affirm

glosses: If you affirm someone, you agree with something that the person said.

text: She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.

glosses: If you affirm someone, you support or encourage them.

text: His parents did everything they could to affirm his self-confidence.

ipa: /əˈfɝm/

ipa: /əˈfɜːm/


flinging

forms:
fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

pos: verb

ipa: /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/

fling

flings

flung

flung

flinging

expansion: [POS TABLE]


incursion

forms:
incursion (singular)
incursions (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: An incursion is an aggressive movement into somewhere.

ipa: /ɪnˈkəːʃ(ə)n/

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


jukebox

forms:
jukebox (singular)
jukeboxes (plural)

glosses: A jukebox is a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections.

ipa: /ˈdʒuːkbɒks/

ipa: /ˈdʒukbɑks/

hyphenation: juke‧box

noun

jukeboxes


overviewed

forms:
overview (canonical)
overviews (third-person singular)
overviewed (past)
overviewed (past participle)
overviewing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of overview.

verb

overview


lozenge

forms:
lozenge (singular)
lozenges (plural)

glosses: A lozenge is a quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.

glosses: A lozenge is a small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

ipa: /ˈlɒzɪndʒ/

ipa: /ˈlɑzɪndʒ/


vaccinated

forms:
vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vaccinate.

vaccinat

e


reigniting

forms:
reignite (canonical)
reignites (third-person singular)
reignited (past)
reignited (past participle)
reigniting (present participle)

reignit


flung

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fling.

ipa: /ˈflʌŋ/


caribou

forms:
caribou (singular)
caribous or caribou (plural)

glosses: A caribou is a type of reindeer living in North America.

ipa: /kɛˈrəbu/

enpr: kăr'ə-bū'

noun

caribou


renditions

forms:
rendition (singular)
renditions (plural)

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

rendition


excavated

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of excavate.

verb

excavat


hybrids

forms:
hybrid (singular)
hybrids (plural)

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

noun

hybrid


excavates

glosses: The third-person singular form of excavate.


concoctions

forms:
concoction (singular)
concoctions (plural)

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

concoction


litmus paper

forms:
litmus paper (singular)
litmus papers (plural)

glosses: Litmus paper contains a water-soluble pH indicator that is made of different dyes. The resulting piece of paper is used to test materials for acidity, turning red when acidic and blue when alkaline.


myriagon

forms:
myriagon (singular)
myriagons (plural)

glosses: A polygon with ten thousand sides and ten thousand angles.

ipa: /ˈmɪrɪəɡɒn/

ipa: /ˈmiriəɡɑn/

hyphenation: my‧ri‧a‧gon


shape up or ship out

forms: shape up or ship out

pos: phrase

glosses: If you are asked to shape up or ship out, you either improve your behavior or else withdraw from that activity completely.

audio: en-au-shape up or ship out.ogg


homages

forms:
homage (singular)
homages (plural)

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

homage


peppermints

forms:
peppermint (singular)
peppermints (plural)

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

peppermint


musketeers

forms:
musketeer (singular)
musketeers (plural)

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

musketeer


vaccinates

glosses: The third-person singular form of vaccinate.


soughing

forms:
sough (canonical)
soughs (third-person singular)
soughed (past)
soughed (past participle)
soughing (present participle)

verb

sough


cue

forms:
cue (singular)
cues (plural)

glosses: A cue is an action that signals somebody to do something.

ipa: /kjuː/

homophones: queue Q


cue

forms:
cue (canonical)
cues (third-person singular)
cued (past)
cued (past participle)
cueing (present participle)

glosses: If you cue someone, you give them a cue signal.

cue

cues

cued

cueing


muskets

forms:
musket (singular)
muskets (plural)

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

noun

musket


evocations

forms:
evocation (singular)
evocations (plural)

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

evocation


ladybirds

forms:
ladybird (singular)
ladybirds (plural)

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

ladybird


kitchenware

forms: kitchenware (singular)

glosses: Kitchenware are utensils that are used in a kitchen.

text: The new chef reorganized the area where we keep the pots, pans, and other kitchenware.

ipa: /ˈkɪtʃɪnwɛː/


curiosities

forms:
curiosity (singular)
curiosities (plural)

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

curiosity

curiosities


vaccination

forms:
vaccination (singular)
vaccinations (plural)

glosses: A vaccination is when someone is given a vaccine to protect them from a certain disease or illness.

text: Vaccination rates around the world have been going up.

hyphenation: vac‧ci‧na‧tion


forayed

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foray.

verb

foray


slab

forms:
slab (singular)
slabs (plural)

glosses: A slab is a large and flat piece of a solid material.

ipa: /slæb/


slab

forms:
slab (canonical)
slabs (third-person singular)
slabbed (past)
slabbed (past participle)
slabbing (present participle)

glosses: If you are slabbing something, you are making it into a slab.

slab

b


constituted

forms:
constitute (canonical)
constitutes (third-person singular)
constituted (past)
constituted (past participle)
constituting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of constitute.

ipa: /ˈkɑnstɪtutɪd/

ipa: /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːtɪd/

hyphenation: con‧sti‧tut‧ed

constitut


militias

forms:
militia (singular)
militias or militiae (plural)

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

noun

militia

militias

militiae


excavating

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)


flings

forms:
fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fling.

fling


flings

forms:
fling (singular)
flings (plural)

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


stagging

forms:
stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)

verb

stag

g


parasite

forms:
parasite (singular)
parasites (plural)

glosses: A parasite person who lives on other people's expense and gives little or nothing back.

glosses: A parasite is an organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species and benefits from living on or in that other organism.

ipa: /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/

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

hyphenation: par‧a‧site


mountebanks

forms:
mountebank (singular)
mountebanks (plural)

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

noun

mountebank

mountebanks


expired

forms:
expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of expire.

verb

expir


country bumpkin

forms:
country bumpkin (singular)
country bumpkins (plural)

glosses: An unsophisticated person from the rural part of a country.

audio: en-au-country bumpkin.ogg


acumen

forms:
acumen (singular)
acumens (plural)

glosses: Acumen is the ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.

ipa: /ˈækjʊmən/

ipa: /əˈkjumən/

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


scourged

forms:
scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scourge.

scourg


three-card monte

forms: three-card monte

glosses: Three-card monte is a scam in which the victim is tricked into betting money, thinking they have a chance to find the money card (for example, the queen of hearts) out of a set of four playing cards that are facing down.


fissuring

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

fissur


rendition

forms:
rendition (singular)
renditions (plural)

glosses: A rendition is a performance of a dramatic role or piece of music.

ipa: /rɛnˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

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

hyphenation: ren‧di‧tion


ruse

forms:
ruse (singular)
ruses (plural)

glosses: A ruse is an action intended to trick someone.

enpr: ro͞oz

ipa: /ruːz/

ipa: /ruz/


soughs

forms:
sough (singular)
soughs (plural)

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


soughs

forms:
sough (canonical)
soughs (third-person singular)
soughed (past)
soughed (past participle)
soughing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sough.


musket

forms:
musket (singular)
muskets (plural)

glosses: A musket is a kind of firearm with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored and fired from the shoulder.

ipa: /ˈmʌskət/

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


llamas

forms:
llama (singular)
llamas (plural)

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

noun

llama


alkaline

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

pos: adj

glosses: Something that is alkaline has a pH level more than 7, is bitter, and makes acidic solutions more neutral.

enpr: ălˈkəlīn

adj

more: true


retirement

forms:
retirement (singular)
retirements (plural)

etymology_text: retire + -ment

ety-suffix

retire

ment

expansion: retire + -ment

glosses: Retirement is the act of leaving one's job and stopping work permanently.

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


ox

forms:
ox (singular)
oxen (plural)

glosses: An ox is an adult male of the cattle family whose sex organs have been removed.

text: The stones had been carried up in wagons pulled by teams of oxen.

text: He's strong as an ox. He'll have no trouble lifting it.

ipa: /ˈɑks/

ipa: /ˈɒks/

noun

oxen


muddled

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

glosses: If something is muddled, it is disorganized.


muddled

forms:
muddle (canonical)
muddles (third-person singular)
muddled (past)
muddled (past participle)
muddling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of muddle.

verb

muddl


cephalopod

forms:
cephalopod (singular)
cephalopods (plural)

glosses: A cephalopod is a type of mollusc of the class Cephalopoda.

text: squids and octopuses are a type of cephalopod.

ipa: /ˈsɛfalapɑd/

ipa: /ˈsɛfalapɒd/

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

hyphenation: ceph‧a‧lo‧pod


peppermint

forms:
peppermint (singular)
peppermints (plural)

glosses: A peppermint hybrid herb of the mint family.

glosses: A confection containing extract of peppermint.

ipa: /ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/

ipa: /ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/


unsophisticated

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

etymology_text: un- + sophisticated

ety-prefix

un

sophisticated

expansion: un- + sophisticated

glosses: An unsophisticated person lacks refined knowledge or tastes.


concoction

forms:
concoction (singular)
concoctions (plural)

glosses: A concoction is a mixture of various ingredients or elements.

ipa: /kənˈkɒkʃən/

ipa: /kənˈkɑkʃɪn/


freezers

forms:
freezer (singular)
freezers (plural)

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

noun

freezer


charcoal

forms:
charcoal (singular)
charcoals (plural)

glosses: Charcoal is a type of impure carbon obtained by heating wood it in the absence of oxygen.

glosses: A charcoal is a stick of black carbon material used for drawing.

glosses: A charcoal is a drawing made with charcoal.

ipa: /ˈtʃɑː.kəʊl/


expires

forms:
expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of expire.


scoured

forms:
scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scour.

verb

scour


snowmen

forms:
snowman (singular)
snowmen (plural)

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

noun

snowman

snowmen


foraying

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

verb

foray


acumens

forms:
acumen (singular)
acumens (plural)

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

noun

acumen


sidekicks

forms:
sidekick (singular)
sidekicks (plural)

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

sidekick


stagged

forms:
stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stag.


alive and kicking

forms: alive and kicking

glosses: If a person is alive and kicking, they are alive and in good health.

audio: en-au-alive and kicking.ogg


panorama

forms:
panorama (singular)
panoramas or panoramata (plural)

glosses: A panorama is a wide-angle view of an area.

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-panorama2.wav

panoramata


homage

forms:
homage (singular)
homages (plural)

glosses: A homage is a demonstration of respect towards an individual after their retirement or death.

ipa: /ˈ(h)ɒmɪdʒ/

enpr: (h)ŏmʹĭj

ipa: /ˈ(h)ɑmɪdʒ/

hyphenation: hom‧age


status quos

forms:
status quo (singular)
status quos (plural)

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

status quo


add fuel to the fire

forms: add fuel to the fire

glosses: If you add fuel to the fire, you cause a conflict to become more intense, or make an already bad problem even worse.

audio: en-au-add fuel to the fire.ogg


hagiographies

forms:
hagiography (singular)
hagiographies (plural)

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

hagiography

hagiographies


starkest

forms:
stark (positive)
starker (comparative)
starkest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of stark; most stark.

adjective

stark

starker

starkest


outbidded

forms:
outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of outbid.

verb

outbid

d


starker

glosses: The comparative form of stark; more stark.


muddle

forms:
muddle (canonical)
muddles (third-person singular)
muddled (past)
muddled (past participle)
muddling (present participle)

glosses: If you muddle things, you mix them up or get them confused.

text: Young children tend to muddle their words.

glosses: If you muddle something, you mash an ingredient slightly for use in a cocktail.

text: He muddled the mint sprigs in the bottom of the glass.

ipa: /ˈmʌdəl/


suffrages

forms:
suffrage (singular)
suffrages (plural)

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

noun

suffrage


militia

forms:
militia (singular)
militias or militiae (plural)

glosses: A militia is a civilian army that can be called upon in time of need.

glosses: A militia is a private force not under government control.

ipa: /məˈlɪʃə/


stags

forms:
stag (singular)
stags (plural)

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

stag


googolplex

forms: googolplex

pos: det

ipa: /ˈɡuːɡəlplɛks/

ipa: /ˈɡuɡəlplɛks/

hyphenation: goo‧gol‧plex


googolplex

forms:
googolplex (singular)
googolplexes (plural)

googolplex

googolplexes


opines

forms:
opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of opine.

verb

opin


overviews

forms:
overview (singular)
overviews (plural)

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

noun

overview


overviews

forms:
overview (canonical)
overviews (third-person singular)
overviewed (past)
overviewed (past participle)
overviewing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of overview.


foundry

forms:
foundry (singular)
foundries (plural)

glosses: A foundry is a place where molten (melted) metals are poured into casts, to make metal things of a certain shape.

enpr: foun'drē

ipa: /faʊndri/

foundries


fissures

forms:
fissure (singular)
fissures (plural)

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

fissure


fissures

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fissure.

verb

fissur


rusk

forms:
rusk (singular)
rusks (plural)

glosses: A rusk is a dry biscuit or a piece of twice-baked bread.

ipa: /rʌsk/

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


excavate

forms:
excavate (canonical)
excavates (third-person singular)
excavated (past)
excavated (past participle)
excavating (present participle)

glosses: If you excavate something, you make a hole (in it) by digging.

text: The dirt nearby was excavated for future construction.

text: The ground here was excavated by machine.

glosses: If you excavate something, you find it by digging.

text: The artifacts near the dig site were excavated carefully.

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

excavat


bayoneted

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bayonet.

bayonet


bayonetted

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)

t


pas

forms:
pa (singular)
pas (plural)

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

noun

pa


sough

forms:
sough (singular)
soughs (plural)

glosses: A sough is a murmuring sound or whistling sound made by the wind in the trees or the sea.

ipa: /saʊ/

audio: Sough SAF.ogg

audio: Sough SAU.ogg


sough

forms:
sough (canonical)
soughs (third-person singular)
soughed (past)
soughed (past participle)
soughing (present participle)

glosses: If you sough, you make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.


obtuse

forms:
obtuser (comparative)
obtusest (superlative)
obtuse (positive)
more obtuse (comparative)
most obtuse (superlative)

glosses: If an angle is acute, it is more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees in size.

ipa: /əbˈtjuːs/

ipa: /əbˈt(j)us/

hyphenation: ob‧tuse

adj

obtuse

obtuser

obtusest


foundries

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

noun

foundry


snowman

forms:
snowman (singular)
snowmen (plural)

glosses: A snowman is a figure that looks like a human. It is made with large snowballs stacked on each other.


llama

forms:
llama (singular)
llamas (plural)

glosses: A llama is a South American mammal of the camel family.

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

ipa: /ˈlɑmə/


wireless

forms: wireless (positive)

etymology_text: wire + -less

ety-suffix

wire

less

expansion: wire + -less

glosses: A device, computer, etc. that is wireless does not have any wires, or communicates without using wires.

text: The newest technology is increasingly wireless now.

text: Wireless communication can now be done through the cell phone in your pocket!


wireless

forms: wireless (singular)

glosses: Wireless is way to be connected to a computer network.

text: If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.


outbidding

forms:
outbid (canonical)
outbids (third-person singular)
outbidded (past)
outbidded (past participle)
outbidding (present participle)


mirages

forms:
mirage (singular)
mirages (plural)

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

noun

mirage


opining

forms:
opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

verb

e


outbids

glosses: The third-person singular form of outbid.


rusks

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

noun

rusk


vaccinate

forms:
vaccinate (canonical)
vaccinates (third-person singular)
vaccinated (past)
vaccinated (past participle)
vaccinating (present participle)

glosses: If someone is vaccinated, they are given a vaccine to stop them from getting a disease or illness.

text: Doctors usually recommend that people are vaccinated against the flu every year.

text: Children are typically vaccinated against certain diseases regularly.

ipa: /ˈvæksɪneɪt/

hyphenation: vac‧ci‧nate

verb

vaccinat


dye packs

forms:
dye pack (singular)
dye packs (plural)

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

noun

dye pack


impromptu

forms: impromptu (positive)

glosses: If something is impromptu, it is not planned or rehearsed.

text: The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.

text: An impromptu speech

ipa: /ɪmˈprɒmptju/

ipa: /ɪmˈprɑmpt(j)u/

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


impromptu

forms:
impromptu (singular)
impromptus (plural)

glosses: An impromptu in music is something played without forethought of what beats are going to come next it is playing in the moment.


graffitied

forms:
graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of graffiti.

verb

graffiti


far cry

forms: far cry

glosses: If A is a far cry from B, A is very different from B.

text: Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.

audio: en-au-far cry.ogg


ladybird

forms:
ladybird (singular)
ladybirds (plural)

glosses: A ladybird is a kind of red beetle with black spots.


bayonetting

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)


raked

forms:
rake (canonical)
rakes (third-person singular)
raked (past)
raked (past participle)
raking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rake.

ipa: /reɪkt/

rak


status quo

forms:
status quo (singular)
status quos (plural)

glosses: If something remains status quo, the state of which the situation is in remains unchanged.

ipa: /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ/

ipa: /ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ/

audio: en-ca-status quo.opus

ipa: /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ/


mirage

glosses: A mirage optical phenomenon which causes distant objects to appear at a different location than they really are.

ipa: /mɪˈrɑːdʒ/

ipa: /mɪˈrɑːʒ/


freezer

forms:
freezer (singular)
freezers (plural)

glosses: A freezer is something that is used to store food at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

ipa: /friːzə/

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


overview

forms:
overview (singular)
overviews (plural)

glosses: An overview is a brief summary of an event.

ipa: /ˈəʊvə(r)ˌvjuː/

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


overview

forms:
overview (canonical)
overviews (third-person singular)
overviewed (past)
overviewed (past participle)
overviewing (present participle)

glosses: If you overview something, you engage in an overview to provide a brief summary.


scourges

forms:
scourge (singular)
scourges (plural)

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

noun

scourge


scourges

forms:
scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scourge.

verb

scourg


oh

forms: oh

pos: intj

glosses: You say oh to express surprise, pain, or other feelings.

text: Oh! I couldn't believe you done that!

ipa: /əʊ/

ipa: /oʊ/


dye pack

glosses: A dye pack is a hidden explosive device that contains paint. It is used to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too noticeable to use without being identified.


musketeer

forms:
musketeer (singular)
musketeers (plural)

glosses: A musketeer is a foot soldier who is armed with a musket.

glosses: In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.


scours

forms:
scour (singular)
scours (plural)

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

noun

scour


scours

forms:
scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scour.


suffrage

forms:
suffrage (singular)
suffrages (plural)

glosses: A suffrage is when you can vote in an election.

ipa: /ˈsʌfrɪdʒ/

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


stark

forms:
stark (positive)
starker (comparative)
starkest (superlative)

glosses: Is something is stark, it is plain and undecorated, often in a cold or unpleasant way.

text: All the leaves were gone now, leaving the tree stark and bare.

text: The house was bare and empty with stark, white walls.

glosses: A stark contrast, difference, reminder, etc. is simple and clear, often in a cold or unpleasant way.

text: The contrast between rich and poor is even more stark in health outcomes.

text: The deaths are a stark reminder of how much family violence there is in the city.

ipa: /stɑrk/

ipa: /stɑːk/

adj

stark


let the cat out of the bag

forms: let the cat out of the bag

glosses: If you let the cat out of the bag, you disclose a secret unintentionally.

audio: en-au-let the cat out of the bag.ogg


optical

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

glosses: If something is optical, it is related to sight, optics or visible light.

ipa: /ˈɒptɪkəl/

ipa: /ˈɑptɪkəl/

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


alembics

forms:
alembic (singular)
alembics (plural)

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

noun

alembic


oxen

forms:
ox (singular)
oxen (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈɑksən/

ipa: /ˈɒksən/

hyphenation: ox‧en

ox


anguishing

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

verb

anguish

es


pa

forms:
pa (singular)
pas (plural)

glosses: Some people refer to their father informally as 'pa'.

text: Pa was busy on the phone.

ipa: /pɑː/

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


dipsticks

forms:
dipstick (singular)
dipsticks (plural)

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

noun

dipstick


dipsticks

forms:
dipstick (canonical)
dipsticks (third-person singular)
dipsticked (past)
dipsticked (past participle)
dipsticking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dipstick.


sidekick

forms:
sidekick (singular)
sidekicks (plural)

glosses: A sidekick is someone who regularly travels with, and helps, another person.

ipa: /ˈsaɪdkɪk/


graffitiing

forms:
graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)


militiae

forms:
militia (singular)
militias or militiae (plural)

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

militia

militias


uncorked

forms:
uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of uncork.

verb

uncork


bayoneting

forms:
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

bayonet


chronicle

forms:
chronicle (singular)
chronicles (plural)

glosses: A chronicle is a written account of events in the order of when they happened.

ipa: /ˈkrɑnɪkl̩/

ipa: /ˈkrɒnɪkəl/

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

hyphenation: chron‧i‧cle


chronicle

forms:
chronicle (canonical)
chronicles (third-person singular)
chronicled (past)
chronicled (past participle)
chronicling (present participle)

glosses: If something is chronicled, it is recorded in or as a chronicle.

chronicl


entrust

forms:
entrust (canonical)
entrusts (third-person singular)
entrusted (past)
entrusted (past participle)
entrusting (present participle)

glosses: If you entrust, you trust someone to take care of something.

text: Can I entrust you with a secret?

text: He entrusted me his daughter.

text: He entrusts that task to her.

ipa: /ɪnˈtrʌst/

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


demoused

forms:
demouse (canonical)
demouses (third-person singular)
demoused (past)
demoused (past participle)
demousing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of demouse.

demous


expire

forms:
expire (canonical)
expires (third-person singular)
expired (past)
expired (past participle)
expiring (present participle)

text: The patient expired in hospital.

glosses: If something expires, it ends, usually becoming invalid.

text: My library card will expire next week.

text: The contract they signed expired already.

glosses: If food expires, it passes its expiration date, or the date it should not be eaten.

text: All the milk on the shelves has expired.

expir


hagiography

forms:
hagiography (singular)
hagiographies (plural)

glosses: A hagiography is the story of the life of a saint.

glosses: A hagiography is a biography that only tells good things about a person and hides all the bad things

ipa: /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/

ipa: /ˌhæɡiˈɒɡrəfi/

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


reconciles

forms:
reconcile (canonical)
reconciles (third-person singular)
reconciled (past)
reconciled (past participle)
reconciling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reconcile.

reconcil


graffitis

forms:
graffiti (singular)
graffitis or graffiti (plural)

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

noun

graffiti

graffiti


graffitis

glosses: The third-person singular form of graffiti.


safe-conduct

forms:
safe-conduct (singular)
safe-conducts (plural)

glosses: A safe-conduct is a document that allows a person to pass for a forbidden place, for example in cases of war.


safe-conducts

glosses: The plural form of safe-conduct; more than one (kind of) safe-conduct.

safe-conduct


wittiest

forms:
witty (positive)
wittier (comparative)
wittiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of witty; most witty.

adjective

witty

wittier

wittiest


weightlifting

forms: weightlifting (singular)

glosses: Weightlifting is a type of exercise in which weights are lifted.

ipa: /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/


cherubs

forms:
cherub (singular)
cherubs (plural)

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

noun

cherub


defenestrating

forms:
defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

verb

defenestrat


illustrators

forms:
illustrator (singular)
illustrators (plural)

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

noun

illustrator


dumbbells

forms:
dumbbell (singular)
dumbbells (plural)

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

dumbbell


reconciled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reconcile.


witty

glosses: If someone gave a witty reply, the reply is clever and funny.

text: His speech was both witty and informative.

ipa: /ˈwɪti/


shrines

forms:
shrine (singular)
shrines (plural)

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

shrine


tucking

forms:
tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

verb

tuck


scourge

forms:
scourge (singular)
scourges (plural)

glosses: A scourge is a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.

text: graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.

text: He flogged him with a scourge.

ipa: /skɜːdʒ/

ipa: /skɜrdʒ/


scourge

forms:
scourge (canonical)
scourges (third-person singular)
scourged (past)
scourged (past participle)
scourging (present participle)

glosses: If you scourge someone, you cause suffering to them.

glosses: If you scourge something, you hit it with a scourge (whip).

scourg


soot

forms: soot (singular)

glosses: Soot is a fine black substance that is produced by the incomplete combustion (burning) of coal or oil.

ipa: /sʊt/


soot

forms:
soot (canonical)
soots (third-person singular)
sooted (past)
sooted (past participle)
sooting (present participle)

glosses: If you soot something, you cover it in soot.


tucked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tuck.


alembic

forms:
alembic (singular)
alembics (plural)

glosses: An alembic is a old chemical apparatus that consists of two retorts connected by a tube. It is used to purify substances by distillation

ipa: /əˈlɛmbɪk/

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


uncorking

forms:
uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)


verboten

forms: verboten (positive)

glosses: If something is verboten, it is forbidden or prohibited.


hybrid

forms:
hybrid (singular)
hybrids (plural)

glosses: A hybrid is an offspring of two different organisms of different species or varieties.

text: A mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse.

glosses: A hybrid is a something that is made by combining two different elements.

enpr: hī'brĭd

hyphenation: hy‧brid


pejoratives

forms:
pejorative (singular)
pejoratives (plural)

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

noun

pejorative


opined

forms:
opine (canonical)
opines (third-person singular)
opined (past)
opined (past participle)
opining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of opine.

verb

opin


Pandora's box

forms: Pandora's box

glosses: A Pandora's box is a situation where it generates many complicated problems after it happens.


chronicles

forms:
chronicle (singular)
chronicles (plural)

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

noun

chronicle


chronicles

forms:
chronicle (canonical)
chronicles (third-person singular)
chronicled (past)
chronicled (past participle)
chronicling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chronicle.

verb

chronicl


uncorks

glosses: The third-person singular form of uncork.

uncork


fissure

forms:
fissure (singular)
fissures (plural)

glosses: A fissure is a crack or opening in a rock.

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


fissure

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

glosses: If you fissure, you split or crack something to form a fissures.

fissur


retorted

forms:
retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retort.

retort


constitute

forms:
constitute (canonical)
constitutes (third-person singular)
constituted (past)
constituted (past participle)
constituting (present participle)

glosses: If something is being constituted, it is being set up or established.

text: Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.

glosses: If A constitutes B, it combines to form C.

text: Truth and reason constitute the intellectual gold that defies destruction.

ipa: /ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/

ipa: /ˈkɑnstɪt(j)uːt/

constitut


padlocked

forms:
padlock (canonical)
padlocks (third-person singular)
padlocked (past)
padlocked (past participle)
padlocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of padlock.

padlock


wittier

forms:
witty (positive)
wittier (comparative)
wittiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of witty; more witty.

adjective

witty


country clubs

forms:
country club (singular)
country clubs (plural)

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

noun

country club


stag

forms:
stag (singular)
stags (plural)

text: We saw the handsome stag walking in the woods.

glosses: A stag is a social gathering attended by men only.

text: The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

ipa: /stæɡ/


stag

forms:
stag (canonical)
stags (third-person singular)
stagged (past)
stagged (past participle)
stagging (present participle)

glosses: If you stag, you buy shares and sell them at once for a profit.

verb

stag

g


deities

forms:
deity (singular)
deities (plural)

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

noun

deity

deities


opine

glosses: If you opine something, you express an opinion about it.

ipa: /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/

ipa: /oʊˈpaɪn/


venoms

forms:
venom (singular)
venoms (plural)

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

venom


cherub

forms:
cherub (singular)
cherubs (plural)

glosses: A cherub is a type of angel, usually in the form a child with wings, but they were described in other ways in the past.

enpr: chĕrʹəb

ipa: /ˈtʃɛrəb/

hyphenation: che‧rub


black sheep

forms: black sheep

glosses: A black sheep is a person who is regarded as a disgrace or outcast to a group.

text: He was the black sheep of our family after being kicked out of every school.

audio: en-au-black sheep.ogg


black sheep

forms:
black sheep (singular)
black sheep (plural)

glosses: A black sheep is a type of sheep that is covered with black wool all over its body.

text: Baa baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full. - Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

black sheep

black sheep


demouses

forms:
demouse (canonical)
demouses (third-person singular)
demoused (past)
demoused (past participle)
demousing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of demouse.

verb

demous


defenestrates

forms:
defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of defenestrate.

defenestrat


reconcile

forms:
reconcile (canonical)
reconciles (third-person singular)
reconciled (past)
reconciled (past participle)
reconciling (present participle)

glosses: If you reconcile with someone, you restore a friendly relationship with them.

ipa: /ˈrɛkənsaɪl/

reconcil


fling

forms:
fling (canonical)
flings (third-person singular)
flung (past)
flung (past participle)
flinging (present participle)

glosses: If you fling something somewhere, you throw or push it away strongly, often carelessly or with strong emotion.

text: He grabbed a book and flung it across the room angrily.

text: The passenger door was flung open and a man jumped out.

text: She walked in, shut the door, flung herself on her bed, and started to cry.

text: She jumped into the water, flung her arms out and started splashing.

text: She flung her coat over a chair and walked into the kitchen.

glosses: If you fling words at somebody, you say angry things to them.

text: With everybody flinging accusations, she was worried about her future.

ipa: /ˈflɪŋ/

fling

flings


fling

forms:
fling (singular)
flings (plural)

glosses: If you have a fling with somebody, you have a short romantic or sexual relationship for fun.

text: I had a brief fling with a boy I met in the summer.

text: I wasn't serious about dancing. The lessons were just a fling.


anguished

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of anguish.

anguish


anguished

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

glosses: If you are anguished, you are experiencing extreme discomfort or pain.


can of worms

forms: can of worms

glosses: If a situation is described as a can of worms, the situation is complex or troublesome as a decision to correct a problem leads to many more problems.

text: If someone gets a promotion that might not be deserved, it could open up a whole can of worms with the other employees.

audio: en-au-can of worms.ogg


orca

forms:
orca (singular)
orcas or orca (plural)

glosses: An orca is a sea mammal that is related to dolphins and porpoises. It is commonly called the killer whale.

ipa: /ˈɔrkə/

noun

orca


nominals

forms:
nominal (singular)
nominals (plural)

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

nominal


drum major

forms:
drum major (singular)
drum majors (plural)

glosses: A drum major is a person who conducts and commands a marching band.


illustrator

forms:
illustrator (singular)
illustrators (plural)

glosses: An illustrator is a person who draws illustrations in books or magazines)

text: Terry is one of the best illustrators of children's books in the country.

ipa: /ˈɪləˌstreɪtər/


griffins

forms:
griffin (singular)
griffins (plural)

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

griffin


venom

forms:
venom (singular)
venoms (plural)

glosses: Venom is a type of poison carried by an animals. It is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.

ipa: /ˈvɛnəm/


defenestrated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defenestrate.


gunpoint

forms: gunpoint (singular)

glosses: If you hold someone at gunpoint, you threaten them by or aiming a firearm at them.

ipa: /ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/


explementary

forms: explementary (positive)

glosses: An explementary angle is one of a pair that sum to 360 degrees.


country club

forms:
country club (singular)
country clubs (plural)

glosses: A country club is a private club in a rural area that offers recreational sports activities.


graffiti

forms:
graffiti (singular)
graffitis or graffiti (plural)

glosses: Graffiti are drawings or words that are drawn illegally on something in a public place.

ipa: /ɡrəˈfiːti/

ipa: /ɡrəˈfiti/

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


graffiti

forms:
graffiti (canonical)
graffitis (third-person singular)
graffitied (past)
graffitied (past participle)
graffitiing (present participle)

glosses: IF you graffiti something, you mark it with a surface with such drawings.


speculations

forms:
speculation (singular)
speculations (plural)

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

speculation


birds of a feather flock together

forms: birds of a feather flock together

glosses: Birds of a feather flock together means that people of similar character, background, or taste will be found together.

audio: en-au-birds of a feather flock together.ogg


enneadecagon

forms:
enneadecagon (singular)
enneadecagons (plural)

glosses: A enneadecagon is a shape with nineteen sides.


dumbbell

forms:
dumbbell (singular)
dumbbells (plural)

glosses: A dumbbell is a weight consisting of two disks or spheres attached to a short bar.


foray

forms:
foray (singular)
forays (plural)

glosses: A foray is a sudden attack or incursion into an enemy's territory.

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


foray

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

glosses: If you foray, you search an area or place for something.


kettle of fish

forms: kettle of fish

glosses: If a situation is said to be a kettle of fish, the situation is different as compared to another.

audio: en-au-kettle of fish.ogg


retorting

forms:
retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

verb

retort


flocked

forms:
flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flock.

flock


unguents

forms:
unguent (singular)
unguents (plural)

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

noun

unguent


quail

forms:
quail (singular)
quails (plural)

glosses: A quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the order Galliformes.

ipa: /ˈkweɪl/


deity

forms:
deity (singular)
deities (plural)

glosses: A deity is a god, goddess or any supernatural divine being.

hyphenation: de‧i‧ty


unguent

glosses: An unguent is a medicinal cream that is applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

ipa: /ˈʌŋɡwənt/

hyphenation: un‧guent


orcas

forms:
orca (singular)
orcas or orca (plural)

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

orca


dualities

forms:
duality (singular)
dualities (plural)

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

duality

dualities


griffin

forms:
griffin (singular)
griffins (plural)

glosses: A griffin is a mythical beast that has a body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

ipa: /ɡrɪfɪn/


truisms

forms:
truism (singular)
truisms (plural)

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

truism


porpoising

forms:
porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

verb

porpois


confiscates

forms:
confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of confiscate.

confiscat


recreational

forms: recreational (positive)

glosses: If a place is used for recreational purposes, it is used for activities that are done for leisure when one is not working.

ipa: /rɛkrɪˈeɪʃənl/

hyphenation: re‧cre‧ation‧al


confiscated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of confiscate.


uncork

forms:
uncork (canonical)
uncorks (third-person singular)
uncorked (past)
uncorked (past participle)
uncorking (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + cork

ety-prefix

un

cork

expansion: un- + cork

glosses: If you uncork a bottle of wine, you remove the cork from the bottle.

ipa: /ʌnˈkɔːk/

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

hyphenation: un‧cork


hold up

forms: hold up

glosses: If you hold someone up, you stop them from doing something.

text: I've got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?

glosses: If you hold up a promise, you fulfil it.

text: I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.

glosses: If you hold up a store, you rob it at gunpoint.

text: The guy tried to hold up a bank.

audio: en-au-hold up.ogg

audio: en-us-hold up.ogg


retorts

forms:
retort (singular)
retorts (plural)

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


retorts

glosses: The third-person singular form of retort.


porpoises

forms:
porpoise (singular)
porpoises (plural)

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

noun

porpoise


porpoises

glosses: The third-person singular form of porpoise.


disabilities

forms:
disability (singular)
disabilities (plural)

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

disability

disabilities


waiver

forms:
waiver (singular)
waivers (plural)

glosses: A waiver is the act of waiving a right, claim, or privilege.

glosses: A waiver is a legal document that records the waiving of a right, claim, or privilege.

text: I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.


tumblers

forms:
tumbler (singular)
tumblers (plural)

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

tumbler


filings

forms:
filing (singular)
filings (plural)

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

filing


tuck

forms:
tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

glosses: If you tuck something, you place it somewhere safe or hidden.

text: Tuck in your shirt.

text: I tucked in the sheet.

text: He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.

ipa: /tʌk/


tuck

forms:
tuck (singular)
tucks (plural)

glosses:
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forays

forms:
foray (singular)
forays (plural)

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

foray


forays

forms:
foray (canonical)
forays (third-person singular)
forayed (past)
forayed (past participle)
foraying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of foray.


scour

forms:
scour (canonical)
scours (third-person singular)
scoured (past)
scoured (past participle)
scouring (present participle)

glosses: If you scour something, you clean or polish something by scrubbing it hard with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

text: He scoured the burnt food from the pan.

glosses: To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea.

text: If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.

ipa: /ˈskaʊə/

ipa: /ˈskaʊɚ/

hyphenation: sco‧ur


scour

forms:
scour (singular)
scours (plural)

glosses: Scour is the action of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it.

text: Give the pot a good scour.


quails

forms:
quail (singular)
quails (plural)

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

quail


acnes

forms:
acne (singular)
acnes (plural)

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

acne


drum majors

forms:
drum major (singular)
drum majors (plural)

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

drum major


therapeutic

forms: therapeutic (positive)

glosses: If something is therapeutic, it is related to the healing of a disease.

ipa: /θɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/

enpr: thĕr'ə-pyo͞oʹtĭk


porpoised

forms:
porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of porpoise.


awesomer

forms:
awesome (positive)
awesomer (comparative)
awesomest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of awesome; more awesome.

adjective

awesome

awesomer

awesomest


duality

forms:
duality (singular)
dualities (plural)

glosses: Duality is the state or property of having two natures or aspects.

text: Protons and electrons exhibit wave–particle duality.

ipa: /d(j)uːˈælɪti/


bayonets

forms:
bayonet (singular)
bayonets (plural)

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

noun

bayonet


bayonets

forms:
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bayonet.


impasses

forms:
impasse (singular)
impasses (plural)

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

impasse


truism

forms:
truism (singular)
truisms (plural)

glosses: A truism is a statement that is obviously true and provides no new information.

ipa: /ˈtruːɪz(ə)m/


graveyard shift

forms: graveyard shift

glosses: Graveyard shift is a work shift that runs from midnight to 8 a.m..


octadecagons

forms:
octadecagon (singular)
octadecagons (plural)

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

octadecagon


awesomest

glosses: The superlative form of awesome; most awesome.


clapperboard

forms:
clapperboard (singular)
clapperboards (plural)

glosses: A clapperboard is a pair of hinged board that are struck together to synchronize picture and sound at the start of a video production.

ipa: /ˈklapəbɔːd/


historiographies

forms:
historiography (singular)
historiographies (plural)

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

historiography

historiographies


sinful

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

glosses: A sinful person, act, belief, etc., goes against the religious or moral rules.

text: The pastor said that talking about others behind their back is sinful.

ipa: /ˈsɪnfəl/


enneadecagons

forms:
enneadecagon (singular)
enneadecagons (plural)

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

enneadecagon


octadecagon

glosses: A octadecagon is a shape with eighteen sides.


tetradecagon

forms:
tetradecagon (singular)
tetradecagons (plural)

glosses: A tetradecagon is a shape with fourteen sides.


retort

forms:
retort (singular)
retorts (plural)

glosses: A retort sharp or witty reply made in an argument.

ipa: /rɪˈtɔrt/

ipa: /rɪˈtɔːt/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-retort.wav

hyphenation: re‧tort


retort

forms:
retort (canonical)
retorts (third-person singular)
retorted (past)
retorted (past participle)
retorting (present participle)

glosses: If you retort, you reply someone with a sharp or witty remark in an argument.


waivers

forms:
waiver (singular)
waivers (plural)

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

waiver


flocks

forms:
flock (singular)
flocks (plural)

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

ipa: /flɒks/

flock


flocks

forms:
flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flock.


confiscate

forms:
confiscate (canonical)
confiscates (third-person singular)
confiscated (past)
confiscated (past participle)
confiscating (present participle)

glosses: If you confiscate something, you use your authority to take it from someone.

text: In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

ipa: /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

hyphenation: con‧fis‧cate

verb

confiscat


defenestrate

forms:
defenestrate (canonical)
defenestrates (third-person singular)
defenestrated (past)
defenestrated (past participle)
defenestrating (present participle)

glosses: If you defenestrate something or someone, you throw them from a window.

ipa: /dɪˈfɛnɪstreɪt/

ipa: /dəˈfɛnɪstreɪt/

hyphenation: de‧fen‧es‧trate

defenestrat


pralines

forms:
praline (singular)
pralines (plural)

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

noun

praline


tucks

forms:
tuck (canonical)
tucks (third-person singular)
tucked (past)
tucked (past participle)
tucking (present participle)

verb

tuck


tucks

forms:
tuck (singular)
tucks (plural)

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


medicinal

forms: medicinal (positive)

glosses: If something is medicinal, it has the properties of medicine or is used to cure disease or relieve pain.

ipa: /məˈdɪsənəl/

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


tutorials

forms:
tutorial (singular)
tutorials (plural)

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

noun

tutorial


prising

forms:
prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)

verb

pris


porridge

forms:
porridge (singular)
porridges (plural)

glosses: Porridge is oatmeal or other grains boiled in water or milk until they are thick and sticky and usually eaten for breakfast.

text: He got up, ate a quick bowl of porridge, and set off.

ipa: /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/

ipa: /ˈpɔrɪdʒ/


treasons

forms:
treason (singular)
treasons (plural)

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

noun

treason


tetradecagons

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

tetradecagon


hexadecagon

forms:
hexadecagon (singular)
hexadecagons (plural)

glosses: A hexadecagon is a shape with sixteen sides.


grits

forms:
grit (singular)
grits (plural)

glosses: Grits are ground corn cooked as a porridge, mostly eaten in the southern U.S.

text: Enjoy a special Mother's Day brunch, including shrimp and grits.

grit


shrine

forms:
shrine (singular)
shrines (plural)

glosses: A shrine is a holy or sacred place dedicated to a certain deity or a person who is respected.

ipa: /ʃraɪ̯n/


vicing

forms:
vice (canonical)
vices (third-person singular)
viced (past)
viced (past participle)
vicing (present participle)

verb

vic


prised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prise.


disability

forms:
disability (singular)
disabilities (plural)

etymology_text: disable + -ity

ety-suffix

disable

ity

expansion: disable + -ity

glosses: A disability is condition where a person's movements or senses are limited by any physical or mental disadvantage.

ipa: /dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/

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


vising

forms:
vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

verb

vis


hexadecagons

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

noun

hexadecagon


reamers

forms:
reamer (singular)
reamers (plural)

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

reamer


porpoise

forms:
porpoise (singular)
porpoises (plural)

glosses: A porpoise is a small aquatic mammal of the family Phocoenidae. It is related to dolphins and whales.

ipa: /ˈpɔːpəs/

ipa: /ˈpɔːrpəs/


porpoise

forms:
porpoise (canonical)
porpoises (third-person singular)
porpoised (past)
porpoised (past participle)
porpoising (present participle)

glosses: If you porpoise, you move through water like a porpoise.

verb

porpois


fluking

forms:
fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

fluk


signets

forms:
signet (singular)
signets (plural)

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

noun

signet


binders

forms:
binder (singular)
binders (plural)

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

binder


reminders

forms:
reminder (singular)
reminders (plural)

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

reminder


uproars

forms:
uproar (singular)
uproars (plural)

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

uproar


prises

forms:
prise (canonical)
prises (third-person singular)
prised (past)
prised (past participle)
prising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prise.


impasse

forms:
impasse (singular)
impasses (plural)

glosses: An impasse is a situation in which no progress can be made.

ipa: /ˈæmpɑːs/

ipa: /ˈɪmpæs/

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


viced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vice.


treason

forms:
treason (singular)
treasons (plural)

glosses: Treason is the crime of betraying one’s own country.

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


historiography

forms:
historiography (singular)
historiographies (plural)

glosses: Historiography is the writing of history.

glosses: Historiography is the study of how people write about history and how they did so in the past: the "history of history".

glosses: A historiography is a written study of how other people have written about some part of history.

ipa: /hɪˌstɔriˈɑɡrəfi/


praline

forms:
praline (singular)
pralines (plural)

glosses: Pralines are confections made from almonds and other nuts and caramelized sugar.

ipa: /ˈpreɪˌlin/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-praline2.wav


brainchildren

forms:
brainchild (singular)
brainchildren (plural)

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

brainchild

brainchildren


colonel

forms:
colonel (singular)
colonels (plural)

glosses: A colonel is a rank of an officer in the army.

ipa: /ˈkɜːnəl/

ipa: /ˈkɝnəl/


vised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vise.


brainchild

glosses: A brainchild is something that is considered to be a person's creation or original idea.

text: The entire project was the brainchild of a small group of visionaries.


toothpick

forms:
toothpick (singular)
toothpicks (plural)

glosses: A toothpick is a small pointed stick that is used to remove food residue from between the teeth.


herbicides

forms:
herbicide (singular)
herbicides (plural)

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

herbicide


colonels

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

colonel


herbicide

glosses: Herbicide is a chemical substance that is used to kill plants.


vises

forms:
vise (singular)
vises (plural)

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

vise


vises

forms:
vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)


fluked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fluke.


traceable

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

etymology_text: trace + -able

ety-suffix

trace

able

expansion: trace + -able

glosses: If something is traceable, it can be traced or tracked down.

text: There was no traceable evidence left when the detectives arrived.

ipa: /ˈtreɪsəbəl/


prise

glosses: If you prise something, you force it open with a lever.

ipa: /praɪz/

homophones: pries prize

verb

pris


deploying

forms:
deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

deploy


visionaries

forms:
visionary (singular)
visionaries (plural)

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

noun

visionary

visionaries


gritted

forms:
grit (canonical)
grits (third-person singular)
gritted (past)
gritted (past participle)
gritting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grit.

verb

grit

t


toothpicks

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

noun

toothpick


emojis

forms:
emoji (singular)
emojis or emoji (plural)

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

emoji

emoji


uproar

forms:
uproar (singular)
uproars (plural)

glosses: An uproar is a loud noise, from angry people yelling.

glosses: An uproar is public complaint or debate about a change or new issue.

ipa: /ˈʌprɔː/

ipa: /ˈʌprɔːr/


flock

forms:
flock (singular)
flocks (plural)

glosses: A flock is a large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

glosses: A flock is a large number of animals, especially sheep or goats kept together.

ipa: /flɒk/

ipa: /flɑk/


flock

forms:
flock (canonical)
flocks (third-person singular)
flocked (past)
flocked (past participle)
flocking (present participle)

glosses: If you flock to a place, you go towards a place in large numbers.

text: People flocked to the cinema to see the new film.


airtimes

forms:
airtime (singular)
airtimes (plural)

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

airtime


mischiefs

forms:
mischief (singular)
mischiefs (plural)

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

mischief


commodious

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

glosses: If a room is commodious, it is spacious and comfortable.


airtime

glosses: Airtime is the duration which a radio or television program is transmitted.

text: Can you get me some airtime for my latest single?


tribunals

forms:
tribunal (singular)
tribunals (plural)

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

tribunal


deploys

glosses: The third-person singular form of deploy.


xanthophylls

forms:
xanthophyll (singular)
xanthophylls (plural)

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

xanthophyll


riskier

forms:
risky (positive)
riskier (comparative)
riskiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of risky; more risky.

adjective

risky

riskier

riskiest


graduands

forms:
graduand (singular)
graduands (plural)

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

noun

graduand


amplest

forms:
ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of ample; most ample.

adjective

ample

ampler

amplest


tutorial

forms:
tutorial (singular)
tutorials (plural)

glosses: A tutorial is an interactive class taught by a tutor to students, individually or in small groups.

glosses: A tutorial is a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed and time.

ipa: /tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl/

ipa: /tuwˈtɔrijəɫ/

ipa: /tʃʉˈtoːriəɫ/

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

hyphenation: tu‧tor‧i‧al


hijacking

forms:
hijack (canonical)
hijacks (third-person singular)
hijacked (past)
hijacked (past participle)
hijacking (present participle)

verb

hijack


deployed

forms:
deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deploy.


bayonet

forms:
bayonet (singular)
bayonets (plural)

glosses: A bayonet is a blade that can be installed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in close-combat fighting.

ipa: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɨt/

enpr: bā'ə-nĕtʹ

ipa: /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/

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


bayonet

forms:
bayonetted (past)
bayonetted (past participle)
bayonetting (present participle)
bayonet (canonical)
bayonets (third-person singular)
bayoneted (past)
bayoneted (past participle)
bayoneting (present participle)

glosses: If you bayonet someone, you stab with a bayonet.

bayonet


quintessential

forms: quintessential (positive)

glosses: If something is quintessential, it represents the perfect example of something.

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


cygnets

forms:
cygnet (singular)
cygnets (plural)

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

noun

cygnet


riskiest

glosses: The superlative form of risky; most risky.


muddlers

forms:
muddler (singular)
muddlers (plural)

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

muddler


seashores

forms:
seashore (singular)
seashores (plural)

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

seashore


hijacked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hijack.


hijacks

glosses: The third-person singular form of hijack.


tumbler

forms:
tumbler (singular)
tumblers (plural)

glosses: A tumblr is a movable obstruction in a lock that holds the bolt in place until lifted by a key.

glosses: A tumblr is a drinking glass that has no handle or stem.

ipa: /ˈtʌmblɚ/


cashiering

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

verb

cashier


reamer

forms:
reamer (singular)
reamers (plural)

glosses: A reamer is a tool for boring a hole wider.

hyphenation: ream‧er


nominal

forms: nominal (positive)

glosses: The nominal price, rate, or wage is the one before adjustments to reflect the true value.

text: GDP grew at a nominal rate of 3.4%, or 1.4% after adjusting for inflation.

glosses: A nominal position, change, etc. is one in name only, without reflection what actually happens.

text: They gained nominal independence from Britain in 1941, but Britain continued to exercise a good deal of control for years.

glosses: A nominal sum, fee, charge, gift, etc. is a small one compared to the true value.

text: He lives with his parents who only charge him a nominal rent.

glosses: A nominal form, position, phrase, etc. is related to nouns.

text: The nominal form of the word is aki.


nominal

forms:
nominal (singular)
nominals (plural)

glosses: A nominal is a noun or phrase that functions as head of a noun phrase.

text: This sentence contains two nominals.

glosses: A nominal is a word or phrase that shares features with nouns.


mementos

forms:
memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

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

noun

memento

mementoes


mischief

forms:
mischief (singular)
mischiefs (plural)

glosses: Mischief is the intention to cause minor trouble or the trouble caused.

text: "I scared you, didn't I?" she asked, her eyes full of mischief.

text: I hope you'll stay out of mischief when we go to church this morning.

glosses: Mischief is the illegal act of damaging the property of others.

text: He was charged with criminal mischief after he damaged a security camera.

ipa: /ˈmɪstʃɪf/


mainmasts

forms:
mainmast (singular)
mainmasts (plural)

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

mainmast


hijack

glosses: If you hijack a vehicle, you force it to stop so you can seize control of it in order to reach a destination.


rickrolls

forms:
rickroll (canonical)
rickrolls (third-person singular)
rickrolled (past)
rickrolled (past participle)
rickrolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rickroll.

verb

rickroll


carpooling

forms:
carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

carpool


speculation

forms:
speculation (singular)
speculations (plural)

etymology_text: speculate + -tion

ety-suffix

speculate

tion

expansion: speculate + -tion

glosses: Speculation is the ideas you have about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

text: There has been a lot of talk and speculation about what will happen in the final game.

text: Any answer to that question would be pure speculation.

glosses: Speculation is the process of thinking about the truth when you don't have all the important information.

text: After a great deal of speculation, I decided that he must have done it.

glosses: Speculation is risky investing with the hope of making a large profit.

ipa: /ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/

hyphenation: spec‧u‧la‧tion


deploy

forms:
deploy (canonical)
deploys (third-person singular)
deployed (past)
deployed (past participle)
deploying (present participle)

glosses: If a country deploy troops, they prepare and arrange them for military action.

text: Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.

glosses: If you deploy something, you open it or otherwise make it ready for use.

text: He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.

ipa: /dɪˈplɔɪ/


ampler

forms:
ample (positive)
ampler (comparative)
amplest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of ample; more ample.


awesome

forms:
more awesome (comparative)
most awesome (superlative)
awesome (positive)
awesomer (comparative)
awesomest (superlative)

glosses: If something is awesome, it's very good.

text: I love this book, it's awesome.

glosses: If something is awesome, it causes you to feel awe or wonder.

text: The sight of the sun coming up over the mountains was truly awesome.

ipa: /ˈɔːsəm/

adj

awesome


keepsakes

forms:
keepsake (singular)
keepsakes (plural)

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

noun

keepsake


watercrafts

forms:
watercraft (singular)
watercrafts or watercraft (plural)

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

watercraft

watercraft


muddler

forms:
muddler (singular)
muddlers (plural)

glosses: A muddler is a person or thing that mixes things up.

glosses: A muddler is a tool used to mix an ingredient slightly for use in a cocktail,


cashiered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cashier.


assorting

forms:
assort (canonical)
assorts (third-person singular)
assorted (past)
assorted (past participle)
assorting (present participle)

verb

assort


coupes

forms:
coupe (singular)
coupes (plural)

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

noun

coupe


seashore

forms:
seashore (singular)
seashores (plural)

glosses: Seashore is a sandy or rocky area that separates land and a water body.

enpr: sēʹshô

ipa: /ˈsiːʃɔː/

enpr: sēʹshôr

ipa: /ˈsiːʃɔr/


brigs

forms:
brig (singular)
brigs (plural)

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

brig


foremast

forms:
foremast (singular)
foremasts (plural)

glosses: The foremast is the mast nearest to the bow of a ship with more than one mast.


flukes

forms:
fluke (singular)
flukes (plural)

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

fluke


flukes

forms:
fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fluke.

verb

fluk

e


accompaniments

forms:
accompaniment (singular)
accompaniments (plural)

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

noun

accompaniment


mementoes

forms:
memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

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


assorts

glosses: The third-person singular form of assort.


signet

forms:
signet (singular)
signets (plural)

glosses: A signet is a small seal that was used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.


acne

forms:
acne (singular)
acnes (plural)

glosses: Acne is an infection of the skin, usually on the face, usually in teens.


cygnet

forms:
cygnet (singular)
cygnets (plural)


risky

forms:
risky (positive)
riskier (comparative)
riskiest (superlative)

etymology_text: risk + -y

ety-suffix

risk

y

expansion: risk + -y

glosses: If something is risky, it is dangerous and involves risk.

text: Investing in this start-up company could be risky.

ipa: /ˈrɪski/

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

adj

risky


foolishness

forms: foolishness (singular)

etymology_text: foolish + -ness

ety-suffix

foolish

ness

expansion: foolish + -ness

glosses: Foolishness is the state of being foolish.

glosses: If something is pure foolishness, it is a foolish or bad idea.

ipa: /ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/


cashiers

forms:
cashier (singular)
cashiers (plural)

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

noun

cashier


cashiers

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of cashier.


foremasts

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

foremast


watchdogging

forms:
watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)

verb

watchdog

g


binder

forms:
binder (singular)
binders (plural)

glosses: A binder is something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the cover or holder that holds the pages of a book together.

glosses: A binder is a chemical that causes two other substances to form into one.

ipa: /ˈbaɪndə/

ipa: /ˈbaɪndɚ/


menacing

forms:
menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)

menac


interchangeable

forms: interchangeable (positive)

etymology_text: interchange + -able

ety-suffix

interchange

expansion: interchange + -able

glosses: if something is interchangeable you can change it for other thing and you get a similar or the same result.

ipa: /ɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒəbl̩/


twerks

forms:
twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of twerk.

verb

twerk


tap dance

forms: tap dance

glosses: If you tap dance, you tap your feet, balls of your feet, heels and toes to music, making a clicking sound.


keepsake

forms:
keepsake (singular)
keepsakes (plural)

etymology_text: keep + sake

compound

keep

sake

expansion: keep + sake

glosses: A keepsake is an object that is kept in memory of something or someone.

text: She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.


clarifications

forms:
clarification (singular)
clarifications (plural)

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

noun

clarification


carpooled

forms:
carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carpool.

verb

carpool


insurgent

forms:
insurgent (singular)
insurgents (plural)

glosses: An insurgent is a person who fights against a government or any authority.

ipa: /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/

ipa: /ɪnˈsərdʒənt/


insurgent

forms: insurgent (positive)

glosses:
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assort

forms:
assort (canonical)
assorts (third-person singular)
assorted (past)
assorted (past participle)
assorting (present participle)

glosses: If you assort something, you sort or arrange according in a specific way.

ipa: /əˈsɔːt/

ipa: /əˈsɔrt/


monosaccharides

forms:
monosaccharide (singular)
monosaccharides (plural)

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

noun

monosaccharide


Horn of Africa

forms: Horn of Africa

pos: name

glosses: A peninsula with four countries: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea.


clairvoyance

forms: clairvoyance (singular)

glosses: Clairvoyance is the power to see the future.

ipa: /klɛrˈvɔɪəns/

ipa: /klɛəˈvɔɪəns/


watchdogged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of watchdog.


disaccharides

forms:
disaccharide (singular)
disaccharides (plural)

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

disaccharide


galactose

forms: galactose (singular)

glosses: Galactose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar) found in dairy products, formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

ipa: /ɡəˈlaktəʊz/

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


Somalis

forms:
Somali (singular)
Somalis (plural)

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

Somali


vise

forms:
vise (singular)
vises (plural)

glosses: A vise is an instrument that consists of two jaws and is closed by a screw or lever. It is used for holding work, such as filing.

ipa: /vaɪs/


vise

forms:
vise (canonical)
vises (third-person singular)
vised (past)
vised (past participle)
vising (present participle)

glosses: If you vise something, you clamp it with a vise.

verb

vis


clairvoyants

forms:
clairvoyant (singular)
clairvoyants (plural)

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

noun

clairvoyant


mainmast

forms:
mainmast (singular)
mainmasts (plural)

glosses: The mainmast is the primary and tallest mast of a ship that has more than one mast.


wholesomer

forms:
wholesome (positive)
wholesomer (comparative)
wholesomest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of wholesome; more wholesome.

adjective

wholesome

wholesomer

wholesomest


academics

forms:
academic (singular)
academics (plural)

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

glosses: Academics is the part of school related to learning.

text: This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.

ipa: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪks/

noun

academic


brig

forms:
brig (singular)
brigs (plural)

glosses: A brig is a vessel with two almost square foremast and mainmast.

ipa: /brɪɡ/


reminder

forms:
reminder (singular)
reminders (plural)

glosses: A reminder is someone or something that is used to remember something.

text: He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.

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


visionary

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

glosses: If something is visionary, it is about the planning of the future with imagination or wisdom.

ipa: /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ri/

ipa: /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/

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

hyphenation: vi‧sion‧ar‧y


visionary

forms:
visionary (singular)
visionaries (plural)

glosses: A visionary is a person who has visions.

ipa: /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/


coupé

forms:
coupé (singular)
coupés (plural)

ipa: /kuːˈpeɪ/


edicts

forms:
edict (singular)
edicts (plural)

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

edict


nationalism

forms:
nationalism (singular)
nationalisms (plural)

glosses: Nationalism is the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.

ipa: /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/


watchdogs

forms:
watchdog (singular)
watchdogs (plural)

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


watchdogs

forms:
watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of watchdog.


Somalia

forms: Somalia

glosses: Somalia is a country in the Horn of Africa that shares borders with Djibouti and Kenya.

ipa: /səˈmɑːliə/

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


menaced

forms:
menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of menace.


unwholesome

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

glosses: If something is unwholesome, it is unfavorable to health.


graduand

forms:
graduand (singular)
graduands (plural)

glosses: A graduand is a student who is about to receive an academic degree.

ipa: /ɡrædjuːˈænd/

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


yanked

forms:
yank (canonical)
yanks (third-person singular)
yanked (past)
yanked (past participle)
yanking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of yank.

verb

yank


carpool

forms:
carpool (singular)
carpools (plural)

glosses: Carpool is an arrangement where people share a car with other passengers to save the cost of operating the car.


carpool

forms:
carpool (canonical)
carpools (third-person singular)
carpooled (past)
carpooled (past participle)
carpooling (present participle)

glosses: If you carpool, you travel together in via a carpool.


coupe

forms:
coupe (singular)
coupes (plural)

glosses: A coupe is a glass that is used to serve desserts or alcohol

glosses: A coupe is a car with two doors (variant of coupé).

ipa: /kuːp/

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


clarification

forms:
clarification (singular)
clarifications (plural)

glosses: If you ask someone for a clarification, you are asking them to make a statement or situation less confusing.

ipa: /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


title: dervish

redirect: Dervish

pos: hard-redirect


arcades

forms:
arcade (singular)
arcades (plural)

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

noun

arcade


seeped

forms:
seep (canonical)
seeps (third-person singular)
seeped (past)
seeped (past participle)
seeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seep.

verb

seep


fructose

forms: fructose (singular)

glosses: Fructose is a type of monosaccharide (sugar), formula C₆H₁₂O₆.

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


proclamations

forms:
proclamation (singular)
proclamations (plural)

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

noun

proclamation


masted

forms:
mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mast.

verb

mast


edict

forms:
edict (singular)
edicts (plural)

glosses: An edict is an official order or proclamation of law that is issued by an authoritative figure.


twerked

forms:
twerk (canonical)
twerks (third-person singular)
twerked (past)
twerked (past participle)
twerking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of twerk.

twerk


fizziest

forms:
fizzy (positive)
fizzier (comparative)
fizziest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of fizzy; most fizzy.

adjective

fizzy

fizzier

fizziest


carpools

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


carpools

glosses: The third-person singular form of carpool.


wholesome

forms:
wholesome (positive)
wholesomer (comparative)
wholesomest (superlative)

glosses: If something is wholesome, it promotes good physical health and well-being.

ipa: /ˈhoʊlsəm/

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


memento

forms:
memento (singular)
mementos or mementoes (plural)

glosses: A memento is an object that is kept as a reminder of a place or event.

text: I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.

ipa: /məˈmɛntoʊ/

hyphenation: mo‧men‧to


fizzier

glosses: The comparative form of fizzy; more fizzy.


inquests

forms:
inquest (singular)
inquests (plural)

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

noun

inquest


nationalisms

forms:
nationalism (singular)
nationalisms (plural)

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

nationalism


wholesomest

glosses: The superlative form of wholesome; most wholesome.


seeps

forms:
seep (singular)
seeps (plural)

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


assorted

forms:
assort (canonical)
assorts (third-person singular)
assorted (past)
assorted (past participle)
assorting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assort.

verb

assort


assorted

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

glosses: If something is assorted, it is made of different kinds or types of things.

text: This assorted pack of jelly beans contain flavours such as watermelon, fruit punch and cotton candy.


morbid

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

glosses: If something is morbid, it takes an interest in unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, disease.


loadouts

forms:
loadout (singular)
loadouts (plural)

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

noun

loadout


fluke

forms:
fluke (singular)
flukes (plural)

glosses: A fluke is a lucky occurrence that could not be repeated.

text: The first goal was just a fluke.

glosses: A fluke is one side of a whale or dolphin's tail.

text: The dolphin had an injury on the left fluke of its tail.

enpr: flo͞ok

ipa: /fluːk/

ipa: /fluk/


fluke

forms:
fluke (canonical)
flukes (third-person singular)
fluked (past)
fluked (past participle)
fluking (present participle)

glosses: If you fluke, you obtain something by pure chance rather than skill.

text: I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.

verb

fluk


coercing

forms:
coerce (canonical)
coerces (third-person singular)
coerced (past)
coerced (past participle)
coercing (present participle)

coerc


acreages

forms:
acreage (singular)
acreages (plural)

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

noun

acreage


alcoves

forms:
alcove (singular)
alcoves (plural)

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

alcove


disinherits

forms:
disinherit (canonical)
disinherits (third-person singular)
disinherited (past)
disinherited (past participle)
disinheriting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of disinherit.

verb

disinherit


Horners

forms:
Horner (singular)
Horners (plural)

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

noun

Horner


fizzy

forms:
fizzy (positive)
fizzier (comparative)
fizziest (superlative)

glosses: If a drink is fizzy, it contains bubbles.

enpr: fĭz'i

ipa: /ˈfɪzi/

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


metronomes

forms:
metronome (singular)
metronomes (plural)

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

metronome


tribunal

forms:
tribunal (singular)
tribunals (plural)

etymology_text: tribune + -al

ety-suffix

tribune

al

expansion: tribune + -al

glosses: A tribunal is a group of people who listen to evidence and come to a decision about a particular issue.

text: The United Nations established a war crimes tribunal for Rwanda in late 1994.

ipa: /traɪˈbjunəl/

ipa: /traɪˈbjuːnəl/

hyphenation: tri‧bu‧nal


watchdog

forms:
watchdog (singular)
watchdogs (plural)

glosses: A watchdog is a dog that guards a property.

glosses: A watchdog is a person of group that monitors the activities of something on behalf of someone.

ipa: /ˈwɑːt͡ʃ.ˌdɑːɡ/

ipa: /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ˌdɒɡ/

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


watchdog

forms:
watchdog (canonical)
watchdogs (third-person singular)
watchdogged (past)
watchdogged (past participle)
watchdogging (present participle)

glosses: If you watchdog, you monitor an activity or situation.

ipa: /ˈwɑːt͡ʃ.ˌdɑːɡ/

ipa: /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ˌdɒɡ/

verb

watchdog


inquest

forms:
inquest (singular)
inquests (plural)

glosses: An inquest is a formal investigation to determine the cause of an incident.

ipa: /ˈɪŋkwɛst/

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


disinherited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of disinherit.


academically

pos: adv

etymology_text: academical + -ly or academic + -ally

ety-suffix

academical

ly

expansion: academical + -ly

academic

ally

expansion: academic + -ally

glosses: If you are academically gifted, talented, or successfully, you are very good at school subjects and learning.

glosses: If you write or speak academically, you do so in a way that many people find boring or hard to understand because it uses a lot of difficult vocabulary or complicated ideas.


fissured

forms:
fissure (canonical)
fissures (third-person singular)
fissured (past)
fissured (past participle)
fissuring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fissure.

verb

fissur


accountabilities

forms:
accountability (singular)
accountabilities (plural)

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

noun

accountability

accountabilities


emoji

forms:
emoji (singular)
emojis or emoji (plural)

glosses: An emoji is a small digital graphic icon that is used to represent a concept or object.

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

ipa: /ɪˈməʊdʒi/

ipa: /ɪˈmoʊdʒi/

ipa: /iˈmoʊdʒi/

hyphenation: emo‧ji


masting

forms:
mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)

verb

mast


yanks

forms:
yank (singular)
yanks (plural)

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

noun

yank


yanks

forms:
yank (canonical)
yanks (third-person singular)
yanked (past)
yanked (past participle)
yanking (present participle)


simulcasting

forms:
simulcast (canonical)
simulcasts (third-person singular)
simulcasted (past)
simulcasted (past participle)
simulcasting (present participle)

verb

simulcast


loadout

forms:
loadout (singular)
loadouts (plural)

glosses: A loadout is a set of objects to be carried into battle.

ipa: /ˈləʊdaʊt/

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


excavations

forms:
excavation (singular)
excavations (plural)

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

noun

excavation


simulcasted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of simulcast.


coerces

forms:
coerce (canonical)
coerces (third-person singular)
coerced (past)
coerced (past participle)
coercing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of coerce.


artifacts

forms:
artifact (singular)
artifacts (plural)

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

artifact


yank

enpr: yăngk

ipa: /jæŋk/


yank

glosses: If you yank something, you pull it with a strong action.


clairvoyant

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

glosses: If you are clairvoyant, you are able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses or able to foresee the future.


clairvoyant

forms:
clairvoyant (singular)
clairvoyants (plural)

glosses: A clairvoyant is a person who is able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses or able to foresee the future.


cashier

forms:
cashier (singular)
cashiers (plural)

glosses: A cashier is a worker who collects money and gives out change at a store or bank.

text: My first job was as a cashier at a new grocery store in town.

text: The cashier took my twenty and gave me back $2.25 change.

ipa: /kəˈʃɪə/

ipa: /kæˈʃir/


cashier

forms:
cashier (canonical)
cashiers (third-person singular)
cashiered (past)
cashiered (past participle)
cashiering (present participle)

glosses: If an officer gets cashiered, they are forced to leave the armed forces because they have done something wrong.

text: He was cashiered from the army for failing a drug test.


menaces

forms:
menace (singular)
menaces (plural)

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

menace


menaces

forms:
menace (canonical)
menaces (third-person singular)
menaced (past)
menaced (past participle)
menacing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of menace.

verb

menac


alcove

forms:
alcove (singular)
alcoves (plural)

glosses: An alcove is a small recessed area in the wall of a larger room.

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


coerced

glosses: The past tense and past participle of coerce.

coerc


proclamation

forms:
proclamation (singular)
proclamations (plural)

glosses: A proclamation is an official statement that involves something important.

ipa: /ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən/

hyphenation: proc‧la‧ma‧tion


coerce

glosses: If you coerces someone into doing something, you use power to make them do it, though they may not want to.

text: She was coerced into giving the bully her lunch money.

ipa: /koʊˈɝs/

ipa: /kəʊˈɜːs/


disaccharide

forms:
disaccharide (singular)
disaccharides (plural)

etymology_text: di- + saccharide

ety-prefix

di

saccharide

expansion: di- + saccharide

glosses: A disaccharide is a sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, that is made of two monosaccharides.

ipa: /daɪˈsækəraɪd/


artefacts

forms:
artefact (singular)
artefacts (plural)

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

noun

artefact


curators

forms:
curator (singular)
curators (plural)

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

curator


jumbos

forms:
jumbo (singular)
jumbos (plural)

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

jumbo


acreage

forms:
acreage (singular)
acreages (plural)

glosses: The acerage of a property is the area in acres that it covers.

text: We increased corn acreage by ten percent last year.

glosses: Somebody's acerage is their large property, often a farm.

text: This is just a small piece of the acerage that he runs with his brother.

ipa: /ˈeɪk(ə)rɪd͡ʒ/


Horner

forms:
Horner (singular)
Horners (plural)

glosses: A Horner is a person or thing that comes from the Horn of Africa.


Horner

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

glosses: Something or someone that is Horner comes from the Horn of Africa.

text: The northernmost Horner nation is Eritrea.


masts

forms:
mast (singular)
masts (plural)

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


masts

forms:
mast (canonical)
masts (third-person singular)
masted (past)
masted (past participle)
masting (present participle)


humanities

forms:
humanity (singular)
humanities (plural)

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

glosses: Humanities is the study of language, literature, the arts, and philosophy.

humanity

humanities


partook

forms:
partake (canonical)
partakes (third-person singular)
partook (past)
partaken (past participle)
partaking (present participle)

partake

partakes

partook

partaken

partaking


monosaccharide

forms:
monosaccharide (singular)
monosaccharides (plural)

etymology_text: mono- + saccharide

ety-prefix

mono

expansion: mono- + saccharide

glosses: A monosaccharide is a simple sugar, such as glucose, fructose or galactose, that cannot be broken up into a simpler form.


soldered

forms:
solder (canonical)
solders (third-person singular)
soldered (past)
soldered (past participle)
soldering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of solder.

verb

solder

expansion: [POS TABLE]


seep

forms:
seep (canonical)
seeps (third-person singular)
seeped (past)
seeped (past participle)
seeping (present participle)

glosses: If a liquid or gas seeps out of where it was held, or into where it doesn't belong, it moves slowly in small amounts.

text: She noticed blood seeping out of the bandage on his finger.

text: The chill of the air started to seep in under the thickness of his coat.

text: The truth only began to seep out weeks later, after the police had stopped looking.

ipa: /siːp/

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


seep

forms:
seep (singular)
seeps (plural)

glosses: A seep is a spring or a place where liquid or oil comes out in small amounts.

text: The plants were fed by seeps in the cliff walls.


amplifiers

forms:
amplifier (singular)
amplifiers (plural)

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

noun

amplifier


faculties

forms:
faculty (singular)
faculties (plural)

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

faculty

faculties


simulcasts

forms:
simulcast (singular)
simulcasts (plural)

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


simulcasts

forms:
simulcast (canonical)
simulcasts (third-person singular)
simulcasted (past)
simulcasted (past participle)
simulcasting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of simulcast.


accountability

forms:
accountability (singular)
accountabilities (plural)

etymology_text: accountable + -ity

ety-suffix

accountable

ity

expansion: accountable + -ity

glosses: Accountability is the state of be open and honest about your responsibilities, especially when there are problems.

text: It's too often the case that police can avoid accountability for their actions.

text: Citizens should demand greater accountability and effectiveness from their government.


insurgents

forms:
insurgent (singular)
insurgents (plural)

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

noun

insurgent


excavation

forms:
excavation (singular)
excavations (plural)

glosses: Excavation is the act of digging something, especially an archaeological site.

glosses: An excavation is the site that is being or has been excavated.