emphasise

emphasise (canonical)
emphasises (third-person singular)
emphasised (past)
emphasised (past participle)
emphasising (present participle)

If you emphasise something, you give it particular attention or importance.

Emphasise honesty in your sermon.

Your sermon emphasises honesty.

He emphasised honesty in his sermon.

Honesty was emphasised in his sermon.

Today's sermon is emphasising honesty.


rakes

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

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rakes

rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)


biometrics

Biometrics is a system that detects unique human characteristics using DNA of people.


nicknamed

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

The past tense and past participle of nickname.


aromantics

aromantic (singular)
aromantics (plural)

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


italicise

italicise (canonical)
italicises (third-person singular)
italicised (past)
italicised (past participle)
italicising (present participle)

When you italicise a text, you put a word or phrase into italics.


bearcats

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


coconuts

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


hatch

hatch (canonical)
hatches (third-person singular)
hatched (past)
hatched (past participle)
hatching (present participle)

I saw the fledglings hatch from their eggs.

To hatch is to shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with thin lines.

The engraver shaded the illustration by hatching.


hatch

An opening like a trap-door is called a hatch.

Food was served through the hatch.


fibs

fib (canonical)
fibs (third-person singular)
fibbed (past)
fibbed (past participle)
fibbing (present participle)


fibbed

The past tense and past participle of fib.


millionaires

millionaire (singular)
millionaires (plural)

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


hemp

Hemp is a herb that cannabis is produced from.


distrusted

distrust (canonical)
distrusts (third-person singular)
distrusted (past)
distrusted (past participle)
distrusting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of distrust.


muskrats

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


currawong

currawong (singular)
currawongs (plural)


billionaire

billionaire (singular)
billionaires (plural)

A billionaire is a person who has one billion dollars or more.


nutrition

nutrition (singular)
nutritions (plural)

nutrition is the organic process by which an organism takes in food for growth.


Knoxville

Knoxville is a town in United States of America. It is located in Tennessee state.


ℹ


italicised

The past tense and past participle of italicise.


Islamophobe

Islamophobe (singular)
Islamophobes (plural)

An Islamophobe is a person who fears or dislikes Muslims.

/ɪsˈlɑːməˈfəʊ.b/


passion fruit

passion fruit (singular)
passion fruits (plural)

a type fruit that can be found in Brazil


aromantic

When someone is aromantic, they do not have any romantic desire or attraction.


aromantic

An aromantic is a person that does not have any romantic desire or attraction; a person with aromanticism.


marmalade

marmalade (singular)
marmalades (plural)

Marmalade is a kind of jam made with oranges.

I want marmalade on my toast.


transits

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


transits

transit (canonical)
transits (third-person singular)
transited (past)
transited (past participle)
transiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of transit.


platonic love

Platonic love is close and intimate but non-romantic love.


covet

covet (canonical)
covets (third-person singular)
coveted (past)
coveted (past participle)
coveting (present participle)

If you covet something, you wrongfully or unreasonably want to have something that belongs to another person.

Much of the nobility coveted the king's wealth and power.

If you covet something, you eagerly want to get it.

I think nearly every science fiction writer covets the Hugo Award, even if they wouldn't admit it.

If you covet, you wrongfully or unreasonably want a thing that belongs to another person.

We should not covet, but be grateful for what we already have.


negligible

negligible (positive)
more negligible (comparative)
most negligible (superlative)

If something is negligible, it is small or unimportant enough that it can be ignored.

He is a bit taller than I am, but the height difference is negligible.

/ˈnɛɡlɪdʒɪbəl/


inimical

inimical (positive)
more inimical (comparative)
most inimical (superlative)

If something is inimical, it works against something else; it is harmful

Greasy foods are inimical to a healthy diet.


platonic

platonic (positive)
more platonic (comparative)
most platonic (superlative)

Platonic means close and affectionate, but not romantic.

Me and Jessica are really close, but our relationship is just platonic. We're just really good friends.


're

be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

You're right.


'm

I'm here.


quotidian

quotidian (positive)
more quotidian (comparative)
most quotidian (superlative)

If something is quotidian, it is not special because it happens every day or is very common.

What do you do outside of work, besides the quotidian tasks of life?

We finally had a conversation that went beyond quotidian trivialities.


misnomer

A misnomer is a noun which is a mistaken use of the term.

GV stars are known as yellow dwarf stars. This is a misnomer, because they are actually white.


composition

composition (singular)
compositions (plural)

/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/


xanthophyll

xanthophyll (singular)
xanthophylls (plural)

Xantophylls are the typical yellow pigments of leaves.


multinational

multinational (positive)
more multinational (comparative)
most multinational (superlative)

If something is multinational, it affects many nations.


funkiest

funky (positive)
funkier (comparative)
funkiest (superlative)

The superlative form of funky; most funky.


allusion

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something which is not explicitly mentioned. Its meaning is understood by the reader or the audience.

Next year, I will be doing the Scottish play. The "Scottish play" is an allusion to Shakespeare's Macbeth. (Stage people have a superstition that mentioning its name is bad luck).

The special one is an allusion to José Mourinho, the football manager.


incel

An incel is a person who wants to have sex or a romantic relationship but is unable to.

Both male and female incels are usually lonely.


demote

demote (canonical)
demotes (third-person singular)
demoted (past)
demoted (past participle)
demoting (present participle)

If you demote someone or something, you move them to a lower level or rank, but not physically.

The officer was demoted for bad behavior.


allusions

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


permeability

The permeability of a material is how easily gas or liquid can go through it.

The low permeability of the limestone walls keeps the room dry.


lite

A lite version of software does not have all the functions of the full version.


June bugs

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


demo

A demo version of software can be used for free for a limited time.

I'm using a demo version of Minecraft.


empirical formula

empirical formula (singular)
empirical formulae (plural)

An empirical formula is a formula for a chemical compound that is the smallest possible ratio of subscripts of the elements in that formula.


crust

A crust is something that is found around the side of a pastry.


crust

crust (canonical)
crusts (third-person singular)
crusted (past)
crusted (past participle)
crusting (present participle)

If you crust something, you cover it with a crust.


concur

concur (canonical)
concurs (third-person singular)
concurred (past)
concurred (past participle)
concurring (present participle)

If you concur with something, you agree with it.

Do you concur with the details of the business plan?

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emphasised

emphasise (canonical)
emphasises (third-person singular)
emphasised (past)
emphasised (past participle)
emphasising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of emphasise.


patsy

A patsy is a scapegoat, or someone who is blamed for something someone else actually did.

Lee said he did not do anything wrong. He said that he was a patsy.


patsies

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


heteroromantic

Heteroromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of the opposite gender.


powder horn

powder horn (singular)
powder horns (plural)

A powder horn is a tool used to put gunpowder into a gun or cannon.


federation

federation (singular)
federations (plural)

A federation is a country formed by separate states that have given certain powers to a central government while keeping control over local matters.

A federation is an organization that is made by loosely joining together smaller organizations.

Federation is the act of joining together separate organizations or states.


heavy water

Heavy water is a form of water. Instead of the two hydrogen atoms that normal water has, heavy water has two deuterium atoms.

If you are in heavy water, you are in big trouble.

He was in heavy water for spending his mom's $40.


homoromantic

Homoromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of the same gender.


homoromantic

homoromantic (singular)
homoromantics (plural)

A homoromantic is a person who is romantically attracted to another person of the same gender.


biromantic

Biromantic means when you are romantically attracted to a person of both genders.


biromantic

biromantic (singular)
biromantics (plural)

A biromantic is a person who is romantically attracted to anybody of both genders.


sober

sober (positive)
soberer (comparative)
soberest (superlative)

A person is called sober if they are not under the influence of alcohol, and if they have not taken any other drugs.

in a medical context, they are called sober if they have not eaten or drunk anything for some time.


coconut

A coconut is a large seed that grows in a coconut palm.


stimulus

A stimulus is an event that causes a system to change its output or behavior.

The primary goal of the $31 billion economic stimulus package was to increase job growth.

A stimulus is something that is noticed by the senses.

The mice responded with fear to the painful stimulus.


supreme

If something is supreme, it is more powerful and important than anything else.

The Constitution is the supreme law in the country. Everyone, even the President, has to obey the Constitution.

If someone is supreme, they are more powerful than anyone else.

The cat is the supreme leader in that house. She does whatever she wants and is the queen of the house.

If something or someone is supreme, they are much better than normal.

She got an award for her supreme courage during the battle.

The restaurant's food was supreme.


anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humans and humanity as a whole.

In anthropology class, you can learn about the history of human beings.

/ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi/

/ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi/


cheery

cheery (positive)
cheerier (comparative)
cheeriest (superlative)

If you are cheery, you are happy and in a good mood.

The family felt cheery on Christmas morning.

If something is cheery, it makes people feel happy.

They put cheery pictures on the walls.

If something is cheery, it shows that someone is happy.

"Good morning," she said in a cheery voice.


posterity

posterity (singular)
posterities (plural)

The baseball player is remembered by posterity as one of the best players who ever lived.

If we cut down all of the world's trees, there will be none left for posterity.

Posterity means all the people who are descendants of one person (that person's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, etc.)

The people wanted a better government so they could have freedom for themselves and their posterity.

We are saving money now so our posterity do not have to work as hard as we did.


deletorious


adjunct

An adjunct is something less important that is joined with something else.

For her, beauty was an undoubted adjunct to her ability to move from one opportunity of employment up to another.

An adjunct is a professor who is not in a tenure-track position.

Nationwide, salaries for full-time faculty held up well, but major shifts were underway replacing regular tenure-track faculty with adjuncts or other cost-saving devices (bigger classes, more teaching hours, using technology to reach more people).

In the sentence he arrived last week, last week functions as an adjunct.


adjunct

adjunct (positive)
more adjunct (comparative)
most adjunct (superlative)

Though that my death were adjunct to my act, By heaven, I would do it. (Shakespeare: King John III, Act 3, Line 57)


bacteriology

Bacteriology is a type of science. It studies bacteria, and how they affect humans, animals, and plants.

Studying bacteriology helps scientists find out what bacteria causes some diseases. Then they were able to create vaccines for some of those diseases.

Levi studied bacteriology at school so he could learn about bacteria that kill crops, causing famines in some countries.


psychiatry

psychiatry (singular)
psychiatries (plural)

Psychiatry is a type of science. It studies mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety.

By studying psychiatry, scientists have found new medicines that help people with depression.

Before psychiatry existed, people thought that mental illnesses were caused by the devil or evil spirits.

Psychiatry is a special type of medicine (health care) that treats people with mental illnesses.

The doctor at the hospital decided to call the department of psychiatry for her patient. She thought psychiatry could help him with his depression.


self-evident

If something is self-evident, it is clearly, obviously true. People do not need any proof to know that it is true.

He said he wasn't rich, but his wealth became self-evident when he offered to let me ride in his private airplane.

It is self-evident that you cannot work 20 hours a day and still have time to get enough sleep.


depose

depose (canonical)
deposes (third-person singular)
deposed (past)
deposed (past participle)
deposing (present participle)

If you depose a leader or rule, you remove them from service.

The old president was deposed last month.


vice-versa


mendacity

People have come to expect the mendacity of politicians.


deleterious

deleterious (positive)
more deleterious (comparative)
most deleterious (superlative)

When something is deleterious, it is harmful; it hurts something; it causes damage.

She thought quitting school would be a good idea, but it had a deleterious effect on her future.

His doctor tried to tell him that smoking so much was deleterious to his health, but he would not listen.

The government's program for "helping" students learn better has been deleterious to both students and teachers.


hormone

A hormone is a chemical in the human body that causes changes in the body or the brain.

When we get upset, our brains send out stress hormones. Sometimes these only make us more stressed.

Sometimes, during pregnancy, hormones will make women want to eat very strange things, like pickles and ice cream.

Sex hormones help children develop into adults after puberty.

My 16-year-old nephew has raging hormones! All he can think about is girls!


psychiatries

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


slave camp

slave camp (singular)
slave camps (plural)

a place where slaves were forced to do labor work


viable

viable (positive)
more viable (comparative)
most viable (superlative)

When something is viable, it can be done or used.

Jamie came up with a viable plan for getting all of her work done before her vacation.

If there is a fire, that door will not be a viable exit. It is locked from the outside and we will not be able to get it open.

When something is viable, it can work out well. It can be successful.

The two countries were determined to work out a viable peace deal to stop the war.

Although he disagreed with everybody else's plans for the project, he could not suggest a more viable plan.

The boss decided that Mai was the most viable candidate for the job, since she spoke six different languages and had been working longer than the other candidate.

When something or someone is viable, it can live or survive on its own.

Usually, if a woman has been pregnant for less than 22 weeks, her fetus will not be viable if she gives birth. The fetus would not be able to survive on its own, outside the mother's body.

The seeds we planted must not have been viable. They never grew into anything.


candlestick

candlestick (singular)
candlesticks (plural)


anatomy

Anatomy is a type of science. It studies the parts that make up living things, including plants, animals, and humans.

He studied for his anatomy test all night, but still couldn't remember the names of the bones in the body, or where all the organs are.

The anatomies of monkey brains and human brains are actually very similar.

Anatomy is the inside of something. It is something that you have divided up or looked at in very little parts so you can study it, even its smallest details.

After the President was fired, the reporter spent a year working on a book called "The Anatomy of a political scandal." She wanted to make sure she included every detail.

The documentary "The Anatomy of Your Favorite Fast Food Restaurant" made me never want to eat fast food again.


ameliorate

ameliorate (canonical)
ameliorates (third-person singular)
ameliorated (past)
ameliorated (past participle)
ameliorating (present participle)

When you ameliorate something, you make it better.

The doctor said this medicine would ameliorate my headache.

If we hire more police officers, we can ameliorate the high amounts of crime in this city.


northwesternmost

The superlative form of northwestern; most northwestern.


et alia

et alia means "and others." It is almost always written et al.

If you are writing a long list of names, you can use et alia to make the list shorter. You can write a few names, and then write et alia to stand for the rest of the names.

Since the book was written by ten different authors, I used et al. in my report instead of writing all of their names. I wrote: "In their book, Fallon, Daniels, Stefan, et al. say that chocolate is good for you."


hypothermia

Hypothermia is a medical problem. You get hypothermia by getting too cold. Your body temperature gets too low. When your body gets cold enough, it cannot work the way it normally does.

The children got lost in the woods overnight. It was cold and rainy. By the time the rescue team found them in the morning, they both had hypothermia.

The rescue team treated the children's hypothermia by giving them warm, dry clothes and blankets, and making a dry shelter with a fire inside to warm them up.


twopences

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


tuppences

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


nomenclature

nomenclature (singular)
nomenclatures (plural)

Nomenclature is a system for naming things and putting things into categories. It is used in science, especially biology.

My science teacher asked me: "How is your Felis catus today?" I had no idea she was using scientific nomenclature to ask me how my cat is.

The teacher explained that there are thousands of words for "cat" in different languages. However, if you said "Felis catus" to any scientist in the world, they would know you were talking about a cat.


tombs

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


macabre

macabre (positive)
more macabre (comparative)
most macabre (superlative)

obsessed with death or other frightful and shocking things.


jawbreaker

jawbreaker (singular)
jawbreakers (plural)


commandments

commandment (singular)
commandments (plural)

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

The Ten Commandments are some of the most important rules in the Bible.


northwestern

If somebody or something is northwestern, they are between north and west.


pro-actively

pro-actively (positive)
more pro-actively (comparative)
Superlativemost pro-actively

When you do something pro-actively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

Our school started a program that pro-actively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she pro-actively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


glossiest

glossy (positive)
glossier (comparative)
glossiest (superlative)

The superlative form of glossy; most glossy.


kazoos

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


heaping

heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)


leered

leer (canonical)
leers (third-person singular)
leered (past)
leered (past participle)
leering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of leer.


tuppence

Tuppence is another way of saying "two pence." If you have tuppence, you have two British pennies.

The candy cost one penny each. However, when the little boy said he only had tuppence, the kind store owner let him buy four pieces of candy with his two pennies.


twopence

If you have twopence, you have two British pennies (two pence).

The kind candy store owner let the little boy buy four pieces of candy for twopence.


abiogeneses

abiogenesis (singular)
abiogeneses (plural)

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


numerators

numerator (singular)
numerators (plural)

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


jointly

When two or more people do something jointly, they do it together; they cooperate on it.

The President told his staff that he liked to make decisions jointly. He liked to get everybody's opinion and decide as a group what was best, instead of just making decisions on his own.

The teacher told her students: "You may do this project jointly. Please pick one other student who you would like to work with."

When two things cause something jointly, both things caused it to happen.

The police decided that both drivers caused the car accident jointly, because they were both driving too fast and talking on their cell phones.

slavery, different ideas about government, and many other things were all jointly responsible for causing the American Civil War.


Israelis

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


eugenics

Eugenics is a type of science or a way of thinking. It says that the human race can get better if we control who is allowed to become parents.

The teacher asked her students what they thought about eugenics, and who should be allowed to have children.

One student believed in eugenics, and said the government should not let retarded people have children.

Another student said she would never agree with eugenics programs because everyone should have the right to have children.


perishables

perishable (singular)
perishables (plural)

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


midnights

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


resurrections

resurrection (singular)
resurrections (plural)

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


misdemeanours

misdemeanour (singular)
misdemeanours (plural)

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


commandment

A rule or law that is commanded, often by a god.

The fifth commandment in the Ten Commandments is to honor your father and mother.


glossier

The comparative form of glossy; more glossy.


protein

Protein is a natural substances in food such as meat, milk, and beans.

Dr. Lecter told me that if I ate more protein, it would help me get bigger and stronger.

He told me that foods like milk, eggs, fish, and beans have a lot of protein in them.

A protein is a molecule that all cells need to live. plants, animals, and humans all need proteins. Proteins are made of many of the most important things we need to live.

When a person's body makes proteins that are the wrong shape, it can cause problems like Alzheimer's Disease.


grated

grate (canonical)
grates (third-person singular)
grated (past)
grated (past participle)
grating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grate.


soberer

sober (positive)
soberer (comparative)
soberest (superlative)

The comparative form of sober; more sober.


charred

char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of char.


frostiest

frosty (positive)
frostier (comparative)
frostiest (superlative)

The superlative form of frosty; most frosty.


malevolent

malevolent (positive)
more malevolent (comparative)
most malevolent (superlative)

When someone is malevolent, their feelings, ideas, or actions are evil.


medals

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


easily

If you do something easily, you have no trouble doing it.

They won the game easily, 6–0.

If something could easily happen, it is likely.


joyless

When something is joyless, it is not fun, happy, enjoyable, or joyful.

The company holiday party was joyless. Everyone just stood around talking about work until the boss left so they could go home.

When she got sick, her life seemed joyless. She could not do anything she liked doing, and she felt sick all the time. However, when she got better, she started to enjoy her life again.


'em

stick 'em up.


dividends

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


's

be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

She's right.


's

have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

She's tried everything to make the car start.

He's never been to France.


's

have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

He's only €5.


's

do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

What's he want?


's

Let's go to the store; I'm so hungry!


expectation

expectation (singular)
expectations (plural)

An expectation is something you think is going to happen (something you expect to happen).

Zeke's mother had every expectation that he would go to university after high school. So she was surprised when he told her he was joining the military instead.

The doctors told me, "Our expectations are that these tests will not show any serious problems. But we want to do them anyway just to be safe."

An expectation is something that a person is supposed to do, has to do, or needs to do.

After Latasha forgot to pay her Internet bill, the Internet company told her: "Our expectation is that you will pay on time in the future."

His parents' expectations were that Kyle would clean his room, make his bed, and make dinner every night.

If you do something in expectation, you do it while waiting for something to happen (you are expecting something).

Before they were married, Bill would wait by the telephone for hours every night in expectation of Monica's next call.

As soon as she was served the chocolate-covered strawberries, her mouth began to water in expectation of how good they would taste.


despairs

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


heaped

heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of heap.


cold-heartednesses

cold-heartedness (singular)
cold-heartednesses (plural)

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


simply

You use simply to emphasize that something is true and thinking about it in different ways won't change that.

We aren't buying a new car because we simply can't afford it.

Aliens simply do no exist.

This is simply a larger version of the old one.

If you say something simply, you do it in a way that is easy to understand.

The idea is complicated, but, simply stated, children can do more than you expect.


objectivities

objectivity (singular)
objectivities (plural)

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


Israelites

Israelite (singular)
Israelites (plural)

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


fully

fully (positive)
more fully (comparative)
Superlativemost fully

If you fully understand or do something, you understand or do all of it.

I have not yet been able to understand this idea fully.


dividend

Dividend is the number that you divide by another number to get the result.


igneous

Igneous rock is rock that is produced by a hot volcano.


fore

at, close to, or towards the front of a vehicle or animal.

You'll find the plane's exits fore and aft.


fore

If something comes to the fore, it becomes important or people notice it more.

The problem has come to the fore again in recent months.

The fore of a ship, an aircraft, an animal, etc. is the front.

The captain went to the fore to have a better look.

She could see land through the fore windows.

The fore and hind pairs of wings were damaged.


numerator

numerator (singular)
numerators (plural)

In a fraction, the numerator is the top number. It tells you how many parts there are out of a whole.

In the fraction 3/4, the numerator is 3 and the denominator is 4.


tomb

A tomb is a large vault for burying the dead (typically made of stone).


lattices

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


frostier

The comparative form of frosty; more frosty.


visitation

visitation (singular)
visitations (plural)

law: Sometimes, parents have children who do not live with them. A judge may give a parent visitation with their children. This allows the parent to see their children on a certain day and time.

After the divorce, Bobby's mother was only allowed visitation with him on Sundays.

I have visitation with my kids this weekend.

The judge said he would take away Charles's visitation rights if he missed one more visit with his children.

Visitation means to visit or go see someone.

I am going to see my father in prison during visitation hours on Saturday.

hospitals sometimes limit visitation when patients are sick so they can rest and get better.

In some cultures, after a person dies, people are invited to a visitation so they can see the body before it is buried. (Also called: calling hours; viewing hours; wake)

After their father died, the family held visitation hours so his friends and family could come say goodbye.


kazoo

A kazoo is an American musical instrument that you hum into to make a buzzing sound.


coned

cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cone.


feckless

feckless (positive)
more feckless (comparative)
most feckless (superlative)

If you are feckless, you have little purpose or motivation; you are not effective.

The untrained soldiers were feckless once fighting began.


heaps

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


conceals

conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conceal.


soberest

sober (positive)
soberer (comparative)
soberest (superlative)

The superlative form of sober; most sober.


grates

grate (canonical)
grates (third-person singular)
grated (past)
grated (past participle)
grating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of grate.


grates

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


glossies

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


clearly

If something is clearly true, then it is easy to see that it is true.

The building is clearly visible from the air.


gaped

gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of gape.


charring

char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)


relatively

If something is relatively true, it is true in part.

The apple was relatively small.


mostly

If something is mostly true, empty, sunny, etc., it is close to 100% so.

The cup was mostly empty.

Mostly, it should be sunny today.


poignant

If something is poignant, it gives you sadness and regret.

Our walk through the graveyard was a poignant reminder of life's shortness.

If something says something poignant, it is sharp, surprising, and accurate.

His poignant remark ended the argument.


highly

The two ideas are highly connected.

If someone is highly qualified, skilled, or educated, they have a lot of skill or knowledge.

The school has many highly qualified teachers.

If someone is highly placed, they have a lot of power.

If you think highly of someone or something, you think they're very good.

He became manager because everyone thought very highly of him.


percentage

percentage (singular)
percentages (plural)

A percentage of something is the amount as a fraction of 100.

The second school has a much higher percentage of girls (62%).


deem

deem (canonical)
deems (third-person singular)
deemed (past)
deemed (past participle)
deeming (present participle)

If you deem something safe, necessary, important, etc., you judge it to be that way.

Pierre's boss looked at the report he wrote and deemed it useless.

The military leader was given permission to do whatever he deemed necessary to win the war.

After he studied for five hours, Tyronne's mother told him "I deem you ready for your math test."


concealed

The past tense and past participle of conceal.


gore

gore is the violence found in television, computer games and literature.


coke

If you burn coal, you will have coke left over, and you can use the coke for fuel.

Coke is a nickname for a brand of soda called Coca-Cola.

I don't like sugary drinks, but my sister drinks eight cans of Coke every day.

When they searched the car, the police officers found two kilograms of cocaine. The car's owner yelled "That's not my coke!"


cawing

caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)


totally

If something is totally true, it is 100% true.

The class today was totally different from yesterday's class.


obviously

If something is obviously true, then it is very easy to see that it is true.

China is obviously much bigger than Japan.

Obviously, you need to work harder.


hasn’t


possibly

You use possibly to say that something might be true.

This is possibly the biggest tree in the city.


farce

Farce is a style of humor that shows a very enlarged and unlikely-to-happen situation.


lapsed

lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lapse.


cokes

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


cones

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


seriously

You use seriously to show that you are not joking.

Seriously, I talked to the president this morning.

You use seriously to ask if something is true.

"I got up at 4:00 this morning." "Seriously?"

If you take something seriously, you believe it.

It's hard to take him seriously, when he's always laughing.


somehow

You use somehow to show that you do not know how something works.

I somehow managed not to get wet, even with the rain.

It seemed important, somehow, that I say something.


repertoire

repertoire (singular)
repertoires (plural)

Your repertoire is all the music, dances, poems, etc. that you know and can perform.

The class's repertoire of songs increased as the year went on.

Her music repertoire was so wide that she could sing almost any song the audience asked for.

Your repertoire is all the things that you can do.

The students' had a narrow repertoire of test taking strategies.


particularly

If something is particularly interesting, useful, important, etc., it is more so than usual or more than others.

Tonight's dinner was particularly good.

They are helpful for everyone but can be particularly useful for younger students.

He never does anything particularly interesting.


lattice

A lattice is a construction of wooden strips, commonly used in gardens as a fence.


incomparable

When two things are incomparable, they are so different that they cannot even be compared; they are not the same in any way.

The art teacher said: "This painting's beauty is incomparable. No painting in the world could ever possibly be so beautiful."

The genius's math abilities were incomparable, but when he stopped talking about math, he just seemed like a regular person.


linear

linear (positive)
more linear (comparative)
most linear (superlative)

A linear, model, system, relationship, etc. is one where a change in one part leads to a similar change in another part.

There is a linear relationship between levels of self-confidence and levels of anxiety.

A linear shape or design includes a lot of straight lines.

Her art uses strong, linear designs.

If something is linear, it is straight or flat, not curved.

The ants didn't follow a direct or linear path.


Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English writer and poet. He lived from 1564–1616. He is one of the most famous writers in history.

The teacher said: "I think next we will read something by Shakespeare. Maybe Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet.

Sometimes, when people say "Shakespeare," they mean "something written by William Shakespeare."

Every year, the school's theater group performed a play. The new theater teacher told the group: "Next year, we will be performing Shakespeare."


adversary

adversary (singular)
adversaries (plural)

If a person is your adversary, they are your enemy.

The history teacher said: "Our country's biggest adversary in the first war was our best ally in the second. We went from killing each other to fighting side by side in twenty years."

From the day we brought them home from the pet store, our two birds were adversaries. They hated each other, and they fought with each other so much that we had to put them in separate cages.

If a person is your adversary, you are arguing with them or competing against them; they are your opponent.

My cousin loves to play computer games with me. Even though she is only six, she is a worthy adversary. She wins all the time.


adversary

adversary (positive)
more adversary (comparative)
most adversary (superlative)

When a process is adversary, it involves people who want different things, and may fight or argue over them.

The lawyer was used to divorces being adversary, but the Lebowskis were the worst couple he had ever worked for. They could not agree on anything, they screamed at each other all the time, and sometimes they started hitting each other.

Our courts use "the adversary process" to solve legal disputes. Two people argue against each other in front of a judge, who decides who is right.

When a relationship is adversary, it is unfriendly or hostile.

Those two countries have a very adversary relationship. Every week it seems like they are about to go to war over something.

When they were teenagers, those two sisters had the most adversary relationship I have ever seen. They became more and more adversary toward each other until they finally left home. However, when they became adults, their relationship got much better.


gapes

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


imbue

imbue (canonical)
imbues (third-person singular)
imbued (past)
imbued (past participle)
imbuing (present participle)

If you imbue people or things with a quality, idea, or emotion, you fill them with it.

In various contexts these concepts may be imbued with various meanings.

You take your characters and imbue them with life.


normally

You use normally to show what usually happens or what you usually do.

Normally, we eat lunch at 12:00.

The car is working normally now.


largely

If something is largely ignored, unknown, thanks to something, etc., it is close to 100% so.

The changes were largely based on her ideas.


intimates

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


intimates

intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of intimate.


shareholders

shareholder (singular)
shareholders (plural)

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


eleventh

The eleventh thing is the one that is number eleven (11) in order.


banana split

banana split (singular)
banana splits (plural)

A banana split is a dessert made up of ice-cream and whole bananas without their skin on.


enrols

enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of enrol.


concealing

conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)


banana peel

banana peel (singular)
banana peels (plural)

A banana peel is the outer skin of the banana.


deliveries

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


matrixes

matrix (singular)
matrixes or matrices (plural)

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


cognitive

cognitive (positive)
more cognitive (comparative)
most cognitive (superlative)

Cognitive skills, processes, or abilities are those related to thinking and knowing.

Allowing children to play can improve the development of cognitive and social skills.

The six-year-old has behavioral and cognitive problems.


cauliflower

cauliflower (singular)
cauliflowers (plural)

Cauliflower is a white broccoli-like vegetable

I grow cauliflower in my garden.


genetics

Genetics is the study of how all characteristics of an organism are transmitted through genes.


shareholder

Shareholder is the person who shares stocks of a company.


previously

If something was done previously, it was done before.

We discovered a language that was previously unknown.


medal

A medal is flat and usually round metal thing that you take as an award (if you did something brave).

He got a medal from serving in the army.


leer

leer (canonical)
leers (third-person singular)
leered (past)
leered (past participle)
leering (present participle)

When you leer at someone, you look at them in a rude, sometimes threatening way. The word leer usually describes men looking at women in a sexual way that is not respectful.

She stopped using the public pool because of the way people leered at her when she was in her swimsuit.

Their bosses warned the female prison guards that they would have to deal with the male prisoners leering at them.


leer

A leer is a rude, threatening, sometimes sexual stare.

He had a terrifying leer that made me afraid about what he might do.


editorials

editorial (singular)
editorials (plural)

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


ice-cream

ice-cream (singular)
ice-creams (plural)


toxicology

toxicology (singular)
toxicologies (plural)

Toxicology is the study of how poisons affect people's organisms.


pissed off

If you're pissed off, you are very angry.

I am pissed off with what you are doing.


farces

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


historical

historical (positive)
more historical (comparative)
most historical (superlative)

Historical events, record, leaders, etc. all relate to things that happened in the distant past.

We tried to look at the problem in its historical context, not just how it is today.

The historical record shows that the country grew dramatically during that period.


lapsing

lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)


verge

Ahmed was riding his bicycle on the verge of the road when a car almost hit him.

If something is "on the verge" of happening, it is very close to starting. (This expression is often used when something bad or dangerous is about to happen.)

The country is on the verge of being destroyed by crazy politicians.

I was on the verge of calling the police because of the yelling and screaming next door, but the police showed up on their own.

After her husband died, she felt like she was on the verge of tears all the time.


verge

verge (canonical)
verges (third-person singular)
verged (past)
verged (past participle)
verging (present participle)

When a thing verges on something else, the two things are on the edge of being the same.

The judge told the teenager, "Your behavior verged on a serious crime, but I will give you one more chance because I think you really just acted like a stupid teenager."

Your plan verges on the insane. There's no way it will work.


hacker

A hacker is a person who gains unauthorized access to parts of a computer program.

A hacker had been changing my computer game without my permission.

A hacker is a person who gains unauthorized access to a computer system.

A group of hackers have been stealing passwords from the internet.


expedite

expedite (canonical)
expedites (third-person singular)
expedited (past)
expedited (past participle)
expediting (present participle)

When you expedite something, you make it happen faster.

We ran out of supplies at the free health clinic very quickly. The Director promised to expedite the process of getting us more supplies, but a week later we still had none.

After Latanya spent 16 hours trying to give birth, the doctor tried expediting her labor by giving her medicines. After that, she gave birth in less than an hour.

The Post Office offers "expedited delivery" for packages that need to get sent very quickly.


daren't

dare (present)
dared (past)
daren't (negative)


renege

renege (canonical)
reneges (third-person singular)
reneged (past)
reneged (past participle)
reneging (present participle)

If you renege on a promise, you do not do what you said you would do. You break your promise.

My friend promised to help me study after school, but then she reneged because she wanted to go to a party instead.

The company offered me a job, so I quit the job I had. Then the company decided to renege on their job offer. Now I have no job.


cawed

caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of caw.


swimmable

swimmable (positive)
more swimmable (comparative)
most swimmable (superlative)

If a lake, river, pond, etc. is swimmable, you can swim in or across it.

This is a swimmable river, lake.


enrol

enrol (canonical)
enrols (third-person singular)
enrolled (past)
enrolled (past participle)
enrolling (present participle)

Enrol is another way of spelling enroll.


broccoli

Broccoli is a green vegetable with many flower heads and a thick stalk.

At dinner, I ate some beef and broccoli.


matrix

A matrix is the situation or conditions in which something else develops or forms.

Within the diverse school matrix, it is likely that there are major differences.

Students need an understanding of literature within a larger matrix of relationships, influences, and effects.

Table 2 presents the correlation matrix among the groups and results.

A matrix is a set of numbers in rows and columns.


manipulates

manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of manipulate.


deign

deign (canonical)
deigns (third-person singular)
deigned (past)
deigned (past participle)
deigning (present participle)

If you deign to do something, you do something that you feel is beneath your worth or status.

A master does not deign to apologize to his slave.


lapses

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


lapses

The third-person singular form of lapse.


static

If something is static, it does not change.

If something is static, it does not move.


histologies

histology (singular)
histologies (plural)

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


vigil

A vigil is a time of watching, often because of a danger.

His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.

A vigil is a quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

The protesters held a vigil outside the courthouse in which the trial was happening.


drearier

dreary (positive)
drearier (comparative)
dreariest (superlative)

The comparative form of dreary; more dreary.


caws

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


impetuous

impetuous (positive)
more impetuous (comparative)
most impetuous (superlative)

When you are impetuous, you act quickly without thinking about your actions.

Jeremiah made an impetuous decision.


drinking straw

drinking straw (singular)
drinking straws (plural)


dreariest

The superlative form of dreary; most dreary.


needn't

need (present)
needed (past)
needn't (negative)


environmental

environmental (positive)
more environmental (comparative)
most environmental (superlative)

Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. all relate to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.

The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.

Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.

Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.

The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.


endeavours

endeavour (singular)
endeavours (plural)

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


purifications

purification (singular)
purifications (plural)

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


clamps

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


clamps

clamp (canonical)
clamps (third-person singular)
clamped (past)
clamped (past participle)
clamping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of clamp.


'll

I'll go later.


shouldn't

shall (present)
should (past)
shouldn't (negative)

The negative form of should; should not.

I shouldn't leave my pencil lying on the floor.


alumnae

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


matrices

matrix (singular)
matrixes or matrices (plural)

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


specifically

You use specifically to focus attention on the particular or special reason that something is done.

The software is designed specifically to address the needs of blind users.

You use specifically to focus attention on something separately from other things of the same kind.

We want this to be interesting to women, specifically 40-year old women living in cities.


endeavors

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


ruffians

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


vengeance

vengeance (singular)
vengeances (plural)

Vengeance is hurting someone else because they have hurt you.


morales

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


deigned

The past tense and past participle of deign.


seriousness

His seriousness in his work is rather impressive.


iconic

iconic (positive)
more iconic (comparative)
most iconic (superlative)

If something (a phenomenon or an event) has once become famous, it is iconic.


waive

waive (canonical)
waives (third-person singular)
waived (past)
waived (past participle)
waiving (present participle)

When you waive one of your rights, you decide not to use it; you choose to give it up.

Because A'isha knew she had done nothing wrong, she decided to waive her right to have a lawyer with her and just tell the policeman what happened.

Before we went parachuting, the company made us waive our rights to sue them if one of us got hurt.

If somebody waives something for you, you do not have to do something that is usually required.

applying to become a citizen is expensive, but if a person can prove they cannot pay, the government will waive the fees.

The government usually requires people to learn English in order to become citizens. However, if a person is elderly and has been in the country a long time, the government may waive this requirement.


endeavour

Endeavour is another way of spelling endeavor.


wedlease

The life of two people who have a temporary marriage.

The wedlease lasted only two months.


wedlease

wedlease (canonical)
wedleases (third-person singular)
wedleased (past)
wedleased (past participle)
wedleasing (present participle)

When two people wedlease, they get married temporarily.


manipulating

manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)


nestlings

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


cone

A cone is a geometric shape with a circular flat base joined to a single point at the other end.


cone

cone (canonical)
cones (third-person singular)
coned (past)
coned (past participle)
coning (present participle)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


possibility

possibility (singular)
possibilities (plural)

If there is a possibility of something, it might happen or it might be true.

There is a real possibility of war.

The possibility of something is how possible it is.

There is a strong possibility of rain today.


stragglers

straggler (singular)
stragglers (plural)

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


conceal

conceal (canonical)
conceals (third-person singular)
concealed (past)
concealed (past participle)
concealing (present participle)

When you conceal something, you hide it from other people.

The politician was charged for concealing that he had been involved with the company.


atrocities

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


shan't

shall (present)
should (past)
shan't (negative)


closely

If something is closely related, linked, or involved it is strongly so.

The birds on this island are closely related to those on the mainland.

If you watch something closely, you watch it very carefully.

If you work closely with somebody, you cooperate a lot in the work.

If one thing follows another closely, they are close in space or time.


gaping

gape (canonical)
gapes (third-person singular)
gaped (past)
gaped (past participle)
gaping (present participle)


outweigh

outweigh (canonical)
outweighs (third-person singular)
outweighed (past)
outweighed (past participle)
outweighing (present participle)

If something outweighs another thing, the first is more important than the second.

On my first day at my new job, my boss told me: "Your safety outweighs everything else. If there is ever a safety problem you need to tell me right away no matter what."

The new Prime Minister decided that ending the war would outweigh everything else in importance, so that would be the first thing she would work on when she started her job.

If you outweigh someone, it means you are heavier than they are; you weigh more than they do.

Jean always exercised and ate healthy foods, but she still outweighed her friends by 20 pounds.

Tommy refused to fight with Mike. "I outweigh you by 40 pounds," Tommy said. "The fight wouldn't be fair."


legitimate

Something that is legitimate is something that is correct or not fake by law


doesn't

do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

Ron doesn't like eating lemons.


Physics


calm down

To calm down is to go from bad feelings (anger, frustration, anxiety, or fear) to neutral or good feelings.

The little boy began crying when the airplane started flying, but he calmed down after a few minutes.


grate

grate (canonical)
grates (third-person singular)
grated (past)
grated (past participle)
grating (present participle)

When you grate something, you turn it into little pieces by rubbing it against something sharp or rough.

He grated an entire block of cheese for the nachos.

When you grate something, you rub it against something in a way that makes a loud, annoying noise.

During the math test, the student grated his pencil against the side of his desk so loudly that the teacher threatened to throw the pencil out the window.

When a person grates, they say something in a loud, often annoying voice.

"Silence during tests!" the teacher grated in a voice that was almost as loud as the pencil.

When someone or someone grates on you, it makes you annoyed. It is hard to deal with or listen to.

She means well, but she has a loud, high, perky voice that just grates on me.

The constant sound of construction outside my house grated on my nerves until I had to leave.


grate

A grate is a metal cover with bars on it. It may cover things like fireplaces or sewers.

The construction workers covered the hole in the road with a grate so nobody would fall down the hole.


egregious

egregious (positive)
more egregious (comparative)
most egregious (superlative)

If something is egregious, it is extremely bad.

His egregious spending habits left him in great debt.


inviolable

inviolable (positive)
more inviolable (comparative)
most inviolable (superlative)

An inviolable thing is that cannot be corrupted, broken, injured or defiled.


zits

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


chars

char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)


chars

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


gel

Gel is a slime-like material. It is semi-solid and is normally used in cosmetics (for example, a "shaving gel or a "hair gel")


gel

gel (canonical)
gels (third-person singular)
gelled (past)
gelled (past participle)
gelling (present participle)

If you gel something, you put gel on it.


stouts

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


alumni

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


caw

Caw is the crying sound of crow, raven or rook.

The caw of the crow perched near me was quite loud.


caw

caw (canonical)
caws (third-person singular)
cawed (past)
cawed (past participle)
cawing (present participle)

If a crow, a raven or a rook cry, they caw.

The crow cawed as it flew overhead.


heap

A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.

When we moved into our new house, the old owners had left a heap of garbage inside for us to deal with.

I dumped all of my things into a heap on my bed so I could start organizing them.

If that dog eats my shoes again, he will be in a heap of trouble.

She earned heaps of money when she was 20 and now she doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.


heap

heap (canonical)
heaps (third-person singular)
heaped (past)
heaped (past participle)
heaping (present participle)

If you heap something, you pile it up high.

pudding is my favorite dessert. I heaped it so high on my plate that it looked like a little mountain.

If you heap something, you give a lot of it.

The police heaped the children with praise after they would not get in a car with someone they did not know.

Her boss surprised her by heaping the blame for the project onto her, when really, the problems were his own fault.


notorious

notorious (positive)
more notorious (comparative)
most notorious (superlative)

If something is notorious, it is sadly or infamously known.


maternities

maternity (singular)
maternities (plural)

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


joule

A joule is a unit of energy. 1000 joules is the same as 1 kilojoule.


deigns

deign (canonical)
deigns (third-person singular)
deigned (past)
deigned (past participle)
deigning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deign.


gape

when you gape something, you open it wide.

when you gape, you open your mouth as if you are surprised.


gape

Gape is how wide somebody can open his/her mouth.


manipulated

manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of manipulate.


rigors

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


grr

"Grr" is an interjection that expresses anger.

Grr! Why does Albert always put my phone in the wrong place?


surely

You use surely to suggest that you strongly hope or believe that what you say is correct.

Surely, she won't be late this time.


leers

leer (canonical)
leers (third-person singular)
leered (past)
leered (past participle)
leering (present participle)


leers

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


queenliest

queenly (positive)
queenlier (comparative)
queenliest (superlative)

The superlative form of queenly; most queenly.


queenlier

The comparative form of queenly; more queenly.


morale

Morale is the feelings of how an army prepared for the acts of war.


nestling

Nestling is a baby bird which cannot leave its nest yet.


palindromes

palindrome (singular)
palindromes (plural)

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


ordnances

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


mightn't

may (present)
might (past)
mightn't (negative)


underarms

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


concise

A speech or piece of writing that is concise shows the important information in the fewest words possible.


recommendation

recommendation (singular)
recommendations (plural)

A recommendation is something you tell people that they should do, buy, see because it is good.

You should follow your doctor's recommendations.


editorial

editorial (singular)
editorials (plural)

An editorial is an article of a magazine or newspaper that shows the opinion of the editors.

One of the New York Times editorials on the elections talked about the other candidate.


queenly

If something is queenly, it is suitable for a queen.

If somebody is queenly, they have regal status or rank.


rungs

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


pastures

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


stouter

stout (positive)
stouter (comparative)
stoutest (superlative)

The comparative form of stout; more stout.


alumnus

Alumnus is a pupil or a student who has finished or is about to finish his/her school, college or university.


retaliation

retaliation (singular)
retaliations (plural)

Retaliation is act of doing something negative as an answer to someone who has hurt you.


hasn't

have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

Liam hasn't been doing his homework.


hadn't

I hadn't started my homework when you phoned.


compositions

composition (singular)
compositions (plural)

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


armpits

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


gauge

A gauge is a tool to scale and measure objects to display information.


gauge

gauge (canonical)
gauges (third-person singular)
gauged (past)
gauged (past participle)
gauging (present participle)

If you gauge something, you measure it with a gauge.

If you gauge the weight or volume, you estimate it.


sandthorns

sandthorn (singular)
sandthorns (plural)

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


char

char (canonical)
chars (third-person singular)
charred (past)
charred (past participle)
charring (present participle)

When you char something, you burn it, usually until it is black.

Joseph forgot that the steak was cooking. By the time he remembered, it was charred so badly it looked like a black brick and tasted like ashes.

The house fire was so hot that the walls were 'charred.


char

Char is something that has been charred.

After the fire, all the char on the walls was so thick you could scrape it off.

After I use a barbecue grill, it always takes me forever to scrape the char off the grill.

The family was so poor that she had her first job as a char when she was 13.


keenly

keenly (positive)
more keenly (comparative)
Superlativemost keenly

If you feel or want something keenly, you feel or want it very much.

If something is done keenly, it is done strongly.


histology

histology (singular)
histologies (plural)

Histology is the study of how tissues and cells of a plant or an animal grow.


lurks

lurk (canonical)
lurks (third-person singular)
lurked (past)
lurked (past participle)
lurking (present participle)


necessarily

If something is not necessarily true, it may or may not be true.

I know we don't have a car, but that's not necessarily a problem.

Just because we have it doesn't mean that we will necessarily use it.

If something necessarily happens or is true, it cannot be avoided or changed.

Any war necessarily involves death.


delivery

A delivery is the act of moving good or mail from a source to somebody.

The delivery of the letters was delayed by the weather.

A delivery is the thing that is delivered.

The delivery was damaged when it arrived.

Delivery is the act of giving birth to a baby.

The nurses moved her to the delivery room to wait for the baby's arrival.

Your delivery is the way you give a speech.

I liked what you had to say, but you really need to improve your delivery.


unfortunately

un- + fortunate + -ly
unfortunate + fortunately

ety-affix

You use unfortunately to show that you feel something is not the way you wish it was.

Unfortunately, we didn't win.

I don't have any more money, unfortunately.


mowing

mow (canonical)
mows (third-person singular)
mowed (past)
mowed (past participle)
mowing (present participle)


endeavor

An endeavor is what you strongly and seriously want to do; your attempts and efforts.


purification

purification (singular)
purifications (plural)

Purification is a religious ritual which removes impurities to free a person from sin.


quarts

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


zit

Zit is a small red and painful spot on the skin.

Zit is a person that annoys and bothers other people.


toaster oven

toaster oven (singular)
toaster ovens (plural)


insulator

insulator (singular)
insulators (plural)

An insulator is a substance that does not conduct electricity or heat. It can be used to insulate things, such as a room.


intimate

intimate (positive)
more intimate (comparative)
most intimate (superlative)

If something is intimate, it is very personal.

If two people are intimate, they are in a sexual relationship.


intimate

if somebody is your intimate, he/she is your very close friend.


intimate

intimate (canonical)
intimates (third-person singular)
intimated (past)
intimated (past participle)
intimating (present participle)

When you intimate, you carefully make hints to someone else.


rigor

Rigor is strict care and completeness in making sure something is correct.

The army demands a lot of rigor in training new recruits.

The rigors of something are its difficult parts or its problems.

She did not enjoy the rigors of giving birth.


properly

If you do something properly, you do it in the right way.

We need to make sure that police are properly trained.

How much of him have I not properly understood?

The chemical is vital for cells to function properly.


palindrome

palindrome (singular)
palindromes (plural)

A palindrome is a word or phrase spelled the same way backwards as forwards.

The words level and noon are palindromes.

The sentence "Never odd or even" is a palindrome.


producers

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


flipped

flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flip.


linguistic

linguistic (positive)
more linguistic (comparative)
most linguistic (superlative)

Linguistic skills are those related to language.

People are travelling more to gain cultural experiences and build linguistic skills.


deodorants

deodorant (singular)
deodorants (plural)

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


don't cry over spilled milk

Another name for don't cry over spilt milk.


atrocity

An atrocity is a very cruel, brutal, and sometimes criminal actions.


kinesiology

Kinesiology is the medical science of how our body (or a body of an animal) moves mechanically.

/ˌkɪnɪˌsiˈɑləʤi/


bowel

The bowel is an internal organ which helps an organism digest food.


decisive

decisive (positive)
more decisive (comparative)
most decisive (superlative)

Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances.

If you are decisive, you are strong enough to quickly choose between things.

The new mayor was a decisive leader.


maternity

maternity (singular)
maternities (plural)

Maternity is a state of a woman before giving birth to a child (children).

Maternity is a relation between a mother and her child.

A maternity ward is a place in a hospital where children are born.


tire out

If someone or something tires someone out, it makes them tired or exhausted.

The long walk really tired out the dog.

The long walk really tired the dog out.

The parents took their son to play in the park to tire him out by bedtime.

If someone tires out, they become tired or exhausted.

I can't stay in the basketball game, I'm tiring out.


alumna

Alumna is a schoolgirl or a female student who has finished or is about to finish her school, college or university.


deception

deception (singular)
deceptions (plural)

Deception is an act, appearance or statement which gives someone false information (is misleading).

Operation Overlord was covered up with large-scale deception.


monocular

Somebody who is monocular, has only one eye.

A monocular eyesight is the ability to view with one eye.


woodworker

woodworker (singular)
woodworkers (plural)

A woodworker is a worker who makes woodwork.


clamp

A clamp is a device that holds and fixes machine elements together.


clamp

clamp (canonical)
clamps (third-person singular)
clamped (past)
clamped (past participle)
clamping (present participle)

If you clamp something, you fasten it in place or together with a clamp.

Please use a vise to clamp the pieces of wood together.

If you clamp onto something, you hold it tightly.

She had to clamp a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing.


mowed

The past tense and past participle of mow.


carbs

I'm gonna eat less carbs as part of my diet.


conductor

conductor (singular)
conductors (plural)

A conductor is a person who controls the tempo of an orchestra.

A conductor is a substance that can conduct electricity and/or heat.


deceptions

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


impervious

impervious (positive)
more impervious (comparative)
most impervious (superlative)

If someone or something is impervious to something, they are unable to be affected by it.


milkshakes

milkshake (singular)
milkshakes (plural)

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


thickens

thicken (canonical)
thickens (third-person singular)
thickened (past)
thickened (past participle)
thickening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of thicken.


mows

mow (canonical)
mows (third-person singular)
mowed (past)
mowed (past participle)
mowing (present participle)


mows

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


rooks

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


lapse

A lapse is an error or a failure made because of a carelessness.


lapse

lapse (canonical)
lapses (third-person singular)
lapsed (past)
lapsed (past participle)
lapsing (present participle)

If you lapse, you make one or more mistakes because of a carelessness.

If you lapse, you start to make your bad habits that you avoided before.


questioningly

If you do something questioningly, you do it asking a lot of questions because you are uncertain and doubt.


bowels

Bowels are the innermost parts of something.

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


forfeited

forfeit (canonical)
forfeits (third-person singular)
forfeited (past)
forfeited (past participle)
forfeiting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of forfeit.


increasingly

If something is increasingly happening or true, it is more and more so.

Increasingly, people are driving electric cars.

The population in Canada is increasingly international.


urgencies

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


compatible

compatible (positive)
more compatible (comparative)
most compatible (superlative)

Things or people are compatible when they can work and communicate with each other without problems


urgency

Urgency is when there is something very important and necessary and it needs quick attention from you.


integer

An integer is any whole number, i.e. any number in the set {...,-2,-1,0,1,2,...}.

one is an integer.


trash bags

trash bag (singular)
trash bags (plural)

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


rinsing

rinse (canonical)
rinses (third-person singular)
rinsed (past)
rinsed (past participle)
rinsing (present participle)


sandthorn

sandthorn (singular)
sandthorns (plural)

Sandthorn is a plant that has dense branches, pale-green leaves and juicy orange berries. It belongs to the Elaeagnaceae plant family.


rinses

The third-person singular form of rinse.


underarm

An underarm is the area underneath the shoulder, where the arm connects to the torso.


deodorant

deodorant (singular)
deodorants (plural)

You put deodorant on your underarms to prevent a bad smell.

Deodorants come in so many scents these days.


ruffian

Ruffian is a person who does bad and mean things to people.


straggler

straggler (singular)
stragglers (plural)

A straggler is a person or an animal that is behind the others in a moving group and not keeping up.

They stopped for a few minutes to allow the stragglers to catch up.


diversion

diversion (singular)
diversions (plural)

(military) A diversion is a tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.


stout

stout (positive)
stouter (comparative)
stoutest (superlative)

If something is stout, it is big and strong.


stout

The brewery was known for its chocolate stout.


armpit

An armpit is the area underneath the shoulder, where the arm connects to the torso.

Please put the rags and the pieces of cloth between your armpits and the ropes.


IQ

Abbreviation for intelligence quotient, a measure of the amount of intelligence a person has.


barefoot

If you are barefoot, you are not wearing anything on your feet.

Almost everyone is barefoot at the beach.


thickened

The past tense and past participle of thicken.


impeded

impede (canonical)
impedes (third-person singular)
impeded (past)
impeded (past participle)
impeding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of impede.


grasp

grasp (canonical)
grasps (third-person singular)
grasped (past)
grasped (past participle)
grasping (present participle)

If you grasp something, you hold it tightly in a hand or hands.

I had to grasp the ball because I was stressed.

If you grasp something, you understand it for the first time.

She tried to explain it simply, but I just couldn't grasp it.


reconsider

reconsider (canonical)
reconsiders (third-person singular)
reconsidered (past)
reconsidered (past participle)
reconsidering (present participle)

When you reconsider something, you think it over again; you think about changing your mind.

When he realized the temperature outside was below freezing, Pierre reconsidered his plan to go for a run.

Shannon's evil boss told her: "Unless you work the next six weekends, I will reconsider my decision to let you skip work on the day of your wedding."


icy

icy (positive)
icier (comparative)
iciest (superlative)

If something is icy it is covered with ice.

Be careful, the sidewalk is icy.

The icier parts of the sidewalk need extra salt.


stomachache

stomachache (singular)
stomachaches (plural)

If you have a stomachache, you have a pain in your stomach.

You should go lie down and rest if you have a stomachache.


rook

A rook is a castle-shaped piece in the game of chess


backache

If you have a backache, you have an ache in your back.


retaliates

retaliate (canonical)
retaliates (third-person singular)
retaliated (past)
retaliated (past participle)
retaliating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retaliate.


shoppers

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


frugal

frugal (positive)
more frugal (comparative)
most frugal (superlative)

If you are frugal, you avoid spending more money than necessary.

Lydia is skilled at being a frugal shopper.


trash bag

A trash bag is a plastic bag that trash is put into, sometimes having a band for tying the top.

The trash bag is too full and now he can't tie it.


checkers

Checkers is a game played on a checker board that uses circle-shaped pieces.

Do you want to play checkers?


checkers

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


mattress

A mattress is a fabric case with springs, put on top of a bed.


progenies

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


breech

The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber.

As quickly as a new shell was loaded into the breech, the cannon was fired.


screwdrivers

screwdriver (singular)
screwdrivers (plural)

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


forfeits

forfeit (canonical)
forfeits (third-person singular)
forfeited (past)
forfeited (past participle)
forfeiting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of forfeit.


forfeits

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


lurk

lurk (canonical)
lurks (third-person singular)
lurked (past)
lurked (past participle)
lurking (present participle)

To lurk is to hide in a secret place to wait and to do bad or crime things then.

When you lurk, you read messages on forums and chats but you do not write any messages yourself.


orange juice

Orange juice is the juice of squeezed oranges.

She prefers orange juice with breakfast rather than milk.


supercede

supercede (canonical)
supercedes (third-person singular)
superceded (past)
superceded (past participle)
superceding (present participle)


milkshake

milkshake (singular)
milkshakes (plural)

A milkshake is thick drink made from milk and ice cream mixed together, sometimes with added fruit, chocolate, or flavored syrups.

I got a mint-chocolate milkshake on the way home.


in favor of

If you are in favor of something, you agree with it or think it is good.


proactively

proactively (positive)
more proactively (comparative)
Superlativemost proactively

When you do something proactively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.

Our school started a program that proactively identifies students that might need extra help. This works much better than waiting for a student to have problems learning before we try to help.

When she was too sick to work, Siobhan worried that she would forget her job skills. So she proactively studied and practiced those skills to keep herself from forgetting them.


retaliated

The past tense and past participle of retaliate.


rinsed

rinse (canonical)
rinses (third-person singular)
rinsed (past)
rinsed (past participle)
rinsing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rinse.


bronze

The statues were made out of bronze.


bronze

bronze (canonical)
bronzes (third-person singular)
bronzed (past)
bronzed (past participle)
bronzing (present participle)

If you bronze your skin, you make it become a tan or bronze color.


bronze

Something that is bronze is made of bronze.

In the museum, I saw a bronze statue of a deer.

Something that is bronze has the color of the alloy bronze.

The bronze medal was given to the athlete who came 3rd place.


rinse

If you rinse something, you wash it with only water and no soap.

Rinse the dishes after you are done eating so that food doesn't stick to them.

If you rinse something, you remove soap from it using water.

Rinse the dishes after you wash them.


French fries

French fry (singular)
French fries (plural)


flips

flip (canonical)
flips (third-person singular)
flipped (past)
flipped (past participle)
flipping (present participle)


flips

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


classmates

classmate (singular)
classmates (plural)

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


celery

Celery is a type of vegetable eaten mostly for their fiberous stalks.

I grow celery in my garden.


fingernail

fingernail (singular)
fingernails (plural)

A fingernail is the thick, hard part at the end of a finger.

I better trim my fingernails before they get too long.

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌneɪl/


ordnance

Ordnance is ammunition and weapons needed for guns.

Ordnance is weapons, combat vehicles and military equipment and supplies.


manipulate

manipulate (canonical)
manipulates (third-person singular)
manipulated (past)
manipulated (past participle)
manipulating (present participle)

When you manipulate something, you operate or control it, usually with your hands.

Humans have the ability to manipulate words, ideas, and tools.


french fry

french fry (singular)
french fries (plural)

A french fry is a single long deep-fried potato stick, often served in takeaways.

They serve french fries at the diner.


probes

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


probes

probe (canonical)
probes (third-person singular)
probed (past)
probed (past participle)
probing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of probe.


shopper

A shopper is someone who is shopping or who shops.

Attention all shoppers, the store will be closing in 10 minutes.


glossy

glossy (positive)
glossier (comparative)
glossiest (superlative)

If something is glossy, it has a smooth and/or bright surface.

a glossy magazine.

If something is glossy, it is shiny in its appearance.


glossy

A glossy is a magazine with a glossy cover.


helmet

A helmet is a type of hat that protects a person's head.

Always remember to put your helmet on.


fibre

Fibres are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables

Fibre is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.

Eating more fibre will help you stay healthy.

Fibre is thin glass fibres used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.


flip

When you flip something, you turn it over, or you move it suddenly.

If you flip that light switch, it will be a lot brighter in here.

The cook flipped the pizza dough high into the air and caught it in his hands.

When something flips, it turns over, usually quickly.

Her car flipped over in the accident, but she wasn't hurt badly.

The dolphin was taught to flip in the water when his trainer whistled.

When you flip, you get very upset or angry.

He said, "If I don't pass this math test, I am going to flip."

His friend said back, "Why are you flipping out? You know you always do well in math."


flip

With a quick flip of her wrist, she threw me the ball.

When you do a flip, you jump up into the air and turn your body.

She did a flip into the water and landed on her back.

The dolphin did a flip and got a fish as a reward.


flip

flip (positive)
more flip (comparative)
most flip (superlative)

If a person is flip, they act like they are not serious.

His mother asked him, "Could you be any more flip about failing the math test? You act like you don't care about school at all."

When his girlfriend asked him if she looked fat, his flip comment made her cry.


classmate

Classmate is a person (a student) who studies in the same class as you (in a school).

My classmate finished his assignment.


forfeit

If you forfeit a something you have, etc, you lose it because you broke a law or rule.

By failing to feed them, they forfeited their right to their children.

When he saw that he couldn't win, he forfeited the game.


forfeit

Forfeit is the thing that you pay or lose because you broke a law or rule.


spillage

Spillage is something that has been accidentally spilled.

We need to find a way to catch the spillage to reduce waste.


ain't

be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

She's right.

I ain't happy.

Another way of saying isn't, am not, or aren't.

He ain't gonna go anywhere.

Another way of saying haven't or hasn’t.

I ain't seen him.


impedes

impede (canonical)
impedes (third-person singular)
impeded (past)
impeded (past participle)
impeding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of impede.


stoutest

stout (positive)
stouter (comparative)
stoutest (superlative)

The superlative form of stout; most stout.

They say the bigger you are the better you are at drinking, but the stoutest guy I know gets drunk after one beer.


breeze

The cool evening breeze is very refreshing.


breeze

breeze (canonical)
breezes (third-person singular)
breezed (past)
breezed (past participle)
breezing (present participle)

If you breeze through something, you do it easily.

Lilly studied so thoroughly that she breezed through the test.


impede

To impede is to make some task, progress or action not to happen or difficult to happen.

The incompetent construction worker is impeding the progress of the construction project.


fiber

Fibers are thread-like structures found in textiles or vegetables

Fiber is vegetable fibers eaten as part of a diet.

Eating more fiber will help you stay healthy.

Fiber is thin glass fibers used to transmit computer data using pulses of light.


progeny

Progeny is a genetic offspring of someone.


breezes

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

The warm, stale breezes of the past few days have been very unsatisfying.


breezes

The third-person singular form of breeze.


shampoos

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


shampoos

shampoo (canonical)
shampoos (third-person singular)
shampooed (past)
shampooed (past participle)
shampooing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shampoo.


screwdriver

screwdriver (singular)
screwdrivers (plural)

A screwdriver is a tool used for twisting screws to make them go into or come out of something.

I need a screwdriver to take out these screws.

Oh shoot! This is the wrong type of screwdriver for these screws.

A screwdriver is a cocktail made of vodka and orange juice.


flatulence

Flatulence is gas that comes out of the anus.


spelunk

spelunk (canonical)
spelunks (third-person singular)
spelunked (past)
spelunked (past participle)
spelunking (present participle)

If you go spelunking, you go explore caves.


thicken

thicken (canonical)
thickens (third-person singular)
thickened (past)
thickened (past participle)
thickening (present participle)

If you thicken an object or shape, you make it wider.

You should thicken the lines to make them easier to see.

If you thicken a liquid, you make it thicker.

Put flour in the gravy to thicken it.

If something thickens, it becomes wider or thicker.

After stirring the soup for several minutes, it started to thicken.


workflow

A workflow is a process followed in order to complete work tasks.

Our workflow needs to be optimized.


quart

A quart is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 1/4 gallon or 2 pints in the United States.


shampoo

Shampoo is liquid soap used for washing hair.

My favorite shampoo was on sale for half price at the store, so I bought a few bottles.


shampoo

If you shampoo your hair, you wash it with soap.

In the shower, I shampoo my hair before washing my body.


conductors

conductor (singular)
conductors (plural)

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


mow

mow (canonical)
mows (third-person singular)
mowed (past)
mowed (past participle)
mowing (present participle)

If you mow a lawn, you cut grass or crops.

I mowed my lawn yesterday.


mow

Mow is a place in a barn for storing hay, straw and grain.


producer

Producer is one who participates in creating of goods and services for money.

Producer is an organism (usually a plant) which produces biomass consumed by other organisms.


downloads

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


downloads

download (canonical)
downloads (third-person singular)
downloaded (past)
downloaded (past participle)
downloading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of download.


retaliate

retaliate (canonical)
retaliates (third-person singular)
retaliated (past)
retaliated (past participle)
retaliating (present participle)

To retaliate is to do something negative as an answer to someone who has hurt you.


vulva

vulva (singular)
vulvas or vulvae (plural)

The vulva is the external sexual organ of the female.


Laos

Laos is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital city is Vientiane.


french fries

french fry (singular)
french fries (plural)

French fries are long deep-fried potato sticks, often eaten as part of takeaways.

This meal includes a cheeseburger, french fries and a milkshake.


haven't

have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)


breeches

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

Breeches are pants that fasten below the knees.


basson


New Zealand

New Zealand is a country near Australia. Its capital city is Wellington.


soy

Soy is a type of bean used for a wide variety of different foods. It is used for things like tofu, soy sauce, soy milk, and also substitutes for meat, milk and milk products.


graze

"How did you get a graze on your elbow?" the mother asked her child.


graze

graze (canonical)
grazes (third-person singular)
grazed (past)
grazed (past participle)
grazing (present participle)

When animals graze, they eat grass in a meadow or field.

The cattle graze in the meadow.

If you graze something, you give it a light scratch.

I accidentally grazed the wall because I wasn't careful moving the table.


antifreeze

Antifreeze is a liquid used in cars to stop motor parts from freezing.


beads

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


Cambodia

Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia. Its capital city is Phnom Penh.


informative

informative (positive)
more informative (comparative)
most informative (superlative)

If something is informative, it provides interesting or useful information.

I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.


profanity

profanity (singular)
profanities (plural)

Please do not use profanity while children are around.

Profanity is an act disrespecting a religion or religious belief.


depower

depower (canonical)
depowers (third-person singular)
depowered (past)
depowered (past participle)
depowering (present participle)

If you depower somebody or something, you remove its power.

Kryptonite depowers Superman.


decadent

decadent (positive)
more decadent (comparative)
most decadent (superlative)

If someone is decadent, they are interested in pleasure and not what is right or wrong.

If something is decadent, it is very nice, but not healthy or good for you.

This chocoloate cake is very dacadent.


T-rex

T-rex is a short version of "Tyrannosaurus rex" (a kind of dinosaur).


bead

A bead is a small round object used for decoration.


cest


burp

burp (canonical)
burps (third-person singular)
burped (past)
burped (past participle)
burping (present participle)

If you burp, you noisily get rid of gas from your stomach and out of your mouth.

Burping at the dinner table is rude.


burp

A burp is the action or the sound of getting rid of gas from your stomach and out of your mouth.

Albert let out a loud burp.


curriculum

curriculum (singular)
curriculums (plural)


caprice

When someone has a caprice, they have a sudden and unexpected change of mind.

You should not give permission to your child's every caprice.


go without saying

If something goes without saying, it is obvious and doesn't need to be said.

It goes without saying that you need to practice a skill if you want to get good at it.

The company had lost so much money, it went without saying that it would close down.


hebo

A hebo is an adult who is sexually attracted to preteens or tweenagers.


glossary

A glossary is a list of terms with their definitions, often found at the end of textbooks.


downloaded

The past tense and past participle of download.


invincible

If something is invincible, it is impossible to destroy, defeat, or kill.


muzzles

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


girder

A girder is a large iron or steel beam that is used to build bridges and frame large buildings.


limewater

Limewater is a common name of a substance called calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂)


ephebo

An ephebo is an adult who is sexually attracted to adolescents.


eristics

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


eristic

eristic (positive)
more eristic (comparative)
most eristic (superlative)

When something is eristic, it is something that causes people to argue over it; controversy.


eristic

An eristic is someone that gives points in a debate that are debatable and controversial.


couch

A soft, plush seat for one or more people, often made of leather or cloth.

Our pet cat and dog are both sitting down the couch.


candlesticks

candlestick (singular)
candlesticks (plural)

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


amnesty

An amnesty is a forgiveness of a government to a large group of people for their offense.


couches

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


cannonades

cannonade (singular)
cannonades (plural)

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


optimize

optimize (canonical)
optimizes (third-person singular)
optimized (past)
optimized (past participle)
optimizing (present participle)

If you optimize something, you make it the best that it can be, or the most efficient that it can be.

My job is to optimize the software code.

The company aimed to optimize its manufacturing process by implementing new automation technologies.


Northumberland

Northumberland is a small county at the most northerly part of England and is home to the most famous of Viking raids.


anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the idea that a nonhuman animal, plant, or object has human-like characters, such as thoughts, feelings, language, etc.


download

If you download something, you transfer it from a remote computer to the one you are using with an internet connection.

Mark is downloading a large file and has to be patient.

If something is downloading, it is transferring from one computer to another using an internet connection.

"This huge file is downloading too slowly" Mark complained.


download

A download is the act of downloading a file or the file that is downloaded.

Mark was very happy when the download finally completed.


Sue

Sue is a female given name. It is usually short for Susan.


fridge

I'll get some cheese from the fridge.


overhearing

overhear (canonical)
overhears (third-person singular)
overheard (past)
overheard (past participle)
overhearing (present participle)


sofa

A sofa is a type of chair with soft seats and arm rests, typically designed to seat more than one person.

Your sofa is comfortable.


marijuanas

marijuana (singular)
marijuanas (plural)

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


hebephilically

Hebephilically is an adverb that describes hebephilic behaviour.


feminisms

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


quadannual

A quadannual event happens once every four years.

The quadannual report went out in 2012, 2016, and 2020.


saloons

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


ü

Ü is the letter u with a dieresis. It is a "u" with a different sound, depending on language.


protologism

protologism (singular)
protologisms (plural)


overheard

The past tense and past participle of overhear.


infinities

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


supersede

supersede (canonical)
supersedes (third-person singular)
superseded (past)
superseded (past participle)
superseding (present participle)

When you supersede the first thing or a person with another, you substitute the first one for the second.


collaborated

collaborate (canonical)
collaborates (third-person singular)
collaborated (past)
collaborated (past participle)
collaborating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of collaborate.


amnesties

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


lengthen

lengthen (canonical)
lengthens (third-person singular)
lengthened (past)
lengthened (past participle)
lengthening (present participle)

If you lengthen something, you make it longer in length or duration.

If something lengthens, it becomes longer in length or duration.


upload

upload (canonical)
uploads (third-person singular)
uploaded (past)
uploaded (past participle)
uploading (present participle)

If you upload something, you transfer it from the computer you are using to a remote computer with an internet connection.

I tried to upload the image, but I got an error.

If something is uploading, it is transferring from one computer to another using an internet connection.

Seth got some coffee while his file was uploading.


upload

An upload is the act of uploading a file or the file that is uploaded.

I can't believe the upload failed again!


zeals

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


warblers

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