emotional

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

etymology_text: emotion + -al

ety-suffix

emotion

al

expansion: emotion + -al

glosses: Emotional is when your feelings control what you do, rather than reason.

text: His reasons for buying the old house were emotional.

glosses: To be emotional, you show more emotion than is usual.

text: She became quite emotional when her small child was missing.

glosses: Emotional can be used to describe how the emotions affect things.

text: The music was quite emotional and made everyone feel very sad.

ipa: /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

ipa: /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

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


leverages

forms:
leverage (singular)
leverages (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

leverage

expansion: [POS TABLE]


leverages

forms:
leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The third-person singular form of leverage.

verb

leverag

e


bullshat

forms:
bullshit (canonical)
bullshits (third-person singular)
bullshat (past)
bullshitted (past participle)
bullshitting (present participle)

glosses: Bullshat is an alternative past tense of the word bullshit.

text: I bullshat my essay.

bullshit

bullshits

bullshat

bullshitted

bullshitting


lollipops

forms:
lollipop (singular)
lollipops (plural)

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

noun

lollipop


maltoses

forms:
maltose (singular)
maltoses (plural)

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

maltose


diabetes

forms: diabetes (singular)

glosses: Diabetes is a disease which causes people to become very thirsty and urinate a lot.

text: Doctors can test for diabetes by checking the amount of glucose in a person's urine.

ipa: /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/


levers

forms:
lever (singular)
levers (plural)

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

lever


levers

forms:
lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of lever.


outrages

forms:
outrage (singular)
outrages (plural)

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

outrage


outrages

forms:
outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of outrage.

verb

outrag


dextroses

forms:
dextrose (singular)
dextroses (plural)

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

noun

dextrose


dextrose

glosses: Dextrose is a type of glucose, a sugar found in honey and fruit.

text: Dextrose is sometimes called grape sugar.

ipa: /ˈdɛkstrəʊz/

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


lotion

forms:
lotion (singular)
lotions (plural)

glosses: A lotion is a cream or ointment used on the skin to clean, heal or protect.

text: She used a sunscreen lotion so she would not get sunburnt while on the beach.


quantum leaps

forms:
quantum leap (singular)
quantum leaps (plural)

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

quantum leap


retails

forms:
retail (singular)
retails (plural)

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

retail


retails

forms:
retail (canonical)
retails (third-person singular)
retailed (past)
retailed (past participle)
retailing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of retail.


anxious

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

pos: adj

glosses: To be anxious, you are worried or scared about what might happen in the future.

text: He had an anxious wait at the hospital before seeing the doctor.

ipa: /ˈaŋ(k)ʃəs/

hyphenation: anx‧ious

adj

more: true


confection

forms:
confection (singular)
confections (plural)

glosses: A confection is a food which made with a lot of sugar.

text: His favorite confection was a meringue covered in chocolate.

glosses: A confection is something made by mixing together a lot of different things.

text: His story was a confection of lies and half truths.

ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃən/


confectionery

forms:
confectionery (singular)
confectionaries (plural)

glosses: Confectionery is name for candy, lollies and other sweets.

text: The children went to the candy store to look at the confectionery.

glosses: A confectionery is the name for a shop where candy is sold.

text: She opened a new confectionery to sell sweets.

ipa: /kənˈfɛkʃənəri/

noun

confectionaries


dextrin

forms:
dextrin (singular)
dextrins (plural)

glosses: Dextrin is a sticky substance that is made by heating starch.

text: Dextrin is used to make food thick and to make glue.

ipa: /ˈdɛkstrɪn/

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


rigorous

forms: rigorous (positive)

glosses: To be rigorous someone needs to be very strict, exact and not change the rules.

text: To make herself fit, she kept to a rigorous program of exercise.

glosses: Something that is rigorous is very difficult and unpleasant.

text: He found the walk through the snow was quite rigorous.

ipa: /ˈrɪɡərəs/


analogs

forms:
analog (singular)
analogs (plural)

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

analog


whosoever

pos: pron

text: Whosoever comes back first will be the winner.

ipa: /ˈhuːsəʊɛvə/

ipa: /ˈhuːsoʊɛvɚ/


Willy

forms: Willy

pos: name

glosses: Willy is a male given name. It is usually short for William.

text: Willy Brandt is a famous German politician.


maltose

forms:
maltose (singular)
maltoses (plural)

glosses: Maltose is a sugar made when starch is digested.

text: Maltose is sometimes called malt sugar.

ipa: /ˈmɔːltəʊz/

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


atlas

forms:
atlas (singular)
atlases or atlantes (plural)

text: Many students of Geography will use an atlas at least once.

glosses: A bound collection of tables, illustrations etc. on any given subject.

enpr: ătʹləs

ipa: /ˈætləs/

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

atlas

atlases

atlantes


steer

forms:
steer (canonical)
steers (third-person singular)
steered (past)
steered (past participle)
steering (present participle)

glosses: To steer is use a rudder, wheel, or paddle to decide which way something will travel.

text: The driver gripped the wheel tightly to steer the car around a corner.

text: He was able to steer the group through the difficult changes.

ipa: /stɪə(r)/

enpr: stĭə(r)


steer

forms:
steer (singular)
steers (plural)

glosses: A steer is a young bull or ox that has been castrated and raised for beef.


semaphores

forms:
semaphore (singular)
semaphores (plural)

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

semaphore


semaphores

forms:
semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of semaphore.

verb

semaphor


apostrophes

forms:
apostrophe (singular)
apostrophes (plural)

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

noun

apostrophe


confections

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

confection


retail

glosses: Retail is selling things, usually in small amounts.

text: She owned a retail store, selling clothes in the main street.

ipa: /ˈriˌteɪl/


retail

text: By buying CD players in bulk, he made a profit retailing them.


viola

forms:
viola (singular)
violas (plural)

glosses: A viola is a stringed instrument, slightly bigger than a violin.

text: The viola is tuned one fifth below the violin.

glosses: A viola is a sound on an organ which is like the sound of a stringed instrument.

text: The organist used the viola stop when playing.


viola

text: pansies and violets are members of the viola family.


trembled

forms:
tremble (canonical)
trembles (third-person singular)
trembled (past)
trembled (past participle)
trembling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tremble.

ipa: /ˈtrɛmbl̩d/

hyphenation: trem‧bled

verb

trembl


trembling

ipa: /ˈtrɛmblɪŋ/


confectioners

forms:
confectioner (singular)
confectioners (plural)

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

noun

confectioner


recipient

forms:
recipient (singular)
recipients (plural)

glosses: A recipient is someone who receives, such as one who receives money, goods or awards.

text: He was a recipient of the special award for bravery.

glosses: A recipient is person receiving donor organs or tissues.

text: She was the recipient of a new heart after a long operation.

glosses: The part of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.

text: The green colored liquid slowly dripped into the recipient.


leisure

forms:
leisure (singular)
leisures (plural)

glosses: Leisure is time that is free from work or other duties, when a person can relax and do what they enjoy.

text: He looked forward to the holidays when he could read at his leisure.

ipa: /ˈlɛʒə(r)/

ipa: /ˈliːʒər/


bagpipe

forms:
bagpipe (singular)
bagpipes (plural)

glosses: A bagpipe, is a musical instrument which has an air-filled bag, a double-reed pipe for playing melodies, and between one and four drone pipes.

text: There are different types of bagpipes including the Scottish great highland pipes, the Irish uilleann pipes and the Northumberland pipes.

ipa: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/


carbohydrate

forms:
carbohydrate (singular)
carbohydrates (plural)

glosses: A carbohydrate is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are made by plants and are the main source of energy for animals.

text: potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates.

ipa: /kɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/

ipa: /kɑːrboʊˈhaɪdreɪt/


disliking

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

verb

dislik


timbre

forms:
timbre (singular)
timbres (plural)

glosses: Timbre is the qualities of a sound that make sounds different.

text: Even if a flute and saxophone play the same note, they sound different because of the timbre.


pitied

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pity.

ipa: /ˈpɪtid/

pit

y


keyed

forms:
key (canonical)
keys (third-person singular)
keyed (past)
keyed (past participle)
keying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of key.

key


whatsoever

forms: whatsoever

pos: det

text: Most studies find no relationship whatsoever.

ipa: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(r)/

ipa: /ˌwʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/


atlantes

forms:
atlas (singular)
atlases or atlantes (plural)

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

enpr: ətlănʹtēz

ipa: /ətˈlantiːz/


chequebooks

forms:
chequebook (singular)
chequebooks (plural)

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

noun

chequebook


filter papers

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

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

filter paper


thermostat

forms:
thermostat (singular)
thermostats (plural)

glosses: A thermostat is a device that can tell if the temperature changes, and can then turn other machines on or off.

text: My hot water system has a thermostat that turns the gas boiler on if the water is cold, and turns it off if the water gets too hot.

ipa: /ˈθɝməstæt/

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


lablets

forms:
lablet (singular)
lablets (plural)

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

lablet


spazzes

forms:
spaz (singular)
spazzes (plural)

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

spaz

spazzes


yukata

forms:
yukata (singular)
yukatas (plural)

glosses: A yutaka is a kimono for wearing in summer.

text: Floral patterns are common for womens' yukata and geometric patterns for mens' yukata.


potteries

forms:
pottery (singular)
potteries (plural)

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

pottery

potteries


timbres

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

timbre


unpleasant

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

etymology_text: un- + pleasant

ety-prefix

un

pleasant

expansion: un- + pleasant

glosses: Something unpleasant is nasty, bad, offensive, the opposite of pleasant.

text: The coffee tasted unpleasant as if the milk had gone bad.

ipa: /ʌnˈplezənt/


tomes

forms:
tome (singular)
tomes (plural)

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

noun

tome


molecule

forms:
molecule (singular)
molecules (plural)

glosses: A molecule is the smallest part of a substance.

text: A water molecule is made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

ipa: /ˈmɒləkjuːl/

ipa: /ˈmɑləkjul/

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

hyphenation: mol‧e‧cule


auctioned

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of auction.

verb

auction


personality

forms:
personality (singular)
personalities (plural)

etymology_text: personal + -ity

ety-suffix

personal

ity

expansion: personal + -ity

glosses: A quality that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.

text: My teacher complained to me about my personality.

text: Usain Bolt has made himself a personality.

ipa: /pɜːsəˈnælətɪ/

ipa: /ˌpɝsəˈnælɪti/

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

noun

personalities


title: Chinese language

redirect: Chinese

pos: hard-redirect


supervising

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

verb

supervis


kimonos

forms:
kimono (singular)
kimonos (plural)

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

noun

kimono


admiral

forms:
admiral (singular)
admirals (plural)

glosses: An admiral is the person in charge of a navy or fleet of ships, like a general in the army.

text: Horatio Nelson is a famous British admiral.

glosses: An admiral is a high rank naval officer who is allowed to fly his own flag.

text: We could easily recognize the admiral's ship because of his flag.


whoop

forms:
whoop (canonical)
whoops (third-person singular)
whooped (past)
whooped (past participle)
whooping (present participle)

glosses: To whoop is to call out a noise in excitement.

text: The crowd whooped as the football player ran towards the goal.

glosses: To whoop is to make a hooting noise like a bird.

text: She could hear the whooping calls of the birds in the forest.

glosses: To whoop is to make the gasping noise that is known as whooping cough.

text: The doctor recognised the whooping sound of his coughing.

enpr: wo͞op

ipa: /wuːp/

enpr: ho͞op

ipa: /huːp/

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


whoop

forms:
whoop (singular)
whoops (plural)

glosses: A whoop is a shout made by someone who is excited.

text: You could clearly hear his excited whoops.


yukatas

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

yukata


bagpipers

forms:
bagpiper (singular)
bagpipers (plural)

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

bagpiper


chequebook

forms:
chequebook (singular)
chequebooks (plural)

glosses: A chequebook is a book containing blank cheques given to people with bank accounts.

text: He took his chequebook to the auction so that he could pay for any items he bought.


receptionist

forms:
receptionist (singular)
receptionists (plural)

etymology_text: reception + -ist

ety-suffix

reception

ist

expansion: reception + -ist

glosses: A receptionist is a person who works in an office to answer the telephone and welcome visitors.

text: The receptionist at the doctor's office greeted me with a friendly smile.

ipa: /rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst/


trembles

forms:
tremble (canonical)
trembles (third-person singular)
trembled (past)
trembled (past participle)
trembling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of tremble.

verb

trembl


trembles

forms:
tremble (singular)
trembles (plural)

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

noun

tremble


semaphore

forms:
semaphore (singular)
semaphores (plural)

glosses: Semaphore is a system of sending messages using lights, mechanical signals or flags.

text: Railways use semaphore to send messages to trains.

glosses: Semaphore is a system of sending messages using two flags to show each alphabet letter.

text: Sailors use semaphore flags to send messages between ships.


semaphore

forms:
semaphore (canonical)
semaphores (third-person singular)
semaphored (past)
semaphored (past participle)
semaphoring (present participle)

glosses: To semaphore is to send a message using a semaphore system.

text: The sailor semaphored the nearby ship.

verb

semaphor


kilts

forms:
kilt (singular)
kilts (plural)

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

noun

kilt


asymmetrical

forms: asymmetrical (positive)

glosses: Asymmetrical means not being symmetrical.

text: An asymmetrical painting is one which is not balanced by the frame of the picture.


starch

forms:
starch (singular)
starches (plural)

glosses: Starch is a carbohydrate found in seeds, fruits, roots, and tubers.

text: Potatoes and rice are a good source of starch.

glosses: Starch is a white powder made from carbohydrates and added to clothes during washing to make them stiff.

text: She added starch to the washing to stiffen the shirt collars.

ipa: /stɑrtʃ/

ipa: /stɑːtʃ/

starches


starch

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: To starch is to add a powder to washing to make the material stiff.

text: His freshly washed clothes had been starched and were so hard that it was difficult to put them on.

verb

starch

es


auctioneers

forms:
auctioneer (singular)
auctioneers (plural)

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

noun

auctioneer


apostrophe

forms:
apostrophe (singular)
apostrophes (plural)

glosses: An apostrophe is a punctuation mark which is used to show that part of a word is missing, to show that something belongs to someone, or added after plurals of numbers, letters and abbreviations.

text: In the phrase "John's sentence", there is an apostrophe after John but before the "s" to show that the sentence belongs to John.


tremble

text: The building trembled during the earthquake.

glosses: To tremble is to shake with fear, anxiety or excitement.

text: She was trembling with fear while waiting her turn to speak at the meeting.

ipa: /ˈtrɛmbl̩/

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

hyphenation: trem‧ble


tremble

glosses: A tremble is the act of slightly shaking.

text: He felt a tremble in his body as he turned into the dark street.


leverage

forms:
leverage (singular)
leverages (plural)

glosses: Leverage is the action caused by using a lever.

text: She was able to use the iron bar to get leverage on the heavy rock.

glosses: Leverage is the power to be able to use something to get something done.

text: She was able to use her position on the council as leverage to get a better price from the company.

glosses: Leverage is the act of using the value of investment shares to borrow money to buy more shares.

text: Increasing the amount of leverage was seen to be too risky.

ipa: /ˈlɛv(ə)rɪdʒ/


leverage

forms:
leverage (canonical)
leverages (third-person singular)
leveraged (past)
leveraged (past participle)
leveraging (present participle)

text: He was able to leverage the company's money to buy more shares.

glosses: Leverage is to improve something to make it better.

text: We need to leverage our good reputation to increase our sales.

verb

leverag


sewers

forms:
sewer (singular)
sewers (plural)

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

noun

sewer


sewers

forms:
sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of sewer.


pipers

forms:
piper (singular)
pipers (plural)

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

piper


title: Appendix:Countries


plaster

forms: plaster (singular)

glosses: Plaster is a mix of lime or gypsum and sand which becomes hard when water is added.

text: Builders use plaster to put a smooth coating on walls and ceilings.

glosses: A bandage or medical dressing is also called a plaster.

text: The doctor put a plaster over the deep cut on the boy's arm.

ipa: /ˈplɑːstə/

ipa: /ˈplæstɚ/

plaster


plaster

forms:
plaster (canonical)
plasters (third-person singular)
plastered (past)
plastered (past participle)
plastering (present participle)

glosses: To plaster is to put a mix of lime, sand and water on a surface.

text: She plastered the new wall in the bedroom.

glosses: To plaster is to put a dressing on a wound.

glosses: To plaster can mean to cover, hide or stick something completely as if you were using plaster.

text: He got very angry when his new car was plastered with bird droppings.

glosses: To plaster can mean to use force or cause damage.

text: The city was plastered with bombs during the war.


title: Appendix:Prepositions


timbered

forms:
timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of timber.

verb

timber


chaos theories

forms:
chaos theory (singular)
chaos theories (plural)

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

noun

chaos theory

chaos theories


environmentalists

forms:
environmentalist (singular)
environmentalists (plural)

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

environmentalist


tolled

forms:
toll (canonical)
tolls (third-person singular)
tolled (past)
tolled (past participle)
tolling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of toll.

verb

toll


kimono

forms:
kimono (singular)
kimonos (plural)

glosses: A kimono is a Japanese item of clothing.

ipa: /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/


kilt

forms:
kilt (singular)
kilts (plural)

glosses: A kilt is a knee length skirt, with pleats, and usually with a tartan pattern and worn by men in the Scottish highlands.

text: The piper played his bagpipes and wore a traditional highland kilt.

glosses: A kilt is a similar skirt worn by women.

text: The school's winter uniform for girls was a kilt and a blazer.

ipa: /kɪlt/

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


incidental

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

glosses: When something is incidental, it happened by chance or has occurred by accident.


garbed

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of garb.

garb


spies

forms:
spy (singular)
spies (plural)

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

noun

spy

spies


spies

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

verb

sp


suburban

forms: suburban (positive)

glosses: To be suburban, something is about or characteristic of a suburb.

text: He led a quiet, suburban life.


postulate

forms:
postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)

glosses: To postulate is to suggest or accept that something is true.

text: Maharishi Kanad postulated that atoms are smallest particles.

enpr: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lāt

ipa: /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/

enpr: pŏsʹchə-lāt'

ipa: /ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt/

hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late; pos‧tu‧late

postulat


postulate

forms:
postulate (singular)
postulates (plural)

glosses: A postulate is a thing that is suggested or assumed to be true.

enpr: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lət

ipa: /ˈpɒstjʊlət/

enpr: pŏsʹchə-lət

ipa: /ˈpɑstʃələt/


receptionists

forms:
receptionist (singular)
receptionists (plural)

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

noun

receptionist


TBD

forms: TBD

pos: abbrev

glosses: A shortening of to be determined or to be decided. Used to indicate something that is planned to happen.


spied

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spy.


postulates

glosses: The third-person singular form of postulate.


postulates

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

postulate


great-grandchildren

forms:
great-grandchild (singular)
great-grandchildren (plural)

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

great-grandchild

great-grandchildren


raptorial birds

forms:
raptorial bird (singular)
raptorial birds (plural)

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

raptorial bird


lolly

forms:
lolly (singular)
lollies (plural)

glosses: A lolly is a sweet, a hard type of candy.

text: He liked to suck on a lolly while working.

glosses: A lolly is a shortened word for a lollipop.

lolly

lollies


starched

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of starch.

verb

starch


tartan

forms:
tartan (singular)
tartans (plural)

glosses: Tartan is a pattern of colored lines and stripes crossing at right angles.

text: Clans, or large family groups in Scotland have their own tartans.

glosses: Tartan is a material having the tartan pattern.

text: They selected a big roll of tartan to make the kilts.


cabs

forms:
cab (singular)
cabs (plural)

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

noun

cab


bagpipes

forms:
bagpipe (singular)
bagpipes (plural)

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

bagpipe


suburb

forms:
suburb (singular)
suburbs (plural)

glosses: A suburb is the area around a city where people live.

text: Carlton is an inner suburb, close to the city of Melbourne.

ipa: /ˈsʌbɜː(r)b/


anus

forms:
anus (singular)
anuses (plural)

glosses: The anus is the opening in the butt where waste from the intestines leaves the body.

text: He used paper to clean around his anus before leaving the toilet.

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

anus

anuses


personalities

forms:
personality (singular)
personalities (plural)

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

personality


gowning

forms:
gown (canonical)
gowns (third-person singular)
gowned (past)
gowned (past participle)
gowning (present participle)

verb

gown


spying

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)


bagpiper

forms:
bagpiper (singular)
bagpipers (plural)

glosses: A bagpiper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

text: We had a bagpiper at our Scottish wedding.


badminton

forms: badminton (singular)

glosses: Badminton is a sport where players hit a shuttlecock over a high net using racquets.

text: He played six games of badminton.

noun

badminton


gowned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of gown.


robed

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of robe.

verb

rob

e


overtakes

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of overtake.

overtake

overtakes

overtook

overtaken

overtaking


revival

forms:
revival (singular)
revivals (plural)

etymology_text: revive + -al

ety-suffix

revive

al

expansion: revive + -al

glosses: A revival is when something is brought back into use, or restored.

text: There was a revival of the music of Mozart on his 200th birthday.

ipa: /rɪˈvaɪvəl/

hyphenation: re‧vi‧val


feces

forms: feces (plural)

glosses: Feces are the solid waste from the intestines, also called excrement, shit or poo.

text: The street was dirty, with dog feces all over the footpath.

ipa: /ˈfiːsiːz/

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


diabetics

forms:
diabetic (singular)
diabetics (plural)

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

noun

diabetic


atlases

forms:
atlas (singular)
atlases or atlantes (plural)

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

atlas

atlases


dextrins

forms:
dextrin (singular)
dextrins (plural)

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

dextrin


urine

forms: urine (singular)

glosses: Urine is the liquid waste from the bladder, also called piss or wee.

text: The doctor tested the man's urine to see if he had diabetes.

enpr: yo͝orʹĭn

ipa: /ˈjʊrɪn/

ipa: /ˈjʊərɪn/

ipa: /ˈjʉːərɪn/

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


overtaken

ipa: /ˈovərteɪkən/


suburbs

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

suburb


carbohydrates

forms:
carbohydrate (singular)
carbohydrates (plural)

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

carbohydrate


medieval

forms: medieval (positive)

glosses: Medieval means something belongs to the Middle Ages, the time from about 400 AD to 1400 AD.

text: She liked to collect medieval books, with their beautiful pictures and handwriting.

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


dislikes

forms:
dislike (canonical)
dislikes (third-person singular)
disliked (past)
disliked (past participle)
disliking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of dislike.

verb

dislik


lollies

forms:
lolly (singular)
lollies (plural)

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

noun

lolly


archaeologists

forms:
archaeologist (singular)
archaeologists (plural)

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

archaeologist


pitying

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

verb

pit

y


quantum leap

forms:
quantum leap (singular)
quantum leaps (plural)

glosses: A quantum leap is a sudden and significant change, advance or increase; a giant leap forward. Also called a quantum jump.


outrage

forms:
outrage (singular)
outrages (plural)

text: He kicked a puppy which was an outrage.

glosses: An outrage can be an act that offends many people.

text: Burning the US flag was an outrage.

glosses: Outrage is a feeling of anger towards people who have been violent or offensive.

text: He was outraged by by the attack on the old lady.

hyphenation: out‧rage


outrage

forms:
outrage (canonical)
outrages (third-person singular)
outraged (past)
outraged (past participle)
outraging (present participle)

glosses: To outrage someone is to be very violent or cause great offence.

text: He outraged Muslims when he burned copies of the Koran.

outrag


willow

forms:
willow (singular)
willows (plural)

glosses: Willows are trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Salix.

text: Salix alba caerulea is a tree called the cricket bat willow.

text: Cricket bats are made from willow.

glosses: A willow can be a bat made from the wood of a willow tree used in cricket and baseball.

text: He struck the ball with the willow and sent it to the boundary.

glosses: A willow is machine with rotating metal spikes use to clean raw materials for making textiles.

ipa: /ˈwɪloʊ/


postulating

forms:
postulate (canonical)
postulates (third-person singular)
postulated (past)
postulated (past participle)
postulating (present participle)

postulat


lollipop

forms:
lollipop (singular)
lollipops (plural)

glosses: A lollipop is a piece of hard candy on a stick.

text: The little boy's face was a sticky mess from eating a lollipop.


mathematician

forms:
mathematician (singular)
mathematicians (plural)

glosses: A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics.

text: Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians.


penances

forms:
penance (singular)
penances (plural)

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

noun

penance


confectionaries

forms:
confectionery (singular)
confectionaries (plural)

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

confectionery

confectionaries


piper

forms:
piper (singular)
pipers (plural)

glosses: A piper is a person who plays the bagpipes.

text: The piper played on the castle wall to signal the end of the day.

glosses: A piper is a person who plays the pipes.

glosses: Piper is a large family of climbing tropical plants.

text: A pepper vine is part of the genus Piper.

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


repayments

forms:
repayment (singular)
repayments (plural)

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

repayment


confectioner

forms:
confectioner (singular)
confectioners (plural)

glosses: A confectioner is a person who makes or sells sweets.

text: The confectioner spent the morning making lollipops.


supervised

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of supervise.

verb

supervis


great-grandchild

forms:
great-grandchild (singular)
great-grandchildren (plural)

etymology_text: great- + grandchild

ety-prefix

great

grandchild

expansion: great- + grandchild

glosses: The son or daughter of someone's grandchild.


garbing

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

verb

garb


title: Japanese language

redirect: Japanese


title: Russian language

redirect: Russian


starches

forms:
starch (singular)
starches (plural)

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

noun

starch


starches

forms:
starch (canonical)
starches (third-person singular)
starched (past)
starched (past participle)
starching (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of starch.


chaos theory

forms:
chaos theory (singular)
chaos theories (plural)

glosses: Chaos theory is an idea that says that things which seem to be random do have a hidden order.

text: Benoît Mandelbrot was a mathematician who studied chaos theory.

chaos theory


sewering

forms:
sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

verb

sewer


keying

forms:
key (canonical)
keys (third-person singular)
keyed (past)
keyed (past participle)
keying (present participle)

key


willies

forms:
willy (singular)
willies (plural)

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

noun

willy

willies


floral

forms: floral (positive)

glosses: Floral is something to do with flowers or like a flower.

text: The material had a floral pattern.

text: The church was decorated with beautiful floral arrangements.

ipa: /ˈflɔrəl/

ipa: /ˈflɔːrəl/

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


intellectuals

forms:
intellectual (singular)
intellectuals (plural)

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

intellectual


mandolinist

forms:
mandolinist (singular)
mandolinists (plural)

etymology_text: mandolin + -ist

ety-suffix

mandolin

expansion: mandolin + -ist

glosses: A mandolinist is a person who plays the mandolin.

text: Fred Tackett is the mandolinist in the band Little Feat.


thermostats

forms:
thermostat (singular)
thermostats (plural)

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

noun

thermostat


tartans

forms:
tartan (singular)
tartans (plural)

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

tartan


locksmiths

forms:
locksmith (singular)
locksmiths (plural)

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

locksmith


pottery

forms:
pottery (singular)
potteries (plural)

glosses: Pottery is items made from clay and then baked to make them hard.

text: The archaeologist found broken pottery at the site of the ancient village.

glosses: A pottery is a place where a potter makes things from clay.

text: He worked hard at the pottery making tall vases.

ipa: /ˈpɑtəri/

ipa: /ˈpɒtəri/

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

pottery

potteries


tome

forms:
tome (singular)
tomes (plural)

text: The lawyer had many legal tomes on his shelves.


garbs

forms:
garb (singular)
garbs (plural)

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


archaeological

forms: archaeological (positive)

glosses: Archaeological describes things that are about or related to archaeology.

text: The Valley of the Kings in Egypt is an important archaeological site.

ipa: /ˌɑːkɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

hyphenation: arch‧aeo‧logic‧al


garb

glosses: A garb is a style or fashion of clothing.

glosses: A garb is an outer layer or guise, worn to hide or disguise.

glosses: A garb is clothes worn by a special group or profession.

ipa: /ɡɑː(r)b/

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


garb

forms:
garb (canonical)
garbs (third-person singular)
garbed (past)
garbed (past participle)
garbing (present participle)

glosses: To garb is to cover, as if you were using a layer of clothes.


auctioneer

forms:
auctioneer (singular)
auctioneers (plural)

etymology_text: auction + -eer

ety-suffix

auction

eer

expansion: auction + -eer

glosses: An auctioneer is a person who sells items at an auction.

text: The auctioneer sold the house to the highest bidder.


full stops

forms:
full stop (singular)
full stops (plural)

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

noun

full stop


fatasses

forms:
fatass (singular)
fatasses (plural)

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

fatass

fatasses


diabetic

forms:
diabetic (singular)
diabetics (plural)

glosses: A diabetic is a person with the disease called diabetes.

text: The diabetic had to test his blood sugar levels every day.

ipa: /daɪəˈbɛtɪk/

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


diabetic

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

glosses: Diabetic is something for or about the disease called diabetes.

text: To control his blood sugar levels, he could only eat special diabetic sweets.


full stop

glosses: A full stop is a punctuation mark "." at the end of a sentence.

text: Don't forget to write full stops at the end of each paragraph!

ipa: /fʊl stɒp/

audio: en-us-full stop.ogg


pottered

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of potter.

verb

potter


supervises

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of supervise.

supervis


suspicious

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

glosses: If someone or something is suspicious, you do not trust that person, you suspect that he is doing something shady, or that something odd is happening.

text: The man who is inspecting that window seems suspicious.

glosses: If you are suspicious, you don't trust people. You suspect something or are distrustful.

text: Don't be suspicious of that man; I don't think he's doing anything shady.

ipa: /səˈspɪʃəs/


noble gas

forms:
noble gas (singular)
noble gases (plural)

glosses: Any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table, being odorless, colorless, and monatomic.

text: helium is the first noble gas in the periodic table.

noun

noble gas

noble gases


environmentalist

forms:
environmentalist (singular)
environmentalists (plural)

etymology_text: environmental + -ist

ety-suffix

environmental

ist

expansion: environmental + -ist

glosses: An environmentalist is a person who works to protect the environment from being damaged.

text: John Muir was a famous environmentalist who worked to create National Parks in America.


overtaking

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

verb

overtake


noble gases

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


gowns

forms:
gown (singular)
gowns (plural)

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

ipa: /ɡaʊnz/

noun

gown


gowns

forms:
gown (canonical)
gowns (third-person singular)
gowned (past)
gowned (past participle)
gowning (present participle)


auctions

forms:
auction (singular)
auctions (plural)

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


auctions

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of auction.


dishonesties

forms:
dishonesty (singular)
dishonesties (plural)

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

dishonesty

dishonesties


robes

forms:
robe (singular)
robes (plural)

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

robe


robes

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

verb

rob


cab

forms:
cab (singular)
cabs (plural)

glosses: A cab is a car that you can hire (pay for) for single trips. (Often taxi cab)

ipa: /kæb/


intriguing

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/

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

intrigu


willy

forms:
willy (singular)
willies (plural)

glosses: A willy is a word, often used by or around children, for penis.

text: Richard said his willy was the biggest in the class.

ipa: /ˈwɪli/


asterisking

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

asterisk


gown

glosses: A gown is a long formal dress for women.

text: She wore a beautiful white gown and carried a bunch of flowers.

glosses: A gown is a long, loose item of clothing to be worn in bed.

text: She wore a gown to bed.

glosses: A gown is a protective item worn by doctors during operations.

text: The doctor put on his gown before going into the operating theatre.

glosses: A gown is a ceremonial robe worn by scholars or church men.

text: At the graduation the students looked impressive in their black gowns.

text: The gown defeated the town at the annual golf match.

enpr: goun

ipa: /ɡaʊn/


gown

text: The nurse assisted the doctor to gown before the operation.


toning

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

ton


prisoners

forms:
prisoner (singular)
prisoners (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɪzənɚz/

ipa: /ˈprɪzənəz/

noun

prisoner


intellectual

forms:
intellectual (singular)
intellectuals (plural)

glosses: An intellectual is an intelligent person, or a person who has learned a lot about a subject.

text: doctor Smith is an intellectual person in medicine.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/


intellectual

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

glosses: A person who is intelligent, or has learned a lot about a subject.

glosses: A person who is able to think clearly about difficult things.


spamming

forms:
spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)

verb

spam

m


archaeology

forms: archaeology (singular)

glosses: Archaeology is the study of people and societies by looking at what they have left behind.

text: To understand the ancient burials, we needed someone who was skilled in archaeology.

noun

archaeology


tolling

forms:
toll (canonical)
tolls (third-person singular)
tolled (past)
tolled (past participle)
tolling (present participle)

verb

toll


lever

forms:
lever (singular)
levers (plural)

glosses: A lever is a simple tool, a bar resting on a fixed point. If one end of the bar is pushed, the force is used at the other end.

text: A see-saw in a children's' playground is a simple lever.

glosses: A lever is a long handle used to operate a machine.

text: The signalman pulled on the lever to change the railway signals.

glosses: Lever is to use something to do something else.

text: He used his charm as a lever to get past the guards at the gate.

audio: II US lever.ogg

hyphenation: le‧ver; le‧ver; lev‧er


lever

forms:
lever (canonical)
levers (third-person singular)
levered (past)
levered (past participle)
levering (present participle)

glosses: To lever is to move or lift something with lever.

text: She used a long pole to lever the large rock out of the way.


thorough

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

text: The thorough investigation by the police led to the arrest of the criminals.

text: These are the most thorough workers I have ever seen.

text: It is a thorough pleasure to see the building finished.


uniqueness

forms:
uniqueness (singular)
uniquenesses (plural)

etymology_text: unique + -ness

ety-suffix

unique

ness

expansion: unique + -ness

glosses: The state or quality of being unique or one-of-a-kind.

ipa: /juːˈniːkːnəs/

noun

uniquenesses


spammed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spam.


tragedies

forms:
tragedy (singular)
tragedies (plural)

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

tragedy

tragedies


footage

forms:
footage (singular)
footages (plural)

glosses: A footage is the raw and unedited video that is originally recorded on a video camera.

text: I have got a rare footage of the towers collapsing in the 9/11 attacks.

enpr: fo͝otʹĭj

ipa: /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: foot‧age


supervise

forms:
supervise (canonical)
supervises (third-person singular)
supervised (past)
supervised (past participle)
supervising (present participle)

text: The principal said that our class will need a teacher to supervise us if we go on the field trip.

ipa: /ˈsuːpə(r)vaɪz/

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

verb

supervis

e


templating

forms:
template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

templat


sewer

forms:
sewer (singular)
sewers (plural)

glosses: A sewer is a pipe, or system of pipes, that removes wastes from buildings.

text: They were not able to use the toilet after the sewer was blocked.

glosses: A sewer in medieval times was a person who served food at meals.

glosses: A sewer is a person who sews with needle and thread.

text: She was a sewer of quality clothing.

enpr: so͞o'ə

ipa: /ˈs(j)uːə/

enpr: so͞oər

ipa: /ˈsuɚ/

hyphenation: sew‧er


sewer

forms:
sewer (canonical)
sewers (third-person singular)
sewered (past)
sewered (past participle)
sewering (present participle)

glosses: To sewer is to put in pipes to take away sewage and wastes.

text: The new house needed to be sewered before the family could move in.


timber

forms:
timber (singular)
timbers (plural)

glosses: Timber is trees and forests used as a source of wood.

text: They walked into the tall timber to find a place to camp.

text: He went to the timber yard to buy the wood for his house.

glosses: Timber is a piece of wood used in building.

text: She carefully chose a timber that had an interesting pattern.

glosses: Timber is wood used as a frame in building ships.

text: During the battle he could feel the ship's timbers shiver.

ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/

enpr: tĭmʹbər

ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/

hyphenation: tim‧ber


timber

forms:
timber (canonical)
timbers (third-person singular)
timbered (past)
timbered (past participle)
timbering (present participle)

glosses: To timber is to use wood as a support or frame.

text: The miners had to timber the shaft in the gold mine to make it safe.


scientific

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

glosses: Having the quality of being derived from, or similar to, the scientific method.

ipa: /ˈsaɪənˌtɪfɪk/


toned

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tone.

ipa: /təʊnd/

ipa: /toʊnd/


toned

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

glosses: A toned person is someone who is physically fit.


pottering

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

potter


overtake

forms:
overtake (canonical)
overtakes (third-person singular)
overtook (past)
overtaken (past participle)
overtaking (present participle)

etymology_text: over- + take

ety-prefix

over

take

expansion: over- + take

glosses: To overtake is to catch up to and then pass or do better than something.

text: He had to really increase his speed to overtake her car on the freeway.

text: There was an overtaking lane on the road to allow cars to get passed the slow moving trucks going up the hills.

glosses: If something overtakes you, you are not ready, you are surprised, and overwhelmed by it.

text: The government's reforms were overtaken by the mass demonstrations which called for big changes in the laws.

ipa: /oʊvɚˈteɪk/

overtake

overtakes


captioned

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caption.

verb

caption


pity

forms:
pity (singular)
pities (plural)

glosses: A feeling of sympathy at the distress or suffering of someone or something.

text: It's a pity her friend died.

ipa: /ˈpɪti/

noun

pity

pities


pity

forms:
pity (canonical)
pities (third-person singular)
pitied (past)
pitied (past participle)
pitying (present participle)

glosses: The action of feeling pity for someone or something.

text: We pity her not being able to come with the rest of us.

verb

pit

y


spited

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of spite.

spit


archaeologist

forms:
archaeologist (singular)
archaeologists (plural)

glosses: An archaeologist is a person who studies people and societies by looking at the things they have left behind.

text: Archaeologists dug around the pyramids looking for clues to show how they were built.


templated

glosses: The past tense and past participle of template.


prisoner

forms:
prisoner (singular)
prisoners (plural)

glosses: A prisoner is a person imprisoned, while on trial or serving a sentence.

text: The prisoners were let out of their cells each afternoon so they could exercise.

glosses: Any person held against his or her will is a prisoner.

text: He kept his mother as a prisoner in her bedroom until she agreed to change her will.

ipa: /ˈprɪzən/


auction

forms:
auction (singular)
auctions (plural)

glosses: An auction is a sale where the goods are sold to the person who offers the most money.

text: She wanted to sell her house at auction because she hoped to get a higher price.

enpr: ôk'shən

ipa: /ˈɔːkʃən/

enpr: ŏk'shən

ipa: /ˈɒkʃən/


auction

forms:
auction (canonical)
auctions (third-person singular)
auctioned (past)
auctioned (past participle)
auctioning (present participle)

glosses: To auction is to sell goods to the person who offers the most money.

text: He auctioned the house on Saturday morning.


plonking

forms:
plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

plonk


plonked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plonk.


dishonesty

forms:
dishonesty (singular)
dishonesties (plural)

glosses: Dishonesty is the quality of not being honest. If you have dishonesty, you do not tell the truth. You are not honest.

glosses: A dishonesty is an act which is not honest.

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


terrifies

forms:
terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of terrify.

terrif


pities

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

ipa: /ˈpɪtiz/


therapied

forms:
therapy (canonical)
therapies (third-person singular)
therapied (past)
therapied (past participle)
therapying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of therapy.

therap


intrigued

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of intrigue.

intrigu


spams

forms:
spam (singular)
spams (plural)

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

noun

spam


spams

forms:
spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)


terrify

glosses: When you terrify someone, you frighten the person greatly; to fill with terror.

text: The dogs terrify the cats.

ipa: /ˈtɛrɪfaɪ/

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


asterisked

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of asterisk.

verb

asterisk


asterisks

forms:
asterisk (singular)
asterisks (plural)

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


asterisks

glosses: The third-person singular form of asterisk.


spy

forms:
spy (singular)
spies (plural)

glosses: A spy is a person whose job is to get secret information.

text: James Bond is a famous spy from the books by Ian Fleming.

glosses: A spy is a person who watches other people secretly.

text: The princess was concerned that a spy with a camera would take photos when she went near the pool.

ipa: /spaɪ/

noun

spy

spies


spy

forms:
spy (canonical)
spies (third-person singular)
spied (past)
spied (past participle)
spying (present participle)

glosses: To spy is to gather information secretly.

text: He was not a rich businessman, he was really spying for the CIA.

text: He spied on the people who entered the Russian embassy.

text: I thought I could spy someone on top of the mountain.

verb

sp


robe

forms:
robe (singular)
robes (plural)

glosses: A robe is a long loose item of clothing.

text: The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.

glosses: A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.

text: The judge looked splendid in his red robe.

text: He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.

ipa: /rəʊb/

ipa: /roʊb/


robe

forms:
robe (canonical)
robes (third-person singular)
robed (past)
robed (past participle)
robing (present participle)

text: The king was robed before his coronation.

rob


terrific

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

text: She's a terrific tennis player.

text: The aircraft landed at a terrific speed.

text: The lightning was followed by a terrific clap of thunder.

text: The racing cars drive at terrific speeds.

ipa: /təˈrɪfɪk/

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


repayment

forms:
repayment (singular)
repayments (plural)

etymology_text: repay + -ment or re- + payment

ety-suffix

repay

ment

expansion: repay + -ment

ety-prefix

re

payment

expansion: re- + payment

glosses: A repayment the act of giving back money, or a part of the money, that you have borrowed.

text: He had to make three more repayments before he owned the car.


spites

forms:
spite (singular)
spites (plural)

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

noun

spite


spites

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of spite.


heavily

pos: adv

etymology_text: heavy + -ly

ety-suffix

heavy

ly

expansion: heavy + -ly

glosses: Heavily is a quality of heavy, a great weight, load, effort, or to a large amount.

text: He dragged himself heavily out of the water and onto the boat.

text: He drank heavily, which caused him many health problems.

text: In his plays, he borrowed heavily from Shakespeare.

text: When she heard the bad news, she sank heavily into the chair.

ipa: /ˈhɛvɪli/


templates

forms:
template (singular)
templates (plural)

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

noun

template


templates

forms:
template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of template.

verb

templat


captions

forms:
caption (singular)
captions (plural)

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

noun

caption


captions

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of caption.


plonks

forms:
plonk (singular)
plonks (plural)

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


plonks

forms:
plonk (canonical)
plonks (third-person singular)
plonked (past)
plonked (past participle)
plonking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plonk.


terrified

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

glosses: Being terrified means being very scared.


terrified

forms:
terrify (canonical)
terrifies (third-person singular)
terrified (past)
terrified (past participle)
terrifying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of terrify.


intrigues

forms:
intrigue (singular)
intrigues (plural)

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

intrigue


intrigues

forms:
intrigue (canonical)
intrigues (third-person singular)
intrigued (past)
intrigued (past participle)
intriguing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of intrigue.


potter

forms:
potter (singular)
potters (plural)

glosses: A potter is someone who creates pots or other pottery.

text: He went to the potter because he wanted a new vase for his flowers.

ipa: /ˈpɒtə/

ipa: /ˈpɑtɚ/

hyphenation: pot‧ter


potter

forms:
potter (canonical)
potters (third-person singular)
pottered (past)
pottered (past participle)
pottering (present participle)

glosses: If you potter, you walk aimlessly or for no reason. (putter) (Often potter around, potter about)

text: He was bored so he pottered around.

glosses: If you potter, you do small things. (same as putter, potter around)

text: I pottered around yesterday, sharpening some pencils and sorting out my VHS collection.


therapying

forms:
therapy (canonical)
therapies (third-person singular)
therapied (past)
therapied (past participle)
therapying (present participle)


therapies

forms:
therapy (singular)
therapies (plural)

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

therapy

therapies


therapies

glosses: The third-person singular form of therapy.


plonk

text: He had a headache after a night on the plonk.

glosses: A plonk is the noise something makes if dropped, especially into liquid.

text: She heard the plonk of the coins as she dropped them into the wishing well.

ipa: /plɒŋk/

enpr: plänk

ipa: /plɑŋk/


plonk

glosses: To plonk is to drop something heavily, or sit down heavily.

text: He was so tired he just plonked on the sofa when he got home.


potters

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

potter


potters

glosses: The third-person singular form of potter.


tones

forms:
tone (singular)
tones (plural)

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

tone


tones

forms:
tone (canonical)
tones (third-person singular)
toned (past)
toned (past participle)
toning (present participle)

verb

ton


therapy

glosses: Therapy is the treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.

text: My grandfather's therapy will start at the hospital at noon tomorrow.

enpr: thĕrʹə-pē

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


therapy

therap


spite

forms:
spite (singular)
spites (plural)

glosses: Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to annoy, harass, irritate, or thwart; a desire to harass, injure or vex; petty malice; grudge; rancor.

text: They were so filled with spite for their coach that they lost most of their matches.

enpr: spīt

ipa: /spaɪt/


spite

forms:
spite (canonical)
spites (third-person singular)
spited (past)
spited (past participle)
spiting (present participle)

glosses: To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.

text: He soon married again, to spite his ex-wife.

glosses: To fill with spite; to offend; to harass.

text: After calling a foul on one of the players, the referee was spited by him.

spit


asterisk

forms:
asterisk (singular)
asterisks (plural)

glosses: An asterisk is the sign * used for several purposes including to mark footnotes and other notes, to indicate multiplication (e.g., 3*3), and (on the Internet) to signify that something should be in bold (e.g., *IMPORTANT*).

text: linguists put asterisks before reconstructed words.

ipa: /ˈæstərɪsk/

hyphenation: as‧ter‧isk


asterisk

forms:
asterisk (canonical)
asterisks (third-person singular)
asterisked (past)
asterisked (past participle)
asterisking (present participle)

glosses: If you asterisk something, you mark it with an asterisk (*).

text: I asterisked that sentence because I wanted to leave a footnote at the bottom.


intrigue

glosses: An intrigue is when someone plots (plans) to do something in a secret and complicated way; a conspiracy, secret scheme.

text: After hearing that the politican had planned an intrigue, the citizens were outraged.

glosses: Intrigue is the activity of making a secret plan or conspiracy.

text: There was a lot of intrigue in the secret orginization.

enpr: ĭn'trēg

ipa: /ˈɪntriːɡ/

hyphenation: in‧trigue


intrigue

glosses: If something or someone intrigues you, it interests you.

text: That article on the creation of the universe intrigued the reader.

text: The plot of the popular book intrigues most of its readers because it is interesting.

enpr: ĭntrēg'

ipa: /ɪnˈtriːɡ/

intrigu


tone

text: "What's your favourite tone?" asked the teacher of music.

glosses: The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.

text: He needed more practice to get proper control of the tone on his oboe.

text: I don't like the tone of your tenant.

glosses: The pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning, for example in Chinese.

glosses: The manner in which speech or writing is expressed.

text: She was surprised at how many tones of sage green there were in the paint shop.

glosses: The definition and firmness of a muscle or organ.

glosses: The state of a living body or of any of its organs or parts in which the functions are healthy and performed with due vigor.

glosses: Normal tension or responsiveness to stimuli.

enpr: tōn

ipa: /təʊn/

ipa: /toʊn/


tone

glosses: To give a particular tone to (something).

text: The landlord asked the painter to tone the border a bit.

text: He found doing more sit ups helped to tone his muscles.


template

forms:
template (singular)
templates (plural)

glosses: A template is a model or base which you can use as a starting point to make other objects.

text: I used the template with holes for letters to write that message neatly.


template

forms:
template (canonical)
templates (third-person singular)
templated (past)
templated (past participle)
templating (present participle)

glosses: If you template something, you make it or set it up using a template.

glosses: If you template something, you make a guide or pattern for creating it.

text: He templated a circle by writing rules for making circles and providing an example circle to copy.


tragedy

forms:
tragedy (singular)
tragedies (plural)

glosses: A tragedy is a disaster that usually involves someone getting injured or dying and can affect the lives of many others.

text: The 9/11 attacks was a tragedy in the history of United States.

glosses: A tragedy is play or written work in which the main character is destroyed by his own weakness or things that he can not deal with.

text: In Shakepeare's tragedy Macbeth, Macbeth is destroyed by his own ambition and greed.

ipa: /ˈtrædʒɪdi/

hyphenation: trag‧e‧dy


caption

forms:
caption (singular)
captions (plural)

glosses: A caption is a title or description of an image or illustration.

text: Look at the caption under the illustration to learn more.

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

hyphenation: cap‧tion


caption

forms:
caption (canonical)
captions (third-person singular)
captioned (past)
captioned (past participle)
captioning (present participle)

glosses: If you caption an image or a text, you add a caption (description or title) to it.

text: Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.


socialists

forms:
socialist (singular)
socialists (plural)

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

noun

socialist


spam

forms:
spam (singular)
spams (plural)

glosses: Spam refers to random messages on the Internet. If you receive many messages that advertise things or were sent without you asking for them, you are getting spam.

text: There are many online computer programs that send spam to users.

glosses: A spam is a single random message. A single occurrence of spam.

text: He received 65 spams to his e-mail account yesterday.

ipa: /spæm/

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


spam

forms:
spam (canonical)
spams (third-person singular)
spammed (past)
spammed (past participle)
spamming (present participle)

glosses: If you spam someone, you send many random electronic messages (spam) to that person.

text: I hate it when people spam my forum.

text: I don't like the guy who spams people every day.

verb

spam


socialisms

forms:
socialism (singular)
socialisms (plural)

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

noun

socialism


Argentinians

forms:
Argentinian (singular)
Argentinians (plural)

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

Argentinian


sophisticated

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

glosses: When something is sophisticated, it is very complicated and difficult to understand for someone who is not knowledgeable in that area.

text: This key is very sophisticated, is it a key to a secret passage?

glosses: When something is sophisticated it is very high class, very refined, cultured, the very best quality.

text: She was a very sophisticated young woman, who always looked stunning, in beautifully designed dresses.


Argentines

forms:
Argentine (singular)
Argentines (plural)

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

Argentine


tragic

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

glosses: When an event is tragic, it is causing a lot of pain and suffering for those involved in that event. We would call such event a tragedy as well.

text: Terrorists are people who want to make tragic events happen and make the innocent people suffer so as to tell the government something.

ipa: /'træd͡ʒɪk/


blunts

forms:
blunt (singular)
blunts (plural)

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

blunt


argentine

forms:
argentine (singular)
argentines (plural)

glosses: Argentine is a word for silver, or silver coloured metals.

glosses: Argentine is a family of small silver coloured fish, like small salmon.

text: A species in the argentine family of fish is "Argentina sphyraena".


argentines

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

argentine


hash

forms:
hash (singular)
hashes (plural)

glosses: Hash is a kind of chopped meat and vegetable that are mixed together.

glosses: A symbol ("#"), also known as the number sign.

hashes


cannabis

forms:
cannabis (singular)
cannabises (plural)

glosses: Cannabis is a type of plant from Central Asia.

glosses: A type of drug taken from the cannabis plant parts.

ipa: /ˈkænəbɪs/

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

cannabises


nowt

forms: nowt (singular)

glosses: Nowt means nothing, something that is empty and does not contain anything.

text: There is nowt in this box.

ipa: /naʊt/

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


salvation

forms:
salvation (singular)
salvations (plural)

glosses: Salvation is the state of being saved from hell or a punishment of sin.

glosses: Someone's or something's salvation is the act of saving them from harm or from an unpleasant situation.

ipa: /sælˈveɪʃən/


deleting

forms:
delete (canonical)
deletes (third-person singular)
deleted (past)
deleted (past participle)
deleting (present participle)

verb

delet


deletes

glosses: The third-person singular form of delete.


socialism

glosses: Socialism is any ideology that wants everyone to publicly own all things that are used to make other things, like factories and farms. In this system, the economy is run to benefit all the people and not simply to make profit.

text: Karl Marx said socialism was the first step in moving from capitalism to communism.

ipa: /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/

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

hyphenation: so‧cial‧ism


deleted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of delete.


Argentina

forms: Argentina

glosses: Argentina is a country in South America.

text: The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

hyphenation: Ar‧gen‧tin‧a


blunt

forms:
blunt (positive)
blunter (comparative)
bluntest (superlative)

glosses: When something is blunt, it has a thick end and is not sharp.

glosses: Very direct in one's words, usually in a negative manner and in a rude way.

adj

blunter

bluntest


mosaicking

forms:
mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)

verb

mosaic

k


stronghold

forms:
stronghold (singular)
strongholds (plural)

glosses: A stronghold is a place of refuge, survival or domination by a particular group or idea.

text: The soldiers attacked the enemy stronghold on the hill.

text: Cornwall is the last stronghold of the Cornish language.

ipa: /ˈstrɔŋhoʊld/

ipa: /ˈstrɒŋhoʊld/

hyphenation: strong‧hold


mosaicked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mosaic.


barley

forms: barley (singular)

ipa: /ˈbɑː(r)li/

noun

barley


hounds

forms:
hound (singular)
hounds (plural)

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

hound


usages

forms:
usage (singular)
usages (plural)

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

usage


noons

forms:
noon (singular)
noons (plural)

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

noon


tractors

forms:
tractor (singular)
tractors (plural)

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

tractor


Bibles

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

proper noun

Bible

Bibles


pathetic

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

text: The student's pathetic pleas for an extension stirred the teacher's heart.

ipa: /pəˈθɛtɪk/


Argentine

forms:
Argentine (singular)
Argentines (plural)

glosses: Argentina is sometimes called "the Argentine".

glosses: An Argentine is a person from Argentina, also called an Argentinian.


Argentine

forms: Argentine (positive)

glosses: Argentine is something from, or is like something from Argentina.

text: She loved the excitement in dancing an Argentine tango.


leaderships

forms:
leadership (singular)
leaderships (plural)

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

noun

leadership


tummies

forms:
tummy (singular)
tummies (plural)

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

tummy

tummies


cavemen

forms:
caveman (singular)
cavemen (plural)

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

caveman

cavemen


performers

forms:
performer (singular)
performers (plural)

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

performer


Argentinian

forms:
Argentinian (singular)
Argentinians (plural)

glosses: An Argentinian is a citizen of Argentina.

text: The musical "Evita" was written about the life of a famous Argentinian, Eva Perón.


Argentinian

forms: Argentinian (positive)

glosses: If something is Argentinian, it about or comes from Argentina.

text: The tango is a famous Argentinian dance.


hound

glosses: A hound is a breed of dog that has a good sense of smell for hunting other animals.


posthumous

forms: posthumous (positive)

glosses: To be posthumous, a person was born after the death of their father.

text: Posthumous orphans never knew their fathers.

glosses: Posthumous is something that happens to a person after their death.

text: The posthumous Medal of Honor was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.

text: Artists who were not famous during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.

text: His book was his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.

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


cautious

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

glosses: Someone who is cautious is careful, uses or exercises caution, and is tentative.

text: He took a few cautious steps out the door when he heard the sirens.

ipa: /ˈkɔːʃəs/


caveman

glosses: A caveman is someone who lives in caves.

hyphenation: cave‧man


mosaics

forms:
mosaic (singular)
mosaics (plural)

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


mosaics

forms:
mosaic (canonical)
mosaics (third-person singular)
mosaicked (past)
mosaicked (past participle)
mosaicking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mosaic.


usage

text: I learnt the usage of some verbs while studying the language.

ipa: /ˈjuːsid͡ʒ/

ipa: /ˈjuːzid͡ʒ/


noon

glosses: The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

glosses: time of day when the sun is at its highest point; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

text: We turned the television on just before noon.

glosses: The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

ipa: /nuːn/


auditioned

forms:
audition (canonical)
auditions (third-person singular)
auditioned (past)
auditioned (past participle)
auditioning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of audition.

verb

audition


oftentimes

forms:
oftentimes (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: To do something oftentimes means you do it many times.

text: Oftentimes we met each other on the way home from school.


mosaic

glosses: A mosaic is a picture or design made with small coloured pieces.

text: The Romans used mosaics to decorate the floors of their houses.

glosses: A mosaic can be something that is like a mosaic as it is made up of many pieces.

text: This mosaic is made of images taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft.

ipa: /məʊˈzeɪk/


mosaic

glosses: To mosaic you would make a picture or design using many small pieces.

text: He was tired after mosaicking around the edge of the pool to make it look Roman.


tummy

text: Tommy told his mother that his tummy was full.


palaces

forms:
palace (singular)
palaces (plural)

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

noun

palace


socialist

forms:
socialist (singular)
socialists (plural)

etymology_text: social + -ist

ety-suffix

social

ist

expansion: social + -ist

glosses: A socialist is someone who practices socialism, a type of government that makes the goods produced in a country owned by the people.

text: Russia used to be a socialist country during the period when the country was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


socialist

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

glosses: The level of socialism that a person practices.

ipa: /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/


applicants

forms:
applicant (singular)
applicants (plural)

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

noun

applicant


terrorists

forms:
terrorist (singular)
terrorists (plural)

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

terrorist


mudra

forms:
mudra (singular)
mudras (plural)

glosses: Mudra are hand and body positions used in classical Indian dancing.

text: She moved her hands into a calming mudra.


coincidence

forms:
coincidence (singular)
coincidences (plural)

glosses: A coincidence is when two things are in the same place or space, they coincide.

text: The scientist studied the beam of electrons and timed examples of coincidence.

glosses: A coincidence is when two things happen by chance, but it seems like it was really planned.

text: It is a strange coincidence that William Shakespeare was born and died on 23 April.

ipa: /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

ipa: /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/


performer

etymology_text: perform + -er

ety-suffix

perform

er

expansion: perform + -er

glosses: A performer is someone who entertains people with music, dance or acting.

text: Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, was a great performer.

ipa: /pɚˈfɔrmɚ/

ipa: /pəˈfɔːmə/

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


auditions

forms:
audition (singular)
auditions (plural)

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


auditions

glosses: The third-person singular form of audition.


leadership

forms:
leadership (singular)
leaderships (plural)

glosses: Leadership is the capacity of someone to lead.

text: I doubt that even his leadership can help us.

text: The leadership of the football club has decided to have them suspended for rough play.

glosses: Leadership is the office or status of a leader.

text: She really wanted the leadership of the gardening club.

ipa: /ˈlidɚʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈliːdəʃɪp/

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

hyphenation: lead‧er‧ship


telecom

forms:
telecom (singular)
telecoms (plural)

glosses: Telecom is short for telecommunications.

text: He bought shares in cable, internet and telecom companies.


applicant

glosses: An applicant is a person who makes an application for something, often a job.

text: The job applicants had to have an interview with the head of the company.

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


prominent

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

glosses: Something that is prominent sticks out and is easily seen.

text: The most prominent feature of the garden was the large fountain in the center of the pond.

text: He was a tall man with long black hair and a prominent nose.

glosses: A person who is prominent is one who is important and famous.

text: He was described as being one of Canada's prominent writers.

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪnənt/

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪnənt/

hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent


delete

forms: delete (singular)

glosses: A key that may be pressed to delete something (including text or files) from a computer.

text: I lost the files when I accidentally hit delete.

ipa: /dɪˈliːt/

hyphenation: de‧lete

noun

delete


delete

forms:
delete (canonical)
deletes (third-person singular)
deleted (past)
deleted (past participle)
deleting (present participle)

glosses: If you delete something, you remove or get rid of, or erase it, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer.

text: I will delete the first paragraph of my essay from the file.

glosses: If you delete something, you conceal hide or conceal it.

verb

delet

e


mudras

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

noun

mudra


palace

glosses: A palace is the home of a king or queen.

text: Elizabeth II of England lives in a palace in London, called Buckingham Palace.

glosses: A palace is a big, very grand house, often the home of someone important like a president or bishop.

text: During the revolution, soldiers guarded the gates of the president's palace.


cautioning

forms:
caution (canonical)
cautions (third-person singular)
cautioned (past)
cautioned (past participle)
cautioning (present participle)

verb

caution


telecommunications

forms:
telecommunication (singular)
telecommunications (plural)

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

noun

telecommunication


cautioned

glosses: The past tense and past participle of caution.


ephemeral

forms: ephemeral (positive)

glosses: Something that is ephemeral is only temporary, it does not last long.

text: "Here today and gone tomorrow" is a phrase which describes an ephemeral situation.

text: Her friendships seemed to be rather ephemeral.

text: Mayfly are ephemeral because their adults never last more than a day.


weightlessness

forms: weightlessness (positive)

etymology_text: weightless + -ness

ety-suffix

weightless

ness

expansion: weightless + -ness

glosses: Weightlessness is the feeling of having very little or no weight.

text: Astronauts train for space flights in planes that make steep dives to create a sense of weightlessness.


telecoms

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

noun

telecom

expansion: [POS TABLE]


tractor

forms:
tractor (singular)
tractors (plural)

glosses: A vehicle used on farms for pulling equipment, preparing the fields, and so on.

text: The mechanic just fixed the old tractor so the that Mr. Brown, the farmer can plough his fields.

glosses: A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.

glosses: Any piece of machinery or thing that pulls something.

glosses: An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.

ipa: /ˈtræktə/

ipa: /ˈtræktər/


Santa

forms: Santa

glosses: Santa is short for Santa Claus, the person who brings children presents at Christmas.

text: The children were excited at Christmas because they hoped Santa would leave them presents.


specialists

forms:
specialist (singular)
specialists (plural)

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

specialist


dissented

forms:
dissent (canonical)
dissents (third-person singular)
dissented (past)
dissented (past participle)
dissenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dissent.

verb

dissent


Moors

forms:
Moor (singular)
Moors (plural)

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

noun

Moor


reusable

forms: reusable (positive)

etymology_text: From re- + usable or reuse + -able.

ety-prefix

re

usable

expansion: re- + usable

ety-suffix

reuse

able

expansion: reuse + -able

glosses: Something that is reusable can be used more than once.

text: I have to remember to take my own reusable bags as the shops no longer put things into plastic bags.


Moor

glosses: A Moor is a Muslim person from northern Africa with Arab and Berber ancestors.

text: The Moors ruled Spain for more than 700 years.


cautions

forms:
caution (singular)
cautions (plural)

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


cautions

glosses: The third-person singular form of caution.


specialist

glosses: A specialist is a person who is highly skilled in one type of activity or study.

text: His army training had made him a bomb disposal specialist.

glosses: A specialist is a doctor who is skilled in treating one part of the body.

text: It hurt so much when she swallowed food that she was sent to a throat specialist.

ipa: /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/

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


alarm clocks

forms:
alarm clock (singular)
alarm clocks (plural)

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

noun

alarm clock


Swedes

forms:
Swede (singular)
Swedes (plural)

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

Swede


audition

forms:
audition (singular)
auditions (plural)

glosses: An audition is a performance by an someone hoping to become a performer in order to show suitability or talent.

text: The music club had it's auditions on Tuesday.

text: His audition was poor.

ipa: /ɔːˈdɪʃən/

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


audition

forms:
audition (canonical)
auditions (third-person singular)
auditioned (past)
auditioned (past participle)
auditioning (present participle)

glosses: To audition is to evaluate one or more performers through an audition.

text: We auditioned many singers for the part in our new show.

glosses: To audition is to take part in an audition.

text: Many singers auditioned for the part in our new show.


capital punishments

forms:
capital punishment (singular)
capital punishments (plural)

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

capital punishment


terrorist

forms:
terrorist (singular)
terrorists (plural)

etymology_text: terror + -ist

ety-suffix

terror

expansion: terror + -ist

glosses: A terrorist is a person who uses terror and violence to get political change.

text: The car bomb at the busy market was the work of a terrorist.

ipa: /ˈtɛrərɪst/

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


Swede

text: Alfred Nobel is a famous Swede, who gave the money for the Nobel Prizes.


capital punishment

glosses: Capital punishment is a specific punishment that results in the death of the accused.

text: The murderer received Capital punishment for all the people he killed.


Santas

forms:
Santa (singular)
Santas (plural)

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

noun

Santa


lignotuber

forms:
lignotuber (singular)
lignotubers (plural)

glosses: A lignotuber is a large root buried in the ground that can produce one or more tree trunks.

text: Many Australian eucalypt trees have lignotubers which let the tree regrow after a bushfire.

ipa: /ˈlɪgnəʊˌtjuːbə(r)/

hyphenation: lig‧no‧tu‧ber


rooting

forms:
root (canonical)
roots (third-person singular)
rooted (past)
rooted (past participle)
rooting (present participle)

verb

root


dissents

forms:
dissent (singular)
dissents (plural)

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


dissents

glosses: The third-person singular form of dissent.


mistily

forms:
mistily (positive)
more mistily (comparative)
Superlativemost mistily

glosses: Mistily refers to being full of or covered with something; in a misty manner.


swede

forms:
swede (singular)
swedes (plural)

glosses: A swede is a yellow root vegetable, like a turnip.

text: He really enjoyed a dinner of fish with boiled swedes and peas.

ipa: /swiːd/


rooted

glosses: The past tense and past participle of root.

ipa: /ˈruːtɪd/


title: dasies

redirect: daisies


lignotubers

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

noun

lignotuber


moored

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of moor.

verb

moor


caution

glosses: Caution is being careful and planning ways to avoid danger or being hurt.

text: He used caution as he climbed the old wooden steps.

glosses: A caution is a warning about what might happen in the future.

text: The doctor gave me a caution about eating too much.

glosses: A caution can be a legal warning and that a repeat of the action could end up as an arrest.

text: The police gave the boy a caution after he was caught stealing from the shop.

enpr: kôshn

ipa: /ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/

enpr: käshn

ipa: /ˈkɑːʃ(ə)n/


caution

forms:
caution (canonical)
cautions (third-person singular)
cautioned (past)
cautioned (past participle)
cautioning (present participle)

glosses: To caution is to give a warning or advice.

text: His mother cautioned him about staying out too late at night.


dissenting

forms:
dissent (canonical)
dissents (third-person singular)
dissented (past)
dissented (past participle)
dissenting (present participle)


editable

forms: editable (positive)

etymology_text: edit + -able

ety-suffix

edit

expansion: edit + -able

glosses: If something is editable you can change or edit it.

text: This page is editable, like all Wiktionary pages.


banners

forms:
banner (singular)
banners (plural)

glosses: The plural form of banner; more than one banner.

noun

banner

banners


decimals

forms:
decimal (singular)
decimals (plural)

glosses: The plural form of decimal; more than one decimal.

decimal

decimals


telecommunication

forms:
telecommunication (singular)
telecommunications (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + communication

ety-prefix

tele

communication

expansion: tele- + communication

glosses: Telecommunication is the science of sending messages over a distance using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.

text: Telecommunication has made it possible to speak directly to people in other countries.

glosses: A telecommunication is a message received by using radio, television, telegraph, computers, cable and telephone.

text: The CIA was able to read the company's telecommunications using a spy satellite.

ipa: /ˌtɛlɪkəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: tele‧com‧mu‧ni‧ca‧tion


rockhole

forms:
rockhole (singular)
rockholes (plural)

glosses: A hole in an outcrop of solid bedrock that holds surface water.

glosses: Any depression or opening in an area of bedrock sticking out of the ground. Often found in granite outcrops.


dissent

text: In his dissent he pointed out what was wrong with the decision.

glosses: Dissent can be a public protest to show disagreement with government.

text: The people marched in the street, showing their dissent to the changes to the law.


dissent

glosses: To dissent is to disagree or have a different opinion.

text: The judge strongly dissented the decision of the Supreme Court.

glosses: To dissent can be to take action to show disagreement.


g forces

forms:
g force (singular)
g forces (plural)

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

noun

g force


rockholes

glosses: The plural form of rockhole; more than one rockhole.

rockhole

rockholes


g force

glosses: G force is another way of spelling g-force.


downtowns

forms:
downtown (singular)
downtowns (plural)

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

downtown


rock holes

forms:
rock hole (singular)
rock holes (plural)

glosses: The plural form of rock hole; more than one rock hole.

rock hole

rock holes


rock hole

glosses: Rock hole is another way of spelling rockhole.


banquets

forms:
banquet (singular)
banquets (plural)

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

banquet

banquets


watts

forms:
watt (singular)
watts (plural)

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

watt

watts


wasps

forms:
wasp (singular)
wasps (plural)

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

wasp

wasps


wardens

forms:
warden (singular)
wardens (plural)

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

warden

wardens


dalmatians

forms:
dalmatian (singular)
dalmatians (plural)

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

dalmatian

dalmatians


tropes

forms:
trope (singular)
tropes (plural)

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

trope


washbasins

forms:
washbasin (singular)
washbasins (plural)

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

washbasin

washbasins


canaries

forms:
canary (singular)
canaries (plural)

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

canary

canaries


fabrics

forms:
fabric (singular)
fabrics (plural)

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

fabric

fabrics


bedrock

forms: bedrock (singular)

etymology_text: bed + rock

compound

bed

rock

expansion: bed + rock

glosses: The solid rock that sits below the ground surface (and sometimes sticks out of the ground).

ipa: /ˈbɛdrɒk/

ipa: /ˈbɛdˌrɑk/

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


easels

forms:
easel (singular)
easels (plural)

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

noun

easel

easels


canes

forms:
cane (singular)
canes (plural)

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

cane

canes


passages

forms:
passage (singular)
passages (plural)

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

passage

passages


bowling alley

forms:
bowling alley (singular)
bowling alleys (plural)

glosses: A bowling alley is a building where 10 pin bowling is played.

text: We went to the bowling alley for a game.


adverts

forms:
advert (singular)
adverts (plural)

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

advert

adverts


banisters

forms:
banister (singular)
banisters (plural)

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

banister

banisters


daisies

forms:
daisy (singular)
dasies (plural)

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

daisy

dasies


arm-twisting

forms:
arm-twisting (singular)
arm-twistings (plural)

glosses: The use of personal pressure to persuade

glosses: The use of political pressure to gain support


coalitions

forms:
coalition (singular)
coalitions (plural)

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

coalition


steamroller

forms:
steamroller (singular)
steamrollers (plural)

glosses: A steamroller is a steam-powered heavy road-making machine.

text: A steamroller was used to make the road smooth and hard.

glosses: A modern steamroller is a petrol or diesel-powered heavy road making machine.

glosses: A figure of speech for anything that rolls over someone or something else.


steamrollers

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

steamroller


bluntest

forms:
blunt (positive)
blunter (comparative)
bluntest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of blunt; most blunt.

adjective

blunt

blunter


fables

forms:
fable (singular)
fables (plural)

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

noun

fable

fables


moors

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

verb

moor


moors

forms:
moor (singular)
moors (plural)

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


downtown

forms: downtown

pos: prep

etymology_text: down + town

compound

down

town

expansion: down + town

glosses: In or in the direction of the center of a city or town.

text: The bus is headed downtown.

glosses: Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

text: He took a shot from way downtown!


downtown

forms:
downtown (singular)
downtowns (plural)

glosses: Either the lower, or the business center, of a city or town.

text: The downtown was badly damaged in the war.

text: The downtown stores usually open early.


bowling alleys

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

noun

bowling alley

bowling alleys


aerosols

forms:
aerosol (singular)
aerosols (plural)

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

aerosol

aerosols


arbitration

forms:
arbitration (singular)
arbitrations (plural)

glosses: Arbitration is a way of settling a dispute. An independent person listens to arguments from all participants in the dispute, and then makes a decision.

text: The two neighbors had to go to arbitration to decide who had to pay for the new fence.


arbitrations

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

arbitration


blunter

glosses: The comparative form of blunt; more blunt.


coalition

glosses: A temporary group that is formed for a particular reason.

text: The two governments formed a coalition to help their workers.

enpr: kōəlĭ'shən

ipa: /koʊəˈlɪʃən/

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


puppets

forms:
puppet (singular)
puppets (plural)

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

puppet


elves

forms:
elf (singular)
elves (plural)

glosses: The plural form of elf; more than one elf.

elf

elves


hashes

forms:
hash (singular)
hashes (plural)

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

hash

hashes


hartals

forms:
hartal (singular)
hartals (plural)

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

hartal


hartal

glosses: In India, a hartal is closing a shop or not working as part of a political protest.

text: The hartal was a large disservice to Srivijaya, who wanted to go shopping at the bazaar.

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


trope

forms:
trope (singular)
tropes (plural)

glosses: Something which is common in popular culture or in a type of literature, such as ‘once upon a time’ is the first lline of a story

glosses: A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a special meaning, like a metaphor

glosses: A short section at the end of the melody in some early music.

glosses: A phrase or verse added to the mass when sung by a choir.


pastries

forms:
pastry (singular)
pastries (plural)

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

pastry

pastries


rafts

forms:
raft (singular)
rafts (plural)

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

raft

rafts


sergeants

forms:
sergeant (singular)
sergeants (plural)

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

sergeant


Zoroastrianism

forms: Zoroastrianism

glosses: Zoroastrianism is a religion founded by Zoroaster.

ipa: /ˌzɒrəʊˈæstrɪəˌnɪzəm/


accessories

forms:
accessory (singular)
accessories (plural)

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

accessory

accessories