fuzzy

forms:
fuzzy (positive)
fuzzier (comparative)
fuzziest (superlative)

glosses: If something is fuzzy it is covered with fuzz.

text: I like to pet my dog because he's fuzzy.

text: My memory of the accident is pretty fuzzy.

text: I can see fine out of my left eye, but when I look at things with my right eye they're a little fuzzy.

text: Most of the pictures turned out fine, but a few are fuzzy.

ipa: /ˈfʌzi/

adjective

fuzzy

fuzzier

fuzziest


violations

forms:
violation (singular)
violations (plural)

pos: noun

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

noun

violation

expansion: [POS TABLE]


reservations

forms:
reservation (singular)
reservations (plural)

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

reservation


retirement home

forms:
retirement home (singular)
retirement homes (plural)

glosses: A building or facility where older people live. Retirement homes often provide extra care for those who need it.


crimes

forms:
crime (singular)
crimes (plural)

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

crime


revisions

forms:
revision (singular)
revisions (plural)

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

revision


emotions

forms:
emotion (singular)
emotions (plural)

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

emotion


newb

forms:
newb (singular)
newbs (plural)

glosses: A newb is someone that is new to a game, or someone that has a new character; a newbie.

text: That guy must be a newb at this video game. He has no idea how to play.

enpr: nyo͞ob

ipa: /njuːb/


mouse

forms:
mouse (singular)
mice (plural)

glosses: A mouse is a very small animal that is similar to a small rat.

text: The mouse ran across the room.

glosses: A mouse is a device used to control a computer.

text: He clicked his mouse.

enpr: mous

ipa: /maʊs/

audio: en-uk-a mouse.ogg

mouse

mice


mouse

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

pos: verb

glosses: If you mouse, you move around with caution; you move like a mouse.

glosses: If you mouse, you hunt for mice; you try to catch mice.

ipa: /mʌʊs/

verb

mous

e


waitress

forms:
waitress (singular)
waitresses (plural)

etymology_text: waiter + -ess

ety-suffix

waiter

ess

expansion: waiter + -ess

glosses: A waitress is a woman who serves at a restaurant; a female waiter.

text: I'm trying to get the waitress to bring our bill but she isn't looking this way.

ipa: /ˈweɪtrəs/

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

noun

waitresses


waitress

forms:
waitress (canonical)
waitresses (third-person singular)
waitressed (past)
waitressed (past participle)
waitressing (present participle)

glosses: If you waitress, you work as a waitress.

text: I waitress on the weekends to earn extra money.

verb

waitress

es


tryouts

forms:
tryout (singular)
tryouts (plural)

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

noun

tryout


consonants

forms:
consonant (singular)
consonants (plural)

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

consonant


malls

forms:
mall (singular)
malls (plural)

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

mall


finals

forms:
final (singular)
finals (plural)

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

final


afternoons

forms:
afternoon (singular)
afternoons (plural)

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

afternoon


daffodil

forms:
daffodil (singular)
daffodils (plural)

glosses: A daffodil is a bulbous plant, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet-shaped corona.

text: There is a garden with many daffodils.

glosses: A bright yellow color, like that of a daffodil.

ipa: /ˈdæfəˌdɪl/

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

hyphenation: daf‧fo‧dil


DOS

forms:
DOS
DOS (singular)

pos: abbrev

glosses: Any computer operating system that is stored on a disk and read into memory.

text: They began developing DOS's in the 1970's.

glosses: A group of operating systems that include PC-DOS, Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), and others that look and work the same way.

text: Windows replaced DOS on most computers in the 1990s.

text: DR-DOS is real DOS with complete open-source code.

enpr: dŏs

ipa: /dɒs/

sampa: /dQs/

DOS


lionesses

forms:
lioness (singular)
lionesses (plural)

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

lioness

lionesses


narcissus

forms:
narcissus (singular)
narcissuses or narcissi (plural)

glosses: Any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus; narcissi usually have white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers.

narcissus

narcissuses

narcissi


maintenances

forms:
maintenance (singular)
maintenances (plural)

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

maintenance


conspiracies

forms:
conspiracy (singular)
conspiracies (plural)

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

conspiracy

conspiracies


futures

forms:
future (singular)
futures (plural)

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

future


versions

forms:
version (singular)
versions (plural)

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

text: The older versions of the Main Page are pretty basic in their design.

version


occasions

forms:
occasion (singular)
occasions (plural)

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

occasion


boring

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something is boring, it is not interesting or makes you want to do something else.

text: Go to work, come home, sleep: life is so boring.

text: A boring lesson is rarely a useful lesson.

text: She's so boring. All she does is talk about clothes all the time.

ipa: /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/

adj

more: true


boring

forms:
bore (canonical)
bores (third-person singular)
bored (past)
bored (past participle)
boring (present participle)

verb

bor


movements

forms:
movement (singular)
movements (plural)

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

text: Our dog is nervous around new people. If you make any quick movements, she will likely bark at you.

noun

movement


academia

forms: academia (singular)

glosses: Academia is a word for the group of people who are a part of the scientific and cultural community; this group of people have attended a university and/or do research.

enpr: ă'kədēʹmēə

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

hyphenation: aca‧demia


armed forces

forms: armed forces (plural)

glosses: The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines and, sometimes, coast or border guards; these forces are armed with weapons.


comprehensions

forms:
comprehension (singular)
comprehensions (plural)

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

comprehension


faiths

forms:
faith (singular)
faiths (plural)

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

enpr: fāths

ipa: /feɪθs/

sampa: /feITs/

faith


principles

forms:
principle (singular)
principles (plural)

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

principle


rabbits

forms:
rabbit (singular)
rabbits (plural)

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

rabbit


towns

forms:
town (singular)
towns (plural)

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

town


meals

forms:
meal (singular)
meals (plural)

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

meal


seabirds

forms:
seabird (singular)
seabirds (plural)

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

seabird


Narcissus

forms: Narcissus

pos: name

glosses: A hero who was known for his beauty and pride.

text: The common name for species of Narcissus is narcissi.


valuables

forms:
valuable (singular)
valuables (plural)

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

valuable


hangings

forms:
hanging (singular)
hangings (plural)

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

hanging


lads

forms:
lad (singular)
lads (plural)

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

lad


teachers

forms:
teacher (singular)
teachers (plural)

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

teacher


doves

forms:
dove (singular)
doves (plural)

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

dove


tryout

forms:
tryout (singular)
tryouts (plural)

glosses: A tryout is test of the to see how good someone or something is at a task.

text: Jane is going to that tryout for the fall musical. I hope she makes it; she has a wonderful singing voice.


statements

forms:
statement (singular)
statements (plural)

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

hyphenation: state‧ments

statement


ears

forms:
ear (singular)
ears (plural)

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

ear


livings

forms:
living (singular)
livings (plural)

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

living


unable

forms: unable (positive)

etymology_text: un- + able

ety-prefix

un

able

expansion: un- + able

glosses: When something is unable to do something, it cannot do it; it is not able to do it.

text: I am unable to climb that mountain because I am too weak.

ipa: /ʌnˈeɪbəl/


corrupt

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

glosses: If someone is corrupt, they are weak in morals; it is depraved or perverted.

text: The Government here is corrupt, so we'll move to escape them.

glosses: If something is corrupt, it is not correct; it is with lots of errors in it.

text: The text of the manuscript is corrupt.

text: It turned out that the program was corrupt – that's why it wouldn't open.

glosses: If someone or something is corrupt, it is not pure; it is spoiled or tainted.

text: Prisoners of war are sometimes fed corrupt food.

ipa: /kəˈrʌpt/


corrupt

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

glosses: If you corrupt something or someone, you make them corrupt; you change them from good to bad.

text: Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!


Pacific Islands

forms: Pacific Islands

glosses: The Pacific Islands are islands in the Pacific Ocean. Some people group the Pacific Islands with Australia and New Zealand to make Oceania.


plot

forms:
plot (singular)
plots (plural)

glosses: A plot is the course of a story. It is the main things that happen in a story.

glosses: A plot is a scheme for people to do something secretly.

ipa: /plɒt/

sampa: /plQt/

ipa: /plɑt/

sampa: /plAt/


plot

forms:
plot (canonical)
plots (third-person singular)
plotted (past)
plotted (past participle)
plotting (present participle)

glosses: If you plot something, you plan to do a crime or something bad.

verb

plot

t


violets

forms:
violet (singular)
violets (plural)

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

text: My boyfriend gave me a bouquet of violets for my birthday because he knows they're my favorite flower.

noun

violet


polygons

forms:
polygon (singular)
polygons (plural)

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

polygon


lesbians

forms:
lesbian (singular)
lesbians (plural)

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

lesbian


beers

forms:
beer (singular)
beers (plural)

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

beer


hiatus

forms:
hiatus (singular)
hiatus or hiatuses (plural)

text: I'm taking a hiatus from work.

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

ipa: /haɪˈeɪtəs/

hiatus

hiatus

hiatuses


paths

forms:
path (singular)
paths (plural)

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

ipa: /pɑːðz/

ipa: /pæðz/

path


speakers

forms:
speaker (singular)
speakers (plural)

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

speaker


chins

forms:
chin (singular)
chins (plural)

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

chin


organizations

forms:
organization (singular)
organizations (plural)

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

text: If you like to donate to non-profit organizations there are many in the city to choose from.

organization


adverbs

forms:
adverb (singular)
adverbs (plural)

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

adverb


psychologies

forms:
psychology (singular)
psychologies (plural)

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

psychology

psychologies


natures

forms:
nature (singular)
natures (plural)

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

nature


potatoes

forms:
potato (singular)
potatoes (plural)

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

enpr: pə-tāʹtōz

ipa: /pəˈteɪtoʊz/

ipa: /pəˈteɪtəʊz/

potato

potatoes


coordinations

forms:
coordination (singular)
coordinations (plural)

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

coordination


insurances

forms:
insurance (singular)
insurances (plural)

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

insurance


amendments

forms:
amendment (singular)
amendments (plural)

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

amendment


ideologies

forms:
ideology (singular)
ideologies (plural)

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

ideology

ideologies


borrow

forms:
borrow (canonical)
borrows (third-person singular)
borrowed (past)
borrowed (past participle)
borrowing (present participle)

glosses: If you borrow something from someone, you use it and then you give it back to them.

text: Governments need to make it easier for students to borrow money for school.

text: The company has also borrowed heavily from the Boston Federal Reserve Bank – some $1.6 billion last month alone.

text: Can I borrow your car and show my dad I can drive?

glosses: If you borrow words or ideas from somebody, you use them in your own writing or speaking.

text: Many people want to throw the war "down the memory hole", to borrow a phrase from Orwell's 1984.

text: The choreographer borrowed a number from Swan Lake for his satirical ballet called Birds in Ballet.

enpr: /bŏrʹō/

ipa: /ˈbɒrəʊ/

enpr: bärʹō

ipa: /ˈbɑroʊ/

sampa: /"bAroU/


hospitals

forms:
hospital (singular)
hospitals (plural)

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

hospital


abler

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

glosses: The comparative form of able; more able.

adj

able

abler

ablest


squirrels

forms:
squirrel (singular)
squirrels (plural)

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

text: I feed nuts to the squirrels that live in my yard.

noun

squirrel


gals

forms:
gal (singular)
gals (plural)

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

gal


cameras

forms:
camera (singular)
cameras (plural)

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

text: I'm taking a bunch of disposable cameras with me when I go on vacation.

camera


skills

forms:
skill (singular)
skills (plural)

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

ipa: /skɪlz/

skill


humans

forms:
human (singular)
humans (plural)

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

human


oddities

forms:
oddity (singular)
oddities (plural)

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

oddity

oddities


worths

forms:
worth (singular)
worths (plural)

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

worth


bambakophobia

forms: bambakophobia (singular)

etymology_text: From bambako + -phobia.

ety-suffix

bambako

phobia

expansion: bambako + -phobia

glosses: Bambakophobia is the fear of thinking about or touching cotton.

bambakophobia


coals

forms:
coal (singular)
coals (plural)

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

noun

coal


bedpans

forms:
bedpan (singular)
bedpans (plural)

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

bedpan


horses

forms:
horse (singular)
horses (plural)

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

ipa: /hɔəsəs/

horse


albatrosses

forms:
albatross (singular)
albatrosses (plural)

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

albatross

albatrosses


clever

forms:
cleverer (comparative)
cleverest (superlative)
clever (positive)
more clever (comparative)
most clever (superlative)

glosses: A person that is clever is able to think quickly and sharply.

text: He is a very clever salesman. He almost got me into buying his product.

glosses: A clever idea or concept is one that is original and new.

text: That is a clever invention. I have never seen something like that before.

ipa: /ˈklɛvɚ/

hyphenation: clev‧er

adj

clever

cleverer

cleverest


eyebrows

forms:
eyebrow (singular)
eyebrows (plural)

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

noun

eyebrow


footballs

forms:
football (singular)
footballs (plural)

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

football


palate

forms:
palate (singular)
palates (plural)

glosses: A person's palate is his ability to taste.

ipa: /ˈpælɪt/

homophones: pellet pallet palette


intermediates

forms:
intermediate (singular)
intermediates (plural)

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

intermediate


interjection

forms:
interjection (singular)
interjections (plural)

glosses: An interjection is a word that shows an emotion. It is not grammatically part of the sentence.

text: The word Yikes is an interjection in the phrase "Yikes, what a scare."


duties

forms:
duty (singular)
duties (plural)

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

duty

duties


bonus

forms:
bonus (singular)
bonuses (plural)

glosses: A bonus is something extra or more that is added.

text: John got a bonus because he played very well.

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

bonuses


zippers

forms:
zipper (singular)
zippers (plural)

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

zipper


minimums

forms:
minimum (singular)
minimums or minima (plural)

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

minimum

minimums

minima


resort

forms:
resort (singular)
resorts (plural)

glosses: buildings in a scenic area where people can go on vacation or to relax; resorts are like hotels that provide extra entertainment to their guests.

text: Dan and Sarah went to an expensive resort in Jamaica for their honeymoon.

ipa: /rɨˈzɔ(r)t/


resort

forms:
resort (canonical)
resorts (third-person singular)
resorted (past)
resorted (past participle)
resorting (present participle)

glosses: To choose to do something you don't want to do because you have no other choice.

text: All my friends were too busy to help me move so I had to resort to calling a moving company and it cost me $100 dollars an hour!

text: I just sorted these files last week and didn't think I'd have to do it again for awhile, but I had to resort them this morning.


newspaper

forms:
newspaper (singular)
newspapers (plural)

glosses: A newspaper is something you read for the news. It is usually published on cheap paper.

text: "democracy can't exist without newspapers." (The Independent, London, 2 March 2009)

ipa: /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/

ipa: /ˈnuːzˌpeɪpɚ/


reap

forms:
reap (canonical)
reaps (third-person singular)
reaped (past)
reaped (past participle)
reaping (present participle)

glosses: If you reap something, you harvest it, most often grain.

text: It was time to reap the corn, so we hired some people to help with it.

glosses: If you reap something, you get the results of your actions.

text: Jesus said, "As you sow, so shall you reap ".

text: When I lost everything I was only reaping the rewards of my foolishness.

enpr: rēp

ipa: /riːp/


path

forms:
path (singular)
paths (plural)

glosses: A path is a way to get to a place. It is like a small road, often made of dirt.

text: That path leads into the woods.

text: The planets follow an elliptical path.

ipa: /pæθ/

audio: en-uk-a path.ogg


volumes

forms:
volume (singular)
volumes (plural)

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

volume


newspapers

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

text: I have a stack of newspapers in my kitchen that needs to be recycled.

newspaper


prove

forms:
proved (past participle)
prove (canonical)
proves (third-person singular)
proved (past)
proven (past participle)
proving (present participle)

glosses: When you prove something, you demonstrate that it is for real and true.

text: I will prove my method is more effective than yours.

text: The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction.

ipa: /pruːv/

verb

prov

e

prove

proves

proved

proven

proving


furniture

forms:
furniture (singular)
furnitures (plural)

glosses: Furniture are items used to decorate a room or make it more comfortable.

ipa: /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/

ipa: /ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/


eyelash

forms:
eyelash (singular)
eyelashes (plural)

glosses: An eyelash is one of the hairs that grows on the eyelid.

noun

eyelash

eyelashes


introduction

forms:
introduction (singular)
introductions (plural)

glosses: An introduction is the first or opening part

text: This is the introduction to the book.

text: The introduction to the first movement of the symphony is slow and majestic.

text: The winners received their prizes after their introductions to the audience.

glosses: An introduction is when something is announced.

text: The winner of the prize will be announced during the introduction portion of the opening ceremonies.

glosses: An introduction is a social process for making two people acquainted.

text: My introduction to Dr. Sagan was cordial.

text: Dr. Sagan was silent during our introduction.

text: Karen was responsible for my introduction to Dr. Sagan.

glosses: A process for making someone familiar with a certain area, topic, or field.

text: Lisa's introduction to horseback riding was a disaster.

ipa: /ɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

hyphenation: in‧tro‧duc‧tion


apology

forms:
apology (singular)
apologies (plural)

glosses: An apology is words or actions that show you are sorry.

text: Thank you both very much, and again, my apologies for keeping you both waiting so late.

text: Japan has never offered an official apology for Pearl Harbor.

glosses: If you make no apologies for something, you think it was the right thing to do.

text: The company president makes no apologies for those high profits, saying people should be pleased the industry is so strong.

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

irrnoun

apologies


papers

forms:
paper (singular)
papers (plural)

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

glosses: official documents or identification, such as a passport.

text: He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home.

ipa: /ˈpeɪpɚz/

ipa: /ˈpeɪpəz/

noun

paper


religious

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

glosses: If something is religious, it is related to or about religion.

text: Religious beliefs can be very important in choosing a marriage partner.

text: All of the major religious traditions regard theft and murder as evil.

glosses: If someone is religious, they believe in a religion and follow its rules.

text: Because Buddhism forbids the wearing of shoes on pagoda grounds, the deeply religious Mon troops remain barefoot while climbing a rocky cliff there.

glosses: If someone is religious about doing something, they do it on a regular schedule or every chance that they get.

text: We have been less than religious about our daily exercise.

ipa: /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/


telegram

forms:
telegram (singular)
telegrams (plural)

etymology_text: tele- + gram

ety-prefix

tele

gram

expansion: tele- + gram

glosses: A telegram is a message sent through a telegraph.

ipa: /ˈtɛləˌgræm/


centimeters

forms:
centimeter (singular)
centimeters (plural)

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

noun

centimeter


glyph

forms:
glyph (singular)
glyphs (plural)

glosses: A glyph is a picture, symbol, or letter that is carved into stone.

text: The cave had many glyphs carved into its walls.

glosses: A glyph is a non-spoken symbol that represents something.

text: Letters, which form words, are glyphs.

ipa: /glɪf/


rookie

forms:
rookie (singular)
rookies (plural)

glosses: A rookie is a person who is new at something.

text: Mark was the rookie of the team because he was just drafted.

ipa: /ˈrʊki/

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


oddity

forms:
oddity (singular)
oddities (plural)

text: That's quite an oddity you have there. I think people would pay to see something that rare.

ipa: /ˈɒdɪti/

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


serpent

forms:
serpent (singular)
serpents (plural)

glosses: A serpent is a snake, or an animal that looks like a snake.

glosses: A serpent is a musical instrument made of brass. It is called a serpent because the instrument looks like a snake.


swear

forms:
swear (canonical)
swears (third-person singular)
swore (past)
sworn (past participle)
swearing (present participle)

glosses: When you swear, you make a promise or an oath.

ipa: /swɛə/

ipa: /swɛɚ/

swear

swears

swore

sworn

swearing


swear

forms:
swear (singular)
swears (plural)

glosses: A swear word; an impolite or offensive word.


larynxes

forms:
larynx (singular)
larynges or larynxes (plural)

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

larynx

larynges

larynxes


constructions

forms:
construction (singular)
constructions (plural)

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

construction


overpopulation

forms: overpopulation (singular)

glosses: Overpopulation is when a place has too much of an animal or plant for it to be healthy. This usually refers to humans.

text: The overpopulation of our city is making life difficulty.

text: Overpopulation is a major issue today.

ipa: /ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃn̩/

ipa: /ˌoʊvɚˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

hyphenation: over‧pop‧u‧lat‧ion


luminous

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

text: The sun and the Moon are two luminous objects in the sky.

ipa: /ˈluːmɪnəs/

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

hyphenation: lu‧mi‧nous


evidences

forms:
evidence (singular)
evidences (plural)

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

evidence


evidences

forms:
evidence (canonical)
evidences (third-person singular)
evidenced (past)
evidenced (past participle)
evidencing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of evidence.

verb

evidenc


bald

forms:
bald (positive)
balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

glosses: Someone who is bald has a head without hair on it.

text: When people grow old, many of them become bald because their fallen hair is not replaced any more.

ipa: /bɔːld/

adj

bald

balder

baldest


businesses

forms:
business (singular)
businesses (plural)

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

noun

business

businesses


hedgehog

forms:
hedgehog (singular)
hedgehogs (plural)

glosses: A hedgehog is a small insect-eating mammal, whose back is completely covered with short spines.

text: When a hedgehog feels in danger of being attacked, it rolls itself into a ball to protect his belly.

ipa: /ˈhɛdʒhɒɡ/

audio: EN-AU ck1 hedgehog.ogg


joined

forms:
join (canonical)
joins (third-person singular)
joined (past)
joined (past participle)
joining (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of join.

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnd/

verb

join


frequency

forms:
frequency (singular)
frequencies (plural)

glosses: Something's frequency is how often it happens.

text: A frequency of one hertz is an event repeated once per second.

enpr: frĕʹkwən-sē

ipa: /ˈfriːkwənsi/

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

irrnoun

frequencies


wines

forms:
wine (singular)
wines (plural)

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

noun

wine


wines

forms:
wine (canonical)
wines (third-person singular)
wined (past)
wined (past participle)
wining (present participle)

verb

win


bat

forms:
bat (singular)
bats (plural)

glosses: A bat is a small, furry animal (a mammal) that has wings and can fly.

glosses: A bat is a special stick used to hit the ball in baseball, and in some other games.

enpr: băt

ipa: /bæt/


bat

forms:
bat (canonical)
bats (third-person singular)
batted (past)
batted (past participle)
batting (present participle)

glosses: If you bat, you swing something or try to hit something.

text: She batted her eyelashes shyly.

text: The cat batted at the mouse with its paws.

text: The baseball player did not bat well in the game.

bat

t


midget

forms:
midget (singular)
midgets (plural)

glosses: A midget is a person little person. A midget's size is much smaller than normal.

text: He is a midget, only three feet (one meter) tall.

text: I think I could easily overcome this midget, but he proved to be surprisingly strong.

hyphenation: midg‧et


subordinate clause

forms:
subordinate clause (singular)
subordinate clauses (plural)

glosses: A subordinate clause is a clause inside another clause.

text: In the following sentences, the subordinate clause is underlined.


stunt

forms:
stunt (singular)
stunts (plural)

glosses: A stunt is something dangerous you might do to get attention.

text: Jumping over a river on a motorcycle is a dangerous stunt.

text: The actor did all his own stunts for the movie.

text: That last stunt almost got you killed!

glosses: A stunt is something that you do that gets you in trouble.

text: I was punished for the stunt I pulled [did] in school.

ipa: /stʌnt/


stunt

forms:
stunt (canonical)
stunts (third-person singular)
stunted (past)
stunted (past participle)
stunting (present participle)

glosses: To stunt something is to slow or stop its development.

text: He was very short because sickness had stunted his growth.


reference

forms:
reference (singular)
references (plural)

glosses: A reference is something that can be compared to.

text: When making your model, use the model I created as a reference.

hyphenation: ref‧er‧ence


reference

forms:
reference (canonical)
references (third-person singular)
referenced (past)
referenced (past participle)
referencing (present participle)

glosses: When you reference something, you cite it as a source.

text: Reference the dictionary for the definition of this word.

glosses: When you reference something, you mention it.

referenc


fraction

forms:
fraction (singular)
fractions (plural)

text: A fraction of the profits were donated to a local charity.

glosses: A fraction is a ratio, presented with a line between the numerator above and the denominator below.

enpr: frăkʹshən

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

hyphenation: frac‧tion


g-force

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

glosses: G-force is another word for gravity, the force of universal attraction between particles of matter. Large bodies, like planets and moons, can attract smaller objects to them, giving these objects weight. The strength of g-force is different on each body.

text: On the Moon, astronauts weighing 200 kg move as easily as if they weighed 35 kg on Earth, because the g-force is six times lesser here.

hyphenation: g‧force


black hole

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

glosses: A black hole is a round invisible astronomical body with no solid surface and is compact enough to attract light and swallow it. That's why it remains usually invisible.

text: Certain stars form a couple with a black hole, turning around each other : the matter of the star is progressively swallowed by the black hole.


modifier

forms:
modifier (singular)
modifiers (plural)

glosses: A modifier is usually an optional word or phrase, describing the degree, quality, manner, frequency, etc. of something.

text: The word black is the modifier in the phrase a black cat.

text: The word quickly is the modifier in the clause he quickly arrived.

ipa: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/

ipa: /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/

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

hyphenation: mod‧i‧fi‧er


eyebrow

forms:
eyebrow (singular)
eyebrows (plural)

glosses: The eyebrow is the hair that grows on the bony ridge above the eye.


spinoff

forms:
spinoff (singular)
spinoffs (plural)

glosses: A spinoff is something that has separated from its main component.

glosses: A spinoff has a main character that was also a character, though not a major one, in another television show, movie, or book.


interesting

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

glosses: If something is interesting, it makes you want to pay attention or do it more because it gives you new information or it entertains you.

text: That was a really interesting movie.

text: Thank you both very much for an interesting discussion.

text: Another thing I found interesting is that people should choose the cheaper one but they don't.

text: "Does it include women?" "Hmm... I don't know. That's an interesting question."

text: It's interesting to note that in films, bad guys never sing.

ipa: /ˈɪntrɛstɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈɪntərəstɪŋ/

hyphenation: in‧ter‧est‧ing; in‧terest‧ing


interesting

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

interest


reflexive

forms: reflexive (positive)

glosses: A verb is reflexive when it refers to the subject as the object noun.

text: In the sentence, "Mary bathed", bathed is reflexive since it refers to Mary bathing herself.

enpr: rəflĕk'sĭv

ipa: /rəˈflɛksɪv/

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


reservation

forms:
reservation (singular)
reservations (plural)

glosses: The act of reserving or withholding something.

text: I have reservations about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows.

glosses: land given to Native American people by the United States government.

glosses: If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there.

text: They made a reservation at the restaurant.

glosses: The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road.

ipa: /ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/


classes

forms:
class (singular)
classes (plural)

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

noun

class

classes


classes

forms:
class (canonical)
classes (third-person singular)
classed (past)
classed (past participle)
classing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of class.

verb

es


incorrect

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

etymology_text: in- + correct

ety-prefix

in

correct

expansion: in- + correct

glosses: Incorrect things are wrong, or not correct.

text: He got points off for an incorrect answer on the quiz.

ipa: /ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt/

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

hyphenation: in‧cor‧rect


football

forms:
football (singular)
footballs (plural)

glosses: Football can mean a number of team sports where players kick a ball, like association football (soccer), American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football and rugby football.

glosses: A football is the ball used in a football game.

ipa: /ˈfʊtbɔl/

ipa: /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

ipa: /ˈfʊtbɑl/

audio: EN-AU ck1 football.ogg


amaze

forms:
amaze (canonical)
amazes (third-person singular)
amazed (past)
amazed (past participle)
amazing (present participle)

glosses: If you amaze somebody, you make them feel very surprised.

text: It totally amazes me that he handles things as well as he does.

text: She's busy amazing the crowd with the many tricks she knows.

text: He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.

ipa: /əˈmeɪz/

verb

amaz


leader

forms:
leader (singular)
leaders (plural)

glosses: A leader is someone who leads others and has them following him.

text: Kings, presidents, governors, and mayors are all different types of leaders.

glosses: A leader is someone who is the best at what he does.

text: Johntech is a leader in the microprocessor industry.

ipa: /ˈlidɚ/

noun

leader


astrophysics

forms: astrophysics (singular)

glosses: Astrophysics is the part of physical science that studies space bodies and our universe in general.

text: With the help of telescopes and satellites, astrophysics has made a great jump in our understanding of the universe since the last decades.


rainbows

forms:
rainbow (singular)
rainbows (plural)

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

rainbow


rainbows

forms:
rainbow (canonical)
rainbows (third-person singular)
rainbowed (past)
rainbowed (past participle)
rainbowing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of rainbow.


application

forms:
application (singular)
applications (plural)

glosses: An application is a request for something. Often it is a paper form that you have to fill out to ask for something.

text: She filled out her applications for college and hoped she would hear soon whether she was accepted to any schools.

text: I have to go to the bank today to fill out an application for a loan.

glosses: An application is the way something is used.

text: The application of the new laws made things much more fair in the country.

glosses: If something has an application, it can be used.

text: She liked studying Latin in college, but found that a degree in Latin had few applications in the real world.

text: He told me I would need a special application to make my new printer work with my old computer.

glosses: Application is putting something onto something else, like a surface.

text: Kathleen was so light-skinned that she needed many applications of sunscreen each time she was at the beach to keep from getting sunburned.

text: The doctor said: "Application of this medicine to your cut will make it heal faster."

ipa: /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/


article

forms:
article (singular)
articles (plural)

glosses: An article is a story or report that you can read in a newspaper, journal, or online.

glosses: An article is a member of a larger group.

text: A shirt is an article of clothing.

ipa: /ˈɑːtɪkəl/

ipa: /ˈɑrtɪkl̩/

sampa: /"Ar\tIkl/


products

forms:
product (singular)
products (plural)

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

hyphenation: prod‧ucts

product


periodic table

forms:
periodic table (singular)
periodic tables (plural)

glosses: The periodic table is a chart that has all the elements in chemistry. Each element has an atomic number.

ipa: /ˌpɪriˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/

ipa: /ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ˈteɪbəl/

hyphenation: pe‧ri‧od‧ic ta‧ble


orbit

forms:
orbit (singular)
orbits (plural)

glosses: An orbit is a circular path achieved by an object that goes around another that is generally bigger.

text: The Earth's orbit around the sun is completed in nearly three hundred sixty-five days and a quarter of day.

glosses: An orbit is the hole in the skull containing the eyeball.

text: Cartoon characters sometimes have their eyeballs going out of their orbits in order to make their expression look funny.

glosses: An orbit is the sphere of influence a powerful person, organization or country can have.

text: During the Cold War, almost all Eastern European countries were in the orbit of the USSR.


comparable

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

etymology_text: compare + -able

ety-suffix

compare

able

expansion: compare + -able

glosses: If two things are comparable, then they are similar and can be compared to one another.

text: An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.

ipa: /ˈkəmpɛrəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈkɒmpæræb̩l/

sampa: /"kQmp{r{b=l/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comparable2.wav


analyse

forms:
analyse (canonical)
analyses (third-person singular)
analysed (past)
analysed (past participle)
analysing (present participle)

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

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

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

hyphenation: an‧a‧lyse

verb

analys


beginning

forms:
beginning (singular)
beginnings (plural)

glosses: The beginning of something is where it starts from.

glosses: The beginning is the first part of something.

text: The beginning of the book introduced all the main characters.

enpr: /bĭgĭn'ĭng/


beginning

forms:
begin (canonical)
begins (third-person singular)
began (past)
begun (past participle)
beginning (present participle)

text: It's beginning to get dark so you better come in soon.

text: She's been running 3 days a week for almost a month and she's finally beginning to lose some weight.

begin

begins

began

begun

beginning


angles

forms:
angle (singular)
angles (plural)

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

noun

angle


angles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of angle.

verb

angl


nostril

forms:
nostril (singular)
nostrils (plural)

glosses: A nostril is one of the two holes at the bottom of the nose.

text: When you breathe using your nose, air goes through your nostril.

enpr: nŏs'trəl

ipa: /ˈnɒstrɪl/

sampa: /"nQstrIl/

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


difficulty

forms:
difficulty (singular)
difficulties (plural)

etymology_text: difficult + -y

ety-suffix

difficult

y

expansion: difficult + -y

glosses: The difficulty of something is how hard it is to do.

text: The student finished the homework with great difficulty.

ipa: /difikəl̩tiː/

hyphenation: dif‧fi‧cul‧ty

noun

difficulties


snakes

forms:
snake (singular)
snakes (plural)

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

snake


snakes

forms:
snake (canonical)
snakes (third-person singular)
snaked (past)
snaked (past participle)
snaking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of snake.

verb

snak


opening

forms:
opening (singular)
openings (plural)

glosses: An opening is a place that someone or something can go through.

glosses: An opening is the first time a placed is opened to other people.

text: We are going to the museum's opening.

ipa: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/


opening

forms:
open (canonical)
opens (third-person singular)
opened (past)
opened (past participle)
opening (present participle)

ipa: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/

open


idiotic

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

glosses: If a person is called idiotic, they are acting like an idiot.

glosses: If a situation is described as idiotic, it is very foolish, stupid, or does not make much sense.

hyphenation: id‧i‧ot‧ic


discount

forms:
discount (canonical)
discounts (third-person singular)
discounted (past)
discounted (past participle)
discounting (present participle)

glosses: If you discount something, you lower its price.

enpr: dĭskountʹ

ipa: /dɪsˈkaʊnt/

enpr: dĭsʹkount

ipa: /ˈdɪskaʊnt/


discount

forms:
discount (singular)
discounts (plural)

glosses: A discount is a reduction of the price of something; a lowered cost.


anti-

forms: anti-

pos: prefix

glosses: Anti is put before a word to mean to be against or opposed to

text: Some people who are against the war led an antiwar protest.

text: Cars need antifreeze when the weather is cold.

glosses: Anti- causes a word to mean the opposite of what it usually means.

text: antimatter

text: antihero

text: antisocial

ipa: /ˈænˌtiː/

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


writes

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of write.

ipa: /raɪts/

homophones: rights rites wrights

write

writes

wrote

written

writing


bonds

forms:
bond (singular)
bonds (plural)

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

glosses: When a person is in bonds, he is imprisoned or enslaved.

noun

bond


bonds

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


furry

forms:
furry (positive)
furrier (comparative)
furriest (superlative)

glosses: A furry animal has its body covered with fur, a dense area of thin hairs.

text: Children often like furry animals because they are smooth when touched.

ipa: /ˈfɜːri/

ipa: /ˈfɝi/

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

adj

furry

furrier

furriest


employment

forms:
employment (singular)
employments (plural)

etymology_text: employ + -ment

ety-suffix

employ

ment

expansion: employ + -ment

text: His employment is with another store.

text: If he is late again, I will end his employment.

ipa: /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/


imagination

forms:
imagination (singular)
imaginations (plural)

glosses: Imagination is the ability to see something in your mind, or pretend that something false is true.

text: Children use imagination to see sticks as swords and fight monsters.

text: I used my imagination to figure out what a house built like that would look like.

text: I imagined myself inside of a car with my friends, riding past a forest, while it was a thunderstorm.

glosses: Imagination is the ability to think of something new, different, strange, or unusual.

text: The artist made this amazing artwork by using his imagination.

glosses: A person's imagination is how creative he can be.

text: The writer was well-known for his creative imagination.

ipa: /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/


universe

forms:
universe (singular)
universes (plural)

glosses: The universe is the whole space we live in and everything it contains: our Milky Way and billions of other galaxies that are not all known are part of our universe.

text: According to recent theories, our universe would be bent on itself, being finite but having no frontiers.

glosses: A universe can also stand for a world or an area, fictional or not, considered in itself.

text: Musical universes are so varied that we cannot know them all.

glosses: A universe is also an imaginary set of worlds invented by someone.

text: The universe created by Tolkien is surprisingly dense and imaginative.

glosses: The complete set of numerous possibilities.

text: Among this universe of choices, just one will be the good one.

ipa: /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/

ipa: /ˈjunəˌvɝs/


question mark

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

glosses: A question mark is the character ? used at the end of a sentence to mean this sentence is waiting for an answer.

text: In English the question mark appears immediately after the last word of the sentence, but in French a space between is needed.

glosses: A question mark can also stand for a question or a doubt, something uncertain or unknown.

text: He had no idea what she was thinking; it was one big question mark.

ipa: /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/

ipa: /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑrk/

audio: en-us-question mark.mp3

hyphenation: quest‧ion mark


buildings

forms:
building (singular)
buildings (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbɪldɪŋz/

hyphenation: build‧ings

noun

building


births

forms:
birth (singular)
births (plural)

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

birth


births

forms:
birth (canonical)
births (third-person singular)
birthed (past)
birthed (past participle)
birthing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of birth.


gums

forms:
gum (singular)
gums (plural)

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

gum


gums

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

verb

m


diseases

forms:
disease (singular)
diseases (plural)

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

ipa: /dɪˈziːzɪz/

ipa: /dɪˈzizɪz/

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

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-diseases.wav

hyphenation: dis‧eases

noun

disease


diseases

forms:
disease (canonical)
diseases (third-person singular)
diseased (past)
diseased (past participle)
diseasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of disease.

verb

diseas

e


features

forms:
feature (singular)
features (plural)

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

text: She has small, delicate facial features.

ipa: /ˈfiːtʃəz/

ipa: /ˈfit͡ʃɚz/

noun

feature


features

forms:
feature (canonical)
features (third-person singular)
featured (past)
featured (past participle)
featuring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of feature.

text: This movie features the talented John Smith.

verb

featur


google

forms:
google (canonical)
googles (third-person singular)
googled (past)
googled (past participle)
googling (present participle)

glosses: When you google, you are searching for something on the Internet using Google.

text: John will google topics that he would like to know more about.

enpr: go͞o'gəl

ipa: /ˈɡuːɡəl/

hyphenation: goo‧gle

googl


google

forms:
google (singular)
googles (plural)

glosses: Google is a popular and powerful search engine.

text: I found your page on Google.com

glosses: A google is an Internet search done using the search engine Google.

text: The google helped me find the website.


compounds

forms:
compound (singular)
compounds (plural)

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

noun

compound


compounds

forms:
compound (canonical)
compounds (third-person singular)
compounded (past)
compounded (past participle)
compounding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compound.


machine gun

forms:
machine gun (singular)
machine guns (plural)

glosses: A machine gun is a heavy automatic gun that weighs about 50 pounds and can shoot hundreds to thousands of bullets in a minute.

text: The first machine guns appeared around the Secession War during the 1860's. At this time they had several cannons rotating.

machine gun


wormhole

forms:
wormhole (singular)
wormholes (plural)

glosses: A wormhole is a theoretical space tunnel that would begin with a black hole and end with a white hole; this tunnel would be a shortcut for space travel.

text: Though based on real scientific guesses, wormholes are largely used in some science-fiction works. If they really exist or not is still unsure.


allowed

forms:
allow (canonical)
allows (third-person singular)
allowed (past)
allowed (past participle)
allowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of allow.

ipa: /əˈlaʊd/

hyphenation: al‧lowed

verb

allow


joining

forms:
join (canonical)
joins (third-person singular)
joined (past)
joined (past participle)
joining (present participle)

ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/

join


won

forms:
win (canonical)
wins (third-person singular)
won (past)
won (past participle)
winning (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of win.

enpr: wŭn

ipa: /wʌn/

sampa: /wVn/

win

wins

won

won

winning


won

forms:
won (singular)
won (plural)

noun

won

won


announce

forms:
announce (canonical)
announces (third-person singular)
announced (past)
announced (past participle)
announcing (present participle)

glosses: If you announce something, you make it public by telling people about it.

text: "There's been a change in plans," she announced, and her mother looked surprised.

text: Dun & Bradstreet announced its intention to split into three separate companies by fall.

text: They haven't announced the time of the next train yet.

text: Recently, Halliburton also announced a deal to buy U.K.-based PSL Energy Services Ltd.

glosses: If you announce somebody, you tell others that the person has arrived.

ipa: /əˈnaʊns/

ipa: /ʌˈnaʊns/

hyphenation: an‧nounce

verb

announc


eyelid

forms:
eyelid (singular)
eyelids (plural)

glosses: The eyelid is a piece of skin that covers the eye. The eyelid can move back, allowing the eye to "open".

text: The doctor looked at his eyelids.

text: His eyelids felt heavy because he was tired.

hyphenation: eye‧lid


oxygen

forms:
oxygen (singular)
oxygens (plural)

glosses: Oxygen is a chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8.

glosses: An oxygen is an atom of the element oxygen.

enpr: ŏk'sĭjən

ipa: /ˈɒksɪdʒən/

hyphenation: ox‧y‧gen


alarm

forms:
alarm (singular)
alarms (plural)

glosses: An alarm is a signal that something needs attention or a machine that makes the signal.

text: I wake up, without an alarm clock, at seven or eight a.m.

text: People in the restaurant ran out the emergency exit, sounding the alarm.

text: The safety system was known to be defective and had frequently sent out false alarms.

text: The hotel did not have fire alarms or a sprinkler system.

text: A fire in the fry pan set off the smoke alarm.

text: They watched with some alarm as the speeding car got closer.

text: This is completely natural and no cause for alarm.

ipa: /əˈlɑːm/

ipa: /əˈlɑrm/


alarm

forms:
alarm (canonical)
alarms (third-person singular)
alarmed (past)
alarmed (past participle)
alarming (present participle)

glosses: If you alarm someone, you make them feel worried or scared.

text: The school was alarmed by the number of children failing math.


conservative

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

glosses: If a person is conservative, they do not like change.

text: Latino families are thought to hold conservative and traditional views on family life.

text: The idea of gays in the military was deeply unpopular in that socially conservative state.

glosses: A conservative estimate, guess, etc. is one that is careful, and usually lower than the actual number/amount.

text: A very conservative estimate of the cost of delay is $6 per hour, but many believe that the true cost is much higher.

glosses: Conservative clothing, furniture, etc. is usually plain and similar to styles that have been common for a long time.

text: He is conservative in a gray suit and red tie.

ipa: /kənˈsɝvətɪv/

ipa: /kənˈsɜːvətɪv/

hyphenation: con‧ser‧va‧tive


conservative

forms:
conservative (singular)
conservatives (plural)

glosses: A person who likes things how they are now or how they used to be; a person who like the status quo; a person who does not like change.


noses

forms:
nose (singular)
noses (plural)

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

noun

nose


noses

forms:
nose (canonical)
noses (third-person singular)
nosed (past)
nosed (past participle)
nosing (present participle)

verb

nos


qualify

forms:
qualify (canonical)
qualifies (third-person singular)
qualified (past)
qualified (past participle)
qualifying (present participle)

etymology_text: quality + -ify

ety-suffix

quality

ify

expansion: quality + -ify

glosses: If you qualify for something, you have what is needed to be allowed to get or do it.

text: Children must be under the age of six in order to qualify for a free meal.

text: The government needs to help people who don't qualify for health insurance.

glosses: If x qualifies y for z, x is needed to be allowed to get or do z and y has x.

text: Describe the education, training, and experience that qualify you for the job.

glosses: If x qualifies as y, it has what is needed to be considered y.

text: Today's game certainly qualifies as one of the best in history.

glosses: If you qualify an idea, you add something to explain that the idea isn't always true.

text: This is America and competition is our way of life. Having said this, I would like to qualify the statement and suggest that we need to work together too.

glosses: If a word or phrase qualifies another word or phrase, it limits or adds to the meaning of it.

enpr: kwäʹlə-fī

hyphenation: qual‧ify

qualif


allocate

forms:
allocate (canonical)
allocates (third-person singular)
allocated (past)
allocated (past participle)
allocating (present participle)

glosses: If you allocate something, you set it aside or plan to use it for a particular purpose. The term is often used with money or resources.

text: We need to change the way that the research money is being allocated.

text: The government is allocating scarce resources to the military when they should be used for growing food.

enpr: ăl'ə-kāt

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

verb

allocat


white hole

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

glosses: A white hole is the opposite of a black hole. There is no physical proof it exists yet, though it could exist based on mathematical calculations. Matter, the stuff that our Universe is made of, comes out of the white hole instead of being sucked in like with the black hole.

text: To explain what the matter swallowed by a black hole may become, certain scientists have imagined that there could be white holes through which matter would go out.


comma

forms:
comma (singular)
commas (plural)

glosses: A comma is the sign , used to make a short pause in a sentence.

text: A space is required after the comma, but not before.

enpr: kŏm'ə

enpr: kŏm'-ə


agenda

forms:
agenda (singular)
agendas (plural)

glosses: An agenda is a list of things to be talked about, done, or otherwise dealt with.

text: I think there are some important domestic policy items on the agenda still.

text: The first three questions of the research agenda have to do with energy and the environment.

text: They often work against the management to pursue their own interests and agendas.

glosses: An agenda is a reason for doing something, usually a bad or secret reason.

text: The President may have a political agenda in saying this.


scalp

forms:
scalp (singular)
scalps (plural)

glosses: The scalp is part of the head where the hair grows from.

ipa: /skælp/


scalp

forms:
scalp (canonical)
scalps (third-person singular)
scalped (past)
scalped (past participle)
scalping (present participle)

glosses: When you scalp a person, you remove the part of the head where the hair grows from.


promise

forms:
promise (singular)
promises (plural)

glosses: When someone is making a promise to a person, he is saying what he plans to do for that person.

text: Jane was angry that John broke his promise to take her out to the movies.

ipa: /ˈprɒmɪs/

ipa: /ˈprɑmɪs/

hyphenation: prom‧ise


promise

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

glosses: When a person promises, he states that he will make certain to do an action.

text: I promise that I will come back home by noon. You can trust me.

promis


China

forms: China

glosses: China is a country in Asia. It is officially called the People's Republic of China.

glosses: China is the area controlled by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

enpr: chī'nə


blob

forms:
blob (singular)
blobs (plural)

glosses: A vague shape or amount; something without definite shape, especially a liquid or semi-solid substance.

ipa: /blɒb/

ipa: /blɑb/


blob

forms:
blob (canonical)
blobs (third-person singular)
blobbed (past)
blobbed (past participle)
blobbing (present participle)

glosses: If you blob something, you drop it in the form of a blob.

blob

b


nickel

forms:
nickel (singular)
nickels (plural)

glosses: A nickel is a coin that is worth five cents.

glosses: Nickel is an element in chemistry. It has a symbol of Ni and an atomic number of 28.

enpr: nĭk'əl

hyphenation: nick‧el


extraterrestrial

forms:
extraterrestrial (singular)
extraterrestrials (plural)

glosses: An extraterrestrial is a being coming from a world other than Earth, whose true existence has not yet been proved.

text: Popular representations of extraterrestrials often make them be little skinny humanoids with a large skull, wide black eyes and a green or grey skin.

glosses: An extraterrestrial can also be so an uncommon person that ordinary people think he or she cannot be from Earth.

text: Joseph von Neumann had so exceptional intellectual abilities that his neighbouring considered him an extraterrestrial.


extraterrestrial

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

glosses: Extraterrestrial can be applied to anything not coming from the Earth or not belonging to the Earth.

text: Meteorites falling on the Earth's ground come from outer space : they are extraterrestrial objects.


trip

forms:
trip (singular)
trips (plural)

text: Let us go on a trip to John Doe Mountain. I have not been there in a while.

glosses: A trip is when a person stumbles over something.

text: He broke his wrist after that nasty trip.

enpr: trĭp

ipa: /trɪp/

audio: en-uk-a trip.ogg


trip

forms:
trip (canonical)
trips (third-person singular)
tripped (past)
tripped (past participle)
tripping (present participle)

glosses: When a person trips, he stumbles over something.

text: Be careful of all the books on the floor. You do not want to trip.

trip

p


funny

forms:
funny (positive)
funnier (comparative)
funniest (superlative)

glosses: Funny things keep people interested and can make people laugh.

text: That was a funny joke.

text: This rotten milk has a funny smell.

enpr: fŭnʹē

ipa: /ˈfʌni/

adj

funny

funnier

funniest


funny

forms:
funny (singular)
funnies (plural)

noun

funnies


affair

forms:
affair (singular)
affairs (plural)

glosses: Affairs are things that happen or are done, usually that are important enough to be in the news.

text: We're thinking less about foreign affairs, and more about what happens here inside the country.

text: He now writes a column for the newspaper and hosts a weekly public affairs program.

text: The whole affair with Bill Clinton was a terrible mess.

glosses: An affair is a romantic or sexual relationship between two people when at least one of them is married to somebody else.

text: There were many brief, desperate love affairs between English women and the American soldiers during the war.

text: She thinks her mother may be having an affair with a doctor.

text: Baseball is a love affair Japan shares with America.

glosses: An affair is something that is related to a particular individual or group.

text: What I do in my free time is my affair.

text: Policing on Indian reservations is the job of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

ipa: /əˈfɛr/

ipa: /əˈfɛə/

hyphenation: af‧fair


accounting

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

ipa: /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/

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

verb

account


accounting

forms: accounting (singular)

glosses: Accounting involves keeping records on financial information.

glosses: An accounting goes over an event that happened and the explanation for why it happened.

noun

accounting


defy

forms:
defy (canonical)
defies (third-person singular)
defied (past)
defied (past participle)
defying (present participle)

glosses: When you defy someone, you refuse to do what he or she wants you to do.

text: He is going to defy her orders for him to come here.

glosses: When you defy something, you challenge it.

text: That politician is willing to defy public opinion, even if it is not politically popular.

verb

def


defy

forms:
defy (singular)
defies (plural)

irrnoun

defies


drawing

forms:
draw (canonical)
draw (third-person singular)
draws (past)
drawn (past participle)
drawing (present participle)

draw

draw

draws

drawn

drawing


drawing

forms:
drawing (singular)
drawings (plural)

text: He sketched a drawing of that vase.

glosses: A drawing is a contest where the person who wins is chosen randomly.

noun

drawing


forest

forms:
forest (singular)
forests (plural)

glosses: A forest is an area covered with many trees, and sometimes by bushes and other plants.

text: Certain forests are so vast that people can easily be lost there.

enpr: fŏrˈəst

ipa: /ˈfɒrəst/

sampa: /"fQrIst/

forest


phrase

forms:
phrase (singular)
phrases (plural)

text: Sheela liked to use that particular phrase whenever she disagreed with something.

glosses: A phrase is a group of words. Together, they act as a single unit in a sentence.

text: Within a noun phrase (NP), adjectives function as modifiers.

enpr: frāz

ipa: /freɪz/


phrase

forms:
phrase (canonical)
phrases (third-person singular)
phrased (past)
phrased (past participle)
phrasing (present participle)

glosses: When you phrase an idea, you express it in words.

verb

phras


soporific

forms:
soporific (singular)
soporifics (plural)

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

hyphenation: so‧po‧ri‧fic


soporific

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

glosses: If something is soporific, then it will make you or almost make you go to sleep.

text: The movie was soporific. I almost fell asleep.


cooking

forms: cooking (singular)

glosses: Cooking is the action of using heat to prepare food. The most common sources of heat are stoves, ovens, and microwaves, but cooking can also be done over a flame. Cooking can make food hot, change its texture, and kill bacteria that might be living in it. Some people see cooking as a chore, while others see it as an art.

text: The school teaches the secrets of French cooking.

text: He also grew up with his family's love of good cooking.

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


cooking

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

text: An old woman was cooking food over an open fire.

text: Cooking fish is easy if you know how to do it.

cook


Yugoslavia

forms: Yugoslavia

glosses: Yugoslavia is a country that used to exist on the Balkan Peninsula. It has split up into Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo and Croatia.

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


unwillingly

pos: adv

etymology_text:
un- + willing + -ly
unwilling + willingly

ety-affix

un

willing

ly

glosses: Doing something unwillingly is doing something because you have to even though you don't want to.

text: He began to clean his room unwillingly after being asked five times.

ipa: /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋli/

hyphenation: un‧will‧ing‧ly


clumsy

forms:
clumsy (positive)
clumsier (comparative)
clumsiest (superlative)

glosses: A clumsy person is not skillful or graceful when performing a movement.

text: He is very clumsy. He might break the dishes.

glosses: A clumsy object or idea is one created without much planning.

text: This solution is clumsy. I do not think it will work.

ipa: /ˈklʌmzi/

adj

clumsy

clumsier

clumsiest


nuts

forms:
nut (singular)
nuts (plural)

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

ipa: /nʌts/

noun

nut


nuts

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

glosses: If a person is nuts, they are crazy or insane.

text: You're going to jump out of a plane?! Are you nuts?!


nuts

forms:
nut (canonical)
nuts (third-person singular)
nutted (past)
nutted (past participle)
nutting (present participle)

verb

t


baked

forms:
bake (canonical)
bakes (third-person singular)
baked (past)
baked (past participle)
baking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bake.

bak


baked

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

glosses: If food is baked, it was cooked by baking.

glosses: If a person is baked, they are high on drugs, usually marijuana.


flavors

forms:
flavor (singular)
flavors (plural)

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

noun

flavor


flavors

forms:
flavor (canonical)
flavors (third-person singular)
flavored (past)
flavored (past participle)
flavoring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of flavor.


fumble

forms:
fumble (canonical)
fumbles (third-person singular)
fumbled (past)
fumbled (past participle)
fumbling (present participle)

text: Waiting for the interview, he fumbled with his tie.

text: He fumbled the key into the lock.

glosses: To feel around awkwardly while trying to find something.

text: He fumbled for his keys.

text: He fumbled his way to the light-switch.

text: He fumbled through his prepared speech.

text: The player fumbled the ball.

ipa: /ˈfʌmbəl/

hyphenation: fum‧ble

verb

fumbl


fumble

forms:
fumble (singular)
fumbles (plural)

text: He's not playing well today. He's already had three fumbles.


sight

forms:
sight (singular)
sights (plural)

glosses: A sight is something that people want to see.

text: The Statue of Liberty is a popular sight in New York City.

glosses: A sight is a device that is attached onto a weapon and it is for a person to look into to aim the weapon at an intended target.

enpr: sīt

ipa: /saɪt/

sampa: /saIt/

homophones: cite site


sight

forms:
sight (canonical)
sights (third-person singular)
sighted (past)
sighted (past participle)
sighting (present participle)

text: The farmers sighted something strange circling overhead.


understanding

forms:
understanding (singular)
understandings (plural)

glosses: A person's understanding of something is what they know or think about it.

text: Science helps us to gain a better understanding of natural processes.

glosses: An understanding is an agreement between two people.

text: We had an understanding. You should have fulfilled your end of the bargain.

glosses: Understanding is your ability to understand the feelings of other people.

text: Teachers must listen with kindness and understanding to what the young have to say.

ipa: /ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/

ipa: /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/

hyphenation: un‧der‧stand‧ing


understanding

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

glosses: An understanding person is able to easily see how someone else feels.

text: Thanks for being so understanding about how emotional and erratic I've been acting lately.


understanding

forms:
understand (canonical)
understands (third-person singular)
understood (past)
understood (past participle)
understanding (present participle)

text: Are you understanding what I'm saying?

text: I'm having a hard time understanding the calculus homework. Can you help me?

understand

understands

understood

understood

understanding


trespass

forms:
trespass (canonical)
trespasses (third-person singular)
trespassed (past)
trespassed (past participle)
trespassing (present participle)

glosses: When you trespass, you are going to a place that you are not allowed to.

text: Do not trespass that area restricted to visitors. You will be fined.

enpr: trĕs'pǎs

ipa: /ˈtrɛspæs/

enpr: trĕs'pəs

ipa: /ˈtrɛspəs/

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

hyphenation: tres‧pass

trespass

es


entertain

forms:
entertain (canonical)
entertains (third-person singular)
entertained (past)
entertained (past participle)
entertaining (present participle)

glosses: You entertain a person by keeping that person interested in what you are doing.

text: The comedian is able to entertain the audience for hours by telling jokes.

glosses: When you entertain an idea, you think about it.

text: I hope he will entertain the idea of inviting us over.

ipa: /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/

ipa: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/


flavor

glosses: The flavor of something is how it tastes.

text: I do not like the flavor of this snack. I prefer something sweeter.

glosses: A flavor is something that adds taste to food.

ipa: /ˈfleɪvə/

ipa: /ˈfleɪvɚ/


flavor

glosses: When you flavor food or drink, you add a new taste to it.

text: He is going to flavor the dish with that new spice he bought at the supermarket.


risk

forms:
risk (singular)
risks (plural)

glosses: A risk is something bad that could possibly happen.

text: There are many risks associated with the stock market.

glosses: A risk is the chance of something bad happening.

text: The risk of us failing is too great.

ipa: /rɪsk/


risk

forms:
risk (canonical)
risks (third-person singular)
risked (past)
risked (past participle)
risking (present participle)

glosses: To risk something means to take a chance with something.

text: She risked hypothermia by swimming the English Channel.


appeal

forms:
appeal (singular)
appeals (plural)

glosses: An appeal is a strong or official request.

text: In an emotional appeal, Sevan asked the two groups to stop the fighting.

text: But as the problems in Iraq deepen, America may appeal directly to Iran for help.

text: The school launched an appeal to raise money for the new library.

glosses: An appeal is a request for an earlier decision to be changed, especially in law.

text: Her application was refused, her appeal was rejected, and when she failed to leave, she was arrested.

text: That decision was overturned on appeal.

text: His conviction is under appeal.

glosses: If something has appeal, people have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.

text: It was a type of game that had universal appeal to male and female.

text: That is part of the appeal of the ride, the sense of danger.

text: Beatty is still fabulous at 55, but will marriage dim his sex appeal?

text: Spike Lee is loved by the critics, but has never had huge audience appeal.

ipa: /əˈpiːl/

hyphenation: ap‧peal


appeal

forms:
appeal (canonical)
appeals (third-person singular)
appealed (past)
appealed (past participle)
appealing (present participle)

glosses: If you appeal for something, you ask for it, often strongly or officially.

text: The people appealed for help as huge fires advanced towards their homes.

glosses: If you appeal a decision, you ask for it to be changed, especially in law.

text: The defense notified the State Supreme Court that it would appeal the conviction.

glosses: If you something appeals to you, you have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.

text: Adventure, money, sex, and violence appeal to large numbers of people.

text: You've got a product that you think will appeal to an audience that's under 21 years old,


viper

forms:
viper (singular)
vipers (plural)

glosses: A viper is a short, rather massive poisonous snake with long front teeth that poison its victims by biting them.

text: Don't walk in the bush unprotected, you may be bitten by an viper!

glosses: A viper can also be a person who says bad things on other people.

text: This viper of a man will turn all of us mad!


X-rays

forms:
X-ray (singular)
X-rays (plural)

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

noun

X-ray


X-rays

forms:
X-ray (canonical)
X-rays (third-person singular)
X-rayed (past)
X-rayed (past participle)
X-raying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of X-ray.


capital

forms:
capital (singular)
capitals (plural)

glosses: A capital is the most important city of a country. The government of the country is usually located there.

glosses: The (field) capital is the most important city in that particular field.

text: Hollywood is the film capital, New York the theater capital, Las Vegas the gambling capital.

glosses: A person's capital is all his money and wealth.

glosses: A capital forms the topmost member of a column or pilaster. It broadens the area of the column's supporting surface.


capital

forms: capital (positive)

glosses: A capital object or idea is something that is very important.

text: That is a capital idea!

text: Not all felonies are capital crimes.

text: One begins a sentence with a capital letter.


accommodate

forms:
accommodate (canonical)
accommodates (third-person singular)
accommodated (past)
accommodated (past participle)
accommodating (present participle)

glosses: If x accommodates y, x has or makes room for y.

text: The platform didn't look nearly big enough to accommodate a ship the size of the Lady Luck

text: The seats are designed to accommodate children weighing between 20 and 40 pounds.

glosses: If a place accommodates people, they stay, work, or live there.

text: The school residence currently accommodates students from 27 countries.

glosses: If you accommodate someone or something, you do what is needed to help or understand them.

text: Our restaurant can accommodate the needs of people with special diets.

ipa: /əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/

ipa: /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/

verb

accommodat


approve

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

glosses: If a person in power approves something such as a plan, a sale, a rule, etc., they say it is OK and it may go ahead.

text: Voters there have approved a plan to remove most cars from the city center.

text: The Food and Drug Administration has not approved it for medical use.

text: The plan must now be approved by the president.

glosses: If you approve of something, you think it is good.

text: The latest survey shows that only 32 percent approve of the way the president is handling his job.

ipa: /əˈpruːv/

ipa: /ʌˈpruv/

sampa: /V"pruv/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-approve.wav

approv


wooden

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

etymology_text: wood + -en

ety-suffix

wood

en

expansion: wood + -en

text: Please do not spill your drink on the wooden floor.

ipa: /ˈwʊdən/


mosquito

forms:
mosquito (singular)
mosquitos or mosquitoes (plural)

glosses: A mosquito is a flying insect that is known for stinging animals and humans to suck their blood.

text: Sleeping here is nearly impossible because of all those mosquitoes that bite you all the night long.

ipa: /mɒsˈkiːtəʊ/

noun

mosquitoes


firm

forms:
firm (singular)
firms (plural)

glosses: A firm is a group of people who work together as a business.

text: John & John is a law firm.

glosses: A firm is a group of people that come together to make money.

ipa: /fɜrm/

ipa: /fɜːm/

audio: EN-AU ck1 firm.ogg


firm

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

adj

firm

firmer

firmest


firm

forms:
firm (canonical)
firms (third-person singular)
firmed (past)
firmed (past participle)
firming (present participle)

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


working

forms:
work (canonical)
works (third-person singular)
worked (past)
worked (past participle)
working (present participle)

text: I have fixed the machine. It is currently working.

text: The government takes money from the working class and gives it to the rich.

verb

work


working

forms:
working (singular)
workings (plural)

glosses: The workings of something is how it functions.

text: He showed us the machine's inner workings.


segment

forms:
segment (singular)
segments (plural)

text: How long is that segment of rope?

text: Separate the orange into 'segments then add the segments to the fruit salad.

text: The snowflake segment of The Nutcracker is my favorite part of the ballet.

text: The Cowboy-in-Brooklyn segment of the television show was written by Mel Brooks.

enpr: sĕgʹmənt


segment

forms:
segment (canonical)
segments (third-person singular)
segmented (past)
segmented (past participle)
segmenting (present participle)

glosses: If you segment something, you make it into segments or parts

text: Will you peel and segment the orange for the fruit salad?

text: I peeled and segmented the orange for the fruit salad.

ipa: /sɛɡˈmɛnt/

enpr: sĕgʹmĕnt

ipa: /ˈsɛɡmɛnt/


eyeball

forms:
eyeball (singular)
eyeballs (plural)

glosses: An eyeball is the entire round part of an eye, including the hidden part.

text: The doctor checked my eyeball when I got my new glasses.


eyeball

forms:
eyeball (canonical)
eyeballs (third-person singular)
eyeballed (past)
eyeballed (past participle)
eyeballing (present participle)

glosses: If you eyeball something, you estimate or judge it; you look at it.


boron

forms: boron (singular)

glosses: A hard, black, or brown, chemical element with the atomic number 5 and the symbol B.

text: The scientist used boron in his experiment.

text: A lot of glass is made using boron.

ipa: /ˈbɔərɒn/

hyphenation: bo‧ron

noun

boron


race

forms:
race (singular)
races (plural)

glosses: A race is when people compete to see who is the fastest at either driving or running.

text: There was a race to see who could finish first.

glosses: A race is a group of people that come from the same place and have similar traditions.

glosses: A race is a group of people with the same physical characteristics, such as skin color, hair color and type, etc.

text: There were three different races at the school; blacks, whites, and Asians

enpr: /rās/

ipa: /reɪs/

sampa: /reIs/


race

forms:
race (canonical)
races (third-person singular)
raced (past)
raced (past participle)
racing (present participle)

glosses: When a person races, he competes with other people to see who can go the fastest.

text: Tom was hungry, so he raced George down to the ice cream truck.

verb

rac


hopeful

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

etymology_text: hope + -ful

glosses: A hopeful person wishes that something could happen.

ipa: /ˈhoʊpfəl/

ipa: /ˈhəʊpfəl/

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


hopeful

forms:
hopeful (singular)
hopefuls (plural)

glosses: A hopeful is a person that wishes to win or be victorious at something.

text: There are many presidential hopefuls this year.


dull

forms:
dull (positive)
duller (comparative)
dullest (superlative)

glosses: A dull person is boring and not interesting.

text: The presentation was rather dull.

text: My friend is dull.

ipa: /dʌl/

sampa: /dVl/

adjective

dull

duller

dullest


dull

forms:
dull (canonical)
dulls (third-person singular)
dulled (past)
dulled (past participle)
dulling (present participle)

glosses: When you dull something, you make it softer or less sharp.


forwards

forms: forwards

pos: prep

glosses: If something goes forwards, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back.

glosses: If something goes forwards, it gets better.

glosses: If something goes forwards, it moves into the future.


forwards

forms:
forward (canonical)
forwards (third-person singular)
forwarded (past)
forwarded (past participle)
forwarding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of forward.

text: My boss never forwards important emails to me so I never know what's going on.

verb

forward


forwards

forms:
forward (singular)
forwards (plural)

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


title: millenium

redirect: millennium

pos: hard-redirect


dog-eared

forms:
dog-eared (positive)
more dog-eared (comparative)
most dog-eared (superlative)

glosses: A dog-eared book has been read a lot, making the pages bent like the ears of a dog.

text: After being opened and closed so many times, this book got all its pages dog-eared.


dog-eared

forms:
dog-ear (canonical)
dog-ears (third-person singular)
dog-eared (past)
dog-eared (past participle)
dog-earing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of dog-ear.

dog-ear


title: stuffed toy

redirect: stuffed animal


drawings

forms:
drawing (singular)
drawings (plural)

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

noun

drawing


teddy

forms:
teddy (singular)
teddies (plural)

text: Though largely an adult, he still has a huge collection of teddies.

glosses: A teddy is a type of underwear worn by women, similar to a basque.

irrnoun

teddies


title: Spanish language

redirect: Spanish


teddy bear

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

glosses: A teddy bear or abridged teddy is a stuffed toy looking like an anthropomorphic bear.

text: If teddy bears are mainly made for children to play with, lots of adults also appreciate them.


aim

forms:
aim (singular)
aims (plural)

glosses: An aim is something you want to do or have done.

text: The aim of the study was to find out if these students would talk differently to themselves during independent work.

text: We certainly didn't accomplish the war aims set forward by the governments.

text: The ultimate aim is to be able to cure the disease.

glosses: If you take aim at something, you point a gun or other weapon at it.

text: He takes aim and fires.

glosses: If you take aim at something, you turn your attention to it.

text: The book takes aim at politicians and their wasteful spending.

glosses: Your aim is your skill in hitting something that you are shooting, throwing, kicking, etc. at.

text: He threw the stone at the bird, but his aim wasn't so good.

ipa: /eɪm/

sampa: /eIm/


aim

forms:
aim (canonical)
aims (third-person singular)
aimed (past)
aimed (past participle)
aiming (present participle)

glosses: If you aim at doing something, you plan or try to do it.

text: The new rules for cars are aimed at reducing speeds and improving driver safety.

text: Many cities have a variety of programs aimed at helping the homeless.

glosses: If you aim at something, you point a gun or other weapon at it.

text: He grabbed for his gun, aimed it and started shooting.


amazing

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

glosses: Amazing things cause wonder and amazement.

text: That was an amazing book. I enjoyed every moment of it.

enpr: ə-mā'zĭng

ipa: /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/


amazing

forms:
amaze (canonical)
amazes (third-person singular)
amazed (past)
amazed (past participle)
amazing (present participle)

verb

amaz

e


season

forms:
season (singular)
seasons (plural)

glosses: A season is a particular time of year with a particular kind of weather, usually spring, summer, fall, and winter, or rainy season and dry season.

glosses: A season is a particular time of year when certain activities happen.

text: The theatrical season lasts from early autumn to late spring.

text: Taite was out for much of last season after injuring his ankle in the season opener.

text: The holiday shopping season, which begins in November, is always a busy time for the shops.

text: Ear infections most commonly occur in the winter cold and flu season.

text: The Ravens had sold all but 850 of their 57,000 season tickets for this season in Memorial Stadium.

text: Maine's hunting season ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

text: Your apple harvest season can stretch as long as three or four months.

text: She said this week traditionally is one of the busiest in the tourist season, when 100,000 visitors usually come here.

glosses: A cycle or set of episodes of a television show.

text: Victoria justice wasn't on "Zoey 101", until the second season.

text: Season one of "glee" was better in my opinion.

text: The television show "glee" had only six seasons.

ipa: /ˈsiːzən/

enpr: sēʹzən

ipa: /ˈsizən/


season

forms:
season (canonical)
seasons (third-person singular)
seasoned (past)
seasoned (past participle)
seasoning (present participle)

glosses: If you season food, you add seasonings to it, like salt, pepper, or other herbs and spices.

text: Place meat in the bottom of a large oven-safe dish, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper.


millennium

forms:
millennium (singular)
millenniums or millennia (plural)

glosses: A millennium is a period of time lasting one thousand years.

text: Mankind invented the first writing systems a few millennia ago.

text: Lots of animal species have disappeared during the last millennium.

ipa: /mɪˈlɛnɪəm/

noun

millennium

millenniums

millennia


sectors

forms:
sector (singular)
sectors (plural)

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

sector


drug

forms:
drug (singular)
drugs (plural)

glosses: Drugs are substances such as alcohol, cocaine, or aspirin, that people take to make changes in their body.

text: He's in jail for 3 to 15 years for drug trafficking.

text: You no longer require a doctor's prescription for some drugs.

text: The Canadian Government launched an investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes.

text: When children have a fever, avoid giving them any over-the-counter drugs that contain aspirin.

text: The government is trying to stop traffic in illegal guns and drugs.

text: Can you pick up some toilet paper at the drug store?

ipa: /drʌg/


drug

forms:
drug (canonical)
drugs (third-person singular)
drugged (past)
drugged (past participle)
drugging (present participle)

glosses: If you drug somebody, you give them a drug, usually to put them to sleep.

text: They put me in hospital, drugged me up and left me in there for two years.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drag.

verb

drug

g


title: counterglow

redirect: gegenschein


robot

forms:
robot (singular)
robots (plural)

glosses: A robot is a machine that looks more or less a human being.

text: Starwars C-3PO is a golden robot.

glosses: A robot can also be any man-made automatic device, resembling a human being or not.

text: When you ask for the time on a phone, a robot will answer you.

glosses: A robot is a person who does not show emotions and seems to have no human thoughts.

text: He has the same expression whatever happens to him: he is a true robot.

ipa: /rəʊbɒt/


isotope

forms:
isotope (singular)
isotopes (plural)

glosses: Isotopes are atomic cores belonging to the same element that have the same number of protons, but have a different number of neutrons.

text: Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are isotopes of uranium.

text: Deutherium is an isotope of oxygen that has two neutrons.


inside joke

forms:
inside joke (singular)
inside jokes (plural)

glosses: An inside joke is a joke that only a small group of people can understand because it has information that only the people in the group know.

text: She and her friends make inside jokes that I can never understand.


guard

forms:
guard (singular)
guards (plural)

glosses: A guard is a person or a group of people who watch something and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.

text: After leaving the police he worked as a security guard at an airport.

text: The inmate was beaten by a prison guard while other guards watched.

glosses: A guard is something that is a barrier between you and something dangerous.

text: You push a button and a guard comes down to keep your hands out of the machine while it works.

glosses: A guard is a position on a basketball team who moves the ball to help their team gain points

glosses: A guard is an offensive position in American football who plays either side of the center.


guard

forms:
guard (canonical)
guards (third-person singular)
guarded (past)
guarded (past participle)
guarding (present participle)

glosses: If you guard something, you watch it and try to stop anything bad from happening to it.

text: The front gate was guarded by Iraqi soldiers.


dwarf

forms:
dwarfs (plural)
dwarf (singular)
dwarves (plural)

glosses: A very little person. A dwarf is a person whose size is much smaller than average.

text: She is a dwarf, only three feet (one meter) tall.

text: Some dwarfs used to be shown in circuses like strange animals.

glosses: A race of small people, sometime with long beards. This is a type of fictional character found in legends all over the world, whose main characteristic is being much shorter than normal.

text: In Scandinavian legends dwarves are considered as a true people, different from human beings.

text: Snow white was adopted by seven dwarves.

enpr: dwô(r)f

ipa: /dwɔː(r)f/

irrnoun

dwarves


dwarf

forms: dwarf (positive)

glosses: If something is dwarf is it smaller than normal. Anything of a much smaller than average size can be called dwarf..

text: I kept a dwarf tree in my house.

text: Dwarf rabbits are quite popular pet rabbits.


dwarf

forms:
dwarf (canonical)
dwarfs (third-person singular)
dwarfed (past)
dwarfed (past participle)
dwarfing (present participle)

text: The elephant dwarfed the people with it.

text: The new building will dwarf the old one.


Saros cycle

forms:
Saros cycle (singular)
Saros cycles (plural)

glosses: A period of 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours in which the Sun, Moon and Earth return to almost exactly the same spots they were at 18 years, 11.3 days ago; the Saros cycle is used to predict when an eclipse is going to happen.


iodine

forms: iodine (singular)

glosses: An element with the atomic number 53 and the symbol I.

text: People use iodine in salt to make it iodized.

text: That kid used iodine on his wound to prevent infection.

enpr: ī'ədīn, ī'ədĭn, ī'ədēn

ipa: /ˈaɪ.əˌdaɪn, -dɪn, -diːn/

hyphenation: io‧dine

noun

iodine


title: off-line

redirect: offline


event horizon

forms:
event horizon (singular)
event horizons (plural)

glosses: The imaginary line on a black hole that once passed, nothing can ever escape, except for Hawking radiation.


perform

forms:
perform (canonical)
performs (third-person singular)
performed (past)
performed (past participle)
performing (present participle)

text: Please come help me perform this task.

glosses: People perform by entertaining an audience.

text: The actors are going to perform onstage soon.

text: The Royal Ballet is performing "Swan Lake" tonight.

ipa: /pəˈfɔːm/

enpr: pər-fôrmʹ

ipa: /pɚˈfɔrm/

hyphenation: per‧form


password

forms:
password (singular)
passwords (plural)

glosses: A secret code that is used to get access to something.

ipa: /ˈpæswɜːrd/

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


neighbor

forms:
neighbor (singular)
neighbors (plural)

ipa: /'neɪbə/


Milky Way

forms: Milky Way

glosses: The Milky Way is the galaxy that we live in.

text: Our solar system is in one of the arms of the Milky Way, at about 30,000 light years from its center.


awkwardness

forms:
awkwardness (singular)
awkwardnesses (plural)

etymology_text: awkward + -ness

ety-suffix

awkward

ness

expansion: awkward + -ness

glosses: Awkwardness is the state of being awkward.

text: The patient suffer awkwardness when walking.

awkwardnesses


participations

forms:
participation (singular)
participations (plural)

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

noun

participation


tonne

forms:
tonne (singular)
tonnes (plural)

glosses: A tonne, also called a metric ton, is an unit of mass that weighs exactly 1,000 kilograms. It is a little different from the US short ton (2,000 pounds or about 907 kilograms) and the British long ton (2,240 pounds or about 1,016 kilograms).

ipa: /tʌn/

homophones: ton tun


bullet

forms:
bullet (singular)
bullets (plural)

glosses: A bullet is a small piece of metal thrown by a gun at a great speed.

text: manipulating a loaded gun is dangerous because of the bullets that can be fired by accident.

glosses: A bullet is a printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, it is usually used to mark items in a list.


bullet

forms:
bullet (canonical)
bullets (third-person singular)
bulleted (past)
bulleted (past participle)
bulleting (present participle)

glosses: If something bullets somewhere, it moves at high speed, like a bullet from a gun.

text: He bulleted around the race track!


vapor

forms:
vapor (singular)
vapors (plural)

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

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

text: When you heat up water, vapor appears.

ipa: /ˈveɪpə/


uranium

forms: uranium (singular)

glosses: Uranium is an element of the periodic table with atomic number 92. Its symbol is U.

text: Uranium is the natural element with the biggest atomic core.

glosses: Uranium is also the radioactive metal made of uranium atoms.

text: Uranium has been increasingly used since the last six decades, its radioactive properties have found both military and civil uses.

enpr: ūrā'nēəm

ipa: /jʊˈreɪniəm/

hyphenation: ura‧ni‧um

uranium


thinner

forms:
thin (positive)
thinner (comparative)
thinnest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of thin; more thin.

ipa: /ˈθɪnə(r)/

enpr: thĭnʹər

ipa: /ˈθɪnɚ/

hyphenation: thin‧ner

adj

thin

thinner

thinnest


thinner

forms:
thinner (singular)
thinners (plural)

glosses: A thinner is a liquid that is used to make another liquid more thin.

text: turpentine can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.


galaxy

forms:
galaxy (singular)
galaxies (plural)

glosses: A galaxy is a large astronomical structure containing several billions of stars and other astronomical bodies, looking like a more or less regular spiral with a thick core and thinner edges.

text: The Milky Way is the galaxy where our Earth is located, it has about 200 billion stars.

text: The known universe contains billions of galaxies.

glosses: The galaxy : the galaxy we live in, the Milky Way (very often employed with the definite article).

text: Some science fiction writers imagine that mankind will one day settle an empire throughout the galaxy.

ipa: /ˈɡaləksi/

ipa: /ˈɡæləksi/

irrnoun

galaxies


encryption

forms:
encryption (singular)
encryptions (plural)

glosses: A way to make a message look like a lot of random letters by translating a message with an encryption key.

text: In many wars, soldiers often use encryption to make sure their messages aren't read by their enemies.

ipa: /ɪŋˈkrɪpʃ(ə)n/

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


aggressive

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

glosses: Making attacks or assaults that are not just.

glosses: Aggressive describes an act of aggression.

text: Yes, he was aggressive to her.


stuffed animal

forms:
stuffed animal (singular)
stuffed animals (plural)

glosses: A stuffed animal is a furry toy that is filled with a soft material.

text: The first stuffed animals to be made at the end of the nineteenth century looked like bears.

text: Nearly all children have at least one stuffed animal to play with.


hard science

forms: hard science

pos: phrase

glosses: Hard science is a phrase used to describe natural sciences and physical sciences, not social sciences. Hard sciences use the scientific method and experiments to test theories. Some hard sciences are mathematics, biology, physics, and geology.