wrist

forms:
wrist (singular)
wrists (plural)

glosses: Someone's wrist is a part of their body where the arm joins the hand.

text: You can move your hand up and down while keeping your arm in one place by bending your wrist.

enpr: rĭst

ipa: /rɪst/

sampa: /rIst/


vegetables

forms:
vegetable (singular)
vegetables (plural)

pos: noun

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

ipa: /ˈved͡ʒtəbəlz/

ipa: /ˈvɛd͡ʒətəbəlz/

noun

vegetable

expansion: [POS TABLE]


pretence

forms:
pretence (singular)
pretences (plural)

glosses: Pretence is the behaviour to make people believe what the pretender is doing.

ipa: /ˈpriːtɛns/

hyphenation: pre‧tense


yawn

forms:
yawn (canonical)
yawns (third-person singular)
yawned (past)
yawned (past participle)
yawning (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: When someone yawns, they open their mouth wide and sometimes stretch their arms.

text: I can see that you're tired, because you keep yawning.

enpr: yôn

ipa: /jɔːn/

ipa: /jɔn/


yawn

forms:
yawn (singular)
yawns (plural)

text: He did three big yawns, then stood up to go upstairs to bed.


visa

forms:
visa (singular)
visas (plural)

glosses: A visa is a document that gives you permission to enter a country.

text: His visa expired today.

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


yellowish

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

pos: adj

etymology_text: yellow + -ish

ety-suffix

yellow

ish

expansion: yellow + -ish

glosses: If something is yellowish it is a color that is like yellow but is not yellow.

text: The grass is looking yellowish because there has been no rain.

text: The color was yellowish-green. (Meaning it was more green but a little yellow.)

ipa: /ˈjeləʊɪʃ/

ipa: /ˈjelɔʊɪʃ/

hyphenation: yel‧low‧ish

adj

more: true


prequel

forms:
prequel (singular)
prequels (plural)

glosses: A prequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place before another one.


defence

forms:
defence (singular)
defences (plural)

text: The secretary of defence met with the president at the White House.

text: Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defence in Tehran.

text: Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defence next week.

text: Police officers can only shoot in self defence or to protect another person's life.

text: When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defence.

glosses: In a court case, the defence is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

text: His defence lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

glosses: The defence is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

text: I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defence played great.

ipa: /dɛˈfɛns/

ipa: /diˈfɛns/

ipa: /ˈdifɛns/


nomination

forms:
nomination (singular)
nominations (plural)

glosses: Nomination The process of suggesting a candidate for either election to an office, or of a political party selecting its candidate for presidency.

text: Senator Barry Goldwater won the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States of America in 1964 after competing with and defeating Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York for it.

ipa: /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: nom‧i‧na‧tion


chorus

forms:
chorus (singular)
choruses (plural)

glosses: A chorus is a musical group, usually in four parts.

text: He is in the school chorus.

glosses: A chorus is the part of a song that is repeated.

text: I don't know many of the words, but I can sing the chorus.

ipa: /ˈkɔːrəs/

noun

chorus

choruses


lesson

forms:
lesson (singular)
lessons (plural)

glosses: A lesson is a time when something is taught.

text: The Math lesson starts at 5:12.

ipa: /ˈlɛsn̩/

hyphenation: les‧son


telescope

forms:
telescope (singular)
telescopes (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + scope

ety-prefix

tele

scope

expansion: tele- + scope

glosses: A telescope is a machine that is made up of a tube and lenses that is used to make things that are far away look larger. Often used by astronomers.

text: Freddy used the telescope to see the mountain fifty miles away.

ipa: /ˈtɛləskəʊp/

hyphenation: tele‧scope


calendar

forms:
calendar (singular)
calendars (plural)

glosses: A calendar is a system of measuring time.

text: The Chinese new year is different from the western new year because the Chinese use a lunar calendar.

glosses: A calendar is list of all the days with their dates, usually for one full year.

text: Write his birthday on the calendar hanging on the wall.

enpr: kălʹəndər


extant

forms: extant (positive)

ipa: /ˈɛkstənt/

ipa: /ɛkˈstænt/


tear

forms:
tear (singular)
tears (plural)

glosses: A tear is hole made by pulling or ripping something.

text: I cannot wear a shirt with a tear in it!

ipa: /tɛə/

poses:
verb 1
noun 1

ipa: /tɛɚ/


tear

glosses: A tear is a drop of water that comes from your eye when you cry.

text: I felt sorry when I saw the tears running down her face.

ipa: /tɪə/

poses:
noun 2
verb 2

ipa: /tɪɚ/


tear

forms:
tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
tore (past)
torn (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

glosses: If you tear something you make a hole in it, or make it into two pieces, by pulling it apart. It is making a tear.

text: Paper is easier to tear than cloth.

text: I tore a hole in my pants when I fell on my knee.

text: I was so mad at her I tore her letter in half.

tear

tears

tore

torn

tearing


tear

forms:
tear (canonical)
tears (third-person singular)
teared (past)
teared (past participle)
tearing (present participle)

glosses: If someone is tearing, that person has tears coming from the eyes. Often, this is called "tearing up." Usually, this is when the person is not crying in a way that can be heard.

text: I tried to look brave, but started tearing up at the funeral.

text: My eye started to tear after I got sand in it.

text: She teared up when she heard the news.


picnic

forms:
picnic (singular)
picnics (plural)

glosses: A picnic is a meal that is eaten outside, usually not at home or at a restaurant.

enpr: pĭkʹ-nĭk

ipa: /ˈpɪknɪk/

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

hyphenation: pic‧nic


picnic

forms:
picnic (canonical)
picnics (third-person singular)
picnicked (past)
picnicked (past participle)
picnicking (present participle)

verb

picnic

k


kilo-

forms: kilo-

pos: prefix

glosses: Kilo means one thousand, and is used in metric measurements to show that it's 1000 times the base unit.

text: A kilogram means 1000 grams.

text: A kilometer is 1000 meters.


vegetable

forms:
vegetable (singular)
vegetables (plural)

glosses: A vegetable a part of a plant that is good for eating. This does not include grain, but does include leaves, stems, and roots. Some fruits are also called vegetables but most are not.

glosses: A vegetable is a person who has much damage to the brain and does not wake-up.

ipa: /ˈvedʒtəbl/


protogalaxy

forms:
protogalaxy (singular)
protogalaxies (plural)

etymology_text: proto- + galaxy

ety-prefix

proto

galaxy

expansion: proto- + galaxy

glosses: A protogalaxy is gas and dust in outer space that will change into a galaxy.

noun

protogalaxies


wedge

forms:
wedge (singular)
wedges (plural)

glosses: A wedge is something in the shape of a triangle that someone pushes under a door or into a crack.

text: You can break a log into two pieces by knocking a wedge into it with a hammer.

ipa: /wɛdʒ/


wedge

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

glosses: If you wedge something, you force it into a narrow gap.

text: He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.

text: I wedged into the alcove and listened carefully.

verb

wedg

e


Planck's constant

forms: Planck's constant (singular)

glosses: Planck's constant is a measure of the size of a quantum, or the smallest 'piece' of energy that exists. It has a value h≈6.626×10⁻³⁴J·s

noun

Planck's constant


beef

forms:
beef (singular)
beefs (plural)

text: We're having ground beef for dinner.

glosses: A beef is a complaint: something that bothers someone, or that someone keeps getting a little angry about.

text: One of my biggest beefs about this place is that you can't get a drink of water here.

ipa: /biːf/


joiner

forms:
joiner (singular)
joiners (plural)

glosses: A joiner something that joins two or more things together.

text: Glue is a good joiner.

ipa: /ˈdʒɔɪnɚ/

ipa: /ˈdʒɔɪnə/

hyphenation: join‧er


runaway

forms:
runaway (singular)
runaways (plural)

glosses: A runaway is someone who runs away from home.

text: The little boy tried to become a runaway, but only went to the end of the block before coming home.

ipa: /ˈrʌnəweɪ/

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


handkerchief

forms:
handkerchief (singular)
handkerchiefs (plural)

glosses: A handkerchief is a cloth, usually white, used to clean one's face of sweat, etc.

text: The gentleman had a handkerchief in his jacket pocket.

ipa: /ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/

ipa: /ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/


Democrat

forms: Democrat

pos: name

glosses: A Democrat is someone who belongs to the Democratic Party, especially the US Democratic Party.

text: The Democrats took control of the house and the presidency.

ipa: /ˈdɛməkræt/


inferno

forms:
inferno (singular)
infernos (plural)

text: Nobody escaped the inferno last night.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/

hyphenation: in‧fer‧no


popularity

forms:
popularity (singular)
popularities (plural)

etymology_text: popular + -ity

ety-suffix

popular

ity

expansion: popular + -ity

glosses: Popularity is the quality of being either well-liked or common.

text: Brad Pitt's popularity as an actor has never been higher.

popularities


well-being

forms: well-being (singular)

glosses: Your well-being is your state of happiness and health.

text: He was in a state of well-being.

noun

well-being


greets

forms:
greet (canonical)
greets (third-person singular)
greeted (past)
greeted (past participle)
greeting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of greet.

verb

greet


earthwork

forms:
earthwork (singular)
earthworks (plural)

glosses: An earthwork is a construction made of earth, especially to protect an area from attack.

text: The existing walls and buildings were linked together with earthworks.


jury

forms:
jury (singular)
juries (plural)

glosses: A jury is a group of people who decide a court case's result.

text: The jury says the person is not guilty.

ipa: /ˈdʒʊəri/

noun

jury

juries


viewpoint

forms:
viewpoint (singular)
viewpoints (plural)

glosses: Your viewpoint is your idea of what the world is like.

text: Jimmy's viewpoint of the war was that is was wrong.


melodies

forms:
melody (singular)
melodies (plural)

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

melody

melodies


restful

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

glosses: If something is restful it helps your rest or relax.


post office

forms:
post office (singular)
post offices (plural)

glosses: A post office is where mail is sent and received from.

text: He sent his letter from the post office.


agreements

forms:
agreement (singular)
agreements (plural)

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

agreement

agreements


acids

forms:
acid (singular)
acids (plural)

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

acid

acids


true blue

forms: true blue (positive)

glosses: If you are true blue, you are loyal or steadfast.


looking-glass

forms:
looking-glass (singular)
looking-glasses (plural)

glosses: A looking-glass is a fancy name for a mirror

text: Alice looked into the looking-glass so she could see herself.

looking-glass

looking-glasses


victim

forms:
victim (singular)
victims (plural)

text: The family of the murder victim cried.

ipa: /ˈvɪktɪm/

hyphenation: vic‧tim


Peking

forms: Peking

enpr: pēʹkǐngʹ

ipa: /piːˈkɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: Pe‧king


angrier

forms:
angry (positive)
angrier (comparative)
angriest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of angry; more angry.

text: She was getting angrier with every minute.

adjective

angry

angrier

angriest


waterfall

forms:
waterfall (singular)
waterfalls (plural)

glosses: A waterfall is a part of a river where water falls down.

text: Don't swim too close to the waterfall!

ipa: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/

enpr: wäʹtər-fôl

ipa: /ˈwɑtɚfɔl/


waterfall

forms:
waterfall (canonical)
waterfalls (third-person singular)
waterfalled (past)
waterfalled (past participle)
waterfalling (present participle)

glosses: If something waterfalls, it falls like a waterfall.

ipa: /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/


vestigial

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

glosses: If something is vestigial, it is left over or almost gone.

text: A horse has a vestigial toe on the side of its leg.

enpr: vĕ-stĭjʹĭ-əl

ipa: /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/


quotient

forms:
quotient (singular)
quotients (plural)

glosses: A quotient is the result you get when you divide one number by another.

text: A quotient of 2 is given when you divide 6 by 3.

ipa: /ˈkwəʊʃənt/

enpr: kwōʹshənt

ipa: /ˈkwoʊʃənt/


velocity

forms:
velocity (singular)
velocities (plural)

glosses: Something's velocity is how fast it is moving.

text: The bullet comes out of a gun at a high velocity.

glosses: In physics, velocity is how fast something is moving in a particular direction.

text: The velocity of the car was 10 metres per second to the north-east when it hit the tree.

ipa: /vəˈlɒsəti/

ipa: /vəˈlɑsəti/

noun

velocity

velocities


melody

glosses: A melody is the sequence of notes (sounds) that make a piece of music.

ipa: /ˈmelədi/

ipa: /ˈmɛlədi/


sunlight

forms: sunlight (singular)

text: The sunlight is bright today.

ipa: /ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/

hyphenation: sun‧light

sunlight


quantity

forms:
quantity (singular)
quantities (plural)

glosses: A quantity is the number or amount of something.

text: The quantity of the candies in the tin has dropped to 17.

enpr: kwŏnʹ(t)ĭtē

ipa: /ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/

ipa: /ˈkwɑndədi/

quantity

quantities


automatics

forms:
automatic (singular)
automatics (plural)

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

automatic

automatics


delight

forms:
delight (singular)
delights (plural)

glosses: Delight is the feeling of being very happy.

text: There was a real sense of relief when the war ended and great delight that it had stopped.

text: They laughed with delight because he was their favorite uncle.

text: To her surprise and delight, she was right.

text: She took great delight in being able to play the piano again.

glosses: A delight is something that makes you feel very happy.

text: Your children are such a delight.

ipa: /dəˈlaɪt/


delight

forms:
delight (canonical)
delights (third-person singular)
delighted (past)
delighted (past participle)
delighting (present participle)

glosses: If you delight somebody, you make them feel very happy.

text: We delight in the beauty around us.

text: The gift delighted her.


motor

forms:
motor (singular)
motors (plural)

glosses: A machine that changes energy into motion (movement).

ipa: /ˈməʊtə/

ipa: /ˈmoʊtər/

hyphenation: mo‧tor


motor

forms:
motor (canonical)
motors (third-person singular)
motored (past)
motored (past participle)
motoring (present participle)

glosses: If you motor, you travel in a motor vehicle.


jug

forms:
jug (singular)
jugs (plural)

glosses: A jug is a large container for liquids, usually with a wide mouth.

text: The jug is full of milk.

enpr: jŭg

ipa: /d͡ʒʌɡ/

sampa: /dZVg/


wholesale

forms:
wholesale (singular)
wholesales (plural)

etymology_text: whole + sale

compound

whole

sale

expansion: whole + sale

glosses: Wholesale is the sale of a large amount of an item to other businesses.

ipa: /ˈhoʊlseɪl/


wholesale

pos: adv


armies

forms:
army (singular)
armies (plural)

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

text: There are many armies in the world.

noun

army

armies


inasmuch as

forms: inasmuch as

pos: phrase

glosses: You use inasmuch as to show the reason for something.

text: Inasmuch as I already know you, I shall call you Jim, not James.

glosses: You use inasmuch as to show that something is only as true as something else.

text: Inasmuch as people still read books, books are still important.


keeper

forms:
keeper (singular)
keepers (plural)

etymology_text: keep + -er

ety-suffix

keep

er

expansion: keep + -er

glosses: A keeper is someone who keeps something.

text: He is the keeper of the keys.

ipa: /ˈkiːpə/

ipa: /ˈkiːpɚ/


jealous

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

glosses: To be jealous is to want something someone else has.

text: I'm jealous of all your free time.

text: Your new cell phone is making me jealous.

ipa: /ˈdʒɛləs/


in step

forms: in step

glosses: If you are in step, you move with someone at the same speed.

text: The army walked in step.


in step

pos: prep

text: Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington.


manhole

forms:
manhole (singular)
manholes (plural)

etymology_text: man + hole

compound

man

hole

expansion: man + hole

glosses: A manhole is a large hole in a street that is used to get to the sewers.

text: Don't fall in the manhole!

ipa: /mænhəʊl/


awoke

forms:
awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

text: He awoke in the morning.

awake

awakes

awoke

awoken

awaking


amusements

forms:
amusement (singular)
amusements (plural)

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

noun

amusement

amusements


awakes

glosses: The third-person singular form of awake.

text: She awakes in the morning.


awaking

text: She was awaking in the morning but she decided to fall asleep again.


tradesman

forms:
tradesman (singular)
tradesmen (plural)

glosses: A tradesman is someone who does a skilled job by hand, such as carpenter or electrician.

text: We need to hire a tradesman to install the toilet.

tradesman

tradesmen


postoffice

forms:
postoffice (singular)
postoffices (plural)

glosses: Postoffice is another way of spelling post office.


evergreen

forms:
evergreen (singular)
evergreens (plural)

glosses: An evergreen is a tree that says green all year.

text: The pine tree is an evergreen.

ipa: /ˈɛvəɡriːn/

enpr: ěvʹərgrēn

ipa: /ˈɛvɚɡrin/

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


apples

forms:
apple (singular)
apples (plural)

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

text: I had apples for lunch.

apple

apples


plaything

forms:
plaything (singular)
playthings (plural)

glosses: A plaything is a toy or something else you play with.

text: The computer has turned into a plaything.


victory

forms:
victory (singular)
victories (plural)

glosses: A victory is the act or result of winning.

text: The Korean War had no clear victory.

enpr: vĭkʹt(ə)ri

ipa: /ˈvɪkt(ə)ri/

victories


policemen

forms:
policeman (singular)
policemen (plural)

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

policeman

policemen


approvals

forms:
approval (singular)
approvals (plural)

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

approval


valve

forms:
valve (singular)
valves (plural)

glosses: A valve is part of a tube that lets liquid or gas go through one way but stops it from going through the other way.

text: There are four valves in the heart that let blood go in one direction but stop it from going in the other direction.

glosses: A valve is part of a tube that someone can open or close to let water or other things go through.

text: Open this valve to let water go through the pipe.

ipa: /ˈvælv/

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


nurseries

forms:
nursery (singular)
nurseries (plural)

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

nursery

nurseries


landslip

forms:
landslip (singular)
landslips (plural)

glosses: A landslip is when dirt and mud fall down a hill or cliff, like a landslide.

text: Beware very wet hills, because a landslip might happen.

hyphenation: land‧slip


angriest

forms:
angry (positive)
angrier (comparative)
angriest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of angry; most angry.

text: He was the angriest in the group.


firearm

forms:
firearm (singular)
firearms (plural)

etymology_text: fire + arm

compound

fire

arm

expansion: fire + arm

text: Soldiers used the firearms to shot the other side.


undone

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

ipa: /ʌn'dɒn/

undo

undoes

undid

undone

undoing


gods

forms:
god (singular)
gods (plural)

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

noun

god


advertisements

forms:
advertisement (singular)
advertisements (plural)

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

text: There are many advertisements on the wall.

advertisement

advertisements


entities

forms:
entity (singular)
entities (plural)

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

entity

entities


downfall

forms:
downfall (singular)
downfalls (plural)

etymology_text: down- + fall

ety-prefix

down

fall

expansion: down- + fall

glosses: A downfall is a quick fall from power or riches.

text: The empire's downfall happened when the emperor was killed with out a prince.

ipa: /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/

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


sevens

forms:
seven (singular)
sevens (plural)

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

noun

seven


cents

forms:
cent (singular)
cents (plural)

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

ipa: /sɛnts/

homophones: sense scents

cent


jeweler

forms:
jeweler (singular)
jewelers (plural)

text: The jeweler said that the jewel was worth $1000.

enpr: jo͞oʹələ

ipa: /ˈdʒuːələ/

enpr: jo͞oʹ(ə)lər

ipa: /ˈdʒu(ə)lɚ/

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


hours

forms:
hour (singular)
hours (plural)

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

ipa: /aʊrs/

hour


adjustments

forms:
adjustment (singular)
adjustments (plural)

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

text: Many adjustments were made to the book before it was published.

adjustment

adjustments


medication

forms:
medication (singular)
medications (plural)

text: The patient forgot to take his medication.

ipa: /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

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


animals

forms:
animal (singular)
animals (plural)

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

text: There are many animals in the forest.

animal


inland

forms: inland (positive)

glosses: To be inland is to be away from the ocean.

text: The town was built near an inland sea.

adjective

inland


inland

forms: inland

glosses: If something is or moves inland it moves away from the ocean towards the middle of the land.

text: A terrible storm moved inland off the Pacific Ocean.


chemists

forms:
chemist (singular)
chemists (plural)

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

noun

chemist

chemists


caretakers

forms:
caretaker (singular)
caretakers (plural)

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

caretaker


undid

ipa: /ʌn'dɪd/

sampa: /Vn"dId/


violin

forms:
violin (singular)
violins (plural)

glosses: A violin is a musical instrument played by moving a bow across the strings.

text: He has played the violin from when he was 6 years old.

ipa: /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/


resides

forms:
reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reside.

text: She resides in India.

verb

resid

e


diagrams

forms:
diagram (singular)
diagrams (plural)

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

noun

diagram


diagrams

forms:
diagramed (past)
diagramed (past participle)
diagraming (present participle)
diagram (canonical)
diagrams (third-person singular)
diagrammed (past)
diagrammed (past participle)
diagramming (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of diagram.

verb

m


acted

forms:
act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of act.

text: He acted very well in Othello.

act


fourths

forms:
fourth (singular)
fourths (plural)

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

noun

fourth


ablest

forms:
able (positive)
abler (comparative)
ablest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of able; most able.

text: He is one of the ablest scientists.

adj

able

abler

ablest


postmaster

forms:
postmaster (singular)
postmasters (plural)

glosses: A postmaster is the head of the post office.

text: Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general of the U.S.


refrigerators

forms:
refrigerator (singular)
refrigerators (plural)

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

text: You can buy refrigerators at an appliance store.

noun

refrigerator


concentrations

forms:
concentration (singular)
concentrations (plural)

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

concentration


arguments

forms:
argument (singular)
arguments (plural)

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

argument

arguments


apparatuses

forms:
apparatus (singular)
apparatuses (plural)

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

apparatus

apparatuses


atoms

forms:
atom (singular)
atoms (plural)

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

atom


postman

forms:
postman (singular)
postmen (plural)

text: The postman dropped off the mail.

postman

postmen


angled

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of angle.

verb

angl


immortals

forms:
immortal (singular)
immortals (plural)

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

noun

immortal


tornado

forms:
tornado (singular)
tornadoes (plural)

glosses: A strong wind that moves in a circle with a cloud shaped like a funnel.

text: A tornado destroyed our house.

enpr: tô(r)-nā'dō

tornado

tornadoes


butcher

forms:
butcher (singular)
butchers (plural)

glosses: A butcher is a person who slices and sells meat.

text: I went to the butcher to buy a steak.

glosses: A butcher is a person who kills and prepares animals as meat.

text: The butcher killed the pig and made bacon.

glosses: A butcher is a person who kills in a violent way.

text: Jack the Ripper was a crazy butcher of women.


butcher

forms:
butcher (canonical)
butchers (third-person singular)
butchered (past)
butchered (past participle)
butchering (present participle)

glosses: If you butcher an animal, you kill it and cut it up into meat.

text: He had to butcher the sheep to get chops for his dinner.


undoes

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

undo


answered

forms:
answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of answer.

text: She answered all the questions on her test.

ipa: /ænsɜːd/

verb

answer


implementations

forms:
implementation (singular)
implementations (plural)

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

noun

implementation


spinoffs

forms:
spinoff (singular)
spinoffs (plural)

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

spinoff


landmark

forms:
landmark (singular)
landmarks (plural)

etymology_text: land + mark

compound

land

mark

expansion: land + mark

glosses: A landmark is a large object used to know where one is.

text: Big Ben is a landmark in London.

ipa: /ˈlændmɑrk/

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

hyphenation: land‧mark


cyclones

forms:
cyclone (singular)
cyclones (plural)

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

noun

cyclone

cyclones


beliefs

forms:
belief (singular)
beliefs (plural)

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

belief


arched

forms:
arch (canonical)
arches (third-person singular)
arched (past)
arched (past participle)
arching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arch.

text: She arched back to stretch.

verb

arch

es


additions

forms:
addition (singular)
additions (plural)

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

noun

addition

additions


visitors

forms:
visitor (singular)
visitors (plural)

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

visitor


clockworks

forms:
clockwork (singular)
clockworks (plural)

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

clockwork


vapors

forms:
vapor (singular)
vapors (plural)

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

vapor


everywhere

forms: everywhere

pos: det

text: I've looked everywhere else, so it must be here.

text: The park has signs everywhere telling us to stay off the grass.

text: I broke my nose and blood went everywhere.


awoken

forms:
awake (canonical)
awakes (third-person singular)
awoke (past)
awoken (past participle)
awaking (present participle)

text: She had awoken in the morning.

awake

awakes


impatient

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

ipa: /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

hyphenation: im‧pa‧tient


everything

forms: everything

glosses: Everything is all that exists, or all things in one area.

text: If you win, you get everything: the car and all other prizes you won!

ipa: /ˈɛvriθɪŋ/

hyphenation: eve‧ry‧thing; ev‧e‧ry‧thing


thirds

forms:
third (singular)
thirds (plural)

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

third


residing

forms:
reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

text: She has been residing in India for 20 years.

verb

resid


attractions

forms:
attraction (singular)
attractions (plural)

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

noun

attraction

attractions


question marks

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

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

question mark


thunderstorms

forms:
thunderstorm (singular)
thunderstorms (plural)

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

thunderstorm

thunderstorms


pour

forms:
pour (canonical)
pours (third-person singular)
poured (past)
poured (past participle)
pouring (present participle)

glosses: If you pour something, you let it flow from one place to another.

glosses: If something pours, it flows fast from one place to another.

glosses: If the rain pours, it is raining hard (a lot of rain is coming down fast).

ipa: /pɔː/

homophones: pore poor


pour

forms:
pour (singular)
pours (plural)

text: Now that's a good pour of beer.


hurricanes

forms:
hurricane (singular)
hurricanes (plural)

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

hurricane

hurricanes


backing

forms:
back (canonical)
backs (third-person singular)
backed (past)
backed (past participle)
backing (present participle)

verb

back


cyborgs

forms:
cyborg (singular)
cyborgs (plural)

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

text: Cyborgs have not yet taken over Earth.

noun

cyborg


typhoon

forms:
typhoon (singular)
typhoons (plural)

glosses: A typhoon is a kind of storm in the Western Pacific Ocean.

enpr: tīfo͞onʹ

ipa: /taɪˈfuːn/


accounts

forms:
account (singular)
accounts (plural)

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

text: He has many bank accounts.

ipa: /əˈkaʊnts/

account


accounts

forms:
account (canonical)
accounts (third-person singular)
accounted (past)
accounted (past participle)
accounting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of account.


evenings

forms:
evening (singular)
evenings (plural)

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

evening


contains

forms:
contain (canonical)
contains (third-person singular)
contained (past)
contained (past participle)
containing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of contain.

ipa: /kənˈteɪnz/

verb

contain


injuries

forms:
injury (singular)
injuries (plural)

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

noun

injury

injuries


phobophobia

forms: phobophobia (singular)

phobophobia


digs

forms:
dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)

dig

digs

dug

dug

digging


backed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of back.


deaths

forms:
death (singular)
deaths (plural)

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

death


chocolates

forms:
chocolate (singular)
chocolates (plural)

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

text: She got a box of chocolates.

chocolate


typhoons

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

typhoon

typhoons


anybody

forms: anybody

glosses: Any one person out of a number of people.

text: I don't care who comes. Anybody will do.

text: Hello! Is there anybody inside?


authorities

forms:
authority (singular)
authorities (plural)

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

authority

authorities


tire

forms:
tire (singular)
tires (plural)

glosses: A tire is the outer part of a car wheel. It is usually made of rubber

text: The front tire on my bike needs changing.

ipa: /ˈtaɪ̯ə(r)/

ipa: /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/

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


tire

forms:
tire (canonical)
tires (third-person singular)
tired (past)
tired (past participle)
tiring (present participle)

text: Running makes me tire.

verb

tir

e


tornadoes

forms:
tornado (singular)
tornadoes (plural)

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

noun

tornado


grayish

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

etymology_text: gray + -ish

ety-suffix

gray

ish

expansion: gray + -ish

glosses: If something is grayish, then it is moderately gray.

hyphenation: gray‧ish


clockwork

forms:
clockwork (singular)
clockworks (plural)

glosses: If something works like clockwork it works very smoothly and correctly.

text: The new car worked like clockwork.


inlet

forms:
inlet (singular)
inlets (plural)

glosses: An inlet is a body water that is has land on all but one side, like a bay or a cove.

text: We went fishing in the inlet.

ipa: /ˈɪnlət/


democrat

forms:
democrat (singular)
democrats (plural)

glosses: A democrat is someone who supports democracy.

text: As a democrat, it angered him that there had been no vote.

ipa: /ˈdɛməkræt/

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

hyphenation: dem‧o‧crat


containing

ipa: /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/


endearment

forms:
endearment (singular)
endearments (plural)

etymology_text: endear + -ment

endear

ment

expansion: endear + -ment

glosses: An endearment is something someone says to show love to someone else.

text: I like it when he says "darling" and "honey" and other words of endearment to me.


basest

forms:
base (positive)
baser (comparative)
basest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of base; most base.

adjective

base

baser

basest


thunderstorm

forms:
thunderstorm (singular)
thunderstorms (plural)

etymology_text: thunder + storm

compound

thunder

storm

expansion: thunder + storm

glosses: A thunderstorm is a type of weather with rain, wind, lightning and thunder.

text: Don't stand under a tree in a thunderstorm, because lightning might hit you.

enpr: thŭnʹdər-stôrm'

hyphenation: thun‧der‧storm


earring

forms:
earring (singular)
earrings (plural)

glosses: An earring is a piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

text: She wore golden earrings.

ipa: /ˈɪrɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɪərɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: ear‧ring


vitamin

forms:
vitamin (singular)
vitamins (plural)

glosses: A vitamin is something that we need in our food to help us live, that is different from protein, carbohydrates, fat or minerals.

text: The vitamins are named with the letters A, B, C, D, E and K.

text: Eat good food with vitamins in it to stay healthy.

ipa: ˈvaɪtamən

ipa: ˈvɪtamɪn

ipa: ˈvaɪtamɪn


resided

forms:
reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reside.

text: She had resided in India for 20 years.

verb

resid


knocker

forms:
knocker (singular)
knockers (plural)

glosses: A knocker is something that knocks or is used to knock.

text: I used the knocker on the door.

text: Man, she has a hot set of knockers.


upkeep

forms: upkeep (singular)

etymology_text: up + keep

compound

up

keep

expansion: up + keep

glosses: Upkeep is the work of taking care of something.

text: The upkeep of this big house is a lot of work every year.


arching

forms:
arch (canonical)
arches (third-person singular)
arched (past)
arched (past participle)
arching (present participle)

text: He is arching back to stretch.

verb

arch


lighthouse

forms:
lighthouse (singular)
lighthouses (plural)

glosses: A lighthouse is a tower built on the shore to light the way to shore for ships.

text: The lighthouse is showing the way.

ipa: /ˈlaɪthaʊs/

hyphenation: light‧house


ugliest

forms:
ugly (positive)
uglier (comparative)
ugliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of ugly; most ugly.

adjective

ugly

uglier

ugliest


pit

forms:
pit (singular)
pits (plural)

text: Don't fall in the pit!

glosses: A pit is a large seed such as that in a peach.

text: The peach pit is hard. Don't bite it.

ipa: /ˈpɪt/


pit

forms:
pit (canonical)
pits (third-person singular)
pitted (past)
pitted (past participle)
pitting (present participle)

glosses: If something is pitted, it is marked with little hollows.

text: The metal is pitted due to the exposure to acid rain.

glosses: If you pit something, you remove the seed from a fruit.

text: Please pit the cherries before giving it to the children.

verb

pit

t


adults

forms:
adult (singular)
adults (plural)

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

text: The adults in the room left in a hurry.

noun

adult

adults


meow

forms:
meow (singular)
meows (plural)

text: He heard a soft meow from behind the sofa.

ipa: /miˈaʊ̯/


meow

forms:
meow (canonical)
meows (third-person singular)
meowed (past)
meowed (past participle)
meowing (present participle)

glosses: If a cat meows, it makes a crying sound.

text: The cat meowed when it was fed.


gunpowder

forms: gunpowder (singular)

glosses: Gunpowder is a black powder that burns very quickly or explodes.

text: The army ran out of gunpower.

ipa: /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/

ipa: /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/

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

gunpowder


laptop computers

forms:
laptop computer (singular)
laptop computers (plural)

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

laptop computer


currencies

forms:
currency (singular)
currencies (plural)

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

currency

currencies


common sense

forms: common sense (singular)

glosses: Common sense is something that everybody knows and understands.

text: The ideas of freedom are common sense.

glosses: If somebody has common sense, they act sensibly and think clearly.

text: Billy has common sense—he doesn't walk across the road without looking.

common sense


fluctuations

forms:
fluctuation (singular)
fluctuations (plural)

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

text: The stock market goes through many fluctuations.

fluctuation


attempting

forms:
attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

text: She was attempting to draw a horse.

verb

attempt


learns

forms:
learn (canonical)
learns (third-person singular)
learned (past)
learned (past participle)
learning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of learn.

learn


bagged

forms:
bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bag.

bag

g


answering

forms:
answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

text: I am answering a question.

hyphenation: an‧swer‧ing

answer


chemist

forms:
chemist (singular)
chemists (plural)

etymology_text: chemistry + -ist

ety-suffix

chemistry

ist

expansion: chemistry + -ist

glosses: A chemist is someone whose job is related to chemistry

text: He became a chemist at age 30.

glosses: A chemist is another name for a pharmacist (a person who gives medicine to make people feel better).

text: The chemist gave us medicine.

enpr: kem'ĭst

ipa: /ˈkɛmɪst/


nostrils

forms:
nostril (singular)
nostrils (plural)

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

noun

nostril


undergrowth

forms: undergrowth (singular)

etymology_text: under- + growth

ety-prefix

under

growth

expansion: under- + growth

glosses: Undergrowth is smaller plants growing in a forest: bushes, which are smaller than the trees and which grow under the trees.

text: She couldn't walk very fast in this forest, because she had to push through the undergrowth.


navy

forms:
navy (singular)
navies (plural)

text: He wore a navy shirt.

text: He was a member of the navy.

ipa: /ˈneɪvi/

noun

navies

expansion: [POS TABLE]


prequels

forms:
prequel (singular)
prequels (plural)

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

prequel


objected

forms:
object (canonical)
objects (third-person singular)
objected (past)
objected (past participle)
objecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of object.

text: He objected to the rule.

verb

object


males

forms:
male (singular)
males (plural)

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

noun

male


nursery

forms:
nursery (singular)
nurseries (plural)

glosses: A nursery is place where babies are kept.

glosses: A nursery is place where young plants are grown before planting (putting in the ground) outdoors.

ipa: /ˈnɝs(ə)ri/

ipa: /ˈnɜːsəri/

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

hyphenation: nurs‧e‧ry

nursery

nurseries


determine

forms:
determine (canonical)
determines (third-person singular)
determined (past)
determined (past participle)
determining (present participle)

glosses: If A determines the outcome of B, A causes B to occur in a certain way.

glosses: If you determine something, you conclude it by analyzing or investigating.

text: The autopsy will determine her cause of death.

ipa: /dɪ'tɜːmɪn/

ipa: /dɪ'tɝmɪn/

verb

determin


tasted

forms:
taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of taste.

tast


winging

forms:
wing (canonical)
wings (third-person singular)
winged (past)
winged (past participle)
winging (present participle)

wing


pagans

forms:
pagan (singular)
pagans (plural)

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

noun

pagan


banding

forms:
band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)

verb

band


backs

forms:
back (singular)
backs (plural)

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

noun

back

backs


backs

forms:
back (canonical)
backs (third-person singular)
backed (past)
backed (past participle)
backing (present participle)


cottages

forms:
cottage (singular)
cottages (plural)

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

cottage


waterfalls

forms:
waterfall (singular)
waterfalls (plural)

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

waterfall


waterfalls

forms:
waterfall (canonical)
waterfalls (third-person singular)
waterfalled (past)
waterfalled (past participle)
waterfalling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of waterfall.


hermits

forms:
hermit (singular)
hermits (plural)

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

hermit

hermits


demand

forms:
demand (singular)
demands (plural)

glosses: Demand for something is how much people want of it.

text: Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil.

text: The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity.

text: Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements.

text: Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand.

glosses: A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.

text: His demands for new machines were ignored by the company.

glosses: The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.

text: I can't deal with all these demands on my time.

text: The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce.

ipa: /dɪˈmɑːnd/

ipa: /dɪˈmænd/

sampa: /dI"m{nd/


demand

forms:
demand (canonical)
demands (third-person singular)
demanded (past)
demanded (past participle)
demanding (present participle)

glosses: If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.

text: The Lebanese Foreign Minister demanded an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.

text: People who lost their home are demanding answers about how the fire got out of control.

text: The problems are real and they demand attention.


navies

forms:
navy (singular)
navies (plural)

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

navy


commences

forms:
commence (canonical)
commences (third-person singular)
commenced (past)
commenced (past participle)
commencing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of commence.

verb

commenc

e


attempted

forms:
attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of attempt.

text: She attempted to draw a horse.

attempt


desperate

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

glosses: A desperate action is one that is dangerous or likely to fail, but one that you take because you have no choice.

text: During the fire, some people tried to break through a wall in a desperate attempt to survive.

text: Doctors are running out of time in their desperate search for a cure.

text: They took desperate measures to survive, including killing and eating their dog.

glosses: A desperate situation is a very bad one.

text: Trucks have not been able to reach the village for weeks, and the food situation appears desperate.

text: They are in desperate need of help.

glosses: If someone is desperate, they have a very strong want or need for something.

text: We're desperate for money to help these people.

ipa: /ˈdɛsp(ə)rət/

hyphenation: des‧per‧ate


ampersands

forms:
ampersand (singular)
ampersands (plural)

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

noun

ampersand


drums

forms:
drum (singular)
drums (plural)

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

drum


drums

forms:
drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

verb

m


undertaken

forms:
undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)

ipa: /ʌndə(r)ˈteɪkən/

undertake

undertakes

undertook

undertaken

undertaking


baser

forms:
base (positive)
baser (comparative)
basest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of base; more base.

adjective

base

baser


caretaker

forms:
caretaker (singular)
caretakers (plural)

etymology_text: care + taker

compound

care

taker

expansion: care + taker

glosses: A caretaker is someone who takes care of something.

text: A child's caretakers are his parents.

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


bagging

forms:
bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)

verb

bag


cloths

forms:
cloth (singular)
cloths (plural)

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

noun

cloth


cards

forms:
card (singular)
cards (plural)

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

card


cards

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


upright

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

etymology_text: up- + right

ety-prefix

up

right

expansion: up- + right

glosses: A long or flat thing is upright when it is at a right angle to the ground. That means that one end is exactly above the other end.

text: There was so much heavy ice on the tree that the whole tree bent down close to the ground, but after the ice melted, the tree went back upright again.

text: I trust her: she is a perfectly upright person.

ipa: /ˈʌpraɪt/


approves

forms:
approve (canonical)
approves (third-person singular)
approved (past)
approved (past participle)
approving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of approve.

ipa: /əˈpruːvz/

verb

approv


kiwis

forms:
kiwi (singular)
kiwis (plural)

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

text: They were out of kiwis at the store.

noun

kiwi

kiwis


twin

forms:
twin (singular)
twins (plural)

glosses: Twins are two people who were born at the same time from the same mother.

text: I didn't know he was your twin: he looks just like you so I thought he was you!

glosses: When two things are the same, they are twin things.

text: We have twin beds in our room.

ipa: /twɪn/

sampa: /twIn/


policeman

forms:
policeman (singular)
policemen (plural)

glosses: A policeman is someone who works for the police.

text: The policeman carried a gun.

ipa: /pəˈliːsmən/

hyphenation: po‧lice‧man

policeman

policemen


carefree

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

glosses: If you are carefree, you are not worried about anything.

text: He had a carefree way of life. He didn't let anything bother him.

ipa: /ˈkɛəfriː/

ipa: /kɛrˈfri/

hyphenation: care‧free


sequel

forms:
sequel (singular)
sequels (plural)

glosses: A sequel is a story, book, or movie that comes or takes place after another one.

text: Which book do you like better, the first one or its sequel?

ipa: /ˈsiːkwəl/


referred

forms:
refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of refer.

text: She was referred to another doctor.

verb

refer

r


deductions

forms:
deduction (singular)
deductions (plural)

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

noun

deduction


kitchens

forms:
kitchen (singular)
kitchens (plural)

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

kitchen


balancing

forms:
balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

verb

balanc


sidewalk

forms:
sidewalk (singular)
sidewalks (plural)

glosses: A sidewalk is a long piece of ground beside a road for walking on.

text: It is safer to walk on the sidewalk than on the road.

ipa: /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/


hypotheses

forms:
hypothesis (singular)
hypotheses (plural)

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

text: I have several hypotheses about why attendance has gone down over the last six months.

ipa: /haɪˈpɒθəˌsiːz/

ipa: /haɪˈpɑːθəˌsiːz/

noun

hypothesis

hypotheses


defending

forms:
defend (canonical)
defends (third-person singular)
defended (past)
defended (past participle)
defending (present participle)

text: She was defending her friend from the bullies.

verb

defend


cyclone

forms:
cyclone (singular)
cyclones (plural)

glosses: A storm with air going around in a circle in the same direction as the Earth. If it's big, it might be called a hurricane or typhoon.

text: A cyclone blew part of the roof off the house.


angling

forms:
angle (canonical)
angles (third-person singular)
angled (past)
angled (past participle)
angling (present participle)

angl


angling

forms: angling (singular)

noun

angling


soldiers

forms:
soldier (singular)
soldiers (plural)

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

text: The soldiers died in the war.

ipa: /ˈsoʊldʒɚz/

ipa: /ˈsəʊldʒəz/

hyphenation: sol‧diers

soldier


showoffs

forms:
showoff (singular)
showoffs (plural)

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

showoff


wives

forms:
wife (singular)
wives (plural)

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

wife

wives


bonded

forms:
bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bond.

verb

bond


quieting

forms:
quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

text: They were quieting the crowd.

quiet


update

forms:
update (singular)
updates (plural)

etymology_text: up- + date

ety-prefix

up

date

expansion: up- + date

text: He gave me an update on the situation in New York

glosses: A change from older information to newer information.

text: I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop

enpr: ŭp'dāt

ipa: /ˈʌpdeɪt/

sampa: /"VpdeIt/


update

forms:
update (canonical)
updates (third-person singular)
updated (past)
updated (past participle)
updating (present participle)

glosses: If you update something, you add changes to make it newer times or new ideas.

enpr: ŭpdāt'

ipa: /ʌpˈdeɪt/

sampa: /Vp"deIt/

verb

updat


defends

glosses: The third-person singular form of defend.

text: The knight defends the castle.


trills

forms:
trill (singular)
trills (plural)

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

noun

trill


disappointments

forms:
disappointment (singular)
disappointments (plural)

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

disappointment


defended

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defend.

text: The king defended the castle from attack.


balls

forms:
ball (singular)
balls (plural)

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

text: She likes to play with balls.

text: He got hit in the balls.

text: He must have a lot of balls to about his boss that way.

ball

balls


wrote

forms:
write (canonical)
writes (third-person singular)
wrote (past)
written (past participle)
writing (present participle)

text: He wrote a letter.

ipa: /rəʊt/

ipa: /roʊt/

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


armed

forms:
arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of arm.

text: The shooter was armed with several pistols.

ipa: /ɑrmd/

ipa: /ɑːmd/

verb

arm


grasses

forms:
grass (singular)
grasses (plural)

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

noun

grass

grasses


tastes

forms:
taste (singular)
tastes (plural)

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

text: The flavors and tastes of this meal blend perfectly together.

taste


tastes

forms:
taste (canonical)
tastes (third-person singular)
tasted (past)
tasted (past participle)
tasting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of taste.

text: This bread tastes kind of dry.

text: Johnny tastes one new food every day.

verb

tast


magmas

forms:
magma (singular)
magmas (plural)

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

noun

magma

magmas


pooled

forms:
pool (canonical)
pools (third-person singular)
pooled (past)
pooled (past participle)
pooling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pool.

text: They pooled their money together to buy the ticket to the big game.

verb

pool


vanilla

forms: vanilla (singular)

glosses: Vanilla is a plant. The part around the seeds is used for making some foods taste good.

text: Would you like some vanilla ice cream?

ipa: /vəˈnɪlə/

noun

vanilla


dunes

forms:
dune (singular)
dunes (plural)

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

dune

dunes


counties

forms:
county (singular)
counties (plural)

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

county

counties


cools

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

text: Blowing on soup cools it down.

verb

cool


detectives

forms:
detective (singular)
detectives (plural)

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

noun

detective


jerk

forms:
jerk (singular)
jerks (plural)

text: The door opened with a jerk.

text: He's such a jerk for not holding the door open for his grandma.

ipa: /d͡ʒɜːk/

ipa: /d͡ʒɝk/


jerk

forms:
jerk (canonical)
jerks (third-person singular)
jerked (past)
jerked (past participle)
jerking (present participle)

text: He jerked the door open.


reliances

forms:
reliance (singular)
reliances (plural)

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

reliance


landings

forms:
landing (singular)
landings (plural)

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

landing


bags

forms:
bag (singular)
bags (plural)

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

enpr: băgz

ipa: /bæɡz/

audio: EN-AU ck1 bags.ogg

bag


bags

forms:
bag (canonical)
bags (third-person singular)
bagged (past)
bagged (past participle)
bagging (present participle)

verb

g


mammals

forms:
mammal (singular)
mammals (plural)

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

noun

mammal

mammals


backslashes

forms:
backslash (singular)
backslashes (plural)

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

backslash

backslashes


pooling

text: The pooling of the money was a waste of time.


hurricane

forms:
hurricane (singular)
hurricanes (plural)

glosses: A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, which is a storm system that has a low pressure center, many thunderstorms, and strong winds.

text: The hurricane was very dangerous when it hit land.

text: Hurricanes sometimes come to places like Florida, and they can break trees and houses.

enpr: hŭr′ĭ-kən

ipa: /ˈhʌrɪkən/

enpr: hŭr′ĭ-kān'

ipa: /ˈhʌrɪkeɪn/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Hurricane.wav


registrations

forms:
registration (singular)
registrations (plural)

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

registration


backslash

glosses: A backslash is a kind of punctuation mark that is used as a separator, especially in computer programming.

text: Enter a backslash (\) to begin typing the next part of the path.

ipa: /ˈbækˌslæʃ/

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


undertook

forms:
undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)

ipa: /ʌndər'tʊk/

undertake

undertakes


breasts

forms:
breast (singular)
breasts (plural)

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

ipa: /brɛsts/

breast


breasts

forms:
breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of breast.


copyright

forms:
copyright (singular)
copyrights (plural)

glosses: Copyright is the rights given to a creator to protect their work from other uses.

text: Star Wars' copyright is held by Lucasfilm.

ipa: /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/

ipa: /ˈkɒpiˌraɪt/

hyphenation: co‧py‧right


copyright

forms:
copyright (canonical)
copyrights (third-person singular)
copyrighted (past)
copyrighted (past participle)
copyrighting (present participle)

glosses: If you copyright something, you register its copyright.

text: She copyrighted her book.


kiwi

forms:
kiwi (singular)
kiwis (plural)

glosses: A kiwi is a kind of bird that can't fly.

text: There is a kiwi looking around over there.

glosses: A kiwi is someone from New Zealand (usually Kiwi)

text: Doesn't that Kiwi play great poker?

text: We had a kiwi for lunch today.

text: That will be a kiwi for the bread.


medications

forms:
medication (singular)
medications (plural)

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

medication


arming

forms:
arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)

verb

arm


crabapples

forms:
crabapple (singular)
crabapples (plural)

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

noun

crabapple

crabapples


postmark

forms:
postmark (singular)
postmarks (plural)

glosses: A postmark is a stamp that shows where a letter was sent from.

text: The postcard had an Orlando postmark on it.

ipa: /ˈpəʊs(t)mɑːk/


postmark

forms:
postmark (canonical)
postmarks (third-person singular)
postmarked (past)
postmarked (past participle)
postmarking (present participle)

glosses: If you postmark something, you add a postmark to it.

text: This letter was postmarked on the 23rd of January.


refers

forms:
refer (canonical)
refers (third-person singular)
referred (past)
referred (past participle)
referring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of refer.

verb

refer


undertakes

glosses: The third-person singular form of undertake.


using

forms:
use (canonical)
uses (third-person singular)
used (past)
used (past participle)
using (present participle)

us

e


tires

forms:
tire (singular)
tires (plural)

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

noun

tire


tires

forms:
tire (canonical)
tires (third-person singular)
tired (past)
tired (past participle)
tiring (present participle)

verb

tir


drummed

forms:
drum (canonical)
drums (third-person singular)
drummed (past)
drummed (past participle)
drumming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drum.

drum

m


captained

forms:
captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of captain.

captain


theories

forms:
theory (singular)
theories (plural)

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

noun

theory

theories


participles

forms:
participle (singular)
participles (plural)

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

text: Verbs in English have two participles: present and past.

participle


basins

forms:
basin (singular)
basins (plural)

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

basin

basins


attempts

forms:
attempt (singular)
attempts (plural)

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

text: She made many attempts to draw a horse.

attempt

attempts


attempts

forms:
attempt (canonical)
attempts (third-person singular)
attempted (past)
attempted (past participle)
attempting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of attempt.

text: She attempts to draw a horse every day.


damn

forms: damn

pos: intj

glosses: You say damn when you are angry or surprised about something.

text: Damn! That hurts. Be careful.

text: Damn! This machine isn't working again.

ipa: /dæm/


damn

glosses: If something is damn good, damn sure, etc., it is very much that way.

text: I want to make damn sure he knows about it.

text: You know damn well I don't drive.

text: Be careful! You damn near killed me.


damn

forms: damn (positive)

glosses: You use damn to show that you are angry.

text: He doesn't know a damn thing about fixing cars.

text: Don't be such a damn fool.


damn

forms:
damn (canonical)
damns (third-person singular)
damned (past)
damned (past participle)
damning (present participle)

glosses: You say "damn you" or "damn (something)" to show that you are angry or that you don't care.

text: He slammed his glass down on the table." I am dying, God damn it, dying!"

glosses: You say "I'll be damned" to show that you are surprised.

text: You mean I was right? Well, I'll be damned!

glosses: You say "I'll be damned if something happens" to show that you don't want it to happen or that you don't think it will happen.

glosses: If someone is damned, go to hell when they die.

text: Living that way will damn your soul to Hell.

text: Demons and monsters were in the army of the damned.


damn

forms:
damn (singular)
damns (plural)

glosses: If you don't give a damn, you don't care.

text: Look, don't tell me about your problems. I don't give a damn.

glosses: If something isn't worth a damn, it has no value.


bonding

forms:
bond (canonical)
bonds (third-person singular)
bonded (past)
bonded (past participle)
bonding (present participle)

ipa: /bɑndɪŋ/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-bonding.wav

verb

bond


banded

forms: banded (positive)

ipa: /ˈbændɪd/


banded

forms:
band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of band.

band


tripe

forms: tripe (singular)

glosses: Tripe is a food that is the entrails (guts) of an animal.

text: Are you going to order that tripe for dinner?

glosses: If something is tripe, then it doesn't have any value.

text: Don't rent that movie, I have heard it was very tripe.

ipa: /traɪp/


cheques

forms:
cheque (singular)
cheques (plural)

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

noun

cheque


expansions

forms:
expansion (singular)
expansions (plural)

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

expansion


asteroids

forms:
asteroid (singular)
asteroids (plural)

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

text: Some asteroids caused the craters in the Moon.

enpr: ăs'tə-roidz"

ipa: /ˈæstəˌroɪdz/

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

asteroid


settled

forms:
settle (canonical)
settles (third-person singular)
settled (past)
settled (past participle)
settling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of settle.

verb

settl


lands

forms:
land (singular)
lands (plural)

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

ipa: /lændz/

noun

land


lands

forms:
land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)


acts

forms:
act (canonical)
acts (third-person singular)
acted (past)
acted (past participle)
acting (present participle)

text: She acts very well.

verb

act


acts

forms:
act (singular)
acts (plural)

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

noun

acts


bananas

forms:
banana (singular)
bananas (plural)

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

text: She ate two bananas for lunch.

ipa: /bəˈnænəz/

banana


bananas

forms: bananas (positive)

text: He went bananas when his television died.


knees

forms:
knee (singular)
knees (plural)

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

text: Our knees hit one another.

ipa: /niːz/

knee


knees

forms:
knee (canonical)
knees (third-person singular)
kneed (past)
kneed (past participle)
kneeing (present participle)

text: The fighter kneed the other fighter in the stomach.

verb

knees

kneed

kneed

kneeing


baskets

forms:
basket (singular)
baskets (plural)

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

text: She carried two baskets.

noun

basket

baskets


dune

forms:
dune (singular)
dunes (plural)

glosses: A dune is a hill of sand that was piled up by the wind.

text: When you walk through the desert, you walk over many dunes.


manholes

forms:
manhole (singular)
manholes (plural)

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

manhole

manholes


ancients

forms:
ancient (singular)
ancients (plural)

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

ancient

ancients


settles

glosses: The third-person singular form of settle.


jokes

forms:
joke (singular)
jokes (plural)

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

text: She read the jokes to the class.

joke

jokes


jokes

forms:
joke (canonical)
jokes (third-person singular)
joked (past)
joked (past participle)
joking (present participle)

text: Jim would always tell jokes on the ride home.

verb

jok


asteroid

glosses: An asteroid is an object that is smaller than a planet that most often orbits a star, but it can sometimes orbit big planets.

text: The asteroid orbited the star.

text: The asteroid crossed over Jupiter's orbit.

enpr: ăs'tə-roid"

ipa: /ˈæstəroɪd/


basing

forms:
base (canonical)
bases (third-person singular)
based (past)
based (past participle)
basing (present participle)

bas


reinforced

forms:
reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of reinforce.

reinforc


disappoint

forms:
disappoint (canonical)
disappoints (third-person singular)
disappointed (past)
disappointed (past participle)
disappointing (present participle)

glosses: If something disappoints somebody, it makes them unhappy because it was not as good as they expected.

text: I'm afraid you really disappointed me. I thought you were more honest.

text: We thought the party would be good and it didn't disappoint.

glosses: If something disappoints somebody, they thought it would happen but it didn't.

text: I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the meeting has been cancelled.

text: When the president returned, it disappointed our hopes for change.

ipa: /dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/


miles

forms:
mile (singular)
miles (plural)

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

text: The archer missed the target by miles.

ipa: /maɪlz/

noun

mile


arms

forms:
arm (singular)
arms (plural)

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

ipa: /ɑrmz/

ipa: /ɑːmz/

arm


arms

forms:
arm (canonical)
arms (third-person singular)
armed (past)
armed (past participle)
arming (present participle)


arts

forms:
art (singular)
arts (plural)

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

glosses: The arts the study of languages, literature, philosophy, and the arts.

ipa: /ɑrts/

ipa: /ɑːts/

art


moonbows

forms:
moonbow (singular)
moonbows (plural)

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

moonbow


properties

forms:
property (singular)
properties (plural)

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

property

properties


cocaines

forms:
cocaine (singular)
cocaines (plural)

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

cocaine

cocaines


bases

forms:
base (singular)
bases (plural)

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

text: There are many army bases around the world.

ipa: /ˈbeɪsɪz/

base


breast

forms:
breast (singular)
breasts (plural)

glosses: A woman's breasts are the two soft round parts on her chest.

text: She learned that the cancer in her breast had spread to her leg.

text: Some mothers start to lose their breast milk two or three months after a child is born.

glosses: Your breast is the area between your neck and your belly.

text: A warm feeling spread in his breast as she stepped closer.

glosses: Breast is bird meat that comes from the front of the bird

text: Skinless, boneless chicken breasts have very little flavour when grilled.

glosses: A bird's breast is the front of its body below its head.

text: The Robin is a plump bird with bright orange-red breast.

glosses: The breast of a jacket or shirt is the part that goes over your breast.

text: My father pulled a cigarette from his breast pocket.

ipa: /brɛst/


breast

forms:
breast (canonical)
breasts (third-person singular)
breasted (past)
breasted (past participle)
breasting (present participle)

glosses: If you breast a hill, mountain, etc., you come to the top of it.

text: He breasted the hill and saw the town in front of him.


bottled

forms:
bottle (canonical)
bottles (third-person singular)
bottled (past)
bottled (past participle)
bottling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bottle.

verb

bottl


effects

forms:
effect (singular)
effects (plural)

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

noun

effect


effects

forms:
effect (canonical)
effects (third-person singular)
effected (past)
effected (past participle)
effecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of effect.


quits

forms:
quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quitting (present participle)

verb

quit

quits

quit

quit

quitting


settling

forms:
settle (canonical)
settles (third-person singular)
settled (past)
settled (past participle)
settling (present participle)

settl


firearms

forms:
firearm (singular)
firearms (plural)

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

noun

firearm

firearms


memberships

forms:
membership (singular)
memberships (plural)

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

text: We have to go renew our memberships to the gym before they expire.

membership


blazed

forms: blazed (positive)

text: You could tell he was blazed because of the smoke around him.

ipa: /bleɪzd/


blazed

forms:
blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of blaze.

verb

blaz


midgets

forms:
midget (singular)
midgets (plural)

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

noun

midget


based

forms:
base (canonical)
bases (third-person singular)
based (past)
based (past participle)
basing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of base.

ipa: /beɪst/

verb

bas


editing

forms:
edit (canonical)
edits (third-person singular)
edited (past)
edited (past participle)
editing (present participle)

edit


title: thesaurusi

redirect: thesauri

pos: hard-redirect


reinforces

forms:
reinforce (canonical)
reinforces (third-person singular)
reinforced (past)
reinforced (past participle)
reinforcing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of reinforce.

reinforc


encourages

forms:
encourage (canonical)
encourages (third-person singular)
encouraged (past)
encouraged (past participle)
encouraging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of encourage.

encourag


scissoring

forms:
scissor (canonical)
scissors (third-person singular)
scissored (past)
scissored (past participle)
scissoring (present participle)

scissor


crowds

forms:
crowd (canonical)
crowds (third-person singular)
crowded (past)
crowded (past participle)
crowding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of crowd.

text: She crowds around you trying to see.

crowd


crowds

forms:
crowd (singular)
crowds (plural)

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

text: The crowds parted in front of you to let you through.


moonbow

forms:
moonbow (singular)
moonbows (plural)

glosses: A moonbow is a kind of rainbow that is made by the Moon instead of the Sun.

text: It is the middle of the night. We must hurry if we want to see that moonbow.


infernos

forms:
inferno (singular)
infernos (plural)

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

noun

inferno

infernos


captaining

forms:
captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

verb

captain


balanced

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

glosses: Even or fair; the same amount on all sides.

ipa: /ˈbælənst/


balanced

forms:
balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of balance.

balanc


disposals

forms:
disposal (singular)
disposals (plural)

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

noun

disposal

disposals


tune

forms:
tune (singular)
tunes (plural)

glosses: A tune is a piece or part of music; a song or melody.

text: Whistling a happy tune can chase the blues away.

text: How many tunes can you whistle?


tune

forms:
tune (canonical)
tunes (third-person singular)
tuned (past)
tuned (past participle)
tuning (present participle)

glosses: If you tune a musical instrument you make it so it will play the right notes.

text: You tune it by making the strings tighter or looser.

glosses: If you tune a radio you set the frequency to get a certain signal.

glosses: If you tune-in to a show, you watch it or listen to it.

verb

tun

e


bitching

forms:
bitch (canonical)
bitches (third-person singular)
bitched (past)
bitched (past participle)
bitching (present participle)

bitch

es


histories

forms:
history (singular)
histories (plural)

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

noun

history

histories


committees

forms:
committee (singular)
committees (plural)

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

committee

committees


failed

forms:
fail (canonical)
fails (third-person singular)
failed (past)
failed (past participle)
failing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of fail.

ipa: /feɪld/

verb

fail


landed

forms:
land (canonical)
lands (third-person singular)
landed (past)
landed (past participle)
landing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of land.

land


disaster

forms:
disaster (singular)
disasters (plural)

text: Feed the Children has been involved in disaster relief around the world.

text: The San Francisco Earthquake was the deadliest natural disaster in U.S.

text: President Bush declared New Orleans a federal disaster area.

text: The flight had just left the airport when disaster struck.

text: A major environmental disaster is the drying up of the Aral Sea.

text: What can the country and each one of us do to avoid economic disaster?

text: A spokesman said the plan was a recipe for disaster and should be defeated.

text: When families get together, there is always the potential for disaster.

text: We need additional vehicles to assist us in distributing the goods to the victims of disasters.

hyphenation: di‧sas‧ter


picturing

forms:
picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

text: When someone draws something, they are often picturing it in their head.

pictur


diet

forms:
diet (singular)
diets (plural)

glosses: A diet is the food that an animal, person, or group usually eats.

text: Several studies have suggested that high-fat diets can directly increase the risk of this cancer.

text: Studies confirm that vegetarian is a healthful and balanced diet.

text: I exercise, watch my diet and have good genes.

text: A healthy diet should not exceed 30 percent fat per day.

text: He was unhealthy thanks to poor diet and heavy smoking.

glosses: A diet is a controlled set of foods chosen for health purposes.

text: Oprah Winfrey wasn't the only celebrity who transformed her body through exercise and diet last year.

text: He said he lost weight because of his new vegetarian diet.

text: It's strange to see somebody at a movie buy jumbo popcorn and a huge diet coke.

text: They demand that you start getting serious about both proper exercise and diet.

text: She stuck to the strict diet for the first two weeks and her blood pressure came down.

glosses: A diet of something is something your experience regularly, usually something negative.

text: The Daily News has served up a steady diet of local news.

glosses: A diet is a council of political leaders.

text: This week, the Japanese parliament, the Diet, considered but did not act on a resolution apologizing for Pearl Harbor.

ipa: /ˈdaɪət/


diet

forms:
diet (canonical)
diets (third-person singular)
dieted (past)
dieted (past participle)
dieting (present participle)

glosses: If you diet, you limit the food you eat to lose weight.

text: Weight lost by dieting alone almost never stays off.


fuckheads

forms:
fuckhead (singular)
fuckheads (plural)

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

noun

fuckhead

fuckheads


extensions

forms:
extension (singular)
extensions (plural)

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

extension


bitched

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bitch.


bands

forms:
band (singular)
bands (plural)

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

text: Many bands played at the concert.

ipa: /bændz/

band


bands

forms:
band (canonical)
bands (third-person singular)
banded (past)
banded (past participle)
banding (present participle)


ornamented

forms:
ornament (canonical)
ornaments (third-person singular)
ornamented (past)
ornamented (past participle)
ornamenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ornament.

verb

ornament


dares

forms:
dare (singular)
dares (plural)

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

text: I bet you can't finish the dares.

noun

dare


dares

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

text: She dares you to finish the job.

verb

dar


critics

forms:
critic (singular)
critics (plural)

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

noun

critic


musicals

forms:
musical (singular)
musicals (plural)

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

musical

musicals


quieted

forms:
quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of quiet.

text: The show quieted the crowd.

verb

quiet


quitting

forms:
quit (canonical)
quits (third-person singular)
quit (past)
quit (past participle)
quitting (present participle)

quit


captains

forms:
captain (singular)
captains (plural)

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

hyphenation: cap‧tains

noun

captain


captains

forms:
captain (canonical)
captains (third-person singular)
captained (past)
captained (past participle)
captaining (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of captain.


knockers

forms:
knocker (singular)
knockers (plural)

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

knocker

knockers


defense

forms:
defense (singular)
defenses (plural)

text: The secretary of defense met with the president at the White House.

text: Airplanes attacked the Ministry of Defense in Tehran.

text: Clinton's lawyers will lay out his defense next week.

text: Police officers can only shoot in self defense or to protect another person's life.

text: When he was accused, his friends and even some people who have never met him rushed to his defense.

glosses: In a court case, the defense is the person who was accused of a crime together with their lawyer.

text: His defense lawyers say that Honecker did not shoot the gun.

glosses: The defense is the players who are supposed to stop the other team from scoring points.

text: I wasn't very satisfied with the play of our offense, but our defense played great.

ipa: /dɛˈfɛns/

ipa: /diˈfɛns/

ipa: /ˈdifɛns/


boys

forms:
boy (singular)
boys (plural)

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

ipa: /bɔɪz/

boy


stoles

forms:
stole (singular)
stoles (plural)

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

stole

stoles


Indus River dolphin

forms:
Indus River dolphin (singular)
Indus River dolphins (plural)

glosses: The Indus River dolphin (Platanista indicus minor) is a type of river dolphin only found in the Indus River in Pakistan.


babies

forms:
baby (singular)
babies (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbeɪbiz/

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

baby

babies


babies

forms:
baby (canonical)
babies (third-person singular)
babied (past)
babied (past participle)
babying (present participle)

verb

bab

y


painters

forms:
painter (singular)
painters (plural)

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

noun

painter

painters


jam

forms:
jam (singular)
jams (plural)

glosses: Jam is a sweet spread for bread made by boiling fruit.

text: I want blueberry jam on my toast.

text: I'm in a jam right now. Can you help me out?

text: I'll be late to work today because of that traffic jam.

ipa: /ˈdʒæm/

ipa: /ˈdʒæːm/

audio: en-gb-Jam (fruit spread).ogg

audio: en-gb-Jam (verb).ogg


jam

forms:
jam (canonical)
jams (third-person singular)
jammed (past)
jammed (past participle)
jamming (present participle)

glosses: If you jam something, it means you get it stuck or blocked in a small area; congested.

text: The stapler that I was using jammed. Can I use that one please?

glosses: If you jam your finger or toe, it means it hit it against another object.

glosses: If you jam, it means that you play music.

glosses: If you jam a signal, it means you block it from broadcasting.

verb

jam

m


krypton

forms: krypton (singular)

glosses: Krypton is a gas element on the periodic table with atomic number 36 and the symbol Kr.

enpr: krĭp'tŏn

ipa: /ˈkrɪptɒn/

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

hyphenation: kryp‧ton

noun

krypton


docking

forms:
dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)

verb

dock


experts

forms:
expert (singular)
experts (plural)

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

noun

expert

experts


blazing

forms:
blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

verb

blaz


nationals

forms:
national (singular)
nationals (plural)

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

noun

national

nationals


quids

forms:
quid (singular)
quids (plural)

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

quid

quids


failings

forms:
failing (singular)
failings (plural)

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

failing

failings


insects

forms:
insect (singular)
insects (plural)

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

insect

insects


answers

forms:
answer (singular)
answers (plural)

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

text: There are many answers to some questions.

answer


answers

forms:
answer (canonical)
answers (third-person singular)
answered (past)
answered (past participle)
answering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of answer.

text: He answers questions in class.


quiets

forms:
quiet (canonical)
quiets (third-person singular)
quieted (past)
quieted (past participle)
quieting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of quiet.

text: The loud boom quiets the crowd.

verb

quiet


quiets

forms:
quiet (singular)
quiets (plural)

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

noun

quiets


crabapple

forms:
crabapple (singular)
crabapples (plural)

glosses: A crabapple is a kind of apple tree with a small and sour fruit.

glosses: A crabapple is the fruit that grows on a crabapple tree.

text: Don't eat that fruit that you got off of that tree! They are crabapples and are very sour!

glosses: A crabapple person who isn't pleasant to be around; crabby.

text: That person over there is such a crabapple.

ipa: /ˈkræbˌæpəl/


communicating

forms:
communicate (canonical)
communicates (third-person singular)
communicated (past)
communicated (past participle)
communicating (present participle)

verb

communicat

e


pictured

forms:
picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of picture.

text: The missing cat is pictured here on this poster.

pictur


mortals

forms:
mortal (singular)
mortals (plural)

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

noun

mortal

mortals


salmonids

forms:
salmonid (singular)
salmonids (plural)

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

salmonid


kennel

forms:
kennel (singular)
kennels (plural)

text: On hot days the dog goes into the kennel to get out of the sun.

glosses: A kennel is a place where pets are kept when their owners are away.

text: The kennel at the hotel was open from 9 to 5 so guests could keep their pets safe.

ipa: /ˈkɛnəl/

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


kennel

forms:
kenneled (past)
kenneled (past participle)
kenneling (present participle)
kennel (canonical)
kennels (third-person singular)
kennelled (past)
kennelled (past participle)
kennelling (present participle)

glosses: If you kennel something, you keep a pet in a kennel.

text: We have to kennel our two dogs whenever we go on vacation.

verb

kennel

l


ornaments

forms:
ornament (singular)
ornaments (plural)

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

noun

ornament


ornaments

forms:
ornament (canonical)
ornaments (third-person singular)
ornamented (past)
ornamented (past participle)
ornamenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of ornament.


pounding

forms:
pound (canonical)
pounds (third-person singular)
pounded (past)
pounded (past participle)
pounding (present participle)

verb

pound


interests

forms:
interest (canonical)
interests (third-person singular)
interested (past)
interested (past participle)
interesting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of interest.

text: This article interests me.

ipa: /ˈɪnt(ə)rɪsts/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧ests

interest


interests

forms:
interest (singular)
interests (plural)

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

text: I have other interests in life. (countable)

text: He has a lot of interest in cars. (uncountable)


marvels

forms:
marvel (singular)
marvels (plural)

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

noun

marvel


marvels

forms:
marveled (past)
marveled (past participle)
marveling (present participle)
marvel (canonical)
marvels (third-person singular)
marvelled (past)
marvelled (past participle)
marvelling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of marvel.


communications

forms:
communication (singular)
communications (plural)

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

glosses: Communications is the science of communicating.

ipa: /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz/

hyphenation: com‧mu‧ni‧ca‧tions

communication


openings

forms:
opening (singular)
openings (plural)

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

opening


citizens

forms:
citizen (singular)
citizens (plural)

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

text: The police tried to keep the citizens of the city away from the crime scene.

hyphenation: cit‧i‧zens

citizen


calendars

forms:
calendar (singular)
calendars (plural)

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

calendar

calendars


paintings

forms:
painting (singular)
paintings (plural)

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

painting

paintings


balances

forms:
balance (singular)
balances (plural)

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

balance


balances

forms:
balance (canonical)
balances (third-person singular)
balanced (past)
balanced (past participle)
balancing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of balance.

verb

balanc


introductions

forms:
introduction (singular)
introductions (plural)

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

noun

introduction


threes

forms:
three (singular)
threes (plural)

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

text: There were no threes in the lottery today.

three

threes


relating

forms:
relate (canonical)
relates (third-person singular)
related (past)
related (past participle)
relating (present participle)

text: My teacher was relating the use of math in the classroom and the use of it outside of the classroom.

verb

relat


musicians

forms:
musician (singular)
musicians (plural)

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

hyphenation: mu‧si‧cians

noun

musician


offenses

forms:
offense (singular)
offenses (plural)

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

offense


workers

forms:
worker (singular)
workers (plural)

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

text: The workers worked overnight to finish the house.

hyphenation: work‧ers

worker


thesauruses

forms:
thesaurus (singular)
thesauruses or thesauri (plural)

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

thesaurus

thesauruses

thesauri


windows

forms:
window (singular)
windows (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈwɪndoʊz/

ipa: /ˈwɪndəʊz/

hyphenation: win‧dows

window


continents

forms:
continent (singular)
continents (plural)

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

continent


dig

forms:
dig (canonical)
digs (third-person singular)
dug (past)
dug (past participle)
digging (present participle)

glosses: If you dig a hole, you make it bigger by removing material, usually using a shovel or your hands.

text: You will need to dig the hole larger than the roots of the tree you want to plant.

text: They've been digging for gold for months, but they haven't found a thing.

glosses: If you dig somewhere for something, you look there for it.

text: He dug in his pocket for another ten cents.

text: After digging through the files, he finally found what he was looking for.

glosses: If you dig something, you take it out of the ground, usually using a shovel.

text: Can you go out to the garden and dig some onions?

glosses: If you dig up dirt on someone, you find hidden information that can hurt them.

text: Before the trial, they dug up a bunch of dirt on her.

glosses: If you dig a hole for yourself, you make your own problems.

text: Mr. Bush has dug himself a hole that he can't get out of.

text: I really dig your new car.

ipa: /dɪg/

sampa: /dIg/

dig

digs


dig

forms:
dig (singular)
digs (plural)

glosses: A dig is a short negative comment about someone.

text: In a dig at the teacher, he said she's lucky to be right even once in a while.

glosses: A dig is a place where people are digging.

text: There's a dig in the middle of the city where they found some old bones.

glosses: Your digs is the room that you rent to live in.


docked

forms:
dock (canonical)
docks (third-person singular)
docked (past)
docked (past participle)
docking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dock.

verb

dock


telegraphing

forms:
telegraph (canonical)
telegraphs (third-person singular)
telegraphed (past)
telegraphed (past participle)
telegraphing (present participle)

telegraph


docks

forms:
dock (singular)
docks (plural)

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

ipa: /dɒks/

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


blazes

forms:
blaze (singular)
blazes (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbleɪzɪz/

noun

blaze

blazes


blazes

forms:
blaze (canonical)
blazes (third-person singular)
blazed (past)
blazed (past participle)
blazing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of blaze.

verb

blaz


undertaking

forms:
undertaking (singular)
undertakings (plural)

glosses: The work of an undertaker; the management of funerals.

glosses: Any business, work, or project that a person does or tries to do.

text: The re-organization of the company was a large undertaking.

ipa: /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkɪŋ/


undertaking

forms:
undertake (canonical)
undertakes (third-person singular)
undertook (past)
undertaken (past participle)
undertaking (present participle)

undertake

undertakes


worms

forms:
worm (singular)
worms (plural)

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

enpr: wûrmz

ipa: /wɝmz/

ipa: /wɜːmz/

noun

worm


worms

forms:
worm (canonical)
worms (third-person singular)
wormed (past)
wormed (past participle)
worming (present participle)


privates

forms:
private (singular)
privates (plural)

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

glosses: The body parts that are not usually shown to other people, such as the genitals.

text: Being kicked in the privates must have really hurt.

private

privates


cunctation

forms: cunctation (singular)

ipa: /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/

cunctation


admissions

forms:
admission (singular)
admissions (plural)

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

admission

admissions