hankered

hanker (canonical)
hankers (third-person singular)
hankered (past)
hankered (past participle)
hankering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hanker.


scarab

A sort of dung beetle that was worshipped by the Ancient Egyptians.


paparazzi

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


antithesis

antithesis (singular)
antitheses (plural)

An antithesis is an idea that is the opposite of another idea.


photoperiodism

A plant's response to the lengths of daylight and darkness each day.


warier

wary (positive)
warier (comparative)
wariest (superlative)

The comparative form of wary; more wary.


hanker

When you hanker for something, you want, desire and crave for it.

I always love eating chocolates and I hanker for some right now.


sodomized

sodomize (canonical)
sodomizes (third-person singular)
sodomized (past)
sodomized (past participle)
sodomizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sodomize.


lavabo

A lavabo is a large bowl fixed to a wall used for washing your hands and face.


placeholder text

placeholder text (singular)
placeholder texts (plural)

A placeholder text is text that has looks like real written text, but has no meaning at all, or is nonsensical. It may be used to test out a font or for testing.


headbutts

headbutt (canonical)
headbutts (third-person singular)
headbutted (past)
headbutted (past participle)
headbutting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of headbutt.


study circle

study circle (singular)
study circles (plural)

A study circle is a small group of people who meet multiple times to discuss an issue.


embracing

embrace (canonical)
embraces (third-person singular)
embraced (past)
embraced (past participle)
embracing (present participle)


distancing effect

Distancing effect is a term used in the performing arts, where an audience does not identify a character with the rest of the play.


Oort cloud

The Oort cloud is a large group of small bodies of ice and rock that might exist in our solar system beyond the known planets.

Some comets that we see come from the Oort cloud.


alphanumeric

An alphanumeric set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.

His alphanumeric password is ABC123.


actuated

actuate (canonical)
actuates (third-person singular)
actuated (past)
actuated (past participle)
actuating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of actuate.


horrid

horrider (comparative)
horridest (superlative)
horrid (positive)
more horrid (comparative)
most horrid (superlative)

If something is horrid, it causes horror and can be offensive.


corporate officer

corporate officer (singular)
corporate officers (plural)

A corporate officer refers to any job in a corporation or company, such as an executive.


stinger

A stinger is a pointed item at the rear of an insect, for defence. Another name for it is a sting

That wasp has a stinger!


Terry stop

Terry stop (singular)
Terry stops (plural)

This is when police stop a person and quickly check the person's clothes for guns or knives.


layoff

A layoff is letting employees go from their jobs in order to save money for the company (not because the employees did something wrong).


sunglasses

sunglasses (singular)
sunglasses (plural)

Sunglasses are objects that people put on their eyes to protect their eyes from the sun

You should wear sunglasses if it is a sunny day.


swirlies

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


acuminates

acuminate (canonical)
acuminates (third-person singular)
acuminated (past)
acuminated (past participle)
acuminating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acuminate.


acuminate

If you acuminate something, you make it sharp.

I acuminated the knife so that it would cut through fruit better.


smart material

smart material (singular)
smart materials (plural)

Materials that react to changes in their environment. Things like temperature, pH, and humidity affect them in some way.


reverters

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


milestone

milestone (singular)
milestones (plural)

A milestone is an important step on the way to a larger goal.

It was an important milestone for the project.

The Tenth Amendment was a milestone in the history of the United States.


albedo

albedo (singular)
albedos or albedoes (plural)

An albedo is a fraction of incident light or radiation reflected by a surface, that is usually expressed as a percentage.

The albedo is the whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits.


layoffs

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


fastens

fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fasten.


recognition

recognition (singular)
recognitions (plural)

Recognition is the act of recognizing somebody or something.

The man had been dead so long, his body was beyond recognition.

Children with strong word-recognition skills tend to be strong readers.

Computers are getting much better at facial recognition.

Recognition of something is an acceptance of it.

The group cannot continue its work without international recognition.

There is a general recognition of the importance of religious freedom for all people.

If someone receives recognition for the things that they have done, people say that those things are good or important.

His writing has received both local and international recognition and awards.

/ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/


enculturation

enculturation (singular)
enculturations (plural)

Enculturation is the process of learning about a culture by becoming immersed in it.


satisfactory

satisfactory (positive)
more satisfactory (comparative)
most satisfactory (superlative)

If something is satisfactory, it is good enough.

We can't get the right materials, so the product quality is less than satisfactory.

I shook my head slowly because I didn't have a satisfactory answer for him.

Your performance ratings are satisfactory.


mismatches

mismatch (canonical)
mismatches (third-person singular)
mismatched (past)
mismatched (past participle)
mismatching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mismatch.


mismatches

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


opener

An opener is a tool for opening a container.


caravans

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


trauma trigger

trauma trigger (singular)
trauma triggers (plural)

A trauma trigger is something which causes a person to remember a traumatic event in his or her life.


acuminated

The past tense and past participle of acuminate.


evolutionary

evolutionary (positive)
more evolutionary (comparative)
most evolutionary (superlative)

Humans have a long and complicated evolutionary history.


acute

acuter (comparative)
acutest (superlative)
acute (positive)
more acute (comparative)
most acute (superlative)

If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size.

I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size.


pennant

A flag used to show support for a particular team.

In Major League Baseball, a pennant is used to show the National League or American League champion.


headbutting

headbutt (canonical)
headbutts (third-person singular)
headbutted (past)
headbutted (past participle)
headbutting (present participle)


opt

opt (canonical)
opts (third-person singular)
opted (past)
opted (past participle)
opting (present participle)

If you opt for something, you choose it instead of something else.

With higher gas prices, more buyers are opting for smaller cars.

I wanted to go with them, but opted instead to stay home.

If you opt out of something, you choose not to do it.

You will continue to receive the email unless you opt out.


discharged

discharge (canonical)
discharges (third-person singular)
discharged (past)
discharged (past participle)
discharging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of discharge.


batches

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


pound sign

pound sign (singular)
pound signs (plural)

The pound sign is a symbol for pounds in the United Kingdom.


truly

You use truly before an adjective to emphasize that something it has all the characteristics of that adjective.

This has become a truly global business.

You use truly to emphasize that you are speaking truthfully, that you really meaning it.


abrasions

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


discharges

The third-person singular form of discharge.


exacerbating

exacerbate (canonical)
exacerbates (third-person singular)
exacerbated (past)
exacerbated (past participle)
exacerbating (present participle)


Takfiri

A Muslim who says that another Muslim has apostated.


attendants

attendant (singular)
attendants (plural)

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


mindsets

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


noosphere

noosphere (singular)
noospheres (plural)

Noosphere is a scientific term meaning "mind-domain". Noo means mind, and sphere means domain. It is mainly concerned about the mind - its consciousness and relationships with other people.


colorful

Something that is colorful has a lot of colors.

If your language is colorful, it is rude.

His language is very colorful.


butler

A butler is the main male servant in a large household that controls several other employees.


sodomises

sodomise (canonical)
sodomises (third-person singular)
sodomised (past)
sodomised (past participle)
sodomising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sodomise.


historic

historic (positive)
more historic (comparative)
most historic (superlative)

If something is historic, it is important to history.

This historic event will be remembered for generations.


peduncle

A part of a plant. It keeps the sepals in place.


pound signs

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


embraces

embrace (canonical)
embraces (third-person singular)
embraced (past)
embraced (past participle)
embracing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embrace.


rollers

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


hankering

hanker (canonical)
hankers (third-person singular)
hankered (past)
hankered (past participle)
hankering (present participle)


conatus

conatus (singular)
conatus or conatûs (plural)

Conatus is the drive every living being has to survive, go forward, and better themselves.


acquiesced

acquiesce (canonical)
acquiesces (third-person singular)
acquiesced (past)
acquiesced (past participle)
acquiescing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of acquiesce.


swirlie

If you give someone a swirlie, you hold their head down a toilet and flush it.

The bully gave me a swirlie.


batch

A batch of things or people is a group that are dealt with at one time.

A batch is an amount of something that is made at one time.

The beer is made in small batches in Ypres, Belgium.

Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes per batch.

I sent her another large batch of photos yesterday.


sodomize

sodomize (canonical)
sodomizes (third-person singular)
sodomized (past)
sodomized (past participle)
sodomizing (present participle)

If you sodomize someone, you do anal sex on them.


gonoduct

A part of the reproductive system in certain animals. It is a tube leading from the gonad towards the sexual opening.

In females it is usually called the oviduct.

In male vertebrates it is often called the vas deferens.


mindset

You need to change your mindset and be more open to other people's ideas.


sodomised

The past tense and past participle of sodomise.


paparazzo

A paparazzo is a photographer who take pictures of famous people, usually while they are going about normal life routines.

/ˌpæpəˈrætsəʊ/


rearranging

rearrange (canonical)
rearranges (third-person singular)
rearranged (past)
rearranged (past participle)
rearranging (present participle)


actuate

actuate (canonical)
actuates (third-person singular)
actuated (past)
actuated (past participle)
actuating (present participle)

If you actuate something, you cause it to happen.

If something actuates something, it causes you to do something.


rudders

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


wary

wary (positive)
warier (comparative)
wariest (superlative)

If you are wary of something or someone, you are cautious because you do not know much about them and you believe they may be dangerous.

Walking into the dark room made him wary.


clementine

clementine (singular)
clementines (plural)

A clementine is a sweet variety of tangerine with orange red skin.


abrasive

abrasive (positive)
more abrasive (comparative)
most abrasive (superlative)

An abrasive substance, it is rough and can cut or scratch.

If someone is abrasive, they are rude and unfriendly.


abrasive

An abrasive is a rough substance used to clean a hard surface.


rearranged

The past tense and past participle of rearrange.


pawned

pawn (canonical)
pawns (third-person singular)
pawned (past)
pawned (past participle)
pawning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pawn.


clementines

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


eighth

The eighth thing is the one that is number eight (8) in order.

James Irwin was the eighth person to walk on the moon.


eighth

A eighth of something is one of eight equal parts of that thing.

Half of one quarter is an eighth.


spiderling

spiderling (singular)
spiderlings (plural)

A spiderling is a baby spider, or a spider that has not its adult size.


abrase

abrase (canonical)
abrases (third-person singular)
abrased (past)
abrased (past participle)
abrasing (present participle)

When you abrase something, you rub it so that it becomes clean and smooth.

The edges of this wooden table is getting rough, please use sandpaper to abrase it for me.


fuck around

If you fuck around, you do something without any real goal; you waste time.

Don't fuck around; we have a lot to do.

If you fuck around with something, you try to use it or fix it without really knowing what you're doing.

I've been fucking around with this computer for an hour, and I still can't figure it out.

If you fuck around, you have sex with many people.

After the breakup, she fucked around for a while.


anagram

A word or phrase that can be made by rearranging (moving) the letters to form another word or phrase.

The word "leader" is an anagram of "dealer".


eruptions

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


erections

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


swirly

If you give someone a swirlie, you hold their head down a toilet and flush it.

The bully gave me a swirlie.


caravan

A caravan is a group of travelers passing through harsh territory.

A caravan is a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and is used as a dwelling when stationary.


instincts

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


eternity

If something takes an eternity, it takes a very long time.


bureaus

bureau (singular)
bureaus or bureaux (plural)

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


neighborhoods

neighborhood (singular)
neighborhoods (plural)

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


rearranges

The third-person singular form of rearrange.


wedgying

wedgie (canonical)
wedgies (third-person singular)
wedgied (past)
wedgied (past participle)
wedgying (present participle)


instinct

An instinct is a natural tendency or feeling for a living thing.

My instinct is usually to trust people.


fitness

Fitness is the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce.

In cold places, fur can increase evolutionary fitness.

Fitness is the condition of being physically healthy.

You need to improve your fitness if you want to live for a long time.


unsatisfactory

unsatisfactory (positive)
more unsatisfactory (comparative)
most unsatisfactory (superlative)

If something is unsatisfactory, it is not good enough.

The team's results have been highly unsatisfactory, so the coach was fired.

The new system was removed after it proved to be unsatisfactory.


confidently

When someone does something confidently, it is done in a confident way.

He strolled confidently down the street.


blimps

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


overflowed

overflow (canonical)
overflows (third-person singular)
overflowed (past)
overflowed (past participle)
overflowing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of overflow.


lightens

lighten (canonical)
lightens (third-person singular)
lightened (past)
lightened (past participle)
lightening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lighten.


Kármán line

The Kármán line is an altitude in the atmosphere where space starts. It is about 62 miles (100 km) high.


quietens

quieten (canonical)
quietens (third-person singular)
quietened (past)
quietened (past participle)
quietening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quieten.


confident

confident (positive)
more confident (comparative)
most confident (superlative)

When someone is confident, the person is certain of something.

I am confident that I will win.


watermelon

watermelon (singular)
watermelons (plural)

A watermelon is a fruit. It is red on the inside and green on the outside. It contains a lot of juice.

/ˈwɔːtəˌmɛlən/


lanterns

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


occasional

Occasional things happen every now and then, but not often.

Other than occasional attempts to draw him out, she respected his privacy.

/əˈkeɪʒənəl/


bungalows

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


detergents

detergent (singular)
detergents (plural)

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


quietened

The past tense and past participle of quieten.


descent

A descent is the act of going down something, for example a mountain.

Going up the mountain was very tiring, but the descent seemed easier.

The descent on the east side of the mountain was particularly difficult.

A person's descent is where they or their family come from.

The president was of African American descent.


completion

completion (singular)
completions (plural)

Completion is the action from the verb complete

The completion of the building took two years.


eruption

An eruption is when a volcano puts out large amounts of gas and hot rock.

Eruption is the state or process of erupting.


bays

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


potato chips

potato chip (singular)
potato chips (plural)

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


fatten

fatten (canonical)
fattens (third-person singular)
fattened (past)
fattened (past participle)
fattening (present participle)

To fatten something means to cause it to become fatter.

We have to fatten the turkey before we kill it.


anal bleaching

Anal bleaching is a process that causes the skin around the anus to become lighter in color.


attendant

attendant (singular)
attendants (plural)

An attendant is a person who attends to do a service


attendant

Attendant problems, risks, costs, etc. come together with certain changes.

The issue, and its attendant problems, are beginning to get more attention.


axiology

Axiology is the field of study in philosophy that studies ethical and aesthetic values.


wedgies

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


wedgies

The third-person singular form of wedgie.


onsets

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


wedgied

The past tense and past participle of wedgie.


grime

Grime is dirt on the surface of something.


lightened

The past tense and past participle of lighten.


clarinets

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


bassons

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


ginger

Ginger is a strongly flavored root used in cooking.

Ginger is used to make gingerbread and ginger beer.

Robert likes ginger-flavored candies the best.

A ginger is someone with reddish brown hair.

Many gingers have freckles.


overflows

The third-person singular form of overflow.


dominoes

domino (singular)
dominos or dominoes (plural)

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


onset

The onset of something is the time when it begins (usually something bad).


untruths

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


perked

perk (canonical)
perks (third-person singular)
perked (past)
perked (past participle)
perking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of perk.


potato chip

A potato chip is a slice of potato that is fried or baked and usually salted.


inactivities

inactivity (singular)
inactivities (plural)

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


erecting

erect (canonical)
erects (third-person singular)
erected (past)
erected (past participle)
erecting (present participle)


anonymity

anonymity (singular)
anonymities (plural)

Anonymity is a situation when a person's identity or name is not given.


rearrange

rearrange (canonical)
rearranges (third-person singular)
rearranged (past)
rearranged (past participle)
rearranging (present participle)

If you rearrange something, you change the order of (or move) it.

anagrams are formed when you rearrange the letters of a word.


bay

A bay is water with land around most of it.

She visited San Francisco Bay.


detergent

Detergent is a cleaning solution often used for washing clothes and dishes.


detergent

detergent (positive)
more detergent (comparative)
most detergent (superlative)

When something is detergent, it is able to clean other things.


jack-o'-lanterns

jack-o'-lantern (singular)
jack-o'-lanterns (plural)

The plural form of jack-o'-lantern; more than one (kind of) jack-o'-lantern.


baseless

baseless (positive)
more baseless (comparative)
most baseless (superlative)

If charges, claims, accusations, etc. are baseless, they are not supported by reason or fact.

The gold medal winner called the drug charges against him baseless.

Do not believe the baseless accusations you're hearing on the radio.


domino

A tile with two parts, both with a number of dots ("pips") between 0 and 6.

This domino has 6 pips on both squares.


investors

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


lightening

lighten (canonical)
lightens (third-person singular)
lightened (past)
lightened (past participle)
lightening (present participle)


quieten

quieten (canonical)
quietens (third-person singular)
quietened (past)
quietened (past participle)
quietening (present participle)

If you quieten something, you make it more quiet.

He told his daughter to quieten down.


blimp

A blimp is a small airship used for observation.


deterrence

Deterrence is actions taken to make other actions less likely.


rudder

A rudder is a blade underwater that is used to steer a ship or boat.

A rudder is a part of the vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.


pothole

A pothole is a hole in a road. It is usually caused by erosion.


Simplified Chinese

Simplified Chinese is Chinese written with simplified letters. It is used in the People's Republic of China, Malaysia and Singapore.


superfluous

superfluous (positive)
more superfluous (comparative)
most superfluous (superlative)

If something is superfluous, it is more (or has more) than what is needed.

Since you are walking along a sheltered walkway, having an umbrella with you would be superfluous.


Galician

Galician is a language spoken in Galicia, which is a community in Spain.


dumbass

A dumbass is someone who is foolish or stupid.


dumbass

A dumbass person is a foolish, stupid person.


horizons

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


oat

Oat is a type of cereal used to make oat bread, flour, cake, etc.


neighborhood

neighborhood (singular)
neighborhoods (plural)

A neighborhood is part of a town or city.

They live in an Italian neighborhood on the west side of the city.

Somebody or something's neighborhood is the area, people, or ideas around or near them.

He goes to church on Sundays and has lunch at a restaurant in his neighborhood.

The phone costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $500.


erection

He had an erection.

An erection is the act of setting something upright, like a statue or a building.


flatted

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

The past tense and past participle of flat.


Basque

Basque is an language spoken by the Basque people.


semi

A semi is a kind of trailer that has no front wheels. Also, a truck pulling this kind of trailer.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-semi.wav


erects

The third-person singular form of erect.


investor

An investor is someone who gives money to a business or person in order to receive financial returns.


clarinet

A clarinet is a musical instrument that is shaped like a tube and is played by blowing into the top of the tube through a special mouthpiece.


claws

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


claws

claw (canonical)
claws (third-person singular)
clawed (past)
clawed (past participle)
clawing (present participle)


curfew

A curfew is an order that requires people to be indoors after a certain point at night.


disapprovals

disapproval (singular)
disapprovals (plural)

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


jack-o'-lantern

A jack-o'-lantern is a pumpkin that has had its sides carved and a face cut into it to create a Halloween decoration.

The whole family got together to see who had carved the best jack-o'-lantern.


storages

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


roar

A roar is a loud sound that some animals make, for example lions and tigers

We heard the lion's roar from more than a kilometer away.


roar

roar (canonical)
roars (third-person singular)
roared (past)
roared (past participle)
roaring (present participle)

If an animal, for example a lion or tiger, roars, then it makes a loud sound.

I felt scared when I heard the tiger roar in the zoo.

If a person roars, it means they make a loud shouting sound, similar to a lion or tiger or similar animal.

He roared with laughter at the funny joke.


disapproves

disapprove (canonical)
disapproves (third-person singular)
disapproved (past)
disapproved (past participle)
disapproving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of disapprove.


cruder

crude (positive)
cruder (comparative)
crudest (superlative)

The comparative form of crude; more crude.


dents

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


dents

dent (canonical)
dents (third-person singular)
dented (past)
dented (past participle)
denting (present participle)


unnecessary

unnecessary (positive)
more unnecessary (comparative)
most unnecessary (superlative)

If something is unnecessary, it is not needed.

Do not add unnecessary words to your comprehension answers.


flypast

A flypast is a low-level flight of a formal nature. (called flyover in American English)


bassoon

A bassoon is a large musical instrument that is shaped like a tube, makes low sounds, and is played by blowing into a small, thin tube in its side.

The piece has a bassoon solo.


dent

A dent is a depression in a surface such as from a blow.


dent

If you dent something, you make a dent in it.


trigonometry

Trigonometry is mathematical problems that involve angles, triangles and etc.


horizon

The horizon is the line where the earth or sea seem to meet the sky.


altruistic

altruistic (positive)
more altruistic (comparative)
most altruistic (superlative)

If you are altruistic, you help others, even when you do not benefit.

She helped Anne to carry her groceries to the taxi stand and was praised for her altruistic act.


wale

A wide, thick plank around the outside of a wooden ship.


crudest

The superlative form of crude; most crude.


erected

erect (canonical)
erects (third-person singular)
erected (past)
erected (past participle)
erecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of erect.


bungalow

They lived in a bungalow.


flyover

A flyover is a low-level flight of a formal nature. (called flypast in British English)

A flyover is a road or railway that passes over another, allowing both routes to cross smoothly.


dusk

Dusk is the time of the day just before the sun sets.

It is already dusk and Casper has not arrived home yet.


Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the United States.

Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas.


condemned

condemn (canonical)
condemns (third-person singular)
condemned (past)
condemned (past participle)
condemning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of condemn.


fasten

fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

When you fasten a belt, a coat, a bag, etc., you join the two sides of it so it is closed.

Please remain seated with your seat belts fastened.

She fastened the gold chain around her neck.

He fastened the top button of his shirt and chose a tie.

If you fasten one thing to another, you attach them.

The blackboard had been fastened to the front wall for years.

The paper was fastened together with tape.

If you fasten your eyes or gaze on something, you look at it carefully without looking away.

The boy's eyes were fastened on the TV.

If something won't fasten, its buttons or hooks won't join.

The shirt was so small that the buttons wouldn't fasten.


perk

My new job does not have as many perks, like paid vacations.

One perk of riding my bike to work is that I can spend more time outside.


perk

perk (canonical)
perks (third-person singular)
perked (past)
perked (past participle)
perking (present participle)

If someone perks up, they become more cheerful, awake, or attentive.

The sleepy student perked up when the teacher began giving hints for tomorrow's test.


lantern

A lantern is a light covered by glass that can be carried by a handle.


trigonometric

If something is trigonometric, it is related to trigonometry.

I have to remember all these trigonometric identities for tomorrow's mathematics exams as the formula sheet will not be given.


slates

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


Colorado

Colorado is a state in the United States.

Denver is the capital of Colorado.

/kɒləˈrɑːdəʊ/


slackest

slack (positive)
slacker (comparative)
slackest (superlative)

The superlative form of slack; most slack.


frails

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


condemns

The third-person singular form of condemn.


flatting

If you are flatting with someone, you live in a flat with them.

If something is flatting, it is becoming flat.


frailer

frail (positive)
frailer (comparative)
frailest (superlative)

The comparative form of frail; more frail.


overgrazing

overgrazing (singular)
overgrazings (plural)

When animals keep eating plants in an area without giving the plants time to grow back.


Arizona

Arizona is a state in the United States.

Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

/ˌærɪˈzoʊnə/

/ˌærɪˈzəʊnə/


gnomes

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


frailest

The superlative form of frail; most frail.


brats

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


belligerent

belligerent (positive)
more belligerent (comparative)
most belligerent (superlative)

To be belligerent means to be currently in war.

To be belligerent means to be very eager to fight; aggressive.

Do not offend that belligerent man or else he will beat you up!

To be belligerent means to show force towards others.


belligerent

belligerent (singular)
belligerents (plural)

A belligerent is a state or nation in war.


overflow

overflow (canonical)
overflows (third-person singular)
overflowed (past)
overflowed (past participle)
overflowing (present participle)

If something overflows, it submerges the brim of the container.

The bucket is now wider so the event of an overflow is unlikely.

She quickly filled the ice tea glasses to one inch below the rim so the glasses would not overflow.

/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/


dusks

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


gingers

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


bollocks

bollock (canonical)
bollocks (third-person singular)
bollocked (past)
bollocked (past participle)
bollocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bollock.


bollocks

He was kicked in the bollocks.

If something is bollocks, it is nonsense or untrue.

That's a load of bollocks.


lighten

lighten (canonical)
lightens (third-person singular)
lightened (past)
lightened (past participle)
lightening (present participle)

If you lighten something, you reduce its weight.

If you lighten something, you make it less dark.

She lightened the room by opening the curtains.

If you lighten something, you make it more cheerful or less serious.

She lightened the mood by making a joke.


slackers

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


balconies

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


eyesight

The motorist lost his eyesight after an accident with a lorry.

Elephants have poor eyesight, but excellent hearing and sense of smell.


gnome

A gnome a mythical creature, usually a small person, especially a bearded old man.


condemn

If you condemn something, you say it is very bad.

His actions were condemned.

If you condemn a building, you say it is not fit for use.

The building was dangerous and has been condemned.


compasses

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


estimations

estimation (singular)
estimations (plural)

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


ellipsis

An ellipsis is the punctuation mark written using three dots, sometimes with spaces between them (". . ."). This -> … is an ellipsis. Ellipses are often used when quoting, by replacing unneeded words or phrases.


erect

erect (positive)
more erect (comparative)
most erect (superlative)

An erect object (usually the erectile tissue of a penis) is rigid because of sexual stimulation.

His penis became erect when he saw a naked woman.

Something that is erect is upright or vertical.

The building was erect.


erect

If you erect something, you put it upright.

to erect a pole, house or monument

The building was erected in 1983.


flypasts

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


perks

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


uninteresting

uninteresting (positive)
more uninteresting (comparative)
most uninteresting (superlative)


inactivity

inactivity (singular)
inactivities (plural)

Inactivity is the state of being inactive.


crunching

crunch (canonical)
crunches (third-person singular)
crunched (past)
crunched (past participle)
crunching (present participle)


cascades

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


cascades

cascade (canonical)
cascades (third-person singular)
cascaded (past)
cascaded (past participle)
cascading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cascade.


slate

A slate is a type of hard rock that splits easily into thin layers.


disapproving

disapprove (canonical)
disapproves (third-person singular)
disapproved (past)
disapproved (past participle)
disapproving (present participle)


crude

crude (positive)
cruder (comparative)
crudest (superlative)

When an object is crude, it is natural or raw.

Crude oil needs to go through fractional distillation to obtain the components in it.

When something is crude, it lacks maturity or is coarse and rude.

The comedian told a crude joke.


crude

If something is crude, it is in its natural state.

Crude oil.


amorphous

amorphous (positive)
more amorphous (comparative)
most amorphous (superlative)

When something is amorphous, it does not have a specific shape


godsend

A godsend is a valuable person, place, or thing.


flyovers

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


claw

A claw is the sharp part on the toe of an animal.

The cat was mad at me so, it dug its claw into my skin.


claw

claw (canonical)
claws (third-person singular)
clawed (past)
clawed (past participle)
clawing (present participle)

If you claw something, you scratch or tear it.


disapproved

The past tense and past participle of disapprove.


frail

frail (positive)
frailer (comparative)
frailest (superlative)

When a person is frail, he is weak and easy to break down physically and mentally.

When an object is frail, it is not firm and easily broken.

When a person is frail, he can be very easy to be led into sin


frail

A frail is a basket made of rushes which is used to put figs or raisins.


voir dire

voir dire (singular)
voir dires (plural)

A name for the process of choosing jury for a trial.

A small meeting between lawyers and a judge during a trial.

/ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/


malfunctioning

malfunction (canonical)
malfunctions (third-person singular)
malfunctioned (past)
malfunctioned (past participle)
malfunctioning (present participle)


eternal

If something is eternal, it does not end.

God told men they would have eternal life.

He said his love for her was eternal.

If you say something is eternal, it feels like it lasts too long.

The walk to the classroom in the morning felt eternal.


contemplate

contemplate (canonical)
contemplates (third-person singular)
contemplated (past)
contemplated (past participle)
contemplating (present participle)

If you contemplate something, you think it over slowly and carefully.

John contemplated how to solve the hard mathematics question.


evident

evident (positive)
more evident (comparative)
most evident (superlative)

If something is evident it is very easy to realize or understand.

It is evident that he is angry by looking at his facial expression.


composts

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


gazpachos

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


oatmeal

Oatmeal is a porridge like meal made of oats.


wedgie

If you give someone a wedgie, you pull their underpants upwards.

The bully gave me a wedgie.


wedgie

wedgie (canonical)
wedgies (third-person singular)
wedgied (past)
wedgied (past participle)
wedgying (present participle)

If you wedgie a person, you give them a wedgie.


malfunctioned

The past tense and past participle of malfunction.


campsites

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


Republican

Republican (singular)
Republicans (plural)

A Republican is a member of the Republican party of the United States.


aphenphosmphobia

Aphenphosmphobia is the fear of being touched.


disapprove

If you disapprove of something, you think it is wrong and do not approve or agree with it.

She disapproved of his actions.


balcony

A balcony is a raised platform that is connected to the building and surrounded with a bar or railing.


Republicans

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


colourful

Something that is colourful has a lot of colors.

If your language is colourful, it is rude.

His language is very colourful.


hoovering

hoover (canonical)
hoovers (third-person singular)
hoovered (past)
hoovered (past participle)
hoovering (present participle)


crossroads

crossroad (singular)
crossroads (plural)

When you are at a crossroads, you are thinking of whether to change your direction, course or goal.

John is at a crossroads in life as he has a hard time deciding whether to take the engineering or life sciences course in the polytechnic which concerns about his future.

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


dynasties

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


campgrounds

campground (singular)
campgrounds (plural)

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


pertinent

pertinent (positive)
more pertinent (comparative)
most pertinent (superlative)

When something is pertinent, it is relevant and important.

We should get pertinent details for our project work.


invoices

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


crossroad

A crossroad is a place where a road crosses with another road.


crunches

crunch (canonical)
crunches (third-person singular)
crunched (past)
crunched (past participle)
crunching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crunch.


brat

A brat is an ill mannered and spoiled child.


deters

deter (canonical)
deters (third-person singular)
deterred (past)
deterred (past participle)
deterring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of deter.


curfews

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


capitols

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


fortresses

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


monuments

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


blah

A feeling of discomfort, boredom, depression etc.


blah

blah (positive)
more blah (comparative)
most blah (superlative)


coupons

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


slings

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


slings

slang (past)
slang (past participle)
sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slung (past)
slung (past participle)
slinging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sling.


crunched

The past tense and past participle of crunch.


conversions

conversion (singular)
conversions (plural)

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


devastates

devastate (canonical)
devastates (third-person singular)
devastated (past)
devastated (past participle)
devastating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of devastate.


campground

A campground is an area or place that is used for camping.


thunderously

thunderously (positive)
more thunderously (comparative)
Superlativemost thunderously

If something is done thunderously, it is done very loudly; it is very thunderous.


gazpacho

Gazpacho is a spicy, cold, tomato, soup. It has chopped vegetables like tomatoes, onions, cabbage, etc.

/ɡəsˈpɑːtʃəʊ/


storage

There is a lot of storage space in those cabinets.


dreary

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

When you are dreary, you are feeling very sad

Jim felt rather dreary after he received his terrible examination results.

When something is dreary, it is dark and colourless.

The weather is very dreary today.


headbutt

headbutt (canonical)
headbutts (third-person singular)
headbutted (past)
headbutted (past participle)
headbutting (present participle)

If you headbutt someone or something, you hit it with your head or forehead.

Soccer players sometimes headbutt each other when angered.


paradise

A paradise is a very pleasant and beautiful place.


stormiest

stormy (positive)
stormier (comparative)
stormiest (superlative)

The superlative form of stormy; most stormy.


dumbfounds

dumbfound (canonical)
dumbfounds (third-person singular)
dumbfounded (past)
dumbfounded (past participle)
dumbfounding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dumbfound.


deterred

The past tense and past participle of deter.


priceless

priceless (positive)
more priceless (comparative)
most priceless (superlative)

If something is priceless, it is so valuable or special that nobody would try to sell it.

Having a good friendship is priceless, so treasure it!


Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural festival, celebrated from December 26 to January 1.


godsends

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


devastating

devastating (positive)
more devastating (comparative)
most devastating (superlative)


dawns

dawn (canonical)
dawns (third-person singular)
dawned (past)
dawned (past participle)
dawning (present participle)


dawns

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


dustbins

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


sandboxes

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


inculcated

inculcate (canonical)
inculcates (third-person singular)
inculcated (past)
inculcated (past participle)
inculcating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inculcate.


fortress

A fortress is a large fortified place usually with high security.


newly

If something is newly formed, discovered, arrived, etc., then the changed happened not long before.

The female insect deposits its eggs on the newly formed fruit.

During the 1960s, the newly independent Mali worked closely with Cuba.


amalgamate

amalgamate (canonical)
amalgamates (third-person singular)
amalgamated (past)
amalgamated (past participle)
amalgamating (present participle)

When two things amalgamate, they join and combine together.

John and Peter amalgamated their businesses to form a larger company.

/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/


sunbathe

sunbathe (canonical)
sunbathes (third-person singular)
sunbathed (past)
sunbathed (past participle)
sunbathing (present participle)

If you sunbathe, you relax under the sun at the beach, by the swimming pool, in the garden, etc.


sling

A sling is a device used to support a hurt part of the body.


sling

If you sling something, you throw it with a circular motion.


carrot cakes

carrot cake (singular)
carrot cakes (plural)

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


sow

A sow is an adult female pig.
A sow is an ugly, promiscuous woman.


sow

sow (canonical)
sows (third-person singular)
sowed (past)
sowed (past participle)
sowing (present participle)

To sow is to put something (usually seeds) into the ground to let it grow.


doughnut

A doughnut is a piece of sweet fried dough that is often shaped like a ring.


paradises

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


campsite

A campsite is a place where you can camp, usually within a campground.


hoovered

hoover (canonical)
hoovers (third-person singular)
hoovered (past)
hoovered (past participle)
hoovering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hoover.


amalgamation

amalgamation (singular)
amalgamations (plural)

Amalgamation is the act of amalgamating.

The amalgamation of Toronto was in 1998.

An amalgamation of organizations is the organization that is formed when two or more organizations get together.

/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/


intervenes

intervene (canonical)
intervenes (third-person singular)
intervened (past)
intervened (past participle)
intervening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of intervene.


carrot cake

Carrot cake is a soft cake often made with carrots mixed into the batter.


intervened

The past tense and past participle of intervene.


malfunctions

malfunction (singular)
malfunctions (plural)

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


malfunctions

malfunction (canonical)
malfunctions (third-person singular)
malfunctioned (past)
malfunctioned (past participle)
malfunctioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of malfunction.


mainland

The mainland is a large area of land that forms a country or a continent. It does not include islands.


pumpkins

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


summertimes

summertime (singular)
summertimes (plural)

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


corals

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


impersonate

impersonate (canonical)
impersonates (third-person singular)
impersonated (past)
impersonated (past participle)
impersonating (present participle)

When you impersonate a person, you pretend to be him.

The thief managed to impersonate the staff in the supermarket.


summertime

The summertime is the time or season of summer.


headbutted

headbutt (canonical)
headbutts (third-person singular)
headbutted (past)
headbutted (past participle)
headbutting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of headbutt.


devastate

devastate (canonical)
devastates (third-person singular)
devastated (past)
devastated (past participle)
devastating (present participle)

If something devastates something else such as a family, a city, or the economy, it partly or completely destroys it.

The economies of several countries were devastated by the war.

If someone is devastated by a comment or situation, they are very upset by it.

We were devastated by the loss of our son.


ferried

ferry (canonical)
ferries (third-person singular)
ferried (past)
ferried (past participle)
ferrying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of ferry.


impersonates

The third-person singular form of impersonate.


dynasty

A dynasty is a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time.

North Korea is ruled by the Kim dynasty.


reforms

reform (canonical)
reforms (third-person singular)
reformed (past)
reformed (past participle)
reforming (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reform.


rotors

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


ponies

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


combative

combative (positive)
more combative (comparative)
most combative (superlative)

If someone or something is combative, they are quick to fight or argue.

After some difficult questions, the president's tone became very combative.


pertain

pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)


hoover

A hoover is a machine used to clean floors. It sucks in dust and dirt.

I bought a hoover yesterday.


hoover

If you hoover something, you clean it with a hoover.

I will hoover the room tomorrow.


decompressing

decompress (canonical)
decompresses (third-person singular)
decompressed (past)
decompressed (past participle)
decompressing (present participle)


buttercups

buttercup (singular)
buttercups (plural)

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


fallows

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


decompresses

The third-person singular form of decompress.


storminesses

storminess (singular)
storminesses (plural)

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


amalgamations

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


capitol

A capitol is the building in which the people who make the laws of a U.S. state meet.


inculcate

inculcate (canonical)
inculcates (third-person singular)
inculcated (past)
inculcated (past participle)
inculcating (present participle)

When you inculcate a person, you help them understand a concept by teaching them multiple times.

Moral values should be inculcated in people when they were young.


intervene

When you intervene, you come between things or persons.

The road intervenes between the two districts.

When you intervene, you get involved in a quarrel or fight to stop or resolve it.

The mother intervened in her children's quarrel in order to stop them from arguing.


thunderclaps

thunderclap (singular)
thunderclaps (plural)

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


devastated

The past tense and past participle of devastate.


devastated

devastated (positive)
more devastated (comparative)
most devastated (superlative)

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episodes

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


malfunction

A malfunction is a bad functioning or failure to function.


malfunction

When an object (normally machines) malfunction, it functions badly or stop functioning.

The automobile malfunctioned yesterday.


cascade

A cascade is a series of waterfalls over small rocks. Or simply, a waterfall (a fall of water).


cascade

cascade (canonical)
cascades (third-person singular)
cascaded (past)
cascaded (past participle)
cascading (present participle)

If something cascades, if falls as a waterfall.

Whenever it rains, water will cascade down the roof.

If you cascade something, you pass it on successfully to others.

teachers are able to cascade their knowledge effectively.

If something is cascading, it occurs as a random sequence.


hoovers

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


hoovers

hoover (canonical)
hoovers (third-person singular)
hoovered (past)
hoovered (past participle)
hoovering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hoover.


monument

A monument is a building, statue, etc., that honors a person or event.


slacker

A slacker is someone who likes to do as little work as possible.

Stop being a slacker! We have a lot of work to do.

A slacker is someone who does not have a goal in life.


slacker

slack (positive)
slacker (comparative)
slackest (superlative)

The comparative form of slack; more slack.


spirituals

spiritual (singular)
spirituals (plural)

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


estimation

estimation (singular)
estimations (plural)

Estimation is the act or process of estimating.


rotor

A rotor is a rotating part of an electrical or mechanical device.


thunderous

thunderous (positive)
more thunderous (comparative)
most thunderous (superlative)

If something or someone is thunderous, it is very loud, like thunder.

After winning the duel in the arena, thunderous cheers greeted the hero from the audience.


amalgamated

amalgamate (canonical)
amalgamates (third-person singular)
amalgamated (past)
amalgamated (past participle)
amalgamating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of amalgamate.


navigates

navigate (canonical)
navigates (third-person singular)
navigated (past)
navigated (past participle)
navigating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of navigate.


coral

Coral is a hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of small creatures.


turtles

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


navigated

The past tense and past participle of navigate.


impersonating

impersonate (canonical)
impersonates (third-person singular)
impersonated (past)
impersonated (past participle)
impersonating (present participle)


combatively

combatively (positive)
more combatively (comparative)
Superlativemost combatively

If something is done combatively, it is done in a combative way.


turtle

A turtle is an aquatic reptile. A turtle has horny toothless jaws, and a bony shell.

Pet turtles make good pets.

I love turtles and I take them swimming home around the sea.


decompressed

The past tense and past participle of decompress.


amalgamates

The third-person singular form of amalgamate.


blusterous

blusterous (positive)
more blusterous (comparative)
most blusterous (superlative)

If something is blusterous, it wants to blow hard.


sandbox

A sandbox is a small box filled with sand for children to play in.

Go play in the sandbox, Billy.

A sandbox is a place where a computer program can run without affecting other parts of the system.


blusteringly

blusteringly (positive)
more blusteringly (comparative)
Superlativemost blusteringly

If something is done blusteringly, it is done in a smug or arrogant way.


stormier

stormy (positive)
stormier (comparative)
stormiest (superlative)

The comparative form of stormy; more stormy.


fallowness

Fallowness is the state of being fallow.


dumbfound

dumbfound (canonical)
dumbfounds (third-person singular)
dumbfounded (past)
dumbfounded (past participle)
dumbfounding (present participle)

To dumbfound means to make someone lost for words.


genetic

Genetic material relates to genetics or genes.

If something is genetic, it is caused by genes.


conversion

conversion (singular)
conversions (plural)

Conversion is the act or process of changing from one form to another.


inculcates

inculcate (canonical)
inculcates (third-person singular)
inculcated (past)
inculcated (past participle)
inculcating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of inculcate.


headrests

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


deter

deter (canonical)
deters (third-person singular)
deterred (past)
deterred (past participle)
deterring (present participle)

If X deters Y from happening, X stops Y, or makes Y less likely.

John tried his best to deter the incoming forces invading his base on his game.


spiritual

spiritual (positive)
more spiritual (comparative)
most spiritual (superlative)

If something or someone is spiritual, it is of or about God; they are sacred.

If something is spiritual, it is of or about the spirit or soul.

If something is spiritual, it is of or about spirits or the supernatural.

If something or someone is spiritual, they are made up of spirit; it is not material.

If something is spiritual, it is about the mind; it is about intellect.

If something is spiritual, it is not about time; it is related to sacred things.


spiritual

A spiritual is a job, office, or matter that is sacred in nature.


Jamaicans

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


gleamings

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


pumpkin

A pumpkin is a round, orange colored vegetable.


spirituality

Spirituality is the state of being spiritual.


ferries

ferry (canonical)
ferries (third-person singular)
ferried (past)
ferried (past participle)
ferrying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of ferry.


reform

A reform is a change to an institution's rules or ways something works to improve it.

We have implemented additional reforms to make it easier to apply.


reform

reform (canonical)
reforms (third-person singular)
reformed (past)
reformed (past participle)
reforming (present participle)

If you reform something, you improve it by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.


easterlies

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


moisturizer

moisturizer (singular)
moisturizers (plural)

A moisturizer is a liquid or lotion that can be put on an object to make it wet or moist.

I put moisturizer on my skin every morning to keep it soft.

The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.

/ˈmɔɪstʃərʌɪzə/


pony

A pony is a breed of horses that are small in size even when full grown.


dumbfounded

The past tense and past participle of dumbfound.


dumbfounded

dumbfounded (positive)
more dumbfounded (comparative)
most dumbfounded (superlative)

To be dumbfounded is to be shocked and lost for words.

Nathan was left dumbfounded when he did not expect himself to score full marks for his science exams.


crossbeam

crossbeam (singular)
crossbeams (plural)

A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

The workman hung a light from a crossbeam.


impersonated

The past tense and past participle of impersonate.


reformed

The past tense and past participle of reform.


navigate

If you navigate a ship or airplane somewhere, you plan where it should go and drive it there.


photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the way that most plants and some other living things make their food using sunlight.


invoice

An invoice is a commercial document that states the quantities and prices for the products or services provided by the seller. It is given to the buyer when he buys goods on credit or when he has not paid money for the services given to him.


buttercup

buttercup (singular)
buttercups (plural)

A buttercup is an herb that has small yellow flowers that are shaped like cups.

A buttercup is a plant of the genus Narcissus; it is a daffodil.


thunderclap

thunderclap (singular)
thunderclaps (plural)

A thunderclap is sudden, loud thunder that was caused by lightning hitting the ground nearby; it is a shock of thunder.

Thunderclaps that make them quake.


thunderousness

Thunderousness is the state of being thunderous; it is roaring loudness.


tempestuously

If something is done tempestuously, it is done in a stormy or tempestuous way.


crunch

crunch (canonical)
crunches (third-person singular)
crunched (past)
crunched (past participle)
crunching (present participle)

If you crunch something, you crush it and it makes a breaking noise.

Broken glass crunched beneath his shoes.

The sound of Hannah crunching her chips in the quiet church seemed very loud.

If you crunch numbers or data, you do a lot of calculations to find an answer.


crunch

A crunch is the sound of something hard, like nuts, being crushed.

You can hear the crunch of Hannah's chips.

A crunch is a difficult time under a lot of pressure.


mainlands

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


fastened

fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fasten.


condescensions

condescension (singular)
condescensions (plural)

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


argumentative

argumentative (positive)
more argumentative (comparative)
most argumentative (superlative)

If someone is argumentative, they are quick to argue.

/ˌɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv/


crossbeams

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


pulsation

pulsation (singular)
pulsations (plural)


blustery

more blustery (comparative)
most blustery (superlative)
blustery (positive)
blusterier (comparative)
blusteriest (superlative)

A blustery day means that the day is very windy.

It was an extraordinarily blustery day, with the wind popping buttons off coats and jackets.

When a wind is blustery, it is blowing very strongly and in strong gusts.


Jamaican

A Jamaica is a person or thing that comes from Jamaica.


Jamaican

Something or someone that is Jamaican comes from Jamaica.


stormless

If it is stormless outside, it is without a storm or stormy weather.


disputatious

disputatious (positive)
more disputatious (comparative)
most disputatious (superlative)

If someone is disputatious, they are quick to fight or debate.


Abkhazians

Abkhazian (singular)
Abkhazians (plural)

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


coops

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


coops

coop (canonical)
coops (third-person singular)
cooped (past)
cooped (past participle)
cooping (present participle)


episode

An episode is an event or a short period of time that is important or unusual.

She remembered an especially strange episode that occurred when she was a teenager.

An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a television or radio program.

This television series has 10 episodes and will be shown over the next 10 weeks.


pulsations

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


spellbound

If someone is spellbound they are fascinated by something.


tempestuousness

Tempestuousness is the quality of being tempestuous; storminess; tumultuousness.


condescends

condescend (canonical)
condescends (third-person singular)
condescended (past)
condescended (past participle)
condescending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of condescend.


dunno

"So, what's the answer?" "I dunno."

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-dunno.wav


Connecticut

Connecticut is one of the states in the United States.

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut.


spiritlessly

spiritlessly (positive)
more spiritlessly (comparative)
Superlativemost spiritlessly

If something is done spiritlessly, it is done in a spiritless way; it is done without any energy or motivation.


condescended

The past tense and past participle of condescend.


fluent

fluent (positive)
more fluent (comparative)
most fluent (superlative)

Someone who is fluent in a language can speak it confidently and accurately.

John is fluent in English, Spanish and Russian.


zeal

If someone has zeal, they work very hard at a certain goal.

My brother is training with great zeal - he practices at every spare moment so that he can make the soccer team.

St. Paul spread Christianity with zeal after his conversion.


tempested

tempest (canonical)
tempests (third-person singular)
tempested (past)
tempested (past participle)
tempesting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of tempest.


coop

A coop is an enclosure or cage for small animals.


coop

If coop something, you keep it in a coop.

If coop something, you shut or confine it in a narrow space.


coupon

A coupon is a ticket that gives the holder some abilities or benefits.


thundery

thundery (positive)
more thundery (comparative)
most thundery (superlative)

If it is thundery out, it is stormy with thunder.

After waking up, the merchant decided not to open his store because of how thundery it was outside.


Sacramento

Sacramento is the capital of California.


compost

Compost is a mixture of decaying matter used to improve soil and provide nutrients, acting as a fertilizer.


tempestuous

tempestuous (positive)
more tempestuous (comparative)
most tempestuous (superlative)

If it is tempestuous outside, it is very windy; it is blustery; it is stormy.

If something is tempestuous, it is of or about tempests.


ablutophobia

Ablutophobia is the fear of washing or bathing.


stormlessness

Stormlessness is the lack of storms; it is calm.


blustered

bluster (canonical)
blusters (third-person singular)
blustered (past)
blustered (past participle)
blustering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of bluster.


circulating

circulate (canonical)
circulates (third-person singular)
circulated (past)
circulated (past participle)
circulating (present participle)


prosecutors

prosecutor (singular)
prosecutors (plural)

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


crimsons

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


lookouts

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


blustering

blustering (positive)
more blustering (comparative)
most blustering (superlative)

If someone is blustering, it is smug or arrogant in ones way of talking or acting.


zealots

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


noodle

A noodle is a long thin food made of flour, water, and eggs; it is usually boiled before eating.

I cooked ramen noodles for dinner.


comebacks

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


stormy

stormy (positive)
stormier (comparative)
stormiest (superlative)

If it is stormy out, it is rainy and windy.

The weatherman predicted that it would be stormy outside today.

If something is stormy, it is of or about storms.

If something is stormy, it is rough; it is violent.

The fisherman had to bring his boat into the dock because of the stormy waves.


inquiries

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


quarrelsome

quarrelsome (positive)
more quarrelsome (comparative)
most quarrelsome (superlative)

If someone is quarrelsome, they are quick to fight.


power lines

power line (singular)
power lines (plural)

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


dustbin

A container where someone puts rubbish or trash until it is later collected; a garbage can

After eating, John threw his trash into the dustbin.


decompress

decompress (canonical)
decompresses (third-person singular)
decompressed (past)
decompressed (past participle)
decompressing (present participle)

If something decompresses it returns to its usual pressure or size after pressure is removed.

If someone decompresses, they relax after dealing with a lot of stress.


ablaze

ablaze (positive)
more ablaze (comparative)
most ablaze (superlative)

If something or someone is ablaze, it is on fire; it is burning strongly.

After many tries, the camper finally looked down at the stack of wood that was now ablaze.

If something is ablaze, it is glowing with a bright light and color.


ablaze

ablaze (positive)
more ablaze (comparative)
Superlativemost ablaze

If something is ablaze, it is done very passionately.

If something is ablaze, it is done in a blaze; it is on fire.

Twitter was ablaze with tweets after Apple showed its' newest IPhone.


noodles

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


padlocking

padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)


entrepôt

An entrepôt is a warehouse or depot where things are stored or kept.

An entrepôt is a place where items are sent for extra processing and distribution.

An entrepôt is a place where people, especially immigrants, enter a city or country.

/ˌɑntrəˈpəʊ/


yogurts

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


zealot

A zealot is a person with zeal; a person who works very hard towards one goal.


pollen

Pollen is very fine yellow dust that is produced by a plant.


gridded

grid (canonical)
grids (third-person singular)
gridded (past)
gridded (past participle)
gridding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of grid.


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cursedness

Cursedness is the state or quality of being cursed.


Nepal

Nepal is a country in Southeastern Asia.


pulsated

pulsate (canonical)
pulsates (third-person singular)
pulsated (past)
pulsated (past participle)
pulsating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pulsate.


gizmo

A gizmo is a vague name for any small electronic device.


yogurt

Yogurt is a creamy, white food that is made when bacteria is added to milk.


storminess

storminess (singular)
storminesses (plural)

Storminess is the state or quality of being stormy.

A storminess is how strong or severe a storm is.


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skulls

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


smoothies

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


hugging

hug (canonical)
hugs (third-person singular)
hugged (past)
hugged (past participle)
hugging (present participle)


moisture

Moisture is a small amount of liquid that makes something wet.


lookout

A lookout is a place with a view of areas around it.

The view from the lookout point of the Grand Canyon was beautiful!

A lookout is a person that watches for enemies.


disapproval

disapproval (singular)
disapprovals (plural)

dis- + approve + -al
disapprove + approval

word parts

If you show disapproval of something, you do not think it is good.


openers

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


pulsates

The third-person singular form of pulsate.


plagiarism

Plagiarism is using pictures or words from someone else without permission, or without saying that it is not yours.


absenteeisms

absenteeism (singular)
absenteeisms (plural)

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


comeback

A comeback is a return to a good state or condition.


skull

Your skull is the bones that make up the head and face.


crimson

A crimson is a deep red color with a hint of blue in it.


crimson

crimson (positive)
more crimson (comparative)
most crimson (superlative)

If something is crimson, it has a deep red color with a hint of blue in it.


circulate

circulate (canonical)
circulates (third-person singular)
circulated (past)
circulated (past participle)
circulating (present participle)

If something circulates, it moves without stopping through a space or system.

The lungs move air in and out, and the heart beats to circulate the blood.

A large fan kept the air circulating in the room.

If information, disease, etc. circulates, it spreads from one person to another.

The letter was widely circulated in American prisons.


gimmes

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


quatrain

A quatrain is a poem or a part of a poem of four lines.


hugged

The past tense and past participle of hug.


groovier

groovy (positive)
groovier (comparative)
grooviest (superlative)

The comparative form of groovy; more groovy.


sacred

sacred (positive)
more sacred (comparative)
most sacred (superlative)

If something is sacred, it is put aside for use by religion; it is made holy.

If something is sacred, it is not common; it is holy.

The place where the tribe performed their ceremonies was sacred to them.

If something or someone is sacred, they are about religion.

If something is sacred, it is given by divine authority.

If something is sacred, it is not to be violated. (inviolable):

If something is sacred, it is dedicated or devoted to something.

A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -John Dryden.


personification

personification (singular)
personifications (plural)

Personification is the act of personifying.

Personification is a figure of speech which gives human-like qualities to non-living objects.


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spikes

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


spikes

spike (canonical)
spikes (third-person singular)
spiked (past)
spiked (past participle)
spiking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of spike.


inept

inept (positive)
more inept (comparative)
most inept (superlative)

If someone is inept at something, they can't do it well.

She is a bad worker. She's inept at her job.


Abkhazian

Abkhazian (singular)
Abkhazians (plural)

An Abkhazian is a person or thing that came from Abkhazia.


Abkhazian

Abkhazian is the language spoken in Abkhazia.


chatterboxes

chatterbox (singular)
chatterboxes (plural)

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


lanthanides

lanthanide (singular)
lanthanides (plural)

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


bluster

bluster (canonical)
blusters (third-person singular)
blustered (past)
blustered (past participle)
blustering (present participle)

To bluster is to speak or protest loudly.

To bluster is to speak or act in a threatening way.

To bluster is to blow in strong and sudden gusts.


gimme

A gimme is something that is easy to get.

In golf, a gimme is a shot when the ball is very, very close to the hole.


moistures

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


Armenians

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


hugs

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


smoothie

A smoothie is a smooth, thick, drink usually made with fruit, ice cream, and yogurt.


sparkled

sparkle (canonical)
sparkles (third-person singular)
sparkled (past)
sparkled (past participle)
sparkling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sparkle.


outlooked

outlook (canonical)
outlooks (third-person singular)
outlooked (past)
outlooked (past participle)
outlooking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of outlook.


inclined plane

inclined plane (singular)
inclined planes (plural)

An inclined plane is one of the simple machines; it is a sloping surface such as a ramp.


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Albanians

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


songwriter

songwriter (singular)
songwriters (plural)

A songwriter is someone who writes songs.


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immigrated

immigrate (canonical)
immigrates (third-person singular)
immigrated (past)
immigrated (past participle)
immigrating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of immigrate.


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inclined planes

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


tempest

A tempest is a storm, usually with strong winds.

A tempest is any kind of commotion or unrest.


tempest

tempest (canonical)
tempests (third-person singular)
tempested (past)
tempested (past participle)
tempesting (present participle)


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grid

A grid is a rectangle of squares of equal size.

A grid is a way of delivering electricity from the power plant to its customers, connected using wire.

A grid is a way of marking off map into areas.


grid

grid (canonical)
grids (third-person singular)
gridded (past)
gridded (past participle)
gridding (present participle)

If you grid something, you mark it with a grid.


tempests

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


tempests

The third-person singular form of tempest.


easterly

An easterly is any continuous wind from the east.


easterly

easterly (positive)
more easterly (comparative)
most easterly (superlative)

If something or someone is easterly, they are facing east.

The boat was taking an easterly course towards its destination.

If a place is easterly, it can be found to the east.

The cabin can be found of the easterly side of the lake.

If something is easterly, it comes from the east.

The wind is an easterly wind.


easterly

easterly (positive)
more easterly (comparative)
Superlativemost easterly

If something is done easterly, it is done towards the east.


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saddles

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


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abulias

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


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spike

A spike is a very large increase in something.

The price of Bitcoin spiked yesterday.


spike

If you spike something, you fasten it with spikes, or long, large nails.

If you spike a drink, you secretly add alcohol or another intoxicating substance into it.

She spiked my lemonade with vodka!

If something spikes, it increases sharply.

Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads.


emeralds

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


abstentions

abstention (singular)
abstentions (plural)

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


cursing

curse (canonical)
curses (third-person singular)
cursed (past)
cursed (past participle)
cursing (present participle)


Austrians

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


suitcase

A suitcase is a large piece of luggage, usually to carry clothes when travelling.


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quatrains

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


no way

You say no way to strongly reject something; definitely not!

"Are you going to help?" "No way! It's your problem, not mine."


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power line

power line (singular)
power lines (plural)

A power line is a line that transmits electrical energy.


wry

wryer (comparative)
wryest (superlative)
wry (positive)
wrier (comparative)
wriest (superlative)

If someone is being wry then they are being sarcastically humorous.


placeholder texts

placeholder text (singular)
placeholder texts (plural)

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


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Mandarin

Mandarin, also known as Standard Mandarin, is the official language of China and Taiwan.


circulated

circulate (canonical)
circulates (third-person singular)
circulated (past)
circulated (past participle)
circulating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of circulate.


oleos

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


suitcases

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


hosing

hose (canonical)
hoses (third-person singular)
hosed (past)
hosed (past participle)
hosing (present participle)


ferry

A ferry is a boat that carries across a short stretch of water, usually going back and forth on the same route.


ferry

ferry (canonical)
ferries (third-person singular)
ferried (past)
ferried (past participle)
ferrying (present participle)

If you ferry people or things, you carry them for a short distance between places on a boat or other vehicle.


grooviest

groovy (positive)
groovier (comparative)
grooviest (superlative)

The superlative form of groovy; most groovy.


chatterbox

chatterbox (singular)
chatterboxes (plural)

A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot or talks too much.


warm-heartedness

A warm-hearted feeling, showing affection and sympathy.


personifications

personification (singular)
personifications (plural)

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


Belgians

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


outlooks

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


outlooks

outlook (canonical)
outlooks (third-person singular)
outlooked (past)
outlooked (past participle)
outlooking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of outlook.


sparkling

sparkle (canonical)
sparkles (third-person singular)
sparkled (past)
sparkled (past participle)
sparkling (present participle)

/ˈspɑːkl̩ɪŋ/


gonoducts

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


recognitions

recognition (singular)
recognitions (plural)

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


fallow

fallow (positive)
more fallow (comparative)
most fallow (superlative)

Fallow land is land that has been readied for seeding, but not seeded last year.

If something is fallow, it is not active or developed.


fallow

Fallow is land that has been reading for seeding, but not seeding last year.

Fallow is land that has not been farmed on.

A fallow is an act of readying the land, but not seeding it last year.


condescend

condescend (canonical)
condescends (third-person singular)
condescended (past)
condescended (past participle)
condescending (present participle)

To condescend is to come down from a better place.

To condescend is to treat someone like they are lesser than themselves; to talk down to them.


grids

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


grids

grid (canonical)
grids (third-person singular)
gridded (past)
gridded (past participle)
gridding (present participle)


cursed

cursed (positive)
more cursed (comparative)
most cursed (superlative)

If an item is cursed, it has some kind of evil magical power.


cursed

curse (canonical)
curses (third-person singular)
cursed (past)
cursed (past participle)
cursing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of curse.


tumors

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


gizmos

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


glimpses

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


dividers

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


curses

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


curses

The third-person singular form of curse.


tumor

A tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in a human or animal.


tumours

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


sparkles

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


sparkles

The third-person singular form of sparkle.


playpens

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


seizing

seize (canonical)
seizes (third-person singular)
seized (past)
seized (past participle)
seizing (present participle)


wisecracks

wisecrack (singular)
wisecracks (plural)

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


wisecracks

wisecrack (canonical)
wisecracks (third-person singular)
wisecracked (past)
wisecracked (past participle)
wisecracking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of wisecrack.


public transports

public transport (singular)
public transports (plural)

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


outlines

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


outlines

outline (canonical)
outlines (third-person singular)
outlined (past)
outlined (past participle)
outlining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of outline.


onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia (singular)
onomatopoeias or onomatopoeiae (plural)

Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like a natural sound, such as woof, click, buzz, crackle, bang, boom, moo, crash, shh and squelch.

/ˌɑnəˌmæɾəˈpiːə/

/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpiːə/

/ˌɒnəˌmætəˈpeɪə/


movie theaters

movie theater (singular)
movie theaters (plural)

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


salesmen

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


thawed

thaw (canonical)
thaws (third-person singular)
thawed (past)
thawed (past participle)
thawing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of thaw.


enculturations

enculturation (singular)
enculturations (plural)

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


prosecutor

prosecutor (singular)
prosecutors (plural)

A prosecutor is a lawyer who tries to show that a person is guilty of a crime.

Annie Jay was the government prosecutor in the trial.


blusters

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


blusters

bluster (canonical)
blusters (third-person singular)
blustered (past)
blustered (past participle)
blustering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bluster.


decencies

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


rusts

rust (canonical)
rusts (third-person singular)
rusted (past)
rusted (past participle)
rusting (present participle)


rusts

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


immigrates

immigrate (canonical)
immigrates (third-person singular)
immigrated (past)
immigrated (past participle)
immigrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of immigrate.


seizes

The third-person singular form of seize.


compulsory

compulsory (positive)
more compulsory (comparative)
most compulsory (superlative)

When something is compulsory, it is required and has to be followed.

In most countries, it is compulsory to vote during elections and failing to do so is a crime.


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allowable

allowable (positive)
more allowable (comparative)
most allowable (superlative)

If something is allowable, it is ok, valid, acceptable, allowed etc.


puberty

Puberty is the process during which a child begins and completes his/her sexual development and can start to have sexual reproduction, can make babies, and develops secondary sex characteristics, such as fully developed breasts in females and beards in males.


hug

hug (canonical)
hugs (third-person singular)
hugged (past)
hugged (past participle)
hugging (present participle)

If you hug somebody, you put your arms around them to show love or friendship.

If two people hug, they put their arms around each other to show love or friendship.


hug

A hug is the action of putting your arms around someone else to show love or friendship.


saddle

A saddle is the seat you put on a horse to ride it.

A saddle is the part of a bicycle that you sit on.


pulsate

pulsate (canonical)
pulsates (third-person singular)
pulsated (past)
pulsated (past participle)
pulsating (present participle)

If something pulsates, it grows bigger and smaller in rhythm; it beats.

If something pulsates, it shakes or vibrates.


circulates

circulate (canonical)
circulates (third-person singular)
circulated (past)
circulated (past participle)
circulating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of circulate.


compass

A compass is an instrument that points out directions by using the Earth's magnetic poles

A compass is a tool for drawing circles and arcs


scandal

A scandal is an event that involves people doing bad things that cause shame. People tend to talk and think badly about people who are involved in scandals.

The affair that the politician had was a scandal and made the citizens unhappy about the government.

The corruption practices of the local government was a scandal and caused many people to protest on the streets against the government.


tacts

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


noisy

noisy (positive)
noisier (comparative)
noisiest (superlative)

If someone or something is noisy, it is loud and usually annoying.

Students are often noisy in class.


taunts

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


taunts

taunt (canonical)
taunts (third-person singular)
taunted (past)
taunted (past participle)
taunting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of taunt.


browses

browse (canonical)
browses (third-person singular)
browsed (past)
browsed (past participle)
browsing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of browse.


gulches

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


morals

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


conclude

conclude (canonical)
concludes (third-person singular)
concluded (past)
concluded (past participle)
concluding (present participle)

When something concludes, you come to an end of it.

After giving a story of himself, the speaker concluded with an inspiring quote.

When you conclude something, you come to the end of it and to finish it.

After many hours in the meeting, I concluded it.

When you conclude, you make a conclusion or a decision.

After living in this city for some time, I conclude that the people here are quite warm and friendly.

After studying the evidences, the investigator concluded that the man was murdered


decorations

decoration (singular)
decorations (plural)

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


movie theater

movie theater (singular)
movie theaters (plural)

A movie theater is a theater that shows movies.

Me and my best friends went to the movie theater to see a movie called "The Other Woman"

The movie theater sells lots of foods and drinks


television shows

television show (singular)
television shows (plural)

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


roasting

roast (canonical)
roasts (third-person singular)
roasted (past)
roasted (past participle)
roasting (present participle)


public transport

public transport (singular)
public transports (plural)

Public transport refers to any types of transport that allows the general public to use (usually with a fee). This is different from transport via private cars.

Public transport is a more environmentally-friendly option of travelling.


commuted

commute (canonical)
commutes (third-person singular)
commuted (past)
commuted (past participle)
commuting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of commute.


cruised

cruise (canonical)
cruises (third-person singular)
cruised (past)
cruised (past participle)
cruising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cruise.


thaw

thaw (canonical)
thaws (third-person singular)
thawed (past)
thawed (past participle)
thawing (present participle)

She took the meat out of the freezer to thaw.

The ice on the roads thawed as the temperatures rose.


thaw

A thaw is a time when the temperature warms after a long cold time.

The spring thaw melted all the snow.

A thaw is a time when the relationship between to people or groups improves after a bad relationship.

The relation between North Korea and South Korea is beginning to thaw.


mandarins

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


immigrating

immigrate (canonical)
immigrates (third-person singular)
immigrated (past)
immigrated (past participle)
immigrating (present participle)


noteworthiest

noteworthy (positive)
noteworthier (comparative)
noteworthiest (superlative)

The superlative form of noteworthy; most noteworthy.


cruises

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


cruises

The third-person singular form of cruise.


wisecracked

wisecrack (canonical)
wisecracks (third-person singular)
wisecracked (past)
wisecracked (past participle)
wisecracking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wisecrack.


taunted

The past tense and past participle of taunt.


browser

A browser is a person or an animal that browses.

A browser is also known as a web browser, a computer software to browse the Internet.

There are plenty of free browsers available for people to download and use.


noteworthies

noteworthy (singular)
noteworthies (plural)

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


seize

seize (canonical)
seizes (third-person singular)
seized (past)
seized (past participle)
seizing (present participle)

If you seize something, you take it with force and without consent by the owner.

The police seized the assets of the corrupt politician who took away taxpayers' money for his own use.


judoists

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


roasted

If something is roasted, it is cooked by roasting.


roasted

The past tense and past participle of roast.


relaxations

relaxation (singular)
relaxations (plural)

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


Austrian

An Austrian is a person that comes from Austria.


Austrian

Something or someone that is Austrian comes from Austria.


onomatopoeiae

onomatopoeia (singular)
onomatopoeias or onomatopoeiae (plural)

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


groovy

groovy (positive)
groovier (comparative)
grooviest (superlative)

If something is groovy, it is really good.


cruise

A cruise is a journey on water, usually taken for pleasure.

I went on a cruise during the holidays to relax.


cruise

I cruised the Pacific Ocean during my holidays.

When you cruise, you travel at a constant speed at the highest power.

The police car cruised by while chasing after the robbers.


bobbies

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


thaws

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


bookcases

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


rusted

rusted (positive)
more rusted (comparative)
most rusted (superlative)

Something that is rusted is covered in rust.


rusted

rust (canonical)
rusts (third-person singular)
rusted (past)
rusted (past participle)
rusting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rust.


commute

A commute is a regular journey to work or to school.


commute

When you commute, you regularly travel to work or to school.

Many people prefer to commute to work via public transport as it is cheaper than having a car.


reassuring

reassure (canonical)
reassures (third-person singular)
reassured (past)
reassured (past participle)
reassuring (present participle)


patinas

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


grey markets

grey market (singular)
grey markets (plural)

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


songwriters

songwriter (singular)
songwriters (plural)

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


cross-purposes

cross-purpose (singular)
cross-purposes (plural)

The plural form of cross-purpose; more than one (kind of) cross-purpose.


jumpers

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


concluding

conclude (canonical)
concludes (third-person singular)
concluded (past)
concluded (past participle)
concluding (present participle)


commuters

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


commuter

A commuter is someone that regularly travels to work or to school.


browsers

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


scandals

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


tumour

A tumour is an abnormal growth of tissue in a human or animal.


curse

A curse is a wish or hope that something bad will happen to someone or something.

The evil queen put a curse on the young girl.

A curse is the cause of a lot of harm or evil; it is something that brings evil or harm.


curse

curse (canonical)
curses (third-person singular)
cursed (past)
cursed (past participle)
cursing (present participle)

If you curse someone, you wish or hope that something bad will happen to them.

I curse you and all your family for ever!


roast

roast (canonical)
roasts (third-person singular)
roasted (past)
roasted (past participle)
roasting (present participle)

If you roast vegetables or meat, you cook it over a fire or in an oven for a long time.

I will roast the chicken in the oven.

If you roast someone, you tell off someone very harshly.

You just got roasted!


roast

A roast is a piece of meat that is cooked.

A roast is a party where food is cooked over a fire.


outline

An outline is a sketch that shows the general shape of an object.


outline

outline (canonical)
outlines (third-person singular)
outlined (past)
outlined (past participle)
outlining (present participle)

When you outline something, you are drawing an outline of something.

When you outline something, you are summarizing something.

The coach outlined his strategy for the team in the match.


commuting

commute (canonical)
commutes (third-person singular)
commuted (past)
commuted (past participle)
commuting (present participle)


noospheres

noosphere (singular)
noospheres (plural)

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


immigrate

immigrate (canonical)
immigrates (third-person singular)
immigrated (past)
immigrated (past participle)
immigrating (present participle)

If you immigrate to a country, you move to there to live.

He couldn't find a job in his country, so he immigrated here a few years ago.


hosed

hose (canonical)
hoses (third-person singular)
hosed (past)
hosed (past participle)
hosing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hose.


roasts

The third-person singular form of roast.


roasts

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


corporate officers

corporate officer (singular)
corporate officers (plural)

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


anonymities

anonymity (singular)
anonymities (plural)

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


hoses

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


onomatopoeias

onomatopoeia (singular)
onomatopoeias or onomatopoeiae (plural)

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


sparkle

sparkle (canonical)
sparkles (third-person singular)
sparkled (past)
sparkled (past participle)
sparkling (present participle)

If something sparkles, then it shines and gives off sparks.

If something sparkles, it shows itself by giving off sparks.


butlers

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


concludes

The third-person singular form of conclude.


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axiologies

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


reassures

The third-person singular form of reassure.


antiseptics

antiseptic (singular)
antiseptics (plural)

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


concluded

The past tense and past participle of conclude.


bookcase

A bookcase is a piece of furniture that is used to hold books. Bookcases can be different sizes, from a small single shelf to a large bookcase that can fill an entire wall.

A library has many bookcases holding books on many different topics.


commutes

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


commutes

The third-person singular form of commute.


business entities

business entity (singular)
business entities (plural)

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


conatûs

conatus (singular)
conatus or conatûs (plural)

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


integrates

integrate (canonical)
integrates (third-person singular)
integrated (past)
integrated (past participle)
integrating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of integrate.