declaration

forms:
declaration (singular)
declarations (plural)

glosses: A written or spoken statement of a fact, opinion, or belief.

text: The company has released a declaration of bankruptcy.

glosses: A list of items for various legal purposes.

text: customs declaration

glosses: The act or process of declaring something.

text: The principal's declaration lasted almost 30 minutes.

glosses: When the captain of a batting side says an inning is closed.

ipa: /ˌdɛklæˈreɪʃən/

hyphenation: dec‧la‧re‧tion


hatred

forms:
hatred (singular)
hatreds (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: Hatred is another word for hate. If you have hatred for someone, then you very strongly dislike that person.

text: I can't believe he has such hatred for other races! -- what did they do to him?

ipa: /h'eɪtrεd/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


consensus

forms:
consensus (singular)
consensuses (plural)

glosses: If there is consensus among people, they generally agree on something.

text: There was broad consensus that the first project had failed.

glosses: Average projected value, as in the finance term consensus forecast.

glosses: A way to make decisions; consensus says that people agree to an action if no one opposes it.

consensus

consensuses


production

forms:
production (singular)
productions (plural)

glosses: Production is when something is produced.

text: The machine is being used for production now.

glosses: The total amount of something that is produced.

text: They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.

glosses: A play or other presentation in a theatre.

text: We went to a production of Hamlet.

glosses: An event or activity that is made more complicated or dramatic than necessary.

text: He made a simple meal into a huge production.

ipa: /prəˈdʌkʃən/

hyphenation: pro‧duc‧tion


yeah

forms:
yeah (positive)
Superlative–

pos: adv

text: Yeah, sure, I'll go with you to the store.

ipa: /jɛ/


yeah

forms: yeah

pos: intj

text: I won! Yeah!


relic

forms:
relic (singular)
relics (plural)

glosses: Something old that is kept for personal, sentimental reasons.

glosses: A part of the body of a saint, or a very old religious object, which is kept out of respect for the object.

ipa: /ˈrɛlɪk/

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

hyphenation: rel‧ic


obfuscate

forms:
obfuscate (canonical)
obfuscates (third-person singular)
obfuscated (past)
obfuscated (past participle)
obfuscating (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you obfuscate something, you make it dark or overshadow it.

glosses: If you obfuscate a situation or comment, you deliberately make it more confusing so that you can hide the truth.

text: Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity.

glosses: If you obfuscate computer code, you change it so that it acts the same way but the code's structure and intent are hidden.

text: We need to obfuscate these classes before we ship the final release.

ipa: /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/

ipa: /ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt/

hyphenation: ob‧fus‧cate

verb

obfuscat

e


title: Paganism

redirect: paganism

pos: hard-redirect


pore

forms:
pore (singular)
pores (plural)

glosses: Any small opening. Often an object will have many pores, not just one, and these pores let liquids pass through them.

enpr: pôr

ipa: /pɔr/

enpr: pô

ipa: /pɔː/

homophones: pour poor


pore

forms:
pore (canonical)
pores (third-person singular)
pored (past)
pored (past participle)
poring (present participle)

glosses: If you pore over something, you study it carefully and with great detail; you look at it many times.

por


embarrassment

forms:
embarrassment (singular)
embarrassments (plural)

etymology_text: embarrass + -ment

ety-suffix

embarrass

ment

expansion: embarrass + -ment

glosses: A feeling of discomfort, shame, self-consciousness or humiliation.

glosses: A person or thing which causes another person to feel shame or humiliation.

text: Kevin, you are an embarrassment to this family.

text: Losing this highly publicized case was an embarrassment to the firm.

ipa: /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/


Sam

forms: Sam

pos: name

glosses: Sam is a male given name. It is usually short for Samuel.

glosses: Sam is a female given name. It is usually short for Samantha.

ipa: /ˈsæm/


Indy

forms: Indy

text: The Indianapolis 500 race is often called the Indy 500 for short.

enpr: ĭndʹē

ipa: /ˈɪndi/

homophones: indie indy


marijuana

forms:
marijuana (singular)
marijuanas (plural)

glosses: Marijuana is a drug that is smoked for a euphoric feeling.

text: After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.

text: The dank marijuana from Cali got me baked.

glosses: Marijuana is the hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.

ipa: /ˌmærɪˈwɑː.nə/

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


supposed

forms: supposed (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: If something is supposed, people assume that is it true without having proof that it is true.

ipa: /səˈpəʊzɪd/

ipa: /səˈpoʊzɪd/


supposed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of suppose.

ipa: /səˈpəʊzd/

ipa: /səˈpoʊzd/

verb

suppos


arsehole

forms:
arsehole (singular)
arseholes (plural)

glosses: The anus, the hole in the butt where feces comes out.

text: Don't be an arsehole.

text: Do I have to be an arsehole for you to listen?

audio: EN-AU ck1 arsehole.ogg


badass

forms:
badass (singular)
badasses (plural)

glosses: A badass is someone who is very tough or mean.

text: Don't mess with him, he's a real badass!

glosses: A person who has extreme attitudes and behavior and is admired by others. In this sense, calling someone a badass is a compliment.

text: I heard that he smashed his guitar at the end of the encore. He's such a badass!

noun

badass

badasses


badass

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

glosses: If something is badass it is great or very good; cool.

text: I love my new shoes--aren't they badass?

text: It would be even more badass if school was cancelled.

adjective

more: true


bookshelf

forms:
bookshelf (singular)
bookshelves (plural)

etymology_text: book + shelf

compound

book

shelf

expansion: book + shelf

text: The book should be on the bookshelf.

text: My bookshelves are so full that soon I will need a new one.

ipa: /ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf/

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

noun

bookshelves


Koran

forms: Koran

glosses: The Koran is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.

ipa: /kəˈrɑn/


hull

forms:
hull (singular)
hulls (plural)

glosses: The body of a vessel such as a ship or plane.

ipa: /hʌl/

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


hull

forms:
hull (canonical)
hulls (third-person singular)
hulled (past)
hulled (past participle)
hulling (present participle)

glosses: To take the covering off of a fruit or vegetable.

text: She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts.


duct tape

forms: duct tape (singular)

glosses: Duct tape is a kind of strong, waterproof tape. It used to be used to tape ducts, but is now used for many purposes.

text: Please hand me the duct tape. I need to fix this box.

duct tape


duct tape

forms:
duct tape (canonical)
duct tapes (third-person singular)
duct taped (past)
duct taped (past participle)
duct taping (present participle)

text: I duct taped it to the pole so it would stop falling.

verb

duct tap


depth

forms:
depth (singular)
depths (plural)

glosses: The distance below a surface; how deep something is.

text: Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.

glosses: The distance between the front and the back, such as the depth of a drawer or closet.

glosses: How intense, complex, strong, serious or important an emotion or situation is.

text: The depth of her misery was obvious to everyone.

text: The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.

text: The depth of field in this picture is amazing.

ipa: /dɛpθ/


possession

forms:
possession (singular)
possessions (plural)

glosses: Power or control over something, as distinct from lawful ownership; holding or occupancy.

text: I have possession of some valuable antiques.

text: These are my possessions.

glosses: A territory that is under the rule of another country.

text: Puerto Rico is a possession of the United States.

glosses: Possession is when a person's body is controlled by a demon or other supernatural being.

text: Exorcism is a movie about possession.

glosses: In sports, possession is control of the ball.

text: Real Madrid now has possession of the ball and is trying to score.

ipa: /pəˈzɛʃən/


Satanism

forms: Satanism

glosses: Satanism is any religion (real or not real) that worships or follows Satan.

ipa: /ˈseɪtənɪzm/


saturation

forms:
saturation (singular)
saturations (plural)

glosses: The act of saturating or the process of being saturated.

glosses: When something has been increased and can no longer be increased.

text: The metal has reached saturation, it cannot be magnetized any further.

glosses: When a solution becomes completed saturated.

text: After adding 3 tablespoons of salt, the water has reached the point of saturation.

glosses: When an organic compound has no double or triple bonds

glosses: When the atmosphere is saturated with water vapor; 100% humidity.

glosses: bombing a military target and trying to destroy it

glosses: When a market is flooded with all of a product that can be sold;

glosses: An effect on the sound of an electric guitar that is used mainly in heavy metal music.


twat

forms:
twat (singular)
twats (plural)

text: How about some shit you little twat?

ipa: /twɑt/

ipa: /twæt/

ipa: /twɒt/


smart

forms:
smart (positive)
smarter (comparative)
smartest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is smart shows intelligence.

text: My friend is really smart; he has an IQ of 152.

text: You know algebra? Wow, you're smart!

text: You took the shortcut? That was smart!

ipa: /smɑrt/

ipa: /smɑːt/

adj

smart

smarter

smartest


livestock

forms:
livestock (singular)
livestock (plural)

text: My uncle raises livestock for a living.

ipa: /ˈlʌɪvstɒk/

ipa: /ˈlaɪvˌstɑk/

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

noun

livestock

livestock


nigga

forms:
nigga (singular)
niggas (plural)

glosses: Another way to say nigger; it is often offensive, but is usually less offensive than nigger. It is sometimes used by black people to mean friend.

text: Hey, what's up, nigga?

ipa: /ˈnɪɡə/


title: jesus christ

redirect: Jesus Christ


hey

forms: hey

glosses: You say, "hey" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.

text: Hey, how's it going? [Hello, how are you?]

glosses: You shout (say loudly) "hey" to get someone to notice you.

text: Hey, what are you doing!?

text: Hey, stop doing that!

enpr: hā

ipa: /heɪ/

sampa: /heI/


native

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

glosses: If something is native, it belongs to you by birth.

text: This is my native land.

text: English is not my native language.

text: I'm a native New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn.

glosses: If a group of people are native to an area, they have been there since the beginning.

text: The native peoples of Australia are called aborigines.

ipa: /ˈneɪtɪv/

ipa: /ˈneɪtəv/


native

forms:
native (singular)
natives (plural)

glosses: A person who is native to a place; the word is sometimes used by colonizers to negatively describe indigenous people.

text: Some natives must have stolen our cattle.

glosses: A native is someone who was born in the place being talked about.

text: To enter the state beauty contest, you must be a native of the state.


wheelchair

forms:
wheelchair (singular)
wheelchairs (plural)

glosses: A wheelchair is a chair with large wheels that is used by a sick or disabled person.

text: He broke both of his legs while skiing so he'll be in a wheelchair for the next few months.

ipa: /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(r)/

ipa: /ˈwilˌt͡ʃɛɚ/


dickhead

forms:
dickhead (singular)
dickheads (plural)

text: Shut up, dickhead!


promotion

forms:
promotion (singular)
promotions (plural)

glosses: If you get a promotion you move up in rank or position.

text: He received a promotion to sergeant.

text: I got a promotion last week from branch manager to regional manager.

glosses: A promotion gives out information about a product, product line, brand, or company.

text: The store has a special promotion this week on two-for-one pizzas.

ipa: /prəˈmoʊʃən/

ipa: /prəˈməʊʃən/

hyphenation: pro‧mo‧tion


indigo

forms: indigo (singular)

glosses: A blue dye taken from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.

ipa: /ˈɪndɪˌgoʊ/

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


indigo

forms: indigo (positive)


indigo

forms: indigo


sadness

forms: sadness (singular)

etymology_text: sad + -ness

ety-suffix

sad

ness

expansion: sad + -ness

text: I felt great sadness when my mother died.

ipa: /ˈsædnəs/


crybaby

forms:
crybaby (singular)
crybabies (plural)

etymology_text: cry + baby

compound

cry

baby

expansion: cry + baby

glosses: A nickname for someone who cries often or whose feelings are easily hurt.

text: Sam is such a crybaby; I told him that he was ugly and he started crying!

irrnoun

crybabies


sulfur

forms:
sulfur (singular)
sulfurs (plural)

glosses: A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16.

glosses: A yellowish-green color, like that of sulfur.

enpr: sŭl'fər

hyphenation: sul‧fur


babe

forms:
babe (singular)
babes (plural)

text: These events happened when he was just a babe.

text: She's a real babe!

glosses: An affectionate word that is similar to darling.

text: Hey, babe, how about you and me getting together?

enpr: bāb

sampa: [beɪb]


fist

forms:
fist (singular)
fists (plural)

glosses: A hand that is held tightly, often to hit.

enpr: fĭst

ipa: /fɪst/


fist

forms:
fist (canonical)
fists (third-person singular)
fisted (past)
fisted (past participle)
fisting (present participle)

text: ...may not score a point with his open hand(s), but may score a point by fisting the ball. Damian Cullen. "Running the rule." The Irish Times 18 Aug 2003, pg. 52.


microphone

forms:
microphone (singular)
microphones (plural)

glosses: A device that converts sound into electricity; microphones send sound to be broadcast or recorded.

text: We can't hear you! Speak into the microphone!

text: She records her songs using a microphone.

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


notebook

forms:
notebook (singular)
notebooks (plural)

etymology_text: note + book

compound

note

book

expansion: note + book

glosses: A notebook is a book blank sheets that you can write or draw in.

text: Remember to take your notebook to class.

glosses: Sometimes laptop computers are called notebooks; this is not as common as calling them laptops.

text: They played a game on their notebook.

ipa: /ˈnəʊtˌbʊk/

ipa: /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/

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


teacher

forms:
teacher (singular)
teachers (plural)

etymology_text: teach + -er

ety-suffix

teach

er

expansion: teach + -er

glosses: A teacher is a person who teaches other people.

text: She was a very good teacher, I learned a lot from her.

ipa: /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

ipa: /ˈtiːt͡ʃə/

hyphenation: teach‧er


singles

forms:
single (singular)
singles (plural)

glosses: Singles is a game where each side has only one player, especially in tennis.

glosses: Singles are people who are not married or not in a romantic relationship.

text: You'll pay no tax if your income falls below $50,000 for a married couple, $35,000 for singles.

noun

single


singles

forms:
single (canonical)
singles (third-person singular)
singled (past)
singled (past participle)
singling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of single.

verb

singl


Confucianism

forms: Confucianism

glosses: A philosophy from China, based on the teachings of Confucius about loyalty, duty, and family. Confucianism is usually called a religion, but not everyone agrees about that.

text: Influenced by Confucianism, Chinese people commonly possess respect for social norms and make efforts to create harmony.


dangerous

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

glosses: If something is dangerous it causes danger; a dangerous thing could hurt you.

text: A tiger is a very dangerous animal.

text: lightning is very dangerous.

text: The ambush put the soldiers in a very dangerous situation.

ipa: /ˈdeɪnʒ(ə)rəs/

ipa: /ˈdeɪnd͡ʒərəs/

hyphenation: dan‧ger‧ous


envy

forms:
envy (singular)
envies (plural)

glosses: A feeling of wanting something that someone else has.

text: I could feel my envy growing as I watched him play with his children.

text: green with envy

enpr: ĕn'vē

ipa: /ˈɛnviː/

irrnoun

envies


envy

forms:
envy (canonical)
envies (third-person singular)
envied (past)
envied (past participle)
envying (present participle)

text: I envy you; you've got a great family, a big house, a new car, and a successful career.

verb

env

y


speaker

forms:
speaker (singular)
speakers (plural)

text: Bob is a native English speaker.

text: My new radio has two speakers.

text: A famous speaker came to talk about agriculture.

ipa: /ˈspikɚ/

ipa: /ˈspiːkə/


sicker

forms:
sick (positive)
sicker (comparative)
sickest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sick; more sick.

text: I'm sicker today than I was yesterday.

ipa: /ˈsɪkɚ/

adj

sick

sicker

sickest


icon

forms:
icon (singular)
icons (plural)

glosses: An image, picture, or other representation of something.

glosses: A religious painting that is often done on wooden panels.

glosses: A person or thing that is the best example of something.

text: That man is an icon in the business; he is loyal and has good business sense.

glosses: A small picture which represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen).

text: Click on the icon to open the program.

glosses: A type of noun where the form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are all icons.


boxing

forms:
boxing (singular)
boxings (plural)

ipa: /ˈbɒksɪŋ/

sampa: /"bQksIN/

enpr: bäksʹĭng

ipa: /ˈbɑːksɪŋ/

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


boxing

forms:
box (canonical)
boxes (third-person singular)
boxed (past)
boxed (past participle)
boxing (present participle)

verb

box

es


flown

forms:
fly (canonical)
flies (third-person singular)
flew (past)
flown (past participle)
flying (present participle)

text: Even though I have flown in a plane many times, I still get nervous during take-offs.

text: Have you ever flown in a helicopter?

ipa: /ˈfləʊn/

ipa: /ˈfloʊn/

fly

flies

flew

flown

flying


Islam

forms: Islam

glosses: Islam is a religion that teaches there is only one God, that Muhammad is his prophet, and that the Koran is God's scripture.

text: There is a close historical relationship between Christianity and Islam.

text: These young men who are planning these attacks have quite a radical view of Islam and the Koran.

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

hyphenation: Is‧lam


possessive

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

glosses: Not willing to share someone/something; wanting to control someone/something.

text: He is very possessive of his car and won't let anyone else drive it.

glosses: Showing ownership, possession or origin.

text: There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

ipa: /pəˈzɛsɪv/

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


Sikhism

forms: Sikhism

glosses: A religion from India. Sikhism is based on mixing ideas from Islam and Hinduism, but adds other ideas. It teaches harmony between all religions.


'd

text: I'd go there if I could.


'd

forms:
have (canonical)
have (present)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
having (present participle)
haven't (present negative)
hasn't (third-person singular negative)
hadn't (past negative)

text: I'd seen it before.

have

has

had

having


killed

forms:
kill (canonical)
kills (third-person singular)
killed (past)
killed (past participle)
killing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kill.

text: I hit and killed a deer with my car last week.

text: The evidence is clear that he killed her.

text: I just recently starting hunting as a hobby and already I have killed a dozen raccoons.

text: The killed plans will be tried again next year.

ipa: /kɪld/

kill


successfully

etymology_text: successful + -ly

ety-suffix

successful

ly

expansion: successful + -ly

glosses: In a successful way; with success; without failing.

text: He successfully climbed the mountain.

text: They successfully completed their project together.

text: You have successfully won the championship game.

ipa: /səkˈsɛsfəli/

hyphenation: suc‧cess‧ful‧ly


tit

forms:
tit (singular)
tits (plural)

text: She's got an amazing pair of tits.

text: Look at that tit driving on the wrong side of the road!

glosses: A small bird of the genus Parus or the family Paridae that is common in the northern hemisphere.

text: 1759, he was resolved, for the time to come, to ride his tit with more sobriety. — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 28)

ipa: /tɪt/


Qur'an

forms: Qur'an

glosses: The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. It contains messages that Muslims believe were given to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. Muslims believe these messages come from God.

ipa: /kəˈrɑn/


shortcut

forms:
shortcut (singular)
shortcuts (plural)

glosses: A shortcut is an easier and/or faster way.

text: We took the shortcut on the way home so we could get there faster.

glosses: A shortcut is a symlink (symbolic file link); an icon.

text: I created a shortcut for the program and placed it on the desktop.

ipa: /'ʃɔːtkʌt/

ipa: /'ʃɔrtkʌt/

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

hyphenation: short‧cut


woo

forms: woo

glosses: You may yell woo or woo-hoo to show happy excitement.

enpr: wo͞o

ipa: /wuː/


woo

forms:
woo (canonical)
woos (third-person singular)
wooed (past)
wooed (past participle)
wooing (present participle)

glosses: If you woo someone, you try to get that person to like you, date you or marry you.


Judaism

forms: Judaism

glosses: Judaism is the religion of the Jews. Judaism is from ancient Israel but has changed since ancient times. It teaches that there is one God and that the Jews are his chosen (special) people.


shadow

forms:
shadow (singular)
shadows (plural)

glosses: A shadow is the dark area that is made when something blocks light, and that is shaped like the thing blocking the light.

text: I saw your shadow against the wall.

text: The shadows got long as the sun set.

text: The room filled with shadow as the night came.

enpr: shăd'ō

ipa: /ˈʃædəʊ/


shadow

forms:
shadow (canonical)
shadows (third-person singular)
shadowed (past)
shadowed (past participle)
shadowing (present participle)

glosses: If you shadow someone, you follow them closely without their knowing it.

text: The detective shadowed the thief.

glosses: If something is being shadowed, it is being covered in shadow or made dark.

text: The curtains shadowed the room.

glosses: If you shadow someone, you accompany them when they are working so as to learn about an occupation you intend to take up.


shadow

forms: shadow (positive)

glosses: A shadow politician is someone who is the counterpart of minister or a ministry.


echoed

forms:
echo (canonical)
echoes (third-person singular)
echoed (past)
echoed (past participle)
echoing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of echo.

text: When I shouted in the cave, the sound echoed off the walls.

enpr: ĕkʹōd

ipa: /ˈɛkoʊd/

ipa: /ˈɛkəʊd/

hyphenation: ech‧oed

verb

echo


Hinduism

forms: Hinduism

glosses: The first religion of India. Hinduism teaches that many gods exist but are all parts of one God.

text: The ideas of karma comes from Hinduism.

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


Klingon

forms:
Klingon (singular)
Klingons (plural)

enpr: klĭng'ŏn

ipa: /ˈklɪŋɒn/

sampa: /"klINQn/

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


Goddess

forms: Goddess

glosses: The only goddess of a religion that only has one deity.

glosses: The only female god of a religion that has one male deity and one female deity.

glosses: In the religion called Wicca, the Goddess is the feminine side of nature or God. This is compared to the God, which the masculine side of nature or God. Some other pagan and neo-pagan religions also use "Goddess" this way.

text: The Goddess is represented by many famous goddesses, like Isis and Kali.

enpr: gŏd'ĕs

ipa: /ˈgɒdes/

sampa: /"gQdes/


dusty

forms:
dusty (positive)
dustier (comparative)
dustiest (superlative)

etymology_text: dust + -y

ety-suffix

dust

expansion: dust + -y

glosses: If something is dusty, it is covered in dust.

text: I don't think this book has been touched in a long time because it's very dusty.

glosses: If something is dusty, it is powdery or it looks like dust.

ipa: /ˈdʌsti/

adj

dusty

dustier

dustiest


repeat

forms:
repeat (canonical)
repeats (third-person singular)
repeated (past)
repeated (past participle)
repeating (present participle)

glosses: If you repeat something, you do it again.

text: I don't want to have to repeat typing this.

text: If you fail the class you will have to repeat it.

text: That song is not good because it just repeats the same words.

glosses: If something repeats or is repeated it is done more than once, or there is more than one of it.

text: The flashing light just keeps repeating.

text: The war was very bad, I hope history doesn't repeat with another like it.

text: The words "No show hello" repeat through the whole song.

glosses: If you repeat yourself, you say something you just said again.

text: I already told you what to do, don't make me repeat myself.

ipa: /rɪˈpiːt/

audio: en-uk-to repeat.ogg


repeat

forms:
repeat (singular)
repeats (plural)

glosses: An instruction to repeat something. Usually this is used for music in part of a song. Sometimes it may be used for other things like part of a computer program.

glosses: Something this has been repeated; that is a repetition.


motherfucker

forms:
motherfucker (singular)
motherfuckers (plural)

glosses: A very insulting word to call someone you don't like.

text: That motherfucker just scratched my car and drove away!

text: Oedipus is a literal motherfucker.

enpr: mŭth'er-fŭk'er

ipa: /ˈmʌðəˌfʌkə/

ipa: /ˈmʌðɚˌfʌkɚ/

hyphenation: moth‧er‧fuck‧er


progress

forms: progress (singular)

glosses: Progress is moving forward or getting better (more good).

text: We didn't make much progress on the road, only a mile.

text: We are making progress on finding a cure.

text: There was a lot of progress in science in the last century.

enpr: prō'grĕs

ipa: /ˈprəʊɡrɛs/

enpr: prä'grĕs

ipa: /ˈprɑɡrɛs/


progress

forms:
progress (canonical)
progresses (third-person singular)
progressed (past)
progressed (past participle)
progressing (present participle)

text: The army progressed toward the city.

verb

progress


dumb

forms:
dumb (positive)
dumber (comparative)
dumbest (superlative)

glosses: Not able to speak. If someone is dumb they can not say anything.

text: They went to a school for the deaf and dumb.

text: Dogs are just dumb animals.

glosses: Another word for stupid. If you are dumb you are not intelligent.

text: That is a really dumb idea.

text: How could I be so dumb? I know better than that!

text: I'm not dumb enough to believe that.

text: It is not nice to call someone dumb.

ipa: /dʌm/

adj

dumb

dumber

dumbest


cocaine

forms:
cocaine (singular)
cocaines (plural)

glosses: An addictive drug in the form of a white powder that users generally take by sniffing it through their nose; cocaine is a stimulant and a narcotic.

ipa: /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/

ipa: /koʊˈkeɪn/

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


Jainism

forms: Jainism

glosses: Jainism is a religion from India that teaches refraining from violence towards any living entity.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒeɪnɪzm̩/


movie

forms:
movie (singular)
movies (plural)

glosses: A movie is a motion picture that tells a story and is shown on a screen or television.

text: That was a really good movie as the story was interesting.

glosses: The movies are a place a movie is shown.

text: We're going to the movies.

ipa: /ˈmuːvi/


vassal

forms:
vassal (singular)
vassals (plural)

glosses: A vassal is a subject of a superior lord and pledges his loyalty to his lord.

glosses: A subject; a dependant; a servant; a slave.


vassal

forms:
vassal (canonical)
vassals (third-person singular)
vassalled (past)
vassalled (past participle)
vassalling (present participle)

glosses: To treat someone as a vassal or to reduce him to the position of a vassal; to control; to enslave.

glosses: To subordinate yourself to someone or something.

verb

vassal

l


plastic

forms:
plastic (singular)
plastics (plural)

glosses: Plastic is a material that can change its shape and is used to pack products.

glosses: Plastic is a slang for a credit or debit cards that are used in place of cash to buy things.

ipa: /ˈplæstɪk/

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

hyphenation: plas‧tic


plastic

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

glosses: If something is plastic, it is made of plastic.

text: Cameron is going to recycle some plastic bottles.

glosses: If someone or something is plastic, it is able to adapt to different conditions.

text: The brain is very plastic at a young age.


Wicca

forms: Wicca

glosses: Wicca is neo-pagan religion which focuses on nature and teaches that many gods are forms of a great God and Goddess. Wicca also involves practicing witchcraft (magic) and followers call themselves Wiccans.

ipa: /wɪkə/


morphology

forms:
morphology (singular)
morphologies (plural)

etymology_text: morpho + -logy

ety-suffix

morpho

logy

expansion: morpho + -logy

glosses: A part of the grammar of a language. Morphology is the rules for putting parts of words together to make a whole word.

text: English morphology is easier than German morphology.

text: The linguist studied the morphology of many languages.

text: The child had a problem with morphology after his head was hurt.

text: The study of morphology is has to do with parts of words called morphemes.

glosses: The study of how animals and plants are shaped.

text: The morphology of insects has three body pieces and six legs.

glosses: Morphology is or the study of shape in some other sciences, such as in geology or astronomy.

text: Rock morphology gives us clues about Earth's history.

glosses: A morphology is the shape of something in general.

text: The morphologies of the different rocks tells us about how thing were when they were made.

text: Insects have very different morphologies than mammals.

ipa: /mɔrˈfɑlədʒi/

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

noun

morphologies


shaman

forms:
shaman (singular)
shaman or shamans (plural)

glosses: A shaman is a holy person from shamanism. A shaman's job is to enter the spirit world and talk to spirits. Shaman usually do other things, like try to make sick people well, to see the future, or to bring good weather or good luck.

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shaman2.wav

shaman

shaman

shamans


Mia

forms: Mia

glosses: Mia is a female given name; it is sometimes short for Maria.


moral

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

glosses: A moral action or decision is one that is good or right not evil or harmful.

text: John, don't do that, it's not very moral.

ipa: /ˈmɒrəl/

ipa: /ˈmɔːrəl/


moral

forms:
moral (singular)
morals (plural)

glosses: Teachings of what is right and what is wrong.

text: Mr. Johnson is known for his good morals.

glosses: Something that is learned from a story or event; a lesson.

text: The moral of The Tortoise and the Hare is "slow and steady wins the race".


Jewish

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

glosses: If you are Jewish you believe or follow the religion called Judaism.

text: He changed his religion and became Jewish.

glosses: If you are Jewish you are part of the group of people called Jews. To some people, the Jews are a race (or like a race); you are Jewish if your mother was Jewish.

text: She is not religious but still calls herself Jewish because of her family.

glosses: If something is Jewish it has to do with Judaism or with Jewish culture. This can also used for things that have to do with Jews.

text: Gefilte, a kind of fish, is a Jewish food.

text: The Talmud is a Jewish religious book.

text: Israel is a Jewish country.

text: Sternberg is a typically Jewish name.


Mary Jane

forms:
Mary Jane (singular)
Mary Janes (plural)

glosses: Mary Jane is a female double given name.

text: My daughter is named Mary Jane.

text: I just got arrested for selling Mary Jane.

text: I think Mary Janes will look good with that dress.


fucker

forms:
fucker (singular)
fuckers (plural)

etymology_text: fuck + -er

ety-suffix

fuck

expansion: fuck + -er

glosses: A bad, nasty person or someone you don't like.

text: You fucker! You wrecked my car!

text: Let's see if we can fix this fucker.

glosses: People or friends, usually said between people who have a bond.

text: What's up, fuckers?

text: He is a great fucker because he makes me have an orgasm.


friendly

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

etymology_text: friend + -ly

friend

expansion: friend + -ly

glosses: If someone is friendly they are willing to become a friend, or they act like they are a friend.

ipa: /ˈfrɛndli/

adj

friendly

friendlier

friendliest


friendly

forms:
friendly (singular)
friendlies (plural)

glosses: In war, a friendly is someone on your side.

irrnoun

friendlies


United States of America

forms: United States of America

glosses: The United States of America is a country in North America that shares borders with Canada and Mexico.

text: There are 50 states in the United States of America.

enpr: yo͞o-nīʹ-təd stātsʹ əv ə-mĕrʹ-ə-kə

ipa: /juˌnaɪtəd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛrəkə/

ipa: /juːˌnaɪtɨd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmɛrɨkə/

audio: en-uk-United States of America.ogg

hyphenation: Unit‧ed States of Amer‧i‧ca


lovely

forms:
lovely (positive)
lovelier (comparative)
loveliest (superlative)

etymology_text: love + -ly

ety-suffix

love

expansion: love + -ly

glosses: If someone is lovely, that person is very good to look at. A lovely person is someone that you might love if you saw her or him.

text: She is such a lovely girl.

glosses: If a thing is lovely, seeing it makes you feel good.

text: We had a lovely view of the mountains.

text: I think your idea is lovely.

glosses: You can call something lovely for sarcasm if you find it very bad. When you do this, you really mean it is not lovely at all.

text: I have a flat tire, now that's just lovely!

ipa: /ˈlʌvli/

adj

lovely

lovelier

loveliest


rear

forms:
rear (singular)
rears (plural)

etymology_text: * From the Latin word retro meaning back or behind.

glosses: The back of something; something that is behind.

text: I painted the rear of the house.

ipa: /rɪə/

ipa: /rɪ(ə)r/


rear

forms:
rear (canonical)
rears (third-person singular)
reared (past)
reared (past participle)
rearing (present participle)

glosses: To educate and care for a young one until maturity.


parachute

forms:
parachute (singular)
parachutes (plural)

etymology_text: para- + chute

ety-prefix

para

chute

expansion: para- + chute

glosses: A parachute is something, usually a large piece of fabric, that helps to slow a person or object that is falling.

text: This parachute is made from very light, thin fabric but it is very strong.

ipa: /ˈpærəʃuːt/


parachute

forms:
parachute (canonical)
parachutes (third-person singular)
parachuted (past)
parachuted (past participle)
parachuting (present participle)

glosses: If you parachute, you jump or fall using a parachute.

text: Parachuting out of an airplane was the most exciting thing I've ever done.

verb

parachut

e


magenta

forms:
magenta (singular)
magentas (plural)

glosses: A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple color that is made by mixing red and blue light

ipa: /məˈʤɛntə/

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

hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta


shitty

forms:
shittier (comparative)
shitty (positive)
shitter (comparative)
shittiest (superlative)

text: Kicking the dog was a really shitty thing to do.

text: Man, I was shitty drunk last night.

text: This is an awful movie; it's got shitty actors in it.

ipa: /ˈʃɪti/

adjective

shitty

shittier

shittiest

shitter


perfectionist

forms:
perfectionist (singular)
perfectionists (plural)

glosses: Someone who always tries to be perfect or who has very high standards.

text: He's a perfectionist, because he said a test score of 99% was bad.


trash

forms: trash (singular)

text: I took it out of the wrapping and then threw away the trash.

text: Please take out the trash.

glosses: A container where useless things are discarded.

text: Just throw it in the trash.

text: This radio is trash! It doesn't work!

text: white trash

text: trailer trash

text: drug.

enpr: trăsh

ipa: /træʃ/

noun

trash


trash

forms:
trash (canonical)
trashes (third-person singular)
trashed (past)
trashed (past participle)
trashing (present participle)

glosses: To make a mess; to ruin or destroy things.

text: Trash the house! he ordered.

text: Scarface always trashes a house he burgles.

text: The burglars trashed my house.

text: They trashed John's house yesterday.

text: Oh, my God! They're trashing my house right now!

text: Will you trash those old love letters?

text: John always trashes my love letters.

text: John trashed my love letters last Monday.

text: I trashed John's old love letters yesterday.

text: I'll spend the afternoon trashing your old love letters.


jar

forms:
jar (singular)
jars (plural)

glosses: A small cylindrical container usually made of glass or clay.

ipa: /dʒɑː/

ipa: /d͡ʒɑr/

ipa: /dʒɐː/


jar

forms:
jar (canonical)
jars (third-person singular)
jarred (past)
jarred (past participle)
jarring (present participle)

text: He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.

text: I think the accident jarred him because he hasn't gotten back in a car since.

verb

jar

r


ROFLMAO

forms: ROFLMAO

pos: abbrev

glosses: A short way to say "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off"; it is a combination of ROFL ("rolling on the floor laughing") and LMAO ("laughing my ass off").


exploded

forms:
explode (canonical)
explodes (third-person singular)
exploded (past)
exploded (past participle)
exploding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of explode.

text: The bomb did a lot of damage when it exploded.

explod


happiness

forms:
happiness (singular)
happinesses (plural)

etymology_text: happy + -ness

ety-suffix

happy

ness

expansion: happy + -ness

glosses: Happiness is the emotion of being happy; joy.

text: I hope that your new job brings you happiness.

text: I have never felt more happiness than when I saw my newborn daughter for the first time.

ipa: /ˈhæpinɪs/

hyphenation: hap‧pi‧ness

noun

happinesses


herb

forms:
herb (singular)
herbs (plural)

glosses: Any plant or part of a plant that is used to flavor or season food.

glosses: A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds are used in medicine.

enpr: hû(r)b

ipa: /hɜː(r)b/

enpr: ûrb

ipa: /ɜːrb/


dummy

forms:
dummy (singular)
dummies (plural)

glosses: A dummy is a model of a person. A dummy is often used to show clothes or test safety.

text: The dress looked better on the dummy.

text: The company uses dummies to test the new cars in crashes.

glosses: A dummy is a person who is stupid; if someone is a dummy they are not intelligent.

text: You got good grades, I know you are not a dummy.

text: I got angry because they treated me like a dummy.

text: Those guys are a bunch of dummies.

text: I need easy instruction, something for dummies.

glosses: A dummy is something that is not there but people act like its there for some purpose.

text: That file is just a dummy to help the program start.

ipa: /dʌmi/

dummy

dummies


dummy

forms: dummy (positive)

glosses: A dummy thing is something that is not there or is not the thing it is called.

text: They used a dummy account to make the records look right.

text: The card game has one dummy player for each real player.


satanic

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

glosses: If something is satanic, it has to do with Satan.

glosses: If someone or something is satanic, it is evil, devilsh or fiendish.

glosses: If something is satanic, it has to do with Satanism.

text: Last Sunday he went to a satanic ritual instead of church.

ipa: /seɪˈtænɪk/


kick ass

forms: kick ass

pos: phrase

glosses: If you kick someone's ass you beat them in a fight, or you hurt them a lot.

text: I kicked his ass for insulting my mom.

text: Don't bother them, they'll kick your ass.

text: He just got his ass kicked.

glosses: If you kick someone's ass at a game or contest, you win by a lot.

text: He really kicked my ass at football.

text: The band totally kicked ass last night.

audio: en-au-kick ass.ogg


kick ass

glosses: You say kick ass! to show happiness or a feeling of accomplishment.

text: Kick ass! I just won $250 playing poker!


buoyancy

forms: buoyancy (singular)

etymology_text: buoyant + -cy or buoy + -ancy

ety-suffix

buoyant

cy

expansion: buoyant + -cy

buoy

ancy

expansion: buoy + -ancy

glosses: Buoyancy is the force pushing up on a body in a fluid.

text: Wood floats in water because of buoyancy.

text: I am happy with your buoyancy after many bad things happened to you.

buoyancy


hydrogen

forms:
hydrogen (singular)
hydrogens (plural)

glosses: Hydrogen is the lightest chemical element (symbol H) with an atomic number of 1.

text: Hydrogen gas is highly flammable.

ipa: /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/

hyphenation: hy‧dro‧gen

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


plug

forms:
plug (singular)
plugs (plural)

glosses: A plug is an object that fills a gap. Examples of a plug are, an electrical plug which plugs into the wall or electrical socket, a sink plug (or stopper) which stops the water from draining out of the sink or bath.

enpr: plŭg

ipa: /plʌɡ/

sampa: /plVg/


plug

forms:
plug (canonical)
plugs (third-person singular)
plugged (past)
plugged (past participle)
plugging (present participle)

glosses: If you plug something you close by putting something into it.

text: We use corks to plug the barrels.

text: We were able to plug the leek for now.

text: I plugged my ears with my finger because of the noise.

glosses: If you plug something in (or into) you put into a socket.

glosses: If you plug something in you connect it to electricity.

text: You have to plug the computer in if for it to work.

glosses: If you plug in an idea or way of doing something, you use it as a whole (without changing it).

text: We just plugged in the results from last year and everything worked.

glosses: If something plugs something else closes it tightly.

text: The cork plugged the bottle.

text: The mudslide plugged the way out of the cave, trapping us.

verb

plug

g


countable

forms: countable (positive)

etymology_text: count + -able

ety-suffix

count

able

expansion: count + -able

glosses: If something is countable it can be counted. Also, since this is true, the number must not be infinite (without an end).

glosses: A countable noun is one you can use with a number (e.g., seven apples).

text:
In English, police is not countable, but police officer is.
Synonym: count

Antonyms: uncountable, non-count and mass

ipa: /ˈkaʊntəbəl/

ipa: [ˈkʰaʊn(ɾ)əbɫ̩]

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

hyphenation: count‧able


beginner

forms:
beginner (singular)
beginners (plural)

glosses: A beginner is someone who has just started something and has little or no experience.

text: John is a beginner at football.

glosses: It can also be somebody who starts something off.

text: The beginner of the Olympic Games lit the torch.

ipa: /bɪˈɡɪnə/

ipa: /bəˈɡɪnɚ/

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


saturated

forms:
saturate (canonical)
saturates (third-person singular)
saturated (past)
saturated (past participle)
saturating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of saturate.

verb

saturat


saturated

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

glosses: Something that is saturated is full; it cannot hold or contain any more.

glosses: containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at a given temperature.

glosses: Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only single bonds between carbon atoms.


shamanism

forms: shamanism (singular)

etymology_text: shaman + -ism

ety-suffix

shaman

ism

expansion: shaman + -ism

glosses: A kind of religion based on animism (the belief that everything has a spirit), and the practice of special people called shamans.

text: Different kinds of shamanism are found all over the world.

text: Shamanism is usually practiced by people that others call primitive.

text: Siberian and Native American shamanism are not the same, but are a lot alike.

ipa: /ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/

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


paganism

forms:
paganism (singular)
paganisms (plural)

glosses: A kind of religion. Paganism has more than one meaning:

glosses: Any religion other than Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. This is most often a religion of ancient Europe, but has been used for other religions.

text: Ancient Greek Paganism was replaced by Christianity before the fall of the Roman Empire.

text: Taoism, Hinduism, and shamanism are sometimes called paganism.

text: Atheism is not paganism because it is not religious.

glosses: A religion that is based on nature. Often this is used for new religions called neo-paganism.

text: Wicca and Asatru are different kinds of paganism.

ipa: /ˈpeɪɡənɪzm̩/

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

hyphenation: pa‧gan‧ism


fries

forms:
fry (singular)
fries (plural)

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

text: McDonalds' fries are okay, but I like to make my own.

ipa: /fraɪz/

noun

fry

fries


fries

forms:
fry (canonical)
fries (third-person singular)
fried (past)
fried (past participle)
frying (present participle)

verb

fr

y


cooked

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

glosses: When food is cooked, it is prepared using heat.


cooked

forms:
cook (canonical)
cooks (third-person singular)
cooked (past)
cooked (past participle)
cooking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cook.

cook


chips

forms:
chip (singular)
chips (plural)

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

glosses: Chips are French fried potatoes; french fries.

text: fish and chips

glosses: Chips are thin-sliced and deep-fried potatoes that are sold in sealed bags

text: potato chips

text: tortilla chips

text: What kind of chips should we get, barbecue or sour cream and onion?

noun

chip


chips

forms:
chip (canonical)
chips (third-person singular)
chipped (past)
chipped (past participle)
chipping (present participle)

verb

p


goddess

forms:
goddess (singular)
goddesses (plural)

etymology_text: god + -ess

ety-suffix

god

ess

expansion: god + -ess

text: Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess.

text: In that dress, she's a beautiful goddess.

enpr: gäd'ǐs

hyphenation: god‧dess

irrnoun

goddesses


cheek

forms:
cheek (singular)
cheeks (plural)

glosses: The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes.

text: Your cheeks are really rosy today.

text: Those pants are so tight that you can see each of her butt cheeks.

text: You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!

enpr: chēk

ipa: /tʃiːk/


cheek

forms:
cheek (canonical)
cheeks (third-person singular)
cheeked (past)
cheeked (past participle)
cheeking (present participle)

text: Don't cheek me, you little rascal!


distribute

forms:
distribute (canonical)
distributes (third-person singular)
distributed (past)
distributed (past participle)
distributing (present participle)

glosses: When you distribute something, you divide it and give it out.

text: Please distribute this poster to all the people on that list.

ipa: /dɨˈstrɪbjuːt/

enpr: dĭ-strĭbʹyo͞ot

ipa: /dɪˈstrɪbjut/

hyphenation: dis‧trib‧ute

verb

distribut


Wiccan

forms:
Wiccan (singular)
Wiccans (plural)

glosses: A Wiccan is someone who believes or follows Wicca.

text: I dated a Wiccan once.

ipa: /ˈwɪkən/


Wiccan

forms: Wiccan (positive)

glosses: If something is Wiccan it has to do with Wicca.

text: Sabbats and Esbats are Wiccan holidays.


impersonal

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

glosses: Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

text: An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.

text: She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.

glosses: Used to describe a phrase or sentence with a personal pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing.

text: "It is raining" and "You shouldn't drink and drive" are impersonal phrases.

ipa: /ɪmˈpɝsənəl/

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


adopt

forms:
adopt (canonical)
adopts (third-person singular)
adopted (past)
adopted (past participle)
adopting (present participle)

glosses: If you adopt something, you choose and begin to use it instead of what you used in the past.

text: Now that we know they work, it is important that these policies be adopted by other districts.

text: The outcome depends entirely on the approach you adopt.

text: The technology developed in Asia has since been adopted by the telephone systems in Japan and much of the rest of Western Europe.

text: When she moved out west, she adopted a new name.

glosses: If you adopt a child, you make them part of your own family.

text: They finally quit trying to have their own child and ended up adopting a baby girl.

ipa: /əˈdɑpt/

ipa: /əˈdɒpt/


books

forms:
book (singular)
books (plural)

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

ipa: /bʊks/

noun

book


books

forms:
book (canonical)
books (third-person singular)
booked (past)
booked (past participle)
booking (present participle)


pelt

forms:
pelt (singular)
pelts (plural)

glosses: The skin of an animal with hair on it; a raw hide; a skin with the hairy or woolly covering on it.


pelt

forms:
pelt (canonical)
pelts (third-person singular)
pelted (past)
pelted (past participle)
pelting (present participle)

glosses: If you pelt somebody, you throw things at them and hit them.

text: As soon as I got out of my car, my children started pelting me with snowballs.

text: The angry mob began to pelt the police with rocks. Luckily, the police were wearing armour, so the rocks just bounced off of them.

glosses: If you pelt somebody with questions, words, facts, etc, you say those things quickly, without stopping.

text: As soon as she got back from Africa, her parents started pelting her with questions about what it was like.

text: Every time Daniel got home late, his girlfriend pelted him with accusations that he was visiting another woman, even if he had just stayed late at work.

text: Every time I get back from vacations, my boss pelts me with demands and jobs before I can even sit down in my chair.

glosses: If one thing pelts against another thing, the first thing bangs or drums on the second thing.

text: The rain pelted on the roof of the car so loudly that we couldn't hear each other talk.

glosses: If you pelt someone, you hit them over and over again.

text: The smaller boy tried to fight the bully, but he got pelted.

text: The bully was still pelting the smaller boy when the police arrived. The bully went to jail for hurting the smaller boy so badly that he had to go to the hospital.


website

forms:
website (singular)
websites (plural)

glosses: A website is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a website, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

text: My favorite websites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.

ipa: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/

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


railroad

forms:
railroad (singular)
railroads (plural)

ipa: /ˈreɪlroʊd/

ipa: /ˈreɪlrəʊd/

hyphenation: rail‧road


railroad

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

glosses: If you railroad a person you get rid of that person quickly. Usually, this means that you force them out or away.

glosses: If you railroad a person, you send that person to jail or prison unfairly.


jaws

forms:
jaw (singular)
jaws (plural)

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

glosses: The whole mouth. Usually this is used for a mouth that is [[|bit]].

ipa: /d͡ʒɔːz/

ipa: /d͡ʒɑz/

jaw


censorship

forms: censorship (singular)

etymology_text: censor + -ship

ety-suffix

censor

ship

expansion: censor + -ship

glosses: Censorship is when freedom of speech is limited or when written material is changed or deleted because someone (a censor) thinks the content is offensive, harmful or sensitive.

ipa: /ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/

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

hyphenation: cen‧sor‧ship


Satan

forms: Satan

glosses: The enemy of God and all people. Satan is a fallen angel and the leader of all demons (or devils).

glosses: Either a fallen angel (as in Christianity) or an angel that tests people for God.

glosses:
A devil that tempts and tests people:
One of a group of devils led by Iblis.

glosses:
A devil that tempts and tests people:
Iblis himself.

glosses: The symbol for perfect person, who a Satanist tries to be.

ipa: /ˈseɪtən/


known

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

etymology_text: know + -n

know

n

expansion: know + -n

glosses: If something is known, people know about it; it is famous.

text: It is a known fact that water freezes at 0°C.

text: She is known for all the volunteer and charity work that she does.

ipa: /nəʊn/

ipa: /nɔʊn/

sampa: /noUn/


known

forms:
know (canonical)
knows (third-person singular)
knew (past)
known (past participle)
knowing (present participle)

text: She and I are good friends; we have known each other for years.

text: If I had known you were going to get so angry, I wouldn't have said anything to you about it.

text: She's known about this project for a long time so I don't know why she isn't finished yet.

knows

knew

known

knowing


known

forms:
known (singular)
knowns (plural)

glosses: In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

glosses: Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.


penalty

forms:
penalty (singular)
penalties (plural)

glosses: A penalty is a legal punishment for committing a crime.

text: The penalty for his crime was to pay a fine.

glosses: A penalty is a punishment for breaking the rules.

glosses: A penalty is a payment forfeited if you make an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.

glosses: A penalty is a punishment for breaking the rules of the game; usually, being removed from play for a while.

text: A penalty was called when he tripped up his opponent.

ipa: /ˈpɛnəlti/

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

hyphenation: pen‧al‧ty

noun

penalties


pop

forms:
pop (singular)
pops (plural)

glosses: A loud sound, like a cork coming out of a bottle.

text: Coca-cola is my favorite brand of pop.

text: My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.

text: They play a lot of pop music on the radio.

text: I may not know a lot about history or geography, but I know everything there is to know about pop culture.

enpr: pŏp

ipa: /pɒp/

ipa: /pɑp/


pop

forms:
pop (canonical)
pops (third-person singular)
popped (past)
popped (past participle)
popping (present participle)

glosses: To burst something, most commonly a balloon.

text: The boy used a needle to pop the balloon.

verb

pop


handle

forms:
handle (singular)
handles (plural)

glosses: A handle is the part of an object that you hold with your hand when you want to use or move the object. Some examples of handles are: the shaft of a sword, the knob of a door, etc.

text: I grabbed the handle on the drawer and opened it.

glosses: A handle is a 10 fl oz (285 ml) glass of beer in the Northern Territory.

glosses: A handle is a 1.75-liter (half-gallon) bottle of alcohol.


handle

forms:
handle (canonical)
handles (third-person singular)
handled (past)
handled (past participle)
handling (present participle)

glosses: If you handle something, you touch it, you feel it with your hand.

glosses: How you handle an object is how you use it.

text: You handle that gun pretty well.

glosses: To give and take; to have something pass through your hands; to buy and sell

text: As a cashier, I handle money every day.

text: That store handles many different items.

text: They that handle the law knew me not – Jeremiah, 2:8

text: How were you handled in prison?

glosses: To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.

text: It won't be easy, but I think I can handle it.

handl

e


demon

forms:
demon (singular)
demons (plural)

glosses: A demon is a fallen angel or satanic being; a false god.

text: He said a demon appeared magically and told him to do these evil things.

glosses: A demon is a person's inner spirit or genius, a daimon.

glosses: A demon is a flaw in a person's character.

text: The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.

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


Jesus Christ

forms: Jesus Christ

glosses: The son of God, believed to have been sent to save people from sin.

enpr: jē'zəs krīst

ipa: /ˈdʒiːzəs kraɪst/

sampa: /"dZi:z@s "kraIst/


Jesus Christ

glosses: You can say Jesus Christ when you are surprised or upset.

text: Oh, Jesus Christ!


lesbo

forms:
lesbo (singular)
lesbos (plural)


try

forms:
try (canonical)
tries (third-person singular)
tried (past)
tried (past participle)
trying (present participle)

glosses: If you try to do something, you make effort to do it.

text: As much as I tried, I couldn't understand it.

text: I'm just trying to get things cleaned up before the kids get home.

text: It's OK. We'll try again tomorrow.

text: I really want to try and make a difference.

glosses: If you try something, you taste, do, or use it to see if it's good.

text: Try using the new shoes for a week and let me know if there any problems.

text: He's never afraid to try something new.

text: Did you try the fish in the fridge?

glosses: If you try someone for a crime, you put them on trial.

text: He was tried for robbery.

enpr: trī

ipa: /traɪ/

sampa: /traI/

audio: en-uk-to try.ogg

tr


try

forms:
try (singular)
tries (plural)

glosses: A try is when you attempt to do something.

text: I gave juggling a try, but I just could not do it.

glosses: A try is when you taste, do, or use it to see if it's good.

glosses: A try is when you put the ball behind the other team's net in rugby.

noun

try

tries


homophobia

forms: homophobia (singular)

etymology_text: From homo + -phobia.

ety-suffix

homo

phobia

expansion: homo + -phobia

glosses: A fear of or hating someone who is homosexual.

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

homophobia


fart

forms:
fart (singular)
farts (plural)

glosses: A fart is the air that comes out of an anus; the air is produced by digestion.

text: I accidentally let out a loud fart in class today. I was so embarrassed!

ipa: /fɑːt/

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


fart

forms:
fart (canonical)
farts (third-person singular)
farted (past)
farted (past participle)
farting (present participle)

glosses: If you fart, you release air from your anus.

text: Do you smell something? I think somebody farted.


cunt

forms:
cunt (singular)
cunts (plural)

glosses: A woman's cunt is her genitalia, especially the vulva.

text: I want to fuck her cunt.

glosses: A cunt is a very unpleasant person (in the US, usually a woman; in the Commonwealth, usually a man).

text: You cunt!

enpr: kŭnt

ipa: /kʌnt/

sampa: /kVnt/


cell phone

forms:
cell phone (singular)
cell phones (plural)

glosses: A wireless telephone that can be taken anywhere and may be used anywhere that there is cell phone reception tower.


youngster

forms:
youngster (singular)
youngsters (plural)

etymology_text: young + -ster

young

ster

expansion: young + -ster

glosses: A youngster is young person, someone who is not an adult. Usually this means a child, but sometimes can mean an adolescent or a baby.

text: The youngsters are playing outside.

ipa: /ˈjʌŋstə/

ipa: /ˈjʌŋstɚ/

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

hyphenation: young‧ster


wild

forms:
wild (positive)
wilder (comparative)
wildest (superlative)

glosses: If an animal or plant is wild it is not tame. This means it lives in nature and people have not changed it.

text: Wolves and bears are wild animals.

text: We found some wild berries and ate them.

glosses: If a person (or thing) is wild they (or it) are not easy to predict, or they do not act civilized.

text: She is so wild, all she does is drink and party!

text: That was a wild party.

text: They were playing wild music all night.

glosses: If something is wild it is very good or very interesting.

text: That is a wild shirt you have on!

glosses: If a card is wild it can be used as any other card in a game.

enpr: wīld

ipa: /waɪld/

sampa: /waIld/

adj

wild

wilder

wildest


wild

forms: wild

glosses: You can say wild to mean you like something.


wild

forms:
wild (singular)
wilds (plural)

glosses: The wild (or wilds) is nature or places far from where people live.

text: We were lost in the wild for a week.

text: Many animals live in the wilds of Africa.


punch

forms:
punch (canonical)
punches (third-person singular)
punched (past)
punched (past participle)
punching (present participle)

glosses: When you punch something, you use your fist to hit it.

text: To use a punch to put a hole in something or to put a design on it.

ipa: /pʌntʃ/

verb

punch

es


punch

forms:
punch (singular)
punches (plural)

glosses: A tool that is used to put holes in thin material (like paper), to put an object through a hole in an object, or to put a mark or design on a surface.

glosses: A tool for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

glosses: A drink that is a mixture of fruit juice and some other drink, often alcohol.

irrnoun

punches


carbon

forms:
carbon (singular)
carbons (plural)

glosses: The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.

text: Make sure the carbon is facing the second sheet of paper, before rolling it into the typewriter.

glosses: A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon, such as coal or charcoal.

glosses: carbon dioxide, when talking about global warming and climate change.

text: Carbon dioxide makes up less than 1% of the atmosphere.

enpr: kärʹbən

ipa: /ˈkɑrbən/

ipa: /ˈkɑːbən/

hyphenation: car‧bon


single

forms: single (positive)

text: In large baking dish, arrange chicken pieces in single layer.

glosses: You use single to stress how many or how few.

text: I hate going to work every single day and listening to people yell at each other.

text: I haven't heard a single word of thanks.

text: Eastern Canada is the world's largest single source of newsprint.

text: I don't think we should give them a single thing.

text: The single mother of two spends weekends with her kids.

text: I used to go out a lot when I was single.

ipa: /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

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

adjective

single


single

forms:
single (singular)
singles (plural)

glosses: A single is a song that is sold or put out by itself (or with one other song), not on an album.

text: Today she releases her live version of Birthday, the first single from an upcoming tour album.

glosses: In baseball and cricket, a single is a hit that enables a runner to score a point.

glosses: In baseball a single is a hit that enables the player to move to first base.

glosses: Singles is a game where each side has only one player, especially in tennis.

glosses: Singles are people who are not married or not in a romantic relationship.

text: You'll pay no tax if your income falls below $50,000 for a married couple, $35,000 for singles.

glosses: A single is a hotel room for one person.

text: I reserved a single in Montreal.


single

forms:
single (canonical)
singles (third-person singular)
singled (past)
singled (past participle)
singling (present participle)

glosses: In baseball if you single, you hit the ball and are able to run to first base.

text: The batter singled to right field.

glosses: If you single something out, you identify it, often to give it special attention.

text: She was singled out as the best student in the class.

verb

singl


angel

forms:
angel (singular)
angels (plural)

glosses: In some religions and myths, a spirit that delivers messages from God. Often angels are seen as working for God in general.

text: Gabriel is an important angel in Christianity and Islam.

glosses: If you call someone an angel you mean they are very good or very beautiful.

text: You are an angel for all the good things you do.

text: My girlfriend is such an angel.

enpr: ānʹjəl

hyphenation: an‧gel


public enemy

forms:
public enemy (singular)
public enemies (plural)

glosses: A public enemy is an enemy of the public (people), or someone who hurts the people. Usually, this means a criminal.

text: They arrested public enemy number one yesterday.

ipa: /ˈpʌblɪk ˈɛnəmi/

irrnoun

public enemies


jaw

forms:
jaw (singular)
jaws (plural)

enpr: jôr

ipa: /ʤɔː/


jaw

forms:
jaw (canonical)
jaws (third-person singular)
jawed (past)
jawed (past participle)
jawing (present participle)

glosses:
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bug

forms:
bug (singular)
bugs (plural)

glosses: An insect of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs").

glosses: Any insect or spider may often be called a bug.

text: These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.

glosses: A problem that needs fixing, especially in computing.

text: The computer program has a bug in it.

glosses: A contagious illness caused by bacteria or a virus.

text: He’s got the flu bug.

glosses: An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.

text: I think he’s a gold bug, he has over 10,000 ounces in storage.

text: to catch the skiing bug

text: We installed a bug in her telephone.

glosses: A small or invisible image on a webpage that is used to track persons who viewed it.

text: He suspected the image was a web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.

glosses: A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it.

text: He did not like the network bug that appeared onscreen.

glosses: Figurative – A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.

enpr: bŭg

ipa: /bʌɡ/

sampa: /bVg/


bug

forms:
bug (canonical)
bugs (third-person singular)
bugged (past)
bugged (past participle)
bugging (present participle)

text: Don’t bug me, I’m busy!

glosses: To put an electronic listening device somewhere.

text: We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house.

verb

bug

g


majority

forms:
majority (singular)
majorities (plural)

glosses: The biggest of several groups of people or things.

text: The majority vote will win.

text: The majority of my classmates are not married, but they are dating someone.

text: Most of the people in this city are white. The white majority outnumbers the black minority.

glosses: More than half, also called a true majority.

text: A true majority of votes is needed to change the results of the last vote.

ipa: /məˈd͡ʒɒrɪti/

ipa: /məˈd͡ʒɑrɪti/

irrnoun

majorities


center

forms:
center (singular)
centers (plural)

glosses: The center of something, is the place that is as far from its outside as possible.

text: The president and his problems continue to take center stage in the news.

text: She placed a flowers at the center of the table and then hurried off.

glosses: A center is a building, area, or group of people with a particular purpose.

text: They have opened a large shopping center in Taipei.

text: The team was staying at the US Olympic training center.

text: Recently, Bahrain has become a major international banking center.

text: Scientists at the Center for Disease Control have found a new virus.

glosses: The town center is the place in the town where most of the shops are.

glosses: In politics, the center is the position that is not politically right or left.

glosses: In sports, a center is a player who plays in the middle of the field, usually an attacker.

ipa: /ˈsɛntə/

ipa: /ˈsɛntɚ/


center

forms:
center (canonical)
centers (third-person singular)
centered (past)
centered (past participle)
centering (present participle)

glosses: If you center something, you move it towards the center.


pagan

forms: pagan (positive)

glosses: If something (or someone) is pagan, it is from a kind of religion called paganism.

glosses: Relating to a religion that is not a major religion; often anything non-Christian, non-Judaic and non-Islamic.

enpr: pā'gən

ipa: /ˈpeɪɡən/

hyphenation: pa‧gan


pagan

forms:
pagan (singular)
pagans (plural)

glosses: A pagan is someone who follows paganism or a polytheistic religion.

glosses: A person who doesn't follow a major religion; often used to refer to non-Christians, non-Jews and non-Muslims.

glosses: Someone who is immoral, uncivilized, savage, or a heathen.


advance

forms:
advance (singular)
advances (plural)

glosses: If something is in advance of something else, it is before it.

text: They gave us notice 30 days in advance of closing the factory.

text: Hotel rooms are often booked up months in advance.

text: We cannot make the changes without advance notice.

text: Tickets are $25 dollars at the door. Advance tickets are available from Cal Performances Box Office.

text: The advances in technology will be amazing in the next decade or so.

text: Despite exciting advances, doctors still have a poor understanding of many diseases.

text: The army made significant military advances in Iraq.

text: He improper sexual advances toward her when she was his assistant.

text: Advances outnumbered declines 1,631 to 1,177 on the New York Stock Exchange.

glosses: An advance is an amount of money given to someone before they normally get it.

text: The band received a $6 million advance on the new album even before they started recording.

ipa: /ədˈvɑːns/

ipa: /ədˈvæns/

ipa: /ədˈvaːns/

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

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


advance

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

glosses: If you advance something, you bring or move it forward.

text: In separate attacks, the Khmer Rouge was advancing toward Siem Reap, 200 miles northwest of Phnom Penh.

text: After winning 1-0, Morocco has a chance to advance to the second round.

text: This research advances our understanding of the disease.

text: The technology has advanced far beyond the early days of computer beeps and fuzzy graphics.

glosses: If you advance someone some money, you pay it to them before they would normally get it.

text: They advanced her $12,000 against future earnings.

verb

advanc


crown

forms:
crown (singular)
crowns (plural)

glosses: A crown is a round-shaped ring that kings and queens wear on the head. It is made of expensive metals. It might have jewels too.

text: The queen wore a fancy crown.

glosses: The crown is the position of a sovereign (in a monarchy).

ipa: /kraʊn/

sampa: /kraUn/

enpr: kroun

ipa: /kroʊn/

sampa: /kroUn/


crown

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

glosses: To formally announce the new king or emperor.

text: After the death of the old king, the new king was crowned.

glosses: During birth, when the baby's head is seen in the mother's vaginal opening.

text: The mother was in the second stage of labor and the baby had just crowned, so the midwives encouraged her.


celebrity

forms:
celebrity (singular)
celebrities (plural)

text: David Beckham, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears, and Tom Hanks are celebrities.

text: Sometimes it is hard to deal with the celebrity that comes with being a popular singer around the world.

ipa: /sɪ'lebrɪtɪ/

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

hyphenation: ce‧leb‧rity

irrnoun

celebrities


evil

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

glosses: The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical.

text: Hitler was a very evil person.

text: The man has an evil look on his face.

enpr: ē-vəl

ipa: /ˈiːvəl/

enpr: ē-vĭl

ipa: /ˈiːvɪl/


evil

forms:
evil (singular)
evils (plural)

text: He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was.

glosses: Something that causes harm, or harm itself.

text: We faced many evils on our journey.

glosses: The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil.

text: I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists.

text: When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil.


lame

forms:
lame (positive)
lamer (comparative)
lamest (superlative)

glosses: If you are lame you are not able to walk well because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

text: Because I broke my leg and it's in a cast, I'm going to be lame for a while.

glosses: If it is lame it is not convincing or believable.

text: He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.

glosses: Something that is lame is not cool, funny, interesting, fun, or relevant.

text: He kept telling these lame jokes all night.

text: That party was lame, so we ditched it.

ipa: /leɪm/

sampa: /leIm/

adjective

lame

lamer

lamest


offensive

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

etymology_text: offense + -ive

ety-suffix

offense

ive

expansion: offense + -ive

glosses: Something offensive is mean, insulting, and unpleasant.

text: He said something so offensive to her that she cried.

text: Most feminists find pornography offensive.

text: She noticed an offensive smell from the blocked drain.

glosses: If something is offensive, it has to do with a play where the team is trying to score.

text: The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays.

ipa: /əˈfɛnsɪv/


offensive

forms:
offensive (singular)
offensives (plural)

text: The Marines today launched a major offensive.

glosses: In a position of attacking or being able to attack.

text: He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.


parental

forms: parental (positive)

glosses: If something is parental it has to do with parents (mothers and fathers).


title: cellphone

redirect: cell phone


title: cell-phone


dense

forms:
dense (positive)
denser (comparative)
densest (superlative)

glosses: If something is dense the pieces of it are close together, or there is a lot of material in a small space. Dense things are usually heavy and often hard.

text: A rock is very dense but a sponge is not dense at all.

text: Steel is denser than water, so it sinks.

glosses: If ideas are dense or a book is dense, a lot of ideas are in a small space.

glosses: If a person is dense it is not easy to make that person understand. A dense person is stupid.

ipa: /dɛns/

adj

dense

denser

densest


bike

forms:
bike (singular)
bikes (plural)

ipa: /baɪk/

ipa: [bɐɪk]

audio: en-uk-a bike.ogg


bike

forms:
bike (canonical)
bikes (third-person singular)
biked (past)
biked (past participle)
biking (present participle)

text: I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.

text: It was such a nice day I decided to bike to the store, though it's far enough I usually take my car.

verb

bik


gum

forms:
gum (singular)
gums (plural)

glosses: A thick liquid that come from plants or trees that hardens into solids.

text: Could I have a stick of gum? I think my breath smells bad.

enpr: gŭm

ipa: gʌm

sampa: gVm


gum

forms:
gum (canonical)
gums (third-person singular)
gummed (past)
gummed (past participle)
gumming (present participle)

glosses: To chew something; often used when a toothless person or animal chews something.

text: That old dog's been gumming that bone for hours.

glosses: To apply an adhesive or gum to something.

glosses: As "gum up", to spoil or ruin a thing or process.

gum

m


lesbian

forms:
lesbian (singular)
lesbians (plural)

text: She is attracted to other women; she is a lesbian.

hyphenation: lesb‧i‧an


lesbian

forms: lesbian (positive)

text: She's involved in a lesbian relationship.

text: We're going to a lesbian bar tonight.


sprint

forms:
sprint (singular)
sprints (plural)

glosses: A sprint is a short race at a very fast speed.

glosses: A sprint is a burst of speed or activity.

text: After playing video games, we took a sprint outside.

ipa: /sprɪnt/

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


sprint

forms:
sprint (canonical)
sprints (third-person singular)
sprinted (past)
sprinted (past participle)
sprinting (present participle)

glosses: If you sprint, you run quickly for a short time.


rank

forms:
rank (singular)
ranks (plural)

glosses: A rank is the position of a person, place, thing, or idea in relation to others based on a shared property such as location, population, or quality.

text: Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23.

glosses: A rank is a level in an organization such as the military.

text: Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines.

ipa: ræŋk


rank

forms:
rank (canonical)
ranks (third-person singular)
ranked (past)
ranked (past participle)
ranking (present participle)

glosses: To rank is to give a rank to a person, place, thing or idea.

text: Please rank the following fruits from your favourite to your least favourite: pear, apple, watermelon, apple, orange.


rank

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

glosses: Something that is rank has a very strong, bad smell.

glosses: Something that is rank is gross or disgusting.


grace

forms:
grace (singular)
graces (plural)

text: We were saved by the grace of God.

text: The boss showed us a lot of grace.

glosses: Grace is the ability to move in a way that seems to flow and looks easy.

text: The dancers moved with incredible grace.

glosses: A grace is a good quality of a person or thing.

text: Don't forget to say grace, before you eat!.

ipa: /greɪs/


grace

forms:
grace (canonical)
graces (third-person singular)
graced (past)
graced (past participle)
gracing (present participle)

text: He graced the room with his presence.

grac


return

forms:
return (canonical)
returns (third-person singular)
returned (past)
returned (past participle)
returning (present participle)

glosses: When you return something, you give/put it back.

text: He returned the lawnmower back to John.

glosses: When you return to something or somewhere, you go/come back to it.

text: He returned to China after his trip to Germany.

text: The main theme of the symphony's first movement returns in the last movement.

text: I've just returned from class, but I'll be leaving again soon.

glosses: If a feeling, problem, thought, etc. returns, it comes back.

text: I thought I was better, but the pain in my back has returned.

glosses: If you return to an activity, you start it again.

glosses: If you return an act, you do the same act to the person who did it first.

text: She turned her eyes towards him and he returned her her look.

glosses: If you return a ball in sports, you hit it back to the other player.

text: He was unable to return serves all through the match.

glosses: If you return a profit or loss in business, you make it.

glosses: If you return something to a particular state, you make it that way again.

text: We need to return the earth to a more healthy state.

ipa: /rɪˈtɜːn/

ipa: /rɪˈtɝn/


return

forms:
return (singular)
returns (plural)

glosses: Somebody's return is when they come back.

text: They've planned a celebration for my return home.

glosses: Something's return is when it is given back.

glosses: A return is something that was bought but has to be taken back to the store, usually because it is broken.

text: This store does not allow returns unless the customer has a receipt.

glosses: The return of something to a particular state is the change back to that state.

glosses: Someone's return to an activity is their restarting of the activity.

glosses: The return on money is the amount or percent of profit earned on it.

glosses: If you do something in return for something else, you do it to thank or pay back somebody; you make things balanced again.

glosses: The return of a feeling, problem, thought, etc. is when it comes back.

glosses: Return is a key on a computer keyboard that puts the cursor back at the beginning of a line.

glosses: A return is a form that you send to the government telling it about your income, your household, etc.

glosses: The returns in an election are the number of votes.

glosses: A return is a ticket that takes you where you want to go and back home again.


tablecloth

forms:
tablecloth (singular)
tablecloths (plural)

etymology_text: table + cloth

compound

table

cloth

expansion: table + cloth

glosses: A piece of cloth or plastic put over a table. A tablecloth keeps the table clean and is also to make it nice to look at.


dues

forms:
due (singular)
dues (plural)

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

glosses: Dues are the money you pay to a group to be part of that group.

text: Our club requires $10 a year in dues.

text: I did not join the labor union because I did not want to pay the union dues.

glosses: If you pay your dues, you gain hard, long-term experience.

text: If you want to be a famous singer, you will have to pay your dues by singing to small groups for many years.

ipa: /duːz/

noun

due


gotten

forms:
get (canonical)
gets (third-person singular)
got (past)
gotten (past participle)
getting (present participle)

text: My grades have gotten better since I quit playing basketball.

text: I've never gotten a winning lottery ticket.

ipa: /'gɒtən/

get

gets

got

gotten

getting


gay

forms:
gay (positive)
gayer (comparative)
gayest (superlative)

glosses: A gay person is usually a man sexually attracted to males; also a woman attracted to females. .

text: Gay marriage used to be impossible, but it's becoming more common.

text: This game is gay. Let's play something else.

text: I'm very gay today!

text: Don we now our gay apparel....

enpr: /gā/

ipa: /geɪ/

sampa: /geI/

adjective

gay

gayer

gayest


gay

forms:
gay (singular)
gays (plural)

glosses: A homosexual person. This is usually a man, but could be a woman (lesbian).

text: The gays were marching in protest yesterday.


Native American

forms:
Native American (singular)
Native Americans (plural)

glosses: One of the group of people who lived in North America or South America before people came from Europe.


uglier

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

glosses: The comparative form of ugly; more ugly.

ugly

uglier

ugliest


Thai

forms:
Thai (singular)
Thais (plural)

ipa: /taɪ/


African American

forms: African American

glosses: An African American is an American person with African or Black ancestry.

text: Barack Obama was the first African American President of the United States.

ipa: /ˈæf.rɪ.kən əˈmɛrɪkən/


enemy

forms:
enemy (singular)
enemies (plural)

glosses: If someone is your enemy that person is against you, or does not like you.

text: I have no enemies that I know of.

glosses: In war the enemy is the country or army that is attacking your country or army.

text: He was sent to jail because he was working for the enemy.

ipa: /ˈɛnəmi/

irrnoun

enemies


tap

forms:
tap (singular)
taps (plural)

text: We don't have bottled water, you'll have to get it from the tap.

glosses: A repeated touching of one's hands, foot or other body part.

text: When Steve felt a tap on his shoulder, he turned around.

glosses: A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.

text: The system was barely keeping pressure due to all of the ill advised taps along its length.

glosses: A tool used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)

text: We drilled a hole and then cut the threads with the proper tap to match the valve's thread.

ipa: /tæp/


tap

forms:
tap (canonical)
taps (third-person singular)
tapped (past)
tapped (past participle)
tapping (present participle)

text: Steve tapped the keg so we could drink beer.

text: When he ran out of money, he decided to tap into his trust fund.

glosses: To touch someone or something lightly with your finger, hand, or foot, sometimes repeatedly.

text: I tap my fingers on the table when I get bored.

text: She was tapping her leg because she was nervous.

text: He tapped me on my shoulder to let me know it was time to go.

glosses: To place a listening or recording device on a telephone connection.

text: They can't tap the phone without a warrant.

text: Tap an M3 thread all the way through the hole.

verb

tap

p


Lesbian

forms:
Lesbian (singular)
Lesbians (plural)


chip

forms:
chip (singular)
chips (plural)

glosses: A small piece that is broken off of a larger object.

text: A chip of paint fell off the wall.

glosses: A damaged area of a surface where a chip has broken off.

text: This cup has a chip in it.

glosses: A token that is used in place of cash when gambling.

text: poker chip

text: This chip is worth $1.

glosses: A small circuit used in certain electronic devices.

text: computer chip

glosses: A thin, baked or fried piece of vegetable, usually potato.

text: potato chips

text: tortilla chips

glosses: A fried strip of potato, similar to French fries.

glosses: A shot where the ball goes up more than a regular shot.

glosses: A dried piece of dung that is used as fuel.

glosses: A container that is usually used for holding strawberries or other fruit.

enpr: chĭp

ipa: /tʃɪp/

sampa: /tSIp/


chip

forms:
chip (canonical)
chips (third-person singular)
chipped (past)
chipped (past participle)
chipping (present participle)

text: The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.

text: Be careful not to chip the paint.

glosses: To play a shot where the ball goes mostly upwards instead of forwards.

glosses: To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.

text: This varnish chips easily.

chip


Lesvos

forms: Lesvos

glosses: Lesvos is another way of spelling Lesbos.


nearly

forms:
nearly (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: near + -ly

ety-suffix

near

ly

expansion: near + -ly

glosses: If something is nearly it is close to true, but not true.

text: He was nearly dead, but we revived him.

text: We were nearly hit by the car, but got out of its way just in time.

ipa: /ˈnɪəli/

ipa: /ˈnɪrli/


hump

forms:
hump (singular)
humps (plural)

glosses: A high place on something, a part that sticks up.

text: A camel has a hump on its back.

text: We were over the hump after the big exam.

ipa: /hʌmp/


hump

forms:
hump (canonical)
humps (third-person singular)
humped (past)
humped (past participle)
humping (present participle)

text: That jerk just humped her and dumped her!


calculator

forms:
calculator (singular)
calculators (plural)

glosses: A calculator is a device used for doing mathematics.

text: The new calculator has a lot of functions.

hyphenation: cal‧cu‧la‧tor


cell phones

forms:
cell phone (singular)
cell phones (plural)

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

noun

cell phone


lesbos

forms:
lesbo (singular)
lesbos (plural)

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

lesbo


relative

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

text: I feel good relative to yesterday.

glosses: If something is relative it could be the way it is in different amounts.

text: We use a relative measure for sound.

text: Hot is relative, hot to you might be cold to me.


relative

forms:
relative (singular)
relatives (plural)

glosses: Someone you are related to, a member of your family.

text: My relatives came to visit last night.


medicine man

forms:
medicine man (singular)
medicine men (plural)

glosses: A Native American or Eskimo shaman or healer.

irrnoun

medicine men


homosexuals

forms:
homosexual (singular)
homosexuals (plural)

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

text: Some homosexuals have a hard time admitting their homosexuality to their friends and family.

noun

homosexual


witch doctor

forms:
witch doctor (singular)
witch doctors (plural)

glosses: A shaman from Africa or an island in the Pacific or Indian Ocean.

ipa: /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/

ipa: /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɑktɚ/

audio: en-au-witch doctor.ogg

hyphenation: witch doc‧tor


Nick

forms: Nick

glosses: Nick is a male given name. It is usually short for Nicholas.

glosses: A shortening of the television channel Nickelodeon.

ipa: /nɪk/


taxi

forms:
taxi (singular)
taxis (plural)

glosses: A taxi is a vehicle (usually a car) driven by a taxi driver; the taxi driver drives you somewhere if you pay them money.

audio: en-uk-a taxi.ogg


taxi

forms:
taxi (canonical)
taxis (third-person singular)
taxied (past)
taxied (past participle)
taxiing (present participle)

glosses: To drive an aircraft around an airport on the ground.


defend

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

glosses: To remove an attacker; to protect your things and/or allies.

glosses: To try to keep the other team from scoring, instead of trying to score.

ipa: /dīfĕnd/

hyphenation: de‧fend


LA

forms: LA

glosses: Louisiana, a state of the United States of America.

text: I live in Baton Rouge, LA.

glosses: Lao People's Democratic Republic, a member state of the United Nations.


LA

glosses: Los Angeles, a city in the state of California in the United States.

text: We went to LA for the summer.

glosses: Lead arsenate, a pesticide introduced in the United States in 1892, mostly replaced by DDT in the late 1940s, and banned in 1988.


ancestors

forms:
ancestor (singular)
ancestors (plural)

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

enpr: ănʹsĕstəz

ipa: /ˈænsɛstəz/

enpr: ănʹsĕstərz

ipa: /ˈænsɛstɚz/

ancestor


monsters

forms:
monster (singular)
monsters (plural)

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

monster


evilness

forms: evilness (singular)

etymology_text: evil + -ness

ety-suffix

evil

ness

expansion: evil + -ness

glosses: The quality of being evil. If you have evilness you behave badly.


nick

forms:
nick (singular)
nicks (plural)


nick

forms:
nick (canonical)
nicks (third-person singular)
nicked (past)
nicked (past participle)
nicking (present participle)

glosses: If you nick something, you make a small cut (a nick) in it.


web site

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

glosses: A web site is a place on the World Wide Web; if there are many pages to a web site, they have the same URL and are usually part of the same server.

text: My favorite web sites are ebay.com, espn.com, and facebook.com.

ipa: /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/


sexy

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

etymology_text: sex + -y

sex

y

expansion: sex + -y

glosses: Someone or something that is sexually attractive.

text: That woman is sexy.

text: Woah, that shirt looks sexy on you.

enpr: sĕkʹsē

adj

sexy

sexier

sexiest


escape

forms:
escape (canonical)
escapes (third-person singular)
escaped (past)
escaped (past participle)
escaping (present participle)

glosses: If you escape something (or someone) you get away from it.

text: Can we escape the storm?

text: They escaped from jail last night.

text: I barely escaped my attacker.

ipa: /ɪˈskeɪp/

hyphenation: es‧cape

verb

escap

e


escape

forms:
escape (singular)
escapes (plural)

text: I'm afraid we have no escape.


title: manmade

redirect: man-made


poppas

forms:
poppa (singular)
poppas (plural)

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

noun

poppa


bullshit

forms: bullshit (singular)

text: That's bullshit! I called your office and they said you never came in!

glosses: A card game where players bluff about the cards they play and try to figure out when the other players are bluffing.

text: Anyone want to play a few hands of bullshit?

glosses: An object of frustration and/or disgust.

text: "This is bullshit!" -- The Monarch

ipa: /ˈbʊlʃɪt/


bullshit

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

glosses: To tell lies, exaggerate; to mislead; to deceive.

text: You're bullshitting me. I called your office and you never even came in.

text: I will probably just go and bullshit with Joe for awhile.

verb

bullshit

t

bullshits

bullshat

bullshitted

bullshitting


bullshit

forms: bullshit

glosses: Something you say when you don't believe what you just heard.


national

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

etymology_text: nation + -al

ety-suffix

nation

al

expansion: nation + -al

glosses: If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.

glosses: If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.

glosses: If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.

ipa: /ˈnæʃənəl/

hyphenation: nation‧al


national

forms:
national (singular)
nationals (plural)

glosses: A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.

glosses: The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.

noun

national


raining

forms:
rain (canonical)
rains (third-person singular)
rained (past)
rained (past participle)
raining (present participle)

text: It was raining when I talked to you earlier but it has stopped now.

text: It's been raining all day and I wish it would stop.

text: If it wasn't raining we could go to the park.

verb

rain


pet

forms:
pet (singular)
pets (plural)

glosses: A pet is an animal that is kept by a person for company and friendship.

text: I have 4 pets: 2 dogs, a cat and a fish.

glosses: A pet is a person who is very loyal to their superior or boss.

text: She's the teacher's pet.

ipa: /pɛt/


pet

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

glosses: If you pet something, usually an animal, you touch it with your moving hand.

text: I pet my dog.

pet


dawg

forms:
dawg (singular)
dawgs (plural)

text: Yo, what's up, dawg?


web sites

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

noun

web site


prettier

forms:
pretty (positive)
prettier (comparative)
prettiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of pretty; more pretty.

text: Lisa is prettier than her sister Judy.

adjective

pretty

prettier

prettiest


hunts

forms:
hunt (singular)
hunts (plural)

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

text: Witch hunts were common in the 17th century.

noun

hunt


hunts

forms:
hunt (canonical)
hunts (third-person singular)
hunted (past)
hunted (past participle)
hunting (present participle)

text: He hunts nearly every weekend during deer-hunting season.


title: man made


ditch

forms:
ditch (singular)
ditches (plural)

glosses: A trench; a long, shallow hole that is used for irrigation or drainage.

text: Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most arduous forms of manual labor.

ipa: /dɪtʃ/

irrnoun

ditches


ditch

forms:
ditch (canonical)
ditches (third-person singular)
ditched (past)
ditched (past participle)
ditching (present participle)

text: We are going to ditch the party because it is so lame.

text: I ditched school last week to go to the mall.

text: Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.

verb

ditch

es


South Korea

forms: South Korea

audio: En-us-South Korea.ogg


lawyer

forms:
lawyer (singular)
lawyers (plural)

glosses: A lawyer is an expert in law. A lawyer has the job of standing for other people in court giving them advice about the law.

text: The defendant got a lawyer to defend him in court.

text: The lawyer represented the man in court.

ipa: /ˈlɔːjə(r)/

hyphenation: law‧yer


lawyer

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

glosses: If someone lawyers, they work as a lawyer or practice law.

glosses: If someone lawyers, they make arguments that are related to the law.


dawgs

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

noun

dawg


demagogue

forms:
demagogue (singular)
demagogues (plural)

glosses: A demagogue is a leader who keeps power by being liked. Usually, this means someone who makes bad policy in order to gain quick popularity.

ipa: /ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/

ipa: /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/

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


demagogue

forms:
demagogue (canonical)
demagogues (third-person singular)
demagogued (past)
demagogued (past participle)
demagoguing (present participle)

glosses: If you demagogue, you speak or do things as a demagogue would.

verb

demagogu


baseball

forms:
baseball (singular)
baseballs (plural)

glosses: A sport where you try to hit a ball so that you can run to four bases, causing a run. The team with the most runs after nine or more innings wins.

text: The New York Yankees are a baseball team.

text: The pitcher threw the baseball as hard as he could.

hyphenation: base‧ball


hairy

forms:
hairy (positive)
hairier (comparative)
hairiest (superlative)

etymology_text: hair + -y

ety-suffix

hair

expansion: hair + -y

glosses: A hairy person or animal has a lot of hair.

text: That man's back was so hairy!

glosses: A hairy problem or situation is one that is difficult or complex.

text: It's a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

ipa: /ˈhɛəri/

adj

hairy

hairier

hairiest