debt

forms:
debt (singular)
debts (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: An item or money which belongs to another, and which will be repaid (given back) in the future.

text: She must give the bank £100 to clear (remove) her debt.

glosses: If you are in debt, you owe money (normally to a bank).

ipa: /dɛt/

sampa: /dEt/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


c

forms: C or c

text: "b" comes before "c"

glosses: In some schools, an C is the passing grade.

text: Albert only just passed the exam; he got a C.

ipa: /si/

homophones: see sea

letter

C


cry

forms:
cry (canonical)
cries (third-person singular)
cried (past)
cried (past participle)
crying (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: To shed tears; to let water come from your eyes, usually while making a sound, usually when you feel sad.

text: He started to cry because he was so upset.

text: I cried when my brother died.

text: They cried for us to stop.

ipa: /kraɪ̯/

verb

cr

y


cry

forms:
cry (singular)
cries (plural)

text: She gave a little cry of fear.

text: He had a good cry.

noun

cry

cries


title: Main page

redirect: Main Page

pos: hard-redirect


astronomer

forms:
astronomer (singular)
astronomers (plural)

etymology_text: astronomy + -er

ety-suffix

astronomy

er

expansion: astronomy + -er

glosses: An astronomer is a person who studies stars, galaxies and space; a person who studies astronomy.

text: The astronomer stayed up all night, but saw nothing because it was cloudy.

ipa: /əstrɒnəʊmə/


million

forms: million

pos: det

glosses: ordinal millionth) The number 1,000,000.

text: In 2006, Canada had about 32.6 million people.

ipa: /ˈmɪljən/


million

forms:
million (singular)
millions (plural)

text: One thousand thousand is a million.

text: In the US, there are one thousand millions in a billion.

text: In the UK, there are one million millions in a billion.


January

pos: name

glosses: January is the first (1st) month in the year.

text: There are 31 days in January.

ipa: /ˈdʒænjʊəri/

enpr: jănʹyo͞o-ĕr'ē

ipa: /ˈdʒænjuˌɛri/

sampa: /"dZ{nju%Eri/

proper noun

January

Januaries

Januarys


umbrella

forms:
umbrella (singular)
umbrellas (plural)

glosses: An umbrella is a tool to keep you dry when it rains. You hold it over your head.

text: I use my umbrella when it rains.

glosses: An umbrella company is an organization that controls other organizations.

text: The store was under the company umbrella.

ipa: /ʌmˈbrɛlə(r)/


doing

forms:
do (canonical)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
done (past participle)
doing (present participle)

text: What are you doing?

text: Doing nothing can get you into trouble.

enpr: du'ing

ipa: /ˈduːɪŋ/

do

does

did

done

doing


doing

forms:
doing (singular)
doings (plural)

glosses: A doing refers to something that someone has done, a deed.

text: This mess is your doing.


encyclopedia

forms:
encyclopedia (singular)
encyclopedias or encyclopediae (plural)

glosses: An encyclopedia is a type of book that has information about many things. Often, an encyclopedia is a set of many books and can either be about a specific subject or a range of subjects.

text: Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and is the world's largest.

text: I went to the library to find an encyclopedia on chemistry.

hyphenation: cy‧clo‧pe‧di‧a

noun

encyclopediae


Antarctica

forms: Antarctica

glosses: Antarctica is the most southern continent on the Earth; it contains the South Pole.

text: penguins live in Antarctica.

ipa: /ænˈtɑːktɪkə/

ipa: /ænˈtɑrktɪkə/


done

text: Who has done their homework?

text: What have you done?

ipa: /dʌn/

enpr: dŭn


done

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

pos: adj

glosses: When something is done, it is completed and finished.

text: The work is done.

glosses: When something is done, it is fully cooked.

text: How done do you like your steak to be?

text: When the potatoes are done we can eat.

adj

more: true


belong

forms:
belong (canonical)
belongs (third-person singular)
belonged (past)
belonged (past participle)
belonging (present participle)

text: The umbrella belongs to John; it's his.

glosses: If someone belongs to something like a club, they are a member.

text: Mary belongs to Greenpeace.

text: What does it cost to belong to the library?

text: English belongs to the Indo-European language family.

glosses: If something belongs, it is in the right place.

text: That dog doesn't belong in the kitchen.

text: Where does this book belong?

text: I'm a simple girl; I don't belong in this rich house.

ipa: /bɪˈlɒŋ/

sampa: /bI"lQN/

enpr: bĭ-längʹ

ipa: /bɪˈlɑŋ/

sampa: /bI"lAN/


green

forms:
green (singular)
greens (plural)

enpr: grēn

ipa: /ɡriːn/

ipa: /ɡrin/


green

forms:
green (positive)
greener (comparative)
greenest (superlative)

text: The grass is green.

glosses: A fruit that is not ripe (ready to eat).

text: The banana was still green.

text: He was a new journalist and quite green.

text: She turned green when she saw my dress.

glosses: Something that protects the environment.

text: Saving that tree was a green thing to do.

green

greener

greenest


November

forms: November

glosses: November is the eleventh month of the year.

text: There are 30 days in November.

ipa: /nəʊˈvɛmbə/

enpr: nō-vĕmʹbər

ipa: /noʊˈvɛmbɚ/


she

pos: pron

glosses: A female person or animal without identifying or describing her. The person is normally identified or described earlier in the text or sentence.

text: The woman with the glasses played the trumpet. She didn't play very well.

text: Agatha Christie was an English writer, but she is now dead.

text: She is one of the largest ships you can ever find in this port.

text: I bought this car 5 years ago, but she is still working well.

ipa: /ʃiː/


she

forms:
she (singular)
shes (plural)

text: Alice is definitely a she.


does

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

text: Your answer does not help me.

enpr: dŭz

ipa: /ˈdʌz/

sampa: /ˈdVz/

ipa: /dəz/


does

text: Who does the washing up? Daddy does.

text: Annie does her homework in the afternoon.


does

forms:
doe (singular)
does (plural)

glosses: The plural form of doe; more than one (kind of) doe. A female deer.

text: We saw three does at the zoo.

enpr: dōz

ipa: /dəʊz/

noun

doe


October

text: There are 31 days in October.

ipa: /ɒkˈtəʊbə/

enpr: äk-tōʹbər

ipa: /ɑkˈtoʊbɚ/

proper noun

October

Octobers


y

forms: Y or y

glosses: Y is the twenty-fifth (25th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "y" comes after "x" and before "z"

ipa: /'waɪ/

sampa: /"waI/

letter

Y


the

forms: the

glosses: Used when your listener will know which one you mean.

text: Compare "I went into a room." and "I went into the kitchen."

glosses: Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.

text: Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?

glosses: Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people or things concerned.

text: The poor need our help.

glosses: Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.

text: You are the best.

enpr: thē

ipa: /ðiː/

ipa: /ði/

sampa: /Di/

enpr: thə

ipa: /ðə/


English

forms: English

glosses: English is a language spoken by around 800 million people. The main places where English is spoken include:

text: The United States of America

text: The United Kingdom

text: India, Pakistan, Australia and all the other countries of the old British Empire.

enpr: ĭng'glĭsh

ipa: /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/

sampa: /"INglIS/


English

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

glosses: The English refers to the people who live in England.

text: The English don't care for people like that.

glosses: Something that is English is related to England, its people or its culture.

text: I prefer the English accent.

text: I am English.


noun

forms:
noun (singular)
nouns (plural)

glosses: A noun is a kind of word that is usually the name of a person, place, thing, quality, or idea. In English, nouns can be the subject or object of a sentence. They can be singular or plural.

text: The words "cat", "home", "bread", "Sue" and "sunshine" are nouns.

ipa: /naʊn/

sampa: /naUn/


am

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

glosses: A form of the verb be used about the person speaking

text: I am hungry. Is there any food around?

text: Am I right?

ipa: /ˈæm/

ipa: /əm/

be

am

is

are

was

were

been

being


am

forms:
am (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv


jelly

forms:
jelly (singular)
jellies (plural)

glosses: fruit juice mixed with sugar, then canned; especially grape.

text: I like jelly on my toast.

text: The children celebrated by eating bowls of jelly.

text: It turned into jelly.

ipa: /dʒɛli/

noun

jelly

jellies


year

forms:
year (singular)
years (plural)

glosses: A measure of the time taken for the earth to circle the sun - any 12 month period

text: There are 12 months in one year

text: There are 365 days in a year and 366 days in leap years.

glosses: The 12 month period between one January and the next. In the western world, years are numbered from the birth of Christ, starting at 1.

text: Simple English Wiktionary was started in the year 2005.

ipa: /jiə/

enpr: yîr

ipa: /jir/

sampa: /jir/

audio: en-uk-a year.ogg


did

forms:
do (canonical)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
done (past participle)
doing (present participle)

text: Sally did her homework.

text: Who did this?

ipa: /dɪd/

sampa: /dId/


did

glosses: The past tense of do as an auxiliary verb.

text: Where did you go for your holiday?

text: She did not like the movie.


purple

forms:
purple (singular)
purples (plural)


purple

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


dictionary

forms:
dictionary (singular)
dictionaries (plural)

glosses: A dictionary is a book that tells you what words mean, and how to spell them. A lot of dictionaries will also tell you about etymology (where words come from) and pronunciation (how to speak them).

text: You are reading an online dictionary right now.

text: The words in a printed dictionary are in alphabetical order.

text: I looked up the dictionary to find the meaning of the word business.

ipa: /ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ri/

enpr: dĭk'shə-nĕr"ē

ipa: /ˈdɪkʃənˌɛri/

dictionaries


ant

forms:
ant (singular)
ants (plural)

glosses: An ant is an insect that walks and goes in groups.

text: Don't step on those ants.

enpr: ănt

ipa: /ænt/


blue

forms:
blue (singular)
blues (plural)

text: The sky was a deep blue above her and golden yellow beyond the village.

text: The wall was a mix of watery blues and greens.

enpr: blo͞o

ipa: /bluː/


blue

forms:
blue (positive)
bluer (comparative)
bluest (superlative)

text: He had blue eyes.

text: He was very blue that day.

text: It was a blue day at school when he failed the test.

adjective

blue

bluer

bluest


key

forms:
key (singular)
keys (plural)

glosses: A key is a small instrument, usually metal used to open locks.

text: I put my key in the lock and turned it.

text: Type your name and hit the ENTER key.

glosses: A key is the part of a keyboard instrument you press with your fingers to play a sound.

text: The piano has a pattern of black and white keys.

glosses: The key in music is the tonal centre of a piece of music.

text: Mozart's Symphony No.40 is written in the key of G minor.

enpr: kē

ipa: /kiː/


key

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

glosses: Something that is key, is an important or a main thing.

text: Accuracy is a key part of playing music.


key

forms:
key (canonical)
keys (third-person singular)
keyed (past)
keyed (past participle)
keying (present participle)

glosses: To key is to lock something with key, or like using a key.

glosses: The locksmith was called in to key the building for better security.

glosses: To key is to enter information into a computer.

text: He keyed in all the data from the survey.


colour

forms:
colour (singular)
colours (plural)

glosses: The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.

text: My favorite colour is blue.

glosses: The colour of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity

enpr: /kŭlʹə/

ipa: /ˈkʌlə/

enpr: /kŭl'ər/

ipa: /ˈkʌlɚ/


colour

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

text: Rose coloured the drawing with a pencil.


z

forms: Z or z

glosses: Z is the twenty-sixth (26th), and last letter of the alphabet.

text: "z" comes after "y"

ipa: /zɛd/

letter

Z


measurement

forms:
measurement (singular)
measurements (plural)

etymology_text: measure + -ment

ety-suffix

measure

ment

expansion: measure + -ment

glosses: Measurement is the act of measuring something.

glosses: Measurement is the amount of something which is found by measuring it.

text: The measurement of flour you need is four cups.

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


again

forms: again

pos: prep

text: They didn't understand the answer, so they asked again.

ipa: əˈgeɪn/


knowledge

forms:
knowledge (singular)
knowledges (plural)

text: He shared his knowledge with you.

ipa: /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/

sampa: /"nQlIdZ/

hyphenation: knowl‧edge


was

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

glosses: A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past.

text: I was singing in the shower.

text: Who was that girl you were talking to?

enpr: wŏz

ipa: /wɒz/

sampa: /wQz/

enpr: wŭz

ipa: /wʌz/

sampa: /wVz/

enpr: wəz

ipa: /wəz/


were

glosses: A form of the verb be used about the person you are talking to.

text: Only you were doing it right.

glosses: A form of the verb be used about more than one person.

text: We were going home.

text: You all were staying late.

text: They were all playing in the band.

glosses: A form of the verb be used with the word if.

text: If I were rich, I would retire.

glosses: A form of the verb be used about things you wish for.

text: I wish it were the weekend.

ipa: /wɜː(r)/

enpr: wûr

ipa: /wɝ/

enpr: wər

ipa: /wɚ/


domestic

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

glosses: Domestic issues relate to issues inside one country, not affecting other countries.

text: He believes the public is ready for change in domestic and foreign policy.

glosses: Domestic issues related to the issues inside one home.

text: He does his domestic chores.

text: The level of domestic violence against women and children is very high.

glosses: Domestic animals are animals usually kept by humans.

text: Diseases from domestic animals will often kill wild animals.

ipa: /dəˈmɛstɪk/

hyphenation: do‧mes‧tic


when

forms: when

text: "When did you start learning English?" – "Three years ago."

text: "When does the film start?" – "At seven o'clock."

text: When was the last time you went to your local library?

text: She phoned me when I was in the bath.

text: It was the year 1996 when I met John.

text: When I get up, I always drink a cup of coffee.

enpr: hwĕn

ipa: /ʍɛn/

sampa: /WEn/

enpr: wĕn

ipa: /wɛn/

sampa: /wEn/


been

text: We have been to the Zoo.

text: We had been there before.

text: After one more trip, we will have been there five times.

ipa: /ˈbiːn/

ipa: /bin/

sampa: /bin/

ipa: /ˈbɪn/

sampa: /"bIn/

ipa: /bɪn/

sampa: /bIn/


plough

forms:
plough (singular)
ploughs (plural)

glosses: A tool used to cut ground before planting.

text: He took the plough out of the shed.

ipa: /plaʊ/


plough

forms:
plough (canonical)
ploughs (third-person singular)
ploughed (past)
ploughed (past participle)
ploughing (present participle)

text: He will plough the field by sundown.


desire

forms:
desire (singular)
desires (plural)

text: She has a desire to win.

text: Love is my desire.

enpr: dĭ-zīrʹ

ipa: /dɪˈzaɪə/

ipa: /dɪˈzaɪr/

hyphenation: de‧sire


desire

forms:
desire (canonical)
desires (third-person singular)
desired (past)
desired (past participle)
desiring (present participle)

glosses: To wish for something, to want something.

text: I desire your company.

verb

desir

e


plow

forms:
plow (singular)
plows (plural)

text: An old plow was stuck in the field.


plow

forms:
plow (canonical)
plows (third-person singular)
plowed (past)
plowed (past participle)
plowing (present participle)

text: Aaron plowed the field in the spring.


arm

forms:
arm (singular)
arms (plural)

glosses: One of the upper limbs people have; arms start at the shoulder and go down to the wrist, sometimes the hand is included.

ipa: /ɑːm/

ipa: /ɑːrm/


arm

forms:
arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)

glosses: To give or sell weapons to a person, group, or country.

text: Our taxes pay to arm the military.

glosses: To get a tool or a weapon ready for action; to activate.

text: Remember to arm the alarm system.


daughter

forms:
daughter (singular)
daughters (plural)

glosses: A daughter is a female child of someone.

text: I am her father and she is my daughter.

enpr: dô'tər

ipa: /ˈdɔːtə(r)/


fat

forms:
fat (positive)
fatter (comparative)
fattest (superlative)

glosses: If a person or animal is fat, it is big and heavy because it has too much fat.

text: I got really fat when I was in university because I ate every meal at McDonalds.

enpr: făt

ipa: /fæt/

adj

fat

fatter

fattest


fat

forms:
fat (singular)
fats (plural)

glosses: Fat is animal tissue with a high oil content.

text: Let's get the light cheese. It only has 15% fat. The regular cheese has 35%.


gray

forms:
gray (singular)
grays (plural)

glosses: One of the colors people can see. It is halfway between black and white.

text: I like the darker color of gray.

text: They look out into the gray.

enpr: grā

ipa: /ɡreɪ/

sampa: /greI/


gray

forms:
gray (positive)
grayer (comparative)
grayest (superlative)

text: That is a gray whale.

gray

grayer

grayest


gray

forms:
gray (canonical)
grays (third-person singular)
grayed (past)
grayed (past participle)
graying (present participle)

text: My hair is starting to gray.


grey

forms:
grey (singular)
greys (plural)

text: I like the darker color of grey.

text: They look out into the grey.


grey

forms:
grey (positive)
greyer (comparative)
greyest (superlative)

text: That is a grey whale.

grey

greyer

greyest


grey

forms:
grey (canonical)
greys (third-person singular)
greyed (past)
greyed (past participle)
greying (present participle)

text: My hair is starting to grey.


are

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

glosses: A present-tense form of the verb be used about the person or people you are talking to.

text: Hello John, how are you?

text: Are you all hungry?

glosses: A present-tense form of the verb be used about more than one person.

text: We are all happy.

text: Are we there yet?

text: John and Mary are playing.

ipa: /ɑː/

ipa: /ɑr/

sampa: /Ar/


fact

forms:
fact (singular)
facts (plural)

glosses: A fact is a piece of information that is true.

text: That is not just my idea, it is a fact.

text: He collects little-known facts.

ipa: /fækt/

sampa: /f{kt/


an

glosses: An is used when you don't expect your listener to identify which thing you mean.

text: I just ate an apple.

text: It is indeed an honor to have met you today.

ipa: /æn/

ipa: /ən/


bridge

forms:
bridge (singular)
bridges (plural)

glosses: Anything which avoids something which blocks a path, usually water, by going over the top of it.

text: The Golden Gate Bridge connects the two sides of California.

text: The bridge let cars go over the road, to avoid the traffic.

ipa: /brɪdʒ/

audio: En-uk-a bridge.ogg


bridge

forms:
bridge (canonical)
bridges (third-person singular)
bridged (past)
bridged (past participle)
bridging (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.

verb

bridg


in

forms: in

glosses: Used to show that something is inside something else.

text: The cat is in the box.

glosses: Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.

text: Is John in?

text: The Doctor is now in.

glosses: Used to show movement towards the inside.

text: The rain came in through the window.

glosses: Used to introduce an explanation or clarification of the previous statement with a that clause.

text: Toronto is a little different, in that it's not quite as cold.

enpr: /ĭn/

ipa: /ɪn/

sampa: /In/


kitten

forms:
kitten (singular)
kittens (plural)

text: Our cat has just had kittens.

text: The kitten is playing with its mother.

glosses: A kitten is a young rabbit, rat, squirrel, fox or badger.


kitten

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

glosses: When a cat kittens, it gives birth to kittens.


be

glosses: This verb tells us that a thing is present, or in a place.

text: The book is on the table.

text: There was someone in the room.

text: Were you at the party?

text: The party was on Saturday.

text: The next meeting will be here.

glosses: Go somewhere; visit someone (only in the perfect tense).

text: I've never been to Disneyland.

text: The book is blue.

text: They were sad about losing the match.

text: John is 35 years old this year.

text: I'm fine.

text: He'd like to be a doctor.

text: The film was terrible!

text: The book is 5 euro.

text: Look, Mummy! I'm being a dog! Woof, woof!

glosses: We use a form of be and a gerund-participle to make progressive aspect.

text: He is sitting on the chair.

text: I've been waiting for half an hour.

text: They will be leaving on Tuesday.

ipa: /biː/

audio: en-uk-to be.ogg


as

forms: as

glosses: A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.

text: As you know, we need more workers.

text: I baked the cake as my mother used to.

text: Nothing is the same as it used to be.

text: The room looks just as before.

text: The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.

text: The measures as taken by the government were effective.

text: The company might end up dragging its feet and leaving the matter unsettled, as it used to be.

glosses: A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.

text: Just as I went out, it started to rain.

text: We sleep as the world turns in darkness.

glosses: A word that is used to show why something happens.

text: As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.

glosses: A word that is used to express concession.

text: Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.

text: The house was reported as being in excellent condition.

text: The police do not regard him as being dangerous.

text: Several pupils were designated as having moderate or severe learning difficulties.

text: I always think of you as one of the family.

text: She rates his work as creative.

ipa: /æz/

ipa: /əz/


as

text: You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.

text: This is not as good as it was last time.

text: It remained as much a chimera as ever.


do

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

glosses: Do is an auxiliary verb. It is used in questions, negative statements, short answers, and for emphasis when there is no other auxiliary.

text: Questions

text: Short answer

text: Negative statements

text: Emphasis (do not use this too much)

glosses: We sometimes use do in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again:

text: What is he doing?

text: Mary eats more than John does.

enpr: do͞o

ipa: /duː/

ipa: /dʉː/

audio: en-uk-to do.ogg

homophones: dew due


do

forms:
do (canonical)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
done (past participle)
doing (present participle)

glosses: When you do something, you perform, complete or work on a task.

text: Mary is doing her homework.

text: We all did the cleaning together.

text: I've got a lot to do.

text: "What do you do?" - "I'm a baker."

text: "How did John do in the tennis match?" - "He lost."

text: "How is your leg doing?" - "Oh, it feels much better, thank you."

glosses: To write or draw something, usually in a short time

text: He did a picture of a tree.

text: He did an essay on Shakespeare.


do

forms:
do (singular)
dos (plural)

text: She came to work with a new do.

glosses: Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts")

text: Willy will tell you all the dos and don'ts.


bad

forms:
bad (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

text: The man who killed his wife was very bad.

text: Skipping school is a bad thing to do.

text: Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt.

text: Could things get any worse than this?

text: This is the worst time I've had all year!

ipa: /bæd/

ipa: /bæːd/

ipa: /bɛd/

adj

bad

worse

worst


week

forms:
week (singular)
weeks (plural)

glosses: A week is a period of time that lasts seven days.

text: There are seven days in one week.

enpr: wēk

ipa: /wiːk/

audio: en-uk-a week.ogg


automatic

forms: automatic (positive)

glosses: If something is automatic, it works by itself.

text: A washing machine is automatic.

ipa: /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/

ipa: /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/


automatic

forms:
automatic (singular)
automatics (plural)

glosses: A car that changes the gear by itself is called an automatic.

text: The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.

glosses: A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed is called an automatic.

text: That machine gun is an automatic.

ipa: /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/

ipa: /ˌɔtəˈmætɪk/


simple

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

glosses: A simple task is easy to do and easy to understand.

text: Baking this cake is very simple as it only has 3 steps.

text: It's a simple book for learners to read and understand.

glosses: Something that is simple is basic and not complicated.

text: She was poor and only had a simple dress.

text: Their plan was very simple.

glosses: A simple person is not intelligent (we sometimes use this in a bad way)

text: He isn't a bad boy, he's just a little simple.

glosses: In grammar, the simple aspect is used when the speaker sees the situation as complete (compare progressive aspect).

text: "I run" is the present simple; "I'm running" is the present progressive.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpl/

hyphenation: sim‧ple

simple

simpler

simplest


simple

forms:
simple (singular)
simples (plural)

glosses: A simple is a medicine that is prepared only from one plant.


simple

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

glosses: When you simple things (especially herbs), you are trying to gather simples.

verb

simpl


and

forms: and

pos: conj

glosses: You use and to talk about two things at once.

text: I like singing and reading.

text: Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.

glosses: You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.

text: I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.

text: I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.

glosses: And is used when you are putting some sentences together.

text: She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.

glosses: Used to show what happened after something else.

text: The alarm went off and I woke up.

glosses: And is used to join certain numbers together.

text: Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

enpr: ănd

ipa: /ænd/

enpr: ən(d)


weather

forms: weather (singular)

glosses: The weather in a place is the air temperature, the number of clouds, and the amount of wind and rain or snow.

text: The weather conditions at the airport are bad. I don't think the plane will be able to fly.

text: The radio says the hot summer weather is going to continue for a few more days.

ipa: /ˈwɛðɚ/

hyphenation: weath‧er

noun

weather


weather

forms:
weather (canonical)
weathers (third-person singular)
weathered (past)
weathered (past participle)
weathering (present participle)

glosses: To weather is to be changed by the effects of sun, wind, ice or rain.

text: The old house had weathered badly.


red

forms:
red (singular)
reds (plural)

enpr: rĕd

ipa: /rɛd/

sampa: /rEd/


red

forms:
red (positive)
redder (comparative)
reddest (superlative)

adj

red

redder

reddest


cloud

forms:
cloud (singular)
clouds (plural)

glosses: A cloud is a collection of condensed water vapor floating in the sky that sometimes makes rain.

text: Those dark storm clouds are quickly getting closer.

glosses: A cloud is a group or swarm of something.

text: The cloud of locusts flew closer to the corn.

enpr: kloud

ipa: /klaʊd/


cloud

forms:
cloud (canonical)
clouds (third-person singular)
clouded (past)
clouded (past participle)
clouding (present participle)

glosses: If something is clouded, it becomes foggy or gloomy; it becomes blocked from sight.

text: The sky clouded over.

glosses: If something is clouded, it becomes obscure.

text: Don't cloud the issue.


insect

forms:
insect (singular)
insects (plural)

glosses: A type of small animal with an external skeleton and six legs.

text: I killed a large insect in the bathroom.

text: crickets, ants, ladybugs, and flies are insects.

text: The mayor thought of her as a mere insect.

ipa: /ˈɪnsɛkt/

hyphenation: in‧sect


puppy

forms:
puppy (singular)
puppies (plural)

text: My new puppy is so cute and playful.

ipa: /ˈpʌpi/

noun

puppy

puppies


journey

forms:
journey (singular)
journeys (plural)

text: Timothy left on a long journey.

ipa: /ˈdʒɜː(r)ni/

audio: en-uk-a journey.ogg


journey

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: If you journey to somewhere, you travel there.

text: We journeyed from town to town.


why

forms:
why (positive)
Superlative–

text: Why did you say that?

text: Why did you try to steal money from this shop?

glosses: Used to talk about the reason for something.

text: I wonder why he did that.

glosses: Used to give more information about the reason for something.

text: Can you tell me the reason why he did that?

enpr: hwī

ipa: /ʍaɪ/

sampa: /WaI/

enpr: wī

ipa: /waɪ/

sampa: /waI/


why

forms: why

pos: intj

glosses: Used to show a person's surprise or impatience about something.

text: Why! Thank you for the present.


why

forms:
why (singular)
whys or whies (plural)

text: Whenever you begin to write an essay, please do not forget to talk about the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.

glosses: (plural: whies) (UK) A why is a young cow or woman.

why

whys

whies


fertile

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

glosses: Fertile land is land on which crops can grow well.

text: That field is fertile.

glosses: A fertile person, animal, or plant is one that can produce children or offspring.

text: The average fertile female cat gives birth once or twice a year.

glosses: If someone has a fertile imagination, brain, or mind, they create a lot of interesting new ideas.

ipa: /ˈfɜːtaɪl/

ipa: /ˈfɝːtəl/

ipa: /ˈfɝːtaɪl/


being

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

text: Being happy is my favorite state.

text: I hope you are all being good.

ipa: /ˈbiːɪŋ/

hyphenation: be‧ing

be


being

forms:
being (singular)
beings (plural)

text: You are a human being.


being

forms: being

glosses: You use being to show the reason for something.

text: The mother is very happy, being that her son has become a college student.


language

forms:
language (singular)
languages (plural)

glosses: A language is all the words used by a group of people, and grammar (the rules for making them into sentences). People who speak the same language can understand each other; people speaking different languages cannot understand each other.

text: The English language has easy grammar but difficult spelling and pronunciation.

glosses: Language is the usage of words in a specific subject, the vocabulary of the subject.

text: This document is written in legal language, only lawyers can understand it.

text: There is a special chemistry language that you need to use when answering questions in the chemistry examinations.

glosses: Language is the special usage of words in a passage of text.

text: The language in this document is very offensive and biased.

glosses: A language refers to computer language, a group of code that tells a computer or machine what to do.

text: There are many programming languages out there, it really depends on what kind of software that you are trying to create.

glosses: Language is vulgarities and profanities.

text: Please mind your language! It is very rude to talk to people like that!

glosses: A language is a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ, a languet.

enpr: lăngʹgwĭj

ipa: /ˈlæŋgwɪʤ/

sampa: /"l{NgwIdZ/


language

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

glosses: When you language with someone, you talk to the person using a language.

verb

languag


mammal

forms:
mammal (singular)
mammals (plural)

glosses: A mammal is one member of a large group of animals with warm blood, fur, and milk production abilities.

ipa: /ˈmæməl/

hyphenation: mam‧mal


word

forms:
word (singular)
words (plural)

glosses: Words are the smallest meaningful pieces of a language that can be used on their own.

text: Do you even understand the words I am saying?!

text: Class, if you are not sure on any word, be sure to check the dictionary.

text: Can I have a word with you, John?

text: Mr. Gambini, a word with you, please?

text: She gave him her word that she would pay him the money on Tuesday.

text: You have my word for it that the work will be finished before the weekend.

text: Send word to John that Mary is here.

text: The word is that Mary stole some money from John.

glosses: When Christians speak about the Bible, they sometimes call it the Word.

ipa: /wɜːd/

enpr: wûrd

ipa: /wɝd/


word

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

glosses: When you word something, you are trying to say or write it using certain words and to phrase it in a certain way.

text: The mayor's speech was carefully worded to avoid offending the angry protesters.


kick

forms:
kick (singular)
kicks (plural)

text: I gave the door a kick.

text: I get a kick out of talking to her.

ipa: /ˈkɪk/


kick

forms:
kick (canonical)
kicks (third-person singular)
kicked (past)
kicked (past participle)
kicking (present participle)

glosses: If you kick someone or something, you attack or hit it with your foot.

text: She kicked the door down.

text: She was kicked in the face.


door

forms:
door (singular)
doors (plural)

glosses: A piece of a wall that can be opened (leaving a hole in the wall to walk through) or closed (covering the hole). Some doors are on hinges; others slide.

text: Please open the door for him. His hands are full.

enpr: dô

ipa: /dɔː/

enpr: dôr

ipa: /dɔːr/


ill

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

glosses: Sick, not well. If you are ill, you have bad health, you might have a disease.

text: One boy died and the other is seriously ill in the hospital.

glosses: If you are ill you are angry or disturbed.

text: You are making me ill with your attacks.

ipa: /ɪl/


ill

forms:
ill (positive)
Superlative–

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


ill

forms:
ill (singular)
ills (plural)


cow

forms:
cow (singular)
cows (plural)

glosses: A common farm animal, the female cattle.

text: milk comes from cows.

glosses: The female of several other kinds of animal, such an elephant cow or a whale cow.

enpr: kou

ipa: /kaʊ/

sampa: /kaU/

audio: en-uk-a cow.ogg


financial

forms: financial (positive)

glosses: A financial problem, issue, activity or other thing is about money or business.

text: Our sales are down and we have serious financial problems.

text: The government is giving financial help to people buying houses.

ipa: /faɪˈnænʃəl/


down

forms: down

text: What goes up on earth must fall down.

glosses: Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.

text: I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

ipa: /daʊ̯n/

sampa: /daUn/


down

forms:
down (singular)
downs (plural)

glosses: Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.

text: That pillow is full of down.


down

forms:
down (canonical)
downs (third-person singular)
downed (past)
downed (past participle)
downing (present participle)

glosses: If you down a liquid, normally an alcoholic drink, it means you drink it very quickly.

text: Harry downed a glass of beer in five seconds.


assistance

forms:
assistance (singular)
assistances (plural)

glosses: If you give someone or something assistance, you give help or support.

text: The company may also provide financial assistance to single mothers.


about

forms: about

glosses: You use about to say what subject something is related to.

text: Let's not talk about her problems.

glosses: If something moves about, it moves in many directions.

text: He walked about the place, looking everywhere.

glosses: Having to do with, concerning, regarding.

text: I will talk about dogs.

text: They're about the same.

text: We're here just about every week.

text: About two years ago, I started skiing.

ipa: /ə'baʊ̯t/


about

forms: about (positive)

glosses: If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon.

text: Please be seated. We're about to begin.


i

forms: I or i

glosses: The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

ipa: /aɪ/

sampa: /aI/

letter

I


day

forms:
day (singular)
days (plural)

text: 24 hours

text: Seven days make one week

text: The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning)

text:
The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight
Synonym: daytime

Antonyms: night and nighttime

text:
The part of a day spent at work or school
Synonyms: workday and schoolday

text: He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.

enpr: dā

ipa: /deɪ/

sampa: /deI/

audio: en-uk-a day.ogg

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-day.wav


sugar

forms:
sugar (singular)
sugars (plural)

glosses: Sugar is a small white powder. It looks like salt, but it tastes sweet. Some people put it in tea.

text: This cookie recipe says you should use two cups of sugar, but I think that will be too sweet. One cup is enough.

ipa: /ˈʃʊgə/

enpr: sho͝ogʹər

ipa: /ˈʃʊgɚ/


sugar

forms:
sugar (canonical)
sugars (third-person singular)
sugared (past)
sugared (past participle)
sugaring (present participle)


fiction

forms:
fiction (singular)
fictions (plural)

glosses: Fiction refers to things that were made up and are not true.

glosses: A story that is invented instead of being based on facts.

text: The events in that story did not happen so it is fiction.

enpr: fĭk′-shən

hyphenation: fic‧tion


quite

forms:
quite (positive)
Superlative–

text: The dog was quite little.

text: She was quite good to me.

text: The evening was quite dark and I saw a small frog jump across the road.

enpr: kwīt

ipa: /kwaɪt/

sampa: /kwaIt/


quite

forms: quite

text: "Is the answer correct?" "Quite!"


vessel

forms:
vessel (singular)
vessels (plural)

text: She poured the milk into another vessel.

text: It was the best vessel in the water.


mountain

forms:
mountain (singular)
mountains (plural)

glosses: A natural rise of the Earth's surface having considerable mass

text: We visited that mountain last year. The scenery was beautiful.

hyphenation: moun‧tain


spell

forms:
spelled (past)
spelled (past participle)
spell (canonical)
spells (third-person singular)
spelt (past)
spelt (past participle)
spelling (present participle)

text: C, A and T spell cat.

glosses: To say or write all the letters that make up a word, in the right order.

text: Jack says: "Spell cat for me, Jill."

text: Jill says: "C-A-T."

glosses: To spell all the words in a language correctly.

text: Jack says: I thought cat was spelled K-A-T.

text: Jill says: That is because you cannot spell very well.

enpr: spĕl

ipa: /spɛl/

sampa: /spEl/

spell

spells

spelt

spelt

spelling


spell

forms:
spell (singular)
spells (plural)

text: He stayed in his house for quite a spell.

text: We've had a bad spell of weather.

glosses: Words supposed to have a magical power, or the effect they are supposed to have.

text: He cast a spell on us.

text: The witch cast an evil spell on the princess.


night

forms:
night (singular)
nights (plural)

glosses: Night is the opposite of day. It is the time between sunset and sunrise when the sky is dark.

text: During the day we usually go hiking in the mountain. Then at night, we come back to the hotel to get some sleep.

text: We woke up at night because of the thunder.

enpr: nīt

ipa: /naɪt/

sampa: /naIt/

homophones: nite knight


night

forms: night

glosses: A clipping of good night. It is a shorter way for people who get along well to say "good night".


verb

forms:
verb (singular)
verbs (plural)

glosses: A verb is a kind of word that usually tells about an action or a state and is the head of a sentence. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense. See verb examples.

text: In the sentence My father works on a farm, the verb is works.

ipa: /vɜː(r)b/


verb

forms:
verb (canonical)
verbs (third-person singular)
verbed (past)
verbed (past participle)
verbing (present participle)

glosses: To verb a word is to turn it into a verb.

text: The word "access" used to just be a noun, but then it got verbed.


home

forms:
home (singular)
homes (plural)

glosses: Where a person lives. Usually, where people keep their things that they are not carrying, and where they sleep.

enpr: hōm

ipa: /həʊm/

ipa: /hoʊm/

sampa: /hoUm/


home

forms: home

glosses: If you go home, you go to the place where you live.

text: He brought the money straight home to his mother.

glosses: If you are home, you are in the place where you live.

text: I'm home all evening, so give me a call.


q

forms: Q or q

glosses: The seventeenth (17th) letter of the alphabet. Most words with q have a u as the next letter, for example aqua.

text: "q" comes after "p" and before "r"

ipa: /kjuː/

homophones: cue queue

Q


specific

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

glosses: If you talk about a specific idea, person, group, or thing, you mean that it is different from or more interesting than other things like it; you might also mean that you know exactly which one you are talking about.

text: The interviewer uses a checklist to make sure that specific areas are covered.

glosses: If something is specific, it is detailed, clear, and limited.

text: Last time, he was happy to do anything, but feels this time he has to be more specific.

text: First I will talk about farming in general, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.

hyphenation: spe‧cif‧ic


food

forms:
food (singular)
foods (plural)

glosses: Food is what people and animals eat for nutrition or pleasure when they are hungry.

text: We grow our own food.

text: He eats many foods from other lands.

text: I'm going to get the children some food from the restaurant because they're hungry.

enpr: /fo͞od/

ipa: /fuːd/


city

forms:
city (singular)
cities (plural)

glosses: A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.

text: Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.

text: There's too much crime in this city.

glosses: The city is the government that has power over a city.

text: A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.

text: The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.

text: The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.

glosses: The city is the people who live in the city.

text: The city is afraid of the change.

ipa: /ˈsɪti/

sampa: /"sIti/

noun

city

cities


billion

forms: billion

glosses: ordinal billionth) The number 1,000,000,000 (or 1,000,000,000,000 in old British usage).

text: In 2006, China had about 1.3 billion people.

ipa: /ˈbɪljən/


billion

forms:
billion (singular)
billions (plural)

text: Billions of dollars have been spent on the war in Iraq.


sail

forms:
sail (singular)
sails (plural)

glosses: A sail is a large piece of fabric (cloth) to catch wind, used on a boat or a ship.

text: They folded the sail.

ipa: /seɪl/


sail

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

glosses: If you sail, you move by catching the wind, usually by ship on water.

text: They sail around the world every year in their boat.

glosses: If you sail, you travel on a boat or ship.

text: We sailed across the Atlantic to reach Spain.

text: We sailed the ship to the east of the island.


sector

forms:
sector (singular)
sectors (plural)

glosses: A sector is a part or division of an area, especially part of the economy.

text: Service sector jobs, such as restaurant jobs, are often low paying.

text: The government is placing a large number of private businesses in the public sector.

text: I am going to go patrol the south sector.

enpr: sĕk'tər

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


secretary

forms:
secretary (singular)
secretaries (plural)

glosses: A secretary is a person who works in an office, helping with typing letters, filing, and other simple tasks.

text: I will ask my secretary to write to them.

enpr: sĕk'rətĕrē

secretary

secretaries


verse

forms:
verse (singular)
verses (plural)

glosses: Words that use rhythm and good sounds, like the words of a song but with no music.

text: It was a book of verse.

text: That is found in the Gospel of John, chapter 3, verse sixteen.

ipa: /ˈvɝs/

ipa: /ˈvɜːs/


verse

forms:
verse (canonical)
verses (third-person singular)
versed (past)
versed (past participle)
versing (present participle)

glosses: If you verse, then you study a subject in depth.

text: He has become well versed in the classics.

verb

vers


art

forms:
art (singular)
arts (plural)

glosses: An art is a skill that produces works of creative expression and can be mastered through study and practice. Arts are often contrasted with sciences.

text: painting, music and writing are arts.

text: She has making baskets down to an art.

glosses: Art is creation by means of an art. common examples of art are paintings and photographs, but songs and even buildings can be art, too.

text: The gallery has many pieces of art.

ipa: /ɑːt/


is

forms:
be (canonical)
am, is, are (present)
was, were (past)
been (past participle)
being (present participle)

glosses: A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else.

text: He is late for class.

text: Is it hot in here?

ipa: /ɪz/

sampa: /Iz/

am


b

forms: B or b

text: "b" comes after "a" but before "c"

glosses: In some schools, a B is a fairly high grade.

text: Charles got a B in his maths test.

ipa: /biː/

letter

B


a

glosses: A is used when you don't expect your listener to identify which thing you mean.

text: Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

ipa: /eɪ/

ipa: /æɪ/


a

forms: A or a

text: The letter "a" comes before "b".

glosses: In some schools, an A is a very high grade.

text: Ron got an A on his earth science test.

A


month

forms:
month (singular)
months (plural)

glosses: A measure of time, approximately equal to the time taken for the moon to circle the earth.

text: There are between 28 and 31 days in one month.

text: There are 12 months in one year.

enpr: mŭnth

ipa: /mʌnθ/

audio: en-uk-a month.ogg


morning

forms:
morning (singular)
mornings (plural)

glosses: Morning is the time of day when people wake up to have breakfast and go to work or school. In most cases, it is also the time of sunrise.

text: It was cold when the Sun rose in the morning, but after lunch it became warm.

ipa: /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/

hyphenation: morn‧ing


morning

forms: morning

glosses: A clipping of good morning. Morning can be a greeting, similar to hello. Morning should only used in the morning.

text: Morning, Kath!


money

forms:
money (singular)
moneys or monies (plural)

glosses: Money is the coins or notes that are used to pay for things.

glosses: Money is a tool that is used to pay for goods or services.

text: You don't want to spend your money on an ice cream. You can buy something else.

ipa: /ˈmʌni/

sampa: /"mVni/

ipa: [ˈmʌn.i], [mʌn̩iː]

noun

monies


father

forms:
father (singular)
fathers (plural)

glosses: The father of a person is the man who is one of that person's parents.

text: The father of Bill Smith IV is Bill Smith III.

enpr: fäthə

enpr: fäthər

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-father.wav


father

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

glosses: To have children (only applies to males)

text: He fathered six children in six years.


may

forms:
may (present)
might (past)

glosses: To be allowed to; to have permission to do something

text: "May I sit here?" "Yes, go ahead. The seat is empty."

text: You may not smoke, this area is "no smoking".

glosses: If you say something may happen or may be true, you mean there is a chance that it is true.

text: He may be lying, but I'm not sure.

text: It may rain today.

enpr: mā

ipa: /meɪ̯/

sampa: /meI/

may

might


absolutely

etymology_text: absolute + -ly

ety-suffix

absolute

ly

expansion: absolute + -ly

glosses: If something is absolutely true, correct, etc., it's 100% so.

text: I agree. You're absolutely right.

text: I'm not absolutely sure, but I think it's OK.

glosses: If something is absolutely beautiful, brilliant, etc., it's very much so.

text: "It was wonderful," Martha said. "Absolutely wonderful! The best!"

glosses: You say there is absolutely nothing, to emphasise that there is nothing.

text: I have absolutely no idea why he said that.

hyphenation: ab‧so‧lute‧ly


his

glosses: If you say something is his thing, you mean it belongs to a particular man or boy.

text: It is his book, not mine.

glosses: His is used, instead of the name of an object, to refer to something belonging to a man or boy.

text: It isn't my book, it is his.

ipa: /hɪz/

sampa: /hIz/


grammar

forms:
grammar (singular)
grammars (plural)

glosses: Grammar is the rules about how to speak and write well in a language. Grammar includes syntax (what order to put words in), morphology (how to make different forms of a word) and conjugation (what form of a word to use).

enpr: gră'mər

hyphenation: gram‧mar


title: BE850

redirect: Wiktionary:Basic English alphabetical wordlist


s

forms: S or s

glosses: The nineteenth (19th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "s" comes after "r" and before "t"

letter

S


tomorrow

text: Tomorrow is my day off.

text: I'll see you tomorrow evening.

text: I will go to school tomorrow.

text: Tomorrow's meeting should be short.

text: The city of tomorrow will be much cleaner than cities now.

ipa: /təˈmɒrəʊ/

ipa: /təˈmɑroʊ/

ipa: /təˈmɔroʊ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-tomorrow.wav


available

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

glosses: If something is available, it exists and you can use it.

text: We can't answer the question with the available information.

text: These forms are available from the local office.

hyphenation: a‧vail‧a‧ble


question

forms:
question (singular)
questions (plural)

glosses: Something someone says to have someone else say an answer.

text: The question is: "How much money do we have?"

text: It was a question of right and wrong.

ipa: /ˈkwɛsʧən/

hyphenation: que‧stion


question

forms:
question (canonical)
questions (third-person singular)
questioned (past)
questioned (past participle)
questioning (present participle)

glosses: To say questions to someone; to ask someone questions.

text: She questioned him fully.

glosses: To have an idea that something may be true or may not be true.

text: They questioned whether he was right .


heavy

forms:
heavy (positive)
heavier (comparative)
heaviest (superlative)

text: This suitcase is very heavy.

enpr: hev'i

ipa: /ˈhɛvi/

sampa: /"hEvi/

audio: EN-AU ck1 heavy.ogg

adjective

heavy

heavier

heaviest


that

forms: that

glosses: Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker.

text: Give me that book, not this one.

text: Give me that, not this.

text: That dog is hungry.

enpr: thăt

ipa: /ðæt/


that

glosses: You use that to mark a clause as subordinate.

text: You said that you liked me.

text: Give me the book that I dropped.

text: That it won't work is clear.

text: Fool that she was, Mary didn't accept John's proposal.


brother

forms:
brother (singular)
brothers (plural)

glosses: Your brother is another male child of one or both of your parents.

text: Two sisters and their brother died in a car accident early yesterday.

enpr: brŭth'ə(r)

ipa: /ˈbrʌðə(r)/


brunet

forms:
brunet (singular)
brunets (plural)

text: He is a brunet.


brunet

forms: brunet (positive)

glosses: (Of a man or boy) Brown or black-haired.

text: His hair is brown. He is brunet.


family

forms:
family (singular)
families (plural)

glosses: A family is a group of people with a blood or marriage relation.

text: My parents and my two brothers are my family.

glosses: A language family is a group of languages that is believed to have came from the same language.

text: The Indo-European language family is a family of languages that is spoken by 3 billion people.

ipa: /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/

ipa: /ˈfæm(ə)li/

ipa: /ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/

hyphenation: fa‧mi‧ly; fam‧ily

noun

family

families


n

forms: N or n

glosses: The fourteenth (14th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "n" comes after "m" and before "o"

ipa: /ɛn/

letter

N


hour

forms:
hour (singular)
hours (plural)

text: There are 60 minutes in one hour.

text: There are 24 hours in one day.

enpr: ouə(r)

ipa: /aʊə(r)/

enpr: our

ipa: /aʊr/

sampa: /aUr/

audio: en-uk-an hour.ogg


method

forms:
method (singular)
methods (plural)

glosses: If you use a method to achieve a goal, then you use a planned process.

text: It is quite simple to use the method described in section 7.2 to find the solution.

text: My preferred method for contacting friends overseas is on the Internet.

ipa: /'mɛθəd/

hyphenation: meth‧od


h

forms: H or h

text: "g" comes before "h"

H


albatross

forms:
albatross (singular)
albatrosses (plural)

glosses: A type of seabird that is usually found in the Southern Ocean and in the North Pacific, with a curved beak and long, thin wings.

text: The albatross flew over the ocean.

glosses: A long amount of time where one is continually worried.

glosses: A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole.

noun

albatross

albatrosses


cat

forms:
cat (singular)
cats (plural)

glosses: A cat is a domestic animal often kept as a pet; it has whiskers and likes to chase mice.

text: Our pet cat has just had kittens.

glosses: Cats refers to the family of many different wild animals that are related to the domestic cat.

text: lions and tigers are big cats.

glosses: A cat refers to a person who is a prostitute.

glosses: The cat command, a Unix computer program used to read one or more files and output its contents.

enpr: kăt

ipa: /kæt/

ipa: /kat/

audio: en-uk-a cat.ogg


cat

forms:
cat (canonical)
cats (third-person singular)
catted (past)
catted (past participle)
catting (present participle)

glosses: If you cat an anchor, you lift it onto the cathead.

glosses: When you cat, you apply the cat command on a Unix computer.

verb

cat

t


cat

forms: cat (positive)

glosses: When something is cat, it is terrible and not good.

text: The weather these few days has been cat, so we decided to cancel our outing to the beach.


pink

forms:
pink (singular)
pinks (plural)

glosses: Pink is the color that you get when you mix red and white.

glosses: A pink is a type of plant that grows flowers. Pinks are related to carnations.

enpr: pĭngk

ipa: /pɪŋk/


pink

forms:
pink (positive)
pinker (comparative)
pinkest (superlative)

adjective

pink

pinker

pinkest


window

forms:
window (singular)
windows (plural)

glosses: A piece of glass in a wall to let people see through it.

text: He looked out the window.

ipa: /ˈwɪndəʊ/

enpr: wĭnʹdō

ipa: /ˈwɪndoʊ/

sampa: /"wIndoU/


all

forms: all

glosses: All of something is 100% of it, or the entire amount.

text: Well, you could stay in bed all day on Friday. And I could take the kids to school.

text: You know, you can't see all of the moon.

text: "There was a problem." "Yes, I know all about it."

text: No! You did it all wrong.

text: Can you tell me all this tomorrow?

text: I think we all know we have to change.

text: The shirt is almost all white.

text: Is that all you can do?

glosses: All of some things is 100% of them, or every one.

text: And then you can go and tell all your friends about it.

text: Not all of them are as wealthy as you imagine.

ipa: /ɔːl/


all

forms: all (singular)

glosses: If you give your all or put your all into something, you make the maximum effort possible.

text: He puts his all into every game.

noun

all


discuss

forms:
discuss (canonical)
discusses (third-person singular)
discussed (past)
discussed (past participle)
discussing (present participle)

text: They discussed the issue.

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌs/

verb

discuss

es


process

forms:
process (singular)
processes (plural)

glosses: A process is a series of steps that you take for a particular purpose.

text: Let us look at the factors considered during the formal decision-making process.

glosses: A process is an outward extension of bone from a larger bone or piece of tissue.

text: The xiphoid process is located beneath your sternum.

ipa: /'prəʊsɛs/

ipa: /'prɑsɛs/

hyphenation: proc‧ess

noun

processes


process

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

glosses: If you process something, you change it from its natural state into something that's ready to use.

text: The oil companies process much of the crude oil into gasoline.

text: The processed sugar is now completely white.

text: There's too much information. I can't process all of it right now.

ipa: /prɒˈsɛs/

verb

process


iron

forms:
iron (singular)
irons (plural)

glosses: An element with the symbol Fe and the atomic number 26.

text: A way to melt iron at very high temperatures to make steel was developed in Sri Lanka in 300 BC.

text: About 20% of women have low levels of iron in their blood.

text: An object that has iron in it is attracted to magnets.

text: That door is made of iron.

glosses: A tool which uses heat to remove wrinkles from cloth.

text: She used the iron on her skirt.

ipa: /ˈaɪən/

ipa: /ˈaɪɚn/


iron

forms:
iron (canonical)
irons (third-person singular)
ironed (past)
ironed (past participle)
ironing (present participle)

text: He irons his shirts.


m

forms: M or m

glosses: The thirteenth (13th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "m" comes after "l" and before "n".

glosses: This is the Roman numeral for thousand (1,000). It may be written as M or m.

letter

M


m

forms: m

pos: abbrev

text: The bank reported a profit of $50m this year.


tax

forms:
tax (singular)
taxes (plural)

text: The city is raising taxes again.

enpr: tăks

ipa: /tæks/

noun

taxes


tax

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

glosses: If you tax someone, you make them pay a tax.

text: Some people say governments tax poor people too much.

glosses: If an activity is taxing, it causes difficulty or makes you tired.

verb

tax


estimate

forms:
estimate (singular)
estimates (plural)

glosses: An estimate is a judgement of a size, value, amount, cost, etc., which is based on incomplete information.

text: British Telecom will give you an estimate of the cost before doing any work.

ipa: /ˈɛstɨmɨt/

hyphenation: es‧ti‧mate


estimate

forms:
estimate (canonical)
estimates (third-person singular)
estimated (past)
estimated (past participle)
estimating (present participle)

glosses: If you estimate the number, size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something, you guess based on incomplete information.

text: It's difficult to estimate how long it will take to get to London because we don't know how bad the traffic will be.

ipa: /ˈɛstɨˌmeɪ̪t/

estimat

e


bitter

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

glosses: The taste of black coffee and many medicines is bitter. This is the taste of a chemical base.

text: yuk! That tastes bitter.

glosses: A bitter person is angry for a long time.

text: She still feels bitter towards him because of something he did last year.

glosses: A bitter situation, it is very unpleasant and difficult to deal with.

text: There's a bitter wind.

ipa: /ˈbɪtə/

ipa: /ˈbɪtər/


bitter

forms:
bitter (singular)
bitters (plural)

text: "I'd like a pint of bitter please, barman."


daily

forms: daily (positive)

etymology_text: day + -ly

ety-suffix

day

expansion: day + -ly

glosses: used to describe something done every day.

text: He kept a daily diary.

enpr: dāli

ipa: /ˈdeɪli/


daily

text: He showers daily.


French door

forms:
French door (singular)
French doors (plural)

glosses: A French door is a door with a window in it, often used in the plural.

text: He left through the French doors.


quick

forms:
quick (positive)
quicker (comparative)
quickest (superlative)

glosses: Using very little time; moving far in little time.

text: You are able to run very quickly.

text: I will wash quickly.

text: He learns quickly.

ipa: /kwɪk/

adj

quick

quicker

quickest


quick

forms:
quick (positive)
quicker (comparative)
Superlativequickest

text: He finished quick.


son

forms:
son (singular)
sons (plural)

text: I am his son.

ipa: /sʌn/

sampa: /sVn/


u

forms: U or u

glosses: The twenty-first (21st) letter of the alphabet. It is a vowel.

text: "u" comes after "t" and before "v"

ipa: /juː/

homophones: ewe yew you hew

letter

U


duck

forms:
duck (singular)
ducks (plural)

glosses: A duck is a bird that swims and says "quack!". It has a flat bill and webbed feet.

text: We saw three ducks in the park lake.

text: Sound of ducks:

glosses: Duck refers to the meat that comes from a duck.

text: We just had duck for dinner.

glosses: In a game of cricket, if a person scores duck, they scored zero runs.

ipa: /dʌk/


duck

forms:
duck (canonical)
ducks (third-person singular)
ducked (past)
ducked (past participle)
ducking (present participle)

glosses: If you duck, you lower your head so that you do not get hit by something.

text: Remember to duck when the boat goes under the bridge.

glosses: When you duck a task, you avoid doing it.


crop

forms:
crop (singular)
crops (plural)

text: Our farm's crops are corn, apples and potatoes.

enpr: krŏp

ipa: /krɒp/

sampa: /krQp/

enpr: kräp

ipa: /krɑp/

sampa: /krAp/


crop

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

text: I cropped the picture to a size of 4 centimetres by 5 centimetres.

glosses: To cut off the top of something, often a plant.

verb

crop

p


early

forms:
early (positive)
earlier (comparative)
earliest (superlative)

glosses: If something is early, it is sooner than expected.

text: It was an early end to the meeting.

glosses: If something is early, it happens in the first part of a time period.

text: He didn't like going to the early classes.

ipa: /ˈɜːli/

ipa: /ˈɝli/

adj

early

earlier

earliest


early

text: He was at the meeting early.

text: She got up early in the morning.


sea

forms:
sea (singular)
seas (plural)

glosses: A place with a large amount of salt water.

ipa: /si/

homophones: see c


lines

forms:
line (singular)
lines (plural)

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

ipa: /laɪnz/

noun

line


lines

forms:
line (canonical)
lines (third-person singular)
lined (past)
lined (past participle)
lining (present participle)

verb

lin


air

forms:
air (singular)
airs (plural)

glosses: Air is a mixture of gases. It has no color or odor (smell)

text: We breathe air to live.

glosses: You put on airs when you act arrogantly.

text: The woman put on the airs in front of her friends.

enpr: â(r)

enpr: âr

ipa: /ɛr/

sampa: /Er/

homophones: Ayr ere err heir


air

forms:
air (canonical)
airs (third-person singular)
aired (past)
aired (past participle)
airing (present participle)

glosses: If you air something, you broadcast it, either over the radio, or on television.

text: Hurry! You'll miss the story about homeless children that is about to air on the local news!


same

forms: same (positive)

glosses: Two things are the same if the two things have one size, and one shape, and one color, etc.

text: Sometimes we wear the same shirt.

glosses: The one that was talked about before. A thing is the same thing if there are not two things, there is only one.

text: That man there is the same man I saw yesterday.

ipa: /seɪm/

sampa: /seIm/


baby

forms:
baby (singular)
babies (plural)

glosses: A baby is a very young child, less than two years old, who has not yet learned how to speak.

text: I used to be a baby but now I am an adult.

text: A baby cat is called a kitten.

enpr: bā'bē

ipa: /ˈbeɪbi/

sampa: /"beIbi/

noun

baby

babies


baby

forms:
baby (canonical)
babies (third-person singular)
babied (past)
babied (past participle)
babying (present participle)

glosses: If you baby someone, you treat them like a baby; you treat them gently and pamper them.

text: Mom, don't baby me - I can do it myself!

verb

bab

y


strong

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: Having big muscles; physically powerful.

text: Arnold is very strong.

glosses: Having a smell or flavor that is easy to notice.

text: She wore strong perfume.

text: The taste of cinnamon was strong in my drink.

glosses: Having a specified number of people or units.

text: The enemy's army force was five thousand strong.

enpr: strŏng

ipa: /strɒŋ/

sampa: /strQN/

ipa: /strɑŋ/

sampa: /strAN/

adj

strong

stronger

strongest


narrow

forms:
narrow (positive)
narrower (comparative)
narrowest (superlative)

glosses: If something is narrow, it is not wide; it is thin.

text: The bridge was narrow.

text: She has a narrow waist.

text: He has a narrow knowledge of math.

ipa: /ˈnæroʊ/

ipa: /ˈnærəʊ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-narrow.wav

narrow

narrower

narrowest


narrow

forms:
narrow (canonical)
narrows (third-person singular)
narrowed (past)
narrowed (past participle)
narrowing (present participle)

glosses: If something is narrowed, it becomes thinner; it becomes narrower.

text: He narrowed his eyes in anger.

text: The road narrows near the lake.


v

forms: V or v

glosses: The twenty-second (22nd) letter of the alphabet.

text: "v" comes after "u" and before "w"

glosses: This is the Roman numeral for five (5). It can be written as V or v.

letter

V


yellow

forms:
yellow (singular)
yellows (plural)

ipa: /ˈjɛləʊ/

enpr: yĕl'ō

ipa: /ˈjɛloʊ/

hyphenation: yel‧low


yellow

forms:
yellow (positive)
yellower (comparative)
yellowest (superlative)

text: The yellow car moves fast.

text: His yellow hair shines in the sun.

text: He wants to date her, but he does not ask because he is yellow.

adj

yellow

yellower

yellowest


seabird

forms:
seabird (singular)
seabirds (plural)

text: The pelican is a seabird.

ipa: /ˈsiːbɜː(r)d/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-The Editor's Apprentice-seabird.wav


east

forms: east (singular)

glosses: The east is a place that is closer to where the sun rises than another place.

text: My parents live in the east.

ipa: /iːst/


east

forms: east

glosses: One of the four compass directions: 90º clockwise from north. The sun rises in the east.

text: I drove east from Chicago.


d

forms: D or d

text: "c" comes before "d"

text: Liam did not pass this exam because he got a D.

letter

D


o

forms: O or o

glosses: The fifteenth (15th) letter of the alphabet. It is a vowel.

text: "o" comes after "n" and before "p"

ipa: /ˈəʊ/

ipa: /ˈoʊ/

homophones: oh owe

O


person

forms:
person (singular)
people (plural)

text: She is a very nice person.

glosses: In grammar, the system of person is related to who is involved in the conversation.

text: The pronoun I is first person, you is second person, and most other nouns are third person.

glosses: A person is an individual with a mind and rights.

text: The court is trying to decide if an elephant is a legal person.

ipa: /ˈpɜː(r)sən/

hyphenation: per‧son

noun

person

people


skill

forms:
skill (singular)
skills (plural)

glosses: Being able to do something well. Unlike abilities, skills must usually be learned.

text: I go to a class every weekend to help me improve on my writing skills.

ipa: /skɪl/

sampa: /skIl/


sound

forms:
sound (positive)
sounder (comparative)
soundest (superlative)

ipa: /saʊnd/

adj

sound

sounder

soundest


sound

forms:
sound (singular)
sounds (plural)

glosses: any noise; something that can be heard by the ears.

text: There was a loud sound.


sound

forms:
sound (canonical)
sounds (third-person singular)
sounded (past)
sounded (past participle)
sounding (present participle)

glosses: If something sounds a particular way, you think it is that way when you hear or read about it.

text: The restaurant sounds great.


dry

forms:
dry (positive)
drier (comparative)
driest (superlative)

glosses: If something is dry, it has no water or liquid on it.

text: The Sahara desert is dry.

enpr: drī

ipa: /draɪ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 dry.ogg

dry

drier

driest


dry

forms:
dry (canonical)
dries (third-person singular)
dried (past)
dried (past participle)
drying (present participle)

text: The clothes dried in the sun.

text: I dried myself after my bath.

verb

dr


you

glosses: Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun.

text: You are my best friend.

text: Can I go to the shops with you?

text: You have to be 18 years old to see that film.

text: She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.

enpr: yo͞o

ipa: /juː/

homophones: ewe u yew


you

forms: you

glosses: Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.

text: You guys can leave now.


color

forms:
color (singular)
colors (plural)

glosses: The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.

text: My favorite color is blue.

glosses: The color of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity

enpr: /kŭlʹə/

ipa: /ˈkʌlə/

enpr: /kŭl'ər/

ipa: /ˈkʌlɚ/


color

forms:
color (canonical)
colors (third-person singular)
colored (past)
colored (past participle)
coloring (present participle)

text: Rose colored the drawing with a pencil.


skin

forms:
skin (singular)
skins (plural)

text: Her skin is soft.

glosses: The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable; a peel.

text: He ate the onion, but not the onion skin.

ipa: /skɪn/

sampa: /skIn/


skin

forms:
skin (canonical)
skins (third-person singular)
skinned (past)
skinned (past participle)
skinning (present participle)

text: He skinned the bear and froze the meat.

skin

n


alphabetical order

forms: alphabetical order (singular)

glosses: If something is in alphabetical order, it is in the order of the letters of the alphabet.

text: I will put the list in alphabetical order.

noun

alphabetical order


l

forms: L or l

glosses: The twelfth (12th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "l" comes after "k" and before "m"

letter

L


j

forms: J or j

text: "j" comes after "h" and before "k"

J


woman

forms:
woman (singular)
women (plural)

text: My wife is a good woman.

ipa: /ˈwʊmən/

noun

woman

women


non-comparable adjective

forms:
non-comparable adjective (singular)
non-comparable adjectives (plural)

text: "Iron" is a non-comparable adjective.


cut

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

glosses: If you make something shorter or divide it in pieces, you cut it.

text: Jared cut the meat using his knife and fork.

text: In the lumber mill, the logs are then cut into boards.

text: I cut my hand.

text: They cut the electricity.

text: The film was cut by ten minutes.

glosses: If you remove something to put it somewhere else, you cut it.

text: Ben cut the text from the Word document and pasted it into another.

glosses: If the picture changes from one scene to another, the scene cuts to another.

ipa: /kʌt/

sampa: /"kVt/

cut

cuts

cut

cut

cutting


cut

forms:
cut (singular)
cuts (plural)

glosses: A scratch, opening in the skin or a surface.

text: She had a cut on her arm.

text: There was a cut in prices.

glosses: A small piece removed by cutting is a cut.

text: I will take a cut of beef.


w

forms: W or w

glosses: The twenty-third (23rd) letter of the alphabet.

text: "w" comes after "v" and before "x"

ipa: /ˈdʌbljuː/

letter

W


god

forms:
god (singular)
gods (plural)

glosses: The gods come from several powerful beings, according to some religions.

text: The Ancient Greeks believed in many gods. They had a god for thunder, a god for love, and many other gods.

glosses: When someone is called a god of something, then that person is very skillful and famous for one thing, as in a god of sport

text: Wayne Gretzky is sometimes called a god of ice hockey.

enpr: gŏd

ipa: /ɡɒd/

sampa: /gQd/


god

forms: god

glosses: Used when somebody is surprised or unhappy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

text: My god, not that again!


safe

forms:
safe (positive)
safer (comparative)
safest (superlative)

glosses: If something is safe, it is not in danger.

text: I feel safe when I am at home.

ipa: /seɪf/

sampa: /seIf/

adj

safe

safer

safest


safe

forms:
safe (singular)
safes (plural)

glosses: A metal box, often locked with a combination lock, for guarding valuable things.

text: She put her jewelry in the safe.


asset

forms:
asset (singular)
assets (plural)

glosses: A thing that has value. It may be worth money, but may just be useful.

text: One asset was his car and another was his house.

text: Jimmy's skills have been a real asset to the team.

ipa: /ˈæsɪt/

ipa: /ˈæsɛt/


assist

forms:
assist (canonical)
assists (third-person singular)
assisted (past)
assisted (past participle)
assisting (present participle)

text: She assisted the doctor.

text: Nurses are available to assist the healing process.

ipa: /əˈsɪst/

hyphenation: as‧sist


assist

forms:
assist (singular)
assists (plural)

glosses: In basketball and some other sports, a pass to another player to let him or her score.

text: He had eight assists in that game.


sixth

forms: sixth (positive)

glosses: The sixth thing is the one that is number six (6) in order.

text: He ran in the marathon and came in sixth.

ipa: /sɪksθ/

sampa: /sIksT/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Sixth.wav


sixth

forms:
sixth (singular)
sixths (plural)

glosses: A sixth is one of six equal parts of one whole.

text: He gave me a sixth of his orange.


town

forms:
town (singular)
towns (plural)

text: She went to a town called Beaverton.

text: People from England call London "town".

ipa: /taʊ̯n/

sampa: /taUn/


data

forms:
data or datum (singular)
data (plural)

glosses: Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc.

text: A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.

enpr: dā'tə

ipa: /ˈdeɪtə/

enpr: dă'tə

ipa: /ˈdætə/

enpr: dä'tə

ipa: /ˈdɑːtə/

data

datum

data


brunette

forms:
brunette (singular)
brunettes (plural)

glosses: A girl or woman with brown or black hair.

text: My mum has brown hair and I am a brunette too.

ipa: /bruˈnɛt/

ipa: /bruːnɛt/

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

hyphenation: bru‧nette


brunette

forms: brunette (positive)

glosses: A girl or woman that is brown or black-haired.

text: My sister is brunette, but she pretends she is blonde.


farm

forms:
farm (singular)
farms (plural)

glosses: A piece of land where people work growing plants and animals. Usually, a farm makes food for its owners to eat or sell.

text: We grow cows and apples on our farm.

glosses: A farm is a group of coordinated servers.

text: A server farm.

enpr: färm

ipa: /fɑːrm/

ipa: /fɑːm/


farm

forms:
farm (canonical)
farms (third-person singular)
farmed (past)
farmed (past participle)
farming (present participle)

glosses: To grow plants or animals on a piece of land.

text: My father farms on a large parcel of land for a living.

glosses: If you farm in an online game, you engage in repetitive activity for a particular item.


zebra

forms:
zebra (singular)
zebras (plural)

glosses: An animal that somewhat looks like a horse, but has black and white stripes.

text: We saw zebras while we were in Africa.

glosses: By extension, any black and white stripe pattern that looks like a zebra.

text: I want to paint the room with zebra stripes.

ipa: /ˈzɛbrə

ipa: /ˈziːbrə/

hyphenation: ze‧bra


individual

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

glosses: An individual person or thing is looked at separately from others.

text: This office assists whole families rather than individual family members.

glosses: An individual right, need, etc. belongs to one person, not to a group.

text: The government should protect not only individual rights but also group values.

ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/


individual

forms:
individual (singular)
individuals (plural)

glosses: An individual is a single person, looked at separately from others.

text: One of the most difficult parts of growing up is learning to form your own ideas--to become an individual.

text: A country must balance the rights of individuals with the rights of groups.

ipa: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/


talk

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

glosses: to speak; any sound from a person's mouth.

text: He talks with him daily.

ipa: /tɔːk/

audio: en-uk-to talk.ogg


talk

forms:
talk (singular)
talks (plural)

text: I liked the talk he gave to the students.

text: His talk is meaningless.


page

forms:
page (singular)
pages (plural)

glosses: A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, etc.

text: The picture of the accident was on page one of the morning's paper.

glosses: A page is a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, etc.

text: This book has one page missing.

glosses: A page is the part of a document that you can see at one time on a computer screen.

glosses: A web page is a computer document that can be accessed over the internet.

text: This site has some of the most visited pages on the web.

glosses: A page is a young person whose job is to help important people like knights, or members of parliament.

text: The pages passed out copies of the new law.

ipa: /peɪdʒ/

sampa: /peIdZ/


page

forms:
page (canonical)
pages (third-person singular)
paged (past)
paged (past participle)
paging (present participle)

glosses: If you page someone, make an announcement or send them a message asking them to contact you.

text: Paging Dr. Horvat! Please, contact the nursing station.

text: If you need me, just have them page me at the restaurant.

glosses: If you page forward, back, through, etc. something with pages, you move from one page to another.

text: I paged through the magazine, just looking at the pictures.

text: Use the mouse to page down to the next screen.

verb

pag

e


worm

forms:
worm (singular)
worms (plural)

glosses: A tube-shaped animal with no legs that lives underground, under water, or inside another animal.

text: He found a big worm to use for fishbait.

text: They found a worm in his stomach.

text: Worms must be eating him by now.

text: They found a worm in the tree.

text: Saint George fought the worm with all his strength.

glosses: A worm is a type of dangerous software that can go across networks of computers.

ipa: /wɜːm/

enpr: wûrm

ipa: /wɝm/


worm

forms:
worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)

glosses: To move like a worm; to wriggle in order to move.

text: He wormed along the sand.


car

forms:
car (singular)
cars (plural)

glosses: A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine.

text: I just drive around in my car all day.

text: The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street.

text: Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident.

text: Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car.

text: We flew into Miami and got a rental car.

text: Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt.

text: Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable.

text: They stopped us at a red light and stole our car.

text: Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house.

text: I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car.

text: The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW.

text: Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years?

text: When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes.

text: Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats.

glosses: A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away.

ipa: /ˈkɑː/

audio: en-uk-a car.ogg


p

forms: P or p

glosses: The sixteenth (16th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "p" comes after "o" and before "q"

ipa: /piː/

homophones: pea pee

letter

P


p

forms: p

text: Meet me at 4:30pm.

text: She wrote her homework in her notebook: "read p 60 – 80".

text: This quote is from Moby Dick by Herman Melville (p119).


less

forms:
little
less (comparative)
least (superlative)

text: He does less of the work than she does.

text: I want less soup.

text: It costs less than $10.

text: As we build new roads, these small ones will become less important.

text: He wore a dark colour that was less likely to be seen.

ipa: /lɛs/

sampa: /lEs/

determiner-comp

little

less

least


less

glosses: If you do x less than y, you do not do x as much as y.

text: I read less than I used to. = "reading now < reading before"

text: He works less than she does.

text: My leg really hurts, but my arm hurts less. = "my arm hurts < my leg hurts"

glosses: If you do something less often, easily, well, etc., you do not do it as often, easily, well, etc.

text: I go out less often than before.

text: He plays piano less than she does.

glosses: If something is less likely, expensive, important, etc., it is not as likely, expensive, important, etc.

text: This book is less expensive than that book. ="the price of this book < the price of that book"

text: You should go out. Studying is less important.


less

forms: less

text: Seven less four is three. (7-4=3)


doubt

forms:
doubt (singular)
doubts (plural)

glosses: A doubt is a question or uncertainty about something.

text: His mind was full of doubts about the phishing website.

enpr: dout

ipa: /daʊt/

sampa: /daUt/


doubt

forms:
doubt (canonical)
doubts (third-person singular)
doubted (past)
doubted (past participle)
doubting (present participle)

glosses: If you doubt someone or something, you do not believe them completely.

text: The girl I met at the pub said she would call me, but I doubt she really will.


dries

forms:
dry (canonical)
dries (third-person singular)
dried (past)
dried (past participle)
drying (present participle)

text: You can put on my robe while your shirt dries.

text: She dries her hair with a blowdryer because she doesn't like how her hair looks when she dries it with a towel.


jump

forms:
jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)

glosses: If you jump, you leave the ground completely.

text: He jumped for joy.

text: She jumped to her death from the bridge.

text: The children jumped the water to get to the other side.

glosses: If you jump something, you make it leave the ground.

text: He loved jumping his bicycle.

glosses: If you jump, you move suddenly because you are surprised.

text: I scared her and she jumped.

glosses: If you jumpstart a car, you use the battery power from another car.

text: We used his car to jump ours.

enpr: jŭmp

ipa: /dʒʌmp/

sampa: /dZVmp/


jump

forms:
jump (singular)
jumps (plural)

glosses: A jump is a movement from the ground to the air.

text: She took a run before the big jump over the water.

text: He went off the jump at full speed.

glosses: A jump is a jolt or shock used to start a car.

text: He used his car to give me a jump.

glosses: A jump is a sudden movement of surprise.

text: It seems I surprised her, because she gave a little jump.


mouth

forms:
mouth (singular)
mouths (plural)

glosses: a part of the face used for eating and talking

text: He opened his mouth to speak.

enpr: mouth

ipa: /maʊθ/

ipa: /mʌʊθ/


mouth

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

glosses: To silently speak; to form words with your mouth without making a sound.

text: He mouthed the answers to her.

ipa: /maʊð/


trinitrotoluene

forms:
trinitrotoluene (singular)
trinitrotoluenes (plural)

glosses: Trinitrotoluene is a yellow explosive material that is made up of crystals that are gotten through a reaction with nitric acid and toluene.


variable

forms:
variable (singular)
variables (plural)

glosses: A variable is something that may not always be the same.

text: In life insurance, sex is an important variable because men generally die younger than women.

glosses: A variable is something used in mathematics for an unknown value.

text: In "x = 1 + 2 +...n = ((1 + n) × n)÷2", x is the variable.

glosses: A variable is something used in computer programming languages that stores data, such as a number or words.


variable

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

glosses: If something is variable, it changes often.

text: The temperature in the area is highly variable.

glosses: If a group is variable, there are big differences between things in the group.

text: The expected height of children in 3rd grade is variable.


current

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

glosses: Something that is current is up to date.

text: This news is current.

text: We bought our home 20 years ago, but we wouldn't be able to buy it at current prices.

ipa: /ˈkʌrɛnt/

ipa: /ˈkɝrɛnt/


current

forms:
current (singular)
currents (plural)

text: There is a strong current in that water.

text: It has a current of nine amperes.


sneeze

forms:
sneeze (canonical)
sneezes (third-person singular)
sneezed (past)
sneezed (past participle)
sneezing (present participle)

glosses: If you sneeze, a feeling in your nose makes you suddenly blow air out of your nose and mouth.

text: He sneezed until his nose was red.

text: You'll give everyone your cold coughing and sneezing like that.

ipa: /sniːz/

ipa: /sniz/

verb

sneez


sneeze

forms:
sneeze (singular)
sneezes (plural)

glosses: A sneeze, is a sudden blowing of air out of your nose and mouth because of a feeling in your nose.

text: She held her finger under her nose to stop a sneeze.


bird

forms:
bird (singular)
birds (plural)

glosses: A bird is a warm-blooded animal that has feathers and wings and lays eggs. Most birds can fly.

text: A sparrow is a bird and so is a penguin, even though it cannot fly.

glosses: When you give someone the bird, you give a vulgar hand gesture where only the middle finger is up.

text: While I was driving along the highway, someone turned into my lane suddenly, nearly causing an accident. I immediately gave him the bird to show my anger.

enpr: bû(r)d

ipa: /bɜːd/

ipa: /bɝd/

audio: en-uk-a bird.ogg


bird

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

glosses: When you bird, you try to catch or shoot birds.

glosses: When you bird, you look for wild birds in their natural home and try to identify them.


principle

forms:
principle (singular)
principles (plural)

glosses: Principles are personal rules that tell you what is right and wrong.

text: It goes against my principles to ignore her.

text: One principle I follow is not to have regret.

glosses: A principle is the general idea that explains or supports something.

text: The basic principle of his chair is that the knees should be below the hips.

text: Police must not accept money because it could affect their judgement. The same principle applies if gifts, etc, are offered.

ipa: /ˈprɪnsɪpəl/

hyphenation: prin‧ci‧ple


strange

forms:
strange (positive)
stranger (comparative)
strangest (superlative)

text: My brother is so strange that he can turn his eyelids inside out.

text: Gerald saw a strange car parked in his driveway.

enpr: strānj

ipa: /streɪndʒ/

sampa: /streIndZ/

adj

strange

stranger

strangest


building

forms:
building (singular)
buildings (plural)

glosses: A building consists of walls, a foundation and a roof that together close in some space.

text: I work in the Chrysler Building.

ipa: /ˈbɪldɪŋ/

hyphenation: build‧ing


building

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

text: He is building a skyscraper.

build

builds

built

built

building


ship

forms:
ship (singular)
ships (plural)

text: We sailed by ship from England to Italy.

enpr: shĭp

ipa: /ʃɪp/

sampa: /SIp/

audio: en-uk-a ship.ogg


ship

forms:
ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)

text: They will ship the package by mail.

verb

ship

p


table

forms:
table (singular)
tables (plural)

text: He sat at the table to eat.

glosses: A list of information in rows and columns.

text: He looked at the data table.

ipa: /ˈteɪbəl/


table

forms:
table (canonical)
tables (third-person singular)
tabled (past)
tabled (past participle)
tabling (present participle)

text: We will table a new motion.

text: I vote to table discussion.

tabl


he

glosses: A male person or animal without identifying or describing him. The person is normally identified or described earlier in the text or sentence.

text: The man with the beard played the trumpet. He didn't play very well.

text: William Shakespeare was an English writer, but he is long dead.

glosses: A person or animal that we do not know the gender of.

text: Kill that spider, before he gets away!.

enpr: hē

ipa: /hiː/


he

forms:
he (singular)
hes (plural)

glosses: He is the name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets such as Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others.


white

forms:
white (singular)
whites (plural)

glosses: White is one of the colors people can see

glosses: The white or clear colored part inside an egg.

glosses: A person with fair (light) colored skin. Usually this means people of the race that began in Europe, especially northern Europe.

enpr: wīt

ipa: /waɪt/


white

forms:
white (positive)
whiter (comparative)
whitest (superlative)

glosses: Of a race with light skin or the race that began in Europe, especially northern Europe.

adj

white

whiter

whitest


cold

forms:
cold (positive)
colder (comparative)
coldest (superlative)

glosses: If something is cold, it is low in temperature.

text: The wind made her hands cold.

text: It's going to be very cold today so wear a jacket.

text: She's always so friendly to everyone, but she's really cold to him.

glosses: If you have cold feet, you are nervous about something you planned to and you feel like not doing it.

text: I almost took the new job, but in the end I got cold feet.

glosses: If you give someone the cold shoulder, you ignore them or you are unfriendly towards them.

glosses: If you stop cold, you stop very suddenly.

glosses: If you are out cold, you are unconscious.

glosses: A cold light or colour is a one, often with some blue, that makes you feel cold or empty.

glosses: If you do something cold, you do it without any preparation.

glosses: Cold cash is coins and bills, not promises to pay.

glosses: If something leaves you cold, it doesn't interest you at all.

glosses: If someone's or something's trail is cold, you can't find them because they have been missing for too long.

ipa: /kəʊld/

enpr: kōld

ipa: /koʊld/

sampa: /koUld/

cold

colder

coldest


cold

forms:
cold (singular)
colds (plural)

glosses: A mild sickness. It gives your trouble with your nose and throat.

text: He has a cold, so he stayed in bed, kept warm, and took some medicine.


free

forms:
free (positive)
freer (comparative)
freest (superlative)

glosses: If something is free, it does not cost money to buy.

text: This loaf of bread is free. It costs $0.

text: The government provides free healthcare for people who cannot afford it.

glosses: If something is free, it is able to go (move) anywhere easily.

text: A wild bird is free to go where it likes.

glosses: If someone or something is free, it is carefree; it does not have any responsibilities.

text: When she is not at work, she is free.

glosses: If something is free, it is not blocked.

text: The drain was free of anything blocking it.

glosses: If something or someone is free, it is not in use.

text: This chair does not have anyone sitting in it. It is free.

glosses: When something is free, it has no conditions or limitations to using or being in it.

text: This is a free country. You can have your own freedom of speech here.

ipa: /friː/

free

freer

freest


free

forms:
free (canonical)
frees (third-person singular)
freed (past)
freed (past participle)
freeing (present participle)

glosses: If you free something or someone, you release it.

text: She frees the birds because they do not belong in a cage.

text: We officially free you from jail. You may go.

verb

frees

freed

freed

freeing


g

forms: G or g

glosses: G is the seventh letter of the alphabet.

text: "f" comes before "g"

letter

G


g

forms: g

pos: symbol

text: This can has 150g of corn.


heart

forms:
heart (singular)
hearts (plural)

text: He has a problem with his heart.

text: You broke my heart.

text: We get to the heart of the problem.

text: He has a lot of heart.

ipa: /hɑːt/

ipa: /hɑrt/

sampa: /hArt/


of

forms: of

text: His name was Simon of Cyrene.

text: He wants a piece of that pie.

text: It is a house of cards.

text: Call the office of the school president.

enpr: ŏv

ipa: /ɒv/

sampa: /Qv/

enpr: ŭv

ipa: /ʌv/

sampa: /Vv/

enpr: əv

ipa: /əv/

audio: en-us-piece of cake.ogg


trousers

forms: trousers (plural)

glosses: Trousers are clothes worn over the lower body, with two legs.

text: He put on his trousers.

ipa: /ˈtraʊzəz/

ipa: /ˈtraʊzɚz/

hyphenation: trou‧sers


gold

forms: gold (singular)

glosses: Gold is a metal, which can be used to make coins and rings. It costs a lot of money to buy. Its symbol is Au on the periodic table and its atomic number is 79.

text: I keep my gold in a safe.

text: This is a gold ring

ipa: /ɡəʊld/

enpr: gōld

ipa: /ɡoʊld/

noun

gold


west

forms: west (singular)

glosses: The direction that the sun sets; from north, 90º to the left.

text: He is from the west.

ipa: /wɛst/

sampa: /wEst/


west

forms: west

glosses: One of the four compass directions: 270º clockwise from north. The sun sets in the west.

text: England is west of France.


edge

forms:
edge (singular)
edges (plural)

text: His speed gives him an edge.

ipa: /ɛʤ/

sampa: /EdZ/


edge

forms:
edge (canonical)
edges (third-person singular)
edged (past)
edged (past participle)
edging (present participle)

text: He edged the grass.

text: She edged away from him.

verb

edg


alphabet

forms:
alphabet (singular)
alphabets (plural)

glosses: An alphabet is a list of the letters used to spell words by representing phonemes.

text: The first 3 letters of the alphabet are A, B and C.

hyphenation: al‧pha‧bet


information

forms:
information (singular)
informations (plural)

glosses: Information is facts, details, numbers, names, and other forms of knowledge.

text: The nurse can provide you with more information about healthy eating.

text: computers make it easy to save and search for the information you need.

ipa: /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

hyphenation: in‧for‧ma‧tion


cup

forms:
cup (singular)
cups (plural)

glosses: A cup is deep round container open at the top, normally used to drink out of.

text: I'll bring you another cup of tea.

text: Please pour the water into the cup.

glosses: A cup is a measurement of food or liquid for cooking and baking (about 237 milliliters).

text: Add 2 cups of sugar.

text: There are two cups in a pint.

glosses: A cup is an award for the winner of a sports competition.

ipa: /kʌp/

audio: En-uk-a cup.ogg


cup

forms:
cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

glosses: If you put your hands together in a round bowl-shape, you cup your hands.

text: Jean cupped her hands under the faucet to catch the water.

cup


t

forms: T or t

glosses: The twentieth (20th) letter of the alphabet. It is the second most used letter, after e.

text: "t" comes after "s" and before "u"

ipa: /tiː/

letter

T


abroad

forms: abroad

glosses: If somebody goes abroad, they leave their home country and go to another country.

text: They sent their children to school abroad.

text: He is going abroad to travel in France and Germany.

glosses: If somebody lives abroad, they live in another country.

text: She spent four years abroad before returning to Brazil.

ipa: /əˈbrɔːd/

ipa: /əˈbrɔd/