troublemakers

troublemaker (singular)
troublemakers (plural)

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


rebuilds

rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilded (past)
rebuilded (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rebuild.


uttered

utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of utter.


molest

molest (canonical)
molests (third-person singular)
molested (past)
molested (past participle)
molesting (present participle)

If you molest someone, you annoy, harass, or disturb them.

She needed to sit somewhere quiet where her children would not molest her.

To molest someone is to force unwanted sexual contact on them.

He was trying to molest the woman.

To molest means to sexually abuse a child.

She was sent to jail because she kept trying to molest children.


brushwood

Brushwood is wood from branches or shrubs.

They collected brushwood for a small camp fire.


momentums

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


improbable

improbable (positive)
more improbable (comparative)
most improbable (superlative)

Something that is improbable is not likely to happen.

He needs to consider every outcome, even the most improbable ones.


wisdom

Wisdom is the skillful use of knowledge and insight to make a good decision.


birthrights

birthright (singular)
birthrights (plural)

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


trajectories

trajectory (singular)
trajectories (plural)

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


arse

You stupid arse!


foiling

foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)

The police were often foiling his evil plans.


troublemaker

A troublemaker is someone who causes problems or makes trouble.

John was not liked by many people because he was a troublemaker.


accumulates

accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accumulate.


scars

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


scars

scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)


trajectory

Trajectory is the path that something like an arrow takes when it is shot into the air.


political correctnesses

political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

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


cleavages

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


lively

lively (positive)
livelier (comparative)
liveliest (superlative)

Someone that is lively is full of life and energy.

She had a lively conversation with her new boyfriend.


bluebells

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


packings

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


generalizations

generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

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


bribes

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


bribes

bribe (canonical)
bribes (third-person singular)
bribed (past)
bribed (past participle)
bribing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bribe.


climbers

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


chefs

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


birthright

A birthright is a right, or possession, you get when you are born.

The prince knew he would be king one day, it was his birthright.


temple

A temple is a building used for religious activities.

The temple is the flat area on the side of your head.


distinctive

distinctive (positive)
more distinctive (comparative)
most distinctive (superlative)

Distinctive is something that's noticeable because it's different.

She knew it was him as soon as she heard his distinctive laugh.

Tigers have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on their fur.


forged

forge (canonical)
forges (third-person singular)
forged (past)
forged (past participle)
forging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of forge.


prune

He placed a prune in the middle of a plate of cheese and biscuits.


prune

prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)

If you prune a bush or shrub, you cut off parts of the plant.

After a rose has finished flowering, you should prune it.

If you prune something, you cut it back, as if it were a plant.

I was running out of money, so I had to prune my budget.


onion

An onion is a vegetable of the genus Allium. They can make you cry when you cut them.

She liked eating onions, but they made her cry.


bribe

A bribe is a reward that is given to someone, so that they do something they normally would not. It's different from payment in that a bribe is usually for something illegal, or against some rules.

He gave the judge a bribe so that he would win the contest.


bribe

When you bribe someone, you give a reward so that they do something they normally wouldn't.

allegations that the police were bribed to cover up the investigation surfaced after the event.


surplus

surplus (singular)
surpluses or surplusses (plural)

A surplus is when there is more of a good than is strictly needed.


forges

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


forges

The third-person singular form of forge.


onions

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


brews

brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)


brews

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


consignments

consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

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


cusps

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


assaulting

assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)


evaporates

evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of evaporate.


bossier

bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

The comparative form of bossy; more bossy.


scar

A scar is the mark left behind when a wound has healed.

He still has a scar on his hand where he cut himself with scissors as a boy.


scar

If an injury scars it leaves a mark after it heals.

He was careful when shaving as he did not want to scar his face.

If something scars someone, it makes them feel bad for a very long time.

Her death scarred her children.


depriving

deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)


Vijayawada

Vijayawada is a city in the southern part of India


Warangal

Warangal is a city in the southern part of India


cusp

The cusp on his back tooth had broken.

They could see the cusp of the moon.

When two curved lines meet, they create a cusp.

A cusp is a point from which everything changes.

The scientist was at the cusp of a great discovery.


Guntur

Guntur is a city in the southern part of India


deprived

The past tense and past participle of deprive.


Tirumala

Tirumala is a city in the southern part of India


pests

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


imitating

imitate (canonical)
imitates (third-person singular)
imitated (past)
imitated (past participle)
imitating (present participle)


Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a city in the southern part of India.


Chennai

Chennai is the name of a city in the southern part of India


climber

She was a famous mountain climber.

A social climber is a person who tries to get a higher position in society.

A plant that climbs is called a climber.

Clematis is a climber, used to cover walls.


assaults

The third-person singular form of assault.


accumulate

accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

If you accumulate something, you bring it together.

He worried that the paperwork would accumulate on his desk if he took a day off work.

By saving small amounts of money each week, he watched his wealth accumulate over the years.


creepers

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


evaporate

To evaporate is to turn from liquid into air.

If you leave a pot of water on a hot stove, the water will evaporate.


imitated

The past tense and past participle of imitate.


brew

To brew is boil, infuse and ferment hops and malt to make beer.

He grew hops so he could use them to brew his own beer.

Brew is to put leaves into very hot water to make a drink.

He used the best tea leaves to brew his tea.


brew

A brew is a drink made by putting the ingredients into hot water.

He made a strong brew of tea.

A brew is something made by a process of mixing, like beer.

High prices and high unemployment created a brew of discontent among the people.


evaporated

The past tense and past participle of evaporate.

The water in the cooking pot evaporated because I fell asleep and forgot about it.


imitates

The third-person singular form of imitate.


cleavage

Cleavage is the gap between a woman's breasts.

Her low cut dress showed her cleavage.

Cleavage is a when something is split into two parts.

There was a cleavage in the group between those who wanted to wait and those who wanted to leave.


localities

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


assaulted

The past tense and past participle of assault.


imitate

To imitate is to copy what someone else says or does.

The monkey imitated every action I made.


deprives

The third-person singular form of deprive.


shortage

A shortage is when there is too little of something.

There has been a shortage of food because of the drought.

The company had a shortage of qualified candidates for the job.


barf

There is barf all over the floor!


barf

barf (canonical)
barfs (third-person singular)
barfed (past)
barfed (past participle)
barfing (present participle)

He was sick, so he barfed.


preview

A preview is a showing of a work like a movie, play, or painting, before the public are able to see it.

We went to a preview of the new art show which opens next week.

A preview can be a short sample from a movie, used as an advertisement before the movie is ready to be shown to the public.

I had to see the movie, as the preview made it look so exciting.


preview

preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

If you preview something, you get to see it before everyone else.

We went to a special movie night, to preview the latest horror movie.


chef

The restaurant had a really good chef.

A chef is the person in charge of a large kitchen.

The chef wrote out the menus for the coming week.


foreshortening

foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)


generalize

generalize (canonical)
generalizes (third-person singular)
generalized (past)
generalized (past participle)
generalizing (present participle)

When you generalize you speak in general, or in vague terms.

To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

To spread throughout the body and become part of the body's system.


assault

When you assault someone, you attack and hurt that person.

He punched someone and got arrested for assault.


baking soda

Baking soda is a common name for sodium bicarbonate, a white powder usually used in baking.

He forgot the baking soda, so his cake did not rise in the oven.


wonderful

wonderful (positive)
more wonderful (comparative)
most wonderful (superlative)

Something wonderful is exciting, excellent, and creates feelings of wonder.

The newly discovered continent was full of strange and wonderful creatures.


Indians

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


clothier

A clothier is a person who makes and sells clothes.

I went to the clothier to get a new suit.


cookers

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


forge

A forge is a fire or furnace used to heat metal.

The blacksmith worked at his forge, shaping horseshoes.

A forge is a place where metal is shaped and tempered.


forge

To forge metal is to heat it and then shape it.

He was arrested for forging documents.

To forge is to shape or adapt something with a lot of care.

He was able to forge close friendships with the rest of the team.


deprive

To deprive is to keep something from someone.

The mafia mastermind was deprived of the use of telephones in prison.


ambitious

ambitious (positive)
more ambitious (comparative)
most ambitious (superlative)

Someone who is ambitious always wants to do or to be something positive.

Robert, a very ambitious man from our department, nominated himself to be the new supervisor.


urea

The main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals.


retard

retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)

To retard something is to hold it back, or slow it down.

He cut back the shrub to retard its growth.


retard

A retard is someone who is mentally handicapped or a very slow learner.

I've been showing my co-worker for a whole year how to properly seal the bags together and he still doesn't do it right, god what a retard.

A retard in music is an instruction to slow down the tempo.


aisles

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


contoured

contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contour.


carters

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


foreshorten

His use of tobacco would foreshorten his life by ten years.

An artist can foreshorten lines on a drawing to make it look like it has depth.


consignment

The shop got a consignment of new books.

A shop that has goods on consignment can send them back if they are not sold.


utter

utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

Don't utter that name again!

To utter is to put something into circulation.

He tried to utter a fake bank note at the shop.


utter

His attempt to fly was an utter failure.

When the lights were turned off, we were left in utter darkness.


fastening

fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)


fastening

fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose.


microscopic

microscopic (positive)
more microscopic (comparative)
most microscopic (superlative)

If something is microscopic, it is very small. It is too small to be seen with the eye.


clothiers

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


unsuspicious

unsuspicious (positive)
more unsuspicious (comparative)
most unsuspicious (superlative)

The unsuspicious crowd never thought that he was lying.


aeolian

Something that is aeolian is formed or caused by wind.

Sanddunes are made by the wind: they are aeolian in origin.


generalizes

The third-person singular form of generalize.


locality

The fact or quality of having a position in space.

The features or surroundings of a particular place.

An area or district considered as the site of certain activities.

Limitation to a county, district, or place.


breeders

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


punishable

punishable (positive)
more punishable (comparative)
most punishable (superlative)

To be punishable someone must do, or have done, something that needs to be punished.

Spitting on the floor was a punishable offence.


pessimistic

pessimistic (positive)
more pessimistic (comparative)
most pessimistic (superlative)

A pessimistic person is always expecting the worst to happen.


foreshortened

The past tense and past participle of foreshorten.


foreshortens

The third-person singular form of foreshorten.


skated

skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of skate.


gesticulates

gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gesticulate.


generalized

The past tense and past participle of generalize.


bulletproof

bulletproof (positive)
more bulletproof (comparative)
most bulletproof (superlative)

A bulletproof material is something that can resist a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

The police officers are wearing bulletproof vests.

If an idea or concept is bulletproof, it is unbreakable, very tough.


bulletproof

bulletproof (canonical)
bulletproofs (third-person singular)
bulletproofed (past)
bulletproofed (past participle)
bulletproofing (present participle)

If you bulletproof something, you make it able to resist bullets.

The engineers are trying to bulletproof the president's vehicle now.

If you bulletproof something, you make it resistant to failure.

We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw … it must not fail in use.


foiled

foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of foil.


gesticulated

The past tense and past participle of gesticulate.


foils

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


foil

A foil is a sword used in the sport of fencing.

He struck his opponent three times with his foil.

He wrapped his sandwich in aluminium foil.


foil

To foil is to stop somebody who is trying to do something.

The guard was able to foil the bad man from hurting the little girl.


treading

tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trodden (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)


cunning

Cunning is the skill of being very clever, usually to trick or fool someone else.

His new plan to attack the castle showed great cunning.


cunning

cunning (positive)
more cunning (comparative)
most cunning (superlative)

Something that is cunning uses skills to trick or deceive others.

The cunning fox was able to climb over the fence into the hen house.


generalization

generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

The process of forming general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

The process of reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.


hetero

One who is attracted to members of the opposite sex.


hetero

hetero (positive)
more hetero (comparative)
most hetero (superlative)

If someone is hetero, they are attracted to members of the opposite sex.


aisle

An aisle is the space between two sets of seats.


gesticulate

When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others.

When he was excited he would gesticulate wildly.


culpable

culpable (positive)
more culpable (comparative)
most culpable (superlative)

Culpable is to deserve blame, especially as something wrong

I am culpable for stealing your money.


architects

architect (singular)
architects (plural)

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


optimistic

optimistic (positive)
more optimistic (comparative)
most optimistic (superlative)

A person who is optimistic expects the best in all possible ways.

He is very optimistic about his plans that they will succeed.


premium

A premium is an amount of money paid for insurance.

He had to pay a higher premium after his house burnt down.

Premium is something that high quality and in short supply.

We had to pay a premium price for a glass of water in the desert.


reconnoitring

reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)


reconnoitres

The third-person singular form of reconnoitre.


depicts

depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of depict.


premiums

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


negligent

negligent (positive)
more negligent (comparative)
most negligent (superlative)

Negligent is being careless, without giving enough or proper attention.


bale

A bale is a large bundle, or package, tied with wire, rope, or string.

The farmer used the straw bale to feed his sheep.


bale

bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

If you bale, you create a bale from hay.

The hay was baled so it would be easier to transport.


treads

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


treads

The third-person singular form of tread.


infusions

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


bales

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


contours

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


contours

contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of contour.


bossy

bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

A bossy person often tells others what to do.

Mary is so bossy, always telling me what to do.


reconnoitred

The past tense and past participle of reconnoitre.


skates

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


skates

skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of skate.


subscription

subscription (singular)
subscriptions (plural)

Having access to a resource for a period of time.

I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

My library subscription is about to expire.

The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.


amending

amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)


architect

An architect is a person who designs and plans buildings.

We had an architect design our new house.


creeper

The fence was covered with Virginia creeper.

A mechanic's creeper is a board with wheels on it. People can lie on them to move around while working under cars.

He was at work on the creeper and only his legs could be seen sticking out from under the car.

This creeper at the park kept asking for my number even though I didn't know him.


stubbing

stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)


debited

debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of debit.


resents

resent (canonical)
resents (third-person singular)
resented (past)
resented (past participle)
resenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of resent.


discomfort

discomfort (singular)
discomforts (plural)

A feeling of being embarrassed or worried.

His bad singing caused us discomfort.

Pain or another unpleasant physical feeling.

She had some discomfort in her knees.


discomfort

discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)

If you discomfort a person or animal, you make them feel worried, embarrassed, or a little ill.

Her strange behaviour discomforted us.


stubbed

The past tense and past participle of stub.


loudnesses

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


minted

mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mint.


subscriptions

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


co-dependent

Co-dependent is a relationship in which a person allows another person to control them.


co-dependent

co-dependent (singular)
co-dependents (plural)

A co-dependent person does not act to meet their own needs; a doormat.


reconnoitre

/ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

/ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/

If you reconnoitre, you perform a reconnaissance of an area.

Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.


grilled

grill (canonical)
grills (third-person singular)
grilled (past)
grilled (past participle)
grilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grill.


depicted

The past tense and past participle of depict.


alternates

alternate (canonical)
alternates (third-person singular)
alternated (past)
alternated (past participle)
alternating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of alternate.


carter

A carter is a person who drives carts or wagons.

The carter had a team of four horses to pull his heavy cart.


fantastic

fantastic (positive)
more fantastic (comparative)
most fantastic (superlative)

Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.

His fantastic post-school had all failed.

She had a fantastic view of her own importance that no one else shared.

Not believable; maybe only possible in fantasy.

The events were so fantastic that all the audience went silent.

She entered the lab and admired the fantastic machines around her.

wonderful; marvelous; excellent; really good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

"I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"


depicting

depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)


resented

The past tense and past participle of resent.


caged

cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cage.

He walked up and down liked a caged tiger.


jetting

jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)


grilling

He could smell the food grilling on the barbecue.


skate

An ice skate is a steel blade, which are worn on the feet to travel across ice.

A roller skate has wheels, which are worn on the feet, to travel across smooth surfaces.

A skate board is a small piece of wood with wheels on the bottom.

A skate is a type of ray with a flat body.


skate

To skate is to travel using roller skates, ice skates, or a skate board.

I loved to ice skate during the winter.


humanitarian

humanitarian (positive)
more humanitarian (comparative)
most humanitarian (superlative)

Concerned and interested about the welfare of people. Trying to reduce the grieving and pain of people.


humanitarian

humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

A person with such interests and concerns.


fantasying

fantasy (canonical)
fantasies (third-person singular)
fantasied (past)
fantasied (past participle)
fantasying (present participle)


depict

To depict is to show, illustrate, or represent someone or something.

Smoking is depicted as harmful to your health


subscribes

subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of subscribe.


alternated

The past tense and past participle of alternate.


cheerful

cheerful (positive)
more cheerful (comparative)
most cheerful (superlative)

A person that is cheerful is happy and optimistic.

He is a very cheerful guy. He is always laughing and talking to the others.


contour

He liked the contour of her body.

A contour is a line that shows the outline of the shape.

I started with a contour drawing of the mountains.

A contour line joins places of the same height on a map.

Tightly spaced contour lines mean steep slopes.


contour

contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

To contour is to draw or create the outline of a shape.

He would contour the seat so that it would fit the human shape and be comfortable to sit on.


debits

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


debits

debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of debit.


Indian

An Indian is a person from India or a person whose family is from India.

An Indian is a person having descents of Native Americans.


hacking

hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)


jets

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


amended

amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of amend.


breeder

A breeder is a person who breeds plants or animals.

I met a plant breeder at the seedling farm.

A breeder is an animal kept for breeding.

The champion bull was kept at the farm as a breeder.

A breeder is a person attracted to members of the opposite sex.


jetted

The past tense and past participle of jet.


alternate

To alternate is change between two positions.

She would alternate between laughing and crying without warning.

My wife and I would alternate doing the dishes.

To alternate, something changes regularly and repeatedly.

The traffic lights would alternate from red to green.


subscribed

The past tense and past participle of subscribe.


amend

If you amend a law, statement, or piece of writing, you change it to make it better or fix a mistake.

Pakistan has amended a law to give new powers to army courts.


loudness

Loudness depends on the amplitde of a sound wave.

Loudness is how loud or soft any kind of sound is.


fuse

A fuse is a length of cord that will burn and is used to set off explosives.

After lighting the fuse, the miners moved away to a safe area.

A fuse is a switch used to set off an explosive.

The soldier carefully set the fuse on the bomb.

A fuse is a thin piece of wire that will melt if it gets too hot.

We lost power after after the faulty toaster made the fuse melt.


fuse

fuse (canonical)
fuses (third-person singular)
fused (past)
fused (past participle)
fusing (present participle)

Fuse is to mix or join two or more things together.


acidity

The quality of sour; sourness to the taste, as in the acidity of lemon juice.

Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.

Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.


amends

Amends are the apologies or payment given to a person due to loss or injury.

Making amends is an important step after a fight.


amends

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


shipwreck

shipwreck (singular)
shipwrecks (plural)

A shipwreck is the remains of a ship that has sunk or run aground. It can no longer be used.

The "Titanic" shipwreck is very deep in the ocean.

I know a man who likes to explore shipwrecks.

When a ship sinks or runs aground, it is called a shipwreck.

The sinking of the "Titanic" was a shipwreck.

Shipwrecks occur around the world.


shipwreck

shipwreck (canonical)
shipwrecks (third-person singular)
shipwrecked (past)
shipwrecked (past participle)
shipwrecking (present participle)

Shipwreck is to destroy a ship in an accident.

They were shipwrecked on a small island.


stubs

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


stubs

stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)


cooker

A cooker is a stove, or a pot, used to cook food.

We bought a new gas cooker.


infusion

A product made of a liquid which has had other ingredients in it to extract useful qualities.

An extract of many ingredients makes a refreshing infusion.

The act of soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

The act of installing a quality into a person.

1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 1


grills

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


grills

grill (canonical)
grills (third-person singular)
grilled (past)
grilled (past participle)
grilling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grill.


debit

A debit is a written record of a debt in an account book.

I wrote the amount he owed into the debit column of the account book.


debit

To debit is to add a debt to an account.

The bank agreed to debit his account for the cost of his new suit.


mints

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


mints

mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)


resent

resent (canonical)
resents (third-person singular)
resented (past)
resented (past participle)
resenting (present participle)

Resent is to be angry or bitter about something.

I resent having to do homework when I could be outside playing.


fantasied

The past tense and past participle of fantasy.


mint

Mint is a plant that can be eaten in the genus Mentha which has very strong-smelling leaves.

We had a mint sauce to pour on the roast lamb.

Mint is a lolly or candy flavored with the mint plant.

She sucked on a mint to make her breathe smell nice.

There was a high fence around the mint.

He made a mint selling his house at the right time.


mint

The government need to mint extra coins.

He was able to make people smile when he would mint a new word.


hacked

The past tense and past participle of hack.


cage

A cage is a structure made with wire or bars, to hold an animal.

The bird lived in a large wire cage near the window.

A cage is a something that holds things in, to protect or to keep imprisoned.

Your heart is inside your rib cage.


cage

cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)

Cage is to place something in a wire or barred structure so that they can not get out.

We had to cage the lion to keep it from escaping.


grill

{{countable]} A grill is a cooking surface which has parallel metal bars.

I like steak when it is cooked on a grill.

The most popular meal at the hotel was the mixed grill.


grill

He thought he would grill the steak.

The police would grill the suspect for hours.


fantasies

The plural of fantasy; more than one fantasy.


fantasies

The third-person singular form of fantasy.


stub

A stub is a short piece of something left when the rest has been used.

He chewed on the stub of his pencil.

A stub is the part of a ticket or cheque that you keep.

He put the ticket stub into his pocket and entered the theatre.

They cut off the branch, leaving a small stub.

In Wiktionary and Wikipedia, a stub is an article that is short and not complete.

He was angry, because the article he needed for his homework was just a stub.


stub

To stub is to put out something burning by crushing it.

Before entering the building, he had to stub out his cigarette.

If you stub your toe, you hit it hard against something.

I was scared walking in bare feet, because I could stub my toe.

The farmer needed to stub his field before he could plant a new crop.


adjuster

One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "claims adjuster."


hacks

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


adjusters

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


acidities

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


pathologies

pathology (singular)
pathologies (plural)

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


pathology

/pəˈθɒlədʒi/

The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.


subscribe

To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

Would you like to subscribe or subscribe a friend to our new magazine, Lexicography Illustrated?

To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access or a cell phone plan.

To believe or agree with a theory or an idea.

I don’t subscribe to that theory.

To pay money to be a member of an organization.

To contribute or promise to contribute money to a common fund.

1913: Theodore Roosevelt, autobiography — ... under no circumstances could I ever again be nominated for any public office, as no corporation would subscribe to a campaign fund if I was on the ticket, and that they would subscribe most heavily to beat me;

1776: Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations — The capital which had been subscribed to this bank, at two different subscriptions, amounted to one hundred and sixty thousand pounds, of which eighty per cent only was paid up.

To write one's name at the bottom of a document, to sign.

To admit to being inferior or in the wrong.


fantasy

That which comes from one's imagination.

The literary genre of magic and fictive medieval technology.


fantasy

To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.


lifestyles

lifestyle (singular)
lifestyles (plural)

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


humanitarians

humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

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


lifestyle

His lifestyle was not a good example for young people.

the totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group


heteros

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


roosters

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


nodes

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


typists

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


AD

AD is short for the Latin words anno Domini, which means in the year of our Lord. You use AD to refer to a date after the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.

The Romans started building the Colosseum in 70 AD.


Rangpur

Rangpur is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


Barisal

Barisal is also a district and Sadar Upzilla in Bangladesh


deficits

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


ureas

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


beware

Beware of the dog because it bites.


Magura

I live in Magura.


rooster

The rooster crowed loudly every morning.


Sylhet

Sylhet also is a district and a sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


durries

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


abortions

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


Rajshahi

Rajshahi is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


cynical

cynical (positive)
more cynical (comparative)
most cynical (superlative)

If someone is cynical, they have a negative attitude towards life.

He is a cynical person who seems to complain about everything.


durrie

The durrie was so pretty that we hung it on the wall.

A durrie is an Australian word for cigarette.

Hey mate, have you got a spare durrie?


Jessore

I live in Jessore.


Khulna

Khulna is also a district and sadar upzilla in Bangladesh


typist

A typist is a person who writes things using a typewriter.

He was a good typist, and could write more than 40 words per minute.


Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar is a district in Bangladesh.

I live in Cox's Bazar.

Cox's Bazar is also a tourist spot in Bangladesh.

Cox's Bazar is situated at the most south of Bangladesh.


Mymensingh

I live in Mymensingh.


a.m.

a.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between midnight and noon.

The program starts at 9 a.m.


p.m.

p.m. is used after a number to show that you are referring to a particular time between 12 noon and 12 midnight.

The spa closes at 9:00 pm.


charlatans

charlatan (singular)
charlatans (plural)

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


jet

A jet is a stream of gas or liquid forced through a small opening.

A jet of water burst through the broken pipe.

A jet is the opening where a stream of gas or liquid can be forced.

The gas stove would not work because the jet was blocked.

A jet is an aircraft powered by a jet engine.

The jet landed at the airport.

Jet is a hard, black coal, that is used for jewellery.

She was wearing her mother's jet necklace.


jet

She had jet black hair.


jet

jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

To jet is to travel by a jet powered aircraft.

We had to jet from Rome to London.


miscreant

miscreant (singular)
miscreants (plural)


miscreants

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


airmail

Airmail is the system of sending letters, parcels, and goods by air.

Goods are generally shipped by airmail.


patriotism

patriotism (singular)
patriotisms (plural)

Patriotism is love, support, and defense of one's country.

Americans get a burst of patriotism every year on July 4 when they celebrate Independence Day.


archbishops

archbishop (singular)
archbishops (plural)

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


armchairs

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


aborigines

aborigine (singular)
aborigines (plural)

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


hack

A hack is someone who works hard, but does not get great results.

He thinks he's a great rapper but he's just a hack.

A hack is a horse that is hired to others.

I rode a hack into the valley.

A hack is a way to gain access to parts of a computer program.

He got really high scores in that computer game but we knew he was using a hack.


hack

hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)

He decided to hack the tree in half.

To hack is to break into a computer or make programs do things they wouldn't normally do.

I was worried someone could hack into my e-mail account and get my credit card number.


ambassadors

ambassador (singular)
ambassadors (plural)

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


alleviated

alleviate (canonical)
alleviates (third-person singular)
alleviated (past)
alleviated (past participle)
alleviating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of alleviate.


AIDS

AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases.

The AIDS epidemic in the United States began in the 1980s.

AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.


acquaintances

acquaintance (singular)
acquaintances (plural)

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


acquaintance

An acquaitance is someone you know slightly but not well.

He's an old acquaintance of mine.


dental

Dental describes anything to do with the teeth.

I use dental floss to clean between my teeth.


agriculture

/ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə/

/ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.

Ukraine is strong both in industry and agriculture.


infections

infection (singular)
infections (plural)

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


arenas

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


Arabic

Arabic is a language that is spoken in the Middle East and in parts of North Africa.

She is learning Arabic.


Arabic

Something that is Arabic belongs or relates to the language, writing, or culture of the Arabs.

An Arabic numeral is one of the written figures such as 1, 2, 3, or 4.

The clock is available with either Roman or Arabic numerals.


aloud

When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.

When we were children, our father read aloud to us.

If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.

He really must be careful about thinking aloud. Who knew what he might say?


accelerator

accelerator (singular)
accelerators (plural)

An accelerator is the pedal in a vehicle which you step on to make it go faster.

He took his foot off the accelerator and the car started to slow down.


aborigine

Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.


alleviates

The third-person singular form of alleviate.


deficit

A deficit is a lack or shortage of something, such as money.


patriotisms

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


archbishop

/ˌɑː(r)tʃˈbɪʃəp/

In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a certain country or region.

A new archbishop was recently appointed.


hypothesizes

hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hypothesize.


ponchos

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


hypothesized

The past tense and past participle of hypothesize.


aboriginals

aboriginal (singular)
aboriginals (plural)

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


arena

An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.

We went to the arena to watch the football game.

You can refer to a field of activity, especially one where there is a lot of conflict or action, as an arena of a particular kind.

Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.


shipwrecked

shipwreck (canonical)
shipwrecks (third-person singular)
shipwrecked (past)
shipwrecked (past participle)
shipwrecking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shipwreck.


cross-contamination

Cross-contamination is the transfer of disease-causing microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, from one food to another.


compassionate

compassionate (positive)
more compassionate (comparative)
most compassionate (superlative)

If someone or something is compassionate, they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.

The nurse was a very caring, compassionate person.


grocers

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


Turks

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


allergic

If you are allergic to something, you become ill when you eat it or touch it.

I'm allergic to cats, they make me sneeze.


bewaring

beware (canonical)
bewares (third-person singular)
bewared (past)
bewared (past participle)
bewaring (present participle)


decked

deck (canonical)
decks (third-person singular)
decked (past)
decked (past participle)
decking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deck.


emigrant

An emigrant is a person who has left their own country to live in another country.

In the 1840's about 30,000 emigrants left Ireland every year.


intuitive

intuitive (positive)
more intuitive (comparative)
most intuitive (superlative)

If something is intuitive, you can learn or understand it without thinking about it much.


enumeration

enumeration (singular)
enumerations (plural)

A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.


emigrants

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


poncho

A poncho is a simple garment, like a blanket, with a hole for the head to go through.

He bought a poncho on his last trip to Bolivia.


approximately

Approximately is close to, but not exactly.

Approximately $150 million is to be spent on improvements.


hypobole

A hypobole is an understatement to create emphasis or effect. It is the opposite of hyperbole.


hypoboles

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


dead ends

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


alleviate

If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.

Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.


ample

ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

If there is an ample amount of something, there is enough of it and usually some extra.

There'll be ample opportunity to relax, swim and soak up some sun.

The design of the ground floor created ample space for a good-sized kitchen.

If you describe someone's figure as ample, you mean that they are large in a pleasant or attractive way.

... a young mother with a baby resting against her ample bosom.


ambassador

An ambassador is an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there.

The German ambassador to Poland lives in Warsaw.


absent-minded

absent-minded (positive)
more absent-minded (comparative)
most absent-minded (superlative)

Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.

In his later life he became even more absent-minded.


node

A node is a centre point, where parts meet.

The railway station was the town's transport node where all the buses stopped.

The doctor examined his armpit to feel the lymph node.

A node is a swelling on a plant which becomes a new branch or leaf.

A node is the point on a wave where the amplitude is zero.

A node is the point on an orbit where it crosses a plane.

(computing) A node is a computer in the context of a network.


enumerations

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


accelerators

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


resiliences

resilience (singular)
resiliences (plural)

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


architecture

architecture (singular)
architectures (plural)

Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.

He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.

The architecture of a building is the style in which it is designed and constructed.

The architecture of something is its structure.


infection

An infection is when germs enter the body and make it sick.

He had a serious infection from the cut on his arm.

An infection is the state of being infected.

The doctor had to treat a person with a scabies infection.


pitched battles

pitched battle (singular)
pitched battles (plural)

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


armchair

An armchair is a big comfortable chair which has a support on each side for your arms.

She was sitting in an armchair with blankets wrapped round her.


armchair

An armchair critic, fan, or traveller knows about a particular subject from reading or hearing about it rather than from practical experience.

This great book is ideal for both the travelling supporter and the armchair fan.


abounds

abound (canonical)
abounds (third-person singular)
abounded (past)
abounded (past participle)
abounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abound.


gulls

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


superposition

Superposition means one on top of the other, "placed above".

The superposition of rock strata means they are found one on top of the other.


farinaceous

farinaceous (positive)
more farinaceous (comparative)
most farinaceous (superlative)

/ˌfærəˈneɪʃəs/


lateral

lateral (positive)
more lateral (comparative)
most lateral (superlative)

An object's lateral refers to the side of it.

The lateral extension of the wall was 30 metres.


suzerains

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


tactics

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


absurd

absurd (positive)
absurder (comparative)
absurdest (superlative)

Something absurd is ridiculous and stupid.

Saying that a fish cannot swim in water is just absurd.

It was absurd for him to start a business selling rusty nails!


decks

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


autisms

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


abbreviate

abbreviate (canonical)
abbreviates (third-person singular)
abbreviated (past)
abbreviated (past participle)
abbreviating (present participle)

If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.

Alexander abbreviated his first name to Alec.

It was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals.


acquits

acquit (canonical)
acquits (third-person singular)
acquitted (past)
acquitted (past participle)
acquitting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acquit.


resilience

Resilience is the mental strength to recover from misfortune.

He needed resilience to continue working after the death of his wife.

Resilience is elasticity, how much something can stretch.

The scientists measured the resilience of the metal beam.


disorders

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


shoreland

shoreland (singular)
shorelands (plural)

The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc.


bewares

The third-person singular form of beware.


Turk

A Turk is someone who is from Turkey or someone who is part of the Turkic ethnic groups.

My father is a Turk, but my family has never visited Turkey.


nightfall

nightfall (singular)
nightfalls (plural)

Nightfall is the end of the day; the beginning of night.

Nightfall is when it becomes completely dark outside because the sun went down.

Nightfall was 45 minutes after sunset this evening.


stringent

stringent (positive)
more stringent (comparative)
most stringent (superlative)

If the requirements of something is stringent, it is strict.

They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.


tactic

A tactic is an action or plan to achieve a specific goal.

A tactic is a maneuver used against an enemy.


dead end

A dead end is a path or road that leads nowhere, which means that the only way back is to turn around.

That road on the left comes to a dead end.


inscriptions

inscription (singular)
inscriptions (plural)

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


deathbeds

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


inoperative

When something is inoperative, it is not working or not functioning, usually because it is idle or has broken down.

This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States.


nightfalls

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


royal family

royal family (singular)
royal families (plural)

The family of the ruling sovereign of a country or state.


abortion

If a woman has an abortion, her pregnancy is ended deliberately.

She's had two abortions.


charlatan

charlatan (singular)
charlatans (plural)

A charlatan is someone who fools another person.

Do not pay that charlatan any more money.


thrones

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


bewared

beware (canonical)
bewares (third-person singular)
bewared (past)
bewared (past participle)
bewaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of beware.


abounded

The past tense and past participle of abound.


sovereigns

sovereign (singular)
sovereigns (plural)

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


acquit

If someone is acquitted of a crime, they have been tried in a court and found not guilty.

He was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.


acquitted

The past tense and past participle of acquit.


pitched battle

A hostile battle involving prolonged fighting between opposing forces in close combat.

1594, William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, act 1, sc. 2:


aboriginal

aboriginal (singular)
aboriginals (plural)

An Aboriginal is an Australian aborigine.

He remained fascinated by the Aboriginals' tales.


aboriginal

Aboriginal means belonging or relating to the Australian Aborigines.

They saw the Aboriginal rock art in the Northern Territory.

The aboriginal people or animals of a place are ones that have been there from the earliest known times or that were there before people or animals from other countries arrived.

Most Canadians acknowledge that the aboriginal people have had a rotten deal.


accomplishes

accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accomplish.


loaves

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


duchesses

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


apparently

You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard or seen, but you are not certain that it is true.

Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.

Rudolph said no more. Apparently he was a man of few words.


gorgeous

gorgeous (positive)
more gorgeous (comparative)
most gorgeous (superlative)

All my classmates agreed that Bella was absolutely gorgeous.

The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous.

Israeli hummus is absolutely gorgeous.


overlords

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


feast days

feast day (singular)
feast days (plural)

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


throne

A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop or leader.

The position of a sovereign or leader itself.

The King is the only person that can sit on the throne.


grocery

Groceries are food and other household supplies that you buy in a store.

I'm going to pick up some groceries. Do you need anything?

A grocery is a shop or store that sells groceries.

I'm going to the grocery to get some milk.


shipwrecks

shipwreck (singular)
shipwrecks (plural)

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


shipwrecks

shipwreck (canonical)
shipwrecks (third-person singular)
shipwrecked (past)
shipwrecked (past participle)
shipwrecking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shipwreck.


Shetland pony

Shetland pony (singular)
Shetland ponies (plural)

A Shetland pony is a very small pony originally bred on the Shetland Islands of Scotland that is a favorite with children


acclaimed

acclaim (canonical)
acclaims (third-person singular)
acclaimed (past)
acclaimed (past participle)
acclaiming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acclaim.


crossbows

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


construing

construe (canonical)
construes (third-person singular)
construed (past)
construed (past participle)
construing (present participle)


disloyal

It would be disloyal to let him go alone.


royal families

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


abounding

abound (canonical)
abounds (third-person singular)
abounded (past)
abounded (past participle)
abounding (present participle)


feast day

A day allocated in celebration of a particular saint.

March 17 is the feast day of Saint Patrick.


abstraction

abstraction (singular)
abstractions (plural)

An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.

Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?

A line that has no width is only an abstraction.

Abstraction is the state of being very deep in thought.

Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'

Abstraction is the use of shapes and patterns in art.

Her paintings grew larger, and the images changed from abstraction to realism.


abbreviates

abbreviate (canonical)
abbreviates (third-person singular)
abbreviated (past)
abbreviated (past participle)
abbreviating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of abbreviate.


livery

Livery is the formal dress of an upper class servant, usually suggesting the 18th century with gold braid, gold buttons, waistcoat, pumps, powdered wig.

The Queen's footmen wear livery on formal occasions.


Virginia

Virginia is a state in the United States of America (USA).

Richmond is the capital of Virginia.


hostages

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


abound

If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.

The book abounds with close-up images from space.

Fish abound in the ocean.


inverted

invert (canonical)
inverts (third-person singular)
inverted (past)
inverted (past participle)
inverting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of invert.


suzerain

A dominant nation or state which has at least some control over the subordinate state.


disparaged

disparage (canonical)
disparages (third-person singular)
disparaged (past)
disparaged (past participle)
disparaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of disparage.


archers

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


depositing

deposit (canonical)
deposits (third-person singular)
deposited (past)
deposited (past participle)
depositing (present participle)


loafs

loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)


franc

Franc is a unit of French currency before it was replaced by the euro.


construe

To translate and explain the meaning of something.

This court must construe according to the law.


deposited

The past tense and past participle of deposit.


inscription

inscription (singular)
inscriptions (plural)

An inscription is the words cut into or printed on a stone or other surface.

The inscription says he died 100 years ago.


line of march

line of march (singular)
lines of march (plural)

Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.


hypothesize

hypothesize (canonical)
hypothesizes (third-person singular)
hypothesized (past)
hypothesized (past participle)
hypothesizing (present participle)

/hʌɪˈpɒθɪsʌɪz/

To hypothesize is to make a guess, a hypothesis, based on the available evidence.

The detective hypothesized that the criminal could have escaped through the heating vents.


disparage

If you disparage someone, you make fun of or degrade them.

The Constitution shall not disparage others and put them in a bad light.


construed

The past tense and past participle of construe.


duchess

The female ruler of a duchy (where women can reign).


construes

The third-person singular form of construe.


falooda

Falooda is a cold and sweet drink that is rather popular in Southern Asia.


grocer

A grocer is a person who sells groceries (foodstuffs and household items) retail from a grocery.

John worked as a grocer when he was young.


avocados

avocado (singular)
avocados or avocadoes (plural)

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


randomly

He fired randomly at all the targets.


illegitimate

/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/

They set up an illegitimate government.

He was an illegitimate child.


overlord

The duke of Normandy's overlord was the king of France.


resembles

resemble (canonical)
resembles (third-person singular)
resembled (past)
resembled (past participle)
resembling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of resemble.


upstages

upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of upstage.


Abdul

Abdul is an Islamic male given name. Abdul means servant in Arabic which is derived from the word Abd.


vernacular

vernacular (singular)
vernaculars (plural)

Vernacular refers to the language spoken by the people in their own country.

The Bible was translated from Latin into the vernacular.


Georgia

Georgia is a state in the southern United States.


Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan (singular)
Sri Lankans (plural)

Someone that is a person who is from Sri Lanka or has a culture from Sri Lanka.

William Gopallawa was a famous Sri Lankan president


duchy

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

She ruled the duchy while the duke was away.


monarch

A monarch is the leader of a kingdom or empire.

The monarch of England is Elizabeth II.

A monarch butterfly is a kind of orange and black butterfly, Danaus plexippus.


inverts

The third-person singular form of invert.


disparages

The third-person singular form of disparage.


gobbledygook

gobbledygook (singular)
gobbledygooks (plural)

Something that is useless, incomprehensible or even nonsense writing.

Paggyita's story of the Yang Ying was gobbledygook, none of it was even true.


Fathima

Fathima is an Islamic female given name.


banishing

banish (canonical)
banishes (third-person singular)
banished (past)
banished (past participle)
banishing (present participle)


archer

An archer is a person who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.


illegitimacy

illegitimacy (singular)
illegitimacies (plural)

The state or condition of being illegitimate.


tights

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Tights are pants worn by females that cover from the waist down to the feet.


banish

To send someone away and to forbid him from returning.

The king banished the rebels.


tenderhearted

tenderhearted (positive)
more tenderhearted (comparative)
most tenderhearted (superlative)

When someone is tenderhearted, the person is kind, gentle and cares about other people's troubles or distress.


disloyalty

disloyalty (singular)
disloyalties (plural)


deposits

The third-person singular form of deposit.


deposits

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


autism

Autism is a disorder where a person has limited communication, little social interaction, have very limited interests, and often do the same things repeatedly.

Because their child continually rocked back and forward without speaking, the parents thought it might be autism.


moron

A moron is someone who is an idiot or is stupid.

It is not nice to call someone a moron.


adoption

An act of adopting a child by different parents so that the child becomes one of their own.

The dog was available for adoption, so I decided to take it.


accomplish

accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.

They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.


enactment

enactment (singular)
enactments (plural)

A piece of legislation that has been authorized by a legislative person.

The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.

The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.


deck

The sailors had to clean the top deck.

A deck is the space between the floors of a ship.

The cannons were lined up in the gun deck.

A deck is something that is like the floor of a ship.

We sat on the top deck of the bus.

A deck is the outside floor of a house or building without a roof.

We went out onto the observation deck at the top of the tall building.

The bridge was closed while the deck was being repaired.

Before playing poker, you need to shuffle the deck.


deck

deck (canonical)
decks (third-person singular)
decked (past)
decked (past participle)
decking (present participle)

When you deck something, you dress it up.

We had to deck out the room with ribbons for the party.

If you deck someone, you knock them down to the floor.

He was so angry, I thought he would deck me.


banished

The past tense and past participle of banish.


crew

A group of people working together to operate something such as a ship, factory, airplane, etc.


incomprehensible

incomprehensible (positive)
more incomprehensible (comparative)
most incomprehensible (superlative)

If something is incomprehensible, it is very difficult or impossible to understand.

Alan's story was incomprehensible and made almost everyone confused by what he was saying.


loafed

loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of loaf.


patty

A patty is a flat circular piece of ground meat.


gravy

A thick sauce made from the fats or juices from meat and vegetables.

I added some gravy over my plate of rice to make it tastier.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. -- Bette Davis

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money. -- Mike Weir


upstaged

The past tense and past participle of upstage.


acclaiming

acclaim (canonical)
acclaims (third-person singular)
acclaimed (past)
acclaimed (past participle)
acclaiming (present participle)


acclaim

If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.

The group's debut album was immediately acclaimed a hip hop classic.


acclaim

Acclaim is public praise for someone or something.

All this equipment has received international acclaim from the specialist hi-fi press.


resembled

The past tense and past participle of resemble.


Welsh

Welsh is a language that is spoken in Wales.

I spoke Welsh.


Welsh

Welsh (positive)
more Welsh (comparative)
most Welsh (superlative)

Something that is Welsh is related to Wales, its people or its culture.


mushroom

A mushroom is a fungus that grows on soil or on dying wood.

While in the forest, make sure to look on dead trees for mushrooms!


avocado

avocado (singular)
avocados or avocadoes (plural)

/ævəˈkɑːdəʊ/

An avocado is a type of fruit that is yellowish-green and mushy inside.

Avocados grow in South Africa.

A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the meat of an avocado.


abbreviated

abbreviate (canonical)
abbreviates (third-person singular)
abbreviated (past)
abbreviated (past participle)
abbreviating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abbreviate.


abbreviated

If something is abbreviated, it is shortened.

The abbreviated book cost less because it wasn't as big.


kite

A kite is an object made of light material that can use the wind to fly. They are held by a long string.

We went to the beach to fly a kite this summer.

Most kites eat dead animals, but some catch and eat mice and squirrels.


royalty

The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.


interregnum

interregnum (singular)
interregnums or interregna (plural)

The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the beginning of the reign of another sovereign.

A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.


prosperous

prosperous (positive)
more prosperous (comparative)
most prosperous (superlative)

Something that is prosperous is financially successful.

Trading Babe Ruth was far more prosperous for the Yankees than for the Red Sox.

A person or thing that is prosperous has a lot of money.

He was raised in a very prosperous household.


rebellions

rebellion (singular)
rebellions (plural)

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


reliable

reliable (positive)
more reliable (comparative)
most reliable (superlative)

Something or someone that is reliable can be trusted or believed.

I told you computers are reliable, they finished the task in just 10 minutes when we took 5 hours for!

Gideon is very reliable if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.!


maturity

/məˈt͡ʃʊərəti/

Maturity is the stage of being fully grown or developed; the stage of being mature. This means being able to reproduce.


Kuiper belt

The Kuiper belt is a line of comets in the ridges of space.


acclaims

The third-person singular form of acclaim.


acclaims

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


hostage

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of an action or act; that upon completion of that act the person is to be released.


resemble

resemble (canonical)
resembles (third-person singular)
resembled (past)
resembled (past participle)
resembling (present participle)

If two things resemble each other, it means they are similar or look like one another.

Modern computers do not resemble computers from the 1970's.


coachman

/ˈkəʊt͡ʃmən/

A coachman is the person who drives a coach.

The family tipped the coachman when they arrived at their destination.


marshmallows

marshmallow (singular)
marshmallows (plural)

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


syrup

Syrup is a thick, sticky, sweet liquid made from sugar, water and flavourings.

I poured syrup on my waffles and pancakes.


unoccupied

unoccupied (positive)
more unoccupied (comparative)
most unoccupied (superlative)

If something is unoccupied, it is not occupied.

The tenant left, making the house unoccupied.

If someone is unoccupied, they are not busy; they are free to do something.

My dad is unoccupied and is free to get us some ice cream.


hijab

A hijab is a piece of material worn by Muslim women to cover their hair and neck.


scattered

A group of items that are distributed randomly.

Her toys were scattered all over the floor.

The weather forecast says scattered showers this morning.


lychee

/ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃiː/

A lychee is a fruit, that comes from China. It is small with thick rough reddish skin, white flesh and a large seed inside.

Lychees are very sweet.


characterizes

characterize (canonical)
characterizes (third-person singular)
characterized (past)
characterized (past participle)
characterizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of characterize.


disorder

absence of order; a condition of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

The children left the room in disorder.

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room

The army tried to prevent disorder when claims the elections had been rigged grew stronger.

A physical or psychical dysfunction and, or, malfunction.

Bulimia is an eating disorder.


repeaters

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


mega

This ant experiment will be mega cool!


livid

livid (positive)
more livid (comparative)
most livid (superlative)

When someone is livid, he/she is very angry, sometimes can even become irrational.

My friend is livid because someone stole his candy bar.


inappropriate

inappropriate (positive)
more inappropriate (comparative)
most inappropriate (superlative)

If something that is inappropriate, it is not appropriate, something that is not needed.

Your act of throwing food away was inappropriate.


accomplished

accomplish (canonical)
accomplishes (third-person singular)
accomplished (past)
accomplished (past participle)
accomplishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accomplish.


accomplished

accomplished (positive)
more accomplished (comparative)
most accomplished (superlative)

If someone is accomplished at something, they are very good at it.

She is an accomplished painter.


pineapple

pineapple (singular)
pineapples (plural)

A pineapple is a large green-and-brown fruit with yellow flesh.

I was looking forward to eating my pineapple, but I had a lot of trouble cutting it open.


ridges

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


ridges

ridge (canonical)
ridges (third-person singular)
ridged (past)
ridged (past participle)
ridging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ridge.


spotless

spotless (positive)
more spotless (comparative)
most spotless (superlative)

If something is spotless, it has no spots on it; it is not dirty.

You did a good job cleaning the house! It is spotless!


halal

Food that Muslims can eat according to the Islamic religious practice.


revert

revert (canonical)
reverts (third-person singular)
reverted (past)
reverted (past participle)
reverting (present participle)

When you revert, you are undoing an action.


unhelpful

If something is unhelpful, it is not useful or helpful.

Most of his contributions are unhelpful.


pineapples

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


characterized

The past tense and past participle of characterize.


delicious

delicious (positive)
more delicious (comparative)
most delicious (superlative)

When a food is delicious, it is tasty or tastes very nice.

The lasagna the school cooks is delicious and the children loved it a lot.


obituaries

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


wintry

wintry (positive)
wintrier (comparative)
wintriest (superlative)

If it is wintry, it feels like winter and the cold.

It feels wintry even when it is just autumn.


-ed

If you used "ed" after a word, that means it has already happened. This is used to form past tense of verbs.

You were banned from eating lunch here.


meaningful

Your contributions to Wiktionary are meaningful.


best man

In western culture, the best man is the groom's attendant at a wedding.

John was best man at his brother's wedding.


thingies

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


dodos

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


aberrant

aberrant (positive)
more aberrant (comparative)
most aberrant (superlative)

When something is aberrant, it is straying from the right or usual course; wandering.

Something that is varying from ordinary type; abnormal; exceptional.


insightful

insightful (positive)
more insightful (comparative)
most insightful (superlative)

If something is insightful, then it has insight; it gives you a better understanding of a topic or concept.


pentagons

More than one pentagon; plural of pentagon


quadrilaterals

quadrilateral (singular)
quadrilaterals (plural)

More than one quadrilateral; plural of quadrilateral


thingamabob

thingamabob (singular)
thingamabobs (plural)

Thingamabob is used for (usually) weird inventions or things; doohickey


hijabs

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


colonization

colonization (singular)
colonizations (plural)

Colonization is when a new colony is created by a country elsewhere.

The British colonization in the 17th-18th century made the British Empire one of the largest in the world.


deposit

deposit (canonical)
deposits (third-person singular)
deposited (past)
deposited (past participle)
depositing (present participle)

If you deposit something, you put it down in a place.

If you deposit money, you put it into a bank account.

I deposited £50 in my bank account.

If you deposit a coin or a note, you put it into a machine to buy something.


deposit

A deposit is something put down or left behind.

A deposit is money or other valuables left in a bank to be kept safe.

I put my jewelry in my safe deposit.

A deposit is a part payment for an item.

I paid a £50 deposit for my new television.

A deposit is a security left when borrowing something.

A deposit is a layer of matter that is found under a surface.


ajar

If a door or window is ajar, it is slightly open.


popsicles

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


mince

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Mince is meat that has been chopped into very small pieces.

That mince that I just gave you was pork.


mince

mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)

To mince something, you chop it into very small piece to make mince.


repeater

An electronic device that takes in a weak signal and makes it stronger.


loaf

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.


loaf

loaf (canonical)
loafs (third-person singular)
loafed (past)
loafed (past participle)
loafing (present participle)

loaf about, loaf around.


tsunami

tsunami (singular)
tsunamis or tsunami (plural)

A tsunami is a very large water wave formed in the ocean and can destroy buildings and people. Usually due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption.


dodo

A dodo is an extinct bird of the Aves family from Mauritius.


syrups

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


spectacular

spectacular (positive)
more spectacular (comparative)
most spectacular (superlative)

When something is spectacular, it is very amazing and fascinating, making people surprised and excited about it.

The bridge is spectacular! I have never seen something like it before!


patiently

Doing something patiently means to do it in a patient manner.

Jimmy waited patiently for his mother to bring him his favorite toy.


mushrooms

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


sovereign

sovereign (positive)
more sovereign (comparative)
most sovereign (superlative)

A country that is sovereign is able to control itself without the influence of other countries.

Taiwan is recognized as a sovereign state by few countries.

Something that is sovereign has supreme power.


sovereign

sovereign (singular)
sovereigns (plural)

A sovereign is a monarch or the ruler of a country.

A sovereign is a person who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

A sovereign is a gold coin formerly used in the United Kingdom.


unreliable

unreliable (positive)
more unreliable (comparative)
most unreliable (superlative)

When something or someone is unreliable, it cannot be trusted.

He is an unreliable source of this murder case as he is a good friend of the suspect and would then try to defend him.


greedy

greedy (positive)
greedier (comparative)
greediest (superlative)

A greedy person is someone who wants money or other items for himself and does not like to share.

My aunt is greedy because she keeps talking about money.


paranoid

paranoid (positive)
more paranoid (comparative)
most paranoid (superlative)

When someone is being paranoid, they feel worried and have fear about something.

Stop being so paranoid; nobody's following us.


overload

overload (canonical)
overloads (third-person singular)
overloaded (past)
overloaded (past participle)
overloading (present participle)

To load many items in something that it exceeds the limit.

The lift was too overloaded that it refused to close the doors until someone got out of it.


reassign

reassign (canonical)
reassigns (third-person singular)
reassigned (past)
reassigned (past participle)
reassigning (present participle)

If someone reassigns something, they change a persons job from one thing to another, usually through someone of higher power than them.

Mrs. Bullium reassigned Caper from being a software developer to becoming a system administrator.


quadrilateral

A quadrilateral is a geometric shape having four sides.

A rectangle is a quadrilateral.


administrators

administrator (singular)
administrators (plural)

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


ferocious

ferocious (positive)
more ferocious (comparative)
most ferocious (superlative)

When someone is ferocious, they are livid, scary or mad.

Tigers are ferocious.


attackers

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


disposable

disposable (singular)
disposables (plural)

A disposable is an object that is designed to be used once and then thrown away.


disposable

disposable (positive)
more disposable (comparative)
most disposable (superlative)

When something is disposable, it is made to be used for a short time and then thrown away.

He wiped his mouth with a disposable wipe.


irresponsible

irresponsible (positive)
more irresponsible (comparative)
most irresponsible (superlative)

When someone is irresponsible, he/she is not responsible and does not care about anything that goes wrong.

My uncle's friend is irresponsible. He does not care about the damage he caused because of him misbehaving in public, causing his company to suffer because of this.


monarchs

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


rebellion

rebellion (singular)
rebellions (plural)

Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

The government is doing its best to stop rebellion in the country.

Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebeling.

Having a tattoo was Mathilda's personal rebellion against her parents.

An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

The army general led a successful rebellion and became president of the country.


flush

flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)

To flush is to have your skin turn red from fever or emotion.

The sick boy's face was flushed.

To flush is to clean with a sudden flow of water.

Heavy rain would flush the rubbish out of the drain.

He forgot to flush the toilet after using it.


flush

The tiles had to be flush with each other so that people would not trip over them.

(game) Flush cards are all of the same suit.

In poker he was dealt five hearts, a flush.


stubborner

stubborn (positive)
stubborner (comparative)
stubbornest (superlative)

The comparative form of stubborn; more stubborn.


forced marches

forced march (singular)
forced marches (plural)

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


councilman

councilman (singular)
councilmen (plural)

A councilman is a male member of a council, usually a city council.


unappreciated

Unappreciated means to not being appreciated

He felt unappreciated when the teacher yelled at him.


characterize

characterize (canonical)
characterizes (third-person singular)
characterized (past)
characterized (past participle)
characterizing (present participle)

To see someone or something a particular way (often negative).

To determine the characteristics of someone or something.


toddler

A toddler is a very young child, about two or three years old.


obituary

/əˈbɪtjʊərɪ/

An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals.

His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death.

At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.


irrational

irrational (positive)
more irrational (comparative)
most irrational (superlative)

If something is irrational is it not rational, or it is nonsensical.

That decision was completely irrational.


nonviolent

nonviolent (positive)
more nonviolent (comparative)
most nonviolent (superlative)

When something is nonviolent, it is not violent and usually peaceful.

Mahatma Gandhi and his protesters protested in a nonviolent way.


recite

recite (canonical)
recites (third-person singular)
recited (past)
recited (past participle)
reciting (present participle)

I will recite my poem tomorrow.


administrator

An administrator is a person who takes authority over someone or something.

Congratulations to Max, he is now an administrator of Wiktionary!


bleach

bleach (canonical)
bleaches (third-person singular)
bleached (past)
bleached (past participle)
bleaching (present participle)

Bleaching something means to make it become white or even colorless.

She bleached her brown hair so she could impersonate the blonde Marilyn Monroe in the talent show.

I will bleach my white shirts to take out those ink stains.

Bleaching your white shirts will take out ink stains.


bleach

Bleach is a chemical used to make things white.

I used a cup of bleach in the washing machine.


stubbornest

The superlative form of stubborn; most stubborn.


thingamabobs

thingamabob (singular)
thingamabobs (plural)


showman

A showman is a person who organizes a show or theatrical event.

P. T. Barnum was an American showman.


baffle

baffle (canonical)
baffles (third-person singular)
baffled (past)
baffled (past participle)
baffling (present participle)

When you are baffled by something, it shows that it is confusing.

I am baffled by this puzzle and I cannot solve it.


cha-cha

Cha-cha refers to the famous Latin American dance.


forced march

Soldiers, especially infantry, moving at a faster than normal, even tiring pace.


lynchings

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


revulsion

revulsion (singular)
revulsions (plural)

Loathing, aversion, disgust, abhorrence.

I was overcome with revulsion when I heard of what happened.


marshmallow

marshmallow (singular)
marshmallows (plural)

/mɑːʃˈmaləʊ/

A marshmallow is a plant from Africa (Althaea officinalis).

The root of the marshmallow plant is used to make confections.

A marshmallow is a sweet, fluffy food that is white in color and cylindrical in shape.

The kids love having marshmallows in hot chocolate drinks


patties

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


wrinkle

A wrinkle is a line or crease on old and fragile skin, usually caused by old age or tiredness.

My grandfather had a lot of wrinkles on his face.


wrinkle

wrinkle (canonical)
wrinkles (third-person singular)
wrinkled (past)
wrinkled (past participle)
wrinkling (present participle)

To wrinkle is to make lines, creases, or folds on a smooth surface.

When he smiled, his face wrinkled.


upstage

The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.


upstage

The actor turned and walked upstage.


upstage

The play had no upstage props.


upstage

upstage (canonical)
upstages (third-person singular)
upstaged (past)
upstaged (past participle)
upstaging (present participle)

To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.

The dog did tricks and upstaged the speaker.

To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.


embellish

embellish (canonical)
embellishes (third-person singular)
embellished (past)
embellished (past participle)
embellishing (present participle)

When you embellish something, you decorate it.

The picture frame was embellished with tiny gold angels.

Don't embellish your excuse for being late with tall tales about your mother being sick, your boss firing you, and your dog running away from home!


provoke

provoke (canonical)
provokes (third-person singular)
provoked (past)
provoked (past participle)
provoking (present participle)

Your bad behavior provoked me to drop out of the club.

Don't provoke your parents into taking away your privileges by behaving badly.


projectiles

projectile (singular)
projectiles (plural)

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


stubborn

stubborn (positive)
stubborner (comparative)
stubbornest (superlative)

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate.

He is very stubborn about his beliefs.

Jack is always stubborn at the dinner table.


diabolical

diabolical (positive)
more diabolical (comparative)
most diabolical (superlative)

[ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəɫ]

[ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ]

If someone or something is diabolical, it is very evil or cruel.

That math test was diabolical! I only knew the answers to three of the questions!

If someone or something is diabolical, it is related to the devil; it is satanic.


treaties

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


pentagon

A pentagon is a shape that has five sides.


shorelands

shoreland (singular)
shorelands (plural)

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


fire screen

fire screen (singular)
fire screens (plural)

A fireplace accessory placed on the hearth to shield people from direct heat and to prevent sparks from bursting into the room.


lynching

lynch (canonical)
lynches (third-person singular)
lynched (past)
lynched (past participle)
lynching (present participle)


lynching

A lynching is an act of violence given to somebody by a mob of people.


cabby

One who drives a vehicle for hire such as a taxi cab driver.

The cabby sped through rush hour traffic.


devious

devious (positive)
more devious (comparative)
most devious (superlative)

When someone is devious, that person is not honest and frank.

Paul is being devious about the missing funds in the company's reserves, something is not right here.


entertainer

entertainer (singular)
entertainers (plural)

An entertainer is a person who entertains or amuses other people.

There will be many entertainers at the State Fair this year.

I want to be an entertainer when I grow up.


flushing

flush (canonical)
flushes (third-person singular)
flushed (past)
flushed (past participle)
flushing (present participle)


synthetic

synthetic (positive)
more synthetic (comparative)
most synthetic (superlative)

When something is synthetic, it is artificial, fake, man-made or not genuine.


jaunt

When you take a jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.

We took a jaunt to the beach.

My jaunts about town led to meeting many interesting people.


jaunt

jaunt (canonical)
jaunts (third-person singular)
jaunted (past)
jaunted (past participle)
jaunting (present participle)

If you jaunt, you take a short trip, usually for pleasure.


fealties

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


threatening

threaten (canonical)
threatens (third-person singular)
threatened (past)
threatened (past participle)
threatening (present participle)


threatening

Threatening means something is bad or has threat.

She goes around the block threatening to commit suicide.


humbugs

humbug (canonical)
humbugs (third-person singular)
humbugged (past)
humbugged (past participle)
humbugging (present participle)


interregnums

interregnum (singular)
interregnums or interregna (plural)

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


kites

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


adoptions

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


Sri Lankans

Sri Lankan (singular)
Sri Lankans (plural)

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


colonizations

colonization (singular)
colonizations (plural)

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


Shetland ponies

Shetland pony (singular)
Shetland ponies (plural)

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


royalties

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


liveries

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


francs

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


Northman

A person from Scandinavia, especially one who raided into Britain and western Europe between the eighth and eleventh centuries; a Viking.

A common medieval prayer was: "From the fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord."


dressing room

dressing room (singular)
dressing rooms (plural)

A dressing room is a place in a theatre, movie studio, television studio, etc. where a performer changes from his street dress into a costume. A locker room is sometimes called a dressing room.

He put on his costume and make up in a dressing room on the lower level of the theatre.

Her dressing room was crowded with adoring fans after every performance.


colonisations

colonisation (singular)
colonisations (plural)

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


flushed

The past tense and past participle of flush.


pew

A bench-like piece of furniture in a house of worship for members of the congregation.

I sat in the front pew of the church for my grandson's wedding.

All the pews were filled on Easter Day.


lychees

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


attacker

An attacker is someone who attacks someone else, usually out of violence.

A hacker is an attacker that tries to enter other people's systems illegally.

An attacker is a player who tries to score goals or points for their own team.


disloyalties

disloyalty (singular)
disloyalties (plural)

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


gobbledygooks

gobbledygook (singular)
gobbledygooks (plural)

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


interregna

/ˌɪntərˈrɛɡnə/

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


toddlers

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


Northmen

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


determination

determination (singular)
determinations (plural)

/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.

The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.

The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.

That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.


reopening

reopen (canonical)
reopens (third-person singular)
reopened (past)
reopened (past participle)
reopening (present participle)


reopened

The past tense and past participle of reopen.


statuettes

statuette (singular)
statuettes (plural)

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


anytime

I have no plans this weekend; I can paint the house anytime.


jure uxoris

For example, Robert Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale was titled Earl of Carrick jure uxoris.


mincing

mince (canonical)
minces (third-person singular)
minced (past)
minced (past participle)
mincing (present participle)


reopens

The third-person singular form of reopen.


crews

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


premiered

premiere (canonical)
premieres (third-person singular)
premiered (past)
premiered (past participle)
premiering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of premiere.


gravies

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


impresario

impresario (singular)
impresarios or impresari (plural)

/ˌɪmprɪˈsɑːrɪəʊ/

An impresario is a person who organizes shows, theatrical events and performers.


sons-in-law

sons-in-law (singular)
sons-in-law or son-in-laws (plural)

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


reassignments

reassignment (singular)
reassignments (plural)

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