curl

A curl is a piece or lock of curling hair.

She had beautiful golden-brown hair falling in curls on her shoulder.


curl

curl (canonical)
curls (third-person singular)
curled (past)
curled (past participle)
curling (present participle)

If something curls, it moves in a rounded or spiral shape.

She curled her fingers around the pencil.

Wavy, dark brown hair curled at his shoulders.

If you curl, you do a sport called curling.

I curl at my local club every weekend.


cinemas

The plural form of cinema; more than one (kind of) cinema.


activated

activate (canonical)
activates (third-person singular)
activated (past)
activated (past participle)
activating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of activate.


ripping

rip (canonical)
rips (third-person singular)
ripped (past)
ripped (past participle)
ripping (present participle)


shackling

shackle (canonical)
shackles (third-person singular)
shackled (past)
shackled (past participle)
shackling (present participle)


scratch

A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.

I found a scratch on my car, so I had to get paint to cover it.

If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before.

It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.


scratch

scratch (canonical)
scratches (third-person singular)
scratched (past)
scratched (past participle)
scratching (present participle)

If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.

I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.


inhibits

inhibit (canonical)
inhibits (third-person singular)
inhibited (past)
inhibited (past participle)
inhibiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inhibit.


dormant

When something is dormant, it means that it is not active.

That is a dormant volcano.


inhibited

The past tense and past participle of inhibit.


tease

tease (canonical)
teases (third-person singular)
teased (past)
teased (past participle)
teasing (present participle)

An act of making fun of somebody. Usually for enjoyment and is not a personal attack.

We were good friends that often tease each other.

If you tease a person, you entice or tempt them.


jested

jest (canonical)
jests (third-person singular)
jested (past)
jested (past participle)
jesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jest.


seal

We saw seals at the theme park performing tricks.

A form of signature to represent a person or a company/service.

Place this seal on your website and it will be trusted by your visitors.


seal

seal (canonical)
seals (third-person singular)
sealed (past)
sealed (past participle)
sealing (present participle)

If you seal something, you close it tightly.

I sealed the bag tightly before putting it into my suitcase.

The room was sealed so no one could enter it.

Many countries have made it illegal to seal.


transformer

transformer (singular)
transformers (plural)


racist

A racist is someone who believes that people of difference races should be treated differently.

He is a racist. He keeps on saying bad things about the blacks and Arabs.


nosed

nose (canonical)
noses (third-person singular)
nosed (past)
nosed (past participle)
nosing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nose.


triumphing

triumph (canonical)
triumphs (third-person singular)
triumphed (past)
triumphed (past participle)
triumphing (present participle)


activate

To activate means to make something active.

The machine activated the screensaver because it was idle.


frustrated

frustrate (canonical)
frustrates (third-person singular)
frustrated (past)
frustrated (past participle)
frustrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of frustrate.


leap

The clown took a leap through the hoop.


leap

leaped (past)
leaped (past participle)
leap (canonical)
leaps (third-person singular)
leapt (past)
leapt (past participle)
leaping (present participle)

When you leap, you jump from one place to another.

The frog leaped from one end of the pond to the other.


stain

There is an ugly stain on my shirt.


stain

stain (canonical)
stains (third-person singular)
stained (past)
stained (past participle)
staining (present participle)

If you stain something, you discolor it by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.

to stain the hand with dye

armour stained with blood

If you stain someone's reputation, you taint or tarnish it.


cubbing

cub (canonical)
cubs (third-person singular)
cubbed (past)
cubbed (past participle)
cubbing (present participle)


age of majority

age of majority (singular)
ages of majority (plural)

The age of majority is the age at which and above which a person is a legal adult in most states.

When a person reaches his state's age of majority, he becomes independent of his parents.


triumphed

The past tense and past participle of triumph.


insisted

insist (canonical)
insists (third-person singular)
insisted (past)
insisted (past participle)
insisting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of insist.


California

California is a state in the United States of America.

Los Angeles is a city in California.


equator

The equator is the line that separates the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere equally. A Latin word for "even-maker", since the days and nights are even throughout the year.

The climate around the equator is very humid.


pioneering

pioneer (canonical)
pioneers (third-person singular)
pioneered (past)
pioneered (past participle)
pioneering (present participle)


pioneered

The past tense and past participle of pioneer.


cubbed

The past tense and past participle of cub.


Singaporean

Singaporean (singular)
Singaporeans (plural)

A Singaporean is a person from Singapore.

He is a Singaporean living overseas.


Singaporean

Something or someone that is Singaporean comes from Singapore.


clip

A clip is a small item to hold things on to another.

We need more clips to hang the laundry.

The clip that we saw just now was very touching.

A clip is a container that is attached to a gun and holds the bullets for the gun, to be inserted into the magazine. Bullets leave the clip and go into the gun for firing.


clip

clip (canonical)
clips (third-person singular)
clipped (past)
clipped (past participle)
clipping (present participle)

To use a clipper to hold something tightly.

It is important to clip your laundry properly on a windy day.

If you clip something, you cut it with scissors or shears.

She clipped my hair with her scissors.

If you clip a video, you process it by removing a certain, usually wanted, part of the video.

He clipped the part of the video where it shows nothing.


distressing

distressing (positive)
more distressing (comparative)
most distressing (superlative)

If something is distressing, it causes distress; it makes you worried and uncomfortable.


distressing

distress (canonical)
distresses (third-person singular)
distressed (past)
distressed (past participle)
distressing (present participle)


dread

Dread is the feeling of fear of meeting, facing, or dealing with something.

The idea of giving a speech in front of everyone filled her with dread.

A dread is a long matted string of hair.


dread

dread (canonical)
dreads (third-person singular)
dreaded (past)
dreaded (past participle)
dreading (present participle)

If you dread something, you have a strong fear of meeting, facing, or dealing with it.

He dreaded the moment that she would leave him.


rickrolled

rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)


slaughtering

slaughter (canonical)
slaughters (third-person singular)
slaughtered (past)
slaughtered (past participle)
slaughtering (present participle)


laboratories

laboratory (singular)
laboratories (plural)

The plural form of laboratory; more than one (kind of) laboratory.


stains

The plural form of stain; more than one (kind of) stain.


stains

The third-person singular form of stain.


climate

The desert is a very hot climate to be in.


shackled

shackle (canonical)
shackles (third-person singular)
shackled (past)
shackled (past participle)
shackling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shackle.


ripped

rip (canonical)
rips (third-person singular)
ripped (past)
ripped (past participle)
ripping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rip.


grumpy

grumpy (positive)
grumpier (comparative)
grumpiest (superlative)

If you are grumpy, you are angry or acting unpleasant.

The man was very grumpy today because he had to pay the bills.


poked

poke (canonical)
pokes (third-person singular)
poked (past)
poked (past participle)
poking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of poke.


huddle

A huddle is a group of people that are tight and not orderly.

In football, a huddle is a short meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field to plan their next play.


huddle

huddle (canonical)
huddles (third-person singular)
huddled (past)
huddled (past participle)
huddling (present participle)

to crowd together, usually when unhappy or afraid

The girls huddled together to get warm.

to bend your legs to your chest and lean over, getting into a position like an embryo in a womb


pronounce

pronounce (canonical)
pronounces (third-person singular)
pronounced (past)
pronounced (past participle)
pronouncing (present participle)

To pronounce something is the act of saying a word.

He wanted me to pronounce that word.


rickroll

If you Rickroll someone, you trick them into following a hyperlink that leads to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" as a joke.

I thought I was going to see a sports video, but I got Rickrolled.


real number

real number (singular)
real numbers (plural)

The set of numbers that includes the integers, the rational numbers and the irrational numbers. In a set-theoretic sense, they are uncountable.

All numbers between -∞ and ∞ are real numbers.


pronounced

The past tense and past participle of pronounce.


slaughters

The third-person singular form of slaughter.


substitutes

substitute (singular)
substitutes (plural)

The plural form of substitute; more than one (kind of) substitute.


substitutes

substitute (canonical)
substitutes (third-person singular)
substituted (past)
substituted (past participle)
substituting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of substitute.


insists

insist (canonical)
insists (third-person singular)
insisted (past)
insisted (past participle)
insisting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of insist.


disguises

The plural form of disguise; more than one (kind of) disguise.


disguises

disguise (canonical)
disguises (third-person singular)
disguised (past)
disguised (past participle)
disguising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disguise.


pokes

The plural form of poke; more than one (kind of) poke.


dialed

dial (canonical)
dials (third-person singular)
dialed (past)
dialed (past participle)
dialing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dial.


exceptional

exceptional (positive)
more exceptional (comparative)
most exceptional (superlative)

I scored ninety percent on the test. My parents thought it exceptional, for math was a difficult subject for me.

Under exceptional circumstances, the elder allowed the child to stay outside past his curfew.


pioneers

The plural form of pioneer; more than one (kind of) pioneer.


pioneers

pioneer (canonical)
pioneers (third-person singular)
pioneered (past)
pioneered (past participle)
pioneering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pioneer.


inhibiting

inhibit (canonical)
inhibits (third-person singular)
inhibited (past)
inhibited (past participle)
inhibiting (present participle)


slaughtered

slaughter (canonical)
slaughters (third-person singular)
slaughtered (past)
slaughtered (past participle)
slaughtering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slaughter.


distress

Three ships were in distress that night.


distress

distress (canonical)
distresses (third-person singular)
distressed (past)
distressed (past participle)
distressing (present participle)

To make somebody feel suffering and grief.

I was distressed after the sad loss.


disguised

The past tense and past participle of disguise.


admonish

admonish (canonical)
admonishes (third-person singular)
admonished (past)
admonished (past participle)
admonishing (present participle)

When you admonish someone, you scold or lecture the person.


huddles

The plural form of huddle; more than one (kind of) huddle.


huddles

The third-person singular form of huddle.


concert

A concert is a musical performance, usually of several selections.

The concert included a Mozart serenade and a Tchaikovsky symphony.

I attended three concerts last month.

The three concerts I attended all included works by Mozart.


concert

concert (canonical)
concerts (third-person singular)
concerted (past)
concerted (past participle)
concerting (present participle)

To concert something is to plan it or to arrange it.


tunnel

A tunnel is a big hole for vehicles to drive in.

This tunnel collapsed a few years ago due to construction faults.


tunnel

tunneled (past)
tunneled (past participle)
tunneling (present participle)
tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunnelled (past)
tunnelled (past participle)
tunnelling (present participle)


shackles

The plural form of shackle; more than one (kind of) shackle.


shackles

shackle (canonical)
shackles (third-person singular)
shackled (past)
shackled (past participle)
shackling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shackle.


jests

The plural form of jest; more than one (kind of) jest.


jests

jest (canonical)
jests (third-person singular)
jested (past)
jested (past participle)
jesting (present participle)


cub

A cub is the baby of some animals like the bear, fox, wolf, and the lion.


cub

cub (canonical)
cubs (third-person singular)
cubbed (past)
cubbed (past participle)
cubbing (present participle)

If someone cubs, they give birth to a cub.


ports

The plural form of port; more than one (kind of) port.


ports

port (canonical)
ports (third-person singular)
ported (past)
ported (past participle)
porting (present participle)


port

A port is a place for ships to stop to trade or refuel.

The port was bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

A port is a socket in a computer where a device can be plugged in.


port

If you port a software, you transfer it from one system to another.

If you port your weapon, you carry it diagonally across the body with the barrel near the left shoulder.


condense

condense (canonical)
condenses (third-person singular)
condensed (past)
condensed (past participle)
condensing (present participle)

To condense is to change from a liquid state into a gaseous state.

The hot water condensed on the cold aluminum above it.


triumphs

The plural form of triumph; more than one (kind of) triumph.


triumphs

triumph (canonical)
triumphs (third-person singular)
triumphed (past)
triumphed (past participle)
triumphing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of triumph.


cubs

The plural form of cub; more than one (kind of) cub.


pioneer

A pioneer is a person who is the first to go somewhere.

A pioneer is a person who is among the earliest in any field of progress.


pioneer

If something pioneers something, they explore it or act as a pioneer.


flare

The flare just happened in front of my face!


flare

flare (canonical)
flares (third-person singular)
flared (past)
flared (past participle)
flaring (present participle)

If you flare, you get very angry about something.

Don't get flared up about such a small matter.

The change from downward flight to level flight before a plane lands.

They key to a perfect landing is the flare.


poke

poke (canonical)
pokes (third-person singular)
poked (past)
poked (past participle)
poking (present participle)

To poke is the act of using one finger to touch someone else, usually to attract his/her attention.

She did not even notice me poking her.


poke

A poke is the an act of poking someone or something.

Poke is a dish made of slices or cubes of raw fish or other seafood. It is mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.


disguise

Disguise is a thing (e.g. clothing) used to hide one's identity or pretend to be another.

That cape and mask completed his disguise.


disguise

disguise (canonical)
disguises (third-person singular)
disguised (past)
disguised (past participle)
disguising (present participle)

To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

Spies often disguise themselves.

He disguised his true intentions.


mobile

A mobile is a small device that can be used to call someone.


mobile

Something capable of being moved is said to be mobile.


treacheries

treachery (singular)
treacheries (plural)

The plural form of treachery; more than one (kind of) treachery.


inherit

inherit (canonical)
inherits (third-person singular)
inherited (past)
inherited (past participle)
inheriting (present participle)

Getting the characteristics of its parents.

He inherited the double eyelids of his mother.

She inherited her father's billion dollar fortune.


necessity

necessity (singular)
necessities (plural)

Is that toy really a necessity to you?


influential

influential (positive)
more influential (comparative)
most influential (superlative)

A person or idea that is influential has an effect on others.


rocketed

rocket (canonical)
rockets (third-person singular)
rocketed (past)
rocketed (past participle)
rocketing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rocket.


mended

mend (canonical)
mends (third-person singular)
mended (past)
mended (past participle)
mending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mend.


mend

When you mend something, you try to fix it.

You can bring your torn scarf to him to get it mended.


dialing

dial (canonical)
dials (third-person singular)
dialed (past)
dialed (past participle)
dialing (present participle)


deserves

deserve (canonical)
deserves (third-person singular)
deserved (past)
deserved (past participle)
deserving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deserve.


drips

The plural form of drip; more than one (kind of) drip.


drips

drip (canonical)
drips (third-person singular)
dripped (past)
dripped (past participle)
dripping (present participle)


rockets

The plural form of rocket; more than one (kind of) rocket.


rockets

The third-person singular form of rocket.


dips

dip (canonical)
dips (third-person singular)
dipped (past)
dipped (past participle)
dipping (present participle)


condensed

The past tense and past participle of condense.


disposes

dispose (canonical)
disposes (third-person singular)
disposed (past)
disposed (past participle)
disposing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dispose.


disposed

The past tense and past participle of dispose.


contests

The plural form of contest; more than one (kind of) contest.


contests

contest (canonical)
contests (third-person singular)
contested (past)
contested (past participle)
contesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of contest.


drifts

drift (canonical)
drifts (third-person singular)
drifted (past)
drifted (past participle)
drifting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of drift.


rocket

A rocket is an object that can be sent into space for science experiments.

NASA sent the rocket into the sky for its 5th mission.


rocket

When something is rocketing, it is on its way to space.

The Apollo spacecraft rocketed into space in just a few seconds.


deserved

The past tense and past participle of deserve.


drifted

The past tense and past participle of drift.


condenses

condense (canonical)
condenses (third-person singular)
condensed (past)
condensed (past participle)
condensing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of condense.


disposing

/dɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/


dipped

The past tense and past participle of dip.


drowns

drown (canonical)
drowns (third-person singular)
drowned (past)
drowned (past participle)
drowning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of drown.


flutes

The plural form of flute; more than one (kind of) flute.


headlines

The plural form of headline; more than one (kind of) headline.


millimetres

millimetre (singular)
millimetres (plural)

The plural form of millimetre; more than one (kind of) millimetre.


multiples

The plural form of multiple; more than one (kind of) multiple.


housewives

housewife (singular)
housewives (plural)

The plural form of housewife; more than one (kind of) housewife.


menus

The plural form of menu; more than one (kind of) menu.


mobiles

The plural form of mobile; more than one (kind of) mobile.


litres

The plural form of litre; more than one (kind of) litre.


miracles

The plural form of miracle; more than one (kind of) miracle.


sausages

The plural form of sausage; more than one (kind of) sausage.


gesturing

gesture (canonical)
gestures (third-person singular)
gestured (past)
gestured (past participle)
gesturing (present participle)


drowned

The past tense and past participle of drown.


magnets

The plural form of magnet; more than one (kind of) magnet.


shelters

The plural form of shelter; more than one (kind of) shelter.


gestures

The third-person singular form of gesture.


hesitates

hesitate (canonical)
hesitates (third-person singular)
hesitated (past)
hesitated (past participle)
hesitating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hesitate.


injecting

inject (canonical)
injects (third-person singular)
injected (past)
injected (past participle)
injecting (present participle)


fainting

faint (canonical)
faints (third-person singular)
fainted (past)
fainted (past participle)
fainting (present participle)


gestured

The past tense and past participle of gesture.


interfering

interfere (canonical)
interferes (third-person singular)
interfered (past)
interfered (past participle)
interfering (present participle)


flared

flare (canonical)
flares (third-person singular)
flared (past)
flared (past participle)
flaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flare.


littering

litter (canonical)
litters (third-person singular)
littered (past)
littered (past participle)
littering (present participle)


infects

infect (canonical)
infects (third-person singular)
infected (past)
infected (past participle)
infecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of infect.


interfered

The past tense and past participle of interfere.


shields

The plural form of shield; more than one (kind of) shield.


fainted

The past tense and past participle of faint.


hesitated

The past tense and past participle of hesitate.


flaws

The plural form of flaw; more than one (kind of) flaw.


injected

The past tense and past participle of inject.


leaked

leak (canonical)
leaks (third-person singular)
leaked (past)
leaked (past participle)
leaking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of leak.


suppers

The plural form of supper; more than one (kind of) supper.


photocopied

photocopy (canonical)
photocopies (third-person singular)
photocopied (past)
photocopied (past participle)
photocopying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of photocopy.


leaped

leap (canonical)
leaps (third-person singular)
leaped (past)
leaped (past participle)
leaping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of leap.


sores

The plural form of sore; more than one (kind of) sore.


circuses

The plural form of circus; more than one (kind of) circus.


pills

The plural form of pill; more than one (kind of) pill.


sewed

sew (canonical)
sews (third-person singular)
sewed (past)
sewed (past participle)
sewing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sew.


smacks

smack (canonical)
smacks (third-person singular)
smacked (past)
smacked (past participle)
smacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of smack.


liter

A litre is a measurement of water. 1000 millilitres = 1 litre.

To make this cake, you need to first mix 1 litre of water with a spoonful of flour.


lubricants

lubricant (singular)
lubricants (plural)

The plural form of lubricant; more than one (kind of) lubricant.


inheriting

inherit (canonical)
inherits (third-person singular)
inherited (past)
inherited (past participle)
inheriting (present participle)


glowed

glow (canonical)
glows (third-person singular)
glowed (past)
glowed (past participle)
glowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of glow.


pals

The plural form of pal; more than one (kind of) pal.


offended

offend (canonical)
offends (third-person singular)
offended (past)
offended (past participle)
offending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of offend.


faded

fade (canonical)
fades (third-person singular)
faded (past)
faded (past participle)
fading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fade.


spilling

spill (canonical)
spills (third-person singular)
spilled (past)
spilled (past participle)
spilling (present participle)


skips

skip (canonical)
skips (third-person singular)
skipped (past)
skipped (past participle)
skipping (present participle)


interferes

The third-person singular form of interfere.


real numbers

real number (singular)
real numbers (plural)

The plural form of real number; more than one (kind of) real number.


pal

He has a pen pal that he often writes to.


pill

A pill is a small piece of medicine that is usually taken to cure illnesses.

Take pills only if you are ill.


sliced

slice (canonical)
slices (third-person singular)
sliced (past)
sliced (past participle)
slicing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slice.


melts

melt (canonical)
melts (third-person singular)
melted (past)
melted (past participle)
melting (present participle)


inherits

The third-person singular form of inherit.


sneaked

sneak (canonical)
sneaks (third-person singular)
sneaked (past)
sneaked (past participle)
sneaking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sneak.


absentees

The plural form of absentee; more than one (kind of) absentee.


litters

The plural form of litter; more than one (kind of) litter.


litters

litter (canonical)
litters (third-person singular)
littered (past)
littered (past participle)
littering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of litter.


scanning

scan (canonical)
scans (third-person singular)
scanned (past)
scanned (past participle)
scanning (present participle)


scanned

The past tense and past participle of scan.


liters

The plural form of liter; more than one (kind of) liter.


swept

sweep (canonical)
sweeps (third-person singular)
swept (past)
swept (past participle)
sweeping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sweep.


inherited

The past tense and past participle of inherit.


youngish

In spite of his youngish appearance, he had done much.


injects

inject (canonical)
injects (third-person singular)
injected (past)
injected (past participle)
injecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inject.


Jews

The plural form of Jew; more than one (kind of) Jew.


squeezing

squeeze (canonical)
squeezes (third-person singular)
squeezed (past)
squeezed (past participle)
squeezing (present participle)


hints

The plural form of hint; more than one (kind of) hint.


hints

hint (canonical)
hints (third-person singular)
hinted (past)
hinted (past participle)
hinting (present participle)


snaps

snap (canonical)
snaps (third-person singular)
snapped (past)
snapped (past participle)
snapping (present participle)


laissez-faire

Laissez-faire is a French term meaning "leave it alone". It refers to a social, political and economic idea where people make their own decisions and the government does not make decisions for the people.

In Ayn Rand's novels, people do better under laissez-faire government.


panes

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The plural form of pane; more than one (kind of) pane.


jigs

The plural form of jig; more than one (kind of) jig.


littered

The past tense and past participle of litter.


sniffs

sniff (canonical)
sniffs (third-person singular)
sniffed (past)
sniffed (past participle)
sniffing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sniff.


briskest

brisk (positive)
brisker (comparative)
briskest (superlative)

The superlative form of brisk; most brisk.


soaks

soak (canonical)
soaks (third-person singular)
soaked (past)
soaked (past participle)
soaking (present participle)


sweats

sweat (canonical)
sweats (third-person singular)
sweated (past)
sweated (past participle)
sweating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sweat.


metaphors

The plural form of metaphor; more than one (kind of) metaphor.

How many metaphors are there in that paragraph?


sealing

seal (canonical)
seals (third-person singular)
sealed (past)
sealed (past participle)
sealing (present participle)


nepotisms

The plural form of nepotism; more than one (kind of) nepotism.


cots

The plural form of cot; more than one (kind of) cot.


sealed

The past tense and past participle of seal.


offends

offend (canonical)
offends (third-person singular)
offended (past)
offended (past participle)
offending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of offend.


teasing

tease (canonical)
teases (third-person singular)
teased (past)
teased (past participle)
teasing (present participle)


rags

The plural form of rag; more than one (kind of) rag.


fading

fade (canonical)
fades (third-person singular)
faded (past)
faded (past participle)
fading (present participle)


vital

vital (positive)
more vital (comparative)
most vital (superlative)

Something that is vital is something that is needed to live.

Water is vital to life.

Something that is vital is very important.

Doing your homework is vital to success later in life.


brisker

The comparative form of brisk; more brisk.


smacked

smack (canonical)
smacks (third-person singular)
smacked (past)
smacked (past participle)
smacking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of smack.


slaps

slap (canonical)
slaps (third-person singular)
slapped (past)
slapped (past participle)
slapping (present participle)


sweated

The past tense and past participle of sweat.


masks

The plural form of mask; more than one (kind of) mask.


masks

mask (canonical)
masks (third-person singular)
masked (past)
masked (past participle)
masking (present participle)


soaked

The past tense and past participle of soak.


scribbling

scribble (canonical)
scribbles (third-person singular)
scribbled (past)
scribbled (past participle)
scribbling (present participle)


flaw

When something has a flaw, it is not perfect and has a problem.

That ruby is scratched, therefore it has a flaw.


slapped

The past tense and past participle of slap.


flares

The plural form of flare; more than one (kind of) flare.


flares

flare (canonical)
flares (third-person singular)
flared (past)
flared (past participle)
flaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flare.


heretics

The plural form of heretic; more than one (kind of) heretic.


substituting

substitute (canonical)
substitutes (third-person singular)
substituted (past)
substituted (past participle)
substituting (present participle)


speculating

speculate (canonical)
speculates (third-person singular)
speculated (past)
speculated (past participle)
speculating (present participle)


substituted

The past tense and past participle of substitute.


nepotism

Nepotism is when someone in power unfairly favors a family member. Typically, nepotism happens when family members work together and the older family member gives the younger family additional pay or privileges.

It was a clear cut case of nepotism when the father hired his incompetent son for the position instead of the more qualified applicants.


skipping

skip (canonical)
skips (third-person singular)
skipped (past)
skipped (past participle)
skipping (present participle)


formations

formation (singular)
formations (plural)

The plural form of formation; more than one (kind of) formation.


guile

If you have guile, then you have a smart and cunning nature. A person with guile is crafty, quick witted, and usually sly.


sneaks

sneak (canonical)
sneaks (third-person singular)
sneaked (past)
sneaked (past participle)
sneaking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sneak.


ventilation

Ventilation is the replacement of stale air with fresh air.

Ventilation is the bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.


speculates

The third-person singular form of speculate.


melted

melt (canonical)
melts (third-person singular)
melted (past)
melted (past participle)
melting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of melt.


squeezes

squeeze (canonical)
squeezes (third-person singular)
squeezed (past)
squeezed (past participle)
squeezing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of squeeze.


skipped

The past tense and past participle of skip.


shelled

shell (canonical)
shells (third-person singular)
shelled (past)
shelled (past participle)
shelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shell.


guiles

The plural form of guile; more than one (kind of) guile.


infected

infect (canonical)
infects (third-person singular)
infected (past)
infected (past participle)
infecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of infect.


infected

infected (positive)
more infected (comparative)
most infected (superlative)

An infected person is someone who has an infection or disease.

The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.


tulips

The plural form of tulip; more than one (kind of) tulip.


spills

spill (canonical)
spills (third-person singular)
spilled (past)
spilled (past participle)
spilling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spill.


vigorous

vigorous (positive)
more vigorous (comparative)
most vigorous (superlative)

Vigorous: Energetic, using more energy; faster, harder.

He made a vigorous search for the lost papers.


vigorous

Vigorously: Same meaning, applied to the verb.

He dried himself vigorously

He polished his shoes vigorously


abacuses

abacus (singular)
abacuses or abaci (plural)

The plural form of abacus; more than one (kind of) abacus.


rickrolling

rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)


firework

A firework is a device that, when set on fire, causes a bang and many colours in the sky.

The firework show is on the Fourth of July.


soaking

soak (canonical)
soaks (third-person singular)
soaked (past)
soaked (past participle)
soaking (present participle)


soaking

soaking (positive)
more soaking (comparative)
most soaking (superlative)

If something is soaking, it is extremely wet.


spilled

The past tense and past participle of spill.


scribbled

scribble (canonical)
scribbles (third-person singular)
scribbled (past)
scribbled (past participle)
scribbling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scribble.


imports

import (canonical)
imports (third-person singular)
imported (past)
imported (past participle)
importing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of import.


Jew

A Jew is someone of the Jewish faith, heritage or race.

The Jews go to synagogue on Saturday.


stacked

stack (canonical)
stacks (third-person singular)
stacked (past)
stacked (past participle)
stacking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stack.


snapped

snap (canonical)
snaps (third-person singular)
snapped (past)
snapped (past participle)
snapping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of snap.


staring

stare (canonical)
stares (third-person singular)
stared (past)
stared (past participle)
staring (present participle)


lagging

lag (canonical)
lags (third-person singular)
lagged (past)
lagged (past participle)
lagging (present participle)


stares

The third-person singular form of stare.


admonished

admonish (canonical)
admonishes (third-person singular)
admonished (past)
admonished (past participle)
admonishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of admonish.


seals

The plural form of seal; more than one (kind of) seal.


seals

seal (canonical)
seals (third-person singular)
sealed (past)
sealed (past participle)
sealing (present participle)


squeezed

squeeze (canonical)
squeezes (third-person singular)
squeezed (past)
squeezed (past participle)
squeezing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of squeeze.


teases

tease (canonical)
teases (third-person singular)
teased (past)
teased (past participle)
teasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tease.


scratched

scratch (canonical)
scratches (third-person singular)
scratched (past)
scratched (past participle)
scratching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scratch.


sniffing

sniff (canonical)
sniffs (third-person singular)
sniffed (past)
sniffed (past participle)
sniffing (present participle)


totalitarianism

Totalitarianism is a word used to describe a society that is being ruled by a dictator. In totalitarianism, citizens have few rights and must obey incredibly strict and unfair laws. Typically, a dictator or ruling class is in charge and creates rules and punishments to establish an "orderly society" that keeps them in power.

George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty Four predicted that society could turn to totalitarianism if its citizens were indifferent enough.

Some say that government's ability to monitor and control its citizens is a sign of totalitarianism on the rise.


advertizes

advertize (canonical)
advertizes (third-person singular)
advertized (past)
advertized (past participle)
advertizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of advertize.


sweating

sweat (canonical)
sweats (third-person singular)
sweated (past)
sweated (past participle)
sweating (present participle)


sniffed

The past tense and past participle of sniff.


marathons

The plural form of marathon; more than one (kind of) marathon.


scribbles

The third-person singular form of scribble.


faints

faint (canonical)
faints (third-person singular)
fainted (past)
fainted (past participle)
fainting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of faint.


tulip

A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.

The tulips are beautiful this time of year.


tildes

The plural form of tilde; more than one (kind of) tilde.


teased

The past tense and past participle of tease.


loyalists

The plural form of loyalist; more than one (kind of) loyalist.


rag

A piece of cloth to clean dirty stuff, usually dirty.

Use that dirty rag over there to wipe this mess.


reproducing

reproduce (canonical)
reproduces (third-person singular)
reproduced (past)
reproduced (past participle)
reproducing (present participle)


abusive

abusive (positive)
more abusive (comparative)
most abusive (superlative)

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If someone is abusive, he is violent and abuses (takes advantage of) others.

My father was abusive to us children. He always hit us when he was angry.


economists

economist (singular)
economists (plural)

The plural form of economist; more than one (kind of) economist.


clipped

clip (canonical)
clips (third-person singular)
clipped (past)
clipped (past participle)
clipping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clip.


IRC

I use the website IRC client.


spokesperson

spokesperson (singular)
spokespeople or spokespersons (plural)

A spokesperson is a person who says what a group of people think or want.


reproduces

The third-person singular form of reproduce.


reproduced

The past tense and past participle of reproduce.


extracurricular

If an activity is extracurricular, then it is an activity that happens outside of school. Activities like clubs, sports, and volunteering are consider extracurricular.

Some schools require that you have decent grades in order to participate in extracurricular activities.

If you focus too much on extracurricular activities, you can fall behind in your studies.


manuscripts

manuscript (singular)
manuscripts (plural)

The plural form of manuscript; more than one (kind of) manuscript.


testimonies

testimony (singular)
testimonies (plural)

The plural form of testimony; more than one (kind of) testimony.


economist

An economist is an expert in economics, especially one who studies economic information and extracts higher-level information or proposes ideas

A University of Calgary economist expects the local oil industry to lose 13,000 jobs.


zipping

zip (canonical)
zips (third-person singular)
zipped (past)
zipped (past participle)
zipping (present participle)


absentee

An absentee is someone that is not present in one function. Usually used in absence from school.

The history class has no absentees today.


slogans

The plural form of slogan; more than one (kind of) slogan.


shells

The plural form of shell; more than one (kind of) shell.


shells

shell (canonical)
shells (third-person singular)
shelled (past)
shelled (past participle)
shelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shell.


imported

import (canonical)
imports (third-person singular)
imported (past)
imported (past participle)
importing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of import.


speculated

speculate (canonical)
speculates (third-person singular)
speculated (past)
speculated (past participle)
speculating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of speculate.


stared

stare (canonical)
stares (third-person singular)
stared (past)
stared (past participle)
staring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stare.


lagged

lag (canonical)
lags (third-person singular)
lagged (past)
lagged (past participle)
lagging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lag.


scholarships

scholarship (singular)
scholarships (plural)

The plural form of scholarship; more than one (kind of) scholarship.


slotting

slot (canonical)
slots (third-person singular)
slotted (past)
slotted (past participle)
slotting (present participle)


hyperbole

hyperbole (singular)
hyperboles (plural)

Hyperbole is exaggeration. It is a type of figurative language commonly used in everyday speech, poetry, and literature. It makes something sound much better or much worse than it really is.

She told Leo her father had cooked enough food to feed an army. Leo thought that was just hyperbole until HE saw the food.

Marissa is the queen of hyperbole. Today she told me, "If I don't get those new shoes I'll just die. And I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."


plump

Plump is a word that is used usually when a person is in the middle of "fat" and "skinny", though not any of them.


gasping

gasp (canonical)
gasps (third-person singular)
gasped (past)
gasped (past participle)
gasping (present participle)


mistresses

The plural form of mistress; more than one (kind of) mistress.


mistress

A mistress is a woman that a married man is having an affair with. She is not the man's wife, but the other woman that he is having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Usually, a mistress is kept secret.


photocopies

photocopy (singular)
photocopies (plural)

The plural form of photocopy; more than one (kind of) photocopy.


photocopies

photocopy (canonical)
photocopies (third-person singular)
photocopied (past)
photocopied (past participle)
photocopying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of photocopy.


scratching

scratch (canonical)
scratches (third-person singular)
scratched (past)
scratched (past participle)
scratching (present participle)


yielding

yield (canonical)
yields (third-person singular)
yielded (past)
yielded (past participle)
yielding (present participle)


dependants

dependant (singular)
dependants (plural)

The plural form of dependant; more than one (kind of) dependant.


alludes

allude (canonical)
alludes (third-person singular)
alluded (past)
alluded (past participle)
alluding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of allude.


ribbons

The plural form of ribbon; more than one (kind of) ribbon.


sweeping

sweep (canonical)
sweeps (third-person singular)
swept (past)
swept (past participle)
sweeping (present participle)


slotted

The past tense and past participle of slot.


tolerances

tolerance (singular)
tolerances (plural)

The plural form of tolerance; more than one (kind of) tolerance.


advertized

advertize (canonical)
advertizes (third-person singular)
advertized (past)
advertized (past participle)
advertizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of advertize.


slices

The plural form of slice; more than one (kind of) slice.


slices

slice (canonical)
slices (third-person singular)
sliced (past)
sliced (past participle)
slicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slice.


abacus

abacus (singular)
abacuses or abaci (plural)

An abacus is an ancient calculating device. It is made of a frame with beads on various rods.


novels

The plural form of novel; more than one (kind of) novel.


satires

The plural form of satire; more than one (kind of) satire.


tilde

A punctuation character used in some different languages.

Tilde is used in the Spanish word piñata.

Wikimedia's projects use tildes to sign comments on talk pages.

Sign comments with four tildes.


pampered

pamper (canonical)
pampers (third-person singular)
pampered (past)
pampered (past participle)
pampering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pamper.


gasped

The past tense and past participle of gasp.


stacks

The plural form of stack; more than one (kind of) stack.


stacks

stack (canonical)
stacks (third-person singular)
stacked (past)
stacked (past participle)
stacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stack.


owls

The plural form of owl; more than one (kind of) owl.


testimony

testimony (singular)
testimonies (plural)

A testimony is statement made in order to prove something. Typically, testimony is given in a courtroom by a witness. Or, testimonies are used in advertisements to sell products.

The eye-witness testimony of the robbery was enough for the jury to believe that the suspect was guilty.

Many late night advertisements contain testimonies of everyday people who claim that this product "Worked for me!".


pamper

If you pamper someone or something, then you are treating it very nicely and spoiling him/her/it.

We tend to pamper our children when they are babies by providing everything they need.

John was obsessed with his new car so much that he pampered it with daily hand washes in his driveway.


heretic

A heretic is someone who in the opinion of other people believes the opposite to the basic beliefs of a religion he claims to belong to.


sparks

The plural form of spark; more than one (kind of) spark.


sparks

spark (canonical)
sparks (third-person singular)
sparked (past)
sparked (past participle)
sparking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spark.


lags

The plural form of lag; more than one (kind of) lag.


lags

lag (canonical)
lags (third-person singular)
lagged (past)
lagged (past participle)
lagging (present participle)


abases

abase (canonical)
abases (third-person singular)
abased (past)
abased (past participle)
abasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abase.


pampers

The third-person singular form of pamper.


stamina

Stamina is the ability to keep going even if you are incredibly tired. It is endurance in the face of difficulty, pain, or tiredness.

Cross country runners are known for their incredible stamina when they run 26 mile races called marathons.

In mixed martial arts fights, sometimes the better fighter is the one with more stamina that is able to last longer in the final rounds.


marathon

A marathon is a long distance race of exactly 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometers).

The marathon is named after a soldier who ran 26 miles and 385 yards to tell the people of Athens about the Greek victory.

A marathon is an activity that extends for a long period of time.

Yesterday, we had a Star Wars movie marathon and watched all six films in a row.


abased

The past tense and past participle of abase.


metaphor

A metaphor is a way of talking about one thing by using the language usually used for something else to show some kind of similarity between them.

People often talk about brains using the metaphor of a computer.

We say "spend time" because of the metaphor "time is money".


satire

Satire is a way of writing or speaking. It uses humor to say bad things as a way to change people's thinking. Examples of satire are irony and sarcasm.


yielded

The past tense and past participle of yield.


zeniths

The plural form of zenith; more than one (kind of) zenith.


touts

tout (canonical)
touts (third-person singular)
touted (past)
touted (past participle)
touting (present participle)


enforced

enforce (canonical)
enforces (third-person singular)
enforced (past)
enforced (past participle)
enforcing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of enforce.


trophies

The plural form of trophy; more than one (kind of) trophy.


abase

If you abase someone or something, then you are trying to lower its status. Typically, you abase by insulting, degrading, or lowering worth.

He felt that his moral principles were abased after the deal was done.


zenith

The zenith is the highest point/the tip of something.

After climbing to the zenith of Mount Everest, I was exhausted!


shelling

shell (canonical)
shells (third-person singular)
shelled (past)
shelled (past participle)
shelling (present participle)


scratches

The plural form of scratch; more than one (kind of) scratch.


scratches

scratch (canonical)
scratches (third-person singular)
scratched (past)
scratched (past participle)
scratching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scratch.


captivating

captivate (canonical)
captivates (third-person singular)
captivated (past)
captivated (past participle)
captivating (present participle)


allude

allude (canonical)
alludes (third-person singular)
alluded (past)
alluded (past participle)
alluding (present participle)

If you allude to something, you bring it up without actually saying it.

When he mocked her by saying "I'm late! I'm late, for a very important date!", he was clearly alluding to the White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.


yields

The plural form of yield; more than one (kind of) yield.


yields

yield (canonical)
yields (third-person singular)
yielded (past)
yielded (past participle)
yielding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of yield.


slot

A small space usually used to insert coins through.

My coin was stuck in this small slot.


slot

slot (canonical)
slots (third-person singular)
slotted (past)
slotted (past participle)
slotting (present participle)

Slot in any donations into this box.


legislate

legislate (canonical)
legislates (third-person singular)
legislated (past)
legislated (past participle)
legislating (present participle)

If you legislate, you create or change a law.

The government legislated changes to the tax law.

It's a bad idea to try to legislate how people should spend their money.


captivated

The past tense and past participle of captivate.


alluded

The past tense and past participle of allude.


legislates

The third-person singular form of legislate.


novel

novel (positive)
more novel (comparative)
most novel (superlative)

Something that is novel is new and interesting.

"That's a novel idea!"


novel

I wrote a novel last November for National Novel Writing Month.


scholarship

scholarship (singular)
scholarships (plural)

A scholarship is a special grant usually provided to a student to continue his/her studies overseas.

He came in top in his country, therefore he had a scholarship to come here and study.


tales

The plural form of tale; more than one (kind of) tale.


zips

The plural form of zip; more than one (kind of) zip.


zips

zip (canonical)
zips (third-person singular)
zipped (past)
zipped (past participle)
zipping (present participle)


advertize

advertize (canonical)
advertizes (third-person singular)
advertized (past)
advertized (past participle)
advertizing (present participle)

If you advertize something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

I'm advertizing my new business in the newspaper.


lubricant

lubricant (singular)
lubricants (plural)

Lubricant is a kind of material that can reduce friction.

Water is a lubricant. But oil is a better lubricant.


slots

The plural form of slot; more than one (kind of) slot.


welches

welch (canonical)
welches (third-person singular)
welched (past)
welched (past participle)
welching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of welch.


usefulness

Something's usefulness is how useful it is.


enforce

To enforce means to make sure that something will be made into effect and followed.

The police enforce the law.


captivates

The third-person singular form of captivate.


enforces

The third-person singular form of enforce.


manses

The plural form of manse, ore than one manse.


hyper

hyper (positive)
more hyper (comparative)
most hyper (superlative)

If you are hyper, you are very excited or active.

My dog was hyper today, having had the energy to run around the yard ten times.


tout

If someone touts something, they tell others it is good.

The boy touted his basketball skills to the coach, hoping to be given a position of the team.


ribbon

A ribbon is a small, thin piece of cloth that can be used to tie objects together.

Wear this ribbon to support our movement.


trophy

A trophy is a special item given for winning a contest or competition.

John is very talented. He has won many trophies from different competitions all over the world.


acceptably

In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.


owl

An owl is a type of bird. Usually it is a large bird, with two large eyes in front, that catches smaller animals at night and sleeps during the day.

There were three owls hooting during night.


hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

/ˌhɪ.pə.pɒ.təˈmɒn.strəˌsɛ.skwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪəˌfoʊ.bɪə/

Ben suffers from a normal form of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.


chai

Chai is a type of tea, especially with spices.

Maggie was drinking chai from a cup she'd brought from home.

After dinner, we ordered chai tea.


chais

The plural form of chai; more than one (kind of) chai.


touted

The past tense and past participle of tout.


tale

Have you read the tale of three pigs?


legislated

The past tense and past participle of legislate.


trolleys

The plural form of trolley; more than one (kind of) trolley.


welched

The past tense and past participle of welch.


zipped

The past tense and past participle of zip.


transformers

transformer (singular)
transformers (plural)

The plural form of transformer; more than one (kind of) transformer.


yield

A yield is how much of a crop is grown in a year.

This year's harvest had a good yield.


yield

To yield is to give way to someone or something else

Cars yield to the walkers when the walkers are in the crosswalk.

Most of the time, stocks yield more money than the original cost.


yipping

yip (canonical)
yips (third-person singular)
yipped (past)
yipped (past participle)
yipping (present participle)


manse

Winston Churchill's manse was very aesthetic with only a rag, a bowl, and two books.


fallacies

The plural form of fallacy; more than one (kind of) fallacy.


precedent

precedent (singular)
precedents (plural)

If something has a precedent, then either it has happened before or something very similar has happened before. A precedent is when a similar situation has preceded the current situation. People typically use precedent in an argument to claim that "if it happened before, then it can happen again".

Outlawing tobacco products probably wouldn't work because of the precedent of prohibition in the 1920s.

* You are arguing that it's possible for people to catch diseases from animals, but there is no precedent for that.


abasing

abase (canonical)
abases (third-person singular)
abased (past)
abased (past participle)
abasing (present participle)


ages of majority

age of majority (singular)
ages of majority (plural)

The plural form of age of majority; more than one (kind of) age of majority.


cumulative

cumulative (positive)
more cumulative (comparative)
most cumulative (superlative)

If something is cumulative it is combined or put together.

A 45-pound and a 30-pound weight make 75 pounds cumulatively.


dependant

dependant (positive)
more dependant (comparative)
most dependant (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


dependant

dependant (singular)
dependants (plural)

A dependant is a person who relies on another person for support.

With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependants in all

A dependant is an element in a phrase that is not the head.


lids

The plural form of lid; more than one (kind of) lid.


lag

lag (canonical)
lags (third-person singular)
lagged (past)
lagged (past participle)
lagging (present participle)

Walk faster! Don't lag behind!


slogan

A slogan is like a motto, but longer. It is like a catchphrase used in promoting products, candidate or a cause.

The presidential candidate came up with a very catchy slogan that people can remember clearly.


formation

formation (singular)
formations (plural)

The chorus boys and girls were put through a variety of formations in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

The band members created many interesting formations during half-time.

The act of building a group or structure.

A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.

An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".

The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.


skyscrapers

skyscraper (singular)
skyscrapers (plural)

The plural form of skyscraper; more than one (kind of) skyscraper.


splashes

splash (canonical)
splashes (third-person singular)
splashed (past)
splashed (past participle)
splashing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of splash.


loyalist

A person or group that strongly supports the government or ruler in power.


moaning

moan (canonical)
moans (third-person singular)
moaned (past)
moaned (past participle)
moaning (present participle)


trolley

A trolley is a shopping cart. It is a small vehicle that can carry things.

You can get a trolley at the entrance of this supermarket.


yipped

The past tense and past participle of yip.


scrubbing

scrub (canonical)
scrubs (third-person singular)
scrubbed (past)
scrubbed (past participle)
scrubbing (present participle)


clipping

A clipping is a piece of something removed by clipping.


clipping

clip (canonical)
clips (third-person singular)
clipped (past)
clipped (past participle)
clipping (present participle)


circuits

The plural form of circuit; more than one (kind of) circuit.


prerequisites

prerequisite (singular)
prerequisites (plural)

The plural form of prerequisite; more than one (kind of) prerequisite.


whacks

whack (canonical)
whacks (third-person singular)
whacked (past)
whacked (past participle)
whacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of whack.


fallacy

A fallacy is a false or wrong conclusion.

The argument "A=B; B=C. Thus, A=D" is a fallacy, for D was not mentioned before.


yips

The plural form of yip; more than one (kind of) yip.


bacons

The plural form of bacon; more than one (kind of) bacon.


defect

A defect in something is a mistake or problem that makes the thing not perfect.

This gem has a defect, so it is not worth much.

A defect is something that is not perfect.


defect

defect (canonical)
defects (third-person singular)
defected (past)
defected (past participle)
defecting (present participle)

If you defect from a group or country, you leave it and join a different side.

In 1961, Rudolf Nureyev defected from Russia.


wildcats

The plural form of wildcat; more than one (kind of) wildcat.


whacked

The past tense and past participle of whack.


defects

The plural form of defect; more than one (kind of) defect.


defects

The third-person singular form of defect.


abnormalities

abnormality (singular)
abnormalities (plural)

The plural form of abnormality; more than one (kind of) abnormality.


abided

abide (canonical)
abides (third-person singular)
abided (past)
abided (past participle)
abiding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abide.


zip

A zip is a sound made by a small object.

Zip!

Is the zip on your coat working.


zip

zip (canonical)
zips (third-person singular)
zipped (past)
zipped (past participle)
zipping (present participle)

If something zips somewhere, it move there quickly.

The birds zip from tree to tree.

If you zip something up, you close its zipper.

Zip up your coat before going outside.


industrial

industrial (positive)
more industrial (comparative)
most industrial (superlative)

If something is industrial, it has something to do with industry.

Factories are industrial buildings.


scrubbed

The past tense and past participle of scrub.


moan

When you moan, you complain about something to another person.

I moaned at the unfair treatment given to me by the teacher.


lid

A lid is an object that can be used to seal a container or a box.

Use that lid to cover that cup, or else dust will enter it.


naive

naive (positive)
more naive (comparative)
most naive (superlative)

If someone is naive, they do not have experience.

Because of his rash decisions, everyone said he was a naive person.


palest

pale (positive)
paler (comparative)
palest (superlative)

The superlative form of pale; most pale.


moaned

The past tense and past participle of moan.


captivate

captivate (canonical)
captivates (third-person singular)
captivated (past)
captivated (past participle)
captivating (present participle)

If something captivates you, it makes you very interested in it.

The show captivated audiences around the world.

The boy was captivated by her beauty.


scrub

When you scrub something, you use a piece of cloth to rub very hard against an object just to clean it.

No matter how hard I scrub, I can never make this shirt shine again.


giggled

giggle (canonical)
giggles (third-person singular)
giggled (past)
giggled (past participle)
giggling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of giggle.


splash

If someone splashes something (usually water) on somebody, they pour water on another person.

He playfully splashed water on the old man downstairs.


paler

The comparative form of pale; more pale.


reproduce

reproduce (canonical)
reproduces (third-person singular)
reproduced (past)
reproduced (past participle)
reproducing (present participle)

To create or generate a new living thing, such as a baby

To reproduce, two parents need a sperm and an egg cell.


manuscript

A manuscript is something that is written by hand instead of being printed by machines.


manuscript

manuscript (singular)
manuscripts (plural)

A book or any other document written by hand, not made by a machine

The first copy of a book, article, or written work that was written by hand or even printed, handed over as the original for correcting and publication.


guilt

If someone feels guilt, they feel responsibility for doing something wrong.


fiercest

fierce (positive)
fiercer (comparative)
fiercest (superlative)

The superlative form of fierce; most fierce.


splashing

splash (canonical)
splashes (third-person singular)
splashed (past)
splashed (past participle)
splashing (present participle)


harassing

harass (canonical)
harasses (third-person singular)
harassed (past)
harassed (past participle)
harassing (present participle)


rescuing

rescue (canonical)
rescues (third-person singular)
rescued (past)
rescued (past participle)
rescuing (present participle)


rescued

The past tense and past participle of rescue.


splashed

The past tense and past participle of splash.


fiercer

The comparative form of fierce; more fierce.


prerogatives

prerogative (singular)
prerogatives (plural)

The plural form of prerogative; more than one (kind of) prerogative.


harasses

The third-person singular form of harass.


pails

The plural form of pail; more than one (kind of) pail.


fierce

If something or someone is fierce, then they are violent or aggressive.

The dinosaur was fierce.


exploit

An exploit is a program that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.


exploit

exploit (canonical)
exploits (third-person singular)
exploited (past)
exploited (past participle)
exploiting (present participle)

If you exploit someone or something, then you are taking advantage of it, usually in a harmful way. Mostly, you exploit when you don't pay someone enough for their hard work.

Slaves were exploited for their free labor.

Walmart exploits its employees by paying them minimum wage for their hard work.


abundances

abundance (singular)
abundances (plural)

The plural form of abundance; more than one (kind of) abundance.


bacon

Bacon is a type of meat that comes from the back, sides, or belly of a pig, or sometimes other animals.

If you fry the bacon pieces for too long, they will burn.


whack

whack (canonical)
whacks (third-person singular)
whacked (past)
whacked (past participle)
whacking (present participle)

When you whack someone or something, you hit then with an object or body part. Usually the object is flat or blunt. The word is based on the sound it makes, so it's an onomatopoeia.

I picked up the wooden club and whacked the running thief.


ambitions

The plural form of ambition; more than one (kind of) ambition.


abides

abide (canonical)
abides (third-person singular)
abided (past)
abided (past participle)
abiding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abide.


giggles

The third-person singular form of giggle.


abnormality

abnormality (singular)
normalities (plural)

An abnormality is something that is not normal.

It is an abnormality to score a 1600 on the SAT. (psychological or behavioural abnormality)

It is an abnormality for a person to have six fingers. (physical abnormality)


abundant

abundant (positive)
more abundant (comparative)
most abundant (superlative)

If something is abundant, then there is a lot of it.

The abundant fruit trees provided a steady supply of food for the monkeys.

Food and water are abundant in the area.


surrounded

surround (canonical)
surrounds (third-person singular)
surrounded (past)
surrounded (past participle)
surrounding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surround.


hockey

In North America, hockey means ice hockey which is a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

In Europe, hockey means field hockey which is a game played on solid ground, in which teams score by shooting a ball in their opponent's net with a stick.

Hockey can also mean other forms of the game like roller hockey or street hockey.


import

import (canonical)
imports (third-person singular)
imported (past)
imported (past participle)
importing (present participle)

When you import something, you are bringing goods from another country to your own country.

That company does importing and exporting.


wildcat

A wildcat is part of the wild cats family.

The wildcat was eating meat.


prompting

prompt (canonical)
prompts (third-person singular)
prompted (past)
prompted (past participle)
prompting (present participle)


scarce

scarce (positive)
scarcer (comparative)
scarcest (superlative)

If something is scarce, then there is almost nothing to very little left.

Scientists predict that there will be a scarce supply of oil in the next fifty years.


scrubs

scrub (canonical)
scrubs (third-person singular)
scrubbed (past)
scrubbed (past participle)
scrubbing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scrub.


checkmates

checkmate (canonical)
checkmates (third-person singular)
checkmated (past)
checkmated (past participle)
checkmating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of checkmate.


constitutionals

constitutional (singular)
constitutionals (plural)

The plural form of constitutional; more than one (kind of) constitutional.


ambition

If you have ambition, then you have a want to accomplish (complete) a task.

That young man is full of ambition and will make a great leader someday.

Sometimes our ambition drives us to do things that we shouldn't.


fondest

fond (positive)
fonder (comparative)
fondest (superlative)

The superlative form of fond; most fond.


harassed

harass (canonical)
harasses (third-person singular)
harassed (past)
harassed (past participle)
harassing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of harass.


prerequisite

prerequisite (singular)
prerequisites (plural)

A prerequisite is something you need to get something else.

This college has many prerequisites.


yip

yip (canonical)
yips (third-person singular)
yipped (past)
yipped (past participle)
yipping (present participle)

To yip is to bark with a sharp, high-pitched voice.

The dog yipped with joy.


giggle

giggle (canonical)
giggles (third-person singular)
giggled (past)
giggled (past participle)
giggling (present participle)

Boys often laugh out loud and girls often giggle quietly.


dual

A dual role, purpose, identity, etc. is one that has two parts, functions, or aspects.

Mr. Gonzalez holds dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States.


fond

If you are fond of something, then you like it a lot.

I am quite fond of having fruit for dessert.

I think Helen is rather fond of me since she always smiles when she sees me.


rescue

rescue (canonical)
rescues (third-person singular)
rescued (past)
rescued (past participle)
rescuing (present participle)

If you rescue someone, you save them from any violence, emergency, or evil.

The lifeguard jumped into the swimming pool to rescue the drowning woman.

If you rescue someone, you free them from a prison or some other physical restraint.

After capturing the enemy army, they rescued the prisoners.

If you rescue something, you take it back using force.


rescue

A rescue is a saving of someone or something.

We saw his rescue from the burning house.

A rescue is a freeing of someone or something.

The soldiers rescue of their target from the prison was all they could talk about.


detaching

detach (canonical)
detaches (third-person singular)
detached (past)
detached (past participle)
detaching (present participle)


fonder

The comparative form of fond; more fond.


paling

pale (canonical)
pales (third-person singular)
paled (past)
paled (past participle)
paling (present participle)


postcards

The plural form of postcard; more than one (kind of) postcard.


checkmated

The past tense and past participle of checkmate.


entailed

entail (canonical)
entails (third-person singular)
entailed (past)
entailed (past participle)
entailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of entail.


detaches

The third-person singular form of detach.


surrounds

The third-person singular form of surround.


abide

abide (canonical)
abides (third-person singular)
abided (past)
abided (past participle)
abiding (present participle)

If you can't abide something, you really do not like it.

If you abide by a rule or decision, you follow or accept it.

"You will face a life sentence in prison if you do not abide by my rule!" the king threatened.


detached

The past tense and past participle of detach.


unacceptably

unacceptably (positive)
more unacceptably (comparative)
Superlativemost unacceptably

un- + acceptable + -ly
unacceptable + acceptablely

ety-affix

Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable; alternatively, within the limits of what is generally considered to be unacceptable

The levels of lead in marine hull paints are still unacceptably high.

Your comments are unacceptably provocative.


paled

The past tense and past participle of pale.


rescues

The third-person singular form of rescue.


rescues

The plural form of rescue; more than one (kind of) rescue.


tunnels

The plural form of tunnel; more than one (kind of) tunnel.


tunnels

tunneled (past)
tunneled (past participle)
tunneling (present participle)
tunnel (canonical)
tunnels (third-person singular)
tunnelled (past)
tunnelled (past participle)
tunnelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tunnel.


skyscraper

skyscraper (singular)
skyscrapers (plural)

Jumping from the top of a skyscraper is not safe.


prerogative

prerogative (singular)
prerogatives (plural)

A prerogative is a right that someone has because of their job, age, skill, etc.

He used his presidential prerogative to end the war.


appropriations

appropriation (singular)
appropriations (plural)

The plural form of appropriation; more than one (kind of) appropriation.


pail

A pail is a large container to carry water.

That pail is broken. It has a hole at the bottom which water can flow through.


checkmating

checkmate (canonical)
checkmates (third-person singular)
checkmated (past)
checkmated (past participle)
checkmating (present participle)


postcard

A postcard is a piece of paper with a message on it mailed without an envelope.

I sent a postcard to my friend when I was on vacation.


sucking

suck (canonical)
sucks (third-person singular)
sucked (past)
sucked (past participle)
sucking (present participle)


circuit

A circuit is a loop that normally starts and finishes in the same place.

They ran a circuit around the park.

A circuit is a closed route where electricity flows.

The electric circuit can hold 20 amperes.


prompted

prompt (canonical)
prompts (third-person singular)
prompted (past)
prompted (past participle)
prompting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of prompt.


abiding

abiding (positive)
more abiding (comparative)
most abiding (superlative)

If something is abiding, it always exists.

Death is an abiding reality.

Many people think taxes are an abiding truth.


prompts

The third-person singular form of prompt.


entails

The third-person singular form of entail.


surround

surround (canonical)
surrounds (third-person singular)
surrounded (past)
surrounded (past participle)
surrounding (present participle)

When you surround something, you confine that object on all sides of it.

The police surrounded the burglars to prevent them from escaping.

The house was surrounded by flower beds.


merchant

The merchant at the market made a fortune today!


harass

harass (canonical)
harasses (third-person singular)
harassed (past)
harassed (past participle)
harassing (present participle)

If you harass someone, you annoy them continuously.

When you harass someone, you disturb that person in a sexual way.

Stop harassing me, or else I will call the police!


abundance

abundance (singular)
abundances (plural)

If there is an abundance of something, then there is plenty of it.

Harry was pleasantly surprised by the abundance of food on the Thanksgiving table.


sucks

The plural form of suck; more than one (kind of) suck.


sucked

The past tense and past participle of suck.


intense

intense (positive)
more intense (comparative)
most intense (superlative)

Something that is intense has a very strong action or effect.

The intense heat of the day has gone, and a cooler evening is here.

The pain in his head was so intense he could hardly stand up.

Intense activity involves doing a lot in a short time.

The practice involved a mixture of long, slow stretching and intense jumping and running.


indefinite

If a time is indefinite, it is not known how long it is.

She'll be staying with us for an indefinite period of time. Perhaps even a few months.


detach

detach (canonical)
detaches (third-person singular)
detached (past)
detached (past participle)
detaching (present participle)

When you detach something, you remove it from another object.

I detached the piece of jigsaw puzzle as it does not fit there.


checkmate

In chess, the winner says "checkmate" when they make the final winning move.


checkmate

A checkmate in the game of chess, means you have won the game, and the king is trapped he can't go anywhere else onto the board.

The man checkmated his opponent.


directly

If something happens directly, it happens with nothing in between.

I don't think we'll be directly affected by these changes.


directly

I'll pay him a visit directly I've finished my tea.


appropriation

An appropriation is money to be used for a specific purpose, usually by a government.

The appropriations for new roads this year came to $1,000,000.

Appropriation is the act of taking something for your own benefit.


suck

When you suck something, you use your mouth to take in a liquid.

Babies usually suck their mother's breasts for milk.

If you say something sucks, then you think it is bad or objectionable.

He sucks in everything!

You suck!


prompt

prompt (positive)
more prompt (comparative)
most prompt (superlative)

If something or someone is prompt, then they are very quick.

He was very prompt at getting a new job.

If someone is prompt, then they do things on time.


prompt

If someone prompts, they lead or help someone to do something.

I prompted him when he could not answer the question.


prompt

In the classroom, a prompt is the direction paragraph that tells you what to do. Usually, the prompt is the instructions that lead or help you to write an assignment.

Reread the writing prompt if you are confused about what to write.


pales

pale (canonical)
pales (third-person singular)
paled (past)
paled (past participle)
paling (present participle)


pales

The plural form of pale; more than one (kind of) pale.


entail

entail (canonical)
entails (third-person singular)
entailed (past)
entailed (past participle)
entailing (present participle)

If x entails y, y is involved in x as an important part.

I accept the office of the President and all of the responsibilities it entails.


surrounding

The surrounding area is the area that surrounds something.


refresh

refresh (canonical)
refreshes (third-person singular)
refreshed (past)
refreshed (past participle)
refreshing (present participle)

If you are refreshed, you feel good or are relaxed.

That glass of lemonade really refreshed me!

Refreshing something means to make it reload or redo a task.

Hitting the "Refresh" button on an Internet browser makes it redo the loading of the page.


receptions

reception (singular)
receptions (plural)

The plural form of reception; more than one (kind of) reception.


chemical compounds

chemical compound (singular)
chemical compounds (plural)

The plural form of chemical compound; more than one (kind of) chemical compound.


neologisms

neologism (singular)
neologisms (plural)

The plural form of neologism; more than one (kind of) neologism.


alliances

The plural form of alliance; more than one (kind of) alliance.


gentler

gentle (positive)
gentler (comparative)
gentlest (superlative)

The comparative form of gentle; more gentle.

The cat was gentler than the dog.


Oklahoma

Oklahoma is one of the 50 states in the United States of America.

Betty and Joe moved to Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City is the capital of Oklahoma.


ambivalent

ambivalent (positive)
more ambivalent (comparative)
most ambivalent (superlative)

If you are ambivalent, then you do not have a preference.

I'm ambivalent about what to do because I see good reasons for both options.


moistest

moist (positive)
moister (comparative)
moistest (superlative)

The superlative form of moist; most moist.


reception

A reception of something is how well it is doing.

The reception of this video game is pretty good. I recommend buying it.

A reception is a party-like social affair for meeting someone important or special.

A reception was held in the civic center for the winners of the county art competition.

The bridal couple's gifts were displayed at the wedding reception.

I shook Prince William's hand at the reception held for him in the White House rose garden.


Russians

The plural form of Russian; more than one (kind of) Russian.


alliance

An alliance is a form of partnership between two or more parties. An alliance can be in the form of a coalition. It can also be an agreement or a form of friendship.

The alliance was between Germany and Russia.


glands

The plural form of gland; more than one (kind of) gland.


neologism

/niːˈɒləd͡ʒɪzəm/

A neologism is a newly made-up term or word.

Neologisms usually do not fit Wikimedia's Criteria For Inclusion.


moist

If something is moist it is a little bit wet or damp.

She wiped the baby's mouth with the moist cloth.


forethoughts

forethought (singular)
forethoughts (plural)

The plural form of forethought; more than one (kind of) forethought.


thirstier

thirsty (positive)
thirstier (comparative)
thirstiest (superlative)

The comparative form of thirsty; more thirsty.


syntheses

The plural form of synthesis; more than one (kind of) synthesis.


dignity

Dignity is a human quality that makes a person worthy of respect.

The man went to war to try and regain some of his dignity.


pedestrian

pedestrian (singular)
pedestrians (plural)

A person who is walking or traveling by foot.

The pedestrian crossed the road when all the cars had stopped.


piers

The plural form of pier; more than one (kind of) pier.


wigs

The plural form of wig; more than one (kind of) wig.


merchants

The plural form of merchant; more than one (kind of) merchant.


moister

The comparative form of moist; more moist.


killjoys

The plural form of killjoy; more than one (kind of) killjoy.


forethought

Forethought is thought for the future: to take care, protect and anticipate.

It was good foresight to have the roof mended before the winter.


simultaneous

If events are simultaneous, they happen at exactly the same time.

Al Qaeda often plans simultaneous attacks in different places.


consoling

console (canonical)
consoles (third-person singular)
consoled (past)
consoled (past participle)
consoling (present participle)


armaments

The plural form of armament; more than one (kind of) armament.


refreshes

The third-person singular form of refresh.


thirstiest

The superlative form of thirsty; most thirsty.


underscore

underscore (singular)
underscores (plural)

An underline that goes under text is called an underscore

Bob put an underscore under his title to make it stand out.


Wikipedias

Wikipedia (singular)
Wikipedias (plural)

The plural form of Wikipedia; more than one (kind of) Wikipedia.


Italic

Of or about to the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Latin, and the Romance languages.


pedestrians

The plural form of pedestrian; more than one (kind of) pedestrian.


inners

The plural form of inner; more than one (kind of) inner.


tabs

The plural form of tab; more than one (kind of) tab.


consoled

The past tense and past participle of console.


gentlest

The superlative form of gentle; most gentle.

The family bought the pet that they thought was the gentlest.


gland

A gland is a cell, group of cells, or an organ that makes a special substance, like a hormone.

The gland that produces sweat is called the sweat gland.


lounging

lounge (canonical)
lounges (third-person singular)
lounged (past)
lounged (past participle)
lounging (present participle)


unaided

without the help or aid someone or something

The unaided eye cannot see objects smaller than a grain of sand.


aggressions

aggression (singular)
aggressions (plural)

The plural form of aggression; more than one (kind of) aggression.


pale

pale (positive)
paler (comparative)
palest (superlative)

If someone or something is pale, then their color is very light.


pale

pale (canonical)
pales (third-person singular)
paled (past)
paled (past participle)
paling (present participle)

If something or someone pales, then they become pale, that is, their color becomes whitish

If something pales in comparison to something else, then its importance becomes lower.

If something is paled, then it is enclosed with pales


partitions

partition (singular)
partitions (plural)

The plural form of partition; more than one (kind of) partition.


troops

The plural form of troop; more than one (kind of) troop.


vagrants

The plural form of vagrant; more than one (kind of) vagrant.


courtships

courtship (singular)
courtships (plural)

The plural form of courtship; more than one (kind of) courtship.


precedents

precedent (singular)
precedents (plural)

The plural form of precedent; more than one (kind of) precedent.


wig

A wig is a type of artificial hair. It can be worn by actors to change their hairstyle without affecting their original hairstyle, by people who do not have hair, or just to look better.

She took off her blond wig to reveal a bald head


killjoy

A killjoy is a person who ruins fun, or stops people from having fun.

Stop being a killjoy and join the party!


exploiting

exploit (canonical)
exploits (third-person singular)
exploited (past)
exploited (past participle)
exploiting (present participle)


handier

handy (positive)
handier (comparative)
handiest (superlative)

The comparative form of handy; more handy.


bn

The country's GDP was $850bn.


refreshed

refresh (canonical)
refreshes (third-person singular)
refreshed (past)
refreshed (past participle)
refreshing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of refresh.


jaggedest

jagged (positive)
jaggeder (comparative)
jaggedest (superlative)

The superlative form of jagged; most jagged.


tentative

If someone is tentative, he is hesitant or uncertain.

The child was tentative about crossing the road.


anecdotes

The plural form of anecdote; more than one (kind of) anecdote.


ethnicities

ethnicity (singular)
ethnicities (plural)

The plural form of ethnicity; more than one (kind of) ethnicity.


lounged

The past tense and past participle of lounge.


troop

A troop is a soldier. This word is mostly used in the plural.

The enemy's troops are coming, get ready!


growers

The plural form of grower; more than one (kind of) grower.


handiest

The superlative form of handy; most handy.


jagged

When something is jagged, it is unevenly cut.

This piece of paper is jagged and it looks very ugly.


jaggeder

The comparative form of jagged; more jagged.


inferior

inferior (positive)
more inferior (comparative)
most inferior (superlative)

If something is inferior, it is not very good.

Even with her good grades, she often felt inferior to the other students.

The quality of the sound is clearly inferior.

Nobody wants to buy an inferior product.

His skills are inferior to mine.


inferior

An inferior of x is something or someone that is inferior to x.


suicides

The plural form of suicide; more than one (kind of) suicide.


lounge

A lounge is a waiting room in an office, airport.


lounge

Quit lounging around and get back to work!


activists

The plural form of activist; more than one (kind of) activist.


tab

A tab is a small flap or strip of material attached to something.

A tab is a tablet, especially one containing illegal drugs.


ethnicity

A person's ethnicity describes the common characteristics of the cultural group they belong to.

Lucy's family has Italian ethnicity.

Student age, gender, and ethnicity were not considered.

They may face prejudice based on ethnicity or skin color.


pier

A pier is a raised place over the water for walking or tying boats to that connects to land.


doorsteps

The plural form of doorstep; more than one (kind of) doorstep.


underscores

The plural form of underscore; more than one (kind of) underscore.


strappings

strapping (singular)
strappings (plural)

The plural form of strapping; more than one (kind of) strapping.


uzis

The plural form of uzi; more than one (kind of) uzi.


taverns

The plural form of tavern; more than one (kind of) tavern.


announcements

announcement (singular)
announcements (plural)

The plural form of announcement; more than one (kind of) announcement.


festivity

festivity (singular)
festivities (plural)

A festivity is a lively and enjoyable celebration.


thwarting

thwart (canonical)
thwarts (third-person singular)
thwarted (past)
thwarted (past participle)
thwarting (present participle)


pooping

poop (canonical)
poops (third-person singular)
pooped (past)
pooped (past participle)
pooping (present participle)


handy

If something is handy, it is easy to use, or useful.

If something is handy, then it is close by, or within reach.

Do you have a pen handy?


clashed

clash (canonical)
clashes (third-person singular)
clashed (past)
clashed (past participle)
clashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clash.


discombobulating

discombobulate (canonical)
discombobulates (third-person singular)
discombobulated (past)
discombobulated (past participle)
discombobulating (present participle)

The present participle of discombobulate.


thwarts

The third-person singular form of thwart.


gentle

gentle (positive)
gentler (comparative)
gentlest (superlative)

A gentle person is kind and careful not to cause damage, pain, or surprise.

He used to fight all the time, but I have become much kinder and gentler.

That bear is a monster, not at all a gentle giant.

If a movement or moving thing is gentle, it moves slowly and softly.

There is a gentle breeze and one red leaf falls.

She touched my hand with a soft gentle touch.

A gentle slope or curve changes slowly from flat or straight.

The slope was gentle enough that even my grandmother climbed it easily.

A gentle voice is quiet and often friendly.


clashes

The third-person singular form of clash.


exploited

The past tense and past participle of exploit.


warming center

warming center (singular)
warming centers (plural)

A warming center is a place where people who don't have any place to sleep can go and lie down on a cot and stay warm for the night.


doorstep

A doorstep is the area in front of a door.

We bought a new mat to replace the old one at our doorstep.


unbosomed

unbosom (canonical)
unbosoms (third-person singular)
unbosomed (past)
unbosomed (past participle)
unbosoming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unbosom.


consoles

The plural form of console; more than one (kind of) console.


consoles

console (canonical)
consoles (third-person singular)
consoled (past)
consoled (past participle)
consoling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of console.


anecdote

An anecdote is a story, often told orally, and often amusing.

He told us a good anecdote at dinner.


inner

inner (positive)
more inner (comparative)
most inner (superlative)

An inner item is located close to the center.

The inner city was crowded and dirty.

She had a problem with her inner ear.


blurted

blurt (canonical)
blurts (third-person singular)
blurted (past)
blurted (past participle)
blurting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blurt.


thwarted

The past tense and past participle of thwart.


festivities

The plural form of festivity; more than one (kind of) festivity.

Mark went to the party because he wanted to take part in the festivities.


databases

The plural form of database; more than one (kind of) database.


uzi

The police were carrying uzis.


scuppernongs

scuppernong (singular)
scuppernongs (plural)

The plural form of scuppernong; more than one (kind of) scuppernong.


sleeves

The plural form of sleeve; more than one (kind of) sleeve.


unprincipled

unprincipled (positive)
more unprincipled (comparative)
most unprincipled (superlative)

If you are unprincipled, you act as you like without considering rules or the feelings of others.

A murder is unprincipled, and conscienceless.

If an action is unprincipled, it is done without considering the rules or the feelings of others.


cloudier

cloudy (positive)
cloudier (comparative)
cloudiest (superlative)

The comparative form of cloudy; more cloudy.


discombobulates

The third-person singular form of discombobulate.


analysts

The plural form of analyst; more than one (kind of) analyst.


warming centers

The plural form of warming center; more than one (kind of) warming center.


Russian

Russian (positive)
more Russian (comparative)
most Russian (superlative)

If someone or something is Russian, they are from Russia.

The president met with Russian President Medvedev, to talk about U.S. and Russian cooperation.

If something is Russian, it is typical of Russia.

There aren't many Russian restaurants in Toronto.


Russian

I studied Russian for two years, but in Moscow nobody understood me.

A Russian is a person from the country Russia.

Bill talked to a Russian man who was visiting .


armament

Armies have plenty of armament.

Animals have armament like teeth and horns.


coordinates

coordinate (canonical)
coordinates (third-person singular)
coordinated (past)
coordinated (past participle)
coordinating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of coordinate.


Wikipedia

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that is among the top 10 websites in the world.

Wikipedia is owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.


gerents

The plural form of gerent; more than one (kind of) gerent.


backspaced

backspace (canonical)
backspaces (third-person singular)
backspaced (past)
backspaced (past participle)
backspacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of backspace.


clauses

The plural form of clause; more than one (kind of) clause.


blurts

The plural form of blurt; more than one (kind of) blurt.


converters

converter (singular)
converters (plural)

The plural form of converter; more than one (kind of) converter.


scuppernong

A scuppernong is a green grape grown in the Southern parts of the United States.


vagrant

A vagrant is a person who does not have a home or job.

I always see the same vagrant walking around at the bus stop.

A vagrant is an animal that is found outside the places where it usually lives.

The laughing gull usually lives in the Americas. It is a rare vagrant to Europe.


assignments

assignment (singular)
assignments (plural)

The plural form of assignment; more than one (kind of) assignment.


referees

The plural form of referee; more than one (kind of) referee.


sprayed

spray (canonical)
sprays (third-person singular)
sprayed (past)
sprayed (past participle)
spraying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of spray.


teammates

The plural form of teammate; more than one (kind of) teammate.


thirsty

thirsty (positive)
thirstier (comparative)
thirstiest (superlative)

When you are thirsty, you feel like you need to have a drink.

After eating dinner, I was very thirsty.


grower

A grower is someone, especially a farmer, who grows things like carrots.

He was a carrot grower until a hurricane hit the plantation.

That plant is a fast grower! A few days ago, it was only half of its height!


cloudiest

The superlative form of cloudy; most cloudy.


nobelium

Nobelium is a chemical element (symbol No) with an atomic number of 102. It was named after Alfred Nobel.


grinded

grind (canonical)
grinds (third-person singular)
grinded (past)
grinded (past participle)
grinding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grind.


discombobulated

discombobulate (canonical)
discombobulates (third-person singular)
discombobulated (past)
discombobulated (past participle)
discombobulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of discombobulate.


republican

republican (singular)
republicans (plural)

A republican is a person who prefers a republic


clashing

clash (canonical)
clashes (third-person singular)
clashed (past)
clashed (past participle)
clashing (present participle)


lurid

lurid (positive)
more lurid (comparative)
most lurid (superlative)

If something is lurid, it causes shock or horror.

The earthquake was described lurid detail.

If a colour is lurid, it is pale and not nice.

The pages of the book turned to a lurid color over time.


aggression

aggression (singular)
aggressions (plural)

Aggression is a forceful and unprovoked attack, either verbal or physical.

When he shouted at her, it was a kind of aggression.


lounges

The plural form of lounge; more than one (kind of) lounge.

The mansion has at least three lounges.


lounges

lounge (canonical)
lounges (third-person singular)
lounged (past)
lounged (past participle)
lounging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lounge.

I wish Steve weren't so lazy; it seems like he lounges in that chair all day.


blurting

blurt (canonical)
blurts (third-person singular)
blurted (past)
blurted (past participle)
blurting (present participle)


take away

You use take away when you subtract numbers.

Five take away two is three. (5-2=3)


yellowjackets

yellowjacket (singular)
yellowjackets (plural)

The plural form of yellowjacket; more than one (kind of) yellowjacket.


transforming

transform (canonical)
transforms (third-person singular)
transformed (past)
transformed (past participle)
transforming (present participle)


opiums

opium (singular)
opiums or opia (plural)

The plural form of opium; more than one (kind of) opium.


synthesis

A synthesis is the combination of simpler components to form something more complex.

Our chemistry teacher explained us the ammonia synthesis today.

In logic, synthesis is the use of deduction to get from the general case to the particular.

In philosophy, synthesis is the thesis and antithesis are combined to form the synthesis.

In rhetoric, synthesis is an good arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.


tavern

A tavern is building that has a bar, where alcoholic drinks are sold.

At the end of the week my friends and I go and relax at the tavern in the city.


coordinated

coordinate (canonical)
coordinates (third-person singular)
coordinated (past)
coordinated (past participle)
coordinating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of coordinate.


thwart

thwart (canonical)
thwarts (third-person singular)
thwarted (past)
thwarted (past participle)
thwarting (present participle)

To thwart is to prevent, frustrate or spoil a person or purpose.

The police were planning to arrest him, but he managed to thwart them.