fear

forms:
fear (canonical)
fears (third-person singular)
feared (past)
feared (past participle)
fearing (present participle)

glosses: If you fear something, you are afraid of it.

text: I fear the worst will happen.

text: She feared for his safety.

glosses: You say you fear something when you're giving someone bad news.

text: I fear that she has left already.

glosses: If you fear something, usually a god, you show great respect towards it.

text: Christians in churches fear God.


collapse

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

pos: verb

glosses: Something collapses when all its parts fall down loosely. A building or a bridge collapses when it breaks and all its parts fall down. A person collapses when they are tired and they fall into a chair or onto a bed and are too tired to get up.

text: He was so tired, he just collapsed onto that chair.

text: The bridge collapsed, but no one was hurt.

ipa: /kəˈlæps/

verb

collaps

e

expansion: [POS TABLE]


collapse

forms:
collapse (singular)
collapses (plural)

pos: noun

text: The collapse of the bridge means we can't go over the river any longer.


comb

forms:
comb (singular)
combs (plural)

glosses: A person moves a comb through their hair many times to make their hair look nice.

text: Joe always had a comb in his pocket.

enpr: kōm

ipa: /kəʊm/

ipa: /koʊm/


comb

forms:
comb (canonical)
combs (third-person singular)
combed (past)
combed (past participle)
combing (present participle)

text: I washed and combed my hair.

text: The police combed the forest for the person but didn't find him.


fall

forms:
fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)

glosses: When something or someone falls, it moves down quickly down through the air because nothing is holding it. It moves to a lower position because of gravity.

text: The apple fell from the tree.

text: The bridge is falling down.

text: He tripped on a banana peel and fell down, hurting his leg.

glosses: When someone falls, they can mean coming down to the ground on purpose, lying with the face down.

text: He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.

glosses: Falling is when someone or something has been defeated.

text: The Romans fell to the Goths in 410 AD.

enpr: fôl

ipa: /fɔːl/

ipa: /fɔl/

fall

falls

fell

fallen

falling


fall

forms:
fall (singular)
falls (plural)

glosses: Fall is the name for autumn used only in North America, named after the falling of leaves during the season. It is the season when the weather is getting colder, after summer and before winter.

text: These plants are growing big and they will be ready to eat in the fall.

glosses: A fall or falls or waterfall is a part of a river where water is falling.

text: We went to the falls to eat lunch outside and watch the water falling.

glosses: A fall is when people suffered a loss of greatness or status, such as the fall of Rome.


display

forms:
display (singular)
displays (plural)

glosses: A display is an exhibition, an arrangement, or a show.

text: Mom thought the department store's display of lingerie was indecent.

text: Little Jimmie toppled the display of model airplanes.

text: The ceramic, wood, and fabric art displays are very attractive.

text: Too many displays will confuse our customers.

text: The output is visible on the display.

enpr: dĭsplā'

ipa: /dɪsˈpleɪ/

sampa: /dIs"pleI/


display

forms:
display (canonical)
displays (third-person singular)
displayed (past)
displayed (past participle)
displaying (present participle)

glosses: If you display something, you arrange it so that people can see it. Display means to exhibit, or to show.

text: The players will display their best skills at tonight's game.


levy

forms:
levy (canonical)
levies (third-person singular)
levied (past)
levied (past participle)
levying (present participle)

glosses: If you levy a charge or a tax, you legally make people pay it.

text: The government levies a tax on all wood entering the country.

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

lev

y


levy

forms:
levy (singular)
levies (plural)

glosses: A levy is an extra charge on top of the basic price, usually a tax.

text: The levy on fuel went up this year.

glosses: Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.

noun

levy

levies


today

pos: pron

glosses: Today is the current day, the day that is happening now, the day between yesterday and tomorrow.

text: Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

text: I have classes today.

text: Today's meeting should be short.

glosses: Today is modern times; the present in general.

text: Today we don't have many of the old problems but we have many new ones.

ipa: /təˈdeɪ/


nonetheless

forms:
nonetheless (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

glosses: When x is true, and nonetheless y is true, then x being true didn't stop y from being true.

text: It's raining, but we're going to eat outside nonetheless.

text: The British were very interested in starting talks. Nonetheless, it was the Americans who actually got things organised.

ipa: /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/


brief

forms:
brief (positive)
briefer (comparative)
briefest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: If something is brief, it is for a short time.

text: Today there will be brief periods of rain.

text: Today's meeting should be very brief.

text: The ceremony included a brief speech by the president.

text: She arrived when she was 13 months old and, except for one brief period, she never left.

text: During the brief interview I was asked why I wanted to work for UPS.

glosses: If a piece of clothing such as shorts or a skirt is brief, it is short.

text: One of them was naked, the other wore only a pair of brief shorts.

enpr: brēf

ipa: /briːf/

adj

brief

briefer

briefest


brief

forms:
brief (singular)
briefs (plural)

glosses: A brief is a short piece of writing or a short talk.

text: They've been asked to file briefs, stating why they think the case should not be heard.

text: My father was at work, reading through a pile of legal briefs.

text: Could you tell whether he was wearing briefs or boxers under his trousers?

glosses: You use in brief to show that you will speak or write in a short way.

text: In brief, the results suggest that coffee is not harmful in small amounts.


brief

forms:
brief (canonical)
briefs (third-person singular)
briefed (past)
briefed (past participle)
briefing (present participle)

glosses: If you brief someone, you tell them the most important information about something.

text: Army General David Petraeus briefed the president on the progress of the plan.


last

forms: last (positive)

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

text: I was the last person to go there: when I went, the others were all already there.

text: My house is the last house at the end of the street.

text: At last, after twenty hours on the boat, they arrived at their destination.

enpr: läst

ipa: /lɑːst/

enpr: lăst

ipa: /læst/


last

forms:
last (canonical)
lasts (third-person singular)
lasted (past)
lasted (past participle)
lasting (present participle)

text: Summer seems to last longer each year.

glosses: To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.

text: I don't know how much longer we can last without reinforcements.


last

forms: last

pos: det

glosses: Last week, month, year, etc. is the one that comes before this one.

text: I didn't see you last week.

text: I haven't seen him since the summer before last.


coat

forms:
coat (singular)
coats (plural)

glosses: An outer piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and the arms.

text: The woman wore a fur coat.

text: It's cold today, so you need to wear a coat when you go outside.

text: He applied a thin coat of paint to the wood.

text: The bear's coat was thick for the winter.

glosses: Around the mast or bowsprit of a ship, some canvas painted with thick tar to keep water from running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber).

ipa: /koʊt/

ipa: /kəʊt/


coat

forms:
coat (canonical)
coats (third-person singular)
coated (past)
coated (past participle)
coating (present participle)

glosses: To cover with a coat (2) of some material

text: A person can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.

text: Thick paint coated the wall.


drain

forms:
drain (singular)
drains (plural)

glosses: A drain is a hole, sometimes in the bottom of a basin, to let water flow out, and a pipe attached to the hole.

text: After you wash, you should drain the water from the bath.

ipa: /dreɪn/

ipa: /dʒreɪn/

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


drain

forms:
drain (canonical)
drains (third-person singular)
drained (past)
drained (past participle)
draining (present participle)

glosses: Someone drains something when they take the water or other liquid out of it.

text: She drained her cup in one gulp.

text: The workers drained the wet land to make it a dry place to build houses.


whereby

forms: whereby

pos: prep

text: This hammer is the tool whereby I hammered in that nail.

text: Learning is the method whereby we improve our minds.

enpr: wâr-bī'

ipa: /wɛəˈbaɪ/


condition

forms:
condition (singular)
conditions (plural)

glosses: A condition is a logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

text: The doctor will check my condition.

glosses: A problem, especially a medical problem.

text: I told the doctor about my heart condition. My heart is very weak.

glosses: The state of something, meaning how much wear it has.

text: The tires were flat, the windows were broken, and the paint was peeling. The car was in poor condition.

glosses: A condition is something that must be true, happen, or exist before something else can.

ipa: /kɒndiʃən/

hyphenation: con‧di‧tion


condition

forms:
condition (canonical)
conditions (third-person singular)
conditioned (past)
conditioned (past participle)
conditioning (present participle)

glosses: To become accustomed to changes in the environment.

text: I became conditioned to the weather in San Diego.

glosses: To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.

text: They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.


duration

forms:
duration (singular)
durations (plural)

glosses: The time something takes, or how much time it takes.

text: In the duration of his speech, ten more people came into the room

text: The duration of this event will be three hours.

text: For the duration of the work painting the rooms, you'll have to sleep in a different room.

ipa: /djuːreɪʃn̩/


title: etc

redirect: etc.

pos: hard-redirect


too

forms:
too (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: If you say I am too tall, I am taller than I should be.

text: You can't come in. You are too dirty.

glosses: After someone says something, you can use too to say that something else is the same.

text: "It's nice to meet you." "It's nice to meet you, too."

text: I speak Japanese and Korean too.

text: I like it, and she likes it too.

ipa: /tuː/

ipa: /tu/

sampa: /tu/

homophones: to two


inherent

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

glosses: A part of something that is natural and cannot be separated from it.

text: There may be problems inherent in hiring part-time staff.

text: Everybody understands the inherent value of education.

adjective

more: true


enormous

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

text: That's the most enormous watermelon I've ever seen.

text: elephants are enormous animals.

ipa: /ɪˈnɔːməs/


intrinsic

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

glosses: x is intrinsic to y if x is an important part of y. y must always have x as a part.

text: Being able to think is intrinsic to being human.

text: Finding a way to stop being angry is intrinsic to the problem of making your life better.

text: food has intrinsic value, while gold only has value because other people want it.

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


so-called

forms: so-called (positive)

glosses: When someone uses the word "so-called" to talk about something, they mean that other people talk about the thing that way, but they don't agree.

text: When are we going to leave this so-called party? (The person saying this thinks it should not be called a party. Probably they think the party is not fun.)

so-called


cent

forms:
cent (singular)
cents (plural)

glosses: A small coin of little value, also called a penny; 100 cents make a dollar.

text: This gum only costs five cents.

enpr: sĕnt

ipa: /sɛnt/

sampa: /sEnt/

homophones: scent sent


simulation

forms:
simulation (singular)
simulations (plural)

glosses: A simulation of an event is when people make something that looks like the event happening, but it isn't real.

text: Before we watched them land on the moon, we watched a simulation so we would know what it would look like.

text: Doctors sometimes learn surgery in a simulation of a real operation.

text: To make movies you have to set up a lot of simulations.

ipa: /sɪmjuːˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

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


likewise

glosses: When someone does something likewise, they do it the same way someone else did it. Sometimes people say likewise to mean that they're saying the same thing someone else just said.

text: I used one of the little spoons to eat my soup, and my friend did likewise.

text: "I'm happy to see you!" "Likewise!"

ipa: /ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz/

hyphenation: like‧wise


finite

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

glosses: If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.

text: This problem has a finite number of correct answers.

text: There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.

ipa: ˈfaɪnaɪt


inclination

forms:
inclination (singular)
inclinations (plural)

glosses: Someone has an inclination to do something if the person wants to do it or often does it.

text: I have an inclination to eat some ice cream right now.

text: He has an inclination to forget his umbrella at other peoples' houses.

glosses: Something has an inclination if it's on a slant or angle.

text: The inclination of the road was just enough to make the car roll by itself.


adjacent

forms: adjacent (positive)

glosses: If x has adjacent y, there is no other thing between x and y.

text: The house has an adjacent garage.

text: It's a lovely room, complete with adjacent shower and rest area.

text: In the word "house", the letters "h" and "o" are adjacent.


adjacent

forms: adjacent

glosses: If x is adjacent to y, there is no other thing between x and y.

text: The cinema was immediately adjacent to our house, so that every night we could hear the film.


sphere

forms:
sphere (singular)
spheres (plural)

glosses: A sphere is a shape that is round in all directions, like a ball. Every point on a sphere is the same distance from the centre (a point in the middle) of the sphere.

text: The Earth is almost exactly a sphere.

text: A drop of water can be a sphere while it's falling.

ipa: /sfɪə/

enpr: sfîr

ipa: /sfɪr/

sampa: /sfIr/


assembly

forms:
assembly (singular)
assemblies (plural)

glosses: A group of people who came together for an event.

text: She stood in front of the assembly and started to talk.

glosses: The act of people or things coming together.

text: It took a few minutes for the assembly of everything she needed to bring with her.

glosses: The act of making something by putting parts together.

text: We bought a desk, but we didn't know it needed assembly at home.

noun

assembly

assemblies


straightforward

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

etymology_text: straight + forward

compound

straight

forward

expansion: straight + forward

glosses: If something is straightforward, it is simple. It is easy to understand and easy to know how to do it.

text: The instructions for how to put this desk together are straightforward.

text: What we need to do now is straightforward.

text: Making tea is pretty straightforward.

ipa: /streɪtˈfɔːwəd/


controversy

forms:
controversy (singular)
controversies (plural)

glosses: When there is a controversy about something, people don't agree about it and there is a lot of talking about it.

text: There's a controversy about whether cars should be allowed to drive in this part of the city.

text: Newspapers love to write about controversies.

ipa: /kənˈtrɒvəsi/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrəˌvɝsi/

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

irrnoun

controversies


ordinal

forms: ordinal (positive)

glosses: If something is ordinal, it tells the order.

text: "fifth" is an ordinal number.

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


ordinal

forms:
ordinal (singular)
ordinals (plural)

glosses: An ordinal number such as first, second and third.


notwithstanding

forms: notwithstanding

glosses: If something is true notwithstanding something else, it is true in spite of that other thing.

text: We're going ahead with the event as planned, notwithstanding the heavy rain and wind.

text: He's really a terrible man, his excellent work notwithstanding.

text: Notwithstanding, the problem is a significant one.

text: You live an eternal life notwithstanding that your seat of consciousness is currently physical.

ipa: /ˌnɒtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/


knives

forms:
knife (singular)
knives (plural)

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

text: I keep all my knives in the kitchen.

text: Which of these knives should I use to chop the onions?

noun

knife

knives


motto

forms:
motto (singular)
mottos (plural)

glosses: A motto is a favorite phrase or saying, often telling a principle or belief. individuals and groups can have mottos.

text: "Early to bed and early to rise" is a motto.

ipa: /ˈmɒtəʊ/

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


trill

forms:
trill (singular)
trills (plural)

glosses: A consonant sound made by vibrating the tongue against the part of the mouth where the sound is being made, looser than a fricative such as "s" in "sit", but tighter than an approximant such as "w" in "well".

text: The word arroz, meaning "rice", contains the alveolar trill (trill made on the roof of the mouth).

ipa: /trɪl/

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


seconds

forms:
second (singular)
seconds (plural)

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

text: The clock shows the seconds.

glosses: A second serving of food for one person.

text: I'm so hungry that I'm going back for seconds.

text: This tastes so good. I hope there's enough for us to have seconds.

enpr: sĕʹkəndz

ipa: /ˈsɛkəndz/

hyphenation: sec‧onds

second


seconds

forms:
second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

glosses: Seconds is the present third person singular of second.

text: If Bill seconds the motion, I'll vote for it.


arrogant

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

glosses: If Dan is arrogant, he thinks he is better or more important than other people.

text: He is arrogant and that is why he is rude.

text: When you walked past her without talking to her, she thought you were being arrogant.

ipa: /ˈærəgənt/


ongoing

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

etymology_text: on + going

compound

on

going

expansion: on + going

glosses: Something is ongoing if it's continuing to happen without stopping in one long period of time.

text: The growth of bones is still ongoing at age 12.

text: The development of the new way of doing this is ongoing.

ipa: /ˈɒnɡəʊɪŋ/


niece

forms:
niece (singular)
nieces (plural)

glosses: A niece is the female child of someone's sister or brother and is a part of their extended family.

text: My brother has a daughter. She is my niece.

enpr: nēs

ipa: /niːs/

ipa: /nis/


deaf

forms:
deaf (positive)
deafer (comparative)
deafest (superlative)

glosses: Somebody who is deaf, cannot hear or cannot hear well.

text: She did not hear what I was saying because she's deaf.

ipa: /dɛf/

homophones: death def

adj

deaf

deafer

deafest


arrogance

forms:
arrogance (singular)
arrogances (plural)

glosses: Arrogance is an attitude that someone may have that he/she is better than other people.

text: He treats us so badly because he is full of arrogance.

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


flame

forms:
flame (singular)
flames (plural)

text: We saw the flames burning the house.

text: The firefighter's hat is as bright as a flame.

glosses: A flame is a lover that only lasts for a short time.

text: He brought his flame to yesterday's party.

glosses: A flame is a strong comment on the internet to insult (hurt) someone else, making them angry.

text: Today, someone in our forum started posting very mean flames.

text: I posted that someone's idea was a bad idea, and I got a lot of flames for that.

enpr: flām

ipa: /fleɪm/

sampa: /fleIm/


flame

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

text: The pot in the kitchen started to flame when it was left to cook for too long.

glosses: To write an insulting (hurtful) message on the internet to make people angry.

text: My school peer started flaming in my email.

text: Everybody in the newsgroup flamed me for saying that.

verb

flam


fifth

forms: fifth (positive)

glosses: The fifth thing is something that is number five (5) in order.

ipa: /fifθ/

sampa: /fifT/


fifth

forms:
fifth (singular)
fifths (plural)

glosses: A fifth of something is one of five equal parts of that thing.

text: Three is one fifth of fifteen.

glosses: A fifth of an alcoholic drink is a bottle of it.

text: They drank a fifth of vodka last night.


away

forms: away

glosses: When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close.

text: Go away! You're bothering me.

text: Keep the machine away from water.

text: The store is far away from my house.

enpr: əwā'

ipa: /əˈweɪ/


via

forms: via

glosses: You use via to mean the path that something takes when it goes somewhere (the places it goes through before it gets there).

text: We can send video, audio and data from any point in the UK, via satellite.

text: This became part of our route from Liverpool to Manchester via Runcorn.

text: John sent the message to Yoko via Hamid.

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


italic

forms:
italic (singular)
italics (plural)

glosses: Italics are a style of letters written slanted. In English, they are usually used for stressing a word in a sentence or for foreign words.

text: The sentences written in italics have been added or changed.


yet

glosses: When something hasn't happened yet, it didn't happen, but it might happen in the future.

text: Is she there yet?

ipa: /jɛt/


yet

forms: yet

pos: conj

glosses: Used to join words, phrases, and clauses that contrast.

text: It's cold outside, yet I don't see you wearing a coat.

text: I've never tried so hard yet accomplished so little.


big

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

glosses: If something is big, it is large in size; tall, wide, long, or fat.

text: He's bigger than me.

text: I would like a big glass of milk.

text: The tree was so big that you could see it over the top of the house.

text: That's a big problem!

glosses: Someone's big brother or a big sister is one who is older than the person.

text: I have a big brother who's stronger than you!

enpr: bĭg

ipa: /bɪɡ/

adj

big

bigger

biggest


cathedral

forms:
cathedral (singular)
cathedrals (plural)

text: The new bishop took control of his cathedral.


awful

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

glosses: Very bad. So bad that people don't want to think about it.

text: When all the children were crying, it was just awful.

ipa: /ˈɔːfʊl/

ipa: /ˈɔfəl/


banyan

forms:
banyan (singular)
banyans (plural)

glosses: A banyan is a tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

ipa: /ˈbænjən/


disposal

forms:
disposal (singular)
disposals (plural)

glosses: Disposal is the act of getting rid of or throwing out something.

text: There is no long-term plan for nuclear waste disposal.

text: After a strange package was found, bomb disposal workers were called in.

glosses: If you have something at your disposal, it is available for you to use.

text: Some of the students seem to have a lot of money at their disposal.

ipa: [dɪsˈpəʊzəɫ]

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


deafness

forms: deafness (singular)

etymology_text: deaf + -ness

ety-suffix

ness

expansion: deaf + -ness

glosses: Someone with deafness cannot hear or cannot hear well.

text: My mother's deafness keeps her from hearing me.

text: Getting sick with the measles can cause deafness.

ipa: /ˈdɛfnəs/

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


confidence

forms:
confidence (singular)
confidences (plural)

glosses: Confidence is the state of trusting something, and being sure that something is going to happen.

text: I know you're trying to gain confidence in what you're doing.

enpr: kŏn'fĭdəns

ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/


hierarchical

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

glosses: If something is hierarchical, it has levels, with higher levels being larger, more important, more powerful, etc.

text: The rules show the hierarchical structure of the company.

text: The society was rigidly hierarchical with priests, nobles and slaves, and a highly organised army.

ipa: /ˌhaɪərˈɑːkɪkəl/

ipa: /ˌhaɪˈrɑːrkɪkəl/


somewhat

forms: somewhat

text: What happens in the classroom can be somewhat different from the lesson plan.

text: She was somewhat surprised to find her name in the morning paper.

text: His guitar playing has changed somewhat since the band's first CD.

text: That's somewhat of a problem.

ipa: /ˈsʌmwɒt/

ipa: /ˈsʌmwɑt/


centimeter

forms:
centimeter (singular)
centimeters (plural)

glosses: A hundreth of a meter; 100 centimeters is one meter.

text: This pencil is 18 centimeters long.


savoury

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

glosses: Savoury means "not sweet". Food that is savoury does not taste sweet. The savoury course of a meal may have meat or fish and vegetables. This may be followed by a sweet course (called "pudding" or "dessert").

glosses: "Savour" can also mean the characteristic taste of something. It can also mean to enjoy something: "He savoured every moment of it".

ipa: /ˈseɪvəri/


clumsiness

forms:
clumsiness (singular)
clumsinesses (plural)

etymology_text: clumsy + -ness

clumsy

expansion: clumsy + -ness

glosses: Clumsiness is a lack of coordination; it is the condition of being clumsy.

noun

clumsinesses


large

forms:
large (positive)
larger (comparative)
largest (superlative)

glosses: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, long, or fat.

text: I would like a large glass of milk.

text: I need a larger piece of paper to fit all these pictures onto it.

ipa: /lɑːdʒ/

ipa: /lɑrdʒ/

sampa: /lArdZ/

adj

large

larger

largest


registry

forms:
registry (singular)
registries (plural)

glosses: A registry is an official list of names.

ipa: /ˈrɛdʒɪstri/

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

noun

registries


italics

glosses: Italics are a style of letters written slanted. In English, they are usually used for stressing a word in a sentence or for foreign words.

text: The sentences written in italics have been added or changed.

italic


paradigm

forms:
paradigm (singular)
paradigms (plural)

glosses: A system of beliefs, ideas, values, and habits that is a way of thinking about the real world.

text: At the time, this way of thinking was the dominant paradigm for social scientists.

glosses: A paradigm is an example, model or pattern, especially the most basic or central one.

text: For fifteen centuries Aristotle remained the paradigm of knowledge itself.

text: It provides paradigms of action and role models through which we interpret `real life'.

glosses: (Grammar) A paradigm is the set of all word forms.

text: The complete paradigm for boy is: boy, boy’s, boys, boys’, boyish.


ideology

forms:
ideology (singular)
ideologies (plural)

glosses: An ideology is the set of beliefs behind a movement, religion, political group, etc.

text: Schools reflect clearly the dominant political ideologies of their countries.

text: For many years the ideology of the Catholic church had a crushing effect on science.

ideologies


visible

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

glosses: If something is visible, it can be seen.

text: The car had no visible signs of damage.

text: Many stars that are not visible in the city are still visible from the countryside.

text: Mount Fuji is clearly visible from Tokyo after a rain storm.

text: Italy has an active and highly visible environmental movement.

enpr: vĭz'ə-bəl

ipa: /ˈvɪzəb(ə)l/


disturbance

forms:
disturbance (singular)
disturbances (plural)

etymology_text: disturb + -ance

ety-suffix

disturb

ance

expansion: disturb + -ance

glosses: To disturb means to stop someone or something by interrupting them.

ipa: /dɪˈstɜːbn̩s/

ipa: /dɪˈstɝbn̩s/

hyphenation: dis‧tur‧bance


afternoon

forms:
afternoon (singular)
afternoons (plural)

glosses: The time after 12:00 (after noon, after lunch) and before the evening meal.

text: I didn't finish that work in the morning, so I had to do it in the afternoon.

ipa: /ˌæftəˈnuːn/

ipa: /ˌæftɚˈnuːn/


dynamics

forms: dynamics (plural)

glosses: Dynamics is a kind of mathematics that deals with motion and forces that cause changes in a system.

text: Work includes full-scale experiments, wind tunnel studies and computational fluid dynamics.


khaki

forms:
khaki (singular)
khakis (plural)

glosses: A dull yellowish-brown color, the color of dust.

glosses: A strong cloth that is made of wool or cotton; khaki is often used for making military uniforms.

enpr: kä-k'ē

enpr: kär-k'ē

enpr: kă-k'ē


khaki

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


partisan

forms:
partisan (singular)
partisans (plural)

glosses: A partisan is a person who is a supporter of a political party, or of an idea. He or she may also be militant, ready to use force to fight for his or her cause.


active

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

glosses: Something is active if it is turned on or started.

text: One of the computers was active: its screen was bright.

glosses: If someone is active, he or she does exercise often or participates often.

text: She was such an active 80-year-old that she ran the Boston Marathon.

text: Jenkins is an active member of the Rotary Club since he goes to all the meetings.

glosses: A sentence is active if its subject does the action.

text: "Athena helped Odysseus" is an active sentence because Athena is the one who helped.

ipa: /ˈæktɪv/

sampa: /"{ktIv/


convince

forms:
convince (canonical)
convinces (third-person singular)
convinced (past)
convinced (past participle)
convincing (present participle)

glosses: To make someone believe, or feel sure about something.

text: We have to convince her that the world is a sphere.

ipa: /kənˈvɪns/

verb

convinc

e


et cetera

forms: et cetera

pos: phrase

glosses: Et cetera means "and more of the same kind of thing". It is often written etc.

text: There are pens, pencils, paper, etc., in the bag.

text: 1, 2, 3, et cetera.

ipa: /ˌɛt ˈsɛtərə/


patriarchy

forms:
patriarchy (singular)
patriarchies (plural)

glosses: A patriarchy is a society where the oldest male is considered to be the leader of the household.

ipa: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)riɑrki/

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

noun

patriarchies


solely

forms:
solely (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: sole + -ly

ety-suffix

sole

ly

expansion: sole + -ly

glosses: You use solely to say that somebody or something is the only one like that or that did it.

text: It is not good for a country to rely solely on one energy source.

text: You are solely responsible for this problem.


class

forms:
class (singular)
classes (plural)

text: The history class is interesting.

text: Class today will be about whole numbers.

text: The number of students attending class is increasing.

text: I'd better go. I've got a class to teach.

text: They are my best class because they are always here on time.

text: Class sizes are usually larger in high school.

text: You could tell by here clothes that she was a woman of class.

glosses: A class is a group of members with similar characteristics.

glosses: A class is a group of people in a society with similar jobs, education, history, and money.

text: They were both from the upper class and both knew the queen personally.

text: We treat everyone the same regardless of race, class, sex, or age.

text: The British class system doesn't work in Canada.

text: She bought a first-class ticket because she wanted to have the best quality.

glosses: An organism's class is its group: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, etc.

glosses: A word's class is its syntactic group: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.

text: Shall belongs to the class of words called "modal auxiliary verbs".

enpr: kläs

ipa: /klɑːs/

enpr: klăs

ipa: /klæs/

noun

class

classes


class

forms:
class (canonical)
classes (third-person singular)
classed (past)
classed (past participle)
classing (present participle)

glosses: If something is classed as a member of a group, it belongs to that group because of some characteristics shared by the group's members.

text: Although it looks like a motorcycle, it is officially classed as a car.

verb

es


class

forms: class (positive)

text: Most high school coaches are class individuals, and they should get our thanks.


invoked

forms:
invoke (canonical)
invokes (third-person singular)
invoked (past)
invoked (past participle)
invoking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of invoke.

glosses: When a rule is invoked, it is being used in a specific situation.

text: That rule was not invoked during that meeting.

invok


thesis

forms:
thesis (singular)
theses (plural)

glosses: A thesis is a long paper that university students at the masters or doctoral level write.

text: I finished my coursework and have been working on my thesis for about a year now.

text: She's writing her thesis on the effects of TV on children.

glosses: A thesis is a main idea or argument that is developed or explained.

text: This book has three major theses.

text: If you're going to write about this, you're going to have trouble supporting your thesis.

ipa: /ˈθiːsɪs/

ipa: /ˈθisɪs/

hyphenation: the‧sis

noun

thesis

theses


assertive

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

glosses: self-confident; having a habit of talking strongly about, and asking for what one wants, needs, deserves etc.

glosses: Very confident; the person who is assertive is clear and direct.


persistent

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

glosses: If someone or something is persistent, they continue and do not give up quickly.

text: She has had a persistent cough for weeks.

text: There was a persistent knocking on the door.

text: Many youth who spend time in jail actually become persistent offenders.

text: There have been persistent rumors for years.

glosses: lasting past maturity without falling off.

text: Pine cones have persistent scales.

ipa: /pɚˈsɪstənt/

ipa: /pəˈsɪstənt/

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

hyphenation: per‧sis‧tent


RAM

forms: RAM

pos: abbrev

glosses: RAM is the acronym for random access memory.

ipa: /ræm/


undergo

forms:
undergo (canonical)
undergoes (third-person singular)
underwent (past)
undergone (past participle)
undergoing (present participle)

glosses: If you undergo something, it happens to you; often it is not nice.

text: The country has undergone great changes in the last decade.

text: She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.

text: The bridge is currently undergoing tests to see if it can be reopened.

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/

ipa: /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/

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

hyphenation: un‧der‧go

undergo

undergoes

underwent

undergone

undergoing


conceive

forms:
conceive (canonical)
conceives (third-person singular)
conceived (past)
conceived (past participle)
conceiving (present participle)

glosses: If you can conceive of a certain situation, you can imagine it.

text: I just can't conceive of life without you.

text: Can you conceive what life would have been like in that time?

glosses: Someone conceives of an idea when they think of the idea for the first time, and it's their idea: they thought of it themselves, no one told them.

text: The planners first conceived of the idea of making a large, curved building here in 1998.

text: I can't conceive of any way of getting there before 5:00.

glosses: A woman conceives a baby when she becomes pregnant (starts to carry a tiny baby inside her).

text: The baby was conceived the day we went to Niagara Falls.

ipa: /kənˈsiːv/

verb

conceiv


transmission

forms:
transmission (singular)
transmissions (plural)

glosses: Transmission is the sending of something from one place to another, usually something like electricity, a message or a disease.

text: Washing before touching food can prevent the transmission of disease in food and drink.

text: The new communication lines and will be able to support data transmission at speeds four times faster than today.

text: The National Transmission System is a network of thousands of kilometres of wire.

glosses: A transmission is a signal, such as TV or radio, that is sent from one place to another.

text: Radio stations have promised live transmission from the concert.

glosses: A transmission in a machine is the parts that transfer the engine's movement to the wheels or other moving parts.

text: The car comes with a four-speed automatic transmission.

enpr: trănsmĭ'shən

ipa: /trænsˈmɪʃən/


self-confident

forms:
self-confident (positive)
more self-confident (comparative)
most self-confident (superlative)

etymology_text: self- + confident

ety-prefix

self

confident

expansion: self- + confident

glosses: Being self-confident is being confident about one's self.

text: Sally is self-confident, and she thinks that she can do anything.


minimal

forms: minimal (positive)

glosses: When something is minimal, it is very small or small enough to not be important, especially the smallest.

text: We had a minimal amount of rain yesterday, so we still need to water the plants.

text: Don't worry -- any problems from this will be minimal.

ipa: /mɪnəməl/


analogous

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

glosses: When x is analogous to y, it is similar to y.

text: Using that little broom to sweep this big floor is analogous to using a candle to cook dinner for 40 people.

text: The development of the new DVD with multiple formats is analogous to the video wars between beta and VHS.

ipa: /-ʤəs/


purge

forms:
purge (canonical)
purges (third-person singular)
purged (past)
purged (past participle)
purging (present participle)

glosses: To purge an organization or an object means to clean it up of something bad.

text: His attempt to purge our country of minorities was met with international criticism.

ipa: /pɝdʒ/

ipa: /pɜːdʒ/

verb

purg


purge

forms:
purge (singular)
purges (plural)

glosses: When a purge occurs, an organization or an object is cleaned up of something bad.

text: His purge of our country's minorities was met with international criticism.


comprehensive

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

glosses: If something is comprehensive, it includes everything that is related.

text: The book includes the most comprehensive list of existing government programs.

text: This chapter is not intended to provide a detailed and comprehensive documentation of the aids available in the UK.

hyphenation: com‧pre‧hen‧sive


insight

forms:
insight (singular)
insights (plural)

glosses: A very good understanding of something; a clear idea about how something works.

text: We need to get some insight into the causes of this problem.

text: I just had a flash of insight about why she does that.

enpr: ĭn'sīt

ipa: /ˈɪnsaɪt/


brilliant

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

glosses: If something is brilliant, it gives off a lot of light.

text: It was evening with the brilliant colors of sunset shining through the trees.

text: The sun's light was so brilliant that I needed to close my eyes.

text: The sky was a brilliant blue that day, and the air was cold.

text: He noticed a brilliant star in the sky.

glosses: If something is brilliant, it is very good.

text: Truly brilliant ideas can sound crazy at first.

text: She wrote a book about her brilliant career in television.

glosses: If a person is brilliant, they are very intelligent.

text: He was a brilliant teacher.

ipa: /ˈbrɪljənt/


invoke

glosses: When someone invokes a rule, they use the rule in a specific situation.

text: For the government to do that legally, they would have to invoke the "notwithstanding" clause of the constitution.

enpr: in'vōk

ipa: /ɪnˈvoʊk/

sampa: /In"voUk/

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


fifty

forms: fifty

text: There were fifty people in my class.

ipa: /ˈfɪfti/


fifty

forms:
fifty (singular)
fifties (plural)

text: five tens is fifty.

noun

fifty

fifties


infer

forms:
infer (canonical)
infers (third-person singular)
inferred (past)
inferred (past participle)
inferring (present participle)

glosses: If you infer something, you begin to believe it based on indirect information.

text: We can infer from the old bones that this animal probably walked on two feet.

text: From the evidence, we can infer the existence of a third child.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɝ/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɜː/

verb

infer

r


priority

forms:
priority (singular)
priorities (plural)

glosses: A priority is something that is important; you want to do it first or spend more time or money on it than other things.

text: Learning the language is a high priority for all people who move to the country.

text: The nineteen national priority areas will receive 70 per cent of the funding.

glosses: If something has or is given priority, it should go before other things.

text: The Government needs to give a higher priority to the quality of life.

text: Teachers need to give priority to science over less important subjects.

ipa: /praɪˈɒrɨti/

enpr: prī-ôrʹĭ-tē

ipa: /praɪˈɔrɪ̈ti/

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

hyphenation: pri‧or‧i‧ty

noun

priorities


close

forms:
close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

glosses: If you close something, you change it from being open to not open.

text: She watched TV for a while, and then closed her eyes.

text: He left the room and softly closed the door behind him.

text: He opened his mouth and closed it again without saying anything.

glosses: If something closes, it goes out of business for a short time or permanently.

text: The supermarket closes at 5 o'clock on Saturday.

text: Sadly, we have decided to close the shop.

glosses: If the distance or time between two different things closes, they get closer together.

text: The government will use the $15 million to close a budget gap.

text: With only three games left in the season, Milan is closing in on Hamburg.

text: The storm was closing in, and she wanted to get home.

text: The book closes with the man alone in the house where he started.

text: I'd like to close this talk by asking for your help.

glosses: If a stock, bond, or currency closes at a certain price, it is at the price at the end of the trading day.

text: The EAP Emerging Growth Fund lost half a dollar, closing at just over $38.

text: Again today, cigarette company stocks closed up.

glosses: If you close a deal/sale/contract, both people make a final agreement.

text: It took five months, many phone calls, and an extra $89,000 to close the deal.

glosses: If you close up, you stop talking about something.

text: Every time I asked about the cost everybody would close right up.

enpr: klōz

ipa: /kloʊz/

sampa: /kloUz/

ipa: /kləʊz/

verb

clos


close

glosses: When two things are close, they are near each other; the distance or time between them is small.

text: The bank is close to the store.

text: I walk to my university because it is very close.

text: It's close to nine o'clock.

text: Closer to the end, I'll come and get you.

text: Put it close to the door.

text: She left an hour ago, and he was very close behind.

text: I like to keep my phone close at hand so I can get it quickly.

text: They stood close together.


close

forms:
close (positive)
closer (comparative)
closest (superlative)

glosses: If two people are close, they have a good relationship, like friends, family or lovers.

text: She was quite close to her dad before he died.

glosses: If a game or contest is close, you can't easily see which side is better.

text: The race has been very close up until now.

glosses: If two things are close, they are similar.

text: This is the closest thing I could find to that colour.

glosses: Close range/contact/ties etc. is near, not far.

text: They tell us the gun was fired at close range.

text: Most Norwegians live in close contact with the wilderness, the sea, the mountains, or the forests.

glosses: A close look, watch, or eye means careful attention.

text: Keep a close eye on the money.

glosses: In a close game/race/competition, etc., the difference between the scores/times/abilities, etc is small.

text: One or two points can win or lose a close race .

text: The winner earned 13.8 percent of the vote, but she was a close second (13.5 percent).

glosses: If something was close, something bad/dangerous/embarrassing, etc. almost happened.

text: Wow, that was close. She almost saw us.

text: Thirty years ago this week, our country had a very close call.

adj

close

closer

closest


close

forms:
close (singular)
closes (plural)

text: I will be surprised if the company is still running by close of business tomorrow.

text: The book was written around the close of the 14th century.

text: As our first week came to a close, we were getting very tired.


violation

forms:
violation (singular)
violations (plural)

glosses: A violation of a rule is an act of breaking the rule: going past the limits of the rule.

text: The speed you were driving your car was a violation of the speed limit.

text: Walking into my house like that was a violation of my privacy.

text: The new finding seems to be in violation of our understanding of physics.

text: This violation of our trust cannot be forgiven.

text: The violation of these young girls by a man their uncle is hard to understand.

ipa: /ˌvaɪɵˈleɪʃən/

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


submit

forms:
submit (canonical)
submits (third-person singular)
submitted (past)
submitted (past participle)
submitting (present participle)

glosses: If you submit something, usually a piece of writing, you give it to somebody to be checked or accepted.

text: They submitted their final report together with recommendations to the president.

text: Students will submit their application with examples of work already done by March 31.

glosses: If you submit to some authority, you accept that they have power over you.

text: At least up to 1985, the British government submitted to the threat of violence from the terrorists.

text: Although most people submit willingly to this process, very few of them have any choice in the matter.

enpr: səbmĭtʹ

ipa: /səbˈmɪt/

hyphenation: sub‧mit

verb

submit

t


protocol

forms:
protocol (singular)
protocols (plural)

glosses: A protocol is a rule, guideline, or document about how certain activities are done.

text: I don't know the protocol for talking to the President.

glosses: A protocol is a set of rules that describes how data is transmitted.

text: To get the domain name from the domain name server, the other computer has to send the right protocol.

ipa: /ˈproʊtəˌkɑl/

ipa: /ˈprəʊtəˌkɒl/

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

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

hyphenation: pro‧to‧col


qualitative

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

glosses: A reason, idea or writing is qualitative if it is about the way something is, or about the thing's qualities, but not about amounts.

text: I have a qualitative idea of what his work is like, but I don't know how much work he's done.

text: Qualitative differences between advertisements are likely to be far more important than quite large differences in the number of advertisements.


adaptation

forms:
adaptation (singular)
adaptations (plural)

glosses: An adaptation is a change to fit a different situation or the result of that change, especially when a story goes from book to TV or movie.

text: The new film adaptation of the classic book Little Women is quite wonderful.

text: He is also disabled and requires special adaptations to his home.

glosses: Adaptation is the process of changing to fit a different situation.

text: These products undergo a constant process of change and adaptation.

ipa: /ˌædæpˈteɪʃən/


mediation

forms:
mediation (singular)
mediations (plural)

glosses: Mediation is the process of helping two people or groups who are not in agreement to come to an agreement.

text: When I was separated from my wife, we had mediation to help decide who got to keep the house.

ipa: /midiˈeɪʃən/

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


disambiguation

forms:
disambiguation (singular)
disambiguations (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + ambiguation

word parts

dis-

ambiguation

expansion: dis- + ambiguation

glosses: If I work on disambiguation, I am helping to get rid of things that are so similar that they cause confusion.

text: This page is a disambiguation page.

ipa: /dɪsæmˌbɪɡjuːˈeɪʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧am‧big‧u‧a‧tion


attain

forms:
attain (canonical)
attains (third-person singular)
attained (past)
attained (past participle)
attaining (present participle)

glosses: Someone attains a status if they reach it and start to have that status.

text: My brother attained first place in the race.

text: After 4 years at university, she attained her degree.

ipa: /əˈteɪn/


empirical

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

glosses: If something is empirical, it is based on or can be checked by observation or experience.

text: Simply because there is no empirical evidence to support this does not mean it's wrong. It simply means we haven't looked hard enough.

text: This hypothesis has been challenged on both theoretical and empirical grounds.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/

hyphenation: em‧pi‧ri‧cal


problem

forms:
problem (singular)
problems (plural)

glosses: A problem is something that is difficult to do, understand, or believe.

text: If you have a problems with the computer, I can probably help.

text: You should see your doctor if you think you have a health problem.

text: This book tells you how to deal with drinking problems.

text: If you are regularly late, it can cause problems.

text: Today, we are concerned with some serious problems with the product.

text: I solved the problem by replacing a broken part.

text: It's a good idea to discuss your problems with a friend.

text: Problems like these arise from a lack of care.

text: We've identified a number of problem areas that need to be looked at.

text: Most students got the right answer for the first problem.

glosses: You say "no problem" to agree to do something.

text: "Could you open the door for me?" "Sure, no problem!"

glosses: You say "no problem" after somebody thanks you or apologises to you.

text: "Thank you so much for all your help." "No problem! Any time!"

ipa: /prɒbləm/

hyphenation: prob‧lem


differentiation

forms:
differentiation (singular)
differentiations (plural)

glosses: Differentiation finding or showing the differences between things.

text: In the shop, there was no differentiation between product from Asia and product from Europe.

glosses: Differentiation is the process of becoming or making something different.

text: As the cells grow and divide, differentiation takes place. You can begin to see some as muscle cells, some as blood cells, etc.

glosses: Differentiation is acting different towards different people or situations.

text: Schools tend to have little formal curricular differentiation between the sexes, except in physical education.

glosses: Differentiation is the process of obtaining the derivative of a function.


eliminate

forms:
eliminate (canonical)
eliminates (third-person singular)
eliminated (past)
eliminated (past participle)
eliminating (present participle)

glosses: If you eliminate something, you make it go away or disappear, or you kill it.

text: The recent fixes have eliminated the problems we were having.

text: Canada was eliminated in the first round of the world cup.

text: He was at risk of being eliminated by the other gang members.

ipa: /ɪ'lɪməneɪt/

verb

eliminat


revision

forms:
revision (singular)
revisions (plural)

glosses: A revision is a change or edit a to language, a plan, etc.

text: This book needs a lot of revision before it can be published.

text: She revised what she said so that she was not saying something bad about him.

text: The plan has undergone a number of complete revisions.

glosses: A revision is a piece of writing or plan that has changed or will change.

text: The software includes the latest revisions to the HTML standards.

glosses: In the UK, revision is the process of studying something again.

text: I need to do more revision for the test.

enpr: rəvĭzh'ən


publication

forms:
publication (singular)
publications (plural)

glosses: Publication is the act of making a book or other thing publicly known or available where the public can use it.

text: The Report itself and the debate that followed its publication have been useful.

text: This letter is personal and not for publication.

glosses: A publication is a book, magazine, paper, song, etc. that has been or will be published.

text: Women's Strategies from Around the World, is a new publication from the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).

ipa: /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/


edible

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

glosses: Something is called edible if it can be eaten by humans and animals without danger to their health.

text: These mushrooms are edible.

ipa: /ˈɛdɪbəl/

ipa: /ˈɛdəbəl/

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


edible

forms:
edible (singular)
edibles (plural)

glosses: An edible is something that you can eat.

text: The apple is an edible.


abstract

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

glosses: If something is abstract, you cannot touch it, and it is difficult to imagine or think about.

text: A lot of abstract painting uses harsh shapes and most people do not like it.

text: More abstract ideas like "democracy" are not possible for animals.

text: Houses and books are things you can touch. Honesty, patience and courage are abstract.

glosses: If something is abstract, it is general.

glosses: If something is abstract, it is thought of as apart from any other use with an object; it is removed from it; it is separate or abstracted.

glosses: If something is abstract, it is not practical or realistic; it is not concrete; it is theoretical; it is vague.

glosses: If something is abstract, it does not have all of the facts; it is not factual.

ipa: /ˌæbˈstrækt/

ipa: /ˈæbˌstrækt/

hyphenation: ab‧stract


abstract

forms:
abstract (singular)
abstracts (plural)

glosses: An abstract is a short text that tells you the main ideas of a longer text, especially of scientific papers; it is a summary of something longer.

text: The abstract of Isaac Newton's laws of gravity may be no more than 150 words.

glosses: An abstract is an abstraction; it is an abstract word.

glosses: An abstract is a piece of art that is made in the abstract fashion of art.

glosses: An abstract is a powdered solid extract of a vegetable that is then mixed with the sugar of milk.


abstract

forms:
abstract (canonical)
abstracts (third-person singular)
abstracted (past)
abstracted (past participle)
abstracting (present participle)

glosses: If you abstract something, you summarize it; you abridge it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you separate it; you remove it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you withdraw it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you make abstractions of it in art.

glosses: If you abstract something, you take it away from someone without permission; you steal it.

glosses: If you abstract something, you think about it separate from everything else; you consider it abstractly.

glosses: If you abstract something, you go through the process or abstraction.


obedience

forms:
obedience (singular)
obediences (plural)

text: Obedience is very important in any army.

glosses: behavior in which you do what good person, father, boss, teacher, tells you to do.

ipa: /ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/


survive

forms:
survive (canonical)
survives (third-person singular)
survived (past)
survived (past participle)
surviving (present participle)

glosses: If you survive something, you experience it and you did not die.

text: They survived the war but died two years later.

text: Some of the factory's equipment from 1827 still survives.

text: I went to a lecture on surviving in dangerous situations.

text: These last few months have been hard, but we'll survive.

surviv


fluctuation

forms:
fluctuation (singular)
fluctuations (plural)

glosses: A fluctuation is when something changes back and forth quickly.

text: The price of wheat stayed the same, but there were a lot of fluctuations in the price of rice.

text: Every time a cloud goes past, there is a fluctuation in the amount of sunshine.

ipa: /flʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/


sarcasm

forms:
sarcasm (singular)
sarcasms (plural)

glosses: humor that is not serious but is meant to mimic. Saying something you don't mean, to be funny or to make someone feel bad.

text: "No, I don't want any food, I'm just standing here holding an empty plate to make my fingers stronger," he said with sarcasm.

ipa: /ˈsɑːrˌkæzəm/


medium

forms: medium (positive)

glosses: A medium amount is an amount that is not small and not large, but in the middle.

text: Would you like a small, medium or large drink?

enpr: mē'diəm

ipa: /ˈmiːdiəm/


medium

forms:
medium (singular)
mediums or media (plural)

glosses: A medium is stuff that something moves through.

text: Light can go through different media: air, water, glass.

text: Sound waves slow down when they go through this kind of medium.

glosses: A medium is a person who hears ideas that come from people who are dead. (plural mediums)

text: We all closed our eyes, and the medium said "I hear your father speaking."

text: I don't believe those mediums can really hear anything.

noun

medium

mediums

media


effective

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

glosses: An effective strategy, treatment, method, etc is one that works well as planned.

text: Teachers are using instructional strategies that are most effective in helping students learn.

glosses: If you have effective command, consent, control, etc., you have it in practice but not officially.

text: The students had effective control over what the teacher would include on the test.

glosses: If a law, agreement, change, etc. becomes effective, it officially begins.

text: The new rules about ball size are effective next season.

ipa: /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

hyphenation: ef‧fec‧tive


effective

forms: effective

glosses: You use effective to tell when something starts officially.

text: Effective next week, all employees will wear the new uniform.


coincide

forms:
coincide (canonical)
coincides (third-person singular)
coincided (past)
coincided (past participle)
coinciding (present participle)

glosses: Two things coincide with each other if they're both in the same place or at the same time.

text: The time of your party coincides with my niece's wedding, so I can't come.

text: The end of one side of a triangle coincides with the end of another side, making a corner.

ipa: /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/

verb

coincid


reverse

forms:
reverse (canonical)
reverses (third-person singular)
reversed (past)
reversed (past participle)
reversing (present participle)

glosses: If you reverse something, you make it act or move opposite to before (in the other direction).

text: The new president reversed the decision to expand the factory.

text: There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work.

text: She reversed the car into the parking space.

text: When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her.

text: Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left.

ipa: /rəˈvɜː(r)s/

revers


reverse

forms:
reverse (singular)
reverses (plural)

glosses: The reverse of something is its opposite.

text: Female professors are often married to male professors, but the reverse is not as common.

glosses: In a machine, reverse is a setting that makes it act or move opposite to before.

text: As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop.

text: When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse.

glosses: The reverse of something is it's other side.

text: Details can be found on the reverse of this paper.


ambiguous

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

glosses: If something is ambiguous, it has more than one possible meaning, state, or explanation.

text: I think he fills his speeches with ambiguous words on purpose.

text: The goal of the challenge remains rather ambiguous.

hyphenation: am‧bi‧gu‧ous


regardless

forms: regardless

etymology_text: regard + -less

ety-suffix

regard

less

expansion: regard + -less

glosses: If x happens regardless of y, y does not change x.

text: She left, regardless of him asking her to stay.

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


ultimately

etymology_text: ultimate + -ly

ultimate

expansion: ultimate + -ly

text: We will all help, but it is you who are ultimately responsible.

text: The events of 1962 ultimately lead to the end of his government.

text: Ultimately, the choice depends on what you like.

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

hyphenation: ul‧tim‧ate‧ly


successive

forms: successive (positive)

glosses: Successive things follow in order, one after another.

text: Successive governments have refused to make the changes.

text: Edward Kawak won in four successive years (1982–1985).

text: Cancers were developing at younger and younger ages with each successive generation in each family.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsɪv/

hyphenation: suc‧ces‧sive


agree

forms:
agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)

glosses: When two people agree about something, they have the same ideas. They both think the same things are true.

text: We agree that it will probably rain this afternoon.

glosses: When two people agree to do some things, they say something like "if you do this, then I will do that." After they agree, then they must do the things they said.

text: We agreed to pay him $100 to paint the walls.

enpr: ə-grē'

ipa: /əˈɡriː/

ipa: /əˈɡri/

hyphenation: a‧gree

verb

agree

agrees

agreed

agreeing


random

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

glosses: If something is random, there is no purpose, reason, or pattern.

text: I have to sit there like typing in random keywords to see if it's a keyword.

text: Why don't you get organised instead of just contacting random people.

glosses: If a process is random, every option has an equal chance of happening.

text: 20 per cent of the random sample of the libraries were public in any normal sense of the word.

text: Banks use random numbers to make codes to keep your computer banking safe and secret.

enpr: răn'dəm

ipa: /ˈrændəm/


user

forms:
user (singular)
users (plural)

glosses: A user is someone with an account and username that lets them log in to a computer and do things on the computer.

ipa: /ˈjuːzə/

enpr: yo͞o′zər

ipa: /ˈjuzɚ/

hyphenation: us‧er


temporary

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

glosses: Something is temporary if it's only for a short time.

text: A tent was our temporary home after our house burned down in the fire.

text: The middle of the floor is a temporary place for these books until I find room for them on the shelf.

ipa: /ˈtɛmpərəri/

ipa: /ˈtɛmpəˌrɛri/

hyphenation: tem‧po‧rary


eat

forms:
eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

glosses: If you eat something, usually food, you put it in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it.

text: I always eat too much good when it's Thanksgiving.

text: My 2 year old accidentally ate chalk that she found on the table.

glosses: If you eat the cost of something, you pay for it.

text: The supplier will have to eat the cost of returning the goods.

glosses: If you eat someone, you give them sex with your mouth (oral sex)

ipa: /iːt/

audio: en-uk-to eat.ogg

eat

eats

ate

eaten

eating


innovation

forms:
innovation (singular)
innovations (plural)

glosses: Innovation is the process of making something new and original.

text: Our company has stayed in the lead largely by encouraging innovation.

glosses: An innovation is something new and original.

text: The number of technical innovations is growing at a faster and faster rate.

ipa: /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/

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


denote

forms:
denote (canonical)
denotes (third-person singular)
denoted (past)
denoted (past participle)
denoting (present participle)

glosses: If x denotes y, x is a sign of or has the meaning of y.

text: The term "sales mix" is used to denote the percentage of total sales of each product.

text: In this text, ungrammatical sentences are denoted by an asterisk (*).

ipa: /dɪˈnəʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈnoʊt/

hyphenation: de‧note

denot

e


restraint

forms:
restraint (singular)
restraints (plural)

glosses: Restraint is the quality people show when they don't do something they shouldn't do.

text: You already ate too much cake. Now please show some restraint.

glosses: A restraint is a strap or other thing that holds a person in place, like a seatbelt in a car or handcuffs that the police use to hold someone.

text: A baby needs the right kind of restraint to ride safely in a car.

glosses: A restraint is something that stops people from doing something.

text: A legal restraint prevents him from going to meet his ex-girlfriend.

ipa: /rɪˈstreɪnt/

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


background

forms:
background (singular)
backgrounds (plural)

glosses: The background is what can be seen or heard behind other things that are closer or louder.

text: I was talking to Mary, but I heard the phone ringing in the background.

text: The play was good, and I especially liked the backgrounds that were used.

glosses: The background of a person is his/her history.

text: The police checked his background to see if he had been in jail.


background

forms:
background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)


termination

forms:
termination (singular)
terminations (plural)

glosses: Termination is the act of ending something.

text: We will continue to do business in Asia after termination of the Japan program.

glosses: The termination is the end point, time or limit of something.

text: Three years after the termination of war in 1945, France was fighting another war in Indo-China.

text: The company will cut costs through the termination of 150 employees.

glosses: Termination is the act of killing something.

text: The group is against the termination of these sick babies.

glosses: A termination is a suffix or the end of a word.

text: The termination of a verb in the past tense is usually "ed".

ipa: /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

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


incompatible

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

etymology_text: in- + compatible

ety-prefix

in

compatible

expansion: in- + compatible

glosses: Two things are incompatible with each other if they don't fit together or don't work well together.

text: The husband and wife were not happy together because they were incompatible.

text: I can't fit this wire into my computer because the end is incompatible with the part of the computer for plugging things in.

ipa: /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/


diminish

forms:
diminish (canonical)
diminishes (third-person singular)
diminished (past)
diminished (past participle)
diminishing (present participle)

glosses: When something diminishes it gets smaller or less important or makes something that way.

text: The way you talked just now diminished my respect for you.

text: The amount of water in the lake is diminishing because there has been no rain.

ipa: /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

sampa: /dI"mInIS/

verb

diminish


preliminary

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

glosses: If something is preliminary, it is a preparation for a main matter.

enpr: prĭlĭmʹĭnĕri

ipa: /prɪˈlɪmɪnɛri/

enpr: prĭlĭmʹĭnəri

ipa: /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/

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


preliminary

forms:
preliminary (singular)
preliminaries (plural)

glosses: A preliminary is a preparation for a main matter.

noun

preliminary

preliminaries


preliminary

forms: preliminary

text: Preliminary to the main discussions, perhaps we could introduce ourselves.


people

forms:
person (singular)
persons or people (plural)

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

text: Who are these people at the party?

glosses: A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language.

text: Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people.

text: This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines.

ipa: /ˈpiːpəl/

ipa: /ˈpipl/

person

people


people

forms:
people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

glosses: If a place is peopled, people live there.

text: It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers.

glosses: If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people.

text: He liked to people his books with simple folk.

verb

peopl


advocate

forms:
advocate (singular)
advocates (plural)

glosses: An advocate is someone who recommends something.

text: She is a strong advocate for children's right to education.

glosses: An advocate is someone who speaks for someone else, especially a lawyer in court.

text: Volunteers are needed to act as advocates for people with mental health problems.

text: Only qualified lawyers may act as advocates in the Crown Court.

enpr: ăd'vəkət

ipa: /ˈædvəkət/

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


advocate

forms:
advocate (canonical)
advocates (third-person singular)
advocated (past)
advocated (past participle)
advocating (present participle)

glosses: If you advocate something, you recommend it.

text: We wish for freedom, but cannot advocate the use of violence.

text: The Government wants to adopt the approach advocated by Professor David Pearce.

enpr: ăd'vəkāt

ipa: /ˈædvəkeɪt/

advocat


foreign

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

glosses: Foreign means something that comes from a different place or country. Foreign people are known as foreigners.

text: Sven has a foreign accent.

glosses: Foreign can mean something that is not familiar or not characteristic.

text: Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China.

ipa: /ˈfɒrən/

ipa: /ˈfɔːrən/


exploitation

forms:
exploitation (singular)
exploitations (plural)

glosses: Exploitation is the use of something, usually for profit.

text: The commercial exploitation of Alaska for oil could lead to serious environmental problems.

glosses: Exploitation is the use or treatment of someone unfairly.

text: Today, most countries have laws against the exploitation of children in factories.

ipa: /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/

hyphenation: ex‧ploi‧ta‧tion


prohibit

forms:
prohibit (canonical)
prohibits (third-person singular)
prohibited (past)
prohibited (past participle)
prohibiting (present participle)

glosses: If you prohibit something, you say that it must not be done.

text: The laws were changed to prohibit the use of certain tools.

text: Company policy is to prohibit dogs from entering the store.

glosses: If x prohibits y, y is not possible because of x.

text: The use of a password prohibits access to outsiders.

ipa: /prəˈhɪbɪt/

ipa: /proʊˈhɪbɪt/

prohibit


contrary

forms: contrary

glosses: If an act or idea is contrary to something, it is against it.

text: The president's actions are contrary to the constitution and therefore illegal.

glosses: You use contrary to x when x is different from the truth.

text: Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies cannot control the price of crude.

text: What she told me was contrary to everything I had ever heard.

text: Contrary to popular myth, women are not worse drivers than men.

ipa: /ˈkɒntrəri/

ipa: /ˈkɑntrɛri/

hyphenation: con‧trary


contrary

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

glosses: A contrary view, sentence, etc. is opposite to other ones.

text: The contrary view is that these kind of projects are a waste of money.

text: The only thoughts he had were contrary ones.

glosses: A contrary person tries to be different from other people or does not often agree with others.

glosses: The contrary is the opposite of an idea, sentence, etc.

text: It is best to believe people are good, at least until the contrary is shown.

text: This is not necessarily bad; on the contrary, it is sometimes quite useful.


virtually

etymology_text: virtual + -ly

ety-suffix

virtual

ly

expansion: virtual + -ly

text: Once you put it on, it is virtually impossible to remove.

text: Car theft became so common that private cars virtually disappeared from the area.

ipa: /'vəːtjʊəlɪ/


inspection

forms:
inspection (singular)
inspections (plural)

etymology_text: inspect + -ion

inspect

ion

expansion: inspect + -ion

glosses: An inspection is a careful look at something, usually for problems.

text: Before the flight, the pilot did a complete inspection of the airplane.

text: It seemed that he had not been paid, but upon closer inspection it was found that he had indeed.

text: An inspection of the prison was planned for next week.

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/


quotation

forms:
quotation (singular)
quotations (plural)

glosses: A quotation is a sentence or phrase that was said by someone and is now being used or referred to by somebody else. Quotations can be from books, movies, speeches, television shows, songs, etc.

text: This chapter began with a quotation from Monica Furlong.

text: Consider the following quotation from the Bible: Job 16:18: "O earth, cover not thou my blood."

glosses: Quotation is the act of using somebody else's exact words.

glosses: A quotation is a report of the cost or value of something.

ipa: /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

hyphenation: quo‧ta‧tion


duty

forms:
duty (singular)
duties (plural)

text: Parents have the duty to educate their children.

glosses: A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff, customs duty, excise duty.

text: Import duty and taxes are due when importing goods into the United States.

ipa: /ˈdjuːti/

irrnoun

duties


reinforce

forms:
reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

glosses: If you reinforce something, you make it stronger.

text: Recent mistakes only reinforce the view that nobody cares.

text: Hitting a child can reinforce his tendency to use violence.

text: This meeting has helped to further reinforce the links between the colleges.

text: The steel is used to reinforce the building's walls.

text: The extra men will reinforce the army in Iraq.

verb

reinforc


cowardice

forms:
cowardice (singular)
cowardices (plural)

glosses: Someone who shows cowardice is being afraid, not having courage, not doing something they should do because they are afraid.

text: He showed cowardice when he ran away and left his friend to fight the other children.

ipa: /kaʊʍɜrdɪs/

hyphenation: cow‧ard‧ice


absent

forms: absent (positive)

glosses: If something is absent, it means to be not in a place or missing.

text: John is absent from school today.

enpr: ăb'sənt

ipa: /ˈæbsənt/

hyphenation: ab‧sent


absent

forms:
absent (canonical)
absents (third-person singular)
absented (past)
absented (past participle)
absenting (present participle)

glosses: When you absent yourself from something, you do not turn up for it and not appear.

text: John absented himself from the meeting as he had something on.


absent

forms: absent

text: Absent any problems, we should be finished in two hours.

enpr: ăbsĕnt'

ipa: /æbˈsɛnt/

sampa: {b"sEnt


foundation

forms:
foundation (singular)
foundations (plural)

glosses: The foundation of something is the basic ideas or work behind it.

text: These early inventions laid the foundations of modern radio technology.

text: Her education gave her a solid foundation in all the major subjects.

glosses: The foundation of a building is the solid base that is under it and that supports it.

text: They dug solid foundations, spending a lot of time pouring concrete into four pits.

glosses: A foundation is an organisation that collects money to do good things.

text: The Open Software Foundation has opened up laboratories to test software.

glosses: The foundation of a group, business, country, etc. is the act of starting it.

text: The company has double in size every year since its foundation.

glosses: Foundation is the first layer of cream or makeup.

text: Dot the foundation over the face-on the nose, the cheeks, the chin and spread working from the face outwards.

ipa: /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/


implicit

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

glosses: A meaning that is implicit is understood or given but not directly.

text: There is an implicit assumption that women should be acting more like men.

text: Though teachers may not formulate aims consciously, they will be implicit in the teaching.

glosses: A belief that is implicit is complete and without question.

text: Jonadab was used to implicit obedience from his children and was surprised at his son's answer.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/


horizontally

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

etymology_text: horizontal + -ly

ety-suffix

horizontal

expansion: horizontal + -ly

text: The pictures were arranged horizontally around the room.

text: Johnnie's hat sailed horizontally out the window.


thereby

forms: thereby

text: He pulled it closer to him, thereby making it far easier to get up.

text: Food product quality is more easily maintained thereby reducing spoilage losses.

text: Water reflects less light than ice, thereby allowing the oceans to absorb more heat from the sun.

text: I'm concerned by attempts to limit this right and thereby to limit our freedom.

text: Having missed the first bit, he listened closely to catch the rest, hoping thereby to reply sensibly.

text: This change would prevent the team (and thereby the school) from advancing.


depravity

forms:
depravity (singular)
depravities (plural)

glosses: The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.

text: He was a very bad man, lost in depravity.

text: Susan's depravity was her husband's murder.

glosses: evil that is part of human nature, contamination by sin.

text: Our depravity is the result of Adam's fall.

ipa: /dəˈprævɪti/

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

noun

depravities


abandon

forms:
abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

glosses: If you abandon something, you go away from it with no plan to return.

text: Many teens abandon all chances of a successful future when they drop out of school.

text: After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.

text: The government abandons after-school programs when money is tight.

glosses: If you abandon something, you give up control of it.

text: They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.

text: The woodcutter and his wife considered abandoning Hansel and Gretel in the forest.

ipa: /əˈbændən/

hyphenation: a‧ban‧don


abandon

forms: abandon (singular)

glosses: Abandon is a state where you do not control yourself.

text: In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.

text: The man dove into the pool with reckless abandon.


clear

forms:
clear (positive)
clearer (comparative)
clearest (superlative)

glosses: A clear idea is an idea that is easy to understand.

text: OK, so you need the key. I see. That's clear now.

text: Now it's clear as a bell to me why you want to stay here.

glosses: If it is clear that something is a certain way, there can be no mistake about it.

text: The women made it clear that they were doing this only because they wanted to.

text: It soon became perfectly clear that he was not going to get better.

text: It's clear from looking at you that you couldn't lift it; you're too small.

text: This is a clear example of an idea that works.

glosses: If you are clear about something, you understand it well.

text: Mike, I want to be clear about what you said, so can you tell me again.

text: I'm sorry, but I'm not clear about what I'm supposed to do.

glosses: If you are clear about something, you make it easy for people to understand you.

text: The coach had been very clear about what he wanted them to do.

text: They haven't been so clear about how much water is in there.

glosses: If your head or your thinking is clear, then you can think well.

text: After his coffee and a quick walk, his head felt clear.

text: On Monday, he looked confused and didn't say much, but the next day, his thinking seemed more clear.

glosses: If something is clear, people can see through it.

text: The window is made of clear glass.

text: The water wasn't clear enough to see the bottom.

glosses: If something is clear, it has nothing that gets in your way.

text: I try to drive to work only when the roads are clear.

text: It's supposed to be clear and sunny today.

text: That table's not clear yet. Can you get the stuff off it?

text: The skies were clear of clouds.

glosses: If something is clear, it is easy to see or hear.

text: The picture wasn't clear enough to see whose face it was.

text: At first, the radio was noisy, but we moved and then we got clear, rich sound.

glosses: If your skin is clear, it has no spots on it.

text: Her deep honey skin was clear except for the small mark on her left cheek.

glosses: If your eyes are clear, they are healthy, bright, and lively.

text: His eyes were sharp and clear, and full of fun.

text: These are priced so high that the manufacturers pocket $8,000 clear profit per $30,000 unit.

glosses: If you have a clear conscience or your conscience is clear, you do not feel guilty.

text: I sleep perfectly at night. I have a clear conscience. I don't have blood on my hands.

ipa: /klɪə/

ipa: /klɪɚ/

adj

clear

clearer

clearest


clear

forms:
clear (canonical)
clears (third-person singular)
cleared (past)
cleared (past participle)
clearing (present participle)

glosses: If you clear something, you move or remove things that you don't want there.

text: You clear the table and I'll get coffee ready.

text: We'll have to clear out the garage to make room for the new car.

text: My grandparents cleared this land so that we could live and farm here.

text: I worked for ten minutes to clear a path in the snow from the door to the road.

text: About 13 million hectares of forest were cleared each year.

text: After the fire, it took some time for the air to clear.

text: Above her, the black sky cleared, until she could see the thousands of stars all across it.

text: The window fogged and cleared as she breathed on it.

glosses: If something clears, it goes away, leaving the place it was clear.

text: After the fire, it took some time for the smoke to clear.

text: He couldn't see well as car drove up the dirt road, but after the dust had cleared, he could see it was his father.

glosses: If you clear your throat, you cough lightly to make speaking easier.

text: Tears filled her eyes again, and she cleared her throat. "As soon as I can, I'll get on a plane and meet you."

glosses: If you clear the air, or if the air clears, you talk about a problem so that nobody has doubts or bad feelings.

text: I think it's important for me to tell you what has happened and clear the air about this matter.

glosses: If you clear somebody to do something, you give them permission.

text: His personal plane had been cleared to land at the airport.

glosses: If your head, mind, thinking, etc. clears then you become able to think well.

text: The coffee helped to clear her head, and she sat down to think.

glosses: If you clear something, you get over it without touching it or without a problem.

text: The bike got air and cleared the water by a meter.

glosses: If you clear somebody of something bad you show that they did not do it.

text: After clearing him of any wrongdoing, the police set him free.

glosses: If you clear a hurdle, you solve one of a number of problems.

text: The case has many more hurdles to clear before it can go to trial.

text: The winner had to clear plenty of hurdles before beating Clement.

glosses: After the dust clears is some time later, when there is no more trouble or confusion.

text: It took a few weeks, but after the dust had cleared, and everybody had gone home, he realized he had enjoyed it.

glosses: If a cheque clears, then the money is ready to be used.

glosses: If you clear a certain amount of money, you make that as profit (after expenses).

glosses: If you clear the ball or puck, you move it away from your own goal.


clear

forms: clear

glosses: Out of, away from, especially too far away to be noticed or caught.

text: After a short walk, we were clear of the town.

text: The fish was so heavy that he couldn't get it clear of the water.

text: After their fight, he steered clear of her for a week.

text: It was so crowded that they had to fight their way out and clear of the people.

text: So far, the company has stayed clear of trouble.

text: Two more wins would put them clear of the Giants.

text: Just clear of the school yard, students were smoking.


clear

text: You could see clear across the water, all the way to the church 60 km away on the other side.


dynamic

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

glosses: If something is dynamic, it is changing, usually quickly.

text: Communication is a dynamic process in which the changing situation affects what you say and how you say it.

glosses: If someone is dynamic, they take charge and get things done; they have a lot of energy.

text: He was a good worker, but often unnoticed because of his more dynamic coworkers.

text: Picasso obviously had a more forceful and dynamic personality than Braque.

text: We tested the bar's strength in both static and dynamic tests.

glosses: A dynamic verb describes an action with a clear end point.

text: Dynamic, but not stative, verbs can take progressive aspect.

ipa: /daɪˈnæmɪk/


dynamic

forms:
dynamic (singular)
dynamics (plural)

glosses: The dynamics of a situation or group are the ways in which everything effects everything else.

text: We talk about what doctor should do without any real understanding of the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship.

text: Team dynamics also have an influence on the outcomes and the contribution of members.

glosses: Dynamics is a kind of mathematics that deals with motion and forces that cause changes in a system.

text: They built a computer model based on the mathematics of fluid dynamics.

glosses: Dynamics are changes in the loudness of music.

text: The dynamics of the performance are lost in this poor recording.

glosses: A dynamic is a force that causes change.

text: This is where we need the dynamic of God's transforming presence.

text: This view puts the dynamic of police racism in the norms and values through which the police define their roles.


vision

forms:
vision (singular)
visions (plural)

glosses: Vision is being able to see with your eyes.

text: Now I'm old and my vision is not very good, so I don't drive a car any more.

glosses: Vision is being able to think of good ideas for the future.

text: This woman will be a good leader of our company because she has great vision about the future of our company.

text: The president needs to create ideas, to create a vision for the country.

enpr: vĭzh'ən

ipa: /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/


devote

forms:
devote (canonical)
devotes (third-person singular)
devoted (past)
devoted (past participle)
devoting (present participle)

glosses: If someone devotes time or energy to something, they feel that it is important and they spend a lot of time or energy on it.

text: I devoted ten years of my life to writing that book.

text: She decided to devote her life to nursing.

ipa: /dɪˈvoʊt/

ipa: /dɪˈvəʊt/

verb

devot


ductile

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

glosses: If something is ductile, it can be stretched into wire, usually metal.

glosses: If something is ductile, it can easily be molded into a new shape.

glosses: If someone is ductile, they are easily lead; they are prone to follow.

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


think

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

glosses: If you think that something is or may be true, you feel that it is or may be true.

text: You know you can't do that. What were you thinking?

text: Some people think this is a good idea, but I don't think so.

text: I think the best thing to do now is to go home.

text: I just thought you might want some coffee.

text: I really think you should stop seeing her.

text: What do you think about the new teacher?

text: Vancouver is thought to be a good place to live.

text: I think he's a doctor.

text: I think she wants us to go that way.

text: I thought I saw something.

text: "Is this right?" "I think so."

glosses: If you think about something, you use your mind to give it your attention.

text: "What's the best way?" "I'm not sure. Let me think."

text: All day I was thinking about my sister in Lisbon.

text: I don't want to think about that right now.

text: Just think how nice it will be when we're finished.

glosses: You use think when you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud.

text: "It's no good," she thought.

glosses: You use think in suggestions and requests.

text: I was thinking we could go out tonight.

text: Do you think you could help me here?

glosses: If you don't think to do something, you don't remember to do it.

text: I didn't think to ask her.

text: I can't think where my keys are.

enpr: thĭngk

ipa: /θɪŋk/

sampa: /TINk/

think

thinks

thought

thought

thinking


think

forms:
think (singular)
thinks (plural)

glosses: If you say you'll have a think about something, it means you'll give it your attention.


clarity

forms: clarity (singular)

text: She dreamed, with great clarity, that she had seen her own death.

text: Lack of clarity on the part of the teacher will cause confusion among the students.

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

noun

clarity


displacement

forms:
displacement (singular)
displacements (plural)

etymology_text: displace + -ment

ety-suffix

displace

ment

expansion: displace + -ment

glosses: Displacement is when something is made to move out of its place.

text: The war has caused the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

text: The displacement of folk music by western pop music has happened in many countries.

glosses: Displacement is the amount of liquid or gas that is moved when something floats in it.

ipa: /dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/


forty

forms: forty

text: He was forty minutes late.

ipa: /ˈfɔrti/

hyphenation: for‧ty


forty

forms:
forty (singular)
forties (plural)

text: four tens is forty.

noun

forty

forties


vertically

etymology_text: vertical + -ly

ety-suffix

vertical

expansion: vertical + -ly

text: The cliffs fell vertically down to the sea.

text: The rocket shot vertically into the sky.

ipa: /ˈvɜːtɪkli/

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


panel

forms:
panel (singular)
panels (plural)

glosses: A panel is a flat piece of wood or other material, used as part of a wall or on the side of something.

text: The house has aluminium panels covering the outside.

glosses: A panel is a group of people who come together at a table to talk or to judge, usually in front of many other people.

text: The panel made a decision that Paul had won the dance contest.

text: I went to listen to a panel talking about global warming.

ipa: /pænəɫ/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


panel

forms:
panelled (past)
panelled (past participle)
panelling (present participle)
panel (canonical)
panels (third-person singular)
paneled (past)
paneled (past participle)
paneling (present participle)

verb

panel

l


automatically

etymology_text: automatic + -ally

ety-suffix

automatic

ally

expansion: automatic + -ally

glosses: If something happens automatically, it happens without the need for a person to start it or do anything more.

text: The door closed and locked automatically behind him.

text: If you sign up for this, you'll automatically be entered in a contest to win a car.

glosses: If you do something automatically, you do it without thinking about it.

text: If a man and woman spend time together, you shouldn't automatically assume they're lovers.

text: "You're welcome," she said automatically.


encounter

forms:
encounter (singular)
encounters (plural)

glosses: An encounter is a meeting, usually one that you don't expect.

text: I had a pleasant encounter yesterday: an old friend of mine visited me.

text: My job was really the result of a chance encounter with an old friend, now my boss.

glosses: An encounter is when two people or groups meet to play a game or fight a battle.

text: I hope there will be no encounter with other soldiers tomorrow.

text: This is the fifth World Cup encounter between these two teams.

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntə/

hyphenation: coun‧ter


encounter

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

glosses: If you encounter problems, difficulties, etc., you experience them.

text: When he did encounter problems, he always knew how to fix them.

glosses: If you encounter someone, you meet someone, usually unexpectedly.

text: In the store I encountered my teacher.

glosses: If you encounter someone, you meet them to play a game or fight a battle.

text: At night the battle ship encountered enemy planes.


endemic

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

glosses: Endemic means that a species (or other taxon) belongs to something else. If an animal is endemic to a place (or habitat), it only exists in that habitat.

text: Some trout are endemic to Lake Baikal.


portion

forms:
portion (singular)
portions (plural)

text: We need to put more signs up in this portion of the city.

glosses: A portion is an amount of food for one person.

text: Each portion has six meatballs.

ipa: /ˈpɔrʃən/

ipa: /ˈpɔːʃən/

hyphenation: por‧tion


portion

forms:
portion (canonical)
portions (third-person singular)
portioned (past)
portioned (past participle)
portioning (present participle)

glosses: If you portion something out, you give parts of it to different people.

text: They portioned out the water among them.


isolate

forms:
isolate (canonical)
isolates (third-person singular)
isolated (past)
isolated (past participle)
isolating (present participle)

glosses: If you isolate something, you make it so that it does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: We want to isolate ourselves from everyday worries.

text: The prisoner was isolated to protect him from attack.

text: Britain is isolated from the rest of Europe by the Channel.

ipa: /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

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

verb

isolat


isolate

forms:
isolate (singular)
isolates (plural)

glosses: An isolate is something that does not or cannot contact certain other things.

text: A total of 296 isolates were recovered from 105 patients, 79 (75%) of whom were infected with mycobacteria.

glosses: An isolate is a language that has no known relatives.

ipa: /ˈaɪsələt/


pose

forms:
pose (singular)
poses (plural)

text: What kind of pose is best for this photograph?

ipa: /pəʊz/


pose

forms:
pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)

text: The emcee will pose the tie-breaking question.

text: Will you pose for a photograph?

text: Have you posed for your portrait?

text: Some celebs spend too much time posing for photographs.

pos