spare

spare (canonical)
spares (third-person singular)
spared (past)
spared (past participle)
sparing (present participle)

If you spare (somebody) something, you make it available even though you don't have much of it.

Excuse, me! Can you spare a few minutes to look at this?

Can you spare me twenty dollars till the weekend?

Sorry, man – I can't spare anything. I need it all for gas.

I'm afraid we're too busy to spare anyone to help you right now.

If you have something to spare, you have something extra.

She had five minutes to spare before he was due to pick her up.

Sorry, no time to spare! Got to go! Bye!

She could get it all inside with room to spare.

If you spare somebody something not nice, they don't have to experience it.

The phone rang, sparing me from having to give an answer.

"But for your information --;" she lifted a silencing, hand. "Spare me the details, will you?"

"I'm so upset, I think I'm going to be sick." "Oh, please! Spare me!"

If somebody is spared, they live, even though they were expected to die.

The accident took the life of his wife, but spared his son.

Please, I beg you, spare him his life!

If you spare no expense, effort, detail, etc., you do everything you can.

They spared no expense for their wedding.

If you spare a thought for somebody, you think of them, usually at a time that you are happy, but they are not.

If you spare somebody's feelings, you try not to do or say things that will upset them.

She never hid the truth to spare somebody's feelings.


spare

spare (positive)
more spare (comparative)
most spare (superlative)

A spare part, room, key, etc. is an extra one, one that is not being used.

The bags were in the small backseat because the spare tire filled most of the trunk.

I've got a spare bedroom. You can stay there.

It took a long time to find enough spare parts to put the car back together.

Your spare time is time when you are not working and you can relax or have fun.

He spends most of his spare time playing guitar with his friends.

Spare change is coins that are not worth much and that you can give away.

I often find spare change lying on the floor.

If something is spare, it is plain and has no decoration.

The room was very spare, with only a window, a single chair, and a ceiling light.


spare

A spare is an extra thing, such as a key, just in case it is needed.

Don't worry! I've got a spare in the back room.

A spare is a tire that you keep in your car in case one of the other tires has a problem.


tanked

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

The past tense and past participle of tank.


tanked

tanked (positive)
more tanked (comparative)
most tanked (superlative)

Oh man, Don is so tanked! I bet he won't remember this tomorrow!


pats

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


pats

pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)


rubbished

rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rubbish.


stable

stabler (comparative)
stablest (superlative)
stable (positive)
more stable (comparative)
most stable (superlative)

If something is stable, it is unlikely to move or change.

That number has remained relatively stable over the years.

Ghana is often cited as one of the most stable democracies in West Africa.

Five of the six victims remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition.

Children need a stable environment at home.

Our bodies maintain a stable body temperature.

These young adults have relatively close and stable relationships with their parents.

The Middle East is less stable today than at any time in the past quarter century.

Each couple must on average have slightly more than two children if a population is to remain stable.

Iron-57 and iron-58 are fairly stable, but iron-59 decays to cobalt-59 in a month.

If you are stable, you are calm and don't get upset easily.

I'm a lot more stable than I was as a teen.

Feeling happy, secure, and stable with the guy you're dating doesn't mean he's boring.


stable

A stable is a building for housing animals like horses and cows.


recognizes

recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of recognize.


conceives

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

The third-person singular form of conceive.


biases

bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

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


biases

bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)


benches

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


benches

bench (canonical)
benches (third-person singular)
benched (past)
benched (past participle)
benching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bench.


pockets

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


pockets

pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pocket.


struggling

struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)


treasures

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


treasures

treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of treasure.

He treasures the jewels that belonged to his mother.


tries

try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)


tries

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

You get three tries to get the ball through the hoop in order to win.


struggle

If you struggle to do something difficult, you work very hard to do it.

They struggled to survive in New York City on $25,000 a year.

She struggled to her feet after being hit by the bicycle.

The company is struggling to maintain the same level of profits.

She wrote about struggling to balance motherhood, work and love.

The fishermen struggled against the powerful winds and high waves that had come in with a late-night storm.


struggle

A struggle is a fight, often long and hard, or needing a lot of effort.

As long as they are not willing to make peace, there will be armed struggle.

Nature is really an ongoing struggle for survival.

The fighting has been mainly a power struggle between these two groups.

This has been part of life in Indonesia since its struggle against the Dutch for independence.

They had become deeply involved in the people's struggle for freedom and democracy.

They are already engaged in a power struggle for control of the post-American Iraq.

The basis of most movies is a struggle between good guys and bad guys.


bearing

bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
born (past participle)
bearing (present participle)


bearing

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stocks

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


stocks

stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stock.


ultimate

ultimate (positive)
more ultimate (comparative)
most ultimate (superlative)

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The ultimate goal, success, decision, etc. is the final one.

You can't have ultimate success without a lot of little successes.

The moon is good, but there's no question that Mars is the ultimate goal.

Presidents have the ultimate responsibility to keep us safe.

The ultimate test, responsibility, power, etc. is the one that is more important, bigger, stronger, etc. than the others.

They are trying to build the ultimate computer, one that can do anything and everything.

If you could save someone's life, I think that's the ultimate goal.


developing

develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)


cocks

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


cocks

cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)


blades

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


blades

blade (canonical)
blades (third-person singular)
bladed (past)
bladed (past participle)
blading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blade.


tried

The past tense and past participle of try.


bolts

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


bolts

bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


admired

admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of admire.


admired

admired (positive)
more admired (comparative)
most admired (superlative)

If something or someone is admired, people think it is good or they like it.

The Rolling Stones are a very admired band.


belonged

belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of belong.

The jewel belonged to her grandmother before it was given to her.


ceilings

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


stringed

If something is stringed, it has strings.

Violins, cellos, and guitars are stringed instruments.


biasses

bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

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


biasses

bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)


quotations

quotation (singular)
quotations (plural)

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


loved

love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of love.


loved

loved (positive)
more loved (comparative)
most loved (superlative)

If something is loved by you, you feel great affection for it.

John was loved by many people and he will be greatly missed.

Thanks for throwing me such a great birthday party! I feel so loved right now!

Buddy Bear was my most loved stuffed animal as a kid.


toughs

tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tough.


whaling

whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)


lists

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


lists

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


pitch

In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.

Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.

The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.

Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.

In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.

She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.

A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.

The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.

A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.

We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.

You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.

Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.

He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.

A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.

He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.

Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.

The night was pitch black.

A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.


pitch

pitch (canonical)
pitches (third-person singular)
pitched (past)
pitched (past participle)
pitching (present participle)

He pitched the ball for his dog.

If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.

We pitched our ideas to various companies.

The decided to pitch the tent over there.


recognized

recognize (canonical)
recognizes (third-person singular)
recognized (past)
recognized (past participle)
recognizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of recognize.


bulging

bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)


toughed

The past tense and past participle of tough.


earths

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


vast

vaster (comparative)
vastest (superlative)
vast (positive)
more vast (comparative)
most vast (superlative)

If something is vast, it is very, very big.

Tax rates will go up for the vast majority of the population.

The system wastes vast sums of money.

To do such work takes vast amounts of time and patience.

The army marched over the vast territories of Russia.

We saw vast improvements in their test scores.

Two boats simply wouldn't be able to find each other in these vast oceans.

Indonesia is stretches over a vast number of islands.

They're building a vast network of power lines to transport the electricity.

He has a vast collection of photos.

The building was vast and empty.

The problem is that distances are so vast.


editor

An editor is someone who edits or changes the text in a document.

Simple English Wiktionary welcomes all editors to edit its pages.

An editor is a computer program that allows users to add text to a document.

Simple English Wiktionary has a special editor for adding or modifying pages.


penetrating

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


penetrating

penetrating (positive)
more penetrating (comparative)
most penetrating (superlative)

The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

Sarah has such a penetrating gaze that it makes me uncomfortable.


tidy

tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

If something is tidy, it is clean and everything is in its place.

Her small, tidy, little house seemed very nice.

The book had a neat and tidy ending.

A tidy person is somebody who keeps thing clean and organized.

They're planning to sell them for a tidy profit.


tidy

tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

If you tidy something up, you pick up things and put everything back where it belongs.

Give me a minute to go tidy up the room.

He must have made the bed and tidied up.


brakes

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


brakes

brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brake.


wickedest

wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

The superlative form of wicked; most wicked.


belonging

belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)


belonging

belonging (singular)
belongings (plural)

Your belongings are the things that you own.

Make sure you take all your belongings when you leave.


treasured

treasured (positive)
more treasured (comparative)
most treasured (superlative)

If something is treasured, it is considered to be important.


treasured

treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of treasure.

That was a treasured thing.


tubing

tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)


explored

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

The past tense and past participle of explore.


transformations

transformation (singular)
transformations (plural)

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


precedes

precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of precede.


stock

Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.

It depend on where the store got its stock from.

Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.

Going out of business! All stock must be sold.

They kept a stock of food in the basement.

Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.

Police found a stock of weapons in the house.

I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.

Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.

ETFs are mutual funds that trade on stock exchanges, just as stocks do.

He invests 85% of his money in bonds and 15% in stocks.

The S&P 500 index, which tracks stocks in all sectors of the economy, remains virtually unchanged.

The prices for all three stocks are likely to decline.

If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.

I think we have five more in stock.

If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.

I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.

Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.

Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.

If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.


stock

stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.

They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.

If you stock x with y, you fill x with y.

I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.

If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.

Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.


stock

If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.

The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.

The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.

Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.


bucks

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

I won two hundred bucks at the casino this weekend.


bucks

buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)


associated

associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

/əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪd/

The past tense and past participle of associate.


witness

A witness is somebody who saw something, especially a crime.

The journalist spent three years interviewing survivors and witnesses.

The hospital has born witness to countless deaths and births.

Police took signed statements from the witnesses.

The state has no physical evidence and no witnesses.

A witness is somebody who tells a court what they know about a situation, especially a crime.

The witness testified that Simpson was ill at the time.

Dr. Yazdi, an expert witness, explained how somebody could have used the computer without the owner knowing.

She was the key witness for the defense at the trial.


witness

witness (canonical)
witnesses (third-person singular)
witnessed (past)
witnessed (past participle)
witnessing (present participle)

She spoke of the terrible events she witnesses during the war.

She witnessed some terrible events during the war.

If something witnesses something, it experiences it.


addressed

address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of address.


allying

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


keeps

keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)


keeps

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


tackle

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

If you tackle a problem, issue, question, etc., you try to solve it.

We want an executive who solves problems and tackles issues.

If you tackle a person, you jump on them and pull them to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

If you tackle a person in soccer, you take the ball from them.


tackle

A tackle is an attempt to pull somebody to the ground, usually in sports such as American football.

Gaines Adams put constant pressure on the Atlanta quarterback and finished the game with six tackles and two sacks.

Briggs leads the team with 31 solo tackles.

A tackle is an attempt to take the ball from somebody in sports such as soccer.

A tackle is a position in American football (see diagram below).

Georgia defensive tackle Kade Weston has been out the past two games with an injured knee.

He was by far the best left tackle to have played the game in the 24 years.

Fishing tackle is the equipment used to catch fish.

He gathered his camp supplies including fishing tackle.

He pulled out shotguns and rifles in padded cases, fishing rods, and a tackle box.

A block and tackle is a system of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy weights.


wilder

wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

The comparative form of wild; more wild.


wildest

The superlative form of wild; most wild.


struggles

struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of struggle.


struggles

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


tile

A tile is a hard flat building material, usually made of clay or glass.

The new floor would be ceramic tile, and the tiles on the walls were being replaced.

The walls were wood from the Lace Forest, the roof tiles made of molded riverbank clay.


tile

tile (canonical)
tiles (third-person singular)
tiled (past)
tiled (past participle)
tiling (present participle)

If you tile a surface, you cover it with tiles.


widows

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


wrecks

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


wrecks

wreck (canonical)
wrecks (third-person singular)
wrecked (past)
wrecked (past participle)
wrecking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wreck.


absences

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


wools

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


bats

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


bats

bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)


twins

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


whistling

whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)


virtual

virtual (positive)
more virtual (comparative)
most virtual (superlative)

A virtual world, tour, address, etc. is one that is made to look like or replace a real one, usually using a computer.

He is the designer of three of the top virtual reality games.

They study educational uses of online virtual worlds.

There are vital virtual communities forming and re-forming out there on the Internet all the time.

There's no way to create virtual smell or taste.

A virtual monopoly, certainty, disappearance, etc. is a one that is close to 100%.

Google has a virtual monopoly on web searches.


develops

develop (canonical)
develops (third-person singular)
developed (past)
developed (past participle)
developing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of develop.


weapons

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


developed

The past tense and past participle of develop.


bossed

boss (canonical)
bosses (third-person singular)
bossed (past)
bossed (past participle)
bossing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of boss.


burdens

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


burdens

burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of burden.


spot

A spot is a small area that's different from that area around it.

I have a bald spot on my head.

I rubbed a sore spot on my shoulder.

The paper had a spot of dried blood.

The room was in darkness except for one bright spot.

Choose fruit with no soft brown spots.

She looked at the dark spots one her otherwise clean white pants.

A spot is a place, position, or period of time.

"There... " I said, pointing to a spot near Forest Hills.

China is a hot spot for trouble.

Most parties have hot and cold spots.

Winning the game was one bright spot in an otherwise terrible season.

She backed out of my parking spot, drove away.

He climbed out of the car on the exact spot where they picked him up.

I'm really in a tight spot... Maybe you could help me out.

It's easier to get over the rough spots if you have family.

This year has had it's trouble spots.

Money is such a sore spot for people who are married.

When driving behind trucks, stay out of their blind spot.

There are some weak spots in the movie, but overall it's quite good.

She also had a soft spot in her heart for animals.

The ball has to hit the bat on the sweet spot.

A spot is a place, especially one that you like going to.

Pizza and seared halibut are among the excellent dishes at this Wine Country hot spot.

Weber County is a hugely popular vacation spot.

The Mall of America is my favorite shopping spot.

How far until a good fishing spot?

The kitchen is the prime gathering spot.

A 42-35 victory that gave the Spartans a playoff spot.

You still have to earn your spot on the team.

A spot is a commercial time on TV or Radio.

This year, Fox is asking $2.7 million per 30-second spot, and advertisers are lined up for the opportunity.

A spot of something is a small amount of it.

Would you like a spot of tea?

Looks like we're in for a spot of rain.


spot

spot (canonical)
spots (third-person singular)
spotted (past)
spotted (past participle)
spotting (present participle)

If you spot something, you see it, even though it may be difficult to see.

I spotted Lisa shopping at the grocery store with Mike yesterday.

Good binoculars and spotting scopes can bring you close to the birds without disturbing them.

It's much easier to spot a boat in the water than a person.

If something is spotted, it has or gets spots on it.

Oh no! That red wine spotted my new shirt!

He was wearing a light suit spotted with rain.

If you spot someone money, you give or lend it to them.

Can you spot me a five for the burger?

If you spot someone points in a game, you let them have points to make the game more even.

If your spot someone doing something dangerous, you watch closely to help if needed.

I can't do a cartwheel unless someone spots me.

For safety reasons, you should always have someone spot you while lifting weights.


arranging

arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

/əˈreɪndʒɪŋ/


uniforms

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


preceded

precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of precede.


cans

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


cans

can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)


arranges

The third-person singular form of arrange.


loving

love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)


loving

loving (positive)
more loving (comparative)
most loving (superlative)

To be loving is to show love or affection towards someone.

She is a loving mother.


borders

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


borders

border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of border.


wrecked

The past tense and past participle of wreck.


trying

try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)


trying

trying (positive)
more trying (comparative)
most trying (superlative)

If something is trying, it is difficult and makes you feel bad and tired.


trial

A trial is a meeting in court with a judge where two sides explain their positions and the judge or jury makes a decision.

He was taken to jail to await trial for murder.

Jury selection in the trial began today.

He's spending all that money on lawyers defending him at trial.

His criminal trial is set to begin Monday.

He was charged with murder and went on trial last week.

Can a black man get a fair trial in Canada?

The judge ruled that the trial would proceed on schedule.

I am likely to be a witness in this trial.

She will have to be back in court to stand trial again in about eight months.

A trial is a test to see if something works or not, especially in science.

Several randomized clinical trials have shown that aspirin may reduce the risk of cancer.

In at least one large controlled trial, researchers found no positive effect for the drug.

Dr. Finkel is helping conduct the clinical trial.

Trial and error is the process of trying things and making mistakes as you learn something.

There is some trial and error to finding the right solution.

A trial is a competition where the winners are chosen to move on to higher level competitions.

She finishes in the top three at the Olympic trials in Toronto.


trial

trialed (past)
trialed (past participle)
trialing (present participle)
trial (canonical)
trials (third-person singular)
trialled (past)
trialled (past participle)
trialling (present participle)

If you trial something, you test it to see if it works, especially in science.


bulges

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


bulges

bulge (canonical)
bulges (third-person singular)
bulged (past)
bulged (past participle)
bulging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bulge.


whipped

whipped (positive)
more whipped (comparative)
most whipped (superlative)

If you are whipped, your wife or girlfriend controls you.


whipped

whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of whip.


bores

bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)


bores

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


bugs

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


bugs

bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)


twists

twist (canonical)
twists (third-person singular)
twisted (past)
twisted (past participle)
twisting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of twist.


twists

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


predicting

predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)


biassed

bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bias.


biassed

biassed (positive)
more biassed (comparative)
most biassed (superlative)

The newspaper gave a biassed account of the story.

I think she's adorable, but I'm biassed--I'm her mum.


treasure

Treasure is a collection of valuable things, such as gold, diamonds, money, etc.

Going after buried treasure is just as scary in real life as it is in the movies.

I felt like I was in a children's novel, or a story of hidden treasure.

A treasure is something or someone that is very valuable or important.

As an actor, he's a national treasure.


treasure

treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)

If you treasure something that belongs to you, you take good care of it; it is very important to you.

We will always treasure the memories of his visits.


bulge

A bulge is something which sticks out of a surface.

The Earth has a bulge at its center.


bulge

If something bulges, it sticks out of a surface.

The rock face has many rocks that bulge out from it.


arranged

arrange (canonical)
arranges (third-person singular)
arranged (past)
arranged (past participle)
arranging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of arrange.


thumbed

thumb (canonical)
thumbs (third-person singular)
thumbed (past)
thumbed (past participle)
thumbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thumb.


bulged

The past tense and past participle of bulge.


admitted

admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of admit.


stringing

string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)


predicts

The third-person singular form of predict.


triangles

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


tubed

tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tube.


X-raying

X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)


trucked

truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of truck.


ward

A ward is an area in a hospital that focused on one kind of medicine.

We visited them in the hospital's children's ward.

The lower ninth ward of New Orleans was destroyed by the flood.

A ward is someone, usually a child, who is under the legal care of someone else.


ward

ward (canonical)
wards (third-person singular)
warded (past)
warded (past participle)
warding (present participle)

If you ward off something bad, you do something to keep it away.


beaver

A beaver is an animal that lives near water and has a wide flat tail and webbed feet.


toes

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


tough

tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

If something is tough, it is difficult, not easy.

It's important to stay healthy when the going gets tough.

It was a tough decision, but I think she make the right choice.

The weather makes the overall competition tougher.

The wood was tough to break.

If something is tough, it doesn't change or move easily; it's not soft.

The government is taking a tough stance on crime.

The public wants tougher enforcement of these laws.

The meat was really tough.

She was a tough, smart businesswoman.

If something is tough, it is not nice to experience.

He should get the toughest penalty possible for this killing.

If a person is tough, they are strong and may often fight.

He was an older guy, truly tough with huge arms and a gold cross chain.

We looked pretty tough on our motorcycles.


tough

tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)

If you tough something out, it is difficult, but you continue; you don't give up.

Even though it rained the whole time, they toughed it out without complaining.


tracing

trace (canonical)
traces (third-person singular)
traced (past)
traced (past participle)
tracing (present participle)


torching

torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)


thundered

thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thunder.


thunders

The third-person singular form of thunder.


liquids

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


whistled

whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of whistle.


resisted

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

The past tense and past participle of resist.


twisting

twist (canonical)
twists (third-person singular)
twisted (past)
twisted (past participle)
twisting (present participle)


powders

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


powders

powder (canonical)
powders (third-person singular)
powdered (past)
powdered (past participle)
powdering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of powder.


whiskies

whiskey (singular)
whiskeys or whiskies (plural)

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

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


approximating

approximate (canonical)
approximates (third-person singular)
approximated (past)
approximated (past participle)
approximating (present participle)


adaptations

adaptation (singular)
adaptations (plural)

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


variety

A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same.

Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets.

This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings.

The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy.

The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material.

We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources.

They felt it was important for a variety of reasons.

The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors.

Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities.

Variety is the quality of not being the same.

Fruit can add variety to your salads.

A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals.

The shop has 25 tomato varieties.

By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties.


thumbs

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


thumbs

thumb (canonical)
thumbs (third-person singular)
thumbed (past)
thumbed (past participle)
thumbing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of thumb.


colder

cold (positive)
colder (comparative)
coldest (superlative)

The comparative form of cold; more cold.


kicked

kick (canonical)
kicks (third-person singular)
kicked (past)
kicked (past participle)
kicking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of kick.


triggering

trigger (canonical)
triggers (third-person singular)
triggered (past)
triggered (past participle)
triggering (present participle)


trucking

truck (canonical)
trucks (third-person singular)
trucked (past)
trucked (past participle)
trucking (present participle)


unadapted

Man is unadapted to extremely cold climate.

This is the original story, completely unadapted to modern times.


barking

bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)


twisted

twisted (positive)
more twisted (comparative)
most twisted (superlative)

If you are twisted, you act in a strange way that makes people uncomfortable.

You killed a puppy?! How sick and twisted are you?!!

Using alcohol and marijuana at the same time; drunk and high.


twisted

The past tense and past participle of twist.


preceding

precede (canonical)
precedes (third-person singular)
preceded (past)
preceded (past participle)
preceding (present participle)


barked

The past tense and past participle of bark.


torched

torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of torch.


bitters

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


traced

trace (canonical)
traces (third-person singular)
traced (past)
traced (past participle)
tracing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trace.


coldest

The superlative form of cold; most cold.


kills

kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)


kills

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


approximated

The past tense and past participle of approximate.


angrily

He shouted angrily.


whipping

A whipping is the punishment of being whipped.

Whipping is a cooking technique where air is incorporated into cream.


whipping

whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)


vehicles

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


tenser

tense (positive)
tenser (comparative)
tensest (superlative)

The comparative form of tense; more tense.


triggers

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


triggers

The third-person singular form of trigger.


bicycling

bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)


bolting

bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)


present participles

present participle (singular)
present participles (plural)

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


tensing

tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)


bordered

border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of border.


braking

brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)


approximates

approximate (canonical)
approximates (third-person singular)
approximated (past)
approximated (past participle)
approximating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of approximate.


track

A track is a line on the ground or in space that people, animals or vehicles follow.

It's right where Hardy Road crosses the railroad tracks.

He was far enough off the beaten track that nobody was liable to find him there.

There was an indoor track where he ran daily to stay healthy.

It was called the Camiri Highway, but it was not much more than a two-lane dirt track.

Three people were killed and hundreds injured when a train jumped the tracks this morning.

I raced on a 250-meter track in Call and won.

The official track, shows this storm moving west.

A track is a single part of an audio recording that can be separated from other parts of a recording.

You can make digital copies of the CD tracks and save them in MP3 format.

Each instrument is recorded onto a different audio track.

The song is the opening track on the new album.

A track is a mark left on the ground by somebody or something walking or driving.

Phillip glanced at the policemen measuring and marking the tire tracks.

There were no car tracks, ski tracks--even deer tracks--anywhere near the house.

If you keep track of something, you follow it or always know where it is or what's happening with it.

I use a watch in order to keep track of how long I've been studying.

I'm sure Father simply lost track of the time.

Track is the sport of running and jumping on a track.

No new records were set in the most recent track and field championships.

He ran like an Olympic track star.

If you're on track to do something, you are taking the right steps to prepare and should be able to do it in the future.

Making a study plan is a good way to keep on track with your homework.

If you're on the fast track, you are moving ahead quickly in your job.

A track is a long, flat circular band that goes over wheels to help a vehicle move in snow, on sand, etc.


track

track (canonical)
tracks (third-person singular)
tracked (past)
tracked (past participle)
tracking (present participle)

If you track something down, you find it after looking for it.

He was trying to track down where she lived.

If you track something, you follow it, to see where it's going or how it's changing.

I also started weighing myself weekly to track my progress.

Animal movements are tracked these days not on foot but by air.

If you track mud, water, or some other substance somewhere, you walk and leave it there.

The kids tracked mud all over my clean floors.


shouts

shout (canonical)
shouts (third-person singular)
shouted (past)
shouted (past participle)
shouting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shout.


shouts

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


traces

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


traces

The third-person singular form of trace.


ambush

It was a clever ambush; they didn't see us coming until it was too late.


ambush

ambush (canonical)
ambushes (third-person singular)
ambushed (past)
ambushed (past participle)
ambushing (present participle)

If you ambush someone, you wait and then attack by surprise.

We waited until they were close and then we jumped out and ambushed them.


skirted

skirt (canonical)
skirts (third-person singular)
skirted (past)
skirted (past participle)
skirting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of skirt.


coughed

cough (canonical)
coughs (third-person singular)
coughed (past)
coughed (past participle)
coughing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cough.


torches

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


torches

torch (canonical)
torches (third-person singular)
torched (past)
torched (past participle)
torching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of torch.


tip

The tip of something is the farthest point of it.

She runs her finger down the bird's back and to the tip of its tail.

He followed the line on the map with his finger tip.

She cut herself by accident with the tip of the knife.

A common fishing accident is to get a rod tip in the eye.

He grew up not far from the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of South Africa.

A tip is words or ideas that help you solve a problem.

Police say anonymous tips have led them to more than 20 of the stolen items.

Here's a quick tip. The skis should come up to your chin.

A tip is a small amount of money that you give to somebody to thank them for good service.

If something is the tip of the iceberg, it is just a small part of something much bigger.

The problems we've seen today are just the tip of the iceberg.

If something is on the tip of your tongue, you feel that you know it, but you can't say it.

I wanted the words to come out; They were on the tip of my tongue, but my mind still wasn't clear.


tip

tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

If something tips, the top of it moves to one side more than the bottom.

The piano tipped over as we were putting it on the truck.

He tipped his head one way, then the other, looking at it carefully.

If you tip something into something else, you pour it.

He tipped the water out of the glass by accident.

If you tip somebody, you give them money to thank them for good service.

If you tip somebody off, you tell them about something that's going to happen.

The police were tipped off by a phone call.

If you tip your hat, you touch it or pick it up when you meet or leave somebody.

If you tip your hat to somebody, you thank or congratulate them.


tensest

The superlative form of tense; most tense.


kicks

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


kicks

kick (canonical)
kicks (third-person singular)
kicked (past)
kicked (past participle)
kicking (present participle)


damned

damn (canonical)
damns (third-person singular)
damned (past)
damned (past participle)
damning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of damn.


damned

damned (positive)
more damned (comparative)
most damned (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


bugging

bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)


bolted

bolt (canonical)
bolts (third-person singular)
bolted (past)
bolted (past participle)
bolting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bolt.


burdening

burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)


bicycled

bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bicycle.


bordering

border (canonical)
borders (third-person singular)
bordered (past)
bordered (past participle)
bordering (present participle)


shouted

The past tense and past participle of shout.


bore

bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

If you bore somebody, you make them feel that they want to do something else because it is not interesting.

I hate tennis; it bores me.

If you bore a hole, you make a round hole by turning something round and round.

You need to bore a hole in the wood to put the wire through.


bore

A bore is the hole that was drilled through something.


hits

hit (canonical)
hits (third-person singular)
hit (past)
hit (past participle)
hitting (present participle)


hits

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


tensed

tense (canonical)
tenses (third-person singular)
tensed (past)
tensed (past participle)
tensing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tense.


breasted

breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of breast.


butchered

butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of butcher.


siding

A material that covers the sides of buildings.

A second, short railroad track just to the side of the main railroad track. It is joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, and is used either for unloading items, or to let two trains on the same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).


siding

side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)


transmissions

transmission (singular)
transmissions (plural)

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


braked

brake (canonical)
brakes (third-person singular)
braked (past)
braked (past participle)
braking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of brake.


triggered

trigger (canonical)
triggers (third-person singular)
triggered (past)
triggered (past participle)
triggering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trigger.


bucking

buck (canonical)
bucks (third-person singular)
bucked (past)
bucked (past participle)
bucking (present participle)


weaker

weak (positive)
weaker (comparative)
weakest (superlative)

The comparative form of weak; more weak.


behaving

behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)


removing

remove (canonical)
removes (third-person singular)
removed (past)
removed (past participle)
removing (present participle)


bucked

The past tense and past participle of buck.


shat

shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shat (past)
shat (past participle)
shitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shit.


hottest

hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)


sided

The past tense and past participle of side.


killing

kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)


killing

He made a killing on the stock market.


subjecting

subject (canonical)
subjects (third-person singular)
subjected (past)
subjected (past participle)
subjecting (present participle)


bugged

bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bug.


fucking

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


fucking

An intensifier, often applying more to the whole sentence than to the specific word it grammatically modifies.

No fucking way.

That is my fucking car, you idiot!

Get your fucking car out of the way.


fucking

That was fucking awesome.

Let's fucking get out of here.

You are fucking stupid.


spacing

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


spacing

The way two or more things are separated by spaces.

The spacing of the desks keeps students from copying each other's work.

I don't really like the layout, the spacing is weird.

Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.


burdened

burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of burden.


hates

hate (canonical)
hates (third-person singular)
hated (past)
hated (past participle)
hating (present participle)


subjected

The past tense and past participle of subject.


behaved

The past tense and past participle of behave.


ones

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


weakest

The superlative form of weak; most weak.


shitted

shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shitted (past)
shitted (past participle)
shitting (present participle)


ambushes

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


ambushes

ambush (canonical)
ambushes (third-person singular)
ambushed (past)
ambushed (past participle)
ambushing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ambush.


craziest

crazy (positive)
crazier (comparative)
craziest (superlative)

The superlative form of crazy; most crazy.


crueller

cruel (positive)
crueller (comparative)
cruellest (superlative)

The comparative form of cruel; more cruel.


fucked

The past tense and past participle of fuck.


fucked

fucked (positive)
more fucked (comparative)
most fucked (superlative)

if someone is fucked, they are in trouble.

You lost Mom's diamond earrings? You're so fucked.

if something is fucked, it is completely broken.

Sorry, I can't fix your computer, it's totally fucked.


oddest

odd (positive)
odder (comparative)
oddest (superlative)


phrased

phrase (canonical)
phrases (third-person singular)
phrased (past)
phrased (past participle)
phrasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of phrase.


hated

hated (positive)
more hated (comparative)
most hated (superlative)

If something is hated, it is strongly disliked.


hated

The past tense and past participle of hate.


trending

trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)


cocking

cock (canonical)
cocks (third-person singular)
cocked (past)
cocked (past participle)
cocking (present participle)


cylinders

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


butchering

butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)


devils

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


damning

damn (canonical)
damns (third-person singular)
damned (past)
damned (past participle)
damning (present participle)


damning

damning (positive)
more damning (comparative)
most damning (superlative)

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euros

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


fitted

fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fit.


demons

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


twenties

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


coming

come (canonical)
comes (third-person singular)
came (past)
come (past participle)
coming (present participle)


conceiving

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


smaller

small (positive)
smaller (comparative)
smallest (superlative)

The comparative form of small; more small.


corresponds

correspond (canonical)
corresponds (third-person singular)
corresponded (past)
corresponded (past participle)
corresponding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of correspond.


causing

cause (canonical)
causes (third-person singular)
caused (past)
caused (past participle)
causing (present participle)


fictions

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


cords

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


crazier

crazy (positive)
crazier (comparative)
craziest (superlative)

The comparative form of crazy; more crazy.


dullest

dull (positive)
duller (comparative)
dullest (superlative)

The superlative form of dull; most dull.


contrasted

contrast (canonical)
contrasts (third-person singular)
contrasted (past)
contrasted (past participle)
contrasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contrast.


deafest

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

The superlative form of deaf; most deaf.


crickets

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


decides

decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of decide.


removes

remove (canonical)
removes (third-person singular)
removed (past)
removed (past participle)
removing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of remove.


removed

removed (positive)
more removed (comparative)
most removed (superlative)

She's too emotionally removed to understand his feelings.

Of a different generation, older or younger.

Steve is my second cousin once removed.


removed

The past tense and past participle of remove.


coring

core (canonical)
cores (third-person singular)
cored (past)
cored (past participle)
coring (present participle)


hard sciences

hard science (singular)
hard sciences (plural)

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


crackers

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


digestions

digestion (singular)
digestions (plural)

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


cruellest

cruel (positive)
crueller (comparative)
cruellest (superlative)

The superlative form of cruel; most cruel.


converting

convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)


tonguing

tongue (canonical)
tongues (third-person singular)
tongued (past)
tongued (past participle)
tonguing (present participle)


ditched

ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ditch.


wiping

wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)


crueler

cruel (positive)
crueler (comparative)
cruelest (superlative)

The comparative form of cruel; more cruel.


canned

can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of can.


discriminations

discrimination (singular)
discriminations (plural)

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


laid

lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lay.


equivalents

equivalent (singular)
equivalents (plural)

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


cropped

crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crop.


weighs

weigh (canonical)
weighs (third-person singular)
weighed (past)
weighed (past participle)
weighing (present participle)

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The third-person singular form of weigh.


tongued

The past tense and past participle of tongue.


weighed

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The past tense and past participle of weigh.


devoting

devote (canonical)
devotes (third-person singular)
devoted (past)
devoted (past participle)
devoting (present participle)


cored

The past tense and past participle of core.


crawled

crawl (canonical)
crawls (third-person singular)
crawled (past)
crawled (past participle)
crawling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crawl.


converts

The third-person singular form of convert.


converts

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


dulls

dull (canonical)
dulls (third-person singular)
dulled (past)
dulled (past participle)
dulling (present participle)


foundations

foundation (singular)
foundations (plural)

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


falsest

false (positive)
falser (comparative)
falsest (superlative)

The superlative form of false; most false.


feathers

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


exposures

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


errors

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


pupils

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


fitting

fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)


fitting

fitting (positive)
more fitting (comparative)
most fitting (superlative)

It's fitting that they marry in Spain because that's where they met.


fitting

The act of trying on clothes to see how they fit and maybe make adjusments.


ghosts

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


divorces

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


divorces

divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of divorce.


dictating

dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)


falser

The comparative form of false; more false.


duller

dull (positive)
duller (comparative)
dullest (superlative)

The comparative form of dull; more dull.


decided

decide (canonical)
decides (third-person singular)
decided (past)
decided (past participle)
deciding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of decide.

I have decided to travel for a year before going to college.

Joe decided not to accept the job offer.


decided

decided (positive)
more decided (comparative)
most decided (superlative)

A decided advantage, difference, etc. is a clear one.

His extra height gave him a decided advantage in the fight.


deafer

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

The comparative form of deaf; more deaf.


catches

catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of catch.


devotes

The third-person singular form of devote.


realising

realise (canonical)
realises (third-person singular)
realised (past)
realised (past participle)
realising (present participle)


furriest

furry (positive)
furrier (comparative)
furriest (superlative)

The superlative form of furry; most furry.


forking

fork (canonical)
forks (third-person singular)
forked (past)
forked (past participle)
forking (present participle)


corresponding

correspond (canonical)
corresponds (third-person singular)
corresponded (past)
corresponded (past participle)
corresponding (present participle)


exits

exit (canonical)
exits (third-person singular)
exited (past)
exited (past participle)
exiting (present participle)


exits

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


sentenced

sentence (canonical)
sentences (third-person singular)
sentenced (past)
sentenced (past participle)
sentencing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sentence.


rewarding

rewarding (positive)
more rewarding (comparative)
most rewarding (superlative)

If something is rewarding, it is satisfying or you get a reward for doing it.


rewarding

reward (canonical)
rewards (third-person singular)
rewarded (past)
rewarded (past participle)
rewarding (present participle)


bateaux

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


deader

dead (positive)
deader (comparative)
deadest (superlative)

The comparative form of dead; more dead.


laying

lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)


flaming

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


dives

dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)


hays

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


formatted

format (canonical)
formats (third-person singular)
formatted (past)
formatted (past participle)
formatting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of format.


realises

The third-person singular form of realise.


deadest

The superlative form of dead; most dead.


trended

trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trend.


multiplications

multiplication (singular)
multiplications (plural)

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


folds

fold (canonical)
folds (third-person singular)
folded (past)
folded (past participle)
folding (present participle)

Betsy folds her towels in half before hanging them on the rack.


folds

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

There are many folds on this piece of paper.


habits

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


whispered

whisper (canonical)
whispers (third-person singular)
whispered (past)
whispered (past participle)
whispering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of whisper.


intensities

intensity (singular)
intensities (plural)

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


flooding

flood (canonical)
floods (third-person singular)
flooded (past)
flooded (past participle)
flooding (present participle)


laziest

lazy (positive)
lazier (comparative)
laziest (superlative)

The superlative form of lazy; most lazy.


tubes

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


tubes

tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)


cushioning

cushion (canonical)
cushions (third-person singular)
cushioned (past)
cushioned (past participle)
cushioning (present participle)


furs

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


contrasting

contrast (canonical)
contrasts (third-person singular)
contrasted (past)
contrasted (past participle)
contrasting (present participle)


inclinations

inclination (singular)
inclinations (plural)

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


negotiates

negotiate (canonical)
negotiates (third-person singular)
negotiated (past)
negotiated (past participle)
negotiating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of negotiate.


clubbed

club (canonical)
clubs (third-person singular)
clubbed (past)
clubbed (past participle)
clubbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of club.


installs

install (canonical)
installs (third-person singular)
installed (past)
installed (past participle)
installing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of install.


converted

convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of convert.


coinciding

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


lazier

The comparative form of lazy; more lazy.


crushed

crush (canonical)
crushes (third-person singular)
crushed (past)
crushed (past participle)
crushing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crush.


crushed

crushed (positive)
more crushed (comparative)
most crushed (superlative)

If something is crushed, it is broken into many small pieces.

There's no way I can fixed this, it's completely crushed.

If you are crushed, you are very sad or disappointed.

I was so crushed when I found out that John wouldn't be coming home for another 4 months.


crawls

crawl (canonical)
crawls (third-person singular)
crawled (past)
crawled (past participle)
crawling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crawl.


crawls

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


caused

cause (canonical)
causes (third-person singular)
caused (past)
caused (past participle)
causing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cause.


dictates

dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dictate.


weekended

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

The past tense and past participle of weekend.


crushes

The third-person singular form of crush.


crushes

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


divorcing

divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)


greeted

greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of greet.


cushioned

The past tense and past participle of cushion.


healed

heal (canonical)
heals (third-person singular)
healed (past)
healed (past participle)
healing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of heal.


exporting

export (canonical)
exports (third-person singular)
exported (past)
exported (past participle)
exporting (present participle)


illustrates

illustrate (canonical)
illustrates (third-person singular)
illustrated (past)
illustrated (past participle)
illustrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of illustrate.


incorporating

incorporate (canonical)
incorporates (third-person singular)
incorporated (past)
incorporated (past participle)
incorporating (present participle)


lamps

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


publics

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


corresponded

correspond (canonical)
corresponds (third-person singular)
corresponded (past)
corresponded (past participle)
corresponding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of correspond.


incorporates

The third-person singular form of incorporate.


wiped

wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wipe.


lips

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


ovens

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


kettles

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


flavored

flavor (canonical)
flavors (third-person singular)
flavored (past)
flavored (past participle)
flavoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flavor.

That juice is strawberry-flavored.

She doesn't like these garlic-flavored potato chips.

He doesn't like anything lemon-flavored.


floods

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


floods

flood (canonical)
floods (third-person singular)
flooded (past)
flooded (past participle)
flooding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flood.


jewels

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


coincides

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

The third-person singular form of coincide.


hamsters

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


illustrated

The past tense and past participle of illustrate.


echoing

echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)


crossest

cross (positive)
crosser (comparative)
crossest (superlative)

The superlative form of cross; most cross.


hosting

host (canonical)
hosts (third-person singular)
hosted (past)
hosted (past participle)
hosting (present participle)


outcomes

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


conceived

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

The past tense and past participle of conceive.


humouring

humour (canonical)
humours (third-person singular)
humoured (past)
humoured (past participle)
humouring (present participle)


phrases

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


phrases

phrase (canonical)
phrases (third-person singular)
phrased (past)
phrased (past participle)
phrasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of phrase.


coincided

The past tense and past participle of coincide.


orientations

orientation (singular)
orientations (plural)

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


humored

humor (canonical)
humors (third-person singular)
humored (past)
humored (past participle)
humoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of humor.


causes

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


causes

cause (canonical)
causes (third-person singular)
caused (past)
caused (past participle)
causing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cause.


divorced

divorce (canonical)
divorces (third-person singular)
divorced (past)
divorced (past participle)
divorcing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of divorce.


dictated

dictate (canonical)
dictates (third-person singular)
dictated (past)
dictated (past participle)
dictating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dictate.


inventing

invent (canonical)
invents (third-person singular)
invented (past)
invented (past participle)
inventing (present participle)


norms

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


flooded

The past tense and past participle of flood.


flooded

flooded (positive)
more flooded (comparative)
most flooded (superlative)

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invents

The third-person singular form of invent.


interrupts

interrupt (canonical)
interrupts (third-person singular)
interrupted (past)
interrupted (past participle)
interrupting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interrupt.


cropping

crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)


cubing

cube (canonical)
cubes (third-person singular)
cubed (past)
cubed (past participle)
cubing (present participle)


subjects

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


subjects

subject (canonical)
subjects (third-person singular)
subjected (past)
subjected (past participle)
subjecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of subject.


exiting

exit (canonical)
exits (third-person singular)
exited (past)
exited (past participle)
exiting (present participle)


founds

found (canonical)
founds (third-person singular)
founded (past)
founded (past participle)
founding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of found.


crowned

crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crown.


manners

The correct and polite way to behave with other people; etiquette.

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


deserting

desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)


shits

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


shits

shitted (past)
shitted (past participle)
shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shat (past)
shat (past participle)
shitting (present participle)


forked

fork (canonical)
forks (third-person singular)
forked (past)
forked (past participle)
forking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fork.


flashed

flash (canonical)
flashes (third-person singular)
flashed (past)
flashed (past participle)
flashing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flash.


phrasing

phrase (canonical)
phrases (third-person singular)
phrased (past)
phrased (past participle)
phrasing (present participle)


phrasing

The way a statement is formed, especially in word choice and style.


dived

dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dove (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)


dived

dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dive.


clowning

clown (canonical)
clowns (third-person singular)
clowned (past)
clowned (past participle)
clowning (present participle)


crosser

cross (positive)
crosser (comparative)
crossest (superlative)

The comparative form of cross; more cross.


weekending

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


rewarded

reward (canonical)
rewards (third-person singular)
rewarded (past)
rewarded (past participle)
rewarding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reward.


princes

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


sentencing

sentence (canonical)
sentences (third-person singular)
sentenced (past)
sentenced (past participle)
sentencing (present participle)


clubs

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

One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣.


clubs

club (canonical)
clubs (third-person singular)
clubbed (past)
clubbed (past participle)
clubbing (present participle)


installed

install (canonical)
installs (third-person singular)
installed (past)
installed (past participle)
installing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of install.


cores

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


cores

core (canonical)
cores (third-person singular)
cored (past)
cored (past participle)
coring (present participle)


folded

fold (canonical)
folds (third-person singular)
folded (past)
folded (past participle)
folding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fold.


hammers

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


hammers

hammer (canonical)
hammers (third-person singular)
hammered (past)
hammered (past participle)
hammering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hammer.


inspiring

inspire (canonical)
inspires (third-person singular)
inspired (past)
inspired (past participle)
inspiring (present participle)


inspiring

inspiring (positive)
more inspiring (comparative)
most inspiring (superlative)

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argues

argue (canonical)
argues (third-person singular)
argued (past)
argued (past participle)
arguing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of argue.


defining

define (canonical)
defines (third-person singular)
defined (past)
defined (past participle)
defining (present participle)


exited

exit (canonical)
exits (third-person singular)
exited (past)
exited (past participle)
exiting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of exit.


mounting

mount (canonical)
mounts (third-person singular)
mounted (past)
mounted (past participle)
mounting (present participle)


argued

The past tense and past participle of argue.


matured

mature (canonical)
matures (third-person singular)
matured (past)
matured (past participle)
maturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mature.


dulled

dull (canonical)
dulls (third-person singular)
dulled (past)
dulled (past participle)
dulling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dull.


inspired

The past tense and past participle of inspire.


inspired

inspired (positive)
more inspired (comparative)
most inspired (superlative)


jarred

jar (canonical)
jars (third-person singular)
jarred (past)
jarred (past participle)
jarring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of jar.


lays

lay (canonical)
lays (third-person singular)
laid (past)
laid (past participle)
laying (present participle)


lays

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


heels

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


heels

heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)


interrupting

interrupt (canonical)
interrupts (third-person singular)
interrupted (past)
interrupted (past participle)
interrupting (present participle)


ponds

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


illustrating

illustrate (canonical)
illustrates (third-person singular)
illustrated (past)
illustrated (past participle)
illustrating (present participle)


biked

bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bike.


mechanics

The part of physics that studies the action of forces on objects.

Bob understands the mechanics of baseball better than me.

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


clubbing

club (canonical)
clubs (third-person singular)
clubbed (past)
clubbed (past participle)
clubbing (present participle)


harvested

harvest (canonical)
harvests (third-person singular)
harvested (past)
harvested (past participle)
harvesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of harvest.


queened

queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of queen.


nested

nest (canonical)
nests (third-person singular)
nested (past)
nested (past participle)
nesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nest.


exported

export (canonical)
exports (third-person singular)
exported (past)
exported (past participle)
exporting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of export.


insulted

insult (canonical)
insults (third-person singular)
insulted (past)
insulted (past participle)
insulting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of insult.


insulted

insulted (positive)
more insulted (comparative)
most insulted (superlative)

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purples

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


flashing

flash (canonical)
flashes (third-person singular)
flashed (past)
flashed (past participle)
flashing (present participle)


possessions

possession (singular)
possessions (plural)

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


arguing

argue (canonical)
argues (third-person singular)
argued (past)
argued (past participle)
arguing (present participle)


cubed

cube (canonical)
cubes (third-person singular)
cubed (past)
cubed (past participle)
cubing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cube.


matures

mature (canonical)
matures (third-person singular)
matured (past)
matured (past participle)
maturing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mature.


leafs

leaf (canonical)
leafs (third-person singular)
leafed (past)
leafed (past participle)
leafing (present participle)


golfs

golf (canonical)
golfs (third-person singular)
golfed (past)
golfed (past participle)
golfing (present participle)


pinched

pinch (canonical)
pinches (third-person singular)
pinched (past)
pinched (past participle)
pinching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pinch.


pacing

pace (canonical)
paces (third-person singular)
paced (past)
paced (past participle)
pacing (present participle)


needled

needle (canonical)
needles (third-person singular)
needled (past)
needled (past participle)
needling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of needle.


gloves

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


incorporated

incorporate (canonical)
incorporates (third-person singular)
incorporated (past)
incorporated (past participle)
incorporating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of incorporate.


formatting

format (canonical)
formats (third-person singular)
formatted (past)
formatted (past participle)
formatting (present participle)


rudest

rude (positive)
ruder (comparative)
rudest (superlative)

The superlative form of rude; most rude.


healing

heal (canonical)
heals (third-person singular)
healed (past)
healed (past participle)
healing (present participle)


phenomenons

phenomenon (singular)
phenomena or phenomenons (plural)

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


proofs

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


insulting

insult (canonical)
insults (third-person singular)
insulted (past)
insulted (past participle)
insulting (present participle)


insulting

insulting (positive)
more insulting (comparative)
most insulting (superlative)

Jim's insulting comment angered everyone.

But Karen's remark was more insulting than Jim's.

True, but Al's comment was the most insulting of all.


shorter

short (positive)
shorter (comparative)
shortest (superlative)

The comparative form of short; more short.

The student is shorter than the teacher.


shortest

The superlative form of short; most short.


hosted

host (canonical)
hosts (third-person singular)
hosted (past)
hosted (past participle)
hosting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of host.


reared

rear (canonical)
rears (third-person singular)
reared (past)
reared (past participle)
rearing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rear.


ranked

rank (canonical)
ranks (third-person singular)
ranked (past)
ranked (past participle)
ranking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rank.


defines

define (canonical)
defines (third-person singular)
defined (past)
defined (past participle)
defining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of define.


maturing

mature (canonical)
matures (third-person singular)
matured (past)
matured (past participle)
maturing (present participle)


contrasts

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


contrasts

contrast (canonical)
contrasts (third-person singular)
contrasted (past)
contrasted (past participle)
contrasting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of contrast.


pinching

pinch (canonical)
pinches (third-person singular)
pinched (past)
pinched (past participle)
pinching (present participle)


queening

queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)


quantities

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


founding

found (canonical)
founds (third-person singular)
founded (past)
founded (past participle)
founding (present participle)


defined

The past tense and past participle of define.


defined

defined (positive)
more defined (comparative)
most defined (superlative)

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rats

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


rats

You says "rats" when you are annoyed or disappointed.

Oh rats! I forgot to bring an extra pair of socks!


silks

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


ruder

The comparative form of rude; more rude.


negotiated

negotiate (canonical)
negotiates (third-person singular)
negotiated (past)
negotiated (past participle)
negotiating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of negotiate.


crosses

cross (canonical)
crosses (third-person singular)
crossed (past)
crossed (past participle)
crossing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cross.


crosses

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


needling

needle (canonical)
needles (third-person singular)
needled (past)
needled (past participle)
needling (present participle)


installing

install (canonical)
installs (third-person singular)
installed (past)
installed (past participle)
installing (present participle)


shadowed

shadow (canonical)
shadows (third-person singular)
shadowed (past)
shadowed (past participle)
shadowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shadow.


drains

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


drains

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

The third-person singular form of drain.


poisoning

poison (canonical)
poisons (third-person singular)
poisoned (past)
poisoned (past participle)
poisoning (present participle)


mounts

mount (canonical)
mounts (third-person singular)
mounted (past)
mounted (past participle)
mounting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mount.


mounts

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


steepest

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

The superlative form of steep; most steep.


clowned

clown (canonical)
clowns (third-person singular)
clowned (past)
clowned (past participle)
clowning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clown.


portioned

portion (canonical)
portions (third-person singular)
portioned (past)
portioned (past participle)
portioning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of portion.


neglecting

neglect (canonical)
neglects (third-person singular)
neglected (past)
neglected (past participle)
neglecting (present participle)


soups

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


crushing

crush (canonical)
crushes (third-person singular)
crushed (past)
crushed (past participle)
crushing (present participle)


crushing

crushing (positive)
more crushing (comparative)
most crushing (superlative)

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posed

pose (canonical)
poses (third-person singular)
posed (past)
posed (past participle)
posing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pose.


tasting

taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)


plotted

plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plot.


biking

bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)


phasing

phase (canonical)
phases (third-person singular)
phased (past)
phased (past participle)
phasing (present participle)


drained

The past tense and past participle of drain.


drained

drained (positive)
more drained (comparative)
most drained (superlative)

If someone or something is drained, they are very tired; they do not have the motivation needed to continue.


regretting

regret (canonical)
regrets (third-person singular)
regretted (past)
regretted (past participle)
regretting (present participle)


civilised

civilised (positive)
more civilised (comparative)
most civilised (superlative)

If a society or culture is civilised, it is advanced and very developed.

If you are civilised, you have strong morals or are intellectually advanced.

If you are civilised, you have good manners and are refined.


civilised

civilise (canonical)
civilises (third-person singular)
civilised (past)
civilised (past participle)
civilising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of civilise.


humoring

humor (canonical)
humors (third-person singular)
humored (past)
humored (past participle)
humoring (present participle)


whispering

whisper (canonical)
whispers (third-person singular)
whispered (past)
whispered (past participle)
whispering (present participle)


whispering

whispering (singular)
whisperings (plural)


ploughed

plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plough.


smoother

smooth (positive)
smoother (comparative)
smoothest (superlative)

The comparative form of smooth; more smooth.


furrier

furry (positive)
furrier (comparative)
furriest (superlative)

The comparative form of furry; more furry.


neglects

neglect (canonical)
neglects (third-person singular)
neglected (past)
neglected (past participle)
neglecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of neglect.


stricter

strict (positive)
stricter (comparative)
strictest (superlative)

The comparative form of strict; more strict.


boroughs

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


jarring

jar (canonical)
jars (third-person singular)
jarred (past)
jarred (past participle)
jarring (present participle)


jarring

jarring (positive)
more jarring (comparative)
most jarring (superlative)


diving

dove (past)
dive (canonical)
dives (third-person singular)
dived (past)
dived (past participle)
diving (present participle)


flavoring

flavor (canonical)
flavors (third-person singular)
flavored (past)
flavored (past participle)
flavoring (present participle)


flavoring

flavoring (singular)
flavorings (plural)

A flavoring is anything that is added to food or drink to make it taste different, or to make it taste better.


whispers

The third-person singular form of whisper.


whispers

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


knotting

knot (canonical)
knots (third-person singular)
knotted (past)
knotted (past participle)
knotting (present participle)


cubes

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


cubes

cube (canonical)
cubes (third-person singular)
cubed (past)
cubed (past participle)
cubing (present participle)


smoothest

The superlative form of smooth; most smooth.


ranks

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


ranks

rank (canonical)
ranks (third-person singular)
ranked (past)
ranked (past participle)
ranking (present participle)


scripts

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

Joan read and turned down several movie scripts before finally deciding on her next role.


revolted

revolt (canonical)
revolts (third-person singular)
revolted (past)
revolted (past participle)
revolting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of revolt.


leafing

leaf (canonical)
leafs (third-person singular)
leafed (past)
leafed (past participle)
leafing (present participle)


leafed

The past tense and past participle of leaf.


restored

restore (canonical)
restores (third-person singular)
restored (past)
restored (past participle)
restoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of restore.


leveled

leveled (past)
leveled (past participle)
leveling (present participle)
level (canonical)
levels (third-person singular)
levelled (past)
levelled (past participle)
levelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of level.


clowns

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


clowns

clown (canonical)
clowns (third-person singular)
clowned (past)
clowned (past participle)
clowning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of clown.


receipts

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


deserts

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

There are many deserts in the world.


deserts

Your deserts are the things that are owed to you, often because you did something bad.

A zero on the text is his just deserts for cheating.


deserts

desert (canonical)
deserts (third-person singular)
deserted (past)
deserted (past participle)
deserting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of desert.


steeps

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

The third-person singular form of steep.


steeper

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

The comparative form of steep; more steep.


resorted

resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of resort.


abilities

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

There are people with many good abilities.


devoted

devoted (positive)
more devoted (comparative)
most devoted (superlative)

If someone is devoted, they are dedicated or loyal.

Joanne is a very devoted wife.


devoted

devote (canonical)
devotes (third-person singular)
devoted (past)
devoted (past participle)
devoting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of devote.


shores

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


shores

shore (canonical)
shores (third-person singular)
shored (past)
shored (past participle)
shoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shore.


regretted

regret (canonical)
regrets (third-person singular)
regretted (past)
regretted (past participle)
regretting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of regret.