paradigms

forms:
paradigm (singular)
paradigms (plural)

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

paradigm


beats

forms:
beat (singular)
beats (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

beat

expansion: [POS TABLE]


beats

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

pos: verb

beats

beat

beaten

beating


acknowledging

forms:
acknowledge (canonical)
acknowledges (third-person singular)
acknowledged (past)
acknowledged (past participle)
acknowledging (present participle)

verb

acknowledg

e


coined

forms:
coin (canonical)
coins (third-person singular)
coined (past)
coined (past participle)
coining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of coin.

coin


runs

forms:
run (singular)
runs (plural)

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

ipa: /rʌnz/

noun

run


runs

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

verb

runs

ran

run

running


wipes

forms:
wipe (singular)
wipes (plural)

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

ipa: /waɪps/

noun

wipe


wipes

forms:
wipe (canonical)
wipes (third-person singular)
wiped (past)
wiped (past participle)
wiping (present participle)

verb

wip


pleasures

forms:
pleasure (singular)
pleasures (plural)

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

enpr: plĕzhʹərz

ipa: /ˈplɛʒɚz/

ipa: /ˈplɛʒəz/

hyphenation: pleas‧ures

noun

pleasure


pleasures

forms:
pleasure (canonical)
pleasures (third-person singular)
pleasured (past)
pleasured (past participle)
pleasuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pleasure.

verb

pleasur


toyed

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toy.

toy


pans

forms:
pan (singular)
pans (plural)

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

noun

pan


pans

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

verb

n


hangs

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

hang

hangs

hung

hung

hanging


hangs

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)


mangos

forms:
mango (singular)
mangoes or mangos (plural)

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

noun

mango

mangoes

mangos


collapses

forms:
collapse (singular)
collapses (plural)

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

collapse


collapses

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of collapse.

verb

collaps


initiate

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

glosses: If you initiate something, you begin it, but other people join in or continue it.

text: The U.S. military initiated a criminal investigation into the killings in March 2006.

text: It is important for teachers to think about children's feelings before initiating classroom discussions of certain topics.

text: In 1978, Deng Xiaoping initiated free-market reforms in China.

text: Never give out personal information over the phone unless you initiated the contact.

glosses: If you initiate someone into something, you give them their first experience with it.

text: Many of the teens had been initiated into using drugs through their friends.

glosses: If you initiate someone into a club or group, you bring them into the group, often with some ceremony.

text: Last year, more than 150,000 adults were initiated into the Catholic Church in the United States.

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

hyphenation: ini‧ti‧ate

initiat


initiate

forms:
initiate (singular)
initiates (plural)

glosses: A person who has been through an initiation.

ipa: /ɪˈnɪʃ.ɪ.ət/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-initiate2.wav


beating

forms:
beating (singular)
beatings (plural)


beating

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)


needing

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)

need


hourly

forms: hourly (positive)

pos: adj

etymology_text: hour + -ly

ety-suffix

hour

ly

expansion: hour + -ly

glosses: If something is hourly, then it happens once every hour.

text: That train stops here hourly.

ipa: /ˈaʊ̯əli/

ipa: /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/

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


hourly

forms:
hourly (singular)
hourlies (plural)

glosses: An hourly is something that is made every hour.

noun

hourly

hourlies


mere

glosses: You use mere to show how small or unimportant something is or seems to be.

text: A mere 1% increase in pay made little difference.

text: Humans sing to express feelings beyond mere words.

text: Teachers are mere mortals with God-like tasks.

text: The mere existence of oil and gas does not prove this is a good place to drill.

text: The mere presence of a teacher of the student's own-race positively influences student effort.

text: The mere mention of her name makes him angry.

text: The mere fact that medicine is available has led to an more people coming.

text: An artist is someone who creates something new rather than mere copies.

ipa: /mɪə/

ipa: /mɪɚ/


mayor

forms:
mayor (singular)
mayors (plural)

glosses: A mayor is the government leader of a village, town, or city.

text: Next November, city council and Mayor Arakawa are up for reelection.

text: Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will be speaking at a dinner on Tuesday.

text: After Riordan was elected mayor, he appointed Delgadillo as deputy mayor.

text: Palin took office as mayor in October 1996.

ipa: /ˈmɛə̯/


accesses

forms:
access (canonical)
accesses (third-person singular)
accessed (past)
accessed (past participle)
accessing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of access.

verb

access

es


accesses

forms:
access (singular)
accesses (plural)

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

noun

accesses


creaming

forms:
cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

verb

cream


achieves

forms:
achieve (canonical)
achieves (third-person singular)
achieved (past)
achieved (past participle)
achieving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of achieve.

ipa: /əˈtʃiːvz/

achiev


misdemeanors

forms:
misdemeanor (singular)
misdemeanors (plural)

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

noun

misdemeanor


acute angles

forms:
acute angle (singular)
acute angles (plural)

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

acute angle


winds

forms:
wind (singular)
winds (plural)

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

wind


winds

forms:
wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)

winds

wound

wound

winding


broke

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

text: Sorry, I can't do anything this weekend, I'm broke.

text: I'm not lending you any more money. You're always broke and you never pay me back.

enpr: brōk

ipa: /brəʊk/

ipa: /broʊk/

sampa: /broUk/

adjective

more: true


broke

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

break

breaks

broke

broken

breaking


slips

forms:
slip (singular)
slips (plural)

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

noun

slip


slips

forms:
slip (canonical)
slips (third-person singular)
slipped (past)
slipped (past participle)
slipping (present participle)

verb

p


sexiest

forms:
sexy (positive)
sexier (comparative)
sexiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of sexy; most sexy.

adjective

sexy

sexier

sexiest


benefits

forms:
benefit (singular)
benefits (plural)

glosses: Benefits are extra things given to employees besides money, like health insurance or vacation time.

text: Workers are receiving better wages and benefits now.

glosses: Benefits are help or support given by the government, like money or medical care, especially to people who need it because of age, lack of job, or health issues.

text: They want big new government benefits like universal healthcare and free college.

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

noun

benefit


benefits

forms:
benefited (past)
benefited (past participle)
benefiting (present participle)
benefit (canonical)
benefits (third-person singular)
benefitted (past)
benefitted (past participle)
benefitting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of benefit.

verb

t


needs

forms:
need (singular)
needs (plural)

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

ipa: /nidz/


needs

forms:
need (canonical)
needs (third-person singular)
needed (past)
needed (past participle)
needing (present participle)


pleasing

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

glosses: If something is pleasing, it gives pleasure, happiness, enjoyment or gratification.

ipa: /ˈpliːzɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈplizɪŋ/


pleasing

forms:
please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

pleas


seventh

forms: seventh (positive)

glosses: The seventh thing is the one that is number seven (7) in order.

text: There are six people in front of me in the queue. I'm the seventh.


seventh

forms:
seventh (singular)
sevenths (plural)

glosses: A seventh of something is one of seven equal parts of that thing.

text: Ten is one seventh of seventy.


sexier

glosses: The comparative form of sexy; more sexy.


hawked

forms:
hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hawk.

hawk


maintains

forms:
maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of maintain.

maintain


coolest

forms:
cool (positive)
cooler (comparative)
coolest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of cool; most cool.

adjective

cool

cooler

coolest


Deism

forms: Deism

pos: name

glosses: The religious movement that was popular in England, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. The movement rejects the supernatural things (like prophecy and miracles) that are common in many religions, along with the holy books that say those supernatural things are real.

ipa: /deɪ'ĭz'əm/


baldest

forms:
bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of bald; most bald.

bald

balder

baldest


submissions

forms:
submission (singular)
submissions (plural)

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

noun

submission


multiplying

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

verb

multipl

y


buoys

forms:
buoy (singular)
buoys (plural)

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

noun

buoy


buoys

forms:
buoy (canonical)
buoys (third-person singular)
buoyed (past)
buoyed (past participle)
buoying (present participle)


brings

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bring.

bring

brings

brought

brought

bringing


perfecting

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

verb

perfect


toying

forms:
toy (canonical)
toys (third-person singular)
toyed (past)
toyed (past participle)
toying (present participle)

toy


maintained

glosses: The past tense and past participle of maintain.


vented

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of vent.

vent


feeblest

forms:
feeble (positive)
feebler (comparative)
feeblest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of feeble; most feeble.

adjective

feeble

feebler

feeblest


labors

forms:
labor (singular)
labors (plural)

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

noun

labor


labors

forms:
labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of labor.


jacket

forms:
jacket (singular)
jackets (plural)

glosses: A jacket is a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over a shirt. A jacket is not as long as a coat.

text: He took his phone from the pocket of his jacket.

text: He pulled on his pants, grabbed his leather jacket, and ran out the door.

text: The girl wore a wool jacket that was so short you could almost see her stomach.

text: They wore red shirts, or jackets from the English Army.

glosses: A jacket is a covering on something such as a book or a record.

text: Most Oz books don't have their original dust jackets because the books were so well loved.

text: He slipped the record carefully from the jacket.

text: A wire to go underground should have a jacket that will not allow water to enter.

text: We had a meal of potatoes boiled in their jackets, fish, black bread and butter, and pickled beets.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒækɪt/

hyphenation: jack‧et


jacket

forms:
jacket (canonical)
jackets (third-person singular)
jacketed (past)
jacketed (past participle)
jacketing (present participle)

glosses: If you jacket something, you put a jacket on it.


muscling

forms:
muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

verb

muscl

e


accompanied

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accompany.

ipa: /əˈkʌmpənid/

hyphenation: ac‧com‧pa‧nied

accompan


zests

forms:
zest (singular)
zests (plural)

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

noun

zest


zests

forms:
zest (canonical)
zests (third-person singular)
zested (past)
zested (past participle)
zesting (present participle)


shared

forms:
share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of share.

ipa: /ˈʃɛə(r)d/

sampa: /S{rd/

verb

shar


valves

forms:
valve (singular)
valves (plural)

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

noun

valve


acquires

forms:
acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of acquire.

hyphenation: ac‧qui‧res

verb

acquir


matched

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of match.

match


displacements

forms:
displacement (singular)
displacements (plural)

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

noun

displacement


fathering

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

verb

father


undoing

forms:
undoing (singular)
undoings (plural)

glosses: Somebody's undoing is the thing that causes them major problems, causes them to fail, or causes them to be discovered.

text: He left behind a laptop computer loaded with details that would prove to be his undoing.

ipa: /ʌnˈduːɪŋ/


undoing

forms:
undo (canonical)
undoes (third-person singular)
undid (past)
undone (past participle)
undoing (present participle)

undo

undoes

undid

undone

undoing


heroines

forms:
heroine (singular)
heroines (plural)

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

noun

heroine


petted

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pet.

verb

pet


offerings

forms:
offering (singular)
offerings (plural)

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

noun

offering


carded

forms:
card (canonical)
cards (third-person singular)
carded (past)
carded (past participle)
carding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of card.

verb

card


pan

forms:
pan (singular)
pans (plural)

glosses: A pan is a metal container usually with one long handle. It is used for cooking.

glosses: A normally circular container with sloped sides and a large surface area.

ipa: /pæn/


pan

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

glosses: To turn horizontally (especially with a camera).

pan

n


feels

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

ipa: /fiːlz/

feel

feels

felt

felt

feeling


feels

forms:
feel (singular)
feels (plural)

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


dressing

forms:
dressing (singular)
dressings (plural)

glosses: Dressing is a sauce that is put on salads or other foods.

glosses: A bread-based food that is put on or around a turkey.

glosses: Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

text: He liked dressing up in fancy costumes.

ipa: /ˈdrɛsɪŋ/

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


dressing

forms:
dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

dress


conjugated

forms:
conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of conjugate.

conjugat


twelves

forms:
twelve (singular)
twelves (plural)

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

noun

twelve


boycotts

forms:
boycott (singular)
boycotts (plural)

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

boycott


boycotts

forms:
boycott (canonical)
boycotts (third-person singular)
boycotted (past)
boycotted (past participle)
boycotting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of boycott.


acquiring

forms:
acquire (canonical)
acquires (third-person singular)
acquired (past)
acquired (past participle)
acquiring (present participle)

ipa: /əˈkwaɪ(ə)rɪŋ/

hyphenation: ac‧qui‧r‧ing


chased

forms:
chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chase.

verb

chas


acquired

glosses: The past tense and past participle of acquire.

ipa: /əˈkwaɪrd/

ipa: /əˈkwaɪəd/

hyphenation: ac‧qui‧red


completed

forms:
complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of complete.

complet


chucks

forms:
chuck (singular)
chucks (plural)

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

noun

chuck


chucks

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of chuck.


implied

forms:
imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of imply.

ipa: /ɪmˈplaɪd/

verb

impl


lawyered

forms:
lawyer (canonical)
lawyers (third-person singular)
lawyered (past)
lawyered (past participle)
lawyering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lawyer.

lawyer


cooled

forms:
cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cool.

cool


wined

forms:
wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wine.

enpr: wīnd

ipa: /waɪnd/

sampa: /waInd/

win


sharing

forms:
share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈʃɛrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈʃɛərɪŋ/

hyphenation: shar‧ing

shar


exponent

forms:
exponent (singular)
exponents (plural)

glosses: An exponent is the number of times something is multiplied by itself.

text: "3" is the exponent in x³.

ipa: /ɛkˈspəʊnənt/

enpr: ĕk'spōnənt

ipa: /ˈɛkspoʊnənt/

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

hyphenation: ex‧po‧nent


syllables

forms:
syllable (singular)
syllables (plural)

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

noun

syllable


petting

forms:
pet (canonical)
pets (third-person singular)
petted (past)
petted (past participle)
petting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɛtɪŋ/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-petting.wav

verb

pet


petting

forms:
petting (singular)
pettings (plural)

glosses: Petting is the act of kissing, stroking a person in a sexual manner.


levels

forms:
level (singular)
levels (plural)

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

noun

level


levels

forms:
leveled (past)
leveled (past participle)
leveling (present participle)
level (canonical)
levels (third-person singular)
levelled (past)
levelled (past participle)
levelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of level.

verb

l


antiquarians

forms:
antiquarian (singular)
antiquarians (plural)

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

noun

antiquarian


beaten

forms:
beat (canonical)
beats (third-person singular)
beat (past)
beaten (past participle)
beating (present participle)

ipa: /'bitən/

beat

beats


margin

forms:
margin (singular)
margins (plural)

glosses: A margin is the space on the sides of a page where there is no writing.

text: If you own the book, write notes in the margin.

glosses: A margin is the difference between what the winner has and what the loser has.

text: The team won every game with an average 24-point victory margin per game.

text: The Board of Education voted by a narrow margin to accept the new standards.

text: Mitt Romney is leading in the latest polls by a slim margin, 29 percent of the vote to John McCain's 26 percent.

glosses: A margin is the difference between what a business pays for something and what it sells it for.

text: The current profit margins on those products run between 55 and 62 percent.

glosses: A margin is extra time, room, money, etc. that you plan for in case something needs more.

text: There's almost no margin for error with the landing the plane.

text: The extra fuel that was carried along gave us a bit of a safety margin.

glosses: A margin of error is the amount that the true value varies from the measured value.

text: The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

text: We produce these pieced to be 2.5 meters long, with an overall error margin of 1.4 millimeters.

glosses: If somebody is on the margin(s), they are not a central member and have little power.

ipa: /ˈmɑːdʒɪn/

ipa: /ˈmɑːrdʒ(ə)n/


accommodating

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

ipa: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/


accommodating

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

ipa: /əˌkɒməˈdeɪtɪŋ/

verb

accommodat


humiliations

forms:
humiliation (singular)
humiliations (plural)

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

text: I have many humiliations.

noun

humiliation


rooms

forms:
room (singular)
rooms (plural)

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

room


rooms

forms:
room (canonical)
rooms (third-person singular)
roomed (past)
roomed (past participle)
rooming (present participle)


venting

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)

verb

vent


sacrifices

forms:
sacrifice (singular)
sacrifices (plural)

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

noun

sacrifice


sacrifices

forms:
sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sacrifice.

verb

sacrific


thrown away

forms:
throw away (canonical)
throws away (third-person singular)
threw away (past)
thrown away (past participle)
throwing away (present participle)

throw away

throws away

threw away

thrown away

throwing away


encounters

forms:
encounter (singular)
encounters (plural)

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

noun

encounter


encounters

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of encounter.


friendlier

forms:
friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of friendly; more friendly.

adjective

friendly

friendlier

friendliest


interacting

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

verb

interact


crowning

forms:
crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

ipa: /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/

crown


crowning

forms: crowning (positive)

glosses: If something is crowning, it is at the height of what it can be.

text: That crowning accomplishment was the best you could hope for.


bitten

forms:
bite (canonical)
bites (third-person singular)
bit (past)
bitten (past participle)
biting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbɪtən/

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

bite

bites

bit

bitten

biting


parented

forms:
parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of parent.

parent


mas

forms:
ma (singular)
mas (plural)

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

noun

ma


nought

forms:
nought (singular)
noughts (plural)

text: What's three quarters as a decimal? Nought point seven five, right?

text: There are six noughts in one million.

ipa: /nɔːt/

enpr: nôt

homophones: knot not


conjugating

forms:
conjugate (canonical)
conjugates (third-person singular)
conjugated (past)
conjugated (past participle)
conjugating (present participle)

verb

conjugat


offered

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of offer.

offer


farthest

forms:
farther (comparative)
farthest (superlative)
far (positive)
further (comparative)
furthest (superlative)

ipa: /ˈfɑrðɪst/

ipa: /ˈfɑːðɪst/

hyphenation: far‧thest

adjective

far

farther

farthest

further

furthest


conjugates

glosses: The third-person singular form of conjugate.


conjugates

forms:
conjugate (singular)
conjugates (plural)

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

noun

conjugate


lack

forms:
lack (singular)
lacks (plural)

glosses: If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it doesn't exist at all.

text: He was frustrated by the lack of progress.

text: There is a lack of clarity about where the money is to come from.

text: He was happy with his life, despite his lack of family.

text: Many parents try to compensate for their lack of time with children by spending money on them.

text: They cite the lack of seat belts for the injuries.

text: There's no lack of beaches in Hawai'i.

text: Her teachers complained about her lack of attention.

text: Food or the lack thereof could be easily used as a weapon.

text: South African art museums are suffering from a lack of official funding.

text: His head ached, mostly due to a lack of food and sleep.

text: Lack of coordination made the 23 separate anti-gang programs ineffective.

text: The purpose of this study is to address the relative lack of empirical research on adults.

ipa: /lak/

ipa: /læk/


lack

forms:
lack (canonical)
lacks (third-person singular)
lacked (past)
lacked (past participle)
lacking (present participle)

glosses: If you lack something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

text: He lacked the time and expertise to get the job done.

text: Young people lack the necessary knowledge to make good business decisions.

text: These materials lack sufficient strength to be used in building.

text: Some adults lack the basic skills necessary to earn a living.

glosses: If you lack for something, you don't have it, or you don't have enough of it.

text: She had never lacked for anything in her life.


sacrificed

forms:
sacrifice (canonical)
sacrifices (third-person singular)
sacrificed (past)
sacrificed (past participle)
sacrificing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sacrifice.


seconding

forms:
second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

verb

second


wining

forms:
wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

win


pleases

forms:
please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of please.

pleas


friendliest

forms:
friendly (positive)
friendlier (comparative)
friendliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of friendly; most friendly.

text: I think Jennifer is the friendliest person I've ever met. She's always smiling and chatting.


deism

forms: deism (singular)

glosses: The belief in the existence of God, by or through reason.

glosses: The belief in a God or gods who made the universe, then stopped interacting with it.

ipa: /deɪ'ĭz'əm/

noun

deism


vents

forms:
vent (singular)
vents (plural)

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

vent


vents

forms:
vent (canonical)
vents (third-person singular)
vented (past)
vented (past participle)
venting (present participle)


friendlies

forms:
friendly (singular)
friendlies (plural)

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

friendlies


breaking

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

break

breaks


seconded

glosses: The past tense and past participle of second.


followings

forms:
following (singular)
followings (plural)

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

following


cooling

forms:
cool (canonical)
cools (third-person singular)
cooled (past)
cooled (past participle)
cooling (present participle)

verb

cool


completes

forms:
complete (canonical)
completes (third-person singular)
completed (past)
completed (past participle)
completing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of complete.

complet


bodies

forms:
body (singular)
bodies (plural)

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

text: He found the bodies in the shed.

noun

body

bodies


hedged

forms:
hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hedge.

verb

hedg


bringing

forms:
bring (canonical)
brings (third-person singular)
brought (past)
brought (past participle)
bringing (present participle)

text: I am bringing the key to you.

ipa: /ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/

hyphenation: bring‧ing

bring


foots

forms:
foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

ipa: /fʊts/

foot


matching

forms:
match (canonical)
matches (third-person singular)
matched (past)
matched (past participle)
matching (present participle)

ipa: /ˈmætʃɪŋ/

match

es


interacted

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of interact.

interact


implying

forms:
imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

impl

y


implies

glosses: The third-person singular form of imply.

ipa: /ɪmˈplaɪz/


accommodated

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accommodate.

accommodat


muscled

forms:
muscle (canonical)
muscles (third-person singular)
muscled (past)
muscled (past participle)
muscling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of muscle.

muscl


muscled

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

glosses: A muscled person is someone who has large muscles.


Chile

forms: Chile

glosses: Chile is a country in South America. Its capital is Santiago.

text: I was born in Chile.

homophones: chile chili chilli chilly


bidding

forms:
bid (canonical)
bids (third-person singular)
bid (past)
bid (past participle)
bidding (present participle)

bid

bids

bid

bid

bidding


stripe

forms:
stripe (singular)
stripes (plural)

glosses: A long, thin part of something which is a different colour from the parts beside it.

text: A zebra has black and white stripes.

ipa: /stɹaɪp/

ipa: /stɹʌɪp/


stripe

forms:
stripe (canonical)
stripes (third-person singular)
striped (past)
striped (past participle)
striping (present participle)

strip

e


square roots

forms:
square root (singular)
square roots (plural)

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

noun

square root


doubling

forms:
double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

verb

doubl


galaxies

forms:
galaxy (singular)
galaxies (plural)

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

noun

galaxy

galaxies


soils

forms:
soil (singular)
soils (plural)

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

soil


soils

forms:
soil (canonical)
soils (third-person singular)
soiled (past)
soiled (past participle)
soiling (present participle)


fats

forms:
fat (singular)
fats (plural)

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

text: Even though you need some fats, too much is bad for you.

fat


banking

forms:
bank (canonical)
banks (third-person singular)
banked (past)
banked (past participle)
banking (present participle)

verb

bank


followed

forms:
follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of follow.

follow


pissing

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɪsɪŋ/

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

piss


impress

forms:
impress (canonical)
impresses (third-person singular)
impressed (past)
impressed (past participle)
impressing (present participle)

glosses: If you impress someone, you make them think good things about you.

text: I'm really impressed by him, particularly his speaking style.

text: The photograph had impressed her so deeply that she started taking photography lessons.

glosses: If you impress something on someone, you stress how important it is.

text: The problems impressed upon me the wisdom of getting expert advice before starting any project.

glosses: If you impress some marks into something, you make the marks by pushing on it.

text: Scientists found objects that make interesting marks when impressed into the surface of the wet earth.

enpr: ĭmprĕsʹ

ipa: /ɪmˈprɛs/

hyphenation: im‧press

impress


enigmas

forms:
enigma (singular)
enigmas (plural)

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

text: Those men are enigmas; I never know what they're going to do next.

noun

enigma


falls

forms:
fall (singular)
falls (plural)

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

ipa: /fɔːlz/

ipa: /fɑlz/

fall


falls

forms:
fall (canonical)
falls (third-person singular)
fell (past)
fallen (past participle)
falling (present participle)

verb

falls

fell

fallen

falling


packet

forms:
packet (singular)
packets (plural)

glosses: A packet is a small container that goods are sold in.

text: Many seed companies sell mixed packets for summer and winter gardening.

glosses: A packet is a small container sent in the mail.

text: Participants were mailed a packet containing the survey and a cover letter.

glosses: A packet is a unit of information sent between two computers.

ipa: /ˈpakɪt/

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


maintain

forms:
maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

glosses: If you maintain something, you keep it at the same level.

text: Who's more likely to maintain the status quo?

text: UN forces will be used to help maintain stability in the area after the war.

text: It's so important to maintain balance in all areas of your life.

text: Vitamin B12 helps maintain healthy red blood cells in the body.

text: Cook, maintaining a temperature of 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

glosses: If you maintain something, you say or write that it's a fact.

text: Ford maintains the cars are safe.

text: They have all hired lawyers and all three maintain their innocence.

glosses: If you maintain a machine, you keep it working well and fix it when it breaks.

text: There was lots of money to buy the machines, but no money was available to maintain them.

hyphenation: main‧tain


lonelier

forms:
lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of lonely; more lonely.

adjective

lonely

lonelier

loneliest


sexes

forms:
sex (singular)
sexes (plural)

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

noun

sex

sexes


weds

forms:
wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

wed

weds

wed

wed

wedding

verb

d


planning

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

ipa: /ˈplænɪŋ/

plan

n


planning

forms:
planning (singular)
plannings (plural)

glosses: Planning is the process of thinking about and deciding on what to do or how to do something.


sized

forms:
size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of size.

siz


pinch

forms:
pinch (canonical)
pinches (third-person singular)
pinched (past)
pinched (past participle)
pinching (present participle)

glosses: To squeeze or press between two things in a painful or uncomfortable way.

ipa: /pɪntʃ/

pinch


pinch

forms:
pinch (singular)
pinches (plural)

text: The sauce just needs a pinch of oregano and it will be perfect.

text: A true friend will always help you in a pinch.

irrnoun

pinches


xenophobias

forms:
xenophobia (singular)
xenophobias (plural)

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

noun

xenophobia


capillaries

forms:
capillary (singular)
capillaries (plural)

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

capillary

capillaries


affixes

forms:
affix (singular)
affixes (plural)

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

affix

affixes


affixes

forms:
affix (canonical)
affixes (third-person singular)
affixed (past)
affixed (past participle)
affixing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of affix.


impulses

forms:
impulse (singular)
impulses (plural)

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

text: Impulses can make you do bad things.

impulse


regards

forms:
regard (singular)
regards (plural)

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

glosses: Regards are a kind of greeting used to pass on to another person.

glosses: Regards are a way of signing letters or emails.

regard


regards

forms:
regard (canonical)
regards (third-person singular)
regarded (past)
regarded (past participle)
regarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of regard.


associates

forms:
associate (singular)
associates (plural)

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

hyphenation: as‧so‧ci‧ates

associate


associates

forms:
associate (canonical)
associates (third-person singular)
associated (past)
associated (past participle)
associating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of associate.

ipa: /əˈsoʊʃieɪts/

ipa: /əˈsəʊʃieɪts/

verb

associat


zoomed

forms:
zoom (canonical)
zooms (third-person singular)
zoomed (past)
zoomed (past participle)
zooming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of zoom.

zoom


troll

forms:
troll (singular)
trolls (plural)

glosses: A monster in stories that looks something like a human but a different size, and very ugly, that lives in caves or hills or under bridges.

text: A magic troll lives under the bridge and stops anyone who tries to cross it.

glosses: A person who posts a comment to try to make other people angry and to cause trouble (drama and disruption).

enpr: trōl

ipa: /trəʊl/

enpr: trŏl

ipa: /trɒl/

ipa: /troʊl/


troll

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

glosses: To disrupt the operation of an online community.


zooming

ipa: /ˈzuːmɪŋ/


panned

forms:
pan (canonical)
pans (third-person singular)
panned (past)
panned (past participle)
panning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pan.

pan


hedges

forms:
hedge (singular)
hedges (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈhɛd͡ʒɪz/

noun

hedge


hedges

forms:
hedge (canonical)
hedges (third-person singular)
hedged (past)
hedged (past participle)
hedging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of hedge.

verb

hedg


sleazy

forms:
sleazy (positive)
sleazier (comparative)
sleaziest (superlative)

glosses: Something, usually a person, that is dishonest, corrupt, shabby, dirty, and/or vulgar.

text: That man insulted me. He is so sleazy.

text: That quilt has sleazy lining.

adj

sleazy

sleazier

sleaziest


breaks

forms:
break (canonical)
breaks (third-person singular)
broke (past)
broken (past participle)
breaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of break.

ipa: /breɪks/

break

broke


breaks

forms:
break (singular)
breaks (plural)

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


tilled

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of till.

ipa: /tɪld/

verb

till


sheds

forms:
shed (singular)
sheds (plural)

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

noun

shed


sheds

forms:
shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)

sheds

shed

shed

shedding


xenophobes

forms:
xenophobe (singular)
xenophobes (plural)

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

text: Those xenophobes are afraid of the new member.

xenophobe


accompanying

forms:
accompany (canonical)
accompanies (third-person singular)
accompanied (past)
accompanied (past participle)
accompanying (present participle)

verb

accompan


mid

forms: mid (positive)

text: The seat can be connected on the mid or rear position.

text: The idea came from the many war films made in the mid 80's.

text: It was mid April, so the chill was out of the air.

text: "And I'll be..." He stopped mid sentence to look at the strange sight coming down the road.

text: He caught the cat in mid air.

text: The rain was so hard that birds sometimes fell from the sky mid flight.

text: We've seen three to four inches of rain across parts of the Mid Atlantic.

text: This vegetable planted in mid to late summer benefits from warm days.

text: Until the mid-18th century, the primary role of the colleges was to educate priests.

glosses: A mid vowel is produced with the tongue relaxed in the middle of the mouth.


wedded

forms:
wed (past)
wed (past participle)
wed (canonical)
weds (third-person singular)
wedded (past)
wedded (past participle)
wedding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wed.

ipa: /'wεdəd/

wed


frightens

forms:
frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of frighten.

frighten


motorway

forms:
motorway (singular)
motorways (plural)

text: She pulled in at a motorway service station and decided on lunch.

text: Local councils are responsible for cleaning all roads except motorways.

text: You are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on.

ipa: /ˈməʊtəweɪ/

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


-phobia

forms: -phobia

pos: suffix

glosses: If you have a phobia you have a strong fear of something.

text: If you say "She has pyrophobia", you are saying that she has the fear of fire.

ipa: /ˈfəʊbiə/


khakis

forms:
khaki (singular)
khakis (plural)

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

text: Should I wear my khakis or my jeans with this shirt?

noun

khaki


passes

forms:
pass (canonical)
passes (third-person singular)
passed (past)
passed (past participle)
passing (present participle)

verb

pass


passes

forms:
pass (singular)
passes (plural)

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

noun

passes


petrol

forms: petrol (singular)

text: I don't care whether the car's got a diesel engine or a petrol engine as long as it'll get me from A to B.

text: Drivers are lining up for hours in front of petrol stations.

text: Petrol prices are on the way up again with Shell pushing prices at the pumps to more than £2.34p.

text: Let's hope the car doesn't run out of petrol.

enpr: pĕt'rəl

ipa: /ˈpetrəl/

petrol


counted

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of count.

verb

count


hawking

forms:
hawk (canonical)
hawks (third-person singular)
hawked (past)
hawked (past participle)
hawking (present participle)

hawk


dared

forms:
dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dare.

dar


dared

forms:
dare (present)
dared (past)
daren't (negative)

dare

dared

daren't


hadiths

forms:
hadith (singular)
hadiths (plural)

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

noun

hadith


parenting

forms:
parenting (singular)
parentings (plural)

glosses: Parenting is the process of raising a child from birth until adulthood.

ipa: /ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/

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


parenting

forms:
parent (canonical)
parents (third-person singular)
parented (past)
parented (past participle)
parenting (present participle)

ipa: /ˈpɛərəntɪŋ/

verb

parent


marrying

forms:
marry (canonical)
marries (third-person singular)
married (past)
married (past participle)
marrying (present participle)

text: Our son is marrying his childhood classmate.

ipa: /ˈmæriɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈmɛriɪŋ/

hyphenation: mar‧ry‧ing

marr


phobia

forms:
phobia (singular)
phobias (plural)

text: I have a phobia of spiders.


interacts

forms:
interact (canonical)
interacts (third-person singular)
interacted (past)
interacted (past participle)
interacting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of interact.

interact


interacts

forms:
interact (singular)
interacts (plural)

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


decreasing

forms:
decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

decreas


marries

glosses: The third-person singular form of marry.


unflavored

forms: unflavored (positive)

glosses: If something is unflavored, then it does not have any flavor.


follows

forms:
follow (canonical)
follows (third-person singular)
followed (past)
followed (past participle)
following (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of follow.

follow


maintaining

forms:
maintain (canonical)
maintains (third-person singular)
maintained (past)
maintained (past participle)
maintaining (present participle)

maintain


tilling

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

till


mayors

forms:
mayor (singular)
mayors (plural)

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

noun

mayor


workhouses

forms:
workhouse (singular)
workhouses (plural)

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

workhouse


rhythms

forms:
rhythm (singular)
rhythms (plural)

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

text: I really enjoy the rhythms in this band's songs.

rhythm


enigmatic

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

glosses: Something, or someone, that is an enigma.

glosses: Something, or someone, that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

text: That man is enigmatic; I never know what he's going to do next.

ipa: /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/

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


meme

forms:
meme (singular)
memes (plural)

glosses: A meme is an idea that one person can pass to another person by talking about it or by showing them. It can be a thought, idea, song, dance, a way of doing things, etc.

glosses: A meme is a picture (or video or other thing) with funny words on it, that is sent to many people.

enpr: mēm

ipa: /miːm/


offers

forms:
offer (singular)
offers (plural)

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

offer


offers

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of offer.


members

forms:
member (singular)
members (plural)

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

member


planned

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plan.

ipa: /plænd/

verb

plan


planned

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

glosses: If something was planned, it existed or was made through the use of a plan.


reduces

forms:
reduce (canonical)
reduces (third-person singular)
reduced (past)
reduced (past participle)
reducing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reduce.

reduc


balder

forms:
bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of bald; more bald.

adjective

bald

balder

baldest


preliminaries

forms:
preliminary (singular)
preliminaries (plural)

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

noun

preliminary

preliminaries


weddings

forms:
wedding (singular)
weddings (plural)

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

text: I like going to weddings because they are such happy occasions.

wedding


seeded

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of seed.

text: I seeded the garden yesterday.

verb

seed


objectives

forms:
objective (singular)
objectives (plural)

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

noun

objective


interpret

forms:
interpret (canonical)
interprets (third-person singular)
interpreted (past)
interpreted (past participle)
interpreting (present participle)

glosses: If you interpret something, you understand a particular meaning in it, and may explain that meaning to others.

text: Children's behaviour can often be difficult to interpret.

text: The findings of this study should be interpreted with caution because of its small size.

text: Jackson observed the same events but interpreted them differently.

text: We must understand the language of dreams before we can begin to interpret their meanings.

text: Teaching students about simple statistics will help them to interpret the data.

text: Students with reading problems have difficulty reading words, and therefore cannot interpret the text.

text: The court should interpret the law rather than making it up.

glosses: If you interpret, you translate in real time as people are talking.

text: In the hospital, I interpreted for the American doctor and the nurses who didn't speak Spanish.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/

ipa: /ɪnˈtɝprɪt/


phobias

forms:
phobia (singular)
phobias (plural)

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

phobia

phobias


dog-earing

forms:
dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

verb

dog-ear


madam

forms:
madam (singular)
madams (plural)

glosses: Madam is used to call or talk to a woman.

text: Madam C.J. Walker became the nation's first self-made female millionaire.

text: Madam Ambassador, thank you very much for joining us.

text: 15 July 2007, Dear Sir or Madam: This is to inform you that I am still alive.

text: I'm sorry, madam, but you're going to have to leave right now.

glosses: A madam is a woman who is in charge of a brothel.

ipa: /ˈmædəm/

hyphenation: mad‧am


shaded

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

glosses: If something is shaded, it is in the shade.

text: The bench is shaded.


shaded

forms:
shade (canonical)
shades (third-person singular)
shaded (past)
shaded (past participle)
shading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shade.

shad

e


mental illnesses

forms:
mental illness (singular)
mental illnesses (plural)

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

noun

mental illness

mental illnesses


counts

forms:
count (canonical)
counts (third-person singular)
counted (past)
counted (past participle)
counting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of count.

verb

count


counts

forms:
count (singular)
counts (plural)

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


restraints

forms:
restraint (singular)
restraints (plural)

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

noun

restraint


fearful

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

glosses: If someone or something is fearful, they are afraid or scared.

text: I am fearful of monsters.

text: The Chinese have become less fearful than before of the Americans.

ipa: /ˈfɪəfəl/

ipa: /ˈfɪrfəl/

hyphenation: fear‧ful


nursing

forms: nursing (positive)

glosses: If a female is nursing, they are breastfeeding their young.

text: The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.

ipa: /ˈnɝsɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈnɜːsɪŋ/

hyphenation: nurs‧ing


nursing

forms:
nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

verb

nurs


nursing

forms:
nursing (singular)
nursings (plural)

glosses: Nursing is the profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

text: She went into nursing as a career.


consulted

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of consult.

consult


xenophobia

forms:
xenophobia (singular)
xenophobias (plural)

etymology_text: xeno + -phobia

ety-suffix

xeno

phobia

expansion: xeno + -phobia

text: That man was afraid of the new member beacuse he had xenophobia.

ipa: /zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/

hyphenation: xe‧no‧pho‧bia


unflavoured

forms: unflavoured (positive)

glosses: If something is unflavoured, then it does not have any flavour.


evaluations

forms:
evaluation (singular)
evaluations (plural)

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

noun

evaluation


offering

forms:
offering (singular)
offerings (plural)

glosses: Something that has been offered; a sacrifice.

glosses: A contribution given at a religious service.

ipa: /ˈɔfərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɒfərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɑfərɪŋ/


offering

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

verb

offer


justify

forms:
justify (canonical)
justifies (third-person singular)
justified (past)
justified (past participle)
justifying (present participle)

etymology_text: just + -ify

ety-suffix

just

ify

expansion: just + -ify

glosses: If you justify something that people think is bad, you explain why it was good or why it had to happen that way.

text: One problem in music education is always having to justify our existence to other teachers.

text: 78% of people do not think that US military action in Iraq was justified.

text: Killings are always wrong, and that is why attempts to justify them are always made.

glosses: If the ends justify the means, the way of doing something is bad, but the result is worth it.

text: He feels that he can lie because the end justifies the means.

glosses: If you justify text, you make the left side of each line of writing line up and the same with the right side.

ipa: /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

hyphenation: jus‧ti‧fy

justif

y


daring

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

glosses: adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.


daring

forms:
dare (canonical)
dares (third-person singular)
dared (past)
dared (past participle)
daring (present participle)

verb

dar


dog-ear

forms:
dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

text: I don't like to lend my books to Lisa because she dog-ears the pages.


neons

forms:
neon (singular)
neons (plural)

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

noun

neon


multiplied

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of multiply.

verb

multipl


bicycles

forms:
bicycle (singular)
bicycles (plural)

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

noun

bicycle


bicycles

forms:
bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bicycle.

verb

bicycl


components

forms:
component (singular)
components (plural)

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

noun

component


decreased

forms:
decrease (canonical)
decreases (third-person singular)
decreased (past)
decreased (past participle)
decreasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of decrease.

verb

decreas


riddles

forms:
riddle (singular)
riddles (plural)

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

text: I like to solve riddles.

noun

riddle


riddles

forms:
riddle (canonical)
riddles (third-person singular)
riddled (past)
riddled (past participle)
riddling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of riddle.

verb

riddl


bagels

forms:
bagel (singular)
bagels (plural)

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

noun

bagel


decreases

forms:
decrease (singular)
decreases (plural)

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

decrease


decreases

glosses: The third-person singular form of decrease.


nights

forms:
night (singular)
nights (plural)

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

night


swallows

forms:
swallow (singular)
swallows (plural)

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

swallow


swallows

forms:
swallow (canonical)
swallows (third-person singular)
swallowed (past)
swallowed (past participle)
swallowing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of swallow.


consults

forms:
consult (singular)
consults (plural)

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

consult


consults

forms:
consult (canonical)
consults (third-person singular)
consulted (past)
consulted (past participle)
consulting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of consult.


beings

forms:
being (singular)
beings (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbiːɪŋz/

hyphenation: be‧ing

being


admirers

forms:
admirer (singular)
admirers (plural)

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

admirer


energies

forms:
energy (singular)
energies (plural)

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

energy

energies


multiplies

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of multiply.


delayed

forms:
delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delay.

verb

delay


kilotons

forms:
kiloton (singular)
kilotons (plural)

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

noun

kiloton


respects

forms:
respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of respect.

verb

respect


respects

forms:
respect (singular)
respects (plural)

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


sickoes

forms:
sicko (singular)
sickos or sickoes (plural)

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

noun

sicko

sickos

sickoes


pleased

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

text: I'm so pleased you were able to make it to my show.

ipa: /pliːzd/


pleased

forms:
please (canonical)
pleases (third-person singular)
pleased (past)
pleased (past participle)
pleasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of please.

verb

pleas


guardrail

forms:
guardrail (singular)
guardrails (plural)

glosses: A guardrail is a rail that is put on the side of a dangerous place (like a road or staircase) to make it safer.


text: Their chances of meeting again are almost nil.

text: She won six games to nil.

ipa: /nɪl/

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


riddle

forms:
riddle (singular)
riddles (plural)

glosses: A riddle is something that is puzzling, hard to solve, or difficult to define.

text: That question is quite a riddle.

ipa: /ˈrɪdəl/

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


riddle

forms:
riddle (canonical)
riddles (third-person singular)
riddled (past)
riddled (past participle)
riddling (present participle)

text: The shots from his gun began to riddle the target.

text: Your argument is riddled with errors.

glosses: To solve or answer a riddle or question.

text: Riddle me this...., meaning Answer the following question.

text: You have to riddle the gravel before you lay it on the road.


killers

forms:
killer (singular)
killers (plural)

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

noun

killer


gangbanged

forms:
gangbang (canonical)
gangbangs (third-person singular)
gangbanged (past)
gangbanged (past participle)
gangbanging (present participle)

text: I regret that we gangbanged her.

verb

gangbang


opportunities

forms:
opportunity (singular)
opportunities (plural)

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

noun

opportunity

opportunities


sinkhole

forms:
sinkhole (singular)
sinkholes (plural)

glosses: A sinkhole is a hole in the ground that is made when water erodes dirt or rock.


trays

forms:
tray (singular)
trays (plural)

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

tray


ammunitions

forms:
ammunition (singular)
ammunitions (plural)

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

ammunition


naughty

forms:
naughty (positive)
naughtier (comparative)
naughtiest (superlative)

glosses: If somebody, especially a child or a pet, is naughty, they are not good.

text: Oh! Go on you naughty boy. Silly thing. Get out.

text: Hannah was described as a bright but naughty child.

text: Parents often tell their children what is naughty behaviour but not what is good behaviour.

glosses: If an adult is naughty, they are a little bit bad, often in a fun or sexual way.

text: He just kept putting wine in my glass. It's quite naughty, isn't it?

text: She walked out of the shower with a towel just covering her naughty bits.

ipa: /ˈnɔːti/

adj

naughty

naughtier

naughtiest


dumps

forms:
dump (singular)
dumps (plural)

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

ipa: /dʌmps/

noun

dump


dumps

forms:
dump (canonical)
dumps (third-person singular)
dumped (past)
dumped (past participle)
dumping (present participle)


chasing

forms:
chase (canonical)
chases (third-person singular)
chased (past)
chased (past participle)
chasing (present participle)

verb

chas


lifts

forms:
lift (singular)
lifts (plural)

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

noun

lift


lifts

forms:
lift (canonical)
lifts (third-person singular)
lifted (past)
lifted (past participle)
lifting (present participle)


antiheroes

forms:
antihero (singular)
antiheroes (plural)

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

antihero

antiheroes


multiply

forms:
multiply (canonical)
multiplies (third-person singular)
multiplied (past)
multiplied (past participle)
multiplying (present participle)

glosses: If you multiply x by y, you add x to itself y times.

text: Nine multiplied by eleven is ninety nine (9×11=99).

glosses: If something multiplies, more and more of it exist.

text: Problems have multiplied since the beginning of the week.

glosses: If living things multiply, the have babies, or they make more of themselves.

text: The bugs seem to be multiplying.

enpr: mŭlʹtĭ-plī

ipa: /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

sampa: /"mVltIplaI/

verb

multipl


moons

forms:
moon (singular)
moons (plural)

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

noun

moon


moons

forms:
moon (canonical)
moons (third-person singular)
mooned (past)
mooned (past participle)
mooning (present participle)


frightening

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

glosses: If something is frightening, it causes fear, it is scary.

text: The ghost ride was so frightening that I screamed the entire time.

ipa: /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/

hyphenation: fright‧en‧ing


frightening

forms:
frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

verb

frighten


respected

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

glosses: If someone is respected, they have or deserve respect.

text: He is respected by his peers for his outstanding writing abilities.

text: A kind person is generally more respected than a mean person.


respected

forms:
respect (canonical)
respects (third-person singular)
respected (past)
respected (past participle)
respecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of respect.

text: I have always respected Tom's ability to tell the truth no matter how hard it might be.


unhappy

forms:
more unhappy (comparative)
most unhappy (superlative)
unhappy (positive)
unhappier (comparative)
unhappiest (superlative)

etymology_text: un- + happy

ety-prefix

un

happy

expansion: un- + happy

glosses: If someone is unhappy, they are sad or depressed.

text: There are many unhappy people in the hospital.

glosses: If someone is unhappy, they are not happy.

text: That man is unhappy, because he lost the game.

ipa: /ʌnˈhæpi/

hyphenation: un‧hap‧py

adj

unhappy

unhappier

unhappiest


concepts

forms:
concept (singular)
concepts (plural)

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

noun

concept


manias

forms:
mania (singular)
manias (plural)

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

mania


unification

forms:
unification (singular)
unifications (plural)

glosses: Unification is when things come together or join each other to become one.

text: The unification of East Germany and West Germany happened in 1990.

ipa: /ˌjuːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/


pianos

forms:
piano (singular)
pianos (plural)

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

piano


shows

forms:
show (singular)
shows (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃəʊz/

ipa: /ʃoʊz/

show


shows

forms:
show (canonical)
shows (third-person singular)
showed (past)
showed (past participle)
showing (present participle)


contras

forms:
contra (singular)
contras (plural)

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

contra


muck

forms:
muck (singular)
mucks (plural)

text: The soap sat in a soupy muck in the holder.

text: As they dug in the muck, the men were constantly soaked by the rain.

ipa: /mʌk/

sampa: /mVk/


muck

forms:
muck (canonical)
mucks (third-person singular)
mucked (past)
mucked (past participle)
mucking (present participle)

glosses: If you muck something up, you make a mess of it or you cause problems.

glosses: If you muck around, you play, or you are not serious.

glosses: If you muck out a place where animals like cows or pigs live, you clean out the animals' waste.


usable

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

glosses: If something is usable, then it can be used.

hyphenation: us‧able


behinds

forms:
behind (singular)
behinds (plural)

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

behind


negotiate

forms:
negotiate (canonical)
negotiates (third-person singular)
negotiated (past)
negotiated (past participle)
negotiating (present participle)

glosses: If you negotiate with somebody about something, you each give your own ideas and try to reach an agreement.

text: Owens and his boss are still negotiating.

text: I was still negotiating for the best rate.

text: She repeated her long-held belief that no country can negotiate with terrorists.

text: The US and Canada then negotiated an agreement that was completed in 1987.

text: The city's Peace Officers Association is currently negotiating a new contract with the city.

text: He made it clear that he would not negotiate.

text: I disagree that it is a relatively easy matter to negotiate over hostages.

text: The United States is willing to negotiate or see negotiations proceed with Iran.

text: Carter was known as the president who negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel.

text: The United Automobile Workers union negotiated good pension and health benefits with the American automakers.

text: Ontario has taken a leading role in negotiating lower prices for many drugs.

text: He didn't want to sign a particular contract with no opportunity to negotiate the terms of that contract.

glosses: If you negotiate a difficult area, you successfully move over or through it.

text: Drivers still consider it a challenge to negotiate the long, desolate stretches of road with few services.

text: American Indian students used Indian play to explore, comment on, and negotiate their identities as young Indians.

verb

negotiat


satisfy

forms:
satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

glosses: If you satisfy something, you fulfill it or meet its needs.

text: Will the results of the investigation satisfy you?

text: I am not satisfied with the level of service of this restaurant. Can I please speak to your manager?

ipa: /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/

sampa: /"s{tIsfaI/

hyphenation: sat‧is‧fy

satisf


packets

forms:
packet (singular)
packets (plural)

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

noun

packet


provides

forms:
provide (canonical)
provides (third-person singular)
provided (past)
provided (past participle)
providing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of provide.

ipa: /prəˈvaɪdz/

hyphenation: pro‧vides

verb

provid


plots

forms:
plot (singular)
plots (plural)

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

text: This author is known for the elaborate plots of his novels.

noun

plot


plots

forms:
plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

text: He often plots different escape routes in his mind when he is bored.

verb

t


kiloton

forms:
kiloton (singular)
kilotons (plural)

glosses: A kiloton is a unit that is used to determine how strong an explosion caused by a bomb is. The unit is based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to make the same size explosion.

ipa: /ˈkɪləˌtʌn/


pisses

forms:
piss (canonical)
pisses (third-person singular)
pissed (past)
pissed (past participle)
pissing (present participle)

piss

es


broilers

forms:
broiler (singular)
broilers (plural)

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

noun

broiler


geese

forms:
goose (singular)
geese (plural)

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

goose

geese


adder

forms:
adder (singular)
adders (plural)

glosses: An adder is a short, rather massive poisonous snake with long front teeth that poison its victims by biting them.

text: Don't walk in the bush unprotected, you may be bitten by an adder!

glosses: Adder can also stand for any poisonous snake.

text: Certain poisonous snakes in North America are called adders though they are not true adders.

glosses: Someone or something that adds. Usually a part (circuit) of computer chip.

text: The CPU contained extra adders to increase speed.

ipa: /ˈædɚ/


boilerplate

forms:
boilerplate (singular)
boilerplates (plural)

glosses: Boilerplate is a standard text that can be reused in different pieces of writing without being changed much.

text: You should put this boilerplate on the front of the survey you give, so that people will know why they are filling it out.

text: The paper you are signing is nothing personal, its all just boilerplate.


unites

forms:
unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of unite.

verb

unit


crowns

forms:
crown (singular)
crowns (plural)

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

noun

crown


crowns

forms:
crown (canonical)
crowns (third-person singular)
crowned (past)
crowned (past participle)
crowning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crown.


advances

forms:
advance (singular)
advances (plural)

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

text: These advances were very important in medicine.

advance


advances

forms:
advance (canonical)
advances (third-person singular)
advanced (past)
advanced (past participle)
advancing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of advance.

text: The army advances through the danger zone with brute force.

verb

advanc


websites

forms:
website (singular)
websites (plural)

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

noun

website


web-sites

forms:
web-site (singular)
web-sites (plural)

glosses: The plural form of web-site; more than one (kind of) web-site.

web-site


mortgage

forms:
mortgage (singular)
mortgages (plural)

glosses: A mortgage is a loan for the purpose of paying for a house, apartment, building, etc.

text: For five-year adjustable-rate mortgages, interest rates rose to 5.58 percent.

text: They can't refinance because the mortgage is higher than the real value of their home.

text: Unlike traditional 30-year fixed mortgages, these loans are often adjustable.

text: Credit card, auto loan, and mortgage lenders, along with bankers, are being much more careful about their borrowers.

text: By November she had missed two of the monthly mortgage payments on the three-bedroom home.

hyphenation: mort‧gage


mortgage

forms:
mortgage (canonical)
mortgages (third-person singular)
mortgaged (past)
mortgaged (past participle)
mortgaging (present participle)

glosses: If you mortgage your home, you borrow money and promise to give up your home if you can't pay back the money.

text: Henderson's parents mortgaged their house in Cuthbert to buy a piano for the front parlor.

glosses: If you mortgage your future, you enjoy something now even though it will cause problems in the future.

text: We're mortgaging our children's future instead of investing in it.

verb

mortgag


thankful

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

glosses: If you are thankful for or about something, you want to say "thank you" because of it.

glosses: If you are thankful for or about something, you are grateful or full of appreciation.

text: I am very thankful for your kindness.


dishonest

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

etymology_text: dis- + honest

ety-prefix

dis

honest

expansion: dis- + honest

glosses: If someone or something is dishonest, they lie or keep secrets.

glosses: If someone or something is dishonest, they are not honest.

text: That man is dishonest because he lied about his age.

ipa: /dɪˈsɒnɪst/

ipa: /dɨˈsɑnɪst/

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


mania

forms:
mania (singular)
manias (plural)

glosses: Mania is when someone is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

text: Drugs are one way to treat mania.

glosses: Mania is when someone feels very, very strongly about something; they want it too much.

text: You're spending so much time and energy on this, it isn't normal: it's mania.

ipa: /ˈmeɪniə/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ni‧a


perfected

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of perfect.

verb

perfect


occasionally

pos: adv

etymology_text: occasional + -ly

ety-suffix

occasional

ly

expansion: occasional + -ly

glosses: If something happens occasionally, then it happens sometimes, but not often.

text: I occasionally get nosebleeds when I fly.

text: He's occasionally late, but most of the time he is prompt.

ipa: /əˈkeɪʒənəli/


broil

forms:
broil (canonical)
broils (third-person singular)
broiled (past)
broiled (past participle)
broiling (present participle)

glosses: If you broil something you cook it with strong, direct heat.

glosses: If something broils, it is cooked by strong, direct heat.

ipa: /brɔɪl/

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


mandolin

forms:
mandolin (singular)
mandolins (plural)

glosses: A mandolin is a small musical instrument with eight strings; there are four sets of two strings.

glosses: A mandolin is a kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline)

ipa: /ˌmandoˈlɪn/


cleverer

forms:
clever (positive)
cleverer (comparative)
cleverest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of clever; more clever.

adjective

clever

cleverer

cleverest


breaches

forms:
breach (singular)
breaches (plural)

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

noun

breach

breaches


breaches

forms:
breach (canonical)
breaches (third-person singular)
breached (past)
breached (past participle)
breaching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of breach.


creamed

forms:
cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cream.

verb

cream


blasphemy

forms:
blasphemy (singular)
blasphemies (plural)

glosses: Not having respect for God or sacred things.

irrnoun

blasphemies


cleverest

glosses: The superlative form of clever; most clever.


doubled

forms:
double (canonical)
doubles (third-person singular)
doubled (past)
doubled (past participle)
doubling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of double.

verb

doubl

e


webs

forms:
web (singular)
webs (plural)

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

noun

web


webs

forms:
web (canonical)
webs (third-person singular)
webbed (past)
webbed (past participle)
webbing (present participle)

verb

b


restricting

forms:
restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

restrict


string

forms:
string (singular)
strings (plural)

glosses: A string is a long, thin and flexible cord that is used for tying.

glosses: A string is something that is long and can be bent.

text: There are 4 strings on a violin.

glosses: A string is a group of things positioned or stuck together in a line.

text: My dog tried to grab one sausage with his mouth, but he took the whole string of sausages.

glosses: A string is a set of events that happen one after the other.

text: She remembered her past string of successes and felt happy.

glosses: A string is a group of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. (characters) that is stored in a computer's memory. The characters can repeat and they are placed together in some order.

glosses: A string is a musical instrument that makes sounds from strings.

glosses: A string is an infinitely thin object that is 10⁻³⁵ meters long. A part of physics called string theory claims that strings are subatomic particles (they are the smallest bits of atoms) and physical states affect the way they move repeatedly (they vibrate).

glosses: In billiards and other similar cue sports, a string is one of the imaginary lines that divide a table. Each string joins two diamonds (points) that are marked in two opposite rails (edges) of the table. Strings may or may not be marked in the table.

text: The long string connects the two diamonds at the center of the two short rails, so it divides the table in two.

glosses: A string is some thin part of a plant that looks like a thread (a plant fiber).

glosses: A string is a cord in a body of an animal, like a nerve or tendon.

ipa: /strɪŋ/

sampa: /strIN/


string

forms:
string (canonical)
strings (third-person singular)
strung (past)
strung (past participle)
stringing (present participle)

glosses: To string something is to put it on a string or line.

text: The beads can be strung to make a necklace.

glosses: To string something is to put strings on it.

text: I help my father string tennis rackets so he can sell them.

glosses: To string something is to tie or hang it.

text: They strung many small bells in the trees.

glosses: To string is to form into a string, like when a substance stretches or when a group of people form a line.

glosses: In billiards and other similar cue sports, when two players string, they each shoot a ball to the opposite end of the table. The balls then hit the opposite edge (or "rail") and go back to the starting one. The player with the ball that is the nearest to the starting rail makes the first move in the game.

string

strings

strung

strung

stringing


antiquarian

forms: antiquarian (positive)

glosses: If something is antiquarian, then it has something to do with antiquities or old things, usually books.

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


antiquarian

forms:
antiquarian (singular)
antiquarians (plural)

glosses: An antiquarian is a person who buys or sells old books.


restricts

glosses: The third-person singular form of restrict.


recession

forms:
recession (singular)
recessions (plural)

glosses: A recession is a time when there is less economic activity.

text: Spending is one reason that economists are increasingly worried about the economy moving into a recession.

text: In the early 1980s, the economy was in a deep recession and interest rates were two to four times as high as they are today.

text: It's difficult to get any work during this recession.

text: The government is trying to help those who are hard hit by the recession.

ipa: /rɪˈsɛʃn̩/

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

hyphenation: re‧ces‧sion


whistles

forms:
whistle (singular)
whistles (plural)

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

noun

whistle


whistles

forms:
whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of whistle.

verb

whistl


footed

forms:
foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foot.

text: The company footed the bill for the office's Christmas party.

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪd/

foot


nachos

forms: nachos (plural)

glosses: Nachos are a type of food from Mexico made from tortilla chips and melted cheese. Often, nachos also have other toppings like jalapeños, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, refried beans, salsa, sour cream or guacamole.

text: Let's get some nachos as an appetizer.

ipa: /ˈnætʃəʊz/

ipa: /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/

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


shedding

forms:
shed (canonical)
sheds (third-person singular)
shed (past)
shed (past participle)
shedding (present participle)

shed

sheds


railroaded

forms:
railroad (canonical)
railroads (third-person singular)
railroaded (past)
railroaded (past participle)
railroading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of railroad.

railroad


relied

forms:
rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rely.

rel

y


northern

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

etymology_text: north + -ern

ety-suffix

north

ern

expansion: north + -ern

glosses: If something is northern, it is in, from, or about the north.

text: We couldn't go south, so we looked for a more northern route.

text: The birds are found from the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to northern Mexico.

text: Once the Soviet Union fell, Iran's northern borders became peaceful.

text: Almost every forest in the Northern Hemisphere has been logged.

text: Rock River runs along the northern edge of town.

ipa: /ˈnɔrðɚn/

enpr: nôr′thərn

ipa: /ˈnɔːðən/


darkness

forms:
darkness (singular)
darknesses (plural)

etymology_text: dark + -ness

dark

ness

expansion: dark + -ness

ipa: /ˈdɑːknəs/

ipa: /ˈdɑrknɪs/

hyphenation: dark‧ness

irrnoun

darknesses


disagreements

forms:
disagreement (singular)
disagreements (plural)

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

text: The husband and wife have had many disagreements.

noun

disagreement


crybabies

forms:
crybaby (singular)
crybabies (plural)

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

crybaby

crybabies


restaurants

forms:
restaurant (singular)
restaurants (plural)

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

text: I often go to restaurants for lunch.

restaurant


sectioning

forms:
section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)

verb

section


quoted

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quote.

quot


sectioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of section.


broiler

forms:
broiler (singular)
broilers (plural)

etymology_text: broil + -er

ety-suffix

broil

er

expansion: broil + -er

glosses: A broiler is a chicken that is good for broiling.

ipa: /ˈbrɔɪlə/

ipa: /ˈbrɔɪlɚ/

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


investing

forms:
invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

verb

invest


oblige

forms:
oblige (canonical)
obliges (third-person singular)
obliged (past)
obliged (past participle)
obliging (present participle)

glosses: If you are obliged to do something, a law, rule, or situation forces you to do it.

text: She felt obliged to make conversation before leaving.

glosses: If you oblige someone, you do something that they want you to do.

text: We asked three experts they obliged with very clear answers.

glosses: If you tell someone that you'd be obliged if they did something, you're asking them to do it.

glosses: If you say, "much obliged", you are thanking somebody for something.

ipa: /əˈblaɪdʒ/

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

oblig


scales

forms:
scale (singular)
scales (plural)

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

ipa: /skeɪlz/

noun

scale


scales

forms:
scale (canonical)
scales (third-person singular)
scaled (past)
scaled (past participle)
scaling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scale.

verb

scal


supposes

forms:
suppose (canonical)
supposes (third-person singular)
supposed (past)
supposed (past participle)
supposing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of suppose.

suppos


telephoned

forms:
telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of telephone.

telephon


shares

forms:
share (canonical)
shares (third-person singular)
shared (past)
shared (past participle)
sharing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of share.

ipa: /ʃɛrz/

ipa: /ʃɛəz/

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

shar


shares

forms:
share (singular)
shares (plural)

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

noun

share


invested

glosses: The past tense and past participle of invest.


title: couldn’t

redirect: couldn't

pos: hard-redirect


tills

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)

verb

till


Santiago

forms: Santiago

text: The restaurants in Santiago have delicious food.

ipa: /sæntiˈɑːɡəʊ/

ipa: /sɑntiˈɑɡoʊ/

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


forces

forms:
force (singular)
forces (plural)

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

noun

force


forces

forms:
force (canonical)
forces (third-person singular)
forced (past)
forced (past participle)
forcing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of force.

verb

forc


builds

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of build.

build

builds

built

built

building


builds

forms:
build (singular)
builds (plural)

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


footing

forms:
footing (singular)
footings (plural)

text: I almost lost my footing and fell down the hill.

text: As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. – Thomas Babington Macaulay.

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪŋ/


footing

forms:
foot (canonical)
foots (third-person singular)
footed (past)
footed (past participle)
footing (present participle)

foot


chatting

forms:
chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

chat

t


explosives

forms:
explosive (singular)
explosives (plural)

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

text: Explosives can cause very much injury and damage.

noun

explosive


boilerplates

forms:
boilerplate (singular)
boilerplates (plural)

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

boilerplate


sturdy

forms:
sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

glosses: If something is sturdy, it is solid, strong or firm.

text: It was a sturdy building, able to withstand strong winds and cold weather.

text: The dog was sturdy and could work all day without getting tired.

glosses: If something or someone is sturdy, they are solid in structure or personality.

ipa: /ˈstɜːdi/

ipa: /ˈstɜrdi/

adj

sturdy

sturdier

sturdiest


title: Dutch language

redirect: Dutch


wedged

forms:
wedge (canonical)
wedges (third-person singular)
wedged (past)
wedged (past participle)
wedging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wedge.

verb

wedg


linens

forms:
linen (singular)
linens (plural)

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

text: My maid changes the bed linens every week.

noun

linen


plans

forms:
plan (singular)
plans (plural)

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

ipa: /plænz/

plan


plans

forms:
plan (canonical)
plans (third-person singular)
planned (past)
planned (past participle)
planning (present participle)

verb

n


visas

forms:
visa (singular)
visas (plural)

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

noun

visa


quotes

forms:
quote (canonical)
quotes (third-person singular)
quoted (past)
quoted (past participle)
quoting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of quote.

verb

quot


quotes

forms:
quote (singular)
quotes (plural)

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

noun

quote


thoughts

forms:
thought (singular)
thoughts (plural)

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

thought


date palms

forms:
date palm (singular)
date palms (plural)

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

text: There were date palms everywhere before they got cut down.

date palm


mandolins

forms:
mandolin (singular)
mandolins (plural)

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

text: Mandolins are very interesting instruments.

mandolin


sheets

forms:
sheet (singular)
sheets (plural)

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

text: The teacher said that we have to hand in our sheets so they can be graded.

sheet


seedings

forms:
seeding (singular)
seedings (plural)

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

text: I know somebody that decides the seedings in tournaments.

seeding


it's

forms: it's

pos: contraction

text: Bring your coat. It's raining.

text: "Where's the book?" "It's on the teacher's desk."

text: "What's that?" "This? It's just a piece of paper."

text: It's been a long time since I've had cake.

ipa: /ɪts/

sampa: /Its/


enigma

forms:
enigma (singular)
enigmas (plural)

glosses: An enigma is something that is mysterious, puzzling, or cannot be explained.

text: That man is an enigma; I never know what he's going to do next.

glosses: An enigma is a riddle, or a difficult problem.

ipa: /əˈnɪgmə/


pigeons

forms:
pigeon (singular)
pigeons (plural)

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

text: Pigeons are my favorite type of bird.

pigeon


invests

forms:
invest (canonical)
invests (third-person singular)
invested (past)
invested (past participle)
investing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of invest.

verb

invest


chats

forms:
chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

chat


chats

forms:
chat (singular)
chats (plural)

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


restricted

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

glosses: If something is restricted, it is limited.

glosses: If something is restricted, it is available only to certain people.

text: You can't come in here! This is a restricted area!

glosses: One of the levels of the secrecy of an official document.

ipa: /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/

hyphenation: re‧strict‧ed


restricted

forms:
restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of restrict.

restrict


raised

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of raise.

ipa: /reɪzd/

rais