lovely

forms:
lovely (positive)
lovelier (comparative)
loveliest (superlative)

etymology_text: love + -ly

ety-suffix

love

expansion: love + -ly

glosses: If someone is lovely, that person is very good to look at. A lovely person is someone that you might love if you saw her or him.

text: She is such a lovely girl.

glosses: If a thing is lovely, seeing it makes you feel good.

text: We had a lovely view of the mountains.

text: I think your idea is lovely.

glosses: You can call something lovely for sarcasm if you find it very bad. When you do this, you really mean it is not lovely at all.

text: I have a flat tire, now that's just lovely!

ipa: /ˈlʌvli/

adj

lovely

lovelier

loveliest


photocopier

forms:
photocopier (singular)
photocopiers (plural)

pos: noun

etymology_text: photocopy + -er

ety-suffix

photocopy

er

expansion: photocopy + -er

glosses: A machine that makes copies of documents.

text: Use the photocopier down the hall to make copies of this worksheet.

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


hippopotamus

forms:
hippopotamus (singular)
hippopotami or hippopotamuses (plural)

glosses: A hippopotamus is a big plant-eating animal found in Africa that lives mostly in water.

text: We saw a big hippopotamus at the zoo.

ipa: /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/

hippopotamus

hippopotami

hippopotamuses


bitches

forms:
bitch (singular)
bitches (plural)

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

bitch

bitches


bitches

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

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of bitch.

text: My wife bitches if I stay out too late.

verb

es


membership

forms:
membership (singular)
memberships (plural)

etymology_text: member + -ship

ety-suffix

member

ship

expansion: member + -ship

text: I had to renew my membership with the union.

text: There are many advantages to membership.

text: He has a membership at the club.

text: He has membership with us.

ipa: /ˈmɛmbəʃɪp/


zombies

forms:
zombie (singular)
zombies (plural)

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

noun

zombie


warlock

forms:
warlock (singular)
warlocks (plural)

glosses: A bad witch, someone who breaks a promise to their coven (group of witches).

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


farmer

forms:
farmer (singular)
farmers (plural)

glosses: Someone whose job is to raise animals or plants, often for food.

text: The farmers here plant crops to feed their families and to make a profit.

ipa: /fɑrmɚ/

ipa: /fɑːmə/


nesting instinct

forms: nesting instinct (singular)

glosses: The instinct of some pregnant animals and humans to prepare a home for babies, often by making a nest.

nesting instinct


railroad

forms:
railroad (singular)
railroads (plural)

ipa: /ˈreɪlroʊd/

ipa: /ˈreɪlrəʊd/

hyphenation: rail‧road


railroad

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

glosses: If you railroad a person you get rid of that person quickly. Usually, this means that you force them out or away.

glosses: If you railroad a person, you send that person to jail or prison unfairly.


magic

forms: magic (singular)

glosses: Magic has to do with making things happen in ways that are not physical, and might be called supernatural.

text: The fairy god mother used magic to turn mice into horses.

text: The Order of the Golden Dawn claimed to practice Christian magic.

glosses: A kind of entertainment that uses tricks to make it look like impossible things have happened.

text: He pulled rabbit out of a hat at the magic show, then he cut someone in half and put them back together alive. (He didn't do these things, but made it look like he did; the speaker knows that.)

glosses: Anything wonderful, beautiful, or very special.

text: Love is the greatest magic of all.

text: Imagination is part of the magic of childhood.

ipa: /ˈmædʒɪk/

sampa: /ˈm{dZIk/


subjective

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

pos: adj

glosses: Related to subjects, not objects. (A subject is one who perceives or is aware; an object is the thing perceived or the thing that the subject is aware of.)

glosses: Formed, as in opinions, by feelings or intuition, not by seeing or reasoning.

glosses: experienced by a person mentally and is not easily verified by other people.

ipa: /səbˈdʒɛktɪv/

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

hyphenation: sub‧ject‧ive

adj

more: true


ethic

forms:
ethic (singular)
ethics (plural)

glosses: An ethic is a rule or idea that tells you something is good or bad.

text: The Protestant work ethic said that people should stay busy and that being lazy was of the Devil.


offensive

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

etymology_text: offense + -ive

ety-suffix

offense

ive

expansion: offense + -ive

glosses: Something offensive is mean, insulting, and unpleasant.

text: He said something so offensive to her that she cried.

text: Most feminists find pornography offensive.

text: She noticed an offensive smell from the blocked drain.

glosses: If something is offensive, it has to do with a play where the team is trying to score.

text: The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

ipa: /əˈfɛnsɪv/


offensive

forms:
offensive (singular)
offensives (plural)

text: The Marines today launched a major offensive.

glosses: In a position of attacking or being able to attack.

text: He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.


antonym

forms:
antonym (singular)
antonyms (plural)

glosses: A word that means the opposite of another word.

text: Good is the antonym of bad; high is the antonym of low.

text: The words schadenfreude and epicaricacy are antonyms of confelicity.

ipa: /ˈæntəˌnɪm/


bullshitted

forms:
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshitted (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

text: We didn't do much today; we just sat out on the patio and bullshitted most of the day.

verb

bullshit

t


pass the buck

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

glosses: If you pass the buck you give a job or responsibility that should be yours to someone else. This often means that a job is passed around so no one really does it.

text: Politicians are infamous for passing the buck amongst each other, using others as scapegoats.

pass the buck

passes the buck

passed the buck

passed the buck

passing the buck


punch

forms:
punch (canonical)
punches (third-person singular)
punched (past)
punched (past participle)
punching (present participle)

glosses: When you punch something, you use your fist to hit it.

text: To use a punch to put a hole in something or to put a design on it.

ipa: /pʌntʃ/

punch


punch

forms:
punch (singular)
punches (plural)

glosses: A tool that is used to put holes in thin material (like paper), to put an object through a hole in an object, or to put a mark or design on a surface.

glosses: A tool for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

glosses: A drink that is a mixture of fruit juice and some other drink, often alcohol.

irrnoun

punches


helpful

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

glosses: If something is helpful it can or does help in some way.

text: The way you explained that word was very helpful to me.

text: The shop keeper was very helpful in telling use how we could cook the food in the shop.

hyphenation: help‧ful


stake a claim

forms: stake a claim

pos: phrase

glosses: If you stake a claim you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

glosses: If you stake a claim to something, you make people know that it is yours.

text: I staked my claim on the icecream.

text: You should stake your claim to that title.


rained

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

text: It rained really hard last night. We got almost 6 inches of rain!

verb

rain


lizards

forms:
lizard (singular)
lizards (plural)

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

noun

lizard


rains

forms:
rain (singular)
rains (plural)

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

text: We've already had some really good rains this spring.

ipa: /reɪnz/

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

homophones: reigns reins


rains

text: I hate when it rains on the weekends!


defend

forms:
defend (canonical)
defends (third-person singular)
defended (past)
defended (past participle)
defending (present participle)

glosses: To remove an attacker; to protect your things and/or allies.

glosses: To try to keep the other team from scoring, instead of trying to score.

ipa: /dīfĕnd/

hyphenation: de‧fend


dragonfly

forms:
dragonfly (singular)
dragonflies (plural)

glosses: A large insect with four wings and a long body. Dragonflies hunt other insects, such as mosquitoes.

ipa: /ˈdrægənˌflaɪ/

dragonfly

dragonflies


jaded

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

glosses: Made callous, apathetic or cynical because of experience; having a negative outlook because of bad experiences in the past.

text: My view of politicians has become quite jaded in recent years.

ipa: /ˈdʒeɪdɛd/


evil

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

glosses: The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical.

text: Hitler was a very evil person.

text: The man has an evil look on his face.

enpr: ē-vəl

ipa: /ˈiːvəl/

enpr: ē-vĭl

ipa: /ˈiːvɪl/


evil

forms:
evil (singular)
evils (plural)

text: He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was.

glosses: Something that causes harm, or harm itself.

text: We faced many evils on our journey.

glosses: The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil.

text: I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists.

text: When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil.


stake your territory

forms: stake your territory

glosses: If you stake (out) your territory you use stakes to mark land that belongs to you.

glosses: If you stake (out) your territory you make people know what authority or responsibility is yours.

text: I made a point to stake my territory in the office.

text: He spent most of last year staking out his territory.


lesbian

forms:
lesbian (singular)
lesbians (plural)

text: She is attracted to other women; she is a lesbian.

hyphenation: lesb‧i‧an


lesbian

forms: lesbian (positive)

text: She's involved in a lesbian relationship.

text: We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.


prettiest

forms:
pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of pretty; most pretty.

text: She's the prettiest girl I've ever seen.

text: This is the prettiest dress I own.

hyphenation: pret‧ti‧est

adj

pretty

prettier

prettiest


immoral

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

etymology_text: im- + moral

word parts

im-

moral

expansion: im- + moral

glosses: If something is immoral it is something that is wrong or bad. That is, it is against what is moral.

text: Some religions say it is immoral to have sex with someone you are not married to.

glosses: If a person is immoral they do immoral things and have bad morals or is against what is moral.

text: She stopped dating him because he was so immoral.

hyphenation: im‧mor‧al


amoral

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

etymology_text: a- + moral

a-

expansion: a- + moral

glosses: If something is amoral it is not moral or immoral.

glosses: If something is amoral it does not come from morals.

text: The storm was an amoral force, that killed both good and bad people.

glosses: If someone is amoral they do not have morals. This means that this person does not know the difference between right and wrong.

text: He was totally amoral, and never even thought about whether to be good or evil.


lizard

glosses: Any of many kinds of reptiles that has four legs, a long tail, and no shell.


demon

forms:
demon (singular)
demons (plural)

glosses: A demon is a fallen angel or satanic being; a false god.

text: He said a demon appeared magically and told him to do these evil things.

glosses: A demon is a person's inner spirit or genius, a daimon.

glosses: A demon is a flaw in a person's character.

text: The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.

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


innocence

forms: innocence (singular)

text: I miss the innocence I lost growing up.

text: He claims his innocence even after being in prison for years.

glosses: It is common to call learning about sex (or having sex for the first time) as "loosing innocence."

text: She lost her innocence when she was seventeen.

ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩s/

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


Komodo dragon

forms:
Komodo dragon (singular)
Komodo dragons (plural)

glosses: A Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the world's biggest lizard, and comes from Indonesia.

text: The Komodo dragon is the official national animal of Indonesia.

ipa: /kəˈmoʊdoʊ ˈdræɡən/


northwest

forms: northwest (singular)

glosses: The direction in between north and west; northwest can be shortened to NW.

noun

northwest


stake out

forms: stake out

glosses: If you stake out the limits or edges of something, you mark them.

text: stake out land; stake out a new road.

glosses: If you stake out in croquet, you end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court.


chosen

forms:
choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

enpr: chōz'ən

choose

chooses

chose

chosen

choosing


chosen

forms: chosen (positive)

glosses: If something is chosen it is the one someone chose.

text: Medicine was his chosen profession.

glosses: Something chosen is the special one. That is chosen often means set aside for a special purpose.

text: Christians believe that Jesus was God's chosen one.

glosses: In some religions, a chosen people is a group of people that are special to God.

text: In the Bible, the Jews are God's chosen people.

text: The gospel choir was called "The Frozen Chosen" because they lived in a cold place and where born again Christians.


burn at the stake

forms: burn at the stake

glosses: If someone is burned at the stake they are tied to a wooden pole and killed by being burned alive. This was a punishment for crimes in Europe a long time ago.

text: A witch was burned at the stake here.

glosses: If someone burns at the stake they are being burned while tied to a pole.

text: Joan of Arc burned at the stake after the English caught her.


etymology

forms:
etymology (singular)
etymologies (plural)

glosses: Etymology is the study of the history and change of words.

enpr: ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē

ipa: /ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/

hyphenation: e‧ty‧mo‧lo‧gy

irrnoun

etymologies


ethics

forms:
ethics (singular)
ethic (singular)
ethics (plural)

glosses: The study of what is good and what is bad, or what should be good and bad. Ethics often is about making rules for how to act, and saying why certain things are bad.

text: She is studying ethics at the university.

text: "Do no harm" is the basis of medical ethics.

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

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

noun

ethic


Gila monster

forms:
Gila monster (singular)
Gila monsters (plural)

glosses: A poisonous lizard from the deserts of the southwest United States and northern Mexico.

ipa: /'hiːlə 'mɑːnstɚ/


innocent

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

glosses: If you are innocent you do not know evil.

text: How could he hurt an innocent child?!?

text: I was innocent once, but I've seen too many bad things since then.

glosses: If you are innocent of a crime you did not do that crime.

text: I swore to the police that I was innocent.

ipa: /ˈɪnəsn̩t/


innocent

forms:
innocent (singular)
innocents (plural)

glosses: Someone who is innocent. That is, someone who lacks evil or the knowledge of evil.

glosses: If something bad happens to an innocent it means that the person did not deserve it.

text: He was a total innocent.

text: If you don't help save them, the blood of the innocents will be on your hand. (meaning, "...it will be your fault innocents have been hurt or killed.")


Greek

forms:
Greek (singular)
Greeks (plural)

glosses: A member of a college fraternity (brotherhood) or sorority (sisterhood).

enpr: grēk

ipa: /griːk/


Greek

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

glosses: From Greece, in Greece, or part of Greece.

text: I have a Greek vase.

text: She is Greek.

text: Crete is a Greek island.


innocents

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

innocent

innocents


voodoo

forms: voodoo (singular)

glosses: Voodoo is a small religion from the Caribbean, most common in Haiti and Louisiana. Voodoo comes from west African shamanism (called Vodu). In voodoo many gods and spirits are called to do magic.

ipa: /ˈvuːduː/

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

voodoo


at stake

forms: at stake (positive)

glosses: If something is at stake it is in danger. Often is it likely to be lost, destroyed, or gone for some reason.

text: My job is at stake if the factory closes.

text: Do you have any idea what is at stake here?


hump

forms:
hump (singular)
humps (plural)

glosses: A high place on something, a part that sticks up.

text: A camel has a hump on its back.

text: We were over the hump after the big exam.

ipa: /hʌmp/


hump

forms:
hump (canonical)
humps (third-person singular)
humped (past)
humped (past participle)
humping (present participle)

text: That jerk just humped her and dumped her!


stakeout

forms:
stakeout (singular)
stakeouts (plural)

glosses: A stakeout is when people (usually police) sit and secretly watch a person or place.

text: The police had a stakeout in a place where they expected the crime to occur.


sexy

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

etymology_text: sex + -y

ety-suffix

sex

y

expansion: sex + -y

glosses: Someone or something that is sexually attractive.

text: That woman is sexy.

text: Woah, that shirt looks sexy on you.

enpr: sĕkʹsē

adj

sexy

sexier

sexiest


cuss

forms:
cuss (canonical)
cusses (third-person singular)
cussed (past)
cussed (past participle)
cussing (present participle)

glosses: If you cuss you say a word that is vulgar, insulting, or very impolite.

text: I lost my temper and cussed at my boss.

text: My son is in trouble for cussing in school.

ipa: /kʌs/

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

verb

cuss


cuss

forms:
cuss (singular)
cusses (plural)

text: King Tut was believed to have made a cuss against anyone who awakes him in his dead.

noun

cusses


ancestor

forms:
ancestor (singular)
ancestors (plural)

glosses: An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended . A very similar word is forebear.

text: We get our customs from our ancestors.

glosses: Entire species of plants or animals may have ancestor species from which they evolution.

text: It is thought that an extinct group of apes was the ancestor of the human race.

hyphenation: an‧ces‧tor


un-

forms: un-

pos: prefix

glosses: You add "un-" to the front of an adjective or adverb usually to mean the opposite of the original word making an antonym.

text: You could say, "He is not happy", "He is unhappy", or "He is sad".

glosses: When "un" is added to the front of a verb it means to do something in reverse. That is, put something back the way it was before.

text: First he wound the string on the stick, then he unwound it—so it was like he had done nothing.

ipa: en

ipa: /an/


raining

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

text: It was raining when I talked to you earlier but it has stopped now.

text: It's been raining all day and I wish it would stop.

text: If it wasn't raining we could go to the park.


synonym

forms:
synonym (singular)
synonyms (plural)

glosses: A synonym is a word with the same meaning as another word.

text: The word big is a synonym of the word large.

glosses: A synonym is a word that does not have the same meaning, but the meaning is very close to the other word.

text: Good and right are synonyms, even though they do not mean exactly the same thing.

ipa: /ˈsɪnənɪm/


appointment

forms:
appointment (singular)
appointments (plural)

glosses: An appointment is a formal agreement to meet or visit someone (for example, a doctor) at a certain time and place.

text: I have a doctor's appointment at 3:00 tomorrow.

text: Let's make an appointment for lunch on Tuesday next week.


grace

forms:
grace (singular)
graces (plural)

text: We were saved by the grace of God.

text: The boss showed us a lot of grace.

glosses: Grace is the ability to move in a way that seems to flow and looks easy.

text: The dancers moved with incredible grace.

glosses: A grace is a good quality of a person or thing.

text: Don't forget to say grace, before you eat!.

ipa: /greɪs/


grace

forms:
grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

text: He graced the room with his presence.

verb

grac

e


faggot

forms:
faggot (singular)
faggots (plural)

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

audio: EN-AU ck1 faggot.ogg

hyphenation: fag‧got


voodoo doll

forms:
voodoo doll (singular)
voodoo dolls (plural)

glosses: A magic doll that you can do things to. Things you do to the doll are said to happen the person the doll stands for. These dolls are also used in witchcraft (witches call the doll a poppet).


usually

pos: adv

etymology_text: usual + -ly

ety-suffix

usual

ly

expansion: usual + -ly

glosses: You use usually to talk about what happens most of the time.

text: He usually takes a long time to get ready, but he can be fast too.

text: Usually they come by car so I don't think they'll walk.

ipa: /juːʒʊəli/


jaw

forms:
jaw (singular)
jaws (plural)

enpr: jôr

ipa: /ʤɔː/


jaw

forms:
jaw (canonical)
jaws (third-person singular)
jawed (past)
jawed (past participle)
jawing (present participle)

glosses:
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washer

forms:
washer (singular)
washers (plural)

glosses: A short word for washing machine; a machine to wash clothes.

glosses: A metal or plastic ring that goes with a nut and bolt (a thick screw) to help the bolt stay on.

glosses: or (not common) Someone whose job is to wash.

ipa: /ˈwɒʃə(r)/


Shinto

forms: Shinto

pos: name

glosses: The first religion of Japan. Shinto teaches that there are more gods and spirits than can be counted (call "eight-million gods"). These gods and spirits are called kami and are led by three gods: The sun goddess, the moon god, and the storm god.


American

forms:
American (singular)
Americans (plural)

glosses: An American is a person from North America, Central America or South America.

glosses: An American is or person from the United States of America.

ipa: /əˈmɛrɪkən/


American

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

glosses: If something is American it is from or typical of the United States.

glosses: If something is American it is from or typical of North, Central or South America.


airport

forms:
airport (singular)
airports (plural)

glosses: An airport is a place where airplanes land and take off.

text: I took a taxi to the airport for my flight to London.

ipa: /ˈeɪrpɔrt/

sampa: /"eIrpOrt/


yo

forms: yo

pos: intj

text: Yo, man, how have you been lately?

text: Yo, dude! What was that for?

text: Yo, check this out!


yo

pos: pron

text: Yo' mama's so fat they filmed 'Gorillas in the Mist' in her shower.


adopt

forms:
adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

glosses: If you adopt something, you choose and begin to use it instead of what you used in the past.

text: Now that we know they work, it is important that these policies be adopted by other districts.

text: The outcome depends entirely on the approach you adopt.

text: The technology developed in Asia has since been adopted by the telephone systems in Japan and much of the rest of Western Europe.

text: When she moved out west, she adopted a new name.

glosses: If you adopt a child, you make them part of your own family.

text: They finally quit trying to have their own child and ended up adopting a baby girl.

ipa: /əˈdɑpt/

ipa: /əˈdɒpt/


Shintoism

forms: Shintoism

glosses: Another word for Shinto, a religion of Japan.


quarterly

forms: quarterly (positive)

etymology_text: quarter + -ly

quarter

expansion: quarter + -ly

glosses: Happening four times every year; happening every 3 months.

text: The club published a quarterly news letter.

text: We meet quarterly to talk about problems our group has had.


buck

forms:
buck (singular)
bucks (plural)

glosses: A male of another animal, such as the ferret.

text: The buck stops here. – Harry S. Truman, an American president

ipa: /bʌk/

sampa: /bVk/


buck

forms:
buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)

glosses: If an animal bucks, it tried to throw a person off its back.


yay

forms: yay

glosses: You can say "yay!" when you are very happy or excited. People usually say this loudly, to show great emotion.

enpr: yā

ipa: /jeɪ/

sampa: /jeI/


adjust

forms:
adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

glosses: If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better.

text: I had to adjust the cupboard door so that is would close easily.

glosses: If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation.

text: I had to adjust to the way of living here.

text: They found it hard adjusting to life in a new country.

ipa: /əˈdʒʌst/

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


khan

forms:
khan (singular)
khans (plural)

glosses: After Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongolians in the Middle Ages.

glosses: A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

glosses: A resting-place for a travelling caravan.


Bob

forms: Bob

glosses: A short form of the male given name Robert.

glosses: In cryptography and physics, Bob is sometimes used as the name for the person or system that receives a message from another person or system, which is usually known as Alice.


Creek

forms: Creek

glosses: The Creek are a Native American tribe from the southern United States.

glosses: Creek is the language spoken by the Creek tribe.

glosses: A person who is a Creek is part of the Creek nation.


Creek

forms: Creek (positive)

glosses: Something that is Creek is about the Creek people.


terror

forms:
terror (singular)
terrors (plural)

text: I never felt such terror as when I was robbed at gunpoint.

text: The rabid dog was the terror of the neighborhood.

glosses: violence or the threat of violence for political reasons; terrorism.

text: The United States has declared a war on terror.

glosses: An annoying or unpleasant person, often a naughty child.

text: My little brother can be such a terror!

ipa: /ˈtɛrɚ/

ipa: /ˈtɛrə/


hairy

forms:
hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

etymology_text: hair + -y

hair

expansion: hair + -y

glosses: A hairy person or animal has a lot of hair.

text: That man's back was so hairy!

glosses: A hairy problem or situation is one that is difficult or complex.

text: It's a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

ipa: /ˈhɛəri/

adj

hairy

hairier

hairiest


disclaimer

forms:
disclaimer (singular)
disclaimers (plural)

glosses: Words that say that a person or group does not own or is not responsible for something

text: You are not able to return the toaster to the shop. You should have read the disclaimer.

glosses: A denial or waiver of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust.

glosses: Saying, in front of everyone, that you do not own something, or that you are not responsible for something.

hyphenation: dis‧claim‧er


Prometheus

forms: Prometheus

glosses: A god who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans so they could use it. The god of fire and craft. Prometheus had three brothers - Epimetheus, Menoetios and Atlas.


-ly

forms: -ly

pos: suffix

glosses: Adding -ly to the end of a noun turns the word into an adjective thus adding further information about the word and the meaning you are giving it. The adjectives now have the extra meaning of "like (the noun), as in something that is characteristic of (the noun)".

text: If you say "He has manly facial features" you are saying that his facial features are typical facial features for a man.

glosses: Adding the suffix-ly to the end of an adjective turns the word into an adverb. The meaning of the word does not change, and still conveys the same idea. But it is a shorter and, sometimes, more elegant way of saying or writing it.

text: You can say, "Those are his usual clothes" or "That is how he usually dresses".

glosses: However, this tiny two letter suffix is versatile because it can also be used to change the meaning, most often when it is applied to verbs.

text: "Likely" ("it looks likely to rain") does not mean the same thing as when "like" is used here ("It looks more like drizzle than rain"). So, just through adding two letters to the end of a word, you can convey two totally different meanings.

enpr: lē

ipa: /li/

sampa: /li/


known

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

etymology_text: know + -n

ety-suffix

know

n

expansion: know + -n

glosses: If something is known, people know about it; it is famous.

text: It is a known fact that water freezes at 0°C.

text: She is known for all the volunteer and charity work that she does.

ipa: /nəʊn/

ipa: /nɔʊn/

sampa: /noUn/


known

forms:
know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

text: She and I are good friends; we have known each other for years.

text: If I had known you were going to get so angry, I wouldn't have said anything to you about it.

text: She's known about this project for a long time so I don't know why she isn't finished yet.

knows

knew

known

knowing


known

forms:
known (singular)
knowns (plural)

glosses: In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

glosses: Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.


baseball

forms:
baseball (singular)
baseballs (plural)

glosses: A sport where you try to hit a ball so that you can run to four bases, causing a run. The team with the most runs after nine or more innings wins.

text: The New York Yankees are a baseball team.

text: The pitcher threw the baseball as hard as he could.

hyphenation: base‧ball


bike

forms:
bike (singular)
bikes (plural)

ipa: /baɪk/

ipa: [bɐɪk]

audio: en-uk-a bike.ogg


bike

forms:
bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)

text: I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.

text: It was such a nice day I decided to bike to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.

verb

bik


induction

forms:
induction (singular)
inductions (plural)

glosses: A formal ceremony where a person is inducted into an office or into military service

glosses: Making an electric current by using a varying magnetic field.

glosses: The derivation of general principles from specific instances.

glosses: A proof of a theorem by first proving it for one integer and showing that if it is true for one integer then it must be true for other integers.

glosses: The use of rumors to confuse and complicate the story of a play or to tell the story without giving facts.

glosses: The development of a feature from part of a formerly homogenous field of cells in response to a morphogen whose source determines the feature's position and extent.

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/

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

hyphenation: in‧duc‧tion


creative

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

glosses: If you are creative you are good at making things that no one has made before. Also, it could mean you are good at thinking of things no one has thought of before.

text: The inventor had a very creative idea for a new machine.

glosses: If something is creative, it is original.

text: That was a very creative strategy.

glosses: If something is creative, it is about making creative things.

text: She is studying creative arts.

ipa: /kriˈeɪtɪv/

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

hyphenation: cre‧ative


sex organ

forms: sex organ

glosses: A sex organ is an organ used in sexual reproduction.


feelings

forms:
feeling (singular)
feelings (plural)

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

noun

feeling


Xerox

forms: Xerox

glosses: Xerox Corporation, a company that makes copy machines.


Xerox

forms:
Xerox (singular)
Xeroxes (plural)

glosses: A copy machine made by the Xerox company.

Xerox

Xeroxes


BS

forms: BS

pos: abbrev

glosses: A short, more polite way of saying "bullshit" or "bollocks".

text: That page should be deleted, it's nothing but BS.

glosses: Bahamas, a member state of the United Nations.

glosses: Bridgestone, a company that makes tires.


BS

glosses: Short for Bachelor of Science, a four year college or university degree.

text: I got my BS in psychology.


employees

forms:
employee (singular)
employees (plural)

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

employee


territory

forms:
territory (singular)
territories (plural)

glosses: A person's, animal's, or group's territory is land he, she, or they claim, own, or control.

text: The wolf defended its territory.

glosses: Your territory is what belongs to you. This could mean things, power, mates, or even responsibilities.

text: Don't move into my territory in this office, especially not in sales.

text: I heard one of the girls tell her friends to stay away from him because he's her territory.

glosses: A territory large amount of land, like a country or a state. Often, this means a large piece of land claimed as part of a country.

text: Porta Rico is a U.S. territory, but not a state.

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪt(ə)ri/

irrnoun

territories


mayhem

forms:
mayhem (singular)
mayhems (plural)

glosses: A state of chaos, disorder, or disruption.

text: She waded into the mayhem, elbowing between taller men to work her way to the front of the crowd.

text: The fighting dogs created mayhem in the flower beds.

text: What if the legendary hero Robin Hood had been born into the mayhem of the 20th century?

glosses: The crime of intentionally disfiguring or injuring a person.

ipa: /ˈmeɪhem/


oval

forms:
oval (singular)
ovals (plural)

glosses: A building that is the shape of an oval.

ipa: /əʊvəl/

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


dumbledore

forms:
dumbledore (singular)
dumbledores (plural)

text: "A shaded lamp and a waving blind, / And the beat of a clock from a distant floor: / On this scene enter – winged, horned, and spined – / A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore" — Thomas Hardy, ‘An August Midnight’, 1899


audience

forms:
audience (singular)
audiences (plural)

glosses: An audience is the person or people who watch a performance, listen to you speak, or read what you write.

text: The audience at the concert was dancing on their chairs.

ipa: /ˈɔːdiəns/


useful

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

etymology_text: use + -ful

ety-suffix

use

ful

expansion: use + -ful

glosses: good for a purpose. If something is useful it can be used for something.

ipa: /ˈjuːsfəl/


suffix

forms:
suffix (singular)
suffixes (plural)

glosses: A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word. In English this can change the meaning. Also, it can be required by grammar but not change the meaning; this could be to change the tense, the number, or for other reasons.

ipa: /ˈsʌfɪks/

irrnoun

suffixes


bathroom

forms:
bathroom (singular)
bathrooms (plural)

glosses: A bathroom is a room that has a bathtub or a shower.

text: In our house, the bathroom is very busy in the morning.

text: Excuse me, my son has to go to the bathroom. Is it upstairs?

ipa: /ˈbɑːθruːm/

ipa: /ˈbæθruːm/


expressions

forms:
expression (singular)
expressions (plural)

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

noun

expression


creek

forms:
creek (singular)
creeks (plural)

glosses: A creek is a kind of waterway. It is like a small river.

enpr: krēk

ipa: /kriːk/

ipa: /krik/

audio: EN-AU ck1 creek.ogg

homophones: creak crick


demagogue

forms:
demagogue (singular)
demagogues (plural)

glosses: A demagogue is a leader who keeps power by being liked. Usually, this means someone who makes bad policy in order to gain quick popularity.

ipa: /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/

ipa: /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/

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


demagogue

forms:
demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

glosses: If you demagogue, you speak or do things as a demagogue would.

verb

demagogu


stakeholder

forms:
stakeholder (singular)
stakeholders (plural)

glosses: Someone who holds a stake for others. The holder has no interest in the stake.

glosses: Someone who has a stake in something. This means that the issue is important to that person, and will affect that person.

ipa: /ˈsteɪkhoʊldə(r)/

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


spirits

forms:
spirit (singular)
spirits (plural)

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

glosses: If you are in good spirits, you are happy.

ipa: /ˈspɪrɪts/

noun

spirit


spirits

forms:
spirit (canonical)
spirits (third-person singular)
spirited (past)
spirited (past participle)
spiriting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spirit.


altogether

forms:
altogether (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use altogether to emphasize that something was done or happened completely and in every way.

text: He plans to cut back on smoking slowly and not stop altogether.

text: The road got smaller and smaller until it disappeared altogether.

glosses: You use altogether to emphasize that something is like a description in every way.

text: I still dream, but my dreams are altogether different from my teenage dreams.

text: It is not altogether clear what happened to them in the police car.

glosses: You use altogether to show that a number or amount is the total.

text: It includes nine new programs: five half-hour sitcoms, one half-hour drama, a half-hour fantasy adventure and two one-hour dramas. Altogether, 5 1/2 hours of new shows will be introduced.

glosses: You use altogether to bring together a number of points that you have talked about.

text: So each idea is different in some way, but altogether, they seem to point to the same thing.


honesty

forms:
honesty (singular)
honesties (plural)

glosses: The quality of being honest. If you have honesty, you tell the truth.

text: Honesty is an important value. Always make sure to tell the truth, or else people would not trust you.

ipa: /ˈɒnəsti/

ipa: /ˈɑːnəsti/

honesty

honesties


taxi

forms:
taxi (singular)
taxis (plural)

glosses: A taxi is a vehicle (usually a car) driven by a taxi driver; the taxi driver drives you somewhere if you pay them money.

audio: en-uk-a taxi.ogg


taxi

forms:
taxi (canonical)
taxis (third-person singular)
taxied (past)
taxied (past participle)
taxiing (present participle)

glosses: To drive an aircraft around an airport on the ground.


written

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

text: Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?

ipa: /ˈrɪtn̩/

hyphenation: writ‧ten

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


written

forms: written (positive)

glosses: If something is written it is in writing.

text: We have a written letter from our CEO.

text: We talked about allowing it, but the written rules are still against it.


requests

forms:
request (singular)
requests (plural)

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

request


requests

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of request.


infix

forms:
infix (singular)
infixes (plural)

glosses: An infix is an affix that is added to the middle of a word (in some languages). English does not use infixes. (Note: some vulgar words, most often fuck, are used as infixes in informal English.)

ipa: /ˈɪnfɪks/

irrnoun

infixes


exploded

forms:
explode (canonical)
explodes (third-person singular)
exploded (past)
exploded (past participle)
exploding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of explode.

text: The bomb did a lot of damage when it exploded.

verb

explod


unwind

forms:
unwind (canonical)
unwinds (third-person singular)
unwound (past)
unwound (past participle)
unwinding (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + wind

ety-prefix

un

wind

expansion: un- + wind

text: I just need to unwind after work.

glosses: The opposite of wind (verb). If you unwind something like a string or a scarf, you make it so that it is not around and around something anymore.

text: You need to unwind the string from the ball.

ipa: /ʌn'waɪnd/

unwind

unwinds

unwound

unwound

unwinding


prefix

forms:
prefix (singular)
prefixes (plural)

glosses: A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word. In English this usually changes the meaning.

ipa: /ˈpriːfɪks/

irrnoun

prefixes


torch

forms:
torch (singular)
torches (plural)

glosses: A torch is a device for making light. One end of it is on fire.

glosses: A torch is another word for a flashlight.

ipa: /tɔː(r)ʧ/

ipa: /tɔrʧ/

sampa: /tOrtS/

noun

torch

torches


torch

forms:
torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

glosses: If you torch something you set it on fire.

text: He was arrested for torching the building.

verb

es


electrician

forms:
electrician (singular)
electricians (plural)

glosses: An electrician is a person who fixes things related to electricity.

ipa: /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/

ipa: /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪʃən/

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


protactinium

forms: protactinium (singular)

glosses: A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91.

enpr: prō"tăktĭ'nēəm

hyphenation: prot‧ac‧tin‧i‧um

noun

protactinium


lessen

forms:
lessen (canonical)
lessens (third-person singular)
lessened (past)
lessened (past participle)
lessening (present participle)

etymology_text: less + -en

ety-suffix

less

en

expansion: less + -en

glosses: If you lessen something, you make it less.

enpr: lěʹsən

ipa: /ˈlɛsən/

hyphenation: les‧sen


anchovy

forms:
anchovy (singular)
anchovies (plural)

glosses: A small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family; anchovies are often used as food, especially on pizzas and in Caesar salads.

irrnoun

anchovies


postage stamp

forms:
postage stamp (singular)
postage stamps (plural)

glosses: A small piece of paper that is placed on an item being mailed to show that the postage has been paid.


strength

forms:
strength (singular)
strengths (plural)

glosses: If you have strength your muscles are very powerful.

text: I don't have the strength to lift something that heavy.

glosses: Strength can also mean you are strong or tough is some other way, such as a strong mind or strong will.

text: She needed great strength to deal with her sickness and poverty.

text: The plan had may strengths, such as not needing many people and being easy to do.

text: The strength of the regiment was 3,000 soldiers.

ipa: /strɛŋkθ/

ipa: [st̠͡rɛŋkθ]


veins

forms:
vein (singular)
veins (plural)

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

noun

vein


expression

forms:
expression (singular)
expressions (plural)

glosses: An expression is a way your face can look that shows how you feel. Smiles and frowns are expressions.

text: I could tell he was lying by the expression on his face.

glosses: An expression is a group of words, like a phrase or sentence, often one that is used by many people.

text: "Read between the lines" is a common expression for knowing meanings that are not written or spoken.

glosses: An expression is a group of numbers and variables.

text: The expression "2x + y - 3" was set equal eight in the equation.


razor

forms:
razor (singular)
razors (plural)

glosses: A razor is a type of knife that is used to shave hair.

ipa: /ˈreɪzə/

ipa: /ˈreɪzɚ/

hyphenation: ra‧zor


publicity

forms: publicity (singular)

glosses: If you have publicity, many people know about you. Most often, this means a making yourself known (gaining publicity).

text: We had a rally to gain publicity for our group.

publicity


hum

forms:
hum (canonical)
hums (third-person singular)
hummed (past)
hummed (past participle)
humming (present participle)

glosses: To make a sound you can make in your throat with your mouth closed. Often, this is done to make music without singing words.

text: I used to hum the music from the Indiana Jones movies when I was a child.

glosses: A similar sound, such as one from a machine.

text: The engine hummed as he started drove the car.

verb

hum

m


hum

forms:
hum (singular)
hums (plural)

glosses: Hum is the sound of humming, or a sound like humming.

text: I heard a low hum from the other room.


transgender

forms: transgender (positive)

glosses: A transgender person is someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.

text: The state's laws block transgender women from doing certain things.

text: Our company welcomes gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

text: He became transgender in his 30s.


transgender

forms:
transgender (singular)
transgenders (plural)

glosses: Transgender is a gender for someone who was male but now identifies as female or who was female but identifies as male.

text: We had a long talk about issues around transgender.

text: Your support was so important for the transgender - and the rest of the LGBTQ community.

glosses: Transgenders are people who are were male but now identify as female or female but now identify as male.

text: Transwomen (male-to-female transgenders) are more common than transmen.


doll

forms:
doll (singular)
dolls (plural)

glosses: A doll is a small model of a person. Dolls are often used as toys for children (most often girls).

glosses: A girl or woman, most often an attractive young woman.

ipa: /dɒl/

ipa: /dɑl/

audio: EN-AU ck1 doll.ogg


nest

forms:
nest (singular)
nests (plural)

glosses: The home or bedding of some other animals.

text: The mother wolf built a nest in her den before she had her cubs.

ipa: /nɛst/


nest

forms:
nest (canonical)
nests (third-person singular)
nested (past)
nested (past participle)
nesting (present participle)

glosses: When an animal builds or stays in its nest, especially when taking care of its babies there.

glosses: If somethings is nested in something else, it is inside it. Usually, this is used for several things, with the second thing in the first thing, the third things in the second thing—for however many things are nested. This is often used in coding and computer programing.

text: The computer program had nested for loops, that looked like this:


copier

forms:
copier (singular)
copiers (plural)

etymology_text: copy + -er

ety-suffix

copy

er

expansion: copy + -er

ipa: /ˈkɒpɪə/

ipa: /ˈkɑpiɚ/

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


lions

forms:
lion (singular)
lions (plural)

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

noun

lion


stream

forms:
stream (singular)
streams (plural)

glosses: A stream is a very small river or creek.

glosses: A stream is something that comes in an order without stopping (like water in a stream).

text: Stop interrupting me, you are breaking my stream of thought.

text: The data stream from Florida suddenly stopped.

ipa: /strim/

sampa: /strim/


stream

forms:
stream (canonical)
streams (third-person singular)
streamed (past)
streamed (past participle)
streaming (present participle)

glosses: If something streams, it comes in a flow, usually in order and often not stopping.

text: The website offered streaming music and video files.


BOB

forms: BOB

glosses: A short way of saying "battery-operated boyfriend"; slang for a vibrator.

glosses: A short way of saying "back-of-the-book"; refers to stamps in a catalog that are not used on mail and are displayed near the end of a catalog.

glosses: A short way of saying "bottom of basket", often used as a reminder to empty shopping carts.


objectionable

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

etymology_text: objection + -able

ety-suffix

objection

able

expansion: objection + -able

glosses: If something is objectionable, you are likely to object to it.

text: Before removing objectionable material, you'll have to decide what will offend people.

ipa: /əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbl/

hyphenation: ob‧jec‧tion‧a‧ble


sadism

forms: sadism (singular)

glosses: enjoying causing pain to people or animals.

text: The noble was well known throughout the region for his sadism. He would often torture prisoners in the cruelest of punishments just for the joy of it.

glosses: A sex game where someone hurts someone else during sex.

ipa: /ˈseɪdɪzəm/

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


waiter

forms:
waiter (singular)
waiters (plural)

glosses: A waiter is the person at a restaurant who takes your order and brings the food to you.

text: I'm trying to get the waiter to bring our bill but he isn't looking this way.

ipa: /ˈweɪtə/

ipa: /ˈweɪtɚ/

hyphenation: wait‧er


take up

text: I've taken up knitting.

text: I wish to take up mathematics.

text: Let's take this up with the manager.

text: Can you take this up to the front desk?

text: The books on finance take up three shelves.

text: All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.

glosses: To shorten a piece of cloth or clothing by hemming it.

text: If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.

text: Should we take them up on their offer to help us move?

text: Let's take up where we left off.

ipa: /teɪk ʌp/

sampa: /teIk Vp/


mate

forms:
mate (singular)
mates (plural)

glosses: A mate is someone you do something with.

text: Nils, my tent mate, was from the same elementary school in the city.

text: I'm meeting my mates later, after work.

text: The two of them are best mates.

text: What can I do for you, mate?

text: The zoo has been having trouble getting a mate for the panda.

glosses: A mate is the other member of a matched pair of objects.

ipa: /meɪt/


mate

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

text: The monkeys were going to mate.

text: The female shows she's ready to mate by showing her red bottom to the male.

text: That morning when they tried to mate her with our bull, she had no idea what to do.

verb

mat

e


autumn

forms:
autumn (singular)
autumns (plural)

glosses: The season when the weather is getting colder, after summer and before winter.

enpr: äʹtəm


textbook

forms:
textbook (singular)
textbooks (plural)

etymology_text: text + book

compound

text

book

expansion: text + book

glosses: A textbook is a book that is used in school, university, or college to study an academic topic.

text: I had to bring my math textbook home so I could do my homework.


DoS

forms: DoS

glosses: "denial of service", a way of attacking a computer (hacking) in a network.


traveler

forms:
traveler (singular)
travelers (plural)


jenny-ass

forms:
jenny-ass (singular)
jenny-asses (plural)

noun

jenny-ass

jenny-asses


homosexual

forms:
homosexual (singular)
homosexuals (plural)

etymology_text: homo- + -sexual

word parts

homo-

-sexual

expansion: homo- + -sexual

glosses: A homosexual is a male sexually attracted to males or a female attracted to females.

text: One homosexual kid got bullied a lot in our school.

ipa: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛksjuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

enpr: hō'mə-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl

ipa: /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuːəl/

enpr: hō'mō-sĕkʹsho͞o-əl

ipa: /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/


homosexual

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

glosses: Homosexual is the quality of being sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

text: That homosexual man had sex with the other man.

ipa: /ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

ipa: /ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuːəl/

adj

expansion: [POS TABLE]


dolls

forms:
doll (singular)
dolls (plural)

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

noun

doll


polygon

forms:
polygon (singular)
polygons (plural)

glosses: A polygon is a type of two-dimensional shape. It has three or more corners , which are connected by lines.

ipa: /ˈpɒlɪɡən/

enpr: pälʹē-gän

ipa: /ˈpɑliɡɑn/

sampa: /"pAligAn/

hyphenation: pol‧y‧gon


title: swearword

redirect: swear word

pos: hard-redirect


gay

forms:
gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)

glosses: A gay person is usually a man sexually attracted to males; also a woman attracted to females. .

text: Gay marriage used to be impossible, but it's becoming more common.

text: This game is gay. Let's play something else.

text: I'm very gay today!

text: Don we now our gay apparel....

enpr: /gā/

ipa: /geɪ/

sampa: /geI/

adjective

gay

gayer

gayest


gay

forms:
gay (singular)
gays (plural)

glosses: A homosexual person. This is usually a man, but could be a woman (lesbian).

text: The gays were marching in protest yesterday.


timer

forms:
timer (singular)
timers (plural)

glosses: A timer is a device that times something.

glosses: A timer tells you when a certain amount of time is over. You set the timer for the amount of time you want; after that amount of time it will let you know in some way (sometimes a bell will ring).

glosses: A timer tells you how much time has passed since it was started.

ipa: /ˈtaɪmɚ/


electrical

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

glosses: When something is electrical, it is related to electricity or electronics.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl/


peripheral

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

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is on the periphery or boundary of it.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is beside the point.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is not important; it is unimportant.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is auxiliary to it.

glosses: If something is peripheral, it is found on the peripheral nervous system.


peripheral

forms:
peripheral (singular)
peripherals (plural)

glosses: A peripheral is a machine that is connected to a computer, such as a printer or scanner.


pagan

forms: pagan (positive)

glosses: If something (or someone) is pagan, it is from a kind of religion called paganism.

glosses: Relating to a religion that is not a major religion; often anything non-Christian, non-Judaic and non-Islamic.

enpr: pā'gən

ipa: /ˈpeɪɡən/

hyphenation: pa‧gan


pagan

forms:
pagan (singular)
pagans (plural)

glosses: A pagan is someone who follows paganism or a polytheistic religion.

glosses: A person who doesn't follow a major religion; often used to refer to non-Christians, non-Jews and non-Muslims.

glosses: Someone who is immoral, uncivilized, savage, or a heathen.


waiters

forms:
waiter (singular)
waiters (plural)

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

noun

waiter


grease

forms: grease (singular)

glosses: Grease is liquid or melted fat from an animal, often used for cooking.

glosses: Grease is a petroleum product used to lubricate machines.

glosses: Grease is a thick, oily substance similar to those above.

enpr: grēs

ipa: /griːs/

grease


grease

forms:
grease (canonical)
greases (third-person singular)
greased (past)
greased (past participle)
greasing (present participle)

glosses: If you grease something, you put grease on it so that it moves more easily.

glosses: If you grease a situation, you bribe somebody.

enpr: grēz

ipa: /griːz/

verb

greas


bang

forms:
bang (singular)
bangs (plural)

glosses: A bang is a short loud noise like the sound of a door closing or a gun being shot.

text: The two cars hit with a big bang.

enpr: băng

ipa: /bæŋ(ɡ)/

enpr: bāng

ipa: /beɪŋ(ɡ)/


bang

forms:
bang (canonical)
bangs (third-person singular)
banged (past)
banged (past participle)
banging (present participle)

glosses: If something bangs, it makes repeated sudden loud noises.

glosses: If you bang someone, you engage in sexual intercourse with them.


vortex

forms:
vortex (singular)
vortexes or vortices (plural)

glosses: A vortex is a whirlwind, whirlpool, or something else that moves in a spiral or column.

glosses: A vortex is anything with on-going violent or chaotic activity around a center point.

glosses: A vortex is anything which brings nearby things into its current.

ipa: /ˈvɔrtɛks/

noun

vortex

vortexes

vortices


potable

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

glosses: If something is potable you can safely drink it.


jobless

forms: jobless (positive)

etymology_text: job + -less

ety-suffix

job

less

expansion: job + -less

glosses: If you are jobless you do not have a job.

ipa: /ˈdʒɒbləs/

hyphenation: job‧less


elephant

forms:
elephant (singular)
elephants (plural)

glosses: An elephant is a very large animal with two long teeth called tusks and a long nose called trunk.

text: Elephants live in both Asia and Africa.

ipa: /ˈɛləfənt/


bolt

forms:
bolt (singular)
bolts (plural)

glosses: A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.

ipa: /bɒlt/

ipa: /boʊlt/


bolt

forms:
bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


Grim Reaper

forms: Grim Reaper

glosses: death; the Grim Reaper is death shown as a skeleton in a black robe with a hood and a scythe (an old farm tool for cutting grain). He reaps (harvests) the souls of dying people.

ipa: /ˈgrɪm ˈriːpə/

ipa: /ˈgrɪm ˈriːpɚ/


supplier

forms:
supplier (singular)
suppliers (plural)

etymology_text: supply + -er

supply

expansion: supply + -er

glosses: A supplier is someone who supplies something. Most often, this is a company that supplies another company with things it needs.

text: The car factory needs a new supplier for car parts.

ipa: /səˈplaɪə/


donkey

forms:
donkey (singular)
donkeys (plural)

glosses: An animal that is like a small horse with long ears. Donkeys are often used to carry things for people.

text: He loaded the wood on the donkey to bring back to the house.

ipa: 'dɒŋki

sampa: /'dQNkI/


pet

forms:
pet (singular)
pets (plural)

glosses: A pet is an animal that is kept by a person for company and friendship.

text: I have 4 pets: 2 dogs, a cat and a fish.

glosses: A pet is a person who is very loyal to their superior or boss.

text: She's the teacher's pet.

ipa: /pɛt/


pet

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

glosses: If you pet something, usually an animal, you touch it with your moving hand.

text: I pet my dog.

verb

pet

t


witch

forms:
witch (singular)
witches (plural)

glosses: A woman who does witchcraft (magic) or has magical powers.

text: Glenda the Good was a powerful witch in The Wizard of Oz.

glosses: A person of either sex (man or woman) who does witchcraft.

glosses: Someone who practice traditional British magic (witchcraft).

text: I think she became a witch last year.

glosses: A person who practices black (evil) magic.

text: Old books talk about witches selling their souls to the Devil.

glosses: A female demon or monster that looks like an old woman and often does harmful things to other people.

text: The witch tried to eat Hansel and Gretel.

text: The witch in the movie had green skin.

glosses: A woman who is difficult to get allow with, or a bad woman.

text: I hate my boss, she's a real witch.

enpr: wĭch

ipa: /wɪtʃ/

sampa: /wItS/

noun

witch

witches


yea

forms:
yea (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: Yea can be used to tell how much. In this way it can either mean about or exactly "this much." (Often while by a showing how much with your hands.)

text: The pony was yea high. (While holding a hand where the top of the pony's head would be.)

ipa: /jeɪ/


yearly

forms: yearly (positive)

etymology_text: year + -ly

ety-suffix

year

ly

expansion: year + -ly

glosses: Something that is yearly happens once every year.

text: We have a yearly meeting for members in the country.

ipa: /ˈjɪrli/

ipa: /ˈjɪəli/

hyphenation: year‧ly


employee

forms:
employee (singular)
employees (plural)

etymology_text: employ + -ee

employ

ee

expansion: employ + -ee

glosses: An employee is someone who works for a company or another person.

text: He is an employee of this store.

text: I was declared "employee of the month" by my boss.

text: I was at lunch with my fellow employees.

ipa: /ɛmplɔɪˈiː/

hyphenation: em‧ploy‧ee


perennial

forms: perennial (positive)

glosses: If something is perennial it is there every year, or through many years.

glosses: If a plant is perennial it live through the winter and may live for many years. A tree is perennial.

ipa: /pəˈrɛniəl/


perennial

forms:
perennial (singular)
perennials (plural)

glosses: A perennial is a plant that lives for many years.

text: I have both annuals and perennials in my garden.


buoy

forms:
buoy (singular)
buoys (plural)

glosses: A float in water that is used to mark something.

enpr: boi

ipa: /bɔi/

enpr: bo͞o'ē

ipa: /ˈbuːi/

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


buoy

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


stakes

forms:
stake (singular)
stakes (plural)

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

glosses: Stakes are what you will win or lose if you try something.

text: The stakes are high in this game. If we loose we will be out of the championship.

text: The criminal was in a high stakes game of cat and mouse with the police.

ipa: /steɪks/

noun

stake


stakes

forms:
stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stake.

verb

stak


conspiracy

forms:
conspiracy (singular)
conspiracies (plural)

glosses: A secret plan between two or more people to do something.

text: There was a conspiracy among the king's advisers to overthrow the king.

glosses: A plan between two or more people to commit a crime.

ipa: /kənˈspɪrəsi/

irrnoun

conspiracies


elephants

forms:
elephant (singular)
elephants (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈelɪfənts/

noun

elephant


economics

forms: economics (singular)

glosses: The study of money and how goods and services get value.

text: Economics shows us that people use too much when the price is too low.

ipa: /ikəˈnɑmɪks/

ipa: /ˈikənɒmɪks/


squirrel

forms:
squirrel (singular)
squirrels (plural)

glosses: A squirrel is a small animal that lives in trees and has a bushy tail. They are related to rats and often eat nuts.

text: A squirrel is on the roof of my home.

ipa: /ˈskwɪrl̩/

ipa: /ˈskwɝl/


pronunciation

forms:
pronunciation (singular)
pronunciations (plural)

text: There are two different pronunciations for the word either.

text: Pronunciation sections are helpful in a dictionary.

text: His French pronunciation is horrible.

ipa: /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

ipa: /prəˌnaʊnsiˈeɪʃən/


swear word

forms:
swear word (singular)
swear words (plural)

glosses: A swear word is a word that is not nice to say and is impolite and/or offensive.


mice

forms:
mouse (singular)
mice (plural)

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

enpr: mīs

ipa: /maɪs/

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

mouse

mice


understood

forms:
understand (canonical)
understands (third-person singular)
understood (past)
understood (past participle)
understanding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of understand.

ipa: /ʌndər'stʊd/

understand

understands

understood

understood

understanding


nick

forms:
nick (singular)
nicks (plural)

ipa: /nɪk/


nick

forms:
nick (canonical)
nicks (third-person singular)
nicked (past)
nicked (past participle)
nicking (present participle)

glosses: If you nick something, you make a small cut (a nick) in it.


actress

forms:
actress (singular)
actresses (plural)

glosses: An actress is a female who performs as a character in a play or other theatrical work.

text: The main actress went up and bowed to the audience.

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

actress

actresses


lioness

forms:
lioness (singular)
lionesses (plural)

text: A lioness has no mane.

lioness

lionesses


privilege

forms:
privilege (singular)
privileges (plural)

glosses: A privilege is something special you are allowed to do or have. That is, not everyone is allowed to do or have it.

text: Being able to drive is a privilege not a right.

text: He was punished by having his privileges taken away.

text: The privilege of the rich lords angered ordinary people in the French revolution.

ipa: /ˈprɪvəlɛdʒ/

ipa: /ˈprɪv(ə)lɪdʒ/


voting

forms:
vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/

verb

vot


actor

forms:
actor (singular)
actors (plural)

glosses: An actor is a person (usually male) who performs as a character in a play or other theatrical work. A female performer is called either an actress or an actor.

text: The actor received a Tony Award.

text: The actors waited back stage.

text: Top movie actors are well paid.

text: Tom Cruise is a popular movie actor.


spectrum

forms:
spectrum (singular)
spectra or spectrums (plural)

glosses: Specifically, a range of colors representing light of various frequencies.

glosses: The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation that is made by a substance when it is put in contact with an energy such as radiation, heat, electricity, etc.

ipa: /ˈspektrəm/

ipa: /ˈspɛkt(ʃ)rəm/

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

noun

spectrum

spectra

spectrums


national

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

etymology_text: nation + -al

ety-suffix

nation

al

expansion: nation + -al

glosses: If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.

glosses: If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.

glosses: If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.

ipa: /ˈnæʃənəl/

hyphenation: nation‧al


national

forms:
national (singular)
nationals (plural)

glosses: A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.

glosses: The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.

noun

national


accent

forms:
accent (singular)
accents (plural)

glosses: An accent is the particular way that somebody's speech sounds.

text: I can speak French, but I do it with an English accent.

enpr: ăkʹsĕnt

enpr: ăkʹsənt

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


accent

forms:
accent (canonical)
accents (third-person singular)
accented (past)
accented (past participle)
accenting (present participle)

glosses:
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Muscovy duck

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

glosses: A large duck that lives in Mexico, Central and South America.


shave

forms:
shave (canonical)
shaves (third-person singular)
shaved (past)
shaved (past participle)
shaving (present participle)

glosses: When you shave hair, you remove all of it with a sharp object such as a razor.

text: After getting up in the morning, Trevor shaved off a day's growth of beard.

glosses: When you shave meat, you cut it into very thin slices.

text: The butcher shaved a quarter pound of roast beef, which I put in a sandwich.

enpr: shāv

ipa: /ʃeɪv/

sampa: /SeIv/

verb

shav

e


shave

forms:
shave (singular)
shaves (plural)

glosses: A shave is the act of shaving (hair being removed).


motorcycles

forms:
motorcycle (singular)
motorcycles (plural)

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

noun

motorcycle


motorcycles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of motorcycle.

verb

motorcycl


officers

forms:
officer (singular)
officers (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈɒfɪsəz/

ipa: /ˈɔfɪsɚz/

ipa: /ˈɑfɪsɚz/

hyphenation: of‧fi‧cers

noun

officer


manure

forms:
manure (singular)
manures (plural)

glosses: animal feces, especially the feces of farm animals such as cows, horses, pigs and chickens; manure is often used as a fertilizer.

ipa: /məˈnjʊə/

ipa: /məˈn(j)ur/


manure

forms:
manure (canonical)
manures (third-person singular)
manured (past)
manured (past participle)
manuring (present participle)

verb

manur


weasel

forms:
weasel (singular)
weasels (plural)

glosses: A weasel is a small, thin animal that eats meat.

text: Pop goes the weasel!

glosses: A weasel is a sneaky or dishonest person, someone you cannot trust.

text: That little weasel took all my money!

ipa: /'wiːzəl/


valuable

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

glosses: If something is valuable it has great value. That is, it would cost a large amount of money.

text: Gold is a very valuable metal.

text: Your life is more valuable than any amount of money you could have.

ipa: /ˈvæljuəbl̩/

hyphenation: val‧u‧ab‧le; val‧uab‧le


valuable

forms:
valuable (singular)
valuables (plural)

text: I keep my valuables in a safe deposit box at the bank.


impolite

forms: impolite (positive)

glosses: When something is impolite, it is not polite.

text: It is considered impolite to talk while someone else is speaking.

ipa: /ɪmpəˈlaɪt/


rabbit

forms:
rabbit (singular)
rabbits (plural)

text: Our pet rabbit liked vegetables and could run very fast.

enpr: răb'ət

ipa: /ˈræbət/

enpr: răb'it

ipa: /ˈræbɪt/

sampa: /"r{bIt/

audio: en-uk-a rabbit.ogg


vow

forms:
vow (singular)
vows (plural)

glosses: A vow is a promise. Often, a vow is a special promise that is made formally or in front of other people.

text: I took a vow never to hurt anyone.

text: They said their wedding vows, promising to love each other the rest of their lives.

text: The monks took a vow of silence.

ipa: /vaʊ/

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


vow

forms:
vow (canonical)
vows (third-person singular)
vowed (past)
vowed (past participle)
vowing (present participle)

glosses: If you vow, to do something, you make a promise to do it.

text: We vowed never to betray each other.


glasses

forms:
glass (singular)
(pair of) glasses (singular)
glasses (plural)

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

glosses: Glasses are worn over the eyes to help you see.

text: I've had to wear glasses since I was nine years old.

noun

glass

glasses

(pair of) glasses


waitresses

forms:
waitress (singular)
waitresses (plural)

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

waitress

waitresses


waitresses

forms:
waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of waitress.

verb

es


baggage

forms: baggage (singular)

glosses: Another word for luggage; bags and other containers that people use to carry things when they travel. Also, the things (most often clothes) carried in the bags.

glosses: Things you keep with you from the past. Usually this means emotions or memories, most often bad feelings.

glosses: An army's portable equipment; its baggage train.

enpr: băg'ĭj

ipa: /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/

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

hyphenation: bag‧gage

noun

baggage


advantage

forms:
advantage (singular)
advantages (plural)

glosses: An advantage is a condition or circumstance that favors success.

glosses: An advantage is when someone has superiority over someone else.

glosses: An advantage is a benefit, gain, or profit.

hyphenation: ad‧van‧tage


advantage

forms:
advantage (canonical)
advantages (third-person singular)
advantaged (past)
advantaged (past participle)
advantaging (present participle)

glosses: If you advantage a person, you provide them with an advantage.

verb

advantag


wicked

forms:
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)
wicked (positive)
more wicked (comparative)
most wicked (superlative)

glosses: If you are wicked you often do evil things. More than that, a wicked person enjoys evil.

text: The wicked witch terrorized the peasants of the village.

glosses: A wicked act is something someone does that is very evil.

text: He will be punished for his wicked acts.

glosses: If something is wicked, it is excellent.

text: That was a wicked guitar solo!

glosses: If something is wicked, it has a wick in it.

hyphenation: wick‧ed

adj

wicked

wickeder

wickedest


wicked

forms:
wick (canonical)
wicks (third-person singular)
wicked (past)
wicked (past participle)
wicking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wick.

enpr: wĭkt

poses:
adjective 2
verb

ipa: /wɪkt/

sampa: /wIkt/

verb

wick


waitress

etymology_text: waiter + -ess

ety-suffix

waiter

ess

expansion: waiter + -ess

glosses: A waitress is a woman who serves at a restaurant; a female waiter.

text: I'm trying to get the waitress to bring our bill but she isn't looking this way.

ipa: /ˈweɪtrəs/

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


waitress

glosses: If you waitress, you work as a waitress.

text: I waitress on the weekends to earn extra money.


actresses

forms:
actress (singular)
actresses (plural)

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

noun

actress


musician

forms:
musician (singular)
musicians (plural)

glosses: A musician is a person who makes music. Most often, this is someone whose job is to make music for other people.

text: My cousin is a musician for an orchestra in Texas.

text: There were five musicians in the band.

ipa: mjuˈzɪʃən


amphibious

forms: amphibious (positive)

glosses: If an animal is amphibious it lives in water when it is young and lives on land when it is an adult.

text: Frogs are amphibious.

glosses: If something is amphibious it happens or can function on land and in water.

text: The DUKW is an amphibious vehicle that was used during World War II.


equality

forms:
equality (singular)
equalities (plural)

glosses: The state of being equal, of having the same value.

glosses: The equal treatment of all people even if they are different.

enpr: ĭʹkwŏl-ĭ-tē

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

irrnoun

equalities


hare

forms:
hare (singular)
hares (plural)

glosses: A type of small animal with long ears, similar to a large rabbit.

text: The slow tortoise beat the fast hare in the race by not quitting.

ipa: /heə/


questionable

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

etymology_text: question + -able

ety-suffix

question

able

expansion: question + -able

glosses: If something is questionable it is easy to question. That is, it is not likely to be true, and might be false.

ipa: /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/

hyphenation: ques‧tio‧nable


fuzzy

forms:
fuzzy (positive)
fuzzier (comparative)
fuzziest (superlative)

glosses: If something is fuzzy it is covered with fuzz.

text: I like to pet my dog because he's fuzzy.

text: My memory of the accident is pretty fuzzy.

text: I can see fine out of my left eye, but when I look at things with my right eye they're a little fuzzy.

text: Most of the pictures turned out fine, but a few are fuzzy.

ipa: /ˈfʌzi/

adjective

fuzzy

fuzzier

fuzziest


curtains

forms:
curtain (singular)
curtains (plural)

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

glosses: This word is often used for a set of two curtains, one on each side (left and right) of the window.

glosses: An end (in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show).

text: It's curtains for you!

noun

curtain


curtains

forms:
curtain (canonical)
curtains (third-person singular)
curtained (past)
curtained (past participle)
curtaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of curtain.


officer

forms:
officer (singular)
officers (plural)

glosses: An officer is a person in an army who has much authority. A general and a captain are two types of officers.

text: A soldier must obey his commanding officer.

glosses: An officer is a policeman, often called a "police officer." (Note, "officer" is often better than "policeman" because the officer could be a woman or a man.)

text: Officer, can you help me, I've been robbed.

text: The thief was taken to jail by the officers.

text: He was arrested for hitting an officer.

glosses: An officer is someone who holds office (meaning, has authority).

text: The judge is an important officer of the court.

text: She is the chief executive officer, or CEO, for our company.

ipa: /ˈɒfɪsə/

ipa: /ˈɑfəsər/

hyphenation: of‧fi‧cer


picked

forms:
pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pick.

ipa: /pɪkt/

verb

pick


triangle

forms:
triangle (singular)
triangles (plural)

glosses: A triangle is a shape that has three sides and three angles.

glosses: A triangle is an instrument that is made out of metal and is shaped like a triangle.

ipa: /ˈtraɪəŋɡəl/

enpr: trī'-ăng-gəl

ipa: /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

hyphenation: tri‧an‧gle


pollutant

forms:
pollutant (singular)
pollutants (plural)

etymology_text: pollute + -ant

ety-suffix

pollute

ant

expansion: pollute + -ant

glosses: A pollutant is something that makes the air, soil or water dirty or polluted.

text: insecticides, herbicides, and detergents are all examples of water pollutants.

ipa: /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/


napalm

forms: napalm (singular)

glosses: A very flammable, thick liquid that is made to stick to things while burning; napalm is used during war to cause a lot of death and destruction, especially in wooded areas.

text: The soldiers dropped napalm on the enemy to destroy their camp.

hyphenation: na‧palm

noun

napalm


napalm

forms:
napalm (canonical)
napalms (third-person singular)
napalmed (past)
napalmed (past participle)
napalming (present participle)

text: The soldiers napalmed the enemy to destroy their camp.


alone

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

glosses: If someone is alone, they are not with other people.

text: She looked around to make sure that she was alone before opening the desk.

glosses: If someone is alone, they have no friends or people they know.

text: He felt very alone in Canada and wanted to go home.

ipa: /əˈləʊn/

ipa: /əˈloʊn/


alone

forms:
alone (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you do something alone, you do it without other people.

text: She went walking alone because she wanted to think.

glosses: When you talk about something alone, you mean only that thing.

text: It will take weeks for the planning alone.

text: We can't open it. The owner alone has the key.


aircraft

forms:
aircraft (singular)
aircraft (plural)

etymology_text: air + -craft

ety-suffix

air

craft

expansion: air + -craft

glosses: An aircraft is a flying vehicle, usually an airplane.

text: The army wants money to buy various aircraft, including helicopters and jets.

aircraft

aircraft


-graphy

forms: -graphy

glosses: A writing about a subject or the study of a subject.


grim

forms:
grim (positive)
grimmer (comparative)
grimmest (superlative)

glosses: If you are grim you are very serious, and might be thinking about bad things like loss, sadness, or death.

text: I was in a grim mood after my grandmother died.

ipa: /grɪm/

adj

grim

grimmer

grimmest


tele-

forms: tele-

glosses: A way to give information quickly over long distances; telegraph.

ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ɪ/

ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ə/


mule

forms:
mule (singular)
mules (plural)

glosses: A mule is the child of a horse and a donkey. Mules are often used to carry things for people or pull carts or plows.

glosses: A mule is a shoe that does not have support for the heel.

glosses: A mule is a person paid to smuggle drugs.

ipa: /mjuːl/


lion

forms:
lion (singular)
lions (plural)

glosses: A type of big cat from Africa, India and some of Europe; Panthera leo.

text: We saw the lion in the zoo.

enpr: /lī'ən/

ipa: /ˈlaɪən/


lawyer

forms:
lawyer (singular)
lawyers (plural)

glosses: A lawyer is an expert in law. A lawyer has the job of standing for other people in court giving them advice about the law.

text: The defendant got a lawyer to defend him in court.

text: The lawyer represented the man in court.

ipa: /ˈlɔːjə(r)/

hyphenation: law‧yer


lawyer

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

glosses: If someone lawyers, they work as a lawyer or practice law.

glosses: If someone lawyers, they make arguments that are related to the law.


larynges

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

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

ipa: /lərˈɪndʒiːz/

noun

larynx

larynges

larynxes


bunny

forms:
bunny (singular)
bunnies (plural)

text: My pet bunny is so cute.

ipa: /ˈbʌni/

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

hyphenation: bun‧ny

bunny

bunnies


academia

forms: academia (singular)

glosses: Academia is a word for the group of people who are a part of the scientific and cultural community; this group of people have attended a university and/or do research.

enpr: ă'kədēʹmēə

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

hyphenation: aca‧demia


prove

forms:
proved (past participle)
prove (canonical)
proves (third-person singular)
proved (past)
proven (past participle)
proving (present participle)

glosses: When you prove something, you demonstrate that it is for real and true.

text: I will prove my method is more effective than yours.

text: The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.

ipa: /pruːv/

verb

prov

prove

proves

proved

proven

proving


stake

forms:
stake (singular)
stakes (plural)

glosses: A stick or rod with a sharp point. A stake is usually hammered into the ground. Often, the stake is tied to rope to connect something (like a tent) to the ground.

text: We used four stakes to hold down our tent.

text: It is said a stake though the heart will kill a vampire.

text: The heretic was burned at the stake. (He was tied to very large stake (a pole) to be burned to death.)

glosses: If you have a stake in something it is important to you. Usually, this means it will affect you in some way, so you have a good reason to be interested.

text: I had a personal stake in hunger relief, since family had no food.

text: We all have a stake in finding peace.

text: Our company has a big stake in the findings, since we spent a lot of money on the research.

ipa: /steɪk/


stake

forms:
stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

glosses: To put a stake into something. Most often, you would put the stake in the ground, but it could be put in something else.

stak


reaper

forms:
reaper (singular)
reapers (plural)

glosses: Someone who reaps; someone who harvests grain.

text: The were several reapers in our wheat field yesterday.


reaper

forms: the Reaper

glosses: Short for the Grim Reaper, the angel of death.

text: "Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain. We could be like they are ... come on baby, don't fear the Reaper." -- Blue Oyster Cult, "The Reaper"

proper noun

the Reaper


expensive

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

glosses: Something that is expensive costs a lot of money to buy or takes a lot of effort to get.

text: A pencil that cost $100 is very expensive.

ipa: /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/


reap

forms:
reap (canonical)
reaps (third-person singular)
reaped (past)
reaped (past participle)
reaping (present participle)

glosses: If you reap something, you harvest it, most often grain.

text: It was time to reap the corn, so we hired some people to help with it.

glosses: If you reap something, you get the results of your actions.

text: Jesus said, "As you sow, so shall you reap ".

text: When I lost everything I was only reaping the rewards of my foolishness.

enpr: rēp

ipa: /riːp/


unable

forms: unable (positive)

etymology_text: un- + able

ety-prefix

un

expansion: un- + able

glosses: When something is unable to do something, it cannot do it; it is not able to do it.

text: I am unable to climb that mountain because I am too weak.

ipa: /ʌnˈeɪbəl/


newb

forms:
newb (singular)
newbs (plural)

glosses: A newb is someone that is new to a game, or someone that has a new character; a newbie.

text: That guy must be a newb at this video game. He has no idea how to play.

enpr: nyo͞ob

ipa: /njuːb/


bullshit

forms: bullshit (singular)

text: That's bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!

glosses: A card game where players bluff about the cards they play and try to figure out when the other players are bluffing.

text: Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

glosses: An object of frustration and/or disgust.

text: "This is bullshit!" -- The Monarch

ipa: /ˈbʊlʃɪt/


bullshit

forms:
bullshitted (past)
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

glosses: To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

text: You're bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

text: I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile.

verb

bullshit

t

bullshits

bullshat

bullshitted

bullshitting


bullshit

forms: bullshit

glosses: Something you say when you don't believe what you just heard.


borrow

forms:
borrow (canonical)
borrows (third-person singular)
borrowed (past)
borrowed (past participle)
borrowing (present participle)

glosses: If you borrow something from someone, you use it and then you give it back to them.

text: Governments need to make it easier for students to borrow money for school.

text: The company has also borrowed heavily from the Boston Federal Reserve Bank – some $1.6 billion last month alone.

text: Can I borrow your car and show my dad I can drive?

glosses: If you borrow words or ideas from somebody, you use them in your own writing or speaking.

text: Many people want to throw the war "down the memory hole", to borrow a phrase from Orwell's 1984.

text: The choreographer borrowed a number from Swan Lake for his satirical ballet called Birds in Ballet.

enpr: /bŏrʹō/

ipa: /ˈbɒrəʊ/

enpr: bärʹō

ipa: /ˈbɑroʊ/

sampa: /"bAroU/


larynx

glosses: The larynx is a part of your body that is inside your throat.

text: Your larynx makes your voice and keeps food out of your lungs.

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


glyph

forms:
glyph (singular)
glyphs (plural)

glosses: A glyph is a picture, symbol, or letter that is carved into stone.

text: The cave had many glyphs carved into its walls.

glosses: A glyph is a non-spoken symbol that represents something.

text: Letters, which form words, are glyphs.

ipa: /glɪf/


hawks

forms:
hawk (singular)
hawks (plural)

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

noun

hawk


hawks

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


bambakophobia

forms: bambakophobia (singular)

etymology_text: From bambako + -phobia.

ety-suffix

bambako

phobia

expansion: bambako + -phobia

glosses: Bambakophobia is the fear of thinking about or touching cotton.

bambakophobia


abuse

forms:
abuse (singular)
abuses (plural)

glosses: Abuse is touching or acting towards someone in a way that will likely hurt them.

text: The girls suffered terrible physical and sexual abuse from their father.

glosses: An abuse is an act of using something in the wrong way.

ipa: /əˈbjuːs/

enpr: əbyo͞os'

ipa: /əˈbjus/


abuse

forms:
abuse (canonical)
abuses (third-person singular)
abused (past)
abused (past participle)
abusing (present participle)

glosses: If you abuse something, you misuse it; you use something improperly.

glosses: If you abuse something, you injure it; you hurt it; you treat it with cruelty or damage it.

glosses: If you abuse somebody, you rape them; you assault them.

glosses: If you abuse somebody, you berate them; you insult or revile them.

text: Child abuse is prohibited in America.

ipa: /əˈbjuːz/

enpr: əbyo͞oz'

ipa: /əˈbjuz/

verb

abus

e


zinc

forms:
zinc (singular)
zincs (plural)

glosses: Zinc is a type of metal, (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30 on the periodic table.

enpr: zingk

ipa: /zɪŋk/

noun

zinc


zinc

forms:
zinc (canonical)
zincs (third-person singular)
zinced (past)
zinced (past participle)
zincing (present participle)

glosses: If you zinc something, you cover it with zinc.


crap

forms:
crap (singular)
craps (plural)

text: I have to take a crap.

glosses: Something that is not good or is of poor quality.

text: This food is crap!

text: The college student wrote a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it to be nothing but utter crap.

ipa: /kræp/


crap

forms:
crap (canonical)
craps (third-person singular)
crapped (past)
crapped (past participle)
crapping (present participle)

verb

crap

p


crap

forms: crap

glosses: A saying that shows worry, fear, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.

text: Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!

text: Crap! I lost again.


submerged

forms:
submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of submerge.

text: The submarine submerged quickly.

submerg


submerged

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

glosses: Something that is submerged is underwater.

text: Jimmy was completely submerged when he was swimming.


sessile

forms: sessile (positive)

glosses: If an animal is sessile it is attached to something (such as a rock or the ground). It cannot leave what it is attached too.

text: A coral is sessile, it cannot leave its reef.

text: barnacles are also sessile, they are attached to things like ships.

glosses: If something is sessile it attaches directly to what it grows from. It does not have a stalk or stem.

text: The species of flower was known for its sessile leaves.

text: The growth on her larynx was sessile.

ipa: /ˈsɛsʌɪl/

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


spirit

forms:
spirit (singular)
spirits (plural)

glosses: A spirit is a being that has no physical body, and cannot usually be seen or touched.

text: The people on the island believed in many gods and spirits that affected life.

glosses: A spirit is a part of you that cannot be seen or touched. Often this is important to religion and different from the soul (religions do not agree what the difference is).

text: They tried to talk to the spirit of their dead mother through a medium.

text: The preacher claimed the soul was the mind but the spirit was something more special.

glosses: If you have spirit, you are very excited about something or a very strong supporter.

text: People with school spirit always cheer for their schools team.

glosses: The spirit of a statement or rule is the idea or purpose for it.

text: What she did fit the spirit of the law, even though it brought the law as it was written.

text: In the spirit of fairness I let the younger children break some rules.

text: The spirit of the agreement was that we would have equal shares.

glosses: A spirit is a volatile liquid, like alcohol.

ipa: /ˈspɪrɪt/

ipa: /ˈspirɪt/

hyphenation: spir‧it


spirit

forms:
spirit (canonical)
spirits (third-person singular)
spirited (past)
spirited (past participle)
spiriting (present participle)

glosses: If you spirit something, you carry it away, usually in secret or mystery.


spirit

forms: the Spirit

glosses: Another name for the Holy Spirit (also called the Holy Ghost).

proper noun

the Spirit


bat

forms:
bat (singular)
bats (plural)

glosses: A bat is a small, furry animal (a mammal) that has wings and can fly.

glosses: A bat is a special stick used to hit the ball in baseball, and in some other games.

enpr: băt

ipa: /bæt/


bat

forms:
bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)

glosses: If you bat, you swing something or try to hit something.

text: She batted her eyelashes shyly.

text: The cat batted at the mouse with its paws.

text: The baseball player did not bat well in the game.

verb

bat


pee

forms:
pee (singular)
pee (plural)

glosses: Pee is urine, liquid waste from the body.

text: The dog got pee on my shoe.

text: I bought these carrots for fifty pee.

text: I can't afford that — I'm ten pee short.

ipa: /piː/

homophones: P pea

noun

pee

pee


pee

forms:
pee (canonical)
pees (third-person singular)
peed (past)
peed (past participle)
peeing (present participle)

glosses: To release human liquid waste; to urinate.

text: I am going to pee in that bush.

verb

pees

peed

peeing


jackass

forms:
jackass (singular)
jackasses (plural)

glosses: A jackass is a rude or obnoxious person.

noun

jackass

jackasses


hawk

forms:
hawk (singular)
hawks (plural)

glosses: A hawk is a type of bird that eats meat.

enpr: hôk

ipa: /hɔːk/


hawk

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

text: The vendors were hawking jewelry from little tables lining either side of the market square.

glosses: To cough or clear your throat loudly, sometimes coughing up phlegm.

text: Jim hawked up some spit and spat it on the sidewalk.

text: Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with tobacco.


actors

forms:
actor (singular)
actors (plural)

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

actor


combinations

forms:
combination (singular)
combinations (plural)

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

combination


creak

forms:
creak (singular)
creaks (plural)

glosses: A type of sound. The sound of a door with rusty hinges is a creak.

text: I heard a strange creak from my car's engine.


creak

forms:
creak (canonical)
creaks (third-person singular)
creaked (past)
creaked (past participle)
creaking (present participle)

text: The door creaked as I opened it.


marriages

forms:
marriage (singular)
marriages (plural)

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

marriage


vein

forms:
vein (singular)
veins (plural)

glosses: A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood back to the heart.

glosses: A vein is a bump or line in a leaf where sap flows.

glosses: A vein is a fissure, cleft, or cavity in the earth.

enpr: vān

ipa: /veɪn/

homophones: vain vane


habitations

forms:
habitation (singular)
habitations (plural)

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

habitation


stunts

forms:
stunt (singular)
stunts (plural)

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

stunt


stunts

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of stunt.


corrupt

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

glosses: If someone is corrupt, they are weak in morals; it is depraved or perverted.

text: The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

glosses: If something is corrupt, it is not correct; it is with lots of errors in it.

text: The text of the manuscript is corrupt.

text: It turned out that the program was corrupt – that's why it wouldn't open.

glosses: If someone or something is corrupt, it is not pure; it is spoiled or tainted.

text: Prisoners of war are sometimes fed corrupt food.

ipa: /kəˈrʌpt/


corrupt

forms:
corrupt (canonical)
corrupts (third-person singular)
corrupted (past)
corrupted (past participle)
corrupting (present participle)

glosses: If you corrupt something or someone, you make them corrupt; you change them from good to bad.

text: Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!


developments

forms:
development (singular)
developments (plural)

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

development


revisions

forms:
revision (singular)
revisions (plural)

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

revision


emotions

forms:
emotion (singular)
emotions (plural)

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

emotion


conspiracies

forms:
conspiracy (singular)
conspiracies (plural)

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

conspiracy

conspiracies


lionesses

forms:
lioness (singular)
lionesses (plural)

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

lioness

lionesses