mistake

forms:
mistake (canonical)
mistakes (third-person singular)
mistook (past)
mistaken (past participle)
mistaking (present participle)

glosses: If you mistake something, you think it is different from what it really is.

text: I mistook her voice for the voice of her sister.

text: I completely mistook your meaning. I thought you were talking about tomorrow.

mistake

mistakes

mistook

mistaken

mistaking


lot

forms:
lot (singular)
lots (plural)

pos: noun

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

text: I have a lot of things to say.

text: He caused lots of trouble.

text: Running is lots more fun when the weather is cool.

text: He used to come here a lot, but he doesn't anymore.

glosses: A lot is a piece of land, usually small.

text: They are constructing a building on this lot.

enpr: lŏt

ipa: /lɒt/

sampa: /lQt/

audio: En-uk-a lot.ogg

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


material

forms:
material (singular)
materials (plural)

glosses: Material is the things or ideas that are used in making or doing something.

text: The raw materials for the goods are mostly imported from Canada.

text: After the earthquake, it took a long time to rebuild because the building materials were often unavailable.

text: He spent a year researching and gathering material before writing the book.

ipa: /məˈtɪərɪəl/

hyphenation: ma‧te‧ri‧al


material

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

pos: adj

glosses: Material things are things in the real world, often money.

glosses: If something is material, it is big and important.

ipa: /məˈtɪərɪəl/

adj

more: true


artificial

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

glosses: Something that is made by people instead of being made by nature.

text: The silk flowers were not real. They were artificial.

enpr: ä(r)təfĭsh'əl

ipa: /ɑː(r)təˈfɪʃəl/


delivered

forms:
deliver (canonical)
delivers (third-person singular)
delivered (past)
delivered (past participle)
delivering (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: The past tense and past participle of deliver.

text: The package was delivered this morning.

verb

deliver


annoying

forms:
annoy (canonical)
annoys (third-person singular)
annoyed (past)
annoyed (past participle)
annoying (present participle)

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

annoy


annoying

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

glosses: Someone or something that annoys is annoying.

text: He is so annoying!

text: The noise from that radiator is annoying.


imply

forms:
imply (canonical)
implies (third-person singular)
implied (past)
implied (past participle)
implying (present participle)

glosses: If you imply something, you mean it, but you don't say it directly.

text: By saying I should exercise more, she implied that I'm fat.

text: What does it imply about him if he uses bad language all the time?

ipa: /ɪmˈplaɪ/

hyphenation: im‧ply

impl

y


compassion

forms: compassion (singular)

glosses: If you have compassion, you are aware of the pain of other people and want to help make it better.


till

forms: till

pos: prep

glosses: In a period of time ending at a time someone says.

text: We will tell stories till it is time to sleep.

enpr: tĭl

ipa: /tɪl/

sampa: /tIl/


till

forms:
till (canonical)
tills (third-person singular)
tilled (past)
tilled (past participle)
tilling (present participle)


till

forms:
till (singular)
tills (plural)

glosses: A till is cash register; a machine which counts sales in shops and stores the money.

text: The till contained one hundred dollars at the end of the day


disease

forms:
disease (singular)
diseases (plural)

glosses: If a person, animal, or plant is ill, it has a disease.

text: 1.4 million children suffer from heart disease in Pakistan.

text: There are many different germs which cause diseases.

ipa: /disiːz/


disease

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

diseas

e


examination

forms:
examination (singular)
examinations (plural)

glosses: An examination is a formal test, usually important and often at the end of a course.

text: Did you pass the English examination last week?

text: OK, class. Time is up. Please hand in your examination papers.

glosses: Examination is the act of looking at something very carefully.

text: The teachers and parents worked together in a closer examination of the problems grade seven students face.

text: The question of changing the law is currently under examination.

text: On closer examination, we found that we had made a mistake.

ipa: /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

hyphenation: ex‧am‧i‧na‧tion


silver

forms:
silver (singular)
silvers (plural)

glosses: A metal with a near white colour and high value and the symbol Ag.

text: He paid with a silver dollar.

text: Her hair turned silver as she got older.

text: Jenny had three coppers and one silver.

glosses: A utensil or piece of cutlery made with silver; silverware

text: Mom put out the good silver for Christmas.

enpr: sĭl'vər

hyphenation: sil‧ver


worth

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

glosses: If x is worth y, x has the value of y, usually in money.

text: The painting is worth over $1 million.

text: The house is worth $20000.

text: Excuse me, how much is this ring worth?

text: The car is fifteen years old and isn't worth much anymore.

glosses: If something is worth doing, or is worth it, there is value in doing it. It's not a waste of time.

text: It's not worth washing now 'cause it'll just get dirty again later.

text: This is important, so it's worth taking your time to get it right.

ipa: /wɜːθ/

ipa: /wɜːrθ/


worth

forms:
worth (singular)
worths (plural)

text: I just bought $8,000 worth of gold.

text: Its worth is dropping every day.


organ

forms:
organ (singular)
organs (plural)

glosses: An organ is a part of an animal or plant with a specific purpose, such as an eye or a heart.

text: The stomach is an important organ of the digestive system of humans.

glosses: An organ is a musical instrument that looks like a piano and blows air through pipes to make sounds.

text: He can play many organs.


reside

forms:
reside (canonical)
resides (third-person singular)
resided (past)
resided (past participle)
residing (present participle)

glosses: If something or someone resides somewhere, it lives there or is located there.

text: Real political power still resides with the militia leaders.

text: Miha Pogacnik was born in Slovenia but now resides in Germany and the USA.

ipa: /rɪˈzaɪd/

hyphenation: re‧side

resid


delay

forms:
delay (singular)
delays (plural)

text: Computer problems caused a long delay in the meeting.

text: Train A62 will be leaving in 15 minutes. We apologize for the delay.

ipa: /dɪˈleɪ/

ipa: /dəˈleɪ/

hyphenation: de‧lay


delay

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

glosses: If you delay, you wait until a later time or cause something to be late.

text: We have decided to delay the changes to give people more time.

text: The train was delayed by mechanical problems.

text: We only have a few spots left, so don't delay.


tie

forms:
tie (canonical)
ties (third-person singular)
tied (past)
tied (past participle)
tying (present participle)

glosses: If you tie something, you attach it using string or rope.

text: I was six when I learned to tie up my shoes.

text: We tied the swing to the tree.

glosses: If two teams or players tie, they have the same score in a game.

text: Naples and Rome tied the game two all.

ipa: /taɪ/

tie

ties

tied

tying


tie

forms:
tie (singular)
ties (plural)

glosses: A tie is a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck as a decoration.

text: At work, you need to wear a suit and tie.


medical

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

text: Dr. Barry was very creative in his teaching, research, and medical practice.

text: Often the poor do not go to a doctor because they are unable to pay for medical treatment.

ipa: /ˈmɛdɪkl̩/

hyphenation: med‧i‧cal


medical

forms:
medical (singular)
medicals (plural)

glosses: A medical is a general check by a doctor.

text: I'd like to make an appointment for my annual medical.


tube

forms:
tube (singular)
tubes (plural)

glosses: A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.

text: The high pressure forces the water through the tube.

text: Toothpaste comes in a tube.

glosses: The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.

ipa: /tjuːb/

ipa: /tuːb/


tube

forms:
tube (canonical)
tubes (third-person singular)
tubed (past)
tubed (past participle)
tubing (present participle)

glosses: If you tube, you float on an inner tube.

text: We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.

tub


star

forms:
star (singular)
stars (plural)

glosses: A star is a bright thing in the sky at night.

text: Stars seem little, but they are big and far away.

glosses: A star is a picture of a shape with five or six sharp ends.

text: My teacher put a gold star on my test.

text: Brad Pitt is a popular star.

glosses: A star is an actor who has the lead role in a movie, television show, or play.

text: John Wayne is the star of many western movies.

text: A star next to your name on the guest list means you will receive an award.

ipa: /stɑː(r)/

enpr: stär

ipa: /stɑr/


star

forms:
star (canonical)
stars (third-person singular)
starred (past)
starred (past participle)
starring (present participle)

glosses: If you star in something, you are on of the main performers, usually in an entertainment program.

text: Brad Pitt will star in another movie next year.

text: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".

glosses: If you star something, you mark it with a star or asterisk.

text: I starred question one because I got it correct.

star

r


stop

forms:
stop (canonical)
stops (third-person singular)
stopped (past)
stopped (past participle)
stopping (present participle)

text: He stopped after running 2 miles.

glosses: If you stop something or somebody, you prevent them from moving or doing something. You cause the person to cease moving or progressing.

text: The police tried to stop the criminal, but he was too fast.

glosses: If you stop doing something, you are not doing it anymore. You have ceased doing it.

text: I stopped playing video games and went back to working on my project.

glosses: If you stop, you come to the end of the time when one is doing something. You start doing a different thing or start doing nothing.

enpr: stŏp

ipa: /stɒp/

sampa: /stQp/

audio: en-uk-a stop.ogg

stop

p


stop

forms:
stop (singular)
stops (plural)

glosses: A stop is a place where buses, cars, taxis, or other vehicles halt to let passengers board or leave (get on or off).


ordain

forms:
ordain (canonical)
ordains (third-person singular)
ordained (past)
ordained (past participle)
ordaining (present participle)

glosses: If a church ordains a minister, it admits a person to the ministry.

ipa: /ɔrˈdeɪn/

ipa: /ɔːˈdeɪn/

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

hyphenation: or‧dain


annoys

forms:
annoy (canonical)
annoys (third-person singular)
annoyed (past)
annoyed (past participle)
annoying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of annoy.


find

forms:
find (canonical)
finds (third-person singular)
found (past)
found (past participle)
finding (present participle)

glosses: If you find something, you discover or locate it.

text: I can't find my keys. Have you seen them?

text: Christopher Columbus is known for finding the Americas, but it had probably already been discovered by Europeans.

text: He finds faults with my work.

text: I find your argument bad.

text: The jury finds for the defendant

enpr: fīnd

ipa: /faɪnd/

sampa: /faInd/

audio: en-uk-to find.ogg

find

finds

found

found

finding


find

forms:
find (singular)
finds (plural)

glosses: Anything that is found, especially by good luck.


cough

forms:
cough (canonical)
coughs (third-person singular)
coughed (past)
coughed (past participle)
coughing (present participle)

glosses: If you cough, you quickly blow air out and make a noise because of a feeling in the throat.

text: This cold is terrible. I was coughing and sneezing all night.

text: She coughed to get his attention.

ipa: /kɒf/

enpr: kôf

ipa: /kɔf/


cough

forms:
cough (singular)
coughs (plural)

glosses: A cough is the action or sound of quickly blowing air out because of a feeling in the throat.

text: My doctor gave me some medicine for my cough.

text: Her cough was so bad that she was coughing up blood.


ministry

forms:
ministry (singular)
ministries (plural)

glosses: A ministry is a government department, such as the ministry of defense.

text: The ministry of health is building a new hospital.

ipa: /ˈmɪnɪstri/

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

hyphenation: mi‧nis‧try

noun

ministries


mystery

forms:
mystery (singular)
mysteries (plural)

glosses: A mystery is a secret or hidden matter which can't be explained.

text: She never told me where the money was, and it remains a mystery to me even now.

text: She and her mystery man were seen outside her parents' home.

glosses: A mystery is a story about a puzzling event: short for mystery story.

text: The police investigation has failed to solve the murder mystery.

hyphenation: mys‧tery

mystery

mysteries


curtain

forms:
curtain (singular)
curtains (plural)

glosses: Curtains are pieces of cloth that hang in front of a window, door, or stage.

text: So I'll close the curtains and the room now will be quite dark.

text: We put all the lights on and draw the curtains when we're going to go out.

text: They got new curtains to match the carpet and the furniture.

glosses: A curtain is a substance, or group of items that blocks your view or blocks access.

text: The base of the rock is undercut, permitting walkers to pass behind the curtain of falling water.

text: Suddenly she came out through the last curtain of trees and found herself looking down over sunlit green field.

ipa: /ˈkɜːtn̩/

ipa: /ˈkɝtn̩/


curtain

forms:
curtain (canonical)
curtains (third-person singular)
curtained (past)
curtained (past participle)
curtaining (present participle)

glosses: If you curtain something off, you put a curtain around it.


reluctant

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

glosses: If you are reluctant to do something, you do not want to do it.

text: My son was reluctant to go to school today because he has a test.

text: She gave him a reluctant smile.

ipa: /rɪˈlʌktənt/


respond

forms:
respond (canonical)
responds (third-person singular)
responded (past)
responded (past participle)
responding (present participle)

glosses: If you respond to something or someone, you do something in reaction to it.

text: I try to respond to emails as soon as I get them.

text: We sent a message to them two weeks ago, but nobody has responded so far.

text: The police responded forcefully to the problems.

ipa: /rəˈspɒnd/

hyphenation: res‧pond


reaction

forms:
reaction (singular)
reactions (plural)

glosses: A reaction is an action that happens because of another action.

text: When he asked her to lunch, her first reaction was to say no.

text: In part, McKenna sees the move to smaller cars as a natural reaction to rising gasoline prices.

text: Fast reaction times are common in athletes.

text: When oxygen is added, a chemical reaction begins and heat is released.

text: A severe allergic reaction to the drug has killed five Americans.

ipa: /riˈækʃən/


female

forms: female (positive)

glosses: If a person, animal or plant is female it is of the sex that can have babies or produce eggs or seeds. Girls and women are female people.

text: The test says your baby will be female.

text: Yes, I have a female dog.

glosses: If something is female, it is of, for, or about women or girls.

text: The girls can change in the female change room over there.

text: This movie is good for a female audience.


female

forms:
female (singular)
females (plural)

glosses: A female is a person, animal, or plant that can have babies or produce eggs.

text: In humans, females are called women or girls.


telephone

forms:
telephone (singular)
telephones (plural)

glosses: A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.

text: I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.

ipa: /ˈ tɛl.ɪˌfəʊn/

ipa: /ˈ tɛl.əˌfoʊn/

hyphenation: tel‧e‧phone


telephone

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

glosses: If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.

text: I telephoned my friend yesterday.

verb

telephon


mixed

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

glosses: If something is mixed, it includes different kinds of things.

text: I don't know. I have very mixed feelings about these changes.

text: The quality of show dogs here is rather mixed.

ipa: /mɪkst/


mixed

forms:
mix (canonical)
mixes (third-person singular)
mixed (past)
mixed (past participle)
mixing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of mix.

text: We mixed the blue and yellow paint together to get green paint.

mix

es


discover

forms:
discover (canonical)
discovers (third-person singular)
discovered (past)
discovered (past participle)
discovering (present participle)

glosses: To find a new idea that was not known before, or to find a thing that was not known about before.

text: doctors want to discover a cure for cancer.

text: Einstein discovered that E=mc²

text: Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering the Americas.

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvə/

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvɚ/


rages

forms:
rage (singular)
rages (plural)

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

noun

rage


rages

forms:
rage (canonical)
rages (third-person singular)
raged (past)
raged (past participle)
raging (present participle)

verb

rag


harvest

forms:
harvest (singular)
harvests (plural)

glosses: Harvest is the time that you bring the crops in from the fields.

text: We had an early harvest this year because of all the sun.

glosses: Harvest is the act of bring the crops in from the fields.

text: Our grain harvest went really well this year.

glosses: A harvest is the crops that you bring in at the end of a growing season.

text: Western Canada has had the biggest wheat harvest in 20 years.

ipa: /ˈhaːvɪst/


harvest

forms:
harvest (canonical)
harvests (third-person singular)
harvested (past)
harvested (past participle)
harvesting (present participle)

glosses: If you harvest something, you collect it after growing it.

text: The rice looks like it's ready to harvest.

text: We harvested these grapes from our own vines.


explore

forms:
explore (canonical)
explores (third-person singular)
explored (past)
explored (past participle)
exploring (present participle)

glosses: If you explore a possibility, plan, idea, etc. you think about it carefully.

text: As they were learning about wine, they were exploring the possibilities of setting up their own winery.

text: This is just an introduction. We will explore the ideas further in the next chapter.

glosses: If you explore something, you look around it to try to find new places, things, parts, etc.

text: Stories like this about the old house made him want to go and explore for himself.

text: The oil company is exploring the ocean floor, looking for new sources.

enpr: ĭksplô'

ipa: /ɪkˈsplɔː/

enpr: ĭksplôr'

ipa: /ɪkˈsplɔːr/

explor


afford

forms:
afford (canonical)
affords (third-person singular)
afforded (past)
afforded (past participle)
affording (present participle)

glosses: If you can afford something, you have enough money or resources to buy it or do it.

text: The richer people, who could afford it, built large houses.

text: We cannot afford to put another person on the project.

text: I'm afraid I can't afford to waste more time here.

glosses: If you afford someone something, you give it or allow it.

text: The Government has continued to afford him protection.

text: The city took the opportunity afforded by the break in the weather.

ipa: /ʌˈford/


committee

forms:
committee (singular)
committees (plural)

glosses: A group of people that come together to do something or decide something.

text: He is on the administrative committee. They decide how to administer the school.

enpr: kə-mĭtʹē

ipa: /kəˈmɪti/


elderly

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

etymology_text: elder + -ly

ety-suffix

elder

ly

expansion: elder + -ly

text: The hospital had a number of elderly patients who had been there for many years.

text: He was very elderly, but not at all sad and small.

text: This resort is a good choice for the elderly as the area is very flat and there is plenty to see and do nearby.

ipa: /ˈɛldɚli/

ipa: /ˈɛldəli/

hyphenation: eld‧er‧ly


confirm

forms:
confirm (canonical)
confirms (third-person singular)
confirmed (past)
confirmed (past participle)
confirming (present participle)

glosses: If something confirms an idea, it show that it is true.

text: The results of the study confirm previous research on the topic.

glosses: If you confirm a possible agreement or plan, you tell somebody that it is now final and official.

text: Can we confirm that the meeting is at 10:00?

glosses: If a Christian priest confirms a baptized person, they admit them to full participation in the church.

ipa: /kənˈfɜːm/

ipa: /kənˈfɝm/


dialog

forms:
dialog (singular)
dialogs (plural)

glosses: A conversation between two or more individuals.

text: Bill and Melinda maintained a dialog via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.

glosses: In a film, the spoken parts of the script; what the characters say.

text: The movie had great special effects, but the dialog was bad.

glosses: In a book, the parts that show a conversation.

ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒg/

sampa: /"daI{lQg/


connection

forms:
connection (singular)
connections (plural)

etymology_text: connect + -ion

connect

ion

expansion: connect + -ion

glosses: A connection is a way that two or more things come or belong together.

text: Who was the first person to make the connection between sickness and cleanliness?

text: The north-south train makes a connection with the east-west train at Union Station.

text: My Internet connection is not very fast.

text: Susan knows a lot about Russia. She'll be your connection there.

ipa: /kəˈnɛkʃən/

hyphenation: con‧nec‧tion


recursion

forms:
recursion (singular)
recursions (plural)

glosses: Recursion is the act or process of going back and happening again.

glosses: Recursion is the use of a function inside itself to generate an infinite number of results.

text: The following function exhibits recursion.

glosses: Recursion is the use of one kind of linguistic unit inside itself.

text: An example of recursion is when a clause appears inside a larger clause, as in the following:


commercial

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

glosses: If something is commercial, it is related to buying, selling, trading and money.

text: Education is much more difficult than many industrial and commercial processes to measure.

text: There is too much fishing, both commercial fishing and sport fishing.

ipa: /kəˈmɜːʃəl/

ipa: /kəˈmɝʃəl/


commercial

forms:
commercial (singular)
commercials (plural)

glosses: A commercial is an advertisement on TV or radio.

text: The actress recently appeared in a TV commercial for Meadowcup butter.


search

forms:
search (canonical)
searches (third-person singular)
searched (past)
searched (past participle)
searching (present participle)

glosses: When someone searches for something, they don't know where it is and they look in many places to try to discover where it is.

text: I searched the whole room but I don't know where the book is.

ipa: /sɜːt͡ʃ/

ipa: /sɝt͡ʃ/

verb

search


search

forms:
search (singular)
searches (plural)

text: The search for the stolen jewelry was unsuccessful.

glosses: The act of searching, as in computers etc..

text: Search engines have made using the internet easier.

noun

searches


howdy

forms: howdy

pos: intj

glosses: "A greeting similar to hello. It is a shortened form of how do you do or how do you fair.

text: When the cowboy saw Abigail, he said, "Howdy, miss."

ipa: /ˈhaʊdi/


smash

forms:
smash (canonical)
smashes (third-person singular)
smashed (past)
smashed (past participle)
smashing (present participle)

glosses: If you smash something, you break it into many small parts.

text: He used a hammer to smash the glass of the window.

ipa: /smæʃ/

verb

smash


smash

forms:
smash (singular)
smashes (plural)

glosses: A smash is a new and very successful book, movie, song, etc.

text: The loud smash made them feel fear, but it was only some plates falling.

noun

smashes


suspect

forms:
suspect (canonical)
suspects (third-person singular)
suspected (past)
suspected (past participle)
suspecting (present participle)

glosses: If you suspect something, you feel that something, often bad, is probably true.

text: I suspect you've already erased the file, have you?

glosses: If you suspect someone or something, you don't trust them, or you think something is their fault.

text: The chemical is no longer used because it is suspected of causing cancer.

text: Hassan strongly suspected that he had something to do with Wolfgang Klein's death.

ipa: /səsˈpɛkt/


suspect

forms:
suspect (singular)
suspects (plural)

glosses: A suspect is a person or thing who you believe committed a crime or caused something.

text: He was the police's prime suspect in the crime.

enpr: sŭsʹpĕkt

poses: noun adjective


suspect

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

glosses: If something is suspect, it is untrue, or likely to cause problems.

text: Any claims to solve all the problems should be seen as deeply suspect.


upsetting

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

glosses: Something or someone that upsets somebody.

hyphenation: up‧set‧ting


upsetting

forms:
upset (canonical)
upsets (third-person singular)
upset (past)
upset (past participle)
upsetting (present participle)

verb

upset

upsets

upset

upsetting


co-ordination

forms: co-ordination (singular)

glosses: Co-ordination is another way of spelling coordination.

noun

co-ordination


message

forms:
message (singular)
messages (plural)

glosses: A message is information that is sent between living things and is sent from one person to the other. There are some types of message, like phone message and subliminal message.

text: On his desk there was a message from Jack to call home.

text: Can you give Joan the message that I called?

ipa: /ˈmɛsɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: mes‧sage


message

forms:
message (canonical)
messages (third-person singular)
messaged (past)
messaged (past participle)
messaging (present participle)

glosses: If you message someone, you send them a note or letter or e-mail; you message them.

text: Can you please message me the directions?

verb

messag


amateur

forms:
amateur (singular)
amateurs (plural)

glosses: An amateur is a person who does something for fun, not as a job.

glosses: An amateur in sports, is a person who does not play for money.

glosses: An amateur is someone who is not very good at what they are doing.


amateur

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

glosses: If something is amateur, it is not very good.

glosses: If something is amateur, it is created or done by amateurs


appreciate

forms:
appreciate (canonical)
appreciates (third-person singular)
appreciated (past)
appreciated (past participle)
appreciating (present participle)

glosses: If you appreciate something, you understand its value or its qualities

text: It's hard to appreciate how difficult the job is until you try it yourself.

glosses: If you appreciate something, you feel thankful for it.

text: Thanks so much for your help! I really appreciate the gift.

glosses: If something appreciates, its value increases.

text: It is amazing how much the value of my house has appreciated. Hopefully, it will continue to increase, as I am thinking of selling it in five to ten years.

ipa: /əˈpriːʃieɪt/

hyphenation: ap‧pre‧ci‧ate

appreciat


admit

forms:
admit (canonical)
admits (third-person singular)
admitted (past)
admitted (past participle)
admitting (present participle)

glosses: If you admit someone, you allow them to enter an area or a building.

text: The man was admitted to the theater, and sat in the front row.

glosses: If you are admitted to an institution, the institution starts taking care of you.

text: He was admitted to hospital and he is having his operation next week.

text: My elderly grandmother was admitted to a nursing home.

text: To be admitted to a state school, children must show the ability to learn.

glosses: If you admit something, you say reluctantly that it is true.

text: She admitted that she robbed the bank.

text: The accused admitted stealing the money.

text: No child would ever admit to enjoying school.

text: "Climbing the Everest was harder than I thought," he admitted.

text: She admitted her mistake and apologized.

ipa: /ədˈmɪt/

ipa: /ædˈmɪt/

admit

t


rage

forms:
rage (singular)
rages (plural)

text: Losing his game sent him into a fit of rage.

ipa: /reɪdʒ/


rage

forms:
rage (canonical)
rages (third-person singular)
raged (past)
raged (past participle)
raging (present participle)

glosses: When a person rage, they get very angry.


ensure

forms:
ensure (canonical)
ensures (third-person singular)
ensured (past)
ensured (past participle)
ensuring (present participle)

text: His work is great and should ensure the survival of his business.

glosses: If you ensure that something is correct or that it happens, you check it and fix any problems.

text: Special care is taken to ensure that teachers understand the course material.

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊə/

ipa: /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/

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

ensur


pocket

forms:
pocket (singular)
pockets (plural)

glosses: A pocket is a small empty space, usually in your clothes, usually to carry things in.

text: I usually put my keys in my pants' pocket, but I can't find them now.

text: My cell phone is in the outside pocket of my bag.

glosses: A pocket is a small area of something that is completely surrounded by something else.

text: There was a small pocket of air under the boat.

text: There is a pocket of Welsh-speaking villages in South Wales.

hyphenation: pock‧et


pocket

forms:
pocket (canonical)
pockets (third-person singular)
pocketed (past)
pocketed (past participle)
pocketing (present participle)

glosses: If you pocket something, you put it in your pocket.

glosses: If you pocket something you win, take, or steal it (and put it in your pocket.)


constituent

forms: constituent (positive)

glosses: If something is constituent, it is being part of a whole.

glosses: If someone is constituent, they are given permission to make a constitution.

ipa: /kənˈstɪtjuənt/


constituent

forms:
constituent (singular)
constituents (plural)

glosses: A constituent is a resident of a place of an elected official.

text: The governor is popular among his constituents. He will likely win the election this year.

glosses: A constituent is a usable element of a phrase or clause.


stressed

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

glosses: If someone is stressed, they are worried and tired.

text: I've got these three tests tomorrow and I'm feeling so stressed that I can't sleep.


stressed

forms:
stress (canonical)
stresses (third-person singular)
stressed (past)
stressed (past participle)
stressing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of stress.

stress


battle

forms:
battle (singular)
battles (plural)

glosses: A battle is when different groups or teams fight each other.

glosses: A battle is a personal challenge or struggle.

text: After a long battle with cancer, he finally returned to work.

ipa: /ˈbætəl/

enpr: băt'l

ipa: /ˈbætl̩/

hyphenation: bat‧tle


battle

forms:
battle (canonical)
battles (third-person singular)
battled (past)
battled (past participle)
battling (present participle)

text: In World War II, Germany and England battled for control of Europe.

text: Learning a new language is difficult, but if you keep battling, you will learn it.

text: The Nutcracker and the toys came to life to battle the Mouse King and his army.

battl


extend

forms:
extend (canonical)
extends (third-person singular)
extended (past)
extended (past participle)
extending (present participle)

glosses: If you extend something, you make it longer.

text: They extended the meeting so that more people could speak.

text: The muscles contract and extend to move the body.

glosses: If something extends from x to y, it covers all the time or space in between.

text: The Alps extend from France to Austria.

text: The middle ages extended from ancient to modern times.

text: I would like to extend to you an invitation to the party.

ipa: /ɛkˈstɛnd/

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

hyphenation: ex‧tend


church

forms:
church (singular)
churches (plural)

glosses: The Church is Christian's gathering to praise and be with God.

glosses: A church is a building where Christians gather and pray to God.

text: The church across the street has a service at 10 am.

text: Christian churches and Buddhist temples exist alongside each other.

text: Though she prayed and attended church, as she got older she often wondered why God didn't do anything.

glosses: A church is a particular kind of religious belief or power.

text: They asked for the help of the Catholic Church.

text: At the time I moved from the Baptist Church to the Pentecostal Church I was about sixteen years old.

text: Jesus Christ established a church in which men and women were equal.

text: This country was founded on the idea of separation of church and state.

text: People tend to leave because they don't accept certain church teachings.

glosses: A Christian religious organization, local or general.

text: The Church (referring to the dominant religious organization of a particular time or place).

glosses: Church is a time when Christians go to a church.

text: I'll be there after church.

ipa: /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/

ipa: /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

noun

church

churches


comprehension

forms:
comprehension (singular)
comprehensions (plural)

glosses: Comprehension is the understanding of the meaning or importance of something.

text: Reading comprehension questions are often on tests in schools.

ipa: /kɒmprɪˈhɛnʃn̩/

ipa: /kɑmprɪˈhɛnʃn̩/


annoy

forms:
annoy (canonical)
annoys (third-person singular)
annoyed (past)
annoyed (past participle)
annoying (present participle)

glosses: If something annoys people, it makes them angry or bothered. This often happens after someone does an action many times.

text: It annoys me when he won't stop talking.

text: Stop annoying your sister.

ipa: /əˈnɔɪ/

hyphenation: an‧noy


dance

forms:
dance (canonical)
dances (third-person singular)
danced (past)
danced (past participle)
dancing (present participle)

glosses: If you dance, you move your body to music.

text: He danced with the princess to the music of Mozart.

text: The performers danced and sang.

verb

danc


dance

forms:
dance (singular)
dances (plural)

text: He has an interesting dance he does while listening to that song.

glosses: A dance is an event where people come together to dance.

text: Are you going to the dance?


civilian

forms:
civilian (singular)
civilians (plural)

glosses: A civilian is a person who is not in the country's army.

text: Its against the law for a soldier to hurt a civilian.

text: Civilians are not allowed in the army camp.

glosses: The general population who live in an area.

ipa: /sɪˈvɪliən/


feeling

forms:
feeling (singular)
feelings (plural)

glosses: Your feelings are your emotions, thoughts, and opinions.

text: Many people have strong feelings about the war.

text: Charles had some difficulty in understanding her feelings.

glosses: A feeling is a signal that your body gives you, such as pain, heat, softness, etc.

text: The feeling of the sun on his face was relaxing.

text: Since the accident, he has no feeling in his fingers.

ipa: /ˈfiːlɪŋ/


feeling

forms:
feel (canonical)
feels (third-person singular)
felt (past)
felt (past participle)
feeling (present participle)

text: He felt the soft cloth with his hand.

text: She felt a pain in her hand.

glosses: To have an emotion. When you are happy, sad, or angry you are feeling.

text: I'm feeling very happy today.

text: They feel sad because their friend left.

feel

feels

felt

feeling


school

forms:
school (singular)
schools (plural)

glosses: A school is a place where you go to learn.

text: What grade are you in at school?


school

forms:
school (canonical)
schools (third-person singular)
schooled (past)
schooled (past participle)
schooling (present participle)

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

glosses: If you school someone, you prove that you're better than them.


facilitate

forms:
facilitate (canonical)
facilitates (third-person singular)
facilitated (past)
facilitated (past participle)
facilitating (present participle)

text: The aim was to facilitate the development of such schools.

text: The structure of the text should facilitate comprehension.

glosses: If someone facilitates a meeting, they guide it and help it run well.

text: The government appointed the judge to facilitate the meeting between the protesters and the developers.

ipa: /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

facilitat


reason

forms:
reason (singular)
reasons (plural)

glosses: A reason to do something is why you do it, or the cause of something.

text: The low price was the main reason for buying it.

text: I asked them about the reason why we should go.

text: The police are looking for the reason for the accident.

text: It's important to use reason to decide, not emotion.

ipa: /ˈriːzn/

hyphenation: rea‧son


reason

forms:
reason (canonical)
reasons (third-person singular)
reasoned (past)
reasoned (past participle)
reasoning (present participle)

glosses: If you reason, you think carefully about something.

glosses: (uncommon) If you reason someone, you persuade using reasoning.

text: I reasoned my friend into my religion.


brittle

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

glosses: Not flexible; easy to break under stress or pressure

ipa: /ˈbrɪtl̩/


brittle

forms:
brittle (singular)
brittle (plural)

glosses: A candy made from boiled sugar and nuts.

noun

brittle

brittle


space

forms:
space (singular)
spaces (plural)

glosses: Space is area or room with nothing in it or that can be used.

text: Make a space between the tables so people can walk there.

text: We moved to the country to enjoy the open spaces.

glosses: Space is the black place in the sky where stars are.

text: The sun and the moon are in outer space.

enpr: spās

ipa: /speɪs/

sampa: /speIs/


space

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

glosses: If you space two or more things, you put them apart, not together.

text: When you attach the wood, make sure the screws are evenly spaced, about 30 cm apart.

glosses: If you space (out), you stop paying attention or thinking.

verb

spac

e


comfortable

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

glosses: If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is comfortable, you feel comfortable in it (see 2.)

text: There were a few old but comfortable chairs in the meeting area.

glosses: If you feel comfortable, you are not hot or cold; you are relaxed, and you feel no pain or worry.

text: The nurse put a blanket on me to make me more comfortable.

text: She doesn't feel comfortable with a dog in the house.

enpr: kŭmf'təbl

enpr: kŭm'fətəbl


extension

forms:
extension (singular)
extensions (plural)

glosses: Extension is the process of making something longer.

glosses: An extension is the time or part of something that was added to make it longer.

text: She had extensions put in her hair and now she has long hair.

text: He couldn't pay in May so the bank gave him an extension until July.

glosses: An extension is the operation of pulling the two ends of a broken bone to bring the broken pieces into the same straight line.

glosses: Extension is the act of moving an arm, leg, finger, etc. so that it is straight.

glosses: An extension is short for file extension.

ipa: /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/


busy

forms:
busy (positive)
busier (comparative)
busiest (superlative)

glosses: If you are busy, you are doing something and not available to do something else.

text: I'm sorry, I'm busy on Monday. Can we get together on Wednesday?

text: I'm too busy to go to the movies.

text: The doctor's busy with another emergency.

text: We need something to keep the kids busy in the car.

glosses: If a time is busy, there is little or no time to rest because of work or other activities.

text: Things are really busy at the office this week. I have five meetings tomorrow.

text: December is a busy time of year for many shops.

text: Cooking every day is very difficult with my busy schedule.

glosses: If a place is busy, there are many people or vehicles moving about.

text: The roads are busy this morning, so give yourself extra time.

text: Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest airport.

glosses: If a telephone is busy someone is using it and cannot take a call.

text: I tried to call him, but the line was busy.

glosses: If a design is busy there are too many small elements in it.

text: I don't think you should wear that busy dress.

enpr: bĭz'i

ipa: /ˈbɪzi/

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

hyphenation: bus‧y

adj

busy

busier

busiest


busy

forms:
busy (canonical)
busies (third-person singular)
busied (past)
busied (past participle)
busying (present participle)

glosses: If you busy yourself, you find things to do to fill your time.

text: He busied himself with fixing his tie as he waited for her to arrive.

verb

bus

y


convention

forms:
convention (singular)
conventions (plural)

glosses: A convention is a large meeting of a specific group or for a specific purpose.

text: There's a doctor's convention in town this week and all the hotels are full.

text: The garden show will be at the convention centre.

glosses: A convention is an international agreement the controls how countries behave.

text: This action goes against the European Convention on Human Rights.

text: In my culture, a convention is to eat raw fish.

glosses: A convention is a particular way of acting or a particular belief of a group of people.

text: By convention, people in North America drive on the right hand side of the road.

text: There are a set of conventions that every member must observe.

ipa: /ˌkənˈvɛnʃən/


partnership

forms:
partnership (singular)
partnerships (plural)

glosses: A partnership is two people or groups working together, especially in business.

text: Microsoft has entered into a partnership with Apple to develop software for the Macintosh.

text: If one member of the partnership dies, the other member may have difficulty continuing the business.

ipa: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

ipa: /ˈpɑrtnɚʃɪp/


seat

forms:
seat (singular)
seats (plural)

text: Pull up a seat and sit down.

glosses: The seat is a part of the clothes covering the buttocks.

text: The seat of your pants is muddy.

glosses: Seat is where something is, at the centre of things.

text: The town was the county seat, where the county council met.

text: Canberra is the seat of the Australian Government.

ipa: /siːt/


seat

forms:
seat (canonical)
seats (third-person singular)
seated (past)
seated (past participle)
seating (present participle)

text: Follow me. I will seat you near the stage.

text: I will pull out your chair to seat you.


uncomfortable

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

etymology_text: un- + comfortable

ety-prefix

un

comfortable

expansion: un- + comfortable

glosses: If a piece of furniture, clothing, a room, etc. is uncomfortable, you feel uncomfortable in it (see 2.)

text: The chairs looked so uncomfortable that he didn't sit down.

glosses: If you feel uncomfortable, you are hot or cold; you are not relaxed, or you feel pain or worry..

text: I still had this uncomfortable feeling that I should know her.

text: She felt very uncomfortable with his arm touching hers.


measure

forms:
measure (canonical)
measures (third-person singular)
measured (past)
measured (past participle)
measuring (present participle)

glosses: If you measure something, you calculate its size, mass, temperature, etc. using units like centimetres, kilograms, degrees, etc.

text: Before clocks, time was measured by the movement of the moon and the sun.

text: Ireland's smallest church measures 3.6 cm by 1.8 m.

ipa: /'mεʒə/

hyphenation: meas‧ure

verb

measur


measure

forms:
measure (singular)
measures (plural)

glosses: A measure is something that you do, usually to solve a problem.

text: The police are taking all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of people.

glosses: A measure of something is a way to judge or assess it.

glosses: A measure of something is an amount of it.


phone

forms:
phone (singular)
phones (plural)

glosses: A phone is a tool for speaking to people who are far away.

text: Can I borrow your phone? I need to call my friend.

text: The phone's ringing. Can you answer it?

text: "Goodbye!" she said, and put the phone down.

text: This classroom does not allow students to use their phones during class.

ipa: /ˈfoʊn/

sampa: /"foUn/


phone

forms:
phone (canonical)
phones (third-person singular)
phoned (past)
phoned (past participle)
phoning (present participle)

glosses: If you contact somebody using a phone, you phone them.

text: Hey, I'll phone you tonight and we can decide what to do.

text: I phoned up my friend and asked her to come over at 8:00.

phon


link

forms:
link (canonical)
links (third-person singular)
linked (past)
linked (past participle)
linking (present participle)

glosses: If you link two or more things, you make a connection between them.

text: The Northern Ireland economy is closely linked to that of the rest of the United Kingdom.

text: A number of computers can be linked together to make a network.

ipa: /liŋk/


link

forms:
link (singular)
links (plural)

glosses: A link is a connection between two or more things.

text: It's easy to see a close link between studying and good grades.

text: The link between England and Europe is an old one.

glosses: A link is a word or picture on the Internet that you click to go to another page.


coordination

forms:
coordination (singular)
coordinations (plural)

glosses: The ability of the muscles in a body to work together.

text: Young children lack the coordination to walk or even to pick up small objects.

text: Alcohol can affect your balance and coordination.

glosses: The planning or timing of actions so that they work together.

text: The result of opening the new building was a lack of coordination between different departments.

text: There has been an improvement in coordination of the various government programs to deal with poverty.

ipa: /koʊˌɔrdɪˈneɪʃən/


impartial

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

etymology_text: im- + partial

ety-prefix

im

partial

expansion: im- + partial

text: A good teacher must be impartial.

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


pie

forms:
pie (singular)
pies (plural)

glosses: A baked food that has a crust outside and a filling inside, as well as a crust on top.

text: The family had cherry pie for dessert.

enpr: pī

ipa: /paɪ/

sampa: /paI/


sand

forms:
sand (singular)
sands (plural)

glosses: grains of rock that make beaches and deserts.

text: In the summer, Jane goes to the beach, lies on the sand and listens to the waves.

ipa: /sænd/


sand

forms:
sand (canonical)
sands (third-person singular)
sanded (past)
sanded (past participle)
sanding (present participle)

glosses: If you sand wood, you rub rough paper on it to make it smooth.

text: I sand the wood until it is nice and smooth.


nurse

forms:
nurse (singular)
nurses (plural)

glosses: A nurse is a healthcare worker who helps doctors and helps sick or injured people with the activities of daily life.

glosses: A nurse is a woman who takes care of other people's children.

ipa: /nɜːs/

ipa: /nərs/


nurse

forms:
nurse (canonical)
nurses (third-person singular)
nursed (past)
nursed (past participle)
nursing (present participle)

glosses: If you nurse a sick or injured person or animal, you help them with the activities of daily life.

text: I admire the time he took to nurse that sick dog back to health.

glosses: If you nurse a body part or an injury, you rest it and are careful about it.

glosses: If you nurse a bad feeling, you think about it often and try not to forget it.

glosses: If you nurse a drink, you drink it very slowly.

verb

nurs


civilians

forms:
civilian (singular)
civilians (plural)

text: Civilians are not allowed in the army camp.

text: Its against the law for a soldier to hurt civilians.

noun

civilian

civilians


upset

forms:
upset (singular)
upsets (plural)

etymology_text: up- + set

ety-prefix

up

set

expansion: up- + set

text: My late arrival caused the professor considerable upset.

text: The Nimrods defeated the Blue Devils yesterday in a stunning upset.

enpr: ŭpʹsĕt

ipa: /ˈʌpsεt/

sampa: /"VpsEt/


upset

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

text: He was upset after someone said bad things to him very loudly.

glosses: Something is upset if it is in turned in the wrong direction like something that was dropped; turned in a direction with the bottom part up and the top part down.

text: When they played with a ball in the room, a cup was upset and all the milk went onto the floor.

enpr: ŭpsĕtʹ

poses: verb adjective

ipa: /ʌpˈsεt/

sampa: /Vp"sEt/


upset

forms:
upset (canonical)
upsets (third-person singular)
upset (past)
upset (past participle)
upsetting (present participle)

glosses: If you upset someone, you make them angry, anxious, stressed, or unhappy.

glosses: If you upset something, you disturb it, disrupt it, or change it to make it worse.

glosses: If you upset something, you tip it or turn it upside down.

upset

upset

upsetting


film

forms:
film (singular)
films (plural)

glosses: A film is a recording of a moving picture that tells stories including actors, directors, and producers.

text: The studio has hired some actors to make a film about the making of Wiktionary.

text: Let's go to the theatre and watch a film.

text: I studied film at college and now I'm a writer.

glosses: Film is a thin, clear material used for taking photographs or movies.

text: My new camera is digital and doesn't need film.

glosses: A film is a flat, thin material or substance often covering something.

text: The soap left a sticky film on the glass.

text: We use a plastic film to protect the food.

ipa: /fɪlm/

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film

forms:
film (canonical)
films (third-person singular)
filmed (past)
filmed (past participle)
filming (present participle)

glosses: If you film something, you record it as a moving picture.

text: Somebody filmed the attack with their cell phone and showed it to police.


technique

forms:
technique (singular)
techniques (plural)

glosses: A technique is a specialized and skillful way of doing something.

text: It is important for pilots to be taught the right technique for the take-off run.

text: The scientists will use a new technique to measure the exact speed of the moon.

ipa: /tɛkˈniːk/

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excuse

forms:
excuse (canonical)
excuses (third-person singular)
excused (past)
excused (past participle)
excusing (present participle)

glosses: You say, "excuse me" when you have done something rude,

glosses: You say, "excuse me" when you want to get someone's attention.

glosses: You say, "excuse me" when you want somebody to move.

glosses: You say, "excuse me" when you didn't hear somebody very well and you want them to repeat themselves.

glosses: If you excuse someone, you forgive them.

glosses: If you excuse someone, you allow them to avoid doing something.

enpr: ĭkskyo͞oz'

ipa: /ɪkˈskjuːz/

ipa: /ɪksˈkjuz/

sampa: /Eks"kjuz/

verb

excus


excuse

forms:
excuse (singular)
excuses (plural)

glosses: An excuse is a reason for not doing something or for doing something bad.

text: There is no excuse for hitting your sister.

text: Do you have an excuse for being late?

enpr: ĭkskyo͞os'

ipa: /ɪkˈskjuːs/

ipa: /ɪksˈkjus/

sampa: /Eks"kjus/


revolution

forms:
revolution (singular)
revolutions (plural)

glosses: A revolution is a sudden significant change.

text: The Industrial Revolution began when machines were able to make things quicker and cheaper than people.

text: In the 1960s, you had the women's revolution, the sexual revolution, and all sorts of change.

glosses: A revolution is a war against the government by the country's own people.

text: There was a revolution in France in 1789.

glosses: When a wheel turns around once it has made a revolution; going in a circle; turning; revolving.

text: The hour hand on the clock makes one revolution in twelve hours.

glosses: A revolution is when one object (like a planet) goes in a circle around another object (like a star).

text: One revolution of Earth is 365 days long. One revolution of Venus is 225 days long.

ipa: /ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən/

hyphenation: re‧vo‧lu‧tion


odd

forms:
odd (positive)
odder (comparative)
oddest (superlative)

glosses: If something is odd, it is not normal and usually you don't like it or don't understand it.

text: The neighbours thought him very odd, because he would leave his doors open all night.

text: She liked him, but there was something odd about the way he spoke.

glosses: The odd time, drink, problem, etc. is one that happens sometimes, but not often.

text: I don't really drink – just the odd beer at the weekend.

glosses: An odd sock, boot, etc. is one without its pair.

text: The clown was wearing odd socks.

glosses: An odd number is one that does not divide evenly by 2 (e.g., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc.)

text: Fifty-one is an odd number.

glosses: A count of (number)-odd is just a little more than the number.

text: I've got fifty-odd students in the class.

ipa: /ɒd/

sampa: /Qd/

ipa: /ɑd/

sampa: /Ad/

adj

odd

odder

oddest


list

forms:
list (singular)
lists (plural)

glosses: A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.

text: I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.

text: Did you call everyone on the phone list?

text: I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.

ipa: /lɪst/

sampa: /lIst/


list

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

glosses: If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.

text: OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.

text: The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.


jumped

forms:
jump (canonical)
jumps (third-person singular)
jumped (past)
jumped (past participle)
jumping (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of jump.

text: I screamed when I jumped out of the airplane.

verb

jump


hurt

forms:
hurt (canonical)
hurts (third-person singular)
hurt (past)
hurt (past participle)
hurting (present participle)

glosses: If you hurt someone or something, you damage them or make them feel pain.

text: Don't hurt your brother or I'll send you to your room.

text: I've been hurting ever since I fell from the roof.

glosses: The past tense and past participle of hurt.

enpr: hû(r)t

ipa: /hɜːt/

enpr: hûrt

ipa: /hɝt/

hurt

hurts

hurt

hurt

hurting


hurt

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

glosses: If you are hurt, you are wounded or in pain.

text: He got hurt skiing last week when he fell.


hurt

forms:
hurt (singular)
hurts (plural)

glosses: A hurt is a wound or some other damage that causes pain.


replace

forms:
replace (canonical)
replaces (third-person singular)
replaced (past)
replaced (past participle)
replacing (present participle)

etymology_text: re- + place

ety-prefix

re

place

expansion: re- + place

glosses: If X replaces Y or if you replace Y with X, X now does what Y used to do.

text: Smith will replace the injured Jones for England who are leading 2 to 0.

glosses: If you replace something, you give somebody a new one because you have broken, lost, or used the old one.

text: I'm sorry, don't know how I'm going to replace your stolen bike.

glosses: If you replace something, you put it back where it was.

text: After looking at the ring for a while, he carefully replaced it and left the shop.

ipa: /rɪˈpleɪs/

replac


justification

forms:
justification (singular)
justifications (plural)

glosses: A justification is a reason given by somebody for doing something.

text: There was no justification for continuing this war.

text: Practice in logical thinking is frequently used as justification for teaching Latin.

glosses: In printing, justification is the spacing of words and letters so that the margins on the left and right are even.

ipa: /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/


separate

forms: separate (positive)

glosses: Being separate means that a piece of an object is not connected to or attached to the rest of the object.

text: This chair was broken into five separate pieces.

glosses: If two objects, ideas, or people are separate from one another, they are not together.

text: I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

hyphenation: sep‧a‧rate


separate

forms:
separate (canonical)
separates (third-person singular)
separated (past)
separated (past participle)
separating (present participle)

glosses: To separate something is to take it apart, divide it, or stop it from connecting.

text: I diced the onions and the carrots, separating them into two piles.

enpr: sĕ'pərāt

ipa: /ˈsɛpəreɪt/

verb

separat


copies

forms:
copy (singular)
copies (plural)

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

text: I need 100 copies of the form.

ipa: /ˈkɑpiz/

ipa: /ˈkɒpiz/

noun

copy

copies


copies

forms:
copy (canonical)
copies (third-person singular)
copied (past)
copied (past participle)
copying (present participle)

text: She always copies someone else's homework.

verb

cop


service

forms:
service (singular)
services (plural)

glosses: An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person.

text: Hair care is a service industry.

glosses: A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

text: This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

text: I did three years of service before coming here.

text: She brought out the silver tea service.

glosses: The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

text: The player had four service faults in the set.

text: The funeral service was good.

glosses: The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law.

text: The service happened yesterday.

glosses: That which is provided by the government or its agents.

text: The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.

ipa: /ˈsɜːvɪs/

ipa: /ˈsɝvɪs/


service

forms:
service (canonical)
services (third-person singular)
serviced (past)
serviced (past participle)
servicing (present participle)

glosses: If you service something, you serve them.

text: They service the customer base.

glosses: If you service something, you perform maintenance on them.

text: He is going to service the car.

servic


image

forms:
image (singular)
images (plural)

glosses: An image is something you can see or imagine that looks like the real thing.

text: Many people have an image of God as an old man.

text: The image on the screen reminded him of the town where he grew up.

text: The image in the mirror was not how she saw herself.

glosses: An image is the good or bad opinion about someone or something.

text: What's your image of Paris?

text: We should be trying to create an image of the company as helpful and friendly.

ipa: /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/

hyphenation: im‧age


image

forms:
image (canonical)
images (third-person singular)
imaged (past)
imaged (past participle)
imaging (present participle)

glosses: If you image something, you create an image of it.

text: The lunar surface at the Apollo 17 site, imaged by the Apollo 17 astronauts.

imag


purpose

forms:
purpose (singular)
purposes (plural)

glosses: A purpose is reason for doing something or for existing.

text: Coal is used for only three purposes: heating houses, generating electricity and making steel.

text: The main purpose of the visit was to see the new building.

ipa: /ˈpɝpəs/

ipa: /ˈpɜːpəs/

hyphenation: pur‧pose


purpose

forms:
purpose (canonical)
purposes (third-person singular)
purposed (past)
purposed (past participle)
purposing (present participle)

glosses: If you purpose to do something, you plan on doing it.

purpos


copy

glosses: A copy of something looks or acts like it.

text: They took the diamond and replaced it with a cheap copy.

glosses: A copy of a book, newspaper, painting, etc. is one of many that are exactly the same.

text: Please bring me the copies of those reports.

ipa: /ˈkɒpi/

ipa: /ˈkɑpi/

hyphenation: copy

irrnoun

copies


copy

glosses: If you copy something, you make something look exactly the same as it.

text: Good artists copy. Great artists steal.

text: She copies the tests on the photocopier.


hate

forms:
hate (canonical)
hates (third-person singular)
hated (past)
hated (past participle)
hating (present participle)

glosses: If you hate something you dislike it strongly.

text: My 3-year old won't eat tomatoes. She just hates them.

text: I hate myself for being weak.

ipa: /heɪt/

verb

hat


hate

forms:
hate (singular)
hates (plural)

text: My feelings towards him are a mixture of love and hate.

glosses: A hate is something that you dislike strongly.

text: Did you have any hates or fears when you were there?


chair

forms:
chair (singular)
chairs (plural)

glosses: A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on.

text: Please, pull up a chair and sit down.

text: There were six chairs around the table.

glosses: The person who is in charge of a meeting is the chair of the meeting.

text: The chair opened the floor to questions.

glosses: A chair is a position of professor in a university.

text: A chair of Mathematics has opened at London University.

ipa: /ʧɛə(r)/

ipa: /ʧɐr/


chair

forms:
chair (canonical)
chairs (third-person singular)
chaired (past)
chaired (past participle)
chairing (present participle)

glosses: If you chair a meeting, you are in charge of controlling it.

text: The meeting was chaired by the head teacher.


thanks

forms: thanks

glosses: You say thanks when somebody has helped you or done something nice for you.

text: "Can I get the door for you?" "Thanks!"

ipa: /θæŋks/

sampa: /T{Nks/


thanks

forms:
thanks (singular)
thanks (plural)

glosses: Thanks are kind words and thoughts for people who did nice things for you.

text: A special thanks goes to my family.

text: Many thanks to everyone who helped me.

text: He is not going to get much thanks from them.

noun

thanks

thanks


thanks

text: Thanks to your help, we were able to finish quickly.

text: We'll be late thanks to the snow.


thanks

forms:
thank (canonical)
thanks (third-person singular)
thanked (past)
thanked (past participle)
thanking (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of thank.

verb

thank


ruins

forms:
ruin (singular)
ruins (plural)

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

hyphenation: ru‧ins

noun

ruin


ruins

forms:
ruin (canonical)
ruins (third-person singular)
ruined (past)
ruined (past participle)
ruining (present participle)


ruined

glosses: The past tense and past participle of ruin.

ipa: /ˈruɪnd/

hyphenation: ru‧ined


ruined

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

glosses:
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girl

forms:
girl (singular)
girls (plural)

glosses: A girl is a female child or teenager; someone who is not a woman yet.

text: Many girls like to play with dolls.

text: I have two children: a boy and a girl.

glosses: A female person of any age (even a woman).

text: The girls are going out tonight, do you want to come?

text: I really love that girl.

text: My cat is a girl.

text: She is a girl cat.

ipa: /gəːl/

ipa: /gərl/

ipa: /ɡɵːl/


pen

forms:
pen (singular)
pens (plural)

text: She sat down with pen and paper and started a letter to her aunt.

text: He picked up his ballpoint pen, crossed out some words.

glosses: A pen is a small area with a fence around it, usually for animals.

text: The pigs walked slowly around their pen.

ipa: /pɛn/

sampa: /pEn/


pen

forms:
pen (canonical)
pens (third-person singular)
penned (past)
penned (past participle)
penning (present participle)

glosses: If you pen something, you compose it and write it down.

text: The letter was penned by Shakespeare just before he died.

text: I penned my first song when I was in college.

glosses: If you pen an animal, you put it in a pen.

glosses: If someone is penned in, they are in a place and cannot get out easily.

text: Most of them were penned in watching the TV with their parents.

verb

pen

n


good

forms:
good (positive)
better (comparative)
best (superlative)

glosses: When you are good, you do the right things. That is, you do things that are kind or helpful. You do not do things that hurt people or are not honest.

text: He is a good person and would never steal.

text: She is a good girl and always helps her mother.

glosses: If something is good it is useful or helpful. This also means high quality.

text: My last pair of shoes were very good, they lasted two years!

glosses: If food is good it means you like the taste. This food is not likely to be spoiled or of low quality.

text: Thank you for the pie; it was very good.

glosses: If you had a good time, you enjoyed something.

glosses: You may call something good because you like it.

text: We had a good trip and liked seeing all the sights.

glosses: If you are good at something, you do it well.

text: She is a good swimmer; she could save you from drowning.

text: He is a good worker and always gets the job done.

glosses: A good sign means something good is likely to happen.

text: Some people think a rainbow is a good omen, and means you will have good luck.

text: If you are sick, its a good sign if your fever ends.

text: Favorable

text: Beneficial

enpr: go͝od

ipa: /ɡʊd/

sampa: /gUd/

adj

good

better

best


good

forms:
good (singular)
goods (plural)

text: He has a lot of good in him and always helps us out.

glosses: Good refers to the side of good (against evil and bad).

text: I'm completely for good and think we should all try to do the right thing.

glosses: Goods are identical items that are produced, then traded, bought or sold, for the purpose of consumption.

text: You can buy many different types of goods at the market.


hanging

forms:
hanging (singular)
hangings (plural)

glosses: A form of capital punishment where a person is held in the air by a rope around his/her neck until they are dead.

text: There was a hanging in Carson City.

ipa: /ˈhæŋɪŋ/


hanging

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hanged (past)
hanged (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: The present participle of hang. To kill by hanging.

text: Nebraska is hanging him next week.

verb

hang


hanging

forms:
hang (canonical)
hangs (third-person singular)
hung (past)
hung (past participle)
hanging (present participle)

glosses: The present participle of hang. suspended.

text: Your shirt is hanging in the closet.

hangs

hung

hung

hanging


beam

forms:
beam (singular)
beams (plural)

text: A beam of sunlight came through the window making a rectangle on the floor.

glosses: A beam is a long straight piece of wood or metal used in building to support weight.

text: Inside, the ceiling of the tunnel was held up with beams and was high enough that we could stand.

enpr: bēm

ipa: /biːm/


beam

forms:
beam (canonical)
beams (third-person singular)
beamed (past)
beamed (past participle)
beaming (present participle)

glosses: If you beam a signal from one place to another, you send it through the air.

glosses: If you beam, you smile and look very happy.


philosophy

forms:
philosophy (singular)
philosophies (plural)

glosses: Philosophy is the study of the nature of existence and truth: how things are and how they should be.

text: Plato's writings have been used to teach philosophy, logic, maths, and other subjects.

glosses: A philosophy is a set of beliefs that guide the actions of a group or individual.

text: Her education explains in part why she holds the political philosophies she does.

ipa: /fɪˈlɒsəfi/

ipa: /fɪˈlɑsəfi/

noun

philosophies


deliver

forms:
deliver (canonical)
delivers (third-person singular)
delivered (past)
delivered (past participle)
delivering (present participle)

glosses: If you deliver something, you bring it to the person or place where it belongs.

text: The award was delivered to her personally by the president.

text: His mother delivered him to the meeting place right on time.

glosses: If you deliver a speech, you speak in front of a number of people.

glosses: If you deliver, you do what you promised or had to do.

text: A promise from the government doesn't mean that they will actually deliver.

glosses: If you deliver a hit, kick, etc. to someone, you hit them.

glosses: If someone delivers a baby, they help it out of the mother when it is born.

text: Joan Ellen Montgomery, 4.8 kg, was delivered last night at the Greenville hospital.

glosses: If you deliver someone from something bad, you help them get away from it.

ipa: /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/

ipa: /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

hyphenation: de‧liv‧er


difference

forms:
difference (singular)
differences (plural)

text: You need to learn to accept differences in people.

glosses: A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

text: There are three differences between these two pictures.

text: The people had to settle their differences before they could work together.

ipa: /ˈdɪfrən(t)s/

hyphenation: diffe‧rence; dif‧fer‧ence


signal

forms:
signal (singular)
signals (plural)

glosses: A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or other thing that tells people to do something.

text: When I make this signal with my hand, everybody walk to the front of the room.

glosses: A picture, or a light, or a movement of a hand, or something else that lets someone recognize another person, a ship, an airplane or something else.

text: The sailor saw the signal on the other ship and so recognized it was the enemy.

enpr: sĭgʹnəl

ipa: /ˈsɪɡnəl/

hyphenation: sig‧nal


signal

forms:
signaled (past)
signaled (past participle)
signaling (present participle)
signal (canonical)
signals (third-person singular)
signalled (past)
signalled (past participle)
signalling (present participle)

glosses: When someone or something signals to someone, they use a signal to tell the person something.

text: The red light signals to the cars to stop.

verb

signal

l


poison

forms:
poison (singular)
poisons (plural)

glosses: Poison is any substance that makes people sick or kills them if it gets into their body.

text: He put out poison to get rid of the mice.

text: Some snakes can deliver poison by biting you.

enpr: poi'zən

ipa: /ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/


poison

forms:
poison (canonical)
poisons (third-person singular)
poisoned (past)
poisoned (past participle)
poisoning (present participle)

text: They poisoned the king's food.

text: He poisoned the ants to get rid of them.

glosses: If something poisons a person or animal, it makes them sick, or kills them chemically.

text: The drugs that he used were slowly poisoning him.

glosses: If something poisons someone's mind, it puts bad thoughts there.


comment

forms:
comment (singular)
comments (plural)

glosses: A comment is a short statement about something; usually it is an opinion.

text: I'm afraid I can't make any comment on the case right now.

text: Her comments were misunderstood.

ipa: /ˈkɑmɛnt/


comment

forms:
comment (canonical)
comments (third-person singular)
commented (past)
commented (past participle)
commenting (present participle)

glosses: If you comment on or about something, you say something about it.

text: Commenting on the changes in Peru, the president said he would be watching the situation.

text: He commented that it was good news.


discovery

forms:
discovery (singular)
discoveries (plural)

text: When Archimedes made a discovery, he ran around saying "I found it!"

text: The new spacecraft will help us make discoveries about space.

ipa: /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌri/

ipa: /dɪsˈkʌvəˌri/

irrnoun

discoveries


print

forms:
print (canonical)
prints (third-person singular)
printed (past)
printed (past participle)
printing (present participle)

glosses: If you print a picture, book, newspaper, etc., you make a copy of it on paper with a machine using ink or toner.

text: The book was printed in December.

text: A brief history of the church is printed in `Here and There' on page 20.

text: Can you print off a copy for me so I can read it on the train?

glosses: If you print words or letters, you write them by hand in a block style, not a cursive style.

text: Please print your name here and then sign underneath.

ipa: /prɪnt/


print

forms:
print (singular)
prints (plural)

glosses: Print is letters, numerals, punctuation and other similar written symbols.

text: The print size in the newspaper is too small for me to read.

text: Most people still get their news both in broadcast and print forms.

glosses: A print is a copy that you make with a machine using ink or toner.

text: There were only fifty prints made of this painting.

text: With the digital camera, we don't have prints of many photos; we just keep them all on the computer.


exclude

forms:
exclude (canonical)
excludes (third-person singular)
excluded (past)
excluded (past participle)
excluding (present participle)

glosses: If you exclude someone or something, you keep them out.

text: During play time, she was excluded from the group.

text: The rules specifically exclude the use of drugs.

ipa: /ɪksˈkluːd/

hyphenation: ex‧clude

verb

exclud

e


corporate

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

glosses: Corporate finance, planning, management, etc. is related to business or a company.

text: We have accounts for both individual and corporate clients.

text: There is a big difference between local managers and corporate leaders.

text: There is a trend in large corporate structures to remove layers of management.


revolt

forms:
revolt (canonical)
revolts (third-person singular)
revolted (past)
revolted (past participle)
revolting (present participle)

glosses: If a person revolts, they act against an authority.

text: The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserve.

glosses: If something revolts you, its existence greatly repels you.

text: Your brother revolts me!

ipa: /rɪˈvoʊlt/

ipa: /rɪˈvəʊlt/

hyphenation: re‧volt


revolt

forms:
revolt (singular)
revolts (plural)


alternative

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

glosses: An alternative approach, way, source, etc. is not the usual one.

text: Do you have some alternative transportation in case the car breaks down.

text: They're not really a pop band. They're more alternative than that.

text: I recommend an alternative lifestyle.

enpr: /ăl-tûr'nə-tĭv/

ipa: /ɒltɜːnətiv/


alternative

forms:
alternative (singular)
alternatives (plural)

glosses: An alternative is something else that you can choose.

text: We only have two alternatives: stay here or go back.

text: St Mungo's shelter for the homeless offers a new alternative to sleeping on the streets.


short

forms:
short (positive)
shorter (comparative)
shortest (superlative)

glosses: If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.

text: I can't reach the table because I'm too short.

text: The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.

glosses: If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.

text: The city centre and shops are only a short distance away.

glosses: If something is short then it takes a little time.

text: I'm going to Chengdu for a short break.

ipa: /ʃɔːt/

enpr: shôrt

ipa: /ʃɔrt/

sampa: /SOrt/

ipa: /ʃoːt/

adj

short

shorter

shortest


short

forms: short

glosses: Short of (doing) sth is equal to unless sth happens.

text: Nothing short of help from god will save him.

text: Short of giving them the answers, there's nothing we can do.

glosses: If you're running short of something, you don't have enough.

text: We're running short of time, so can you hurry up?

glosses: If something is short of it's target, it isn't all the way there.

text: The plane touched down just short of the landing area.

glosses: If you cut something short, you end it before the planned time.

text: They cut short their vacation when the weather changed.

text: Jackson cut short his trip to Africa.


compensation

forms:
compensation (singular)
compensations (plural)

glosses: Compensation is money, or something of value, given to somebody who has lost something or been harmed.

text: He was ordered to pay £600 compensation after being found guilty of assault.

text: They are asking for compensation for the damage to their car.

text: After the injury, Worker's Compensation began sending him a weekly cheque.

text: If I'm hurt an accident that is not my fault, I would ask for compensation for damages.

glosses: Compensation is everything that a company gives to someone for doing their job, including money, company car, stocks, etc.

text: My compensation package at the old job was better, but I enjoy it more here.


river

forms:
river (singular)
rivers (plural)

text: We go swimming in the river.

text: The river bends there.

text: He won a river of votes.

ipa: /ˈrɪvə/

ipa: /ˈrɪvɚ/


proportion

forms:
proportion (singular)
proportions (plural)

glosses: The proportion is the relationship in size between one part and another.

text: Health care spending is taking up a much larger proportion of the government budget.

text: The proportion of water to sugar should be two to one.

ipa: /prəˈpɔrʃən/

ipa: /prəˈpɔːʃən/

hyphenation: pro‧por‧tion


proportion

forms:
proportion (canonical)
proportions (third-person singular)
proportioned (past)
proportioned (past participle)
proportioning (present participle)

glosses: If you proportion something, you divide it into equal portions.

ipa: /prəˈpɔːʃən/


moderate

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

glosses: If someone or something is moderate, it is balanced and not extreme.

text: The weather in Hawai'i tends to be quite moderate.

text: The moderate views in much of Canada are quite different from the extreme beliefs in some other countries.

ipa: /ˈmɒdərət/

enpr: /mäd'ər-ət/

ipa: /ˈmɑdərət/


moderate

forms:
moderate (canonical)
moderates (third-person singular)
moderated (past)
moderated (past participle)
moderating (present participle)

glosses: If something moderates, it becomes more moderate.

text: As he grew older, his ideas began to moderate.

glosses: If someone moderates a meeting or discussion, they organise and control it.

ipa: /ˈmɒdəreɪt/

enpr: /mäd'ə-rāt/

ipa: /ˈmɑdəreɪt/

verb

moderat


moderate

forms:
moderate (singular)
moderates (plural)

glosses: A moderate is a person who has moderate (political) views.


political

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

etymology_text: politic + -al

ety-suffix

politic

al

expansion: politic + -al

glosses: Something is political if it is related to politics.

text: He supports the Democratic political party.

ipa: /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/


comfort

forms:
comfort (singular)
comforts (plural)

glosses: Comfort is a feeling in your body that there are no problems.

text: Enjoying the comfort of his own bed, he soon fell asleep.

text: This temperature may be too cold for comfort in a regularly used living room.

glosses: If you give comfort, you help someone to feel better.

text: Though it is a difficult time, you can at least take comfort in the fact that you are not alone.

text: He thought that he should touch her and offer her comfort.

glosses: A comfort is something that makes you feel good.

text: The comforts of home are not available when you're camping.

enpr: kŭm'fərt


comfort

forms:
comfort (canonical)
comforts (third-person singular)
comforted (past)
comforted (past participle)
comforting (present participle)

glosses: If you comfort a person or animal, you help them to feel better.

text: Jane tried to comfort Flora by telling her about her own problems at school.

text: The night was dark, but the child was comforted by the sound of the TV in the other room.

verb

comfort


mist

forms:
mist (singular)
mists (plural)

text: There was a mist over the water.

ipa: /mɪst/


negative

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

glosses: If something is negative, it is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.

text: You can believe or not believe, that there's a positive and negative side to everything.

glosses: If a word, sentence, answer, etc. is negative, it uses a word like no, not, never, etc.

text: Can't is the negative form of can.

glosses: If someone is a negative person or has a negative attitude, they mainly think about bad things.

text: Her negative attitudes were the result of a hard life.

text: We were all depressed by his negative comments.

glosses: If a test result is negative, the test did not find what it was testing for.

text: There's nothing to worry about. The HIV test is negative.

glosses: A negative electrical charge is one carried by an electron.

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

glosses: A negative number or value is less than zero.

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

text: The Celsius scale of temperature is not absolute since negative values are possible.

glosses: A negative symptom is one where something is missing. Usually this is for schizophrenia.

text: His negative symptoms included not speaking and not showing emotion.

glosses: Based on something not being there, not being true, or being reversed, in some other way.

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

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

ipa: /ˈnɛ(e)gəˌɾɪv/


negative

forms:
negative (singular)
negatives (plural)

glosses: A negative is a photographic image with reversed colours (e.g., black instead of white).

text: Prints are then made from the negatives, and in the case of the B&W I may either tint or tone the final print.

glosses: A negative is a word, sentence, answer, etc. that means no.

text: When I asked if we could go next week, the answer was a negative.

glosses: A negative is something that is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.

text: Right now in Korea there is a negative connected with anything Japanese.

glosses: A negative is a test result that did not find what it was testing for.

text: In out test group there were 20 negatives and only one positive.

glosses: A negative is a small picture with the colors inverted. Negatives are made on film, then photographs are made from the negatives.

text: We saved the negatives and used to make more pictures later.


prison

forms:
prison (singular)
prisons (plural)

text: Her brother is in prison.

text: He is in a prison of his own mind.

ipa: /ˈprɪzən/


picture

forms:
picture (singular)
pictures (plural)

glosses: A picture is marks on a flat object, like paper, that show shapes, people, or things.

text: Mommy, I drew a picture of a cat.

text: Susan looked at the picture on the wall.

text: Everyone stand there together and I'll take your picture.

glosses: A picture is a still or moving image on a screen.

glosses: A picture is an idea or image that have inside your head.

glosses: A picture is an understanding of a situation.

text: What's the picture like in Somalia?

ipa: /ˈpɪktʃə/

ipa: /ˈpɪktʃɚ/


picture

forms:
picture (canonical)
pictures (third-person singular)
pictured (past)
pictured (past participle)
picturing (present participle)

glosses: If you picture something, you make an image of it in your head.

glosses: If something is pictured, it is shown in a picture.

glosses: If something is pictured a certain way, it is described that way.

pictur


exception

forms:
exception (singular)
exceptions (plural)

glosses: The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion

glosses: Something that is taken out from others; something said to be distinct or not included.

text: Almost every rule has its exceptions.

ipa: /əkˈsɛpʃən/


defeat

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

glosses: If you defeat someone, you win against them in a game, battle, or contest.

text: South Africa defeated Zimbabwe (170) by four wickets with four balls to spare.

text: American forces defeated a small band of fighters in a three-hour street battle last night.

text: When I was in school, I was good at English, but science always defeated me.

ipa: /dɪ'fiːt/


defeat

forms:
defeat (singular)
defeats (plural)

glosses: A defeat is a loss in a game, battle, or contest.

text: Dole went down in defeat in last night's elections.


reliance

forms:
reliance (singular)
reliances (plural)

glosses: If x has a reliance on y, x needs y. {{ant|independence}

text: North Korea's reliance on foreign aid, mainly from China, isn't likely to end soon.

text: The new economy has a great reliance on the Internet.

ipa: /rɪˈlaɪəns/

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


common

forms:
more common (comparative)
most common (superlative)
common (positive)
commoner (comparative)
commonest (superlative)

text: The two teams have the common goal of winning the game.

glosses: occurring regularly or frequently; usual.

text: It is common to find sharks off this coast.

glosses: found in large numbers or in a large quantity.

text: Sharks are common in these waters.

glosses: If two people or things have something in common they, are the same in some way.

text: University students have a lot in common with high-school students.

enpr: kŏm'ən

ipa: /ˈkɒmən/

ipa: /ˈkɑmən/

hyphenation: com‧mon

adj

common

commoner

commonest


common

forms:
common (singular)
commons (plural)

glosses: A common is an area that is shared by many people.


criteria

forms:
criterion (singular)
criteria (plural)

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

glosses: Criteria are a set of principles that you use to judge something or decide about something.

text: One of the criteria for measuring the success of a democracy is the percentage of people that vote in that society .

text: The project proposal does not meet current criteria for approval.

ipa: /kraɪˈtɪəriə/

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

noun

criterion

criteria


fly

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

glosses: To move through the air without touching the ground

text: The bird will fly away in the winter.

text: The airplane flies very high in the air.

text: He was the first person to fly a plane around the world.

enpr: flī

ipa: /flaɪ/

sampa: /flaI/

audio: en-uk-a fly.ogg

verb

fly

flies

flew

flown

flying


fly

forms:
fly (singular)
flies (plural)

glosses: A fly is a type of small insect with wings

text: I won't eat my soup because there's a fly in it.

text: There are many flies near the garbage.

glosses: In baseball a ball that goes high in the air.

glosses: The piece of cloth hiding the zipper, buttons at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.


representative

forms:
representative (singular)
representatives (plural)

glosses: A representative is a person who represents a group or company.

text: The ambassador is our representative.

ipa: /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/

hyphenation: rep‧re‧sen‧ta‧tive


representative

forms: representative (positive)

text: This is a representative sample.


difficult

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

glosses: When something is difficult, it is not easy.

text: It'll be difficult to get him to change his mind; he's really stubborn.

text: It's more difficult to learn another language when you're older than when you're young.

text: The most difficult thing I've ever had to do was get over my fear of flying.

ipa: /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

ipa: /ˈdɪfɪkʌlt/


ready

forms:
ready (positive)
readier (comparative)
readiest (superlative)

text: Let's get ready to rumble!

text: He was ready when they called him.

enpr: rĕd'i

ipa: /ˈrɛdi/

sampa: /"r\Edi/

adj

ready

readier

readiest


ready

forms:
ready (canonical)
readies (third-person singular)
readied (past)
readied (past participle)
readying (present participle)

text: Ready the car for the race.

text: He readied himself.

verb

read

y


partial

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

glosses: A partial list, solution, payment etc. is just a part of the whole and not complete.

text: The dinner was only a partial success – everyone loved the dessert, but nobody liked the soup.

glosses: If you are partial to something, you like it.

text: I'm rather partial to a beer or two on Friday nights.

glosses: If you are partial, you treat people or things differently, unfairly preferring one to another.

text: The students accused the teacher of being partial in her grading.

ipa: /ˈpɑrʃəl/

ipa: /ˈpɑːʃəl/

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

hyphenation: par‧tial


faith

forms:
faith (singular)
faiths (plural)

glosses: Faith is the belief that that something is true without proof.

glosses: A faith is a system of religious belief.

text: Hinduism is a faith.

ipa: /feɪθ/


validity

forms:
validity (singular)
validities (plural)

etymology_text: valid + -ity

ety-suffix

valid

ity

expansion: valid + -ity

glosses: The validity of a licence, ticket, document, etc. depends on whether it is official and acceptable.

text: The validity of a passport depends on who carries it.

glosses: The validity of evidence, a statement, a reason, etc. is the level to which it is true or reasonable.

text: Due to the doubts about the validity of the evidence presented, the case cannot go forward.

glosses: In testing, the validity of a test is the level to which it is tests what it is supposed to test.

text: The validity of many IQ tests has been questioned.

glosses: A validity is a quality of measurement that shows the degree by which the measurement reflects the thing beneath it.

ipa: /vəˈlɪdɪti/

hyphenation: va‧lid‧i‧ty

noun

validities


minor

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

glosses: A minor change, problem, injury, etc. is not very important.

text: We still have to make a few minor changes, but it's mostly done.

glosses: A minor musical scale is a scale that starts two notes before the major scale. Music in a minor scale often sounds sad.

text: That music could be A minor or C major.

ipa: /maɪnə/


minor

forms:
minor (singular)
minors (plural)

glosses: A minor is a person who is younger than the legal age of adulthood.

text: In Indiana, a person younger than 18 years old is considered a minor.

glosses: A minor is a person below a legal age of privilege, right or responsibility, such as the legal drinking age or legal age for sexual activity.

text: The high school teacher was convicted of a crime for having sex with a minor.

text: The bar got in trouble for serving alcohol to a minor.

glosses: A minor is a subject area that is not the main study of a student at a college or university, but is their second most important focus.

text: I had so many credit hours of English, it became my minor.


minor

forms:
minor (canonical)
minors (third-person singular)
minored (past)
minored (past participle)
minoring (present participle)

glosses: Minor means to minor in a subject at a college or university.

text: I had so many credit hours of English that I decided to minor in it.


target

forms:
target (singular)
targets (plural)

glosses: A target is an area to shoot at. It is usually used for practice or to test the accuracy of a gun.

text: We didn't hit our sales targets this week.

ipa: /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

ipa: /tɑːɡɪt/

hyphenation: tar‧get


target

forms:
target (canonical)
targets (third-person singular)
targeted (past)
targeted (past participle)
targeting (present participle)

glosses: To target is to aim at something, usually with a gun.


shit

forms:
shit (positive)
shitter (comparative)
shittest (superlative)

enpr: shĭt

ipa: /ʃɪt/

adj

shit

shitter

shittest


shit

forms: shit

glosses: You use "shit" when you are surprised, afraid, or angry.

text: Shit! I forgot my keys in my car.


shit

forms:
shit (singular)
shits (plural)

glosses: Shit is waste that comes out of the anus.

text: The yard in front of their house was always covered with dog shit.

text: I drank that shit one time and was sick as hell.

glosses: Shit is stuff in general, physical things, actions, ideas, etc.

text: Stop that shit, it's bugging me.

text: Get your shit out of my room.


shit

forms:
shitted (past)
shitted (past participle)
shit (past)
shit (past participle)
shit (canonical)
shits (third-person singular)
shat (past)
shat (past participle)
shitting (present participle)

glosses: When you shit, you push feces out of your anus.

text: Your dog should stop shitting on my lawn!

verb

t

shits

shit

shit

shitting

shat

shat


complement

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

glosses: If x complements y, x makes y complete or whole.

text: We believe your addition will complement the team.

glosses: If two people or things complement each other, each has what the other is missing or needs.

text: The flavors of the pepper and garlic complement each other, giving a very rich taste in combination.

text: I believe our talents really complement each other.

glosses: To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.

ipa: /ˈkɒmpləmənt/

ipa: /ˈkɑːmpləmənt/

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

hyphenation: com‧ple‧ment


complement

forms:
complement (singular)
complements (plural)

text: We believe you will make a good complement to our team.

glosses: A complement is a word or phrase that is needed to make another word grammatical.

text: In he seems nice, nice is the complement of seem.

glosses: an angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.

glosses: The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).

text: The complement of blue is orange.

glosses: In boating: The full number of people needed to man a ship (esp. a ship of war)

text: The ship's complement is 35 people. 35 people are needed to sail the ship


label

forms:
label (singular)
labels (plural)

glosses: A label is a small sign, usually on something, to tell you about it.

text: Please read the label before using the product.

text: There are washing instructions on the label.

glosses: A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies).

text: Her favorite label is Gucci.

ipa: /ˈleɪbəl/

hyphenation: la‧bel


label

forms:
labelled (past)
labelled (past participle)
labelling (present participle)
label (canonical)
labels (third-person singular)
labeled (past)
labeled (past participle)
labeling (present participle)

glosses: If you label something, you write information on it or attach information to it.

text: Please be sure to label your bags before getting on the airplane.

text: He labelled the tree with its name and date.

glosses: If you label somebody or something as being some way, you categorize them that way.

text: After the way he acted, the other children labeled him as weird.

label


task

forms:
task (singular)
tasks (plural)

glosses: A task is a specific piece of work, often unpleasant.

text: Come here, young man. I have a task for you to do.

text: Telecommunications systems for hotels now perform many more tasks than just allowing people to make telephone calls.

text: When I was young, I had the task of milking the cows.

glosses: If you take someone to task, you criticise them strongly.

text: Father took her to task for taking the car without asking.

ipa: /tæsk/

sampa: /t{sk/

ipa: /tɑːsk/


task

forms:
task (canonical)
tasks (third-person singular)
tasked (past)
tasked (past participle)
tasking (present participle)

glosses: If you task someone with doing something, you give them that job.


hunt

forms:
hunt (canonical)
hunts (third-person singular)
hunted (past)
hunted (past participle)
hunting (present participle)

glosses: If you hunt for something, you look for it very carefully.

text: We hunted for new clothing at the mall.

glosses: If you hunt for animals, you look for them to catch or kill them.

text: My father hunted rabbits when I was a child.

ipa: /hʌnt/


hunt

forms:
hunt (singular)
hunts (plural)

glosses: A hunt is a search for something or someone.

text: The police were on a hunt to find the murderer.

glosses: A hunt is a search for animal(s) to catch or kill.


forward

forms: forward

etymology_text: fore + -ward

ety-suffix

fore

ward

expansion: fore + -ward

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

glosses: If something goes forward, it gets better.

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

ipa: /ˈfoːwəd/

ipa: /foːd/

hyphenation: for‧ward