breed

breeded (past)
breeded (past participle)
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

To breed is to mate and produce offspring (children).

If a donkey breeds with a horse, then the offspring will be a mix between the two: a mule.

When something breeds, it is created or resulted in.

Icy roads breed car crashes.


Catholic

A Catholic is a member of the Catholic Church.

The priest is a Catholic.


Catholic

If something is Catholic it means it is related to a religion that follows Christianity.

Is there a nearby Catholic church?

He is a Catholic priest.


grudge

A grudge is a feeling of ill will or hatred that doesn't go away.

He stole my bike last year. I still have a grudge against him.


grudge

grudge (canonical)
grudges (third-person singular)
grudged (past)
grudged (past participle)
grudging (present participle)

If you grudge something you are unwilling to give or allow it.

We were poor, so my mom grudged every piece of food I ate.


inhabitants

inhabitant (singular)
inhabitants (plural)

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


canalling

canal (canonical)
canals (third-person singular)
canalled (past)
canalled (past participle)
canalling (present participle)


fireflies

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


bacterium

Bacterium are organisms (living things) that have one cell.

He looked at the bacterium through the microscope.


glamours

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


cataloged

catalog (canonical)
catalogs (third-person singular)
cataloged (past)
cataloged (past participle)
cataloging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of catalog.


catholic

catholic (positive)
more catholic (comparative)
most catholic (superlative)

If something is catholic it is diverse and all inclusive.

He was not picky. He had catholic tastes.


mentor

A mentor is a wise and trusted guide and adviser.

Some students use a mentor to help them through their first year of college.


mentor

mentor (canonical)
mentors (third-person singular)
mentored (past)
mentored (past participle)
mentoring (present participle)

To mentor is to guide someone, like a teacher.

You have never fished before? I will mentor you on how to do it.


blast

A blast is when something blows up or explodes.

The blast shook the building.


blast

blast (canonical)
blasts (third-person singular)
blasted (past)
blasted (past participle)
blasting (present participle)

His car radio blasted music. The whole neighborhood could hear it.

To blast can also be to explode or to blow a hole through something.

Blast a hole through that wall so we can escape the prison.


casualty

A casualty is a person who has been hurt, even killed, in an accident, or an act of violence.

The only casualty in the bus crash was an old man who broke his arm.

The casualty department of a hospital is where people who have been hurt are first taken for medical treatment.

Casualty was crowded with injured people after the accident.


mugged

mug (canonical)
mugs (third-person singular)
mugged (past)
mugged (past participle)
mugging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mug.


perch

Look at that perch jumping out of the water.


perch

perch (canonical)
perches (third-person singular)
perched (past)
perched (past participle)
perching (present participle)

To perch on something is to rest or stand on it.

The bird perched on the tree for hours.

The dancer perched on the edge of the stage.


catwalks

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


cataloguing

catalogue (canonical)
catalogues (third-person singular)
catalogued (past)
catalogued (past participle)
cataloguing (present participle)


canal

A canal is a waterway (similar to a river) that is made by humans so that boats can travel it.

Before the canal was made there was no way to travel between the two lakes.


canal

To canal is to build a man-made waterway.

Let's canal through this mountain so we can connect the lakes by water.


bump

A bump is a small impact between two things.

I felt a slight bump as the plane touched the landing strip.

A bump is a sound that might be made when two things hit each other.

I looked up when I heard the bump of a car as it drove into another one parked outside my house.

A bump is a small lump or swelling on something that is smooth.

Try to drive round the big bump in the road.

A bump is a small lump or swelling on the skin or anywhere else on your body.

I rubbed the small bump on my nose, and wondered if it was going to get any bigger.


bump

bump (canonical)
bumps (third-person singular)
bumped (past)
bumped (past participle)
bumping (present participle)

If something bumps, it knocks gently against something else, usually making a small noise.

I could hear the open door bumping in the breeze.

If you bump something, you knock it slightly.

He bumped the chair as he walked past, so I put it back in place again.


hop

Make a hop over the fence and a skip over the brook.


hop

hop (canonical)
hops (third-person singular)
hopped (past)
hopped (past participle)
hopping (present participle)

If you hop, that means you make a small jump; often on one foot.

It's good exercise to hop on one foot.

To hop is to suddenly get on a bus, boat, train, or plane.

I hopped on a train just in time.


firefly

A firefly is a insect that has a glowing light on its back.

The firefly's light shined into the bedroom from the jar.


chambering

chamber (canonical)
chambers (third-person singular)
chambered (past)
chambered (past participle)
chambering (present participle)


fangs

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


distinguish

distinguish (canonical)
distinguishes (third-person singular)
distinguished (past)
distinguished (past participle)
distinguishing (present participle)

When you distinguish something, you are trying to make it easy to sort the item out.

I can't distinguish Jan from Jane because their names are so alike.

/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/


canals

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


canals

canal (canonical)
canals (third-person singular)
canaled (past)
canaled (past participle)
canaling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of canal.


caters

cater (canonical)
caters (third-person singular)
catered (past)
catered (past participle)
catering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cater.


simile

A simile is a figure of speech (a way of saying things) that connects two very different things (usually formed with the words like or as).

Here is an example simile: you eat like a pig.


dash

On a computer keyboard, a dash is a horizontal bar that looks like "-" or "—".

There are many different types of dashes that you can type on a keyboard.

I got last place in the 100-meter dash because I tripped on a rock.

A dash is sometimes short for a dashboard.

Someone dropped a brick through the car's windshield and onto the dash.

A dash is a very small amount in cooking.

Put a dash of salt in the soup.


dash

dash (canonical)
dashes (third-person singular)
dashed (past)
dashed (past participle)
dashing (present participle)

To dash is to run fast for a short distance

When he heard there was ice cream he dashed off towards it.

If your hopes, dreams, or expectations were ruined, disappointed, or destroyed, they were dashed.

Her hopes for a beautiful wedding day were dashed when dark clouds gathered in the sky.

My dreams of a happy, quiet home were dashed when my mother in law moved in with us.

She dashed her soup with too much pepper.


castles

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


castles

castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castleed (past)
castleed (past participle)
castleing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of castle.


castling

castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castled (past)
castled (past participle)
castling (present participle)


boyhoods

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


protege


casual

casual (positive)
more casual (comparative)
most casual (superlative)

Something that is casual is relaxed and not formal. It's the way we act when we're with friends and family.

Wear casual clothes to this party.

I have casual clothes to wear at home, more formal clothes to wear at work, and very formal clothes to wear to weddings and other special occasions.

Because you're my friend, the way I talk to you is more casual than the way I talk at work.

If something happens in a casual way it means it happens by chance.

There were only casual meetings – nothing that was planned.


oppressors

oppressor (singular)
oppressors (plural)

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


pledging

pledge (canonical)
pledges (third-person singular)
pledged (past)
pledged (past participle)
pledging (present participle)


chambered

The past tense and past participle of chamber.


fang

A fang is a long, pointy tooth of an animal.

The dog bit me with his fangs.


clap

A clap is the act of hitting the palms of your hands together to make a noise.

She made a clap with her hands to get the man's attention.

A clap can be any load sound made by two things hitting each other.

There was a loud clap when she closed the book.


clap

clap (canonical)
claps (third-person singular)
clapped (past)
clapped (past participle)
clapping (present participle)

To clap is to make a noise by hitting the palms of your hands together.

The crowd clapped when the baseball team won the game.


distinguished

The past tense and past participle of distinguish.

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/


distinguished

distinguished (positive)
more distinguished (comparative)
most distinguished (superlative)

Distinguished means superior to others in importance or rank.

Professor Charm is the most distinguished teacher I know.

Carlton is known for his distinguished bearing.

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/


catered

The past tense and past participle of cater.


championed

champion (canonical)
champions (third-person singular)
championed (past)
championed (past participle)
championing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of champion.


rodent

A rodent is a small mammal with large front teeth that are used for chewing.

We had to call an exterminator because we had so many unwanted rodents in the basement.


dominators

dominator (singular)
dominators (plural)

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


dispersing

disperse (canonical)
disperses (third-person singular)
dispersed (past)
dispersed (past participle)
dispersing (present participle)


catalogues

catalogue (singular)
catalogues (plural)

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


catalogues

catalogue (canonical)
catalogues (third-person singular)
catalogued (past)
catalogued (past participle)
cataloguing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of catalogue.


charmed

charm (canonical)
charms (third-person singular)
charmed (past)
charmed (past participle)
charming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of charm.


subjugations

subjugation (singular)
subjugations (plural)

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


mugs

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


mugs

mug (canonical)
mugs (third-person singular)
mugged (past)
mugged (past participle)
mugging (present participle)


congregators

congregator (singular)
congregators (plural)

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


subjugators

subjugator (singular)
subjugators (plural)

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


congregations

congregation (singular)
congregations (plural)

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


domination

domination (singular)
dominations (plural)

An act of dominating someone or something.

/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/

/ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/


cater

cater (canonical)
caters (third-person singular)
catered (past)
catered (past participle)
catering (present participle)

To cater is to bring or make food for an event.

We need to get a company to cater our party this weekend.

To cater to someone is to serve them and provide for their needs.

The servant catered to the king.


oppressions

oppression (singular)
oppressions (plural)

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


dispersed

The past tense and past participle of disperse.


suppressors

suppressor (singular)
suppressors (plural)

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


dominations

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


gut

That man has a large belly. He has a beer gut.


gut

gut (canonical)
guts (third-person singular)
gutted (past)
gutted (past participle)
gutting (present participle)

If you gut something, you remove its internal organs.

My grandpa can gut fish in less than a minute.

If you gut something, you remove the important parts.

Congress gutted the bill.

The construction workers are gutting the building so they can rebuild the layout.


matriculates

matriculate (canonical)
matriculates (third-person singular)
matriculated (past)
matriculated (past participle)
matriculating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of matriculate.


suppressions

suppression (singular)
suppressions (plural)

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


pledged

pledge (canonical)
pledges (third-person singular)
pledged (past)
pledged (past participle)
pledging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pledge.


gracile

gracile (positive)
more gracile (comparative)
most gracile (superlative)

Compared to apes, humans have a gracile form.

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urge

After watching the basketball game, he had an urge to play too.


urge

urge (canonical)
urges (third-person singular)
urged (past)
urged (past participle)
urging (present participle)

To urge something is to press or push it forward.

He urged me to go play basketball with him.

I'm urging you to go with me.


catwalk

A catwalk is the raised platform on which models walk during a fashion show.

It was almost her turn to walk down the catwalk and show off her new outfit.


oppresses

oppress (canonical)
oppresses (third-person singular)
oppressed (past)
oppressed (past participle)
oppressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of oppress.


disperses

disperse (canonical)
disperses (third-person singular)
dispersed (past)
dispersed (past participle)
dispersing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disperse.


glamour

Glamour is beauty, charm, and attractiveness.

She has a glamour that I just can't resist.

Glamour can be any object that makes someone look better.


inhabitant

inhabitant (singular)
inhabitants (plural)

An inhabitant of a place is a person or animal living in that place.

The baby will be a new inhabitant of our house


protégé

From French protégé, past participle of protéger “to protect”.

A protégé is one who learns from a mentor.


oppressed

The past tense and past participle of oppress.


dominator

dominator (singular)
dominators (plural)


suppresses

suppress (canonical)
suppresses (third-person singular)
suppressed (past)
suppressed (past participle)
suppressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of suppress.


howled

howl (canonical)
howls (third-person singular)
howled (past)
howled (past participle)
howling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of howl.


waistcoats

waistcoat (singular)
waistcoats (plural)

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


chambers

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


chambers

chamber (canonical)
chambers (third-person singular)
chambered (past)
chambered (past participle)
chambering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chamber.


protagonist

protagonist (singular)
protagonists (plural)

In a literary work or drama, the protagonist is the main character.

I was rooting for the protagonist of the book.

A protagonist is a leading person in a contest; a major performer.

The event was canceled because the protagonist couldn't come.

A protagonist can be someone who recommends a cause or course of action.

There were no protagonists at the meeting so nothing got done.


radioactivities

radioactivity (singular)
radioactivities (plural)

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


protegés

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


radioactivity

Radioactivity is the energy released from an unstable atom.


robust

robust (positive)
more robust (comparative)
most robust (superlative)

If something is robust, it is physically strong.

Compared to humans, apes have robust skeletons.

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glamor

Glamor is beauty, charm, and attractiveness.

She has a glamor that I just can't resist.

Glamor can be any object that makes someone look better.


catalog

Look through the catalog to find the book you're looking for.


catalog

catalog (canonical)
catalogs (third-person singular)
cataloged (past)
cataloged (past participle)
cataloging (present participle)

To catalog is to organize items in a list, often in alphabetical order.

Catalog these books so we can easily find them.


garments

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


guts

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

The contents of the abdomen or belly; entrails.

Johnny was cut in the stomach and his guts were hanging out.

It took a lot of guts to tell the evil dictator what she thought of his unfair policies.


guts

gut (canonical)
guts (third-person singular)
gutted (past)
gutted (past participle)
gutting (present participle)


ladders

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


d'oh

People say d'oh when they are angry or frustrated. The word comes from the television show The Simpsons


cravats

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


deficiencies

deficiency (singular)
deficiencies (plural)

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


subjugates

subjugate (canonical)
subjugates (third-person singular)
subjugated (past)
subjugated (past participle)
subjugating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of subjugate.


suppression

suppression (singular)
suppressions (plural)

Suppression is an act of suppressing someone or something.


photo

A photo is a picture created by a camera digitally or on film.

I took a photo of that beautiful old building.


photo

photo (canonical)
photos (third-person singular)
photoed (past)
photoed (past participle)
photoing (present participle)

To photo something is to take a picture of it.

Photo me in front of the lake so we can remember it forever


subjugator

subjugator (singular)
subjugators (plural)


matriculated

matriculate (canonical)
matriculates (third-person singular)
matriculated (past)
matriculated (past participle)
matriculating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of matriculate.


deteriorations

deterioration (singular)
deteriorations (plural)

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


birdie

Look in the sky! A birdie!

In golf, if you get a birdie that means you hit the ball into the hole in one less shot than expected (one under par).

I took three shots on a four par. I got a birdie.

In badminton, the birdie is the type of feathered ball that is used. It is also called a shuttlecock.

He hit the birdie into the net.


birdie

birdie (canonical)
birdies (third-person singular)
birdied (past)
birdied (past participle)
birdieing (present participle)

If you birdie a golf hole, you score one under par on it.

I birdied the last hole with 4 strokes on a par 5.


dominated

dominate (canonical)
dominates (third-person singular)
dominated (past)
dominated (past participle)
dominating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dominate.


oppressing

oppress (canonical)
oppresses (third-person singular)
oppressed (past)
oppressed (past participle)
oppressing (present participle)


speckled

speckled (positive)
more speckled (comparative)
most speckled (superlative)

If something is speckled, it has dots on it.

The bird's eggs were speckled.


hitmen

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


carol

Let's go door to door and sing Christmas carols.


carol

carol (canonical)
carols (third-person singular)
caroled (past)
caroled (past participle)
caroling (present participle)

To carol is to sing in a joyful or happy way.

Let's go and carol all of the people at the nursing home.


dominates

The third-person singular form of dominate.


suppressor

suppressor (singular)
suppressors (plural)

A suppressor is a device or person who suppresses something.


foresees

foresee (canonical)
foresees (third-person singular)
foresaw (past)
foreseen (past participle)
foreseeing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of foresee.


hitman

A hitman is a person hired to kill or hurt a particular person.

The businessman used a hitman to take care of people who owed him money.


castle

A castle is a large, strong building used to protect the people inside.

In the Middle Ages, castles were used to protect the king and queen.

In chess, the castle is another name for the rook.


castle

castle (canonical)
castles (third-person singular)
castled (past)
castled (past participle)
castling (present participle)

In chess, to castle is to take a turn that involves both the rook and the king moving at once.

I was going to win if he hadn't decided to castle.


pulp

The pulp is the part of a fruit that is soft and edible.

Wood pulp is wood fibres that are shredded, crushed and mixed with water.

By extension, popular literature printed on rough paper: pulp fiction.


rhinos

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

Rhinos is another way of spelling rhinoceroses.


congregate

congregate (canonical)
congregates (third-person singular)
congregated (past)
congregated (past participle)
congregating (present participle)

If people congregate, they gather together in a small group.


foreseers

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


pledges

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


pledges

pledge (canonical)
pledges (third-person singular)
pledged (past)
pledged (past participle)
pledging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pledge.


siestas

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


giraffe

The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world. It is from Africa and has a very long neck.

The family went to see the giraffe in the zoo.


hydrocarbons

hydrocarbon (singular)
hydrocarbons (plural)

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


foreseer

A foreseer is a person who foresees something.


rhinoceros

rhinoceros (singular)
rhinoceroses (plural)

A rhinoceros is a large gray mammal with thick skin and a horn on its head.

The rhinoceros is chasing against the cheetah.


waltz

The last dance at the party was the waltz.

A waltz is music in 3/4 time written for this dance.


waltz

waltz (canonical)
waltzes (third-person singular)
waltzed (past)
waltzed (past participle)
waltzing (present participle)

If you waltz with someone, you dance waltz with them.

If you waltz, you move briskly in an inappropriate casual manner.


subjugate

subjugate (canonical)
subjugates (third-person singular)
subjugated (past)
subjugated (past participle)
subjugating (present participle)

To place under the control of someone or something.


debtors

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


protégés

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


cravat

A cravat is a type of clothing usually worn by men.


participial

participial (positive)
more participial (comparative)
most participial (superlative)


congregated

The past tense and past participle of congregate.


dominate

If someone dominates something, they have sole, or nearly complete, control over it.


cable

A cable is a strong wire or rope that is often made out of metal.

A strong cable held the two trees together.

A cable can also be a cord that allows information to pass through.

My internet wasn't working because a cable was unplugged.

Sometimes cable is short for cable television.

Do you have cable or satellite television?


cable

cable (canonical)
cables (third-person singular)
cabled (past)
cabled (past participle)
cabling (present participle)

To cable something, you use strong wires to attach two things together.

Cable the boats together so that they don't float away.


suppressed

suppress (canonical)
suppresses (third-person singular)
suppressed (past)
suppressed (past participle)
suppressing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of suppress.


champions

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


champions

champion (canonical)
champions (third-person singular)
championed (past)
championed (past participle)
championing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of champion.


pandas

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


charming

charming (positive)
more charming (comparative)
most charming (superlative)

If a person is charming, they are very pleasant or charismatic


charming

charm (canonical)
charms (third-person singular)
charmed (past)
charmed (past participle)
charming (present participle)


participials

participial (singular)
participials (plural)

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


charms

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


charms

The third-person singular form of charm.


headmasters

headmaster (singular)
headmasters (plural)

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


dominating

dominate (canonical)
dominates (third-person singular)
dominated (past)
dominated (past participle)
dominating (present participle)


chamber

A chamber is a room that is often used for sleeping.

He went to his chamber to get some rest.

A chamber is a legislative body in a government.

The House of Representatives is the only chamber in the legislature of New Zealand.

A chamber can be any enclosed space that holds something, such as where the bullets are stored in a gun.

The chamber was empty so the gun did not fire.


chamber

chamber (canonical)
chambers (third-person singular)
chambered (past)
chambered (past participle)
chambering (present participle)

To chamber something is to put it in a room or an enclosed space.

The angry girl chambered herself in her room.


pledge

If you made a pledge that means you made promise that you will do something.

I made a pledge that I would go with him, so I can't back out now.


pledge

To make a pledge is to make a serious promise or commitment to someone.

I pledged that I would follow him, no matter where he went.


subjugation

subjugation (singular)
subjugations (plural)

An act of subjugating someone or something.

/ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/

/ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃən/


siesta

A siesta is a rest or sleep in the middle of the day. The word comes directly from Spanish.

Spanish people sometimes take a siesta in the afternoon when it is too hot to work.


influxes

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


mug

A mug is a large cup for hot drinks, with a handle but not used with a saucer.

He drank his hot coffee from an old mug.

He had an ugly mug.

A person who can be tricked easily can be called a mug.

The teacher was a mug – he believed my excuse.


mug

mug (canonical)
mugs (third-person singular)
mugged (past)
mugged (past participle)
mugging (present participle)

To mug someone is to rob them, to steal from them.

He hid in a doorway and planned to mug the next person who walked past.


waltzes

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


waltzes

The third-person singular form of waltz.


apprentice

apprentice (singular)
apprentices (plural)

An apprentice is one who learns from a mentor or organization.


congregates

congregate (canonical)
congregates (third-person singular)
congregated (past)
congregated (past participle)
congregating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of congregate.


foreseeable

foreseeable (positive)
more foreseeable (comparative)
most foreseeable (superlative)

If something is foreseeable, then it can be foreseen by somebody.

The foreseeable future.


debtor

If all my debtors would pay me back I would be rich.


intricate

intricate (positive)
more intricate (comparative)
most intricate (superlative)

It took a very long time to finish the intricate pattern.


rhino

Rhino is another way of spelling rhinoceros.


garment

Shirts and trousers are garments.


mat

A mat is a floor covering, similar to a rug.

Muslims say prayers kneeling on a mat.


stalemate

stalemate (singular)
stalemates (plural)

A stalemate is a special position in chess, where no one loses or wins.

Since I had a large advantage, his only hope was to force a stalemate.

A stalemate is a situation where there is no obvious way forward, but where no one loses.


drumsticks

drumstick (singular)
drumsticks (plural)

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


deficiency

deficiency (singular)
deficiencies (plural)

A deficiency is a case when there is not enough of something.

There can be a vitamin deficiency, where people don't get enough vitamins and can get sick.

There can be a money deficiency, where there is not enough money to do something.


composites

composite (singular)
composites (plural)

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


headaches

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


catering

cater (canonical)
caters (third-person singular)
catered (past)
catered (past participle)
catering (present participle)


catering

A catering is the business of providing food and related services at an event.


apprentices

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


howl

howl (canonical)
howls (third-person singular)
howled (past)
howled (past participle)
howling (present participle)

To howl is to make a long, loud wailing noise.

We heard the wolf howl from far away.


howl

The howl of the wind echoed through the trees.


extravagance

extravagance (singular)
extravagances (plural)

If something has extravagance, that means that it is worth a lot.

If a person has extravagance, that means that the person spends a lot.


congregator

congregator (singular)
congregators (plural)

One who congregates or organizes meetings.


rifts

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


howls

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


valets

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


waistcoat

waistcoat (singular)
waistcoats (plural)

A waistcoat is a special type of sleeveless garment.

My 3-piece suit includes a waistcoat.


valet

A valet is a male servant who performs personal services for his master such as helping to dress him, sewing on buttons, polishing shoes, or maintaining his clothing.

The Prince of Wales has a valet, who looks after his clothes.

An employee of a hotel, restaurant, country club, resort, inn, or other public or private facility who performs personal services for guests or members such as shining their shoes, simple ironing, parking or retrieving their automobile.

The parking valet brought our car to the front door.

A device such as a rack or a tray that holds a man's jacket, watch, or other personal items.

He put his watch, ring, and stick pin in the valet on top of the dresser.


deteriorates

deteriorate (canonical)
deteriorates (third-person singular)
deteriorated (past)
deteriorated (past participle)
deteriorating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deteriorate.


deteriorated

The past tense and past participle of deteriorate.


oppression

oppression (singular)
oppressions (plural)

An act of oppressing someone or something.


inventors

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


suppressing

suppress (canonical)
suppresses (third-person singular)
suppressed (past)
suppressed (past participle)
suppressing (present participle)


catalogue

catalogue (singular)
catalogues (plural)

Look through the catalogue to find the book you're looking for.


catalogue

catalogue (canonical)
catalogues (third-person singular)
catalogued (past)
catalogued (past participle)
cataloguing (present participle)

To catalogue is to organize items in a list, often in alphabetical order.

Catalogue these books so we can easily find them.


saliva

Saliva is the liquid produced in your mouth.


howling

The howling of the wolves can be heard for several miles.


howling

The wolves are howling tonight.


disperse

disperse (canonical)
disperses (third-person singular)
dispersed (past)
dispersed (past participle)
dispersing (present participle)

If a group disperses, it breaks up into individual pieces or items and spreads out.

The police fired their guns to disperse the crowd.

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congregation

congregation (singular)
congregations (plural)

/ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/

/ˌkɑŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/


rift

A rift opened in the ground after an earthquake.

This caused a rift between the two men who had been so close.


limbs

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


hydrocarbon

hydrocarbon (singular)
hydrocarbons (plural)

A chemical compound made out of carbon and hydrogen. Other elements could also be included.


bleeding

bleed (canonical)
bleeds (third-person singular)
bled (past)
bled (past participle)
bleeding (present participle)


stalemates

stalemate (singular)
stalemates (plural)

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


giraffes

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


gestating

gestate (canonical)
gestates (third-person singular)
gestated (past)
gestated (past participle)
gestating (present participle)


scary

scary (positive)
scarier (comparative)
scariest (superlative)

Lots of people think spiders and ghosts are very scary.


chemical compound

A chemical compound is made when two or more chemical elements react.


trunks

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


brainier

brainy (positive)
brainier (comparative)
brainiest (superlative)

The comparative form of brainy; more brainy.


cuddling

cuddle (canonical)
cuddles (third-person singular)
cuddled (past)
cuddled (past participle)
cuddling (present participle)


foreseeably

foreseeably (positive)
more foreseeably (comparative)
Superlativemost foreseeably

The word foreseeably is the adverbial form of the word foreseeable.


foreseen

foresee (canonical)
foresees (third-person singular)
foresaw (past)
foreseen (past participle)
foreseeing (present participle)


panda

A panda is a large black and white bear from China. They eat bamboo shoots.


protegé

A protegé is one who learns from a mentor.


keyholes

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


influx

An influx is a large movement, usually sudden, in or into something.

There was an influx of people into the room.


feasted

feast (canonical)
feasts (third-person singular)
feasted (past)
feasted (past participle)
feasting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of feast.


runner

There are lots of runners in the park in the evening.

The cheetah is a very fast runner.

A runner is a mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.


yolks

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


summa cum laude

The highest of three degrees of praise you can receive when graduating. In Latin, it means "with highest praise".


freshmen

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


cuddled

The past tense and past participle of cuddle.


pregnancy

pregnancy (singular)
pregnancies (plural)

She was in the third month of her pregnancy.


uprising

An uprising is a revolt by a group of people that attempts to get rid of a government or policies that the people do not like.


deterioration

deterioration (singular)
deteriorations (plural)

A deterioration is a process in which an object deteriorates.

A deterioration can also be a length of time taken for the object to deteriorate.

/dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃən/


headache

I can't think properly because I have a bad headache.


suppress

suppress (canonical)
suppresses (third-person singular)
suppressed (past)
suppressed (past participle)
suppressing (present participle)

If something is suppressed, it is eliminated, stopped, or held back.

The police suppressed the protesters outside.

The opposition in the government were suppressed.

Warm honey and water are said to suppress coughing.

I struggled to suppress my smile.

If something is suppressed, recognition of it is denied.

The findings of the study were suppressed by the government.


ladder

A ladder is something you walk up use to get to a higher (or lower) position. There are two parallel sides and steps (rungs) between them.


shortening

shortening (singular)
shortenings (plural)

Shortening is fat that is used to make pastry.


shortening

shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)


foresight

foresight (singular)
foresights (plural)

If something has foresight, then it has a quality or ability that allows it to foresee.

Having foresight also refers to the process of foreseeing.


ballad

Between the fast numbers, she sang ballads.


deteriorate

deteriorate (canonical)
deteriorates (third-person singular)
deteriorated (past)
deteriorated (past participle)
deteriorating (present participle)

To deteriorate, something will slowly lose a certain value over a period of time.

Food is kept cold in a refrigerator so it will not deteriorate or spoil.

If something deteriorates, it gets worse.

His attention to the teacher deteriorated as he got sleepier.

The political situation deteriorated after the soldiers attacked the president's palace.


courage

Courage is the quality of not being afraid easily.

The warrior had great courage.


loo

In the United Kingdom, another word for a toilet.

I need to go to the loo.


rope

A rope is a long thick line made of hemp twisted together. They are used to pull things, for example to pull sails on boats, and to attach things together.


rope

rope (canonical)
ropes (third-person singular)
roped (past)
roped (past participle)
roping (present participle)

If you rope something, you tie it with rope.


charm

A charm is an object that people think has a magical power.

His old pencil was a charm for him. He always used it on tests.

If someone has charm, that means that they can easily make people like them.

Everyone liked her for her charm.

He gave her a charm for her charm bracelet.


charm

charm (canonical)
charms (third-person singular)
charmed (past)
charmed (past participle)
charming (present participle)

To charm someone is to amaze them or win them over.

He charmed her with talk of all the money he had.

To charm something or someone means to use magic upon it.

The witch tried to charm the princess with an old spell.

The sorceror charmed the serpents and ordered them to do his bidding.


congregating

congregate (canonical)
congregates (third-person singular)
congregated (past)
congregated (past participle)
congregating (present participle)


surgeries

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


mendelevium

Mendelevium is a chemical element. It is a radioactive metal with the atomic number 101 and the symbol Md.


width

The width of something is the measurement of something from one side to the other side.

The width of a standard football pitch is 68 metres.


mourn

mourn (canonical)
mourns (third-person singular)
mourned (past)
mourned (past participle)
mourning (present participle)

If you mourn someone, you feel sorrowful over them, after they have died.

It was difficult mourning my sister's death, we were always together, I don't think i'll ever feel better, I loved her so much.


shrank

shrank (past)
shrunk (past participle)
shrink (canonical)
shrinks (third-person singular)
shrunk (past)
shrunken (past participle)
shrinking (present participle)


scarier

scary (positive)
scarier (comparative)
scariest (superlative)

The comparative form of scary; more scary.


mourns

The third-person singular form of mourn.


mourned

The past tense and past participle of mourn.


insignificant

insignificant (positive)
more insignificant (comparative)
most insignificant (superlative)

If something is insignificant it is not important.


scariest

The superlative form of scary; most scary.


unlocking

unlock (canonical)
unlocks (third-person singular)
unlocked (past)
unlocked (past participle)
unlocking (present participle)


spookiest

spooky (positive)
spookier (comparative)
spookiest (superlative)

The superlative form of spooky; most spooky.


vets

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


vets

vet (canonical)
vets (third-person singular)
vetted (past)
vetted (past participle)
vetting (present participle)


duo

The duo were like brothers, never being separated.


spookier

The comparative form of spooky; more spooky.


intact

Intact means untouched or at least not spoilt.

Yellowstone is a still a mostly intact ecosystem.


sharpening

sharpen (canonical)
sharpens (third-person singular)
sharpened (past)
sharpened (past participle)
sharpening (present participle)


freshman

A freshman is a student on his first year of high school or university.

John is a freshman at Harvard University.


runners

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


nonadjustable

Nonadjustable is something that is not adjustable (cannot be adjusted).

The chair's height was nonadjustable.


sharpens

The third-person singular form of sharpen.


trombone

A trombone is a musical instrument that uses the slide to play notes.

He picked up the trombone and started playing the national anthem.


plopping

plop (canonical)
plops (third-person singular)
plopped (past)
plopped (past participle)
plopping (present participle)


upside down

If something is upside down, the top part of it is underneath the bottom part of it.


barman

A barman is a man who works in a bar (a place that serves drinks) and sells customers drinks.


composite

composite (singular)
composites (plural)

A composite is an object made from several similar parts arranged in a certain pattern.

steel is a strong composite for a metal.


composite

composite (positive)
more composite (comparative)
most composite (superlative)

If something is composite, then it is made from several similar parts arranged in a certain pattern.

One of the strongest composite metals on Earth is steel.


quango

A quango is a British term for a public body which runs itself, but is paid for by the government. See devolution.

English Heritage is a quango because it is paid for by the government, but it manages itself.


cuddles

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


cuddles

cuddle (canonical)
cuddles (third-person singular)
cuddled (past)
cuddled (past participle)
cuddling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cuddle.


clutched

clutch (canonical)
clutches (third-person singular)
clutched (past)
clutched (past participle)
clutching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of clutch.


pointier

pointy (positive)
pointier (comparative)
pointiest (superlative)

The comparative form of pointy; more pointy.


widths

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


sit down

After walking all day, I needed to sit down and rest.


pillows

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


pillow

A pillow is the thing you put under your head when you sleep.

When Jill bought a new pillow she slept a lot better at night.


headmaster

headmaster (singular)
headmasters (plural)

A headmaster is a man who is in charge of a school.

The headmaster talked to the parents.


ma’am


sharpen

If you sharpen something, you make it sharper.


bleed

bleed (canonical)
bleeds (third-person singular)
bled (past)
bled (past participle)
bleeding (present participle)

If you bleed, you lose blood from your body.


pointiest

The superlative form of pointy; most pointy.


LMFAO

A short way of saying "laughing my fucking ass off" when you are talking on the internet.


villagers

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


unlocks

The third-person singular form of unlock.


extremely

You use extremely when you want to make an adjective or adverb much stronger. It is stronger than very.

It is extremely difficult to climb Mount Everest without oxygen tanks.


kneels

kneel (canonical)
kneels (third-person singular)
knelt (past)
knelt (past participle)
kneeling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of kneel.


foresee

foresee (canonical)
foresees (third-person singular)
foresaw (past)
foreseen (past participle)
foreseeing (present participle)

If a person can foresee something, then that means the person knows that the object will come to take place before it actually does.


mourning

mourn (canonical)
mourns (third-person singular)
mourned (past)
mourned (past participle)
mourning (present participle)


appeases

appease (canonical)
appeases (third-person singular)
appeased (past)
appeased (past participle)
appeasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of appease.


feast

They had a big feast to celebrate the family reunion.


feast

feast (canonical)
feasts (third-person singular)
feasted (past)
feasted (past participle)
feasting (present participle)

The family feasted on all the meat and vegetables on the table.


villager

A villager is someone who lives in a village.


cuddle

A cuddle is like a hug, but with more emotion.

I gave my daughter a big cuddle when she finished school.


cuddle

To cuddle someone means to hold them and touch them with affection. It is not sexual.

I like to cuddle my boyfriend when we're watching a film


spooky

If something is spooky it means it is scary and mysterious.

For Halloween, people usually dress up in spooky costumes.


feasts

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


feasts

The third-person singular form of feast.


criticises

criticise (canonical)
criticises (third-person singular)
criticised (past)
criticised (past participle)
criticising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of criticise.


dancers

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


sharpened

sharpened (positive)
more sharpened (comparative)
most sharpened (superlative)

A sharpened knife has a sharp point or edge.


sharpened

The past tense and past participle of sharpen.


laboratory

laboratory (singular)
laboratories (plural)

A laboratory is a place for scientists to experiment on new things.

The little child entered the laboratory by mistake.


impregnations

impregnation (singular)
impregnations (plural)

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


dyslexia

Dyslexia is a learning problem that makes it difficult to read. This may cause difficulties in writing also.

He is not able to do well in school because he has dyslexia.


unlocked

unlock (canonical)
unlocks (third-person singular)
unlocked (past)
unlocked (past participle)
unlocking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of unlock.

The door is unlocked.


inhibit

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

To inhibit is to stop something happening, or to make it happen less.

She wanted to kiss him, but was inhibited by the onlookers.


plopped

plop (canonical)
plops (third-person singular)
plopped (past)
plopped (past participle)
plopping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plop.


housewife

housewife (singular)
housewives (plural)

A housewife is a woman in a household who does all or many of the chores such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children.

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh


shrink

A shrink is another word for a psychologist.

He was sent to a shrink because he started to act dangerously


shrink

shrank (past)
shrunk (past participle)
shrink (canonical)
shrinks (third-person singular)
shrunk (past)
shrunken (past participle)
shrinking (present participle)

If something shrinks it becomes smaller.

Your clothes will shrink if you put them in the dryer for too long

If you shrink something you make it smaller.

We need to shrink these images in order to fit them on the page.


impregnation

An impregnation is a process that one or more people go through in order to become pregnant.


criticised

The past tense and past participle of criticise.


dreadful

dreadful (positive)
more dreadful (comparative)
most dreadful (superlative)

Something dreadful is something very bad.

There has been a dreadful accident.


insist

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

To insist means to get your own way without listening to other people's comments.

He insisted on eating out. His wife, therefore, had no choice but to also do so.


criticized

criticize (canonical)
criticizes (third-person singular)
criticized (past)
criticized (past participle)
criticizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of criticize.


pregnancies

pregnancy (singular)
pregnancies (plural)

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


bleeds

bleed (canonical)
bleeds (third-person singular)
bled (past)
bled (past participle)
bleeding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bleed.


shortens

shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shorten.


criticizes

The third-person singular form of criticize.


bled

The past tense and past participle of bleed.


gesture

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

Our old neighbor gestured to us across the road.

/ˈd͡ʒest͡ʃə/


jest

A jest is a joke or a prank, made in fun.

It was only a jest, a piece of fun.


jest

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

To jest is to joke or make fun of something.

Don't jest about serious things.

He jested about her, but it turned out he was really serious.

He was just jesting.


vices

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


vices

vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)


gestates

gestate (canonical)
gestates (third-person singular)
gestated (past)
gestated (past participle)
gestating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of gestate.


souvenir

A souvenir is something that you buy or take from a place you visit, to remember the place.

There are many souvenir shops by the Eiffel Tower.

I took some rocks from a volcano as a souvenir from my trip to Hawaii.


impregnate

impregnate (canonical)
impregnates (third-person singular)
impregnated (past)
impregnated (past participle)
impregnating (present participle)

When you impregnate someone, you make them pregnant.


gestate

If a female mammal is gestating, it means she is carrying a baby (she is pregnant)


gestated

The past tense and past participle of gestate.


subjugated

subjugate (canonical)
subjugates (third-person singular)
subjugated (past)
subjugated (past participle)
subjugating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of subjugate.


keyhole

A keyhole is the hole in a door where you put your key to lock or unlock it.

I tried five keys before finding the one which fit the keyhole.


oppress

oppress (canonical)
oppresses (third-person singular)
oppressed (past)
oppressed (past participle)
oppressing (present participle)

To oppress is to stifle or prevent something.

To oppress is to deny someone's freedom.


drumstick

drumstick (singular)
drumsticks (plural)

A drumstick is the stick you use to play the drums.

Most drummers have many drumsticks in case they break during a concert

A drumstick is the leg of a chicken when it is cooked.

I'd rather have a drumstick than the leg.


unlock

unlock (canonical)
unlocks (third-person singular)
unlocked (past)
unlocked (past participle)
unlocking (present participle)

You unlock a door with a key when you want to enter.

David left his house keys at work, so his housemate had to unlock the door for him.


rhinoceroses

rhinoceros (singular)
rhinoceroses (plural)

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


uprisings

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


impregnates

The third-person singular form of impregnate.


high schools

high school (singular)
high schools (plural)

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


shrunk

shrank (past)
shrunk (past participle)
shrink (canonical)
shrinks (third-person singular)
shrunk (past)
shrunken (past participle)
shrinking (present participle)


barmen

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


impregnated

The past tense and past participle of impregnate.


paternal

Paternal is the adjective related to the noun 'father'.

A paternal inheritance is one which comes from your father.


freeborn

born free and with natural rights rather than being a slave or a servant


fade

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

When something fades, it slowly disappears.

The mysterious figure slowly faded into the darkness.


brainy

brainy (positive)
brainier (comparative)
brainiest (superlative)

Somebody brainy is intelligent, or clever.

The kid is brainy.


realtors

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


criticize

criticize (canonical)
criticizes (third-person singular)
criticized (past)
criticized (past participle)
criticizing (present participle)

If you criticize something, you point out its flaws or faults.

The opposition criticized the cost of the proposed program.


quagmire

A soft and muddy or swampy area of ground.


rubbers

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


uncoded

uncoded (positive)
more uncoded (comparative)
most uncoded (superlative)

The message was uncoded.


directors

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


clutches

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


clutches

clutch (canonical)
clutches (third-person singular)
clutched (past)
clutched (past participle)
clutching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of clutch.


snouts

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


champion

A champion is someone who has been a winner in a contest.

I was the race and so now I am this year's champion.


champion

Something that is champion is the best for its kind.

He is a champion bike racer.


champion

champion (canonical)
champions (third-person singular)
championed (past)
championed (past participle)
championing (present participle)

To champion something is to promote it or be a winner of it.

He had championed the sport.


criticise

criticise (canonical)
criticises (third-person singular)
criticised (past)
criticised (past participle)
criticising (present participle)

If you criticise something, you point out its flaws or faults.


skip

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

An act of overlooking something on purpose.

This question has an error. Just skip it.

Squealer skipped from side to side.


ropes

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


ropes

rope (canonical)
ropes (third-person singular)
roped (past)
roped (past participle)
roping (present participle)


high school

John went to high school in England.


despots

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


brainiest

The superlative form of brainy; most brainy.


threading

thread (canonical)
threads (third-person singular)
threaded (past)
threaded (past participle)
threading (present participle)


circular

If something is circular it has the shape of a circle.

The wine glass left a circular stain on the table.


circular

A circular is a printed advertisement or notice that is distributed to a lot of people.


quangos

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


mats

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


trombones

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


rubber

The ball is made of rubber.


costumes

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


costumes

costume (canonical)
costumes (third-person singular)
costumed (past)
costumed (past participle)
costuming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of costume.


hoods

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


hesitate

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

When someone hesitates, they have doubts about something and therefore do not act, or stop the action.

He hesitated for a while before signing the contract.


B-movie

A B-movie is a film that was made with a small amount of money and made not very well.

I did not like the B-movie I saw yesterday.


shorten

shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)

If you shorten something, you make it shorter.

This document is too long. You must shorten it by 200 words.


chunk

A chunk is a part of something that has been separated.

The statue broke into chunks.


trunk

The trunk of a tree is the part between the roots and the branches.

The trunk is the long thing on an elephant's face, used for holding things.

A trunk is a large box made from wood that can be locked, used to store things.

In cars, the trunk is the back part, used for storage.


matriculate

matriculate (canonical)
matriculates (third-person singular)
matriculated (past)
matriculated (past participle)
matriculating (present participle)

To matriculate is sign up or enroll for something, often for a college or university.

The man matriculated to Harvard University; the school he always wanted to go to.


director

A director is a person who is in charge of something.

The film director was doing a very good job.


radioactive

radioactive (positive)
more radioactive (comparative)
most radioactive (superlative)

Radioactive is something which shows radioactivity.

The metal was radioactive.


vice

Smoking is a vice.

A vice is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.


vice

vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)

If you vice something, you clamp it with a vice.


snout

The snout is the front part of the head of a mammal.

Dogs have big snouts, but we have almost none.


serrated

A serrated knife is one with a jagged edge.

We cut bread with a serrated bread knife.


clinics

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

There is a row of clinics at the end of this street.


unbearable

A condition which is so extreme that you want to stop experiencing it is unbearable.

The heat was unbearable.

Her sadness was unbearable.


insolence

Insolence is the quality of insulting arrogance, and offensiveness.

When Brummel said "Who's your fat friend?" the Prince of Wales thought it was insolence.


coped

cope (canonical)
copes (third-person singular)
coped (past)
coped (past participle)
coping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cope.


dancer

Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.

I'm a really bad dancer.


threaded

The past tense and past participle of thread.


threaded

A threaded object contains structures that allow it to be fit into similar structures. A screw is an example.


bride

A bride is a wife, the female partner in a marriage. Most used for the period of time around the marriage ceremony.

Jill was the bride, and Jack was the bridegroom.


costume

A costume is the clothes you wear that makes you look like someone or something else.

For Halloween this year I wore a skeleton costume.


costume

If you costume yourself, you dress up with a costume.


mini-

You use mini- before words when the object is smaller than usual objects of that type.

Look at that mini elephant! It is so small!


gee

When you say "Gee!", it is an expression of delight.

Gee! It is a new toy!


inventor

An inventor is someone who invents things.

Alexander Graham Bell is an inventor. He invented the telephone.


shrinks

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


shrinks

shrank (past)
shrunk (past participle)
shrink (canonical)
shrinks (third-person singular)
shrunk (past)
shrunken (past participle)
shrinking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shrink.


souvenirs

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


disadvantaged

Having a disadvantage (a handicap or weakness).

The football team was disadvantaged because one of their players was missing.


intolerable

intolerable (positive)
more intolerable (comparative)
most intolerable (superlative)

If something is intolerable, you can't tolerate it or stand it.

What's that awful noise? It's intolerable!


seducing

seduce (canonical)
seduces (third-person singular)
seduced (past)
seduced (past participle)
seducing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of seduce.


plop

plop (canonical)
plops (third-person singular)
plopped (past)
plopped (past participle)
plopping (present participle)


kneel

kneel (canonical)
kneels (third-person singular)
knelt (past)
knelt (past participle)
kneeling (present participle)

If you kneel, you lower your body and put one or two of your knees on the floor.

In many religions, people kneel when they pray.


realtor

A realtor is a person or business that helps people sell or rent real estate. They are a type of agent.

The realtor helped us sell the house.


appeased

appease (canonical)
appeases (third-person singular)
appeased (past)
appeased (past participle)
appeasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of appease.


despot

A despot is a totalitarian autocrat or dictator, a person who rules without the need for a senate or parliament.

The emperor Domitian was a despot.


consequent

The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all.


consequent

If x is consequent on y, x happens as a result of y.

The flooding of the river was consequent on the heavy rain.


ridiculed

ridicule (canonical)
ridicules (third-person singular)
ridiculed (past)
ridiculed (past participle)
ridiculing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ridicule.


semi-

The prefix semi- is used before a noun to show that it is a half.

This house is a semi-detached type of house.

My father owns a semi-automatic rifle.


clutch

The clutch is the device in a car that changes gear.

The clutch pedal is controlled with the left foot in manual cars.


clutch

clutch (canonical)
clutches (third-person singular)
clutched (past)
clutched (past participle)
clutching (present participle)

If you clutch something, you hold it in your hand very tightly.


huddling

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


choke

choke (canonical)
chokes (third-person singular)
choked (past)
choked (past participle)
choking (present participle)

Not being able to breathe because something stops your windpipe.

Trying to make someone stop breathing by squeezing their throat.

To perform badly at an important part of a contest because you are fearful, especially when you are winning.

A part of a cave to be partly or completely blocked by rocks, mud, or other things.

To move your fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.


choke

A control on a carburetor to change the air or fuel mixture when the engine is cold.

In wrestling, karate, or other sports, grabbing someone in a way that can make them stop breathing.

A pressure at the muzzle part of a shotgun barrel which changes the spread of the shot.

A slight or complete block (of rocks, mud, or other things) in a cave passage.


cognate

One related by blood or origin with another, especially a person sharing an ancestor with another.

A word related to one in another language.


cognate

Related by blood; having a common ancestor.

Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root; for example, English name and Latin nmen from Indo-European *n-men-.

Related or analogous in nature, character, or function.


voucher

A voucher is a special piece of paper which can be used to get discounts on products.

The insurance company was celebrating its 50th anniversary, therefore every new customer was given a $10 voucher.


hooray

You use "hooray" to show happiness, especially when you have won something.

Hooray! Dad is bring us to the theme park.


millimetre

millimetre (singular)
millimetres (plural)

A millimetre is one tenth of a centimetre.

The smallest measurement of a ruler is the millimetre. You need another tool to measure objects smaller than that.


headline

Something that is on a front cover page. Especially on newspapers.

His marriage hit the headlines yesterday.


distressed

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

The past tense and past participle of distress.


litre

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

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


drilling

drill (canonical)
drills (third-person singular)
drilled (past)
drilled (past participle)
drilling (present participle)


magnet

A magnet is a natural object which can attract magnetic objects such as steel or iron.

Never place magnets near credit cards, or all the info in it will be lost.


multiple

We ran into multiple problems, but we solved them all.


multiple

3, 6, 9 and 12 are multiples of 3.


cinema

A cinema is a building that shows movies.

The cinema in my town has two screens and has four showings every day.


slim

slim (positive)
slimmer (comparative)
slimmest (superlative)

When someone is slim, they are thin and not fat.

She is so slim that she looks like a wooden stick.


spill

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

An act of accidentally hitting a cup of water and the water makes a mess on something.

(transitive) I accidentally spilled coffee on my shirt.


sausage

A sausage is a piece of food that is made of chicken, pork and other meats.

Sausages are mass-produced in factories.


treachery

treachery (singular)
treacheries (plural)

Treachery is behaviour which cannot be trusted: to break faith or betray.

King John was known for his treachery.


treachery

His behaviour was treacherous.

Sometimes the weather is treacherous.


speculate

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

When you speculate, you guess about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

I speculated that Tom and Jerry's marriage would not last a year.

It was speculated that the artist had been murdered.

If you speculate, you make risky investments with the hope of making a large profit.

He lost a lot of money by speculating in stocks.


extravagances

extravagance (singular)
extravagances (plural)

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


knelt

The past tense and past participle of kneel.


shield

A piece of metal that is used for defense.

A soldier carried a sword and a shield to fight in the past.


criticisms

criticism (singular)
criticisms (plural)

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


menu

A menu is a small book for displaying the type of food sold in a restaurant.

We collected the menu from the waiter after we sat down in the fast food restaurant.

A menu is also a home page of games, similar to main menu

After I turned on the game console, I was brought to the menu.


appease

To appease is to calm down an angry or dangerous person.

She was so angry, but he managed to appease her.


drilled

The past tense and past participle of drill.


sweep

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

When you sweep the floor, you use the broom to clean it.

The road cleaner swept the roads clean.


dial

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

To dial means to use a telephone to do a call.

I picked up the phone to dial my boss.


inconclusible

If something is inconclusible, then it cannot be finished or ended.


glow

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

The lamp glowed in the dark road.


par

Par could mean with the same value or quality.

The car was cheaper but on par with the others.

The number of shots needed to reach the hole.

He needs to make this shot for par.


par

par (canonical)
pars (third-person singular)
parred (past)
parred (past participle)
parring (present participle)

To reach the hole in the number of shots needed.

He has to par every hole win this game.


pamphlet

A pamphlet is a small book of printed information that is usually not bound between hard covers.

The protesters passed out pamphlets explaining their cause.


sneak

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

If you sneak, you walk into a place quietly, usually to avoid being noticed by other people of that place.

The burglar sneaked into the room while we were sleeping and stole a bag of jewelries.


pointy

pointy (positive)
pointier (comparative)
pointiest (superlative)

witches typically wear black pointy hats.


scan

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

An act of looking through something quickly.

I scanned through the page to find the information I was looking for.


drift

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

An action when an object moves towards the earth slowly.

The plane ran out of fuel, therefore it had to drift slowly down to the nearby airport.


flute

A flute is a musical instrument that you blow into to make sound.

He played the flute so much better than his seniors that he became the best player in the band.


chunks

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


World Wide Web

A system of websites, and a large part of the Internet.


lap

The thighs. Usually used when one is sitting down.

The baby was tired, so he rested down on his mother's lap.


lap

lap (canonical)
laps (third-person singular)
lapped (past)
lapped (past participle)
lapping (present participle)

An animal laps when it uses its tongue to drink milk or water.


Singapore

Singapore is a small country in Southeast Asia.

Singapore is a small country although it is well known in many countries.


burlesque

burlesque (singular)
burlesques (plural)

Burlesque is a kind of humorous theatrical entertainment. Exaggeration, and vulgar songs and dance may occur.

Burlesque is a vulgar copy of the respectable world.


burlesque

burlesque (canonical)
burlesques (third-person singular)
burlesqued (past)
burlesqued (past participle)
burlesquing (present participle)

If you burlesque, you make a burlesque parody of something.


smack

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

I smacked him for talking back to me.


shortened

shorten (canonical)
shortens (third-person singular)
shortened (past)
shortened (past participle)
shortening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shorten.


brides

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


miracle

A miracle is an amazing thing that happened that seemed very unlikely to happen.

Thanks to a miracle, Jane recovered from the final stage of cancer.


leaks

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


burlesques

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


burlesques

The third-person singular form of burlesque.


cot

A cot is a simple bed, one that can be portable or used only for a short time, such as when camping.

The baby was sleeping in the cot.

We set our cot for our visit to the mountains.


brisk

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

We took a brisk walk yesterday.


stare

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

When someone is looking at you for a very long time, he is staring at you.

Why are so many people staring at me?


tyres

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


offspring

offspring (singular)
offsprings or offspring (plural)

An offspring is either the sons, daughters, or immediate descendants of a human, animal or plant.

That lioness just gave birth to two offspring!


disgrace

A shame to someone or a group of people.

The worst thing in life is being a disgrace.


disgrace

disgrace (canonical)
disgraces (third-person singular)
disgraced (past)
disgraced (past participle)
disgracing (present participle)

To bring disgrace or shame to yourself or someone else

The journalist disgraced the Congressman by telling the public of his sex scandal.


miserable

miserable (positive)
more miserable (comparative)
most miserable (superlative)

In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

ˈmɪzəreɪˌbəl


activating

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


criticism

criticism (singular)
criticisms (plural)

Their marriage received a lot of criticism from their families.


dip

A dip is a lower section of a road or geological feature.

There is a dip in the road ahead.

A dip is a short swim to refresh oneself.

I’m going for a dip before breakfast.

This onion dip is just scrumptious.


dip

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

To dip is an act when something is placed into a liquid.

I slowly dipped the towel into the bowl of water.


dreading

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


shell

A hard object that can be found on beaches.

I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.


shell

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

The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.


dreaded

The past tense and past participle of dread.


supper

A meal taken at night, after dinner. It is usually eating snacks and not eating heavy meals.

It is not good to have suppers too often. It is very unhealthy.


deserve

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

When someone deserve something, it means he is good enough to have the privilege of getting something special.

You deserve a gift from me since you often treat me well.


diners

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


activates

The third-person singular form of activate.


sore

A feeling of the muscles being very tired.

My arm is sore after all the exercises.


nervous

nervous (positive)
more nervous (comparative)
most nervous (superlative)

If you are nervous, you are tense and worried about something.

I am nervous about my examinations.

Nervous system.


ballads

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


maternal

Maternal is the adjective related to the noun 'mother'.

Maternal inheritance is what you inherit from your mother.


courageous

courageous (positive)
more courageous (comparative)
most courageous (superlative)

To be courageous is having courage (not being afraid).

The warrior was very courageous.


melt

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

Melting is a process of an object changing from the solid state to the liquid state without a change in temperature.

The ice melted under the hot sun.


dispose

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

If you dispose something, it means that you throw away that thing.

That toy was so torn and tattered that I disposed it away immediately.


glancing

glance (canonical)
glances (third-person singular)
glanced (past)
glanced (past participle)
glancing (present participle)


photocopy

photocopy (singular)
photocopies (plural)

Please submit a photocopy of your birth certificate.


photocopy

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

If you photocopy something, you make a duplicate of the original.

It is illegal to photocopy more than 10% of a book.


drills

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


drills

drill (canonical)
drills (third-person singular)
drilled (past)
drilled (past participle)
drilling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of drill.


hood

A hood is a covering for the head. It covers the top, back and sides of the head. By extension, other objects may have hoods: cars, some flowers.

The monk was wearing a hood.

A hood is another word for neighbourhood.

I've lived in the hood for five years.


gasp

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

To gasp is the act of drawing in the breath suddenly, as if surprised.

The audience gasped as the rabbit came out of the magician's hat.


inject

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

An act of getting something (usually medicine) into the blood of someone.

The nurse injected a medicine into my body which is useful for my immunity.

My mother injected more money into my insurance.


triumph

His discovery of the electron was a great triumph.

A Triumph was the ceremonial entry of a victorious general into Rome.

When Caesar returned to Rome he qualified for a Triumph.


triumph

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

To triumph is to gain a victory or be successful.

He triumphed over adversity.


drown

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

To drown is an action where someone is struggling in water.

I remembered when I was young, I nearly drowned in the lake near my house.

The effect of drowning can also be produced intentionally.

If you drown something, you lose, make hard to find or unnoticeable in a great mass.

The CIA collects so much information that the actual answers it should seek are often drowned in the flood of reports.


oral

Oral history, arguments, etc. are spoken, not written.

Oral health, cancer, etc. is issues of the mouth.

Oral medicine is medicine you put in your mouth and swallow.


oral

An oral is an examination that is spoken, usually for the languages.


diner

A diner is a place where people go to eat. It is like a cheap restaurant.

The diner downtown was always busy late at night.

The waitress made sure to keep the diner's coffee cup full.


shackle

A shackle is a restraint, originally leg-irons which made movement slow and difficult. By extension, it means anything that limits what people do.

Laws are meant as shackles to prevent governments doing whatever they wish.


shackle

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

To shackle is to limit or restrain what can be done.

He could scarcely move after they shackled him.

Marriage shackled him.


substitute

substitute (singular)
substitutes (plural)

A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher.

Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match.


substitute

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

If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead.

You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice


glanced

The past tense and past participle of glance.


nipped

nip (canonical)
nips (third-person singular)
nipped (past)
nipped (past participle)
nipping (present participle)


antioxidant

antioxidant (singular)
antioxidants (plural)

An antioxidant is something that slows or stops the oxidation of another chemical.

An antioxidant is a vitamin that can fights the harmful effects of oxidation in animal and human tissues.

There are many helpful antioxidants in tea.


drill

A drill is an object used to dig a hole.

He used the drill to make a hole on the wall.

A practice before a major event is called a drill.

Our school often conduct fire drills to train us in case of a real fire.


drill

If you drill a hole, you use a drill to make a hole in something.

We must drill six holes in the wood for the screws.

If you drill some information into someone's head, you make them review it again and again until they remember it.

My teacher tried all ways to drill the mathematical concept into my head.


tyre

A tyre is the outer part of a car wheel. It is usually made of rubber.


drip

The tap is spoiled. Water just keeps coming down drip by drip.


drip

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

If something is dripping, it is falling one drop at a time.

My pen has been dripping throughout the day.


seduced

seduce (canonical)
seduces (third-person singular)
seduced (past)
seduced (past participle)
seducing (present participle)


jig

A jig is a light, quick musical dance or movement.

A jig is a device that is used in manufacturing or woodworking and is used to control the location and movement of the workpiece.


infect

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

When someone is infected by something, they come into contact with something that causes sickness.

Don't go near him, or he will infect you with his illness.


scribble

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

If you scribble something, you write it or draw it quickly.

I scribbled the licence plate number on a piece of paper before the car drove away.


concerting

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


buffers

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


pars

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


pars

par (canonical)
pars (third-person singular)
parred (past)
parred (past participle)
parring (present participle)


ridicule

Aristophanes shocked the Athenians with his ridicule of their sincerely-held beliefs.


ridicule

ridicule (canonical)
ridicules (third-person singular)
ridiculed (past)
ridiculed (past participle)
ridiculing (present participle)

To ridicule is to make fun of, or mock, someone or something.

To ridicule a powerful man is to take a big risk.


offend

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

An act when someone makes another person unhappy. To offend someone is to make them feel disgust.

Don't offend him. It's not nice. He may fight back.


leak

A hole in a tube. Usually used for gas tubes and water pipes.

Quick! Get a plumber! I have found a leak in this pipe.


leak

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

An action when someone reveals a secret to the public.

Don't tell him about this. He will leak it out.


pamphlets

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


dines

dine (canonical)
dines (third-person singular)
dined (past)
dined (past participle)
dining (present participle)


sew

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

An act of using thread to make clothes or to mend clothes.

I have a hobby of sewing. This is why I have a collection of colorful clothes.


contest

A contest is where people do a quiz or play a game to win a prize.

He took part in the contest as he wanted to win the first prize.


contest

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

If you contest a position, you engage in a competition for a position of power.

If you contest a decision, you oppose it.


seduces

The third-person singular form of seduce.


equators

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


frustrates

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

The third-person singular form of frustrate.


sweat

A salty water that is produced naturally by the body.

It is so hot that my whole body is covered with sweat!


sweat

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

A natural occurrence of the body to allow the body to cool by excreting salty water (see above).

You are sweating so much!


stack

There is a stack of books outside. Are those yours?

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stack

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

When you stack something, you put something similar on top of one another to form a pile.

I stacked up the books at one side.


spark

A spark is something that is created by rubbing two objects quickly. Used for starting fires with fuels.

This lighter does not work anymore. It does not produce any sparks.


spark

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

His strange attire sparked comment.


slap

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

When you slap someone, you use something to hit another person, usually with something flat.

Jane's boyfriend cheated her and she slapped him when she heard about it.

Josh got mad at Tommy and slapped him really hard.


enclosures

enclosure (singular)
enclosures (plural)

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


snap

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

He snapped the ruler into two by accident.


sniff

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

An act of breathing to find out what the smell is.

The dog sniffed the floor to find for any bones.


missions

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


curls

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


curls

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


faint

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

When someone faints, they suddenly become unconscious and cannot be woken up easily.

Get help quick! Someone has fainted here!

Under a hot sun, humans faint easily.


faint

faint (positive)
fainter (comparative)
faintest (superlative)

When something is faint, it is not clear, very small.

The writing was faint.


nipping

nip (canonical)
nips (third-person singular)
nipped (past)
nipped (past participle)
nipping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nip.


soak

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

An act of putting a piece of cloth or something made of thread or silk into a basin of water.

I soaked my dirty clothes into the soap water.


frustrate

If you frustrate someone, then you make him annoyed or upset.

He is frustrated because his car is broken and doesn't start.


slice

A slice is a piece of something that has been sliced.

I like to have my sandwich with a couple slices of ham it in.


slice

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

An act of cutting meat using a small knife.

I sliced the fish and placed it into another bowl.


hint

A hint is a clue to a question or a puzzle.

I really need a hint to solve this question. It is too difficult for me.


hint

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

He hinted that he wanted to marry another man.

I will hint to Marilyn that her modeling talent is needed for the fashion show.

Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?


distresses

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

The third-person singular form of distress.


buffer

A buffer is a physical object at the end of a train line which stops the train going any further.

Trains stop at the buffers.

That is a buffer to prevent war. No military people may cross it.

A telomere is a buffer at the ends of a chromosome.

A buffer (computer software) is a zone that can be read and written to. It usually holds back data until it is fine to be used.

Let's try to turn off the buffering setting in the game's video settings.


glances

glance (canonical)
glances (third-person singular)
glanced (past)
glanced (past participle)
glancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of glance.


concerted

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

The past tense and past participle of concert.


concerted

concerted (positive)
more concerted (comparative)
most concerted (superlative)

When something is done with a concerted effort, it means that the action was an effort done by many people doing the same thing together.

This project was a concerted effort by my team.

After the earthquake, the government directed a very concerted effort to help the survivors.


mask

A mask is something you wear over your face for protection, or to disguise yourself.

The health ministry recommended wearing masks when going outdoors due to the forest fires in the next town.


mask

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

If you mask A, you cover or disguise A with B.


tolerance

tolerance (singular)
tolerances (plural)

Your tolerance for drugs, alcohol, danger, pain, etc. is your ability to take them without a bad effect.

Tolerance is the ability to accept the opinions, beliefs and customs of other people.


ridicules

ridicule (canonical)
ridicules (third-person singular)
ridiculed (past)
ridiculed (past participle)
ridiculing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ridicule.


nip

The small dog nipped at her fingers affectionately.


clinic

A clinic is a place to see the doctor for health checkups or to buy medicine.

He felt ill yesterday, so he had to visit the clinic to buy some medicine.


huddled

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

The past tense and past participle of huddle.


glance

To look for a short moment (at something).

She glanced at her reflection as she passed the mirror.


poles

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


nosing

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


vet

We took all of our pets to the vet.

A veteran, somebody who used to be in the military.

My grandfather was a World War II vet. He used to tell stories about fighting in France.


vet

vet (canonical)
vets (third-person singular)
vetted (past)
vetted (past participle)
vetting (present participle)

If you vet someone, you investigate them carefully and critically.

The FBI vets all nominees to the Federal bench.


numerous

numerous (positive)
more numerous (comparative)
most numerous (superlative)

If something is numerous, it is in large amount.

Why are there numerous ants here?


racists

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


clips

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


vouchers

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


seduce

seduce (canonical)
seduces (third-person singular)
seduced (past)
seduced (past participle)
seducing (present participle)

To seduce is to trick someone to do something wrong.

To seduce is to persuade someone to be a part of a sexual relationship

To seduce is to charm or attract someone


antioxidants

antioxidant (singular)
antioxidants (plural)

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


interfere

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

An act of minding other people's business.

He is a busybody who goes around interfering with other people's business.


squeeze

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

When you squeeze something, you press it very tightly in your hand.

I squeezed orange juice from the orange with my bare hands!


shelter

A shelter is a place which can protect someone from the rain and sun.

There is no shelter nearby. I wonder how we can get out of this heavy rain.


enclosure

enclosure (singular)
enclosures (plural)

An area closed partially or entirely by barriers.

He faced punishment for creating the fenced enclosure in a public park.


surgery

Surgery is a way of removing, repairing or replacing a part of a body that involves incisions.

After the doctor performed surgery, John was able to walk again.

Surgery can also be the place where surgery is done.

Take the patient into surgery.

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rips

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


dine

dine (canonical)
dines (third-person singular)
dined (past)
dined (past participle)
dining (present participle)

We usually dine at four o'clock, because that is when we get hungry.


dined

The past tense and past participle of dine.


rip

In anger, I ripped the page and threw it in his face.


infinity

Infinity is an unknown number. It is only a concept and not a real number.

No one can count all the way to infinity.


cognates

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


concerts

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


concerts

The third-person singular form of concert.


frustrating

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


pole

A pole is a long stick that is used for grabbing for support.

Grab the pole there to keep your balance on this old bus.


slaughter

We kill cows in a slaughter-house.

The end of a battle is often a slaughter of men.


slaughter

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

To slaughter is to kill many men or animals.


pronouncing

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


offsprings

offspring (singular)
offsprings (plural)

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


necessities

necessity (singular)
necessities (plural)

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


theology

Theology is the study of religion and God/gods.


disguising

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


poking

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


mission

A mission is a quest given by someone to gain something.

The Interpol is on a mission to find the international terrorists.


dreads

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

The third-person singular form of dread.


dreads

If you wear your hair in dreads, you grow it into into long matted strings.

She had the longest dreads I'd ever seen.


litter

Litter is rubbish that is left alone on the floor.

When you are in Singapore, you hardly see litter on the floor.


litter

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

To litter is the act of throwing litter on the floor.

Littering is an offence under the Public Health Act.


pronounces

The third-person singular form of pronounce.


jesting

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


circus

A circus is a group of travelling performers, often with clowns, acrobats, jugglers, and even animals.