mottos

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


guarantee

guarantee (singular)
guarantees (plural)

A guarantee is a formal promise that a product will be fixed or replaced or money will be repaid if it breaks or doesn't work.

The phone is covered by a six-month guarantee on parts and labour.

A guarantee is a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

The builders will now give performance and completion guarantees and will cover the costs of any problems.

Constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech are common in democracies.

The plan only operates for five years, with no guarantee of continuation.

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

/ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/


guarantee

guarantee (canonical)
guarantees (third-person singular)
guaranteed (past)
guaranteed (past participle)
guaranteeing (present participle)

If you guarantee something, you promise to fixed or replace it or repay money if it breaks or doesn't work.

All of our products are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for 3yrs from date of purchase.

If you guarantee something, you make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.

the European Convention on Human Rights, guarantees the right to give and receive information.

When you put your money with us, your savings are 100% guaranteed.

The Americans said they could not guarantee his safety in Iraqi airspace.

If you go fishing with me, you're almost guaranteed success.

/ˌɡærənˈtiː/

/ˌɡɛərənˈtiː/


lose

lose (canonical)
loses (third-person singular)
lost (past)
lost (past participle)
losing (present participle)

When you lose something, you don't know where it is.

The boy lost his book some place between home and school.

The man has lost his keys and was locked out of the house.

In games, you lose when others do better than you.

He lost the card game because he didn't know the rules.


cost

The cost of something is the price that a person pays for it.

What is the cost of the car?


cost

cost (canonical)
costs (third-person singular)
cost (past)
cost (past participle)
costing (present participle)

When you say that a thing costs, you say that one must pay in order to buy it.

That diamond ring costs a great deal of money.

One may say that an action costs a certain bad result.

It cost me my job when I broke the machine.

To commit a crime will cost you.

When you estimate a cost or set a cost, you cost a thing.

The repair man costed the work to fix the car.


richer

rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

The comparative form of rich; more rich.


hot

hot (positive)
hotter (comparative)
hottest (superlative)

Something that is hot is high in temperature.

The sun is very hot.

Someone who is hot is sexually attractive.

Woah, that woman is hot!

Something that is hot is very radioactive.

The atoll is the hottest on Earth.


deviation

deviation (singular)
deviations (plural)

A deviation is difference or movement away from a standard.

They insist that there must be no deviation from that style.

Any deviations from the contract would have to be agreed by both parties.

A deviation is the difference between a number and the average of a set of values.


choose

choose (canonical)
chooses (third-person singular)
chose (past)
chosen (past participle)
choosing (present participle)

When you choose a thing, you decide you want it and not something else.

The manager and coaches will choose the starting line-up.

Rafferty always chooses those with the best skills.

Flanagan chose Tom and Jerry as first and third basemen.

All those men chosen for this year's team will report tomorrow night.

Are you choosing to leave the team, or is someone forcing you to quit?


dad

Timmy's father is very important to him. He goes everywhere with his dad.


batter

A batter is somebody who is supposed to hit a ball with a bat.

A batter is a mixture of flour and liquid (usually eggs and water).


batter

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

If you batter someone or something, you hit or beat it.

The battered child was brought to the attention of the police.


break

break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

If you break something, you make it come apart in a way that cannot easily be put back together, usually by force.

He injured his leg and broke his arm during the crash.

When my brother died, my family broke apart.

The airplane broke apart in the sky over Hawai'i.

When the ice broke underneath me, I said to myself, I'm in trouble.

If something such as a machine breaks, it stops working because something is wrong.

My car breaks down about once a week.

If you break a law, rule, promise, etc. you do something that you should not do.

The police can't do anything if no laws are broken.

These are the rules. Don't break the rules and I won't send you home.

If you break a surface, limit, record, etc., you go beyond it.

In 1954 he set a new record of 3:59.4, breaking the old record by more than five minutes.

Wilson broke barriers for women in journalism at a time when newsrooms were mostly male.

If you break free or out of something, you could not leave but now you leave.

The police are looking for some prisoners who broke out of the jail.

One of the dogs broke loose and ran at her.

When she closed the door, everyone broke into laughter.

If you break, you stop for a short time to rest.

We break for coffee at 10:00 every morning.

The day was breaking as they packed up the tent.

Dawn was just breaking when Helga Schneider climbed out of bed.

If you break something, you stop it suddenly.

The sound of the door closing broke the silence.

I didn't know my father, but with my son, I want to break that cycle of fathers leaving their sons.

The show had been so magical that people didn't want to leave the theater, didn't want to break the spell.

Smoking is such a hard habit to break.

Mike had to leave to break up a fight between Ronni and Bridget.

The rain finally broke on Monday evening.

If your voice breaks, it changes because you are almost crying.

"I wanted to say goodbye before he died", she said, her voice breaking.

If you break some money, you change a note into coins.

I don't want to break a twenty just to buy matches.


break

A break is a time when something stops before starting again.

We get a 15-minute break in the middle of the morning.

I'll phone you during my lunch break.

We're going to take a one-minute commercial break and we'll be right back.

A break (up) is an end of a relationship.

We didn't see each other for years after the break up.

A break is a space between something continuous.

The sun shone through a break in the clouds.

A break is a situation in which things are not as difficult.

That job opening up just when she finished school was a lucky break for her.

Give me a break.

The new law would give middle-income families a $2,000 tax break.

A break is a place where something is broken.

The break in his leg could be seen clearly on the x-ray.


prospect

A prospect is what you think will happen in the future.

There's a good prospect of this building being converted into a school.

Immigrants face the prospect of having to accept unskilled jobs at lower wages.

There is little or no prospect of a new station being opened up on the east coast.

Your prospects are your chances of moving forward in your job or in your life.

So I would congratulate her on her good prospects as a teacher.

A new place offered some prospect of new beginnings.

We are very worried about her prospects.

A prospect is somebody that think will do well in the future.

At 18, she is one of Britain's best prospects for an Olympic medal in Barcelona this summer.

A prospect is somebody who might be a customer or worker in the future.

Your best prospects are your previous customers.


prospect

prospect (canonical)
prospects (third-person singular)
prospected (past)
prospected (past participle)
prospecting (present participle)

If you prospect for something valuable, such as gold or oil, you search an area for it.

Anglo-United was not the only company prospecting for gold in the early eighties.


feel

feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case.

I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life.

If you feel happy, sad, angry, etc., you have that emotion.

He feels happy when someone makes him laugh.

When you feel something, you experience a sensation from touching it.

He felt the cold ice on his lips.

I feel pain when I touch the fire.


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erosion

Erosion is the loss of land because of water and wind.

Farming increases soil erosion by breaking up soil structure, and reducing the number of plants.

Footpath erosion is a significant problem in all the UK's national parks.

The new plan should stop the erosion of support for the idea.

An erosion is a shallow lesion that is usually found on the skin or in tissue of the epithelium.


convert

convert (canonical)
converts (third-person singular)
converted (past)
converted (past participle)
converting (present participle)

If you convert something, you change it so that it has a different function or form.

They wanted to convert the room into a study.

The factory was powered originally by water, then converted to steam in 1811.

The electric engine is extremely efficient at converting electrical energy into movement.


convert

A convert is a person who changed their beliefs or religion.

Mr Kinnock is a relatively recent convert to Buddhism.

And we must not discount those who became converts to the new religion.


increasing

increase (canonical)
increases (third-person singular)
increased (past)
increased (past participle)
increasing (present participle)

His money is increasing because he makes good business deals.

He is worried about his increasing debt: it keeps getting bigger and bigger.


begs

beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)


attended

attend (canonical)
attends (third-person singular)
attended (past)
attended (past participle)
attending (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of attend.


smells

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of smell.


smells

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


researcher

researcher (singular)
researchers (plural)

A researcher is somebody who does research.

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found a new kind of virus.

/rɪˈsɜːt͡ʃɚ//


manipulation

manipulation (singular)
manipulations (plural)

Manipulation is the act of controlling someone or something, usually through pressure or in dishonest ways.

The political manipulation of statistics to confuse people is common.

In data manipulation on a parallel computer all bits of a word are processed at the same time.

All too often, guilt is also a form of manipulation – a way of hurting or punishing others.

Manipulation is the act of using your hands skillfully to move, play or operate something.

He tried to remove the piece by gentle manipulation from the outside.


heel

A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

I have a large heel.

The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.


heel

heel (canonical)
heels (third-person singular)
heeled (past)
heeled (past participle)
heeling (present participle)

To follow someone closely at their heels.


queen

The female leader of a country whose son will probably lead the country.

The queen wore her royal robes at the ceremony.

The wife of the king is usually the queen.

A queen is a piece in the game of chess.


rose

A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers

He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.

That rose smells good!


rose

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)

I rose too quickly and knocked over my chair.


suspend

suspend (canonical)
suspends (third-person singular)
suspended (past)
suspended (past participle)
suspending (present participle)

If you suspend something, you stop it for a time.

The army suspended all operations in the north until the weather has changed.

The conversation was temporarily suspended while everyone watched the TV.

If you suspend someone from a job or from school, you stop them from going for a time.

Crang was suspended for five games for punching another player.

If you suspend an object, you attach it above and hang it down.

Two lamps were suspended above the room and gave off a gentle light.


slather

slather (canonical)
slathers (third-person singular)
slathered (past)
slathered (past participle)
slathering (present participle)

If you slather something, you spread a lot of something onto it.

John likes to slather his bread with butter.

I slathered myself with sunscreen before I went to the beach.

If you slather something, you spread a lot of it onto something else.

John always slathers butter on his bread.

I slathered sunscreen on my skin before I went to the beach.


agent

An agent is a person that is a representative and acts for other people.


bank

A building where you can keep and borrow money.

I have to stop at the bank to deposit my check and get money for tonight.

blood bank

sperm bank

data bank


bank

bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

The act of a plane turning left or right while in flight.

The plane banks right to line up with the runway.


variability

variability (singular)
variabilities (plural)

The variability of something is how much it changes.

The data shows a great variability in the observed sizes.


eats

eat (canonical)
eats (third-person singular)
ate (past)
eaten (past participle)
eating (present participle)

He eats bacon for breakfast every day.

She only eats low-fat food so that she doesn't gain weight.


eats

Give me some eats!


advertise

advertise (canonical)
advertises (third-person singular)
advertised (past)
advertised (past participle)
advertising (present participle)

If you advertise something, you make it known publicly, usually to sell it.

I'm advertising my new business in the newspaper.


accommodation

accommodation (singular)
accommodations (plural)

(usually accommodations in American English) Accommodation is a place to stay or live.

The hotel provides high quality accommodation, mostly for foreign visitors.

After long years of living in rented accommodations, Jack could finally afford to buy a house.

Accommodation is the process or result of changing something to fit a particular need or situation.

During the 1990s Iran tried twice to reach an accommodation with its long time rival.


attend

If you attend something like school or a party, you go to it.

I attended a party.

My son will attend kindergarten next year.

If you attend to something, you give attention to it.

I attended my brother as best man at his wedding.

Will you please attend to this huge list of orders?


people

person (singular)
persons or people (plural)

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

Who are these people at the party?

A people is a group of men, women, and children with a shared culture, history, and language.

Although Lebanon and Syria are two countries they are one people.

This people shares some characteristics with the aborigines.


people

people (canonical)
peoples (third-person singular)
peopled (past)
peopled (past participle)
peopling (present participle)

If a place is peopled, people live there.

It's a wonderful country peopled with amazing cooks and dancers.

If you people a story, movie, etc. you fill it with people.

He liked to people his books with simple folk.


tensions

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


life

Life is what makes a person, animal or plant grow and function.

scientists want to learn if there is life on other planets.

Life is the time when people, animals or plants grow and exist before they die. Your life is the time that you live.

The life of an ant is not as long as the life of a human.

The lives of great men and women are very interesting.

He never left his home town in his life.

The state of something being in existence.

We brought the company back to life, after it had been closed for 5 years.


television

television (singular)
televisions (plural)

A television is a box that moving pictures can be watched on.

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/


wants

want (canonical)
wants (third-person singular)
wanted (past)
wanted (past participle)
wanting (present participle)


wants

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


stands

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of stand.


stands

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


religions

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


schedule

A schedule is a plan of things that are happening and the times when they happen.

He visits each village in his or her area on a weekly schedule.

The train is right on schedule.

The meeting was running 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

His doctors told him to cut down on his work schedule.

A schedule is a list, usually one with prices.

Please see the enclosed schedule of costs for facilities and activities.


schedule

schedule (canonical)
schedules (third-person singular)
scheduled (past)
scheduled (past participle)
scheduling (present participle)

If you schedule something, you make a plan for when and where it will happen.

The party was originally scheduled for June 5th.


bladder

The bladder is the internal organ where urine collects.

An hour after drinking four glasses of water his bladder was full.

A bladder is a bag made of a material that stretches to hold a liquid or gas.

The football has a bladder that holds air so it will bounce.


drank

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

I drank four glasses of water today.

Rob drank way too much beer last night and acted like a fool.


spoke

One of many rods that are between the center and outer surface of a wheel.


spoke

speak (canonical)
speaks (third-person singular)
spoke (past)
spoken (past participle)
speaking (present participle)

John spoke to me about his idea.


nature

We went on a nature walk.

Things that people did not make. The world or universe.

Nature contains many beautiful things.

The way something is without people causing it, or a quality people did not cause. Often, this is a part of your personality that is natural to you.

She has a very gentle nature.

It is the nature of dogs to eat meat.

Our natures don't match, we are just too different.


mean

mean (canonical)
means (third-person singular)
meant (past)
meant (past participle)
meaning (present participle)

A word means something when the word expresses the same idea as the other something.

slay means kill. Both of them mean to make dead.


mean

mean (positive)
meaner (comparative)
meanest (superlative)

When you are a mean person, you are not nice.

The boys who hit you were very mean.


mean

The mean is a measure of the average of a list of numbers. The sum total of the numbers divided by how many numbers in the list.

The mean of the numbers 2,3,4 is 3. (2+3+4)/3 = 9/3 = 3.


advocate

An advocate is someone who recommends something.

She is a strong advocate for children's right to education.

An advocate is someone who speaks for someone else, especially a lawyer in court.

Volunteers are needed to act as advocates for people with mental health problems.

Only qualified lawyers may act as advocates in the Crown Court.


advocate

advocate (canonical)
advocates (third-person singular)
advocated (past)
advocated (past participle)
advocating (present participle)

If you advocate something, you recommend it.

We wish for freedom, but cannot advocate the use of violence.

The Government wants to adopt the approach advocated by Professor David Pearce.


main

The main thing is the most important or biggest one.

They turned off the main road and saw a small house.

There are many problems, but the main one is money.

what was the main reason for war in Europe in 1914?


main

A main is a large pipe or wire that carries gas, water, electricity, etc.

A break in a water main has closed the road.


catch

A catch is something that is caught, like the fish a fishermen catches.

My dad brought home a good catch of trout today.

We sang a catch by Purcell.


catch

catch (canonical)
catches (third-person singular)
caught (past)
caught (past participle)
catching (present participle)

When you catch something, you stop and hold it.

Can you catch a fish in your hands with no fish net?

They caught the bad guys and locked them up.


cakes

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


cakes

cake (canonical)
cakes (third-person singular)
caked (past)
caked (past participle)
caking (present participle)


study

A study is a formal effort to learn about something, usually with a written report at the end.

A recent study of New Mexico, completed using national survey data, indicates that many older New Mexicans are returning to school.


study

study (canonical)
studies (third-person singular)
studied (past)
studied (past participle)
studying (present participle)

If you study something, you make an effort to learn it.

We study math at the school.


stand

When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.

I stand in the bus when there are no seats.

He stood in line at the store for a long time.


stand

A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.

You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.

The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.


mode

A mode is a specific way of doing something.

The study combines two different research modes: oral history and written history.

The machine is in warm-up mode right now.

A modern city offers many different modes of transport from bicycle lanes to high speed trains.

Modern medicine must be seen as part of the capitalist mode of production.

There is a difference in English between casual and formal modes of speech.

She was always dressed in the latest mode.

A mode is a specific type or form of something.

Heat is a mode of energy transfer, like work, not a substance or other seawater property.

The Mixolydian mode is a good way for inducing a bluesey kind of mood.

The mode is the number that occurs most often in a group of numbers.

In a normal distribution, with large sets, the mean, median and mode will typically be the same value.

A mode is specific a kind of clause that shows how the speaker feels about it. Modes show whether something is true, probably true, a wish, etc. Usually called mood.

In Finnish, for example, the conditional mode is used both in the main clause and the subordinate.

The mode of a rock is the different minerals in it.

A mode is a specific pattern of wave movement.

Under normal circumstances, there is no coupling between the two modes, which have different propagation constants.


calling

call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)


calling

A strong feeling that makes you want to become religious.


deer

A deer is a medium- to large-sized animal that eats plants and has hard feet (hooves) that are split in two.


confine

confine (canonical)
confines (third-person singular)
confined (past)
confined (past participle)
confining (present participle)

If you confine someone or something to a particular topic or activity, you do not let them do other topics or activities.

Humphrey did not confine his activities just to the factory.

Her relatively short life was largely confined to Copenhagen.

If you confine somebody or something, you put them in a place that they cannot leave.

For the first twenty years he was confined in prison-like conditions.

The disease was confined to a small area within the Camperdown district.


buy

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

If you buy something, you give money and the thing becomes yours.

Could you buy some milk at the store?

We sold the house and bought a small apartment near Lincoln Center.

I stood in line all night to buy tickets for the show.

My kids don't want to wear the clothes I buy for them.

I can't afford to buy a new house.

In 1960, Willard bought the business from his father.

He bought the guitar for $150 on the internet.

If money buys something, it is enough money to pay for it.

$10 doesn't even buy a case of beer.

$100 buys a nice dinner or a hotel for the night.

If you buy (somebody) time, you stop something from happening soon so that you have time to prepare for it.

She went to the washroom to buy time. She didn't want to answer before Kate arrived.

Your mother won't buy the story about getting lost.

I can buy that your way works, but other ways might work too.


buy

A buy is something that someone has bought, usually for a cheap price.

This dress was a good buy. It was on sale.


stays

stay (canonical)
stays (third-person singular)
stayed (past)
stayed (past participle)
staying (present participle)


stays

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


wear

wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

When you wear something, you put it on your body and cover your body with it.

I don't wear shoes on my feet when I am inside.

She wore a red dress.

When something wears, it gets damaged, over time.

The car was worn from ten years of hard driving.

My best leather shoes wore out from all the walking.

The young girl wore her mother down.


wear

Things show wear after being used for a long time.

The old school was starting to show wear after one hundred years.


extract

An extract is something that has been taken out of something else, usually something that it was part of.

Just because a cream contains plant extracts doesn't mean it's good for your skin.

I'll read a short extract from his speech.

Many scientists were interested in other tissue extracts.


extract

extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

If you extract something, you take it out of something else.

Computers are becoming more useful in helping us extract useful information from the data.

The dentist will have to extract two of my teeth.

The roots of the plant extract water from the earth.


chart

A chart is information that is organised in rows and columns or as a picture.

In India as a whole the figure is about 40% (see chart).

This week's bar chart shows the correct figures.

You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart.

(often plural) A chart is a list of most popular songs, movies, etc. that is published regularly.

This week, the newest Star Wars movie is topping the charts.


chart

chart (canonical)
charts (third-person singular)
charted (past)
charted (past participle)
charting (present participle)

If you chart something, you record it in a chart.

If something charts, it is on a list of most popular things.

If you "chart a course" you find out how to get somewhere.


radical

radical (positive)
more radical (comparative)
most radical (superlative)

A radical change, difference, etc. is very big and important; from the roots.

The plan will not be easy and requires a radical change in the culture of the city.

Many voices are calling for a more radical move away from the current situation.

A radial idea, policy, etc. is one that is new and different; not standard.

More radical organisations like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth have brought attention to these issues.

In a totalitarian society there is no more radical emotion than disbelief.

Of or about a root (e.g., √=2, the roots of plants, the root of a word, etc.)

Dude, that outfit is rad!


radical

A radical is a person whose views are very different from most people.

Leading radicals have called for a two-hour general strike on Monday.

These were young radicals, overturning the post war consensus, rolling back the state, liberalising markets, and transforming the political economy.

A quantity expressed as a root of another quantity. (e.g., √)

An atom or a group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron.

The basic part of a word to which other parts can be added (e.g., runner)

A radical is one part of a Chinese or Japanese written character that can be combined with other parts to form a whole character.


shirts

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

I lost some weight and now my shirts are a little big.


calls

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


exporters

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

Saudi Arabia and Iran are among the world's biggest exporters of oil.


accompany

accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

If one thing accompanies something else, it comes or goes with it, or they happen together.

She accompanied me to the hospital after my accident.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

The text accompanying the illustrations is brief but helpful.

If person A accompanies person B on a musical instrument, B sings or plays the main part while A plays along.

Joe Falcon sings and plays the accordion and is accompanied by Cleoma Breaux on guitar.


game

A game is something that people do to have fun.

Shall we play a game?

Game are wild animals that are hunted for food.

The forest is full of game.


game

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)

Peter has been gaming for four hours without eating any lunch.


win

win (canonical)
wins (third-person singular)
won (past)
won (past participle)
winning (present participle)

You win when you do better than other people.

I will win the game.

Will Germany win the war?


win

Their win in the game was not expected.


university

university (singular)
universities (plural)

A university is a school of advanced study that offers both undergraduate and graduate classes.

A doctor studies for many years at a university before going to work in a hospital.


insert

insert (canonical)
inserts (third-person singular)
inserted (past)
inserted (past participle)
inserting (present participle)

The company inserted a new clause into the contract.

Insert a wood screw into each hole.

Doctors removed part of his brain and inserted a silver plate.

A song was inserted into the opening ceremonies.


insert

An insert is something that is put into something else.

The bathing suit top comes with foam inserts to make your breasts look bigger.

The three-page advertisement was included as an insert in today's newspaper.


drinking

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

I like drinking wine with steak.

Are you drinking my orange juice again?


bear

A bear is a big animal with a short tail. They either eat only meat or meat and plants. There are many different types of bears, for example brown bears and polar bears.

Polar bears are white.

Grizzly bears live in North America.

Someone who acts rough and lacks manners could be called a bear.

A large, hairy, homosexual man is called a bear.


bear

born (past participle)
bear (canonical)
bears (third-person singular)
bore (past)
borne (past participle)
bearing (present participle)

This wall bears half the weight of the roof.

The chieftain bears a spear.

If someone bears something bad, they accept it or deal with it.

He has to bear insults because of his appearance.

I cannot bear looking at the news.

The pain is so bad, I can hardly bear it.

If a baby is born, it comes out of its mother.

The woman bore a little boy.

He was born on October 22, 1983.

If something is born, it is newly created.

This idea was born out of boredom.

If something bears fruit, flowers, etc., it grows them.

This apple tree is 100 years old, it does not bear apples anymore.

Peter bears a small scar on his forehead.

The flag bore a white lion.

The sign bears the words "Hey there!".


gamed

The past tense and past participle of game.


abdomens

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


abdomen

The abdomen is the front part of the lower torso containing many internal organs.

The stomach and intestines are inside the abdomen.

The abdomen is the last of the three parts of an insect's body.


budget

A budget is a limit to how much money can be spent on something.

Our budget for a new car is $10,000.

A budget is a plan for how money will be spent.

The accountant made a new budget that showed us how much we would spend on materials.

A family budget is a good idea to help you manage your finances.

If you are on a budget, you are trying not to spend a lot of money.

A budget item is something that can be bought cheaply.

A budget item is one thing that you plan to spend money on.


budget

budget (canonical)
budgets (third-person singular)
budgeted (past)
budgeted (past participle)
budgeting (present participle)

If you budget, you plan how money or time will be spent.

It is important to budget your time on the test. Don't take too long on any one question.


drinks

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

I bought her three drinks but she still won't give me her phone number.

You can have a couple drinks of my juice if you're thirsty.


drinks

The third-person singular form of drink.

He drinks soda with everything he eats.

She always gets silly when she drinks beer.


talked

talk (canonical)
talks (third-person singular)
talked (past)
talked (past participle)
talking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of talk.


showers

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


showers

shower (canonical)
showers (third-person singular)
showered (past)
showered (past participle)
showering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shower.


rise

A rise is an increase in something, is when something gets higher.

I got a pay rise so now I can buy a bigger car.


rise

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)

When you rise, you get up from where you are sitting or lying down.

I rise from bed in the morning.

He rose from his seat very quickly.

The airplane rose off the ground.


sizes

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

What sizes do these shoes come in?

I have different sizes of boxes for different things.


sizes

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


rib

The ribs are a number of bones just below the shoulder that wrap around the top of the torso that protect the lungs and heart.

A broken rib is generally treated by putting a bandage several times around the chest and the back.


rib

rib (canonical)
ribs (third-person singular)
ribbed (past)
ribbed (past participle)
ribbing (present participle)

When you rib someone, you gently make fun of them.


nonwhite

A person who is not white; a person who is not Caucasian.


nonwhite

nonwhite (positive)
more nonwhite (comparative)
most nonwhite (superlative)

Not white; being any color other than white.

I don't care what color we paint the room as long as it's nonwhite.


age

Something's age is how long it has existed or been alive; how old something is.

The boy said he was age five.

Scott is showing his age.

The 1960s was a new age in music.


age

age (canonical)
ages (third-person singular)
aged (past)
aged (past participle)
aging (present participle)

Lillian has aged gracefully.


happen

happen (canonical)
happens (third-person singular)
happened (past)
happened (past participle)
happening (present participle)

if something happens, it starts or changes without a plan.

Did anything happen at school today?

It may happen to rain today.


happens

The third-person singular form of happen.

What a coincidence. It just so happens to be my birthday today, too.

If anyone happens to return my wallet, please call me.

Don't worry about it. It happens all the time.


official

official (positive)
more official (comparative)
most official (superlative)

Something that is official is approved by some authority.

The letter was an official document from the president.


official

An official is a person who has certain authority.

That government official collects taxes.


stayed

stay (canonical)
stays (third-person singular)
stayed (past)
stayed (past participle)
staying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of stay.

I stayed at my friends house last night.


Bangalore

Bangalore is the state capital of Karnataka, India.


mall

A mall is a shopping center where there are many stores that are all in one building.

My friends and I like to go to the mall.

A mall is a planned open grassy area near important buildings or landmarks.

The Mall is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.


unavailable

unavailable (positive)
more unavailable (comparative)
most unavailable (superlative)

If something is unavailable, it does not exist or you cannot use it.

We can't answer the question because the needed information is unavailable at this time.

The manager is unavailable for comment right now.


prepare

prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

When we prepare something, we get it ready.

The mother prepared food for the meal.

We must hope for the best and prepare for the worst.


talks

The teacher talks to the children sternly when they are naughty.


talks

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

The talks by the teacher were all very long.


wore

wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)


labor

Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.

The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials.

Labor are the people who do this kind of work.

There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry.

Labor is the process a pregnant woman goes through when she is giving birth.

She was in labor for more than 12 hours before her baby was born.

Her labor was painful and slow. The doctors had to give her medicines to speed up her labor.

Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Labor won the election.


labor

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

He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.

If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.


bought

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

The past tense and past participle of buy.

I bought gasoline for my car yesterday at the gas station.


fair

fair (positive)
fairer (comparative)
fairest (superlative)

Something is fair when it seems right or is done for a good purpose.

A law is fair when good people are not hurt by it.

To pay every person the same for working on the same job is only fair.

Those people who have light skin color are called fair.

He was fair skin, because he never went into the sun.

If the weather is fair, it is good and it is not raining. If it is day, the sun can be seen.

If dice are fair any number has an equal chance of coming up.


fair

A fair is a special event where people come to have fun and learn something.

There are games and shows at the fair that is held every year.


alternatives

alternative (singular)
alternatives (plural)

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


post

Post is the letters and parcels that you send to other people.

There's no post today because it's a Sunday.

The new book arrived in the post.

A post is a tall rod or stick. Examples are a sign post, a lamp post, and a goal post.


post

post (canonical)
posts (third-person singular)
posted (past)
posted (past participle)
posting (present participle)

If you post something, you send it through the post.

I posted a birthday card to him last week.

If you post a message, you add it to a website or discussion board.

I posted a reply to your comment on the website.


post

Post the test results becoming public, there were many complaints.


channel

A channel is a path that carries or directs flow or movement, especially of TV & radio signals and water.

He only watches two television news channels.

The bottom and sides ("banks") of a river or other place where water moves.

The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.

The part of a river where boats can pass.

We have to keep our boat in the channel.

A narrow body of water between two land masses.

The English Channel lies between France and England.

A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.

The guard-rail provided the channel between the downed wire and the tree.

The part that connects a data source to a data sink.

A channel stretches between them.

A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals.

We are using one of the 24 channels.

A path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.

The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.

A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.

Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line.

A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.

KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.

A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.

NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose.

The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.

This chip in this disk drive is the channel device.

The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.

The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel.


channel

channeled (past)
channeled (past participle)
channeling (present participle)
channel (canonical)
channels (third-person singular)
channelled (past)
channelled (past participle)
channelling (present participle)

If you channel something, you direct its flow.

We will channel the cars to the left.

To take on the personality of another person.

When it is my turn to sing Karaoke, I am going to channel Ray Charles.


nouns

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

"Cat", "tree" and "house" are examples of nouns.


alongside

You use alongside to talk about something being beside something else.

You use alongside to talk about something being at the same time as something else.


photographs

photograph (singular)
photographs (plural)

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


verbs

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


pictures

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


pictures

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

The third-person singular form of picture.


painted

paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of paint.


rich

rich (positive)
richer (comparative)
richest (superlative)

When someone is rich, they have a lot of money and things.

Bill Gates is rich because he has 60 billion dollars.

When food is rich, it has a very strong flavor.

This dish is rich tasting.

This simple dish is made richer with the addition of cream.

Adding truffles to this dish will make it the richest dish you've ever tasted.


archipelago

archipelago (singular)
archipelagos or archipelagoes (plural)

An archipelago is a number of islands that are close together.

Ambon is an island in the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago.

/ɑːkɪˈpɛləgəʊ/


accepts

accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of accept.


richest

The superlative form of rich; most rich.


smelling

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)


cuts

cut (canonical)
cuts (third-person singular)
cut (past)
cut (past participle)
cutting (present participle)

She cuts hair for a living.


cuts

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

He only buys expensive cuts of meat.


practises

practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

The third-person singular form of practise.


county

A county is an area of land with a local government, often including a number of towns or cities. It is used differently in different countries.

Hampshire County Council has provided £20,000 to furnish the building.

My grandfather lived his whole life in my home county of Sussex.


like terms

Like terms are things of the same class, or kind.

Like terms are two words that mean the same thing.

Like terms are terms that contain the same variables raised to the same power.

In 5xy³+3=6xy³-3, the like terms are 5xy³ and 6xy³.


format

The format of some writing is the way it is organized: the size and colour of the letters, the way it is divided into parts, the kind of words used.

What format do you want the report written in?

The format of some writing is the kind of computer program you need to be able to read it.

I can't read that page you sent me. My computer doesn't read that format.

Something's format is its style, type, organisation, etc.

The format of the meeting will be quite casual.


format

format (canonical)
formats (third-person singular)
formatted (past)
formatted (past participle)
formatting (present participle)

Someone formats some writing when make it have a particular format.

How should I format the report?

Someone formats a computer disk when they prepare a disk for writing and reading.

You need to format the disk before you can copy those files onto it.


foods

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

What are your favorite foods to eat?


muscles

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


muscles

muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of muscle.


subordinate

subordinate (positive)
more subordinate (comparative)
most subordinate (superlative)

If something is subordinate, it is less important than someone or something else.

Keeping our natural world healthy remains subordinate to the health of the economy.

In society a dominant group often ignores the wishes of subordinate groups.


subordinate

subordinate (singular)
subordinates (plural)

A subordinate is someone who is at a lower position in an organization.

A good manager will talk with her subordinates before making most decisions.


subordinate

subordinate (canonical)
subordinates (third-person singular)
subordinated (past)
subordinated (past participle)
subordinating (present participle)

If you subordinate x to y, you give less importance to x and more to y.

When he fell in love, everything else was subordinated to it.


selling

sell (canonical)
sells (third-person singular)
sold (past)
sold (past participle)
selling (present participle)


unusual

unusual (positive)
more unusual (comparative)
most unusual (superlative)

If something is unusual, it is not what you expect. It is not an everyday thing or happening.

It was a warm night, unusual for mid Winter.

With his bright pink hair, he was most unusual to look at.

It is not unusual for him to be late.


stay

stay (canonical)
stays (third-person singular)
stayed (past)
stayed (past participle)
staying (present participle)

When you stay somewhere, you do not move from there.

Whenever I am tired I stay in bed.

He stayed at our house for two weeks.


stay

A stay is a period of time when someone does not move from a location.

He had a stay in the country for a year.


finest

fine (positive)
finer (comparative)
finest (superlative)

The superlative form of fine; most fine.

You use (a city's) finest for police officers.

Fifty of New York City's finest were at the banquet.


easy

easy (positive)
easier (comparative)
easiest (superlative)

If something is easy, it does not need much skill or effort.

The teacher gave an easy test to her students.

If something is easy, it is comfortable.

I had to get out of my easy chair in order to open the door for our guests.

Since I am well taken care of, I can sleep easy tonight.


easy

If you do something easy, you do slowly, without effort, calmly.

Take it easy. (See also take it easy.)

Move it nice and easy, so it doesn't break.


bulk

The bulk of something is the largest part of it.

The bulk of the shipment was headed for Toronto.

The great bulk of crime has always involved stealing of one kind or another.

Someone or something's bulk is its size or amount, especially if it is large.

She took a deep breath, and, enormously grateful for the solid bulk of Leo at her back, she stepped inside.

If you sell something in bulk, it is not individually packaged.

I usually buy nuts at the bulk food store.

If you buy something in bulk, you buy large amounts.

The store offers discounts for buying in bulk.

A bulk is an item that is moved about like cargo.


bulk

bulk (canonical)
bulks (third-person singular)
bulked (past)
bulked (past participle)
bulking (present participle)

If something bulks, it appears to be big in size.

If you bulk something, you increase its' size; you expand it.


grandfather

grandfather (singular)
grandfathers (plural)

A grandfather is the father of a person or animal's parent.

My grandfather was very old when I was still a boy.


grandfather

grandfather (canonical)
grandfathers (third-person singular)
grandfathered (past)
grandfathered (past participle)
grandfathering (present participle)

When someone is grandfathered, it can continue doing or having something when a new law doesn't allow it.

The new laws don't allow buildings that are over 50 feet tall, but the skyscrapers that already exist are grandfathered, so they can stay taller than 50 feet.


hurried

hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hurry.


type

A type is one thing or a group of things that are all members of a larger group because of some similarity.

I use the same type of camera at work.

It's very hard to see the differences between the two types of bird.

This type of snake is not dangerous to people.

A type is a person who is like people from a particular group who are all similar in some way.

He's not the usually football type.

Type is letters that have been printed by a machine.

The type in this book is too small to read.

Type is the blocks of metal with raised letters used to print text.

With Gutenberg's movable type printing, books could be made using less money.


type

type (canonical)
types (third-person singular)
typed (past)
typed (past participle)
typing (present participle)

If you type something, you write it using a keyboard.

I typed up the letter very quickly, so I hope there are no mistakes.

Please, type in your user name and password.

I don't want handwriting. Please, type it.

I can't type with all my fingers.

If you type something, you put it into a particular group because of some group similarity.

The Red Cross collects the blood and the technicians in the hospitals cross and type it.


has

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

He has breakfast at 7:00.


has

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


dos

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

We went to the salon and got new dos. Do you like them?


risen

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)


vote

A vote is a formal way of choosing things that are controlled by the majority.

Let's take a vote for a new president!

A vote is the decision of one person in an election.

I give my vote for the bill.


vote

vote (canonical)
votes (third-person singular)
voted (past)
voted (past participle)
voting (present participle)

If you vote, you show your support for choosing a person or idea by raising your hand, marking a piece of paper, etc.

My brother votes for the Democrats.

I voted to oppose the new property tax.


wanted

want (canonical)
wants (third-person singular)
wanted (past)
wanted (past participle)
wanting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of want.


wanted

wanted (positive)
more wanted (comparative)
most wanted (superlative)

If a person is wanted, they are being looked for by the police for commiting a crime.


talking

talk (canonical)
talks (third-person singular)
talked (past)
talked (past participle)
talking (present participle)


flashlights

flashlight (singular)
flashlights (plural)

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

Quick, grab some flashlights! The power went out again!


finer

The comparative form of fine; more fine.


sixes

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

I rolled sixes and got to move ahead 12 spaces on the board.


rules

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


rules

rule (canonical)
rules (third-person singular)
ruled (past)
ruled (past participle)
ruling (present participle)


agents

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


loonie

A loonie is a coin that is one Canadian dollar.

I need a loonie for the drink machine.


address

An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.


address

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

If you address a person, you refer to them using a name or title.

You will address me as Sir from now on.

If you address a group, you talk in front of it.

The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.

If you address a letter, you write an address on it.

She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."


smelled

smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of smell.


as for

with respect to; in reference to; regarding


intelligent

intelligent (positive)
more intelligent (comparative)
most intelligent (superlative)

If you are intelligent, you can understand difficult ideas easily and think clearly.

Any intelligent person should be able to understand this.

Today's children are more intelligent than children in the past.

Baboons are highly intelligent animals and learn to meet their needs in many different ways.

If an idea or something said is intelligent, it shows good understanding and clear thinking.

That's probably the most intelligent comment I've heard today.

If another living thing or a machine is intelligent, it can think in ways that are similar to us.

We will not likely find intelligent life of other planets.


build

build (canonical)
builds (third-person singular)
built (past)
built (past participle)
building (present participle)

If you build something, you make it out of pieces of other things.

I built the house with wood and stone.

When the old bridge was built, the cars were slower.

It's not easy to find the people who build bombs.

We drove down the newly built roads.

If you build something, you make it bigger, stronger, or better.

This is a new idea that others can build upon.

This plan gives us a foundation on which to build better, long-term water-sharing agreements.

Baseball players drink milk to build muscles.

The school is building a reputation for good teaching.


build

He was a man of medium build with short hair.

A build is a version of a computer program.

I downloaded the latest build last night to test it.

A build is a structure you create in a video game, especially a sandbox video game.


coherence

Coherence is the property of being connected, especially of ideas.

Even if the story lacks logical coherence, it is still a fun film to watch.

Teachers need to help the learner to achieve a genuine sense of coherence across the subjects.

We studied loneliness and coherence among Children with learning problems.


taking

take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)


taking

The takings of a business is the cash or money they received or earned.


mountains

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


gives

give (canonical)
gives (third-person singular)
gave (past)
given (past participle)
giving (present participle)


sciences

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


drunk

drunk (positive)
drunker (comparative)
drunkest (superlative)

If someone is drunk, they have taken in too much alcohol.

After he left the restaurant, he was so drunk he couldn't walk.


drunk

drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

What is the most water you have drunk at one time?


drunk

A drunk is a person who often drinks too much alcohol.

Two drunks were fighting in the street last night.


paints

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


paints

paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of paint.


nonwhites

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

There is sometimes discrimination against nonwhites by whites.


begging

beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

She's been begging him for years to put the toilet seat down when he's done.


acting

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

An acting director, president, head, etc. is in the position until the regular person returns to the job.

He was the acting chairperson for the committee when Tim went for surgery.


fast

fast (positive)
faster (comparative)
fastest (superlative)

When you are fast, you can move a in very short time.

The horse ran very fast.


fast

fast (canonical)
fasts (third-person singular)
fasted (past)
fasted (past participle)
fasting (present participle)

You fast when you don't eat for a long time.

In many religions people fast for a day or more.


fast

A fast is an act of not eating for a period of time.

He was very hungry after the fast.


daughters

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


minors

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

Children are considered minors by the law.

I graduated college with a major in Political Science and minors in Business and Spanish.


trust

trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

When you trust someone, you do not doubt them. You believe that someone is honest and will not cause harm. You believe you can rely on them.

I trust all of my friends.

We trust in the goodness of others.


trust

Your parents have trust in you.

Your money is put in a trust when you put your money under the control of someone else.

The parents put the children's money in a trust at the bank until they reach the age of 18.


appear

appear (canonical)
appears (third-person singular)
appeared (past)
appeared (past participle)
appearing (present participle)

If something appears a certain way, it looks or seems that way.

At first glance, this would appear to be true.

The problems appear likely to continue.

School size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores.

If something appears, it comes into sight.

She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lars appeared next to her.

If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it.

He has appeared in over 100 movies.

The word appears nowhere in this book.

His articles have appeared in the New York Times.


reads

read (canonical)
reads (third-person singular)
read (past)
read (past participle)
reading (present participle)


reads

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


outsourcing

outsource (canonical)
outsources (third-person singular)
outsourced (past)
outsourced (past participle)
outsourcing (present participle)


surprised

surprised (positive)
more surprised (comparative)
most surprised (superlative)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


surprised

surprise (canonical)
surprises (third-person singular)
surprised (past)
surprised (past participle)
surprising (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of surprise.


learn

learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learnt (past)
learnt (past participle)
learning (present participle)

When you learn something, you start to know how to do things that you didn't know before.

I'm going to learn English!

Martha is learning to play the piano.

When you learn something, you start to know something that you didn't know before.

I've just learned that I've been adopted.

When you learn, you start to know more than you knew before.

You have to learn from your own mistakes.


suspicions

suspicion (singular)
suspicions (plural)

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

The police had suspicions that she might be involved in the murder.


worst

good (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

My mistake was bad, but hers was the worst of all.

Well, you've seen me at my worst.

After a week we began to fear the worst.


worst

worst (canonical)
worsts (third-person singular)
worsted (past)
worsted (past participle)
worsting (present participle)


blanks

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


blanks

blank (canonical)
blanks (third-person singular)
blanked (past)
blanked (past participle)
blanking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blank.


something

I'm going to wear something today.

Isn't something going to happen?

You're really something!


something

something (singular)
somethings (plural)

A something is a quality that is difficult to identify.

This beer has a certain something that I enjoy.


summaries

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

I just hate writing book summaries for my English class.


gerund-participle

gerund-participle (singular)
gerund-participles (plural)

A gerund-participle is a verb form that ends in -ing.

In the following examples, the gerund-participle is underlined:

Breaking the rules is bad.

They are helping her.


trees

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


trees

tree (canonical)
trees (third-person singular)
treed (past)
treed (past participle)
treeing (present participle)


helping verb

helping verb (singular)
helping verbs (plural)

Helping verb is another word for auxiliary verb.


argue

argue (canonical)
argues (third-person singular)
argued (past)
argued (past participle)
arguing (present participle)

If you argue with someone, you debate, disagree or talk about your differing ideas.

If you argue with someone, you have an argument with them.


pelvis

pelvis (singular)
pelves or pelvises (plural)

The pelvis is a group of bones around the lower torso that form the hip.

Older people often fall and break their pelvis.


games

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


games

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)


suggest

suggest (canonical)
suggests (third-person singular)
suggested (past)
suggested (past participle)
suggesting (present participle)

If a person says an option, he or she is suggesting.

I suggest that we go to the mall.


panel

A panel is a flat piece of wood or other material, used as part of a wall or on the side of something.

The house has aluminium panels covering the outside.

A panel is a group of people who come together at a table to talk or to judge, usually in front of many other people.

The panel made a decision that Paul had won the dance contest.

I went to listen to a panel talking about global warming.


panel

panelled (past)
panelled (past participle)
panelling (present participle)
panel (canonical)
panels (third-person singular)
paneled (past)
paneled (past participle)
paneling (present participle)


piece

A piece is a part of something that can be or has been separated from it.

The man cut a piece of meat and a piece of cake for dinner.

I own a piece of land in the country.

A piece is one example of a class or set of things.

He put a piece of wood on the fire.

Can I have a piece of paper to write on?

A piece is something that is made by an artist.

The piece of music was beautiful.

I thought his earlier pieces were more creative than his more recent stuff.

In board games, a piece is an object that can be moved to mark your position.

There are six types of chess pieces in the game of chess: the pawn, the knight, the bishop, the rook, the queen, and the king.


piece

piece (canonical)
pieces (third-person singular)
pieced (past)
pieced (past participle)
piecing (present participle)

If you piece something together, you use bring together enough information to understand something.

They gathered enough information to piece together the family history.

If you piece something together, you put the pieces together.

The scientists moved their shop to an empty parking lot to piece together all the bones.


governments

government (singular)
governments (plural)

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

Many governments are democracies, but there are also many dictatorships.


closed

close (canonical)
closes (third-person singular)
closed (past)
closed (past participle)
closing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of close.


closed

The store is closed on the weekends.

I used a closed source to write the article.


painting

paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)


painting

A painting is a picture that is painted.

A painting of the president hung on the wall.


modal verb

modal verb (singular)
modal verbs (plural)

A modal verb is a verb that shows mood. Modal verbs include can, may, might, dare, must, ought, shall, should, will, would, and so on.

In the following examples, the modal verb is underlined:


offset

offset (canonical)
offsets (third-person singular)
offset (past)
offset (past participle)
offsetting (present participle)

If x offsets y, the loss (because) of y is balanced by x.

The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.

Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.

The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.

If you offset x against y, you compare of contrast them.

All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.

The past tense and past participle of offset.


offset

An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.

A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.

The image produced by this kind of printing.

An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.


behind

When something is behind a second thing, the first thing is in back of the second.

The ball is behind the box.

When something is behind, it is toward the rear.

The man stayed behind.

A thing is behind when it happened in the past.

We left that worry behind.


behind

Your behind is your butt, the buttocks, or bum.

He was told he would get a kick on the behind if he kept being naughty

In Australian rules football, a behind is the same as one point, scored if the ball goes between the tall goal post and the short behind post.

He tried to kick a goal, but the ball went wide and he only got a behind.


wings

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


wings

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


surface

The surface of an object is the outside of the thing.

The surface of the earth is very large.

The surface of a liquid is the top of it.

The surface of the lake was smooth.


surface

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

When a thing surfaces, it comes to the top of liquid.

The fish surfaced to get food.

The swimmer surfaced for air.

If information or facts surface, they are revealed or become known.

reports surfaced that claimed the company was under investigation.


begged

beg (canonical)
begs (third-person singular)
begged (past)
begged (past participle)
begging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of beg.

He begged her not to leave.

My dog begged for food off of the table until I finally gave it him.


parts

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


parts

part (canonical)
parts (third-person singular)
parted (past)
parted (past participle)
parting (present participle)


prepared

prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of prepare.


court

A court is where people are tried for crimes.

The bad guy goes to court to stand before the judge.

A court is an open space where certain games are played.

Tennis is played on a court.

A court is where a sovereign (a king or queen), prince, or nobleman live; a palace.

The noblemen visited the queen in her court.


court

court (canonical)
courts (third-person singular)
courted (past)
courted (past participle)
courting (present participle)

When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.

The boy sent flowers to court the girl.


amid

You use amid to talk about something happening at the same time as many other things.

Amid all the riots during the blackout, many stores were looted.

You use amid to talk about something being in the middle of something else.


pursues

pursue (canonical)
pursues (third-person singular)
pursued (past)
pursued (past participle)
pursuing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pursue.


call

call (canonical)
calls (third-person singular)
called (past)
called (past participle)
calling (present participle)

If you call someone, you contact them using a telephone.

Can you call me tonight at about 8:00?

We called 911 and the police came in five minutes.

I can't talk now. I'll call back later.

If you call to someone, you use your voice to make them notice you.

I can't see you. Call out to me so I can find you.

If you call someone or something x, you say they are x.

If you ever tell anyone that, I'll call you a liar.

The kids at school called him an asshole.

Nobody would even call him good-looking.

They called it the most important hockey game ever.

If somebody is called something, that is their name.

Their daughter's called Mai.

She's a beautiful baby. What do you call her?

If you call somebody somewhere, you ask or tell them to come there.

She called me to her office.

If you call a meeting, a stop, etc., you say you want one to happen.

I've called a meeting for tomorrow, and I'd like you to be there.

Coach Dan Bylsma called a timeout to give his five players a rest.


call

A call is a time when you use the telephone to contact someone.

After she made the phone call, she left the office.

I received three calls about the car I was selling.

I paid a call to a friend.

The doctor does not do house calls.

He heard a call from the other side of the room.

Cuckoo birds have a unique call.


standing

stand (canonical)
stands (third-person singular)
stood (past)
stood (past participle)
standing (present participle)


standing

A standing committee, order, etc. is one that is permanent.


standing

The standing of a person is the position or reputation they have in a society or profession.

The standing of a person is the duration they have been in a position.


individuals

individual (singular)
individuals (plural)

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

Many individuals believe it's important to recycle.

Some individuals will be coming in this afternoon to get information about the program.


colours

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


colours

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

The third-person singular form of colour.


fit

fit (canonical)
fits (third-person singular)
fitted (past)
fitted (past participle)
fitting (present participle)

When you fit something, you match a thing for size, shape or other qualities.

They fitted his hat.

When a thing fits, it is a good match for something.

These shoes fit me very well.


fit

fit (positive)
fitter (comparative)
fittest (superlative)

When you are fit, you are healthy and able to do a task.

After he slept he looked very fit.


fit

When you have a fit, you have a sudden emotion.

He hit the man in a fit of rage.

If you have a fit, your body moves very quickly without your control.

The man had a fit of epilepsy.

I suddenly had a coughing fit that I could not stop.


exercise

Exercise is a physical activity to make your body stronger.

Losing some weight and doing more exercise will improve your looks.

The doctor gave me some exercises to strengthen my back.

Roll over and repeat the whole exercise with the other leg.

Exercise is an activity that helps develop a skill.

The next exercise is on page 57 in the textbook.

My piano teacher gave me a number of new exercises for the left hand.

An exercise is an activity for a specific purpose.

Her speech the next day was an exercise in damage control.


exercise

exercise (canonical)
exercises (third-person singular)
exercised (past)
exercised (past participle)
exercising (present participle)

If you exercise your power, your rights, etc. you use them.

It's no longer true that men exercise all the power, and women just follow.

The police are to continue to exercise control over the crowd.

If you exercise, you do physical activity to make your body stronger.

We exercised in the gym.

I've been exercising my back regularly and it doesn't hurt anymore.

She exercised the horses in the yard all morning.


rising

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)


classical music

Classical western music is music in a particular style that was written and played from about 1730 through 1820 after the Baroque period and before the Romantic period.

Perhaps, the best known classical composer was Mozart.


bias

bias (singular)
biases or biasses (plural)

A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal.

There is strong evidence of a bias towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.

They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political bias.

The bias is the diagonal direction, especially in cloth.

The neckline was cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric.


bias

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

If you bias something, you unfairly make one result more likely than another.

Sexism in language biases experience constantly towards the male sex.

By not providing this information, you bias the results.


average

average (positive)
more average (comparative)
most average (superlative)

To be average is to be not one extreme or another.

In football, he is an average player.


average

An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.

The average size of a family in America is about two or three.

The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.


average

average (canonical)
averages (third-person singular)
averaged (past)
averaged (past participle)
averaging (present participle)

:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


soaps

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


soaps

soap (canonical)
soaps (third-person singular)
soaped (past)
soaped (past participle)
soaping (present participle)


expresses

express (canonical)
expresses (third-person singular)
expressed (past)
expressed (past participle)
expressing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of express.

She expresses herself through her poetry and art.


better

good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

The comparative form of good; more good.

I am a better person than you are.


better

well (positive)
better (comparative)
Superlativebest

The comparative form of well; more well.

Are you feeling better?


better

better (canonical)
betters (third-person singular)
bettered (past)
bettered (past participle)
bettering (present participle)

I intend to better my situation by going back to school.


better

Someone or something who is superior to another.

I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.


matches

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

Don't let the matches get wet or we'll never be able to start a fire.


matches

match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of match.

This store matches prices on all of their furniture; if you find a better price at another store, they'll match it.

I'm not sure this shirt matches these pants.


sides

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


sides

side (canonical)
sides (third-person singular)
sided (past)
sided (past participle)
siding (present participle)


lasts

last (canonical)
lasts (third-person singular)
lasted (past)
lasted (past participle)
lasting (present participle)


divide

divide (canonical)
divides (third-person singular)
divided (past)
divided (past participle)
dividing (present participle)

When you divide a thing you separate it into two or more other things.

The children divide their books so they all have at least one.

When you divide one number into another, you are computing into how many equal parts one number can be separated from the other.

2 divides into 6 exactly 3 times.

Six divided by two is three.

When a thing divides, it changes from one to more than one.

The river divided into two.


divide

A divide is a place where two or more things are separated.

There is a divide between the those who have money and those who are poor.


sells

sell (canonical)
sells (third-person singular)
sold (past)
sold (past participle)
selling (present participle)


wears

wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)


wears

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


portion

We need to put more signs up in this portion of the city.

A portion is an amount of food for one person.

Each portion has six meatballs.


portion

portion (canonical)
portions (third-person singular)
portioned (past)
portioned (past participle)
portioning (present participle)

If you portion something out, you give parts of it to different people.

They portioned out the water among them.


sold

The past tense and past participle of sell.


accumulation

accumulation (singular)
accumulations (plural)

An accumulation of something, is a number or amount of it that has come together over time.

The failure to pump leads to an accumulation of blood in the heart.

There was an accumulation of dirt on the part of the floor people were walking on.

Accumulation is the process of bringing things together.

The process of salt accumulation in the soil speeds up under poor watering conditions.

Private investment helped to boost capital accumulation.


units

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

"Mile", "degree", "gram" and "liter" are all units of measurement.


growing

grow (canonical)
grows (third-person singular)
grew (past)
grown (past participle)
growing (present participle)


notice

notice (canonical)
notices (third-person singular)
noticed (past)
noticed (past participle)
noticing (present participle)

If you notice something, you become aware of it.

You didn't even notice that I cut my hair.

When the cook changed, I noticed the difference right away.

I've looked at her a thousand times, but I'd never noticed her green eyes before.

"Did you see the mistakes?" "No, I'm afraid I didn't notice.

I couldn't help noticing that you look lost. Can I help?


notice

She asked for help, but they took no notice of her.

When the changed were made, we didn't take much notice.

The mistake escaped notice for almost three years.

A notice is a piece of paper with information or a warning.

She sent us a notice about the change of dates.

Notice is information that you give to someone.

The shop closed without any notice.


payments

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

Please be sure to send your payments in on time.


aeroplanes

aeroplane (singular)
aeroplanes (plural)

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


gaming

game (canonical)
games (third-person singular)
gamed (past)
gamed (past participle)
gaming (present participle)


gaming

Playing games, especially betting games.

Las Vegas is famous for its gaming.


surgeons

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

The surgeons are getting ready for the surgery.


pronoun

Pronoun is a closed class of nouns that usually refers to another noun (see here for a list).


holidays

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


holidays

holiday (canonical)
holidays (third-person singular)
holidayed (past)
holidayed (past participle)
holidaying (present participle)

The third-person singular form of holiday.


sarcasms

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

Your sarcasms don't impress me.


seventy

ordinal seventieth) Seventy is the number that is after 69 and before 71.

To drive seventy miles per hour is too fast in the city.


seventy

Seventy is ten less than eighty and ten more than sixty.

My father is seventy.


ahead

You use ahead to talk about something that is in front of you or in the future.


prepares

prepare (canonical)
prepares (third-person singular)
prepared (past)
prepared (past participle)
preparing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of prepare.


restore

restore (canonical)
restores (third-person singular)
restored (past)
restored (past participle)
restoring (present participle)

If you restore a state, feeling, or ability that has been lost, you make that possible or normal again.

Police were sent to restore order after an attack on May 4.

The government attempted to restore confidence by announcing tougher laws.

With a simple operation, doctors were able to restore his hearing.

If you restore something, you make it go back to the way it was.

The school is restoring the buildings that were damaged in the fire.

Art experts are working to restore the painting to its original condition.

If you restore something, you put or give it back.

The lost child was restored to her parents by police.

Management has restored the extra vacation time.


penguins

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


words

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


words

word (canonical)
words (third-person singular)
worded (past)
worded (past participle)
wording (present participle)


photograph

photograph (singular)
photographs (plural)

A photograph is a picture that is created by a camera digitally or on film.

The photograph of the event won a Pulitzer Prize.


photograph

photograph (canonical)
photographs (third-person singular)
photographed (past)
photographed (past participle)
photographing (present participle)

If you take a photograph of someone or something, you take a photograph of it.

He photographed the wedding for them.


maps

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


maps

map (canonical)
maps (third-person singular)
mapped (past)
mapped (past participle)
mapping (present participle)


best

good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

The superlative form of good; most good.

William is the best football player on our team.
Synonym: top

Antonym: worst

You are the best.

It's best if you go now.


best

The superlative form of well; most well.

I'm feeling the best that I have in a while.
Antonym: worst


best

I did my best.


best

best (canonical)
bests (third-person singular)
bested (past)
bested (past participle)
besting (present participle)

To do better, especially in a competition.

I bested my high score on the game.


controversies

controversy (singular)
controversies (plural)

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

There are many controversies surrounding religion and politics.


Augusts

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

This is one of the hottest Augusts we've had in a long time.


dads

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

Not all dads read to their children.


rises

rise (canonical)
rises (third-person singular)
rose (past)
risen (past participle)
rising (present participle)


barring

bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)

/ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


barring

Barring a big change in popular opinion, he should become the next president.

Nothing barring a major disaster can stop her.

/ˈbɑːrɪŋ(ɡ)/


practising

practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)


letters

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


inks

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

There are many different colored inks for you to choose from.

Some inks are natural, while others are man-made.


inks

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

That tattoo artist inks 10 people a day.


auxiliary verb

auxiliary verb (singular)
auxiliary verbs (plural)

An auxiliary verb is a verb that works with another verb to show the tense, aspect, mood, or voice. Here is a list of auxiliary verbs.

In the following examples, the auxiliary verb is underlined:

Do you often go to the store?

I am walking to the store.

I have walked to the store.

Can you walk to the store?


colors

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


colors

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

The third-person singular form of color.


ants

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


student

A student is person who studies a subject, especially in a school.

I am a student at the school.

She is a straight-A student from a good family.

He teaches learning-disabled (LD) students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Many first-year law students don't make it to second year.

It became the most popular course on campus, enrolling 1400 students.

Teachers try to help each student, whether they are a gifted student or a student having trouble.

Thousands of academically strong students are rejected by universities every year.

The program is open to all undergraduates and graduate students at the university.

The school can deal with students with a variety of disabilities.

The faculty, staff and students need to work together.

They worries about the lack of achievement demonstrated by the students.

Learning takes place between students through interaction with one another.

A student person who is very interested in a subject.

He's a student of the game and can answer any baseball question you ask.


amongst

In or into. We say "between" 2 other things, but amongst 3 or more other things.

She was amongst her friends.

Divide the candy amongst yourselves.


replaces

replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of replace.

She replaces the water filter once a month so it doesn't get too dirty.


practices

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


practices

practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of practice.


part of speech

part of speech (singular)
parts of speech (plural)

The parts of speech are a traditional grouping of word classes into: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, interjection, conjunction, and sometimes article.

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carted

cart (canonical)
carts (third-person singular)
carted (past)
carted (past participle)
carting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cart.


spouse

John is my spouse. I married John, in 1999.

Susan is the wife of Paul. She is Paul's spouse.


practised

The third-person singular form of practise.


allows

allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of allow.


queens

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


queens

queen (canonical)
queens (third-person singular)
queened (past)
queened (past participle)
queening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of queen.


shocks

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


shocks

shock (canonical)
shocks (third-person singular)
shocked (past)
shocked (past participle)
shocking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shock.


cows

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

I have two cows on my farm so that I can have fresh milk.


participle

participle (singular)
participles (plural)

A participle is a form of a verb that has not been tensed. The expression headed by a participle is used either as a complement or as an adjunct.

In the following sentences, the underlined word is a participle:

boiling water is very hot.

The used book had a dirty cover.

I was studying English when you called this morning.

I have walked on this street many times.

The table is supported by four legs.

Without thinking, he ran down the street.


barred

The past tense and past participle of bar.


shoulders

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


shoulders

shoulder (canonical)
shoulders (third-person singular)
shouldered (past)
shouldered (past participle)
shouldering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of shoulder.


often

often (positive)
more often (comparative)
Superlativemost often

When something happens often, that means that it happens many times and frequently.

I drink a lot of water and need to urinate often.

How often do you exercise?

I often visit my elderly aunt Grace.

It's often difficult to learn a new language.


bottles

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


bottles

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

The third-person singular form of bottle.


although

You use although to show that an idea is surprising or different from another idea.

We decided to take rooms in Longwood house, although we knew we could not really afford the rent there.


boarded

board (canonical)
boards (third-person singular)
boarded (past)
boarded (past participle)
boarding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of board.


wikis

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

Wikipedia and Wiktionary are wikis.


penguin

A penguin is a sea bird that cannot fly.

We went to the Zoo to see the penguins.


agreeing

agree (canonical)
agrees (third-person singular)
agreed (past)
agreed (past participle)
agreeing (present participle)


around

If x is around y, y is in the middle and x is on all sides of y.

The moon circles around the Earth.

The fence was built around the house.


apart

If two things are apart, there is space between them.

Scientists theorize that Pangaea drifted apart into the different continents that exist on Earth today.

You use something apart to leave that thing out of the topic.

The lies apart, they're good workers.


grandson

Someone's grandson is the son of their son or daughter.

My son, John, has a son named George. George is my grandson.

My daughter, Mary, just had a baby boy. He is my grandson.

I have two grandsons, Bob and Phil. They are the sons of my daughter.


abandoned

abandon (canonical)
abandons (third-person singular)
abandoned (past)
abandoned (past participle)
abandoning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of abandon.

After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.


afterwards

If something happens afterwards, it happens after the time that you are talking about.


shouldered

The past tense and past participle of shoulder.


amidst

If something is amidst other things, it is in the middle of them.

She saw the moon rising above the open sea amidst flying clouds.

If something happens amidst other things, it happens at the same time as them.

Amdist all the packing and moving, she still had to study.


along

If one thing happens along with another, they go together.

Along with his daughter, he is studying French.

She gave him a shirt along with the pants.

If you go along with something, you agree with or follow it.

We're going to go along with your plan.

You use along to show movement from one end of a long thing towards the other end.

Along the road were just a few cars.

They walked to school, and along the way, she told him about her idea.

If something was true all along, it's true from the beginning.

He knew the real story all along.

If two people get along, they are friendly with each other.

I don't go to her house because we don't get along.


practiced

practiced (positive)
more practiced (comparative)
most practiced (superlative)

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 This short section needs someone to add to it.


practiced

The past tense and past participle of practice.


bars

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


bars

bar (canonical)
bars (third-person singular)
barred (past)
barred (past participle)
barring (present participle)


cricket

Cricket is a sport played with a bat and ball.


pushing

push (canonical)
pushes (third-person singular)
pushed (past)
pushed (past participle)
pushing (present participle)


handed

hand (canonical)
hands (third-person singular)
handed (past)
handed (past participle)
handing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hand.

The nurse handed the scalpel to the doctor so he could make the cut.

He handed the ball to his teammate.

My mom handed me some potatoes and asked me to help her peel them.


pushed

The past tense and past participle of push.


centre

The centre of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.

The president and his problems continue to take centre stage in the news.

She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.

A centre is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.

They have opened a large shopping centre in Taipei.

The team was staying at the US Olympic training centre.

Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking centre.

Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control have found a new virus.

The town centre is the place in the town where most of the shops are.

In politics, the centre is the position that is not politically right or left.

In sports, a centre is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.


centre

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

If you centre something, you move it towards the centre.


agrees

The third-person singular form of agree.


flew

fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

I flew into Chicago from Atlanta this morning.

Oh my gosh! That bird just flew into a window!


abandons

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


abandons

The third-person singular form of abandon.


whether

Whether is used to report questions and things that are unknown.

I asked whether she had arrived.

It is impossible to know whether a change would have helped or not.


cutting

cut (canonical)
cuts (third-person singular)
cut (past)
cut (past participle)
cutting (present participle)

He's outside cutting the grass right now.


cutting

A cutting is an area of land that has been dug out of a hill for a road or railway.

A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.

A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.


cutting

cutting (positive)
more cutting (comparative)
most cutting (superlative)


accepted

accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accept.