catchphrase

forms:
catchphrase (singular)
catchphrases (plural)

etymology_text: catch + phrase

compound

catch

phrase

expansion: catch + phrase

glosses: A phrase that someone uses a lot is called a catchphrase.


turmeric

forms:
turmeric (singular)
turmerics (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: An Indian plant (taxonomic name: Curcuma longa), part of the ginger family.

glosses: A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.

ipa: /ˈtjuːmərɪk/

noun

turmeric

expansion: [POS TABLE]


chromatophore

forms:
chromatophore (singular)
chromatophores (plural)

glosses: Cromatophores are cells that contain pigment and reflect light. They are found in amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, and cephalopods.


fawns

forms:
fawn (singular)
fawns (plural)

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

fawn


ulcers

forms:
ulcer (singular)
ulcers (plural)

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

ulcer


tapings

forms:
taping (singular)
tapings (plural)

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

taping


tact

forms:
tact (singular)
tacts (plural)

glosses: A tact is a skill and sensitivity to talk about difficult issues without making people feel unhappy or angry.


nay

forms: nay

pos: intj

glosses: You use nay to show disapproval, similar to no.

text: Lord Charles Grantham wanted to speak in Parliament, but other members said, "Nay!"

enpr: nā

ipa: /neɪ/

sampa: /neI/


nay

forms:
nay (singular)
nays (plural)

text: The "ayes" are 220 and the "nays" are 180, so the "ayes" have it.


tenor

forms:
tenor (singular)
tenors (plural)

glosses: A tenor is the highest male vocal range, higher than bass or baritone.

glosses: A tenor is a musical instrument that is higher than a baritone, but lower than an alto.

text: Tenor instruments include include the tenor saxophone and tenor horn.

glosses: A tenor is a singer who sings in the tenor range.

text: Bob McGrath and Red Grammer are famous tenors.

ipa: /tɛnə(r)/


sandal

forms:
sandal (singular)
sandals (plural)

glosses: A sandal is a type of shoe that is usually worn in the summer. It is made of straps that are used to hold the sole to the foot.

glosses: A sandal is a short form of sandalwood, a type of tropical tree in India, Australia, Hawaii and many south Pacific islands

ipa: /ˈsændəl/

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


squashing

forms:
squash (canonical)
squashes (third-person singular)
squashed (past)
squashed (past participle)
squashing (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

squash

es


furnishes

forms:
furnish (canonical)
furnishes (third-person singular)
furnished (past)
furnished (past participle)
furnishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of furnish.

furnish


doorway

forms:
doorway (singular)
doorways (plural)

etymology_text: door + way

compound

door

way

expansion: door + way

glosses: The opening of a door; the entrance to a room or house

text: To move in to the room, I went through the doorway.

ipa: /ˈdɔrweɪ/

ipa: /ˈdɔːweɪ/


tabloid

forms:
tabloid (singular)
tabloids (plural)

glosses: A tabloid is a newspaper having pages half the size. They mostly publish popular articles and sensational stories instead of serious news.

text: Now Ulrich can be occasionally found in tabloid magazines looking haggard and old.

ipa: /ˈtæblɔɪd/

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


arrival

forms:
arrival (singular)
arrivals (plural)

glosses: The act of reaching the place to which you were traveling.

enpr: ə-rīv'əl


walnut

forms:
walnut (singular)
walnuts (plural)

glosses: A walnut is a large light brown nut having a wrinkled eatable seed with a hard shell.


vacancy

forms:
vacancy (singular)
vacancies (plural)

etymology_text: vacant + -ancy

ety-suffix

vacant

ancy

expansion: vacant + -ancy

glosses: A vacancy is an unoccupied position or job.

ipa: /ˈveɪkənsi/

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

noun

vacancies


tabloids

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

tabloid


hoodie

forms:
hoodie (singular)
hoodies (plural)

etymology_text: hood + -ie

ety-suffix

hood

ie

expansion: hood + -ie

glosses: A hoodie is a hooded sweatshirt or jacket.

text: "Yes, I know I'm late, leave me alone!" she said, tightening her hoodie around her waist while frantically looking for her second boot.

ipa: ˈhʊdɪ

hyphenation: hood‧ie


bedside table

forms:
bedside table (singular)
bedside tables (plural)

glosses: A bedside table is a small table or cabinet designed to stand beside a bed in a bedroom.

audio: EN-AU ck1 bedside table.ogg


legging

forms:
legging (singular)
leggings (plural)

glosses: A legging is a protective covering that is worn from the knee to the ankle and is usually made of leather.

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


mutation

forms:
mutation (singular)
mutations (plural)

glosses: A change in genetic material (DNA) which can be passed from parents to children.

ipa: /mjuˈteɪʃən/

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


single bed

forms:
single bed (singular)
single beds (plural)

glosses: A single bed is a standard sized bed designed for one person to sleep in.


mechanical

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

pos: adj

etymology_text: mechanic + -al

mechanic

al

expansion: mechanic + -al

glosses: If something is mechanical it is related to a machine, like a machine, or done by a machine.

text: Printing presses are mechanical devices for printing on paper.

ipa: /mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l/

adj

more: true


pesticide

forms:
pesticide (singular)
pesticides (plural)

etymology_text: pest + -i- + -cide

glosses: Pesticide is a chemical that kills insects or other small living things dangerous to plants.

ipa: /ˈpɛstɨsaɪd/

enpr: pĕsʹtĭ-sīd'

ipa: /ˈpɛstɪ̈ˌsaɪd/

hyphenation: pes‧ti‧cide


squashed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of squash.


overhauling

forms:
overhaul (canonical)
overhauls (third-person singular)
overhauled (past)
overhauled (past participle)
overhauling (present participle)

verb

overhaul


squashes

glosses: The third-person singular form of squash.


abbreviations

forms:
abbreviation (singular)
abbreviations (plural)

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

noun

abbreviation


aroma

forms:
aroma (singular)
aromas (plural)

text: As I walked into the shop, I caught the aroma of freshly baked bread.

ipa: /əˈrəʊmə/

ipa: /əˈroʊmə/


forgery

forms:
forgery (singular)
forgeries (plural)

glosses: Forgery is the act of producing a fake copy of something.

text: Copying someone else's signature is forgery.

forgery

forgeries


littoral

forms: littoral (positive)

glosses: Littoral means on the shore, the zone between high and low tide.

text: Barnacles often live in the littoral zone, between the marks of high and low tide.


subdivisions

forms:
subdivision (singular)
subdivisions (plural)

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

subdivision


tracksuit

forms:
tracksuit (singular)
tracksuits (plural)

glosses: A tracksuit is something that people wear. It has two parts: trousers and a jacket usually with front zipper. It was originally intended for use in sports.


forgeries

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


permeable

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

glosses: A substance is permeable if it lets some gases or liquids to pass through it.

text: earthenware is a solid substance which is permeable to small amounts of water.

text: Biological cell walls are semi-permeable because they let water and some gases pass through, but stop larger molecules.

ipa: /ˈpɜː(r)miəbəl/

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


perception

forms:
perception (singular)
perceptions (plural)

glosses: Perception is the action of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and/or tasting an object that made an impression on the senses.

text: The government hopes to change the public's perception of the problem.

text: When we asked people what they thought, we found there was a big difference between their perception and reality.

ipa: /pəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

ipa: /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/


baggy

forms:
baggy (positive)
baggier (comparative)
baggiest (superlative)

etymology_text: bag + -y

ety-suffix

bag

y

expansion: bag + -y

glosses: When clothes are baggy, they are very loose.

ipa: /ˈbæɡi/

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

adj

baggy

baggier

baggiest


storyline

forms:
storyline (singular)
storylines (plural)

glosses: A storyline is basically what a story is about. It can be found in books, movies, television programs and even video games. It can be either true or not true, but it must have a beginning, middle and end to be classified as something with a storyline.

text: It was hard to follow the storyline in the book because so many characters were described.

ipa: /ˈstɔːrɪlʌɪn/


barber

forms:
barber (singular)
barbers (plural)

glosses: A barber is a person whose job is cutting hair and shaving beards.

text: I went to the local barber to get a shave and a haircut.

hyphenation: bar‧ber


wander

forms:
wander (canonical)
wanders (third-person singular)
wandered (past)
wandered (past participle)
wandering (present participle)

glosses: When you wander around, you walk or move slowly around without a purpose.

text: He would wander through the city streets late at night when he could not sleep.

ipa: /ˈwɒndə/

ipa: /ˈwɑndɚ/

hyphenation: wan‧der


overhauls

forms:
overhaul (singular)
overhauls (plural)

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


overhauls

glosses: The third-person singular form of overhaul.


congruent

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

glosses: If shapes are congruent then they have exactly the same shape and size.


doctrines

forms:
doctrine (singular)
doctrines (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdɑktrɪnz/

ipa: /ˈdɒktrɪnz/

hyphenation: doc‧trines

noun

doctrine


daggers

forms:
dagger (singular)
daggers (plural)

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

dagger


overhauled

forms:
overhaul (canonical)
overhauls (third-person singular)
overhauled (past)
overhauled (past participle)
overhauling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of overhaul.


bytes

forms:
byte (singular)
bytes (plural)

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

byte


startle

forms:
startle (canonical)
startles (third-person singular)
startled (past)
startled (past participle)
startling (present participle)

glosses: If you are startled, you jump or move suddenly, often opening your eyes wide, because of a surprise.

text: She thought she was alone, but was startled to hear someone behind her..

verb

startl

e


startle

forms:
startle (singular)
startles (plural)

text: The birthday boy had a startle when we screamed "Happy birthday" from behind him.


embroidery

forms: embroidery (singular)

glosses: Embroidery is the art of beautiful sewing patterns on cloth, using a needle and thread.

ipa: /ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/

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


haircut

forms:
haircut (singular)
haircuts (plural)

etymology_text: hair + cut

compound

hair

cut

expansion: hair + cut

glosses: A haircut is what happens when someone's hair is cut.

text: I have an appointment this afternoon for a haircut.

text: I usually get about three haircuts a year.

glosses: A haircut the style in which someone's hair is cut.

text: After having long hair for three years, Olivia got a very short haircut.

ipa: /ˈhɛə(r)kʌt/

hyphenation: hair‧cut


jumper

forms:
jumper (singular)
jumpers (plural)

glosses: A garment that covers the body and arm, another word for sweater.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒʌmpə/

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒʌmpɚ/


dandruff

forms: dandruff (singular)

glosses: Dandruff is small white pieces of loose skin in a person’s hair.

ipa: /ˈdændrʌf/

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


Fahrenheit

forms: Fahrenheit (positive)

glosses: Fahrenheit is a scale to measure degrees of temperature. Water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.

ipa: /fɑːrənˈhaɪt/

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


redefine

forms:
redefine (canonical)
redefines (third-person singular)
redefined (past)
redefined (past participle)
redefining (present participle)

glosses: To redefine something is to give it a new definition or meaning.

text: Albert Einstein redefined physics as it was known.

text: Let's redefine our club's mission statement to better fit our new goals.

verb

redefin


exacerbate

forms:
exacerbate (canonical)
exacerbates (third-person singular)
exacerbated (past)
exacerbated (past participle)
exacerbating (present participle)

glosses: If you exacerbate something, you make it worse than it already is.

text: Your unkind remark exacerbates my anguish.

enpr: ĭg-zăs'ər-bāt

ipa: /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

ipa: /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt/

hyphenation: ex‧acer‧bate

exacerbat


vacant

forms: vacant (positive)

glosses: When something is vacant, it is unused, unoccupied or empty.

text: That room has been vacant since my uncle moved out of the house.

ipa: /ˈveɪkənt/


easel

forms:
easel (singular)
easels (plural)

glosses: An easel is a wooden frame for holding a painted picture.

text: The artist set up his easel by the bank of the river.


fawn

forms:
fawn (singular)
fawns (plural)

ipa: /fɔːn/

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


intoxication

forms:
intoxication (singular)
intoxications (plural)

glosses: An intoxication is a poisoning of the body by a foreign substance or toxic product.

glosses: Intoxication is the state of being intoxicated or drunk.

ipa: /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/

ipa: /ɪntɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/

hyphenation: in‧tox‧i‧ca‧tion


gale

forms:
gale (singular)
gales (plural)

text: There were gales at 40 miles per hour during the night.


fabric

forms:
fabric (singular)
fabrics (plural)


alarm clock

forms:
alarm clock (singular)
alarm clocks (plural)

etymology_text: alarm + clock

multiword term

alarm

clock

expansion: alarm + clock

glosses: An alarm clock is a clock that makes a sound at a certain time. People use alarm clocks to wake up from sleep at a time they choose.

text: He set the alarm clock for 5.30am as he wanted to wake up early.


gigabytes

forms:
gigabyte (singular)
gigabytes (plural)

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

noun

gigabyte


daisy

forms:
daisy (singular)
daisies (plural)

glosses: A daisy is a small wild flower with round centre and rays.

text: He planted daisies in the garden near the kitchen door.

daisies


vaccine

forms:
vaccine (singular)
vaccines (plural)

glosses: A vaccine is a liquid substance that is given to a person so that they don't get a certain disease or illness, usually through an injection or through the mouth.

text: Vaccines have eliminated many diseases from the world, like smallpox.

ipa: /vækˈsiːn/

hyphenation: vac‧cine


ghetto

forms:
ghetto (singular)
ghettos (plural)

glosses: A ghetto is a part of a city lived by poor people, especially a slum area.

text: Josephine Baker was a poor child from the ghetto areas around St. Louis.

ipa: /ˈɡɛtəʊ/

ipa: /ˈɡɛtoʊ/


humidity

forms:
humidity (singular)
humidities (plural)

etymology_text: humid + -ity

ety-suffix

humid

ity

expansion: humid + -ity

glosses: The humidity is how much water vapor is in the air.

text: It was 90 degrees outside, but the high level of humidity made it feel much hotter

ipa: /hjuːˈmɪdɪti/

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

hyphenation: hu‧mi‧di‧ty

humidities


fabulous

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

glosses: When something is fabulous, it is very good, outstanding and wonderful.

text: Your dress looks fabulous! I love it!

ipa: /ˈfæbjʊləs/


title: haddoc

redirect: haddock

pos: hard-redirect


gaol

forms:
gaol (singular)
gaols (plural)

glosses: A gaol is an old-fashioned way of spelling jail.

ipa: /d͡ʒeɪ(ə)l/

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


dalmatian

forms:
dalmatian (singular)
dalmatians (plural)

glosses: A dalmatian is a kind of dog, it is large, white with black spots.


cane

forms:
cane (singular)
canes (plural)

glosses: A cane is a long thin stick, often bamboo.

text: The blind man used a cane to feel his way along the path.

text: I planted raspberry canes in my garden.

ipa: /keɪn/


cane

forms:
cane (canonical)
canes (third-person singular)
caned (past)
caned (past participle)
caning (present participle)

glosses: To cane is to hit someone with a long thin stick.

text: The pupil was caned for being rude to the teacher.

verb

can


gigabyte

text: My new computer has 100 gigabytes of memory and a 200 gigabyte hard drive.


dagger

forms:
dagger (singular)
daggers (plural)

glosses: A dagger is a short knife used as a weapon.

ipa: /ˈdæɡə(r)/

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


redefines

forms:
redefine (canonical)
redefines (third-person singular)
redefined (past)
redefined (past participle)
redefining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of redefine.


wagging

forms:
wag (canonical)
wags (third-person singular)
wagged (past)
wagged (past participle)
wagging (present participle)

wag

g


wagged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wag.


hardware

forms: hardware (singular)

glosses: Tools and supplies needed to build and repair things.

text: The hardware store sells hammers, nails, and screws.

glosses: The part of the computer that is not software; the part that includes the motherboard and memory disks

text: I ran out of memory, so I added 50 gigabytes more hardware.

ipa: /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/

ipa: /ˈhɑrdˌwɛr/


fable

forms:
fable (singular)
fables (plural)

glosses: A fable is a short story that teaches people a moral, how they should behave.

enpr: fā′bəl

ipa: /ˈfeɪbəl/

hyphenation: fa‧ble


redefined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of redefine.


wag

glosses: A wag is when an animal shakes a tail. For example, a dog shakes its tail from side to side.

text: That dog wagged its tail

glosses: A person who wags does not go to school when they are supposed to be.

text: He's wagging school.

ipa: /wæɡ/


hem

forms:
hem (singular)
hems (plural)

glosses: The hem of clothes is the bottom edge of a cloth, shirt, dress or skirt, which has been turned under and sewn.


elf

forms:
elf (singular)
elves (plural)

glosses: An elf is a small imaginary creature of folk tales with pointed ears.

text: Tolkien's book, the Lord of the Rings, has many stories about elves and their adventures.

enpr: ĕlf

ipa: /ɛlf/

noun

elf

elves


doe

forms:
doe (singular)
does (plural)

ipa: /dəʊ/

enpr: dō

ipa: /doʊ/

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

homophones: d'oh dough


dazzle

forms:
dazzle (canonical)
dazzles (third-person singular)
dazzled (past)
dazzled (past participle)
dazzling (present participle)

glosses: To dazzle is to confuse by making a visual display which is hard to understand.

glosses: The verb 'to dazzle' can be used figuratively or metaphorically:

verb

dazzl


premiere

forms:
premiere (singular)
premieres (plural)

glosses: A premiere is the first showing of a movie, play, opera, musical, or other form of entertainment.

text: The premiere of "Gone with the Wind" was in Atlanta, Georgia.

glosses: A premiere is the first episode of a television show or the first episode of a season of that show.

text: I saw the premiere of the new crime show.

ipa: /prəˈmɪɚ/

ipa: /ˈprɛmjɛə/

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


premiere

forms:
premiere (canonical)
premieres (third-person singular)
premiered (past)
premiered (past participle)
premiering (present participle)

glosses: To premiere is to show or perform a stage work or film for the first time.

text: Curly: Will the play premiere in New York?

text: Larry: No, the play premieres in London next month.

text: Moe: I thought the play premiered in New York last week!

text: Larry: No, the play is premiering in London next month.

premier


canary

forms:
canary (singular)
canaries (plural)

glosses: A canary is a small yellow bird that sings well and is often kept as a pet.

glosses: A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.

ipa: /kəˈnɛəri/

audio: EN-AU ck1 canary.ogg

noun

canary

canaries


successors

forms:
successor (singular)
successors (plural)

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

successor


abbreviation

forms:
abbreviation (singular)
abbreviations (plural)

etymology_text: abbreviate + -ion

ety-suffix

abbreviate

ion

expansion: abbreviate + -ion

glosses: An abbreviation is a shorter way of writing or saying a word or phrase.

text: "NASA" is an abbreviation of the words "National Aeronautics and Space Administration".


doctrine

forms:
doctrine (singular)
doctrines (plural)

glosses: A doctrine is a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government.

glosses: A doctrine is something that is taught; teachings collectively: religious doctrine.

glosses: A doctrine is a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject: the doctrine of the Catholic Church.

ipa: /ˈdɑktrɪn/

ipa: /ˈdɒktrɪn/

hyphenation: doc‧trine


walnuts

forms:
walnut (singular)
walnuts (plural)

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

noun

walnut


old-fashioned

forms:
old-fashioned (positive)
more old-fashioned (comparative)
most old-fashioned (superlative)

glosses: Something that looks or is done the way it was a long time ago; often with the intent that that is no longer the way things look or are done anymore.

text: People thought Obadiah Birdwell was old-fashioned because he drove a horse and buggy, wore homespun knickers, and churned his own butter.

ipa: /oʊldˈfæʃənd/

ipa: /əʊldˈfæʃənd/

hyphenation: old-‧fash‧ioned


haddock

forms:
haddock (singular)
haddocks (plural)

glosses: A haddock is a silvery-grey sea fish, you can eat as a food, related to the cod.

ipa: /ˈhædək/


idols

forms:
idol (singular)
idols (plural)

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

idol


fairly

pos: adv

etymology_text: fair + -ly

ety-suffix

fair

ly

expansion: fair + -ly

glosses: Fairly is when something is between slightly and very.

text: The sun was shining brightly today, however the light breeze still made it feel fairly chilly.

glosses: If something is done fairly, it is just or proper.

text: The teacher told the students they had to take turns and play fairly on the swings.

hyphenation: fair‧ly


wandering

forms:
wander (canonical)
wanders (third-person singular)
wandered (past)
wandered (past participle)
wandering (present participle)

verb

wander


gaols

forms:
gaol (singular)
gaols (plural)

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

noun

gaol


wags

forms:
wag (canonical)
wags (third-person singular)
wagged (past)
wagged (past participle)
wagging (present participle)


tailor

forms:
tailor (singular)
tailors (plural)

glosses: A tailor is someone who makes suits, trousers, and jackets for individual customers.

ipa: /ˈteɪlɚ/

ipa: /ˈteɪlə/


tailor

forms:
tailor (canonical)
tailors (third-person singular)
tailored (past)
tailored (past participle)
tailoring (present participle)

text: Will he tailor a suit to my specifications?

text: He wore tailored suits that were very expensive.

text: Mr. Smith will be tailoring my new suit to my wife's specifications.


byte

forms:
byte (singular)
bytes (plural)

glosses: A unit of eight bits that is used to measure a computer's memory.

text: The letter I wrote on the computer took up 5,000 bytes of memory.

ipa: /baɪt/


misusing

forms:
misuse (canonical)
misuses (third-person singular)
misused (past)
misused (past participle)
misusing (present participle)

verb

misus


emigrate

forms:
emigrate (canonical)
emigrates (third-person singular)
emigrated (past)
emigrated (past participle)
emigrating (present participle)

glosses: When you emigrate, you leave your own country in order to live in another country.

ipa: /ˈɛmɪɡreɪt/

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

hyphenation: em‧i‧grate

emigrat


realization

forms:
realization (singular)
realizations (plural)

etymology_text: realize + -ation

ety-suffix

realize

ation

expansion: realize + -ation

glosses: Realization is the process or result of coming to understand something clearly.

text: He slowly came to the realization that she wouldn't be coming back ever again.

glosses: Realization is act or result of making an idea come true.

text: He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.

text: The realization of the plan took several years.

ipa: /ˌriəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/


herds

forms:
herd (singular)
herds (plural)

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

noun

herd


bachelor

forms:
bachelor (singular)
bachelors (plural)

glosses: A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married, but is able to do so.

hyphenation: ba‧che‧lor


icebergs

forms:
iceberg (singular)
icebergs (plural)

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

iceberg


gleams

forms:
gleam (canonical)
gleams (third-person singular)
gleamed (past)
gleamed (past participle)
gleaming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of gleam.

ipa: /ɡliːmz/

verb

gleam


subtle

forms: subtle (positive)

glosses: Subtle means small, slight, not easily noticed, understated.

text: The smile on the Mona Lisa is a subtle smile.


title: oilrig

redirect: oil rig


javelins

forms:
javelin (singular)
javelins (plural)

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

noun

javelin


legible

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

glosses: When something is legible, it is clear enough and easy to read and written in beautiful letters.

ipa: /ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/

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


illiterate

forms:
illiterate (singular)
illiterates (plural)

glosses: An illiterate person is someone who cannot read nor write.

ipa: /ɪˈlɪtərət/


illiterate

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

glosses: When someone is illiterate, it means that the person can't read nor write.


herd

glosses: A herd is a large group of animals of the same kind, a group of elephants, cattle, etc.

ipa: /hɜːd/

ipa: /hɝd/


icicles

forms:
icicle (singular)
icicles (plural)

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

icicle


glares

forms:
glare (canonical)
glares (third-person singular)
glared (past)
glared (past participle)
glaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of glare.

verb

glar


glares

forms:
glare (singular)
glares (plural)

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

noun

glare


wandered

forms:
wander (canonical)
wanders (third-person singular)
wandered (past)
wandered (past participle)
wandering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wander.

ipa: /ˈwɑndɚd/

ipa: /ˈwɒndəd/


knob

forms:
knob (singular)
knobs (plural)

glosses: A knob is a rounded handle on a door or drawer.

enpr: nŏb

ipa: /nɒb/

ipa: /nɑb/


idol

forms:
idol (singular)
idols (plural)

glosses: An idol is a famous person who is greatly admired, loved by many people.

enpr: īʹd(ə)l

ipa: /ˈaɪd(ə)l/

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


nomadic

forms: nomadic (positive)

glosses: When someone is nomadic, the person is wandering and moving from place to place without a set home.


illiterates

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

illiterate


heritage

forms: heritage (singular)

glosses: Heritage is the sum total of our history. It means what we gained from the past.

text: The English language and customs are part of the heritage of Australia.

heritage


hems

forms:
hem (singular)
hems (plural)

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

hem


vacancies

forms:
vacancy (singular)
vacancies (plural)

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

vacancy

vacancies


icicle

glosses: A icicle is a hanging, tapering long piece of ice down from a roof covered with snow.

ipa: /ˈʌɪsəkəl/


unconscious

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

etymology_text: un- + conscious

ety-prefix

un

conscious

expansion: un- + conscious

glosses: When someone is unconscious, the person is not awake, almost asleep, unaware.

text: He became unconscious when the robber hit him with a baseball bat from behind.

ipa: /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

ipa: /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/

hyphenation: un‧con‧scious


ivories

forms:
ivory (singular)
ivories (plural)

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

noun

ivory

ivories


lentils

forms:
lentil (singular)
lentils (plural)

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

lentil


vaccines

forms:
vaccine (singular)
vaccines (plural)

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

vaccine


knuckle

forms:
knuckle (singular)
knuckles (plural)

glosses: A knuckle is the joint of a finger, especially the bottom joint of a finger.


irrigated

forms:
irrigate (canonical)
irrigates (third-person singular)
irrigated (past)
irrigated (past participle)
irrigating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of irrigate.

verb

irrigat


title: sympton

redirect: symptom


knuckles

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

noun

knuckle


mane

forms:
mane (singular)
manes (plural)

glosses: The mane of an animal refers to the long hair on the neck of a lion or horse.

enpr: mān

ipa: /meɪn/

homophones: main Maine


ignorances

forms:
ignorance (singular)
ignorances (plural)

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

ignorance


painkillers

forms:
painkiller (singular)
painkillers (plural)

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

painkiller


gleam

forms:
gleam (canonical)
gleams (third-person singular)
gleamed (past)
gleamed (past participle)
gleaming (present participle)

glosses: When you gleam, you shine brightly like mirror, with reflected light.

text: He gleamed with happiness when he received his examination results.

ipa: /ɡliːm/


sprockets

forms:
sprocket (singular)
sprockets (plural)

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

sprocket


oil rig

forms:
oil rig (singular)
oil rigs (plural)

glosses: An oil rig is a huge structure with equipment for getting oil by drilling a well from deeply under ground, sometimes under sea.


servers

forms:
server (singular)
servers (plural)

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

server


gleamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gleam.

ipa: /ɡliːmd/

verb

gleam


embrace

forms:
embrace (canonical)
embraces (third-person singular)
embraced (past)
embraced (past participle)
embracing (present participle)

glosses: If you embrace someone, you hold them closely in your arms with love.

ipa: /ɛmˈbreɪs/

hyphenation: em‧brace

embrac


bass

forms:
bass (singular)
basses (plural)

glosses: The bass is a sound that is generally lower in tone.

glosses: A bass is a male voice that is lower than tenor and baritone.

text: Paul Robeson sang "Old Man River" in a deep bass voice.

glosses: A bass is a musical instrument that produces low sounds.

text: The bass played harmony while the trumpet played melody.

glosses: A bass is the lower of two musical clefs. It is centered at the F below middle C.

text: All the notes in the bass clef were played with the left hand.

enpr: bās

ipa: /beɪs/

sampa: /beIs/

noun

bass

basses


bass

forms:
bass (singular)
bass or basses (plural)

glosses: A bass is a type of fish, similar to the perch.

text: Chris caught five wide-mouthed bass on his fishing trip in Tennessee.

enpr: băs

ipa: /bæs/

bass

basses


manes

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

mane


scenery

forms: scenery (singular)

glosses: Scenery is what you see when you look at the outdoor environment around you. It is a word used to describe places.

text: The scenery on the island is beautiful.

glosses: Scenery is the set in a play or other theatrical show.

text: The scenery for Act Two of The Nutcracker was amazing.

scenery


pasture

forms:
pasture (singular)
pastures (plural)

glosses: land covered with grass. there are cattle or sheep.

ipa: /ˈpɑːstjə/


glide

forms:
glide (canonical)
glides (third-person singular)
glided (past)
glided (past participle)
gliding (present participle)

glosses: To glide is to move without making an effort.

text: He glided over the dance-floor.

glosses: To glide is to float in the air gradually downwards.

text: When a bird glides, it goes forwards and downward without flapping its wings.

glosses: To glide is to fly in a glider or an aircraft without an engine.

text: After losing power, the pilot was able to glide his aircraft to land.

ipa: /ˈɡlaɪd/

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

verb

glid

e


invalids

forms:
invalid (singular)
invalids (plural)

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

noun

invalid


nibs

forms:
nib (singular)
nibs (plural)

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

nib


overhaul

forms:
overhaul (singular)
overhauls (plural)

etymology_text: From over + haul.

glosses: An overhaul is a major repair, remake, renovation, or revision.

text: The engine required a complete overhaul to run properly.

enpr: ōʹvə-hôl'

ipa: /ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/

enpr: ōʹvər-hôl'

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌhɔl/

ipa: /ˈoʊvɚˌhɑl/


overhaul

forms:
overhaul (canonical)
overhauls (third-person singular)
overhauled (past)
overhauled (past participle)
overhauling (present participle)

glosses: If you overhaul something, you make major changes or repairs to it.

enpr: ō'və-hôlʹ

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈhɔːl/

enpr: ō'vər-hôlʹ

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈhɔl/

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˈhɑl/


shovel

forms:
shovel (singular)
shovels (plural)

glosses: A shovel is an object made for scooping or digging

ipa: /ˈʃʌvəl/


shovel

forms:
shovel (canonical)
shovels (third-person singular)
shoveled (past)
shoveled (past participle)
shoveling (present participle)

text: He had to shovel the snow off of their driveway.


itches

forms:
itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)

verb

itch

es


itches

forms:
itch (singular)
itches (plural)

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

noun

itches


ointment

forms:
ointment (singular)
ointments (plural)

glosses: An ointment is a smooth oily medicinal substance, or a cosmetic substance that you rub on your skin, usually to ease pain.

text: The first aid personnel applied ointment on the injured athlete.


irrigating

forms:
irrigate (canonical)
irrigates (third-person singular)
irrigated (past)
irrigated (past participle)
irrigating (present participle)


American football

forms: American football

pos: name

glosses: A game that involves two teams trying to run, catch, or kick a ball into the other team's end zone. It is called American football in most of the world. In the United States, it is just called football.

audio: EN-AU ck1 American football.ogg


successor

forms:
successor (singular)
successors (plural)

glosses: A successor is a person that comes after someone and takes their place.

text: The king's successor is his son.

ipa: sək-ˈse-sər

hyphenation: suc‧ces‧sor


liable

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

glosses: When you are liable, you are responsible for something by law.

text: She was liable for the damage her car had caused in the accident.

glosses: To be liable is to be likely to begin something.

text: When he had too much to drink he was liable to get into a fight.

ipa: /ˈlaɪ̯əbəl/

hyphenation: li‧able


fluffy

forms:
fluffy (positive)
fluffier (comparative)
fluffiest (superlative)

etymology_text: fluff + -y

ety-suffix

fluff

y

expansion: fluff + -y

glosses: If something is fluffy, it has fluff, fur or anything else which constitutes fluffiness.

text: My hairy white cat Snowball and my cotton comforter are both very fluffy.

ipa: /flʌfi/

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

adj

fluffy

fluffier

fluffiest


licking

forms:
lick (canonical)
licks (third-person singular)
licked (past)
licked (past participle)
licking (present participle)

verb

lick


optimists

forms:
optimist (singular)
optimists (plural)

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

noun

optimist


sprocket

forms:
sprocket (singular)
sprockets (plural)

glosses: The tooth on a wheel; it goes with a chain or other band with holes.


opponent

forms:
opponent (singular)
opponents (plural)

glosses: An opponent is someone who is not in your team in a game, an opposite team.

text: The United Nations is an opponent of the possession of child pornography.

ipa: /əˈpəʊnənt/

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


refuges

forms:
refuge (singular)
refuges (plural)

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

refuge


irrigate

glosses: To supply farms with water to grow crops.

ipa: /ˈɪrəˌɡeɪt/

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

verb

irrigat


hot dogs

forms:
hot dog (singular)
hot dogs (plural)

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

noun

hot dog


nibbles

forms:
nibble (canonical)
nibbles (third-person singular)
nibbled (past)
nibbled (past participle)
nibbling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of nibble.

verb

nibbl


constructive

forms: constructive (positive)

glosses: When something is constructive, it is usually carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

text: Your constructive feedback is appreciated to help us improve our service in the future.


ointments

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

noun

ointment


javelin

forms:
javelin (singular)
javelins (plural)

glosses: A javelin is a long pointed stick, something like a spear thrown in track and field events.

enpr: jăv'lǐn

ipa: /ˈdʒæv(ə)lɪn/

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


bait

forms:
bait (singular)
baits (plural)

glosses: Bait is food placed on a hook to catch fish or other animals

ipa: /beɪt/


bait

forms:
bait (canonical)
baits (third-person singular)
baited (past)
baited (past participle)
baiting (present participle)

glosses: If you bait an animal, you attract it using a bait.


nighties

forms:
nightie (singular)
nighties (plural)

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

nightie


kitties

forms:
kitty (singular)
kitties (plural)

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

kitty

kitties


knobs

forms:
knob (singular)
knobs (plural)

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

glosses: In the game of cribbage, knobs is the Jack of the same suit as the card that was revealed after the deck was cut.

knob


opponents

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

opponent


fertilizers

forms:
fertilizer (singular)
fertilizers (plural)

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

fertilizer


abolished

forms:
abolish (canonical)
abolishes (third-person singular)
abolished (past)
abolished (past participle)
abolishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of abolish.

verb

abolish


painkiller

forms:
painkiller (singular)
painkillers (plural)

glosses: A painkiller is a medicine or a drug to reduce the feeling of pain.

text: I just ate some painkillers to ease my headache.


safeties

forms:
safety (singular)
safeties (plural)

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

noun

safety

safeties


marshes

forms:
marsh (singular)
marshes (plural)

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

marsh

marshes


fertilizer

glosses: Fertilizer is something which is added to soil to help plants grow.

text: I added two bags of fertilizer to my pumpkin patch.

ipa: /ˈfɜːtəlaɪzə/

ipa: /ˈfɜːrtəlaɪzər/


nightie

glosses: A nightie is a nightdress for women which they wear when they sleep.

text: Mary climbed into bed after puttin on her nightie.

ipa: /ˈnaɪti/


patios

forms:
patio (singular)
patios (plural)

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

patio


illegible

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

etymology_text: il- + legible

word parts

il-

legible

expansion: il- + legible

glosses: When something is illegible, it can't be read easily; usually not written in common-looking letters.

text: Your handwriting is illegible, I can't make any sense of it.


refuge

forms:
refuge (singular)
refuges (plural)

glosses: A place that gives something or someone safety, protection or shelter

ipa: /ˈrɛfjuːdʒ/

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


oil rigs

forms:
oil rig (singular)
oil rigs (plural)

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

noun

oil rig


wildlife

forms: wildlife (singular)

glosses: Wildlife is the natural stock of animals and plants found in a particular place. It usually means the native birds and mammals.

text: The wildlife on the Isle of Skye includes the Red Deer and the Golden Eagle.

wildlife


kitty

text: My kitty is so playful.

ipa: /ˈkɪti/


subdivision

forms:
subdivision (singular)
subdivisions (plural)

etymology_text: sub- + division

glosses: a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something

text: Subdivide the sentence into pieces and understand it a bit at a time.

text: Work on one subdivision at a time.

glosses: a parcel of land that has been divided into lots

glosses: a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area

text: They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.

ipa: /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/


glared

forms:
glare (canonical)
glares (third-person singular)
glared (past)
glared (past participle)
glaring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glare.

verb

glar


badger

forms:
badger (singular)
badgers (plural)

glosses: A badger is a wild small short-legged animal with black and white fur that lives in a hole and comes out at night, a kind of weasel or mink.

ipa: /ˈbæd͡ʒə/

ipa: /ˈbæd͡ʒɚ/


badger

forms:
badger (canonical)
badgers (third-person singular)
badgered (past)
badgered (past participle)
badgering (present participle)

glosses: If you badger a person, you annoy them persistently.


misuses

forms:
misuse (singular)
misuses (plural)

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

noun

misuse


misuses

forms:
misuse (canonical)
misuses (third-person singular)
misused (past)
misused (past participle)
misusing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of misuse.

verb

misus


condiments

forms:
condiment (singular)
condiments (plural)

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

noun

condiment


oozed

forms:
ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ooze.

verb

ooz


rascals

forms:
rascal (singular)
rascals (plural)

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

noun

rascal


post-production

forms: post-production (singular)

glosses: The last part of movie production, happening after the movie is filmed, where changes are made before the product is finished.

post-production


rascal

text: That rascal made me spill milk all over the floor.

ipa: /ˈrɑːskl̩/

ipa: /ˈræskl̩/


jeer

forms:
jeer (canonical)
jeers (third-person singular)
jeered (past)
jeered (past participle)
jeering (present participle)

glosses: When you jeer at someone, you laugh rudely and unkindly with a mock or scoff at the person, humiliating the person.

text: We jeered at our opponents when they lost to us in the 100m running event.


abolish

forms:
abolish (canonical)
abolishes (third-person singular)
abolished (past)
abolished (past participle)
abolishing (present participle)

glosses: When you abolish something, you end it by making it invalid or illegal. You usually use the word "abolish" in regard to laws or actions.

text: The censorship law was abolished due to huge opposition by many people.

enpr: ə-bŏl'ĭsh

ipa: /əˈbɒlɪʃ/

hyphenation: a‧bo‧lish


coleslaw

forms:
coleslaw (singular)
coleslaws (plural)

glosses: Coleslaw is a type of salad. It is made with shredded cabbage, buttermilk and mayonnaise. Sometimes it contains other ingredients.

text: For lunch, I had a chicken leg with a side of coleslaw.

ipa: /ˈkəʊlslɔː/


mashes

forms:
mash (canonical)
mashes (third-person singular)
mashed (past)
mashed (past participle)
mashing (present participle)

verb

mash


paddy

forms:
paddy (singular)
paddies (plural)

noun

paddy

paddies


abolishes

glosses: The third-person singular form of abolish.


marbles

forms:
marble (singular)
marbles (plural)

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

marble


marbles

forms:
marble (canonical)
marbles (third-person singular)
marbled (past)
marbled (past participle)
marbling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of marble.

verb

marbl


ivory

forms:
ivory (singular)
ivories (plural)

glosses: A hard creamy-white substance taken from the long tooth of an elephant.

ipa: /ˈaɪvəri/

hyphenation: i‧vo‧ry

noun

ivory


itched

forms:
itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of itch.

verb

itch


ignorance

forms:
ignorance (singular)
ignorances (plural)

text: The president's ignorance of the history is surprising.

text: That idea shows a remarkable ignorance about the situation.

text: We will not base our policies on ignorance and fear.

ipa: /ˈɪɡnərəns/


campaigner

forms:
campaigner (singular)
campaigners (plural)

glosses: A campaigner is a person that tries to get support from others.

glosses: A campaigner is a politician that runs for an office.

ipa: /kamˈpeɪnə/


mayonnaise

forms: mayonnaise (singular)

glosses: Mayonnaise is a condiment. It is often used as a spread or a dressing. It is made of eggs, oil and vinegar or lemon juice.


condiment

glosses: A condiment is something that is added to a food to give it more flavor or a different flavor. Examples include ketchup and horseradish.

text: At the big picnic in the park, there were condiments for our hot dogs next to the buns.

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


nibbled

forms:
nibble (canonical)
nibbles (third-person singular)
nibbled (past)
nibbled (past participle)
nibbling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nibble.

nibbl


coleslaws

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

noun

coleslaw


wanders

forms:
wander (canonical)
wanders (third-person singular)
wandered (past)
wandered (past participle)
wandering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of wander.

verb

wander


misuse

forms:
misuse (singular)
misuses (plural)

etymology_text: mis- + use

ety-prefix

mis

use

expansion: mis- + use

glosses: A misuse is an incorrect use of something.

ipa: /mɪsˈjuːs/

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

hyphenation: mis‧use


misuse

forms:
misuse (canonical)
misuses (third-person singular)
misused (past)
misused (past participle)
misusing (present participle)

glosses: When you misuse something, you use it incorrectly.


co-workers

forms:
co-worker (singular)
co-workers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of co-worker; more than one (kind of) co-worker.

noun

co-worker


optimist

forms:
optimist (singular)
optimists (plural)

glosses: An optimist is someone who always believes that happy things will happen.

ipa: /ˈɑptɪmɪst/

ipa: /ˈɒptɪmɪst/


nib

forms:
nib (singular)
nibs (plural)

glosses: The nib is the pointed end part of a pen which the ink comes out from.

glosses: A cocoa nib is a piece of a roasted and hulled cocoa bean.

ipa: /nɪb/

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

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


omelettes

forms:
omelette (singular)
omelettes (plural)

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

omelette

omelettes


jeered

forms:
jeer (canonical)
jeers (third-person singular)
jeered (past)
jeered (past participle)
jeering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jeer.

verb

jeer


paddies

forms:
paddy (singular)
paddies (plural)

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


misused

glosses: The past tense and past participle of misuse.

misus


glaring

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

glosses: If something is glaring, it reflects a lot of light.

ipa: /ˈɡlɛərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɡlɛrɪŋ/


glaring

forms:
glare (canonical)
glares (third-person singular)
glared (past)
glared (past participle)
glaring (present participle)

glar


sags

forms:
sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)

sag

g


glare

glosses: When you glare at someone, you look at someone angrily.

text: I glared at the person that knocked into me just now and making me spill my coffee.


glare

forms:
glare (singular)
glares (plural)


licked

forms:
lick (canonical)
licks (third-person singular)
licked (past)
licked (past participle)
licking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lick.

lick


abolishing

forms:
abolish (canonical)
abolishes (third-person singular)
abolished (past)
abolished (past participle)
abolishing (present participle)

abolish


outdoor

forms: outdoor (positive)

text: We cooked dinner on an outdoor barbecue rather than on the stove.

ipa: /ˌaʊtˈdɔː/

ipa: /ˌʌʊtˈdo(ː)r/

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


omelette

glosses: An omelette is a dish of beaten eggs cooked in oil, often with cheese and sometimes with other ingredients.

text: For breakfast, I had a three-egg ham and cheese omelette.


iceberg

forms:
iceberg (singular)
icebergs (plural)

glosses: An iceberg is a very large piece of ice floating in the sea

ipa: /ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/

ipa: /ˈaɪsbɝɡ/

hyphenation: ice‧berg


tellies

forms:
telly (singular)
tellys or tellies (plural)

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

noun

telly

tellys

tellies


marsh

forms:
marsh (singular)
marshes (plural)

glosses: A marsh is an area of low wet soft land.

ipa: /mɑrʃ/

ipa: /mɑː(r)ʃ/


ransoms

forms:
ransom (singular)
ransoms (plural)

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

ransom


safety

forms:
safety (singular)
safeties (plural)

text: It is important to learn traffic safety so you do not get hurt while crossing the street

glosses: Something that keeps a device from accidentally going off

text: It is important that the safety be on the curtain so that it does fall and hurt the actors

glosses: In American football, the player on defense who is furthest from the ball at the start of the play.

ipa: /ˈseɪfti/


passer-by

forms:
passer-by (singular)
passers-by (plural)

etymology_text: passer + by

compound

passer

by

expansion: passer + by

glosses: A passer-by is someone who walks past a location or event.

text: As the two argued, passers-by paid little attention.

passer-by

passers-by


vivid

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

glosses: When something is vivid, it is very bright or deep in color.

ipa: /ˈvɪvɪd/

adjective

expansion: [POS TABLE]


itching

forms:
itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)

verb

itch


sap

forms: sap (singular)

glosses: Sap is the liquid inside a plant that carries sugars and minerals.

noun

sap


lick

glosses: When you lick something, you touch it with your tongue in order to taste or moisten.

text: That boy is licking on the ice-cream that his mother bought for him.


knit

forms:
knit (canonical)
knits (third-person singular)
knitted (past)
knitted (past participle)
knitting (present participle)

glosses: When you knit, you make a cloth from a long wool thread, usually by hands with needles.

text: My mother loves to knit beautiful scarves for me to wear.

ipa: /ˈnɪt/

verb

knit

t


lentil

forms:
lentil (singular)
lentils (plural)

glosses: Lentil is a type of plants that have edible seeds. These seeds are usually orange, green, brown, dried, round, can be cooked and eaten.

ipa: /ˈlɛntəl/

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

hyphenation: len‧til


patter

forms:
patter (singular)
patters (plural)

glosses: Patter refers to the soft sound that feet makes when walking on a hard surface.

text: The night was very quiet, and I could hear the patter of the mice crawling in the kitchen.

glosses: When someone makes a patter, the person is speaking very fast and the words have no meaning.

text: Before the magician started on his magic trick, he got the attention of the audience through his patter.

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


patter

forms:
patter (canonical)
patters (third-person singular)
pattered (past)
pattered (past participle)
pattering (present participle)

glosses: Pattering refers to the sound made by the rain when it hits a surface.

glosses: When someone patters, the person is trying to speak quickly without having meaning in the words, to patter.


knitting

text: She is knitting a sweater for her grandchild.


kneaded

forms:
knead (canonical)
kneads (third-person singular)
kneaded (past)
kneaded (past participle)
kneading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of knead.

knead


fanatical

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

glosses: When you are fanatical, you are believing in something strongly.

text: Steve Jobs was fanatical about the quality of his company's products.

ipa: /fəˈnætɪkəl/


mashed

forms:
mash (canonical)
mashes (third-person singular)
mashed (past)
mashed (past participle)
mashing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mash.

mash


shriek

forms:
shriek (singular)
shrieks (plural)

glosses: A shriek is a very loud, fairly short cry.

text: She let out a shriek when the car splashed water over her legs.

ipa: /ʃriːk/


shriek

forms:
shriek (canonical)
shrieks (third-person singular)
shrieked (past)
shrieked (past participle)
shrieking (present participle)

glosses: If a person shrieks, they give a very loud cry.


degeneration

forms:
degeneration (singular)
degenerations (plural)

glosses: When something undergoes degeneration, it starts to get worse day by day. It is almost like it grows in reverse, with the most weak and delicate parts dying first.


volleyballs

forms:
volleyball (singular)
volleyballs (plural)

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

noun

volleyball


symptoms

forms:
symptom (singular)
symptoms (plural)

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

symptom


campaigners

forms:
campaigner (singular)
campaigners (plural)

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

campaigner


kneads

glosses: The third-person singular form of knead.


patio

forms:
patio (singular)
patios (plural)

glosses: A patio is an outdoor area near a house. Its surface is often covered with stones, tiles, or concrete.

ipa: /ˈpætiəʊ/

ipa: /ˈpætioʊ/


sapphires

forms:
sapphire (singular)
sapphires (plural)

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

sapphire


possesses

forms:
possess (canonical)
possesses (third-person singular)
possessed (past)
possessed (past participle)
possessing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of possess.

verb

possess


knead

glosses: When you knead, you press a mixture of flour and water with the hands to make bread.

enpr: nēd

ipa: /niːd/

homophones: kneed need


virtue

forms:
virtue (singular)
virtues (plural)

glosses: A virtue is a morally good characteristic in a person. For example, honesty, patience, etc.


virtues

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

noun

virtue


sarcastic

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

glosses: When someone is sarcastic, the person is using words in irony or unkindness, usually to mock people.

ipa: /sɑːˈkæstik/

ipa: /sɑrˈkæstik/


horseradish

forms:
horseradish (singular)
horseradishes (plural)

glosses: A plant that is similar to the mustard plant.

glosses: A very hot-tasting condiment that comes from the plant.

text: After eating a steak with too much horseradish on it, Terrance burnt his tongue

enpr: hôrsʹrăd'ĭsh

ipa: /ˈhɔrsrædɪʃ/

ipa: /ˈhɔːsrædɪʃ/

horseradishes


tellys

forms:
telly (singular)
tellys or tellies (plural)

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


horseradishes

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

horseradish


sagged

forms:
sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sag.

verb

sag


itch

forms:
itch (canonical)
itches (third-person singular)
itched (past)
itched (past participle)
itching (present participle)

glosses: An itch is when you have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin, then you want to scratch it.

ipa: /ɪt͡ʃ/

es


itch

forms:
itch (singular)
itches (plural)

glosses: An itch is an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.

noun

itches


nibble

forms:
nibble (canonical)
nibbles (third-person singular)
nibbled (past)
nibbled (past participle)
nibbling (present participle)

glosses: When you nibble on something, you take small bites of a biscuit, bread or food.

text: That squirrel nibbled on the nut it was holding.

ipa: /ˈnɪbəl/

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

verb

nibbl

e


verify

forms:
verify (canonical)
verifies (third-person singular)
verified (past)
verified (past participle)
verifying (present participle)

glosses: To verify something is to get evidence to show that it is true.

text: My receipts verified that I had always paid my telephone bills.

ipa: /ˈvɛrɪfaɪ/

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

verif

y


tempts

forms:
tempt (canonical)
tempts (third-person singular)
tempted (past)
tempted (past participle)
tempting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tempt.

tempt


tenants

forms:
tenant (singular)
tenants (plural)

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

noun

tenant


tenants

forms:
tenant (canonical)
tenants (third-person singular)
tenanted (past)
tenanted (past participle)
tenanting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tenant.


barbecues

forms:
barbecue (singular)
barbecues (plural)

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

barbecue


barbecues

forms:
barbecue (canonical)
barbecues (third-person singular)
barbecued (past)
barbecued (past participle)
barbecuing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of barbecue.

verb

barbecu


eminent

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

glosses: When something is eminent, it means that it is high, lofty; towering; prominent.

glosses: Something that is noteworthy, remarkable, great.

text: His eminent good sense has been a great help to this project.

glosses: Of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy

text: In later years, the professor was known as an eminent historian.

ipa: /ˈɛmɪnənt/


featureless

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

etymology_text: feature + -less

ety-suffix

feature

less

expansion: feature + -less

glosses: When something is featureless, it is without features.

text: The featureless landscape of the desert made the trip very boring.


picturesque

forms: picturesque (positive)

etymology_text: picture + -esque

picture

esque

expansion: picture + -esque

glosses: Picturesque is an adjective which means "as pretty as a picture".

text: The Isle of Skye is picturesque.


rashes

forms:
rash (singular)
rashes (plural)

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

noun

rash

rashes


server

forms:
server (singular)
servers (plural)

glosses: A server is a type of computer that people can access through the Internet to visit a website.

text: I recently bought a server to host my online shop.

ipa: /ˈsɜːvə/

ipa: /ˈsɝvɚ/

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


salutes

forms:
salute (singular)
salutes (plural)

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

salute


salutes

forms:
salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of salute.

verb

salut


passage

forms:
passage (singular)
passages (plural)

glosses: A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another

text: Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.

text: His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.

text: He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.

text: The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.

glosses: A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.

text: The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.

glosses: A passage is a short section from a book or other writing.

text: She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.

glosses: A passage is a short section from a musical work.

text: There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.

ipa: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/


degenerations

forms:
degeneration (singular)
degenerations (plural)

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

noun

degeneration


oozes

forms:
ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)

verb

ooz


barbecue

glosses: A style of cooking that involves meat being cooked on a grill or in a pit, then often covered in a special sauce.

text: Chris' Black Oak Restaurant serves barbecue ribs and chicken.

glosses: The grill for cooking barbecue; or for grilling anything in general.

text: I put two hot dogs and two hamburgers on the barbecue.

text: There was a big barbecue in Riverside Park for the Fourth of July.

ipa: /ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuː/

ipa: /ˈbɑrbɪˌkju/

hyphenation: bar‧be‧cue


ransom

forms:
ransom (singular)
ransoms (plural)

glosses: A ransom is the money demanded by criminals usually paid for the release of a kidnapped person.

text: The kidnappers wanted us to pay $2.5million as ransom to release the boy.

ipa: /ˈrænsəm/

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

hyphenation: ran‧som


possessed

forms:
possess (canonical)
possesses (third-person singular)
possessed (past)
possessed (past participle)
possessing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of possess.

possess


sag

forms:
sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)

glosses: When something sags, it sink downwards, bend lower from the usual position usually due to a heavy weight.

enpr: săg

ipa: /sæɡ/

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


rash

forms: rash (positive)

glosses: When you do something rash, you do it too hurriedly without careful consideration.

text: The accident was a result of his 'rash act.

ipa: /ræʃ/


rash

glosses: Rashes are red spots on your skin that may cause irritation.

text: A rash appeared on his leg.


knitted

forms:
knit (canonical)
knits (third-person singular)
knitted (past)
knitted (past participle)
knitting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of knit.

knit


symptom

forms:
symptom (singular)
symptoms (plural)

glosses: A symptom is a sign or indication of something, usually an illness.

text: He began to show symptoms of chicken pox a few days ago.

ipa: /ˈsɪm(p)təm/

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

hyphenation: symp‧tom


intentional

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

etymology_text: intention + -al

ety-suffix

intention

al

expansion: intention + -al

glosses: If an action is intentional, it is done on purpose.

text: "Teacher! Jimmy just stepped on my foot again! That was intentional! Please make him stop."

ipa: /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

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


possess

text: He does not possess a car.

text: The evil spirit was going to possess her.


tedious

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

glosses: Something that is tedious takes a long time to do and is boring.

text: I've stopped making Flash movies because the process is tedious and more trouble than its worth.


breakthrough

forms:
breakthrough (singular)
breakthroughs (plural)

glosses: A breakthrough is a sudden change, a change from not being able to do something to being able to do something.

text: After the breakthrough, rubber could be made in a factory and rubber trees were no longer the only source of rubber.

ipa: /ˈbreɪkθruː/


hot dog

forms:
hot dog (singular)
hot dogs (plural)

glosses: A hot dog is a type of sausage, most often a weiner or frankfurter.

text: For lunch, I had an all-beef hot dog with ketchup and mustard.

ipa: /ˈhɒtdɒɡ/

ipa: /ˈhɑtdɑɡ/


fermented

forms:
ferment (canonical)
ferments (third-person singular)
fermented (past)
fermented (past participle)
fermenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ferment.

verb

ferment


rationing

forms:
ration (canonical)
rations (third-person singular)
rationed (past)
rationed (past participle)
rationing (present participle)

ration


pastry

forms:
pastry (singular)
pastries (plural)

glosses: A pastry is a mixture of flour, fat, and water.

text: The cook rolled out the pastry to make it thin to use as a pie crust.

glosses: A pastry is a small cake with a cream, jam, or fruit filling.

text: The cake shop had rows of delicious looking pastries.

ipa: /ˈpeɪstri/

noun

pastries


tempted

forms:
tempt (canonical)
tempts (third-person singular)
tempted (past)
tempted (past participle)
tempting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tempt.


irrigates

forms:
irrigate (canonical)
irrigates (third-person singular)
irrigated (past)
irrigated (past participle)
irrigating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of irrigate.

verb

irrigat


telly

forms:
telly (singular)
tellys or tellies (plural)

ipa: /ˈtɛli/

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


tempt

glosses: When you tempt someone, you try to get someone to do something, perhaps something bad or immoral.

text: He was tempted to steal that expensive phone on the table.

text: She was tempted to kiss him.

ipa: /tɛmpt/


mash

forms:
mash (canonical)
mashes (third-person singular)
mashed (past)
mashed (past participle)
mashing (present participle)

glosses: When you mash something, you crush it with a fork, a pestle, or a similar utensil until it is pulpy.

enpr: măsh

ipa: /mæʃ/

mash


saluting

forms:
salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)


rationed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ration.


barbecuing

forms:
barbecue (canonical)
barbecues (third-person singular)
barbecued (past)
barbecued (past participle)
barbecuing (present participle)


shrieks

forms:
shriek (singular)
shrieks (plural)

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

noun

shriek


shrieks

forms:
shriek (canonical)
shrieks (third-person singular)
shrieked (past)
shrieked (past participle)
shrieking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shriek.


advert

forms:
advert (singular)
adverts (plural)

glosses: An advert is something that advertises something.


barbecued

glosses: The past tense and past participle of barbecue.


padlocks

forms:
padlock (singular)
padlocks (plural)

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

padlock


padlocks

forms:
padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of padlock.


ketchup

forms: ketchup (singular)

glosses: Ketchup is a condiment. It is a liquid made mostly of tomato paste and vinegar.

text: I covered my hamburger and french fries with a generous helping of ketchup.

hyphenation: ketch‧up


despise

forms:
despise (canonical)
despises (third-person singular)
despised (past)
despised (past participle)
despising (present participle)

glosses: To despise something is to feel the very worst about it.

text: The step-sisters of Cinderella despised her.

ipa: /dɪˈspaɪz/

verb

despis


ration

forms:
ration (singular)
rations (plural)

glosses: A ration is a portion of a limited resource that is given to a person.

ipa: /ˈræʃən/

enpr: ră'-shĭn


ration

glosses: When food is being rationed, there is a limit on each person to have only a small amount of food, especially during wartime.


verifies

forms:
verify (canonical)
verifies (third-person singular)
verified (past)
verified (past participle)
verifying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of verify.

verif


ooze

forms:
ooze (singular)
oozes (plural)

text: You should put on cleaning gloves if you are going to clean up that nasty ooze.

enpr: o͞oz

ipa: /uːz/

noun

ooze


ooze

forms:
ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)

glosses: When something oozes out, it refers to liquid slowly flowing out.

text: Blood oozed out of the cut.


invalid

forms: invalid (positive)

etymology_text: in- + valid

ety-prefix

in

valid

expansion: in- + valid

glosses: Something that is invalid is not valid, meaning it is not correct, appropriate, or acceptable.

text: I learned that my credit card was invalid when I tried to pay for dinner with it.

enpr: ĭn-vă'lĭd


invalid

forms:
invalid (singular)
invalids (plural)

glosses: Someone who is invalid is very sick, often to the point of having to stay in bed or a wheelchair all the time.

text: George Chaffey's invalid wife had to use a wheelchair for the last ten years of her life

enpr: ĭn'və-lĭd


possessing

forms:
possess (canonical)
possesses (third-person singular)
possessed (past)
possessed (past participle)
possessing (present participle)


sapphire

forms:
sapphire (singular)
sapphires (plural)

glosses: A sapphire is a transparent blue stone used in jewellery.

hyphenation: sap‧phire


sagging

forms:
sag (canonical)
sags (third-person singular)
sagged (past)
sagged (past participle)
sagging (present participle)

verb

sag


banister

forms:
banister (singular)
banisters (plural)

glosses: A banister is a type of fence at the outer side of stairs.

ipa: /ˈbænɪstə(r)/


wasp

forms:
wasp (singular)
wasps (plural)

glosses: A wasp is a yellow and black insect which flies fast, has a narrow waist and a sting, bigger than a bee.


publishers

forms:
publisher (singular)
publishers (plural)

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

noun

publisher


volleyball

forms:
volleyball (singular)
volleyballs (plural)

glosses: Volleyball is a ball game for two teams of six players across a high net, they hit a large ball with their hands to touch it on the opposite court.

glosses: A volleyball refers to the ball that is used in a game of Volleyball.

ipa: /ˈvɒlibɔ(ː)l/

hyphenation: vol‧ley‧ball


publisher

etymology_text: publish + -er

ety-suffix

publish

er

expansion: publish + -er

glosses: A publisher is a person or a company that prints books, magazines, etc. and sells them to people.

ipa: /ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/


saluted

forms:
salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of salute.

ipa: /səˈlutɪd/

ipa: /səˈl(j)uːtɪd/

hyphenation: sa‧lut‧ed

verb

salut


concussion

forms:
concussion (singular)
concussions (plural)

glosses: A concussion is the result of a really hard hit to the head. It is caused by the brain being shaken around. It can lead to loss of function for a while, and sometimes can damage the brain forever.

text: Jimmy got a concussion after he fell down and hit his head on the concrete.

ipa: /kənˈkʌʃən/


noteworthy

forms:
noteworthy (positive)
noteworthier (comparative)
noteworthiest (superlative)

etymology_text: note + -worthy

ety-suffix

note

worthy

expansion: note + -worthy

glosses: Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.

text: Zukertort represent the other most noteworthy tournaments.

ipa: /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/

ipa: /ˈnoʊtˌwɝði/

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

adj

noteworthier

noteworthiest


noteworthy

forms:
noteworthy (singular)
noteworthies (plural)

ipa: /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/

noun

noteworthies


banquet

forms:
banquet (singular)
banquets (plural)

glosses: A banquet is a fancy evening meal for many people in a guest room.

ipa: /ˈbæŋkwɪt/


conquests

forms:
conquest (singular)
conquests (plural)

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

conquest


despises

forms:
despise (canonical)
despises (third-person singular)
despised (past)
despised (past participle)
despising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of despise.


vinegar

forms:
vinegar (singular)
vinegars (plural)

glosses: Vinegar is a liquid made by fermenting fruit or grain. It is also an acid.

text: When you mix vinegar and baking soda, it explodes in a chemical reaction.

ipa: /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈvɪnəɡə/

hyphenation: vin‧e‧gar


washbasin

forms:
washbasin (singular)
washbasins (plural)

glosses: A washbasin is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


despised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of despise.


despised

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

glosses: A despised person is someone who is hated.


agony

forms:
agony (singular)
agonies (plural)

glosses: Agony is extremely bad suffering with strong pain.

agony

agonies


warfare

forms:
warfare (singular)
warfares (plural)

ipa: /ˈwɔrfɛr/

ipa: /ˈwɔːfɛə/

hyphenation: war‧fare


unstable

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

etymology_text: un- + stable

ety-prefix

un

stable

expansion: un- + stable

glosses: Something that is not stable, can change suddenly.

ipa: /ʌnˈsteɪbəɫ/

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

hyphenation: un‧sta‧ble


speechwriters

forms:
speechwriter (singular)
speechwriters (plural)

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

noun

speechwriter


banner

forms:
banner (singular)
banners (plural)

glosses: A banner is piece of long cloth with writing on.


gleaming

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

glosses: If something is gleaming, it is very bright looking; it is shiny.

ipa: /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/


gleaming

forms:
gleaming (singular)
gleamings (plural)


gleaming

forms:
gleam (canonical)
gleams (third-person singular)
gleamed (past)
gleamed (past participle)
gleaming (present participle)

verb

gleam


watt

forms:
watt (singular)
watts (plural)

glosses: A watt is a measure of electrical power.

text: One watt is equal to one joule per second.

text: The electric heater used 2400 watts.

ipa: /wɒt/

enpr: wät

ipa: /wɑt/


verified

forms:
verify (canonical)
verifies (third-person singular)
verified (past)
verified (past participle)
verifying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of verify.


darling

forms:
darling (singular)
darlings (plural)

glosses: A kind of name to be used when you call a person, your husband, who you love.

enpr: där'lĭng

ipa: /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈdɑːlɪŋ/


padlock

forms:
padlock (singular)
padlocks (plural)

glosses: A padlock is a small lock. You can hang it on the door, gate, bicycle.

ipa: /ˈpadˌlɒk/

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

hyphenation: pad‧lock


padlock

forms:
padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)

glosses: If you padlock something, you lock it with a padlock.


mitts

forms:
mitt (singular)
mitts (plural)

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

noun

mitt


aerosol

forms:
aerosol (singular)
aerosols (plural)

glosses: An aerosol is a fine spray from a can (container) with a button on the top. When you push it, a liquid can be sprayed.

ipa: /ˈɛə.rəˌsɒl/

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


carpentry

forms: carpentry (singular)

glosses: The activity or job of making or repairing wooden houses and things.


draughts

forms:
draught (singular)
draughts (plural)

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

draught


draughts

forms:
draught (canonical)
draughts (third-person singular)
draughted (past)
draughted (past participle)
draughting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of draught.


co-worker

forms:
co-worker (singular)
co-workers (plural)

etymology_text: co- + worker

ety-prefix

co

worker

expansion: co- + worker

glosses: A co-worker is someone a person works with.

ipa: /ˈkəʊˈwɜː.kə/

hyphenation: co‧wor‧ker


tenant

forms:
tenant (singular)
tenants (plural)

glosses: A tenant is a person who occupies the land or house from a landlord. He pays money to a landlord as rent.

enpr: tĕnənt

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


tenant

forms:
tenant (canonical)
tenants (third-person singular)
tenanted (past)
tenanted (past participle)
tenanting (present participle)

glosses: If someone tenants a place, they are occupying it as a tenant.


tempting

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

glosses: If something is tempting, it is attractive or appeals to someone.


tempting

forms:
tempt (canonical)
tempts (third-person singular)
tempted (past)
tempted (past participle)
tempting (present participle)

verb

tempt


carrot

forms:
carrot (singular)
carrots (plural)

glosses: A long root eaten as a vegetable. It is usually orange in color.

glosses: A shade of orange similar to the flesh of most carrots (also called carrot orange).

enpr: kâr'ət

enpr: kĕr'ət

hyphenation: car‧rot


deceits

forms:
deceit (singular)
deceits (plural)

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

noun

deceit


-ism

forms: -ism

pos: suffix

glosses: -ism is a suffix that can nominalize a verb or adjective. For example, the noun socialism is formed by appending ism to the adjective social.

ipa: /ɪzəm/

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


safaris

forms:
safari (singular)
safaris (plural)

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

safari


carpenter

forms:
carpenter (singular)
carpenters (plural)

glosses: A carpenter is a person who creates and repairs wooden houses and other objects.

text: The carpenter will build us new cabinets.

ipa: /ˈkɑrpəntɚ/

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

hyphenation: car‧pen‧ter


mitt

glosses: A mitt is a type of glove. On a mitt, there is one part for the thumb and one part for the other fingers. An oven mitt is a type of mitt.

text: I wore an oven mitt to take the baked potatoes out of the oven.


warden

forms:
warden (singular)
wardens (plural)

glosses: A warden is a person who looks after a dormitory, a youth hostel.

glosses: A warden is a person who watches a park, a traffic, etc.

glosses: A warden is a head of a school, a prison, a hospital, a public office.

ipa: /ˈwɔːdən/

ipa: /ˈwɔrdən/

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


captivity

forms: captivity (singular)

glosses: Captivity is the condition of being kept as a prisoner.

text: You will be put into captivity until you tell us the truth.

text: Many children were carried into Indian captivity during the colonial wars in America.

text: Wild animals taken into captivity are sometimes cruelly mistreated.

ipa: /kæpˈtɪvɪti/

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

hyphenation: cap‧tiv‧i‧ty


becomingly

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

glosses: When an action is becomingly, it is in a becoming way.


disgracing

forms:
disgrace (canonical)
disgraces (third-person singular)
disgraced (past)
disgraced (past participle)
disgracing (present participle)

verb

disgrac


cargo

forms:
cargo (singular)
cargos or cargoes (plural)

glosses: Cargo is goods carried on a ship or airplane.

text: Tie up the cargo so that it does not fall off the ship.

ipa: /ˈkɑːɡəʊ/

ipa: /ˈkɑrɡoʊ/

hyphenation: car‧go

noun

cargo

cargos

cargoes


-ist

forms: -ist

glosses: a suffix replacing -ism that means a person that uses that -ism


hovel

forms:
hovel (singular)
hovels (plural)


conquest

forms:
conquest (singular)
conquests (plural)


ferments

forms:
ferment (canonical)
ferments (third-person singular)
fermented (past)
fermented (past participle)
fermenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ferment.

verb

ferment


ferments

forms:
ferment (singular)
ferments (plural)

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


relaxation

forms:
relaxation (singular)
relaxations (plural)

glosses: The state of relaxing or being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; what you get out of recreation activities.

text: The walk in the park gave her some relaxation.

text: There was a relaxation of the rules

glosses: recreation; a task meant to give the mind or body relief after effort.

text: After working hard, it was time for some rest and relaxation.

ipa: /ˌrilækˈseɪʃən/

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


carpenters

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

noun

carpenter


daybreak

forms:
daybreak (singular)
daybreaks (plural)

glosses: The start of the morning light just before sunrise.

ipa: /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

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


reachers

forms:
reacher (singular)
reachers (plural)

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

reacher


deceit

forms:
deceit (singular)
deceits (plural)

glosses: Deceit is the action of making someone believe that something false is true by telling a lie deliberately.

glosses: A deceit is an act used to deceive someone.

text: Everything he wrote about the issue was just a deceit.

ipa: /dɪˈsiːt/


rations

forms:
ration (singular)
rations (plural)

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

ration


rations

forms:
ration (canonical)
rations (third-person singular)
rationed (past)
rationed (past participle)
rationing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ration.


crossovers

forms:
crossover (singular)
crossovers (plural)

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

crossover


crossover

glosses: A crossover is a place where one thing crosses over another.

glosses: A crossover is a blend of two or more styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.

text: The band's new song had crossover appeal to both country and pop listeners.

glosses: A crossover is an automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, like the Pontiac Torrent.

glosses: A crossover is a fiction story that borrows places or characters from two or more fictional stories.


ferment

glosses: When something ferments, it turns into alcohol. This happens when sugar in fruit or grain ages or is acted on by yeast.

text: When the grape juice was left in a barrel for a year, it fermented into wine.

glosses: When you ferment an emotion, you stir it up or arouse it.

text: The preacher fermented anger with the government from the pulpit.

ipa: /fəˈmɛnt/

ipa: /fɚˈmɛnt/

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


ferment

glosses: A ferment is a state of arousal or change.

text: There was a ferment of reform caused by the Second Great Awakening.

ipa: /ˈfɜːmɛnt/

ipa: /ˈfɝmɛnt/


disgraced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disgrace.


disgraced

forms: disgraced (positive)

text: Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff had to speak in front of several members of Congress.


header

forms:
header (singular)
headers (plural)

glosses: A header is the text at the very top of the page.

text: I put my name and the page number in the header of my term paper.

glosses: In football, a header is a goal scored by hitting the ball with one's head

text: Peter Crouch's header against Chelsea made the highlight show last night.


baptism

forms:
baptism (singular)
baptisms (plural)

glosses: the Christian religious ceremony, a person who want to become a member of the church is touched or covered with holy water.

ipa: /ˈbæptɪzəm/


headers

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

header


independentizes

forms:
independentize (canonical)
independentizes (third-person singular)
independentized (past)
independentized (past participle)
independentizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of independentize.

verb

independentiz


manifested

forms:
manifest (canonical)
manifests (third-person singular)
manifested (past)
manifested (past participle)
manifesting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of manifest.

manifest


have a bat in the belfry

forms: have a bat in the belfry

pos: phrase

glosses: To have a bat in the belfry is to be crazy.


arrogate

forms:
arrogate (canonical)
arrogates (third-person singular)
arrogated (past)
arrogated (past participle)
arrogating (present participle)

glosses: If someone arrogates something, they claim something which is not theirs for themselves.

ipa: /ˈærəɡeɪt/

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

arrogat


moot point

forms:
moot point (singular)
moot points (plural)

glosses: An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

glosses: An issue regarded as debatable, but no longer practical.

text: Until we rebuild downtown, whether we build more parking spaces is a moot point.

noun

moot point


make sure

forms: make sure

glosses: If you make sure of something, you go back to something and check to see if it was done right or if it was true.


Frenchmen

forms:
Frenchman (singular)
Frenchmen (plural)

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

Frenchman

Frenchmen


captives

forms:
captive (singular)
captives (plural)

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

captive


arrogates

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrogate.

verb

e


-ise

forms: -ise

glosses: A suffix used to change a word to a verb meaning to make something like that word.

text: Example: German → Germanise


oozing

forms:
ooze (canonical)
oozes (third-person singular)
oozed (past)
oozed (past participle)
oozing (present participle)

ooz


reacher

forms:
reacher (singular)
reachers (plural)

glosses: A reacher is a person who reaches for something.

glosses: A reacher is an object or device used to reach something.


cartoons

forms:
cartoon (singular)
cartoons (plural)

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

noun

cartoon


independentize

glosses: If someone or something independentizes another thing, then they make it independent.


cargos

forms:
cargo (singular)
cargos or cargoes (plural)

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


advertisable

forms: advertisable (positive)

glosses: Something which can be advertised is advertisable.


safari

forms:
safari (singular)
safaris (plural)

glosses: A safari is a trip taken to see or hunt animals. It is often in a remote location such as parts of Africa.

text: We went on a three-month safari on the Serengeti Plain in Africa.

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


observer

forms:
observer (singular)
observers (plural)

etymology_text: observe + -er

ety-suffix

observe

expansion: observe + -er

glosses: An observer is somebody who watches something.

ipa: /əbˈzɝvɚ/

ipa: /əbˈzɜːvə/


speechwriter

forms:
speechwriter (singular)
speechwriters (plural)

glosses: A speechwriter is someone who writes speeches for others.

text: Who is the president's speechwriter?


apostles

forms:
apostle (singular)
apostles (plural)

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

noun

apostle


gracious

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

glosses: When someone is gracious, they are kind.

ipa: /ˈɡreɪʃəs/


sincerest

forms:
sincere (positive)
sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of sincere; most sincere.

adjective

sincere

sincerer

sincerest


salute

forms:
salute (singular)
salutes (plural)

glosses: A salute is a greeting gesture in the army and navy by hold up a right hand to the forehead.

ipa: /səˈlut/

ipa: /səˈl(j)uːt/

hyphenation: sa‧lute


salute

forms:
salute (canonical)
salutes (third-person singular)
saluted (past)
saluted (past participle)
saluting (present participle)

glosses: When you salute at someone, you greet at the person, usually out of respect.

text: The group of soldiers saluted at the parade's guest of honour.

verb

salut


shove

forms:
shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

glosses: When you shove something, you push something or someone hard.

enpr: shŭv

ipa: /ʃʌv/

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

shov


show-off

forms:
show-off (singular)
show-offs (plural)

glosses: A show-off is a person who does things to get other people to notice them.


stride

forms:
stride (singular)
strides (plural)

glosses: The length or type of way that a person walks.

ipa: /ˈstraɪd/


residences

forms:
residence (singular)
residences (plural)

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

noun

residence


draught

forms:
draught (singular)
draughts (plural)

glosses: A draught is a wind which blows through a building.

glosses: A draught is a piece which is used in a game called draughts.

ipa: /drɑːft/

ipa: /dræft/


draught

forms:
draught (canonical)
draughts (third-person singular)
draughted (past)
draughted (past participle)
draughting (present participle)

glosses: To draught means to pull something along, especially a vehicle or a tractor.


fall through the cracks

forms: fall through the cracks

glosses: If a problem falls through the cracks, it is not noticed, even though there was a way to catch this type of problem.

text: Complete every item, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.


trait

forms:
trait (singular)
traits (plural)

glosses: A trait is a typical characteristic or feature, usually of a person or other living thing.

text: antlers are a trait of male deer.

text: vertical black and white stripes are a trait of zebras.

enpr: trāt

ipa: /treɪt/

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


Frenchman

forms:
Frenchman (singular)
Frenchmen (plural)

text: Two Frenchmen sat in the cafe, eating bread and smoking cigarettes.


wardrobe mistress

forms:
wardrobe mistress (singular)
wardrobe mistresses (plural)

glosses: A wardrobe mistress is a woman who manages and maintains the costumes of a theatrical company.

wardrobe mistress

wardrobe mistresses


strides

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

stride


frisbee

forms:
frisbee (singular)
frisbees (plural)

ipa: /ˈfrɪzbi/


artifice

forms:
artifice (singular)
artifices (plural)

glosses: Something that is artifice refers to an artificial object, something that is man-made.


marble

forms:
marble (singular)
marbles (plural)

glosses: Marble is a hard stone, typically white or light yellow, polished smooth and shiny, used in making walls, floors or sculptures.

glosses: A marble is a small ball made of coloured glass. Marbles are usually used as toys.

ipa: /ˈmɑːbəl/

ipa: /ˈmɑrbəl/

hyphenation: mar‧ble


marble

forms:
marble (canonical)
marbles (third-person singular)
marbled (past)
marbled (past participle)
marbling (present participle)

glosses: If something is marbled it has the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble.

glosses: If a piece of meat has great marbling, it is interlaced with fats and its appearance resembles that of marble.

verb

marbl


splendid

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

glosses: If something is splendid, it is very impressive and magnificent.

ipa: /ˈsplɛndɪd/


-ize

forms: -ize

glosses: A suffix used to change a word to a verb meaning to make something like that word.

text: Example: German → Germanize


nuisance

forms:
nuisance (singular)
nuisances (plural)

glosses: A nuisance is something or someone that bothers or annoys.


residence

text: "He has residence in the Great State of Malarkus."


slippery

forms:
slippery (positive)
slipperier (comparative)
slipperiest (superlative)

glosses: Tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding.

text: A slippery road can be dangerous.

ipa: /ˈslɪpəri/

adj

slippery

slipperier

slipperiest


precisely

etymology_text: precise + -ly

ety-suffix

precise

ly

expansion: precise + -ly

glosses: When something happens precisely, it happens in an exact and precise manner.

text: The egg flew out the window and landed precisely on Mr. Norton's bald head.

ipa: /prɪˈsaɪsli/

hyphenation: pre‧cise‧ly


routine

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

glosses: Done like it is a routine. Hackneyed, shop-worn.

text: He showed little interest in the flute sonata and played it in a routine manner.

ipa: /ruːˈtiːn/


routine

forms:
routine (singular)
routines (plural)

glosses: A set of actions used to perform a trick

text: magicians all use the same routine to pull the rabbit out of the hat.


captive

forms:
captive (singular)
captives (plural)

glosses: A captive is a prisoner, usually in a war.

text: Put the captives back in jail.

text: Settlers often became captives of marauding Indians during the colonial wars in America.

ipa: /ˈkæptɪv/

hyphenation: cap‧tive


thought through

forms:
think through (canonical)
thinks through (third-person singular)
thought through (past)
thought through (past participle)
thinking through (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of think through.

verb

think through

thinks through

thought through

thought through

thinking through


fastidious

forms: fastidious (positive)

glosses: Fastidious means to be very particular about one thing or another; "picky"

text: He is so fastidious about personal cleanliness that he bathes three times a day.


modular

forms: modular (positive)

glosses: If something is modular, it is made up of different modules.

hyphenation: mod‧u‧lar


think through

glosses: to spend enough time thinking about something to make sure it will work

text: "That plan was well thought through."


fugitives

forms:
fugitive (singular)
fugitives (plural)

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

noun

fugitive


thighs

forms:
thigh (singular)
thighs (plural)

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

thigh


carve

forms:
carve (canonical)
carves (third-person singular)
carved (past)
carved (past participle)
carving (present participle)

glosses: If you carve wood or stone, you cut it into a designed shape.

glosses: If you carve cooked meat, you cut into slices for eating.

ipa: /kɑrv/

ipa: /kɑːv/

verb

carv


generously

etymology_text: generous + -ly

ety-suffix

generous

expansion: generous + -ly

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)rəsli/


stewards

forms:
steward (singular)
stewards (plural)

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

noun

steward


bonspiel

forms:
bonspiel (singular)
bonspiels (plural)

ipa: /ˈbɒnspiːl/

ipa: /ˈbɑnspiːl/


routines

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

routine


modules

forms:
module (singular)
modules (plural)

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

module


concussions

forms:
concussion (singular)
concussions (plural)

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

concussion


momentary

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

glosses: When something is momentary, it lasts for a very brief amount of time.

text: I took a momentary glimpse at the commotion.

ipa: /ˈmoʊmənˌtɛri/

ipa: /ˈməʊmənt(ə)ri/

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

hyphenation: mo‧men‧ta‧ry


trance

forms:
trance (singular)
trances (plural)

glosses: A trance is a mental state in which a person is only half-conscious. It has been called "an altered state of consciousness". The person seems unaware of what is around them, as if 'lost in thought'.

text: He seemed to be in a trance, as if someone had hypnotized him.

ipa: /trɑːns/

ipa: /træns/

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


apostle

forms:
apostle (singular)
apostles (plural)

glosses: A leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church.

glosses: A pioneer or early advocate of a cause; prophet of a belief.

glosses: A top-ranking official in the twelve seat council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

ipa: /əˈpɑsl̩/

ipa: /əˈpɒs(ə)l/

hyphenation: apos‧tle


bonnets

forms:
bonnet (singular)
bonnets (plural)

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

bonnet


Frisbees

forms:
Frisbee (singular)
Frisbees (plural)

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

Frisbee


unformed

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

glosses: When something is unformed, it does not have a definite form.

text: My opinion is unformed until I have some time to think about it.


frisbees

forms:
frisbee (singular)
frisbees (plural)

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

frisbee