sensible

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

glosses: A sensible person thinks clearly and makes good decisions.

text: She wasn't talking wildy or anything; she seemed like a nice sensible lady.

glosses: A sensible plan, action, idea, etc. is a good one because it fits the situation well.

text: Stopping to rest seemed like a very sensible idea, so we did.

text: He wondered whether it was sensible to return to business in an area most people were leaving.

ipa: /ˈsensəbl/


pigeon

forms:
pigeon (singular)
pigeons (plural)

pos: noun

text: Seeing a dead pigeon on the side of the road is scary.

ipa: /ˈpɪdʒɪn/

sampa: /"pIdZIn/

enpr: pĭjʹən

ipa: /ˈpɪdʒən/

noun

pigeon

expansion: [POS TABLE]


utilities

forms:
utility (singular)
utilities (plural)

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

text: Some people think water and electricity are the most important utilities.

utility

utilities


taxes

forms:
tax (singular)
taxes (plural)

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

enpr: tăkʹsĭz

ipa: /ˈtæksɪz/

tax

taxes


taxes

forms:
tax (canonical)
taxes (third-person singular)
taxed (past)
taxed (past participle)
taxing (present participle)

pos: verb

verb

es


processed

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of process.

enpr: prə-sĕstʹ

ipa: /prəˈsɛst/

hyphenation: pro‧cessed

process


processed

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

pos: adj

glosses: If something has been processed, they have underwent refinement or a similar process.

enpr: prŏsʹĕst

ipa: /ˈprɑsɛst/

ipa: /ˈprəʊsɛst/

enpr: prōʹsĕst

ipa: /ˈproʊsɛst/

adj

more: true


wedges

forms:
wedge (singular)
wedges (plural)

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

noun

wedge


wedges

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of wedge.

verb

wedg

e


planted

forms:
plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of plant.

text: The flowers I planted last month are already blooming.

plant


unaccented

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

etymology_text: un- + accented

ety-prefix

un

accented

expansion: un- + accented

glosses: Someone is unaccented if they do not have an accent.

text: I can understand her better because she is unaccented.

glosses: A letter is unaccented if it has no diacritics.

text: The letter "a" is unaccented, "á", "ä", "â" etc. are accented letters.

glosses: A vowel or a syllable is unaccented if it is pronounced without stress (i.e. quickly, without emphasis); unstressed.

text: The first syllable in the word "about" is unaccented.


neighboring

forms: neighboring (positive)

glosses: American standard spelling of neighbouring


chances

forms:
chance (singular)
chances (plural)

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

text: The chances of it snowing here in June are pretty small.

noun

chance


chances

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of chance.

verb

chanc


title: guard rail

redirect: guardrail

pos: hard-redirect


fucks

forms:
fuck (singular)
fucks (plural)

glosses: (vulgar,highly offensive) The plural form of fuck; more than one (kind of) fuck.

text: Go away, you little fucks.

noun

fuck


fucks

forms:
fuck (canonical)
fucks (third-person singular)
fucked (past)
fucked (past participle)
fucking (present participle)


keenest

forms:
keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of keen; most keen.

adjective

keen

keener

keenest


sections

forms:
section (singular)
sections (plural)

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

noun

section


sections

forms:
section (canonical)
sections (third-person singular)
sectioned (past)
sectioned (past participle)
sectioning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of section.


persuade

forms:
persuade (canonical)
persuades (third-person singular)
persuaded (past)
persuaded (past participle)
persuading (present participle)

glosses: If you persuade somebody to do something, you make them do it, usually by telling them why it's a good thing to do.

text: She tried to persuade her mother to leave Greensburg.

text: He hoped she could be persuaded to join him as he travelled through France and Germany.

glosses: If you persuade somebody of something, you make them believe that it's true.

text: I was able to persuade my parents that I needed a new cell phone.

text: We tried to persuade him of the danger of staying.

ipa: /pəˈsweɪd/

ipa: /pɚˈsweɪd/

verb

persuad


title: sink hole

redirect: sinkhole


title: wouldn’t

redirect: wouldn't


fighting

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

text: Your mom wants you to stop fighting with your sister.

ipa: /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

fight

fights

fought

fought

fighting


model

forms:
model (singular)
models (plural)

glosses: A model is a something that is made to look or act like something else, usually being smaller or simpler than the original.

text: Mathematical models can greatly help researchers understand the behavior of real systems.

text: The company builds and sells detailed 3-D models of the human body.

text: Scientists have developed a theoretical model of the planet's interior that describes one possibility.

text: A few years ago, the best climate models predicted that there would soon be an ice-free Arctic during the summer.

text: There is a good fit between the four-factor model and the data in this study.

text: His father had been a small man with a kind face and large hands who helped him build model airplanes and rockets.

glosses: A model is an example of something, a goal, or a way to do something.

text: Both men and women who had public athletic role models during childhood were more likely to play sports at a higher level.

text: Each university used a variety of different instructional models.

text: It was a model company, combining high profits, happy workers, and clean, efficient production methods.

glosses: A model is a person who puts on clothes, glasses, jewelery, etc. to show them at shows and in photographs or who poses for paintings or sculptures.

text: High-fashion runway models are typically 5 foot 10 inches or taller.

text: He develops his paintings without models being present in the studio.

glosses: A model is a kind or design of car or other machine.

text: The wireless phone will be installed in future models from GM, Toyota and Honda.

ipa: /ˈmɒdl̩/

ipa: /ˈmɑdl̩/

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hyphenation: mo‧del


model

forms:
modeled (past)
modeled (past participle)
modeling (present participle)
model (canonical)
models (third-person singular)
modelled (past)
modelled (past participle)
modelling (present participle)

glosses: If you model clothes, jewelery, etc., you wear them to show them at shows and in photographs.

glosses: If you model an action, you show how it is done.

text: Parents should model the behavior they want without forcing or controlling the child.

text: All music teachers can model good and poor tone quality.

glosses: If you model x on y, you try to make x like y.

text: There's a youth baseball field modeled after Fenway Park in the old Memorial Stadium.

glosses: If you model something, you make a smaller, simpler copy of it.

text: He's trying to model the human thought process on the computer.

model

l


disagreement

forms:
disagreement (singular)
disagreements (plural)

etymology_text: disagree + -ment or dis- + agreement

ety-suffix

disagree

ment

expansion: disagree + -ment

ety-prefix

dis

agreement

expansion: dis- + agreement

text: There was a disagreement about what color to paint the bedroom, but they have reached a decision.

glosses: When something does not agree with something else.

text: There is disagreement between the brother and sister about what color the shirt is.

ipa: /dɪsəˈɡriːmənt/


pile

forms:
pile (singular)
piles (plural)

glosses: A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.

text: There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.

text: He found his phone under a pile of clothes.

text: The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.

text: Joshua Tree National Park in California has many huge rock piles.

text: She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.

glosses: A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.

ipa: /paɪl/


pile

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

glosses: If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.

text: The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.

text: She piled the books on the corner of the desk.

glosses: If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.

text: I listen to the snow piling on the roof.

text: When I was away the work kept piling up.

glosses: If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.

text: The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.

glosses: If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.

glosses: If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.

glosses: If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.

verb

pil


simplest

forms:
simple (positive)
simpler (comparative)
simplest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of simple; most simple.

ipa: /ˈsɪmpləst/

adj

simple

simpler

simplest


thorns

forms:
thorn (singular)
thorns (plural)

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

text: Many plants have thorns, so be careful.

noun

thorn


neighbouring

forms: neighbouring (positive)

glosses: If something is neighbouring something, then it is next to it or near it.

text: France is a country that is neighbouring Spain.


fuckers

forms:
fucker (singular)
fuckers (plural)

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

fucker


victims

forms:
victim (singular)
victims (plural)

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

text: Victims of rape are often changed by the experience.

victim


simpler

glosses: The comparative form of simple; more simple.

ipa: /ˈsɪmplɚ/

ipa: /ˈsɪmplə/


hopefuls

forms:
hopeful (singular)
hopefuls (plural)

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

hopeful


debates

forms:
debate (singular)
debates (plural)

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

text: I like having debates with Jimmy.

debate


debates

forms:
debate (canonical)
debates (third-person singular)
debated (past)
debated (past participle)
debating (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of debate.

text: She debates her mom's rules very often.

verb

debat


trusts

forms:
trust (canonical)
trusts (third-person singular)
trusted (past)
trusted (past participle)
trusting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trust.

trust


trusts

forms:
trust (singular)
trusts (plural)

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


engages

forms:
engage (canonical)
engages (third-person singular)
engaged (past)
engaged (past participle)
engaging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of engage.

text: Billy always engages Joel in interesting conversations.

engag


extracts

forms:
extract (singular)
extracts (plural)

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

text: Bakers use chocolate extracts to make muffins.

noun

extract


extracts

forms:
extract (canonical)
extracts (third-person singular)
extracted (past)
extracted (past participle)
extracting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of extract.


observe

forms:
observe (canonical)
observes (third-person singular)
observed (past)
observed (past participle)
observing (present participle)

glosses: If you observe something, you see or notice it.

text: No problem behavior was observed among these students.

text: My goal is to record what I observe during one session.

text: A similar pattern was also observed in the posttest data.

glosses: If you observe something, you watch it carefully.

text: The moon is really too bright to observe through a telescope.

text: He spent hours closely observing the weather and making careful notes.

glosses: If you observe something, usually a fact, you say or write it.

text: When we were talking, he also observed that some new problems had come up.

glosses: If you observe a law or agreement, you follow it.

text: Israel agreed to start moving out of West Bank towns if the Palestinians observed a cease-fire.

glosses: If you observe a special day, you do the traditional things that are done on that day, especially in a religion.

text: Some 1 billion people around the world will do something to observe the anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.

text: At a tent city on the outskirts of Islamabad in Pakistan, families observed the end of Ramadan by donating gifts to the earthquake survivors.

text: The patient may be asked to observe some taboo, such as not having sex on a particular day.

ipa: /əbˈzɜːv/

enpr: əb-zûrvʹ

ipa: /əbˈzɝv/

hyphenation: ob‧serve

verb

observ


sturdier

forms:
sturdy (positive)
sturdier (comparative)
sturdiest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sturdy; more sturdy.

text: I like the blue shelf better because it's sturdier.

text: Can you put this jersey fabric on a sturdier pole?

adjective

sturdy

sturdier

sturdiest


plants

forms:
plant (singular)
plants (plural)

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

text: Jerry performed a test to see how plants grow under different conditions.

noun

plant


plants

forms:
plant (canonical)
plants (third-person singular)
planted (past)
planted (past participle)
planting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of plant.

text: He plants different flowers and vegetables in his garden each year.


contemporaries

forms:
contemporary (singular)
contemporaries (plural)

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

contemporary

contemporaries


dog-ears

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of dog-ear.

verb

dog-ear


neighbour

forms:
neighbour (singular)
neighbours (plural)

glosses: A neighbour is someone who lives close to a person's home.

text: My neighbour has an annoying cat.

text: They're our neighbours across the street.

text: My neighbour is very irritable and grumpy at times.

ipa: /'neɪbə/

hyphenation: neigh‧bour


sickos

forms:
sicko (singular)
sickos or sickoes (plural)

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

noun

sicko

sickos

sickoes


translating

forms:
translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

verb

translat


title: Oudh

redirect: Awadh


mouths

forms:
mouth (singular)
mouths (plural)

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

text: I think they all have large mouths.

ipa: /maʊðz/

noun

mouth


mouths

forms:
mouth (canonical)
mouths (third-person singular)
mouthed (past)
mouthed (past participle)
mouthing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of mouth.


unifications

forms:
unification (singular)
unifications (plural)

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

unification


refurbish

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + furbish

ety-prefix

re

furbish

expansion: re- + furbish

glosses: If you refurbish something, you remake it using new materials or restore it to its original (or better) condition.

text: I refurbished my bedroom with brand new furniture and a new paint job.

ipa: /riˈfɝbɪʃ/

ipa: /riːˈfɜːbɪʃ/

verb

refurbish


delaying

forms:
delay (canonical)
delays (third-person singular)
delayed (past)
delayed (past participle)
delaying (present participle)

delay


pat

forms:
pat (canonical)
pats (third-person singular)
patted (past)
patted (past participle)
patting (present participle)

glosses: If you pat something, you touch it gently a number of times with your open hand.

text: Rinse the meat with water then pat dry.

text: "You're good people, too, Agnes." He reached over an patted her shoulder. "Don't worry."

text: She held the baby close to her chest and gently patted his back.

text: He patted his pocket, looking for cigarettes.

text: The dog relaxed as he scratched her ears and patted her head.

ipa: /pæt/

pat

t


pat

forms:
pat (singular)
pats (plural)


faces

forms:
face (singular)
faces (plural)

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

text: Their faces are very beautiful.

ipa: /ˈfeɪsɪz/

noun

face


faces

forms:
face (canonical)
faces (third-person singular)
faced (past)
faced (past participle)
facing (present participle)

text: Samuel faces Jerusalem when he prays because he is Jewish.

verb

fac


sinkholes

forms:
sinkhole (singular)
sinkholes (plural)

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

noun

sinkhole


wildfires

forms:
wildfire (singular)
wildfires (plural)

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

wildfire


pointing

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

text: The walkers were pointing at their map.

verb

point


wearing

forms:
wear (canonical)
wears (third-person singular)
wore (past)
worn (past participle)
wearing (present participle)

wear

wears

wore

worn

wearing


checks

forms:
check (canonical)
checks (third-person singular)
checked (past)
checked (past participle)
checking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of check.

text: Bobby always checks his test before handing it to the teacher.

check


checks

forms:
check (singular)
checks (plural)

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

text: The town must conduct regular checks on drinking water quality.


weekends

forms:
weekend (singular)
weekends (plural)

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

text: Weekends are my favorite time of the week because I don't have to go to work.

noun

weekend


weekends

forms:
weekend (canonical)
weekends (third-person singular)
weekended (past)
weekended (past participle)
weekending (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of weekend.

text: Leslie weekends at the beach during the summer.


processing

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

ipa: /ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈprɑsəsɪŋ/

verb

process


trolling

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

troll


retire

forms:
retire (canonical)
retires (third-person singular)
retired (past)
retired (past participle)
retiring (present participle)

glosses: If you retire, you stop working, usually because of your age.

text: She recently retired after 25 years with the company.

text: With me is Colonel David Hunt, military analyst and retired U.S. Army commander.

text: Horner retired at age 63 and has been painting full time ever since.

glosses: If you retire something, you stop using it.

text: NASA will soon be retiring the space shuttles.

glosses: If you retire, you go to a quiet place, often to bed.

text: After dinner she retired to her bedroom with a head cold.

retir


useable

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

glosses: If something is useable, then it can be used.

hyphenation: use‧able


trolled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of troll.


chatted

forms:
chat (canonical)
chats (third-person singular)
chatted (past)
chatted (past participle)
chatting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chat.

chat


fights

forms:
fight (canonical)
fights (third-person singular)
fought (past)
fought (past participle)
fighting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fight.

text: Joey fights with his brother all the time.

ipa: /faɪts/

fight


fights

forms:
fight (singular)
fights (plural)

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

text: I don't like getting into fights.


frights

forms:
fright (singular)
frights (plural)

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

noun

fright


frights

forms:
fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of fright.


murders

forms:
murder (singular)
murders (plural)

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

murder


murders

forms:
murder (canonical)
murders (third-person singular)
murdered (past)
murdered (past participle)
murdering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of murder.


whiles

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of while.

enpr: wīlz

ipa: /waɪlz/

sampa: /waIlz/

verb

whil


trumpets

forms:
trumpet (singular)
trumpets (plural)

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

noun

trumpet


trumpets

forms:
trumpet (canonical)
trumpets (third-person singular)
trumpeted (past)
trumpeted (past participle)
trumpeting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of trumpet.


gains

forms:
gain (singular)
gains (plural)

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

text: Small gains add up later.

gain


gains

forms:
gain (canonical)
gains (third-person singular)
gained (past)
gained (past participle)
gaining (present participle)

text: Felipe gains money by selling newspapers and magazines.


detailing

forms:
detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

verb

detail


staging

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

stag


sampling

forms:
sample (canonical)
samples (third-person singular)
sampled (past)
sampled (past participle)
sampling (present participle)

sampl


parliament

forms:
parliament (singular)
parliaments (plural)

glosses: Parliament is the elected people who work together to make and debate a country's laws.

text: She was elected to parliament and is now the assistant minister for the environment.

text: He was formerly an international relations adviser to the Russian parliament.

text: The Parliament approved the government's proposal for the new classification of illegal drugs.

text: Six members of the Afghan parliament were killed.

text: The party now controls two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

text: A majority of Iraq's parliament supports a U.S. withdrawal.

ipa: /ˈpɑːlɪmənt/


Julys

forms:
July (singular)
Julys (plural)

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

noun

July


wildfire

forms:
wildfire (singular)
wildfires (plural)

glosses: A wildfire is a quickly-spreading fire that occurs in the wild. These fires can not be controlled.

text: The wildfire burned down the trees in the forest.

ipa: /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/

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


kidding

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

verb

kid

d


listing

forms:
list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)

list


seasons

forms:
season (singular)
seasons (plural)

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

text: My favorite seasons are spring and summer.

noun

season


seasons

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

glosses: The third-person singular form of season.

text: Your mother seasons meat very well.


fright

forms:
fright (singular)
frights (plural)

text: Seeing someone with a gun gave me quite a fright.

enpr: frīt

ipa: /fraɪt/

sampa: /fraIt/


fright

forms:
fright (canonical)
frights (third-person singular)
frighted (past)
frighted (past participle)
frighting (present participle)

text: Seeing someone with a gun frightened me very much.


guardrails

forms:
guardrail (singular)
guardrails (plural)

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

guardrail


sampled

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sample.

text: I sampled one of every type of wine.


points

forms:
point (singular)
points (plural)

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

point


points

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of point.


staking

forms:
stake (canonical)
stakes (third-person singular)
staked (past)
staked (past participle)
staking (present participle)

verb

stak


panicked

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of panic.

text: I panicked when I couldn't find my phone.

panic

k


blog

forms:
blog (singular)
blogs (plural)

glosses: A blog is a personal website that is used as an online journal (short for weblog).

text: Check out my blog at blogwebsite.com.

text: I'll be talking about my thoughts on the new action movie in my next blog.

enpr: blŏg

ipa: /blɒɡ/

sampa: /blQg/


blog

forms:
blog (canonical)
blogs (third-person singular)
blogged (past)
blogged (past participle)
blogging (present participle)

glosses: If you blog about something, you write a blog about it.

text: My friend Mary blogs daily, but I only blog once or twice a week.

blog

g


staked

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stake.

e


chucked

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of chuck.

chuck


trolls

forms:
troll (singular)
trolls (plural)

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

noun

troll


trolls

forms:
troll (canonical)
trolls (third-person singular)
trolled (past)
trolled (past participle)
trolling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of troll.


informs

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of inform.

verb

inform


cheer up

forms: cheer up

pos: phrase

glosses: If you cheer somebody up, you make them feel happier.

text: I went over to try to cheer her up, but she said she wanted to be alone.

text: There isn't much on the street to cheer up the poor.

text: Cheer up everyone; it can only get better from here.

audio: en-au-cheer up.ogg


manner

forms:
manner (singular)
manners (plural)

glosses: A manner is the way that someone or something acts or performs.

text: My daughter quickly changed her manner when I came into her room.

ipa: /ˈmænə/

ipa: /ˈmænɚ/


frequented

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of frequent.

frequent


relies

forms:
rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)

rel

y


footings

forms:
footing (singular)
footings (plural)

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

noun

footing


perfects

forms:
perfect (canonical)
perfects (third-person singular)
perfected (past)
perfected (past participle)
perfecting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of perfect.

verb

perfect


perfects

forms:
perfect (singular)
perfects (plural)

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


sails

forms:
sail (singular)
sails (plural)

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

noun

sail


sails

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)


assets

forms:
asset (singular)
assets (plural)

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

ipa: /'æsets/

asset


compiling

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

verb

compil


patients

forms:
patient (singular)
patients (plural)

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

noun

patient


encountered

forms:
encounter (canonical)
encounters (third-person singular)
encountered (past)
encountered (past participle)
encountering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of encounter.

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntɚd/

ipa: /ɪnˈkaʊntəd/

hyphenation: en‧coun‧tered

verb

encounter


flamed

forms:
flame (canonical)
flames (third-person singular)
flamed (past)
flamed (past participle)
flaming (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flame.

flam


collapsed

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of collapse.

collaps


supposed to

forms: supposed to

glosses: If something is supposed to be true or supposed to happen, the rules (human or natural) say it should.

text: Please, don't talk when you're not supposed to.

text: Everyone looked at Cee Cee, making it clear that she was supposed to talk first.


strontium

forms: strontium (singular)

glosses: Strontium a metallic chemical element with the atomic number of 38 and the symbol Sr.

enpr: strŏn'tēəm

hyphenation: stron‧tium


arriving

forms:
arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

text: Sarah will be arriving shortly and then we can go to the mall.

arriv


complementing

forms:
complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

complement


pregnant

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

glosses: If a female is pregnant, she has a baby growing inside her.

text: Between 10 and 40 percent of US teen girls will get pregnant before the age of 20.

text: For the first time, a 67-year-old woman has successfully become pregnant.

text: At that time, she was already eight months pregnant with their son, Bradley.

text: You could barely tell she was pregnant, although the baby was born a week later.

glosses: A pregnant silence has some meaning or feeling.

glosses: If something is pregnant with a quality, it has a lot of that quality.

ipa: /ˈprɛgnənt/


pointed

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

glosses: If something is pointed, it is sharp, it has a point.

text: The warrior brandished a pointed spear.

enpr: poinʹtĭd

ipa: /ˈpɔɪntɪd/

sampa: /"pOIntId/


pointed

forms:
point (canonical)
points (third-person singular)
pointed (past)
pointed (past participle)
pointing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of point.

point


frequents

forms:
frequent (canonical)
frequents (third-person singular)
frequented (past)
frequented (past participle)
frequenting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of frequent.


kidded

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of kid.

kid


chucking

forms:
chuck (canonical)
chucks (third-person singular)
chucked (past)
chucked (past participle)
chucking (present participle)

chuck


piles

forms:
pile (singular)
piles (plural)

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

text: Piles were sunk into the river to support the bridge.

glosses: Piles is an alternative name for hemorrhoids.

ipa: /paɪlz/

noun

pile


piles

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

verb

pil


processes

forms:
process (singular)
processes (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈprɑsɛsɪz/

ipa: /ˈprəʊ̯sɛsɪz/

ipa: /ˈproʊsɛsɪz/

noun

process

processes


processes

forms:
process (canonical)
processes (third-person singular)
processed (past)
processed (past participle)
processing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of process.

verb

es


guarded

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

ipa: /ˈɡɑrdɪd/

ipa: /ˈɡɑːdɪd/

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


guarded

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of guard.

guard


lived

forms:
live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of live.

liv


spaced

forms:
space (canonical)
spaces (third-person singular)
spaced (past)
spaced (past participle)
spacing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of space.

spac


relying

forms:
rely (canonical)
relies (third-person singular)
relied (past)
relied (past participle)
relying (present participle)

rel


humours

forms:
humour (singular)
humours (plural)

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

noun

humour


humours

forms:
humour (canonical)
humours (third-person singular)
humoured (past)
humoured (past participle)
humouring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of humour.


pupil

forms:
pupil (singular)
pupils (plural)

glosses: A pupil is a student, especially a young one.

text: They can put their children in public school, but it costs $9,600 per pupil per year.

text: Which learning activities will assist pupils to achieve these objectives?

text: The teacher called the pupils to sit on the rug in front of the class.

text: These pupils learn to write as well as write to learn in mathematics.

glosses: Your pupil is the black circle in the middle of your eye.

text: He checked her eyes; the pupils seemed rather large for the lighting in the room.

ipa: /pjuːpəl/


reinforcing

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

verb

reinforc


staged

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

glosses: If something is staged, it has been planned or prepared.

text: The prank seems to be staged, his reaction to it is too dramatic.


staged

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stage.

stag


panics

forms:
panic (singular)
panics (plural)

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

noun

panic


panics

forms:
panic (canonical)
panics (third-person singular)
panicked (past)
panicked (past participle)
panicking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of panic.


Rome

forms: Rome

pos: name

text: It is noon at the U.N. headquarters in New York, 6:00 p.m. in Rome, Italy.

glosses: Rome is the Roman Empire, an empire that existed between 85 BC and AD 476 and covered much of the southern Europe and some of northern Africa.

text: Most of our great ideas are rooted in Greece and Rome.

text: Visitors are transported back 2,000 years in time to experience life and death in ancient Rome.

enpr: rōm

ipa: /rəʊm/

ipa: /roʊm/

sampa: /roUm/

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


Russia

forms: Russia

glosses: Russia is a country in Europe and Asia. Its capital is Moscow.

text: I was born in Russia.


genocide

forms:
genocide (singular)
genocides (plural)

glosses: Genocide is the killing of many people because of their ethnicity, race, religion, or culture.

ipa: /ˈʤɛnəsaid/

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


listed

forms:
list (canonical)
lists (third-person singular)
listed (past)
listed (past participle)
listing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of list.

verb

list


recognising

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

recognis


spaces

forms:
space (singular)
spaces (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈspeɪsɪz/

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

noun

space


spaces

glosses: The third-person singular form of space.


pray

forms:
pray (canonical)
prays (third-person singular)
prayed (past)
prayed (past participle)
praying (present participle)

glosses: If you pray, you make a wish or give thanks to a god believing they will pay attention or make the wish come true.

text: I decided to pray. I prayed for somebody to help me.

text: We prayed prayers of thanks.

text: Father God, I pray in Jesus' name that we will come home.

text: I just pray the Lord will forgive me for letting all these good people down.

text: The people were one when they sang and prayed together.

text: I pray for peace every Sunday when I go to church.

glosses: If you pray, you wish for something very strongly.

text: I was hoping and praying she would get in touch with me.

enpr: prā

ipa: /preɪ/

sampa: /preI/


inflation

forms:
inflation (singular)
inflations (plural)

glosses: Inflation is a general increase in the price of goods and services.

text: Because of inflation, I can't afford to go to the movies anymore.

text: We have low unemployment, low inflation, good growth, and a strong economy.

text: The rate of food inflation reached 24 percent in March.

text: Wages adjusted for inflation actually fell last month.

glosses: Inflation is the process of blowing up a balloon, bag, etc.

text: The speed of inflation of the airbag is very important in protecting you in a car crash.

glosses: Inflation is any process or result of growth.

text: With competition to enter college, grade inflation is a serious problem across the country.

ipa: /ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

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


keepers

forms:
keeper (singular)
keepers (plural)

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

keeper


arrives

forms:
arrive (canonical)
arrives (third-person singular)
arrived (past)
arrived (past participle)
arriving (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of arrive.

verb

arriv


jester

forms:
jester (singular)
jesters (plural)

glosses: An entertainer in a medieval royal court.

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


guarding

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


piled

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of pile.

ipa: /paɪld/


refrigerate

forms:
refrigerate (canonical)
refrigerates (third-person singular)
refrigerated (past)
refrigerated (past participle)
refrigerating (present participle)

glosses: If you refrigerate something such as food or drink, you cool it in a refrigerator.

text: Combine olive oil and pepper, stir, then coat meat with it. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

text: Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours.

ipa: /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt/

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

refrigerat


mechanic

forms:
mechanic (singular)
mechanics (plural)

glosses: A mechanic is a person that can fix machines like cars and airplanes.

text: My mechanic can fix anything.

text: The airport mechanics went on strike.

glosses: Mechanics is the way of doing something.

text: Will you teach me the mechanics of songwriting?

text: Are the mechanics of car repair too difficult for me to understand?

text: Will I ever become comfortable with the mechanics of sex?

ipa: /məˈkænɪk/

hyphenation: me‧cha‧nic


kidneys

forms:
kidney (singular)
kidneys (plural)

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

text: Almost everybody is born with two kidneys.

noun

kidney


lives

forms:
life (singular)
lives (plural)

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

ipa: /lɪvz/

life

lives


lives

forms:
live (canonical)
lives (third-person singular)
lived (past)
lived (past participle)
living (present participle)

ipa: /laɪvz/


recognised

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recognise.

ipa: /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/

hyphenation: rec‧og‧nised


silly

forms:
silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

glosses: If something is silly, it shows that somebody didn't think about it carefully.

text: Sometimes I called her "Mommy Ruby", even if it sounded silly.

text: People get excited about the silliest things.

text: "Do you remember?" "What a silly question! Of course I remember."

glosses: If something is silly, it's not important or serious.

text: I was making silly little jokes and she was laughing.

glosses: If you are silly, you don't think about things carefully or you are not serious.

text: Sometimes it's hard to believe how silly students can be.

text: The photoshopped pictures of Blake Griffin were so silly

ipa: /'sIlI/

adj

silly

sillier

silliest


telephones

forms:
telephone (singular)
telephones (plural)

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

noun

telephone


telephones

forms:
telephone (canonical)
telephones (third-person singular)
telephoned (past)
telephoned (past participle)
telephoning (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of telephone.

verb

telephon


keens

forms:
keen (singular)
keens (plural)

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

noun

keen


keens

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)


sliding

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

slide

slides

slid

slid

sliding


translated

forms:
translate (canonical)
translates (third-person singular)
translated (past)
translated (past participle)
translating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of translate.

ipa: /ˈtrænzleɪtɪd/

ipa: /trɑːnzˈleɪtɪd/

hyphenation: trans‧lat‧ed

verb

translat


flagged

forms:
flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of flag.

flag


mules

forms:
mule (singular)
mules (plural)

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

noun

mule


sanest

forms:
sane (positive)
saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of sane; most sane.

adjective

sane

saner

sanest


acoustic

forms: acoustic (positive)

glosses: An acoustic instrument is played without electricity.

text: I think music from an acoustic guitar is prettier than music from an electric guitar.

ipa: /əˈkuːstɪk/


acoustic

forms:
acoustic (singular)
acoustics (plural)

glosses: If a space has good acoustics (or sometimes acoustic) its physical structure makes it easy to hear sound in it.

text: She hated singing in the gym because of the poor acoustics.


entering

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

text: John is entering the door as we speak.

verb

enter


foundering

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

founder


losses

forms:
loss (singular)
losses (plural)

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

noun

loss

losses


sizing

forms:
size (canonical)
sizes (third-person singular)
sized (past)
sized (past participle)
sizing (present participle)

verb

siz


adapting

forms:
adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

adapt


complemented

forms:
complement (canonical)
complements (third-person singular)
complemented (past)
complemented (past participle)
complementing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of complement.

complement


shrubs

forms:
shrub (singular)
shrubs (plural)

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

text: I'm going to plant shrubs in the yard.

noun

shrub


shrub

glosses: A shrub is a plant. It is smaller than a tree, usually has many stems from the same base, and looks very much like a bush.

text: I think the ball rolled under that shrub.

enpr: shrŭb

ipa: /ʃrʌb/

sampa: /SrVb/


released

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of release.

verb

releas


seniors

forms:
senior (singular)
seniors (plural)

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

noun

senior


raising

forms:
raise (canonical)
raises (third-person singular)
raised (past)
raised (past participle)
raising (present participle)

verb

rais


beggars

forms:
beggar (singular)
beggars (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɚs/

noun

beggar


beggars

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of beggar.


piling

forms:
piling (singular)
pilings (plural)

glosses: Piling is a type of structural support that is made of wood, steel, or other construction material.

ipa: /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/

ipa: [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]


piling

forms:
pile (canonical)
piles (third-person singular)
piled (past)
piled (past participle)
piling (present participle)

ipa: [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]

verb

pil


stir

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

glosses: If you stir something, you move it in a circular movement.

text: He needed to stir the water into the flour

text: She stirred the paint to mix the color.

text: He was quietly stirring sugar into his coffee with a spoon.

glosses: If something is stirred up, it is caused or begins because of something else.

text: The appointment of the new CEO stirred up controversy.

ipa: /stɜː/

ipa: /stɜːr/

stir

r


stir

forms:
stir (singular)
stirs (plural)

glosses: A stir can be when someone becomes excited, upset or angry.

text: Her short dress made quite a stir when she came into the room.


scene

forms:
scene (singular)
scenes (plural)

glosses: A scene is a place where something happened.

text: Police found a gun near the crime scene.

text: Reporters arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly after 2:00.

glosses: A scene is one part of a movie or play where the action happens at one time in one place.

text: Who could forget the amazing opening scene of Star Wars?

text: The movie's sex scene was so bad that half of it was cut.

text: His role was so small he appeared in only one scene in act five.

text: The Mad Scene in "Lucia di Lammermoor" is a great moment in opera.

glosses: A scene is the public activities of a group of people with a common interest, such as music, politics, etc.

text: For more than a decade, she dominated the fashion scene.

text: Many of those Lakers fans are celebrities from L.A's movie and music scenes.

text: Colin Farrell burst on to the scene as one of the baddest boys since Jack Nicholson.

glosses: If something happens behind the scenes, it happens out of sight, in secret.

text: It's hard to know what went on behind the scenes.

glosses: A scene is a view of a place, especially in art.

text: The photo was a street scene out of New York.

glosses: A scene is a loud, public argument or demonstration.

enpr: sēn

ipa: /siːn/


reply

forms:
reply (canonical)
replies (third-person singular)
replied (past)
replied (past participle)
replying (present participle)

glosses: If you reply to someone or something, you answer using words.

text: "Are you OK?" she ask. "Yes," I replied.

text: I said hi and she did not reply.

text: She'll reply to questions in writing.

glosses: If you reply to someone or something, you react.

text: The Cubs replied with three points of their own to win the game.

ipa: /rɪˈplaɪ/

repl


reply

forms:
reply (singular)
replies (plural)

glosses: A reply is the words you use to answer someone.

text: "Why?" He received no reply. "Did you hear me?"

text: "Is it OK if I go?" Without waiting for a reply, he ran back toward the dining area.

noun

reply

replies


dropped

forms:
drop (canonical)
drops (third-person singular)
dropped (past)
dropped (past participle)
dropping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of drop.

text: He dropped a heavy box onto his foot.

ipa: /drɑpt/

ipa: /drɒpt/

verb

drop

p


recover

forms:
recover (canonical)
recovers (third-person singular)
recovered (past)
recovered (past participle)
recovering (present participle)

glosses: If you recover, you get better after getting sick, or being hurt, surprised, etc.

text: She is just about fully recovered from a broken leg.

text: Johnson must show he has recovered from knee injury that kept him out of seven games last season.

text: Lansky looked surprised, but quickly recovered.

text: Her doctors say she may never completely recover.

text: After some rest, you should recover your strength a little.

glosses: If something recovers, it returns to normal after a change, especially a bad change.

text: We don't expect the economy to begin recovering until the second half of next year.

glosses: If you recover something that you didn't have for a time, you get it back.

text: Five hours now after the accident, bodies were still being recovered from the train.

glosses: If you recover money, such as an investment, damages, etc., you get back the amount you put out or lost.

text: He brought suit to recover damages suffered in an automobile accident.

text: You have to question the ability of the bank to recover their investment.

ipa: /rɪˈkʌvə/


tanking

forms:
tank (canonical)
tanks (third-person singular)
tanked (past)
tanked (past participle)
tanking (present participle)

tank


slides

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of slide.

slide


slides

forms:
slide (singular)
slides (plural)

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


pudding

forms:
pudding (singular)
puddings (plural)

glosses: Pudding is a dessert made with cake, bread or rice and often fruit, usually hot.

text: The shop had desserts-fruit cobblers, pies, bread pudding, and chocolate, pound, and carrot cakes.

glosses: Pudding is a thick desert made with milk and eggs, usually cold.

text: Use 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix with 1 (3.9-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water, and 4 large eggs.

glosses: Pudding is a food made of flour, animal fat, and meat or vegetables, usually hot.

enpr: po͝odʹing


looser

forms:
loose (positive)
looser (comparative)
loosest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of loose; more loose.

adjective

loose

looser

loosest


ships

forms:
ship (singular)
ships (plural)

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

ipa: /ʃɪps/

noun

ship


ships

forms:
ship (canonical)
ships (third-person singular)
shipped (past)
shipped (past participle)
shipping (present participle)


regulate

forms:
regulate (canonical)
regulates (third-person singular)
regulated (past)
regulated (past participle)
regulating (present participle)

glosses: If you regulate something, you control it by making laws and rules.

text: The industry has fought the state's attempts to regulate it.

text: The Coast Guard has direct authority to regulate U.S. sailors and port workers.

text: The government is considering a law that would regulate the prices of drugs.

text: The state maintains the power to regulate all schools.

glosses: If x regulates y, x causes y to function in a particular way, often at a higher or lower level.

text: You turn this to regulate the water flow.

text: This part of the brain regulates activities such as decision-making and memory.

ipa: /ˈrɛɡjəleɪt/

hyphenation: re‧gu‧late

verb

regulat


she'll be right

forms: she'll be right

glosses: OK, no problem, everything will be all right

ipa: /ʃɪəl bi rʌɪt/


saner

forms:
sane (positive)
saner (comparative)
sanest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of sane; more sane.

text: I'm not crazy; I've never been saner.

adjective

sane


rowing

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)

verb

row


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uniting

forms:
unite (canonical)
unites (third-person singular)
united (past)
united (past participle)
uniting (present participle)

unit


keeners

forms:
keener (singular)
keeners (plural)

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

noun

keener


adapts

forms:
adapt (canonical)
adapts (third-person singular)
adapted (past)
adapted (past participle)
adapting (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of adapt.

verb

adapt


projected

forms:
project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of project.

enpr: prə-jĕktʹĭd

ipa: /prəˈdʒɛktɪd/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ed

project


enters

forms:
enter (canonical)
enters (third-person singular)
entered (past)
entered (past participle)
entering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of enter.

text: John always enters my house through the back door.

enter


enters

forms:
enter (singular)
enters (plural)

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


detailed

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

glosses: If something is detailed, it has many details; it is thorough or complex.

text: The plan that he came up with is very detailed.

ipa: /dɪˈteɪld/

hyphenation: de‧tailed


detailed

forms:
detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of detail.

detail


equations

forms:
equation (singular)
equations (plural)

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

noun

equation


silliest

forms:
silly (positive)
sillier (comparative)
silliest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of silly; most silly.

adjective

silly


accessibility

forms: accessibility (singular)

glosses: Accessibility is the property of being accessible.

text: The accessibility of the city depends on how well it is linked by roads.


releasing

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

verb

releas


entered

glosses: The past tense and past participle of enter.

text: John entered my house through the back door.

ipa: /ˈEntə(r)d/


loosest

forms:
loose (positive)
looser (comparative)
loosest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of loose; most loose.


rowed

glosses: The past tense and past participle of row.

enpr: rōd

ipa: /rəʊd/

homophones: Rhode road rode


reflect

forms:
reflect (canonical)
reflects (third-person singular)
reflected (past)
reflected (past participle)
reflecting (present participle)

glosses: If x reflects y, x shows or matches y, or x is affected by y.

text: These words didn't accurately reflect his thoughts.

text: Changing fashion reflected the changing population.

text: Greensburg's population had fallen steadily for decades, reflecting a trend in many small farming towns in Kansas.

text: This concept is simplistic and clearly does not reflect reality.

text: Attitudes towards religion also reflect historical factors.

text: Politicians can maintain their popularity only if their decisions reflect public preferences.

text: His letters began to reflect his growing anger.

text: The teachers' beliefs are reflected in the use of technology in the classroom.

text: Many of the concerns of family members reflect the need for information about the disease.

text: Waiting list numbers don't reflect the actual need.

text: Our values are reflected in and shaped by advertising.

glosses: If x reflects y, the light from y can be seen in x.

text: The mirrors on the stairway reflected ladies in white, blue, and pink dresses.

glosses: If light or sound reflects off something, it hits it and goes in a different direction.

text: Sunlight was reflecting off the glass.

glosses: If you reflect about something, you think about it carefully.

text: In jail he's had time to reflect upon what he did and how many lives he touched through his actions.

ipa: /ˈriflɛkt/


cupped

forms:
cup (canonical)
cups (third-person singular)
cupped (past)
cupped (past participle)
cupping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of cup.

cup


maniac

forms:
maniac (singular)
maniacs (plural)

glosses: Maniac is someone who is crazy. Their mind is not working right.

text: It is never safe to trust a maniac.

ipa: /ˈmeɪniˌæk/

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

hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac


resist

forms:
resist (canonical)
resists (third-person singular)
resisted (past)
resisted (past participle)
resisting (present participle)

glosses: If you resist something, you work, push, fight, etc. against it.

text: Unable to resist the call of the road, he left once more.

text: We're helping kids resist the pressure to start smoking.

text: She resisted every attempt to make changes.

text: Since when have I been able to resist chocolate?

text: They must resist the force that is being used against them.

ipa: /rɪˈzɪst/

hyphenation: re‧sist


democracies

forms:
democracy (singular)
democracies (plural)

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

text: In the world, many countries are democracies.

noun

democracy

democracies


rubbish

forms: rubbish (singular)

glosses: Rubbish is unwanted things such as plastic bags, half-eaten food, and broken toys.

text: She's always throwing her left-over food on the ground, and not in the rubbish bin.

text: People drive by and dump all manner of rubbish.

text: You're going to sing? Rubbish! Total rubbish! You can't sing.

text: Oh, I don't watch TV. It's a load of rubbish.

text: He was tired and angry and didn't want to listen to his friend talking rubbish.

ipa: /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

hyphenation: rub‧bish


rubbish

forms:
rubbish (canonical)
rubbishes (third-person singular)
rubbished (past)
rubbished (past participle)
rubbishing (present participle)

glosses: If you rubbish something, you say it's bad or stupid.

text: It's not very good, but I didn't want to completely rubbish it.

verb

rubbish


defeated

forms:
defeat (canonical)
defeats (third-person singular)
defeated (past)
defeated (past participle)
defeating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of defeat.

ipa: /dɪˈfiːtəd/

defeat


refurbishes

forms:
refurbish (canonical)
refurbishes (third-person singular)
refurbished (past)
refurbished (past participle)
refurbishing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of refurbish.

refurbish


keener

forms:
keen (positive)
keener (comparative)
keenest (superlative)

glosses: The comparative form of keen; more keen.

adjective

keen

keener


keener

forms:
keener (singular)
keeners (plural)

glosses: A person who is very keen or eager; a brownnoser.


senior

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

glosses: A senior person has a higher social position.

text: She's a senior vice-president with the company.

text: Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders.

text: Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving.

text: Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire.

glosses: A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.

text: By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen.

text: Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people.

text: We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant).

glosses: Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18).

text: I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.

ipa: /ˈsinjɚ/

ipa: /ˈsiːnjə(r)/

audio: en-US senior.ogg

hyphenation: se‧nior


senior

forms:
senior (singular)
seniors (plural)

glosses: A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university.

text: He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall.

text: They met when she was a junior and he a senior.

glosses: A senior is someone who has a higher social position.

glosses: A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.


flags

forms:
flag (singular)
flags (plural)

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

ipa: /flæɡz/

noun

flag


flags

forms:
flag (canonical)
flags (third-person singular)
flagged (past)
flagged (past participle)
flagging (present participle)


relief

forms:
relief (singular)
reliefs (plural)

glosses: or (singular) Relief is the good feeling you have when something bad is finished or didn't happen.

text: Most people are just breathing a sigh of relief that he's gone.

text: It was such a relief to see her safe.

text: I smiled with relief and thanks.

text: Relief flooded his body. He was safe.

glosses: Relief is help given to people who have suffered disasters, such as an earthquake.

text: The government recently announced it was donating $150,000 to the Red Cross for disaster relief.

text: The government was slow in allowing foreign aid and foreign relief workers into the affected area.

text: Medicine, food and other relief supplies are blocked by closed border crossings.

text: Relief operations are running smoothly.

text: Our agency provided emergency relief after the 2005 earthquake.

text: The U.S.O.C. has donated 1,000 tents to help the relief effort in China's Sichuan Province.

text: After such injuries, pain relief is often the patient's priority.

text: Some patients return to the office over and over again, hoping to find relief for every symptom.

text: Exercising in warm water often brings immediate relief from pain.

text: A person might enjoy temporary relief from stress by playing games.

glosses: Financial relief is the reduction of debt or taxes, or receiving money.

text: Tony Blair, is encouraging leaders of the richest nations to consider debt relief as a form of aid to impoverished nations.

text: Let's get tax relief, a middle class tax cut, for ordinary working families.

text: The majority of these people are poor and seeking economic relief for their families.

glosses: Relief is somebody who will take over your difficult job to give you a rest.

text: 2,0000 relief fighters arrived too late to save the city.

text: Who needs relief pitchers? Let the starting pitcher finish every game.

glosses: Comic relief is something funny during a serious or difficult time.

text: A coworker who provides steady emotional support and comic relief can help you get through the day.

glosses: A relief or bas relief is a kind of decoration in which a shape is raised above the surface.

glosses: If something stands out in relief, it is very noticeable.

text: His face and his right hand stand out in sharp relief against the blue background.


prize

forms:
prize (singular)
prizes (plural)

glosses: A prize is something that you receive for winning or doing well.

text: She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

text: The film was the winner of the top prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

text: Best Overall Performance, and the $300 grand prize, was awarded to Kathryn Hallberg.

text: The book sold slowly despite winning third prize in this year's poetry contest.

text: The top teams will receive $1,000 cash prizes.

glosses: A prize horse, story, performance, etc. is very good and could win a prize.

text: She caught this year's prize fish late yesterday evening.

ipa: /praɪz/

homophones: pries prise


prize

forms:
prize (canonical)
prizes (third-person singular)
prized (past)
prized (past participle)
prizing (present participle)

glosses: If something is prized, people feel that it is very important and often people want it.

text: DuMond is a world-famous artist and his pieces are highly prized by collectors.

text: The island is prized for its beautiful salt-white beaches and clear blue skies.

glosses: If you prize something off of or away from something else, you use strong force to get it to move.

text: He prized the doors open, dragged the two men out, and laid them on the road.

verb

priz


southern

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

etymology_text: south + -ern

ety-suffix

south

ern

expansion: south + -ern

glosses: A southern place, accent, person, etc. is in, from, or about the south.

text: The money helps everyone from a grocer in southern Lebanon to a farmer in Tajikistan.

text: My grandmother moved to southern California to live with my aunt.

text: Her soft, southern accent reminded him of warm summer nights.

text: Recently, elephants have done well in southern Africa.

text: She remembered a summer afternoon swimming off the family compound at the southern tip of Taiwan.

text: Each year, millions of Mexicans cross that southern border from Mexico into the United States.

text: Dire Dawa is located on the southern edge of the Rift Valley at the foot of the Harrar Mountains.

text: Jupiter lies fairly low in the southern sky after dusk.

ipa: /ˈsʌðən/

ipa: /ˈsʌðɚn/

enpr: sŭth′ərn


allied

forms:
ally (canonical)
allies (third-person singular)
allied (past)
allied (past participle)
allying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ally.

enpr: ə-līd'

ipa: /əˈlaɪd/

verb

all


occupy

forms:
occupy (canonical)
occupies (third-person singular)
occupied (past)
occupied (past participle)
occupying (present participle)

glosses: If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.

text: Her personal apartment has two bedrooms. In New York this is sometimes more space than entire families occupy.

text: He owned a large area of land occupied mostly by shops.

text: I couldn't sit down because this lady was occupying two seats.

glosses: If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.

text: We have requested the removal of armed forces from territories occupied in the recent war.

text: Today, American forces occupy Iraq and Afghanistan.

glosses: If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.

text: Women are seeking positions that were formerly occupied by men.

glosses: If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.

text: I like to keep their minds occupied and keep them busy and out of trouble.

glosses: If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.

text: Before, I ate constantly; but now, I find other things to occupy my time.

ipa: /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

ipa: /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/

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

hyphenation: oc‧cu‧py

occup


bigger

forms:
big (positive)
bigger (comparative)
biggest (superlative)

text: Today's players are bigger, faster and stronger than yesterday's.

text: These problems are just getting bigger and bigger.

text: She wants to buy her family a bigger and better house.

text: My mom helped me see the bigger picture.

text: When I was young, I was so much bigger than everyone else.

text: This year, the company grew even bigger.

ipa: /ˈbɪɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈbɪɡə/

adj

big

bigger

biggest


pint

forms:
pint (singular)
pints (plural)

glosses: A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids equal to 0.568 litres in Britain and 1/8 of a gallon in the US.

text: She had pasta for dinner and half a pint of ice cream every night for dessert.

text: He put his face in his beer and finished the pint in one go.

ipa: /paɪnt/


nailed

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of nail.

text: The picture was nailed to the wall.

verb

nail


mated

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mate.

mat

e


remark

forms:
remark (singular)
remarks (plural)

etymology_text: re- + mark(to mark again)

ety-prefix

re

mark

expansion: re- + mark

glosses: A remark is your spoken opinion or observation about something.

text: He made some very interesting remarks about what he expects in Iraq.

text: A final section provides some interpretation of the results and concluding remarks.

ipa: /rɪˈmɑrk/

ipa: /rɪˈmɑːk/


remark

forms:
remark (canonical)
remarks (third-person singular)
remarked (past)
remarked (past participle)
remarking (present participle)

glosses: If you remark upon something, you say what you noticed or think about it.

text: Some visitors have remarked upon the contrast between this expensive car and the tiny, broken down house.

text: Charles de Gaulle once remarked that "Brazil is not a serious country."

glosses: If you remark something, you mark it again.


informed

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of inform.

verb

inform


journeys

forms:
journey (singular)
journeys (plural)

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

noun

journey


journeys

forms:
journey (canonical)
journeys (third-person singular)
journeyed (past)
journeyed (past participle)
journeying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of journey.


biggest

text: Over the last 13 years, the Tigers have been the biggest losers in baseball.

text: That's the biggest mistake you've ever made.

text: The biggest surprise is how hard it is. It looks easy.

text: One of America's biggest employers is the auto industry.

text: The biggest problem for many students time.

text: I think the single biggest change you're going to see is in computers.

text: Women have actually been the biggest fans of the movie.

text: Where do all the biggest names in Hollywood party?

text: My biggest fear is having children.

ipa: /ˈbɪɡɪst/

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

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


scares

forms:
scare (canonical)
scares (third-person singular)
scared (past)
scared (past participle)
scaring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of scare.

verb

scar


scares

forms:
scare (singular)
scares (plural)

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

noun

scare


felons

forms:
felon (singular)
felons (plural)

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

felon


crept

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of creep.

ipa: /'krεpt/

creep

creeps

crept

crept

creeping


keened

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of keen.


remind

forms:
remind (canonical)
reminds (third-person singular)
reminded (past)
reminded (past participle)
reminding (present participle)

glosses: If you remind somebody of something, you tell them something they already know to make them think about it again.

text: We doctors have to constantly remind ourselves to keep it simple.

text: "You're the one that came back looking for me," she reminded him.

glosses: If x reminds you of y, x makes you think about y, usually because x and y are similar.

text: It reminded me of the time my girlfriend broke her nose.

ipa: /rəˈmaɪnd/

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

hyphenation: re‧mind


provinces

forms:
province (singular)
provinces (plural)

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

province


scare

glosses: If something scares you, it makes you feel fear.

text: They climbed out of the water alive--cold, wet, tired, and scared to death, but alive.

text: Granny used to scare the hell out of us kids with her ghost stories.

text: I read once that you can scare away a bear if you wave your arms and look big.

text: Dark scares me. Noise scares me. And guns scare me.

glosses: If something scares somebody off, it makes them not want to do something.

text: The high costs often scare students off.

glosses: If you scare up something, you find it, even though it's rare or hard to find.

text: She didn't think she'd be able to scare up the cash for the trip.


scare

text: I had quite a bad scare last night--I almost hit a deer on the highway.


carped

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of carp.

verb

carp


centring

forms:
centre (canonical)
centres (third-person singular)
centred (past)
centred (past participle)
centring (present participle)

centr


screening

forms:
screening (singular)
screenings (plural)

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


screening

forms:
screen (canonical)
screens (third-person singular)
screened (past)
screened (past participle)
screening (present participle)

screen


advised

forms:
advise (canonical)
advises (third-person singular)
advised (past)
advised (past participle)
advising (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of advise.

advis


beggar

forms:
beggar (singular)
beggars (plural)

text: Several beggars are seen begging for food and money in modern cities.

ipa: /ˈbɛɡɚ/

ipa: /ˈbɛɡə/


beggar

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)


screened

glosses: The past tense and past participle of screen.


aimed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of aim.

aim


unfair

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

etymology_text: un- + fair

ety-prefix

un

fair

expansion: un- + fair

text: It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

ipa: /ʌnˈfɛə(r)/

ipa: /ʌnˈfɛɚ/


rendered

forms:
render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of render.

hyphenation: ren‧dered

verb

render


seeding

forms:
seed (canonical)
seeds (third-person singular)
seeded (past)
seeded (past participle)
seeding (present participle)

text: I am seeding the garden, so I can't play.

ipa: /ˈsiːdɪŋ/

seed


seeding

forms:
seeding (singular)
seedings (plural)

glosses: A numbered position going into a tournament.

text: My college has a high seeding.


reach

forms:
reach (canonical)
reaches (third-person singular)
reached (past)
reached (past participle)
reaching (present participle)

glosses: If you reach a level, you get to that level.

text: Seven mice were born, six living long enough to reach adulthood.

text: The car can reach its peak speed in under 10 seconds.

text: These trees have reached heights of more than 100 feet.

text: On Jan. 6, the temperature reached 67 degrees in Portland, an all-time high for the month.

glosses: If you reach a conclusion, agreement, etc. you keep working, talking, thinking, etc. until the ideas come together.

text: They came to the same conclusion I had reached: it wasn't working.

text: It appears unlikely that an agreement will be reached until the leadership changes.

glosses: If you reach for something, you put your hand out to touch it.

text: He reached in his pocket and he came out with an envelope.

text: I stood up, reached for my wallet, and counted out my cash.

text: I reached to touch her arm but she pulled away.

text: By the time we had reached our destination, it was already past midnight.

text: Our goal was to reach Clewiston on the west side of Lake Okeechobee.

glosses: If something reaches a place, it is long enough or tall enough to touch that place.

text: My hair is long enough to reach my waist.

ipa: /riːtʃ/

reach

es


reach

forms:
reach (singular)
reaches (plural)

glosses: Your reach is the distance that you can move your body to touch something.

text: We had to keep the tools outside of the elephants' reach so they wouldn't take them.

text: The keys were just out of reach.

text: All controls are within easy reach of the driver.

glosses: If something is within reach of somewhere, you can get to it easily from there; it's close.

text: They were within easy reach of a hospital.

glosses: The outer reaches of a place are the parts that are furthest away from the centre or from the start.

text: The tree is found in New Mexico and up into the upper reaches of the Colorado River system.

text: The Voyager spacecraft travelled to the outer reaches of the galaxy.

text: My father and his brother had gone to the northern reaches of Alaska.

noun

reaches


compiled

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of compile.

verb

compil


informing

forms:
inform (canonical)
informs (third-person singular)
informed (past)
informed (past participle)
informing (present participle)

inform


poll

forms:
poll (singular)
polls (plural)

glosses: A poll is a process of asking people for their opinions about something and counting the results.

text: The latest Newsweek poll suggests 65% of the public is dissatisfied with the president.

text: She was extremely concerned about recent opinion polls showing a decline in her popularity.

text: Senator McCain continues to hold a two-point lead in the daily tracking poll.

text: We conducted our own poll of smokers under 18 and we found roughly the same numbers.

text: The latest poll indicates that her lead is down to 6 points.

text: According to one poll, almost two-thirds of New York City voters opposed the plan.

text: An Ohio poll released in February 2008 showed the economy as the most important issue.

glosses: If people go to the polls, they vote in an election.

text: Voters go to the polls eight days from now.

ipa: /paɔl/

sampa: /paOl/

ipa: /pəʊl/

ipa: /poʊl/

sampa: /poUl/

homophones: pole Pole


poll

forms:
poll (canonical)
polls (third-person singular)
polled (past)
polled (past participle)
polling (present participle)

glosses: If you poll people, you ask them for their opinion about something and you count the results.

text: Seventy percent of those polled said that the U.S. military was making the security situation worse in Iraq.


strongest

forms:
strong (positive)
stronger (comparative)
strongest (superlative)

glosses: The superlative form of strong; most strong.

text: The tongue is commonly considered to be the strongest muscle in the human body.

text: My cousin Joe is competing to be the "World's Strongest Man".

enpr: strŏngʹgəst

ipa: /ˈstrɒŋɡəst/

enpr: strôngʹgəst

ipa: /ˈstrɔŋɡəst/

adj

strong

stronger

strongest


patch

forms:
patch (singular)
patches (plural)

glosses: A patch is a small area that is a different colour or material from the area around it.

text: He'd come every other Sunday afternoon to mow the little patch of grass in front of the house.

text: He had red patches of skin in different places on his body.

text: We could see blue patches of sky between the trees.

text: Joe's father looked to the dark patch under the tree where Joe stood concealed.

text: Our small patch of forest was different.

glosses: A patch is a piece of material that is sewn on clothes to cover a hole or for decoration.

text: She was wearing a jacket with patches on the elbows.

glosses: A patch is a computer program that fixes another program.

text: Her business has hit a rough patch lately.

glosses: An eye patch is something to cover an eye.

ipa: /pætʃ/

noun

patch

patches


patch

forms:
patch (canonical)
patches (third-person singular)
patched (past)
patched (past participle)
patching (present participle)

glosses: If you patch clothing, a tire, etc., you put a piece of material on it to cover a hole.

glosses: If you patch a number of things together, you put them together, but not very well.

text: She was patching together part-time jobs and trying to pay the rent.

text: The current computer system was patched together over a number of years.

text: She patched a hole in the wall where it looked like John's head had hit it.

text: I was hoping the problem would be patched up before I got there.


stages

forms:
stage (singular)
stages (plural)

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

stage


stages

forms:
stage (canonical)
stages (third-person singular)
staged (past)
staged (past participle)
staging (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of stage.

verb

stag


biased

forms:
bias (canonical)
biases (third-person singular)
biased (past)
biased (past participle)
biasing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of bias.

bias


biased

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

text: The newspaper gave a biased account of the story.

text: I think she's adorable, but I'm biased--I'm her mom.


carps

forms:
carp (singular)
carp or carps (plural)

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

noun

carp

carps


carps

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)


beggaring

forms:
beggar (canonical)
beggars (third-person singular)
beggared (past)
beggared (past participle)
beggaring (present participle)

verb

beggar


kids

forms:
kid (singular)
kids (plural)

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

ipa: /kɪdz/

noun

kid


kids

forms:
kid (canonical)
kids (third-person singular)
kidded (past)
kidded (past participle)
kidding (present participle)

verb

d


solicitor

forms:
solicitor (singular)
solicitors (plural)

glosses: In many areas, such as the UK, Australia, India, and Singapore, a solicitor is a type of lawyer who offers legal services to clients outside of court.

text: I have instructed my solicitor to sell the house to any interested party.

text: If in doubt, consult an accountant or solicitor about the various taxes involved.

text: The rules are relevant to solicitors practising in partnership in England and Wales.

text: On 4 August, solicitors acting on behalf of the relatives wrote to the judge.

text: The court had no clear evidence that the copy was sent to the defendants' solicitors.

text: Such a rule would prevent solicitors from handling the client's case from start to finish.

text: On the solicitor's advice, we have decided to proceed.

text: Are you represented by a solicitor?

glosses: A solicitor is someone trying to sell things, especially door to door.

text: Don't answer the door. It's just another solicitor.

ipa: /səˈlɪsɪtɚ/

ipa: /səˈlɪsɪtə/

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

hyphenation: so‧li‧ci‧tor


recognises

forms:
recognise (canonical)
recognises (third-person singular)
recognised (past)
recognised (past participle)
recognising (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of recognise.

recognis


pro

forms:
pro (singular)
pros (plural)

glosses: A pro is somebody who is very good at what they do; short for professional.

text: She's real pro who cares about her job.

text: When it comes to computers, Jacob's an old pro.

glosses: A pro is somebody who is paid to play sports, sometimes as a teacher; short for professional.

text: He began his career as a golf pro in Indiana, and later taught golf to Bob Hope.

text: Pros in the Tour de France often ride custom bicycles that cost over $10,000.

text: She turned pro in March 2000 at 14, making her the youngest female professional in South Korea.

text: Pro basketball is one of the country's top sports.

glosses: The pros and cons of a situation are the positive parts and the negative parts.

text: What are the pros and cons of going from one method to the other?

ipa: /prəʊ/

ipa: /proʊ/

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


pro

forms: pro

pos: prep

glosses: If you are pro something, you support it, or you think it is a good idea.

text: Yet when they got into the war, he was very pro the country winning the war.


chairpersons

forms:
chairperson (singular)
chairpersons or chairpeople (plural)

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

noun

chairperson

chairpersons

chairpeople


foundered

forms:
founder (canonical)
founders (third-person singular)
foundered (past)
foundered (past participle)
foundering (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of founder.

verb

founder


renders

forms:
render (canonical)
renders (third-person singular)
rendered (past)
rendered (past participle)
rendering (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of render.


Allies

forms: Allies

glosses: The countries who fought against the Axis Powers during World War II. Some of those countries were: the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Canada, and China.


releases

forms:
release (canonical)
releases (third-person singular)
released (past)
released (past participle)
releasing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of release.

releas


releases

forms:
release (singular)
releases (plural)

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

noun

release


slide

forms:
slide (canonical)
slides (third-person singular)
slid (past)
slid (past participle)
sliding (present participle)

glosses: If something slides, it moves smoothly and easily, usually over a surface.

text: She put on the brakes and slid sideways fifteen yards before she was stopped by a pine tree.

text: Carefully slide the egg from the fry pan onto the warm plate.

text: She slid the paper beneath the door.

text: He jumped into the elevator just as its door was sliding shut.

text: He sat down and slid the shoes on quickly.

text: Jordana took a deep breath and slid into a seat near the back of the room.

text: Slipping and sliding on the snowy sidewalks, I slowly walked up toward the house.

text: She felt his fingers sliding under her hair, along the base of her neck.

text: Lean forward to see if the new glasses slide off your nose.

text: He slid his hand slowly into his pocket.

text: Emma slid out of bed, jumping when her feet touched the icy floor.

text: They watched their shadows slide along the wall beside them.

glosses: If prices, numbers, rates, etc. slide, they go down.

text: Oil prices are expected to slide in the near future.

ipa: /slaɪd/

slide

slides


slide

forms:
slide (singular)
slides (plural)

glosses: A slide is a structure, usually on a playground, that you slide down.

text: He made a splash by entering the pool on a water slide.

glosses: A slide is a small photographic image on transparent plastic.

text: When Kodak stopped making the slide projector last fall, it was the end of an era.

text: A slide presentation on the history of the Irving Park neighborhood will be shown throughout the day.

text: The photo contest has winners in slides, prints, and digital images.

text: I'm going to show you some slides of real patients and real injuries that are pretty nasty.

glosses: A microscope slide is a piece of glass to hold something under a microscope.

text: She transferred each flake to a glass slide under a microscope.

text: He's just an actor whose life is on a downward slide.

text: The slide in gas prices won't continue.

glosses: A slide is a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument.

text: His trombone slide was stuck. So he had to excuse himself to get it oiled.

glosses: A slide is a smooth, easy movement, usually over a surface.

glosses: A rock, snow, or mud slide is when a large amount of the material falls down a hill or mountain.


details

forms:
detail (singular)
details (plural)

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

ipa: /ˈdiːteɪlz/

hyphenation: de‧tails

detail


details

forms:
detail (canonical)
details (third-person singular)
detailed (past)
detailed (past participle)
detailing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of detail.


keening

forms:
keen (canonical)
keens (third-person singular)
keened (past)
keened (past participle)
keening (present participle)

verb

keen


initiated

forms:
initiate (canonical)
initiates (third-person singular)
initiated (past)
initiated (past participle)
initiating (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of initiate.

initiat


creeped

forms:
crept (past)
crept (past participle)
creep (canonical)
creeps (third-person singular)
creeped (past)
creeped (past participle)
creeping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of creep.

ipa: /kriːpt/

creep

creeping


nailing

forms:
nail (canonical)
nails (third-person singular)
nailed (past)
nailed (past participle)
nailing (present participle)

nail


laboring

forms:
labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

labor


collapsing

forms:
collapse (canonical)
collapses (third-person singular)
collapsed (past)
collapsed (past participle)
collapsing (present participle)

collaps


mates

forms:
mate (singular)
mates (plural)

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

noun

mate


mates

forms:
mate (canonical)
mates (third-person singular)
mated (past)
mated (past participle)
mating (present participle)

verb

mat


coloreds

forms:
colored (singular)
coloreds (plural)

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

noun

colored


stirred

forms:
stir (canonical)
stirs (third-person singular)
stirred (past)
stirred (past participle)
stirring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stir.

verb

stir

r


rows

forms:
row (singular)
rows (plural)

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

ipa: /rəʊz/

ipa: /roʊz/

sampa: /roUz/

homophones: rhos roes rose

noun

row


rows

forms:
row (canonical)
rows (third-person singular)
rowed (past)
rowed (past participle)
rowing (present participle)


sailing

forms:
sail (canonical)
sails (third-person singular)
sailed (past)
sailed (past participle)
sailing (present participle)

verb

sail


sailing

forms: sailing (singular)

glosses: Sailing is a sport where people race by sailing.


unions

forms:
union (singular)
unions (plural)

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

noun

union


Tory

forms: Tory

glosses: A Tory is a member of the Conservative party of Britain or Canada.

text: 60 Tory MPs who refused to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week.

text: The Tory Party Conference got under way in Bournemouth today.

text: The Tory Government will fall and a Labour Government will take over.

text: I've often thought I would never vote Tory.

text: Mr Major is likely be in power with the smallest Tory majority since 1951.

ipa: /ˈtɔːri/


stirs

forms:
stir (singular)
stirs (plural)

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


logged

forms:
log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of log.

verb

log

g


recruit

forms:
recruit (canonical)
recruits (third-person singular)
recruited (past)
recruited (past participle)
recruiting (present participle)

glosses: If you recruit people, you try to get them to come and work or study with you or to join your group.

text: The university will actively recruit good students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

text: The military is struggling to recruit, to retain and to prepare for future conflicts.

text: The church is recruiting volunteers to work with families to prevent child abuse.

text: A total of 85 participants aged 23-97 were recruited.

text: There is a national effort to recruit and train additional teachers.

text: Until recently it was rare for professional basketball teams to recruit players directly from high school.

text: Many employers are recruiting skilled foreign workers.

enpr: rĭʹkro͞ot

ipa: /rɪˈkrut/

ipa: /rɪˈkruːt/

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

hyphenation: re‧cruit


recruit

forms:
recruit (singular)
recruits (plural)

glosses: A recruit is a person who has recently joined a company or organization.

text: New recruits go through a ten-day training session.


sponsor

forms:
sponsor (canonical)
sponsors (third-person singular)
sponsored (past)
sponsored (past participle)
sponsoring (present participle)

glosses: If you sponsor an event or you sponsor somebody to do an event, you give them money, usually in exchange for advertising.

text: The contest in public school art classes is sponsored by the manufacturers of Ivory soap.

text: The institute has sponsored several conferences, meetings and publications, including this book.

text: The event, sponsored by Northside Lexus, begins at 7:00.

glosses: If a politician sponsors a law, they officially support it.

text: Don't expect Senator Schaffer to sponsor legislation around those issues.

glosses: If you sponsor somebody, you agree to help them and be responsible for them.

text: He discovered that no company would sponsor him for a work visa.

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


sponsor

forms:
sponsor (singular)
sponsors (plural)

glosses: A sponsor is someone who gives money to an event or to somebody to do an event, usually in exchange for advertising.

text: Without corporate sponsors, the event will not run this year.

glosses: A sponsor is somebody who officially supports a law.

text: He was the only sponsor of a bill to cut $1.5 billion from government spending.

glosses: A sponsor is somebody who agrees to help another person and be responsible for them.

text: The United States, demanded immigrants have a sponsor willing to financially support them


projecting

forms:
project (canonical)
projects (third-person singular)
projected (past)
projected (past participle)
projecting (present participle)

enpr: prə-jĕktʹĭng

ipa: /prəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/

hyphenation: pro‧ject‧ing

project


buys

forms:
buy (canonical)
buys (third-person singular)
bought (past)
bought (past participle)
buying (present participle)

buy

buys

bought

bought

buying


buys

forms:
buy (singular)
buys (plural)

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


majoring

forms:
major (canonical)
majors (third-person singular)
majored (past)
majored (past participle)
majoring (present participle)

major


sketched

forms:
sketch (canonical)
sketches (third-person singular)
sketched (past)
sketched (past participle)
sketching (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of sketch.

sketch


explores

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of explore.

explor


rehearsed

forms:
rehearse (canonical)
rehearses (third-person singular)
rehearsed (past)
rehearsed (past participle)
rehearsing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of rehearse.

rehears


compiles

forms:
compile (canonical)
compiles (third-person singular)
compiled (past)
compiled (past participle)
compiling (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of compile.

compil


labored

forms:
labor (canonical)
labors (third-person singular)
labored (past)
labored (past participle)
laboring (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of labor.

labor


tablets

forms:
tablet (singular)
tablets (plural)

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

noun

tablet


sessions

forms:
session (singular)
sessions (plural)

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

session


majored

glosses: The past tense and past participle of major.


logs

forms:
log (singular)
logs (plural)

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


logs

forms:
log (canonical)
logs (third-person singular)
logged (past)
logged (past participle)
logging (present participle)


carping

forms:
carp (canonical)
carps (third-person singular)
carped (past)
carped (past participle)
carping (present participle)

verb

carp