wisecrack

wisecrack (singular)
wisecracks (plural)

A wisecrack is a short and clever reply.

He always makes wisecracks when I try to talk about something serious.


wisecrack

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

If you wisecrack, you make a clever reply.

My brother never stops wisecracking.


vernaculars

vernacular (singular)
vernaculars (plural)

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


outlook

An outlook is an attitude or a point of view.

He has a positive outlook on life.

The outlook for temperature rises is worrying.

An outlook is a place from which something can be viewed.

She took in the view of the Grand Canyon from the outlook point.

She took in the outlook of the Grand Canyon from the observation desk.


outlook

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

If someone or something outlooks something, they confront it.


rebelled

rebel (canonical)
rebels (third-person singular)
rebelled (past)
rebelled (past participle)
rebelling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rebel.


talk show

talk show (singular)
talk shows (plural)

A talk show is a television or radio program that has interviews and commentaries by the host.


patina

Patina is a coating of various chemical compounds such as oxides or carbonates formed on the surface of metal during exposure to weathering.


bachelors

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


stapling

staple (canonical)
staples (third-person singular)
stapled (past)
stapled (past participle)
stapling (present participle)


blandish

blandish (canonical)
blandishes (third-person singular)
blandished (past)
blandished (past participle)
blandishing (present participle)

To blandish someone is to try to convince them of something by telling them nice things.

The salesman blandished me, hoping to sell me an expensive car.


cutenesses

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


brigaded

brigade (canonical)
brigades (third-person singular)
brigaded (past)
brigaded (past participle)
brigading (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of brigade.


achoo

I am feeling sick. Achoo!


auditorium

auditorium (singular)
auditoriums or auditoria (plural)

An auditorium is a room built for an audience to watch a performance.


Albanian

Albanian is the language that people from Albania speak.


Albanian

An Albanian is a person that comes from Albania.


Albanian

Something or someone that is Albanian comes from Albania.


adult animations

adult animation (singular)
adult animations (plural)

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


browsed

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

The past tense and past participle of browse.


symmetries

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


integrating

integrate (canonical)
integrates (third-person singular)
integrated (past)
integrated (past participle)
integrating (present participle)


carriageways

carriageway (singular)
carriageways (plural)

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


taunt

A taunt is a sarcastic remark, challenge, or insult that someone does to make another angry.


taunt

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

When you taunt someone, you make sarcastic remarks about them in the hope of making them angry.


imitation

imitation (singular)
imitations (plural)

An imitation of something is a copy of it.

/ɪmɪˈteɪʃən/


browse

When you browse something, you will quickly look through it in a casual manner without actually knowing what you are looking for.

I went to the library and browsed the physics section.

I was browsing the store's catalog when I saw a sofa on sale.

When you browse the Internet, you look through websites with a web browser.

I learnt a lot of new words while browsing Wiktionary.


cruising

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


prestige

Prestige is the quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is.

Oxford has a university of very high prestige.


carriageway

A carriageway is a part of a road that cars can drive on.


hose

A hose is a flexible tube that can carry water or other liquids.

I bought a hose to water my plants.


hose

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

When you hose something, you spray it with a hose.


noteworthier

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

The comparative form of noteworthy; more noteworthy.


horridest

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

The superlative form of horrid; most horrid.


lanthanide

lanthanide (singular)
lanthanides (plural)

A lanthanide is an element that had the atomic number between 57 and 71 in the periodic table. These elements are also called rare earth elements.


familial

Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.

Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.

For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic.


judoist

A judoist is someone that practices judo.


topic sentence

topic sentence (singular)
topic sentences (plural)

A topic sentence is a sentence at the start of a paragraph which states the paragraph's subject.

Start with a topic sentence, so the reader knows what your point is.


topic sentences

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


sunbathing

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


twenty-two

He is going to turn twenty-two tomorrow.


integrated

The past tense and past participle of integrate.


Armenian

Armenian is the language that people from Armenia speak.


Armenian

An Armenian is a person who comes from Armenia.


Armenian

Something or someone that is Armenian comes from Armenia.


candid

candid (positive)
more candid (comparative)
most candid (superlative)

When someone is being candid, that person is being honest and straightforward with you.

I will be candid with you, that was the worst performance I have ever seen.

When you are being candid, you are being impartial and do not take a stand on the issue.


stapled

staple (canonical)
staples (third-person singular)
stapled (past)
stapled (past participle)
stapling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of staple.


laconic

laconic (positive)
more laconic (comparative)
most laconic (superlative)

If someone or something is laconic, they only speak with a few words.


docent

At a college or university, a docent is a teacher or lecturer.

At a museum or art gallery, a docent is a tour guide.


decency

Decency is behaving as social norms say. The idea behind decency is avoiding embarrassment to oneself or to others.


patrician

patrician (singular)
patricians (plural)

A patrician is a person born into a wealthy or high-ranking family.


patrician

A patrician person is someone born into a wealthy or high-ranking family.

I enjoy walking through large, patrician neighborhoods.


horrider

The comparative form of horrid; more horrid.


sunbathed

The past tense and past participle of sunbathe.


ignominious

ignominious (positive)
more ignominious (comparative)
most ignominious (superlative)

An ignominious event is one that causes shame or disgrace

The governor was no longer respected after he entered an ignominious duel.


free love

free love (singular)
free loves (plural)

Free love is when people are free to have sexual relations with anyone without getting married.


bigotries

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


rust

Rust is a reddish material that forms on metal objects when in contact with moisture.

The car had a little rust, but it was generally in good shape.

Rust is a plant disease caused by fungus.


rust

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

If metal rusts, it gets covered in rust.

She painted the metal pole to stop it from rusting.


free loves

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


effrontery

Effrontery is behavior which is boldly rude.

I was highly offended by his effrontery.


imitations

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


reincarnations

reincarnation (singular)
reincarnations (plural)

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


abrased

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

The past tense and past participle of abrase.


adjures

adjure (canonical)
adjures (third-person singular)
adjured (past)
adjured (past participle)
adjuring (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adjure.


brigading

brigade (canonical)
brigades (third-person singular)
brigaded (past)
brigaded (past participle)
brigading (present participle)


reassured

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

The past tense and past participle of reassure.


bundling

bundle (canonical)
bundles (third-person singular)
bundled (past)
bundled (past participle)
bundling (present participle)


abrases

The third-person singular form of abrase.


inventories

inventory (singular)
inventories (plural)

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


grieve

grieve (canonical)
grieves (third-person singular)
grieved (past)
grieved (past participle)
grieving (present participle)

If you grieve over something, you feel very sad about it.


rebelling

rebel (canonical)
rebels (third-person singular)
rebelled (past)
rebelled (past participle)
rebelling (present participle)


inventory

An inventory is a detailed list of items which are available.

Update the store inventory – we have run out of lunch meats.


knock-knock joke

knock-knock joke (singular)
knock-knock jokes (plural)

A knock-knock joke is a 5-line joke in which some words in English sound like other words.

"Knock Knock!

(Who's there?)

Lettuce!

(Lettuce who?)

Lettuce in, we're freezing!"


grieves

The third-person singular form of grieve.


crumbling

crumble (canonical)
crumbles (third-person singular)
crumbled (past)
crumbled (past participle)
crumbling (present participle)


sterile

sterile (positive)
more sterile (comparative)
most sterile (superlative)

A sterile person or animal cannot make babies, even if they have sex.

Because Mr. and Mrs. Jones are sterile, they adopted a child.

If something is sterile it has no living things, especially bacteria.

Please use a sterile bandage to cover your wound.


grieved

The past tense and past participle of grieve.


patricians

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


sunbathes

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

The third-person singular form of sunbathe.


blandished

blandish (canonical)
blandishes (third-person singular)
blandished (past)
blandished (past participle)
blandishing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of blandish.


staples

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


staples

staple (canonical)
staples (third-person singular)
stapled (past)
stapled (past participle)
stapling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of staple.


docents

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


crumbled

The past tense and past participle of crumble.


rebels

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


rebels

The third-person singular form of rebel.


bundled

The past tense and past participle of bundle.


handsomest

handsome (positive)
handsomer (comparative)
handsomest (superlative)

The superlative form of handsome; most handsome.


grieving

If you are in grieving, you are very sad for a long time, usually because somebody has died.


handsomer

The comparative form of handsome; more handsome.


antitheses

antithesis (singular)
antitheses (plural)

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


noisiest

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

The superlative form of noisy; most noisy.


admonishes

admonish (canonical)
admonishes (third-person singular)
admonished (past)
admonished (past participle)
admonishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of admonish.


perduring

perdure (canonical)
perdures (third-person singular)
perdured (past)
perdured (past participle)
perduring (present participle)


noisier

The comparative form of noisy; more noisy.


persist

persist (canonical)
persists (third-person singular)
persisted (past)
persisted (past participle)
persisting (present participle)

To persist is to continue to do something even if people want you to stop.

If something is said to persist, it continues to happen beyond expected.


salesman

A salesman is a man that sells things in a shop or on the go.

The salesman knocked on my door and asked if I wanted to buy his soap products.


funkier

funky (positive)
funkier (comparative)
funkiest (superlative)

The comparative form of funky; more funky.


baits

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


baits

bait (canonical)
baits (third-person singular)
baited (past)
baited (past participle)
baiting (present participle)


Belgian

A Belgian is a person that comes from Belgium.


Belgian

Something or someone that is Belgian comes from Belgium.


victualling

victual (canonical)
victuals (third-person singular)
victualled (past)
victualled (past participle)
victualling (present participle)


lackluster

lackluster (positive)
more lackluster (comparative)
most lackluster (superlative)

When something is lackluster, it is not interesting or inspirational to look at.


holdings

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


brigades

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


brigades

brigade (canonical)
brigades (third-person singular)
brigaded (past)
brigaded (past participle)
brigading (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brigade.


condescending

condescending (positive)
more condescending (comparative)
most condescending (superlative)

If someone is condescending, they act like they are better or more important than someone else.

"I'll be there to help you in a minute," he said in a condescending tone.


condescending

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


interstellar

When something is interstellar, it is between the stars.

It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.

When something is interstellar, it is among the stars.

Space is littered with interstellar particles.


reincarnation

reincarnation (singular)
reincarnations (plural)

Reincarnation is a new birth in mind or body.


crumbles

crumble (canonical)
crumbles (third-person singular)
crumbled (past)
crumbled (past participle)
crumbling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of crumble.


crumbles

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


age of consent

age of consent (singular)
ages of consent (plural)

The age of consent is the age at which and above which a person can consent to sexual relations with another person without the sexual interaction making the other person guilty of a crime.

The age of consent in Germany and Italy is 14 years old, while in 12 American states is 18 years old.


adjuring

adjure (canonical)
adjures (third-person singular)
adjured (past)
adjured (past participle)
adjuring (present participle)


lip syncs

lip sync (canonical)
lip syncs (third-person singular)
lip synced (past)
lip synced (past participle)
lip syncing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of lip sync.


persists

The third-person singular form of persist.


funky

If something is funky, it has an unpleasant smell.


seized

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

The past tense and past participle of seize.


funks

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


perdured

The past tense and past participle of perdure.


perdures

The third-person singular form of perdure.


staple

A staple is a very basic and important supply of something.

Rice is an important staple in many Asian countries.

A staple is a tool used to fasten stacks of paper securely together.


staple

staple (canonical)
staples (third-person singular)
stapled (past)
stapled (past participle)
stapling (present participle)

When you staple something, you sort it according to its staple.

The cotton was stapled according to it's quality.

When you staple paper, you secure it with a staple.


handsome

handsome (positive)
handsomer (comparative)
handsomest (superlative)

if a male is handsome, he is good-looking.

John said that Fred is one handsome and tall dude


blandishes

blandish (canonical)
blandishes (third-person singular)
blandished (past)
blandished (past participle)
blandishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of blandish.


victualled

The past tense and past participle of victual.


antediluvian

antediluvian (positive)
more antediluvian (comparative)
most antediluvian (superlative)

If something is antediluvian, it is extremely old and out of date.

My old professor teaches many antediluvian theories.


encroachments

encroachment (singular)
encroachments (plural)

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


lip sync

Lip syncing is pretending to sing or speak by moving your lips silently in synchronization with recorded speech or music.

She will lip sync because of her voice loss.


chlorophyll

chlorophyll (singular)
chlorophylls (plural)

Chlorophyll is the green part of a leaf or any other plant that is in the chloroplast, used for absorbing sunlight.


LGBT

An acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, especially as a united community, commonly used from around 1990, but it can refer to a community of people who are not heterosexual or cisgender.


funk

My brother likes jazz music, but I like funk

His dirty socks smelled like funk


tertiary education

Tertiary education is a type of education that is part of a university.


bundle

A bundle is a stack of objects that are held together by wrapping or tying them.

There was a bundle of gifts left at our doorstep this morning.

A bundle is a package that is wrapped or tied together so that it is easier to carry.

I made a bundle of books so that it is easier to bring it to the orphanage.


bundle

bundle (canonical)
bundles (third-person singular)
bundled (past)
bundled (past participle)
bundling (present participle)

When you bundle things, you wrap or tie them together.

Carrying all these books individually is quite difficult, how about bundling them together so that it is easier to carry them?


persisting

persist (canonical)
persists (third-person singular)
persisted (past)
persisted (past participle)
persisting (present participle)


bundles

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


bundles

The third-person singular form of bundle.


adjured

The past tense and past participle of adjure.


perdure

perdure (canonical)
perdures (third-person singular)
perdured (past)
perdured (past participle)
perduring (present participle)

If something perdures, it lasts for a very long time.

He hopes that his fame will perdure through the centuries.


lip synced

The past tense and past participle of lip sync.


privacy

If you have privacy, you are not watched or disturbed by others.


adjure

To adjure someone is to make a formal request of them.

The people adjured the king to end the war.


compliant

compliant (positive)
more compliant (comparative)
most compliant (superlative)

When someone is compliant, they obey and agree with others.

Mary is a very compliant employee.

If the standards of something is compliant with the law, it meets the requirements set out by the law.


crumble

When something crumbles, it breaks into small pieces and the whole thing falls apart.

The wall crumbled when the car crashed into it.


crumble

A crumble is a dessert that came from Britain and is made up of fruits and flour.


brigade

A brigade is a group of people that have a common purpose, such as a fire brigade for fighting fires.

Paul decided to join the fire brigade so that he can save people from fires.

A brigade is a military unit that is made up of soldiers from different parts of the army.


brigade

brigade (canonical)
brigades (third-person singular)
brigaded (past)
brigaded (past participle)
brigading (present participle)

When you brigade troops, you try to form them into a brigade.


badgers

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


badgers

badger (canonical)
badgers (third-person singular)
badgered (past)
badgered (past participle)
badgering (present participle)

The third-person singular form of badger.


persisted

The past tense and past participle of persist.


encroachment

Encroachment is the act of moving into a space or area that one had previously not occupied so that the people already there become weaker or have to leave; an intrusion.


victuals

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


victuals

victualed (past)
victualed (past participle)
victualing (present participle)
victual (canonical)
victuals (third-person singular)
victualled (past)
victualled (past participle)
victualling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of victual.


victual

We will need to eat less to avoid running out of victuals.


victual

To victual is to provide food for someone.

We should victual the beggars.


bisexual

bisexual (positive)
more bisexual (comparative)
most bisexual (superlative)

Sexually attracted to members of one or more genders.

Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.

Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.

Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.

Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.

Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual.


bisexual

Someone who is sexually attracted to members of one or more genders.


appraisals

appraisal (singular)
appraisals (plural)

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


incestophile

incestophile (singular)
incestophiles (plural)

An incestophile is a person who is sexually attracted to their own family members.

An incestophile is someone with an incest fetish.


Dubai City

Dubai City is a city in the United Arab Emirates.


sluts

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


DC

I'm going to DC.

DC is a short version of "Washington, D.C".

Our capital DC is nearby.

DC is a short version of "direct current".

The lamp uses DC.


appraisal

An appraisal is an opinion or estimated value.


horse pills

horse pill (singular)
horse pills (plural)

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


make love

If you make love to someone, you have sex with them.

John and I made love on Valentine's day.


chlorophylls

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


stingers

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


descents

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


undisclosed

When something is undisclosed, it is not revealed or made known publicly.

The two parties had an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount of money.


cutest

cute (positive)
cuter (comparative)
cutest (superlative)

The superlative form of cute; most cute.


flerovium

Flerovium is a synthetic element with an atomic number of 114 and symbol Fl.


cuter

The comparative form of cute; more cute.


cute

If someone or something is cute, it is attractive or pretty.

Nick is the cutest boy in the school, I want to date him.

Baby cats are so cute.


savory

savory (positive)
more savory (comparative)
most savory (superlative)

Savory means "not sweet". Food that is savory does not taste sweet. The savory course of a meal may have meat or fish and vegetables. This may be followed by a sweet course (called "pudding" or "dessert").

"Savor" can also mean the characteristic taste of something. It can also mean to enjoy something: "He savored every moment of it".


adherence

Adherence is the action of two things sticking together.


auditoriums

auditorium (singular)
auditoriums or auditoria (plural)

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


adenomegaly

If someone has adenomegaly, they have a gland that is larger than it should be.


copernicium

Copernicium is a synthetic radioactive element with an atomic number of 112 and symbol Cn.

kōpərnĭsʹēəm


adiabatic

adiabatic (positive)
more adiabatic (comparative)
most adiabatic (superlative)

If something is adiabatic, it does not affect temperature.


physiology

Physiology is the science that studies the things that living things do to live and survive.


embellishes

embellish (canonical)
embellishes (third-person singular)
embellished (past)
embellished (past participle)
embellishing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of embellish.


adept

adept (positive)
more adept (comparative)
most adept (superlative)

If someone is adept at something, they are very good at it.

My husband is very adept at preparing mashed potatoes.

Businesses want employees who are adept at their jobs.


embellished

The past tense and past participle of embellish.


adits

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


braced

brace (canonical)
braces (third-person singular)
braced (past)
braced (past participle)
bracing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of brace.


adit

An adit is a way into a mine that is horizontal.


adhesives

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


adipose

If something is adipose, it is made of animal fat.


practically

We see each other practically every day.

It's practically impossible to get 100% on the essay.

in a way that can be used or has a real effect

That's probably true, but practically speaking, it wouldn't work.


adiposis

Adiposis is weighing too much. It is not healthy.


incestophiles

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


admissible

admissible (positive)
more admissible (comparative)
most admissible (superlative)

If a piece of evidence is admissible , it can be used during a trial.


adjudicatory

adjudicatory (positive)
more adjudicatory (comparative)
most adjudicatory (superlative)

If something is adjudicatory, it is related to an adjudication.


adjudicative

adjudicative (positive)
more adjudicative (comparative)
most adjudicative (superlative)

If something is adjudicative, it is related to an adjudication.


making love

make love (canonical)
made love (third-person singular)
made love (past)
made love (past participle)
making love (present participle)


adhesive

An adhesive is something that easily sticks to other things.


adhesive

adhesive (positive)
more adhesive (comparative)
most adhesive (superlative)

If something is adhesive, it easily sticks to other things.

Duct tape is very adhesive.


admirability

Admirability is the quality of being admirable.


adjudications

adjudication (singular)
adjudications (plural)

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


adjournments

adjournment (singular)
adjournments (plural)

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


adsorbable

adsorbable (positive)
more adsorbable (comparative)
most adsorbable (superlative)

If something is adsorbable, it can be adsorbed.


adjustors

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


adnoun

An adnoun is an adjective that is being used as a noun.


adornments

adornment (singular)
adornments (plural)

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


adjustor

An adjustor is someone or something that adjusts.


adnouns

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


adsorbent

adsorbent (positive)
more adsorbent (comparative)
most adsorbent (superlative)

If something is adsorbent, it has the ability to adsorb things.


adsorbate

adsorbate (positive)
more adsorbate (comparative)
most adsorbate (superlative)

If something is adsorbate, it can be adsorbed.


adonis

An adonis is a man who is very handsome or good-looking.


adonises

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


adjourns

adjourn (canonical)
adjourns (third-person singular)
adjourned (past)
adjourned (past participle)
adjourning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adjourn.


made love

The third-person singular form of make love.

The past tense and past participle of make love.


adjoining

adjoin (canonical)
adjoins (third-person singular)
adjoined (past)
adjoined (past participle)
adjoining (present participle)

/ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/


booties

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


adolescence

Adolescence is when a person changes from a child into a biological adult.

Adolescence is when a person is going through puberty or just passed puberty.


adjoin

If one thing adjoins another, they touch each other. They are adjacent to one another.

Mexico adjoins the United States.


adsorption

Adsorption is the act of adsorbing something.


adjournment

An adjournment is the ending of a meeting.


illusions

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


Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve, according to many religious books, were the first humans (man and woman) made by God.

Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden of eden, for eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.


adjoined

The past tense and past participle of adjoin.


adorability

Adorability is the quality of being adorable.


adsorptive

adsorptive (positive)
more adsorptive (comparative)
most adsorptive (superlative)

If something is adsorptive, it has the ability to adsorb things.


adjourn

The trial was adjourned when the defendant was found innocent.


adorable

adorable (positive)
more adorable (comparative)
most adorable (superlative)

If someone or something is adorable, they look very cute.

My teddy bear looks so adorable!

Most people find babies adorable.

/əˈdɔːrəbəl/


columnist

columnist (singular)
columnists (plural)

A columnist is someone who writes for a newspaper or magazine who offers opinions and a point of view.


adroitly

adroitly (positive)
more adroitly (comparative)
Superlativemost adroitly

If something is done adroitly, it is done in an adroit way.


adolesces

adolesce (canonical)
adolesces (third-person singular)
adolesced (past)
adolesced (past participle)
adolescing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of adolesce.


Euro

Euro is another way of spelling euro.
 An Euro is the currency used by the European Union.


human being

human being (singular)
human beings (plural)

A human being is a person; said to be a large, bipedal "primate", with less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.

The Bible said that Adam and Eve were the first two human beings made by God.


knock-knock jokes

knock-knock joke (singular)
knock-knock jokes (plural)

The plural form of knock-knock joke; more than one (kind of) knock-knock joke.


adjudication

An adjudication is the act of saying if a person is guilty or innocent. It usually happens in a court room.


clog

clog (canonical)
clogs (third-person singular)
clogged (past)
clogged (past participle)
clogging (present participle)

When you clog something, you try to stop the flow of something (e.g. water) in a pipe.


transition elements

transition element (singular)
transition elements (plural)

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


high tea

A high tea is an English meal that is served between lunch and dinner.


pursuits

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


human beings

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


dirts

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


adolesce

If you adolesce, you become an adolescent or teenager.


sing along

When you sing along, you sing music at the same time as someone is singing or performing a song.

If you know the lyrics to the song, sing along!


adjoins

The third-person singular form of adjoin.


expenditures

expenditure (singular)
expenditures (plural)

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


admixes

admix (canonical)
admixes (third-person singular)
admixed (past)
admixed (past participle)
admixing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of admix.


socialisations

socialisation (singular)
socialisations (plural)

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


Euros

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


pursuit

A pursuit is an act of going after something, to pursue it.

The pursuit of happiness is never ending, as people are not satisfied with what already have.


columnists

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


barebacking

Barebacking is when two or more people have sexual intercourse without using a condom.


lexeme

Lexeme is the head-words in a dictionary and some words are made based on these lexemes. They are units of meaning, independent of any inflectional endings, or whether it is one word or several. The largest English dictionaries have about half a million lexemes, although the numbers can be higher.

"Come in" is a lexeme, so is "raining cats and dogs".


equilibriums

equilibrium (singular)
equilibriums or equilibria (plural)

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


lexemes

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


landslide victories

landslide victory (singular)
landslide victories (plural)

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


admixed

The past tense and past participle of admix.


elopements

elopement (singular)
elopements (plural)

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


illusion

An illusion is something that appears to look like something, but it actually is not.

While we were hiking in the forest, we thought we saw a snake on the ground, but it was just an illusion. It was just a wooden stick.

An illusion is when someone believes in something that is not true.

I always had this illusion that a girl can get pregnant just by kissing a boy.

An illusion is a trick that a magician uses to fool the audience.

The coin-disappearing act was just an illusion.


bowline

A bowline is a simple knot which creates a loop at the end of a rope. When it is used, it will not slip or jam.


high teas

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


admix

If you admix two things, you combine them together.


plateaus

plateau (canonical)
plateaus (third-person singular)
plateaued (past)
plateaued (past participle)
plateauing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of plateau.


USSR


crams

cram (canonical)
crams (third-person singular)
crammed (past)
crammed (past participle)
cramming (present participle)


landslide victory

A landslide victory happens when someone or a party wins an election by a large margin.

Ronald Reagan won the 1984 United States presidential election with a landslide victory.


emigrations

emigration (singular)
emigrations (plural)

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


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


clogged

The past tense and past participle of clog.


headquarters

headquarters (singular)
headquarters (plural)

A headquarters is the main building in control of whatever is going on in an organization.

A headquarters is a military command center that controls and commands troops.


emigration

Emigration of people is to leave one's country or area to go live in another and to stay in the new place permanently.


irritable

irritable (positive)
more irritable (comparative)
most irritable (superlative)

If a person is irritable, they are grumpy, angry, cross and/or disagreeable

When Brian is irritable, he is difficult to get along with.

I'm always more irritable before I've had my morning coffee.

Because he was always unpleasant toward his colleagues, Brian was considered the most irritable person in the office.


berets

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


Grand Orient Freemasonry

The Grand Orient Freemasonry is the Freemasonry of Romance language speaking countries.

The Grand Orient Freemasonry is the largest branch of Freemasonry in France.


Gaelic

Gaelic is a family of languages in the British Isles that have mostly died out that includes Scottish (the native language of the Scottish Highlands), Manx (the language of the Isle of Man) and Irish (the language of Ireland).

Most Irish people speak Gaelic.


chick lit

Chick lit is a genre of literature that is written for women.


incurred

incur (canonical)
incurs (third-person singular)
incurred (past)
incurred (past participle)
incurring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of incur.


conserving

conserve (canonical)
conserves (third-person singular)
conserved (past)
conserved (past participle)
conserving (present participle)


alkaliphile

alkaliphile (singular)
alkaliphiles (plural)

An alkaliphile is an organism that can live in extremely alkaline conditions that are harmful to most life on Earth, usually with pH levels of 9.0 or above. These organisms are a form of extremophiles


proactivity

Proactivity is thinking ahead, taking charge of situations, and prevents something before it happens.


Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations is a group of independent countries, most of which but not all, were formerly part of the British Empire.

Canada is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.


talon

A talon is a big, sharp claw of an animal, usually found on birds of prey, such as the eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, or buzzard.


Freemasonry

Freemasonry in full Free and Accepted Masons, is an originally secret fraternal organization, founded in England, and first revealing itself in 1717 in London.

Peter Myers stated, "I oppose Freemasonry in all its forms, due to its ritual content and because secrecy enables a few people at the top to manipulate the rest."


brainwashes

brainwash (canonical)
brainwashes (third-person singular)
brainwashed (past)
brainwashed (past participle)
brainwashing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of brainwash.


incurs

The third-person singular form of incur.

He currently incurs a debt of $10,000 from his gambling addiction.


dashikis

dashiki (singular)
dashiki or dashikis (plural)

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


Elohim

Elohim is also the name of the chief God of the Mormon religion.


alkaliphiles

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


bowlines

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


socialisation

Socialisation is the process of learning how to behave in one's own society.


clogs

clog (canonical)
clogs (third-person singular)
clogged (past)
clogged (past participle)
clogging (present participle)


bell towers

bell tower (singular)
bell towers (plural)

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


transition element

transition element (singular)
transition elements (plural)

A transition element is a metallic element in the periodic table that has an incomplete d-orbital shell. The elements in the group have similar properties and are found in the middle of the periodic table.

Some examples of transition elements are zinc and iron and they have variable oxidation states.


expenditure

expenditure (singular)
expenditures (plural)

An expenditure refers to the amount of money spent on buying items.

The expenditure on this project exceeded the budget that was given to it.

The main expenditures of students are books and stationery.


onanisms

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


alkaline earth metals

alkaline earth metal (singular)
alkaline earth metals (plural)

The plural form of alkaline earth metal; more than one (kind of) alkaline earth metal.


plateaued

The past tense and past participle of plateau.


brainwashed

The past tense and past participle of brainwash.


talons

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


law of the excluded middle

The law of the excluded middle is a principle in some logics that says that everything must either be true or false.

My sister kept told me that she didn't steal my cookie and she didn't not steal my cookie, but of course that can't be true because of the law of the excluded middle.


absented

absent (canonical)
absents (third-person singular)
absented (past)
absented (past participle)
absenting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of absent.


dashiki

A Dashiki is a loose, brightly colored African garment that covers the top half of the body. It is worn mostly by men in West Africa.


Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a confederation of 15 countries called republics in Europe and Asia, which existed between 1922 and 1991.

In 1936, a new constitution was made by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics US.oga


inflate

inflate (canonical)
inflates (third-person singular)
inflated (past)
inflated (past participle)
inflating (present participle)

When you inflate something, you try to add air into it to make it bigger.

We used an air pump to inflate the balloons.

Before we entered the swimming pool, Dad helped us to 'inflate the water float.


adjourned

adjourn (canonical)
adjourns (third-person singular)
adjourned (past)
adjourned (past participle)
adjourning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of adjourn.


statutory rapes

statutory rape (singular)
statutory rapes (plural)

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


admixing

admix (canonical)
admixes (third-person singular)
admixed (past)
admixed (past participle)
admixing (present participle)


khedives

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


psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a method of psychotherapy and science of the mind based on finding a connection among patients' dreams and thoughts, speaking whatever came to the patients' mind.

Charles Socarides was an American psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who treated people for sexual issues by performing psychoanalysis.

The psychoanalyst treated his depressed patient by ordering his patient to discuss everything on his mind, a process of psychoanalysis.


Mormons

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


incur

When you incur yourself to something, you bring yourself to it, especially if it is harmful.

The Greek government incurred a heavy debt due to its excessive spending.


bell tower

A bell tower (also called belfry or campanile) is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none.

The church has a bell tower beside it.


ages of consent

age of consent (singular)
ages of consent (plural)

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


neurology

Neurology is the treatment of the nervous system by a medical doctor called a neurologist.


Soviets

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


Christian Science

Christian Science is a Christian church founded by Mary Baker Eddy and based on her teachings.


sung along

sing along (canonical)
sings along (third-person singular)
singing along (past)
sang along (past participle)
sung along (present participle)


precocious puberty

A precocious puberty is a medical condition where puberty begins at a very early time compared to the norm.

Lina Medina became pregnant at age 5 years as a result of precocious puberty.


Isle of Man

The Isle of Man is an island in the British Isles Irish Sea between the island of Great Britain and the island of Ireland, it is a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


statutory rape

A statutory rape means an illegal sexual act against a minor, or against a mentally disabled adult.

In France it is statutory rape for an adult to have sex with a person younger than 15 years old.

Statutory rape laws protect adults of low intelligence as well as children.


equilibria

equilibrium (singular)
equilibriums or equilibria (plural)

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


antinatalism

Antinatalism is a philosophy that supports preventing new people from being born, and for the human race to finally disappear.


individuality

individuality (singular)
individualities (plural)

Individuality refers to the traits that you have that makes you different from others, something that is unique to yourself or your group and is part of your identity.


inflates

The third-person singular form of inflate.


law of identity

The law of identity is a logical principle that states that things are what they are.


Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia was a country in Africa.


incurring

incur (canonical)
incurs (third-person singular)
incurred (past)
incurred (past participle)
incurring (present participle)


alkaline earth metal

An alkaline earth metal refers to any of the elements in Group II of the periodic table. These elements readily react with water to form basic hydroxides.

Some examples of alkaline earth metal includes beryllium, magnesium and calcium.


onanism

Onanism is when you ejaculate outside the vagina during sex.


tsars

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


Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland is a state located on the island of Ireland that is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


outcast

An outcast is someone who is rejected, cast out, or expelled from a social group. The outcast is no longer a member of that group, and does not have the protection of the law.

Ronin were outcast samurai. They had no honor, and wandered the countryside.

outlaws are usually outcasts and are not accepted as part of society.

lepers were outcasts and they had to live away from other people.


outcast

outcast (positive)
more outcast (comparative)
most outcast (superlative)

When someone is outcast, the person has been rejected and casted out by a social group.


outcast

outcast (canonical)
outcasts (third-person singular)
outcasted (past)
outcasted (past participle)
outcasting (present participle)

When you outcast someone, you reject and cast out the person.


conserves

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


conserves

conserve (canonical)
conserves (third-person singular)
conserved (past)
conserved (past participle)
conserving (present participle)

The third-person singular form of conserve.


bleachers

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


brainwashing

brainwash (canonical)
brainwashes (third-person singular)
brainwashed (past)
brainwashed (past participle)
brainwashing (present participle)


conserved

The past tense and past participle of conserve.


delayed puberty

A delayed puberty is a medical condition where puberty begins at a late time compared to the norm.


psychotherapy

psychotherapy (singular)
psychotherapies (plural)

Psychotherapy is a method of psychological help where a patient tries to solve his mental problems by talking about them with a psychotherapist.

John used psychotherapy to help him with his depression.


crammed

cram (canonical)
crams (third-person singular)
crammed (past)
crammed (past participle)
cramming (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of cram.


Scientology

Scientology is a religion and a set of beliefs based on the writings and teachings of L. Ron Hubbard.


individualities

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


cram

When you cram, you study a lot in a very short period of time.

When you cram something, you try to force it into a small space.


make believes

make believe (singular)
make believes (plural)

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


equilibrium

When something is at equilibrium, it is balanced and different types of influences are the same, hence having no net change.

The population of the ants in this area has reached an equilibrium.

When an object is at equilibrium, it is at rest or continuous motion and all the forces acting on it cancels out to become zero.

When a system is in equilibrium, the rates of the forward and backward reactions are the same, hence causing no change in the concentration of the reactants and products.

When a weak acid is added into water, an equilibrium mixture is obtained.


law of excluded middle

A different form of law of the excluded middle.


make believe

Make believe is an act of imagining or pretending something is real or true.

Children love to make believe being heroes and fighting monsters.


chronic

chronic (positive)
more chronic (comparative)
most chronic (superlative)

If something is chronic, it happens all the time.

Michelle is a chronic worrier who gets upset about everything.

If something is chronic, it has happened for a long time.

My father has chronic back pain since he was injured at work 5 years ago.

If something is chronic, it is difficult to stop.

My brother is a chronic smoker and is unable to quit.


brainwash

If you are brainwashed by something, you have been persuaded or convinced that something is real.

North Korean citizens are being brainwashed by the media in their country about the West being evil.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries are brainwashed by science and evolution, and don't feel that God, the Bible, or creation is real, because of science and other religions and their "gods".


confederations

confederation (singular)
confederations (plural)

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


thelarche

Thelarche refers to the development of breasts in girls during puberty.


Soviet

A Soviet is an elected council in a communist country.


Soviet

A Soviet is a citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


beret

A beret is a soft, round type of hat and usually made of felt or a similar material. Berets are worn as part of the uniform of many military and police units across the world. Many other organizations also wear berets for different purposes.


cults

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


Manxmen

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


plateau

plateau (canonical)
plateaus (third-person singular)
plateaued (past)
plateaued (past participle)
plateauing (present participle)

To reach a state of little or no change after a time of activity or progress.

The industry's problems have plateaued out.


elopement

elopement (singular)
elopements (plural)

Elopement refers to running away from home and is done in secret, hidden from anyone. It is an act of eloping.


absents

absent (canonical)
absents (third-person singular)
absented (past)
absented (past participle)
absenting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of absent.


broadcasters

broadcaster (singular)
broadcasters (plural)

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


psychotherapies

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


celebrations

celebration (singular)
celebrations (plural)

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


British Isles

The British Isles are the island of Great Britain, the island of Ireland, and surrounding islands.


satisfactions

satisfaction (singular)
satisfactions (plural)

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


Lucifer

Lucifer is another name for the Devil among Christians.

Some Christians have claimed that Albert Pike, a Masonic author, stated that Lucifer was God, but the claim is not proven.

The spirit brother of Jesus Christ in Mormonism.


condominiums

condominium (singular)
condominiums (plural)

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


Mormon

A Mormon is a member of an American Christian religious group, officially called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.

73 percent of Mormons believe that "working to help the poor" is "essential to being a good Mormon."


Mormon

The ancient American prophet who, according to Mormonism, wrote the Book of Mormon.


satisfaction

Satisfaction is a feeling when a need or want has been fulfilled or achieved.

He enjoyed the dish with great satisfaction and wants to order it again the next time he comes to this restaurant.

Satisfaction refers to the happiness and pleasure from fulfilling a need or a want.

The satisfaction that you have when you managed to beat all your opponents to win a prize is very rewarding.


adolesced

adolesce (canonical)
adolesces (third-person singular)
adolesced (past)
adolesced (past participle)
adolescing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of adolesce.


marketings

marketing (singular)
marketings (plural)

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


sings along

sing along (canonical)
sings along (third-person singular)
singing along (past)
sang along (past participle)
sung along (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sing along.


Manxman

A Manxman is someone from the Isle of Man.


confederation

A confederation is a group of states that surrender some of their autonomy to a federal state that they are members of.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the European Union are examples of confederations.


forcefully

When you do something forcefully, you do it in a powerful and forceful manner.

The dictator executed all his opponents forcefully.


snacking

snack (canonical)
snacks (third-person singular)
snacked (past)
snacked (past participle)
snacking (present participle)


inflated

inflated (positive)
more inflated (comparative)
most inflated (superlative)

When something is inflated, it is full of air.

The inflated balloons were used as decorations for the event.

When something is inflated, it is higher than the true amount of it.

The results of the survey were inflated to exaggerate the impact of smoking on people.

Something with a higher cost compared to others.

The inflated price of this restaurant made it lose business over time.


inflated

inflate (canonical)
inflates (third-person singular)
inflated (past)
inflated (past participle)
inflating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of inflate.


tsar

The tsar is the title of the Emperors of Russia before 1917.

Our tsar Alexander I of Russia saved us from Napoleon in 1812.


fantasized

fantasize (canonical)
fantasizes (third-person singular)
fantasized (past)
fantasized (past participle)
fantasizing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of fantasize.


fantasize

When you fantasize about something, you imagine and dream about it.

I fantasized going to Hawaii with my friends.


orals

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


TV show


Mohammedans

Mohammedan (singular)
Mohammedans (plural)

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


bleacher

A bleacher is used to seat people watching sports events, usually simply built from metal supports and wooden planks.


enlarging

enlarge (canonical)
enlarges (third-person singular)
enlarged (past)
enlarged (past participle)
enlarging (present participle)


wailing

wail (canonical)
wails (third-person singular)
wailed (past)
wailed (past participle)
wailing (present participle)


snacked

The past tense and past participle of snack.


lapping

lap (canonical)
laps (third-person singular)
lapped (past)
lapped (past participle)
lapping (present participle)


pissiest

pissy (positive)
pissier (comparative)
pissiest (superlative)

The superlative form of pissy; most pissy.


frowned

frown (canonical)
frowns (third-person singular)
frowned (past)
frowned (past participle)
frowning (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of frown.


executes

execute (canonical)
executes (third-person singular)
executed (past)
executed (past participle)
executing (present participle)

The third-person singular form of execute.


ex officio

When someone is an ex officio of a position, the person is holding a position as a result of him being in another.

The president of the Republic of France is, ex officio of his French office, one of the two co-Princes of Andorra.

/ˌɛks əˈfɪʃioʊ/


wails

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


sodomy

Sodomy refers to any of several types of sexual acts that people in the past sometimes considered to be unnatural. Anal sex or sexual interaction with animals are considered to be a sodomy.


hinted

hint (canonical)
hints (third-person singular)
hinted (past)
hinted (past participle)
hinting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hint.


sock monkey

sock monkey (singular)
sock monkeys (plural)

A sock monkey is a stuffed animal made from socks to look like a monkey.


cult

A cult is a group that practices coercion and brainwashing on its followers.

A cult refers to a religious group that claims to be part of one religion, while rejecting foundations beliefs of that religion.

The Nation of Islam is a cult of Islam because it rejects the Koran's teachings but still claims to be Islamic.


wail

When you wail, you cry intensely, usually in anguish or grief.

The mother wailed when her child died.

Wailing is when something makes a noise that sounds like crying.

The wind wailed through the trees during the storm.


wail

A wail is a long, loud, high-pitched cry of sorrow or grief.

The dog's wails were painful to hear.


encyclopediae

encyclopedia (singular)
encyclopedias or encyclopediae (plural)

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


Mrs.

Mrs is a shortened form of mistress. You use Mrs before a married woman's name, usually the last name or the full name.

Mrs. Brakel, the doctor will see you now.

This is Mrs. June Hagerty.


sock monkeys

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


neurologists

neurologist (singular)
neurologists (plural)

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


overs

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


asexuals

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


asexual

When someone is asexual, the person does not have any interest in having sex.


asexual

An asexual is a person that does not have any sexual desire or attraction, a person with asexuality.


gratifications

gratification (singular)
gratifications (plural)

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


pissier

The comparative form of pissy; more pissy.


celebration

celebration (singular)
celebrations (plural)

A celebration is a gathering of people for fun and entertainment, usually like a party.

We held a birthday celebration for Jane last Sunday.


sweeps

sweep (canonical)
sweeps (third-person singular)
swept (past)
swept (past participle)
sweeping (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sweep.


wailed

The past tense and past participle of wail.


fades

fade (canonical)
fades (third-person singular)
faded (past)
faded (past participle)
fading (present participle)


fantasizes

The third-person singular form of fantasize.


enlarges

The third-person singular form of enlarge.


meaningless

meaningless (positive)
more meaningless (comparative)
most meaningless (superlative)

When something is meaningless, it has no meaning. It is not important.

The child's scribbles were meaningless.

In English, the word "gugugu" is meaningless.

When something is meaningless, it has no meaning. It has no purpose.

After his wife left him, his life felt meaningless.

He tried to understand the reason for the war, but it seemed meaningless.


polyarchy

polyarchy (singular)
polyarchies (plural)

A polyarchy is a type of government where power is in the hands of a few people.


broadcaster

broadcaster (singular)
broadcasters (plural)

A broadcaster is an organization that does broadcasting.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a broadcaster in the United Kingdom.

A broadcaster is a person with a job of doing broadcasting.


lapped

The past tense and past participle of lap.


executed

The past tense and past participle of execute.


conserve

A conserve is an area of wilderness where human development is not allowed by law.


conserve

conserve (canonical)
conserves (third-person singular)
conserved (past)
conserved (past participle)
conserving (present participle)

When you conserve something, you save it so that it can be used in the future.

I am conserving energy right now for the marathon run later.

When something is conserved, it is not changed after a process.

In physics, energy is always conserved. It can never be created nor destroyed.


neurologist

A neurologist is a doctor who treats patients with problems in their nervous systems.

Sigmund Freud was a neurologist who treated neurotic patients through psychotherapy and founded psychoanalysis.


hiya

You say "hiya" when you greet somebody in an informal situation.


populous

populous (positive)
more populous (comparative)
most populous (superlative)

When something is populous, it means that there is a large population.

China is the most populous country in the world.

When a language is populous, it is spoken by many people.

A populous place is a place where many people live in it, a place that is densely populated.


contentments

contentment (singular)
contentments (plural)

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


free association

free association (singular)
free associations (plural)

Free association is a technique of discussing everything that enters a person's mind. This technique was invented by Francis Galton and popularized by Sigmund Freud and Josef Breuer.


Anglo-

The Anglo-American treaty agreed to extradition of criminals from each country to the other.


enlarged

enlarge (canonical)
enlarges (third-person singular)
enlarged (past)
enlarged (past participle)
enlarging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of enlarge.


condominium

condominium (singular)
condominiums (plural)

A condominium is a colony that is jointly ruled by two nations.

New Hebridges was a condominium of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and France

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt.

A condominium is where a person has their own housing unit but its facilities are shared with other people living in the same estate.


executing

execute (canonical)
executes (third-person singular)
executed (past)
executed (past participle)
executing (present participle)


habitat

A habitat is a natural place that a plant or an animal lives in.


absolute monarchy

absolute monarchy (singular)
absolute monarchies (plural)

An absolute monarchy is a type of monarchy where the monarch has unlimited political power.

Russia used to be an absolute monarchy with the Tsar as the head of state.


simpled

simple (canonical)
simples (third-person singular)
simpled (past)
simpled (past participle)
simpling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of simple.


skilled

skilled (positive)
more skilled (comparative)
most skilled (superlative)

When someone is skilled, it means they are very good or talented at doing something.

You seem to be very skilled in sewing! Who taught you so well?


laps

lap (canonical)
laps (third-person singular)
lapped (past)
lapped (past participle)
lapping (present participle)


rainbowing

rainbow (canonical)
rainbows (third-person singular)
rainbowed (past)
rainbowed (past participle)
rainbowing (present participle)


habitats

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


rainbowed

The past tense and past participle of rainbow.


snacks

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


snacks

snack (canonical)
snacks (third-person singular)
snacked (past)
snacked (past participle)
snacking (present participle)

The third-person singular form of snack.


wording

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


sexuality

sexuality (singular)
sexualities (plural)

Sexuality refers to the ability to have sexual feelings and experiences.

A person's sexuality is their sexual orientation; either heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual or asexual.

His sexuality is heterosexual.


viceroys

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


sexualities

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


hinting

hint (canonical)
hints (third-person singular)
hinted (past)
hinted (past participle)
hinting (present participle)


slavery

Slavery is the act of using or owning human beings as an object or as slaves, usually using them to do forced labor. It is a crime in most places in the world.


kittened

kitten (canonical)
kittens (third-person singular)
kittened (past)
kittened (past participle)
kittening (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of kitten.


birding

bird (canonical)
birds (third-person singular)
birded (past)
birded (past participle)
birding (present participle)


uncommoner

uncommon (positive)
uncommoner (comparative)
uncommonest (superlative)

The comparative form of uncommon; more uncommon.


uncommonest

The superlative form of uncommon; most uncommon.


supplementary angle


gratification

gratification (singular)
gratifications (plural)

Gratification is a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction.

The artist felt gratification when he saw his art in the gallery.

My parents feel gratification when I get good grades in school.

Gratification is something that gratifies.

Eating chocolate gives me great gratification.

Doing boring tasks gives me no gratification.

/ˌɡrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


supporters

supporter (singular)
supporters (plural)

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


anal

anal (positive)
more anal (comparative)
most anal (superlative)

Anal sex, cancer, bleeding, etc. are things relating to or situated near the anus.

When someone is anal, the person is being very critical.

Why are you so anal about her project? This is just her first time planning one.


snack

A snack is a small amount of food or a small meal.

The snacks I ate were potato chips and candy.


snack

When you snack, you are eating a light meal.

While waiting for the movie to start, I snacked on some popcorn.


gun-shy

gun-shy (positive)
more gun-shy (comparative)
most gun-shy (superlative)

If someone or something is gun-shy, they are afraid of guns.

Although her father was a hunter, the little girl was gun-shy.

If someone or something is gun-shy, they are scared of the sound guns make.

The dog was gun-shy of fireworks and thunder.

If someone or something is gun-shy, they are fearful or wary, especially because of past experience.

After crashing the car, I was gun-shy of driving.


Mohammedan

Mohammedan (singular)
Mohammedans (plural)

A Mohammedan is a follower of Islam, the religion founded by the prophet Mohammed.


absolute monarchies

absolute monarchy (singular)
absolute monarchies (plural)

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


languaged

language (canonical)
languages (third-person singular)
languaged (past)
languaged (past participle)
languaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of language.


ontology

Ontology is a part of philosophy under the branch of metaphysics which studies the nature of being, becoming, existence and reality.


birded

The past tense and past participle of bird.


Oedipus complex

Oedipus complex (singular)
Oedipus complexes (plural)

In Freudian theory, Oedipus complex refers to a phase of a child's sexual development where a child is sexually attracted to his/her parents.


supplementary angles

Supplementary angles are a pair of angles that sum to 360 degrees.


defenders

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


polyarchies

polyarchy (singular)
polyarchies (plural)

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


Hallam

Hallam is a town in Victoria, Australia.


defender

A defender is someone who defends someone else, usually from violence.

A defender is a player who tries to stop the other teams from scoring goals or points.


monarchies

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


constitutional monarchies

constitutional monarchy (singular)
constitutional monarchies (plural)

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


onomasiology

Onomasiology is the branch of linguistics concerned with "how do you express X?". It gives the words for a given concept. A thesaurus is often used for this job.


Freudians

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

Alfred Kinsey discredited the belief of the Freudians that most women had vaginal orgasms.


free associations

free association (singular)
free associations (plural)

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


frowns

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


frowns

frown (canonical)
frowns (third-person singular)
frowned (past)
frowned (past participle)
frowning (present participle)

The third-person singular form of frown.


kiddies

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


constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a type of monarchy where the monarch has very little political power.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and the royal family does not have a lot of power.


coitus

A coitus is when a person has sexual intercourse. The penis is inserted inside the vagina and usually until orgasm happens.


simpling

simple (canonical)
simples (third-person singular)
simpled (past)
simpled (past participle)
simpling (present participle)


gamine

A gamine refers to a woman that is boyish, elegant and wide-eyed woman who is seen to be mischievous or sexually appealing.

Some examples of women who are gamines include Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Hartman, Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh.


slaveries

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


fatuous

fatuous (positive)
more fatuous (comparative)
most fatuous (superlative)

When something is fatuous, it is stupid, silly and foolish.

It is fatuous to think that both men and women have the same muscle strength.


monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which one person officially is the ruler of the state and the ruler's position is passed down through his family.

Belgium is a monarchy.


pissy

pissy (positive)
pissier (comparative)
pissiest (superlative)

When something is pissy, it is covered in piss.

When something is pissy, it smells like piss.

Ew, the bathroom smells pissy, who pee'd in here?


come out

When someone comes out, the person is seen by other people and is revealed.

When something comes out, it is published for other people to see.

My new book will come out later this week.

If a homosexual person comes out, they let other people know that they are homosexual.


softening

soften (canonical)
softens (third-person singular)
softened (past)
softened (past participle)
softening (present participle)


eolian

eolian (positive)
more eolian (comparative)
most eolian (superlative)

Eolian refers to something that occurs in nature. It is related to the wind and its ability to change the surface of the Earth and other planets.


Lord Protector

Lord Protector is the title of the head of state of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

The office of Lord Protector was held by Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard.


softened

The past tense and past participle of soften.


execute

execute (canonical)
executes (third-person singular)
executed (past)
executed (past participle)
executing (present participle)

When you execute someone, you kill someone due to the crimes that the person has committed.

The smuggler was found guilty with delivering drugs across the border and was executed.

When you execute an action, you carry it out.

The soldiers executed the orders given by their superior.

When you execute a program, you start, launch or run it.

I executed the program to begin my installation of the new web browser.


uncommon

uncommon (positive)
uncommoner (comparative)
uncommonest (superlative)

If something is uncommon it does not occur or appear very often.

It is uncommon for a divorced couple to forgive one another.

It is uncommon to see an alligator this far north.


Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus is an organization for Roman Catholic men.


frown

A frown is a facial expression whereby the eyebrows are brought closer together and wrinkles form on the forehead. A frown usually happens when a person is unhappy, sad or worried, but can also be very focused on doing something.

A frown appeared on his face when he heard the news of someone else spreading rumors about him.


frown

When you frown, you have a frown on your face, usually due to sadness or anger.

The teacher frowned when he saw his student sleeping in his class.

When you frown about something, you are not happy about something and do not like it.

Making a lot of noise in a library is frowned upon.


gamines

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


entirely

Entirely refers to the full extent of doing something. It is another word for totally or completely.

It is entirely up to you on how you intend to get help for your project. I am only here to give advice.

When something is done entirely by a group of people, it is exclusive to them only.

This project was done entirely by me, I did not ask for help from anyone else.

This place is used entirely by the workers as they have a party today. Everyone else would have to find somewhere else to go to.


Scots

Scots refers to a language that is closely related to English and is spoken in some parts of Scotland.


multilateral aid

multilateral aid (singular)
multilateral aids (plural)

Multilateral aid is aid given by a group of countries or an institution representing a group of countries such as the World Bank. This aid is usually given to one or more recipient countries.


Bolsheviks

Bolshevik (singular)
Bolsheviks (plural)

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


theosophies

theosophy (singular)
theosophies (plural)

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


affectionated

affectionate (canonical)
affectionates (third-person singular)
affectionated (past)
affectionated (past participle)
affectionating (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of affectionate.


sunsetted

sunset (canonical)
sunsets (third-person singular)
sunsetted (past)
sunsetted (past participle)
sunsetting (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of sunset.


id


mutual masturbation

mutual masturbation (singular)
mutual masturbations (plural)

Mutual masturbation refers to a type of sex where two or more people masturbate each other.

The couple engaged in mutual masturbation.


Baphomet

Baphomet refers to the deity that the Knights Templar, witches, and pagans were accused of worshiping by the Roman Catholic Church, and which some modern Satanic and occult movements worship today.


feasible

feasible (positive)
more feasible (comparative)
most feasible (superlative)

When something is feasible, it is something that can be done, something that is possible to be done.

The government did a study of this area and found that it is feasible to build a new building here.

We realized that it was not feasible to eat and do work at the same time.


purred

purr (canonical)
purrs (third-person singular)
purred (past)
purred (past participle)
purring (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of purr.


ID


worded

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

The past tense and past participle of word.


Mormonism

An American Christian religion that was founded by the prophet Joseph Smith.


massaged

massage (canonical)
massages (third-person singular)
massaged (past)
massaged (past participle)
massaging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of massage.

She massaged me at the spa yesterday.


Elks

Elks is the name of an American fraternity and social club.


Mensheviks

Menshevik (singular)
Mensheviks or Mensheviki (plural)

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


hazarding

hazard (canonical)
hazards (third-person singular)
hazarded (past)
hazarded (past participle)
hazarding (present participle)

Instead of hazarding our future on the dirty fuels of the past, let's invest in clean power that can drive this country forward


handbag

A handbag is a small bag used by women (and sometimes men) to carry a few small personal items.

For my sister's birthday, I bought her a brown handbag and she really liked it.


correlation does not imply causation

A rule of logic that states that though two events happen at the same time, it does not prove that one of them caused the other.

To say that because I drank Pepsi and I got diabetes the Pepsi caused the diabetes does not make sense because correlation does not imply causation.


massages

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


massages

The third-person singular form of massage.


Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred and the main holy book of Mormonism.


viceroy

A viceroy is a person who governs a region as the representative of the king.

When Ireland was under English rule, the English King governed the island through a viceroy.


Coptic Church

The Coptic Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, is an Orthodox Church based in Egypt.


People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China refers to the state that includes all of mainland China, and is ruled by the Chinese Community Party. This is different from the Republic of China, which refers to Taiwan.


Jahbulon

Jahbulon is a God mentioned in a degree of Freemasonry.


restorationism

Restorationism is the belief that Christianity should be restored to what Jesus' original church was like in the view of restorationists, and that modern Christians churches such as the Roman Catholic Church are incorrect.


anals

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


ad hominem

An ad hominem is a dishonest argument that attacks a person's character instead of addressing their ideas.


came out

come out (canonical)
comes out (third-person singular)
came out (past)
come out (past participle)
coming out (present participle)


Church of England

The Church of England is a Christian church in England and is the state church of that country.


Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a brand of carbonated non-alcoholic cola drink.


pedaled

pedal (canonical)
pedals (third-person singular)
pedaled (past)
pedaled (past participle)
pedaling (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of pedal.


hazard

A hazard is something that is a danger and a risk to people.

Please look out for the hazard ahead while you are driving along the highway.


hazard

When you hazard, you take a risk or a chance in doing something.


Jewry

The Jewish people, the world Jewish population as a whole, Jewish populations in specific locations.

Hitler's regime murdered Jewry in Europe.


purr

A purr is the sound a cat makes when it is relaxed.


purr

If a cat purrs, it makes a sound showing that it is relaxed.

It was a lazy afternoon and the cat purred before going to sleep on the sofa.


Knights of Pythias

The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society founded in Washington, DC in 1864.


Warsaw Pact

The Warsaw Pact is a mutual defense treaty signed between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and other Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe.


Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is an international network of churches that are in communion with the Church of England.


European Union

European Union refers to an organization of most countries in Europe and was created in the 1950s.


cheapskate

cheapskate (singular)
cheapskates (plural)

Someone who does not give much in general.


rugged

rug (canonical)
rugs (third-person singular)
rugged (past)
rugged (past participle)
rugging (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of rug.


Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland is an Anglican church in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).


coming out

Coming out refers to someone that lets other people know the person as a lesbian, gay or bisexual. The person is then no longer hiding his/her sexual orientation.


soften

soften (canonical)
softens (third-person singular)
softened (past)
softened (past participle)
softening (present participle)

If you soften something, then you make it soft or softer.

You will have to use this to beat the flour to soften it before we can use it to make our cake.

When you soften your words, you make it less harsh and less critical.

Seeing that she was about to cry, I softened my tone and criticism about her project.


normative statement

A normative statement makes a moral judgement about what should be the case.


handbags

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


King James Bible

The King James Bible is a translation of the Bible made for the Church of England.


commonplacing

commonplace (canonical)
commonplaces (third-person singular)
commonplaced (past)
commonplaced (past participle)
commonplacing (present participle)


pushy

pushy (positive)
pushier (comparative)
pushiest (superlative)

When someone is pushy, the person is forceful and is determined in doing certain things his or her way.

Please stop being so pushy about your way of working on this project!


anti-Semitism

anti-Semitism (singular)
anti-Semitisms (plural)

Political, religious, or economic opposition to Judaism.

Anti-Semitism and racial discrimination are less common than they once were.

Ethnic or racial hatred against the Semitic races in general.


positive statement

positive statement (singular)
positive statements (plural)

A statement that focuses only on what is the case, and makes no indication of approval or disapproval.


windbaggery

Windbaggery refers to the behavior of a windbag, which is excessive speaking and talking nonsense.


Supreme Soviet

The Supreme Soviet is the chief legislative body of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


softens

The third-person singular form of soften.


Bolshevik

Bolshevik (singular)
Bolsheviks (plural)

A Bolshevik is a member of the Bolshevik Party, the political party that overthrew the Russian government in 1917.

The Russian people got rid of their government and Russia had Bolshevik rule for 70 years.

Bolshevik is used to describe the Communist Party that ruled the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Something that is related to the Bolshevik Party or Bolshevism.


binoculars

Binoculars is a device that is used to zoom in using a series of lenses so that items that are far away can be made bigger and seen more clearly.


purrs

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


contentment

contentment (singular)
contentments (plural)

Contentment is a feeling of being happy and satisfied.

The mother sighed with contentment when she held her baby.

A contentment is something that causes a feeling of happiness and satisfaction.

Cicero found contentment in a garden or a library.


ontologies

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


affectionating

affectionate (canonical)
affectionates (third-person singular)
affectionated (past)
affectionated (past participle)
affectionating (present participle)


spotted hyena

spotted hyena (singular)
spotted hyenas (plural)

The spotted hyena is the largest of the hyena species, it is native to Sub-Saharan Africa.


Jesuit

A member of a Roman Catholic fraternity of priests called the Society of Jesus that was founded by St. Ignatius Loyola.


Vatican

Vatican is short for Vatican City, a country in Europe, located in Rome, Italy where the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is the absolute monarch.

Vatican is the official residence of the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church inside the Vatican City.

Vatican is the Pope's government in the Vatican City.

The Global Christian Forum unites Christian groups through a Vatican council.


affectionates

The third-person singular form of affectionate.


Manx

Manx is the native language of the Isle of Man, a member of the Gaelic language family, now largely extinct.


female genital mutilations

female genital mutilation (singular)
female genital mutilations (plural)

The plural form of female genital mutilation; more than one (kind of) female genital mutilation.


Malthusianism

Malthusianism (singular)
Malthusianisms (plural)

Malthusianism refers to the idea made by Thomas Malthus of lowering human population growth. It is a belief that the world's population will grow faster than the available food supply that is required for living.

Many environmentalists believe Malthusianism will help protect wildlife.


Aryan

(theosophy, Germanic mysticism, Nazism) A member of an alleged non-Jewish Caucasian master race.


shrieve

A shrieve is an obsolete word for sheriff.


kikes

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


many a

Many a is used to talk about many individual things.

She mentioned it many a time.

I've heard many a man say the same thing.

She has many a good friend.


pedalling

pedal (canonical)
pedals (third-person singular)
pedalled (past)
pedalled (past participle)
pedalling (present participle)


massage

A massage is an act of rubbing, kneading or hitting the skin. It is a form of therapy as it allows the person to relax or recover from aches.


massage

massage (canonical)
massages (third-person singular)
massaged (past)
massaged (past participle)
massaging (present participle)

When you massage someone, you massage the person's body so that the person can relax.


supporter

supporter (singular)
supporters (plural)

A supporter is someone that supports a cause or a movement, usually because the person believes in it.

A supporter is someone who likes and follows a sports team or a sportsperson, usually as a fan.

The team managed to get more than a thousand supporters to cheer for them at the latest match.

A supporter is something that supports something else, usually a structure such as a building.


theosophy

theosophy (singular)
theosophies (plural)

A theosophy is a religious belief that knowledge of God can be obtained through mysticism and that it is possible to directly talk to the spiritual world, it especially refers to the beliefs of Helena Blavatsky's Theosophical Society.


Menshevik

Menshevik (singular)
Mensheviks or Mensheviki (plural)

A Menshevik refers to a person that is part of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party during the time of the 1917 Russian Revolution in Russia.


miser

A miser refers to a person who prefers to hold on to their own money and not spend it, someone who is cheap.

He is such a miser! I only asked him to treat me to an ice cream but he insists on not doing so.


Congolese

A Congolese is a person from the Republic of the Congo.

A Congolese is a person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

King Leopold II of Belgium was a Congolese monarch.


Congolese

Congolese refers to the people and culture of the Republic of the Congo.

Congolese refers to the people and culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


neotrogla

neotrogla (singular)
neotroglas (plural)

A genus of barklice, about the size of fleas, found in dry caves in Brazil.


New Age

New Age is a religious movement based on eastern religions.


correctly

If you do something correctly, then you do it as it is supposed to be done, doing it in a correct way.


pedaling

pedal (canonical)
pedals (third-person singular)
pedaled (past)
pedaled (past participle)
pedaling (present participle)


niggardly

niggardly (positive)
more niggardly (comparative)
most niggardly (superlative)

When someone is niggardly, the person does not give away money or other things. The person is mean and stingy.

The economics teacher said people were being niggardly with their money.


niggardly

niggardly (positive)
more niggardly (comparative)
Superlativemost niggardly

When you do something niggardly, you do it in an uptight way, usually sparingly or stingily.


hazarded

hazard (canonical)
hazards (third-person singular)
hazarded (past)
hazarded (past participle)
hazarding (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of hazard.


enlarge

enlarge (canonical)
enlarges (third-person singular)
enlarged (past)
enlarged (past participle)
enlarging (present participle)

When you enlarge something, you make it larger.

I used a magnifying glass to enlarge the text on the document.

When you enlarge something, you increase and expand the size of it, giving it a greater scope.

Learning knowledge in school enlarges my mind about the world around me.

To talk a lot about a certain subject and to elaborate about it.

The speaker enlarged about the topic on politics.


world government

A world government refers to the idea that there should be a single government controlling the entire planet.

The United Nations is only able to provide advice for countries, but it is not a world government.


gregarious

gregarious (positive)
more gregarious (comparative)
most gregarious (superlative)

When someone is gregarious, the person likes to spend most of their time with other people and being in crowds.

An animal is gregarious if they travel together in herds or packs.

Spotted hyaenas are gregarious because they are always with others of their species.


female genital mutilation

A female genital mutilation is the amputation of all part of the clitoris.


foreskins

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


Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland.

We spent the day in Belfast.


pedalled

The past tense and past participle of pedal.


Bahá'í Faith

Bahá'í Faith is an Abrahamic and monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Bahá'u'lláh that is based on the Aqdas and other religious texts.


circumcisions

circumcision (singular)
circumcisions (plural)

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


Shi'ism

Shi'ism refers to the branch of Islam that follows Ali, the cousin of prophet Muhammad.

Shi'ism is often practiced in Middle East.


mutual masturbations

mutual masturbation (singular)
mutual masturbations (plural)

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


circumcision

A circumcision is the removal of the foreskin of the penis.

The circumcision of men penis is a tradition in some religions.


Thelema

Thelema is a spiritual philosophy that tells a person to act on his or her true will in order to achieve spiritual growth.


Sunnism

Sunnism refers to the Sunni Islam, an orthodox and the largest branch of Islam

Sunnism is often practiced in Middle East.


Sunniphobia

Sunniphobia refers to the fear of or hating someone who is a Sunni Muslim.


commonplaced

commonplace (canonical)
commonplaces (third-person singular)
commonplaced (past)
commonplaced (past participle)
commonplacing (present participle)

The past tense and past participle of commonplace.


appendages

appendage (singular)
appendages (plural)

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


appendage

On an organism, an appendage is an external body part that sticks out from the body.

Unlike most mammals, humans have only two appendages for walking.

An appendage is a part that is joined to something larger than itself.


Oedipus complexes

Oedipus complex (singular)
Oedipus complexes (plural)

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


homologous

Homologous means when an organ in one kind of animal or sex of animal is similar to a different organ in a different kind of animal or sex of animal, and shares a common origin with it.

The female clitoris and the male penis are homologous.


sunsets

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


sunsets

sunset (canonical)
sunsets (third-person singular)
sunsetted (past)
sunsetted (past participle)
sunsetting (present participle)

The third-person singular form of sunset.


blood vessel

blood vessel (singular)
blood vessels (plural)

Blood vessels refers to the part of the body that helps to move blood throughout the whole body. Arteries, cappilaries and veins are examples of blood vessels and are part of the circulatory system.


rugging

rug (canonical)
rugs (third-person singular)
rugged (past)
rugged (past participle)
rugging (present participle)


affectionate

affectionate (positive)
more affectionate (comparative)
most affectionate (superlative)

A person who is affectionate likes to touch other people in a friendly way, usually due to love or affection.

/əˈfɛkʃənət/


affectionate

affectionate (canonical)
affectionates (third-person singular)
affectionated (past)
affectionated (past participle)
affectionating (present participle)

When you affectionate with someone, you show your love and affection to another person.

/əˈfɛkʃənət/


antimasonry

Antimasonry refers to the political, religious or economic opposition to Freemasonry.

Antimasonry is more common than anti-Semitism, it is more tolerated by the liberal establishment to criticize Masonry than Judaism.


cha-chas

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


jack off

jack off (canonical)
jacks off (third-person singular)
jacked off (past)
jacked off (past participle)
jacking off (present participle)

When you jack off, you touch your penis to masturbate.

I jacked off for some time before I came.


Nan is a friendly and affectionate name for a grandmother.


Anglican

Anglican (positive)
more Anglican (comparative)
most Anglican (superlative)

When something is Anglican, it is related to the Church of England or the other churches that are part of the Anglican Communion.


Anglican

An Anglican is a member of an Anglican church.


attractiveness

attractiveness (singular)
attractivenesses (plural)

Attractiveness is how attractive something or someone is.

Attractiveness is the result of being attractive.


philately

philately (singular)
philatelies (plural)

Philately is the study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.


Wikipedian

Wikipedian (singular)
Wikipedians (plural)

A Wikipedian is an editor of Wikipedia, usually referring to someone that is very knowledgable about using the website.


Wikipedian

When something is Wikipedian, it is related to Wikipedia.


grubbier

grubby (positive)
grubbier (comparative)
grubbiest (superlative)

The comparative form of grubby; more grubby.


creepiest

creepy (positive)
creepier (comparative)
creepiest (superlative)

The superlative form of creepy; most creepy.


class actions

class action (singular)
class actions (plural)

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


simples

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


simples

simple (canonical)
simples (third-person singular)
simpled (past)
simpled (past participle)
simpling (present participle)

The third-person singular form of simple.


grubbiest

The superlative form of grubby; most grubby.


attractivenesses

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


dependences

dependence (singular)
dependences (plural)

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


creepy

When something is creepy, it produces a nervous and uneasy feeling, as if something is crawling on your skin.

Something that is strange, eccentric and repelling.


talk shows

talk show (singular)
talk shows (plural)

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


false memory

false memory (singular)
false memories (plural)

False memory refers to a medical condition where a person remembers something that did not happen.


barnacle

A sea crustacean of the subclass cirripedia that attaches itself to surfaces in water like tidal rocks or ships.

The barnacle attached itself to the submarine while it came up on top of the water.


comes out

come out (canonical)
comes out (third-person singular)
came out (past)
come out (past participle)
coming out (present participle)

The third-person singular form of come out.


Mensheviki

Menshevik (singular)
Mensheviks or Mensheviki (plural)

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


Sunni

A Sunni is a member of the Sunnism branch of Islam and their beliefs are based on the Qur'an and the Kutub al-Sittah.

Sunnis makes up 75% of the total number of Muslims in the world..


Sunni

Sunni (positive)
more Sunni (comparative)
most Sunni (superlative)

When someone or something is Sunni, it is related to Sunnism.

May I ask if your whole family is Sunni?


gross profits

gross profit (singular)
gross profits (plural)

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


rug

A rug is a piece of cloth used to cover the floor, just like a carpet.

My sister bought a new rug for the living room.


rug

rug (canonical)
rugs (third-person singular)
rugged (past)
rugged (past participle)
rugging (present participle)

When you rug something, you pull it in a very rough way and the thing may spoil due to this.

Stop rugging the rope! It may tear apart and we cannot use it again.


Books of Mormon

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


amass

amass (canonical)
amasses (third-person singular)
amassed (past)
amassed (past participle)
amassing (present participle)

To collect into a mass or heap, to gather a large number of things, to gain possession of a lot of things.


great-grandparents

great-grandparent (singular)
great-grandparents (plural)

The plural form of great-grandparent; more than one (kind of) great-grandparent.