restricted

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

glosses: If something is restricted, it is limited.

glosses: If something is restricted, it is available only to certain people.

text: You can't come in here! This is a restricted area!

glosses: One of the levels of the secrecy of an official document.

ipa: /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/

hyphenation: re‧strict‧ed


restricted

forms:
restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of restrict.

verb

restrict

expansion: [POS TABLE]


murders

forms:
murder (singular)
murders (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

murder


murders

forms:
murder (canonical)
murders (third-person singular)
murdered (past)
murdered (past participle)
murdering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of murder.


petrol

forms: petrol (singular)

text: I don't care whether the car's got a diesel engine or a petrol engine as long as it'll get me from A to B.

text: Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations.

text: Petrol prices are on the way up again with Shell pushing prices at the pumps to more than £2.34p.

text: Let's hope the car doesn't run out of petrol.

enpr: pĕt'rəl

ipa: /ˈpetrəl/

petrol


panics

forms:
panic (singular)
panics (plural)

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

panic


panics

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of panic.

verb

k


explosives

forms:
explosive (singular)
explosives (plural)

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

text: Explosives can cause very much injury and damage.

noun

explosive


chatted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chat.

verb

chat

t


observe

forms:
observe (canonical)
observes (third-person singular)
observed (past)
observed (past participle)
observing (present participle)

glosses: If you observe something, you see or notice it.

text: No problem behavior was observed among these students.

text: My goal is to record what I observe during one session.

text: A similar pattern was also observed in the posttest data.

glosses: If you observe something, you watch it carefully.

text: The moon is really too bright to observe through a telescope.

text: He spent hours closely observing the weather and making careful notes.

glosses: If you observe something, usually a fact, you say or write it.

text: When we were talking, he also observed that some new problems had come up.

glosses: If you observe a law or agreement, you follow it.

text: Israel agreed to start moving out of West Bank towns if the Palestinians observed a cease-fire.

glosses: If you observe a special day, you do the traditional things that are done on that day, especially in a religion.

text: Some 1 billion people around the world will do something to observe the anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.

text: At a tent city on the outskirts of Islamabad in Pakistan, families observed the end of Ramadan by donating gifts to the earthquake survivors.

text: The patient may be asked to observe some taboo, such as not having sex on a particular day.

ipa: /əbˈzɜːv/

enpr: əb-zûrvʹ

ipa: /əbˈzɝv/

hyphenation: ob‧serve

observ

e


wedged

forms:
wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wedge.

wedg


weekends

forms:
weekend (singular)
weekends (plural)

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

text: Weekends are my favorite time of the week because I don't have to go to work.

noun

weekend


weekends

forms:
weekend (canonical)
weekends (third-person singular)
weekended (past)
weekended (past participle)
weekending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of weekend.

text: Leslie weekends at the beach during the summer.


tilling

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

verb

till


planted

forms:
plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plant.

text: The flowers I planted last month are already blooming.

plant


strontium

forms: strontium (singular)

glosses: Strontium a metallic chemical element with the atomic number of 38 and the symbol Sr.

enpr: strŏn'tēəm

hyphenation: stron‧tium


chats

forms:
chat (singular)
chats (plural)

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


quoting

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

quot


title: guard rail

redirect: guardrail

pos: hard-redirect


gains

forms:
gain (singular)
gains (plural)

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

text: Small gains add up later.

noun

gain


gains

forms:
gain (canonical)
gains (third-person singular)
gained (past)
gained (past participle)
gaining (present participle)

text: Felipe gains money by selling newspapers and magazines.


simplest

forms:
simple (positive)
simpler (comparative)
simplest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: The superlative form of simple; most simple.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpləst/

adj

simple

simpler

simplest


fucks

forms:
fuck (singular)
fucks (plural)

glosses: (vulgar,highly offensive) The plural form of fuck; more than one (kind of) fuck.

text: Go away, you little fucks.

noun

fuck


fucks

forms:
fuck (canonical)
fucks (third-person singular)
fucked (past)
fucked (past participle)
fucking (present participle)


title: wouldn’t

redirect: wouldn't


title: wild fire

redirect: wildfire


advances

forms:
advance (singular)
advances (plural)

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

text: These advances were very important in medicine.

advance


advances

forms:
advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advance.

text: The army advances through the danger zone with brute force.

verb

advanc


title: sink hole

redirect: sinkhole


pint

forms:
pint (singular)
pints (plural)

glosses: A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 0.568 litres in Britain and 1/8 of a gallon in the US.

text: She had pasta for dinner and half a pint of ice cream every night for dessert.

text: He put his face in his beer and finished the pint in one go.

ipa: /paɪnt/


telephoning

forms:
telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

telephon


fuckers

forms:
fucker (singular)
fuckers (plural)

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

noun

fucker


evaluations

forms:
evaluation (singular)
evaluations (plural)

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

evaluation


title: Oudh

redirect: Awadh


fright

forms:
fright (singular)
frights (plural)

text: Seeing someone with a gun gave me quite a fright.

enpr: frīt

ipa: /fraɪt/

sampa: /fraIt/


fright

forms:
fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

text: Seeing someone with a gun frightened me very much.


scales

forms:
scale (singular)
scales (plural)

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

ipa: /skeɪlz/

scale


scales

forms:
scale (canonical)
scales (third-person singular)
scaled (past)
scaled (past participle)
scaling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scale.

verb

scal


sampling

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

sampl


trusts

forms:
trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trust.

trust


trusts

forms:
trust (singular)
trusts (plural)

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


pointing

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

text: The walkers were pointing at their map.

point


sinkholes

forms:
sinkhole (singular)
sinkholes (plural)

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

noun

sinkhole


trumpets

forms:
trumpet (singular)
trumpets (plural)

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

trumpet


trumpets

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of trumpet.


wildfires

forms:
wildfire (singular)
wildfires (plural)

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

wildfire


extracts

forms:
extract (singular)
extracts (plural)

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

text: Bakers use chocolate extracts to make muffins.

extract


extracts

forms:
extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of extract.


occupy

forms:
occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)

glosses: If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.

text: Her personal apartment has two bedrooms. In New York this is sometimes more space than entire families occupy.

text: He owned a large area of land occupied mostly by shops.

text: I couldn't sit down because this lady was occupying two seats.

glosses: If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.

text: We have requested the removal of armed forces from territories occupied in the recent war.

text: Today, American forces occupy Iraq and Afghanistan.

glosses: If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.

text: Women are seeking positions that were formerly occupied by men.

glosses: If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.

text: I like to keep their minds occupied and keep them busy and out of trouble.

glosses: If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.

text: Before, I ate constantly; but now, I find other things to occupy my time.

ipa: /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

ipa: /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/

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

hyphenation: oc‧cu‧py

verb

occup

y


debates

forms:
debate (singular)
debates (plural)

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

text: I like having debates with Jimmy.

noun

debate


debates

forms:
debate (canonical)
debates (third-person singular)
debated (past)
debated (past participle)
debating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of debate.

text: She debates her mom's rules very often.

verb

debat


simpler

forms:
simple (positive)
simpler (comparative)
simplest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of simple; more simple.

ipa: /ˈsɪmplɚ/

ipa: /ˈsɪmplə/

adj

simple


disagreement

forms:
disagreement (singular)
disagreements (plural)

etymology_text: disagree + -ment or dis- + agreement

ety-suffix

disagree

ment

expansion: disagree + -ment

ety-prefix

dis

agreement

expansion: dis- + agreement

text: There was a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a decision.

glosses: When something does not agree with something else.

text: There is disagreement between the brother and sister about what color the shirt is.

ipa: /dɪsəˈɡriːmənt/


wearing

forms:
wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

wear

wears

wore

worn

wearing


detailing

forms:
detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

verb

detail


fights

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fight.

text: Joey fights with his brother all the time.

ipa: /faɪts/

fight

fights

fought

fought

fighting


fights

forms:
fight (singular)
fights (plural)

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

text: I don't like getting into fights.


hopefuls

forms:
hopeful (singular)
hopefuls (plural)

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

noun

hopeful


listing

forms:
list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)

verb

list


seeding

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)

text: I am seeding the garden, so I can't play.

ipa: /ˈsiːdɪŋ/

seed


seeding

forms:
seeding (singular)
seedings (plural)

glosses: A numbered position going into a tournament.

text: My college has a high seeding.


model

forms:
model (singular)
models (plural)

glosses: A model is a something that is made to look or act like something else, usually being smaller or simpler than the original.

text: Mathematical models can greatly help researchers understand the behavior of real systems.

text: The company builds and sells detailed 3-D models of the human body.

text: Scientists have developed a theoretical model of the planet's interior that describes one possibility.

text: A few years ago, the best climate models predicted that there would soon be an ice-free Arctic during the summer.

text: There is a good fit between the four-factor model and the data in this study.

text: His father had been a small man with a kind face and large hands who helped him build model airplanes and rockets.

glosses: A model is an example of something, a goal, or a way to do something.

text: Both men and women who had public athletic role models during childhood were more likely to play sports at a higher level.

text: Each university used a variety of different instructional models.

text: It was a model company, combining high profits, happy workers, and clean, efficient production methods.

glosses: A model is a person who puts on clothes, glasses, jewelery, etc. to show them at shows and in photographs or who poses for paintings or sculptures.

text: High-fashion runway models are typically 5 foot 10 inches or taller.

text: He develops his paintings without models being present in the studio.

glosses: A model is a kind or design of car or other machine.

text: The wireless phone will be installed in future models from GM, Toyota and Honda.

ipa: /ˈmɒdl̩/

ipa: /ˈmɑdl̩/

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

hyphenation: mo‧del


model

forms:
modeled (past)
modeled (past participle)
modeling (present participle)
model (canonical)
models (third-person singular)
modelled (past)
modelled (past participle)
modelling (present participle)

glosses: If you model clothes, jewelery, etc., you wear them to show them at shows and in photographs.

glosses: If you model an action, you show how it is done.

text: Parents should model the behavior they want without forcing or controlling the child.

text: All music teachers can model good and poor tone quality.

glosses: If you model x on y, you try to make x like y.

text: There's a youth baseball field modeled after Fenway Park in the old Memorial Stadium.

glosses: If you model something, you make a smaller, simpler copy of it.

text: He's trying to model the human thought process on the computer.

model

l


cheer up

forms: cheer up

pos: phrase

glosses: If you cheer somebody up, you make them feel happier.

text: I went over to try to cheer her up, but she said she wanted to be alone.

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

text: Cheer up everyone; it can only get better from here.

audio: en-au-cheer up.ogg


sinkhole

forms:
sinkhole (singular)
sinkholes (plural)

glosses: A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.


guardrails

forms:
guardrail (singular)
guardrails (plural)

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

noun

guardrail


listed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of list.


arrives

forms:
arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrive.

verb

arriv


killers

forms:
killer (singular)
killers (plural)

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

noun

killer


whiles

forms:
while (canonical)
whiles (third-person singular)
whiled (past)
whiled (past participle)
whiling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of while.

enpr: wīlz

ipa: /waɪlz/

sampa: /waIlz/

verb

whil


mouths

forms:
mouth (singular)
mouths (plural)

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

text: I think they all have large mouths.

ipa: /maʊðz/

noun

mouth


mouths

forms:
mouth (canonical)
mouths (third-person singular)
mouthed (past)
mouthed (past participle)
mouthing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mouth.


telephones

forms:
telephone (singular)
telephones (plural)

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

telephone


telephones

forms:
telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of telephone.

verb

telephon


shrub

forms:
shrub (singular)
shrubs (plural)

glosses: A shrub is a plant. It is smaller than a tree, usually has many stems from the same base, and looks very much like a bush.

text: I think the ball rolled under that shrub.

enpr: shrŭb

ipa: /ʃrʌb/

sampa: /SrVb/


guardrail

glosses: A guardrail is a rail that is put on the side of a dangerous place (like a road or staircase) to make it safer.


trolled

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of troll.

troll


assets

forms:
asset (singular)
assets (plural)

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

ipa: /'æsets/

noun

asset


delayed

forms:
delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delay.

verb

delay


compiles

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compile.

compil


contemporaries

forms:
contemporary (singular)
contemporaries (plural)

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

noun

contemporary

contemporaries


staged

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

glosses: If something is staged, it has been planned or prepared.

text: The prank seems to be staged, his reaction to it is too dramatic.

adj

more: true


staged

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stage.

verb

stag


pupil

forms:
pupil (singular)
pupils (plural)

glosses: A pupil is a student, especially a young one.

text: They can put their children in public school, but it costs $9,600 per pupil per year.

text: Which learning activities will assist pupils to achieve these objectives?

text: The teacher called the pupils to sit on the rug in front of the class.

text: These pupils learn to write as well as write to learn in mathematics.

glosses: Your pupil is the black circle in the middle of your eye.

text: He checked her eyes; the pupils seemed rather large for the lighting in the room.

ipa: /pjuːpəl/


felons

forms:
felon (singular)
felons (plural)

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

noun

felon


mortgage

forms:
mortgage (singular)
mortgages (plural)

glosses: A mortgage is a loan for the purpose of paying for a house, apartment, building, etc.

text: For five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, interest rates rose to 5.58 percent.

text: They can't refinance because the mortgage is higher than the real value of their home.

text: Unlike traditional 30-year fixed mortgages, these loans are often adjustable.

text: Credit card, auto loan, and mortgage lenders, along with bankers, are being much more careful about their borrowers.

text: By November she had missed two of the monthly mortgage payments on the three-bedroom home.

hyphenation: mort‧gage


mortgage

forms:
mortgage (canonical)
mortgages (third-person singular)
mortgaged (past)
mortgaged (past participle)
mortgaging (present participle)

glosses: If you mortgage your home, you borrow money and promise to give up your home if you can't pay back the money.

text: Henderson's parents mortgaged their house in Cuthbert to buy a piano for the front parlor.

glosses: If you mortgage your future, you enjoy something now even though it will cause problems in the future.

text: We're mortgaging our children's future instead of investing in it.

verb

mortgag


nights

forms:
night (singular)
nights (plural)

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

noun

night


manner

forms:
manner (singular)
manners (plural)

glosses: A manner is the way that someone or something acts or performs.

text: My daughter quickly changed her manner when I came into her room.

ipa: /ˈmænə/

ipa: /ˈmænɚ/


jester

forms:
jester (singular)
jesters (plural)

glosses: An entertainer in a medieval royal court.

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


uniting

forms:
unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

verb

unit


kidneys

forms:
kidney (singular)
kidneys (plural)

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

text: Almost everybody is born with two kidneys.

noun

kidney


genocide

forms:
genocide (singular)
genocides (plural)

glosses: Genocide is the killing of many people because of their ethnicity, race, religion, or culture.

ipa: /ˈʤɛnəsaid/

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


complementing

forms:
complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

verb

complement


spaced

forms:
space (canonical)
spaces (third-person singular)
spaced (past)
spaced (past participle)
spacing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of space.

spac


complemented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of complement.


kidding

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

kid

d


frequents

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of frequent.

frequent


kidded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kid.


pregnant

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

glosses: If a female is pregnant, she has a baby growing inside her.

text: Between 10 and 40 percent of US teen girls will get pregnant before the age of 20.

text: For the first time, a 67-year-old woman has successfully become pregnant.

text: At that time, she was already eight months pregnant with their son, Bradley.

text: You could barely tell she was pregnant, although the baby was born a week later.

glosses: A pregnant silence has some meaning or feeling.

glosses: If something is pregnant with a quality, it has a lot of that quality.

ipa: /ˈprɛgnənt/


arriving

forms:
arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

text: Sarah will be arriving shortly and then we can go to the mall.

arriv


relied

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rely.

rel


unites

glosses: The third-person singular form of unite.


staked

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stake.

stak


faces

forms:
face (singular)
faces (plural)

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

text: Their faces are very beautiful.

ipa: /ˈfeɪsɪz/

noun

face


faces

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

text: Samuel faces Jerusalem when he prays because he is Jewish.

verb

fac


keepers

forms:
keeper (singular)
keepers (plural)

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

noun

keeper


trolling

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

verb

troll


lives

forms:
life (singular)
lives (plural)

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

ipa: /lɪvz/

noun

life

lives


lives

forms:
live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)

ipa: /laɪvz/

verb

liv


Rome

forms: Rome

pos: name

text: It is noon at the U.N. headquarters in New York, 6:00 p.m. in Rome, Italy.

glosses: Rome is the Roman Empire, an empire that existed between 85 BC and AD 476 and covered much of the southern Europe and some of northern Africa.

text: Most of our great ideas are rooted in Greece and Rome.

text: Visitors are transported back 2,000 years in time to experience life and death in ancient Rome.

enpr: rōm

ipa: /rəʊm/

ipa: /roʊm/

sampa: /roUm/

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


engages

forms:
engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of engage.

text: Billy always engages Joel in interesting conversations.

engag


chucked

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chuck.

chuck


points

forms:
point (singular)
points (plural)

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

noun

point


points

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of point.


raised

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of raise.

ipa: /reɪzd/

verb

rais


mechanic

forms:
mechanic (singular)
mechanics (plural)

glosses: A mechanic is a person that can fix machines like cars and airplanes.

text: My mechanic can fix anything.

text: The airport mechanics went on strike.

glosses: Mechanics is the way of doing something.

text: Will you teach me the mechanics of songwriting?

text: Are the mechanics of car repair too difficult for me to understand?

text: Will I ever become comfortable with the mechanics of sex?

ipa: /məˈkænɪk/

hyphenation: me‧cha‧nic


sliding

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

slide

slides

slid

slid

sliding


seniors

forms:
senior (singular)
seniors (plural)

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

noun

senior


persuade

forms:
persuade (canonical)
persuades (third-person singular)
persuaded (past)
persuaded (past participle)
persuading (present participle)

glosses: If you persuade somebody to do something, you make them do it, usually by telling them why it's a good thing to do.

text: She tried to persuade her mother to leave Greensburg.

text: He hoped she could be persuaded to join him as he travelled through France and Germany.

glosses: If you persuade somebody of something, you make them believe that it's true.

text: I was able to persuade my parents that I needed a new cell phone.

text: We tried to persuade him of the danger of staying.

ipa: /pəˈsweɪd/

ipa: /pɚˈsweɪd/

verb

persuad


compiled

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compile.

compil


visas

forms:
visa (singular)
visas (plural)

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

noun

visa


panicking

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

verb

panic


session

forms:
session (singular)
sessions (plural)

glosses: A session is the period of time of an activity.

text: There will be a presentation by Michael Hirschorn, followed by a question-and-answer session.

text: She remembers participating in the 1967 recording session for "All You Need Is Love".

text: Contact us to schedule a training session or for more information.

text: Signs of depression substantially declined after four months of weekly therapy sessions.

text: We attended a conference session about marketing and we decided to start our own marketing program.

text: During the second session, participants were reminded of the purpose of the study.

text: One basic educational methods class was offered during a five-week summer session.

text: The testing sessions lasted approximately 30 minutes each.

text: On-road training with the devices was conducted in eight two-hour sessions.

text: The U.N. Security Council was holding an emergency session that has just closed.

text: The speaker arrived late for the opening session.

text: He was among the fastest drivers in both practice sessions.

text: The afternoon session was as surprising as the morning one.

text: We can remove lines around the eyes with three to four laser treatments (around $400 per session).

text: Gradually increase the intensity and duration of your exercise sessions.

glosses: If something is in session, it's happening at that time.

text: Some schools offer open houses, and most will invite you to observe their classes in session.


retire

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: If you retire, you stop working, usually because of your age.

text: She recently retired after 25 years with the company.

text: With me is Colonel David Hunt, military analyst and retired U.S. Army commander.

text: Horner retired at age 63 and has been painting full time ever since.

glosses: If you retire something, you stop using it.

text: NASA will soon be retiring the space shuttles.

glosses: If you retire, you go to a quiet place, often to bed.

text: After dinner she retired to her bedroom with a head cold.

retir


frights

forms:
fright (singular)
frights (plural)

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

noun

fright


frights

forms:
fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fright.


scare

forms:
scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

glosses: If something scares you, it makes you feel fear.

text: They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.

text: Granny used to scare the hell out of us kids with her ghost stories.

text: I read once that you can scare away a bear if you wave your arms and look big.

text: Dark scares me. Noise scares me. And guns scare me.

glosses: If something scares somebody off, it makes them not want to do something.

text: The high costs often scare students off.

glosses: If you scare up something, you find it, even though it's rare or hard to find.

text: She didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.

verb

scar


scare

forms:
scare (singular)
scares (plural)

text: I had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.


staging

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

stag


processing

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈprɑsəsɪŋ/

process

es


relies

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

rel


flamed

forms:
flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flame.

flam


flagging

forms:
flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)

flag

g


trolls

forms:
troll (singular)
trolls (plural)

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

noun

troll


trolls

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of troll.


resist

forms:
resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

glosses: If you resist something, you work, push, fight, etc. against it.

text: Unable to resist the call of the road, he left once more.

text: We're helping kids resist the pressure to start smoking.

text: She resisted every attempt to make changes.

text: Since when have I been able to resist chocolate?

text: They must resist the force that is being used against them.

ipa: /rɪˈzɪst/

hyphenation: re‧sist


frequenting

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

verb

frequent


sanest

forms:
sane (positive)
saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of sane; most sane.

adjective

sane

saner

sanest


patients

forms:
patient (singular)
patients (plural)

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

noun

patient


ads

forms:
ad (singular)
ads (plural)

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

enpr: ădz

ipa: /ædz/

ad


silly

forms:
silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

glosses: If something is silly, it shows that somebody didn't think about it carefully.

text: Sometimes I called her "Mommy Ruby", even if it sounded silly.

text: People get excited about the silliest things.

text: "Do you remember?" "What a silly question! Of course I remember."

glosses: If something is silly, it's not important or serious.

text: I was making silly little jokes and she was laughing.

glosses: If you are silly, you don't think about things carefully or you are not serious.

text: Sometimes it's hard to believe how silly students can be.

text: The photoshopped pictures of Blake Griffin were so silly

ipa: /'sIlI/

adj

silly

sillier

silliest


staking

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

verb

stak


piles

forms:
pile (singular)
piles (plural)

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

text: Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

glosses: Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids.

ipa: /paɪlz/

noun

pile


piles

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

verb

pil


rowing

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)

row


raising

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

rais


compiling

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

compil


recession

forms:
recession (singular)
recessions (plural)

glosses: A recession is a time when there is less economic activity.

text: Spending is one reason that economists are increasingly worried about the economy moving into a recession.

text: In the early 1980s, the economy was in a deep recession and interest rates were two to four times as high as they are today.

text: It's difficult to get any work during this recession.

text: The government is trying to help those who are hard hit by the recession.

ipa: /rɪˈsɛʃn̩/

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

hyphenation: re‧ces‧sion


adapting

forms:
adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

adapt


lists

forms:
list (singular)
lists (plural)

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

noun

list


lists

forms:
list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)


saner

glosses: The comparative form of sane; more sane.

text: I'm not crazy; I've never been saner.


stages

forms:
stage (singular)
stages (plural)

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

stage


stages

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stage.

verb

stag


releases

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of release.

releas


releases

forms:
release (singular)
releases (plural)

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

noun

release


defeated

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defeat.

ipa: /dɪˈfiːtəd/

verb

defeat


pile

glosses: A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.

text: There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.

text: He found his phone under a pile of clothes.

text: The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.

text: Joshua Tree National Park in California has many huge rock piles.

text: She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.

glosses: A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.

ipa: /paɪl/


pile

glosses: If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.

text: The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.

text: She piled the books on the corner of the desk.

glosses: If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.

text: I listen to the snow piling on the roof.

text: When I was away the work kept piling up.

glosses: If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.

text: The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.

glosses: If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.

glosses: If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.

glosses: If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.


mules

forms:
mule (singular)
mules (plural)

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

noun

mule


southern

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

etymology_text: south + -ern

ety-suffix

south

ern

expansion: south + -ern

glosses: A southern place, accent, person, etc. is in, from, or about the south.

text: The money helps everyone from a grocer in southern Lebanon to a farmer in Tajikistan.

text: My grandmother moved to southern California to live with my aunt.

text: Her soft, southern accent reminded him of warm summer nights.

text: Recently, elephants have done well in southern Africa.

text: She remembered a summer afternoon swimming off the family compound at the southern tip of Taiwan.

text: Each year, millions of Mexicans cross that southern border from Mexico into the United States.

text: Dire Dawa is located on the southern edge of the Rift Valley at the foot of the Harrar Mountains.

text: Jupiter lies fairly low in the southern sky after dusk.

ipa: /ˈsʌðən/

ipa: /ˈsʌðɚn/

enpr: sŭth′ərn


cupping

forms:
cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

verb

cup

p


nachos

forms: nachos (plural)

glosses: Nachos are a type of food from Mexico made from tortilla chips and melted cheese. Often, nachos also have other toppings like jalapeños, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, refried beans, salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

text: Let's get some nachos as an appetizer.

ipa: /ˈnætʃəʊz/

ipa: /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/

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


foundering

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

founder


acoustic

forms: acoustic (positive)

glosses: An acoustic instrument is played without electricity.

text: I think music from an acoustic guitar is prettier than music from an electric guitar.

ipa: /əˈkuːstɪk/


acoustic

forms:
acoustic (singular)
acoustics (plural)

glosses: If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

text: She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.


equations

forms:
equation (singular)
equations (plural)

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

noun

equation


entering

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

text: John is entering the door as we speak.

verb

enter


cupped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cup.


inflation

forms:
inflation (singular)
inflations (plural)

glosses: Inflation is a general increase in the price of goods and services.

text: Because of inflation, I can't afford to go to the movies anymore.

text: We have low unemployment, low inflation, good growth, and a strong economy.

text: The rate of food inflation reached 24 percent in March.

text: Wages adjusted for inflation actually fell last month.

glosses: Inflation is the process of blowing up a balloon, bag, etc.

text: The speed of inflation of the airbag is very important in protecting you in a car crash.

glosses: Inflation is any process or result of growth.

text: With competition to enter college, grade inflation is a serious problem across the country.

ipa: /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

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


journeying

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

journey


sensible

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

glosses: A sensible person thinks clearly and makes good decisions.

text: She wasn't talking wildy or anything; she seemed like a nice sensible lady.

glosses: A sensible plan, action, idea, etc. is a good one because it fits the situation well.

text: Stopping to rest seemed like a very sensible idea, so we did.

text: He wondered whether it was sensible to return to business in an area most people were leaving.

ipa: /ˈsensəbl/


releasing

e


loosest

forms:
loose (positive)
looser (comparative)
loosest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of loose; most loose.

adjective

loose

looser

loosest


accessibility

forms: accessibility (singular)

glosses: Accessibility is the property of being accessible.

text: The accessibility of the city depends on how well it is linked by roads.


recognises

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recognise.

verb

recognis


keener

forms:
keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of keen; more keen.

adjective

keen

keener

keenest


keener

forms:
keener (singular)
keeners (plural)

glosses: A person who is very keen or eager; a brownnoser.


centred

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of centre.

verb

centr


centred

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

glosses: If something is centred, it is in the centre or middle.


looser

glosses: The comparative form of loose; more loose.


flagged

forms:
flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flag.

flag


stir

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

glosses: If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.

text: He needed to stir the water into the flour

text: She stirred the paint to mix the color.

text: He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

glosses: If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.

text: The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.

ipa: /stɜː/

ipa: /stɜːr/

stir

r


stir

forms:
stir (singular)
stirs (plural)

glosses: A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

text: Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.


keenest

glosses: The superlative form of keen; most keen.


lived

forms:
live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of live.

liv


senior

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

glosses: A senior person has a higher social position.

text: She's a senior vice-president with the company.

text: Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders.

text: Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving.

text: Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire.

glosses: A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.

text: By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen.

text: Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people.

text: We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant).

glosses: Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18).

text: I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.

ipa: /ˈsinjɚ/

ipa: /ˈsiːnjə(r)/

audio: en-US senior.ogg

hyphenation: se‧nior


senior

forms:
senior (singular)
seniors (plural)

glosses: A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university.

text: He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall.

text: They met when she was a junior and he a senior.

glosses: A senior is someone who has a higher social position.

glosses: A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.


slides

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of slide.

slide


slides

forms:
slide (singular)
slides (plural)

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


slid

glosses: The past tense and past participle of slide.

ipa: /'slɪd/


beggar

forms:
beggar (singular)
beggars (plural)

text: Several beggars are seen begging for food and money in modern cities.

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈbɛɡə/


beggar

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

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


bigger

forms:
big (positive)
bigger (comparative)
biggest (superlative)

text: Today's players are bigger, faster and stronger than yesterday's.

text: These problems are just getting bigger and bigger.

text: She wants to buy her family a bigger and better house.

text: My mom helped me see the bigger picture.

text: When I was young, I was so much bigger than everyone else.

text: This year, the company grew even bigger.

ipa: /ˈbɪɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈbɪɡə/

adj

big

bigger

biggest


democracies

forms:
democracy (singular)
democracies (plural)

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

text: In the world, many countries are democracies.

noun

democracy

democracies


entered

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enter.

text: John entered my house through the back door.

ipa: /ˈEntə(r)d/


released

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of release.

verb

releas


losses

forms:
loss (singular)
losses (plural)

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

noun

loss

losses


sampled

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sample.

text: I sampled one of every type of wine.

verb

sampl


piling

forms:
piling (singular)
pilings (plural)

glosses: Piling is a type of structural support that is made of wood, steel, or other construction material.

ipa: /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/

ipa: [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]


piling

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

ipa: [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]

pil


frequented

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of frequent.

frequent


recognising

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)


adapts

forms:
adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adapt.

adapt


translated

forms:
translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of translate.

ipa: /ˈtrænzleɪtɪd/

ipa: /trɑːnzˈleɪtɪd/

hyphenation: trans‧lat‧ed

translat


biggest

text: Over the last 13 years, the Tigers have been the biggest losers in baseball.

text: That's the biggest mistake you've ever made.

text: The biggest surprise is how hard it is. It looks easy.

text: One of America's biggest employers is the auto industry.

text: The biggest problem for many students time.

text: I think the single biggest change you're going to see is in computers.

text: Women have actually been the biggest fans of the movie.

text: Where do all the biggest names in Hollywood party?

text: My biggest fear is having children.

ipa: /ˈbɪɡɪst/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-biggest.wav

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


provinces

forms:
province (singular)
provinces (plural)

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

noun

province


nailed

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nail.

text: The picture was nailed to the wall.

verb

nail


foundered

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of founder.

founder


coloreds

forms:
colored (singular)
coloreds (plural)

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

noun

colored


kids

forms:
kid (singular)
kids (plural)

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

ipa: /kɪdz/

kid


kids

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)


rowed

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of row.

enpr: rōd

ipa: /rəʊd/

homophones: Rhode road rode

verb

row


translates

glosses: The third-person singular form of translate.


Julys

forms:
July (singular)
Julys (plural)

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

noun

July


rehearsed

forms:
rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rehearse.

verb

rehears


strongest

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of strong; most strong.

text: The tongue is commonly considered to be the strongest muscle in the human body.

text: My cousin Joe is competing to be the "World's Strongest Man".

enpr: strŏngʹgəst

ipa: /ˈstrɒŋɡəst/

enpr: strôngʹgəst

ipa: /ˈstrɔŋɡəst/

adj

strong

stronger

strongest


informing

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

verb

inform


pro

forms:
pro (singular)
pros (plural)

glosses: A pro is somebody who is very good at what they do; short for professional.

text: She's real pro who cares about her job.

text: When it comes to computers, Jacob's an old pro.

glosses: A pro is somebody who is paid to play sports, sometimes as a teacher; short for professional.

text: He began his career as a golf pro in Indiana, and later taught golf to Bob Hope.

text: Pros in the Tour de France often ride custom bicycles that cost over $10,000.

text: She turned pro in March 2000 at 14, making her the youngest female professional in South Korea.

text: Pro basketball is one of the country's top sports.

glosses: The pros and cons of a situation are the positive parts and the negative parts.

text: What are the pros and cons of going from one method to the other?

ipa: /prəʊ/

ipa: /proʊ/

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


pro

forms: pro

pos: prep

glosses: If you are pro something, you support it, or you think it is a good idea.

text: Yet when they got into the war, he was very pro the country winning the war.


keening

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)

keen


screened

forms:
screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of screen.

screen


recognised

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognise.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/

hyphenation: rec‧og‧nised

recognis


advises

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advise.

advis


chairpersons

forms:
chairperson (singular)
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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

noun

chairperson

chairpersons

chairpeople


spaces

forms:
space (singular)
spaces (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈspeɪsɪz/

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

space


spaces

forms:
space (canonical)
spaces (third-person singular)
spaced (past)
spaced (past participle)
spacing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of space.

verb

spac


rehearses

glosses: The third-person singular form of rehearse.


encountered

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of encounter.

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntəd/

hyphenation: en‧coun‧tered

encounter


informs

glosses: The third-person singular form of inform.


stirred

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stir.

stir


rendered

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of render.

hyphenation: ren‧dered

render


ships

forms:
ship (singular)
ships (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃɪps/

noun

ship


ships

forms:
ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)


stirs

forms:
stir (singular)
stirs (plural)

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


processed

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of process.

enpr: prə-sĕstʹ

ipa: /prəˈsɛst/

hyphenation: pro‧cessed

verb

process


processed

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

glosses: If something has been processed, they have underwent refinement or a similar process.

enpr: prŏsʹĕst

ipa: /ˈprɑsɛst/

ipa: /ˈprəʊsɛst/

enpr: prōʹsĕst

ipa: /ˈproʊsɛst/


journeyed

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of journey.

journey


enters

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of enter.

text: John always enters my house through the back door.

enter


enters

forms:
enter (singular)
enters (plural)

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


unfair

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

etymology_text: un- + fair

ety-prefix

un

fair

expansion: un- + fair

text: It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

ipa: /ʌnˈfɛə(r)/

ipa: /ʌnˈfɛɚ/


aimed

forms:
aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of aim.

verb

aim


explored

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of explore.

explor


sailed

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sail.

sail


stronger

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of strong; more strong.

text: I've gotten much stronger since I started lifting weights a few months ago.

ipa: /strɒŋɡə/

ipa: /strɔŋɡɚ/

adj

strong


sails

forms:
sail (singular)
sails (plural)

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


socked

forms:
sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sock.

verb

sock


stirring

forms: stirring (positive)

text: He gave such a stirring speech that many people were moved to tears.

ipa: /ˈstɝɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/


stirring

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)


drops

forms:
drop (singular)
drops (plural)

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

enpr: drŏps

ipa: /drɑps/

ipa: /drɒps/

noun

drop


drops

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)


socking

ipa: /ˈsɑkɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈsɒkɪŋ/

hyphenation: sock‧ing


initiating

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

verb

initiat


wildfire

forms:
wildfire (singular)
wildfires (plural)

glosses: A wildfire is a quickly-spreading fire that occurs in the wild. These fires can not be controlled.

text: The wildfire burned down the trees in the forest.

ipa: /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/

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


beggaring

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

beggar


pray

forms:
pray (canonical)
prays (third-person singular)
prayed (past)
prayed (past participle)
praying (present participle)

glosses: If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true.

text: I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me.

text: We prayed prayers of thanks.

text: Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home.

text: I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down.

text: The people were one when they sang and prayed together.

text: I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church.

glosses: If you pray, you wish for something very strongly.

text: I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me.

enpr: prā

ipa: /preɪ/

sampa: /preI/


patch

forms:
patch (singular)
patches (plural)

glosses: A patch is a small area that is a different colour or material from the area around it.

text: He'd come every other Sunday afternoon to mow the little patch of grass in front of the house.

text: He had red patches of skin in different places on his body.

text: We could see blue patches of sky between the trees.

text: Joe's father looked to the dark patch under the tree where Joe stood concealed.

text: Our small patch of forest was different.

glosses: A patch is a piece of material that is sewn on clothes to cover a hole or for decoration.

text: She was wearing a jacket with patches on the elbows.

glosses: A patch is a computer program that fixes another program.

text: Her business has hit a rough patch lately.

glosses: An eye patch is something to cover an eye.

ipa: /pætʃ/

noun

patch

patches


patch

forms:
patch (canonical)
patches (third-person singular)
patched (past)
patched (past participle)
patching (present participle)

glosses: If you patch clothing, a tire, etc., you put a piece of material on it to cover a hole.

glosses: If you patch a number of things together, you put them together, but not very well.

text: She was patching together part-time jobs and trying to pay the rent.

text: The current computer system was patched together over a number of years.

text: She patched a hole in the wall where it looked like John's head had hit it.

text: I was hoping the problem would be patched up before I got there.

verb

es


delaying

forms:
delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

delay


aiming

forms:
aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)


pudding

forms:
pudding (singular)
puddings (plural)

glosses: Pudding is a dessert made with cake, bread or rice and often fruit, usually hot.

text: The shop had desserts-fruit cobblers, pies, bread pudding, and chocolate, pound, and carrot cakes.

glosses: Pudding is a thick desert made with milk and eggs, usually cold.

text: Use 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix with 1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water, and 4 large eggs.

glosses: Pudding is a food made of flour, animal fat, and meat or vegetables, usually hot.

enpr: po͝odʹing


labored

forms:
labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of labor.

labor


complimented

forms:
compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compliment.

compliment


flags

forms:
flag (singular)
flags (plural)

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

ipa: /flæɡz/

noun

flag


flags

forms:
flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)

verb

g


collapsing

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

collaps


buying

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


beggared

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beggar.


screening

forms:
screening (singular)
screenings (plural)

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


screening

forms:
screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

screen


details

forms:
detail (singular)
details (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdiːteɪlz/

hyphenation: de‧tails

noun

detail


details

forms:
detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of detail.


unions

forms:
union (singular)
unions (plural)

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

union


labouring

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

verb

labour


buys

forms:
buy (singular)
buys (plural)

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


crept

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of creep.

ipa: /'krεpt/

creep

creeps

crept

crept

creeping


collapsed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of collapse.


carped

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carp.

carp


detailed

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

glosses: If something is detailed, it has many details; it is thorough or complex.

text: The plan that he came up with is very detailed.

ipa: /dɪˈteɪld/

hyphenation: de‧tailed


detailed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of detail.


relief

forms:
relief (singular)
reliefs (plural)

glosses: or (singular) Relief is the good feeling you have when something bad is finished or didn't happen.

text: Most people are just breathing a sigh of relief that he's gone.

text: It was such a relief to see her safe.

text: I smiled with relief and thanks.

text: Relief flooded his body. He was safe.

glosses: Relief is help given to people who have suffered disasters, such as an earthquake.

text: The government recently announced it was donating $150,000 to the Red Cross for disaster relief.

text: The government was slow in allowing foreign aid and foreign relief workers into the affected area.

text: Medicine, food and other relief supplies are blocked by closed border crossings.

text: Relief operations are running smoothly.

text: Our agency provided emergency relief after the 2005 earthquake.

text: The U.S.O.C. has donated 1,000 tents to help the relief effort in China's Sichuan Province.

text: After such injuries, pain relief is often the patient's priority.

text: Some patients return to the office over and over again, hoping to find relief for every symptom.

text: Exercising in warm water often brings immediate relief from pain.

text: A person might enjoy temporary relief from stress by playing games.

glosses: Financial relief is the reduction of debt or taxes, or receiving money.

text: Tony Blair, is encouraging leaders of the richest nations to consider debt relief as a form of aid to impoverished nations.

text: Let's get tax relief, a middle class tax cut, for ordinary working families.

text: The majority of these people are poor and seeking economic relief for their families.

glosses: Relief is somebody who will take over your difficult job to give you a rest.

text: 2,0000 relief fighters arrived too late to save the city.

text: Who needs relief pitchers? Let the starting pitcher finish every game.

glosses: Comic relief is something funny during a serious or difficult time.

text: A coworker who provides steady emotional support and comic relief can help you get through the day.

glosses: A relief or bas relief is a kind of decoration in which a shape is raised above the surface.

glosses: If something stands out in relief, it is very noticeable.

text: His face and his right hand stand out in sharp relief against the blue background.


keened

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of keen.

keen


jail

forms:
jail (singular)
jails (plural)

glosses: A place where people who have done a crime or a suspected of having done a crime are kept.

ipa: /dʒeɪl/


jail

forms:
jail (canonical)
jails (third-person singular)
jailed (past)
jailed (past participle)
jailing (present participle)


reply

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words.

text: "Are you OK?" she ask. "Yes," I replied.

text: I said hi and she did not reply.

text: She'll reply to questions in writing.

glosses: If you reply to someone or something, you react.

text: The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game.

ipa: /rɪˈplaɪ/

repl

y


reply

forms:
reply (singular)
replies (plural)

glosses: A reply is the words you use to answer someone.

text: "Why?" He received no reply. "Did you hear me?"

text: "Is it OK if I go?" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area.

noun

reply

replies


compliments

forms:
compliment (singular)
compliments (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/

hyphenation: com‧pli‧ments


compliments

forms:
compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compliment.


journeys

forms:
journey (singular)
journeys (plural)

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

journey


journeys

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of journey.


recover

forms:
recover (canonical)
recovers (third-person singular)
recovered (past)
recovered (past participle)
recovering (present participle)

glosses: If you recover, you get better after getting sick, or being hurt, surprised, etc.

text: She is just about fully recovered from a broken leg.

text: Johnson must show he has recovered from knee injury that kept him out of seven games last season.

text: Lansky looked surprised, but quickly recovered.

text: Her doctors say she may never completely recover.

text: After some rest, you should recover your strength a little.

glosses: If something recovers, it returns to normal after a change, especially a bad change.

text: We don't expect the economy to begin recovering until the second half of next year.

glosses: If you recover something that you didn't have for a time, you get it back.

text: Five hours now after the accident, bodies were still being recovered from the train.

glosses: If you recover money, such as an investment, damages, etc., you get back the amount you put out or lost.

text: He brought suit to recover damages suffered in an automobile accident.

text: You have to question the ability of the bank to recover their investment.

ipa: /rɪˈkʌvə/


Allies

forms: Allies

glosses: The countries who fought against the Axis Powers during World War II. Some of those countries were: the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Canada, and China.


guarding

forms:
guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

verb

guard


minoring

forms:
minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

text: I'm minoring in French.

minor


keeners

forms:
keener (singular)
keeners (plural)

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

noun

keener


bothering

forms:
bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

text: The mosquitoes are bothering me, I think I'm going to go inside now.

verb

bother


informed

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inform.

inform


advising

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

advis

e


advised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of advise.


bothers

glosses: The third-person singular form of bother.


bothers

forms:
bother (singular)
bothers (plural)

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


centring

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

centr


steep

forms:
steep (positive)
steeper (comparative)
steepest (superlative)

glosses: If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle.

text: Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself.

glosses: If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive.

text: $500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me.

enpr: stēp

ipa: /stiːp/

adj

steep

steeper

steepest


steep

forms:
steep (canonical)
steeps (third-person singular)
steeped (past)
steeped (past participle)
steeping (present participle)

text: The accident is steeped in mystery.

text: The town is steeped in history.


keens

forms:
keen (singular)
keens (plural)

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


keens

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


laboured

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of labour.


rows

forms:
row (singular)
rows (plural)

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

ipa: /rəʊz/

ipa: /roʊz/

sampa: /roUz/

homophones: rhos roes rose

noun

row


rows

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)


allying

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

verb

all


majoring

forms:
major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

major


regulate

forms:
regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

glosses: If you regulate something, you control it by making laws and rules.

text: The industry has fought the state's attempts to regulate it.

text: The Coast Guard has direct authority to regulate U.S. sailors and port workers.

text: The government is considering a law that would regulate the prices of drugs.

text: The state maintains the power to regulate all schools.

glosses: If x regulates y, x causes y to function in a particular way, often at a higher or lower level.

text: You turn this to regulate the water flow.

text: This part of the brain regulates activities such as decision-making and memory.

ipa: /ˈrɛɡjəleɪt/

hyphenation: re‧gu‧late

regulat


bothered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bother.

text: It really bothered me that Susie borrowed my shirt without asking me.


remind

forms:
remind (canonical)
reminds (third-person singular)
reminded (past)
reminded (past participle)
reminding (present participle)

glosses: If you remind somebody of something, you tell them something they already know to make them think about it again.

text: We doctors have to constantly remind ourselves to keep it simple.

text: "You're the one that came back looking for me," she reminded him.

glosses: If x reminds you of y, x makes you think about y, usually because x and y are similar.

text: It reminded me of the time my girlfriend broke her nose.

ipa: /rəˈmaɪnd/

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

hyphenation: re‧mind


projects

forms:
project (singular)
projects (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɒdʒɛkts/

enpr: prŏjʹĕkts'

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒˌɛkts/

ipa: /ˈprɑdʒɛkts/

hyphenation: proj‧ects; pro‧jects

noun

project


projects

forms:
project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of project.

enpr: prə-jĕktsʹ

ipa: /prəˈdʒɛkts/


projected

glosses: The past tense and past participle of project.

enpr: prə-jĕktʹĭd

ipa: /prəˈdʒɛktɪd/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ed


majors

forms:
major (singular)
majors (plural)

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


majors

glosses: The third-person singular form of major.


projecting

enpr: prə-jĕktʹĭng

ipa: /prəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ing


beggars

forms:
beggar (singular)
beggars (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɚs/

beggar


beggars

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beggar.


carps

forms:
carp (singular)
carp or carps (plural)

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

carp

carp

carps


carps

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


sketched

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sketch.

verb

sketch


reflect

forms:
reflect (canonical)
reflects (third-person singular)
reflected (past)
reflected (past participle)
reflecting (present participle)

glosses: If x reflects y, x shows or matches y, or x is affected by y.

text: These words didn't accurately reflect his thoughts.

text: Changing fashion reflected the changing population.

text: Greensburg's population had fallen steadily for decades, reflecting a trend in many small farming towns in Kansas.

text: This concept is simplistic and clearly does not reflect reality.

text: Attitudes towards religion also reflect historical factors.

text: Politicians can maintain their popularity only if their decisions reflect public preferences.

text: His letters began to reflect his growing anger.

text: The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom.

text: Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease.

text: Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need.

text: Our values are reflected in and shaped by advertising.

glosses: If x reflects y, the light from y can be seen in x.

text: The mirrors on the stairway reflected ladies in white, blue, and pink dresses.

glosses: If light or sound reflects off something, it hits it and goes in a different direction.

text: Sunlight was reflecting off the glass.

glosses: If you reflect about something, you think about it carefully.

text: In jail he's had time to reflect upon what he did and how many lives he touched through his actions.

ipa: /ˈriflɛkt/


recruit

forms:
recruit (canonical)
recruits (third-person singular)
recruited (past)
recruited (past participle)
recruiting (present participle)

glosses: If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.

text: The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

text: The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts.

text: The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse.

text: A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited.

text: There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers.

text: Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school.

text: Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers.

enpr: rĭʹkro͞ot

ipa: /rɪˈkrut/

ipa: /rɪˈkruːt/

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

hyphenation: re‧cruit


recruit

forms:
recruit (singular)
recruits (plural)

glosses: A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.

text: New recruits go through a ten-day training session.


initiated

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of initiate.

initiat


representatives

forms:
representative (singular)
representatives (plural)

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

noun

representative


minored

forms:
minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of minor.

text: I majored in Business and minored in English.

verb

minor


fielding

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

field


she'll be right

forms: she'll be right

glosses: OK, no problem, everything will be all right

ipa: /ʃɪəl bi rʌɪt/


explores

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of explore.

explor


solicitors

forms:
solicitor (singular)
solicitors (plural)

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

noun

solicitor


solicitor

glosses: In many areas, such as the UK, Australia, India, and Singapore, a solicitor is a type of lawyer who offers legal services to clients outside of court.

text: I have instructed my solicitor to sell the house to any interested party.

text: If in doubt, consult an accountant or solicitor about the various taxes involved.

text: The rules are relevant to solicitors practising in partnership in England and Wales.

text: On 4 August, solicitors acting on behalf of the relatives wrote to the judge.

text: The court had no clear evidence that the copy was sent to the defendants' solicitors.

text: Such a rule would prevent solicitors from handling the client's case from start to finish.

text: On the solicitor's advice, we have decided to proceed.

text: Are you represented by a solicitor?

glosses: A solicitor is someone trying to sell things, especially door to door.

text: Don't answer the door. It's just another solicitor.

ipa: /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/

ipa: /səˈlɪsɪtə/

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

hyphenation: so‧li‧ci‧tor


guards

forms:
guard (singular)
guards (plural)

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

guard


guards

forms:
guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of guard.


initiates

glosses: The third-person singular form of initiate.


initiates

forms:
initiate (singular)
initiates (plural)

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

initiate


dropped

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drop.

text: He dropped a heavy box onto his foot.

ipa: /drɑpt/

ipa: /drɒpt/

verb

drop

p


flats

forms:
flat (singular)
flats (plural)

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

text: The flats in this neighborhood are really expensive.

noun

flat


flats

forms:
flat (canonical)
flats (third-person singular)
flatted (past)
flatted (past participle)
flatting (present participle)

verb

t


allies

forms:
ally (singular)
allies (plural)

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

noun

ally

allies


allies

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

verb

all


renders

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of render.

render


tablets

forms:
tablet (singular)
tablets (plural)

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

noun

tablet


logged

forms:
log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of log.

verb

log


substantial

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

glosses: If something is substantial, it is not small.

text: The children spent a substantial portion of the day in free play or unstructured time.

text: The company needs to make substantial reductions in spending.

text: After the accident, he lost a substantial amount of blood.

text: Changing the light bulbs might translate into very substantial energy savings.

text: Soft background music results in substantial improvement in reading comprehension.

text: We found no substantial evidence supporting these beliefs.

text: China has a substantial impact on the global economy.

text: That will help, but I'm not sure it will make a substantial difference.

text: They would likely benefit from a substantial decline in home prices.

text: Such a program will require substantial resources to develop and maintain.


allied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ally.

enpr: ə-līd'

ipa: /əˈlaɪd/


majored

forms:
major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of major.

major


silliest

forms:
silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of silly; most silly.

adjective

silly

sillier


creeping

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkriːpɪŋ/

creep


guarded

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

ipa: /ˈɡɑrdɪd/

ipa: /ˈɡɑːdɪd/

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


guarded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of guard.


stall

forms:
stall (singular)
stalls (plural)

glosses: A stall is a small room or area, usually for one person, animal, etc.

text: I stepped into a shower stall and turned on the cold water.

text: The market stalls in the main towns were filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.

text: A very small horse stretches his head over his stall door to see us.

glosses: A stall is when something flying loses lift because it is not moving at a good angle to the air.

text: The airplane went into a stall and started dropping.

ipa: /stɔːl/

ipa: /stɔl/

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


stall

forms:
stall (canonical)
stalls (third-person singular)
stalled (past)
stalled (past participle)
stalling (present participle)

glosses: If something stalls, it stops improving or progressing.

text: Talks between Israel and the Palestinians have stalled.

glosses: If an engine or vehicle stalls, it stops working because there is too much load and not enough fuel.

text: The truck was stalled in the middle of the street.

glosses: If you stall, you purposefully slow things down or make people wait because you're not ready.

text: "Can you tell me again?" she said, stalling for time.


tanks

forms:
tank (singular)
tanks (plural)

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

noun

tank


tanks

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)


pointed

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

glosses: If something is pointed, it is sharp, it has a point.

text: The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

enpr: poinʹtĭd

ipa: /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

sampa: /"pOIntId/


pointed

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of point.

verb

point


creeps

forms:
creep (singular)
creeps (plural)

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

text: Spiders give me the creeps.

text: I get the creeps walking down that street, even during the day.

ipa: /kriːps/


creeps

glosses: The third-person singular form of creep.


sessions

forms:
session (singular)
sessions (plural)

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

noun

session


refurbish

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + furbish

ety-prefix

re

furbish

expansion: re- + furbish

glosses: If you refurbish something, you remake it using new materials or restore it to its original (or better) condition.

text: I refurbished my bedroom with brand new furniture and a new paint job.

ipa: /riˈfɝbɪʃ/

ipa: /riːˈfɜːbɪʃ/

verb

refurbish


sillier

glosses: The comparative form of silly; more silly.


logs

forms:
log (singular)
logs (plural)

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


piled

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pile.

ipa: /paɪld/

pil


tackled

forms:
tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tackle.

tackl


defeating

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

defeat


nailing

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

nail


encountering

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

encounter


dropping

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)

enpr: drŏpʹĭng

hyphenation: drop‧ping

drop


dropping

forms:
dropping (singular)
droppings (plural)

text: A rabbit's droppings.


creeped

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of creep.

ipa: /kriːpt/

creeping


conducted

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conduct.

ipa: /kənˈdʌktɪd/

conduct


sue

forms:
sue (canonical)
sues (third-person singular)
sued (past)
sued (past participle)
suing (present participle)

glosses: If you sue someone, you take them to court to make them do something they don't want to do, often to make them pay you money.

text: They successfully sued the company they had worked for, winning a combined award of $275,000.

text: He once threatened to sue a reporter who wrote a negative story about him.

text: The customers hired a lawyer and sued the store.

text: Georgia's laws limit how much businesses must pay in damages if they're sued.

text: He later sued the government, claiming he was illegally held at the airport.

text: The cases involve US companies being sued in US courts for things they did in other countries.

text: They are suing over the broken contract.

ipa: /suː/

su


refurbishes

glosses: The third-person singular form of refurbish.


processes

forms:
process (singular)
processes (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɑsɛsɪz/

ipa: /ˈprəʊ̯sɛsɪz/

ipa: /ˈproʊsɛsɪz/

noun

process

processes


processes

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of process.


scene

forms:
scene (singular)
scenes (plural)

glosses: A scene is a place where something happened.

text: Police found a gun near the crime scene.

text: Reporters arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly after 2:00.

glosses: A scene is one part of a movie or play where the action happens at one time in one place.

text: Who could forget the amazing opening scene of Star Wars?

text: The movie's sex scene was so bad that half of it was cut.

text: His role was so small he appeared in only one scene in act five.

text: The Mad Scene in "Lucia di Lammermoor" is a great moment in opera.

glosses: A scene is the public activities of a group of people with a common interest, such as music, politics, etc.

text: For more than a decade, she dominated the fashion scene.

text: Many of those Lakers fans are celebrities from L.A's movie and music scenes.

text: Colin Farrell burst on to the scene as one of the baddest boys since Jack Nicholson.

glosses: If something happens behind the scenes, it happens out of sight, in secret.

text: It's hard to know what went on behind the scenes.

glosses: A scene is a view of a place, especially in art.

text: The photo was a street scene out of New York.

glosses: A scene is a loud, public argument or demonstration.

enpr: sēn

ipa: /siːn/


sailing

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

verb

sail


sailing

forms: sailing (singular)

glosses: Sailing is a sport where people race by sailing.


penetrated

forms:
penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of penetrate.

penetrat


sin

forms:
sin (singular)
sins (plural)

glosses: A sin is a bad action that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

text: 32 percent of Catholics said they confess their sins to a priest less than once a year.

text: I thought of all the seven deadly sins, pride was the worst for Christians.

text: Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

text: When you fight against me, brother, you commit the ultimate sin.

text: It is a crime against man and a sin against God!

text: This war has shown me that there is sin in human beings.

text: Many people only think homosexual sex is a sin, but the attraction to people of the same gender is too.

enpr: sĭn

ipa: /sɪn/

sampa: /sIn/


sin

forms:
sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

glosses: If you sin, you do something bad that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

text: I wanted him to say,' Yes, I have sinned. I'm sorry.

sin

n


sin

forms: sin or SIN

pos: abbrev

glosses: A SIN is a social insurance number, an identification number used by the government of Canada.

glosses: Sin is short for sine, a trigonometric function.

text: Cos75° is equal to sin15°.

abbreviation

sin or SIN


sketches

forms:
sketch (singular)
sketches (plural)

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

noun

sketch

sketches


sketches

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of sketch.

verb

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