decay

Nothing could stop the decay at the time.

Decay is material (stuff) that is decaying or has decayed.

My teeth were full of decay.


frogs

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


polyglots

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


right angle

right angle (singular)
right angles (plural)

A right angle is a 90 degree angle (π/2 radians). This is the type of angle in the corner of a square.


flatters

flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flatter.


hyenas

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


hero sandwich

hero sandwich (singular)
hero sandwiches (plural)


media studies

Media studies is a academic discipline. It deals with the content, history and effects of mass media, especially newspapers, radio, television and the internet.

He is a professor of media studies.


geology

/d͡ʒɪˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/

Geology is the science that studies the earth. In geology you might learn about how mountains are made or how continents move. This is sometimes used for similar things on other planets.

Geology is not required for most students.

The geologies of different types of mountains tell why they look different.

The geology of Mars is different from that of Earth because Mars does not have a liquid center.


opera

An opera is a story told by actors singing instead of speaking, along with an orchestra.

The couple dressed up to go hear their favorite opera at the theatre.


pi

Pi is a number that is found by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. Pi is constant, it is always the same (close to 3.14159 , also accurate approx as tfrac 355 113, or rough approx as tfrac 22 7). It is usually written as "π"

The distance around a circle is twice the radius times pi; C = 2πr.


nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin is a type of explosive that is made by mixing nitric acid and glycerol.

Nitroglycerin is a medicine used by people with heart disease.


psychotic

psychotic (positive)
more psychotic (comparative)
most psychotic (superlative)

/ˈsɑɪˌkɑtɪk/

Having psychosis. If you are psychotic you do not know what is real and what is imaginary because of mental illness.


sailor

A sailor is a person who works on a ship.


unsung hero

unsung hero (singular)
unsung heroes (plural)

An unsung hero is a person who does heroic things, but that not many people know about.

I'd like to salute all the unsung heroes who made a difference but never became famous.


gelding

Our gelding is much easier to ride than our stallion.


gelding

geld (canonical)
gelds (third-person singular)
gelded (past)
gelded (past participle)
gelding (present participle)


goldfish

goldfish (singular)
goldfish or goldfishes (plural)

A goldfish is a type of small fish that is orange, or orange and white.

My pet goldfish died soon after I got it.

A goldfish is a type of carp.

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


rot

rot (canonical)
rots (third-person singular)
rotted (past)
rotted (past participle)
rotting (present participle)

If something rots it spoils. Rotting is how something turns into dirt (soil) because of bacteria and fungus.

We threw out the fruit that rots.

The police found the rotting body of someone who was killed.


rot

Rot is material is decaying (rotting) and has decayed (rotted) a lot already.

The log was full of rot so it broke easily.

We put our food in the freezer to avoid rot.


prostitution

She was arrested for prostitution.


centi-

Centi- is a prefix meaning one-hundredth (1/100ᵗʰ) as much.

There are 100 centimeters in a meter.


flattered

flattered (positive)
more flattered (comparative)
most flattered (superlative)

If you are flattered, a comment or action has made you feel good about yourself.

I'm flattered that you called to offer me a job so soon, but I would be more flattered if it were a job in management instead of production.


flattered

The past tense and past participle of flatter.


measuring

measure (canonical)
measures (third-person singular)
measured (past)
measured (past participle)
measuring (present participle)


tents

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


tents

tent (canonical)
tents (third-person singular)
tented (past)
tented (past participle)
tenting (present participle)


capillary

capillary (singular)
capillaries (plural)

A tiny tube in the body that blood travels through. It connects the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein.

Blood cells have to go through each tiny capillary one by one.


capillary

The capillary cracks in the old plate of glass made me think that it would break if I touched it.

The body's capillary system must reach every cell.


good looking

good looking (positive)
more good looking (comparative)
most good looking (superlative)

Good looking is another way of spelling good-looking.


serpents

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


trail

A trail is a way to get to a place, usually made of dirt and used by hikers or horse riders.

That trail leads into the woods.

A trail is a path that is followed by a hunter.


trail

trail (canonical)
trails (third-person singular)
trailed (past)
trailed (past participle)
trailing (present participle)

If you trail someone, you follow that person.

If you don't know the way you can trail me when I go.

The thief must have trailed me home.

If you trail something, you drag it or drop it behind you.

If you leave a trail of something, you leave material behind as you move.

The snail left a trail of slime.

The tail of a comet is trailing gas and dust.


equestrian

Related to horseback riding or horseback riders.

She will compete in a horse show to test her equestrian skills.

The equestrian soldiers rode down the hill into the battle.

Showing a person sitting on the back of a horse.

Children like to play among the metal legs of the equestrian statue in the park.


equestrian

equestrian (singular)
equestrians (plural)

The equestrian brushed his horse before the race.


stallion

A stallion is a male horse that is not castrated .

We are mating our stallion with our mare.


villain

A villain is a very bad person, often a criminal.

A villain is the enemy of the main character in a story.


radian

We sometimes measure an angle using radians. All the way around a circle is 2π radians.


superhero

superhero (singular)
superheroes (plural)

A superhero is good person who has special powers and does heroic things.

There have been many movies about superheroes in recent years.


blondie

A nickname for a blond person, usually this is a blond woman or girl.

My name is Jenny, but most people just call me Blondie.

Hey, blondie, how are you.


spoils

The spoils of something (such as a war) are what winners take from losers.


spoils

spoiled (past)
spoiled (past participle)
spoil (canonical)
spoils (third-person singular)
spoilt (past)
spoilt (past participle)
spoiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spoil.


thorn

A thorn is a sharp thing on part of a plant.

A letter used in Old English and some other languages, but not used in English today. Thorn is written as "Þ."


hulls

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


hulls

hull (canonical)
hulls (third-person singular)
hulled (past)
hulled (past participle)
hulling (present participle)


geography

Geography is how a place is on a map. It is about where things like rivers, mountains, cities, and countries are.

I know the geography of the area because I once lived there.

Our geography was pretty easy.


Mexico

Mexico is a country in North America. It is south of the USA.


auntie

A fun word for aunt, most often used by children or when talking to children.

Go see auntie Janice.


manganese

/ˈmæŋɡəniːz/

Manganese is a hard, fragile, gray metal that is an element on the periodic table with an atomic number of 25 and the symbol Mn. It is added to steel to make it stronger.


grape

A grape is a type of fruit that grows on a vine and is often used to make wine.

A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of grapes.


layers

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


layers

layer (canonical)
layers (third-person singular)
layered (past)
layered (past participle)
layering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of layer.


heroism

/ˈhɛrəʊɪzəm/

Heroism is the act of doing something heroic.

They showed true heroism by risking their lives to save us.

Heroism is the quality of being heroic; if you have heroism you are a hero (or are similar to a hero).

The heroism of firemen, who run into burning buildings for people they don't know, is inspiring.


funnies

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

The funnies are the comic strips in a newspaper.


conventions

convention (singular)
conventions (plural)

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


moods

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


sauces

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


measured

The past tense and past participle of measure.

I measured the length 3 times and I think I still did it wrong.


measured

measured (positive)
more measured (comparative)
most measured (superlative)

If something is measured, it has been determined by measurement.

He ran over a measured mile.

Something that is measured is deliberate but restrained.

He argued in measured tones.

rhythmically written in meter; metrical.


burners

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


basement

A basement is part of a house or building that is under the ground.

After work I like to come home and relax in my basement.


comic

A comic is a person whose job is telling jokes or trying to be funny.


beard

A beard is hair that grows on a man's face.

After living in the woods for three months, Tom had grown a big, bushy beard

Hair on the face of some animals, such as a goat's beard.

A woman who goes on a date with a gay male so that others will think that he is heterosexual.


diskettes

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


dialect

A dialect is a version of a language. People who speak different dialects might sound different or word meanings might be a little different. People speaking different dialects talk similar enough that they can understand each other. (If people cannot understand each other, they speak different languages, not different dialects.)

The dialect of the southern United States is quite different from that of the north.


jumps

jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)


jumps

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


Simple English

Simple English is a form of English that uses common words that most people know and does not use complex sentences.

English that is easy for most people to understand.


diskette

A diskette is a small disk that is used to store information.


hatchbacks

hatchback (singular)
hatchbacks (plural)

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


good grief

You can say "good grief!" if you are surprised or unhappy about something.

You did what?!? Good grief, are you crazy?!?


radicals

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


rape

Rape is when someone has sex with a person who does not want to have sex.

6 years ago my ex-boyfriend raped me, and I had to call the police.

A person who commits the crime of rape can be either male or female.

Rape is when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.


rape

rape (canonical)
rapes (third-person singular)
raped (past)
raped (past participle)
raping (present participle)

If a person rapes someone, he or she makes the other person have involuntary sex with him or her.


heights

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


breakfasts

breakfast (singular)
breakfasts (plural)

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


beans

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


capitals

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


thieves

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


thieves

thieve (canonical)
thieves (third-person singular)
thieved (past)
thieved (past participle)
thieving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of thieve.


harvestman

harvestman (singular)
harvestmen (plural)

A person who works in the fields to bring in the ripe crops.

When the corn was ripe, the farmer hired extra harvestmen to help bring in the crop.

An arachnid from the order Opiliones that has very long, thin legs.


blackboard

blackboard (singular)
blackboards (plural)

A blackboard is a large, flat piece of slate, typically hung in a classroom and written on with erasable chalk.

The teacher wrote the day's lesson on the blackboard.


bakers

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


blackberry

blackberry (singular)
blackberries (plural)

A blackberry is a type of black fruit that grows on vines that have thorns.

The blackberries have a great taste.


cells

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


afterthought

afterthought (singular)
afterthoughts (plural)

An afterthought is something that is thought about after an act; it was not thought of originally.

She packed her sandals only as an afterthought, but she was glad she did.


founded

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

The past tense and past participle of found.


hyperpolyglots

hyperpolyglot (singular)
hyperpolyglots (plural)

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


builder

A builder is a person who builds things. This is most often a person who makes houses or buildings.


voices

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


voices

voice (canonical)
voices (third-person singular)
voiced (past)
voiced (past participle)
voicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of voice.


polyglot

A polyglot is a person who knows or can talk in many different languages.

A polyglot is something that is made up out of more than one language.


hyperpolyglot

A hyperpolyglot is a person who can speak or talk in very many different languages.


bathrooms

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


psychosis

Psychosis is mental illness that causes imaginary things to seem real. These imaginary things could be delusions (false ideas) or hallucinations (things you might see or hear that are not real).

His psychosis led him think I had stolen his stomach and hidden it.

Schizophrenia is a severe form of psychosis.


height

The distance of something from the bottom of it to the top; how tall something is.


catalysts

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


teas

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


horrible

horrible (positive)
more horrible (comparative)
most horrible (superlative)

If something is horrible, it is very bad.

The killing of this woman was a horrible, horrible crime.

Yesterday was horrible, just horrible.

My God, these things are horrible. I can't believe they happened.

They only had a no food or water and they feared a slow and horrible death.


grief

After she died the grief almost killed me.

If someone gives you grief that person causes problems for you or annoys you.


burner

A burner is something that fire comes from. A burner uses fuel (such as propane) and is often found on old stoves.

A burner is the thing on a stove that makes heat, even if it is electric.

Take the kettle off the burner please.


fire engine

A fire engine is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

The fire engine is red.


blond

; A blond is a person with blond colored hair.


blond

blond (positive)
blonder (comparative)
blondest (superlative)

If something is blond, it is pale golden brown in color.

He had blond hair.


script

Russian language uses Greek script fonts.

The script was developed by a famous screenwriter.

A way of writing in which all of the letters in the same word are connected; cursive.


ax

ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)


antihero

/ˈæn.tɪˌhɪə.rəʊ/

An antihero is a bad person who is the principal (main) character in a story. A bad or evil hero.


submarine sandwich

submarine sandwich (singular)
submarine sandwiches (plural)

A submarine sandwich is a long sandwich, shaped like a submarine.


anti

I'm anti the idea of moving the couch there. I think that's a horrible place for it.


sited

site (canonical)
sites (third-person singular)
sited (past)
sited (past participle)
siting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of site.


bakeries

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


badly

badly (positive)
more badly (comparative)
most badly (superlative)


solids

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


exit

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

If you exit you leave, you go to another place.

Please wait until the lights are on to exit the theater.


exit

An exit is a way out of a room or building. This usually means a door that people are expected to leave through.

Excuse me. Do you know where the exit is?

An exit is a small road that takes you off a highway. This is often used for a way off the interstate roads in the United States.

The store is just off exit 245.

He made a grand exit, bowing deeply before leaving the stage.


thermometers

thermometer (singular)
thermometers (plural)

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


salads

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


customs

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

The Ancient Egyptian culture had many unique and interesting beliefs and customs.

The taxes on things brought into or taken out of a country.

We had to pay customs of £200 on all the wine we brought back from France.

The government department that collects the taxes on things brought into a country.

We got pulled over by customs on our way back from France - we only had 200 bottles of wine - it was so unfair.


psycho

psycho (positive)
more psycho (comparative)
most psycho (superlative)

/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/

Short for psychotic; not able to tell what is real or not.

He is totally psycho and thinks he is Jesus.


psycho

/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/

A psycho is a person who acts in a strange and often dangerous way.

That psycho has been stalking me all year. I'm afraid he might do something to me any time.


Old English

Old English is the language in England from 1500 to 1000 years ago. No one uses this language anymore, but people study it for history and linguistics.

Old English is any English that does not sound like how we talk now. This is often used for Early Modern English (the way people talked 500 to 350 years ago).


Elizabethan English

/əˌlɪzəˈbiːθən ˈiːŋglɪʃ/

The way people in England talked when Elizabeth I was queen of England.

"Thee," "thou," and "ye" were ways to say "you" in Elizabethan English.


batteries

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


gardener

/ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ə/

A gardener is a person who works in a garden to care for plants. This could also be someone who takes care of a yard that has many plants.

The gardener planted several trees, watered the flowers, and trimmed the bushes.


sandwich

A sandwich is meat or other food between two pieces of bread.


sandwich

sandwich (canonical)
sandwiches (third-person singular)
sandwiched (past)
sandwiched (past participle)
sandwiching (present participle)

To put one thing between two other things.


intervals

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


returns

return (canonical)
returns (third-person singular)
returned (past)
returned (past participle)
returning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of return.


returns

The returns on an investment are the profits earned from it.

This year's returns are the highest ever.

The returns from farming keep going down.

Returns are items that customers bring or send back because they are unwanted, broke, or don't fit.

Our returns policy allows for returns within 30 days of purchase.

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

If you wish someone many happy returns, you wish them a happy birthday and a long life.

She wished him many happy returns on his 50th birthday.


simplify

simplify (canonical)
simplifies (third-person singular)
simplified (past)
simplified (past participle)
simplifying (present participle)

If you simplify something, you make it easier; you make it less complex.


decompose

decompose (canonical)
decomposes (third-person singular)
decomposed (past)
decomposed (past participle)
decomposing (present participle)

If something decomposes it changes back into what it was made from. The things it was made from separate from each other. This things are most often chemicals.

If you decompose something you separate the things it was made from. You change it back into those things.

Water can be decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen.

Don't try to decompose my thoughts into other motives.


brains

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


beds

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


beds

bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)


anti-hero

anti-hero (singular)
anti-heroes (plural)

Anti-hero is another way of spelling antihero.


empires

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


superior

superior (positive)
more superior (comparative)
most superior (superlative)

If x is superior to y, x is better than y.

If x is superior to y, x is above y in the body. (This might not be true if the person or animal is not standing.)


superior

"Always listen to your superiors."

The senior person in a monastic community.


tower

A tower is a tall building or structure.


tower

tower (canonical)
towers (third-person singular)
towered (past)
towered (past participle)
towering (present participle)

To tower is to be much taller than something.

The basketball players towered over their fans.


janitors

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


crawl

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

The way an animal or baby might walk. If something crawls, it walks on four or more legs. For a person, this means using the hands and arms like legs.

I crawled through the tunnel.

Yesterday seemed so long, like time was crawling.

If your skin crawls. you feel bugs are crawling over your body. This is often a way of saying you are afraid or disturbed.

Just hearing about that makes my skin crawl.

If a place is crawling with something, that thing covers that place.

The club was crawling with people I'd like to meet.


crawl

A crawl is when something crawls on more than two legs.

If was a long crawl though the bushes.

If something is moving at a crawl, it is going slowly.

We were making progress, but only at a crawl.

The first stroke we learned in swimming class was the crawl.


withdrawing

withdraw (canonical)
withdraws (third-person singular)
withdrew (past)
withdrawn (past participle)
withdrawing (present participle)


mediums

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


asides

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


irregular

irregular (positive)
more irregular (comparative)
most irregular (superlative)

Something that is not standard or regular.


inaccessible

inaccessible (positive)
more inaccessible (comparative)
most inaccessible (superlative)

If something is inaccessible, then it can not be reached or accessed.


prescriptions

prescription (singular)
prescriptions (plural)

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


short-cuts

short-cut (singular)
short-cuts (plural)

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


heroic

heroic (positive)
more heroic (comparative)
most heroic (superlative)

If something you do is heroic is like something a hero would do; it is very brave or difficult to do.

To win while wounded was truly heroic.

Though his efforts were heroic, his failure could not be avoided.

If you are heroic you are a hero or like a hero; you do heroic things.

The soldiers who fought in World War II were heroic men.

If story or poem is heroic, it is about a hero or heroes doing great things.

"Beowulf" is the best known heroic epic of early British literature.

If a society is heroic it is at a stage where stories of great heroes are common and wars are won by single heroic warriors. This is often a society with tribes or technology is bronze age or iron age.

Comparisons have been made between the heroic societies of ancient Greece and modern heroic societies such as the Zulu.

A heroic age is a time when great heroes were said to have lived. This is often early in history.

Homer's heroic age was hundreds of years before Homer live, around 1000 B.C.E.


accessing

access (canonical)
accesses (third-person singular)
accessed (past)
accessed (past participle)
accessing (present participle)


tent

A tent is similar to a house or building that is made of cloth or skins.

We slept in a tent all week.


tent

tent (canonical)
tents (third-person singular)
tented (past)
tented (past participle)
tenting (present participle)


composers

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


airline

An airline is a company that carries people and goods by means of airplanes.


sites

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


sites

site (canonical)
sites (third-person singular)
sited (past)
sited (past participle)
siting (present participle)


comical

comical (positive)
more comical (comparative)
most comical (superlative)

If something is comical it is funny, it makes you laugh.


janitor

A janitor is a person who is responsible for cleaning a building.


frequencies

frequency (singular)
frequencies (plural)

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


gradual

gradual (positive)
more gradual (comparative)
most gradual (superlative)

Something that is done in steps or in small degrees, something that happens slowly.

The slope of the hill was very gradual.


hire

hire (canonical)
hires (third-person singular)
hired (past)
hired (past participle)
hiring (present participle)

If someone hires you, they agree to give you a job and pay you money.

I was hired at Food City several years ago.

I heard the new factory was now hiring.


hire

We pair up each of our new hires with one of our original hires.


garages

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


boycott

boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

If you boycott something, then you stop using a product or buying from a store on purpose. People mainly boycott as a form of protest.

When the newspapers reported that a major clothing company had used child labor, many people boycotted the company.


boycott

A boycott is when people stop using a product or stop buying from a store on purpose. Boycotting is a form of protest to prove a point and avoid buying things from companies that have done wrong.

The boycott against fruit grown in foreign countries lasted two months.

Martin Luther King Jr. led a boycott against the Montgomery buses because the bus drivers gave priority seats to white people. So, instead of taking the bus, African Americans walked so the bus company would sell fewer tickets and lose money.


dusters

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


salad

A salad is a food that is made of uncooked vegetables. It is often served with a dressing or vinegar.


autumns

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


thermometer

thermometer (singular)
thermometers (plural)

A thermometer is an instrument that is used to find the temperature of something.


loudspeakers

loudspeaker (singular)
loudspeakers (plural)

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


familiarise

familiarize (canonical)
familiarizes (third-person singular)
familiarized (past)
familiarized (past participle)
familiarizing (present participle)

If you familiarise, you make yourself or someone else familiar with something.

You need to familiarise yourself with the rules so you won't have to look them up later.


comedian

A comedian is someone who makes people laugh by telling funny stories.


geologies

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


fonts

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


insteps

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


bark

The outside part of a tree; the skin of the tree.

I made the tea from sassafras bark.

I heard a bark and turned to see the dog.


bark

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

When an animal barks it makes a loud, sharp sound.

I couldn't sleep because the dog was barking all night!

He barked out orders, one after another.


axe

An axe is a tool made from a short blade on a long handle. Axes are often used to cut wood.


axe

axe (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)

If you axe something, you chop it with an axe.

If you axe something, you end or reduce it in a sudden or mean way.

The government announced its plans to axe public spending.

The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.

If you axe someone, you fire a person from their job.

He got axed in the last round of firings.


nickname

A nickname is something people call you that is not your real name. This is often something your friends call you for fun, or that you call yourself.

My name is James, but my friends call my Ferret -- that's my nickname.

The name "Jenny" started as a nickname for "Jennifer."


nickname

nickname (canonical)
nicknames (third-person singular)
nicknamed (past)
nicknamed (past participle)
nicknaming (present participle)

If you nickname something, you give it a nickname.

My boyfriend Charles is nicknamed Frosty because he loves winter.


enemies

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


adopted

adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)


carriages

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


arc

An arc is electricity that is jumping from one place to another. This is very bright and looks like lightning.


arc

arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)

If something arcs, it makes an electrical curve.

If something arcs, it goes along a curved path.


font

A set of signs that have the same typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold).

examples of different fonts:


super-

This means above, more than, or better (more good) than.

Supersonic flight is fast than the speed of sound.

He actually seems to think he is superhuman!

The superscript is higher than other letter, the subscript is lower.


hero

A hero is a person who is very brave and does great things. The hero may be real or not real, and often defeats dangerous enemies of the people.

The hero Hercules was said to have killed the nine head snake called "hydra."

I'm sorry your son died in battle, but he died a hero.

Your hero is a person you greatly admire. This may also be someone you want to be similar to.

Leonardo DaVinci used to be my hero.

Your hero is someone who saves or defends you.

"Oh, my hero!" she said to her rescuer.

A hero is the main character in a story or film (movie).

A female hero is a heroine.

A good person with special powers; a superhero.


ante-

This means before what is named by the rest of the word.

The time before the U.S. civil war is often called the antebellum era. (Note: "bellum" means war in Latin.)


strawberries

strawberry (singular)
strawberries (plural)

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


sub-

Subsonic flight is slower than the speed of sound.

A subground part of a house is called a basement.

Something that is substandard has poor quality.


bedded

bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bed.


flooring

floor (canonical)
floors (third-person singular)
floored (past)
floored (past participle)
flooring (present participle)


flooring

Flooring is any material that is used to make floors.


peaches

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

Peaches are my favorite fruit.


dialects

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


bestial

bestial (positive)
more bestial (comparative)
most bestial (superlative)

If something is bestial, it is similar to an beast (or might be a beast).

In the game Heretic, players shoot undead warriors and bestial horrors.

If something is bestial, it is typical of a beast.

I'm tired of your bestial behavior. You need to start acting like a human being!


gap

A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.

The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools.

The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.

The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want.

The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries.

A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.

Watch the gap between the platform and the train.

There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time.

Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read.

A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.

We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story.

There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for.


sneezes

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


sneezes

sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sneeze.


influencing

influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)


protector

protector (singular)
protectors (plural)

A protector is someone that protects or guards something. This can be either because of a job, or as their own decision.

A protector is a device that is made to protect something.

A protector is someone who stops interference.


psychoses

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

Our clinic treats many psychoses, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.


Modern English

Modern English is the language in England from 500 years ago until now. The English we use now is a type of Modern English.


flatter

flat (positive)
flatter (comparative)
flattest (superlative)

The comparative form of flat; more flat.


flatter

flatter (canonical)
flatters (third-person singular)
flattered (past)
flattered (past participle)
flattering (present participle)

To compliment someone, sometimes insincerely and sometimes to win favour.

To enhance someone's vanity by giving them praise.


bestiality

/ˈbɛsʧəlˌlɪtɪ/

The quality of being bestial. This most often means behaving (acting) like a wild animal.


coasts

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


coasts

coast (canonical)
coasts (third-person singular)
coasted (past)
coasted (past participle)
coasting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of coast.


decomposition

decomposition (singular)
decompositions (plural)

Decomposition is the act of decomposing.


going to

If you are going to do something, you plan to do it.

I'm going to go to the toilet.

Tonight, we are going to talk about this interesting problem.

Aren't you going to answer the phone?

Where is he going to get the money?

If you say something is going to happen, you think it is very likely to happen.

Is it going to rain tomorrow?

It's going to be very difficult to win the game.

Don't worry! Nothing bad is going to happen.

I want to start, but it's not going to happen this year.


delegating

delegate (canonical)
delegates (third-person singular)
delegated (past)
delegated (past participle)
delegating (present participle)


comedians

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


wheels

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


wheels

wheel (canonical)
wheels (third-person singular)
wheeled (past)
wheeled (past participle)
wheeling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wheel.


superlatives

superlative (singular)
superlatives (plural)

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


trips

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


trips

trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)


delegated

The past tense and past participle of delegate.


almonds

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


mildest

mild (positive)
milder (comparative)
mildest (superlative)

The superlative form of mild; most mild.


milder

The comparative form of mild; more mild.


psycho-

/ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯/

If something is psycho- it is about the mind or psychology.

He has psychosomatic symptoms, even though his body is healthy.

If something is psycho- it is about the soul.


rhotic

rhotic (positive)
more rhotic (comparative)
most rhotic (superlative)

If a sound in a word is rhotic, it has the sound the letter r makes in most American, Canadian, and Irish ways of talking.

If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is rhotic, it uses this sound after a vowel: often used in dividing English accents into the rhotic and the non-rhotic. (Note that all accents of English pronounce the rhotic sound if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which means it is always pronounced at the start of a word.)


non-rhotic

If a dialect (form of a language) or accent is non-rhotic, it only pronounces the rhotic sound for the letter R when it is before a vowel (more precisely, the rhotic sound is pronounced if "r" or "rh" is immediately followed by a vowel – which also means it is always pronounced at the start of a word). Most British accents in England and Wales are non-rhotic (with the notable exception of West-Country accents), as are all Australian accents and most accents of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine in New England, United States.


speeches

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


almond

An almond is the nut which comes from the almond tree.

The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell.

The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.


firetruck

firetruck (singular)
firetrucks (plural)

A firetruck is a truck that firemen use to help put out fires.

The firetruck went quickly through the streets.


bakery

A bakery is a place where bread and similar kinds of food are baked and sold.


whips

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


whips

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


garage

A garage is building that you keep cars in.

They lived in a large country house with a two-car garage.

Hotel guests have free access to the underground parking garage.

Here people leave their car windows open, their garage doors up, and their kids' bikes lying on grass.

The guy at the garage said it would take three days to fix the car.


strawberry blond

If hair is strawberry blond it is light red, or a color between red and blond.

If you are strawberry blond you have this color hair.


calculations

calculation (singular)
calculations (plural)

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


beefs

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


bankrupt

bankrupt (positive)
more bankrupt (comparative)
most bankrupt (superlative)

If you are bankrupt you have declared bankruptcy (protection by law from debt you cannot pay).

I don't have to pay now because I am bankrupt.

I have been bankrupt all summer.

If you are bankrupt of something, you do not have that thing. For example, someone who is "morally bankrupt" has no morals.

We can't survive if our country becomes morally bankrupt.


strings

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

As a group, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.

It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.


strings

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

The third-person singular form of string.


unafraid

If you are unafraid of something, then you do not fear or are not afraid of it.

She's unafraid of hard work.


internet

The Internet, the largest worldwide internet.

Wireless Internet connection is available throughout the hotel.

An internet is any set of computer networks; an intranet.


clouds

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


clouds

cloud (canonical)
clouds (third-person singular)
clouded (past)
clouded (past participle)
clouding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cloud.


super

If something is super it is better than average, better than usual.


super

We asked the super to fix our window last week but he still hasn't done it.

Short for supervisor; a manager or boss.

We were just talking to the super about the problem.


super

You say super! if you are very happy or excited about something.

You got the prize, super!


ravens

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


potentials

potential (singular)
potentials (plural)

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


centimetres

centimetre (singular)
centimetres (plural)

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


uses

use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)


uses

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


camping

Camping is the recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent.

Camping is a favorite summer activity.


camping

camp (canonical)
camps (third-person singular)
camped (past)
camped (past participle)
camping (present participle)


jewelers

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


sneezed

sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sneeze.


labours

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


labours

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

The third-person singular form of labour.


withdrawn

withdrawn (positive)
more withdrawn (comparative)
most withdrawn (superlative)

People who are withdrawn keeps to themselves and do not seek out or even welcome contact with others.

After his parents died, he just became completely withdrawn.


withdrawn

withdraw (canonical)
withdraws (third-person singular)
withdrew (past)
withdrawn (past participle)
withdrawing (present participle)


bones

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


bones

bone (canonical)
bones (third-person singular)
boned (past)
boned (past participle)
boning (present participle)


hyena

A hyena is an animal that looks like a dog. It lives in Africa and Asia.


duster

A duster is something that removes dust, usually a cloth.

A duster is a person who dusts something.

The homeowner became the duster when she starting dusting.

A duster is a baseball pitch intentional to hit a batter.


chuck

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

Ouch! Why'd you throw the ball so hard? You didn't have to chuck it at me!

If you chuck something, you throw it away.

The fruit has gone bad, I'm going to chuck it.


chuck

Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.


migrations

migration (singular)
migrations (plural)

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


alcoholic

alcoholic (positive)
more alcoholic (comparative)
most alcoholic (superlative)

If something is alcoholic, it contains alcohol.

This wine is very alcoholic.


alcoholic

alcoholic (singular)
alcoholics (plural)

An alcoholic is a person who drinks too much alcohol and cannot keep from drinking alcohol; someone who is addicted to alcohol.

The alcoholic was caught driving dangerously on the road several times.


learned

learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of learn.


learned

learned (positive)
more learned (comparative)
most learned (superlative)

If you are learned, then you are highly educated.


rewards

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


rewards

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

The third-person singular form of reward.


circles

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


circles

circle (canonical)
circles (third-person singular)
circled (past)
circled (past participle)
circling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of circle.


lakes

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


dreams

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


dreams

dreamed (past)
dreamed (past participle)
dream (canonical)
dreams (third-person singular)
dreamt (past)
dreamt (past participle)
dreaming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dream.


fowls

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


counterfeiters

counterfeiter (singular)
counterfeiters (plural)

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


pad

A pad is a material that is packed together, usually to be between two other things.

A pad is a flat thing you can sit on; a cushion.

A pad is something worn in some sports to protect athletes (players).

A pad is the thick skin on an animals foot.

A pad is a stack of paper for writing on.

A pad is a piece of cloth used to stop menstrual blood from leaking.

A pad is the place you live; it is your home.

A pad is a low pitched musical sound that fills in the music. This is often in electronica or blues.


pad

pad (canonical)
pads (third-person singular)
padded (past)
padded (past participle)
padding (present participle)

If you pad something, you add pads to it.

If something pads something else, it blocks force or hitting.

The cushion padded my fall.

If something pads something, it covers all or most of it.

The walls were padded with cloth.

The walls were padded so the crazy person who was kept there could not hurt himself.


pad

If you pad along a road, you travel down it.

If you pad, you walk quietly, usually without any shoes on.


Gila monsters

Gila monster (singular)
Gila monsters (plural)

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


spokes

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


phases

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


phases

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

The third-person singular form of phase.


graces

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


graces

grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grace.


buds

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


buds

bud (canonical)
buds (third-person singular)
budded (past)
budded (past participle)
budding (present participle)


branches

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


branches

branch (canonical)
branches (third-person singular)
branched (past)
branched (past participle)
branching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of branch.


the Beast

The Beast is an evil being found in the Bible. The Beast is Satan's power on earth or an important follower of Satan.

"...and I saw a Beast with seven heads rise from the sea...and the number of the Beast was 666...." - Bible, Revelations chapter 12.


bulbs

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


characters

character (singular)
characters (plural)

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


rushes

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


rushes

rush (canonical)
rushes (third-person singular)
rushed (past)
rushed (past participle)
rushing (present participle)


microphones

microphone (singular)
microphones (plural)

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


pretends

pretend (canonical)
pretends (third-person singular)
pretended (past)
pretended (past participle)
pretending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pretend.


flames

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


flames

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

The third-person singular form of flame.


dandelions

dandelion (singular)
dandelions (plural)

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


organisations

organisation (singular)
organisations (plural)

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


western

western (positive)
more western (comparative)
most western (superlative)

A western place is in or from the west of the place.

Alberta is in Western Canada.

A western idea or practice comes from Europe and North America.

It's hard to explain fully why Western culture has been so successful.


western

A movie set in the historic American West.


situations

situation (singular)
situations (plural)

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


glad

glad (positive)
gladder (comparative)
gladdest (superlative)

If you are glad about something, you are happy about it.

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better.

I'm glad that I lived long enough to see it.

If you are glad to do something, you will do it happily.

"Can you get this door for me?" "Sure, I'd be glad to."


tourists

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


ideals

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

Your ideals are the basic ideas that you think are good and true.

This country is built on the ideals of freedom, and hard work.


guides

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


guides

guide (canonical)
guides (third-person singular)
guided (past)
guided (past participle)
guiding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of guide.


stove

A stove is a machine that is used to heat a room.

A stove is a machine you can cook food on.


touring

tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)


pretended

The past tense and past participle of pretend.


gaps

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


fatherlands

fatherland (singular)
fatherlands (plural)

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


parameters

parameter (singular)
parameters (plural)

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


gears

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


banyans

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


towels

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


yam

A yam is a tropical climbing plant with roots that people eat.

Fry the potato or yam pieces until they are crisp and light brown.


strawberry

strawberry (singular)
strawberries (plural)

A strawberry is a red, triangle-shaped fruit.

A strawberry is a small plant that grows close to the ground and makes these berries.

Strawberry is a type of red similar to the color of this fruit.


stoves

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


pubs

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


evils

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


ideal

ideal (positive)
more ideal (comparative)
most ideal (superlative)

If something is ideal, it is as good as you can imagine.

You can lose weight safely, and maintain your ideal weight forever.

The sun was low in the sky and the conditions were ideal for taking photographs.

It's not an ideal solution, but it's better than nothing.

Metal roofs are ideal for catching rainwater.

If something is ideal, it is perfect or flawless; it does not have anything wrong with it.


ideal

An ideal is a perfect example of something.

When he looked at her, he saw the feminine ideal.


pits

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

I took the pits out of my peach.

She was careful not to fall into any of the pits.


pits

pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)


junctions

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


moving

move (canonical)
moves (third-person singular)
moved (past)
moved (past participle)
moving (present participle)


peanuts

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


inspect

inspect (canonical)
inspects (third-person singular)
inspected (past)
inspected (past participle)
inspecting (present participle)

If you inspect something, you look at it carefully to find problems.

Drivers should inspect their tires regularly.

The robotic arm was inspected for any damage.


towers

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


towers

tower (canonical)
towers (third-person singular)
towered (past)
towered (past participle)
towering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tower.


airlines

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


daughters-in-law

daughters-in-law (singular)
daughters-in-law or daughter-in-laws (plural)

The plural form of daughter-in-law; more than one (kind of) daughter-in-law.


beast

It isn't fit for man nor beast out there.

There was a terrible beast in the movie.

If something is a beast it is very difficult or unpleasant.

Yes, this language is a beast.

If something is a beast it is very big or powerful.

The truck he drove was huge, a real beast.

If a person is a beast, they are wild, violent or uncivilized.

How dare you touch me like that! You beast!


beast

beast (canonical)
beasts (third-person singular)
beasted (past)
beasted (past participle)
beasting (present participle)

If someone beasts they make others do hard exercises, either as training or as punishment.


Croatia

/ˌkrəʊˈeɪ.ʃə/

Croatia is a country that is in the middle of Europe.


banks

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


banks

bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)


coat of arms

coat of arms (singular)
coats of arms (plural)

Coat of arms are signs which is the symbol of a family, group, city or school and are often shaped like a shield.


gear

Gear is clothing and other equipment, especially in sports.

Hurry up and get your gear on. The game's about to start.

Gears are wheels that turn and drive other wheels at different speeds.

One of the gears from the motor had got stuck and wouldn't turn.

A gear in a machine, especially a car or bicycle, is a particular combinations of gears.

singular often used without a determiner

He put the car into gear and drove off.

This bike has 24 gears, but I only use three.

Shifting into fourth gear, she pushed the car over 100 km/h.

A gear is a speed or level that you do something at.

Everyone was working at high gear to finish before the deadline.


beasts

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


beasts

The third-person singular form of beast.


glacier

A glacier is similar to a mountain or river made of ice.


hiss

A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.

You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing.


hiss

hiss (canonical)
hisses (third-person singular)
hissed (past)
hissed (past participle)
hissing (present participle)

If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.

The air hissed as it left the tire.


lexicons

lexicon (singular)
lexicons or lexica (plural)

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


flights

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


mangoes

mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

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


flowered

flower (canonical)
flowers (third-person singular)
flowered (past)
flowered (past participle)
flowering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flower.


hyphen

A hyphen is the sign "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to show that a word has been split at the end of a line.


trends

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


trends

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

The third-person singular form of trend.


barrels

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


barrels

barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of barrel.


toured

tour (canonical)
tours (third-person singular)
toured (past)
toured (past participle)
touring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tour.


gather

gather (canonical)
gathers (third-person singular)
gathered (past)
gathered (past participle)
gathering (present participle)

If people or things gather, they come together.

A crowd of several hundred gathered outside the police station.

We gathered thousands of signatures to end the war.

The amount of data that scientists are gathering on the brain is similarly increasing every year.

I gathered my courage, walked into the room, and closed the door behind me.

Let us read for ourselves all the information that they gathered.

If you gather something, you've heard or read it, or you have reason to believe it, but you don't know.

This trip was a kept secret, I gather , until yesterday.

I gather that he does not entirely trust her.

I gather you're currently writing a book.

If something gathers speed, it continues to get faster.

The train pulled ahead , gathering speed as it moved away.

If something is gathering dust, it is not being used.

Remember that wheelchair? It was gathering dust in the garage.


colds

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


stories

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


tours

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


trucks

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


trucks

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

The third-person singular form of truck.


ignorant

ignorant (positive)
more ignorant (comparative)
most ignorant (superlative)

If you are ignorant, you don't know many things that you should know.

They always made her feel like some kind of ignorant fool.

If you are ignorant of something, you don't know about it.

The doctors kept her ignorant of the true nature of her disease.

They're not criminals, just now to the country and ignorant of American laws.

These children with no parents grow up ignorant about their own history, about their own birth.

If an idea, a book, a comment, etc. is ignorant, it is rude or incorrect because it ignores the facts.

Did you really think his ignorant comments were so funny?


sulfurs

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


independence

If you have independence, you are alone or relying on yourself.

The American soldiers bravely fought against the British to earn their independence.

A company with independence is a company that is related to no other company.

The record company's independence meant that the band was currently unable to become famous.


wolves

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


yams

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


prescription

prescription (singular)
prescriptions (plural)

A written order, as by a physician, to tell which medicine to take and how many doses of it is needed.

I got a prescription from my ear doctor for my medicine.


immediate

immediate (positive)
more immediate (comparative)
most immediate (superlative)

If something is immediate, it happens right away, without waiting.

They are asking for an immediate withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

Immediate feedback from an online quiz was available for each lesson.

When I saw it, my immediate reaction was, "this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

When he joined the team, the impact was immediate.

An immediate danger, problem, etc. is one that exists and needs attention now.

I did not harm anyone, put anyone in immediate danger.

The immediate threat is from foreign fighters who are already here.

If something is immediate, it is close or near.

At this age, babies begin to notice things in their immediate environment.

She refused to speak to anyone including friends and immediate family.

I don't think we'll be building any more smart cars in the immediate future.


babes

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


exams

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


meats

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


educations

education (singular)
educations (plural)

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


afterthoughts

afterthought (singular)
afterthoughts (plural)

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


toothy

toothy (positive)
toothier (comparative)
toothiest (superlative)

Having teeth that stand out or attract attention; showing a lot of teeth.

She gave me a toothy grin.


jugs

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


Cyrillic scripts

Cyrillic script (singular)
Cyrillic scripts (plural)

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


assemblies

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


peach

You need to take the pit out of that peach.

A peach is a light yellowish pink color that is similar to a peach.


fans

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


fans

fan (canonical)
fans (third-person singular)
fanned (past)
fanned (past participle)
fanning (present participle)


clitoris

clitoris (singular)
clitorises or clitorides (plural)

The clitoris is part of a female's sexual organs in mammals, ostriches, and some other species, and is very sensitive to touch.

The spotted hyena uses the clitoris for urination in addition to as a sex organ.


apparent magnitudes

apparent magnitude (singular)
apparent magnitudes (plural)

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


homework

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/

Homework is practice or study that you are supposed to do outside class.

Here is a fun and simple activity to do as a classroom or homework assignment.

75% of our students in grades 6-11 are using the Internet to complete their homework.

Dad, could you help me with my homework?

You have to do your homework before you can watch TV.

If you do homework on/about a topic, you find information about it.

We didn't do enough homework before buying the car, and it was a big mistake.


going

go (canonical)
goes (third-person singular)
went (past)
gone (past participle)
going (present participle)

I am going to the beach this weekend.


going

The condition of the ground for walking or driving.

The going was very difficult over the ice.

Conditions for advancing or progressing in any way.

The going is often difficult for an immigrant in a new country.


going

If something is going on a time, an age, or a period of time, it is almost that time.

Look, it's going on supper-time, so let's set this aside for now.

I've been at this company for going on thirty years.

I'm twelve going on thirteen.


collars

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


collars

collar (canonical)
collars (third-person singular)
collared (past)
collared (past participle)
collaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of collar.


scenarios

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


dimensions

dimension (singular)
dimensions (plural)

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


gardeners

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


stuffed animals

stuffed animal (singular)
stuffed animals (plural)

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


dandelion

dandelion (singular)
dandelions (plural)

A plant with a yellow flower head that turns fuzzy and white when it is ready to seed.

Dandelion is a yellow color that resembles the flower.


incidences

incidence (singular)
incidences (plural)

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


counters

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


counters

counter (canonical)
counters (third-person singular)
countered (past)
countered (past participle)
countering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of counter.


nails

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


nails

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


justifications

justification (singular)
justifications (plural)

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


intend

intend (canonical)
intends (third-person singular)
intended (past)
intended (past participle)
intending (present participle)

If you intend something, you have it in your mind as your plan, goal, wish, etc.

Do you stay online longer than originally intended?

I fully intend to help, as soon as I got the time.

She intends to move west in the spring.

I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize.

The show is intended to have displays of African art.

Her letter was intended for the front office.

The noises had been intended as a kind of warning.


incredible

incredible (positive)
more incredible (comparative)
most incredible (superlative)

If something is incredible, it's very good, often better than you can believe.

We're here at the new store, and it's an incredible thing. Incredible. I'm so excited about it.

He said he couldn't wait to read all the incredible stories I had to tell.

This is just such an incredible creature I wanted to show you.

If something is incredible, it's very big, important, or serious.

When I broke my leg, it was incredible, incredible pain.

We are talking about such an incredible amount of information in such a small space.


leaflets

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


stealing

steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)


beards

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


notions

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


investigate

investigate (canonical)
investigates (third-person singular)
investigated (past)
investigated (past participle)
investigating (present participle)

If you investigate a problem, you get information about it and you think carefully about the information, usually to find an answer.

We won't know what happened until it is more thoroughly investigated.

Police investigated 169 complaints about noise between December and January.

Researchers continue to investigate new ways of finding lies.

Your child's family doctor should investigate whether there may be a sleep problem.

More work is needed to investigate other possibilities.


axes

axe (singular)
ax (singular)
axes (plural)

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

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


axes

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


axes

axe (canonical)
ax (canonical)
axes (third-person singular)
axed (past)
axed (past participle)
axing (present participle)


ifs

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


loanwords

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


tenses

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


tenses

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

The third-person singular form of tense.


ante

An ante is something you agree to risk before you know what will happen.

The dealer asked the gamblers, "What's the ante."

I seemed to have upped the ante on wiktionary when said I knew how to write IPA symbols.


ante

ante (canonical)
antes (third-person singular)
anted (past)
anted (past participle)
anteing (present participle)

To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.


Februaries

February (singular)
Februaries or Februarys (plural)

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


panic

Panic is a very strong and overwhelming fear which dominates thinking.

When he yelled "fire!" a panic went through the crowd and suddenly people were yelling and pushing to get out.


panic

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

I'm panicking about the test tomorrow. It's half of our final grade and I haven't even started studying yet.

Don't panic. If everyone stays calm, no one will get hurt.


resorts

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


resorts

resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of resort.


raven

A kind of large black bird which is part of the genus Corvus.


raven

raven (canonical)
ravens (third-person singular)
ravened (past)
ravened (past participle)
ravening (present participle)

Raven is when a person or people party wildly.


influences

influence (singular)
influences (plural)

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

My mother and Oprah are my two greatest influences.


influences

influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of influence.

It's been proven that your experience touring a college campus greatly influences your decision regarding what school to attend.


intent

Your intent is what you have in your mind as you plan, goal, wish, etc.

My original intent was to return it to her, but I was unable to do so.

What he did was wrong, but it will be difficult to prove criminal intent.

The details were hard to understand, but the general intent was clear.


intent

intent (positive)
more intent (comparative)
most intent (superlative)

If you are intent on something, you have a strong plan to have or do it, and you won't let other things stop you easily.

They were so intent on fishing, they didn't notice their boat was floating away.

The cat was still, intent on the bird in the garden.


raises

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


raises

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

The third-person singular form of raise.


tablecloths

tablecloth (singular)
tablecloths (plural)

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


demolish

demolish (canonical)
demolishes (third-person singular)
demolished (past)
demolished (past participle)
demolishing (present participle)

They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.


radios

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


radios

radio (canonical)
radios (third-person singular)
radioed (past)
radioed (past participle)
radioing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of radio.


grab

grab (canonical)
grabs (third-person singular)
grabbed (past)
grabbed (past participle)
grabbing (present participle)

If you grab something, you quickly reach out and take it in your hand.

A strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her backward.

I stood up quickly and grabbed my purse from the back of the chair.

He grabbed a handful of nuts from the bowl.

If something grabs the headlines, it suddenly becomes a major news story.

Scientists at the school grabbed headlines last week with their discovery of a new kind of fat.


grab

If you make a grab for something, you try to get it.

I made a grab for his hand and the knife flew out the door.

With the weak government, observers believe that the military might make a grab for power.


Irish

Irish is the native language of Ireland, now only spoken by a minority of Ireland's people, it is part of the Gaelic language family, which is part of the broader Celtic language family.

English was the language used at school in Dublin, even for those who spoke only Irish.


Irish

Irish (positive)
more Irish (comparative)
most Irish (superlative)

If something or someone is Irish, it is from or related to Ireland.

Now the place is an Irish pub called O'Neill's.

Both Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics made their way across the Atlantic to Quebec.

The newspapers have done a poor job reporting on Ireland and Irish issues in general.

Every Tuesday night we have traditional Irish music.

The Welsh were fighting the English and the Scots were fighting the English and of course the Irish were fighting the English.


throats

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


truck

A truck is a vehicle that is often used to carry or pull big loads.


truck

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

If you truck something, you send it somewhere on a truck

If you are trucking you are driving a truck. This usually means driving a big truck for a long way, and as a job.

If you are trucking you are going somewhere and are moving fast.


junction

A junction is a place where different things of the same kind come together, especially roads.

It's at the junction of Pearl and Cherry streets in busy Franklin Square.


popes

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


instruments

instrument (singular)
instruments (plural)

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


minuses

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


arcs

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


arcs

arc (canonical)
arcs (third-person singular)
arced (past)
arced (past participle)
arcing (present participle)


chases

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

The movie had many car chases.


chases

chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chase.


influenced

The past tense and past participle of influence.


tins

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


implicate

implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

If x is implicated in y, x is connected to y and may be its cause.

He's been implicated in the loss of the money.

There just isn't enough evidence implicating any of the four men in her murder.


acknowledges

acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acknowledge.


monkeys

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


monkeys

monkey (canonical)
monkeys (third-person singular)
monkeyed (past)
monkeyed (past participle)
monkeying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of monkey.


cuttings

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


clues

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


clues

clue (canonical)
clues (third-person singular)
clued (past)
clued (past participle)
cluing (present participle)


hides

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


hides

hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)


monitors

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


monitors

monitor (canonical)
monitors (third-person singular)
monitored (past)
monitored (past participle)
monitoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of monitor.


anchovies

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


regrets

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


regrets

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

The past tense and past participle of regret.


insides

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


poses

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


poses

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


scalps

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


scalps

scalp (canonical)
scalps (third-person singular)
scalped (past)
scalped (past participle)
scalping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scalp.


atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure means how heavy the air is above an object.


middles

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


feebler

feeble (positive)
feebler (comparative)
feeblest (superlative)

The comparative form of feeble; more feeble.


toys

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


toys

toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)


picking

pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)


offsets

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


offsets

offset (canonical)
offsets (third-person singular)
offset (past)
offset (past participle)
offsetting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of offset.


purer

pure (positive)
purer (comparative)
purest (superlative)

The comparative form of pure; more pure.


carbons

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


acknowledged

The past tense and past participle of acknowledge.


saturations

saturation (singular)
saturations (plural)

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


eyes

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

Your eyes are the part of your head which you see with.


eyes

eying (present participle)
eye (canonical)
eyes (third-person singular)
eyed (past)
eyed (past participle)
eyeing (present participle)


graver

grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

The comparative form of grave; more grave.


purest

The superlative form of pure; most pure.


hourlies

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


cheeks

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


cheeks

cheek (canonical)
cheeks (third-person singular)
cheeked (past)
cheeked (past participle)
cheeking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cheek.


photocopiers

photocopier (singular)
photocopiers (plural)

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


movies

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

My favorite movies are "Finding Nemo" and "Titanic".

The movies is a term for a movie theater.

Let's go to the movies today.

We went to the movies, last Friday, going to see Spider-Man 3.


dresses

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


dresses

dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dress.


Pan

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Homininae - the chimpanzees.

The Greek god of nature, often shown as half goat and half man playing pipes.


environments

environment (singular)
environments (plural)

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


tripped

trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of trip.


sevenths

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


influence

influence (singular)
influences (plural)

An influence is a force that causes something to happen or for someone to do something.

Aerosmith has been quite an influence on rock music.

The works of Leonardo da Vinci have always been an influence on my artistic career.

An influence is also power to affect or change someone or something by means of position or power.

Sometimes, I feel like my parents have so much control that everything and everyone in the world is under their influence!

It is very dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol.


influence

influence (canonical)
influences (third-person singular)
influenced (past)
influenced (past participle)
influencing (present participle)

If you influence something, you are forcing something to happen or for someone to do something.

Doesn't this calm music just influence you to frolic in a meadow?

yoga has been known to influence a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

If you influence something, you can also be changing or swaying it.

Vote-stacking can heavily influence an election.

Conditions in the atmosphere influence weather.


gardens

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


gardens

garden (canonical)
gardens (third-person singular)
gardened (past)
gardened (past participle)
gardening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of garden.


sub

sub (canonical)
subs (third-person singular)
subbed (past)
subbed (past participle)
subbing (present participle)

I subbed for an injured player during last night's game.

To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.

Now that I've retired from my full-time teaching job, I'll do some subbing from time to time to keep busy and earn a little extra money.

Ms. Smith subs for Mr. Jones' math class when he's sick.

To replace (a player) with a substitute.

He never really made a contribution to the match, so it was no surprise when he was subbed at half time.


locks

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


locks

lock (canonical)
locks (third-person singular)
locked (past)
locked (past participle)
locking (present participle)


tourist

A tourist is a person who travels for pleasure, not for business.

There are many tourists looking at the church.


screens

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


screens

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

The third-person singular form of screen.


calculation

calculation (singular)
calculations (plural)

A calculation is the answer you get after calculating.

Your calculation is wrong.


dryers

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


barrel

A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.

The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.

The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.

The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.

A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.


barrel

barrel (canonical)
barrels (third-person singular)
barrelled (past)
barrelled (past participle)
barrelling (present participle)


strips

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


strips

strip (canonical)
strips (third-person singular)
stripped (past)
stripped (past participle)
stripping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of strip.


unlikely

unlikelier (comparative)
unlikeliest (superlative)
unlikely (positive)
more unlikely (comparative)
most unlikely (superlative)

If something is unlikely, then it probably will not happen.

It's unlikely that it will rain today.


jackets

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


jackets

jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of jacket.


typewriter

typewriter (singular)
typewriters (plural)

A typewriter is a machine used to type words by pressing keys that put ink onto paper.


handles

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


handles

handle (canonical)
handles (third-person singular)
handled (past)
handled (past participle)
handling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of handle.


undoings

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


fits

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


fits

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


harvests

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


harvests

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

The third-person singular form of harvest.


starts

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


starts

start (canonical)
starts (third-person singular)
started (past)
started (past participle)
starting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of start.


eating

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


rehearsing

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


tons

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

I can't go to the movie with you on Saturday because I have tons of homework to do this weekend.


literal

literal (positive)
more literal (comparative)
most literal (superlative)

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The literal meaning of a word or phrase is the plain meaning: exactly what it says.

It is not enough to understand the literal meaning of speech.

Many Christians have a view of life that is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible.

This mission has been the adventure of a lifetime in a very literal sense; it has taken my whole life.


sacrificing

sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)


landlord

A landlord is a person that owns living space and rents it to people (called tenants).

For an extra thirty dollars a month the landlord rented him the two upstairs rooms, a toilet in the middle of one, as a one-bedroom apartment.

Landlords generally do not live in the same community as their tenants.


combs

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


combs

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


throws away

throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

The third-person singular form of throw away.


inputs

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


inputs

inputted (past)
inputted (past participle)
input (canonical)
inputs (third-person singular)
input (past)
input (past participle)
inputting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of input.


hiding

hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)


recognise

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

If you recognise something, you realise what it is.

I don't recognise him. Is he a friend of yours?

If something is recognised, it is accepted.

You have to recognise that you can't be right all the time.

The government refused to recognise his passport.

He's generally recognised as the person who made the first radio.

If something is recognised, it is given an award.

John was recognised for his achievements as a scientist.


passing

pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)


heroes

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


hypothetical

hypothetical (positive)
more hypothetical (comparative)
most hypothetical (superlative)

If something is hypothetical, it is based on a hypothesis or a guess.


hypothetical

hypothetical (singular)
hypotheticals (plural)

These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.


grays

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


grays

gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)


leaflet

A leaflet is piece of paper or a small book, usually given away for free.

People were distributing leaflets about the dangers of cell-phone use.

Israel continues dropping leaflets warning people in southern neighborhoods of Lebanon to leave.

A leaflet is a small leaf or a leaf-like part of a leaf.


lorry

A lorry is a large vehicle for carrying goods, materials and equipment.

The lorry driver was taking a load of soft drinks to shops when the accident happened.


complements

complement (singular)
complements (plural)

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


complements

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

The third-person singular form of complement.


madams

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


embarrassments

embarrassment (singular)
embarrassments (plural)

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


lump

A lump is a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous.

She felt the lump in her throat getting bigger and becoming even more painful.

Her mother first discovered the lump in her breast a year ago.

Add brown sugar and rub well between your fingers, breaking up any lumps of sugar.

Last week, she received a lump sum payment of more than $250,000, or one year's salary.

A lump is a person who is not active or clever.

Come on, let's go. Don't be such a lump.

If you take your lumps, bad things happen to you.

He isn't the only member of the organization who has taken his lumps this year.


lump

lump (canonical)
lumps (third-person singular)
lumped (past)
lumped (past participle)
lumping (present participle)

To treat different things as the same thing or as part of the same group.

People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, when in fact they are different animals.


cushions

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


cushions

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

The third-person singular form of cushion.


attributes

attribute (singular)
attributes (plural)

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


attributes

attribute (canonical)
attributes (third-person singular)
attributed (past)
attributed (past participle)
attributing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of attribute.


running

run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)


pets

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


pets

pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)


toy

A toy is something that you can play with.

A toy is something that isn't very important or doesn't have much value.


toy

toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

If you toy with something, you play with it or make fun of it.

To toy with something is to consider it.

I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.


incomplete

incomplete (positive)
more incomplete (comparative)
most incomplete (superlative)

If something is incomplete, it is not finished.

Sam's homework was incomplete as he had missed out question two.


mops

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


mops

mop (canonical)
mops (third-person singular)
mopped (past)
mopped (past participle)
mopping (present participle)


exponents

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


picks

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


picks

pick (canonical)
picks (third-person singular)
picked (past)
picked (past participle)
picking (present participle)


samples

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


samples

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

The third-person singular form of sample.


eaten

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


interprets

interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interpret.


ducked

duck (canonical)
ducks (third-person singular)
ducked (past)
ducked (past participle)
ducking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of duck.


ditches

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


ditches

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

The third-person singular form of ditch.


Dutch

The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).

The Dutch are the people of the Netherlands.


Dutch

Dutch (positive)
more Dutch (comparative)
most Dutch (superlative)

Something that is related to the Netherlands.

Something that is related to the Dutch people.

Something that is related to the Dutch language.


winding

wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)


centres

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


centres

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

The third-person singular form of centre.


gracing

grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)


idiots

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


interpreted

The past tense and past participle of interpret.


ma

Some people sometimes refer or address to their mother as ma.

Ma was still at work when I got back.


accommodates

accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accommodate.


accompanies

accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accompany.


submission

submission (singular)
submissions (plural)

A submission is something that you give to somebody to be checked or accepted.

Submission is the act of accepting that somebody has power over you.


skirts

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


skirts

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

The third-person singular form of skirt.


biting

bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)


biting

biting (positive)
more biting (comparative)
most biting (superlative)

Something that is biting causes a stinging feeling.

a biting wind

Something that is biting is hurtful or sharp.

a biting criticism

a biting insect


spoons

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

Spoons is a card game played by children.


spoons

spoon (canonical)
spoons (third-person singular)
spooned (past)
spooned (past participle)
spooning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spoon.


wheelchairs

wheelchair (singular)
wheelchairs (plural)

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


accounted

account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of account.


loneliest

lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

The superlative form of lonely; most lonely.


skeptic

A skeptic is a person who doesn't believe things before seeing very good reasons to believe them.

I'm a skeptic, so I don't believe things just because they're in the newspaper.


achieving

achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)


lane

A lane is one part of the road that cars traveling in one direction stay in, usually divided by white or yellow paint from other lanes.

Widening traffic lanes from 9.5 to 10 or 11 feet reduces car crashes.

In some cities, they have separate bike lanes with their own traffic lights.

It's very annoying when slow drivers stay in the fast lane.

Drivers are supposed to travel on the highway's three lanes and use the shoulders only for emergencies.

Concrete barriers blocked one lane of the street to keep traffic from getting too close to the building.

She sped across three lanes of traffic on I-4 almost hitting two other cars.

A lane is a small country road, also used in the name of many small roads.

We walked slowly along quiet back roads and narrow, tree-lined lanes.

Sur la Table is located at 77 Maiden Lane, San Francisco.


banked

bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bank.


merest

The superlative form of mere; most mere.


needed

need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of need.