egg

forms:
egg (singular)
eggs (plural)

glosses: An egg is a common food that is ball-shaped and can have a baby animal inside, such as a chicken, a fish, a snake, etc.

text: I had a boiled egg for breakfast.

glosses: An egg is a cell in the female's body that can become a baby when it is joined by a male cell.

enpr: ĕg

ipa: /ɛɡ/

sampa: /Eg/


egg

forms:
egg (canonical)
eggs (third-person singular)
egged (past)
egged (past participle)
egging (present participle)

pos: verb

text: On Halloween, naughty children egg houses.

verb

expansion: [POS TABLE]


thunder

forms: thunder (singular)

pos: noun

text: He heard thunder in the distance.

text: The thunder of the train was very loud.

text: The battlefield was full of the thunder of gunfire.

enpr: thŭn'dər

noun

thunder


thunder

forms:
thunder (canonical)
thunders (third-person singular)
thundered (past)
thundered (past participle)
thundering (present participle)

text: The bowling ball thundered down the lane.


earth

forms:
earth (singular)
earths (plural)

text: I planted some roses in this patch of earth.

glosses: Anything made up mostly of rock, sand or soil.

text: Here is some earth.

text: There is earth in this box.

glosses: Earth is the third planet from the sun, where we live.

text: The Earth is a planet.

text: He came from a different earth.

text: Earth is dry and hot.

ipa: /ɜːθ/

ipa: /ɝθ/


paper

forms:
paper (singular)
papers (plural)

glosses: Paper is a material for writing and drawing on and is made from wood pulp.

text: A notebook is made from sheets of paper.

text: She made a paper airplane.

glosses: A paper is a newspaper, magazine, newsletter, etc. Something that is used to inform people about the news.

text: Is there anything interesting in today's paper?

text: The interview I had with the press was published in today's paper.

glosses: Paper is wallpaper, paper that is pasted onto a wall to decorate the place.

text: We've put up new paper in the dining room to make the place look prettier.

glosses: Paper is wrapping paper, paper used to wrap things such as presents.

text: The parcel was wrapped in brown paper.

glosses: A paper is a written document that reports scientific or academic research.

text: While in university, the professor had written many papers to publish his research in physics.

glosses: A paper is a written document. It is usually shorter than a book and is mainly written for the government.

text: The population white paper was published to explain the government's plan in managing the increase in the population.

glosses: Paper is the documents that a person carries when going to another country or crossing borders.

text: The corrupted officers took away his papers and was held in the airport for 48 hours.

ipa: /ˈpeɪpə/

ipa: /ˈpeɪpɚ/

hyphenation: pa‧per


paper

forms: paper (positive)

pos: adj

text: Supermarkets now use paper bags instead of plastic bags to save the environment.

glosses: When someone is paper, it means that the person is good in theory (on paper), but bad in practice or reality.

text: That person is a paper general. Even though he has received many awards, he has never fought a single war before.


paper

forms:
paper (canonical)
papers (third-person singular)
papered (past)
papered (past participle)
papering (present participle)

glosses: When you paper something, you hang paper (especially wallpaper) onto it.

text: I shall paper the dining room tomorrow.


not

pos: adv

glosses: "Not" makes a phrase have the opposite meaning.

text: I was not there.

text: I am not fat!

glosses: The item before "not" is more correct or better than the item after "not".

text: I wanted tea, not coffee!

text: It's stupid, not funny.

ipa: /nɒt/

sampa: /nQt/

ipa: /nɑt/

sampa: /nAt/

homophones: knot naught nought


not

forms: not!

pos: intj

glosses: Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning.

text: I like doing lots of boring homework. Not!

interjection

not!


death

forms:
death (singular)
deaths (plural)

text: Death and destruction are a part of war.

text: The Bible teaches that death and suffering came into the world because of Adam's sin.

text: She looked happy, even in death.

text: The death of my wife was hard to accept.

text: She has seen many deaths.

text: My uncle's death made the whole family feel sad.

text: No one knows where a person will go after death.

enpr: dĕth

ipa: /dɛθ/

audio: en-au-to death.ogg


reptile

forms:
reptile (singular)
reptiles (plural)

glosses: A reptile is a cold-blooded animal with scales (such as crocodiles or lizards).

text: A gecko is a type of reptile.

ipa: /rɪpˈtaɪl/

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


taste

forms:
taste (singular)
tastes (plural)

glosses: Taste is the sense linked to the tongue, usually when eating food. The taste is how people can enjoy their food.

text: The main tastes are sweet, sour, salty and bitter.

text: Wow, these chicken wings taste really good, I want some more!.

glosses: Someone's taste, is the kind of food, books, clothing, etc. that they like.

text: She has great taste in clothes, but I don't understand her taste in men.

ipa: /teɪst/


taste

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

glosses: The way something tastes is the sense you get when you put it in your mouth.

text: This milk tastes strange. I think it's bad.

text: This meat tastes like chicken. What is it?

glosses: If you taste something, you put it in your mouth to see if you like it.

text: Here, taste this soup and tell me if it needs more salt.

verb

tast

e


a lot of

forms: a lot of

pos: phrase

glosses: A lot of something, is a large number or a large amount of it.

text: We paid a lot of money for that car.


bed

forms:
bed (singular)
beds (plural)

text: At night, I go to bed.

text: The fish was so far down in the water that it was touching the river's bed.

ipa: /bɛd/


bed

forms:
bed (canonical)
beds (third-person singular)
bedded (past)
bedded (past participle)
bedding (present participle)

text: By the next week, Josh had bedded Tina and Holly.

bed

d


because

forms: because

pos: prep

glosses: You use because to show the reason for something.

text: I bought the book because I wanted to read it.

text: We have to raise our prices because of rising costs.

text: There's no class because it's Sunday.

ipa: /bɪˈkɒz/

sampa: /bI"kQz/

ipa: /bɪˈkəz/


identify

forms:
identify (canonical)
identifies (third-person singular)
identified (past)
identified (past participle)
identifying (present participle)

glosses: If you identify something, you say what it is.

text: I showed him the picture and he identified the man as his brother.

text: The management has identified the key areas of concern.

text: The study identified three options.

glosses: If x identifies y, x makes it easy to know what y is.

glosses: If you identify with someone else, you understand and share their feelings.

glosses: If x is identified with y, it is closely connected to it.

hyphenation: i‧den‧ti‧fy

identif

y


drink

forms:
drink (singular)
drinks (plural)

glosses: A drink is a liquid that you take in through your mouth.

text: He served her a hot drink and some cake.

enpr: drĭngk

ipa: /drɪŋk/

sampa: /drINk/


drink

forms:
drink (canonical)
drinks (third-person singular)
drank (past)
drunk (past participle)
drinking (present participle)

glosses: If you drink something, usually a liquid, you take it in through your mouth.

text: I drink coffee in the morning.

drink

drinks

drank

drunk

drinking


battery

forms:
battery (singular)
batteries (plural)

glosses: A battery is a device for storing or keeping electricity. Batteries are used to power flashlights, laptop computers, cell phones, and many other devices.

text: I put a new battery in the flashlight.

text: I threw away the old, dead battery.

glosses: A battery is a coordinated group of artillery weapons.

glosses: Battery is the act of hitting or striking a person.

text: My brother was sent to jail for assault and battery.

ipa: /ˈbætəri/

hyphenation: bat‧te‧ry

noun

battery

batteries


liquid

forms:
liquid (singular)
liquids (plural)

glosses: A basic state of things that is similar to water. Not solid or gas.

text: She put the liquid in a glass.

enpr: /lɪk'wɪd/

ipa: /ˈlɪkwɪd/

sampa: /"lIkwId/

hyphenation: liq‧uid


liquid

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

glosses: A thing that is in the form of a liquid.

text: He added liquid nitrogen.

adj

more: true


fork

forms:
fork (singular)
forks (plural)

glosses: An instrument for eating, with 3 or 4 sharp points called tines, all in the same direction.

text: I ate with my fork.

text: She came to a fork in the road.

glosses: A situation where two or more enemy pieces are in danger from the same piece.

text: He moved his queen and caught me in a fork.

ipa: /fɔːk/

audio: en-uk-a fork.ogg


fork

forms:
fork (canonical)
forks (third-person singular)
forked (past)
forked (past participle)
forking (present participle)

text: The road forks there.

text: He forked food into his mouth.


camera

forms:
camera (singular)
cameras (plural)

glosses: An object that takes pictures digitally or on film.

text: I took a picture of the mountain with my camera.

glosses: A machine that records or broadcasts moving pictures.

text: The shooting was caught on camera.

glosses: A Latin word meaning room and used in English only for rooms where laws are discussed

ipa: /ˈkæmərə/

hyphenation: ca‧me‧ra; cam‧era

noun

camera


pain

forms:
pain (singular)
pains (plural)

text: He was in pain, because his leg was broken.

text: He wouldn't go away and was a real pain.

ipa: /peɪn/


pain

forms:
pain (canonical)
pains (third-person singular)
pained (past)
pained (past participle)
paining (present participle)

text: It pains him to have to say goodbye.


snow

forms:
snow (singular)
snows (plural)

glosses: Snow is precipitation (falling water) that is white and frozen.

text: I like to ski on the snow.

glosses: A snow is a time when snow falls from the sky.

text: The snows of winter will soon come.

ipa: /snəʊ/

enpr: snō

ipa: /snoʊ/


snow

forms:
snow (canonical)
snows (third-person singular)
snowed (past)
snowed (past participle)
snowing (present participle)

glosses: If it is snowing, snow is coming down from the sky.

text: It snowed last night and everything is white now.


absorption

forms:
absorption (singular)
absorptions (plural)

etymology_text: absorb + -tion

ety-suffix

absorb

tion

expansion: absorb + -tion

glosses: Absorption is taking in a gas or liquid through very small holes.

text: Good water absorption properties make sponges useful for soaking up water.

glosses: Absorption is the state of being completely occupied by something.

text: Sam's absorption in his book made him forget to eat dinner.

hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧tion


burden

forms:
burden (singular)
burdens (plural)

ipa: /ˈbɜːdn/

ipa: /ˈbɝdn/


burden

forms:
burden (canonical)
burdens (third-person singular)
burdened (past)
burdened (past participle)
burdening (present participle)


education

forms:
education (singular)
educations (plural)

glosses: Someone gets an education if that person learns something or if somebody teaches that person something, usually at school.

text: More and more people are starting work with a university education.

text: He studied German by himself, but he has no formal education.

ipa: /ɛdjuːkeɪʃn/


cook

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

text: Darren will cook dinner today.

ipa: /kʊk/

audio: en-uk-to cook.ogg


cook

forms:
cook (singular)
cooks (plural)

text: Emily is a cook.


dog

forms:
dog (singular)
dogs (plural)

glosses: A dog is a domestic mammal, related to wolves and foxes, that is often kept as a pet.

text: My pet dog is called "Rover".

ipa: /dɒg/

sampa: /dQg/

ipa: /dɔg/

sampa: /dOg/

ipa: /dɑg/

sampa: /dAg/


dog

forms:
dog (canonical)
dogs (third-person singular)
dogged (past)
dogged (past participle)
dogging (present participle)

glosses: If you dog someone, you follow them while being annoying.

glosses: If you dog something or someone, you follow them to try to catch them.

verb

dog

g


instructions

forms:
instruction (singular)
instructions (plural)

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

text: If you do not follow the instructions carefully you will make a mistake.

text: I'll never figure out how to build this shelf--the instructions aren't in English!

noun

instruction


because of

forms: because of

glosses: You use because of to show the reason for something.

text: There's no class because of the holiday.

text: We couldn't leave the island because of the bad weather.


orange

forms:
orange (singular)
oranges (plural)

glosses: One of the colors people can see. It is lighter than red but darker than yellow.

glosses: A fruit with a thick skin and a juicy inside.

ipa: /ˈɒrɪndʒ/

sampa: /"QrIndZ/

enpr: ôrʹənj

ipa: /ˈɔrəndʒ/


orange

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

text: The construction workers wear orange shirts so that drivers can easily see them.


flashlight

forms:
flashlight (singular)
flashlights (plural)

etymology_text: flash + light

compound

flash

light

expansion: flash + light

glosses: A flashlight is a device for making light. Flashlights are usually small and shaped like cylinders. The electricity for the flashlight often comes from a battery.

text: It was getting dark, so he used his flashlight.

ipa: /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/

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


cylinder

forms:
cylinder (singular)
cylinders (plural)

glosses: A cylinder is a shape consisting of two circles connected to a tube.

text: cans, pens, and flashlights are usually shaped like cylinders.

ipa: /ˈsɪlɪndə(r)/

ipa: /ˈsɪləndɚ/


r

forms: R or r

glosses: The eighteenth (18th) letter of the English alphabet.

text: "r" comes after "q" and before "s"

letter

R


nice

forms:
nice (positive)
nicer (comparative)
nicest (superlative)

glosses: If something is nice, it's good and people probably like it.

text: I didn't know him, but I hear he was a very nice man.

text: Thank you, sir; have a nice day yourself, sir.

text: It's great. It's much nicer than your old place.

text: Thank you for coming! It was so nice to see you again.

enpr: nīs

ipa: /naɪs/

sampa: /naIs/

adj

nice

nicer

nicest


spade

forms:
spade (singular)
spades (plural)

text: I took my spade to the garden.

text: He had three spades and two hearts.

ipa: /speɪd/


spade

forms:
spade (canonical)
spades (third-person singular)
spaded (past)
spaded (past participle)
spading (present participle)

text: She will spade the garden.

verb

spad


golf

forms: golf (singular)

glosses: Golf is a game where a person uses a club to try to hit a ball into a hole with the fewest strokes.

text: He played golf with a friend.

glosses: Golf represents the letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

ipa: /ɡɒlf/

noun

golf


golf

forms:
golf (canonical)
golfs (third-person singular)
golfed (past)
golfed (past participle)
golfing (present participle)

glosses: If you golf, you play a game where a person uses a club to try to hit a ball into a hole with the fewest strokes.


yesterday

pos: pron

text: Yesterday, I went to the store.

text: Victor chaired the meeting yesterday.

text: His clothes are like yesterday's fashion.

text: I met her yesterday morning.

ipa: /ˈjestədeɪ/

ipa: /ˈjestərdeɪ/

hyphenation: yes‧ter‧day


yesterday

forms:
yesterday (singular)
yesterdays (plural)

text: He remembered all his yesterdays.


definition

forms:
definition (singular)
definitions (plural)

glosses: A definition is an explanation of the meaning of a word.

text: The sentence before this one is a definition.

text: ESL students often check definitions in their dictionaries.

text: Can you give me a definition for "imprisonment"?

ipa: /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən/


attention

forms:
attention (singular)
attentions (plural)

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

text: Pay attention to me when I'm speaking to you.

text: He waved to draw attention to himself.

text: She couldn't keep her attention on her books.


shop

forms:
shop (singular)
shops (plural)

text: He bought a hat from the shop.

ipa: /ʃɒp/

sampa: /SQp/

enpr: shäp

ipa: /ʃɑp/

sampa: /SAp/


shop

forms:
shop (canonical)
shops (third-person singular)
shopped (past)
shopped (past participle)
shopping (present participle)

glosses: If you shop for something, you look for it in a store because you want to buy it.

text: I need some new shoes, but I've been shopping for them for a week and I can't find any I like.

verb

shop

p


stick

forms:
stick (singular)
sticks (plural)

text: Gerard picked up a stick.

text: He gave her a stick of gum.

enpr: stĭk

ipa: /stɪk/

sampa: /stIk/


stick

forms:
stick (canonical)
sticks (third-person singular)
stuck (past)
stuck (past participle)
sticking (present participle)

text: The food stuck to the pan.

text: You stick your clothes in the dryer.

stick

sticks

stuck

stuck

sticking


thought

forms:
thought (singular)
thoughts (plural)

glosses: When you have a thought, you have an idea or concept in your mind.

text: I have a thought about the answer to that problem.

text: I will give your words some thought.

ipa: /θɔːt/

ipa: /θɑt/

sampa: /TAt/


thought

forms:
think (canonical)
thinks (third-person singular)
thought (past)
thought (past participle)
thinking (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of think.

text: He thought of his mother.

text: I have thought of everything.

text: She thought that you were gone.

think

thinks

thought

thought

thinking


swim

forms:
swim (canonical)
swims (third-person singular)
swam (past)
swum (past participle)
swimming (present participle)

glosses: If you swim, you move through the water using your arms and legs.

text: Let's go swimming at the beach.

text: I don't like boats because I can't swim.

ipa: /swɪm/

swim

swims

swam

swum

swimming


swim

forms:
swim (singular)
swims (plural)

text: We all went for a swim in the lake.


sun

forms: sun

pos: name

glosses: The sun is the star that can be seen during the day from the Earth. In the sky, it looks like a yellow circle.

text: The sun is very hot.

enpr: /sŭn/

ipa: /sʌn/

sampa: /sVn/


sun

forms:
sun (singular)
suns (plural)

glosses: A star, especially a star that is at the center of a solar system.

text: Scientists have found other suns with planets around them.


eagle

forms:
eagle (singular)
eagles (plural)

text: He saw an eagle perched on top of that tree.

glosses: An old gold coin in the United States worth $10.

text: He showed me his coin collection. He even had an old eagle.

text: I got a birdy and you got an eagle on that last hole.


eagle

forms:
eagle (canonical)
eagles (third-person singular)
eagled (past)
eagled (past participle)
eagling (present participle)

glosses: If you eagle a golf hole, you score two under par on it.

text: I eagled the last hole with 3 strokes on a par 5.

eagl


especially

etymology_text: especial + -ly

ety-suffix

especial

ly

expansion: especial + -ly

glosses: You use especially to say that something is special, or somehow different from others.

text: Nobody was old, but Paulo was especially young.

text: I like running, especially in the morning when the air is fresh.

text: Japanese cities are famous for their size, especially Tokyo.

ipa: /ɛsˈpɛʃəli/


open

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

glosses: To move something to the side to allow entrance.

text: I will open the door for our guests.

text: She opened the store.

enpr: ō'pən

audio: en-uk-to open.ogg


open

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

text: The door was open.

text: The shop is open.

glosses: Available for the public to see and change (of code).

text: This software has open code because it was released under an open-source license.


preposition

forms:
preposition (singular)
prepositions (plural)

glosses: A preposition is a member of a group of words, or part of speech, that usually show where something happens. Typically a preposition is followed by a noun.

text: In the sentence, "I come from Canada," from is a preposition.

enpr: prĕp-ə-zĭsh'ən

ipa: /ˌprɛpəˈzɪʃən/


preposition

forms:
preposition (canonical)
prepositions (third-person singular)
prepositioned (past)
prepositioned (past participle)
prepositioning (present participle)

etymology_text: pre- + position

ety-prefix

pre

position

expansion: pre- + position

glosses: If you preposition something, you place it in a location before some event occurs.

ipa: /ˈpriːpəˌzɪʃən/


migration

forms:
migration (singular)
migrations (plural)

glosses: A migration is a large movement, usually of people or animals, to a new living place.

text: Every fall, the birds begin their migration from the cold northern areas to the southern regions where they will spend the winter.

ipa: /maɪgˈreɪʃǝn/

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

hyphenation: mi‧gra‧tion


any

forms: any

pos: det

glosses: some or even the smallest amount or number

text: Do you want any coffee?

text: There aren't any pencils left, not even one.

text: Don't tell me. I don't want to hear any more about it.

text: Are you sure there's some here? I don't see any.

text: Slow down. I can't go any faster.

text: It doesn't look any different to me.

text: Please ask me. I can answer any question.

text: There was no problem of any kind.

text: I would say the same thing to any person.

text: Any information that you have would be helpful.

text: In any case, it doesn't really matter.

text: It doesn't matter. I'll take any that's left over.

sampa: /Eni/


action

forms:
action (singular)
actions (plural)

glosses: An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.

text: At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.

text: There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.

text: What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.

text: The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.


run

forms:
run (canonical)
runs (third-person singular)
ran (past)
run (past participle)
running (present participle)

glosses: To go quickly, with both feet off the ground at one time.

text: I must run.

text: I like to run in the afternoon.

text: The car runs well.

text: He ran from the cops.

text: He ran the hotel together with his beloved wife.

text: He had run all the way from Dallas.

ipa: /rʌn/

sampa: /r\Vn/

run

runs

ran

run

running


run

forms:
run (singular)
runs (plural)

glosses: A trip made by a runner; compare to walk.

text: I’m going for a run.

glosses: A run in baseball is when a batter safely touches home plate.

glosses: A run in cricket is scored when the batsmen run between the two wickets.

glosses: An unbroken course of performances or showings.

text: The musical had a long run on Broadway.


ice

forms:
ice (singular)
ices (plural)

glosses: A gas or liquid, normally water, which has been frozen (made solid)

text: When water is cooled below 0°C, it freezes into ice.

text: Ice is the solid state of water.

ipa: /aɪs/


ice

forms:
ice (canonical)
ices (third-person singular)
iced (past)
iced (past participle)
icing (present participle)

glosses: If you ice something, you cool it by putting ice or something else very cold on it.

text: I iced my knee after I hurt it in soccer.

glosses: If you ice a cake, you cover with icing.

text: I iced this cake.

verb

ic


fee

forms:
fee (singular)
fees (plural)

glosses: A fee is the money you pay for some kinds of services, such as legal advice, education, or club membership.

text: School fees have increased again this year.

glosses: An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord in return for certain services.

text: He held his lands in fee of the Earl of Chester.


X-ray

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

glosses: X-rays are a type of invisible light beyond ultra-violet. They pass through skin and tissue, but not bone, making it useful in medicine. X-rays are a type of radiation.

text: When John broke his arm, he had an X-ray taken.

glosses: X-ray represents the letter X in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

ipa: /ˈɛks reɪ/

ipa: /ˈɛks ˌreɪ/


X-ray

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

glosses: To X-ray is to take a photograph of an X-ray

text: The doctor X-rayed the patient's leg


X-ray

forms: X-ray (positive)

glosses: Something that is X-ray is something to do with X-rays.

text: The airport had an X-ray scanner.


wash

forms:
wash (canonical)
washes (third-person singular)
washed (past)
washed (past participle)
washing (present participle)

glosses: When you wash something, you clean it with water.

text: I wash my car every day.

ipa: /wɒʃ/

sampa: /wQS/

ipa: /wɑʃ/

sampa: /wAS/

audio: En-uk-to wash.ogg

wash

es


wash

forms:
wash (singular)
washes (plural)

text: He gave the dog a wash.

glosses: The items for washing, before, after, or during the washing.

text: He threw his dirty clothes in the wash.

text: She brought the wash in from the clothesline.

text: The program was a complete wash.

text: His project is a wash.

glosses: With up: to be washed up is to be completely discouraged and burnt out.

text: The Starcraft 2 servers were down and I was all washed up.

noun

washes


amphibian

forms:
amphibian (singular)
amphibians (plural)

glosses: An amphibian is an animal that lives on land and in water.

text: Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and gymnophiona are all examples of amphibians, since they can live on land and in the water.

enpr: ăm'fĭb"ĭ-ən

ipa: /ˈæmˌfɪbɪən/

hyphenation: am‧phib‧i‧an


f

forms: F or f

text: "e" comes before "f"

glosses: In some schools, an F is a grade that shows that you have failed completely.

text: This student has not made any attempt in the exam; he only got an F.

letter

F


beach

forms:
beach (singular)
beaches (plural)

glosses: A large area of sand (or very small stones), next to an area of water.

text: People sometimes lie on beaches when they are on holiday, to get a suntan.

ipa: /bit͡ʃ/

ipa: /biːt͡ʃ/

noun

beach

beaches


beach

forms:
beach (canonical)
beaches (third-person singular)
beached (past)
beached (past participle)
beaching (present participle)

glosses: If something is beached, it has run onto a beach or sandbar.


vowel

forms:
vowel (singular)
vowels (plural)

glosses: A vowel is one of the letters a, e, i, o and u. All the other letters are consonants. Sometimes y is also considered to be a vowel.

glosses: A vowel is a sound in the middle of a syllable. It is louder and longer than consonant sounds.

text: English has more than 15 vowel sounds, but only five vowel letters!

text: Your mouth is more open when you say a vowel than when you say a consonant.

enpr: vouʹəl

enpr: voul


discussion

forms:
discussion (singular)
discussions (plural)

glosses: A discussion happens when two or more people share ideas about something, usually by talking.

text: The company held detailed salary discussions with all employees.

text: There have been ongoing discussions about the new rules.

ipa: /dɪˈskʌʃən/

hyphenation: dis‧cus‧sion


letter

forms:
letter (singular)
letters (plural)

glosses: A letter is a symbol which makes up part of a word.

text: The word fly has 3 letters: f, l and y.

text: I received a letter through the post.


lie

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lay (past)
lain (past participle)
lying (present participle)

glosses: If you lie down, your head and whole body are at the same level. You lie down when you want to rest or sleep.

text: She lay on the bed and went to sleep.

glosses: If something lies somewhere, it is there and it is not moving.

text: His dirty shirt was lying on the floor and old socks were everywhere.

ipa: /laɪ/

sampa: /laI/

lie

lies

lay

lain

lying


lie

forms:
lie (canonical)
lies (third-person singular)
lied (past)
lied (past participle)
lying (present participle)

glosses: If you lie, you say or write something that you know is not true.

text: "How old are you?" he asked. "Twenty-one," she lied. She was actually eighteen years old. Examples given in the old Webster dictionary says, why do you lie to me vs why do you just lie there. In past tense the word "lier" perceived in the new dictionary does not exist. It has been deleted from context to be depicted as "liar" when in fact they are two different existing words that have two different meanings all together. In example, to be a "lier" is to be a noun in context and to be a "liar" would be as a verb form. One depicts a person or being while the other depicts an action.

verb

lied

lying


lie

forms:
lie (singular)
lies (plural)

glosses: Something not true, a falsehood, an untruth.

text: I told a lie.


me

glosses: You use me instead of your name, to refer to yourself.

text: This is my book. It belongs to me.

enpr: mē

ipa: /miː/


formal

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

glosses: If something is formal, it is official and/or public.

text: He studied German on his own, but he has no formal language education.

glosses: Formal behaviour or dress is used in polite situations.

text: Please wear suit and tie because the restaurant is quite formal.

ipa: /ˈfɔrməl/

ipa: /ˈfɔːməl/

hyphenation: for‧mal


loan

forms:
loan (singular)
loans (plural)

glosses: A loan is money that you borrow and pay back later. Usually, you take a loan from a bank.

text: We've almost finished paying off our car loan.

text: We can't afford to buy the new TV without taking a loan.

text: I'd like to take out a loan for $5,000.

ipa: /ləʊn/

ipa: /loʊn/


loan

forms:
loan (canonical)
loans (third-person singular)
loaned (past)
loaned (past participle)
loaning (present participle)

glosses: If you loan someone something, you lend it to them.

text: Please loan me your lawn mower.

glosses: Loan in Hollywood studio speak means an actor is under contract to one studio and loaned to another studio to make one of their films.

text: He was loaned to MGM to make MGM's newest movie.


instruction

forms:
instruction (singular)
instructions (plural)

etymology_text: instruct + -ion

ety-suffix

instruct

ion

expansion: instruct + -ion

glosses: An instruction is a command or a step that helps you achieve a goal.

text: Before he died, he gave the hospital instructions about how to deal with his body.

glosses: The instructions that come with a new machine, computer, or product tell you how to use the product.

text: I couldn't figure out how to set the temperature in the fridge, so I read the instructions.

ipa: /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/


sharp

forms:
sharp (positive)
sharper (comparative)
sharpest (superlative)

text: He has a sharp knife.

text: That girl is sharp.

text: That lemonade is sharp.

text: I would like sharp Cheddar cheese.

ipa: /ʃɑːp/

ipa: /ʃɑrp/

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

adj

sharp

sharper

sharpest


sharp

forms:
sharp (singular)
sharps (plural)

glosses: A blade, especially a sword used in fencing, with a sharp tip.

text: Jesse preferred to practice with sharps.

glosses: A sharp is a note that is one half step above the one that is named.

text: The last note that she sang was a D sharp, not a C flat.


practise

forms:
practise (canonical)
practises (third-person singular)
practised (past)
practised (past participle)
practising (present participle)

glosses: If you practise something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.

text: The class was going to practise writing skills for homework.

text: When I got my first guitar, I practised until my fingers fell off.

enpr: prăkʹtĭs

ipa: /ˈpræktɪs/

sampa: /"pr{ktIs/

verb

practis

e


during

forms: during

glosses: If you do something during something else, you do it at the same time.

text: He often reads during dinner.

text: I'm always tired because I work during the night.

ipa: /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈdʊərɪŋ/


with

forms: with

glosses: With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened.

text: I went to school with my brother.

glosses: With is used to describe something added to something else.

text: The cat has a collar with a bell on it.

glosses: With is used to show what thing is used to do something.

text: He hit the nail with a hammer.

text: With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.

ipa: /wɪð/

sampa: /wID/


stiff

forms:
stiff (positive)
stiffer (comparative)
stiffest (superlative)

glosses: If something is stiff, it is not able to be bent.

text: My arm was very stiff this morning after bowling yesterday.

text: The bar is too stiff; I cannot bend it.

ipa: /stɪf/

adj

stiff

stiffer

stiffest


stiff

forms:
stiff (singular)
stiffs (plural)

text: She went to the morgue and saw some stiffs.


stiff

forms:
stiff (canonical)
stiffs (third-person singular)
stiffed (past)
stiffed (past participle)
stiffing (present participle)

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


similar

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

glosses: If two things are similar, they are almost the same, or the same in many, but not all, ways.

text: Canadian English is similar to American English, but there are some small differences in pronunciation, and spelling.

text: My sister and I have very similar ideas.

glosses: If two shapes are similar, they have the same shape, but might be different sizes.

text: These two triangles are similar because they have the same angles, but they are not congruent because one is bigger than the other.

ipa: /ˈsɪmələ/

ipa: /ˈsɪməlɚ/


apple

forms:
apple (singular)
apples (plural)

glosses: An apple is a sweet, red, yellow or green fruit.

text: I gave my teacher an apple.

text: I went to the Big Apple.

enpr: ăpʹəl

ipa: /ˈæpəl/


lungs

forms:
lung (singular)
lungs (plural)

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

text: Smoking for many years had damaged his lungs.

noun

lung


waiting

forms:
wait (canonical)
waits (third-person singular)
waited (past)
waited (past participle)
waiting (present participle)

text: We were tired of waiting for him.

ipa: /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

verb

wait


for

forms: for

glosses: For is used to show that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function.

text: This cake is for you.

text: This is a net for catching fish.

glosses: For is used to show the reason for something.

text: He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

ipa: /fɔː/

enpr: fô

ipa: /fɔːr/

enpr: fôr

ipa: /fə/

ipa: /fɚ/

homophones: fore four


for

pos: conj

glosses: For is used to introduce the predicand of a to-infinitival clause.

text: It's not good for you to be too relaxed.


slowly

etymology_text: slow + -ly

ety-suffix

slow

expansion: slow + -ly

glosses: When something moves slowly or does something slowly, it takes a very long time to do it.

text: She was very tired, and walked slowly up the stairs to bed.

text: He moved slowly, hoping that the bird wouldn't notice him.

ipa: /ˈsləʊli/

ipa: /ˈsloʊli/

sampa: /"sloUli/


academic

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

glosses: An academic topic, lecture, idea, etc., is one that is connected to education.

text: The academic staff at the college generally don't teach during the summer.

text: There is a lot of political disagreement about it, but there is general academic agreement.

ipa: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/

hyphenation: ac‧a‧dem‧ic


academic

forms:
academic (singular)
academics (plural)

glosses: An academic is a researcher or university teacher.

text: The government has begun jailing journalists and banning academics from travel.

text: The book is very popular for one written by an academic.

glosses: Academics is the part of school related to learning.

text: This class was strong in every aspect of their schooling, including academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.

ipa: /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/


programme

forms:
programme (canonical)
programmes (third-person singular)
programmed (past)
programmed (past participle)
programming (present participle)

glosses: When you programme a computer, you use code to tell the computer what to do.

text: The student can programme the computer to calculate all of his statistics.

text: All of the math students know how to programme.

ipa: /ˈprəʊɡræm/

enpr: prōʹgrăm'

ipa: /ˈproʊˌɡræm/

verb

programm


programme

forms:
programme (singular)
programmes (plural)

glosses: A programme is a number of steps that are followed to reach a goal or end.

text: His new exercise programme gets more difficult every week.

text: Oxford College has an excellent English language programme.

glosses: A programme is a guide to a dramatic or theatrical performance.

text: After he entered the theatre, he bought a copy of the programme.

glosses: A (television or radio) programme is a broadcast.

text: Star Trek is her favourite programme.

glosses: A (computer) programme is the code that tells a computer what to do.

text: Microsoft Word is one of the most popular programmes in the world.

text: The new programme has a lot of problems. My computer crashes every time I try to run it.


back

forms: back

text: He went back behind the stands.

text: I didn't like it, so I sent it back.

text: He went back to the same house.

text: They came back again.

ipa: /ˈbæk/


back

forms:
back (singular)
backs (plural)

glosses: The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.

text: I went to the back of the house.

glosses: The back is the rear part of the human body.

text: He had a scar on his back.


back

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

text: The Republicans backed the bill.

text: He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.


act

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

glosses: If you act in some way, you do something that makes people think you are that way.

text: When he must do something, he acts quickly.

text: Don't do anything strange. Just act normal.

text: She acted the fool when she saw him.

glosses: If you act, you perform in a film or a play.

text: Daniel Radcliffe acts in the Harry Potter films.

ipa: /ækt/

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


act

forms:
act (singular)
acts (plural)

text: Going into the house on fire to help a child was a brave act.

text: The UK's Freedom of Information Act was passed in 2004. It lets people ask questions of the government.

glosses: An act is when you do something to make people believe something other than the truth.

text: Susan seems nice, but it's all an act.

glosses: An act is a part of a play, opera, ballet, musical, film, or other theatrical piece. An act is sometimes divided into scenes.

text: The curtain comes down at the end of each act.


worse

forms:
bad (positive)
worse (comparative)
worst (superlative)

text: It is worse to lie to hide something than it is to lie to protect someone.

text: The weather this winter is worse than last year.

ipa: /wɜːs/

ipa: /wɝs/

adjective

bad

worse

worst


temperature

forms:
temperature (singular)
temperatures (plural)

glosses: The temperature of something is how hot or cold it is.

text: Today's temperature is 25°C.

ipa: /ˈtɛmp(ə)rətʃə(r)/

hyphenation: tem‧per‧a‧ture


pub

forms:
pub (singular)
pubs (plural)

glosses: A place which serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food. Pub is a short for public house, which is less commonly used.

text: We went to the pub for a beer.

ipa: /pʌb/

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


assign

forms:
assign (canonical)
assigns (third-person singular)
assigned (past)
assigned (past participle)
assigning (present participle)

glosses: When you assign a job to someone, you tell them to do it.

text: That teacher always assigns too much homework.

glosses: To attribute or sort something into categories.

text: No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life.

ipa: /əˈsaɪn/

hyphenation: as‧sign


correct

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

glosses: Something that is correct has no mistakes.

text: For question #5, only 5 people got the correct answer.

text: When you type, the correct hand position is very important.

ipa: /kəˈrɛkt/


correct

forms:
correct (canonical)
corrects (third-person singular)
corrected (past)
corrected (past participle)
correcting (present participle)

glosses: When you correct something that is wrong, you make it right.

text: I corrected the mistakes on your test.


international

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

etymology_text: inter- + national

ety-prefix

inter

national

expansion: inter- + national

glosses: An international event, situation, idea, etc. includes two or more countries.

text: In soccer news, France beat Japan in international competition.

glosses: An international student is a student from country A studying in country B.

text: The United States has more international students than any other country.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃnəl/

hyphenation: inter‧nation‧al


international

forms:
international (singular)
internationals (plural)

glosses: An international is a game or contest between two or more countries.

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl/

ipa: /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃnəl/


yes

forms:
yes (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: A word that is used to agree or accept; to mean the same thing that the other person said.

text: Yes, I eat fish.

glosses: A word used to not agree with a negative sentence or question.

text: You are not tall. Yes, I am tall.

text: You do not want it, do you? Yes, I do.

text: Isn't William your brother? Yes, he is my brother.

ipa: /jɛs/

sampa: /jEs/


yes

forms: yes

text: I won! Yes!


yes

forms:
yes (singular)
yeses (plural)

glosses: A yes is an answer that agrees or accepts.

text: She gave him a yes.

text: The vote count was six "yesses" and one "no."

noun

yes

yeses


species

forms:
species (singular)
species (plural)

glosses: A species is the most specific level in the scientific tree.

text: humans belong to the species Homo sapiens.

ipa: /ˈspiːʃiːz/

ipa: /ˈspiːsiːz/

species


men

forms:
man (singular)
men (plural)

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

ipa: /mɛn/

sampa: /mEn/

man

men


style

forms:
style (singular)
styles (plural)

glosses: A style is a specific look, design, or way of dressing or acting.

text: I don't understand why the styles in fashion magazines are always changing.

text: We have a new manager, but her style is much more friendly than the old guy.

glosses: A style is a traditional or legal term referring to a person who holds a title or post.

text: He styled himself the Count of Monte Cristo.

enpr: stīl

ipa: /staɪl/


style

forms:
style (canonical)
styles (third-person singular)
styled (past)
styled (past participle)
styling (present participle)

glosses: If you style something, you design and make it appear in a certain way.

verb

styl


technical

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

glosses: Technical problems, writing, or skills, are related to special knowledge that most people don't have.

text: Doctors use a lot of technical vocabulary. I wish they would explain things more easily.

text: Our computers had some kind of technical problem, so we had to call somebody to come and fix it.

text: A prima ballerina must have great technical knowledge of dance movement.


advertisement

forms:
advertisement (singular)
advertisements (plural)

etymology_text: advertise + -ment

ety-suffix

advertise

ment

expansion: advertise + -ment

glosses: An advertisement is a public notice which advertises something; pictures and writing from a company which many people can see.

text: There was an advertisement for fruit on the wall. It had a big picture of an apple.

ipa: /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/

ipa: /ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/


physical

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

glosses: A physical thing or activity is related to the body, or something you can touch.

text: The war didn't leave him with any physical injuries, but his mind was badly damaged.

text: When we look at where someone lives, we have to look at the physical environment (e.g., the amount of green space, transportation, house size, etc.) as well as the social environment.

ipa: /ˈfɪzɪkəl/


formally

etymology_text: formal + -ly

formal

ly

expansion: formal + -ly

glosses: If you do something formally, you do it in a formal way.

text: They expect you to formally behave yourself. If not, I doubt you will get the job.

ipa: /ˈfɔrməli/

ipa: /ˈfɔːməli/

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


grain

forms:
grain (singular)
grains (plural)

glosses: A grain is a seed that people eat, such as wheat, rice, corn, etc.

text: Most North Americans get their grains from bread and pasta.

glosses: A grain is any very small piece of something, such as sand, salt, sugar, etc.

text: One grain of salt is almost too small to see.

ipa: /greɪn/


rice

forms:
rice (singular)
rices (plural)

glosses: Rice is a white or brown grain that people boil and eat.

text: In many Asian countries, including Japan, China, and Thailand, they eat rice with almost every meal.

ipa: /raɪs/


government

forms:
government (singular)
governments (plural)

etymology_text: govern + -ment

govern

expansion: govern + -ment

glosses: A government is a group of people who make the laws and control a country or other place.

text: The local government announced a 5% cut in taxes.

ipa: /ˈgʌvənmənt/

ipa: /ˈɡʌvɚnmənt/

hyphenation: gov‧ern‧ment


angry

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

text: He embarrassed her, so she was angry.

text: He had an angry wound.

ipa: /ˈæŋgri/

adj

angry

angrier

angriest


require

forms:
require (canonical)
requires (third-person singular)
required (past)
required (past participle)
requiring (present participle)

text: The job requires high level of math skills.

text: The new system will make the information available where it is required.

glosses: If you are required to do something, you have to do it.

text: All men over the age of 21 are required to report to the army for service.

ipa: /rɪˈkwaɪə/

ipa: /rɪˈkwaɪr/

hyphenation: re‧quire

verb

requir


health

forms: health (singular)

glosses: If you talk about the health of a person or animal, you are talking about whether they are sick or not.

text: The doctors believe that the disease will not be a serious danger to public health.

text: Before you start exercising, you should be in good health.

glosses: If you have health you are not sick (do not have disease) and are not hurt.

enpr: hĕlth

ipa: /hɛlθ/


global

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

glosses: If something is global it includes the whole world.

text: The weather is changing, and this is not just in one or two places. The change is global.

text: The Olympics and the world cup of soccer are the two largest global sporting events.

ipa: /ˈgləʊbəl/

enpr: glō'bəl

ipa: /ˈgloʊbəl/

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


can

forms:
can (present)
could (past)
can't (negative)

glosses: If someone can do something, they are able to do it.

text: Most birds can fly.

text: Can you speak English?

text: I can't see it. It's too small.

text: "Can you come?" "Yes, I think I can."

text: This is a service that anyone can easily afford.

glosses: If someone can do something, they are allowed to do it.

text: You can't smoke here.

text: Can I go now?

glosses: You use can to ask somebody to do something (if you know the person well).

text: Can you open the door for me, please?

text: Can I have the salt, please?

glosses: If something can happen, it is possible.

text: It's so small that it can't be seen.

text: There can't be any difference.

text: Can the plan work?

text: That can't be right.

text: Imagine how bad it can get.

glosses: If someone tells you something can't happen, they think it's not a good idea.

text: You just can't keep smoking.

text: You can't think things are going to get better.

glosses: If something can happen, it happens sometimes.

text: I can get really busy here on weekends.

text: Her classes can be really interesting or really boring.

enpr: kăn

ipa: /kæn/

ipa: /kən/

can

could

can't


can

forms:
can (canonical)
cans (third-person singular)
canned (past)
canned (past participle)
canning (present participle)

glosses: If someone cans something, they put in a can or jar to keep for a long time.

text: We canned the peas for the winter.

glosses: If someone cans something, they stop working on it.

text: The idea was canned.

glosses: If someone gets canned they have lost their job.

glosses: If you tell someone to can it, you want them to stop talking.

text: Can it, would you? I'm trying to watch TV.

n


can

forms:
can (singular)
cans (plural)

glosses: A can is a metal container, usually for holding food or drink.

text: I drink cola from a can.

text: spaghetti hoops come in a can.


right

forms:
righter (comparative)
rightest (superlative)
right (positive)
more right (comparative)
most right (superlative)

text: You did the right thing.

enpr: rīt

ipa: /ˈraɪt/

homophones: rite wright write

adj

right

righter

rightest


right

forms:
right (singular)
rights (plural)

glosses: When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.

text: He takes a right at the library.

text: She made a right turn on Oak Street.

glosses: When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.

text: You have the right to remain silent.

text: Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.

text: Two wrongs don't make a right.


right

forms:
right (canonical)
rights (third-person singular)
righted (past)
righted (past participle)
righting (present participle)

glosses: When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.

text: He righted the boat.

glosses: When you make something right, you correct it.

text: He tried to right a wrong.


right

text: He does it right.

text: I want to talk to you right now.

text: But John, the letter is right there.

text: She turned right.


didn't

forms:
do (canonical)
do (present)
does (third-person singular)
did (past)
don't (present negative)
doesn't (third-person singular negative)
didn't (past negative)

text: He didn't help her.

text: You didn't tell me you're going on vacation next month. How exciting!

ipa: /ˈdɪd(ə)nt/

do

does

did


tongue

forms:
tongue (singular)
tongues (plural)

glosses: The part of the body that tastes food. It is pink or red and is inside the mouth.

text: He spoke in his native tongue.

ipa: /tʌŋ/


tongue

forms:
tongue (canonical)
tongues (third-person singular)
tongued (past)
tongued (past participle)
tonguing (present participle)

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

verb

tongu


God

forms: God

glosses: God is the single god of a religion and the maker of the earth and everything that exists.

text: In Hinduism, the followers believe in numerous gods. In Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the followers believe in only one God.

text: The Bible says that God created the world in six days and rested the seventh day.

text: I love God and the Bible and I know he's real, because of everything and everyone that he created.

enpr: gŏd

ipa: /ɡɒd/

sampa: /gQd/

ipa: /ɡɑd/

sampa: /gAd/


God

glosses: "God" is used when a person is surprised. Some people do not like to use this phrase, as they think this is blasphemy (an insult to God).

text: Oh God, not that again!


probably

etymology_text: probable + -ly

ety-suffix

probable

expansion: probable + -ly

glosses: If something is probably true, or will probably happen, it means there is a high chance of it.

text: I'm not sure what I'm doing tonight, but I'll probably stay home and study.

text: "Is Ed here?" "Uh... he usually leaves at 4:00, so he's probably gone, but I'll go and have a look."

ipa: /ˈprɒbəbli/

ipa: /ˈprɑbəbli/


ocean

forms:
ocean (singular)
oceans (plural)

text: My great grandfather came across the Atlantic ocean from Scotland to Canada in 1882 on a sailing ship.

text: She stood on a beach in Japan and looked east at the sun coming up over the Pacific ocean.


wood

forms:
wood (singular)
woods (plural)

glosses: Wood is what trees are made of. People use wood to build things like houses and furniture.

enpr: wo͝od

ipa: /wʊd/


brown

forms:
brown (singular)
browns (plural)

glosses: Brown is one of the colors people can see

ipa: /braʊn/


brown

forms:
brown (positive)
browner (comparative)
brownest (superlative)

adj

brown

browner

brownest


brown

forms:
brown (canonical)
browns (third-person singular)
browned (past)
browned (past participle)
browning (present participle)

glosses: If you brown something, you cook it until it turns brown.

text: Brown the onions in a large frying pan.


mineral

forms:
mineral (singular)
minerals (plural)

glosses: A mineral is a substance in the earth such as calcium, salt, iron, etc.

text: The rocks in this area are rich in minerals.

text: Eating nuts will help your body get the minerals it needs.


finally

etymology_text: final + -ly

ety-suffix

final

expansion: final + -ly

glosses: If something finally happens, it means there was a long wait before it happened.

text: I finally finished university. Now, I can start my real life.

glosses: Finally is used, often at the beginning of a sentence, to show that this is the last thing or idea.

text: First, I think that we should use less. Second, I think we should reuse the things that we have. And, finally, I think we should recycle more.

ipa: /ˈfaɪnəli/


had

forms:
have (canonical)
has (third-person singular)
had (past)
had (past participle)
having (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of have.

text: We had a good time at the zoo.

text: But we have had better times in the park.

ipa: /hæd/

have

has

had

had

having


had

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

having


bean

forms:
bean (singular)
beans (plural)

glosses: Beans are the seeds of one family of plants that people often cook and eat.

text: Put the dried beans in water overnight. They should be soft and ready to cook in the morning.

glosses: A bean-like seed of some other plants, especially coffee.

text: Although the beans from a single coffee may be sold unblended, in many cases, after roasting, beans from several different origins are combined to balance flavor

enpr: bēn

ipa: /biːn/


Christianity

forms: Christianity

glosses: Christianity is a religion whose followers believe that Jesus was the son of God or an important prophet of God, or believe in Jesus' ideas about what is right or wrong.

text: He believes in Christianity.

ipa: /ˌkrɪstiˈænɪti/

ipa: /ˌkrɪstʃiˈænɪti/

sampa: /%krIstSi"{nIti/


singular

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

glosses: If a noun is singular in English grammar, it usually refers to only one thing.

text: If I say, "one cat", that's singular, but if I say, "a lot of cats", that's plural.

glosses: If something is singular, then it is unique.

text: The singular appearance of the man caught his attention.

ipa: /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/

ipa: /ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/

hyphenation: sin‧gu‧lar


structure

forms:
structure (singular)
structures (plural)

glosses: The structure of something is the way that it is put together.

text: The structure of her writing makes it very easy to understand.

text: The social structure of a class is often very complex.

glosses: A structure is something that has been built or put together, especially something big, such as a building.

text: The CN tower is the tallest structure in Toronto.

ipa: /ˈstrʌktʃə(r)/

ipa: /ˈstrʌktʃɚ/

hyphenation: struc‧ture


structure

forms:
structure (canonical)
structures (third-person singular)
structured (past)
structured (past participle)
structuring (present participle)

glosses: If you structure something in a particular way, you organise or build it that way.

text: Prepare a list of questions to structure the interview.

verb

structur


at

forms: at

glosses: Used to say where something is, or when saying something's position

text: I am at home.

text: Let's meet at the pub!

glosses: Used to say the time at which something happened or will happen

text: Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.

text: At 5pm we went home.

glosses: Used to direct attention towards a state, event, or detail

text: Look at how lucky we are.

text: At half price!

text: Water boils at high temperatures.

enpr: ăt


at

forms: at sign

pos: symbol

text: support@microsoft.com is an email address.

text: Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.

symbol

at sign


electric

forms: electric (positive)

glosses: If a machine is electric, it uses electricity.

text: My grandmother wrote her letters on a typewriter; my mother used an electric typewriter, and I use a computer.

text: We bought a new gas stove. It's much faster than our old electric one.

ipa: /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/

sampa: /I"lEktrIk/

hyphenation: e‧lec‧tric


custom

forms:
custom (singular)
customs (plural)

glosses: A custom is an activity that happens traditionally or regularly.

text: Almost everyone there eats rice every day, but there are different local customs about how to cook it.

text: My mother's custom is to have breakfast in the garden with her newspaper.

glosses: A custom is a long-established practice; considered as unwritten law.

text: It was a custom in medieval times a woman could not marry without her parents consent.

ipa: /kʌstəm/


custom

forms: custom (positive)

glosses: A custom piece of clothing or other item is created for a specific person or use.

text: He only wears custom suits, made to fit him perfectly.


black

forms:
black (singular)
blacks (plural)

glosses: The darkest color; with no light; the color of the sky at night.

text: He stood alone in the black of the night.

glosses: Blacks are people of a race with dark coloured skin.

text: There were many whites, some blacks and native Americans, and a few Asians.

glosses: If a company is in the black, it is making a profit. (opposite = in the red)

text: It took a year for the restaurant to get in the black.

enpr: blăk

ipa: /blæk/

sampa: /bl{k/


black

forms:
black (positive)
blacker (comparative)
blackest (superlative)

text: The black dog was the color of night.

glosses: If someone is black, they belong to a race with dark-coloured skin.

text: It's still difficult for a black person to become a manager.

text: About 30 percent of Southfield's 80,000 citizens are black.

text: More and more universities are offering courses in black history.

text: The day the war started was a black day in history.

adj

black

blacker

blackest


black

forms:
black (canonical)
blacks (third-person singular)
blacked (past)
blacked (past participle)
blacking (present participle)

glosses: If you black something, you color it black.

text: He blacked his boots before the party.

text: They blacked out the windows so the light would not be seen outside.

text: A number of lines in the report were blacked out.

glosses: If you black out, you stop seeing and hearing everything around you and you fall down.

text: After his tenth beer, he blacked out and we couldn't wake him up.


response

forms:
response (singular)
responses (plural)

glosses: A response is some words or actions that happen as a reaction to something else.

text: We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but there has been no response so far.

text: The police response to these problems has been slow and weak.

text: In psychology, a response is a behavior which occurs after a stimulus.

ipa: /rɪˈspɒns/


sex

forms:
sex (singular)
sexes (plural)

glosses: Sex is an act done by a male and a female (in this case there is sometimes an intent to make babies) or with just two men or women.

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

glosses: A person or animal's sex is male, female, or both.

text: She had not had any male friends during her early life and now found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.

enpr: sĕks

ipa: /sɛks/

sampa: /sEks/

noun

sex

sexes


clothes

forms: clothes (plural)

glosses: Clothes, such as shirts, pants, socks, etc. are things that people wear on their body to cover it.

text: He took off his clothes and got into the shower.

text: There was no money to buy clothes, so we got our cousins' old shirts and jeans with holes in the knees.

ipa: /kləʊðz/

ipa: /kloʊz/


clothes

forms:
clothed (past)
clothed (past participle)
clothe (canonical)
clothes (third-person singular)
clad (past)
clad (past participle)
clothing (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of clothe.

ipa: /kloʊðz/

verb

cloth

e

clothe

clothes

clad

clothing


institution

forms:
institution (singular)
institutions (plural)

glosses: A custom or practice of a society or community.

text: The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.

glosses: An institution is a large group of people who work together for a specific purpose. Examples include hospitals, universities, and banks.

text: Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are already offering internet services.

ipa: /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən/

ipa: /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/


informal

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

etymology_text: in- + formal

ety-prefix

in

formal

expansion: in- + formal

glosses: If something is informal, it is friendly and casual; it is not official.

text: Can we get together for some informal talks before the meeting?

text: School is generally quite informal. Many students even call their teacher by their first name.

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔːm(ə)l/

ipa: /ɪnˈfɔrm(ə)l/

hyphenation: in‧for‧mal


region

forms:
region (singular)
regions (plural)

glosses: A region is an area of land or of the body.

text: The fishing problems have been happening only in the Atlantic coast region.

text: The southern regions of Japan are warm and tropical.

text: If we do an operation in this region of the brain, you may lose your ability to speak.

glosses: A region is any connected part of a space or surface. This definition is useful in geometry.

text: In Euclidean space, a convex set is a region which has a geometric definition.

enpr: rēj′ən

ipa: /riːʤn̩/


facilities

forms:
facility (singular)
facilities (plural)

glosses: The facilities in a building include the equipment, services, or places that are available.

text: How much does it cost an employer to provide childcare facilities?

text: The hotel is cheap, but it still has a lot of facilities for guests.

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

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪdiz/

hyphenation: fa‧cil‧i‧ties

noun

facility

facilities


resource

forms:
resource (singular)
resources (plural)

etymology_text: re- + source(verb)

ety-prefix

re

source

expansion: re- + source

glosses: A resource is something that is available and useful.

text: We don't have enough time and resources to finish the job.

text: Canada has fewer natural resources, including trees, fish, and oil, than it did in the past.

ipa: /rɪˈzɔɚs/

ipa: /ˈrisɔɚs/

hyphenation: re‧source


resource

forms:
resource (canonical)
resources (third-person singular)
resourced (past)
resourced (past participle)
resourcing (present participle)

glosses: If you resource something, you source it again.

verb

resourc


k

forms: K or k

glosses: The eleventh (11th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "k" comes after "j" and before "l"

letter

K


restaurant

forms:
restaurant (singular)
restaurants (plural)

glosses: A restaurant is a place where you can buy and eat food and drinks.

text: My wife and I went out to a small French restaurant in Toronto for dinner.

ipa: /rɛstərɒnt/

audio: en-uk-a restaurant.ogg

hyphenation: res‧tau‧rant


lecture

forms:
lecture (singular)
lectures (plural)

glosses: A lecture is a talk about a specific topic. Usually, it is a planned talk and it often lasts a long time.

text: My teacher is giving a lecture on human rights tonight at the university.

hyphenation: lec‧ture


lecture

forms:
lecture (canonical)
lectures (third-person singular)
lectured (past)
lectured (past participle)
lecturing (present participle)

glosses: If you lecture someone, you teach them something.

verb

lectur


authority

forms:
authority (singular)
authorities (plural)

glosses: To have authority means to have the power to make a decision.

text: This judge has the authority to throw you in jail.

glosses: If you are an authority on something, many people think you know very, very much about it.

text: The Pope is the highest authority in the Catholic church.

ipa: /ɔːˈθɒrəti/

ipa: /əˈθɑrəti/

noun

authorities


depression

forms:
depression (singular)
depressions (plural)

glosses: If someone has depression, they have a condition which makes them very sad and makes it very hard for them to imagine being happy later.

text: After Suzie's dog passed away, she fell into a depression for six months.

glosses: A depression is when a person's feelings are very sad and unhappy.

text: John had a small depression after he lost the tennis match, but in two weeks he was back to normal.

glosses: A depression is a low point on a surface.

text: There was a small depression in the ground where the rock had been.

glosses: A depression is when the economy slows down by a lot.

text: The business community is worried that the oil problems could lead to a depression.

ipa: /dɪˈprɛʃən/


convenient

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

glosses: If something is convenient, you can get it or use it quickly and easily.

text: Living here is so convenient. There's a supermarket right across the street, and a train station just a 2 minute walk away.

text: It's more convenient to drive than it is to walk.

text: This is the most convenient route to take.

ipa: /kənˈviːniənt/

ipa: /kənˈvinjənt/

hyphenation: con‧ve‧nient


dinner

forms:
dinner (singular)
dinners (plural)

glosses: Dinner is the largest meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening.

text: I'm sorry, I'll be late tonight, so I won't be home for dinner.

text: We had fish with rice and fried vegetables for dinner last night.

ipa: /ˈdɪnə/

enpr: dĭnʹər

ipa: /ˈdɪnɚ/


under

forms: under

glosses: In the same place as another thing, but lower.

text: They ate under the trees.

text: He was under the leader of the organization.

glosses: In the middle of a process; experiencing.

text: The idea is under the committee's judgement (judging).


suddenly

etymology_text: sudden + -ly

ety-suffix

sudden

expansion: sudden + -ly

glosses: If something happens suddenly, it happens very quickly when you don't expect it to happen.

text: My son had been sitting in the chair beside me. Then, suddenly, I realised he was gone.

ipa: /ˈsʌdn̩li/


feet

forms:
foot (singular)
feet (plural)

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

text: Please take your shoes and socks off of your feet.

text: My feet hurt from walking all day.

text: My friend is six feet tall.

enpr: fēt

ipa: /fiːt/

noun

foot

feet


habit

forms:
habit (singular)
habits (plural)

glosses: A habit is something that you do regularly.

text: John, don't bite your fingernails. It's a bad habit.

text: Marjorie has a habit of buying Christmas presents early, hiding them away like a squirrel, and then forgetting all about them.

glosses: A habit is what people in certain jobs wear, generally religious jobs. These people can be recognized by their habits.

text: The monk's habit was black.

glosses: A habit is the form of growth of a plant or, sometimes, an animal.

text: Some corals grow with a branching habit.

ipa: /ˈhæbɪt/

sampa: /"h{bIt/


culture

forms:
culture (singular)
cultures (plural)

glosses: A culture is a common history, set of beliefs, or way of life within a group of people.

text: Rock and roll is a central part of American popular culture.

text: When I moved to China, it took me a long time to start to understand the culture.

ipa: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/

ipa: /ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/


culture

forms:
culture (canonical)
cultures (third-person singular)
cultured (past)
cultured (past participle)
culturing (present participle)

glosses: If you culture bacteria or cells, you grow them.

verb

cultur


apparatus

forms:
apparatus (singular)
apparatuses (plural)

glosses: A system of things to do to get to a goal.

noun

apparatuses


sauce

forms:
sauce (singular)
sauces (plural)

glosses: A sauce is a thick liquid that you put on food to give it a special taste.

text: I put the chicken in a special sauce for two hours before I cook it.

ipa: /sɔːs/

ipa: /sɔs/


e

forms: E or e

glosses: E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, and is the most common vowel and letter used in the English language.

text: "d" comes before "e"

glosses: The constant e is a real number that has formula e= lim _(n→∞)(1+1/n)ⁿ, and is approximately 2.718281828.

ipa: /iː/

letter

E


meal

forms:
meal (singular)
meals (plural)

glosses: A meal is the food you eat at regular times of the day. breakfast, lunch, and dinner, are meals.

text: Thanks for dinner! I haven't had a good Italian meal like that for a long time.

glosses: The edible part of certain grains; it is often used to feed animals.

ipa: /miːl/

audio: en-uk-a meal.ogg


meat

forms:
meat (singular)
meats (plural)

glosses: Meat is the muscle of animals that we eat. beef, chicken, and pork are kinds of meat.

text: I am a vegetarian. I don't eat meat, only fruits, grains, and vegetables.

text: You should cook the meat at 135 to 140°C.

enpr: mēt

ipa: /miːt/

homophones: meet mete


lung

forms:
lung (singular)
lungs (plural)

glosses: Your lungs are part of your body that is inside your chest. Your lungs allow you to breathe.

text: Smoking for many years had damaged his lungs.

enpr: lŭng

ipa: /ˈlʌŋ/


legal

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

glosses: If an activity is legal it does not break any laws.

text: In Canada, it is perfectly legal for a woman to walk down the street with no shirt on.

glosses: A legal problem, action, fee, etc. is related to the law or lawyers.

text: After losing the court case, he had to pay over $30,000 in legal fees.

text: The government brought legal action against three cigarette makers.

ipa: /liːɡl/


my

text: Is this my book, or is it yours?

enpr: mī

ipa: /maɪ̯/

sampa: /maI/


job

forms:
job (singular)
jobs (plural)

glosses: A job is an activity that you do, usually, regularly and for pay.

text: She got a good job as a manager in a book store.

text: She does the same job as George, and she does it faster and better.

text: Son, come here. I have a job for you before you start watching TV.

glosses: A job is a task that a computer performs.

glosses: A job is a plastic surgery that is done on someone. Usually used with another word to form a noun.

text: John just had a nose job.

enpr: jŏb

ipa: /dʒɒb/

sampa: /dZQb/


seldom

glosses: If you seldom do something, you almost never do it.

text: "How often did you meet?" "Well, we saw her quite often, but we seldom saw her husband. In fact, I'm not even sure what he looks like."

ipa: /'seldəm/


brain

forms:
brain (singular)
brains (plural)

glosses: Your brain is the part of your body that is inside your head.

text: The brain is the part of the body that thinks and controls the rest of the body through the nervous system.

text: He has serious brain damage from falling off of his bicycle and hitting his head.

enpr: brān

ipa: /breɪn/

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


rainbow

forms:
rainbow (singular)
rainbows (plural)

glosses: A rainbow is an arch of colors in the sky that you can see in the rain when the sun is at your back.

text: Traditionally, the colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, but in real life, it's actually a continuous spectrum.

enpr: rān'bō

ipa: /ˈreɪnboʊ/

ipa: /ˈreɪnbəʊ/


rainbow

forms: rainbow (positive)

glosses: When something is rainbow, it is made up of many colors.


rainbow

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

glosses: When you rainbow something, you make it into something that has many colors, just like a rainbow.


cheese

forms:
cheese (singular)
cheeses (plural)

glosses: Cheese is a food that is made by mixing bacteria with milk and aging it.

text: I often eat cheese with bread and grapes.

enpr: chēz

ipa: /t͡ʃiːz/

ipa: /t͡ʃiz/


item

forms:
item (singular)
items (plural)

glosses: An item is a particular thing that is separate from other things.

text: The first item to discuss at today's meeting is the noise from the new road.

text: There are a number of items here that belonged to your father.

ipa: /ˈaɪtəm/

ipa: [ˈaɪ̯ɾəm]


relaxed

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

glosses: If someone is relaxed, they feel calm, they are not worried, and their muscles are not tight.

text: I feel most relaxed when I'm fishing.

text: I really enjoy talking to her. She's always so relaxed and she has time to listen.

ipa: /rɪˈlækst/

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


relaxed

forms:
relax (canonical)
relaxes (third-person singular)
relaxed (past)
relaxed (past participle)
relaxing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of relax.

verb

relax

es


advice

forms:
advice (singular)
advices (plural)

glosses: If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do.

text: Thanks so much! I took your advice and it really helped me get the job.

text: Excuse me! I'm looking for advice on how to get a loan. Can you help me?

ipa: /ədˈvaɪs/

ipa: /ædˈvaɪs/

hyphenation: ad‧vice


breath

forms:
breath (singular)
breaths (plural)

glosses: Your breath is the air that you move into and out of your lungs.

text: After running for just a minute, his breath was coming quickly.

glosses: A breath is the air that you move into and out of your lungs one time.

text: Take a big breath and put your face in the water.

enpr: brĕth

ipa: /breθ/

sampa: /breT/


transportation

forms: transportation (singular)

etymology_text: transport + -ation

ety-suffix

transport

ation

expansion: transport + -ation

glosses: Transportation is the system or vehicles used to move people or things from one place to another.

text: In most of Canada, the main form of transportation is the family car.

text: The public transportation system in Tokyo is a mixture of busses and above- and below-ground trains.

text: The company is trying to reduce transportation costs by sending more goods by boat rather than airplane.

ipa: /trænspɔːˈteɪʃən/

ipa: /trænspɚˈteɪʃən/

hyphenation: trans‧por‧ta‧tion


community

forms:
community (singular)
communities (plural)

glosses: A community is a group of people living in the same area and having a similar background or similar interests.

text: Most Libyan policemen were members of the community where they worked.

text: Within the business community, most people believe that taxes are too high.

ipa: /k(ə)ˈmjunəti/

hyphenation: com‧mu‧nity

irrnoun

communities

expansion: [POS TABLE]


wet

forms:
wet (positive)
wetter (comparative)
wettest (superlative)

glosses: If something is wet it has some water or other liquid on it.

text: I got completely wet in the rain.

text: I don't want to use this towel. It's already wet.

enpr: wĕt

ipa: /wɛt/

sampa: /wEt/

adj

wet

wetter

wettest


wet

forms:
wet (canonical)
wets (third-person singular)
wetted (past)
wetted (past participle)
wetting (present participle)

glosses: If you wet something, you put water or some other liquid on it.

text: Please try not to wet the bathroom floor when you have a shower.

verb

t


technology

forms:
technology (singular)
technologies (plural)

glosses: Technology is the tools, equipment, and activities that come from scientific knowledge.

text: Modern technology such as computers, robots, and wireless communications, can reduce the cost of doing business. (can make the cost smaller.)

text: The 1800s saw a gradual development (growth in small steps) of new technologies in farming and transportation.

ipa: /tɛkˈnɒlədʒi/

ipa: /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

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

hyphenation: tech‧nol‧o‧gy

noun

technologies


typical

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

glosses: If something is typical, it is normal, and not special. It's what you would expect.

text: This rain isn't typical. We almost never get rain at this time of year.

text: These problems are just another typical example of how politicians only care about themselves.

ipa: /ˈtɪpɪkl̩/

hyphenation: typ‧i‧cal


customer

forms:
customer (singular)
customers (plural)

glosses: A customer is a person who pays money for goods or services.

text: The restaurant had to close because there weren't enough customers.

ipa: /ˈkʌstəmə/

ipa: /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

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


ear

forms:
ear (singular)
ears (plural)

glosses: A part of the head (or face) used for hearing.

text: My rabbit has two big ears.

text: Your shouting hurts my ears!

ipa: /ɪə̯/

ipa: /ɪr/


pool

forms:
pool (singular)
pools (plural)

glosses: A pool is hole that holds water. Usually, it is for people to swim in.

text: Our hotel had a large indoor pool.

ipa: /puːl/

ipa: /pul/

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


pool

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

text: Let's pool our money together to buy a gift for Mom.


amusement

forms:
amusement (singular)
amusements (plural)

etymology_text: amuse + -ment

ety-suffix

amuse

ment

expansion: amuse + -ment

glosses: Amusement is the feeling you have when something is fun or funny or makes you laugh.

glosses: An amusement is something that gets your attention and that you like; something like playing; something that is good but not useful.

text: Movies, video games and toys are amusements.

text: An amusement park has games, special food, and rides like a roller coaster and a merry-go-round.

text: Movie theaters, arcade and restaurants are good places for amusement.

ipa: /əˈmjuzmənt/


for instance

forms: for instance

glosses: You say, for instance when you plan to give an example of something.

text: When the United States doesn't like what a country is doing, it sends in its army. For instance, Vietnam was a problem, America started a war.


book

forms:
book (singular)
books (plural)

glosses: A book is a lot of paper joined together with writing and pictures printed on them for you to read or write in.

text: I borrow books from the library, and keep them in a bookcase.

glosses: A book is a group of stamps, matches, tickets, etc., held together inside a paper cover.

glosses: A company's books are its money records.

text: An outside accountant kept the books and signed the checks until he joined the company.

enpr: bo͝ok

ipa: /bʊk/

sampa: /bUk/


book

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

glosses: If you book something or someone, you reserve them for a certain time.

text: I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.

text: I can book tickets for the concert next week.

glosses: If you book someone, you officially put their name in police records for a crime.

text: The police booked him for driving too fast.


wolf

forms:
wolf (singular)
wolves (plural)

glosses: A wolf is a wild animal, similar to a dog.

enpr: wo͝olf

ipa: /ˈwʊlf/

sampa: /"wUlf/

audio: En-uk-a wolf.ogg

noun

wolf

wolves


her

glosses: You use her instead of the name of a person, to talk about a woman or girl. (used in the object position, never as a subject)

text: This is Susan's book. Give it to her.

glosses: If you say something is her thing, you mean it belongs to a particular woman or girl.

text: It is her book, not mine,

ipa: /hɜː/

ipa: /hɝ/


its

glosses: Its thing is the thing that belongs to it.

text: We bought the old car and fixed up its engine.

text: The moon doesn't make its own light.

text: "Where's the coffee?" "It's on its way.

ipa: /ɪts/

sampa: /Its/


grade

forms:
grade (singular)
grades (plural)

glosses: A grade is a letter or number that you use to show how good something is. Usually, teachers use it to show how good a student's test or assignment is.

text: He got 97% on his test. It was the top grade in the class.

text: Our restaurant uses only the highest grade of meat.

glosses: In North American English, a grade is the school year.

text: Most Canadian children start grade one when they are six years old and finish grade 12 when they are 18.

ipa: /ɡreɪd/

homophones: grayed greyed


grade

forms:
grade (canonical)
grades (third-person singular)
graded (past)
graded (past participle)
grading (present participle)

glosses: If you grade something, you judge how good it is.

text: After the final exam, the teacher spent the whole weekend grading papers.

text: My friends goes to the farm to grade animals that are going to be sold.

verb

grad


x

forms: X or x

glosses: X is the twenty-fourth (24th) letter of the alphabet.

text: "x" comes after "w" and before "y"

glosses: This is the Roman numeral for ten (10). It may be written as X or x.

ipa: /ɛks/

sampa: /Eks/

letter

X


x

forms:
x (canonical)
xes (third-person singular)
xed (past)
xed (past participle)
xing (present participle)

glosses: to x (sth) means to write or draw a cross on something

verb

x

xes

xed

xed

xing


fun

forms: fun (singular)

text: Thanks! I had a lot of fun today. Let's do it again.

glosses: If you do something for fun, you do it because you enjoy it.

text: It's not my job; I just write Wiktionary articles for fun.

ipa: /fʌn/


fun

forms:
more fun (comparative)
most fun (superlative)
fun (positive)
funner (comparative)
funnest (superlative)

glosses: A fun activity, time, person, etc. is enjoyable.

text: I really like soccer. It's such a fun game.

adj

fun

funner

funnest


pencil

forms:
pencil (singular)
pencils (plural)

glosses: A pencil is used for writing on paper. It is made of wood, and has a pencil "lead" that goes through the middle.

ipa: /pɛnsəl/


equipment

forms: equipment (singular)

etymology_text: equip + -ment

ety-suffix

equip

expansion: equip + -ment

glosses: Your equipment is the things that you use to do a job or sport.

text: Soccer is a popular game because you need very little equipment to play--just a ball and an open space.

text: The soldiers had to carry all their equipment on their backs.

text: The computer equipment was old and often broke down.

ipa: /ɪ'kwɪpmənt/


o'clock

forms: o'clock

glosses: When saying a time, this means that it is zero minutes past the hour. O'clock is almost always given after the number of hours. It is short for of the clock.

text: "What time is it?" "It is 6 o'clock."

text: The train leaves at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

ipa: /əˈklɒk/

ipa: /əˈklɑk/


period

forms:
period (singular)
periods (plural)

text: There was a short period when my computer stopped working.

text: During the first period, Germany scored two goals.

text: The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago).

glosses: A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period.

text: Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence?

glosses: A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood.

text: I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant.

ipa: /ˈpɪərɪəd/


period

forms: period

glosses: And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis.

text: When I say "eat your dinner," it means "eat your dinner", period!


bicycle

forms:
bicycle (singular)
bicycles (plural)

etymology_text: bi- + cycle

ety-prefix

bi

cycle

expansion: bi- + cycle

glosses: A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels. You use your legs to make it move.

text: I learned to ride a bicycle when I was six years old.

ipa: /ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/

audio: en-uk-a bicycle.ogg

hyphenation: bi‧cy‧cle


bicycle

forms:
bicycle (canonical)
bicycles (third-person singular)
bicycled (past)
bicycled (past participle)
bicycling (present participle)

verb

bicycl

e


universal

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

glosses: If something is universal, then it is true for everyone or everything everywhere.

text: The laws of physics are universal.

text: Universal human rights must be supported by every country.

ipa: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl/

ipa: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/

hyphenation: uni‧ver‧sal


tall

forms:
tall (positive)
taller (comparative)
tallest (superlative)

glosses: If something is tall, there is a long distance from the bottom to the top.

text: The man was so tall that he hit his head coming in the door.

text: There are too many tall buildings in Toronto.

ipa: /tɔːl/

ipa: /tɔl/

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

adj

tall

taller

tallest


bee

forms:
bee (singular)
bees (plural)

glosses: A bee is a black and yellow striped insect with wings that makes honey. It has a stinger.

text: That bee is flying to the flower.

enpr: bē

ipa: /biː/

audio: en-uk-a bee.ogg


should

forms:
shall (present)
should (past)
shouldn't (negative)

glosses: You use should to say that it is a good idea to do something.

text: If you have a test, you should be studying.

text: Who should we call to fix this?

ipa: /ʃʊd/

sampa: /SUd/

audio: en-US should (stressed).ogg

audio: en-US should (unstressed).ogg

shall

should

shouldn't


soup

forms:
soup (singular)
soups (plural)

glosses: Soup is a food usually made by boiling meat and vegetables in water to give the water flavour.

text: Would you like soup or a salad before your meal?

text: You can try our wide variety of soups.

ipa: /suːp/


Earth

forms: Earth

glosses: The planet on which we live - the third planet of the Solar System.

text: The moon goes around the Earth.

ipa: /ɜː(r)θ/


tea

forms:
tea (singular)
teas (plural)

glosses: Tea is a light brown or green drink that is very popular around the world.

text: Would you like coffee or tea?

enpr: tē

ipa: /tiː/

homophones: T tee


hotel

forms:
hotel (singular)
hotels (plural)

glosses: A hotel is a place where people pay to stay in a room overnight, usually for only a few days.

text: We fly to Taipei and stay at the Hilton hotel for three days and two nights.

ipa: /həʊˈtɛl/


title

forms:
title (singular)
titles (plural)

glosses: The title of a book, movie, song, etc. is its name.

text: "I just finished the best book." "Really, what's the title?"

glosses: A title is a word or name that describes a person's job or status.

text: His title was Director of Science Education.

text: The proper title for an unmarried woman is "Miss".

glosses: A title is a legal document that proves you own something.

text: He put the title to his house in a bank for safe keeping.


title

forms:
title (canonical)
titles (third-person singular)
titled (past)
titled (past participle)
titling (present participle)

glosses: To give a title to someone or something.

text: I titled my essay "The History of Japan".

verb

titl


cool

forms:
cool (positive)
cooler (comparative)
coolest (superlative)

glosses: If something is cool, its temperature is between warm and cold.

text: It's hard to keep the house nice and cool on a hot summer's day.

text: The air was cool, so he put on his jacket.

glosses: If you say something is cool you mean it is good and you like it.

text: That's a really cool cell phone! Where did you get it?

text: Wow, your computer looks cool!

glosses: Someone who is cool is admired by others, someone of notably high social status.

text: Jeffrey is the coolest guy in town.

enpr: ko͞ol

ipa: /kuːl/

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

adj

cool

cooler

coolest


cool

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

glosses: If you cool something, you decrease the temperature.

text: Blow on the coffee to cool it off.

glosses: If something cools, its temperature decreases.

text: The soup was too hot, so he waited for it to cool a little.


research

forms:
research (singular)
researches (plural)

glosses: Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments.

text: The last 10 years has provided a huge amount of research into a cure for cancer.

text: We've been conducting research into the reason for the changes in these fish.

ipa: /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/

noun

research

researches


research

forms:
research (canonical)
researches (third-person singular)
researched (past)
researched (past participle)
researching (present participle)

glosses: If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments.

text: I have to research the history of King Henry II for my English class.


engineering

forms: engineering (singular)

glosses: Engineering is a job or a science about designing and building things.

text: She worked for a civil engineering company, that makes portable bridges.


engineering

forms:
engineer (canonical)
engineers (third-person singular)
engineered (past)
engineered (past participle)
engineering (present participle)

verb

engineer


tired

forms:
more tired (comparative)
most tired (superlative)
tired (positive)
tireder (comparative)
tiredest (superlative)

glosses: If you feel tired, you have no energy and you need a rest.

text: After walking for 15 km, I was so tired, that I couldn't take another step.

ipa: /taɪə(r)d/

adj

tired

tireder

tiredest


tired

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of tire.

verb

tir


pig

forms:
pig (singular)
pigs (plural)

text: On this farm, we have over 200 pigs, but no cows or horses.

glosses: If you call someone a pig you mean that they eat too much, are not clean, or are not a nice person.

text: My sister is such a pig. We bought a bag of sweets and she ate them all in one day.

ipa: /pɪg/


category

forms:
category (singular)
categories (plural)

glosses: A category is a group of people or things that are the same in some way.

text: The music business tries to put music into various categories, such as rock, pop, jazz, etc.

ipa: /ˈkætəˌgori/

noun

categories


cream

forms:
cream (singular)
creams (plural)

text: Would you like some cream in your coffee?

glosses: The cream of something is only the best thing, or person.

text: He's the cream of the tennis world.

glosses: A cream is a smooth oily substance that people put on their skin to make it soft or as a medicine.

text: You should clean the cut and put this cream on it three times a day.

ipa: /kriːm/


cream

forms:
cream (canonical)
creams (third-person singular)
creamed (past)
creamed (past participle)
creaming (present participle)

glosses: To cream something is to puree or blend it into a liquid.

glosses: To cream something is to make it turn into a cream-like color.

text: The final score was 11-2, we creamed them!


wait

forms:
wait (canonical)
waits (third-person singular)
waited (past)
waited (past participle)
waiting (present participle)

glosses: If you wait for someone or something, you do something (or nothing) until something else happens.

text: I waited for you for twenty minutes. Where were you?

text: The fans waited patiently for their idol to arrive.

glosses: To wait is to take orders and serve food at the tables in cafes and restaurants.

text: Her job at the cafe was to wait at the tables.

ipa: /weɪt/

audio: en-uk-to wait.ogg


your

glosses: Your things are things which belong to you.

text: Can I eat some of your ice-cream please?

ipa: /jɔː(r)/

enpr: yôr

ipa: /joʊr/

audio: en-us-your unstressed.ogg

homophones: yore you're


group

forms:
group (singular)
groups (plural)

glosses: When more than 2 things or people are together, they make a group.

text: A group of people went into the building.

ipa: /gruːp/


group

forms:
group (canonical)
groups (third-person singular)
grouped (past)
grouped (past participle)
grouping (present participle)

glosses: To put people or things together to make a group.


practice

forms:
practice (canonical)
practices (third-person singular)
practiced (past)
practiced (past participle)
practicing (present participle)

glosses: If you practice something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.

text: The class was going to practice writing skills for homework.

text: When I got my first guitar, I practiced until my fingers fell off.

glosses: If you practice a subject (specially law and medicine), you pursue it as a career.

text: She practiced law for several years.

ipa: /ˈpræktɪs/

verb

practic


practice

forms:
practice (singular)
practices (plural)

glosses: Practice is an activity you do again and again to improve your ability.

text: I can go to the party because I have soccer practice that night.

text: My driving is getting better, but I still need practice.


offer

forms:
offer (singular)
offers (plural)

glosses: An offer is when you say you will do something or give something.

text: He wanted to buy my car, so he made me an offer of $5000.

ipa: /ˈɒfə(r)/

ipa: /ˈɑːfɚ/


offer

forms:
offer (canonical)
offers (third-person singular)
offered (past)
offered (past participle)
offering (present participle)

glosses: If I offer something to you, that means I will give it to you if you want.

glosses: If I offer to do something for you, that means I will do it for you if you want.


chain

forms:
chain (singular)
chains (plural)

glosses: A chain is a series of round pieces of material joined together to make a line.

text: He got her a gold chain necklace for her birthday.

text: This led to an unfortunate chain of events.

glosses: A chain of stores is a group of stores that all have the same name, such as McDonald's restaurants or GAP clothing stores.


chain

forms:
chain (canonical)
chains (third-person singular)
chained (past)
chained (past participle)
chaining (present participle)

glosses: If you chain things together, you connect them in a line.

glosses: If you chain A to B, you connect A to B with a chain.

text: The dog was chained to the tree.


quickly

etymology_text: quick + -ly

ety-suffix

quick

ly

expansion: quick + -ly

glosses: If you do something quickly or something happens quickly, it happens in a very short time.

text: Please close the door quickly. You'll let the cat out.

text: I hope the train gets here quickly. I'm late already.

ipa: /ˈkwɪkli/

hyphenation: quick‧ly


create

forms:
create (canonical)
creates (third-person singular)
created (past)
created (past participle)
creating (present participle)

glosses: If you create something, you make or invent it. Usually, it's something that nobody has made before.

text: Wiktionary editors create Wiktionary entries.

text: initially, the company will create 200 new jobs, rising to 520 over the next few years.

text: A lot of problems have been created by the new government.

ipa: /kriːeɪt/

hyphenation: cre‧ate

verb

creat


damage

forms:
damage (singular)
damages (plural)

glosses: If something has some damage, there is something broken or hurt.

text: Their car hit a truck, but luckily there was very little damage to the car.

glosses: Money that someone has to pay someone else because something was damaged or someone was hurt.

text: The reason his car hit another car was that he did something wrong, so he had to pay damages to the owner of the other car.

ipa: /ˈdæmədʒ/

hyphenation: dam‧age


damage

forms:
damage (canonical)
damages (third-person singular)
damaged (past)
damaged (past participle)
damaging (present participle)

glosses: If you damage something, you break or hurt it.

text: All those cigarettes have damaged her health.

text: The factory has caused significant damage to the local environment.

damag


must

forms:
must (present)
mustn't (negative)

glosses: Must is usually used to tell someone they have no choice about doing something because it is important or because of a rule or law.

text: She must get her medicine soon or she will die.

glosses: If you say something must be true, you say you have come to believe that it is true.

text: I must have left my phone at the restaurant.

text: She must not have the note if you've got it.

ipa: /mʌst/

sampa: /mVst/

ipa: /məs(t)/

must

mustn't


sorry

forms:
sorry (positive)
sorrier (comparative)
sorriest (superlative)

glosses: You say "I'm sorry" when you have done something wrong and you feel bad.

text: I'm sorry that I lost your jacket last night.

ipa: /ˈsɔːri/

ipa: /ˈsɒri/

ipa: /ˈsɑːri/

adj

sorry

sorrier

sorriest


confusion

forms:
confusion (singular)
confusions (plural)

etymology_text: confuse + -ion

ety-suffix

confuse

ion

expansion: confuse + -ion

glosses: Confusion is a feeling you get when things are unclear or you don't understand.

text: The snow storm caused great confusion at the airport where many planes were unable to take off or land.

text: The confusion in the last act of "The Marriage of Figaro" usually makes the audience laugh.

ipa: /kənˈfjuːʒən/


prefer

forms:
prefer (canonical)
prefers (third-person singular)
preferred (past)
preferred (past participle)
preferring (present participle)

glosses: If you prefer something, you like it more than another thing.

text: Sometimes I eat in restaurants, but I prefer to cook.

text: I generally prefer coffee to tea. I just can't enjoy tea.

ipa: /prɪˈfɝ/

ipa: /prɪˈfɜː/

verb

prefer

r