paraffin

Paraffin is a flammable, petroleum-based colorless fuel.


fermentations

fermentation (singular)
fermentations (plural)

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


evaporation

Evaporation is the process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.


gatherings

gathering (singular)
gatherings (plural)

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


ancestral

If something is ancestral, it is related to or derived from an ancestor or ancestors.


etiquette

etiquette (singular)
etiquettes (plural)

Etiquette is the forms of polite behavior in society.


befriended

befriend (canonical)
befriends (third-person singular)
befriended (past)
befriended (past participle)
befriending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of befriend.


nonillion

nonillion (singular)
nonillions (plural)

One thousand octillion is a nonillion.


summits

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


registrar

registrar (singular)
registrars (plural)

A registrar is an official who is responsible for keeping a register or official records.


engagements

engagement (singular)
engagements (plural)

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


exhibition

exhibition (singular)
exhibitions (plural)

An exhibition is a public display of objects or products.

There was an art exhibition on in the town hall.

An exhibition is a display or demonstration of a skill.

/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/


cutlery

Cutleries are eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons.


tantrum

A tantrum is a childish way to show that you are angry.

Her toddler son threw a tantrum when he was told the bicycle was not his.


tantrums

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


overweights

overweight (canonical)
overweights (third-person singular)
overweighted (past)
overweighted (past participle)
overweighting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of overweight.


octillions

octillion (singular)
octillions (plural)

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


residues

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


dilutes

dilute (canonical)
dilutes (third-person singular)
diluted (past)
diluted (past participle)
diluting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dilute.


deport

deport (canonical)
deports (third-person singular)
deported (past)
deported (past participle)
deporting (present participle)

If a foreigner is deported, they are expelled from a country.

He told us he had been deported to Spain.


nonillions

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


attorneys

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


reuse

The act of using again, or in another place.

Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.


reuse

reuse (canonical)
reuses (third-person singular)
reused (past)
reused (past participle)
reusing (present participle)

If you reuse something, you use it again.

The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.


Mongolian

Mongolian (singular)
Mongolians (plural)

A Mongolian is a person or thing that comes from Mongolia.


Mongolian

Something or someone that is Mongolian comes from Mongolia.

The Mongolian currency is the Tögrög.


specifier

specifier (singular)
specifiers (plural)

A specifier is a part of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase.


ohm

The unit used to measure resistance is ohm. It is represented by the symbol Ω.

The resistor has resistance of 6 ohms.


productive

productive (positive)
more productive (comparative)
most productive (superlative)

If a person is productive, they are able to achieve great results from doing something.


backlog

A backlog is an accumulation of unfinished work.


diluted

The past tense and past participle of dilute.


filtrate

Filtrate is the liquid that has passed through a filter.


fermentation

Fermentation is the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms.


categorized

categorize (canonical)
categorizes (third-person singular)
categorized (past)
categorized (past participle)
categorizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of categorize.


blending

blend (canonical)
blends (third-person singular)
blended (past)
blended (past participle)
blending (present participle)


devotion

Devotion is the loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or activity.

Devotion is the religious worship or observance.


autobiographies

autobiography (singular)
autobiographies (plural)

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


quindecillion

quindecillion (singular)
quindecillions (plural)

One thousand quattuordecillion is a quindecillion.


befriend

befriend (canonical)
befriends (third-person singular)
befriended (past)
befriended (past participle)
befriending (present participle)

If you befriend someone, you make or become friends with them.


pancreata

pancreas (singular)
pancreases or pancreata (plural)

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


conscription

conscription (singular)
conscriptions (plural)

Conscription is the compulsory enlistment for military service.


backlogs

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


vexes

vex (canonical)
vexes (third-person singular)
vexed (past)
vexed (past participle)
vexing (present participle)


distillate

distillate (singular)
distillates (plural)

A distillate is the liquid that has been condensed from vapor during distillation; it is normally in a purified form or a fraction of a liquid.


venue

A venue is the place where organized events such as a concert or sports competition happens.


vexed

The past tense and past participle of vex.


unfinished

If something is unfinished, it has not been completed or finished.


originally

If something happens originally, it happens at the beginning of it.


illustrations

illustration (singular)
illustrations (plural)

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


deported

The past tense and past participle of deport.


cartilage

cartilage (singular)
cartilages (plural)

A cartilage is a firm and flexible connective tissue that is found in various parts of the body.

/ˈkɑːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/


attorney at law

attorney at law (singular)
attorneys at law (plural)

An attorney at law is a lawyer who is qualified to represent someone in court.


prophets

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


cockier

cocky (positive)
cockier (comparative)
cockiest (superlative)

The comparative form of cocky; more cocky.


attorney-at-law

attorney-at-law (singular)
attorneys-at-law (plural)

An attorney-at-law is a lawyer who is qualified to represent someone in court.


diagnoses

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


diagnoses

diagnose (canonical)
diagnoses (third-person singular)
diagnosed (past)
diagnosed (past participle)
diagnosing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of diagnose.


nervously

nervously (positive)
more nervously (comparative)
Superlativemost nervously

If you are acting or doing something nervously, you are showing that you are worried and anxious.

He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.


battalion

battalion (singular)
battalions (plural)

A battalion is an army unit. It usually has two or more companies and a headquarters.


comply

comply (canonical)
complies (third-person singular)
complied (past)
complied (past participle)
complying (present participle)

If you comply with something, you act accordingly to meet specific standards.


friction

Friction is the resistance that surfaces or objects have when moving over another.

Friction is the conflict between people that have different ideas or interests.


venues

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


executioners

executioner (singular)
executioners (plural)

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


smugglers

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


paddling

paddle (canonical)
paddles (third-person singular)
paddled (past)
paddled (past participle)
paddling (present participle)


cockiest

The superlative form of cocky; most cocky.


overweighting

overweight (canonical)
overweights (third-person singular)
overweighted (past)
overweighted (past participle)
overweighting (present participle)


executions

execution (singular)
executions (plural)

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


documentation

documentation (singular)
documentations (plural)

Documentation provides official information or evidence, it may also serve as a form of record.


deactivating

deactivate (canonical)
deactivates (third-person singular)
deactivated (past)
deactivated (past participle)
deactivating (present participle)


attorneys at law

The plural form of attorney at law; more than one (kind of) attorney at law.


categorizes

categorize (canonical)
categorizes (third-person singular)
categorized (past)
categorized (past participle)
categorizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of categorize.


cocky

If a person is cocky, they are arrogant or proud.


prophecies

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


vex

vex (canonical)
vexes (third-person singular)
vexed (past)
vexed (past participle)
vexing (present participle)

If someone feels vexed, they feel annoyed and frustrated, especially with trivial matters.

The memory of the conversation still vexed him.


distillation

Distillation is the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.


attorney

An attorney is a lawyer who is appointed to act for a person in business or legal matters.


categorises

categorise (canonical)
categorises (third-person singular)
categorised (past)
categorised (past participle)
categorising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of categorise.


ruminated

ruminate (canonical)
ruminates (third-person singular)
ruminated (past)
ruminated (past participle)
ruminating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ruminate.


blended

blend (canonical)
blends (third-person singular)
blended (past)
blended (past participle)
blending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blend.


rhythmic

rhythmic (positive)
more rhythmic (comparative)
most rhythmic (superlative)

If something is rhythmic, it has or follows a rhythm.

If something is rhythmic, it occurs regularly


ironic

ironic (positive)
more ironic (comparative)
most ironic (superlative)

If something is ironic, it means opposite of what it is expected to be.


trouts

trout (singular)
trout or trouts (plural)

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


summit

The summit of a mountain is located at the highest point of it.

They aim of the mountaineers is to reach the summit of Mont Blanc

A summit is a gathering or assembly of leaders.

They met for an international summit on environmental issues.


shutter

Shutters are protective panels placed over windows to block out the light.

A shutter is the part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a short period of time to let light in when taking a picture.


moderately

If something is done moderately, it is done in a balanced manner.

They were moderately happy with their bonuses.


residue

Residue is a small amount of something that remains after the main part been taken or used.

Residue is the substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.


prophecy

Prophecy a prediction of what will happen in the future.


reformatories

reformatory (singular)
reformatories (plural)

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


autobiography

autobiography (singular)
autobiographies (plural)

An autobiography is the story of the author's life.


deactivated

The past tense and past participle of deactivate.


shuddering

shudder (canonical)
shudders (third-person singular)
shuddered (past)
shuddered (past participle)
shuddering (present participle)


shudders

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


shudders

The third-person singular form of shudder.


shuddered

The past tense and past participle of shudder.


Daraawiish

Daraawiish is the name of a former Dhulbahante kingdom of Diiriye Guure in the Khatumo region.


nineteenth

The nineteenth thing is the one that is number nineteen (19) in order.


twentieth

The twentieth thing is the one that is number twenty (20) in order.


deactivates

The third-person singular form of deactivate.


motorists

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


remarriages

remarriage (singular)
remarriages (plural)

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


paddled

paddle (canonical)
paddles (third-person singular)
paddled (past)
paddled (past participle)
paddling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of paddle.


smuggler

A smuggler is a person who transport goods without paying taxes or duties.


Ambazonia

Ambazonia is the name of a proposed country claimed by Cameroon.


octillion

octillion (singular)
octillions (plural)

One thousand septillion is a octillion.


purified

purify (canonical)
purifies (third-person singular)
purified (past)
purified (past participle)
purifying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of purify.


Darwiish

A Dhulbahante person from Diiriye Guure's Daraawiish or of Daraawiish or Dhulbahante descent.


Ambazonian

A person from Ambazonia or of Ambazonian descent.


immature

immature (positive)
more immature (comparative)
most immature (superlative)

If something is immature, it has not fully developed.

If a person is immature, they have a childish behavior.

The man was immature for throwing a tantrum.


motor vehicles

motor vehicle (singular)
motor vehicles (plural)

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


stadiums

stadium (singular)
stadiums or stadia (plural)

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


devotee

A devotee is a person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.

He was a devotee of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

A devotee is a strong believer in a particular religion or god.


illustration

illustration (singular)
illustrations (plural)

An illustration describes something in the form of pictures; to illustrate.


dilute

dilute (canonical)
dilutes (third-person singular)
diluted (past)
diluted (past participle)
diluting (present participle)

If you dilute a liquid, you make it thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.

Dilute the juice with water before you drink it.


dilute

dilute (positive)
more dilute (comparative)
most dilute (superlative)

A dilute has a low concentration of solute.


categorised

categorise (canonical)
categorises (third-person singular)
categorised (past)
categorised (past participle)
categorising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of categorise.


seventeenth

The seventeenth thing is the one that is number seventeen (17) in order.


categorisation

categorisation (singular)
categorisations (plural)

Categorisation is the action of placing things into groups or categories.


overweighted

overweight (canonical)
overweights (third-person singular)
overweighted (past)
overweighted (past participle)
overweighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overweight.


motor vehicle

A motor vehicle a road vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine to provide power to rotate the tires.


distillates

distillate (singular)
distillates (plural)

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


documentations

documentation (singular)
documentations (plural)

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


ruminates

ruminate (canonical)
ruminates (third-person singular)
ruminated (past)
ruminated (past participle)
ruminating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ruminate.


chopper

A chopper is a tool for chopping things; knifes and axes.


deports

deport (canonical)
deports (third-person singular)
deported (past)
deported (past participle)
deporting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deport.


filtrates

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


deportee

A deportee is a person who has been deported.


conscriptions

conscription (singular)
conscriptions (plural)

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


corpus

corpus (singular)
corpora or corpuses (plural)

A corpus is a collection of writings, especially the entire works of an author or a body of writing on a particular subject.


executioner

executioner (singular)
executioners (plural)

An executioner is the person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.


droppings

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


corruptible

corruptible (positive)
more corruptible (comparative)
most corruptible (superlative)

Someone that is corruptible can be bribed.

There's a challenge in finding judges and politicians that are not easily corruptible.


diversifies

diversify (canonical)
diversifies (third-person singular)
diversified (past)
diversified (past participle)
diversifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of diversify.


conscripted

conscript (canonical)
conscripts (third-person singular)
conscripted (past)
conscripted (past participle)
conscripting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of conscript.


metamorphosis

metamorphosis (singular)
metamorphoses (plural)

Metamorphosis the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/

/ˌmɛɾəˈmɔrfəsɪs/


deceaseds

deceased (singular)
deceased or deceaseds (plural)

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


categorise

If you categorise something, you put it into categories.


categorization

categorization (singular)
categorizations (plural)

Categorization is the action of placing things into groups or categories.


drummers

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


accomplishment

accomplishment (singular)
accomplishments (plural)

An accomplishment is something that has been achieved successfully.

Winning a gold medal from the Olympics is one of her greatest achievements.


contestants

contestant (singular)
contestants (plural)

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


hookers

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


diversified

The past tense and past participle of diversify.


purifies

purify (canonical)
purifies (third-person singular)
purified (past)
purified (past participle)
purifying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of purify.


execution

execution (singular)
executions (plural)

Execution is the act or style of executing an action.

Execution is the carrying out of a sentence of death on a condemned person.

Execution is the carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.

The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker.


coastal

coastal (positive)
more coastal (comparative)
most coastal (superlative)

If something is coastal, it is related to the coast or is located near the coast.

Going to the beach for the coastal breeze is a way of relaxing.


sixteenth

The sixteenth thing is the one that is number sixteen (16) in order.


conveyor belt

conveyor belt (singular)
conveyor belts (plural)

A conveyor belt is a continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another.


blends

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


blends

blend (canonical)
blends (third-person singular)
blended (past)
blended (past participle)
blending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blend.


plucks

pluck (canonical)
plucks (third-person singular)
plucked (past)
plucked (past participle)
plucking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pluck.


stadium

stadium (singular)
stadiums or stadia (plural)

A stadium is a venue where sporting events, like the Olympics, are held.


conveyors

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


flogged

flog (canonical)
flogs (third-person singular)
flogged (past)
flogged (past participle)
flogging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flog.


xenophobic

xenophobic (positive)
more xenophobic (comparative)
most xenophobic (superlative)

If someone is xenophobic, they have a fear of things that are unfamiliar or foreign.


conveyor belts

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


condensation

condensation (singular)
condensations (plural)

Condensation is the process of a gas converting to the liquid state.


diversifying

diversify (canonical)
diversifies (third-person singular)
diversified (past)
diversified (past participle)
diversifying (present participle)


attorneys-at-law

attorney-at-law (singular)
attorneys-at-law (plural)

The plural form of attorney-at-law; more than one (kind of) attorney-at-law.


cardinal number

cardinal number (singular)
cardinal numbers (plural)

A cardinal number tells how much or quantity; a counting number; a cardinal.

The smallest cardinal numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3.

The cardinal number "three" can be written as "3" or "three".


remarries

remarry (canonical)
remarries (third-person singular)
remarried (past)
remarried (past participle)
remarrying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of remarry.


tardigrades

tardigrade (singular)
tardigrades (plural)

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


Downing Street

Downing Street is the name of the main government offices of the United Kingdom.

The Prime Minister lives in 10 Downing Street.


ordinal numbers

ordinal number (singular)
ordinal numbers (plural)

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

The group of all of this kind of number.

After learning about cardinal numbers we will study ordinal numbers.


eighteenth

The eighteenth thing is the one that is number eighteen (18) in order.


filtration

filtration (singular)
filtrations (plural)

Filtration is the act or process of filtering something.


preyed

prey (canonical)
preys (third-person singular)
preyed (past)
preyed (past participle)
preying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of prey.


cardinal numbers

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


contestant

contestant (singular)
contestants (plural)

A contestant is a person who participates in a contest.


cockatoos

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


penniless

If a person is penniless, they do not have money.


categorize

categorize (canonical)
categorizes (third-person singular)
categorized (past)
categorized (past participle)
categorizing (present participle)

If you categorize something, you put it into categories.


herring

herring (singular)
herrings or herring (plural)

Herring is a small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.


greenish

greenish (positive)
more greenish (comparative)
most greenish (superlative)

If something is greenish, then it is moderately green.


multipliers

multiplier (singular)
multipliers (plural)

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


preys

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


motorizes

motorize (canonical)
motorizes (third-person singular)
motorized (past)
motorized (past participle)
motorizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of motorize.


herrings

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


clothings

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


wingmen

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


ordinal number

An ordinal number tells where in a sequence a thing is.

first is the ordinal number corresponding to one.

tenth is an ordinal number that says there are nine things before this one.

"You didn't get 'three prize,' Bill, you got third prize. Use the ordinal number."


prophet

A prophet is a person who is regarded as an inspired teacher of the will of God.

Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.


wrestler

A wrestler is a person who takes part in wrestling as a sport.


flog

flog (canonical)
flogs (third-person singular)
flogged (past)
flogged (past participle)
flogging (present participle)

If someone is being flogged, they are beaten with a whip or stick as a punishment.

After getting caught stealing the jewels, Bob was flogged.


barbaric

barbaric (positive)
more barbaric (comparative)
most barbaric (superlative)

If a person is barbaric, they are uncivilized or uncultured.


motorising

motorise (canonical)
motorises (third-person singular)
motorised (past)
motorised (past participle)
motorising (present participle)


haroun

The haroun was the name of the Daraawiish government.

Ismail Mire entered the haroun.


populated

populate (canonical)
populates (third-person singular)
populated (past)
populated (past participle)
populating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of populate.


sayable

sayable (positive)
more sayable (comparative)
most sayable (superlative)

If some is sayable, it can be said; pronounceable; utterable.

"Sflotckinauphlmaxpt" is an uneasily sayable word.


plucked

pluck (canonical)
plucks (third-person singular)
plucked (past)
plucked (past participle)
plucking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pluck.


diversify

diversify (canonical)
diversifies (third-person singular)
diversified (past)
diversified (past participle)
diversifying (present participle)

If something is being diversified, more choices become included or available; more varieties.

farmers are increasingly diversifying into other activities to increase their incomes.

/dʌɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪ/


deceased

deceased (singular)
deceased or deceaseds (plural)


barbarians

barbarian (singular)
barbarians (plural)

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


shudder

A shudder is a shivering tremor caused by fear or horror.


shudder

shudder (canonical)
shudders (third-person singular)
shuddered (past)
shuddered (past participle)
shuddering (present participle)

If you are shuddering, you are shaking nervously from fear or horror.

Years after being kidnapped, she still shuddered at the thought of it.


remarriage

remarriage (singular)
remarriages (plural)

Remarriage is a second or subsequent marriage.


Haroun

Haroun is the name of the Daraawiish government.


blend

A blend is a mixture of two or more things.


blend

blend (canonical)
blends (third-person singular)
blended (past)
blended (past participle)
blending (present participle)

If you are blending something, you are mixing it so that they combine together.

To make hummus, you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.


motorises

The third-person singular form of motorise.


remarried

remarry (canonical)
remarries (third-person singular)
remarried (past)
remarried (past participle)
remarrying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of remarry.


divulging

divulge (canonical)
divulges (third-person singular)
divulged (past)
divulged (past participle)
divulging (present participle)


conscripts

conscript (singular)
conscripts (plural)

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


conscripts

conscript (canonical)
conscripts (third-person singular)
conscripted (past)
conscripted (past participle)
conscripting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conscript.


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motorised

The past tense and past participle of motorise.


populates

The third-person singular form of populate.


ruminate

ruminate (canonical)
ruminates (third-person singular)
ruminated (past)
ruminated (past participle)
ruminating (present participle)

The student was busy ruminating.

To ruminate is also to think about something.

The student ruminated on the teacher's question.


motorist

A motorist is a person who drives a motor vehicle.


corruptable

corruptable (positive)
more corruptable (comparative)
most corruptable (superlative)

Someone that is corruptable can be bribed.

There's a challenge in finding judges and politicians that are not easily corruptible.


memorandums

memorandum (singular)
memorandums or memoranda (plural)

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


innocuous

innocuous (positive)
more innocuous (comparative)
most innocuous (superlative)

If something is innocuous, it not harmful or offensive.


luncheons

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


drummer

A drummer is a person who plays the drums.


conveyor

A conveyor is a person or a thing that conveys, transports or delivers.


populate

populate (canonical)
populates (third-person singular)
populated (past)
populated (past participle)
populating (present participle)

If a place is populated, people live there, or sometimes animals live there.

They lived on the only populated island in the area.

She is fake, like most of the characters who populate TV shows today.

The birds didn't populate the nest box for the next two years.


eccentric

eccentric (positive)
more eccentric (comparative)
most eccentric (superlative)

If something is eccentric, it is not placed at or in the centre of something.

If a person is eccentric, they have a strange behavior.


eccentric

eccentric (singular)
eccentrics (plural)

An eccentric is a person who does not behave like others.

A circle not having the same centre as another.


motorized

motorize (canonical)
motorizes (third-person singular)
motorized (past)
motorized (past participle)
motorizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of motorize.


brainteaser

brainteaser (singular)
brainteasers (plural)

A brainteaser is a difficult problem or puzzle.


rheumatisms

rheumatism (singular)
rheumatisms (plural)

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


wingman

A wingman is a pilot partner of another pilot who flies in the same squadron.

A wingman is a friend who accompanies someone to offer support, especially in flirting with love interests.


brainteasers

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


arbitrated

arbitrate (canonical)
arbitrates (third-person singular)
arbitrated (past)
arbitrated (past participle)
arbitrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of arbitrate.


prey

A prey is an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

The rabbit was eaten by the coyote, so the rabbit is the coyote's prey.


prey

prey (canonical)
preys (third-person singular)
preyed (past)
preyed (past participle)
preying (present participle)

If you are preying on something, you are acting like a predator.


barbarian

Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.


barbarian

barbarian (singular)
barbarians (plural)

A barbarian is an uncivilized or uncultured person.


conical

If something is conical, it is shaped like a cone.


remarry

remarry (canonical)
remarries (third-person singular)
remarried (past)
remarried (past participle)
remarrying (present participle)

If a person remarries, they marry for a second or subsequent time.


deactivate

deactivate (canonical)
deactivates (third-person singular)
deactivated (past)
deactivated (past participle)
deactivating (present participle)

To deactivate means to make something not active.

The machine deactivated the screen because it was idle.


metamorphoses

metamorphosis (singular)
metamorphoses (plural)

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


metamorphoses

metamorphose (canonical)
metamorphoses (third-person singular)
metamorphosed (past)
metamorphosed (past participle)
metamorphosing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of metamorphose.


bureaucracy

bureaucracy (singular)
bureaucracies (plural)

Bureaucracy is a system of government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials.

Bureaucracy is an excessively complicated administrative procedure.


divulged

divulge (canonical)
divulges (third-person singular)
divulged (past)
divulged (past participle)
divulging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of divulge.


motorise

motorise (canonical)
motorises (third-person singular)
motorised (past)
motorised (past participle)
motorising (present participle)

If you motorise something, you supply it with a motor.


divulge

If you divulge something to someone, you tell them a private or sensitive information.

I will never divulge that secret to anyone.


manufacturers

manufacturer (singular)
manufacturers (plural)

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


multiplicands

multiplicand (singular)
multiplicands (plural)

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


cognacs

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


memorandum

memorandum (singular)
memorandums or memoranda (plural)

A memorandum is a short note that serves as a reminder.

A memorandum is a written message in business or diplomacy.


pluck

pluck (canonical)
plucks (third-person singular)
plucked (past)
plucked (past participle)
plucking (present participle)

If you pluck something from somewhere, you remove it with a quick movement.

She plucked the phone from her bag and dialed.

The girl bent down to pluck a rose.

Please, pluck this chicken for me.

If you pluck a guitar, violin etc., you pull a single string and then let it go to make a sound.

She picked up her guitar and plucked it idly.


ruminating

ruminate (canonical)
ruminates (third-person singular)
ruminated (past)
ruminated (past participle)
ruminating (present participle)


bureaucracies

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


sovereignty

sovereignty (singular)
sovereignties (plural)

A country's sovereignty is its ability to create its own laws and control its own area without being influenced by other countries.

Hong Kong's sovereignty was transferred to China in 1997.

The decision was a blatant attack on national sovereignty.

A ruler's sovereignty is their supreme power over everything.


impeached

impeach (canonical)
impeaches (third-person singular)
impeached (past)
impeached (past participle)
impeaching (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of impeach.


reservist

reservist (singular)
reservists (plural)

A reservist is a soldier who is assigned as reserved; no longer in full active duty.


impeaches

The third-person singular form of impeach.


hydroxides

hydroxide (singular)
hydroxides (plural)

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


active duty

If a person is on active duty, they are in a state where they are performing military duties on a full-time basis.

Mark, the naval officer, left work because she had been called to active duty.


arbitrating

arbitrate (canonical)
arbitrates (third-person singular)
arbitrated (past)
arbitrated (past participle)
arbitrating (present participle)


horsepowers

horsepower (singular)
horsepowers or horsepower (plural)

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


boarding schools

boarding school (singular)
boarding schools (plural)

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


reservists

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


responsive

If a person is responsive, they react quickly to replies.


flirted

flirt (canonical)
flirts (third-person singular)
flirted (past)
flirted (past participle)
flirting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of flirt.


Swedish

Swedish is the language of Sweden and Åland.


Swedish

Swedish (positive)
more Swedish (comparative)
most Swedish (superlative)

Something or someone that is Swedish comes from Sweden.

The Swedish currency is the Krona.


humorous

humorous (positive)
more humorous (comparative)
most humorous (superlative)

If a person is humorous, they cause laughter and amusement for others.

The waiters were so humorous, one even did a back flip for us, when we asked him.


paddle

A paddle is a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, it is used to propel a canoe or a small boat.

We had a nice paddle this morning.

A paddle is a walk through shallow waters.


paddle

paddle (canonical)
paddles (third-person singular)
paddled (past)
paddled (past participle)
paddling (present participle)

If you paddle a boat, you propel it through water with a paddle or oar

If you paddle someone, you spank them with a paddle.

If you are paddling, you are walking through shallow waters.


wits

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


playful

playful (positive)
more playful (comparative)
most playful (superlative)

If a person is playful, they are funny and humorous

John is a playful fellow.

A party hat is a playful conical hat people wear at parties.

If something is playful, it is fun, recreational, not serious.

A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.


motorize

motorize (canonical)
motorizes (third-person singular)
motorized (past)
motorized (past participle)
motorizing (present participle)

If you motorize something, you supply it with a motor.


hooked

hooked (positive)
more hooked (comparative)
most hooked (superlative)

If you are hooked onto something, you are addicted to it; unable to resist.

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

The eagle has a hooked beak.


hooked

hook (canonical)
hooks (third-person singular)
hooked (past)
hooked (past participle)
hooking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hook.


popularising

popularise (canonical)
popularises (third-person singular)
popularised (past)
popularised (past participle)
popularising (present participle)


bureaucrats

bureaucrat (singular)
bureaucrats (plural)

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


popularises

The third-person singular form of popularise.


geld

geld (canonical)
gelds (third-person singular)
gelded (past)
gelded (past participle)
gelding (present participle)


rheumatism

rheumatism (singular)
rheumatisms (plural)

Rheumatism is any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, that causess pain, discomfort or disability.


popularizing

popularize (canonical)
popularizes (third-person singular)
popularized (past)
popularized (past participle)
popularizing (present participle)


binged

binge (canonical)
binges (third-person singular)
binged (past)
binged (past participle)
binging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of binge.


cations

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


popularizes

The third-person singular form of popularize.


anions

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


wit

Bob lost his wits and went crazy


hydroxide

hydroxide (singular)
hydroxides (plural)

A hydroxide is a name given to the diatomic anion (OH⁻), it is made up of oxygen and hydrogen atoms.

A hydroxide is any substance containing such an anion.


conscript

conscript (singular)
conscripts (plural)

A conscript is a person who is enrolled into the compulsory military service.

The soldier was a conscript.


conscript

conscript (canonical)
conscripts (third-person singular)
conscripted (past)
conscripted (past participle)
conscripting (present participle)

If you are conscripted, you are enrolled into the compulsory military service.


thrice

If something is done thrice, it is done three times.

I have been to the shop thrice today.

He was working thrice as fast as I was.


thrice

Don't worry. I'll have it done in a thrice.


salvations

salvation (singular)
salvations (plural)

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


burglarised

burglarise (canonical)
burglarises (third-person singular)
burglarised (past)
burglarised (past participle)
burglarising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of burglarise.


sparingly

If you use something sparingly, you use it in moderation.


burglarized

burglarize (canonical)
burglarizes (third-person singular)
burglarized (past)
burglarized (past participle)
burglarizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of burglarize.


boarding school

boarding school (singular)
boarding schools (plural)

A boarding school is school that provides board and lodging as well as tuition for students going home at weekends or between terms.


curry combs

curry comb (singular)
curry combs (plural)

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


commercializing

commercialize (canonical)
commercializes (third-person singular)
commercialized (past)
commercialized (past participle)
commercializing (present participle)

The present participle of commercialize.


manufacturer

manufacturer (singular)
manufacturers (plural)

Manufacturer is a person or company that makes goods for sale.

/ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃərɚ/


popularise

If something is popularised, it is made popular.


popularize

If something is popularized, it is made popular.


arbitrate

arbitrate (canonical)
arbitrates (third-person singular)
arbitrated (past)
arbitrated (past participle)
arbitrating (present participle)

If a person arbitrates a dispute, they reach an authoritative judgement on it as an arbitrator.

to arbitrate a disputed case


apexes

apex (singular)
apexes or apices (plural)

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


enchanters

enchanter (singular)
enchanters (plural)

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


commercialised

commercialise (canonical)
commercialises (third-person singular)
commercialised (past)
commercialised (past participle)
commercialising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of commercialise.


curry comb

A curry comb is a flat comb that is used to groom a horse.


farads

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


sorceress

sorceress (singular)
sorceresses (plural)


commercialising

The present participle of commercialise.


commercialises

The third-person singular form of commercialise.


liquidations

liquidation (singular)
liquidations (plural)

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


positively

In a positive manner rather than a negative one.

His idea for decreasing working hours was received positively by the workers.


diatomic

If a molecule is diatomic, it consists of two atoms.


lavishly

If you do something lavishly, you do it in a generous manner.

He was noted to entertain lavishly, throwing the biggest and best parties in town.


sorceries

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


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horsepower

horsepower (singular)
horsepowers or horsepower (plural)

Horsepower is an imperial unit of power equal to about 750 watts.

/ˈhɔːsˌpaʊə/


lumbersome

lumbersome (positive)
more lumbersome (comparative)
most lumbersome (superlative)

If something is lumbersome, it is bulky and awkward to handle or use.


sorceresses

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


burglarizes

The third-person singular form of burglarize.


illegally

If something is done illegally, it is in a way that is forbidden by law.

He received a ticket for illegally parking next to a fire hydrant.


commercialized

The past tense and past participle of commercialize.


bulkiest

bulky (positive)
bulkier (comparative)
bulkiest (superlative)

The superlative form of bulky; most bulky.


charismatic

charismatic (positive)
more charismatic (comparative)
most charismatic (superlative)

If a person is charismatic, they have a compelling charm which inspires devotion in others.


cash crops

cash crop (singular)
cash crops (plural)

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


overweight

overweight (positive)
more overweight (comparative)
most overweight (superlative)

If a person is overweight, they are above a weight that is considered normal or desirable.

He used to be very overweight.

If a vehicle is overweight, it weighs more than what is allowed for safety commerce.

/ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/


overweight

If something is overweight, it weighs above what is required or allowed.

The luggage is overweight, please remove things that are not needed from it.


overweight

overweight (canonical)
overweights (third-person singular)
overweighted (past)
overweighted (past participle)
overweighting (present participle)

To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.

He toppled back like an overweighted mannequin.


binges

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


binges

binge (canonical)
binges (third-person singular)
binged (past)
binged (past participle)
binging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of binge.


garnishing

garnish (canonical)
garnishes (third-person singular)
garnished (past)
garnished (past participle)
garnishing (present participle)


enchantresses

enchantress (singular)
enchantresses (plural)

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


arbitrates

The third-person singular form of arbitrate.


divulges

divulge (canonical)
divulges (third-person singular)
divulged (past)
divulged (past participle)
divulging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of divulge.


burglarises

burglarise (canonical)
burglarises (third-person singular)
burglarised (past)
burglarised (past participle)
burglarising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of burglarise.


bureaucrat

bureaucrat (singular)
bureaucrats (plural)

A bureaucrat is an official who is part of a bureaucracy.

A bureaucrat is a user with the right to change user access levels.

Congratulations to Max, he is now a bureaucrat of Wiktionary!


clergy

Clergies are formal leaders within established religions.


commercializes

commercialize (canonical)
commercializes (third-person singular)
commercialized (past)
commercialized (past participle)
commercializing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of commercialize.


enchantress

An enchantress is an attractive woman skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.

An enchantress is a beautiful, charming and irresistible woman.

She was the enchantress of men's hearts.


apices

apex (singular)
apexes or apices (plural)

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


multiplier

multiplier (singular)
multipliers (plural)

A multiplier is a number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.

In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.

The score multiplier increases each time you complete a level of the video game.

Multiplier is an adjective used to indicate the number of times something is to be multiplied.

English multipliers include "double" and "triple".


impeach

impeach (canonical)
impeaches (third-person singular)
impeached (past)
impeached (past participle)
impeaching (present participle)

When you impeach a leader, you accuse them of doing something wrong and ask for them to lose their leadership position.

Congress impeached the President.


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favourably

favourably (positive)
more favourably (comparative)
Superlativemost favourably

If something is done favourably for someone, it is done to their advantage.


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sociopaths

sociopath (singular)
sociopaths (plural)

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


popularised

popularise (canonical)
popularises (third-person singular)
popularised (past)
popularised (past participle)
popularising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of popularise.


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clergies

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


paddles

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


paddles

paddle (canonical)
paddles (third-person singular)
paddled (past)
paddled (past participle)
paddling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paddle.


undecillion

undecillion (singular)
undecillions (plural)

One thousand decillion is a undecillion.


overnighted

overnight (canonical)
overnights (third-person singular)
overnighted (past)
overnighted (past participle)
overnighting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overnight.


profusely

If something is done profusely, it is done in great quantity or abundance.

The run left him sweating profusely.


bulkier

bulky (positive)
bulkier (comparative)
bulkiest (superlative)

The comparative form of bulky; more bulky.


compels

compel (canonical)
compels (third-person singular)
compelled (past)
compelled (past participle)
compelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of compel.


binging

binge (canonical)
binges (third-person singular)
binged (past)
binged (past participle)
binging (present participle)


reddish

If something is reddish, then it is moderately red.


meritorious

meritorious (positive)
more meritorious (comparative)
most meritorious (superlative)

Deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.

The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.


fractures

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


fractures

fracture (canonical)
fractures (third-person singular)
fractured (past)
fractured (past participle)
fracturing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fracture.


responsiveness

Responsiveness is the quality of reacting quickly and positively.


pinkish

pinkish (positive)
more pinkish (comparative)
most pinkish (superlative)

If something is pinkish, then it is moderately pink.


flirt

A flirt is a sudden jerk; a darting motion.

A flirt is a person who flirts very often.


flirt

flirt (canonical)
flirts (third-person singular)
flirted (past)
flirted (past participle)
flirting (present participle)

To throw something with a jerk or sudden movement; to fling.

If you flirt, you talk to a person with teasing affection, to hint sexual attraction in a playful way.


groomed

groom (canonical)
grooms (third-person singular)
groomed (past)
groomed (past participle)
grooming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of groom.


commendations

commendation (singular)
commendations (plural)

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


sovereignties

sovereignty (singular)
sovereignties (plural)

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


overnights

The third-person singular form of overnight.


suturing

suture (canonical)
sutures (third-person singular)
sutured (past)
sutured (past participle)
suturing (present participle)


farad

In the International System of Units, farad is the unit of electrical capacitance. Symbol: F

The input has 5 pF (picofarads) of capacitance.


enchanter

enchanter (singular)
enchanters (plural)

An enchanter is a person who uses magic or sorcery, to put someone or something under a spell.

/ɪnˈtʃɑːntə/


axils

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


purify

purify (canonical)
purifies (third-person singular)
purified (past)
purified (past participle)
purifying (present participle)

If you are purifying something, you remove any unwanted stuff from it.

/ˈpjʊərɪfʌɪ/


lavisher

lavish (positive)
lavisher (comparative)
lavishest (superlative)

The comparative form of lavish; more lavish.


terrane

Terrane' is a block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.


commercialise

commercialise (canonical)
commercialises (third-person singular)
commercialised (past)
commercialised (past participle)
commercialising (present participle)

If something is commercialised, it is managed in a way to make or increase profit.


lavishest

The superlative form of lavish; most lavish.


specification

specification (singular)
specifications (plural)

Specification is a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.

Specification is an act of identifying something precisely.


tredecillions

tredecillion (singular)
tredecillions (plural)

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


undecillions

undecillion (singular)
undecillions (plural)

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


call signs

call sign (singular)
call signs (plural)

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


duodecillions

duodecillion (singular)
duodecillions (plural)

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


fracture

A fracture is a break in bone or cartilage.

A fracture is a fault or crack in a rock.


fracture

If you fracture something, you break or cause something to break.


burglarise

burglarise (canonical)
burglarises (third-person singular)
burglarised (past)
burglarised (past participle)
burglarising (present participle)

If you burglarize a place, you enter it illegally to steal things; to commit burglary.


hard up

If you are hard up for something, such as money, you really need it.

I didn' t realize he's that hard up for cash.


binge

A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

A short period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.


binge

binge (canonical)
binges (third-person singular)
binged (past)
binged (past participle)
binging (present participle)

If you binge on something, you engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.


curried

curry (canonical)
curries (third-person singular)
curried (past)
curried (past participle)
currying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of curry.


regicides

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


burglarize

burglarize (canonical)
burglarizes (third-person singular)
burglarized (past)
burglarized (past participle)
burglarizing (present participle)


engagement

engagement (singular)
engagements (plural)

Engagement is an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.

The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.

Engagement is a formal agreement to get married.

We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.

An engagement is a situation of conflict.

The engagement resulted in many casualties.


impresari

impresario (singular)
impresarios or impresari (plural)

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


enhancements

enhancement (singular)
enhancements (plural)

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


liquidates

liquidate (canonical)
liquidates (third-person singular)
liquidated (past)
liquidated (past participle)
liquidating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of liquidate.


alimonies

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


commercialize

commercialize (canonical)
commercializes (third-person singular)
commercialized (past)
commercialized (past participle)
commercializing (present participle)

If something is commercialized, it is managed in a way to make or increase profit.


dyslexics

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


mansionettes

mansionette (singular)
mansionettes (plural)

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


evokes

evoke (canonical)
evokes (third-person singular)
evoked (past)
evoked (past participle)
evoking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of evoke.


profuse

profuse (positive)
more profuse (comparative)
most profuse (superlative)

If something is profuse, it is in great quantity or abundance.


living room

The living room of a house is used for general social and leisure activities.


garnished

garnish (canonical)
garnishes (third-person singular)
garnished (past)
garnished (past participle)
garnishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of garnish.


apex

apex (singular)
apexes or apices (plural)

The apex of something is located at its highest or greatest point.

The apex of the building

The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

The apex of civilization

Apex is the topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid


sorcery

Sorcery is the use of magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.


yarning

yarn (canonical)
yarns (third-person singular)
yarned (past)
yarned (past participle)
yarning (present participle)


dyslexic

A dyslexic is a person who has dyslexia.

Because James was dyslexic , he was unable to read very well.


splurged

splurge (canonical)
splurges (third-person singular)
splurged (past)
splurged (past participle)
splurging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of splurge.


cognac

Cognac is a type of brandy that is distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

Many manufacturers add a small amount of caramel to color their cognacs.


connoting

connote (canonical)
connotes (third-person singular)
connoted (past)
connoted (past participle)
connoting (present participle)


favorably

favorably (positive)
more favorably (comparative)
Superlativemost favorably

If something is done favorably for someone, it is done to their advantage.


terranes

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


vibraphone

vibraphone (singular)
vibraphones (plural)

A vibraphone is a percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars.


grooms

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


grooms

groom (canonical)
grooms (third-person singular)
groomed (past)
groomed (past participle)
grooming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of groom.


duodecillion

duodecillion (singular)
duodecillions (plural)

One thousand undecillion is a duodecillion.


twenty-three

He is twenty-three years old.


maisonettes

maisonette (singular)
maisonettes (plural)

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


frothiest

frothy (positive)
frothier (comparative)
frothiest (superlative)

The superlative form of frothy; most frothy.


around the corner

If an event is around the corner, it is happening soon.

The examinations are just around the corner, so please put in your best effort.


burglarizing

burglarize (canonical)
burglarizes (third-person singular)
burglarized (past)
burglarized (past participle)
burglarizing (present participle)


curry

Curry is a dish of meat or vegetables that is cooked in an Indian-style sauce of strong spices and typically served with rice.


curry

curry (canonical)
curries (third-person singular)
curried (past)
curried (past participle)
currying (present participle)

To prepare or flavor with a sauce of hot-tasting spices.

If you curry a horse, you groom it with a curry comb.

If you are currying someone, you are trying to win or gain favor by flattering.


lavishing

lavish (canonical)
lavishes (third-person singular)
lavished (past)
lavished (past participle)
lavishing (present participle)


sociopath

sociopath (singular)
sociopaths (plural)

A sociopath is a person who suffers from an antisocial personality disorder.


sandstones

sandstone (singular)
sandstones (plural)

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


compelled

compel (canonical)
compels (third-person singular)
compelled (past)
compelled (past participle)
compelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of compel.


parlours

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


spindles

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


sutured

suture (canonical)
sutures (third-person singular)
sutured (past)
sutured (past participle)
suturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of suture.


liquidated

liquidate (canonical)
liquidates (third-person singular)
liquidated (past)
liquidated (past participle)
liquidating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of liquidate.


evoked

evoke (canonical)
evokes (third-person singular)
evoked (past)
evoked (past participle)
evoking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of evoke.


tredecillion

tredecillion (singular)
tredecillions (plural)

One thousand duodecillion is a tredecillion.


squanders

squander (canonical)
squanders (third-person singular)
squandered (past)
squandered (past participle)
squandering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of squander.


tattooing

tattoo (canonical)
tattoos (third-person singular)
tattooed (past)
tattooed (past participle)
tattooing (present participle)


squandered

The past tense and past participle of squander.


lavishes

The third-person singular form of lavish.


axels

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


squander

If you squander something, you waste or splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely.


mansionette

mansionette (singular)
mansionettes (plural)

A mansionette is a large and somewhat luxurious house.

A mansionette is a house that has two or more floors, and often has its own entrance.


commendation

commendation (singular)
commendations (plural)

A commendation is an award or recognition for performance; a medal.

The act of commending someone favorably in words


luxurious

luxurious (positive)
more luxurious (comparative)
most luxurious (superlative)

If a place is luxurious, it is extremely comfortable or elegant.

A luxurious hotel suite.


maisonette

maisonette (singular)
maisonettes (plural)

A maisonette is a small apartment that is usually part of a larger building with two levels.


pilings

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


sutures

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


sutures

The third-person singular form of suture.


compelling

compelling (positive)
more compelling (comparative)
most compelling (superlative)

If something is compelling, it is strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.


irresistibly

irresistibly (positive)
more irresistibly (comparative)
Superlativemost irresistibly

ir- + resistible + -ly
irresistible + resistibly

ety-affix

If something is irresistibly good, it is too attractive and tempting to be resisted.


axles

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


garnishes

garnish (canonical)
garnishes (third-person singular)
garnished (past)
garnished (past participle)
garnishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of garnish.


garnishes

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


liquidation

liquidation (singular)
liquidations (plural)

Liquidation is the process of converting assets into cash to settle a debt.


festive

festive (positive)
more festive (comparative)
most festive (superlative)

Having the atmosphere, decoration of a festival or celebration.

The festive season is around the corner.


desperately

If you need something desperately, you need it regardless of the situation.


groom

A groom is a person who cares for horses.


groom

groom (canonical)
grooms (third-person singular)
groomed (past)
groomed (past participle)
grooming (present participle)

If you groom an animal, you brush and clean the coat of it.

If you groom someone, you prepare or train for a particular purpose or activity.


bulky

bulky (positive)
bulkier (comparative)
bulkiest (superlative)

If something is bulky, it is large in size, mass, or volume.


calendering

calender (canonical)
calenders (third-person singular)
calendered (past)
calendered (past participle)
calendering (present participle)


unsuccessfully

un- + successful + -ly
unsuccessful + successfully

In an unsuccessful way; without success; failing.

He tried unsuccessfully to climb the mountain.


liquidate

liquidate (canonical)
liquidates (third-person singular)
liquidated (past)
liquidated (past participle)
liquidating (present participle)

If something is being liquidated, it is being converted into cash to settle a debt.


twenty-four

He is twenty-four years old.


vibraphones

vibraphone (singular)
vibraphones (plural)

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


authorizations

authorization (singular)
authorizations (plural)

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


evoke

evoke (canonical)
evokes (third-person singular)
evoked (past)
evoked (past participle)
evoking (present participle)

If something is being evoked, it is being remember remembered

Being here evokes long forgotten memories.

Seeing this happen equally evokes fear and anger in me.


axioms

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


bacteriologist

bacteriologist (singular)
bacteriologists (plural)

A bacteriologist is a microbiologist whose specializes in bacteriology.


curries

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


curries

curry (canonical)
curries (third-person singular)
curried (past)
curried (past participle)
currying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of curry.


parlour

A parlour is the living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests.

A parlour is a shop or business that sells or provides a certain product or service.


transverse

transverse (positive)
more transverse (comparative)
most transverse (superlative)

If something is transverse of another thing, it is situated or lying across it.


authorisations

authorisation (singular)
authorisations (plural)

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


popularized

popularize (canonical)
popularizes (third-person singular)
popularized (past)
popularized (past participle)
popularizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of popularize.


vibraphonists

vibraphonist (singular)
vibraphonists (plural)

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


splurges

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


splurges

splurge (canonical)
splurges (third-person singular)
splurged (past)
splurged (past participle)
splurging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of splurge.


imprisonments

imprisonment (singular)
imprisonments (plural)

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


multiplicand

multiplicand (singular)
multiplicands (plural)

A multiplicand is a number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier).

In the expression 5 × 3, the "3" is the multiplicand.


lavished

lavish (canonical)
lavishes (third-person singular)
lavished (past)
lavished (past participle)
lavishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lavish.


parlor

A parlor is the living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests.

A parlor is a shop or business that sells or provides a certain product or service.


axil

An axil is the upper angle between a leaf and a stem.


imprisonment

Imprisonment is the time a person where they are confined in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.


trampolines

trampoline (singular)
trampolines (plural)

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


splurge

An act of spending money freely or extravagantly.


splurge

If you splurge, you spend money lavishly.

They decided to splurge on the biggest banana split for dessert.


identifier

identifier (singular)
identifiers (plural)

An identifier is a person or thing that identifies someone or something.

An identifier is a book that helps to determine the specific class of an object (such as a mushroom, herb or drug), or its individual identity (such as that of a star).


connotes

connote (canonical)
connotes (third-person singular)
connoted (past)
connoted (past participle)
connoting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of connote.


garnish

garnish (canonical)
garnishes (third-person singular)
garnished (past)
garnished (past participle)
garnishing (present participle)

If you garnish something, you decorate it with ornaments; to embellish.

To ornament with something placed around it.

Garnish each serving with a bit of chives.


garnish

Garnish is a small amount of food used to decorate other food.


axle

An axle is the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.

An axle is a transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a vehicle.


yarned

yarn (canonical)
yarns (third-person singular)
yarned (past)
yarned (past participle)
yarning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of yarn.


identifiers

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


vibraphonist

A vibraphonist is a person who plays the vibraphone.


undertakers

undertaker (singular)
undertakers (plural)

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


functionalities

functionality (singular)
functionalities (plural)

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


compel

compel (canonical)
compels (third-person singular)
compelled (past)
compelled (past participle)
compelling (present participle)

If you are compelled to do something, you are forced to do it.


calenders

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


calenders

calender (canonical)
calenders (third-person singular)
calendered (past)
calendered (past participle)
calendering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of calender.


constellations

constellation (singular)
constellations (plural)

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


connoted

The past tense and past participle of connote.


chandeliers

chandelier (singular)
chandeliers (plural)

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


axel

An axel is a jump that includes one or more complete turns and a half turn while in the air.


luncheon

A luncheon is a formal meal served in the middle of the day.


call sign

call sign (singular)
call signs (plural)

Call sign is a combination of characters or pronounceable words that is used to identify something or someone; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communication.


evoking

evoke (canonical)
evokes (third-person singular)
evoked (past)
evoked (past participle)
evoking (present participle)


manslaughter

manslaughter (singular)
manslaughters (plural)

Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally.


enhancement

enhancement (singular)
enhancements (plural)

An enhancement is an improvement in quality or value.

The original product has undergone many enhancements over the years.


liquidating

liquidate (canonical)
liquidates (third-person singular)
liquidated (past)
liquidated (past participle)
liquidating (present participle)


antisocial

antisocial (positive)
more antisocial (comparative)
most antisocial (superlative)

If a person is antisocial, they do not want to interact with other people.


calendered

The past tense and past participle of calender.


frothier

frothy (positive)
frothier (comparative)
frothiest (superlative)

The comparative form of frothy; more frothy.


trampoline

trampoline (singular)
trampolines (plural)

A trampoline is a device with a bouncy surface that people jump on for fun or exercise.


squandering

squander (canonical)
squanders (third-person singular)
squandered (past)
squandered (past participle)
squandering (present participle)


liberates

liberate (canonical)
liberates (third-person singular)
liberated (past)
liberated (past participle)
liberating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of liberate.


abstinences

abstinence (singular)
abstinences (plural)

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


damsels

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


spindle

A spindle is a rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool)

A spindle is a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves.


vesicatories

vesicatory (singular)
vesicatories (plural)

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


connote

connote (canonical)
connotes (third-person singular)
connoted (past)
connoted (past participle)
connoting (present participle)

If you connote a word or sentence, you imply or suggest beyond its literal meaning.

racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.


undertaker

undertaker (singular)
undertakers (plural)

An undertaker is a person whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation and making arrangements for funerals.


Aries

Aries is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a ram.

Aries is the zodiac sign for the ram. It is from March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).


calender

A calender is a machine where cloth or paper is pressed by rollers to glaze or smooth it.


calender

calender (canonical)
calenders (third-person singular)
calendered (past)
calendered (past participle)
calendering (present participle)

To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy or wavy in a calender.


exorcists

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


liberated

The past tense and past participle of liberate.


exorcisms

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


Cancer

Cancer is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.

Cancer is the zodiac sign for the crab. It is from June 22 – July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16 – August 15 (sidereal astrology).


cramped

cramp (canonical)
cramps (third-person singular)
cramped (past)
cramped (past participle)
cramping (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cramp.


sanctioned

sanction (canonical)
sanctions (third-person singular)
sanctioned (past)
sanctioned (past participle)
sanctioning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sanction.


atrophying

atrophy (canonical)
atrophies (third-person singular)
atrophied (past)
atrophied (past participle)
atrophying (present participle)


airmails

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


axiom

An axiom is an established principle or statement which is universally accepted.


bacteriologists

bacteriologist (singular)
bacteriologists (plural)

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


cash crop

cash crop (singular)
cash crops (plural)

A crop that is grown for sale rather than for personal food or for feeding to livestock.


headdresses

headdress (singular)
headdresses (plural)

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


universally

If something applies universally, it applies for everyone, everywhere, all the time.

It is universally accepted that this problem has no clear solution.


microorganisms

microorganism (singular)
microorganisms (plural)

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


packed like sardines

If a place is packed like sardines, it is extremely crowded.


Leo

Leo is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a lion.

Leo is the zodiac sign for the lion. It is from July 23 – August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 – September 15 (sidereal astrology).


lavish

lavisher (comparative)
lavishest (superlative)
lavish (positive)
more lavish (comparative)
most lavish (superlative)

If something is lavish it is large in quantity and is expensive.


lavish

lavish (canonical)
lavishes (third-person singular)
lavished (past)
lavished (past participle)
lavishing (present participle)

To give out extremely generously; to squander.

They lavished money on the dinner.

They lavished him with praise.


pronounceable

pronounceable (positive)
more pronounceable (comparative)
most pronounceable (superlative)

If a word is pronounceable, it can be pronounced easily.


flirts

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


flirts

flirt (canonical)
flirts (third-person singular)
flirted (past)
flirted (past participle)
flirting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of flirt.


manslaughters

manslaughter (singular)
manslaughters (plural)

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


gauntest

gaunt (positive)
gaunter (comparative)
gauntest (superlative)

The superlative form of gaunt; most gaunt.


sanctions

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


sanctions

The third-person singular form of sanction.


accentuated

accentuate (canonical)
accentuates (third-person singular)
accentuated (past)
accentuated (past participle)
accentuating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accentuate.


Gemini

Gemini is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a pair of twins.

Gemini is the zodiac sign for the twins. It is from May 22 – June 21 (tropical astrology) or June 16 – July 15 (sidereal astrology).


eavesdrops

eavesdrop (canonical)
eavesdrops (third-person singular)
eavesdropped (past)
eavesdropped (past participle)
eavesdropping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of eavesdrop.


clean as a whistle

If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean.


squalider

squalid (positive)
squalider (comparative)
squalidest (superlative)

The comparative form of squalid; more squalid.


alimony

An alimony is an amount of money that a court requires a divorced person to pay regularly to the person they used to be married to.


atrophied

The past tense and past participle of atrophy.


bludgeoned

bludgeon (canonical)
bludgeons (third-person singular)
bludgeoned (past)
bludgeoned (past participle)
bludgeoning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bludgeon.


eavesdropped

The past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.


microbiology

Microbiology is the science of learning about microorganisms.


optionally

If something can be done optionally, it can be chosen to not be done.


vesicatory

vesicatory (singular)
vesicatories (plural)

A vesicatory is a chemical agent that causes blistering, especially mustard gas.

/ˈvɛs ɪ kəˌtɔr i/


exorcist

An exorcist is a person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.


segueing

segue (canonical)
segues (third-person singular)
segued (past)
segued (past participle)
segueing (present participle)


segued

The past tense and past participle of segue.


squalidest

The superlative form of squalid; most squalid.


tattooed

tattoo (canonical)
tattoos (third-person singular)
tattooed (past)
tattooed (past participle)
tattooing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tattoo.


frothy

frothy (positive)
frothier (comparative)
frothiest (superlative)

If something is frothy, it is full of or covered with a lot of small bubbles.

I like my milkshakes frothy, not flat like this!

If a conversation is frothy, it is entertaining but of lacks depth.

The interviews were frothy.


evictions

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


exorcism

Exorcism is a ritual where evil spirits are commanded to leave a person or place that has been possessed.


yarn

Yarn is a spun thread that is used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.

A yarn is a story or tale that is incredible.


yarn

yarn (canonical)
yarns (third-person singular)
yarned (past)
yarned (past participle)
yarning (present participle)

If someone is yarning, they are telling a story.


borderline

A borderline case is not clearly in one category or the other.

Our clear criteria permit few borderline cases.

I'm not sure, but I think what you did is borderline criminal.


eavesdrop

If you eavesdrop on a conversation, you secretly listen to it without anyone knowing.

I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.


gaunter

The comparative form of gaunt; more gaunt.


domiciling

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


segue

If you seque from one issue into another, you change smoothly between them.

She segued quickly from the conversation about school to the topic of marriage.


segue

A segue is a transition from one issue or style into another.

We played this video because it's a nice segue into what we're going to start doing.


sextillions

sextillion (singular)
sextillions (plural)

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


geologists

geologist (singular)
geologists (plural)

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


scrums

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


atrophies

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


atrophies

atrophy (canonical)
atrophies (third-person singular)
atrophied (past)
atrophied (past participle)
atrophying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of atrophy.


Atheism


eviction

An eviction is the action of expelling someone from a property.


crystalline

crystalline (positive)
more crystalline (comparative)
most crystalline (superlative)

If something has a crystalline structure, it has a regular three-dimensional molecular structure.


exorcised

exorcise (canonical)
exorcises (third-person singular)
exorcised (past)
exorcised (past participle)
exorcising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of exorcise.


authorisation

authorisation (singular)
authorisations (plural)

An authorisation is a permission to do something.

I've got authorisation. Call the office and you'll see.

An authorisation is a document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.

Can I see your authorisation?

/ɔːθərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/


tattoos

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


tattoos

The third-person singular form of tattoo.


Libra

Libra is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a set of scales.

Libra is the zodiac sign for the scales. It is from September 24 – October 23 (tropical astrology) or October 16 – November 16 (sidereal astrology).


domiciled

The past tense and past participle of domicile.


as clean as a whistle


as easy as ABC


serums

serum (singular)
serums or sera (plural)

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


constellation

constellation (singular)
constellations (plural)

A constellation is a group of stars which make up an imaginary outline or pattern in the night sky that is identified with a mythological figure.


yarns

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


microbiologist

microbiologist (singular)
microbiologists (plural)

A microbiologist is a scientist whose studies microorganisms.


exorcizes

exorcize (canonical)
exorcizes (third-person singular)
exorcized (past)
exorcized (past participle)
exorcizing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of exorcize.


authorization

authorization (singular)
authorizations (plural)

An authorization is a permission to do something.

I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.

An authorization is a document giving formal sanction, permission or warrant.

Can I see your authorization?

/ɔːθərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/


sanction

A sanction is an approval by an authority that makes something valid.

A sanction is a penalty, punishment intended to ensure compliance.

Sanctions were placed on the company by the government.


sanction

sanction (canonical)
sanctions (third-person singular)
sanctioned (past)
sanctioned (past participle)
sanctioning (present participle)

If something is being sanctioned, it was given official authorization or approval.

The scheme was sanctioned by the court.

If someone is sanctioning something, they are penalizing it with sanctions.


exorcize

If you exorcize, you drive out evil spirits from a person or place through an incantation or prayer.


as easy as pie


bludgeons

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


bludgeons

bludgeon (canonical)
bludgeons (third-person singular)
bludgeoned (past)
bludgeoned (past participle)
bludgeoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bludgeon.


as blind as a bat


exorcise

If you exorcise, you drive out evil spirits from a person or place through an incantation or prayer.


depressives

depressive (singular)
depressives (plural)

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


sawgrasses

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


accentuates

accentuate (canonical)
accentuates (third-person singular)
accentuated (past)
accentuated (past participle)
accentuating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accentuate.


foes

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


vacated

vacate (canonical)
vacates (third-person singular)
vacated (past)
vacated (past participle)
vacating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of vacate.


refilling

refill (canonical)
refills (third-person singular)
refilled (past)
refilled (past participle)
refilling (present participle)


Pisces

Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like like a fish.

Pisces is the zodiac sign for the fish. It is from February 20 – March 20 (tropical astrology) or March 15 – April 14 (sidereal astrology)..


microorganism

microorganism (singular)
microorganisms (plural)

A microorganism is a living thing that requires a microscope to be seen.

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Capricorn

Capricorn is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a goat.

Capricorn is the zodiac sign for the goat. It is from December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).


chandelier

chandelier (singular)
chandeliers (plural)

A chandelier is a lighting fixture that is suspended from the ceiling.


exorcized

The past tense and past participle of exorcize.


check marks

check mark (singular)
check marks (plural)

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


Scorpio

Scorpio is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a scorpion.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign for the scorpion. It is from October 23 – November 22 (tropical astrology) or November 16 – December 15 (sidereal astrology).


annulled

annul (canonical)
annuls (third-person singular)
annulled (past)
annulled (past participle)
annulling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of annul.


quarks

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


fixtured

fixture (canonical)
fixtures (third-person singular)
fixtured (past)
fixtured (past participle)
fixturing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fixture.


vacate

If you vacate a place or position, you leave a place, either by choice or by eviction.

I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.

You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.

He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.

If a court vacates a decision, the decision is cancelled or annulled.

The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.


suture

A suture is a seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.

A suture is the thread used to sew or stitch two edges together.

A suture is an area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.

The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.


suture

suture (canonical)
sutures (third-person singular)
sutured (past)
sutured (past participle)
suturing (present participle)

If you are suturing something, you are sewing up or joining it by means of a suture.


easy as ABC

If something is as easy as ABC, it is extremely easy.


easy as pie

If something is as easy as pie, it is very easy.


segues

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


segues

segue (canonical)
segues (third-person singular)
segued (past)
segued (past participle)
segueing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of segue.


checkboxes

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


parlors

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


busy as a bee

If a person is as busy as a bee, they are very active and are working constantly; very busy.


accentuate

If you accentuate something, you make it more distinct or noticeable.


reprimanded

reprimand (canonical)
reprimands (third-person singular)
reprimanded (past)
reprimanded (past participle)
reprimanding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of reprimand.


atrophy

atrophy (canonical)
atrophies (third-person singular)
atrophied (past)
atrophied (past participle)
atrophying (present participle)

If a part of your body atrophies, it gets smaller and weaker.

Her calf muscles began to atrophy when she started using the wheelchair.


atrophy

Atrophy is the process of part of your body getting smaller and weaker.


acknowledgements

acknowledgement (singular)
acknowledgements (plural)

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


Sagittarius

Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign for the centaur. It is from November 23 – December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 – January 14 (sidereal astrology).

/sædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs/

/sædʒɪˈtɛrɪəs/


taxiway

A taxiway is a road within an airport designated for the taxiing of aircraft connecting the runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities.


Virgo

Virgo is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a maiden.

Virgo is the zodiac sign for the maiden. It is from August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology).


proud as a peacock

If someone is as proud as a peacock, they are extremely proud.


grooming

groom (canonical)
grooms (third-person singular)
groomed (past)
groomed (past participle)
grooming (present participle)


blind as a bat

If a person is as blind as a bat, they have a very poor sense of vision.


as proud as a peacock


depressive

depressive (positive)
more depressive (comparative)
most depressive (superlative)

If a person is depressive, they are affected by or has the characteristic of depression.


depressive

A depressive is a person suffering from depression.


printable

If something is printable, it can be printed.


tobogganing

toboggan (canonical)
toboggans (third-person singular)
tobogganed (past)
tobogganed (past participle)
tobogganing (present participle)


Aquarius

Aquarius is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like like a water carrier.

Aquarius is the zodiac sign for the water carrier. It is from January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology)..

/əˈkwɛərɪəs/


sleighing

sleigh (canonical)
sleighs (third-person singular)
sleighed (past)
sleighed (past participle)
sleighing (present participle)


bludgeon

A bludgeon is a short stick with a heavy end that is used as a weapon.


bludgeon

bludgeon (canonical)
bludgeons (third-person singular)
bludgeoned (past)
bludgeoned (past participle)
bludgeoning (present participle)

If a person is bludgeoned, they hit with something hard and heavy.

The man was bludgeoned to death inside his apartment.


annuls

The third-person singular form of annul.


snowmobiles

snowmobile (singular)
snowmobiles (plural)

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


snowmobiles

snowmobile (canonical)
snowmobiles (third-person singular)
snowmobiled (past)
snowmobiled (past participle)
snowmobiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of snowmobile.


checkbox

A checkbox is a space on a paper formthat can be optionally filled with a check mark.

A checkbox is an on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.


quark

In the Standard Model, a quark is a tiny particle which makes up protons and neutrons.


fixtures

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


fixtures

The third-person singular form of fixture.


taxiways

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


slandered

slander (canonical)
slanders (third-person singular)
slandered (past)
slandered (past participle)
slandering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slander.


sledded

sled (canonical)
sleds (third-person singular)
sledded (past)
sledded (past participle)
sledding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sled.


refillable

If something is refillable, it can be filled again.


microbiologists

microbiologist (singular)
microbiologists (plural)

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


refilled

refill (canonical)
refills (third-person singular)
refilled (past)
refilled (past participle)
refilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of refill.


Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz is a Turkic language spoken in Kyrgyzstan.


Kyrgyz

A Kyrgyz is a person or thing that comes from Kyrgyzstan.


Kyrgyz

Something or someone that is Kyrgyz comes from Kyrgyzstan.

The Kyrgyz currency is the Som.


check mark

check mark (singular)
check marks (plural)

A check mark (✓) is used to indicate agreement or acknowledgement.

Put a check mark in the box corresponding to the correct answer.


tattoo

A tattoo is an image made in the skin with ink and a needle.

Tattoo is a method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface.

A tattoo is a drum performance or display.


tattoo

tattoo (canonical)
tattoos (third-person singular)
tattooed (past)
tattooed (past participle)
tattooing (present participle)

If a person is being tattooed, a tattoo is being applied on the skin of the person.


sleighs

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


sleighs

The third-person singular form of sleigh.


sleighed

The past tense and past participle of sleigh.


slayed

slay (canonical)
slays (third-person singular)
slayed (past)
slayed (past participle)
slaying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of slay.


geologist

geologist (singular)
geologists (plural)

A geologist is a person who is skilled at geology.


tobogganed

The past tense and past participle of toboggan.


as stubborn as a mule


slain

slayed (past)
slayed (past participle)
slay (canonical)
slays (third-person singular)
slew (past)
slain (past participle)
slaying (present participle)


annul

annul (canonical)
annuls (third-person singular)
annulled (past)
annulled (past participle)
annulling (present participle)

If something is annulled, it is made invalid.


Taurus

Taurus is a constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull.

Taurus is the zodiac sign for the bull. It is from April 21 – May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 – June 15 (sidereal astrology).


refills

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


refills

The third-person singular form of refill.


snowmobiled

The past tense and past participle of snowmobile.


constantly

If something is done constantly, it is done continuously over a period of time.


toboggans

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


toboggans

The third-person singular form of toboggan.


reprimands

reprimand (singular)
reprimands (plural)

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


reprimands

reprimand (canonical)
reprimands (third-person singular)
reprimanded (past)
reprimanded (past participle)
reprimanding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reprimand.


as fit as a fiddle


functionality

functionality (singular)
functionalities (plural)

The functionality of something is the ability for it to perform a task or function.


typically

If something typically happens, it happens in a common or expected manner.


slanders

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


slanders

The third-person singular form of slander.


libelling

libel (canonical)
libels (third-person singular)
libelled (past)
libelled (past participle)
libelling (present participle)


immune

immune (positive)
more immune (comparative)
most immune (superlative)

If you are immune to something, you are not affected by it.


acknowledgement

acknowledgement (singular)
acknowledgements (plural)

An acknowledgement is the acceptance of the truth or existence of something.

There was no acknowledgement for the pain he went through.

An acknowledgement is the recognition of the importance or quality of something.

He received an award in acknowledgement of his work.

An acknowledgement is a statement printed in a book expressing the author's gratitude to others.


continuously

If something is done continuously, it is done without interruption or pauses.


qualifiers

qualifier (singular)
qualifiers (plural)

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


sleds

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


slay

If you slay someone, you kill them in a violent way.

Our foes must all be slain.

If you slay someone, you impress or amuse them greatly.


snowmobile

snowmobile (singular)
snowmobiles (plural)

A snowmobile is a vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow.


snowmobile

snowmobile (canonical)
snowmobiles (third-person singular)
snowmobiled (past)
snowmobiled (past participle)
snowmobiling (present participle)


libelled

The past tense and past participle of libel.


sleigh

A sleigh is a vehicle that is used to transport people or goods. It is usually pulled by an animal over snow. (contrast "sled", which is smaller)

Santa travels in a sleigh.


sleigh

sleigh (canonical)
sleighs (third-person singular)
sleighed (past)
sleighed (past participle)
sleighing (present participle)

If you are sleighing, you are riding or driving a sleigh.


stubborn as a mule

If someone is as stubborn as a mule, they are very stubborn.


cowboy hat

cowboy hat (singular)
cowboy hats (plural)


toboggan

A toboggan is a long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.

/təˈbɑːɡ.ən/


toboggan

toboggan (canonical)
toboggans (third-person singular)
tobogganed (past)
tobogganed (past participle)
tobogganing (present participle)

To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.

/təˈbɑːɡ.ən/


fit as a fiddle

If someone is as fit as a fiddle, they are is very fit or healthy.


liberate

liberate (canonical)
liberates (third-person singular)
liberated (past)
liberated (past participle)
liberating (present participle)

If a person is liberated, they are set free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.

If an element is liberated, it is release from chemical bonds or solutions.


slander

A slander is the crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.


slander

slander (canonical)
slanders (third-person singular)
slandered (past)
slandered (past participle)
slandering (present participle)

If you are slandering someone, you are making false and damaging statements about them.