land

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

glosses: When you land, you fall onto the ground.

text: He jumped off the wall and landed on his feet.

glosses: When an airplane lands, it comes down from the air onto the ground.

text: The plane landed in Chicago.

glosses: When you land an airplane, you use the controls to bring it down on the ground.

text: The pilot landed the big plane.


business

forms:
business (singular)
businesses (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: Business is the buying and selling of things or services.

text: I am in the business of catching fish and selling them.

text: The tax changes will be hard for small business.

text: It's difficult to learn good business practices on your own.

text: The company is a leader in the banking business.

glosses: A business is a group that does business; a company.

text: Many businesses use computers.

text: Darren became half owner of the family business.

text: He was a silent partner in the printing business.

text: It was the perfect place for a start-up business.

glosses: Business is the things that you have to do.

text: They went on with business as usual.

text: We have one more piece of unfinished business to look at before we leave.

hyphenation: busi‧ness

noun

businesses

expansion: [POS TABLE]


distinction

forms:
distinction (singular)
distinctions (plural)

glosses: A distinction is a difference that you have noticed or decided is important. Often used to separate things.

text: Before we discuss how you can develop your creative powers, we need to make a distinction between two different but related activities --; THINKING and LEARNING.

text: There is, in other words, no neat or clear distinction to be drawn between political equality and social and economic equality.

glosses: If something is done with distinction, it is done to a high level and other people recognise that.

text: We only wanted to take athletes of distinction; no one is going just for the trip.

ipa: /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/


first

forms: first (positive)

pos: adj

glosses: Happening or coming before all other similar things or people.

text: I don't like the job much at first.

text: She always puts her children first.

text: I have no older brothers. I was the first child.

text: Your first duty is to your family.

ipa: /fɜːst/

ipa: /fɝst/


first

pos: adv

text: She regarded herself, first and last, as a musician.

text: He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.

text: First (of all), I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.

text: First off, let's see how much it'll cost.

text: He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.

text: I first went to Japan in 1994.

text: When we were first married, everything was wonderful.


first

forms:
first (singular)
firsts (plural)

glosses: A first is something that has not happened before.

text: A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.


berry

forms:
berry (singular)
berries (plural)

glosses: A small, round fruit that grows on some plants and trees.

text: The tree had bright red berries growing on it.

enpr: bĕ'ri

ipa: /ˈbɛri/

sampa: /"bEri/

irrnoun

berries


snow level

forms:
snow level (singular)
snow levels (plural)

glosses: The snow level is like the freezing level. The snow level is a measure of how high up on a mountain snow or ice is able to be. Lower than the snow level, the mountain is warmer and no snow is there.

text: In the summer, the snow level is near the top of this mountain.


on

forms: on

pos: prep

glosses: positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above

text: The apple is on the table.

text: Tim was born on the 4th of July.

text: I turned the television on.

text: Shall we stop for lunch or shall we drive on?

text: I have a book on history.

text: There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.

text: I have no money on me at the moment.

text: I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.

text: He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.

text: I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.

text: The stock price increased on news of a new product.

glosses: If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.

text: The television is on.

text: The lights are on, so it is very bright.

enpr: ŏn

ipa: /ɒn/

sampa: /Qn/

ipa: /ɑn/

sampa: /An/


decision

forms:
decision (singular)
decisions (plural)

glosses: A decision is a sudden thought, with purpose, before someone does something. After a person makes a decision, the person has knowledge about a thing the person will do.

text: After much thought, the person made a decision to go to the meeting.

text: A person sees two roads. The person needs to go on one road or the other. The person makes a decision and goes on one of the roads.

glosses: A decision is the end of a process in a committee. After a committee makes a decision, a record in writing says the important thing.

text: After much discussion, the committee made an important decision about insurance.

ipa: /dɪˈsɪʒən/


cultural

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

glosses: A cultural background, difference, identity etc. relates or belongs to a particular group of people.

text: Teachers should think about the cultural background of their students.

text: The difference between the cities are both cultural and economic.

glosses: Cultural things are related to art, music, books, etc.

text: The new art museum has become the cultural center of the town.

ipa: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃərəl/

adj

more: true


even

glosses: You use even to focus on the most surprising or unlikely case.

text: Even in peaceful countries, there are problems.

text: She felt a lot of pain walking even though she was only in her thirties.

text: They told us the manager isn't there, even though we can see her through the window.

text: Even if they don't know you, they will still talk to you.

text: I never liked chocolate, not even when I was young.

text: Even with Denver's slow start, they are likely to win.

text: Everyone walks to school here, even the teachers.

text: Not even the world's fastest runner can run that fast.

text: Even a quick look tells you there's a lot to learn.

text: Anyone with even basic Internet search skills can find you.

text: She didn't tell me about it and I expect she wasn't even aware of it.

text: This is not a small problem, and it will likely become even more important in the near future.

text: I just hope I don't get lost, and I'm not even really sure of my bus number.

text: The last few years have been difficult, but now she may face an even greater challenge.

text: It will be very difficult for him, even dangerous.

text: Our progress was not rewarded. In fact, it was not even mentioned.

text: I don't even know who you are.

text: It's so cheap, you don't even have to bring money.

text: He can't even go back and look for it.

text: We might even make some money if we work hard.

text: He won't lose his job, not even temporarily.

text: I hid it in the books where nobody would look. Even so, I worried about it all evening.


even

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

glosses: If things are even, the top or surface of each is as high as the others.

text: The top of the wall is even because the bricks are all the same size.

glosses: If a number is even, it can be divided into 2 equal parts.

text: 2, 4, 6 and 8 are even numbers. 1, 3, 5 and 7 are not even numbers; they are odd numbers.


even

forms:
even (canonical)
evens (third-person singular)
evened (past)
evened (past participle)
evening (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you even something (out/up), you reduce the ups and downs; you make it smooth or equal.

text: India was leading 2-1, but Australia evened the score in the last minute.

text: The makeup evens out your skin tone without adding color.

glosses: If you even a problem out, you solve it.

text: I went down and evened it all out. Everyone's happy now.


box

forms:
box (singular)
boxes (plural)

glosses: A box is a square container, usually with four sides, a top and a bottom.

text: We had big cardboard boxes filled with the stuff.

text: I gave my seat to an old woman with a chicken in a wooden box.

text: It was always fun to open my lunch box and see what my mom had packed.

text: Jack Ferguson found a box containing his son's personal papers,

text: After the party, there were empty pizza boxes everywhere.

text: UPS had delivered a stack of boxes.

text: The address was a local post office box, not a physical address.

text: My cell phone was in the glove box of the car.

glosses: A box is a square area with lines around it in a magazine, book, or computer screen.

text: It's especially important to speak to your doctor if you belong to this group (see box on page 118).

text: Right-click in any Explorer window or any Open or Save dialog box.

glosses: A box is an electronic device such as a television, radio, or computer.

text: We'd brought a boom box out back and played the only radio station that came in.

text: More TVs get connected to the Internet, either directly or through set-top boxes.

ipa: /bɒks/

sampa: /bQks/

enpr: bäks

ipa: /bɑːks/

audio: EN-AU ck1 box.ogg

irrnoun

boxes


box

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

glosses: If you box, you fight someone for sport by punching them.

glosses: If you box something (up), you put it in a box.

text: He boxed his old belongings up.

glosses: If you box something on a page, you draw a square around it.

verb

box

es


five

forms: five

pos: det

text: We have five toes on each foot.

ipa: /faɪv/

sampa: /"faIv/


five

forms:
five (singular)
fives (plural)

text: two plus three is five.


freezing level

forms:
freezing level (singular)
freezing levels (plural)

glosses: The freezing level is the height where the air is 0 degrees Celsius (0 °C) or 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32 °F). Higher than the freezing level, the air is colder. Lower than the freezing level, the air is warmer.

text: Now the weather is colder and the freezing level is lower than it was in the summer.


paint

forms:
paint (singular)
paints (plural)

glosses: Paint is a liquid used to colour something

text: There were all sorts of paints at the shop – green, red, and blue.

text: Sarah used pink paint to decorate the wall.

ipa: /peɪnt/


paint

forms:
paint (canonical)
paints (third-person singular)
painted (past)
painted (past participle)
painting (present participle)

text: John painted the wall brown.

text: The child painted a picture of a flower.


bath

forms:
bath (singular)
baths (plural)

glosses: A long, high basin that you put water in and go in to wash your body.

text: Jane put in water up to the top of the bath.

text: George takes a bath every day.

ipa: /bæθ/

ipa: /bɑːθ/


bath

forms:
bath (canonical)
baths (third-person singular)
bathed (past)
bathed (past participle)
bathing (present participle)

glosses: When you bath someone, you wash them in a bath.


canvases

forms:
canvas (singular)
canvasses or canvases (plural)

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

text: Many canvases lined the wall.

noun

canvas

canvasses

canvases


canvases

forms:
canvas (canonical)
canvases (third-person singular)
canvased (past)
canvased (past participle)
canvasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of canvas.


positive

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

glosses: If something is positive, it is good, happy, or wanted.

text: A balanced diet, exercise, and a positive attitude are all things that give you a sense of well being.

text: After using the new skin cream for four weeks, most women showed positive results, reporting that their skin felt smoother and softer and looked better.

text: The changes in the prices were all positive.

glosses: If you are positive about something, you are sure that you are not mistaken.

text: The guard at Euston was positive that on that particular day he had locked the door.

glosses: If a test result is positive, the test found what it was testing for.

text: I'm sorry, the HIV test is positive.

glosses: A positive electrical charge is one carried by a proton.

text: Attach the wire to the positive pole of the battery.

glosses: A positive number or value is more than zero.

text: A positive number multiplied by a negative number results in a negative.

text: The Kelvin scale of temperature is absolute since only positive temperatures are possible.

glosses: A positive symptom is one where something is there that should not be. Usually this is for schizophrenia.

text: His positive symptoms included hearing voices of people that were not there.

glosses: Based on something being there or being true, in some other way.

text: I tie-bleached my shirt to make a negative image, then tie-dyed it to add a positive image.

text: There were negative rules, telling us what not to do, as well as positive ones telling us what to do.

ipa: /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/


positive

forms:
positive (singular)
positives (plural)

glosses: A positive is a good thing or part of something.

text: It's been a bad week, but at least the sun is one positive.


second

forms: second (positive)

glosses: The second thing is the one that is number two (2) in order.

text: I only have one older brothers and one younger brother. I'm the second child.

enpr: sĕʹkənd

ipa: /ˈsɛkənd/

ipa: /ˈsɛkɪnd/

audio: en-uk-a second.ogg


second

forms:
second (singular)
seconds (plural)

glosses: A second is 1/60 of a minute. Sixty seconds is one minute.

text: The winner won the race by five seconds.


second

forms:
second (canonical)
seconds (third-person singular)
seconded (past)
seconded (past participle)
seconding (present participle)

glosses: If you second a nomination, you support it and it will be voted.

text: So moved. Do we have a second?


by

forms: by

text: The mailbox is by the bus stop.

text: Be back by ten o'clock!

glosses: if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action

text: The matter was decided by the chairman.

text: The boat was swamped by the water.

text: He was protected by his body armour.

glosses: if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.

text: There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.

text: I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.

text: I sorted the items by category.

glosses: with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.

text: Our stock is up by ten percent.

glosses: shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")

text: We went through the book page by page.

text: We crawled forward by inches.

glosses: When measuring the width and depth of something, by is used between the lengths of the two sides.

text: The window is 45 cm by 60 cm.

glosses: If you multiply x by y, you multiply x × y.

text: Five multiplied by seven is 35.

glosses: If you divide x by y, you find how many ys are in x.

text: 35 divided by seven is five.

enpr: bī

ipa: /baɪ/

sampa: /baI/

homophones: bi buy bye


cake

forms:
cake (singular)
cakes (plural)

text: Natasha's mum baked her a cake for her birthday.

text: Would you like some cake for dessert?

glosses: A cake is a food that is made into a flat, usually round, shape.

text: At that time of year, we make small Japanese rice cakes called mochi.

glosses: A cake of soap or ice, is a hard piece of it.

text: He took a cake of soap and started to wash.

glosses: If something is a piece of cake, it's very easy.

text: Yesterday's test was a piece of cake. I got twenty out of twenty.

enpr: kāk

ipa: /keɪk/


cake

forms:
cake (canonical)
cakes (third-person singular)
caked (past)
caked (past participle)
caking (present participle)

glosses: If something is caked, then it is coated with a layer of some material.

text: His shoes are caked with mud.

verb

cak

e


chronology

forms:
chronology (singular)
chronologies (plural)

etymology_text: chrono- + -logy

glosses: Chronology is the science of finding out what events came in what order

text: Chronology can help historians find out why an old empire ended.

glosses: Chronology is text or graphics that show what events happened in what order

text: The chronology at the back of the book shows the Kings and Queens of England.

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

noun

chronologies


equation

forms:
equation (singular)
equations (plural)

glosses: An equation is a mathematical statement in which both sides are of equal value.

text: Find x, in the equation x+2y=3y.

text: Using equation (2.1) from above, we can now solve for x.

glosses: An equation is how everything works together to create a situation.

text: Money plays a big part in the political equation.

glosses: The equation of x with y, is the act of thinking about them as the same or as belonging together.

text: The equation of women with maids and cooks must stop.

enpr: ĭkwā'zhən

ipa: /ɪˈkweɪʒən/

enpr: ĭkwā'shən

ipa: /ɪˈkweɪʃən/


canvasses

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

text: Many canvasses lined the wall.


canvasses

forms:
canvass (canonical)
canvasses (third-person singular)
canvassed (past)
canvassed (past participle)
canvassing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of canvass.

verb

canvass


beauty

forms:
beauty (singular)
beauties (plural)

glosses: Beauty is the quality of being nice to look at.

text: Beauty makes things attractive.

text: There is a beauty in the night sky that is hard to explain.

glosses: A beauty is something or someone that is good to look at.

text: She is a beauty.

ipa: /ˈbjuːti/

noun

beauty

beauties


burn

forms:
burned (past)
burned (past participle)
burn (canonical)
burns (third-person singular)
burnt (past)
burnt (past participle)
burning (present participle)

glosses: If something has been cooked too much, then it is burned.

text: Mother burned the pie when she forgot that it was cooking in the oven.

glosses: When part of your body is injured because of the heat, then it has been burned.

text: If you touch a hot pan of water, you can burn yourself.

text: The house next door is burning.

glosses: A person is burned if someone else successfully insults him.

enpr: bû(r)n

ipa: /bɜː(r)n/

homophones: Bern barn

burn

burns

burnt

burnt

burning


burn

forms:
burn (singular)
burns (plural)

glosses: A burn is an injury caused when you burn yourself.

text: The burn on my arm hurts.


carriage

forms:
carriage (singular)
carriages (plural)

glosses: A vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse.

text: Jack Hampton rode on his carriage to the wedding.

text: Sarah said that she would be on the third carriage of the train.

text: His noble carriage made nobody suspect that he was a poor pauper.

ipa: /ˈkærɪdʒ/

hyphenation: car‧riage


ventriloquist

forms:
ventriloquist (singular)
ventriloquists (plural)

glosses: A ventriloquist is a person who does a trick to make the person's voice seem to be coming from a different direction. The ventriloquist talks but does not move the mouth. People think the ventriloquist is not talking and they think a thing or an animal or a different person is talking.

text: People laughed when the ventriloquist made a shoe talk to a hat.


flow

forms:
flow (canonical)
flows (third-person singular)
flowed (past)
flowed (past participle)
flowing (present participle)

glosses: If something flows, it moves in a smooth and regular way.

text: The river flows gently to the sea.

enpr: flō

ipa: /fləʊ/

verb

flow

flows

flowed

flowed

flowing


flow

forms:
flow (singular)
flows (plural)

glosses: A flow is a smooth regular movement of a liquid, gas, etc.

text: A major accident is blocking the flow of traffic on Yonge St., just north of Queen.


wise

forms:
wise (positive)
wiser (comparative)
wisest (superlative)

glosses: a wise person has much knowledge and makes good decisions.

text: Say your question to the old woman, because she is wise and will tell you good ideas about things to do.

ipa: /waɪz/

adjective

wise

wiser

wisest


wise

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

glosses: If you wise up, you get informed; you learn something.

verb

wis


through

forms: through

glosses: from one end or side of something to the other

text: The ink went through the paper and made the table wet.

text: The thief came in through the window.

text: She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.

ipa: /θruː/

ipa: /θru/

sampa: /Tru/


whistle

forms:
whistle (singular)
whistles (plural)

glosses: A whistle is a sound like music. A person makes a whistling sound by blowing air when the person's mouth is in a little circle.

text: The whistle of the wind in trees was low and sad.

glosses: A whistle is a little instrument made of wood, metal or other material. A person puts the instrument in the person's mouth and blows air to make a loud whistling sound.

text: When you are in danger, blow your whistle loudly and someone will run and help you.

ipa: /wɪsl̩/

sampa: /wIsl=/


whistle

forms:
whistle (canonical)
whistles (third-person singular)
whistled (past)
whistled (past participle)
whistling (present participle)

glosses: To whistle is to make a whistling sound with one's mouth.

text: A happy person is able to whistle and work at the same time.

whistl


site

forms:
site (singular)
sites (plural)

text: He was working on a building site in Alton when a concrete mixer rolled back and hit him.

enpr: sīt

ipa: /saɪt/

sampa: /saIt/

homophones: cite sight


site

forms:
site (canonical)
sites (third-person singular)
sited (past)
sited (past participle)
siting (present participle)

glosses: If something is sited somewhere, it was put or built there.

text: The house is sited on the corner of Portland Street and Langham Street.

sit


wire

forms:
wire (singular)
wires (plural)

glosses: A wire is a long, thin metal thing, mostly for the purpose of making a connection from electric power to a machine.

text: A person cut the electric wire and all the machines in the building stopped.

ipa: /waɪə/


wire

forms:
wire (canonical)
wires (third-person singular)
wired (past)
wired (past participle)
wiring (present participle)

text: They wired up all the machines in the building.

wir


cart

forms:
cart (singular)
carts (plural)

glosses: A small, open vehicle on wheels, pulled or pushed by a person or an animal and usually used for carrying things, not people.

text: Harry put his trunk in a cart and pushed it through the station.

glosses: A small motor vehicle like a car; a go cart.

text: Sophie squealed as she raced through the race course on the cart.

ipa: /kɑːt/

enpr: kärt

ipa: /kɑrt/


cart

forms:
cart (canonical)
carts (third-person singular)
carted (past)
carted (past participle)
carting (present participle)

glosses: If you cart something to somewhere, you move it there.


stereophonic

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

glosses: Using two headphones with almost the same sound so the sound seems to be coming from a direction.

text: This stereophonic machine is very good! It seems as if the music is coming from this room!


potential

forms: potential (positive)

glosses: A potential customer, benefit, problem, etc. is one that might happen in the future.

text: Realistic goals can then be set to prevent potential problems from becoming actual ones.

text: To grow, a business must identify potential customers and their needs.

ipa: /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

hyphenation: po‧ten‧tial


potential

forms:
potential (singular)
potentials (plural)

glosses: If x has potential for y, then it might change toward y or cause y.

text: Technology has the potential for improvement as well as for harm.

glosses: If something has or shows potential, they will likely be very good in the future.

glosses: The potential is the difference in voltage between two points on an electrical circuit.


button

forms:
button (singular)
buttons (plural)

glosses: A button is a round object that can be pushed through clothing so that the clothing stays on.

text: Sarah's sweater doesn't work anymore because the buttons popped off.

glosses: A button is a switch that is turned on by pressing it.

text: I pressed the button to turn on the television.

glosses: A button is a badge that can be worn of clothing and is put onto the clothing with a pin to hold it in place.

text: I have a "Vote for Bush" button.

glosses: If a poker player has the button, he is the last person to act on that hand.

ipa: /'bʌtən/

hyphenation: but‧ton


button

forms:
button (canonical)
buttons (third-person singular)
buttoned (past)
buttoned (past participle)
buttoning (present participle)

glosses: If you button something, you fasten it with a button.

text: Button up your coat!


impact

forms:
impact (singular)
impacts (plural)

glosses: An impact is the act of one object hitting another.

text: In tests, the driver was unhurt, even in high-speed impacts.

text: Many buildings were destroyed as the plane exploded on impact.

glosses: The impact is the effect of an act, statement, change, etc.

text: The report noted that most teachers feel that IT has made little impact on formal education.

text: The environmental impact of such increases in efficiency, however, depends on how you generate the power.

enpr: imʹpăkt

ipa: /ˈɪmpækt/


impact

forms:
impact (canonical)
impacts (third-person singular)
impacted (past)
impacted (past participle)
impacting (present participle)

glosses: If something impacts you, it has an effect on you.

text: It is obvious how bad movies will impact on children.

glosses: If you impact something, you press (or pack) its together.

text: There is a special tool to impact the road when it is under construction so the base is solid.

enpr: im-păktʹ

ipa: /ɪmˈpækt/


fornication

forms:
fornication (singular)
fornications (plural)

glosses: Fornication is sexual intercourse between two people who are not married.

enpr: fôr'nĭ-kā'shən

ipa: /ˌfɔrnɪˈkeɪʃən/


board

forms:
board (singular)
boards (plural)

glosses: A board is a group of people who govern something.

text: The school board has chosen new textbooks for all the schools.

text: Bret Stephens is a member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.

text: School boards are supposed to make sure students get the best education possible.

text: Copies also should be sent to the chairman of the licensing board.

text: I have a meeting coming up with the Community Advisory Board.

text: The outside of the house was made of wooden boards.

text: The knives should be used on a wooden cutting board only.

text: He pinned his poster in the center of the bulletin board.

text: There were two diving boards at the deep end of the pool.

glosses: If something is true across the board, it is true in all cases.

text: He was number one across the board. Nobody was better.

glosses: If something is on the drawing board, it is being planned.

text: The designs for the car is still on the drawing board.

text: I think those students need to go back to the drawing board.

glosses: A message board is a place for people to share ideas publicly, often over the internet.

text: These days churches are using e-mail, message boards, and blogs to communicate.

glosses: A circuit board is flat, usually green, piece of electronic equipment.

text: He opened the computer so we could get a look at the circuit board.

glosses: A sounding board is a person or group of people who will listen to your ideas and tell you if they're good or not.

text: I often discuss company matters with him, and use him as a sounding board.

ipa: /bɔː(r)d/


board

forms:
board (canonical)
boards (third-person singular)
boarded (past)
boarded (past participle)
boarding (present participle)

glosses: If you board a boat, plane, train, or other vehicle, you get onto it.

text: Sarah boarded the plane.

glosses: If a boat, plane, train, or other vehicle is boarding, passengers are allowed to get on it.

text: Flight AC002 is now boarding at gate two.

glosses: If you board in a school or in someone's house, you pay to live there.

text: In Paris, I boarded with a nice family in Le Alle.

glosses: If you board a building or a business up, you close it for a long time.

text: Number 1 Strand Street was finally cleaned out, boarded up, and offered for sale by the city.


calm

forms:
calm (positive)
calmer (comparative)
calmest (superlative)

glosses: If a person, place or situation is calm, it is peaceful and quiet.

text: There's no wind and the lake is calm.

text: I was angry a minute ago, but now I am calm.

ipa: /kɑːm/

ipa: /kɑm/

adj

calm

calmer

calmest


calm

forms:
calm (singular)
calms (plural)

text: I felt a calm come over me.

text: The calm before a storm.


calm

forms:
calm (canonical)
calms (third-person singular)
calmed (past)
calmed (past participle)
calming (present participle)

text: He was yelling and running around but I calmed him.

text: The lake calmed after the storm.


wide

forms:
wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
widest (superlative)

glosses: If something is wide, it is long from one side to the other side.

text: This box is 30 cm long and 20 cm wide, but only 10 cm high.

text: It's a very wide river, but not very deep.

text: The road was built wide enough to fit four lanes of traffic.

text: He cast a wide net into the sea.

glosses: If there is a wide range, variety, or world, there is a lot of it.

text: The store offers a wide range of products.

text: He has traveled to wide and varied places.

text: The news received wide coverage across all media platforms.

text: There is a wide variety of choices available.

glosses: If you give something or someone a wide berth, you avoid them by a lot.

text: He gave the barking dog a wide berth.

ipa: /waɪd/

ipa: /wɑed/

wide

wider

widest


wide

forms:
wide (positive)
wider (comparative)
Superlativewidest

glosses: If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent.

text: She opened her eyes wide in surprise.

text: The door was pushed wide open.

glosses: If you are wide awake, you are completely awake and alert, often when you would prefer to be asleep.

text: Despite the late hour, the children were wide awake and eager to open their presents.

text: After drinking three cups of coffee, I was wide awake all night.

glosses: If two things are wide apart, there is a lot of space between them.

text: "It was this big," she said, spreading her hands as wide apart as she could.

text: He was a big man with dark eyes placed wide apart.

text: He spread his arms wide to embrace her.


wide

forms: wide

glosses: If something goes wide of the target, it misses the target.

text: The soccer ball went wide of the goal.

text: Her first shot was wide, but the second struck his shoulder.

text: He put it wide of the mark.

glosses: If the ball or a player is/plays/goes wide, they are near the sides of the field or court.

text: He ran wide and got tackled near the sideline.


parallel

forms: parallel (positive)

glosses: When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.

text: The two cars ran parallel to each other.

text: trains run along parallel rails.

enpr: păr′ə-lĕl'


parallel

forms:
parallel (singular)
parallels (plural)

text: I see a parallel between John and Beth – they both like to play with toy cars.


parallel

forms:
paralleled (past)
paralleled (past participle)
paralleling (present participle)
parallel (canonical)
parallels (third-person singular)
parallelled (past)
parallelled (past participle)
parallelling (present participle)

text: John parallels Beth when he plays with toy cars.

glosses: To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.

text: Line A parallels line B.

verb

parallel

l


sexual intercourse

forms: sexual intercourse

pos: phrase

glosses: Sexual intercourse is an act done usually by a male and a female and usually to make babies.

text: Most men in our survey say they definitely would not have sexual intercourse with a new partner without using a condom.


put

forms:
put (canonical)
puts (third-person singular)
put (past)
put (past participle)
putting (present participle)

glosses: When you put a thing someplace, you move a thing to a place.

text: I always put my books on the table when I get home from school.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of put.

text: The person stopped reading the book and put it on the table.

enpr: /poo͝t/

ipa: /pʊt/

sampa: /pUt/

audio: En-uk-to put.ogg

put

puts

put

put

putting


watch

forms:
watch (singular)
watches (plural)

glosses: A watch is a little clock on a person's arm near the person's hand, to measure time.

text: The person looks at his watch and has a thought that he is late.

ipa: /wɒtʃ/

ipa: /wɑːtʃ/

ipa: /wɔt͡ʃ/

noun

watches


watch

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

glosses: To watch is to look for a long time or to look at somebody doing something.

text: yesterday I watched the person cook the food and now I know how to cook the food.

verb

watch


appropriate

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

glosses: If something is appropriate, it matches the situation.

text: We suggest ways in which teachers may change their materials to make them more appropriate for bilingual students.

text: It is the job of management to look at the problems and take appropriate action.

enpr: əprō'priĭt

ipa: /əˈprəʊpriɪt/

ipa: /əˈproʊpriɪt/


appropriate

forms:
appropriate (canonical)
appropriates (third-person singular)
appropriated (past)
appropriated (past participle)
appropriating (present participle)

glosses: If you appropriate something, you take it from somebody else and make it your own.

text: By the end of this year, the total funds appropriated will be nearly $600 billion.

ipa: /əˈprəʊprieɪt/

enpr: əprō'priāt

ipa: /əˈproʊprieɪt/

appropriat


while

forms: while

glosses: If x happens while y happens, they happen at the same time.

text: He fell asleep while sitting at his desk.

ipa: /ʍaɪl/

sampa: /WaIl/

ipa: /waɪl/

sampa: /waIl/


while

forms: while (singular)

text: After a while I will stop working and cook food for us.


while

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

glosses: If you while away the time, you spend it doing something not very productive.

text: On Sundays, I like to while away the hours by reading.

whil


economic

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

glosses: About or relating to the economy, business, money, etc.

text: The reduction in unemployment and continued economic growth are good news for workers.

text: As our two countries do more and more business, we must begin to match our economic policies.

text: Some people are in economic trouble and have difficulty paying their bills.

text: If you start saving money while you’re young, then you are setting yourself up for economic success.

glosses: If a business activity is economic, it makes enough money.

text: As a small business, do you think it would be economic for us to advertise on TV?

ipa: /ˌɛkəˈnɒmɪk/

ipa: /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/

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

hyphenation: eco‧nom‧ic


whip

forms:
whip (singular)
whips (plural)

glosses: A whip is a long, thin leather instrument. A person uses it, with very quick motion, to give pain. A person uses it on a horse or another person as punishment.

text: When the horse sees the whip in the person's hand, the horse gets scared and runs far away.

glosses: A whip is a member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.

enpr: wĭp

ipa: /wɪp/

enpr: hwĭp

ipa: /ʍɪp/


whip

forms:
whip (canonical)
whips (third-person singular)
whipped (past)
whipped (past participle)
whipping (present participle)

glosses: If you whip something, you hit it with a whip.

text: Jockeys whip horses to make them go faster.

whip

p


mass

forms:
mass (singular)
masses (plural)

glosses: A measure of how much material is in something.

text: The Earth has much more mass than the moon.

text: The spacesuit weighed 75 pounds on Earth but here in outer space it weighed nothing, although its mass was exactly the same.

text: A mass of dirty branches stopped the river.

glosses: A Christian ceremony in memory of the Last Supper.

text: He goes to mass every Sunday.

text: A mass of protesters gathered at city hall.

ipa: /mæs/

ipa: /mɑːs/

noun

mass

masses


chalk

forms:
chalk (singular)
chalks (plural)

glosses: Chalk is a soft, white, powder-like limestone.

text: The men mine chalk in the hills near my house.

glosses: Chalk is a piece of chalk, or more usually, processed compressed chalk, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard; teachers at school may use chalk to write on a blackboard.

text: John wrote his name on the blackboard with chalk.

text: There are many pieces of chalk on the floor.

text: The shop at the corner of the street sells many chalks.

enpr: chôk

ipa: /ʧɔːk/

ipa: /ʧɑk/

sampa: /tSAk/


chalk

forms:
chalk (canonical)
chalks (third-person singular)
chalked (past)
chalked (past participle)
chalking (present participle)

glosses: To put chalk on something, such as the tip of a billiards cue.

glosses: To write something using chalk; this is often done on a blackboard.

glosses: To use powdered chalk to put the lines on a sports field.


idea

forms:
idea (singular)
ideas (plural)

text: It was a good idea.

glosses: An idea is something abstract (not concrete).

text: Love is just an idea.

glosses: An idea is a way to see something, a view.

text: He changed her ideas on religion.

ipa: /aɪˈdɪə/

ipa: /aɪˈdiːə/


wound

forms:
wound (singular)
wounds (plural)

glosses: A wound is a cut in skin with pain and blood, a burn, or other similar mark on someone's body.

text: I dropped a knife on my foot, but the wound was minor, so I didn't need to go to the hospital.

enpr: wo͞ond

poses:
verb 1
noun

ipa: /wuːnd/


wound

forms:
wound (canonical)
wounds (third-person singular)
wounded (past)
wounded (past participle)
wounding (present participle)

glosses: When you wound someone, you cause an injury (a wound) to the person.

text: The sharp blade wounded the man.


wound

forms:
wind (canonical)
winds (third-person singular)
wound (past)
wound (past participle)
winding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of wind.

text: He wound the rope around the post.

ipa: /waʊnd/

sampa: /waUnd/

ipa: /wæwnd/

wind

winds

wound

wound

winding


cloth

forms:
cloth (singular)
cloths (plural)

glosses: Cloth is a thin, flat material, often made from cotton or polyester.

glosses: A cloth is a piece of cloth, usually for cleaning things.

text: The person used a wet cloth to wash the table.

enpr: klŏth

ipa: /klɒθ/

sampa: /klQT/


commission

forms:
commission (singular)
commissions (plural)

glosses: A commission is a group of people who work together to research or manage something for a government.

text: She was recently appointed to head the European commission on climate change.

glosses: A commission is money that a salesperson receives for each sale.

text: You may have to pay commission to convert the dollars into local currency on your travels.

glosses: The official appointment of an officer in a nation's armed forces.

text: Brummell resigned his commission when his regiment was posted to Manchester.

glosses: A commission is a task to be undertaken.

text: My commission was only to deliver this message.

ipa: /kəˈmɪʃən/


commission

forms:
commission (canonical)
commissions (third-person singular)
commissioned (past)
commissioned (past participle)
commissioning (present participle)

glosses: If you commission someone to do or create something, you formally ask them to do it.

text: The report commissioned by the Department of Health in 1989, contains guidelines on how best to manage and organise waiting lists.


headphone

forms:
headphone (singular)
headphones (plural)

etymology_text: head + phone

compound

head

phone

expansion: head + phone

glosses: A headphone is a very little machine near a person's ear that makes sound.

text: The music on the person's headphones was so loud that he didn't know I was talking to him.

ipa: /ˈhedfəʊn/

ipa: /ˈhedfoʊn/

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


canvas

forms:
canvas (singular)
canvasses or canvases (plural)

glosses: A canvas is a type of hard, rough cloth used for making sails, tents, and painted on.

text: John prepared the canvas for the sail.

glosses: Canvas that is stretched out on a frame to be painted on.

text: A good artist chooses his or her own canvas.

glosses: Canvas is something that is a basis for a creative work.

text: The life in rural France served as a canvas for Ted F. Adams' Around the Tree.

ipa: /ˈkænvəs/

hyphenation: can‧vas

noun

canvas


canvas

forms:
canvas (canonical)
canvases (third-person singular)
canvased (past)
canvased (past participle)
canvasing (present participle)

glosses: If you canvas something, you cover an area or object with canvas.

verb

es


so

text: The box was so wide that the person was not able to take it through the door.

enpr: sō

ipa: /səʊ/

ipa: /soʊ/

sampa: /soU/

homophones: sew sow


so

forms: so

text: The gravestones were covered with moss, so that it was impossible to read the names on them.

text: The person locks the door so no one is able to come in and take things.

text: We help them so that they can get better.

text: He asked me to write the equations on the blackboard so he could see how they developed.


so

pos: conj

text: We had been on a boat like that before, so knew the general layout.

text: It was cheap, so it seemed like a deal.

text: Our son is at school near here, so that's another reason for not moving.


tail

forms:
tail (singular)
tails (plural)

glosses: A tail is a long, thin part on the back end of an animal.

text: The dog wags his tail (moves his tail quickly from side to side) when he sees his friend.

enpr: tāl

ipa: /teɪl/


tail

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

glosses: If you tail someone, you follow them without them noticing; you observe them.


banana

forms:
banana (singular)
bananas (plural)

glosses: A yellow colour, like the colour of a banana.

enpr: bə-nă'nə

ipa: /bəˈnænə/


where

forms: where

text: Where do you live?

text: Where did the man go?

text: I wonder where they will take us to.

glosses: (In or to) the place or situation in which.

text: The room where the people cook the food is not cold.

text: Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.

text: I'll go where you go.

text: Where people were concerned, his threshold of boredom was low.

text: This is where I live.

text: That's where you are wrong.

text: Stand over here where the light is good.

text: Sit where I can see you.

text: You'll be right here where you belong.

glosses: You use where to introduce a clause that contrasts with the other parts of the sentence.

text: Where Nixon was secretive and suspicious, Ford was relaxed, open and candid.

ipa: /ʍɛə(r)/

ipa: /wɛr/

sampa: /wEr\/

homophones: ware wear


survey

forms:
survey (singular)
surveys (plural)

glosses: A survey is a broad look at a topic or place.

text: Before looking for a job, he did a survey of the companies in the area.

glosses: A survey is a formal way to gather data by asking question of people: a questionnaire.

text: The Architects' Journal conducted a survey of its readers to find what were considered the best modern buildings in Britain.

text: The results of a recent survey by Lianhe Zaobao show that 70% of all respondents think that Singapore is an ideal place for retirement.

glosses: A land survey involves photographing and measuring the land to make a map of it.

text: Before building the train tunnel, extensive geological surveys were carried out on the British side of the Channel.

glosses: A survey paper/book is a general description of a topic, often introductory.

glosses: A survey is the act of reading a broad range of books and articles on a particular subject.

ipa: /ˈsɜːveɪ/

enpr: sûrʹvā

ipa: /ˈsɝveɪ/


survey

forms:
survey (canonical)
surveys (third-person singular)
surveyed (past)
surveyed (past participle)
surveying (present participle)

glosses: If you survey something, you look at it to try to see or understand the whole of it.

glosses: If you survey people about their thoughts or personal information, you ask a large number of people in a formal way, often using a questionnaire.

glosses: If you survey a place, you look at every part of it, often from a high spot.

glosses: If you survey books and articles, you read a large number on a particular topic.

ipa: /səˈveɪ/

enpr: sər-vāʹ

ipa: /sɚˈveɪ/


skirt

forms:
skirt (singular)
skirts (plural)

glosses: A skirt is a loose cloth that a woman uses to cover her legs; the lower part of a dress.

text: She has a blue skirt and a red shirt on.

enpr: skû(r)t

ipa: /skɜːt/

enpr: skûrt

ipa: /skɚt/


skirt

forms:
skirt (canonical)
skirts (third-person singular)
skirted (past)
skirted (past participle)
skirting (present participle)

glosses:
:
 This short section needs someone to add to it.


care

forms:
care (singular)
cares (plural)

glosses: Care is the act of helping someone, especially sick people, the very young or the very old.

text: He decided not to seek health care from a hospitals.

text: We take the kids to child care during the week.

glosses: If you take care of someone, you watch them so that there is no trouble.

text: You're going to need someone to take care of you when you get older.

text: We'll be taking real good care of you. I promise.

glosses: If you take care of a problem, you fix it or arrange it.

text: Don's worry. Pearl and Edward will take care of things.

text: We go in, do our job, and take care of what we need to take care of.

glosses: You say "Take care!" when you are leaving somebody.

text: That's it. All right. Jim, good to see you. Take care.

glosses: You say "Take care!" when you want somebody to do something safely.

text: Go slowly and take care not to touch anything.

text: Care should be taken when holding eggs.

glosses: Care is the act of keeping something in a good condition.

text: I'm caring for the house while they're away.

glosses: A Care is a worry, concern, or something that you think about often.

text: I don't have a care in the world.

ipa: /kɛə/

ipa: /kɛr/

sampa: /kEr/


care

forms:
care (canonical)
cares (third-person singular)
cared (past)
cared (past participle)
caring (present participle)

glosses: If you don't care about something, you don't think about it often or have a concern for it; it doesn't matter.

text: I don't care what happens to my car.

glosses: If you care about something, you think it is important.

text: He only cares about his car.

text: Young children can learn to care for a pet.

car


way

forms:
way (singular)
ways (plural)

text: The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.

text: One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.

text: I do things my own way.

text: That way of thinking will not solve the problem.

text: Farming is a great way of life.

text: A car crash was the same way my dad died.

text: She dresses that way every day.

text: I started to see things in a different way.

glosses: A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.

text: Do you know the way to the lunch room?

text: I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.

text: He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.

text: It's a long way from where I started.

text: Could you move your car out of my way?

enpr: wā

ipa: /weɪ/

sampa: /weI/

homophones: weigh wey way


way

text: I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.

text: We missed. In fact we were way way off.


room

forms:
room (singular)
rooms (plural)

glosses: A room is a place which is part of a building. Someone is able to see other people who are in the same room.

text: We need a long, wide room because many people will be at the meeting.

glosses: Room can mean some space; a place with nothing, only air.

text: I need room to be able to move my arms and not touch people.


room

forms:
room (canonical)
rooms (third-person singular)
roomed (past)
roomed (past participle)
rooming (present participle)

text: I roomed with Ryan all four years of college.


get

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

text: The woman goes to the store and gets a new dress.

text: The problem got worse.

text: He got hit by a car.

ipa: /gɛt/

sampa: /gEt/

get

gets

got

got

getting

gotten


wave

forms:
wave (singular)
waves (plural)

glosses: A wave is the motion of water up and down.

text: The wind blew strongly on the water and made high waves.

enpr: wāv

ipa: /weɪv/

sampa: /weIv/


wave

forms:
wave (canonical)
waves (third-person singular)
waved (past)
waved (past participle)
waving (present participle)

glosses: To move from side to side again and again.

text: When she saw her friend, she waved her hand so her friend would see her.

text: The flag waved in the wind.

wav

e


hammer

forms:
hammer (singular)
hammers (plural)

glosses: A hammer is a heavy tool for pushing a nail into wood.

text: When you have only a hammer, all things seem like nails.

glosses: A hammer is a moving part of a gun that hits the firing pin to make the gun fire.

ipa: /ˈhæmə/

ipa: /ˈhæmɚ/


hammer

forms:
hammer (canonical)
hammers (third-person singular)
hammered (past)
hammered (past participle)
hammering (present participle)

glosses: If you hammer something, you push a nail into wood using a hammer.

text: He hammered so hard that the building moved a little.


walk

forms:
walk (canonical)
walks (third-person singular)
walked (past)
walked (past participle)
walking (present participle)

glosses: If you walk, you go on foot, step by step. Walking is slower than running.

text: No train goes to that town, so people need to walk to go there.

glosses: If an object walks, it goes missing or is stolen.

glosses: If you walk, you travel some distance by walking.

text: I walk two miles to school every day.

glosses: If you walk someone, you go for a walk with them.

text: Please walk the dog.

text: Will you walk me home?

enpr: wôk

ipa: /wɔːk/


walk

forms:
walk (singular)
walks (plural)

glosses: A walk is what we do when we go on foot.

text: Are you taking the dog for a walk?

text: The walk to work gives me time to think.


test

forms:
test (singular)
tests (plural)

glosses: A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.

text: I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.

glosses: A test is something someone does to see if something works.

text: The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.

ipa: /tɛst/

sampa: /tEst/

audio: en-uk-a test.ogg


test

forms:
test (canonical)
tests (third-person singular)
tested (past)
tested (past participle)
testing (present participle)

glosses: The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.

text: He tested the software many times.


wax

forms:
wax (singular)
waxes (plural)

glosses: Wax is a solid material made of animal fat.

text: A candle is made of wax and a thick thread and has a flame on top.

enpr: wăks

ipa: /wæks/

homophones: whacks wacks

noun

wax

waxes


wax

forms:
wax (canonical)
waxes (third-person singular)
waxed (past)
waxed (past participle)
waxing (present participle)

glosses: If you wax something, you put wax on it, for example, a car.

text: She waxed her car to make the paint shine brightly.

glosses: When something waxes, it means that it gets bigger and becomes more full.

text: As the moon changes from a new moon to a full moon, it is said to be waxing.


spoon

forms:
spoon (singular)
spoons (plural)

glosses: A spoon is a little, long, thin, metal thing with a round end for putting food in one's mouth.

text: Put a knife, a fork and a spoon near the plate on the table.

ipa: /spuːn/

audio: en-uk-a spoon.ogg


spoon

forms:
spoon (canonical)
spoons (third-person singular)
spooned (past)
spooned (past participle)
spooning (present participle)

glosses: When two people spoon, they lie next to each other with one person's back against the other person's front, similar to the way two spoons are stacked together.


administration

forms:
administration (singular)
administrations (plural)

glosses: Administration is the process of running and organising an organisation such as a business or government.

text: The mayor is responsible for the administration of the town.

text: He wanted to go into politics, so he studied public administration at university.

glosses: The administration are the people who run and organise an organisation such as a business or government.

text: In short, the administration does not actually know why it wants a space station.

text: The Bush administration has one of the worst records of any American government.

ipa: /ədˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃən/


regulation

forms:
regulation (singular)
regulations (plural)

text: The company has recently imposed new safety rules and regulations to reduce accidents.

glosses: Regulation is the process of controlling something, usually with rules.

text: The government is reducing regulation of the airlines.

ipa: /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/

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

hyphenation: reg‧u‧la‧tion


regulation

forms: regulation (positive)

glosses: If something is regulation, it is made or done according to the rules.

text: This isn't a regulation soccer ball. It's too small.

ipa: /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/


old

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

glosses: If someone or something is old, they are not young; they have been in existence for a long time.

text: An old man has gray hair.

text: This old book was written a hundred years ago.

text: "Ashley, how old are you?" "I'm only 16 years old."

glosses: Your old school, boss, address, etc. is one that you no longer use or are no longer together with.

text: I didn't have many friends at my old school.

ipa: /əʊld/

enpr: ōld

ipa: /oʊld/

sampa: /oUld/

adj

old

older

oldest

elder

eldest


cork

forms:
cork (singular)
corks (plural)

glosses: A cork is a small, round piece of wood which people put in the top of a bottle to close it.

text: I took the cork out of the wine bottle with a corkscrew.

glosses: Cork is a type of wood. It is quite soft and light. It is often used to make corks (sense 1).

ipa: /kɔrk/

ipa: /kɔːk/

audio: EN-AU ck1 cork.ogg


cork

forms:
cork (canonical)
corks (third-person singular)
corked (past)
corked (past participle)
corking (present participle)

glosses: If you cork a bottle, you seal it with a cork.

glosses: If you cork something, you blacken it with a burnt cork.


dress

forms:
dress (singular)
dresses (plural)

glosses: A dress is a loose cloth covering a woman's body. The lower part is like a skirt. The top part is like a shirt.

text: She looked beautiful because she had a very nice dress.

text: Ball gowns and party frocks are dresses for special occasions.

enpr: drĕs

ipa: /drɛs/

irrnoun

dresses


dress

forms:
dress (canonical)
dresses (third-person singular)
dressed (past)
dressed (past participle)
dressing (present participle)

text: I dressed my little sister for school this morning.

text: I just need to dress and then we can go.

glosses: To prepare the surface of a material (usually stone or lumber).

text: That cut looks really bad. Here, let me dress it

glosses: To prepare food for cooking, especially by seasoning it.

verb

dress


chance

forms:
chance (singular)
chances (plural)

text: We have the chance.

text: Poker is a game of chance.

glosses: How much something is likely to be true.

text: There is a 30% chance of rain tomorrow.

ipa: /tʃɑːns/

ipa: /tʃæns/


chance

forms:
chance (canonical)
chances (third-person singular)
chanced (past)
chanced (past participle)
chancing (present participle)

glosses: If you chance upon something, you discover it even though you were not looking for it.

glosses: If you chance something, you try it, even though it may not work.

chanc


well

text: He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.

text: I had the flu, but then I got well.

ipa: /wɛl/


well

forms: well

pos: intj

glosses: You use well to tell others that you're going to say something, that you're going to continue speaking, or that you're going to change the topic.

text: Well, I guess I'm leaving now.


well

forms:
well (singular)
wells (plural)

glosses: A hole in the ground for getting water or oil.

text: There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.


well

forms:
well (canonical)
wells (third-person singular)
welled (past)
welled (past participle)
welling (present participle)

glosses: If a liquid, feeling, or idea wells up, it rises gradually to the surface.

text: The tears welled up in her eyes.

text: Blood welled in the cut.

text: She'd been trying so hard to contain the emotion welling up inside her.


perceive

forms:
perceive (canonical)
perceives (third-person singular)
perceived (past)
perceived (past participle)
perceiving (present participle)

glosses: If you perceive something, you notice it through one of your senses (you see it, touch it, smell it, hear it, or taste it); to be aware of something.

text: He was unable to perceive any difference at all in the room after the changes.

glosses: If you perceive something, you believe it or understand it.

text: Education is widely perceived as a powerful way to improve the quality of life.

ipa: /pəˈsiːv/

ipa: /pɚˈsiv/

hyphenation: per‧ceive

perceiv


journal

forms:
journal (singular)
journals (plural)

glosses: A journal is a record of what is happening, usually written regularly (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), often scientific.

text: They published their study in the British Medical Journal.

text: She wrote in her journal on New Year's Day 1922, "The weather is bad and I'm too tired to write today."

enpr: jûrʹ-nəl

ipa: /ˈdʒɜrnəl/

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

hyphenation: jour‧nal


journal

forms:
journal (canonical)
journals (third-person singular)
journaled (past)
journaled (past participle)
journaling (present participle)

glosses: If you journal, you regularly record what is happening, usually in writing.


accept

forms:
accept (canonical)
accepts (third-person singular)
accepted (past)
accepted (past participle)
accepting (present participle)

glosses: If you accept something, you take it when somebody gives it to you.

text: She accepted the award.

glosses: If you accept something, you believe it as true or valid.

text: I accept your plan.

ipa: /əkˈsept/

hyphenation: ac‧cept


wheel

forms:
wheel (singular)
wheels (plural)

glosses: A wheel is a round thing (circle) on a cart or carriage or train or other machine that moves. A cart has four wheels that touch the road and turn.

text: The cart needs a very smooth road because it has little wheels.

enpr: wēl

ipa: /wiːl/

homophones: weal we'll


wheel

forms:
wheel (canonical)
wheels (third-person singular)
wheeled (past)
wheeled (past participle)
wheeling (present participle)

glosses: If you wheel something somewhere, you transport it in or on a vehicle that has wheels.

text: The nurses wheeled her into the operating theatre.

glosses: If something is wheeling, it is travelling in circles.

text: The eagle wheeled and dived towards the ground to catch its prey.


maintenance

forms:
maintenance (singular)
maintenances (plural)

etymology_text: maintain + -ance

ety-suffix

maintain

ance

expansion: maintain + -ance

glosses: Maintenance is the process of regularly fixing things and keeping something in good shape.

text: After 8,000 km, you should take the car in for maintenance.

text: Wood houses can be a problem because they require regular maintenance.

ipa: /ˈmeɪntɪnəns/

ipa: /ˈmeɪntənəns/


organisation

forms:
organisation (singular)
organisations (plural)

etymology_text: organise + -ation

organise

ation

expansion: organise + -ation

glosses: An organisation is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)

text: The daycare is operated by a voluntary organisation of parents and teachers.

text: It is often difficult for women to join these organisations that have always been for men.

glosses: Organisation is the way that something is put together.

text: The organisation of the book is very difficult to understand.

text: The organisation of the event took three months.

ipa: /ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən/

hyphenation: or‧gan‧i‧sa‧tion


wall

forms:
wall (singular)
walls (plural)

glosses: One side of a house; a high, flat part of a building.

text: All four walls of the room are painted in blue.

text: There is a wall between the two gardens.

text: Peter fell from the wall.

ipa: /wɔːl/


select

forms:
select (canonical)
selects (third-person singular)
selected (past)
selected (past participle)
selecting (present participle)

text: Students follow a general course in their first year, and in the final year they select one of three specialist areas of study.

text: It wouldn't be too difficult to make the computer select for vague general features like, say, tall-thinness or short-fatness.

ipa: /sɪˈlɛkt/

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

hyphenation: se‧lect


select

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

glosses: If something is select it is special in a good way—high quality.

text: His skill and efforts took him into the select group of men who have scored over 50 League goals for our club.


focus

forms:
focus (canonical)
focuses (third-person singular)
focused (past)
focused (past participle)
focusing (present participle)

glosses: If you focus on something, you pay special attention to it.

text: A small company will probably focus its attention on each artist's project more than a major label.

text: Class, please focus on your assignment and stop talking.

glosses: If you focus a lens, you adjust it to make a clear picture.

text: Most digital cameras automatically focus on the object in the centre.

text: You know, without my glasses, my eyes just can't focus well enough to read.

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

verb

focus


focus

forms:
focus (singular)
focuses (plural)

glosses: The focus is the main thing or person that people are paying attention to.

glosses: If your focus is on something, your attention is on it.

glosses: If something is in focus, the image is clear.

irrnoun

focuses


credit

forms:
credit (singular)
credits (plural)

glosses: Credit is an agreement to buy something and pay later.

text: We bought the new dining room table on credit.

text: I only use my credit card when I know I'll have the money the next week.

text: He gave credit to local management and to the unions for the improvements at the factory.

text: The children here should take credit for a job well done.

glosses: A credit is a course or part of a course that you complete at college or university.

text: I just need five more credits to finish my degree.

glosses: A credit is record of money put in an account.

ipa: /krɛdɪt/


credit

forms:
credit (canonical)
credits (third-person singular)
credited (past)
credited (past participle)
crediting (present participle)

glosses: If you credit an account, you add money to it.

text: I called the bank about the mistake and they credited my account with the missing $50.

glosses: If you credit somebody with something, you say that they did it.

text: Most people have credited Churchill with this saying, but there is no proof that he actually said it.

glosses: If you credit something, you believe it.


organization

forms:
organization (singular)
organizations (plural)

etymology_text: organize + -ation

ety-suffix

organize

expansion: organize + -ation

glosses: An organization is a group of people with a particular purpose (e.g., teams, clubs, churches, etc.)

text: The daycare is operated by a voluntary organization of parents and teachers.

text: It is often difficult for women to join these organizations that have always been for men.

glosses: Organization is the way that something is put together.

text: The organization of the book is very difficult to understand.

text: The organization of the event took three months.

ipa: /ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən/

hyphenation: or‧gan‧i‧za‧tion


withdraw

forms:
withdraw (canonical)
withdraws (third-person singular)
withdrew (past)
withdrawn (past participle)
withdrawing (present participle)

glosses: If you withdraw (something) from somewhere, you take (it) out.

text: The conservatives have withdrawn support from the government.

text: He withdrew $50 from his bank account.

text: After the battle, the soldiers withdrew from the town.

ipa: /wɪðˈdrɔː/

hyphenation: with‧draw

withdraw

withdraws

withdrew

withdrawn

withdrawing


twist

forms:
twist (canonical)
twists (third-person singular)
twisted (past)
twisted (past participle)
twisting (present participle)

glosses: If you twist something, you turn one part of it in one direction and another part in the other direction at the same time.

ipa: /twɪst/


true

forms:
true (positive)
truer (comparative)
truest (superlative)

glosses: If something is true, it is correct or real, not imagined or made up.

text: She says she didn't take the money, but what she says is not true.

text: My wife is my one true love.

ipa: /truː/

ipa: /tru/

sampa: /tru/

adj

true

truer

truest


waste

forms:
waste (canonical)
wastes (third-person singular)
wasted (past)
wasted (past participle)
wasting (present participle)

glosses: To use something for no reason, or for bad reasons or only little reasons, and after it is used no one can use it again.

text: He wasted the food by making it dirty.

enpr: wāst

ipa: /weɪst/

sampa: /weIst/

verb

wast


waste

forms:
waste (singular)
wastes (plural)

glosses: Things that are not useful; things that people want to take out of their house.


tray

forms:
tray (singular)
trays (plural)

glosses: A big plate for many people; a wide, long, flat thing that people put food on.

text: Take some food from the tray and put it on your plate.

text: Put the plates on the tray and move them to the other room.

enpr: trā

ipa: /treɪ/

sampa: /treI/


war

forms:
war (singular)
wars (plural)

glosses: War is when armies or countries fight against each other.

text: Those two countries are always at war.

ipa: /woʊr/


war

forms:
war (canonical)
wars (third-person singular)
warred (past)
warred (past participle)
warring (present participle)

glosses: If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.

war

r


restrict

forms:
restrict (canonical)
restricts (third-person singular)
restricted (past)
restricted (past participle)
restricting (present participle)

glosses: If you restrict something, you limit it.

text: This room is restricted to company employees. Other people may not enter.

text: This law restricts the freedom of businesses to set their own prices.

ipa: /rɪˈstrɪkt/

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


purchase

forms:
purchase (canonical)
purchases (third-person singular)
purchased (past)
purchased (past participle)
purchasing (present participle)

text: A licence needs to be purchased from the local authority and printing of tickets also adds to the costs.

text: JEB Fasteners purchased all the shares in the private company for just under $900,000.

ipa: /ˈpɝtʃəs/

ipa: /ˈpɜːtʃəs/

hyphenation: pur‧chase

purchas


purchase

forms:
purchase (singular)
purchases (plural)

glosses: A purchase is something that you have bought.

text: Since the purchase of Columbia Pictures by Sony, the US has been very afraid of Japan.

text: With a building purchase price of £200,000, the total cost of the project would be £1 million.

glosses: A purchase is a strong hold on something.

text: He wasn't able to get a purchase on his bag before it was pulled away from him.


design

forms:
design (singular)
designs (plural)

glosses: Design is how something looks and works.

text: Honda has a new engine in design.

text: The new ski design made them 4% faster than his old skis.

text: After graduating from Art & Design at university, he started his own fashion company.

ipa: /dɪˈzaɪn/

hyphenation: de‧sign


design

forms:
design (canonical)
designs (third-person singular)
designed (past)
designed (past participle)
designing (present participle)

glosses: If you design something, you plan and show how it will look and work.

text: The team was asked to design a new video game controller.


manufacture

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

glosses: If you manufacture something, you make it, usually in a factory.

text: The goods were manufactured in China and shipped to Canada for sale.

ipa: /ˌmænjuˈfækt͡ʃɚ/

ipa: /ˌmanjʊˈfaktʃə/

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

hyphenation: man‧u‧fac‧ture

manufactur


manufacture

forms: manufacture (singular)

glosses: Manufacture is the process of making something.

text: The company specializes in the manufacture of small industrial motors.


rush

forms:
rush (canonical)
rushes (third-person singular)
rushed (past)
rushed (past participle)
rushing (present participle)

text: After the accident, they rushed him to the hospital.

text: I woke up late and rushed through breakfast.

rush


rush

forms:
rush (singular)
rushes (plural)

text: As the movie finished, there was a rush to the toilets.

text: A rush of air blew the papers off the desk.

text: I was in a rush and knocked the glass onto the floor.

noun

rushes


like

forms:
like (canonical)
likes (third-person singular)
liked (past)
liked (past participle)
liking (present participle)

glosses: To be happy about someone or something; to think that someone or something is good.

text: I like good food.

enpr: līk

ipa: /laɪ̯k/

sampa: /laIk/

audio: en-uk-to like.ogg

verb

lik


like

forms: like

text: Like those days, things are changing.

text: My mother's eye's are green like mine.

text: We don’t get along like we used to.

text: It looks like it’s going to rain.


like

forms:
like (singular)
likes (plural)

glosses: A like is something that you think is good.

text: Our own likes and dislikes are shaped by what our parents liked.

glosses: At the end of a list of things, and the like means: and other similar things.

text: She's good at science, math, and the like.

glosses: You use the likes of someone to show that you don't think that person is a good person.

text: You shouldn't be hanging around with the likes of him.


like

glosses: You use like, when you are trying to think about the right words.

text: He's really, like you know, uh... difficult.

glosses: You use like when the information isn't exactly true.

text: We went there when we were like five years old.

glosses: You use like when you are trying to make something sound softer.

text: OK, like, why don't you try going there.

text: So, I'm like, "What do you mean." And he's like, "you know what I mean."


like

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

text: She's very like her mother.

text: Japan is becoming more like the U.S.

text: They were dressed in like manner.


transfer

forms:
transfer (canonical)
transfers (third-person singular)
transferred (past)
transferred (past participle)
transferring (present participle)

glosses: If you transfer (something), you move (it) to a different place.

text: After he became the top salesman he was transferred to the head office.

text: If you learn to be organized in the classroom, then you can transfer that skill to your career later on.

text: We dug up the tree and transferred it to the front of the house.

enpr: trănsfûrʹ

ipa: /trænsˈfɚ/

ipa: /trɑːnsˈfɜː/

hyphenation: trans‧fer

transfer


transfer

forms:
transfer (singular)
transfers (plural)

glosses: A transfer is the act of transferring something from one form to another.

text: international trades involve the transfer of currency from one country to another.

glosses: A transfer is the act of moving something from one location to another.

text: You will get a transfer at the third stop.

enpr: 'trănsfûr


expand

forms:
expand (canonical)
expands (third-person singular)
expanded (past)
expanded (past participle)
expanding (present participle)

glosses: If something expands, it becomes bigger.

text: The company is looking at expanding into new products.

text: The airline plans to expand its service into Ireland.

text: With rapidly expanding population in India, business is booming.

text: He later expanded on his initial statement, giving more details.

ipa: /ɛkˈspænd/

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


turn

forms:
turn (canonical)
turns (third-person singular)
turned (past)
turned (past participle)
turning (present participle)

text: The car turned the corner and went north.

text: Walk down the street and turn left at the lights.

text: The dancers turned round and around.

glosses: If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.

text: The sky turned dark and cloudy.

text: The game turned into a fight.

ipa: /tɜːn/

enpr: tûrn

ipa: /tɝn/


frequently

etymology_text: frequent + -ly

ety-suffix

frequent

ly

expansion: frequent + -ly

glosses: If you do something frequently, you do it often.

text: The library is frequently used by students.

text: I don't like the roads, but I have to drive frequently.


trick

forms:
trick (canonical)
tricks (third-person singular)
tricked (past)
tricked (past participle)
tricking (present participle)

glosses: To make someone think something that is not true.

text: He tricked her into thinking he had much money.

enpr: trĭk

ipa: /trɪk/

sampa: /trIk/


trick

forms:
trick (singular)
tricks (plural)

glosses: Something you do to fool (trick) someone.

text: I did a trick that the children thought was magic.

text: I know a few tricks with a computer.

text: I taught my dog several tricks, like shaking hands with me.

glosses: Something clever you do that might solve a problem.

text: I know just the trick for this.


raw

forms:
raw (positive)
rawer (comparative)
rawest (superlative)

glosses: If something is raw, it has not been cooked, processed, prepared, etc.

text: You should wash your hands after touching raw meat.

text: Computers take the raw information and make it easier to understand.

glosses: When something is raw, it is in a natural state.

adjective

raw

rawer

rawest


detective

forms:
detective (singular)
detectives (plural)

glosses: A detective is a person who tries to find information to help people or solve crimes, usually a non-patrol police officer.

text: He hired a private detective to find the missing art.

text: Police detectives were examining the house where the body was found.

ipa: /dɪˈtɛktɪv/

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


trouble

forms:
trouble (singular)
troubles (plural)

glosses: difficult or bad things happening; problems.

enpr: trŭbʹəl

ipa: /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/

hyphenation: trou‧ble


trouble

forms:
trouble (canonical)
troubles (third-person singular)
troubled (past)
troubled (past participle)
troubling (present participle)

verb

troubl


train

forms:
train (singular)
trains (plural)

glosses: A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track.

text: I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.

ipa: /treɪn/

audio: en-uk-a train.ogg


train

forms:
train (canonical)
trains (third-person singular)
trained (past)
trained (past participle)
training (present participle)

glosses: If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill.

text: In school we had computer training and sex education.


obtain

forms:
obtain (canonical)
obtains (third-person singular)
obtained (past)
obtained (past participle)
obtaining (present participle)

text: The newspaper was able to obtain the information from police.

text: After obtaining permission from the town, they built the new trail.

glosses: If something obtains, it is true or it exists.

text: His argument is therefore compatible only in cases where class difference does not obtain.

ipa: /əbˈteɪn/


performance

forms:
performance (singular)
performances (plural)

glosses: A performance is a show of acting or music.

text: We went to see a performance by local musicians last night.

text: The acting was good, but the noise made it difficult to enjoy the performance.

glosses: The performance of a person, machine, company, etc. is how well it does its job.

text: After a year of losing money, the company needs to improve performance.

text: This car is a high performance vehicle.

ipa: /pə'fɔːməns/


toe

forms:
toe (singular)
toes (plural)

glosses: A toe is a little part of a foot, like a finger. A foot has 5 toes.

text: This shoe is too small -- it gives me pain in my toes.

ipa: /təʊ/

ipa: /toʊ/


become

forms:
become (canonical)
becomes (third-person singular)
became (past)
become (past participle)
becoming (present participle)

glosses: If x becomes y, it changes into y or changes to be more y.

text: The boy has become a man.

text: After she explained the ideas, they became clear.

glosses: If something becomes someone, it suits them or looks good on them.

text: Nice hat! It really becomes you.

ipa: /bə'kʌm, bɪˈkʌm/

sampa: /b@"kVm, bI"kVm/

become

becomes

became

become

becoming


police officer

forms:
police officer (singular)
police officers (plural)

glosses: A police officer is an official person who stops criminals and helps people.

text: A young police officer was shot on patrol last night.

text: The police officer asked to see my driver's license.


conduct

forms:
conduct (canonical)
conducts (third-person singular)
conducted (past)
conducted (past participle)
conducting (present participle)

glosses: If you conduct an activity or process, you do it or carry it out.

text: The war made it very difficult to conduct business.

text: The university makes sure that research is conducted properly.

glosses: If you conduct music, you stand in front of the musicians and show them how to sing or play.

glosses: The way you conduct yourself is the way you act or treat others.

text: I hope the children will be able to conduct themselve well at the party.

glosses: If something conducts energy, it lets the energy move through or along it.

text: Glass is a good insulator because it will not conduct electricity.

glosses: If you conduct somebody or a tour, you show people around a place.

text: Please conduct him to the waiting room.

enpr: kəndŭkt'

ipa: /kənˈdʌkt/


conduct

forms:
conduct (singular)
conducts (plural)

glosses: A person's conduct is the way they act or treat others.

text: Killing a person, for any reason, is a criminal act and such conduct must not be allowed.

text: This teacher clearly broke the school's rules for professional conduct.

ipa: /ˈkɒndʌkt/

sampa: /"kQndVkt/

enpr: kŏn'dŭkt

ipa: /ˈkɑndʌkt/

sampa: /"kAndVkt/


inside

forms: inside

text: He locked his keys inside his car.

text: Outside was cold, but he was warm inside the house.

text: I put my pen inside my bag.

text: Let's look inside here.

text: Don't stand out here. Come on inside.

ipa: /ˈɪnsaɪd/


inside

forms:
inside (singular)
insides (plural)

glosses: The inside of something is the part that you can't see or can't touch because other parts are around it.

text: The inside of my mouth hurts.

text: Outside, the building was dark and grey, but the inside was bright and beautiful.


tin

forms:
tin (singular)
tins (plural)

glosses: The kind of metal that cans are frequently made with. It is the chemical element Sn.

enpr: tĭn

ipa: /tɪn/


though

forms: though

glosses: You use though to introduce a fact which you regard as less important than the fact in the main clause.

text: Though he talked very loudly, she did not hear him.

text: She did not hear him, though he talked very loudly.

text: There was a real, though small, problem.

glosses: You use though to add a fact or an opinion that makes the previous statement less strong or less important.

text: Our team lost. It was a good game though.

text: He went to school in Paris. His French, though, isn’t very good.

ipa: /ðəʊ/

ipa: /ðoʊ/

sampa: /DoU/


touch

forms:
touch (canonical)
touches (third-person singular)
touched (past)
touched (past participle)
touching (present participle)

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

text: Don't touch the oven -- it's hot and you will get a burn.

glosses: If you touch something, you move so near to it that there is no space between you and it.

enpr: tûch

ipa: /tʌʧ/

sampa: /tVtS/

touch


touch

forms:
touch (singular)
es (plural)

glosses: Touch is the act of feeling or coming into physical contact with something.

text: A gentle touch of the fabric told her it was silk.

glosses: Touch is ability to feel through the skin by physical contact.

text: After the accident, he lost his sense of touch.

glosses: A touch of something is a small amount of it.

text: There was a touch of sadness in his voice.


police

forms: police (plural)

glosses: The police are the government force who enforce laws, prevent crime, stop and arrest criminals, regulate traffic, help maintain public order, and help with emergencies.

text: When we saw the man take the money, we called the police.

text: The police car stopped the truck that was driving too fast.

text: New Zealand Police took stolen guns, money, and cars, after searching a homes in the city of Auckland.

glosses: The police means the city government department that is concerned with enforcing laws and helping with emergencies.

text: The Police Department there replaced the previous system of having volunteers keep the city safe.

ipa: /pəˈliːs/

police


police

forms:
police (canonical)
polices (third-person singular)
policed (past)
policed (past participle)
policing (present participle)

glosses: If you police an area or activity, you watch it to make sure no laws are being broken.

text: There are fewer crimes in the countryside, but it's difficult to police such a big area.

polic


passenger

forms:
passenger (singular)
passengers (plural)

glosses: A passenger is a person who is riding a vehicle—not the driver.

text: The boat can carry 101 passengers at more than 80 km/h across waves 1.5 m high.

text: The driver was killed in the car accident, but the two passengers were unharmed.

text: Both passenger trains and freight trains use the same tracks.


then

forms: then

text: Then she was little. Now she is big.

text: The then president did a lot of developmental activities.

text: We will arrive before then.

text: I'm going to see you next month; by then you will have finished your thesis.

text: Your life since then must have seemed very ordinary.

text: First, I cook the food; then I eat it, and then I wash the plates.

text: If she is happy, then I'm happy too.

ipa: /ðɛn/

sampa: /DEn/

ipa: /ðen/


teach

forms:
teach (canonical)
teaches (third-person singular)
taught (past)
taught (past participle)
teaching (present participle)

glosses: To help someone learn something. To tell someone how to do something.

text: Most parents try to teach their children to be nice.

text: She taught in a high school for 25 years.

text: Mr. Smith teaches grade-five English and history.

sampa: /'titS/

ipa: /'tiʧ/

teach

teaches

taught

taught

teaching


sample

forms:
sample (singular)
samples (plural)

glosses: A sample is a small amount of something to try or test it.

text: The nurse took a small blood sample.

text: The data come from a study of a random sample of adult (aged 15 and over) deaths.

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


sample

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

glosses: If you sample something, you try or test a small amount of it.

text: After sampling each of the wines, she bought the one she liked best.

sampl


together

forms: together

glosses: Near; close; in the same place; not far; in a family or group.

text: I put all the books about food together on one shelf.

text: Together with everyone else, I'd like to thank you.

glosses: Putting parts of something into one thing. Organizing

text: He put together a meeting.

text: She put her computer back together herself.

ipa: /tʊˈgɛðɚ/

hyphenation: to‧geth‧er


together

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

glosses: If you say that someone is together, you mean he or she is well organized and focused.

text: I really admire how together she is.


mail

forms: mail (singular)

glosses: Mail is the messages and packages that you send to other people.

text: There's no mail today because the post office is closed.

text: The new book arrived in the mail.

enpr: māl

ipa: /meɪl/


mail

forms:
mail (canonical)
mails (third-person singular)
mailed (past)
mailed (past participle)
mailing (present participle)

glosses: If you mail something, you send it through the post.

text: I mailed a birthday card to him last week.


steel

forms: steel (singular)

glosses: A very strong metal made of iron and other substances mixed together.

text: All my pots for cooking are made of steel.

enpr: stēl

ipa: /stiːl/

noun

steel


globe

forms:
globe (singular)
globes (plural)

glosses: A globe is a solid shaped like a ball, often with a map on it.

text: He spun the globe on his desk, looking for Japan.

text: People all around the globe love soccer.

ipa: /ɡləʊb/

ipa: /ɡloʊb/

ipa: /ɡloːb/

audio: EN-AU ck1 globe.ogg


sudden

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

glosses: Very quick; taking no time or almost no time, and being a surprise.

text: Not expecting the sudden change in the weather, he got rained on.

text: The car crash was very sudden.

ipa: /sʌdn/


tight

forms:
tight (positive)
tighter (comparative)
tightest (superlative)

glosses: If x is tight, it fits closely and strongly to y.

text: The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue.

text: The police kept tight control during the speech.

glosses: If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible.

text: A tight rope is in a straight line.

enpr: tīt

ipa: /taɪt/

sampa: /taIt/

adj

tight

tighter

tightest


tight

glosses: If you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily.

text: He closed the door tight behind them.

text: Hold on tight and I'll pull you up.


substance

forms:
substance (singular)
substances (plural)

glosses: What a thing is made of; the essential or most important part of anything. Everything is made of substances.

text: milk has water, sugar, fat and other substances in it.

ipa: /ˈsʌbstəns/


depressed

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

glosses: If someone is depressed, they have the condition called depression--they are very sad and cannot imagine being happy in the future.

text: No one knows why it happened, but last year, Jay became depressed.

glosses: If someone is depressed, they are very sad and unhappy.

text: "I heard Katie lost the race." "Yes, she is a bit depressed about it."

glosses: If the economy is depressed, it is doing badly.

text: In 2008, the economy was severely depressed

glosses: If something that has many levels--like a surface, the ground, or something that moves up and down--is depressed, it is low.

text: The ground is depressed where the rock used to be.

text: The company was worried the depressed prices would make them loose money

ipa: /dəˈprɛst/

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


depressed

forms:
depress (canonical)
depresses (third-person singular)
depressed (past)
depressed (past participle)
depressing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of depress.

verb

depress

es


street

forms:
street (singular)
streets (plural)

glosses: A road in a city with buildings on the sides and places where people can walk.

text: I saw a woman with a dog walking down the street.

enpr: strēt

ipa: /striːt/

audio: en-uk-a street.ogg


than

forms: than

glosses: Used to compare two things that are not equal.

text: The tree is higher than the house.

text: He is better than me.

text: It was much better than I'd expected.

enpr: thăn

ipa: /ðæn/

enpr: th(ə)n

ipa: /ðən/


chest

forms:
chest (singular)
chests (plural)

glosses: A type of box with a lid that you can lock.

text: He put his things in the chest

ipa: /t͡ʃɛst/

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


smooth

forms:
smooth (positive)
smoother (comparative)
smoothest (superlative)

glosses: Smooth feels pleasant and flat when you touch it; not rough.

text: He felt the smooth skin on her cheek.

glosses: A smooth liquid would have no lumps in it.

text: He mixed the flour and water until it was smooth.

ipa: /smuːð/

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

adj

smooth

smoother

smoothest


furthermore

forms:
furthermore (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use furthermore to add more information to what was already said or written.

text: We believe that the project is possible. Furthermore, we believe that we can do it within a few months.


different

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

glosses: If two or more things are different, they are not like each other, not the same. The two things have two sizes, not both the same size; or they have two shapes, they don't both have one shape; or they each have a color, not just one color for both things; or they are not the like each other in some other way.

text: The day and night are quite different.

text: My brother's bike is different from mine.

ipa: /'dɪfərənt/


false

forms:
false (positive)
falser (comparative)
falsest (superlative)

glosses: If something is false, it is not true or not real.

text: It is false that 2 + 2 = 5.

text: My grandfather takes out his false teeth at night.

ipa: /fɔːls/

ipa: /fɔls/

false

falser

falsest


explode

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

glosses: If something explodes, it breaks apart quickly and strongly.

text: A bomb exploded in the market, killing five people.

text: She was so angry, she exploded.

ipa: /ɪkˈspləʊd/

ipa: /ɪkˈsploʊd/

hyphenation: ex‧plode

verb

explod

e


thick

forms:
thick (positive)
thicker (comparative)
thickest (superlative)

glosses: If something is thick, there is some distance from one side to the other.

text: He was a workman with big hands and thick fingers.

text: The tree was too thick to put his arms around.

text: The ice on the lake is about 40cm thick in the winter.

glosses: If something is thick it has a lot of stuff in it.

text: I am warm because I have a thick coat.

text: The dog has beautiful, thick hair.

text: The oil moved slowly because it was so thick.

glosses: If a liquid is thick, it can't flow very quickly.

enpr: thĭk

ipa: /θɪk/

sampa: /TIk/

adj

thick

thicker

thickest


statement

forms:
statement (singular)
statements (plural)

glosses: A statement is a claim someone makes that is true or false.

text: I don't agree with that statement.

ipa: /ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/

ipa: /ˈsteɪtmənt/

hyphenation: state‧ment


meantime

forms: meantime (singular)

glosses: The meantime is the time between two things.

text: Police are checking his story. In the meantime, he remains in jail.

enpr: mēnʹtīm

ipa: /ˈmiːntaɪm/


suggestion

forms:
suggestion (singular)
suggestions (plural)

glosses: An idea for something to do, that someone says to another person. The other person is free to do the thing or not do the thing.

text: I have a suggestion for you: have more fruit and you will be healthier.

ipa: /səˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/

ipa: /səɡˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/

hyphenation: sug‧ges‧tion


in a hurry

forms: in a hurry

glosses: If you are in a hurry you are rushing or you don't have much time.

text: She ran down the steps in a hurry and dropped her books.


top

forms:
top (singular)
tops (plural)

glosses: The highest part of something; the upper part; the part people can put things on.

text: The top of the table is flat.

glosses: A toy for children to play with. It is shaped like a funnel, and it spins on its narrowest point.

ipa: /tɒp/

ipa: /tɑp/


top

forms:
top (canonical)
tops (third-person singular)
topped (past)
topped (past participle)
topping (present participle)

glosses: If you top something, you add toppings or cover with it a top.

text: I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.

glosses: If A tops B, A beats B by an amount or value.

verb

top

p


Christmas

forms: Christmas

pos: name

glosses: Christmas is a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, usually on Dec. 25.

text: Santa put lots of presents under the Christmas tree.

text: I've got a week's holiday around Christmas time.

enpr: KRIS-məs


soft

forms:
soft (positive)
softer (comparative)
softest (superlative)

text: cotton is a soft cloth.

text: When metal is heated it gets soft.

enpr: sŏft

ipa: /sɒft/

enpr: sôft

ipa: /sɔft/

ipa: /sɑft/

adj

soft

softer

softest


hospital

forms:
hospital (singular)
hospitals (plural)

glosses: A building for sick people, with doctors and nurses.

text: Mary had an accident. She will be in hospital for a week.


sweet

forms:
sweet (positive)
sweeter (comparative)
sweetest (superlative)

glosses: If something is sweet, it tastes like sugar or fruit.

text: This cake is very sweet. I think you put much sugar in it.

glosses: A sweet person or thing pleases or is nice.

text: Thank you! It's very sweet of you to give me this.

ipa: /swiːt/

sweet

sweeter

sweetest


sweet

forms:
sweet (singular)
sweets (plural)


ten

forms: ten

text: We have ten fingers and ten toes.

ipa: /tɛn/

sampa: /tEn/


ten

forms:
ten (singular)
tens (plural)

text: two fives is ten.


stairs

forms:
stair (singular)
stairs (plural)

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

glosses: Stairs are steps to help you go to a different level; stairs can help you get up to another level or can help you get down to another level.

text: She climbed the stairs up to her bedroom.

text: The ball rolled down the stairs and into the basement.

noun

stair


a bit

forms: a bit

text: I like to put a bit of sugar in my coffee.

glosses: A bit can be used to mean some or slightly.

text: That hat is a bit small for him.

text: Could you move that up a bit?

ipa: /ə'bɪt/


tradition

forms:
tradition (singular)
traditions (plural)

glosses: A tradition is something that has been done in the same way for a long time.

text: Despite a long tradition of education, there is still a lack of qualified teachers

text: They continue the tradition of winter football which started in the 1800s.

text: Tradition says that we need a drink before the speech.

enpr: trə-dishʹ(ə)n

ipa: /trəˈdɪʃən/


statistic

forms:
statistic (singular)
statistics (plural)

glosses: Statistics are numbers about information.

text: New crime statistics that show the number of crimes is decreasing.

text: That statistic about the number of unemployment this month must be wrong.

ipa: /stəˈtɪstɪk/


soap

forms:
soap (singular)
soaps (plural)

glosses: Soap is a solid or liquid that you use to wash things.

text: The soap slipped out of her hand in the shower.

text: We washed the dog with soap and water.

text: The soap bubbles filled the sink.

ipa: /soʊp/

ipa: /səʊp/


soap

forms:
soap (canonical)
soaps (third-person singular)
soaped (past)
soaped (past participle)
soaping (present participle)

glosses: If you soap something, you put soap on it.

text: I soaped her hair while my daughter splashed in the bath.


song

forms:
song (singular)
songs (plural)

glosses: A song is some music with words in verse.

text: That song sounds beautiful.

ipa: /sɒŋg/

ipa: /sɑŋg/


sticky

forms:
sticky (positive)
stickier (comparative)
stickiest (superlative)

etymology_text: stick + -y

ety-suffix

stick

y

expansion: stick + -y

glosses: Able to join to things; hard to wash off. When you touch a sticky thing, some of it goes on your finger. People are able to use a sticky material to join things together.

ipa: /ˈstɪki/

adj

sticky

stickier

stickiest


tendency

forms:
tendency (singular)
tendencies (plural)

glosses: A tendency is an inclination of something to behave in a particular way or to go in a particular direction.

text: He has a tendency to talk too much.

text: There's a general tendency for males to be bigger than females.

ipa: /ˈtɛndənsi/

hyphenation: ten‧den‧cy

noun

tendency

tendencies


summer

forms:
summer (singular)
summers (plural)

glosses: The part of the year when the weather is hot.

text: There is no school in the summer.

ipa: /ˈsʌmə/

enpr: /sŭmʹər

ipa: /ˈsʌmɚ/

hyphenation: sum‧mer


thread

forms:
thread (singular)
threads (plural)

glosses: A thread is a long, very thin, soft material used to join or make cloth.

text: She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.

text: There were loose threads at the bottom of his pants.

glosses: A thread is a group of messages from a discussion on an Internet forum.

glosses: A thread is a structure that allows a screw to be fastened.

ipa: /θrɛd/

sampa: /TrEd/


thread

forms:
thread (canonical)
threads (third-person singular)
threaded (past)
threaded (past participle)
threading (present participle)

glosses: If you thread something, then you make a string or thread out of it.


hidden

forms:
hide (canonical)
hides (third-person singular)
hid (past)
hidden (past participle)
hiding (present participle)

glosses: If something is hidden, it is hard to see or find.

text: We are trying to make parents more aware of the hidden dangers of TV.

text: One of those islands, half hidden in the mist, was the Lake Isle of Innisfree.

enpr: hĭd'n

ipa: /ˈhɪd(ə)n/

hide

hides

hid

hidden

hiding


outcome

forms:
outcome (singular)
outcomes (plural)

glosses: An outcome is the result of a situation or action.

text: The outcome of the race was different from what most people were expecting.

text: The most likely outcome of the war is a broken country with no leader.

ipa: /ˈaʊtkʌm/

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

hyphenation: out‧come