generously

etymology_text: generous + -ly

ety-suffix

generous

ly

expansion: generous + -ly

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)rəsli/


thighs

forms:
thigh (singular)
thighs (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: The plural form of thigh; more than one (kind of) thigh.

noun

thigh

expansion: [POS TABLE]


title: bicep

redirect: biceps

pos: hard-redirect


cowards

forms:
coward (singular)
cowards (plural)

glosses: The plural form of coward; more than one (kind of) coward.

coward


unformed

forms:
unformed (positive)
more unformed (comparative)
most unformed (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: When something is unformed, it does not have a definite form.

text: My opinion is unformed until I have some time to think about it.

adjective

more: true


cooper

forms:
cooper (singular)
coopers (plural)

glosses: A cooper is someone who fixes barrels and tubs.

ipa: /ˈkuːpə(r)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cooper.wav


slippery

forms:
slippery (positive)
slipperier (comparative)
slipperiest (superlative)

glosses: Tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding.

text: A slippery road can be dangerous.

ipa: /ˈslɪpəri/

adj

slippery

slipperier

slipperiest


title: chimaera

redirect: chimera


show-off

forms:
show-off (singular)
show-offs (plural)

glosses: A show-off is a person who does things to get other people to notice them.


apostles

forms:
apostle (singular)
apostles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of apostle; more than one (kind of) apostle.

noun

apostle


wardrobe mistress

forms:
wardrobe mistress (singular)
wardrobe mistresses (plural)

glosses: A wardrobe mistress is a woman who manages and maintains the costumes of a theatrical company.

wardrobe mistress

wardrobe mistresses


fastidious

forms: fastidious (positive)

glosses: Fastidious means to be very particular about one thing or another; "picky"

text: He is so fastidious about personal cleanliness that he bathes three times a day.


shove

forms:
shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: When you shove something, you push something or someone hard.

enpr: shŭv

ipa: /ʃʌv/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shove.wav

verb

shov

e


athletes

forms:
athlete (singular)
athletes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of athlete; more than one (kind of) athlete.

noun

athlete


codas

forms:
coda (singular)
codas (plural)

glosses: The plural form of coda; more than one (kind of) coda.

coda


residences

forms:
residence (singular)
residences (plural)

glosses: The plural form of residence; more than one (kind of) residence.

residence


thigh

glosses: The thigh is the part of the human leg between the hip and the knee.

ipa: /θaɪ/


strides

forms:
stride (singular)
strides (plural)

glosses: The plural form of stride; more than one (kind of) stride.

stride


sincerer

forms:
sincere (positive)
sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sincere; more sincere.

adjective

sincere

sincerer

sincerest


-ises

forms:
-ise (canonical)
-ises (third-person singular)
-ised (past)
-ised (past participle)
-ising (present participle)

verb

-is


somewhere

forms: somewhere

pos: det

etymology_text: some + where

compound

some

where

expansion: some + where

glosses: (in, at or to) a place, but you do not say or know exactly where

text: I know somewhere we can go.

hyphenation: some‧where


moot points

forms:
moot point (singular)
moot points (plural)

glosses: The plural form of moot point; more than one (kind of) moot point.

noun

moot point


fugitives

forms:
fugitive (singular)
fugitives (plural)

glosses: The plural form of fugitive; more than one (kind of) fugitive.

fugitive


frisbees

forms:
frisbee (singular)
frisbees (plural)

glosses: The plural form of frisbee; more than one (kind of) frisbee.

frisbee


hierarchy

forms:
hierarchy (singular)
hierarchies (plural)

glosses: A hierarchy is a body of officials organized in ranks so that each is above or below another.

glosses: Any group of objects ranked so that every one is above or below another.

hierarchy

hierarchies


fugitive

glosses: A fugitive is a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.

ipa: /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fugitive.wav

hyphenation: fu‧gi‧tive


sincerest

glosses: The superlative form of sincere; most sincere.


modular

forms: modular (positive)

glosses: If something is modular, it is made up of different modules.

hyphenation: mod‧u‧lar


sermon

forms:
sermon (singular)
sermons (plural)

glosses: A sermon is a speech that has to do with religion.

text: Reverend Mather preached a one-hour sermon on the Book of John in church today

glosses: A sermon can also be a speech one person gives to criticize other people.

text: After George came home at 2 AM, his mom gave him a sermon about staying out late.


bonspiel

forms:
bonspiel (singular)
bonspiels (plural)

ipa: /ˈbɒnspiːl/

ipa: /ˈbɑnspiːl/


nuisances

forms:
nuisance (singular)
nuisances (plural)

glosses: The plural form of nuisance; more than one (kind of) nuisance.

nuisance


indulge

forms:
indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

glosses: surrender to your own desire to do something

text: "I will indulge you by playing one of my finest ukulele songs, The Wailing Guitar."

ipa: /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

verb

indulg


sincere

forms:
sincerer (comparative)
sincerest (superlative)
sincere (positive)
more sincere (comparative)
most sincere (superlative)

glosses: If someone is sincere, then they believe that what they are saying is true.

text: I gave my brother a sincere apology after I broke one of his tools.

ipa: /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/


hierarchies

glosses: The plural form of hierarchy; more than one (kind of) hierarchy.


Frisbees

forms:
Frisbee (singular)
Frisbees (plural)

glosses: The plural form of Frisbee; more than one (kind of) Frisbee.

noun

Frisbee


bonspiels

glosses: The plural form of bonspiel; more than one (kind of) bonspiel.

bonspiel

bonspiels


think through

forms:
think through (canonical)
thinks through (third-person singular)
thought through (past)
thought through (past participle)
thinking through (present participle)

glosses: to spend enough time thinking about something to make sure it will work

text: "That plan was well thought through."

verb

think through

thinks through

thought through

thought through

thinking through


curling irons

forms:
curling iron (singular)
curling irons (plural)

glosses: The plural form of curling iron; more than one (kind of) curling iron.

noun

curling iron


wardrobe mistresses

forms:
wardrobe mistress (singular)
wardrobe mistresses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of wardrobe mistress; more than one (kind of) wardrobe mistress.

wardrobe mistress


curling iron

glosses: A curling iron is an electrical device that uses heat to create curls in human hair.


routine

forms:
routine (positive)
more routine (comparative)
most routine (superlative)

glosses: Done like it is a routine. Hackneyed, shop-worn.

text: He showed little interest in the flute sonata and played it in a routine manner.

ipa: /ruːˈtiːn/


routine

forms:
routine (singular)
routines (plural)

glosses: A set of actions used to perform a trick

text: magicians all use the same routine to pull the rabbit out of the hat.


bicolours

forms:
bicolour (singular)
bicolours (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bicolour; more than one (kind of) bicolour.

bicolour


steward

forms:
steward (singular)
stewards (plural)

glosses: A steward is someone whose regular job is to take care of something for someone else.

text: King Ragnar was busy with the war, so his steward was kept busy mending all the ills of the nation at home.

ipa: /ˈstuɚd/

hyphenation: stew‧ard


survivals

forms:
survival (singular)
survivals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of survival; more than one (kind of) survival.

survival


bloodshed

forms:
bloodshed (singular)
bloodsheds (plural)

glosses: Bloodshed refers to bleeding. Usually during a gun shootout between police and robbers, lots of bloodshed can occur.

text: There were lots of bloodshed on the site of the riots.


momentary

forms:
momentary (positive)
more momentary (comparative)
most momentary (superlative)

glosses: When something is momentary, it lasts for a very brief amount of time.

text: I took a momentary glimpse at the commotion.

ipa: /ˈmoʊmənˌtɛri/

ipa: /ˈməʊmənt(ə)ri/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-momentary.wav

hyphenation: mo‧men‧ta‧ry


sermons

glosses: The plural form of sermon; more than one (kind of) sermon.

sermon


traits

forms:
trait (singular)
traits (plural)

glosses: The plural form of trait; more than one (kind of) trait.

trait


coopers

forms:
cooper (singular)
coopers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cooper; more than one (kind of) cooper.

cooper


babysitters

forms:
babysitter (singular)
babysitters (plural)

glosses: The plural form of babysitter; more than one (kind of) babysitter.

babysitter


outing

forms:
outing (singular)
outings (plural)

glosses: An outing is a short trip, such as a picnic, or a shopping trip.

text: My latest outing was a trip to the beach.

glosses: Telling another person's secrets, breaking trust.

ipa: /ˈaʊtɪŋ/


bunny hugs

forms:
bunny hug (singular)
bunny hugs (plural)

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

bunny hug

bunny hugs


replacements

forms:
replacement (singular)
replacements (plural)

glosses: The plural form of replacement; more than one (kind of) replacement.

replacement


precisely

pos: adv

etymology_text: precise + -ly

ety-suffix

precise

expansion: precise + -ly

glosses: When something happens precisely, it happens in an exact and precise manner.

text: The egg flew out the window and landed precisely on Mr. Norton's bald head.

ipa: /prɪˈsaɪsli/

hyphenation: pre‧cise‧ly


biceps

forms:
biceps (singular)
biceps (plural)

glosses: The biceps is a muscle in the human upper arm.

ipa: /ˈbaɪsɛp/

noun

biceps

biceps


bloodsheds

glosses: The plural form of bloodshed; more than one (kind of) bloodshed.

bloodshed


stumbling blocks

forms:
stumbling block (singular)
stumbling blocks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of stumbling block; more than one (kind of) stumbling block.

stumbling block


quotas

forms:
quota (singular)
quotas (plural)

glosses: The plural form of quota; more than one (kind of) quota.

quota


precisions

forms:
precision (singular)
precisions (plural)

glosses: The plural form of precision; more than one (kind of) precision.

precision


thought through

forms:
think through (canonical)
thinks through (third-person singular)
thought through (past)
thought through (past participle)
thinking through (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of think through.

verb

think through


backcloth

forms:
backcloth (singular)
backcloths (plural)

glosses: A backcloth or backdrop is a piece of stage scenery typically covering the rear of the stage.

text: The backcloth was painted to represent a forest.

text: The backcloth was designed by Bakst, a famous set and costume designer of the early 20th century.


pesticides

forms:
pesticide (singular)
pesticides (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pesticide; more than one (kind of) pesticide.

noun

pesticide


hassled

forms:
hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hassle.

verb

hassl


outings

glosses: The plural form of outing; more than one (kind of) outing.

noun

outing


indulging

forms:
indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

verb

indulg


backcloths

glosses: The plural form of backcloth; more than one (kind of) backcloth.

noun

backcloth


aromas

forms:
aroma (singular)
aromas (plural)

glosses: The plural form of aroma; more than one (kind of) aroma.

aroma


chimeras

forms:
chimera (singular)
chimeras (plural)

glosses: The plural form of chimera; more than one (kind of) chimera.

chimera


Frisbee

forms:
Frisbee (singular)
Frisbees (plural)

glosses: A Frisbee is a plastic disc that is thrown to make it fly.

ipa: /ˈfrɪzbi/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Frisbee.wav


archivists

forms:
archivist (singular)
archivists (plural)

glosses: The plural form of archivist; more than one (kind of) archivist.

archivist


indulged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of indulge.


effeminacy

forms: effeminacy (singular)

glosses: Effeminacy is the feminine traits displayed by a human male.


hotdogs

forms:
hotdog (singular)
hotdogs (plural)

glosses: The plural form of hotdog; more than one (kind of) hotdog.

hotdog


help itself

forms:
help itself (canonical)
helps itself (third-person singular)
helped itself (past)
helped itself (past participle)
helping itself (present participle)

verb

help itself

helps itself

helped itself

helped itself

helping itself


hangovers

forms:
hangover (singular)
hangovers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of hangover; more than one (kind of) hangover.

noun

hangover


coda

forms:
coda (singular)
codas (plural)

glosses: A coda is a short passage at the end of a piece of music, sometimes summarizing the main themes or bringing the piece to a brilliant conclusion. A very short coda is called a 'codetta'.


ethereal

forms:
ethereal (positive)
more ethereal (comparative)
most ethereal (superlative)

glosses: Something that is heavenly, unearthly, of the ether (air).

text: The ballerina had an ethereal aura.


Biedermeier

forms: Biedermeier (positive)

glosses: Biedermeier is a period in European history between 1815 and 1848, and refers to a style in the arts, literature, and interior design of this period.

text: That chair is in the Biedermeier style.

text: The historical period known as the Biedermeier era followed the Congress of Vienna and ended with the Revolutions of 1848.


conflating

forms:
conflate (canonical)
conflates (third-person singular)
conflated (past)
conflated (past participle)
conflating (present participle)

verb

conflat


futurologist

forms:
futurologist (singular)
futurologists (plural)

glosses: A futurologist is a scientist that studies the future.

text: When I grow up, I want to be a futurologist and help mankind find out what is going to happen in the future.


hangover

glosses: A hangover is a group of symptoms that can include headache. It can be caused by drinking alcohol, or by other things.


bunny hug

forms:
bunny hug (singular)
bunny hugs (plural)

noun

bunny hug


precision

forms:
precision (singular)
precisions (plural)

glosses: Precision is how exact an action or measurement is.

text: Please remember to give your precision in 3 significant figures.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precision.wav


coward

forms:
coward (singular)
cowards (plural)

glosses: A coward is a person who does not have courage.

ipa: /ˈkaʊəd/

ipa: /ˈkaʊɚd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coward.wav

hyphenation: co‧ward


shoves

forms:
shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shove.

ipa: /ʃʌvz/

verb

shov


preaches

forms:
preach (canonical)
preaches (third-person singular)
preached (past)
preached (past participle)
preaching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of preach.

preach

es


timetables

forms:
timetable (singular)
timetables (plural)

glosses: The plural form of timetable; more than one (kind of) timetable.

noun

timetable


preaching

ipa: /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/


futurologists

glosses: The plural form of futurologist; more than one (kind of) futurologist.

futurologist


conflates

glosses: The third-person singular form of conflate.


paused

forms:
pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pause.

verb

paus


Uranian

forms:
Uranian (singular)
Uranians (plural)

glosses: A person of a third sex — originally, someone with "a female psyche in a male body" who is sexually attracted to men. Also known as homosexual.


whiteboard

forms:
whiteboard (singular)
whiteboards (plural)

glosses: A whiteboard is a large piece of either plastic or glass which words can be written on using a whiteboard marker.

text: We drew on the class whiteboard until the teacher walked in and scolded us.

ipa: /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/


timetable

glosses: A timetable is a kind of schedule with times of when the events are going to happen, usually used by schools to schedule lesson times.

text: Check the timetable to know what the next lesson is.

enpr: tīm′tā'bəl

ipa: /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/


dress rehearsal

forms:
dress rehearsal (singular)
dress rehearsals (plural)

glosses: A theatrical term meaning the last few rehearsals before the first performance.


shoving

ipa: /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/


cornices

forms:
cornice (singular)
cornices (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cornice; more than one (kind of) cornice.

noun

cornice


designers

forms:
designer (singular)
designers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of designer; more than one (kind of) designer.

designer


postponed

forms:
postpone (canonical)
postpones (third-person singular)
postponed (past)
postponed (past participle)
postponing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of postpone.

verb

postpon


mystique

forms:
mystique (singular)
mystiques (plural)

glosses: A mystique is a mystery, a mysterious aura.

ipa: /mɪˈstiːk/


hotdog

forms:
hotdog (singular)
hotdogs (plural)

glosses: A hotdog is a type of sausage, most often a weiner or frankfurter.

text: For lunch, I had an all-beef hotdog with ketchup and mustard.

ipa: /ˈhɒtdɒɡ/

ipa: /ˈhɑtdɑɡ/


preach

glosses: When someone preaches, he gives a speech or sermon before a group of people. This speech is usually related to religion.

text: Reverend Mather preached a one-hour sermon on the Book of John in church today

ipa: /priːt͡ʃ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preach.wav


unconventional

forms:
unconventional (positive)
more unconventional (comparative)
most unconventional (superlative)

glosses: When something is unconventional, it is non traditional, not the expected, not the norm.

text: John and Jane had unconventional attitudes about marriage.


incited

forms:
incite (canonical)
incites (third-person singular)
incited (past)
incited (past participle)
inciting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of incite.

incit


cartoon

forms:
cartoon (singular)
cartoons (plural)

glosses: A cartoon is a funny humorous drawing in a comic or newspaper or magazine.

ipa: /kɑrˈtuːn/

ipa: /kɑːˈtuːn/


televise

forms:
televise (canonical)
televises (third-person singular)
televised (past)
televised (past participle)
televising (present participle)

glosses: When you televise a show, you broadcast it by television.

text: The media corporation televised the ball game for everyone to see.

ipa: /ˈtɛlɪvaɪz/

televis


mystiques

glosses: The plural form of mystique; more than one (kind of) mystique.

noun

mystique


en travesti

forms: en travesti (positive)

glosses: A theatrical term meaning a role in the dress of the opposite sex, usually applied to a female playing the role of a young man. sometimes called a "trouser role" or a "breeches role".

text: Sarah Bernhardt played Hamlet en travesti.

text: Cherubino in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" is an en travesti role.


Uranians

glosses: The plural form of Uranian; more than one (kind of) Uranian.

Uranian


birdcages

forms:
birdcage (singular)
birdcages (plural)

glosses: The plural form of birdcage; more than one (kind of) birdcage.

birdcage


virginal

forms:
virginal (positive)
more virginal (comparative)
most virginal (superlative)

glosses: When something is virginal, it is fresh, new and unspoiled, very much like a virgin.

text: The young lady had a virginal charm that was endearing.


penultimate

forms: penultimate (positive)

glosses: If something is penultimate, it is in the second-to-last position in a series.

text: Y is the penultimate letter in the alphabet.

ipa: /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/


dazzles

forms:
dazzle (canonical)
dazzles (third-person singular)
dazzled (past)
dazzled (past participle)
dazzling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dazzle.

verb

dazzl


futurology

forms: futurology (singular)

glosses: Futurology is the scientific study of the future. A person that studies the future is known as a futurologist.

text: Futurology has helped us to predict what is going to happen to mankind in the future.

noun

futurology


abiotic

forms: abiotic (positive)

glosses: When something is abiotic, it is not a living thing, not alive and is not made by an organism. Abiotic refers to things that are not alive, like light, water, air, nutrients, minerals, and soil.

text: Pollination is often done by abiotic means, such as wind or water.


chorus girl

forms:
chorus girl (singular)
chorus girls (plural)

glosses: A chorus girl (or boy) is a singer or dancer or both in a theatrical production.

text: The chorus girl fell and broke her ankle.

text: The chorus girls sang and danced to a jazzy version of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".

text: The chorus boys wore sailor suits.

text: The chorus boys and girls worked late into the night to perfect their routine.


regularly

etymology_text: regular + -ly

ety-suffix

regular

expansion: regular + -ly

glosses: Regularly is when something is done often.

text: I go there quite regularly.

enpr: regʹyələrli

ipa: /ˈrɛɡjəlɚli/

enpr: regʹyo͝oləli

ipa: /ˈrɛɡjʊləli/

hyphenation: reg‧u‧lar‧ly


postpone

glosses: When you postpone something, it means to cancel a plan or event with the intention of rescheduling at a later date.

text: She will postpone the picnic if weather reports indicate rain.

text: The exams were postponed until next week because of the weather.

ipa: /poʊstˈpoʊn/


rancor

forms: rancor (singular)

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-rancour.wav

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rancor.wav


incites

glosses: The third-person singular form of incite.


chorus girls

glosses: The plural form of chorus girl; more than one (kind of) chorus girl.

noun

chorus girl


trances

forms:
trance (singular)
trances (plural)

glosses: The plural form of trance; more than one (kind of) trance.

trance


delicacy

forms:
delicacy (singular)
delicacies (plural)

glosses: A delicacy is an exotic, tasty, or rare food item.

text: Fried fish brains with pickled banana peel is a delicacy for some gourmands.

text: The delicacy of your touch pleases me.

ipa: /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/

delicacies


indulges

forms:
indulge (canonical)
indulges (third-person singular)
indulged (past)
indulged (past participle)
indulging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of indulge.

verb

indulg


conflate

forms:
conflate (canonical)
conflates (third-person singular)
conflated (past)
conflated (past participle)
conflating (present participle)

glosses: To bring things together and merge them into a single entity, sometimes wrongly

text: When she conflated two ideas, it was like mixing apples and oranges.

text: The police made a mistake when they conflated terrorists and protest activists.

ipa: /kənˈfleɪt/

conflat


prima ballerina

forms:
prima ballerina (singular)
prima ballerinas (plural)

glosses: A prima ballerina is the female dancer in a ballet company who is assigned the principal roles in ballets.

text: The Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker" is danced by a prima ballerina.


balletomanes

forms:
balletomane (singular)
balletomanes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of balletomane; more than one (kind of) balletomane.

noun

balletomane


shoved

forms:
shove (canonical)
shoves (third-person singular)
shoved (past)
shoved (past participle)
shoving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shove.

ipa: /ʃʌvd/

verb

shov


lodged

forms:
lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lodge.

lodg


ball gowns

forms:
ball gown (singular)
ball gowns (plural)

glosses: The plural form of ball gown; more than one (kind of) ball gown.

noun

ball gown


whiteboards

forms:
whiteboard (singular)
whiteboards (plural)

glosses: The plural form of whiteboard; more than one (kind of) whiteboard.

whiteboard


prima ballerinas

glosses: The plural form of prima ballerina; more than one (kind of) prima ballerina.

prima ballerina


lodging

forms:
lodging (singular)
lodgings (plural)


orchestral

forms: orchestral (positive)

text: The orchestral sound was brilliant.

text: The orchestral program included a symphony.

ipa: /ˌɔrˈkɛstrəl/


archivist

forms:
archivist (singular)
archivists (plural)

glosses: An archivist is someone that archives things as a job and gets paid to do so.

text: The Internet Archive is an organisation that employs archivists.

enpr: /är'kə-vĭst/

ipa: /ˈɑː(r)kəvɪst/


televised

forms:
televise (canonical)
televises (third-person singular)
televised (past)
televised (past participle)
televising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of televise.

verb

televis


window sills

forms:
window sill (singular)
window sills (plural)

glosses: The plural form of window sill; more than one (kind of) window sill.

noun

window sill


conflated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conflate.


postponing

forms:
postpone (canonical)
postpones (third-person singular)
postponed (past)
postponed (past participle)
postponing (present participle)

verb

postpon


athlete

forms:
athlete (singular)
athletes (plural)

glosses: An athlete is person involved in a sporting activity.

text: The athlete gets ready for her race.

glosses: A person who actively participates in physical sports, or a person who is highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)


designer

forms:
designer (singular)
designers (plural)

glosses: A designer is someone who designs something.

text: The costume designer quit before the show opened.

ipa: /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/


pauses

forms:
pause (canonical)
pauses (third-person singular)
paused (past)
paused (past participle)
pausing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pause.

paus


pauses

forms:
pause (singular)
pauses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pause; more than one (kind of) pause.

noun

pause


window sill

glosses: A window sill is an interior ledge on the lowest part of a window.

text: Put the flower pots on the window sill.

text: The cat sat on the window sill for hours.


dress rehearsals

forms:
dress rehearsal (singular)
dress rehearsals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of dress rehearsal; more than one (kind of) dress rehearsal.

dress rehearsal


scrapping

forms:
scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)

verb

scrap

p


tendrils

forms:
tendril (singular)
tendrils (plural)

glosses: The plural form of tendril; more than one (kind of) tendril.

noun

tendril


replacement

forms:
replacement (singular)
replacements (plural)

etymology_text: replace + -ment

ety-suffix

replace

ment

expansion: replace + -ment

glosses: A replacement is something that stands in for something else.

text: I'll be the replacement security guard for the guy who quit.

text: Here is the replacement gadget for the one you lost.

ipa: /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/


preached

forms:
preach (canonical)
preaches (third-person singular)
preached (past)
preached (past participle)
preaching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of preach.

verb

preach


startled

forms:
startle (canonical)
startles (third-person singular)
startled (past)
startled (past participle)
startling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of startle.

startl


saccharine

forms:
saccharine (positive)
more saccharine (comparative)
most saccharine (superlative)

glosses: Something that is saccharine is too sweet, too syrupy, too cute.

text: Strawberry shortcake is a saccharine character.

text: "Brahms' Lullaby" is a saccharine piece of music.

ipa: /ˈsækərɪn/

ipa: /ˈsækəraɪn/


televises

glosses: The third-person singular form of televise.


birdcage

forms:
birdcage (singular)
birdcages (plural)

etymology_text: bird + cage

compound

bird

cage

expansion: bird + cage

glosses: A birdcage is a cage for a pet bird (or birds) usually portable and found in the home.

text: I keep a parakeet in a birdcage.


delicacies

forms:
delicacy (singular)
delicacies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of delicacy; more than one (kind of) delicacy.

text: Some patisseries offer delicacies of cream, puff paste, and fruits.

noun

delicacy


degenerated

forms:
degenerate (canonical)
degenerates (third-person singular)
degenerated (past)
degenerated (past participle)
degenerating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of degenerate.

verb

degenerat


hassle

forms:
hassle (singular)
hassles (plural)

glosses: A hassle is something that is more difficult than it should be because of problems.

text: "Buying cows from his farm is always a hassle. He spends more time talking about each one than he needs to."


hassle

forms:
hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)

glosses: When you hassle someone, you give that person a hard time, annoy or a bother.

hassl


televising

forms:
televise (canonical)
televises (third-person singular)
televised (past)
televised (past participle)
televising (present participle)


ball gown

forms:
ball gown (singular)
ball gowns (plural)

glosses: A ball gown is a fancy dress worn to a formal dance.

text: Cinderella wore a beautiful ball gown.

text: She bought a ball gown for the wedding reception at the country club.


controversial

forms:
controversial (positive)
more controversial (comparative)
most controversial (superlative)

glosses: Something that is causing debate, causing talk and discussion.

text: The latest book about UFOs has been very controversial.

text: "La Traviata" was more controversial in its day than "Aida".

text: Brangelina is the most controversial couple in Hollywood.


extraordinary

forms:
extraordinary (positive)
more extraordinary (comparative)
most extraordinary (superlative)

glosses: Something that is above the everyday, above the ordinary, more than ordinary, spectacular.

text: We've been having an extraordinary spell of pleasant weather.

text: It was extraordinary opportunity to make money.

ipa: /ɪksˈtrɔː(r)dɪnəri/

hyphenation: ex‧traor‧di‧na‧ry


inciting

forms:
incite (canonical)
incites (third-person singular)
incited (past)
incited (past participle)
inciting (present participle)

incit


postpones

forms:
postpone (canonical)
postpones (third-person singular)
postponed (past)
postponed (past participle)
postponing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of postpone.


archiving

forms:
archive (canonical)
archives (third-person singular)
archived (past)
archived (past participle)
archiving (present participle)

archiv


dazzling

forms:
dazzle (canonical)
dazzles (third-person singular)
dazzled (past)
dazzled (past participle)
dazzling (present participle)

dazzl


lodge

forms:
lodge (singular)
lodges (plural)

glosses: a building in an outdoorsy setting, where people can rent a room

text: "We stayed in Hodge's Lodge during our hunting trip."

glosses: a place where a hired servant, like a butler or gardener, lives separately from the main house


lodge

forms:
lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)

text: "That stick is lodged between those two boulders, and I can't get it out."

lodg


archived

glosses: The past tense and past participle of archive.


disintegrating

forms:
disintegrate (canonical)
disintegrates (third-person singular)
disintegrated (past)
disintegrated (past participle)
disintegrating (present participle)

disintegrat


cornice

forms:
cornice (singular)
cornices (plural)

glosses: A cornice is a decorative horizontal molding.

ipa: /ˈkɔːnɪs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-cornice.wav


thrilled

forms:
thrill (canonical)
thrills (third-person singular)
thrilled (past)
thrilled (past participle)
thrilling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of thrill.

thrill


tossing

forms:
toss (canonical)
tosses (third-person singular)
tossed (past)
tossed (past participle)
tossing (present participle)

toss


scrapped

forms:
scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scrap.


dazzled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dazzle.


disintegrates

glosses: The third-person singular form of disintegrate.


balletomane

forms:
balletomane (singular)
balletomanes (plural)

text: She is a balletomane and attends the ballet often.

ipa: /ˈbalɪtəʊˌmeɪn/

ipa: /bəˈletəˌmān

ipa: ˈbaletəˌmān/

hyphenation: bal‧let‧o‧mane


module

forms:
module (singular)
modules (plural)

glosses: A module is a part of a system. It can often be changed at any time.

glosses: In computing, a module is a section of a program.

ipa: /ˈmɒdjuːl/

ipa: /ˈmɑdʒuːl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-module.wav

hyphenation: mod‧ule


bonnet

forms:
bonnet (singular)
bonnets (plural)

glosses: A bonnet is a brimless hat of cloth or straw worn by women and children that covers the hair and ears but not the forehead and is tied under the chin

glosses: chiefly Scottish: A seamless woven cap worn by Scottish men and boys; a Tam o'Shanter

glosses: British: A metal covering or cowl for a heater, a ventilator, a fireplace, etc.

text: A baby bonnet is sometimes given as a gift to the parents of a newborn.

text: She lifted the automobile's bonnet to check the engine.


prolongs

forms:
prolong (canonical)
prolongs (third-person singular)
prolonged (past)
prolonged (past participle)
prolonging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prolong.

prolong


virtuosos

forms:
virtuoso (singular)
virtuosos (plural)

glosses: The plural form of virtuoso; more than one (kind of) virtuoso.

noun

virtuoso


plumb

forms: plumb (positive)

text: if an endlessly long line was plumb, then it would go through the center of the Earth

enpr: plŭm

ipa: /plʌm/


plumb

text: same as the adjective meaning


plumb

forms: plumb (singular)

glosses: a heavy piece of lead attached to string used to tell whether a line is truly vertical


plumb

forms:
plumb (canonical)
plumbs (third-person singular)
plumbed (past)
plumbed (past participle)
plumbing (present participle)

glosses: If you plumb a liquid, you determine its depth.


tendril

forms:
tendril (singular)
tendrils (plural)

glosses: A tendril is a leaf, petiole, or stem with a threadlike shape used by a plant to grow upward by wrapping itself about an object.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tendril.wav


virtuosity

forms: virtuosity (singular)

glosses: Great expertise, a virtuoso is a highly skilled expert with great technical skills.

text: Claude's virtuosity at the piano can not be bettered.

text: Virtuosity for a ballet dancer can only be achieved with much practice.


tossed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toss.


pas de deux

forms:
pas de deux (singular)
pas de deux (plural)

glosses: (French) a ballet term meaning a dance for two

text: The Black Swan pas de deux in "Swan Lake" is thrilling.

text: Who will dance the pas de deux in "The Nutcracker"?

text: There are four segments to a traditional pas de deux.

text: There are many pas de deux in classical ballet.

pas de deux

pas de deux


improvisations

forms:
improvisation (singular)
improvisations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of improvisation; more than one (kind of) improvisation.

improvisation


hassles

forms:
hassle (singular)
hassles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of hassle; more than one (kind of) hassle.

hassle


hassles

forms:
hassle (canonical)
hassles (third-person singular)
hassled (past)
hassled (past participle)
hassling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of hassle.


fulfilled

forms:
fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fulfill.

verb

fulfill


improvisation

glosses: Improvisation refers to a performance without a script, plan, direction, or rehearsal.

text: Tom and Jerry's 'improvisation at the party was a success.

text: Tom and Jerry's 'improvisations at parties are always successes.

glosses: Making something better, improving it to make something better.

ipa: /ɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/

ipa: /ɪmˌprɑvəˈzeɪʃən/


booklets

forms:
booklet (singular)
booklets (plural)

glosses: The plural form of booklet; more than one (kind of) booklet.

noun

booklet


scraps

forms:
scrap (singular)
scraps (plural)

glosses: The plural form of scrap; more than one (kind of) scrap.

scrap


scraps

forms:
scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scrap.


tint

forms:
tint (singular)
tints (plural)

glosses: In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness.

ipa: /tɪnt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tint.wav


tint

forms:
tint (canonical)
tints (third-person singular)
tinted (past)
tinted (past participle)
tinting (present participle)

glosses: If you tint something, you color or shade it.

text: The windows of the car are tinted.


adagios

forms:
adagio (singular)
adagios (plural)

glosses: The plural form of adagio; more than one (kind of) adagio.

adagio

adagios


rehearsals

forms:
rehearsal (singular)
rehearsals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rehearsal; more than one (kind of) rehearsal.

rehearsal


thrilling

forms:
thrill (canonical)
thrills (third-person singular)
thrilled (past)
thrilled (past participle)
thrilling (present participle)


choreographies

forms:
choreography (singular)
choreographies (plural)

glosses: The plural form of choreography; more than one (kind of) choreography.

choreography

choreographies


lodges

forms:
lodge (singular)
lodges (plural)

glosses: The plural form of lodge; more than one (kind of) lodge.

lodge


lodges

forms:
lodge (canonical)
lodges (third-person singular)
lodged (past)
lodged (past participle)
lodging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of lodge.

verb

e


emitting

forms:
emit (canonical)
emits (third-person singular)
emitted (past)
emitted (past participle)
emitting (present participle)

emit

t


orchestrated

forms:
orchestrate (canonical)
orchestrates (third-person singular)
orchestrated (past)
orchestrated (past participle)
orchestrating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of orchestrate.

orchestrat


fulfill

glosses: If you fulfill something, you meet expectations.

text: He fulfilled his promises.

text: The promises he made have been fulfilled.

ipa: /fʊlˈfɪl/


glaze

forms:
glaze (singular)
glazes (plural)

glosses: A sticky liquid used to coat or color something

glosses: A smooth edible coating applied to food.

ipa: /ɡleɪz/


glaze

forms:
glaze (canonical)
glazes (third-person singular)
glazed (past)
glazed (past participle)
glazing (present participle)

glosses: If you glaze windows, you install panes of glass into it.

glosses: If you glaze something, you apply a thin layer of coating.

glaz


expressiveness

forms: expressiveness (singular)

etymology_text: expressive + -ness

ety-suffix

expressive

ness

expansion: expressive + -ness

glosses: The act of showing expression, usually emotional expression.

text: Her fervent and moving expressiveness led me to reconsider sending her to the guillotine.


urinating

forms:
urinate (canonical)
urinates (third-person singular)
urinated (past)
urinated (past participle)
urinating (present participle)

verb

urinat


fulfills

forms:
fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fulfill.


virtuosi

forms:
virtuoso (singular)
virtuosi (plural)

glosses: The plural form of virtuoso; more than one (kind of) virtuoso.

noun

virtuosi


prowess

forms: prowess (singular)

glosses: The prowess of somebody represents the person's great ability, usually referring to the physical ability.

text: I couldn't match Tom's prowess playing tennis.

ipa: /ˈpraʊɪs/

ipa: /ˈpraʊəs/

hyphenation: prow‧ess


wedding day

forms: wedding day

pos: phrase

glosses: The wedding day is the day upon which one is married.

text: My wedding day will be one of great happiness.


flying machine

forms:
flying machine (singular)
flying machines (plural)

glosses: A machine or apparatus used in a theater to make a performer appear to fly.

text: Peter Pan's flying machine did not function properly during the show and the performer playing Peter Pan was injured.


opening night

forms:
opening night (singular)
opening nights (plural)

glosses: The opening night refers to the first night of a theatrical performance.

text: Opening night was a great success.

text: The theatre was packed on opening night.

text: The police were called for crowd control on opening night.


startles

forms:
startle (singular)
startles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of startle; more than one (kind of) startle.

startle


startles

forms:
startle (canonical)
startles (third-person singular)
startled (past)
startled (past participle)
startling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of startle.

verb

startl


rehearsal

forms:
rehearsal (singular)
rehearsals (plural)

glosses: A rehearsal is a practice session before a performance.

text: A rehearsal gives the director a chance to correct mistakes.

text: The rehearsal for the concert went smoothly.

text: We held ten rehearsals for the new play.

text: When everyone wears their costumes for a rehearsal', the rehearsal is called a "dress rehearsal".

text: A "dress rehearsal" is usually the last rehearsal before a show opens.

ipa: /rɪˈhɜː(r)səl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rehearsal.wav


emit

glosses: If something emits gas, light, sound, etc., it sends it out.

text: The sun emits hot rays.

ipa: /iˈmɪt/


urinates

glosses: The third-person singular form of urinate.


disintegrated

forms:
disintegrate (canonical)
disintegrates (third-person singular)
disintegrated (past)
disintegrated (past participle)
disintegrating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disintegrate.

disintegrat


tints

forms:
tint (singular)
tints (plural)

glosses: The plural form of tint; more than one (kind of) tint.

ipa: /tɪnts/

noun

tint


tints

forms:
tint (canonical)
tints (third-person singular)
tinted (past)
tinted (past participle)
tinting (present participle)


perfumed

forms:
perfume (canonical)
perfumes (third-person singular)
perfumed (past)
perfumed (past participle)
perfuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perfume.

verb

perfum


bride-to-be

forms:
bride-to-be (singular)
brides-to-be (plural)

glosses: A bride-to-be is a woman who is about to be married

text: Jill is a bride-to-be. She will marry in a month.

text: Many brides-to-be shop for clothes to wear on their honeymoons.

noun

bride-to-be

brides-to-be


virtuoso

forms:
virtuoso (singular)
virtuosos or virtuosi (plural)

glosses: A virtuoso is someone with great expertise in a particular field, usually a musician or someone in the arts.

text: Lotte is virtuoso on the Jew's harp.

text: Little Jimmie and Punk Rocker are skateboard virtuosos.

ipa: /ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/

virtuoso

virtuosos

virtuosi


tosses

forms:
toss (singular)
tosses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of toss; more than one (kind of) toss.

toss

tosses


tosses

forms:
toss (canonical)
tosses (third-person singular)
tossed (past)
tossed (past participle)
tossing (present participle)


degenerates

forms:
degenerate (singular)
degenerates (plural)

glosses: The plural form of degenerate; more than one (kind of) degenerate.

degenerate


degenerates

forms:
degenerate (canonical)
degenerates (third-person singular)
degenerated (past)
degenerated (past participle)
degenerating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of degenerate.

verb

degenerat


orchestrates

forms:
orchestrate (canonical)
orchestrates (third-person singular)
orchestrated (past)
orchestrated (past participle)
orchestrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of orchestrate.


toss

glosses: A toss is also known as a throw of a ball.

ipa: /tɒs/

ipa: /tɔs/


toss

glosses: When you toss something, you throw the object to another person.

text: I am here! Toss the ball to me!


costume designer

forms:
costume designer (singular)
costume designers (plural)

glosses: A costume designer is someone who comes up with the costume designs for a show.

text: Tom and Jerry were the costume designers for the ice show.

text: Costume designers take art courses to learn their craft.


third sex

forms:
third sex (singular)
third sexes (plural)

glosses: Individuals who are categorized (by their will or by social consensus) as neither man nor woman, as well as the social category present in those societies who recognize three or more genders.

noun

third sex

third sexes


archives

forms:
archive (singular)
archives (plural)

glosses: The plural form of archive; more than one (kind of) archive.

archive


archives

forms:
archive (canonical)
archives (third-person singular)
archived (past)
archived (past participle)
archiving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of archive.

verb

archiv


stage hand

forms:
stage hand (singular)
stage hands (plural)

glosses: A stage hand is someone who works backstage in a theatre shifting scenery.

text: The stage hands worked smoothly and swiftly during the intermission.


urinated

forms:
urinate (canonical)
urinates (third-person singular)
urinated (past)
urinated (past participle)
urinating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of urinate.


urinate

glosses: When a person or animal urinates, it passes urine to empty the bladder.

text: I drink a lot of water and need to urinate several times a day.

ipa: /ˈjʊərɪneɪt/

ipa: /ˈjʊrɪneɪt/


radiant

forms:
radiant (positive)
more radiant (comparative)
most radiant (superlative)

glosses: Something that is radiant is shining brightly, glowing brilliantly.

text: Her radiant face told us she was very happy.

text: The radiant dawn promised a pleasant day for our picnic.


port de bras

forms:
port de bras (singular)
port de bras (plural)

glosses: (French, ballet term) The carriage of the arms, how the arms are carried in a dance

text: The ballerina's port de bras was classically correct.

noun

port de bras

port de bras


freshness

forms: freshness (singular)

etymology_text: fresh + -ness

ety-suffix

fresh

expansion: fresh + -ness

glosses: Freshness refers to the newness, originality of something.

text: The freshness of the director's interpretation shed a whole new light on the play.

ipa: /ˈfrɛʃnəs/

hyphenation: fresh‧ness


choreography

forms:
choreography (singular)
choreographies (plural)

glosses: Choreography is the art of designing dances.

text: The choreography for "Le Spectre de la rose" was completed in three or four rehearsals.

hyphenation: cho‧reo‧gra‧phy


emits

forms:
emit (canonical)
emits (third-person singular)
emitted (past)
emitted (past participle)
emitting (present participle)

verb

emit


supernatural

forms: supernatural (positive)

glosses: Something of the other world, spooky, scary things that are not natural or normal.

text: I love stories about ghost, goblins, and supernatural creatures.

text: Supernatural creatures scare me.

ipa: /ˌs(j)uːpəˈnatʃ(ə)rəl/

ipa: /ˌs(j)uːpɚˈnætʃɚəl/

ipa: /ˌs(j)ʉːpɘˈnɛtʃrɯ(l)/


superstar

forms:
superstar (singular)
superstars (plural)

glosses: A superstar is an extremely successful, high-profile performer or sportsperson.

text: Venus and Serena Williams are sports superstars.

text: Madonna is a pop music superstar.

ipa: /ˈsuːpə(r)ˌstɑː(r)/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-superstar.wav


brides-to-be

forms:
bride-to-be (singular)
brides-to-be (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bride-to-be; more than one (kind of) bride-to-be.


perfuming

forms:
perfume (canonical)
perfumes (third-person singular)
perfumed (past)
perfumed (past participle)
perfuming (present participle)


machinist

forms:
machinist (singular)
machinists (plural)

glosses: An individual who operates machinery such as flying machines and trap doors back stage in a theatre.

text: The machinist was injured when the trap door failed to open.

text: The machinists went on strike to improve conditions back stage after several were injured trying to operate Peter Pan's flying machine.


orchestrate

forms:
orchestrate (canonical)
orchestrates (third-person singular)
orchestrated (past)
orchestrated (past participle)
orchestrating (present participle)

glosses: A musical term meaning to assign specific instruments.

text: "The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" is orchestrated for celesta and bass clarinet.

text: Mozart's "A Little Night Music" is orchestrated for strings only.

glosses: If you orchestrate something, you plan or manipulate it.

text: Nancy and Rhonda orchestrated the break-up between Ron and Wanda.

text: Ron and Wanda orchestrated the burglary.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orchestrate.wav

orchestrat


incarnation

forms:
incarnation (singular)
incarnations (plural)

glosses: A person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea, or the like.

text: The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.

ipa: /ˌɪŋkɑː(r)ˈneɪʃən/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incarnation.wav


booklet

forms:
booklet (singular)
booklets (plural)

glosses: A booklet is a small book, including audio CDs.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-booklet.wav


emitted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of emit.


prolong

forms:
prolong (canonical)
prolongs (third-person singular)
prolonged (past)
prolonged (past participle)
prolonging (present participle)

glosses: If you prolong something, you lengthen it in time.

text: Let's hope a blizzard will not prolong our visit with your mother.

text: Don't prolong our misery by refusing to leave.

text: The storm prolonged our stay at the ski lodge.

text: Your presence is only prolonging my misery.

ipa: /proʊˈlɔŋ/

ipa: /prəʊˈlɒŋ/

ipa: /proʊˈlɑŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prolong.wav

hyphenation: pro‧long


maidens

forms:
maiden (singular)
maidens (plural)

glosses: The plural form of maiden; more than one (kind of) maiden.

noun

maiden


hideous

forms:
hideous (positive)
more hideous (comparative)
most hideous (superlative)

glosses: When someone is hideous, it means the person is very ugly.

text: Medusa was a hideous monster.


dispenses

forms:
dispense (canonical)
dispenses (third-person singular)
dispensed (past)
dispensed (past participle)
dispensing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dispense.

verb

dispens


priesthoods

forms:
priesthood (singular)
priesthoods (plural)

glosses: The plural form of priesthood; more than one (kind of) priesthood.

noun

priesthood


costumier

forms:
costumier (singular)
costumiers (plural)

glosses: A costumier is a maker or supplier of theatrical costumes.


maiden

glosses: A maiden is a female human whose hymen ("cherry") is intact and unbroken.

text: Jill was a maiden when she met John.

text: The maidens danced on the village green.

ipa: /ˈmeɪdən/


thrill

forms:
thrill (singular)
thrills (plural)

text: My trip to Alaska was the thrill of my life.

ipa: /θrɪl/

ipa: [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ]


thrill

forms:
thrill (canonical)
thrills (third-person singular)
thrilled (past)
thrilled (past participle)
thrilling (present participle)

text: Try to thrill me by telling me something new.

text: A good horror movie thrills me.

text: I was thrilled with first prize.

text: He was thrilling me with his passionate kisses.


superstars

glosses: The plural form of superstar; more than one (kind of) superstar.

superstar

superstars


sequin

forms:
sequin (singular)
sequins (plural)

glosses: A sequin is a sparkling spangle sewn onto clothing.

text: The sequins on her costume were falling off.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sequin.wav


choreographs

forms:
choreograph (canonical)
choreographs (third-person singular)
choreographed (past)
choreographed (past participle)
choreographing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of choreograph.

verb

choreograph


thrills

glosses: The plural form of thrill; more than one (kind of) thrill.

noun

thrill


thrills

glosses: The third-person singular form of thrill.


choreograph

glosses: If you choreograph a dance or a set of movements, you design a them.

text: Will Susie choreograph this year's Dance Revue?

ipa: /ˈkɔrjəɡræf/

ipa: /ˈkɒriəɡrɑːf/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-choreograph.wav


sequins

glosses: The plural form of sequin; more than one (kind of) sequin.

sequin


sensation

forms:
sensation (singular)
sensations (plural)

glosses: A sensation is a feeling one experiences.

text: I have a tingling sensation in my arm.

glosses: A sensation is a widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

text: Her debut created a sensation among theatre-goers.

enpr: sĕn-sā'shən

ipa: /sɛnˈseɪʃən/


backstage

forms: backstage

pos: prep

etymology_text: back + stage

compound

back

stage

expansion: back + stage

glosses: In the area in a theatre behind the stage.

text: I met the stars backstage after the show.


backstage

forms:
backstage (singular)
backstages (plural)


archive

forms:
archive (singular)
archives (plural)

glosses: An archive is a collection of historical information, usually kept for people in the future to see.

text: The police keeps an archive of the files of the criminals.

ipa: /ˈɑːkaɪv/

ipa: /ˈɑrkaɪv/

enpr: är'kīv'


archive

forms:
archive (canonical)
archives (third-person singular)
archived (past)
archived (past participle)
archiving (present participle)

glosses: When you archive something, you store and preserve it for people in the future to see. A person who archives things as a job is known as an archivist.

text: I just archived my family's photo collection so that we can see it in the future.


tender

forms:
tender (positive)
tenderer (comparative)
tenderest (superlative)

hyphenation: ten‧der

adj

tender

tenderer

tenderest


tender

forms:
tender (singular)
tenders (plural)

glosses: A tender is an offer to do something at a fixed price.


tender

forms:
tender (canonical)
tenders (third-person singular)
tendered (past)
tendered (past participle)
tendering (present participle)

glosses: If a person tenders something, they offer or present it in a formal way.

glosses: If a company tenders a contract, they offer to do something at a fixed price.


liberation

forms:
liberation (singular)
liberations (plural)

glosses: Liberation is the process or result of becoming free.

text: The country was very different after liberation from minority white rule in 1994.

text: Our liberation from school studies at the end of May was a relief.


perfumes

forms:
perfume (singular)
perfumes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of perfume; more than one (kind of) perfume.

noun

perfume


perfumes

forms:
perfume (canonical)
perfumes (third-person singular)
perfumed (past)
perfumed (past participle)
perfuming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of perfume.

verb

perfum


reviving

forms:
revive (canonical)
revives (third-person singular)
revived (past)
revived (past participle)
reviving (present participle)

reviv


adagio

forms:
adagio (singular)
adagios (plural)

text: The second movement of a symphony is sometimes an adagio.

glosses: An adagio is a type of marking in music meaning to play slowly.

text: There is an adagio mark at bar 12.

ipa: /əˈdɑːdʒiəʊ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adagio.wav


anticipation

forms:
anticipation (singular)
anticipations (plural)

glosses: Anticipation is looking forward to or expecting something, expectancy, the eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.

text: He waited with great anticipation for Christmas to arrive.

glosses: The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

text: Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the needle stick.


choreographed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of choreograph.

text: Jill choreographed a short ballet for children.

text: John choreographed the sword fights in the tv movie version of The Three Musketeers.


anticipations

glosses: The plural form of anticipation; more than one (kind of) anticipation.

noun

anticipation


dispensed

forms:
dispense (canonical)
dispenses (third-person singular)
dispensed (past)
dispensed (past participle)
dispensing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dispense.


revives

glosses: The third-person singular form of revive.


priesthood

forms:
priesthood (singular)
priesthoods (plural)

text: John felt called to enter the priesthood after much prayer.

ipa: /ˈpristˌhʊd/


jilting

forms:
jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)

verb

jilt


coils

forms:
coil (singular)
coils (plural)

glosses: The plural form of coil; more than one (kind of) coil.

noun

coil


coils

forms:
coil (canonical)
coils (third-person singular)
coiled (past)
coiled (past participle)
coiling (present participle)


commentator

forms:
commentator (singular)
commentators (plural)

glosses: A commentator is someone who comments, opines, or makes remarks upon a topic, subject, or issue.

text: The news commentator explained the issue clearly.

text: News commentators can be wrong. They are only human.

ipa: /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commentator.wav


abjections

forms:
abjection (singular)
abjections (plural)

glosses: The plural form of abjection; more than one (kind of) abjection.

abjection


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deprivations

forms:
deprivation (singular)
deprivations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of deprivation; more than one (kind of) deprivation.

deprivation


persona

forms:
persona (singular)
personas (plural)

glosses: A persona is an assumed identity or role; an identity or role that somebody assumes.

glosses: The mask or appearance one presents to the world.

glosses: An imaginary person representing a particular type of client or customer.

ipa: /pɝˈsoʊnə/

ipa: /pɜː(r)ˈsəʊnə/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-persona.wav

hyphenation: per‧so‧na


reconstructed

forms:
reconstruct (canonical)
reconstructs (third-person singular)
reconstructed (past)
reconstructed (past participle)
reconstructing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reconstruct.

verb

reconstruct


exotic

forms:
exotic (positive)
more exotic (comparative)
most exotic (superlative)

glosses: Something that is foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.

text: Vera's make up gave her an exotic appearance.

text: Candy's make up was more exotic than Nancy's.

text: Trisha wore the most exotic make up I've ever seen.

glosses: If something is exotic, it is not native to the ecosystem.

text: Palm trees would be considered an exotic species in Antarctica.

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/

ipa: /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/


discarding

forms:
discard (canonical)
discards (third-person singular)
discarded (past)
discarded (past participle)
discarding (present participle)

discard


disintegrate

forms:
disintegrate (canonical)
disintegrates (third-person singular)
disintegrated (past)
disintegrated (past participle)
disintegrating (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + integrate

ety-prefix

dis

integrate

expansion: dis- + integrate

glosses: When something disintegrates, it means to fall apart, to crumble, to erode.

text: The 100-year-old shirt disintegrated into scraps and dust.

ipa: /dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

hyphenation: dis‧in‧te‧grate

disintegrat


sensations

forms:
sensation (singular)
sensations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of sensation; more than one (kind of) sensation.

noun

sensation


trifled

forms:
trifle (canonical)
trifles (third-person singular)
trifled (past)
trifled (past participle)
trifling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of trifle.

verb

trifl


insipid

forms:
insipid (positive)
more insipid (comparative)
most insipid (superlative)

glosses: Something that is unappetizingly flavorless.

text: The diners were disappointed with the plain, insipid soup they were served.

text: The textbook had a very insipid presentation of the controversy.

text: Greeting cards contain some of the most insipid words ever written.

text: The lyrics to this song are more insipid than the lyrics to that song.


tunic

forms:
tunic (singular)
tunics (plural)

glosses: A garment worn with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. It is worn over the torso.

ipa: /tjuːnɪk/


perfume

forms:
perfume (singular)
perfumes (plural)

glosses: A perfume is something that gives out a scent, odor, aroma.

text: Her perfume smelled like lily of the valley.

ipa: /ˈpɜːfjuːm/

enpr: pûr'fyo͞om"

ipa: /ˈpɝfjuːm/


perfume

forms:
perfume (canonical)
perfumes (third-person singular)
perfumed (past)
perfumed (past participle)
perfuming (present participle)

text: The flowers perfumed the room with a delicious scent.


reconstructs

glosses: The third-person singular form of reconstruct.


abjection

text: The abjection of the king and his realm.

glosses: The state of being rejected or cast out.

text: An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever.

glosses: A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

ipa: /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/


revived

forms:
revive (canonical)
revives (third-person singular)
revived (past)
revived (past participle)
reviving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of revive.


transcendences

forms:
transcendence (singular)
transcendences (plural)

glosses: The plural form of transcendence; more than one (kind of) transcendence.

noun

transcendence


dispensing

forms:
dispense (canonical)
dispenses (third-person singular)
dispensed (past)
dispensed (past participle)
dispensing (present participle)

verb

dispens


degenerate

forms:
degenerate (singular)
degenerates (plural)

glosses: A degenerate is a person who loses all moral values

text: He became a degenerate after becoming a junkie and losing his moral values.

text: Those drug addicts and degenerates on the street corner should not be allowed near children.

ipa: /dɪˈdʒɛnərət/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-degenerate.wav

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-degenerate2.wav


degenerate

forms:
degenerate (canonical)
degenerates (third-person singular)
degenerated (past)
degenerated (past participle)
degenerating (present participle)

glosses: Degenerate is to break down, to crumble, erode.

text: She was a junkie and her health degenerated day by day.

ipa: e/dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/

degenerat


revive

text: The drowned swimmer was revived by paramedics.

text: The Met is reviving its 1995 production of "Don Giovanni".

ipa: /rɪˈvaɪv/


jilt

forms:
jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)

glosses: To not marry, to break an engagement suddenly, to leave one standing at the altar.

text: John has warned Jill he will jilt her if she doesn't stop seeing Rory.

text: Jill was jilted on her wedding day. John left her standing at the altar.

text: John was jilted. His bride ran away with Rory.

ipa: /dʒɪlt/


table of contents

forms: table of contents (plural)

glosses: A table of contents is a list of chapters or topics that includes page numbers. It helps the reader to find a specific topic or chapter in the story to read.


backstages

forms:
backstage (singular)
backstages (plural)

glosses: The plural form of backstage; more than one (kind of) backstage.

noun

backstage


personas

forms:
persona (singular)
personas (plural)

glosses: The plural form of persona; more than one (kind of) persona.

persona


liberations

forms:
liberation (singular)
liberations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of liberation; more than one (kind of) liberation.

liberation


dispense

glosses: When something dispenses an object, it means that it is issuing the object, to distribute it.

text: She made us all feel relaxed and comfortable by dispensing with the old formalities.

ipa: /dɪsˈpɛns/

hyphenation: dis‧pense


EBITDA

forms: EBITDA

pos: abbrev

glosses: EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, usually represents revenue before taxes and depreciation are considered.


commentators

forms:
commentator (singular)
commentators (plural)

glosses: The plural form of commentator; more than one (kind of) commentator.

commentator


costumiers

forms:
costumier (singular)
costumiers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of costumier; more than one (kind of) costumier.

costumier


tunics

glosses: The plural form of tunic; more than one (kind of) tunic.

tunic

tunics


jilted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jilt.

verb

jilt


prolonged

forms:
prolonged (positive)
more prolonged (comparative)
most prolonged (superlative)

glosses: If something is prolonged, it is lengthy in duration.

ipa: /prəʊˈlɒŋd/

ipa: /proʊˈlɔŋd/

ipa: /proʊˈlɑŋd/

hyphenation: pro‧longed


prolonged

forms:
prolong (canonical)
prolongs (third-person singular)
prolonged (past)
prolonged (past participle)
prolonging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prolong.

prolong


fulfilling

forms:
fulfill (canonical)
fulfills (third-person singular)
fulfil (canonical)
fulfils (third-person singular)
fulfilled (past)
fulfilled (past participle)
fulfilling (present participle)

fulfill

fulfil

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oil pan

forms:
oil pan (singular)
oil pans (plural)

glosses: The part of a car that oil collects in after it is used.

text: Be careful when draining the oil pan not to leak oil on my driveway!

glosses: A pan used for collecting oil when draining the oil from a car.


strangeness

forms:
strangeness (singular)
strangenesses (plural)

etymology_text: strange + -ness

ety-suffix

strange

expansion: strange + -ness

glosses: The state or quality of being strange, odd, or weird.

text: The 'strangeness of his manner created amusement for his neighbors.

noun

strangenesses


transcendence

forms:
transcendence (singular)
transcendences (plural)

glosses: The state of being beyond the range of normal perception.

glosses: The state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity.

ipa: /træn(t)ˈsɛndəns/


machinists

forms:
machinist (singular)
machinists (plural)

glosses: The plural form of machinist; more than one (kind of) machinist.

machinist

machinists


incarnations

forms:
incarnation (singular)
incarnations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of incarnation; more than one (kind of) incarnation.

incarnation


costume designers

forms:
costume designer (singular)
costume designers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of costume designer; more than one (kind of) costume designer.

costume designer

costume designers


stage hands

forms:
stage hand (singular)
stage hands (plural)

glosses: The plural form of stage hand; more than one (kind of) stage hand.

stage hand


look forward to

forms: look forward to

glosses: If you look forward to something, you wait for it, expecting that it will be nice.

text: I look forward to meeting your mother.

text: She looks forward to having a good time.

text: They looked forward to buying their own home.

text: I was not looking forward to meeting her mother.


ejecting

forms:
eject (canonical)
ejects (third-person singular)
ejected (past)
ejected (past participle)
ejecting (present participle)

verb

eject


flying machines

forms:
flying machine (singular)
flying machines (plural)

glosses: The plural form of flying machine; more than one (kind of) flying machine.

noun

flying machine


mediocre

forms:
mediocre (positive)
more mediocre (comparative)
most mediocre (superlative)

glosses: Ordinary; not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality

text: I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at ping pong.

ipa: /ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə/

ipa: /ˌmidiˈoʊkər/

hyphenation: me‧di‧ocre


anguishes

forms:
anguish (singular)
anguishes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of anguish; more than one (kind of) anguish.

anguish

anguishes


anguishes

forms:
anguish (canonical)
anguishes (third-person singular)
anguished (past)
anguished (past participle)
anguishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of anguish.

verb

es


recluses

forms:
recluse (singular)
recluses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of recluse; more than one (kind of) recluse.

noun

recluse


title: progrom

redirect: pogrom


coil

forms:
coil (singular)
coils (plural)

glosses: A coil is a long object in circular piles "wound continuously round one point".

text: ropes are usually stored as coils.

ipa: /kɔɪl/


coil

forms:
coil (canonical)
coils (third-person singular)
coiled (past)
coiled (past participle)
coiling (present participle)

glosses: If you coil something, you wind it cylindrically or spirally around a common center.

text: The machine coils the wire at a very high speed.


ejects

glosses: The third-person singular form of eject.


oil pans

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

oil pan


anguish

glosses: Anguish refers to the emotional pain and despair someone can experience.

text: My anguish over a break-up with my lover could not be soothed.

enpr: ăngʹ-gwĭsh


anguish

glosses: If you feel anguished, you are suffering in pain.


opening nights

forms:
opening night (singular)
opening nights (plural)

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

opening night


chimera

forms:
chimera (singular)
chimeras (plural)

glosses: A fabulous creature with parts from different animals. Can be spelt chimera or chimaera.

text: A griffin is a chimaera with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

glosses: a chimera is an organism with genetically different cells, for example, cells from two different zygotes.

glosses: DNA or DNA products which have been put together from different genes or different organisms.

glosses: Chimaera, a cartilaginous marine fish in the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

text: The Axolotl is a chimera because its body has both larval and adult tissues.

ipa: /kʌɪˈmɪərə/

ipa: /kaɪˈmirə/

hyphenation: chi‧me‧ra


jilts

forms:
jilt (canonical)
jilts (third-person singular)
jilted (past)
jilted (past participle)
jilting (present participle)


Cleveland

forms: Cleveland

pos: name

glosses: Cleveland is a large city in the US state of Ohio.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Cleveland.wav


strangenesses

forms:
strangeness (singular)
strangenesses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of strangeness; more than one (kind of) strangeness.

strangeness


translocations

forms:
translocation (singular)
translocations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of translocation; more than one (kind of) translocation.

translocation


stenciling

forms:
stencil (canonical)
stencils (third-person singular)
stenciled (past)
stenciled (past participle)
stenciling (present participle)

verb

stencil


undersides

forms:
underside (singular)
undersides (plural)

glosses: The plural form of underside; more than one (kind of) underside.

noun

underside


discards

forms:
discard (canonical)
discards (third-person singular)
discarded (past)
discarded (past participle)
discarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of discard.

verb

discard


discards

forms:
discard (singular)
discards (plural)

glosses: The plural form of discard; more than one (kind of) discard.


sentimental

forms:
sentimental (positive)
more sentimental (comparative)
most sentimental (superlative)

glosses: If something is sentimental, then it involves sentiment or relates to it in some way.

text: I'm in a sentimental mood.

text: I keep old love letters for sentimental reasons.

text: My favorite song is "Sentimental Journey".

ipa: /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/

hyphenation: sen‧ti‧men‧tal


deprivation

forms:
deprivation (singular)
deprivations (plural)

glosses: The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

glosses: The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.

glosses: The taking away from a clergyman's benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

text: He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deprivation.wav


third sexes

forms:
third sex (singular)
third sexes (plural)

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

noun

third sex


ejected

forms:
eject (canonical)
ejects (third-person singular)
ejected (past)
ejected (past participle)
ejecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of eject.


trifling

forms:
trifling (positive)
more trifling (comparative)
most trifling (superlative)

glosses: A trifling matter is something that is not important.

ipa: /ˈtraɪfliŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trifling.wav


trifling

forms:
trifle (canonical)
trifles (third-person singular)
trifled (past)
trifled (past participle)
trifling (present participle)

verb

trifl

e


initiator

forms:
initiator (singular)
initiators (plural)

glosses: An initiator is someone who starts or begins a procedure.


scrap

forms:
scrap (singular)
scraps (plural)

glosses: A scrap of paper or fabric is a small piece that is left unused after something is made.

text: After Timmy cut up a magazine for his art project, there were scraps of paper everywhere.

glosses: A scrap of food is something that isn't eaten

text: Timmy ate most of his dinner, but left scraps of ham on his plate.

glosses: Scrap metal or parts are pieces of junk that can be reused.

text: There was a big pile of scrap metal in One-Eyed Joe's Junkyard.

ipa: /skræp/


scrap

forms:
scrap (canonical)
scraps (third-person singular)
scrapped (past)
scrapped (past participle)
scrapping (present participle)

glosses: When you scrap a project or plan, you stop working on it before it is completed.

text: Plans for a 100-story skyscraper were scrapped when the company ran out of money.

glosses: When you scrap a car that can't be used anymore, you sell it to a junkyard, which will destroy the car after removing any parts that can be sold.

text: Jim's car had to be scrapped after it got in an accident.

scrap

p


vivify

forms:
vivify (canonical)
vivifies (third-person singular)
vivified (past)
vivified (past participle)
vivifying (present participle)

glosses: When you vivify something, you bring it to life; to restore vitality.

ipa: /ˈvɪvɪfʌɪ/

hyphenation: viv‧ify

vivif

y


reconstruct

forms:
reconstruct (canonical)
reconstructs (third-person singular)
reconstructed (past)
reconstructed (past participle)
reconstructing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + construct

ety-prefix

re

construct

expansion: re- + construct

glosses: When you reconstruct something, you rebuild it.

text: Will the police reconstruct the events leading to the crime?

text: The Globe Theatre was reconstructed in London.

text: The archeology students are reconstructing the Indian village.

ipa: /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reconstruct.wav


embroidered

forms:
embroider (canonical)
embroiders (third-person singular)
embroidered (past)
embroidered (past participle)
embroidering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of embroider.

verb

embroider


overcame

forms:
overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcome (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)

overcome

overcomes

overcame

overcome

overcoming


trifles

forms:
trifle (singular)
trifles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of trifle; more than one (kind of) trifle.

noun

trifle

trifles


trifles

glosses: The third-person singular form of trifle.


observers

forms:
observer (singular)
observers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of observer; more than one (kind of) observer.

observer


vivifies

glosses: The third-person singular form of vivify.


discard

forms:
discard (canonical)
discards (third-person singular)
discarded (past)
discarded (past participle)
discarding (present participle)

glosses: When you discard something, you throw away, to get rid of something.

text: Will you please discard those old love letters?

text: Tom discards everyone's old love letters.

text: Tom discarded Jerry's old love letters yesterday.

text: Have you discarded my old love letters yet?

text: Tom is discarding your old love letters at this moment.

glosses: If you discard a playing card, you take the playing card out of your hand.

ipa: /dɪsˈkɑːd/

ipa: /dɪsˈkɑrd/


discard

forms:
discard (singular)
discards (plural)

text: That tattered old song sheet is a discard.

text: Those tattered song sheet discards are worthless.

ipa: /ˈdɪskɑːd/

ipa: /ˈdɪskɑrd/


recluse

forms:
recluse (singular)
recluses (plural)

glosses: A recluse is a person who lives alone and avoids other people.

text: Emily Dickinson was a recluse and did not talk to other people much.

glosses: A recluse is a type of deadly spider that is afraid of people.

text: Her house was full of recluses, so she was scared.

ipa: /rɪˈkluːs/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recluse.wav

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recluse2.wav


IDK

forms: IDK

text: David: Do you know who was the vice-captain on the Titanic?

text: Paul: Sorry, IDK.


fluvial

forms: fluvial (positive)

glosses: When something is fluvial, it is connected in some way to a river or a few rivers.

text: When rocks are described as fluvial, it means they were laid down in or near a river.


storylines

forms:
storyline (singular)
storylines (plural)

glosses: The plural form of storyline; more than one (kind of) storyline.

storyline


initiators

glosses: The plural form of initiator; more than one (kind of) initiator.

initiator


revelled

forms:
revel (canonical)
revels (third-person singular)
revelled (past)
revelled (past participle)
revelling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of revel.

verb

revel


embroiders

glosses: The third-person singular form of embroider.


tarnished

forms:
tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tarnish.

tarnish


sensual

forms:
sensual (positive)
more sensual (comparative)
most sensual (superlative)

glosses: When a feeling is sensual, it has inducing pleasure and/or erotic sensations.

text: That massage was a very sensual experience.

text: That massage one more sensual than the one I had yesterday.

text: That was the most sensual massage I've ever had.

glosses: Something that pertains to the physical senses; sensory.

text: Plato believed that this sensual world in which we live is inferior to the heavenly realm.

ipa: /ˈsɛnsjuːəl/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sensual.wav


puffins

forms:
puffin (singular)
puffins (plural)

glosses: The plural form of puffin; more than one (kind of) puffin.

noun

puffin


artifices

forms:
artifice (singular)
artifices (plural)

glosses: The plural form of artifice; more than one (kind of) artifice.

artifice


blinders

forms:
blinder (singular)
blinders (plural)

glosses: The plural form of blinder; more than one (kind of) blinder.

blinder


separations

forms:
separation (singular)
separations (plural)

glosses: The plural form of separation; more than one (kind of) separation.

separation


vivified

forms:
vivify (canonical)
vivifies (third-person singular)
vivified (past)
vivified (past participle)
vivifying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vivify.


stenciled

forms:
stencil (canonical)
stencils (third-person singular)
stenciled (past)
stenciled (past participle)
stenciling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stencil.

verb

stencil


presentation

forms:
presentation (singular)
presentations (plural)

glosses: To show or speak in public about something, usually done in a formal way.

text: The professor gave a presentation to a group of doctors on the benefits of universal healthcare.

glosses: An award or reward given out, usually at a ceremony or meeting.

text: The Oscars Ceremony is a presentation of golden statues to the best people in the film industry.


puffin

ipa: /ˈpʌfɪn/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puffin.wav


manors

forms:
manor (singular)
manors (plural)

glosses: The plural form of manor; more than one (kind of) manor.

noun

manor


separation

glosses: Separation is the time when two things are apart and separated.

ipa: /sɛpəˈreɪʃən/


pounced

forms:
pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pounce.

verb

pounc


discarded

forms:
discard (canonical)
discards (third-person singular)
discarded (past)
discarded (past participle)
discarding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of discard.

ipa: /dɪsˈkɑrdɪd/

ipa: /dɪsˈkɑːdɪd/

hyphenation: dis‧card‧ed

discard


athletic supporter

forms:
athletic supporter (singular)
athletic supporters (plural)

glosses: An undergarment worn by athletes to support the genitals, commonly called a jockstrap.

text: All team members will be required to wear athletic supporters.


jargons

forms:
jargon (singular)
jargons (plural)

glosses: The plural form of jargon; more than one (kind of) jargon.

noun

jargon


moaners

forms:
moaner (singular)
moaners (plural)

glosses: The plural form of moaner; more than one (kind of) moaner.

moaner


translocation

forms:
translocation (singular)
translocations (plural)

etymology_text: trans- + location

glosses: The change of location and movement of something to some place else.


overcomes

forms:
overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcame (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of overcome.

verb

overcome

overcame


showcasing

forms:
showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)

showcas


pounces

glosses: The third-person singular form of pounce.


comrades

forms:
comrade (singular)
comrades (plural)

glosses: The plural form of comrade; more than one (kind of) comrade.

ipa: /ˈkɒmreɪdz/

ipa: /ˈkɑmrædz/

hyphenation: com‧rades

noun

comrade


presentations

glosses: The plural form of presentation; more than one (kind of) presentation.

presentation


embroider

forms:
embroider (canonical)
embroiders (third-person singular)
embroidered (past)
embroidered (past participle)
embroidering (present participle)

glosses: To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colors.

text: Jane 'embroidered a colorful design at the hem of her tunic.

glosses: To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

text: Jane always embroiders her stories of past dates with fabulous details.

ipa: /ɪmˈbrɔɪdɚ/

ipa: /ɪmˈbrɔɪdə/

hyphenation: em‧broi‧der


trifle

forms:
trifle (singular)
trifles (plural)

glosses: Something of little worth, notice, or importance

text: This issue is a mere trifle.

glosses: A British dessert of cake, fruit, cream, and custard.

text: Mary Anne, you may serve the trifle.

ipa: /ˈtraɪfəl/

hyphenation: tri‧fle


trifle

forms:
trifle (canonical)
trifles (third-person singular)
trifled (past)
trifled (past participle)
trifling (present participle)

text: Are you trifling with my affections?

verb

trifl


moaner

glosses: A moaner is someone or something that moans.


stereotypes

forms:
stereotype (singular)
stereotypes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of stereotype; more than one (kind of) stereotype.

noun

stereotype


douchebag

forms:
douchebag (singular)
douchebags (plural)

glosses: A small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections

glosses: An arrogant or annoying person. Commonly, used as an insult. Also called douche.


gigantic

forms:
gigantic (positive)
more gigantic (comparative)
most gigantic (superlative)

glosses: Something that, when it is described, is even bigger than the word "large". Something that is very, very large.

text: When it comes to canyon formations, the Grand Canyon is gigantic.

enpr: jī-găn'tĭk

ipa: /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gigantic.wav


soundtracks

forms:
soundtrack (singular)
soundtracks (plural)

glosses: The plural form of soundtrack; more than one (kind of) soundtrack.

soundtrack


underside

forms:
underside (singular)
undersides (plural)

etymology_text: under- + side

ety-prefix

under

side

expansion: under- + side

glosses: The side of something that faces downward.

text: The oil pan is on the underside of a car.

ipa: /ˈʌndɚsaɪd/


pounce

forms:
pounce (canonical)
pounces (third-person singular)
pounced (past)
pounced (past participle)
pouncing (present participle)

glosses: To suddenly jump onto something and grab it.

text: The lion hid in the grass until the zebra came close. Then the lion pounced on it and killed it.

ipa: /paʊns/


bunkers

forms:
bunker (singular)
bunkers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of bunker; more than one (kind of) bunker.

noun

bunker

bunkers


tarnishes

forms:
tarnish (singular)
tarnishes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of tarnish; more than one (kind of) tarnish.

tarnish

tarnishes


tarnishes

forms:
tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tarnish.


pogrom

forms:
pogrom (singular)
pogroms (plural)

glosses: A pogrom is a violent riot, usually against ethnic or religious groups.

ipa: /ˈpɒɡrəm/

ipa: /pəˈɡroʊm/


douchebags

glosses: The plural form of douchebag; more than one (kind of) douchebag.

douchebag


heck

forms: heck

pos: intj

glosses: Heck is a word used instead of the swear word "hell".

text: "Do you want to go ATV riding at Dead Man's Bluff?" "I don't know...Oh, what the heck! Let's do it!"

ipa: /hɛk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-heck.wav


pogroms

glosses: The plural form of pogrom; more than one (kind of) pogrom.

pogrom


betraying

forms:
betray (canonical)
betrays (third-person singular)
betrayed (past)
betrayed (past participle)
betraying (present participle)

verb

betray


facsimiles

forms:
facsimile (singular)
facsimiles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of facsimile; more than one (kind of) facsimile.

noun

facsimile


manor

forms:
manor (singular)
manors (plural)

glosses: A large amount of land owned by a nobleman or wealthy person

glosses: A large house owned by a nobleman or wealthy person

ipa: /ˈmænə/

ipa: /ˈmænər/


colonnades

forms:
colonnade (singular)
colonnades (plural)

glosses: The plural form of colonnade; more than one (kind of) colonnade.

colonnade


betray

glosses: To prove faithless or treacherous to another's trust; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.

text: We were betrayed when he defected to the enemy.

text: He betrayed the company when he sold its secrets to a competitor.

ipa: /bəˈtreɪ/


betrays

glosses: The third-person singular form of betray.


stereotype

glosses: To think of something or someone in one particular way, usually in a negative way.

text: To say that all Chinese eat rice is a stereotype, because not all of them do.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stereotype.wav

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stereotype2.wav


soundtrack

glosses: A soundtrack is the sound (especially the music) from a movie.

text: The movie's soundtrack was composed by John Williams.

glosses: A soundtrack is the recording of a movie's music for sale.


pedophiles

forms:
pedophile (singular)
pedophiles (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pedophile; more than one (kind of) pedophile.

pedophile


annexes

forms:
annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of annex.

verb

annex


pedophilias

forms:
pedophilia (singular)
pedophilias (plural)

glosses: The plural form of pedophilia; more than one (kind of) pedophilia.

noun

pedophilia


annexed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of annex.


featherfoot

forms:
featherfoot (singular)
featherfoots (plural)


bunker

glosses: A bunker is a shelter that is sometimes underground. It can be used to protect people during an attack.

text: The army forced us into the bunker as the warplanes flew overhead.

ipa: /ˈbʌŋkɚ/


featherfoots

glosses: The plural form of featherfoot; more than one (kind of) featherfoot.

featherfoot

featherfoots


biodiversity

forms: biodiversity (singular)

etymology_text: bio- + diversity

ety-prefix

bio

diversity

expansion: bio- + diversity

glosses: Biodiversity is the number and variety of species in an area.

text: The biodiversity of tropical rain forests is high.

ipa: /ˌbaɪə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/

ipa: /ˌbaɪoʊdəˈvɚsəti/

ipa: /ˌbaɪoʊdɑɪˈvɚsəti/

hyphenation: bi‧o‧di‧vers‧i‧ty


showcased

forms:
showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of showcase.

verb

showcas


overcome

forms:
overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcome (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + come

ety-prefix

over

come

expansion: over- + come

text: I was overcome with anger.

text: She overcame all obstacles.

text: We will overcome our enemies.

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/

ipa: /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/

overcome


datedly

forms:
datedly (positive)
more datedly (comparative)
Superlativemost datedly

etymology_text: dated + -ly

ety-suffix

dated

ly

expansion: dated + -ly

text: He used the term datedly.


athletic supporters

forms:
athletic supporter (singular)
athletic supporters (plural)

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

noun

athletic supporter


looking forward

forms:
look forward (canonical)
looks forward (third-person singular)
looked forward (past)
looked forward (past participle)
looking forward (present participle)

verb

look forward

looks forward

looked forward

looked forward

looking forward


looks forward

glosses: The third-person singular form of look forward.


epigrams

forms:
epigram (singular)
epigrams (plural)

glosses: The plural form of epigram; more than one (kind of) epigram.

noun

epigram


overcoming

forms:
overcome (canonical)
overcomes (third-person singular)
overcame (past)
overcame (past participle)
overcoming (present participle)


betrayed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of betray.


colonnade

glosses: A colonnade is a series of columns at regular intervals.

ipa: ˌkɒləˈneɪd

hyphenation: col‧on‧nade


sorcerers

forms:
sorcerer (singular)
sorcerers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of sorcerer; more than one (kind of) sorcerer.

sorcerer

sorcerers


scarfs

forms:
scarf (singular)
scarves or scarfs (plural)

glosses: The plural form of scarf; more than one (kind of) scarf.

scarf

scarves

scarfs


overtimes

forms:
overtime (singular)
overtimes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of overtime; more than one (kind of) overtime.

overtime


charismas

forms:
charisma (singular)
charismas (plural)

glosses: The plural form of charisma; more than one (kind of) charisma.

charisma


pedophilic

forms:
pedophilic (positive)
more pedophilic (comparative)
most pedophilic (superlative)

glosses: Of, relating, or pertaining to pedophilia.

hyphenation: pe‧do‧phil‧ic


looked forward

glosses: The past tense and past participle of look forward.


carrots

forms:
carrot (singular)
carrots (plural)

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

carrot


jargon

forms:
jargon (singular)
jargons (plural)

glosses: Words found within a language that may be used quite commonly by a specific group of people.

text: Doctors use many medical jargons that the rest of the population do not always understand.

text: Gangs on the street use their own jargon for communicating with each other.

hyphenation: jar‧gon


annexing

forms:
annex (canonical)
annexes (third-person singular)
annexed (past)
annexed (past participle)
annexing (present participle)

verb

es


pederastic

forms:
pederastic (positive)
more pederastic (comparative)
most pederastic (superlative)

glosses: Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys (male version of korephilia).

glosses: In a manner which suggests pederasty (male korephilia).

hyphenation: ped‧er‧as‧tic


comrade

forms:
comrade (singular)
comrades (plural)

text: The three musketeers are comrades in adventure.

ipa: /ˈkɒmreɪd/

ipa: /ˈkɑmræd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comrade.wav


sloth bears

forms:
sloth bear (singular)
sloth bears (plural)

glosses: The plural form of sloth bear; more than one (kind of) sloth bear.

noun

sloth bear


glorifying

forms:
glorify (canonical)
glorifies (third-person singular)
glorified (past)
glorified (past participle)
glorifying (present participle)

verb

glorif


trysting

forms:
tryst (canonical)
trysts (third-person singular)
trysted (past)
trysted (past participle)
trysting (present participle)

tryst


tarnish

forms:
tarnish (singular)
tarnishes (plural)

glosses: The discoloration of some metals when exposed to air

text: The tarnish on the silver tea pot must be removed.

ipa: /ˈtɑrnɪʃ/

noun

tarnish


tarnish

forms:
tarnish (canonical)
tarnishes (third-person singular)
tarnished (past)
tarnished (past participle)
tarnishing (present participle)

glosses: To discolor a metal due to exposure to the air

text: Silver tea pots tarnish easily.

text: Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.

text: The rumors tarnished Jane's reputation.


tarnish

forms: tarnish (positive)

glosses: John's tarnished reputation cost him the respect of his co-workers.


daytimes

forms:
daytime (singular)
daytimes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of daytime; more than one (kind of) daytime.

daytime


strived

forms:
strive (canonical)
strives (third-person singular)
strived (past)
strived (past participle)
striving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of strive.

ipa: /ˈstraɪvd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strived.wav

verb

striv

e


asparagus

forms:
asparagus (singular)
asparaguses (plural)

glosses: The shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

noun

asparagus

asparaguses


glorifies

glosses: The third-person singular form of glorify.

verb

y


scarf

forms:
scarf (singular)
scarfs or scarves (plural)

glosses: A scarf is a long item of clothing to wrap around the neck.

text: Wear a scarf, it is cold outside.

ipa: /skɑːf/

ipa: /skɑːrf/

noun

scarves


glorified

glosses: The past tense and past participle of glorify.


beckons

forms:
beckon (canonical)
beckons (third-person singular)
beckoned (past)
beckoned (past participle)
beckoning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beckon.

verb

beckon


crayfish

forms:
crayfish (singular)
crayfishes (plural)

glosses: A crayfish is a smaller version of the lobster found in warm waters.

ipa: /ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 crayfish.ogg

noun

crayfish

crayfishes


sorcerer

forms:
sorcerer (singular)
sorcerers (plural)

glosses: In fiction or mythology, a sorcerer is a person who uses magical powers.

ipa: /ˈsɔːsərə(r)/

enpr: sôrʹ-sər-ər


showcases

forms:
showcase (singular)
showcases (plural)

glosses: The plural form of showcase; more than one (kind of) showcase.

showcase

showcases


showcases

forms:
showcase (canonical)
showcases (third-person singular)
showcased (past)
showcased (past participle)
showcasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of showcase.

verb

showcas


godlier

forms:
godly (positive)
godlier (comparative)
godliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of godly; more godly.

adjective

godly

godlier

godliest


pedophilia

forms:
pedophilia (singular)
pedophilias (plural)

glosses: In general use, pedophilia is an adult's sexual act against or sexual attraction to a child.

text: Pedophilia causes problems in children who are victims of it.

text: Pedophilia sometimes is the pedophile's only sexual attraction, but sometimes exists alongside normal attraction to other adults.

ipa: /piːdəˈfɪlɪə/

enpr: păd'ə-fĭl'ē-ə

hyphenation: pe‧do‧phil‧ia


dunce

forms:
dunce (singular)
dunces (plural)

glosses: A dunce is someone who is not that smart.

ipa: dʌns


inter-

forms: inter-

pos: prefix

glosses: Between two things of the same type. E.g. inter-class (between classes), inter-racial (between races).

text: among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal.

text: The Olympic games is an international event and every country goes for it.


sloth bear

forms:
sloth bear (singular)
sloth bears (plural)

text: There are not many sloth bears left on our world.


symbioses

forms:
symbiosis (singular)
symbioses (plural)

glosses: The plural form of symbiosis; more than one (kind of) symbiosis.

noun

symbiosis

symbioses


striving

ipa: /ˈstraɪvɪŋ/


gospels

forms:
gospel (singular)
gospels (plural)

glosses: The plural form of gospel; more than one (kind of) gospel.

gospel


daydreamed

forms:
daydream (canonical)
daydreams (third-person singular)
daydreamed (past)
daydreamed (past participle)
daydreaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of daydream.

verb

daydream


revel

forms:
revel (singular)
revels (plural)

glosses: A revel is a party, a festival, merrymaking, a gay time.

text: Shakespeare wrote, "Our revels now are ended".

text: The wonderful New Year's revel will not be forgotten.

enpr: rĕvʹ-əl