harmonica

forms:
harmonica (singular)
harmonicas (plural)

glosses: A harmonica is a small instrument that is blown onto to make a sound.


harmonicas

pos: noun

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

noun

harmonica

expansion: [POS TABLE]


volatile

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is volatile, it will evaporate easily.

glosses: If something is volatile, it can change very easily.

text: The problem is becoming more volatile.

hyphenation: vo‧la‧tile

adj

more: true


volatile

forms:
volatile (singular)
volatiles (plural)

glosses: A volatile is something that is volatile.


contrabass

forms:
contrabass (singular)
contrabasses (plural)

glosses: Contrabass a big stringed instrument that is bigger than the cello.

noun

contrabasses


contrabass

forms: contrabass (positive)

glosses: A contrabass instrument is something that plays an octave lower than normal.

text: The contrabass clarinet is very large.


asylums

forms:
asylum (singular)
asylums (plural)

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

asylum


surreal

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

glosses: If something is surreal, it is strange or unbelievable.

text: The experience was surreal.

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

hyphenation: sur‧re‧al


motorcycled

forms:
motorcycle (canonical)
motorcycles (third-person singular)
motorcycled (past)
motorcycled (past participle)
motorcycling (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of motorcycle.

verb

motorcycl

e


viol

forms:
viol (singular)
viols (plural)

glosses: A viol is an instrument that has strings and looks like a violin.

text: The viol comes from Spain.


sailboats

forms:
sailboat (singular)
sailboats (plural)

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

noun

sailboat


breadbaskets

forms:
breadbasket (singular)
breadbaskets (plural)

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

breadbasket


salamanders

forms:
salamander (singular)
salamanders (plural)

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

salamander


rajahs

forms:
rajah (singular)
rajahs (plural)

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

rajah


remotes

forms:
remote (singular)
remotes (plural)

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

remote


rajah

glosses: A rajah is a Hindu prince or ruler in India.


ukulele

forms:
ukulele (singular)
ukuleles (plural)

glosses: A ukulele is a small instrument with strings.

text: The ukulele looks like the guitar.


vending machines

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

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

vending machine


atolls

forms:
atoll (singular)
atolls (plural)

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

atoll


affective

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

glosses: An affective response, domain, disorder, etc is one that relates to the emotions.

text: We explored the cognitive and affective responses of parents of youth ice hockey players to the change.

ipa: /əˈfɛktɪv/

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

hyphenation: af‧fec‧tive


zaniest

forms:
zany (positive)
zanier (comparative)
zaniest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of zany; most zany.

adjective

zany

zanier

zaniest


blossoming

forms:
blossom (canonical)
blossoms (third-person singular)
blossomed (past)
blossomed (past participle)
blossoming (present participle)

verb

blossom


journalists

forms:
journalist (singular)
journalists (plural)

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

text: These are well-known journalists.

noun

journalist


wrappers

forms:
wrapper (singular)
wrappers (plural)

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

wrapper


snared

forms:
snare (canonical)
snares (third-person singular)
snared (past)
snared (past participle)
snaring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of snare.

verb

snar


zanier

glosses: The comparative form of zany; more zany.


vending machine

glosses: A vending machine is a large machine that gives out food and drinks when money is put inside.

text: The vending machine has some snacks.


GP

forms: GP

pos: abbrev

glosses: A GP is a doctor who treats minor conditions in a surgery.

text: I went to the GP because I had a sore throat.


vertex

forms:
vertex (singular)
vertices or vertexes (plural)

glosses: A vertex is when two lines meet in a shape.

text: I learned in math that vertex is another word for corner.

noun

vertex

vertices

vertexes


ballpoints

forms:
ballpoint (singular)
ballpoints (plural)

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

ballpoint


Tajik

forms: Tajik (positive)

glosses: A person or thing that is Tajik comes from Tajikstan.

ipa: /ˈtɑːdʒɪk/


bookmarks

forms:
bookmark (singular)
bookmarks (plural)

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

bookmark


bookmarks

forms:
bookmark (canonical)
bookmarks (third-person singular)
bookmarked (past)
bookmarked (past participle)
bookmarking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bookmark.


French horns

forms:
French horn (singular)
French horns (plural)

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

French horn


zanies

forms:
zany (singular)
zanies (plural)

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

zanies


deadlier

forms:
deadly (positive)
deadlier (comparative)
deadliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of deadly; more deadly.

adjective

deadly

deadlier

deadliest


co-producers

forms:
co-producer (singular)
co-producers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of co-producer; more than one (kind of) co-producer.

noun

co-producer


Cold War

forms: Cold War

pos: name

glosses: The Cold War was the time when the United States and the Soviet Union were very hostile towards each other.

text: The Space Race was part of the Cold War.

ipa: /ˌkəʊld ˈwɔː/

ipa: /ˌkoʊld ˈwɔr/

audio: en-us-cold war.oga


sailboat

forms:
sailboat (singular)
sailboats (plural)

etymology_text: sail + boat

compound

sail

boat

expansion: sail + boat

glosses: A sailboat is a boat that uses sails to move.

text: The sailboat is at the dock.

ipa: /ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/

ipa: /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/


capsizing

forms:
capsize (canonical)
capsizes (third-person singular)
capsized (past)
capsized (past participle)
capsizing (present participle)

verb

capsiz


harpooning

forms:
harpoon (canonical)
harpoons (third-person singular)
harpooned (past)
harpooned (past participle)
harpooning (present participle)

harpoon


nuking

forms:
nuke (canonical)
nukes (third-person singular)
nuked (past)
nuked (past participle)
nuking (present participle)

nuk


pharaohs

forms:
pharaoh (singular)
pharaohs (plural)

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

noun

pharaoh


jellyfish

forms:
jellyfish (singular)
jellyfish or jellyfishes (plural)

glosses: A jellyfish is a type of animal that lives in the water and is clear and can sting.

text: The box jellyfish is the deadliest type of jellyfish.

jellyfish

jellyfishes


tilting

forms:
tilt (canonical)
tilts (third-person singular)
tilted (past)
tilted (past participle)
tilting (present participle)

verb

tilt


retreating

forms:
retreat (canonical)
retreats (third-person singular)
retreated (past)
retreated (past participle)
retreating (present participle)

retreat


co-producer

glosses: A co-producer is someone who produces a project along with one or more other producers.


vertexes

forms:
vertex (singular)
vertices or vertexes (plural)

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


asylum

forms:
asylum (singular)
asylums (plural)

glosses: If a country or a church gives someone asylum, it allows them to stay because they would face troubles if they left.

text: The government granted asylum to the refugees.

glosses: An asylum is a place where people that are mentally unhealthy are put.

ipa: /əˈsaɪləm/


blossomed

forms:
blossom (canonical)
blossoms (third-person singular)
blossomed (past)
blossomed (past participle)
blossoming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of blossom.

blossom


articulation

forms:
articulation (singular)
articulations (plural)

glosses: The articulation of a word or sound is the act of producing it in speech or music.

text: We found no significant differences in articulation rate between the two speaking tasks.

glosses: The articulation of an idea is the act of expressing it.

text: Without a clear articulation of the company vision, its employees will lack motivation.

glosses: An articulation is a joint that allows movement.

glosses: The articulation of two things is the way they are connected.


atoll

forms:
atoll (singular)
atolls (plural)

glosses: An atoll is a reef or island that is made of coral.

text: There are many atolls in the Pacific.

ipa: /ˈætɔl/

ipa: /ˈætɒl/


extensive

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

glosses: Extensive research, experience, damage, etc. is large in size, amount, or degree.

text: There has been extensive research into ways to improve schools.

text: She has extensive experience working with these computer systems.

text: After the wild fires, the damage was extensive.


capsizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of capsize.


deadliest

forms:
deadly (positive)
deadlier (comparative)
deadliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of deadly; most deadly.


bugle

forms:
bugle (singular)
bugles (plural)

glosses: A bugle is an instrument that sounds like a trumpet.

text: The military still uses bugles in marches.

ipa: /ˈbjuːɡəl/

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


scoops

forms:
scoop (singular)
scoops (plural)

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

noun

scoop


scoops

forms:
scoop (canonical)
scoops (third-person singular)
scooped (past)
scooped (past participle)
scooping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scoop.


subway

forms:
subway (singular)
subways (plural)

glosses: A subway is a railroad that is underground.

text: I took the subway to work today.

glosses: A subway is a tunnel that is underground and is used by pedestrians.

ipa: /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/


capsized

forms:
capsize (canonical)
capsizes (third-person singular)
capsized (past)
capsized (past participle)
capsizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of capsize.


French horn

forms:
French horn (singular)
French horns (plural)

glosses: A French horn is a musical instrument that you blow into and is made of metal.

text: The French horn has a solo in this piece.


vertices

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


tilted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tilt.


capsize

glosses: If a boat capsizes, it turns upside down in the water.

text: The canoe capsized.

ipa: /kæpˈsaɪz/

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


assassinations

forms:
assassination (singular)
assassinations (plural)

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

assassination


ware

forms:
ware (singular)
wares (plural)

text: The tole ware was put in a museum.


ware

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


insinuated

forms:
insinuate (canonical)
insinuates (third-person singular)
insinuated (past)
insinuated (past participle)
insinuating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of insinuate.

verb

insinuat


procuring

forms:
procure (canonical)
procures (third-person singular)
procured (past)
procured (past participle)
procuring (present participle)

procur


snares

forms:
snare (singular)
snares (plural)

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

noun

snare


snares

forms:
snare (canonical)
snares (third-person singular)
snared (past)
snared (past participle)
snaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of snare.

verb

snar


nuked

forms:
nuke (canonical)
nukes (third-person singular)
nuked (past)
nuked (past participle)
nuking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nuke.


breadbasket

forms:
breadbasket (singular)
breadbaskets (plural)

glosses: A breadbasket is a basket that holds bread.

glosses: The breadbasket of a country is the part that grows a lot of it grains.

text: Saskatchewan is the breadbasket of Canada.


trauma

forms:
trauma (singular)
traumas (plural)

glosses: A trauma is a scary or disturbing experience.

glosses: Trauma is an injury that is on the body.


bookmark

forms:
bookmark (singular)
bookmarks (plural)

etymology_text: book + mark

compound

book

mark

expansion: book + mark

glosses: A bookmark is a long piece of leather or paper that is used to mark a place in a book.

text: The bookmark was placed at page 35.

glosses: A bookmark is a website that is saved for future use.

text: I have a bookmark on simple.wiktionary.org.

ipa: /ˈbʊkmɑrk/

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


bookmark

forms:
bookmark (canonical)
bookmarks (third-person singular)
bookmarked (past)
bookmarked (past participle)
bookmarking (present participle)

glosses: If you bookmark something, you place a bookmark there.

text: He bookmarked simple.wiktionary.org.


canoeing

forms:
canoe (canonical)
canoes (third-person singular)
canoed (past)
canoed (past participle)
canoeing (present participle)

verb

canoe

canoes

canoed

canoeing


kayaking

forms:
kayak (canonical)
kayaks (third-person singular)
kayaked (past)
kayaked (past participle)
kayaking (present participle)

kayak


Nolan

forms: Nolan

text: Nolan is a surname.


kayaked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kayak.


snare

glosses: A snare is a trap that is used to catch small animals.

text: The snare caught a squirrel.

ipa: /snɛr/

ipa: /snɛə/


snare

glosses: If something gets snared, it gets trapped in a snare.

text: The birds were snared.


retreats

forms:
retreat (canonical)
retreats (third-person singular)
retreated (past)
retreated (past participle)
retreating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retreat.


retreats

forms:
retreat (singular)
retreats (plural)

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


recorders

forms:
recorder (singular)
recorders (plural)

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

noun

recorder


retreated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retreat.


ocarinas

forms:
ocarina (singular)
ocarinas (plural)

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

ocarina


symphonies

forms:
symphony (singular)
symphonies (plural)

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

symphony

symphonies


nukes

forms:
nuke (singular)
nukes (plural)

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

nuke


nukes

verb

nuk


fellowships

forms:
fellowship (singular)
fellowships (plural)

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

noun

fellowship


harpooned

forms:
harpoon (canonical)
harpoons (third-person singular)
harpooned (past)
harpooned (past participle)
harpooning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of harpoon.

verb

harpoon


insinuates

forms:
insinuate (canonical)
insinuates (third-person singular)
insinuated (past)
insinuated (past participle)
insinuating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of insinuate.


pharaoh

forms:
pharaoh (singular)
pharaohs (plural)

glosses: A pharaoh was a type of ruler in ancient Egypt.

ipa: /ˈfɛːrəʊ/

ipa: /ˈfæroʊ/

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

hyphenation: phar‧aoh


canoed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of canoe.


deferment

forms:
deferment (singular)
deferments (plural)

etymology_text: defer + -ment

ety-suffix

defer

ment

expansion: defer + -ment

glosses: A deferment is the arrangement for something to happen at a later time than originally planned.

text: The deferment of the opening allowed the preparations to continue.

ipa: /dɪˈfɜːmənt/


loos

forms:
loo (singular)
loos (plural)

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

noun

loo


apportions

forms:
apportion (canonical)
apportions (third-person singular)
apportioned (past)
apportioned (past participle)
apportioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of apportion.

verb

apportion


hoarse

forms:
hoarse (positive)
hoarser (comparative)
hoarsest (superlative)

glosses: If your voice is hoarse, it is very dry and rough.

text: He replied with a hoarse whisper.

enpr: hōrs

ipa: /hɔrs/

ipa: /hɔːs/

adj

hoarse

hoarser

hoarsest


cymbal

forms:
cymbal (singular)
cymbals (plural)

glosses: A cymbal is a round, flat musical instrument that is made of brass.

text: drum kits usually have a cymbal.

ipa: /ˈsɪmbəl/


wrapper

forms:
wrapper (singular)
wrappers (plural)

glosses: A wrapper is something that wraps something else.

text: Throw your candy wrapper away!

ipa: /ˈræpɚ/

hyphenation: wrap‧per


salamander

forms:
salamander (singular)
salamanders (plural)

glosses: A salamander is an amphibian that lives near the water.

text: Salamanders usually live in swamps and wetlands.

ipa: /ˈsæləˌmændə/

ipa: /ˈsæləˌmændɚ/

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

hyphenation: sal‧a‧man‧der


tortoises

forms:
tortoise (singular)
tortoises (plural)

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

noun

tortoise


canoes

forms:
canoe (singular)
canoes (plural)

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


canoes

forms:
canoe (canonical)
canoes (third-person singular)
canoed (past)
canoed (past participle)
canoeing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of canoe.


motels

forms:
motel (singular)
motels (plural)

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

motel


retreat

forms:
retreat (canonical)
retreats (third-person singular)
retreated (past)
retreated (past participle)
retreating (present participle)

glosses: If you retreat, you fall back, move away from the enemy.

text: The army retreated yesterday.


retreat

forms:
retreat (singular)
retreats (plural)

glosses: A retreat is a quiet place where someone can relax.

text: The retreat is in the forest.


cymbals

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

ipa: /ˈsɪmbəlz/

hyphenation: cym‧bals

cymbal


lilacs

forms:
lilac (singular)
lilacs (plural)

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

lilac


Conan

forms: Conan

ipa: /ˈkoʊnən/

ipa: /ˈkəʊnən/

ipa: /ˈkəʉnən/


ocarina

forms:
ocarina (singular)
ocarinas (plural)

glosses: An ocarina is a musical instrument that people blow into to play.


harpoons

forms:
harpoon (singular)
harpoons (plural)

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


harpoons

forms:
harpoon (canonical)
harpoons (third-person singular)
harpooned (past)
harpooned (past participle)
harpooning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of harpoon.


lettuces

forms:
lettuce (singular)
lettuces (plural)

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

lettuce


cookbooks

forms:
cookbook (singular)
cookbooks (plural)

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

cookbook


procures

forms:
procure (canonical)
procures (third-person singular)
procured (past)
procured (past participle)
procuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of procure.

verb

procur


trebles

forms:
treble (singular)
trebles (plural)

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

noun

treble


trebles

forms:
treble (canonical)
trebles (third-person singular)
trebled (past)
trebled (past participle)
trebling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of treble.

verb

trebl


hospices

forms:
hospice (singular)
hospices (plural)

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

noun

hospice


choreographers

forms:
choreographer (singular)
choreographers (plural)

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

choreographer


trombonist

forms:
trombonist (singular)
trombonists (plural)

etymology_text: trombone + -ist

ety-suffix

trombone

ist

expansion: trombone + -ist

glosses: A trombonist is a person that plays the trombone.

text: The jazz trombonist can play very well.


boulevards

forms:
boulevard (singular)
boulevards (plural)

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

noun

boulevard


kayaks

forms:
kayak (singular)
kayaks (plural)

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

kayak


kayaks

forms:
kayak (canonical)
kayaks (third-person singular)
kayaked (past)
kayaked (past participle)
kayaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of kayak.


trombonists

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

trombonist


scoop

forms:
scoop (singular)
scoops (plural)

glosses: A scoop of ice cream, potatoes, etc. is an amount taken with a deep, round spoon.

glosses: A scoop is a news story that is released before others release it.

text: The Star had a scoop on the scandal.

enpr: sko͞op

ipa: /skuːp/


scoop

forms:
scoop (canonical)
scoops (third-person singular)
scooped (past)
scooped (past participle)
scooping (present participle)

glosses: If you scoop something, you move it using a scoop.

text: He scooped the ice cream.


journalist

forms:
journalist (singular)
journalists (plural)

etymology_text: journal + -ist

ety-suffix

journal

expansion: journal + -ist

glosses: A journalist is a person who writes and reports the news.

text: The journalists were reporting the latest news on the BBC.

ipa: /ˈdʒɝnəlɪst/

ipa: /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/


apportioning

forms:
apportion (canonical)
apportions (third-person singular)
apportioned (past)
apportioned (past participle)
apportioning (present participle)

verb

apportion


procured

glosses: The past tense and past participle of procure.


hospice

glosses: A hospice is a place where sick people are treated, especially people that are about to die.

text: My aunt was moved to a hospice last week.


snails

forms:
snail (singular)
snails (plural)

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

noun

snail


cupcakes

forms:
cupcake (singular)
cupcakes (plural)

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

cupcake


jellyfishes

forms:
jellyfish (singular)
jellyfish or jellyfishes (plural)

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

jellyfish


vibes

forms:
vibe (singular)
vibes (plural)

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

vibe


unison

forms: unison (singular)

glosses: If two things happen in unison, they happen at the same time.

glosses: If two notes are in unison, they are the same pitch.

ipa: /ˈjunɨsən/

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

unison


classifications

forms:
classification (singular)
classifications (plural)

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

classification


lettuce

forms:
lettuce (singular)
lettuces (plural)

text: There is lettuce, cabbage, and beans in this salad.

ipa: /ˈlɛtɪs/


bittersweet

forms: bittersweet (positive)

glosses: A bittersweet feeling is both sad and happy.

text: He remembered the bittersweet memories in the school.

glosses: If a food or drink is bittersweet is sweet but has a bitter aftertaste.


dimes

forms:
dime (singular)
dimes (plural)

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

dime


Margaret

forms: Margaret

ipa: /ˈmɑːɡrɪt/

ipa: /ˈmɑrɡrɪt/

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


apportion

glosses: If you apportion something, you divide it and give it out.

text: The money will be apportioned between the companies.

ipa: /əˈpɔːʃən/

ipa: /əˈpɔrʃən/

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


recorder

forms:
recorder (singular)
recorders (plural)

glosses: A recorder is something that can record video or sound.

text: The tape recorder isn't used much anymore.

glosses: A recorder is a musical instrument that people blow into to play.

text: Most schools teach students how to play the recorder.


tilt

forms:
tilt (canonical)
tilts (third-person singular)
tilted (past)
tilted (past participle)
tilting (present participle)

glosses: If something tilts, it moves to one side.

text: The aeroplane was tilting to the left.

ipa: /tɪlt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-tilt.wav


tilt

forms:
tilt (singular)
tilts (plural)

glosses: The tilt of an object is the position or movement of that object.

text: The aeroplane's tilt was to the left.


paintbrush

forms:
paintbrush (singular)
paintbrushes (plural)

glosses: A paintbrush is a brush that people use for painting.

text: This paintbrush is used for small details.

ipa: /ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ/

paintbrushes


lukewarm

forms: lukewarm (positive)

glosses: Something that is lukewarm is slightly warm.

text: Wash the dishes in lukewarm water.

ipa: /ˌluːkˈwɔːm/

ipa: /ˌlukˈwɔrm/


simultaneously

forms:
simultaneously (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

etymology_text: simultaneous + -ly

ety-suffix

simultaneous

ly

expansion: simultaneous + -ly

glosses: When something happens simultaneously, it happens at the same time.

text: We both ate the candy simultaneously.

ipa: /ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəsli/

ipa: /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəsli/


kayak

forms:
kayak (singular)
kayaks (plural)

glosses: A kayak is a type of canoe that has a hole at the top of the boat.

ipa: /ˈkaɪˌæk/


kayak

forms:
kayak (canonical)
kayaks (third-person singular)
kayaked (past)
kayaked (past participle)
kayaking (present participle)

text: Whitewater kayaking can be very dangerous.


steadfast

forms: steadfast (positive)

glosses: Something or someone that is steadfast is very determined.

text: Your steadfast loyalty won't help you.

ipa: /ˈstɛdfæst/


assassination

forms:
assassination (singular)
assassinations (plural)

etymology_text: assassin + -ation

assassin

ation

expansion: assassin + -ation

glosses: An assassination is the murder of someone, usually a political leader, for political reasons.

text: The assassination of John F. Kennedy happened in 1963.


deadly

forms:
deadly (positive)
deadlier (comparative)
deadliest (superlative)

etymology_text: dead + -ly

dead

expansion: dead + -ly

glosses: Something that is deadly can kill a person or thing.

text: The poison is very deadly.


choreographer

forms:
choreographer (singular)
choreographers (plural)

glosses: A choreographer is a person who choreographs dances.

text: The choreographer worked on all the dances in the movie.


reed

forms:
reed (singular)
reeds (plural)

glosses: A reed is a tall plant that grows in water.

text: There are reeds growing by the pond.

glosses: A reed is a thin piece of wood that is used in musical instruments.

text: The oboe uses two reeds to play.


radiuses

forms:
radius (singular)
radii or radiuses (plural)

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

noun

radius

radii

radiuses


lilac

forms:
lilac (singular)
lilacs (plural)

text: There were lilacs in my garden.

ipa: /ˈlaɪlək/


paintbrushes

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

paintbrush


nocturnal

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

glosses: When someone is nocturnal, they are active and awake at night.

text: Owls are nocturnal animals.

ipa: /nɒkˈtɜː(r)nəl/

ipa: /nɑkˈtɚnəl/


loci

forms:
locus (singular)
loci (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈləʊsaɪ/

enpr: lō'sī

ipa: /ˈloʊsaɪ/

locus

loci


cupcake

forms:
cupcake (singular)
cupcakes (plural)

glosses: A cupcake is a small cake that is baked in a small cup.

text: They baked cupcakes for the bake sale.


downsizing

forms:
downsize (canonical)
downsizes (third-person singular)
downsized (past)
downsized (past participle)
downsizing (present participle)

verb

downsiz

e


downsized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of downsize.


persimmons

forms:
persimmon (singular)
persimmons (plural)

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

noun

persimmon


mackerels

forms:
mackerel (singular)
mackerel or mackerels (plural)

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

mackerel

mackerel

mackerels


redeem

forms:
redeem (canonical)
redeems (third-person singular)
redeemed (past)
redeemed (past participle)
redeeming (present participle)

glosses: If you redeem a debt, you finish paying it off.

text: It would cost $120,000 to redeem the mortgage.

glosses: If you redeem something you own, such as bonds, trading stamps, etc., you exchange it for money or goods.

ipa: /rɪˈdiːm/

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

hyphenation: re‧deem


chargeable

forms: chargeable (positive)

etymology_text: charge + -able

ety-suffix

charge

able

expansion: charge + -able

glosses: Something that is chargeable can be charged.

hyphenation: charge‧a‧ble


downsizes

glosses: The third-person singular form of downsize.


radish

forms:
radish (singular)
radishes (plural)

glosses: A radish is a type of root vegetable that is small and red.

text: Put the radishes in the salad.

ipa: /ˈradɪʃ/

ipa: /ˈrædɪʃ/

noun

radishes


radishes

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

radish


companion

forms:
companion (singular)
companions (plural)

glosses: A companion is somebody who you spend time with, usually because you enjoy being with them.

text: In some places, it's best to travel with a companion.

text: Because she is blind, the dog is her constant companion.

glosses: If x is a companion to y, x and y go together.

text: Pain is a natural companion to art.

text: Scientists noticed that this normal star circles an unseen companion.

ipa: /kəmˈpænjən/


zany

forms:
zany (positive)
zanier (comparative)
zaniest (superlative)

glosses: Something or someone that is zany is very weird.

ipa: /ˈzeɪni/

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

hyphenation: za‧ny

adj

zanier


zany

forms:
zany (singular)
zanies (plural)

text: They got a zany to perform at the party.

noun

zanies


puns

forms:
pun (singular)
puns (plural)

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

ipa: /pʌnz/

pun


puns

forms:
pun (canonical)
puns (third-person singular)
punned (past)
punned (past participle)
punning (present participle)

verb

n


archery

forms: archery (singular)

glosses: Archery is an activity where people shoot bows and arrows.

text: Archery is an Olympic sport.

enpr: ärchərē

ipa: /ɑrtʃəriː/

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

hyphenation: arch‧er‧y


blossoms

forms:
blossom (singular)
blossoms (plural)

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

hyphenation: blos‧soms

noun

blossom


blossoms

forms:
blossom (canonical)
blossoms (third-person singular)
blossomed (past)
blossomed (past participle)
blossoming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of blossom.


procure

forms:
procure (canonical)
procures (third-person singular)
procured (past)
procured (past participle)
procuring (present participle)

glosses: If you procure something, you obtain it.

text: He procured food for his camping trip.

ipa: /prəˈkjʊə/

ipa: /prəˈkjʊr/

hyphenation: pro‧cure

verb

procur


mackerel

text: We cooked mackerel for dinner.

ipa: /ˈmækrəl/

hyphenation: mack‧e‧rel


dime

forms:
dime (singular)
dimes (plural)

glosses: A dime is a metal coin that is worth ten cents.

text: Ten dimes is one dollar.


symphony

forms:
symphony (singular)
symphonies (plural)

glosses: A symphony is music that is written for an orchestra.

text: Beethoven's most famous symphony was Symphony No. 5.

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


punted

forms:
punt (canonical)
punts (third-person singular)
punted (past)
punted (past participle)
punting (present participle)

punt


canoe

forms:
canoe (singular)
canoes (plural)

glosses: A canoe is a type of boat that is moved by paddles.

text: The lake can be travelled on by canoe.

enpr: kə-no͞o'

ipa: /kəˈnuː/


canoe

forms:
canoe (canonical)
canoes (third-person singular)
canoed (past)
canoed (past participle)
canoeing (present participle)

text: I plan to canoe the entire Mackenzie River this summer.

canoe

canoes


blossom

glosses: A blossom is a flower of a plant that will become a fruit.

text: The cherry blossoms are beautiful.

glosses: A blossom is a period of time when these plants make flowers.

text: The orchard is in blossom.


blossom

glosses: When something blossoms, it makes flowers.

text: The cherry trees have blossomed again.

glosses: When something blossoms, it progresses in a good way.

text: Their love blossomed that summer.


nuke

forms:
nuke (singular)
nukes (plural)

glosses: A nuke is another word for nuclear bomb.

text: North Korea launched another nuke yesterday.

ipa: /njuːk/

ipa: /n(j)uk/


nuke

forms:
nuke (canonical)
nukes (third-person singular)
nuked (past)
nuked (past participle)
nuking (present participle)

glosses: If someone nukes something, they use a nuclear bomb on that thing, usually a place or area.

text: The United States of America nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War 2.

glosses: When you nuke something, you totally destroy it and have it completely removed.

text: It is not possible to nuke anything that is posted on the Internet, so be careful when posting something on Facebook.

nuk


sobbed

forms:
sob (canonical)
sobs (third-person singular)
sobbed (past)
sobbed (past participle)
sobbing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sob.

sob

b


vibe

forms:
vibe (singular)
vibes (plural)

glosses: A vibe is a person's emotions or feelings because of their surroundings.

text: I'm getting bad vibes from this place.

ipa: /vaɪb/

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


straighten

forms:
straighten (canonical)
straightens (third-person singular)
straightened (past)
straightened (past participle)
straightening (present participle)

etymology_text: straight + -en

ety-suffix

straight

en

expansion: straight + -en

glosses: If you straighten a place up, you put everything in the right place.

text: Can you straighten up in here, and make your bed?

glosses: If you straighten something, you make it straighter, less curved or irregular.

text: He took a deep breath and straightened up before walking in.

text: After going through the mountains, the road straightened out.

text: She usually straightened her hair in the mornings.

ipa: /ˈstreɪtn̩/


doorknobs

forms:
doorknob (singular)
doorknobs (plural)

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

noun

doorknob


ritual

forms:
ritual (singular)
rituals (plural)

glosses: A ritual is a ceremony that always follows the same steps.

text: The annual ritual to honour the gods was tomorrow.


ritual

forms: ritual (positive)

glosses: Something that is ritual is related to a ritual or rite.


motel

forms:
motel (singular)
motels (plural)

glosses: A motel is a place where people pay to stay in a room overnight, usually for only a few days.

text: We stayed at a motel in Toronto.

ipa: /moʊˈtɛl/

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

hyphenation: mo‧tel


exaggerations

forms:
exaggeration (singular)
exaggerations (plural)

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

exaggeration


chipping

forms:
chip (canonical)
chips (third-person singular)
chipped (past)
chipped (past participle)
chipping (present participle)

verb

chip

p


radius

forms:
radius (singular)
radii or radiuses (plural)

glosses: A radius is a straight line between the centre of a circle and its circumference.

text: To find the area of a circle, you have to know the length of the radius.

noun

radius


straightening

verb

straighten


fishers

forms:
fisher (singular)
fishers (plural)

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

noun

fisher


classification

forms:
classification (singular)
classifications (plural)

glosses: A classification the system of groups that are based on the characteristics of the group members.

text: Linnaeus was known for his system of plant classification, which ordered plants according to their sexual parts.

text: The Library of Congress Classification puts these books together.

glosses: Classification is the process of organizing things into groups based on their characteristics.

text: The information that was originally on our website was based on an earlier classification.

glosses: A classification is one group of things that have similar characteristics.

text: The raises are going out mostly to employees in different skill classifications.

ipa: /ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


punt

forms:
punt (singular)
punts (plural)

text: We sailed on a punt.


punt

forms:
punt (canonical)
punts (third-person singular)
punted (past)
punted (past participle)
punting (present participle)

text: I will take a punt on B as the answer to your question.

text: I will take a punt that the green horse will win the race.


lumber

forms: lumber (singular)

glosses: Lumber is wood that is cut up into planks.

text: The frame of the house is made of lumber.

enpr: lŭmʹbə

enpr: lŭmʹbər


lumber

forms:
lumber (canonical)
lumbers (third-person singular)
lumbered (past)
lumbered (past participle)
lumbering (present participle)

glosses: If you lumber, you move clumsily and slowly.


straightens

glosses: The third-person singular form of straighten.


chipped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chip.


repetition

forms:
repetition (singular)
repetitions (plural)

glosses: Repetition is the same thing happening more than one time, usually many times, especially in speaking or writing.

text: The article is too long because of all the repetition.

text: I used constant repetition to learn it.

text: The researcher analyzed the texts by looking for patterns and repetition in key words.

glosses: A repetition is the second, third, fourth, etc. time that something happens.

text: With this exercise, aim for 3 sets of 20 repetitions.

ipa: /rɛpəˈtɪʃən/


punts

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


citruses

forms:
citrus (singular)
citruses (plural)

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

citrus

citruses


fellowship

forms:
fellowship (singular)
fellowships (plural)

glosses: A fellowship is a group of people who join together because of a shared purpose or interest.

text: After church and the fellowship meal, the Amish like to " visit, " as they call it.

text: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books.

glosses: Fellowship is a feeling of friendship based on a shared purpose or interest.

text: The school offered many opportunities for Christian teaching and social fellowship.

glosses: A fellowship is a temporary research job at a university.

text: She was awarded a one-year fellowship in science at the University of Bonn.

glosses: A fellowship is money given to advanced university students to help them continue their studies.

text: He received a fellowship in 1991 to support his studies for a Ph.D. in Religion and Literature.

ipa: /ˈfɛləʃɪp/

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

hyphenation: fel‧low‧ship


downsize

forms:
downsize (canonical)
downsizes (third-person singular)
downsized (past)
downsized (past participle)
downsizing (present participle)

etymology_text: down- + size

ety-prefix

down

size

expansion: down- + size

glosses: When a company downsizes, it makes the number of people working for them smaller.

text: The company downsized by replacing some of it's workers with machines.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/

verb

downsiz


inquire

forms:
inquire (canonical)
inquires (third-person singular)
inquired (past)
inquired (past participle)
inquiring (present participle)

glosses: If you inquire about something, you ask about it.

text: I was telling everybody that inquired about him that he was dead.

text: If anyone inquires about it, I just won't answer.

glosses: If you inquire into something, you investigate it.

text: In order to move forward you need to inquire into the nature of the problem.

text: They wanted to inquire into whether our views had changed.

ipa: /ɪnˈkwaɪr/

ipa: /ɪnˈkwaɪə/

inquir


citrus

glosses: A citrus is a tree that can grow oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits.

text: We can't grow citrus trees in Canada.

glosses: A citrus is a fruit that comes from a citrus tree.

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


manga

forms:
manga (singular)
mangas (plural)

glosses: Manga is a style of Japanese comic books.

text: The manga was turned into an anime movie last year.

ipa: /ˈmɑŋɡə/

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

hyphenation: man‧ga


snaring

forms:
snare (canonical)
snares (third-person singular)
snared (past)
snared (past participle)
snaring (present participle)

snar


sobs

forms:
sob (canonical)
sobs (third-person singular)
sobbed (past)
sobbed (past participle)
sobbing (present participle)


sobs

forms:
sob (singular)
sobs (plural)

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


tilts

forms:
tilt (canonical)
tilts (third-person singular)
tilted (past)
tilted (past participle)
tilting (present participle)

tilt


tilts

forms:
tilt (singular)
tilts (plural)

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


sob

text: She went to bed sobbing.


apportioned

forms:
apportion (canonical)
apportions (third-person singular)
apportioned (past)
apportioned (past participle)
apportioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of apportion.

apportion


persimmon

forms:
persimmon (singular)
persimmons (plural)

text: Would you like to eat a persimmon or a tangerine?

glosses: A persimmon is the tree that the fruit grows on.

ipa: /pɜːˈsɪmən/

ipa: /pərˈsɪmən/

ipa: /ˈpɜːsəmən/

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

hyphenation: per‧sim‧mon


doorknob

forms:
doorknob (singular)
doorknobs (plural)

etymology_text: door + knob

compound

door

knob

expansion: door + knob

glosses: A doorknob is a round handle on a drawer or a door that you turn to open.

text: The door has a doorknob, not a handle.


exaggeration

forms:
exaggeration (singular)
exaggerations (plural)

glosses: An exaggeration is when someone says something is better or worse than it really is.

text: Your sentence is an exaggeration.

ipa: /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈreɪʃən/

hyphenation: ex‧ag‧ger‧a‧tion


punned

forms:
pun (canonical)
puns (third-person singular)
punned (past)
punned (past participle)
punning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pun.

ipa: /pʌnd/

verb

pun


straightened

forms:
straighten (canonical)
straightens (third-person singular)
straightened (past)
straightened (past participle)
straightening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of straighten.


pun

forms:
pun (singular)
puns (plural)

glosses: A pun is the use of a word or phrase with two meanings in a funny or interesting way that makes you think of both meanings.

text: In this pun, hard to beat can mean "few things are better" or "difficult to mix using a fork".

text: The pun about pies was really bad.

enpr: pŭn

ipa: /pʌn/

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


punning

ipa: /ˈpʌnɪŋ/


customary

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

etymology_text: custom + -ary

ety-suffix

custom

ary

expansion: custom + -ary

text: Before the meeting, there were the customary greetings and exchange of gifts.

ipa: /ˈkʌst(ə)mri/


slang

forms:
slang (singular)
slangs (plural)

glosses: Slang is an informal way of speaking that is used mostly within certain social groups.

text: I have trouble understanding my kids' slang.

enpr: slăng

ipa: /slæŋ/

ipa: /sleɪŋ/


slang

forms:
sling (canonical)
slings (third-person singular)
slang (past)
slang (past participle)
slinging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sling.

verb

sling

slings

slang

slinging


oblations

forms:
oblation (singular)
oblations (plural)

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

noun

oblation


capes

forms:
cape (singular)
capes (plural)

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

cape


memos

forms:
memo (singular)
memos (plural)

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

memo


anthems

forms:
anthem (singular)
anthems (plural)

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

anthem


tripods

forms:
tripod (singular)
tripods (plural)

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

tripod


alpenglows

forms:
alpenglow (singular)
alpenglows (plural)

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

alpenglow


agons

forms:
agon (singular)
agons or agones (plural)

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

agon

agones


indelible

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

glosses: A stain, smear, etc. that is indelible is hard to remove.

text: This stain on my shirt is indelible.

ipa: /ɪnˈdɛləbl/


agonics

forms:
agonic (singular)
agonics (plural)

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

agonic


anthem

text: Please stand for the national anthem.

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


oniochalasia

forms: oniochalasia (singular)

glosses: Oniochalasia is when a person buys things to relax themselves.


emptying

forms:
empty (canonical)
empties (third-person singular)
emptied (past)
emptied (past participle)
emptying (present participle)

verb

empt

y


emptied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of empty.


grasped

forms:
grasp (canonical)
grasps (third-person singular)
grasped (past)
grasped (past participle)
grasping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grasp.

grasp


empties

glosses: The third-person singular form of empty.


cape

glosses: A cape is a long piece of cloth tied around the neck and worn down the back.

glosses: A cape is a long piece of land that sticks out into a sea or lake.

enpr: kāp

ipa: /keɪp/


memo

text: I have an urgent memo from the CEO.

ipa: /ˈmɛməʊ̯/

ipa: /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/

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


aftermaths

forms:
aftermath (singular)
aftermaths (plural)

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

noun

aftermath


tripod

glosses: A tripod is a stand that supports cameras.

text: I put my camera on the tripod so that I can capture better pictures.

glosses: A tripod is a seat or table that has three legs.


misconceptions

forms:
misconception (singular)
misconceptions (plural)

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

misconception


variant

forms:
variant (singular)
variants (plural)

glosses: A varient of something is a bit different than the original.

text: The anthem is a varient of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".

enpr: vâr'ē-ənt

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-variant.wav


droughts

forms:
drought (singular)
droughts (plural)

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

drought


mercy

forms:
mercy (singular)
mercies (plural)

glosses: Mercy is the quality of kindness and forgiveness that stops you from harming or punishing somebody who you could harm or punish.

text: The king would always prefer to show mercy, even to his enemies.

text: Please, sir, have mercy on an old man.

glosses: A mercy is a situation that it makes you feel lucky, usually because something worse didn't happen.

text: It was a small mercy that the storm didn't last long.

glosses: A mercy mission or journey is one to help people who are in great need.

text: They took food and set out on a mercy mission to find survivors.

glosses: If you are at the mercy of somebody or something, you have no control over your situation.

text: I hope the trip will be nice, but we're at the mercy of the weather.

ipa: /ˈmɜːsi/

ipa: /ˈmɝsi/

mercy

mercies


mercy

forms: mercy

pos: intj

glosses: You use mercy or mercy me to show surprise.

text: Mercy! You haven't come here alone, have you?


ear buds

forms:
ear bud (singular)
ear buds (plural)

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

ear bud


armory

forms:
armory (singular)
armories (plural)

glosses: An armory is a place where weapons are made.

ipa: /ˈɑrməri/

ipa: /ˈɑːməri/

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

armories


earthworms

forms:
earthworm (singular)
earthworms (plural)

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

earthworm


slums

forms:
slum (singular)
slums (plural)

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

slum


CEO

forms: CEO

glosses: CEO is a short way of saying "chief executive officer".

text: The CEO runs the company.


agones

forms:
agon (singular)
agons or agones (plural)

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

agons


mansion

forms:
mansion (singular)
mansions (plural)

glosses: A mansion is a large house that is usually really expensive.

text: The rich live in mansions.

ipa: /ˈmæn(t)ʃən/

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


harmonious

forms: harmonious (positive)

glosses: If something is harmonious, it sounds pleasant and tuneful.

text: The music sounded harmonious.


disbands

forms:
disband (canonical)
disbands (third-person singular)
disbanded (past)
disbanded (past participle)
disbanding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of disband.

verb

disband


armories

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

noun

armory


imaginative

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

glosses: If you are imaginative, you have many new and interesting ideas.

text: As an artist, she's wildly imaginative, and each new show is completely different.

glosses: An imaginative action, idea, or creation is one that is new and interesting.

text: As the boys grew up, the tree was the centre of many hours of imaginative play.


councilmen

forms:
councilman (singular)
councilmen (plural)

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

councilman

councilmen


mansions

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

mansion


origamis

forms:
origami (singular)
origamis (plural)

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

origami


favelas

forms:
favela (singular)
favelas (plural)

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

favela


cucumbers

forms:
cucumber (singular)
cucumbers (plural)

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

cucumber


earbuds

forms:
earbud (singular)
earbuds (plural)

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

earbud


on the contrary

forms: on the contrary

pos: phrase

glosses: You use on the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.

text: He did not refuse. On the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.


problematic

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

etymology_text: problem + -atic

ety-suffix

problem

atic

expansion: problem + -atic

glosses: If something is problematic, it is causing a problem.

text: Rush hour at the train station was very problematic.

ipa: /ˌprɒblɛˈmætɪk/

ipa: /ˌprɑblɛˈmætɪk/

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


compulsions

forms:
compulsion (singular)
compulsions (plural)

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

noun

compulsion


MVP

forms: MVP

glosses: MVP is short for saying "most valuable player".

text: He was named the MVP of the team.


prescribing

forms:
prescribe (canonical)
prescribes (third-person singular)
prescribed (past)
prescribed (past participle)
prescribing (present participle)

verb

prescrib

e


grasps

forms:
grasp (canonical)
grasps (third-person singular)
grasped (past)
grasped (past participle)
grasping (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of grasp.

grasp


favela

glosses: A favela is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.

text: 6% of people in Brazil live in favelas.

ipa: /faˈvɛlə/


novellas

forms:
novella (singular)
novellas (plural)

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

noun

novella


misconception

forms:
misconception (singular)
misconceptions (plural)

etymology_text: mis- + conception

ety-prefix

mis

conception

expansion: mis- + conception

text: You're under the misconception that you're better than him.

text: It's a common misconception that George Washington had wooden teeth.


transversals

forms:
transversal (singular)
transversals (plural)

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

noun

transversal


integers

forms:
integer (singular)
integers (plural)

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

integer


entrées

forms:
entrée (singular)
entrées (plural)

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

entrée


origami

glosses: Origami is a type of art where people fold paper.

text: Origami came from Japan.

glosses: Origami is a piece of art that is made of folded paper.

text: I can fold origami cranes.

ipa: /ˌɔrəˈɡɑmi/

ipa: /ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːmɪ/

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


prescribes

glosses: The third-person singular form of prescribe.


alpenglow

forms:
alpenglow (singular)
alpenglows (plural)

glosses: An alpenglow is a red glow that shines from mountains.

text: The alpenglow can be seen at sunrise or sunset.

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

hyphenation: al‧pen‧glow


to the contrary

forms: to the contrary

glosses: You use to the contrary when you want to stress that the truth is the opposite of what was believed.

text: He did not refuse. To the contrary, he told his them he would be happy to accept.


harpoon

forms:
harpoon (singular)
harpoons (plural)

glosses: A harpoon is a type of spear that is attached to a rope.

text: The Inuit used harpoons to hunt seals.

enpr: härpo͞onʹ

ipa: /hɑːrˈpuːn/

ipa: /hɑːˈpuːn/

hyphenation: har‧poon


harpoon

forms:
harpoon (canonical)
harpoons (third-person singular)
harpooned (past)
harpooned (past participle)
harpooning (present participle)

glosses: If you harpoon, you attack something using a harpoon.


fl oz

forms: fl oz

glosses: fl oz is an abbreviation for fluid ounce.


disbanded

forms:
disband (canonical)
disbands (third-person singular)
disbanded (past)
disbanded (past participle)
disbanding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disband.

verb

disband


drought

forms:
drought (singular)
droughts (plural)

glosses: A drought is when there is less water in an area than normal.

text: The drought in California began in 2012.

text: Because of the drought, we couldn't use our sprinklers.

ipa: /draʊt/

ipa: [drʌʊt]

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


chief executive officers

forms:
chief executive officer (singular)
chief executive officers (plural)

glosses: The plural form of chief executive officer; more than one (kind of) chief executive officer.

noun

chief executive officer


Godspeed

forms: Godspeed

glosses: You say Godspeed when you want something to go well.

ipa: /ɡɒdˈspiːd/

ipa: /ɡɑdˈspid/


aftermath

forms:
aftermath (singular)
aftermaths (plural)

glosses: The aftermath of a flood, shooting, etc. is what happens after it. It is usually bad, not good.

text: The aftermath of the flood was devastating.

text: The prices of food was very high in the aftermath of the drought.

ipa: /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/

ipa: /ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/


ear bud

forms:
ear bud (singular)
ear buds (plural)

glosses: An ear bud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.

text: I use ear buds for listening to music.


agonic

forms: agonic (positive)

glosses: A shape, line, etc. that is agonic doesn't have an angle.

glosses: Something that is agonic has a lot of agony.


agonic

forms:
agonic (singular)
agonics (plural)


PlayStation

forms:
PlayStation (singular)
PlayStations (plural)

glosses: PlayStation is a brand of gaming console.


entrée

glosses: An entrée is a dish served before the main course of a meal; it may be the first dish served, or it may follow a soup or other small dishes. In the United States and parts of Canada, an entrée is the main dish or the only dish of a meal.

glosses: An entrée is the right to be part or join a particular group or organization.

text: He received an entrée to the Berlin Botanical Garden.


novella

forms:
novella (singular)
novellas (plural)

glosses: A novella is a short form of a book. It has between 7,500 and 40,000 words.

text: Animal Farm by George Orwell has 30,000 words and would be considered a novella.

enpr: nəvĕlʹə

ipa: /nəˈvɛlə/


in contrast

forms: in contrast

glosses: You use in contrast when you want to stress the difference between two things.

text: January was beautiful. In contrast, February was cold and wet.

text: In contrast to what I know about you, you’re not as bad as I thought.


sabotaging

forms:
sabotage (canonical)
sabotages (third-person singular)
sabotaged (past)
sabotaged (past participle)
sabotaging (present participle)

verb

sabotag


kangaroos

forms:
kangaroo (singular)
kangaroos (plural)

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

noun

kangaroo


paraphrase

forms:
paraphrase (canonical)
paraphrases (third-person singular)
paraphrased (past)
paraphrased (past participle)
paraphrasing (present participle)

glosses: If you paraphrase something, you say it again in different words.

text: When paraphrasing books, don't copy everything in it; instead, use your own words.

ipa: /ˈparəfreɪz/

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

verb

paraphras


sabotaged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sabotage.


earthworm

forms:
earthworm (singular)
earthworms (plural)

glosses: An earthworm is a type of worm that lives in the ground.

text: When it was raining, the earthworms came out.


enthralling

forms:
enthrall (canonical)
enthralls (third-person singular)
enthralled (past)
enthralled (past participle)
enthralling (present participle)

enthrall


earbud

forms:
earbud (singular)
earbuds (plural)

glosses: An earbud is a small headphone that you put in your ear.

text: I use earbuds for listening to music.


hollered

forms:
holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of holler.

holler


agon

forms:
agon (singular)
agons or agones (plural)

glosses: An agon is a fight or argument in books, between the main character and their enemy.

text: The agon in It is between the kids and It.

glosses: Agon is a game that is played on a hexagonal board.

text: Agon was played in Britain.

hyphenation: a‧gon


confronted

forms:
confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of confront.

confront


slum

forms:
slum (singular)
slums (plural)

glosses: A slum is a neighbourhood where many poorer people live.

text: The slums of Rio de Janeiro don't have proper sewage treatment.

ipa: /slʌm/


reindeers

forms:
reindeer (singular)
reindeers (plural)

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

noun

reindeer


disband

forms:
disband (canonical)
disbands (third-person singular)
disbanded (past)
disbanded (past participle)
disbanding (present participle)

etymology_text: dis- + band

ety-prefix

dis

band

expansion: dis- + band

glosses: If a company, group, etc. disbands, it breaks up.

text: The Beatles disbanded in 1970.

text: The president disbanded the agency.

ipa: /dɪsˈbænd/

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


prescribed

forms:
prescribe (canonical)
prescribes (third-person singular)
prescribed (past)
prescribed (past participle)
prescribing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prescribe.

verb

prescrib

expansion: [POS TABLE]


congratulations

forms: congratulations

glosses: You say congratulations when a happy event happens, such as somebody winning a game, getting a new job, or passing a test at school.

text: So you can drive now. Congratulations!

ipa: /kənˌɡræt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/


collector

forms:
collector (singular)
collectors (plural)

glosses: A collector is somebody who collects things, usually things that are rare and interesting.

text: A collector would be willing to pay a lot of money for that painting.

glosses: A ticket collector is somebody who checks your ticket on a bus or train.

text: After you get on the bus, be ready to show your ticket to the collector.

glosses: A debt collector is somebody who tries to make people pay their debts when payment is late.

text: Life was very difficult when a debt collector started calling daily.

enpr: kə-lĕk'tər

ipa: /kəˈlɛktɚ/

ipa: /kəˈlɛktə(r)/

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


compulsion

forms:
compulsion (singular)
compulsions (plural)

glosses: If you have a compulsion to do something, you really want to do it even though there is no good reason.

glosses: If someone is under compulsion to do something, they are being forced to do it.

enpr: kəm-pŭl'shən

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


sabotages

glosses: The third-person singular form of sabotage.


paraphrases

glosses: The third-person singular form of paraphrase.


chief executive officer

forms:
chief executive officer (singular)
chief executive officers (plural)

glosses: The chief executive officer is the person in a corporation or company that has the most power.

text: The chief executive officer passed a new rule for the company.


enthrall

glosses: If someone is enthralled, they get a huge fascination with a person or thing.

text: The singer was able to enthrall audiences with her unique voice.

ipa: /ɪnˈθrɔːl/

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


waist

forms:
waist (singular)
waists (plural)

glosses: Your waist is the narrow point between your hips and your chest.

text: She turned and slipped her arms around his waist.

text: A terrible car accident had left her paralyzed from the waist down.

ipa: /weɪst/


sleeted

forms:
sleet (canonical)
sleets (third-person singular)
sleeted (past)
sleeted (past participle)
sleeting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sleet.

sleet


talkative

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

glosses: If you are talkative, you like talking or you talk a lot.

text: The class is talkative during recess.

ipa: /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

ipa: /ˈtɑːkədɪv/

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


stiffening

forms:
stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)

stiffen


woolen

forms: woolen (positive)

text: She wore a woolen sweater.

ipa: /wʊl/


cucumber

forms:
cucumber (singular)
cucumbers (plural)

glosses: A cucumber is a vegetable that is grown on a vine.

text: There are cucumbers in the salad.

ipa: /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbər/


excellence

forms: excellence (singular)

glosses: Excellence is the quality of being very, very good.

text: We're aiming for more than quality. We're aiming for excellence.

text: The National Teacher's award promotes excellence in education.

ipa: /ˈɛksələns/

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

noun

excellence


bunged

forms:
bung (canonical)
bungs (third-person singular)
bunged (past)
bunged (past participle)
bunging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bung.

verb

bung


well known

forms: well known (positive)

etymology_text: well + known

multiword term

well

known

expansion: well + known

glosses: A person or thing that is well known is someone who many people recognize.

text: After the war, the general became well known for his bravery.


dissatisfied

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

glosses: If you are dissatisfied with something, it is not as good as you think it should be.

text: I was very dissatisfied with the results of the test.

ipa: /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/


standoff

forms:
standoff (singular)
standoffs (plural)

glosses: A standoff is a competition between two sides in which neither side is making progress.

text: A standoff between the protesters and the police began.


stiffens

glosses: The third-person singular form of stiffen.


churning

forms:
churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

verb

churn


transversal

forms:
transversal (singular)
transversals (plural)

glosses: A transversal is a line that goes through multiple lines.

text: Euclid's paralell postulate uses a transversal.

ipa: /trænsˈvɜːsəl/

ipa: /trænsˈvɝsəl/


boulevard

forms:
boulevard (singular)
boulevards (plural)

glosses: A boulevard is a wide street in a town or city.

text: Turn right at Sunset Boulevard.

ipa: /ˈbʊləvɑrd/


cultivating

forms:
cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)

cultivat


azalea

forms:
azalea (singular)
azaleas (plural)

glosses: An azalea is a type of plant that grows flowers.

text: I have pansies, roses, and azaleas in my garden.

ipa: /əˈzeɪliə/

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


confronts

forms:
confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of confront.


gorillas

forms:
gorilla (singular)
gorillas (plural)

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

noun

gorilla


veils

forms:
veil (singular)
veils (plural)

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

veil


veils

forms:
veil (canonical)
veils (third-person singular)
veiled (past)
veiled (past participle)
veiling (present participle)


buffaloes

forms:
buffalo (singular)
buffalo or buffaloes (plural)

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

buffalo

buffalo

buffaloes


attentive

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

glosses: If a person or animal is attentive, it is trying hard to notice things.

text: An attentive audience, both young and old, was listening for any change.

text: Our server was attentive but not very knowledgeable about the food.

text: He was especially attentive toward his wife, and didn't want to leave her side for long.

ipa: /əˈtɛntɪv/


fraud

forms:
fraud (singular)
frauds (plural)

glosses: Fraud is a trick for the purpose of gaining money or other valuables illegally.

text: He faces punishment for the fraud that lost $1 million.

ipa: /frɔːd/

enpr: frôd

ipa: /frɔd/

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


enthralled

forms:
enthrall (canonical)
enthralls (third-person singular)
enthralled (past)
enthralled (past participle)
enthralling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enthrall.


hollering

forms:
holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)


encloses

forms:
enclose (canonical)
encloses (third-person singular)
enclosed (past)
enclosed (past participle)
enclosing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of enclose.

verb

enclos


patriotic

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

glosses: If you are patriotic, you love, support, and believe in your country.

text: During the war, it was common to hear patriotic songs on the radio.

text: It is your patriotic duty to vote in the election.


paraphrased

forms:
paraphrase (canonical)
paraphrases (third-person singular)
paraphrased (past)
paraphrased (past participle)
paraphrasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of paraphrase.

paraphras


complication

forms:
complication (singular)
complications (plural)

glosses: A complication is something that makes your job more difficult.

text: When the switch broke, it added a new complication.

glosses: Complication is the process of making something more difficult.

text: Let's aim for simplification, not complication.

ipa: /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪʃən/


gruelling

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

glosses: Something that is gruelling is very tiring and difficult.

text: The climb lasted a gruelling twenty minutes.


porcupine

forms:
porcupine (singular)
porcupines (plural)

glosses: A porcupine is an animal (a rodent) with sharp needles all over its body.

ipa: /'pɔːʳkjʊpaɪn/


ounce

forms:
ounce (singular)
ounces (plural)

glosses: An ounce (oz) is a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or 28.35 grams.

text: Add 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces).

text: She was born around 5:00 a.m. this morning, weighing in at 9 pounds, 10 ounces.

glosses: An ounce is a very small amount of something.

text: He was still in great shape, with not an ounce of fat on him.

text: She didn't show an ounce of emotion when he left.

glosses: A fluid ounce (fl oz) is a unit of volume equal to 1/20 of a pint or 0.028 litres in Britain, and 1/16 of a pint or 0.030 litres in the US.

ipa: /aʊns/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-ounce.wav


fuming

forms:
fume (canonical)
fumes (third-person singular)
fumed (past)
fumed (past participle)
fuming (present participle)

ipa: /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/

fum


koala

forms:
koala (singular)
koalas (plural)

glosses: A koala is a small mammal that climbs trees and lives in Australia.

text: Koalas usually eat eucalyptus leaves.

enpr: kō-ä'lə

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

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


bison

forms:
bison (singular)
bisons or bison (plural)

glosses: A bison is a large animal related to cows.

text: The Yellowstone animals make up the last wild bison herd.

ipa: /ˈbaɪ̯sən/

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

noun

bison


ballots

forms:
ballot (singular)
ballots (plural)

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

ballot


ballots

forms:
ballot (canonical)
ballots (third-person singular)
balloted (past)
balloted (past participle)
balloting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ballot.


enthralls

glosses: The third-person singular form of enthrall.

verb

enthrall


gorilla

forms:
gorilla (singular)
gorillas (plural)

glosses: A gorilla is an ape that lives in Africa.

text: Gorillas are related to chimpanzees, orangutans and humans.


kangaroo

forms:
kangaroo (singular)
kangaroos (plural)

glosses: A kangaroo is a jumping animal with a pouch that is native to Australia.

enpr: kăng-gə-ro͞o'

ipa: /ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈru/


procession

forms:
procession (singular)
processions (plural)

glosses: A procession is a number of individuals moving together in one direction.

text: A funeral procession snaked through the streets of Toronto.

text: The pilgrims are going to Utah by the millions, an endless procession of them.

ipa: /prəˈsɛʃən/


heptadecagon

forms:
heptadecagon (singular)
heptadecagons (plural)

glosses: A heptadecagon is a shape that has 17 sides and 17 angles.


macaque

forms:
macaque (singular)
macaques (plural)

text: We saw macaques in the zoo.

ipa: /məˈkæk/

ipa: /məˈkɑːk/

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


sabotage

forms:
sabotage (canonical)
sabotages (third-person singular)
sabotaged (past)
sabotaged (past participle)
sabotaging (present participle)

glosses: If a building, event, etc. are sabotaged, they are damaged so that they can't work properly.

text: Her rival sabotaged the concert.

ipa: /ˈsæbətɑʒ/

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

sabotag


volleyed

forms:
volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of volley.

volley


stiffened

forms:
stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stiffen.


persuasion

forms:
persuasion (singular)
persuasions (plural)

glosses: Persuasion is the process of making somebody agree with you or do what you want them to do.

text: A great leader has vision and the power of persuasion.

glosses: A religious or political persuasion is a belief system.

text: He was of a religious persuasion that that said "no work on Sundays."

ipa: /pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/

ipa: /pɚˈsweɪʒən/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-persuasion.wav


enclosing

forms:
enclose (canonical)
encloses (third-person singular)
enclosed (past)
enclosed (past participle)
enclosing (present participle)


inclusive

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

glosses: If something is inclusive, it is open to all the people or all the things that it could be open to.

text: Our school has a very inclusive culture so that nobody feels left out.

glosses: If a price is inclusive, it is the total price and there are no other charges.

text: It's $127, inclusive of tax and delivery.

glosses: You use inclusive at the end of a list to say that the first and last items also belong.

text: The race is open to anyone 16 to 24 inclusive.

ipa: /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/


cultivation

forms:
cultivation (singular)
cultivations (plural)

glosses: Cultivation is the process of growing or improving something, especially in farming.

text: There is a long history of rice cultivation in the region.

ipa: /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/

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


ostriches

forms:
ostrich (singular)
ostriches (plural)

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

noun

ostrich

ostriches


churned

forms:
churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of churn.


cultivates

forms:
cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cultivate.


fumed

forms:
fume (canonical)
fumes (third-person singular)
fumed (past)
fumed (past participle)
fuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fume.

ipa: /fjuːmd/


perfection

forms: perfection (singular)

glosses: Perfection is the state or quality of having no mistakes, problems, or negative aspects.

text: I don't expect perfection from teachers, but I do expect honesty and hard work.

text: The painting represents an ideal of human perfection.

glosses: Perfection is the process of making something perfect.

text: In the perfection of the show, a number of significant changes were made.

ipa: /pɚˈfɛkʃən/

perfection


irresistible

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

etymology_text: ir- + resistible

ety-prefix

ir

resistible

expansion: ir- + resistible

glosses: If something is irresistible, it's so good that it can't be ignored.

text: That pie is irresistible!

ipa: /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl̩/

hyphenation: ir‧re‧sis‧ti‧ble


variants

forms:
variant (singular)
variants (plural)

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

noun

variant


buffalo

forms:
buffalo (singular)
buffalos or buffalo (plural)

text: Buffalo used to live in the plains of North America.

enpr: bŭf'ə-lō

buffalo


prescribe

forms:
prescribe (canonical)
prescribes (third-person singular)
prescribed (past)
prescribed (past participle)
prescribing (present participle)

glosses: If a doctor prescribes you a medicine or treatment, they tell you what medicine or treatment to use.

text: The doctor will prescribe me some tablets.

glosses: If someone prescribes a rule or a way to do something, they are telling people to follow that rule or do something a certain way.

text: We have to follow what the law prescribes.

ipa: /prɪˈskrʌɪb/

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

verb

prescrib


cockatoo

forms:
cockatoo (singular)
cockatoos (plural)

glosses: A cockatoo is a kind of parrot from Australia.

ipa: /kɒkəˈtuː/


indoor

forms: indoor (positive)

glosses: An indoor event happens in a building, not outside.

text: The gym has an indoor swimming pool.

ipa: /ˈɪndɔː/

ipa: /ˈɪndɔr/

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

hyphenation: in‧door


metronome

forms:
metronome (singular)
metronomes (plural)

glosses: A metronome is something that musicians use to make sure they are playing on time.

text: Set your metronome to 104.

ipa: /ˈmɛtrəˌnoʊm/

ipa: /ˈmɛtrəˌnəʊm/


flamingo

forms:
flamingo (singular)
flamingoes or flamingos (plural)

glosses: A flamingo is a pink bird that lives near water.

text: We saw flamingoes in the Zoo.

ipa: /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/

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

noun

flamingo

flamingoes

flamingos


avoidance

forms:
avoidance (singular)
avoidances (plural)

glosses: Avoidance is the process of staying away from or not doing something.

text: Tax avoidance is also high among business owners.

text: Behaviors including the avoidance of challenging activities increased.

text: We wonder what her avoidance of the topic meant.

ipa: /əˈvɔɪdn̩s/

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


well-known

forms: well-known (positive)

multiword term

well

glosses: If a person or thing is well-known, many people know it or know about it.

text: That area is well-known for their restaurants.

ipa: /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/

ipa: /ˌwɛlˈnəʊn/


gaiety

forms:
gaiety (singular)
gaieties (plural)

glosses: Gaiety is the feeling or atmosphere of fun and happiness.

text: The air was full of gaiety and sunshine and the sense of singing birds.

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

noun

gaiety

gaieties


chimpanzee

forms:
chimpanzee (singular)
chimpanzees (plural)

glosses: A chimpanzee is an ape that lives in Africa.


volleying

forms:
volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)


ostrich

forms:
ostrich (singular)
ostriches (plural)

glosses: An ostrich is a large bird that cannot fly.

text: The ostrich can run up to speeds of 70 kilometres per hour.

enpr: ŏs'trĭch

enpr: ôs'trĭch


hurrah

forms: hurrah

glosses: You use "hurrah" when you are happy and want to cellebrate.

text: Hurrah! We won.

ipa: /həˈrɑː/


grueling

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

glosses: Something that is grueling is very tiring and difficult.

text: It took five grueling hours to finish running the marathon.


hollers

forms:
holler (canonical)
hollers (third-person singular)
hollered (past)
hollered (past participle)
hollering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of holler.

verb

holler


hollers

forms:
holler (singular)
hollers (plural)

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


sometime

forms: sometime

pos: det

glosses: You use sometime for a time in the future or the past that is unknown or undecided.

text: We should get together sometime soon.

text: He must have left sometime after the party started.

glosses: A sometime editor, president, minister, etc. is someone who used to be in that position.

text: Downey's uncle is a sometime actor and screenwriter.

glosses: A sometime actor, friend, teacher, etc. is someone who is not usually in that position.

text: Jackson was a teacher and sometime actor who appeared in many TV commercials.

enpr: sŭmʹtīm'

ipa: /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/

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

hyphenation: some‧time


reindeer

forms:
reindeer (singular)
reindeers or reindeer (plural)

glosses: A reindeer is a type of deer that lives in the Arctic.

text: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.

ipa: /ˈreɪndɪr/

noun

reindeer


thirst

forms:
thirst (singular)
thirsts (plural)

glosses: Thirst is the feeling that you want to drink.

text: She took a long drink to ease her thirst.

text: All that work has given me a thirst.

glosses: Thirst is the state of not having enough to drink.

text: When the river stopped running, the animals began to die of thirst.

text: During the war, many suffered from hunger and thirst.

glosses: If you have a thirst for something, you want a lot of it regularly.

text: Their thirst for knowledge was too much for the small school library.

enpr: thûrst

ipa: /θɜːst/

ipa: /θɝst/


weekday

forms:
weekday (singular)
weekdays (plural)

glosses: The weekdays are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday.

text: I can't sleep late on a weekday.

enpr: wēk

ipa: /ˈwiːkdeɪ/


werewolf

forms:
werewolf (singular)
werewolves (plural)

glosses: A werewolf is a mythical creature that is sometimes human and sometimes a Wolf.

ipa: /ˈwɛːwʊlf/

ipa: /ˈwɛərwʊlf/

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

werewolves


tusk

forms:
tusk (singular)
tusks (plural)

glosses: A tusk is a long tooth that goes outside of the mouth of an animal.

text: Elephant tusks were a large part of the ivory trade.

ipa: /ˈtʌsk/

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


veil

forms:
veil (singular)
veils (plural)

glosses: A veil is a thin piece of cloth that hides a woman's face.

text: Her hair fell over her face like a veil.

glosses: A veil is something that hides important information about a situation.

text: The election lifted the thin veil and fully exposed the truth about America.

ipa: /veɪl/

homophones: vale vail


veil

forms:
veil (canonical)
veils (third-person singular)
veiled (past)
veiled (past participle)
veiling (present participle)

glosses: If you veil something, you make it hard to see or understand.


rivalry

forms:
rivalry (singular)
rivalries (plural)

etymology_text: rival + -ry

ety-suffix

rival

ry

expansion: rival + -ry

glosses: A rivalry is a situation in which two groups see themselves as being in long-term competition.

text: The rivalry between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact heated up this weekend.

text: Rivalry can be useful for motivating sports teams.

rivalries


homemade

forms: homemade (positive)

etymology_text: home + made

compound

home

made

expansion: home + made

glosses: Homemade bread, sweaters, cookies, etc. are made at home.

text: We always have homemade cookies for lunch.

enpr: ˌhōmˈmeɪ̯d

ipa: /ˌ(h)əʊmˈmeɪ̯d/

ipa: /ˌhoʊmˈmeɪ̯d/

hyphenation: home‧made


punctual

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

glosses: If you are punctual, you generally do things on time, not late.

text: Bobbie, always punctual, walked into the restaurant at exactly 7:00.

text: We find that workers with young children tend to be less punctual than those without children.

ipa: /ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/

ipa: /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/


airstrike

forms:
airstrike (singular)
airstrikes (plural)

glosses: An airstrike is an attack by the military that is done by using airplanes or missiles.

text: President Trump ordered airstrikes against Syria.


rejoice

forms:
rejoice (canonical)
rejoices (third-person singular)
rejoiced (past)
rejoiced (past participle)
rejoicing (present participle)

glosses: If you rejoice, you act in a way that shows that you feel very happy about something.

text: An event like this gives everyone an great opportunity and reason to rejoice and celebrate.

ipa: /rɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/

verb

rejoic


ballot

forms:
ballot (singular)
ballots (plural)

glosses: A ballot is a piece of paper or a card that is used in voting.

text: The ballot listed three candidates.

ipa: /ˈbalət/

ipa: /ˈbælət/

hyphenation: bal‧lot


ballot

forms:
ballot (canonical)
ballots (third-person singular)
balloted (past)
balloted (past participle)
balloting (present participle)

glosses: If you ballot, you vote or decide by ballot.

text: to ballot for a candidate


stiffen

forms:
stiffen (canonical)
stiffens (third-person singular)
stiffened (past)
stiffened (past participle)
stiffening (present participle)

glosses: If you stiffen, you stop moving and make your muscles hard.

text: The mouse stiffened when the shadow went by.

glosses: If your muscles or joints stiffen, they become painful to move.

text: By the morning after the accident, my hand had stiffened so much that I couldn't move it.

glosses: If you stiffen something, you make it stronger or harder so that it is more difficult to bend.

text: We'll have to stiffen the airplane wing or it could break in flight.

ipa: /ˈstɪfən/

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


ambient

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

glosses: Something that is ambient is in the background and is on all sides of an object.

text: The cup of tea cooled down to the ambient temperature.

glosses: Music that is ambient is very relaxing and peaceful.

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-ambient.wav


curling

forms:
curl (canonical)
curls (third-person singular)
curled (past)
curled (past participle)
curling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkərlɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈkɜː(r)lɪŋ/

curl


curling

forms: curling (singular)

glosses: Curling is a type of sport where people slide stones across ice.

text: Curling came from Scotland.

noun

curling


homecoming

forms:
homecoming (singular)
homecomings (plural)

glosses: Homecoming is the event of returning home after a long time away, and the celebrations that go with it.

text: Everyone was at the house for her homecoming.

glosses: Homecoming is the yearly event of returning to the school that you went to, and the celebrations that go with it.

text: Did you see the homecoming game?


enclose

forms:
enclose (canonical)
encloses (third-person singular)
enclosed (past)
enclosed (past participle)
enclosing (present participle)

glosses: When you enclose something, you force it into a certain area and keep it there.

text: The sheep flock was enclosed by the fence.

ipa: /ɪnˈkləʊz/

ipa: /ɪnˈkloʊz/

ipa: /ənˈkloʊz/

verb

enclos


sweeten

forms:
sweeten (canonical)
sweetens (third-person singular)
sweetened (past)
sweetened (past participle)
sweetening (present participle)

etymology_text: sweet + -en

glosses: If you sweeten something, you make it sweeter.

text: They offer me hot milk sweetened with sugar.

text: Honey not only sweetens this bread but also makes it moist.

glosses: If you sweeten a deal or an offer, you make it better for the other person.

text: I might agree to that if you sweetened the deal.

ipa: /ˈswiːtən/


tighten

forms:
tighten (canonical)
tightens (third-person singular)
tightened (past)
tightened (past participle)
tightening (present participle)

etymology_text: tight + -en

ety-suffix

tight

en

expansion: tight + -en

glosses: If you tighten something, you make it tighter.

text: Can you tighten the lid on the jar so it doesn't leak?

text: His hands tightened when he heard the terrible news.

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


omission

forms:
omission (singular)
omissions (plural)

glosses: An omission is a failure to do or include something.

text: The story is misleading because of all the lies and omissions.

text: The police did not tell them their rights, which is a serious omission.

text: Omission of the English plural -s is common among these students.

ipa: /oʊˈmɪʃ ən/


companionship

forms:
companionship (singular)
companionships (plural)

glosses: Companionship is the state of having a friend with you.

text: She keeps a dog for companionship.

text: The women support each other and provide companionship and humor.

ipa: /kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp/

hyphenation: com‧pan‧ion‧ship


elucidate

forms:
elucidate (canonical)
elucidates (third-person singular)
elucidated (past)
elucidated (past participle)
elucidating (present participle)

glosses: If you elucidate something, you clarify or make something clear.

text: George was able to elucidate his son on proper procedures to cook.

enpr: ĭ-lo͞o'-sĭ-dāt

verb

elucidat


darken

forms:
darken (canonical)
darkens (third-person singular)
darkened (past)
darkened (past participle)
darkening (present participle)

etymology_text: dark + -en

ety-suffix

dark

expansion: dark + -en

glosses: If something darkens, there is less light.

text: In the evening, he went walking and watched the sky darken.

text: She darkened the lights and sat quietly.

glosses: If your mood, face, or eyes darkens, you become less happy.

text: As he told her the story, he could see her face darken.

ipa: /ˈdɑrkən/

ipa: /ˈdɑːkən/

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


churns

forms:
churn (canonical)
churns (third-person singular)
churned (past)
churned (past participle)
churning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of churn.

verb

churn


churns

forms:
churn (singular)
churns (plural)

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


modesty

forms:
modesty (singular)
modesties (plural)

glosses: Modesty is the attitude of not talking about or not trying to make people notice your abilities and achievements.

text: Two things were obvious: his intellectual honesty and the modesty with which he spoke.

text: Without false modesty he knew he was the best teacher in the school.

glosses: If you dress with, modesty you cover most of your body and do not wear sexy clothes or bright colours.

text: There were also all sorts of rules about modesty in dress, you know, no pants for women.

noun

modesty

modesties


dissatisfaction

forms:
dissatisfaction (singular)
dissatisfactions (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + satisfaction

ety-prefix

dis

satisfaction

expansion: dis- + satisfaction

glosses: Dissatisfaction is the feeling that something are not as good as it should be.

text: She has recently expressed some dissatisfaction with the amount of progress.

ipa: /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/


uppermost

forms:
upper (positive)
uppermost (superlative)

glosses: The uppermost point, layer, floor, etc. is the one at the top of something very high.

text: Birds sat in the uppermost branchs of the tree.

glosses: If something is uppermost in your mind, it's the main thing you're thinking about.

text: The changes at school were uppermost in her mind.

ipa: /ˈʌpəməʊst/

ipa: /ˈʌpɚˌmoʊst/

adjective

upper

uppermost


retail therapy

forms: retail therapy

glosses: Retail therapy is the act of shopping to make yourself feel better.


window shopping

forms: window shopping

glosses: Window shopping is the act of going to stores with the plan of looking but not buying.


scorn

forms: scorn (singular)

glosses: Scorn is a strong feeling, attitude, or comment that something has very low quality or low value.

text: The teacher was often the object of the students' scorn.

text: The idea drew scorn from the community.

ipa: /skɔːn/

ipa: /skɔrn/

noun

scorn


scorn

forms:
scorn (canonical)
scorns (third-person singular)
scorned (past)
scorned (past participle)
scorning (present participle)

glosses: If you scorn something, you you show that you strongly think it has very low quality or low value.

text: They began to consider ideas they had previously scorned.


heighten

forms:
heighten (canonical)
heightens (third-person singular)
heightened (past)
heightened (past participle)
heightening (present participle)

etymology_text: height + -en

ety-suffix

height

expansion: height + -en

glosses: If a sense, awareness, or risk heightens, it increases or becomes stronger.

text: The music heightened the tension in the film.

text: Security was heightened before the meeting.

text: Her heart beat faster as the drama heightened.

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


troupe

forms:
troupe (singular)
troupes (plural)

glosses: A theatre, circus, etc. troupe is a group of dancers, actors, or singers that perform on tour.

text: The Haiyuza theatre troupe is on tour!

ipa: /truːp/

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


discriminatory

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

glosses: Something that is discriminatory discriminates against someone or something.

text: The laws are discriminatory towards Asians.

ipa: /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnət(ə)rɪ/

ipa: /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnəˌtɔri/


enclosed

forms: enclosed (positive)

glosses: If A is enclosed within B, A surrounded by B.

ipa: /ənˈkloʊzd/

enpr: ən-klōzdʹ

ipa: /ənˈkləʊzd/

hyphenation: en‧closed


enclosed

forms:
enclose (canonical)
encloses (third-person singular)
enclosed (past)
enclosed (past participle)
enclosing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enclose.


conform

forms:
conform (canonical)
conforms (third-person singular)
conformed (past)
conformed (past participle)
conforming (present participle)

glosses: If you conform to something, you behave in that manner, especially as a result of social pressure.

text: He changed his clothes to conform to local tastes.

ipa: /kənˈfɔːm/

ipa: /kənˈfɔrm/

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

hyphenation: con‧form


volleys

forms:
volley (singular)
volleys (plural)

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

noun

volley


volleys

forms:
volley (canonical)
volleys (third-person singular)
volleyed (past)
volleyed (past participle)
volleying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of volley.


confront

forms:
confront (canonical)
confronts (third-person singular)
confronted (past)
confronted (past participle)
confronting (present participle)

glosses: If you are confronted with something, you come face to face with it.

text: The man confronted the burglar.

ipa: /kʌnˈfrʌnt/

hyphenation: con‧front


topple

forms:
topple (canonical)
topples (third-person singular)
toppled (past)
toppled (past participle)
toppling (present participle)

glosses: If you topple something, you push it over or defeat it.

text: Germany toppled Canada in the hockey match.

glosses: If something topples, it falls over or it looks like it might fall over.

text: The pile of pennies began to topple

ipa: /ˈtɑpl̩/

ipa: /ˈtɒpl̩/

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

hyphenation: top‧ple

verb

toppl


cultivate

forms:
cultivate (canonical)
cultivates (third-person singular)
cultivated (past)
cultivated (past participle)
cultivating (present participle)

text: By 3,600 years ago, farmers were cultivating cereals at a high altitude.

glosses: If you cultivate land, you grow crops on it.

text: The government gave farmers the right to cultivate more than one million hectares of unused farmland.

glosses: If you cultivate a relationship, an image, or a skill, you develop it.

text: An additional important strategy noted was the importance of cultivating relationships with people.

ipa: /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/

hyphenation: cul‧ti‧vate

cultivat


bungs

forms:
bung (singular)
bungs (plural)

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

noun

bung


bungs

forms:
bung (canonical)
bungs (third-person singular)
bunged (past)
bunged (past participle)
bunging (present participle)


octagon

forms:
octagon (singular)
octagons (plural)

glosses: An octagon is a shape that has 8 sides and 8 angles.

enpr: ŏk'təgən

ipa: /ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/

enpr: ŏk'təgŏn

ipa: /ˈɑktəˌɡɑn/

hyphenation: oc‧ta‧gon


cut out

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

glosses: If you cut out something, you cut it and separate it.

text: Cut out the letter and place it on my desk, please.

glosses: If you cut out doing something, you stop doing it.

text: He had to cut out smoking so that he could run the marathon.

glosses: If something cuts out, it suddenly stops working.

text: The engine of the plane suddenly cut out.

verb

cut out

cuts out

cut out

cutting out


pry

forms:
pry (canonical)
pries (third-person singular)
pried (past)
pried (past participle)
prying (present participle)

glosses: If you pry, you ask too much about a person's private affairs.

text: I don't mean to pry, but are you single?

text: We need to keep this safe from prying eyes.

ipa: /praɪ/

pr

y


title: germany

redirect: Germany

pos: hard-redirect


walkout

forms:
walkout (singular)
walkouts (plural)

glosses: A walkout is when workers suddenly stop working.

text: Teachers in Oklahoma are going to do a walkout.

glosses: A walkout is when many people leave a place to protest something.

text: Students took part in a high school walkout to protest gun laws.


conqueror

forms:
conqueror (singular)
conquerors (plural)

glosses: A conqueror is a country, army, or leader who wins a war and takes complete control of the area.

text: The first Spanish conquerors defeated the native Americans by infecting them with diseases.

ipa: /ˈkɒŋkərə/

ipa: /ˈkɑŋkərɚ/


conquer

forms:
conquer (canonical)
conquers (third-person singular)
conquered (past)
conquered (past participle)
conquering (present participle)

text: Alexander conquered most of Europe and North Africa.

glosses: If you conquer a problem, a fear, a disease, etc. you overcome it.

text: With the help of a councilor, she was able to conquer her fear of flying.

ipa: /ˈkɒŋkə/

ipa: /ˈkɑŋkɚ/


whiten

forms:
whiten (canonical)
whitens (third-person singular)
whitened (past)
whitened (past participle)
whitening (present participle)

etymology_text: white + -en

ety-suffix

white

expansion: white + -en

glosses: If you whiten something, you make it white or lighter in colour.

text: I got my teeth whitened at the dentist.

ipa: /ˈ(h)waɪtn̩/

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