plenty

forms: plenty (singular)

glosses: Plenty of something is a lot of it; more than enough of it.

text: Don't give up straight away darling. You've still got plenty of time to go yet.

text: The new ideas give me plenty to think about.

text: I lost one, but I've still got plenty more teeth in my mouth.

text: Here! Take some more; there's plenty here.

ipa: /ˈplɛnti/

plenty


juice

forms:
juice (singular)
juices (plural)

pos: noun

glosses: Juice is the liquid that you get when you squeeze a fruit or vegetable.

text: I usually have orange juice and toast for breakfast.

ipa: /d͡ʒuːs/

ipa: /d͡ʒus/

noun

expansion: [POS TABLE]


juice

forms:
juice (canonical)
juices (third-person singular)
juiced (past)
juiced (past participle)
juicing (present participle)

pos: verb

glosses: If you juice a fruit or a vegetable, you get the juice out of it.

text: I had to juice five oranges just to get one glass of juice.

verb

juic

e


holy

forms:
holy (positive)
holier (comparative)
holiest (superlative)

pos: adj

glosses: If something is holy, it is very religious or good and important in a religion.

text: They believe the birthplace of their is holy land.

ipa: /ˈhoʊli/

sampa: /"hoUli/

adj

holy

holier

holiest


system

forms:
system (singular)
systems (plural)

glosses: A system is a group of things that work together; a way of doing something.

text: This coloured paper is part of my system for keeping lists of people.

enpr: sĭsʹtəm

ipa: /ˈsɪstəm/

hyphenation: sys‧tem


suspicion

forms:
suspicion (singular)
suspicions (plural)

glosses: A suspicion is a feeling that something, often bad, might be true.

text: She had a growing suspicion that he had forgotten to lock his door.

text: He was arrested on suspicion of murder.

text: Deep suspicion towards foreigners is sadly common here.


six

forms: six

pos: det

glosses: ordinal sixth) Six is the number that is after five and before seven. In numerals, it is 6.

text: Most people sleep from six to nine hours a night.

ipa: /ˈsɪks/

sampa: /"sIks/


six

forms:
six (singular)
sixes (plural)

text: Three and three is six.

noun

six

sixes


adverb

forms:
adverb (singular)
adverbs (plural)

glosses: An adverb is a kind of word that generally modifies verbs and other words (but not nouns); adverbs usually answer questions such as how?, why? and to what extent?.

text: In the clause Jane ran quickly, quickly is an adverb because it tells you how Jane ran.

hyphenation: ad‧verb


metal

forms:
metal (singular)
metals (plural)

glosses: Metal is a hard material, often shiny. Gold, silver, and steel are examples of metals.

text: We replaced out our wood door with a stronger metal one.

ipa: /ˈmɛtəl/

homophones: mettle medal meddle


tobacco

forms:
tobacco (singular)
tobaccos (plural)

glosses: Tobacco is a plant that is used to make cigarettes.

text: Tobacco advertising is illegal to help reduce smoking.


self-

forms: self-

pos: prefix

glosses: by or related to the individual person or animal

text: I didn't like working for somebody, so now I'm self-employed.

text: If she played more sports, it would improve her self-esteem.

ipa: /sɛlf/


bottom

forms:
bottom (singular)
bottoms (plural)

glosses: The bottom of something is its lowest part.

text: Lucy took a pen and wrote her name at the bottom of the page.

text: He was wet from top to bottom.

text: it was wider at the top than the bottom.

text: Add wine to the pan and scrape up anything stuck to the pan bottom.

text: He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and looked back up.

text: I thought this ship was going to the bottom of the ocean.

text: I dropped it in the water and it quickly sank to the bottom.

text: She came downstairs and sat down on the bottom step.

glosses: If you are at the bottom, you are at the social lowest position.

text: Chicago still ranks near the bottom among major cities.

text: You don't have to wait until you've hit rock bottom to get help.

glosses: Your bottom is the round part between your legs and your back.

text: She ran into the tree and sat down hard on her bottom.

glosses: A bottom is the part of a set of clothing that you put your legs through.

text: Her pink top was perfect, but I didn't like how the bottom fit.

glosses: The bottom of an inning in baseball is its second half.

text: It's the bottom of the ninth inning and the score is tied.

ipa: /ˈbɒtəm/

ipa: /ˈbɑtəm/


bottom

forms:
bottom (canonical)
bottoms (third-person singular)
bottomed (past)
bottomed (past participle)
bottoming (present participle)

glosses: If something bottoms (out), it stops going down.

text: When do you think the housing problems are going to bottom out?

text: Home prices have yet to bottom out.


trade

forms:
trade (canonical)
trades (third-person singular)
traded (past)
traded (past participle)
trading (present participle)

glosses: When two people trade, one gives something to the other and the other gives something to the first one. They make an exchange. Sometimes money is one of the things.

ipa: /treɪd/

sampa: /'treId/

verb

trad


trade

forms:
trade (singular)
trades (plural)

glosses: Trade is the buying and selling of goods.

text: Trade between Canada and the US is at its highest level in years.

text: I think I made a good trade.

glosses: A trade is a job that needs a special skill to do.

text: The carpenters trade involves making things from wood.

text: He went to trade school to become a plumber.


self

forms:
self (singular)
selves (plural)

glosses: Your self is the type of person you are, particularly the way you usually act, look or feel.

text: He looked so happy compared to his usual down self that Walter wondered if something was wrong.

glosses: Someone's self is their personality or character that makes them individual.

text: As the baby grows older, it begins to develop a sense of self.

text: Please bring your wife and your good self.

noun

self

selves


holy shit

forms: holy shit

pos: intj

glosses: You use holy shit when you are surprised.

text: Holy shit! That was a big explosion.

ipa: /ˌhəʊli ˈʃɪt/

ipa: /ˌhoʊli ˈʃɪt/

audio: en-au-holy shit.ogg


south

forms: south (singular)

glosses: The direction opposite to north. For a person looking at the setting sun, the south is on their left hand.

text: The wind usually comes from the south.

ipa: /saʊθ/

sampa: /saUT/


south

forms: south

pos: prep

glosses: One of the four compass directions: 180º from north. If you face south, the sun rises on your left.

text: Africa is South of Europe.


interference

forms:
interference (singular)
interferences (plural)

glosses: Interference is something, especially an action, that makes it difficult to achieve a goal.

text: The police were unable to arrest him because of government interference.

text: The manager should let his workers make these decisions without any interference at all.

text: Iran passes the ball without any interference from England.

ipa: /ˌɪntərˈfirɨns/

ipa: /ˌɪntəˈfirəns/


publish

forms:
publish (canonical)
publishes (third-person singular)
published (past)
published (past participle)
publishing (present participle)

glosses: If you publish a book, an article, a song, etc. you make it available for other people to buy, read, listen to, etc.

text: The study was published in the British Medial Journal.

text: She publishes a monthly magazine.

text: The government published the results on the Internet.

enpr: pŭb'lĭsh

ipa: /ˈpʌblɪʃ/

hyphenation: pub‧lish

verb

publish

es


take

forms:
take (canonical)
takes (third-person singular)
took (past)
taken (past participle)
taking (present participle)

text: I took a walk with my dog. = I walked with my dog.

text: I'm going to take a rest. = I'm going to rest.

text: I go out after I take a shower. = I'll go out after I shower.

glosses: If you take something or someone, you bring them from one place to another.

text: I don't want this. Can you take it away, please?

text: My son was sick, so I took him to the doctor.

glosses: If x takes money, time, etc., you need to use that for x.

text: If we go to your house, it will take one hour.

text: That was fun, and it didn't take too much money.

enpr: tāk

ipa: /teɪk/

sampa: /teIk/

audio: en-uk-to take.ogg

take

takes

took

taken

taking


take

forms:
take (singular)
takes (plural)

glosses: A person's take is his view of something.

text: What is your take on that recent movie? Did you enjoy it?

glosses: A take is the reward or profit you get from doing something.

text: If help you with this task, I demand you give me part of your take.

glosses: A take is part of a performance which is recorded without a break.

text: The director was not happy with the first take, so we had to do it again.


valid

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

glosses: If something is valid, it is correct, appropriate, and acceptable.

text: I'm sorry sir, your driver's license is not valid.

text: I think we should listen to her. She makes a valid argument.

text: To log in, you need a valid password.

ipa: /ˈvælɪd/

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

adjective

more: true


slightly

pos: adv

etymology_text: slight + -ly

ety-suffix

slight

ly

expansion: slight + -ly

text: The two pictures look very similar, but they are slightly different.

text: Sales for June were slightly higher than last year at £5.2m against £5.08m.

ipa: /ˈslaɪtli/

hyphenation: slight‧ly


statistics

forms:
statistic (singular)
statistics (plural)

glosses: Statistics are numbers about information.

text: New crime statistics that show the number of crimes is decreasing.

text: The government published new unemployment statistics for the month of June.

glosses: Statistics is the science of using and understanding those numbers.

text: To do research, it's important to understand simple statistics such as averages and standard deviations.

text: Statistics is a kind of mathematics.

ipa: /stəˈtɪstɪks/

noun

statistic


honest

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

glosses: If you are honest, you do not hide the truth; you don't lie, cheat, or steal.

text: My parents were quite honest with me about things to do with sex.

text: My father is a very straight, very honest man; everyone trusts him.

ipa: /ˈɒnɛst/

ipa: /ˈɑnɛst/


instant

forms:
instant (singular)
instants (plural)

text: She looked at me and for an instant, I thought she was her mother.

glosses: Instant x is x that is ready, or happens, very quickly (in an instant).

text: I don't like instant coffee, but that's usually what I drink.

text: With his first book, he was an instant success.

ipa: /ˈɪnstənt/


unique

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

glosses: If something is unique, it is one of a kind; it is unmatched.

text: When the school for the deaf opened, it was unique in Europe.

text: Of course, the problem is not unique to this country.

glosses: If something is unique, it is rare or unusual.

text: Oh, thank you! What a unique gift!

text: Living in Japan was a unique experience.

ipa: /juːˈniːk/


competition

forms:
competition (singular)
competitions (plural)

glosses: Competition is a situation or event in which people or groups try to succeed over each other.

text: With increasing international competition, companies are cutting costs to survive.

text: Brazil is playing in this year's World Cup competition in Italy.

glosses: The competition is the individual or group that is trying to succeed against you.

text: Because the competition has lowered prices, we have to do the same.

text: The competition has been preparing for this game all year.

ipa: /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/


stone

forms:
stone (singular)
stones (plural)

glosses: A stone is a hard, solid piece of earth.

text: I do not have a hammer but I will use a stone to hammer the nail.

ipa: /stəʊn/

ipa: /stoʊn/


stone

forms:
stone (canonical)
stones (third-person singular)
stoned (past)
stoned (past participle)
stoning (present participle)

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

verb

ston


thousand

forms: thousand

text: Julius Caesar lived about two thousand years ago.

ipa: /ˈθaʊznd/

sampa: /"TaUznd/


thousand

forms:
thousand (singular)
thousands (plural)

text: Ten hundreds is a thousand.


classic

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

text: Richard Branson is a classic example of success without schooling.

glosses: If something is classic, it has a long history and it is liked.

text: His clothes were a mixture of classic and modern styles.

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


classic

forms:
classic (singular)
classics (plural)

glosses: A classic is a book, play, song, etc. that has a long history and is liked.

text: Every time a classic like that comes on the radio, I just have to stop and listen.

text: This book has become a classic of Canadian fiction.

glosses: The classics are the language and art from ancient Rome and Greece.

text: You've never read Homer? Schools don't teach the classics these days.


ethnic

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

glosses: An ethnic group is a group related by race, culture, and/or nationality.

text: The Irish are the largest, but least visible, ethnic minority in Britain.

text: The school has students from over 20 different ethnic backgrounds.


recovery

forms:
recovery (singular)
recoveries (plural)

glosses: A recovery is the process of getting better after an illness or a problem.

text: She made a good recovery from a knee injury and may play this game.

text: The budget is critical to Hungary's hopes for economic recovery.

glosses: A recovery is the process of getting something back after it was lost or taken.

text: They hired a lawyer to help with the recovery of the money.

ipa: /rɪˈkʌvəri/

noun

recoveries


coexistence

forms:
coexistence (singular)
coexistences (plural)

etymology_text: co- + existence

glosses: When two or more things live together in the same space, with or without mutual interaction.


stupid

forms:
stupider (comparative)
stupidest (superlative)
stupid (positive)
more stupid (comparative)
most stupid (superlative)

glosses: If something or someone is stupid, it shows a lack of clear thought.

text: I'm so angry. That was a stupid mistake.

text: Don't be stupid. Of course it's true.

ipa: /ˈst(j)uːpɪd/

adjective

stupid

stupider

stupidest


hurry

forms:
hurry (canonical)
hurries (third-person singular)
hurried (past)
hurried (past participle)
hurrying (present participle)

text: After the speech, he had to hurry out the door to the waiting car.

text: I woke up late and had to hurry through breakfast.

text: My mother urged me to hurry. "You'll be late", she cried, "If you don't hurry!

verb

hurr

y


dramatic

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

glosses: If something is dramatic, it is large and sudden.

text: The increase in foreign students has meant a dramatic change in the number of schools.

text: After the new teacher came, there was a dramatic increase in the test results.

glosses: If something is dramatic, it is connected with acting and theatre.

text: In a highly dramatic speech, he brought everyone to his side.

text: He studied dramatic arts in university.

ipa: /drəˈmætɪk/


attitude

forms:
attitude (singular)
attitudes (plural)

glosses: Your attitude is your feelings and opinions, especially when your actions show how you feel.

text: He has a really bad attitude towards work.

text: A positive attitude can make life a lot easier.

glosses: The attitude of an aircraft is the orientation of it that is relative to the horizon or direction of motion.

ipa: /ˈætɪˌtjuːd/

ipa: /ˈætɪtud/


entertainment

forms:
entertainment (singular)
entertainments (plural)

etymology_text: entertain + -ment

ety-suffix

entertain

ment

expansion: entertain + -ment

glosses: Entertainment is things that you do, watch, read, or listen to for fun (e.g., movies, TV, music, games, etc.)

text: Stories provide entertainment, but they also can teach you things.

text: Most people in town go to the bar for entertainment.


severe

forms:
severe (positive)
severer (comparative)
severest (superlative)

text: He has a severe wound from dropping a big knife on his foot.

glosses: Someone who is severe gets angry easily or frequently punishes people; they are harsh or strict.

text: The teacher had a severe way of making the learners sit still.

ipa: /sɪˈvɪə/

adjective

severe

severer

severest


motive

forms:
motive (singular)
motives (plural)

text: The man says he has no motive for killing his wife.

text: What are the motives behind this change?

ipa: /ˈməʊtɪv/

ipa: /ˈmoʊtɪv/


deduction

forms:
deduction (singular)
deductions (plural)

glosses: Deduction is the process or result of thinking about information to find an answer or opinion.

text: A detective must uncover the murderer by logical deduction from facts.

glosses: Deduction is the amount or process of taking something away, usually money.

text: The average worker takes home about $500 per week after tax and other deductions.

ipa: /dɪˈdʌkʃən/


leap year

forms:
leap year (singular)
leap years (plural)

glosses: A leap year is a year with 366 days in the most commonly used Gregorian calendar. Leap years happen every four years.

text: The Summer Olympics is always held during a leap year.

glosses: A year with 13 months in certain lunisolar calendars


dominant

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

glosses: If something is dominant, it is larger, stronger, or more powerful than other things.

text: In society, the dominant class holds power by using the lower classes.

text: Microsoft is still dominant in operating systems and other software.

ipa: /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

ipa: /ˈdɑmənənt/

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


dominant

forms:
dominant (singular)
dominants (plural)

glosses: A dominant is the fifth note of a musical scale of eight notes.

text: In the C Major scale, the dominant is the G.


surprise

forms:
surprise (canonical)
surprises (third-person singular)
surprised (past)
surprised (past participle)
surprising (present participle)

glosses: To do something that another person didn't think you were going to do.

text: You surprised me by coming here. I thought you were going to Jimmy's house.

ipa: /səˈpraɪz/

enpr: sərprīzʹ

ipa: /sɚˈpraɪz/

hyphenation: sur‧prise

verb

surpris


surprise

forms:
surprise (singular)
surprises (plural)

glosses: A thing that surprises someone, mostly something good.

text: The number of apples on the tree this year is a surprise.


seven

forms: seven

text: There are seven days in one week.

ipa: /ˈsɛvən/


seven

forms:
seven (singular)
sevens (plural)

text: Three and four is seven.


continuous

forms: continuous (positive)

glosses: Something that is continuous happens without stopping.

text: The water flowed through the pipe continuously.

glosses: If a surface is continuous, it is long and doesn't have anything in the middle.

text: The railway line was continuous.

enpr: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o-əs

ipa: /kənˈtɪnjuəs/


steam

forms:
steam (singular)
steams (plural)

glosses: A substance like air, made of water that is very hot.

text: The food is hot -- I see steam coming from the pot.

ipa: /stiːm/


steam

forms:
steam (canonical)
steams (third-person singular)
steamed (past)
steamed (past participle)
steaming (present participle)


support

forms:
support (canonical)
supports (third-person singular)
supported (past)
supported (past participle)
supporting (present participle)

glosses: To keep something up; to be a base for something.

text: The four legs are supporting the table.

glosses: To give someone food and other things the person needs.

text: She has money, so she can support her children.

ipa: /sʌˈpɔːt/

ipa: /sʌˈpoʊrt/


support

forms:
support (singular)
supports (plural)

glosses: Support is something that keeps something up.

text: The posts in the house help support the roof.


three

forms: three

text: A triangle has three sides.

ipa: /θriː/


three

forms:
three (singular)
threes (plural)

text: one and two is three.


law

forms:
law (singular)
laws (plural)

glosses: Laws are the official rules of a government or organisation.

text: We have defined crime as behaviour which breaks the criminal law.

text: We believe that this law is wrong and we are not prepared to obey such a law.

text: The Kyoto treaty became law in 2005.

enpr: lô

ipa: /lɔː/


instance

forms:
instance (singular)
instances (plural)

glosses: An instance of something is a time or situation when it happens.

text: In this particular instance, the computer was the problem, not the user.

text: There have been many instances of cheating that were not caught.

ipa: /ˈɪnstəns/


visual

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

glosses: Visual things are those related to sight and seeing.

text: The visual part of the play was beautiful, but the voices were too quiet.

ipa: /ˈvɪʒʊəl/

ipa: /ˈvɪʒuəl/

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


store

forms:
store (singular)
stores (plural)

glosses: A store is a building with many things in it, where people can exchange money for things.

text: He went to the store to get some milk.

enpr: stôr

ipa: /stɔr/

enpr: stô

ipa: /stɔː/


store

forms:
store (canonical)
stores (third-person singular)
stored (past)
stored (past participle)
storing (present participle)

glosses: To store something is to put something away, usually if it is not being used.

text: John stored his broken computer in his closet, to make room for his new computer.

stor


nine

forms: nine

glosses: ordinal ninth) Nine is the number that is after eight and before ten. It can be written as 9.

text: Children study in school about nine months a year.

ipa: /ˈnaɪn/

sampa: /"naIn/


nine

forms:
nine (singular)
nines (plural)

text: ten minus one is nine.


thin

forms:
thin (positive)
thinner (comparative)
thinnest (superlative)

glosses: If something is thin, there's a short distance from one side to the other.

text: I can hear the people in the other room because the wall is thin.

text: The man was very tall and thin as a stick.

glosses: If something is thin it doesn't have a lot of stuff in it.

text: The soup is too thin. It needs more flavour.

text: His hair is quite thin on top.

ipa: /'θɪn/

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

adj

thin

thinner

thinnest


thin

forms:
thin (canonical)
thins (third-person singular)
thinned (past)
thinned (past participle)
thinning (present participle)

glosses: If something thins, there is less of it.

text: After the show, the crowd thinned out quickly and only a few people stayed.

text: My hair started thinning when I was 25.

verb

n


still

text: No one has fixed the oven -- It is still broken.

ipa: /stɪl/

sampa: /stIl/


still

forms:
more still (comparative)
most still (superlative)
still (positive)
stiller (comparative)
stillest (superlative)

glosses: If something is still, it is not moving and resting in one place.

text: Sit still when you are in school.

adj

still

stiller

stillest


compilation

forms:
compilation (singular)
compilations (plural)

glosses: The act of collecting or gathering things from various sources and putting them together.

text: I enjoy the compilation that is required when writing an article.

glosses: A collection of things that were compiled (taken from different places and put together). A compilation is usually a book or official paper made of materials from other books or official papers.

text: The band was lazy, so instead of making new songs, they just made a compilation of old songs.

ipa: /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/


oranges

forms:
orange (singular)
oranges (plural)

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

text: I bought five oranges from the store.

noun

orange


symbol

forms:
symbol (singular)
symbols (plural)

glosses: A symbol is a letter or simple picture with a particular meaning.

text: Most language now use the same set of symbols to represent numbers.

text: These symbols represent the phone's various functions.

glosses: A symbol is a person or object that represents a group or idea.

text: These dead trees have become a symbol of pollution.

text: After a long, cold winter flowers are a symbol of hope for the new season.

ipa: /sɪmbəɫ/


compute

forms:
compute (canonical)
computes (third-person singular)
computed (past)
computed (past participle)
computing (present participle)

glosses: If you compute an answer, you calculate it or find it, usually using mathematics.

text: They computed the exact time of death using the blood.

text: The network is built on a distributed computing environment.

ipa: /kɒmpjuːt/

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

hyphenation: com‧pute

verb

comput


habitation

forms:
habitation (singular)
habitations (plural)

text: The habitation of animals in that forest is currently threated by logging.


bake

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

glosses: If you bake something, you cook it with dry heat all around it, usually in an oven.

text: Bake the cake at 325 °F for 25 minutes.

ipa: /beɪk/

sampa: /beIk/

bak


devil

forms:
devil (singular)
devils (plural)

glosses: A devil is an evil monster, god, or mythological being.

glosses: If you say someone is a poor devil, you mean a poor person.

enpr: dĕvʹəl

ipa: /ˈdɛvəl/


devil

forms: the Devil

pos: name

glosses: The Devil is the enemy or God and all people. The devil is the leader or source of evil.

glosses: If someone is called the Devil it means they are a bad person. Usually this is used playfully and not seriously.

proper noun

the Devil


patronizing

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

glosses: If x is patronizing towards y, x treats y as if y were less intelligent.

text: Often the tourist is hated for his patronizing attitude towards the locals.


patronizing

forms:
patronize (canonical)
patronizes (third-person singular)
patronized (past)
patronized (past participle)
patronizing (present participle)

verb

patroniz


hair

forms:
hair (singular)
hairs (plural)

glosses: Hair is long, very thin, soft material that grows on people and animals.

text: She had never seen him with his hair cut short.

enpr: /hâr/

ipa: /heə/


lazy

forms:
lazy (positive)
lazier (comparative)
laziest (superlative)

glosses: If someone is lazy, they do not want to work or do anything difficult.

text: He went to a restaurant because he was too lazy to cook.

text: I had a lazy dog who just slept on the sofa all day.

glosses: A lazy day or time is a time for relaxing.

text: We finished school and looked forward to the lazy days of summer.

ipa: /ˈleɪzi/

adj

lazy

lazier

laziest


vehicle

forms:
vehicle (singular)
vehicles (plural)

glosses: A vehicle is something that moves people or things from one place to another, for example: cars, planes, boats, etc.

text: Bicycles and wheelchairs are allowed. All other vehicles must stay off the path.

hyphenation: ve‧hi‧cle


stitch

forms:
stitch (singular)
stitches (plural)

glosses: A stitch is a little circle of thread, used to join cloth together.

text: A stitch in time saves nine. (Fix a little hole in cloth with one stitch now, or the hole will be big and will need many stitches.)

ipa: /stɪt͡ʃ/

sampa: /stItS/

enpr: stĭch

irrnoun

stitches


stitch

forms:
stitch (canonical)
stitches (third-person singular)
stitched (past)
stitched (past participle)
stitching (present participle)

glosses: If you stitch something, you make stitches in it.

verb

stitch


motivation

forms:
motivation (singular)
motivations (plural)

glosses: Someone's motivation is their feeling that they want to do something.

text: Students' motivation is falling because the lessons are not interesting.

text: There isn't a simple link between pay and employee motivation.

glosses: Your motivation is the reason you do something.

text: The main motivation behind the deal was money.

text: What was your motivation for leaving home?

ipa: /məʊtɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/


patron

forms:
patron (singular)
patrons (plural)

text: John, a well known patron of the arts, donated a large sum of money to the local museum last summer.

glosses: A patron refers to a regular customer of a business.

glosses: A property owner who hires a contractor for construction works

ipa: /ˈpeɪt(ʃ)rən/


stem

forms:
stem (singular)
stems (plural)

glosses: A stem is a long, thin thing joining parts of a plant.

text: Put the stems of the flowers in this cup of water.

glosses: A stem is a narrow part of certain man-made objects, such as a tobacco pipe, a spoon.

enpr: stĕm

ipa: /stɛm/


stem

forms:
stem (canonical)
stems (third-person singular)
stemmed (past)
stemmed (past participle)
stemming (present participle)

glosses: If you stem soemthing, you remove the stem from it.

text: to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves

glosses: If a problem stems from an action, it is caused by or originates from the action.

text: The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.

stem

m


attractive

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

glosses: If people or things are attractive, you like them because you think they are good, beautiful, etc.

text: People buy the make-up and stuff they see on television to make them appear more attractive.

text: I think that howard is a very attractive-looking man.

text: The offer was very attractive, but he couldn't agree.

ipa: /əˈtræktɪv/


meanwhile

forms:
meanwhile (positive)
Superlative–

glosses: You use meanwhile to introduce a new topic happening at the same time as the old topic.

text: Sutton Coldfield won 2-0 away at Chelmsford. Meanwhile, Hightown were 3-0 winners against Clifton.

text: International students are here only to study English. Meanwhile, many immigrant students must also work and take care of their families.

ipa: /ˈmiːnwaɪl/

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


meanwhile

forms: meanwhile (singular)

glosses: The meanwhile is the time between two things.

text: Police are checking his story. In the meanwhile, he remains in jail.


spring

forms:
spring (singular)
springs (plural)

glosses: A spring is a twisted metal thing that can stretch and push.

glosses: Spring is the part of the year before summer; the part of the year when it is getting warmer.

glosses: A spring is a place where water comes up out of the ground.

enpr: /sprĭng/

ipa: /sprɪŋ/

sampa: /sprIN/


spring

forms:
spring (canonical)
springs (third-person singular)
sprang (past)
sprung (past participle)
springing (present participle)

glosses: If something springs, it jumps quickly and far.

spring

springs

sprang

sprung

springing


four

forms: four

glosses: ordinal fourth) The number 4. Four is one more than three and one less than five.

text: We have four fingers and one thumb on each hand.

enpr: fô

ipa: /fɔː/

enpr: fôr

ipa: /fɔːr/

ipa: /foʊr/


four

forms:
four (singular)
fours (plural)

text: Two and two is four.


manager

forms:
manager (singular)
managers (plural)

glosses: A manager is someone who manages or organizes people or things together.

text: Ask the manager of this project. He knows what to do next.

glosses: A manager is a program that allows the user to control a part of the computer/software.

text: If a program is not responding, please use the task manager to end the program forcefully.

ipa: /ˈmænədʒɚ/


desk

forms:
desk (singular)
desks (plural)

glosses: A desk is a table for studying and writing, usually with drawers.

text: The students sat at their desks quietly while the teacher walked around the room.

text: The phone on her desk buzzed; Gillian picked it up.

ipa: /dɛsk/


cure

forms:
cure (canonical)
cures (third-person singular)
cured (past)
cured (past participle)
curing (present participle)

glosses: If you cure something that is wrong, you fix or solve it.

text: Time and honest feedback usually cure the problem by teaching the poor leader a better way of achieving goals.

text: The treatment mostly cured her of the cancer.

glosses: If you cure a piece of meat, you preserve it by salting.

ipa: /kjʊə(r)/

enpr: kyo͝or

ipa: /kjʊr/

cur

e


cure

forms:
cure (singular)
cures (plural)

glosses: A cure is something that will fix something that is wrong.

text: We still have no cure for the common cold.

text: I think I have a cure for the problem.


eight

forms: eight

glosses: ordinal eighth) The number eight is one more than seven and one less than nine.

text: Most people work about eight hours a day.

enpr: āt

ipa: /eɪt/

sampa: /eIt/


eight

forms:
eight (singular)
eights (plural)

text: Four and four is eight.


conscious

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

glosses: If you are conscious of something, you notice or realize it.

text: Soon after I walked into the room, I became conscious of many eyes looking at me.

text: I was conscious of being rude, but I couldn't stop myself.

text: I'll make a conscious effort to be on time.

glosses: If a person or animal is conscious, it knows what's happening around it.

text: He fell and hit his head, but he is still conscious.

text: She was conscious during the operation.

enpr: kŏnʹshəs


competitive

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

glosses: If someone is competitive, they want very much to be the best at everything.

text: I don't enjoy working with her because she's so competitive.

glosses: If something is competitive, there is competition.

text: There is now a competitive market for telephone services because there are more choices of companies.

glosses: If someone or something is competitive, they have a good chance of winning or being chosen.

text: The shoe comes in sizes 6-11 and retails for the very competitive price of £34.99.

text: The right product and marketing mix can give the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.

ipa: /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

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

hyphenation: com‧pet‧i‧tive


sponge

forms:
sponge (singular)
sponges (plural)

glosses: A sponge is a soft thing with many holes that can keep much water in it. (One that grows in water, or one that is made by people and used for washing things.)

text: Use the sponge to clean up the water.

enpr: spŭnj

ipa: /spʌnd͡ʒ/


sponge

forms:
sponge (canonical)
sponges (third-person singular)
sponged (past)
sponged (past participle)
sponging (present participle)

glosses: Sponge means to take advantage of someone's kindness

spong


neck

forms:
neck (singular)
necks (plural)

glosses: The part of the body between the head and the torso.

ipa: /nɛk/

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


play

forms:
play (canonical)
plays (third-person singular)
played (past)
played (past participle)
playing (present participle)

text: Children like to play all day.

glosses: If you play a musical instrument, you make music using it.

text: He plays guitar in a rock and roll band.

enpr: plā

ipa: /pleɪ/

sampa: /pleI/


play

forms:
play (singular)
plays (plural)

glosses: Something a group of actors does, in a theatre, for people to watch.

text: The actors on the stage had clothes with bright colors.


teeth

forms:
tooth (singular)
teeth (plural)

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

ipa: /tiːθ/

noun

tooth

teeth


accident

forms:
accident (singular)
accidents (plural)

glosses: An accident is something that happens without a plan, usually something bad.

text: I dropped the glass by accident and it broke.

text: Two people were hurt in a road traffic accident between a car and a motorcycle last night.


woods

forms:
wood (singular)
woods (plural)

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

ipa: /wʊdz/

wood


patronising

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

glosses: If x is patronising towards y, x treats y as if y were less intelligent.

text: Often the tourist is hated for his patronising attitude towards the locals.


patronising

forms:
patronise (canonical)
patronises (third-person singular)
patronised (past)
patronised (past participle)
patronising (present participle)

verb

patronis


sink

forms:
sink (canonical)
sinks (third-person singular)
sank (past)
sunk (past participle)
sinking (present participle)

glosses: If something sinks, it goes down, usually into water.

text: During the storm, two ships sank.

text: When he heard the news of the accident, his heart sank.

text: Stock prices sank 10% on the news of the loss.

text: She sank her teeth into the meat.

ipa: /sɪŋk/

sink

sinks

sank

sunk

sinking


sink

forms:
sink (singular)
sinks (plural)

glosses: A sink is a container for water to wash things in, usually with a drain.

text: The kitchen sink was always full of dirty dishes.

glosses: A sink is a device that removes heat or energy.

text: (technical) A liquid heat sink was developed for cooling electronic circuit.


smile

forms:
smile (canonical)
smiles (third-person singular)
smiled (past)
smiled (past participle)
smiling (present participle)

glosses: To put one's mouth in a form which shows that one is happy; to have the sides of one's mouth higher than the middle.

text: She smiled at me. I think she likes me!

ipa: /smaɪl/

sampa: /smaIl/

smil


smile

forms:
smile (singular)
smiles (plural)

glosses: The act of smiling; the form of one's mouth when one is smiling.

text: A visit to the fair always brings a smile to my face.


grateful

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

glosses: If you are grateful for or about something, you want to say, "thank you" because of it.

text: I'm very grateful for your kindness during this difficult time.

ipa: /ˈɡreɪtfəl/

hyphenation: grate‧ful


solve

forms:
solve (canonical)
solves (third-person singular)
solved (past)
solved (past participle)
solving (present participle)

glosses: If you solve a problem, you fix it or deal with it.

text: "My kids always make a mess of my computer." "Well, you can easily solve the problem by not allowing them to use it."

glosses: If you solve a question, you find a correct answer.

text: In the equation 3x²+x-2=0 we can solve for x.

ipa: /sɒlv/

ipa: /sɑlv/

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

solv


text: I looked to see how many coins I had, but I had none.

text: There was no food on the table, and there was none in the kitchen either.

ipa: /nʌn/


hole

forms:
hole (singular)
holes (plural)

glosses: A hole is an empty space in an object or material.

text: He fell into the water through a hole in the ice.

text: They dug a hole in the ground for the tree.

ipa: /həʊl/

enpr: hōl

ipa: /hoʊl/

sampa: /hoUl/


confused

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

glosses: If a person or situation is confused, things are unclear or you do not understand.

text: The teacher tried to explain it, but now I feel more confused than before.

text: The book is terrible. It's full of bad writing and confused examples.

ipa: /kənˈfjuːzd/


confused

forms:
confuse (canonical)
confuses (third-person singular)
confused (past)
confused (past participle)
confusing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of confuse.

text: You confused me when you said you're "dead tired".

confus


low

forms:
low (positive)
lower (comparative)
lowest (superlative)

glosses: If cost, value, amount, sound, temperature, etc. is low, it is small.

text: My pay is very low, so it's hard to live here.

text: Poor people need low-cost apartments.

text: The temperature will go down over night and tomorrow it will be lower than it was today.

glosses: If something is low, it (or its top) is close to the ground.

text: The bridge is too low for the truck to go under it.

text: I bought a low-quality bag and it already has a hole in it.

glosses: If a sound is low, it is small in frequency or quiet.

text: On the piano, the left hand plays the low notes and the right hand plays the high notes.

glosses: If a person is feeling low, they are not happy.

ipa: /loʊ/

adjective

low

lower

lowest


two

forms: two

glosses: ordinal second) The number 2. Two means more than one and less than three.

text: We have two eyes and two ears.

enpr: to͞o

ipa: /tuː/

homophones: to too


two

forms:
two (singular)
twos (plural)

text: One and one is two.


grave

forms:
grave (positive)
graver (comparative)
gravest (superlative)

glosses: If a problem or situation is grave, it is bad and serious.

text: She's in danger, Frank. Grave danger. Aren't you willing to do anything to help her?

glosses: If a person looks or acts grave, they look serious and worried.

text: He looked very grave indeed, and sat staring quiety at his table-full of papers.

glosses: A grave accent is the mark over the e shown here: è.

enpr: grāv

ipa: /ɡreɪv/

sampa: /greIv/

grave

graver

gravest


grave

forms:
grave (singular)
graves (plural)

glosses: A grave is the place where a dead body is buried in the earth.

text: If your pet has died, you may be too upset to dig the grave.


situation

forms:
situation (singular)
situations (plural)

glosses: A situation is the conditions at a time and place.

text: If you can stay calm, it will help you to handle difficult situations.

text: Can you describe the situation in Iraq during the war?

text: Under the new government, the political situation is changing rapidly.

enpr: sĭt-yo͞o-ā'shən

ipa: /sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/


theatre

forms:
theatre (singular)
theatres (plural)

glosses: A theatre is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.

text: The Nutcracker is playing at the theatre tonight.

ipa: /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/

ipa: /ˈθiətə/


intelligence

forms:
intelligence (singular)
intelligences (plural)

glosses: Intelligence is the ability to think clearly and understand easily.

text: The school has special classes for student of low intelligence.

glosses: Intelligence is information that a government gets from its spies.

text: US intelligence indicates changes in North Korea's military.


stocking

forms:
stocking (singular)
stockings (plural)

glosses: A piece of clothing made of thin cloth to cover the legs.

text: One of my stockings has a hole in it.

ipa: /ˈstɒkɪŋ/


stocking

forms:
stock (canonical)
stocks (third-person singular)
stocked (past)
stocked (past participle)
stocking (present participle)

verb

stock


combination

forms:
combination (singular)
combinations (plural)

glosses: A combination is an item or group made of different things or kinds of things.

text: Any combination of these factors increases the risk dramatically.

glosses: Combination is the process of putting two or more things together.

ipa: /kɒmbɪ'neɪʃən/


machine

forms:
machine (singular)
machines (plural)

glosses: A machine is a man-made object with moving parts.

text: I'm putting the clothes in the washing machine. Is there anything you want washed?

text: This new machine is the fastest computer I've ever had.

ipa: /məˈʃiːn/


machine

forms:
machine (canonical)
machines (third-person singular)
machined (past)
machined (past participle)
machining (present participle)

glosses: If you machine something you fasten or shape it with a machine.

machin


envelope

forms:
envelope (singular)
envelopes (plural)

glosses: An envelope is a paper cover that you put a letter in to send it.

text: She put the letter into the envelope, addressed it to Charles, and put a stamp on it.

glosses: An envelope is a covering that goes all the way around something.

text: Each virus has a special envelope of protein surrounding it.

ipa: /ˈɛnvələʊp/

ipa: /ˈɒnvələʊp/

enpr: ĕn'və-lōp

ipa: /ˈɛnvəlop/

enpr: ŏn'və-lōp

ipa: /ˈɒnvəlop/


thank

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

glosses: To say a good word after someone gives something to you or after someone does something good for you.

text: She thanked him very much for the beautiful food he cooked for her.

text: "I would like a drink, please." "Here is your drink." "Thank you."

ipa: /θæŋk/


newer

forms:
new (positive)
newer (comparative)
newest (superlative)

text: Here, wear these shoes; they're newer and cleaner than those.

adjective

new

newer

newest


extreme

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

glosses: If something is extreme it is very different from normal.

text: This disease usually causes mild illness, but in extreme cases can cause death.

text: Few animals can live in the extreme cold of the far north.

ipa: /ɪkˈstriːm/


extreme

forms:
extreme (singular)
extremes (plural)

glosses: An extreme is a situation or idea taken to its limit, especially with two opposites.

text: When there is a crime, you have a range of choices. At one extreme you can do nothing. At the other extreme, you can kill the person.


swallowed

forms:
swallow (canonical)
swallows (third-person singular)
swallowed (past)
swallowed (past participle)
swallowing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of swallow.

text: The boy did not always bite his food before he swallowed.

verb

swallow


special

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

glosses: If something is special, it is not usual; it is different or important in some way.

text: She is the most special person in my life.

glosses: particularly interesting; dear; beloved; favored

enpr: spĕsh'əl

ipa: /ˈspeʃəl/


collect

forms:
collect (canonical)
collects (third-person singular)
collected (past)
collected (past participle)
collecting (present participle)

glosses: If you collect some things, you bring them together as a group.

text: The study collected data from 562 mothers in the hospital.

text: The rain collected in a pool.

ipa: /kəˈlɛkt/

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


constituency

forms:
constituency (singular)
constituencies (plural)

glosses: A constituency is a specific area that is represented by an official who is elected by the voters of that area.

text: The prime minister represented their constituency.

noun

constituencies


replaced

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of replace.

text: We replaced our old printer with a new one last week.

text: She replaced the light bulb after it burnt out.

verb

replac


sour

forms:
sour (positive)
sourer (comparative)
sourest (superlative)

glosses: A sour taste is like the taste of an acid.

text: The old milk is bad: it tastes sour.

glosses: A sour person is mean to other people because they are unhappy.

text: He was a sour old man who wouldn't even say "hello" to anyone.

ipa: /ˈsaʊ(ə)r/

ipa: /ˈsaʊə/

adj

sour

sourer

sourest


random access memory

forms: random access memory (singular)

glosses: Random access memory or RAM is a type of short-term computer memory that is usually used to hold the software and data for currently running programs.


direction

forms:
direction (singular)
directions (plural)

text: "Where is the post office?" "I think it's that direction."

text: Which direction is north?

text: We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction.

glosses: Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something.

text: Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating.

text: The company is now under the direction of new owners.


obsolete

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

glosses: If something is not used anymore, or if something newer replaced it, it is obsolete.

enpr: äbʹsəlēt

ipa: /ˈɑbsəliːt/

ipa: /ˈɒbsəliːt/


puppies

forms:
puppy (singular)
puppies (plural)

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

text: I bought 5 puppies.

noun

puppy

puppies


tension

forms:
tension (singular)
tensions (plural)

text: No one said anything, but I could feel the tension in the room.

text: Tensions between the two countries have been rising.

text: There is too much tension in the rope. It might break.

enpr: tĕnʹ-shən

ipa: /ˈtɛnʃən/

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

hyphenation: ten‧sion


stolen

forms:
steal (canonical)
steals (third-person singular)
stole (past)
stolen (past participle)
stealing (present participle)

text: I've never stolen anything in my life.

ipa: /'stəʊlən/

steal

steals

stole

stolen

stealing


hi

forms: hi

glosses: You say "hi" in greeting when you meet or see somebody.

text: Hi, how are you?

ipa: /haɪ/

sampa: /haI/

homophones: high hie


theater

forms:
theater (singular)
theaters (plural)

glosses: A theater is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.

text: We went to the theater to watch a play by Shakespeare.

glosses: A theater is a place where movies are shown.

text: We'll make it to the theater on time, there's twenty-nine minutes left before the movie starts.

ipa: /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/

ipa: /ˈθiətə/


expansion

forms:
expansion (singular)
expansions (plural)

text: The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.

text: My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.

glosses: A product to be used with a previous product.

text: This expansion requires the original game-board.

ipa: /ɪkˈspænʃən/

hyphenation: ex‧pan‧sion


manage

forms:
manage (canonical)
manages (third-person singular)
managed (past)
managed (past participle)
managing (present participle)

glosses: If you manage something, you organise and control it.

text: Other European countries manage their health services better than we do.

text: The other two teams were managed by their local area directors.

glosses: If you manage something, you are able to do it or deal with it successfully.

text: Even with the pain, somehow she managed a smile.

text: I don't know how they manage with so little money.

ipa: /ˈmænəʤ/

verb

manag


treat

forms:
treat (canonical)
treats (third-person singular)
treated (past)
treated (past participle)
treating (present participle)

glosses: If you treat someone in a certain way, you act that way towards them.

text: I hate it when my teacher treats me like a child.

text: He always treated her badly. No wonder she left him!

glosses: If you treat an illness or injury, you do things to make it better.

text: The doctor couldn't treat my finger until he saw the X-ray.

text: After the accident 29 people were treated in hospital for minor injuries.

glosses: If you treat something, you put something on it or do something to it protect or clean it.

text: The woods was treated with chemicals before being made into paper.


treat

forms:
treat (singular)
treats (plural)

glosses: A treat is something nice that you don't get often.

text: The occasional trip to a swimming pool is a real treat for most families.

text: The children had a special treat of ice cream and cake.


warning

forms:
warn (canonical)
warns (third-person singular)
warned (past)
warned (past participle)
warning (present participle)

ipa: /ˈwɔrnɪŋ/

ipa: /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/

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

hyphenation: warn‧ing

warn


warning

forms:
warning (singular)
warnings (plural)

glosses: Something that tells someone that there is danger.

text: Someone cried a warning that a train was coming, so everybody moved.


hundred

forms: hundred

text: There are a hundred centimeters in a meter.

enpr: hŭnʹdrəd

ipa: /ˈhʌndrəd/

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

hyphenation: en‧hun‧dred


hundred

forms:
hundred (singular)
hundreds (plural)

text: Ten tens is a hundred.


specify

forms:
specify (canonical)
specifies (third-person singular)
specified (past)
specified (past participle)
specifying (present participle)

glosses: If you specify something, you say exactly which one or how to do something.

text: The referee will restart play with a drop ball as specified in law 2.

text: We're supposed to meet here on Tuesday, but we forgot to specify a time.

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

hyphenation: spe‧ci‧fy

specif

y


recommend

forms:
recommend (canonical)
recommends (third-person singular)
recommended (past)
recommended (past participle)
recommending (present participle)

glosses: If you recommend something, you tell somebody that it is good or that they should try it.

text: The committee strongly recommended that the head teacher take the lead in defining the aims of the school.

ipa: /rɛkəˈmɛnd/

hyphenation: rec‧om‧mend


relax

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

glosses: If you relax, you stop working, worrying, etc., and you rest or have fun.

text: People come here to relax, have a beer, and talk with friends.

text: If you don't relax your shoulders, you'll have a sore neck.

glosses: If you relax a rule, you make it less strict.

text: The king relaxed the laws that the people protested against.

ipa: /rɪˈlæks/

relax

es


stats

forms: stats (plural)

text: New crime stats that show the number of crimes is decreasing.

text: The government published new unemployment stats for the month of June.

glosses: Stats is the science of using and understanding those numbers.

text: To do research, it's important to understand simple stats such as averages and standard deviations.

text: Stats is a kind of mathematics.

ipa: /stəˈts/


accurate

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

text: We need to provide people with more accurate information.

ipa: /ˈækjərɪt/


ability

forms:
ability (singular)
abilities (plural)

glosses: An ability is something that you can do.

text: I have a very good reading ability.

hyphenation: abil‧i‧ty

noun

abilities


permanent

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

glosses: When something is permanent, it cannot be changed or fixed.

text: His permanent problems cannot be solved.

ipa: /ˈpɝmənənt/

ipa: /ˈpɜːmənənt/

hyphenation: per‧ma‧nent


opposition

forms:
opposition (singular)
oppositions (plural)

glosses: Opposition to something, is an action or hope to stop it.

text: There was strong opposition to the change from parents.

glosses: The opposition is the person or group that you are competing against.

text: There was a series of meetings between the leaders of the Government and the opposition parties.

ipa: /ɒpəˈzɪʃən/


package

forms:
package (singular)
packages (plural)

glosses: A package is something in a box, usually to send in the mail.

text: Some packages arrived from the post office.

text: She came home from the shops with a lot of packages.

ipa: /ˈpækɪdʒ/

sampa: /"p{kIdZ/

hyphenation: pack‧age


package

forms:
package (canonical)
packages (third-person singular)
packaged (past)
packaged (past participle)
packaging (present participle)

glosses: If you package something, you put it in a box, usually to send it in the mail.

text: We packaged up the broken radio, and sent it back to the shop.

verb

packag


patient

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

glosses: If someone is patient, they can wait without getting upset.

text: It's hard to be patient with people who don't listen to you.

text: I'm a patient man with a long memory; I can wait.

ipa: /ˈpeɪʃənt/

hyphenation: pa‧tient


patient

forms:
patient (singular)
patients (plural)

glosses: A patient is a person or animal under medical care.

text: Emergency room doctors treated over 200 patients today.

text: Patients with various illnesses were put on the diet.


mad

forms:
mad (positive)
madder (comparative)
maddest (superlative)

text: I am so mad at you for ruining my painting.

text: He says he hears voices. I think he's gone mad!

adjective

mad

madder

maddest


square

forms:
square (singular)
squares (plural)

glosses: A form with 4 equal sides and 4 equal angles.

enpr: skwâr

ipa: /skwɛə(r)/

ipa: /skwɛɚ/


square

forms:
square (positive)
squarer (comparative)
squarest (superlative)

glosses: If something is square, it is shaped like a sqaure.

adj

square

squarer

squarest


square

forms:
square (canonical)
squares (third-person singular)
squared (past)
squared (past participle)
squaring (present participle)

glosses: If you square a number, you multiply it by itself. It is represented in math as x² where x is the number being squared.

text: 3 squared is 9, because 3 times 3 is 9.

verb

squar


trend

forms:
trend (singular)
trends (plural)

glosses: A trend is a general movement or change in one direction.

text: We expect the current upward trend in the use of our services to continue.

text: There seems to be a new trend towards longer, looser clothing.

ipa: /trɛnd/

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


trend

forms:
trend (canonical)
trends (third-person singular)
trended (past)
trended (past participle)
trending (present participle)

glosses: If something trends in one direction, it generally moves or changes in that direction.

text: While most fuel prices are trending higher, natural gas prices should go down in 2006.


mental

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

glosses: Mental health, processes etc. is related to the mind and thinking.

text: The program helps people deal with drinking, depression and other mental health problems.

text: Some diseases can cause severe mental and physical damage to the unborn baby.

text: Manville made a mental note of the cab's licence number.

ipa: [ˈmɛɾ̃ɘl]

hyphenation: men‧tal


stage

forms:
stage (singular)
stages (plural)

glosses: a high floor where some people perform while other people watch

text: The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched.

glosses: a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach

text: The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board.

text: We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park.

text: The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off.

text: Have you completed the first stage in your training?

ipa: stedʒ, steɪdʒ


stage

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

text: This producer stages shows around the world.

text: The producers will stage the new musical in New York, London, and Toronto.

text: The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York.

text: Producers are staging the show in several cities.

stag


stretch

forms:
stretch (canonical)
stretches (third-person singular)
stretched (past)
stretched (past participle)
stretching (present participle)

glosses: To pull; to move one end of something as far as possible from the other end.

text: He was big and the shirt was little, but he was able to stretch it and use it.

text: The Alps stretch from France to Austria.

ipa: /strɛtʃ/

stretch


stretch

forms:
stretch (singular)
stretches (plural)

glosses: A stretch is when a person pulls something.

text: John was stuck in jail for a ten-year stretch.

glosses: A statement is a stretch when it is changed or exaggerated from the truth.

text: That is a stretch! I do not think you are being entirely truthful to me.

noun

stretches


a lot

forms: a lot

pos: phrase

text: I have a lot of things to say.

text: He caused a lot of trouble.

text: Running is a lot more fun when the weather is cool.

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

ipa: /əˈlɒt/

ipa: /əˈlɑt/

audio: en-uk-a lot.ogg


printed

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of print.

ipa: /prɪntɪd/

verb

print


govern

forms:
govern (canonical)
governs (third-person singular)
governed (past)
governed (past participle)
governing (present participle)

glosses: If x governs y, x controls y through laws or other rules.

text: The country is currently governed by the army.

text: The market is governed by the same economic laws of supply and demand.

ipa: /ˈɡʌvɚn/

ipa: /ˈɡʌvən/

hyphenation: gov‧ern


success

forms:
success (singular)
successes (plural)

glosses: Success is doing what you plan or want to do.

text: Getting 100% on the test gave him a feeling of success.

ipa: /səkˈsɛs/

irrnoun

successes


sleep

forms:
sleep (canonical)
sleeps (third-person singular)
slept (past)
slept (past participle)
sleeping (present participle)

glosses: If you sleep, you rest quietly with eyes shut, usually in bed for many hours at night.

text: I need to sleep now because I'm tired.

glosses: If you sleep with someone, you have sex with them.

text: I haven't slept with my husband in like eight months.

enpr: slēp

ipa: /sliːp/

audio: en-uk-to sleep.ogg

sleep

sleeps

slept

slept

sleeping


sleep

forms:
sleep (singular)
sleeps (plural)

glosses: Sleep is the activity or time of resting quietly with eyes shut, usually in bed for many hours at night.


recommended

forms:
recommend (canonical)
recommends (third-person singular)
recommended (past)
recommended (past participle)
recommending (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of recommend.

verb

recommend


recommended

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

glosses: If something is recommended, somebody says it's good or you should try it.

text: Her new book is highly recommended.


screen

forms:
screen (singular)
screens (plural)

glosses: A screen is a flat surface for showing pictures, text or video.

text: The information appears on the computer screen almost right away.

text: I couldn't see the movie because the person in front of me was blocking the screen.

glosses: A screen is a flat surface between two areas, often letting something in but keeping something out.

text: The hole in the window screen let the bugs in.

text: There was a screen around my hospital bed.

enpr: skrēn

ipa: /skriːn/


screen

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

glosses: If you screen blood, people, information, etc., you find or block unwanted things.

text: They carefully screen the blood for viruses before giving it to hospitals.

text: He put on a hat to screen his eyes from the sun.

glosses: If you screen a movie, a TV show, etc., you put it on a screen.

text: They screened the new movie for the press last week.


instruct

forms:
instruct (canonical)
instructs (third-person singular)
instructed (past)
instructed (past participle)
instructing (present participle)

glosses: If you instruct someone, you tell or teach them what to do or how to do something.

text: We were stopped on the road and instructed by the police to turn around and go back.

ipa: /ˌɪnˈstrʌkt/


king

forms:
king (singular)
kings (plural)

glosses: A king is the male leader of a country and whose son will probably lead the country.

text: Following the death of James I, Charles I became King of England, in 1625

text: Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media".

glosses: One of the playing pieces in chess; it may move only once square per move in any direction, but cannot move into check (threat of attack).

glosses: A playing card with the image of a king on it.

enpr: /kĭng/

ipa: /kɪŋ/

sampa: /kIN/

audio: en-uk-the king.ogg


socks

forms:
sock (singular)
socks (plural)

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

enpr: sŏks

ipa: /sɒks/

ipa: /sɑːks/

noun

sock


socks

forms:
sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)


minority

forms:
minority (singular)
minorities (plural)

glosses: A minority is less than half (50%) of some group.

text: Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.

glosses: A minority is a member of an ethnic group that does not have political or social power.

text: The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.

glosses: Minority is the state of being a minor, not an adult.

minority

minorities


step

forms:
step (canonical)
steps (third-person singular)
stepped (past)
stepped (past participle)
stepping (present participle)

text: When you walk, you step many times.

text: If you step on the ant, it will be dead.

ipa: /stɛp/

sampa: /stEp/

verb

step

p


step

forms:
step (singular)
steps (plural)

text: Take one step forward to win the game.

text: He took three steps toward home plate and was ruled out.

glosses: A step is one of several actions or processes taken to achieve a goal.

text: Heating the oven is one step needed to bake bread.

glosses: A step is a surface used to walk upwards. Most often there are several steps, one above the other.

text: One must walk up the steps to get to the top of the building.


harm

forms:
harm (singular)
harms (plural)

glosses: Harm is the damage, injury or problems caused by something.

text: In the attack, he caused her serious bodily harm.

text: Please be careful, but luckily this time there was no harm done.

ipa: /hɑrm/

ipa: /hɑːm/


harm

forms:
harm (canonical)
harms (third-person singular)
harmed (past)
harmed (past participle)
harming (present participle)

glosses: If you harm something, you damage or injure it, or cause it problems.

text: Smoking during pregnancy can seriously harm your baby.


revise

forms:
revise (canonical)
revises (third-person singular)
revised (past)
revised (past participle)
revising (present participle)

glosses: When someone revises a book, a writing or something they said, it means they change it (edit it) so that it says something a little different from what it said before.

text: He revised the book to have information from this year in it.

text: She revised what she said so that she was not saying something bad about him.

glosses: If someone revises, they study something again to prepare for a test.

text: I can't go out 'cause I have to revise for my A-levels.

ipa: /rɪˈvaɪz/

sampa: /r\I"vaIz/

revis

e


dead

forms:
dead (positive)
deader (comparative)
deadest (superlative)

text: My brother is dead. His funeral was last week.

text: The problem is a dead battery.

text: My arm is dead. I cannot feel it.

enpr: dĕd

ipa: /dɛd/

sampa: /dEd/

adj

dead

deader

deadest


dead

forms:
dead (positive)
Superlative–

text: He thinks you are a woman, but you are a man. He is dead wrong.


goodness

forms:
goodness (singular)
goodnesses (plural)

etymology_text: good + -ness

ety-suffix

good

ness

expansion: good + -ness

text: He was known in the community for his goodness towards others. As such, many in the community were saddened the day he passed away.

glosses: Goodness is the good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

text: Despite the goodness of exercising, John usually does not have time for it.

ipa: /ˈɡʊdnəs/

noun

goodness

goodnesses


framework

forms:
framework (singular)
frameworks (plural)

etymology_text: frame + work

compound

frame

work

expansion: frame + work

glosses: A framework is basic ideas and organisation that you can build an argument, a book, a society, etc. around.

text: The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive framework for practical and theoretical study in Art and Design.

text: The purpose of a system of budgeting is to provide a reasoned framework for the financial decisions of a future period.

glosses: A framework is the structural supports that a building, vehicle, etc. is built around.

text: Very large iron and steel beams provide the framework for the building’s central section.

ipa: /ˈfreɪmwɜːk/

ipa: /ˈfreɪmwɝk/

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


immediately

etymology_text: immediate + -ly

ety-suffix

immediate

ly

expansion: immediate + -ly

glosses: If you do something immediately, you do it with no time or space between.

text: One car went by, immediately followed by a second at high speed.

text: Young man, I want this room cleaned up right now--immediately! Do you understand me?

ipa: /ɪˈmiːdiətli/

hyphenation: im‧me‧di‧ate‧ly; im‧me‧diate‧ly


immediately

forms: immediately

text: Miss Mei-Ling will be arriving here at twelve forty-five. Let me know immediately she does.

text: Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.


typo

forms:
typo (singular)
typos (plural)

glosses: A typo is a mistake made when typing or writing. When a person types the wrong letters for a word when the person really knows what the right letters are, that is a typo.

text: It was just a typo; he wrote "dgo" but he meant "dog".

ipa: /ˈtaɪpəʊ/


shift

forms:
shift (canonical)
shifts (third-person singular)
shifted (past)
shifted (past participle)
shifting (present participle)

text: The talk about crime has to be shifted from causes to solutions.

text: The desert sands are constantly shifting.

text: Let's shift our seats so we can see the stage better.

ipa: /ʃɪft/

sampa: /SIft/


shift

forms:
shift (singular)
shifts (plural)

text: There has been a major shift in thinking about how to deal with this.

glosses: A shift is the time that workers start and finish work.

text: I'm working the night shift this week.

glosses: The shift key on a computer changes from small to big letters.


neutral

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

text: A judge in a trial must be neutral.

text: The referees in international matches are from neutral countries.

text: I think this new wording is more neutral than the old wording.

text: The newest wording is the most neutral of all.

ipa: /ˈnjuːtrəl/

ipa: /ˈnuːtrəl/


psychological

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

text: We are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls.

text: When children have problems, we need to consider many aspects of the child's social and psychological functioning.

text: Many psychological theories refer to problematic parent-child relationships.

ipa: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

ipa: /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/

hyphenation: psy‧cho‧log‧i‧cal


convenience

forms:
convenience (singular)
conveniences (plural)

glosses: Convenience is the quality of being easy to get and use.

text: The shop has a free car park for the convenience of its guests.

text: We'll pick up some milk at the convenience store on the corner.

glosses: A convenience is something that saves time or work.

text: Out cottages have all the modern conveniences, including internet, A/C and a pool.

ipa: /kənˈviːnɪəns/

ipa: /kənˈvinjəns/

hyphenation: con‧ve‧nience


investigation

forms:
investigation (singular)
investigations (plural)

glosses: An investigation is a careful look at a crime, problem, etc. to find the truth or a solution.

text: Researchers were conducting further investigations into the connection between smoking and lung disease.

text: The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

ipa: /ɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən/


confess

forms:
confess (canonical)
confesses (third-person singular)
confessed (past)
confessed (past participle)
confessing (present participle)

glosses: When you confess to doing something, you are saying that you did it.

text: John confessed to the cops that he robbed the bank.

ipa: /kənˈfɛs/

verb

confess


mysteries

forms:
mystery (singular)
mysteries (plural)

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

noun

mystery

mysteries


dialogue

forms:
dialogue (singular)
dialogues (plural)

glosses: A conversation between two or more individuals.

text: Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue 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 dialogue was bad.

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

ipa: /ˈdaɪælɒg/

sampa: /"daI{lQg/


albeit

forms: albeit

glosses: You use albeit to give more information that weakens earlier information.

text: He won the fight, albeit barely.


rock your socks

forms: rock your socks

text: I'm going to rock your socks.

text: I rock your socks.

text: The band "Green Day" rocks your socks.


nevertheless

forms:
nevertheless (positive)
Superlative–

etymology_text: never + the + less

compound

never

the

less

expansion: never + the + less

glosses: You use nevertheless to add surprising information or something in contrast to what was already said or written.

text: Morgan stopped working as a doctor in 1973. Nevertheless, he remained active in medical research until his death.

text: We are seriously over budget. I have nevertheless decided to continue with the project.

ipa: /ˈnɛvəðəlɛs/

ipa: /ˈnɛvɚðəlɛs/


satisfied

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

glosses: If you are satisfied, you feel happy that you have enough.

text: A satisfied customer will usually come back to your shop in the future.

text: I feel satisfied with the progress my students are making.

ipa: /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/

hyphenation: sat‧is‧fied


satisfied

forms:
satisfy (canonical)
satisfies (third-person singular)
satisfied (past)
satisfied (past participle)
satisfying (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of satisfy.

verb

satisf

y


rub

forms:
rub (canonical)
rubs (third-person singular)
rubbed (past)
rubbed (past participle)
rubbing (present participle)

glosses: If you rub something, you move against it, often backward and forward.

text: The doctor was rubbing her hands to warm them.

text: The dog came and rubbed against his leg.

text: He rubbed the silver with a cloth until it shone.

enpr: rŭb

ipa: /rʌb/

rub

b


rub

forms:
rub (singular)
rubs (plural)

glosses: If you give somebody or something a rub, you rub them or massage them.

text: After the game, he gave me a great shoulder rub.

text: It'll come clean with a good rub.


equip

forms:
equip (canonical)
equips (third-person singular)
equipped (past)
equipped (past participle)
equipping (present participle)

glosses: If you equip a person or a place, you give them equipment.

text: We equipped the buses with blankets and pillows and high-tech stereo headphones and telephones.

glosses: If you equip someone with skills or knowledge, you teach it to them.

text: This program equips students with the skills they need to succeed in college.

ipa: /ɪˈkwɪp/

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

equip


adapt

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

glosses: If you adapt to changes, conditions, needs, etc., you change to fit them.

text: It was difficult to adapt to the changes, but I work much better now.

text: It's a special military vehicle adapted for use in the snow.

glosses: You can adapt book or other work to a movie, musical, or other form of entertainment.

text: Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher", was adapted to a movie in 1960.

ipa: /ʌˈdæpt/


shower

forms:
shower (singular)
showers (plural)

glosses: A shower is a place with water spraying down to clean something.

text: I got up, went to the toilet, and jumped in the shower.

text: I usually have a shower before going to work.

text: Today, it will be cloudy with occasional showers.

enpr: shou'ər


shower

forms:
shower (canonical)
showers (third-person singular)
showered (past)
showered (past participle)
showering (present participle)

glosses: If you shower, you spray water on your body to clean yourself.

text: After his workout, he showered quickly and then got dressed.


stamp

forms:
stamp (singular)
stamps (plural)

glosses: A little coloured square of paper that someone sticks to a letter when they want to send the letter.

text: The stamp goes in the upper right part of the outside of the letter.

glosses: Any embossed sign or mark on a document.

text: Deeds to a house have excise duty stamps attached.

ipa: /stæmp/


stamp

forms:
stamp (canonical)
stamps (third-person singular)
stamped (past)
stamped (past participle)
stamping (present participle)

text: She stamped the sign of her company on the lower part of the letter.

glosses: To bring the heel of the foot sharply down on the floor.

text: She stamped her pretty little foot.

stamp


continent

forms:
continent (singular)
continents (plural)

glosses: A continent is a big piece of land that is partially or fully surrounded by water and some islands.

text: The seven continents of the world are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

ipa: /ˈkɒntɪnənt/

ipa: /ˈkɑntɪnənt/


fool

forms:
fool (singular)
fools (plural)

glosses: A fool is a person who does or thinks stupid things.

text: I made a fool of myself by forgetting her birthday.

text: Don't be a fool. You can't lift that. You'll hurt yourself.

ipa: /fuːl/

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


fool

forms:
fool (canonical)
fools (third-person singular)
fooled (past)
fooled (past participle)
fooling (present participle)

glosses: If you fool someone, you make them believe something that is not true.

text: I was fooled by an e-mail into opening a computer virus.


worries

forms:
worry (canonical)
worries (third-person singular)
worried (past)
worried (past participle)
worrying (present participle)

glosses: The third-person singular form of worry.

text: He worries too much.

ipa: /ˈwʌriz/

worr


worries

forms:
worry (singular)
worries (plural)

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

text: No worries.

noun

worry

worries


long

forms:
long (positive)
longer (comparative)
longest (superlative)

glosses: If something is long, it takes a lot of time.

text: At 3 hours and 24 minutes, it's a very long movie.

text: That was a long time ago, when I was a child.

text: How long is it until we have our trip?

text: He was often quiet for long periods of time.

glosses: If something is long, it has a large distance from end to end.

text: It belonged to a woman in her thirties with long brown hair.

text: The paper was about 20 cm long and 12 cm wide.

text: You can hear it across long distances.

text: She wore a long gray skirt with a black jacket.

ipa: /lɒŋ/

sampa: /lQN/

enpr: lông

ipa: /lɔːŋ/

enpr: läng

ipa: /lɑŋ/

sampa: /lAN/

adj

long

longer

longest


long

glosses: If something takes long, it takes a lot of time.

text: We had dinner together not so long ago.

text: I do not know how long I was standing there.

text: She left home long before I did.

text: I could not go on any longer.

text: Those days are so long gone.

text: This change is long overdue.


long

forms:
long (canonical)
longs (third-person singular)
longed (past)
longed (past participle)
longing (present participle)

glosses: If you long for something, you wish for or really want it.

text: Carol still longs for David to come back to her even though she knows he has a new wife.


democracy

forms:
democracy (singular)
democracies (plural)

glosses: Democracy is a system of government where everyone is equal and everyone has some power. It is a system of government in which the people elect their leaders.

text: Democracy is the will of the people.

glosses: A democracy is a country that uses democracy as the system of government.

text: The United States is a democracy.

text: Many countries in the Western world are democracies.

ipa: /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/

ipa: /dɪˈmɑkrəsi/

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

irrnoun

democracies


frightened

forms:
frighten (canonical)
frightens (third-person singular)
frightened (past)
frightened (past participle)
frightening (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of frighten.

text: The dog frightened the baby when it started to bark.

ipa: /ˈfraɪtn̩d/

hyphenation: frigh‧tened

verb

frighten


frightened

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

text: Most children are frightened of the dark.

text: I was frightened by a loud noise.

text: The frightened deer ran into the woods.


found

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of find.

glosses: To start some type of organization or company.

text: They founded the company in 2003.

ipa: /'fɑʊnd/

find

finds

found

found

finding


confuse

forms:
confuse (canonical)
confuses (third-person singular)
confused (past)
confused (past participle)
confusing (present participle)

glosses: If you confuse someone, they don't understand what you have said or done.

text: Instead of helping me to learn it, he just confused me more.

glosses: If you confuse some things, you mix them up in your mind.

text: Try not to confuse accept with except.

ipa: /kənˈfjuːz/

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

confus


worry

glosses: To have many thoughts, with some fear, but not good thoughts. To use much time with thoughts about something but no decisions about it and no actions about it.

text: While she cooked the food, she worried about her son who was writing an important test at school.

ipa: /ˈwʌri/

ipa: /ˈwɜːri/


smell

forms:
smelled (past)
smelled (past participle)
smell (canonical)
smells (third-person singular)
smelt (past)
smelt (past participle)
smelling (present participle)

glosses: If you smell something, you use the nose to sense it.

text: She put her nose near the flowers and breathed in to smell them.

text: She smelled the waste and felt sick.

glosses: If something smells, it gently put a substance that people can smell into the air.

text: The flowers smell very good.

text: The waste smells bad.

enpr: smĕl

ipa: /smɛl/

sampa: /smEl/

smell

smells

smelt

smelt

smelling


smell

forms:
smell (singular)
smells (plural)

glosses: The way a thing smells; the substance in the air that people can smell.

text: The smell of the flowers is very good.


a few

forms: a few

text: I saw him only a few days ago.

text: You'll learn after a few times.

text: Those are good. try and get a few more.

text: A few of us went out last night.

text: "Would you like some?" "Just a few, thanks."

text: I've tried to stop smoking quite a few times.


concentration

forms:
concentration (singular)
concentrations (plural)

etymology_text: concentrate + -ation

ety-suffix

concentrate

ation

expansion: concentrate + -ation

glosses: A concentration is a large amount of something in one place or group.

text: The oil-sands in Alberta, Canada, contain high concentrations of oil.

text: The growing concentration of people in cities is causing new problems.

glosses: Concentration is the ability to focus your attention on something.

text: Runners mustn't worry or do anything else to break their concentration.

text: A clean desk in a quiet place will help students improve concentration.

text: The government's concentration should be on helping those in the greatest need.

glosses: The amount of solute in a solution; the concentration of a solution is measured in parts per million (ppm)

ipa: /ˌkɒnsənˈtreɪʃən/

ipa: /ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən/


aerobic

forms: aerobic (positive)

glosses: If a living thing is aerobic, it needs oxygen to survive.

text: E. coli is a type of aerobic bacteria because it cannot survive without oxygen.

text: Human beings are aerobic creatures.

ipa: /ɛəˈrəʊ.bɪk/

audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aerobic.wav


teaching

forms:
teaching (singular)
teachings (plural)

glosses: Something taught by an important person in religion or philosophy.

text: Many people follow the teachings of Confucius.

text: We shouldn't forget Jesus' teachings.

text: Teaching has seen many changes over the years.


teaching

forms:
teach (canonical)
teaches (third-person singular)
taught (past)
taught (past participle)
teaching (present participle)

verb

teach

teaches

taught

teaching


integration

forms:
integration (singular)
integrations (plural)

glosses: Integration is the act of combining a number of things to work together.

text: European economic integration was widely expected to bring enormous benefits.

text: Integration of immigrants into American society has become much more difficult than in the past.

glosses: An integration is the process of finding the integral of a function.

ipa: /ɪntəˈɡreɪʃən/

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


file

forms:
file (singular)
files (plural)

glosses: A file is a set of papers or records on a specific issue, person, etc.

text: The letter should be in the file on the Herzog problem.

glosses: A file is a set of information that can be opened, changed, and saved by a computer program.

text: My computer won't read the Word file you e-mailed me last night.

glosses: A file is a place to keep papers organised.

text: Can you put this receipt in the file?

glosses: A file is a tool with rough sides that you rub against something to make it smooth.

ipa: /faɪl/


file

forms:
file (canonical)
files (third-person singular)
filed (past)
filed (past participle)
filing (present participle)

glosses: If you file papers or documents, you put them away in an organised way in one place.

text: I filed the letter under "t" for taxes.

glosses: If you file a report or a story, you submit it to your employer or editor.

text: What time did you file that story about the car crash?

glosses: If you file a complaint, you make an official complaint.

glosses: If people file somewhere, they go there in a line.

glosses: If you file something, you rub it with a file to make it smooth.

text: She went to the store for a manicure, which involves filing and polishing the nails.

fil


unearth

forms:
unearth (canonical)
unearths (third-person singular)
unearthed (past)
unearthed (past participle)
unearthing (present participle)

etymology_text: un- + earth

ety-prefix

un

earth

expansion: un- + earth

glosses: To drive or take something out of the ground or soil; to uncover or find; to bring to light; to disclose

text: to unearth a secret

ipa: /ʌnˈɜː(r)θ/

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


chief

forms:
chief (singular)
chiefs (plural)

text: They came to the chief to resolve their dispute.

text: All firefighters report to the fire chief.

ipa: /tʃiːf/


chief

forms: chief (positive)

glosses: The chief thing is the primary or principal thing.

text: The chief cause of his death was cancer.


team

forms:
team (singular)
teams (plural)

glosses: A team is a group of people who play or work together on the same side.

text: She is a member of the coaching team which led Great Britain to victory over Australia at last year's games.

text: The operation was performed by a medical team led by Dr. Wood.


team

forms:
team (canonical)
teams (third-person singular)
teamed (past)
teamed (past participle)
teaming (present participle)

glosses: If you team two people, groups, or things, you group them to work together.

text: Five of London's finest hairdressers have teamed together and will be opening their new salon.


psychology

forms:
psychology (singular)
psychologies (plural)

text: Research in sports psychology demonstrates the value of setting difficult goals.

enpr: sī-kŏlʹə-jē

ipa: /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

ipa: /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/

hyphenation: psy‧chol‧o‧gy

noun

psychology

psychologies


altitude

forms:
altitude (singular)
altitudes (plural)

text: The altitude of Mount Fuji is 3776 meters.

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


adapted

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

glosses: The past tense and past participle of adapt.

ipa: /əˈdæptɪd/

hyphenation: adapt‧ed

verb

adapt


constant

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

glosses: If something is constant, it doesn't change over time.

text: I have this constant pain in my back. I wish it would stop.

text: The rain has been constant all morning.

ipa: /ˈkɒnstənt/

ipa: /ˈkɑnstənt/


constant

forms:
constant (singular)
constants (plural)

glosses: A constant is a value that doesn't change.

text: In the formula 7x²+3y+5=z, 5 is a constant.


sock

forms:
sock (singular)
socks (plural)

glosses: Something made of cloth that covers a foot and is able to go inside a shoe.

text: These socks don't fit my feet.

ipa: /sɑk/

ipa: /sɒk/


sock

forms:
sock (canonical)
socks (third-person singular)
socked (past)
socked (past participle)
socking (present participle)

glosses: To hit someone or something very hard or violently.

text: Jack really socked that guy hard.

glosses: To deliver a hard hit to someone or something.

text: They may let you off the first time, but the second time they'll sock it to you—James Jones


great

forms:
great (positive)
greater (comparative)
greatest (superlative)

glosses: A great object or event is very big and large in scale.

text: A great storm is approaching our shores.

text: Dinner was great.

glosses: Something that is great is very important.

glosses: Great is used to describe an important leader.

text: Alexander the Great

enpr: grāt

ipa: /ɡreɪ̯t/

sampa: /greIt/

adj

great

greater

greatest


great

forms: great

glosses: It is said to show happiness about something.

text: I got the job? Great!

text: Great, you can come with us on the trip.

glosses: It can also be said to show disappointment.

text: I didn't get the job? Great.

text: Oh great, the store is closed.


pies

forms:
pie (singular)
pies (plural)

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

text: This year, the one who eats the most pies wins the contest.

ipa: /paɪz/

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

noun

pie


solid

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

glosses: If something is solid, it is hard and keeps its shape.

text: When he went out in the morning, the water had frozen solid.

text: After it has cooled, the solid gold is moved to a safer place.

glosses: If something is solid x, its only material is x.

text: Copper mixed with silver made a much cheaper spoon than solid silver.

glosses: If something is solid, it has not spaces inside or between.

text: The traffic was a solid line of cars as far as you could see.

text: The wall looked solid, but when he knocked it made a hollow sound.

glosses: If something is solid, it is good and will not break or change easily.

text: Don't worry about the chair. It's solid as a rock.

text: The police had enough solid evidence to put him in jail.

enpr: sŏl'ĭd

ipa: /ˈsɑlɪd/

ipa: /ˈsɒlɪd/


solid

forms:
solid (singular)
solids (plural)

glosses: A solid is a material which keeps its shape. It is not a liquid (like water) or a gas (like air).


husband

forms:
husband (singular)
husbands (plural)

ipa: /ˈhʌzbənd/


husband

forms:
husband (canonical)
husbands (third-person singular)
husbanded (past)
husbanded (past participle)
husbanding (present participle)

glosses: If you are husbanding, you are managing resources carefully.

verb

husband


represent

forms:
represent (canonical)
represents (third-person singular)
represented (past)
represented (past participle)
representing (present participle)

glosses: To represent is to stand in the place of; to act the part of (another).

text: A member of Congress represents his district in Congress.

glosses: To represent is to serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.


pretend

forms:
pretend (canonical)
pretends (third-person singular)
pretended (past)
pretended (past participle)
pretending (present participle)

glosses: If you pretend that something is true, you play that it is true but you know that it is not.

text: Cameron pretended not to see young Donald till he was close beside him.

text: I'll be quiet. Just pretend I'm not here.

ipa: /prɪˈtɛnd/

hyphenation: pre‧tend


pretend

forms: pretend (positive)

glosses: If something is pretend, it's not real but is used for play.

text: It's not a real monster. It's just pretend.

text: Let's have a pretend picnic.


belly

forms:
belly (singular)
bellies (plural)

glosses: The soft part of the body below the chest.

text: He got punched in the belly.

ipa: /ˈbɛli/

hyphenation: bel‧ly

noun

belly

bellies


polite

forms:
more polite (comparative)
most polite (superlative)
polite (positive)
politer (comparative)
politest (superlative)

glosses: If you are polite, you treat people nicely and follow the social rules of your group.

text: It's not polite to take something without asking.

text: Parents have to teach their children to be polite.

text: Susie is more polite than her sister Cindy.

text: Susie is the most polite child I have ever met.

ipa: /pəˈlaɪt/

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

adj

polite

politer

politest


translate

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

glosses: If you translate something from one language to another, you change the words and sentences into the other language.

text: It's not enough to translate word for word.

text: The book has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into over 60 languages.

glosses: If x translates into y, x causes or leads to y.

text: For a golfer, if you're not calm, that can translate into a bad shot.

glosses: If something translates, it applies or can be used in a new way or situation.

text: His experience as a police offices doesn't translate well to running a company.

ipa: /ˈtrænzleɪt/

audio: en-uk-to translate.ogg

hyphenation: trans‧late

verb

translat

e


emotion

forms:
emotion (singular)
emotions (plural)

glosses: A human feeling such as sadness, anger, loss, sympathy, etc.

text: Loss is a powerful emotion.

ipa: /ɛˈmʌʊʃn̩/

ipa: /əˈmoʊʃn̩/

audio: en-us-emotion 2.ogg


ruining

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

ruin


swallow

forms:
swallow (canonical)
swallows (third-person singular)
swallowed (past)
swallowed (past participle)
swallowing (present participle)

glosses: If you swallow something you make it go through your mouth into your body (down your esophagus to your stomach). We swallow food and drinks.

text: Young children put small toys in their mouths and sometimes swallow them.

ipa: /ˈswɒləʊ/


swallow

forms:
swallow (singular)
swallows (plural)

glosses: A swallow is the amount of food or liquid that goes down the throat at one time.

text: He took the aspirin with a single swallow of water.


whisper

forms:
whisper (canonical)
whispers (third-person singular)
whispered (past)
whispered (past participle)
whispering (present participle)

glosses: When you whisper to someone, you talk very quietly; to talk with breath but no voice, with a quiet sound like the wind, so only people very near can hear what you say.

text: Some people at the back of the room were whispering secrets.

ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪspə/

ipa: /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/


whisper

forms:
whisper (singular)
whispers (plural)

glosses: A whisper is an act of talking to someone very quietly.


propaganda

forms:
propaganda (singular)
propagandas (plural)

glosses: Things that are written or said, often by someone in power, that are not true or that are one-sided.

text: I object when political propaganda is pushed through my letterbox at election time

enpr: prŏ-pə-gănʹ-də

ipa: /ˌprɒpəˈɡændə/


real estate

forms: real estate (singular)

glosses: Real estate is land, and the buildings on the land.

text: Most of the company's money is in real estate.

glosses: Real estate is the business of buying and selling land, and the buildings on the land.

text: A real estate agent helped us to sell our home.

enpr: /rēl' əstāt"/

ipa: /ˈriːl əˌsteɪt/


probable

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

glosses: If something is probable, there is a high chance of it happening, being true, or existing.

text: Weather is the probable cause of this morning's traffic problems.

text: It's probable that he'll be here later.

ipa: /ˈprɑbəbl̩/

ipa: /ˈprɒbəbl̩/

hyphenation: prob‧a‧ble


ancient

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

glosses: Very old, usually hundreds or thousands or millions of years old.

text: He studied the ancient world.


ancient

forms:
ancient (singular)
ancients (plural)


frozen

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

text: Can you get some frozen peas out of the freezer?

text: I need some gloves. My hands are frozen.

glosses: If something is frozen it is solid and can't move.

ipa: /ˈfrəʊzən/


frozen

forms:
freeze (canonical)
freezes (third-person singular)
froze (past)
frozen (past participle)
freezing (present participle)

glosses: The past tense and past participle of freeze.

freeze

freezes

froze

frozen

freezing


lonely

forms:
lonely (positive)
lonelier (comparative)
loneliest (superlative)

etymology_text: lone + -ly

ety-suffix

lone

ly

expansion: lone + -ly

glosses: If you feel lonely, you feel sad because you are alone.

text: She was bored and lonely without her friends.

text: I still miss him terribly and feel very lonely sometimes.

glosses: A lonely place is a place with few people, often far from a city or town.

text: The only sound in that wild, lonely place was the wind.

ipa: /ˈləʊnli/

ipa: /ˈloʊnli/

sampa: /"loUnli/

adj

lonely

lonelier

loneliest


estate

forms:
estate (singular)
estates (plural)

glosses: Someone's estate is everything they own, or everything they leave when they die.

text: Because he had no family, he left his estate to the church.

glosses: An estate is a large area of land with a large house on it.

text: On the weekend, we went fishing at her country estate.

enpr: ĭ-stāt

ipa: /ɪˈsteɪt/


mistake

forms:
mistake (singular)
mistakes (plural)

glosses: A mistake is something that is done wrong or is incorrect.

text: I made a mistake in spelling 'grammar', g-r-a-m-m-E-r.

text: It's a mistake to think that everyone wants the same things.

text: There were only two mistakes on my test.

text: I wanted to phone Jose, but I phoned Petra by mistake.

ipa: /mɪs'teɪk/

sampa: /mIs"teIk/