tokens

forms:
token (singular)
tokens (plural)

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

token


tides

forms:
tide (singular)
tides (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

tide

expansion: [POS TABLE]


puppet

forms:
puppet (singular)
puppets (plural)

glosses: A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved by strings.

text: Another name for a string puppet is a marionette.

glosses: A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved by a hand place inside it.

text: Mr. Punch is a famous glove puppet from the "Punch and Judy" puppet show.

glosses: A puppet is a doll or animal figure that is moved with long sticks.

text: The play had a large dragon puppet with four men using long sticks to make it flap its wings.

glosses: A puppet is a person whose actions are controlled by other people.

text: The new President was simply a puppet of the army generals.


coincidences

forms:
coincidence (singular)
coincidences (plural)

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

coincidence


fireworks

forms:
firework (singular)
fireworks (plural)

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

firework


covings

forms:
coving (singular)
covings (plural)

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

coving


moor

forms:
moor (canonical)
moors (third-person singular)
moored (past)
moored (past participle)
mooring (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: To moor a ship or boat is to tie it to a dock, jetty, or hold it in place with an anchor.

text: The big ship was moored at the long jetty.

ipa: /moː/

ipa: /mɔː/

ipa: /mɔr/

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

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


moor

forms:
moor (singular)
moors (plural)

glosses: A moor is open ground, often with peat soils, swampy, covered in grass or low shrubs.

text: The search for the missing boy led them right across the moors.


denomination

forms:
denomination (singular)
denominations (plural)

glosses: A denomination is a class or society of people.

text: You are a Christian? What is your denomination?

ipa: /dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/


excitements

forms:
excitement (singular)
excitements (plural)

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

excitement


sheers

forms:
sheer (canonical)
sheers (third-person singular)
sheered (past)
sheered (past participle)
sheering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sheer.

verb

sheer


brutes

forms:
brute (singular)
brutes (plural)

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

noun

brute


spectacle

forms:
spectacle (singular)
spectacles (plural)

glosses: A spectacle is something that you see that is unusual or notable.

text: I will never forget the spectacle of watching trying to carry all his bags home from the station.

glosses: A spectacle is a display or event on a grand scale.

text: The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was quite a spectacle.

glosses: To make a spectacle of yourself you do something stupid that other people can see.

text: While trying to impress the boys, she fell over in her high heel shoes, making a real spectacle of herself.

ipa: /ˈspɛktəkl̩/

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

hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cle


machinery

forms:
machinery (singular)
machineries (plural)

glosses: The group of machines that make up a production apparatus in a plant.

glosses: The working parts of a machine as a group.

glosses: The group of parts of something which allows it to function.

enpr: mə-shē'nə-rē

machineries


tittles

forms:
tittle (singular)
tittles (plural)

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

tittle


caned

forms:
cane (canonical)
canes (third-person singular)
caned (past)
caned (past participle)
caning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cane.

verb

can

e


ignosticism

forms: ignosticism (singular)

glosses: Ignosticism is the idea that religions assume too much about the idea of God.

text: In ignosticism people ask "What is meant by 'God'?"

noun

ignosticism


sheered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sheer.


scraped

forms:
scrape (canonical)
scrapes (third-person singular)
scraped (past)
scraped (past participle)
scraping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scrape.

verb

scrap


denominations

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

noun

denomination


devalues

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of devalue.

verb

devalu


sprigs

forms:
sprig (singular)
sprigs (plural)

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

noun

sprig


historians

forms:
historian (singular)
historians (plural)

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

historian


intimidated

forms:
intimidate (canonical)
intimidates (third-person singular)
intimidated (past)
intimidated (past participle)
intimidating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of intimidate.

verb

intimidat


Arabs

forms:
Arab (singular)
Arabs (plural)

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

noun

Arab


fashion models

forms:
fashion model (singular)
fashion models (plural)

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

fashion model


spectacles

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

text: She could not read the newspaper without her spectacles.

ipa: /ˈspɛktəkl̩z/

hyphenation: spec‧ta‧cles

spectacle


missiles

forms:
missile (singular)
missiles (plural)

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

missile


welterweights

forms:
welterweight (singular)
welterweights (plural)

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

welterweight


tide

forms:
tide (singular)
tides (plural)

glosses: The tide is the regular rising and falling of sea levels caused by the moon.

text: After getting the ship stuck on sand, the crew had to wait until high tide so it would refloat.

glosses: A tide may be something that rises and falls as if it were the sea.

text: The politicians knew that one day the tide of public opinion would agree with them.

glosses: Tide is a period of time or a season; usually used with another word.

text: She always looked forward to Whitsuntide.


quaquaversal

forms: quaquaversal (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: If it is quaquaversal then it is going in all directions at the same time.

text: A quaquaversal beard.


sadists

forms:
sadist (singular)
sadists (plural)

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

sadist


liabilities

forms:
liability (singular)
liabilities (plural)

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

liability

liabilities


masochism

forms: masochism (singular)

glosses: Masochism is the feeling of sexual pleasure from pain or other abuse.

text: He had to seek medical help for his love of masochism.


machineries

forms:
machinery (singular)
machineries (plural)

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

machinery


sheering

forms:
sheer (canonical)
sheers (third-person singular)
sheered (past)
sheered (past participle)
sheering (present participle)

verb

sheer


monotheistic

forms: monotheistic (positive)

glosses: Monotheistic is believing in a single god.

text: Christianity is a monotheistic religion.

ipa: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/

ipa: /ˌmɑnəθiˈɪstɪk/


bred

forms:
breed (canonical)
breeds (third-person singular)
bred (past)
bred (past participle)
breeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of breed.

ipa: /brɛd/

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

breed

breeds

bred

bred

breeding


primates

forms:
primate (singular)
primates (plural)

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

noun

primate


masochists

forms:
masochist (singular)
masochists (plural)

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

masochist


tacking

forms:
tack (canonical)
tacks (third-person singular)
tacked (past)
tacked (past participle)
tacking (present participle)

text: We watched the boat tacking across the bay.

verb

tack


caning

forms:
cane (canonical)
canes (third-person singular)
caned (past)
caned (past participle)
caning (present participle)

can


coving

forms:
coving (singular)
covings (plural)

glosses: The coving is a concave surface that joins a ceiling and a wall.

text: The coving on the old house was very decorative.

ipa: /ˈkəʊvɪŋ/

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


devaluing

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)

devalu


intimidates

forms:
intimidate (canonical)
intimidates (third-person singular)
intimidated (past)
intimidated (past participle)
intimidating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of intimidate.


molestations

forms:
molestation (singular)
molestations (plural)

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

noun

molestation


number sign

forms:
number sign (singular)
number signs (plural)

glosses: The character # used to represent the word number; the hash sign; also called the pound sign in the United States of America.


fashion model

forms:
fashion model (singular)
fashion models (plural)

glosses: A fashion model is a person who wears and displays clothes on a cat walk, stage or for photographs.

text: People who design clothes pay a fashion model to wear them at fashion shows.


intimidate

glosses: To make fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to stop or block others by threats

text: He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

ipa: /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

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

verb

intimidat


accessory

forms:
accessory (singular)
accessories (plural)

glosses: An accessory is an extra item, not needed, but which adds to the whole.

text: She bought a number of accessories including a bag, hat, and gloves, to match her new dress.

glosses: An accessory is a person who helps someone to break the law.

text: Because she helped him hide the body after the murder, she was charged with being an accessory to the crime.

ipa: /əkˈsɛsəri/

ipa: /əkˈsɛs(ə)ri/

noun

accessories


phototropic

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

glosses: When someone or an animal is phototropic, it has the tendency to move towards or away from light.

adjective

more: true


niobium

forms: niobium (singular)

glosses: An element with atomic number 41 and the symbol Nb. It was formerly known as columbium (Cb), but is now called "niobium".

hyphenation: ni‧o‧bi‧um

noun

niobium


sprig

forms:
sprig (singular)
sprigs (plural)

glosses: A sprig is the young growth of a plant, sometimes sprouts.

text: Sprigs of clover were pushing through the soil.

glosses: Sprigs are cuttings from a mature plant.

text: She used sprigs of holly to decorate the room.


scarrings

forms:
scarring (singular)
scarrings (plural)

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

scarring


molestation

glosses: Molestation is the act of annoying, disturbing, or molesting others.

text: Molestation in the office would lead to immediate dismissal.

glosses: Molestation is the act of forcing unwanted sexual contact on others.

text: The result of child molestation left her with emotional problems.


historian

forms:
historian (singular)
historians (plural)

glosses: A historian is a person who studies or writes about history.

text: Herodotus (484 – c. 420 BC), was a famous historian who wrote about Ancient Greece.

ipa: /hɪˈstɔərɪən/


supplemented

forms:
supplement (canonical)
supplements (third-person singular)
supplemented (past)
supplemented (past participle)
supplementing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of supplement.

verb

supplement


hesitations

forms:
hesitation (singular)
hesitations (plural)

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

noun

hesitation


reaming

forms:
ream (canonical)
reams (third-person singular)
reamed (past)
reamed (past participle)
reaming (present participle)

verb

ream


liability

forms:
liability (singular)
liabilities (plural)

glosses: A liability is something for which you are liable or responsible.

text: The airline admitted liability for loosing the suitcase.

glosses: A liability is when you owe money to someone else.

text: The company had a liability of more than 10 million dollars.

glosses: A liability is a weakness or problem that holds you back from doing things.

text: He worked as a writer, but found his bad spelling was a real liability.


cisgendered

forms: cisgendered (positive)

glosses: of, relating to, or being someone whose birth sex matches the sex they act and/or appear as.


faultier

forms:
faulty (positive)
faultier (comparative)
faultiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of faulty; more faulty.

adjective

faulty

faultier

faultiest


devalued

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of devalue.


molesters

forms:
molester (singular)
molesters (plural)

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

noun

molester


quotation mark

forms:
quotation mark (singular)
quotation marks (plural)

glosses: Mark used to show the start and end to a quotation: ".

text: She said "I'm not hungry" when the waiter asked her what she wanted to eat.

text: Use a quotation mark around something someone said.


infotainment

forms:
infotainment (singular)
infotainments (plural)

glosses: Infotainment is a mix of information and entertainment, usually used negatively.

text: He had to keep the story light and amusing, it was just infotainment, not serious news.

ipa: /ˌɪnfəʊˈteɪnmənt/

ipa: /ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt/

hyphenation: in‧fo‧tain‧ment


faultiest

glosses: The superlative form of faulty; most faulty.


arrangements

forms:
arrangement (singular)
arrangements (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈreɪnd͡ʒmənts/

hyphenation: ar‧range‧ments

arrangement


negatively

pos: adv

etymology_text: negative + -ly

ety-suffix

negative

ly

expansion: negative + -ly

glosses: In a negative manner rather than a positive one.

text: His idea for cutting wages was received negatively by the workers.

ipa: /ˈnɛɡətɪvli/


belated

forms: belated (positive)

glosses: When something is belated, it refers to being at a later time as compared to the actual time of the event.

text: Your birthday was yesterday, but well, happy belated birthday!


ramps

forms:
ramp (singular)
ramps (plural)

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

noun

ramp


sadist

forms:
sadist (singular)
sadists (plural)

glosses: A sadist is someone who enjoys causing pain or cruelty to others.

ipa: /ˈseɪdɪst/

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


descriptions

forms:
description (singular)
descriptions (plural)

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

description


arses

forms:
arse (singular)
arses (plural)

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

arse


masochist

forms:
masochist (singular)
masochists (plural)

glosses: A masochist is a person who likes pain, or enjoys being punished.

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


cisgenders

forms:
cisgender (singular)
cisgenders (plural)

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

cisgender


staircase

forms:
staircase (singular)
staircases (plural)

glosses: A staircase is a set of steps between two different levels.

text: She climbed the staircase to reach the upper floor of the house.


staircases

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

staircase


archaic

forms: archaic (positive)

glosses: If something is archaic, it is very old, ancient, or no longer used.

text: There was no hot water because of the archaic plumbing.


tacked

forms:
tack (canonical)
tacks (third-person singular)
tacked (past)
tacked (past participle)
tacking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tack.

verb

tack


pruned

forms:
prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of prune.

ipa: /pruːnd/

prun


contractions

forms:
contraction (singular)
contractions (plural)

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

noun

contraction


accountable

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

etymology_text: account + -able

ety-suffix

account

able

expansion: account + -able

glosses: If you are accountable for something that people are not happy about, you need to explain or apologize for it.

text: Governments must be accountable for the way they spend people's taxes.

text: She acts as if she isn't accountable to anyone.

ipa: /ʌˈkaʊntəbl̩/


sergeant

forms:
sergeant (singular)
sergeants (plural)

glosses: A sergeant is a noncomissioned officer in the army, higher in rank than a corporal but lower in rank than a staff sergeant.

text: She was wearing a huge army overcoat which had sergeant stripes at the shoulder.

glosses: A sergeant is an officer in the police force, higher in rank than a constable but lower than an inspector.

text: He was a police sergeant with over twenty years experience.


phlogiston

forms: phlogiston (singular)

glosses: An ancient Greek idea of energy, which was used up when things burned. For example, burning wood would use up the phlogiston in the wood and the air (which actually had no oxygen). When the air or the wood had lost their phlogiston they could not be used. Scientists now know this idea is wrong.

noun

phlogiston


number signs

forms:
number sign (singular)
number signs (plural)

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

number sign


token

forms:
token (singular)
tokens (plural)

glosses: A token is an individual symbol, representing something else.

text: A postage stamp is a token to show you have paid the postal charge.

text: A king's crown is a token to show his royal power and authority.

glosses: A token can be a plastic or metal disc used instead of a coin.

text: He had to put a token in the ticket machine to enter the station.

ipa: /ˈtəʊkən/

ipa: /ˈtoʊkən/


token

forms: token (positive)

glosses: A token is a small amount, purely symbolic.

text: He was not interested in winning, so he only made a token effort.


pertains

forms:
pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of pertain.

verb

pertain


quotation marks

forms:
quotation mark (singular)
quotation marks (plural)

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

noun

quotation mark


hesitation

forms:
hesitation (singular)
hesitations (plural)

glosses: A hesitation is a pause in speaking, usually because you are nor sure of what to say.

text: There was a hesitation in his reading as he turned the page.

ipa: /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/


reams

forms:
ream (singular)
reams (plural)

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

ream


reams

forms:
ream (canonical)
reams (third-person singular)
reamed (past)
reamed (past participle)
reaming (present participle)


cisgender

forms: cisgender (positive)

glosses: appearing or attempting to be a member of their birth sex.

glosses: having one's gender identity match their biological sex.

ipa: /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/

ipa: /sɪsˈdʒɛndɚ/


aunty

forms:
aunty (singular)
aunties (plural)

glosses: A fun word for aunt; a different way of spelling auntie.

aunty

aunties


swampy

forms:
swampy (positive)
swampier (comparative)
swampiest (superlative)

glosses: If a place is swampy, the ground is like a swamp. It's usually wet, soggy, or the water might be deep enough to wade through. Usually the place will be shady and with lots of trees.

text: The hike led through some swampy sections, unfortunately.

adjective

swampy

swampier

swampiest


reamed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ream.


propulsion

forms:
propulsion (singular)
propulsions (plural)

glosses: Propulsion is a force that makes something move, by pushing it or pulling on it.

text: The rocket needed a lot of propulsion from the engine to fly upwards.

ipa: /prəˈpʌlʃən/

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


previewing

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

verb

preview


outlets

forms:
outlet (singular)
outlets (plural)

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

noun

outlet


swampier

glosses: The comparative form of swampy; more swampy.


wherewithals

forms:
wherewithal (singular)
wherewithals (plural)

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

wherewithal

wherewithals


incidents

forms:
incident (singular)
incidents (plural)

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

incident


scrape

forms:
scrape (canonical)
scrapes (third-person singular)
scraped (past)
scraped (past participle)
scraping (present participle)

glosses: To scrape is to drag something with force across a surface.

text: She was worried the heavy table would scrape the polished floor as it was being moved.

text: He needed to scrape the mud off his boots before entering the house.

glosses: To scrape is to make something smooth by rubbing.

text: He could scrape off the rough edges to make the stone smooth.

glosses: To scrape is to save or collect things with difficulty.

text: After I lost my job, I had to really scrape to have enough money for the rent.

enpr: skrāp

ipa: /skreɪp/

verb

scrap


scrape

forms:
scrape (singular)
scrapes (plural)

glosses: A scrape is the noise made by forced rubbing.

text: He could hear the scrape of the table being dragged across the floor.

text: She had a nasty scrape on her knee after falling on the path.

text: The two boys got into a bit of a scrape during the football match.


actionable

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

etymology_text: action + -able

ety-suffix

action

expansion: action + -able

glosses: If something is actionable, then it can be acted on.

text: The general wanted details of where the enemy were; he needed actionable information.


grumpiest

forms:
grumpy (positive)
grumpier (comparative)
grumpiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of grumpy; most grumpy.

adjective

grumpy

grumpier

grumpiest


bulletproofing

forms:
bulletproof (canonical)
bulletproofs (third-person singular)
bulletproofed (past)
bulletproofed (past participle)
bulletproofing (present participle)

verb

bulletproof


sheer

forms:
sheer (canonical)
sheers (third-person singular)
sheered (past)
sheered (past participle)
sheering (present participle)

glosses: To sheer is to turn sharply or change direction quickly.

text: The lion hoped that one of the deer would sheer off from the herd so he could catch it.

ipa: /ˈʃɪə/

ipa: /ʃɪr/


sheer

forms: sheer (positive)

glosses: Sheer is total, complete, without anything to hold it back.

text: When people heard the air raid siren they ran around in sheer panic.

glosses: Something that is sheer is very steep, almost vertical.

text: They came to the edge of the cliff, with a sheer drop into the valley below.

glosses: Sheer material is so thin you can almost see through it.

text: She wore her high heel shoes and her sheer silk stockings.


devalue

forms:
devalue (canonical)
devalues (third-person singular)
devalued (past)
devalued (past participle)
devaluing (present participle)

etymology_text: de- + value

ety-prefix

de

value

expansion: de- + value

glosses: To lower or remove the value of something.

text: The bully tried to devalue his critics.

text: The government wanted to devalue the Australian dollar in relation to the euro.

ipa: /diːˈvæljuː/

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

devalu


scrapes

glosses: The third-person singular form of scrape.


scrapes

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

noun

scrape


baggier

forms:
baggy (positive)
baggier (comparative)
baggiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of baggy; more baggy.

adjective

baggy

baggier

baggiest


odor

forms:
odor (singular)
odors (plural)

text: The football players had an odor after their match and I had to hold my breath as they walked past.


swampiest

glosses: The superlative form of swampy; most swampy.


fluffiest

forms:
fluffy (positive)
fluffier (comparative)
fluffiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of fluffy; most fluffy.

fluffy

fluffier

fluffiest


tamer

forms:
tame (positive)
tamer (comparative)
tamest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of tame; more tame.

tame

tamer

tamest


paychecks

forms:
paycheck (singular)
paychecks (plural)

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

noun

paycheck


retarded

forms:
retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of retard.

verb

retard


tremolandos

forms:
tremolando (singular)
tremolandos (plural)

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

noun

tremolando


swiftest

forms:
swift (positive)
swifter (comparative)
swiftest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of swift; most swift.

adjective

swift

swifter

swiftest


premises

forms:
premise (singular)
premises (plural)

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

glosses: Premises is the land, and all the structures built on it.

text: This organization will be moving its headquarters to a new premises.

ipa: /ˈprɛmɪsɪz/

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

noun

premise


premises

forms:
premise (canonical)
premises (third-person singular)
premised (past)
premised (past participle)
premising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of premise.

verb

premis


incident

forms:
incident (singular)
incidents (plural)

text: What happened before was sure an unusual incident.

text: He was fired over an incident in the staff lounge.

glosses: An incident is a small event that has something to do with other events.


pokers

forms:
poker (singular)
pokers (plural)

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

noun

poker

pokers


pertained

forms:
pertain (canonical)
pertains (third-person singular)
pertained (past)
pertained (past participle)
pertaining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pertain.

verb

pertain


trod

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trod (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tread.

tread

treads

tread

tread

treading

trod

trod

trodden


allergy

forms:
allergy (singular)
allergies (plural)

glosses: An allergy is when your immune system reacts badly to something that isn't bad for other people.

text: I have a peanut allergy.

noun

allergy

allergies


hornier

forms:
horny (positive)
hornier (comparative)
horniest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of horny; more horny.

adjective

horny

hornier

horniest


horniest

glosses: The superlative form of horny; most horny.


fluffier

glosses: The comparative form of fluffy; more fluffy.


livelier

forms:
lively (positive)
livelier (comparative)
liveliest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of lively; more lively.

lively

livelier

liveliest


rallied

forms:
rally (canonical)
rallies (third-person singular)
rallied (past)
rallied (past participle)
rallying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rally.

verb

rall

y


allergies

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


disciples

forms:
disciple (singular)
disciples (plural)

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

noun

disciple


swifter

glosses: The comparative form of swift; more swift.


grumpier

forms:
grumpy (positive)
grumpier (comparative)
grumpiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of grumpy; more grumpy.

adjective

grumpy


liveliest

glosses: The superlative form of lively; most lively.


disciple

glosses: A disciple is a person who believes in and helps spread the teachings of another person.

text: There were 12 disciples who spread the teachings of Jesus Christ.


premise

glosses: A premise is a set of ideas from which you can put forward an answer or reach conclusion.

text: A basic premise of Christianity is to treat other people like you want to be treated.

enpr: prĕ'mĭs

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


premise

glosses: If you premise, you make an argument based on findings.

verb

e


paycheck

glosses: Money received (normally in the form of a check) in return for work performed during the previous pay period.

text: My paycheck was pleasantly high this week!

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


welterweight

forms:
welterweight (singular)
welterweights (plural)

glosses: Welterweight is a division in boxing and other sports, based on the person's weight.

glosses: A welterweight is a boxer or wrestler in the welterweight division.

glosses: A welterweight was a weight of 28 pounds carried by racehorses as a handicap.

ipa: /ˈwɛltəweɪt/


distant

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

text: She liked to travel to distant places.

glosses: A distant person is someone who is hard to get to know.

text: My best friend is so quiet and distant, even I don't know him too well sometimes.

ipa: /ˈdɪstənt/


centre stage

forms:
centre stage (positive)
more centre stage (comparative)
most centre stage (superlative)

glosses: When an actor is in the centre of a stage.


centre stage

forms: centre stage (singular)

noun

centre stage


tamest

forms:
tame (positive)
tamer (comparative)
tamest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of tame; most tame.

adjective

tame


fascism

forms:
fascism (singular)
fascisms (plural)

glosses: A political system that needs absolute obedience and control of the market and the people by companies and government joined together under the cult leadership of the dictator and a devoted military hierarchy where people are above one another.

text: Adolf Hitler and the Nazis set up a government based on fascism.

glosses: Used today to describe any kind of authoritarian system that violates the rights of ordinary, unarmed people.

enpr: făsh'ĭz(ə)m

ipa: /ˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/


retarding

forms:
retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)


supplements

forms:
supplement (singular)
supplements (plural)

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

noun

supplement


supplements

forms:
supplement (canonical)
supplements (third-person singular)
supplemented (past)
supplemented (past participle)
supplementing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of supplement.


missile

forms:
missile (singular)
missiles (plural)

glosses: An object intended to be launched at a target.

glosses: A self-propelled object whose path can be changed after having been launched.

ipa: /ˈmɪsaɪl/

enpr: mĭsʹīl

enpr: mĭsʹəl

ipa: /ˈmɪsəl/


shortages

forms:
shortage (singular)
shortages (plural)

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

shortage


molesting

forms:
molest (canonical)
molests (third-person singular)
molested (past)
molested (past participle)
molesting (present participle)

verb

molest


intuition

forms:
intuition (singular)
intuitions (plural)

glosses: Intuition is knowing something or how to do it without thinking about it.

text: She just had a sense, an intuition, that something was wrong.


scarred

forms:
scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of scar.

scar

r


molests

glosses: The third-person singular form of molest.


rallying

forms:
rally (canonical)
rallies (third-person singular)
rallied (past)
rallied (past participle)
rallying (present participle)


brute

forms:
brute (singular)
brutes (plural)

text: He told her he would not come to the house unless she tied up her brute.

glosses: A person who behaves like an animal is a brute.

text: The brute just pushed his way to the front of the line.

enpr: bro͞ot

ipa: /bruːt/

ipa: /brut/

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


brute

forms: brute (positive)

glosses: Brute is strong, like an animal, without thought or reason.

text: He used brute strength to move the large rock.


capitalisms

forms:
capitalism (singular)
capitalisms (plural)

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

noun

capitalism


molested

glosses: The past tense and past participle of molest.


intuitions

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

intuition


microscopes

forms:
microscope (singular)
microscopes (plural)

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

microscope


ramp

forms:
ramp (singular)
ramps (plural)

glosses: A ramp is a sloped surface that connects two levels.

text: If you are handicapped, you might have to take a ramp to get onto the sidewalk.

glosses: A ramp is a large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)

ipa: /ræmp/


trodden

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trod (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tread.


bossiest

forms:
bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of bossy; most bossy.

adjective

bossy

bossier

bossiest


protections

forms:
protection (singular)
protections (plural)

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

noun

protection


taxonomies

forms:
taxonomy (singular)
taxonomies (plural)

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

taxonomy

taxonomies


tremolando

forms:
tremolando (singular)
tremolandos (plural)

glosses: A tremolando is a rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes.

text: Molly played the notes tremolando , much to the surprise of her friends.


wherewithal

forms:
wherewithal (singular)
wherewithals (plural)

glosses: Wherewithal is a tool with which you are able to do something, often money. It can also be the series of steps you go through to do something.

text: He didn't have any wherewithal to carry out his difficult ideas.

text: He was a nice, handsome man and had the wherewithal to take me on fancy dates.

ipa: /ˈwɛə.wɪ.ðɔːl/


faulty

forms:
faulty (positive)
faultier (comparative)
faultiest (superlative)

etymology_text: fault + -y

ety-suffix

fault

expansion: fault + -y

glosses: If something is faulty it is not working, or has gone wrong.

text: The car would not start because the battery was faulty.

ipa: /ˈfɔːlti/

adj

faulty

faultier


baggiest

forms:
baggy (positive)
baggier (comparative)
baggiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of baggy; most baggy.

adjective

baggy


prescient

forms: prescient (positive)

glosses: Prescient people are able to know what will happen in the future.


taxonomy

glosses: Taxonomy is the classification of living things into groups.

glosses: Taxonomy is dividing things into categories and groups.

ipa: /tækˈsɒnəmi/

ipa: /tækˈsɑːnəmi/

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


odors

forms:
odor (singular)
odors (plural)

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

noun

odor


brewing

forms:
brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)

verb

brew


temples

forms:
temple (singular)
temples (plural)

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

enpr: tĕmʹp(ə)lz

ipa: /ˈtɛmpl̩z/

noun

temple


pest

forms:
pest (singular)
pests (plural)

glosses: A pest is an insect that spreads disease or bothers people in some way.

text: We had to call pest control to get rid of this infestation in my house.

glosses: A pest is an annoying, bothersome person.

text: My little brother is so annoying, he's such a pest.


description

forms:
description (singular)
descriptions (plural)

glosses: A description is a phrase or sentence that tells you what something is, or what something is like. A dictionary has descriptions of words, and a biography has descriptions of events in a person's life.

text: After coming back from Costa Rica, he gave me a long description of the swimming and sight-seeing he did there.

ipa: /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/


unimportant

forms: unimportant (positive)

glosses: Something unimportant is not important, it is minor or petty.

text: He had to know the starting time, but the other details were unimportant.

ipa: /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt/

ipa: /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔrtənt/


tittle

forms:
tittle (singular)
tittles (plural)

glosses: A tittle is a small mark, like the little dot over i or j.

text: Don't forget to dot your is by adding tittles!

glosses: A tittle is a small amount of something, like a crumb or a speck.

hyphenation: tit‧tle


discomforts

forms:
discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of discomfort.

verb

discomfort


previewed

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of preview.

preview


molester

forms:
molester (singular)
molesters (plural)

glosses: A molester is someone who tries to have unwanted sexual contact with others.

text: He was a well known child molester.

ipa: /məˈlɛstə(r)/

ipa: /məˈlɛstɚ/

hyphenation: mo‧lest‧er


fastenings

forms:
fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

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

noun

fastening


ream

forms:
ream (singular)
reams (plural)

glosses: A ream is a measure of paper; there are 500 sheets in a ream.

text: He was sent to the storeroom to bring back a ream of paper.

text: He had to complete reams for his mid term essay.

ipa: /riːm/

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


ream

forms:
ream (canonical)
reams (third-person singular)
reamed (past)
reamed (past participle)
reaming (present participle)

glosses: To ream is to make a hole, or make a hole bigger.

glosses: To ream is to remove material from a hole with a reamer.

glosses: When you ream a lemon, you squeeze out the juice with a reamer.


bulletproofs

forms:
bulletproof (canonical)
bulletproofs (third-person singular)
bulletproofed (past)
bulletproofed (past participle)
bulletproofing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bulletproof.

verb

bulletproof


bulletproofed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulletproof.


faux

forms: faux (positive)

glosses: When something is a faux, it is a fake and not real.

text: She was wearing faux leather.

enpr: fō

ipa: /fəʊ/

ipa: /foʊ/

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

homophones: foe pho


brewed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of brew.


critical

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

glosses: Something that criticizes or includes criticism.

text: A critical review.

glosses: If something is critical, it is very important.

text: It's critical that my package arrives on time.

glosses: If a person is in critical condition, they are badly injured.

text: He got hit by a car and is in critical condition.

ipa: /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/


tacks

forms:
tack (singular)
tacks (plural)

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

ipa: /tæks/

noun

tack


tacks

forms:
tack (canonical)
tacks (third-person singular)
tacked (past)
tacked (past participle)
tacking (present participle)


eager

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

glosses: To be eager is to hardly be able to wait to do something.

text: They were eager to see the new movie.

ipa: /ˈiɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈiːɡə/


outlet

forms:
outlet (singular)
outlets (plural)

glosses: An outlet is the thing on the wall you plug electronics into.

glosses: A store of a large company selling their products.

ipa: /ˈaʊtlɛt/

hyphenation: out‧let


barfs

forms:
barf (canonical)
barfs (third-person singular)
barfed (past)
barfed (past participle)
barfing (present participle)

verb

barf


neptunium

forms: neptunium (singular)

glosses: Neptunium is a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.

enpr: nĕptū'nēəm

ipa: /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/

enpr: nĕpto͞o'nēəm

ipa: /nɛpˈtuːniəm/

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

noun

neptunium


poker

forms:
poker (singular)
pokers (plural)

glosses: Poker is a group of card games that involve trying to get a good hand of cards. Usually there is some betting, and people give or take cards to try to build a better hand.

text: The three of us play poker every Friday night, and the loser buys drinks.

glosses: A poker, which people also call a fire poker or fire iron, is something people use in a fire. They use it to move around the ashes so that the fire keeps burning well, and they use it to move coals back to the middle of the fire.

text: The fire is dying down, so can you hand me the poker?

ipa: /ˈpoʊkɚ/

ipa: /ˈpəʊkə/

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


supplement

forms:
supplement (singular)
supplements (plural)

glosses: A supplement is extra text that is added to the end of a book.

text: At the back of the book was a supplement with maps showing where the story took place.

glosses: A supplement is a small insert or magazine added to a newspaper.

text: He read the sport supplement that came with the Sunday paper.

glosses: A supplement is an extra that is added to something.

text: His hotel bill included an internet connection supplement.

glosses: A supplement is a loosely attached expression set off by intonation and usually punctuation, presenting supplementary, non-integrated content.

ipa: /ˈsʌpləmənt/

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


supplement

forms:
supplement (canonical)
supplements (third-person singular)
supplemented (past)
supplemented (past participle)
supplementing (present participle)

glosses: To supplement is to add something extra.

text: The doctor told him to supplement his new diet with vitamins.


surplusses

forms:
surplus (singular)
surplusses (plural)

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

surplus

surplusses


rebuilding

forms:
rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilded (past)
rebuilded (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

verb

rebuild


primate

forms:
primate (singular)
primates (plural)

glosses: A primate is a family of mammals, with well developed hands and feet, short noses, and large brains.

text: Humans and apes are examples of a primate.

glosses: A primate is the highest ranking bishop in a country.

text: The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Primate of all England.

ipa: /ˈpraɪmeɪt/

hyphenation: pri‧mate


prunes

forms:
prune (singular)
prunes (plural)

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

ipa: /pruːnz/

noun

prune


prunes

forms:
prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of prune.

verb

prun


utters

forms:
utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of utter.

utter


capitalism

forms:
capitalism (singular)
capitalisms (plural)

glosses: Capitalism is an economic system in which ordinary people own land and businesses and use them to increase their wealth.

text: East Germany changed from the Soviet Union's type of socialism to the Western type of capitalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

text: Many people blame capitalism for poverty and pollution.

ipa: /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/

enpr: kăpʹĭ-tl-ĭz'm

ipa: /ˈkæpɪ̈tl̩ˌɪzm̩/

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


retards

forms:
retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retard.

retard


retards

forms:
retard (singular)
retards (plural)

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


Arab

forms: Arab (positive)

glosses: Of or relating to Arabs and their nations.

text: I am not familiar with that Arab tradition.

enpr: ărʹəb

ipa: /ˈærəb/


Arab

forms:
Arab (singular)
Arabs (plural)

glosses: A Semitic person, whose ancestors were from Arabia.

glosses: A member of a community that speaks Arabic.

text: An Arab was fishing from the river.


previews

forms:
preview (singular)
previews (plural)

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


previews

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of preview.


microscope

forms:
microscope (singular)
microscopes (plural)

glosses: A microscope is a device that makes tiny things easy to see.

text: The scientist used a microscope to look at the blood cells.

enpr: mīʹkrə-skōpʺ

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

hyphenation: mi‧cro‧scope


arrangement

forms:
arrangement (singular)
arrangements (plural)

etymology_text: arrange + -ment

ety-suffix

arrange

ment

expansion: arrange + -ment

glosses: Arrangement is the manner of being arranged.

text: The arrangement of furniture in the office was important for getting things done efficiently.

glosses: An arrangement is a collection of things that have been arranged.

text: In the vase was a beautiful flower arrangement.

glosses: An arrangement is a plans for some activity.

text: We made arrangements to meet after work.

text: We came to an arrangement about who would wash the dishes.

glosses: An arrangement is an adaptation of a piece of music.

text: Percy Grainger wrote a piano arrangement of an English folk song called "Country Gardens"

ipa: /əˈreɪnd͡ʒmənt/

hyphenation: ar‧range‧ment


pruning

forms:
pruning (singular)
prunings (plural)

glosses: Pruning means removing excess material from a tree or shrub.

ipa: /ˈpruːnɪŋ/


contraction

forms:
contraction (singular)
contractions (plural)

glosses: A contraction is when something pulls together and gets smaller. It is the act of contracting.

text: The cold weather made the bridge contract and break.

glosses: A contraction is a word made of two other words, with letters and spaces removed, and an apostrophe added. It is different from a compound word, because a compound word doesn't have any letters removed. Most are informal.

text: In English class, we learned the contractions we've and you're.

glosses: A contraction is when a muscle is used and pulls together to move some part of the body. Specifically, when giving birth, it means the uterus contracting.

text: When she felt the contractions, she knew she was going into labor.

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


nucleus

forms:
nucleus (singular)
nuclei or nucleuses (plural)

glosses: A nucleus is the central part of something, such as a cell or an atom.

text: Our cells store their genetic information in their nucleus.

text: The nucleus of an atom is made up of protons and neutrons.

noun

nuclei

nucleuses


juvenile delinquents

forms:
juvenile delinquent (singular)
juvenile delinquents (plural)

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

juvenile delinquent


forging

forms:
forge (canonical)
forges (third-person singular)
forged (past)
forged (past participle)
forging (present participle)

verb

forg


tack

forms:
tack (singular)
tacks (plural)

glosses: A tack is a small, sharp nail with a large flat head.

text: He needed a tack to hold the carpet edge down.

glosses: A tack is the direction of a boat sailing against the wind.

text: The boat sailed across the bay on a southerly tack.

glosses: A tack is a course or direction to follow.

text: Our ideas caused so much anger we were forced to change tack.

glosses: Tack is items that are used for horse riding.

text: The saddles were kept in the tack room.

ipa: /tæk/


tack

forms:
tack (canonical)
tacks (third-person singular)
tacked (past)
tacked (past participle)
tacking (present participle)

glosses: To tack is to use small nails to hold something.

text: She had to tack the new rules on the notice board.

text: We might be able to tack together a few ideas.

glosses: To tack is to sew something together with large loose stitches.

text: The tailor quickly began to tack the hem of her dress.

glosses: To tack is to sail a zigzag course against the wind.

text: We had to tack our way along the coast.


accumulating

forms:
accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

accumulat


crabs

forms:
crab (singular)
crabs (plural)

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

noun

crab


implausible

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

etymology_text: im- + plausible

word parts

im-

plausible

expansion: im- + plausible

text: A third world war is implausible now that so many countries are closely linked economically.


scarring

forms:
scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)

verb

scar


scarring

forms:
scarring (singular)
scarrings (plural)

noun

scarring


protection

forms:
protection (singular)
protections (plural)

glosses: Protection is keeping something or someone safe.

text: She ran away from her abusive husband to her brother for protection.

text: I used protection so I wouldn't get her pregnant.

ipa: /prəˈtɛkʃən/

hyphenation: pro‧tec‧tion


nuclei

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

nucleus


political correctness

forms:
political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

glosses: Political correctness is using words/language that won't offend people who are usually discriminated against such as immigrants or disabled people.

political correctnesses


discomforted

forms:
discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)

verb

discomfort


rallies

forms:
rally (singular)
rallies (plural)

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

noun

rally

rallies


rallies

forms:
rally (canonical)
rallies (third-person singular)
rallied (past)
rallied (past participle)
rallying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rally.

verb

rall


rebuild

forms:
rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilt (past)
rebuilt (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + build

ety-prefix

re

build

expansion: re- + build

glosses: If you rebuild something, you build it again.

text: He had to completely rebuild his house after the tornado destroyed it.

ipa: /ri'bɪld/

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

rebuild

rebuilds

rebuilt

rebuilt

rebuilding


backwoods

forms: backwoods (plural)

glosses: Backwoods are an area of forest or woodlands, far from any towns.

text: The family enjoyed camping in the backwoods.

ipa: /ˈbakˌwʊdz/


juvenile delinquent

glosses: A juvenile delinquent is a young, or youth, criminal.

text: The juvenile delinquent was jailed for smashing shop windows.


rally

glosses: A rally is a large meeting where people gather to protest to support or oppose something.

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


rally

glosses: If you rally, you recover in health or consciousness.


accumulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of accumulate.


crab

glosses: A crab is a sea animal with a shell and pincers.

enpr: krăb

ipa: /kræb/


bluebell

forms:
bluebell (singular)
bluebells (plural)

glosses: A bluebell is a small blue flowering bulb of the genus Hyacinthoides.

text: He went into the garden to pick a bluebell.


tread

forms:
tread (singular)
treads (plural)

text: The old man moved with heavy tread across the road.

glosses: A tread is a mark made by someone taking a step.

text: The police searched the crime scene for tread marks.

glosses: Tread is the part of a wheel, tyre, or a shoe that touches the road.

text: The car left tread marks across the lawn.

text: The car was not safe as there was very little tread left on the tyre.

glosses: The tread on a stair is the part on which you put your foot.

text: The wooden staircase had to be fixed by replacing the rotten treads.

ipa: /trɛd/


tread

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trod (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

text: The wooden bridge did not look safe so I had to tread carefully.

text: To make wine you need to tread on the grapes to squeeze out the juice.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tread.

tread

treads


momentum

forms:
momentum (singular)
momentums or momenta (plural)

glosses: The momentum is the way something keeps going after you stop pushing it.

text: The rock rolled down the hill. It had too much momentum. Nobody could stop it.

ipa: /ˌmoʊˈmɛntəm/

noun

momenta


troublemakers

forms:
troublemaker (singular)
troublemakers (plural)

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

troublemaker


rebuilds

forms:
rebuild (canonical)
rebuilds (third-person singular)
rebuilded (past)
rebuilded (past participle)
rebuilding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rebuild.


uttered

forms:
utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of utter.

ipa: /ˈʌtɚd/

ipa: /ˈʌtəd/

verb

utter


molest

forms:
molest (canonical)
molests (third-person singular)
molested (past)
molested (past participle)
molesting (present participle)

glosses: If you molest someone, you annoy, harass, or disturb them.

text: She needed to sit somewhere quiet where her children would not molest her.

glosses: To molest someone is to force unwanted sexual contact on them.

text: He was trying to molest the woman.

glosses: To molest means to sexually abuse a child.

text: She was sent to jail because she kept trying to molest children.

ipa: /məˈlɛst/

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


brushwood

forms: brushwood (singular)

glosses: Brushwood is wood from branches or shrubs.

text: They collected brushwood for a small camp fire.

noun

brushwood


momentums

forms:
momentum (singular)
momentums (plural)

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

momentum


improbable

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

glosses: Something that is improbable is not likely to happen.

text: He needs to consider every outcome, even the most improbable ones.

ipa: /ɪmˈprɑbəbl̩/

ipa: /ɪmˈprɒbəbl̩/

hyphenation: im‧prob‧a‧ble


wisdom

forms: wisdom (singular)

etymology_text: wise + -dom

ety-suffix

wise

dom

expansion: wise + -dom

glosses: Wisdom is the skillful use of knowledge and insight to make a good decision.

enpr: wĭzʹdəm

ipa: /ˈwɪzdəm/

hyphenation: wis‧dom


birthrights

forms:
birthright (singular)
birthrights (plural)

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

noun

birthright


trajectories

forms:
trajectory (singular)
trajectories (plural)

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

trajectory

trajectories


arse

forms:
arse (singular)
arses (plural)

text: You stupid arse!

ipa: /ɑːs/

ipa: /ɐːs/

ipa: /ɑrs/

audio: EN-AU ck1 arse.ogg


foiling

forms:
foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)

text: The police were often foiling his evil plans.

ipa: /ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/

verb

foil


troublemaker

glosses: A troublemaker is someone who causes problems or makes trouble.

text: John was not liked by many people because he was a troublemaker.

ipa: /ˈtrʌblˌmeɪkə/


accumulates

forms:
accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of accumulate.

accumulat


scars

forms:
scar (singular)
scars (plural)

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

noun

scar


scars

forms:
scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)


trajectory

glosses: Trajectory is the path that something like an arrow takes when it is shot into the air.

ipa: /trəˈdʒɛktərɪ/


political correctnesses

forms:
political correctness (singular)
political correctnesses (plural)

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

political correctness


cleavages

forms:
cleavage (singular)
cleavages (plural)

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

cleavage


lively

forms:
lively (positive)
livelier (comparative)
liveliest (superlative)

etymology_text: live + -ly

ety-suffix

live

ly

expansion: live + -ly

glosses: Someone that is lively is full of life and energy.

text: She had a lively conversation with her new boyfriend.

ipa: /ˈlaɪvli/

adjective

lively

livelier


bluebells

forms:
bluebell (singular)
bluebells (plural)

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

noun

bluebell


packings

forms:
packing (singular)
packings (plural)

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

packing


generalizations

forms:
generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

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

generalization


bribes

forms:
bribe (singular)
bribes (plural)

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

bribe


bribes

forms:
bribe (canonical)
bribes (third-person singular)
bribed (past)
bribed (past participle)
bribing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of bribe.

verb

brib

e


climbers

forms:
climber (singular)
climbers (plural)

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

noun

climber


chefs

forms:
chef (singular)
chefs (plural)

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

chef


birthright

forms:
birthright (singular)
birthrights (plural)

etymology_text: birth + right

compound

birth

right

expansion: birth + right

glosses: A birthright is a right, or possession, you get when you are born.

text: The prince knew he would be king one day, it was his birthright.


temple

forms:
temple (singular)
temples (plural)

glosses: A temple is a building used for religious activities.

glosses: The temple is the flat area on the side of your head.

enpr: tĕm'p(ə)l

ipa: /ˈtɛmp(ə)l/


distinctive

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

glosses: Distinctive is something that's noticeable because it's different.

text: She knew it was him as soon as she heard his distinctive laugh.

text: Tigers have a distinctive pattern of black stripes on their fur.

ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

hyphenation: dis‧tinc‧tive


forged

forms:
forge (canonical)
forges (third-person singular)
forged (past)
forged (past participle)
forging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of forge.

ipa: /fɔːdʒd/

verb

forg


prune

forms:
prune (singular)
prunes (plural)

text: He placed a prune in the middle of a plate of cheese and biscuits.

ipa: /pruːn/


prune

forms:
prune (canonical)
prunes (third-person singular)
pruned (past)
pruned (past participle)
pruning (present participle)

glosses: If you prune a bush or shrub, you cut off parts of the plant.

text: After a rose has finished flowering, you should prune it.

glosses: If you prune something, you cut it back, as if it were a plant.

text: I was running out of money, so I had to prune my budget.

prun


onion

forms:
onion (singular)
onions (plural)

glosses: An onion is a vegetable of the genus Allium. They can make you cry when you cut them.

text: She liked eating onions, but they made her cry.

ipa: /ˈʌnjən/


bribe

glosses: A bribe is a reward that is given to someone, so that they do something they normally would not. It's different from payment in that a bribe is usually for something illegal, or against some rules.

text: He gave the judge a bribe so that he would win the contest.

enpr: brīb

ipa: /braɪb/


bribe

glosses: When you bribe someone, you give a reward so that they do something they normally wouldn't.

text: allegations that the police were bribed to cover up the investigation surfaced after the event.


title: Bezawada

redirect: Vijayawada

pos: hard-redirect


title: Bejawada


surplus

forms:
surplus (singular)
surpluses or surplusses (plural)

glosses: A surplus is when there is more of a good than is strictly needed.

ipa: /ˈsɝˌplʌs/

ipa: /ˈsɜːpləs/

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

hyphenation: sur‧plus

noun

surplus

surpluses

surplusses


forges

forms:
forge (singular)
forges (plural)

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

forge


forges

glosses: The third-person singular form of forge.


onions

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

ipa: /ˈʌnjəns/

onion


brews

forms:
brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)

ipa: /bruːz/

verb

brew


brews

forms:
brew (singular)
brews (plural)

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


consignments

forms:
consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

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

noun

consignment


cusps

forms:
cusp (singular)
cusps (plural)

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

cusp


assaulting

forms:
assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)

verb

assault


evaporates

forms:
evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of evaporate.

evaporat


bossier

forms:
bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of bossy; more bossy.

adjective

bossy

bossier


scar

forms:
scar (singular)
scars (plural)

glosses: A scar is the mark left behind when a wound has healed.

text: He still has a scar on his hand where he cut himself with scissors as a boy.

enpr: skär

ipa: /skɑr/

ipa: /skɑː(r)/


scar

forms:
scar (canonical)
scars (third-person singular)
scarred (past)
scarred (past participle)
scarring (present participle)

glosses: If an injury scars it leaves a mark after it heals.

text: He was careful when shaving as he did not want to scar his face.

glosses: If something scars someone, it makes them feel bad for a very long time.

text: Her death scarred her children.

verb

scar

r


depriving

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

depriv


Vijayawada

forms: Vijayawada

pos: name

glosses: Vijayawada is a city in the southern part of India


Warangal

forms: Warangal

glosses: Warangal is a city in the southern part of India


cusp

text: The cusp on his back tooth had broken.

text: They could see the cusp of the moon.

glosses: When two curved lines meet, they create a cusp.

glosses: A cusp is a point from which everything changes.

text: The scientist was at the cusp of a great discovery.

ipa: /kʌsp/


Guntur

forms: Guntur

glosses: Guntur is a city in the southern part of India


deprived

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deprive.


Tirumala

forms: Tirumala

glosses: Tirumala is a city in the southern part of India


pests

forms:
pest (singular)
pests (plural)

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

noun

pest


imitating

forms:
imitate (canonical)
imitates (third-person singular)
imitated (past)
imitated (past participle)
imitating (present participle)

verb

imitat


Visakhapatnam

forms: Visakhapatnam

glosses: Visakhapatnam is a city in the southern part of India.


Chennai

forms: Chennai

glosses: Chennai is the name of a city in the southern part of India

ipa: /ˈtʃenaɪ/


climber

forms:
climber (singular)
climbers (plural)

text: She was a famous mountain climber.

glosses: A social climber is a person who tries to get a higher position in society.

glosses: A plant that climbs is called a climber.

text: Clematis is a climber, used to cover walls.


assaults

glosses: The third-person singular form of assault.


accumulate

forms:
accumulate (canonical)
accumulates (third-person singular)
accumulated (past)
accumulated (past participle)
accumulating (present participle)

glosses: If you accumulate something, you bring it together.

text: He worried that the paperwork would accumulate on his desk if he took a day off work.

text: By saving small amounts of money each week, he watched his wealth accumulate over the years.

ipa: /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/

hyphenation: ac‧cu‧mu‧late

accumulat


creepers

forms:
creeper (singular)
creepers (plural)

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

noun

creeper


evaporate

glosses: To evaporate is to turn from liquid into air.

text: If you leave a pot of water on a hot stove, the water will evaporate.

ipa: /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/


imitated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of imitate.


brew

forms:
brew (canonical)
brews (third-person singular)
brewed (past)
brewed (past participle)
brewing (present participle)

glosses: To brew is boil, infuse and ferment hops and malt to make beer.

text: He grew hops so he could use them to brew his own beer.

glosses: Brew is to put leaves into very hot water to make a drink.

text: He used the best tea leaves to brew his tea.

enpr: bro͞o

ipa: /bruː/


brew

forms:
brew (singular)
brews (plural)

glosses: A brew is a drink made by putting the ingredients into hot water.

text: He made a strong brew of tea.

glosses: A brew is something made by a process of mixing, like beer.

text: High prices and high unemployment created a brew of discontent among the people.


evaporated

forms:
evaporate (canonical)
evaporates (third-person singular)
evaporated (past)
evaporated (past participle)
evaporating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of evaporate.

text: The water in the cooking pot evaporated because I fell asleep and forgot about it.


imitates

glosses: The third-person singular form of imitate.


cleavage

forms:
cleavage (singular)
cleavages (plural)

glosses: Cleavage is the gap between a woman's breasts.

text: Her low cut dress showed her cleavage.

glosses: Cleavage is a when something is split into two parts.

text: There was a cleavage in the group between those who wanted to wait and those who wanted to leave.

ipa: /ˈkliːvɪdʒ/

ipa: /ˈklivɪdʒ/

hyphenation: cleav‧age


localities

forms:
locality (singular)
localities (plural)

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

locality

localities


assaulted

forms:
assault (canonical)
assaults (third-person singular)
assaulted (past)
assaulted (past participle)
assaulting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assault.


imitate

glosses: To imitate is to copy what someone else says or does.

text: The monkey imitated every action I made.

ipa: /ˈɪmɪteɪt/

hyphenation: i‧mi‧tate


deprives

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of deprive.


shortage

forms:
shortage (singular)
shortages (plural)

etymology_text: short + -age

ety-suffix

short

age

expansion: short + -age

glosses: A shortage is when there is too little of something.

text: There has been a shortage of food because of the drought.

text: The company had a shortage of qualified candidates for the job.

ipa: /ˈʃɔː(r)tɪdʒ/

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


barf

forms: barf (singular)

text: There is barf all over the floor!

ipa: /bɑːf/

ipa: /bɑrf/

noun

barf


barf

forms:
barf (canonical)
barfs (third-person singular)
barfed (past)
barfed (past participle)
barfing (present participle)

text: He was sick, so he barfed.


preview

forms:
preview (singular)
previews (plural)

etymology_text: pre- + view

ety-prefix

pre

view

expansion: pre- + view

glosses: A preview is a showing of a work like a movie, play, or painting, before the public are able to see it.

text: We went to a preview of the new art show which opens next week.

glosses: A preview can be a short sample from a movie, used as an advertisement before the movie is ready to be shown to the public.

text: I had to see the movie, as the preview made it look so exciting.

ipa: /ˈpriːvjʉː/

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


preview

forms:
preview (canonical)
previews (third-person singular)
previewed (past)
previewed (past participle)
previewing (present participle)

glosses: If you preview something, you get to see it before everyone else.

text: We went to a special movie night, to preview the latest horror movie.


chef

forms:
chef (singular)
chefs (plural)

text: The restaurant had a really good chef.

glosses: A chef is the person in charge of a large kitchen.

text: The chef wrote out the menus for the coming week.

ipa: /ʃɛf/


foreshortening

forms:
foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)

verb

foreshorten


generalize

forms:
generalize (canonical)
generalizes (third-person singular)
generalized (past)
generalized (past participle)
generalizing (present participle)

glosses: When you generalize you speak in general, or in vague terms.

glosses: To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

glosses: To spread throughout the body and become part of the body's system.

generaliz


assault

glosses: When you assault someone, you attack and hurt that person.

text: He punched someone and got arrested for assault.

ipa: /əˈsɔːlt/

ipa: /əˈsɑlt/


baking soda

forms: baking soda (singular)

glosses: Baking soda is a common name for sodium bicarbonate, a white powder usually used in baking.

text: He forgot the baking soda, so his cake did not rise in the oven.

noun

baking soda


wonderful

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

glosses: Something wonderful is exciting, excellent, and creates feelings of wonder.

text: The newly discovered continent was full of strange and wonderful creatures.


Indians

forms:
Indian (singular)
Indians (plural)

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

Indian


clothier

forms:
clothier (singular)
clothiers (plural)

glosses: A clothier is a person who makes and sells clothes.

text: I went to the clothier to get a new suit.


gull

forms:
gull (singular)
gulls (plural)


cookers

forms:
cooker (singular)
cookers (plural)

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

cooker


forge

forms:
forge (singular)
forges (plural)

glosses: A forge is a fire or furnace used to heat metal.

text: The blacksmith worked at his forge, shaping horseshoes.

glosses: A forge is a place where metal is shaped and tempered.

ipa: /fɔːd͡ʒ/

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

ipa: /fɔrd͡ʒ/


forge

forms:
forge (canonical)
forges (third-person singular)
forged (past)
forged (past participle)
forging (present participle)

glosses: To forge metal is to heat it and then shape it.

text: He was arrested for forging documents.

glosses: To forge is to shape or adapt something with a lot of care.

text: He was able to forge close friendships with the rest of the team.

verb

forg


deprive

forms:
deprive (canonical)
deprives (third-person singular)
deprived (past)
deprived (past participle)
depriving (present participle)

glosses: To deprive is to keep something from someone.

text: The mafia mastermind was deprived of the use of telephones in prison.

ipa: /dɪˈpraɪv/

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

hyphenation: de‧prive


ambitious

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

glosses: Someone who is ambitious always wants to do or to be something positive.

text: Robert, a very ambitious man from our department, nominated himself to be the new supervisor.

hyphenation: am‧bi‧tious


urea

forms:
urea (singular)
ureas (plural)

glosses: The main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals.


retard

forms:
retard (canonical)
retards (third-person singular)
retarded (past)
retarded (past participle)
retarding (present participle)

glosses: To retard something is to hold it back, or slow it down.

text: He cut back the shrub to retard its growth.

ipa: /rɪˈtɑː(r)d/

poses: verb noun

audio: en-us-retard (delay sense).ogg


retard

forms:
retard (singular)
retards (plural)

glosses: A retard is someone who is mentally handicapped or a very slow learner.

text: I've been showing my co-worker for a whole year how to properly seal the bags together and he still doesn't do it right, god what a retard.

glosses: A retard in music is an instruction to slow down the tempo.

ipa: /ˈriːtɑː(r)d/


aisles

forms:
aisle (singular)
aisles (plural)

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

ipa: /aɪlz/

noun

aisle


contoured

forms:
contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of contour.

verb

contour


carters

forms:
carter (singular)
carters (plural)

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

noun

carter


foreshorten

forms:
foreshorten (canonical)
foreshortens (third-person singular)
foreshortened (past)
foreshortened (past participle)
foreshortening (present participle)

text: His use of tobacco would foreshorten his life by ten years.

glosses: An artist can foreshorten lines on a drawing to make it look like it has depth.


consignment

forms:
consignment (singular)
consignments (plural)

etymology_text: consign + -ment

ety-suffix

consign

ment

expansion: consign + -ment

text: The shop got a consignment of new books.

text: A shop that has goods on consignment can send them back if they are not sold.

ipa: /kənˈsʌɪnm(ə)nt/

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


utter

forms:
utter (canonical)
utters (third-person singular)
uttered (past)
uttered (past participle)
uttering (present participle)

text: Don't utter that name again!

glosses: To utter is to put something into circulation.

text: He tried to utter a fake bank note at the shop.

ipa: /ˈʌtə/

ipa: /ˈʌtɚ/


utter

forms: utter (positive)

text: His attempt to fly was an utter failure.

text: When the lights were turned off, we were left in utter darkness.


fastening

forms:
fasten (canonical)
fastens (third-person singular)
fastened (past)
fastened (past participle)
fastening (present participle)

ipa: /fɑːsənɪŋ/

verb

fasten


fastening

forms:
fastening (singular)
fastenings (plural)

text: She felt the fastening on the back of her dress become loose.


microscopic

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

glosses: If something is microscopic, it is very small. It is too small to be seen with the eye.

enpr: 'mīkrə'skŏpĭk

ipa: /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk/

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


clothiers

forms:
clothier (singular)
clothiers (plural)

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

noun

clothier


unsuspicious

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

text: The unsuspicious crowd never thought that he was lying.


aeolian

forms: aeolian (positive)

glosses: Something that is aeolian is formed or caused by wind.

text: Sanddunes are made by the wind: they are aeolian in origin.


generalizes

forms:
generalize (canonical)
generalizes (third-person singular)
generalized (past)
generalized (past participle)
generalizing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of generalize.


locality

forms:
locality (singular)
localities (plural)

glosses: The fact or quality of having a position in space.

glosses: The features or surroundings of a particular place.

glosses: An area or district considered as the site of certain activities.

glosses: Limitation to a county, district, or place.

ipa: /loʊˈkælɪti/

ipa: /ləʊˈkælɪti/

hyphenation: lo‧cal‧i‧ty


breeders

forms:
breeder (singular)
breeders (plural)

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

breeder


punishable

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

etymology_text: punish + -able

ety-suffix

punish

able

expansion: punish + -able

glosses: To be punishable someone must do, or have done, something that needs to be punished.

text: Spitting on the floor was a punishable offence.


pessimistic

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

glosses: A pessimistic person is always expecting the worst to happen.

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


foreshortened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foreshorten.


contouring

forms:
contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)


foreshortens

glosses: The third-person singular form of foreshorten.


skated

forms:
skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of skate.

verb

skat


gesticulates

forms:
gesticulate (canonical)
gesticulates (third-person singular)
gesticulated (past)
gesticulated (past participle)
gesticulating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of gesticulate.

gesticulat


generalized

glosses: The past tense and past participle of generalize.


bulletproof

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

etymology_text: bullet + -proof

ety-suffix

bullet

proof

expansion: bullet + -proof

glosses: A bulletproof material is something that can resist a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

text: The police officers are wearing bulletproof vests.

glosses: If an idea or concept is bulletproof, it is unbreakable, very tough.

hyphenation: bul‧let‧proof


bulletproof

forms:
bulletproof (canonical)
bulletproofs (third-person singular)
bulletproofed (past)
bulletproofed (past participle)
bulletproofing (present participle)

glosses: If you bulletproof something, you make it able to resist bullets.

text: The engineers are trying to bulletproof the president's vehicle now.

glosses: If you bulletproof something, you make it resistant to failure.

text: We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw … it must not fail in use.

verb

expansion: [POS TABLE]


foiled

forms:
foil (canonical)
foils (third-person singular)
foiled (past)
foiled (past participle)
foiling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of foil.

ipa: /fɔɪld/

foil


gesticulated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gesticulate.


foils

forms:
foil (singular)
foils (plural)

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

ipa: /fɔɪlz/


foil

glosses: A foil is a sword used in the sport of fencing.

text: He struck his opponent three times with his foil.

text: He wrapped his sandwich in aluminium foil.

ipa: /fɔɪl/


foil

glosses: To foil is to stop somebody who is trying to do something.

text: The guard was able to foil the bad man from hurting the little girl.


treading

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trodden (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

tread

trodden


cunning

forms: cunning (singular)

glosses: Cunning is the skill of being very clever, usually to trick or fool someone else.

text: His new plan to attack the castle showed great cunning.

ipa: /ˈkʌnɪŋ/

noun

cunning


cunning

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

glosses: Something that is cunning uses skills to trick or deceive others.

text: The cunning fox was able to climb over the fence into the hen house.


generalization

forms:
generalization (singular)
generalizations (plural)

etymology_text: generalize + -ation

ety-suffix

generalize

ation

expansion: generalize + -ation

glosses: The process of forming general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

glosses: The process of reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

ipa: /dʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: gen‧er‧al‧iza‧tion


hetero

forms:
hetero (singular)
heteros (plural)

glosses: One who is attracted to members of the opposite sex.


hetero

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

glosses: If someone is hetero, they are attracted to members of the opposite sex.


aisle

forms:
aisle (singular)
aisles (plural)

glosses: An aisle is the space between two sets of seats.

enpr: īl

ipa: /aɪ̯l/

homophones: I'll isle


gesticulate

glosses: When you gesticulate you wave your hands to communicate with others.

text: When he was excited he would gesticulate wildly.

ipa: /dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/

ipa: /dʒɛsˈtɪkjəleɪt/


culpable

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

glosses: Culpable is to deserve blame, especially as something wrong

text: I am culpable for stealing your money.

ipa: /ˈkʌlpəbəl/


architects

forms:
architect (singular)
architects (plural)

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

noun

architect


optimistic

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

glosses: A person who is optimistic expects the best in all possible ways.

text: He is very optimistic about his plans that they will succeed.

ipa: /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

ipa: /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

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


premium

forms:
premium (singular)
premiums (plural)

glosses: A premium is an amount of money paid for insurance.

text: He had to pay a higher premium after his house burnt down.

glosses: Premium is something that high quality and in short supply.

text: We had to pay a premium price for a glass of water in the desert.

ipa: /ˈprimiəm/


reconnoitring

forms:
reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)

verb

reconnoitr


reconnoitres

glosses: The third-person singular form of reconnoitre.


depicts

forms:
depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of depict.

depict


premiums

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

noun

premium


negligent

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

glosses: Negligent is being careless, without giving enough or proper attention.


bale

forms:
bale (singular)
bales (plural)

glosses: A bale is a large bundle, or package, tied with wire, rope, or string.

text: The farmer used the straw bale to feed his sheep.

ipa: /beɪ̯l/


bale

forms:
bale (canonical)
bales (third-person singular)
baled (past)
baled (past participle)
baling (present participle)

glosses: If you bale, you create a bale from hay.

text: The hay was baled so it would be easier to transport.

verb

bal


treads

forms:
tread (singular)
treads (plural)

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


treads

forms:
tread (past)
tread (past participle)
trod (past)
trod (past participle)
tread (canonical)
treads (third-person singular)
trodden (past)
trodden (past participle)
treading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tread.

treads


infusions

forms:
infusion (singular)
infusions (plural)

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

noun

infusion


bales

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

ipa: /beɪlz/

bale


contours

forms:
contour (singular)
contours (plural)

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

contour


contours

forms:
contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of contour.


bossy

forms:
bossy (positive)
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)

etymology_text: boss + -y

ety-suffix

boss

y

expansion: boss + -y

glosses: A bossy person often tells others what to do.

text: Mary is so bossy, always telling me what to do.

ipa: /ˈbɔsi/

ipa: /ˈbɑsi/

ipa: /ˈbɒsi/

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

adj

bossy


reconnoitred

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reconnoitre.


skates

forms:
skate (singular)
skates (plural)

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

noun

skate


skates

forms:
skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of skate.

verb

skat


subscription

forms:
subscription (singular)
subscriptions (plural)

glosses: Having access to a resource for a period of time.

text: I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

text: My library subscription is about to expire.

glosses: The formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature.


amending

forms:
amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

amend


architect

forms:
architect (singular)
architects (plural)

glosses: An architect is a person who designs and plans buildings.

text: We had an architect design our new house.

ipa: /ˈɑːkɪtɛkt/

ipa: /ˈɑrkɪtɛkt/


creeper

forms:
creeper (singular)
creepers (plural)

text: The fence was covered with Virginia creeper.

glosses: A mechanic's creeper is a board with wheels on it. People can lie on them to move around while working under cars.

text: He was at work on the creeper and only his legs could be seen sticking out from under the car.

text: This creeper at the park kept asking for my number even though I didn't know him.

ipa: /ˈkripɚ/


stubbing

forms:
stub (canonical)
stubs (third-person singular)
stubbed (past)
stubbed (past participle)
stubbing (present participle)

stub

b


debited

forms:
debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of debit.

debit


resents

forms:
resent (canonical)
resents (third-person singular)
resented (past)
resented (past participle)
resenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of resent.

resent


discomfort

forms:
discomfort (singular)
discomforts (plural)

etymology_text: dis- + comfort

glosses: A feeling of being embarrassed or worried.

text: His bad singing caused us discomfort.

glosses: Pain or another unpleasant physical feeling.

text: She had some discomfort in her knees.

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfət/

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/

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


discomfort

forms:
discomfort (canonical)
discomforts (third-person singular)
discomforted (past)
discomforted (past participle)
discomforting (present participle)

glosses: If you discomfort a person or animal, you make them feel worried, embarrassed, or a little ill.

text: Her strange behaviour discomforted us.

discomfort


stubbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stub.


loudnesses

forms:
loudness (singular)
loudnesses (plural)

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

noun

loudness

loudnesses


minted

forms:
mint (canonical)
mints (third-person singular)
minted (past)
minted (past participle)
minting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mint.

verb

mint


subscriptions

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

noun

subscription


co-dependent

forms: co-dependent (positive)

glosses: Co-dependent is a relationship in which a person allows another person to control them.


co-dependent

forms:
co-dependent (singular)
co-dependents (plural)

glosses: A co-dependent person does not act to meet their own needs; a doormat.

co-dependents


reconnoitre

forms:
reconnoitre (canonical)
reconnoitres (third-person singular)
reconnoitred (past)
reconnoitred (past participle)
reconnoitring (present participle)

glosses: If you reconnoitre, you perform a reconnaissance of an area.

text: Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.

ipa: /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

ipa: /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/

verb

reconnoitr

e


grilled

forms:
grill (canonical)
grills (third-person singular)
grilled (past)
grilled (past participle)
grilling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of grill.

grill


depicted

forms:
depict (canonical)
depicts (third-person singular)
depicted (past)
depicted (past participle)
depicting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of depict.

depict


alternates

forms:
alternate (canonical)
alternates (third-person singular)
alternated (past)
alternated (past participle)
alternating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of alternate.

alternat


carter

forms:
carter (singular)
carters (plural)

glosses: A carter is a person who drives carts or wagons.

text: The carter had a team of four horses to pull his heavy cart.

ipa: /ˈkɑrtɚ/

ipa: /ˈkɑːtə/

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

hyphenation: cart‧er


fantastic

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

glosses: Existing in or constructed from fantasy; of or relating to fantasy; fanciful.

text: He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.

text: His fantastic post-school had all failed.

text: She had a fantastic view of her own importance that no one else shared.

glosses: Not believable; maybe only possible in fantasy.

text: The events were so fantastic that all the audience went silent.

text: She entered the lab and admired the fantastic machines around her.

glosses: wonderful; marvelous; excellent; really good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

text: "I had a simply fantastic vacation, and I can't wait to tell you all about it!"

ipa: /fænˈtæstɪk/


resented

glosses: The past tense and past participle of resent.


caged

forms:
cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cage.

text: He walked up and down liked a caged tiger.

cag


jetting

forms:
jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

jet

t


grilling

text: He could smell the food grilling on the barbecue.


skate

forms:
skate (singular)
skates (plural)

glosses: An ice skate is a steel blade, which are worn on the feet to travel across ice.

glosses: A roller skate has wheels, which are worn on the feet, to travel across smooth surfaces.

glosses: A skate board is a small piece of wood with wheels on the bottom.

glosses: A skate is a type of ray with a flat body.

ipa: /skeɪt/


skate

forms:
skate (canonical)
skates (third-person singular)
skated (past)
skated (past participle)
skating (present participle)

glosses: To skate is to travel using roller skates, ice skates, or a skate board.

text: I loved to ice skate during the winter.


resenting

forms:
resent (canonical)
resents (third-person singular)
resented (past)
resented (past participle)
resenting (present participle)


humanitarian

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

glosses: Concerned and interested about the welfare of people. Trying to reduce the grieving and pain of people.

hyphenation: hu‧man‧it‧a‧ri‧an


humanitarian

forms:
humanitarian (singular)
humanitarians (plural)

glosses: A person with such interests and concerns.


fantasying

forms:
fantasy (canonical)
fantasies (third-person singular)
fantasied (past)
fantasied (past participle)
fantasying (present participle)

fantas


depict

glosses: To depict is to show, illustrate, or represent someone or something.

text: Smoking is depicted as harmful to your health


subscribes

forms:
subscribe (canonical)
subscribes (third-person singular)
subscribed (past)
subscribed (past participle)
subscribing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of subscribe.

subscrib


alternated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of alternate.


cheerful

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

etymology_text: cheer + -ful

ety-suffix

cheer

ful

expansion: cheer + -ful

glosses: A person that is cheerful is happy and optimistic.

text: He is a very cheerful guy. He is always laughing and talking to the others.

ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɪrfəl/

ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɪəfəl/

hyphenation: cheer‧ful


contour

forms:
contour (singular)
contours (plural)

etymology_text: con- + tour

ety-prefix

con

tour

expansion: con- + tour

text: He liked the contour of her body.

glosses: A contour is a line that shows the outline of the shape.

text: I started with a contour drawing of the mountains.

glosses: A contour line joins places of the same height on a map.

text: Tightly spaced contour lines mean steep slopes.

ipa: /ˈkɒntʊə(r)/


contour

forms:
contour (canonical)
contours (third-person singular)
contoured (past)
contoured (past participle)
contouring (present participle)

glosses: To contour is to draw or create the outline of a shape.

text: He would contour the seat so that it would fit the human shape and be comfortable to sit on.


debits

forms:
debit (singular)
debits (plural)

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


debits

forms:
debit (canonical)
debits (third-person singular)
debited (past)
debited (past participle)
debiting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of debit.


Indian

forms:
Indian (singular)
Indians (plural)

glosses: An Indian is a person from India or a person whose family is from India.

glosses: An Indian is a person having descents of Native Americans.

ipa: /ˈɪndɪən/

hyphenation: In‧di‧an


hacking

forms:
hack (canonical)
hacks (third-person singular)
hacked (past)
hacked (past participle)
hacking (present participle)

verb

hack


jets

forms:
jet (singular)
jets (plural)

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

ipa: /dʒɛts/


amended

forms:
amend (canonical)
amends (third-person singular)
amended (past)
amended (past participle)
amending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of amend.

amend


alternating

forms:
alternate (canonical)
alternates (third-person singular)
alternated (past)
alternated (past participle)
alternating (present participle)


breeder

forms:
breeder (singular)
breeders (plural)

glosses: A breeder is a person who breeds plants or animals.

text: I met a plant breeder at the seedling farm.

glosses: A breeder is an animal kept for breeding.

text: The champion bull was kept at the farm as a breeder.

glosses: A breeder is a person attracted to members of the opposite sex.

ipa: /ˈbriːdə(r)/


caging

forms:
cage (canonical)
cages (third-person singular)
caged (past)
caged (past participle)
caging (present participle)


jetted

forms:
jet (canonical)
jets (third-person singular)
jetted (past)
jetted (past participle)
jetting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jet.


alternate

glosses: To alternate is change between two positions.

text: She would alternate between laughing and crying without warning.

text: My wife and I would alternate doing the dishes.

glosses: To alternate, something changes regularly and repeatedly.

text: The traffic lights would alternate from red to green.


subscribed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of subscribe.


amend

glosses: If you amend a law, statement, or piece of writing, you change it to make it better or fix a mistake.

text: Pakistan has amended a law to give new powers to army courts.

ipa: /əˈmɛnd/

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


loudness

forms:
loudness (singular)
loudnesses (plural)

etymology_text: loud + -ness

ety-suffix

loud

ness

expansion: loud + -ness

glosses: Loudness depends on the amplitde of a sound wave.

glosses: Loudness is how loud or soft any kind of sound is.

ipa: /laʊdnəs/

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