lane

A lane is one part of the road that cars traveling in one direction stay in, usually divided by white or yellow paint from other lanes.

Widening traffic lanes from 9.5 to 10 or 11 feet reduces car crashes.

In some cities, they have separate bike lanes with their own traffic lights.

It's very annoying when slow drivers stay in the fast lane.

Drivers are supposed to travel on the highway's three lanes and use the shoulders only for emergencies.

Concrete barriers blocked one lane of the street to keep traffic from getting too close to the building.

She sped across three lanes of traffic on I-4 almost hitting two other cars.

A lane is a small country road, also used in the name of many small roads.

We walked slowly along quiet back roads and narrow, tree-lined lanes.

Sur la Table is located at 77 Maiden Lane, San Francisco.


banked

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

The past tense and past participle of bank.


merest

The superlative form of mere; most mere.


needed

need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of need.


cheers

cheer (canonical)
cheers (third-person singular)
cheered (past)
cheered (past participle)
cheering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of cheer.


cheers

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


cheers

To good health! Cheers!

"I'm off to class, see ya later." "Cheers!"

"Let me buy you a drink." "Really? Cheers!"


ceramic

A hard material that is easily broken; it is made by firing a mineral like clay at a high temperature.

Joan made the dish of ceramic.

Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.

A ceramic vase stood on the table.


crops

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


crops

crop (canonical)
crops (third-person singular)
cropped (past)
cropped (past participle)
cropping (present participle)


achieved

achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of achieve.


astronomies

astronomy (singular)
astronomies (plural)

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


league

A league is a group of sports teams that play against each other.

Rodriguez won the American League most-valuable-player award in 2003 and 2005.

The chances of your son making the National Hockey League are close to zero.

He spent the summer driving around Texas, watching minor league baseball games.

They played in this year's league championship, but lost by six points.

They could win and finish as the best team in the best league.

A league is a group of people who have joined together to promote a similar idea.

The League of Conservation Voters is one of the largest and most political environmental groups in the country.

If you are not in the same league as somebody else, they are much better than or different from you.

The Toyota Corolla is not even in the same league as the beautiful new Jaguar.

If you are out of your league, you're trying something too difficult for you.

If you are in league with somebody, you are working with them, usually in secret and for a bad reason.

A league is a distance of 4,828 metres on land or 5,556 metres at sea.


paradigms

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


beats

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


beats

beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)


acknowledging

acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)


coined

coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of coin.


runs

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


runs

run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)


wipes

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


wipes

wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)


pleasures

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


pleasures

pleasure (canonical)
pleasures (third-person singular)
pleasured (past)
pleasured (past participle)
pleasuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of pleasure.


toyed

toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of toy.


pans

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


pans

pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)


hangs

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)


hangs

hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)


mangos

mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

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


collapses

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


collapses

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

The third-person singular form of collapse.


initiate

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

If you initiate something, you begin it, but other people join in or continue it.

The U.S. military initiated a criminal investigation into the killings in March 2006.

It is important for teachers to think about children's feelings before initiating classroom discussions of certain topics.

In 1978, Deng Xiaoping initiated free-market reforms in China.

Never give out personal information over the phone unless you initiated the contact.

If you initiate someone into something, you give them their first experience with it.

Many of the teens had been initiated into using drugs through their friends.

If you initiate someone into a club or group, you bring them into the group, often with some ceremony.

Last year, more than 150,000 adults were initiated into the Catholic Church in the United States.


initiate

A person who has been through an initiation.

/ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/


needing

need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)


hourly

If something is hourly, then it happens once every hour.

That train stops here hourly.


hourly

An hourly is something that is made every hour.


mere

You use mere to show how small or unimportant something is or seems to be.

A mere 1% increase in pay made little difference.

Humans sing to express feelings beyond mere words.

Teachers are mere mortals with God-like tasks.

The mere existence of oil and gas does not prove this is a good place to drill.

The mere presence of a teacher of the student's own-race positively influences student effort.

The mere mention of her name makes him angry.

The mere fact that medicine is available has led to an more people coming.

An artist is someone who creates something new rather than mere copies.


mayor

A mayor is the government leader of a village, town, or city.

Next November, city council and Mayor Arakawa are up for reelection.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be speaking at a dinner on Tuesday.

After Riordan was elected mayor, he appointed Delgadillo as deputy mayor.

Palin took office as mayor in October 1996.


accesses

access (canonical)
accesses (third-person singular)
accessed (past)
accessed (past participle)
accessing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of access.


accesses

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


creaming

cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)


achieves

achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of achieve.


misdemeanors

misdemeanor (singular)
misdemeanors (plural)

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


acute angles

acute angle (singular)
acute angles (plural)

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


winds

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


winds

wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)


broke

broke (positive)
more broke (comparative)
most broke (superlative)

Sorry, I can't do anything this weekend, I'm broke.

I'm not lending you any more money. You're always broke and you never pay me back.


broke

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


slips

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


slips

slip (canonical)
slips (third-person singular)
slipped (past)
slipped (past participle)
slipping (present participle)


sexiest

sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

The superlative form of sexy; most sexy.


benefits

Benefits are extra things given to employees besides money, like health insurance or vacation time.

Workers are receiving better wages and benefits now.

Benefits are help or support given by the government, like money or medical care, especially to people who need it because of age, lack of job, or health issues.

They want big new government benefits like universal healthcare and free college.

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


benefits

benefited (past)
benefited (past participle)
benefiting (present participle)
benefit (canonical)
benefits (third-person singular)
benefitted (past)
benefitted (past participle)
benefitting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of benefit.


needs

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


pleasing

pleasing (positive)
more pleasing (comparative)
most pleasing (superlative)

If something is pleasing, it gives pleasure, happiness, enjoyment or gratification.


pleasing

please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)


seventh

The seventh thing is the one that is number seven (7) in order.

There are six people in front of me in the queue. I'm the seventh.


seventh

A seventh of something is one of seven equal parts of that thing.

Ten is one seventh of seventy.


sexier

The comparative form of sexy; more sexy.


hawked

hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hawk.


maintains

maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

The third-person singular form of maintain.


coolest

cool (positive)
cooler (comparative)
coolest (superlative)

The superlative form of cool; most cool.


Deism

The religious movement that was popular in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. The movement rejects the supernatural things (like prophecy and miracles) that are common in many religions, along with the holy books that say those supernatural things are real.


baldest

bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

The superlative form of bald; most bald.


submissions

submission (singular)
submissions (plural)

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


multiplying

multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)


buoys

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


buoys

buoy (canonical)
buoys (third-person singular)
buoyed (past)
buoyed (past participle)
buoying (present participle)


brings

bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bring.


perfecting

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


toying

toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)


maintained

The past tense and past participle of maintain.


vented

vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of vent.


feeblest

feeble (positive)
feebler (comparative)
feeblest (superlative)

The superlative form of feeble; most feeble.


labors

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


labors

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

The third-person singular form of labor.


jacket

A jacket is a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over a shirt. A jacket is not as long as a coat.

He took his phone from the pocket of his jacket.

He pulled on his pants, grabbed his leather jacket, and ran out the door.

The girl wore a wool jacket that was so short you could almost see her stomach.

They wore red shirts, or jackets from the English Army.

A jacket is a covering on something such as a book or a record.

Most Oz books don't have their original dust jackets because the books were so well loved.

He slipped the record carefully from the jacket.

A wire to go underground should have a jacket that will not allow water to enter.

We had a meal of potatoes boiled in their jackets, fish, black bread and butter, and pickled beets.


jacket

jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

If you jacket something, you put a jacket on it.


muscling

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


accompanied

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

The past tense and past participle of accompany.


zests

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


zests

zest (canonical)
zests (third-person singular)
zested (past)
zested (past participle)
zesting (present participle)


shared

share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of share.


valves

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


acquires

acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of acquire.


matched

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

The past tense and past participle of match.


displacements

displacement (singular)
displacements (plural)

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


fathering

father (canonical)
fathers (third-person singular)
fathered (past)
fathered (past participle)
fathering (present participle)


undoing

Somebody's undoing is the thing that causes them major problems, causes them to fail, or causes them to be discovered.

He left behind a laptop computer loaded with details that would prove to be his undoing.


undoing

undo (canonical)
undoes (third-person singular)
undid (past)
undone (past participle)
undoing (present participle)


heroines

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


petted

pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pet.


offerings

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


carded

card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of card.


pan

A pan is a metal container usually with one long handle. It is used for cooking.

A normally circular container with sloped sides and a large surface area.


pan

pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

To turn horizontally (especially with a camera).


feels

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


feels

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


dressing

Dressing is a sauce that is put on salads or other foods.

A bread-based food that is put on or around a turkey.

Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

He liked dressing up in fancy costumes.


dressing

dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)


conjugated

conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of conjugate.


twelves

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


boycotts

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


boycotts

boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of boycott.


chased

chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chase.


acquired

The past tense and past participle of acquire.


completed

complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of complete.


chucks

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


chucks

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

The third-person singular form of chuck.


implied

imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of imply.


lawyered

lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of lawyer.


cooled

cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cool.


wined

wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wine.


sharing

share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)


exponent

An exponent is the number of times something is multiplied by itself.

"3" is the exponent in x³.


syllables

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


petting

Petting is the act of kissing, stroking a person in a sexual manner.


levels

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


levels

leveled (past)
leveled (past participle)
leveling (present participle)
level (canonical)
levels (third-person singular)
levelled (past)
levelled (past participle)
levelling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of level.


antiquarians

antiquarian (singular)
antiquarians (plural)

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


beaten

beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)


margin

A margin is the space on the sides of a page where there is no writing.

If you own the book, write notes in the margin.

A margin is the difference between what the winner has and what the loser has.

The team won every game with an average 24-point victory margin per game.

The Board of Education voted by a narrow margin to accept the new standards.

Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent.

A margin is the difference between what a business pays for something and what it sells it for.

The current profit margins on those products run between 55 and 62 percent.

A margin is extra time, room, money, etc. that you plan for in case something needs more.

There's almost no margin for error with the landing the plane.

The extra fuel that was carried along gave us a bit of a safety margin.

A margin of error is the amount that the true value varies from the measured value.

The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

We produce these pieced to be 2.5 meters long, with an overall error margin of 1.4 millimeters.

If somebody is on the margin(s), they are not a central member and have little power.


accommodating

accommodating (positive)
more accommodating (comparative)
most accommodating (superlative)

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/


accommodating

accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

/əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/


humiliations

humiliation (singular)
humiliations (plural)

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

I have many humiliations.


rooms

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


rooms

room (canonical)
rooms (third-person singular)
roomed (past)
roomed (past participle)
rooming (present participle)


venting

vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)


sacrifices

sacrifice (singular)
sacrifices (plural)

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


sacrifices

sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sacrifice.


thrown away

throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)


encounters

encounter (singular)
encounters (plural)

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


encounters

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

The third-person singular form of encounter.


friendlier

friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

The comparative form of friendly; more friendly.


interacting

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)


crowning

crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)


crowning

If something is crowning, it is at the height of what it can be.

That crowning accomplishment was the best you could hope for.


bitten

bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)


parented

parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of parent.


mas

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


nought

What's three quarters as a decimal? Nought point seven five, right?

There are six noughts in one million.


conjugating

conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)


offered

offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of offer.


farthest

farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)


conjugates

The third-person singular form of conjugate.


conjugates

conjugate (singular)
conjugates (plural)

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


lack

If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it doesn't exist at all.

He was frustrated by the lack of progress.

There is a lack of clarity about where the money is to come from.

He was happy with his life, despite his lack of family.

Many parents try to compensate for their lack of time with children by spending money on them.

They cite the lack of seat belts for the injuries.

There's no lack of beaches in Hawai'i.

Her teachers complained about her lack of attention.

Food or the lack thereof could be easily used as a weapon.

South African art museums are suffering from a lack of official funding.

His head ached, mostly due to a lack of food and sleep.

Lack of coordination made the 23 separate anti-gang programs ineffective.

The purpose of this study is to address the relative lack of empirical research on adults.


lack

lack (canonical)
lacks (third-person singular)
lacked (past)
lacked (past participle)
lacking (present participle)

If you lack something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

He lacked the time and expertise to get the job done.

Young people lack the necessary knowledge to make good business decisions.

These materials lack sufficient strength to be used in building.

Some adults lack the basic skills necessary to earn a living.

If you lack for something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

She had never lacked for anything in her life.


sacrificed

The past tense and past participle of sacrifice.


seconding

second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)


wining

wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)


pleases

please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of please.


friendliest

The superlative form of friendly; most friendly.

I think Jennifer is the friendliest person I've ever met. She's always smiling and chatting.


deism

The belief in the existence of God, by or through reason.

The belief in a God or gods who made the universe, then stopped interacting with it.


vents

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


vents

vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)


friendlies

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


breaking

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


seconded

The past tense and past participle of second.


followings

following (singular)
followings (plural)

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


cooling

cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)


completes

complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of complete.


bodies

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

He found the bodies in the shed.


hedged

hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hedge.


bringing

bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

I am bringing the key to you.


foots

foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)


matching

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


interacted

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of interact.


implying

imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)


implies

The third-person singular form of imply.


accommodated

accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of accommodate.


muscled

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

The past tense and past participle of muscle.


muscled

muscled (positive)
more muscled (comparative)
most muscled (superlative)

A muscled person is someone who has large muscles.


Chile

Chile is a country in South America. Its capital is Santiago.

I was born in Chile.


bidding

bid (canonical)
bids (third-person singular)
bid (past)
bid (past participle)
bidding (present participle)


stripe

A long, thin part of something which is a different colour from the parts beside it.

A zebra has black and white stripes.


stripe

stripe (canonical)
stripes (third-person singular)
striped (past)
striped (past participle)
striping (present participle)


square roots

square root (singular)
square roots (plural)

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


doubling

double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)


galaxies

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


soils

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


soils

soil (canonical)
soils (third-person singular)
soiled (past)
soiled (past participle)
soiling (present participle)


fats

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

Even though you need some fats, too much is bad for you.


banking

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


followed

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of follow.


pissing

piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)


impress

impress (canonical)
impresses (third-person singular)
impressed (past)
impressed (past participle)
impressing (present participle)

If you impress someone, you make them think good things about you.

I'm really impressed by him, particularly his speaking style.

The photograph had impressed her so deeply that she started taking photography lessons.

If you impress something on someone, you stress how important it is.

The problems impressed upon me the wisdom of getting expert advice before starting any project.

If you impress some marks into something, you make the marks by pushing on it.

Scientists found objects that make interesting marks when impressed into the surface of the wet earth.


enigmas

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

Those men are enigmas; I never know what they're going to do next.


falls

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


falls

fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)


packet

A packet is a small container that goods are sold in.

Many seed companies sell mixed packets for summer and winter gardening.

A packet is a small container sent in the mail.

Participants were mailed a packet containing the survey and a cover letter.

A packet is a unit of information sent between two computers.


maintain

maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

If you maintain something, you keep it at the same level.

Who's more likely to maintain the status quo?

UN forces will be used to help maintain stability in the area after the war.

It's so important to maintain balance in all areas of your life.

Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells in the body.

Cook, maintaining a temperature of 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

If you maintain something, you say or write that it's a fact.

Ford maintains the cars are safe.

They have all hired lawyers and all three maintain their innocence.

If you maintain a machine, you keep it working well and fix it when it breaks.

There was lots of money to buy the machines, but no money was available to maintain them.


lonelier

lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

The comparative form of lonely; more lonely.


sexes

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


weds

wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)


planning

plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)


planning

Planning is the process of thinking about and deciding on what to do or how to do something.


sized

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

The past tense and past participle of size.


pinch

pinch (canonical)
pinches (third-person singular)
pinched (past)
pinched (past participle)
pinching (present participle)

To squeeze or press between two things in a painful or uncomfortable way.


pinch

The sauce just needs a pinch of oregano and it will be perfect.

A true friend will always help you in a pinch.


xenophobias

xenophobia (singular)
xenophobias (plural)

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


capillaries

capillary (singular)
capillaries (plural)

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


affixes

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


affixes

affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of affix.


impulses

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

Impulses can make you do bad things.


regards

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

Regards are a kind of greeting used to pass on to another person.

Regards are a way of signing letters or emails.


regards

regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)

The third-person singular form of regard.


associates

associate (singular)
associates (plural)

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


associates

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

The third-person singular form of associate.


zoomed

zoom (canonical)
zooms (third-person singular)
zoomed (past)
zoomed (past participle)
zooming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of zoom.


troll

A monster in stories that looks something like a human but a different size, and very ugly, that lives in caves or hills or under bridges.

A magic troll lives under the bridge and stops anyone who tries to cross it.

A person who posts a comment to try to make other people angry and to cause trouble (drama and disruption).


troll

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

To disrupt the operation of an online community.


panned

pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pan.


hedges

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


hedges

hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of hedge.


sleazy

sleazy (positive)
sleazier (comparative)
sleaziest (superlative)

Something, usually a person, that is dishonest, corrupt, shabby, dirty, and/or vulgar.

That man insulted me. He is so sleazy.

That quilt has sleazy lining.


breaks

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

The third-person singular form of break.


breaks

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


tilled

till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of till.


sheds

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


sheds

shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)


xenophobes

xenophobe (singular)
xenophobes (plural)

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

Those xenophobes are afraid of the new member.


accompanying

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


mid

The seat can be connected on the mid or rear position.

The idea came from the many war films made in the mid 80's.

It was mid April, so the chill was out of the air.

"And I'll be..." He stopped mid sentence to look at the strange sight coming down the road.

He caught the cat in mid air.

The rain was so hard that birds sometimes fell from the sky mid flight.

We've seen three to four inches of rain across parts of the Mid Atlantic.

This vegetable planted in mid to late summer benefits from warm days.

Until the mid-18th century, the primary role of the colleges was to educate priests.

A mid vowel is produced with the tongue relaxed in the middle of the mouth.


wedded

wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wed.


frightens

frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

The third-person singular form of frighten.


motorway

She pulled in at a motorway service station and decided on lunch.

Local councils are responsible for cleaning all roads except motorways.

You are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on.


-phobia

If you have a phobia you have a strong fear of something.

If you say "She has pyrophobia", you are saying that she has the fear of fire.


khakis

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

Should I wear my khakis or my jeans with this shirt?


passes

pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)


passes

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


petrol

I don't care whether the car's got a diesel engine or a petrol engine as long as it'll get me from A to B.

Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations.

Petrol prices are on the way up again with Shell pushing prices at the pumps to more than £2.34p.

Let's hope the car doesn't run out of petrol.


counted

count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of count.


hawking

hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)


dared

dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of dare.


dared

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


hadiths

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


parenting

parenting (singular)
parentings (plural)

Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth until adulthood.

/ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/


parenting

parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

/ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/


marrying

marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

Our son is marrying his childhood classmate.


phobia

I have a phobia of spiders.


interacts

interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of interact.


interacts

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


decreasing

decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)


marries

The third-person singular form of marry.


unflavored

If something is unflavored, then it does not have any flavor.


follows

follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

The third-person singular form of follow.


maintaining

maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)


tilling

till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)


mayors

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


workhouses

workhouse (singular)
workhouses (plural)

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


rhythms

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

I really enjoy the rhythms in this band's songs.


enigmatic

enigmatic (positive)
more enigmatic (comparative)
most enigmatic (superlative)

Something, or someone, that is an enigma.

Something, or someone, that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

That man is enigmatic; I never know what he's going to do next.

/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/


meme

A meme is an idea that one person can pass to another person by talking about it or by showing them. It can be a thought, idea, song, dance, a way of doing things, etc.

A meme is a picture (or video or other thing) with funny words on it, that is sent to many people.


offers

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


offers

offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of offer.


members

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


planned

plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plan.


planned

planned (positive)
more planned (comparative)
most planned (superlative)

If something was planned, it existed or was made through the use of a plan.


reduces

reduce (canonical)
reduces (third-person singular)
reduced (past)
reduced (past participle)
reducing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of reduce.


balder

bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

The comparative form of bald; more bald.


preliminaries

preliminary (singular)
preliminaries (plural)

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


weddings

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

I like going to weddings because they are such happy occasions.


seeded

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

The past tense and past participle of seed.

I seeded the garden yesterday.


objectives

objective (singular)
objectives (plural)

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


interpret

interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

If you interpret something, you understand a particular meaning in it, and may explain that meaning to others.

Children's behaviour can often be difficult to interpret.

The findings of this study should be interpreted with caution because of its small size.

Jackson observed the same events but interpreted them differently.

We must understand the language of dreams before we can begin to interpret their meanings.

Teaching students about simple statistics will help them to interpret the data.

Students with reading problems have difficulty reading words, and therefore cannot interpret the text.

The court should interpret the law rather than making it up.

If you interpret, you translate in real time as people are talking.

In the hospital, I interpreted for the American doctor and the nurses who didn't speak Spanish.


phobias

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


dog-earing

dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)


madam

Madam is used to call or talk to a woman.

Madam C.J. Walker became the nation's first self-made female millionaire.

Madam Ambassador, thank you very much for joining us.

15 July 2007, Dear Sir or Madam: This is to inform you that I am still alive.

I'm sorry, madam, but you're going to have to leave right now.

A madam is a woman who is in charge of a brothel.


shaded

shaded (positive)
more shaded (comparative)
most shaded (superlative)

If something is shaded, it is in the shade.

The bench is shaded.


shaded

shade (canonical)
shades (third-person singular)
shaded (past)
shaded (past participle)
shading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of shade.


mental illnesses

mental illness (singular)
mental illnesses (plural)

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


counts

count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of count.


counts

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


restraints

restraint (singular)
restraints (plural)

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


fearful

fearful (positive)
more fearful (comparative)
most fearful (superlative)

If someone or something is fearful, they are afraid or scared.

I am fearful of monsters.

The Chinese have become less fearful than before of the Americans.


nursing

If a female is nursing, they are breastfeeding their young.

The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.


nursing

nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)


nursing

Nursing is the profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

She went into nursing as a career.


consulted

consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of consult.


xenophobia

xenophobia (singular)
xenophobias (plural)

That man was afraid of the new member beacuse he had xenophobia.

/zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/


unflavoured

If something is unflavoured, then it does not have any flavour.


evaluations

evaluation (singular)
evaluations (plural)

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


offering

Something that has been offered; a sacrifice.

A contribution given at a religious service.


offering

offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)


justify

justify (canonical)
justifies (third-person singular)
justified (past)
justified (past participle)
justifying (present participle)

If you justify something that people think is bad, you explain why it was good or why it had to happen that way.

One problem in music education is always having to justify our existence to other teachers.

78% of people do not think that US military action in Iraq was justified.

Killings are always wrong, and that is why attempts to justify them are always made.

If the ends justify the means, the way of doing something is bad, but the result is worth it.

He feels that he can lie because the end justifies the means.

If you justify text, you make the left side of each line of writing line up and the same with the right side.


daring

daring (positive)
more daring (comparative)
most daring (superlative)

adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.


daring

dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)


dog-ear

I don't like to lend my books to Lisa because she dog-ears the pages.


neons

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


multiplied

multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of multiply.


bicycles

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


bicycles

bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of bicycle.


components

component (singular)
components (plural)

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


decreased

decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of decrease.


riddles

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

I like to solve riddles.


riddles

riddle (canonical)
riddles (third-person singular)
riddled (past)
riddled (past participle)
riddling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of riddle.


bagels

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


decreases

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


decreases

The third-person singular form of decrease.


nights

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


swallows

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


swallows

swallow (canonical)
swallows (third-person singular)
swallowed (past)
swallowed (past participle)
swallowing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of swallow.


consults

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


consults

The third-person singular form of consult.


beings

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


admirers

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


energies

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


multiplies

The third-person singular form of multiply.


delayed

delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of delay.


kilotons

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


respects

respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of respect.


respects

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


sickoes

sicko (singular)
sickos or sickoes (plural)

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


pleased

pleased (positive)
more pleased (comparative)
most pleased (superlative)

I'm so pleased you were able to make it to my show.


pleased

please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of please.


guardrail

guardrail (singular)
guardrails (plural)

A guardrail is a rail that is put on the side of a dangerous place (like a road or staircase) to make it safer.


Their chances of meeting again are almost nil.

She won six games to nil.


riddle

A riddle is something that is puzzling, hard to solve, or difficult to define.

That question is quite a riddle.


riddle

The shots from his gun began to riddle the target.

Your argument is riddled with errors.

To solve or answer a riddle or question.

Riddle me this...., meaning Answer the following question.

You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.


killers

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


gangbanged

gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

I regret that we gangbanged her.


opportunities

opportunity (singular)
opportunities (plural)

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


sinkhole

A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.


trays

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


ammunitions

ammunition (singular)
ammunitions (plural)

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


naughty

naughty (positive)
naughtier (comparative)
naughtiest (superlative)

If somebody, especially a child or a pet, is naughty, they are not good.

Oh! Go on you naughty boy. Silly thing. Get out.

Hannah was described as a bright but naughty child.

Parents often tell their children what is naughty behaviour but not what is good behaviour.

If an adult is naughty, they are a little bit bad, often in a fun or sexual way.

He just kept putting wine in my glass. It's quite naughty, isn't it?

She walked out of the shower with a towel just covering her naughty bits.


dumps

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


dumps

dump (canonical)
dumps (third-person singular)
dumped (past)
dumped (past participle)
dumping (present participle)


chasing

chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)


lifts

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


lifts

lift (canonical)
lifts (third-person singular)
lifted (past)
lifted (past participle)
lifting (present participle)


antiheroes

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


multiply

multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

If you multiply x by y, you add x to itself y times.

Nine multiplied by eleven is ninety nine (9×11=99).

If something multiplies, more and more of it exist.

Problems have multiplied since the beginning of the week.

If living things multiply, the have babies, or they make more of themselves.

The bugs seem to be multiplying.


moons

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


moons

moon (canonical)
moons (third-person singular)
mooned (past)
mooned (past participle)
mooning (present participle)


frightening

frightening (positive)
more frightening (comparative)
most frightening (superlative)

If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.

The ghost ride was so frightening that I screamed the entire time.


frightening

frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)


respected

respected (positive)
more respected (comparative)
most respected (superlative)

If someone is respected, they have or deserve respect.

He is respected by his peers for his outstanding writing abilities.

A kind person is generally more respected than a mean person.


respected

respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of respect.

I have always respected Tom's ability to tell the truth no matter how hard it might be.


unhappy

more unhappy (comparative)
most unhappy (superlative)
unhappy (positive)
unhappier (comparative)
unhappiest (superlative)

If someone is unhappy, they are sad or depressed.

There are many unhappy people in the hospital.

If someone is unhappy, they are not happy.

That man is unhappy, because he lost the game.


concepts

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


manias

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


unification

unification (singular)
unifications (plural)

Unification is when things come together or join each other to become one.

The unification of East Germany and West Germany happened in 1990.


pianos

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


shows

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


shows

show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
showed (past participle)
showing (present participle)


contras

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


muck

The soap sat in a soupy muck in the holder.

As they dug in the muck, the men were constantly soaked by the rain.


muck

muck (canonical)
mucks (third-person singular)
mucked (past)
mucked (past participle)
mucking (present participle)

If you muck something up, you make a mess of it or you cause problems.

If you muck around, you play, or you are not serious.

If you muck out a place where animals like cows or pigs live, you clean out the animals' waste.


usable

usable (positive)
more usable (comparative)
most usable (superlative)

If something is usable, then it can be used.


behinds

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


negotiate

negotiate (canonical)
negotiates (third-person singular)
negotiated (past)
negotiated (past participle)
negotiating (present participle)

If you negotiate with somebody about something, you each give your own ideas and try to reach an agreement.

Owens and his boss are still negotiating.

I was still negotiating for the best rate.

She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists.

The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987.

The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city.

He made it clear that he would not negotiate.

I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages.

The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran.

Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel.

The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers.

Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs.

He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract.

If you negotiate a difficult area, you successfully move over or through it.

Drivers still consider it a challenge to negotiate the long, desolate stretches of road with few services.

American Indian students used Indian play to explore, comment on, and negotiate their identities as young Indians.


satisfy

satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

If you satisfy something, you fulfill it or meet its needs.

Will the results of the investigation satisfy you?

I am not satisfied with the level of service of this restaurant. Can I please speak to your manager?


packets

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


provides

provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of provide.


plots

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

This author is known for the elaborate plots of his novels.


plots

plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

He often plots different escape routes in his mind when he is bored.


kiloton

A kiloton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion caused by a bomb is. The unit is based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to make the same size explosion.


pisses

piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)


broilers

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


geese

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


adder

An adder is a short, rather massive poisonous snake with long front teeth that poison its victims by biting them.

Don't walk in the bush unprotected, you may be bitten by an adder!

Adder can also stand for any poisonous snake.

Certain poisonous snakes in North America are called adders though they are not true adders.

Someone or something that adds. Usually a part (circuit) of computer chip.

The CPU contained extra adders to increase speed.


boilerplate

boilerplate (singular)
boilerplates (plural)

Boilerplate is a standard text that can be reused in different pieces of writing without being changed much.

You should put this boilerplate on the front of the survey you give, so that people will know why they are filling it out.

The paper you are signing is nothing personal, its all just boilerplate.


unites

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

The third-person singular form of unite.


crowns

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


crowns

crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crown.


advances

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

These advances were very important in medicine.


advances

advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of advance.

The army advances through the danger zone with brute force.


websites

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


web-sites

The plural form of web-site; more than one (kind of) web-site.


mortgage

A mortgage is a loan for the purpose of paying for a house, apartment, building, etc.

For five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, interest rates rose to 5.58 percent.

They can't refinance because the mortgage is higher than the real value of their home.

Unlike traditional 30-year fixed mortgages, these loans are often adjustable.

Credit card, auto loan, and mortgage lenders, along with bankers, are being much more careful about their borrowers.

By November she had missed two of the monthly mortgage payments on the three-bedroom home.


mortgage

mortgage (canonical)
mortgages (third-person singular)
mortgaged (past)
mortgaged (past participle)
mortgaging (present participle)

If you mortgage your home, you borrow money and promise to give up your home if you can't pay back the money.

Henderson's parents mortgaged their house in Cuthbert to buy a piano for the front parlor.

If you mortgage your future, you enjoy something now even though it will cause problems in the future.

We're mortgaging our children's future instead of investing in it.


thankful

thankful (positive)
more thankful (comparative)
most thankful (superlative)

If you are thankful for or about something, you want to say "thank you" because of it.

If you are thankful for or about something, you are grateful or full of appreciation.

I am very thankful for your kindness.


dishonest

dishonest (positive)
more dishonest (comparative)
most dishonest (superlative)

If someone or something is dishonest, they lie or keep secrets.

If someone or something is dishonest, they are not honest.

That man is dishonest because he lied about his age.


mania

Mania is when someone is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

Drugs are one way to treat mania.

Mania is when someone feels very, very strongly about something; they want it too much.

You're spending so much time and energy on this, it isn't normal: it's mania.


perfected

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

The past tense and past participle of perfect.


occasionally

If something happens occasionally, then it happens sometimes, but not often.

I occasionally get nosebleeds when I fly.

He's occasionally late, but most of the time he is prompt.


broil

broil (canonical)
broils (third-person singular)
broiled (past)
broiled (past participle)
broiling (present participle)

If you broil something you cook it with strong, direct heat.

If something broils, it is cooked by strong, direct heat.


mandolin

A mandolin is a small musical instrument with eight strings; there are four sets of two strings.

A mandolin is a kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)


cleverer

clever (positive)
cleverer (comparative)
cleverest (superlative)

The comparative form of clever; more clever.


breaches

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


breaches

breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

The third-person singular form of breach.


creamed

cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cream.


blasphemy

blasphemy (singular)
blasphemies (plural)

Not having respect for God or sacred things.


cleverest

The superlative form of clever; most clever.


doubled

double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of double.


webs

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


webs

web (canonical)
webs (third-person singular)
webbed (past)
webbed (past participle)
webbing (present participle)


restricting

restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)


string

A string is a long, thin and flexible cord that is used for tying.

A string is something that is long and can be bent.

There are 4 strings on a violin.

A string is a group of things positioned or stuck together in a line.

My dog tried to grab one sausage with his mouth, but he took the whole string of sausages.

A string is a set of events that happen one after the other.

She remembered her past string of successes and felt happy.

A string is a group of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. (characters) that is stored in a computer's memory. The characters can repeat and they are placed together in some order.

A string is a musical instrument that makes sounds from strings.

A string is an infinitely thin object that is 10⁻³⁵ meters long. A part of physics called string theory claims that strings are subatomic particles (they are the smallest bits of atoms) and physical states affect the way they move repeatedly (they vibrate).

In billiards and other similar cue sports, a string is one of the imaginary lines that divide a table. Each string joins two diamonds (points) that are marked in two opposite rails (edges) of the table. Strings may or may not be marked in the table.

The long string connects the two diamonds at the center of the two short rails, so it divides the table in two.

A string is some thin part of a plant that looks like a thread (a plant fiber).

A string is a cord in a body of an animal, like a nerve or tendon.


string

string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

To string something is to put it on a string or line.

The beads can be strung to make a necklace.

To string something is to put strings on it.

I help my father string tennis rackets so he can sell them.

To string something is to tie or hang it.

They strung many small bells in the trees.

To string is to form into a string, like when a substance stretches or when a group of people form a line.

In billiards and other similar cue sports, when two players string, they each shoot a ball to the opposite end of the table. The balls then hit the opposite edge (or "rail") and go back to the starting one. The player with the ball that is the nearest to the starting rail makes the first move in the game.


antiquarian

If something is antiquarian, then it has something to do with antiquities or old things, usually books.


antiquarian

antiquarian (singular)
antiquarians (plural)

An antiquarian is a person who buys or sells old books.


restricts

The third-person singular form of restrict.


recession

recession (singular)
recessions (plural)

A recession is a time when there is less economic activity.

Spending is one reason that economists are increasingly worried about the economy moving into a recession.

In the early 1980s, the economy was in a deep recession and interest rates were two to four times as high as they are today.

It's difficult to get any work during this recession.

The government is trying to help those who are hard hit by the recession.


whistles

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


whistles

whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of whistle.


footed

foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of foot.

The company footed the bill for the office's Christmas party.


nachos

Nachos are a type of food from Mexico made from tortilla chips and melted cheese. Often, nachos also have other toppings like jalapeños, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, refried beans, salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

Let's get some nachos as an appetizer.


shedding

shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)


railroaded

railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of railroad.


relied

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

The past tense and past participle of rely.


northern

northern (positive)
more northern (comparative)
most northern (superlative)

If something is northern, it is in, from, or about the north.

We couldn't go south, so we looked for a more northern route.

The birds are found from the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to northern Mexico.

Once the Soviet Union fell, Iran's northern borders became peaceful.

Almost every forest in the Northern Hemisphere has been logged.

Rock River runs along the northern edge of town.


disagreements

disagreement (singular)
disagreements (plural)

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

The husband and wife have had many disagreements.


crybabies

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


restaurants

restaurant (singular)
restaurants (plural)

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

I often go to restaurants for lunch.


sectioning

section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)


quoted

quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of quote.


sectioned

The past tense and past participle of section.


broiler

A broiler is a chicken that is good for broiling.


investing

invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)


oblige

oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

If you are obliged to do something, a law, rule, or situation forces you to do it.

She felt obliged to make conversation before leaving.

If you oblige someone, you do something that they want you to do.

We asked three experts they obliged with very clear answers.

If you tell someone that you'd be obliged if they did something, you're asking them to do it.

If you say, "much obliged", you are thanking somebody for something.

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scales

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


scales

scale (canonical)
scales (third-person singular)
scaled (past)
scaled (past participle)
scaling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of scale.


supposes

suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of suppose.


telephoned

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

The past tense and past participle of telephone.


shares

share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of share.

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shares

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


invested

The past tense and past participle of invest.


couldn’t


tills

till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)


Santiago

The restaurants in Santiago have delicious food.

/sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/


forces

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


forces

force (canonical)
forces (third-person singular)
forced (past)
forced (past participle)
forcing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of force.


builds

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

The third-person singular form of build.


builds

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


footing

I almost lost my footing and fell down the hill.

As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. – Thomas Babington Macaulay.


footing

foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)


chatting

chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)


explosives

explosive (singular)
explosives (plural)

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

Explosives can cause very much injury and damage.


boilerplates

boilerplate (singular)
boilerplates (plural)

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


sturdy

sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

If something is sturdy, it is solid, strong or firm.

It was a sturdy building, able to withstand strong winds and cold weather.

The dog was sturdy and could work all day without getting tired.

If something or someone is sturdy, they are solid in structure or personality.


Dutch language


wedged

wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of wedge.


linens

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

My maid changes the bed linens every week.


plans

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


plans

plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)


visas

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


quotes

quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of quote.


quotes

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


thoughts

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


date palms

date palm (singular)
date palms (plural)

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

There were date palms everywhere before they got cut down.


mandolins

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

Mandolins are very interesting instruments.


sheets

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

The teacher said that we have to hand in our sheets so they can be graded.


seedings

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

I know somebody that decides the seedings in tournaments.


it's

Bring your coat. It's raining.

"Where's the book?" "It's on the teacher's desk."

"What's that?" "This? It's just a piece of paper."

It's been a long time since I've had cake.


enigma

An enigma is something that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

That man is an enigma; I never know what he's going to do next.

An enigma is a riddle, or a difficult problem.


pigeons

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

Pigeons are my favorite type of bird.


invests

invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of invest.


chats

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


restricted

restricted (positive)
more restricted (comparative)
most restricted (superlative)

If something is restricted, it is limited.

If something is restricted, it is available only to certain people.

You can't come in here! This is a restricted area!

One of the levels of the secrecy of an official document.


restricted

restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of restrict.


raised

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

The past tense and past participle of raise.


sensible

sensible (positive)
more sensible (comparative)
most sensible (superlative)

A sensible person thinks clearly and makes good decisions.

She wasn't talking wildy or anything; she seemed like a nice sensible lady.

A sensible plan, action, idea, etc. is a good one because it fits the situation well.

Stopping to rest seemed like a very sensible idea, so we did.

He wondered whether it was sensible to return to business in an area most people were leaving.


pigeon

Seeing a dead pigeon on the side of the road is scary.


utilities

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

Some people think water and electricity are the most important utilities.


taxes

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


taxes

tax (canonical)
taxes (third-person singular)
taxed (past)
taxed (past participle)
taxing (present participle)


processed

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

The past tense and past participle of process.


processed

processed (positive)
more processed (comparative)
most processed (superlative)

If something has been processed, they have underwent refinement or a similar process.


wedges

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


wedges

The third-person singular form of wedge.


planted

plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of plant.

The flowers I planted last month are already blooming.


unaccented

unaccented (positive)
more unaccented (comparative)
most unaccented (superlative)

Someone is unaccented if they do not have an accent.

I can understand her better because she is unaccented.

A letter is unaccented if it has no diacritics.

The letter "a" is unaccented, "á", "ä", "â" etc. are accented letters.

A vowel or a syllable is unaccented if it is pronounced without stress (i.e. quickly, without emphasis); unstressed.

The first syllable in the word "about" is unaccented.


neighboring

American standard spelling of neighbouring


chances

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

The chances of it snowing here in June are pretty small.


chances

chance (canonical)
chances (third-person singular)
chanced (past)
chanced (past participle)
chancing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of chance.


guard rail


fucks

(vulgar,highly offensive) The plural form of fuck; more than one (kind of) fuck.

Go away, you little fucks.


fucks

fuck (canonical)
fucks (third-person singular)
fucked (past)
fucked (past participle)
fucking (present participle)


keenest

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

The superlative form of keen; most keen.


sections

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


sections

section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of section.


persuade

persuade (canonical)
persuades (third-person singular)
persuaded (past)
persuaded (past participle)
persuading (present participle)

If you persuade somebody to do something, you make them do it, usually by telling them why it's a good thing to do.

She tried to persuade her mother to leave Greensburg.

He hoped she could be persuaded to join him as he travelled through France and Germany.

If you persuade somebody of something, you make them believe that it's true.

I was able to persuade my parents that I needed a new cell phone.

We tried to persuade him of the danger of staying.


sink hole


wouldn’t


fighting

fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

Your mom wants you to stop fighting with your sister.


model

A model is a something that is made to look or act like something else, usually being smaller or simpler than the original.

Mathematical models can greatly help researchers understand the behavior of real systems.

The company builds and sells detailed 3-D models of the human body.

Scientists have developed a theoretical model of the planet's interior that describes one possibility.

A few years ago, the best climate models predicted that there would soon be an ice-free Arctic during the summer.

There is a good fit between the four-factor model and the data in this study.

His father had been a small man with a kind face and large hands who helped him build model airplanes and rockets.

A model is an example of something, a goal, or a way to do something.

Both men and women who had public athletic role models during childhood were more likely to play sports at a higher level.

Each university used a variety of different instructional models.

It was a model company, combining high profits, happy workers, and clean, efficient production methods.

A model is a person who puts on clothes, glasses, jewelery, etc. to show them at shows and in photographs or who poses for paintings or sculptures.

High-fashion runway models are typically 5 foot 10 inches or taller.

He develops his paintings without models being present in the studio.

A model is a kind or design of car or other machine.

The wireless phone will be installed in future models from GM, Toyota and Honda.


model

modeled (past)
modeled (past participle)
modeling (present participle)
model (canonical)
models (third-person singular)
modelled (past)
modelled (past participle)
modelling (present participle)

If you model clothes, jewelery, etc., you wear them to show them at shows and in photographs.

If you model an action, you show how it is done.

Parents should model the behavior they want without forcing or controlling the child.

All music teachers can model good and poor tone quality.

If you model x on y, you try to make x like y.

There's a youth baseball field modeled after Fenway Park in the old Memorial Stadium.

If you model something, you make a smaller, simpler copy of it.

He's trying to model the human thought process on the computer.


disagreement

disagreement (singular)
disagreements (plural)

There was a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a decision.

When something does not agree with something else.

There is disagreement between the brother and sister about what color the shirt is.


pile

A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.

There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.

He found his phone under a pile of clothes.

The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.

Joshua Tree National Park in California has many huge rock piles.

She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.

A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.


pile

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

If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.

The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.

She piled the books on the corner of the desk.

If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.

I listen to the snow piling on the roof.

When I was away the work kept piling up.

If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.

The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.

If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.

If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.

If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.


simplest

simple (positive)
simpler (comparative)
simplest (superlative)

The superlative form of simple; most simple.


thorns

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

Many plants have thorns, so be careful.


neighbouring

If something is neighbouring something, then it is next to it or near it.

France is a country that is neighbouring Spain.


fuckers

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


victims

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

Victims of rape are often changed by the experience.


simpler

The comparative form of simple; more simple.


hopefuls

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


debates

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

I like having debates with Jimmy.


debates

debate (canonical)
debates (third-person singular)
debated (past)
debated (past participle)
debating (present participle)

The third-person singular form of debate.

She debates her mom's rules very often.


trusts

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

The third-person singular form of trust.


trusts

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


engages

engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

The third-person singular form of engage.

Billy always engages Joel in interesting conversations.


extracts

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

Bakers use chocolate extracts to make muffins.


extracts

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

The third-person singular form of extract.


observe

observe (canonical)
observes (third-person singular)
observed (past)
observed (past participle)
observing (present participle)

If you observe something, you see or notice it.

No problem behavior was observed among these students.

My goal is to record what I observe during one session.

A similar pattern was also observed in the posttest data.

If you observe something, you watch it carefully.

The moon is really too bright to observe through a telescope.

He spent hours closely observing the weather and making careful notes.

If you observe something, usually a fact, you say or write it.

When we were talking, he also observed that some new problems had come up.

If you observe a law or agreement, you follow it.

Israel agreed to start moving out of West Bank towns if the Palestinians observed a cease-fire.

If you observe a special day, you do the traditional things that are done on that day, especially in a religion.

Some 1 billion people around the world will do something to observe the anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.

At a tent city on the outskirts of Islamabad in Pakistan, families observed the end of Ramadan by donating gifts to the earthquake survivors.

The patient may be asked to observe some taboo, such as not having sex on a particular day.


sturdier

sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

The comparative form of sturdy; more sturdy.

I like the blue shelf better because it's sturdier.

Can you put this jersey fabric on a sturdier pole?


plants

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

Jerry performed a test to see how plants grow under different conditions.


plants

plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of plant.

He plants different flowers and vegetables in his garden each year.


contemporaries

contemporary (singular)
contemporaries (plural)

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


dog-ears

dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of dog-ear.


neighbour

neighbour (singular)
neighbours (plural)

A neighbour is someone who lives close to a person's home.

My neighbour has an annoying cat.

They're our neighbours across the street.

My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.


sickos

sicko (singular)
sickos or sickoes (plural)

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


translating

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


Oudh


mouths

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

I think they all have large mouths.


mouths

mouth (canonical)
mouths (third-person singular)
mouthed (past)
mouthed (past participle)
mouthing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of mouth.


unifications

unification (singular)
unifications (plural)

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


refurbish

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

If you refurbish something, you remake it using new materials or restore it to its original (or better) condition.

I refurbished my bedroom with brand new furniture and a new paint job.

/riːˈfɜːbɪʃ/


delaying

delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)


pat

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

If you pat something, you touch it gently a number of times with your open hand.

Rinse the meat with water then pat dry.

"You're good people, too, Agnes." He reached over an patted her shoulder. "Don't worry."

She held the baby close to her chest and gently patted his back.

He patted his pocket, looking for cigarettes.

The dog relaxed as he scratched her ears and patted her head.


faces

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

Their faces are very beautiful.


faces

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

Samuel faces Jerusalem when he prays because he is Jewish.


sinkholes

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


wildfires

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


pointing

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

The walkers were pointing at their map.


wearing

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


checks

check (canonical)
checks (third-person singular)
checked (past)
checked (past participle)
checking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of check.

Bobby always checks his test before handing it to the teacher.


checks

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

The town must conduct regular checks on drinking water quality.


weekends

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

Weekends are my favorite time of the week because I don't have to go to work.


weekends

weekend (canonical)
weekends (third-person singular)
weekended (past)
weekended (past participle)
weekending (present participle)

The third-person singular form of weekend.

Leslie weekends at the beach during the summer.


processing

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

/ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/


trolling

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


retire

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

If you retire, you stop working, usually because of your age.

She recently retired after 25 years with the company.

With me is Colonel David Hunt, military analyst and retired U.S. Army commander.

Horner retired at age 63 and has been painting full time ever since.

If you retire something, you stop using it.

NASA will soon be retiring the space shuttles.

If you retire, you go to a quiet place, often to bed.

After dinner she retired to her bedroom with a head cold.


useable

useable (positive)
more useable (comparative)
most useable (superlative)

If something is useable, then it can be used.


trolled

The past tense and past participle of troll.


chatted

chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of chat.


fights

fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fight.

Joey fights with his brother all the time.


fights

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

I don't like getting into fights.


frights

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


frights

fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of fright.


murders

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


murders

murder (canonical)
murders (third-person singular)
murdered (past)
murdered (past participle)
murdering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of murder.


whiles

while (canonical)
whiles (third-person singular)
whiled (past)
whiled (past participle)
whiling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of while.


trumpets

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


trumpets

trumpet (canonical)
trumpets (third-person singular)
trumpeted (past)
trumpeted (past participle)
trumpeting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of trumpet.


gains

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

Small gains add up later.


gains

gain (canonical)
gains (third-person singular)
gained (past)
gained (past participle)
gaining (present participle)

Felipe gains money by selling newspapers and magazines.


detailing

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


staging

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


sampling

sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)


parliament

parliament (singular)
parliaments (plural)

Parliament is the elected people who work together to make and debate a country's laws.

She was elected to parliament and is now the assistant minister for the environment.

He was formerly an international relations adviser to the Russian parliament.

The Parliament approved the government's proposal for the new classification of illegal drugs.

Six members of the Afghan parliament were killed.

The party now controls two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

A majority of Iraq's parliament supports a U.S. withdrawal.


Julys

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


wildfire

A wildfire is a quickly-spreading fire that occurs in the wild. These fires can not be controlled.

The wildfire burned down the trees in the forest.


kidding

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


listing

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


seasons

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

My favorite seasons are spring and summer.


seasons

season (canonical)
seasons (third-person singular)
seasoned (past)
seasoned (past participle)
seasoning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of season.

Your mother seasons meat very well.


fright

Seeing someone with a gun gave me quite a fright.


fright

Seeing someone with a gun frightened me very much.


guardrails

guardrail (singular)
guardrails (plural)

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


sampled

The past tense and past participle of sample.

I sampled one of every type of wine.


points

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


points

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

The third-person singular form of point.


staking

stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)


panicked

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

The past tense and past participle of panic.

I panicked when I couldn't find my phone.


blog

A blog is a personal website that is used as an online journal (short for weblog).

Check out my blog at blogwebsite.com.

I'll be talking about my thoughts on the new action movie in my next blog.


blog

blog (canonical)
blogs (third-person singular)
blogged (past)
blogged (past participle)
blogging (present participle)

If you blog about something, you write a blog about it.

My friend Mary blogs daily, but I only blog once or twice a week.


staked

The past tense and past participle of stake.