a leader in the banking business.

glosses: A business is a group that does business; a company.

text: Many businesses use computers.

text: Darren became half owner of the family business.

text: He was a silent partner in the printing business.

text: It was the perfect place for a start-up business.

glosses: Business is the things that you have to do.

text: They went on with business as usual.

text: We have one more piece of unfinished business to look at before we leave.

hyphenation: busi‧ness

noun

businesses


primary

forms: primary (positive)

text: Primary education covers infant schooling from the ages of 5–7 or 8, then junior schooling concluding at the ages of 10 or 11.

text: Most patients are managed in primary care but the vast majority of research publications derive from hospitals.

text: The company had shops in buildings whose primary purpose was as office space.

text: The primary colors are red, blue, and yellow.

ipa: /ˈpraɪməri/

enpr: prīʹmĕr-ē

ipa: /ˈpraɪmɛri/

sampa: /"praImEri/

enpr: prīʹmə-rē


primary

forms:
primary (singular)
primaries (plural)

glosses: A primary is a kind of election held by a political party to choose the people it prefers for public office.

text: Arlen Specter defeated Pat Toomey in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate.

glosses: Primary means the first grade in an elementary school.

glosses: Primary means a base, something that is irreducible.

primary

primaries


use

forms:
use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

text: I use oil to cook.

text: This hammer is used to hit the nails.

glosses: To treat as unimportant, abuse; used about people.

text: She only uses him to do the house chores.

enpr: yo͞oz

ipa: /juːz/

ipa: /juz/

sampa: /juz/

homophones: ewes yews

verb

us

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