chucked

chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chuck.


trolls

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


trolls

troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of troll.


informs

inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inform.


cheer up

If you cheer somebody up, you make them feel happier.

I went over to try to cheer her up, but she said she wanted to be alone.

There isn't much on the street to cheer up the poor.

Cheer up everyone; it can only get better from here.


manner

A manner is the way that someone or something acts or performs.

My daughter quickly changed her manner when I came into her room.


frequented

frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of frequent.


relies

rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)


footings

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


perfects

perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of perfect.


perfects

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


sails

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


sails

sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)


assets

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


compiling

compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)


patients

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


encountered

encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of encounter.


flamed

flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flame.


collapsed

collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of collapse.


supposed to

If something is supposed to be true or supposed to happen, the rules (human or natural) say it should.

Please, don't talk when you're not supposed to.

Everyone looked at Cee Cee, making it clear that she was supposed to talk first.


strontium

Strontium a metallic chemical element with the atomic number of 38 and the symbol Sr.


arriving

arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

Sarah will be arriving shortly and then we can go to the mall.


complementing

complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)


pregnant

pregnant (positive)
more pregnant (comparative)
most pregnant (superlative)

If a female is pregnant, she has a baby growing inside her.

Between 10 and 40 percent of US teen girls will get pregnant before the age of 20.

For the first time, a 67-year-old woman has successfully become pregnant.

At that time, she was already eight months pregnant with their son, Bradley.

You could barely tell she was pregnant, although the baby was born a week later.

A pregnant silence has some meaning or feeling.

If something is pregnant with a quality, it has a lot of that quality.


pointed

pointed (positive)
more pointed (comparative)
most pointed (superlative)

If something is pointed, it is sharp, it has a point.

The warrior brandished a pointed spear.


pointed

point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of point.


frequents

The third-person singular form of frequent.


kidded

kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of kid.


chucking

chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)


piles

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

Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids.


piles

pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)


processes

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


processes

process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of process.


guarded

guarded (positive)
more guarded (comparative)
most guarded (superlative)


guarded

guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of guard.


lived

live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of live.


spaced

space (canonical)
spaces (third-person singular)
spaced (past)
spaced (past participle)
spacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of space.


relying

rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)


humours

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


humours

humour (canonical)
humours (third-person singular)
humoured (past)
humoured (past participle)
humouring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of humour.


pupil

A pupil is a student, especially a young one.

They can put their children in public school, but it costs $9,600 per pupil per year.

Which learning activities will assist pupils to achieve these objectives?

The teacher called the pupils to sit on the rug in front of the class.

These pupils learn to write as well as write to learn in mathematics.

Your pupil is the black circle in the middle of your eye.

He checked her eyes; the pupils seemed rather large for the lighting in the room.


reinforcing

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


staged

staged (positive)
more staged (comparative)
most staged (superlative)

If something is staged, it has been planned or prepared.

The prank seems to be staged, his reaction to it is too dramatic.


staged

stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stage.


panics

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


panics

panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of panic.


Rome

It is noon at the U.N. headquarters in New York, 6:00 p.m. in Rome, Italy.

Rome is the Roman Empire, an empire that existed between 85 BC and AD 476 and covered much of the southern Europe and some of northern Africa.

Most of our great ideas are rooted in Greece and Rome.

Visitors are transported back 2,000 years in time to experience life and death in ancient Rome.


Russia

Russia is a country in Europe and Asia. Its capital is Moscow.

I was born in Russia.


genocide

Genocide is the killing of many people because of their ethnicity, race, religion, or culture.


listed

list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of list.


recognising

recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)


spaces

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


spaces

The third-person singular form of space.


pray

pray (canonical)
prays (third-person singular)
prayed (past)
prayed (past participle)
praying (present participle)

If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true.

I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me.

We prayed prayers of thanks.

Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home.

I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down.

The people were one when they sang and prayed together.

I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church.

If you pray, you wish for something very strongly.

I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me.


inflation

inflation (singular)
inflations (plural)

Inflation is a general increase in the price of goods and services.

Because of inflation, I can't afford to go to the movies anymore.

We have low unemployment, low inflation, good growth, and a strong economy.

The rate of food inflation reached 24 percent in March.

Wages adjusted for inflation actually fell last month.

Inflation is the process of blowing up a balloon, bag, etc.

The speed of inflation of the airbag is very important in protecting you in a car crash.

Inflation is any process or result of growth.

With competition to enter college, grade inflation is a serious problem across the country.


keepers

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


arrives

arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of arrive.


jester

An entertainer in a medieval royal court.


piled

pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pile.


refrigerate

refrigerate (canonical)
refrigerates (third-person singular)
refrigerated (past)
refrigerated (past participle)
refrigerating (present participle)

If you refrigerate something such as food or drink, you cool it in a refrigerator.

Combine olive oil and pepper, stir, then coat meat with it. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours.


mechanic

A mechanic is a person that can fix machines like cars and airplanes.

My mechanic can fix anything.

The airport mechanics went on strike.

Mechanics is the way of doing something.

Will you teach me the mechanics of songwriting?

Are the mechanics of car repair too difficult for me to understand?

Will I ever become comfortable with the mechanics of sex?


kidneys

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

Almost everybody is born with two kidneys.


lives

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


recognised

The past tense and past participle of recognise.


silly

silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

If something is silly, it shows that somebody didn't think about it carefully.

Sometimes I called her "Mommy Ruby", even if it sounded silly.

People get excited about the silliest things.

"Do you remember?" "What a silly question! Of course I remember."

If something is silly, it's not important or serious.

I was making silly little jokes and she was laughing.

If you are silly, you don't think about things carefully or you are not serious.

Sometimes it's hard to believe how silly students can be.

The photoshopped pictures of Blake Griffin were so silly


telephones

telephone (singular)
telephones (plural)

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


telephones

telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of telephone.


keens

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


keens

keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


sliding

slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)


translated

translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of translate.


flagged

flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flag.


mules

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


sanest

sane (positive)
saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)

The superlative form of sane; most sane.


acoustic

An acoustic instrument is played without electricity.

I think music from an acoustic guitar is prettier than music from an electric guitar.


acoustic

If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.


entering

enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

John is entering the door as we speak.


foundering

founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)


losses

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


sizing

size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)


adapting

adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)


complemented

complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of complement.


shrubs

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

I'm going to plant shrubs in the yard.


shrub

A shrub is a plant. It is smaller than a tree, usually has many stems from the same base, and looks very much like a bush.

I think the ball rolled under that shrub.


released

release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of release.


seniors

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


raising

raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)


beggars

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


beggars

beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of beggar.


piling

Piling is a type of structural support that is made of wood, steel, or other construction material.

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piling

pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

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stir

stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.

He needed to stir the water into the flour

She stirred the paint to mix the color.

He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.

The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.


stir

A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.


scene

A scene is a place where something happened.

Police found a gun near the crime scene.

Reporters arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly after 2:00.

A scene is one part of a movie or play where the action happens at one time in one place.

Who could forget the amazing opening scene of Star Wars?

The movie's sex scene was so bad that half of it was cut.

His role was so small he appeared in only one scene in act five.

The Mad Scene in "Lucia di Lammermoor" is a great moment in opera.

A scene is the public activities of a group of people with a common interest, such as music, politics, etc.

For more than a decade, she dominated the fashion scene.

Many of those Lakers fans are celebrities from L.A's movie and music scenes.

Colin Farrell burst on to the scene as one of the baddest boys since Jack Nicholson.

If something happens behind the scenes, it happens out of sight, in secret.

It's hard to know what went on behind the scenes.

A scene is a view of a place, especially in art.

The photo was a street scene out of New York.

A scene is a loud, public argument or demonstration.


reply

reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words.

"Are you OK?" she ask. "Yes," I replied.

I said hi and she did not reply.

She'll reply to questions in writing.

If you reply to someone or something, you react.

The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game.


reply

A reply is the words you use to answer someone.

"Why?" He received no reply. "Did you hear me?"

"Is it OK if I go?" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area.


dropped

drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of drop.

He dropped a heavy box onto his foot.


recover

recover (canonical)
recovers (third-person singular)
recovered (past)
recovered (past participle)
recovering (present participle)

If you recover, you get better after getting sick, or being hurt, surprised, etc.

She is just about fully recovered from a broken leg.

Johnson must show he has recovered from knee injury that kept him out of seven games last season.

Lansky looked surprised, but quickly recovered.

Her doctors say she may never completely recover.

After some rest, you should recover your strength a little.

If something recovers, it returns to normal after a change, especially a bad change.

We don't expect the economy to begin recovering until the second half of next year.

If you recover something that you didn't have for a time, you get it back.

Five hours now after the accident, bodies were still being recovered from the train.

If you recover money, such as an investment, damages, etc., you get back the amount you put out or lost.

He brought suit to recover damages suffered in an automobile accident.

You have to question the ability of the bank to recover their investment.


tanking

tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)


slides

slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of slide.


slides

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


pudding

Pudding is a dessert made with cake, bread or rice and often fruit, usually hot.

The shop had desserts-fruit cobblers, pies, bread pudding, and chocolate, pound, and carrot cakes.

Pudding is a thick desert made with milk and eggs, usually cold.

Use 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix with 1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water, and 4 large eggs.

Pudding is a food made of flour, animal fat, and meat or vegetables, usually hot.


looser

loose (positive)
looser (comparative)
loosest (superlative)

The comparative form of loose; more loose.


ships

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


ships

ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)


regulate

regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

If you regulate something, you control it by making laws and rules.

The industry has fought the state's attempts to regulate it.

The Coast Guard has direct authority to regulate U.S. sailors and port workers.

The government is considering a law that would regulate the prices of drugs.

The state maintains the power to regulate all schools.

If x regulates y, x causes y to function in a particular way, often at a higher or lower level.

You turn this to regulate the water flow.

This part of the brain regulates activities such as decision-making and memory.


she'll be right

OK, no problem, everything will be all right


saner

sane (positive)
saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)

The comparative form of sane; more sane.

I'm not crazy; I've never been saner.


rowing

row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)


wild fire


uniting

unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)


keeners

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


adapts

adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adapt.


projected

project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of project.


enters

enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of enter.

John always enters my house through the back door.


enters

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


detailed

detailed (positive)
more detailed (comparative)
most detailed (superlative)

If something is detailed, it has many details; it is thorough or complex.

The plan that he came up with is very detailed.


detailed

detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of detail.


equations

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


silliest

silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

The superlative form of silly; most silly.


accessibility

Accessibility is the property of being accessible.

The accessibility of the city depends on how well it is linked by roads.


releasing

release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)


entered

The past tense and past participle of enter.

John entered my house through the back door.


loosest

The superlative form of loose; most loose.


rowed

The past tense and past participle of row.


reflect

reflect (canonical)
reflects (third-person singular)
reflected (past)
reflected (past participle)
reflecting (present participle)

If x reflects y, x shows or matches y, or x is affected by y.

These words didn't accurately reflect his thoughts.

Changing fashion reflected the changing population.

Greensburg's population had fallen steadily for decades, reflecting a trend in many small farming towns in Kansas.

This concept is simplistic and clearly does not reflect reality.

Attitudes towards religion also reflect historical factors.

Politicians can maintain their popularity only if their decisions reflect public preferences.

His letters began to reflect his growing anger.

The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom.

Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease.

Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need.

Our values are reflected in and shaped by advertising.

If x reflects y, the light from y can be seen in x.

The mirrors on the stairway reflected ladies in white, blue, and pink dresses.

If light or sound reflects off something, it hits it and goes in a different direction.

Sunlight was reflecting off the glass.

If you reflect about something, you think about it carefully.

In jail he's had time to reflect upon what he did and how many lives he touched through his actions.


cupped

cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cup.


maniac

Maniac is someone who is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

It is never safe to trust a maniac.


resist

resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

If you resist something, you work, push, fight, etc. against it.

Unable to resist the call of the road, he left once more.

We're helping kids resist the pressure to start smoking.

She resisted every attempt to make changes.

Since when have I been able to resist chocolate?

They must resist the force that is being used against them.


democracies

democracy (singular)
democracies (plural)

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

In the world, many countries are democracies.


rubbish

Rubbish is unwanted things such as plastic bags, half-eaten food, and broken toys.

She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.

People drive by and dump all manner of rubbish.

You're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.

Oh, I don't watch TV. It's a load of rubbish.

He was tired and angry and didn't want to listen to his friend talking rubbish.


rubbish

rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

If you rubbish something, you say it's bad or stupid.

It's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.


defeated

defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of defeat.


refurbishes

refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of refurbish.


keener

keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

The comparative form of keen; more keen.


keener

A person who is very keen or eager; a brownnoser.


senior

senior (positive)
more senior (comparative)
most senior (superlative)

A senior person has a higher social position.

She's a senior vice-president with the company.

Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders.

Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving.

Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire.

A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.

By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen.

Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people.

We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant).

Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18).

I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.


senior

A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university.

He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall.

They met when she was a junior and he a senior.

A senior is someone who has a higher social position.

A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.


flags

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


flags

flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)


relief

or (singular) Relief is the good feeling you have when something bad is finished or didn't happen.

Most people are just breathing a sigh of relief that he's gone.

It was such a relief to see her safe.

I smiled with relief and thanks.

Relief flooded his body. He was safe.

Relief is help given to people who have suffered disasters, such as an earthquake.

The government recently announced it was donating $150,000 to the Red Cross for disaster relief.

The government was slow in allowing foreign aid and foreign relief workers into the affected area.

Medicine, food and other relief supplies are blocked by closed border crossings.

Relief operations are running smoothly.

Our agency provided emergency relief after the 2005 earthquake.

The U.S.O.C. has donated 1,000 tents to help the relief effort in China's Sichuan Province.

After such injuries, pain relief is often the patient's priority.

Some patients return to the office over and over again, hoping to find relief for every symptom.

Exercising in warm water often brings immediate relief from pain.

A person might enjoy temporary relief from stress by playing games.

Financial relief is the reduction of debt or taxes, or receiving money.

Tony Blair, is encouraging leaders of the richest nations to consider debt relief as a form of aid to impoverished nations.

Let's get tax relief, a middle class tax cut, for ordinary working families.

The majority of these people are poor and seeking economic relief for their families.

Relief is somebody who will take over your difficult job to give you a rest.

2,0000 relief fighters arrived too late to save the city.

Who needs relief pitchers? Let the starting pitcher finish every game.

Comic relief is something funny during a serious or difficult time.

A coworker who provides steady emotional support and comic relief can help you get through the day.

A relief or bas relief is a kind of decoration in which a shape is raised above the surface.

If something stands out in relief, it is very noticeable.

His face and his right hand stand out in sharp relief against the blue background.


prize

A prize is something that you receive for winning or doing well.

She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The film was the winner of the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

Best Overall Performance, and the $300 grand prize, was awarded to Kathryn Hallberg.

The book sold slowly despite winning third prize in this year's poetry contest.

The top teams will receive $1,000 cash prizes.

A prize horse, story, performance, etc. is very good and could win a prize.

She caught this year's prize fish late yesterday evening.


prize

prize (canonical)
prizes (third-person singular)
prized (past)
prized (past participle)
prizing (present participle)

If something is prized, people feel that it is very important and often people want it.

DuMond is a world-famous artist and his pieces are highly prized by collectors.

The island is prized for its beautiful salt-white beaches and clear blue skies.

If you prize something off of or away from something else, you use strong force to get it to move.

He prized the doors open, dragged the two men out, and laid them on the road.


southern

southern (positive)
more southern (comparative)
most southern (superlative)

A southern place, accent, person, etc. is in, from, or about the south.

The money helps everyone from a grocer in southern Lebanon to a farmer in Tajikistan.

My grandmother moved to southern California to live with my aunt.

Her soft, southern accent reminded him of warm summer nights.

Recently, elephants have done well in southern Africa.

She remembered a summer afternoon swimming off the family compound at the southern tip of Taiwan.

Each year, millions of Mexicans cross that southern border from Mexico into the United States.

Dire Dawa is located on the southern edge of the Rift Valley at the foot of the Harrar Mountains.

Jupiter lies fairly low in the southern sky after dusk.


allied

ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ally.


occupy

occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)

If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.

Her personal apartment has two bedrooms. In New York this is sometimes more space than entire families occupy.

He owned a large area of land occupied mostly by shops.

I couldn't sit down because this lady was occupying two seats.

If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.

We have requested the removal of armed forces from territories occupied in the recent war.

Today, American forces occupy Iraq and Afghanistan.

If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.

Women are seeking positions that were formerly occupied by men.

If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.

I like to keep their minds occupied and keep them busy and out of trouble.

If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.

Before, I ate constantly; but now, I find other things to occupy my time.


bigger

big (positive)
bigger (comparative)
biggest (superlative)

Today's players are bigger, faster and stronger than yesterday's.

These problems are just getting bigger and bigger.

She wants to buy her family a bigger and better house.

My mom helped me see the bigger picture.

When I was young, I was so much bigger than everyone else.

This year, the company grew even bigger.


pint

A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 0.568 litres in Britain and 1/8 of a gallon in the US.

She had pasta for dinner and half a pint of ice cream every night for dessert.

He put his face in his beer and finished the pint in one go.


nailed

nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of nail.

The picture was nailed to the wall.


mated

mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of mate.


remark

A remark is your spoken opinion or observation about something.

He made some very interesting remarks about what he expects in Iraq.

A final section provides some interpretation of the results and concluding remarks.


remark

remark (canonical)
remarks (third-person singular)
remarked (past)
remarked (past participle)
remarking (present participle)

If you remark upon something, you say what you noticed or think about it.

Some visitors have remarked upon the contrast between this expensive car and the tiny, broken down house.

Charles de Gaulle once remarked that "Brazil is not a serious country."

If you remark something, you mark it again.


informed

inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inform.


journeys

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


journeys

journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of journey.


biggest

Over the last 13 years, the Tigers have been the biggest losers in baseball.

That's the biggest mistake you've ever made.

The biggest surprise is how hard it is. It looks easy.

One of America's biggest employers is the auto industry.

The biggest problem for many students time.

I think the single biggest change you're going to see is in computers.

Women have actually been the biggest fans of the movie.

Where do all the biggest names in Hollywood party?

My biggest fear is having children.


scares

scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scare.


scares

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


felons

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


crept

crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of creep.


keened

keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of keen.


remind

remind (canonical)
reminds (third-person singular)
reminded (past)
reminded (past participle)
reminding (present participle)

If you remind somebody of something, you tell them something they already know to make them think about it again.

We doctors have to constantly remind ourselves to keep it simple.

"You're the one that came back looking for me," she reminded him.

If x reminds you of y, x makes you think about y, usually because x and y are similar.

It reminded me of the time my girlfriend broke her nose.


provinces

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


scare

If something scares you, it makes you feel fear.

They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.

Granny used to scare the hell out of us kids with her ghost stories.

I read once that you can scare away a bear if you wave your arms and look big.

Dark scares me. Noise scares me. And guns scare me.

If something scares somebody off, it makes them not want to do something.

The high costs often scare students off.

If you scare up something, you find it, even though it's rare or hard to find.

She didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.


scare

I had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.


carped

carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of carp.


centring

centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)


screening

screening (singular)
screenings (plural)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


screening

screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)


advised

advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of advise.


beggar

Several beggars are seen begging for food and money in modern cities.


beggar

beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)


screened

The past tense and past participle of screen.


aimed

aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of aim.


unfair

unfair (positive)
more unfair (comparative)
most unfair (superlative)

It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.


rendered

render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of render.


seeding

seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)

I am seeding the garden, so I can't play.


seeding

A numbered position going into a tournament.

My college has a high seeding.


reach

reach (canonical)
reaches (third-person singular)
reached (past)
reached (past participle)
reaching (present participle)

If you reach a level, you get to that level.

Seven mice were born, six living long enough to reach adulthood.

The car can reach its peak speed in under 10 seconds.

These trees have reached heights of more than 100 feet.

On Jan. 6, the temperature reached 67 degrees in Portland, an all-time high for the month.

If you reach a conclusion, agreement, etc. you keep working, talking, thinking, etc. until the ideas come together.

They came to the same conclusion I had reached: it wasn't working.

It appears unlikely that an agreement will be reached until the leadership changes.

If you reach for something, you put your hand out to touch it.

He reached in his pocket and he came out with an envelope.

I stood up, reached for my wallet, and counted out my cash.

I reached to touch her arm but she pulled away.

By the time we had reached our destination, it was already past midnight.

Our goal was to reach Clewiston on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.

If something reaches a place, it is long enough or tall enough to touch that place.

My hair is long enough to reach my waist.


reach

Your reach is the distance that you can move your body to touch something.

We had to keep the tools outside of the elephants' reach so they wouldn't take them.

The keys were just out of reach.

All controls are within easy reach of the driver.

If something is within reach of somewhere, you can get to it easily from there; it's close.

They were within easy reach of a hospital.

The outer reaches of a place are the parts that are furthest away from the centre or from the start.

The tree is found in New Mexico and up into the upper reaches of the Colorado River system.

The Voyager spacecraft travelled to the outer reaches of the galaxy.

My father and his brother had gone to the northern reaches of Alaska.


compiled

compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of compile.


informing

inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)


poll

A poll is a process of asking people for their opinions about something and counting the results.

The latest Newsweek poll suggests 65% of the public is dissatisfied with the president.

She was extremely concerned about recent opinion polls showing a decline in her popularity.

Senator McCain continues to hold a two-point lead in the daily tracking poll.

We conducted our own poll of smokers under 18 and we found roughly the same numbers.

The latest poll indicates that her lead is down to 6 points.

According to one poll, almost two-thirds of New York City voters opposed the plan.

An Ohio poll released in February 2008 showed the economy as the most important issue.

If people go to the polls, they vote in an election.

Voters go to the polls eight days from now.


poll

poll (canonical)
polls (third-person singular)
polled (past)
polled (past participle)
polling (present participle)

If you poll people, you ask them for their opinion about something and you count the results.

Seventy percent of those polled said that the U.S. military was making the security situation worse in Iraq.


strongest

strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

The superlative form of strong; most strong.

The tongue is commonly considered to be the strongest muscle in the human body.

My cousin Joe is competing to be the "World's Strongest Man".


patch

A patch is a small area that is a different colour or material from the area around it.

He'd come every other Sunday afternoon to mow the little patch of grass in front of the house.

He had red patches of skin in different places on his body.

We could see blue patches of sky between the trees.

Joe's father looked to the dark patch under the tree where Joe stood concealed.

Our small patch of forest was different.

A patch is a piece of material that is sewn on clothes to cover a hole or for decoration.

She was wearing a jacket with patches on the elbows.

A patch is a computer program that fixes another program.

Her business has hit a rough patch lately.

An eye patch is something to cover an eye.


patch

patch (canonical)
patches (third-person singular)
patched (past)
patched (past participle)
patching (present participle)

If you patch clothing, a tire, etc., you put a piece of material on it to cover a hole.

If you patch a number of things together, you put them together, but not very well.

She was patching together part-time jobs and trying to pay the rent.

The current computer system was patched together over a number of years.

She patched a hole in the wall where it looked like John's head had hit it.

I was hoping the problem would be patched up before I got there.


stages

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


stages

stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stage.


biased

bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bias.


biased

biased (positive)
more biased (comparative)
most biased (superlative)

The newspaper gave a biased account of the story.

I think she's adorable, but I'm biased--I'm her mom.


carps

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


carps

carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


kids

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


kids

kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)


solicitor

solicitor (singular)
solicitors (plural)

In many areas, such as the UK, Australia, India, and Singapore, a solicitor is a type of lawyer who offers legal services to clients outside of court.

I have instructed my solicitor to sell the house to any interested party.

If in doubt, consult an accountant or solicitor about the various taxes involved.

The rules are relevant to solicitors practising in partnership in England and Wales.

On 4 August, solicitors acting on behalf of the relatives wrote to the judge.

The court had no clear evidence that the copy was sent to the defendants' solicitors.

Such a rule would prevent solicitors from handling the client's case from start to finish.

On the solicitor's advice, we have decided to proceed.

Are you represented by a solicitor?

A solicitor is someone trying to sell things, especially door to door.

Don't answer the door. It's just another solicitor.


recognises

recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of recognise.


pro

A pro is somebody who is very good at what they do; short for professional.

She's real pro who cares about her job.

When it comes to computers, Jacob's an old pro.

A pro is somebody who is paid to play sports, sometimes as a teacher; short for professional.

He began his career as a golf pro in Indiana, and later taught golf to Bob Hope.

Pros in the Tour de France often ride custom bicycles that cost over $10,000.

She turned pro in March 2000 at 14, making her the youngest female professional in South Korea.

Pro basketball is one of the country's top sports.

The pros and cons of a situation are the positive parts and the negative parts.

What are the pros and cons of going from one method to the other?


pro

If you are pro something, you support it, or you think it is a good idea.

Yet when they got into the war, he was very pro the country winning the war.


chairpersons

chairperson (singular)
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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


foundered

founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of founder.


renders

render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of render.


Allies

The countries who fought against the Axis Powers during World War II. Some of those countries were: the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Canada, and China.


releases

release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of release.


releases

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


slide

slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

If something slides, it moves smoothly and easily, usually over a surface.

She put on the brakes and slid sideways fifteen yards before she was stopped by a pine tree.

Carefully slide the egg from the fry pan onto the warm plate.

She slid the paper beneath the door.

He jumped into the elevator just as its door was sliding shut.

He sat down and slid the shoes on quickly.

Jordana took a deep breath and slid into a seat near the back of the room.

Slipping and sliding on the snowy sidewalks, I slowly walked up toward the house.

She felt his fingers sliding under her hair, along the base of her neck.

Lean forward to see if the new glasses slide off your nose.

He slid his hand slowly into his pocket.

Emma slid out of bed, jumping when her feet touched the icy floor.

They watched their shadows slide along the wall beside them.

If prices, numbers, rates, etc. slide, they go down.

Oil prices are expected to slide in the near future.


slide

A slide is a structure, usually on a playground, that you slide down.

He made a splash by entering the pool on a water slide.

A slide is a small photographic image on transparent plastic.

When Kodak stopped making the slide projector last fall, it was the end of an era.

A slide presentation on the history of the Irving Park neighborhood will be shown throughout the day.

The photo contest has winners in slides, prints, and digital images.

I'm going to show you some slides of real patients and real injuries that are pretty nasty.

A microscope slide is a piece of glass to hold something under a microscope.

She transferred each flake to a glass slide under a microscope.

He's just an actor whose life is on a downward slide.

The slide in gas prices won't continue.

A slide is a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument.

His trombone slide was stuck. So he had to excuse himself to get it oiled.

A slide is a smooth, easy movement, usually over a surface.

A rock, snow, or mud slide is when a large amount of the material falls down a hill or mountain.


details

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


details

detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of detail.


keening

keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


initiated

initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of initiate.


creeped

crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of creep.


nailing

nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)


laboring

labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)


collapsing

collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)


mates

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


mates

mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)


coloreds

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


stirred

stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stir.


rows

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


rows

row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)


sailing

sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)


sailing

Sailing is a sport where people race by sailing.


unions

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


Tory

A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.

60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week.

The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today.

The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over.

I've often thought I would never vote Tory.

Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951.


stirs

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


logged

log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of log.


recruit

recruit (canonical)
recruits (third-person singular)
recruited (past)
recruited (past participle)
recruiting (present participle)

If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.

The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts.

The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse.

A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited.

There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers.

Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school.

Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers.


recruit

A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.

New recruits go through a ten-day training session.


sponsor

sponsor (canonical)
sponsors (third-person singular)
sponsored (past)
sponsored (past participle)
sponsoring (present participle)

If you sponsor an event or you sponsor somebody to do an event, you give them money, usually in exchange for advertising.

The contest in public school art classes is sponsored by the manufacturers of Ivory soap.

The institute has sponsored several conferences, meetings and publications, including this book.

The event, sponsored by Northside Lexus, begins at 7:00.

If a politician sponsors a law, they officially support it.

Don't expect Senator Schaffer to sponsor legislation around those issues.

If you sponsor somebody, you agree to help them and be responsible for them.

He discovered that no company would sponsor him for a work visa.


sponsor

A sponsor is someone who gives money to an event or to somebody to do an event, usually in exchange for advertising.

Without corporate sponsors, the event will not run this year.

A sponsor is somebody who officially supports a law.

He was the only sponsor of a bill to cut $1.5 billion from government spending.

A sponsor is somebody who agrees to help another person and be responsible for them.

The United States, demanded immigrants have a sponsor willing to financially support them


projecting

project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

/prəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/


buys

buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)


buys

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


majoring

major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)


sketched

sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sketch.


explores

explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of explore.


rehearsed

rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rehearse.


compiles

compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of compile.


labored

The past tense and past participle of labor.


tablets

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


sessions

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


majored

The past tense and past participle of major.


logs

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


carping

carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


solicitors

solicitor (singular)
solicitors (plural)

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


beggared

beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of beggar.


advising

advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)


aiming

aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)


sillier

silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

The comparative form of silly; more silly.


guards

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


guards

guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of guard.


facing

face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

I'm facing the bell tower.


jail

A place where people who have done a crime or a suspected of having done a crime are kept.


jail

jail (canonical)
jails (third-person singular)
jailed (past)
jailed (past participle)
jailing (present participle)


ads

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


admits

admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of admit.


addresses

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


addresses

address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of address.


flats

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

The flats in this neighborhood are really expensive.


flats

flat (canonical)
flats (third-person singular)
flatted (past)
flatted (past participle)
flatting (present participle)


centred

centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of centre.


centred

centred (positive)
more centred (comparative)
most centred (superlative)

If something is centred, it is in the centre or middle.


complimented

compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of compliment.


minoring

minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

I'm minoring in French.


scenes

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


sod

A sod is somebody you don't like, usually a man.

I'm not having these silly old sods coming to the party. No way!

Shut up. You little sod.

He's not had much sleep though, poor sod.

Sod is a layer of earth with grass growing in it.

By the time I came along there was little of such unturned prairie sod In Falrweather Township.

We encourage residents to conserve water by planting ground covers instead of laying sod.


sod

sod (canonical)
sods (third-person singular)
sodded (past)
sodded (past participle)
sodding (present participle)

You use sod to show you're not happy about something.

I looked at the clock, it said twenty to eight, I thought, "sod it! I ain't getting up."

Who are you to tell me to sod off, you little bastard?


beaches

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


beaches

beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of beach.


maniacs

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


labouring

labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)


refurbished

refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of refurbish.


defeats

defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of defeat.


defeats

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


admires

admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of admire.


adulthood

Adulthood is the state or condition of being an adult.

He has just entered adulthood.


buying

buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)


fielding

field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)


recall

recall (canonical)
recalls (third-person singular)
recalled (past)
recalled (past participle)
recalling (present participle)

If you recall something, you think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

She recalled a childhood summer camp in the Tetons, singing around a campfire.

She recalled an incident at school when her son was seven.

I don't recall seeing any situation like that.

And you have a two children, as I recall.

He recalls that his grandmother gave him his first taste of wine at age 4 or 5.

If you recall a worker, you officially ask them to come back to a job or place.

The workers were recalled after a two month layoff.

If you recall a product, you tell stores and customers to send it back because it has a problem.

If you recall someone, you call them again.


recall

Recall is your ability to think about something you learned or experienced in the past.

You can improve your recall by using memory tricks.

A recall is a request to stores and customers to send back a product because it has a problem.

The company is announcing the recall of fifteen different products.


projects

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


projects

project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of project.


creeping

crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)


dropping

drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)


dropping

A rabbit's droppings.


compilations

compilation (singular)
compilations (plural)

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


journeyed

journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of journey.


childhood

Childhood is the state or condition of being an child, that is, being under 18 years of age.

Childhood is the first stage of every man's life.


penetrated

penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of penetrate.


conducting

conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)


beaming

beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)


tackling

tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)


biassing

bias (canonical)
biasses (third-person singular)
biassed (past)
biassed (past participle)
biassing (present participle)


tanks

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


tanks

tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)


stirring

He gave such a stirring speech that many people were moved to tears.


stirring

stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)


complimenting

compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)


frequenting

frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)


bellies

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


positives

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


allies

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


allies

ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)


sins

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


sins

sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)


steep

steep (positive)
steeper (comparative)
steepest (superlative)

If a hill or slope is steep, it goes up at a high angle.

Be very careful; the hill is very steep and it's easy to fall and hurt yourself.

If a price or cost of something is steep, it is very high or expensive.

$500 for an old, used television set? No thanks, that's too steep for me.


steep

steep (canonical)
steeps (third-person singular)
steeped (past)
steeped (past participle)
steeping (present participle)

The accident is steeped in mystery.

The town is steeped in history.


penetrates

The third-person singular form of penetrate.


adopts

adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adopt.


tablet

A tablet is a small, hard medicine or vitamin that you take by mouth.

Take only one 600-milligram tablet of calcium a day.

A tablet is a hard surface for writing on.

The agreement is not written on tablets of stone.

A tablet is a tablet computer; a large touch-screen device.

I bring a tablet to work rather than a laptop because it is more portable.


adjusts

adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adjust.


treasuring

treasure (canonical)
treasures (third-person singular)
treasured (past)
treasured (past participle)
treasuring (present participle)


scholars

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


keeping

keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)


conducted

The past tense and past participle of conduct.


threats

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


defeating

defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)


majors

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


majors

major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of major.


patting

pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)


betting

bet (canonical)
bets (third-person singular)
bet (past)
bet (past participle)
betting (present participle)


bothered

bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bother.

It really bothered me that Susie borrowed my shirt without asking me.


barks

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


barks

bark (canonical)
barks (third-person singular)
barked (past)
barked (past participle)
barking (present participle)


exploring

explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)


sketching

sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)


conducts

conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conduct.


conducts

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


rehearses

rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rehearse.


bursts

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


bursts

burst (canonical)
bursts (third-person singular)
burst (past)
burst (past participle)
bursting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of burst.


rubbishing

rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)


retires

retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of retire.


bets

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


stronger

strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

The comparative form of strong; more strong.

I've gotten much stronger since I started lifting weights a few months ago.


laboured

labour (canonical)
labours (third-person singular)
laboured (past)
laboured (past participle)
labouring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of labour.


replying

reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)


reserving

reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)


fielded

field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of field.


associating

associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)


beached

beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of beach.


accorded

accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accord.


xenophobe

xenophobe (singular)
xenophobes (plural)

A xenophobe is someone who has xenophobia.

A xenophobe is someone who has the fear of strangers or foreigners.

That xenophobe was afraid of the new member.


socking

sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)


socked

The past tense and past participle of sock.


batters

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


batters

batter (canonical)
batters (third-person singular)
battered (past)
battered (past participle)
battering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of batter.


mating

mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)


biasing

bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)


bothering

bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

The mosquitoes are bothering me, I think I'm going to go inside now.


retired

The past tense and past participle of retire.


adjusting

adjust (canonical)
adjusts (third-person singular)
adjusted (past)
adjusted (past participle)
adjusting (present participle)


admitting

admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)


tackled

tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tackle.


beams

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


beams

beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)


kept

keep (canonical)
keeps (third-person singular)
kept (past)
kept (past participle)
keeping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of keep.


compliments

compliment (singular)
compliments (plural)

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


compliments

compliment (canonical)
compliments (third-person singular)
complimented (past)
complimented (past participle)
complimenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of compliment.


tidier

tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

The comparative form of tidy; more tidy.

John always keeps his bedroom tidier than Joe. He's just a neater, cleaner child.


refurbishing

refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)


affects

affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of affect.


beamed

The past tense and past participle of beam.


sketches

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


sketches

sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sketch.


ally

Two countries are allies if they support, help, and defend each other.

England and the United States have been allies for most of the last two centuries.

France got involved in World War I because its ally, Russia, was involved.

She's heading to Europe to talk with NATO allies about what message the West should send Russia.

China remains North Korea's most powerful ally.

We are looking for more chances to work closely with our friends and allies.

Two people or groups can also be allies.

We didn't like each other, but we had the same goals, so we became uneasy allies.

His party, and its allies in the media, have helped him survive several political scandals.

He could no longer protect even his closest allies.

The enemy of my enemy is my ally.

It's important to identify your key allies.

This little blue pill is your ally in the war against weight gain.


ally

ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

If you ally yourself with someone, you become their ally.

Some Indian groups allied themselves with the French, others with the English.

During World War II, the United States was allied with Russia, but after the war, that changed.

If two things are allied, they are related, are connected, or have many similarities.

The bird was closely allied to the tits of England.


translates

translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of translate.


scholar

A scholar is a student who studies at school or college.

A scholar is a person who knows many things.

Socrates was an ancient Greek scholar.

A scholar is a somebody who studies for their whole life.

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audits

audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of audit.


tipped

tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tip.


tidies

tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)


initiates

initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of initiate.


initiates

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


resisting

resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)


retiring

retiring (positive)
more retiring (comparative)
most retiring (superlative)

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retiring

retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)


advises

advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of advise.


affecting

affecting (positive)
more affecting (comparative)
most affecting (superlative)

If something is affecting, it makes you feel strong feelings, especially sadness or pity.

It was very affecting to see the tears of disappointment in his eyes.


replied

reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reply.


tipping

Tipping is customary in the United States when you receive good service.


sailed

sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sail.


split

split (canonical)
splits (third-person singular)
split (past)
split (past participle)
splitting (present participle)

If a group of people splits or is split, the people don't agree, so the group becomes more than one group.

Female voters overall are evenly split between Obama (48%) and McCain (47%).

A year after splitting with his wife, he's back in New Zealand.

If you split something, you separate, cut, or break it into different parts.

East and West Germany were split apart at the end of World War II.

She split the wood in half.

They split into two teams.

The two agreed to split the bill.

If you split your skin, you cut it by hitting it.

A splitting headache is a very painful headache.

The past tense and past participle of split.


split

A split between two groups is a strong disagreement.

Time brought about the split between Moscow and Beijing.

A split in something, is a place where it breaks into two or where there is a long thing opening.

The split in the wood had grown wider over the years.

If you do the splits, you spread your legs so that your feet are pointing away from each other.


struggled

struggle (canonical)
struggles (third-person singular)
struggled (past)
struggled (past participle)
struggling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of struggle.


tougher

tough (positive)
tougher (comparative)
toughest (superlative)

The comparative form of tough; more tough.


representatives

representative (singular)
representatives (plural)

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


slid

slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slide.


substantial

substantial (positive)
more substantial (comparative)
most substantial (superlative)

If something is substantial, it is not small.

The children spent a substantial portion of the day in free play or unstructured time.

The company needs to make substantial reductions in spending.

After the accident, he lost a substantial amount of blood.

Changing the light bulbs might translate into very substantial energy savings.

Soft background music results in substantial improvement in reading comprehension.

We found no substantial evidence supporting these beliefs.

China has a substantial impact on the global economy.

That will help, but I'm not sure it will make a substantial difference.

They would likely benefit from a substantial decline in home prices.

Such a program will require substantial resources to develop and maintain.


fields

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


fields

field (canonical)
fields (third-person singular)
fielded (past)
fielded (past participle)
fielding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of field.


logging

Logging is the act or instance of cutting trees.

The loggings were spread over large areas, but mainly near the few roads that existed.

Logging is the act of making an entry in a log.


logging

log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)


admiring

admire (canonical)
admires (third-person singular)
admired (past)
admired (past participle)
admiring (present participle)


admiring

admiring (positive)
more admiring (comparative)
most admiring (superlative)

If you are admiring of somebody or something, you think them good or nice; you respect them.

I was very admiring of these two young women who worked so hard.


pocketing

pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)


X-rayed

X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of X-ray.


pocketed

The past tense and past participle of pocket.


addressing

address (canonical)
addresses (third-person singular)
addressed (past)
addressed (past participle)
addressing (present participle)


reserve

reserve (canonical)
reserves (third-person singular)
reserved (past)
reserved (past participle)
reserving (present participle)

If you reserve a room, a table, seat etc. you arrange for it to be kept for you, usually for a particular date and time.

This parking spot is reserved for the general manager.

We had reserved a room at the hotel.

When you're cooking, if you reserve something, you put it aside to use later.

Cook pasta as directed on package and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water.

If you reserve something for a particular situation, you usually don't use it except in that situation.

She spoke to me in a voice usually reserved for young children.

If you reserve the right to do something, you let people know that these are your legal rights and you may use or defend them.

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reserve

Reserves are extra amounts of something that are for the future.

Canada has 179 billion barrels of oil reserves - second only to Saudi Arabia.

The central bank's cash and gold reserves have fallen by 25 percent since June 2001.

This special sugar is your body's quick, easy-access energy reserve.

She always had some water in reserve.

Reserve is a feeling of holding back, controlling yourself, and not being very friendly.

We listened to all this talk about change with a certain reserve.

Reserves are extra players on a team, or fighters in an army in case somebody is hurt or needs a rest.

Their best player spent a season on injured reserve after hurting his knee.

She joined the Army Reserve during her time in university.

A reserve is an area of land or water that is protected from humans.

These lands (such as national parks and nature reserves) supply cities with clean drinking water.

A reserve (or reservation) is an area of land that belongs to a group of indigenous people, such as a First Nations group in Canada.


penetrate

penetrate (canonical)
penetrates (third-person singular)
penetrated (past)
penetrated (past participle)
penetrating (present participle)

If you penetrate something, you enter it.

The rocket was the first to penetrate space.

Light penetrates into the windows during the daytime.

A penis penetrates the vagina during intercourse.


bothers

bother (canonical)
bothers (third-person singular)
bothered (past)
bothered (past participle)
bothering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bother.


bothers

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


tank

A tank is a large, strong container for gas or liquid.

The gas stove was connected to a propane tank.

When the house needs heat, hot water from the storage tank is transferred to the house.

The firefighter was in full gear: helmet, flashlight, oxygen tank strapped across his back.

The fuel tank holds 40 liters.

The most common sources of groundwater pollution are leaking underground storage tanks.

She was pumping gas into the tank of her 1977 Ford LTD.

There was a large fish tank in which a few small orange fish were swimming.

A notebook and pen lie on top of the toilet tank.

I returned the car to her with an empty tank.

A tank is a large metal vehicle with a gun that runs on tracks.

They do not have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles.

1968 was the year Soviet tanks rolled into Prague.

The tank is a room, usually in a police station, for keeping people locked up.

The police threw him in the holding tank with us.


tank

tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

If something tanks, it gets worse quickly.


toughest

The superlative form of tough; most tough.


predicted

predict (canonical)
predicts (third-person singular)
predicted (past)
predicted (past participle)
predicting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of predict.


reserved

The past tense and past participle of reserve.


reserved

reserved (positive)
more reserved (comparative)
most reserved (superlative)

If someone is reserved, they are quiet, and don't like to talk about their feelings.

She greeted us warmly, but her fried was more reserved.


affected

affect (canonical)
affects (third-person singular)
affected (past)
affected (past participle)
affecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of affect.


affected

affected (positive)
more affected (comparative)
most affected (superlative)

If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.

The girls are still very affected by the loss of their father.

If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.

The young ladies looked on with affected interest.

He spoke with a very affected accent.


editors

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


reserves

The third-person singular form of reserve.


reserves

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


minored

minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of minor.

I majored in Business and minored in English.


panicking

panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)


alcoholics

alcoholic (singular)
alcoholics (plural)

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


patted

pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pat.


resists

resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of resist.


drops

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


drops

drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)


sue

sue (canonical)
sues (third-person singular)
sued (past)
sued (past participle)
suing (present participle)

If you sue someone, you take them to court to make them do something they don't want to do, often to make them pay you money.

They successfully sued the company they had worked for, winning a combined award of $275,000.

He once threatened to sue a reporter who wrote a negative story about him.

The customers hired a lawyer and sued the store.

Georgia's laws limit how much businesses must pay in damages if they're sued.

He later sued the government, claiming he was illegally held at the airport.

The cases involve US companies being sued in US courts for things they did in other countries.

They are suing over the broken contract.


tackles

tackle (canonical)
tackles (third-person singular)
tackled (past)
tackled (past participle)
tackling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of tackle.


tackles

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


stocked

stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stock.


abbeys

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


bored

bored (positive)
more bored (comparative)
most bored (superlative)

If you are bored, you have nothing to do or there is nothing interesting.

After ten years at the same job, he had grown bored with work.

I just get bored with doing the same thing over and over.


bored

bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bore.


tips

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

I make good tips at the bar where I work, especially on the weekends.


tips

tip (canonical)
tips (third-person singular)
tipped (past)
tipped (past participle)
tipping (present participle)


drinking water

drinking water (singular)
drinking waters (plural)


audited

audit (canonical)
audits (third-person singular)
audited (past)
audited (past participle)
auditing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of audit.


stall

A stall is a small room or area, usually for one person, animal, etc.

I stepped into a shower stall and turned on the cold water.

The market stalls in the main towns were filled with fresh fruits and vegetables.

A very small horse stretches his head over his stall door to see us.

A stall is when something flying loses lift because it is not moving at a good angle to the air.

The airplane went into a stall and started dropping.


stall

stall (canonical)
stalls (third-person singular)
stalled (past)
stalled (past participle)
stalling (present participle)

If something stalls, it stops improving or progressing.

Talks between Israel and the Palestinians have stalled.

If an engine or vehicle stalls, it stops working because there is too much load and not enough fuel.

The truck was stalled in the middle of the street.

If you stall, you purposefully slow things down or make people wait because you're not ready.

"Can you tell me again?" she said, stalling for time.


tremendous

tremendous (positive)
more tremendous (comparative)
most tremendous (superlative)

If something is tremendous, it is very good or very big.

We've put a tremendous amount of effort into solving this case.

This is a tremendous, tremendous opportunity, and we should not let it get away.

The Soviet Union was under tremendous pressure during World War II.

A good leader can have a tremendous impact on a company.

The college has undergone tremendous growth in the last few years.

These changes present a tremendous opportunity for business looking to expand in Africa.

I have tremendous respect for what they've done.

People do not see this as a tremendous success.

She has tremendous energy for an 85-year-old.


tidied

tidy (canonical)
tidies (third-person singular)
tidied (past)
tidied (past participle)
tidying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tidy.


belongs

belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of belong.

This car belongs to me and my sister.

Who do you think this dog belongs to?

The dictionary belongs in the reference section.


albums

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


threat

A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.

The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used.

She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky.

There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane.

Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States.

I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life.

Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces.

Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat.

Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area.

Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability.

We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat.

The government no long sees him as a security threat.

We must confront this threat sooner rather than later.

A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.

He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything.


creeps

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

Spiders give me the creeps.

I get the creeps walking down that street, even during the day.


creeps

crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of creep.


classics

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


whaled

whale (canonical)
whales (third-person singular)
whaled (past)
whaled (past participle)
whaling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of whale.


buckets

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


whales

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


whales

The third-person singular form of whale.


session

A session is the period of time of an activity.

There will be a presentation by Michael Hirschorn, followed by a question-and-answer session.

She remembers participating in the 1967 recording session for "All You Need Is Love".

Contact us to schedule a training session or for more information.

Signs of depression substantially declined after four months of weekly therapy sessions.

We attended a conference session about marketing and we decided to start our own marketing program.

During the second session, participants were reminded of the purpose of the study.

One basic educational methods class was offered during a five-week summer session.

The testing sessions lasted approximately 30 minutes each.

On-road training with the devices was conducted in eight two-hour sessions.

The U.N. Security Council was holding an emergency session that has just closed.

The speaker arrived late for the opening session.

He was among the fastest drivers in both practice sessions.

The afternoon session was as surprising as the morning one.

We can remove lines around the eyes with three to four laser treatments (around $400 per session).

Gradually increase the intensity and duration of your exercise sessions.

If something is in session, it's happening at that time.

Some schools offer open houses, and most will invite you to observe their classes in session.


toughing

tough (canonical)
toughs (third-person singular)
toughed (past)
toughed (past participle)
toughing (present participle)


wickeder

wicked (positive)
wickeder (comparative)
wickedest (superlative)

The comparative form of wicked; more wicked.


sin

A sin is a bad action that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

32 percent of Catholics said they confess their sins to a priest less than once a year.

I thought of all the seven deadly sins, pride was the worst for Christians.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

When you fight against me, brother, you commit the ultimate sin.

It is a crime against man and a sin against God!

This war has shown me that there is sin in human beings.

Many people only think homosexual sex is a sin, but the attraction to people of the same gender is too.


sin

sin (canonical)
sins (third-person singular)
sinned (past)
sinned (past participle)
sinning (present participle)

If you sin, you do something bad that breaks laws or rules, especially religious ones.

I wanted him to say,' Yes, I have sinned. I'm sorry.


sin

A SIN is a social insurance number, an identification number used by the government of Canada.

Sin is short for sine, a trigonometric function.

Cos75° is equal to sin15°.


Boston

Boston is a town in Lincolnshire, England.


accords

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


accords

accord (canonical)
accords (third-person singular)
accorded (past)
accorded (past participle)
according (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accord.


basements

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


rubbishes

rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of rubbish.


behaves

behave (canonical)
behaves (third-person singular)
behaved (past)
behaved (past participle)
behaving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of behave.


bibles

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


initiating

initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)


replies

reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reply.


replies

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


tidiest

tidy (positive)
tidier (comparative)
tidiest (superlative)

The superlative form of tidy; most tidy.

Lauren has the tidiest house I've ever seen. Nothing is ever out of place.


loves

love (canonical)
loves (third-person singular)
loved (past)
loved (past participle)
loving (present participle)


loves

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