incomparable

forms: incomparable (positive)

etymology_text: in- + comparable

ety-prefix

in

comparable

expansion: in- + comparable

glosses: When two things are incomparable, they are so different that they cannot even be compared; they are not the same in any way.

text: The art teacher said: "This painting's beauty is incomparable. No painting in the world could ever possibly be so beautiful."

text: The genius's math abilities were incomparable, but when he stopped talking about math, he just seemed like a regular person.

ipa: /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/

ipa: /ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)rəbəl/


gore

forms: gore (singular)

pos: noun

glosses: gore is the violence found in television, computer games and literature.

noun

gore

expansion: [POS TABLE]


commandment

forms:
commandment (singular)
commandments (plural)

glosses: A rule or law that is commanded, often by a god.

text: The fifth commandment in the Ten Commandments is to honor your father and mother.

ipa: /kəˈmɑːndmənt/

ipa: /kəˈmændmənt/


simply

pos: adv

etymology_text: simple + -ly

ety-suffix

simple

ly

expansion: simple + -ly

glosses: You use simply to emphasize that something is true and thinking about it in different ways won't change that.

text: We aren't buying a new car because we simply can't afford it.

text: Aliens simply do no exist.

text: This is simply a larger version of the old one.

glosses: If you say something simply, you do it in a way that is easy to understand.

text: The idea is complicated, but, simply stated, children can do more than you expect.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpli/


easily

etymology_text: easy + -ly

easy

expansion: easy + -ly

glosses: If you do something easily, you have no trouble doing it.

text: They won the game easily, 6–0.

glosses: If something could easily happen, it is likely.

ipa: /ˈiːzɪli/


leer

forms:
leer (canonical)
leers (third-person singular)
leered (past)
leered (past participle)
leering (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: When you leer at someone, you look at them in a rude, sometimes threatening way. The word leer usually describes men looking at women in a sexual way that is not respectful.

text: She stopped using the public pool because of the way people leered at her when she was in her swimsuit.

text: Their bosses warned the female prison guards that they would have to deal with the male prisoners leering at them.

ipa: /lɪə/

ipa: /lɪr/


leer

forms:
leer (singular)
leers (plural)

glosses: A leer is a rude, threatening, sometimes sexual stare.

text: He had a terrifying leer that made me afraid about what he might do.


clearly

etymology_text: clear + -ly

clear

expansion: clear + -ly

glosses: If something is clearly true, then it is easy to see that it is true.

text: The building is clearly visible from the air.

ipa: /ˈklɪrli/

ipa: /ˈklɪəli/


resurrections

forms:
resurrection (singular)
resurrections (plural)

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

noun

resurrection


conceals

forms:
conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of conceal.

verb

conceal


coned

forms:
cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cone.

con

e


dividends

forms:
dividend (singular)
dividends (plural)

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

noun

dividend


charred

forms:
char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of char.

verb

char

r


malevolent

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

pos: adj

glosses: When someone is malevolent, their feelings, ideas, or actions are evil.

ipa: /məˈlɛvələnt/

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

adj

more: true


heaps

forms:
heap (singular)
heaps (plural)

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

noun

heap


heaps

forms:
heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)


frostier

forms:
frosty (positive)
frostier (comparative)
frostiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of frosty; more frosty.

adjective

frosty

frostier

frostiest


Shakespeare

forms: Shakespeare (singular)

glosses: William Shakespeare was an English writer and poet. He lived from 1564–1616. He is one of the most famous writers in history.

text: The teacher said: "I think next we will read something by Shakespeare. Maybe Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet.

glosses: Sometimes, when people say "Shakespeare," they mean "something written by William Shakespeare."

text: Every year, the school's theater group performed a play. The new theater teacher told the group: "Next year, we will be performing Shakespeare."

ipa: /ˈʃeɪkspɪr/

ipa: /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/

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

hyphenation: Shake‧speare

noun

Shakespeare


misdemeanours

forms:
misdemeanour (singular)
misdemeanours (plural)

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

misdemeanour


possibility

forms:
possibility (singular)
possibilities (plural)

glosses: If there is a possibility of something, it might happen or it might be true.

text: There is a real possibility of war.

glosses: The possibility of something is how possible it is.

text: There is a strong possibility of rain today.

ipa: /ˌpɑsɪˈbɪliti/

ipa: /ˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/

hyphenation: pos‧si‧bil‧i‧ty

possibility

possibilities


objectivities

forms:
objectivity (singular)
objectivities (plural)

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

objectivity

objectivities


joyless

forms: joyless (positive)

etymology_text: joy + -less

ety-suffix

joy

less

expansion: joy + -less

glosses: When something is joyless, it is not fun, happy, enjoyable, or joyful.

text: The company holiday party was joyless. Everyone just stood around talking about work until the boss left so they could go home.

text: When she got sick, her life seemed joyless. She could not do anything she liked doing, and she felt sick all the time. However, when she got better, she started to enjoy her life again.


frostiest

glosses: The superlative form of frosty; most frosty.


soberest

forms:
sober (positive)
soberer (comparative)
soberest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of sober; most sober.

adjective

sober

soberer

soberest


medals

forms:
medal (singular)
medals (plural)

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

noun

medal


cold-heartednesses

forms:
cold-heartedness (singular)
cold-heartednesses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cold-heartedness; more than one (kind of) cold-heartedness.

cold-heartedness

cold-heartednesses


perishables

forms:
perishable (singular)
perishables (plural)

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

perishable


conceal

forms:
conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)

glosses: When you conceal something, you hide it from other people.

text: The politician was charged for concealing that he had been involved with the company.

ipa: /kənˈsiːl/

hyphenation: con‧ceal


Israelis

forms:
Israeli (singular)
Israelis (plural)

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

Israeli


proactively

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

etymology_text: proactive + -ly

ety-suffix

proactive

expansion: proactive + -ly

glosses: When you do something proactively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

text: Our school started a program that proactively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

text: When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she proactively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


Israelites

forms:
Israelite (singular)
Israelites (plural)

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

noun

Israelite


'em

forms: 'em

pos: contraction

text: stick 'em up.

enpr: əm

ipa: /əm/


imbue

forms:
imbue (canonical)
imbues (third-person singular)
imbued (past)
imbued (past participle)
imbuing (present participle)

glosses: If you imbue people or things with a quality, idea, or emotion, you fill them with it.

text: In various contexts these concepts may be imbued with various meanings.

text: You take your characters and imbue them with life.

ipa: /ɪmˈbjuː/

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

verb

imbu


gaped

forms:
gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gape.

gap


outweigh

forms:
outweigh (canonical)
outweighs (third-person singular)
outweighed (past)
outweighed (past participle)
outweighing (present participle)

glosses: If something outweighs another thing, the first is more important than the second.

text: On my first day at my new job, my boss told me: "Your safety outweighs everything else. If there is ever a safety problem you need to tell me right away no matter what."

text: The new Prime Minister decided that ending the war would outweigh everything else in importance, so that would be the first thing she would work on when she started her job.

glosses: If you outweigh someone, it means you are heavier than they are; you weigh more than they do.

text: Jean always exercised and ate healthy foods, but she still outweighed her friends by 20 pounds.

text: Tommy refused to fight with Mike. "I outweigh you by 40 pounds," Tommy said. "The fight wouldn't be fair."

ipa: /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/

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


soberer

glosses: The comparative form of sober; more sober.


reconsider

forms:
reconsider (canonical)
reconsiders (third-person singular)
reconsidered (past)
reconsidered (past participle)
reconsidering (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + consider

ety-prefix

re

consider

expansion: re- + consider

glosses: When you reconsider something, you think it over again; you think about changing your mind.

text: When he realized the temperature outside was below freezing, Pierre reconsidered his plan to go for a run.

text: Shannon's evil boss told her: "Unless you work the next six weekends, I will reconsider my decision to let you skip work on the day of your wedding."

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


concealed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conceal.

verb

conceal


lattices

forms:
lattice (singular)
lattices (plural)

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

noun

lattice


decadent

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

glosses: If someone is decadent, they are interested in pleasure and not what is right or wrong.

glosses: If something is decadent, it is very nice, but not healthy or good for you.

text: This chocoloate cake is very dacadent.

ipa: /ˈdɛkədənt/

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


obviously

etymology_text: obvious + -ly

ety-suffix

obvious

expansion: obvious + -ly

glosses: If something is obviously true, then it is very easy to see that it is true.

text: China is obviously much bigger than Japan.

text: Obviously, you need to work harder.

hyphenation: ob‧vi‧ous‧ly


eleventh

forms: eleventh (positive)

glosses: The eleventh thing is the one that is number eleven (11) in order.

hyphenation: e‧lev‧enth


percentage

forms:
percentage (singular)
percentages (plural)

glosses: A percentage of something is the amount as a fraction of 100.

text: The second school has a much higher percentage of girls (62%).

ipa: /pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: per‧cent‧age


intimating

forms:
intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

verb

intimat


cones

forms:
cone (singular)
cones (plural)

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

noun

cone


cones

forms:
cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

verb

con


waive

forms:
waive (canonical)
waives (third-person singular)
waived (past)
waived (past participle)
waiving (present participle)

glosses: When you waive one of your rights, you decide not to use it; you choose to give it up.

text: Because A'isha knew she had done nothing wrong, she decided to waive her right to have a lawyer with her and just tell the policeman what happened.

text: Before we went parachuting, the company made us waive our rights to sue them if one of us got hurt.

glosses: If somebody waives something for you, you do not have to do something that is usually required.

text: applying to become a citizen is expensive, but if a person can prove they cannot pay, the government will waive the fees.

text: The government usually requires people to learn English in order to become citizens. However, if a person is elderly and has been in the country a long time, the government may waive this requirement.

enpr: wāv

ipa: /weɪv/

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

waiv


chars

forms:
char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)

char


chars

forms:
char (singular)
char or chars (plural)

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

noun

char

chars


dividend

forms:
dividend (singular)
dividends (plural)

glosses: Dividend is the number that you divide by another number to get the result.

ipa: /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/


possibly

etymology_text: possible + -ly

ety-suffix

possible

expansion: possible + -ly

glosses: You use possibly to say that something might be true.

text: This is possibly the biggest tree in the city.

ipa: /ˈpɑsəbli/

ipa: /ˈpɒsɪbli/


enrols

forms:
enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of enrol.

verb

enrol

l


expedite

forms:
expedite (canonical)
expedites (third-person singular)
expedited (past)
expedited (past participle)
expediting (present participle)

glosses: When you expedite something, you make it happen faster.

text: We ran out of supplies at the free health clinic very quickly. The Director promised to expedite the process of getting us more supplies, but a week later we still had none.

text: After Latanya spent 16 hours trying to give birth, the doctor tried expediting her labor by giving her medicines. After that, she gave birth in less than an hour.

text: The Post Office offers "expedited delivery" for packages that need to get sent very quickly.

hyphenation: ex‧pe‧dite

expedit


mostly

etymology_text: most + -ly

ety-suffix

most

expansion: most + -ly

glosses: If something is mostly true, empty, sunny, etc., it is close to 100% so.

text: The cup was mostly empty.

text: Mostly, it should be sunny today.

ipa: /ˈməʊstli/

ipa: /ˈmoʊstli/


previously

etymology_text: previous + -ly

previous

expansion: previous + -ly

glosses: If something was done previously, it was done before.

text: We discovered a language that was previously unknown.


farce

forms:
farce (singular)
farces (plural)

glosses: Farce is a style of humor that shows a very enlarged and unlikely-to-happen situation.

ipa: /fɑrs/

hyphenation: far‧ce

noun

farce

farces


gaping

forms:
gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)


shareholder

forms:
shareholder (singular)
shareholders (plural)

glosses: Shareholder is the person who shares stocks of a company.

ipa: /ˈʃɛrˌhoʊldər/

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


lapsed

forms:
lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lapse.

verb

laps


shareholders

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

noun

shareholder


totally

etymology_text: total + -ly

ety-suffix

total

expansion: total + -ly

glosses: If something is totally true, it is 100% true.

text: The class today was totally different from yesterday's class.

enpr: tōt'ə-lē


verge

forms:
verge (singular)
verges (plural)

text: Ahmed was riding his bicycle on the verge of the road when a car almost hit him.

glosses: If something is "on the verge" of happening, it is very close to starting. (This expression is often used when something bad or dangerous is about to happen.)

text: The country is on the verge of being destroyed by crazy politicians.

text: I was on the verge of calling the police because of the yelling and screaming next door, but the police showed up on their own.

text: After her husband died, she felt like she was on the verge of tears all the time.

ipa: /vɜːd͡ʒ/

ipa: /vɝd͡ʒ/


verge

forms:
verge (canonical)
verges (third-person singular)
verged (past)
verged (past participle)
verging (present participle)

glosses: When a thing verges on something else, the two things are on the edge of being the same.

text: The judge told the teenager, "Your behavior verged on a serious crime, but I will give you one more chance because I think you really just acted like a stupid teenager."

text: Your plan verges on the insane. There's no way it will work.

verb

verg


char

glosses: When you char something, you burn it, usually until it is black.

text: Joseph forgot that the steak was cooking. By the time he remembered, it was charred so badly it looked like a black brick and tasted like ashes.

text: The house fire was so hot that the walls were 'charred.

ipa: /tʃɑr/

ipa: /tʃɑː/

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


char

glosses: Char is something that has been charred.

text: After the fire, all the char on the walls was so thick you could scrape it off.

text: After I use a barbecue grill, it always takes me forever to scrape the char off the grill.

text: The family was so poor that she had her first job as a char when she was 13.


medal

forms:
medal (singular)
medals (plural)

glosses: A medal is flat and usually round metal thing that you take as an award (if you did something brave).

text: He got a medal from serving in the army.

enpr: mĕdʹ-əl

ipa: /ˈmɛdəl/

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

homophones: meddle metal mettle


ameliorate

forms:
ameliorate (canonical)
ameliorates (third-person singular)
ameliorated (past)
ameliorated (past participle)
ameliorating (present participle)

glosses: When you ameliorate something, you make it better.

text: The doctor said this medicine would ameliorate my headache.

text: If we hire more police officers, we can ameliorate the high amounts of crime in this city.

ameliorat


repertoire

forms:
repertoire (singular)
repertoires (plural)

glosses: Your repertoire is all the music, dances, poems, etc. that you know and can perform.

text: The class's repertoire of songs increased as the year went on.

text: Her music repertoire was so wide that she could sing almost any song the audience asked for.

glosses: Your repertoire is all the things that you can do.

text: The students' had a narrow repertoire of test taking strategies.


glossy

forms:
glossy (positive)
glossier (comparative)
glossiest (superlative)

etymology_text: gloss + -y

ety-suffix

gloss

y

expansion: gloss + -y

glosses: If something is glossy, it has a smooth and/or bright surface.

text: a glossy magazine.

glosses: If something is glossy, it is shiny in its appearance.

ipa: /ˈɡlɒsi/

ipa: /ˈɡlɔsi/

ipa: /ˈɡlɑsi/

adj

glossy

glossier

glossiest


glossy

forms:
glossy (singular)
glossies (plural)

glosses: A glossy is a magazine with a glossy cover.

noun

glossies


lattice

forms:
lattice (singular)
lattices (plural)

glosses: A lattice is a construction of wooden strips, commonly used in gardens as a fence.

ipa: /ˈlætəs/


intimates

forms:
intimate (singular)
intimates (plural)

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

intimate


intimates

forms:
intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of intimate.

verb

intimat


normally

etymology_text: normal + -ly

ety-suffix

normal

expansion: normal + -ly

glosses: You use normally to show what usually happens or what you usually do.

text: Normally, we eat lunch at 12:00.

text: The car is working normally now.

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


grate

forms:
grate (canonical)
grates (third-person singular)
grated (past)
grated (past participle)
grating (present participle)

glosses: When you grate something, you turn it into little pieces by rubbing it against something sharp or rough.

text: He grated an entire block of cheese for the nachos.

glosses: When you grate something, you rub it against something in a way that makes a loud, annoying noise.

text: During the math test, the student grated his pencil against the side of his desk so loudly that the teacher threatened to throw the pencil out the window.

glosses: When a person grates, they say something in a loud, often annoying voice.

text: "Silence during tests!" the teacher grated in a voice that was almost as loud as the pencil.

glosses: When someone or someone grates on you, it makes you annoyed. It is hard to deal with or listen to.

text: She means well, but she has a loud, high, perky voice that just grates on me.

text: The constant sound of construction outside my house grated on my nerves until I had to leave.

enpr: grāt

ipa: /ɡreɪt/

verb

grat


grate

forms:
grate (singular)
grates (plural)

glosses: A grate is a metal cover with bars on it. It may cover things like fireplaces or sewers.

text: The construction workers covered the hole in the road with a grate so nobody would fall down the hole.


toxicology

forms:
toxicology (singular)
toxicologies (plural)

glosses: Toxicology is the study of how poisons affect people's organisms.

ipa: /ˌtɑksɪˈkɑləʤi/

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

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

noun

toxicologies


relatively

etymology_text: relative + -ly

ety-suffix

relative

ly

expansion: relative + -ly

glosses: If something is relatively true, it is true in part.

text: The apple was relatively small.

audio: en-US relatively.ogg


deliveries

forms:
delivery (singular)
deliveries (plural)

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

noun

delivery

deliveries


cognitive

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

glosses: Cognitive skills, processes, or abilities are those related to thinking and knowing.

text: Allowing children to play can improve the development of cognitive and social skills.

text: The six-year-old has behavioral and cognitive problems.

ipa: /ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/


largely

etymology_text: large + -ly

ety-suffix

large

expansion: large + -ly

glosses: If something is largely ignored, unknown, thanks to something, etc., it is close to 100% so.

text: The changes were largely based on her ideas.

hyphenation: large‧ly


enrol

forms:
enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

glosses: Enrol is another way of spelling enroll.

ipa: /ɪnˈrəʊl/

ipa: /ɛnˈroʊl/

hyphenation: en‧roll

verb

enrol


farces

forms:
farce (singular)
farces (plural)

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


cone

forms:
cone (singular)
cones (plural)

glosses: A cone is a geometric shape with a circular flat base joined to a single point at the other end.

ipa: /kəʊn/

ipa: /koʊn/


cone

forms:
cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

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

con

e


static

forms: static (positive)

glosses: If something is static, it does not change.

glosses: If something is static, it does not move.

ipa: /ˈstætɪk/

hyphenation: stat‧ic


environmental

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

glosses: Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. all relate to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.

text: The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.

text: Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.

glosses: Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.

text: The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.


title: hasn’t

redirect: hasn't

pos: hard-redirect


cawing

forms:
caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)

caw


cawed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caw.


somehow

glosses: You use somehow to show that you do not know how something works.

text: I somehow managed not to get wet, even with the rain.

text: It seemed important, somehow, that I say something.

ipa: /ˈsʌmhaʊ/


historical

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

glosses: Historical events, record, leaders, etc. all relate to things that happened in the distant past.

text: We tried to look at the problem in its historical context, not just how it is today.

text: The historical record shows that the country grew dramatically during that period.

ipa: /hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/

ipa: /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/


deem

forms:
deem (canonical)
deems (third-person singular)
deemed (past)
deemed (past participle)
deeming (present participle)

glosses: If you deem something safe, necessary, important, etc., you judge it to be that way.

text: Pierre's boss looked at the report he wrote and deemed it useless.

text: The military leader was given permission to do whatever he deemed necessary to win the war.

text: After he studied for five hours, Tyronne's mother told him "I deem you ready for your math test."

ipa: /diːm/

ipa: /dim/


heap

forms:
heap (singular)
heaps (plural)

glosses: A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.

text: When we moved into our new house, the old owners had left a heap of garbage inside for us to deal with.

text: I dumped all of my things into a heap on my bed so I could start organizing them.

text: If that dog eats my shoes again, he will be in a heap of trouble.

text: She earned heaps of money when she was 20 and now she doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.

enpr: hēp

ipa: /hiːp/


heap

forms:
heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)

glosses: If you heap something, you pile it up high.

text: pudding is my favorite dessert. I heaped it so high on my plate that it looked like a little mountain.

glosses: If you heap something, you give a lot of it.

text: The police heaped the children with praise after they would not get in a car with someone they did not know.

text: Her boss surprised her by heaping the blame for the project onto her, when really, the problems were his own fault.


expectation

forms:
expectation (singular)
expectations (plural)

glosses: An expectation is something you think is going to happen (something you expect to happen).

text: Zeke's mother had every expectation that he would go to university after high school. So she was surprised when he told her he was joining the military instead.

text: The doctors told me, "Our expectations are that these tests will not show any serious problems. But we want to do them anyway just to be safe."

glosses: An expectation is something that a person is supposed to do, has to do, or needs to do.

text: After Latasha forgot to pay her Internet bill, the Internet company told her: "Our expectation is that you will pay on time in the future."

text: His parents' expectations were that Kyle would clean his room, make his bed, and make dinner every night.

glosses: If you do something in expectation, you do it while waiting for something to happen (you are expecting something).

text: Before they were married, Bill would wait by the telephone for hours every night in expectation of Monica's next call.

text: As soon as she was served the chocolate-covered strawberries, her mouth began to water in expectation of how good they would taste.

ipa: /ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/


matrices

forms:
matrix (singular)
matrixes or matrices (plural)

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

noun

matrix

matrixes

matrices


manipulating

forms:
manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)

verb

manipulat


deigns

forms:
deign (canonical)
deigns (third-person singular)
deigned (past)
deigned (past participle)
deigning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of deign.

deign


linguistic

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

glosses: Linguistic skills are those related to language.

text: People are travelling more to gain cultural experiences and build linguistic skills.

ipa: /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

hyphenation: lin‧guis‧tic


manipulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of manipulate.


manipulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of manipulate.


seriously

etymology_text: serious + -ly

ety-suffix

serious

expansion: serious + -ly

glosses: You use seriously to show that you are not joking.

text: Seriously, I talked to the president this morning.

glosses: You use seriously to ask if something is true.

text: "I got up at 4:00 this morning." "Seriously?"

glosses: If you take something seriously, you believe it.

text: It's hard to take him seriously, when he's always laughing.


deigned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deign.

verb

expansion: [POS TABLE]


linear

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

glosses: A linear, model, system, relationship, etc. is one where a change in one part leads to a similar change in another part.

text: There is a linear relationship between levels of self-confidence and levels of anxiety.

glosses: A linear shape or design includes a lot of straight lines.

text: Her art uses strong, linear designs.

glosses: If something is linear, it is straight or flat, not curved.

text: The ants didn't follow a direct or linear path.


genetics

forms:
genetics (singular)
genetics (plural)

glosses: Genetics is the study of how all characteristics of an organism are transmitted through genes.

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

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

noun

genetics

genetics


wedlease

forms:
wedlease (singular)
wedleases (plural)

glosses: The life of two people who have a temporary marriage.

text: The wedlease lasted only two months.

ipa: /wεdliːz/


wedlease

forms:
wedlease (canonical)
wedleases (third-person singular)
wedleased (past)
wedleased (past participle)
wedleasing (present participle)

glosses: When two people wedlease, they get married temporarily.

verb

wedleas


deign

glosses: If you deign to do something, you do something that you feel is beneath your worth or status.

text: A master does not deign to apologize to his slave.

ipa: /deɪn/

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


seriousness

forms: seriousness (singular)

etymology_text: serious + -ness

ety-suffix

ness

expansion: serious + -ness

text: His seriousness in his work is rather impressive.

ipa: /ˈsɪriəsnəs/

ipa: /ˈsɪəriəsnəs/

hyphenation: se‧ri‧ous‧ness


flip

forms:
flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)

glosses: When you flip something, you turn it over, or you move it suddenly.

text: If you flip that light switch, it will be a lot brighter in here.

text: The cook flipped the pizza dough high into the air and caught it in his hands.

glosses: When something flips, it turns over, usually quickly.

text: Her car flipped over in the accident, but she wasn't hurt badly.

text: The dolphin was taught to flip in the water when his trainer whistled.

glosses: When you flip, you get very upset or angry.

text: He said, "If I don't pass this math test, I am going to flip."

text: His friend said back, "Why are you flipping out? You know you always do well in math."

ipa: /flɪp/

verb

flip

p


flip

forms:
flip (singular)
flips (plural)

text: With a quick flip of her wrist, she threw me the ball.

glosses: When you do a flip, you jump up into the air and turn your body.

text: She did a flip into the water and landed on her back.

text: The dolphin did a flip and got a fish as a reward.


flip

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

glosses: If a person is flip, they act like they are not serious.

text: His mother asked him, "Could you be any more flip about failing the math test? You act like you don't care about school at all."

text: When his girlfriend asked him if she looked fat, his flip comment made her cry.


banana split

forms:
banana split (singular)
banana splits (plural)

glosses: A banana split is a dessert made up of ice-cream and whole bananas without their skin on.


caw

forms:
caw (singular)
caws (plural)

glosses: Caw is the crying sound of crow, raven or rook.

text: The caw of the crow perched near me was quite loud.

enpr: kô

ipa: /kɔː/


caw

forms:
caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)

glosses: If a crow, a raven or a rook cry, they caw.

text: The crow cawed as it flew overhead.


banana peel

forms:
banana peel (singular)
banana peels (plural)

glosses: A banana peel is the outer skin of the banana.


gapes

forms:
gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)

gap


gapes

forms:
gape (singular)
gapes (plural)

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

noun

gape


matrixes

forms:
matrix (singular)
matrixes or matrices (plural)

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


vigil

forms:
vigil (singular)
vigils (plural)

glosses: A vigil is a time of watching, often because of a danger.

text: His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.

glosses: A vigil is a quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

text: The protesters held a vigil outside the courthouse in which the trial was happening.

ipa: /ˈvɪdʒəl/

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


ice-cream

forms:
ice-cream (singular)
ice-creams (plural)


gauge

forms:
gauge (singular)
gauges (plural)

glosses: A gauge is a tool to scale and measure objects to display information.

enpr: gāj

ipa: /ˈɡeɪdʒ/


gauge

forms:
gauge (canonical)
gauges (third-person singular)
gauged (past)
gauged (past participle)
gauging (present participle)

glosses: If you gauge something, you measure it with a gauge.

glosses: If you gauge the weight or volume, you estimate it.

verb

gaug


gape

glosses: when you gape something, you open it wide.

glosses: when you gape, you open your mouth as if you are surprised.

ipa: /ˈɡeɪp/

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


gape

glosses: Gape is how wide somebody can open his/her mouth.


matrix

glosses: A matrix is the situation or conditions in which something else develops or forms.

text: Within the diverse school matrix, it is likely that there are major differences.

text: Students need an understanding of literature within a larger matrix of relationships, influences, and effects.

text: Table 2 presents the correlation matrix among the groups and results.

glosses: A matrix is a set of numbers in rows and columns.

enpr: māʹtrĭks

ipa: /ˈmeɪtrɪks/

enpr: măʹtrĭks

ipa: /ˈmætrɪks/


necessarily

etymology_text: necessary + -ly

ety-suffix

necessary

expansion: necessary + -ly

glosses: If something is not necessarily true, it may or may not be true.

text: I know we don't have a car, but that's not necessarily a problem.

text: Just because we have it doesn't mean that we will necessarily use it.

glosses: If something necessarily happens or is true, it cannot be avoided or changed.

text: Any war necessarily involves death.

ipa: /ˈnɛsəs(ə)rɪli/

ipa: /ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli/

hyphenation: ne‧ces‧sar‧ily


lapses

forms:
lapse (singular)
lapses (plural)

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

noun

lapse


lapses

forms:
lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of lapse.

verb

laps


delivery

forms:
delivery (singular)
deliveries (plural)

glosses: A delivery is the act of moving good or mail from a source to somebody.

text: The delivery of the letters was delayed by the weather.

glosses: A delivery is the thing that is delivered.

text: The delivery was damaged when it arrived.

glosses: Delivery is the act of giving birth to a baby.

text: The nurses moved her to the delivery room to wait for the baby's arrival.

glosses: Your delivery is the way you give a speech.

text: I liked what you had to say, but you really need to improve your delivery.

ipa: /dɪˈlɪv(ə)ri/


in favor of

forms: in favor of

pos: phrase

glosses: If you are in favor of something, you agree with it or think it is good.


drinking straw

forms:
drinking straw (singular)
drinking straws (plural)


cauliflower

forms:
cauliflower (singular)
cauliflowers (plural)

glosses: Cauliflower is a white broccoli-like vegetable

text: I grow cauliflower in my garden.


swimmable

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

glosses: If a lake, river, pond, etc. is swimmable, you can swim in or across it.

text: This is a swimmable river, lake.


recommendation

forms:
recommendation (singular)
recommendations (plural)

etymology_text: recommend + -ation

ety-suffix

recommend

ation

expansion: recommend + -ation

glosses: A recommendation is something you tell people that they should do, buy, see because it is good.

text: You should follow your doctor's recommendations.

ipa: /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/


clamp

forms:
clamp (singular)
clamps (plural)

glosses: A clamp is a device that holds and fixes machine elements together.

ipa: /klæmp/


clamp

forms:
clamp (canonical)
clamps (third-person singular)
clamped (past)
clamped (past participle)
clamping (present participle)

glosses: If you clamp something, you fasten it in place or together with a clamp.

text: Please use a vise to clamp the pieces of wood together.

glosses: If you clamp onto something, you hold it tightly.

text: She had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.


specifically

etymology_text: specific + -ally

specific

ally

expansion: specific + -ally

glosses: You use specifically to focus attention on the particular or special reason that something is done.

text: The software is designed specifically to address the needs of blind users.

glosses: You use specifically to focus attention on something separately from other things of the same kind.

text: We want this to be interesting to women, specifically 40-year old women living in cities.


increasingly

etymology_text: increasing + -ly

increasing

expansion: increasing + -ly

glosses: If something is increasingly happening or true, it is more and more so.

text: Increasingly, people are driving electric cars.

text: The population in Canada is increasingly international.

ipa: /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

hyphenation: in‧creas‧ing‧ly


gel

forms:
gel (singular)
gels (plural)

glosses: Gel is a slime-like material. It is semi-solid and is normally used in cosmetics (for example, a "shaving gel or a "hair gel")

ipa: /ʤɛl/


gel

forms:
gel (canonical)
gels (third-person singular)
gelled (past)
gelled (past participle)
gelling (present participle)

glosses: If you gel something, you put gel on it.

verb

gel


caws

forms:
caw (singular)
caws (plural)

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

noun

caw


caws

forms:
caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)


'll

text: I'll go later.

ipa: /əl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-'ll.wav


compatible

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

glosses: Things or people are compatible when they can work and communicate with each other without problems

ipa: /kəmpætəbəl/

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

hyphenation: com‧pat‧i‧ble


hacker

forms:
hacker (singular)
hackers (plural)

glosses: A hacker is a person who gains unauthorized access to parts of a computer program.

text: A hacker had been changing my computer game without my permission.

glosses: A hacker is a person who gains unauthorized access to a computer system.

text: A group of hackers have been stealing passwords from the internet.


manipulate

forms:
manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)

glosses: When you manipulate something, you operate or control it, usually with your hands.

text: Humans have the ability to manipulate words, ideas, and tools.

ipa: /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt/

hyphenation: ma‧nip‧u‧late

verb

manipulat


editorials

forms:
editorial (singular)
editorials (plural)

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

noun

editorial


mightn't

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

may

might

mightn't


broccoli

forms:
broccoli (singular)
broccolis (plural)

glosses: Broccoli is a green vegetable with many flower heads and a thick stalk.

text: At dinner, I ate some beef and broccoli.


clamps

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

ipa: /klæmps/

clamp


clamps

glosses: The third-person singular form of clamp.


adversary

forms:
adversary (singular)
adversaries (plural)

glosses: If a person is your adversary, they are your enemy.

text: The history teacher said: "Our country's biggest adversary in the first war was our best ally in the second. We went from killing each other to fighting side by side in twenty years."

text: From the day we brought them home from the pet store, our two birds were adversaries. They hated each other, and they fought with each other so much that we had to put them in separate cages.

glosses: If a person is your adversary, you are arguing with them or competing against them; they are your opponent.

text: My cousin loves to play computer games with me. Even though she is only six, she is a worthy adversary. She wins all the time.

adversaries


adversary

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

glosses: When a process is adversary, it involves people who want different things, and may fight or argue over them.

text: The lawyer was used to divorces being adversary, but the Lebowskis were the worst couple he had ever worked for. They could not agree on anything, they screamed at each other all the time, and sometimes they started hitting each other.

text: Our courts use "the adversary process" to solve legal disputes. Two people argue against each other in front of a judge, who decides who is right.

glosses: When a relationship is adversary, it is unfriendly or hostile.

text: Those two countries have a very adversary relationship. Every week it seems like they are about to go to war over something.

text: When they were teenagers, those two sisters had the most adversary relationship I have ever seen. They became more and more adversary toward each other until they finally left home. However, when they became adults, their relationship got much better.


daren't

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

ipa: /dɛənt/

dare

dared

daren't


doesn't

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

text: Ron doesn't like eating lemons.

do

does

did

done

doing


unfortunately

etymology_text:
un- + fortunate + -ly
unfortunate + fortunately

ety-affix

un

fortunate

ly

glosses: You use unfortunately to show that you feel something is not the way you wish it was.

text: Unfortunately, we didn't win.

text: I don't have any more money, unfortunately.

ipa: /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/

ipa: /ʌnˈfɔrt͡ʃənɪtli/

hyphenation: un‧for‧tu‧nate‧ly


mustn't

forms:
must (present)
mustn't (negative)

audio: en-US mustn't.ogg

must

mustn't


pissed off

forms: pissed off

glosses: If you're pissed off, you are very angry.

text: I am pissed off with what you are doing.

audio: en-uk-pissed off.ogg

audio: En-au-pissed off.ogg


purifications

forms:
purification (singular)
purifications (plural)

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

noun

purification


oughtn't

forms:
ought (present)
oughtn't (negative)

ipa: /ɔːnt/

audio: en-US oughtn't.ogg

ought

oughtn't


morales

forms:
morale (singular)
morales (plural)

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

morale


shan't

forms:
shall (present)
should (past)
shan't (negative)

ipa: /ˈʃænt/

ipa: /ˈʃɑːnt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shan't.wav

shall

should

shan't


vengeance

forms:
vengeance (singular)
vengeances (plural)

glosses: Vengeance is hurting someone else because they have hurt you.

ipa: /ˈvɛnʤəns/


impetuous

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

glosses: When you are impetuous, you act quickly without thinking about your actions.

text: Jeremiah made an impetuous decision.

ipa: /imˈpɛtʃuəs/


histologies

forms:
histology (singular)
histologies (plural)

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

histology

histologies


dreariest

forms:
dreary (positive)
drearier (comparative)
dreariest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of dreary; most dreary.

adjective

dreary

drearier

dreariest


atrocities

forms:
atrocity (singular)
atrocities (plural)

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

noun

atrocity

atrocities


ruffians

forms:
ruffian (singular)
ruffians (plural)

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

ruffian


endeavours

forms:
endeavour (singular)
endeavours (plural)

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

endeavour


classmates

forms:
classmate (singular)
classmates (plural)

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

classmate


stragglers

forms:
straggler (singular)
stragglers (plural)

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

straggler


legitimate

forms: legitimate (positive)

glosses: Something that is legitimate is something that is correct or not fake by law


alumnae

forms:
alumna (singular)
alumnae (plural)

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

alumna

alumnae


shouldn't

forms:
shall (present)
should (past)
shouldn't (negative)

glosses: The negative form of should; should not.

text: I shouldn't leave my pencil lying on the floor.

ipa: /ˈʃʊdn̩t/

shouldn't


hadn't

forms:
have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

text: I hadn't started my homework when you phoned.

have

has

had

having


hasn't

text: Liam hasn't been doing his homework.


endeavors

forms:
endeavor (singular)
endeavors (plural)

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

endeavor


needn't

forms:
need (present)
needed (past)
needn't (negative)

ipa: /niːdn̩t/

need

needed

needn't


joule

forms:
joule (singular)
joules (plural)

glosses: A joule is a unit of energy. 1000 joules is the same as 1 kilojoule.

enpr: jo͞ol

ipa: /d͡ʒuːl/

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

homophones: jewel jowl


sandthorns

forms:
sandthorn (singular)
sandthorns (plural)

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

sandthorn


stouts

forms:
stout (singular)
stouts (plural)

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

stout


retaliation

forms:
retaliation (singular)
retaliations (plural)

glosses: Retaliation is act of doing something negative as an answer to someone who has hurt you.

ipa: /riˌtæliˈeɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: re‧tal‧i‧a‧tion


drearier

glosses: The comparative form of dreary; more dreary.


queenlier

forms:
queenly (positive)
queenlier (comparative)
queenliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of queenly; more queenly.

adjective

queenly

queenlier

queenliest


nestlings

forms:
nestling (singular)
nestlings (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈnɛstlɪŋs/

sampa: /nEstlINz/

noun

nestling


editorial

forms:
editorial (singular)
editorials (plural)

glosses: An editorial is an article of a magazine or newspaper that shows the opinion of the editors.

text: One of the New York Times editorials on the elections talked about the other candidate.

ipa: /ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl/

hyphenation: ed‧i‧to‧ri‧al


egregious

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

glosses: If something is egregious, it is extremely bad.

text: His egregious spending habits left him in great debt.


alumni

forms:
alumnus (singular)
alumni (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈlʌmnaɪ/

alumnus

alumni


inviolable

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

glosses: An inviolable thing is that cannot be corrupted, broken, injured or defiled.

ipa: /ɪnˈvaɪələbəl/

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

hyphenation: in‧vi‧o‧lable


stouter

forms:
stout (positive)
stouter (comparative)
stoutest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of stout; more stout.

ipa: /ˈstaʊtər/

adjective

stouter

stoutest


morale

forms:
morale (singular)
morales (plural)

glosses: Morale is the feelings of how an army prepared for the acts of war.

ipa: /məˈrɑːl/

ipa: /məˈræl/

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


's

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

text: She's right.

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


's

text: She's tried everything to make the car start.

text: He's never been to France.


's

forms:
have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

text: He's only €5.

verb

had

having


's

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

text: What's he want?

do


's

pos: pron

text: Let's go to the store; I'm so hungry!


closely

etymology_text: close + -ly

ety-suffix

close

ly

expansion: close + -ly

glosses: If something is closely related, linked, or involved it is strongly so.

text: The birds on this island are closely related to those on the mainland.

glosses: If you watch something closely, you watch it very carefully.

glosses: If you work closely with somebody, you cooperate a lot in the work.

glosses: If one thing follows another closely, they are close in space or time.

ipa: /ˈkləʊsliː/


properly

etymology_text: proper + -ly

proper

expansion: proper + -ly

glosses: If you do something properly, you do it in the right way.

text: We need to make sure that police are properly trained.

text: How much of him have I not properly understood?

text: The chemical is vital for cells to function properly.

hyphenation: prop‧er‧ly


granny

forms:
granny (singular)
grannies (plural)

ipa: /ˈɡræni/

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

hyphenation: gran‧ny

noun

grannies


platonic

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

glosses: Platonic means close and affectionate, but not romantic.

text: Me and Jessica are really close, but our relationship is just platonic. We're just really good friends.

ipa: /pləˈtɒnɪk/

ipa: /pləˈtɔnɪk/

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

hyphenation: pla‧to‧nic


lapse

forms:
lapse (singular)
lapses (plural)

glosses: A lapse is an error or a failure made because of a carelessness.

ipa: /læps/

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

hyphenation: lap‧se


lapse

forms:
lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)

glosses: If you lapse, you make one or more mistakes because of a carelessness.

glosses: If you lapse, you start to make your bad habits that you avoided before.

verb

laps

e


iconic

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

glosses: If something (a phenomenon or an event) has once become famous, it is iconic.

ipa: /aɪˈkɒnɪk/

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

hyphenation: icon‧ic


zits

forms:
zit (singular)
zits (plural)

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

noun

zit


notorious

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

glosses: If something is notorious, it is sadly or infamously known.

ipa: /noʊˈtɔriəs/

hyphenation: no‧to‧ro‧ous


nestling

forms:
nestling (singular)
nestlings (plural)

glosses: Nestling is a baby bird which cannot leave its nest yet.

ipa: /ˈnɛstlɪŋ/

sampa: /nEstlIN/


stoutest

glosses: The superlative form of stout; most stout.

text: They say the bigger you are the better you are at drinking, but the stoutest guy I know gets drunk after one beer.

ipa: /ˈstaʊtɪst/


ordnances

forms:
ordnance (singular)
ordnances (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈɔrdnənsɪz/

ordnance


endeavour

forms:
endeavour (singular)
endeavours (plural)

glosses: Endeavour is another way of spelling endeavor.


atrocity

forms:
atrocity (singular)
atrocities (plural)

glosses: An atrocity is a very cruel, brutal, and sometimes criminal actions.

ipa: /əˈtrɑsəti/

hyphenation: atroc‧i‧ty

atrocity


alumna

forms:
alumna (singular)
alumnae (plural)

glosses: Alumna is a schoolgirl or a female student who has finished or is about to finish her school, college or university.

ipa: /alumna/

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

hyphenation: alum‧na

alumna


maternities

forms:
maternity (singular)
maternities (plural)

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

maternity

maternities


queenliest

forms:
queenly (positive)
queenlier (comparative)
queenliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of queenly; most queenly.


purification

forms:
purification (singular)
purifications (plural)

glosses: Purification is a religious ritual which removes impurities to free a person from sin.

ipa: /ˌpjʊrəfəˈkeɪʃən/

hyphenation: pu‧rifi‧ca‧tion


histology

forms:
histology (singular)
histologies (plural)

glosses: Histology is the study of how tissues and cells of a plant or an animal grow.

ipa: /hɪsˈtɒlədʒi/

hyphenation: his‧tol‧ogy


monocular

forms: monocular (positive)

glosses: Somebody who is monocular, has only one eye.

glosses: A monocular eyesight is the ability to view with one eye.

ipa: /mɒˈnɒkjʊlə/

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

hyphenation: monoc‧u‧lar


queenly

glosses: If something is queenly, it is suitable for a queen.

glosses: If somebody is queenly, they have regal status or rank.

ipa: /ˈkwinli/

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

hyphenation: queen‧ly


grasp

forms:
grasp (canonical)
grasps (third-person singular)
grasped (past)
grasped (past participle)
grasping (present participle)

glosses: If you grasp something, you hold it tightly in a hand or hands.

text: I had to grasp the ball because I was stressed.

glosses: If you grasp something, you understand it for the first time.

text: She tried to explain it simply, but I just couldn't grasp it.

ipa: /græsp/


decisive

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

glosses: Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

text: A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances.

glosses: If you are decisive, you are strong enough to quickly choose between things.

text: The new mayor was a decisive leader.

ipa: /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/

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

hyphenation: de‧ci‧sive


keenly

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

etymology_text: keen + -ly

ety-suffix

keen

expansion: keen + -ly

glosses: If you feel or want something keenly, you feel or want it very much.

glosses: If something is done keenly, it is done strongly.

ipa: /ˈkinli/

hyphenation: keen‧ly


zit

glosses: Zit is a small red and painful spot on the skin.

glosses: Zit is a person that annoys and bothers other people.

ipa: /zɪt/


questioningly

etymology_text: questioning + -ly

questioning

expansion: questioning + -ly

glosses: If you do something questioningly, you do it asking a lot of questions because you are uncertain and doubt.

ipa: /ˈkwɛsʧənɪŋli/

hyphenation: ques‧tion‧ing‧ly


ruffian

forms:
ruffian (singular)
ruffians (plural)

glosses: Ruffian is a person who does bad and mean things to people.

ipa: /ruffian/

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

hyphenation: ruf‧fi‧an


urgencies

forms:
urgencies (singular)
urgencies (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈɜrʤənsiz/

hyphenation: ur‧gen‧cies

noun

urgencies


kinesiology

forms: kinesiology (singular)

glosses: Kinesiology is the medical science of how our body (or a body of an animal) moves mechanically.

ipa: /ˌkɪnɪˌsiˈɑləʤi/

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

hyphenation: ki‧ne‧si‧ol‧o‧gy

kinesiology


alumnus

forms:
alumnus (singular)
alumni (plural)

glosses: Alumnus is a pupil or a student who has finished or is about to finish his/her school, college or university.

ipa: /ələmnəs/

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

hyphenation: alum‧nus


calm down

forms: calm down

glosses: To calm down is to go from bad feelings (anger, frustration, anxiety, or fear) to neutral or good feelings.

text: The little boy began crying when the airplane started flying, but he calmed down after a few minutes.


urgency

forms:
urgency (singular)
urgencies (plural)

glosses: Urgency is when there is something very important and necessary and it needs quick attention from you.

ipa: /ˈɜrʤənsi/

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

hyphenation: ur‧gen‧cy


classmate

forms:
classmate (singular)
classmates (plural)

etymology_text: class + -mate

ety-suffix

class

mate

expansion: class + -mate

glosses: Classmate is a person (a student) who studies in the same class as you (in a school).

text: My classmate finished his assignment.

ipa: /ˈklæˌsmeɪt/

sampa: /kl{smet/

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

hyphenation: class‧mate


deception

forms:
deception (singular)
deceptions (plural)

glosses: Deception is an act, appearance or statement which gives someone false information (is misleading).

text: Operation Overlord was covered up with large-scale deception.

ipa: /dɪˈsɛpʃən/

hyphenation: de‧cep‧tion


palindromes

forms:
palindrome (singular)
palindromes (plural)

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

noun

palindrome


pastures

forms:
pasture (singular)
pastures (plural)

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

pasture


forfeiting

forms:
forfeit (canonical)
forfeits (third-person singular)
forfeited (past)
forfeited (past participle)
forfeiting (present participle)

verb

forfeit


bowels

forms:
bowel (singular)
bowels (plural)

glosses: Bowels are the innermost parts of something.

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

ipa: /bawəlz/

noun

bowel


title: Physics

redirect: physics


compositions

forms:
composition (singular)
compositions (plural)

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

composition


rungs

forms:
rung (singular)
rungs (plural)

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

rung


deceptions

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

ipa: /dɪˈsɛpʃənz/

hyphenation: de‧cep‧tions

deception


sandthorn

forms:
sandthorn (singular)
sandthorns (plural)

glosses: Sandthorn is a plant that has dense branches, pale-green leaves and juicy orange berries. It belongs to the Elaeagnaceae plant family.

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

hyphenation: sand‧thorn


maternity

forms:
maternity (singular)
maternities (plural)

glosses: Maternity is a state of a woman before giving birth to a child (children).

glosses: Maternity is a relation between a mother and her child.

glosses: A maternity ward is a place in a hospital where children are born.

ipa: /məˈtɜrnɪti/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ter‧ni‧ty


flipped

forms:
flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flip.

verb

flip

p


surely

etymology_text: sure + -ly

ety-suffix

sure

expansion: sure + -ly

glosses: You use surely to suggest that you strongly hope or believe that what you say is correct.

text: Surely, she won't be late this time.

ipa: /ˈʃʊəli/

ipa: /ˈʃʊrli/


endeavor

forms:
endeavor (singular)
endeavors (plural)

glosses: An endeavor is what you strongly and seriously want to do; your attempts and efforts.

ipa: /ɪnˈdɛvər/

hyphenation: en‧deav‧or


grr

forms: grr

pos: intj

glosses: "Grr" is an interjection that expresses anger.

text: Grr! Why does Albert always put my phone in the wrong place?


straggler

forms:
straggler (singular)
stragglers (plural)

etymology_text: straggle + -er

straggle

er

expansion: straggle + -er

glosses: A straggler is a person or an animal that is behind the others in a moving group and not keeping up.

text: They stopped for a few minutes to allow the stragglers to catch up.

ipa: /ˈstræglər/

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

hyphenation: strag‧gler


mowed

forms:
mow (canonical)
mows (third-person singular)
mowed (past)
mowed (past participle)
mowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mow.

ipa: /moʊd/

verb

mow


bowel

glosses: The bowel is an internal organ which helps an organism digest food.

enpr: bou'əl

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

hyphenation: bow‧el


retaliate

forms:
retaliate (canonical)
retaliates (third-person singular)
retaliated (past)
retaliated (past participle)
retaliating (present participle)

glosses: To retaliate is to do something negative as an answer to someone who has hurt you.

ipa: /rɪˈtæliˌeɪt/

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

hyphenation: re‧tal‧i‧ate

retaliat


palindrome

glosses: A palindrome is a word or phrase spelled the same way backwards as forwards.

text: The words level and noon are palindromes.

text: The sentence "Never odd or even" is a palindrome.

ipa: /ˈpælɪndrəʊm/

ipa: /ˈpælɪndroʊm/


lurks

forms:
lurk (canonical)
lurks (third-person singular)
lurked (past)
lurked (past participle)
lurking (present participle)

lurk


deodorants

forms:
deodorant (singular)
deodorants (plural)

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

noun

deodorant


underarms

forms:
underarm (singular)
underarms (plural)

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

underarm


lurk

glosses: To lurk is to hide in a secret place to wait and to do bad or crime things then.

glosses: When you lurk, you read messages on forums and chats but you do not write any messages yourself.

ipa: /lɜːk/

enpr: lûrk

ipa: /lɝk/

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


mows

ipa: /maʊz/


mows

forms:
mow (singular)
mows (plural)

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


concise

forms: concise (positive)

glosses: A speech or piece of writing that is concise shows the important information in the fewest words possible.


quarts

forms:
quart (singular)
quarts (plural)

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

quart


supersede

forms:
supersede (canonical)
supersedes (third-person singular)
superseded (past)
superseded (past participle)
superseding (present participle)

glosses: When you supersede the first thing or a person with another, you substitute the first one for the second.

ipa: /ˌsupərˈsid/

hyphenation: su‧per‧sede

verb

supersed


don't cry over spilled milk

forms: don't cry over spilled milk

glosses: Another name for don't cry over spilt milk.


rigors

forms:
rigor (singular)
rigors (plural)

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

noun

rigor


mowing

ipa: /ˈmaʊɪŋ/

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


forfeit

forms:
forfeit (canonical)
forfeits (third-person singular)
forfeited (past)
forfeited (past participle)
forfeiting (present participle)

glosses: If you forfeit a something you have, etc, you lose it because you broke a law or rule.

text: By failing to feed them, they forfeited their right to their children.

text: When he saw that he couldn't win, he forfeited the game.

ipa: /ˈfɔrfɪt/

hyphenation: for‧feit


forfeit

forms:
forfeit (singular)
forfeits (plural)

glosses: Forfeit is the thing that you pay or lose because you broke a law or rule.


armpits

forms:
armpit (singular)
armpits (plural)

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

armpit


probes

forms:
probe (singular)
probes (plural)

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

ipa: /proʊbz/

probe


probes

forms:
probe (canonical)
probes (third-person singular)
probed (past)
probed (past participle)
probing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of probe.

verb

prob


deodorant

glosses: You put deodorant on your underarms to prevent a bad smell.

text: Deodorants come in so many scents these days.

ipa: /diˈəʊdərənt/

ipa: /diˈoʊdərənt/


ordnance

forms:
ordnance (singular)
ordnances (plural)

glosses: Ordnance is ammunition and weapons needed for guns.

glosses: Ordnance is weapons, combat vehicles and military equipment and supplies.

enpr: ôrdʹnəns

ipa: /ˈɔːdnəns/

ipa: /ˈɔrdnəns/

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

hyphenation: ord‧nance


impedes

forms:
impede (canonical)
impedes (third-person singular)
impeded (past)
impeded (past participle)
impeding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of impede.

ipa: /ɪmpidz/

hyphenation: im‧pedes

imped


forfeited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of forfeit.

forfeit


forfeits

glosses: The third-person singular form of forfeit.


forfeits

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


trash bags

forms:
trash bag (singular)
trash bags (plural)

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

noun

trash bag


quart

glosses: A quart is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 1/4 gallon or 2 pints in the United States.

ipa: /kwɔː(r)t/

ipa: /kwɔːt/


mow

forms:
mow (canonical)
mows (third-person singular)
mowed (past)
mowed (past participle)
mowing (present participle)

glosses: If you mow a lawn, you cut grass or crops.

text: I mowed my lawn yesterday.

ipa: /moʊ/

ipa: /məʊ/


mow

glosses: Mow is a place in a barn for storing hay, straw and grain.


milkshakes

forms:
milkshake (singular)
milkshakes (plural)

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

milkshake


impeded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of impede.

ipa: /ɪmpidəd/

hyphenation: im‧ped‧ed


trash bag

glosses: A trash bag is a plastic bag that trash is put into, sometimes having a band for tying the top.

text: The trash bag is too full and now he can't tie it.


carbs

forms: carbs (singular)

text: I'm gonna eat less carbs as part of my diet.

carbs


progenies

forms:
progeny (singular)
progenies (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɑʤəniz/

hyphenation: pro‧ge‧nies

progeny

progenies


stout

forms:
stout (positive)
stouter (comparative)
stoutest (superlative)

glosses: If something is stout, it is big and strong.

ipa: /staʊt/

sampa: /stawt/

adjective

stout


stout

forms:
stout (singular)
stouts (plural)

text: The brewery was known for its chocolate stout.


shoppers

forms:
shopper (singular)
shoppers (plural)

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

noun

shopper


impervious

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

glosses: If someone or something is impervious to something, they are unable to be affected by it.

ipa: /ɪmpɜviɛs/


tire out

forms: tire out

glosses: If someone or something tires someone out, it makes them tired or exhausted.

text: The long walk really tired out the dog.

text: The long walk really tired the dog out.

text: The parents took their son to play in the park to tire him out by bedtime.

glosses: If someone tires out, they become tired or exhausted.

text: I can't stay in the basketball game, I'm tiring out.


toaster oven

forms:
toaster oven (singular)
toaster ovens (plural)


retaliates

forms:
retaliate (canonical)
retaliates (third-person singular)
retaliated (past)
retaliated (past participle)
retaliating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retaliate.

hyphenation: re‧tal‧i‧ates

verb

retaliat


breezes

forms:
breeze (singular)
breezes (plural)

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

text: The warm, stale breezes of the past few days have been very unsatisfying.

noun

breeze


breezes

forms:
breeze (canonical)
breezes (third-person singular)
breezed (past)
breezed (past participle)
breezing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of breeze.

verb

breez


thickened

forms:
thicken (canonical)
thickens (third-person singular)
thickened (past)
thickened (past participle)
thickening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thicken.

thicken


thickens

glosses: The third-person singular form of thicken.


frugal

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

glosses: If you are frugal, you avoid spending more money than necessary.

text: Lydia is skilled at being a frugal shopper.

ipa: /ˈfruːɡəl/


woodworker

forms:
woodworker (singular)
woodworkers (plural)

glosses: A woodworker is a worker who makes woodwork.


insulator

forms:
insulator (singular)
insulators (plural)

glosses: An insulator is a substance that does not conduct electricity or heat. It can be used to insulate things, such as a room.


barefoot

forms: barefoot (positive)

glosses: If you are barefoot, you are not wearing anything on your feet.

text: Almost everyone is barefoot at the beach.

ipa: /ˈbɛəfʊt/

ipa: /ˈbɛrfʊt/


rooks

forms:
rook (singular)
rooks (plural)

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

noun

rook


breeze

text: The cool evening breeze is very refreshing.

ipa: /briːz/


breeze

glosses: If you breeze through something, you do it easily.

text: Lilly studied so thoroughly that she breezed through the test.


ain't

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

text: She's right.

text: I ain't happy.

glosses: Another way of saying isn't, am not, or aren't.

text: He ain't gonna go anywhere.

glosses: Another way of saying haven't or hasn’t.

text: I ain't seen him.

ipa: /eɪnt/

be


conductor

forms:
conductor (singular)
conductors (plural)

glosses: A conductor is a person who controls the tempo of an orchestra.

glosses: A conductor is a substance that can conduct electricity and/or heat.

ipa: e/kənˈdʌktɚ/


rinsed

forms:
rinse (canonical)
rinses (third-person singular)
rinsed (past)
rinsed (past participle)
rinsing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rinse.

verb

rins


supercede

forms:
supercede (canonical)
supercedes (third-person singular)
superceded (past)
superceded (past participle)
superceding (present participle)

superced


underarm

forms:
underarm (singular)
underarms (plural)

etymology_text: under- + arm

ety-prefix

under

arm

expansion: under- + arm

glosses: An underarm is the area underneath the shoulder, where the arm connects to the torso.

ipa: /ˈʌndɚˌɑrm/


icy

forms:
icy (positive)
icier (comparative)
iciest (superlative)

glosses: If something is icy it is covered with ice.

text: Be careful, the sidewalk is icy.

text: The icier parts of the sidewalk need extra salt.

ipa: /ˈaɪsi/

adjective

icy

icier

iciest


diversion

forms:
diversion (singular)
diversions (plural)

glosses: (military) A diversion is a tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.

ipa: /dɪˈvɝʒən/


impeding

forms:
impede (canonical)
impedes (third-person singular)
impeded (past)
impeded (past participle)
impeding (present participle)

ipa: /ɪmpidɪŋ/

hyphenation: im‧ped‧ing

verb

imped


mattress

forms:
mattress (singular)
mattresses (plural)

glosses: A mattress is a fabric case with springs, put on top of a bed.

ipa: /ˈmætrɪs/

noun

mattress

mattresses


integer

forms:
integer (singular)
integers (plural)

glosses: An integer is any whole number, i.e. any number in the set {...,-2,-1,0,1,2,...}.

text: one is an integer.

enpr: ĭn'tĭjər


shopper

forms:
shopper (singular)
shoppers (plural)

glosses: A shopper is someone who is shopping or who shops.

text: Attention all shoppers, the store will be closing in 10 minutes.


milkshake

forms:
milkshake (singular)
milkshakes (plural)

glosses: A milkshake is thick drink made from milk and ice cream mixed together, sometimes with added fruit, chocolate, or flavored syrups.

text: I got a mint-chocolate milkshake on the way home.


retaliating

forms:
retaliate (canonical)
retaliates (third-person singular)
retaliated (past)
retaliated (past participle)
retaliating (present participle)

hyphenation: re‧tal‧i‧at‧ing


rook

glosses: A rook is a castle-shaped piece in the game of chess

ipa: /rʊk/


flips

forms:
flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)

verb

flip


flips

forms:
flip (singular)
flips (plural)

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


thickening

forms:
thicken (canonical)
thickens (third-person singular)
thickened (past)
thickened (past participle)
thickening (present participle)


armpit

forms:
armpit (singular)
armpits (plural)

glosses: An armpit is the area underneath the shoulder, where the arm connects to the torso.

text: Please put the rags and the pieces of cloth between your armpits and the ropes.

ipa: /ˈɑrmˌpɪt/


checkers

forms: checkers (singular)

glosses: Checkers is a game played on a checker board that uses circle-shaped pieces.

text: Do you want to play checkers?

noun

checkers


checkers

forms:
checker (singular)
checkers (plural)

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

checker


rinsing

forms:
rinse (canonical)
rinses (third-person singular)
rinsed (past)
rinsed (past participle)
rinsing (present participle)


intimate

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

glosses: If something is intimate, it is very personal.

glosses: If two people are intimate, they are in a sexual relationship.

enpr: ĭn'tĭmət

poses: adjective noun


intimate

forms:
intimate (singular)
intimates (plural)

glosses: if somebody is your intimate, he/she is your very close friend.


intimate

forms:
intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

glosses: When you intimate, you carefully make hints to someone else.

enpr: ĭn'tĭmāt

verb

intimat


backache

forms:
backache (singular)
backaches (plural)

glosses: If you have a backache, you have an ache in your back.

ipa: /ˈbækeɪk/


impede

forms:
impede (canonical)
impedes (third-person singular)
impeded (past)
impeded (past participle)
impeding (present participle)

glosses: To impede is to make some task, progress or action not to happen or difficult to happen.

text: The incompetent construction worker is impeding the progress of the construction project.

ipa: /ɪmpid/

hyphenation: im‧pede


stomachache

forms:
stomachache (singular)
stomachaches (plural)

glosses: If you have a stomachache, you have a pain in your stomach.

text: You should go lie down and rest if you have a stomachache.

ipa: /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/


rinses

glosses: The third-person singular form of rinse.


IQ

forms: IQ

pos: abbrev

glosses: Abbreviation for intelligence quotient, a measure of the amount of intelligence a person has.


retaliated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retaliate.

hyphenation: re‧tal‧i‧at‧ed


spillage

forms: spillage (singular)

glosses: Spillage is something that has been accidentally spilled.

text: We need to find a way to catch the spillage to reduce waste.

ipa: /ˈspɪl.ɪdʒ /

noun

spillage


shampoo

forms:
shampoo (singular)
shampoos (plural)

glosses: Shampoo is liquid soap used for washing hair.

text: My favorite shampoo was on sale for half price at the store, so I bought a few bottles.

ipa: /ʃæmˈpu/


shampoo

forms:
shampoo (canonical)
shampoos (third-person singular)
shampooed (past)
shampooed (past participle)
shampooing (present participle)

glosses: If you shampoo your hair, you wash it with soap.

text: In the shower, I shampoo my hair before washing my body.


breech

forms:
breach (singular)
breeches (plural)

glosses: The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

text: As quickly as a new shell was loaded into the breech, the cannon was fired.

ipa: /briːtʃ/

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

breach

breeches


thicken

glosses: If you thicken an object or shape, you make it wider.

text: You should thicken the lines to make them easier to see.

glosses: If you thicken a liquid, you make it thicker.

text: Put flour in the gravy to thicken it.

glosses: If something thickens, it becomes wider or thicker.

text: After stirring the soup for several minutes, it started to thicken.

ipa: /'θɪkən/


probe

forms:
probe (singular)
probes (plural)

glosses: Probe is a medical instrument which is used to explore organs, wounds and cavities.

ipa: /prəʊb/

ipa: /proʊb/

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


probe

forms:
probe (canonical)
probes (third-person singular)
probed (past)
probed (past participle)
probing (present participle)

glosses: If you probe into something, you investigate it to uncover information.

text: If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.

glosses: If you probe something, you insert a probe into it.

verb

prob


progeny

forms:
progeny (singular)
progenies (plural)

glosses: Progeny is a genetic offspring of someone.

ipa: /ˈprɒdʒəni/

enpr: prŏj'ə-nē

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒəni/

hyphenation: prog‧e‧ny


fiber

forms:
fiber (singular)
fibers (plural)

glosses: Fibers are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables

glosses: Fiber is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.

text: Eating more fiber will help you stay healthy.

glosses: Fiber is thin glass fibers used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.


screwdrivers

forms:
screwdriver (singular)
screwdrivers (plural)

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

noun

screwdriver


orange juice

forms: orange juice (singular)

glosses: Orange juice is the juice of squeezed oranges.

text: She prefers orange juice with breakfast rather than milk.


title: basson

redirect: bassoon


celery

forms:
celery (singular)
celeries (plural)

glosses: Celery is a type of vegetable eaten mostly for their fiberous stalks.

text: I grow celery in my garden.

celery

celeries


Laos

forms: Laos

pos: name

glosses: Laos is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital city is Vientiane.

ipa: /ˈlaʊs/


helmet

forms:
helmet (singular)
helmets (plural)

glosses: A helmet is a type of hat that protects a person's head.

text: Always remember to put your helmet on.

ipa: /ˈhɛlmɪt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Benoît Prieur-helmet.wav


fibre

forms:
fibre (singular)
fibres (plural)

glosses: Fibres are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables

glosses: Fibre is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.

text: Eating more fibre will help you stay healthy.

glosses: Fibre is thin glass fibres used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.

audio: EN-AU ck1 fibre.ogg

hyphenation: fi‧bre


fingernail

forms:
fingernail (singular)
fingernails (plural)

glosses: A fingernail is the thick, hard part at the end of a finger.

text: I better trim my fingernails before they get too long.

ipa: /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/

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


workflow

forms:
workflow (singular)
workflows (plural)

glosses: A workflow is a process followed in order to complete work tasks.

text: Our workflow needs to be optimized.


antifreeze

forms: antifreeze (singular)

glosses: Antifreeze is a liquid used in cars to stop motor parts from freezing.

antifreeze


New Zealand

forms: New Zealand

glosses: New Zealand is a country near Australia. Its capital city is Wellington.

enpr: nyo͞o-zē'lənd

ipa: /ˈnjuː ˈziː.l(ə)nd/

enpr: no͞o-zē'lənd

ipa: /ˈnu ˈzi.lənd/

audio: en-us-New Zealand.ogg


French fries

forms:
French fry (singular)
French fries (plural)

French fry

French fries


french fry

forms:
french fry (singular)
french fries (plural)

glosses: A french fry is a single long deep-fried potato stick, often served in takeaways.

text: They serve french fries at the diner.

french fry

french fries


french fries

glosses: French fries are long deep-fried potato sticks, often eaten as part of takeaways.

text: This meal includes a cheeseburger, french fries and a milkshake.


conductors

forms:
conductor (singular)
conductors (plural)

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

conductor

conductors


flatulence

forms: flatulence (plural)

glosses: Flatulence is gas that comes out of the anus.

ipa: /ˈflæt͡ʃələns/

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

hyphenation: flat‧u‧lence


beads

forms:
bead (singular)
beads (plural)

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

ipa: /biːdz/

bead


T-rex

forms: Tyrannosaurus rex

glosses: T-rex is a short version of "Tyrannosaurus rex" (a kind of dinosaur).

abbreviation

Tyrannosaurus rex


dino

forms:
dino (singular)
dinos (plural)

noun

dino

dinos


vulva

forms:
vulva (singular)
vulvas or vulvae (plural)

glosses: The vulva is the external sexual organ of the female.

ipa: /ˈvʌlvə/

vulvae


screwdriver

forms:
screwdriver (singular)
screwdrivers (plural)

glosses: A screwdriver is a tool used for twisting screws to make them go into or come out of something.

text: I need a screwdriver to take out these screws.

text: Oh shoot! This is the wrong type of screwdriver for these screws.

glosses: A screwdriver is a cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.

ipa: /ˈskruːdraɪvɚ/


caprice

forms:
caprice (singular)
caprices (plural)

glosses: When someone has a caprice, they have a sudden and unexpected change of mind.

text: You should not give permission to your child's every caprice.

ipa: /kəˈpris/

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


title: cest

redirect: -cest


eristics

forms:
eristic (singular)
eristics (plural)

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

eristic


Cambodia

forms: Cambodia

glosses: Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital city is Phnom Penh.

ipa: [kæm'boʊdiə]

hyphenation: Cam‧bo‧dia


profanity

forms:
profanity (singular)
profanities (plural)

text: Please do not use profanity while children are around.

glosses: Profanity is an act disrespecting a religion or religious belief.

profanity

profanities


bead

glosses: A bead is a small round object used for decoration.

ipa: /biːd/


go without saying

forms: go without saying

glosses: If something goes without saying, it is obvious and doesn't need to be said.

text: It goes without saying that you need to practice a skill if you want to get good at it.

text: The company had lost so much money, it went without saying that it would close down.

audio: en-au-go without saying.ogg


glossary

forms:
glossary (singular)
glossaries (plural)

glosses: A glossary is a list of terms with their definitions, often found at the end of textbooks.

ipa: /ˈɡlɒsəri/

glossaries


curriculum

forms:
curriculum (singular)
curriculums (plural)

ipa: /kəˈrɪkjələm/


Sue

forms: Sue

glosses: Sue is a female given name. It is usually short for Susan.


soy

forms: soy (singular)

glosses: Soy is a type of bean used for a wide variety of different foods. It is used for things like tofu, soy sauce, soy milk, and also substitutes for meat, milk and milk products.

soy


limewater

forms: limewater (singular)

glosses: Limewater is a common name of a substance called calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂)

limewater


spelunk

forms:
spelunk (canonical)
spelunks (third-person singular)
spelunked (past)
spelunked (past participle)
spelunking (present participle)

glosses: If you go spelunking, you go explore caves.

ipa: /spɨˈlʌŋk/

hyphenation: spe‧lunk


downloaded

forms:
download (canonical)
downloads (third-person singular)
downloaded (past)
downloaded (past participle)
downloading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of download.

verb

download


muzzles

forms:
muzzle (singular)
muzzles (plural)

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

noun

muzzle


depower

forms:
depower (canonical)
depowers (third-person singular)
depowered (past)
depowered (past participle)
depowering (present participle)

glosses: If you depower somebody or something, you remove its power.

text: Kryptonite depowers Superman.


girder

forms:
girder (singular)
girders (plural)

glosses: A girder is a large iron or steel beam that is used to build bridges and frame large buildings.


cannonades

forms:
cannonade (singular)
cannonades (plural)

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

cannonade


informative

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

glosses: If something is informative, it provides interesting or useful information.

text: I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔrmətɪv/


triple

forms: triple (positive)

glosses: If something is triple, it is 200% bigger than something else.

text: The new computer was triple the cost of the old one.

text: We usually see about 30 people a day, but yesterday it was triple.

ipa: /ˈtripəl/


triple

forms:
triple (canonical)
triples (third-person singular)
tripled (past)
tripled (past participle)
tripling (present participle)

glosses: If you triple something, you multiply it by three.

text: Julia tripled her income by working hard and becoming the manager.

text: Julia's income tripled when she became the manager.

verb

tripl

e


producers

forms:
producer (singular)
producers (plural)

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

ipa: /prəˈdusərz/

hyphenation: pro‧duc‧ers

noun

producer


downloading

ipa: /ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/

ipa: /daʊnˈləʊdɪŋ/

hyphenation: down‧load‧ing


invincible

forms: invincible (positive)

glosses: If something is invincible, it is impossible to destroy, defeat, or kill.

adjective

invincible

none: true


amnesties

forms:
amnesty (singular)
amnesties (plural)

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

noun

amnesty

amnesties


sofa

forms:
sofa (singular)
sofas (plural)

glosses: A sofa is a type of chair with soft seats and arm rests, typically designed to seat more than one person.

text: Your sofa is comfortable.

enpr: sō'fə

ipa: /ˈsoʊfə/

ipa: /ˈsəʊfə/


anthropomorphism

forms: anthropomorphism (singular)

glosses: Anthropomorphism is the idea that a nonhuman animal, plant, or object has human-like characters, such as thoughts, feelings, language, etc.

ipa: /ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪzəm/


hebo

forms:
hebo (singular)
hebos (plural)

glosses: A hebo is an adult who is sexually attracted to preteens or tweenagers.


couch

forms:
couch (singular)
couches (plural)

glosses: A soft, plush seat for one or more people, often made of leather or cloth.

text: Our pet cat and dog are both sitting down the couch.

enpr: kouch

ipa: /kaʊtʃ/

couch

couches


Northumberland

forms: Northumberland

glosses: Northumberland is a small county at the most northerly part of England and is home to the most famous of Viking raids.


drastic

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

glosses: Something is drastic, if it is serious, severe and violent.

ipa: /ˈdræstɪk/


fridge

forms:
fridge (singular)
fridges (plural)

text: I'll get some cheese from the fridge.

ipa: /frɪd͡ʒ/


bronze

forms: bronze (singular)

text: The statues were made out of bronze.

ipa: /brɒnz/

ipa: /brɑnz/

bronze


bronze

forms:
bronze (canonical)
bronzes (third-person singular)
bronzed (past)
bronzed (past participle)
bronzing (present participle)

glosses: If you bronze your skin, you make it become a tan or bronze color.

verb

bronz


bronze

forms: bronze (positive)

glosses: Something that is bronze is made of bronze.

text: In the museum, I saw a bronze statue of a deer.

glosses: Something that is bronze has the color of the alloy bronze.

text: The bronze medal was given to the athlete who came 3rd place.


amnesty

glosses: An amnesty is a forgiveness of a government to a large group of people for their offense.

ipa: /ˈæmnəsti/

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


haddocks

forms:
haddock (singular)
haddocks (plural)

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

noun

haddock


optimize

forms:
optimize (canonical)
optimizes (third-person singular)
optimized (past)
optimized (past participle)
optimizing (present participle)

glosses: If you optimize something, you make it the best that it can be, or the most efficient that it can be.

text: My job is to optimize the software code.

text: The company aimed to optimize its manufacturing process by implementing new automation technologies.

ipa: /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/

ipa: /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/

verb

optimiz


pellets

forms:
pellet (singular)
pellets (plural)

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

noun

pellet


fascisms

forms:
fascism (singular)
fascisms (plural)

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

fascism


observatory

forms:
observatory (singular)
observatories (plural)

glosses: An observatory is a building where people can observe things related to space, such as stars and planets.

ipa: /əbˈzərvətɔri/

ipa: /əbˈzəːvət(ə)ri/

observatories


abbots

forms:
abbot (singular)
abbots (plural)

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

abbot


ephebo

forms:
ephebo (singular)
ephebos (plural)

glosses: An ephebo is an adult who is sexually attracted to adolescents.


couches

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


protologism

forms:
protologism (singular)
protologisms (plural)

ipa: /prəˈtl̪ɘgœsm/̩


infinities

forms:
infinity (singular)
infinities (plural)

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

infinity

infinities


rigor

forms:
rigor (singular)
rigors (plural)

glosses: Rigor is strict care and completeness in making sure something is correct.

text: The army demands a lot of rigor in training new recruits.

glosses: The rigors of something are its difficult parts or its problems.

text: She did not enjoy the rigors of giving birth.

ipa: /rɪɡɚ/


zeals

forms:
zeal (singular)
zeals (plural)

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

zeal


feminisms

forms:
feminism (singular)
feminisms (plural)

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

feminism


marijuanas

forms:
marijuana (singular)
marijuanas (plural)

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

marijuana

marijuanas


glitching

forms:
glitch (canonical)
glitches (third-person singular)
glitched (past)
glitched (past participle)
glitching (present participle)

verb

glitch

es


aide

forms:
aide (singular)
aides (plural)

ipa: /eɪd/


overheard

forms:
overhear (canonical)
overhears (third-person singular)
overheard (past)
overheard (past participle)
overhearing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of overhear.

overhear

overhears

overheard

overheard

overhearing


biannually

etymology_text: biannual + -ly

ety-suffix

biannual

ly

expansion: biannual + -ly

glosses: If something happens biannually, it happens twice a year.

text: This magazine is published biannually.


collaborates

forms:
collaborate (canonical)
collaborates (third-person singular)
collaborated (past)
collaborated (past participle)
collaborating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of collaborate.

verb

collaborat


overhears

glosses: The third-person singular form of overhear.


quadannual

forms: quadannual (positive)

glosses: A quadannual event happens once every four years.

text: The quadannual report went out in 2012, 2016, and 2020.


glitched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glitch.


breeches

forms:
breech (singular)
breeches (plural)

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

glosses: Breeches are pants that fasten below the knees.

ipa: /ˈbriːtʃɪz/

ipa: /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/

noun

breech

breeches


warblers

forms:
warbler (singular)
warblers (plural)

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

warbler


defecate

forms:
defecate (canonical)
defecates (third-person singular)
defecated (past)
defecated (past participle)
defecating (present participle)

glosses: If a person or animal defecates, they get rid of feces from the anus.

text: Please go to the toilet if you need to defecate.

ipa: /dɛfɪkeɪt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defecate1.wav

verb

defecat


muzzle

forms:
muzzle (singular)
muzzles (plural)

glosses: Muzzle is a device (such as for a dog) that does not let an animal bite.

enpr: mŭz'əl

ipa: /ˈmə-zəl/

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


lengthen

forms:
lengthen (canonical)
lengthens (third-person singular)
lengthened (past)
lengthened (past participle)
lengthening (present participle)

etymology_text: length + -en

ety-suffix

length

en

expansion: length + -en

glosses: If you lengthen something, you make it longer in length or duration.

glosses: If something lengthens, it becomes longer in length or duration.

ipa: /ˈlɛŋ(k)θən/

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


automate

forms:
automate (canonical)
automates (third-person singular)
automated (past)
automated (past participle)
automating (present participle)

glosses: If you automate a process, you make it automatic, for example work done by machines instead of humans.

text: Automating the assembly process will increase our output.

ipa: /ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪt/

verb

automat


ü

forms: Ü or ü

glosses: Ü is the letter u with a dieresis. It is a "u" with a different sound, depending on language.

letter

Ü


gaunt

forms:
gaunt (positive)
gaunter (comparative)
gauntest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is gaunt, they are thin and bony.

text: The month-long food shortage left everyone looking gaunt.

enpr: gônt

ipa: /ɡɔːnt/

enpr: gänt

ipa: /ɡɑːnt/

adj

gaunter

gauntest


euphorias

forms:
euphoria (singular)
euphorias (plural)

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

noun

euphoria

euphorias


eristic

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

glosses: When something is eristic, it is something that causes people to argue over it; controversy.


eristic

forms:
eristic (singular)
eristics (plural)

glosses: An eristic is someone that gives points in a debate that are debatable and controversial.


every so often

forms: every so often

glosses: If something happens every so often, it happens sometimes but not often.

text: I can only go back there every so often.


by the way

forms: by the way

glosses: You use by the way to show that you are changing the topic.

text: Thanks for your help. By the way, what are you doing tomorrow?


cannabises

forms:
cannabis (singular)
cannabises (plural)

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

cannabis

cannabises


lapwings

forms:
lapwing (singular)
lapwings (plural)

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

lapwing


macrophallus

forms:
macrophallus (singular)
macrophalluses (plural)

macrophallus

macrophalluses


portals

forms:
portal (singular)
portals (plural)

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

portal


decagons

forms:
decagon (singular)
decagons (plural)

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

decagon


burp

forms:
burp (canonical)
burps (third-person singular)
burped (past)
burped (past participle)
burping (present participle)

glosses: If you burp, you noisily get rid of gas from your stomach and out of your mouth.

text: Burping at the dinner table is rude.

ipa: /bɝp/

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


burp

forms:
burp (singular)
burps (plural)

glosses: A burp is the action or the sound of getting rid of gas from your stomach and out of your mouth.

text: Albert let out a loud burp.


megalophallic

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


collaborating

forms:
collaborate (canonical)
collaborates (third-person singular)
collaborated (past)
collaborated (past participle)
collaborating (present participle)