wising

forms:
wise (canonical)
wises (third-person singular)
wised (past)
wised (past participle)
wising (present participle)

wis

e


consumption

forms: consumption (singular)

pos: noun

text: The fire's consumption of the forest caused changes in the air.

glosses: Consumption is the amount of something consumed.

text: The consumption of fuels by man is too high.

expansion: [POS TABLE]


Apteryx

forms: Apteryx

pos: name

glosses: Apteryx is a genus of the family Apterygidae, also known as the kiwi.


cleans

forms:
clean (canonical)
cleans (third-person singular)
cleaned (past)
cleaned (past participle)
cleaning (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of clean.

verb

clean


mossing

forms:
moss (canonical)
mosses (third-person singular)
mossed (past)
mossed (past participle)
mossing (present participle)

moss

es


contraptions

forms:
contraption (singular)
contraptions (plural)

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

noun

contraption


mousing

forms:
mouse (canonical)
mouses (third-person singular)
moused (past)
moused (past participle)
mousing (present participle)

verb

mous


scream

forms:
scream (canonical)
screams (third-person singular)
screamed (past)
screamed (past participle)
screaming (present participle)

glosses: If you scream, you yell or shout loudly.

text: I can hear you. You don't need to scream.

glosses: If you scream, you move quickly; you race.

text: Police cars screamed down the street.

ipa: /ˈskrim/

scream


scream

forms:
scream (singular)
screams (plural)

glosses: A scream is a loud noise made by a person.

text: A scream echoed out in the night.


whiling

forms:
while (canonical)
whiles (third-person singular)
whiled (past)
whiled (past participle)
whiling (present participle)

whil


promising

forms:
promise (canonical)
promises (third-person singular)
promised (past)
promised (past participle)
promising (present participle)

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪsɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/

hyphenation: prom‧is‧ing

promis


promising

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is promising, it shows promise; it will happen in the desired way.

glosses: If something is promising, it is encouraging; it gives people confidence.

adj

more: true


initialled

forms:
initial (canonical)
initials (third-person singular)
initialled (past)
initialled (past participle)
initialling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of initial.

verb

initial

l


snow-flakes

forms:
snow-flake (singular)
snow-flakes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of snow-flake; more than one (kind of) snow-flake.

noun

snow-flake


opioids

forms:
opioid (singular)
opioids (plural)

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

opioid


wised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wise.


midwifing

forms:
midwife (canonical)
midwifes (third-person singular)
midwifed (past)
midwifed (past participle)
midwifing (present participle)

verb

midwif


dissertation

forms:
dissertation (singular)
dissertations (plural)

glosses: A dissertation is a part of research on small basic to reach the doctoral degree.

text: This student writes his disseration right now.

ipa: /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/


peed

forms:
pee (canonical)
pees (third-person singular)
peed (past)
peed (past participle)
peeing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pee.

pee

pees

peed

peeing


consistencies

forms:
consistency (singular)
consistencies (plural)

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

noun

consistency

consistencies


black bears

forms:
black bear (singular)
black bears (plural)

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

black bear


lunchtime

forms:
lunchtime (singular)
lunchtimes (plural)

glosses: Lunchtime is the time that lunch is usually eaten at.


mirrors

forms:
mirror (singular)
mirrors (plural)

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

mirror


mirrors

forms:
mirror (canonical)
mirrors (third-person singular)
mirrored (past)
mirrored (past participle)
mirroring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mirror.


filling

forms:
fill (canonical)
fills (third-person singular)
filled (past)
filled (past participle)
filling (present participle)

ipa: /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

verb

fill


filling

forms:
filling (singular)
fillings (plural)

glosses: A filling is anything that is used to fill something with.

glosses: A filling is what dentists fill cavities in with.


filling

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

glosses: If a food is filling, it makes your stomach feel full.

text: That was a very filling dinner you prepared for us.


looking

forms:
look (canonical)
looks (third-person singular)
looked (past)
looked (past participle)
looking (present participle)

look


wades

forms:
wade (canonical)
wades (third-person singular)
waded (past)
waded (past participle)
wading (present participle)

text: The man slowly wades though the river to get to the other side.

wad


dumbledores

forms:
dumbledore (singular)
dumbledores (plural)

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

noun

dumbledore


pens

forms:
pen (singular)
pens (plural)

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

ipa: /pɛnz/

pen


pens

forms:
pen (canonical)
pens (third-person singular)
penned (past)
penned (past participle)
penning (present participle)

verb

n


whiled

forms:
while (canonical)
whiles (third-person singular)
whiled (past)
whiled (past participle)
whiling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of while.


vapours

forms:
vapour (singular)
vapours (plural)

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

noun

vapour


opioid

forms:
opioid (singular)
opioids (plural)

glosses: An opioid is any substance that is like opium.


absolutists

forms:
absolutist (singular)
absolutists (plural)

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

absolutist


moused

forms:
mouse (canonical)
mouses (third-person singular)
moused (past)
moused (past participle)
mousing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mouse.

verb

mous


polar bears

forms:
polar bear (singular)
polar bears (plural)

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

noun

polar bear


polar bear

glosses: A polar bear is a big, white bear that lives in the Arctic.


looked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of look.

ipa: /lʊkt/

sampa: /lUkt/


watching

forms:
watch (canonical)
watches (third-person singular)
watched (past)
watched (past participle)
watching (present participle)

verb

watch


pigs

forms:
pig (singular)
pigs (plural)

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

noun

pig


implicates

forms:
implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of implicate.

verb

implicat


mouses

glosses: The third-person singular form of mouse.


mouses

forms:
mouse (singular)
mouses (plural)

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

noun

mouse

mouses


oldest

forms:
older (comparative)
oldest (superlative)
old (positive)
elder (comparative)
eldest (superlative)

adjective

old

older

oldest

elder

eldest


tailing

forms:
tail (canonical)
tails (third-person singular)
tailed (past)
tailed (past participle)
tailing (present participle)

verb

tail


manufactures

forms:
manufacture (canonical)
manufactures (third-person singular)
manufactured (past)
manufactured (past participle)
manufacturing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of manufacture.

manufactur


volcanicities

forms:
volcanicity (singular)
volcanicities (plural)

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

noun

volcanicity

volcanicities


monks

forms:
monk (singular)
monks (plural)

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

monk


vipers

forms:
viper (singular)
vipers (plural)

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

viper


lean

forms:
leaned (past)
leaned (past participle)
lean (canonical)
leans (third-person singular)
leant (past)
leant (past participle)
leaning (present participle)

glosses: If you lean against something, then you push or press against it.

text: He leaned his bicycle against the wall.

glosses: move into a bending style, forwards, backwards, sideways

enpr: lēn

ipa: /liːn/

verb

lean

leans

leant

leant

leaning


lean

forms:
lean (positive)
leaner (comparative)
leanest (superlative)

glosses: If a person is lean, then he or she is slim and not fat.

glosses: If a piece of meat is lean, it has little or no fat.

adj

leaner

leanest


exaggerating

forms:
exaggerate (canonical)
exaggerates (third-person singular)
exaggerated (past)
exaggerated (past participle)
exaggerating (present participle)

verb

exaggerat


antibiotics

forms:
antibiotic (singular)
antibiotics (plural)

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

noun

antibiotic


promises

forms:
promise (singular)
promises (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪsɪz/

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/

hyphenation: prom‧is‧es

promise


promises

forms:
promise (canonical)
promises (third-person singular)
promised (past)
promised (past participle)
promising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of promise.

verb

promis


bodyshells

forms:
bodyshell (singular)
bodyshells (plural)

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

noun

bodyshell


snow-flake

forms:
snow-flake (singular)
snow-flakes (plural)

text: Look at all of the snow-flakes falling on the driveway!


razors

forms:
razor (singular)
razors (plural)

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

razor


verses

forms:
verse (singular)
verses (plural)

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

text: This chapter in the Bible is made up of many verses.

ipa: /ˈvɝsɪz/

ipa: /ˈvɜːsɪz/

verse


verses

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of verse.

verb

vers


pancakes

forms:
pancake (singular)
pancakes (plural)

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

noun

pancake


mosses

forms:
moss (singular)
moss or mosses (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈmɑsəs/

moss

moss

mosses


mosses

forms:
moss (canonical)
mosses (third-person singular)
mossed (past)
mossed (past participle)
mossing (present participle)


manufactured

forms:
manufacture (canonical)
manufactures (third-person singular)
manufactured (past)
manufactured (past participle)
manufacturing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of manufacture.

enpr: măn'yə-făk'chərd


older

forms:
older (comparative)
oldest (superlative)
old (positive)
elder (comparative)
eldest (superlative)

ipa: [ˈəʊldə]

ipa: [ˈoʊldɚ]

hyphenation: ol‧der

adj

old


older

forms: older (positive)

glosses: An older person is someone who is elderly or approaching elderly.


limped

forms:
limp (canonical)
limps (third-person singular)
limped (past)
limped (past participle)
limping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of limp.

verb

limp


contraption

forms:
contraption (singular)
contraptions (plural)

glosses: A contraption is any kind of machine or mechanical device, usually very complicated.

text: The scientist finished his contraption in time for the science fair.

hyphenation: con‧trap‧tion


black bear

forms:
black bear (singular)
black bears (plural)

glosses: A black bear is a bear that is black in color, found in North America and Asia.

text: Black bears are eat both plants and animals.


limper

forms:
limp (positive)
limper (comparative)
limpest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of limp; more limp.

adjective

limper

limpest


limper

forms:
limper (singular)
limpers (plural)


queuing

forms:
queue (canonical)
queues (third-person singular)
queued (past)
queued (past participle)
queuing (present participle)

verb

queu


waffle

forms:
waffle (singular)
waffles (plural)

glosses: A waffle is a food that is usually eaten at breakfast.

text: That waffle tasted so good!

glosses: Waffle is a vague type of writing or speech.

text: This person keeps talking waffle.


waffle

forms:
waffle (canonical)
waffles (third-person singular)
waffled (past)
waffled (past participle)
waffling (present participle)

glosses: If someone waffles, they speak or write a lot without saying anything important.

glosses: If someone waffles, they can't choose, or often change their mind.

waffl


microwave oven

forms:
microwave oven (singular)
microwave ovens (plural)

glosses: A microwave oven is an device used for cooking food through microwaves.

enpr: mī'krōwāv" ŭ'v(ə)n

ipa: /ˈmaɪkrə(ʊ)ˌweɪv ˈʌv(ə)n/


remembers

forms:
remember (canonical)
remembers (third-person singular)
remembered (past)
remembered (past participle)
remembering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of remember.

remember


watched

forms:
watch (canonical)
watches (third-person singular)
watched (past)
watched (past participle)
watching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of watch.

ipa: /wɑtʃt/

ipa: /wɒtʃt/

watch


implicated

forms:
implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of implicate.

implicat


loudest

forms:
loud (positive)
louder (comparative)
loudest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of loud; most loud.

text: His scream was the loudest.

adjective

loud

louder

loudest


ice cubes

forms:
ice cube (singular)
ice cubes (plural)

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

noun

ice cube


recommends

forms:
recommend (canonical)
recommends (third-person singular)
recommended (past)
recommended (past participle)
recommending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recommend.

verb

recommend


kinder

forms:
kind (positive)
kinder (comparative)
kindest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of kind; more kind.

adjective

kind

kinder

kindest


sugar daddy

forms:
sugar daddy (singular)
sugar daddies (plural)

glosses: A sugar daddy is a man who uses money to help younger people, especially women.

audio: en-au-sugar daddy.ogg

irrnoun

sugar daddies


snowflake

forms:
snowflake (singular)
snowflakes (plural)

text: Look at all of the snowflakes falling on the driveway!

enpr: snōʹflāk


deriving

forms:
derive (canonical)
derives (third-person singular)
derived (past)
derived (past participle)
deriving (present participle)

verb

deriv


leaner

forms:
lean (positive)
leaner (comparative)
leanest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of lean; more lean.

adjective

lean


bodyshell

forms:
bodyshell (singular)
bodyshells (plural)

etymology_text: body + shell

compound

body

shell

expansion: body + shell

glosses: A bodyshell is the body of a motor car, which lies on the chassis and where the engine, seats, etc. are joined.

text: The car's bodyshell was painted pink.


moss

forms:
moss (singular)
moss or mosses (plural)

glosses: Moss is a kind of plant that grows on the ground or other kind of surface and is usually green.

ipa: /mɒs/

enpr: môs

ipa: /mɔs/

enpr: mäs

ipa: /mɑs/


moss

forms:
moss (canonical)
mosses (third-person singular)
mossed (past)
mossed (past participle)
mossing (present participle)

glosses: If something is mossed, it becomes covered in moss.

text: The oak tree was mossed because of how old it was.


gassed

forms:
gas (canonical)
gases (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gas.

verb

gas

gases

gassed

gassing


inspectors

forms:
inspector (singular)
inspectors (plural)

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

noun

inspector


looks

forms:
look (singular)
looks (plural)

glosses: Ones' looks is their appearance or attractiveness.

ipa: /lʊks/

look


looks

forms:
look (canonical)
looks (third-person singular)
looked (past)
looked (past participle)
looking (present participle)


derives

glosses: The third-person singular form of derive.

verb

e


oceanography

forms: oceanography (singular)

glosses: Oceanography is the study of oceans and the ocean floor.

text: When studying the ocean floor, having some knowledge of oceanography is a good idea.

noun

oceanography


oceanology

forms: oceanology (singular)

glosses: Oceanology is the study of oceans and the ocean floor.

text: When studying the ocean floor, having some knowledge of oceanology is a good idea.

oceanology


serial killer

forms:
serial killer (singular)
serial killers (plural)

glosses: A serial killer is a person who commits multiple murders.

text: The serial killer Jack the Ripper, was noted for killing more than 4 people.


monk

forms:
monk (singular)
monks (plural)

glosses: A monk is a person who lives in an abbey or monastery and who has devoted his life to religion.

text: The monk lives in the abbey.

ipa: /mʌŋk/

sampa: /mVNk/


analysers

forms:
analyser (singular)
analysers (plural)

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

analyser


chained

forms:
chain (canonical)
chains (third-person singular)
chained (past)
chained (past participle)
chaining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chain.

ipa: /tʃeɪnd/

verb

chain


recommending

forms:
recommend (canonical)
recommends (third-person singular)
recommended (past)
recommended (past participle)
recommending (present participle)


remembering

forms:
remember (canonical)
remembers (third-person singular)
remembered (past)
remembered (past participle)
remembering (present participle)

remember


kinds

forms:
kind (singular)
kinds (plural)

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


pancake

forms:
pancake (singular)
pancakes (plural)

glosses: A pancake is a thin cake made with batter that is fried in a pan with butter or oil.

text: Those pancakes that you are eating have blueberries in them.


holding

forms:
hold (canonical)
holds (third-person singular)
held (past)
held (past participle)
holding (present participle)

enpr: hōldʹ-ĭng

ipa: /ˈhoːldɪŋ/

ipa: [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ]

ipa: [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ]

ipa: [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ]

hyphenation: hold‧ing

hold

holds

held

held

holding


holding

forms:
holding (singular)
holdings (plural)

glosses: Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

text: He sold his holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.

text: It was the holding of the Supreme Court that illegally obtained evidence could not be used at trial.

glosses: A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.


implicating

forms:
implicate (canonical)
implicates (third-person singular)
implicated (past)
implicated (past participle)
implicating (present participle)

implicat


analyzers

forms:
analyzer (singular)
analyzers (plural)

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

noun

analyzer


limping

forms:
limp (canonical)
limps (third-person singular)
limped (past)
limped (past participle)
limping (present participle)

verb

limp


sugar daddies

forms:
sugar daddy (singular)
sugar daddies (plural)

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

noun

sugar daddy

sugar daddies


ice cube

forms:
ice cube (singular)
ice cubes (plural)

glosses: An ice cube is water that is frozen into a cube.

text: The freezer in our kitchen makes round ice cubes.


consumes

forms:
consume (canonical)
consumes (third-person singular)
consumed (past)
consumed (past participle)
consuming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of consume.

verb

consum


limps

forms:
limp (singular)
limps (plural)

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


serial killers

forms:
serial killer (singular)
serial killers (plural)

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

noun

serial killer


gassing

forms:
gas (canonical)
gases (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)


remembered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of remember.

text: She remembered my name.


microwaving

forms:
microwave (canonical)
microwaves (third-person singular)
microwaved (past)
microwaved (past participle)
microwaving (present participle)

verb

microwav


failure

forms:
failure (singular)
failures (plural)

glosses: A failure is someone or something that fails, or does not achieve a goal.

text: I was a failure at my first job.

glosses: A failure is an attempt that does not succeed.

text: The rocket launch was a failure because of bad weather.

ipa: /ˈfeɪlˌjɚ/

hyphenation: fail‧ure


kindest

forms:
kind (positive)
kinder (comparative)
kindest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of kind; most kind.

adjective

kind


antibiotic

forms:
antibiotic (singular)
antibiotics (plural)

glosses: An antibiotic is a drug that stops the growth of or destroys bacteria and other such microorganisms.

text: The antibiotic helped healing him.

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


analyser

forms:
analyser (singular)
analysers (plural)

glosses: An analyser is someone who analyzes something.


microwaveable

forms: microwaveable (positive)

etymology_text: microwave + -able

ety-suffix

microwave

able

expansion: microwave + -able

glosses: If something is microwaveable, it is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.

text: Make sure the bowl you are using is microwaveable so that it doesn't break.


chaining

forms:
chain (canonical)
chains (third-person singular)
chained (past)
chained (past participle)
chaining (present participle)

ipa: /ˈtʃeɪnɪŋ/


swordfishes

forms:
swordfish (singular)
swordfish or swordfishes (plural)

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

noun

swordfish

swordfish

swordfishes


acceptability

forms: acceptability (singular)

glosses: Acceptability is the quality of being accepted.

text: He has a high acceptability in the community.

hyphenation: ac‧cept‧abil‧i‧ty


microwave ovens

forms:
microwave oven (singular)
microwave ovens (plural)

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

microwave oven


monkfish

forms:
monkfish (singular)
monkfish or monkfishes (plural)

glosses: A monkfish is a kind of anglerfish that lives in the Atlantic and has a large head and mouth.

monkfish

monkfish

monkfishes


consuming

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

glosses: If something is consuming, then it is given a lot of attention.

text: He has a consuming passion for wiki.


derived

forms:
derive (canonical)
derives (third-person singular)
derived (past)
derived (past participle)
deriving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of derive.

text: It is possible that some of Shakespeare’s ideas were derived from other people.

text: Many students derived enormous satisfaction from the course..

ipa: /dɪˈraɪvd/

verb

deriv


analyzer

forms:
analyzer (singular)
analyzers (plural)

glosses: An analyzer is someone who analyzes something.


vapour

forms:
vapour (singular)
vapours (plural)

glosses: A vapour is a cloudy or other matter in the air, like mist, steam or fumes.

glosses: Vapour is the gas of something that used to be liquid or solid.

text: When you heat up water, vapour appears.

ipa: /ˈveɪpə/


sperms

forms:
sperm (singular)
sperms (plural)

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

noun

sperm


tails

forms:
tail (singular)
tails (plural)

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

tail


tails

forms:
tail (canonical)
tails (third-person singular)
tailed (past)
tailed (past participle)
tailing (present participle)


swordfish

glosses: A swordfish is a type of fish with a long sharp nose.

text: The fishermen hauled the 130 pound swordfish over the side of the boat.


mental institutions

forms:
mental institution (singular)
mental institutions (plural)

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

mental institution


monkfishes

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


semen

forms: semen (singular)

glosses: Semen is a fluid made in the reproductive organs of a male animal that contains the reproductive cells.

ipa: /ˈsiːmən/

homophones: seaman seamen


manufacturing

forms: manufacturing (singular)

glosses: Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished products.

glosses: Manufacturing is the industry in which such products are made.

text: Manufacturing plant

ipa: /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃərɪŋ/

hyphenation: man‧u‧fac‧tur‧ing


manufacturing

forms:
manufacture (canonical)
manufactures (third-person singular)
manufactured (past)
manufactured (past participle)
manufacturing (present participle)

ipa: /ˌmænjəˈfækt͡ʃərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌmænjʊˈfækt͡ʃərɪŋ/

verb

manufactur


garbage

forms: garbage (singular)

glosses: Garbage is any waste that is left over or anything that is thought to be worthless.

ipa: /ˈɡɑrbɪd͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈɡɑːbɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: gar‧bage


objection

forms:
objection (singular)
objections (plural)

etymology_text: object + -tion

glosses: Objection is used in a court room when the lawyer wants to say that something is wrong.

text: This is an objection to the case.

glosses: An objection is a statement of opposition.

ipa: /əbˈdʒɛkʃən/


ROFL

forms: ROFL

pos: abbrev

glosses: A short way to say "Rolling On the Floor, laughing" which is used to indicate great amusement at something.


spermatozoon

forms:
spermatozoon (singular)
spermatozoa (plural)

glosses: A spermatozoon is a reproductive cell in a male animal that is found in sperm and fertilizes the ovum to make the zygote.

ipa: /ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/

irrnoun

spermatozoa


bazookas

forms:
bazooka (singular)
bazookas (plural)

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

noun

bazooka


inspector

forms:
inspector (singular)
inspectors (plural)

glosses: An inspector is someone who wants to inspect something.

text: This man is an police inspector.

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛktə/

ipa: /ɪnˈspɛktɚ/


mental institution

glosses: A mental institution is a psychiatric hospital, or a psychiatric wing of a hospital.

text: Your mom has to stay at a mental institution due to her schizophrenia.


faucets

forms:
faucet (singular)
faucets (plural)

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

faucet


jacks-in-the-pulpit

forms:
jack-in-the-pulpit (singular)
jacks-in-the-pulpit (plural)

glosses: The plural form of jack-in-the-pulpit; more than one (kind of) jack-in-the-pulpit.

jack-in-the-pulpit

jacks-in-the-pulpit


steaks

forms:
steak (singular)
steaks (plural)

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

ipa: /steɪks/

steak


sperm cells

forms:
sperm cell (singular)
sperm cells (plural)

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

sperm cell


microwaved

forms:
microwave (canonical)
microwaves (third-person singular)
microwaved (past)
microwaved (past participle)
microwaving (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of microwave.

verb

microwav


inspected

forms:
inspect (canonical)
inspects (third-person singular)
inspected (past)
inspected (past participle)
inspecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inspect.

inspect


culverts

forms:
culvert (singular)
culverts (plural)

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

noun

culvert


consumed

forms: consumed (positive)

glosses: If someone is consumed with something, they are full of it.

text: She was consumed with hatred.


consumed

forms:
consume (canonical)
consumes (third-person singular)
consumed (past)
consumed (past participle)
consuming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of consume.

verb

consum


precursors

forms:
precursor (singular)
precursors (plural)

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

noun

precursor


tailed

forms:
tail (canonical)
tails (third-person singular)
tailed (past)
tailed (past participle)
tailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tail.

ipa: /teɪld/


stilts

forms:
stilt (singular)
stilts (plural)

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

stilt


absolutist

forms:
absolutist (singular)
absolutists (plural)

etymology_text: absolute + -ist

ety-suffix

absolute

ist

expansion: absolute + -ist

glosses: An absolutist is someone who supports a government ruled by one person.

text: The king's supporters were absolutists.

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

hyphenation: ab‧so‧lut‧ist


spermatozoa

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

noun

spermatozoon

spermatozoa


anal sex

forms: anal sex (singular)

glosses: Anal sex is when someone has sex with the anus.

text: You can't get pregnant from having anal sex.

audio: En-anal sex.ogg

anal sex


whiskers

forms:
whisker (singular)
whiskers (plural)

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

whisker


culvert

glosses: A culvert is a pipe or channel that runs under a road or railway in order to drain water to stop flooding from happening.

text: The culvert was put underneath the road nearby to help stop the flooding that happens there often.

ipa: /ˈkʌlvə(r)t/

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


uncoupled

forms: uncoupled (positive)

glosses: If something is uncoupled, it is not joined to something that it should be, or is normally coupled to.


uncoupled

forms:
uncouple (canonical)
uncouples (third-person singular)
uncoupled (past)
uncoupled (past participle)
uncoupling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of uncouple.

verb

uncoupl

uncoupling


inspects

glosses: The third-person singular form of inspect.


oral sex

forms: oral sex (singular)

glosses: Oral sex is a type of sex where a penis or vagina is touched by a mouth.

text: My boyfriend always brushes his teeth right after we have oral sex.

noun

oral sex


fish sticks

forms:
fish stick (singular)
fish sticks (plural)

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

fish stick


succeeds

forms:
succeed (canonical)
succeeds (third-person singular)
succeeded (past)
succeeded (past participle)
succeeding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of succeed.

verb

succeed


goose eggs

forms:
goose egg (singular)
goose eggs (plural)

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

noun

goose egg


daffodils

forms:
daffodil (singular)
daffodils (plural)

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

daffodil


jack-in-the-pulpit

forms:
jack-in-the-pulpit (singular)
jacks-in-the-pulpit (plural)

glosses: A jack-in-the-pulpit is a plant that is found in the forests of northern Europe.

glosses: A jack-in-the-pulpit is a plant that is found in the northeastern parts of North America.

text: the jack-in-the-pulpit climbed up the side of a house.

irrnoun

jacks-in-the-pulpit


plated

forms:
plate (canonical)
plates (third-person singular)
plated (past)
plated (past participle)
plating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plate.

verb

plat


analyzed

forms:
analyze (canonical)
analyzes (third-person singular)
analyzed (past)
analyzed (past participle)
analyzing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of analyze.

analyz


cheeseburgers

forms:
cheeseburger (singular)
cheeseburgers (plural)

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

noun

cheeseburger


louder

forms:
loud (positive)
louder (comparative)
loudest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of loud; more loud.

text: That sound was louder than the others.

ipa: /ˈlaʊdɚ/

ipa: /ˈlaʊdə/

hyphenation: loud‧er

adj

loud


tunas

forms:
tuna (singular)
tuna or tunas (plural)

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

noun

tuna

tuna

tunas


condoms

forms:
condom (singular)
condoms (plural)

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

condom


quarterbacked

forms:
quarterback (canonical)
quarterbacks (third-person singular)
quarterbacked (past)
quarterbacked (past participle)
quarterbacking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quarterback.

verb

quarterback


corrupts

forms:
corrupt (canonical)
corrupts (third-person singular)
corrupted (past)
corrupted (past participle)
corrupting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of corrupt.

corrupt


watches

forms:
watch (singular)
watches (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/

ipa: /ˈwɒt͡ʃɪz/

hyphenation: watch‧es

noun

watch

watches


watches

forms:
watch (canonical)
watches (third-person singular)
watched (past)
watched (past participle)
watching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of watch.

verb

es


lagers

forms:
lager (singular)
lagers (plural)

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

noun

lager


leanings

forms:
leaning (singular)
leanings (plural)

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

leaning


precursor

forms:
precursor (singular)
precursors (plural)

glosses: A precursor is something that comes before; it is a predecessor, or a hint of events that have yet to happen.

text: The typewriter was the precursor of the computer.


pilgrims

forms:
pilgrim (singular)
pilgrims (plural)

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

pilgrim


microwaves

forms:
microwave (singular)
microwaves (plural)

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

microwave


microwaves

forms:
microwave (canonical)
microwaves (third-person singular)
microwaved (past)
microwaved (past participle)
microwaving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of microwave.

verb

microwav


scarecrows

forms:
scarecrow (singular)
scarecrows (plural)

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

noun

scarecrow


midwife

forms:
midwife (singular)
midwives (plural)

glosses: A midwife is a person, usually a woman, who has been trained to help women during childbirth.

text: A century ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world, because the hospitals were too far away.

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

hyphenation: mid‧wife

midwife

midwives


midwife

forms:
midwives (third-person singular)
midwived (past)
midwived (past participle)
midwiving (present participle)
midwife (canonical)
midwifes (third-person singular)
midwifed (past)
midwifed (past participle)
midwifing (present participle)

glosses: If someone midwifes, she acts as a midwife.

verb

midwived

midwived

midwiving

midwif


lager

glosses: Lager is a kind of beer using a slow fermentation technique.

ipa: /ˈlɑːɡə/

ipa: /ˈlɑːɡɚ/


limp

forms:
limp (singular)
limps (plural)

text: His gait is limp.


limp

forms:
limp (canonical)
limps (third-person singular)
limped (past)
limped (past participle)
limping (present participle)

glosses: If someone limps, they walk with a lamely gait.

text: This man limps.


limp

forms:
limp (positive)
limper (comparative)
limpest (superlative)

glosses: If something is limp, it is without stiffness; it is flabby.

adjective

limp

limper


fullers

forms:
fuller (singular)
fullers (plural)

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

noun

fuller


choppier

forms:
choppy (positive)
choppier (comparative)
choppiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of choppy; more choppy.

adjective

choppy

choppier

choppiest


microwavable

forms: microwavable (positive)

glosses: If something is microwavable, it is suitable for cooking in a microwave oven.

text: Make sure the bowl you are using is microwavable so that it doesn't break.


choppiest

glosses: The superlative form of choppy; most choppy.


succeeded

forms:
succeed (canonical)
succeeds (third-person singular)
succeeded (past)
succeeded (past participle)
succeeding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of succeed.

ipa: /səkˈsiːdɪd/

verb

succeed


plates

forms:
plate (singular)
plates (plural)

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

noun

plate


plates

forms:
plate (canonical)
plates (third-person singular)
plated (past)
plated (past participle)
plating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plate.

verb

plat


fish stick

forms:
fish stick (singular)
fish sticks (plural)

glosses: A fish stick is a rectangle of fish that is covered in breadcrumbs and then fried or grilled.

text: This is a really tasty fish stick.

text: Fish sticks are my favorite meal.

text: Do you sell fish sticks?

text: May I have a fish stick?

ipa: /ˈfɪʃ/ /stɪk/

sampa: /fIS/ /stIk/


gases

forms:
gas (singular)
gases or gasses (plural)

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

noun

gas

gasses


gases

forms:
gas (canonical)
gases (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)


homicides

forms:
homicide (singular)
homicides (plural)

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

homicide


sperm

forms:
sperm (singular)
sperms (plural)

glosses: A sperm is a single reproductive cell of a male animal.

text: The sperm swam towards the egg.

text: If you wear a condom the right way, no sperm should be able to get out.

ipa: /spɜːrm/

ipa: /spɜːm/


townships

forms:
township (singular)
townships (plural)

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

township


studs

forms:
stud (singular)
studs (plural)

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

glosses: Studs are a pair of shoes or boots with studs on the bottom to help grip the ground.

text: He wore studs to play soccer.

stud


studs

forms:
stud (canonical)
studs (third-person singular)
studded (past)
studded (past participle)
studding (present participle)

verb

d


rancid

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

glosses: If something is rancid, it is bad smelling or tasting.

text: The cheese that you left in the refrigerator is rancid.

glosses: If someone is rancid, they are offensive.

text: His comments about you were rancid in nature.

ipa: /ˈrænsɪd/

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


plating

ipa: /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/


plating

forms:
plating (singular)
platings (plural)

glosses: Plating is a thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.

glosses: Plating is the way food is presented before being served.


nooses

forms:
noose (singular)
nooses (plural)

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

noun

noose


assistants

forms:
assistant (singular)
assistants (plural)

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

ipa: /əˈsɪstəntz/

ipa: /əˈsɪstɛntz/

assistant


gasses

gases


gasses

forms:
gas (canonical)
gasses (third-person singular)
gassed (past)
gassed (past participle)
gassing (present participle)

verb

gasses

gassed

gassing


corgi

forms:
corgi (singular)
corgis (plural)

glosses: A corgi is a small dog with short legs and a short tail.

text: There is a very thin corgi.

ipa: /ˈkɔːgi/

ipa: /ˈkɔrɣi/

ipa: /ˈkɔrgi/


pilgrim

forms:
pilgrim (singular)
pilgrims (plural)

glosses: A pilgrim is a person who travels, usually on a journey to a place that of significant religious importance.

ipa: /ˈpɪlɡrɪm/

hyphenation: pil‧grim


succeeding

forms:
succeed (canonical)
succeeds (third-person singular)
succeeded (past)
succeeded (past participle)
succeeding (present participle)

ipa: /səkˈsiːdɪŋ/

hyphenation: suc‧ceed‧ing


cheeseburger

forms:
cheeseburger (singular)
cheeseburgers (plural)

glosses: A cheeseburger is a kind of hamburger with cheese on top of the meat.

text: Can I have a cheeseburger?

text: This restaurant sells cheeseburgers and milkshakes.

hyphenation: cheese‧bur‧ger


gangstas

forms:
gangsta (singular)
gangstas (plural)

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

noun

gangsta


faucet

forms:
faucet (singular)
faucets (plural)

glosses: A faucet is a fitting of a sink that allows water to flow through it for washing ones' hands or doing the dishes.

text: Can you turn the faucet on for me so that I can wash my hands?

enpr: fôʹsĭt

ipa: /ˈfɔːsɪt/

ipa: /ˈfɔsɪt/


nutcases

forms:
nutcase (singular)
nutcases (plural)

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

nutcase


choppy

forms:
choppy (positive)
choppier (comparative)
choppiest (superlative)

glosses: If the surface of the water is choppy, it has many small, rough waves.

text: The boat was going over really choppy waters because of the storm.

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


quarterbacks

forms:
quarterback (singular)
quarterbacks (plural)

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

quarterback


quarterbacks

forms:
quarterback (canonical)
quarterbacks (third-person singular)
quarterbacked (past)
quarterbacked (past participle)
quarterbacking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of quarterback.


fullest

forms:
full (positive)
fuller (comparative)
fullest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of full; most full.

text: After dinner I was the fullest I have been in years.

text: My grandfather always said we should live life to the fullest.

adjective

full

fuller

fullest


corgis

forms:
corgi (singular)
corgis or corgwn (plural)

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

noun

corgi

corgis

corgwn


steak

forms:
steak (singular)
steaks (plural)

glosses: A steak is thick slice of meat cut for roasting, usually beef.

text: This strip of steak is perfectly cooked!

ipa: /steɪk/


analyzes

forms:
analyze (canonical)
analyzes (third-person singular)
analyzed (past)
analyzed (past participle)
analyzing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of analyze.

verb

analyz

e


analyze

glosses: If you analyze something, you study it carefully to understand it, often to see what it is made of.

text: They can make up questions, collect field data, and analyze that data on their computers.

text: The dust was analyzed to determine its chemical contents.

hyphenation: an‧a‧lyze


corrupted

forms:
corrupt (canonical)
corrupts (third-person singular)
corrupted (past)
corrupted (past participle)
corrupting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of corrupt.

corrupt


corrupted

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

glosses: If someone is corrupted, they are immoral or perverted; they are depraved.

glosses: If someone or something is corrupted, they are dishonest.

glosses: If something is corrupted, it contains errors.


condom

forms:
condom (singular)
condoms (plural)

glosses: A condom is something you put over your penis to stop sperm from getting into the vagina when having sex.

text: It can be hard to talk about safer sex or tell your partner to use a condom.

text: Me and my boyfriend forgot to use a condom, and I got pregnant.


scarecrow

forms:
scarecrow (singular)
scarecrows (plural)

glosses: A scarecrow is a figure made of straw and dressed in old clothes that scares away crows from eating the crops on a farm.

text: The farmer placed a scarecrow on his field to stop the birds from eating his crop of corn.

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

hyphenation: scare‧crow


bazooka

forms:
bazooka (singular)
bazookas (plural)

glosses: A bazooka is a kind of rocket launcher that is used by American military as an antitank weapon and is usually held on the shoulder.

glosses: A bazooka is an early trombone with wide tubes.


whisker

forms:
whisker (singular)
whiskers (plural)

glosses: A whisker is a long hair that grows on either side of the mouth of a cat or other animal.

text: The whisker of the cat was long and white.

glosses: A whisker is a small distance between two things.

text: That punch missed hitting him by a whisker!

ipa: /ʍɪskə(r)/

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


hustler

forms:
hustler (singular)
hustlers (plural)

glosses: A hustler is someone who wants to get money of someone.

ipa: /ˈhʌslər/

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


cellars

forms:
cellar (singular)
cellars (plural)

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

noun

cellar


bums

forms:
bum (singular)
bums (plural)

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

bum


noose

forms:
noose (singular)
nooses (plural)

glosses: A noose is usually a rope used for execution or to commit suicide.

text: This man killed himself with a noose.

enpr: noo͞s

ipa: /nuːs/


township

forms:
township (singular)
townships (plural)

text: This is a very small township.

ipa: /ˈtaʊnʃɪp/


graveyards

forms:
graveyard (singular)
graveyards (plural)

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

graveyard


goose egg

forms:
goose egg (singular)
goose eggs (plural)

glosses: A goose egg is a swelling or bump on the head.


cardinals

forms:
cardinal (singular)
cardinals (plural)

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

cardinal


nazis

forms:
nazi (singular)
nazis (plural)

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

nazi


shylocking

forms:
shylock (canonical)
shylocks (third-person singular)
shylocked (past)
shylocked (past participle)
shylocking (present participle)

verb

shylock


turbines

forms:
turbine (singular)
turbines (plural)

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

noun

turbine


treehouses

forms:
treehouse (singular)
treehouses (plural)

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

treehouse


ranched

forms:
ranch (canonical)
ranches (third-person singular)
ranched (past)
ranched (past participle)
ranching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ranch.

verb

ranch


tuna

forms:
tuna (singular)
tuna or tunas (plural)

glosses: A tuna is any one of several kinds of fish in the family Scombridae, of the genus Thunnus.

text: The fishermen hauled the 120 pound tuna over the side of the boat.

enpr: tyoo͞'nə

enpr: too͞'nə

noun

tuna


cribs

forms:
crib (singular)
cribs (plural)

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

crib


Bahamas

forms: Bahamas

glosses: The Bahamas is a country in the Caribbean.

text: The Bahamas are a group of islands.

enpr: bə-hä'-məz


Cuban

forms: Cuban

glosses: A Cuban is someone from the island of Cuba.

text: In Havana live lots of Cubans.


excites

forms:
excite (canonical)
excites (third-person singular)
excited (past)
excited (past participle)
exciting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of excite.

verb

excit


jungles

forms:
jungle (singular)
jungles (plural)

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

noun

jungle


homicide

forms:
homicide (singular)
homicides (plural)

glosses: A homicide the crime of intentionally killing another person.

text: The police are calling this a homicide.

ipa: /ˈhɒmɪsaɪd/

sampa: /"hQmIsaId/

enpr: hämʹə-sīd

ipa: /ˈhɑməsaɪd/

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


graveyard

glosses: A graveyard is a piece of land where dead people are buried.

text: Dead people were buried in the graveyard.

ipa: /ˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd/


stilt

forms:
stilt (singular)
stilts (plural)

glosses: A stilt is a long tall usually wooden pole that people walk on usually in parades.

glosses: A stilt is a tall pillar or post used to support some structure.

ipa: /stɪlt/

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


Milton

forms: Milton

glosses: Milton is the name of many towns in Canada and the United States.

ipa: /ˈmɪltən/

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


jungle

text: In South America is a big jungle.

ipa: /ˈʤʌŋɡl/

sampa: /'dZVNgl/


nutcase

forms:
nutcase (singular)
nutcases (plural)

glosses: A nutcase is an eccentric or odd person.


oboe

forms:
oboe (singular)
oboes (plural)

glosses: An oboe is a woodwind musical instrument.

text: Three students in my class play the oboe.

ipa: /ˈoʊboʊ/


instituted

forms:
institute (canonical)
institutes (third-person singular)
instituted (past)
instituted (past participle)
instituting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of institute.

verb

institut


stud

forms:
stud (singular)
studs (plural)

glosses: A stud type of game in the card game poker.

text: She's wearing studs in her ears.

glosses: A stud is a small thing that protrudes from something.

glosses: A stud is a male who is sexually attractive.

enpr: stŭd

ipa: /stʌd/

sampa: /stVd/

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


stud

forms:
stud (canonical)
studs (third-person singular)
studded (past)
studded (past participle)
studding (present participle)

glosses: If you stud something, you decorate or furnish it with studs (sense 3).

stud


Alaskan

forms: Alaskan

glosses: An Alaskan is someone from the U.S. state of Alaska.

text: In Alaska live lots of Alaskans.

ipa: /əˈlæskən/


whoopee pies

forms:
whoopee pie (singular)
whoopee pies (plural)

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

noun

whoopee pie


New Hampshire

forms: New Hampshire

glosses: New Hampshire is a state in the North-Eastern United States.

text: Concord is the capital of New Hampshire.

ipa: /nuːˈhæmpʃɚ/

audio: en-us-New Hampshire.ogg


shylocked

forms:
shylock (canonical)
shylocks (third-person singular)
shylocked (past)
shylocked (past participle)
shylocking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of shylock.


turbine

forms:
turbine (singular)
turbines (plural)

glosses: A turbine is a machine that uses the kinetic energy of a constant stream of liquid to move a shaft.

text: The company uses a wind turbine to make the electricity they need to run their factory.

ipa: /'tɜ(r)baɪn/


gangsta

forms:
gangsta (singular)
gangstas (plural)

ipa: /ˈɡaŋstə/

hyphenation: gang‧sta


dong

forms:
dong (singular)
dongs (plural)


Cubans

forms:
Cuban (singular)
Cubans (plural)

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

Cuban


guard station

forms:
guard station (singular)
guard stations (plural)

glosses: A guard station is a structure where a guard stays on duty.


pork chop

forms:
pork chop (singular)
pork chops (plural)

glosses: A pork chop is a piece of pork with the bone through the meat.


assistant

forms:
assistant (singular)
assistants (plural)

etymology_text: assist + -ant

ety-suffix

assist

ant

expansion: assist + -ant

glosses: An assistant is a person who helps (or assists) another person.

text: The doctor's assistant held his tools.

text: The assistant guard was in training to become a full guard.

ipa: /əˈsɪstənt/

ipa: /əˈsɪstɛnt/


skateboarded

forms:
skateboard (canonical)
skateboards (third-person singular)
skateboarded (past)
skateboarded (past participle)
skateboarding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of skateboard.

verb

skateboard


nuclear bombs

forms:
nuclear bomb (singular)
nuclear bombs (plural)

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

noun

nuclear bomb


treehouse

forms:
treehouse (singular)
treehouses (plural)

glosses: A treehouse is a structure found in a tree where people can play or sleep.

text: Our neighbour's child has a big treehouse.

ipa: /ˈtriːˌhaʊs/


golf club

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

glosses: A golf club is what a golfer uses to drive, and putt.


shafts

forms:
shaft (singular)
shafts (plural)

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

shaft


Alaskans

forms:
Alaskan (singular)
Alaskans (plural)

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

Alaskan


Costa Rica

forms: Costa Rica

glosses: Costa Rica is a country in Central America.

enpr: kŏstə rēkə

ipa: /ˈkɒstə ˈriːkə/

sampa: /%kQst@ %ri:k@/

enpr: kōstə rēkə

ipa: /ˈkəʊstə ˈriːkə/

audio: en-us-Costa Rica.ogg


whoopee pie

forms:
whoopee pie (singular)
whoopee pies (plural)

glosses: A whoopee pie is a sugary treat made with chocolate and cream filling.

text: My mother made a whoopee pie which tastes good.


fuller

forms:
full (positive)
fuller (comparative)
fullest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of full; more full.

ipa: /ˈfʊlə/

adj

full


fuller

forms:
fuller (singular)
fullers (plural)

glosses: A fuller is a convex, rounded, or grooved tool that is used by blacksmiths to shape metal.


ranch

forms:
ranch (singular)
ranches (plural)

glosses: A ranch is where animals are kept like horses, pigs, etc.

text: The ranch that I grew up at had a lot of horses and cows on it.

ipa: /ræntʃ/

ipa: /rɑːntʃ/

noun

ranches


ranch

forms:
ranch (canonical)
ranches (third-person singular)
ranched (past)
ranched (past participle)
ranching (present participle)

glosses: If you ranch, you work on a ranch, or you encourage ranching.


cellar

forms:
cellar (singular)
cellars (plural)

text: The wine is stored in the cellar.

ipa: /ˈsɛlə(r)/

ipa: /ˈsɛlɚ/

hyphenation: cel‧lar


shylocks

forms:
shylock (singular)
shylocks (plural)

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

shylock


shylocks

forms:
shylock (canonical)
shylocks (third-person singular)
shylocked (past)
shylocked (past participle)
shylocking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of shylock.


rotten

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

etymology_text: rot + -en

ety-suffix

rot

en

expansion: rot + -en

text: There's no reason to eat rotten apples .

glosses: If someone is rotten, they are cruel or mean.

text: That rotten old teacher punished the entire class.

ipa: /ˈrɑtn̩/

ipa: /ˈrɒtn̩/

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


golf course

forms:
golf course (singular)
golf courses (plural)

glosses: A golf course is where golfers play for 18 holes.

text: The new golf course is very large.

audio: En-us-golf course.ogg


instituting

forms:
institute (canonical)
institutes (third-person singular)
instituted (past)
instituted (past participle)
instituting (present participle)


events

forms:
event (singular)
events (plural)

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

noun

event


roadkill

forms:
roadkill (singular)
roadkills (plural)

glosses: roadkill is usually an animal that has run in front of traffic and gets hit by a car, truck, etc.


nazi

forms:
nazi (singular)
nazis (plural)

glosses: A member of the National Socialist German Workers Party (the Nazi Party).

text: The most famous nazi was Adolf Hitler.

text: I tried to get into the club, but the nazi at the door threw me out.

text: "Stop barking at me, you nazi." A young man getting angry at a dog for harassing him.

enpr: ʹnätsē

ipa: /ˈnɑtsi/

sampa: /"nAtsi/

enpr: ʹnătsē

ipa: /ˈnætsi/

sampa: /"n}tsi/


logos

forms: logos (singular)

glosses: Logos is the principle that governs cosmos.

glosses: Logos is a kind of rhetoric in which the writer uses logic as the main argument.

logos


cable cars

forms:
cable car (singular)
cable cars (plural)

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

cable car


golf clubs

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

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

golf club


pickup truck

forms:
pickup truck (singular)
pickup trucks (plural)

glosses: A pickup truck is a kind of truck that has an open bed for storing cargo.

text: Load the lumber into the pickup truck.


sightings

forms:
sighting (singular)
sightings (plural)

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

sighting


craning

forms:
crane (canonical)
cranes (third-person singular)
craned (past)
craned (past participle)
craning (present participle)

verb

cran


cablecar

forms:
cablecar (singular)
cablecars (plural)

glosses: A cablecar is a kind of transport that runs on a cable system.

text: There are many cablecars in San Francisco.


ranches

forms:
ranch (singular)
ranches (plural)

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

noun

ranch


ranches

forms:
ranch (canonical)
ranches (third-person singular)
ranched (past)
ranched (past participle)
ranching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ranch.


guard stations

forms:
guard station (singular)
guard stations (plural)

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

guard station


pickup trucks

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

pickup truck


oboes

forms:
oboe (singular)
oboes (plural)

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

oboe


quarterback

forms:
quarterback (singular)
quarterbacks (plural)

etymology_text: quarter + back

compound

quarter

back

expansion: quarter + back

glosses: A quarterback is the person in charge of the football and delivers the football to either a tight end, running back, or wide receiver.

text: The quarterback is very tall.

ipa: /ˈkwɔːtəbak/


quarterback

forms:
quarterback (canonical)
quarterbacks (third-person singular)
quarterbacked (past)
quarterbacked (past participle)
quarterbacking (present participle)

glosses: If you quarterback, you play the position of quarterback.

glosses: If you quarterback, you lead the offense.


ale

forms:
ale (singular)
ales (plural)

glosses: Ale is an alcoholic drink made with malt and hops.

text: He looked forward to a cold ale after a hard day at work.

ipa: /eɪl/


occupies

forms:
occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of occupy.

verb

occup

y


bum

forms:
bum (singular)
bums (plural)

glosses: A bum is someone who is usually homeless and poor.

ipa: /bʌm/

audio: EN-AU ck1 bum.ogg


cablecars

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

noun

cablecar


cream horn

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

glosses: A cream horn is a pastery in the shape of a horn filled with cream.


cratering

forms:
crater (canonical)
craters (third-person singular)
cratered (past)
cratered (past participle)
cratering (present participle)

verb

crater


crib

forms:
crib (singular)
cribs (plural)

glosses: A crib is a bed for babies or young children.

text: The crib of our son is blue.

text: I'm having a party at my crib on Saturday. You should come.

text: Come on over, we're just hanging at the crib.

enpr: krĭb

ipa: /krɪb/

sampa: /krIb/


tubas

forms:
tuba (singular)
tubas (plural)

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

noun

tuba


logo

forms:
logo (singular)
logos (plural)

glosses: A logo is a symbol used to identify a group or organization.

text: The logo for Wiktionary shows letters in many different languages.

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


ales

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

ipa: /eɪlz/

ale


cosmos

forms:
cosmos (singular)
cosmoses (plural)

glosses: The cosmos is an other word for universe.

text: He thought it was the brightest star in the cosmos until he saw a brighter one the next day.

enpr: kŏz'mŏs

enpr: kŏz'mōs

cosmos

cosmoses


craters

forms:
crater (singular)
craters (plural)

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


craters

glosses: The third-person singular form of crater.


craned

forms:
crane (canonical)
cranes (third-person singular)
craned (past)
craned (past participle)
craning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crane.


fjord

forms:
fjord (singular)
fjords (plural)


ions

forms:
ion (singular)
ions (plural)

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

ion


hut

forms:
hut (singular)
huts (plural)

glosses: A hut is a small place for someone to sleep.

text: The farmer went back to his hut after working the entire day.


golf courses

forms:
golf course (singular)
golf courses (plural)

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

golf course


cratered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crater.


cratered

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

glosses: If something is cratered, it is filled with craters; it is marked with craters.


purplish

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

glosses: Purplish is something like or looks like the colour purple.


ion

text: Ions are of two types - cations and anions.

ipa: /ˈaɪən/


huts

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

hut


cable-car

forms:
cable-car (singular)
cable-cars (plural)

glosses: A cable-car is a kind of transport that runs on a cable system.

text: There are many cable-cars in San Francisco.


cranes

forms:
crane (singular)
cranes (plural)

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

crane


cranes

glosses: The third-person singular form of crane.


dump trucks

forms:
dump truck (singular)
dump trucks (plural)

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

dump truck


nuclear bomb

forms:
nuclear bomb (singular)
nuclear bombs (plural)

glosses: A nuclear bomb is a kind of bomb that uses the energy made from fission or fusion nuclear reactions.


octopus

forms:
octopus (singular)
octopuses or octopi (plural)

glosses: An octopus is an animal (a mollusc) that has eight arms.

text: I saw an octopus in the sea.

octopus

octopuses

octopi


blanketed

forms:
blanket (canonical)
blankets (third-person singular)
blanketed (past)
blanketed (past participle)
blanketing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of blanket.

verb

blanket


tuba

forms:
tuba (singular)
tubas (plural)

glosses: A tuba is a large brass musical instrument. It has a very low sound.

text: This young boy plays the tuba very nicely.

ipa: /ˈtuːbə/

ipa: /ˈtjuːbə/


corgwn

forms:
corgi (singular)
corgis or corgwn (plural)

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

noun

corgi


shaft

forms:
shaft (singular)
shafts (plural)

glosses: A shaft is a vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.

ipa: /ʃɑːft/

ipa: /ʃæft/


burro

forms:
burro (singular)
burros (plural)

glosses: A burro is another name for an ass, mule, or donkey.

ipa: /ˈbʊroʊ/

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


maids

forms:
maid (singular)
maids (plural)

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

maid


ibexes

forms:
ibex (singular)
ibexes (plural)

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

ibex

ibexes


brown recluse spider

forms:
brown recluse spider (singular)
brown recluse spiders (plural)

glosses: A brown recluse spider is a very dangerous spider.


seahorse

forms:
seahorse (singular)
seahorses (plural)

glosses: A seahorse is a small fish that lives in the ocean.

text: Have you seen the seahorse behind the stone?

hyphenation: sea‧horse


ibices

forms:
ibex (singular)
ibexes or ibices (plural)

ibices


occupying

forms:
occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)


skateboards

forms:
skateboard (singular)
skateboards (plural)

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

skateboard


skateboards

forms:
skateboard (canonical)
skateboards (third-person singular)
skateboarded (past)
skateboarded (past participle)
skateboarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of skateboard.


crater

forms:
crater (singular)
craters (plural)

glosses: A crater is a circular hole in the ground that is created by the impact of a meteorite or other such object.

text: This crater was caused by 1768 Hughes, a small asteroid.

glosses: A crater is the opening or mouth of a volcano where the main eruption takes place.

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


crater

forms:
crater (canonical)
craters (third-person singular)
cratered (past)
cratered (past participle)
cratering (present participle)

glosses: If something craters, it collapses; it hollows out or becomes devastated or completely destroyed.

text: The economy is about to crater.


skateboard

glosses: A skateboard is a thin piece of wood with four wheels that you can ride by standing on it and pushing against the ground with your foot.

text: My sister won't let me ride on her skateboard, so I have to take my bicycle to school instead.


skateboard

glosses: If someone skateboards, they use a skateboard for fun or to go to a place.

text: She skateboards so often I'm worried she'll forget how to walk.


cable car

forms:
cable car (singular)
cable cars (plural)

glosses: A cable car is a kind of transport that runs on a cable system.

text: There are many cable cars in San Francisco.


excited

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

glosses: If a person is excited, he or she is very enthusiastic.

text: He was very excited about his promotion.

glosses: If an electron is excited, it is in a state of higher energy.

text: The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

ipa: /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/


excited

forms:
excite (canonical)
excites (third-person singular)
excited (past)
excited (past participle)
exciting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of excite.

verb

excit


blankets

forms:
blanket (singular)
blankets (plural)

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


blankets

forms:
blanket (canonical)
blankets (third-person singular)
blanketed (past)
blanketed (past participle)
blanketing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of blanket.


absorbs

forms:
absorb (canonical)
absorbs (third-person singular)
absorbed (past)
absorbed (past participle)
absorbing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of absorb.

absorb


maid

glosses: A maid is someone who cleans a house or other building for someone.

text: The maid could not find the vacuum so the house was not cleaned.

ipa: /meɪd/

sampa: /meId/


apartments

forms:
apartment (singular)
apartments (plural)

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

noun

apartment


toasting

forms:
toast (canonical)
toasts (third-person singular)
toasted (past)
toasted (past participle)
toasting (present participle)

verb

toast


toasting

forms:
toasting (singular)
toastings (plural)

glosses: Toasting is the action of making a toast.

glosses: Toasting is the process by which something, such as bread, is toasted.


toasts

forms:
toast (singular)
toasts (plural)

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


toasts

glosses: The third-person singular form of toast.


crashed

forms:
crash (canonical)
crashes (third-person singular)
crashed (past)
crashed (past participle)
crashing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crash.

crash

es


minerals

forms:
mineral (singular)
minerals (plural)

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

text: healthy food is full of vitamins and minerals.

noun

mineral


vortexes

forms:
vortex (singular)
vortexes or vortices (plural)

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

vortex

vortexes

vortices


dump truck

forms:
dump truck (singular)
dump trucks (plural)

glosses: A dump truck is a big and heavy truck that carries loose bulk materials in a bed with hinges that allows the materials to be dumped out the back.

text: There is a dump truck that is being used in the construction site.


sandbagging

forms:
sandbag (canonical)
sandbags (third-person singular)
sandbagged (past)
sandbagged (past participle)
sandbagging (present participle)

verb

sandbag

g


banknotes

forms:
banknote (singular)
banknotes (plural)

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

noun

banknote


ninjas

forms:
ninja (singular)
ninjas (plural)

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

ninja


messed

forms:
mess (canonical)
messes (third-person singular)
messed (past)
messed (past participle)
messing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mess.

verb

mess


sandbagged

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sandbag.


absorbed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of absorb.

ipa: /æbˈsɔrbd/


absorbed

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

glosses: If someone is absorbed, they are deep in thought; they are engrossed.

text: The student was very absorbed in his studies.


cumbersome

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

glosses: If something or someone is cumbersome, they hinder you; they drag you down.

glosses: If something is cumbersome, it is not very easy to handle; it is awkward.

text: This dining table is cumbersome to carry because of its' odd shape.

glosses: If something is cumbersome, it is not very easy to move; it is slow in movement.

ipa: /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

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


occupied

forms:
occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of occupy.

occup


shoelace

forms:
shoelace (singular)
shoelaces (plural)

glosses: A shoelace is a piece of rope or string used to tie shoes together.


conformists

forms:
conformist (singular)
conformists (plural)

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

noun

conformist


improvements

forms:
improvement (singular)
improvements (plural)

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

improvement


saltier

forms:
salty (positive)
saltier (comparative)
saltiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of salty; more salty.

adjective

salty

saltier

saltiest


wieners

forms:
wiener (singular)
wieners (plural)

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

text: Those wieners look good.

noun

wiener


sweater

forms:
sweater (singular)
sweaters (plural)

glosses: A sweater is a warm piece of clothing people mostly wear during winter.


pimping

forms:
pimp (canonical)
pimps (third-person singular)
pimped (past)
pimped (past participle)
pimping (present participle)

verb

pimp


crashing

forms:
crash (canonical)
crashes (third-person singular)
crashed (past)
crashed (past participle)
crashing (present participle)


microwave

forms:
microwave (singular)
microwaves (plural)

etymology_text: micro- + wave

ety-prefix

micro

wave

expansion: micro- + wave

glosses: A microwave is a kind of electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength between infrared light and radio waves.

text: I cooked the macaroni and cheese in the microwave.

enpr: mī'krə-wāv"

ipa: /ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv/

enpr: mī'krō-wāv"

ipa: /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv/

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


microwave

forms:
microwave (canonical)
microwaves (third-person singular)
microwaved (past)
microwaved (past participle)
microwaving (present participle)

glosses: If you microwave something, you cook it in a microwave oven.

text: I microwaved the steak to make it hot again.

verb

microwav


wackjobs

forms:
wackjob (singular)
wackjobs (plural)

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

noun

wackjob


vortices

forms:
vortex (singular)
vortexes or vortices (plural)

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


ninja

forms:
ninja (singular)
ninjas (plural)

glosses: A ninja wears a black bandana around the head and they are known as being sneaky and stealthy.

hyphenation: nin‧ja


apartment

forms:
apartment (singular)
apartments (plural)

glosses: An apartment is a place with several rooms in a building where other people also live.

text: The woman moved her furniture into her new apartment.


nonconformists

forms:
nonconformist (singular)
nonconformists (plural)

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

nonconformist


cardinal

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

glosses: Something that is cardinal is of fundamental importance; it is very important.

glosses: Something cardinal relates to the cardinal directions (north, east. south, west).

ipa: /ˈkɑrdɪnəl/


cardinal

forms:
cardinal (singular)
cardinals (plural)

glosses: A cardinal is a kind of bird found in the Americas.

text: A cardinal made a nest in our tree.

glosses: A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Roman Catholic Church.

glosses: A kind of number that tells quantity or how much; a cardinal number.

text: four is a cardinal.


narrower

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

glosses: The comparative form of narrow; more narrow.

adjective

narrow

narrower

narrowest


leant

forms:
leaned (past)
leaned (past participle)
lean (canonical)
leans (third-person singular)
leant (past)
leant (past participle)
leaning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of lean.

ipa: /'lεnt/

homophones: lent Lent

verb

lean

leans

leant


wackjob

glosses: A wackjob is a crazy and possibly dangerous person.


cable-cars

forms:
cable-car (singular)
cable-cars (plural)

glosses: The plural form of cable-car; more than one (kind of) cable-car.

noun

cable-car

cable-cars


nuggets

forms:
nugget (singular)
nuggets (plural)

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

nugget


starlights

forms:
starlight (singular)
starlights (plural)

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

starlight


crane

forms:
crane (singular)
cranes (plural)

glosses: A crane is a kind of bird that has a long neck and legs.

text: On our trip to China, we saw a beautiful crane catching fish in the river.

glosses: A crane is a kind of machine that is used for lifting very heavy things for construction or industrial purposes.

text: The crane lifted up a metal bar to build the house.

ipa: /kreɪn/


crane

forms:
crane (canonical)
cranes (third-person singular)
craned (past)
craned (past participle)
craning (present participle)

text: He craned his neck to take a closer look.

verb

cran

e


supported

forms:
support (canonical)
supports (third-person singular)
supported (past)
supported (past participle)
supporting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of support.

support


supported

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

glosses: If something is supported, it is held in position, usually from beneath it.

glosses: If something is supported, it is given with evidence.

glosses: If something or someone is supported, it is helped; it is aided.

glosses: If something or someone is supported, it has supporters.


supports

glosses: The third-person singular form of support.


supports

forms:
support (singular)
supports (plural)

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


saltiest

forms:
salty (positive)
saltier (comparative)
saltiest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of salty; most salty.


ibex

forms:
ibex (singular)
ibexes or ibices (plural)

ipa: /'aɪbɛks/

noun

ibex


whackjobs

forms:
whackjob (singular)
whackjobs (plural)

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

whackjob


interurban

forms: interurban (positive)

glosses: If something is interurban, it is between two or more urban centres.


terrace

forms:
terrace (singular)
terraces (plural)

glosses: A terrace is a platform from a building.

text: 200 people can stand on this terrace.

glosses: A terrace is the standing area at a football ground.

text: About 2,500 people watched the match from the terrace.

ipa: /ˈtɛrəs/

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


messing

forms:
mess (canonical)
messes (third-person singular)
messed (past)
messed (past participle)
messing (present participle)

verb

mess


supporting

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

glosses: If something or someone is supporting something, it supports it.


bulked

forms:
bulk (canonical)
bulks (third-person singular)
bulked (past)
bulked (past participle)
bulking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bulk.

bulk


whackjob

glosses: A whackjob is a crazy and possibly dangerous person.


tasteless

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

etymology_text: taste + -less

ety-suffix

taste

less

expansion: taste + -less

glosses: If something is tasteless, it does not have any flavor; it is bland.

text: This chicken broth is tasteless because it is not good.

glosses: If someone is tasteless, they are not delicate or refined; they are unbecoming.

ipa: /ˈteɪstləs/

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


pimped

forms:
pimp (canonical)
pimps (third-person singular)
pimped (past)
pimped (past participle)
pimping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pimp.

verb

pimp


pimped

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

glosses: If something or someone is pimped, they are cool or nice; they are awesome.


banknote

forms:
banknote (singular)
banknotes (plural)

text: Most money is in form of banknotes.

text: There were long lines at some banks, as people traded in their old money for the new coins and banknotes.


narrowest

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

glosses: The superlative form of narrow; most narrow.


idle

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

glosses: If someone is idle, they are not active or working.

text: The idle workers are going to be replaced by more ambitious employees.

enpr: īʹd(ə)l

ipa: /ˈaɪd(ə)l/

homophones: idol idyll idyl


idle

forms:
idle (canonical)
idles (third-person singular)
idled (past)
idled (past participle)
idling (present participle)

glosses: If a car is idle, it is on but is not moving.

text: Jack left his car idling while went inside the store to get bread.

text: In the winter, I let my car idle for a few minutes before driving so the engine can warm up a bit.

idl


shylock

forms:
shylock (singular)
shylocks (plural)

ipa: /ˈʃaɪlɑk/

ipa: /ˈʃaɪlɒk/

hyphenation: shy‧lock


shylock

forms:
shylock (canonical)
shylocks (third-person singular)
shylocked (past)
shylocked (past participle)
shylocking (present participle)

glosses: If you shylock, you lend money at extremely high interest rates.


salty

forms:
salty (positive)
saltier (comparative)
saltiest (superlative)

etymology_text: salt + -y

ety-suffix

salt

expansion: salt + -y

glosses: If something is salty, it tastes of salt.

text: The chips are salty.

glosses: If a person or a person's speech is salty, it includes a lot of bad words or talk about sex.

adj

salty


penalty kick

forms:
penalty kick (singular)
penalty kicks (plural)

glosses: A penalty kick is a free-kick that is taken from the penalty spot; it is taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box and the goalkeeper is the only person on the field to defend against it.

text: The penalty kick saved them from defeat today.


odorless

forms: odorless (positive)

etymology_text: odor + -less

ety-suffix

odor

expansion: odor + -less

glosses: If something is odorless, it does not have an odor.

text: Oxygen is an odorless gas.

ipa: /əʊdələs/


Bostonians

forms:
Bostonian (singular)
Bostonians (plural)

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

noun

Bostonian


nugget

forms:
nugget (singular)
nuggets (plural)

glosses: A nugget is a small and compact piece of something, as in a gold nugget.

glosses: A nugget is a small piece of something valuable.

text: Can you give me a nugget of wisdom for my troubles?

glosses: A nugget is a small bud from the Cannabis Sativa plant.

enpr: nŭg'ət

ipa: /ˈnʌɡət/

hyphenation: nug‧get


aligned

forms:
align (canonical)
aligns (third-person singular)
aligned (past)
aligned (past participle)
aligning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of align.

verb

align


terraces

forms:
terrace (singular)
terraces (plural)

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

noun

terrace


Bostonian

glosses: A Bostonian is a person who lives in Boston.

text: Bostonians await the arrival of spring after a cold, snowy winter.


sandbags

forms:
sandbag (singular)
sandbags (plural)

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

sandbag


sandbags

forms:
sandbag (canonical)
sandbags (third-person singular)
sandbagged (past)
sandbagged (past participle)
sandbagging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sandbag.


pimps

forms:
pimp (singular)
pimps (plural)

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


pimps

forms:
pimp (canonical)
pimps (third-person singular)
pimped (past)
pimped (past participle)
pimping (present participle)


penalty kicks

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

penalty kick


assassinating

forms:
assassinate (canonical)
assassinates (third-person singular)
assassinated (past)
assassinated (past participle)
assassinating (present participle)

verb

assassinat


petitioned

forms:
petition (canonical)
petitions (third-person singular)
petitioned (past)
petitioned (past participle)
petitioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of petition.

petition


toasted

forms:
toast (canonical)
toasts (third-person singular)
toasted (past)
toasted (past participle)
toasting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toast.

ipa: /təʊstəd/

toast


toasted

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

glosses: If something is toasted, it is cooked by toasting.

glosses: If something is toasted, it is very hot.


assassinated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of assassinate.


misreads

forms:
misread (canonical)
misreads (third-person singular)
misread (past)
misread (past participle)
misreading (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of misread.

misread

misreads

misread

misread

misreading


some people

forms:
someone (singular)
some people (plural)

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

noun

someone

some people


assassinates

glosses: The third-person singular form of assassinate.


narrowed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of narrow.

verb

narrow


igniting

forms:
ignite (canonical)
ignites (third-person singular)
ignited (past)
ignited (past participle)
igniting (present participle)

ignit


knifes

forms:
knife (canonical)
knifes (third-person singular)
knifed (past)
knifed (past participle)
knifing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of knife.

knif


beagled

forms:
beagle (canonical)
beagles (third-person singular)
beagled (past)
beagled (past participle)
beagling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of beagle.

beagl


absorb

forms:
absorb (canonical)
absorbs (third-person singular)
absorbed (past)
absorbed (past participle)
absorbing (present participle)

glosses: If something is absorbed, it is sucked or soaked up (usually a liquid).

text: The sponge absorbed the spilled water.

glosses: If you absorb something, you take it in and use it; you learn it.

text: The teacher was good, I absorbed everything that she said.

text: Your brain is able to absorb lots of information.

glosses: If something absorbs your time, it takes all it up; it occupies all of your time.

text: The job absorbs all of my time during the busy season.

ipa: /əbˈzɔːb/

ipa: /æbˈzɔːrb/


narrows

glosses: The third-person singular form of narrow.


crashes

forms:
crash (singular)
crashes (plural)

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

noun

crash

crashes


crashes

forms:
crash (canonical)
crashes (third-person singular)
crashed (past)
crashed (past participle)
crashing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of crash.


knifed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of knife.


mink

forms:
mink (singular)
minks (plural)

glosses: A mink is a short haired animal that is like a weasel.

text: This mink is very old.

enpr: mĭngk

ipa: /mɪŋk/


beagles

forms:
beagle (singular)
beagles (plural)

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

beagle


beagles

glosses: The third-person singular form of beagle.


starlight

forms:
starlight (singular)
starlights (plural)

glosses: Starlight is the light from a star other than the Sun.

text: The snow reflected the moonlight and starlight.

ipa: /ˈstɑː(r)laɪt/

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


minks

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

mink


fatal

forms: fatal (positive)

glosses: If something is fatal, it causes death or destruction.

text: The injury was fatal.

glosses: If something is fatal, it stops something from working.

text: The computer had a fatal error and shut down.

glosses: If something is fatal, it proceeded from or was assigned by fate or destiny.

ipa: /ˈfeɪtəl/


bulks

forms:
bulk (singular)
bulks (plural)

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

bulk


bulks

forms:
bulk (canonical)
bulks (third-person singular)
bulked (past)
bulked (past participle)
bulking (present participle)


walls

forms:
wall (singular)
walls (plural)

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

wall


alkali metals

forms:
alkali metal (singular)
alkali metals (plural)

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

alkali metal


James

forms: James

text: James is working on a report.

ipa: /d͡ʒeɪmz/

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


odourless

forms: odourless (positive)

etymology_text: odour + -less

ety-suffix

odour

expansion: odour + -less

glosses: If something is odourless, it does not have an odor.

text: Oxygen is an odourless gas.


fronting

forms:
front (canonical)
fronts (third-person singular)
fronted (past)
fronted (past participle)
fronting (present participle)

verb

front


participates

forms:
participate (canonical)
participates (third-person singular)
participated (past)
participated (past participle)
participating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of participate.

participat


nonconformist

forms:
nonconformist (singular)
nonconformists (plural)

etymology_text: non- + conformist

ety-prefix

non

conformist

expansion: non- + conformist

glosses: A nonconformist is someone who does not conform to already made practices or rules.


nonconformist

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

glosses: If someone is nonconformist, they do not conform to already made customs or beliefs.


machining

forms:
machine (canonical)
machines (third-person singular)
machined (past)
machined (past participle)
machining (present participle)

verb

machin


gays

forms:
gay (singular)
gays (plural)

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

ipa: /geɪz/

noun

gay


participated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of participate.


pimp

forms:
pimp (singular)
pimps (plural)

glosses: A pimp is a person who gets people to have sex with their prostitutes, or act as the manager of the prostitutes; they are a panderer.

ipa: /pɪmp/

sampa: /pImp/


pimp

forms:
pimp (canonical)
pimps (third-person singular)
pimped (past)
pimped (past participle)
pimping (present participle)

glosses: If you pimp, you give people prostitutes to have sex with; you pander.


ignites

forms:
ignite (canonical)
ignites (third-person singular)
ignited (past)
ignited (past participle)
igniting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ignite.


aligns

forms:
align (canonical)
aligns (third-person singular)
aligned (past)
aligned (past participle)
aligning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of align.

verb

align


illuminated

forms:
illuminate (canonical)
illuminates (third-person singular)
illuminated (past)
illuminated (past participle)
illuminating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of illuminate.

illuminat


blanket

forms:
blanket (singular)
blankets (plural)

glosses: A piece of cloth with which a person covers themselves.

text: The girl was covered with a blanket by her mother when she went to bed.

text: The city is under a blanket of snow.

ipa: /ˈblæŋkɪt/


blanket

forms:
blanket (canonical)
blankets (third-person singular)
blanketed (past)
blanketed (past participle)
blanketing (present participle)

text: The lake was blanketed by fog.


blanket

forms: blanket (positive)

text: The president proposed a blanket solution to stop crime.


machined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of machine.


pwn

forms:
pwned (past)
pwned (past participle)
pwnd (past)
pwnd (past participle)
pwn (canonical)
pwns (third-person singular)
pwnt (past)
pwnt (past participle)
pwning (present participle)

glosses: If someone pwns something, he or she owns it by defeating it very easily.

text: Eric pwned Jack, who was playing his very first game of Battlemage.

ipa: /əʊn/

ipa: /pəʊn/

ipa: /pəʔˈəʊn/

ipa: /pɔːn/

ipa: /piˈəʊn/

ipa: /pwən/

enpr: pwə-nʹ

ipa: /pwəʔˈn̩/

enpr: ōn

ipa: /oʊn/

sampa: oUn

enpr: pōn

ipa: /poʊn/

sampa: poUn

enpr: pə-ōnʹ

ipa: /pəʔˈoʊn/

enpr: pôn

enpr: pē-ōnʹ

ipa: /piˈoʊn/

sampa: pi"oUn

pwn

pwns

pwnd

pwnd

pwning

pwnt

pwnt


pwn

forms: pwn (singular)

glosses: Pwn means defeating someone or gaining victory.


injures

forms:
injure (canonical)
injures (third-person singular)
injured (past)
injured (past participle)
injuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of injure.

injur


sandbag

forms:
sandbag (singular)
sandbags (plural)

glosses: A sandbag is a bag that is filled with sand, and used to make a wall against flooding.

ipa: /ˈsan(d)baɡ/

hyphenation: sand‧bag


sandbag

forms:
sandbag (canonical)
sandbags (third-person singular)
sandbagged (past)
sandbagged (past participle)
sandbagging (present participle)

glosses: If you sandbag something, you make a wall of sandbags around something.

sandbag


firmest

forms:
firm (positive)
firmer (comparative)
firmest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of firm; most firm.

adjective

firm

firmer

firmest


bullied

forms:
bully (canonical)
bullies (third-person singular)
bullied (past)
bullied (past participle)
bullying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bully.

verb

bull

y


officials

forms:
official (singular)
officials (plural)

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

noun

official


ascends

forms:
ascend (canonical)
ascends (third-person singular)
ascended (past)
ascended (past participle)
ascending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ascend.

verb

ascend


conformist

forms:
conformist (singular)
conformists (plural)

etymology_text: conform + -ist

ety-suffix

conform

ist

expansion: conform + -ist

glosses: A conformist is someone who acts like other people.

text: The room was full of conformists who acted just like the king.


conformist

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

glosses: If someone is conformist, they do things that other people do.

text: He is a conformist person because he always dresses like everyone else.


bullying

text: She has been bullying him into taking her on a holiday.

text: Bullying is a not allowed in schools.


narrowing

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

verb

narrow


pieced

forms:
piece (canonical)
pieces (third-person singular)
pieced (past)
pieced (past participle)
piecing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of piece.

piec


illuminating

forms:
illuminate (canonical)
illuminates (third-person singular)
illuminated (past)
illuminated (past participle)
illuminating (present participle)


ignite

forms:
ignite (canonical)
ignites (third-person singular)
ignited (past)
ignited (past participle)
igniting (present participle)

glosses: If someone ignites something, they light or set fire it.

enpr: ĭgnīt'

ipa: /ɪɡˈnaɪt/

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

ignit


alkali metal

forms:
alkali metal (singular)
alkali metals (plural)

glosses: An alkali metal is a soft, silver coloured metal in Group 1 of the periodic table.

text: lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium are all alkali metals.


ascend

glosses: If you ascend something, then you go up it.

text: He ascended the staircase to reach the top floor.


firmer

glosses: The comparative form of firm; more firm.


ignited

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ignite.


relaxes

forms:
relax (canonical)
relaxes (third-person singular)
relaxed (past)
relaxed (past participle)
relaxing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of relax.

relax

es


piping

forms:
pipe (canonical)
pipes (third-person singular)
piped (past)
piped (past participle)
piping (present participle)

pip


piped

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pipe.


toast

forms:
toast (singular)
toasts (plural)

glosses: Toast bread that is put into a toaster oven and toasted.

text: I had toast for breakfast.

text: Let's have a toast to our future.

ipa: /təʊst/

ipa: /toʊst/


toast

forms:
toast (canonical)
toasts (third-person singular)
toasted (past)
toasted (past participle)
toasting (present participle)

glosses: If you toast something, you lightly cook it over a fire or other source of heat; you brown it.

text: I toasted some bread for breakfast.

glosses: If you toast someone or something, you make a salutation, usually through the raising and knocking together of glasses.


knocking

forms:
knock (canonical)
knocks (third-person singular)
knocked (past)
knocked (past participle)
knocking (present participle)

knock


improvement

forms:
improvement (singular)
improvements (plural)

etymology_text: improve + -ment

ety-suffix

improve

ment

expansion: improve + -ment

glosses: An improvement makes something better; it improves something.

text: The improvement of this entry was well done.

glosses: Improvement is the state of being improved or bettered.

glosses: An improvement is an increase, advance, or growth.

ipa: /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/

hyphenation: im‧prove‧ment


petitioning

forms:
petition (canonical)
petitions (third-person singular)
petitioned (past)
petitioned (past participle)
petitioning (present participle)

verb

petition


assassinate

forms:
assassinate (canonical)
assassinates (third-person singular)
assassinated (past)
assassinated (past participle)
assassinating (present participle)

etymology_text: assassin + -ate

word parts

assassin

-ate

expansion: assassin + -ate

glosses: If you assassinate someone, usually a political leader, you murder them for political reasons.

text: The person who assasinated Benazir Bhutto is not known.

ipa: /əˈsasɪneɪt/

hyphenation: as‧sas‧si‧nate

assassinat


fronts

forms:
front (singular)
fronts (plural)

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

noun

front


fronts

forms:
front (canonical)
fronts (third-person singular)
fronted (past)
fronted (past participle)
fronting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of front.


misread

forms:
misread (canonical)
misreads (third-person singular)
misread (past)
misread (past participle)
misreading (present participle)

glosses: If you misread something, you read it wrongly.

text: Did you misread the sentence?

text: He misread the summary.

ipa: /mɪsˈriːd/

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

ipa: /mɪsˈrɛd/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misread2.wav

misread


machines

forms:
machine (singular)
machines (plural)

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

machine


machines

forms:
machine (canonical)
machines (third-person singular)
machined (past)
machined (past participle)
machining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of machine.

verb

machin


participate

forms:
participate (canonical)
participates (third-person singular)
participated (past)
participated (past participle)
participating (present participle)

glosses: If you participate in something, you join in it; you take part in something.

text: We can both participate in the game.

ipa: /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

enpr: pär-tĭ'cə-pāt

hyphenation: par‧ti‧ci‧pate

participat


copping

forms:
cop (canonical)
cops (third-person singular)
copped (past)
copped (past participle)
copping (present participle)

cop

p


knocked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of knock.


fog

forms: fog (singular)

glosses: Fog is a cloud that is close to or on the ground and sometimes prevents a person from being able to see.

text: It was hard to see in the morning because there was a lot of fog.

glosses: Fog is a mist or film that covers a surface.

ipa: /fɒg/

noun

fog