nostrils

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


undergrowth

Undergrowth is smaller plants growing in a forest: bushes, which are smaller than the trees and which grow under the trees.

She couldn't walk very fast in this forest, because she had to push through the undergrowth.


navy

He wore a navy shirt.

He was a member of the navy.


prequels

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


objected

object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of object.

He objected to the rule.


males

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


nursery

A nursery is place where babies are kept.

A nursery is place where young plants are grown before planting (putting in the ground) outdoors.


determine

determine (canonical)
determines (third-person singular)
determined (past)
determined (past participle)
determining (present participle)

If A determines the outcome of B, A causes B to occur in a certain way.

If you determine something, you conclude it by analyzing or investigating.

The autopsy will determine her cause of death.


tasted

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

The past tense and past participle of taste.


winging

wing (canonical)
wings (third-person singular)
winged (past)
winged (past participle)
winging (present participle)


pagans

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


banding

band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)


backs

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


backs

back (canonical)
backs (third-person singular)
backed (past)
backed (past participle)
backing (present participle)


cottages

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


waterfalls

waterfall (singular)
waterfalls (plural)

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


waterfalls

waterfall (canonical)
waterfalls (third-person singular)
waterfalled (past)
waterfalled (past participle)
waterfalling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of waterfall.


hermits

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


demand

Demand for something is how much people want of it.

Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil.

The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity.

Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements.

Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand.

A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.

His demands for new machines were ignored by the company.

The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.

I can't deal with all these demands on my time.

The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce.


demand

demand (canonical)
demands (third-person singular)
demanded (past)
demanded (past participle)
demanding (present participle)

If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.

The Lebanese Foreign Minister demanded an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.

People who lost their home are demanding answers about how the fire got out of control.

The problems are real and they demand attention.


navies

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


commences

commence (canonical)
commences (third-person singular)
commenced (past)
commenced (past participle)
commencing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of commence.


attempted

attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of attempt.

She attempted to draw a horse.


desperate

desperate (positive)
more desperate (comparative)
most desperate (superlative)

A desperate action is one that is dangerous or likely to fail, but one that you take because you have no choice.

During the fire, some people tried to break through a wall in a desperate attempt to survive.

Doctors are running out of time in their desperate search for a cure.

They took desperate measures to survive, including killing and eating their dog.

A desperate situation is a very bad one.

Trucks have not been able to reach the village for weeks, and the food situation appears desperate.

They are in desperate need of help.

If someone is desperate, they have a very strong want or need for something.

We're desperate for money to help these people.


ampersands

ampersand (singular)
ampersands (plural)

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


drums

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


drums

drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)


undertaken

undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)


baser

base (positive)
baser (comparative)
basest (superlative)

The comparative form of base; more base.


caretaker

caretaker (singular)
caretakers (plural)

A caretaker is someone who takes care of something.

A child's caretakers are his parents.


bagging

bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)


cloths

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


cards

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


cards

card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)


upright

upright (positive)
more upright (comparative)
most upright (superlative)

A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end.

There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.

I trust her: she is a perfectly upright person.


approves

approve (canonical)
approves (third-person singular)
approved (past)
approved (past participle)
approving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of approve.


kiwis

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

They were out of kiwis at the store.


twin

Twins are two people who were born at the same time from the same mother.

I didn't know he was your twin: he looks just like you so I thought he was you!

When two things are the same, they are twin things.

We have twin beds in our room.


policeman

A policeman is someone who works for the police.

The policeman carried a gun.


carefree

carefree (positive)
more carefree (comparative)
most carefree (superlative)

If you are carefree, you are not worried about anything.

He had a carefree way of life. He didn't let anything bother him.


sequel

A sequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place after another one.

Which book do you like better, the first one or its sequel?


referred

refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of refer.

She was referred to another doctor.


deductions

deduction (singular)
deductions (plural)

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


kitchens

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


balancing

balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)


sidewalk

A sidewalk is a long piece of ground beside a road for walking on.

It is safer to walk on the sidewalk than on the road.


hypotheses

hypothesis (singular)
hypotheses (plural)

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

I have several hypotheses about why attendance has gone down over the last six months.

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defending

defend (canonical)
defends (third-person singular)
defended (past)
defended (past participle)
defending (present participle)

She was defending her friend from the bullies.


cyclone

A storm with air going around in a circle in the same direction as the Earth. If it's big, it might be called a hurricane or typhoon.

A cyclone blew part of the roof off the house.


angling

angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)


soldiers

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

The soldiers died in the war.


showoffs

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


wives

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


bonded

bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bond.


quieting

quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

They were quieting the crowd.


update

He gave me an update on the situation in New York

A change from older information to newer information.

I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop


update

update (canonical)
updates (third-person singular)
updated (past)
updated (past participle)
updating (present participle)

If you update something, you add changes to make it newer times or new ideas.


defends

The third-person singular form of defend.

The knight defends the castle.


trills

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


disappointments

disappointment (singular)
disappointments (plural)

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


defended

The past tense and past participle of defend.

The king defended the castle from attack.


balls

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

She likes to play with balls.

He got hit in the balls.

He must have a lot of balls to about his boss that way.


wrote

write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

He wrote a letter.


armed

arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of arm.

The shooter was armed with several pistols.


grasses

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


tastes

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

The flavors and tastes of this meal blend perfectly together.


tastes

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

The third-person singular form of taste.

This bread tastes kind of dry.

Johnny tastes one new food every day.


magmas

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


pooled

pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pool.

They pooled their money together to buy the ticket to the big game.


vanilla

Vanilla is a plant. The part around the seeds is used for making some foods taste good.

Would you like some vanilla ice cream?


dunes

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


counties

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


cools

cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

Blowing on soup cools it down.


detectives

detective (singular)
detectives (plural)

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


jerk

The door opened with a jerk.

He's such a jerk for not holding the door open for his grandma.


jerk

jerk (canonical)
jerks (third-person singular)
jerked (past)
jerked (past participle)
jerking (present participle)

He jerked the door open.


reliances

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


landings

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


bags

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


bags

bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)


mammals

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


backslashes

backslash (singular)
backslashes (plural)

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


pooling

The pooling of the money was a waste of time.


hurricane

hurricane (singular)
hurricanes (plural)

A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, which is a storm system that has a low pressure center, many thunderstorms, and strong winds.

The hurricane was very dangerous when it hit land.

Hurricanes sometimes come to places like Florida, and they can break trees and houses.


registrations

registration (singular)
registrations (plural)

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


backslash

A backslash is a kind of punctuation mark that is used as a separator, especially in computer programming.

Enter a backslash (\) to begin typing the next part of the path.


undertook

undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)


breasts

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


breasts

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

The third-person singular form of breast.


copyright

copyright (singular)
copyrights (plural)

Copyright is the rights given to a creator to protect their work from other uses.

Star Wars' copyright is held by Lucasfilm.


copyright

copyright (canonical)
copyrights (third-person singular)
copyrighted (past)
copyrighted (past participle)
copyrighting (present participle)

If you copyright something, you register its copyright.

She copyrighted her book.


kiwi

A kiwi is a kind of bird that can't fly.

There is a kiwi looking around over there.

A kiwi is someone from New Zealand (usually Kiwi)

Doesn't that Kiwi play great poker?

We had a kiwi for lunch today.

That will be a kiwi for the bread.


medications

medication (singular)
medications (plural)

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


crabapples

crabapple (singular)
crabapples (plural)

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


postmark

A postmark is a stamp that shows where a letter was sent from.

The postcard had an Orlando postmark on it.


postmark

postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)

If you postmark something, you add a postmark to it.

This letter was postmarked on the 23rd of January.


refers

refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of refer.


undertakes

The third-person singular form of undertake.


using

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


tires

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


tires

tire (canonical)
tires (third-person singular)
tired (past)
tired (past participle)
tiring (present participle)


drummed

drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of drum.


captained

captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of captain.


theories

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


participles

participle (singular)
participles (plural)

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

Verbs in English have two participles: present and past.


basins

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


attempts

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

She made many attempts to draw a horse.


attempts

attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of attempt.

She attempts to draw a horse every day.


damn

You say damn when you are angry or surprised about something.

Damn! That hurts. Be careful.

Damn! This machine isn't working again.


damn

If something is damn good, damn sure, etc., it is very much that way.

I want to make damn sure he knows about it.

You know damn well I don't drive.

Be careful! You damn near killed me.


damn

You use damn to show that you are angry.

He doesn't know a damn thing about fixing cars.

Don't be such a damn fool.


damn

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

You say "damn you" or "damn (something)" to show that you are angry or that you don't care.

He slammed his glass down on the table." I am dying, God damn it, dying!"

You say "I'll be damned" to show that you are surprised.

You mean I was right? Well, I'll be damned!

You say "I'll be damned if something happens" to show that you don't want it to happen or that you don't think it will happen.

If someone is damned, go to hell when they die.

Living that way will damn your soul to Hell.

Demons and monsters were in the army of the damned.


damn

If you don't give a damn, you don't care.

Look, don't tell me about your problems. I don't give a damn.

If something isn't worth a damn, it has no value.


bonding

bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)


banded

band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of band.


tripe

Tripe is a food that is the entrails (guts) of an animal.

Are you going to order that tripe for dinner?

If something is tripe, then it doesn't have any value.

Don't rent that movie, I have heard it was very tripe.


cheques

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


expansions

expansion (singular)
expansions (plural)

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


asteroids

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

Some asteroids caused the craters in the Moon.


settled

settle (canonical)
settles (third-person singular)
settled (past)
settled (past participle)
settling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of settle.


lands

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


lands

land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)


acts

act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

She acts very well.


acts

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


bananas

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

She ate two bananas for lunch.


bananas

He went bananas when his television died.


knees

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

Our knees hit one another.


knees

knee (canonical)
knees (third-person singular)
kneed (past)
kneed (past participle)
kneeing (present participle)

The fighter kneed the other fighter in the stomach.


baskets

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

She carried two baskets.


dune

A dune is a hill of sand that was piled up by the wind.

When you walk through the desert, you walk over many dunes.


manholes

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


ancients

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


settles

The third-person singular form of settle.


jokes

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

She read the jokes to the class.


jokes

joke (canonical)
jokes (third-person singular)
joked (past)
joked (past participle)
joking (present participle)

Jim would always tell jokes on the ride home.


asteroid

An asteroid is an object that is smaller than a planet that most often orbits a star, but it can sometimes orbit big planets.

The asteroid orbited the star.

The asteroid crossed over Jupiter's orbit.


basing

base (canonical)
bases (third-person singular)
based (past)
based (past participle)
basing (present participle)


reinforced

reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reinforce.


disappoint

disappoint (canonical)
disappoints (third-person singular)
disappointed (past)
disappointed (past participle)
disappointing (present participle)

If something disappoints somebody, it makes them unhappy because it was not as good as they expected.

I'm afraid you really disappointed me. I thought you were more honest.

We thought the party would be good and it didn't disappoint.

If something disappoints somebody, they thought it would happen but it didn't.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the meeting has been cancelled.

When the president returned, it disappointed our hopes for change.


miles

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

The archer missed the target by miles.


arms

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


arms

arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)


arts

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

The arts the study of languages, literature, philosophy, and the arts.


moonbows

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


properties

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


cocaines

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


bases

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

There are many army bases around the world.


breast

A woman's breasts are the two soft round parts on her chest.

She learned that the cancer in her breast had spread to her leg.

Some mothers start to lose their breast milk two or three months after a child is born.

Your breast is the area between your neck and your belly.

A warm feeling spread in his breast as she stepped closer.

Breast is bird meat that comes from the front of the bird

Skinless, boneless chicken breasts have very little flavour when grilled.

A bird's breast is the front of its body below its head.

The Robin is a plump bird with bright orange-red breast.

The breast of a jacket or shirt is the part that goes over your breast.

My father pulled a cigarette from his breast pocket.


breast

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

If you breast a hill, mountain, etc., you come to the top of it.

He breasted the hill and saw the town in front of him.


bottled

bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bottle.


effects

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


effects

effect (canonical)
effects (third-person singular)
effected (past)
effected (past participle)
effecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of effect.


quits

quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quitting (present participle)


firearms

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


memberships

membership (singular)
memberships (plural)

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

We have to go renew our memberships to the gym before they expire.


blazed

You could tell he was blazed because of the smoke around him.


blazed

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blaze.


midgets

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


based

The past tense and past participle of base.


editing

edit (canonical)
edits (third-person singular)
edited (past)
edited (past participle)
editing (present participle)


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reinforces

The third-person singular form of reinforce.


encourages

encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of encourage.


scissoring

scissor (canonical)
scissors (third-person singular)
scissored (past)
scissored (past participle)
scissoring (present participle)


crowds

crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crowd.

She crowds around you trying to see.


crowds

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

The crowds parted in front of you to let you through.


moonbow

A moonbow is a kind of rainbow that is made by the Moon instead of the Sun.

It is the middle of the night. We must hurry if we want to see that moonbow.


infernos

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


captaining

captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)


balanced

balanced (positive)
more balanced (comparative)
most balanced (superlative)

Even or fair; the same amount on all sides.


balanced

balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of balance.


disposals

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


tune

A tune is a piece or part of music; a song or melody.

Whistling a happy tune can chase the blues away.

How many tunes can you whistle?


tune

tune (canonical)
tunes (third-person singular)
tuned (past)
tuned (past participle)
tuning (present participle)

If you tune a musical instrument you make it so it will play the right notes.

You tune it by making the strings tighter or looser.

If you tune a radio you set the frequency to get a certain signal.

If you tune-in to a show, you watch it or listen to it.


bitching

bitch (canonical)
bitches (third-person singular)
bitched (past)
bitched (past participle)
bitching (present participle)


histories

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


committees

committee (singular)
committees (plural)

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


failed

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fail.


landed

land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of land.


disaster

Feed the Children has been involved in disaster relief around the world.

The San Francisco Earthquake was the deadliest natural disaster in U.S.

President Bush declared New Orleans a federal disaster area.

The flight had just left the airport when disaster struck.

A major environmental disaster is the drying up of the Aral Sea.

What can the country and each one of us do to avoid economic disaster?

A spokesman said the plan was a recipe for disaster and should be defeated.

When families get together, there is always the potential for disaster.

We need additional vehicles to assist us in distributing the goods to the victims of disasters.


picturing

picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

When someone draws something, they are often picturing it in their head.


diet

A diet is the food that an animal, person, or group usually eats.

Several studies have suggested that high-fat diets can directly increase the risk of this cancer.

Studies confirm that vegetarian is a healthful and balanced diet.

I exercise, watch my diet and have good genes.

A healthy diet should not exceed 30 percent fat per day.

He was unhealthy thanks to poor diet and heavy smoking.

A diet is a controlled set of foods chosen for health purposes.

Oprah Winfrey wasn't the only celebrity who transformed her body through exercise and diet last year.

He said he lost weight because of his new vegetarian diet.

It's strange to see somebody at a movie buy jumbo popcorn and a huge diet coke.

They demand that you start getting serious about both proper exercise and diet.

She stuck to the strict diet for the first two weeks and her blood pressure came down.

A diet of something is something your experience regularly, usually something negative.

The Daily News has served up a steady diet of local news.

A diet is a council of political leaders.

This week, the Japanese parliament, the Diet, considered but did not act on a resolution apologizing for Pearl Harbor.


diet

diet (canonical)
diets (third-person singular)
dieted (past)
dieted (past participle)
dieting (present participle)

If you diet, you limit the food you eat to lose weight.

Weight lost by dieting alone almost never stays off.


fuckheads

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


extensions

extension (singular)
extensions (plural)

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


bitched

The past tense and past participle of bitch.


bands

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

Many bands played at the concert.


bands

band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)


ornamented

ornament (canonical)
ornaments (third-person singular)
ornamented (past)
ornamented (past participle)
ornamenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ornament.


dares

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

I bet you can't finish the dares.


dares

dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

She dares you to finish the job.


critics

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


musicals

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


quieted

quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quiet.

The show quieted the crowd.


quitting

quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quitting (present participle)


captains

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


captains

The third-person singular form of captain.


knockers

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


defense

The secretary of defense met with the president at the White House.

Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defense in Tehran.

Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defense next week.

Police officers can only shoot in self defense or to protect another person's life.

When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defense.

In a court case, the defense is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

His defense lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

The defense is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defense played great.


boys

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


stoles

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


Indus River dolphin

Indus River dolphin (singular)
Indus River dolphins (plural)

The Indus River dolphin (Platanista indicus minor) is a type of river dolphin only found in the Indus River in Pakistan.


babies

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


babies

baby (canonical)
babies (third-person singular)
babied (past)
babied (past participle)
babying (present participle)


painters

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


jam

Jam is a sweet spread for bread made by boiling fruit.

I want blueberry jam on my toast.

I'm in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

I'll be late to work today because of that traffic jam.


jam

jam (canonical)
jams (third-person singular)
jammed (past)
jammed (past participle)
jamming (present participle)

If you jam something, it means you get it stuck or blocked in a small area; congested.

The stapler that I was using jammed. Can I use that one please?

If you jam your finger or toe, it means it hit it against another object.

If you jam, it means that you play music.

If you jam a signal, it means you block it from broadcasting.


krypton

Krypton is a gas element on the periodic table with atomic number 36 and the symbol Kr.


docking

dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)


experts

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


blazing

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)


nationals

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


quids

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


failings

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


insects

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


answers

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

There are many answers to some questions.


answers

answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of answer.

He answers questions in class.


quiets

The third-person singular form of quiet.

The loud boom quiets the crowd.


quiets

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


crabapple

crabapple (singular)
crabapples (plural)

A crabapple is a kind of apple tree with a small and sour fruit.

A crabapple is the fruit that grows on a crabapple tree.

Don't eat that fruit that you got off of that tree! They are crabapples and are very sour!

A crabapple person who isn't pleasant to be around; crabby.

That person over there is such a crabapple.


communicating

communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)


pictured

The past tense and past participle of picture.

The missing cat is pictured here on this poster.


mortals

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


salmonids

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


kennel

On hot days the dog goes into the kennel to get out of the sun.

A kennel is a place where pets are kept when their owners are away.

The kennel at the hotel was open from 9 to 5 so guests could keep their pets safe.


kennel

kenneled (past)
kenneled (past participle)
kenneling (present participle)
kennel (canonical)
kennels (third-person singular)
kennelled (past)
kennelled (past participle)
kennelling (present participle)

If you kennel something, you keep a pet in a kennel.

We have to kennel our two dogs whenever we go on vacation.


ornaments

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


ornaments

The third-person singular form of ornament.


pounding

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)


interests

interest (canonical)
interests (third-person singular)
interested (past)
interested (past participle)
interesting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interest.

This article interests me.


interests

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

I have other interests in life. (countable)

He has a lot of interest in cars. (uncountable)


marvels

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


marvels

marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of marvel.


communications

communication (singular)
communications (plural)

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

Communications is the science of communicating.


openings

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


citizens

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

The police tried to keep the citizens of the city away from the crime scene.


calendars

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


paintings

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


balances

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


balances

balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of balance.


introductions

introduction (singular)
introductions (plural)

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


threes

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

There were no threes in the lottery today.


relating

relate (canonical)
relates (third-person singular)
related (past)
related (past participle)
relating (present participle)

My teacher was relating the use of math in the classroom and the use of it outside of the classroom.


musicians

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


offenses

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


workers

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

The workers worked overnight to finish the house.


thesauruses

thesaurus (singular)
thesauruses or thesauri (plural)

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


windows

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


continents

continent (singular)
continents (plural)

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


dig

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)

If you dig a hole, you make it bigger by removing material, usually using a shovel or your hands.

You will need to dig the hole larger than the roots of the tree you want to plant.

They've been digging for gold for months, but they haven't found a thing.

If you dig somewhere for something, you look there for it.

He dug in his pocket for another ten cents.

After digging through the files, he finally found what he was looking for.

If you dig something, you take it out of the ground, usually using a shovel.

Can you go out to the garden and dig some onions?

If you dig up dirt on someone, you find hidden information that can hurt them.

Before the trial, they dug up a bunch of dirt on her.

If you dig a hole for yourself, you make your own problems.

Mr. Bush has dug himself a hole that he can't get out of.

I really dig your new car.


dig

A dig is a short negative comment about someone.

In a dig at the teacher, he said she's lucky to be right even once in a while.

A dig is a place where people are digging.

There's a dig in the middle of the city where they found some old bones.

Your digs is the room that you rent to live in.


docked

The past tense and past participle of dock.


telegraphing

telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)


docks

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

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docks

dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)


blazes

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


blazes

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blaze.


undertaking

undertaking (singular)
undertakings (plural)

The work of an undertaker; the management of funerals.

Any business, work, or project that a person does or tries to do.

The re-organization of the company was a large undertaking.


undertaking

undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)


worms

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


worms

worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)


privates

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

The body parts that are not usually shown to other people, such as the genitals.

Being kicked in the privates must have really hurt.


admissions

admission (singular)
admissions (plural)

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


flowed

flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flow.

The river flowed down from the mountains.

Tears flowed down Sally's cheeks as her boyfriend left her.


thesauri

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


dangers

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


leap years

leap year (singular)
leap years (plural)

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


motivations

motivation (singular)
motivations (plural)

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


airless

airless (positive)
more airless (comparative)
most airless (superlative)

Space is said to be airless.

If something is airless, it does not have any air circulation.


meets

meet (canonical)
meets (third-person singular)
met (past)
met (past participle)
meeting (present participle)


meets

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


telegraphs

telegraph (singular)
telegraphs (plural)

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

The telegraphs about the peace treaty were just sent.


telegraphs

The third-person singular form of telegraph.


commercials

commercial (singular)
commercials (plural)

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


waters

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


waters

water (canonical)
waters (third-person singular)
watered (past)
watered (past participle)
watering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of water.


telegraphed

The past tense and past participle of telegraph.


statuses

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


edits

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


edits

edit (canonical)
edits (third-person singular)
edited (past)
edited (past participle)
editing (present participle)


automobiles

automobile (singular)
automobiles (plural)

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


eyelids

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


risking

risk (canonical)
risks (third-person singular)
risked (past)
risked (past participle)
risking (present participle)


bonuses

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


leaving

leave (canonical)
leaves (third-person singular)
left (past)
left (past participle)
leaving (present participle)

We're leaving early tomorrow morning to be on time for our 7:00 am flight.

He's always leaving his things just lying around.


incentives

incentive (singular)
incentives (plural)

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


pounds

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


pounds

pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pound.


sockets

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


cigarettes

cigarette (singular)
cigarettes (plural)

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


fails

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


fails

fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)


thumping

thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)


reptiles

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


baths

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


baths

bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)


constituencies

constituency (singular)
constituencies (plural)

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


offences

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


wrists

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


paramedics

paramedic (singular)
paramedics (plural)

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


protogalaxies

protogalaxy (singular)
protogalaxies (plural)

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


husbanded

husband (canonical)
husbands (third-person singular)
husbanded (past)
husbanded (past participle)
husbanding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of husband.


pounded

The past tense and past participle of pound.


pounded

He was pounded after drinking a case of beer.


firewomen

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


shed

A shed is a small building made out of wood that is often used to hold tools.

Let me go put my tools in the shed.


shed

shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)

If something sheds its hair, skin, etc., it naturally drops it.

The snake sheds it skin regularly as it grows.

If something sheds its light, tears, etc., it produces them.

Can you help to shed some light on the problem?

The tears she shed ran down her face.

The past tense and past participle of shed.


bladders

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


chronologies

chronology (singular)
chronologies (plural)

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


xis

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


dock

A dock is solid a place for boats and other vehicles to connect to.

The truck backed slowing in to the hotel loading dock with a load of vegetables.

She ran down the wooden dock to the waiting boat.


dock

dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)

If a boat or other vehicle docks, it connects to a dock.

If you dock someone's pay, you don't pay them the full amount as a punishment.

If you dock two computers, you connect them using a wire.


households

household (singular)
households (plural)

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


colleagues

colleague (singular)
colleagues (plural)

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

The teacher talked to his colleagues.


currents

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


specifies

specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of specify.


densities

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


disappear

disappear (canonical)
disappears (third-person singular)
disappeared (past)
disappeared (past participle)
disappearing (present participle)

If something disappears, it becomes impossible to see.

For a moment the tiny redness of his cigarette was visible; then he disappeared into the darkness.

She watches her two grandchildren until they disappear from sight.

The boat disappeared beneath the waves.

If something disappears, it doesn't exist anymore.

I can't say that my negative attitude toward life has entirely disappeared.

A lot of management jobs are disappearing forever.

If something has disappeared, you can't find it.

Have you seen my keys? They've disappeared again.


hotels

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


husbands

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


husbands

The third-person singular form of husband.


Mary Janes

Mary Jane (singular)
Mary Janes (plural)

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


domiciles

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

Their domiciles were destroyed in the earthquake.


domiciles

domicile (canonical)
domiciles (third-person singular)
domiciled (past)
domiciled (past participle)
domiciling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of domicile.


techniques

technique (singular)
techniques (plural)

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


digging

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)


flowing

flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

The stream is flowing down towards the river.


flowing

flowing (positive)
more flowing (comparative)
most flowing (superlative)

Moving or shaped gracefully or smoothly.

The lady is wearing a flowing dress.


writings

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

The writings of an author are their books, articles, and other things they have written.

The library has collected all of her scientific writings.


surfaced

surface (canonical)
surfaces (third-person singular)
surfaced (past)
surfaced (past participle)
surfacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surface.


edited

edit (canonical)
edits (third-person singular)
edited (past)
edited (past participle)
editing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of edit.


distancing

distance (canonical)
distances (third-person singular)
distanced (past)
distanced (past participle)
distancing (present participle)


extraterrestrials

extraterrestrial (singular)
extraterrestrials (plural)

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


pimpmobiles

pimpmobile (singular)
pimpmobiles (plural)

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


lavas

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


sequels

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


watered

water (canonical)
waters (third-person singular)
watered (past)
watered (past participle)
watering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of water.

Keep the horses well fed and watered.


risked

risk (canonical)
risks (third-person singular)
risked (past)
risked (past participle)
risking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of risk.


fists

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


fists

fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)


yearbooks

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


wreck

A wreck is what is left of something that has been seriously damaged.

The wreck of the Titanic was found on the bottom of the sea.


wreck

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

If you wreck something, you harm it beyond repair.


bathed

bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathe (canonical)
bathes (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bath.

The past tense and past participle of bathe.

He bathed in the morning and in the evening.


offence

An offence is an action that breaks the law.

Murder is a serious criminal offence.

When you give offence to someone, you do something that they don't like.

I didn't mean to give offence, but I didn't know that you don't do that in China.

The offence is the person or team who is attacking.

For the first time in the game, Arsenal goes on the offence.


fetch

fetch (canonical)
fetches (third-person singular)
fetched (past)
fetched (past participle)
fetching (present participle)

If you fetch something, or someone, you go away to get it and return with it.

John fetched me a towel from the bathroom.

Can you fetch your mother to the phone, please?

If something fetches a price then it is sold for that amount of money.

That old painting fetched more than I expected at the auction.


risks

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


landing

A landing is when an airplane touches the runway; coming to earth.

A landing is a platform in the middle of a staircase.

We've finally reached the landing halfway up the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty!

A landing is a place on a shoreline where a boat lands.


landing

land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)


disclaimers

disclaimer (singular)
disclaimers (plural)

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


surfaces

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


surfaces

The third-person singular form of surface.


captain

A captain is a rank in the army between lieutenant and major.

A captain is a rank in the navy between commander and commodore.

A captain is the person who is in charge of a ship or airplane.

The captain is the last to abandon ship.

The captain said to put on your seat belts because of turbulence.

A captain is the person who makes all of the decisions on a sports' team.

A captain is the leader of a group of workers.


captain

captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

To be in command and use that command on a ship, airplane, or sports team.


undo

undo (canonical)
undoes (third-person singular)
undid (past)
undone (past participle)
undoing (present participle)

We can undo the damage to the system.

Could you undo my buckle for me?

If you undo something in a computer program, you reverse a change done in the file.

I had to undo all of the bad edits that my naughty little brother made.


undo

An undo is a function in a computer program that can reverse a change done to a file.

This program can do up to 20 undoes.


colored

color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of color.

The wall was colored red, and the floor was colored white.

The singer wore a colored shirt.

Having skin color other than the white, most often black.

In South Africa, many colored people speak Afrikaans, but English is spoken mostly by whites.


xi

Xi is the name of the 14th letter in the Greek alphabet.


downs

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


downs

down (canonical)
downs (third-person singular)
downed (past)
downed (past participle)
downing (present participle)


cemeteries

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


thumped

thump (canonical)
thumps (third-person singular)
thumped (past)
thumped (past participle)
thumping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thump.


lava

Lava is the molten rock that is spit out of a volcano when it erupts.

When the volcano erupted, it spit out lots of lava.

Lava is magma that is found on the surface of the Earth.


grants

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


grants

grant (canonical)
grants (third-person singular)
granted (past)
granted (past participle)
granting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grant.


domicile

A domicile is a house or some other place where someone lives.

In some countries women have no right to maintain their own domicile after marriage.


domicile

domicile (canonical)
domiciles (third-person singular)
domiciled (past)
domiciled (past participle)
domiciling (present participle)

If you domicile a place, you it treat as a permanent home.

The answer depends on in which state he was domiciled at his death.


earthworks

earthwork (singular)
earthworks (plural)

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


nickels

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


freezing levels

freezing level (singular)
freezing levels (plural)

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


slopes

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


slopes

slope (canonical)
slopes (third-person singular)
sloped (past)
sloped (past participle)
sloping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slope.


chords

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


complexes

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


preferences

preference (singular)
preferences (plural)

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


industries

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


copiers

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


tesla

A tesla is a unit to measure the strength of a magnetic field.

Radiologists were using a machine generating two teslas for brain imaging.


postmarked

postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of postmark.


teddy bears

teddy bear (singular)
teddy bears (plural)

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


servants

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


nominations

nomination (singular)
nominations (plural)

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


instants

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


crayons

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


roofs

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


roofs

roof (canonical)
roofs (third-person singular)
roofed (past)
roofed (past participle)
roofing (present participle)


blaze

A blaze is a fire that makes a lot of flames and light.

The fire was a big blaze that could not be put out.

A blaze can be a mark that looks like a fire.


blaze

blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

To be on fire or making a lot of flames and light.

The fire blazed out of control.

The ranger blazed a path that the rest of us could follow.


flows

flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

The big river flows into the ocean.


flows

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


crayon

A stick of colored wax that is used for drawing.

The child started to draw a picture using crayons.


skies

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


scoped

scope (canonical)
scopes (third-person singular)
scoped (past)
scoped (past participle)
scoping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scope.


royals

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


communicated

communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of communicate.


oversights

oversight (singular)
oversights (plural)

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


privileges

privilege (singular)
privileges (plural)

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


intruders

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


scopes

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


scopes

The third-person singular form of scope.


directions

direction (singular)
directions (plural)

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

A list of instructions that tell you how to get to a certain place.

I wrote down directions to my friends' house.


arches

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

A bridge can have many arches.


arches

arch (canonical)
arches (third-person singular)
arched (past)
arched (past participle)
arching (present participle)

She often arches back to stretch.


softest

soft (positive)
softer (comparative)
softest (superlative)

The superlative form of soft; most soft.


invokes

invoke (canonical)
invokes (third-person singular)
invoked (past)
invoked (past participle)
invoking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of invoke.


communicates

The third-person singular form of communicate.


coloured

colour (canonical)
colours (third-person singular)
coloured (past)
coloured (past participle)
colouring (present participle)

The wall was coloured red, and the floor was coloured white.

The singer wore a coloured shirt.

(often considered offensive) Having skin colour other than the white, most often black.

In South Africa, many coloured people speak Afrikaans, but English is spoken mostly by whites.


coloured

often considered offensive) A coloured person.


referring

refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)


fisted

fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fist.


directories

directory (singular)
directories (plural)

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


endearments

endearment (singular)
endearments (plural)

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


evergreens

evergreen (singular)
evergreens (plural)

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


cupboards

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


dozens

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


grades

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


grades

grade (canonical)
grades (third-person singular)
graded (past)
graded (past participle)
grading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grade.


unknown

unknown (positive)
more unknown (comparative)
most unknown (superlative)

If something is unknown, nobody knows it.

Nothing was written down, and it was a long time ago, so his true date of birth is unknown.


onlookers

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


boners

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


dramas

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


capabilities

capability (singular)
capabilities (plural)

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


downfalls

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


dug

dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dig.


elections

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


clerks

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


delivers

deliver (canonical)
delivers (third-person singular)
delivered (past)
delivered (past participle)
delivering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deliver.


cabinets

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


ornamenting

ornament (canonical)
ornaments (third-person singular)
ornamented (past)
ornamented (past participle)
ornamenting (present participle)


dummies

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


donations

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


declarations

declaration (singular)
declarations (plural)

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


defenses

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


competitions

competition (singular)
competitions (plural)

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


calculators

calculator (singular)
calculators (plural)

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


Baloci

Baloci is another way of spelling Balochi.


contributors

contributor (singular)
contributors (plural)

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


holy wars

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


sword

A sword is a weapon made of metal which is long, thin and sharp, like a very long knife.

Before there were guns, people used to use swords to fight and kill each other.


tonnes

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


relatives

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

Most of my relatives live in New York, but one of my aunts lives in California.


chests

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


pending

Final approval was not given pending agreement on how the money would be spent.

He may not leave the country pending the outcome of the trial.


pending

pend (canonical)
pends (third-person singular)
pended (past)
pended (past participle)
pending (present participle)


contributions

contribution (singular)
contributions (plural)

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


depressions

depression (singular)
depressions (plural)

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


populations

population (singular)
populations (plural)

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


Bosnia-Hercegovina

Bosnia-Hercegovina is another way of spelling Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Srinagar

The traditional capital of Jammu and Kashmir.


eighties

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


destroyers

destroyer (singular)
destroyers (plural)

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


crowding

crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)


Kashmiri

A person from Kashmir or of Kashmiri descent.


Ladakh

Ladakh is a region in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan (Pakistan).


contradictions

contradiction (singular)
contradictions (plural)

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


Indus

The Indus is a large river in south-central Asia, starting in Tibet and then through Kashmir and Pakistan into the Arabian Sea.


Bosnia and Hercegovina

Bosnia and Hercegovina is another way of spelling Bosnia and Herzegovina.


disasters

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


picnics

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


picnics

picnic (canonical)
picnics (third-person singular)
picnicked (past)
picnicked (past participle)
picnicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of picnic.


desks

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


swords

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

My dad collects swords from Spain.


Baluci

Baluci is another way of spelling Balochi.


Bosnia-Herzegovina

Bosnia-Herzegovina is another way of spelling Bosnia and Herzegovina.


simulations

simulation (singular)
simulations (plural)

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


quinine

Quinine is a kind of colorless and bitter powder that is used in tonic water.


oceans

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

There are five oceans in the world.


Baluchi

Baluchi is another way of spelling Balochi.


defences

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


suggestions

suggestion (singular)
suggestions (plural)

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


scissored

scissor (canonical)
scissors (third-person singular)
scissored (past)
scissored (past participle)
scissoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of scissor.


cheeses

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


audiences

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


envelopes

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


brochures

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


ferrets

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


ferrets

ferret (canonical)
ferrets (third-person singular)
ferreted (past)
ferreted (past participle)
ferreting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ferret.


almond trees

almond tree (singular)
almond trees (plural)

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


medicine men

medicine man (singular)
medicine men (plural)

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


cartridges

cartridge (singular)
cartridges (plural)

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


circumstances

circumstance (singular)
circumstances (plural)

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


attitudes

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


Asiatic peafowl

Asiatic peafowl (singular)
Asiatic peafowls (plural)


incomes

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


markhors

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


disturbances

disturbance (singular)
disturbances (plural)

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


controls

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


controls

control (canonical)
controls (third-person singular)
controlled (past)
controlled (past participle)
controlling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of control.


markhor

A large wild goat-antelope, found in the western Himalayas.


discoveries

discovery (singular)
discoveries (plural)

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


passengers

passenger (singular)
passengers (plural)

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


softer

soft (positive)
softer (comparative)
softest (superlative)

The comparative form of soft; more soft.


backgrounds

background (singular)
backgrounds (plural)

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


backgrounds

background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of background.


elements

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

The elements can be the weather outside, such as wind and rain.


crowded

crowded (positive)
more crowded (comparative)
most crowded (superlative)

If a place is crowded, there are too many people there.

The room was getting too crowded, so I went outside.


crowded

crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of crowd.


sikas

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


corporates

corporate (singular)
corporates (plural)

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


careers

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


boiler suits

boiler suit (singular)
boiler suits (plural)

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


editions

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


volcanos

volcano (singular)
volcanos or volcanoes (plural)

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


bedrooms

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


eights

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


mudflow

A mudflow is when mud travels or flows down a slope very fast.


sika

A sika is a kind of deer that can be found in the forests of Eastern Asia.


revenues

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


pincushion

pincushion (singular)
pincushions (plural)

A pincushion is something you stick pins in when you are not using them.

The pincushion was shaped like a hedgehog.

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pincushion

pincushion (canonical)
pincushions (third-person singular)
pincushioned (past)
pincushioned (past participle)
pincushioning (present participle)

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mayhems

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


evolutions

evolution (singular)
evolutions (plural)

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


substances

substance (singular)
substances (plural)

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


shore

The shore is the land found close to the waters' edge.

The sailors decided to eat on the shore.

A shore is a kind of support that helps to hold the weight of the floor above it.


shore

shore (canonical)
shores (third-person singular)
shored (past)
shored (past participle)
shoring (present participle)

If you shore someone or something, that means that you give support to them.

The workers were shoring up the dock after it almost fell into the water.


shore

shear (canonical)
shears (third-person singular)
shorn (past)
shore (past participle)
shearing (present participle)


drama

A drama is a serious story for TV, stage, radio, etc.

The courtroom drama stars Melissa Gilbert as a young lawyer.

Drama is the art of theatre and the study of that art.

Canadians watch PBS for the best in British TV, both drama and comedy.

Drama is excitement, and exciting events, both good and bad.

Americans gathered around televisions to watch the drama unfolding on Capitol Hill.


comparatives

comparative (singular)
comparatives (plural)

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


publications

publication (singular)
publications (plural)

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


heaviest

heavy (positive)
heavier (comparative)
heaviest (superlative)

The superlative form of heavy; most heavy.


boiler suit

A boiler suit is a kind of suit that people who work with heavy or hot manual work wear for protection.


applications

application (singular)
applications (plural)

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


chairmen

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


distanced

distance (canonical)
distances (third-person singular)
distanced (past)
distanced (past participle)
distancing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of distance.


societies

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


partisans

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


eyelashes

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


royal

royal (positive)
more royal (comparative)
most royal (superlative)

To be royal means that someone is of a monarch or their family.


royal

A royal is someone of noble birth or a member of a royal family.


tendencies

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


relationships

relationship (singular)
relationships (plural)

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


honoring

honor (canonical)
honors (third-person singular)
honored (past)
honored (past participle)
honoring (present participle)


warred

war (canonical)
wars (third-person singular)
warred (past)
warred (past participle)
warring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of war.


vitamins

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


postmasters

postmaster (singular)
postmasters (plural)

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


accidents

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


phenomena

phenomenon (singular)
phenomenons or phenomena (plural)

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


honouring

honour (canonical)
honours (third-person singular)
honoured (past)
honoured (past participle)
honouring (present participle)


gadgets

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


backgrounded

background (canonical)
backgrounds (third-person singular)
backgrounded (past)
backgrounded (past participle)
backgrounding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of background.


youths

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


erode

erode (canonical)
erodes (third-person singular)
eroded (past)
eroded (past participle)
eroding (present participle)

Wind or water erode something, when they slowly make part of it go away.

The river is slowly eroding its bank (edge of the river). In a few years we'll have to move our house farther away.

The wind and rain had eroded the stone over the years so that it was difficult to read the old letters carved in it.


cunts

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


granting

grant (canonical)
grants (third-person singular)
granted (past)
granted (past participle)
granting (present participle)


pimpmobile

pimpmobile (singular)
pimpmobiles (plural)

A pimpmobile is a very big car that has a lot of ornaments on it that is used by a pimp.


postmen

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


manuals

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


wholes

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


beauties

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


doors

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


theatres

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


spouses

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


mass nouns

mass noun (singular)
mass nouns (plural)

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


consultations

consultation (singular)
consultations (plural)

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


submerges

submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of submerge.


distances

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


distances

The third-person singular form of distance.


registries

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


marvel

Something that causes wonder; a miracle.

The rain has finally stopped! It's a marvel!

The height of the building is a marvel.


marvel

marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

If you marvel at something, you look at it with wonder, amazement or admiration.


eighteens

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


pollutants

pollutant (singular)
pollutants (plural)

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


magma

Magma is the molten rock that is found inside of the Earth.

Magma erupted from the volcano.

Magma is a way to classify kinds of algebra.


winters

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


executives

executive (singular)
executives (plural)

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


practitioners

practitioner (singular)
practitioners (plural)

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


undergrounds

underground (singular)
undergrounds (plural)

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


appealed

appeal (canonical)
appeals (third-person singular)
appealed (past)
appealed (past participle)
appealing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of appeal.


explanations

explanation (singular)
explanations (plural)

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


inked

ink (canonical)
inks (third-person singular)
inked (past)
inked (past participle)
inking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ink.


Prime Minister


snow levels

snow level (singular)
snow levels (plural)

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


coconut crab

coconut crab (singular)
coconut crabs (plural)

A kind of crab that lives in Asia, on land, that uses coconut for food.


considers

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of consider.


scoping

scope (canonical)
scopes (third-person singular)
scoped (past)
scoped (past participle)
scoping (present participle)


public enemies

public enemy (singular)
public enemies (plural)

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


selections

selection (singular)
selections (plural)

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


hermit crab

hermit crab (singular)
hermit crabs (plural)

A hermit crab is a kind of crab that uses empty seashells as their homes.


hermit crabs

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


readers

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


honoured

honoured (positive)
more honoured (comparative)
most honoured (superlative)

If someone or something becomes honoured, it becomes respected.


honoured

honour (canonical)
honours (third-person singular)
honoured (past)
honoured (past participle)
honouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of honour.


relations

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


postmarking

postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)


emergencies

emergency (singular)
emergencies (plural)

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


dew

Dew is small amounts of water that come onto the ground and onto other things in the morning.

The spider web was very beautiful when it was covered with drops of dew.


towel

A towel is a large, soft piece of cloth that people use for drying themselves after they have a bath, or for drying dishes after they are washed.

I want to have a shower, but there are no clean towels!

Would you hand me the dishtowel, please, so I can dry this pot?


gates

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


honours

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


honours

The third-person singular form of honour.


umbrellas

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


locals

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


sentences

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


sentences

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

The third-person singular form of sentence.


sunbeams

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


pincushions

pincushion (singular)
pincushions (plural)

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


pincushions

pincushion (canonical)
pincushions (third-person singular)
pincushioned (past)
pincushioned (past participle)
pincushioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pincushion.


papayas

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


comparable adjectives

comparable adjective (singular)
comparable adjectives (plural)

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


inlets

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


submerging

submerge (canonical)
submerges (third-person singular)
submerged (past)
submerged (past participle)
submerging (present participle)


democrats

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


temperatures

temperature (singular)
temperatures (plural)

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


constitutions

constitution (singular)
constitutions (plural)

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


eyeballing

eyeball (canonical)
eyeballs (third-person singular)
eyeballed (past)
eyeballed (past participle)
eyeballing (present participle)


computers

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


definitions

definition (singular)
definitions (plural)

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


landslips

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


atomic numbers

atomic number (singular)
atomic numbers (plural)

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


rums

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


natives

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


deputies

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


undermined

undermine (canonical)
undermines (third-person singular)
undermined (past)
undermined (past participle)
undermining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of undermine.


honored

honored (positive)
more honored (comparative)
most honored (superlative)

If someone or something becomes honored, it becomes respected.


honored

honor (canonical)
honors (third-person singular)
honored (past)
honored (past participle)
honoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of honor.


vodka

Vodka is a kind of clear alcoholic drink.


Bosnia

The northern 75% of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A short form of Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes used when talking about the whole country.


mudflows

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


wars

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


wars

war (canonical)
wars (third-person singular)
warred (past)
warred (past participle)
warring (present participle)


fourteens

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


mudslides

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


assists

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


assists

assist (canonical)
assists (third-person singular)
assisted (past)
assisted (past participle)
assisting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of assist.


corporations

corporation (singular)
corporations (plural)

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


activities

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


idiolects

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


newest

new (positive)
newer (comparative)
newest (superlative)


fenced

fence (canonical)
fences (third-person singular)
fenced (past)
fenced (past participle)
fencing (present participle)


boxers

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


furnitures

furniture (singular)
furnitures (plural)

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


considered

consider (canonical)
considers (third-person singular)
considered (past)
considered (past participle)
considering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of consider.


volcano

volcano (singular)
volcanos or volcanoes (plural)

A volcano is a mountain that has a magma chamber inside of it that erupts from time to time with lava and other gases.


gate

A gate is like a door in a fence. It opens to let people go through the fence.

Please open the gate for me; my hands are full.

In computers and logic, a gate is something that gives a simple yes-or-no answer from two (or one, or more than two) yes-or-no things coming into it.

We need one more "and"-gate here so that it will give the finished answer.


sidewalks

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


bosses

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


bosses

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


hosts

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


hosts

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


cups

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


surprises

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


surprises

surprise (canonical)
surprises (third-person singular)
surprised (past)
surprised (past participle)
surprising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of surprise.


severer

severe (positive)
severer (comparative)
severest (superlative)

The comparative form of severe; more severe.


bites

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


bites

bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)


isotopes

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


contexts

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


postmarks

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


postmarks

postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of postmark.


severest

The superlative form of severe; most severe.


mudslide

A mudslide is when a lot of mud travels or flows down a slope very fast.


dominants

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


unassessed

Something is unassessed when it hasn't been assessed.

These categories are unassessed


sunbeam

A sunbeam is a small and powerful beam of light from the Sun.

The sunbeam ahead lit up the path.


sunshine

Sunshine is the light, rays, or warmth of the Sun.

We got ourselves warm in the sunshine.

If you are in sunshine, you are in a place where the sunlight is shining.

We moved our picnic out of the shade and into the sunshine.

Sunshine is when something or someone is happy or joyous.

Having her here added sunshine to my day.


aunts

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


identities

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


repairing

repair (canonical)
repairs (third-person singular)
repaired (past)
repaired (past participle)
repairing (present participle)


teslas

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


bud

A bud is a small part of a plant which opens up and becomes a leaf or a flower.

It's spring! The buds on the trees are opening!


bud

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

The trees are finally starting to bud.

Yeast reproduces by budding.


rum

Rum is a kind of brown alcoholic drink that is made from cane sugar and molasses.

A rum is either one shot or one drink of the alcoholic drink.


heavier

heavy (positive)
heavier (comparative)
heaviest (superlative)

The comparative form of heavy; more heavy.


sigh

sigh (canonical)
sighs (third-person singular)
sighed (past)
sighed (past participle)
sighing (present participle)

When someone sighs, they take a big breath and breathe out in a relaxed way because they feel relieved or disappointed.

She wasn't happy about what happened, but she sighed and accepted it.


sigh

When the car didn't hit him, she breathed a sigh of relief.


arsonists

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


agendas

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


freezes

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


freezes

freeze (canonical)
freezes (third-person singular)
froze (past)
frozen (past participle)
freezing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of freeze.


airports

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


analysed

analyse (canonical)
analyses (third-person singular)
analysed (past)
analysed (past participle)
analysing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of analyse.


respiration

respiration (singular)
respirations (plural)

Respiration is the process of cells taking in oxygen, using it, and putting out carbon dioxide.


harmonies

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


assigned

assign (canonical)
assigns (third-person singular)
assigned (past)
assigned (past participle)
assigning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assign.


mascots

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


battled

battle (canonical)
battles (third-person singular)
battled (past)
battled (past participle)
battling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of battle.


manipulations

manipulation (singular)
manipulations (plural)

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


assisted

assist (canonical)
assists (third-person singular)
assisted (past)
assisted (past participle)
assisting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assist.


engaged

engaged (positive)
more engaged (comparative)
most engaged (superlative)

If you are engaged in something, you are interested in it.

Americans are very engaged in this year's elections.

If you are engaged in something, you do it.

He has recently become actively engaged in trying to find a cure for the disease.

If two people are engaged, they have promised to marry each other.

They've been dating for two years but just became engaged last week.

If the telephone is engaged, it is being used.

I tried calling, but their line is engaged.


engaged

engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of engage.


funds

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

If you don't have the funds needed, you can't buy this television.

Your bank account does not have enough funds in it to withdraw money from it.


funds

fund (canonical)
funds (third-person singular)
funded (past)
funded (past participle)
funding (present participle)


approved

approve (canonical)
approves (third-person singular)
approved (past)
approved (past participle)
approving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of approve.


affairs

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


explains

explain (canonical)
explains (third-person singular)
explained (past)
explained (past participle)
explaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of explain.


vodkas

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


lecturing

lecture (canonical)
lectures (third-person singular)
lectured (past)
lectured (past participle)
lecturing (present participle)


cathedrals

cathedral (singular)
cathedrals (plural)

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


articles

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


yards

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


dollars

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


bowls

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


bowls

bowl (canonical)
bowls (third-person singular)
bowled (past)
bowled (past participle)
bowling (present participle)


freezing

freezing (positive)
more freezing (comparative)
most freezing (superlative)


assessments

assessment (singular)
assessments (plural)

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


distributions

distribution (singular)
distributions (plural)

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


walked

walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of walk.


undermine

undermine (canonical)
undermines (third-person singular)
undermined (past)
undermined (past participle)
undermining (present participle)

Someone or something undermines something when they make it difficult for it to happen.

When you yell at people, it undermines our attempt to get these people to be friendly with each other.

Someone or something undermines something when they dig under it, maybe making it fall.

When it rained, the fast-moving part of the river came too close to the house and undermined one of its walls.


adjusted

adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of adjust.


averaged

average (canonical)
averages (third-person singular)
averaged (past)
averaged (past participle)
averaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of average.

Sam averaged 10 points a game last season.

I have averaged a bonus of $1200 a year over the last 5 years.


assessed

assess (canonical)
assesses (third-person singular)
assessed (past)
assessed (past participle)
assessing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of assess.


fencing

Fencing is a sport where people fight with swords.

Fencing is an Olympic sport dating back to the 18th century.


fencing

fence (canonical)
fences (third-person singular)
fenced (past)
fenced (past participle)
fencing (present participle)


repairs

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


repairs

repair (canonical)
repairs (third-person singular)
repaired (past)
repaired (past participle)
repairing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of repair.


mascot

A mascot is a character that stands for a group or company.

The mascot for the Green Bay Packers was dancing after they scored.


behaviors

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


streaming

stream (canonical)
streams (third-person singular)
streamed (past)
streamed (past participle)
streaming (present participle)


annuals

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


lighthouses

lighthouse (singular)
lighthouses (plural)

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


assurances

assurance (singular)
assurances (plural)

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


sunshades

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


insults

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


insults

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

The third-person singular form of insult.


inventions

invention (singular)
inventions (plural)

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


birthdays

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


churches

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

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log

A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree.

We need another log to make a nice big fire.

A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something.

We need to keep a log of everyone going into and out of this building.