spotlight

spotlight (canonical)
spotlights (third-person singular)
spotlighted (past)
spotlighted (past participle)
spotlighting (present participle)

If you spotlight something, you illuminate it with a spotlight.

On the news, they spotlighted the issue of drug use.

Spotlighting is a technique for hunting at night. One person holds a flashlight and illuminates an animal, then another person shoots it.


cohorts

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


coinages

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


krises

kris (singular)
krises or krisses (plural)

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


krises

krised (past)
krised (past participle)
krising (present participle)
kris (canonical)
krises (third-person singular)
krissed (past)
krissed (past participle)
krissing (present participle)


moderator

moderator (singular)
moderators (plural)

A moderator is a person who moderates, a person who enforces rules on people.


wariness

Wariness is a feeling or act of being careful because they are expecting something bad.

He moved very slowly and she noticed his wariness.


homologates

homologate (canonical)
homologates (third-person singular)
homologated (past)
homologated (past participle)
homologating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of homologate.


chipmunk

A chipmunk is a small squirrel-like rodent.


furthering

further (canonical)
furthers (third-person singular)
furthered (past)
furthered (past participle)
furthering (present participle)


modded

mod (canonical)
mods (third-person singular)
modded (past)
modded (past participle)
modding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mod.


conspicuous

conspicuous (positive)
more conspicuous (comparative)
most conspicuous (superlative)

If something is conspicuous, it is easy to notice.


individualized

individualize (canonical)
individualizes (third-person singular)
individualized (past)
individualized (past participle)
individualizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of individualize.


guru

A guru is a Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.

A guru is an influential advisor or mentor.


cream cheeses

cream cheese (singular)
cream cheeses (plural)

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


settle down

If a person settles down, they need to become quiet and calm.

If a person settles down, they stop moving from place to place and find a long-term home.


individualizing

The present participle of individualize.


calculative

calculative (positive)
more calculative (comparative)
most calculative (superlative)

If something or someone is calculative, it involves the use of calculation.


extractions

extraction (singular)
extractions (plural)

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


individualise

individualise (canonical)
individualises (third-person singular)
individualised (past)
individualised (past participle)
individualising (present participle)

If you individualise something, you give modify it to suit a person's needs or wants.


yeet

"Yeet!" is an interjection said while throwing something, especially when throwing it far, suddenly, and with force.


yeet

yeet (canonical)
yeets (third-person singular)
yeeted (past)
yeeted (past participle)
yeeting (present participle)

If you yeet something, you throw it a long distance with a sudden, forceful motion.

She yeeted the empty soda can into the recycling bin.


comers

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


tin foil

Tin foil is a piece of tin which is flat and thin like paper. Sometimes people say "tin foil" when they really mean "aluminium foil", which is made of a different metal, aluminium, instead of tin.


phosphates

phosphate (singular)
phosphates (plural)

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


individualizes

The third-person singular form of individualize.


buff

buff (positive)
more buff (comparative)
most buff (superlative)

A buff person is someone who is muscular.


buff

buff (canonical)
buffs (third-person singular)
buffed (past)
buffed (past participle)
buffing (present participle)

If you buff a character in a video game, you make them stronger.


buff

A buff is something in a video game that makes your character stronger.


monopolises

monopolise (canonical)
monopolises (third-person singular)
monopolised (past)
monopolised (past participle)
monopolising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of monopolise.


monopolised

The past tense and past participle of monopolise.


monopolizing

monopolize (canonical)
monopolizes (third-person singular)
monopolized (past)
monopolized (past participle)
monopolizing (present participle)


kris

kris (singular)
krises or krisses (plural)

A kris is a traditional Indonesian or Malay dagger. It has a curved, tapered blade.


kris

krised (past)
krised (past participle)
krising (present participle)
kris (canonical)
krises (third-person singular)
krissed (past)
krissed (past participle)
krissing (present participle)

If you kris something, you stab it with a kris.


monopolizes

The third-person singular form of monopolize.


handyman

A handyman is a person who does small tasks and odd jobs.


collarless

A collarless shirt does not have a collar.


realistic

realistic (positive)
more realistic (comparative)
most realistic (superlative)

If something is realistic, it is expressed as an idea that can be achieved.

If you are realistic, you see the world the way it is and use approaches that are likely to work.


coinage

Coinage is the process of coining money.

Coinage is the creation of new words or phrases.


individualize

If you individualize something, you give modify it to suit a person's needs or wants.


homologate

homologate (canonical)
homologates (third-person singular)
homologated (past)
homologated (past participle)
homologating (present participle)

If you homologate an item, you officially or legally approve the use of it.


welling

well (canonical)
wells (third-person singular)
welled (past)
welled (past participle)
welling (present participle)


waxy

waxy (positive)
waxier (comparative)
waxiest (superlative)

If something is waxy, it looks or feels like wax.

The trees have small, waxy leaves.


neologised

neologise (canonical)
neologises (third-person singular)
neologised (past)
neologised (past participle)
neologising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of neologise.


colonists

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


neologise

/nɪˈɒlədʒʌɪz/

If you neologise, you coin a new word or phrase.


neologizes

neologize (canonical)
neologizes (third-person singular)
neologized (past)
neologized (past participle)
neologizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of neologize.


recruitments

recruitment (singular)
recruitments (plural)

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


individualising

The present participle of individualise.


mods

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


mods

mod (canonical)
mods (third-person singular)
modded (past)
modded (past participle)
modding (present participle)


individualises

individualise (canonical)
individualises (third-person singular)
individualised (past)
individualised (past participle)
individualising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of individualise.


neoterized

neoterize (canonical)
neoterizes (third-person singular)
neoterized (past)
neoterized (past participle)
neoterizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of neoterize.


homologated

The past tense and past participle of homologate.


neoterise

neoterise (canonical)
neoterises (third-person singular)
neoterised (past)
neoterised (past participle)
neoterising (present participle)

If you neoterise, you coin a new word or phrase.


neoterises

The third-person singular form of neoterise.


contactable

contactable (positive)
more contactable (comparative)
most contactable (superlative)

If a person is contactable, they can be contacted.


rainfalls

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


contestable

contestable (positive)
more contestable (comparative)
most contestable (superlative)

If something is contestable, it can be contested.


recruitment

Recruitment is the act or process of recruiting people into the company or organization.


contextualize

contextualize (canonical)
contextualizes (third-person singular)
contextualized (past)
contextualized (past participle)
contextualizing (present participle)

If you contextualize something, you provide the background information needed to understand it.

If you contextualize something, you place it into a particular context.


contextualizing

The present participle of contextualize.


monopolising

monopolise (canonical)
monopolises (third-person singular)
monopolised (past)
monopolised (past participle)
monopolising (present participle)


contextualised

contextualise (canonical)
contextualises (third-person singular)
contextualised (past)
contextualised (past participle)
contextualising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of contextualise.


contextualises

The third-person singular form of contextualise.


contextualising

The present participle of contextualise.


contextualizes

The third-person singular form of contextualize.


contextualized

The past tense and past participle of contextualize.


monopolized

monopolize (canonical)
monopolizes (third-person singular)
monopolized (past)
monopolized (past participle)
monopolizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of monopolize.


comer

A comer is a person who is catching up to others and has a high chance of winning in a race.


contextualise

If you contextualise something, you provide the background information needed to understand it.

If you contextualise something, you place it into a particular context.


neoterised

The past tense and past participle of neoterise.


rainfall

Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls on a single occasion.


motivational

motivational (positive)
more motivational (comparative)
most motivational (superlative)

A motivational person is someone who motivates other.


colonizing

colonize (canonical)
colonizes (third-person singular)
colonized (past)
colonized (past participle)
colonizing (present participle)


colonized

The past tense and past participle of colonize.


neologises

The third-person singular form of neologise.


phosphate

phosphate (singular)
phosphates (plural)

A phosphate is a salt or ester the contains phosphoric acid.


neutralized

neutralize (canonical)
neutralizes (third-person singular)
neutralized (past)
neutralized (past participle)
neutralizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of neutralize.


neutralises

neutralise (canonical)
neutralises (third-person singular)
neutralised (past)
neutralised (past participle)
neutralising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of neutralise.


neutralizes

The third-person singular form of neutralize.


individualised

The past tense and past participle of individualise.


neologizing

neologize (canonical)
neologizes (third-person singular)
neologized (past)
neologized (past participle)
neologizing (present participle)


neutralised

The past tense and past participle of neutralise.


neologising

neologise (canonical)
neologises (third-person singular)
neologised (past)
neologised (past participle)
neologising (present participle)


neologized

The past tense and past participle of neologize.


inspirational

inspirational (positive)
more inspirational (comparative)
most inspirational (superlative)

A inspirational person is someone who inspires other.


cohort

A cohort is a group of people supporting the same thing or person.

A cohort is a set of individuals in a program. It is usually used to compare with previous groups within the same program.


computable

If something is computable, it can be computed or calculated.


neologize

/nɪˈɒlədʒʌɪz/

If you neologize, you coin a new word or phrase.


nervousness

Nervousness is the state or quality of being nervous.


colonizes

The third-person singular form of colonize.


colonising

colonise (canonical)
colonises (third-person singular)
colonised (past)
colonised (past participle)
colonising (present participle)


neoterize

neoterize (canonical)
neoterizes (third-person singular)
neoterized (past)
neoterized (past participle)
neoterizing (present participle)

If you neoterize, you coin a new word or phrase.


neoterizes

The third-person singular form of neoterize.


neoterising

neoterise (canonical)
neoterises (third-person singular)
neoterised (past)
neoterised (past participle)
neoterising (present participle)


colonist

A colonist is a member of a colony, especially one of the original members.


colonises

The third-person singular form of colonise.


monopolise

If a company monopolises the market, they dominate or have total control of it by excluding everyone else.


extraction

extraction (singular)
extractions (plural)

Extraction is the act of removing something from somewhere.

Extraction the thing or stuff that was removed.

Extraction is an act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.

Extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket.

If you are of French/Congolese/Chinese/etc. extraction, that is your ethnicity.


colonised

The past tense and past participle of colonise.


monopolize

If a company monopolizes the market, they dominate or have total control of it by excluding everyone else.


colonize

If you colonize a place, you settle down with colonists, and thus, making the place a colony.


movie theatres

movie theatre (singular)
movie theatres (plural)

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


movie theatre

A movie theatre is a theater that shows movies.

Me and my best friends went to the movie theatre to see a movie called "The Other Woman"

The movie theatre sells lots of foods and drinks


fluently

If you speak fluently, you are able to express yourself easily.

He lived in Mexico, so he is able to speak Spanish fluently.

If a something moves fluently, it moves smoothly and easily, in a flowing manner.


hard copy

A hard copy is a printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form.


roadsides

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


bedsides

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


soft copy

A soft copy is a electronic copy of a document, as opposed to a copy in printed form.


hard copies

hard copy (singular)
hard copies (plural)

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


Peru

Peru is a country in South America, the capital city is Lima.


colonise

If a country colonises a place, it sends colonists to live there, thus, making the place a colony.


flat as a pancake

If something is as flat as a pancake, it is very flat.


pugs

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


Peruvians

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


rockier

rocky (positive)
rockier (comparative)
rockiest (superlative)

The comparative form of rocky; more rocky.


forcibly

If you do something forcibly, you do it with force.

The protestors were dragged out of the senate forcibly.


akin

If A is akin to B, A and B have similar characteristics.


neutralise

If A neutralises B, A makes B inactive or ineffective.

The antidote neutralised the toxin.

If you neutralise a person, you kill them.


neutralize

If A neutralizes B, A makes B inactive or ineffective.

The antidote neutralized the toxin.

If you neutralize a person, you kill them.


figure of speech

A figure of speech is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use in order to produce a rhetorical effect.


shabbiest

shabby (positive)
shabbier (comparative)
shabbiest (superlative)

The superlative form of shabby; most shabby.


airfields

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


repressing

repress (canonical)
represses (third-person singular)
repressed (past)
repressed (past participle)
repressing (present participle)


shabby

If a person's clothing is shabby, it is torn or worn.

If person is shabby, they are wearing ragged or worn clothing.


compilers

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


reliably

If something is done reliably, it is done in a reliable way.


roadside

The roadside is the area on either side of a road.

The roadside stand did a good business just selling products to people who merely wanted directions.


inaudible

If something is inaudible, it cannot be heard or not loud enough to be heard.


shabbier

The comparative form of shabby; more shabby.


rockiest

The superlative form of rocky; most rocky.


withdrawals

withdrawal (singular)
withdrawals (plural)

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


dry as a bone

If something is as dry as a bone, it is very dry.


redrawing

redraw (canonical)
redraws (third-person singular)
redrew (past)
redrawn (past participle)
redrawing (present participle)


unfitter

unfit (positive)
unfitter (comparative)
unfittest (superlative)

The comparative form of unfit; more unfit.


redraws

The third-person singular form of redraw.


repressed

The past tense and past participle of repress.


skilfully

If something is done skilfully, it is done in a skillful way.


represses

The third-person singular form of repress.


subdues

subdue (canonical)
subdues (third-person singular)
subdued (past)
subdued (past participle)
subduing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of subdue.


soft copies

soft copy (singular)
soft copies (plural)

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


improfitable

improfitable (positive)
more improfitable (comparative)
most improfitable (superlative)

If a business is improfitable, it is not making a profit.


renewable

renewable (positive)
more renewable (comparative)
most renewable (superlative)

If something is renewable, it can be renewed.


resistible

resistible (positive)
more resistible (comparative)
most resistible (superlative)

If something is resistible, it can be resisted.


skillfully

If something is done skillfully, it is done in a skillful way.


scribed

scribe (canonical)
scribes (third-person singular)
scribed (past)
scribed (past participle)
scribing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scribe.


greater than

If one quantity is greater than another, it is more than that other quantity.

The typical program length is greater than one year.


withdrawal

/ˈwɪθˌdrɔːl/

Drug withdrawal is the group of symptoms that occur upon the decrease in intake of medications or recreational drugs.

heroin withdrawal

nicotine withdrawal

caffeine withdrawal

Withdrawal' is an act of withdrawing from a place.


compressions

compression (singular)
compressions (plural)

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


reorganisations

reorganisation (singular)
reorganisations (plural)

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


poorliest

poorly (positive)
poorlier (comparative)
Superlativepoorliest

The superlative form of poorly; most poorly.


arthritis

arthritis (singular)
arthritides (plural)

Arthritis is a disease that causes inflammation of a person's bone or body joint. It can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness and it is a condition that lasts for a long time.


rocky

rockier (comparative)
rockiest (superlative)
rocky (positive)
more rocky (comparative)
most rocky (superlative)

If a place is rocky, it has a lot of rocks.

If something is rocky, it is like a rock.

A rocky situation or relationship is one with a lot of difficulties.


reorganizations

reorganization (singular)
reorganizations (plural)

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


subdued

The past tense and past participle of subdue.


rudely

If something is done rudely, it is done in a rude way.


localisations

localisation (singular)
localisations (plural)

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


bedside

If something is by the bedside, it is located beside a bed.

A doctor's bedside manner is the way they talk to a patient.


airfield

An airfield is a large open space that is used for the taking off and landing of aircraft. Unlike an airport, it does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.


wine-whine merger

Wine-whine merger is a merger in which IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [ʍ] (the voiceless sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [w] (the sound heard at the beginning of the word wine); in accents where this merger occurs, whine and wine are homophones.


unfittest

The superlative form of unfit; most unfit.


replications

replication (singular)
replications (plural)

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


pug

A pug is a breed of dog originating from China.


localizations

localization (singular)
localizations (plural)

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


compotes

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


redrew

redraw (canonical)
redraws (third-person singular)
redrew (past)
redrawn (past participle)
redrawing (present participle)


subdue

If you subdue a situation, you overcome or bring it under control.


arthritides

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


fatiguing

fatigue (canonical)
fatigues (third-person singular)
fatigued (past)
fatigued (past participle)
fatiguing (present participle)


poorlier

The comparative form of poorly; more poorly.


reintroduction

reintroduction (singular)
reintroductions (plural)

Reintroduction is the process of introducing something to someone or some place again.


originality

/əˌrɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/

The originality of something is how original it is.

The Thresold of originality differs between countries. Please read the criteria before uploading images to Wikimedia Commons.


subduing

subdue (canonical)
subdues (third-person singular)
subdued (past)
subdued (past participle)
subduing (present participle)


reliant

reliant (positive)
more reliant (comparative)
most reliant (superlative)


poorly

If something is done poorly, it is done in a way that it is bad or not good enough.

to do poorly in business

we should get a refund from the contractor, the renovation was done poorly with cracked tiles.


book stores

book store (singular)
book stores (plural)

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


compiler

A compiler is a person who compiles items.

A compiler is a computer program which transforms source code into object code.


quattuordecillions

quattuordecillion (singular)
quattuordecillions (plural)

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


bookshops

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


localising

localise (canonical)
localises (third-person singular)
localised (past)
localised (past participle)
localising (present participle)


pesto

Pesto is a sauce that originates from Italy. It is made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese.


unprofitable

unprofitable (positive)
more unprofitable (comparative)
most unprofitable (superlative)

If a business is unprofitable, it is not making a profit.


localised

The past tense and past participle of localise.


scribing

scribe (canonical)
scribes (third-person singular)
scribed (past)
scribed (past participle)
scribing (present participle)


fatigued

The past tense and past participle of fatigue.


bombardiers

bombardier (singular)
bombardiers (plural)

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


quadrillions

quadrillion (singular)
quadrillions (plural)

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


incessant

incessant (positive)
more incessant (comparative)
most incessant (superlative)

If something is done in an incessant way, it continues without a pause or stop, usually annoyingly.

The dog's incessant barking kept the girl awake all night.


cryptozoology

Cryptozoology is the search for animals, especially mythical ones, to see if they might really exist.


sincerities

sincerity (singular)
sincerities (plural)

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


predecessors

predecessor (singular)
predecessors (plural)

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


reheated

reheat (canonical)
reheats (third-person singular)
reheated (past)
reheated (past participle)
reheating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reheat.


mod

A mod is a modern style of fashionable dress that originated in England in the 1960s.

A mod is an end user-created package containing modifications to the look or behaviour of a video game.


mod

mod (canonical)
mods (third-person singular)
modded (past)
modded (past participle)
modding (present participle)

If you mod something, you modify it from its original condition to individualize and/or enhance the performance of the object.

His friends were particularly impressed with the way he modded his Honda Civic.

If you mod a video game, you install or create a mod for it.

Learning Java is what got me into modding Minecraft.

If you mod an online forum, you act as a moderator to silence or punish a rule-breaking user on the forum.

Don't break the rules or you'll be modded.

I used to mod that forum.


reintroductions

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


metamours

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


peculiarly

If something is done peculiarly, it is done in a strange or unusual way.

If something peculiarly large, easy, interesting, etc., it is especially so.


relists

relist (canonical)
relists (third-person singular)
relisted (past)
relisted (past participle)
relisting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of relist.


localises

The third-person singular form of localise.


voiceless

If something or someone is voiceless, they lack a voice.


reorganized

reorganize (canonical)
reorganizes (third-person singular)
reorganized (past)
reorganized (past participle)
reorganizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reorganize.


book shops

book shop (singular)
book shops (plural)

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


reorganising

reorganise (canonical)
reorganises (third-person singular)
reorganised (past)
reorganised (past participle)
reorganising (present participle)


redraw

redraw (canonical)
redraws (third-person singular)
redrew (past)
redrawn (past participle)
redrawing (present participle)

If you redraw something, you draw it again, usually differently.

The line between the two countries had to be redrawn.


militaria

/ˌmɪlɪˈtɛːrɪə/

Militaria are military or police artifacts.


irreplaceable

If something is irreplaceable, it cannot be replaced.


collaged

collage (canonical)
collages (third-person singular)
collaged (past)
collaged (past participle)
collaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of collage.


compote

Compote is a dessert made of fruits that are cooked in a syrup.


competitiveness

Competitiveness is how well a business or economy can compete.

Your competitiveness is how much you want to compete.


reintroduces

reintroduce (canonical)
reintroduces (third-person singular)
reintroduced (past)
reintroduced (past participle)
reintroducing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reintroduce.


reorganised

The past tense and past participle of reorganise.


reorganizes

The third-person singular form of reorganize.


substitutable

substitutable (positive)
more substitutable (comparative)
most substitutable (superlative)

If something is substitutable, it can be substituted.


vigintillions

vigintillion (singular)
vigintillions (plural)

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


quintillions

quintillion (singular)
quintillions (plural)

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


commanders

commander (singular)
commanders (plural)

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


sensitivity

sensitivity (singular)
sensitivities (plural)

The sensitivity of something is how sensitive it is.


localized

localize (canonical)
localizes (third-person singular)
localized (past)
localized (past participle)
localizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of localize.


firmly

If you do something firmly, you do it in a firm or strong way.

If A is firmly attached onto B, A is attached to B in a secured way.


reorganises

The third-person singular form of reorganise.


reheats

The third-person singular form of reheat.


debatable

debatable (positive)
more debatable (comparative)
most debatable (superlative)

If something is debatable, it is open for debate as it is not fully proven or confirmed.

Those data are debatable: no one has been able to replicate them.

It's debatable whether he is the best candidate for the position.


militants

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


casually

If something is done casually, it is done in a casual way.


compression

compression (singular)
compressions (plural)

Compression is the act or process of forcing something into a smaller space.

Compression is act or process of reducing the amount of memory needed to store a piece of data.


metamour

In a polyamorous relationship, a metamour is your partner's partner, with whom you are not dating.

Billy and Jamie are dating, Jamie is dating Tom, but Billy and Tom are not dating. Because they are both dating the same person but not dating each other, they are metamours.


Peruvian

A Peruvian is a person or thing that comes from Peru.


Peruvian

Something or someone that is Peruvian comes from Peru.

The Peruvian currency is the Sol.


reorganization

reorganization (singular)
reorganizations (plural)

Reorganization is the act or process of organizing things again.


twenty-six

He is twenty-six years old.


refusals

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


profess

profess (canonical)
professes (third-person singular)
professed (past)
professed (past participle)
professing (present participle)

If a person professes, they declare something.


repositioned

reposition (canonical)
repositions (third-person singular)
repositioned (past)
repositioned (past participle)
repositioning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reposition.


displaced

displace (canonical)
displaces (third-person singular)
displaced (past)
displaced (past participle)
displacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of displace.


relisted

relist (canonical)
relists (third-person singular)
relisted (past)
relisted (past participle)
relisting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of relist.


commandants

commandant (singular)
commandants (plural)

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


-ation

Words ending with -ation is the action, process, result or state of a verb.

congregate + -ation → congregation

accumulate + -ation → accumulation

moderate + -ation → moderation


reorganizing

reorganize (canonical)
reorganizes (third-person singular)
reorganized (past)
reorganized (past participle)
reorganizing (present participle)


twenty-eight

He is twenty-eight years old.


book shop

book shop (singular)
book shops (plural)


localisation

localisation (singular)
localisations (plural)

/ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Localisation is the act of determining where something is or where it is from.

Localisation is the act of stopping or limiting the spread of something.

Localisation is the act of making a product suitable for use in a foreign region.


displace

If you displace something or someone, you move it out of its usual location.


firmlier

firmly (positive)
firmlier (comparative)
Superlativefirmliest

The comparative form of firmly; more firmly.


reintroduced

reintroduce (canonical)
reintroduces (third-person singular)
reintroduced (past)
reintroduced (past participle)
reintroducing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reintroduce.


predecessor

predecessor (singular)
predecessors (plural)

A predecessor is someone who held an office before the current holder (incumbent).


twenty-nine

He is twenty-nine years old.


twenty-seven

He is twenty-seven years old.


replication

replication (singular)
replications (plural)

Replication is the process of copying or reproducing something.

A replication is an attempt to repeat an experiment and get the same result.


repress

repress (canonical)
represses (third-person singular)
repressed (past)
repressed (past participle)
repressing (present participle)

If you repress a situation, you subdue it with force.

If you repress something, you press again.


sensitivities

sensitivity (singular)
sensitivities (plural)

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


collages

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


collages

collage (canonical)
collages (third-person singular)
collaged (past)
collaged (past participle)
collaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of collage.


displaces

The third-person singular form of displace.


professed

The past tense and past participle of profess.


intensive

intensive (positive)
more intensive (comparative)
most intensive (superlative)

If something like a task is intensive, it requires a lot of work without a lot of time.

Before going to Italy, he took an intensive Italian language course.

Her illness was severe, and she required intensive care.


reorganisation

reorganisation (singular)
reorganisations (plural)

Reorganisation is the act or process of organising things again.


scribes

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


scribes

scribe (canonical)
scribes (third-person singular)
scribed (past)
scribed (past participle)
scribing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scribe.


professes

profess (canonical)
professes (third-person singular)
professed (past)
professed (past participle)
professing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of profess.


nationwide

If something happens nationwide, it happens throughout the nation.


nationwide

A nationwide situation or event happens throughout the nation.

The nationwide change in support for the idea was unexpected.


commandant

A commandant is a military officer who commands a specific unit or division.


localizes

localize (canonical)
localizes (third-person singular)
localized (past)
localized (past participle)
localizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of localize.


repositioning

reposition (canonical)
repositions (third-person singular)
repositioned (past)
repositioned (past participle)
repositioning (present participle)


replaceable

replaceable (positive)
more replaceable (comparative)
most replaceable (superlative)

If something is replaceable, it can be replaced.


reorganise

reorganise (canonical)
reorganises (third-person singular)
reorganised (past)
reorganised (past participle)
reorganising (present participle)

/riːˈɔːɡ(ə)nʌɪz/

If you reorganise something, you organise it again.


illuded

illude (canonical)
illudes (third-person singular)
illuded (past)
illuded (past participle)
illuding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of illude.


reintroduce

If you reintroduce something to someone, you introduce it someone or some place again.


militant

militant (positive)
more militant (comparative)
most militant (superlative)

A militant person is someone who favours fighting to show that they support a political or social cause.


militant

A militant is someone who is aggressive for a particular cause.


conceivable

If something is conceivable, it can be conceived or imagined.


unrelated

unrelated (positive)
more unrelated (comparative)
most unrelated (superlative)

If A and B are unrelated, they are not related to each other.


quantifies

quantify (canonical)
quantifies (third-person singular)
quantified (past)
quantified (past participle)
quantifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quantify.


quantified

The past tense and past participle of quantify.


sincerity

sincerity (singular)
sincerities (plural)

Sincerity is the state or quality of being sincere.


goodwill

Goodwill is the friendly and helpful attitude towards someone or something.

donations should be done out of goodwill.

Goodwill is the reputation of a business that can be quantified as an asset when the business is sold.

The accountants valued the company's goodwill at 14 million dollars.


refusal

A refusal to a request, offer, invitation, or command, is saying no to it.

Your refusal to do your job resulted in your being fired.

A refusal to do something is also when you are not willing to do it.

Her refusal to participate was clear when she stayed in her seat.


relist

relist (canonical)
relists (third-person singular)
relisted (past)
relisted (past participle)
relisting (present participle)

If you relist an item for sale, you put it up for sale again.


bombardier

bombardier (singular)
bombardiers (plural)

A bombardier is a bomber crew member who aims and releases bombs.

A bombardier is a non-commissioned officer rank in artillery, equivalent to corporal.


repositions

The third-person singular form of reposition.


repositions

reposition (singular)
repositions (plural)

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


quantify

If you quantify something, you assign a quantity to it.

It's difficult to quantify the students' progress.

If you quantify something, you determine its value.

There are real benefits from maintenance that we can quantify.


firmliest

firmly (positive)
firmlier (comparative)
Superlativefirmliest

The superlative form of firmly; most firmly.


displacing

displace (canonical)
displaces (third-person singular)
displaced (past)
displaced (past participle)
displacing (present participle)


significance

The significance of something is how important or large its effect or influence is.

The significance of the discovery was not well understood at the time.

The significance of a word, sign, action etc, is its meaning.

The significance of her words was clear.


illude

If you illude, you trick or give a false impression to someone.


book store

book store (singular)
book stores (plural)

A book store is a store that sells books.

Which book store do you wish to go to?

The book store is selling the new copy of the book!


localization

localization (singular)
localizations (plural)

/ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Localization is the act of determining where something is or where it is from.

Localization is the act of stopping or limiting the spread of something.

Localization is the act of making a product suitable for use in a foreign region.


scribe

scribe (canonical)
scribes (third-person singular)
scribed (past)
scribed (past participle)
scribing (present participle)

If you scribe, you write on or engrave a surface.


honestly

If you do something honestly, you do it in an honest manner.

He answered the questions honestly.

Honestly is used to emphasize the opinion of a person.

Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.


reposition

If you reposition something, you put it into a new position.


localize

localize (canonical)
localizes (third-person singular)
localized (past)
localized (past participle)
localizing (present participle)

If you localize something, you discover where it is.

They tried to localize the source of the smell.

If you localize something, you prevent it from moving out of an area.

Despite the efforts of fire fighters, they were unable to localize the wildfire.

If you localize a product, you adapt it for use in a foreign region. It usually means translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.

We need to localize our software for the Japanese market.


reorganize

reorganize (canonical)
reorganizes (third-person singular)
reorganized (past)
reorganized (past participle)
reorganizing (present participle)

/riːˈɔːɡ(ə)nʌɪz/

If you reorganize something, you organize it again.


reheat

reheat (canonical)
reheats (third-person singular)
reheated (past)
reheated (past participle)
reheating (present participle)

If you reheat something, you heat it again after it has it has cooled.

I’m reheating some leftovers for dinner.


publicly

If something is done publicly, it is done in public.

He publicly proposed to his girlfriend.


collage

A collage is a picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.


collage

collage (canonical)
collages (third-person singular)
collaged (past)
collaged (past participle)
collaging (present participle)

If you collage, you make picture into a collage.


pistols

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


evenly

If something is evenly spread, it is spread out as to form a flat surface.

Spread the icing evenly over the cake.

If you distribute something evenly, you give the same amount of it to everyone.

To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.

If a number is evenly divisible, it can be divided to leave no remainder.


proximities

proximity (singular)
proximities (plural)

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


handguns

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


hotter than a pistol

If a person is hotter than a pistol, they are very popular or productive.


illuding

illude (canonical)
illudes (third-person singular)
illuded (past)
illuded (past participle)
illuding (present participle)


leukaemias

leukaemia (singular)
leukaemias (plural)

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


proximity

If something is in close proximity, it is very near.

The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.

You and I live in close proximity.


commander

commander (singular)
commanders (plural)

A commander is a person who controls and directs an organization.

(military) The new commander of the Naval Fleet will be taking over next week.


professing

profess (canonical)
professes (third-person singular)
professed (past)
professed (past participle)
professing (present participle)


illudes

The third-person singular form of illude.


summeriest

summery (positive)
summerier (comparative)
summeriest (superlative)

The superlative form of summery; most summery.


summerier

The comparative form of summery; more summery.


bon appétit

If you wish someone bon appétit, you wish them to have a good meal.


unfit

unfitter (comparative)
unfittest (superlative)
unfit (positive)
more unfit (comparative)
most unfit (superlative)

If someone or something is unfit for a role or purpose, they do not have the correct requirements for it.

Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.

If you are unfit, your body is not suited to physical activity because of lack of exercise.


enquiries

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


detainments

detainment (singular)
detainments (plural)

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


occupancies

occupancy (singular)
occupancies (plural)

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


floppy

floppy (positive)
floppier (comparative)
floppiest (superlative)

If a long or flat object is floppy, it bends easily without breaking.


airforces

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


handgun

A handgun is a small gun that is designed to be held and operated with one hand.

A pistol is a type of handgun.


floppier

The comparative form of floppy; more floppy.


airmen

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


progressively

If something is done progressively, it is done in a progressive manner.


druggies

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


tolerant

tolerant (positive)
more tolerant (comparative)
most tolerant (superlative)

If a person is tolerant, they allow, understand, or accept something to a large extent.


unavoidable

/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/

If something is unavoidable, it cannot be avoided and will happen.


abrasiveness

The abrasiveness of something is how abrasive it is.


floppiest

The superlative form of floppy; most floppy.


prepossessing

prepossessing (positive)
more prepossessing (comparative)
most prepossessing (superlative)

If something is prepossessing, it is attractive.


bon voyage

/ˌbɒn vwaɪˈɑːʒ/

If you wish someone bon voyage, you wish them to have a good journey.


officeholders

officeholder (singular)
officeholders (plural)

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


elasticities

elasticity (singular)
elasticities (plural)

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


holders

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


airforce

An airforce is the branch of a country's military which fights in the air.


consecrations

consecration (singular)
consecrations (plural)

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


air forces

air force (singular)
air forces (plural)

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


wrongly

If you do something wrongly, you do it in a wrong way.


summery

If something is summery, it is like or related to the summer.

She wore a light summery dress.


unquietest

unquiet (positive)
unquieter (comparative)
unquietest (superlative)

The superlative form of unquiet; most unquiet.


calamity

A calamity is an event that results in great loss of something.


attaché

An attaché is a diplomatic officer who plays a specific role and has a specific area of responsibility.

His will be moving to France for his new posting as military attaché.


calamities

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


brightly

If something is shining brightly, it is giving off a lot of light.

If you speak, smile, or act brightly, you do so in a happy, positive, friendly way.


breastfeed

breastfeed (canonical)
breastfeeds (third-person singular)
breastfed (past)
breastfed (past participle)
breastfeeding (present participle)

If a woman breastfeeds, she feeds a baby milk directly from the breasts.

If a baby breastfeeds, it drinks milk directly from a mother's breasts.


Luxembourgians

Luxembourgian (singular)
Luxembourgians (plural)

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


officeholder

An officeholder is a person who holds an office, they are usually appointed or elected to the office.


sublimations

sublimation (singular)
sublimations (plural)

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


remitted

remit (canonical)
remits (third-person singular)
remitted (past)
remitted (past participle)
remitting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of remit.


attachés

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


office-holders

office-holder (singular)
office-holders (plural)

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


burgeoning

burgeon (canonical)
burgeons (third-person singular)
burgeoned (past)
burgeoned (past participle)
burgeoning (present participle)


detainment

Detainment is the act or condition of being detained.

Canada objected to Russia's detainment of the two Canadians.


televizes

televize (canonical)
televizes (third-person singular)
televized (past)
televized (past participle)
televizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of televize.


Luxemburgers

Luxemburger (singular)
Luxemburgers (plural)

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


oh boy

You use oh boy when you are excited about or looking forward to something.

Oh boy, ice cream!

You use oh boy when you are displeased or dreading something.

Oh boy, here we go again.


departures

departure (singular)
departures (plural)

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


office holders

office holder (singular)
office holders (plural)

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


Azerbaijanis

Azerbaijani (singular)
Azerbaijanis (plural)

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


fineliest

finely (positive)
finelier (comparative)
Superlativefineliest

The superlative form of finely; most finely.


shikras

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


uptakes

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


unquieter

The comparative form of unquiet; more unquiet.


office holder

An office holder is a person who holds an office, they are usually appointed or elected to the office.


Bangladeshis

Bangladeshi (singular)
Bangladeshis (plural)

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


postings

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


telecasted

telecast (canonical)
telecasts (third-person singular)
telecasted (past)
telecasted (past participle)
telecasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of telecast.


unbuckling

unbuckle (canonical)
unbuckles (third-person singular)
unbuckled (past)
unbuckled (past participle)
unbuckling (present participle)


unbuckles

The third-person singular form of unbuckle.


uptake

The uptake of something is the action of taking or using something that is available.


suggestive

suggestive (positive)
more suggestive (comparative)
most suggestive (superlative)

If something is suggestive, it suggests or implies an idea.

The painting is abstract, but the colors are suggestive of fruit or the Mediterranean.

If something that a person says or does is suggestive, the action makes you think of romance or sex.


Formosa

/fɔːˈməʊ.sə/


Luxemburger

A Luxembourger is a citizen of Luxembourg.


occupancy

occupancy (singular)
occupancies (plural)

Occupancy is the act of occupying a place as an occupant or tenant.

Occupancy is the time period of which someone occupies a piece of land or premises.

The occupancy of a building is how much of the building is occupied by tenants.

The average occupancy of this hotel is 90 percent.


finelier

The comparative form of finely; more finely.


unclamps

unclamp (canonical)
unclamps (third-person singular)
unclamped (past)
unclamped (past participle)
unclamping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unclamp.


Luxembourger

Luxembourger (singular)
Luxembourgers (plural)

A person from the country Luxembourg or with Luxembourgish ancestors.


enquiry

An enquiry is a search for the truth or for more information about a topic.


Costa Ricans

Costa Rican (singular)
Costa Ricans (plural)

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


unbuckled

The past tense and past participle of unbuckle.


Cameroonians

Cameroonian (singular)
Cameroonians (plural)

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


en masse

If something is done en masse, it is done with a lot of people, animals, or objects acting as a group.


windbags

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


burgeons

The third-person singular form of burgeon.


curriculums

curriculum (singular)
curriculums (plural)

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


commodifying

commodify (canonical)
commodifies (third-person singular)
commodified (past)
commodified (past participle)
commodifying (present participle)


consecration

consecration (singular)
consecrations (plural)

Consecration is the act or ceremony of declaring something to be holy.


sublimation

sublimation (singular)
sublimations (plural)

Sublimation is the process of a solid turning into a gas without passing through the liquid state.


narrowly

If you do something narrowly, you do it in a limited way.

The court applied the definition of "worker" extremely narrowly, leaving out many people who work.

If you narrowly miss something, you miss it by a very small distance.

He narrowly avoided death.

She narrowly lost the race.


firmness

The firmness of something is how firm the thing is.


sublimed

sublime (canonical)
sublimes (third-person singular)
sublimed (past)
sublimed (past participle)
subliming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sublime.


greatly

If something changes greatly, the change is very big.

Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year.


checklists

checklist (singular)
checklists (plural)

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


finely

If you chop something finely, you cut it into very small pieces.

The recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of finely chopped garlic.

If something is finely tuned, made, drawn, etc., it is done in a careful and delicate way.

The hair in the painting was so finely drawn as to look real.


commodified

The past tense and past participle of commodify.


unprepossessing

unprepossessing (positive)
more unprepossessing (comparative)
most unprepossessing (superlative)

If something is unprepossessing, it is dull and has nothing special.


commodifies

The third-person singular form of commodify.


remits

remit (canonical)
remits (third-person singular)
remitted (past)
remitted (past participle)
remitting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of remit.


remits

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


burgeoned

burgeon (canonical)
burgeons (third-person singular)
burgeoned (past)
burgeoned (past participle)
burgeoning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of burgeon.


departure

departure (singular)
departures (plural)

Departure is the act of leaving a place.


Luxembourgers

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


reasonably

If something is done reasonably, it is done in a reasonable way.

If something is reasonably priced, its price is not too cheap or expensive.


umpiring

umpire (canonical)
umpires (third-person singular)
umpired (past)
umpired (past participle)
umpiring (present participle)


televize

televize (canonical)
televizes (third-person singular)
televized (past)
televized (past participle)
televizing (present participle)

When you televize a show, you broadcast it by television.

The media corporation televized the ball game for everyone to see.


sublimating

sublimate (canonical)
sublimates (third-person singular)
sublimated (past)
sublimated (past participle)
sublimating (present participle)


torchers

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


isoelectric

If something is isoelectric, it means that it has no electric charge or difference in electronic potential.


-er

A suffix added to verbs meaning that a person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb.

read + -er = reader

cook + -er = cooker

compute + -er = computer

run + -er = runner

toast + -er = toaster

swim + -er = swimmer

A suffix added to occupations meaning that a person whose occupation is the root noun.

astrology + -er = astrologer

cricket + -er = cricketer

trumpet + -er = trumpeter

A suffix added to numbers meaning that a person or thing to which a certain number or measurement applies.

six + -er = sixer

six foot + -er = six-footer

three-wheel + -er = three-wheeler

first grade + -er = first grader

A suffix added to ideologys meaning that a person is associated with, or supports a particular theory, doctrine, or political movement.

anti-vax + -er = anti-vaxxer

flat earth + -er = flat-earther


nettings

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


televized

The past tense and past participle of televize.


unclamped

unclamp (canonical)
unclamps (third-person singular)
unclamped (past)
unclamped (past participle)
unclamping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unclamp.


buccaneer

buccaneer (singular)
buccaneers (plural)


windbag

A windbag is a person who talks a lot but does not say anything useful.


unremarkable

If something is unremarkable, it is common and ordinary.


migrants

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


tablespoons

tablespoon (singular)
tablespoons (plural)

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


unfamiliar

If something is unfamiliar to you, it is not known to you; not familiar.


shakier

shaky (positive)
shakier (comparative)
shakiest (superlative)

The comparative form of shaky; more shaky.


air force

air force (singular)
air forces (plural)

An air force is the branch of a country's military which fights in the air.


misinterprets

misinterpret (canonical)
misinterprets (third-person singular)
misinterpreted (past)
misinterpreted (past participle)
misinterpreting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of misinterpret.


perfectly

If something is done perfectly, it is done without mistake.

The car is perfectly aligned in the lot.

If something is perfectly good, normal, clear, etc., it's entirely so.

The meaning is perfectly clear. Nobody could misunderstand.


checklist

A checklist is a list of tasks that needs to be completed.


greatlier

greatly (positive)
greatlier (comparative)
Superlativegreatliest

The comparative form of greatly; more greatly.


triathlons

triathlon (singular)
triathlons (plural)

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


reversals

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


quaffing

quaff (canonical)
quaffs (third-person singular)
quaffed (past)
quaffed (past participle)
quaffing (present participle)


RPM

One RPM is one revolution per minute, the speed of spin.


buccaneers

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


office-holder

office-holder (singular)
office-holders (plural)

An office-holder is a person who holds an office, they are usually appointed or elected to the office.


triathlon

A triathlon is an athletics event where contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running.


misinterpreted

The past tense and past participle of misinterpret.


shikra

A shikra is a species of hawk, Accipiter badius, that is commonly found in Asia and Africa.


unbuckle

unbuckle (canonical)
unbuckles (third-person singular)
unbuckled (past)
unbuckled (past participle)
unbuckling (present participle)

If you unbuckle something, you separate the two parts of its buckle.

Please, stay in your seat and do not unbuckle your seatbelt.


athletics

Athletics is a group of sport events that involves either running, walking, throwing or jumping on a running track or the field inside a running track.


greatliest

The superlative form of greatly; most greatly.


localise

localise (canonical)
localises (third-person singular)
localised (past)
localised (past participle)
localising (present participle)

If you localise something, you discover where it is.

They tried to localise the source of the smell.

If you localise something, you prevent it from moving out of an area.

Despite the efforts of fire fighters, they were unable to localise the wildfire.

If you localise a product, you adapt it for use in a foreign region. It usually means translating text into the language of that country and modifying currencies, date formats, etc.

We need to localise our software for the Japanese market.


teaspoons

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


displeases

displease (canonical)
displeases (third-person singular)
displeased (past)
displeased (past participle)
displeasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of displease.


elasticity

elasticity (singular)
elasticities (plural)

The elasticity of something is how elastic the thing is.

The elasticity is the property of a material that is deformed under load can regain its original shape and size when unloaded.

The elasticity of A is how sensitive its quantity changes when B changes in another quantity.


shakiest

The superlative form of shaky; most shaky.


Costa Rican

Costa Rican (singular)
Costa Ricans (plural)

A Costa Rican is a person from Costa Rica.


Costa Rican

Costa Rican (positive)
more Costa Rican (comparative)
most Costa Rican (superlative)

If a person is Costa Rican, they come from Costa Rica.


holiness

The holiness of a person is how holy the person is.


druggie

A druggie is a person who is addicted to drugs.


oiliness

The oiliness of something is how oily it is.


relocations

relocation (singular)
relocations (plural)

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


unquiet

unquiet (positive)
unquieter (comparative)
unquietest (superlative)

If a person is unquiet, they are unable to be stay calm.


adelphogamy

Adelphogamy is marriage in which two or more brothers share one or more wives.

Adelphogamy is marriage between a brother and sister.


systematic

systematic (positive)
more systematic (comparative)
most systematic (superlative)

If something is done in a systematic way, it is done according to a plan or procedure.


torcher

A torcher is a person who torches something.


sublime

sublime (canonical)
sublimes (third-person singular)
sublimed (past)
sublimed (past participle)
subliming (present participle)

If a solid sublimes, it turns into a gas without passing through the liquid state.


sensibly

If something is done sensibly, it is done in a sensible way.


sublimates

sublimate (canonical)
sublimates (third-person singular)
sublimated (past)
sublimated (past participle)
sublimating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sublimate.


sublimates

sublimate (singular)
sublimates (plural)

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


flashbacked

flashback (canonical)
flashbacks (third-person singular)
flashbacked (past)
flashbacked (past participle)
flashbacking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flashback.


Cameroonian

Cameroonian (singular)
Cameroonians (plural)

A Cameroonian is a person from Cameroon.


Cameroonian

If a person is Cameroonian, they come from Cameroon.


sublimated

The past tense and past participle of sublimate.


torturing

torture (canonical)
tortures (third-person singular)
tortured (past)
tortured (past participle)
torturing (present participle)


mandating

mandate (canonical)
mandates (third-person singular)
mandated (past)
mandated (past participle)
mandating (present participle)


slung

sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slung (past)
slung (past participle)
slinging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sling.


leukaemia

leukaemia (singular)
leukaemias (plural)

Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow where you have too many blood cells (usually white blood cells).

A leukaemia is any certain kind or type of cancer that affects the tissue that makes blood.


revolutionising

revolutionise (canonical)
revolutionises (third-person singular)
revolutionised (past)
revolutionised (past participle)
revolutionising (present participle)

The present participle of revolutionise.


quaffs

quaff (canonical)
quaffs (third-person singular)
quaffed (past)
quaffed (past participle)
quaffing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quaff.


proportioning

proportion (canonical)
proportions (third-person singular)
proportioned (past)
proportioned (past participle)
proportioning (present participle)


umpires

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


umpires

umpire (canonical)
umpires (third-person singular)
umpired (past)
umpired (past participle)
umpiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of umpire.


Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani (singular)
Azerbaijanis (plural)

/ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːni/

/ˌæzərbaɪˈd͡ʒɑːni/

An Azerbaijani is a person from Azerbaijan.


Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani (positive)
more Azerbaijani (comparative)
most Azerbaijani (superlative)

/ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːni/

/ˌæzərbaɪˈd͡ʒɑːni/

If a person is Azerbaijani, they come from Azerbaijan.


remit

remit (canonical)
remits (third-person singular)
remitted (past)
remitted (past participle)
remitting (present participle)

If you remit money, you send money to someone.

If you remit something, you stop the enforcement of a punishment.


remit

The remit of something is the area of responsibility or work it is in charge of.

The remit of the Simple English Wiktionary is to explain English words to non-native English speakers in an easier way.


relocation

relocation (singular)
relocations (plural)

/ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən/

Relocation is the act of moving from one place to another.


revolutionizes

revolutionize (canonical)
revolutionizes (third-person singular)
revolutionized (past)
revolutionized (past participle)
revolutionizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of revolutionize.


Luxembourgish

/ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/

/ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːrɡɪʃ/

If something is Luxembourgish, it is from or related to Luxembourg or its people.

If something is Luxembourgish, is is in the language of Luxembourg.


Luxembourgish

/ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːɡɪʃ/

/ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːrɡɪʃ/

A Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg.


revolutionized

The past tense and past participle of revolutionize.


quaffed

The past tense and past participle of quaff.


Bangladeshi

Bangladeshi (singular)
Bangladeshis (plural)

/ˌbaŋɡləˈdɛʃi/

A Bangladeshi is a person from Bangladesh.


Bangladeshi

Bangladeshi (positive)
more Bangladeshi (comparative)
most Bangladeshi (superlative)

/ˌbaŋɡləˈdɛʃi/

If a person is Bangladeshi, they come from Bangladesh.


restaurateurs

restaurateur (singular)
restaurateurs (plural)

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


umpired

The past tense and past participle of umpire.


flaccid

flaccid (positive)
more flaccid (comparative)
most flaccid (superlative)

If a body part is flaccid, it is soft and hangs loosely.


migrant

A migrant is a person who travels to another area or country to find work or a better living condition.

The number of migrants entering the country has risen as the economy has improved.

The government is discouraging migrant workers.

A migrant is an animal that travels away and back over long distances each year.

Only some Canada geese are migrants.


mandated

The past tense and past participle of mandate.


revolutionises

The third-person singular form of revolutionise.


shaky

shaky (positive)
shakier (comparative)
shakiest (superlative)

If something is shaky, it is not stable.


revering

revere (canonical)
reveres (third-person singular)
revered (past)
revered (past participle)
revering (present participle)


quaff

If a person quaffs water or liquid, they drink a large amount of it in a short period of time.


culturing

culture (canonical)
cultures (third-person singular)
cultured (past)
cultured (past participle)
culturing (present participle)


unpinned

unpin (canonical)
unpins (third-person singular)
unpinned (past)
unpinned (past participle)
unpinning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unpin.


tortured

torture (canonical)
tortures (third-person singular)
tortured (past)
tortured (past participle)
torturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of torture.


mandates

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


mandates

mandate (canonical)
mandates (third-person singular)
mandated (past)
mandated (past participle)
mandating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mandate.


misinterpreting

misinterpret (canonical)
misinterprets (third-person singular)
misinterpreted (past)
misinterpreted (past participle)
misinterpreting (present participle)


reversal

Reversal is the act of reversing something.


vitiates

vitiate (canonical)
vitiates (third-person singular)
vitiated (past)
vitiated (past participle)
vitiating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of vitiate.


tablespoon

tablespoon (singular)
tablespoons (plural)

A tablespoon is a big spoon that is used for eating food from a bowl.

A tablespoon is a cooking or baking measure that is three teaspoons or roughly 15ml.


flashbacks

flashback (singular)
flashbacks (plural)

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


flashbacks

flashback (canonical)
flashbacks (third-person singular)
flashbacked (past)
flashbacked (past participle)
flashbacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flashback.


cultured

cultured (positive)
more cultured (comparative)
most cultured (superlative)

If you are cultured, you are intelligent, polite, and interested in art, literature, non-popular music, etc.

They had introduced their daughter to a very cultured young man.


cultured

The past tense and past participle of culture.


commodify

commodify (canonical)
commodifies (third-person singular)
commodified (past)
commodified (past participle)
commodifying (present participle)

/kəˈmɒdɪfʌɪ/

If you commodify something, you treat as a commodity.


codifies

codify (canonical)
codifies (third-person singular)
codified (past)
codified (past participle)
codifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of codify.


depraves

deprave (canonical)
depraves (third-person singular)
depraved (past)
depraved (past participle)
depraving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deprave.


restaurateur

restaurateur (singular)
restaurateurs (plural)

A restaurateur is the owner of a restaurant.


vitiated

The past tense and past participle of vitiate.


holder

Put your umbrella in the umbrella holder.

A holder is someone who temporarily or permanently possesses something.

He's been an account holder with us since 2004.


unclamp

unclamp (canonical)
unclamps (third-person singular)
unclamped (past)
unclamped (past participle)
unclamping (present participle)

If you unclamp something, you remove the clamp from it.

After the glue had dried, he unclamped the wood.

The nurse unclamped the tube to allow the liquid to flow.

If you unclamp your eyes, lips, teeth, etc., you stop holding them together tightly.


umpire

An umpire is a person who presides over a sports event and enforces its rules.


umpire

umpire (canonical)
umpires (third-person singular)
umpired (past)
umpired (past participle)
umpiring (present participle)

If you umpire, you act as an umpire in a game.


Islamic

If something is Islamic, it is related to Muslims or Islam.


displeasing

If something is displeasing, it is unattractive and dislikeable.


displeasing

displease (canonical)
displeases (third-person singular)
displeased (past)
displeased (past participle)
displeasing (present participle)


reloaded

reload (canonical)
reloads (third-person singular)
reloaded (past)
reloaded (past participle)
reloading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reload.


thoroughly

If you do something thoroughly, you do it in a thorough or complete way.


Luxembourgian

Luxembourgian (singular)
Luxembourgians (plural)

A Luxembourgian is a person from Luxembourg.


Luxembourgian

If something is Luxembourgian, it is related to Luxembourg.


teaspoon

A teaspoon is a small spoon that is used to stir the contents of a cup or glass.

A teaspoon is a cooking or baking measure equal to roughly 5ml.


sublimes

sublime (canonical)
sublimes (third-person singular)
sublimed (past)
sublimed (past participle)
subliming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sublime.


tortures

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


tortures

torture (canonical)
tortures (third-person singular)
tortured (past)
tortured (past participle)
torturing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of torture.


reproves

reprove (canonical)
reproves (third-person singular)
reproved (past)
reproved (past participle)
reproving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reprove.


sublimate

sublimate (canonical)
sublimates (third-person singular)
sublimated (past)
sublimated (past participle)
sublimating (present participle)

If a solid sublimates, it changes into a gas without passing through the liquid state.


sublimate

sublimate (singular)
sublimates (plural)

A sublimate is a product obtained by sublimation.


displeased

The past tense and past participle of displease.


displeased

displeased (positive)
more displeased (comparative)
most displeased (superlative)

A displeased person is someone who is not happy with something.


revolutionize

revolutionize (canonical)
revolutionizes (third-person singular)
revolutionized (past)
revolutionized (past participle)
revolutionizing (present participle)

If something is revolutionized, it is changed greatly.


revolutionised

revolutionise (canonical)
revolutionises (third-person singular)
revolutionised (past)
revolutionised (past participle)
revolutionising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of revolutionise.


vitiating

vitiate (canonical)
vitiates (third-person singular)
vitiated (past)
vitiated (past participle)
vitiating (present participle)


revered

revere (canonical)
reveres (third-person singular)
revered (past)
revered (past participle)
revering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of revere.


depraved

A depraved person is one who is completely evil or immoral.


depraved

deprave (canonical)
depraves (third-person singular)
depraved (past)
depraved (past participle)
depraving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of deprave.


codified

codify (canonical)
codifies (third-person singular)
codified (past)
codified (past participle)
codifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of codify.


displease

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If you displease someone, you make them feel annoyed.


vitiate

If A vitiates B, A spoils quality, or effectiveness of B.


flashback

flashback (singular)
flashbacks (plural)

A flashback is a mental image of something that happend to a person in the past.


flashback

flashback (canonical)
flashbacks (third-person singular)
flashbacked (past)
flashbacked (past participle)
flashbacking (present participle)

If something is being flashbacked, it is undergoing a flashback.


unpin

unpin (canonical)
unpins (third-person singular)
unpinned (past)
unpinned (past participle)
unpinning (present participle)

If you unpin something, you remove a pin from it.


recapitulated

recapitulate (canonical)
recapitulates (third-person singular)
recapitulated (past)
recapitulated (past participle)
recapitulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of recapitulate.


proportioned

proportion (canonical)
proportions (third-person singular)
proportioned (past)
proportioned (past participle)
proportioning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of proportion.


ransacks

ransack (canonical)
ransacks (third-person singular)
ransacked (past)
ransacked (past participle)
ransacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ransack.


revere

If you revere a person, you admire them with great awe and respect.


revolutionizing

The present participle of revolutionize.


ransacked

The past tense and past participle of ransack.


mandate

A mandate is an official order to do something.


mandate

mandate (canonical)
mandates (third-person singular)
mandated (past)
mandated (past participle)
mandating (present participle)

If you mandate something, you make it mandatory.


reloading

reload (canonical)
reloads (third-person singular)
reloaded (past)
reloaded (past participle)
reloading (present participle)


vanquishes

vanquish (canonical)
vanquishes (third-person singular)
vanquished (past)
vanquished (past participle)
vanquishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of vanquish.


reproved

reprove (canonical)
reproves (third-person singular)
reproved (past)
reproved (past participle)
reproving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reprove.


codify

If you codify something, you arrange it into a code or systematic way.


retraces

retrace (canonical)
retraces (third-person singular)
retraced (past)
retraced (past participle)
retracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retrace.


ransack

If you ransack a place, you thoroughly search through it, usually to steal something.

The burglar ransack a house for valuables


recapitulates

The third-person singular form of recapitulate.


realigned

realign (canonical)
realigns (third-person singular)
realigned (past)
realigned (past participle)
realigning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of realign.


unpins

The third-person singular form of unpin.


reprove

If you reprove a person, you reprimand them.

If you reprove something, you prove it again.


realigns

The third-person singular form of realign.


vanquished

The past tense and past participle of vanquish.


retraced

The past tense and past participle of retrace.


deprave

If A depraves B, A makes B immoral or corrupt.


misinterpret

misinterpret (canonical)
misinterprets (third-person singular)
misinterpreted (past)
misinterpreted (past participle)
misinterpreting (present participle)

If you misinterpret a person, you interpret them wrongly.


realign

If you realign something, you align it again, usually with something different.

With the loss of the VHS market, we've had to realign our business.


reveres

The third-person singular form of revere.


slinging

slang (past)
slang (past participle)
sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slung (past)
slung (past participle)
slinging (present participle)


burgeon

burgeon (canonical)
burgeons (third-person singular)
burgeoned (past)
burgeoned (past participle)
burgeoning (present participle)

/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/

/ˈbɝː.d͡ʒən/

If something burgeons, it grows or expands.

Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.


trounces

trounce (canonical)
trounces (third-person singular)
trounced (past)
trounced (past participle)
trouncing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trounce.


vasectomies

vasectomy (singular)
vasectomies (plural)

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


trounced

The past tense and past participle of trounce.


revolutionise

revolutionise (canonical)
revolutionises (third-person singular)
revolutionised (past)
revolutionised (past participle)
revolutionising (present participle)

If something is revolutionised, it is changed greatly.


vasectomy

Vasectomy is a male sterilization surgery that involves snipping the vas deferens.


sterilizations

sterilization (singular)
sterilizations (plural)

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


non-

Words with the prefix non- usually mean the opposite of the same word without it.

non-alcoholic means it is not alcoholic

nonadjustable means it cannot be adjusted


recapitulate

If you recapitulate something, you say it again in summary form.


tipsier

tipsy (positive)
tipsier (comparative)
tipsiest (superlative)

The comparative form of tipsy; more tipsy.


tipsiest

The superlative form of tipsy; most tipsy.


reloads

The third-person singular form of reload.


sullener

sullen (positive)
sullener (comparative)
sullenest (superlative)

The comparative form of sullen; more sullen.


trounce

If you trounce a person, you defeat them severely.


retrace

If you retrace your path, steps, or actions you go back over them hoping to notice something.

If you retrace something, you trace it again.


vanquish

If an army vanquishes another, it defeats them.


sterilisations

sterilisation (singular)
sterilisations (plural)

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


stolidest

stolid (positive)
stolider (comparative)
stolidest (superlative)

The superlative form of stolid; most stolid.


stolider

The comparative form of stolid; more stolid.


non-alcoholic

If a drink is non-alcoholic, it does not contain any alcohol.


manpower

Manpower is the total number of all available workers.

Our manpower is low today as it is a public holiday.


recruiters

recruiter (singular)
recruiters (plural)

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


rotary

A rotary engine, phone, drill, etc. has a part that rotates.


stolid

A stolid person is someone who shows little to no emotion.


islanders

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


sullenest

The superlative form of sullen; most sullen.


wiselier

wisely (positive)
wiselier (comparative)
Superlativewiseliest

The comparative form of wisely; more wisely.


thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is the science of the conversions between heat and other forms of energy.


throbbing

throb (canonical)
throbs (third-person singular)
throbbed (past)
throbbed (past participle)
throbbing (present participle)


break away

If you break away from a group, you leave it suddenly


adaptors

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


saucepans

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


wisely

If you behave wisely, you act in a wise way.


splicing

splice (canonical)
splices (third-person singular)
spliced (past)
spliced (past participle)
splicing (present participle)


reload

reload (canonical)
reloads (third-person singular)
reloaded (past)
reloaded (past participle)
reloading (present participle)

If you reload something, you load it again.

Reload your gun and aim at the target.

Please reload the software and see if it fixes the bug.


break a sweat

If you break a sweat, you start sweating.

If you break a sweat, you put effort into doing something.


recoverable

If something is recoverable, it can be regained or recovered.


break the ice

If you break the ice with a stranger, you start a conversation with them.


bull market

A bull market is a stock market where stock prices are rising.


break character

If you break character, you fail to act as the person you are acting as.


campers

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


break even

If a company breaks even, their income is equal to their expenses.


rarities

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


cravings

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


tipsy

If a person is tipsy, they are slightly drunk from drinking alcoholic beverages.


recounting

recount (canonical)
recounts (third-person singular)
recounted (past)
recounted (past participle)
recounting (present participle)


recruiter

A recruiter is a person who is hired to recruit other people.


smartens

smarten (canonical)
smartens (third-person singular)
smartened (past)
smartened (past participle)
smartening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of smarten.


bear market

A bear market is a stock market where stock prices are dropping.


worlds apart

If two things are worlds apart, they are very different.


nonalcoholic

If a drink is nonalcoholic, it does not contain any alcohol.


sayings

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


market places

market place (singular)
market places (plural)

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


canopied

canopy (canonical)
canopies (third-person singular)
canopied (past)
canopied (past participle)
canopying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of canopy.


marketplaces

marketplace (singular)
marketplaces (plural)

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


throbs

The third-person singular form of throb.


throbs

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


stylizes

stylize (canonical)
stylizes (third-person singular)
stylized (past)
stylized (past participle)
stylizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stylize.


break wind

If you break wind, you expel gas through your anus.


surpassed

surpass (canonical)
surpasses (third-person singular)
surpassed (past)
surpassed (past participle)
surpassing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surpass.


break up

If a couple breaks up, they end their relationship.


wiseliest

The superlative form of wisely; most wisely.


splices

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


splices

The third-person singular form of splice.


sleepers

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


Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a country in Central America.


break a leg

If you tell someone to break a leg, you are wishing them good luck.


overdosed

overdose (canonical)
overdoses (third-person singular)
overdosed (past)
overdosed (past participle)
overdosing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overdose.


sullen

A sullen person is someone who does not want to smile or be nice to others.


islander

An islander is a person who lives on an island.


evened

even (canonical)
evens (third-person singular)
evened (past)
evened (past participle)
evening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of even.


sines

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


misfortunes

misfortune (singular)
misfortunes (plural)

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


miscarriages

miscarriage (singular)
miscarriages (plural)

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


stylised

stylise (canonical)
stylises (third-person singular)
stylised (past)
stylised (past participle)
stylising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stylise.


Turkish

Turkish (positive)
more Turkish (comparative)
most Turkish (superlative)

If something is Turkish, it comes from Turkey.

We had a Turkish girl in our class.

If something is Turkish, it is typical of Turkey.

I like Turkish food.


Turkish

Turkish is the language that is spoken in Turkey.


anthropologists

anthropologist (singular)
anthropologists (plural)

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


montages

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


stock markets

stock market (singular)
stock markets (plural)

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


camper

A camper is a vehicle that has a compartment for living and sleeping in.

A camper is a person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game.


digestives

digestive (singular)
digestives (plural)

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


craved

crave (canonical)
craves (third-person singular)
craved (past)
craved (past participle)
craving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crave.


break the bank

If you break the bank at the casino, you win more money than the amount the casino can pay you.

If the cost of something breaks the bank, it costs a lot of money.


embodies

embody (canonical)
embodies (third-person singular)
embodied (past)
embodied (past participle)
embodying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embody.


sterilization

sterilization (singular)
sterilizations (plural)

sterile + -ization or sterilize + -ation

Sterilization is the process of killing living microorganisms or making something free from bacteria.

Sterilization is a procedure to prevent an organism from reproducing permanently.

An instance of a sterilization procedure.


saucepan

A saucepan is a deep cooking pan that has a long handle and a lid.


worsened

worsen (canonical)
worsens (third-person singular)
worsened (past)
worsened (past participle)
worsening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of worsen.


quarantined

quarantine (canonical)
quarantines (third-person singular)
quarantined (past)
quarantined (past participle)
quarantining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quarantine.


no strings attached

If a contract has no strings attached, it does not have any conditions for you to follow.


aimlessly

If you do something aimlessly, you do it without any aim or purpose.

He walked around aimlessly at night.


flatulate

flatulate (canonical)
flatulates (third-person singular)
flatulated (past)
flatulated (past participle)
flatulating (present participle)

If you flatulate, you emit digestive gases from your anus.


compatibility

compatibility (singular)
compatibilities (plural)

If there is compatibility between two people or things, they are able to work together without problems or conflict.

There is good compatibility with all versions of Windows.


luring

lure (canonical)
lures (third-person singular)
lured (past)
lured (past participle)
luring (present participle)


impractical

If something is impractical, it is impossible to be used or done.


causal

causal (positive)
more causal (comparative)
most causal (superlative)

If something is causal, it is related to or causes something.


Nicaraguans

Nicaraguan (singular)
Nicaraguans (plural)

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


distinguishable

distinguishable (positive)
more distinguishable (comparative)
most distinguishable (superlative)

If two things are distinguishable, they can easily be identified as different.


recounts

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


recounts

recount (canonical)
recounts (third-person singular)
recounted (past)
recounted (past participle)
recounting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of recount.


canopies

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


canopies

canopy (canonical)
canopies (third-person singular)
canopied (past)
canopied (past participle)
canopying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of canopy.


sterilisation

sterilisation (singular)
sterilisations (plural)

sterile + -isation or sterilise + -ation

Sterilisation is the process of killing living microorganisms or making something free from bacteria.

Sterilisation is a procedure to prevent an organism from reproducing permanently.

An instance of a sterilisation procedure.


throbbed

throb (canonical)
throbs (third-person singular)
throbbed (past)
throbbed (past participle)
throbbing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of throb.


stylises

stylise (canonical)
stylises (third-person singular)
stylised (past)
stylised (past participle)
stylising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stylise.


digestive

digestive (positive)
more digestive (comparative)
most digestive (superlative)

If something is digestive, it is related to the process of digestion.


digestive

digestive (singular)
digestives (plural)

A digestive is a food, drink or medicine that aids digestion.


surpasses

surpass (canonical)
surpasses (third-person singular)
surpassed (past)
surpassed (past participle)
surpassing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of surpass.


brooch

A brooch is a piece of ornamental jewellery that is attached to clothes.


compatibilities

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


lured

The past tense and past participle of lure.


reunifications

reunification (singular)
reunifications (plural)

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


market place

market place (singular)
market places (plural)

A market place is an open area where a market is.


acetones

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


unsupportive

/ʌnˈsəˈpɔːtɪv/

If a person is unsupportive, they do not support or encourage you.


supportive

supportive (positive)
more supportive (comparative)
most supportive (superlative)

A supportive person is one who supports and encourages you.

A supportive structure is one that holds up some other structure.


brooches

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


-ized

-ize (canonical)
-izes (third-person singular)
-ized (past)
-ized (past participle)
-izing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of -ize.


sleeper

A sleeper is a train that carries sleeping cars.

A sleeper is someone or something that looks ordinary but has a secret function that will be used at a much later time.


overdoses

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


overdoses

overdose (canonical)
overdoses (third-person singular)
overdosed (past)
overdosed (past participle)
overdosing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of overdose.


evens

even (canonical)
evens (third-person singular)
evened (past)
evened (past participle)
evening (present participle)


flatulates

flatulate (canonical)
flatulates (third-person singular)
flatulated (past)
flatulated (past participle)
flatulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flatulate.


landfilling

landfill (canonical)
landfills (third-person singular)
landfilled (past)
landfilled (past participle)
landfilling (present participle)


acetone

Acetone is a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid that is mainly used as a solvent.


blocs

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


rarity

A rarity is something that is very rare.

The rarity of something is how rare it is.


unscrewed

unscrew (canonical)
unscrews (third-person singular)
unscrewed (past)
unscrewed (past participle)
unscrewing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unscrew.


marketplace

marketplace (singular)
marketplaces (plural)

A marketplace is an open area where a market is.


stock market

stock market (singular)
stock markets (plural)

A stock market is a place where people trade stocks.


shrieking

shriek (canonical)
shrieks (third-person singular)
shrieked (past)
shrieked (past participle)
shrieking (present participle)


retinal

If something is retinal, it is related to the retina.


unfrozen

unfreeze (canonical)
unfreezes (third-person singular)
unfroze (past)
unfrozen (past participle)
unfreezing (present participle)


uncuffs

uncuff (canonical)
uncuffs (third-person singular)
uncuffed (past)
uncuffed (past participle)
uncuffing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of uncuff.


uncuffed

The past tense and past participle of uncuff.


unhooking

unhook (canonical)
unhooks (third-person singular)
unhooked (past)
unhooked (past participle)
unhooking (present participle)


stylized

stylize (canonical)
stylizes (third-person singular)
stylized (past)
stylized (past participle)
stylizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stylize.


recounted

recount (canonical)
recounts (third-person singular)
recounted (past)
recounted (past participle)
recounting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of recount.


unnoticed

unnoticed (positive)
more unnoticed (comparative)
most unnoticed (superlative)

If something goes unnoticed, it is not noticed by people.


bloc

A bloc is a group of countries that formed an alliance as they have a common goal.


unchaining

unchain (canonical)
unchains (third-person singular)
unchained (past)
unchained (past participle)
unchaining (present participle)


payrolls

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


montage

A montage is a method of combining multiple pictures or videos into a new piece of work.


spliced

splice (canonical)
splices (third-person singular)
spliced (past)
spliced (past participle)
splicing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of splice.


lures

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


lures

lure (canonical)
lures (third-person singular)
lured (past)
lured (past participle)
luring (present participle)


Nicaraguan

Nicaraguan (singular)
Nicaraguans (plural)

A Nicaraguan is a person from Nicaragua.


Nicaraguan

Something or someone that is Nicaraguan comes from Nicaragua.


reconnecting

reconnect (canonical)
reconnects (third-person singular)
reconnected (past)
reconnected (past participle)
reconnecting (present participle)


victimises

victimise (canonical)
victimises (third-person singular)
victimised (past)
victimised (past participle)
victimising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of victimise.


dissimilar

If two things are dissimilar, they are not the same.


smartened

smarten (canonical)
smartens (third-person singular)
smartened (past)
smartened (past participle)
smartening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of smarten.


unhooked

The past tense and past participle of unhook.


shrieked

The past tense and past participle of shriek.


unchains

The third-person singular form of unchain.


relaunches

relaunch (canonical)
relaunches (third-person singular)
relaunched (past)
relaunched (past participle)
relaunching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of relaunch.


misfortune

misfortune (singular)
misfortunes (plural)


unscrews

unscrew (canonical)
unscrews (third-person singular)
unscrewed (past)
unscrewed (past participle)
unscrewing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of unscrew.


barbiturates

barbiturate (singular)
barbiturates (plural)

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


anthropologist

anthropologist (singular)
anthropologists (plural)

An anthropologist is an expert in anthropology.


sedatives

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


surpass

surpass (canonical)
surpasses (third-person singular)
surpassed (past)
surpassed (past participle)
surpassing (present participle)

If A surpasses B, A exceeds or becomes better than B.

The profit of the company surpassed their expectations.


setbacks

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


cuffing

cuff (canonical)
cuffs (third-person singular)
cuffed (past)
cuffed (past participle)
cuffing (present participle)


sketchier

sketchy (positive)
sketchier (comparative)
sketchiest (superlative)

The comparative form of sketchy; more sketchy.


ophthalmology

ophthalmology (singular)
ophthalmologies (plural)

Ophthalmology is the anatomy, pathology, and treatment of the eye.


flatulated

flatulate (canonical)
flatulates (third-person singular)
flatulated (past)
flatulated (past participle)
flatulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flatulate.


reconfigured

reconfigure (canonical)
reconfigures (third-person singular)
reconfigured (past)
reconfigured (past participle)
reconfiguring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reconfigure.


crave

crave (canonical)
craves (third-person singular)
craved (past)
craved (past participle)
craving (present participle)

If you crave something, you have a strong desire for it.

I'm craving some pizza.


ophthalmologies

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


victimized

victimize (canonical)
victimizes (third-person singular)
victimized (past)
victimized (past participle)
victimizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of victimize.